Meanwhile, inside the treasure vault of the North Division Dao Field, the white-robed cultivator Pavilion Master Xu, was also keeping a close eye on the direction of the City Lord's Manor.
His expression was slightly ferocious, his muscles twitched abnormally, and a terrifying green light flashed in his eyes.
Meanwhile, inside the cave dwelling at the Trading Hub center, a talisman was burning in front of Xu Long, and the Milky Way Celestial Phenomenon above his head had just detected a tiny energy fluctuation.
Observations of the Milky Way Celestial Phenomenon revealed that the energy fluctuation originated from the Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram, and the burnt-out Divination Talisman indicated that Earth Immortal had apparently already left Phoenix City.
Xu Long suddenly opened his eyes in the cave, his gaze flashing with two beams of light that instantly illuminated the dark cave.
Xu Long's face was blurred by the interplay of light and shadow, making it difficult to discern his expression. It was only apparent that another figure had appeared in the cave.
The crimson tinge on the figure's lips looked particularly eerie amidst the interplay of light and shadow!
A massive horde of Mist Beast Mist Beast has appeared outside Phoenix City, indicating that the Phoenix City is now surrounded. This poses a significant threat, and the Earth Immortal within the city will inevitably have to react.
Xu Long had been paying close attention to the movements of the City Lord's Manor. When he noticed something unusual at this moment, he was certain that City Lord Deng Lifu had already left the city.
The threat of the Mist Beast tide outside the city was held back by the Earth Immortal, and the city itself was divided into factions. For Xu Long, the main threats had been temporarily eliminated.
At this moment, the strength of the City Lord's Manor was in a vacuum. What he wanted to find out was inside the main hall of the City Lord's Manor. After waiting for a long time, his opportunity was about to arrive!
Xu Long naturally wanted to investigate the secrets inside the main hall of the City Lord's Manor's mansion in order to find clues about the Ancestral Spirit, but before that, he had to retrieve something else.
Looking at the thin blue smoke rising above the South Si Dao Field, Xu Long thought to himself: That thing should be ready soon.
The glint in his eyes vanished in an instant, and Xu Long's figure was once again swallowed by the darkness in the cave, except that one of the figures had quietly disappeared.
At this moment, the blue smoke above the South Si Dao Field had thinned considerably, and Yuan Changwu in the main hall was constantly observing the situation in the sky.
As the smoke gradually thinned from thick to thin, my emotions shifted from anticipation to slight anxiety. The thin mist had not completely disappeared, indicating that the fire in the furnace inside the alchemy room was still burning, and the Wuji Creation Pill inside the furnace was not yet fully formed.
Yuan Changwu did not possess his elder brother's extraordinary ability to attain immortality through alchemy, but he knew that the most important thing to avoid when refining pills was to avoid being distracted.
So even though he was getting anxious, he didn't dare to barge into the alchemy room. He just sat down in the main hall and forcibly suppressed his emotions.
Looking at the ancestral tablet on the incense table, he felt a little calmer and thought to himself: Although the Wuji Creation Pill is very important to me, my elder brother also told me to stay and guard the sect when he left, and not to neglect the affairs of the sect because of this.
Only after realizing this did he feel slightly more at ease. He slowly withdrew his thoughts from the smoke emanating from the alchemy room and waited patiently for the final result in the main hall.
Meanwhile, a streak of crimson light flashed outside the gates of the Pill Cauldron Sect. Before the guards could notice anything amiss, the crimson light had already entered the sect's gates.
After entering the mountain gate, the crimson light seemed to be very familiar with the environment, avoiding the checks by many powerful cultivators along the way, and finally landed in front of a main mountain.
Before the crimson light from the main mountain had even dissipated, a dark shadow flashed within it. Before anyone could discern what it was, the shadow, along with the crimson light, vanished completely before the main mountain.
At this moment, a distorted illusion of spatial barriers appeared inside the Pill Cauldron Sect. However, this illusion came and went quickly, disappearing without a trace within the sect in just a moment.
Inside the alchemy room, a gray figure was still intently maintaining the pills in the furnace. When he saw the pills rising and falling in the flames, their surface covered with dense cloud patterns, a long-lost smile appeared on the gray figure's face.
His magical Magic Power was still slowly being released, while the azure flames in the furnace had greatly diminished in power. The pills in the flames floated with the flames, and wisps of azure smoke emanated from above them, but the pills and smoke separated automatically.
One light, one heavy; one up, one down; one turbid, one bright; the distinct layers seemed to correspond to the secrets of heaven. This tiny pill in the furnace even seemed to possess a certain spirituality.
The gray-clad figure was secretly amazed to see that the pill possessed such spirituality.
He was a dharma Dharma Body left behind by Yuan Changhe. His true self was already a cultivator who had glimpsed the path to immortality, so he was not particularly shocked by the wonders of the Wuji Creation Pill.
But at this moment, the strangeness of this pill in the eyes of the Dharma Body was enough to shock him. Watching the flames in the furnace slowly diminish and the smoke in the pill room gradually thin out, he knew that this was a sign that the pill was about to be completed.
This Wuji Creation Pill represents a Earth Immortal in Land of Exile. The Magic Power within Dharma Body body is still slowly being released, and he cannot relax until the pill is fully formed.
The only sound in the enclosed alchemy room was the crackling of the furnace, and a rich aroma of herbs filled the air. A gray figure sat quietly cross-legged inside.
His eyes were fixed on the waning blue flames, completely unaware that he was experiencing a spatial barrier within the mountain gate.
Meanwhile, inside the main mountain, a black shadow moved with incredible speed, breaking through layer after layer of barriers. A crimson streak of light followed closely behind, and the two figures swiftly swept through the narrow passage.
The dark figure ahead raised its claws, coiled its body, and moved like lightning within the barrier, piercing through any gap in its path in an instant.
After quickly passing through several layers of barriers, the dark figure paused for a moment in front of one of them, as if it had encountered some difficulty, and spun around in place.
Meanwhile, the crimson light behind was following closely. With a thought, he urged the black shadow to quickly break through the barrier layer in front of him. The passage inside the barrier was very fragile, and they could not stay there for long. They had to get out of the barrier passage as soon as possible.
The shadowy figure trembled in its soul after being urged, and it immediately stopped spinning in place, no longer caring about the dangers ahead.
After unfurling its coiled body, it raised its sharp claws and slashed at the barrier in front of it. The invisible barrier in front of it immediately became visible under the black shadow's claws.
When the claws tore through the barrier, it was as easy as a knife cutting through tofu, creating a tiny opening in the thick barrier layer, and the cut was surprisingly smooth.
Before the small opening, the dark figure hesitated for a moment, as if wary of something within the barrier.
But then a strange aura seemed to emanate from within the barrier. The shadowy figure in the passage suddenly moved, unable to resist the fatal allure of this aura. In a flash, it entered the barrier ahead.
At this moment, the barrier passage underwent another change. After the dark figure broke through this barrier layer, some signs of instability appeared within the passage.
As the barrier passage shifted, the dark figure had already passed through the barrier layer, and the crimson light behind it sensed something amiss.
Although he didn't know what the situation was like inside the barrier ahead, he dared not linger. He channeled all his magical Magic Power into the passage and followed the dark figure into the barrier ahead.
The figure in the crimson light was overjoyed upon smelling a medicinal fragrance as soon as they touched the edge of the barrier. It seemed that the Divination Talisman was accurate after all, and the best time had not been missed!
With a sharp look in his eyes, the crimson light followed the opening created by the dark figure and rushed into the barrier in an instant.
A rich medicinal aroma immediately filled the air, and just inhaling it was enough to invigorate one's spirits.
After the dark figure entered the barrier, a sudden earthy smell appeared amidst the originally rich medicinal fragrance, and the figure sitting cross-legged in the alchemy room opened his eyes in an instant.
The blue flames in the furnace were almost extinguished, and through the gaps in the openwork of the furnace, a blood-red figure was reflected in his eyes.
The smear of blood on his lips looked particularly eerie in the dimly lit alchemy room!
"Who dares to trespass on the Earth Realm of my Pill Cauldron Sect!"
The Dharma Body Yuan Changhe roared angrily, and the rolling sound waves caused a strong tremor in the sealed alchemy room.
As soon as the words left his mouth, a gray streak of light instantly bypassed the alchemy furnace and rushed towards the young man.
When the sword bolt arrived, the smoke in the alchemy room all moved away. The swirling smoke seemed to be clearing a path for the sword bolt, or perhaps helping it lock onto the young man behind it. The alchemy room's barrier was filled with a binding force.
The young man opposite seemed completely unconcerned about the gray ribbon that was being drawn towards him; his eyes reflected the pill within the blue flames.
The pill, about the size of a soybean, was almost finished. As it rose and fell in the flames, it seemed quite spiritual, and a faint medicinal fragrance filled the air. Even the young man's cold and stern face couldn't help but show a slight smile.
The Wuji Creation Pill, the foundation of Earth Immortal!
Before the thought could even form, the gray ribbon was already before him. The ribbon appeared soft, but when it came at this moment, it was like a rain of pear blossoms, unleashing a dense attack that completely sealed him off, waiting for the ribbon to strike and pierce him through completely!
Buzz!
A deep, resonant sword cry echoed through the alchemy room, and the binding force surrounding the young man was instantly released.
His gaze passed through the openwork between the alchemy furnaces, and for a moment he met Yuan Changhe's eyes. As their eyes met, the pill was rising and falling between them.
Upon hearing the sword's cry, Yuan Changhe's heart sank. As a powerful Immortal Realm, he was well-versed in many things and knew the immense power contained within the sword's cry.
But he absolutely could not retreat at this moment, not to mention how this thief entered the mountain gate and found the sealed alchemy chamber.
However, it seems that the other party's intention is to take the pills in the furnace. The Pill Cauldron Sect has invested so many resources in this pill. Now that the thief dares to take the fruit, he must fight to the death no matter what!
The streak of light that Yuan Changhe released condensed around the young man, and then countless fine strands twisted suddenly in the air, as if all the smoke in the alchemy room was being drawn in, forming a large vortex in front of the young man.
As the smoke continued to swirl, the ribbons of silk burst forth from the vortex like a rain of pear blossoms; what had seemed soft just moments before was now as hard as metal.
The pill in the young man's eyes was instantly replaced by a gray ribbon. The smoke in front of him overlapped heavily, and the gray ribbon that burst out from within it was already upon him.
The strong wind from the ribbon whipped up his long hair, and the immense expanding force within the swirling smoke made one unconsciously want to stand still.
With a thought, the young man unleashed a sword formation that swept past him in an instant, the resulting energy fluctuations causing a tremor within the alchemy room.
A glint flashed in Yuan Changhe's eyes, and a series of clanging metal sounds suddenly erupted in the alchemy room. The gray streaks of light, like a rain of pear blossoms, came to a halt in front of the young man.
The sword formation flashed with a cold light, and as it turned, it brought with it wave after wave of bloody energy. At this moment, the medicinal fragrance in the alchemy room was already covered by the bloody energy. When the attack slowed down, the gray ribbon retreated instantly in the smoke.
The young man's long hair, which had been swept up, returned to normal. But at this moment, his eyes suddenly dimmed. The gray streak that had retreated just moments before disappeared into the vortex of smoke. Then, the vortex suddenly expanded, threatening to sweep through the alchemy room.
The vortex arrived so quickly, it must have been premeditated by Yuan Changhe. The young man was unable to dodge in time and was enveloped by the billowing smoke. The vortex in his eyes suddenly enlarged, like a ferocious beast opening its jaws to devour the figure in front of him.
As darkness fell upon the young man's vision, his body was already submerged in the swirling vortex. Before he could even begin to investigate, a fierce surge of energy suddenly rose from its center.
The young man frowned, deep in thought about the blue flames in the furnace. But before his thoughts could settle, the darkness in his eyes was illuminated by a burst of intense energy.
The young man caught in the vortex realized that the scorching energy he had just witnessed was now the flame!
At this moment, a flickering blue flame was reflected in his eyes. As the vortex spun, the flame gradually spread out in a fan shape. When the vortex continued to spin, the flame clung to its inner wall like a python.
After circling once, the fan-shaped flames had transformed into a ring, completely encircling the young man. As the flames burst forth within the vortex, the dark alchemy chamber was instantly illuminated.
It's like placing a large lantern inside, except the wick inside the lantern is the body of a young man.
The eerie light filtering through the smoke in the vortex looked particularly sinister, and faint flames swirled around the young man. He felt a strong threat from those wisps of blue flames.
This intense energy originated from the azure flames, seemingly drawn from the alchemy furnace. Its power was somewhat inferior to the original body's Heaven-Burning Sacred Fire, but it was still considered destructive energy in the Land of Exile.
Yuan Changhe's eyes turned cold. He knew the young man was up to no good, so he had no intention of getting into a fight.
This wisp of azure flame is the energy condensed from Yuan Changhe's own alchemy over many years. It is his Natal True Fire, which has been nurtured within his body for countless years.
The natal Natal True Fire of a Earth Immortal can even refine the Inner Core of Mist Beast, and its destructive power in the world is astonishing.
So when he saw the young man attacking, he drew a wisp of his Natal True Fire from the vortex and hid it. After his attack failed, he directly enveloped the young man in the vortex and then used the blue flames to refine him.