59: The Dao of Life and Death

Li Xingyan's eyes lit up. This was the first time he had seen Fire Old's Pill Furnace.

Previously, when Fire Old taught him Alchemy, he always used his myriad beast spirit gathering cauldron.

"What a terrifying Pill Furnace!" In the darkness, Li Xiangyun looked at the Pill Furnace before him with some astonishment.

Based on his perception, this was at least a Fifth-Grade Pill Furnace or higher.

However, Li Xiangyun did not harbor any malicious thoughts, as a Pill Furnace was of no use to him anyway.

Even if he were to snatch it, it would only be exchanged for some Prosperity Points and Spirit Stones.

But this was clearly not worth it; as long as Li Xingyan was still around, Fire Old would be bound to the Li Family.

When Fire Old recovered his Physical Body, the rewards then would be truly abundant.

In fact, the moment Fire Old took out the Pill Furnace, he had been observing the expressions of Li Xiangyun and Li Xingyan.

Seeing their normal complexions, Fire Old nodded in satisfaction, a sigh of relief escaping his heart.

Subsequently, Fire Old began Alchemy.

The lid of the Three-Legged Golden Crow Furnace was directly flung open, a wisp of ice-blue flame rose, the Twenty-Eight Mansions Star Chart glowed faintly, and the Yin and Yang Taiji Formation Chart slowly rotated at the bottom of the furnace.

Dark gold cloud-and-thunder patterns meandered and flowed in the moonlight, and as the Azure Nether flowed, there seemed to be a reflection of a galaxy.

"Rise!" Fire Old softly commanded, and the Pill Furnace flew into the air. Immediately after, the Spirit Medicine began to fly into the Pill Furnace one by one, transforming into clusters of brilliant medicinal liquid.

Then, Fire Old drew a Formation in the Void Realm, and a profound golden Formation flew into it.

Just then, the Twenty-Eight Mansions Star Chart suddenly lit up, outlining the Great Zhou Heavenly Star Formation in the Void Realm.

The stars in the sky were drawn, followed by wisps of dreamlike starlight.

The Yin and Yang Taiji Formation Chart spun wildly, Yin Qi condensed into profound frost, and Yang Qi transformed into scarlet flames, forming an endless cycle of life within the furnace.

Immediately, Li Xiangyun saw that within the Yin and Yang Taiji Chart, the medicinal liquids were rapidly undergoing Fusion.

After an unknown period, a cry of a golden crow suddenly came from the furnace.

Fire Old abruptly opened his eyes and softly commanded, "Condense!"

Along with the divine light receding, a black and white Medicinal Pill flew out.

The moonlight was like water, and Li Xiangyun looked at the crystal-clear Medicinal Pill, his heart filled with excitement.

The Flourishing Decline Pill trembled slightly in the air, and around it, phenomena of flourishing and decline began to emerge, sometimes with a hundred flowers blooming, and sometimes with fallen leaves drifting.

Fire Old looked at his creation in the air, stroking his beard contentedly, and said, "I have fused three Flourishing Decline Pills into one, and then reinforced The Dao Intent of Life and Death within it with the aid of the Yin and Yang Taiji Chart."

"Now, this Medicinal Pill, which was originally only at the Peak of the Third Grade, has transformed into a Fourth-Grade Medicinal Pill."

Li Xingyan's mouth was wide open beside him, "It can be done like this?"

"Thank you, Fire Old!"

Li Xiangyun bowed in gratitude.

He carefully took the Medicinal Pill.

At the same time, the sound of Prosperity Points being credited echoed in his mind.

This made his previously scarce Prosperity Points abundant once again.

In fact, Li Xiangyun had already discovered that although obtaining Heaven And Earth Treasure could earn Prosperity Points, and they would not be deducted after use.

However, these Prosperity Points were only half the value of those Heaven And Earth Treasure.

And Medicinal Pills refined from those Heaven And Earth Treasure would be halved again.

Therefore, for a Flourishing Decline Pill originally worth a million Spirit Stones, the System only awarded over twenty thousand Prosperity Points.

Li Xiangyun couldn't help but feel regretful about this.

If it weren't for the reduction, he could have refined all those Heaven And Earth Treasure into Medicinal Pills or Magic Treasure to enhance the strength of the Family's Cultivators.

Then he could go and seize resources, repeating this cycle.

He felt that he could dominate the Cultivation World in just a few years.

But this was clearly impossible.

However, even with the current situation, Li Xiangyun was already very satisfied.

"This Flourishing Decline Pill is enough to extend your life by fifty years. Within these fifty years, you must find a way to completely cure your Golden Core, otherwise you will still die!"

"Don't worry, Fire Old, Junior already has a plan in mind," Li Xiangyun said confidently.

According to the System's method, he now only needed to take this Flourishing Decline Pill, then comprehend The Dao Intent of Life and Death, and then Cultivate the Ice Phoenix Nirvana Art to achieve Nirvana Rebirth and advance further.

And if he couldn't accomplish these within fifty years, then he could truly find a block of tofu to bash his head against and die.

In fact, he wouldn't need fifty years.

Li Xiangyun was confident that he could accomplish all of this within three years!

Fire Old was somewhat surprised by Li Xiangyun's confidence. He had originally wanted to say that if there was no solution, he still had a method, but seeing Li Xiangyun's confident expression, he decided against it.

"Since that's the case, then you should properly refine the Medicinal Pill!"

"I'm going to sleep."

With that, Fire Old returned to Li Xingyan's ring.

However, before returning to the ring, Fire Old intentionally or unintentionally glanced in a certain direction in the darkness.

"Yes, I respectfully send off Senior!" Li Xiangyun bowed in salute.

"Old Ancestor, Junior will also return."

With that, Li Xingyan left the back mountain.

And in the distant darkness, Sun Ping stood rooted to the spot, inexplicably terrified and indecisive.

As early as when he heard the news of Li Xiangyun slaying the Golden Core Demonic Cultivator with his sword, Sun Ping, fearing that things might change, had intended to personally deal with Li Xiangyun.

However, he didn't expect that as soon as he arrived near the Li Family, he felt an extremely terrifying gaze cast upon him.

This was a tremor he had never experienced even when facing a Nascent Soul Old Ancestor in his Sect.

This made Sun Ping involuntarily timid, thinking it best to first gather information before acting.

At the same time, on the back mountain, Li Xiangyun simply set up a Formation around him and then swallowed the Medicinal Pill.

In an instant, an extremely terrifying cold Qi overflowed, and Li Xiangyun's body continuously transformed from youth to old age, profoundly mysterious.

The Medicinal Pill melted upon entry, and a strange sensation, like a dual heaven of ice and fire, instantly spread throughout his body. His originally shattered Golden Core slowly healed under this power.

After an unknown period, a dazzling ray of dawn rose in the eastern sky.

Immediately, an anomaly occurred. The first light, as if alive, transformed into a golden torrent and entered his body.

Li Xiangyun only felt that the chaotic Qi of life, death, flourishing, and decline within his body, under the illumination of this first light, began to gradually subside and converge towards his Dantian.

He felt as if he was immersed in a warm hot spring, incomparably comfortable.

Li Xiangyun closed his eyes tightly, carefully comprehending the changes brought by this first light.

The sun and moon alternated, the galaxy flowed. The first light of morning contained the power of new life and also the traces of passing.

The beginning of a new day represented hope and vitality, while the end of an old day represented demise and conclusion.

And was this not the meaning of Yin and Yang alternation and Reincarnation of life and death?

Li Xiangyun's mind suddenly cleared. He formed a hand seal, and an unprecedented Aura erupted fiercely, "The Dao Intent of Life and Death, emerge!"

In an instant, Li Xiangyun felt as if his entire being had undergone a transformation. His originally shattered Golden Core had re-aggregated.

However, this time, the color of the Golden Core was no longer golden, but had turned into deep black and white, like a Taiji yin-yang fish, slowly rotating within it.

Just then, the sun finally rose, and its boundless light shone upon the earth. Li Xiangyun slowly opened his eyes.

A new day had finally begun!