fifth form

Chapter 3453 The Art of Creation
"The pill has been successfully formed!"

With the help of the instructions, operating the water-fire alchemy furnace is not difficult.

Aside from exploring one's own magical perception, having Zhou Bugui by one's side is like having a living instruction manual.

The Water-Fire Alchemy Furnace had been in Zhou Bugui's hands for decades, and he had also refined a huge amount of pills in the Zhujiuyin Underground Palace. Zhou Bugui was extremely familiar with the Water-Fire Alchemy Furnace and could control it at will.

Aside from not having integrated the Realm Technique and not having cultivated to the True Self Realm, Zhou Bugui has almost no other shortcomings in controlling the alchemy furnace.

"Your alchemy skills have indeed surpassed mine!"

On his first attempt, Zhang Xuezhou successfully produced thirty-six low-grade Qi and Blood Creation Pills by steadily controlling the water-fire alchemy furnace, drawing repeated praises from Zhou Bugui.

"My alchemy skills are only so-so, but this furnace is really good," Zhang Xuezhou said. "I should be able to master it after a few more tries!"

Before even adding the Tai Sui (a type of medicinal ingredient), Zhang Xuezhou had already produced pills in batches and quantities. Although the quality was somewhat low, it was the first time in Zhang Xuezhou's history of alchemy.

He didn't put much effort into alchemy; he benefited more from the advanced materials and instruments available. Zhang Xuezhou was also quite adaptable to semi-automatic alchemy furnaces.

This is similar to how they are used to driving electric cars, but they can drive Qin Meng's gasoline car normally after finding it. Once they get familiar with it, they can quickly get the hang of it. Ordinary alchemists are like riding bicycles. It takes a long time to adapt to changing alchemy furnaces, and they may even find it difficult to use water and fire alchemy furnaces because of their high efficiency in alchemy.

Zhang Xuezhou pinched the pill and sniffed its aroma.

"Not bad!"

A voice came from mid-air, and Zhu Jiuyin's true form, a dragon, raised its head.

He took a deep breath, and apart from the Qi and Blood Creation Pill in Zhang Xuezhou's hand, the remaining thirty-five pills were absorbed by Zhu Jiuyin, who then gave his evaluation.

"It's just that the heat control is a little lacking," Zhu Jiuyin said. "If only the quality could be improved by one level!"

“Improving quality is not difficult,” Zhang Xuezhou said. “As long as you have a thousand-year-old Tai Sui, I can not only refine a mid-grade Qi and Blood Creation Pill for you, but also a high-grade one!”

"Oh, can Tai Sui improve the quality of pills?" Zhu Jiuyin asked curiously.

“We Yin-Yang practitioners have always believed that Tai Sui can bring good results,” Zhang Xuezhou said.

"understood!"

Zhu Jiuyin nodded and did not ask any further questions. After all, Zhang Xuezhou's words were clearly from the heart. He would most likely attribute the success of the alchemy to Tai Sui, and the failure to alchemy to Tai Sui not playing its role.

"This is the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture formula you requested. Using it with the pills refined from it will make your cultivation twice as effective!"

Zhu Jiuyin spat out a jade tablet, which fell like a streak of light.

Zhang Xuezhou reached out and grabbed the jade tablet. More than a hundred characters immediately came into view. But what made Zhang Xuezhou's eyes narrow slightly was that the jade tablet looked too familiar. Its shape seemed to correspond to some kind of lock, or perhaps a token.

"It seems somewhat like the key to the main hall of Zixiao Palace?"

The main hall of Zixiao Palace cannot be entered at will; it requires the Jade Ruyi of the Primordial Celestial Venerable to open the door. If there are any living beings in the main hall, the Jade Ruyi will be ineffective and entry will be impossible.

The jade tablet and the jade ruyi have completely different shapes, but they are made of the same material and have a very special shape. The jade has a faint purple light, just like the pearl in the main hall of Zixiao Palace. This easily reminds Zhang Xuezhou of the token and the key.

"I'll refine a Qi and Blood Creation Pill for you first. If refining too many makes my mind numb and the pill-forming rate decreases, I'll switch to another type of pill!"

Zhang Xuezhou's mind raced, and he raised the jade tablet, extending his hand to signal a response.

His attitude pleased Zhu Jiuyin greatly, and he let out a soft "hmm" before closing his eyes.

"His Majesty is very satisfied with you!"

Having spent over ten years in the underground palace, Zhou Bugui knew all too well how His Majesty treated people; Zhang Xuezhou's words had truly touched His Majesty's heart.

"This is our normal way of doing things!"

Zhang Xuezhou responded seriously, while Rong Tianding, who was helping out, knew that Zhang Xuezhou was using the medicinal herbs from the Xieluoschuan Holy Land for practice.

The refining of Zhu Jiuyin's Qi and Blood Creation Pill almost required the medicinal materials collected by many bird demons, while the cultivation of the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture's Great Wilderness Creation Pill failed several times due to the scarcity of medicinal materials. "Cousin, do you really want to practice this Taoist technique?" Rong Tianding asked in a low voice.

"The Great Wilderness Creation Scripture is quite good. In the future, if you and I team up, we won't be afraid of being suppressed by other cultivators, and we can help each other out!"

Hearing Zhang Xuezhou spouting nonsense again, Rong Tianding found it hard to find anything to say.

But knowing that Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't do anything dishonest, he felt very at ease and cherished the opportunity to come to this secret place with him.

This place not only has a spiritual environment, but also a constant stream of medicinal herbs that are sent to the underground palace to be dried. Hundred-year-old herbs are considered the lowest grade here.

With a casual touch, Rong Tianding could pull out a pile of medicinal herbs that were hundreds of years old.

When His Majesty eats meat, they can drink some soup along with him. Even if they don't get to eat any, it's not wrong to stuff a few pieces into their pouches.

Only a small portion of the thousands or tens of thousands of pills is needed to meet Rong Tianding's needs for combat, and even his future needs to enter the Realm of Sovereignty. However, Rong Tianding felt that Zhang Xuezhou did not lack these pills, and it seemed that he had other pursuits in bringing him along.

Rong Tianding thought for a while, but couldn't figure out Zhang Xuezhou's intentions. This place wasn't exactly a convenient place for communication, otherwise Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't have responded to him so perfunctorily.

“I didn’t feel anything after practicing the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture,” Rong Tianding continued. “It’s like I’ve cultivated a skill, but I don’t know how to use it!”

"You can only feel this skill when you're fighting. You haven't realized its wonders yet since you're not fighting anyone right now. I was able to survive by chance because of this skill in my early years!"

Zhang Xuezhou responded in a mumbled manner, while his hands and feet moved slowly and deliberately.

Whether the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture is a factor in the quick-learning of the Yang Soul Transformation Technique can be determined simply by testing, and there is no risk to Zhang Xuezhou in practicing this technique.

This doesn't mean Zhang Xuezhou's abilities are different now, but rather that he still has Ren Anran as a fallback plan.

Once Ren Anran's Yang Soul enters this world, his soul imprint will inevitably be removed.

If Ren Anran cannot travel into this world, Zhang Xuezhou feels that the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture imprint on his soul needs to be deepened, rather than removed.

This might be the only possibility for him to be imprinted with two-way coordinate traction, and it would be difficult for him to find other great cultivators skilled in spatial magic to help him.

"The Great Wilderness Creation Scripture is not just about the conveniences you think it has; it is an unparalleled art of creation, and even I have not yet figured out where its limits lie!"

Perhaps unable to bear Zhang Xuezhou's nonsense below, Zhu Jiuyin, with his eyes narrowed, remained silent for a while. When the second batch of pills was ready, he couldn't help but speak up to inform everyone, and then spat out a beam of golden light.

There are no weak spells that can be taught with golden light, and ordinary spells are not worth concentrating on repeatedly to cultivate them into a tangible form.

It is evident that Zhu Jiuyin spent a very long time studying the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture, just like the techniques that the Emperor was skilled in. Only through years of practice and focused mental inscription can one transmit the magic by uttering golden light.

Zhang Xuezhou reached out and touched it, only to feel the contents of a gentle stream beginning to flow into his mind.

This content is almost entirely different from the introductory text that Zhu Jiuyin taught in his early years.

In his early years, Zhang Xuezhou repeatedly failed to cultivate the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture, while Wuchao repeatedly broke through barriers and ascended. He once doubted whether he had any talent for cultivation.

In retrospect, Zhang Xuezhou was greatly misled by Zhu Jiuyin's teaching methods.

As for Wu Chao, Zhang Xuezhou would not compare himself to a prodigy like Wu Chao.

Perhaps Wu Chao discovered that the content taught by Zhu Jiuyin was incorrect, and thus corrected it before practicing. Or perhaps Wu Chao had the ability to absorb information whole, and could still succeed in practicing even if the explanation was inadequate.

"I will guide you through the sixth level by drawing your mark. The seventh level depends on your cultivation by consuming elixirs. As for what comes after, it depends on whether you have a clear understanding of whether you want to cultivate and whether you can reach the deeper levels!"

"it is good!"

Zhang Xuezhou stared intently at the contents within the golden light, which continuously solidified into his understanding, thus imprinting itself on his memory.

A quick read-through is unlikely to provide a deep understanding, but Zhang Xuezhou is certain that the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture is indeed closely related to the cultivation of Yang Soul, and may even involve the Great Dao of Yang God mentioned by Zhu Jiuyin.

When he agreed to Zhu Jiuyin's request, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but want to see how Zhu Jiuyin cultivated the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture and what direction he was taking this scripture.