Chapter 853: Refining Spiritual Opportunity, Clouds and Smoke Turn to Rain

The moment the token was in hand, a thought surged out, wanting to rush into Luo Chen's sea of consciousness.

Luo Chen's thoughts turned, and subconsciously he deployed the Soul-Suppressing Prison Technique to block this thought.

But upon slight perception, he discovered that this thought containing vast information had no malice, so he released the blockade.

The thought entered his sea of consciousness and instantly dissipated, leaving only that vast information.

Luo Chen digested it rapidly.

And on Mr. Xuanyan's side, he naturally noticed this scene and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"This Luo Chen's soul foundation is so thick!"

That thought was left behind by Chu Yan.

Although Chu Yan had not reached the Soul Transformation realm when she left Mingyuan back then, she was a solid late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivator.

A divine sense thought left behind by her, when caught off guard, few ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators could resist.

Luo Chen inadvertently displayed a soul foundation comparable to a great cultivator, which was truly astonishing.

After Luo Chen opened his eyes, Mr. Xuanyan asked proactively: "How is it?"

Luo Chen savored that information, his fingers began to slowly pinch magic seals, and wave after wave of vast magic power surged from his meridians.

The load here was so great that even Luo Chen found it somewhat unbearable.

The Purple Mansion barrier had long been slowly opened, and the Nascent Soul little person opened its mouth to swallow a large amount of pure magic power.

With this action, the entire heaven and earth seemed to be pried open.

Furthermore, some inexplicable existences were attracted by it.

Luo Chen said laboriously: "Is it like this?"

Mr. Xuanyan looked at this scene in a daze, unable to believe it.

He had thought that Luo Chen could learn that pill technique in a certain amount of time and solve the token.

But he had never thought that Luo Chen could get started instantly, and even perform it quite decently.

What kind of talent, what kind of aptitude this was!

After a long while, Mr. Xuanyan said heavily: "It is exactly like this!"

As if having received approval, Luo Chen suddenly relaxed, withdrew his magic power, and the whole person felt a sense of relief.

He looked down at the token in his hand, his face full of wonder.

The Pill Saint had left a pill technique on the surface of the token.

Yes, this pill technique was the key to opening the token.

Only by learning this pill technique and successfully performing it could one solve the token.

It sounded very simple, as if any pill refiner could get started.

But in reality, the difficulty was something only a Grandmaster like Mr. Xuanyan would know.

This was because this pill technique, called "Refining Heavenly Secrets," could only be learned by pill refiners who had cultivated the true meaning of laws.

It could even be said that even pill refiners possessing the true meaning of laws might not be able to learn it as quickly as Luo Chen, almost instantly.

The trick to this must be related to another peculiar experience of Luo Chen's.

We will not mention that here; Luo Chen looked at Mr. Xuanyan with a look of sympathy on his face.

"Looking at it this way, Sir, you must have forcibly performed this technique, which is why you are in this state now, right?"

Mr. Xuanyan looked across the stream and nodded lonely.

"Correct, I was already in a state of a flash of brilliance before the end, and with my understanding of Pill Dao, I learned this pill technique. But when performing it, even without regard for the danger of assimilation by heaven and earth, I was still unable to pry open the heaven and earth origin Qi, let alone find that bit of spiritual opportunity in the dark."

This pill technique, "Refining Heavenly Secrets," had only one purpose.

That was to pry open heaven and earth origin Qi, capture spiritual opportunity, and integrate it into the pill.

In this way, the pill would have spirit, and its grade would naturally be one level higher than ordinary pills.

This also explained why the pills from the first to fourth levels in the Pill Saint Hall trial were all extremely spiritual; it was only because they had been stained with a trace of imperceptible spiritual opportunity under Chu Yan's methods.

But to perform this technique normally, only those who had learned the true meaning of laws could do so without a threshold.

Therefore, this was why Mr. Xuanyan said earlier that only Luo Chen could solve this token.

Because Luo Chen was a special existence who had comprehended the true meaning of laws in advance during the Nascent Soul stage!

And, he was also a Pill Refining Grandmaster!

However, Mr. Xuanyan still did not understand.

"Have you learned similar pill techniques before? Why could you get started instantly, without even a learning process?"

"Perhaps this technique has an affinity with me! I have also inadvertently made similar moves in the past." Luo Chen smiled slightly, but then exclaimed in admiration: "But at that time, I only knew it was so but didn't know why, and I couldn't compare it to the Pill Saint who understood its principles and even created a specific pill technique."

Mr. Xuanyan was stunned; had he made similar moves before?

Was it cultivation?

Or pill refining?

If it were the former, it was just like many cultivation geniuses in the world, occasionally obtained when comprehending the true meaning of laws; he wouldn't care at all.

But if it were the latter, what kind of pill would require Luo Chen to refine spiritual opportunity into it?

Mr. Xuanyan was a very straightforward and simple person.

He did not hold it back and asked directly.

To others, this was a very impolite thing, but to Luo Chen, who was a fellow traveler, he could understand the other party's thirst for knowledge.

However, involving that past event, Luo Chen fell into silence.

Because of this silence, Mr. Xuanyan knew he had been presumptuous.

He subconsciously wanted to say he was presumptuous, but when the words reached his lips, he suddenly understood that if it were a matter of cultivation, there was nothing that couldn't be said.

Only as he had guessed, Luo Chen must have refined some incredible pill, which was why he was so embarrassed.

For a moment, Mr. Xuanyan's heart beat thumping.

"I just want to see it... No! Even if you just describe it, it will do."

"I am willing to exchange my 'Xuanyan Pill Book' for your answer!"

Luo Chen waved his hand, "That is too precious; actually, you gifting me this token, this kindness is enough to exchange for that answer. It's just..."

Luo Chen looked at the sky; this Blessed Land should be sealed, and no one could spy on it.

After all, the token had not been opened, which was equivalent to the door being closed.

And the old man opposite, his vitality was rapidly dissipating, in a way that could not be controlled; he estimated he didn't have much time left before sitting down.

A person about to die...

Luo Chen took a deep breath, took out a jade box from his storage bag, and slowly pushed it toward Mr. Xuanyan.

The old man took the jade box, held his breath, and carefully opened it.

A brilliant golden light came into view.

Instantly, the old man was so excited he couldn't control himself.

"Fifth-level Divine Pill!"

He looked up at Luo Chen opposite in disbelief, "Did you refine this?"

Luo Chen nodded, "Yes, I refined it when I was in the Core Formation stage; it is named 'Dharma Derivation,' and it took three years."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Mr. Xuanyan seemed stimulated, repeatedly calling it impossible, "How could a Core Formation stage refine such a pill? Even Chu Yan only luckily refined a fifth-level Divine Pill when she was in the Nascent Soul realm, and relied on this to earn the name of Pill Saint. How could you..."

Luo Chen did not argue, nor did he explain.

He just quietly watched the old man opposite acting like a child.

After a long while, the other party calmed down.

On his dead and gray face, because of the intense emotion just now, there was an abnormal flush.

"A fifth-level Divine Pill, containing blood threads inside, is this a blood refining method? No, it seems to be some kind of power similar to magic power."

"Its name is 'Dharma Derivation'; could it be that it has an auxiliary effect on cultivation?"

"Just smelling this pill fragrance gives one a feeling of a clear mind and a lively soul. But there is a vast, even terrifying power inside; I fear it is not something a Nascent Soul cultivator can bear. You had best not take this pill at this realm; only after Soul Transformation might one be able to bear that terrifying medicinal power."

"It's just a pity that this old man's time is running out, otherwise, relying on this pill, I might have had a chance to fight for the power of Soul Transformation."

Amidst the murmurs, Mr. Xuanyan extremely reluctantly closed the jade box and then returned it to Luo Chen.

Along with it was a thick bamboo slip.

Luo Chen first carefully put away the Dharma Derivation Divine Pill, then looked at the bamboo slip floating in front of him.

"Sir, Luo Chen is ashamed to accept this."

Mr. Xuanyan waved his hand, "It is not the 'Xuanyan Pill Book,' just a derivation of a remnant formula; you will know when you take a look."

Luo Chen curiously opened the bamboo slip, and a large number of words gave him a sense of familiarity.

Instantly, he understood what pill's remnant formula it was.

Elixir of Enlightenment!

For a time, Luo Chen was pleasantly surprised.

Mr. Xuanyan was lost in thought, seemingly still emotionally unstable due to the impact of the Dharma Derivation Divine Pill earlier.

In the final level, he was limited by his realm, leading to failure.

Now it seemed that there was a reason why Luo Chen was about to succeed.

Not only in the realm of cultivation but also in the realm of Pill Dao.

This young man was far more than a Grandmaster.

He was clearly already a Pill Dao Saint comparable to Chu Yan!

"Sure enough, I guessed you would be interested in this remnant formula."

"A fellow Daoist entrusted me to refine this pill, but I have studied it for many years, and there has been little progress, mainly because it is too incomplete." Luo Chen flipped through the bamboo slip while conversing with the other party, then suddenly: "Eh, why is the style of medicinal material matching here completely different, and there are even conflicting parts?"

Mr. Xuanyan smiled: "That is because the derivation routes recorded on this bamboo slip are not just from this old man alone. Chu Yan also derived this Pill of Enlightenment, which was famous in ancient times, but unfortunately, no complete pill was preserved, otherwise, she would definitely have been able to reverse-engineer the complete pill formula."

Luo Chen was surprised; so this bamboo slip was co-authored by the two.

That was right; he had heard people say that many people were interested in the Pill of Enlightenment, and even the Pill Saint had publicly collected incomplete versions of this ancient pill formula back then. "You also shouldn't hold too much hope for this bamboo slip; it only derives about seventy or eighty percent at most, and it might even be in the wrong direction; it can only serve as a reference for you." Mr. Xuanyan said as such.

Luo Chen was not disappointed at all; even if it was just a reference, it was much more convenient than his current blind groping.

It was truly that the remnant formulas of the Pill of Enlightenment given to him by Deng Taiyue were messy and did not form a system at all.

Otherwise, ordinary fourth-level pill formulas would have long been completed by him.

How could it have been delayed for decades with little progress?

Seventy or eighty percent?

As long as there were one or two correct routes, Luo Chen was confident he could complete it entirely!

Luo Chen accepted the bamboo slip and smiled: "Although I am ashamed to accept it, this bamboo slip is indeed of great use to me, so I will accept it."

Compared to the Pill Dao inheritance of the other party's life's work, the value of a fourth-level pill remnant formula was much lower.

Luo Chen was humble in his words, but he did not have much psychological burden.

Mr. Xuanyan did not care about such a remnant formula and sat down on the grass.

He was somewhat tired.

"Let's begin!"

"I want to see what exactly Chu Yan left inside the token; a pill technique alone would not have made her go to such great lengths."

"While I still have one breath left."

Luo Chen looked at the old man with a weary expression and nodded heavily.

More than four years had passed since entering this Pill Saint Hall, and his son was still waiting for him outside.

Solving the Pill Saint token early and completing the trial was also something he couldn't wait for.

The wind suddenly rose.

Luo Chen's robes fluttered, and he slowly floated into the air.

Like before, his hands trembled as he methodically pinched magic seals, and magic power surged toward his fingertips along his thick meridians.

The Purple Mansion barrier opened again, the Nascent Soul opened its eyes, and swallowed magic power!

It was still just as laborious.

Luo Chen's heart moved, and vast source power surged out from his limbs and bones like a tide.

Sure enough, with the addition of this source power, performing the "Refining Heavenly Secrets" pill technique instantly became much easier.

"Just as I thought!"

Luo Chen confirmed his idea.

Back when he was refining the Dharma Derivation Divine Pill in the Pill World, he failed many times.

The last time, he burned his bridges, used source power to mobilize heaven and earth spiritual energy, and before exhausting all his power, successfully refined the Dharma Derivation Divine Pill.

That pill refining was like a dream to him!

Even when he succeeded, he didn't know why.

Even his pill refiner grade did not advance to a fifth-level pill refiner because he refined a fifth-level Divine Pill.

Clearly, the system also judged that he knew it was so but didn't know why, so it judged him to still be a fourth-level pill refiner.

But Luo Chen walked step-by-step later, and in each cultivation, he vaguely had some guesses about the reason for his initial success.

Until this moment, after coming into contact with the "Refining Heavenly Secrets" pill technique, Luo Chen finally understood completely!

Originally, he had once drawn spiritual opportunity into a pill in the Pill World!

Desolate beasts are native creatures of the Mountain and Sea World and can be called the darlings of the Heavenly Dao.

The source power in the bodies of desolate beasts seems to be on the same level as the magic power of cultivators and the Gang Qi of body refiners, but it is a type of energy that is more compatible in this world.

It is also easier to draw spiritual opportunity!

Luo Chen at that time, although his immortal cultivation realm was Core Formation, his physical body had long been cultivated to the fourth level, almost no different from a desolate beast.

Using source power to mobilize heaven and earth spiritual energy, he inadvertently attracted the so-called spiritual opportunity.

It was unintentional at the time, but later Luo Chen discovered that it was not an accident!

He now mobilizes source power to form the phenomenon of Red Eyes and Golden Pupils, and can see the flow of spiritual opportunity, which is the evidence!

But being able to see is one thing, and how to draw and even capture spiritual opportunity is another.

The pill technique left by Pill Saint Chu Yan is the tool for drawing spiritual opportunity!

In mid-air.

Luo Chen's robes fluttered, and his Red Eyes and Golden Pupils were shining with spirit.

While pinching fingers and reciting formulas, he was searching for the location of the spiritual opportunity.

And this search was effortless, as it was right around him!

"Is it a coincidence?"

"No!"

"It should be the spiritual opportunity attracted when I was cultivating earlier!"

Spiritual opportunity is hard to find; even Soul Transformation great powerhouses can only rely on the spiritual opportunity automatically attracted by the vast spiritual energy of fifth-level spiritual lands to assist in cultivation; it is definitely not something Luo Chen can easily summon by performing a pill technique.

Especially since he was not very proficient yet.

But this space was a closed Blessed Land.

Before opening, the ancestors of the Mingyuan Sect used means to draw spiritual opportunity into it.

And Luo Chen had once again had an epiphany of the Withered Glory True Meaning, and in that state, the spiritual opportunity automatically came to invest.

If Luo Chen hadn't been thinking about refining the Two Forms Pill, but had turned to cultivation, his magic power would have greatly increased.

But even so, those spiritual opportunities had not left.

Since he saw them now, he would save some effort and capture them directly!

Luo Chen did not hesitate, and with a wave of his hand, those rare spiritual opportunities sank into the token.

The next moment!

The white jade token suddenly emitted a misty light.

In the sky, a lifelike hazy phantom appeared.

The phantom was hazy, but the facial features were extremely clear.

The eyebrows were like paintings, and the eyes were like autumn water.

The bridge of the nose was straight but did not lose its softness, as if it were an artwork meticulously carved by the most outstanding sculptor.

The lips were slightly parted, like a cherry blossom just blooming.

The contour of the cheeks was slightly round, giving a feeling of fragility while also having a bit of cuteness and liveliness.

A pair of bright eyes stared downward.

She seemed to be looking at Luo Chen.

But looking closely, she was staring at some void.

Seeing her wave her hand casually, a pill cauldron purely condensed from magic power appeared in the air.

Then she put various materials into it.

At the same time, many illusions appeared in other places.

Just like before, it was also this female phantom, also refining pills.

It was just that the materials put in were strange and varied, and by no means the same.

Melting gold stone into liquid, putting grass and wood into medicine, clouds and smoke wreathed, wind and thunder followed, and there was even a small space that collapsed under her actions.

By the stream.

Mr. Xuanyan looked at this scene thoughtfully.

Condensing Qi into a cauldron, refining all things in heaven and earth into pills; is this what she left behind?

The law comprehension of Pill Dao!

Just by being a bystander, he benefited greatly; Luo Chen, who was truly accepting the infusion, must have gained even more.

If Luo Chen could rely on this opportunity to comprehend the true meaning of Pill Dao laws, he would be able to use this to advance to Soul Transformation in the future.

Inside the entire Pill Saint Blessed Land, a massive amount of spiritual energy surged toward Luo Chen.

Just as the phantom appeared in the Blessed Land, the vast clouds and smoke that had shrouded the Pill Saint Hall for hundreds of years began to surge violently.

A large amount of clouds and smoke began to dissipate, turning into drops of fine rain, falling to the earth.

Outside the hall, Chen Mozi, Xin Yisheng, Lu Chun, and others all realized something.

Chu Yu wanted to speak but stopped, her expression having both unwillingness and a bit of relief.

The ancestor's inheritance being obtained by someone else was her failure, but she no longer had to be shrouded in pressure all day long.

City Lord Ling Tian rushed over, both surprised and happy.

"There are still two people inside the Pill Saint Hall; who passed all the trials and obtained the Pill Saint inheritance?"

"Luo Chen?"

"Or Mr. Xuanyan?"

Within the Mingyuan Sect, countless gazes were cast toward the Pill Saint Hall.

Sound transmissions were spreading in all directions with this as the center point.

Everyone knew that the position of the Pill Saint Hall Master of the Mingyuan Sect, which had been vacant for hundreds of years, finally had an owner.

It was just that who the new owner was remained unknown.

Clouds and smoke turning to rain, such a celestial phenomenon change seemed to have triggered a chain reaction.

Located in the Eastern Wasteland but independent of the Eastern Wasteland, the Mingyuan Sacred Land had an area as large as eight or nine Yuding Domains.

At this moment, under the chain reaction, dark clouds gathered, and thunder and lightning flashed.

Drops of rain suddenly smashed down, stirring up countless dust.

Only one place was unaffected by this.

Yanfu Mountain, suspended in the nine heavens!

Inside the Heavenly Nether Palace, the three great ancestors opened their eyes simultaneously.

Ancestor Yu Ming sensed slightly and discovered the wisps of aura leaking out from the surging vast clouds and smoke.

"It's Luo Chen!" (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 854 =====