Five Elements Sacred Secret

The two walked side by side on the street.

"What is your understanding of the Dao of Alchemy?" Misong spoke first.

"There are thousands of great ways in the world, and the path of alchemy is just one of them." Mu Xiaofeng replied.

"So what is your path?"

"I don't know what path I will take, but the path of alchemy is not my path. For me, the path of alchemy is just to assist me."

"You have a lot of choices?" asked Misong again.

"I don't know." Mu Xiaofeng replied.

"To be honest, it's rare to find a fifth-level alchemist as young as you who is not following the path of alchemy. As for me, I have followed my master since I was a child, and the path of alchemy is the path I started to pave before I started practicing." Yusong sighed when he said this.

"Don't you want to follow the path of alchemy?" Mu Xiaofeng asked.

"It's not that I don't want to, but I always feel that I am limited to the path of alchemy."

"You have a master who is a ninth-rank alchemist, so I think your path should be easy." Mu Xiaofeng was quite envious of people like this who had such a background. They wandered along the way and went wherever they went.

In another sense, Wusong knew from a young age that she would follow the path of alchemy, even though it was the path her master had chosen for her. But if Wusong had not been gifted in this path, her master would not have chosen her to follow this path.

"Oh." Misong sighed and said nothing.

"There is a book in my hometown. There is a saying in the book: There are three thousand great ways, but they all lead to the same destination. The paths may be different, but the final results are the same. It doesn't matter which path you take. What matters is that you stick to it."

Mu Xiaofeng comforted.

"Really? Your hometown? Is it far away?" Misong blurted out.

Mu Xiaofeng thought for a moment and said softly, "Far? Not really, because I don't even know the way here."

Then he continued, "This is not the point of what I just said. The point is that now that your path has been determined, you must keep going. At least it is much better than those of us who don't know our own path. Moreover, the path of alchemy is not a minor path."

"Haha, your cultivation is not high, but you have a lot of theories. However, your words have given me some light on the confusing road." Yusong said with a smile.

"Just go your own way and don't worry too much about other things." Mu Xiaofeng didn't want to dwell on this topic and asked the question in his mind: "What is the Dan Dao Competition you are talking about?"

"Hmm?" Yusong looked at Mu Xiaofeng with some confusion, "You are a fifth-level alchemist, but you don't know about the alchemy competition?"

"To be honest, I just came to the Eastern Region some time ago. So..." Mu Xiaofeng did not continue speaking, but Yusong should be able to understand.

"So that's how it is. The Alchemy Competition is a grand event in the Tianhuang Continent. Almost all the talented alchemists from the four major domains will come to participate. Of course, the prizes are also very generous. More importantly, the top 50 in the competition can go to the Small Tianhuang Domain to collect spiritual herbs." Misong explained.

Then he said, "Also, the alchemists who participate in the alchemy competition must be under fifty years old."

Mu Xiaofeng understood, but had a new question, so he asked, "What is the Small Desolate Territory?"

"Xiaotianhuang Territory is a secret realm that opens once every thousand years, so the Alchemy Competition is also held once every thousand years." Misong explained.

Mu Xiaofeng instantly became interested. It would open once every thousand years, so there must be high-level spiritual herbs inside. He still remembered what he promised Jing Cheng. If he wanted to advance to the ninth-level alchemist, he would definitely need a lot of high-level spiritual herbs to practice.

"Then how can a casual alchemist like me participate?" Mu Xiaofeng asked again.

"For independent alchemists, there are generally two ways. The first is to join a sect, and the second is to join an alchemy alliance."

To Mu Xiaofeng, what Wusong said was just one sentence: Aren't they all joining an organization?

"How long will the Alchemist Competition last?" Mu Xiaofeng asked again.

"There are still five years to go."

Five years had made Mu Xiaofeng feel relieved. With his fifth-rank strength, it was impossible for him to get a good ranking against alchemists under the age of 100. However, five years still made Mu Xiaofeng feel a little pressured.

"In previous alchemy competitions, what was the estimated strength of fifty-year-old alchemists?" Mu Xiaofeng asked this just to get an idea in his mind.

"I heard from my master that in the last alchemy competition, the top fifteen were all seventh-level alchemists."

"Seventh level? Or in the top fifteen." Mu Xiaofeng felt bad after hearing what Yusong said. In five years, could he be promoted to a seventh-level alchemist? Mu Xiaofeng himself didn't know.

"What do you think?" My master was the tenth place in the last Alchemy Competition.

Compared to the previous news, Mu Xiaofeng didn't feel that much about this news.

"Then what is the significance of your master holding this alchemy auction?" Since Nie Jie'er's alchemy skills are so strong, he should be able to train Misong well.

"Master said that my faith in Taoism was not firm enough, so he asked me to come out and meet these young alchemists. But this meeting made me feel that there are always people better than people." As Yusong spoke, he looked at Mu Xiaofeng, meaning that the person better than people was Mu Xiaofeng.

"What about you now?" Mu Xiaofeng didn't care what Yansong said. There are always people who are better than you. For Mu Xiaofeng, the achievement of alchemy is nothing. Although he didn't have an alchemy master, he had the alchemy jade slips given by Fu Yu and the ten years in the Jiling forbidden land. These two conditions were not something that ordinary cultivators could meet.

The more Mu Xiaofeng practiced, the more he felt the value of the alchemy jade slips Fu Yu gave him. Not to mention that he had almost no restrictions on the spiritual herbs used in refining elixirs in the Ji Ling Forbidden Land, so it was not surprising that he could achieve his current alchemy achievements. Moreover, the Five Elements Sacred Art not only brought about cultivation, but also an improvement in comprehension.

With so many conditions added together, Mu Xiaofeng still hasn't achieved his current results in alchemy. It can only be said that Mu Xiaofeng is truly useless.

"Now? After listening to your advice, I suddenly feel that the path of alchemy is not impossible." Yusong replied.

"You have such a good master, and I believe your master must have made sure that your talent is suitable for the path of alchemy, which is why he allowed you to do that." Mu Xiaofeng advised again.

"Of course. I can't say anything else, but I dare say my talent in alchemy is among the best in the entire Tianhuang Continent." After saying this, Yusong looked at Mu Xiaofeng again and continued, "But I can't say I'm number one."

Misong was full of confidence when he said this.

"Then don't waste such a good talent and keep going. I will also participate in the Alchemy Competition then, so don't let me lose." Mu Xiaofeng looked at the confident Wusong and encouraged him.

"No way, don't you see who I am? Let's just make a deal, we'll have a good competition to see who has better talent." When Yusong said this, he was full of confidence.

"Okay." This is exactly the result Mu Xiaofeng wanted. Confidence is also an important factor for a cultivator to move forward. It would be better to let Yusong have a little pressure.