“What about those three?”
Yuan Caiwei turned her eyes to look behind him, finding no one else there, and no traces of fighting on him. Her expression momentarily froze.
“I earnestly persuaded them, and they cried out, saying they knew they were wrong and would never dare again. They were even so moved that they gave me their money pouches.”
Ji You smiled slightly, causing Yuan Chen to shiver.
Was this a gift born of gratitude? This was more likely an inheritance…
Yuan Caiwei, however, couldn't quite understand, only thinking she had seen a ghost, and said no more. After all, she couldn't comprehend how powerful Ji You's sword was within the ruins.
Ji You stuffed the money pouch into his Arms, then took out a jade gourd he had found on the mature woman and activated it with Mystic Light.
Inside the gourd were five blood-red Vermilion Fruits, and some Spirit Stones of varying quality, with two Medicinal Pills mixed in.
These Medicinal Pills looked very plain, dark to black, with no obvious peculiarities.
But since they were Medicinal Pills, Ji You cautiously picked them up and handed them to Yuan Chen: “Help me see what kind of Medicinal Pills these are, and if they’re valuable?”
Yuan Chen picked up the Medicinal Pill, glanced at his sister, and whispered: “Brother-in-law, you should keep them for yourself. These are aphrodisiacs…”
“?”
Ji You thought about the composition of those three earlier, and mused that middle-aged people in relationships were apparently more unrestrained than young people.
However, he didn't really need this item, because he was very strong.
Ji You carefully put the Medicinal Pills back into the gourd, tucked it into his belt, and then led the two into the mine shaft…
At the same time, above the Qiling Mountains in the endless dark night, countless flying carriages and flying vehicles rushed over.
News kept spreading that the Immortal Sect disciples and Worldly Family disciples who had entered the mountain earlier were comprehending the Dao and Breaking Through their Realms.
A Cultivator from the Chen Clan stood atop a tall mountain, drinking from the Immortal Path descending from the sky, and now possessed the aura of the Sky Soaring Realm.
And he was one year younger than the young Master Jian of Lingjian Mountain.
A direct disciple of a branch of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion had Broken Through two Realms here, reaching the Boundless Realm.
This aura seemed to be directly infused, continuously merging into his Spirit Origin.
In a trance, he felt as if he could reach out and touch the sky, gradually sensing the immortality of his body, and was instantly ecstatic.
From the Evil Seed leaving the ruins, to someone controlling the Evil Seed to attack everywhere, and then the Dan Sect being attacked.
They traced their steps here, guessing that there must be something strange within the ruins.
But no one could have imagined that they would find such a vast Immortal Destiny.
This temptation was too great.
For thousands of years, countless people had eagerly Cultivated the Heavenly Dao, hoping to comprehend the Dao and Achieve Ascension, but never knew that the Qingyun World actually concealed a place of Immortal Ascension where one could comprehend the Dao in a single day.
However, some were still hesitant, constantly pacing and wavering before Qi Ridge, seemingly not having made up their minds yet.
Because just recently, Master Jian of Lingjian Mountain had sent a message, stating eight large characters: There is calamity in the mountain, and people turn into Evil Seeds.
“Previously, someone must have mistakenly entered the ruins, activating the Immortal Dao Legacy hidden within, which led to the evil disaster.”
“Conscious Evil Seeds appeared in Shengjing before, and it is said that a Chen Clan disciple was also like this, with a profound Realm and unparalleled physique. I guess they all obtained Immortal Destiny within the ruins.”
“And turning into an Evil Seed is the price of obtaining Immortal Destiny.”
“But similarly, those who turn into Evil Seeds should have the ability to control Evil Seeds.”
“This may not be a disaster. For people like you and me who haven’t Broken Through for a long time, sitting idly in the mountains is not as good as taking a gamble.”
“Even if one turns into an Evil Seed, what then? Consciousness is still preserved, and when one finally Achieves Immortal Ascension, one will surely shed the mortal body and condense an Immortal body, so it won’t matter.”
“Moreover, if Evil Seeds are properly trained, they can even serve as a fighting force for our Worldly Family, thereby dominating a prefecture.”
Immortal Sects and Worldly Sect each had their own thoughts, all weighing the gains and losses of Immortal Destiny.
Meanwhile, Ji You and the other two had escaped from the Hongshan Mine and arrived on the gentle slope of the mine site.
Whether it was an illusion or not, as soon as he stepped out, Ji You felt the tingling sensation on his scalp suddenly lessen.
He looked around and found that all the miners who had been trapped there had escaped.
It seemed he was right; those people had already found another mine shaft that could break through the mountain wall and escape.
Ji You breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could speak, a sudden explosion rang out beside the three of them.
Without any warning, Ji Hanfei felt a sudden force on his waist and was directly sent flying.
This sudden scene startled Yuan Chen and Yuan Caiwei, who immediately looked around, but found no one else, only shattered jade all over the ground.
“Who is attacking? I… I didn’t see clearly?”
Ji You got up from the ground, looking at the Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills scattered across the ground, his brows furrowed: “It wasn’t an attack; that storage gourd exploded. If you can’t afford to use it, don’t use it! Why make such shoddy products!”
However, just as his voice fell, the Vermilion Fruits between the Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills suddenly began to wither, finally turning into a pile of black residue on the ground.
Yuan Chen’s eyes widened when he saw it: “How could this happen?”
Ji You was also a bit confused, then he realized the ferocity and distortion he had seen when his Divine Thought soared in the ruins. After a moment of silence, he said: “Perhaps it’s Heavenly Dao repulsion…”
“What Heavenly Dao repulsion?”
“The Heavenly Dao above our heads seems to not accept the existence of such things.”
Yuan Chen thought for a moment and then looked bewildered: “Oh no, I can’t feel my brain.”
And Dan Caiwei, upon hearing Ji You’s muttering, was startled, then looked back in the direction of the ruins, her pupils slowly contracting.
Then she raised her right hand and silently recited an incantation.
In a flash of Mystic Light, her slender, soft hand began to become translucent, eventually turning like jade.
This was the Xuanyu Dan Hand, a technique used for Alchemy, cultivated by the Dan Sect.
And as she willed it, a string of crackling flames suddenly leaped from between her Xuanyu Dan Hand, the flames appearing a captivating black, like milky black water constantly dancing.
Karma Fire…
Dan Caiwei was stunned for a long time, thinking to herself, 'Sure enough.'
The Dan Sect inherited the Dao of Alchemy from the Immortal Cauldron, then deeply researched Alchemy for many years, developing many theories on the formation of Medicinal Pills.
Among them, one theory, though long-existent, had never been proven over the years.
Because according to the laws of Medicinal Pill formation, a type of heaven and earth fire recorded in ancient times should exist, but they had searched for hundreds of years without finding it. Because it couldn't be found, this theory was considered a dead end, and no one used it anymore.
But not finding it now doesn’t mean not finding it later, so every Alchemy system must be familiarized.
Dan Caiwei raised her head and looked up at the sky, suddenly having a chilling thought.
What emerged from the mountain wasn’t necessarily Immortal Light; it could also be the Qi of Medicinal Pills approaching a boil.
The Dao of Alchemy, like the Immortal Dao, is a branch of the Heavenly Dao, so when some Supreme-grade Spirit Pills appear, Immortal Light will also surge, just like someone Achieving Ascension.
Now, it’s about to open its furnace…