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Chapter 119 Deducing the Dao of Alchemy, Breakthrough of the Three Pure Ones
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"The next treasure is the Heaven-Stealing Life-and-Death Pill, a total of one hundred pills. The minimum bid is one hundred thousand cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid. The one hundred highest bidders will receive the pills within one hour."
As the female Daoist Lord spoke, one hundred Heaven-Stealing Life-and-Death Pills appeared, a sight that made many World Realm Perfection cultivators' eyes turn red with envy.
Only a very small number of beings are able to create their own path and become Dao Lords of Life and Death, even if they are just ordinary Dao Lords.
Therefore, the Heaven-Stealing Life-and-Death Pill is a divine pill that most people at the World Realm Perfection stage can only dream of. Once it appears at a treasure-hunting event like this, people from several territories across the border will rush over as long as they hear the news.
For example, nine out of ten of the World Realm Perfection cultivators in the Yu Bao Realm are here to steal the Heavenly Life and Death Pill.
"My senior master refined quite a few Heaven-Stealing Life-and-Death Pills this time, but the vast majority were sent to the Dao Alliance to be auctioned in other territories or traded to other major forces. Our Heavenly Wood Holy City only kept a portion, bringing only one hundred pills for the auction," Yunhe said.
"The Heaven-Stealing Life-and-Death Pill, was it refined by your senior uncle, fellow Daoist?"
Xia Mangqing was somewhat surprised. To refine the Heaven-Stealing Life-and-Death Pill, one must at least reach the Eternal level in the art of alchemy.
There is more than one Eternal Emperor of Alchemy in the Endless Territory, but there is only one great master who frequently refines the Heaven-Stealing Life-and-Death Pill.
Many Dao Lords of Life and Death have complained that this Emperor, for some unknown reason, frequently refines the Heaven-Stealing Life and Death Pill, since this thing only has a strong attraction for those at the Perfect World Realm.
"That's right." Yunhe smiled. "My senior uncle has been studying alchemy and has been refining the Heaven-Stealing Life and Death Pill for many years. It is said that he is also preparing to create subsequent pills. As you know, once you become a Dao Lord of Life and Death with the Heaven-Stealing Life and Death Pill, it is almost impossible to advance further and become a Second-Step Dao Lord without some heaven-defying opportunity."
"But my senior uncle wanted to create a follow-up pill formula so that beings who broke through with the Heaven-Stealing Life and Death Pill could become second-step Dao Lords, third-step Dao Lords, fourth-step Dao Lords, and even—Eternal Emperors!"
Xia Mangqing was taken aback: "Fellow Daoist's senior uncle has a great spirit."
If one could truly use pills like the Heaven-Stealing Life-and-Death Pill to make a living being an eternal emperor, even if success was not guaranteed, then on this path of alchemy, one would at least have reached the level of a ruler.
Just like Emperor Yi Bo, who can refine the Dongming Jade Talisman, completely simulating the process of a top Dao Lord merging with the Dao, it is equivalent to giving a living being a second chance to merge with the Dao!
Even the Dongming Jade Talisman has some effect on peak Dao Lords.
It is conceivable that if Yunhe's senior uncle successfully reaches that level, he will definitely reach the master level in refining pills such as the Heaven-Stealing Life-and-Death Pill.
However, within Xia Mangqing's knowledge, over the long course of history, only the Dan Venerable from another universe has been able to cultivate to the Dominator level after achieving Dao Integration.
Yunhe, this senior brother—I guess there's not much hope for him.
Of course, the Eternal Emperors' concept of time is different from Xia Mangqing's. In the eyes of such beings, a million Chaos Eras is nothing, and their Dao Heart is unimaginably strong. No matter how long the years are, they may not be able to affect their pursuit of the Dao.
"That's how it is, Uncle Master." Yunhe smiled. "If you want to use the Heaven-Stealing Life and Death Pill to train your subordinates, you don't need to buy it here. Our Heavenly Wood Sect still has quite a lot in stock."
"Disciples like myself, as well as Dao Lords of Life and Death, have a certain purchase quota each Chaos Era. If you need it, I can help you buy it. Each one will cost 100,000 cubic units of Chaos Spirit Liquid."
"Then thank you very much, fellow Daoist."
Xia Mangqing smiled. He knew that Yunhe would definitely make a profit by doing this, but compared to buying at the Treasure Competition, this would undoubtedly save a lot of Chaos Spirit Liquid.
After all, the starting price at the treasure hunt is 100,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid, and the final price will only be higher.
"You're welcome." Yunhe smiled faintly. As a direct disciple, he naturally received a discount when purchasing the Stealing Heaven Life and Death Pill. He could still make a profit even if he sold it for 100,000 units. This was also a benefit for the direct disciples of the Heavenly Wood Sect.
Of course, he only helped Xia Mangqing buy it because they were friends; otherwise, given his status, he wouldn't have done so.
During the subsequent treasure-hunting event, Xia Mangqing purchased another extraordinary treasure, containing five kinds of divine fire of the Dao, for a cost of 950,000 cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid.
Of the nine secret techniques, he is most proficient in the void, lightning, and fire. However, the lower parts of the void and lightning techniques are quite expensive, as are the rare items required. Xia Mangqing only plans to learn one lower part for the time being, so he naturally chose "Nine Origin Divine Fire".
This extraordinary treasure can help him refine the Fivefold Nine Origin Divine Fire, whose power can basically reach the level of a Second-Step Dao Lord.
After that, Xia Mangqing stopped bidding and even left the Yu Bao Realm ahead of time, heading straight for the Dharma Realm.
Even with the help of the Azure Mist, one can only master the first level of the Nine Great Secret Techniques in the second part. One must have a certain level of expertise in alchemy to successfully cultivate it.
Therefore, Xia Mangqing directly purchased the inheritance of a fourth-step Daoist in the Dharma Realm, choosing the same direction as the Stealing Heaven Life and Death Pill, which can be called "Deducing the Dao of Alchemy".
The Heaven-Stealing Life-and-Death Pill is arguably the most famous divine pill in this field, but there are actually many lower-level pills of this kind, such as the "World One Heart Pill" and the "Chaos Golden Pill," which can help ancestral gods and immortals forcibly break through to the World Realm.
Moreover, lower-level pills have almost no side effects, since the Dao at the Chaos level can be comprehended directly, rather than needing to be created by oneself.
Therefore, by using elixirs like the "World One Heart Pill" to reach the World Realm, one can also cultivate to the Perfect World Realm level.
However, to refine such pills, one's alchemy skills must reach at least the Dao Lord level. In other words, one must create at least one alchemy method in order to refine them.
For Xia Mangqing, he was destined to cultivate the nine secret techniques. To reach the pinnacle of them, he would inevitably have to delve into alchemy sooner or later, and he would certainly have to reach the Dao Lord level.
Instead of choosing other directions, why not choose the path of alchemy? Later, when you switch to the perfect path, you can try to refine pills that force people to break through and become supreme beings or true immortals.
In addition to inheriting the Daoist alchemy, Xia Mangqing also bought the second part of "Nine Origins Divine Fire". The two inherited secret methods together cost Xia Mangqing a total of 1.6 million cubic meters of Chaos Spirit Liquid.
Subsequently, he bought a Heaven-Stealing Life-and-Death Pill from Yunhe, and used it as a pretext to recruit a follower at the Perfect World Realm level, bestowing the pill upon that World Realm expert.
Of course, because he was given the Heaven-Stealing Life-and-Death Pill, the vows were much stricter. But for a world realm where there is no hope of breaking through, how many things are unacceptable?
Before long, Xia Mangqing gained a Life and Death Dao Lord under her command, but for now, she was only responsible for managing the cave and understanding various important information so that Xia Mangqing, who was in seclusion, would not miss anything.
After all, becoming a Dao Lord of Life and Death with the Heaven-Stealing Life and Death Pill certainly doesn't guarantee combat effectiveness.
But as his strength increased, Xia Mangqing also planned to train some subordinates to handle various trivial matters.
After completing these tasks, Xia Mangqing went into seclusion again, this time entering the Eternal Divine Weapon level Time Treasure to maintain a time flow rate a thousand times faster.
In the chaotic void, within the Crimson Cloud Immortal Abode, an astonishing aura erupted, as if creating the heavens and earth. The surging power of chaos completely engulfed this immortal abode world.
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"The Three Pure Ones—they've succeeded?!"
Suirenshi watched this scene with a gleam in his eyes.
Faced with such surging chaotic power, they could only think of one thing—the Three Pure Ones had broken through to the World Realm!
The power of chaos surged, and at this moment Xia Mangqing also appeared. Looking over, the Three Pure Ones Dao Ancestors were undergoing rapid transformation, like immortals ascending from chaos, and a sacred and ethereal aura gradually appeared on their bodies.
He is transforming into a Chaos Immortal!
The Three Pure Ones are true god ancestral ancestors. The Divine Demon Body Refinement is only at the level of a true god, and the Qi Refining Qi Night is only at the level of a third-grade Golden Core. However, their realm of Dao is too high, so they can possess the combat power of a top-level ancestral god and ancestral immortal with the body of a third-grade Golden Core ancestral immortal.
At this moment, breaking through to the World Realm naturally involves breaking through with the Qi Refining Stream. Of course, after becoming a Chaos Immortal, there is no longer a distinction between first, second, and third grade Golden Cores. They are all Golden Cores within the Chaos Space, and the realm is judged solely by the height of the Dao Tree.
"Hahaha----"
A moment later, a loud laugh came from the area where the chaotic power was surging, and then a figure dressed in a Taoist robe and with an otherworldly air appeared in front of the Taoist Ancestors.
Judging from his aura, it was completely different. Yin and Yang flowed, and immortal energy swirled around him. Every move he made was filled with boundless Daoist charm, and the faint pressure he naturally exuded made all the Dao Ancestors tremble.
"Congratulations, Brother Sanqing."
Xia Mangqing smiled faintly and bowed in congratulations.
"Hahaha, I have to thank you, Qingxuan. If it weren't for the Daoist scriptures you brought back, and if it weren't for the time-honored treasures you lent us, how could I be where I am today?" The Three Pure Ones laughed heartily.
"I was merely going with the flow; it's only because you, fellow Daoist, have such profound knowledge and experience that things could have progressed so quickly."
Xia Mangqing said that the difficulty difference between having a lineage guide and not having one is a thousand times greater. Otherwise, with the talent of these great beings in the Three Realms, they would have already reached the World Realm.
"Congratulations, Sanqing."
The Buddha smiled and offered his congratulations.
Congratulations, fellow Daoist.
The Three Sovereigns also said so.
Congratulations, fellow Daoist.
Feng Mo, Huan Mu, and other powerful members of the Wujian Sect also spoke up one after another.
The powerful individuals who can cultivate in the Crimson Cloud Immortal Mansion are all former leaders of the Nuwa camp and the Wujian Sect camp. With the Time Treasures, they have actually received the inheritance and have been comprehending and cultivating for a long time.
Xia Mangqing wasn't too surprised that Sanqing was the first to break through, after all, he had comprehended the Chaos Restriction to the seventh level, and his perception of the Great Dao was clearer than that of the other leaders.
Of course, Hou Yi could have been faster, but after learning about the Mind Power Flow, he decided to become a true Mind Power cultivator. Therefore, he rarely used time-traveling artifacts to cultivate in seclusion. Most of the time, he traveled in the mortal world with Chang'e.
Therefore, he has the shortest cultivation time, and he still needs more time to reach the sixth level of mental power and open up the world of the mind.
However, Xia Mangqing was not too worried. Hou Yi was born for the mental power stream, and if nothing unexpected happened, he would most likely become the most powerful mental power cultivator in the future.
Now that I have no obsessions or mental knots, it's only a matter of time before I can unravel the mysteries of the sixth level of mental power.
"How tall is your Dao Tree, Brother Dao?"
Xia Mangqing asked again.
"More than twelve thousand feet."
The Three Pure Ones, the founders of Taoism, spoke frankly.
Xia Mangqing nodded; this could be considered a top-tier Chaos Immortal.
This height is not surprising, after all, Xia Mangqing did not bring back a large number of Daoist scriptures. He had just comprehended the sixth level of Yin-Yang power, and the fact that he could grow a Daoist tree more than 12,000 feet tall was already an astonishing achievement for the Three Pure Ones Dao Ancestors.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "With your level of cultivation, creating a chaotic world wouldn't be difficult. Do you have any intention of doing so?"
"Haha, of course, I was just about to ask you that."
The Three Pure Ones laughed and said that although Xia Mangqing opened up the Chaos World with ease, the Three Pure Ones could not guarantee that he could open it up safely now.
If he were like Pangu, there would be no rush now; he could cultivate for a while longer before opening up.
"In this way, the fourth chaotic world under the rule of my Three Realms will be completed." Suirenshi laughed. As the number of world realms increases, the Three Realms will also become stronger and stronger. This is a good thing worth celebrating.
"That's right. I will hold a banquet for immortals and demons then. Fellow Daoists, please do me the honor of coming and have a chat." The Three Pure Ones Dao Ancestor smiled. Of course, he was happy to become a Chaos Immortal.
"That's natural."
The Dao Ancestors smiled and agreed.
"By the way, Qingxuan, all these years, you still haven't been able to find any news about Nuwa in the Great Mo Domain?" the Three Pure Ones asked again.
He became a Chaos Immortal, and while he was overjoyed, he also thought of Nuwa. Before they went into seclusion, Xia Mangqing had said that he would search for her in the Great Mo Domain, but there had been no news since.
Xia Mangqing shook his head: "I speculate that Nuwa was caught in the void rift in that passage, and perhaps she was teleported to a more distant place."
They went directly to one of the eight original domains, which is indeed quite far.
But more than half of the Chaos Era has passed, and the current Goddess Nuwa is probably already the Dao Lord of Life and Death, and she is the Dao Lord of Life and Death who has merged with the strongest Dao.
"Alas—Nuwa has been missing for so many years, and we don't know what has become of her. We are trapped here and can only ask Qingxuan to search for her. We are truly ashamed." The Three Pure Ones sighed.
The other leaders remained silent as well. Xia Mangqing was the junior of all of them, and they should have been the ones protecting him, but now they were the ones receiving a lot of favors from him.
Upon hearing this, Xia Mangqing pondered for a moment and then said, "Perhaps I can try to pave a safe path for the Three Realms and the Great Mo Domain to officially connect."
"Really?" Suirenshi suddenly spoke up: "Qingxuan, didn't you say that the chaotic void was too dangerous and that we couldn't rashly open a path through it? There's no need to rush. Your safety should be the priority."
"I did not make this decision rashly."
Xia Mangqing laughed and said, "In fact, these main bodies and clones of mine will have to go to the Great Mo Domain sooner or later. After all, to become a Dao Lord of Life and Death, one must ensure the absolute perfection of the true spirit origin."
"Therefore, apart from the second primordial spirit, all other avatars must be unified and are destined to go through this process."
"Instead of venturing into that vortex passage again, we should try to open up a safe path in that chaotic void. All living beings in the Three Realms can benefit from this. Even if my clone dies as a result, my clone in the Great Mo Domain can cultivate back to its original state, or directly enhance the true spirit origin of other clones. It won't affect anything either way."
"I see. Then Qingxuan, you must be careful."
The Three Pure Ones said that they were not in a hurry. They had lived in this chaotic void for more than a Chaotic Era. What was a little time?
"Hmm." Xia Mangqing nodded: "I will prepare for a while longer, but I cannot guarantee that it will be absolutely successful."
He could easily reach the threshold of the second-step Dao Lord level even without weapons if he were to unleash his full power now. However, there are too many dangers in this chaotic void, and there are many that can threaten the life and death of a Dao Lord. He is not absolutely confident.
It's also possible that all the clones died before the opening was successful.
"We understand," Suirenshi nodded.