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Ling Xiao didn't notice the trace of complexity in Mu Chen's eyes.
He was busy thinking to himself, So Teacher, who hails from the Medicinal King Valley, originally wanted to be a top-tier Battle Soul Master rather than a top-tier Alchemist.
Mu Chen continued, "Even though I pursued the path of a powerful Soul Master with formidable combat strength, I never neglected the art of alchemy during the cultivation of my Medicinal King Cauldron."
"On the contrary, I placed great importance on it. As my alchemy improved, I was able to gradually refine the most suitable pills to enhance my physical strength and assist in the cultivation of my Heavenly Astral Axe."
"Because of this, by the time I reached the Titled Douluo realm, my Heavenly Astral Axe had absorbed nine Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings."
"Since my physical body had been significantly enhanced through various alchemical methods, I only needed three Soul Bones of around fifty thousand years to resolve the drawbacks of the heavy Tool Martial Soul quite effectively."
"So that's how it works." Ling Xiao noted this mentally.
He hadn't expected Alchemists to be so influential.
By practicing alchemy, one could refine various pills for themselves and enhance their physical strength in the most suitable way. It was equivalent to having a remarkable Alchemist serving you every single day for decades.
Such an advantage was truly beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Thinking of this, Ling Xiao felt a surge of excitement. Does Teacher's explanation mean he might enjoy such treatment in the future? From a Rank 9 Alchemist who had already reached the pinnacle, no less.
However, remembering that there was still one more method left unexplained, Ling Xiao suppressed his excitement and asked, "Teacher, then may I ask, what is the High Method?"
Looking at Ling Xiao's curious gaze, Mu Chen gave a slight smile and said, "In truth, there is no inherent 'High Method' in this world. For the vast majority of people, the Mid Method I just described already qualifies as the High Method."
Hearing this, Ling Xiao was stunned, feeling quite puzzled.
Mu Chen continued, "The Mid Method is excellent, but it still has its flaws. First, Soul Bones are rare and depend heavily on luck. Second, using alchemy for postnatal enhancement is time-consuming and labor-intensive."
"Third, even if one manages to obtain several Soul Bones in the late stages and resolves the drawback, they have only compensated for the negative effects."
"They haven't fully utilized the value of the Soul Bones to push the Soul Master to even greater heights. To a certain extent, one could say the preciousness of the Soul Bones is somewhat wasted."
"Because of these three reasons, some people became dissatisfied with this method and attempted to create a better solution. Eventually, one person succeeded."
"Oh? Who was it?"
With a gentle smile, Mu Chen spoke a sentence that made Ling Xiao's brow furrow instantly.
"Your future opponent, the Clear Sky Sect."
Hearing the name "Clear Sky Sect," Ling Xiao's heart felt a bit heavy. He couldn't help but think it was truly surprising that the Clear Sky Sect had established the High Method.
"Do you know how the Clear Sky Sect rose to become one of the Upper Three Sects, and even the number one sect in the world?"
Hearing Mu Chen's question, Ling Xiao looked up and said, "Because the Clear Sky Sect once had a peerless powerhouse, the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Chen."
As he said this, Ling Xiao felt a bit emotional.
Although he knew that in ancient times, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had also produced a peerless powerhouse, the Dragon Emperor Douluo, Yu Jiaolong—a figure capable of rivaling Tang Chen—it was simply too long ago.
He didn't have much information on that era. Tang Chen's era, however, was less than a hundred years ago. Thus, he was still more awestruck by Tang Chen.
A single man with a single hammer, relying only on himself to defeat all challengers under heaven, roaming the world invincible and peerless... it was truly admirable.
People like Tang San were far from being comparable to such a figure. If not for "cheats" and the "IQ-reduction aura," the two would be as different as clouds and mud.
Mu Chen nodded, then shook his head.
"You are right, but not entirely."
"The Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Chen, was indeed a peerless powerhouse—a figure seen only once in a thousand years. However, when he was born, the Clear Sky Sect was already one of the Upper Three Sects."
"It's just that back then, the sect didn't have the same overwhelming prestige it gained later. Its strength was roughly equal to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at the time. For most independent Soul Masters, it was actually less attractive than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Ling Xiao listened and nodded silently.
He understood.
If the two sects were roughly equal in strength, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would definitely be more attractive. After all, no matter your strength, after joining the Clear Sky Sect, you would always be ranked below the Tang family bloodline.
But the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda passed down by the Ning family was a Support-type Martial Soul, placed immense value on Battle Soul Masters.
Even Soul Masters with external surnames held very high status within the sect.
One could say that across all the sects in the Soul Master world, if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect ranked second in its treatment of external Soul Masters, no one would dare claim first.
The Chen Clan of the Seven Kill Sword lineage, as the long-standing guardian clan of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, was practically inseparable from the Ning family, sharing equal status.
Otherwise, the Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul wouldn't have been carved onto the Pope Token as a representative of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"What truly caused the Clear Sky Sect to stand out among the Upper Three Sects was its thirteenth Sect Master, Tang Ning."
Hearing this name, Ling Xiao tilted his head and said, "Tang Ning? This Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect was a woman?"
Mu Chen glanced at Ling Xiao and asked with a smile, "Why? A woman can't be a Sect Master?"
"No, no, that's not it. I just find it a bit hard to imagine a woman swinging the Clear Sky Hammer. The visual... doesn't seem very graceful."
Ling Xiao waved his hands, sounding half-curious and half-amused.
Mu Chen was speechless.
This child's way of thinking was truly unique; his focus was always different from others.
He continued his explanation to Ling Xiao: "That Sect Master, Tang Ning, was a woman after all. Her innate physical strength was slightly weaker than a man's, but she possessed an extra degree of finesse."
"She was exceptionally creative; during her cultivation, she drew inspiration from her family's Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique, refined it, and eventually created a brand new version. Relying on this technique alone, she was able to solve the problem."
"???"
Ling Xiao was left dumbfounded.
He never expected that this "High Method" would actually be that "chicken rib" (useless) technique, the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique. How is that possible? he wondered.
He stammered slightly, "Teacher... you aren't mistaken, are you?"
Faced with Mu Chen's slightly confused gaze, Ling Xiao said excitedly, "Is the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique really that powerful?"
"As the number one hammer technique in the field of forging, it is well-deserving of recognition. But viewed as a combat technique in the Soul Master world, the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique is practically useless."
The more he spoke, the more excited he became.
Ling Xiao truly felt this technique—which he had considered trash in his past life—was a "chicken rib." He stood up, his hands curled as if gripping a heavy hammer, gesturing as he spoke:
"Teacher, as far as I know, the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique can stack force through consecutive strikes to unleash a terrifying eighty-first strike. But it requires using the opponent's attacks to build that force. Besides that, there seems to be another way, like this..."
As he spoke, Ling Xiao pretended to hold a Clear Sky Hammer and started spinning in circles.
"Like spinning around like this, spinning constantly, using inertia to build force and hit that eighty-first strike."
Finally, Ling Xiao threw his hands up and shouted, "Isn't that just stupid?"
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