Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 157 Golden Marrow
Wei Zhong was practicing in seclusion when he suddenly noticed that someone outside Qingbo Island had triggered the formation.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, my name is Wanyan Fu. Could you please open the battle formation and meet me?"

Wei Zhong walked out of the cave, his spiritual sense connected to the formation, and he immediately saw two Jindan cultivators standing out of thin air from the outside world.

One of them looked familiar to Wei Zhong, it was Wanyan Fu who had just spoken. As for the other one, he was a burly man, not wearing a Taoist robe, but a short suit, which made him look particularly strong.

Wei Zhong was confused, but he still opened the formation channel.

No matter what his purpose is, he must be met.

Flying to the passage, Wei Zhong bowed:

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Wanyan," he turned to look at the other side, "Who is this?"

Wanyan Fu smiled and said:
"This is my fellow senior fellow student, Tao Ming."

Wei Zhong suddenly realized and praised him:

"So you are the Yuanying cultivator, Senior Ruo Wu. Nice to meet you, Daoist Tao Ming."

Wei Zhong had already searched for this person's information from the intelligence he knew.

"He has metallic earth spirit roots, traveled to the Western Desert and successfully formed a pill, then disappeared for several decades. He is suspected to have crossed the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountains to Fengzhou for training..."

'Now it seems that he has entered the middle stage.'

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Wei. I heard that your alchemy skills are extraordinary, so I came here specially to ask for your elixir!"

Tao Ming bowed and explained the purpose of his visit.

Wei Zhong glanced at Wanyan Fu.

"So you're here to ask for the elixir. Wanyan Fu really knows how to advertise for me."

"So that's how it is. Please come in quickly," Wei Zhong guided the two of them to a place in the Yunqing Courtyard below and ordered the servants to prepare spiritual tea.

"Brother Wei's island protection formation is extraordinary."

Tao Ming looked at the spiritual light floating above his head and tightened his grip on the cup slightly.

"Haha, it's just a crude formation to deal with external enemies. It can't compare to the might of Brother Tao."

Wei Zhong laughed and didn't want to say more. Tao Ming also tactfully didn't ask any more questions. However, Wan Yanfu at the side asked in confusion:
"I heard that Yunji Chamber of Commerce has produced a new fourth-level alchemist in the past few decades. Could it be Brother Wei?"

Wei Zhong was stunned. He guessed that Wanyan Fu made such speculation based on the various information he had learned. However, the Yunji Chamber of Commerce concealed the news about Wei Zhong very well, so he was not sure.

Then he smiled bitterly:

"I would like to, but I am not good enough in my studies. I am still stuck at the third level. The fourth level of alchemy is out of reach!"

Seeing Wei Zhong's dejected expression, Wanyan Fu felt that he had touched Wei Zhong's sore spot and felt very embarrassed.

Tao Ming interrupted:
"Okay, don't embarrass Fellow Daoist Wei. It's much better for you to live a leisurely and quiet life on this spiritual island than to go to Yunzhou City and live in the intrigue of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce."

Wei Zhong became interested after hearing this:

"Oh, I heard from Daoist Tao Ming that Yunji Chamber of Commerce has been in trouble recently? I don't have the ability to contact the core of the Chamber of Commerce. Can Daoist Tao Ming reveal something?"

Tao Ming put down the tea in his hand:
"As a member of the Shadow Moon Sect, I don't know much. I just heard that due to the departure of Senior Jie, the Yunji Chamber of Commerce was caught up in a power struggle."

"Power struggle?"

"It's just a few elder seats. If you can reach the fourth level of alchemy, you can go and compete for it. Compared to our sects, Yunji Chamber of Commerce is quite open-minded about such promotions."

Wei Zhong shook his head:

"With my level of skill, I am not able to consider this matter. Daoist Brother Tao Ming, why don't you tell me about the elixir that needs to be refined!"

Wei Zhong introduced the topic in one sentence, and he nodded, took out a jade slip and pushed it in front of Wei Zhong.

Picking it up, Wei Zhong probed his spiritual sense into it and examined it carefully. After a moment, he couldn't help but frowned and then put it down.

Tao Ming sipped his tea and asked:

"How about it, can you make this pill?"

Wei Zhong thought about it and replied:
"The recipe you brought out is quite unique."

Although the elixir recipes recorded in the jade slips are only of three grades, they are superior to conventional elixirs.

Wei Zhong has been refining pills for a hundred years, mostly using spiritual herbs and spiritual fluids from heaven and earth to make pills.

However, this pill recipe uses gold and iron as raw materials.

Tao Ming nodded:

"I got this recipe by accident in Fengzhou. It is quite suitable for the metal skills I practice. However, the third-level alchemist in the sect is not sure about this pill, and the fourth-level master can't spare the time, so I have no choice but to ask for help from you."

"Fengzhou, I didn't expect that this recipe came from such a distant place."

Wei Zhong was surprised for a moment, and then added:
“Although the process of refining this pill seems complicated and goes against common sense, it is not that difficult for me.

If Daoist Tao Ming can provide more than two spiritual materials, I can at least guarantee two lower-grade ones."

When Tao Ming heard this, he was surprised for a moment, waved his sleeves, and suddenly a lot of raw materials recorded in the pill recipe appeared on the table.

Wei Zhong counted with his spiritual sense and found that there were more than enough to refine at least three furnaces of pills.

"This is enough. Fellow Daoist, you may as well wait for a month and come here to get the elixir then."

After putting away the spiritual materials, Wei Zhong made a promise to the two people in front of him.

The latter nodded with satisfaction, stood up and bowed:
"Then we will come back to talk to you in a month."

After saying that, he flew into the exit of the formation and fled away.

Even the spiritual contract for refining this pill was not signed with Wei Zhong.

He must have thought that Wei Zhong would not ruin his reputation for a mere third-grade elixir.

"What a pity. I still want to ask him about the customs and habits of Fengzhou. But it will be the same if I ask him again in a month."

Wei Zhong waved his hand, and the formation passage in the sky closed instantly. He turned around and stepped into the cave.

He took out the jade slip given to him by Tao Ming and immersed his spiritual consciousness into it.

"Golden Marrow Pill, Gengjin Stone, Eight Treasures Jade..."

After reading the entire jade slip, Wei Zhong was confident about refining this pill.

“This pill recipe is to melt a hundred kinds of spiritual materials, and finally get a pill full of gold spiritual energy.

It is of great help to practitioners of metal spiritual methods. The effect of practicing with it is several levels stronger than that of ordinary Haoyuan Dan.

However, it is not very beneficial for spiritual cultivation of other attributes. Instead, it will cause serious spiritual injuries due to taking this pill.

It is a highly targeted cultivation elixir."

Wei Zhong moved the jade slip away, took out the alchemy furnace, and moved his fingertips slightly. A fiery red golden flame immediately burned at the bottom of the furnace.

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On the other side, Wanyan Fu and Tao Ming had already flown away, and looked back at the Qingbo Island shrouded by the formation, as if thinking about something.

Wanyan Fu was surprised by this and asked:
"Brother, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the Spirit Island formation?"

Tao Mingyan said:
"I'm afraid this formation is of high quality. I felt like I was on edge the whole time I was in it. If Wei Zhong has ulterior motives in activating the formation, he might be able to trap the two of us inside."

Wan Yanfu was shocked:
"Could it be a top-level third-level formation? Wei Zhong is really willing to spend spirit stones on it."

Tao Ming shook his head:

"Who knows? But it's better for you and me not to mess with him in the future. Such a solitary cultivator has a very changeable temperament. You can't be sure that he will stab you in the back at any time."

Wanyan Fu nodded, but he didn't care. "Brother, how are we going to spend the next month?"

With a month's time, given their speed, they would have enough time to return to Yunzhou City. However, all their time would be spent on the road, which was not worth it.

Tao Ming glanced at him and said in a serious tone:

"When Master came, he specifically asked me and Senior Tan Tai to deliver a visiting card."

Wanyan Fu was stunned: "Where did this visiting card come from? Why don't I know about it?"

"Hmph, you big mouth, what will happen if they find out? Won't the whole sect know about it?"

Wanyan Fu had a bitter face and slandered his master in his heart for treating his senior brother differently.

Then he suddenly thought of something and asked excitedly:
"But Master intends to fight this 'Blood Shura'?"

Tao Ming's eyes widened:
"Don't speculate on Master's intentions. The two of us just need to deliver the visiting card."

Then the two of them fled towards the mountains far away from the Luo River.

Ever since the news that Luohe Mansion was hiding a Nascent Soul cultivator was exposed to the four major forces, the location of his retreat was discovered.

Following the instructions on the map, Tao Ming and Wanyan Fu arrived above a valley shrouded in thick fog.

"Right here?"

Wanyan Fu looked around and found that the spiritual energy around the valley was very thin, and it did not look like a high-level spiritual place at all.

Tao Ming pointed to the clouds below:

"The spiritual energy here is confined by this special terrain, and coupled with the magic array in the valley, very little spiritual energy leaks out."

After explaining, Tao Ming stood up, bowed, and said loudly:
"Tao Ming and Wan Yan Fu, disciples of the Shadow Moon Sect, wish to see Senior Tan Tai!"

"Shadow Moon Sect..."

Tao Ming repeated these words three times before stopping, but his hands were still clasped, and he waited for a response with a serious expression.

Wanyan Fu did not dare to move at this moment. He stood beside Tao Ming and looked at the rolling clouds in the valley below.

Suddenly, the clouds and mists were swept away, gradually revealing a passage several feet wide, from which a deep male voice came:

"Come in!"

The two men suddenly lowered their raised hands and disappeared into the cloud and mist passage together.

After a moment, Tao Ming took out a golden visiting card and respectfully handed it to Tan Tai Lin, then stepped back and stood aside with Wanyan Fu.

After taking the visiting card, Tan Tai Lin looked at it carefully.

The entire post is made of some kind of metal, and there is an inexplicable hint of red in the gold color.

It was said to be a visiting card, but there was not a single word on it, and it was full of tiny depressions.

Tan Tai Lin grinned and murmured:
"If I were to use such a trick on you again."

With a hearty laugh, his powerful Nascent Soul consciousness penetrated into the golden note.

The latter seemed to have triggered some mechanism by Tan Tai Lin, and the gold and red colors on the post began to blend, eventually converging into a dazzling golden-red sword energy that rushed straight to Tan Tai Lin's forehead.

Tao Ming and Wanyan Fu, who were accompanying the master, couldn't help but change their expressions when they saw this. They never expected that their master's way of greeting the cultivators of the same level was so unique.

They were facing Tan Tai Lin, who had the vicious reputation of "Bloody Shura". This was really putting the two disciples in a very dangerous situation.

The sudden appearance of the sword energy did not surprise Tan Tai Lin at all. He smiled slightly, and a ball of red blood energy suddenly swirled above his arm.

It is exactly the wonderful method recorded in the "Blood Spirit Sutra".

The blood energy swirled slightly and turned into a blood-red ring, imprisoning the sword energy inside. The conflict between the two caused the sword energy to reveal its true form.

It turned out to be a thumb-sized small sword. The entire sword body was golden, but there was a thin red line extending from the sword head to the tip, emitting a faint red light.

The ring and the small sword clashed back and forth, sometimes advancing and sometimes retreating.

The spiritual power generated by the collision made the faces of Master Tao Ming and his brother pale.

It would be a stretch for a Nascent Soul to watch from a distance as they battle in the air.

Fortunately, this fight in the air did not last too long. After a hundred breaths, the ring and the small sword were both broken.

The spiritual power dissipated, and the final aftermath hit them. Tao Ming and Wanyan Fu were hit and retreated together.

He looked up in horror at the golden card in Tan Tai Lin's hand.

This time, the two of them fought against each other in the air and were evenly matched.

When the small sword broke, one of the messages entered Tan Tai Lin's ears, causing him to laugh out loud.

With a flick of his right hand, the golden letter instantly turned into ashes and dissipated in the air.

After losing the blessing of the Nascent Soul Sword Qi, it is no different from ordinary iron and can be easily destroyed.

"Go back and tell that old man Ruowu that I have received the invitation and will definitely attend the appointment on time."

Tao Ming clasped his hands and bowed, then flew out of the valley with Wanyan Fu.

In the outside world, Wanyan Fu was still frightened and began to blame his master for not caring about the safety of his two disciples and doing such a dangerous thing.

Tao Ming didn't know how to persuade him and could only sigh. Looking back, this almost provocative behavior seemed to be more in line with his master's style.

"This time when I go back, I will definitely ask for compensation from my master," Wanyan Fu said while covering his chest.

"Alright, alright, I'll compensate you now."

He pulled Wanyan Fu over and headed towards Yuelan City in the center of Luohe Prefecture.

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On Qingbo Island, Wei Zhong slapped the alchemy furnace, and a golden elixir instantly shot into the sky.

The spiritual power turned into a big hand, trying to take it in, but one of its fingers was torn apart by the gold energy it emitted.

"My goodness, this is not an elixir at all, it is clearly a magical weapon covered with golden blades. How can a Jindan cultivator swallow such an elixir?"

As he spoke, Wei Zhong increased his spiritual power output and used the Black Water Spirit Clothes technique to capture him.

Take it in your hands and look at it carefully.

The entire pill was golden in color, and the gold energy on its surface was flowing unsteadily, transforming into various sharp blades that cut the spiritual power in Wei Zhong's hand.

"One of low quality."

According to the recipe of the elixir, the classification of the Golden Marrow Pill is not based on its efficacy, but on how easy it is to refine.

Low-grade elixirs have the most active metal energy, making them difficult to refine. There is a risk of serious injury for cultivators who take them.

As for the intermediate quality ones, their activity level is lower and the difficulty of refining is also reduced.

As for the top-grade ones, the metal energy is completely dormant, and the difficulty of refining them is not much different from that of ordinary Haoyuan Pills.

Wei Zhongchu refined this pill, but he did not have the ability to refine a mid-to-high-quality one.

"The first time I refined this pill, I succeeded in producing a low-grade one, which is pretty good."

There were still two spiritual materials left. After Wei Zhong cleaned the alchemy furnace, he started refining it again.

The second time he made three pills, all of which were of low quality.

The third time, he produced three pills as well, but one of them was of medium quality.

(End of this chapter)