Six Realms Immortal Emperor

Elder Shoudan took the pill bottle from Xu Jingtian's hand, and with a gentle lift of his hand, the bottle flew steadily onto the grid around the wall. Upon closer inspection, one could vaguely see a layer of spiritual light shimmering on it.

"Elder Shou Dan...then this junior will take his leave!" Xu Jingtian was startled; this old man was indeed a hidden master.

"Hmm..." Elder Shoudan said calmly.

Although Elder Shoudan only casually revealed a skill, it put considerable pressure on Xu Jingtian. He vaguely sensed that this elder's cultivation was even higher than Yue Zhi's. Moreover, he was still worried about those ruined pills, so he hurriedly left.

When Xu Jingtian returned to the alchemy room, it was already evening. He looked around and found that the five small alchemy rooms around him were also deserted.

"Nobody's paying attention, perfect timing to clean up the useless pills!" Xu Jingtian was overjoyed. He picked up a few pill bottles and began sorting through the useless pills.

The number of discarded pills far exceeded the number of good pills, numbering several hundred, almost filling ten pill bottles. As Xu Jingtian tidied up, he muttered to himself, "What a pity, so many pills, all thrown away, what a waste..."

After finally managing to pack up the discarded pills, Xu Jingtian looked out at the sky. It wasn't even midnight yet, so he could finally rest for a while.

Just as Xu Jingtian was about to sit down, he suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked up and saw Elder Ochi standing in a dark corner.

A pair of eyes, gleaming faintly, watched him intently from the shadows, like a wild beast hunting in the dark.

"Elder Ochi, you... what brings you here?" Xu Jingtian was startled and almost broke out in a cold sweat.

Ochi is so elusive; he came without making a sound. If I hadn't been so alert, I probably wouldn't have noticed him by now. But thankfully, I didn't speak ill of Ochi behind his back.

"Hmm, I'm worried. I came to check if the waste pills have been disposed of. Why haven't they been thrown away yet?" Ochi was still standing in the corner. The lighting was very poor where he was, and his expression was not clearly visible.

"Oh, didn't the elder say that we should wait until late at night before throwing it off the cliff?" Xu Jingtian asked doubtfully.

"Oh, let me ask you, when you went to hand over the pills, what did the old... pill-guarding elder below say?" Ochi continued to press.

"Elder Shou Dan only asked about the situation regarding the wasted pills, and didn't say much else," Xu Jingtian replied truthfully. So that was the key point; Ochi had come all this way just to find out about this.

"Hmph, old man!" Ochi said coldly. His tone was icy and hard, sending a chill down one's spine.

"You must be careful. These discarded pills must not be seen by any other disciple. Remember that!" Yue Zhi repeatedly warned Xu Jingtian before leaving. After saying this, he vanished in a flash, truly appearing and disappearing without a trace.

Xu Jingtian thought to himself, judging from Ochi's tone, it seems he doesn't have a good relationship with the elders guarding the core. Oh well, never mind that. Before it gets too late, I'd better take some time to cultivate.

"oops!"

Finally finished with his work, Xu Jingtian returned to the training room, piled the pill bottles in a corner, and collapsed onto the wooden bed, exhausted. This was only his first time assisting Yuezhi in refining pills, and it had already lasted for two days and nights; he felt like his bones were about to fall apart.

However, recalling what Ochi had said, he was already considered quite lucky. Thinking of the outer disciples, he couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.

Lying in bed, Xu Jingtian recalled what had happened in the storage room. His martial arts hadn't improved recently, so how could his strength have suddenly increased?

He stretched out both arms and examined it closely, but it was still the same as before, with no changes. Could it be related to that strange stone statue?

There were also its six arms, and the black aura constantly emanating from the statue. At that time, the black aura seemed to take shape and rush towards him. He could clearly feel a chill on his back. Why did it suddenly disappear?

This series of questions kept popping into his mind, making him feel dizzy and disoriented.

"Oh well! Never mind, it's good that my strength has increased anyway, so I should get back to training."

The mere mention of cultivation energized Xu Jingtian. He grabbed a few fruits and stuffed them haphazardly into his mouth to stave off hunger, instantly erasing the fatigue caused by alchemy.

He drew in qi, expelled the old and took in the new, and circulated it in his dantian. Although it was only his second time practicing, Xu Jingtian was extremely proficient in every step and quickly reached a meditative state.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, three or four strands of energy had gathered in Xu Jingtian's body.

Gradually, more and more air currents appeared, five, six... ten!

Ten strands of spiritual energy flow mark the boundary between spiritual energy and spiritual liquid. Once ten strands are reached, the energy can be transformed into liquid.

With a hiss, Xu Jingtian felt the spiritual energy within his body finally liquefy, and a faint stream of spiritual liquid began to flow through his meridians, heading straight to his dantian.

All of this seemed to happen naturally and effortlessly, and Xu Jingtian felt no excitement whatsoever.

He had no idea that his ability could be described as that of a cultivation genius. For an ordinary disciple, this step would typically take about ten days.

The spiritual liquid entered his dantian and spread throughout his body along his meridians. Xu Jingtian felt himself enter a mysterious state again, and he saw that world again.

The same flowers, trees, and famous mountains, but this time I could see them much more clearly than the first time.

But the more he looked, the more shocked he became. He felt like he had been here before. Everything here looked so familiar. Where was he? With these questions in mind, Xu Jingtian began to explore his surroundings.

Just then, a loud bang was heard, and that world suddenly shattered and vanished without a trace, as if it were a dream.

Xu Jingtian was startled awake. He hurriedly looked around, but the room was still empty and extremely quiet, and he did not find anything unusual.

Xu Jingtian calmed down, focused his mind and circulated his energy, and looked inward at his dantian. To his disappointment, his body was still empty, and he did not detect a single drop of spiritual liquid!

"These useless pills must not be seen by any other disciple!" Ochi's parting words echoed in his ears once more. Damn it, he didn't know how much time had passed; he hoped he hadn't made a mistake.

Thinking of all this, Xu Jingtian disregarded the matter of cultivation, hurriedly picked up the pill bottle in the corner, and rushed out of the training room.

However, he did not panic. There were five other alchemy masters inside the pavilion. Xu Jingtian tiptoed out of the pavilion, using the Illusionary Wave Movement Technique.

Fortunately, it was already late at night, and the surroundings were extremely quiet, with only the faint shadows of distant mountain peaks visible.

At this time, no one would see him disposing of the waste pills. Xu Jingtian cautiously looked around, and only when he was sure no one was there did he leave the light barrier and reach the edge of the cliff.

This is a cliff behind the Wan Dan Pavilion. Due to its remote location, few disciples come here.

Xu Jingtian couldn't help but peek down the cliff. It was bottomless, and the rocks on the mountain peak were uneven and rugged, like the teeth of a wild beast, sending chills down his spine. He quickly pulled back down; such a high mountain, if he fell, he would surely die.

This is the perfect place to dispose of waste pills.

He took out one of the bottles of discarded pills, turned the bottle upside down, and poured it out without even looking at it.

Thump, thump! Several muffled sounds came, as if the discarded pills had hit the protruding rocks.

"Ouch! Ouch!" Several low shouts came from the dark cliff below.

"Who!?" Xu Jingtian was startled and almost dropped the elixir bottle in his hand off the cliff. It wasn't that he was cowardly, but rather that the incident was sudden and it was just an instinctive reaction.

Who would be there so late?

However, there was no movement below the cliff for a long time; the only response he received was the cold current rising and falling in the valley.

But Xu Jingtian was certain that he had heard it clearly just now, and there was definitely someone hiding under the rock.

"Hmph, I've seen you. Come out! Otherwise, this big rock will fall!" Xu Jingtian said, putting the pill bottle into his pocket and slapping the boulder beside him.

The boulder first shook, followed by several sharp cracking sounds, and some pebbles fell down the cliff edge, instantly disappearing into the valley.

"Junior brother, don't panic, it's me!" a voice said.