Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 258 - 250: The Origins of the Space

Chapter 258: Chapter 250: The Origins of the Space

Lu Family’s quadrangle courtyard.

"Is there anyone else at home?" Lu Yun asked Shitou, holding back her excitement as her mind briefly probed the space and then retreated.

"Yes, I’ll have them leave right now." Shitou stood up without a word and left.

Lu Yun chuckled, got out of bed, sat at the table, and idly took out a bowl of steaming hot pumpkin millet porridge from her space. She hadn’t eaten for several days, and now porridge was the best for nourishing the stomach.

By the time Shitou had sent away the stylist waiting at home and Xu Liang and his wife, and returned to Lu Yun’s room, Lu Yun had already finished a large bowl of pumpkin millet porridge and swallowed down a piece of soft rice cake the size of an adult’s palm.

Still hungry, Lu Yun couldn’t help but take another bowl of millet porridge. Shitou saw this and hurriedly stopped her, "Don’t eat anymore; you’ve been hungry for days, and eating too much all at once could harm your body instead."

"Alright." Lu Yun reluctantly looked at the bowl of millet porridge and obediently put it away.

"What exactly caused you to be unconscious for so many days?" Shitou couldn’t help but laugh out of curiosity, seeing Lu Yun’s longing expression.

"My space has upgraded, come inside and see."

Once the topic was mentioned, Lu Yun also forgot all about her still hungry stomach and the feeling of hunger, excitedly bringing Shitou with her. In the blink of an eye, she and Shitou were already in a strange place.

Looking at the boundless medicinal fields and the rolling mountains in the distance, and the rivers winding through them, Shitou was so surprised that his mouth hung open as he looked at Lu Yun, "Is this your space?"

"Yes," Lu Yun replied, brimming with pride as she watched Shitou, "Doesn’t it look good?"

"It’s more than just good." Shitou said in wonder as he turned around and suddenly noticed a grand palace behind them.

He wasn’t seeing things, was he?

"Could it be that stone?"

Shitou thought for a moment and asked with some uncertainty. Lu Yun had described her space to him before, but it definitely wasn’t like this. People couldn’t enter the space back then, and changes started when he gave Lu Yun that stone. That’s why he speculated as such.

"That’s right. Who would have thought we’d be so lucky? My space actually comes from a level ten civilization in the universe and was refined from an entire planet. The previous owner of the space was an alchemist.

In my past life, for some reason, it fell to me and I became its master. Unfortunately, the energy stone of the space, also called the ’Heart of the Planet’ in the shape of a pair of mandarin ducks, was separated from the space. Therefore, the space’s energy was insufficient to reveal its full appearance before."

"Level ten civilization? Are there other civilizations in the universe?" Shitou’s eyes shone even brighter as he listened.

"Of course, there are, but I’m actually just as confused about the details. I only know that this space comes from a level ten civilization, and the predecessor was a pharmacist. To become a pharmacist, one needs to have a talent for cultivating spiritual power to concoct Gene Elixirs. Moreover, the higher the talent, the higher the level of spiritual power, and the greater the achievements, allowing for the creation of higher-level Gene Elixirs."

Lu Yun’s eyes also sparkled as she excitedly looked at Shitou, "That’s why the profession of pharmacist is so prestigious in the universe, the higher the level of the pharmacist, the more respected they are."

"Are pharmacists also ranked by levels? How are they ranked?" Shitou’s curiosity was fully aroused, and he couldn’t wait to know more, which was precisely what Lu Yun was eager to share.

"They are divided into ten levels, based solely on the level of Gene Elixirs. In other words, Gene Elixirs have at least ten levels. If one can concoct a level ten Gene Elixir, reaching a lifespan of a thousand years for humans is not an issue at all. However--"

Lu Yun gave a wry smile, "Actually, it’s not that easy. The rest of the Pharmacopoeia has already been fully revealed. The subsequent sections of the Pharmacopoeia show that levels one through three of the Gene Elixirs are just the beginner’s Chapter. The intermediate Chapter comprises Gene Elixirs from levels four to six. Levels seven to ten belong to the advanced Chapter."

"The elixirs of the beginner’s Chapter aren’t too difficult to concoct. If all goes well, it shouldn’t be a problem to make them within a hundred years, and the necessary raw materials are abundant in space. But the gap from the third to the fourth level is a threshold, requiring talent and opportunity to break through. The same goes for the gap between the sixth to the seventh level, another hurdle. It’s not easy to break through. The previous Pharmacist of the Lu Family had the support of his clan, yet even after living for over a thousand years, he only reached the level of a sixth-level Pharmacist in the end."

"..."

Shitou was so stunned by the news that he couldn’t respond at once. After a while, he finally said, "But you haven’t even concocted a first-level Gene Elixir yet, have you?"

"Yeah, so I’m actually not even a level-one Pharmacist yet." Lu Yun said with self-deprecating laughter. He had thought himself quite capable, but after decades in two lifetimes, he had yet to step over the threshold of even a level-one Pharmacist. Becoming a Pharmacist wasn’t easy.

"At best, I can barely be considered an elixir apprentice," Lu Yun said, feeling downhearted. He fell into a state of low confidence, murmuring in a disheartened and disappointed voice.

"..."

Shitou regretted his words the moment they left his mouth—how could he have carelessly discouraged Xiaoyun like that?

He hurried to console her, "Don’t we have to fumble our way through since we don’t have a master? You’re already amazing. At least others have masters to lead them, but you are self-taught. Your future accomplishments will definitely not lose to the original owner. It’s even possible for us to become tenth-level Pharmacists directly."

"As if it’s as easy as you say. Ha, I discovered today just how thick your skin is. You haven’t even reached level one and you’re already daring to think about level ten?"

Lu Yun couldn’t help but snort with laughter at Shitou’s words, which also dispersed much of the gloom in her heart. She laughed, "Your skin is as thick as a city wall. Is it also built with glutinous rice?"

"Yes, it’s built with glutinous rice. Do you want to take a bite to personally verify just how strong it is?" Shitou responded with a laugh instead of anger, leaning in closer.

"There’s no need to test it to know it’s very sturdy; if I really tried, I’m afraid I might chip a tooth." Shitou’s closeness made Lu Yun’s heart race, causing her to take a step back in embarrassment. She scoffed dismissively to cover up her reaction and said with a sidelong glance at him.

"Empty words prove nothing. How will you know it’s really sturdy without trying?" Shitou, seeing how Lu Yun’s face flushed while she maintained her pretenses, wanted to tease her even more. He kept moving closer to her face, looking as if he wouldn’t back down until she took a bite.

Feeling Shitou’s face getting larger and larger before her eyes... Lu Yun’s face reddened even more, and with a thought, she immediately created a distance of over a dozen steps between them.

The sudden withdraw of the beauty left Shitou feeling a wave of loss. He couldn’t help but protest with an accusing and resentful tone, "That’s cheating; you’re bullying people."

"I just like cheating, and what if I am bullying you?"

Seeing Shitou out of his element made Lu Yun feel particularly refreshed. Imagining a little person with his face hopping madly and stomping around filled her with glee, and she couldn’t help but laugh softly.

"It’s outrageous how you bully people unashamedly," Shitou said, looking dejected as he watched Lu Yun gloat helplessly.

As Lu Yun found his rare "woeful" appearance more and more amusing, she blatantly burst into "haha" laughter, clutching her stomach, and secretly feeling thankful that this was happening in her own space. Here, she could do almost anything with just a thought, or else she would really have nowhere to hide from him.

With a sense of triumph, she laughed and even intentionally said to Shitou, "Hahaha... You look too cute like this, I can’t stand it, I have to take a photo to commemorate this."

Shitou: "..."