217: Sect alchemy

"Sigh, you guys are still the impressive ones."

True Monarch Kui Wu sighed softly and said with some embarrassment, "My Body Refining Sect can at most field thirty thousand Nascent Soul and one thousand Soul Transformation cultivators for battle. However, five hundred years ago, we happened to conquer an Earth Spirit Plane, so we can conscript a group of Earth Spirits to serve as meat shields."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked toward Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple.

The battle for the Evan Star Field was the first time the Immortal Realm had expanded outward in many years.

The risks and opportunities inherent in it naturally went without saying.

Compared to struggling alone outside, being able to follow one's Revered Master would offer much higher safety and returns.

This was actually the main reason they had remained here even after Dao Venerable Yun Miao's birthday celebration.

Immortal Venerable Clear Ripple pondered for a moment before speaking, "The Canglang Plane where this Disciple is located has a total of Seven Great Sects that have formed an offensive and defensive alliance. If they are allowed to participate in this war, they can field one hundred and fifty thousand Nascent Soul and ten thousand Soul Transformation cultivators... As for War Slaves, from the previously conquered Jinhun Realm, we can field three million Demon Species."

"Not bad, Junior Sister! You've been in the Yi Xian Star Domain for tens of thousands of years and have truly built up quite a fortune!"

Immortal Venerable Yu Xia smiled charmingly, her tone carrying a hint of teasing.

Immortal Venerable Rong Huo and Immortal Venerable Huan Die also nodded in agreement.

Although they all knew that this was not a force completely under Clear Ripple's control.

But as long as she was the leader, when rewards were distributed according to merit after the war, Clear Ripple would certainly take the lion's share.

"Senior Sister is joking. If it were just the Bitao Sect, we could at most mobilize twenty percent of that force," Clear Ripple shook her head embarrassedly.

Clear Ripple shook her head embarrassedly.

The Bitao Sect had only been established for twenty or thirty thousand years, so it indeed could not compare to the deeply rooted Qingming Sword Sect and Haoyang Sect.

But fortunately, Immortal Venerable Jing Hong's strength was second only to Jian Chen of the Taiyi Realm.

That was why the Bitao Sect had come from behind, gradually surpassing the Wuji Sect, Five Aggregates, and Yangquan Faction to rank third.

The number of Disciples under the Sect was certainly more than twenty or thirty thousand Nascent Soul and two thousand Soul Transformation cultivators.

But they couldn't just mobilize everyone for a single Plane Battlefield!

Mobilizing a third or half, plus the conscripted Loose Cultivators, Disciples from small Sects, and members of cultivation families, it was normal to reach this number.

"No matter, when the time comes, I will arrange for you to be responsible for one galactic domain," Dao Venerable Yun Miao waved her hand.

"However, at this time, you must inform the Qingxuan Dao Sect in advance. After all, your Sect still falls under their jurisdiction."

"This Disciple understands."

After discussing the troop deployment, Dao Venerable Yun Miao waved her hand and released a burst of immortal power.

A vast star map immediately appeared in the hall.

It was the star map of the area near the Evan Star Field that the Star Refining Dao Sect was responsible for.

A Plane War was not for the sake of slaughter.

There were more than hundreds of millions of cultivators in the Immortal Realm, and the consumption of various cultivation resources was hard to estimate.

The main purpose of external wars was still to plunder resources.

Next, Dao Venerable Yun Miao explained the combat plan and main objectives of this war to her five Disciples one by one... While the elders of the Sect discussed in the hall, Su Ling took his newly acquired Spirit Treasure and returned to his Immortal Cave to nurture it.

Usually, when he had nothing to do, he would also sit and discuss the Dao with his fellow Disciples who remained here, or go out with them to tour the scenery of the Yunlan Realm.

The scenery of the Three Thousand Floating Islands was infinite, each with its own characteristics.

The various methods of refining pills, artifacts, arrays, and Talismans displayed there truly opened his eyes.

For the first time, Su Ling learned that Alchemy could actually be performed using methods other than Spirit Fire or Alchemical Fire.

For example, on a floating island called Cloud Water Island, he saw an Alchemy technique called the Spirit Tide Nourishing Method.

It used the "gentle power" of water-based Spells to harmonize the medicinal properties of the ingredients and resolve attribute conflicts, while using the "flow of water" to drive the even Fusion of the medicinal effects, making the pill's texture smoother and purer.

Pills refined with this method focused on "attribute harmony" and "smooth medicinal effects," making it extremely suitable for refining pills with composite attributes or fierce medicinal properties. It could also reduce side effects and improve the safety of consumption.

Having seen this technique, Su Ling specifically went to the Star Refining Dao Sect's Scripture Repository Hall to find many classics related to Alchemy.

It just so happened that he also had a high-grade magic treasure, the azure cloud danxia furnace, in his possession.

With nothing else to do, Su Ling simply began to practice the path of Alchemy.

Ye Hong was also quite happy to learn about this.

After all, besides their own Revered Master, Immortal Venerable Rong Huo, who had always stayed in the Sect, the other Junior Martial Uncles had all gone out to develop on their own.

Their Disciples also mostly followed other paths and had almost no involvement in the way of pills and artifacts.

That Su Ling could be interested in Alchemy was something Ye Hong, as the Senior Brother of the Sect, was very pleased to see.

Therefore, he specifically allocated a large amount of low-grade Spirit Medicines for Su Ling to practice with.

"Junior Brother Su, this Jade Slip records the Wind and Cloud Howling Pill Art and the Blazing Sun Burning Refinement Method passed down by our Grandmaster."

Ye Hong solemnly handed a Jade Slip containing his own Alchemy insights to Su Ling and instructed, "The Wind and Cloud Howling Pill Art requires the assistance of wind and cloud Spells before it can be attempted; just memorize it for now... If I'm not mistaken, you should have an Earth Vein Spirit Fire on you, so you can practice the Blazing Sun Burning Refinement Method well. However, it must not be easily passed on to outsiders."

"Thank you, Senior Brother!"

Su Ling carefully took the Jade Slip and said seriously, "Su Ling will keep it in mind and will never pass it on."

Ye Hong nodded slightly, patted his shoulder, and chuckled, "Several Junior Martial Uncles and their Disciples are not interested in Alchemy or Artifact Refining. I really hope you can gain something from this."

"Haha, I come from a background as a Loose Cultivator and am used to learning a bit of everything."

Su Ling laughed heartily and winked at him, "Back then, I drew Talismans for many years before I cultivated from the Early Foundation Establishment Stage to Core Formation."

"Oh, so you also have research into Talisman drawing."

Ye Hong's eyes lit up. He did not look down on Su Ling because of his low strength, but instead said with great interest, "It just so happens that I am also studying the path of Talismans. Let's have a good exchange another day."

"Alright, Senior Brother Ye."

Su Ling nodded, then cupped his hands to take his leave, "I'll take my leave first and go back to properly study the Alchemy methods."

"Mm, if you have any doubts, you can come to me anytime for answers."

"Certaintly."

After bidding farewell to Ye Hong, Su Ling couldn't wait to return to his Immortal Cave to check the Jade Slip.

The Wind and Cloud Howling Pill Art used "wind as the guide, clouds as the furnace, and the harmony of wind and clouds as the refinement," using the agility of the wind to strip away Impurities and drive the flow of medicinal properties.

It relied on the heaviness of the clouds to nourish the pill core and lock in the Origin Spiritual Qi, then used the power of the interaction between wind and clouds to stimulate the pill's hidden spiritual charm.

It required an Alchemist at the Body Integration stage or above who had a preliminary understanding of the Laws of wind and clouds.

For Su Ling, it was indeed still too far away.

The Blazing Sun Burning Refinement Method used the "intense heat" of fire Spells to quickly refine medicinal ingredients, breaking down their molecular structure and releasing deep-seated medicinal effects.

At the same time, it used the "blazing nature" of fire to stimulate the pill's potential and increase its upper limit of grade.

It focused on "rapid refinement" and "stimulating potential," making it suitable for refining energy-dense pills or ingredients that required high-temperature catalysis. It could shorten the Alchemy time and enhance the pill's explosive power.

It required Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire, yang-attribute Alchemical Fire, or a fire-based Cultivation Technique.

It also contained a technique called the "Flaming Sun Fire Manipulation Technique" that could be cultivated. Whether for Alchemy, Artifact Refining, or combat, it was an extremely powerful fire-based secret technique.