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"Xiao Tian, what do you mean by asking this question? I don't get it, what do you mean by 'biological or not'?"

After Qin Tian asked his question, Cao Taiji looked at Qin Tian with a somewhat peculiar expression and said.

Qin Tian had always felt something strange. Murong Fei didn't seem to resemble Murong Bei at all, whether in appearance or personality.

Even if Murong Fei was Murong Bei's granddaughter, Qin Tian found it rather unbelievable.

Especially since Qin Tian had just keenly noticed Cao Taiji's slip of the tongue—Cao Taiji had initially called Murong Fei Murong Bei's "daughter" and then quickly corrected it to "granddaughter" after the slip. Qin Tian felt something unusual, which prompted his question.

"Old man, just tell me the truth without beating around the bush. I'm just asking if Murong Fei is blood-related to the old man Murong Bei." Qin Tian asked directly.

This question made Cao Taiji hesitate somewhat.

He took a deep breath, looked up at the sky, and remained silent.

"Old man, can't you even tell me this? You're keeping too many secrets in your heart, aren't you? You should know that Murong Bei has passed away, and Murong Fei is like an orphan. If you don't tell me her background, how can I take care of her as her boyfriend?"

Qin Tian's words pierced right into Cao Taiji's heart like a needle.

Cao Taiji slightly closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Alright, alright, Xiao Tian, I'll tell you one thing: Murong Bei… is incapable of having children."

"Then Murong Fei..."

"Don't ask any more. If I keep talking, you'll have more questions. Just take good care of Murong Fei; she's a poor girl and needs to be looked after well."

Cao Taiji seemed to fall into memories of the past, unwilling to think any further. He turned and walked towards the cave.

Qin Tian, carrying two baskets of Spiritual Flowers and Spiritual Grass, prepared to follow, but Cao Taiji stopped him: "Don't follow. I need some peace to sort things out. Xiao Tian, focus on your cultivation. I have a significant matter to complete. Once it's done, and when you reach the Qi Refining Late Stage, I'll tell you everything you want to know."

With that, Cao Taiji seemed to recall something, took a small booklet from his person, and handed it to Qin Tian: "If your alchemy skills aren't good, you'll inadvertently waste most of the spiritual energy from the Spiritual Flowers and Spiritual Grass. This book specifically teaches you how to refine and brew them, so study it well."

Qin Tian took the booklet and saw the title was "Alchemy Manual." He nodded, tucked it away, wanted to say something, but saw Cao Taiji had already turned to leave, saying as he walked:

"Xiao Tian, I didn't expect you to unleash your cultivation potential to this extent. I am very pleased. However, I want you to know that given your lineage and age, being in the Qi Refining Early Stage at this age is quite slow... Cultivate well, and perhaps your life won't be as ordinary as the one Murong Bei and I planned for you over twenty years ago."

Cao Taiji's words were cryptic, trailing off, leaving Qin Tian bewildered.

Seeing Cao Taiji heading into the distance, Qin Tian only said one thing: "Old man, leave a phone number? WeChat or QQ will do?"

...

"The 'Alchemy Manual'... Tsk, I didn't expect the method for refining these Spiritual Flowers and Spiritual Grass is so different from the ordinary way of brewing herbal medicine. There is so much more to it... Tsk tsk, the spiritual medicine I refined before was quite a loss, especially that thousand-year-old ginseng..."

At this moment, Qin Tian had returned to the War Dragon division on Cloud Island, in his room, beginning to study the "Alchemy Manual."

According to the "Alchemy Manual," the three most important factors in refining spiritual objects are:

First, the quality and appearance of the spiritual object itself.

Second, the quality and appearance of the medicine cauldron used for refining. Specifically, the cauldron should preferably be a "Spiritual Artifact," meaning it should be a cauldron specially used for refining spiritual medicine, not made of ordinary iron or ceramic, as the latter two cannot contain the overflow of spiritual energy from the spiritual objects.

Third, the quality of the charcoal fire. The burn level and intensity of the charcoal directly affect the quality of the refined objects, making it very important. The "Alchemy Manual" says that typically, immortality cultivators do not use ordinary wood charcoal for alchemy.

Of course, besides these three points, another crucial factor is the alchemist themselves. The "Alchemy Manual" mentions that in the Spiritual Domain World, there is a profession called "Alchemist." These people specialize in alchemy, and those with a talent for it are even more formidable and in demand than immortality cultivators.

Qin Tian didn't understand what alchemist or alchemical talent meant, and he currently didn't have Spiritual Artifacts or mysterious alchemical charcoal, so the only thing he could do was try his best to preserve the spiritual energy of the Spiritual Flowers and Spiritual Grass using the most ordinary methods.

Fortunately, Qin Tian had previously studied the preparation of medicines, so he was somewhat familiar with it.

However, when Qin Tian first attempted alchemy using the new methods in the "Alchemy Manual," he thought of an issue—

The "Alchemy Manual" was given to him by Cao Taiji, and it mentions the term "Spiritual Domain" multiple times, indicating that Cao Taiji knew and was quite familiar with this place.

So, has Cao Taiji been to the Spiritual Domain?

Or rather, is he originally from that domain?

Qin Tian didn't dare imagine, because thinking this way immediately led him to wonder: is he also from the Spiritual Domain?

"Tsk... These pills are a bit strange..."

When Qin Tian spent two days refining the first batch of twelve pills, he looked at the uneven brown pills in the medicine cauldron and chuckled bitterly.

This time, he had used quite a bit of Spiritual Flowers and Spiritual Grass, but the pills didn't look good.

"New method, I'm probably just not used to it yet. I'll gradually get familiar with it since I don't have a Spiritual Artifact..."

Qin Tian consoled himself for a moment, then picked up a pill and put it in his mouth. Less than half a minute after swallowing, he felt the True Qi in his body begin to stir.

This was the advantage of refining pills using the new methods from the "Alchemy Manual." Compared to Qin Tian's previous alchemy, this time, despite the appearance, the efficacy was much better than before.

The new refining method resulted in pills with richer spiritual energy, faster to take effect upon consumption, and the mixture of spiritual energy and True Qi emitted from the pills could integrate more quickly and effectively into his Dan Tian Qi Sea.

When Qin Tian was seated cross-legged to digest the spiritual energy in his body after taking the medicine, a knock came from outside the room: "Boss, there's a visitor looking for you."

"Huh?"

Qin Tian was puzzled. He had come to the Cloud Island Base, and apart from Zhou Yang, no one knew he was here. A visitor?