The Entire Sect is Full of Villains, Yet the Junior Sister Conquers All

Chapter 223 : Nine Revolutions Fire Spirit Pill

Everyone was shocked upon entering. The spiritual energy in this pool was incredibly dense. This Lightning Beast King certainly knew how to enjoy itself.

Hmph! Why not let them enjoy it too?

Lin Jing, who often acted without thinking, immediately became excited and wanted to jump in to fully experience the churning spiritual energy. As soon as his foot touched the splashing pool liquid, he was electrocuted, grimacing and howling in pain, "Damn, damn, damn, it hurts so much!"

He nearly collapsed from the surging lightning power in the pool and quickly retreated. Seeing this, the others also felt a chill down their spines. Several disciples who were about to rush forward quickly pulled back, no longer daring to approach carelessly.

Strange, he had used a lightning-resistant talisman, yet he still couldn't withstand the residual lightning power in the pool......

"Hmm, it seems this pool cannot be used by ordinary people. Even with lightning-resistant magical tools and talismans, it's difficult for average individuals to withstand such fierce lightning power. Only powerful lightning-attribute beast demons, with strength at least at the Divine Transformation stage or above, could manage......" Cui Xiu tossed him a few recovery talismans, frowning as he spoke.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be a beast demon. As long as it's lightning-attribute, at Divine Transformation stage, and able to suppress the lightning power in the pool, it should work...... Big Senior Brother, why don't you try?" Chu Sang turned to encourage Gu Chang'an.

It was rare for Big Senior Brother, a Divine Transformation stage lightning cultivator, to encounter such pure lightning spiritual energy in the cultivation world.

To a certain extent, it also hindered the progress of his cultivation.

No matter how high Big Senior Brother's talent was, no matter how high his attainment in the sword path, his cultivation breakthrough was still extremely difficult.

Since he came out of seclusion until now, he had been stable at the early Divine Transformation stage without much progress, largely because the lightning-attribute spiritual energy in the cultivation world was too scarce.

At lower realms like Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core stages, the spiritual energy needed for advancement was relatively small, so it might not be very noticeable. But once breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, and especially after the Divine Transformation stage, the lightning-attribute spiritual energy needed for each minor realm breakthrough was enormous. Perhaps all the lightning spiritual energy in the cultivation world combined wouldn't be enough for Big Senior Brother to break through to higher realms.

In contrast, the demon realm had such pure lightning spiritual energy, but unfortunately, the cultivation world and demon realm had been at odds for several decades. Ordinary cultivators simply couldn't enter the demon realm; once entered, they would face mortal danger.

This time was a rare opportunity. It would be too unfortunate not to seize it.

Gu Chang'an naturally thought of this as well. The usually calm Big Senior Brother was unusually eager to try. He nodded, "Alright." Without wasting time, after entering the lightning pool, his main focus was to extract as much as possible, taking away as much as he could. He had unknowingly become a slave to his little junior sister's thinking.

Thinking that other sects' rascals shouldn't see Big Senior Brother's beautiful bathing image, Chu Sang quickly found an excuse to send them all out, leaving only Senior Sister and Seventh Big Senior Brother to protect him.

While Gu Chang'an was absorbing the lightning pool's energy, which would likely take some time, Mu Chihuai, a weak pill cultivator, had no other use. Rather than waiting idly, he might as well use every moment to refine pills, improving his pill-refining technique and speed.

After all, the further they went, the more difficult it would become, and the more pill supplies they would need.

As the sect's only pill cultivator, the burden on his shoulders was heavy. He couldn't be careless and had to constantly improve his cultivation.

Seeing Chu Sang sit cross-legged in front of him, Mu Chihuai opened the pill furnace lid and asked, lowering his head, "How long will it take Big Senior Brother to absorb the lightning power? Won't the Lightning Beast King take this opportunity to rush over?"

"If the Lightning Beast King wanted to come, it would have already arrived," Chu Sang glanced at the calm sky, leaning back slightly with her hands on the ground, lazily speculating, "That Lightning Beast King left a trace of its divine soul here, so it naturally knows we cultivators have come. It didn't make a move at first simply because it didn't take us seriously, so it couldn't be bothered. We small ants aren't qualified to make a beast king that rules over a demon domain take action."

"But after seeing Big Senior Brother, this lightning-attribute innate spirit root, the Lightning Beast King will definitely have some thoughts. I guess it's probably on its way here. As for why it hasn't shown up yet......" Chu Sang rubbed her chin, "Is it possible that it's already here, just deliberately hiding and not coming out?"

Hearing her particularly calm tone, Mu Chihuai's back stiffened as he broke out in a cold sweat. His phoenix eyes widened slightly, saying uncertainly, "Really? I'm just a fragile pill cultivator with a small heart, don't scare me...... But if the beast king really came back, why hasn't it shown itself? Why deliberately hide? Shouldn't it just grab Big Senior Brother and throw him in a pot with secret seasonings for a good meal? Wouldn't it be harder to catch Big Senior Brother after he absorbs the lightning pool's power and becomes stronger?"

"Because the Lightning Beast King is confident. It doesn't take us cultivators seriously at all. Even if Big Senior Brother is at Divine Transformation stage, so what? Great Beast Kings are basically at the peak of late Divine Transformation stage or even half-step Unity! The gap between each minor realm of the Divine Transformation stage is like heaven and earth. Big Senior Brother, to it, is still just an ant, only different from us in that he's an ant with some strength that needs time to deal with."

As for why that Lightning Beast King deliberately hid and hadn't shown itself, Chu Sang reasonably speculated, "Its goal is just to become stronger. It wants to capture Big Senior Brother only because Big Senior Brother's innate lightning spirit root can make it stronger."

"And Big Senior Brother, being the world's only lightning-attribute innate spirit root, can maximize the conversion of spiritual energy from the lightning pool."

"After Big Senior Brother absorbs the pool and becomes stronger, it will eat him and naturally absorb more power. This is much more convenient and faster than spending thousands of years absorbing the lightning pool's power itself. Why wouldn't it do so?"

What little junior sister said made so much sense.

Mu Chihuai also understood now. It was indeed reasonable, but thinking that the Lightning Beast King had already returned and was lurking in the shadows, eyeing them covetously, Mu Chihuai's face still paled slightly. He couldn't help but inch closer to her, so that when danger came, little junior sister could quickly grab this fragile pill cultivator and run.

"But Sixth Senior Brother, don't worry too much. That Lightning Beast King probably won't appear for now. I think it will take at least a few days for Big Senior Brother to absorb all the lightning power in this pool. You should also seize this opportunity to refine pills. By the way, how's your research on that Flame Flower we got from the Flame Plateau earlier?"

"The Flame Flower can be refined into the Nine Revolutions Fire Spirit Pill, which will be extremely helpful for your recovery. I've been researching the pill formula for the Nine Revolutions Fire Spirit Pill these past few days. The other materials aren't difficult to obtain; I have some in stock."

Mu Chihuai paused, sounding a bit nervous, "However, the Nine Revolutions Fire Spirit Pill is also a heaven-grade pill. Although I've successfully refined heaven-grade pills before, they still pose a significant challenge for me now, especially when refining a new pill formula I've never tried before. There's a certain chance of failure......"

"It's alright, Sixth Senior Brother. Feel free to refine it boldly. If you succeed, that's great! It will give me wings! But even without the pill's assistance, I will still become stronger step by step. This pill is at most just an aid. Whether I have it or not doesn't make much difference...... I'll leave this Flame Flower to you. Don't worry if it fails; consider it as gaining experience for your pill-refining skills."

With these words from her, the slight pressure in Mu Chihuai's heart disappeared. He seized the time to refine the Nine Revolutions Fire Spirit Pill. Chu Sang, having nothing else to do, watched from the side. It was her first time seeing Sixth Senior Brother refine a heaven-grade pill.

In the past, when Sixth Senior Brother refined pills, he liked to go into seclusion, directly secluding himself for half a month, a month, or even several months...... Refining pills with undivided attention in an undisturbed, solemn environment was the consensus of every pill cultivator. Without outside disturbances, the success rate of pill refining would also be guaranteed. However, after getting used to the daily jostling with other Lingqing Sect members, Mu Chihuai had lost all his little temper. Give him any place to set foot, even with a group of uncles and aunties doing square dancing, he could impassively bring out his pill furnace and refine a pot of "Extend Leg Stare Eye Pills".

Phoenix fire was nurtured at the bottom of the furnace.

Phoenix fire was an enormous aid for pill refining.

When the three of them entered the secret realm and picked up this phoenix egg years ago, although Chu Sang, as an extreme-grade fire spirit root, had a high compatibility with this pure fire phoenix, she thought about it and still gave the egg to Mu Chihuai, the alchemist.

The rich n-generation Sixth Senior Brother did not disappoint, raising this majestic phoenix into a small fat birdie.

When Chu Sang lamented the loss of the phoenix's majesty, fortunately, the fat birdie grew bigger and became more majestic and beautiful. It was now five or six meters long, even more slender and imposing when it spread its wings. Its fire-red feathers had golden plumage flowing with light, long tail feathers like burning flames. Its entire body was surrounded by a layer of fine-brushwork ancient painting-like flames. The phoenix's fierce fire it spat out completely enveloped the entire pill furnace, almost only the top of the furnace could be seen.

Chu Sang couldn't help but marvel at this pure phoenix flame. As a fire spirit root herself, she could feel the power of this flame, but powerful things are extremely difficult to control.

Other alchemists might not be able to control this flame, and might instead be engulfed by it. Sixth Senior Brother and the fire phoenix he had raised since it was small had developed an unparalleled tacit understanding. This phoenix fierce fire also aided his pill refining speed, improving it by leaps and bounds compared to ordinary alchemists!

In his hands, heaven-grade pills could be formed in as little as five days!

However, the difficulty of refining heaven-grade pills was not small. Even with the aid of true phoenix fire, the consumption for both parties was enormous.

Fortunately, Chu Sang had stockpiled quite a few demon cores for Hong Niang and Xiao Bai daily, and also fed quite a few to the nearly exhausted little phoenix.

The commotion here attracted many Pill Condensation Sect disciples to observe, with no shortage of exclamations. Leading them was Liu Yuanqing, biting his handkerchief with red eyes. Now he couldn't even refine earth-grade pills for sure, yet Mu Chihuai had refined heaven-grade pills again and again! This was simply a double torture of jealousy and insult for him!

However, after being jealous for so long, Liu Yuanqing almost became resigned. After all, some people will be insanely jealous when you surpass them a little, but when you leave them far behind, when they can only look up to you for the rest of their lives, only admiration remains.

After a few days passed peacefully like this, Mu Chihuai's batch of pills also entered the final stage of gathering fragrance and sealing. Chu Sang sensed that the aura around him suddenly became more surging and profound, lasting only for a brief moment before returning to calm.

The sediment after the calm was more stable and powerful than his previous surrounding spiritual energy.

Sixth Senior Brother had entered a state of enlightenment while refining pills.

Every time a cultivator breaks through their limits, there is a certain chance of entering enlightenment. After successfully entering enlightenment, their strength will advance to another level.

Without a doubt, Mu Chihuai had successfully broken through from Nascent Soul mid-stage to Nascent Soul late-stage.

Boom—

Accompanied by a muffled sound, the pill fire extinguished, and the pill furnace landed.

This batch of pills had settled.

Mu Chihuai opened his eyes and stood up.

A brilliant and spirited color flashed in the young man's eyes. He used his energy to lift the furnace lid. Instantly, that rich fragrance of pills, potent enough to shake one's soul, spread for miles!

The Pill Condensation Sect disciples were all extremely shocked. He had really succeeded!

Mu Chihuai stepped forward and took out that round pill, handing it to Chu Sang. With a radiant smile, he said,

"Little Junior Sister, I succeeded!"

Nine Revolutions Fire Spirit Pill!

This pill was different from all the pills seen before. It was no longer a rich black color, but rather somewhat transparent.

That was the result of removing impurities from the pill to the utmost extent, as natural as water, as clear as spirit stones, the essence of spiritual energy and medicinal power.

Five golden pill marks slowly rotated around the Fire Spirit Pill, exuding a profound and abstruse aura, all indicating that this was a heaven-grade middle-quality pill.

It was even a level above the heaven-grade low-quality pill Mu Chihuai had refined last time.

It was almost close to the legendary extreme-grade!

A top-tier extreme-grade pill, if placed in the outside world, would absolutely be priceless.

Liu Yuanqing and the other Pill Condensation Sect direct disciples who used to look down on Mu Chihuai were completely silenced. They had no thoughts left about this outsider joint disciple, only indescribable envy and excitement.

A pill cultivator who broke through to Nascent Soul late-stage at just twenty years old!

Do you know how difficult it is for pill cultivators to break through realms?!

Even sword cultivators breaking through to Nascent Soul late-stage at just twenty years old were rare in the millions of years of cultivation world history, let alone pill cultivators!!!

So young, with such high cultivation, and pill refining attainments even more unprecedented.

Refining the legendary heaven-grade pills at such a young age.

Succeeding in one attempt.

Those old fellows in their Pill Condensation Sect probably didn't have many who could refine this, right?

Even if those venerable elders with hundreds of years of experience were to refine it, they might not succeed in one furnace!

Mu Chihuai had already made them unable to feel jealous. The two were not people of the same world at all; no matter how jealous they were, it was useless.

Liu Yuanqing and the others now only felt extremely fortunate that the Pill Condensation Sect had taken in such a genius pill cultivator. When word got out in the future, it would be such an honor!

It was a double celebration. Chu Sang was delighted that Sixth Senior Brother had broken through another bottleneck so quickly, reaching Nascent Soul late-stage.

"Thank you, Sixth Senior Brother!"

She solemnly accepted the Nine Revolutions Fire Spirit Pill, still unsure whether to give Sixth Senior Brother a gift in return, when a greater commotion came from the lightning pool area, attracting the attention of everyone present.

Everyone looked over together, unable to help but draw in a cold breath.

What... what was that?