Terran Guardian - Chapter 3974

Chapter 3949 Jointly Refining Pills

A century later.

Lu Changge emerged from seclusion.

Upon learning this news, Shen Changqing also emerged from seclusion to meet him.

“Elder Lu, are you confident in refining the Chaos Saint Bone Pill?”

“I can give it a try!”

Lu Changge nodded.

Seeing this,

Shen Changqing naturally had no reason to hesitate and immediately took out all the prepared alchemy materials.

Among them was the essence blood of the Chaos Divine Elephant.

When Lu Changge saw the gourd full of essence blood, he took a deep breath.

A Third Tribulation Half-Saint!

He himself would find it difficult to contend with such an existence.

After all, he was only a Second Tribulation Half-Saint.

Most importantly,

the Chaos Divine Elephant was born with a powerful physique and astonishing strength. In a battle between cultivators of the same level, it would be difficult to suppress the opponent without sufficiently powerful means, let alone kill it directly.

To kill the Chaos Divine Elephant, an ordinary Half-Saint would at least need to reach the Fourth Tribulation level.

However,

when he thought of Shen Changqing’s strength and achievements, Lu Changge felt relieved.

This person’s strength was comparable to a top-tier half-saint.

Slaying a Chaos Divine Elephant at the Third Tribulation Half-Saint realm would be effortless for him.

Immediately afterward,

Lu Changge began refining pills.

He didn’t ask Shen Changqing to step aside, directly summoning a pill-refining furnace. The latter could immediately tell that the furnace was no ordinary object; it was at least a fifth-grade innate imperial weapon.

Of course,

compared to the Eight Trigrams Purple Sun Furnace, it was far inferior.

The latter, after all, was a seventh-grade innate imperial weapon.

However, even so, a fifth-grade innate imperial weapon was still remarkable, enough to increase Lu Changge’s success rate in pill refining.

Lu Changge’s techniques were unpredictable; numerous rare and precious materials were systematically added to the furnace, everything proceeding smoothly and naturally. Furthermore, a profound Daoist aura naturally arose, gathering and swirling around him and within the furnace.

Shen Changqing didn’t disturb him, silently watching him refine pills.

The Daoist aura and the profound techniques gave him unique insights.

Time passed slowly.

The immortal energy gathering in the immortal mansion grew increasingly dense, while the scorching heat emanating from the alchemy furnace was enough to deter cultivators below the half-saint level.

After an unknown amount of time,

Lu Changge suddenly spoke: “This pill is fierce and domineering; I alone cannot sustain it. I trouble the sect master to add three-tenths of immortal fire to my foundation.”

“Alright!”

Shen Changqing didn’t hesitate at all, immediately following Lu Changge’s instructions, activating his own immortal power to transform the heavenly immortal fire and merge it into the furnace, instantly making the already fierce immortal fire as raging as boiling oil.

Seeing this, Lu Changge’s expression became even more serious.

“Two and a half points!”

Upon hearing this,

Shen Changqing adjusted the output of his immortal fire.

Both were eighth-rank alchemy grandmasters. Although Shen Changqing was only eighth-rank, second-grade, a level below Lu Changge

, as fellow eighth-rank alchemy grandmasters, they naturally had sufficient understanding and mastery of alchemy, so their cooperation was seamless.

With Shen Changqing’s assistance, Lu Changge’s pressure was noticeably reduced.

After an unknown amount of time,

the alchemy furnace suddenly trembled.

Lu Changge softly shouted, “Withdraw!”

The two simultaneously withdrew their hands. Immediately

afterward

, the furnace lid rose into the air, several streaks of crimson light shot straight into the sky, and in the next instant, a terrifying heavenly tribulation crashed down.

The alchemy tribulation descended with

immense force.

Lu Changge stared intently at the tribulation, not daring to relax for a moment.

Not long after, the tribulation gradually dissipated.

Lu Changge reached out, and three pills appeared in his hand.

Two of the pills had dimmed Daoist aura and faint cracks, while the remaining one was perfectly formed, brimming with Daoist aura.

“Five pills were formed, two were destroyed by the heavenly tribulation, two were damaged, and only one is intact. This time, I have failed the sect leader’s expectations!”

Lu Changge looked at the pills in his hand and shook his head helplessly.

Five pills were formed

, and only one was intact; this was indeed somewhat unacceptable.

However…

Shen Changqing, however, remained much calmer, smiling slightly. “The Chaos Saint Bone Pill is extremely difficult to refine. When I refined it, I failed many times before finally succeeding.

Elder Lu’s success on the first try demonstrates his extraordinary skill in alchemy.”

This wasn’t entirely flattery.

Shen Changqing was well aware of the difficulty of refining the Chaos Saint Bone Pill.

Moreover,

the difference between a first-grade Half-Saint and a third-grade Half-Saint was considerable.

Lu Changge’s success on his first attempt was enough to illustrate the depth of his alchemy expertise.

Hearing this,

Lu Changge didn’t say anything more, but after recovering slightly, continued refining the pill.

This time,

Shen Changqing assisted him from beginning to end. Lu Changge, worthy of being a top-tier eighth-grade, third-level alchemy grandmaster, already moved with effortless grace on his second attempt.

Shen Changqing, with his discerning eye, could see the changes.

Then,

the second alchemical tribulation descended.

This time…

Five pills were still successfully refined, but three of them successfully passed the pill-refining tribulation.

The third time!

The fourth time!

The fifth time!

…

Lu Changge refined nine batches of immortal pills in one go, seven of which were successful, with only two failing.

Such a success rate was astonishing.

Seven batches of immortal pills.

A total of eighteen pills were successfully refined.

Shen Changqing smiled and said, “Thank you very much, Elder Lu!”

The success of eighteen pills from nine batches was beyond his expectations, and Shen Changqing was naturally very satisfied with this result.

He had initially thought that producing eleven or twelve pills would be quite good.

Unexpectedly, he

managed to produce eighteen pills in one go.

Each Chaos Saint Bone Pill was priceless; one more or one less made a significant difference.

Now,

having produced eighteen pills at once, how could Shen Changqing be dissatisfied?

Lu Changge swallowed a pill to restore his almost depleted immortal power, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: “If it weren’t for the sect leader’s assistance, let alone producing seven batches of pills, even half of them would have been difficult.”

He didn’t take credit.

Lu Changge deeply understood the difficulty of producing Chaos Saint Bone Pills.

The probability of failure in refining such pills on his own was not low.

It was only with Shen Changqing’s help that this level of quality was maintained.

Even so, in Shen Changqing’s view, Lu Changge’s contribution was indispensable.

Ultimately,

he was merely assisting; Lu Changge was the true main force.

Thinking this, Shen Changqing flipped his hand, and a purple petal appeared. In that instant, Lu Changge’s gaze was immediately drawn to it.

“This is… the Enlightenment Purple Lotus!!”

The other’s pupils suddenly contracted, and a look of shock appeared on his face.

Shen Changqing smiled faintly: “Elder Lu has discerning eyes. Indeed, this is the Enlightenment Purple Lotus. In the past, I happened to witness the birth of the Enlightenment Purple Lotus in the Heavenly Dao Battlefield, and later I was fortunate enough to obtain a portion of the lotus.

This petal is now considered Elder Lu’s reward for refining the pill.

Later, when I refine the Chaos Saint Bone Pill, I will need Elder Lu’s assistance.”

“Of course!”

Lu Changge was overjoyed. He carefully accepted the Enlightenment Purple Lotus with both hands, his demeanor cautious, as if he had obtained a priceless treasure.

There was no way around it.

The preciousness of the Enlightenment Purple Lotus made it impossible for Lu Changge not to value it.

This was a truly top-tier natural treasure, enough to drive most half-saints crazy.

Such a natural treasure was extremely rare.

Even after living for so many years, Lu Changge had only heard of the Enlightenment Purple Lotus, never actually seen it.

He himself had one foot in the Third Tribulation realm, but had yet to break through.

If he could obtain the Enlightenment Purple Lotus, he might have a chance to break through directly.

The Second Tribulation realm seemed only one level apart from the Third, but many half-saints spent billions of years without success.

After all ,

the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man were terrifying.

Without sufficient foundational accumulation, to dream of overcoming the Five Signs of Decay and attaining the Dao was simply a pipe dream.

Lu Changge wasn’t confident in overcoming the Five Signs of Decay a third time, which was why he had previously spared no expense in refining the Heaven-Crossing Profound Pill—a way to indirectly overcome one of the Five Signs of Decay and buy himself more time.

But unfortunately,

the Heaven-Crossing Profound Pill’s method of overcoming the Five Signs of Decay was merely a shortcut.

It offered no real help in improving his cultivation.

If he were to use such a pill to transcend tribulation, even if he tried ten or a hundred times, he would still only reach the second tribulation half-saint realm, unable to step into the third tribulation.

But—

the Enlightenment Purple Lotus is different.

This treasure is different from the Heaven-Crossing Profound Pill.

To be precise,

the importance of the Enlightenment Purple Lotus far surpasses that of the Heaven-Crossing Profound Pill.

After all, the latter can only indirectly delay the arrival of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, without any change in strength improvement, while the improvement from the Enlightenment Purple Lotus is real and tangible.

This difference is obvious.

However, what Lu Changge didn’t expect was that this person was willing to offer such a treasure, so how could he not be excited?

While Lu Changge was secretly excited, Shen Changqing did not linger in the Immortal Mansion, and then drifted away.

The Enlightenment Purple Lotus is indeed important, but he already has a seven-petaled lotus, so using one petal wouldn’t be a big deal. Besides, he

hasn’t broken through to the half-saint realm yet, so the Enlightenment Purple Lotus’s effect is limited.

Furthermore,

since Lu Changge helped with the pill refining, Shen Changqing couldn’t just leave without any thanks.

After all, refining the Chaos Saint Bone Pill was not a one-off event for him, as he cultivated the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture. He would still need Lu Changge’s help later.

Of course

, even if he didn’t offer anything, Shen Changqing believed Lu Changge wouldn’t refuse.

But to get the other party to do his best, there had to be some benefits.

Compared to the Enlightenment Purple Lotus, the Chaos Saint Bone Pill was more meaningful to Shen Changqing.

Giving up some temporarily unused treasures to obtain what he needed was naturally no problem.

After returning to the Cangyun Immortal Mansion, Shen Changqing immediately entered the Seven Profound Divine Tower for secluded cultivation.

With the Chaos Saint Bone Pill in hand, this time, he would naturally aim to break through to the second level of the Heavenly Fiend Immortal Scripture’s Sainthood Chapter.

Without saying much,

as long as he could enter the gate,

then this effort would be worthwhile.

Although the second level of the Sainthood Chapter was quite difficult to cultivate, with the aid of the pill, Shen Changqing still had great confidence in successfully breaking through.

At this moment,

in the first level of space, Shen Changqing sat cross-legged, his aura as calm as an abyss. (End of Chapter)