ATPnovel Chapter 102 Great Barrier-Breaking Pill
Chapter 102 Great Barrier-Breaking Pill
Chapter 102 Great Barrier-Breaking Pill (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Half a month later.
Inside the secluded room.
Fang Qing sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.
In front of him were several doll-like puppets, moving clumsily.
One of the puppets was humanoid in shape, but only the size of a palm, and held a small bow.
He drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and released it with a sudden burst of speed!
Whoosh!
A vibrant green light, comparable to that of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, shot onto the cave wall, only to be quickly dissipated into nothingness by the restriction.
Another bird-shaped puppet hovered and flew slowly within the cave, occasionally malfunctioning and landing as if about to crash.
But at the crucial moment, it frantically flapped its wings a few more times and took flight again.
Not far away, there were also gecko-like puppets, lying in a corner, occasionally twitching slightly.
After a long while, all the puppets returned to the box, and the little puppet closed the box itself.
Fang Qing opened his eyes and rubbed his temples: "Using my mind to do ten things at once—it's taking a lot out of my spiritual sense. I can't even handle it."
With the help of the Ice Soul Cold Heart, he successfully entered the Puppet Control Technique and was able to barely manage to use his mind to do ten things at once.
But with so many new perspectives all at once, it takes time to get used to them.
"Hmm—the divine sense has reached seventy feet—this Ice Soul Heart is indeed a divine sense spiritual object. If it were third-tier, it would have the miraculous effect of stimulating a Foundation Establishment cultivator's divine sense to break through to the Core Formation level."
He stood up and carefully put the puppet away: "I shouldn't be considered a puppeteer; I can only barely use puppets—once they're damaged, I'll have to find a professional puppeteer to repair them, or even create a more advanced puppet—"
Puppetry is just a minor skill among the myriad arts of cultivation. Fang Qing has already devoted most of his energy to water-based alchemy, and there are also a lot of things to do in Ancient Shu. He doesn't have the time to be distracted by other things.
Practicing the Puppet Control Technique is merely for making it easier to manipulate puppets and for cultivating one's spiritual awareness.
"Time—the lifespan of Foundation Establishment cultivators and Dao Foundation cultivators is about the same, around two hundred years—there really isn't much free time, unless they form their core in the future and have a lifespan of five hundred years, then they'll have more time to focus on studying other cultivation techniques, huh?"
etc?"
Fang Qing's eyes lit up as he discovered the blind spot.
"In ancient Shu, the True Lords live in seclusion, their lifespans unknown, but even the Purple Mansion cultivators only live for about five hundred years, yet their supernatural powers and magical strength are astonishingly powerful."
"On the Qi Refining Path side, Core Formation cultivators also live for five hundred years—but Nascent Soul stage monsters can live for a thousand years!"
"Even the rumored Nascent Soul cultivators who can ascend have lifespans of at least several thousand years!"
"If I find there isn't enough time, I can first form my core or even condense my nascent soul here in the Qi Refining Path—to obtain a long lifespan, and then slowly plan for the Purple Mansion of Ancient Shu—"
"I can even cultivate health preservation techniques in the Qi Refining Path, and take longevity pills and spiritual items—with this lifespan, even a Grand True Person of the Purple Mansion would be outlived by me?"
After all, the lifespan of the Purple Mansion is only five hundred years.
The moment this thought crossed Fang Qing's mind, he felt a sense of vastness and freedom.
Using the mysterious Taoist techniques of ancient Shu to assist in our own plan to form the core here is entirely feasible!
"Hmm—As for the ancient Shu, continue to proceed steadily and cautiously. There's no need to stand out. If we can play it safe, we should play it safe. Of course, some key opportunities may not come twice, even if we wait for thousands of years. We should still take action when necessary."
"Um?"
Just then, a sound transmission talisman flew over and landed in his hand.
Fang Qing listened for a few moments, then raised an eyebrow: "Is it about to begin?"
a few days later.
The summit of Hanquan Peak.
Beside the third-tier spiritual spring, Tian Ding still sported his burly appearance with short hair and a thick beard, his voice booming like a bell: "Our refining of the Great Barrier-Breaking Pill this time was personally ordered by Ancestor Ruan—"
"We will naturally do our best to assist our senior brother."
Fang Qing, Han Qingfeng, and the two second-level alchemists all bowed.
This alchemy session emphasizes small-scale and precise operations, so having a few assistants is sufficient.
"Hmm—this time, we're refining a third-tier Great Barrier-Breaking Pill. This pill can help late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators break through bottlenecks and advance to the Pseudo-Core Realm of Foundation Establishment Perfection—the junior brothers have already seen the formula; the main ingredient is a third-tier Purple Radiance Flower."
Elder Tianding said, "I will take care of this main ingredient; the rest of the auxiliary ingredients will be left to my fellow disciples."
Although he was only a second-tier high-grade alchemist, with the help of this third-tier spiritual spring and the combined efforts of Fang Qing and others, he was still quite confident in refining the Great Barrier-Breaking Pill.
After all, although the Great Barrier-Breaking Pill is called a third-tier pill, it is actually quite a stretch.
Fang Qing was speechless when he saw that the materials he had been allocated were actually a second-tier, high-grade Qionghua branch: "I knew it, all the good stuff is kept by the Core Formation Ancestor—I've never seen this Qionghua branch in the Pill Hall's storeroom before—"
However, being able to process a Qionghua branch once is a good way to gain experience.
He used his water control technique to refine the spiritual water and extract the medicinal properties of the Qionghua branch.
The difficulty of refining these third-tier pills was indeed far greater than that of the second-tier pills. This group of second-tier alchemists encountered a number of minor problems, but fortunately, Tian Ding was experienced and resolved them one by one.
Fang Qing, on the other hand, silently observed and learned from others, gaining a deeper understanding of the "Heavenly Cauldron Elixir Scripture," and later became confident in refining the Great Barrier-Breaking Pill on his own.
Second-grade high-level Breakthrough Pills are a piece of cake, and I'm confident I can succeed on the first try.
Several months later.
"combine!"
Elder Tianding harnessed the third-tier spiritual spring water, transforming it into countless tiny water dragons that continuously spewed out the essence of the medicinal liquid around a nascent pill.
"This elixir should be ready—"
Han Qingfeng let out a long breath. The high-intensity refining process that had been going on for several months had a workload far exceeding that of the Foundation Establishment Pill, and even he felt extremely exhausted.
"Hmm—Originally, two pills could have been made, but both were risky—Senior Brother Tianding used the pill-sacrifice technique to deliberately discard one, which can guarantee that at least one pill will be made—quality aside."
Fang Qing's alchemy skills were slightly superior to Tian Ding's, and he saw more.
"It's done!"
In an instant, accompanied by the exhilarating sound of the Heavenly Cauldron, the third-tier pill was completely formed, overflowing with purple light.
This is an unusual phenomenon that occurs when a third-tier elixir is formed.
In the center of the purple glow was a large, round pill, as big as a dragon's eye, entirely purple, with three and a half golden pill patterns.
"Inferior product?!"
Han Qingfeng sighed, "Thank goodness—as long as the pill is formed, we can continue to nourish it in this third-tier spiritual spring. In four or five years, the toxins will be completely removed, and it will be transformed from inferior to superior!"
Water management is key to health!
This is also the advantage of water-based alchemy.
Tian Ding ignored him and began to perform the pill-collecting hand seal, putting the inferior Great Barrier-Breaking Pill into the jade bottle.
"this----"
Han Qingfeng was taken aback.
"Master Ruan has ordered that this elixir be delivered immediately upon completion, without fail—"
Elder Tianding shook his head, transformed into a streak of light, and flew towards the main island.
"Alright, let's go back and rest too."
Fang Qing patted Lao Han on the shoulder, said nothing more, and returned to his own cave.
Qin Ruxue had already prepared a feast and was waiting for him: "Young Master, you've worked hard refining the pills—"
"I'm fine."
Fang Qing gracefully took his seat, picked up a cup of spirit wine, and took a sip: "Hmm? This wine is not bad?"
"This is a bottle of green bamboo wine that my servants presented to me as a gift. It is said to have been aged for hundreds of years. If you like it, young master, I will have someone send some more."
Qin Ruxue smiled sweetly and said.
"Never mind—moderation is key when it comes to entertainment."
Fang Qing shook his head and took the initiative to talk about the pill refining: "The Great Barrier-Breaking Pill has been successfully refined. It seems that Old Ancestor Ruan wanted a certain late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator to break through to the Pseudo-Core stage and then take control of the Tide-Generating Pearl—but now it seems that the Tide-Generating Pearl still has cultivation method restrictions. It should be a Pseudo-Core of the Azure Sea Technique to unleash its full effect?"
Qin Ruxue was initially shocked when she heard about the secret of the Tide-Born Pearl, but she was much better now.
Furthermore, this secret gave her a much better understanding of the strategy chosen by Old Master Ruan.
She pondered for a moment: "Many cultivators in our sect practice the Azure Sea Technique, but very few reach the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage—only a handful. Island Master Xue's time is not far off, so there is actually only one candidate—Sect Leader Shi Tiexin!"
This senior brother Shi is in his prime and capable of being elected as the sect leader, which naturally means he has the support of a powerful faction behind him.
Furthermore, his cultivation level reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment in his early years. After becoming the sect leader, he had more resources and has now cultivated to the peak of the late stage of Foundation Establishment!
Most importantly, he is a cultivator of the Azure Sea Technique, which perfectly meets the requirements!
"At most one or two years, this great chaos in the small world will finally come to an end."
Fang Qing drank a glass of wine and sighed contentedly.
"Oh?"
Qin Ruxue was somewhat surprised.
"That Black Origin True Man understands formations and has a barrier-breaking talisman in hand—which is actually very helpful in breaking the barrier at the entrance to the ruins."
"Master Ruan only instructed the lower-level cultivators to resist, and there weren't many battles at the upper levels—he was waiting for this Great Breakthrough Pill. If Sect Leader Shi can successfully break through, the two of them can join forces to destroy True Person Hei Yuan, which would be excellent."
"If we can't wipe them out, we can only develop them together—the sooner the better, since no one knows if those remnants will attract other cultivators to the Little Universe Sea."
Fang Qingdao.
For upper-level cultivators, it's acceptable for their subordinates to fight to the death, but it's unacceptable for them to engage in life-or-death struggles themselves.
It's best to remain calm and collected; even if we negotiate peace with the demonic path, there won't be much opposition within the sect.
"Then, young master, what are our sect's chances of success?"
Qin Ruxue was somewhat curious.
"There's no need for divination; a simple calculation suffices—Shi Tiexin's success rate with the Great Barrier-Breaking Pill is about 50/50, and even if he succeeds, the probability of him joining forces with Patriarch Ruan to kill that Black Yuan True Man is also about 50/50—after all, Black Yuan True Man is a demonic cultivator who has reached the Core Formation stage, and he comes from the East Sea cultivation world, so he has plenty of trump cards—moreover, he might very well know the secrets of external alchemy!"
Once a trump card is used, it's no longer a trump card.
It's no secret that Linghu Jin previously unleashed his Core Formation power, only to fail and die; it's not difficult to find out some information about it.
For the well-informed Master Heiyuan, it is quite possible that the Bihai Sect could quickly achieve Core Formation combat power, and perhaps they had already made preparations to deal with the two Core Formation cultivators.
"Therefore, everything is going smoothly, and the chances of eliminating Master Hei Yuan are only 25%."
"With 75% remaining, it seems we'll have to call a truce."
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Fang Qing smiled and said, "This is a good thing for both of us. We don't have to live in fear and anxiety being listed on the blacklist."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ruxue rolled her eyes inwardly: "I've heard—that the puppet master Lu Qianfan died under mysterious circumstances—"
Looking across the entire Lesser Universe, besides the two Core Formation Ancestors, who else could single-handedly kill this person?
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