Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

Chapter 313: Thunder Pill

Qing Liu raised his hand to catch the wooden box and said with a smile, "My friend, you are thoughtful, but I only helped you this time because we are both human beings. I couldn't bear to see you die in the hands of the demon king, not because I wanted any reward."

"I naturally know that you are a righteous and upright person, but if I don't repay your kindness, my heart must be flawed. I hope you will accept this and help me." Chen Yuan bowed deeply, his tone very sincere.

"Well, since my friend has said so, it is not convenient for me to refuse." Mr. Qingliu said with a smile.

He raised his sleeve and the spirit-sealing talisman on the wooden box fell off by itself, and the lid of the box opened.

"Hey, this is..." When Mr. Qingliu saw the things in the box, he exclaimed.

There was a magical herb in the wooden box. It was about half a foot long and shaped like a night-blooming cereus. It was light yellow all over and surrounded by silver-white arcs of electricity.

"This magical herb is something I found by chance in the Wind and Thunder Sea, but I don't know its origin or efficacy. Since I have nothing else, only this thing is of some value. I would like to present it to you, senior. I hope you will not despise it." Chen Yuan said respectfully.

Lay Buddhist Qingliu carefully examined the spiritual herbs in the wooden box. After a long while, he said, "You are so lucky, young man, to have obtained a Thunder Herb. The Wind and Thunder Sea is indeed one of the three major trials of Jueling Island. It is really a treasure land of thunder..."

Chen Yuan was stunned: "Lei Tan? Senior, do you know this kind of spiritual herb?"

Lay Buddhist Qingliu nodded slightly, his eyes still fixed on the spiritual herbs: "Thunder Palm is an extremely rare spiritual herb with thunder attributes. Even in the Nine Immortal Continent, few people know about it."

"I also love reading ancient books, so I just learned a little bit."

"With Thunder Palm as the main ingredient, we can refine a 'Thunder Tribulation Pill' that can reduce the power of Thunder Tribulation by 30%!"

Chen Yuan's expression changed drastically: "Reduce the power of the thunder tribulation by 30%? This thunder calamity can actually have such an effect?"

His face looked very ugly, and a feeling of regret rose from the bottom of his heart. It was not because he felt sorry for taking out the thunder plant, but because he was afraid that Qingliu Jushi would want to kill him because of it.

Mr. Qingliu may not covet the magical powers outside of the Haoran Sect, but any treasure that can reduce the power of thunder tribulation is a treasure. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator who has already survived the thunder tribulation cannot help but be jealous.

"Haha, don't be alarmed, my friend. Although the Thunder Pill can reduce the power of thunder tribulation, it also requires a considerable price. Otherwise, after I see Lei Tan, I will take action to subdue you and check your mustard seed ring." Mr. Qingliu said with a smile.

After hearing this, Chen Yuan finally felt relieved and said with a little embarrassment: "I lost my composure for a moment and made you laugh. I wonder what the disadvantages of this Tribulation Thunder Pill are?"

Mr. Qingliu said, "My dear friend, have you ever heard the saying that heaven and earth are not benevolent and treat all things as straw dogs?"

Chen Yuan nodded and said, "Of course I have heard of this. Heaven is fair and impartial. It treats everyone equally and without partiality."

Mr. Qingliu smiled and said, "That's right. Heaven is fair. For those who take the Tribulation Thunder Pill, the power of the thunder tribulation is reduced by 30%. The amount of rain from heaven after the tribulation is also reduced by 30%."

“Even if this person succeeds in forming a Nascent Soul, his strength will only be at the bottom among the cultivators in the early stage of the Nascent Soul, and he will never be able to break through the bottleneck of the middle stage in his lifetime.”

“Anyone who is not desperate and has some confidence that they can form a fetus with their own strength will never use this pill to survive the thunder tribulation.”

"I see. No wonder Senior doesn't think much of this Thunder Pill." Chen Yuan suddenly realized something and then frowned. "But no matter how weak a Nascent Soul cultivator is, he is still a Nascent Soul cultivator. He can live for a thousand years and is not afraid of any Core Forming cultivator. For those who cannot form a Nascent Soul, this pill is a treasure."

Mr. Qingliu nodded slightly and said, "My friend, you are right. The Tribulation Thunder Pill is indeed a treasure. It was very popular in ancient times."

"But this pill needs Thunder Herb as the main ingredient. This kind of spiritual herb only grows in places with dense thunder and extremely rich thunder-attributed spiritual energy. It is extremely rare."

“Even if we get the Thunder Pill, the spiritual energy contained in the thunder attribute spiritual herbs is violent and difficult to control. The difficulty of refining the Tribulation Thunder Pill is extremely high, comparable to the elixir of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. The auxiliary medicines required are also several rare eight hundred year old spiritual herbs. However, they are only useful for the peak Jindan cultivators who cannot form a Nascent Soul. It is quite useless.”

"Later, Thunder Pills became increasingly rare, and it became increasingly difficult to refine the Tribulation Thunder Pill. As a result, it gradually disappeared and became less known to the public."

“To this day, only the ten major sects have a deep foundation and still retain some thunder and lightning in the secret space.”

“If there is a Nascent Soul cultivator whose offspring has poor aptitude and is unable to form a Nascent Soul, we will refine a Tribulation Thunder Pill to help them overcome the tribulation and add another 500 years to their lifespan.”

Chen Yuan showed a look of surprise: "How can someone who can cultivate to the peak of Jindan have poor aptitude?"

Mr. Qingliu smiled slightly and said: "Among the ten major sects, below the Nascent Soul stage, as long as there are enough elixirs and treasures to assist, it is not difficult to break through the realm."

"Even if it is a pseudo-spiritual root cultivator, with the support of the sect, he can cultivate all the way to the peak of Jindan and have extraordinary strength."

“But when forming an infant, one must face the heavenly tribulation. The way of heaven is fair and impartial, and even if one relies on a treasure like the Tribulation Thunder Pill to survive the three great heavenly tribulations, one will not make any progress in the rest of one’s life.”

Chen Yuan's heart trembled. For the first time, he intuitively realized the profound heritage of the ten major sects in Jiuxianzhou.

In the three major sects of Yuqinghai, the cultivators at the peak of the Jindan stage are already the backbone of the sect, and all of them are extremely talented and have extraordinary combat power.

Just like Qi Lang from Zhenhai Sect, who is known as the second best swordsman in Yuqing Sea. He has a sharp flying sword in his hand and is famous. He is also an elder of Zhenhai Sect. Even Nascent Soul cultivators will show respect to him.

The ten major sects can use massive amounts of cultivation resources to push a cultivator of mediocre qualifications to the peak of the Jindan stage, and even find ways to get through the infant formation tribulation.

No wonder Mr. Qingliu is only an elder in Haoran Sect. Among the ten major sects, perhaps ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators are only the backbone of the sect and can only serve as elders.

"This Lei Tan actually has such an effect. Thank you for clearing up my doubts." Chen Yuan said respectfully.

Mr. Qing Liu smiled and said, "Haha, to be honest, I have been looking for something that can help me survive the thunder tribulation, and Lei Tan is one of them, but I have found nothing. I never thought that I would get Lei Tan after saving my friend today. One drink and one bite, is this destiny?"

"Senior, do you also have descendants who need to form a baby?" Chen Yuan was quite surprised.

Mr. Qingliu shook his head: "They are not juniors, but two old friends."

"I have spent my entire life studying the classics written by Confucian and Taoist sages, exploring the great principles of heaven and earth, without any time to be distracted. I have never had a Taoist companion, let alone an heir. I have taught a few students, imparting knowledge and principles, but I have never forced them to grow."

"I have two old friends who are very knowledgeable, even better than me, and have many disciples all over the world."

"It's just that they don't have good aptitude. They have been practicing hard all the way to the peak of Jindan, and it's hard to make any further progress. Although they have tried to form infants, they have all failed."

"I have seen this with my own eyes, and it breaks my heart. If they can successfully form a fetus, they will have another 500 years of life left to study Confucianism, write books, and add more heritage to our sect."

"So when I traveled around the world, I never forgot to look for spiritual objects that could help me survive disasters. Thunderbolt was my first choice, but I found nothing... I wonder if you have more Thunderbolts?"

Chen Yuan's heart trembled, but he showed no hesitation. He immediately took out two wooden boxes from the mustard seed ring and handed them to Qingliu Jushi: "I got three thunder lilies in total, and I present them to you, senior."

Qingliu released the first wooden box, took the two boxes, opened them, and saw two thunder plants inside. He stroked his beard and smiled, obviously very happy: "Great! With these two thunder plants, I can ask the alchemy master in the sect to refine two thunder pills to help my two old friends survive the thunder tribulation and add another 500 years to their lifespan!"

He raised his sleeves and the two wooden boxes closed again. He returned one box to Chen Yuan and bowed to him: "Thanks to your help this time, a worry of mine has been solved. My two old friends may live another 500 years because of this. Please accept my greetings."

Chen Yuan hurriedly returned the greeting: "Senior, thank you for your kindness. I cannot repay you with just two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs. But I wonder if two thunder lilies are enough?"

Mr. Qingliu put the two wooden boxes into the mustard ring and said with a smile: "Two thunder plants are enough. As long as they refine two thunder pills, they will have a 50% chance of surviving the thunder tribulation. One more plant will be useless."

Chen Yuan took the wooden box and felt ashamed.

He was worried that taking out four thunder lilies would be too much and would arouse the suspicion of Mr. Qingliu.

Who would have thought that he would regard the thousand-year-old spiritual herb as nothing, and only accepted two thunder lilies and returned one to Chen Yuan.

He put the wooden box into the mustard ring, and Qingliu said, "These two thunder plants are very valuable, so I have to express my appreciation. How many magic cores do you have?"

"I just entered the Demonic Source not long ago and only got a sixth-level magic core." Chen Yuan answered truthfully.

Qingliu raised his sleeves and flicked them. Nine more magic cores appeared in front of him and slowly flew towards Chen Yuan: "These are nine level seven magic cores, given to you. The Demonic Origin is extremely dangerous, so you'd better leave as soon as possible."

Chen Yuan took the nine magic cores with both hands, put them into the mustard seed ring, and bowed deeply: "Thank you for the reward, senior."

Mr. Qingliu said with a smile: "Haha, my friend, there is no need to be so polite. Compared with the two thunder plants, these magic cores are nothing. I also have the method of refining the Tribulation Thunder Pill, which I will give to you as well."

"My friend, you have a strong body and extraordinary strength. When you form your infant, you should not need the Tribulation Thunder Pill. However, things in the world are unpredictable, so it is always good to leave a way out."

"Moreover, there may be people around you who cannot have babies in the future. It is better to prepare early so as not to have any regrets."

He raised his right hand, and a green jade slip appeared out of thin air in his palm and flew towards Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan took the jade slip, put it into the mustard seed ring, and bowed: "Senior, your words are valuable and good, I will keep them in mind."

Qing Liu Lay Buddhist also warned: "My friend, please remember not to show Lei Tan to others easily."

"Nascent Soul cultivators have a long lifespan. Apart from a few lone travelers, there are always younger friends around them who are unable to form a Nascent Soul. If they can easily get a Thunder Palm, they will definitely not miss the opportunity."

"It's better to avoid such acts of offering treasures to express gratitude as today."

"Junior has remembered this." Chen Yuan said respectfully, "Senior rescued me and angrily rebuked the demon king of the Kunyu clan in front of the Tongtian Palace. I know in my heart that you are a true scholar, not the kind of person who talks about morality but actually bullies the weak. That's why you dared to offer up the Thunder Pillar."

Qingliu Lay Buddhist smiled slightly and said, "Since my friend is not a reckless person, that's great."

"My friend is extremely powerful, and he also has the mysterious magical power of the white spirit fire. As long as he doesn't encounter the demon king's Nascent Soul again, he should be fine."

"I still need to hunt an eighth-level monster, so I'll say goodbye now."

Chen Yuan bowed deeply and said, "I wish you all the best. When I travel to Jiuxianzhou in the future, I will definitely visit Haoran Sect and listen to your teachings again."

"Haha, I'll be waiting for you in Chongde Mountains..." Mr. Qingliu stroked his beard and smiled, then rode on a beam of light and flew away, soon disappearing from sight.

Chen Yuan maintained his bowing posture until the figure of Mr. Qingliu disappeared, then he stood up.

He looked in the direction where Mr. Qingliu was going away, breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a little scared.

Unexpectedly, the thousand-year-old spiritual herb with thunder attribute that he offered was actually the thunder herb that could help people survive thunder tribulations.

If he had known this in advance, no matter how grateful he was to Mr. Qingliu for saving his life, he would not have offered this magical herb.

Fortunately, he was not mistaken. Mr. Qingliu practiced Confucianism and Taoism. He did not even covet the mysterious magical power like Zhuyan True Fire, and he would not kill people for treasures just for a few spiritual herbs.

The reason why he took the initiative to offer two thousand-year-old thunder trees was to establish a good relationship with Mr. Qingliu.

In the world of immortal cultivation, strength is respected, and all cultivators believe in the principle of the survival of the fittest.

In the eyes of most high-level cultivators, low-level cultivators are like ants, without any dignity. They will be killed at will if they offend you in the slightest. If they are carrying valuable treasures, they will be robbed immediately.

There are very few Nascent Soul cultivators like Mr. Qingliu who do not treat low-level cultivators as ants and will even save the lives of low-level cultivators.

Of course, the reason why Mr. Qingliu attacked the charming woman might be because the charming woman had once disparaged the Haoran Sect in front of the Tongtian Palace and had also provoked the relationship between him and Patriarch Yuntian.

But it was rare that he did not capture Chen Yuan and torture him to find out the secret of Zhu Yan's True Fire.

How could Chen Yuan let such a good opportunity to meet a Nascent Soul cultivator slip away, so he took the initiative to offer the spiritual herbs.

However, he did not expect that the four thunder-attributed spiritual herbs could actually be used to refine the Thunder Pill, and the effect was even better than Chen Yuan had expected.

The only pity is that Mr. Qingliu had clearly stated in front of the Tongtian Palace that he would not interfere in the affairs of the Yuqinghai immortal world.

Otherwise, Chen Yuan would definitely ask Master Qingliu to remove the restrictions left by Master Yuntian in his body.

But it was not a bad result if it could be exchanged for nine level seven magic cores and the recipe for the Thunder Pill.

Chen Yuan originally only wanted to repay Mr. Qingliu for saving his life and to establish a good relationship with him, and he never thought about getting anything in return.

Mr. Qingliu did not have the airs of a Nascent Soul cultivator at all. Instead, he was like a teacher in a private school in the mortal world. He was well versed in the principles of benevolence and righteousness, and his teachings to the younger generation were earnest, which made Chen Yuan admire him very much.

He rode on a beam of light, recalled the location of the altar in Master Qingyou's memory, identified the direction, and flew away.

Ten magic cores are already in hand, and the most urgent task is to leave the Demon Source. If he meets the charming woman again, Master Qingliu will not drop from the sky and save him.

Chen Yuan has memorized the charming woman's face deeply in his mind. This woman actually wanted to train him to be her lover. This is such a great humiliation that he will definitely have to pay for it in the future!

(End of this chapter)