After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 811 The location of the ruins, the prescription for the Qi-boosting powder!

"Need not!"

Chen Yang interrupted Xue Kaiqi, "I was just about to go back to the provincial capital, and I'll pay you a visit then!"

Recently, Huang Ying was on summer vacation and discussed with him about going on a trip, but her school had just merged with the town, so there was a lot to do. The students had to attend extra classes, and she also had to update her novel, so she didn't have much time.

The two discussed it and decided to just drive around the surrounding area. They would go back to the provincial capital the day after tomorrow when Huang Ying has a day off, and then they would decide where to go for fun.

Chen Yang hadn't been back to see his parents and grandfather for half a year.

Xue Kaiqi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, "That's for the best. I'll put in a good word for Second Grandfather, and there shouldn't be any major problems!"

"Sister Qi, your second grandfather is in the late stage of the Creation Realm, right?"

"Hmm, late stage of the Creation Realm. He's a high-ranking monk in charge of discipline at the Faxiang Temple. My second grandfather is actually a decent person..."

"it is good!"

Chen Yang responded and then said, "Oh, right, I forgot to tell you something: Li Changfu of the Li family of the Sword Gate is dead!"

Upon hearing this, Xue Kaiqi remained silent for a long while. "When did this happen?"

"A couple of days ago!"

Chen Yang didn't give her a detailed account, only telling her about Li Changfu's death.

"Does Xiaogu know?"

"Yes, I understand, but for certain reasons, it's not advisable to take action against the Li family for the time being..."

……

-

That night, the eight-winged centipede woke up.

After devouring Pu San Niang's primordial spirit, the eight-winged centipede must have benefited a lot, as Chen Yang vaguely sensed that its aura had increased considerably.

In the room, a centipede was lying on Chen Yang's bed, its head raised, seemingly communicating with Chen Yang telepathically.

The first thing to do, of course, is to verify the truth of what Pu San Niang said before she died.

By examining Pu San Niang's memories through the eight-winged centipede, it can be confirmed that her words are true, and the reincarnation of the Dao Fruit from that Coptis chinensis plant has also been confirmed.

Just as Li Chunxiao guessed, it was Li Changfu's granddaughter, whose current name is Li Xiulian.

In Pu San Niang's memory, after Huang Lian was reincarnated as a Dao Fruit, thirty years had passed. Although the cultivation level of the host body was not high, her Yuan cultivation had recovered to its peak. Moreover, she had a human body and the combat power she could unleash was extremely terrifying.

Just like the old camphor tree used the same method to borrow Li Changfu's body, even though Li Changfu had only just entered the Creation Realm, the old camphor tree could control his body and unleash power far exceeding that of the Creation Realm.

Having a human body and not having a human body are two completely different concepts.

This Li Xiulian is undoubtedly a dangerous person.

Chen Yang called Li Chunxiao immediately, and Li Chunxiao replied that she would find a way to deal with this person herself.

Li Xiulian is different from Li Changfu. Li Changfu is Li Chunxiao's elder, so it's inconvenient for her to take action. But Li Xiulian is Li Chunxiao's junior, so it's perfectly moral for Li Chunxiao to deal with her.

As for how Li Chunxiao wanted to handle the situation, Chen Yang didn't delve into it. He simply reminded her how dangerous this person was and told her to contact him anytime if needed.

He was planning to go out for a walk these days, and if things didn't go well with Li Chunxiao, Chen Yang could also take the opportunity to visit Jianmen.

However, since Li Chunxiao said that, she must have had her reasons.

Although she herself is not very capable, the Guan family has a lot of connections. Moreover, given the Guan family's status, when necessary, Guan Meiqi can mobilize forces that others cannot.

……

Leaving that matter aside, after contacting Li Chunxiao, I inquired about other things.

For example, Qiling San (启灵散).

The eight-winged centipede said, "The recipe for Qi Ling San was found by Pu San Niang and Zhang Lao Guai in an ancient cultivator's ruins many years ago. However, the recipe was incomplete. Zhang Lao Guai spent many years repairing it, but perhaps because it was originally a spiritual plant, the repaired Qi Ling San was only effective on plants at first."

"Later, Old Monster Zhang and his group got involved with the Li family of the Sword Sect. The Li family was not satisfied with the fact that the Spirit Awakening Powder could only be used to cultivate spirit plants. At the same time, the side effects of the Spirit Awakening Powder also gave Old Monster Zhang a lot of headaches, which is why he cooperated with the Hu family of Mengding..."

"The Hu family of Mengding is a major pharmaceutical company. In recent years, they have made great progress in the research of Qiling Powder, and it can now be used on animals with minimal side effects. Before the incident, they were working on the final technical breakthroughs..."

"The Hu family's research results have always been shared with the Li family. When the Hu family ran into trouble, they asked the Li family for help, but the Li family ignored them. Before the authorities took action, they secretly transferred and took over several key technical personnel from the Hu family's research team that was conducting research on Qi-enhancing powder. After that, they quickly cut ties with the Hu family and left them to fend for themselves..."

"Pu San Niang and the others have been secretly infiltrating Jianmen for more than half a year. At that time, the Li family was worried about being implicated by the Hu family, so Zhang Laoguai invited them over. It can be said that it was fortunate that the authorities did not continue to investigate at that time. Otherwise, if they had investigated the Li family, given the power that the Li family had secretly stored up at that time, a direct armed confrontation would probably have caused a great chaos long ago."

"As for the final formula of Qiling Powder, Pu Sanniang does not have it in her memory. She herself is not interested in alchemy, and the Li family would not give her the formula."

……

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang chuckled, "This Li Changfu is really a coward."

In order to survive, he sold the Hu family outright.

It's truly a real-life version of "better to die than to die."

Chen Yang felt a bit scared when he thought about it. He had secretly sent away a lot of people from the Li family and had done a very thorough job. Otherwise, given the situation at the time, if the Li family had caught him, even a god couldn't have saved him.

I remember when we took down the Hu family, the headquarters in the capital sent several experts at the Creation Realm. Together with Baoguo Temple, they launched a lightning attack on the Hu family. At that time, such a lineup was already astonishing. If we had faced the Li family and really broken off relations, I'm afraid we would have never returned.

The Li family has been hiding their true intentions far too well.

Chen Yang could understand that Pu San Niang didn't know the recipe for Qi Ling San.

Li Changfu's head is still in his hands; let the eight-winged centipede continue reading.

"Do those ancient cultivator ruins really exist?" Chen Yang asked.

The eight-winged centipede hummed in agreement. "It's true. Over the past few hundred years, those old guys have been there four times. The ancient cultivator's cave ruins have many traps and restrictions, and they failed to enter the core of the ruins on all four occasions. Before this, they were planning to explore it a fifth time..."

"Where is it located?"

"Jinjia Mountain!"

"Jinjia Mountain?"

Chen Yang was quite surprised to hear this.

"What's wrong?" The eight-winged centipede looked at him with some surprise.

Chen Yang calmed down and said, "It's been raining heavily these past two days. Yesterday morning, a large carp was washed into Huang Can's house by the flood. It should be a spiritual creature that failed to undergo the Tribulation of Creation. According to the carp itself, it came from Jinjia Mountain..."

"Jinjia Mountain? This is it?"

The eight-winged centipede does have some geographical knowledge. Jinjia Mountain is the source of the Qingyi River. Although it is in Yashi, which is nearby, it is still quite a distance away, at least a hundred miles.

It's incredibly unlikely that someone from so far away, swept by the water to Jiapigou, would be discovered by them.

Chen Yang nodded.

"Where's the fish?" the eight-winged centipede asked.

"died!"

"Uh, dead?"

"It failed to survive the tribulation, was too badly injured, and died in Huang Can's latrine."

"This……"

Dying in a latrine, what kind of death is that?
The eight-winged centipede paused for a moment, then asked, "And then?"

Why would a fish that failed its tribulation surprise Chen Yang so much?
Chen Yang took out the fragment of black jade and threw it in front of the eight-winged centipede. "This is what Huang Can found inside the fish's belly. The writing on it is the same scripture that Shi Ling gave me at first..."

The eight-winged centipede crawled to the jade piece, held it in its hands, and probed it with its primordial spirit. Suddenly, it realized what Chen Yang wanted to say.

"You mean, this jade piece might have come from the ruins of Jinjia Mountain? And was brought out by that fish?" the eight-winged centipede asked.

Chen Yang nodded. "That's right, very likely. If that's the case, then the owner of this cave ruins might be the one who left the 'Three-One-Five Tooth Scripture' to Shi Ling."

Yang Wan-yue!
Based on the clues Chen Yang currently has, the identity of the divine being who left the "Three-One-Five Tooth Scripture" to Shi Ling can be identified as a powerful figure named Yang Wanyue.

This person has definitely reached the Celestial Realm, and cultivates both Buddhism and Taoism, making him one of the most powerful. Chen Yang doesn't know much about Yang Wanyue, but from what he can tell, this person lived at least a thousand years ago, and is not only powerful but also considered a heretical cultivator by the righteous path.

He once traveled to the western frontier and left behind a scripture, the "Immovable King Sutra," on Mount Kunlun. This scripture was obtained by the founder of the Divine Fire Sect in the western frontier, who gleaned several true teachings from it, thus giving rise to the Divine Fire Sect, one of the three great secret sects of the western frontier.

Cave ruins?

Chen Yang suddenly remembered that, according to legend, the mountain lord Chen Tianyang obtained a fragment of the "Three One Five Tooth Scripture" from the ruins of a wicked cultivator's cave.

Could it be that the evil cultivator's cave that Chen Shanjun visited back then was Yang Wanyue's cave? And that cave was located in Jinjia Mountain?
The eight-winged centipede became excited and circled the black jade fragment. "Chen Yang, should we go take a look?"

Chen Yang raised an eyebrow.

The eight-winged centipede said, "In Pu San Niang's memory, they have never been to the deepest part of that cave ruins, which means that if we go now, there is still a chance to succeed."

Chen Yang shook his head. "You said it yourself, they've gone so many times but haven't been able to get to the deepest part of the ruins. Do you think we can get in with our abilities?"

Since Pu San Niang and her group have been there several times, they must have taken everything they could. Without a doubt, what's left at the end is the hardest to get.

"What you're saying is true. Those guys were very capable, but we still managed to take them down, which proves we're more capable than them. Besides, opportunities aren't just about who's stronger; luck plays a big role too..."

"Chen Yang, aren't you always lucky? Just because they can't get in doesn't mean we can't..."

“We still have Shi Ling, right? If that cave really was left behind by that person, and Shi Ling is destined to be with him and can understand the Dao patterns he left behind, he might really lead us in…”

……

The eight-winged centipede's words reminded Chen Yang.

If that cave is related to the person who left the letter for Shi Ling back then, perhaps Shi Ling will truly play a crucial role.

"You should read Li Changfu's memories first. There's no need to rush about the cave ruins. We can discuss it again after Shi Ling wakes up."

The cave is far away in Jinjia Mountain. It would be too risky to go there rashly without even knowing the situation.

Chen Yang needs to go back to the provincial capital in the next couple of days. There are priorities, so he should deal with the most important matters first.

……

Reading Li Changfu's memories is much simpler; the Eight-Winged Centipede is highly efficient, much more so than the Three Corpse Divine Tree.

Li Changfu's cultivation level was much lower than itss, and it selectively read parts of the memory. The eight-winged centipede only took an hour to find out what Chen Yang wanted.

The formula, the formula for Qiling Powder.

Although this substance is listed as a banned drug, it might actually be of great use to Chen Yang.

It's quiet at night.

The eight-winged centipede explained the contents of the pill formula and the refining process to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang memorized every ingredient and every detail of the refining process.

The eight-winged centipede said, "This prescription has been improved and tested by the Hu family for decades, and it can now be used on animals and humans, but it is not perfect and still has side effects..."

"After taking this medicine, it will greatly stimulate the mind and rapidly amplify mental energy. According to current experimental data, it can generally amplify it by 3 to 5 times, and occasionally by about 10 times. However, this amplification will not last long, at most one day, and the amplified mental energy will return to normal..."

"This process will greatly stimulate the spiritual barrier, causing it to expand and thin instantly, posing a significant risk of spiritual rupture. The mental energy will suddenly surge, and the person taking the drug will be unable to release this mental energy quickly, making them highly susceptible to mental instability and falling into a state of madness..."

"In addition, this drug is somewhat addictive. If you stop taking it for a period of time, your mind will rapidly atrophy, which can also lead to loss of mental control..."

……

The eight-winged centipede's story made Chen Yang frown.

The first side effect was a surge in mental energy, which he could barely accept.

However, the second side effect is addiction, and the mind can shrink, which is quite unpleasant.

In other words, once you choose to take the medication, you cannot stop. If you stop, you will suffer the consequences of mental atrophy, which will lead to mental instability and harm to yourself and others.

However, if you continue to take the medication, you will fall into a vicious cycle, and the final result will definitely be irreversible.

The eight-winged centipede said, "After several improvements by the Hu family, the side effects of the Qi-Enhancing Powder have been minimized, but they still exist. After the Li family took over, although they took in several key members of the Hu family's research team, they haven't made any progress in the past six months, and the side effects still cannot be eliminated..."

"Ah."

Chen Yang nodded slightly, "I understand, thank you for your hard work, Elder Wu."

"Heh, why are you being so polite with me?"

"I might have to go back to the provincial capital in the next few days. If Elder Wu would like to go out for a walk as well..."

"Forget it, I do want to go out for a walk, but I'd better not go to your human cities. If I scare someone with my appearance, it'll definitely cause trouble..."

"then you……"

With the eight-winged centipede's imposing appearance, it was indeed inconvenient for Chen Yang to carry it around. However, if it wanted to come along, there was a way. He could just put it in a backpack and say it was a toy if anyone saw it. As for whether anyone would believe him, he didn't care.

But the eight-winged centipede obviously didn't want to be so stifled. The world is vast, there's nowhere it can't go, why does it have to flock to crowded places?

The eight-winged centipede clearly had its own plans: "I'm going to take a stroll around Jinjia Mountain..."

With Pu San Niang's memories of Jinjia Mountain now in its mind, it was naturally itching to get back to it.

"This……"

"Don't worry, I'm old enough to be stupid. I'll just go and scout ahead and see what's going on. If there's any danger, I'll slip away first."

"Alright, be careful. Contact me anytime if anything happens."

Chen Yang gave a word of advice.

The eight-winged centipede left a spiritual imprint on Chen Yang's mountain seal, making contact a matter of minutes.

"Okay, be careful out there by yourself."

The eight-winged centipede responded, flapped its wings, and flew out of the window, quickly disappearing into the night sky.

They really left without warning, leaving Chen Yang both amused and exasperated.

……

After Elder Wu left, a ceramic bottle the size of a thumb appeared in Chen Yang's hand.

The bottle is decorated with blue and white porcelain, which is very exquisite.

The lid was sealed with wax.

Li Changfu's belongings.

Chen Yang checked and found that, in addition to a cold light sword forged from top-grade cold iron, some medicines were also left behind.

Among these were three bottles of medicinal powder, one of which was in Chen Yang's hand. It had been confirmed by the eight-winged centipede's examination of Li Changfu's memories that it was indeed the finished Qiling Powder.

"Elder Tree, what's the recipe for this Spirit Awakening Powder?" Chen Yang asked the Three Corpse Divine Tree, holding the bottle of Spirit Awakening Powder in his hand.

In terms of alchemy and medicine, the Three Corpse Divine Tree is an expert. It has obtained the memories of the old tortoise of the Pingtian Sect, the divine physician Xue Chonghua, and just recently the old man of Raojiang Qingquan. It can be said that each of them is a master of medicine and medicine. Its knowledge is so extensive that it would be hard to find anyone stronger than it in alchemy and medicine.

Whether there is room for improvement in this prescription, and whether the side effects can be completely eliminated, still needs to be customized.

The Three Corpse Divine Tree said, "I need to spend some time researching and putting in the effort to simulate it, but let me tell you beforehand, don't have too high hopes."

"Yes, Elder Tree, just do your best."

Chen Yang didn't say much, as he understood the difficulty involved.

While the Three Corpse Divine Tree is indeed powerful in this respect, the Spirit Awakening Powder, if nothing unexpected happens, should have been left behind by the master of the Golden Cliff Mountain Cave. This person's cultivation was probably already at its peak. Even such an existence could not eliminate the side effects of the Spirit Awakening Powder, let alone his descendants.
The chances aren't high, but I'll do my best.

Chen Yang looked at the bottle in his hand and felt an irresistible urge to try it.

After all, this medicine can amplify one's mental cultivation by 3 to 5 times, and in the best case, even up to 10 times.

He currently has a spiritual power of 500. After taking this bottle of medicine, it can increase to at least 1500. In extreme cases, it can increase tenfold, reaching 5000.

I'm afraid most Dao Realm experts wouldn't be able to reach such a terrifying level of spiritual cultivation.
Many late-stage Creation Realm experts cannot even reach 500-grade spiritual cultivation. By extension, many late-stage Dao Realm experts probably cannot even reach 5000-grade spiritual cultivation.

(End of this chapter)