Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 423

Chapter 422 Growth Elixir

. To the Sixth Prince’s relief, there were still a few reliable alchemists and furnaces, demonstrating the prowess expected of a master alchemist.

Su Wei, the Chiwu Furnace, and the Spiritual Medicine Sect’s leader were the most impressive.

At the very least, their alchemy techniques were more pleasing to the eye than Jiang Li’s.

“Look, the Spiritual Medicine Sect’s leader is using the Spirit-Eating Flower as the main ingredient!”

the knowledgeable cultivators in the audience exclaimed. The Spirit-Eating Flower is a poisonous substance. Once consumed, it gradually devours a cultivator’s spiritual energy, causing them to dry up and die.

Rumor has it that even Emperor Jiang Renhuang has been poisoned by this deadly poison.

“Emperor Renhuang, have you ever eaten the Spirit-Eating Flower?” Sword Lord heard the discussion and asked Jiang Li through voice transmission.

“Yes, I ate it to death.”

Unaware of the conversation, the Sixth Prince approached to inquire what kind of elixir the Spiritual Medicine Sect’s leader was refining that required such a potent poison.

“You only know one side of the story. The elixir and the poison are one, mutually reinforcing and counteracting each other, and they can also transform into each other.”

“Then you…”

“Oh, I don’t have any mutual reinforcing or counteracting, nor can I transform into each other.”

The Sixth Prince suppressed the urge to curse.

“It’s too difficult to explain the principle to you. I’ll show you when I’m done,” the Spiritual Medicine Sect’s leader said, his hands quickening as he finished the final touches.

“Finally, add the Mother and Child Lotus… Start!”

The cauldron spun rapidly, the lid flying off with a bang. Amidst swirling clouds of smoke, a lifting force lifted the golden elixir, a cloud that lingered for a long time.

“It’s a elixir cloud more advanced than the elixir pattern! Sect Master Huang’s elixir has produced a elixir cloud!”

“Excuse me, Sect Master Huang, what is the effect of this elixir?”

“No effect at all.”

“What?”

The Sixth Prince felt that since presiding over the Fusion Stage competition, he had lost track of the train of thought.

“This is a growth-enhancing elixir I created. At first, it was like a blank sheet of paper, useless. But when I fed it the Qi Gathering Pill, it took on the same properties.”

The Sixth Prince had heard of growth-enhancing spiritual treasures, but not growth-enhancing elixirs.

The Spiritual Medicine Sect’s leader placed a Qi Gathering Pill next to the growth-enhancing elixir, and something remarkable happened: the two pills gradually merged into one.

“Foundation-Building Pills, Essence-Nourishing Pills, Minor Rejuvenating Pills… It can swallow any elixir.” The Spiritual Medicine Sect’s leader produced a large pile of pills, all of which were devoured and fused by the growth-enhancing elixir.

“Now this elixir of mine has the effects of a Qi Gathering Pill, a Foundation Establishing Pill, a Yuan-Nourishing Pill, and a Small Rejuvenating Pill.”

“If it devours all kinds of elixirs, it will become an all-purpose elixir! What could better represent the pinnacle of alchemy than an all-purpose elixir?”

The Sixth Prince hesitated for a moment, but couldn’t help asking, “Then why don’t I just consume all kinds of elixirs?”

The Spiritual Medicine Sect’s leader held up a finger and shook it. “That brings us to the second ability of my Growth Elixir: it can produce smaller elixirs.”

As he spoke, the Growth Elixir rolled twice, spitting out a smaller elixir. The two elixirs were placed together, like mother and daughter.

“The newly born elixir also has the ability to devour other elixirs and produce smaller elixirs.”

“This elixir doesn’t seem very useful for cultivators, does it?”

“Who says it’s not? My elixir can be eaten or kept as a pet, killing two birds with one stone!”

Jiang Lixin said the Luban Sect is stealing your Spiritual Medicine Sect’s business, and you’re stealing your Beast Taming Sect’s business?

The Beastmaster Sect’s spirit beasts aren’t all for combat; some people find them adorable and buy them for fun.

The Sixth Prince retracted his words, believing Su Wei and Chiwu Lu to represent the highest level of alchemy in Jiuzhou.

Indeed, Su Wei and Chiwu Lu were in opposition, representing their respective factions, determined to win the third match.

“Hahaha, Su Wei, let’s see what you can do to win! This time, I’m refining the Qingtian Hualing Pill, which boosts the soul strength of cultivators in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, reducing their training by three hundred years!”

Chiwu Lu was brimming with pride. The Qingtian Hualing Pill was extremely beneficial for cultivators in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, a pill that was infinitely close to elixir. Su Wei could never surpass him.

“Sword Lord, is this Qingtian Hualing Pill any use to you?”

“Unless absolutely necessary, I never take pills, let alone pills that improve my cultivation. Even the best pills have impurities, and taking them will only cause them to settle in my body.”

“Your perspective is similar to Yu Yin’s,” Jiang Li said with a smile.

“What does the Human Emperor think? Has he taken any elixirs that boost his cultivation?” Sword Lord wondered.

“No, thanks to my spiritual roots, my cultivation level increased so rapidly that I didn’t have time to take any.”

“…” Sword Lord decided it would be best if he spoke less to Jiang Li.

Come to think of it, after two hundred years in the Mahayana stage, no elixir could have achieved such a rapid improvement.

At the Mahayana stage, even the Nine Revolutions Immortal Pill had lost its effect on Jiang Li.

“What Su Feng is refining is… the Changbai National Defense Pill!” The Sixth Prince exclaimed, recognizing the elixir Su Wei had refined.

The Changbai National Defense Pill wasn’t for cultivators, but for the nation’s destiny. It was an extremely rare elixir that enhanced one’s luck.

National destiny and state are inextricably linked, mutually reinforcing. If a nation is on the brink of extinction, its destiny is on the brink of collapse.

The Changbai National Defense Pill could forcibly bind together national destiny, ensuring its survival for a hundred years. As long as national destiny persisted, the nation would not perish. A wise and dedicated ruler could even save the nation.

The Changbai National Defense Pill is equivalent to extending the life of a nation by a hundred years, perhaps even bringing it back to life!

This is the elixir coveted by all monarchs.

The Han Dynasty, which preceded the Wei Dynasty, relied on this pill to prolong its existence for a century, but unfortunately, it was unable to recover and was overthrown by the Wei Dynasty.

The Changbai National Defense Pill is extremely difficult to refine, and the elixirs it requires are even harder to find. To refine this pill, Su Wei used up his best treasures, a painful expense.

Furthermore, the probability of success is only 30%.

Fortunately, Su Wei was lucky enough to have refined the Changbai National Defense Pill.

The Sixth Prince watched with envy, believing that if he could purchase the pill, he would surely earn his father’s respect.

“It seems the emperor doesn’t need this either,” the Sixth Prince said with a quizzical expression. Elixirs have a time limit, and the Changbai National Defense Pill is no exception. If not used within a hundred years, its effectiveness will fade and become useless.

With Emperor Jiang in power, the rulers of all nations dare not act arrogantly or lash out at their subjects. Instead, they seek to treat their subjects well and gain his favor. Under such circumstances, it’s unlikely that a nation will perish.

Even if they obtain the Changbai National Defense Pill, they won’t have the opportunity to use it.

Someone noticed something unusual in the sky: “Look! That’s the legendary Dan Lei! It’s said the last Dan Lei appeared twenty years ago!”

“Not only that, it’s double Dan Lei. Su Wei and Chiwu Lu both refined pills that attract Dan Lei. The combined Dan Lei creates an astonishing power!”

Dan Lei signifies the highest quality of an elixir, which should be a cause for celebration, but Su Wei and Chiwu Lu couldn’t be bothered.

If there was only one level of Dan Lei, they could still resist it, but now there are two levels of Dan Lei, the power has increased several times.

They can’t resist Dan Lei.

(End of this chapter)