lovenovelstory #477 - Mysterious Elixir
#477 - Mysterious Elixir
Chapter 474: Mysterious Pills
As Zhang Chen mastered the control methods of the pill furnace, a faint connection was born between him and the furnace before him.
As Zhang Chen's mana recovered, he circulated his mana and poured it into the pill furnace, shouting, "Open!"
Then, the mysterious patterns on the pill furnace revived, and countless mysterious runes and lines lit up continuously. The lid of the pill furnace trembled slightly, then slid open and fell to the ground.
Immediately afterward, a golden light soared into the sky, bursting out from the pill furnace and illuminating the stone wall above.
Then, within that golden light, eight golden spheres the size of peanuts shot into the sky, like bullets leaving a gun barrel, carrying astonishing spirituality, about to escape from this place.
"The pills in this furnace possess spirituality and want to take the opportunity to escape. Quickly suppress them!" the Great自在天魔 shouted.
Zhang Chen looked at the golden pills that were about to fly away, and with a thought, he manipulated the mud on the ground, turning it into large hands that formed a net, grabbing the eight pellets and delivering them to his front.
"These pills have actually developed spirituality. If they were to escape, it wouldn't be long before they would transform into a mysterious force and bring disaster to the world," Zhang Chen said, looking at the eight pills in front of him, a hint of joy appearing in his eyes. The stronger the spirituality of the pills, the better.
What Zhang Chen didn't know was that the strange fragrance emitted by the eight pills spread throughout the entire underground space and flowed out of the cave, causing the fish schools outside the cave to become restless. The blood of creatures within a few hundred miles was boiling, and all kinds of fish, shrimp, human bloodline holders, and cultivators were rushing over, following the fragrance.
Most importantly, the golden light that burst out when the golden pills were born actually pierced through the mud and stone walls, projecting to the outside world, forming a dazzling pillar of light that shot straight into the clouds, attracting countless people's attention.
Inside the underground space, Xie Lingyun sniffed her nose and stepped forward, saying, "What a fragrance! These pills possess a unique fragrance that seems to permeate the pores of the skin and penetrate the body's acupuncture points. Even taking a whiff refreshes the mind. It's truly a great fortune."
"Most importantly, these eight pills haven't decayed, which shows how incredible they are," Xie Lingyun said, her eyes filled with fervor.
Such a divine medicine must have incredible effects.
With a thought, Zhang Chen reorganized the scattered crystals in the palace, turning them into two bottles. Then, Zhang Chen placed the eight pills into the two bottles respectively. However, the strange fragrance of the pills could still burst out through the bottles, and even the pills' phenomena could penetrate the bottles and spread out. Two golden foil talismans flew out from Zhang Chen's sleeve, inscribed with the six-character mantra 'Om Mani Padme Hum', sealing the bottles. Although these were just six-character mantra talismans casually refined by Zhang Chen, they were blessed by the main body of the six-character mantra talisman in his subconscious mind, possessing terrifying suppression and sealing abilities.
Sure enough, as the two talismans were affixed, the golden light within the bottles converged and no longer emitted any abnormalities.
Zhang Chen handed one of the bottles to Xie Lingyun: "This pill is for elder sister."
"What is the mystery of this pill?" Xie Lingyun didn't refuse, but carefully took the bottle, holding it in her hand and examining it.
"It should be a sacred medicine for healing," Zhang Chen said.
Upon hearing this, Xie Lingyun carefully put away the bottle, then solemnly said to Zhang Chen: "Little brother, I owe you too much. If you need anything in the future, just say the word, and even if I have to climb mountains of knives or plunge into seas of fire, I will do it for you."
This was a pill passed down from the ancient and mysterious era, and its efficacy was imaginable. If it were to spread, even Yang God Immortals would break their heads for it.
"Elder sister brought me here, which shows that you don't consider me an outsider. Why are you saying such distant words now? Although this pill is important, it's not the most important thing to me," Zhang Chen teased Xie Lingyun. To him, knowing Xu Erniu's information was the most important thing.
Xie Lingyun smiled upon hearing this: "Although that's the case, I can't accept the benefits with peace of mind, nor can I pretend to be deaf and dumb."
Zhang Chen ignored Xie Lingyun and instead looked at the pill furnace. This pill furnace was a good treasure, and he had to find a way to take it away, but his refining was not yet at the right stage, making it difficult to make the treasure change size at will.
"Let's continue clearing the ruins to see if there are any other good things in this palace," Zhang Chen said to Xie Lingyun.
Xie Lingyun nodded upon hearing this, and then Zhang Chen continued to manipulate the earth element authority to clear the ruins. As the two cleared, many items had already been eroded by time and turned into decayed dust, and the two could only watch helplessly as the treasures were ruined.
After the entire palace was cleared, there were no more miraculous things to be found. At this time, four days had passed.
"We should leave," Xie Lingyun said. Her physical body was still outside, and once her Yin God couldn't return in seven days, she would inevitably die and become a lonely ghost.
Zhang Chen came to the pill furnace: "Elder sister, you go first, but I can't leave. This pill furnace is a good treasure, and I want to try to see if I can take it away."
He had an ambition. If he could take the pill furnace away and use it to refine dragon teeth, he would have a weapon of his own.
"I'll go outside to prepare a boat and arrange for the army to come and pick you up. After all, there are many items here, and it will be troublesome to take them away," Xie Lingyun said.
"No need. Elder sister should know my methods. I will naturally have ways to take it away when the time comes. After I leave here, I will go and pick up my younger brother and sister, and then head south all the way. Elder sister, please prepare some items for the southward journey in advance," Zhang Chen said.
Do you know why?
Now that the northern lands have been covered by floods, it will cost a lot of resources to go south all the way. Even if you have money, it will be difficult to buy useful food and grass, etc. It's better to ask Xie Lingyun to help. With the strength of the Inspection Department, it's not difficult to prepare some supplies.
Xie Lingyun nodded upon hearing this: "Be careful inside. I'll go outside and prepare supplies for you."
Xie Lingyun certainly believed in Zhang Chen's abilities. After all, Zhang Chen had mastered water control techniques. In this Yellow River, even a Yang God Immortal couldn't take him down.
Zhang Chen sent Xie Lingyun out of the cave, and then, looking at the pill furnace, he directly sat cross-legged in front of the pill furnace and began to pour mana into it to refine it.
How could such a treasure not have the means to change size at will?
Outside
It is said that Xie Xuan fought with the real person of the Yellow Heaven Dao that day, and also maneuvered with the great demons of the demon race. After all, two fists were hard to beat four hands, and he suffered heavy injuries. One of his arms was cut off, forcing him to flee in embarrassment. At this time, the 50,000 troops of the Inspection Department had already boarded the large ships and prepared their formations. Xie Xuan took the opportunity to escape into the camp. When Gu Mingyue and others of the Yellow Heaven Dao saw the Inspection Department's warships, they couldn't help but frown: "Unfortunately, it fell short. He actually escaped! Otherwise, the great scourge of the northern lands would have been eliminated today."
The Inspection Department's army formed a formation, protected by dragon energy. The gods did not dare to ignore its sharpness.
"But it doesn't matter. These 50,000 troops are already turtles in a jar. As long as we ask the Prince to dispatch the navy to defeat them, Xie Xuan will lose the protection of dragon energy and will still die without a burial place," Gu Mingyue was not in a hurry at all. With the Prince of Peace's million-strong army plus the demon race's millions of troops, he couldn't think of a reason for the Inspection Department's 50,000 troops to survive.
As long as the army was defeated and the dragon energy dissipated, it would be Xie Xuan's death.
Time passed bit by bit. Zhang Chen poured mana into it day after day. It is said that after Xie Lingyun returned from the water, she was stunned as soon as she emerged from the water. From afar, she saw countless ships of all sizes on the river, all of which were strong people from all walks of life, searching for something on the river.
There were also the Prince of Peace's naval warships, which were patrolling back and forth on the river at this time.
In the river water, monsters were constantly floating, rising and falling and constantly shuttling back and forth.
Xie Lingyun manipulated her physical body, stepping on the water and walking on the river. From afar, she saw the Inspection Department's warship. After a few ups and downs, she landed on the bow of the ship.
"Greetings, Miss," the generals of the Inspection Department saluted in unison after seeing Xie Lingyun.
"Why have you gathered here?" Xie Lingyun asked with a serious expression.
"A few days ago, a golden light soared into the sky here, directly into the sky, and there was a strange fragrance flowing. The strange fragrance was very peculiar. Beasts that smelled it opened their minds, cultivators who smelled it increased their cultivation, and bloodline holders who smelled it refined their bloodline essence. Therefore, strong people from all walks of life determined that a treasure had been born here, so they all gathered to look for clues to the treasure," the deputy general said.
Xie Lingyun was shocked when she heard this. She never expected that such a thing would happen. Even though the strange fragrance of the golden pill's birth was obstructed by the underground cave, it still leaked out.
"Our Inspection Department's 50,000 soldiers have nothing to do, so they drove warships to this place. If we find a treasure, we can also get a share," the deputy general said.
After taking a breath, Xie Lingyun stabilized her somewhat flustered mind, and then asked, "How is the master?"
Xie Xuan and several ninth-order gods fought, which was the key to determining the overall situation of the Inspection Department.
"The master suffered injuries, but the several cultivators of the Yellow Heaven Dao didn't have it easy either. Now it's considered a stalemate," the deputy general said.
"Where is the master?" Xie Lingyun asked.
"On the big ship in the back," the deputy general said.
"Take me there," Xie Lingyun said.
The 50,000 troops of the Inspection Department gathered together, and dragon energy had gathered, no longer afraid of the assassinations of gods and cultivators. At this time, with 50,000 troops gathered in one place, even ninth-order gods would not dare to act rashly.
Xie Lingyun came all the way to the most central warship, and without needing to report, she directly entered the cabin and saw Xie Xuan sitting cross-legged in the cabin meditating.
However, Xie Xuan's face was pale at this time, and he looked very weak, as if he had aged by more than ten years. Although the wounds on his body were wrapped in gauze, blood was seeping out.
"Dad!" Xie Lingyun looked at Xie Xuan and cried out in a miserable voice.
"What are you shouting? Didn't I tell you that we cultivators should not change color when the mountain collapses in front of us?" Xie Xuan scolded.
"You came just in time. I was just about to inform you. You quickly lead a hundred or so elites, transform into Jianghu people, and take advantage of the flood to escape," Xie Xuan said to Xie Lingyun. When he spoke, he tugged at his wound, and his mouth twitched in pain.
"Has the situation become so serious?" Xie Lingyun's face was pale, and tears accumulated in her eyes, seemingly ready to fall at any time.