After a while, the Pill Furnace became glowing red.
Mu Feiyan's eyes widened, she still couldn't believe what she was seeing and rubbed her eyes hard.
It took her a moment to confirm that she was not seeing wrong; her son Duan Gujin really knew Alchemy.
Although her Cultivation was at Innate Seventh Realm, she did not know Alchemy, and even by her own admission, she was not as skillful in playing with Martial Soul Flames as Duan Gujin was.
When she saw how adept Duan Gujin was at manipulating flames, her heart gave a fierce thump.
She may not know how to practice Alchemy, but she did understand some common knowledge about it; she knew that the most difficult part for an Alchemist was to master the control of Martial Soul Flames in the body.
Not to mention anything else, at least she was at the Innate Seventh Realm of Cultivation, and she couldn't possibly be as adept as Duan Gujin!
At this moment, Mu Feiyan looked at Duan Gujin with the same astonishment as if she were looking at an ancient beast from a bygone era, her face full of shock.
Duan Gujin said indifferently, "Mother, you must keep it a secret for me! I've met a master who taught me some Alchemy knowledge, and allowed me to learn how to perform Alchemy! Due to the master's particular identity, he does not wish for others to know his name! So, mother, please do not ask for the master's name!"
"Alright! I understand!"
Mu Feiyan nodded vigorously.
In Qiankun Continent, there were many terrifying legends about Alchemists.
Although there were many Alchemists with good character in the world, it often takes only one rotten apple to spoil the barrel.
In Qiankun Continent, there were all kinds of incredible legends about Alchemists.
In some legends, it was about Alchemists who treated their female disciples as forbidden delicacies, and some unscrupulous dramatists loved to turn these narratives into novels, crafting a variety of plots.
There were also legends about Alchemists using poison to kill the majority population of a country's capital.
In short, in the various legends of Qiankun Continent, Alchemists are very powerful beings; at best, they can save lives, and at worst, they can commit unspeakable atrocities.
And in the Country Gulai, there was only one Third-level Alchemist in the entire country.
In fact, because Country Gulai is a truly small country,
the only surviving Third-level Alchemist spends most of his time living in the higher-level Qiankun Country and rarely visits Country Gulai.
And in Country Gulai, there were only two Second-level Alchemists stationed.
"Do you know what level that Alchemist who taught you the art of Alchemy is?"
Mu Feiyan asked softly.
With a glint in his eyes, Duan Gujin responded faintly, "He once mentioned that he was a genuine King of Pills, but whether it's true, I'm really not entirely sure! Mother, this is a secret! You absolutely cannot talk about it, that Alchemist has offended some people and is now seeking refuge here! If we disclose too much about him, we'll be done for!"
He quickly made a gesture of a hand across his own throat.
Seeing Duan Gujin's gesture, Mu Feiyan inhaled sharply; her mind raced, and she soon figured it out.
"If that King of Pills wasn't being hunted by enemies, why would he be in the mood to teach my precious son? I sincerely hope this is a blessing and not a disaster!"
Mu Feiyan tried to calm herself down, and after a while, she said seriously to Duan Gujin,
"Are you the only one who knows about this?"
"Yes! Mother, this really cannot be known to others, otherwise the Duan Family will face a great calamity!" Duan Gujin replied gravely.
"Mmm, alright, then you absolutely must not talk about it! Don't worry about me, I can keep a secret, I will absolutely not speak of it!" Mu Feiyan said with an extremely serious expression.
At first, she was wildly overjoyed to see that her precious son could conjure a white Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul; then seeing that her precious son could also perform Alchemy, she suddenly felt that the person before her was no longer her son.
But after listening to Duan Gu's words, she understood that there was a master guiding him from behind.
She instantly became tense, especially after hearing that the person who taught Duan Gu Alchemy was a King of Pills, she no longer felt joy, but worry.
"Alright!"
Seeing the expression on Mu Feiyan's face, Duan Gujin knew he had successfully fooled his mother.
"This is a kind deception! Not a sin!"
Duan Gujin let out a breath; in a year, a great calamity was coming to the Duan Family, and his task was to prevent it.
"To prevent this calamity, I must urgently elevate my Cultivation! When I sought revenge on those bandits, their strongest was only at the Martial Artist level. Although I still have a year, I believe that after a year, I will surely break through to the martial master level!"
In the following ten-plus days, Duan Gujin continuously took Elixir Pills, and finally broke through his first Martial Meridian.
Huff, huff, huff!
After breaking through his first Martial Meridian, he quickly circulated Primordial Power and summoned the Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul.
He struck out several palms in succession, and after a short while, the originally dull Heavenly Dragon Martial Soul turned red.
If a Martial Artist has not broken through a Martial Meridian, his released Martial Soul will be white.
Generally, in various Classics, this kind of Martial Soul is referred to as a White Plate Martial Soul.
If a cultivator breaks through the first Martial Meridian, the Martial Soul he releases will be red.
With each Martial Meridian broken through, the color of the Martial Soul also changes, and its color is a standard to judge one's Cultivation Qualification.