Chapter 493 Attacking the Red Poisonous Mountain Ridge 2
The alchemy furnaces were densely packed together; a quick count revealed exactly fifty.
Almost simultaneously, a thin wisp of wood fire appeared beneath each of the alchemy furnaces.
Warm the oven quickly.
Moreover, all the alchemy furnaces are heated to the ground simultaneously.
Immediately, Zhong Cai flicked his hand, sending out the same amount of medicinal herbs, all of which floated above the numerous alchemy furnaces.
No one knows what he did, but the first medicinal herb fell down neatly and was put into different alchemy furnaces.
Then, each alchemy furnace reacted simultaneously.
Zhong Cai's hands were also constantly busy.
The suspended medicinal herbs flew back one by one, were quickly processed by Zhong Cai, and then quickly returned to their original positions, falling at the appropriate time according to the correct speed.
This process is repeated.
Zhong Cai must have been very busy, and his movements were very smooth. To outsiders, his actions appeared completely natural, without any sign of lack of skill.
Then, each alchemy furnace worked as hard as it could.
Even in every process, the reaction that occurs in each alchemy furnace is the same.
When the refining was almost complete, Zhong Cai swept his sleeves out again!
Immediately afterwards, the fire beneath each alchemy furnace began to hiss and flicker, melting the medicinal herbs inside the furnace at the fastest speed.
Each alchemy furnace trembled slightly.
The aroma of medicine began to waft out.
Among the many flying artifacts behind them, the alchemists discovered a clue.
Instead of venturing into the mountains with the disciples of the War God Temple and the conscripted cultivators, they quickly searched for the source of the elixir fragrance.
Some cultivators who were refining level-five pills knew that this kind of pill was a healing pill, and its fragrance was very faint.
But the scent they had detected earlier was definitely not faint enough. So, could it be that many batches of pills were being refined at roughly the same time?
Subconsciously, these alchemists swept their spiritual senses toward the direction of the fragrance of the pills. Before long, they discovered that the source of the fragrance was actually the ancient city high in the sky!
Wow!
Isn't that the ancient city that Senior Brother Zhong/Junior Brother Zhong and King Wu Dou are rumored to own?
Previously, King Wu Dou fired cannons at the miasma, which blasted out a path that allowed countless cultivators to enter the Red Miasma Mountains!
Before long, these alchemists "saw" a strange sight.
Fifty batches of pills were refined together!
The alchemists from other factions were dumbfounded, but the alchemists from the Lingxian Sect quickly recovered their composure after the initial shock. This was simply because, although they hadn't spent much time with Zhong Cai, they paid far more attention to him than the alchemists outside and were able to obtain a lot of firsthand information.
Naturally, they knew that whenever Zhong Cai took action, whether it was refining pills, researching new pills, researching new diseases, researching new pill formulas, etc., he was always very fast.
The more you see it, the more familiar it becomes, and the faster you can accept it. Unlike others, you won't need a long time to calm down.
Even so, whispers continued to circulate.
"It really is Senior Brother Zhong! Has he come up with a new method this time?"
“I’ve heard of such a method, but my master didn’t master it either. He only heard about it, so it’s possible that he learned it from Sangdanhuang, or that he researched it based on ancient texts…”
"It's probably not a research project. This method has many drawbacks and isn't very valuable to Junior Brother Zhong. It's not worth wasting too much of his time on it."
"I suspect that war has broken out, and Junior Brother Zhong sought out Sang Danhuang to learn the elixir in advance in order to prepare medicine for the army. This way, Junior Brother Zhong mastered it as soon as possible, and now he is finally able to demonstrate it..."
"Junior Brother Zhong is truly amazing! I've been thinking about it, and if I were to learn this method now, I probably wouldn't be able to be as outstanding as him. I might even waste a lot of medicinal herbs and still not be able to learn it!"
"Yes! Unlike Junior Brother Zhong, whose reaction to the medicinal herbs is excellent. If this continues, he should be able to successfully extract the pill!"
"It's still a long way from producing the pill, but Junior Brother Zhong's pill-making skills seem truly superb!"
“I think so too! It’s just that Senior Brother Zhong handles a lot of medicinal herbs each time, which makes it a bit inconvenient. If someone helped him, he could probably do it even faster…”
"To be honest, my own alchemy skills are just so-so, and I probably can't help much with refining medicines on my own, but I'm good at handling medicinal materials, so I'd really like to help him out."
"Do you think Senior Brother Zhong will accept it?"
"Let's go ask! We want to help too!"
These were all disciples of the Lingxian Sect. Seeing such a powerful refining scene, they all had the idea of helping.
Now we are fighting for the sake of their two forces, and we must eradicate the entire evil path.
Therefore, no matter how you contribute, you can be credited.
They even felt that if they did their best to help Zhong Cai, they might gain more merits and make greater contributions to the battlefield!
So, several disciples of the Lingxian Sect exchanged glances, then piloted their flying boats and approached the ancient city.
Because the alchemists are protected within the inner circle, even if they take to the air, as long as they do not exceed the protection range, there is no problem.
Upon reaching the edge of the ancient city, a master alchemist raised his voice slightly and inquired, "King Wu Dou? King Wu Dou!"
As for why they contacted Wu Shaogan directly instead of Zhong Cai, it was naturally because they were worried that it would disturb Zhong Cai. Normally, it would be fine, but now Zhong Cai was refining many furnaces at the same time, so he definitely couldn't be distracted. Therefore, they had to be very careful and try not to let outside greetings affect his state.
Besides, who doesn't know that King Wu Dou and King Zhong Dan are one and the same?
Whether King Zhongdan needs it or not, King Wudou certainly knows.
Sure enough, in the next instant, a voice came over, it was Wu Shaogan.
【What's up? 】
The alchemist immediately asked, "Does Senior Brother Zhong need a few herbs to process?"
Wu Shaogan replied very quickly.
Ten people. Must be able to process level 5 medicinal herbs.
Upon hearing this, the alchemists were overjoyed.
They quickly volunteered and relayed the answers to the disciples who had previously surrounded them asking for information.
They themselves sensed that the ancient city's defenses had been partially breached, allowing them to enter.
These alchemists immediately put away their flying artifacts, then took to the air and entered the ancient city.
Other alchemists who reacted quickly and received the news also rapidly improved their skills.
But this really is a race against time.
Once the number of alchemists entering the ancient city reaches ten, the others will no longer be allowed to enter.
Thus, the other alchemists who failed to get there first could only sigh in front of the ancient city and leave dejectedly.
Since I can't get the help out in the ancient city, I might as well go and refine some pills; at least I'll put in some effort.
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In the ancient city.
After entering the city, the several alchemists were led to the city tower by a strange feeling.
The city gate tower is very large, almost like a square.
Zhong Cai sat in the center, while Wu Shaogan was near the wall, drawing his bow and shooting arrows.
The couple clearly worked together very well.
The ten alchemists immediately stepped forward to pay their respects.
"Senior Brother Zhong, King Wu Dou."
"Junior Brother Zhong, King Wu Dou."
Zhong Cai sensed his fellow disciples and quickly took a look.
In that instant, he realized that these alchemists looked somewhat familiar—they must have been people he had met before, and perhaps they had even sought his guidance.
Since it looks familiar and doesn't evoke any displeasure, it's most likely that the alchemy skill is passable.
Zhong Cai quickly replied with a smile, "Thank you for your trouble. Please come and help me!"
The alchemists were all efficient people, and they quickly came to Zhong Cai's side a little distance away.
The next moment, piles of medicinal herbs appeared in front of them.
Most of them do not need to be processed immediately, but some must be processed in time and put into the alchemy furnace as soon as possible, otherwise the medicinal effect will be greatly weakened, which will greatly affect the quality of the refined pills.
Now is the time to sacrifice quality, and the alchemists are busy at full speed.
If they encounter medicinal herbs that need to be processed immediately, they will be even faster.
The alchemists were all experienced and quickly found their own niche and methods.
With their assistance, Zhong Cai's handling of medicinal herbs was greatly reduced, and she became more and more adept at refining them.
The alchemists were delighted to see that they had indeed helped.
They were constantly busy with their hands, and their attention was even more focused, for fear that even the slightest mistake in their technique would affect Zhong Cai.
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The sight of these ten "lucky ones" after they landed in the ancient city attracted the attention of many cultivators in charge of logistics.
The alchemists from other factions, who had no chance of obtaining a spot to enter the ancient city, spoke up in hushed tones:
"Did you all witness Zhong Danwang's skill before? It was so smooth! It was as if he had only refined one batch of pills, with every movement precise and without any redundancy, making all the pill furnaces react exactly the same!"
"Didn't we already figure this out? If you ask me, what we should be paying more attention to is how many pills we can get on this first try!"
"Yes! King Zhong's alchemy skills are truly superb! He even knows this kind of method!"
"Hey! Isn't our King Zhong's alchemy extremely superb? So superb that when someone foolishly bullied his Daoist partner, King Wu Dou, he directly offered a bounty on the head of an evil cultivator! How domineering! You may not know, but in the places we live in, King Zhong's reputation is extremely renowned, so he's not at all surprised that he can refine multiple batches!"
"You guys are really good at talking... Wu Douwang, you think he can be bullied? That was purely because someone had malicious intentions and plotted against him. Not only did he kill those evil cultivators on the spot, but Zhong Danwang also helped him vent his anger!"
"Why can't King Wu Dou be bullied? Tongtian can handle it! This great battle against the evil path was fought by the War God Palace and the Spirit Immortal Sect to avenge their two top genius disciples. The disciples from both sides fought like madmen, ready to die! I suspect that the one who sent people to attack last time was also the Poison Toad Ancestor. So this time, it's simply too much!"
"Indeed, indeed. It's truly a pity that we can't enter the ancient city to assist, nor can we properly witness the masterful demeanor of King Zhong Dan as he concentrates on alchemy!"
The discussions never stopped.
But perhaps inspired by the enthusiasm of Zhong Cai and the disciples of the Lingxian Sect, the alchemists from other forces who came to help with logistics were many times more enthusiastic than before.
Those martial arts cultivators who used ranged attacks and remained on their respective flying boats also became faster and more ferocious in their attacks.
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The Red Mist Mountain Range is so vast that its boundaries cannot be seen at a glance.
Especially since this is the lair of the Poison Toad Ancestor, it is naturally designed with countless ingenious schemes to make anyone who wants to enter this mountain range feel uncomfortable all over, and may even be directly "monitored" and suffer an extremely miserable end.
If you try to bombard it from a distance, you will be hindered by various strange restrictions and arrays. If you are not careful, you may hurt the people who are charging forward with you.
If you charge in one direction alone, you are likely to get caught in various traps and die.
Although it's unclear whether these things were built to prepare for this great war or were already in the works... there's no doubt they can cause considerable trouble for many conquerors.
However, since the conquerors have chosen to participate in the war of conquest and annihilation and also want the spoils of war, they should naturally bear any trouble that may arise.
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Wu Shaogan drew his bow and shot an arrow while keeping his eyes fixed ahead.
Currently, none of the patriarchs at the Tongtian level, nor the two sect masters or hall masters, show any signs of engaging in combat.
The other palace masters all possess warships, and they all maneuver their warships to a relatively small size, allowing them to move more nimbly.
Warships often have considerable firepower, and they should aim their attacks as much as possible at the combat traps.
The deafening roar continued, exploding in the area where the traps were located.
At the same time, it will also create huge energy ripples, forcing nearby cultivators to quickly retreat.
—If the restrictions on the trap are broken, it can provide considerable protection for the cultivators who venture into the mountains.
However, this process is violent, and cultivators near the trap need to be extra careful to guard against evil forces and avoid the firepower of righteous forces.
All those who have broken in are currently only at the Spirit Transformation Realm at most.
Many of them are led by a Spirit Transformation or Palace Constructor who clears the way and fights ahead, followed by a long procession.
The team charged forward madly, stirring up even the scorched earth that had been bombarded by artillery fire, and sweeping away any place where cultivators might hide.
Even with this method, many hidden evil practices were still uncovered.
That's how evil paths work. Even if they're still alive, they might be hiding in the shadows, ready to unleash a backlash at any moment and make the cultivators attacking the Red Mist Mountain pay with their lives!
There are even evil practitioners who have cultivated even more bizarre methods, who can ambush and devour the flesh and blood of their attackers to quickly replenish themselves, thus allowing them to survive—no matter how severe their injuries, they are all insidious enough.
Righteous cultivators are so cautious now precisely because they know the evil methods are unpredictable, so that they can find as many evil paths as possible and prevent them from being "stabbed in the back" by attackers from behind when they are making rapid progress.
The entire army continued to advance into the mountains.
If you look inward from outside the Red Mist Mountain Range, you will find countless cultivators, like "ants," rapidly spreading to every corner of the mountain range, attacking and killing every evil cultivator there.
The resistance from the heretics was also extremely tenacious.
So, among those countless "ants," countless blood flowers bloomed.
It may come from the righteous path, or it may come from the evil path.
However, the "blood flowers" of the righteous path are often more vivid and dazzling, while those of the evil path often cause considerable pollution.
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Gradually, a full 80% of the army outside the Red Mist Mountain Range had infiltrated into it.
The fighting was so fierce that it filled the mountains and fields.
Countless evil cultivators unleashed terrifying methods, and countless cultivators were cautiously fighting and maneuvering against the evil cultivators around them.
On the righteous path, there is also a lot of mutual help.
Many people have found teammates with whom they can rely on each other and work together seamlessly.
Because the methods of the heretical path are so strange, ordinary cultivators at the same level often find it difficult to deal with them.
Those who came to fight this time were of varying strengths.
However, this did not matter, as the righteous faction was well aware of the situation and therefore had no intention of fighting alone but rather of ganging up on each other.
Anyway, there are a lot of them. If two or three can't do it, seven or eight will do. If that still doesn't work, then ten or so will do.
In the end, it's all about surrounding, constantly surrounding, gathering everyone's energy as much as possible, and slaughtering as many evil people as possible.
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The many cultivators who stormed into the mountains had all put away their flying magical artifacts.
Suddenly, several cultivators with decent strength also entered using small flying artifacts.
However, they underestimated the ferocity of the evil sect's lair. As soon as the small flying artifact entered the miasma's range, it seemed to malfunction immediately, swaying in the air. No amount of Xuan power could improve the flying artifact in the slightest.
Even worse, it fell down very quickly.
Furthermore, there are several other evil sects eyeing the battlefield, ready to engage in combat at any moment.
Now, many cultivators have to rely on movement techniques to fight, which has imposed even greater restrictions.
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Wu Shaogan stood atop the wall, shooting down the evil spirits as he muttered to himself.
"Neither my arrows nor the cannon fire I fired earlier seem to have been as powerful."
This is probably due to the miasma barrier.
After observing for a period of time, Wu Shaogan roughly understood what was going on.
No matter how many times he and A use artillery to bombard them, it can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.
Indeed, this level nine lair is impregnable. If it could be easily invaded, then all it would take is a few "old friends" who dislike him to visit, especially at night. How could the Poison Toad Ancestor possibly escape?
Even if it's still possible, as long as the other party's identity cannot be exposed, it will remain an "unsolved case".
That being said...
Although Wu Shaogan's artillery fire had cleared away most of the miasma, the root of the miasma remained, and even if it disappeared temporarily, it would quickly recover.
At that time, the entire Red Miasma Mountain Range will still be shrouded in mist, and when the battle continues later, it will be easy to be confused by the miasma.
Moreover, it would be impossible to fire the cannon again at that time.
Because once the cannons are fired, the range of firepower is extremely large. While slaughtering the evil cultivators and bombarding the mountaintops, many righteous cultivators will also be affected and perish in the artillery fire.
That's obviously inappropriate.
So, we still need to think of other solutions.
This method should primarily be applied to the Pill Emperors, and even to those cultivators with special companion treasures—but that's a matter for later—who could also produce some Breakthrough Pills specifically for this area. Perhaps those special companion treasures might be able to lend a hand.
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Everyone was busy, and the Pill Emperors were no exception.
At this moment, they emerged from their respective warships and all gathered on the eighth-class warship behind the ninth-class warship.
Despite its small size, it is very easy to maneuver and is perfectly safe as long as it hides behind a level 9 warship.
At the same time, the various defensive features on this level eight top-grade warship are in no way inferior to those of the level nine warship, and may even be superior.
Therefore, the Pill Emperors are very important, so they are gathered here to avoid being easily killed.
They were also refining elixirs.
Moreover, due to the time constraints, they did not refine any level eight pills, but instead chose level seven and level six pills based on their individual pill-forming conditions.
However, when everyone's gaze fell on Sang Yunchu, they couldn't help but raise their eyebrows.
Sang Yunchu was also refining pills at this moment, and there were thirty pill furnaces in front of him.
They are all level six pills.
He is currently at the Spirit Transformation Realm, so refining multiple batches of Level 6 pills is not a problem for him.
The difficulty lies only in the operation.
Sang Yunchu quickly took out the wood-fired furnace and began refining.
Often, his fingers moved so fast they almost left afterimages as he worked swiftly on different medicinal herbs.
Now, seeing that Sang Yunchu's technique was not as nimble as before, several alchemists prepared to come and help. They quickly came to his side and picked up a few level-six medicinal herbs to practice.
Seeing that Sang Yunchu did not object, it meant that he did indeed need help.
As a result, a large group of people were gathered to process the medicinal materials for him, and each of them was extremely skilled in processing them one after another.
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Sang Yunchu flicked his sleeve, striking all the alchemy furnaces and triggering various reactions within them.
The other alchemists, seeing this, were filled with longing.
Of course, those present were all level eight alchemists and alchemy emperors. It would be a waste of manpower to use them only as assistants.
These alchemists who offered to help were also aware of this, so they only helped temporarily. They quickly sent a telepathic message to several other sixth-level alchemists at the Foundation Establishment stage who were hovering on nearby flying artifacts, asking them to come and help.
Since the pills being refined so far are of relatively low grade, it is relatively easy to find suitable candidates.
Soon after, the level six alchemists arrived, and with their help in processing the medicinal herbs, Sang Yunchu's movements became increasingly fluid.
An eighth-level alchemist, having overheard some conversations about Sang Yunchu's disciples while his soul was sweeping around, couldn't help but glance at Sang Yunchu and then at Zhong Cai.
Upon seeing this, he felt a pang of sadness.
That disciple of theirs has truly surpassed his master; it's simply enviable!
The difficulty of a level 7 alchemist refining a level 5 pill, and a level 8 alchemist refining a level 6 pill, should not be much different.
These master and apprentice are truly exceptional in alchemy, and the one at level seven even used fifty alchemical furnaces! Compared to his master, isn't he even better?
There may be alchemists in the world who don't want their apprentices to surpass them, but anyone with even a slight pursuit of alchemy will absolutely hope that their disciples become stronger, so as to improve their own alchemy skills...
The alchemist further discovered that Zhong Cai, the apprentice, used almost identical movements to his master Sang Yunchu's multi-furnace refining method!
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