Great Zhou Martial Immortal

Chapter 86 Taishi Locked Jade Dragon

The kite guards are extremely efficient.

At three quarters past 7 p.m. that evening, intelligence was sent back.

Inside the Warm Fragrance Pavilion, Li Lingyue and Lu Chenyuan immediately opened the document and examined it closely after receiving it.

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Secret files from July to October of the Gengyin year.

On July 15th, Wu Sansi was ordered to go to Bingzhou to pay respects to his ancestors. While staying overnight at Fenshui Post Station, he encountered the nun Jingyin who was treating a dying child. She took a celadon bottle, poured out some jade marrow ointment, and applied it to the child's severed finger. After an incense stick's time, the finger joint was seen to have regrown as before. (Note: This child is now being cared for by the Prince of Liang, and is being recorded by a physician day and night.)

On July 16th, Wu Sansi dispatched his top experts to thoroughly investigate Jingyin's whereabouts to confirm whether it was truly a chance encounter. He then summoned Jingyin to his room and publicly treated his two trusted generals: he inserted the Ziyang Pill into the Baihui acupoint with a golden needle, and the lame man immediately stood up; he burned the Rejuvenating Incense to fumigate the affected area, and the malignant sores that bled black blood healed; (King Liang ordered people to thoroughly investigate the source of the pills, and only knew that they were collected from the cliffs of Mount Song).

On July 20th, Wu Sansi arrived in Bingzhou and secretly ordered craftsmen to mine "Moonstone" in Huoshan. Water chalcedony conduits were pre-embedded inside the stone and sealed with beeswax. When heated, they would seep out celestial dew, which was then used as a false omen of good fortune.

On July 25th, Wu Sansi, accompanied by Jingyin, secretly went to Mount Song and met Wei Shifang at Qixia Caotang on Xuanlian Peak. In front of the hall, there was a pine tree that had been dead for three years. Wei Shifang watered it with Qingling Liquid, and the pine needles turned green again after a day.

On August 9th, the three secluded themselves in the thatched cottage for seven days. Jingyin refined the Life-Sustaining Pill to save the dead hunter (whose body had been lying in state for only two hours), while Weishifang used the Golden Needle Crossing Technique to cure Wu Sansi of his intractable illness. Wu Sansi then invited the two to the capital.

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Lu Chenyuan flipped through the pages.

The rest of the records up to October 26th are all about these two guys creating "miracles" with elixirs: severed fingers growing back, withered trees coming back to life, and the dead being brought back to life...

The effects became increasingly bizarre, and Wu Sansi became more and more convinced of it.

However, records about these two people can only be traced back two or three years.

From the moment he appeared, he lived in seclusion at the thatched cottage on Xuanlian Peak in Songshan Mountain, with no other records, as if he appeared out of thin air.

Li Lingyue asked in surprise, "Jade Marrow Ointment, Purple Sun Pill, Azure Spirit Liquid... Where did these two people get these pills? They don't cherish them at all. It's one thing to use them to treat illnesses and save lives, but to use them to treat a withered tree, and just an ordinary withered tree at that..."

Lu Chenyuan laughed and said, "How else can we deceive Wu Sansi? Only what is easily obtained will not be cherished. If these two don't pull this stunt, it really wouldn't fit their identity as 'reclusive masters'."

Li Lingyue wanted to say it was a waste, but when she thought about the current identities of the two people, a wave of annoyance washed over her.

They actually succeeded, and now all the rare and precious materials in the palace treasury are available for use!
Even the most precious elixirs are nothing compared to the treasure trove.

"Mount Song, Xuanlian Peak..."

Lu Chenyuan carefully examined their lodgings, his mind quickly recalling relevant records: "There is a waterfall called Pearl Curtain in the peak. The waterfall is in three tiers. The upper tier is often hidden in the clouds and mist, and the lower tier is often concealed in the deep ravine. What is usually seen is the middle tier. The waterfall is like a white ribbon hanging in the air, hence the name Suspended Ribbon Peak... Located on the East Peak of Songshan Mountain... Mount Taishi..."

Taishi...

A sudden inspiration struck Lu Chenyuan, reminding him of the poem left behind by Gu Yunsheng.

The Jade Dragon is locked away deep within the clouds of Mount Tai!
“The Abyss”.

Seeing that he seemed lost in thought, Li Lingyue asked, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

Lu Chenyuan then revealed the poem in detail: "What is Jade Dragon? It refers to the clouds and mist associated with alchemy! 'The Jade Dragon is locked deep within the clouds of Mount Taishi,' meaning that the Jade Dragon is hidden within Mount Taishi..."

"The Elixir Cauldron!"

Li Lingyue's eyes lit up: "Among the Ten Hidden Immortal Techniques, the Pill Cauldron Scroll is the pinnacle of alchemy and medicine making. It can refine spiritual medicines that enhance power, transform the body, bring the dead back to life, manipulate people's hearts, and create highly poisonous and strange Gu. It may even have an elixir of immortality... That's why Wei Shifang was able to create miracles with various pills, and even dared to perform rejuvenation in front of all the officials in the Mingtang!"

"That's right. But..."

Lu Chenyuan nodded first, then picked up another piece of intelligence.

The above records the process of Veshfang pretending to refine elixirs that day:
First, the alchemy furnace was placed in the wrong position. It should have been placed in the Bing fire position, but he placed it in the Ren water position instead.
When weighing the medicine, he even held the scales upside down, mistaking one jin and sixteen liang for twenty liang;
The most ridiculous thing is that the order of administering the medicine was completely wrong. He should have added cinnabar first and then marble, but he did the opposite.

Not to mention that he even wrote the wrong stroke order when drawing the talisman, and when the elixir was finally made, he used a lead plate to receive it.

They don't even understand these basic taboos.
Lu Chenyuan couldn't help but sneer: "With such crude tricks, you dare to call yourself a highly accomplished master?"

"That's where Lord Lu is wrong."

Li Lingyue chuckled and said, "Isn't it easy for you to come up with excuses? If the alchemy furnace is placed in the wrong position, that's called 'defying fate'; if the balance is held upside down, that's called 'not following common sense'; if the order of adding the medicine is reversed, that's called 'turning the world upside down'; and as for receiving the elixir in the lead plate... isn't that 'turning lead into gold'?"

"..."

Lu Chenyuan turned his head to look at her, and was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

This little vixen has recovered and has actually come up with these excuses all by herself.

You know what, to those who don't know any better, the more unorthodox something is, the more ethereal it seems! Lu Chenyuan stroked his chin: "Could I have misjudged him? Is this Wei Shifang really that capable? Even this was part of his calculations? Then let's hurry up and escape, ten days will pass in the blink of an eye... Don't tell me you're going to offer me up to that old nun..."

Li Lingyue rolled her eyes, not wanting to answer such an obvious question.

—Don't even mention that she would never offer herself up. Even if she did, it would only be a temporary reprieve. If this precedent is set, she might offer herself up again if another demon comes.

Today we cede five cities, tomorrow we cede ten more, and then we can have a peaceful night's rest. But when we rise and look around, the Qin army is already at our doorstep.

She understood such a simple truth when she was eight years old.

So she chose not to have surgery; if she was going to die, she wanted to die quickly and painlessly!
Li Lingyue said, "Ever since Wei Shifang publicly 'rejuvenated,' he has become an indisputable 'immortal master.' No matter how he refines, it's correct. Even if there are many flaws, it's still flawless. We still need to dig deeper. If they are related to the 'Dan Ding Scroll,' you must be careful. Just stay in the manor and don't go anywhere."

Lu Chenyuan was somewhat surprised.

Li Lingyue explained, "Actually, if you think about it carefully, this scheme is a bit too obvious. These two are practically leading you to the 'Dan Ding Scroll' outright, and then the old nun comes to set the ten-day agreement. Once she mentions it to my mother, I probably won't be able to protect you... It's almost like they're deliberately trying to get you to investigate Mount Song. There must be a trap set up there, waiting for you to fall into it!"

Lu Chenyuan was truly impressed this time.

It seems that the little vixen has grown after this battle.

He had already considered this aspect, but it was an open trap; if he didn't fall into this pit, he would have to fall into another one...

Lu Chenyuan's gaze made Li Lingyue a little angry: "What kind of look is that? Do you think it doesn't sound like what I'm saying? Let me tell you, as long as it doesn't involve you, I'm very smart!"

Lu Chenyuan laughed heartily.

Li Lingyue was immediately enraged and embarrassed. She blushed and punched him, but he grabbed her hand.

Lu Chenyuan said seriously, "Alright, alright, then I'll stay in the manor and study those few lines of poetry and practice the Heavenly Craft Scroll. The rest is up to Your Highness."

Li Lingyue nodded, hugged him and kissed him, then put on her outer robe and got up to leave: "You take your time washing, I'll go arrange it."

Lu Chenyuan leaned back against the bathtub wall.

When Li Lingyue arrived at the entrance of Nuanxiang Pavilion, Lin Hanyi and Yuan Qingshuang were already waiting on the side.

"Two things."

Li Lingyue's long hair flowed freely, and her voice was clear and cold.

Lin Hanyi and Yuan Qingshuang immediately straightened up. The princess rarely spoke to them in this tone, but every time it was a critical moment, she couldn't care less about personal relationships; she only cared about the result.

Li Lingyue said, "First, Qing Shuang, go and do it immediately. Go to Songshan to check if there is anything unusual about Xuanlian Peak!"

Just as Yuan Qingshuang was about to accept the order, Li Lingyue added, "Bring the 'Twenty-Four Guards' with you."

Yuan Qingshuang was startled.

The Twenty-Four Guards are the twenty-four strongest attendants in the Princess's residence. Even the weakest among them are at the early stage of the Fourth Realm. They are one of the three barriers that protect the Princess's residence from external enemies!

"Your Highness..."

"Just do it."

"Yes."

Yuan Qingshuang bowed and obeyed.

"The second item is for Aunt Lin."

"Princess, please give your orders."

"you……"

Li Lingyue hesitated for a moment, but thinking of what had happened today, she couldn't care less. Given the current situation, what did face matter? She lowered her voice and said, "Immediately have people search the entire country for young men of outstanding appearance and talent..."

Lin Hanyi's eyes widened immediately.

Li Lingyue didn't see her expression and gritted her teeth, saying to herself, "Isn't it just about currying favor and securing her affections? I'll find it for her! If Li Zhaotang can give it, and Wu Chengsi can give it, if I don't, it'll seem like I don't care about her!"

Lin Hanyi first breathed a sigh of relief, then realized what was happening and her expression changed drastically.

Does even a princess need to resort to such methods?

(End of this chapter)