Chapter 418 The Alchemists Refining Pills
These corpses thrown out of the secret realm should logically be those that didn't have time to come out on time, but he was clearly only the fifth in line, coming out earlier than many cultivators... so there must be some other reason.
The leader of the group to which this person belonged—the Yanhuo Palace—also had doubts and walked closer to examine him carefully.
The cultivator's body was still warm, indicating that he had only recently died. However, his wounds were strange, as if shrouded in a peculiar energy. Moreover, most of his blood had been lost, making his death quite bizarre and leaving one unable to discern how he had died.
Elder Nirvana of Yanhuo Palace walked over and squatted down to examine the situation.
Immediately, he frowned and said, "The power clinging to my junior nephew's wound is consistent with the aura of the secret realm cave, I'm afraid it's—"
At this point, Elder Nirvana quickly looked towards the cave entrance.
On the mountain wall, many cracks appeared and continued to spread, like a spider web.
As the cave shook, some small pebbles fell down.
Elder Nirvana blurted out, "The secret realm is about to collapse!"
Many cultivators heard his voice, and when they looked at the secret cave again, they felt it was highly likely.
If the secret realm cave collapses from the inside out, wouldn't it be extremely dangerous for the cultivators inside to come out? Cave collapses usually happen spontaneously, and energy needs to be accumulated during this process, and a lot of energy will dissipate, which could easily affect them.
So……
The wounds on the bodies of the deceased Yanhuo Palace disciples were likely caused by the self-destruction of their cave dwellings.
However, what are the specific details...?
The eyes of many cultivators fell on the few who had managed to escape relatively safely.
Those cultivators, who were originally taking medicine to recover, noticed the gazes of the other cultivators and began to recount what they had encountered.
The first cultivator to emerge said, "I was thrown into a vortex portal while I was traveling. I remember this was the exit, so I rushed in to avoid being late." He pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "The blood on my body is from fighting with savage beasts. I was thrown out as soon as I entered the vortex."
In short, the first cultivator to emerge did not encounter anything special; everything was normal, just like when entering or leaving other secret realms.
The other three cultivators spoke in turn:
"I was also thrown into a whirlpool, just like the brother before me."
"Me too... If there's any difference, it's that the vortex is only half a person's height, and I had to bend down and jump into it before stretching out."
"I don't see any difference either; the size of the vortexes is normal."
Apart from the one where the vortex had shrunk, there were no other unusual occurrences.
Someone asked, "Didn't you meet each other?"
The cultivators who had just emerged exchanged glances and then said:
"The place where I saw the whirlpool was surrounded by a dense forest."
"I was by the pool."
"Mine is in the mountains."
I am in a swamp.
Many cultivators were taken aback.
...They're all different?
But then everyone thought that if the cave was indeed about to explode, and as long as the owner of the place hadn't left it there to trick people, it wouldn't be surprising if they opened a few more doors so that the cultivators could leave as soon as possible.
However, no one expected that the newly opened cave dwelling would be a one-time use facility.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan remained silent as they watched the scene unfold.
But Wu Shaogan noticed that when Elder Nirvana mentioned the "secret realm self-destruction," his A Cai's lips twitched involuntarily.
Wu Shaogan raised his eyebrows.
Then, while listening to the cultivators who had come out recount what they had encountered, the two secretly communicated telepathically.
Zhong Cai's rant was quite a spectacle.
[I knew it! I should have known! Of all the secret realms that the protagonist can enter, those clearly related to inheritance, very few manage to survive unscathed!]
[Even a fool could tell that Dong Xiao will definitely get his hands on the inheritance, and after he does, the secret realm will explode! This will prevent anyone else from ever obtaining it again!]
Just wait, many more will surely die! This is nothing compared to what's to come! I just hope all the disciples of our War God Temple emerge unharmed!
I reckon by the time Dongxiao comes out, this cave will be completely destroyed!
[Let's get ready quickly; these warships need to retreat at least a few hundred miles!]
In short, while the cultivators were talking, Zhong Cai's muttering never stopped.
Wu Shaogan smiled slightly, looking at Zhong Cai with tender eyes, and silently agreed in his heart.
Is there really such a saying?
【A-Cai is right.】
I hope they can all live.
That's probably true.
[Ah Cai is right; all the seniors had anticipated this.]
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As expected, everyone was very concerned about the situation of the cave. They saw that the cracks on the mountain where the cave was located were increasing and the falling rocks were getting bigger and bigger. They were all from powerful forces and had their own knowledge. They immediately manipulated their flying magical artifacts to retreat quickly.
Those independent cultivators and those flying magical artifacts that came seeking medicine also followed the actions of the major forces and all retreated.
The Temple of War is even more convenient.
Wu Shaogan had already started controlling the warship to keep moving backward while he was speaking to Zhong Cai through telepathic communication.
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From realizing the situation to questioning the few cultivators who survived, and then retreating hastily, the entire process didn't take long.
The vortex in front of the cave began to spin erratically, and the mountain gradually disintegrated, slowly throwing out several corpses that looked similar at first glance.
The leaders of the major forces all recognized the person and quickly took the body to their respective flying artifacts, while still checking the situation.
Upon inspection, it was found that the characteristics of these corpses were exactly the same as those of the first one.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan exchanged a glance.
Fortunately, no disciples of the Temple of War have appeared yet.
Suddenly, a leader appeared, bowed to Zhong Cai, and said urgently, "My royal sister is still alive. Please, Prince Zhong, save her life!"
Zhong Cai was taken aback.
This person is the leader of the Great Yan Dynasty and also a prince of the current dynasty.
Zhong Caishun scanned the prince's pointed figure with his soul and indeed found an extremely subtle life force. The person had no defensive equipment, and even the robe with the obvious array patterns was worn and had sharp scratches in many places.
Without hesitation, he quickly took out a bottle of pills and handed it to the prince, saying, "This is a level four exorcism pill, which may be able to remove the abnormal energy from her wounds."
The prince quickly accepted it—he was already a palace cultivator and did not carry any special level-four pills. His younger sister was unconscious and unable to open her own storage pouch, so he didn't know if she could take out a suitable pill from it.
So he rushed over to beg for help, hoping to get the most suitable elixir for his royal sister's current condition... If the elixir didn't work, among all the alchemists present, the only one with the best chance of saving his royal sister was this King Zhong Dan.
Zhong Cai then took out two more bottles and said, "This one contains a level four blood-replenishing pill, and the other contains a level four vitality pill. Both should be effective for your condition."
The prince accepted it again, expressing his deepest gratitude. He then quickly gave the prince a small pouch and hurried back to rescue the person.
They moved extremely fast, without daring to hesitate for even a moment.
The elixir seemed to be working. After a while, the princess who had fainted slowly woke up. Although she had not fully recovered, she was able to meditate and circulate her energy to further promote the effects of the medicine.
Seeing this, cultivators from other factions felt a little more hopeful and began searching their own resources for suitable pills.
The situation is very strange now, and they need to prepare early.
I just hope that the elixirs we find will still be useful someday.
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Zhong Cai hesitated for a moment, then waved to the alchemists of the Lingxian Sect behind him.
All the alchemists, look over here.
Zhong Cai asked, "Prepare whatever you have on hand. And if anyone else can refine it, come to me."
Alchemists prioritize alchemy.
As the only seventh-level Dan King present, Zhong Cai's orders were obeyed by the other disciples.
Then a dozen or so level four and five alchemists came out and bowed to Zhong Cai.
There were a lot of alchemists who came this time—although not every disciple of the War God Temple who got a spot had a Daoist partner or a romantic interest, there were still dozens of them.
They are so proactive now, partly because of Zhong Cai's instructions, and partly because they are worried about their respective partners.
After all, everyone saw what happened just now.
It was because the prince acted decisively and came to Zhong Cai that he was able to obtain a usable elixir in the shortest amount of time and successfully save the princess who still had a breath left.
These alchemists naturally hoped that even if their beloved encountered a crisis, they could still survive... and they absolutely could not let this possible glimmer of hope slip away.
Seeing the reaction of the Lingxian Sect members, the cultivators from other factions relaxed their tense expressions slightly.
Seeing that the changes in this secret realm will take some time, it would be great if the alchemists of the Spirit Immortal Sect could take some time to refine some pills... Apart from those that the disciples of the War God Hall could use, perhaps some of the extra pills from each batch could be shared with them.
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Zhong Cai led a group of Lingxian Sect alchemists and started their furnaces right on the deck.
The alchemists were refining pills that matched their respective levels, and the air was filled with the fragrance of medicine.
However, some alchemists did not have enough medicinal herbs on hand. Upon seeing this, Wu Shaogan directly retrieved them from the ancient city and delivered them to these alchemists.
Zhong Cai noticed Wu Shaogan's cooperation and was delighted. She glanced at Wu Shaogan and gave him a bright smile.
Wu Shaogan's expression was gentle as he continued to stare at the alchemists.
Coincidentally, at the fourth or fifth level, Wu Shaogan was able to assist Zhong Cai back then and was familiar with many elixir formulas.
Now he can "fill in the gaps" in his knowledge.
The other alchemists had always kept their distance from Wu Douwang, but when they discovered that Wu Shaogan had directly replenished their supplies of medicinal herbs, they all took a moment from their busy alchemy work to bow slightly to Wu Shaogan as a token of their gratitude.
Wu Shaogan waved his hand and simply replenished the medicinal materials for the other alchemists.
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Among these, Zhong Cai's refining process is the fastest.
The pills he chose to refine were of the fourth grade.
Refining a level four pill at the Palace Building realm only takes two quarters of an hour, and each batch yields six pills, which are of great help to other cultivators.
Furthermore, Zhong Cai also noticed from the corpses that the deaths were in line with common sense—those who died had weaker auras, which meant they were weaker in combat, while the only surviving princess had the strongest aura among all the "corpses" thrown out.
So, those who emerge later and are more likely to be on the verge of death are naturally the disciples of the Suspended Illumination Realm.
Zhong Cai decided to do everything in her power to save them.
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The efficiency of the black hole vortex gradually increased.
The next time they vomited, they produced more than a dozen figures.
Eight of them died instantly, and of the remaining few, most were barely breathing, with only two or three still able to stand.
They were all cultivators of the Suspended Illumination Cultivation.
This time, disciples from the Temple of War emerged.
There are two in total.
One of them coughed up blood and was barely holding a barely breathing "corpse" in his hands.
Judging from the looks of it, if the person vomiting blood hadn't pulled up the "corpse," they probably wouldn't be in such a sorry state.
Among the alchemists from the Lingxian Sect present, one of them quickly jumped out, rushed directly to the "corpse," and stuffed a pill into its mouth.
This alchemist disciple did not know how to refine the few types of pills Zhong Cai pointed out, but the alchemists of the Lingxian Sect had a characteristic of being very obsessed with alchemy, so most of them liked to store all kinds of pills, and this one was no exception.
So, this disciple of the alchemist happened to have the right medicine in his collection, and naturally, he immediately gave it to his ambiguous love interest.
The disciple who was seriously injured and vomiting blood felt slightly relieved. He swayed and leaned against the railing next to him, hitting it hard and almost vomiting blood again.
The disciple who vomited blood: "..."
He had mixed feelings.
He was very happy to have successfully saved his fellow disciple, but he soon saw his disciple being carefully treated by his lover, and he suddenly felt a little lonely.
Alas, it's somewhat pitiful that he doesn't have a lover.
After giving his beloved a pill, the alchemist disciple saw that his lover's aura was gradually strengthening, so he gave her other healing pills. As his lover's condition improved... he certainly wouldn't forget his lover's benefactor.
The alchemist then hurriedly went to his seriously injured disciple, presented him with some pills, and expressed his sincere gratitude.
The disciple who vomited blood: "..."
Even though he now had the elixir, for some reason, he felt even more desolate.
The disciple smiled, then silently took the pill and began to meditate.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the alchemist disciple return to his junior brother's side with a worried expression, carefully watching over him as he awoke...
It's so desolate, really so desolate.
The disciple who used to cough up blood has stopped coughing up blood, but deep down, he still feels a slight bleeding sensation.
Perhaps he shouldn't complain about the trouble in the future.
You should also find a Daoist partner...
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Zhong Cai quickly refined a batch of level four pills. Other alchemists, whose cultivation levels were not as high as Zhong Cai's, naturally could not do it as quickly.
However, Zhong Cai did not stop and continued to accelerate the alchemy process.
In order to produce pills faster, he even used the ancient level-six pill furnace that could cut the time in half.
With the help of this alchemy furnace, Zhong Cai only needed a quarter of an hour to produce a batch of level four pills.
This process is repeated.
One after another, many cultivators were thrown out of the secret realm.
At least 30% of the cultivators were killed instantly, another 20% barely survived, and the rest were mostly seriously injured.
Those who were uninjured were few and far between, and even those with minor injuries numbered no more than ten.
All factions are quickly collecting the bodies and rescuing people.
The consumption of elixirs is also increasing.
The alchemists at the Lingxian Sect are doing their best to shorten the pill-refining time and produce as many pills as possible.
Of course, the one who provided the most was Zhong Cai.
More than fifty disciples of the War God Temple have emerged from the secret realm.
Only one of them was a Fusion cultivator; the rest were Suspended Illumination cultivators.
The cultivator who underwent fusion was only slightly injured.
Among the other factions, those who emerged as cultivators of fusion were either lightly or severely injured; none died.
Therefore, it can be seen that the energy flowing out of the secret cave should not be strong enough to easily kill a fusion cultivator—as long as one is careful, the chances of a fusion cultivator escaping are still quite high.
That being said...
Most of the disciples of the Temple of War were seriously injured, and five or six were on the verge of death.
There were two more... after they came out, they really weren't breathing.
Everyone had to conclude that the two men were dead.
One of them even had a Daoist partner, which immediately caused his partner to explode and rush to his side.
The alchemist was greatly shocked; his face turned deathly pale, devoid of any color.
Seeing this, Zhong Cai gave Wu Shaogan a look.
Wu Shaogan understood, and slipped away, easily taking the "corpse" from his Daoist partner's hands and presenting it to Zhong Cai.
The alchemist disciple initially showed anger, but when he discovered that the person who took the corpse was Wu Douwang and placed it next to Senior Brother Zhong, he suddenly guessed something and a glimmer of hope welled up in his heart.
And Zhong Cai did not disappoint this hope.
After quickly examining the body of the War God Temple disciple with his soul sense, his expression relaxed slightly. Then, while refining pills, he took out a handful of medicinal needles and casually scattered them—all of them pierced into the body of the War God Temple disciple.
Then, Zhong Cai beckoned to the alchemist disciple.
The alchemist's disciple rushed over.
Zhong took out a bamboo tube that looked like it was carved from jade and handed it to him, saying, "One drop at a time, then start from between your partner's eyebrows and remove the needles one by one. Each time a needle shakes, remove that needle. Feed him once every three needles removed."
The alchemist's disciple quickly agreed and carefully took the bamboo tube.
He had already realized that the bamboo tube must contain some kind of rare and precious herb. Senior Brother Zhong used a medicinal needle to extract the last remaining life force of his Daoist partner, and then used this rare and precious herb to strengthen that life force, allowing his partner, who was not quite dead yet, to grasp at this last bit of life and come back to life.
Now that things have come to this, he is certain he can save his Daoist partner!
The alchemist's disciple followed his instructions, being extremely careful with every movement.
About an hour later, all the needles were finally removed.
The disciple of the Temple of War finally began to breathe very faintly.
The alchemist's disciple was almost moved to tears!
Finally! Finally, he's alive!
At this moment, all the precious natural ingredients in the bamboo tube had been used up.
The alchemist's disciple quickly retrieved many pills from his collection and gave them to his Daoist partner to nourish her body.
The disciple of the Temple of War barely opened his eyes and managed a weak smile.
He never expected to survive, but it was wonderful.
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Another dying disciple of the Temple of War was also brought over by Wu Shaogan through Zhong Cai's request.
However, since this person had no partner to take good care of him, Wu Shaogan himself became the one responsible for removing the needles.
Compared to the previous warm and harmonious scene where a couple shed tears on each other's faces, this one is quite pitiful.
Because Wu Shaogan was very swift in his actions, showing absolutely no tenderness.
Therefore, when this disciple finally awoke from the long darkness, the first thing he saw was Senior Brother Wu, who had no expression on his face.
He suddenly realized something, and his mind became incredibly clear in an instant.
It startled him!
Why is Senior Brother Wu standing next to him?
Oh, he's alive!
...It seems that Senior Brother Wu saved him.
The disciple of the Temple of War Gods quickly expressed his gratitude.
Wu Shaogan then took out several bottles of pills and handed them to him, saying, "Take them yourself when you wake up."
The disciples of the War God Temple diligently accepted the pills and tried their best to recuperate as quickly as possible.
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Other factions and independent cultivators witnessed Zhong using a combination of acupuncture and pills to save two War God Temple disciples who had already died, and their hearts were filled with mixed emotions.
The disciples of the Temple of War can be saved, but those on this side who are no longer breathing... seem to be truly dead.
But it seems they wouldn't have the face to ask King Zhong Dan to save their disciple as well.
The previous ones are no longer viable—after all, the deaths occurred a considerable time ago; if such a situation were to occur again, King Zhong Dan would likely not agree, as he probably doesn't possess many such rare and precious materials, and would likely save them for the disciples of the War God Temple.
The other forces all sighed.
However, they will continue to monitor the situation at the Temple of War.
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As time went by, many cultivators gradually discovered that although the external manifestation of that secret realm cave was always that the mountain was slowly collapsing, there was a subtle pattern to it.
Every so often, a group of cultivators would be released, their injuries varying, but the cave never collapsed.
It seemed to be constantly inhaling and exhaling energy, continuously accumulating enough energy to shatter the entire secret realm.
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About an hour later, the black hole vortex suddenly expanded!
It quickly devoured the entire cave and continued to spread outwards!
The flying artifacts from various factions all retreated violently once again in unison.
Because the area around the black hole vortex was already filled with flying sand and stones, the vortex itself became strange—it used to spew out cultivators one after another, but now it seemed to not only spew out cultivators, but also generate a terrifying attraction!
The vortexes rotate at different speeds, making it unclear whether they are expelling or swallowing.
Such a scenario is truly terrifying.
Many cultivators even noticed that as soon as the vortex spat out a cultivator who had just been suspended in the air, it immediately unleashed another force that tried to pull the cultivator back—fortunately, the cultivator's faction reacted quickly and used a powerful silk artifact to wrap around the cultivator, forcibly dragging him back!
Because of the dragging, the cultivator's injuries were very serious.
Fortunately, he survived and there is still hope for his recovery.
The cultivator who saved him with the silk was ashen-faced; in that instant, all his profound energy was drained.
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