Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 515 Returning to the Sect (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Three days later, Qin Jiuxiao and his group of five had reached the edge of the "Endless Mountains".

Upon arriving here, led by Qin Jiuxiao, everyone concealed their auras and, like the Foundation Establishment cultivators, chose to proceed slowly.

This is the territory of the "Youyue Kingdom".

If the experts of the "Netherworld Ghost Sect" found out that Qin Jiuxiao had entered their territory alone, it would definitely lead to an ambush and killing!

It's likely that a situation where ten against one will occur.

Qin Jiuxiao had a bright future ahead of him, so he naturally had no intention of fighting to the death with the "Netherworld Ghost Sect" on their territory.

With a big shot like Qin Jiuxiao accompanying them, the journey was peaceful and uneventful; no danger escaped the big shot's notice.

Another month passed, and everyone finally returned to "Shenxiao Pass".

Having arrived here, Qin Jiuxiao no longer needed to keep a low profile.

Li Yunjing and his companions initially thought they would be returning to the Shenxiao Dao Sect aboard the "Shenxiao Warship," but to their surprise, Qin Jiuxiao, being wealthy and powerful, directly activated the "Ultra-Long Distance Teleportation Array," erecting a long rainbow that allowed them to return directly to the "Shenxiao Mountain Range."

Li Yunjing and the others felt a sudden dizziness, and the next moment, they found themselves in the "Seven Star Palace".

"Dangdangdang..."

The glazed tiles of the "Seven Star Palace" reflected thousands of golden rays of light under the sun. As soon as Li Yunjing and the others landed, their eardrums were tingled by the continuous sound of bells.

Before the teleportation array, thirty-six "Guardian Army" soldiers clad in silver armor, holding long spears, lined up and knelt down on one knee the moment they saw Qin Jiuxiao: "Welcome back to the mountain, Palace Master!"

"Everyone get up!"

Qin Jiuxiao waved his sleeve in acknowledgment, his gaze sweeping over the plaque inscribed "Supreme Divine Firmament" hanging high in the hall, and his expression finally relaxed.

He turned to look at the four of them, "Yun Jing, take them and get back to your work!"

Having said that, he flicked his sleeves, and the powerful figure's aura vanished into the blue light of the teleportation array.

Looking in the direction Qin Jiuxiao had left, Fu Chao exclaimed, "Old Li! You're finally back!"

He rubbed his hands together excitedly, touching the "storage ring" on his hand, filled with the joy of his acquisition.

Li Yunjing watched the blue light that Qin Jiuxiao had disappeared from, bowed slightly, and then turned to the three of them, saying, "We have gained a lot this time. Let's each go into seclusion to digest it first."

"Alright! I need to go into seclusion for a few years!"

Fu Chao nodded vigorously, eager to study what he had learned.

"I've also gained quite a bit! I'm going into seclusion now!"

Lu Ruoxi's eyes also shone with a longing for the great Dao she had learned.

Yu Yunyi nodded and said, "I'll go back and stay for a while."

After seeing the three off, Li Yunjing did not attend to the affairs of the "Seven Star Palace" but went directly back to his "Qiwu Manor".

Seeing that Zhu Wanyun was managing "Qiwu Villa" in an orderly manner, Li Yunjing nodded in satisfaction.

"Wanyun, very good! This is a reward for you! Take it and cultivate diligently!"

Merit should be rewarded. Li Yunjing took out a jade box from his storage ring. Inside the box lay three crystal-clear "Breakthrough Pills". The pills were surrounded by a faint halo and emitted a refreshing medicinal fragrance.

"This 'Breakthrough Pill' is very beneficial to Foundation Establishment cultivators. After you take it, go into seclusion and cultivate for a few days. You should be able to break through your cultivation level."

He handed the jade box to Zhu Wanyun, his eyes full of admiration.

"Thank you, Master Imperial Master!"

Zhu Wanyun accepted the jade box with both hands, bowed gracefully, and her eyes shone with emotion.

"Over the years, I have been guarding the manor. Although I have not gone out to train, I have studied many array formation books. Now I have a deeper understanding of the techniques passed down by the young master."

Zhu Wanyun reported her achievements to Li Yunjing.

"Ah, very good!"

Li Yunjing nodded in satisfaction, then gave Zhu Wanyun some second-tier "puppet mechanisms" to command, along with a large sum of mid-grade spirit stones.

With these spirit stones, the efficiency of these "puppet mechanical beasts" assisting Zhu Wanyun in managing the manor will increase a hundredfold.

Just then, a familiar cry came from the horizon.

Li Yunjing looked up and saw a bright yellow figure streaking across the sky; it was his peregrine falcon, Little Yellow.

After circling twice, Little Yellow landed precisely on Li Yunjing's shoulder, affectionately rubbing against his cheek and making cheerful noises, its tail feathers occasionally brushing against his neck.

"Little Huang, thank you for guarding the manor these past few days."

Li Yunjing smiled and patted Xiao Huang's head, then took out a third-tier demon core and fed it to the little guy. "Good job, little guy! You've actually broken through to the second tier!"

"Chiji..."

Little Huang seemed to understand his words. It gently picked up Yao Dan with its beak, flapped its wings and flew to the stone table next to it, tilting its head to examine her carefully.

"The little thing's intelligence is getting higher and higher!"

After settling Xiao Huang in, Li Yunjing, accompanied by Zhu Wanyun, toured the villa.

The spiritual plants in the spiritual field are growing vigorously and are full of spiritual energy.

The pavilions and towers were spotless, exuding elegance in every corner.

He was filled with satisfaction. It seemed that his two years of experience outside the village had not only brought him great gains, but the villa was also becoming more and more prosperous under Zhu Wanyun's management.

"Wanyun, starting tomorrow, I will be going into seclusion to digest what I have gained this time. I will need you to take care of the affairs of the manor."

He turned to Zhu Wanyun and spoke, his gaze steady.

"Grand Preceptor, please rest assured and go into seclusion. The affairs of the manor, both large and small, will be taken care of by me and the puppet beast."

Zhu Wanyun clasped her hands together in front of her abdomen and bowed respectfully.

"Ok!"

Li Yunjing nodded and then returned to his secluded room.

After opening the restrictions on the entire "seclusion room," Li Yunjing sat cross-legged on the futon and took out the "Heavenly Evolution Myriad Phenomena Disc" bestowed upon him by Qin Jiuxiao.

The moment he got his hands on the array plate, thousands of array patterns flowed around him like living things, resonating with the "Seven Star Treasure Scripture" he was cultivating.

He closed his eyes and focused his mind, probing the array plate with his divine sense, deducing all the array variations that Li Yunjing had learned in the illusory array world.

Inside the secluded meditation room, spiritual energy gathered like a vortex.

After Li Yunjing's consciousness sank into the "Celestial Evolution Myriad Phenomena Disc", his vision suddenly opened up.

Countless star-shaped array patterns floated in the void, each pattern containing the ultimate principles of heaven and earth.

With a light tap of his fingertips, he merged the array formations from the Seven Star Manual with those he had learned in the past, and they condensed into a complex array in the void that shimmered with seven-colored light.

Three months later, the barrier outside the closed-door training room suddenly emitted a golden light.

Li Yunjing was surrounded by a pale golden array phantom. His fingertips lightly brushed across the wall, and defensive array patterns that could operate on their own instantly appeared on the bricks and stones.

He took out a blank talisman paper and incorporated his understanding of array formations into the talisman drawing. The moment the pen tip touched the paper, it transformed into a stream of light and condensed in the air into a vermilion bird spreading its wings as if about to take flight. It was the long-lost third-tier top-grade talisman, the "Vermilion Bird Burning Heaven Talisman".

The advancement of array formations has spurred the advancement of talisman formations!
"Hahaha!"

Li Yunjing laughed heartily, feeling extremely happy.

Now, he has achieved astonishing mastery in the art of talismans, and like his mastery of array formations, he has reached the Grandmaster level.

It has even reached a point of near perfection.

Today, Li Yunjing has made great progress in all five of his deputy positions.

Besides these two, Li Yunjing's skill in "puppetry" is also quite high. Before returning, he had already crafted a third-tier "puppet mechanical beast".

As for weapon crafting, he could barely craft third-tier treasures, making him arguably the weakest weapon crafting master.

The remaining path of alchemy is the most difficult, making it the only secondary profession for which one has not yet broken through to the Grandmaster level.

"All the major paths have been improved and promoted one another, leading to new insights. As the saying goes, every path leads to enlightenment. Now is the perfect time to re-examine the Dao of Alchemy!"

Li Yunjing muttered to himself, having come up with an idea.

Li Yunjing began to try to integrate the principles of formations into the construction of the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace," and redesigned the combination of the "Gathering Fire Formation" and the "Condensing Elixir Formation."

Li Yunjing's gaze was focused, and his hand gestures changed like flowing water as he poured runes containing the essence of array formations into the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace".

The runes on the furnace body shone brightly, and the originally ordinary "Fire Gathering Array" and "Elixir Condensation Array" seemed to come alive under his modification, intertwining and merging to form a more complex and exquisite composite array.

At the same time, the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace" began its third reforging!
The first two times, it was refined into a half-step low-grade magic weapon. The second time, it was refined into a low-grade magic weapon before that.

Now, Li Yunjing is preparing to elevate it to a higher level.

Only in this way can it be worthy of his current state.

A low-grade magic weapon-level alchemy furnace can't offer much help. To refine powerful pills quickly, you need to use the best alchemy furnace.

Currently, Li Yunjing cannot obtain a top-grade alchemy furnace, so he can only settle for upgrading his low-grade magic weapon alchemy furnace.

"Heaven and earth are the furnace, and creation is the craftsman."

"With essence and blood as the guide, the spirit and soul are connected."

"A spark of inspiration enters the essence of the vessel, and myriad supernatural powers are forged within it."

Li Yunjing flicked his finger and released three drops of his life essence blood, which condensed into blood-colored array patterns in the void before crashing into the "Myriad Dao Glazed Furnace".

The surface of the alchemy furnace immediately glowed with a scarlet light. Under the "Samadhi True Fire," the glass material began to twist and deform, emitting a humming sound as if it could not bear the weight.

His hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals and incorporating the array formations recorded in the Seven Star Manual into his weapon-refining techniques. Nine miniature stars condensed in his palms, transforming into a star map, which then fell onto the alchemy furnace.

"rise!"

With a loud shout, the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace" floated into the air. Li Yunjing manipulated the surrounding spiritual energy to condense into twelve pillars of light, each of which was wrapped with a spiritual fire of a different attribute.

"Nine Yang Fire", "Crimson Sky Flame", "Mysterious Ice Flame", "Azure Wood True Fire"... Twelve kinds of spiritual fires intertwine to form a net, enveloping the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace".

The runes on the surface of the alchemy furnace continuously reorganized under high temperature. The original simple "fire gathering array" and "alchemy condensation array" gradually gave rise to sub-arrays that assisted in temperature control, purification, and shaping.

With array formations imprinted on the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace," Li Yunjing's alchemy would become much simpler in the future.

This alchemy furnace is also easier and faster to operate!
The refining process of the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace" lasted for a full seven days.

Late on the seventh night, flames shot into the sky from the "seclusion room" and spread outwards.

The entire "Qiwu Mountain Villa" was bathed in a crimson glow.

This strange phenomenon was observed throughout the Seven Star Palace.

Only when they saw that it was Li Yunjing's dojo did the crowd stop their commotion and come over to see what had happened.

Everyone was astonished: what kind of powerful magic weapon had Deacon Li crafted?
The news of Li Yunjing and Palace Master Qin's return had already spread throughout the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" a few days ago.

Those who belong to the "Seven Star Palace" naturally understand this even better.

Everyone who witnessed this was convinced.

Who would dare to disobey the fact that Palace Master Qin is taking them out for training?
Now, almost everyone in the Seven Star Palace is clear about one thing: to help Li Yunjing compete for the position of the next sect leader!

……

At this moment, Li Yunjing was already prepared for the strange phenomena in the outside world. He manipulated the newly improved array patterns and kept refining the pill furnace.

The glass on the surface of the "Ten Thousand Paths Glazed Furnace" has become increasingly transparent, and the nebula-like patterns flowing inside can be faintly seen.

As dawn broke, the "Myriad Radiant Glaze Furnace" emitted a clear and melodious sound, its entire body shimmering with a bluish-gold light.

Li Yunjing reached out and the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace" shrank to the size of a palm and fell into his palm.

Looking at the tiny treasure, he could clearly feel the immense power contained within it.

The furnace is a world unto itself, with dozens of formations perfectly integrated, and it also generates additional spatial power.

"A mid-grade magic weapon!"

A look of wild joy flashed in Li Yunjing's eyes.

He casually took out a thousand-year-old vermilion fruit and various auxiliary materials, and put them into the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace". The furnace started automatically, and in just half an hour, nine "Bone Forging Pills" emitting a rich fruity fragrance flew out of the furnace.

The surface of the pill was covered with fine array patterns, and its medicinal effect was three times stronger than that of ordinary pills, ranking at the seventh grade!

With the upgrade of his alchemy furnace and the improvement of his alchemy cultivation, Li Yunjing can now refine seventh-grade pills at will.

"Good! If we can go a step further and be able to refine fifth or sixth grade pills in a regular manner, that would be even better."

Li Yunjing put the pill away with satisfaction.

After resting for a while, Li Yunjing took out all the precious spiritual herbs from the various storage treasures.

Li Yunjing discerned the quality of each spiritual herb through his divine sense.

This time, Li Yunjing planned to use all the herbs and convert them all into pills.

Li Yunjing directly instructed the "puppet mechanical beast" to assist in processing the spiritual herbs, cutting and grinding them with fluid and seamless movements.

As for Li Yunjing himself, he was making final preparations for refining.

After all the spiritual herbs were sorted and prepared, Li Yunjing took a deep breath, raised his hands, and put the spiritual herbs for refining the second-tier "True Essence Pill" into the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace" one by one.

Li Yunjing planned to use all the low-level materials to upgrade to the best possible state.

Flames instantly rose inside the furnace. Under the newly designed "fire-gathering array," the flames displayed a variety of colors, and the temperature perfectly enveloped the medicinal herbs, gradually stimulating their medicinal power.

As time went by, the medicinal liquid inside the furnace began to churn and blend, releasing a fragrant aroma.

The current "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace" is very easy to use, so Li Yunjing doesn't need to spend his energy on these trivial matters. He only needs to concentrate on controlling the "Condensing Pill Array" before the pill is formed, guiding the medicinal liquid to condense along a specific trajectory.

Soon, batches of second-tier pills were refined.

The thousands upon thousands of pills are enough to keep the "Star Moon Merchant Guild" open for sale for a long time.

Next, Li Yunjing prepared to refine the Qi Refining Pills commonly used by Golden Core Realm cultivators.

"Zifu Ningyuan Dan" is a commonly used medicine that nourishes the golden elixir and accelerates the liquefaction of spiritual energy into a solid golden elixir.

This kind of conventional elixir is not something that all Golden Core cultivators can afford, because the materials involved are of very high grade. It mainly consists of "Purple Lingzhi" and "Jade Marrow Liquid" as the main ingredients, supplemented with dozens of other materials, and requires repeated refining to be successfully made.

The difficulty of alchemy, coupled with the scarcity of spiritual materials, makes it unlike "Qi-replenishing pills" and "True Essence pills," and it cannot be mass-produced at all.

Currently, Li Yunjing only has enough materials to refine a dozen or so batches!

This is still a prerequisite for complete success!

If you fail several times, you will get even fewer "Purple Mansion Condensing Yuan Pills".

Such elixirs are extremely important!
After resting for a while and recovering his magical and spiritual power, Li Yunjing finally entered a state of "harmony between man and nature" and prepared to go all out to refine the "Purple Mansion Condensing Yuan Pill".

Li Yunjing sat cross-legged on the futon, a faint golden aura of spiritual energy rising around him. With a wave of his hand, three thousand-year-old "purple lingzhi" mushrooms and three portions of jade marrow liquid floated above the alchemy furnace.

The surface of the spiritual herb shimmered with a warm purple light, and the jade marrow liquid condensed into translucent water droplets, drawing graceful arcs in the air before falling into the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace".

A dazzling purple light suddenly burst forth from the alchemy furnace, and the "Fire Gathering Array" automatically activated, with the five-colored flames transforming into nine fire pythons that tightly coiled around the medicinal herbs.

"Heaven and Earth, the Five Elements return to their proper places!"

Li Yunjing rapidly formed hand seals while chanting incantations.

As the incantation was performed, a Bagua (Eight Trigrams) array suddenly appeared inside the alchemy furnace, firmly locking in the medicinal power.

The first batch of medicine refining is the most crucial; the slightest mistake can result in the medicinal materials being burnt.

Unlike the previous refining process, Li Yunjing felt the effort required this time. Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his divine sense transformed into countless threads, precisely sensing every change in the medicinal power.

When the purple Ganoderma lucidum transformed into a purple medicinal liquid and fused with the jade marrow liquid, a muffled sound suddenly came from inside the furnace, and the medicinal liquid began to boil violently, about to overflow the furnace.

"Oh no! Drug conflict!"

Li Yunjing's expression changed slightly, and he immediately added the auxiliary materials one by one in order.

As each auxiliary material entered the alchemy furnace, Li Yunjing activated the Myriad Phenomena Returning to One Formation within the furnace.

As the array patterns flickered, the disordered medicinal power was forcibly suppressed and re-integrated along the predetermined trajectory.

Feeling that it was almost done, Li Yunjing then took out the last twelve auxiliary medicinal herbs, used the power of talismanic arts to inscribe stabilizing runes on the surface of the herbs, and then put them into the alchemy furnace one by one.

As time went by, the medicinal liquid inside the furnace gradually became viscous, emitting an intoxicating medicinal aroma.

The most difficult moment is about to arrive!
Core Formation Stage!

"call……"

Li Yunjing took a deep breath, his hands forming intricate hand seals. The "Condensing Pill Array" inside the pill furnace burst forth with dazzling light, slowly condensing the medicinal liquid into a pill embryo.

Suddenly, the alchemy furnace trembled violently.

Li Yunjing's pupils suddenly contracted, a sign of the drug's backlash!
He immediately mobilized the power of his golden core, transforming it into a golden light shield to protect the furnace. At the same time, he reinforced the furnace with array techniques and suppressed it with the power of the five elements.

(End of this chapter)