309: Kunyu Immortal Cauldron!

Entering the Library Pavilion, Jiang Ning's vision suddenly broadened.

He discovered that this Library Pavilion still utilized the principle of Sumeru containing mustard seeds.

Although the entire "Medicine Cauldron" of the Spirit Pill Hall was not large, the space within it was incredibly vast.

In fact, he couldn't see its end.

"This… how should I search?"

Jiang Ning smiled wryly.

Elixir Patrol explained, "The previous two floors had not yet reached the center of the Medicine Cauldron; only upon entering the Library Pavilion have you truly arrived at the heart of the Cauldron."

"Cauldron?!"

Jiang Ning was stunned.

The Spirit Pill Hall was actually built from a Medicine Cauldron!

"That's right!"

Elixir Patrol said earnestly, "You should be able to tell from the outside that the Spirit Pill Hall resembles a Medicine Cauldron. In fact, it doesn't just resemble one; the Spirit Pill Hall is, in essence, a Medicine Cauldron.

This Medicine Cauldron is called the Kunyu Immortal Cauldron, and it is a semi-finished Immortal Artifact!"

"Immortal Artifact!"

Jiang Ning's pupils contracted.

This was a term from the Upper Realm.

According to the original setting, Spiritual Artifacts were divided into ten grades. Beyond the tenth grade were "Immortal Artifacts" used by people of the Upper Realm.

Immortal Artifacts were items that exceeded the limits of the Lower Realm.

The Imperial Family relied on a first-grade Immortal Artifact named the "Kaihuang Sword" to suppress the Luck of the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty.

This Immortal Artifact was hidden in the Void Realm, the intermediate area connecting the Upper and Lower Realms.

Each time the Kaihuang Sword descended to the Lower Realm, its usage time was strictly regulated.

Otherwise, the Heavenly Dao would deem the Lower Realm to have "invasive species" and would "destroy" them.

This was also why Immortals generally did not wish to come to the Lower Realm.

They would truly be targeted by the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao was ruthless, yet it was also the most compassionate.

Only by this means could the stability of the Lower Realm be maintained.

"You know about Immortal Artifacts?" Elixir Patrol saw Jiang Ning's reaction and knew that Jiang Ning was aware of Immortal Artifacts. He hadn't expected this suddenly appearing Genius to know so much.

It seemed that this Shen Ning was not without background; he possessed some foundation.

However, as long as he did not harm the Alchemist circle or affect the Spirit Pill Hall, the Spirit Pill Hall would not investigate excessively.

After all, this was merely a loose Alchemist organization.

Elixir Patrol continued, "Since you know of the existence of Immortal Artifacts, you should also know that the Lower Realm does not permit the existence of Immortal Artifacts or Immortals.

This Medicine Cauldron can be considered a semi-finished Immortal Artifact, or perhaps a Spiritual Artifact that has surpassed the tenth grade but has not yet reached the first grade of Immortal Artifacts.

That is why it can exist in this Lower Realm."

"In terms of grade, the Kunyu Immortal Cauldron can refine all things in the Lower Realm. This is the greatest foundation of the Spirit Pill Hall and the reason why the Spirit Pill Hall can stand firm in the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty.

However, activating the Kunyu Immortal Cauldron is not easy; it requires extremely precious things."

Saying this, Elixir Patrol looked at Jiang Ning.

Waiting for Jiang Ning to ask.

Jiang Ning asked curiously, "Are those top-grade Heaven And Earth Treasures?"

"No, those are not precious enough."

Elixir Patrol shook his head.

He gazed at the space within the Immortal Cauldron.

He lamented, "Compared to Lifespan, time, and emotions, what do those Heaven And Earth Treasures amount to?"

Jiang Ning was shocked.

"Aren't these all conceptual things?"

"That's right."

Elixir Patrol said, "But this is a semi-finished Immortal Artifact. Even some fourth or fifth-grade Spirit Beasts can absorb Lifespan, so why couldn't the Immortal Cauldron?

It is primarily fueled by Lifespan and time, with emotions as an auxiliary ingredient.

Historically, the Kunyu Immortal Cauldron has only been activated once. It was at the founding of the Spirit Pill Hall when the Hall Master, to prevent outsiders from causing trouble during the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty's unsettled period,

led hundreds of Alchemists from the Spirit Pill Hall to burn a vast amount of Lifespan, thereby refining a major power from an outer region, which had a Mahayana Realm Cultivator overseeing it.

After that battle,

the first Hall Master and those Alchemists soon perished due to their remaining Lifespan being nearly depleted.

At that time, I was just a small child.

Fortunately, the Great Qian Imperial Family, remembering the Spirit Pill Hall's meritorious service in supporting the Dragon, granted special permission for the Spirit Pill Hall to establish itself in the Great Qian Imperial City.

Later, with further support, it gradually developed to its current scale."

As he spoke, Elixir Patrol smiled with emotion.

Jiang Ning listened.

They say, 'To have an elder in the family is to have a treasure.'

Such a grand history could only be known in such detail from an elder like Elixir Patrol.

However, it was no wonder the Spirit Pill Hall grew bigger and bigger; it turned out they had rendered meritorious service to the Great Qian Imperial Family.

After he finished speaking,

Elixir Patrol did not mention anything else but said, "The interior of the Kunyu Immortal Cauldron forms its own space. Perhaps because it is a semi-finished Immortal Artifact, it possesses a certain degree of sentience.

It recognizes the Spirit Pill Hall as its master, but not any single individual.

It is said that this is because after the first generation Hall Master Yun Luo fell, his Divine Soul fused with the Immortal Cauldron's sentience."

"If you are searching with a specific purpose, you can state it directly."

Saying this, Pill Minister began to experiment.

"I need a Medicinal Pill formula that can rapidly increase one's Divine Soul."

As soon as he spoke, numerous light spots appeared before Pill Minister and Jiang Ning.

Elixir Patrol continued, "Fourth grade."

After he spoke, the number of light spots significantly decreased.

Elixir Patrol looked at Jiang Ning, "It's like this: the more detailed your conditions, the more accurate the filtered results will be, fitting your requirements."

"Of course," Pill Minister stepped forward, "if you are searching for an Alchemy Technique, and thus have no specific purpose, then simply list them directly."

He said to the Void Realm, "List and categorize all Alchemy Techniques capable of refining fourth-grade Medicinal Pills and above!"

The space began to vibrate.

Large wooden shelves rose from thin air.

Jiang Ning watched with wide eyes.

In just a few breaths, this Void Realm transformed into a large "library."

The bookshelves were filled with Alchemy Techniques.

And they were categorized by grade, one by one.

Jiang Ning glanced at the bookshelves in front of him.

These contained Alchemy Techniques capable of refining fourth-grade Medicinal Pills, on the same level as the Alchemy Technique Dan Shuzi had left him.

Jiang Ning saw Elixir Patrol make way for him.

He walked further in.

The deeper he went, the higher the grade of the Alchemy Techniques, and the fewer the books.

Jiang Ning asked, "Can I choose all of these?"

"Naturally not."

Elixir Patrol smiled, beckoning an Alchemy Technique wrapped in a ball of light from the innermost shelf and handing it to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning took it, discovering that no matter what he did, he couldn't break the ball of light and take the Alchemy Technique.

Elixir Patrol: "Everyone has their own authority. You can only access up to fifth-grade. Otherwise, if such good Alchemy Techniques were given out during every newcomer assessment,

the Spirit Pill Hall wouldn't be so foolish."

Jiang Ning: ...That's true.

He was about to go search again, but then Jiang Ning heard Elixir Patrol speak once more.

Elixir Patrol: "You've already studied some of the basics of the Alchemy Technique used for the assessment, haven't you? Actually, that Alchemy Technique can refine fifth-grade, or even sixth-grade Medicinal Pills.

It's much better than the Alchemy Techniques you're looking for now."

Jiang Ning paused, annoyed.

Why didn't this old man say so earlier? Was he wasting his time coming here!