Mortal's Purple Sky Cave Heaven

Chapter 421 Nine Tribulations Nirvana Pill

"That's what they say, but while the Immortal Spirit Fire is rare, the Earth Divine Thunder can be found."

Yuan shook his head, then changed the subject:

“I have some connections in the clan. At worst, I can use some favors and spend a few hundred years to find the Earth Divine Thunder again.”

"After I return to Qingfeng Realm, I can also help with the search," Tiansheng Daoist said with a smile.

"Since you two have said so, I won't let young friend Nie suffer any loss." Candlelight opened his mouth wide and let out a long breath.

Then he flicked his sleeve, and a black glow flashed in the air in front of him, revealing more than a hundred jade bottles of varying sizes, which floated silently.

"These medicine bottles contain elixirs that I, as an elder, have obtained by chance over the years. They are spiritual pills that can improve one's mana in the Void Refinement stage. With such a large quantity, plus the Earth Divine Thunder, it should be enough to exchange for the Immortal Firebird in your possession, young friend," Candlelight said with a smile.

Although Daoist Tiansheng no longer needed these elixirs, he was still taken aback by the sight.

Nie Zhaonan was taken aback when he saw these pills, but he didn't show any joy. Instead, his expression became somewhat strange.

After a slight hesitation, Nie Zhaonan raised his arm and grabbed at the empty space opposite him.

One of the small bottles was snatched into his hand with a 'whoosh,' and the cap was opened to pour out a blue pill.

Nie Zhaonan held the pill in his hand and examined it carefully.

"This is the Zhanchen Pill, a pill that can enhance the mana of a mid-stage Refinement Void cultivator. With its powerful medicinal effects, it wouldn't be difficult for you to break through the bottleneck of the late-stage Nascent Soul realm. Moreover, among all the pills I've brought out, this one is only of average quality." Seeing Nie Zhaonan's actions, Zhu Huo stroked his chin and shook his head as he spoke.

Nie Zhaonan's heart skipped a beat. If that's the case, wouldn't just one Zhanchen Pill cost tens of millions of spirit stones?

After a moment's hesitation, Nie Zhaonan glanced at the blue pill in his hand, then at the other medicine bottles floating in the air, gave a wry smile, and said:

"Elder Candlelight's pills are indeed extremely rare, but I'm afraid I cannot exchange them for the Immortal Firebird."

"What! Do you think the pills I gave you are all show and no substance?"

“This junior would never have such a thought. To be honest, Elder, this junior has no shortage of spirit stones and is quite skilled in alchemy. Dragon Island is not lacking in spiritual herbs for refining pills for the Void Refinement stage. Therefore, even if Elder’s pills are of the best quality, they are something that this junior can obtain by spending some spirit stones.” Nie Zhaonan hurriedly explained.

In other interfaces, the main ingredients for refining pills for the Void Refinement stage are extremely rare. They can only be found in large auctions for Void Refinement and Body Integration stages, and even then, the quantity is limited.

However, the True Dragon Realm is completely controlled by the True Dragon Clan, unlike the Spirit Realm where hundreds of races are divided. Dragon Island is the core of the True Dragon Realm, so its spiritual resources are naturally very abundant.

Elder Candlelight's expression changed, clearly he had also considered this point. His anger subsided, and he collected all the pills before him, saying:

"Alright, since that's the case, then this elder will take out a few more Heaven-Reaching Treasures for you to examine carefully."

Before he could finish speaking, Yue Li quietly interrupted him.

"Elder Candlelight, you do possess several excellent Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasures, but as my disciple, do you think Nie Zhaonan would lack Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasures?"

Her voice was soft, though her tone was somewhat impolite, but it was still pleasant to listen to.

“My Yue Li is one of the top weapon-refining masters in the clan. As long as she has the right materials, she can refine any kind of Heaven-Reaching Treasure. With her current cultivation level, she is quite confident that she can even refine a Post-Profound Heaven Treasure.” Yuan smiled faintly and spoke at the right time.

"What do you want?" Candlelight looked angrily at Abyss, who was all smiles.

“Zhao Nan is Yue Li’s disciple, so naturally I can’t let him suffer a loss. I’ve also guessed some of the reasons why you want the Immortal Firebird. The Immortal Firebird is extremely yin and yang, making it most suitable for refining a kind of elixir. Compared to the benefits you gain, the price you pay is far too little.” Yuan’s eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly chuckled.

"That's right, I wanted to use the Heart-Protecting Dragon Scales to refine the Nine Tribulations Nirvana Pill, relying on its miraculous effects to break through the bottleneck and advance to the Great Ascension stage. Otherwise, why would I still be a mere late-stage Integration cultivator after more than two hundred thousand years, my cultivation surpassed by a junior like you? It's because I successively removed three Heart-Protecting Dragon Scales, severely damaging my vital energy, and I need time to recuperate." Candlelight sneered, speaking indifferently.

“True spirits are uniquely blessed, free from the dangers of major and minor heavenly tribulations, and enjoy long lifespans. However, the difficulty of cultivation and advancement is well known to all cultivators. Ten thousand years is enough time for an ordinary cultivator with exceptional talent to advance to the Integration stage. But for you all, ten thousand years is extremely short, and it may be difficult to make any significant progress in your cultivation.” Daoist Tiansheng sighed with some emotion.

"You gain some things, but you also lose others." Yuan shook his head slightly. Hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation had resulted in a slow improvement in his cultivation level, which was undoubtedly a kind of torment.

"Hahaha, Elder Yuan, even if your cultivation has reached the peak of the Integration stage, if you want to advance to the Mahayana stage, you'll have to cultivate for another two hundred thousand years to see if you have a chance." Seeing Yuan's somewhat dejected expression, Zhu Huo laughed heartily.

Feeling the candlelight's gaze intentionally or unintentionally falling on him, Nie Zhaonan suddenly had a bad feeling.

The next moment, the laughter from the candlelight ceased, and the voice suddenly became solemn:
“Fellow Daoist Nie, you have refused many times before, and I will not hold it against you for the sake of everyone. But if you refuse again, I will have no choice but to ask the Supreme Elder of the clan. This concerns my advancement of the Candle Flame to the Great Ascension stage, and I believe the Supreme Elder of the clan will stand on my side.”

Nie Zhaonan's heart skipped a beat, his expression shifted, and he asked:

"Senior, please tell me."

"Since you claim to be quite skilled in alchemy, I will give you three Heart-Protecting Dragon Scales. You have a thousand-year timeframe. If you can refine a Nine Tribulations Nirvana Pill, I will give you the Earth Divine Thunder. If you fail all three times, you will give me the Immortal Spirit Fire, and I will refine it myself." Candlelight said calmly, then suddenly rubbed his hands together, and with a muffled sound, a ball of dark light immediately appeared between his hands.

In the dark light, three palm-sized scales were clearly visible.

It was jet black, with dark red lines on its surface, like flames burning, and a spiritual light flowed around it, making it seem like a living thing.

"These are the Heart-Protecting Dragon Scales. As expected of the most precious item of the True Dragon Clan besides its natal Dragon Pearl, they are the essence of most of the dragon's body." Daoist Tiansheng, worthy of being a Mahayana stage expert, exclaimed in surprise after only glancing at the three dragon scales.

These three heart-protecting dragon scales are truly amazing. If these scales are combined with other rare spiritual herbs to refine some of the legendary elixirs, they would be of great use to him, and his cultivation might even advance significantly.

Although he was tempted, how could Tiansheng Daoist not know where he was? Even if he wasn't in the True Dragon Realm, he wouldn't dare to steal from the True Dragon Clan.

Unlike the Kunpeng, Luohou, and other true spirits who prefer to travel alone, the true dragon clan is very united.

Countless years ago, a Mahayana cultivator stole a treasure from a True Dragon in the Void Refinement stage, and as a result, that Mahayana cultivator soon perished.

At the same time, Yuan couldn't help but glance at the candle flame. It was truly ruthless. Each time a protective dragon scale was plucked, it was not only more painful than scraping one's bone and tearing out one's flesh, but it would also cause one to drop several minor realms, making one's life miserable.

This is not a decision that an ordinary dragon could make. Yue Li glanced at her slightly, but that was all.

Given her current level of understanding of the laws, once she raises her cultivation to the peak of the Integration stage and advances to the Mahayana stage, her understanding of the laws will be sufficient to help her break through the bottleneck.

Ignoring Nie Zhaonan's opinions, Zhu Huo waved his sleeve without asking any questions, and the three dragon scales suddenly lost their spiritual light and flew towards Nie Zhaonan.

"Zhao Nan, are you confident? Refining the Nine Tribulations Nirvana Pill is extremely difficult. Even the Supreme Elder of the clan would be lucky to succeed once out of three attempts. Even if you have the Yin-Yang Harmonizing Immortal Spirit Fire to enhance your success rate, your cultivation level is simply too low." Yuan placed his hand on Nie Zhao Nan's shoulder again and secretly transmitted his voice, asking with concern.

"Thank you for your concern, Elder. I am quite confident," Nie Zhaonan replied telepathically.

Upon hearing Elder Yuan's words, Nie Zhaonan naturally understood that with his current alchemy skills, he was far from being able to refine the Nine Tribulations Nirvana Pill.

However, Nie Zhaonan was quite confident in improving his alchemy skills.

The spiritual fields in Zixiao Cave Heaven can accelerate the ripening of spiritual herbs. With enough spiritual herbs to practice with and accumulate experience in alchemy, it is not difficult to improve one's alchemy skills.

A thousand years is enough.

"Senior's conditions are agreed to by this junior." Nie Zhaonan said to the candlelight, then grabbed the three dragon scales in front of him and put them away with a flip of his hand.

Seeing this, Zhu Huo was completely relieved and looked at Nie Zhaonan with a half-smile:
"Then I'll wait for your good news, young friend."

"This junior will certainly do his utmost," Nie Zhaonan said calmly.

Seeing this, Daoist Tiansheng said in a somewhat somber tone:

"Alright, now that the transaction is over, I'll be leaving."

He had come all this way specifically to accompany Nie Zhaonan, but it was all for nothing; he hadn't even achieved his goal of taking on a disciple.

“We have nothing to discuss with the Candlelight. Since this trip is over, it’s not appropriate for us to stay here any longer.” Yuan also spoke up at the right time, sharing the same idea as Daoist Tiansheng. With a burst of spiritual light from his body, he flew out.

Yue Li and Nie Zhaonan naturally had no objections. After giving a slight bow, they followed the two people ahead in a flash.

The four figures disappeared into the hall in the blink of an eye.

After the four people, including Zhu Huo, completely disappeared from sight, he immediately gave a cold laugh and muttered to himself:
"Heh heh, the Nine Tribulations Nirvana Pill! A mere Nascent Soul cultivator actually dares to refine this pill. If this pill were really so easy to refine, I would have already asked the clan's Supreme Elder to take action."

"The loss of the three protective dragon scales is nothing compared to the power of the Immortal Spirit Fire. The Nine Tribulations Nirvana Pill is of little importance."

"The Solar Essence Fire and the Heavenly Yin True Fire are indeed special. The immortal fire formed by the fusion of these two spiritual flames actually has such a strong attraction to me that it directly woke me up from my seclusion."

"After seeing it with my own eyes, I can confirm that it is indeed perfectly compatible with my natal flame."

"A thousand years later, I will refine the Immortal Spirit Fire and merge it with my natal True Flame. With the three True Spirit Fires united, it will be many times easier for me to comprehend the Laws of Fire."

"By then, advancing to the Mahayana stage will not be difficult, and after becoming a Mahayana-stage Supreme Elder, one can quickly become a powerful figure among them!"

At this moment, his excitement was undisguised, and his calm eyes burned with intense passion.

He had longed to become the supreme elder of the clan for far too long, even resorting to self-harm to remove the dragon scales protecting his heart.

Half an hour later, four streaks of light emerged from the hazy black sea of ​​fire, and then suddenly stopped in mid-air.

"Fellow Daoists, this old Daoist has something I'd like to discuss with young friend Nie privately," Tian Sheng Daoist said, turning his head to Yue Li and the other person.

“Of course,” Yuan said with a smile.

"Young friend Nie." Daoist Tiansheng looked at Nie Zhaonan, who nodded slightly.

After circling around, the two flew towards a tall mountain peak, leaving only Yue Li and Yuan in mid-air.

"Yueli, aren't you afraid your disciple will be kidnapped? Daoist Tiansheng is a renowned expert among Mahayana cultivators, and he must possess many treasures." Yuan suddenly spoke up after watching the two figures disappear into the distance.

"They are all human cultivators, so let them go if they've run away," Yue Li said softly and calmly.

Seeing Yue Li's indifferent expression, Yuan hesitated, then sighed and said:

"Sigh, you still need to pay more attention to your disciple."

"Although I used him to fend off troubles within the clan, now that I've accepted him, I certainly won't mistreat him." With these words, Yue Li gracefully departed.

"Your master just ran away like that? Oh well, I'll wait for him here, it's the same." Yuan muttered to himself.

On the other side, on a huge rock at the summit, Nie Zhaonan and Tiansheng Daoist landed with a flash of light.

"Thank you very much, senior. If it weren't for your help, my immortal firebird would have been taken away by Zhu Huo long ago." Nie Zhaonan cupped his hands in gratitude.

"Seeing my human descendants being bullied, I naturally cannot ignore it, but it's a pity," Daoist Tiansheng stroked his beard, smiled kindly, and then stopped abruptly.

From the special care he received, Nie Zhaonan naturally guessed that Daoist Tiansheng intended to take him as a disciple, and also knew what he was regretting.

Nie Zhaonan, being quite tactful, didn't respond to Tiansheng Daoist's words, but instead asked:
"What would you like to say to me, senior?"

"I have a secret technique that would be perfect for you. Originally, after taking you as my disciple, I would have taught it to you unconditionally. But now that you've become Fairy Yue Li's disciple, this old Daoist can't just give away his secret technique for nothing," Tian Sheng Daoist said with a smile, teasingly.

(End of this chapter)