Xuanjian Xianzu

Chapter 1087 Taking Pills
My ancestor Yuan Shang's life span has actually been limited for a long time. He has been protected by this spiritual treasure for many years, relying on secret methods and spiritual resources to nourish his life. On the other hand, the underworld has been a little lenient towards him, so that he can linger on until today...

Master Che Hong is the one who knows the mystery most clearly. He has reached this situation step by step over the years, and even asking for gold today is a helpless act with no way out!
'The Great Immortal spent three years adjusting his aura to its peak and calming his mind. If he misses this opportunity, he won't have another three years to seek the truth!'

Master Che Hong begged desperately, but Yuan Shang immediately calmed down, stood with his hands behind his back, and said in a distant tone:
"I know how dirty Ning and Li's affairs are. It's really ridiculous that the last time the Sun Sect joined forces and worked together was to snatch the treasure from Li Jiangqun..."

"It's not surprising that the sun lost its brilliance today!"

Li Ximing hesitated to speak, while Yuan Shang stood in the cave in a trance, saying quietly:

"Success and failure are all due to him. The Xuyu and Tiaoxiao sects were destroyed, Yuan Xiu parted ways, Yuan Wu was destroyed by the ambitious Xuan Wan, Jin Zhou was killed. If it weren't for the one in the north who came to protect him, there would be no Shang Yuan Zhen Jun today..."

He paced back and forth:
"Chi Wei got the biggest benefit, and he seemed very proud, but in fact, it was not the case. It was not in vain to take advantage of his youth and vigor to waste more than a hundred years of his life. In fact, in the end, he also realized that he could not ask for gold..."

"After much thought, I realized that the only person who escaped unscathed was Qiu Shui."

The old man looked a little more powerless:

"She... is because of Master Tai Yuan..."

At this point, he seemed a little overwhelmed, coughed twice, and sneered:
"But...but I don't believe it...she was so close to Ning Tiaoxiao back then, and so sincere, it's impossible for her to be deceived by false feelings...she must be in pain!"

His coughing suddenly became more intense, and he seemed to be unable to straighten his back. Che Hong took a step forward and supported him with some concern. Seeing the old man smile again:

"At the time, I thought I was just a pure Taoist who followed the rules and didn't participate. Now I think it was for another purpose!"

As soon as he said this, the entire fantasy world began to shake. The osmanthus trees standing in the courtyard shook wildly, and the snow-white osmanthus flowers fluttered and piled up on the ground!

‘Boom! ’

Amidst Taixu's trembling, Chehong's choked voice sounded once again:
"Ancestor!"

Li Ximing also noticed something was wrong - at this moment, the Taixu was shaking violently, like a landslide, and pieces of Taiyin spiritual energy were passing by him, which made him horrified:

"This great master...can't suppress his cultivation!"

He immediately stepped forward and advised:

"Old-timer!"

His words were actually more effective than Che Hong's. Master Yuan Shang suddenly turned around and looked straight at him!

That old face was actually covered with fine and dense white lines, curved like a moon, connected from beginning to end, running along his eyelids to his jaw, and then along the old man's neck to inside his feather robe, each line was sparkling with bright moonlight.

His pupils turned gray and white, and every inch of his face was trembling. Invisible light flowed down from between his wrinkles along with liquid, making a delicate sound. The crack between his eyebrows was so deep that the bone was visible, as if he had a third eye!
A suffocating and huge pressure came over him. This pressure was different from any pressure Li Ximing had ever felt. It was filled with a power that controlled life and death and was superior to anyone else:

'This is a qualitative change... His magical power is about to sense life!'

Li Ximing had never thought that this moment would come so quickly. He felt his scalp tingling. He quickly took out the jade box that he had prepared long ago from his sleeve, smashed it with his magical power, held the big pill in his hand, and whispered:
"I have obtained this elixir from my travels. I wonder if it will be of any use to you, sir!"

The pair of gray eyes suddenly lowered and stared between his hands.

In an instant, every inch of fantasy that permeated this illusion stopped, and the strong Taiyin energy began to shrink. Che Hong's gaze paused for a moment, and a strong joy burst out in his pupils:
"My lord! My lord, please wait!"

'This is…'

The pill was milky white in color, with silver laurel patterns painted on it, and it was flashing with tiny strands of silver-white light, which made Che Hong's pupils dilate and his heart shocked.

Although he is not proficient in alchemy, he understands Taiyin!
"This is a great pill made from the highest level of Taiyin spiritual objects! I'm afraid it can be comparable to the pill made from the resources of Chi Buzi's [Xuan Dan Taiyin Baiyue Guizhi] back then..."

Without any hesitation, he shouted:
"Zhao Jing, this elixir is exactly what I need to solve my problem. Please give it to me, and I will definitely reward you handsomely!"

Li Ximing made this pill by chance that year. Its efficacy can prolong life, assist in breakthroughs in seclusion, and also store a ray of cold moon's clear and spiritual energy in the mouth to nourish the Dharma body. It is simply perfect for Yuan Shang who is preparing to ask for gold!
But there was silence in the illusion. Yuan Shang's body began to tremble, his face kept shaking, his eyes had turned pure white, and two drops of crystal tears could be vaguely seen sliding down from the corners of his eyes, dripping onto the ground, making a crisp sound:

"Crack."

"retribution…"

The old man took a step forward, staring at the pill intently, tears streaming down his face, his voice twisted and sharp like a roar:

"Retribution has come..."

Li Ximing was stunned in place. The old man had already stepped forward, raised his hand, and took the pill into his hand. Two pure white tear marks suddenly slid down his cheeks:

"Hahahahaha!"

He let out a shrill laugh, his voice and expression were fierce:
"I'll take it! I'll take it!"

This sound echoed an invisible glow in the air. The jade table and jade chairs, as well as the silvery illusion in front of him, melted away completely like snow meeting hot charcoal. All the illusions disappeared together, revealing the bright silver inner wall of the cave.

All the formation patterns in this cave illuminated at the same time due to the surging magical power. In an instant, they exploded into countless lights and completely collapsed, and it was completely dark all around.

In this pitch-black darkness, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared.

"Boom!"

The highest peak of this pure Taoist sect, the famous Yanhai Peak, immediately began to shake, and the rocks and palaces were all shrouded in the dreamy moonlight.

Dark clouds covered the sky, and along with them emerged a cold and stern laugh that resounded through the sky:
"Thank you for waiting!"

No one knew to whom this voice was addressed. All the magical powers in the void were silent. There was only endless dark clouds covering the sky, completely blocking the bright moon in the endless night sky.

"Friend Xi is too polite!"

The voice was sharp and thin, carrying a heavy haze, falling into the night sky, causing Yuan Shang to turn his head slightly.

The old man lost his modesty and looked stern. He even laughed:

"I'm afraid you can't wait any longer!"

"Boom!"

Finally, there was a faint sound of thunder in the rolling dark clouds, and snowflakes fell from the sky. The two voices made sharp and thin laughter, which gradually faded into one and disappeared.

Yuan Shang raised his head, his bright white eyes piercing through the void, seeing every figure clearly, tears still streaming down his cheeks. He took a step forward, moved his throat, and finally swallowed the pill into his stomach, muttering a spell.

'The elixir scene of Taiyin, the warm and clear sky of Futian; the radiant Taihui dawns, the nine bright lights of Dongdi; watching the falling truth, refining the three qi of emptiness, participating in the crimson cloud, flowing through the five forms...'

The dark clouds in the sky suddenly faded away, and the bright moon suddenly emerged, waxing and waning, hazily changing, along with the twinkling stars in the sky, shining brightly.

"Re-complete the palace"!
Instantly, every magical power in the universe turned their eyes to him, without moving at all, and the same thought arose in everyone's mind:
'He's starting to ask for gold!'

Under his feet, huge palaces began to appear layer by layer. The Moon-white Bridge and the Suhua Hill passed by quickly, and then the Moon-white Jade Gate appeared, with three large characters hanging above it:

【Chenyu Palace】.

There was a commotion in the sky, and the two vague figures began to whisper to each other:
"Not this one."

"No, this is 'Re-Yuanque'. If [Taiyin Yuehua] is cultivated, it should be 'Yi Taisu'!"

The moonlight was bright, the drifting snow was moving with the wind, there was a faint sound of sparse shuttles, the low sound of toads kept echoing, and the colorful flow returned:
"The Land of Shocking Magpies"!
Yuan Shang in the sky took a step forward, and a number of magpie feathers fluttered together in the snow and fell down. Li Ximing was already standing in the sky, protecting the two juniors and watching in a trance.

He was really absent-minded. Even when Tian Huo Zhenren came to the side, he didn't have much mood to respond. He just nodded slightly to him, feeling depressed:

'Retribution...what kind of retribution?'

"Boom!"

The sky and earth were bright and brilliant. Taoist Yuan Shang stood with his hands behind his back. His body suddenly collapsed like an avalanche. Strands of silver-white light disintegrated and condensed into a small bright moon in the sky!

"Granting the mysterious pearl."

This moon is different from the "white jade plate" that Lord Shangyuan used to cover the sky. It is only the size of a thumb, and as white as an elixir. He holds it in his hands, like a Taoist fruit with all kinds of brilliance, dazzling!
When this magical power was used, Li Ximing blinked slightly and remained silent.

But in the darkness, in the gray clouds, a sharp and thin voice in the sky laughed:
"No... none of them are right... they are all inferior..."

"Where did the [Taiyin Yuehua] come from to enable him to cultivate to the highest level?"

But as the magical powers gathered, the moonlight became bright, and finally a talisman light that reached the sky suddenly rose up, spanning the sky, like a mysterious curtain of heaven and earth, covering it and illuminating all directions, creating a magnificent scene!
"Jie Lin Chapter"!
This magical power was full of mysteries, and the fine and dense runes were hidden in the light, as if it contained the truth of the great Dao. Everyone looked at it sideways, staring at it like a possessed person, with horror in their hearts:
"What a magical power! It must be the fundamental law of the Pure One Way!"

Even the shrill voices on both sides paused for a moment and stared for a long time:

"'Jie Lin Zhang'... finally a genuine product has arrived!"

The two people's voices were not reserved, which made Li Ximing narrow his eyes slightly and look carefully. He was speechless for a long time, and suddenly a sense of familiarity arose in his heart...

'It actually has some of the mysterious feeling of the Shanghuan Pavilion's patterns...'

He stared at it intently, listening to Tian Huo praising beside him:

"More than an authentic one? This is the great way bestowed by the Qingxuan Daoist lineage. It is one of the many fundamental methods of the ancient immortal ways. Among them, the Moon-Running Method is the predecessor of the 'Jie Lin Chapter'..."

"Back then, Sanyin, Hanqi, and Fushui all had people who achieved enlightenment using this fundamental method... No wonder he chose to practice this one!"

He was born of noble birth, and few people dared to embarrass him for the sake of the True Lord, so the underworld figures on both sides turned their heads and praised:

"My lord, you are very knowledgeable!"

"Boom!"

As the heaven and earth shook, all the colors condensed into one:

"Too cold!"
The entire sky was suddenly shrouded in a fantasy of colors. Indistinct osmanthus trees could be seen, as if they were far away in the horizon, yet seemed to be right in front of one's eyes. The white pill transformed by the "Mysterious Pearl" was indeed like a pill of the Great Dao, and it was exceptionally bright against the backdrop of all the colors. Together with the nectar that continued to emerge in the sky, all of it condensed in that one place.

There is no water or fire, no emptiness or reality, clarity or turbidity, only endless condensation and lifting, constantly resonating with the void, as if responding to something!
Li Ximing's expression gradually changed, and his eyes quickly swept across the people around him.

The underworld messenger who had been praising and criticizing him a lot remained silent. Tian Huo, who had a smile on his face, lowered his head and was very reserved. The Changhuai monk Qing Zhuo, who was standing apart from the crowd, closed his eyes and said nothing!

These people with high-ranking Taoist backgrounds were all silent, even to the point of being nervous!
On the contrary, many independent cultivators with no origin or background who came here on their own initiative, and the clan cultivators who were invited, such as Chen Yin and neighboring valley Lan Ying, were whispering to each other, most of them looking confused and doubtful, with frowns on their brows.

'What... is going on?'

Everything in the sky froze for a moment, and there seemed to be a crisp sound. Li Ximing clearly felt Tian Huo beside him heaving a sigh of relief and making a sound as if a burden had been lifted off his shoulders.

Then there were deeply suppressed, painful sobs - coming from Yuan Shang Zhenren's mouth.

The sound from his mouth became increasingly trembling and weaker, and soon disappeared in the trembling of his lips and teeth. Yuan Shang began to laugh:

"Hahahahaha!"

The old man's smile became more and more crazy. He grabbed the Dao Fruit Pill that was condensed to the extreme and flashing in front of him, and laughed fiercely:
"I'll take it! I'll take it!"

"clang!"

In the dark clouds, overlapping attics that looked like a ghost city had emerged, but they still could not withstand the strong cold light shining down. Even under the suppression of the magic weapon, the old man still burst into wild laughter. His eyes spanned the sky, passed through the void, and stared straight at Li Ximing.

'He has become a demon!'

Li Ximing was so frightened that he closed the six senses of the two younger generations and fled away!

"Master!"

Fu Xuan's desolate cries echoed in the night sky. Before they died down, the terrifying sounds of fighting had already echoed over the entire island:

"Boom!"

The osmanthus rain like a waterfall covered the sea area for thousands of miles, dyeing the entire sea surface into pure white. Countless monks were submerged in the osmanthus rain, looking up in a daze.

'The fall of the magical power!'

Main characters in this chapter
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Li Ximing [Early Purple Mansion]

Chi Buzi [Late Purple Mansion]

Yuan○Shang【Purple Mansion Peak】

Fuxuan [Middle stage of Purple Mansion]