Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 100 Lava Falls
After spending a few days in Saint Pill City, even Sun Tang, who had the best talent in alchemy, restrained his arrogance and became humble.

Su You was quite happy to be here.

Although he only carried a little over a million spirit stones, he still purchased a large number of jade slips and some spirit herb seeds.

As a sacred place of alchemy, it does not have the same monopoly on alchemy knowledge as Qingzhou. Many jade slips about the basics of alchemy are very cheap, and there are even a large number of alchemy formulas for sale.

Su You directly purchased a batch of uncommon and ancient elixir formulas at very low prices.

Although rare pills are expensive, the demand is very low, and their effects are also very obscure. Few cultivators bother to refine rare pills.

Even after mastering the skill, it would take an unknown amount of time to recoup one's investment by refining such elixirs.

Ancient elixir formulas refer to elixir formulas that have been passed down from ancient times.

Most of the ancient alchemical formulas are no longer useful today and can only serve as a reference for learning alchemy.

After all, the medicinal ingredients in these ancient elixir formulas have long since disappeared.

Times have changed. In ancient times, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was abundant, and there were countless spiritual beings in the world.

At that time, it could be said that Golden Elixir cultivators were as cheap as dogs, while Nascent Soul cultivators were everywhere.

However, as time went by, the world changed, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gradually became more concentrated. Many spiritual herbs and spiritual roots that required extremely high levels of spiritual energy for pills were gradually unable to adapt to the times and were eventually eliminated.

Therefore, many ancient prescriptions have become useless.

Only alchemists aspiring to become fourth-tier alchemy masters would collect a large number of alchemy formulas for research.

……

After spending five days in Saint Pill City, Ancestor Cui led them out of the city and traveled over a million miles by flying boat, finally arriving at a desolate plain.

This is an incredibly vast plain, appearing as a pale red color from the sky downwards.

Although this place is not a desert, it has a similar feel to one.

When they landed on the ground, stepping on the light red sand, a burning sensation came from the soles of their feet and passed through their shoes.

"It's so hot! It's so hot!" Sun Tang exclaimed in a low voice.

He could clearly feel the intense heat of the land as well.

The others also noticed the difference here; they had just been wondering why they had stopped here.

After all, this area is not only devoid of life, but the spiritual energy in the air is also pitifully low, even worse than that of most mortal lands.

“This feeling…” Su You took a deep breath.

A pungent smell of lava, mixed with the smell of burning, rushed into my chest.

Every breath felt like a flame burning through my lungs.

Su You circulated his magic power slightly before recovering.

The power beneath this land is too immense. It's estimated that any cultivator at the Qi Refining stage who steps into this land would be instantly reduced to ashes.

“Earth fire! The earth fire here is so violent, and of such a high grade, but…” Xue Zhang frowned slightly and continued, “The earth fire here is clearly close to the ground, and it hasn’t erupted despite its violent nature. It’s obviously being suppressed by something. Could this be the location of the alchemy furnace?”

At this point, he suddenly realized that it was only the power of the alchemy furnace that could suppress the molten lava of the scorched earth for tens of thousands of miles.

Upon hearing Xue Zhang's guess that this was the location of the alchemy furnace, all six of them, including Su You, looked around, and some even extended their divine senses to explore the surroundings.

"Those who don't want to die here, withdraw your divine sense." Zhao Qing clearly sensed this as well, and gave a soft shout that echoed in their ears.

Su You naturally wouldn't extend his divine sense at this time. After all, there was not only Elder Zhao, who was at the peak of the Golden Core realm, but also Nascent Soul elders like Ancestor Cui. Revealing his divine sense, which was comparable to the Golden Core realm, might not be a good thing.

At Zhao Qing's warning, they withdrew their divine senses and simply used their eyesight to observe their surroundings.

“The earth fire spiritual veins underground, after hundreds of millions of years of accumulation, have already broken through to the fifth rank of earth fire. Although we are not standing in the center, our position is such that if we extend our divine sense and touch the earth fire below, even if our divine sense is formless and intangible, it will be burned to ashes. It may even extend to your bodies, burning away your sea of ​​consciousness and turning you into an idiot.” Zhao Qing finally regained his calm tone.

"The alchemy furnace is indeed as Xue Zhang said, located underground in this area, and we will be able to see it in a few hours."

They all looked ahead expectantly.

Su You's anticipation grew even stronger. This alchemy furnace contained a universe within it, an incredibly vast space that could even be considered a miniature world. He wondered what grade of magic weapon it was.

No one has been able to reclaim it over the years.

Unable to use his divine sense, Su You could only see streaks of light flashing across the sky from afar.

They landed on the outer edge of this area, seemingly forming an encirclement.

He had hoped that this time he would see more geniuses and see what kind of demeanor those disciples from the Nascent Soul stage forces possessed.

It seems now that we have no way of getting in touch with them.

Perhaps only by entering the secret realm of the alchemy furnace can they have a real fight.

After waiting for two hours, the entire earth suddenly began to shake.

A simple yet enormous stone cauldron slowly rose from the ground.

Thick lava flowed over the stone cauldron, washing away the dust and grime that had accumulated over a century.

Until the tremors stopped, the towering stone cauldron stood majestically before us.

Su You stared at the scene before him in shock.

The towering stone cauldron, with its waterfall formed by lava and subterranean fire, is truly breathtaking!
He could even see the solemn and wary expression on Old Master Cui's face beside him.

After all, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would have to put in a lot of effort to clean the lava on the stone cauldron if they accidentally got it on them.

"Such a powerful magic weapon... I'm so envious!" Su You was practically drooling as he looked at it.

Who wouldn't want to possess such a powerful magic weapon?
If his wizard tower possessed even a fraction of the power of this alchemy furnace, it would be more than enough to protect himself, if not dominate the entire cultivation world.

Although his heart was fluttering, Su You maintained a calm and composed expression on the surface.

There must be a reason why this alchemy furnace has been here for so long. Unless his strength at that time was enough to overwhelm the Nascent Soul stage, he might have had a chance to take it away.

"It's truly magnificent!" Xue Zhang couldn't help but exclaim.

Although they had seen many mountains that were tens of thousands of feet high, a pill furnace that was tens of thousands of feet high was truly unique.

Su You carefully observed the lava waterfall above the alchemy furnace.

The surroundings were completely sealed off, and as the lava flowed faster and faster, the alchemy furnace gradually disappeared into this red ocean.

Furthermore, the lava flowing from the alchemy furnace seemed endless.

"Where can we get in from?" Su You wondered for a moment before stopping.

Anyway, with the sect's patriarch leading the team, they should be able to help them enter the Danling Secret Realm.

He glanced at Old Ancestor Cui beside him, whose eyes were closed, seemingly calculating something. At that moment, Zhao Qing, standing nearby, took out a batch of spirit herb seeds from his storage ring.

"These are the spiritual herb seeds needed after entering the alchemy furnace. I hope you can keep them safe," Zhao Qing instructed. "Remember! As long as you can complete the tasks I assign, I will fulfill my previous promise as soon as we return to the sect."

"Yes, Uncle-Master." Everyone nodded in unison and quickly put the spirit herb seeds into their storage rings as if they were precious treasures.

The medicinal herb seeds distributed by Zhao Qing are far superior to those available on the market.

These are all carefully selected spiritual herb seeds from within the sect, of very high grade and excellent quality.

Moreover, it is also an essential item for this trip, and it is related to the taboos within the secret realm.

"Get ready," Elder Cui's words rang in their ears. "When darkness falls, that will be the time to send you in."

The world is dark?

Su You had just begun to have some doubts when he saw the entire world seem to be swallowed up, with countless rays of light disappearing in an instant.

"It's starting! Get ready!"

A force descended upon him, causing him to involuntarily take flight.

Not only him, but also his five fellow disciples, and even some young disciples floating in the air in the distance.

They should all be like them, participating in the Danling Secret Realm.

Compared to those forces with hundreds of people, it was indeed rather meager.

"Get in!" A furious roar came from behind Su You.

Countless lights shone exceptionally brightly in the darkness.

These beams of light did not strike the ancient cauldron or the lava, but rather the inscriptions on its surface.

As the text above was lit up one by one, the lava waterfall, which had been cascading down continuously, paused for a moment.

In that instant of pause, they were all propelled into the alchemy furnace by a powerful magical force.

After completing this task, Ancestor Cui's face paled, and he breathed a slight sigh of relief. Then he took out two high-grade spirit stones to restore the mana in his body.

Just now, I was in a state of full power, and I lost a lot of energy.

The darkness that had enveloped the outside world for millions of miles slowly dissipated.

As darkness vanished, all the spiritual energy in the air within millions of miles was completely drained.

“Every time I come here, I am awestruck. It can absorb the spiritual energy of millions of miles and even the stellar power transmitted from millions of miles of starry sky. It is truly too powerful.” Zhao Qing couldn’t help but sigh.

The darkness of the entire world was because all the light from beyond the heavens, carrying the power of stars, had been absorbed, and thus could not shine with its original brilliance.

"I hope these little guys can help you bring out the pills this time," Old Ancestor Cui said with a sigh after recovering some of his energy.

He had witnessed Zhao Qing's talent for alchemy. Being able to refine fourth-grade pills at the Golden Core stage and even earn the title of alchemy master was definitely a genius.

Even in Danxin Prefecture, a sacred land of alchemy, his talent is among the best.

Unfortunately, his own aptitude was too poor, being only a five-elemental-root aptitude.

Although his cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds over the years thanks to the accumulation of elixirs.

Even at the Golden Core stage, it took more than ten Golden Cores to succeed.

However, the Nascent Soul realm is different from the Golden Core realm.

The price of the Nascent Soul Pill is extremely high, and it is also very rare. Even though he is wealthy and can refine Nascent Soul Pills himself, it is still too expensive.

However, after using five Nascent Soul Pills and failing to break through five times, he finally placed his hopes on the Pill Spirit Secret Realm.

Moreover, his lifespan is already running out; he simply cannot wait for another hundred years.

Thinking about this, Zhao Qing felt a pang of regret. Back in the Danxin Secret Realm, instead of choosing the pill that would help him break through to the Nascent Soul stage, he chose the inheritance.

After all, in the long run, the value of inheritance far outweighs that of elixirs.

His ability to break through to the fourth level in alchemy was also due to this powerful inheritance.

Now he can only hope that these little guys can perform exceptionally well and help him exchange for that pill.

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Danling Secret Realm.

The moment he was sent into the alchemy furnace, Su You felt a spatial fluctuation, and then he appeared in a new space.

The reason he was able to perceive the spatial fluctuations so sensitively was because he had used the teleportation array so many times that he could sense even a faint one.

Su You looked around. It was a house that was three zhang long and wide, and inside was a second-order standard alchemy furnace.

"Is this a test for alchemy?" Su You walked skillfully to the bookshelf and pulled out a jade token.

This jade token is a very important item in the Danling Secret Realm. All the assessments and treasure exchanges within it must be conducted through the jade token.

He probed the jade tablet with his divine sense.

Sure enough, there was already a task assigned from above.

Alchemy: Freely select materials to refine a pill of rank two or higher. The higher the quality of the refined pill, the greater the reward.

"It really is this mission. Elder Zhao's information was indeed correct." Su You chuckled.

Upon entering the Danling Secret Realm, everyone's first task was to refine pills.

This task is simple and straightforward.

It can also quickly eliminate the first batch of unqualified players who entered the game by taking advantage of the situation.

The first round of tasks is the simplest, and most people can pass it. Only a few lucky cultivators who accidentally enter the mission will fail in this round.

While going directly through the lava waterfall is the most normal and safest way to enter and exit, it is not the only way.

When the alchemy furnace absorbs spiritual energy, there is a very low probability that spatial rifts will appear in some places. If someone accidentally enters one, they will be very lucky to enter the Alchemy Spirit Secret Realm.

Su You put away the jade pendant, then pushed open the ancient stone door, revealing a huge valley.

The valley is densely planted with all kinds of spiritual herbs and roots.

Elixirs that are decades or even tens of thousands of years old exist.

He even had the idea of ​​packing up all these spiritual herbs and roots and taking them away with him.

After all, these medicinal herbs are extremely valuable, worth at least hundreds of millions or even more spirit stones.

(End of this chapter)