Primordial Era: Elixir of Qi Transforms into Form, Controlling the Pharmacology of the World

Ling Dan gazed at the Sutra Repository, pondering the many treasures at hand.

"How about I go and refine some weapons?" Ling Dan said quietly.

Speaking of which, Ling Dan now possesses quite a few treasures.

There are several top-grade spiritual treasures alone. For example: Creation Pool, Purification Gourd, World-Purifying White Lotus, Heaven and Earth Furnace, Creation Cauldron, and Great Thousand Medicine Garden.

All five spiritual treasures are top-grade spiritual treasures.

In addition, there are the gains within the Treasure Dividing Rock. For example: the One Yuan Cauldron, the Two Elements Cauldron, the Three Talents Cauldron, the Four Symbols Cauldron…

From the first primordial to the tenth primordial, Ling Dan possesses a complete set of ten large cauldrons. Furthermore, the same applies to the alchemy furnaces. From the first primordial to the tenth primordial, there is also a set of alchemy furnaces, and even the Eight Trigrams Furnace is now in his possession.

Ling Dan pondered for a moment: "Next, let's refine the weapon first. After we've become proficient, we should also try refining the 'Heaven and Earth Furnace'."

This treasure may become Ling Dan's ultimate artifact for proving his Dao in the future.

Immediately, Ling Dan took out many divine materials and threw them into the divine fire.

The flames burned and merged with the divine material, causing it to flourish with Daoist principles.

Ling Dan focused her mind and spirit on the weapon forging process.

However, Ling Dan soon made a mistake, ruining the materials. But it didn't matter; Ling Dan put in more materials and continued refining the weapon...

In the blink of an eye, Ling Dan had been refining weapons for a thousand years.

During this period, he constantly tried and failed, constantly verifying his findings.

In addition to his rapid improvement in weapon crafting skills, he also created a weapon crafting method specifically suited to Ling Dan.

"Ling Dan Refining Method! The name is simple and easy to understand, which is extremely suitable for my refining skills."

Ling Dan smiled.

Then, he took out the One Yuan Cauldron and began refining the weapon.

With a "hum," the One Yuan Cauldron ignited from within. The flames burned rapidly, instantly engulfing the entire cauldron. The flames were also pure and perfectly suited to the cauldron, without damaging it in the slightest.

This is the weapon-refining method created by Ling Dan.

As the Great Dao was ignited and flames burned, the great cauldron was gradually melted.

Immediately afterwards, Ling Dan placed the Yin-Yang Cauldron, the Three Talents Cauldron, the Four Symbols Cauldron, and so on into the array according to their positions.

At this moment, ten large cauldrons surround the One Yuan Cauldron, generating the Daoist energy contained within them, forming a special formation.

The One Yuan Grand Array becomes the array eye, the Ten Directions Great Dao becomes the framework, and numerous arrays intertwine.

These formations are all evolutions of the Daoist essence of the great artifacts themselves. Now that the Daoist essence has been ignited, it means that the formations have also been ignited, and all the great cauldrons have been ignited.

The intense flames caused the ten Great Daos to spontaneously pull together and connect.

However, this connection speed is somewhat slow, requiring a gradual propagation process.

Ling Dan was also helpless in this regard, knowing that the weapon forging process would take time.

In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years have passed.

For ten thousand years, Ling Dan watched as the cauldron gradually melted and merged into the core of the formation. The fusion of ten cauldrons into one was merely a preliminary form; it would take some time for it to fully take shape.

Ling Dan looked on helplessly: "It will take at least tens of thousands of years for this cauldron to be fully formed."

There's nothing we can do about it. Refining weapons naturally takes a lot of time.

"Alright, I'll just refine it slowly," Ling Dan said, preparing to comprehend the Great Dao.

However, before he could settle into quiet cultivation, a faint Daoist aura emanated from him, which then carried a special whistling sound, affecting the long river of the Great Dao.

"Master..." Ling Dan woke up instantly.

Ling Dan saw that in the long river, the water was churning, and Lao Tzu's Dao Fruit was evolving, transforming into Yin and Yang. However, as Yin and Yang evolved, a sword of wisdom emerged, slicing through the Great Dao and the Dao Fruit.

Ultimately, two streams of energy were cleaved from within the Dao Fruit. These streams condensed along the river's flow, transforming into two small Dao Fruits.

Lao Tzu severed the corpse, and then severed two more incarnations at once.

One of them transformed into a Taoist priest in black robes, with a mysterious appearance and an air of arrogance, almost demonic. Although mysterious, it was clear that this was definitely a manifestation of Lao Tzu's evil thoughts.

Ling Dan's eyes widened: "This Taoist priest looks familiar, yet also unfamiliar."

After a long time, Lao Tzu's aura stabilized, and his avatar gradually solidified, flying into his body.

At this moment, Laozi gradually relaxed and turned to look at Ling Dan in the distance: "Disciple...you have also obtained the method of severing the three corpses, and you have watched your master sever the corpses. Have you gained any insights?"

Ling Dan stepped forward, and faced with her master's sudden question, she didn't think much of it: "When I comprehended the method of severing the three corpses, I felt that what I severed was not good thoughts, evil thoughts, or obsessions. Instead, it was the severing of complicated thoughts, allowing myself to transform into a pure heart, so as to better comprehend the Great Dao. It's like, in the path of cultivation, insights and thoughts that are helpful to one's cultivation can be severed and transformed into good thoughts."

Those thoughts that have a profound impact on one's cultivation path will be severed and transformed into evil intentions. Obsessions, on the other hand, have the deepest impact, even affecting the methods and process of cultivation. Severing these thoughts is what we call obsessions.

"This child is teachable..." Lao Tzu was very pleased.

His disciple was extremely quick to understand; he grasped things immediately and didn't need him to worry too much.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of years have passed.

For thousands of years, Ling Dan has not been idle, continuing to refine weapons, hoping to fuse the cauldron as soon as possible.

However, the integration process was ultimately too slow.

Ling Dan also fell silent, refining this perfect embryo of a great vessel in the furnace of heaven and earth. It merged with the Great Dao, evolving into its own great vessel for proving the Dao.

Ling Dan was about to continue refining the great artifact when the rolling thunder startled him awake.

Ling Dan instantly stepped out of the weapon-refining area, looked at the sky and the slowly gathering tribulation clouds, her expression changing: "Transformation lightning tribulation? In this direction, the gourd vine..."

Ling Dan was shocked and flew to Kunlun Garden, looking at the many spiritual roots planted there, as well as the gourd vine.

"Young Master Ling Dan... do not approach. My Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation is about to begin. If you rashly enter, you will be in danger," the gourd vine transmitted instantly.

"Gourd vine...didn't you say before that it would take a long time to transform into human form? How come it transformed so quickly?" Ling Dan asked疑惑地.

"Young Master... I don't know either. It might be related to the ninth gourd I'm trying to cultivate. When I asked you what kind of gourd I wanted, you suggested I cultivate one that follows some uncommon or profound principles. I originally wanted to cultivate a gourd of power, but it was interfered with and difficult to cultivate. So I thought about cultivating two kinds of gourds: time and space. But then I realized that there are many spiritual treasures of time and space in the primordial world."

Therefore, I chose the most mysterious Path of Destiny to nurture a gourd of destiny. That is, guided by fate, it gradually transformed into a gourd of destiny. However, just as the gourd of destiny took shape, it attracted a tribulation of lightning. It seemed to prevent me from continuing its nurturing.” The gourd vine said awkwardly.

Ling Dan was also somewhat bewildered, never expecting that the gourd vine was so powerful that it could even nurture destiny.

Among the three thousand Great Daos, the Great Dao of Destiny is absolutely mysterious and absolutely powerful. When Hongjun was giving his sermons, Ling Dan also paid attention to the Great Dao of Destiny.

Unexpectedly, while it involved the Three Thousand Great Daos, it did not involve the Great Dao of Destiny.

Ling Dan gazed at the vast heavenly tribulation: "Gourd Vine... are you confident you can survive this lightning tribulation?"

"It should be possible. Although the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation came early, the accumulation of so many years has also made me grow a lot." As the gourd vine spoke, it turned gently and transformed into a stream of light, arriving at the place where it was undergoing tribulation in Kunlun.

As the transfer occurred, the thunderous tribulation quietly descended.

Purple divine lightning struck instantly. The power of that lightning far surpassed Ling Dan's Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation.

Such a vast tribulation of lightning also awakened Laozi and others who were in seclusion.

Soon, at the place of the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation, Laozi and the others gathered together.

Laozi stroked his beard, looking at the scene with a hint of solemnity: "Disciple... why did this gourd vine transform prematurely? The timing seems off?"

Ling Dan also gave a wry smile: "Master... this disciple doesn't know either. However, it seems that the gourd vine gave birth to a gourd of destiny, causing the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation to come ahead of schedule."

These words silenced Laozi and the others.

Speaking of which, ever since Ling Dan brought back the gourd vine, she has taken good care of it, gradually restoring its original nature and giving it the opportunity to transform into human form.

Lao Tzu and his companions had also conducted numerous deductions and knew that the gourd vine could successfully transform into human form. After transforming, the gourd vine possessed extraordinary qualities.

Especially given his exceptional talent and close affinity with Ling Dan, Laozi and the others were delighted to see it.

Unexpectedly, the gourd vine has now given birth to a gourd of destiny, which has taken shape ahead of schedule.

"Boom..." Another bolt of lightning flashed, carrying an aura of destruction.

Tongtian stroked his beard, a hint of solemnity in his voice: "Destructive lightning, lightning containing the Great Dao of Destruction. It seems the Gourd of Destiny, nurtured by the gourd vine, has indeed endured some trials."

Looking at the endless lightning, Ling Dan was somewhat worried: "Master... the lightning tribulation is so terrifying, will the gourd vine be in trouble? Also, if something really goes wrong, how will I save the gourd vine?"

"Disciple... there's no need to worry. Although the lightning tribulation is terrifying, the accumulation of the gourd vine is also terrifying. Under such a lightning tribulation, the gourd vine will surely be able to take form." Laozi reassured him.

Tongtian also comforted her, saying, "Little Lingdan... don't worry, with your uncle here, the gourd vine will definitely transform successfully."

Hearing this, Ling Dan felt relieved.

The lightning tribulation raged and descended upon the gourd vine.

Destruction lightning, slaughter lightning... the evolution of various divine lightning spells caused numerous injuries to the gourd vine.

The gourd vine, undeterred by setbacks, emitted a Daoist aura and divine light that shattered the thunder.

This tribulation took a full century to complete.

Ling Dan was quite shocked by what she saw, and she knew that all innate gods went through this tribulation. The higher one's aptitude, the longer the tribulation lasted and the stronger it became.

Therefore, it is normal to undergo tribulation for hundreds of years. Now the lightning tribulation has finally dissipated, and the gourd vine has emerged.

Today, the gourd vines take root in the earth, exuding a special Taoist charm.

That Daoist charm, accompanying the dissipating lightning tribulation, condensed into a special aura, slowly causing the gourd vine to transform.

"Crunch, crunch..."

The feeling was like a special celestial embryo being transformed inside a gourd vine.

Finally, a woman emerged from the gourd vine. The woman was very beautiful, around twenty years old, exuding a cold elegance and a unique charm.

Under such radiance, a woman dressed in white gracefully walked over.

"This, this..." Ling Dan was also so shocked that she couldn't speak.

The woman smiled gratefully and said, "Gourd Vine greets Lord Sanqing and Young Master Lingdan."