Chapter 365

Chapter 365: It’s Finally About to Begin

Xiao Yang needed to refine the Enlightenment Pill within three months.

Before entering seclusion, he summoned everyone.

In the Qingyun Sect’s secret realm, beneath a towering ancient tree, everyone sat around a stone table.

Xiao Yang took a serious look at everyone.

Liu Qingyun, Ling Xian’er, Long Chen, Chen Taixu, Nangong Hui, and Zhao Fan—these six were the strongest existences in the Qingyun Sect at this moment.

As for the other disciples of Qingyun Sect, even with Xiao Yang’s pills helping them improve rapidly, they couldn’t compare to the elite disciples nurtured by the major sects.

Using pills to elevate the cultivation of Qingyun Sect’s disciples was, in fact, more detrimental than beneficial.

Even with pills, one should progress step by step.

Otherwise, serious risks would remain.

“Long story short, I called you here because I’m going into seclusion.”

Xiao Yang said solemnly as he looked at everyone.

They all guessed that Xiao Yang was going to seclude himself to refine the legendary Enlightenment Pill.

After all, hadn’t he been preparing for this for the past few days?

Thus, they weren’t surprised at all.

Liu Qingyun, however, was quite excited.

“Junior Brother, you’ll definitely succeed! Whether Qingyun Sect can dominate the Northern Border and crush the Demon Sect depends on you!”

Liu Qingyun patted Xiao Yang on the shoulder.

“I’ll do my best!”

Chen Taixu glanced at Xiao Yang and said calmly.

On the surface, he seemed indifferent, but deep down, he was incredibly excited. If Xiao Yang could successfully refine the Enlightenment Pill, he could break into the Sacred Martial Realm!

“When I recognize Jiang Ting, if you still like her, I’ll make sure to betroth her to you, how about that?”

Long Chen said to Xiao Yang seriously.

“I think not!”

Xiao Yang quickly shook his head.

He hadn’t expected Long Chen to have such thoughts.

In his previous life, if he had heard Long Chen say that, he would have probably jumped for joy.

But now, he really had no feelings for Jiang Ting at all.

Long Chen wanted him to marry into the family? No way!

“Ah, it’s her bad luck for losing such a good husband.”

Long Chen sighed.

“Master Uncle, what are you talking about? I’m not even married!”

Xiao Yang said speechlessly.

Still, it was true that Jiang Ting had lost someone who once adored her.

Xiao Yang stopped joking around with them.

After giving everyone some instructions, he kept Nangong Hui behind.

Soon enough, Nangong Hui left the Qingyun Secret Realm.

And Xiao Yang began making final preparations to refine the Enlightenment Pill.

……

In a valley on the Back Mountain of Beast Control Manor,

Ye Ling’er sat cross-legged on a large rock.

A faint and unclear dragon shadow flickered around her.

That was her dragon soul inside.

Although her dragon soul was merely a remnant, after over half a year of cultivation, it had gradually become stronger.

Ye Ling’er could feel the soul power of her dragon soul steadily rejuvenating.

With the assistance of her dragon soul, her own cultivation was skyrocketing.

While she was cultivating, a cold light suddenly shot towards her.

Ye Ling’er quickly opened her eyes, extending her right hand and pinching the cold light with her index and middle fingers.

Upon inspection, it was a transmission jade slip.

Ye Ling’er read the information within the jade slip.

“Hm?”

Ye Ling’er immediately stood up from the rock and jumped down.

She swiftly left the valley.

Shortly, she arrived outside a bamboo grove at the manor.

At that moment, a figure emerged from the bamboo grove.

“It’s you?”

Seeing the newcomer, Ye Ling’er couldn’t help but frown.

The visitor was Nangong Hui.

Ye Ling’er had met Nangong Hui before.

She was one of Master Xiao Yang’s people.

“What did you call me here for?”

Ye Ling’er asked directly.

Nangong Hui remained silent and took out two small jade bottles from her robe.

“Master asked me to give these to you.”

Nangong Hui said as she tossed the small jade bottles to Ye Ling’er.

Ye Ling’er caught the bottles and looked down.

“Spirit Nourishing Pill? And Breaking Realm Dan?”

Ye Ling’er was taken aback and delighted at the same time.

“Master hasn’t forgotten me after all!”

Ye Ling’er was ecstatic.

With these two kinds of pills, her cultivation would soar even higher.

In truth, she wasn’t without competitors in Beast Control Manor.

After all, she was a woman.

In the eyes of the patriarchs in the manor, women were expected to marry off to others.

The patriarchs wanted to select a talented male disciple from the Ye clan of Beast Control Manor to inherit the status.

The last Young Master, Ye Feiyang, was wasted, but they had found a new one, Ye Feihong.

This person was young but already at the early stage of the Divine Martial Realm.

More importantly, Ye Feihong was born with a Dragon Bone, having awakened the Azure Dragon Saint Body.

Ye Feihong was rising to prominence in the family, which drove those patriarchs wild with excitement.

Ye Ling’er had heard the rumors long ago; that group of patriarchs wanted to have Ye Feihong take a top spot in the upcoming clan competition.

She had been worried about this.

However, with the Breaking Realm Dan and Spirit Nourishing Pill now in her possession, Ye Feihong was nothing to worry about.

If he dared to challenge her in the clan competition, he would only be asking for trouble.

Nangong Hui quietly left.

Ye Ling’er carefully stored the pills and returned to Beast Control Manor.

She immediately went into seclusion.

……

After Nangong Hui left Beast Control Manor, she headed straight for the Guiyuan Martial Sect.

The sect’s grand competition was just over a month away.

Using the same method, she summoned Chu Guixi.

“Boss actually has Breaking Realm Dan?”

When Nangong Hui tossed the Breaking Realm Dan to Chu Guixi, he was completely stunned.

This was the Breaking Realm Dan!

Such a miraculous pill only appeared once every sixty years.

And this particular Breaking Realm Dan wasn’t even crafted by a Dan Sage.

Nowadays, no Dan Sage could refine a Breaking Realm Dan.

Because the prescription for it had been lost.

This Breaking Realm Dan was the reward for the champion of the sixty-year competition.

The North had its competition once every sixty years.

So, this Breaking Realm Dan only appeared once every sixty years in the North!

So precious!

Xiao Yang actually gave him such a valuable divine pill?

Chu Guixi couldn’t believe his eyes as he looked at the small jade bottle in his hands.

Moreover, he even doubted whether what was inside the bottle was really a Breaking Realm Dan.

But, Xiao Yang had no reason to lie to him, right?!

These past days, Chu Guixi had been feeling suffocated.

As the Holy Son of Guiyuan Martial Sect, he had been forced to use the excuse of seclusion to avoid Gui Tian’s provocation.

Now, with the Breaking Realm Dan in hand, he wouldn’t have to fear Gui Tian anymore.

Chu Guixi was overjoyed.

Nangong Hui completed her task assigned by Xiao Yang and left Guiyuan Martial Sect.

And after Chu Guixi returned to Guiyuan Martial Sect, he immediately went into seclusion.

This time, he was genuinely in seclusion.

……

Deep within the Demon Abyss, there was a massive underground space.

In the center of this space stood a gigantic Blood Pool.

In the Blood Pool, corpses floated and sank.

There were also black bones that appeared and disappeared in the blood water.

This place was the forbidden area within the Demon Abyss—the Magic Blood Pool.

This was where the blood of the demon race, who died during the ancient Celestial-Demon War, had gathered over the years, forming this underground Magic Blood Pool.

At this moment, the still Magic Blood Pool suddenly began to bubble.

A figure slowly rose from the center of the Blood Pool.

Endless demonic energy immediately converged towards that figure.

The person radiated a chilling blood-red demonic light all over.

A powerful demonic energy condensed around him.

“Today, I will complete my Immortal Demonic Body, and from now on, I shall become the ultimate being among demons…”

The figure’s voice was filled with excitement.

It was none other than the second son of the Demon Sect, Qin Fongnian.

He felt the overwhelming power swelling within him and was ecstatic.

“Lady Mingji congratulates the second son on achieving the Immortal Demonic Body…”

A middle-aged woman in black hurriedly stepped forward to offer her congratulations.

“With my current cultivation, I should be able to crush that Xiao Yang guy, right?!”

Qin Fongnian clenched his fist, his gaze fierce like a blade.

He still held a grudge for almost falling into Xiao Yang’s hands in the northern mountain of Yuanlong City.

……

Meanwhile, in the secret realm on the Back Mountain of Qingyun Mountain,

Xiao Yang sat cross-legged within a giant Spirit Gathering Array.

In the center of the array, a crystal-clear Immortal Furnace floated in the air.

Immortal runes appeared and faded on the furnace.

This was a treasure that Xiao Yang had found while digging around in Nine Heavens City.

It was the Treasure of the Gods — the Divine Jade Mystic Flame Furnace.

Xiao Yang was very familiar with this furnace now.

However, even with his current alchemical skills as a Dan God, he could only barely utilize one-tenth of its power.

In truth, using this furnace to refine the Enlightenment Pill was quite extravagant.

This was a genuine treasure, made for Immortals to refine Immortal Pills.

Back in ancient times, the Enlightenment Pill was not a rare medicine.

The Wujidan Canon had the prescription for it.

Back then, some large alchemical sects had people capable of refining the Enlightenment Pill.

But nowadays, not just in the North—throughout the entire Yuanwu Continent—there was probably no one who could refine the Enlightenment Pill.

Xiao Yang was being extremely cautious.

He activated the Spirit Gathering Array to draw in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the secret realm.

The spiritual energy gathered by the array converged into the center of the Divine Jade Mystic Flame Furnace.

Soon enough, the alchemical fire within the Divine Jade Mystic Flame Furnace was ignited.

The alchemical fire burned, consuming the spiritual energy.

Xiao Yang hadn’t even made a move yet.

At the critical moment of alchemy, he would use his own energy to control the intensity of the fire.

Refining pills wasn’t an easy task.

Xiao Yang sat quietly before the Divine Jade Mystic Flame Furnace.

He sensed the changes of the alchemical fire inside.

And so, one day and one night passed.

Finally, Xiao Yang adjusted himself to his optimal condition.

He suddenly opened his eyes, two beams of brilliance bursting forth.

With a wave of his right hand, dozens of spirit herbs appeared before him.

Each herb radiated with a dazzling light, all being extremely rare.

Finally, he was about to begin.