Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

Next, we need to consider fully activating the medicinal properties of these spiritual objects, and even further enhance their efficacy through matching secret methods that utilize the mutual generation of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

This achieves a balance between Yin and Yang, and a continuous cycle of the Five Elements.

Finally, depending on the cultivator's primary spiritual root, the final secret technique is used to adjust the pill before it is finished, prioritizing the corresponding attribute and converting all other attributes into nutrients.

After all, everything is subject to Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. So-called special spiritual roots are essentially just extensions of these.

Moreover, unlike other elixirs, a single batch of materials can yield a maximum of three Creation Heavenly Pills.

No matter how superb your alchemy skills are, you cannot escape this constraint!
Every step is difficult and complicated, so despite the immense value of the Creation Heavenly Pill, in reality, only a handful of people in the entire Yuanling Realm can successfully refine it.

And all of this is an exaggeration.

Even after decades of study, Li Zhirui was not confident that he could refine the Creation Heavenly Pill. He had only grasped its principles and core concepts.

As for when the pills could be refined, he didn't know how long it would take. After all, the materials for refining pills were extremely precious, and even if the family did their best to collect them, it would still take a considerable amount of time.

Moreover, Li Zhirui was not confident that he could successfully refine the Creation Heavenly Pill in one or two attempts.

Even so, this was after he had refined a large number of Celestial Immortal-level pills and learned many Celestial Immortal-level pill formulas, which greatly improved his pill refining skills.

If it were the previous Li Zhirui, there would be even less confidence and assurance.

Speaking of which, the secret technique that comes with the pill formula is quite extraordinary in Li Zhirui's eyes; it could be considered an extraordinary inheritance on its own.

If a cultivator who is proficient in Yin and Yang and the Five Elements were to study this diligently, they might even be able to create some supernatural abilities and secret techniques.

Therefore, he specially extracted it to serve as a family tradition. Although no one in the family understands the Five Elements now, perhaps someone in the family will benefit from it in the future.

While Li Zhirui was in seclusion studying the alchemy formula, his family outside was not idle either. They sent their members to search for spiritual objects related to Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

Such a large-scale move by the Li family naturally could not be kept secret from other forces.

"That alchemy master from the Li family is truly extraordinary. As soon as he got the pill formula, he started buying up spiritual items on a large scale. He has complete confidence in him!"

"Of course! Didn't you see the pills the Li family brought out at the previous auction? They were either top-grade pills or celestial-level spiritual pills. Which of those is easy to refine?"

It's quite strange that the various factions are more confident than the Li family members themselves in the Li family's ability to refine the Creation Heavenly Pill.

The various Celestial Immortal factions, however, did not react much to this, seemingly not believing that the Li family could refine the Creation Heavenly Pill so quickly.

Even if it were successfully refined, the Li family would not have a suitable candidate to consume it.

They had thoroughly investigated the Li family and knew that while the Li family had many Earth Immortals, they lacked cultivators at the peak of the Earth Immortal realm.

Moreover, even if a celestial being were to be born into the Li family, it wouldn't pose a significant threat to them, as the distance is far enough that it wouldn't affect them at all.

This meant that the Dongyuan Sect was directly confronted.

Now that things have come to this point, most of the Dongyuan Sect disciples have finally seen the threat posed by the Li family, but they still don't take it too seriously.

In their view, the gap between the Li family and the Dongyuan Sect was still very large, and it was not something that could be caught up with in a short period of time.

The leader of the Dongyuan Sect still maintained a high regard for the Li family, but he no longer emphasized it publicly. Instead, he regarded the Li family as a whetstone for the Dongyuan Sect.

Whether the stone remains intact while the blade is destroyed, or the stone cracks and the blade shatters, will depend on the methods employed by both sides.

From a normal perspective, the actions of the Dongyuan Sect leader were a huge gamble, and this was not a decision that a leader of a top-tier power should make.

If the Dongyuan Sect were merely a newly emerging Celestial Immortal power, then their gamble with their entire fortune could be understood as an attempt to grow rapidly.

But the Dongyuan Sect is different. It is already a very powerful force, ranking among the top forces in the immortal path, and there is no need for it to do this.

Of course, if you look at this issue from the perspective of the sect leader, you can understand why he made this decision. The Dongyuan Sect has become a stagnant pool, devoid of any vitality.

The fact that they can maintain their current status is entirely due to the capital they accumulated before. But the capital will eventually run out. What will become of the Dongyuan Sect then?
Nobody knows, but it certainly won't be good.

So instead of surrendering and waiting to die, why not take a gamble!
Even if the bet is lost, the Dongyuan Sect will not be cut off. However, if it can inspire the disciples to learn from their mistakes and strive for improvement, it would be a good thing. Perhaps the Dongyuan Sect can be reborn from the ashes and make further progress in the future.

The Li family was completely unaware of this, and after a while, the Dongyuan Sect leader's plan would be unable to proceed.

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Talking two ends.

After years of persistent efforts and at a considerable cost, the Li family finally acquired the materials for three sets of Creation Heaven Pills and excitedly delivered the spiritual items to the entrance of Li Zhirui's cave.

“Rui Zu, these are the spiritual items that the family has acquired so far. You can try refining them a few times.” Li Debo looked expectant.

Although he knew in his heart that his ancestor could not possibly succeed in refining it on the first try, he still couldn't help but hope that a miracle would happen!

After all, if they succeed, the family will get at least three Creation Heaven Pills.

"Okay, I understand, I will do my best." Li Zhirui understood the expectation in Li Debo's eyes, but he didn't have much confidence, so he didn't dare to make any promises.

Li Debo didn't linger; after handing over the spirit item, he set off to leave.

"call--"

Li Zhirui carried the heavy spiritual object into the alchemy room, sat cross-legged in front of the alchemy furnace, placed the spiritual object beside him, and instead of rushing to refine the pill, calmed his mind and adjusted his state.

Several hours later, he began to take action.

The first thing I did was not to pour Celestial Immortal-grade spiritual water into the alchemy furnace, but to use the Purifying Light to purify all the impurities accumulated in the alchemy furnace!
This was the first time Li Zhirui had done this since he started practicing alchemy.

Even though he had refined various Celestial Immortal-grade pills before, he had never treated this matter with such solemnity, even purifying the alchemy furnace thoroughly. Once the furnace was free of any impurities or residual fumes, Li Zhirui poured in Celestial Immortal-grade spiritual water, then took out the first Celestial Immortal-grade spiritual artifact, the Exquisite Azure Origin Wood, along with five other Earth Immortal-grade wood-elemental spiritual artifacts, and placed them into the furnace, beginning the refining process using his magic incantation.

In an instant, a large amount of impurities were expelled, and the spiritual object that originally occupied half of the alchemy furnace shrank several times in size and became completely brittle, emitting a faint blue light, clearly indicating that it had been refined to the limit.

This small detail reveals the extraordinary skill Li Zhirui possessed in alchemy.

However, he did not feel complacent at all. He remained calm and began to take out a water-elemental spiritual object, a mysterious lotus filled with a refreshing aura, and a spirit object of the Earth Immortal level.

After being refined, the Xuanlian and other spiritual objects completely disappeared, turning into a drop of dark blue water that floated in the space inside the furnace.

After water-elemental spirit objects come metal-elemental spirit objects, followed by earth-elemental spirit objects, then fire-elemental, yang-elemental, and yin-elemental spirit objects.

In the process of refining spiritual objects, Li Zhirui started with the wood element, which he was most proficient in, and then followed the order of the mutual generation of yin and yang and the five elements. He completed it perfectly, smoothly and without the slightest mistake.

At the same time, he hadn't consumed too much of his magical power, so there was no need to rush to refine the pills he held in his mouth.

After the spiritual objects were refined, seven different spiritual essences appeared in the alchemy furnace. Under Li Zhirui's control, they formed a slowly rotating sphere with Yin and Yang as the core and the Five Elements surrounding them.

And as it rotates, the essence of the spirit begins to slowly merge.

Li Zhirui knew that he had only reached a very crucial step in alchemy. Among the five major alchemy techniques of tempering, fusion, nurturing, separating, and condensing, the fusion of medicinal properties was undoubtedly extremely important!
If this step goes wrong, even if the elixir is eventually refined, its efficacy may not be guaranteed.

Therefore, he executed the spells with great fluency and decisiveness, but his expression was very solemn, and he dared not be negligent or careless in the slightest.

However, as more and more of the essence of the spirit was incorporated, the difficulty of the fusion increased, and in the end, cold sweat broke out on Li Zhirui's forehead.

Looking at the nascent elixir that had fused several essences but had become somewhat unstable, he couldn't help but frown.

"Failed……"

Although the mixed essence was still there, and it didn't seem like a real failure, the unstable essence had become chaotic, and even if they continued to refine it, they couldn't refine the Creation Heavenly Pill.

Even so, Li Zhirui did not choose to give up, because the spiritual object was too precious. Even though the outcome was already predetermined, he could still learn a lot from the process.

With a thought, the pill he held in his mouth began to melt, transforming into magical power that flowed into his dantian, providing energy for his subsequent refining process.

Through Li Zhirui's efforts, the chaotic essence was completely fused together, forming a dark, nascent pill, whereas its original color should have been a distinct and brilliant seven-colored hue.

However, he didn't care at all; since he had already failed, he was just a piece of trash to practice on.

Then, Li Zhirui changed his finger seals, and the essence of the spiritual water in the furnace began to nourish the pill. This operation actually made the dark pill emit a little luster, as if it had been given a new lease on life.

"Could it be that, by sheer accident, a completely new elixir has been created?"

With this in mind, Li Zhirui stopped being casual and instead focused his attention, his expression becoming serious.

After the elixir cultivation was completed, the incantation changed again, and an invisible blade appeared inside the alchemy furnace, directly splitting the elixir into three.

Without the slightest pause, the final pill-condensing technique was executed, and three jet-black, shiny pills floated in the spiritual water.

Li Zhirui took out the pill, a hint of curiosity on his face. "I wonder what effect this unexpectedly obtained pill will have."

As he spoke, he carefully scraped off a small amount of the pill and put it in his mouth, mainly to investigate its medicinal effects.

Of course, he also took precautions. If the pill was poisonous, Li Zhirui would immediately purify it with his purifying spiritual light.

After a long while, Li Zhirui finally opened his eyes, his face showing a complex expression that was hard to describe, a mixture of regret and sorrow.

The reason for this is that the pills that were accidentally refined this time have conflicting effects!
The Black Pill can restore mana very quickly. In fact, it can be said to be the fastest restoring pill that Li Zhirui knows. No other pill can compare to it, and the amount of mana restored is also considerable.

He had only taken a tiny bit of the pill, but in a short time, his magical power had recovered by more than half!

If Li Zhirui were to swallow the entire pill, he estimated that his magical power would be fully restored in the blink of an eye, with even a large surplus remaining.

At first, he was very happy, feeling that he had unintentionally refined a brand new Celestial Immortal-level pill. Although the ingredients for this pill were too precious, the cost of using it to refine a pill to restore mana would be quite high.

But before Li Zhirui could be happy for long, an accident happened!

A large amount of turbid spiritual energy suddenly surged from his dantian!
In other words, although consuming the Black Pill will quickly restore a large amount of magical power, it will also generate a large amount of tainted spiritual energy.

After careful consideration, he was surprised to find that his power was almost the same as the restored magic power!
In other words, Li Zhirui was proficient in the purification law. If it were any other cultivator, the presence of a large amount of turbid spiritual energy in their body, which they could not clear out in time, would likely ruin their own path and foundation.

Li Zhirui had no intention of destroying the three black pills. After all, others couldn't use them, but he didn't have that problem. The light of purification would allow him to absorb only the benefits and resolve the drawbacks.

He also wanted to try to see if he could directly use the purification law to solve the drawbacks of the pill.

If his idea succeeds, Li Zhirui and the Li family will have an extra Heavenly Immortal-level pill formula, and he will also have three extraordinary pills.

He will have sufficient magical power to deal with any emergencies or dangerous situations he encounters in the future.

Li Zhirui probed the black core with his divine sense to find the source of the impure spiritual energy, and soon he discovered it.

But the problem is, he can't solve it!

Because its 'culprit' is part of the Black Elixir's effects, Li Zhirui could not purify its drawbacks while retaining its unique characteristics.

"Well then, consider these three black pills as an unexpected bonus from this alchemy session."

He carefully put the black pill away, thinking it might come in handy sometime.

After finishing this task, Li Zhirui finally calmed his chaotic thoughts and began to organize his experiences and lessons learned from his first attempt at refining the Creation Heavenly Pill, trying his best to ensure that he would not make the same mistakes again next time.

Among them, what he pays the most attention to and values ​​the most is the essence of fusion of Yin-Yang and Five Elements spiritual objects!
Ensuring the core content doesn't become chaotic during this process is Li Zhirui's primary concern. After all, if this problem can't be solved, progress cannot continue. (End of Chapter)