I Became the Alchemy Master by Picking Up Trash-Chapter 308 - 306: Soul Returning Home

Li Xing felt like she had been dreaming for a long time. She soared freely in the sky like a bird, gazing down at the mountains and valleys, rivers and lakes of the Blue Star. The moist wind brushed her face, as gentle as a mother’s hand.

She had no idea how long she had been flying when suddenly, a familiar valley appeared before her eyes.

A Medicine Slave wearing a bamboo hat was tending to the delicate Spirit Plants in the vast medicine field; in the practice grounds, young children were earnestly punching and kicking under the guidance of their elders; white smoke drifted from the Alchemy Room, mixed with sporadic explosions and reprimands for not living up to expectations... Each familiar scene brought tears to Li Xing’s eyes.

This was the Li Family Land, the place she yearned for. It turns out that after death, one really can return home in spirit.

Suddenly, three familiar figures emerged from the main house, and Li Xing waved her arms joyfully, shouting, "Father! Mother! Grand Aunt! I’m here—"

Li Changchuan couldn’t hear his daughter’s voice at all, and said worriedly to Li Ruojin, "Sixth Aunt, you watched Ah Xing grow up, and now she’s disappeared without a trace; aren’t you the least bit worried?"

Ten years ago, Li Changchuan and Su Xun successfully advanced to the later stage of the Golden Core. Upon exiting seclusion, they discovered that Li Xing was not home, and after some inquiries, they learned that their daughter had been missing for two years.

At first, the couple didn’t think much of it. After all, for Cultivators, it is normal to stay isolated for years or even decades. Besides, Li Xing was still young and full of curiosity. She might have gone to some idyllic paradise seeking opportunities.

It wasn’t until Li Sha returned from Europe for ancestral worship, saying she sensed that the Protective Ring she gave to Li Xing had shattered, and asked the couple about Li Xing’s well-being, that they realized something was wrong and hurried to seek Li Ruojin’s help.

The couple thought that since Li Ruojin was skilled in divination, if she could divine Li Xing’s whereabouts, they would have a direction to search.

However, after a divination, Li Ruojin only said that Li Xing was safe and had great opportunities ahead, reassuring them not to worry.

Li Changchuan wanted to ask where his daughter was now and when she could return, but Li Ruojin repeatedly said the same thing and refused to say anything more. When pressed, she would frown and see them off with tea, leaving Li Changchuan and Su Xun helpless.

The couple knew that Li Ruojin had always doted on Li Xing like her own granddaughter. Since she confirmed that Li Xing was safe, it meant there was nothing to worry about. With this comfort, the couple carried on for a few more years.

A few days ago, Su Xun and Li Changchuan both felt a sudden unease, and they simultaneously wondered if something had happened to their daughter, so they immediately sought out Li Ruojin, requesting another divination.

But Li Ruojin, citing "heavenly secrets must not be divulged," firmly refused them, which led to the couple persistently "harassing" her for several days, leaving the elderly lady quite vexed, deepening the wrinkles on her face.

Su Xun tearfully pleaded, "Sixth Aunt, please tell us where Ah Xing is. Whether she’s dead or alive, I just want to see her one last time. Just give us a rough location, and we won’t trouble you any further."

To Su Xun, Li Xing was probably in great danger, perhaps even dead, and Li Ruojin was afraid the couple might not be able to take it, which is why she kept her lips sealed.

Li Ruojin sighed, "Haven’t I told you already, Xiao Xing is fine, yet you keep imagining the worst! Her life tablet is still intact in the ancestral hall; it’s a bit dim, but it hasn’t shattered. Don’t curse my good grandchild!"

Su Xun lowered her head, wiping away tears, while Li Changchuan stiffened his neck and shouted, "If Li Xing is fine, then Aunt should tell us where she is!"

Li Ruojin glared at him, "Xiao Xing’s fate is peculiar. Performing a divination for her would cost me decades of my cultivation. Since I already know she’s safe, why should I perform another divination? Do you want me to waste my lifespan just to ease your minds? Li Changchuan, are you just waiting for me to die so you can become the Li Family Patriarch sooner?"

Being called by his full name by his aunt, Li Changchuan became like a cat with its nape scruffed, hurriedly lowering his head and saying, "Nephew dares not! Sixth Aunt is the anchor of the Li Family; I hope Sixth Aunt lives a long life!"

Seeing the two most promising juniors of the Li Family standing dejectedly in front of her, worried for their child, Li Ruojin couldn’t help but feel compassion and gently comforted them:

"Alright! It’s not that I don’t want to tell you Xiao Xing’s whereabouts; it’s that even I can’t divine where she is right now."

Li Changchuan was shocked, "Your divination skills are extraordinary and always accurate; how can you not find out Ah Xing’s whereabouts?"

"What’s so strange about that? If Xiao Xing’s cultivation surpasses mine, then with my modest skills, I naturally can’t divine it."

Li Changchuan was taken aback and then gradually showed an expression of joy, "You mean, Xiao Xing, she—"

Xiao Xing was so young, and she already had higher cultivation than Li Ruojin. This child really was outstanding!

"The bond between mother and daughter, the nature between father and son; the unrest you both felt recently wasn’t without a reason. Xiao Xing indeed has a tribulation in her fate, and if you calculate the timing, it was exactly seven days ago."

Su Xun and Li Changchuan instantly became nervous, "Sixth Aunt, can this tribulation be safely overcome?"

Li Ruojin looked up at the sky and said softly, "If I knew, how could I not discern her whereabouts? Whether she can overcome the tribulation depends entirely on her own fortune."

The young hope that had just sprouted in Li Changchuan’s heart was crushed again. Li Ruojin was right; Cultivators had always gone against the natural order, facing countless disasters and tribulations in their lifetimes. If every danger could be foreseen and avoided, wouldn’t everyone be able to ascend to immortality?

Now his daughter’s whereabouts were unknown, and as a father, he couldn’t even help but pray for her to be smart and ambitious so she wouldn’t let them go through the heartache of sending off a child before their time.

Li Xing listened to the conversation between her parents and Grand Aunt, hearing it all crystal clear. She really wanted to tell them that she hadn’t overcome this tribulation, that she was dead, now hovering not far above them.

Li Xing screamed desperately, but unfortunately, there seemed to be an invisible, solid barrier between her and her family, blocking all sound and vision.

Just as Li Xing was feeling anxious, a huge suction force came from her waist, like stepping onto a Transmission Array, pulling her rapidly backward, and the scene before her shattered like bubbles and disappeared.

"Nooooo—!"

Before the scene completely disappeared, Li Xing saw her Grand Aunt’s eyes precisely looking at her, with a faint smile on her lips.

Li Xing’s consciousness fell into slumber once more and after an undetermined length of time, she heard a familiar call echo by her ear.

"Ah Xing, Ah Xing, wake up!"

Li Xing slowly opened her eyes, and Chu Yunyi’s joyful face appeared right in front of her.

"Chu Yunyi?"

Wasn’t she dead? How could she see him?

Li Xing sat up abruptly, and a familiar nagging pain radiated from her Dantian. No, how could the dead still feel pain?

Li Xing wanted to ask Chu Yunyi what exactly was happening, but as she locked eyes with him, her heart skipped a beat again.

"Why has your hair turned white again!"

Chu Yunyi’s mouth curled into a smile as he gazed at her quietly, saying nothing. But from his demeanor, it wasn’t hard to guess that her awakening was certainly related to him.

Li Xing had a bad premonition and urgently asked, "What did you do?"

Chu Yunyi’s gaze fell on her wrist, the tenderness in his eyes almost overflowing.

Li Xing looked down and saw a red talisman appear on her right wrist.