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

Lao Tzu observed all this and finally pondered, "Disciple... using innate spiritual treasures to create elixirs is indeed profound. Especially the refining of elixirs that surpasses the Nine Revolutions, which is unheard of."

The Primordial Celestial Venerable nodded: "In the primordial world, it is common to use innate spiritual treasures as divine materials for refining many great artifacts, but it is absolutely unique to use them for refining elixirs. It must be said that this method is also pioneering."

Ling Dan smiled wryly, "Master, Uncle-Master... let's not discuss how to break new ground in alchemy. The pills I refined were originally the essence of my sword avatar. I refined them to the ninth rank and integrated them into a sword-based spiritual treasure. Who knew it would attract a Transformation Tribulation? This is too bizarre! My avatar can also transform! Master, will your One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique, which condenses avatars, also attract a Transformation Tribulation?"

"The incarnation has attracted the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation?" Tongtian looked at the Heavenly Tribulation and Ling Dan with doubt.

Ling Dan nodded, indicating that she was taking it very seriously.

The incarnation attracted a tribulation of transformation; it's too bizarre.

Lao Tzu shook his head: "Disciple... In the primordial world, it seems no one's avatar has ever attracted the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation. My avatar, though extremely powerful, has never attracted the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation."

"Transformation? This is absolutely extraordinary. Let alone other people's transformations, even other people's three corpses have never had such an experience. Ling Dan... you have once again set a precedent in the primordial world." Tongtian laughed heartily.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable pondered, "Transformation? Could it be due to the fusion with innate spiritual treasures? After all, elixirs are difficult to transform into physical form, while spiritual treasures are relatively easier to transform. It's not impossible that the combination of the two could eventually result in transformation."

"That's true... but a pill of quality surpassing the ninth level of rank, attracting the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation, and being one of the incarnations of the Ling Dan. The combination of these three extraordinary things is definitely not that simple," Laozi said, stroking his beard.

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian nodded.

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

The tribulation of transformation took several hundred years.

It's normal for it to take this long. However, the thunderous explosion did bring Ling Xi and Duobao back to their senses.

Now, they too are verifying this primordial miracle.

With a deafening roar, the final tribulation lightning descended, and the sword avatar unleashed its swordplay: "Sword Slashes Through Eternity..."

With a single sword strike, he cleaved through the eternal sky, severed the endless years, and finally charged towards the ever-changing heavens, causing the last thunderbolt to vanish into nothingness.

The thunder dissipated, and from then on, the divine light of creation illuminated the true form of the sword's embodiment. Now, the pill, which should have been perfectly round, took on the shape of a sword, gradually shattering and transforming under the light.

"Crunch, crunch!"

The elixir shattered, and the divine pill took form.

Its transformed appearance was not much different from that of the sword avatar. He sensed himself slightly and flew towards Ling Dan: "My true self..."

Ling Dan looked at the avatar of the sword, sensing its changes, and a look of doubt appeared on her face: "How do you feel? Have you noticed any changes?"

"The changes are significant. The biggest change is that I myself seem to be able to cultivate now. Previously, as avatars of the main body, we could not cultivate on our own and could only rely on the pills themselves to gain strength and cultivation. As the medicinal properties of the pills were reduced with burning, our strength and cultivation would also decrease."

"But now, after I survived the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation, I feel that I can cultivate on my own. I can draw in spiritual energy, integrate it into myself, transform it into medicinal properties, and then continue to fight and maintain my cultivation." The sword avatar described its own changes.

Ling Dan's eyes widened, feeling somewhat incredulous.

It's important to understand that Ling Dan's avatar, crafted using elixirs, is entirely based on the medicinal properties of the elixirs themselves. Its power is manifested by burning these medicinal properties. However, as the medicinal properties burn, the avatar gradually weakens.

Who knew that now the incarnation of the sword path would tell him that after passing the heavenly tribulation, he would be able to cultivate on his own.

Ling Dan's eyes turned serious. Sensing that the sword avatar was still under her control, she asked, "Anything else?"

The sword avatar pondered for a moment: "Besides that, I myself can also transform into the Qingfeng Sword. It's as if I am both a divine pill of swordsmanship and a Qingfeng Sword. Especially after transforming, the divine power of the Qingfeng Sword also becomes my innate divine power."

These changes were mysterious and strange, causing Lao Tzu and the others to ponder them.

After a long time, they talked to each other and managed to uncover some of the secrets.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable said, "No matter how it changes, it all comes from merging with the Qingfeng Sword. Therefore, many of these changes may originate from this Qingfeng Sword."

"That's true. However, this sword avatar, after merging with the Qingfeng Sword and passing the Transformation Tribulation, seems to have undergone a fundamental change. After transformation, the divine abilities contained within the Qingfeng Sword became the innate divine abilities of this sword avatar. Doesn't this mean that merging with an innate spiritual treasure can grant one the treasure's divine abilities? If we could understand the secrets behind this, perhaps we could create a new method of transformation to obtain the innate divine abilities of various spiritual treasures or divine beasts!"

Tongtian also became interested.

Ling Dan was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

It seems that what Tongtian was talking about was the transformation of the Heavenly Dipper.

Speaking of which, when Ling Dan was cultivating the Transformation Technique, he discovered that the current prehistoric world did not have the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang or the Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends.

Speaking of which, when Ling Dan was cultivating the Transformation Technique, he discovered that the current prehistoric world did not have the Thirty-Six Transformations of the Heavenly Gang or the Seventy-Two Transformations of the Earthly Fiends.

It's as if two supernatural powers had never been created.

Ling Dan had previously wanted to create two transformation techniques, since they could transform into many divine beasts and unleash innate supernatural powers. Unfortunately, due to numerous trivial matters and the lack of a method to learn from, she gave up.

Now that Tongtian has said this, it's worth a try.

If one could know how the Sword Dao Incarnation acquired the innate divine power of the Qingfeng Sword, perhaps one could truly create the Heavenly Gang Transformation.

After all, the core of the Heavenly Transformation is to transform into a divine beast, which allows one to unleash the divine beast's innate abilities.

As Ling Dan pondered this, Laozi suddenly said, "Disciple... the transformation of this pill and its quality surpassing the ninth level are truly profound. However, this refining was ultimately a coincidence, or perhaps it will create a new rank in pill refining; that remains unknown. Disciple... continue to refine pills using this method and see if the pills you produce are the same."

Upon hearing this, Ling Dan understood Laozi's meaning and replied without hesitation, "Yes, Master."

As they heard this, Yuanshi Tianzun and the others also became interested.

Ling Dan nodded, took out her Heaven and Earth Furnace and the pills she had transformed into, and prepared to refine pills.

Soon, Ling Dan transformed her avatar of creation into its original form and threw it into the Heaven and Earth Furnace. Subsequently, various materials were fused together, enhancing the quality of this Creation Pill.

As the quality of the pills improved, Ling Dan couldn't help but look at her master: "Master... this time I'm refining a Creation Divine Pill. It needs to be infused with a spiritual treasure containing the Dao of Creation, but the only spiritual treasure I have containing the Dao of Creation is the Creation Pool Water. So you see..."

"You little rascal, you've learned to take advantage of others. Alright, your master will provide you with the innate spiritual treasures you need for this alchemy." Laozi stroked his beard and smiled, not minding at all.

He then took out a bead containing the power of creation and tossed it to Ling Dan.

Ling Dan looked at the bead, sensing its aura and quality: "A bead containing the essence of creation is of the highest quality. With such quality, integrating it into my avatar will surely allow my avatar of creation to advance even further."

We made a profit this time.

Ling Dan immediately used the Transformation Pill Refining Technique to begin refining pills.

The elixir and the formula merge, drawing upon the waters of the Great Dao's long river, causing this spiritual treasure to gradually transform into the Dao and gradually integrate into the elixir of creation.

This process is also lengthy, after all, the transformation of spiritual treasures into Dao also takes time.

……

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

It took a full ten thousand years to melt this top-grade spiritual treasure, transform it into Daoist essence, and integrate it into the Creation Divine Pill.

This divine pill, which constitutes the embodiment of creation, originally relied on numerous spiritual herbs to elevate itself to the ninth-grade quality. Now, merging with this supreme spiritual treasure, it instantly brings about a qualitative change.

"Buzz, buzz..."

The fragrance of nature's medicine spread, as did the Daoist essence of nature, slowly brushing past everyone's noses.

However, the medicinal fragrance lasted only a short while before the sound of thunder echoed from the sky once more.

Everyone was familiar with this thunderous sound; it was the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation.

Now, Lao Tzu looked at the impending tribulation lightning and the pill he needed to overcome it, his expression growing increasingly solemn: "Disciple... continue to refine pills using this method. This time, I will not only use your avatar to refine it, but also refine a new pill from scratch and try to integrate it with an innate spiritual treasure."

Upon hearing this, Ling Dan understood what Lao Tzu meant.

After all, Ling Dan enhanced the quality of her original form and integrated it into a primordial spiritual treasure, thus attracting the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation. It's hard to say whether this involved her original form.

Therefore, let's start from scratch and try to refine a new elixir.

Ling Dan didn't think much of it and said, "Master... I'll give you the 'Transformation Pill Refining Technique,' please try refining it yourself..."

With Lao Tzu's wisdom, he easily comprehended the method taught by Ling Dan, and then took out a pill furnace to refine pills.

Numerous medicinal herbs were added to it, transforming into pure medicinal properties, blending together, and condensing into a pill.

At the same time, Ling Dan took out many avatars, allowing them to return to their original forms and be tempered anew.

……

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

Today, Ling Dan, holding the avatar of thunder, which had been transformed into the pill's main body, used the Dao Transformation Technique to integrate a "Thunder War Halberd" into the pill.

The Thunder Halberd is also an innate spiritual treasure, one of the rewards Ling Dan received in the previous competition. Although its quality appears to be only high-grade, it is evolved from innate divine lightning, and in terms of killing power, it is no less than a top-grade weapon.

Over countless years, it merged with the Thunder Halberd, further enhancing the Thunder Incarnation and attracting the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation.

But at this moment, Laozi flicked his sleeve, the alchemy furnace hummed, and two pills flew out.

The moment the pill flew out, dark clouds filled the sky, and thunder roared forth.

In just ten thousand years, Lao Tzu refined two divine pills that surpassed the Nine Revolutions. Now, they have flown out of the alchemy furnace, attracting the Heavenly Tribulation of Transformation.

As the heavenly tribulation descended, enveloping the divine pill he had refined, Lao Tzu stroked his beard and said, "In the primordial world, as far as we know, the highest quality pills we could achieve in alchemy were the ninth grade. Now, my disciple Ling Dan has created a new grade of pills, which can be considered a change in the future of alchemy in the primordial world. My disciple... you are the creator, so give this new grade a name."