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

Chapter 408: Elixir as Treasure
As the calamity clouds gathered, thunder calamities continued to fall from the sky, and the first three thunder calamities were gone in a flash.

The fourth thunderbolt struck, and the alchemy furnace trembled slightly. Su Mizhen, who was floating in the air, also trembled slightly.

But it was only a pause for a moment, and then the fingers in his hand moved again.

Runes were continuously shot out from his hands and filled into the alchemy furnace.

The spiritual light of the alchemy furnace was constantly dissipated under the thunder tribulation, and was replenished again through the latter's filling method.

This is the benefit of using your own natal alchemy furnace to protect the elixir.

The process of protecting the elixir is not accomplished in one go, but is constantly replenished with the supply of mana.

Watching the fourth pill tribulation pass, Wei Zhong and his companions murmured:
“It’s a medium grade!”

But it is obvious that this is far from Su Mizhen's goal.

His cultivation level is at the middle stage of Hedao, and relying solely on a mid-grade Seven-Star Xuansheng Pill is not enough to enter the late stage of Hedao.

The fifth heavenly tribulation came one after another, and then the sixth.

After the six heavenly thunders passed, the calamity clouds in the sky still did not dissipate.

Su Mizhen's expression became more solemn, and she made the seals in her hands faster.

With a loud bang, thunder that was even more violent than the previous six heavenly tribulations fell.

"Crack!"

The sound of the alchemy furnace breaking rang in everyone's ears.

A crack was clearly visible on the alchemy furnace, and Su Mizhen's body was shaking, as if she was about to fall from the sky.

"Seven elixir patterns, a top-grade elixir, but it's not over yet!"

"Boom!"

The eighth heavenly tribulation fell, and at this time, the alchemy furnace, which already had cracks, finally couldn't hold on.

There were bursts of shattering sounds, and the shape of the alchemy furnace was almost disintegrated. Su Mizhen herself was distracted and suffered a heavy blow, spurting out a mouthful of blood.

However, when everyone looked at the calamity clouds in the sky that had not yet dispersed, a sense of foreboding surged into their hearts.

Especially Ba Yuan was shocked:
"It's not over yet?"

He tilted his head and looked at Wu Jun:
"What grade is the Yin Yang Pill you refined that actually triggered the ninth pill level? Isn't Fellow Daoist Su worried that he will die in the pill calamity?"

The Five Elements Pills refined by Wei Zhong and others have only three dan patterns at most and are only of low quality.

Even if five pills of this grade were combined, the quantitative change would not lead to qualitative change, and they would be far from enough to trigger the ninth heavenly tribulation.

The only explanation is that the two Yin-Yang Pills are of outstanding grade, absolutely top-grade seventh-grade, and may even have eight or nine pill patterns.

“Senior Sister Su has been planning for many years, how could she possibly refine an ordinary seventh-grade upper-grade Seven-Star Mysterious Life Pill and give up?
“The only goal is to go through nine tribulations and refine the best elixir.

"As for Brother Ba, don't worry. Senior Sister promised me that I will take over the task as well."

Ba Yuan stood up:

"That's not what I meant. It's just that Brother Su has planned this far. Seeing that he can't withstand the heavenly tribulation, do you intend to die under this heavenly tribulation?"

When ordinary people make elixirs, the elixir tribulation does not involve the alchemist himself, but Su Mizhen in front of him is different.

The opponent used his own magic weapon as a cover. If he could hold on, it would be good. If he couldn't, it was entirely possible that the heavenly calamity would follow the mark of the alchemy furnace and attack him.

Her life magic weapon was broken, and most of her magic power was spent on protecting the elixir. How could she withstand this thunder tribulation?

Wei Zhong thought it was unwise to take such a risk, and everyone else present thought so too.

Even Wu Jun showed a trace of worry, but he still replied stubbornly:

"Senior sister has her own plan, you just watch."

He rubbed his hands together, and it was obvious that his mood was not as calm as his words suggested.

Ba Yuan sat down again, and like everyone else, his gaze was focused on the calamity cloud.

The alchemy furnace was almost completely destroyed, and Su Mizhen wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.

Raise your hands and wave gently.

The fragments of the alchemy furnace came together.

Spiritual patterns lit up on several of the fragments, flames rose, and all the surrounding fragments were absorbed into them.

And in the center is the Seven-Star Xuansheng Pill.

Wei Zhong couldn't help but sit up straight when he saw this scene. Hou Yanbin beside him also had a strange look on his face:
"this?"

The two brothers looked at each other, and both saw some clues from it.

Seeing the two's reactions, Ba Yuan and others asked curiously:
"Why, what did you two Taoist friends see?"

Hou Yanbin nodded hesitantly:
"Excuse me for being blunt, but Fellow Daoist Su's method seems to be somewhat similar to the way we refine magical instruments."

Hou Yanbin is not only a seventh-level alchemist, but also a seventh-level weapon refiner. However, his weapon refining skills are far less advanced than his alchemy skills.

Turning to look at Wei Zhong:

"Brother, have you noticed any other differences?"

Wei Zhong narrowed his eyes and rubbed the teacup in his hand:

“It does have some flavor of weapon refining, but it is not limited to that.

"I have seen in some ancient books that gold and iron were refined into elixirs. This method is somewhat similar...

"But why, I still feel something is wrong?"

Wei Zhong raised his left hand and rubbed his head, with a hint of confusion and hesitation in his eyes.

The other people were also a little confused.

When he shifted his gaze to Wu Jun, the latter also had a confused expression. It was obvious that he did not understand Su Mizhen's last resort to deal with disasters.

At this moment, Wei Zhong's intermittent voice sounded:

"Senior Su, how come this technique looks like you're refining your own magical weapon?"

Everyone looked shocked and looked up, only to see that his natal alchemy furnace had completely melted in the flames, and a large amount of essence had been completely integrated into the elixir.

This makes the size of the pill bigger.

However, the spiritual patterns that had just appeared above the alchemy furnace did not dissipate. Instead, they seemed to be removed from the furnace and floated around the elixir.

Like a blood vessel being peeled off.

Su Mizhen changed the finger gesture in her hand, and the spiritual patterns overlapped, shrank, and were imprinted on the elixir.

As the edge of the root-like spiritual pattern touched the surface of the elixir.

These stacked spiritual patterns are like tree roots penetrating into the soil, penetrating deep into the body of the elixir.

The spiritual patterns overlapped and were imprinted inside and outside the spiritual pill.

The elixir was immediately covered completely, leaving only the eight elixir patterns floating on the surface.

At this time, others also noticed something was wrong.

Such a magical technique aroused everyone's curiosity for a while.

"It's really my life magic weapon!"

For cultivators in this world, their natal magic weapon is not absolute.

If it is accidentally damaged, the cultivator also has the option of replacing his natal magic weapon.

The difficult part is the process. Both the time spent and the spiritual materials consumed are not a small amount.

But Su Mizhen seemed to be prepared.

The alchemy furnace and the elixir are inherently related.

And no one knows where he got this technique of transferring spiritual patterns, which can change his natal magic weapon in an instant.

At this time, the opponent's life-saving magic weapon was no longer the severely damaged alchemy furnace, but the Seven-Star Xuansheng Pill that had the essence of the alchemy furnace integrated into it.

"Using elixir as one's own magic weapon, this method is really unheard of." Ba Yuan was surprised. Even though he had traveled to many regions, he had never heard of this method.

"Doesn't this mean that if this elixir can't hold up under the ninth heavenly tribulation, Fellow Daoist Su will also..."

Qiulin's crow-like words made several people's faces change.

All eyes turned towards the latter.

He immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly covered his mouth.

"Okay, Brother Su has already tried his best, which is much better than using the broken alchemy furnace to ward off disaster.

“This is what it means to truly give your all!”

The new life magic weapon was forged, Su Mizhen shouted loudly, and all the remaining magic power in her body immediately poured into the elixir.

The pill body swelled slightly, spiritual patterns appeared around it out of thin air, and a phantom of a pill furnace emerged.

Judging from the shape, it was the alchemy furnace that had just been destroyed.

Su Mizhen was on full alert, and the thunder in the sky was also formed at this moment.

"Boom!"

Silver thunder struck, and the dazzling lightning covered the sky.

Wei Zhong and others even found it difficult to look directly at the sky light. They raised their sleeves to cover their eyes, and kept their spiritual senses around the outside of the thunder, waiting for the internal struggle to end before investigating.

The thunder did not last long. As its light faded, everyone was able to see the scene.

The shadow of the alchemy furnace has disappeared without a trace, leaving only a golden elixir floating in the air, covered with fine spiritual patterns.

What’s more important is the nine elixir patterns interspersed throughout it, indicating the latter’s top-grade seventh-level superior elixir grade.

"Done?"

Moving his eyes downward, Wei Zhong saw Su Mizhen standing on the hill.

The latter's body was trembling, his magic power had been completely consumed and dried up, he couldn't even maintain flying in the air.

He raised his hand with difficulty, and the Seven-Star Xuansheng Pill in the air seemed to be sensed and fell into his palm and merged into his body.

As the elixir entered his body, the magic power that he had just lost was immediately restored, his body became upright, and the power of the middle stage of Hedao returned to him.

Such a rapid change made everyone present marvel at it.

"What a mysterious method!"

Su Mizhen bowed to Wei Zhong and others from a distance of several miles:
“The pill is ready, I still need to digest it, so I won’t nag you fellows.

"Fellow Daoist Ba Yuan, you can wait until I come out of retreat to fulfill your request. If you are really in a hurry, you can also look for Junior Brother Wu Jun...

"I will go into seclusion now. Goodbye!"

As the voice fell, Su Mizhen turned into a ray of spiritual light and fled to a cave on the top of the mountain not far away.

Since the host had already left, Wei Zhong and the others naturally had no intention of continuing to nag here, and they said goodbye and left one after another.

Wei Zhong and Hou Yanbin left together.

On the way, he couldn't help but say:
"Before long, my Five Elements Immortal Sect will have another late-stage Hedao cultivator."

The effect of the Nine-Patterned Elixir is extremely powerful, not to mention the Seven-Star Mysterious Life Pill, which is a precious pill that can actually improve one's cultivation level.

Wei Zhong would not be surprised if the effect of this medicine pushed Su Mizhen's cultivation to the perfection of He Dao.

"Brother Hou, have you ever heard of this technique of using elixirs as one's life-saving magic weapon?"

The latter shook his head slightly:
"I've never heard of it. I've been accompanying my master, doing odd jobs for many years, and I've never heard of this method of combining alchemy and weapon refining from him."

Wei Zhong had a copy of Yun Fengyao's alchemy inheritance, and there was no record of this method in it, but Wei Zhong still knew about it.

"If I have to choose one from similar methods, then the fake pill method seems to be somewhat similar."

Fake elixir, a means for foundation-building cultivators to refine the inner elixir of monsters or the real elixir of cultivators as their own fake elixir, in order to obtain the cultivation level of elixir formation.

This kind of fake pill is of the lowest kind.

Not only can they not obtain the longevity of Jindan cultivators, but the strength of fake dan cultivators is often at the bottom among Jindan cultivators.

The side effects are so serious that many monks will sneer at them.

However, for the sake of prolonging her life, Su Mizhen obviously would not use such a crude method.

“The fake elixir method has too many disadvantages, this technique should be a more advanced one.

“Moreover, Senior Su worked so hard to refine the Nine-Pattern Elixir, his goal was not just to reach the late stage of He Dao and prolong his life.

"It is very likely that he will reach the state of perfect unity and be ready for the stage of Mahayana."

With Su Mizhen's accumulated cultivation of tens of thousands of years, if she wanted to break through to the late stage of Hedao and gain that little bit of longevity, the Seven-Pattern Elixir would be enough. There was no need to spend so much energy to fight for the Nine-Pattern.

Hou Yanbin nodded slowly upon hearing this:
"There is some truth in what you said. It seems that although Senior Sister Su is old, she still hasn't given up her desire to seek the truth."

When ordinary people’s life span is coming to an end and they are only one small realm away from breaking through to a higher realm, most of them will choose to give up.

However, Su Mizhen used a magic of alchemy to reverse the situation and had a chance to achieve Mahayana again.

Such a change made Wei Zhong feel surprised and amazed.

The two returned on the teleportation array.

Wei Zhong fled back to the Chiyang Palace area and immediately went to Lingxiao Pavilion, where he exchanged the recipe for the "Seven Star Xuansheng Pill".

The value of this pill recipe is so high that it is independent of various alchemy traditions and requires an exchange opportunity.

Fortunately, Wei Zhong has enough chances to survive.

After his spiritual consciousness browsed through the contents, all the information was imprinted in Wei Zhong's mind, and the jade slip in his hand shattered.

"This pill recipe is a bit strange."

There is no absolutely fixed elixir in the pill recipe, but a variety of examples are provided.

"The key to refining this pill is to balance the five elements and align yin and yang. Apart from that, there are not too many requirements, so you can entrust multiple people to refine it together."

Of course, the so-called balance of the five elements and the harmony of yin and yang are enough to stump most alchemists.

How to achieve balance in the fusion of Zidan is also a skill.

“If I want to refine this pill, I can’t be careless and produce a mediocre or inferior quality pill.

"It's best to have a top-grade one. After all, a cultivator only has one chance to take the pill in his lifetime."

Wei Zhong looked thoughtful, with his hands hanging down.

For Wei Zhong, it is a little too early.

After all, his cultivation is only at the late stage of Lianxu, and he has not yet reached the realm of Hedao.

"At this moment, we can use the Luo family to start collecting relevant spiritual medicines."

After Wei Zhong escaped from Lingxiao Pavilion, he immediately went to Xiaoluo Mountain. After conveying the information of purchasing spiritual medicine to Luo Junxian of the Luo family, the head of the family did not dare to slack off.

Immediately convey this news through the clan elders' council.

Thanks to Wei Zhong, the Luo family escaped from hardship and rose again in this immortal sect, but they dared not neglect it.

"Master Wu Se, there are two people in my clan who have made a breakthrough in weapon refining and have shown some signs of reaching the seventh-level bottleneck. Master, can you give us some pointers?"

Wei Zhong looked calm:

"Have you ever understood how to refine the sixth-level Five Elements Spiritual Pearl?"

"Never."

Wei Zhong shook his head slowly:

"The balance of the five elements is the key. Once you have completed this technique, come find me again."

After saying a perfunctory word, Wei Zhong waved his sleeves and left.

"The Heaven Burning Spirit True Pill has just been completed, but I need to go into seclusion for a while to improve my cultivation and prepare for the minor heavenly tribulation. All other matters will be put on hold."

(End of this chapter)