Chapter 304 - Chapter 304: Chapter 177: The Request of True Monarch of DanYang_2

Chapter 304: Chapter 177: The Request of True Monarch of DanYang_2

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For elixirs such as the Gathering Soul Pill or Gathering Yuan Pill that boost cultivation levels, a large quantity can indeed make up for a lack of quality. However, for special elixirs like the Heaven Pill, which replenishes foundation and defies the heavens to alter fate, quality cannot be compensated by quantity.

The higher the quality, the greater the special medicinal properties of the elixir, and the more it can compensate for defects in the foundation.

Days flew by. Zhou Yun Feng fully absorbed the medicinal power of two medium-grade Heaven Pills and emitted a faint glow.

While absorbing the power, he endured a fair amount of pain, his brows furrowed constantly. The torment brought by a damaged foundation is unbearable as if something important in the body were being torn apart.

Supplementing the foundation also came with pain, after all, it is akin to reshaping the body’s foundation.

Soon, the glow faded completely, and Zhou Yun Feng slowly opened his eyes and stood up.

At the same time, all the disciples sitting cross-legged nearby stood up immediately, fixated on Zhou Yun Feng.

“Yun Feng, how do you feel?” Gold Sword Zen Ren asked with concern.

Zhou Yun Feng shook his head slightly and spoke calmly: “Master, the two medium-grade Heaven Pills have done some good. They have replenished some of my foundation, but to fully restore it, they are still far from enough.”

On hearing Zhou Yun Feng’s words, sighs echoed around the room, and many direct disciples’ faces were filled with disappointment.

Gold Sword Zen Ren nodded and waved his hand. Another bottle of pills flew towards Zhou Yun Feng. “I will report this matter to the Elder Ancestor and request the True Monarch of Dan Yang to refine the Heaven Pill. If the remaining batch of Heaven Pills fails or still cannot fully restore your foundation, we will have to figure something else out.”

“This bottle contains a top-grade Life Extension Pill, which can extend your life by twenty years. Keep it for now, and use it when your lifespan is reaching its limit. There might be a turning point by then.”

If the True Monarch of Dan Yang fails to refine the pill, or if even a top-grade Heaven Pill cannot completely restore the foundation, there is no other choice but to let Zhou Yun Feng lengthen his lifespan and continue waiting for an opportunity.

The Life Extension Pill should be used when the lifespan limit approaches because one can only consume it once in a lifetime. Perhaps within these few decades, a higher quality Life Extension Pill could be obtained.

After all, a supreme-grade Life Extension Pill can extend life by forty years, twice as much.

“Many thanks, Master,” Zhou Yun Feng said as he solemnly put the bottle containing one pill into his storage bag.

The Life Extension Pill is the most valuable resource in any sect, much like when Hua Yang Zhen Ren wanted to obtain the Longevity Grass from within the sect. It required the agreement of almost half of the Golden Core Realm masters but was ultimately rejected.

This illustrates the value of the Life Extension Pill, which even Golden Core Real Persons cannot obtain easily.

After all, the Longevity Grass genuinely exists only in the Dan God Secret Realm in the entire Cultivation World.

Although there are rumors that it has been found in some dangerous forbidden places, those places are fraught with danger. Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch might not be able to come out unscathed.

As for the Sky Herb, it currently only exists in the Dan God Secret Realm, as it is a kind of Lingzhi that thrives in environments reflecting a duality of water and wood. Many secret forbidden places lack such conditions for the growth of Sky Herb.

A look of determination crossed Qi Jing Yu’s face. She bowed to Gold Sword Zen Ren and said, “Master, I shall return to continue refining pills. If the Nascent Soul Ancestor can’t refine the supreme-grade Resurrection Pill, I will surely be able to.”

Having said that, she left the Golden Sword Hall without waiting for Gold Sword Zen Ren’s response.

Zhou Yun Feng looked at Qi Jing Yu’s retreating figure and let out a sigh. “Master, Sister Jing Yu is a little stubborn. Please do not blame her.”

“As a teacher, I can understand her. Alright, everyone disperse. I need to find Elder Xuan Qing,” said Gold Sword Zen Ren with a nod.

Although determination can create miracles sometimes, it is not necessarily the case in the Alchemy Dao.

This disciple of mine, Qi Jing Yu, is now a middle-ranking Pill Master, and to refine a pill like the Heaven Pill requires the power of a Spirit Level Alchemist. The gap is a full two ranks.

Even the step from the middle-rank to the high-rank is extremely difficult, let alone from high-rank to Spirit Level, which requires a long period of Alchemy Dao study.

Just like the Pill Hall Master of the Liu Yun Sect, Qing Mu Zen Ren, who has spent most of his time in Alchemy Dao, he has only just touched the threshold of the Spirit Level.

The life-span of someone who has only reached the Foundation Establishment realm is just two hundred and fifty years, unless they can break through to the Golden Core Realm, presenting a slight possibility of extending it.

If Qi Jing Yu devoted herself entirely to alchemy and neglected her cultivation, she would be unable to attain the Golden Core.

Considering this, he sighed softly, his figure slowly disappearing from the Golden Sword Hall.

“Senior brother, Elder Dan Yang definitely has the capability to refine higher quality Heaven Pills, we still have a chance,” one said.

“That’s right, we still have another opportunity, senior brother. Don’t give up,” Many direct disciples each expressed their consolation to Zhou Yun Feng.

They, as bystanders, all felt a sense of loss. As for Zhou Yun Feng, the man of the moment, the gap between his initial high hopes and the empty-handed result was bound to be even greater, causing even more distress.

“Enough, you all may go now,” Li Yuan Qing said coldly; the eldest martial brother didn’t need their empty words of consolation.

“Junior brothers and junior sisters, do not worry about me. When my foundation was damaged, I survived. It shouldn’t be any different now,” Zhou Yun Feng said with a smile on his face.

Seeing this, many of the direct disciples left one after another.

Once the other disciples had left, Lin Yi came over. “Eldest martial brother, we still have a chance. After the list of disciples who will represent the Golden Sword Lineage in the Secret Realm battle is confirmed, have them come to my cave mansion. I’ll be in charge of teaching them how to earn the trust of the Guardian Beast of the Giant Spirit Tree, and we may even get some Sky Herb.”

Considering his current cultivation level and his progress in Alchemy Dao, becoming a Golden Core and advancing to the Spirit Rank within twenty years is not an issue.

Since these Nascent Soul Elders couldn’t refine a supreme-grade Resurrection Pill, he would have to do it personally. He would also make some advanced plans to make sure the supreme-grade Resurrection Pill got into Zhou Yun Feng’s hands under appropriate circumstances.

This tutoring session was a crucial part of his plan.

After hearing this, Li Yuan Qing’s eyes brightened suddenly and he said excitedly, “Junior brother’s idea is the most useful one. If two opportunities are insufficient, then we will get more Sky Herb from the Dan God Secret Realm.”

“Junior brother, thank you,” Zhou Yun Feng couldn’t help but thanked, holding his fist in salute.

“Eldest martial brother, are we getting so formal now?” Lin Yi laughed, and after chatting for a while, he left the Golden Sword Peak and returned to his own cave mansion.

A few days later, half a year before the opening of the Dan God Secret Realm, the Secret Realm contest between the nine major sects took place near the Sky Sword Sect. This time, the three disciples who represented the Liu Yun Sect were from the Golden Sword Peak, Green Jade, and Divine Fire Peak respectively.

Drunken Immortal escorted these three disciples to the Sky Sword Sect. Because of the matter with the Heaven Pill, Golden Sword Zen Ren chose to stay within the sect.

Another month passed. Lin Yi was refining pills when he suddenly received a message from Golden Sword Zen Ren, asking him to come to the Golden Sword Hall.

He left the Sentient Little Furnace, a supreme talisman, to temporarily oversee the pill furnace. The sentient nature of the talisman could look after the pill furnace during less important stages of the pill-making process, without Lin Yi’s intervention.

Of course, not all Alchemy Furnaces had such capabilities. This Alchemy Furnace had followed the Pill Master for a long time, thus developing such a Sentience.

Upon arriving at the Golden Sword Hall, Lin Yi saw Zhou Yun Feng and Qi Jing Yu. He also saw his master, Golden Sword Zen Ren. However, standing below, the leader of their lineage, Golden Sword Zen Ren, was looking respectfully at a person above.

He glanced up, then lowered his gaze. The man was dressed in a green Taoist robe and turned his back to them. He emitted an unfathomable aura, presumably he was the Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Liu Yun Sect, Elder Xuan Qing.

“Disciple pays his respects to the master,” Lin Yi said as he stood at the entrance, giving a fist and palm salute to Golden Sword Zen Ren.

“Lin Yi, this is Elder Xuan Qing, the Nascent Soul ancestor of our Liu Yun Sect. Pay your respects quickly,” Golden Sword Zen Ren introduced.

“Disciple Lin Yi, pays respects to Ancestor Xuan Qing,” Lin Yi said as he held his fists together deeply and gave a bow.

At that moment, the figure above, Elder Xuan Qing, turned slowly around and said lightly, “Lin Yi, I’m aware of what you’ve done. Very good.”

“Now, The True Monarch of Dan Yang from Medicine God Valley is willing to refine the Heaven Pill for us, but he has two conditions. The first is two Longevity Pills.”

“The second condition is that he requires you to train his disciples who will be entering the Secret Realm, giving them a chance to gain precious spirit grass from the Giant Spirit Tree Herb Garden. Are you willing to do this?”