I, the Lord of the Fifth Throne, am the source of all things!

"---rise!"

Duanmu Lian didn't go into the water; she simply raised her hand and inhaled from a distance.

A bronze round cauldron with three legs and two handles flew out of the deep water, was caught by Duanmu Lian, and landed steadily on the ground.

After carefully examining the bronze round cauldron in front of her, Duanmu Lian nodded slightly. It was a fine cauldron.

However, the cauldron in front of us is still somewhat inferior to the Shennong Cauldron used by Yagokoro Eirin.

That cauldron is one of the ten ancient divine artifacts in the world of "Xuan-Yuan Sword".

In ancient times, Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs for the sake of all living beings. The ancient cauldron used to refine hundreds of medicines has accumulated the essence of countless spiritual herbs over thousands of years, which has an effect of enhancing the quality of medicine. Yagokoro Eirin really likes that cauldron.

According to his memory, Sendoh Ren used the Shennong Ruler and the Shennong Cauldron as betrothal gifts when he proposed to Yagokoro Eirin.

"Rumble rumble rumble".

Duanmu Lian opened the lid of the round cauldron in front of him, and raging flames immediately surged out from it, but he suppressed them with a backhand.

He used his primordial spirit power to refine the alchemy furnace before him, turning it into his own magical treasure.

After mastering the alchemy furnace, Duanmu Lian took out a large amount of medicinal herbs and two demon cores from her spatial ring and put them into it.

First, he must cleanse the impure demonic energy from the inner core, transforming it into pure essence.

Although doing so would result in a significant loss of the inner core's power, none of them here are demons, so this is the only way to absorb the inner core's power for their own use.

At this moment, the medicine cauldron in front of Duanmu Lian floated up.

Large quantities of medicinal herbs were continuously added, like torrents. In no time, thousands of herbs were refined into medicinal liquid, which gathered in the cauldron to form a stream.

Before long, the two inner cores floating in the source of the medicinal liquid began to melt, and several wisps of black and red demonic smoke rose up.

Amidst the smoke signals, one could vaguely see the faces of the scorpion demon and the snake demon, filled with resentment and roaring with unwillingness.

"Buzz buzz buzz buzz".

Liu Zi and Tokisaki Kurumi watched quietly as Duanmu Lian sat cross-legged on the ground, her hands constantly forming complex hand seals, causing the fire and heat in the furnace to undergo thousands of changes.

Many Duanmu Lians throughout history have practiced alchemy and weapon crafting, but only Xian Dao Lian and Yagokoro Eirin truly mastered both.

This couple worked together, complementing each other's strengths and weaknesses, and their expertise in pharmacology and elixirs was unmatched.

The current Duanmu Lian also learned alchemy from Yagokoro Eirin and Sendou Ren in her spare time.

As Duanmu Lian entered the next stage of alchemy, the essence of heaven and earth within a hundred kilometers was mobilized, transforming into a surging torrent that converged on the cauldron from all directions.

Seeing this, Duanmu Lian turned to look at Tokisaki Kurumi, tossed her a small knife, and said, "Kurumi, concentrate your spiritual power on your blood and bleed me."

"Huh? Oh...."

Kurumi Tokisaki hesitated for a moment, but still took the knife and did as she was told.

She concentrated her spiritual power and blood, and just as she was about to cut open her palm, Duanmu Lian suddenly interrupted:

"When cutting your wrists, you're too slow to place your palm on the ground."

"......"

Upon hearing this, Tokisaki Kurumi rolled her eyes at Duanmu Lian helplessly, and then directly cut her wrist to bleed her.

They filled a bowl with blood and poured it into the medicine cauldron before stopping.

Kurumi Tokisaki is an elf, and the amount of blood loss that would be fatal to an ordinary person only made her dizzy for a while.

At night, the medicinal liquid in the cauldron begins to condense and compress.

The next day, the elixir began to slowly take shape, its medicinal properties merging into one, becoming perfectly round and full, and even more so, it seemed to be imbued with spirituality, almost as if it were about to come alive in the next moment.

On the third day, the fragrance of medicine filled the air and soared into the sky. Even though Tokisaki Kurumi hadn't slept or rested, just smelling the rich aroma of medicine made her feel full of energy and refreshed.

On the third night, Duanmu Lian no longer used raging fire to refine the medicine, but instead used equally violent lightning to temper the elixir.

In the middle of the night, the elixir was successfully refined.

The moment the lid of the medicine cauldron was opened, a dense spiritual mist sprayed out, and as this mist filled the sky, it actually created a rain of medicinal energy.

The fragrance of medicine transforms into spiritual mist, and the essence of elixir condenses into elixir rain.

It is about the size of a longan, with a dark golden color and patterns that resemble intertwined snakes, giving it a very spiritual appearance.

"Sit down, and then eat it."

Duanmu Lian came up behind Tokisaki Kurumi, put the alchemy furnace into her spatial ring, and then handed the pills to her.

Why should we sit down to eat?

Kurumi Tokisaki looked somewhat puzzled as she accepted the pill.

But she still obediently sat down, her back to Duanmu Lian behind her.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to digest it, and the medicinal power of the pill will cause you to explode."

Duanmu Lian spoke calmly and casually, but Tokisaki Kurumi broke out in a cold sweat, and her hand, which was about to put the pill into her mouth, paused.

The reason for using Kurumi Tokisaki's blood was not only to serve as a medicinal catalyst, but also to help her adapt to the effects of the medicine.

After all, both the Scorpion Demon and the Golden Snake Demon are monsters who have lived for tens of thousands of years. Even if their strength is not that great, their age is still a factor.

"Gudong-"

With Duanmu Lian watching from behind, Tokisaki Kurumi still mustered up the courage to swallow the pill.

The moment the pill entered her throat and slid down her esophagus into her stomach, she felt a tremendous force spreading throughout her body.

Just as this endless power was about to swell her body, Duanmu Lian raised her hand and slapped Tokisaki Kurumi on the back, and the magnetic field power and supernatural power surged into her body together.

“Wuwuwu——!”

Now, Tokisaki Kurumi's fair and pretty face alternated between deathly pale and flushed red.

A conflicting sensation of intense pain and pleasurable sensation left her unsure whether to scream or groan.

The meridians and organs in her body, which were swollen from the immense medicinal power, began to cycle back and forth between destruction and reconstruction under the magnetic field power of Duanmu Lian.

Every destruction is accompanied by excruciating pain, and every time the body is rebuilt, it becomes stronger and more resilient than before. That feeling of sublimation is incredibly refreshing.

As for the medicinal power within her body, Duanmu Lian used her internal energy to refine it, delivering this energy to every organ and even cell in her body.

After everything was over, Tokisaki Kurumi felt as if she had been reborn.

"Bang—BOOM!!!"

Kurumi Tokisaki casually threw a punch, which created several sound barriers.

Then, with a light jump, she felt as if she were about to fly.

Even without activating her Divine Armor, her physical strength and defense are so formidable that nothing other than nuclear weapons could harm her in the slightest.

Her level of life has been significantly elevated beyond what it was before.

"How does it feel?"

Looking at the black-haired girl in front of her, who had become even more beautiful and alluring, Duanmu Lian asked calmly and in a flat tone.

"Those people from AST will probably be unable to harm even my clones in the slightest from now on."

A bright and happy smile appeared on Kurumi Tokisaki's stunningly beautiful face.

After her life level was elevated, she not only became more beautiful and charming, but also her spiritual power increased significantly.

She is very strong now. Even without activating her Spirit Gear or using Zafkiel, she is confident that she can face the AST forces head-on.

"Alright, let's go kill the Green Snake too. After we kill that monster, there are still many rare and precious medicinal herbs in this world. I'll trouble you to use your clone to collect them for me."

Duanmu Lian then planned to kill the Green Snake, then use the Book of Omniscience to plunder this world before leaving.

Perfect timing! With Tokisaki Kyo and the others in large numbers, it saves Duanmu Lian the trouble of running around the world to get things done.

After all, the greatest treasures in this world are the magic gourd seeds and the seven-colored lotus.

.........

Having obtained what she needed in the Calabash Brothers world, Duanmu Lian cultivated there for a while before entering the interdimensional gate again and arriving in the new world.

The Green Snake Demon is stronger than the Golden Snake Demon, and there are also three powerful demons and four monsters in the cave.

Although they were somewhat more difficult to deal with than the Golden Snake Demon and the Scorpion Demon, they didn't pose much of a challenge for Duanmu Lian and the others.

After killing her opponent and seizing his inner core and snake gall, Duanmu Lian also obtained many of his opponent's magical treasures.

A pair of earrings.

One can transform into countless large coins to pelt people, while the other can become a steel hoop to restrain the target.

A jade hairpin.

The Green Snake Spirit's main magical weapon can be transformed into eighteen kinds of weapons (bow, crossbow, spear, knife, sword, lance, shield, axe, battle-axe, halberd, whip, mace, halberd, staff, fork, rake, rope lasso, hand-to-hand combat, and various strange weapons).

A treasure trove of knowledge.

This is the Green Snake Demon's most powerful magic weapon, and also one that Duanmu Lian considers excellent.

There are 36 magical treasures inside, but the number three is not exhaustive, and the number six is ​​infinite, with thirty-six representing infinity.

The true quantity within the treasure pouch is infinite, its transformations are also infinite, and it possesses a certain degree of spirituality.

The Treasure Pouch can combine the user's wisdom to summon the most advantageous magic weapon for the current situation, and its ability to target weaknesses is terrifying.

This magical artifact is exceptionally effective in dealing with various situations.

As long as the user dares to think, they can take something out of the treasure pouch.

Duanmu Lian had tried it before, expending her own strength and then using her wisdom to think, and as a result, she pulled out a nuclear warhead from the brocade pouch.

"Duanmu-kun, have we arrived in a post-apocalyptic world?"

It was nighttime, and the world before the three of them was a scene of utter disaster.

The towering city walls collapsed, flames burned everywhere, and countless stumbling figures wandered back and forth between the flames and shadows.

No, those figures can no longer be called people.