Chapter 190: Soul Condensing Pill
Su Qingwu frowned and thought for a moment, then asked:
"Did Master Jixuan refine the Wuji Golden Pearl himself, or did he obtain it by chance?"
Kong Jiu hesitated and said:
"It should be the latter, but I can't be sure."
"You said before that this treasure appeared after Jixuan Daojun had formed his elixir. If it was already a Dao weapon at that time, it should have been difficult to keep it?"
"That's right. Even though the Wuji Golden Pearl was not made by Jixuan Daojun himself, when he first obtained this treasure, its grade should not have been high, unless..."
"Unless what?"
"This senior has a way to conceal the level of the treasure!"
Having said this, Kong Jiu changed the subject.
"The Infinite Golden Pearl has fallen into the lower realm. If the news gets out, the ascension passages from the five continents to the small worlds will be very lively."
Su Qingwu still had doubts in his heart.
"In fact, in Yuehua Realm, the existence of Wuji Academy is not a secret. Many people know about it. In the past ten thousand years, there have been Jindan cultivators who have ascended to the Yuanji World. How come no one has mentioned this?"
Kong Jiu has a different opinion on this.
"Wuji Academy does not represent Wuji Golden Pearl. Even if the two are related, others do not know it. In the Yuanji world, there are actually many people and treasures named after Wuji. Just mentioning these two words will not cause much reaction."
Su Qingwu explained in detail:
"Regarding the existence of the Wuji Golden Pearl, when I first went to Wuji Academy, Dean Zhao Gu told me in detail. This shows that he did not regard this as a secret.
Since you told me about this, you will most likely tell others as well. This way, word will spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and more and more people will know about it.
In this way, when people who know the inside story mention Wuji Academy, they will most likely talk about the Wuji Golden Pearl.
Another point is that occasionally there will be cultivators from the Yuanji World going to the Yuehua World, and those people may also hear news about this treasure."
Kong Jiu shook his head and sighed softly:
"Some things are destined to happen, and cannot be judged by common sense."
Hearing this, Su Qingwu nodded and said:
"That's true. No matter what the truth is, it doesn't matter to you and me."
"Well... now that you know that the Wuji Golden Pearl is a Taoist artifact, aren't you tempted at all? If you can get this treasure, it will definitely be a great help in the future."
"Not to mention that I've already had a baby and can't go down to the mortal world anymore. Even if there is a way to do this, I won't try."
"Why?"
"The Wuji Golden Pearl has a spirit. Its previous owner was a great being at the Hedao realm. Do you think it will willingly accept a Yuanying monk as its master?"
"How do you know it won't work if you don't try it?"
If she was facing an ordinary Yuanying cultivator, Kong Jiu would naturally not think so, but in her opinion, Su Qingwu was an exception.
She continued:
"Since you were able to obtain a treasure like the Nine Soul Stealing Scrolls, it means that you are qualified to have such an opportunity. Why don't you try to fight for it?"
Su Qingwusi remained unmoved.
"Let's stop discussing the Wuji Golden Pearl here. If this treasure really belongs to me, there would have been a sign back then. Now it's clear. I won't waste time trying to seize something that clearly doesn't belong to me."
The moment she saw the treasure of the Nine Soul-stealing Scrolls she had obtained before, she had a corresponding premonition.
I have never had any similar intuition when facing the Wuji Golden Pearl.
Su Qingwu's view on this treasure is completely different from Kong Jiu's.
When opinions differ, she chooses to follow her intuition and stick to her own opinion.
Kong Jiu knew that he couldn't change his master's decision, so he said nothing more.
In fact, his actions today are, to some extent, influenced by his parents.
After all, they had often mentioned the Wuji Golden Pearl before, so Kong Jiu subconsciously valued this treasure very much, and that's why he came up with the idea of letting Su Qingwu try to seize the treasure.
After calming down, she carefully recalled her previous remarks, and gradually realized that she had been a little extreme, and a sense of self-blame arose in her heart.
Although the opportunity is good, if it does not really belong to you, forcing it will only bring disaster.
Thinking of this, Kong Jiu sent his mind again and apologized.
Su Qingwu didn't care much about it at first, but after this communication, the little gap between the two sides disappeared.
After that, four days passed peacefully.
On the fifth day, there was a hint of movement coming from Taoist Mingdan's retreat.
Su Qingwu, who was staying in the courtyard, noticed that he had come out and immediately went to the corresponding building.
Half a month later, Taoist Mingdan's white hair looked a little messier.
Seeing Su Qingwu coming, he laughed.
"Congratulations, my friend. All five furnaces of Soul Condensing Pills have been successfully refined without any failure. A total of six top-grade pills have been produced."
After he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves, took out a white jade bottle, and passed it to the girl in black through the air.
"All fifty pills are inside. You can check them first."
"Thank you, senior."
Su Qingwu took the jade bottle and immediately probed into his consciousness.
In addition to the six top-grade pieces, there are a total of twenty high-grade pieces, fifteen medium-grade pieces, and nine low-grade pieces.
She was very satisfied with the result.
After putting away the pills, he turned to talk about the stone gate.
"Senior, on the first night of your retreat to refine the elixir, a man wearing a martial arts hat came and kept knocking on the arched stone door. Later I discovered that this man had tampered with the stone door."
Hearing this, Taoist Mingdan's smile faded slightly, and he said in a deep voice:
"What does that person look like?"
"Dou Li can block the detection of spiritual consciousness, so his face cannot be seen clearly. As for his height, he is over eight feet tall. He is wearing a white robe and looks very thin. The nails on his exposed fingers are black."
"How is your cultivation?"
"Late Jindan stage."
"Besides knocking on the door, did this person do anything else?"
"I have been paying attention to this person's movements since I heard the sound, and I didn't see any other actions."
When Taoist Mingdan heard this, his brows furrowed.
"He is at the late Jindan stage, yet he has the guts to confront me. It seems someone is behind this. After he left, did you follow him to investigate his whereabouts?"
Su Qingwu shook her head slowly.
"No, but I asked my pet, the Seeking Butterfly, to memorize its scent. If I see it again in the future, I will be able to recognize it immediately even if it changes its appearance."
"Then, my friend, do you know what this beast did at the Stone Gate?"
"It's a spell, and his target should be you, Senior."
Hearing this, Taoist Mingdan seemed to remember something and his expression changed slightly.
He just waved his sleeves, and a crystal clear jade bead appeared before his eyes.
As spiritual power was injected into it, the jade bead flew up with a whoosh and quickly flew towards the direction of the arched stone door.
Su Qingwu didn't know what Taoist Mingdan meant by this, so he just watched from the side without saying anything.
Soon, a loud bang was heard in the distance.
At this moment, Taoist Mingdan's face turned extremely pale, and he gritted his teeth and spat out eight words:
"The blood puppet spell is from Ningwang Mountain!"
Su Qingwu had never heard of this person's name, but considering that Su Wen's enemy Ning Feng had the same surname as him, he asked:
"Who is Ningwangshan?"
Taoist Mingdan was in a state of great emotional ups and downs at the moment. He seemed not to want to say more and only uttered six words:
"This old man is a life-and-death enemy!"