Chen Shuangbai descended upon the mountaintop and arrived outside the hall, where a young Daoist attendant had already gone in to announce his arrival.
A moment later, Yi Chongyue's voice came from inside.
" Shuangbai has arrived."
Upon entering the hall, Chen Shuangbai saw his master holding a cup of tea. Amidst the rising aroma, his eyes were slightly closed, as if he were savoring the tea or perhaps lost in thought, processing the many insights he had gained since achieving the elixir.
"Master's face is full of relief, but the quality of the precious pills from the sect is quite high?"
Chen Shuangbai asked with a smile.
Yi Chongyue snapped out of his reverie and chuckled upon hearing this, "You always tease your teacher."
After the master and disciple took their seats, the young Daoist servants presented them with some fruit, all made by the chefs of the Hundred Flavors Pavilion. The fruit was unique and suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators.
Yi Chongyue put down his teacup, looked at his only disciple, Chen Shuangbai, and his gaze swept over him, especially lingering for a moment on the sword at his waist. He nodded in satisfaction.
Chen Shuangbai is good at everything, whether it's cultivation or alchemy, she doesn't need much attention from her master, Yi Chongyue.
even...
He was already thinking about how many years it would take his only disciple to surpass him.
Although Yi Chongyue felt he lacked the confidence to successfully break through to the Golden Core stage, and that dying peacefully in his old age would be the most perfect ending of his life, he was very concerned about Chen Shuangbai's affairs.
The precious pill that the sect entrusted him to refine... naturally could not be revealed to outsiders.
Therefore, Yi Chongyue summoned Chen Shuangbai, firstly to test whether he had made progress in his Dao of Alchemy practice over the past year or two, and whether he had any doubts that he, as his master, needed to resolve.
Chen Shuangbai did indeed have some questions about Dao of Alchemy, most of which concerned the [ Mystic Light Illuminating Life Pill ] and the [ Green Wood Transforming Rain Pill ].
After Chen Shuangbai, Lu Zhiyuan, and Jiang Xunzhen handed these two first-tier pills over to their sect, several Alchemist, led by Yi Chongyue, had already studied the two Pill Formula.
The Hermit of Listening to the Waves was merely a rogue cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage. Even with his exceptional talent and the creation of these two pill formulas, the formulas still contained numerous flaws due to the limitations of being a rogue cultivator.
Although Yi Chongyue had completed these two Pill Formula, he still did not directly hand them over to Chen Shuangbai for study. Instead, he asked Chen Shuangbai to try to complete the two Pill Formula based on his own understanding of Dao of Alchemy.
After several years of study, he has added many mysteries to the original [ Mystic Light Illuminating Life Pill ], and even replaced one of the medicinal ingredients, making its original efficacy even better.
Yi Chongyue listened to Chen Shuangbai's eloquent speech and nodded repeatedly.
But when the topic turned to the [ Green Wood Transforming Rain Pill ], a rare look of distress appeared on Chen Shuangbai's face.
Yi Chongyue rarely saw his disciple show such an expression, and couldn't help but find it amusing, asking with a smile, "What don't you understand?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Shuangbai frowned slightly, "Reporting to Master, regarding the pharmacology of this ' Green Wood Transforming Rain Pill,' I have repeatedly deduced it, and I always feel that... it's somewhat excessive."
"The main ingredient in this Pill Formula is a three-hundred-year-old wood core, supplemented with Jade Water Condensed Dew, Earth Vein Spirit Milk, and other auxiliary ingredients. The aim is to stimulate the vitality of the wood element, transforming it into sweet rain, which has miraculous effects on repairing hidden injuries to a cultivator's meridians, nourishing the foundation of the physical body, and even promoting the growth of Spirit Plant."
"However, when I extrapolated from a pharmacological perspective, I found that while the vitality of the three-hundred-year-old wood heartwood was indeed abundant, the Jade Water Condensed Dew was extremely soft and yin in nature, while the Earth Vein Spirit Milk was rather heavy and condensed. When these three were combined, even if there were no pharmacological conflicts, it was actually somewhat excessive, resulting in a significant loss of medicinal efficacy. After repeated use, the potency would decrease rapidly."
After repeated use, drug resistance will naturally develop.
This applies to most of the elixirs circulating in the cultivation world today.
Yi Chongyue listened, the look of admiration in his eyes grew stronger.
He was quite satisfied with Chen Shuangbai's ability to deduce this far. After a brief moment of thought, he said, "Actually, there is something that might solve your current predicament!"
"Oh!"
Chen Shuangbai became interested and said, "Please enlighten me, Master."
Yi Chongyue stroked his beard and said, "Deep in the Spirit Gauze Sea, there is a kind of spirit shell called the Spirit-Nurturing Clam, which nurtures the Spirit-Nurturing Pearl, a strange spiritual object that is between jade and gelatinous."
"This item is naturally able to absorb, transform, and nurture Spiritual Qi of various attributes. It is extremely gentle and inclusive, and should be able to resolve your current predicament!"
" Spirit-Nurturing Clam?"
Chen Shuangbai silently memorized the name, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Speaking of the Spirit Gauze Sea... Master, what about the Ning Country Zhang Clan...?"
Yi Chongyue took a sip of tea. Uncle Zhong, who had appeared before him at some point, said, " Peak Master, someone from the Abyss Suppression Hall has come and requests your presence."
Abyss Suppression Hall?!
Chen Shuangbai raised an eyebrow slightly, and saw her master put down his teacup, wave his hand to indicate that he understood, and then look at Chen Shuangbai, saying, "See... here it comes!"
Chen Shuangbai rolled her eyes, already having a pretty good idea of what was going on.
Then his master said, "That True Person has been maneuvering between the three kingdoms of the Jing Kingdom, Ning Country, and Zhao Kingdom for the past few years, offering heavenly materials and earthly treasures or leaving behind Secret Method Law Technique. He finally managed to persuade the Three Sects of Ning Country to allow him to establish his sect on Great Arrival Island, at the mouth of the sea in Ning Country."
Chen Shuangbai could imagine the hardships involved.
But then he thought again and couldn't help but say, "If that's the case... why come to my sect for help? Could it be that the Three Sects of Ning Country have other requests?"
What Yi Chongyue admired most about his disciple was his intellect.
With just a few words, the key point is captured.
"You guessed right."
Yi Chongyue spoke slowly, his voice deepening, " The Three Sects of Ning Country have been able to hold sway over Ning Country for many years; how could they be easily manipulated?"
"The fact that they allowed that True Person Xu to establish his own sect is already a huge concession, considering the reputation of this Golden Core True Person and the possible connections behind him."
"But despite the concessions, it's still a matter of saving face."
"Therefore, after some discussion, the three sects decided that True Person Xu would have his disciple fight against the direct descendants of the three sects. If he could win, they would allow him to establish his own sect on Great Arrival Island at the mouth of the sea; if he could not... then he would have to go back to where he came from!"
"Use fighting as a method to determine whether to stay or leave?"
Chen Shuangbai raised an eyebrow slightly. This was indeed a common method for resolving disputes in the cultivation world—simple and ruthless.
He pondered for a moment and asked, "May I ask, Master, what kind of battle was this?"
"Was it True Person Xu who personally engaged in a battle of magic against the three sects of Golden Core cultivators?"
"Or is it a competition between disciples?"
Or perhaps... both?