I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 270 - 268: Secret Talk (Part 2)

Seeing that a cultivation genius is about to fall, yet being powerless to save him, Li Xing’s mood was extremely heavy.

Li Xing’s dim expression stabbed at Chu Yunyi’s eyes. To break the silence, he took the initiative to speak: "Ah Xing, don’t be troubled, just tell me boldly, how much longer can I live?"

Chu Yunyi’s words did not shock Li Xing much. She had long known that, even an Innate Holy Body not fully activated by Heavenly Thunder is beyond the reach of ordinary people, capable of sensing its own end.

If this had happened to someone else, Li Xing would never have revealed the truth, because not many people can accept facing death in their early twenties.

But Chu Yunyi was different. Although Li Xing had only interacted with him for a short time, she knew that Chu Yunyi was the same kind of person as her, calm and rational.

If her life had reached an irretrievable point, rather than blindly exhausting her life force, she would prefer to plan her remaining time well, enjoy her life as much as possible and leave fewer regrets. Empathizing, Chu Yunyi probably thought the same, which is why Li Xing had invited him to talk privately.

"Half a year."

"Only half a year, how unfortunate." Chu Yunyi said it was a pity, but his tone carried no trace of pessimism, as if discussing the weather, calm and natural.

"Ah Xing, I wish I had met you sooner."

"Indeed, it would have been nice to meet sooner."

Li Xing lifted her dark eyes, meeting with the brilliant purple in front of her, their gazes intersecting in the quiet room, frank and sincere.

Chu Yunyi’s ailment, to put it bluntly, was that his body couldn’t bear his overly powerful spiritual power. As long as his physique could be enhanced, he wouldn’t have to die.

This kind of change is beyond the reach of any medicine, except for Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering, or cultivating the Eternal Green Technique like her.

Unfortunately, Chu Yunyi had long passed the bone age limit of the cultivation technique, and Li Xing had no better Body Refinement cultivation technique for him, so she could only helplessly watch him wither.

"I can’t save you, but I will do my best to extend your life."

"Thank you."

"Do you have any unfulfilled wishes? If you need help with anything, just speak up."

"Unfulfilled wishes?" For the first time, Chu Yunyi turned his gaze outside the window. The carefully tended garden bathed in the evening glow looked beautiful as a painting.

"My greatest wish is to find my sister and send her and my mother to a peaceful place to live. But I have almost searched the Qianyuan Continent thoroughly, yet found no trace of Yun You. Maybe what they say is true, Yun You really is dead, and there is no need to waste energy anymore."

Chu Yunyi retracted his gaze, his pair of brilliant purple eyes earnestly looking at Li Xing.

"I have no worries regarding the future of the Chu family, and my father won’t be saddened by my death; he will soon pick a new heir from the side branches."

"The only one I can’t set my heart at ease about is my mother. Ah Xing, if it’s not too much trouble, could you visit her often?"

Li Xing nodded solemnly: "Rest assured, I will take good care of Aunt Lan."

Li Xing had thought Chu Yunyi had more instructions, but to her surprise, he began to brew tea as if nothing had happened.

"That’s it? Everything you mentioned are arrangements for your family and relatives, what about yourself, what do you want? Is there really nothing you particularly wish to do?"

Chu Yunyi’s hand, which was pouring tea, suddenly paused, and after three breaths, he gave a light laugh: "I don’t know, I seem to lack nothing, so I’ve never thought about it."

At that moment, Li Xing couldn’t really describe what she felt inside, perhaps it was sympathy, or maybe pity, in any case, her chest felt stuffy, uncomfortable.

To say Chu Yunyi was pitiable, he was the heir of the foremost noble family on the Qianyuan, living in luxury, wielding great power, and never worrying about money.

Yet to call him happy seems forced, for he never experienced much normal family affection. From a young age, he had to protect his mentally impaired mother, search for his missing sister, living to the point of losing himself.

"Brother Chu, you should not use spiritual power anymore. I have some pills here to alleviate your discomfort; remember to take them on time."

Li Xing took out three porcelain bottles, pushing them in front of Chu Yunyi. Chu Yunyi didn’t hesitate, pulled out a bottle cork and poured out a pill, the familiar medicinal scent making him look at Li Xing with doubt.

"Does the scent seem familiar to you?"

Chu Yunyi nodded, it was much like the Divine Return Drink.

"This is a Creation Pill made from Master Ning’s Divine Return Drink, with the effects of calming and removing Heart Demons. In your current condition, repairing the Spirit Sea is unwise, the Creation Pill is more suitable than the Divine Return Drink."

Chu Yunyi asked curiously: "You know the prescription of the Divine Return Drink?"

Li Xing nodded: "Master Ning gifted it to me, on the condition that I spend more time accompanying Aunt Lan."

Chu Yunyi was dazed for a moment, then said softly: "He is thoughtful." He then solemnly stored the medicine bottles.

"Brother Chu, I mentioned the three-eyed insect in the encrypted channel to you before, it appeared again in this beast tide, and in significant numbers."

"It seems the Zhu Xian sect is up to something."

"Indeed. Although the transparent monster hasn’t appeared again, I don’t think it gave up on you, it’s just waiting for the best opportunity to strike. You should stay at Elder Chu’s place for now. With him and the group of Tower Guardian experts protecting you, I can be more at ease."

"Okay, I’ll listen to you."

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"No! I disagree!"

Chu Baili flipped the table in a rage, yet Chu Yunyi sitting opposite him remained unshaken, calmly meeting his gaze.

"Ancestor, please calm down, don’t harm your health."

"How can I not be angry!" If it weren’t for worrying about Chu Yunyi’s Spirit Sea injury, he would’ve flipped the room.

"To think you want to become a Tower Guardian, have you gone mad!"

Chu Yunyi: "Ancestor, before you were promoted to Great Elder, didn’t you volunteer to become a Tower Guardian and enter the tower? Ninth Uncle did the same, why can’t I?"

"Nonsense!" Chu Baili was so angry his beard stuck up. "How can you compare with us? When we entered the tower, the grandchildren generation were already in the reserves, how old are you? Are you married yet?"

Seeing that Chu Yunyi still looked impenetrable, Chu Baili was truly both angry and resentful.

"Do you know what lies beneath the Heaven-Reaching Tower?"

Chu Yunyi shook his head: "I do not know, ancestor."

Chu Baili sighed: "Today’s matter wasn’t meant for you to know, but if I don’t explain clearly, your temperament will only insist on carrying on, so I might as well tell you."

"Under the Heaven-Reaching Tower lies a ruined array, a gateway connecting the ancient Qianyuan world to other worlds. Because of the world-shattering catastrophe ten thousand years ago, the Great Array was destroyed, and Qianyuan world lost connection with the other worlds, becoming an isolated boat in the Vast Ocean."

"The Thirty-Six Sages commanded us Qianyuan people to build the Heaven-Reaching Tower on the ruins of the Great Array to protect the remnant array below with the tower’s body."

"Yunyi, the mission of the Tower Guardian is not just to watch over or clean the Heaven-Reaching Tower. The most important thing is to use the Primordial Spirit and blood essence to nourish and repair the Great Array beneath the tower through generations. Being a Tower Guardian means putting your life into it, do you understand?"

Between Chu Baili’s eyebrows was a deep furrow, his expression weary.

"The Chu family has stood out among the many noble families, weathering thousands of years without falling, not only because of the careful management of successive family heads and clan members but also due to the awards and maintenance from the Elder Council.

"There are over ten thousand noble families on the Qianyuan, why favor the Chu family alone? Isn’t it because every century the Chu family contributes an unparalleled genius to enter the tower as a Tower Guardian, using the Primordial Spirit and blood essence to repair the remnant array!"