Starting with the creation of the Immortal Clan through the compilation of the family genealogy.

Chapter 179 The Secret Realm, the Final Test
The four exchanged information briefly.

From Ning Sancai, Meng Yanqing and Luo Qianning learned that far more than just the four of them had entered this Xuan Dan Secret Realm.

In their search for a way out, Ning Sancai and Wen Jitong also encountered five other people from different places.

Moreover, two of those five people were clearly identified alchemists!

"Two alchemists."

Upon hearing this, Luo Qianning's heart sank slightly.

Although there are already two alchemists openly competing with him.

But in the area of ​​alchemy...

Luo Qianning has never submitted to anyone!
After exchanging a few words, the two parted ways again due to their different chosen paths.

After all, in this unknown and mysterious place, it might not be a good thing to rashly travel together without knowing anything about it.

Seeing Luo Qianning lost in thought, Meng Yanqing assumed he was worried about whether he could compete with the other two alchemists, so he patted him on the shoulder, his tone steady and firm:
"Brother Luo, don't overthink it. Since you've decided to fight for it, just go for it."

Whatever the trials ahead, I have promised to protect you, and I will do everything in my power to help you seize this opportunity!

Meng Yanqing's words were few, but they carried a reassuring power.

Luo Qianning looked up at Meng Yanqing's resolute profile, a warm feeling washing over her.

Luo Qianning wanted to explain that his absent-mindedness wasn't because he was worried about losing to others, but seeing Meng Yanqing's resolute gaze encouraging him, he nodded vigorously: "Yes! Thank you, Brother Meng!"

Led by Luo Qianning, the two followed the guidance of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams on the ceiling, greatly increasing their speed.

Although there were a few wrong attempts and path adjustments along the way, the general direction remained correct.

Finally, after passing through what seemed like an ordinary passageway, the view ahead suddenly opened up!
A soft, yet not glaring, white light enveloped them, and the two subconsciously squinted.

After my vision adjusted, I found myself in a place completely different from the previous maze.

Before me stood an extremely spacious, ancient bronze hall!
The surrounding walls are made of huge bronze bricks. The surface of the bricks is not smooth, but is covered with densely packed ancient characters and patterns, like tadpoles, exuding a strong medicinal fragrance and the aura of time.

Upon closer inspection, the text was clearly a series of prescriptions with different effects and complicated procedures!

"Purifying Heart and Soul Elixir", "Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Liquid", "Five Elements Barrier-Breaking Pill"
The prescriptions, whose very names were terrifying, were now engraved on the four walls just like the most ordinary patterns and words!
This is simply a treasure trove that countless alchemists dream of!
These are all the crystallization of Xuan Dan Zhenren's life experience, which he created or improved based on his understanding of heaven and earth and all things!

In the center of the main hall, ten ancient-looking alchemy furnaces of varying sizes were neatly arranged. The furnace bodies were engraved with flame and cloud patterns, and faint spiritual light flowed around them. They were clearly not ordinary items.

At this moment, they were not the only two people in the hall.

In the other two directions, two people were already sitting cross-legged.

A man dressed in a crimson alchemist's robe, with three flame emblems embroidered on his chest, had an arrogant expression and was staring intently at the pill formula on the wall.

The other person was a thin old man, dressed in a simple gray robe, with cloudy eyes that occasionally flashed with a glint of shrewdness. His fingers moved unconsciously in the air, as if he were deducing something.

They all exuded a unique, calm aura, a result of their interaction with spiritual herbs and flames; they were clearly alchemists!

Luo Qianning's heart jumped instantly; her competitor had already arrived first!

Not long after, the passage they had come through flashed with light again, and Wen Jitong and Ning San stumbled out somewhat disheveled. It seemed they had stumbled upon the right exit by accident.

The two were also shocked when they saw the wall covered with pill formulas and ten pill furnaces.

Immediately afterwards, the other two passages also lit up with white light, and two cultivators with powerful auras and sharp eyes appeared in the hall. Their cultivation levels were clearly both at the Foundation Establishment stage, indicating that they were cultivators attracted by the opportunity, rather than alchemists.

At this point, eight people had gathered in the bronze alchemy room.

Meng Yanqing and Luo Qianning.

Wen Jitong and Ning Sancai, a pair of sword cultivators from Hundred Swords Mountain in Luzhou. Two alchemists.

And two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The atmosphere became subtle and tense, and everyone sized each other up, their eyes filled with scrutiny and wariness.

Just as the eight people gathered, each with their own thoughts in turmoil.

"Qiang!"

A clear, melodious metallic sound, like the cry of a phoenix, suddenly came from the north of the main hall!

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a bronze bird with an ancient design, its wings spread as if about to take flight, embedded at the highest point of the wall.

At this moment, the once lifeless black bird suddenly had its eyes glow with a crimson light, like burning flames!
Its neck turned mechanically, its beak opened and closed, emitting a grand sound—neither human nor beast, carrying the ancient, metallic quality—that echoed throughout the entire bronze hall.

"Those who come after, having entered my Mysterious Elixir Realm, shall undergo my test."

"The Wall Bears Myriad Directions, the culmination of my life's work. You alchemists may choose a location and use the earth's fire here to start your furnace and refine pills!"

"Those who achieve a high level of alchemy can inherit my mantle!"

"If the rest of you assist in the completion of the elixir, you may also share in its merits and receive a precious gift!"

"Time limit: three days!"

"The fire is lit, and the test begins!"

The words fell.

The red light in the bronze bird's eyes gradually dimmed, returning to a deathly stillness, as if it had never moved.

Inside the main hall, there was an eerie silence; you could hear a pin drop.

The test of the Mysterious Core Master is finally clearly presented to everyone!

Alchemy!

Using the precious pill formula he left behind before his death on this wall as a blueprint, the finished product was refined in this pill room with the help of the earth fire!

Ultimately, the quality of the pills refined will determine who can inherit his mantle, a legacy that can drive alchemists across the land mad!

Those who were not alchemists, such as Meng Yanqing and Wen Jitong, were given the role of "protectors".

Their performance also determines whether they will ultimately receive a share of the real person's other treasures.

All eyes instantly focused on the ten silent alchemy furnaces and the vast array of alchemy formulas on the four walls.

Wen Jitong's gaze swept over Luo Qianning and the other two alchemists who had not spoken.

In Wen Jitong's view.

Luo Qianning's age is significantly different from that of the other two alchemists.

In his understanding, an alchemist's strength is almost directly related to their age.

one more.

He had already recognized the middle-aged alchemist, who was wearing a crimson alchemist's robe with three flame emblems embroidered on his chest, as the famous Chiyang alchemist from Luzhou.

The elixirs he refined were so rare that they were worth a fortune!
His mastery of alchemy was a level that Wen Jitong could hardly reach.

(End of this chapter)