123: Chapter 123 The Old Man in the Alchemy Furnace?

The System prompt faded.

Countless pieces of information regarding the Dao of Alchemy flooded into Li Xuan's mind.

This profound knowledge gave him a complete understanding of the Dao of Alchemy.

The "Supreme Alchemy Technique" itself is a complete Dao, expounding the principles of creating things from nothing.

What is a pill?

The scope of this Alchemy technique was no longer limited to traditional medicinal herbs.

The sun, moon, and stars, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness—it seemed everything could be used for Alchemy.

This transcended the scope of traditional Alchemy, reaching the level of refining all things, or even reshaping concepts.

Li Xuan was immersed in this realization.

His perception of the Dao of Alchemy and even the Origin of the world was changing.

He gained a deeper insight into the laws of life and death of all things.

As he comprehended the Origin of the Dao of Alchemy, the Aura on his body became increasingly restrained.

A wisp of pure Alchemy Aura radiated from his body.

It drifted across the silent Tushita Palace Ruins.

Most areas showed no reaction.

But outside the main Alchemy room, beneath a pile of broken white jade beams and rubble, a black Pill Furnace, about the height of a person, suddenly trembled slightly.

This Pill Furnace was covered in dents and scratches; it was very dilapidated.

A faint glimmer of spiritual light ignited on the furnace body, ready to extinguish at any moment.

Then, a consciousness that seemed to have slept for an eternity, filled with a trace of confusion, slowly awakened.

"Mmm... this smell..."

"So familiar... is this the smell from back then when I forgot to turn off the fire while boiling water and ended up burning Master's underpants?"

"No... it's more Advanced than that..."

"This... this is... the scent on Master?! Master... he... he's back?!"

The confused consciousness suddenly became agitated.

The weak spiritual light flickered violently, trying to break free from the burial of the ruins.

This subtle movement naturally fell into Li Xuan's perception.

He opened his eyes and smiled.

"Interesting, you're almost at the end of your rope, yet you can still make such a stir."

He took a step forward.

He had already appeared in that inconspicuous corner of the ruins.

The heavenly generals only saw Your Majesty's figure flash by.

But they dared not ask more.

They remained loyally guarding the perimeter.

Vigilant against any possible danger.

Li Xuan hovered above the ruins, looking at the pile of rubble.

He only took one look.

"Boom!"

The boulders and broken beams covering it were pushed aside without making a sound.

Revealing the black Pill Furnace beneath.

This Pill Furnace was indeed dilapidated.

The furnace body was pitted and scarred, covered with old palm prints and marks from weapons hacking at it.

The lid was tilted to one side.

It looked somewhat comical.

"Is it you?"

Li Xuan whispered to himself.

A wisp of Divine Thought containing the supreme principles of Alchemy slowly probed toward the black Pill Furnace.

As soon as his Divine Thought touched the Pill Furnace.

"Hum!"

A weak yet feigned majestic wave of Divine Thought erupted from within the Pill Furnace.

"Audacious scoundrel! Which blind thing dares to disturb the quiet cultivation of this Dan Lingzi!"

An old and weak-sounding roar echoed in Li Xuan's Sea of Consciousness.

"Don't you see this is my territory? The Immortal Realm's famous double-standard, ah no, famous trademark 'Dan Lingzi' brand Pill Furnace, understand? If you're sensible, get lost quickly! Otherwise, don't blame me for refining you into a lump of human pill dregs!"

The voice sounded fierce.

But in reality, it lacked confidence.

The air of bluffing was very thick.

Li Xuan laughed upon hearing this.

Good heavens, a tool spirit whose remnant soul is about to dissipate has quite the temper.

Through the contact just now, he had already seen through the background of this "Dan Lingzi."

This should be a powerhouse of the Taiyi Golden Immortal rank.

His Physical Body was destroyed and his Divine Soul shattered during the ancient war.

At the last moment, he entrusted a wisp of his remnant soul into his own life-bound Pill Furnace.

Only then did he luckily survive and fall into a deep sleep.

Unfortunately, too much time had passed, his power had drained severely, and this once Taiyi-rank Pill Furnace was also damaged beyond repair.

The current bluster was nothing more than exhausting his last bit of strength to put on an act.

It was a classic case of "If you yell again, I won't dare to make a move!"

Li Xuan didn't speak, looking at the small Pill Furnace with great interest.

Dan Lingzi realized that his Aura didn't seem to suppress the other party.

Not only did the other party not leave, but he also had an expression of watching a show.

He immediately felt a bit embarrassed.

He hardened his heart and decided to increase the intensity.

"Hmph! Are you stunned by my majesty, junior?"

The old voice sounded again.

This time he forcibly raised his tone, wanting to appear more imposing.

"I smell a scent of Medicinal Pill on you; I suppose you are also an alchemist. What? Seeing your Ancestral Master of Alchemy, you want to steal the craft?"

"It doesn't hurt to tell you! Back in the day, I followed my Master and was an existence that refined the sun and moon and boiled the stars! The Samadhi True Fire in the eight trigrams furnace was blown into a blaze by a single breath of Immortal Qi from me back then! Ordinary Golden Immortals aren't even worthy of carrying my shoes in front of me!"

"Kid, I see you have extraordinary bone structure. How about this: you kneel down now, kowtow ninety thousand times to me, and offer up all the valuable things on you. If I'm in a good mood, I might consider taking you as a fire-stoking boy. In the future, when you go out, just report my name, and I guarantee no one will dare to provoke you!"

Dan Lingzi bragged for a long time in one breath.

He even started to believe his own words a little.

He felt he was capable again.

He waited quietly, expecting the other party to be terrified by his glorious history and bow down immediately.

However, after waiting for a long time.

It only earned a chuckle.

"Hehe."

Li Xuan finally spoke.

He looked at the Pill Furnace that was still forcibly maintaining the demeanor of an expert and shook his head.

"With just this bit of ability, you dare to call yourself the Ancestral Master?"

"You...!"

Dan Lingzi was so angry that his spiritual body shook.

Why is this junior so stubborn?

Just as he was preparing to burn his remnant soul to fight, Li Xuan's next action made him freeze.

Li Xuan raised his right hand.

He did not summon a Pill Furnace.

Nor did he perform any incantations.

He just grabbed casually at the Void Realm.

"The heaven and earth as the furnace, all things as medicine."

He spoke calmly, but his words contained the supreme principles of heaven and earth.

In an instant, the broken immortal bricks in the surrounding ruins, the rubble carrying Dao rhymes, the broken weapon fragments, and even the rich medicinal scent and dust in the air... everything was summoned, turning into countless streams of light, converging toward Li Xuan's palm.

Dan Lingzi was dumbfounded.

"This... what kind of operation is this? Telekinesis? No, he is extracting the Origin essence from these scraps!"

Immediately after.

Li Xuan pressed his fingers together like a sword and tapped lightly in front of him.

"Chaos as the fire, creation as the work."

A wisp of Chaos-colored flame ignited from his fingertips.

Although the flame was small, it contained the power of creation.

All the gathered material essence was instantly melted by this flame, turning into a ball of Origin spiritual liquid.

There were no violent energy fluctuations.

Nor was there any pungent burnt smell.

In front of this flame, those complex materials obediently offered up their purest parts, while the Impurities were directly reduced to nothingness.

"The Dao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three... Three gives birth to all things... Pill formed!"

Li Xuan uttered the true words softly.

The spiritual liquid rotated, compressed, and condensed rapidly in his palm.

Runes flowed upon it, evolving the Yin and Yang, Five Elements, and the cycle of Reincarnation.

In just three breaths.

The light dissipated.

An Immortal Pill the size of a dragon's eye, perfectly round, with nine patterns circling its surface, emitting a refreshing fragrance, hovered in Li Xuan's palm.

Although the Aura of this Medicinal Pill could not compare to a true nine-turn golden pill.

But the Dao rhymes and pure medicinal power contained within it already surpassed any existing Immortal Pill of the Taiyi rank in the Immortal Realm.

The pill was formed, and heaven and earth resonated.

There was no movement in the Pill Furnace.

The moment Dan Lingzi's old-man-like spiritual body saw that Immortal Pill, his spiritual body fell to its knees with a "thud."

He stared intently at the Immortal Pill and the Chaos fire at Li Xuan's fingertips.

The spiritual body shook violently.

"Alchemy with bare hands... No, this is not Alchemy with bare hands... This is... This is the method of creation using the Great Dao of heaven and earth as the cauldron and the Origin of the world as firewood!"

"The 'Supreme Alchemy Technique'! This is the truly complete and flawless 'Supreme Alchemy Technique'!!"

"Heaven has eyes! Ancestral Master is above! The orthodoxy of the Dao of Alchemy has not been severed! It has not been severed!!"

The previous arrogant air of "I am your Ancestral Master."

Had long been forgotten to the nine heavens.

At this moment, his eyes looking at Li Xuan were filled with awe.

"Boom!"

The dilapidated Pill Furnace suddenly shook violently.

The lid was knocked off with a "clang."

A weak white light rushed out from within.

In mid-air, it turned into that translucent phantom of an old man with a white beard.

He hurriedly "flew" in front of Li Xuan and bowed down.

"Ancestral Master! Grandfather! You are my own grandfather!"

Dan Lingzi's voice carried a crying tone.

He was like a completely different person from before.

"This old one is blind and short-sighted! I didn't recognize that the Ancestral Master of Alchemy was right in front of me! This old one deserves to die! This old one deserves to die a thousand deaths! I beg the Ancestral Master of Alchemy to be magnanimous, treat me like a fart, and let me go gently!"

"From today on, you are my own father from a different mother! If you tell me to go east, I will never go west; if you tell me to chase a chicken, I will never chase a dog! Father, do you still need a son? One who can perform Alchemy, warm the furnace, and tell ancient gossip!"

Looking at Dan Lingzi, whose attitude had done a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn and whose integrity was shattered all over the floor, Li Xuan couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh? Didn't you just say that you wanted to take me as a fire-stoking boy?"

Upon hearing this, Dan Lingzi was so scared that his spiritual body almost dissipated, and he slapped himself hard in the face.

Although there was no sound when hitting the phantom.

His attitude was sincere.

"Father! Don't mention it! It was your son who was ignorant! It was your son who was blind! What am I to dare to put on airs in front of a true Dragon like you? I'm not even worthy of being your fire-stoking stick!"

"Please, take me in!"

Dan Lingzi hugged Li Xuan's pant leg (although as a phantom he couldn't actually hold it) and sobbed:

"Although my power is gone and the furnace is broken, I have knowledge in my head! I followed my old Master and know all the Secret Realms in this Tushita Palace where treasures are hidden! I know under which pillar unfinished Immortal Pills are buried, and in which corner unburnt Dao scriptures are hidden! I can also help you, cheer for you, and whoever dares to disrespect you, I will be the first to rush up and drown them with my spit!"

"As long as you take me in, this old life of mine and this broken furnace will all be yours!"

Looking at this funny character in front of him.

Li Xuan thought for a moment.

An ancient Pill Furnace tool spirit that could serve as a guide, knew all the secrets, and could be repaired in the future, seemed indeed to be somewhat useful.