Nine Apertures

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

True Person Jade Liquid rolled over and sat up from the ground, his breathing like a bellows, his chest rising and falling continuously.

He took out several medicine bottles and drank a lot of pills before he slowly calmed down. Then he slowly stood up from the ground and looked at Fang Yu with gratitude.

"Thank you so much, Junior Brother Jiang, for saving my life!"

"It's good that you're alright, Senior Brother!" Fang Yu quickly said, "It's all my fault for reminding you too late. If only I had reminded you sooner!"

True Person Jade Liquid looked at the descending lightning in the distance, still shaken, and said, "How can you blame my junior brother? If he hadn't reminded me, I would have been reduced to ashes by now!"

Seeing this, Fang Yu said no more, his gaze falling on the pill that was now missing another one, and asked, "Senior brother, what kind of pill is this that would attract such terrifying Pill Lightning?"

True Person Jade Liquid hesitated and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the legendary fifth-tier Grand Elixir, the ' Nine-Aperture Golden Core.' Jiang Xiasheng intends to use it to advance to the fifth-tier Grandmaster of Dao of Alchemy."

"The Great Elixir of Spirit Transformation!"

Fang Yu was shocked. He was genuinely shocked, never expecting Jiang Xiasheng to be so formidable, directly refining a fifth-tier Spirit Transformation Pill.

"What is the use of this Nine-Aperture Golden Core?"

True Person Jade Liquid looked at the pill that was now missing and said, "It will enhance the Spirit Root's aptitude to Heaven Spirit Root, while simultaneously restoring the physical body to its Innate, making it easier for the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top to achieve the Spirit Transformation."

"Wow! Is this really that incredible?"

Fang Yu's body trembled slightly. The next moment, he secretly held a Jade Slip in his hand and quickly engraved everything Divine Thought had sensed about the pill into the Jade Slip to prevent himself from forgetting the details in the future.

Jade True Person Jade Liquid Immortal stared intently at the dwindling number of pills. "Yes, it's truly heaven-defying. I... I should have realized this sooner. Besides this pill, what else could be worth Jiang Xiasheng's personal involvement?"

As bolts of lightning struck down, the nine pills were quickly reduced to just one; the rest were reduced to ashes in the tribulation.

This last pill was now only the size of a longan, with small holes appearing on it. Streaks of lightning snakes slithered through the holes, as if they had merged into the pill.

'I never imagined that such exquisite alchemy techniques existed even in the Great Scarlet Heaven!'

Fang Yu continued to inscribe the Jade Slip slip while looking at the last bolt of heavenly lightning.

"Boom!"

As the lightning streaked across the sky, the last pill was concentrated by it. However, after being continuously tempered by the residual power of the previous nine bolts of lightning, this last pill was already able to withstand the lightning.

Amidst the lightning, only streaks of crimson patterns appeared; it did not vanish into thin air.

At the same time, Jiang Xiasheng of nine heavenly lightning strikes, made his move. The spiritual spring in the ' Warm Jade Pool ' below, which was filled with lightning, surged into the sky, enveloping the ' Nine-Aperture Golden Core ' within it to form a huge water-lightning ball, which slowly descended into the pool below.

Having listened to Jiang Xiasheng's sermons for several years, Fang Yu immediately understood that the other party wanted to use the spiritual spring to nurture the Nine-Aperture Golden Core, transforming it from an inferior product into a superior one.

More than the alchemy technique, he was actually curious about how Jiang Xiasheng had remained unaffected by such terrifying Pill Lightning.

He didn't appear to have any Law Treasure protecting him, but the lightning disappeared after it entered his body, as if he could absorb lightning.

He immediately looked at True Person Jade Liquid and said, "Senior Brother Jiang Xiasheng is truly amazing. He seems to be able to absorb lightning. Does he have Thunder Spirit Root?"

True Person Jade Liquid subconsciously replied, "It's not Thunder Spirit Root; he must have brought the Lightning-Warding Pearl from the peak with him..."

He paused abruptly, a look of resentment flashing in his eyes.

"For so many years, I've devoted myself to refining pills and collecting various spirit medicine for you. Even if I haven't achieved anything, I've certainly put in the effort. Yet, you, carrying the Lightning-Warding Pearl, watched us all vanish into thin air without even a word of warning. It's truly disheartening."

Fang Yu glanced at True Person Jade Liquid, who seemed to be deep in thought, and didn't ask any further questions. Instead, he looked at Jiang Xiasheng.

'This Lightning-Warding Pearl is really a good thing; if I have the chance in the future, I'll definitely get my hands on it.'

Suddenly, a shadow fell from the sky, darkening Fang Yu's vision. A vast aura made Fang Yu's body tense, and he abruptly looked up at the sky.

Above the sky, the dissipating tribulation clouds transformed into a gigantic hand that blotted out the sun, slowly pressing down downwards.

"This is..."

Fang Yu exclaimed in surprise, feeling a bit thirsty.

"Nascent Soul Dharma Form!"

True Person Jade Liquid's exclamation rang out, "Quick, run! There must be Nascent Soul cultivator here trying to steal the Nine-Aperture Golden Core!"

"No need to run!"

Fang Yu looked around at the sky as he spoke.

One after another, enormous beams of light shot into the sky, creating vortexes of spiritual energy. Countless runes appeared in the air, intertwining and forming a canopy that blocked the giant hand-shaped magic object from descending.

An aged voice echoed across the sky, "Fellow Daoist Sima, how have you been?"

As the sound rang out, five-colored golden light appeared in the air, transforming into a massive five-fingered mountain that crashed down towards the giant hand.

At that moment, the sky that had been covering the area was completely obscured, making it impossible for anyone to see the outside world, and even Divine Sense could not penetrate it.

Fang Yu withdrew his gaze, somewhat regretfully. Once the fourth-order grand formation here closed, it would be impossible to observe the battle Nascent Soul monsters anymore.

"Senior brother, do you know who attacked just now?"

True Person Jade Liquid had calmed down and was no longer so panicked. He thought for a moment and said, "The Five-Colored Divine Mountain is the Dharma form of Peak Master Yunyangzi. I think the only person who can be addressed as Fellow Daoist Sima by the Peak Master is Sima Batian, the Spring Official of the Heavenly God Sect."

Fang Yu's expression hardened. "I didn't expect the Peak Master to come in person to protect us. I also wonder for whom Senior Brother Jiangxia refined the ' Nine-Aperture Golden Core '."

True Person Jade Liquid pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Who knows? A single Nine-Aperture Golden Core can create a Spirit Transformation seed. Such an immense fortuitous opportunity is beyond our comprehension."

As he said this, he suddenly trembled violently and looked at Jiang Xiasheng in the distance, "I understand, I understand!"

Fang Yu asked doubtfully, "What do you know?"

True Person Jade Liquid swallowed hard and said, "I understand why Senior Brother Jiang Xiasheng could protect but didn't!"

"Ah!" Fang Yu exclaimed in shock, "You mean Senior Brother Jiang Xiasheng is going to kill someone to silence them!"

Upon hearing this, True Person Jade Liquid immediately shook his head and said, "I didn't say that!"

Fang Yu suddenly covered his mouth, then said worriedly, "Will we be silenced?"

True Person Jade Liquid thought for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said, "Probably not."

Fang Yu thought to himself, 'It'd better not be like that, otherwise, once his identity is exposed, he'll definitely try to seize the opportunity, then hide in the Azure Lotus Secret Realm for ten or eight years, waiting for the storm to pass before starting over. With a lifespan of over a thousand years, time is the last thing he lacks.'

True Person Jade Liquid suddenly turned to Fang Yu, "We need to coordinate our statements, knowing what to say and what not to say. As long as Senior Brother Jiang Xiasheng knows that we only escaped with our lives by luck and know nothing else, and we keep our mouths shut, he shouldn't kill us to silence us."

"Yes!" Fang Yu nodded repeatedly, "I'll do whatever you say, Senior Brother."