Cultivating Immortality Herb (23)

The next day, when Xiluo carefully returned to the mountain god temple.

Li Boyang and Wu Peng were sitting opposite each other, and their conversation seemed to be quite pleasant.

Of course, this is assuming we ignore Wu Peng's expression of utter despair and hopelessness.

"I see. The essence of the Barrier Domain is hope, a concrete manifestation of the inner self."

"That second-generation Witch King, who can materialize illusions, is truly a genius; he actually came up with such a way to suppress the gods."

Unfortunately, the Barrier Domain can only suppress it.

Shaking his head with regret, Li Boyang sighed sincerely.

"If that second-generation Witch King could have lived a little longer, perhaps it could have progressed even further."

"However, that's not necessarily true."

"After all, the Barrier Domain witchcraft that has evolved over thousands of years."

"No matter how outstanding or talented the second-generation Witch King was, he could not possibly surpass the combined wisdom of all the geniuses throughout history."

Li Boyang never denies the abilities of any genius, but he also never overestimates the role of a genius.

Just like Li Boyang himself now.

Although he pioneered the Way of the Celestial Person, as the Way of the Celestial Person spread more and more widely, there were many things that he himself had not expected or found quite unexpected.

"The second Witch King was indeed a genius; otherwise, he wouldn't have been chosen as the successor by the first Witch King."

Wu Peng remained in that disheartened state.

But when he mentioned the second Witch King, his tone became unusually agitated.

Each successive Witch King was an idol to the shamans of the Great Xia Dynasty, transforming them from priests serving the gods into pioneers leading humanity forward.

Among them, the first Witch King, who had the courage to lead humanity in rebellion against the gods, stands out.

Wise men like Wu Peng actually admired the second-generation Witch King who laid the foundation for the Great Xia's system of co-rule between humans and gods, and who gave the great witches the ability to resist the gods.

"Hmm, it's clear that the Witch King is indeed very popular in Great Xia."

Looking at Wu Peng, whose Dao Heart was clearly shattered but who still got excited when the Second Generation Witch King was mentioned, Li Boyang nodded knowingly.

"So let's change the subject..."

"For example, the Immortality Cauldron, the God-Terrifying Corpse, and most importantly, the Elixir of Immortality."

Unbeknownst to him, Li Boyang had already taken out the Heavenly Mandate Bone Plastron. He casually tossed it around while keeping an eye on Wu Peng's eyes and expressions.

The ability to see into people's Mind-Reading Divine Ability and discern lies has already been activated without their knowledge.

"The main ingredient for the elixir of Elixir of Immortality has indeed fallen into your hands."

Not at all surprised by Li Boyang's question, Wu Peng simply replied calmly.

"But I know perhaps less than you think."

Li Boyang remained remarkably calm as the Heavenly Mandate Bone Plastron spun around on his fingertips.

"It's okay, just tell me what you know. I'm just curious anyway."

Whether he believed it or not, Wu Peng forced a smile.

"Before stealing the Immortality Cauldron, I was only acting out of curiosity."

The building contains Nine Cauldrons.

These Nine Cauldrons are not only ritual props passed down by the Witch King Inheritance, but also the foundation and lifeline of the Divine Land Barrier.

However, this was to prevent the gods of the Great Xia from intercepting the Nine Cauldrons.

Apart from the Jianmu Cauldron, which transformed into the Heaven-Reaching Tower, the other eight cauldrons remained hidden.

Aside from the Witch King, perhaps only the so-called "Divine Witch witch" Wu Xian knew their whereabouts.

It wasn't until Wu Yi reawakened the Nine Cauldrons that the Divine Land Barrier was formed.

However, the whereabouts of the Nine Cauldrons were thus exposed, causing turmoil throughout the Great Xia Kingdom.

Even though those gods were weakened, they still possessed power surpassing that of ordinary mortals.

When they sought to find the Nine Cauldrons and control the Divine Land Barrier, only those Innate Divine Being born among mortals—the sorcerers—possessed the power to contend with them.

Therefore, all Ten Witches of Spirit Mountain mobilized, attempting to find the Nine Cauldrons before the gods of the Great Xia.

It was during this process that the Six Witches of Kaiming, led by Wu Peng, found the [Immortality Cauldron] left behind by the fifth Witch King.

"The essence of the Immortality Cauldron is actually a ritual, a ritual specifically used to refine the elixir of Elixir of Immortality."

"Unfortunately, the fifth Witch King left behind this ritual, but destroyed all the materials needed to make the elixir of Elixir of Immortality."

Even the disheartened Wu Peng couldn't help but sigh when he got to this point.

The original Elixir of Immortality consisted of only one type— the Immortality Herb!

That is a secret treasure from the capital of the Heavenly Emperor's Capital, a place where all things Guixu, a treasure of the Heavenly Emperor from ten thousand years ago.

The fifth Witch King's "Elixir of Immortality" was actually made from the remnants of the Immortality Herb.

This "Elixir of Immortality" not only grants eternal life, but can even resurrect the dead.

The reason why the Six Witches of Kaiming wanted to concoct the "Elixir of Immortality"Elixir of Immortality was because they valued its second effect—the resurrection of the dead.

After the Battle of the East Sea, he witnessed firsthand the betrayal of Wu Yi by the gods of the Great Xia.

The Six Witches of Kaiming knew that internal conflicts within the Great Xia were inevitable, and the false prosperity of "human and divine co-governance" was completely torn apart.

They wanted to stop the impending disaster.

Either immediately elect a new Witch King, allowing him to control the Divine Land Barrier with absolute power and restore the balance between humans and gods.

Either resurrect the ninth Witch King, Wu Yi, to fundamentally complete the purge of the gods of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Without a doubt, the Six Witches of Kaiming chose the latter and began the risky task of concocting a true "Elixir of Immortality."

"Although the materials for refining the Elixir of Immortality were destroyed, the Immortality Cauldron can still operate."

"So we decided to take a different approach and cultivate the Immortality Herb ourselves."

This idea, though seemingly far-fetched, was perfectly in line with the nature of the great shamans.

Since the original Immortality Herb was cultivated by the Heavenly Emperor ten thousand years ago, it must have been replicable.

Wu Peng, perhaps the most knowledgeable shaman in the world when it comes to medicine, collected all the information related to the Immortality Herb and finally formulated a feasible plan.

"Cultivate the Immortality Herb yourself? And then refine the Elixir of Immortality?"

It must be admitted that when Li Boyang heard Wu Peng say that...

He couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for this man who seemed disheartened and indifferent.

Especially when Li Boyang learned that the Six Witches of Kaiming were so audacious as to plan to use the corpses and souls of gods to refine an "Elixir of Immortality".

His surprise and astonishment were beyond words.

Most importantly, the method of refining the poison devised by the Six Witches of Kaiming was actually similar to that of refining poisonous insects.

This led countless dying gods to vie for the nascent Immortality Herb, ultimately resulting in the creation of the perfect "Elixir of Immortality."

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