Chapter 413 Old Wu Transforms into a Spirit
A few days later, Qiu Li indeed woke up.
After roughly learning who had saved her, she wanted to come over and formally express her gratitude, but at that time, her internal energy was surging and her precious light was constantly gushing out, making her aura very unstable—clearly, she had once again reached the critical juncture of spiritual transformation, and she didn't even have time to ask about the details of the past few years.
Zhong Cai's words were absolutely correct; Qiu Li really must continue her seclusion!
Qiu Bao and Huo Changming didn't dare to delay. They quickly handed over the pills they had bought to Qiu Li and left.
When Qiu Li broke through to the Spirit Transformation stage, she had already used up all the auxiliary resources she had prepared. However, she had not yet been able to use the treasure that cleared away the light after the failure, but the effect of that treasure was not as good as that of pills.
Receiving Qiu Bao's gift now will undoubtedly be a great help to Qiu Li.
Then, Qiu Li focused on transforming into a spirit.
This will take a long time...
Fortunately, Qiu Bao is now personally guarding the pass, so there won't be any more disturbances.
The fact that Zhong Cai, who could heal Qiu Li in her near-death state, was nearby made Qiu Li feel even more at ease.
Therefore, her breakthrough this time was not affected by her previous failure, and her emotions remained very stable.
She could sense that this time it went even more smoothly than the last.
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Qiu Li was beyond saving in the eyes of many sixth-level alchemists, but Zhong Danwang of the Lingxian Sect came up with a solution after only a few glances and successfully saved her in no time.
Even after Qiu Li recovered, she almost immediately transformed into a spirit again and succeeded!
This demonstrates the astonishing skill of Zhong Danwang in alchemy and medicine.
Furthermore, Qiu Li and the others did not come from any powerful or influential families, yet they were able to receive assistance from King Zhong Dan, which shows that King Zhong Dan is indeed very gentle... It is extremely rare to find a pill master with such high alchemy skills who is still so gentle.
For a time, many cultivators were eager to make their move.
However, soon news spread that Qiu Li's family had to offer an expensive gift to get a meeting with her, which made many cultivators hesitate.
It turned out that the family was genuinely sincere, which moved King Zhong Dan...
However, cultivators still came to our door carrying generous gifts.
They all knew very well that once Zhong Danwang returned to the Lingxian Sect, it would be even more difficult to pay him a visit. Now that he was here, if they really needed his help, it would be best to act quickly.
Several level-six alchemists from the Lingxian Sect took the initiative to assume the responsibility of screening.
When the worship offerings of those ascetics were of sufficient value, they would personally go to check on the situation and then pass it on to Zhongcai.
The seventh level of resources seems to have become a threshold.
Unsurprisingly, the problems brought about were all difficult and complicated. While the sixth-level alchemists of the Lingxian Sect were indeed excellent, they could not reach the top level of Zhong Cai. Since the patient's family was willing to offer such valuable resources, it must be because they had searched for many alchemists but could not solve the problem.
The sixth-level alchemists of the Lingxian Sect were indeed unable to solve the problem.
Seeing that one patient was treated only to be treated by another, Zhong Cai realized that it was impossible to continue refining pills for several days in a row. So he simply set a rule that he would only treat one difficult patient per month.
At other times, Zhong Cai would spend some time reading alchemy manuals, studying the ideas behind other types of pills, and refining at least two or three batches of level seven pills—whether it was two or three batches depended on how complicated the symptoms of the patients who came to him were.
There have even been patients who have been transformed into spirits!
Treating this kind of patient requires not only diagnosis and research into treatment plans, but also the refining of medicines that are truly effective for the patient... Because the level is high, there is a chance of failure when you first start thinking about it. Sometimes it takes a month to cure the disease, and then there is no time to refine pills at all during that month.
Zhong Cai will then pass the quota to the next eligible candidate.
In any case, after treating each patient, he would make at least two batches of suitable pills for Lao Wu before accepting new patients.
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As time went on, all the patients who came to Zhong Cai and met with him were successfully cured by him.
Outside the secret cave, more and more flying magical artifacts are now hovering.
However, although each new patient received at least a level seven resource as a gift and a considerable reward, and patients kept coming from far and wide, the restrictions that King Zhongdan imposed on refining pills for King Wudou never changed.
Gradually, many cultivators began preparing level seven resources with Yin and Yang attributes in order to be received by King Zhong Dan as soon as possible.
As expected, this type of resource is highly valued. If it is particularly suitable for Wu Douwang, it will indeed be received first. Unless the patient's symptoms are so severe that they are on the verge of death, there is no regard for the order of arrival.
Thus, the legend of the love between King Zhongdan and King Wudou spread even further.
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Inside the secret cave, Wu Dongxiao and Xuan Bing fought side by side once again.
Di Qiaoyan and Huo Changyun were not present.
Before the group had even settled down, Wu Dongxiao encountered new danger after just finishing two batches of pills.
Wu Dongxiao had no choice but to carry the alchemy furnace and begin a new round of escape. Di Qiaoyan and Huo Changyun were also separated from Wu Xuan as a result.
The only thing Huo Changyun could be thankful for was that he had mentioned to Wu Dongxiao beforehand that he wanted him to introduce him to a master alchemist, which is how he learned that Wu Dongxiao was backed by the top-ranked sixth-level alchemist!
Wu Dongxiao agreed to help Huo Changyun out of consideration for Huo Changyun's entry into the secret realm and the fact that he should have accumulated some savings.
So after they dispersed, Huo Changyun continued to search for resources without slacking off, all in preparation for being able to afford the remuneration later.
At this moment, Wu Xuan and his companion were facing a savage elephant that had reached the sixth level.
This is no ordinary sixth-tier beast that can be challenged beyond its level; it has maxed out its innate defense and its combat power is extraordinary.
Even though Xuan Bing is currently the top-ranked fifth-level warrior, he still finds it difficult to break through the barbarian elephant's defenses. Wu Dongxiao fights with increasing ferocity, but he also struggles to cut through the barbarian elephant's hide.
Both brothers had to expend a great deal of their profound energy to barely manage to make a shallow cut on its body.
Then, you can grind it down relentlessly.
After fighting for a day and a night, the elephant was finally covered in wounds. However, the elephant became even more ferocious due to the stimulation of the small wounds. Its blood and qi were surging, and it was extremely irritable.
Wu Dongxiao was preparing to use the medicine, so he was making it while hiding.
Xuan Bingze was responsible for diverting most of the barbarian elephant's attention, allowing Wu Dongxiao to successfully complete his training...
This scene has once again attracted some attention.
The passing cultivators: "..."
I almost thought I was seeing things.
How can you fight wild beasts while refining pills in a furnace?
That's outrageous!
However, because the ferocious elephant was too imposing, and the passing cultivators were only at the Suspended Illumination Realm, they dared not linger. After a silent sigh, they quickly fled into the distance.
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After Zhong Cai treated twenty or thirty patients, he also learned how to make eight kinds of level seven elixirs.
After yet another update to the Sky Rankings, he made it onto the list.
It ranked fifty-eighth.
The numbers are auspicious, and this result... is quite remarkable.
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Alchemists are different from martial arts practitioners.
Martial arts cultivators, after breaking through a realm, as long as their foundation is solid enough and their previous combat strength is strong enough, only need to spend some time adapting to the realm and then improve the level of the secret techniques they have learned in a short period of time. Their combat strength after advancing will naturally increase dramatically.
Therefore, although Wu Shaogan did not jump from the top of the low-level list to the top of the high-level list all at once, he was already on the list again the month after he broke through from Fusion to Palace.
Its ranking was neither high nor low, placing it somewhere in the fifties or sixties.
After a period of honing his skills, Wu Shaogan's ranking improved rapidly each month, and in a very short time, he was able to climb to the highest point that he could reach with his current level.
Because the ranking of alchemists is based on accumulated experience, newly promoted alchemists cannot be included in the list.
However, the higher the alchemist's level, the more their ranking will be affected by their alchemist talent.
For example, at lower levels, even alchemists with different talents can understand many of the difficulties in alchemy; the only difference is the time it takes.
When Zhong Cai first broke through to become a sixth-level alchemist, he was not immediately listed on the list. Even if he refined a very difficult pill and showed great alchemy skills, other alchemists who had been immersed in the craft for hundreds of years could also refine the same pill. Moreover, due to the time difference, they would have more other prescriptions. His alchemy skills were naturally not as good as those who had accumulated more experience. How could someone who had only worked for a month or two compare to someone who had worked for hundreds of years?
Therefore, when he first appeared on the list, his ranking was very low, and his subsequent climb up the list was relatively slow for him.
Now that Zhong Cai has become a level seven alchemist, the effects of different talents have officially begun.
For example, Zhong Cai can refine Soul Dividing Pills to the highest quality, but there are many seventh-level alchemists who simply cannot refine Soul Dividing Pills, or even if they can, they can never produce the highest quality ones.
The Soul Splitting Pill alone is already one of the most difficult pills to obtain among the seventh-grade pills. However, if Zhong Cai is only skilled in the Soul Splitting Pill and a few ordinary seventh-grade pills, it is not enough for him to be ranked on the Sky List. There is also a high possibility that he is simply destined to obtain the Soul Splitting Pill.
However, among the patients Zhong Cai later treated, he managed to cure several of the "incurable diseases" at the seventh level. With these multiple factors combined, it was confirmed that his alchemy skills were indeed quite outstanding. Combined with his skill in refining Soul-Dividing Pills, this propelled Zhong Cai onto the Sky List and gave him a very high initial ranking for an alchemist.
If Zhong Cai were to further research more advanced alchemy techniques that most alchemists could not achieve with their talent, his ranking in alchemy would improve much faster than when he was at level six.
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When the list was updated, Zhong Cai turned her head to look at Wu Shaogan and gave him a bright smile.
"Old Wu! You need to keep it up!"
Wu Shaogan raised an eyebrow: "I can transform into a spirit at any time."
That's true—
Zhong Cai has already refined a level-six pill for Wu Shaogan, suitable for the peak of level six, which can activate the precious light to form the outline of a large cauldron. It is used to assist in breaking through to the Spirit Transformation realm.
After Wu Shaogan consumes it, he will immediately transform into a spirit, and then at an extremely fast speed, he will fill the outline with all the precious light, forming a real cauldron.
The next step is for the soul to split off.
Previously, the only problem was a shortage of Soul-Splitting Pills, but now we've managed to gather almost the required amount.
Zhong Cai moved closer to Wu Shaogan, rested her head on his shoulder, and asked, "So when are you planning to break through?"
Wu Shao chuckled dryly, "Just in the last two days, I've reached the limit of my progress in secret techniques."
Zhong Cai asked curiously, "So, guess what ranking you'll get after making the list this time?"
Wu Shaogan thought for a moment and replied, "It won't be lower than last time." He also turned his head, rubbed his chin against Zhong Cai's head, and continued, "This time I have a lot of plans on how the secret technique can be changed, which should be able to be converted into strength more quickly."
Zhong Cai became excited: "I'm really looking forward to it! I'm already number fifty-eight! That's about the same as yours last time!"
—When Wu Shaogan first appeared on the Sky Ranking, he was ranked exactly fifty-sixth.
Zhong Cai continued cheerfully, "Take a guess, how much is it!"
Wu Shaogan chuckled and said, "Then how about we make a bet?"
Zhong Cai's interest was piqued: "How do we bet?"
Wu Shaogan spread out his palms and said, "I bet it's under fifty."
Zhong Cai hummed, but quickly sighed, "Let's not gamble."
Wu Shaogan: "What do you mean?"
Zhong Cai sighed even louder, and said softly, "Because I also think that Old Wu can definitely stay under fifty..."
Wu Shaogan burst out laughing.
He knew what he was doing and felt he wouldn't let A-Cai down.
However, since their opinions on the so-called "bet" were similar, the matter was dropped.
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After making the decision, Wu Shaogan indeed began to try to break through.
He had been preparing for a long time, and this time the transformation of his spirit went incredibly smoothly.
After the transformation, the precious light quickly condensed into a large cauldron.
Then, Wu Shaogan took a deep breath, put the Soul-Dividing Pill into his mouth, extracted a wisp of his primordial soul, and threw it into the cauldron.
Pain was inevitable, but it was suppressed to a minimum by the medication.
It took about five days in total.
Compared to Qiu Li, who spent more than a month successfully transforming into a spirit and stabilizing her realm, Wu Shaogan's speed was much faster.
After stabilizing his realm, Wu Shaogan adapted to it at an extremely fast pace.
At the beginning of the following month, the Sky Ranking was updated again.
Zhong Cai's ranking improved slightly because he treated a new, highly complex patient and developed a new type of elixir, but only from 58th to 52nd. This shows that his previous treatments and research did not significantly boost his ranking.
If he wants to climb higher, he needs to study more difficult techniques.
Wu Shaogan's ranking, however, remained firmly at forty-third.
Zhong Cai: "Whoa!"
Wu Shaogan said confidently, "It won't be long before I get a top ten ranking."
Zhong Cai's face lit up with excitement: "I'm really looking forward to it! Old Wu, you can definitely do it!"
Wu Shaogan smiled and leaned down to kiss Zhong Cai on the cheek.
Zhong Cai didn't cover her face and pounced on Wu Shaogan, starting to mess around with him.
The breakthrough took a lot of time, so the couple really need to take a good rest and recuperate.
Then, all that was left was for Zhong Cai to regain consciousness, and life would resume as before...
The number of patients outside continues unabated.
However, the cultivators outside were unaware that Wu Shaogan had quietly transformed into a spirit.
Until the list is published.
Although most cultivators here have not reached the Spirit Transformation stage, there are still some Spirit Transformation cultivators here.
Upon seeing the Heavenly Ranking, it's inevitable to hear exclamations of surprise...
The other cultivators then realized that Wu Douwang was no longer the top cultivator on the Palace Building Ranking, but had become a member of the Spirit Transformation Sky Ranking.
Even more terrifying is...
Normally, the higher the level, the more difficult it is to get on the list, but this King Wu Dou—his speed in climbing the Sky List is actually faster!
That's incredible.
Now, King Wu Dou and King Zhong Dan are once again "flying side by side" on the Sky Ranking.
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The changes in the Sky Rankings were witnessed by numerous forces far and wide.
The top spots on this list rarely change drastically over many years, but whenever there are significant and frequent changes, they are often related to Zhong and Wu.
The moods of other forces fluctuated greatly.
Regret has never stopped, but this time it has once again proven that Zhong and Wu are definitely not the kind of pseudo-geniuses who start strong but end weak, but rather top-level geniuses with fierce drive and never stop!
The Lingxian Sect and the War God Hall were bustling with activity on the forums for several days.
The most common topic is:
[Discussion] Junior Brother Zhong and Junior Brother Wu are amazing! I'm tired of saying that!
[Discussion] I won't give examples of which faction is now regretting their actions!
[Discussion] How about we make a bet? How long will it take for Wu Douwang and Junior Brother Zhong to reach the top of the seventh-level ranking?
[Discussion] I never dared to imagine this before, but now all I want to say is, go for it, my two junior brothers! Let's reach the top and teach those scoundrels a lesson!
[Discussion] Senior Brother Wu and King Zhong Dan are terrifying!
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Month after month passed.
There are Spirit Transformation cultivators who reside here and observe the situation on the Level 7 ranking list every month.
Although Zhong Cai's ranking climbs very slowly, she always manages to rise by at least one or two places each time the rankings are updated.
As a martial arts cultivator, Wu Shaogan climbs faster, improving his ranking by four or five places, or even ten or more, each time the ranking is updated. Just as Zhong Cai was ranked thirty-ninth, Wu Shaogan reached tenth place.
Then, their climb on the leaderboard finally came to a halt.
Those from other factions who were observing the Sky Rankings breathed a sigh of relief upon discovering this situation.
The Lingxian Sect and the War God Hall were not disappointed. On the contrary, they felt that they might have reached a bottleneck and it would be good to take a break.
These two are now the apple of their parents' eye, so they can't afford to make even the slightest mistake.
It's best not to be too tense in your cultivation.
These two individuals' current achievements are enough for the disciples of their respective factions to "show off their power" to the outside world.
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Inside the secret cave.
Wu Dongxiao, who had endured countless hardships, was taking a bath in a hot spring.
His senior brother, Xuan Bing, stood guard at the door.
Xuan Bing will only start washing after Wu Dongxiao has finished.
The two had gone through all sorts of hardships and were now covered in dirt; they simply couldn't stand it anymore.
If we don't wash it soon, it'll start to stink.
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Logically speaking, after so many years of working together, taking a bath together shouldn't be a big deal. Wu Dongxiao and Xuan Bing know each other very well and wouldn't mind this at all. But they still have to be apart... This is naturally because Wu Dongxiao is often restless when taking a bath.
In the past, when Wu Dongxiao took a bath, Xuan Bing might take the opportunity to hunt some wild beasts nearby, but almost every time—yes, the probability was over 90%—some trouble would occur.
Or perhaps a beautiful woman accidentally wanders in, and despite being wandering around aimlessly, she immediately yells "pervert!" at Wu Dongxiao upon seeing him.
Wu Dongxiao: "..."
They are completely innocent.
He clearly buried himself in the ground as soon as he noticed someone coming in, leaving only his head sticking out.
Either a few burly men barged in, saw Wu Dongxiao soaking in the pool, or they coveted Wu Dongxiao's wealth, or they wanted to silence him... In any case, they wanted to fight Wu Dongxiao.
They managed to trap him in the pool.
Unable to get his clothes, Wu Dongxiao could only use the water as cover to launch a ranged attack—which was obviously inefficient, but he couldn't just run ashore and fight people naked, could he?
There is another possibility... although it is less likely, it does exist.
That is, some androgynous flower thief, or lecherous thief who specializes in picking herbs, spotted Wu Dongxiao, were attracted by his good figure and handsome face, and began to carry out their seduction mission.
Wu Dongxiao certainly didn't want to, and then he was forced to soak in the same pool as these people.
Because these guys have no shame, they stripped naked and jumped towards Wu Dongxiao—Wu Dongxiao was so frightened that he jumped up and down several times, and casually pulled a blanket out of his storage ring and wrapped himself up!
The way he jumped ashore in such a disheveled state was both embarrassing and hilarious.
Xuan Bing often found himself in this situation—he didn't know what the pattern was, but he would often witness his junior brother being scolded/besieged/seduce by others seven or eight times out of ten, right after returning from a hunt.
But there was nothing he could do about it.
Although one can set up array plates, talismans, or other means to defend oneself while taking a bath, one often forgets about it as soon as one remembers it or even makes preparations, only to realize it later.
Or perhaps they remember and set up the plan, but the method suddenly fails—or perhaps the person who breaks in happens to be carrying something that can counteract the method—these are often the situations that would be considered "thuggish".
So, the only thing the senior brother could do was rush up and chase away these uninvited guests for his junior brother.
After this happened so many times, Xuanbing couldn't help but feel sorry for his junior brother.
So whenever his junior brother really wanted to take a bath, he simply stayed at the door and didn't go anywhere else.
Keep all possible "crises" out of the door.
And you know what? It actually works quite well.
...like right now.
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Xuan Bing stared expressionlessly at a beautiful young woman walking towards him, then flicked his wrist and shoved the Xuanhuang sword into the ground in front of him.
The young girl seemed not to have noticed Xuan Bing at all, and was walking straight into the cave. It wasn't until she heard the whistling sound of the Xuanhuang Spear that she suddenly came to her senses and discovered Xuan Bing's presence.
Xuan Bing said, "Please move, young lady, this place is not convenient."
The young girl suddenly felt a strong urge to enter the cave, but people were stopping her. After hesitating for a moment, she finally changed direction and went in another direction.
Xuan Bing sighed softly.
Alright, this one isn't too troublesome.
However, if he didn't stay here, the girl from the Suspended Illumination Realm might slip and fall into the pool after entering the cave. Or she might not even see Wu Dongxiao in the pool and go down to bathe herself.
Xuan Bing did not retrieve the Xuanhuang Spear and continued to guard it.
But at that moment, the flame mark on the back of his hand became somewhat hot.
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