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Chapter 1023 The Holy Armor Clan, Eighth-Order Pill Recipe
After listening to Qingyang Old Demon's words, Qin Ming immediately felt enlightened.

Unexpectedly, the desolate realm he unintentionally acquired had such a great use.

No wonder. Back then, the old demon Qingyang had gone to great lengths to have me set up a scheme in the desolate realm to collect incense offerings and prayers. It turns out he was already preparing for what was to come.
According to the old demon Qingyang, there are many ways for those in the Mahayana stage to resist the five signs of decay, but cultivating the path of incense offerings is not something that ordinary Mahayana practitioners can do.

Only a demon ancestor like the Six Paths Saint Ancestor, who stands at the pinnacle of the ancient demon realm, possesses such skill.

Liu Yunzi carried Qin Ming as they flew away. Qin Ming could only see a blur of light and shadow before his eyes, and the speed was so fast that he couldn't even tell which way to go.

I have no idea where this big shot is taking me.

Only half a day later.

When Qin Ming came to his senses again, he found himself above a golden sea of ​​clouds.

This sea of ​​clouds is filled with fairy palaces, and countless spirit birds and cranes shuttle back and forth among them. All kinds of beautiful fairies practice swordsmanship and cultivate Taoist magic among the misty mountains.

Palaces were scattered throughout the surrounding area, forming a harmonious and orderly network of interconnected structures, like stars orbiting a central point.

One after another, enormous golden warships returned to port, pulled by colossal beasts.

This ethereal realm broadened Qin Ming's horizons.

Liu Yunzi brought Qin Ming here without saying a word, as if the fellow Daoist he was looking for was here.

"Senior Liuyun, where is this?" The two finally stopped on a circular platform in the very center.

This is a high-level teleportation array, guarded by many burly, purple-armored guards, all of whom are at least at the Void Refinement stage.

This indicates that the place is extremely important and heavily guarded.

Liu Yunzi replied calmly, "This is the territory of the 'Saint Armor Clan,' one of the sixteen great true spirit races of the Myriad Spirits Realm. The item that young friend Qin needs is in the hands of one of the old guys."

As the two were talking, they arrived at the circular platform.

The guards, seemingly not seeing Liu Yunzi arrive for the first time, bowed respectfully and opened the teleportation array.

As a beam of white light fell upon the two, Qin Ming and Liu Yunzi disappeared from the platform.

When he came to his senses again, he found himself on a bridge over a sea of ​​clouds.

The bridge was a network of interconnected structures, connecting several large palaces and halls. Liu Yunzi led him into one of them, the Crimson Sky Palace.

As soon as they stepped inside, they saw a huge alchemy furnace inside, where an old man in a golden robe was refining pills.

This person, like Liu Yunzi, possesses unfathomable cultivation; he is most likely the person they are looking for.

However, a pungent smell of smoke wafted from the alchemy furnace. The golden-robed Taoist was spotless, but stared at the furnace with a somewhat gloomy expression.

Qin Ming was all too familiar with this scene; it was clear that this person had just failed at refining pills.

So much so that when the two outsiders came in, they didn't even get up to greet them.

"Hmph! Liu Yunzi, what brings you to visit this old man?"

"I've wasted so many spiritual herbs along the way. And who is this young man from another race? He doesn't seem to be from this world?"

The old man in the golden robe turned his head, still looking sullen, and asked the two of them. As he spoke, his gaze fell on Qin Ming, and he frowned.

This person's words and demeanor revealed an air of arrogance and superiority.

Liu Yunzi didn't seem to care, as if he already knew this person's temperament, and said calmly:

"Bitter Sangzi, what does your failure to refine pills due to your lack of skill have to do with me?"

"This young friend Qin from the human race is a junior of an old friend of mine."

"I have come here to bring him to make a deal with this old fellow."

Upon hearing this, the Mahayana cultivator from the Holy Armor Clan immediately showed curiosity, as there were not many people in the Myriad Spirits Realm who could get Liu Yunzi to step forward.

In an instant, a massive divine power erupted from between his brows, all of which landed on Qin Ming.

boom!
The pressure on Qin Ming suddenly increased, as if the weight of the whole world was being placed on his shoulders.

A Mahayana-level divine sense swept over him, seemingly trying to discern something.

If Qin Ming hadn't cultivated the "Taiqing Yuandao Visualization Technique" from the True Immortal Realm, which enhanced his spiritual power to the point of being comparable to the peak of the Integration Realm, any other Integration Realm cultivator would probably have collapsed to their knees under this level of probing.

However, Liu Yunzi came to the rescue, simply flicking his sleeve to neutralize Ku Sangzi's divine power.

"Hey, Bitter Mulberry, are you ever going to stop?"

"If you continue like this, I'm leaving."

Upon seeing this, Ku Sangzi of the Holy Armor Clan immediately smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Liu Yun, please don't be offended. I was just curious and wanted to find out more about him."

"Tsk tsk tsk, with a cultivation age of only two thousand years, he has already advanced to the Integration Stage, and he even cultivates both Dharma and Body. Truly remarkable!"

"Such talent in cultivation is top-notch even within our clan. No wonder Fellow Daoist Liuyun has been so kind to you."

"I never expected that the human race in the Spirit Realm, after that 'Azure Emperor Venerable,' would produce such a freak as you."

Ku Sangzi had clearly figured out most of Qin Ming's background.

After learning the purpose of their visit, he immediately asked:

"Speak, what do you want in exchange for me, young man?"

"However, let me make this clear beforehand: even if Fellow Daoist Liuyun intervenes, I will not agree if you cannot produce the corresponding item."

Qin Ming bowed respectfully to the eccentric alien Mahayana cultivator.
"Junior Qin Ming greets Senior Ku Sang. I have come here to exchange for a 'Primordial Chaos Qi'."

"It can be exchanged for any of the five elements' ultimate items, or it can be traded for a seventh-grade top-quality 'Azure Creation Pill'."

As soon as he finished speaking, a hint of emotion appeared on Ku Sangzi's face:
"What? You actually possess an item representing the pinnacle of the Five Elements?"

"The Azure Creation Pill, could it be the legendary elixir that was passed down from the True Immortal Realm to the mortal world?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, looks like you've been hiding your true abilities!"

Ku Sangzi couldn't help but re-examine Qin Ming; it seemed that his investigation just now hadn't completely revealed him.

Liu Yunzi smiled calmly and spoke up for Qin Ming, saying, "Fellow Daoist Ku Sang, when it comes to alchemy skills, this young friend Qin's alchemy skills are in no way inferior to yours."

"Both are top-tier seventh-order alchemists, and the Azure Creation Pill was personally refined by him."

Upon hearing this, Ku Sangzi across from him looked even more suspicious.

"What? This kid's alchemy skills are so high? I don't believe it."

So he asked Qin Ming several profound questions about alchemy. To his astonishment, Qin Ming answered them fluently and could even draw inferences from them.
Even Ku Sangzi, a Mahayana practitioner deeply devoted to alchemy, was completely baffled.

The further one progresses in the path of alchemy, the more difficult it becomes to cultivate.

Even Ku Sangzi, who was in the Mahayana stage, studied diligently day and night, but only reached the peak of the seventh-order alchemist realm.

The reason he is failing repeatedly in alchemy is that he is trying to refine an eighth-order immortal pill in order to break through this constraint.

Looking across the entire Myriad Spirits Realm, there is only one person who can refine an eighth-order immortal pill, and that is Lu Yunzi, who is also from the 'Nine Heavens Divine Deer' clan, one of the sixteen great true spirit races.

Ku Sangzi of the Holy Armor Clan had been in seclusion, diligently practicing alchemy, hoping to catch up with him in this path.
However, he naturally wouldn't reveal any of this to Qin Ming.

Besides this reason, the two spiritual items that Qin Ming just mentioned were, to be honest, extremely tempting even to Ku Sangzi, a Mahayana cultivator.
So, he put on a smile and said to Qin Ming:

"In that case, it's not unreasonable for me to make this deal with young friend Qin."

"However, this innate primordial energy is extremely precious and requires an ultimate item of the five elements, plus a Celestial Creation Pill, to exchange for it."

Qin Ming frowned upon hearing this, clearly this old fellow was trying to take advantage of him by relying on his high level of cultivation.

But before he could speak, Liu Yunzi, who was standing to the side, couldn't continue.

"I'm telling you, Bitter Sangzi, it's one thing to cheat others, but you even want to swindle the juniors I brought with me?"

Why is it that the older you get, the less you understand things?

Ku Sangzi showed no embarrassment upon hearing this and shamelessly said, "Fellow Daoist Liuyun, you know about this Primordial Chaos Qi. Every drop used is one less available. It is of great use to cultivators like you and me."

"However, I haven't finished speaking yet. I have more than one strand of Primordial Chaos Qi in my possession."

"If young friend Qin can agree to one condition, he can exchange two strands of innate primordial energy from me in exchange for only one ultimate item of the Five Elements."

What do you think?

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming couldn't help but show a hint of surprise, wondering what this old monster was up to.

"May I ask what Senior Ku Sang desires of this junior?"

Ku Sangzi chuckled slyly and said, "I've recently been trying to refine an eighth-grade immortal pill, but unfortunately, I've failed time and again."

After much thought, I guess we're missing an alchemy assistant.

"I've heard that Old Monster Lu Yun of the Nine Heavens Divine Deer Clan has found a disciple to assist him from somewhere, and his alchemy skills have progressed rapidly. It's said that he has already refined elixirs of the middle grade of the eighth rank or higher."

"I'd also like to emulate you a bit. Hehehe, didn't you say you had peak seventh-tier alchemy skills?"

"If this alchemy is successful, I will not take a single penny, but I will give you an extra strand of Primordial Chaos Qi."

"To avoid Fellow Daoist Liuyun constantly insulting this old man, what do you think?"

Qin Ming looked astonished. The old monster Lu Yun of the Nine Heavens Divine Deer Clan that the other party mentioned was most likely the Daoist Lu Yun he had met in the Spirit Realm.

And that newly accepted apprentice was none other than his good brother, Su Yuqing.
However, he remained calm and composed when he heard the news about his friend.

The conditions mentioned by Ku Sangzi were not a loss for him, and he would even gain an extra experience in eighth-level alchemy, so it was entirely beneficial.

Therefore, he nodded and agreed on the spot.

"I am grateful to Senior Ku Sang for being so kind to me, and I am willing to give it a try."

Liu Yunzi was surprised that Qin Ming would agree so readily, after all, what the old fellow Ku Sangzi wanted to refine was an eighth-grade immortal pill, which was no small matter.

However, seeing that Qin Ming had already agreed, he didn't say anything more.

"Hahaha! Alright, there's no time like the present, let's begin right away!" Elder Kusang of the Holy Armor Clan clapped his hands and laughed with great joy.

"Fellow Daoist Liuyunzi, please excuse yourself for the time being. I will take good care of you, my junior."

Liu Yunzi nodded and then left the main hall through the teleportation array, leaving only Qin Ming and Ku Sangzi behind.

Without further ado, Ku Sangzi casually tossed an ancient-looking jade slip to Qin Ming and said:
"Here is the formula for the eighth-grade pill I'm going to refine. I'll give you some time to study it. All you need to do is help me control the fire in the furnace."

"I will give you ten years to comprehend it. Finish reading it as soon as possible, and tell me when you feel ready."

"Hmph! This eighth-grade immortal pill formula was obtained by me with great difficulty from a secret realm. Many people have sought it but could not obtain it. It is a good thing that it was given to you, kid."

"Therefore, even if the alchemy fails, don't feel that I've taken advantage of you."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming was overjoyed and quickly took the jade slip, invading it with his divine sense to browse it.

'Is there really such a good thing?'

Unexpectedly, he managed to obtain a recipe for an eighth-grade immortal pill for free on this trip.
After only half a cup of tea.

Qin Ming quickly browsed through the pill formula in the jade slip, and he was extremely shocked.

"Eighth-tier 'Taiyi Huaqing Pill'"

These top-grade elixirs are spiritual medicines that can enhance the cultivation of the Mahayana stage and accelerate the condensation of the power of laws.
This is arguably the highest-grade elixir Qin Ming has ever seen.

He quickly finished reading the contents of the pill formula and the refining method. To refine such a miraculous elixir, the requirements for alchemy had already transcended the realm of skills and techniques.

Instead, it entered the level of 'Tao'.

More often than not, it requires alchemists to develop their own unique path over many years before they can even glimpse the path to the eighth-order alchemy.

Although the difference between the top level of the seventh rank and the eighth rank seems to be only one step, the two are like a mirage, separated by an invisible chasm.

Even a Mahayana cultivator who practices alchemy can only go so far without special opportunities or good fortune.

This is one of the reasons why eighth-level immortal alchemists are extremely rare even in the entire spirit world.

Several days later.

Qin Ming had already studied the formula for the 'Taiyi Huaqing Dan' to a great extent, mainly by consuming several [Dao Dao Sudden Enlightenment] entries during the process of comprehending it.
This was his old stock from when he planted the spirit tea trees; he never expected it to come in handy at such a crucial moment.

So he went to find Ku Sangzi, who was deep in thought in front of the alchemy furnace, meditating with his eyes closed.
Ku Sangzi, thinking Qin Ming couldn't understand the pill formula and had come to him for advice, adopted an air of superiority and spoke in a condescending manner:
"What? You've come to see this old man so soon?"

"Let me make this clear beforehand, kid. Don't even think that I'll give you any pointers on alchemy."

"If it's all show and no substance, you'd better explain it as soon as possible, lest you wear down my patience."

But the next moment.

But Qin Ming said, "Reporting to Senior Ku Sang, I have almost finished looking at the pill formula and can begin to assist you in refining the pill."

Upon hearing this, Ku Sangzi suddenly stood up, looking astonished and puzzled:
"what??"

(End of this chapter)