Supreme Sovereign

"At the beginning, everything went very smoothly. It was exactly as I planned. My martial arts improved by leaps and bounds. Coupled with the progress in alchemy, I was able to provide better elixirs to assist my practice. Within five years, I achieved a breakthrough. The peak of Tao Fei Realm.”

Duanmucheng spoke very slowly, almost word by word. Obviously, he also wanted to savor everything that happened that year.

Gradually, Qin Yi discovered that Duanmucheng's eyes gradually became dim, and his speech speed suddenly increased: "But I didn't expect that when I broke through to the Tao Embryo Realm, everything was different. I found that just by relying on The time I squeeze out every day is simply not enough to meet the time I need for daily practice.”

This is undeniable. As time goes by and the realm improves, it becomes more and more difficult to go further, and the demand for time naturally continues to increase.

"Moreover, as the level of alchemy increases, the things I come into contact with become more and more profound. Sometimes, it takes several days to study a medicinal material and refine a furnace of elixir. Time! I have no time to divide myself. I want to improve on both sides, but I feel more and more inadequate.”

"Master really values ​​me, but at the same time, he also has high expectations for me. Naturally, the requirements for me are becoming stricter. We lived at Master's place at that time. Master also arranged the time for us. I can’t spare any more time to practice martial arts, but my heart is thinking about martial arts all the time.”

Duanmucheng gave a bitter smile and said: "When I am absent-minded, there is no need to say more about the ending, right?"

Qin Yi nodded, and the result of being absent-minded was naturally that he couldn't do anything well.

"My alchemy level was gradually overtaken by Huangfu Ming, and was even overtaken by him in the end. And at this time, my secret practice of martial arts was finally exposed."

Qin Yi quickly asked: "What happened next? Did your master blame you?"

When Qin Yi was preparing to cultivate both Dan and Wu, Duanmucheng almost sternly refused. Therefore, Qin Yi felt that all this should be the attitude of Master Duanmucheng that affected his current attitude.

However, it is a pity that this time, even Qin Yi, who has always been smart, guessed wrong.

Duanmucheng actually shook his head and said, "No, Master didn't blame me. He didn't even show an accusing look. However, he gave me a task."

Qin Yi asked: "What is the mission?"

Duanmu Cheng said: "It will take two years to go down the mountain to practice! The most important thing is that during these two years, I must not expose my identity as an alchemist."

Obviously, Master Duanmucheng’s move had deep meaning. He wanted to see how far Duanmucheng could go with his martial arts.

At the same time, he also wanted Duanmucheng to understand for himself how he should choose between alchemy and martial arts.

"In the past two years, I have been wandering around in the world of martial arts. I originally thought that I was a rare genius in martial arts. Because I cultivated to the Taoist realm without anyone's help or guidance. This kind of Things that ordinary people shouldn’t be able to do.”

Having said this, a self-deprecating smile suddenly appeared on Duanmucheng's face: "I didn't expect that I was overthinking it after all. After going down the mountain, I discovered that the strength of my fetal realm is not the best in the outside world. It’s bad, but it definitely doesn’t give me much advantage. The most important thing is that my realm is showing signs of being forcibly improved by using pills, and my strength is actually at the bottom among warriors of the same level!”

I have to say that sometimes, the naked battles in the world of martial arts are much more cruel than those in alchemy. Whoever has the big fist has the right to speak. Once you don't follow it, you are likely to face death!

Obviously, a person as proud as Duanmucheng would not be able to endure such a huge psychological gap.

"What I didn't expect was that Huangfu Ming also came down the mountain at almost the same time as I did. He was different from me. When he came down from the mountain, he appeared in the name of the alchemist. In addition, my master was the entire The most famous alchemist in Yunhai Region, with his name here, Huangfu Ming enjoyed extremely generous treatment almost as soon as he stepped off the mountain, and there are countless people who follow him. "

Speaking of this, Duanmucheng couldn't help clenching his fists: "Master gave me two years, but I didn't even last half a year, so I returned to the mountain and almost fled."

It's hard to imagine how the words "fleeing" must feel when used on such a proud person.

At this time, Qin Yi finally understood why Duanmucheng strongly opposed it when he proposed to practice alchemy and martial arts, and even wanted to give up on Qin Yi's alchemy practice.

It turns out that he himself is an example of failure. And it was a complete failure.

Duanmucheng spent a long time, and finally calmed down his emotions, and continued: "After returning to the mountain, Master still did not blame me, but taught me to practice more attentively. It's a pity that mistakes can be corrected, and lost Time can never be made up. I let down my talent. During the prime time when I should have used my talent to make rapid progress, I did two things, which ultimately led to my failure on both sides.”

"And during this period of time, Huangfu Ming has left me far behind with his own efforts. No matter how hard I try, it will never be possible to return to the original situation."

Duanmucheng sighed and said with a very reluctant look: "Later, due to some special reasons, the master died, and Huangfu Ming and I became enemies! For many years, I have always wanted to surpass him in the alchemy path, but I find that when we both reach the same level, it is already very difficult to continue moving forward. However, this goal is always in my heart to be worthy of myself. , so that I can be worthy of my dead master!”

Qin Yi looked at Duanmucheng deeply. From his last words, he already understood the reason why Duanmucheng wanted to become a disciple.

But why did Duanmucheng and Huangfu Ming break up?

Duanmucheng did not say anything about this matter. Since Duanmucheng didn't say anything, Qin Yi naturally wouldn't ask.

But to be honest, Qin Yi does admire Duanmucheng a little now. After all, it is indeed not easy to stick to the same thing for so many years.