``` "When these children are about big enough, these three aspects should also be about ready," Lu Changsheng thought to himself. "System, draw a prize." Without further thought, Lu Changsheng silently invoked again in his mind. He intended to use the lotteries he had just won. The prize wheel emerged, shining with golden light, spinning rapidly. Under Lu Changsheng’s calm gaze, the golden light eventually stopped on ’Skills’. [Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Second Rank Alchemy Skills!] [The reward has been issued to the System Space, and the host may check it at any time.] A light orb in the shape of an elixir emerged from the prize wheel, accompanied by the system’s voice. "Alchemy!" "Second Rank Alchemy!" Lu Changsheng saw the reward for his lottery draw and felt a surge of joy. Among the hundred arts of cultivation, what he most wanted at the moment was Formation. After that, it was Alchemy. These two crafts are not only among the mainstream Four Arts in the Cultivation World and upper-class professions, but also very useful to him at the moment. As for Formation, there’s no need to say more. It concerns the Great Formation of his future family and the placement of the family’s formations. Otherwise, buying Array Plates and hiring other Array Masters to arrange Great Formations, he really couldn’t be at ease. From the previously seen ’Heaven and Qingyun Water Great Formation’ in Red Leaf Valley Market, one could see that the level of such a Second Rank Great Formation was very ordinary. Using such formation for his own family, Lu Changsheng really couldn’t be at ease. Besides, mastering formations and arranging Great Formations by himself, in times of danger, activating the Great Formation and presiding over it could maximize the power of the formation. It’s incomparable to presiding over a Great Formation arranged by others, through Array Plates, or Array Tools. As for Alchemy, after his breakthrough in Foundation Establishment, purchasing Second Rank Elixir Medicines became very difficult. Normally, he could only take Energy Refining Elixirs to aid his cultivation. Now that he had mastered Second Rank Alchemy Skills, he no longer had to worry about elixirs. "With Second Rank Alchemy, not only can I solve my current need for elixirs." "In the future, I might even be able to refine Foundation Building Elixirs," Lu Changsheng rejoiced in his heart. Then he looked toward the light orb in the System Space. [Second Rank Alchemy Skills: Upon use, one can directly comprehend Second Rank full-level Alchemy Skills and the corresponding complete compendium of elixir formulas.] "Wait, are all the Skills Second Rank, are there no Third Ranks?" Lu Changsheng pondered as he looked at the Alchemy Skills before him. Including this Alchemy Skills, he had drawn four sets of Skills from the system. All of these skills were Second Rank. It made Lu Changsheng curious whether he could draw Third Rank skills. Without much further thought, he used the Second Rank Alchemy Skills from the System Space. Suddenly, a flood of knowledge and information poured into his mind from nowhere. "Introduction to Alchemy" "Basic Alchemy Compendium" "First Rank Alchemy Compendium" "Second Rank Alchemy Compendium" "How Elixir Medicines Are Made" "Ten Years of Qi Refinement, Hundred Years of Alchemy" ... After a while, a deluge of knowledge about Alchemy flowed into Lu Changsheng’s mind. It gave him an understanding of various elixirs, pharmacology, alchemy techniques, temperature control, and so on. "Phew, Alchemy really is worthy of being one of the mainstream Four Arts of Cultivation. "From distinguishing the pharmacology of various Spiritual Medicines, the kings and ministers in each elixir, flame control, different alchemy techniques, spells, amalgamating elixirs, and finalizing them...." Lu Changsheng digested the knowledge about Alchemy Skills in his mind. He felt that the skill was indeed extremely complicated. "However, it seems that making high-level Second Rank elixirs isn’t as simple as I had imagined." After digesting the knowledge, Lu Changsheng furrowed his brows slightly. Now that he had a detailed understanding of Alchemy, he knew that ordinary elixirs were very simple to make. One pill furnace, one fire-control formation, or alternatively natural Mana solidifying into flame would suffice. But to make certain advanced elixirs, ordinary fire wouldn’t do. You would need Innate True Fire, Heavenly Spiritual Fire, or Earth Core Fire. "If I want to make advanced-level elixirs, I still need to cultivate a spell or Divine Skill for condensing Innate True Fire." Thinking of practicing spells gave Lu Changsheng a headache. Because his initial practice of ’Soul Dispersion Needle’ made him aware that his aptitude for techniques was very average. Just like the Soul Dispersion Needle, this Divine Sense Attack secret technique, he pondered and attempted it whenever he was free. In the end, it took him over a year to master it. And only then was he able to condense three Soul Scattering Needles in his Divine Sense, capable of conducting three Divine Sense Attacks on others. Now, the thought of having to practice spells made his head ache. "Never mind, this is not urgent, the flame solidified by the Mana of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator is enough for me to refine most elixirs." "When I truly need Innate True Fire to refine advanced-level elixirs, maybe I’ll draw some kind of Heavenly Spiritual Fire, or have the conditions to build my own Alchemy Chamber." Lu Changsheng exhaled lightly and didn’t dwell too much on the Innate True Fire. After a Cultivator breaks through to Foundation Establishment, the Spiritual Fire that condenses with one’s own Mana could satisfy most needs for Alchemy and Artifact Refining. ... After Lu Wangshu was born, Lu Changsheng had originally planned to rent a courtyard and hire a wet nurse to care for the child. But Xiao Xiyue said she had been out for more than three years, and planned to return to Qingyun Sect in another half a year. So in this half year, she wanted to spend more time with the child and was against hiring a wet nurse. Facing this situation, of course, Lu Changsheng had little to say, and he went along with her. But he rented another courtyard anyway. After all, a cave dwelling of about a hundred square feet was a bit too small and suffocating for an infant. "Xi Yue, there’s something I need to deal with regarding the Lu Family..." After spending most of a month with Xiao Xiyue, Lu Changsheng spoke up. He discussed the matter of the Second Grade Talisman Master’s convention. ```