In just half a day, the elixir in Beiye Pill Cauldron began to mature, a speed that left Mei Youbing speechless with astonishment.
While controlling the heat, Li Qiang said, "Grandpa, don't be surprised. There's a divine array inside Beiye Pill Cauldron. We spend half a day refining pills here, but the pills inside the array might have been around for many years. If my skill were higher, it might take even less time."
Mei Youbing sighed and said, " The Beiye Pill Cauldron is indeed a remarkable artifact. I really look forward to the elixirs it refines. I wonder what amazing effects they will have. Young man, I wish you were a disciple of our Rejuvenation Valley..." There was a hint of regret in his tone.
Li Qiang respected Mei Youbing very much. Mei Youbing was not only Mei Jingjing's great-grandfather but also a good friend of Hou Pijing, so he didn't want to disappoint the old man too much. He said with a smile, "I'm also a disciple of Rejuvenation Valley, so you're my grandfather."
Mei Youbing felt a warmth in his heart. He understood Li Qiang's meaning and said with relief, "Good, good, we are family."
The Beiye Pill Cauldron shimmered with a blue light. Mei Youbing reminded him, "The pill is about to condense. Be careful when collecting it, young man." He explained to Li Qiang how to collect the pill, sharing many of his secret techniques and methods.
Li Qiang hadn't expected that refining pills would be so complicated. He focused his mind and recalled the records in the Beiye Heavenly Scripture, only to realize that without Mei Youbing's guidance, he probably wouldn't have been able to refine pills at all, because many of the most basic techniques were not recorded in the Beiye Heavenly Scripture.
A strange fragrance wafted out.
Thunderous sounds emanated from the Beiye Pill Cauldron, like the beating of a giant drum, and a blinding white light shone from the top of the Pill Cauldron.
Li Qiang stood up, his whole body enveloped in white light. Following Mei Youbing's instructions, he slowly channeled his Divine Yi Power into the Pill Cauldron.
The Pill Cauldron was like boiling molten steel; with each thunderclap, something would leap up. Li Qiang used his Divine Yi Power to envelop it, transferring it to the last divine array. He grabbed it nine times in a row, and finally the thunderclaps stopped.
Li Qiang exclaimed joyfully, "It's done!"
Mei Youbing became even more nervous. He said, "There's one last step—frying the pills. We absolutely cannot let our guard down..."
He told Li Qiang the secrets of elixir-making, guiding him step by step. Only after he finished speaking did he realize that he was soaked in sweat.
Li Qiang did not follow Mei Youbing's instructions in this step. The final step of Beiye Pill Cauldron was not to fry the pills, but to nurture them, which required the power of the divine array to nurture the final pill.
Feng Dakai couldn't help but fly over to Mei Youbing's side and whispered, "Brother Mei, did it go smoothly?"
Mei Youbing nodded and said, "It all went smoothly at first. However, the elixir refined using the Beiye Pill Cauldron... hehe, I don't know what it looks like... Don't worry, it will definitely be a hundred times stronger than the ones I refine." He seemed very confident.
Feng Dakai finally smiled, feeling very grateful to Mei Youbing and Li Qiang.
The process of conceiving the pills took about an hour, and a total of nine elixirs were produced.
Li Qiang shouted, "The pills are about to be extracted! Grandpa, do you have any jade bottles? I need nine jade bottles."
Mei Youbing was taken aback and asked, "Nine jade bottles?"
Li Qiang said, "Nine! Preferably small jade bottles with a cold nature." He stared intently at the top of Beiye Pill Cauldron.
Feng Dakai hurriedly replied, "I have! I have the Cold Crystal Bottle." He casually reached to his waist, and several crystal-clear bottles appeared in his hand. As soon as they came into contact with the air, wisps of white mist rose up.
Li Qiang said, "Give them to me one by one, and open the lids."
Feng Dakai and Mei Youbing both became excited. Feng Dakai shouted, "Alright! Senior brother, continue!"
The Cold Crystal Bottle is also a precious storage item, with similar effects to the Jade Box. Feng Dakai obtained a dozen or so Cold Crystal Stones by chance and used Law Technique to carve them when he had nothing else to do. He never expected that they would come in so useful this time.
Li Qiang caught a cold crystal bottle; a spirit pill had already been formed. A flash of blue light appeared in the Beiye Pill Cauldron, and a beam of green light shot out from Pill Cauldron. Li Qiang reached out and grabbed it, simultaneously releasing the cold crystal bottle. With a soft "ding," Li Qiang waved his hand and said, "Grandpa, catch it quickly! Junior Brother Feng, throw another cold crystal bottle!"
The three worked together and quickly received nine elixirs.
Li Qiang dared not continue refining pills; the consumption of his Divine Yi Power was too great, and he feared he would not be able to continue. Following the instructions in the Beiye Heavenly Scripture, he used a magic incantation to retrieve the Beiye Pill Cauldron before saying, "Grandpa, let me see what the elixir looks like."
Mei Youbing handed Li Qiang a cold crystal bottle, seemingly shocked. "I've been refining pills for so long, and I've never seen anything like this before..."
Li Qiang took the cold crystal bottle and was stunned. "What is this thing? Strange... it looks like Nascent Soul..."
Feng Dakai was even more surprised. He held up a cold crystal bottle and stared at it intently. "Is this a elixir or Nascent Soul?"
Inside the transparent, cold crystal bottle, a light green pill with silver speckles floated up and down, surrounded by countless dazzling stars that seemed to gather and disperse as if they were alive.
Li Qiang recalled that when he was still a cultivator, the area around his Nascent Soul was similar. No wonder Feng Dakai suspected that this thing was Nascent Soul.
Li Qiang asked, "Grandpa, what happened?"
Mei Youbing remained silent for a long while, staring blankly at the elixir in his hand. He muttered to himself, "A treasure from the heavens, can a cultivator truly bear it?"
Finally, he raised his head and said, "Young man, this is no longer the Primordial Yang Pill. It's impossible for the Cultivation Realm to cultivate such a elixir. I don't know what effect it would have on cultivators, because I've never seen such an elixir before."
Feng Dakai immediately became anxious. "This... Brother Mei means... that it can't be used?"
Mei Youbing couldn't help but laugh, "Brother Feng, who said elixirs can't be used? I mean... how can a cultivator possibly consume such an elixir? Brother, I'm confident I can heal your disciple with this elixir, but..." He hesitated for a moment. Feng Dakai quickly asked, "But what?"
Li Qiang understood, and he replied, "Your disciple will find cultivation much easier in the future, but he will likely face much greater difficulties than others when it comes to transcending tribulations."
Mei Youbing nodded and said, "That's right. To seize a great opportunity is to be envied by the heavens; every gain comes with a loss."
Feng Dakai said, "I don't care about what happens in the future. As long as my disciple can be saved now, there will be a way to solve the tribulation problem later. Brother Mei, how should we use the elixir?"
He had figured it out: having a miraculous elixir to save him was much better than losing all his power. As long as he had time to cultivate, he would eventually find a solution.
Mei Youbing said, "Eat it, and use your True Essence Power to help him re-form the Microcosm of the Purple Mansion Nascent Soul." She then said to Li Qiang, "Young man, give me one of these elixirs; keep the rest."
Li Qiang only took three spirit pills and said with a smile, "Grandpa, I know you want to study them, but I only need three. You can keep the rest."
Mei Youbing nodded, put away the four cold crystal bottles, and smiled, "Young man, you really understand me."
Feng Dakai, holding two cold crystal bottles, teleported back to the wooden building.
Li Qiang and Mei Youbing walked slowly towards the wooden building. Mei Youbing said, "The elixir we refined this time can no longer be called the Primordial Yang Pill. Young man, please give it a name."
Li Qiang laughed and said, "Any name will do... Grandpa, you should take the trouble to come up with a name for me."
Mei Youbing said seriously, "That won't do. This is a elixir refined by Beiye Pill Cauldron, so it must be given a good name... Hmm, let's call it the Reverse-Going Pill, because of its effect of defying the heavens."
Li Qiang didn't care about the name at all; the elixir was for use, not for a fancy name. He said with a grin, "Alright, let's call it the Reverse-Going Pill."
The two walked into the wooden building, chatting and laughing. Feng Dakai had already fed the elixir to his disciple and was now doing his best to channel his True Essence Power to help his disciple recover.
Nuosuo watched longingly, holding another elixir in his hand.
Li Qiang said, "Grandpa, please treat their clan chief."
Nuosuo was extremely grateful and immediately handed the elixir to Mei Youbing, bowed deeply, and stepped aside.
Li Qiang laughed and said, " Nuosuo is very loyal to your chieftain."
Nuosuo replied, "I was also the patriarch of the Chu Witch Clan. The Chu Witch Clan and the Seizing Circle are one. If the Chu Witch Clan perishes, the Seizing Circle will also perish. I am not doing this for him, but for the entire Chu Witch Clan."
Li Qiang asked, "Is this canyon only occupied by the Chu Witch Clan?"
Nuosuo said, "There used to be another tribe Wu People, but they migrated away a hundred years ago. Now only the Chu Witch Clan remains here."
As expected of spirit medicine refined by Reverse-Going Pill Beiye Pill Cauldron, Feng Dakai's disciple woke up in less than ten minutes.
To his surprise, he discovered a strange nascent Nascent Soul within his Purple Mansion, completely different from his original Nascent Soul. He tried to immerse himself in it, but to no avail. Just as he was at a loss, he heard Feng Dakai whisper, "Let nature take its course, relax your whole body, I'll take care of everything."
About half a day later, their nascent Nascent Soul condensed again.
Feng Dakai released his grip first and said in a low voice, "Alright, you can start cultivating on your own now. Remember, you can't stop halfway through, and try your best to activate your Nascent Soul." He casually took out a Immortal Stone to recover his strength; he was almost exhausted from helping his disciple with all his might.
Immediately afterwards, Mei Youbing also released his grip and instructed the clan leader to cultivate his inner energy.
With nothing to do, Li Qiang closed his eyes and meditated, pondering how to cultivate the divine elixir.
The Beiye Heavenly Scripture contains many recipes for refining divine pills, but he lacks immortal herbs and fruits, so he cannot refine many of the Pill Formula. He can only use four Pill Formula, and he has all the main ingredients, but not all the auxiliary ingredients.
Of these four Pill Formula, three are methods for refining elixirs of immortality, and one is a method for refining a divine elixir with a very strange name: the Seven Assemblies Pill. He currently most wants to cultivate the divine elixir because he is extremely curious about what it will look like after it is refined and what miraculous effects it will have.
Li Qiang stood up, glanced at the people still meditating, and then slipped into the square.
The smell of burning still lingered in the square. A large mark remained where the alchemy had been performed, about ten meters square, which had been baked by the high temperature. A layer of glassy crystals covered the topaz-like ground, making it look quite messy.
Li Qiang calculated the time and decided it was time to return to Sealed Fate Planet; the Dao Technique and Law Technique Grand Competition was about to begin. He hesitated, wondering whether to cultivate his first batch of divine pills here, or return to Sealed Fate Planet to refine pills.
He knew very well that once he returned to Sealed Fate Planet, he would find it difficult to find time to refine pills, and without Mei Youbing around, he would be somewhat overwhelmed in refining divine pills on his own.
Suddenly, Li Qiang sensed that the Flag Gate Formation was subtly shifting, meaning someone was approaching. He had personally set up this Flag Gate Formation, and he was fully aware of all its changes.
Li Qiang activated the formation by performing a hand seal, and at the same time, he teleported into the Flag Gate Formation. Looking out with his divine eye, he saw that it was two sword lights flying through the air that caused the fluctuations in the formation.
Watching the departing sword shadow, Li Qiang's heart skipped a beat. "Could it be coming for me?"
Li Qiang hesitated for a moment before leaving the formation. He returned to the plaza, thinking, "There are many cultivators on Heavenly Court Star now; it's unlikely they're just here to find me."
He stood in the square, lost in thought. A moment later, Mei Youbing emerged from the wooden building, walked to Li Qiang's side, and excitedly said, "Young man, the Reverse-Going Pill is truly amazing! I plan to have an ordinary person take one to see what the effect is. I suspect that if an ordinary mortal takes one Reverse-Going Pill, they can immediately achieve the initial formation of Nascent Soul stage! My god, such a miraculous pill..."
Li Qiang shook his head and said, "Having too many of these elixirs is not a good thing. Junior Brother Feng's disciple had already reached the Nascent Soul Realm, and this time he returned to the Nascent Soul Realm with the help of the Reverse-Going Pill, which was already extremely dangerous. If an ordinary person obtained the Reverse-Going Pill and suddenly reached the Nascent Soul Realm stage, it's hard to imagine what would happen to him. Grandpa, it's better not to try it."
Mei Youbing wasn't unaware of the principle that haste makes waste. He was simply too excited to see such an incredible elixir being refined, which was like creating an unclaimed nascent Nascent Soul. Whoever consumed it could instantly acquire a Nascent Soul and directly advance to the Nascent Soul Realm simply by refining the elixir. This completely exceeded his previous experience in alchemy.
After Li Qiang said that, he realized that he had lost his composure.
Li Qiang asked, "Have they both recovered?"
Mei Youbing nodded and said, "No problem. However, the two of them will need to go into seclusion for at least six months, otherwise they won't be able to consolidate their Nascent Soul."
As they spoke, Feng Dakai teleported to Li Qiang's side. He bowed with a beaming smile and said, "Everything my apprentice has is thanks to Brother Mei and my senior brother. I am deeply grateful."
Li Qiang laughed and said, "Grandpa helped you with this, and I also benefited a lot from it."
Mei Youbing smiled and said, "Brother Feng, don't be so polite. This young man is always so warm-hearted."
Li Qiang cautioned, "Junior Brother Feng, your disciple needs to be more careful in his Nascent Soul Realm for a while longer and don't rush to break through to the Leaving the Body Realm. This step is very dangerous. If he relies on the effects of the elixir, he can quickly enter the Leaving the Body Realm, but that's not good because once he enters the Leaving the Body Realm, he won't be able to consolidate his foundation anymore, and it will be very dangerous later."
Feng Dakai was deeply moved. He knew very well that cultivators who reached the Spirit Severing Realm generally devoted themselves to secluded cultivation and rarely paid attention to others, unless they were disciples. They rarely had the leisure to concern themselves with other people's affairs. People like Li Qiang and Mei Youbing were considered exceptions in the Cultivation Realm. He gratefully said, "Thank you, Senior Brother, I understand."
Nuosuo floated out and happened to hear Feng Dakai thanking him, so he quickly went up to thank him as well.
Li Qiang smiled and stopped him, saying, "Don't thank me like that. We're all cultivators, why be so polite? By the way, Nuosuo, let's go see Elder Wu. I have something to ask him."
Nuosuo understood that Li Qiang wanted to know the predictions from the Seizing Circle, so he agreed, "Okay, let's go down."
Feng Dakai said, "In that case, I'll take my leave now, Senior Brother. I hope to see you on Bada Star again someday. Um, here are a few spirit medicine for you, Senior Brother. I don't really have much use for them."
Li Qiang hadn't thought anything of it yet, but Mei Youbing's face showed an expectant expression as she smiled and said, " Bada Star produces two of the most famous spirit medicine: Marsh Mud Essence and Hard-Leaf Awn. You can't find them anywhere else."
Feng Dakai laughed, "I have both of those, plus the seven Eroding Clarity Primordial Stem I obtained from the Departing Heart Cave. You can have them all." As he spoke, he took out the spirit medicine.
Mei Youbing exclaimed in surprise, " The Eroding Clarity Primordial Stem? The Departing Heart Fruit? These things are very difficult to obtain. The entrance to the Departing Heart Cave is illusory and ever-changing; unless you accidentally enter by chance, it's impossible to find it. This is extremely rare!"
Li Qiang had read the Jade Pupil Slip from Rejuvenation Valley and knew many rare and precious spirit medicine, but this was the first time he had heard of the Departing Heart Fruit. Curious, he asked, "What kind of spirit medicine Eroding Clarity Primordial Stem? What is it used for?"
Mei Youbing said, "This is a treasure. The Departing Heart Fruit is a wood-element essence nurtured in the Departing Heart Cave, which is extremely rare. The main reason is that the Departing Heart Cave is extremely difficult to find. Even if you find it, you wouldn't dare to go in without the strength. And even if you do go in, you might not be able to get the Departing Heart Fruit. Brother Feng gave me seven at once. Hehe, this thing is very useful for alchemy."
Feng Dakai laughed, "Hehe, having witnessed Senior Brother's amazing alchemy skills, these spirit medicine would be a waste to leave them in my hands. They should be put to great use by Senior Brother. I'll take my disciples and leave first. We'll stay on Heavenly Court Star for a few years until my disciples have fully recovered, then we'll return to Bada Star. I have a residence in the capital of the Litang Kingdom. If Brother Mei and Senior Brother have time within three years, please come and visit. This is my address. After three years, you won't need to go there anymore; we'll definitely be back on Bada Star by then."
Li Qiang smiled and said, "Perhaps we'll meet again in the future, Junior Brother Feng. Maybe we'll meet again someday." He knew he was like a piece of duckweed, drifting wherever it took him, and he didn't know where he would go next.
Mei Youbing said, "Brother Feng, when you leave Heavenly Court Star, you must come to Rejuvenation Valley. We brothers need to have a good chat, and I can also take a look at your disciple's health."
Feng Dakai understood that Mei Youbing wanted to know the final effects of the elixir. He nodded and said, "Before I leave Heavenly Court Star, I will definitely take my disciples to Rejuvenation Valley to thank you, brother." He thanked him a few more times before teleporting into the wooden building.
Li Qiang casually activated the Flag Gate Formation, and a flash of white light appeared as Feng Dakai and his disciples teleported away.
Nuosuo felt a wave of relief wash over him; the threat of his tribe's annihilation was finally averted. He happily exclaimed, "Let's go see the Elder Wu!"
Mei Youbing rushed to the Chu Witch Clan's camp, and before even understanding the situation, he began refining pills to save people. He asked, "Who Elder Wu?"
Nuosuo replied, " The Elder Wu the most revered person in our Chu Witch Clan, a devoted follower of the Chu Witch Clan."
Many groups in the secular world have so-called sacrificial beings, so Mei Youbing wasn't surprised. He smiled and said, "I'll go check out hetushu. com. com too."
Nuosuo knew that Mei Youbing was also a cultivator, and a highly skilled one at that, so he shouldn't be afraid of the power of the Seizing Circle. He smiled and said, "Alright, let's go together. I'll lead the way."
Li Qiang noticed a peculiar phenomenon: Nuosuo could actually laugh, and with various expressions, just like when he first met Mei'er. He knew very well that in the Spirit Ghost Realm, it was extremely difficult for either Spirit Body or Ghost Body to have expressions. A thought struck him: Spirit Body and Ghost Body that survived in the mortal world might possess extraordinary aptitude if they entered the Spirit Ghost Realm.
As he pondered this, he followed Nuosuo down into the ground, a slight hesitation creeping into his mind. Should he summon the Ghost King Grand Venerable for a consultation? If Nuosuo possessed good aptitude, wouldn't he be able to find a successor?
Unbeknownst to them, they had already returned to the illusion.
Upon entering the wooden building, they saw Elder Wu looking up with a broad smile, his wrinkles smoothing out. He said with satisfaction, "Thank you, seniors, for resolving the great calamity for our Chu Witch Clan." He seemed to know everything.
Li Qiang laughed and said, "We were lucky to be able to refine the right elixir; otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to do anything."
Mei Youbing sat cross-legged opposite the Elder Wu, scrutinized him for a while, and suddenly laughed, "You're that mysterious celestial observer? I didn't expect you to be from the Chu Witch Clan. This is the Seizing Circle, isn't it? That's quite rare."
Mei Youbing had many friends, so he immediately recognized Elder Wu. He was secretly surprised because he had long heard that the predictions of the Seizing Circle were very accurate, but he didn't expect to meet him here, even though he didn't believe it at all.
The Elder Wu smiled slightly, gently stroking the Seizing Circle on the ground, and said, "Those who measure the heavens... the heavens are unpredictable. For thousands of years, the Seizing Circle has remained hidden within the Chu Witch Clan precisely to prevent the heavens from being measured. Heh, this time the Chu Witch Clan faces its greatest crisis yet, and even though it didn't intend to measure it, it has been measured. It's truly a helpless situation."
Mei Youbing nodded and said, "The heavens are unpredictable, yet those who can predict the heavens say they are unpredictable. Heh, interesting."
Ignoring Mei Youbing's sarcasm, Elder Wu said to Li Qiang, "Senior, I cannot tell you what will happen in the future. If I did, you would know the consequences... and my predictions would be invalid. The first thing will be very accurate, but the rest will be completely wrong because you will be thinking about how to deal with what happens later. Therefore, I can only give you a hint, and you cannot look at this hint now."
Mei Youbing burst into laughter. "Haha, Elder Wu, you've got it wrong. This young man is no ordinary person. If you're spouting nonsense and lying, let alone one Chu Witch Clan, even if there were ten or eight more, they'd all be doomed, haha." He deliberately provoked Elder Wu because he never believed in any predictions.
Although Elder Wu looked old, he was actually younger than Li Qiang. However, he possessed the wisdom bestowed upon him by the Seizing Circle, so he didn't care about Mei Youbing's words. He laughed and said, "Senior, there's no need to provoke me. I once spent a year using the Seizing Circle to speculate, and the suffering I endured... well, let's not talk about it. Hehe, there are many possible predictions, but if I were to reveal them, none of them would count. I just want to ask you, senior, do you believe me? Or rather, do you believe in the Seizing Circle?"
Li Qiang scratched his head and said with a grin, "I believe it, I believe it. Otherwise, why would I have worked so hard to help the Chu Witch Clan resolve the crisis? It was all for the sake of prediction, but... Elder Wu, since you've already made the prediction, why can't you tell me? If you tell me... the prediction will be invalid. What you're saying is incomprehensible."
In fact, even without the prediction from the Seizing Circle, Li Qiang would still have intervened to save the Chu Witch Clan. Of course, it would be even better if the Seizing Circle could predict for him, at least so that he could grasp the direction of his future actions.
Mei Youbing clapped and laughed. Deep down, he was very skeptical of the prediction and was afraid of misleading Li Qiang and suffering losses in the future. However, he did not want to directly oppose it, so he deliberately used threatening words to provoke Elder Wu.
Although Nuosuo didn't dare to interrupt, he was very annoyed by Mei Youbing's disrespect for the Seizing Circle.
Elder Wu said unhurriedly, "Hehe, I have a solution, but if you don't believe in the Seizing Circle, I've wasted a year and suffered a lot for nothing." He did have many difficulties. Li Qiang was a person with great Divine Ability, different from ordinary mortals. It was really difficult to make him believe in him.
Li Qiang said, "Okay, go ahead and tell me, I believe you." Having experienced countless unbelievable things, Li Qiang was more likely than Mei Youbing to believe the predictions made by the Seizing Circle.
The Elder Wu took out a flat, white jade stone and solemnly handed it to Li Qiang, saying, "In critical moments, it will show you the next step. Only by following the instructions from the very first time can you be accurate in the future. If you miss the first time, senior, you should just throw this jade stone away. One wrong step leads to another. If you believe it, then follow its instructions. If you don't believe it... well, never mind."
Li Qiang took the jade and said with a smile, " Elder Wu, although I am somewhat skeptical, if the jade's hints are indeed reasonable, I will follow them."
Elder Wu sighed, "That's all we can do. Where do you plan to go next, senior?"
Li Qiang said, "Return to Sealed Fate Planet."
The Elder Wu said, "Don't go to Sealed Fate Planet. One of your brothers is going to fight someone. It will be too late by the time you return to Sealed Fate Planet."
Li Qiang asked in surprise, "My brother? Who is he?"