Chapter 286: A Messy Repair
（Friendly reminder, the earthquake in a certain place today has nothing to do with this Lord. This Lord just thought about it, and this Lord posted the article at night. Don’t blame me. What you say needs evidence. My plot requires it, I just thought about it, I didn’t do anything else. Believe in science, don’t drag me into it!!!）
Look, look, it’s really something. When someone is awesome, they really don’t need to say anything themselves. I just had some doubts about their bragging, and that’s it. Today, these two guys actually went and messed with them. I’m so drunk, this can even be found online.
Seeing that I wasn’t speaking, these two idiots thought I wasn’t very satisfied and got up to go again.
I quickly stood up and stopped them; “No, no, no, we cultivators shouldn’t easily harm mortals. I really don’t like doing such things. It’s like someone stepping on an ant, it’s so boring.
Besides, if you guys really mess them up, where will I go to watch those good cartoons and that thing and that thing in the future?”
Hearing me say this, the two of them sat back down.
Nali Duo continued to boast; “How is it, Senior? Do you believe it now? As long as you say the word, my brother and I will mess with them whenever we have time.”
I shook my head helplessly; “Okay, okay, I believe it, I believe it. Let’s drink, drink. Don’t be like me back then, getting impulsive after a drink. We are all cultivators, no need to get rough with mortals.”
“It’s not that, Senior. My brother and I didn’t mean anything else. You gave us so much face before, you were so much stronger than us, and you even cooperated with my brother and me to act. If it were someone else, they wouldn’t indulge us like this. Needless to say anything else, if you have any problems in the future, Senior, just say the word, and my brother and I will go through fire and water for you, Senior.” Sasuke said earnestly.
I looked at Sasuke carefully and asked; “Oh dear, speaking of the cartoon you two acted in, I’ve seen it too. You aren’t this kind of personality in that cartoon, are you? Aren’t you quite aloof?”
After I asked this, Sasuke scratched his head, his expression slightly tipsy; “That’s not it, that’s just acting, Senior. I’m usually like this. That was just a character I intentionally shaped to fit the plot, hehehe.”
“Okay, okay, amazing.”
Old Dragon King and Third Son spoke very little from beginning to end, just watching me and these two brothers chat. It makes sense, as the hosts, their main job is to entertain guests well. And I didn’t come empty-handed, I brought two gourds of peanuts and a large snake to stew. With just these two gifts, who wouldn’t be dazed?
Seeing that Nali Duo and Sasuke got along well with me, I, as the Big Brother, directly started telling them about the so-called Alchemy Path in the cultivation world. I imagined that as outsiders, the brothers must not have heard of it. Also, on the other hand, it was an opportunity to instill some cultivation knowledge into Third Son.
After telling them that I was going to talk about something, their obedient demeanor made them sit up straight, and they even perked up their ears.
Even Old Dragon King and Brother Long on the side instantly became like this.
I coughed lightly and began; “In cultivation, there are two ways to handle problems: endurance and transformation. These two are completely different concepts, and the gap between these two realms is very large.
For example, if someone provokes you and you endure it, it will block your qi and blood, causing poor circulation and blockages, which will lead to illness over time.
Or, if one day you can’t hold back and erupt, you might even say; ‘I’ve endured you for a long time,’ and then get into endless strife with that person.
As for transformation, transformation is to dissolve all the bad things. This transformation is about changing thoughts and controlling thoughts, also known as the mind transforming the environment. After changing one’s own thoughts, the heart will not be blocked, and if it is not blocked, it will not cause any harm to oneself.
If a cultivator’s body is a container, a refining furnace, then everything that enters the body, if not refined after entering, will accumulate and cause blockages. These things, apart from various invisible energies, are most easily perceived in terms of thoughts, negative emotions, negative words, or some trivial matters. This alchemy is about refining these things, taking the essence and discarding the dregs, extracting the good things. These good things are like gold, hence they are called Golden Cores. This is alchemy, the art of the Alchemy Path.
And the fire of alchemy is actually transformation, the transformation that turns those things into ashes, the transformation that allows one to extract useful things from them without being bothered by them.
If this is not done, over a long period, all sorts of impurities will accumulate in the body, and the body will naturally deteriorate. The liver, gallbladder, spleen, stomach, head, and so on, from top to bottom, inside and out, can easily lead to various discomforts or even illnesses due to long-term blockage.
Although you have achieved some accomplishments, you must remember what I am about to say, no matter what you have achieved.
After hearing this, they all nodded. Old Dragon King said; “Younger brother, is what you’re saying the Alchemy Path mentioned in the mortal realm?”
“Yes, don’t underestimate this. Even Great Sages have practiced this path, without exception. For example, like me, I devour all things, using all things as herbs to nourish myself, extracting the truth or the Way that I need from all things. A flower, a blade of grass, an ant, a cloud, a gust of wind, even breathing, anything can be refined by me for my needs and used by me.
This allows me, even when I was still in the mortal realm, to remain unfrozen in the cold, not get dried out in the heat, and to enjoy everything I encounter without suffering or distress, nor being greedy for it.
Although you have obtained many divine powers and abilities that ordinary people would call supernatural, without this kind of cultivation, you will never become a Saint and will always be entangled by many factors, circulating endlessly within the Three Realms and the Five Elements.
If you can achieve this, transforming your own body into a refining furnace and refining all things for your own use, it is the inevitable path to becoming a Saint.
There is a saying, ‘So-called Sages must learn to be sacred,’ which means that even so-called Saints need to continuously learn and accumulate to reach the realm of a Saint. Therefore, the way of alchemy, simply put, is to constantly accumulate and replenish oneself.
In this process, one’s qi, energy, temperament, and so on will undergo earth-shattering changes, much like a flower that is constantly being nourished.
After hearing this, Old Dragon King coughed, spat out his Dragon Pearl, and held it in his hand, looking at it intently. Seeing that his Dragon Pearl was dull and had some black stains in places, he broke out in a cold sweat and asked me; “Younger brother, take a look for me, is my Dragon Pearl really messed up? Why is it so black?”
