Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet.

Chapter 281 Becoming an immortal is difficult, but refining immortal pills is even more difficult!
Before long, Gu Yuan and his two companions arrived in front of a palace.

This palace complex is vast, with gardens, rockeries, ponds, and pavilions arranged in an orderly manner, possessing a unique aesthetic appeal.

Above the main gate of this palace hangs a black wooden plaque with the three characters "Dan Ding Ge" inscribed on it.

"This place must be where Senior Crimson Dragon refines pills and weapons."

Gu Yuan glanced at the three words above and couldn't help but say something.

"Dan" refers to elixir or elixir, and "ding" refers to vessel or tool, and "ding" refers to vessel making.

Taken together, it means the place where alchemy and weapon crafting take place.

Gu Yuan then led Ji Yuefei and Yan Xiaoling into the Dan Ding Pavilion.

At this moment, not only Gu Yuan and his two companions, but also some other cultivators arrived at this place.

Within this area, some cultivators were hurrying around, clearly searching for opportunities here.

Furthermore, Gu Yuan also saw the thin, dark-skinned old man who had previously made him feel somewhat uneasy.

The dark-skinned, thin old man glanced at Gu Yuan with a nonchalant expression, then walked towards one of the pavilions.

Gu Yuan did not see Ji Canghai and Su Qiuyue, perhaps they were searching for some opportunity somewhere.

Gu Yuan glanced around a few times, then led the two women straight to a tall, majestic, and imposing hall on the left.

Upon entering the main hall, Gu Yuan found it quite spacious. The floor, paved with lapis lazuli, was smooth and magnificent. On both sides, there were two golden pillars with coiled dragons, each as thick as three people could hug and more than ten feet high. Each pillar had a ferocious dragon coiled around it, shimmering with a faint spiritual light.

If you get closer, you can even sense a faint pressure emanating from above, and a subtle sense of danger.

Clearly, these stone pillars are covered with some kind of terrifying array or restriction.

Beneath these stone pillars are display cases with many wooden shelves containing various bottles and jars, each labeled.

Such as Dragon Saliva Power-Gathering Pill, Azure Pill, Spirit-Nourishing Pill, Golden Armor Pill, Longevity-Increasing Pill, etc.

These elixirs come in a wide variety of types, including those that increase cultivation, nourish the soul, strengthen the body, and extend lifespan—virtually everything imaginable.

As for some rare medicinal herbs, most of them are well preserved or have already been processed, making them excellent materials for alchemy.

Clearly, what is displayed here should be the collection of the Crimson Dragon Taoist, as well as the elixirs he refined himself.

Some of these elixirs would be coveted even by a Yin God giant, let alone Gu Yuan and his group.

only……

The surfaces of these wooden cabinets were also permeated with a faint layer of restrictive spiritual light, and it was no weaker than that outside the previous herb fields.

Therefore, all the cultivators in this hall could only stare longingly at the contents of these wooden cabinets, yearning but unable to obtain them.

Gu Yuan also noticed something: when he was in the medicine field and spirit field, he needed to exchange other things for what he wanted to obtain.

This must be a rule set by the Red Dragon Taoist.

To obtain the various items in this alchemy hall, one would obviously need to go through some means.

"Hey, this is the Azure Cloud Pill."

Ji Yuefei's gaze fell on one of the jade bottles on the wooden cabinet, and she exclaimed in surprise.

Gu Yuan glanced at her: "Azure Cloud Pill? What is that?"

Ji Yuefei explained, “Brother Gu should know that I was born in Lanke Mountain. There are several profound cultivation manuals in Lanke Mountain. The ‘Jade Flower Azure Cloud Manual’ that I cultivate records several profound supernatural powers. One of the top supernatural powers requires this Azure Cloud Pill to be truly mastered.”

"This Azure Cloud Pill itself doesn't have much effect on healing, detoxification, or increasing cultivation, but it is made from the essence of Azure Clouds and can repair some magical artifacts. It is also very useful to me."

“I see…” Gu Yuan nodded in understanding.

To master some top-tier supernatural abilities, various conditions are required, most of which require some exotic primordial energy or some rare natural treasures.

Just like Gu Yuan's Taixu Yingyue Sword Technique, if you want to master it, you need a top-grade spiritual object like the Taiyin Spirit Soul.

The requirement for him to cultivate the Mirror Flower Water Moon Divine Power is a spiritual object such as the inner core of a mirage dragon.

This Azure Cloud Pill is clearly a similar substance.

Ji Yuefei glanced at Gu Yuan, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "If Brother Gu has the opportunity later, please lend me a hand."

"When you leave this place someday, Brother Gu, you can visit Rotten Axe Mountain. I will invite you to taste our Rotten Axe Mountain's thousand-year-old peaches."

Gu Yuan nodded: "Junior Sister Ji, you're too kind. I will definitely do my best to help."

As they looked around, Gu Yuan noticed that some cultivators, as before, took out their own belongings, intending to use the same trick again to see if they could exchange something for something.

But all of these people failed.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan also felt somewhat troubled. Just as he was wondering if there were any other solutions, someone exclaimed in astonishment, "What? To break the restriction, one must be an alchemist, or need to answer relevant alchemy questions?!"

"What is this, a policy test?"

Hearing this, many people were also puzzled: "What, do we have to answer other questions about alchemy?"

"Isn't this method a bit outrageous?"

"Yes, I have explored many cave dwellings and ruins of predecessors, and they were all places of fighting and killing. I have never encountered anything like this before..."

"This Red Dragon Taoist is truly ingenious."

"Haha, I am not very talented, but I have dabbled in alchemy. I have studied alchemy for decades, and perhaps I can gain something this time."

Upon hearing these words, Ji Yuefei and Yan Xiaoling exchanged bewildered glances.

If it were simply a matter of breaking through the barriers to obtain treasures or killing some kind of guardian beast, they would still have ways to do so.

But when it comes to alchemy, the two of them really don't have many options...

Alchemy is one of the most profound and sophisticated of the many unorthodox paths. Some highly accomplished alchemy masters often possess astonishing comprehension, are able to draw inferences from one instance to another, and use this knowledge to enrich their own cultivation, even achieving the Yang Spirit or the Primordial Spirit.

There is a saying in the spiritual community.

Cultivating oneself is easy, but refining elixirs is difficult.

Becoming an immortal is difficult, but refining the elixir of immortality is even more difficult!
The most distinctive feature of a master alchemist is their ability to refine elixirs of immortality.

What is an elixir of immortality?

Elixirs specifically designed for use by primordial spirit immortals are called immortal pills.

For cultivation geniuses like them to achieve something at this age is already quite remarkable.

At the same time, one must also cultivate alchemy, which is of course impossible.

Gu Yuan, however, remained calm and said, "I do know a little about alchemy, so why don't I give it a try?"

However, upon hearing Gu Yuan's words, Ji Yuefei and Yan Xiaoling did not show any joy; instead, their expressions were somewhat strange.
"Brother Gu, have you perhaps studied alchemy?"

As far as the two women knew, Gu Yuan was actually not that old, and was even a few years younger than them.

(End of this chapter)