txolops Chapter 235 Mysterious Heart Pill and Jade Flower Liquid
Chapter 235 Mysterious Heart Pill and Jade Flower Liquid
in the hall.
Upon understanding Li Ping's proposed alchemy plan, Shi Yutong was overjoyed and quickly said, "Then let's do as Brother Li suggests."
After saying that, she took out a storage bag containing hundreds of precious medicinal herbs and eagerly handed it to Li Ping.
With a smile and a nod, Li Ping took the elixir from Shi Yutong's hand.
Then, under her anxious gaze, he carefully took out all the spiritual herbs and precisely controlled his magic power to divide the batch of herbs into ten equal portions.
Ten portions of the elixir were packaged separately, each portion containing the amount needed for one Mystic Heart Pill.
After doing all this, he took out the alchemy furnace and began refining pills.
However, he couldn't refine third-tier spiritual materials with his Foundation Establishment stage innate true fire. It would be best to use the core formation cultivator's pill fire, earth fire, and some special third-tier spiritual fire to refine them.
However, Li Ping does not have the necessary conditions, and Flying Snow City does not have any earth fire, so Li Ping can only use high-grade spirit charcoal to make up for the deficiency and set up several fire control formations to assist in temperature control.
In this way, the conditions are acceptable.
With a flick of his magic, a spiritual herb, equivalent to a single Xuanxin Pill, flew into the alchemy furnace. Li Ping, with a solemn expression, carefully purified the herb.
Shi Yutong sat to the side, watching all of this nervously.
But less than half an hour after Li Ping started refining the pills, a burnt smell reached her nostrils, and she felt a chill in her heart, knowing that the pill refining had failed.
Sure enough, Li Ping soon opened the alchemy furnace.
A clump of unidentified charred matter flew out, and he controlled it with his magic, allowing it to land in his palm for careful examination.
Although Shi Yutong was nervous, she didn't dare to disturb Li Ping, for fear of affecting his alchemy.
Li Ping examined the charred substance in his hand for a moment, seemingly understanding the reason for the failed pill refining. He then tossed it aside, took out another batch of medicinal herbs, and continued refining the pill.
……
Just as Li Ping was refining the elixir.
In the palace at the location of the third-tier spiritual vein and spiritual eye of the Flying Snow Sect, a solitary figure knelt on the ground. With tearful eyes, she looked towards a corner of the palace, as if she could see the upright figure that sat there in the past.
Master Qianxue recalled the scene when she met Brother Yun four hundred years ago.
Because her Yeti tribe was defeated and forced to submit to the barbarian tribe that conquered them, she and a group of her tribemates were sent to the barbarian tribe as hostages when she was young.
She was terrified when she heard that the barbarians liked to eat other races. Coupled with the mistreatment they suffered, she lived in constant fear within the barbarian tribe.
That day, she mistakenly entered a prison and saw Brother Yun, who was bound hand and foot with his collarbone pierced.
Lonely, she found the best person to confide in.
"Human, aren't you afraid? I heard they're going to eat you."
"Of course I'm afraid of death, but fear is useless, so why should I be afraid?"
"You're a good person, I don't want you to get eaten by them."
"Heh... How do you know I'm a good person?"
"You are a good person."
……
Later, Yun Ge's master came in person, killed all the brutal barbarians, and healed Yun Ge's injuries. As for the snowman boys, they were to be returned to the snowman tribe.
Brother Yun smiled and took her hand: "Come with me, I'll show you a wider world."
She nodded firmly, and that nod marked the beginning of four hundred years of mutual support and companionship.
With her hair disheveled, Qianxue Zhenren murmured softly, "Brother Yun, don't you want Xue'er anymore? Xue'er wants to stay with you forever..."
The sound gradually faded until finally, the palace fell silent.
……
Considering the issue of credibility, Li Ping's second attempt at alchemy also ended in failure.
However, this time he made significant progress compared to the last time; instead of producing a charred lump, he produced a worthless pill.
Wasted pills are still pills, but they contain a lot of impurities, and are harmful to cultivators if they are consumed.
"The performance is almost complete; the third time should be successful," Li Ping thought to himself.
Although he only used the equivalent of one Xuanxin Pill of spiritual herbs each time he refined pills, the difficulty of refining third-tier spiritual herbs was incomparable to that of second-tier spiritual herbs.
He had already spent most of the day on the first two attempts at alchemy.
Considering the Xuanxin Pill, it would be best to refine it before the independent cultivators outside become impatient, in order to achieve the best effect.
At this moment, he should not delay any longer.
"How come he failed again?" Seeing that Li Ping's two attempts at alchemy had both failed, Shi Yutong became increasingly anxious.
But worried that it would affect Li Ping's alchemy, she suppressed her annoyance and watched as Li Ping opened the furnace again.
This alchemy process was exceptionally long, and it was almost dark by then—
A strange medicinal fragrance began to fill the main hall, and the alchemy furnace shimmered with spiritual light.
Li Ping's expression was serious. He formed a hand seal and uttered a low shout: "Open."
Boom!
Under his control, a cloud of azure light lifted the lid of the alchemy furnace, revealing a faint five-colored glow inside. Immense heat emanated from the furnace, raising the temperature in the main hall considerably.
Whoosh!
From within the azure clouds, a pale azure elixir flew out and, under Li Ping's control, flew directly to Shi Yutong.
Whoosh!
From within the azure clouds, a pale azure elixir flew out and, under Li Ping's control, flew directly to Shi Yutong.
"Brother Li, what's this?" Shi Yutong was both surprised and delighted to see this.
Li Ping wiped the sweat from his forehead and cheeks, smiled and nodded: "I have not failed you. Please check, Sect Leader Shi."
Upon hearing this, Shi Yutong immediately enveloped the pill in front of her with her divine sense and examined it carefully. Although she was not an alchemist, based on the description of its appearance recorded in the information, she could confirm that what was in front of her was a third-tier Profound Heart Pill that could help cultivators resist inner demons.
"Thank you for your trouble, Brother Li!" Shi Yutong took out a jade bottle, filled it with the Profound Heart Pill, and hurriedly prepared to leave.
But Li Ping stopped him: "Sect Leader Shi, there are still seven Xuanxin Pills worth of spiritual medicine here."
Shi Yutong waved her hand casually: "The remaining spiritual herbs are payment for Brother Li's alchemy. I'll take my leave now."
Having said that, without waiting for Li Ping to speak, she strode hurriedly out of the hall.
Watching Shi Yutong leave, Li Ping opened his mouth as if to speak, but ultimately shook his head.
Over the years, he had known that Shi Yutong was a very generous person, but Li Ping had not expected that she would give him all the remaining spiritual herbs as payment.
After all, most of these medicinal herbs are precious thousand-year-old herbs.
Even those high-ranking Core Formation cultivators cherish it immensely and are unwilling to waste it.
Shi Yutong just gave it to him like that.
"That's good. With the spiritual herbs given by Shi Yutong, I only need to collect a few more common spiritual herbs before I can start refining the 'Condensing Essence Pill'." A smile appeared in Li Ping's eyes.
At the same time, there was a hint of expectation in his eyes: "I hope the Xuanxin Pill can cure Qianxue Zhenren's qi deviation. Once her condition improves, the situation in the city can be stabilized."
He is a peace-loving person and hopes for a stable environment for him to develop slowly.
……
After obtaining the Profound Heart Pill, Shi Yutong hurriedly went to her mother's secluded palace.
"I hope the Mystic Heart Pill will work," she thought to herself.
Her mother's condition had already been examined by a high-ranking physician within the sect. It was determined to be an emotional breakdown caused by excessive grief, along with other contributing factors.
The Xuanxin Pill was the treatment plan devised by that physician.
The moment the treatment plan was proposed, her concern was whether Li Ping's alchemy skills would be able to successfully refine a third-tier pill.
But now that she had the third-tier Profound Heart Pill, she was worried about whether the pill could cure her mother's illness.
Feeling anxious and uncertain, she walked quickly.
But just as she arrived at the main hall where her mother was in seclusion, a kind-faced old woman who had reached the Foundation Establishment stage stopped her.
"Master Lei, you can tell me what you need to do later. I have already refined the elixir and I need to go treat my mother now." Shi Yutong said anxiously, but still politely.
All because the Foundation Establishment cultivator in front of her was her mentor.
When she was young, her parents were either in seclusion practicing cultivation or busy with sect affairs, so they had no time to teach her.
During that period, Teacher Lei mainly taught her to recognize characters and read.
After her spiritual root was detected, it was Lei Shi who guided her in refining her qi and cultivating her spirituality.
In fact, Master Lei was her master.
However, as the offspring of a Core Formation cultivator, she could not possibly take a Foundation Establishment cultivator as her master. Therefore, although the two had the reality of being master and disciple, they did not have the formal title of master and disciple.
What Shi Yutong found strange was...
Master Lei is quite old and his time is not far off, so he rarely goes out.
Moreover, Master Lei is a person who is indifferent to fame and fortune, and in the past, he has never made things difficult for her in private matters because of the master-disciple relationship between the two.
But today she suddenly appeared here and blocked my way.
What Shi Yutong didn't notice was that Lei Shi's eyes were full of heartache and worry when he looked at her.
Hearing Shi Yutong's hurried words, she nodded slightly: "Yutong, I know you are a good child. You have handled the affairs of the sect very well during this time."
Shi Yutong was a little confused. Lei Shi had suddenly stopped her just to talk about this.
She shook her head: "Thank you for the compliment, Master Lei. It's all what Yutong should do. Yutong needs to deliver the medicine to her mother now. Shall we talk again later?"
Master Lei sighed and nodded: "Let's go together to treat the Master. I have known the Master for many years. Perhaps the Master still remembers me."
Shi Yutong then realized that Lei Shi had appeared because he was worried about her and her mother.
She nodded vigorously: "Yes, okay!"
A moment later, the two entered the main hall where Master Qianxue was resting, fed her the Xuanxin Pill, and watched her fall into a deep sleep before they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Lei Shi gestured with his eyes and led Shi Yutong outside the hall, his eyes filled with worry: "Yutong, I heard that there are rogue cultivators in the city..."
She cared not only about Shi Yutong and her son, but also about the sect where she had lived her whole life.
……
End the quest to refine the Mysterious Heart Pill.
Li Ping then had some free time and continued cultivating until nightfall. Only then did he flip over and fly to the top of the palace, silently sensing the fluctuations of energy outside the sect.
"This is bad!" Li Ping sighed inwardly.
His worst fears came true.
The silence outside the sect is enough to illustrate this.
The rogue cultivators who were looting in the city did not take advantage of the loss of order to attack other rogue cultivators.
That leaves only two possibilities: either they have left satisfied, or they have organized themselves and are discussing important matters.
If it's the former, that's fine; if it's the latter...
Li Ping flew down and returned to the hall, where he once again took stock of his many abilities.
Theoretically, the Xuanxin Pill he refined for Shi Yutong might have restored Qianxue Zhenren to her original state, allowing Feixue Sect to turn the tide.
However, anything can happen, and he also had to be prepared for the Xuanxin Pill to be ineffective against True Person Qianxue.
Li Ping's most lethal weapon is still the second-tier high-grade spirit talisman. In recent years, whenever he has free time, he draws thunder talismans to relax. Unknowingly, he now has more than a thousand thunder talismans in his storage bag.
If all of them were scattered, it would be enough to blow up half of Flying Snow City.
Although the quality is somewhat inferior, the quantity is comparable to that of a Core Formation cultivator.
Besides the lightning talisman, there were six puppets equivalent to late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. However, he could only control three puppets at a time, which somewhat affected his combat power.
"In case we really encounter a battle, we should control two offensive puppets and one defensive puppet!" Li Ping pondered the battle plan.
With a wave of his hand, three puppets—two offensive and one defensive—appeared before him.
He equipped all three puppets with magical artifacts, making them fully equipped.
Of course, the puppets themselves cannot refine magical artifacts; the magical artifacts they use are all refined by Li Ping and then given to them.
"I have the Bloodwing Escape Technique, and I'm not afraid of getting hurt, so I don't need a puppet to protect me." Li Ping pondered for a moment, then took out a five-foot-long black greatsword from his storage bag and threw it at the defensive puppet Jia San.
Jia San reached out and caught the black greatsword, then casually swung it a few times, stirring up gusts of wind in the hall.
"Not bad, not bad!" Seeing the commotion caused by Jia San wielding the giant sword, Li Ping couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
He obtained this black greatsword from the storage bag of Yan Liming, a Core Formation cultivator, when he was adventuring in Fenglan Immortal City in his early years.
Its name is "Soul-Destroying Sword". It is a rare second-tier high-grade spiritual tool in the cultivation world, which is used exclusively by body-refining cultivators.
Cultivators who have mastered body refinement are mostly accustomed to close combat, and once they get close, even cultivators of the same level will find it difficult to escape death.
Although Li Ping also cultivated his body, his body cultivation level was only at the peak of the first rank. Given his cautious nature, he would never dare to engage in close-quarters combat.
Therefore, this precious magical artifact had been gathering dust in his storage bag.
But just now, he suddenly realized that Jia San was a puppet he had created with precious spiritual materials. Its full-body defense was comparable to a second-grade high-quality magic weapon, and it could be used as a half-body-refining cultivator.
After trying it, the effect was indeed quite good.
Of course, cultivators who have truly mastered body refinement can not only use their magical power, but also possess terrifying strength that rivals that of demonic beasts of the same level.
The combination of physical strength and magical power is what gives them the ability to quickly kill cultivators of the same level in close combat.
This is something the puppet cannot do; it can only deal with low-level cultivators, and cultivators of the same level will at most be in a bit of a predicament when facing it.
With the Soul-Destroying Sword, Jia San's combat power increased significantly.
However, that was not enough. After thinking for a moment, Li Ping gave the Spirit Ruler Talisman Treasure he obtained in the secret realm to Jia Yi and the Void Seal Talisman Treasure to Jia Er.
He currently possesses three talisman treasures: the Spirit Ruler, which he obtained by killing a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Spirit Control Sect; the Void Seal, which he purchased from the black market; and the Blood Sword Talisman, which he acquired from Hua Hong.
However, Li Ping believes that if he is forced to flee, he will mainly face mobile warfare.
Activating the Blood Sword Talisman would consume too much mana, and he wouldn't have much time to waste, so he probably wouldn't be able to use the talisman.
Li Ping nodded in satisfaction: "That's about right. Counting myself, that's a full four late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. Who can stop me? Hmm?"
After storing all three puppets in his storage bag, Li Ping sat cross-legged and began to cultivate quietly.
……
In a small courtyard outside the Flying Snow Sect.
Seven figures sat casually among them, including the triangular-faced old man, the white-robed scholar, and Long Jie, a cultivator from the Buyun Sect, all members of the Seven Immortals of the North Pole.
Long Jie smiled and said, "Since everyone has given me the honor of gathering here, may I ask if you are all dissatisfied with what we've accomplished in the past few days?"
"Hmph, do you even need to tell me that? The Flying Snow Sect is like a coward, withdrawing all its cultivators and precious resources back to the sect. I only managed to get a pittance, how can I be satisfied!" A hoarse voice came from a corner of the courtyard.
Long Jie looked toward the source of the voice, and after recognizing the person, a smile appeared in his eyes: "So it's Mr. Xiao."
Mr. Xiao is a renowned demon hunter in Silvermoon City. He has not only reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment, but also raised a late-stage second-tier demon snake. His strength is quite impressive among late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Furthermore, his expertise lies in using poison, making him even more feared.
After the outbreak of the Ice Sea Beast Tide, he sensed something was wrong and left Silvermoon City in advance to seek refuge in Flying Snow City.
Many thoughts flashed through Long Jie's mind before he smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao is right. More than 90% of the wealth in Flying Snow City is in the hands of the Flying Snow Sect, and has been taken back to the sect by Flying Snow Sect cultivators."
After scanning the other six late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and observing the changes in their expressions, Long Jie said calmly, "Not only that, as far as I know, several years ago, True Person Mu Yun went to great lengths to obtain a portion of 'Qionghua Liquid,' intending to save it for his daughter when she formed her core."
"What? Qionghua Elixir?"
Upon hearing this, the six figures in the courtyard could no longer sit still and exclaimed in surprise.
It's normal for them to react this way. They've already reached the late Foundation Establishment stage; who wouldn't want to form their core?
However, the process of breaking through to the Core Formation stage is fraught with peril, with only a slim chance of survival.
Without the protection of a Core Formation spiritual object, few late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators dare to attempt it.
Given their status as independent cultivators, even obtaining a low-grade Core Formation spiritual item was a pipe dream.
Now, if what Long Jie said is true, then there is a Core Formation spiritual item placed in front of them.
Qionghua Liquid can increase the probability of semi-formed Core Formation.
Furthermore, it can save a cultivator's life in the event of a failed attempt to form the Golden Core.
Although he will still be seriously injured, he will not die immediately.
The triangular-faced old man looked incredulous: "Are you telling the truth?"
After the others calmed down, their reactions were similar to his.
Although they longed to obtain a Core Formation artifact, the credibility of Long Jie's words was questionable.
Long Jie shrugged: "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do. After all, this matter is a secret, and very few people know about it."
However, I also hope that all fellow cultivators will consider this: given Shi Yutong's cultivation level, it won't be more than a few decades before she reaches the peak of Foundation Establishment and attempts to break through to Core Formation. Would two Core Formation cultivators not prepare Core Formation-enhancing spiritual items for their daughter in advance?
If Long Jie actually produces any evidence, the six people will suspect that he deliberately set a trap.
But now, he merely offers his analysis, adopting an attitude of "believe it or not," which has convinced most of the six people.
His mention of Shi Yutong's attempt to break through to the Core Formation stage, in particular, sparked a lot of speculation among the six.
After all, how could two Core Formation cultivators not prepare Core Formation artifacts for their precious daughter?
For Foundation Establishment cultivators, Core Formation spiritual items are naturally extremely precious, and it is almost impossible for them to obtain them on their own.
However, if a Core Formation cultivator makes the move, obtaining a Core Formation spiritual item is not a problem as long as they are willing to pay a certain price.
Perhaps, as Long Jie said, the Flying Snow Sect's secret vault contains a Core Formation spiritual item called "Qionghua Liquid".
Seeing the six people's reactions, Long Jie smiled inwardly, knowing that they were already interested.
Last night, he managed to gather the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators still in the city, attempting to win them over to attack the Flying Snow Sect together.
However, these people were worried about Qianxue Zhenren's true condition and hesitated to attack Feixue Sect.
She was, after all, a Core Formation cultivator. Even though there were rumors that she had gone astray, no one dared to underestimate her.
Treasures are wonderful, but one must be alive to enjoy them.
"Hmph! A bunch of short-sighted fools. Once the Core Formation cultivators from other major cities arrive to provide reinforcements, there won't be any chance left." Long Jie sneered, a glint of desire flashing in his heart: "You can fight over the Core Formation spiritual treasures then; what I want is that real treasure!"
He was a cultivator from a sect, and he still had ways to obtain Core Formation spiritual items, which were extremely precious to independent cultivators.
Therefore, he didn't care about Qionghua Liquid; there was something else in Feixue Sect that truly concerned him.
"I never expected that the Flying Snow Sect would possess such a spiritual object. I wonder where they obtained it from," Long Jie thought to himself.
Originally, even if they coveted that spiritual object.
However, with two Core Formation cultivators in charge of the Flying Snow Sect, he dared not even entertain the idea of robbing them, and could only secretly devise a plan.
But who knew that Mu Yun Zhenren and Qian Xue Zhenren would encounter accidents one after another, which gave him hope of seizing the prize.
However, even without the Core Formation Realm cultivator, the remaining power of the Flying Snow Sect is not something he can deal with alone.
That's why he rallied other rogue cultivators to attack the Flying Snow Sect together, and deliberately leaked information about the "Qionghua Liquid" to incite conflict among the other rogue cultivators.
He wanted to take advantage of the chaos to retrieve that magical object!
Just as Long Jie was pondering, the triangular-faced old man slowly spoke: "Fellow Daoist Long, if you have a way to break through the Flying Snow Sect's grand formation, I am willing to risk my life with you!"
The other cultivators also showed expressions of agreement. If they could break the sect's great formation, even if they failed, they were confident that they could escape unscathed.
Long Jie smiled and nodded: "A third-tier formation is easy for me to break. Tomorrow, this third-tier formation will no longer exist."
In order to obtain that spiritual item, he had long ago bribed an inside agent within the Flying Snow Sect and helped him advance to the Foundation Establishment stage.
The other cultivators also showed expressions of agreement. If they could break the sect's great formation, even if they failed, they were confident that they could escape unscathed.
Long Jie smiled and nodded: "A third-tier formation is easy for me to break. Tomorrow, this third-tier formation will no longer exist."
In order to obtain that spiritual item, he had long ago bribed an inside agent within the Flying Snow Sect and helped him advance to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Once his inside man attacks from within, the third-tier formation collapses instantly.
"Very well, as long as the great formation is broken, I will risk my life!"
"I, an old man, will participate!"
……
Tempted by the spiritual treasures that grant Core Formation, the seven quickly reached an agreement to join forces.
……
That night, Long Jie's inside man secretly passed on a message, which made him even happier.
"Everything is ready, and we can start operating at any time!"