Chu Yang's words were heavy, serving as a wake-up call for them after their frequent victories in recent days.
Following this defeat, they began cultivating even more diligently than before.
Time was pressing, as there was still a long, long road from the Mahayana stage to Immortal Emperor, and they only had a year to achieve it.
In Chu Yang's vision, at least half of these twelve people, excluding Zhuang Hongxia, needed to ascend to Immortal Emperor.
However, thanks to the "Book of Planar Anchors," Chu Yang still had a fallback. He could directly transfer all the humans of Blue Star to other planes.
But this was the absolute last resort, the most desperate measure. Because Blue Star was the homeland of the human race in their plane, rooted here, they could not abandon it; they had to protect it with all their might.
After all, the world had undergone earth-shattering changes in the past two years. There was this Immortal Cultivation Era Plaza, symbolizing the arrival of a new era, along with various new buildings.
Blue Star's civilization was unique. The advent of the immortal cultivation era did not completely destroy the original scientific system. Instead, it accelerated the development of many new technologies. For instance, some individuals with unconventional thinking used formations and spirit stones to create weapons powered by spirit stones.
However, compared to magical artifacts, they were still somewhat lacking at present.
But this was a new path. Perhaps in a few hundred years, these scientists would be able to perfectly integrate immortal cultivation with science, forging a new great Dao.
Chu Yang didn't concern himself with this. He was too lazy to research quantum mechanics with these scientists. His sole responsibility was immortal cultivation to prevent an impending disaster for this world.
"Blue Star must not become a battlefield!"
Chu Yang's gaze was icy. This was an era he had personally created; it was, in essence, his world. Once it became a battlefield, it would undoubtedly cause immense destructive power, severely damaging the planet.
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After their failure, everyone in the Ice Sword Mercenary Group deeply reflected. During their break, they either entered the "Ascension Tower" to temper themselves, sparred with each other, or went into seclusion to consume heavenly treasures.
In short, they spared no means of improving their combat power. 138 Reading Network.
After more than half a year of training, Wei Zhiyan had now become a peak Void Integration stage cultivator and a fifth-grade alchemist.
Xue Qianwei had taught him most of the contents from the "Manual of the Alchemy Emperor." However, since it wasn't direct memory formation, how much he could digest depended on his comprehension.
Once Wei Zhiyan broke through to the Soul Transformation stage, he would become the second sixth-grade alchemist after Xue Qianwei.
Xue Qianwei used the money earned from Xiong Miao's live streams to establish an alchemy academy. Tuition was free for all below the third grade, and enrollment was open to all humans.
Boss Xue naturally became the dean, so she had been very busy for the past half-year.
She no longer joined the Ice Sword Mercenary Group to save the world. The immortal cultivation world numbered 399, which she had encountered previously, seemed to have taught her many things.
Therefore, everything she was doing now was to prevent Blue Star from becoming like immortal cultivation world 399, which ultimately lacked even a logistical support unit responsible for producing pills.
Today, she sought out Chu Yang.
"Are you serious?"
In response to Chu Yang's question, Xue Qianwei nodded solemnly and said, "Very serious. And in that world, you don't need to worry about my safety. Li Qingyun's wife, daughter, and master are all there. I've already spoken to him."
Chu Yang fell into thought. Xue Qianwei had come to him just now because she wanted to go to Immortal Cultivation World No. 3, the world where the Azure Emperor resided.
Xue Qianwei's reasoning was that on Blue Star, she was always working in isolation. Besides herself, there were no higher-level alchemists for her to exchange ideas with, which severely hindered her progress.
Therefore, she wanted to venture into a true immortal cultivation world, to see how the top alchemists in the great sects refined pills and how they trained alchemists.
Years of working in isolation had led Xue Qianwei to feel that she had hit a bottleneck. Sometimes, her passion for alchemy would also wane significantly. This couldn't continue; she had to reignite her passion for it.
Previously, she was worried that without her, no one could manage the alchemy academy.
After the selection at the Peak Alchemist Convention, Wei Zhiyan was now capable of taking over as acting dean. The other nine individuals had also been brought into the academy by Xue Qianwei to serve as teachers.
She was finally free now and could pursue her own path.
A long time ago, Chu Yang had told her that he hoped she could achieve emperorship in the Dao of Alchemy.
However, Chu Yang had never mentioned it again after that. He probably felt the difficulty was too high and didn't want to put pressure on her.
But she refused to accept it. After all, she was the progenitor of alchemy on Blue Star. She intended to quietly excel and then amaze everyone!
From Li Qingyun and the others, she learned that in terms of the advancement of immortal cultivation civilization, Immortal Cultivation World No. 3 was the most developed among the ones they had encountered.
Chu Yang felt that Xue Qianwei's decision was sound. After all, in the field of alchemy, she was a pioneer on Blue Star, and in a true immortal cultivation world, she would be a learner.
"No problem, but I still need to emphasize the harshness of the immortal cultivation world to you. Don't be fooled by how interesting Li Qingyun described it, nor by the fact that he is a disciple of an Immortal Emperor. In countless struggles for opportunities, if he fails even once, he can never return."
"I am an alchemist..."
"Alchemists are not entirely safe either. Emotions like greed and jealousy, once they arise, can very likely cost you your life in the cultivation world! Therefore, no matter what, try to settle in [Remnant Fragrance Valley] first before venturing out. Once you are outside, if people know you are from [Remnant Fragrance Valley] and have a connection with the Azure Emperor, they will give you some face..."
After patiently explaining the dangers of the immortal cultivation world and some survival strategies, Chu Yang provided her with a protective charm before sending her to Immortal Cultivation World No. 3.
From then on, Boss Xue embarked on her path of alchemy.
Knowing she was from the same world as Li Qingyun, the people of [Remnant Fragrance Valley] were very welcoming to Boss Xue.
As one of the top forces, [Remnant Fragrance Valley] also had an eighth-grade alchemist. Xue Qianwei was not pretentious and immediately initiated her first ten-year plan, learning from this eighth-grade alchemist in [Remnant Fragrance Valley].
Ten years later, she emerged from seclusion and, as a disciple of [Remnant Fragrance Valley], ventured into the immortal cultivation world. She engaged in "friendly spars" with other sects and paid respects to some top alchemists.
More than one eighth-grade alchemist was willing to take her as a disciple, but Xue Qianwei declined. She continued to seek guidance, learn, and undergo secluded cultivation...