Shengui Changsheng: Start from Zhenwuwei and add some points to cultivate immortality

Fu Shaoping put down his teacup and said calmly, "Senior Brother Zhou, you are an inner disciple, and I am a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator. It is not proper for me to fight in your place."

Zhou Yuanqing's face darkened, and he was about to speak when he heard Fu Shaoping continue, "However, I can give you a few pointers."

Zhou Yuanqing's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Fu Shaoping nodded: "Tell me in detail about the poison pill."

Zhou Yuanqing was overjoyed and quickly recounted the origin of the poison pill, its alchemy style, its expertise in pill formulas, and the reason why it had publicly humiliated him.

After listening, Fu Shaoping pondered for a moment and said, "This person refines pills by using poison as a means of cultivation, which is an unorthodox approach. The best way for this type of alchemist to do this is to add toxic herbs to conventional pill formulas to fight poison with poison and enhance the medicinal power. But this also means that his pills have great flaws."

"A flaw?" Zhou Yuanqing was taken aback.

"The essence of the art of poison pills lies in balance. If the toxicity is too weak, the medicinal effect will be insufficient; if the toxicity is too strong, the pill will be destroyed and the person will die." Fu Shaoping's gaze was profound. "Therefore, as long as he chooses a pill that he cannot control the balance of in the competition, he will undoubtedly lose."

Zhou Yuanqing seemed to be deep in thought, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "You mean... he should refine a pill with extremely complex toxicity?"

Fu Shaoping shook his head: "No, it's to have him refine a kind of pill that he has never refined before, which requires extremely precise control of the poison."

He took out a prescription from his pocket and handed it to Zhou Yuanqing.

Zhou Yuanqing took it and his expression changed slightly: "This...this is the 'Five Elements Detoxification Pill'? This is an ancient formula that has been lost for a long time!"

Fu Shaoping said calmly, "This pill requires five kinds of toxic medicinal herbs that are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining. During the refining process, the balance of the five poisons must be controlled at the same time. If there is the slightest mistake, the furnace will explode. If that poison pill dares to try, he will surely fail. If he doesn't dare, it is tantamount to admitting defeat."

Zhou Yuanqing's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and he suddenly slapped his thigh: "Wonderful! Junior Brother Fu, you are truly my benefactor!"

Fu Shaoping stood up: "Senior Brother Zhou, three months is enough time for you to become familiar with the method of refining this pill. If you trust me, I can give you some pointers from the side."

Zhou Yuanqing nodded repeatedly: "Trustworthy! Of course I trust you!"

……

Three months later, the Grand Cultivation of Alchemy was held as scheduled.

Zhou Yuanqing amazed everyone with his perfect Five Elements Detoxification Pill, defeated Du Danzi, and won second place in the Pill Dao Competition!
Du Danzi immediately admitted defeat, his face turning ashen as he left. It is said that he went into seclusion for three months after returning to the valley and never came out.

Zhou Yuanqing successfully obtained the qualification to enter the Dan Mystic Realm.

After the competition, he found Fu Shaoping and, without saying a word, bowed deeply in respect.

"Junior Brother Fu! No, no, no, Uncle-Master Fu! From this day forward, you are my benefactor, Zhou Yuanqing! I will do anything for you, even at the cost of my life!"

Fu Shaoping helped him up and said calmly, "Senior Brother Zhou, there's no need for that. In the art of alchemy, mutual learning and exchange are commonplace."

Zhou Yuanqing shook his head: "Uncle-Master Fu, you are too modest. Although I, Zhou Yuanqing, am not a genius, I still have this much self-awareness. Your alchemy skills are far superior to mine, and may even be... no less than those of a Grandmaster of Alchemy in the Golden Core stage!"

Fu Shaoping did not deny it, but just smiled slightly.

Zhou Yuanqing took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Uncle-Master Fu, I have a favor to ask. I'm afraid it will be very dangerous for me to go into that alchemy secret realm alone. Could you... come with me? Although the rule is that only one person can enter at a time, I can take you with me. Just say that you are my alchemy assistant. The rules are not so strict inside the secret realm."

Fu Shaoping pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Okay."

The Mysterious Realm of Alchemy: the legacy left behind by ancient alchemy masters.

This might be another major opportunity for him in this lifetime.

Half a month later, the secret realm opened.

Fu Shaoping and Zhou Yuanqing stepped side by side into the ancient door of light.

Behind him, there was envy and jealousy from everyone.

Ahead lies both unknown opportunities and dangers.

The moment I stepped through the portal, the familiar sense of spacetime distortion washed over me once again.

Fu Shaoping had grown accustomed to this feeling. Every cycle of the Hundred Lifetimes Book, every spatial traversal, was accompanied by this distortion. He could even discern subtle differences—this teleportation was smoother than the last, indicating that the person who set up this teleportation array possessed profound expertise in array formations.

The scene before my eyes gradually became clear.

This is a gray, gloomy space.

The sky was perpetually gray, devoid of sun, moon, and stars, only a thick layer of clouds hanging low. The earth was uneven, riddled with huge cracks and deep pits, as if it had survived a fierce battle.

The air was filled with a rich medicinal fragrance, mixed with a faint, almost imperceptible, rotten smell. The fragrance was ten times stronger than any other alchemy room Fu Shaoping had ever smelled.

"This is the Mystic Realm of Pill Refining?" Zhou Yuanqing stood beside Fu Shaoping, looking around with awe in his eyes. "The aroma of medicine is so strong!"

Fu Shaoping closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and incorporated the medicinal fragrance in the air into his senses.

“Green Spirit Grass, Purple Leaf Orchid, Blood Ginseng, Dragon Saliva Fruit…” he listed them one by one, “the aura of no less than a hundred kinds of spiritual herbs, some of which have been extinct for many years.”

Zhou Yuanqing was dumbfounded: "Uncle-Master Fu, you can distinguish so many kinds of spiritual herbs just by smelling them?"

Fu Shaoping opened his eyes and said calmly, "Practice makes perfect."

Zhou Yuanqing opened his mouth, but ultimately only shook his head and smiled bitterly. Practice makes perfect? ​​How many pills would one have to refine to develop this skill?
“Let’s go.” Fu Shaoping took the lead and walked forward. “The secret realm’s opening time is limited, so we need to find something of value as soon as possible.”

The two continued on their way.

The scenery along the way became increasingly shocking.

In the enormous pit, countless fragments of broken alchemy furnaces remained; on the dried-up riverbed, countless jade slip fragments were scattered; and in the ruins of collapsed buildings, the stark white bones could be vaguely seen.

"What... happened here?" Zhou Yuanqing's voice trembled.

Fu Shaoping squatted down, picked up a fragment of a jade slip, and probed it with his divine sense.

"...The invasion of the Pill Demon...the thirteenth day...fellow disciples...more than half have perished..."

"...Lord Pill God...used himself as an array...to seal the Pill Demon...We...swear to...follow him to the death..."

"...If any future generations are destined to come here...remember...deep within the Pill God Palace...the remnant soul of the Pill Demon is sealed...do not...approach..."

The fragmented information pieced together a tragic picture.

In ancient times, this secret realm was a sacred place for alchemy, known as "Dan Shen Valley" (Valley of the Pill God). Later, a powerful figure who had become possessed by alchemy—the Pill Demon—led an invasion, slaughtering countless people. In the end, the Valley Master of Dan Shen Valley, the great being revered as the "Pill God," used himself as the core of the formation to seal the Pill Demon deep within the Pill God Palace. The entire secret realm was thus sealed away, becoming a ruin.

Fu Shaoping collected the fragments, his expression solemn.

“Senior Brother Zhou, there is great danger in this secret realm.” He handed the jade slip fragment to Zhou Yuanqing.

After reading it, Zhou Yuanqing's face turned deathly pale: "The remnant soul of the Pill Demon? Then...then we are..."

"No need to panic." Fu Shaoping shook his head. "The Pill Demon has been sealed for ten thousand years. Even if its remnant soul is still there, it is extremely weak. As long as we do not approach the Pill God Palace, we should be fine."

Zhou Yuanqing felt slightly relieved, but fear still lingered in his eyes.

The two continued onward. After walking for about an hour, a huge complex of buildings appeared ahead.

It was a grand palace complex built against the mountain, magnificent in scale and imposing in appearance. But now, most of the buildings have collapsed, leaving only ruins. The most conspicuous is the main hall at the highest point, still standing, made entirely of white jade—the Dan Shen Hall.

Even from dozens of miles away, Fu Shaoping could sense the faint, eerie fluctuations emanating from the main hall.

That was... the aura of a contract.

“The Pill God Palace…” Fu Shaoping’s gaze narrowed slightly.

Zhou Yuanqing followed his gaze and was startled: "Uncle-Master Fu, you don't mean to go there, do you? The jade slip says not to get close!"

Fu Shaoping withdrew his gaze: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Let's go to other places first to look for spiritual herbs and inheritances."

The two avoided the Dan God Temple and headed towards a valley on one side.

……

The valley revealed a completely different world.

Unlike the desolate and dilapidated outside, this valley is filled with spiritual energy so rich that it is almost tangible, and it is full of rare spiritual herbs that are hard to find outside!

"My God! That's the Seven-Leaf Green Lotus! The legendary main ingredient for refining the Creation Pill!" Zhou Yuanqing exclaimed.

"That's a Purple Gold Salvia miltiorrhiza over there! It's at least three thousand years old!"

"And, and there's also Dragon Scale Fruit! Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Grass!"

Zhou Yuanqing was so excited that he trembled all over, wishing he could take all the spiritual medicines into his possession.

Fu Shaoping remained calm. His gaze swept across the area and quickly locked onto several of the most valuable spiritual herbs that were most helpful for cultivation.

"Senior Brother Zhou, although there are many spiritual herbs, we should not be greedy," he reminded. "Everyone has limited storage space, and picking spiritual herbs requires spiritual energy. It's better to choose the most valuable ones than to bite off more than you can chew.

Zhou Yuanqing nodded repeatedly, following Fu Shaoping's advice, and the two began picking.

An hour later, the two of them each harvested dozens of rare spiritual herbs, almost filling their storage space.

Just then, a chilling voice came from the entrance of the valley:
"Hey, isn't this Zhou Yuanqing from Danxia Peak? What's up, also here to try your luck in the Danxia Mystic Realm?"

Fu Shaoping turned his head to look.

Three people were standing at the entrance to the valley.

The leader, dressed in a black robe, had a sinister face and was surrounded by a thin layer of gray mist. He was none other than Poison Pill of Poison Dragon Valley! The two people behind him were also early Foundation Establishment cultivators, and it was clear at a glance that they were his followers.

Zhou Yuanqing's expression changed, and he subconsciously took a step back.

Poison Pill Master's gaze swept over Fu Shaoping, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes: "Zhou Yuanqing, you've got some nerve, bringing a lackey in here. What, you think you're invincible just because you luckily beat me in the Alchemy Competition?"

Zhou Yuanqing gritted his teeth but remained silent.

Fu Shaoping remained calm and said indifferently, "The Alchemy Grand Competition is a fair contest. Luck? Senior Brother Zhou relied on his true skills."

Poison Pill's gaze turned cold as he looked at Fu Shaoping: "Who do you think you are? A mere follower in the early Foundation Establishment stage, yet you dare to be so insolent in front of me?"

The two people behind him burst into laughter.

"Boy, do you know who you're talking to? Senior Brother Poison Pill is the personal disciple of the Valley Master of Poison Dragon Valley!"

"If you know what's good for you, hand over the medicinal herbs you've picked, then kneel down and kowtow three times, calling us 'Grandpa' three times, and we might spare your lives!"

Zhou Yuanqing's face turned ashen. He was about to speak when Fu Shaoping raised his hand to stop him.

Fu Shaoping looked at the three of them, including Du Danzi, and suddenly smiled.

"Poison Dragon Valley, you're all cut from the same cloth," he said calmly. "You and Li Wuqing and Li Wushang are exactly alike."

Du Danzi's expression changed: "You know Li Wushang?"

"I know him." Fu Shaoping nodded. "His younger brother, Li Wuqing, was crippled by me in the outer sect competition. He himself tried to attack me during the Foundation Establishment Trial, but ended up losing more than he gained. What, do you want to follow in their footsteps?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the three, including Du Danzi, changed drastically.

"You're that Fu Shaoping?!" Du Danzi's eyes flashed with surprise and doubt.

Fu Shaoping's reputation has already spread throughout the inner sect. He defeated a Qi Refining Grand Perfection cultivator at the eighth level, making a name for himself in the outer sect competition; he led five people to safety during the Foundation Establishment Trial, ranking fifteenth; it's said even Zhou Yuanqing treats him with great respect…

Du Danzi stared at Fu Shaoping, then suddenly sneered, "Even if you are Fu Shaoping, you're just a greenhorn who's only just reached the Foundation Establishment stage. I'm at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and I have two early-Foundation Establishment stage cultivators with me. You only have two people, one of whom is a piece of trash who got there by relying on pills. What makes you think you can fight me?"

Zhou Yuanqing's face flushed red, but he couldn't refute it. His cultivation level had indeed been built up with pills, his foundation was unstable, and his combat power was far inferior to those of others of the same level.

Fu Shaoping remained calm: "On what grounds? On this grounds."

He raised his hand, and the Judgment Sword was drawn!
A pale golden sword light shot straight at Du Danzi's face!
"You're courting death!" Poison Pill Master roared in fury, his body enveloped in a surge of gray mist that transformed into countless poisonous needles to meet the sword light!

"boom!"

The sword light collided with the poison needles, shattering them all, but the sword light only dimmed slightly, its momentum undiminished!
Poison Pill was shocked and hurriedly dodged to the side, but the sword light still grazed his shoulder, leaving a bloody mark!
"You!" Poison Pill Master exclaimed in shock and anger, "What kind of swordsmanship is this?!"

Fu Shaoping sheathed his sword and stood still, saying calmly, "The Sword of Judgment. It is dedicated to killing poisonous creatures."

Poison Pill Master's face was ashen, his eyes filled with apprehension. His attack, though not at full strength, had still used seventy percent of his power, yet it had been repelled head-on by a mere Foundation Establishment stage youth?!
The two people behind him were so frightened that they retreated repeatedly.

"Fine! Fine! Fu Shaoping, I'll remember you!" Du Danzi gritted his teeth and said, "This isn't over!"

Having said that, he led the two men away in a disheveled state.

Zhou Yuanqing stared in disbelief, and after a long while, he finally said, "Uncle-Master Fu, you...you're too amazing!"

Fu Shaoping shook his head: "He underestimated his opponent. If he goes all out, the outcome is uncertain."

Zhou Yuanqing scratched his head, not quite understanding. But he knew one thing—following Fu Shaoping was safe!

The two continued to gather medicinal herbs in the valley until their storage space was full.

"Uncle-Master Fu, where are we going next?" Zhou Yuanqing asked.

Fu Shaoping's gaze swept across the valley and landed on the still-standing white jade palace in the distance.

Dan Shen Temple.

That strange contractual fluctuation still lingered faintly.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Senior Brother Zhou, you go out of the valley first and wait outside. I want to go to the Pill God Hall."

Zhou Yuanqing was startled: "What?! Uncle-Master Fu, are you crazy? The jade slip says not to get close!" (End of Chapter)