Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

Mysterious Elixir!

Jiang Chuan's gaze sharpened slightly.

Elixirs are already treasures in the eyes of ordinary cultivators, and precious elixirs are enough to make Qi Refining cultivators spend all their wealth.

And Xuan Dan.

That is a rare treasure that only Foundation Establishment cultivators are qualified to enjoy!

Looking across the entire Yuanling Mountain, only a few Heavenly Fire Alchemists sitting high in the clouds at the top of the mountain are capable of refining Xuan Dan.

The birth of each Xuan Dan is enough to cause a sensation throughout the entire inner sect.

And the Nine-Turn Life-Extending Pill.

Jiang Chuan happened to have seen the record among the pile of books that Yun Danzi had collected.

The spiritual materials required for this pill are all extremely rare in the world. One of them is the Tai Sui Infant Fruit that he had seen before. It can only produce ninety-nine fruits every hundred years, making it a unique treasure in the entire Immortal Alliance!

As for the other ingredients, any one of them, if thrown into the market, would be enough to make Qi Refining cultivators fight tooth and nail for them!

This elixir has only one effect.

Prolong your life!

A single Nine-Turn Life-Extending Pill can extend a cultivator's lifespan by several decades.

In the Heavenly Chapter Realm, where lifespan is predetermined, elixirs that can prolong life are always priceless and rare finds, defying the laws of nature.

Jiang Chuan instantly understood.

Bai Qiuhan is indeed in big trouble.

If it weren't for the fact that his lifespan was nearing its end.

How could he possibly reveal such a secret to a complete stranger?

Cui Chenghua's analysis that day was absolutely correct. Bai Qiuhan must have failed to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and his Dao foundation had collapsed. He was in a very unstable state, neither daring to openly seek help from the Heavenly Fire Alchemist, nor needing life-extending pills to keep him alive.

If we take advantage of his illness to kill him...

The thought only briefly crossed Jiang Chuan's mind before he decisively suppressed it.

Even if a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining is only half alive, killing a cultivator who has just entered the Qi Refining stage through a physical body is as easy as crushing an ant.

This deal is too risky.

It's not worth gambling on.

Jiang Chuan composed himself and nodded solemnly, saying, "Since you trust me, Senior Brother, I will do my best. However, you should also understand that with my current level of alchemy skills, I'm afraid I'll only be wasting such a rare and precious material..."

"I'll give you three years," Bai Qiuhan interrupted him, her tone calm but unquestionable. "I'll prepare the materials; you just need to focus on refining them."

"If you succeed in refining it, I will give you a generous gift."

"If it cannot be refined..."

He remained silent for a moment, then said calmly, "That is fate. I will never make things difficult for you, junior brother. You can rest assured."

After saying that, Bai Qiuhan didn't wait for Jiang Chuan to say anything more, and turned to walk out the door.

With a gentle flick of the hem of his plain white Taoist robe across the threshold, he transformed into a wisp of green smoke, silently dissipating into the mist outside the alchemy room.

Only a faint, lingering voice remained, echoing in the same spot.

"I will come back in three years."

Jiang Chuan stood still, hands clasped in front of him, watching the wisp of smoke dissipate, his expression gradually darkening.

Three years.

That sounds like a lot of money.

But compared to what the other party wanted, this was harder than climbing to the sky.

Moreover, even if he succeeds in mastering it, it probably won't be anything good for him.

Bai Qiuhan went to great lengths to keep this matter from others.

Once the elixir is refined.

What reason would he have to keep himself alive?

For such people, killing to silence witnesses is something they would never feel any psychological burden about.

Even if he understands these things, he can only keep them to himself for now.

Jiang Chuan paced back and forth in the alchemy room a few times.

It suddenly stopped.

His gaze fell on Yun Danzi.

He pondered for two seconds, then decisively said, "You shouldn't participate in this alchemy gathering."

Yun Danzi was taken aback, but without any questions or complaints, he simply said respectfully:

"Yes, Master."

Despite Bai Qiuhan giving him that treasure that claimed could conceal the secrets of heaven.

But Jiang Chuan dared not gamble with his life.

Attended the Dan Conference.

It was all for the chance to receive the Heavenly Fire Alchemist's teachings.

However, if one is willing to risk their life for a mere opportunity in alchemy, it is undoubtedly a terrible deal.

Jiang Chuan turned around and returned to the alchemy room, the array closing behind him.

He sat cross-legged on the futon, holding the [Fragment of the Deceitful Jade] in his palm. His divine sense surged forth like a tide, carefully examining every inch of the fragment's texture.

As the divine sense deepened, a piece of information emerged before his eyes.

【The Jade of Deceit (Fragment)】

Ancient Treasures

[Condition: Severely damaged]

[Note: This item can conceal the cause and effect of a certain area and block the prying eyes of heavenly secrets; however, it is too damaged and will become completely ineffective within three years.]

……

Three years.

Jiang Chuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

No wonder Bai Qiuhan gave him a three-year deadline.

but.

He never intended to rely on this thing to save his life.

He didn't believe what Bai Qiuhan had given him. He couldn't find out whether Bai Qiuhan had left any tricks up his sleeve, but given the other party's insidious methods, it was highly likely that he had.

Since it's unusable and I'm afraid to throw it away, then perhaps...

Let's use it in another way.

With a thought, a bright blue light suddenly shone behind his head, and the Starry Sky Mirror floated out of the void, its twelve beams casting a warm, watery starlight into the secret chamber.

"This Heaven-Deceiving Jade should also be considered a magical artifact..."

Jiang Chuan stared at the fragment in his palm, a glint of light flashing in his eyes: "Since it's a magic weapon, what would happen if we used the Star Mirror to devour it?"

The Star Treasure Mirror's [Spirit Devouring] effect allows it to retain one of the magical treasures' characteristics when it devours them.

If we could preserve the ability of this [Deceiving Heaven Jade] to conceal the secrets of heaven...

Is it possible to make this a permanent effect?

more importantly.

The process of devouring will also erase all traces of the treasure's original appearance.

No matter what tricks Bai Qiuhan had up her sleeve, they would all be wiped out.

"Give it a try."

Jiang Chuan never hesitates to act; once an idea comes to mind, he immediately takes action.

At the same time, the Starry Sky Mirror behind his head shone brightly, and the twelve light prisms rotated in unison. A dazzling pillar of starlight gushed out from the center of the mirror, like a greedy maw that swallowed the fragment whole.

Buzz...!

The treasure mirror trembled violently, the star map on its surface spun wildly, the Milky Way reversed, and its brilliance flickered uncertainly.

The fragments of the [Deceiving Heaven Jade] were repeatedly ground by countless rays of starlight inside the treasure mirror. The dark blue fragments disintegrated at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into strands of pure blue spiritual energy, which were absorbed one by one by the star map inside the treasure mirror.

The last faint, chilling aura remaining in the fragments vanished silently under the grinding of starlight.

After a short while, the tremors of the treasure mirror gradually subsided.

A brand new message emerged.

【Starry Sky Treasure Mirror】

【Characteristic 4: Devouring Spirits - Deceiving Heaven, Passive, conceals one's own heavenly secrets, avoids causal deduction and divination techniques, the effect depends on the treasure's grade】

[Current Grade: Mid-grade Spiritual Treasure, capable of bypassing all deduction methods used by Foundation Establishment Realm and below]

Jiang Chuan's eyes lit up.

Become!

Not only did it retain the core capabilities of the Deceitful Jade, but it also solidified them into the permanent characteristics of the Treasure Mirror, even erasing the backup plan left by Bai Qiuhan.

Moreover, as the Treasure Mirror continues to absorb magical treasures and grow, the effect of this [Deceive Heaven] characteristic will be further enhanced!

The Foundation Establishment Realm can avoid the deduction of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

If the treasure mirror is upgraded to a high-grade spiritual treasure in the future, or even a higher grade, who in this world will be able to fathom its true nature?!

Jiang Chuan nodded in satisfaction. With a thought, the treasure mirror transformed into a stream of light and entered his body.

……

at the same time.

Deep within a cave dwelling, far from Yuanling Mountain.

Bai Qiuhan was sitting cross-legged on a bed of ancient cold jade, surrounded by a faint, dark red blood mist.

That usually cold face now had an unusual paleness, and cold sweat was seeping from his forehead, clearly indicating that he was enduring some kind of extremely difficult pain.

Suddenly, he raised an eyebrow slightly.

The divine imprint left on the Heaven-Deceiving Jade completely severed its connection with him in that instant.

Bai Qiuhan was taken aback at first, then a playful smile slowly curved her lips.

"Oh……"

He chuckled softly, his tone surprisingly devoid of anger, instead carrying a hint of unexpected satisfaction.

"I underestimated you."

Bai Qiuhan slowly closed his eyes, his body enveloped in a surging blood mist that swallowed him whole once more: "Very well, the more capable you are, the more likely you are to help me succeed..."