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Grandpa had been singing high praises nonstop, claiming that the other party possessed exceptional talent in alchemy. During this period, Zhao Yingzhen and Shi Huajin had visited as well, and she had seen it all. They too spoke highly of Li Hao. She might not understand alchemy, but she had come to know that the other party had extraordinary talent for it and was indeed an alchemical genius.

Perhaps the other party wasn’t lying?

Lin Qingyue appeared deep in thought.

The top talents would never squander their energy mastering various paths. Even if they were to practice other paths, it would be other aspects of martial arts, such as movement techniques and fist skills, which could enhance their cultivation.

There were just too many aspects in martial arts alone to refine, leaving no energy to research other paths.

Unless it was some old monster who had hit a bottleneck in martial arts.

With that thought, Lin Qingyue left the easel and said, “Wait for me here, I’ll be back shortly.”

In the middle of speaking, her figure vanished instantaneously, leaving the courtyard.

“You, kid…”

As soon as Lin Qingyue had left, Lin Shanhai also snapped out of it, glaring irritably at Li Hao: “You better not have any designs on my granddaughter!”

Li Hao was startled, somewhat puzzled: “Mr. Lin, what do you mean by that?”

“As long as you’re aware of it!”

When it came to his granddaughter, Lin Shanhai obviously became even more protective, glaring unhappily at Li Hao: “Qingyue is a being that is destined to become a Saint. Whether it’s for her good or yours, you two are not suitable.”

“…”

Li Hao was speechless. Why the sudden mention of this matter?

Looking at the drawing paper, he soon realized and said with a bitter smile, “Mr. Lin, you’ve misunderstood. I don’t have such thoughts about Qingyue.”

“You call her Qingyue?”

Lin Shanhai immediately became agitated; he only had this one precious granddaughter. Although he appreciated Li Hao, he also felt the sensation of his treasure being snatched away by a wolf.

“…”

Li Hao could only offer a wry smile.

Lin Shanhai went on and on advising Li Hao, who could only nod continuously in agreement, promising not to entertain any inappropriate ideas.

“What are you talking about?”

Soon after, the figure of Lin Qingyue suddenly appeared through instant teleportation, seemingly having heard something. She raised an eyebrow and glanced at Li Hao.

Lin Shanhai shook his head and asked, “What’s that in your hand?”

“The Bone-Reflecting Mirror.”

Lin Qingyue was holding an oval mirror of pure black in her hand. Li Hao had seen such a mirror before at the Immortal Gate, but that mirror was much larger than this one.

“May I check your age? It won’t be a problem, right?”

Lin Qingyue stared at Li Hao.

Li Hao nodded; there was no need for secrecy on this matter.

Lin Qingyue immediately aimed the Bone-Reflecting Mirror at Li Hao, and soon, his reflection appeared on the pitch-black mirror, revealing his age.

27 years old.

Lin Qingyue was taken aback, her eyes showing a hint of astonishment as she looked at Li Hao. That age was too young.

Previously, when Li Hao was unconscious, and she had picked him up, she had also casually explored Li Hao’s body, sensing that he was extremely injured inside, but was at the Four Stands Realm.

To be able to cultivate to the Four Stands Realm at 27 was to be considered a dragon among men, a talent among the elite.

Within the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, that would be the top tier among Inner Sect Disciples.

For such an age to have cultivated martial arts to the Four Stands Realm, coupled with what her grandfather mentioned about mastering a unique alchemy purification skill, and now seeing Li Hao’s profound understanding of the Artistic Path, all these activities required significant energy expenditure.

Sword Dao?

It would be impossible to find the additional energy to dabble in that.

After all, a person’s energy is limited.

She felt reassured in her heart, this age was enough to prove that what Li Hao had said earlier was true; he had simply captured the flaws in her Sword Dao through artistic form.

She didn’t understand painting, nor could she comprehend it, but now this was the only explanation.

“You’re this young?”

Upon seeing Li Hao’s age, Lin Shanhai was also somewhat surprised: “Reaching the Four Stands Realm at 27, your martial arts talent is quite exaggerated. Has your family ever given you any Divine Pills? It feels like with such a talent, you could directly join the Inner Sect of a Holy Land to cultivate for a hundred years, and it wouldn’t be impossible to have the potential to become a disciple of a Semi-Saint.”

Hearing the other’s words, Li Hao gave a wry smile. In his heart, though, he felt remorse. The battle with the Void Saint had been an accidental disaster, having squandered ten years of his time in vain.

When he had escaped from the void, his War Body was shattered, his Dao Power dissipated, and his Realm fell. They had assumed he was at the Four Stands Realm, but with concealment and recovery of his Dao Power, he had already returned to the Tao Comprehension Realm.

However, due to his All Phenomena attribute concealment, Li Hao had not deliberately exposed it, and his bodily injuries were yet to heal.

“Pills?”

Hearing Lin Shanhai’s words, Lin Qingyue turned her surprise into understanding.

Li Hao’s purification technique had been regarded by Lin Shanhai as that of a declining alchemical family, but with a glorious ancestral past and Divine Medicines passed down, it was not too strange.

To have cultivated to such a Realm by relying on pills was not all that unusual.

Yet, pills that could greatly assist in the cultivation of the Three Immortalities and Four Stands Realm were rather rare, and even high-level alchemists could only produce a small amount.

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“If you wish to join the Sword Ancestor Holy Land, I can recommend you.”

Lin Qingyue put away the Bone-Reflecting Mirror and spoke indifferently.

This was to make up for her previous suspicion towards Li Hao.

Li Hao discerned her intentions and shook his head slightly: “I’m not interested in cultivation.”

Hearing Li Hao say this, Lin Qingyue didn’t push the issue further, becoming even more convinced that Li Hao reached this Realm by consuming pills. After all, during this period, although she hadn’t intentionally observed Li Hao, she had noticed that he had never practiced cultivation.

Having such a Realm was mostly for the sake of alchemy, relying on pills to promote himself, much like her grandfather.

Generally, an alchemist must master some Fire System Skills or even Dao techniques to refine certain pills, as alchemy is somewhat physically demanding. If one’s own Realm is too low, it’s impossible to refine high-grade elixirs.

Some Divine Medicines, just for the raw ingredients, are extremely difficult to tame. When refining with the blood of Demons, it’s necessary to suppress the soul thought within the blood, which requires a certain Realm.