After their satisfying breakfast, Tianzun and Xiao Yi Xian—whom he now simply called Yian—walked leisurely through the village. The early morning sunlight spilled through the trees, painting golden patches on the ground as they made their way toward her small medical clinic nestled at the edge of the forest.
Along the way, people called out warmly to little fairy. Farmers, children, and elderly alike smiled and greeted her with kindness and admiration.
"Miss little fairy doctor! The medicine you gave me worked wonders!"
"Good morning, healer fairy!"
She blushed at their praises but returned each greeting with soft warmth. Tianzun walked beside her silently, observing. Though she walked humbly, her steps bore the weight of responsibility. There was something beautifully selfless in the way she responded to every villager—so natural, so genuine.
"This place suits her," Tianzun thought. "She heals without arrogance."
As Yian chatted with a couple of older villagers, Tianzun's mind dipped inward.
🔊 Secret Conversation: Tianzun & Ling Yuan
In his spiritual sea...
"Ling Yuan," Tianzun muttered telepathically, "tell me the truth. My Dou Qi color—it has changed again."
Ling Yuan appeared as a shimmer of ethereal light. "Yes. It's because your third attribute has awakened."
"Water? Why now?"
"When you broke through to Da Dou Shi, the soul fusion and energy refinement you endured triggered it. Water was always latent in your soul's core, but now it's dominant enough to manifest in your Qi."
Tianzun closed his eyes.
Space: Black. Alchemy (Wood): Green. Now Water: Cyan.
His Qi, now a thick fusion of blackish-bright green and neon cyan, shimmered with dangerous beauty.
"Why does it feel like... something more is waiting to awaken?"
"Because your soul was not born of this world," Ling Yuan said quietly. "And the Flame Cosmos Root Field you possess is far from its final form."
🌪️ The Price of Power
Tianzun had been attempting to develop techniques to master his three elements—space, wood, and now water. But results had been unsatisfactory.
Until the system AI revealed something crucial: it had automatically classified all of Tianzun's previous techniques. Most were Huang Class, ranging from low to high.
Only the Qi Reserve Pellet Technique, which he invented from alchemical principles, was ranked Xuan Class and still upgradeable.
In frustration, Tianzun had turned to Ling Yuan for help—and paid a staggering price: 1.7 billion Celestial Shards over six years.
"I knew I was being extorted. But I needed mastery."
The result?
📊 Current Technique Arsenal
Qi Reserve Pellet Technique
Class: Di Class Mid-Level
Type: Alchemical Support
Function: Stores vast Cosmic Qi in solid form for battle.
Vein Split Pulse Spiral (Fusion of Exploding Pulse Spiral + Vein Split Pulse)
Class: Di Class High-Level
Type: Offensive
Effect: Delivers internal rupture through pulse-vibrated impact.
Phantom Chain Palm (Shadow Chain Palm + new spatial strike)
Class: Di Class Low-Level
Type: Binding & Damage
Effect: Temporarily traps enemy in a chain-web spatial lock.
Meteoric Break Step – Space Variant
Class: Di Class High-Level
Type: Movement
Effect: Temporarily bends space for instantaneous lateral movement.
Aqua Grasp Torrent
Class: Di Class Low-Level
Type: Elemental Binding
Effect: Uses water Qi to entangle and paralyze opponents.
Tidal Pulse Disruption
Class: Di Class Mid-Level
Type: Area Control
Effect: Sends rippling waves that interrupt technique formation in enemies.
[UNNAMED SIGNATURE TECHNIQUE] (In Development)
Estimated Class: ??? (Potentially Tian Class)
Elements: Cosmic Qi + Water + Space + Wood
Core Inspiration:chain reaction and compression.
Tianzun had invested heavily in this final, unnamed technique.
He imagined it as a tiered ability:
Level 1: Cosmic Combustion Pulse
Level 2: Core Fusion Spiral
Final Form: Void Genesis Detonation
"A technique that compresses cosmic energy and attributes into a singularity... then detonates. Not for victory—but survival."
Ling Yuan called it insane.
Tianzun called it necessary.
But he kept it secret. For now.
👵 Life at the Clinic
They reached the small forest hospital. The walls were simple wood, but the space was clean, fragrant with herbs.
Xiao Yi Xian tied her apron and got to work mixing medicine.
Tianzun didn't just stand around.
He donned an apron too.
"Assistant doctor Tian reporting for duty," he said with mock seriousness.
Yian blinked, then burst into laughter. "You? A assistant doctor?"
"I'm trained in alchemy. That makes me twice as useful."
"Then don't mess up the labels, Mr. Assistant."
They moved together in harmony—grinding, measuring, bottling.
Villagers came with minor wounds, bruises, and sickness.
Tianzun treated children with surprising gentleness.
Yi Xian watched him work.
He doesn't just see their injuries, she thought. He sees their pain.
Hours passed in peace.
🌇 End Scene: Dusk and Reflection
As the sun dipped below the trees, Tianzun stood by the well.
The wind brushed his long white hair.
In his mind, he reviewed the energy circulating in his Flame Cosmos Root Field.
The vortex had changed again.
Its inner galaxy now glowed not only with neon green and black, but also pulses of cyan lightning, like water rebelling against gravity.
"Control," he whispered, palms glowing. Water, space, flame... all bending.
"This is just the beginning."
End of Chapter 46: Foundations of Devastation