The Dao Venerable smiled slightly. "I have refined this Nine-Turn Golden Elixir for nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine years. I began preparing it almost as soon as the Heavenly Realm established its own era, gathering all manner of primordial, innate essences and refining them to this day. In truth, refining it together with a Four Symbols Object might have produced a better effect... Of course, its absence is no great hindrance. The essence of the Four Symbols is merely a vessel for rules; substitutes can be found everywhere between heaven and earth."
Chu Tiange swallowed again.
The elixir inherently contained the refinement and concentration of Heavenly Dao Laws, and radiated an astonishing allure that could make any living being covet it. Had this place not been sealed off by the Dao Venerable's vast powers, even heaven and earth might have changed color, and ghosts and gods would have followed its fragrance here in a mighty procession.
"The elixir has completed its nine turns, and today is precisely the day it leaves the furnace. Your arrival at this moment seems like heaven's will... Oh, it was heaven's will to begin with? But whether you dare taste it should, I think, be your own decision, rather than something ordained by heaven."
"..." Chu Tiange was speechless. For the first time, he hoped the Heavenly Dao would write a few lines.
Who would not want an elixir of this caliber? It was the crowning achievement at the end of the path of external alchemy, something practically synonymous with the Immortal Dao itself.
*But could I take it? Heaven knew whether this elixir was genuine. Even if it was, would I dare? There was only one, so why give it to me? Would taking it saddle me with enormous karma? How would I