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

Chapter 182 Grasp
Everyone present was silent for a moment after hearing Du Longfeng's words. Shan Qin looked at her father, hoping that he would make up his mind.

Shan Gu signaled to stay calm and looked back at Du Longfeng:

"Brother Du, how confident are you that you can make a pill?"

The latter held up three fingers, then felt something was wrong and withdrew one, leaving only two:
“No more than 20%.”

Such a low success rate obviously exceeded the expectations of everyone present, and Shan Gu frowned even more.

Du Longfeng continued to add:
"As the top-level elixir among the fourth-level elixirs, the difficulty of refining the Fengyuan Pill is much higher than that of ordinary fourth-level elixirs.

"My abilities are really limited. If Brother Jie were still here, I would have a much better chance. What a pity."

Du Longfeng shook his head.

Shan Gu also understood the meaning of his words, but Jie Yuanrui left too fast, and before Yu Tianze returned with the elixir, his deadline was approaching.

Now he has no choice but to choose Du Longfeng to refine this pill, but such a low success rate forces Shan Gu to think carefully.

"What if there are other fourth-level alchemists to assist?"

Du Longfeng still shook his head:
"The Phoenix Yuan Pill is not like an ordinary fourth-tier pill. The recipe is unfamiliar, so it is not very meaningful for multiple people to jointly refine the pill. On the contrary, the unfamiliarity between them will increase the possibility of failure..."

Seeing Shan Gu and the others were silent, Du Longfeng said:
"The leader can try to find other alchemists."

The latter smiled bitterly:
“The level of the fourth-level alchemists in the other three Yuanying forces in Yunzhou City is not much different from Brother Du.

"If we want to go any higher, we have to ask for help from those gods," Shan Gu shook his head. "How can such a magical elixir convince a god-transforming cultivator to take action?"

The elixir refining seemed to be stuck in a dead end. Shan Gu said helplessly:

"In this case, let's put the Fengyuan Pill refining on hold for now. And please don't leak the news about the Tianfeng Fruit."

Everyone nodded.

After leaving the Dan Palace, Miaoli Shan said:
"Master, if the Feng Yuan Dan fails, what should I do if Qin'er Condenses the Infant?"

Shan Gu looked at his daughter and sighed:
"There is more than one chance to reach Nascent Soul stage. Since there is no Feng Yuan Dan, let's choose Ling Dan.

“Use the Dingling Pill to resist the inner demon calamity, and then use a few top-grade spirit stones to replenish the pure spiritual energy.

"Although the effect is slightly worse than Feng Yuan Dan, it is also a last resort."

"But in this case, Qin'er's cultivation of the technique would not be in vain."

The technique that Shan Qin practices is the "True Scripture of Withering and Flourishing" passed down from the upper realm, which has the power of the cycle of life and death.

The tenacious vitality of the Tianfeng fruit is exactly suitable for this kind of practice. The Fengyuan Dan refined with the Tianfeng fruit is also a treasure that lays the foundation for this practice.

With the help of Fengyuan Dan, Shan Qin's cultivation will be smooth sailing after he is promoted to Yuanying stage.

As long as there is enough time, he will definitely be able to cultivate to the late Nascent Soul stage. Even if it is the Divine Transformation stage, the probability of promotion is several times higher than that of other ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

Giving up the Fengyuan Pill at this moment is equivalent to giving up the future after Condensation.

"Qin'er, what do you think?"

The latter concentrated his mind. Years of business in the Chamber of Commerce had made him more stable. He thought for a moment and then said:
"Maybe there's no need to rush. At present, my Yunji Chamber of Commerce is still the dominant force in Yunzhou City, on par with the Shadow Moon Sect.

“No one can threaten us, not even the two tribes of demons in the gutter.

“It doesn’t make much sense for Qin’er to enter the Nascent Soul stage at this time. It’s better to put the matter of Condensing the Nascent Soul on hold and wait for other opportunities.

"During this period of time, I can take over the mundane affairs of the Chamber of Commerce from Aunt Miao, and let her retreat for a while to reach the middle stage of the Nascent Soul and strengthen the strength of our Chamber of Commerce."

Shan Gu nodded after hearing this:

"I am very pleased that you have such consideration."

Patted Shan Qin on the shoulder:

"Don't worry, in at most twenty years, your father will definitely get you a Fengyuan Pill."

Turning to look at Miaolishan:
"How is Shan'er's cultivation now? Is he confident of advancing to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul?"

The latter pondered for a moment:
"Too much time has been wasted before. Even if I were to retreat fully, it would take more than 10 to 20 years."

Shan Gu clapped his hands:

"In that case, let's concentrate on seclusion. My position in the Yunji Chamber of Commerce is stable, so I don't need this little time. In addition, you can withdraw the infant cultivation pills regularly. Anyway, my chamber of commerce has a new alchemist, so I don't need these pills now."

Both girls nodded.

The affairs of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce were quickly handed over between the two.

Miaoli Shan went into seclusion with the elixir promised by Shan Gu, while Shan Qin reappeared in front of everyone to handle the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce.

Yu Tianze did not go out again, but chose to stay in the Chamber of Commerce to assist Shan Qin.

Wei Zhong was naturally not aware of the power transfer in the Chamber of Commerce.

At this moment, he and a dozen other weapon refiners were immersed in the research of fourth-order puppets.

"No, no, what's the difference between a divine box made in this way and an urn? If you can't perfectly control the puppet body with your spirit, how can you fight against a Nascent Soul?"

"..."

After obtaining the appropriate spiritual materials for the divine box, everyone followed the records in the tradition and proposed various refining plans, but none of them could achieve the effect described in the tradition.

Therefore, the refining of the magic box has been delayed.

“Our consciousness at the time of Dan formation is too weak, and the divine box is not precise enough, so we will end up like a child wielding a sword.

"If we want to solve this problem, we still have to start with refining the divine box."

Everyone present understood this truth, but due to their limited level, they only knew the theory but not the solution.

Even though there is a detailed puppet refining process in the inheritance, no one has the ability to copy it.

Wei Zhong was silent for a moment, then looked at the spiritual materials piled up on the side:

"We still have enough God-breaking Jade and Heavenly Illusion Stone to refine two or three God Boxes. Why don't we lower the requirements and refine them first? This kind of paper talk is not a solution."

Hearing Wei Zhong's words, Zhuge Zhao nodded:
"What Fellow Daoist Wei Zhong said makes sense. Our experience in refining equipment is verified through many times of refining equipment practice.

“How can one become a master of refining weapons just by talking nonsense? The same goes for puppet refining.

"I support what Fellow Daoist Wei said!"

Just five breaths after the words fell, five more weapon refiners raised their hands:

"We support that, too."

Huang Yunqi considered it:
"There is no problem in trying to refine the divine box, but spiritual materials are rare, so we can't act recklessly. Let's refine some of the parts one by one. If there are any omissions, fill them in in time to avoid further losses..."

After speaking, this fourth-rank weapon refiner also raised his hand.

Seeing that the three fourth-rank weapon refiners in the hall had all expressed their opinions, the rest of the people had no reason to object and raised their hands one after another.

At this point, everyone agreed and began to work on the specific refining of the magic box under the leadership of Huang Yunqi.

Spring goes and autumn comes, and that's ten years.

The Wang family, whose home was breached by the demons, did not hold another banquet, and their disciples were extremely low-key, no longer as arrogant as before.

Wang Boshang came to the Yunji Chamber of Commerce many times, trying to get closer to Wei Zhong, but Wei Zhong was busy studying puppet refining and had no time to pay attention to him.

His request for a meeting was rejected several times. It was not until the eighth year when Wang Boshang advanced to the Jindan stage that Wei Zhong came out of seclusion, gave Wang Boshang several Haoyuan Pills as a gift, and then hurried back to Yunduan Mountain.

For ten years, everyone devoted almost all their time to refining the divine box.

"almost!"

Wei Zhong looked at the pile of divine box parts in front of him, and then at the two small piles of God-Severing Jade and Heavenly Fantasy Stone beside him.

Compared with ten years ago, the number of both has shrunk by half. At the same time, the results of the consumption of spiritual materials are also gratifying.

Now, with everyone's joint efforts, there is a 60% chance of refining the magic box.

It’s much better than before when I was at a loss.

Huang Yunqi looked at the tired-looking people and said:
"Everyone, take a good rest for a while. After a month, we will officially start refining the divine box."

For ten years, they worked tirelessly day and night, and the consumption of everyone's energy was enormous.

Even though Wei Zhong had maintained his mental state for such a long time, he was now a little exhausted.

Not to mention, those weapon refiners whose cultivation and strength are not as good as Wei Zhong’s.

Nodding in response to Huang Yunqi, everyone left.

After coming out of retreat, the sunlight shining down from above his head made Wei Zhong feel briefly uncomfortable.

"It's really troublesome to refine this fourth-level puppet."

If Wei Zhong were to study alone, it would probably take nearly a hundred years for him to reach the current progress of Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

This was due to resource limitations such as the God-Severing Jade and the Heavenly Illusion Stone, as well as Wei Zhong’s insufficient cultivation.

Just as he was about to leave, a man suddenly flew in front of Wei Zhong.

Looking at the old face of the man in front of him, Wei Zhong said carefully:

"Fellow Daoist Yan?"

The latter smiled:

"That's right. Fellow Daoist Wei has been in seclusion for quite some time."

Wei Zhong didn't know what to say. He hadn't seen Yan Wanhong for ten years, and the other party's appearance had changed drastically, looking very old.

'Is this person also approaching the end of his life?'

It seemed that he had sensed what Wei Zhong was thinking:
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Wei, there is no need to guess. Although I am much older, I estimate that I still have at least 50 years to live, which is almost half of the life of a mortal."

However, his heart was not as carefree as his words. As a Jindan cultivator, when would it be his turn to compete with mortals to see who can live longer?

Wei Zhong said nothing, Yan Wanhong added:

"Miss Shan specially invites you to meet me, Daoist Fellow Wei. Please follow me."

Wei Zhong nodded, then followed him slightly into the air.

……

"Fellow Daoist Wei and other weapon refiners have been in seclusion for ten years. Is there any progress on the fourth-level puppet?"

Shan Qin poured tea for Wei Zhong and asked this.

"Almost there. It will take a few more years and we will probably be able to refine it successfully."

Wei Zhong touched the wall of the cup and felt it was slightly cool. He drank the tea and the taste was almost the same as in his previous life. It seemed that Shan Qin had imitated Wei Zhong's tea-making technique very well.

"really?"

There was some emotion in Shan Qin's words.

"I can't deceive you, young lady. It's just that due to the limitation of materials, there is still a possibility of failure in the refining process. I can't guarantee 100% success."

"Is that so?"

Shan Qin's enthusiasm seemed to be extinguished by Wei Zhong's words.

"But it's good to have hope of success. Even if it fails, I can still find some more materials..."

After encouraging Wei Zhong, Shan Qin took out a piece of black cloth and pushed it in front of Wei Zhong:

"This is the Heart Demon Cloak that my father successfully refined a few years ago. Because you were obsessed with puppet refining, I have never been able to give it to you..."

After taking it, Wei Zhong looked at this unremarkable magic weapon curiously.

At first glance, it looks not much different from ordinary cloth. I don't know what kind of spiritual material Dan Gu added to it to refine it into this appearance. It is quite camouflaged.

But when Wei Zhong touched this object with his right hand, he found that it was not as rough as it looked to his eyes, but extremely smooth and delicate.

As the Jindan spiritual power was input into it, the cloak gradually grew larger, from the length and width of an arm to a size that could wrap around a person.

He pointed his finger at it, and it floated up out of thin air, then wrapped Wei Zhong inside, penetrated the clothes around him, and stuck directly to Wei Zhong's skin.

Shan Qin drew a line with two fingers, and a water mirror condensed in the air.

Wei Zhong looked and found that his skin had just become slightly paler, but there was not much change other than that.

But when Wei Zhong increased his spiritual power output, spots of fluorescence suddenly appeared on his fair skin, which looked quite strange.

"This image is almost the same as the inner demon recorded in ancient books, and it can be mistaken for the real thing," said Shan Qin upon seeing this.

"So this is what a person possessed by a demon looks like."

The overly fair skin made Wei Zhong feel a little uncomfortable, and he couldn’t help but think of a sentence from his previous life: “…not even this white.”

Not to mention the dots of fluorescence attached to the surface of the skin, representing powerful spiritual power.

Wei Zhong's mind moved, and this time his aura changed in addition to his appearance. Shan Qin stood in front of Wei Zhong, but could hardly detect his aura, even though they were less than five feet apart.

"In addition to changing the breath, can you also conceal it? It is somewhat similar to my own breath concealment technique."

Concentrating his mind slightly, Wei Zhong felt that his spiritual power was extremely condensed.

'It achieves the effect of a spiritual attack by greatly enhancing the cultivator's own spiritual consciousness, but the strength is too exaggerated. It is much stronger than the Shocking Soul Thorn.'

Wei Zhong couldn't help but be shocked.

'The defensive effect is not bad at all, but it's a pity that there is no experimental subject, otherwise I would like to try to use this thing to resist the spiritual attack of the Nascent Soul.'

Wei Zhong calmed down, and the inner demon cloak fell off from his body and turned into an ordinary piece of black cloth again.

"How is it, Brother Wei Zhong, are you satisfied with this magic weapon?"

"Satisfied, satisfied! Master Shan is indeed a senior fourth-level weapon refiner. Such a method can be called a heaven-level talent."

Shan Qin covered her mouth and chuckled.

"I just don't know how much it costs to make it?"

“Fellow Daoist Wei, your words are too polite. You have already put in a lot of effort in assisting our Chamber of Commerce in researching the fourth-order puppet technique.

“My father once said that if fellow Taoists ask about the expenses, we should offset the two expenses.

"Of course, the promise I made to share the secret opportunities behind the puppet with fellow Taoists is still valid."

Wei Zhong could only nod his head.

He put away the inner demon cloak and quickly disappeared into his own sea of ​​consciousness, floating beside the Record of Time.

"By the way, why haven't you met Senior Miao?"

"Aunt Miao has been in seclusion for many years, so you can't see her now."

"Is he going to attack the middle stage of Yuanying?"

Get up:
"Then I will retire first to prepare for the puppet refining.

"If the Chamber of Commerce needs a Heart Demon Cloak, you can come and find me."

Wei Zhong bowed and said goodbye and left.

(End of this chapter)