The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 189 Discussion among powerful beings

"I never imagined that the Nine Flames Elixir and the Ice Heart Essence would have such wonderful uses."

Suirenshi sighed, “Back then, when I was wandering through the chaos, I came across a dangerous place with endless magma, and in the very center of this magma, a large amount of Nine Flames Magma was being nurtured.”

"At first, I just thought it was a rare treasure. Although I didn't know its wonderful uses, I kept it because I believed that treasures should be obtained by those who are destined to find them."

"Hmm." Daoist Sanqing nodded as well. "Although this Nine Flames Elixir is a rare and wondrous item from the Chaos Realm, I could only use it when refining certain fire-attribute magic treasures in the past. I never imagined that this treasure would have such a wonderful use."

In the past, the Nine-Flame Elixir was not actually considered precious by the Three Realms.

Because of this Nine Flames Elixir, many powerful beings in the Three Realms have only discovered its usefulness in refining magical artifacts! No other uses have been found yet.

“This time…we all owe you, our apprentice.”

Shennong smiled as he looked at Lei Zhan, Bodhi Patriarch, and Buddha Tathagata standing beside him. His simple smile made Lei Zhan feel a sense of goodwill upon first meeting him.

"We've obtained quite a few techniques and secret arts from the Chaos Aliens in the past, but very few of them are actually usable. This technique was contributed by Lei Zhan, wasn't it?"

Fuxi said with a smile, "But this time, of these eight great methods, apart from the Eighteen Divine Demons of Tao Wu and the accompanying Qiankun Reversal One Heart Formation, which are of much less use, the others are all of great use to us! Even the method for refining the Golden Core..."

"You flatter me!" Lei Zhan smiled slightly. "I brought out these techniques and secret arts for two reasons. First, my two masters helped me a great deal along the way. Second, it was thanks to the guidance of all of you seniors. Last time in the Tianchen Great World, I sensed that many powerful figures came forward."

“You rascal…” Shennong shook his head helplessly, “You really are… always repaying kindness! We intervened to stop the Wujian Sect only because we didn’t want to break the rules. Since that God King Buxiu dared to make a move, he should be prepared to accept the consequences.”

Suirenshi then looked at Leizhan and said, "We all owe you something."

"How to make amends is up to you," Bodhi said with a smile. "However, apart from matters of the Dharma, the most important thing is these two chaotic wonders."

“We all know that you, Suirenshi, possess the Nine Flames Elixir, but how much of this Chaos Treasure do you have left? Is it enough for several people to cultivate this secret technique?” Buddha Tathagata also said, “There is also the Ice Heart Marrow. Such a treasure is not found in the Chaos surrounding our Three Realms. At the very least, we would have to go to the depths of Chaos, to the endless ice sea, to find it.”

“When Nuwa traveled through the Chaos, she passed through the outer edge of the Endless Ice Sea and brought back some Ice Heart Essence, but it was only a few hundred thousand catties,” Fuxi said. “After countless years, the few hundred thousand catties have been used up and there is hardly any left. Only a few juniors who have broken through to the Pure Yang True Immortal level can use it.”

"Hmm?" The Three Pure Ones looked over immediately. "Fuxi, how much do you have left?"

“You…” Fuxi looked helplessly at the Three Pure Ones, “Donghua is truly your sect’s precious darling! You want him to cultivate first?”

"Let Donghua cultivate first..." All the powerful figures looked over, and they were immediately tempted.

While they need to consume a massive amount of Ice Heart Essence and Nine Flame Elixir to upgrade their Golden Core, Celestial Immortals and Pure Yang True Immortals don't need that much!

Which of these powerful figures doesn't have a large number of disciples and followers under their command?

"Hmm? You already have this Ice Heart Essence?" Lei Zhan's eyes lit up.

His improved first-class Golden Elixir method, "New Nine Directions Fragment," requires too many resources to cultivate a Heavenly Immortal Golden Elixir through tribulation, and the difficulty of the Heavenly Tribulation is also terrifyingly high.

However, if one cultivates a third-grade Golden Core method in the Three Realms and then uses the "Ice and Fire Tempering Golden Core Method" to further enhance it, one can not only bypass the terrifying Heavenly Tribulation but also reduce the resources consumed.

Even second-grade Golden Cores are enough for many cultivators.

It's important to know that, not to mention the numerous celestial gods and immortals of the Zhaixing Mansion lineage under Lei Zhan's command, just his reincarnated master, the immortal Ju Hua, and his two beauties, Wang Shu and Ku Cao, would require quite a few.

“You all…” Fuxi shook his head helplessly, “I only have about 20,000 to 30,000 jin of Ice Heart Essence here. It can supply two or three hundred Celestial Immortals. But True Immortals…”

As Fuxi spoke, he glanced at the Three Pure Ones and said, "It's just enough for two people."

"I still have about seven million catties of Nine Flames Essence here..." Suirenshi looked at his old friends, whose eyes were filled with anticipation. "If you want more, you'll have to go back to the Chaos to find more."

"But the dangerous place where I discovered the Nine Flames Elixir collapsed not long after I collected all the treasures!"

"Nearly seven million catties..." Lei Zhan pondered for a moment, secretly rejoicing.

Fortunately, his Star-Picking Palace had only recently been established. He himself was already a first-class Golden Core cultivator, so he didn't need these things. He would at most prepare some for his relatives and friends, but his needs weren't great.

“However…” Lei Zhan muttered to himself, “If Wang Shu and the others were to cultivate the Tao Wu Eighteen Divine Demons in the future… the amount of Nine Flames Elixir and Ice Heart Essence required would be considerable.”

Cultivating the Eighteen Divine Demons of Tao Wu requires Chaos Elixir, while enhancing the Golden Core requires Nine Flames Elixir and Ice Heart Marrow. There is a conflict between the two. Ultimately, it depends on choosing between them.

However, compared to the Nine Flames Elixir and the Ice Heart Marrow, after upgrading to the Golden Core, the Chaos Spirit Liquid required for cultivating the Eighteen Divine Demons of Tao Wu is at least ten times that of the Third-Grade Golden Core!
Therefore, for the current Lei Zhan, Chaos Elixir is naturally more precious.

Lei Zhan pondered to himself, "I also need to check out this endless frozen sea. And the Nine Flame Elixir... I sensed before that there might be a cause and effect related to me in the chaos. I'll look for it while I'm at it; there are other dangerous and perilous places in the chaos where the Nine Flame Elixir doesn't exist."

Although Lei Zhan is now at the level of a True God and a First-Class True Immortal, he still needs to venture out and hone his skills. In any case, he has many clones, so he is not afraid to go to those dangerous and perilous places.

"Nearly seven million catties... that's about enough for the Nine Flames Elixir." Shennong nodded and said, "If it's just for the few of us, it's enough."

“Nearly seven million catties…” The Taoist Sanqing looked thoughtful.

"Lei Zhan, do you need the Nine Flames Elixir and the Ice Heart Marrow?" Suirenshi looked over. He had noticed that Lei Zhan's eyes had brightened considerably when Fuxi mentioned the Ice Heart Marrow.

“Hmm.” Lei Zhan glanced at the powerful figures around him and then nodded. “I probably need 500,000 to 300,000 jin. I can exchange it for treasures.”

"Hmm. There's no need to exchange treasures. A few treasures are nothing." Suirenshi shook his head, waved his hand, and a large ball of extremely hot magma, 'Nine Flames Magma,' appeared in the air. "This is 500,000 catties of Nine Flames Magma."

"Actually, it will be easier to find the Nine Flames Elixir in the Endless Chaos after we have all obtained the Ice Heart Marrow and upgraded our Golden Core. Don't listen to the solemn expressions on the faces of the Three Pure Ones and the others."

"This..." Lei Zhan nodded and smiled, "Then I'll just accept it." Whoosh!

With a wave of his hand, Lei Zhan accepted the Nine Flames Essence.

Suiren smiled and nodded, then turned to look at the powerful figures around him. With a thought, four extremely hot magma appeared in the air, except that one of them was much larger, twice the size of the other nine magma.

“Sanqing, this 2.05 million catties is for your Daoist sect. Among us, your Daoist sect’s Xiaoyao Tianzun is the closest to us and the most approachable to the leadership level. Giving this treasure to him will allow it to be used to its fullest potential in the future.”

Suiren continued, "As for the rest, I've given an extra 50,000 jin for each ball of Nine Flames Essence. After we obtain the Ice Heart Marrow, it's up to you who decides who trains the disciples first and who trains them later."

"Ah."

"it is good!"

None of the powerful figures objected; they all accepted the treasure directly.

“Nine Flames Elixir is not a problem, but the Ice Heart Essence… requires going to the Endless Frozen Sea deep in the Chaos.” The Three Pure Ones said, “And the Boundless Sect has only recently returned to the Three Realms. We also need to discuss which ones to send and which ones to stay.”

"Endless icy sea..."

"Endless icy sea".

The other six people present remained silent for a moment.

a long time.

“I’ll go with the human race,” Fuxi said first. “I’ll bring the Nine Flames Elixir. If we obtain the Ice Heart Marrow, I can be the first to try out this second-grade Golden Core.”

“I…” The Three Pure Ones were about to speak.

“Let the Three Pure Ones stay. You and Suirenshi are the strongest among us. With the Four Swords of Zhuxian and the ability to transform into the Three Pure Ones with one breath, you can keep a close eye on Fengmo and the others from the Wujian Sect.” Buddha Tathagata shook his head and said, “Count me in as one of the people to go. I can send two avatars.”

"I'll go!"

Before his master, Patriarch Bodhi, could speak, Lei Zhan looked at the many powerful beings and said, “Although my strength is not as good as my master Tathagata, nor as good as Fuxi, my second primordial spirit is a three-legged golden crow. After learning the Golden Rainbow of the Sun, my speed is among the top in the Three Realms. So count me in.”

"Hmm?" Patriarch Bodhi looked over immediately, a complex expression in his eyes.

The Buddha Tathagata has five incarnations. Fuxi, on the other hand, possesses leadership qualities.

Bodhi has mastered the power of spacetime, making him the strongest at preserving his life, but it wouldn't make much difference if either of them went to the same place.

The powerful figures all looked over, their eyes filled with surprise.

Especially the Three Pure Ones, Fuxi and Shennong. None of them had ever been in contact with Lei Zhan. But the fact that even they needed to carefully discuss this dangerous place shows how perilous it was.

But Lei Zhan agreed without even thinking about it?

"You're going?" Suirenshi smiled gently, his eyes, weathered by countless storms, fixed on Lei Zhan. "Although you are fast, the endless frozen sea is extremely dangerous even for leaders. You've only just broken through to the True God level..."

“My willingness to go is not an impulsive choice.” Lei Zhan shook his head. “Master Bodhi is the number one in the Three Realms, but the Wujian Sect has only returned for a thousand years. We still need Master to be here to investigate the entire Three Realms. But I still have my original body to be here in the Zhaixing Mansion.”

Lei Zhan hesitated, still not intending to reveal his cultivation of the "Eighteen Divine Demons of Tao Wu." This was already one of his trump cards for survival, even though the people in front of him were all leaders and powerful figures on their side.

Just like how Suirenshi did not reveal that he had broken through to become an ancestral god.

Some secrets can only be considered secrets if you can keep them to yourself.

"You go……"

Suirenshi was still hesitating.

There's no other reason than that Lei Zhan is a human. He was among the first batch of humans created by the goddess Nuwa. Countless humans in the Three Realms today have his blood flowing through their veins. Therefore, Suirenshi regarded Lei Zhan as his descendant.

"Let Lei Zhan go. Fuxi and I will take care of my disciple along the way," said Buddha Tathagata.

“Let my disciple go,” Patriarch Bodhi said with a smile. “Lei Zhan has inherited my spacetime techniques and learned the number one escape technique in the Three Realms. His ability to protect himself is also top-notch.”

"This..." Suiren hesitated for a moment before slowly nodding, "Alright!"

"Alright. Then it's settled." The Three Pure Ones said with a smile, "Fuxi, Tathagata, and Leizhan will go to the Endless Frozen Sea."

"it is good."

"So be it."

"That's it."

None of the others objected.

……

(End of this chapter)