914: Chapter 915 Starting the Refining of Pills

Early the next morning, Yao Delong traveled via Escape Light, arriving at the main hall of Dragon Head Peak as fast as a bolt of lightning. The hall was majestic and imposing; it was the residence of the Yin Yang Sect's Sect Head, White Cloud Master.

Inside the hall, White Cloud Master frowned slightly as he handled a mountain of Jade Slips and documents—the Sect's Dao Child's wedding was imminent, involving gifts from various Peaks, guest arrangements, ceremony procedures, and the final coordination details with the Moyang Sect... Every single matter was significant. Even with his profound cultivation, he felt the complexity.

Just as Yao Delong landed on the square in front of the hall, a Divine Thought as steady as an abyss swept over him.

Immediately after, White Cloud Master’s voice, gentle yet authoritative, rang directly in his ear: "Delong is back? Come in."

"Yes, Sect Head Senior Martial Uncle," Yao Delong replied respectfully. He pushed the door open, entered, and bowed to the figure on the jade throne atop the high platform.

On the high platform, White Cloud Master wore a plain white Daoist robe, looking like an immortal.

His gaze fell upon Yao Delong. Habitually, he wanted to nod and offer a few words of praise for the junior's diligence. However, in the next moment, his eyes, deep as a sea of stars, suddenly narrowed, and his brow twitched almost imperceptibly!

Late Void Refining Stage?! And it was a Late Void Refining Stage with an Aura incredibly stable, not far from the Peak!

A storm of shock surged in White Cloud Master's heart. When this boy left the Sect a few months ago, he had clearly just entered the Void Refining Early Stage!

In the Void Refining Realm, every step forward requires comprehending the Laws of heaven and earth and tempering the Origin Primordial Spirit. The time required is often measured in centuries, making it a natural chasm on the path of cultivation. Even for a peerless Prodigy nurtured by the Sect's full strength, breaking through a minor Realm within a hundred years would be considered lightning speed.

But this boy before him... In just a few short months, as easily as eating or drinking, he had rushed all the way from the Early Stage of Void Refining to the Late Stage!

This simply subverted all common sense of cultivation! What kind of astonishing secret was he hiding?

Even though White Cloud Master was used to great storms, he couldn't help but feel his heart race at this moment. His gaze toward Yao Delong was filled with inquiry and irrepressible pleasant surprise. The stronger the Dao Child, the more prosperous the Sect's future! This was the heavens blessing the Yin Yang Sect!

"Good! Good! Good!" White Cloud Master said "good" three times in a row, finally showing an undisguised smile of approval, his eyes flashing with brilliant light.

"Delong, the speed of your cultivation progress is truly unprecedented! I'm afraid even the Saints of the other Sects would lower their heads in shame upon seeing you!"

He suppressed the shock in his heart and changed the subject, pointing to a Jade Slip on the desk that emitted a soft, lustrous glow.

"You've come at the right time. This is the list of betrothal gifts to be sent to the Moyang Sect, which the Elders and I have carefully considered. Take a look and see if there is anything else that needs to be added. This concerns our Sect's face and your dignity as the Dao Child; it must not be treated lightly."

As he spoke, the Jade Slip was lifted as if by an invisible hand and flew steadily toward Yao Delong.

Yao Delong took it with both hands and immersed his Divine Thought into it. In an instant, information on countless brilliant treasures with staggering Auras flooded his Sea of Consciousness like a pouring galaxy.

"Extreme North Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Ice Soul... Nine Abyss Earth Fire Essence Gold... Eight-Thousand-Year Nine-Bend Exquisite Ginseng... Hiss, even the creation dao artifact [Eight Desolations Mountain Suppressing Seal] is included!"

This list was so generous that it would tempt any great expert. Yao Delong immediately understood; when he was promoted to Dao Child, the Moyang Sect had made a grand gesture by sending the creation dao artifact [taiyu flowing light wings] as a gift.

Now that he was to marry their Saintess, the Yin Yang Sect, as a top immortal Sect in the Eastern Region, naturally could not let its return gift be lacking in momentum. This creation dao artifact at the top of the list was a symbol of the Sect's powerful foundation!

He quickly finished browsing and already had a plan in mind. He looked up, his eyes burning with a steady confidence.

"Sect Head Senior Martial Uncle, this list is already extremely substantial and displays our Sect's majesty. However, while in the Pill Venerable Secret Realm, I fortunately obtained a Divine Pill Formula called the [nine aperture spirit nurturing pill], which is an Eighth Order Peak Divine Pill!"

"The nine aperture spirit nurturing pill?!" Hearing this name, even with White Cloud Master's mental fortitude, his pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly, and he leaned forward.

"It is rumored that this pill can cleanse the Primordial Spirit and bestow spiritual wisdom. It even has miraculous effects on Integration Realm Cultivators breaking through a Bottleneck! It is an ancient miraculous pill that has long been lost! Delong, you... you actually have the Pill Formula? Could it be that you..."

Before he could finish, Yao Delong cut in: "I have had some gains in the path of Alchemy and am willing to refine this pill personally as one of the crowning treasures of the betrothal gifts! Once this pill appears, it will not only demonstrate the depth of our Sect's alchemical foundation but also express my utmost regard for this union!"

Personally refining an Eighth Order Peak Divine Pill?! Even though White Cloud Master already had a very high estimation of Yao Delong's talent, he was still shaken by this bold claim.

First, a brilliant light erupted in his eyes—the wild joy of the Sect's impending prosperity and having a successor—but it was soon replaced by deep concern.

He stared at Yao Delong, his voice solemn: "Delong, I am very gratified by your intention! If the nine aperture spirit nurturing pill can be refined, its significance far exceeds that of an ordinary Dao Artifact! But... the wedding is in five days. This time..."

"Rest assured, Sect Head Senior Martial Uncle!" Yao Delong said decisively, his words carrying a convincing power. "Five days is enough!"

Seeing the unquestionable confidence in Yao Delong's eyes and feeling the restrained, majestic Aura unique to a Late Void Refining Stage Cultivator, most of White Cloud Master's doubts vanished.

He took a deep breath and nodded heavily. "Good! All the medicinal herb storehouses of the Sect are at your disposal! If you need any assistance, take my token; it will grant you passage everywhere! I will wait for the good news at Dragon Head Peak!" With a flick of his sleeve, a dark iron token engraved with a dragon pattern and containing supreme authority flew out. "Once the pill is complete, I will have Shadow go and collect it personally!"

"Thank you, Sect Head Senior Martial Uncle!" Yao Delong took the token, bowed again, and without further delay, turned into a streak of light and shot back to his courtyard on Luoxia Peak.

Inside the courtyard, Lin Qingxue had already left. Luo Yan was still in seclusion deep within the quiet room, her Aura churning incessantly, clearly at a critical stage of breaking through to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage. Yao Delong's Divine Thought swept over, confirming her Aura was rising steadily and progress was smooth, so he felt relieved.

He had wanted to visit Liu Rumei and the others, but time was as tight as an arrow on a string!

Without hesitation, he flashed into the innermost core Alchemy room of the Alchemy Secret Chamber.

"Time... I must race against the clock!" Yao Delong's eyes were like lightning as he shouted, "xuanhuang creation cauldron, appear!"

"Buzz!"

A simple and heavy giant Pill Furnace, emitting the Aura of the ancient wild lands, crashed onto the ground. Xuanhuang Qi swirled around the cauldron's body, and the mountains, rivers, sun, moon, and stars engraved on it seemed to come alive, faintly resonating with heaven and earth. It was exactly the Dao Artifact Pill Furnace he had obtained from the Yao Race!

"Nine Flames Spirit Tempering Art, rise!" Yao Delong's hands quickly formed seals, and the spiritual power throughout his body surged wildly. Inside the Dantian Qi Sea, that completely transparent [Glazed Hearth Fire], seemingly cast from glazed glass, suddenly rose!

"Glazed Hearth Fire, Nine Flames Light Split!"

With his sharp shout, the Glazed Hearth Fire trembled violently, instantly splitting into nine different-colored, distinctly attributed Essence Fires of heaven and earth!

The sun-red Solar True Fire, the deep blue Lunar Cold Fire, the emerald Wood Spirit Fire, the sharp and dazzling White Gold Sharp Fire, the heavy and vast Thick Earth Nether Fire... The nine divine fires were like nine agile dragons, circling and dancing beneath the xuanhuang creation cauldron, emitting a terrifying heat capable of burning mountains and boiling seas, yet they were firmly restrained by Yao Delong's extremely precise will!