Chapter 1329, Her Love for Gu Changge; Not a Dream

Translator: Fate

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

Only the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect could make Pills for Immortal Realm experts. Pills for Immortal Kings were even rarer as the ingredients were precious. It was extremely difficult to make such Pills.

 

Even if Lin Qiuhan were to make such Pills, it would take her an extremely long time and she could not guarantee the furnace would not explode.

 

Certainly, there was a huge price to pay if she was asked to make Pills. She hadn’t refined Pills for a long time. If not for the fact that the reward was handsome this time, she would never have agreed to it.

 

Then, the Immortal King left happily with the Pills. Lin Qiuhan waved her hand to motion for the Elders and Disciples of the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect to leave. She could not be distracted when making Pills for Immortal Kings, so many Elders were there to protect her.

 

In the depths of the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect, Lin Qiuhan’s tranquil residence was located on a magnificent peak which was surrounded by lights of different colours. Her residence was not big. It was surrounded by a bamboo forest and there was a waterfall in the distance. Behind her residence was a lake from where a mist rose.

 

In front of her residence was a path paved with rocks.

 

Soon enough, Lin Qiuhan turned into a divine light and returned to this place. The courtyard hadn’t been cleaned up in a long time, so the ground was full of dried leaves. The stone table and benches were also covered with yellow leaves. They whirled around in the air as a wind breezed through them. The sight looked somewhat melancholic.

 

Lin Qiuhan had never taken on any Disciples, nor did she have any maidservants. She loved the tranquillity and did not want to be disturbed.

 

It took her dozens of days to refined those Pills this time.

 

No one stayed in the courtyard, nor did anyone clean it up. Now, the place looked somewhat desolate, unlike a residence that belonged to a Supreme Elder of the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect like her.

 

Naturally, this place was considered a Forbidden Area in the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect. Regardless of what happened, those Elders and Ancestors wouldn’t dare to step into the place. They would only inform Lin Qiuhan of what happened from the outside.

 

After all, besides being the Supreme Elder of the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect, Lin Qiuhan also had another identity, since Gu Changge had sent her to the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect back then.

 

This was not a secret in the Prosperous Dao True World.

 

It was for this reason that the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect was not coveted by other much stronger Forces and that they became the top Alchemy Sect in the Prosperous Dao True World.

 

Regardless, after the Immortal Domain merged with the Upper Realm, Alchemy Sects that used to be famous in the Immortal Domain naturally had bigger fists than the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect.

 

If not for the relationship between Lin Qiuhan and Gu Changge, the Heavenslayers Alliance Leader, the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect could not have attained its achievements today.

 

Upon her return to the courtyard, Lin Qiuhan did not immediately clean up the mess. Instead, she fell into her thoughts as she frowned while in a dazed state.

 

She was recollecting the process of refining those Pills this time and trying to learn from her experiences of near failures.

 

She always did that to improve her skills.

 

“I didn’t expect I’d be troubled by a bottleneck one day.” A sigh escaped Lin Qiuhan. She shook her head and took off her face veil before looking at the pool below the waterfall.

 

Just then, she habitually flicked her fingers and a glow spread from around her like a mist. It soon covered the entire mountain. As she walked towards the pool, all her dirty clothes fell from her figure, revealing her flawless skin. Her curvy figure was covered in a mist, so she was only faintly seen.

 

The water falling from above was loud and the mist soon engulfed Lin Qiuhan.

 

She bathed in the clean water and tried her best to calm herself down.

 

“There are too few records about Alchemy at this level in the Prosperous Dao True World. If I had the note passed down from more insightful experts, I wouldn’t have to explore everything on my own.”

 

Lin Qiuhan could not calm down whenever she thought about this. She felt frustrated and helpless. The troubles she had come across when refining Pills this time made her realise how helpless she was on this Alchemy journey.

 

The inheritance of Alchemy was limited in the Prosperous Dao True World, and there had been eras when the skills were not passed down.

 

It was useless for her to come up with ways to purchase ancient Alchemy recipes. She even braced herself to visit other Alchemy Sects and pay a price so that she could read their ancient books and records about Alchemy.

 

However, Pills in the Immortal King Realm seemed to be the limit of this world. She could not produce Pills that transcended the Immortal King Realm.

 

It had nothing to do with cultivation or methodology. It was a level she could not ascend to. It was as though an invisible obstacle had blocked the path ahead of her.

 

Or, perhaps Pills that transcended the Immortal King Realm were not allowed in the Prosperous Dao True World in its current state.

 

Lin Qiuhan had already detected the bottleneck a long time ago. She had always felt that she could shatter it by working harder. But now, she understood that she could not achieve that on her own. What she lacked were the inheritance from those more insightful Seniors and the path ahead of her.

 

“It’d be great if Young Master were here. He surely has ways to help me find ancient records about Alchemy. But, it’s been many years since he left. Perhaps I won’t see him again in my lifetime. I’m so useless. Making Immortal King Realm Pills is my limit. I’ve even dreamt about helping him in the future, but the truth is, I always needed to depend on him.

 

“Perhaps Young Master has forgotten that I even existed. I used to stay by his side, but I was useless and couldn’t achieve anything. It was like I was invisible. I’ve only become a so-called Grandmaster of Alchemy thanks to his help. When he returns to the Prosperous Dao True World years later, will he remember me and go to my tomb? No elixir of youth in the world can keep me young forever.

 

“But, if I can stay young forever, will he recall the moments we’d spent together? That young woman who had stared dazedly at him outside the Lin Family Ancestral Hall. The one who got flustered because of the smile on his face…”

 

At the bottom of the cold pool, Lin Qiuhan opened her eyes and looked at the ripples on the surface while muttering to herself.

 

She did not like to lament. Instead, she had always been hardworking and optimistic.

 

Her Master, Zi Yan, even said that she was a silly girl who found joy in the most strenuous tasks. She seemed to care about nothing else but Alchemy.

 

She enjoyed the process and loved refining Pills because she felt that was her value. It was a skill that Gu Changge treasured and it was the reason for her existence.

 

Zi Yan had been telling her she was foolish. Why would she think that the value of her existence was to assist someone else? What if she was of no more value one day? What would she do by then?

 

At that time, she replied to her that she would keep being useful. Zi Yan called her foolish again and shook her head.

 

In fact, she was not foolish. She understood everything clearly. That she could not help it. She had fallen unregrettably in love with a man and was willing to do everything for him. She had seen how dazzling the Sun was. Regardless of how bright a star was, it would pale compared to the Sun.

 

It was the same for people. She had seen the most incredible man when she was younger. Since then, she had always felt that no other man was comparable to him.

 

Zi Yan did not understand that.

 

Several thousand years ago, she failed to reach enlightenment. Although she had all sorts of precious treasures and Pills to help with her recuperation, she still died a few years later.

 

It was during that time Lin Qiuhan lost the person closest to her after she came to the Upper Realm. Since then, she had become a far more taciturn person.

 

Her mind was elsewhere and her memories became vague. She stayed at the bottom of the pool for a long time. It was not until darkness descended that she awakened.

 

She got up from the pool with a splash, causing ripples across the surface under the moonlight. A silver mist rose from the pool. The entire place was in dead silence. It was tranquil but also desolate.

 

Then, she wiped her hair with a towel atop a boulder beside the pool. When she was completely dry, she put on her clothes and left.

 

Before she even reached her courtyard, she noticed a slender man standing there.

 

Under the moonlight, the figure whose back was against her was familiar to her. His immaculate white clothes seemed to have become one with the icy moonlight. He looked transcendent and surreal, just like a dream.

 

She had seen this kind of sight in a dream more than once. She was rooted to the spot while clenching her clothes, feeling that it was like a dream. [Why is he here?]

 

Naturally, she could fail to recognise his figure. [Am I still dreaming?]

 

Even if it was a dream, she would not mind it. At the very least, she could see him again in a dream.

 

She approached the man, and when she was close enough, he turned around.

 

It was still a face familiar to her. He was handsome and elegant. There was a gentle smile on his face, which could always warm her heart for some reason.

 

“Young Master.” Lin Qiuhan looked dazedly at Gu Changge. A moment later, when she realised it was a dream, she went over and pressed her head to his chest.

 

It was something she would never dare to do in reality, but she could summon her courage to do that in a dream.

 

“It’s been a long time since we last met, Qiuhan.” Gu Changge looked at the woman with a conflicted gaze.

 

“You’re finally here to see me, Young Master. I thought I would never have a chance to see you again until my death. Although it’s a dream, I’m so happy…” Lin Qiuhan said in a small voice, worried that she would wake up from the dream if she was any louder.

 

“It’s not a dream.” Gu Changge placed his hand on her head.

 

Lin Qiuhan felt a warmth, and she suddenly opened her eyes, startled. “It’s not a dream?”

 

Gu Changge put on a smile. “I’ve been waiting for you the entire afternoon. I didn’t expect you to bath for so long.”

 

“Ah…” Lin Qiuhan’s eyes widened in disbelief. She could not make sense of what was going on. [This is not a dream? He has really come to see me?]

 

“It seems that you haven’t received news that I’ve returned to the Prosperous Dao True World.” Gu Changge smiled, not surprised by her reaction.

 

At that moment, Lin Qiuhan was unable to come to her senses. Her mind was blank. She had thought it was a dream and had done something she would never dare to do in the past.

 

Moments later, she finally came to her senses while her emotions undulated in her heart. Her feelings were a mixture of surprise, elation, and excitement.

 

She hurriedly cleaned up this desolate-looking courtyard. The aroma of tea spread from the stone table. Gu Changge was seated there as the flustered woman explained to him why she had done such a thing earlier. She indeed was not aware that Gu Changge had returned to the Prosperous Dao True World. She was just done with refining a furnace of Pills, and the Ancestors and Elders of the Violet Supreme Alchemy Sect did not inform her about it.

 

Naturally, Gu Changge would not criticise or make things difficult for her. After Lin Qiuhan was done with work and returned to the courtyard, he intended to show up and see her. However, when he saw that she was ready to take a bath, he did notdisturb her. Instead, he waited in the courtyard.

 

He just did not expect that it would take Lin Qiuhan the entire afternoon to bathe, though. It was not until nighttime that she returned.