The Name of Eternity.

Chapter 316: Entering the Spiritual World (Two in One)

"This child, I hope she can cultivate what she wants in this life..."

Lin Shanhai looked at his granddaughter leaving, shook his head and sighed.

Given Lin Qingying's qualifications and the fact that he possesses saintly bones, coupled with the frequent reincarnations and appearances of saints over the past thousand years, it is hard not to speculate that the other party is also a reincarnation of a saint, but which saint it is is unknown.

But Lin Shanhai did not feel disgusted by this. At least in his memory of this life, the other party was his granddaughter, whom he had held in his arms and raised since she was a child.

Lin Qingying's parents died early, and he was the one who took care of her when she was a child, teasing her when she cried. The mischievousness and cleverness of her childhood have long been imprinted in his heart.

"Master Lin, why do these saints want to rebuild?"

Li Hao asked curiously, holding the teacup.

Lin Shanhai picked up the teapot and filled his own cup. He looked up at the floating white clouds outside the eaves. The breeze was blowing in the courtyard, and there was a sense of leisure and comfort.

He slurped his tea, turned around and chuckled, "You kid, you still say you can't make pills!"

"If you are a true warrior, you should know that these saints are reincarnated to seek the ultimate realm of martial arts. I heard that practicing each realm to the extreme will be related to a shocking secret, especially the sixth realm!"

I really can't make pills... Li Hao smiled bitterly. Ever since he showed his skill in frying and purifying, the old man regarded him as the heir of his ancestral alchemy family that had declined. His explanation seemed to the other party to be hiding his identity, and that he didn't trust the other party and was being secretive.

Naturally, he would not explain further about this to avoid offending others.

"The sixth extreme? Is there any mysterious explanation for this?"

Li Hao's heart moved and he asked curiously.

"How would I know? I have not heard of anyone who has cultivated all the extreme realms, including the saint."

Lin Shanhai shook his head.

"what?"

Li Hao was shocked and looked at him in surprise.

Saints have long lifespans, and the history of this land of saints is also extremely long, much older than the Dayu Divine Dynasty. Although the various extremes of martial arts are difficult, those who can become saints naturally have no shortage of talent or resources. As long as they spend a lot of time, they can basically become saints by slowly tempering themselves.

As a result, those high and mighty saints actually failed to master all the extreme realms? !

Ever since he encountered a being who had mastered several ultimate realms when he killed the Dao Fa realm, Li Hao subconsciously thought that the saints had basically cultivated all the ultimate realms, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"Your ancestors were alchemists, so it's normal that you don't know much about martial arts. It's not that easy to cultivate to the ultimate realm."

Seeing Li Hao's shocked expression, Lin Shanhai patiently and gently explained, "If it were any other extreme realm, it would be fine, but the third extreme realm, the Dharma of Heaven and Earth, requires a natural saint's heart and the courage to fight against heaven and earth! Not to mention the sixth extreme realm, which is recognized as the most difficult extreme realm to cultivate. It is very mysterious. According to the secret information I have obtained, the saints reincarnated and cultivated again, basically for this."

"Well……"

Li Hao was a little stunned. The sixth extreme realm was the most difficult to cultivate? It even forced all the saints to reincarnate for this?

He suddenly felt flattered. Could it be that his qualifications surpassed those of a saint?
When he was practicing the sixth realm, although he also spent several months thinking hard, he felt that there didn't seem to be much difference compared to other realms.

It just may require some insight and understanding of heaven and earth.

"This sixth extreme state is very mysterious. It is not based on comprehension, ambition, or the foundation of skills. No one can explain how to achieve it, but the saints speculate that it may be a certain state of mind!"

Lin Shanhai said: "But the state of mind happens to be the most difficult thing to figure out. It's strange to say, there are thousands of geniuses in the world, each with different experiences and different states of mind. Among the geniuses who are qualified to touch the sixth extreme realm, no one can understand this state of mind. It's also strange."

Li Hao was stunned. He didn't expect the sixth level to be so difficult.

If I had come here normally from the Immortal Gate, perhaps it would have alarmed the entire Land of Saints.

The Xu Sheng did not hesitate to attack him, probably because he was afraid of this.

"If one is cultivating the sixth extreme realm, why would a saint reincarnate?"

Li Hao couldn't help but ask.

"Of course it's because the sixth realm is the same as the third realm, both of which cannot be returned to and re-cultivated!"

Lin Shanhai said: "And if it's about the state of mind, even their saints can't figure it out, so it's naturally best to start with a blank sheet of paper. After all, the will of a saint can sometimes interfere. When you recognize something, it's hard to pretend you didn't recognize it."

“Knowledge and experience are sometimes a terrible invasion that will change you beyond all recognition.”

Hearing his words, Li Hao immediately understood what the other party meant.

Using the Tao ideas in the saint's mind to comprehend things beyond his own Tao will actually become an obstacle.

It’s easier to start over again.

Even if a saint pretends to be as innocent as a blank sheet of paper, some things are known once known and cannot be forgotten once known.

"I wanted to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and drink it with me, but in the end it was different. I was a young man traveling..."

Li Hao murmured to himself, this is probably the reason why saints need to reincarnate and practice.

Only by living another life, a real blank slate, can one return to being a real teenager.

After taking a look at the jumping poetry and calligraphy experience increase, Li Hao ignored it.

Next to him, Lin Shanhai heard Li Hao murmuring verses of poetry and was stunned for a moment, feeling that there was some charm in it.

After he thought about it carefully, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and he found that it was indeed in line with the thoughts of the saints who were reincarnated and cultivated again.

"With your talent, it won't be difficult for you to become the top scholar in the Human Dynasty."

Lin Shanhai said to Li Hao.

Li Hao blushed a little, it is not so easy to be the top scholar in literature, you can't fool people with just one or two lines of poetry.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. We have guests coming. These guys..."

Lin Shanhai suddenly put down the teacup, shook off the dust on his sleeves, and was about to get up to greet him. Suddenly, he thought of something, glanced at the teapot, and said to Li Hao:

"Put this away quickly. Also, hide the pack of Dragon Ginseng Tea in the drawer under my desk in the stove and cover it with the scent of the medicine. Those guys have very sensitive noses..."

As he spoke, he stood up, put on his simple cloth shoes, and walked out of the yard.

Li Hao was stunned, but he did not slow down. He took the dragon ginseng tea in the teapot with his hand, and then put the bag of tea in the drawer into the space of heaven and earth. Then he took out a few pieces of fragrant herbs, threw them into the teapot, and poured a cup into his own cup and the other person's cup respectively.

Warming your palms slightly will speed up the penetration of medicinal properties of the herbs, and the aroma of the herbs will drift through the teacups.

At this time, bursts of laughter came from outside the courtyard, and several old men walked in under the leadership of Lin Shanhai.

"You guys, why didn't you inform me in advance when you were coming?"

"It's just a short distance, why do you need to notify us? We just came here to see your new medicine boy and see what kind of genius he is."

Four figures walked into the courtyard, three old men and a beautiful woman who still had charm. Except for one of the old men who was wearing gold and jade and looked very noble, the others were rather simple, and their hairpins were all made of wood.

But without exception, the four of them all smelled of medicinal herbs.

"Hmm? Is this the guy?"

The four entered the yard and soon noticed Li Hao.

After all, they were guests, so they did not rashly use their spiritual sense to cover and investigate. They just took a quick look at everything they saw.

Li Hao didn't sit anymore and stood up quickly.

When Lin Shanhai saw the teapot still next to him, he was slightly stunned, but soon noticed the medicinal aroma wafting from the teacup. He was speechless and glanced at Li Hao, thinking that this boy was even more cunning than himself.

"Come on, please take a seat."

Lin Shanhai greeted him with a smile and asked Li Hao to get some more tea sets and cakes.

Li Hao acted as a medicine boy and brought cushions, teacups and cakes to the people.

"Old Lin, your latest batch of pills was made by this young man, right?"

The old man, who was dressed elegantly with gold and silver ornaments all over his body, asked with a smile while rubbing his jade fingers in his hands.

Lin Shanhai seemed to see through the other party's thoughts and snorted, "Don't try to take advantage of him. I'm planning to pass on my legacy to him."

"Look at you, why did you get so anxious over just one sentence? Who said we are here to ask for help?" The alchemist who looked like a noble lady next to her covered her mouth and laughed.

"Old Lin is still like this. But speaking of it, I have seen the pills you have refined recently. They are really amazing and the purity is too high. This is not something you can do by yourself." said another old man.

Hearing this, Lin Shanhai did not want to hide it. In fact, he had expected these old friends to come here today. He also intended to introduce Li Hao to them and help Li Hao expand his network. He wanted to keep Li Hao by his side. After all, such a rare alchemy talent, with his unique refining skills, is enough to become a high-level alchemist.

If one continues to study alchemy diligently for a few decades, becoming a master of alchemy will be just around the corner.

"That's right. Thanks to Qingfeng's help, he fell off a cliff in his early years and had a fortuitous encounter. Later, he was spied on and hunted down. He was saved by Qingying and now he has finally settled down."

Lin Shanhai said.

Qingfeng is the pseudonym Li Hao told him. Although this is not the Yunxia Realm, Li Hao is not clear about the methods of the saints and is worried that the other party will be able to track him down through his name.

Moreover, many people know his name. If his whereabouts are known through those people, trouble will arise again.

After hearing Lin Shanhai's introduction, Li Hao was speechless. The old man really took great pains to help him think of his background in order to prevent others from investigating.

"I see……"

The four of them looked at each other but didn't ask any further questions. After all, everyone has their own secrets.

"Can you show it to us? Don't worry, we will never leak it. We just want to learn."

One of the old men said.

Lin Shanhai said unhappily, "This is someone's specialty. You can learn it if you want. Why don't you take out two of your advanced pill recipes and exchange them with me?"

"Old Lin, he hasn't spoken yet, why are you so anxious?" The old man said unhappily, "There are two high-level pill recipes. I think you are thinking about them. If you have the ability, you can exchange them with me. How about we have a pill refining competition and each of us bet one?"

"I don't care who wants to compete with you." Lin Shanhai snorted.

"Well, you two are still angry about that alchemy competition. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the younger generation?" said the noble woman helplessly.

Lin Shanhai stopped arguing with them and turned to introduce the identities of the four of them to Li Hao.

The four of them are all senior alchemists from the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, and are also old friends of Lin Shanhai.

Li Hao memorized their names one by one and greeted them one by one.

"Young man, are you convenient to show it to me? You have shown it all to Old Lin. I will give you whatever conditions Old Lin offers you." said Zhao Yingzhen, who was rubbing his jade fingers.

"That's right. If it's an exchange, I can exchange it with you for a high-level alchemy recipe." The noblewoman's name was Shi Huajin. She stared at Li Hao with longing eyes and a serious look on her face.

As high-level alchemists, they have all analyzed the pills that Lin Shanhai has recently refined. After all, they have set off a wave of praise in the holy land.

After analysis, they discovered that the method used to extract the medicinal power of the pill was extremely advanced, even surpassing theirs.

After asking around, I found out that it was my old friend Lin Shanhai who picked up a treasure.

Seeing the envious looks on the faces of his old friends, Lin Shanhai smiled secretly in his heart, picked up the tea and sipped it calmly.

After just two sips, he frowned. The aroma of the medicine was too strong, and the tea was really unpalatable. This kid didn't even know to pick something good... He complained in his heart, but when he thought about the few ounces of dragon ginseng tea that he had collected for hundreds of years and was almost exposed, he felt much better.

"If the seniors want to see it, I will show you my skills. There is no need to exchange pill recipes." Li Hao said with a smile.

The four of them were stunned. They didn't expect Li Hao to be so easy to talk to. They couldn't help but look at each other and suddenly felt a little sorry.

"This... there is no such thing as free learning. Young man, just tell us what you need. We will try our best to help you as long as we can." Zhao Yingzhen said, without rubbing the knuckles in his hand, looking serious.

"Yes."

Another old man beside him, Sun Zhengshang, nodded.

"Well, I don't need it for now." Li Hao shook his head.

Several people looked at each other and felt a little headache. With Lin Shanhai here, they would not be so shameless as to take the benefits of the junior for nothing.

But owing favors is more difficult.

Lin Shanhai saw that the four were in a dilemma, so he smiled and said, "Since Qingfeng is willing to show you, you can just take a look first. If Qingfeng gets into trouble in the future, you can just help him out a little."

Seeing Lin Shanhai say this, the four of them no longer hesitated and immediately asked Li Hao to take action.

Li Hao came to the alchemy room, selected some medicinal herbs, and began to stir-fry them in mid-air.

Seeing Li Hao's actions, the four of them widened their eyes.

stir fry?

From the look on their faces, if the things in his hands weren’t medicinal herbs, they would have thought the boy was cooking!
Their feeling was indeed correct, Li Hao was indeed cooking, refining the cooking.

Soon, the cooking of the medicinal materials was completed, and bursts of medicinal fragrance wafted out.

The four of them were stunned, and they quickly extended their spiritual thoughts to observe carefully, and they were immediately shocked.

The medicinal power of this herb can actually be brought out so simply by stir-frying it!

It is no wonder that the purity and quality of the elixir will be improved by using such medicinal power. If they are given such a precious assistant, they can do it too!
"I see. This is a unique extraction method..."

After being shocked, they all understood that this was not some secret technique, but a special refining method. Moreover, it looked very difficult to practice. It was impossible to master it just by showing it once.

No wonder the other party doesn't mind showing it off. This technique is so mysterious that he is not afraid of them learning it at all.

"I didn't expect there is such a method of alchemy. It really opened Zhao's eyes."

Zhao Yingzhen was a little dazed, but when he came to his senses, he couldn't help but have his eyes glowing slightly, as if he had come up with an idea for alchemy.

"Your name is Qingfeng, right? Qingfeng, are you willing to assist me in refining a high-level elixir? I will not deliberately hide anything from you during the refining process. If you can learn it, it will be considered a great achievement. I need your refining ability to help me condense the medicine..." Shi Huajin stared at Li Hao and made an invitation.

Li Hao was slightly stunned and couldn't help but look at Lin Shanhai next to him.

When Lin Shanhai saw Li Hao's gaze, he was also stunned. He immediately understood what Li Hao was thinking. The other party was asking him whether he wanted to agree.

The meaning of the question seemed to be that if he agreed, he would agree to it for his sake. If he showed that he was casual, this guy would probably refuse...

This is an invitation from a senior alchemist, and he is given a high-level recipe, and they want to refine it together without reservation. What a precious opportunity. Is this kid really not interested?

Lin Shanhai was speechless. This was the first time he had seen such a guy.

"Since it is Master Alchemist who asks you for help, if you are willing to help, then agree. It's up to you. But this opportunity is rare. If you are not interested in the recipe, you can talk about what you want. Master Alchemist has a wide network of contacts and a rich family background..." Lin Shanhai said with a smile.

Shi Huajin was a little stunned when she heard this. From what he meant, she showed him the advanced pill recipe without reservation, so how could this young man not be interested?
"Since it is the senior who invited me, I will respectfully obey your command."

Li Hao thought about it and agreed.

Although doing this would delay his carving, it wouldn't take up too much time.

After all, he is Lin Shanhai's friend. It would be a bit disappointing if I refused him. I also owe Lin Shanhai a great favor.

Moreover, he is unfamiliar with the place now, and since the other party has introduced him to this extent, there is nothing wrong in making some friends.

"Then what do you need?" Shi Huajin asked Li Hao curiously.

Li Hao shook his head: "I don't need anything. If possible, if there are any valuable calligraphy, paintings, chess manuals or the like, I would be interested."

"Calligraphy, painting and chess?"

Shi Huajin and others were all surprised. Such worthless things were basically useless to practitioners except for some pretentious businessmen.

This month, Lin Shanhai saw Li Hao carving in his spare time and never asked about matters such as alchemy and cultivation. He had already experienced Li Hao's eccentricity, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Shi Huajin was a little skeptical and asked Li Hao twice to confirm that Li Hao really only needed these. She didn't think about it any more. No matter what Li Hao was thinking, she would know it later.

"Old Lin, why are you using herbs to make tea? It tastes terrible."

Another old man, Liu Dongting, spat out the herbs in the tea and said unhappily.

"You don't know how to drink tea, so let's drink some medicinal herbs to strengthen your body." Lin Shanhai chuckled.

They then chatted about alchemy and the Holy Land's elixir matching mission, and occasionally the topic turned to Lin Shanhai's granddaughter, Lin Qingying. When mentioning her, they inevitably mentioned the upcoming Holy Land Sword God War.

Many disciples in the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, including the Holy Maiden, all respect the sword. It is an ultimate contest of cultivation and swordsmanship. The loser will undoubtedly be a complete failure, and there will be no excuses such as differences in weapons.

Li Hao sat aside, sitting quietly and listening quietly.

Occasionally when he was praised, he would respond with a smile.

After a casual chat, Li Hao became familiar with the names and personalities of the four people, and the four of them also remembered this special boy who was quiet and gentle.

After the four people said goodbye, life in the yard went on as usual.

Time flies.

In the following days, in addition to helping Lin Shanhai refine pills, Li Hao was also invited to help the four people refine pills. His figure appeared frequently and gradually became famous. The medicine boys of several alchemists and the disciples of the holy land who fawned on the medicine boys all heard that there was an alchemy assistant who was deeply loved by several senior alchemists...

In Lin Shanhai's yard.

The night sky is bright and the sword is waving.

Lin Qingying finished practicing a set of sword skills, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then smelled a burst of fragrance.

She turned her head and saw the alchemist she had picked up bringing out a plate of cakes from the wood stove in another part of the yard.

"Are you hungry? Do you want some snacks?"

Li Hao saw the other person looking at him, smiled and raised the pastry in his hand.

Lin Qingying's eyes were calm, she did not respond, and continued to practice another sword technique.

While practicing the movements, I was also feeling the direction of the sword's momentum.

Gulu…

Perhaps it was the aroma that made her stomach growl slightly halfway through the practice.

Lin Qingying frowned, stopped comprehending the sword intent, turned around and looked at the alchemy room, where an old man and a young man were eating and drinking, looking extremely happy.

These two...when did they look so familiar with each other?
Lin Qingying was slightly startled, with a hint of surprise in her eyes. She knew her grandfather's temperament. Although he seemed easy-going, he had experienced many dangerous things in his early years and was always wary of others. But now, he seemed to be extremely friendly to the alchemist he picked up.

“Qingying, come and rest for a while if you’re tired, and try Qingfeng’s cooking, it’s really amazing!”

When Lin Shanhai saw his granddaughter's gaze, he immediately raised the pastry in his hand and greeted her.

Lin Qingying glanced at the pastry, remained silent for a moment, and finally slowly put away the sword in his hand and walked into the alchemy room.

"Give."

Li Hao picked up the plate and handed it to the other party, asking him to take it himself. A person with mysophobia like him would dislike food that has been taken by others with their hands.

When Lin Qingying saw Li Hao's subtle movement, her eyes flashed slightly. Without saying a word, she used two slender fingers as white as green onions to gently pick up a piece of pastry and put it into her mouth.

The aroma that melted in the mouth and the indescribable spreading feeling made Lin Qingying's eyes widen slightly, but she quickly returned to normal and just chewed it twice in silence.

Then there was a slight silence, as if he was savoring the meal.

Seeing that she had already swallowed, Li Hao was not stingy and handed the plate to her again.

"..."

Lin Qingying paused, then picked up another piece, put it into her mouth and chewed it slowly.

After swallowing, she looked at Li Hao and nodded: "It tastes good, thank you for the pastry."

After saying that, he turned back to the courtyard and continued practicing with the sword.

Li Hao didn't care and pushed the plate in front of Lin Shanhai. The old man and the young man started eating casually.

Since the day Lin Shanhai introduced Li Hao to others, Li Hao became familiar with Zhao Yingzhen and others. In addition to staying in Lin Shanhai's yard on weekdays, he would often go to their place to help or play.

Lin Shanhai only likes to make elixirs and has no interest in chess, calligraphy, painting, fishing, etc.

But what surprised Li Hao was that this woman, Shi Huajin, actually had a high level of attainment in playing chess.

So in addition to helping, Li Hao would come to Shi Huajin's mountain from time to time in his spare time to discuss chess.

They, the alchemists, live in the core area of ​​the Sword Ancestor Holy Land. The environment is open and there are medicinal mountains nearby. Normally, the disciples of the Sword Ancestor Holy Land are forbidden to disturb them.

The Sword Ancestor Holy Land is extremely vast. After listening to Lin Shanhai's description and combining it with his own inference, Li Hao concluded that the area of ​​this holy land alone is about twice the size of the Dayu Divine Dynasty, which is equivalent to the size of thirty-eight states!
The area where Lin Shanhai made elixirs was as large as a city, and there were only a few servants and medicine boys in it. It was extremely quiet and empty.

The same was true for others, but the Medicine Mountain where Zhao Yingzhen was located was extremely lively, with many medicine boy disciples, and the entire mountain was decorated magnificently, like an imperial capital on earth.

"You must have put a lot of thought into your chess skills. It's definitely not something you can do for fun."

In the pavilion of Yaoshan, Shi Huajin made a move to block Li Hao's white piece. After half a month of getting along with each other, she became more and more interested in this young man. He was quite different from the people she had met before.

"It's just for fun, I studied it a little bit."

Li Hao smiled, his mind focused on the chessboard. His opponent's chess skills were not bad, around fifth dan. If he was too careless, he would lose even if he was sixth dan.

Arrogant soldiers will inevitably be defeated, and the army can only be rescued if there is a huge difference in rank.

"If you are willing, I can recommend you to the Holy Land. With the joint recommendation of several of us, you can directly be appointed as an intermediate alchemist, and your status will be comparable to that of the Holy Land's inner disciples." Shi Huajin said to Li Hao seriously.

Li Hao shook his head slightly. He only planned to recuperate here and improve his artistic skills.

His identity as an alchemist meant little to him.

Seeing that Li Hao was focused, Shi Huajin said no more and started to make moves seriously.

The black and white pieces on the chessboard interacted with each other, and Li Hao was fully engaged. The chessboard in front of him seemed to slowly grow larger in his sight, and the grid lines became infinitely elongated, surrounding him.

He himself seemed to have turned into a piece on the chessboard.

That ray of light appeared in a trance, and Li Hao captured it this time.

(End of this chapter)