Battle Through the Heavens: Emperor's Son Xiao Yan

Chapter 48 For Your Parents

"There seems to be a powerful curse, or some other aura, within this ancient ruin."

Xuan Kongzi ignored them and continued, "Those who enter the Yang side will become filled with the desire to reproduce. Those with weak cultivation will even become beasts that only know how to perform primitive actions, eventually dying from exhaustion."

However, most of the experts whose cultivation level reaches above Dou Wang can survive. It's just that the price is relatively high. As for the experts below Dou Wang, only one person has survived so far.

This person is a fifth-grade alchemist, but due to poor cultivation aptitude, he has remained at the Dou Ling stage.

Xuan Kongzi's words caused several elders to show thoughtful expressions.

"Does the guild leader mean that the strange power within these ancient ruins will have less impact on alchemists?"

"That's right. To be precise, it has a smaller impact on people with strong souls." Xuan Kongzi nodded with a smile.

"What about the shady side?" someone asked.

"The shady side... To this day, very few people have been able to walk out completely intact." Xuan Kongzi frowned slightly at this moment.

"It is said that the curse power of the Yin side is extremely terrifying. Anyone below the Douhuang level who comes into contact with it will be covered in red hair and become a ferocious beast that only knows how to kill."

Even if a Dou Huang level expert manages to escape, they cannot break free from the curse's influence, and their ultimate fate will be the same.

"This situation is almost irreversible."

"That strange fire"

"The location of the strange fire is in the core area on the sunny side. Several sixth-grade alchemists have already reached the end by using their soul power. However, there is still a seal there. None of these alchemists were able to break it and eventually left in disappointment."

Xuan Kongzi said calmly, "The reason I summoned you all here is to ask if you have any suitable disciples or other candidates under your command."

Ideally, one should be a sixth-grade alchemist with the strength of a Dou Huang (Battle Emperor). Such individuals are best suited for venturing into the ancient ruins.

As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the old apothecary and the Grand Elder of the Pill Tower lit up at the same time.

A Douhuang powerhouse and a sixth-grade alchemist—isn't that exactly what their disciples are like?

Meanwhile, Xuan Yi frowned slightly.

Cao Ying was ultimately too young; neither her soul nor her cultivation level met the requirements. She didn't want her precious disciple to enter such a place.

"I've gathered everyone here today just to convey a message. If there's nothing else, the meeting can be adjourned." Xuan Kongzi chuckled, and his figure vanished from the spot.

Some of the elders present immediately left their spots, while others fell into brief contemplation. Each of them had several disciples who were sixth-grade alchemists.

Elder Li also had a disciple who was a sixth-grade alchemist, but unfortunately his cultivation level had broken through to the Dou Zong realm. He shook his head regretfully and disappeared from the conference room.

On the alchemy plaza, Elder Li suddenly reappeared in the same spot. He looked around, and his pupils suddenly contracted when he saw Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron.

"There's actually hope of success?" A golden liquid slowly formed inside Xiao Yan's medicine cauldron, its immense medicinal power far exceeding that of ordinary Royal Extreme Pills.

"Although he may not be able to refine it this time, after several adjustments, he might actually be able to refine this new version of the Imperial Extreme Pill."

A fiery glint appeared in Elder Li's eyes.

"So this is a genius? It's terrifying." His gaze shifted again, and he saw a purple pill slowly rotating inside Dan Chen's medicine cauldron.

Elder Li wanted to offer a few words of advice, but seeing Dan Chen's serious expression, he decided against disturbing her.

By this time, many students had already successfully refined the elixirs.

"Your modifications to the Snow Spirit Pill are acceptable, but the proportions of the ingredients are very uneven, and the dosage of the main ingredient, Snow Spirit Grass, cannot be changed. Do you understand?"

Elder Li gave pointers to a young man who was a third-grade alchemist.

"Yes, teacher."

"Hmm!" Elder Li nodded in satisfaction, took out a delicate little spoon from his storage ring, scraped off a tiny bit of powder from the Snow Spirit Pill, and then put it into his mouth.

Alchemists often need to taste medicines during the experimentation process, and only through personal experience can they perceive the advantages and disadvantages of new elixirs.

"Hmm? You added Heavenly Poison Grass to the elixir?"

"Yes, the student wants to fight poison with poison." Before the boy could finish speaking, Elder Li interrupted him.

"Nonsense! The Heavenly Poison Grass is deadly to anyone below the Dou Wang level. Just a drop of its sap can kill a Great Dou Shi. If you add an entire plant to it, who below the Dou Wang level could survive?"

"Yes, Elder." The young man's face paled slightly.

"The idea is good, but you can use five-colored leaves next time. This medicine is not very toxic, and the dosage of one leaf should be about right." Elder Li regained his kind and amiable expression and patted the boy's shoulder.

"Thank you for your guidance, teacher." The student's face showed gratitude.

"Hehe, this is what we teachers should do." Elder Li smiled, and it was this kind of expression that satisfied his feeling of being a teacher.

He circulated his fighting spirit to expel the remaining medicinal properties from his body, spat a mouthful of phlegm onto the ground, and then continued walking forward.

"Shi Hao, is this the Nine-Turn Golden Pill you refined?" Elder Li looked at the chubby Shi Hao with a smile.

"Yes, teacher!" Shi Hao proudly puffed out his little belly and looked at Elder Li with anticipation.

"Hehe." Looking at the chubby boy's cute watermelon head, Elder Li smiled and took the golden pill in his hand.

The golden pills were gleaming and did indeed resemble high-grade pills.

Elder Li brought the golden pill to his nose and smelled it, his brows furrowing slightly.

"Why does your elixir have a fishy, ​​foul smell?"

"Teacher, didn't you say we should preserve the original power of the large intestine?" Shi Hao stared at Elder Li with innocent eyes.

"I did say that." Elder Li nodded and said, "That's right. The essence of the Nine-Turn Qi-Clearing Pill is all in the large intestine. The substances in the large intestine are the most important part of this pill."

"Did you keep it on purpose?"

"I deliberately extracted it during the refining process." Shi Hao looked confidently at Elder Li with his head held high.

Elder Li nodded and said nothing more. Instead, he took out a small spoon and scraped some golden powder off the pill, and a foul odor wafted out.

Elder Li frowned slightly, looked at Shi Hao beside him, and seeing the expectant look on his face, he finally put the golden powder into his mouth and savored it carefully.

However, as he chewed, Elder Li's brows furrowed more and more. Finally, his eyes widened, and he quickly circulated his battle qi to spit out a mouthful of golden liquid.

"You, you!" Elder Li gritted his teeth, glaring at Shi Hao, who was startled.

Taking a deep breath, Elder Li looked at Shi Hao and said, "Shi Hao, if you want to become a professional alchemist..."

"Hmm. For your parents' sake, tell me, what exactly is this 'original source of large intestine' that you extracted?"

(End of this chapter)