The art of Sky Riding could not only be used for long journeys; when one found oneself at a disadvantage, it was also an important safeguard for advancing and retreating freely.
With the Wind Splitting Seal and Qianxun, even if Chen Sanshi encountered a Late Foundation Establishment cultivator and lost in spell combat, he would not be unable to escape.
Its only flaw was that each burst of speed consumed a great deal of mana, making it better suited for use alongside a mount.
He formed hand seals in rapid succession, his speed surging again and again until he became a long rainbow that vanished beyond the Sky Curtain.
Dusk Valley.
After being away for several months, Chen Sanshi returned to the valley as easily as a horse that knew the road.
Counting the days, he had fallen behind on quite a few pill quotas. He did not delay and headed straight for the alchemy workshop.
"Bzzz—"
The stone doors slowly slid apart to either side. He happened to see the Alchemy Furnace belching thick black smoke, while Bai Chaotong, soot-covered and disheveled, covered her mouth and nose as she coughed. Clearly, she had just suffered another failed attempt at alchemy.
After years of study, she had become a mid-grade first-tier alchemist. Still, the distance between her and the second tier remained vast.
Chen Sanshi raised two fingers like a sword and lifted the furnace lid. After stepping closer and taking one look inside, he understood roughly what had happened. "When adding the fifth main ingredient to the Clear Spirit Pill, use seventy percent heat first, then raise both the heat and mana to full. Yours was clearly thrown into disorder because the heat was insufficient."
"You're teaching me?"
Bai Chaotong found it somewhat unbelievable.
She had studied alchemy precisely