The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

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After pondering for a while, Zhao Chen also stepped out of the bath, got dressed, and ended this short "seclusion".

In general, the Hetu (River Diagram) from the Fu family's heritage greatly helped him comprehend the laws related to the "Mirror of the Great Heaven and Earth," allowing him to initially weave his own "principle."

Although we are still far from deeply integrating law and reason, incorporating profound mysteries, and fully mastering this supernatural power, it is still a pretty good start.

As for the related problems brought about by "Fuxi"? There's no use worrying about it. We'll just deal with whatever comes our way.

After leaving Fuman's room, Zhao Chen originally intended to explore the other ancient buildings in Fengyin Pavilion, but before he could do so, he suddenly discovered a new "person's name" in the jade book inside the Star Chariot.

"This means... Pavilion Master Ling has finally adjusted his condition and taken the Flood Dragon Pearl?"

……

Fifteen minutes ago, in a secret room on the fifth floor of Bixiao Chengfeng Tower.

Ling Wei opened her eyes after a whole day of "entertainment" and a night of deep "sleep".

At this moment, she had eliminated all fear, worry, and anticipation, and her mind was clear and serene, reflecting all things with perfect clarity.

Then, with a wave of her hand, a large square cauldron, about ten feet in diameter, appeared out of thin air and stood in the center of the room.

The cauldron is dark gold in color and carved with a flying and circling red phoenix. Just looking at it gives people a terrifying feeling of flesh melting, as if it contains unparalleled high temperature and burning power, which is magnificent and vast.

The cauldron was filled with a chilling green liquid, which was bubbling away.

These were auxiliary materials that Ling Wei had prepared long ago, originally intended to work with the "Dragon Pearl" in alchemy. However, it was too late to find an alchemist now, so she had to add a few more auxiliary ingredients to fuse herself with the "Dragon Pearl".

Ling Wei stood up and walked unhurriedly toward the center of the room. As she walked, her clothes fell off naturally, and her fair and delicate body shone with a holy glow under the dark gold cauldron. Combined with her white hair, she looked like a natural work of art.

With each graceful step she took, her mind became clearer, her confidence in prolonging her life grew stronger, and her steps became more resolute.

When she reached the square cauldron, Ling Wei felt that her perseverance and willpower had reached their peak, and she felt both energetic and clear-headed.

Without any hesitation, she took out the "dragon pearl" and put it in her mouth, then leaped into the green liquid inside the cauldron.

……

Inside the Great Sun Starship, Zhao Chen, seated on the "Six Dragon Throne," used the "Sky-Gazing and Earth-Measuring Divine Mirror." Through his connection with Ling Wei, he reviewed the scene before she entered the Fangding and then carefully watched her process of refining the Flood Dragon Pearl.

"Great Roc feathers, Sleeping Dragon Grass, Reverse Scale Thorns, Frosty Marrow Spiritual Spring... Tsk, Pavilion Master Ling's preparations are quite thorough, and the combination is also very reasonable. Coupled with that square cauldron that looks extraordinary, the success rate can be increased by at least 10%!"
"It's a pity that most of her preparations were aimed at the 'Dragon King,' which may have been overkill..."

"After all, the biggest pollution to that dragon pearl comes from the 'Star Raft,' followed by the spiritual remnants of the green dragon itself, and it has little to do with the Dragon King anymore."

"If I don't interfere, the auxiliary materials from Pavilion Master Ling would be enough to contaminate the Flood Dragon Pearl, causing it to lose its original effect."

"Even if it's refined this way, it probably won't extend my lifespan..."

"It seems I really can't just watch; I have to give her some serious pressure."

With this thought in mind, Zhao Chen stretched out his finger and gently tapped the image in the "Sky-Gazing and Earth-Measuring Divine Mirror".

In an instant, Ling Wei, who had been feeling things were going too smoothly, suddenly sensed a layer of inexplicable light descending from the sky and falling on her body. This light contained a terrifying pollution and madness, instantly filling her pure mind with all sorts of chaotic thoughts.

Fortunately, the "Cold Marrow Spiritual Spring" in the ingredients played a role at this time, keeping her rational.

"Strange...why didn't those materials that were either targeted at or flattering 'dragon' have any effect?" This thought had just arisen when it was shattered by other thoughts, making it difficult for Ling Wei to continue thinking. Moreover, a terrifying pressure fell on her at this moment, causing her to bend over in pain.

Ling Wei knew that the pressure came from the "status" that existed at a high position, a terrifying barrier that could drive her to madness and gradually lead her to depravity simply by existing!
Although this trial may essentially be just a fleeting glimpse from some being, it is a near-desperate "trial" for cultivators with supernatural powers.

If you fail to pass this test, everything will be over, leaving only the possibility of losing control and turning into a monster... But if you do pass it, the success rate of refining the dragon pearl will soar to over 50%.

Ling Wei's advantage lies in the fact that she had undergone a similar test during the tribulation of crossing the third heavenly ladder, which is also the source of her confidence to directly consume the dragon pearl.

"Is this...is this really the pollution of the 'Dragon King'? How can it be so vast?! And the materials I prepared seem to have been completely obliterated without any effect..." Doubts arose again, but were quickly extinguished. The confusion and bewilderment in Ling Wei's eyes seemed to have never existed, replaced by determination and resolve.

The "calamity" from the high position was personally manipulated by Zhao Chen, so naturally he would not allow Ling Wei to fail in this test. Her real test was actually in the later fusion with the Flood Dragon Pearl.

Zhao Chen couldn't interfere with that step; she had to rely on herself.

So, just as Ling Wei's will was about to be crushed by the pressure and her perseverance was about to turn into madness, the terrifying pressure suddenly disappeared.

Almost simultaneously, the Flood Dragon Pearl shattered completely and merged into Ling Wei's inner world.

A large amount of "knowledge" and "memory" flooded into her Zifu and Lingtai, transforming her body while also attempting to influence her spirit.

However, this pollution is nothing compared to the previous pollution. Although it is continuous, it is still within Ling Wei's tolerance range.

In particular, she has already "comprehensive the law" and can barely invoke the true power of the law, rather than the profound mysteries of the law condensed into supernatural powers.

At the age of thirteen, he was taken in by his master, "Fairy Xuanqiong," and after a hundred days of foundation building, he became a cultivator at the True Qi realm. Before he was fifteen, he had already opened the nine orifices and perfected his True Qi.

After wasting more than a year, on his seventeenth birthday he drew qi into his body and achieved "magical power". After three years, his magical power underwent nine transformations, and he began to travel the world.

However, at the age of twenty-six, while searching for the final prerequisite spell for the "Azure Wind Trace Bag," he suddenly heard the news of his master's disappearance. He had no choice but to give up the sect's highest achievement and instead worked out the third-grade divine power "Heavenly Ruins Gale Tower" to stabilize the situation of the Wind Chant Pavilion.

In the decades that followed, despite being constantly suppressed and targeted, she not only managed to preserve her sect through scheming, but also outmaneuvered almost all her enemies, making them unable to oppose her again.

Although she was forced to stay within her sect and unable to travel the world, she miraculously crossed the third Heavenly Ladder and was only one step away from "Dongxuan".

It should be noted that even with top-tier divine abilities, nearly 70-80% of people are blocked before reaching the Third Heaven Ladder.

Her only mistake was that she was too busy scheming in the past and paid too little attention to the cultivation of the younger generation of the sect. It was only in the last two or three decades, after the great enemy was gone, that she began to pay attention to it, but she only cultivated three mid-grade divine abilities, which were not very useful.

Fragments of memories surfaced in Ling Wei's mind, intertwining with the remaining spirit of the Azure Dragon, plunging her thoughts into chaos...

After an unknown amount of time, when the green liquid inside the cauldron had completely evaporated and the cauldron itself had cracked and shattered into pieces, Ling Wei finally "woke up".

At this moment, her silver hair had turned bluish-green, and her eyes shone with a golden light, which then disappeared in an instant.

"His lifespan has been extended...by sixteen years?!"

After muttering something to herself in disbelief, Ling Wei, exhausted, suddenly lost consciousness.

However, she didn't fall to the ground. Instead, someone who had planned this in advance caught her around the waist and pulled her into their arms...

(End of this chapter)