Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

"That's enough."

Jiang Chuan shook off the distracting thoughts in his mind, and his eyes regained their clarity.

Now is not the time to hesitate. Bai Qiuhan could make a move at any moment, and the longer we stay, the greater the danger.

He looked at Chang Yuexian, "We can go open the door now."

"Um."

Chang Yuexian nodded solemnly.

To leave this secret realm, one must head towards the exit, inevitably leading to another confrontation with Bai Qiuhan. Whether one succeeds or fails, it will be a fierce battle.

However, just as the two were about to head to the exit...

Unexpected changes occurred!

Boom!

The entire secret realm suddenly trembled violently!

The ground beneath their feet cracked and crumbled, while the void above their heads twisted wildly.

From all directions, countless dazzling rays of light shot into the sky, as if grasped by an invisible hand, frantically converging in the same direction!

Even the Xuanlin Serpent King, which was coiled beside Jiang Chuan, twisted and shattered amidst a terrible hiss!

"This is……"

Jiang Chuan suddenly stopped in his tracks, his pupils shrinking sharply.

The direction in which those radiant lights converged was precisely where Bai Qiuhan was!

"He's seeking a cure!"

Chang Yuexian exclaimed in disbelief.

Jiang Chuan felt a chill and looked up.

At the end of the secret realm, the figure had already sat cross-legged.

The radiant light, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, all entered his body. His aura surged wildly at a heart-stopping speed, directly approaching the barrier that Jiang Chuan had just touched!

"Looking for a brothel!?"

Jiang Chuan suddenly widened his eyes.

Bai Qiuhan is changing his cultivation method to focus on the Ding Fire element. To establish a foundation for his cultivation, he needs an item of extremely Yang Bing Fire as an aid.

But his Bing Fire Qi is still intact within his body!

What did Bai Qiuhan use to build the foundation? !

As soon as the thought crossed Jiang Chuan's mind, he was stunned for a moment, and then his mind exploded.

Wrong...!

All wrong!

Jiang Chuan suddenly realized something: when Bai Qiuhan approached him, he wasn't convinced!

What made Bai Qiuhan so certain back then that he would one day consume a high-quality Bing Fire Qi?

unless……

The extremely yang object he prepared from the very beginning was not himself!

"so……"

Jiang Chuan slowly exhaled, his face extremely grim: "He had already prepared the necessary materials for seeking a foundation, and I was merely a smokescreen for him to deceive the heavens."

"He deliberately approached me, handed me the Jade of Deception, and then dragged me into this illusion."

"So that everyone would think that I was also an important part of his plan."

"Actually..."

"We've all been fooled by him!"

Chang Yuexian's expression also changed slightly.

She then realized that, from beginning to end, Jiang Chuan, like her, was just a piece on Bai Qiuhan's chessboard.

But now, it's too late to investigate.

Because Bai Qiuhan has officially started seeking a BL (Boys' Love) relationship!

boom!!!

The void at the end of the secret realm suddenly burst open!

Bai Qiuhan sat cross-legged in the center of the radiance, his eyes slightly closed, his aura having risen to an extreme.

He slowly formed a hand seal.

The next moment, an almost illusory figure slowly rose from the top of his head.

That was his soul.

Jiang Chuan looked up at the figure and felt an invisible pressure coming towards him, making him hold his breath for a moment.

Bai Qiuhan's soul soared upwards, plunging into the ethereal Foundation Establishment realm, where he began to forge his own immortal foundation.

Everything went surprisingly smoothly.

After decades of arduous cultivation, coupled with the Bing Fire artifact he had prepared long ago, his immortal foundation took shape at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye, the prototype of an immortal mountain had been erected.

But just then...

A very faint ripple swept gently across the heavens.

The fluctuations were so high and distant as to be almost unreal, as if from the depths of space, an eye residing at an extremely high place was glancing at this place across countless ages.

No one noticed.

Jiang Chuan didn't have it, and neither did Chang Yuexian.

But the moment that glance landed, Bai Qiuhan's soul suddenly froze!

"Well……!"

The composure on his face vanished instantly.

Demonic thoughts.

Endless demonic thoughts, following that sliver of cause and effect that had been stirred, surged wildly into his sea of ​​consciousness.

Bai Qiuhan felt a blur before her eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, he was no longer in that ethereal Foundation Establishment realm.

Beneath his feet lay an incredibly cold and deep broken road. At the end of the road, a blurry and terrifying figure slowly turned around and cast an indifferent glance at him.

"Xuanming...True Lord..."

Bai Qiuhan felt ice-cold all over.

He spent his entire life on the run, changing his path to Dinghuo, and laying out a grand scheme, all for the sake of never seeing those eyes again.

But at this moment, the owner of those eyes still found him.

"You think you can escape my grasp just because you've exchanged your Dao foundation?"

The figure slowly spoke, its voice resounding deep within his soul, and then an overwhelming palm descended upon him!

Bai Qiuhan's pupils suddenly dilated.

wrong!!

If it were truly the True Lord making a move, why go through all this trouble!

That kind of existence.

A single, barely perceptible thought can reduce you to ashes!

This is fake!

boom!

The demonic thoughts were shattered.

But Bai Qiuhan's face had turned deathly pale.

The appearance of that demonic thought caused him to lose his composure for a moment!

In the blink of an eye, the immortal foundation he had painstakingly built was devoured by demonic thoughts, leaving it riddled with holes and collapsing with a bang!

"No……!!"

Bai Qiuhan let out a mournful cry, his soul plummeting from the Foundation Establishment stage like a bird with broken wings, crashing heavily back to the ground, causing a tremendous tremor in the heavens and earth!

When Jiang Chuan and Chang Yuexian arrived.

The dust has settled.

A gaunt figure slumped to the ground, blood flowing from his seven orifices, his Dao foundation shattering inch by inch, his aura visibly decaying.

Bai Qiuhan knew he was finished; his attempt to find a foundation had failed, and his path was severed.

Decades of planning have all come to naught.

"Heh...hehe..."

Bai Qiuhan suddenly laughed, a laugh utterly pathetic. He looked up at the vast and ethereal heavens, his eyes filled with resentment and mockery:

"What ruthless methods! What vicious schemes! With just a single thought, she manipulated cause and effect, leading me astray..."

"Two esteemed gentlemen... I am utterly unworthy of such an honor..."

His voice gradually faded, eventually turning into a faint sigh that dissipated in the wind.

……

Jiang Chuan stood there, looking at Bai Qiuhan, who had once been so arrogant, but felt no joy at all.

There was only a bone-chilling cold.

From his words.

It's not hard to hear.

Bai Qiuhan's attempt to secure a foundation this time is practically a sure thing.

He deceived the heavens, calculated everything, and even took into account the actions of the Crimson Moon Immortal.

But he still failed.

They were defeated by the methods of another Foundation Establishment cultivator!

What terrified him most was that the mysterious real person never showed his face or even made a move from beginning to end!

With just a single thought, the cause and effect were stirred, causing a fully prepared Qi Refining Perfection cultivator to lose their Dao Heart on the path of seeking the Foundation, leading to eternal damnation.

This is the work of a real person!

Jiang Chuan took a deep breath.

At the same time, I couldn't help but think of it.

What about him?

Has he already been targeted by someone?

Will he one day in the future, when he seeks a foundation, also face such an unsolvable predicament?

The wind stopped.

Jiang Chuan looked at Bai Qiuhan, and Chang Yuexian also looked at Bai Qiuhan.

Neither of them spoke, but almost at the same moment, they saw the same murderous intent in each other's eyes.

kill him.

Jiang Chuan's idea was simple: Bai Qiuhan had schemed against him and used him as a smokescreen, so he had to get revenge.

Moreover, Bai Qiuhan's attempt to find a foundation failed.

His cultivation level dropped.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

After sharing the cultivation of the Xuanlin Serpent King, he himself had already reached an unprecedented peak, achieving the perfect ninth level of Qi Refining.

Although the Xuanlin Serpent King had disappeared along with the destruction of the secret realm, the Star Treasure Mirror was still incredibly powerful.

The cultivation that has been fed back to him is his, and no one can take it away from him!

Chang Yuexian's idea was even simpler.

She wants to reclaim her Dinghuo Dao Foundation!

The two took a step almost simultaneously.

However, just as they were about to make their move, Bai Qiuhan suddenly raised her hand.

hum!

An array pattern lit up in his palm and then suddenly spread out, enveloping both Jiang Chuan and Chang Yuexian.

"What...!"

Jiang Chuan's pupils contracted, and he felt a sudden dizziness as he was lifted off the ground uncontrollably.

……

When he opened his eyes again, the ruined secret realm was no longer before him.

It was a pill-making room.

Jiang Chuan was stunned for a moment.

The familiar alchemy furnace, stone platform, and dozens of rare spiritual materials neatly arranged.

He subconsciously scanned the area with his divine sense.

Those spiritual materials were brimming with spiritual energy, without a trace of falsehood.

"Thank you for your trouble, Junior Brother Jiang."

A hoarse voice came from the doorway of the alchemy room.

Jiang Chuan turned his head and saw that Bai Qiuhan had been standing there at some point.

He was still wearing that plain white Taoist robe, but he was so thin that he was emaciated, his face was ashen, and his breathing was disordered. He had lost all his former glory.

"Senior Brother Bai."

Jiang Chuan narrowed his eyes, his tone unfriendly, "You're still going to pull this stunt?"

Bai Qiuhan, however, seemed oblivious to the sarcasm in his words. She simply walked in step by step and bowed solemnly to Jiang Chuan:

"What happened today is my fault, senior brother."

"But I beg you, junior brother, for the sake of our old agreement, to help your senior brother one more time."

Jiang Chuan raised an eyebrow: "Help you with what?"

"I would like to trouble you, junior brother, to help me refine the Nine-Turn Life-Extending Pill!"

Bai Qiuhan raised his head, a hint of earnestness surging in his eyes, "As long as Junior Brother helps me refine this pill, I will definitely repay you with a generous gift."

Jiang Chuan did not agree immediately, but instead looked him up and down.

Bai Qiuhan's expression at this moment certainly didn't seem fake.

But the more this was the case, the stranger it seemed to Jiang Chuan.

He suddenly laughed: "Senior Brother Bai, you failed in your foundation-seeking attempt, your foundation is completely shattered, and you've also tricked True Person Chiyue. That True Person is probably on his way now."

"What's the point of you refining this life-extending elixir now?"

Bai Qiuhan did not answer. He simply bowed deeply again, his voice even lower: "I only ask that you, junior brother... do your best."

Jiang Chuan remained silent.

He sized up Bai Qiuhan with an unfriendly look.

Although his attempt to establish a foundation failed and his cultivation level was damaged, the scene just now proved that the great formation of Fushou Mountain was still under his control.

Even though he had the cultivation of the ninth level of Qi Refining, he might not be able to defeat him in a real fight.

not to mention.

This is his territory.

Jiang Chuan's gaze fell on the neatly arranged spiritual materials on the stone platform, and he suddenly felt a little tempted.

Nine-Turn Life-Extending Elixir.

He has been refining pills for so long, but he has never refined a single Xuan Dan. Such an opportunity does not come around all the time.

Having figured this out, Jiang Chuan finally nodded.

"OK."

He said calmly, "However, I must make this clear beforehand: I only have a 20% chance of success in refining this pill. If I fail, please don't blame me, Senior Brother."

Upon hearing this, a faint smile finally appeared on Bai Qiuhan's ashen face: "Success or failure is all in my own hands; I, Bai, will repay you handsomely!"

……

Start the furnace.

Jiang Chuan said no more, sat cross-legged in front of the alchemy furnace, spread his divine sense, and lifted up each of the spiritual ingredients one by one.

The Nine-Turn Life-Extending Pill, a Xuan Dan grade pill, requires nine main ingredients and over a hundred auxiliary ingredients.

The age, medicinal properties, and cooking time of each ingredient must be perfect, with no room for error.

Even though Jiang Chuan absorbed the lifelong alchemical knowledge of Meng Yangyu and Shen Henian.

At this moment, we dare not be careless in the slightest.

Fire breaks out.

Blue flames surged within the furnace.

Jiang Chuan concentrated intently as he added one ingredient after another into the furnace, and soon fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

difficult.

too difficult.

Between the Mystic Elixir and the Spirit Elixir and the Precious Elixir, there is an insurmountable chasm.

Jiang Chuan felt that his true essence, and even his mind, were being devoured by this batch of pills.

One hour, two hours...

Jiang Chuan's expression suddenly darkened, and he immediately stood up, as if he was about to run away!

Because the medicinal power in the furnace is getting out of control! If this batch of pills were to explode right before our eyes, its power would be so great that even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would have to give way!

hum! !

The Starry Sky Mirror lit up behind his head, and Jiang Chuan almost instantly transformed into his Azure Emperor form.

But at this critical moment...

Bai Qiuhan suddenly made a move, flipping his hand to take out a precious pearl.

The pearl was pure white, and inside it seemed as if thousands of stars flowed.

The moment it appeared, Jiang Chuan felt a vast aura of fortune, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, rushing madly towards this alchemy room!

Luck!

Jiang Chuan's pupils suddenly contracted.

The next moment, that immense fortune actually flowed through the alchemy furnace and forcefully into the furnace of pills that was about to collapse.

The refining process, which was originally destined to fail, was forcibly corrected by this world!

Buzz...!

The alchemy furnace trembled violently, and the azure flames surged!

A moment later, a rich and intoxicating fragrance of cinnabar rose into the sky from the furnace!

[The Nine-Turn Life-Extending Pill is complete!]

Jiang Chuan gazed at the pill in the furnace, its entire body shimmering with a luminous glow.

He was speechless for a long time.

It became.

This was the first Xuan Dan he had ever obtained.

The fragrance of the elixir had not yet dissipated.

Just as Jiang Chuan turned his gaze away, Mount Fushou beneath his feet suddenly trembled!

Boom!

The tremor came without warning and was extremely violent.

The entire sacred mountain seemed to come alive at that moment!

"What's going on...?"

Jiang Chuan's expression changed drastically.

Bai Qiuhan was not surprised at all. He raised his hand, made a hand seal, wrapped Jiang Chuan up, and moved towards the top of the mountain.

The highest point of Fushou Mountain.

Jiang Chuan landed on his feet, looked up, and his breath hitched.

Before me stretched a vast, churning sea of ​​clouds.

Amidst a sea of ​​clouds.

A head is slowly rising.

The head was so large it defied description, almost obscuring the entire sky.

Emerging from the depths of the sea of ​​clouds, with just a simple lifting motion, it stirred up the vast expanse of clouds, causing the heavens and earth to lose their color.

Jiang Chuan couldn't even see its entirety.

All I could see were those eyes.

Those were a pair of vast, ancient eyes, as if they had been asleep for countless years, and now they were slowly opening in their direction.

"What...is this...?"

He clenched his teeth, his voice trembling, a natural suppression from a higher being that made even his soul tremble!

Bai Qiuhan did not answer. At this moment, his eyes were incredibly bright, filled with both regret and resentment.

But even more so, it is an indomitable fighting spirit!

Holding the Nine-Turn Life-Extending Pill, he walked to the edge of the cliff, raised the pill high, and proclaimed loudly, "Disciple Bai Qiuhan wishes to offer this as a sacrifice, humbly requesting the Ancestor to send me into reincarnation!"

The sound echoed between heaven and earth, lingering for a long time.

A gaze from that enormous head slowly fell upon the life-extending pill in Bai Qiuhan's hand.

Immediately, a voice boomed down from the sky, making Jiang Chuan's eardrums ache, as if the entire world was echoing it:

"allow."

The moment the words fell.

Bai Qiuhan, along with the Nine-Turn Life-Sustaining Pill in his hand, was swept up by an invisible force and plunged straight into the gaping maw of the head, which resembled a bottomless abyss!