Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 220 Blood Fiend Island

"Poison Beggar Old Monster...it's time to go."

At that moment, a faint divine sense suddenly rang out from the darkness: "Otherwise... you'll ruin the island lord's important plans, and you know the consequences." "Hmph... you crazy woman."

The Poisonous Beggar Old Monster grinned, revealing his ugly, broken, and black teeth.

He thought to himself, "The matter of the island lord is still the most important... I have already planted a divine sense mark on that person, and it can be sensed within a hundred miles... That person can't escape, but I must be very careful not to let that madwoman find out, otherwise she will definitely come to steal my opportunity..."

He moved swiftly, limping out of the market, his figure disappearing into the shadows in an instant...

One month later.

Tianquan Island.

The Foundation Building Meeting Venue of the Dan Yuan Conference.

One after another, towering peaks rose from the ground, displaying different colors, each protected by its own array.

The alchemists who passed the preliminary selection stood facing the wind or sat cross-legged, each with their own unique style.

Zhan Hongxiu, mingling among them, felt incredibly guilty: "I didn't expect... they actually guessed the right question and let me in."

After all, she was a Foundation Establishment cultivator with the convenience of divine sense, and with Elder Turtle helping her cheat and Fang Qing helping her predict the questions, if she still couldn't get into the main arena, she might as well just give up and go to sleep... "Damn it, so many alchemists, and so many cultivators around... I'm afraid I'm going to make a huge fool of myself."

Zhan Hongxiu was in a panic.

put……

Just then, from Zhan Hongxiu's sea of ​​consciousness came the calm and collected voice of the old tortoise spirit: "Entering this venue, you have already succeeded... In a moment, use the secret technique I passed on to you, pretend to refine pills, but actually collect the 'Hundredfold Pill Qi'... Once you have collected it, fail the pill refining, admit defeat, and leave the venue... It's that simple."

"Gentlemen... the alchemy topic for today's Foundation Establishment training is the Azure Departure Profound Origin Pill!"

At this moment, a Core Formation cultivator stood in mid-air, his divine sense sweeping across the entire area, and suddenly waved his hand.

Jade slips flew down in various places, along with ten sets of alchemy materials and a specially made alchemy furnace...

In formal competitions, even the alchemy furnace and spiritual spring must be standardized to prevent cheating.

"Let's begin..."

Zhan Hongxiu remained calm and composed as she picked up a second-tier spiritual flower and quickly stuffed it into the alchemy furnace.

With this period of intensive training, at least the furnace won't explode at first, which can buy a lot of time.

The Golden Core Formation Venue.

"Master Qingdan has arrived..."

"And there are also True Man Huoding, True Man Danshu, True Man Jinxia..."

The cultivators watching remained solemn, not daring to speak too loudly, seemingly afraid of offending a Core Formation cultivator.

Fang Qing sat in the audience, calmly watching this scene, paying particular attention to a cultivator in a blue robe—Qingdan Zhenren!

"This Qingdan Zhenren founded the Qingdan Chamber of Commerce... which was originally a subordinate force of the Xuanzhong Sect."

"Did you come here again because you were tricked, or did you come here on purpose to scam other Core Formation cultivators?"

If Xuanzhong Sect provides sufficient compensation, Master Qingdan will simply refrain from refining pills for the next few years.

The presence of the Azure Elixir Master at this Dan Yuan Grand Ceremony can dispel many rumors...

Simply put, these are all basic operations of major powers...

"With Zhan Hongxiu, this woman of destiny, around, this final Dan Yuan Grand Gathering certainly won't end peacefully..."

All I can do is wait, wait for that variable to appear...

Just as Fang Qing was pondering, a cultivator who had reached the peak of Core Formation descended upon the venue, his True Core Perfection power making no attempt to conceal it.

"Ah...it's Fairy Yue Cang!"

"This fairy is not only a third-tier alchemy master, but also a person who has reached the peak of Core Formation... and a true disciple of the Xuanzhong Sect. I originally thought that the fairy had already gone into seclusion to form her Nascent Soul, but I didn't expect that she would be the one presiding over this..." Many cultivators were stunned when they saw this woman with her flowing dress, and they all showed a look of infatuation...

"The pill that needs to be refined at this Core Formation Ceremony is called the 'Mysterious Jade Separation and Union Pill'..."

When Fairy Yue Cang spoke, her voice was like a clear, cold spring, flowing gently through the entire area.

"Mysterious Jade Separation and Union Pill? Never heard of it..."

"You can tell from the troubled look on Jinxia Zhenren's face that this pill is definitely of high quality, at least a high-grade third-tier pill..."

"Dan Shuzi truly lives up to his reputation as the most talented alchemist in a century; he's already preparing the spiritual spring..."

Fang Qing silently observed the actions of the various alchemy masters, nodding inwardly: "The water and fire alchemy techniques of the East Sea are quite commendable... Perhaps we should try to acquire a fourth-order alchemy inheritance..." Of course, even the Yuanqu Sect would keep such a valuable item as a closely guarded secret.

Without sufficient opportunity, luck, and strength, it's very difficult to acquire.

But for Fang Qing, it was just a bit difficult.

Just as the Dan Yuan Grand Gathering was in full swing.

Tianquan Island.

Around the only fourth-tier spiritual spring, "Fengtian Spring," a high array had been set up, with a Core Formation cultivator on each side, wielding strange magical artifacts, seemingly activating some kind of formation. In the darkness, it seemed countless alchemists were selecting herbs and starting their furnaces to refine pills…

A multitude of scenes, both successful and unsuccessful, converged, and after being filtered by the array, only wisps of golden energy were extracted and added to the fourth-tier spiritual spring. At this moment, a vigorous old man in a green robe with a long beard reaching the ground was soaking a fist-sized spiritual fruit, resembling a ginseng fruit, into the spring—a fourth-tier "Heavenly Marriage Fruit"! In terms of value, this fruit surpassed the "Resentful Marriage Fruit" in Fang Qing's hand, and it was the main ingredient for refining the "Condensing Marriage Pill"!

Beside this person were several alchemists, all alchemy elders of the Xuanzhong Sect, whose alchemy skills were all above the third rank. They were responsible for handling other auxiliary materials... A large number of alchemists worked in an orderly manner, using water magic to assist in refining this pool of fourth-rank pills.

If it weren't for the fact that "Fengtian Spring" is protected by an array year-round and shrouded in a five-colored cloud of restrictions, the strange phenomenon here would probably have already spread throughout Tianquan Island. High in the sky, two Yuanqu cultivators, one handsome and refined, the other a disheveled old man, were also watching this scene. "Uncle-Master Xuande's alchemy skills are becoming increasingly profound. Even a pill like the 'Condensing Marriage Pill' is made with ease. I think he might be able to advance to the fourth-tier high-grade in the future..." The disheveled old man looked at the handsome young man beside him and smiled, "Uncle-Master Xuangui, what do you think?"

Although he looked old, he was actually quite young in the Xuanzhong Sect, a newly promoted Yuanqu cultivator, though he was always unkempt. The "Xuan Gui Shangren" beside him was the sect leader of the Xuanzhong Sect, with a very high seniority and a cultivation level that had reached the mid-Yuanqu realm.

"Now the sect is lacking successors... and Junior Brother Xuande's alchemy skills are insufficient to meet the requirements of the Nascent Soul Pill, so we have no choice but to activate this alchemy ritual..." Venerable Xuangui shook his head: "However, this ritual is related to the fate in the dark... it's really hard to say how much it can improve... we can only say it's better than nothing... for this reason, we have to abandon the sect's fourth-grade high-level array protection and come here to risk refining pills, we don't know if it's a blessing or a curse..."

The disheveled old man fell silent.

In the blink of an eye, time flies, and the Dan Yuan Tournament is gradually coming to an end...

Inside the foundation building venue.

"It's done!"

Zhan Hongxiu watched as a strange wisp of pill energy formed within her alchemy furnace, a hint of joy appearing on her face. She then secretly activated a secret technique, absorbing this "Hundred-Bend Pill Energy" into her body. Strangely enough, this pill energy was incredibly light and silent. After being absorbed into her dantian, it remained quietly dormant, without a trace of its aura escaping, even concealing itself from the Core Formation cultivators present. Meanwhile, within her own alchemy furnace, failure could no longer be delayed.

Countless flames exploded, mingling with the pitch-black medicinal liquid...

"Sigh... I failed again."

Zhan Hongxiu shook her head, and said sadly, "I admit defeat..."

She was preparing to finish her final performance and gracefully concede defeat and leave the stage.

But in an instant, a chill enveloped her entire body, causing her to shiver involuntarily.

A dark cloud has appeared in the sky!

That wasn't a dark cloud, but an enormous floating island that seemed slow but actually moved incredibly fast as it entered Tianquan Island. The island's protective formation was utterly vulnerable to its immense size and shattered with ease... A thick aura of bloodlust immediately spread out!

"Is it Blood Fiend Island?!"

"Blood Fiend Island, one of the three islands? Those demonic cultivators attacked Heavenly Spring Island?"

Zhan Hongxiu felt a chill run down her spine.

What horrified her even more was the old man's silence and his final words:

"A Nascent Soul cultivator's divine sense swept over me... I will first remain silent and conceal myself with the 'Turtle Breathing Technique'..."

"It's possible that Old Monster Yuan's divine sense could detect Old Turtle's presence!"

Zhan Hongxiu suddenly felt her cheat system starting to falter and become unreliable. She immediately used her escape light to blend into the crowd and escape the Foundation Establishment venue. "And Wan An... well, compared to treasures, our own lives are more important. Let's all run for our lives..."

"Huh?"

Just as Zhan Hongxiu was preparing to discreetly flee Tianquan Island, she suddenly saw a group of rogue cultivators disguised as Tribulation cultivators, taking advantage of the chaos in the market to cause trouble. One of the early Foundation Establishment cultivators being besieged appeared to be none other than Wan An!

At this moment, Wan'an was covered in blood and seriously injured!

"A great opportunity!"

Zhan Hongxiu immediately waved her hand, and a black iron shield appeared, protecting her. Then she summoned thirteen top-grade wooden nail spiritual artifacts: "Fellow Daoist Wan... I've come to save you!" "Blood Fiend Island?"

When Master Xuangui saw the island descending, his expression turned extremely ugly.

With a wave of his hand, strange golden array flags appeared, instantly becoming enormous, like pillars supporting the sky.

A surge of spiritual energy, like a tidal wave, carrying five-colored light, transformed into countless runes, protecting the area around Fengtian Spring.

After doing all this, he and the disheveled old man transformed into streaks of light and arrived in front of Blood Fiend Island: "Heavenly Fiend Old Monster... do you intend to start a war with my Xuanzhong Sect?" The Xuanzhong Sect Master was actually quite frightened as he spoke, after all, his late-stage Yuanqu Grand Elder was not present... "Haha... Xuan Gui, if you want to start a war, then so be it!"

On Blood Fiend Island, a demonic light shot into the sky, transforming into an old monster clad in a blood-red robe: "The island lord is absent, so what if I, as the deputy island lord, seize your Heavenly Spring Island?"