143: Mithril Soul Fusion

Thud—

Yu Dan's neck twisted, and she collapsed to the ground.

Under the Soul Searching Secret Art, her Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering immediately.

Gu Changsheng recalled the fragments of memory from just now, a playful look on his face: “To extend her Lifespan by fifty years, she even sacrificed her own granddaughter for Alchemy… She’s quite ruthless.

Too bad, her luck was a bit off, running into me…”

He pointed a finger, and a spiritual light entered Yu Dan’s skin, emitting a rustling sound, like ants gnawing.

Three breaths later, the skin peeled off inch by inch and adhered to Gu Changsheng’s body.

He twisted his neck, making a creaking sound: “Hehe… From today onwards, I am Immortal Master Yu Dan of the Dan Hall of Xianyun Sword Sect…”

Gu Changsheng hooked his finger, collecting Yu Dan’s and Fan Buyang’s Storage Pouches, then destroyed the bodies and disappeared from the spot.

Xianyun Sword Sect.

The Sect gate was shrouded in mist and clouds, with immortal birds flying.

The towering giant Flying Sword pierced the sky, and Sword Intent permeated everywhere.

“Is this the Spirit Treasure that Xianyun Sword Sect just forged—the Heavenly Sword… What a grand undertaking.”

Gu Changsheng was a little envious.

If he could devour the artifact spirit with the Spirit Devouring Art and feed it to Azure Dragon Child, he might have an eighty percent chance of directly promoting the longquan sword to a Spirit Treasure.

“No rush, let’s set a small goal first. Once I outlive Old Ancestor Jinjian, I’ll be the first to snatch this treasure…”

A Dongxuan Realm Cultivator has a maximum Lifespan of a thousand years.

If they frequently engage in combat and have hidden injuries, their Lifespan will be shortened.

A mere few hundred years, he could afford to wait.

Following the memories obtained from soul searching, Gu Changsheng returned to Yu Dan’s Immortal Cave halfway up the mountain.

After setting up sealing formations around, he entered the secret room and searched the two people’s Storage Pouches.

With Gu Changsheng’s current wealth, he far surpassed ordinary Cave Profound Old Monster.

Searching Storage Pouches was just a habitual operation.

After all, even a mosquito's leg, no matter how small, is still meat.

A moment later, he showed a hint of disappointment, yet it was within expectations.

The two people’s wealth could not be said to be meager, but it was limited to the True Core Realm.

In the eyes of a Dongxuan Realm Cultivator, it was not worth mentioning.

“These few Lifespan extending blood Medicinal Pills should be what Yu Dan refined by slaughtering her kin.

To me, however, they are worthless.”

Gu Changsheng shook his head.

Fan Buyang’s Storage Pouch was more straightforward, containing mostly Artifact Refining Materials and various exquisite Magic Treasures.

Just right to feed to Azure Dragon Child.

Secret light flickered in Gu Changsheng’s palm.

Chili Bone Sword, Coiled Dragon Lock, Comet Hammer… more than thirty top-grade Magic Treasures trembled, emitting mournful cries, and hundreds of cracks appeared.

Threads of spiritual essence were forcibly extracted.

“Go.”

Gu Changsheng flicked his finger, and the spiritual essence merged into the longquan sword.

Immediately, the sword’s aura surged by a significant margin, and the azure secret patterns on its surface became even more profound.

Gu Changsheng, however, shook his head slightly: “At this rate, to advance the longquan sword to a Spirit Treasure, it will require at least several thousand more Magic Treasures… I hope the painting doesn’t disappoint me too much…”

Before the desk, the scroll unfurled, ink blended, and the portraits of Yu Dan and Fan Buyang appeared on it.

Two streaks of spiritual light merged into their glabella.

Two secret arts appeared on the panel.

【Pill Nurturing Art】, 【Mithril Spirit Fusion Art】

Gu Changsheng’s brows relaxed, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.

The former is a secret method for nurturing Medicinal Pills and improving their quality.

Using the corresponding Materials for Alchemy as a base, one can nurture Medicinal Pills, and like planting Spirit Medicine, their medicinal properties can increase with age.

The latter is a secret art that uses Mithril as a Material to melt multiple Magic Treasures, unifying their Qi.

For example, the Mystic Iron Meteor Mountain of the Weapon Forging Sect is a Spirit Treasure formed by melting countless Magic Treasures and Spiritual Artifacts into one.

This art is perfectly suited for the Zhuxian Sword Formation.

Originally, in order to refine the sword formation, only quantity was pursued, but the Qi of the Flying Swords were not fused with each other, so the power of the sword formation still had huge room for improvement.

“To perform this method, do I need Mithril…?”

Gu Changsheng opened his Storage Pouch, his brows slightly furrowed.

Many of the Artifact Refining spiritual Materials he had accumulated before had their essence devoured by the Spirit Devouring Art and fed to the longquan sword, so now he was like a clever housewife without rice to cook.

“It’s fine, take it slow.

First, I’ll stay low-key at Xianyun Sword Sect for a few decades, then slowly collect the Materials…”

Spring turned to autumn, and in a blink of an eye, ten years passed.

Xianyun Sword Sect.

The triennial Alchemy Grand Assembly.

Roar—

Nine Dragon shadows flew out from the giant cauldron, purple Dan fire roasted beneath the cauldron, suddenly intensifying. Amidst the steaming Dan Qi, a rich Medicinal Pill fragrance permeated the air.

Immediately, the onlookers couldn’t help but take a deep breath, their faces showing intoxicated expressions.

“Nine Dragons Probing Shadow, Purple Flame Dan Fire, Pill Nurturing Art… more than ten types of Alchemy secret arts in a row.

Elder Yu Dan’s Alchemy attainments are simply astonishing.”

“More than that, within a million li radius, in terms of Alchemy alone, Elder Yu Dan is probably ranked first.”

“The Dan Hall Disciples are really lucky.

The triennial Alchemy Grand Assembly, the hall where the winner belongs, will receive a lot of resource allocation.

It is estimated that the top spot in this Alchemy competition will again belong to Elder Yu Dan.”

As soon as these words were spoken, many Disciples of Xianyun Sword Sect showed envious gazes.

Not far away, all the Cultivators of Qingling Hall had grim faces and remained silent.

Qingling Sect, also an Alchemy Sect, was merged into Xianyun Sword Sect and, like the Dan Sect, was listed as a hall.

As rivals in the same field, coupled with disputes over whose Alchemy lineage was superior, the two halls were sworn enemies, competing openly and secretly.

Qingxuzi, the head of Qingling Hall, had a gloomy face, as if water could drip from it, and sneered inwardly: ‘What if her Alchemy attainments are high?

She’s still just a dog for others…’

As a high-ranking member of the Sect, he naturally knew many inside stories that the Disciples didn’t.

For example… sixty years ago, the Dongxuan Realm Grand Elder of the Dan Sect was tricked and killed by Xianyun Sword Sect.

Whoosh—

The Dan cloud ascended, transforming into a brilliant light that vanished into the cauldron, and immediately the medicinal fragrance dissipated.

This symbolized the essence being contained within, not leaking a single trace.

Gu Changsheng lightly patted the jade cauldron, and a crimson Medicinal Pill fell into his palm, faintly surrounded by the phantom of a fiery Dragon, roaring in all directions.

“Five lines… Not bad…”

Gu Changsheng expressionlessly put away the Scarlet Dragon Pill.

In reality, this was just the tip of the iceberg of his Alchemy attainments.

If he went all out, using all sorts of Alchemy methods, he could even refine nine- lines top-grade Medicinal Pills.

But concealing one’s abilities, like a bright pearl hiding its luster, was an effective means of self-preservation.

Otherwise, trouble would eventually come knocking.

But trouble still came.

“Congratulations, Grandmaster Yu Dan, on winning the title of the Sect’s chief Alchemist.

Haha, this year, the salaries of all our Dan Hall members will increase by another thirty percent.

Many Disciples now have hope for a Breakthrough, and in time, we may even restore the glory of a hundred years ago.”

A young man wearing a fire-resistant Dan robe walked up and clasped his fists, saying.

His words carried a hidden meaning.

A hundred years ago, the Dan Hall was called the Dan Sect.

As he spoke, he secretly transmitted a message into her ear.

“Grandmaster, Revered Master has invited you tonight. I hope you can meet in the Dan Hall’s deliberation room.”

‘Still not giving up…’ Gu Changsheng’s expression remained unchanged, and he decisively refused: “No, there’s still a furnace of Heart Nurturing Pills in my Immortal Cave that are at a crucial stage, so I really can’t leave.”

The young man still didn’t give up, and only after Gu Changsheng rebuked him several times and feigned anger did he leave, red-faced.

Gu Changsheng watched the young man’s retreating back and sneered inwardly: ‘Ridiculous, even to this day, he still can’t recognize the situation…’

He naturally knew the inside story of how the Dan Sect’s Dongxuan Realm Old Ancestor had been schemed against and annexed by Xianyun Sword Sect.

By now, most of the old fellows who knew the inside story had long been slaughtered.

The survivors remained silent, quietly refining Medicinal Pills for Xianyun Sword Sect.

A few years ago, for some unknown reason, the news leaked and spread among the True Core Realm Cultivators of the Dan Hall.

Many of the younger generation of True Core Cultivators, nostalgic for the Dan Sect’s glory and unwilling to remain subservient, had repeatedly tried to win over the remaining old fellows of the Dan Sect.

In Gu Changsheng’s opinion, this was simply courting death.

Without a Dongxuan Cultivator in charge, the Dan Sect would eventually decline.

If they rebelled, they would most likely be annihilated by Xianyun Sword Sect.

After all, in sixty years, Xianyun Sword Sect had already extracted most of the Dan Hall’s Alchemy secret arts.

Only the Alchemy Cultivators of the two Sects could serve as Alchemy laborers, still having some value.

Otherwise, they would have been annihilated long ago to eliminate hidden dangers.

‘What does the prosperity of the Dan Sect have to do with me? I’m not the real Yu Dan… However, speaking of which, it seems the timing of the news spreading was around the time I won the top spot in Alchemy for the second time… The one behind the scenes… Qingling Hall…?’

If the Dan Hall rebelled and was exterminated, Qingling Hall would be the biggest beneficiary.

A sharp glint flashed in Gu Changsheng’s eyes.

‘It’s best not to provoke me… Otherwise… Hmph…’