Journey to the West: Demon Emperor: Beginning as a Little Toad

Chapter 444: Refining the Tianyuan Cauldron of All Things

Penglai Fairy Island is shrouded in clouds and mist.

Under the Baiyun Cave, auspicious light is faintly visible.

The three stars Fu, Lu and Shou were playing chess and chatting under the green pines.

When Lu Xing heard Shou Xing mention the story of Jin Chanzi, he immediately became interested and asked:

"Laoshou, what is the secret of the elixir of immortality in Lingshan?"

"Please tell me in detail."

Upon hearing this, the birthday star shook his head and said:

"I am just guessing about the Golden Cicada matter and cannot be determined for sure."

"However, I have learned some methods of refining the elixir of immortality from this elixir of immortality in Lingshan."

After saying this, the birthday star raised the corner of his mouth and chuckled. He waved his sleeves, and dozens of bronze alchemy furnaces came out from his robe one after another, hanging in the air and suddenly enlarged.

Among them, the largest alchemy furnace is a huge alchemy furnace that looks like a mine.

This alchemy furnace is thousands of feet large, with a faint fire flickering inside, as if countless mysterious forces are surging within it.

This furnace has eight iron walls, and the surface of the tripod is covered with "Taotie patterns" and cloud-thunder patterns.

It is the treasure of the former Yuxu Palace - "Tianyuan Ding"!
This "Tianyuan Ding" is extremely powerful!

It is exactly: "Refine people, refine monsters, and refine the sky!"

This is the "Tianyuan Ding".

Once started.

The Tianyuan Ding can form a terrifying energy vortex inside the cauldron, simulating the chaotic state at the beginning of the universe and refining all living things in the world!

All living things entered the Tianyuan Ding.

The Tianyuan Ding can decompose all living things into the most primitive aura and energy, and then condense them into elixirs through talismans.

No matter whether there is a person, god, demon or ghost in the cauldron, the "Tianyuan Ding" can ruthlessly refine it into an elixir, which becomes a panacea for improving cultivation.

once.

Before the Conferred Gods War.

Wuliang Xianweng (the former alias of Nanji Xianweng and Shouxing) once used the Tianyuan Ding to capture all living things in the world and make elixirs.

Wuliang Xianweng is a man who appears to be an immortal. He speaks about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, and his words are full of noble character.

However, in reality, the Immortal Wuliang was exploiting people in the name of "education".

The Immortal Wuliang captured demons indiscriminately, and even spared innocent mortals, cruelly refining them into elixirs to enhance and strengthen the strength of the Chan sect and help win the battle of the Gods.

At the same time, suppress the possibility of alien races advancing.

The white deer spirit, the mount of the Immortal Wuliang, once assisted the Immortal Nanji in capturing all living creatures in the world, and made great "contributions" to the Immortal Wuliang. It became his most capable minion and the leader of the "Yuxu Monster Hunting Team and Human Hunting Team".

However, since the Conferred God War, Immortal Wuliang (Immortal Nanji) has restrained himself.

After all, the Chan sect has always regarded itself as "the authentic and famous sect in the immortal world."

These bloody and sinful "dirty things" disappeared, as if they had never happened.

This "Tianyuan Ding for Refining All Things" was gradually put aside by the Immortal of the South Pole and was used less and less frequently.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think about "returning to his old job".

It is:

"Today, the cauldron points to the heavens, refining humans, refining monsters, and refining the heavens!"

He is the Immortal Wuliang and the Immortal Liantian!

In this Tianyuan Ding, he dares to refine anything!

……

Above the Penglai Fairy Island which is shrouded in clouds and mist and filled with fairy air.

The originally peaceful and quiet atmosphere was broken by a sudden and terrifying noise.

"Hoo, ho, ho!"

"Hoo, ho, ho!"

……

The Tianyuan Ding was like an angry bronze beast, roaring in the sky above the Penglai Fairy Island, making a terrifying sound.

The Tianyuan Ding exuded a cold and eerie light from all around, and from within the cauldron came the faint wailing of wronged souls of living beings. The sound was like weeping and complaining, as if there was endless injustice and pain, echoing between heaven and earth, and was creepy.

……

Wuliang Xianweng (Nanji Xianweng, Shouxing) has white hair and long beard, kind eyes, and is dressed in a plain white Taoist robe. He holds a Panlong walking stick in his hand, with an indifferent look, and slowly speaks:

"I used to refine monsters and people... well, refine pills."

"Practice a lot."

"I am quite familiar with the art of alchemy."

"This longevity elixir needs to combine the essence of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the innate qi to become a pill."

The birthday star's eyes were deep, as if he could see through the essence of everything in the world:
"When a child is born, his body contains 'innate primordial qi'. This 'innate primordial qi' originates from the essence of heaven and earth when the child was conceived in the mother's womb. It is hidden in the ancestral orifice and is the core of life vitality and the key to longevity."

After saying this, the birthday star lightly tapped the alchemy furnace floating in front of him with his fingertips.

In an instant, the fire that was originally burning in the Tianyuan Ding strangely turned into the shape of a baby crying.

The baby that was transformed by the flames had a distorted face, tearful eyes, and cried miserably, as if telling of the endless pain of being refined.

"This innate primordial energy dissipates with age. It can only be replenished through practice or external forces - such as elixirs, fairy peaches, ginseng fruit...

The birthday boy's voice was low and eerie as he continued:

"To prolong life, to put it bluntly, is to prevent or reduce the dissipation of the innate primordial energy, or in other words..."

He paused for a moment, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes:
"Seizing other people's innate energy..."

The birthday star glanced at the lucky star and the wealth star, testing their bottom line.

After all, before the Conferred Gods Battle, not many outsiders knew about the fact that the Immortal Wuliang of the Chan Sect used the Tianyuan Ding to take living creatures to refine elixirs.

Even within the Chan sect, only a few people knew about this.

There are many disciples of the Chan sect in the Yuxu Palace. Many of them rely on their status as disciples of the Chan sect. They don't work hard to cultivate immortality and only know how to eat elixirs.

They swallow those seemingly magical elixirs every day, but they are completely unaware that each and every elixir they take is actually made from the cruel processing of living creatures.

He, the Immortal Wuliang, refined as many elixirs as these disciples of the Chan school ate.

How was the Conferred Gods War won?
People only know Jiang Ziya.

Little do they know that he, Liantianxianweng, is the greatest contributor behind the Conferred Gods Battle!

You are enjoying the glory in the front, while the one who is working hard and remaining unknown is him, the Immortal Wuliang.

……

"Those boys and girls have the most abundant innate energy..."

"The ginseng fruit tree that Zhen Yuanzi planted looks like a child under three days old."

"The ginseng fruit has all the limbs and facial features, and even has delicate skin texture, just like a living baby..."

The birthday star raised a strange smile and said:
"We are all alchemists and medicine practitioners, who can we hide this from?"

"Why is Zhen Yuanzi's ginseng fruit in the shape of a 'child under three days old', with all four limbs and five senses complete, just like a living baby?"

"The reason behind this..."

"Others don't know, why don't I know?"

"What is the fertilizer for the ginseng fruit tree?"

Fuxing's expression suddenly changed, the jade ruyi in his sleeve began to hum, and his originally rosy face turned pale in an instant.

Fuxing looked at the Tianyuan Ding and heard the faint wailing of living creatures coming from the Tianyuan Ding.

At this moment.

Fuxing finally understood what Shouxing meant. He frowned and said:

"Laoshou, are you thinking..."

The birthday star laughed up to the sky and said:

"Our land of ten continents and three islands is a blessed land, so we naturally have no shortage of acquired spiritual medicines." "The only thing we lack is the innate primordial qi... this is the medicine lead."

The birthday star suddenly raised his hand, and a soul appeared in his palm, shaped like a transparent baby. The baby's face was full of fear and pain, and the wailing and screaming seemed to be able to penetrate the human soul.

The birthday star looked at the soul without any pity in his eyes. Instead, he spoke with a morbid excitement:

"If we have enough medicinal ingredients, we can use them with the immortal grass, ganoderma lucidum, and sweet springs from the ten continents and three islands to refine the elixir, and use magic to seal the child's soul to preserve the medicinal properties."

"My Tianyuan Ding may be able to refine a 'Pure Yang Longevity Pill' to break through the limit of lifespan!"

"However, this pill goes against the will of heaven. Although those who take it can regain their youth, they will eventually become puppets and be controlled by the Emperor and us."

"Isn't it foolproof?"

"Old Fu, what do you think?"

The birthday star's words were full of temptation, as if showing the lucky star an extremely bright future.

"This……"

Fuxing lowered his eyes and said nothing, the cloud pattern in his sleeves flickered, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.

After all, if such a heinous act is exposed, there will be no recovery.

He has been doing good deeds all his life. If he gets involved in this matter, wouldn't he be ruining his future?
……

On the way to the west, there is the country of Bhikkhu, which is also known as the "city of children".

The White Deer Spirit, the mount of the God of Longevity, turned into the father-in-law of the King of Bhikkhu at some point in time. In the Bhikkhu country, he used the hearts and livers of 1,111 children as medicine to make a decoction to make the elixir of immortality.

Those innocent children, who were the apple of their parents' eyes and the hope of their families, were facing the fate of separation and death and being murdered under the conspiracy of the White Deer Demon.

However, just when Sun Wukong was swinging his golden cudgel and was about to kill the White Deer Demon.

The Immortal of the South Pole, also known as the God of Longevity, appeared in time and rescued the White Deer Spirit on the pretext that "the mount had come down to the earth without permission."

The Immortal of the South Pole publicly rebuked the White Deer Demon for "betraying his master and fleeing", and solemnly emphasized that he was playing chess with Emperor Donghua at the time and was unaware of all this.

But if the White Deer Spirit had not been taught the secret technique by the Immortal of the South Pole, how could he have known how to use children's hearts and livers to make medicine?
Where did the White Deer Spirit get the method of using children’s hearts and livers to make medicine?

……

What was the first thing the Star of Longevity did after he subdued the White Deer Demon?
Look at the details.

Upon hearing this, the birthday star immediately released the "cold light".

The deer prostrated itself on the ground, unable to speak, and just kowtowed and shed tears.

There is no need to explain the meaning of "mouth unable to speak".

The White Deer Demon's mouth and tongue were sealed by the God of Longevity, so he could not speak.

Why did the God of Longevity not let the White Deer Demon speak and instead silenced him?

……

The disciples under the Immortal of the South Pole include the White Deer Spirit and the White Crane Fairy.

Although Fairy Baihe is the eldest disciple of the Immortal of the South Pole, she often stays in the Yuxu Palace, serving Yuanshi Tianzun. She is the fairy child and disciple beside Yuanshi Tianzun, and is deeply loved by Yuanshi Tianzun.

Among the three generations of disciples of the Chan Sect, Fairy Baihe is respected as the "Big Sister", and her combat power is also the best among the three generations of disciples of the Yuxu Sect.

When Yang Jian saw the White Crane Fairy, he also called out obediently:
"Big Sister".

Every time Yuanshi Tianzun went out, the White Crane Fairy would follow him like a shadow and always be by his side.

It can be said that outside, Fairy Baihe is the "spokesperson of Yuanshi Tianzun".

Yuanshi Tianzun had great trust in the White Crane Fairy and entrusted her with an important task, ordering her to be the messenger between himself and the Twelve Immortals, responsible for delivering important confidential messages.

In The Investiture of the Gods, Fairy Baihe followed Yuanshi Tianzun many times and assisted King Wu in his conquest of King Zhou.

In the battle of the Yellow River Formation, Fairy Baihe joined Yuanshi Tianzun in breaking the formation, and used Yuanshi Tianzun's personal magic weapon, the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, to directly kill the "Fairy Qiongxiao" among the Three Fairies.

It can be said that Fairy Baihe is also considered half-disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, and her status is quite high.

If the White Crane Fairy was not an alien species after all, a member of the demon clan, who was "covered with fur and horns, and was born from an egg in moisture", perhaps Yuanshi Tianzun would have accepted her as his disciple.

……

At this moment, beside the chessboard shaded by pine trees.

The White Crane Fairy has wide sleeves fluttering in the wind, and the cinnabar mole between her eyebrows is as red as blood.

She stared quietly at the glass lantern in the birthday star's hand. The lantern contained the spirit of a boy and girl, which was flashing a strange and miserable light.

The usually gentle and charming phoenix eyes of the White Crane Fairy now flashed with a cold light.

Although she was a disciple of the Nan Ji Xian Weng, she did not spend much time with the Nan Ji Xian Weng because she was often with Yuan Shi Tian Zun, and was not very close to him.

She knew very little about the cruel act during the Conferred Gods Battle in the past, in which the Immortal Wuliang used the Tianyuan Ding to take all living things to refine elixirs.

However, at this moment, seeing the birthday boy doing such a heinous act, her heart was filled with shock and anger. She wanted to say something but stopped herself. In the end, she couldn't hold back, fearing that the birthday boy would make an irreparable mistake.

It has ruined the reputation of the Chan sect.

Fairy Baihe took a deep breath, took a step forward, and reminded softly:
"Master, this method is absolutely not allowed!"

"Although children are mortals, they are also living beings in the Three Realms."

"All living things in the world buy their lives with medicine?"

"How can you exchange your life for medicine?"

"We must not make such a big mistake, or we will be punished by the Jade Purity Saint in the future!"

The birthday star suddenly raised his eyes, his gaze was as fast as lightning, shooting straight at the White Crane Fairy like a sharp blade, and his eyes were full of majesty and anger.

He shouted angrily:
"How dare you! What do you know?"

"You are a different species who has achieved enlightenment, how can you know the way of checks and balances in the three realms?"

"If the Ten Continents and Three Islands become weak, the Heavenly Court will surely covet them. Then the Three Realms will be in chaos, and the three realms of heaven, earth and man will fight each other. Can you afford to destroy all the lives of the people?"

"Under the cover of the nest, are there any intact eggs?"

"When the heavenly soldiers come to attack, not only these children, but all things in the three realms will be turned into dust!"

Fairy Baihe was frightened by the birthday star's gaze, and her body trembled slightly, but she still gritted her teeth and insisted:
"Master, there is a way to the Tao. If we use living beings as medicine, how are we different from the demons who kill wantonly and commit all kinds of evil?"

"As cultivators, we should follow the way of heaven and protect the people. How can we do something so unethical and unscrupulous?"

"presumptuous!"

When the birthday boy heard this, he became furious, his face turned pale and his hair stood on end with anger.

He waved his hand and a cold light shot out like lightning, instantly sealing the mouth of Fairy Baihe, leaving her unable to speak.

The White Crane Fairy widened her eyes, which were full of astonishment and unwillingness, like a trapped bird that wanted to struggle but could not make a sound and could only make a sad "woooo" cry.

Then, the birthday star raised the Panlong Cane, the dragon pattern on the cane flickered, as if it contained endless anger, and wanted to hit the White Crane Fairy...

Seeing this, the White Deer Fairy became anxious and immediately knelt before the White Crane Fairy, kowtowed and begged:

"Master, the eldest sister is unreasonable and her words offended you. I hope you will forgive her."

At this time, Fuxing also slowly spoke:

"Laoshou, Baihe's reminder is correct."

"Although this method may be able to make the elixir, it is still against the laws of nature and is somewhat inappropriate."

"Since the Conferred God War, the saint has now jumped out of the heavens and no longer cares about the affairs of the three realms."

"But if something happens one day, it will be inappropriate. Wouldn't it ruin our reputation?"

The birthday star looked at Fairy Baihe and sighed angrily:

"Those with fur and horns will never understand the great compassion."

"You are so ignorant of the big picture. Today I will punish you by locking you up for a thousand years. Keep your mouth shut for a thousand years so that you can understand the true meaning of the great way!"

At this moment, the White Deer Spirit knelt down again and said:

"Master, I am willing to leave Penglai Island and find the boy and girl for you..."

"Try to use it as a guide to the elixir of immortality..."

"I only ask Master to forgive my elder sister's sin."

"If something happens, it will be said to be the disciple's fault."

"It was the disciple who ran away on his own initiative, and the master was completely unaware of it."

(End of this chapter)