Six Realms Immortal Emperor

Xu Jingtian's guess was correct. He took out the jade tablet from his pocket, channeled his spiritual energy into it, and the jade tablet became crystal clear. He threw the jade tablet towards the stone door, a flash of spiritual light appeared, and with a crack, the stone door opened. Xu Jingtian leaped and floated several feet away from the stone door. With the improvement of his cultivation, his speed had also increased considerably, even surprising himself.

Xu Jingtian didn't have time to think about these things. He raised the jade tablet again, and the stone door closed again. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Whether this misfortune turned into a blessing in disguise or a misfortune, only he himself knows the truth.

However, Xu Jingtian stopped in his tracks as soon as he escaped the storage room. It was Yuezhi who had brought him to the Three Saints of Soul Separation to learn the secrets of alchemy, but the Three Saints of Soul Separation had not mentioned this matter at all. How could he explain this to Yuezhi now that he had just gone up there?

Ochi, in his eagerness to obtain the secrets of alchemy, recklessly sent him here without his consent, disregarding his life or death; he is no good person.

If the Three Soul-Separating Saints are considered demons, then Ochi could be called a great demon.

From the words of the Three Soul-Separating Saints, Xu Jingtian could deduce that entering the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion was a dead end. If he performed too poorly and didn't catch the attention of the Three Soul-Separating Saints, he would definitely be sent here by Yue Zhi to be devoured by that stone statue; but if he performed too well, he would be possessed by the Three Soul-Separating Saints.

Either way, he was going to die. If he hadn't been lucky, he would have lost his life here in a muddle.

Xu Jingtian was in a dilemma. Of course, he couldn't tell Yue Zhi the truth, as who knew if Yue Zhi and the Three Saints of the Soul Separation had any other dealings? But he still had to stay in the Brahma Sect, and he couldn't afford to fall out with Yue Zhi.

"Hey, Three Saints of Soul Separation, quickly pass on your alchemy secrets to me!" Xu Jingtian's primordial spirit urgently transmitted his voice.

The Three Saints of Separation of Souls acted as if they hadn't heard anything, remaining completely silent. They wouldn't bother with anything that didn't threaten Xu Jingtian's life.

Just then, Ochi's urgent voice came from upstairs, "Jingtian, you came up so quickly. Did that old guy pass on all his alchemy secrets to you?" Ochi was very concerned about his alchemy secrets and kept a close eye on the movements downstairs. Therefore, even Xu Jingtian's light footsteps did not escape his ears.

Xu Jingtian was certainly not stupid; he knew very well what the Three Saints of Separation were really thinking. The Three Saints of Separation were indeed cunning and treacherous. Without a body, only a fragmented primordial spirit remained trapped inside him, yet they still refused to submit obediently.

Xu Jingtian cursed the Three Saints of Soul Separation a hundred times in his heart, but he forced himself to walk up to the pavilion. He had no choice but to take it one step at a time. Under Yue Zhi's expectant gaze, Xu Jingtian raised his head and slowly said, "Reporting to Elder Yue Zhi, this disciple has disappointed you. That Elder Guardian of the Core was deceiving you!"

"What! You're kidding me?" Ochi's red face immediately turned a deep purplish-red, looking extremely ugly. The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. He had spent decades racking his brains, yet he still hadn't obtained the secret of alchemy.

"Tell me what happened!" Yue Zhi roared at Xu Jingtian, stretching out his right arm and pulling Xu Jingtian into his hand with a powerful suction force. He almost lost his mind, his palm locking Xu Jingtian's arm firmly like an iron clamp.

Xu Jingtian wasn't worried. While channeling his spiritual energy to resist, he secretly thought, "The angrier you are, the better. It would be best if you were so angry that you drove me away from the Ten Thousand Pills Pavilion." However, he naturally wouldn't say these words aloud. He feigned weakness and said, "Elder Yuezhi, please don't be angry when I tell you. That Elder Shou Dan never intended to teach me any alchemy secrets. He just wanted to take me as his last disciple and have me become his apprentice!"

"Hmph, he tells you to become his disciple, so just do it! I'm not your master! What, becoming his disciple is an insult to you?" Yue Zhi said angrily. He was used to being domineering and didn't consider Xu Jingtian's feelings at all, just as tyrannically as when he snatched Xu Jingtian from someone else last time.

"Hmph, how can anyone force someone to become their disciple! Although my cultivation level is low, I can still distinguish right from wrong. I would rather die than submit to Elder Shou Dan's despicable methods of coercing me!" Xu Jingtian pretended to be unyielding.

"You...you...you..." Ochi was so angry he couldn't speak, but there was nothing he could do. He still asked, "Where's that old man? Why would he let you out if you didn't agree?"

Xu Jingtian feigned pain and said, "Oh, speaking of which, I'm even more furious. That Elder Shoudan is truly despicable. He used his Soul Control Technique to subdue me, forcing me to become his disciple. He even forcibly taught me a technique called Soul Control Illusion Technique, which can forcibly search someone's memories and control their mind to obey him. This Soul Control Illusion Technique is truly evil; I suffered greatly from it. Not only do I feel damage to my consciousness, but my mind is still foggy. If Elder Shoudan hadn't been old and used a technique that consumed a lot of spiritual energy, I wouldn't have been able to break free. I never want to go back to that wretched place again. If Elder Yuezhi wants to learn the technique Elder Shoudan taught me, I'll give you the cultivation method right now."

"No, no, no, it's best to avoid such evil and secret techniques." Yue Zhi hurriedly declined, knowing full well that Elder Shou Dan's cultivation was profound, and naturally didn't believe Xu Jingtian could escape alive. "What about the old man? Would he just stand by and let you escape?"

Xu Jingtian then pretended to have no choice but to speak, stammering, "After Elder Shoudan cast his spell... he suddenly... suddenly fainted, and that's how I escaped."

Ochi was still not entirely convinced, and kept looking Xu Jingtian up and down. "You fainted? So when you escaped from inside, you didn't encounter anything strange?"

"This disciple doesn't know either. I was just terrified and rushed along the way, and didn't notice anything else strange." Xu Jingtian showed a lingering fear.

"Hmph, that old geezer, he wasted dozens of my disciples..." Ochi cursed fiercely, then realized he had let something slip and quickly stopped talking.

"Elder Ochi, what did you say was wasted?" Xu Jingtian asked, somewhat puzzled.

Ochi hurriedly covered up, saying, "Oh, it's nothing. If that's really the case, my alchemy secrets are ruined! You mean that old guy really fainted?"

Hmph, Ochi is still thinking about alchemy secrets. Xu Jingtian was very unhappy to hear this. He almost lost his life for a piece of bullshit alchemy secrets.

Xu Jingtian feigned reluctance and said, "If Elder Ochi still doesn't believe me, then go and take a look downstairs!"

After much deliberation, Ochi finally made up his mind. A cold smile suddenly appeared on his lips as he said to Xu Jingtian, "In that case, that old guy is probably in grave danger. Let's go take a look. You lead the way!"

Xu Jingtian's heart skipped a beat, but under Ochi's watchful eye, he couldn't give himself away, so he could only nervously walk toward the storage room.

Ochi pointed suspiciously at the tightly closed stone door and asked, "How did you escape from in there?"

Xu Jingtian had already come up with a plan. He took out the jade tablet, channeled his spiritual power into it, and then threw it at the stone door. A beam of spiritual light passed over it, and with a click, the stone door opened.

"This disciple doesn't know either. At first, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to escape, so in desperation I used the jade token given to me by Elder Ochi to open it."

Ochi also took out an identical jade pendant from his pocket and emitted a burst of spiritual energy towards the stone door. The door closed immediately, and when he emitted another burst of energy, it opened again. He muttered to himself, "Strange? Could it be because of that old man?" Then he ordered Xu Jingtian, "You go in first and lead the way!"