Chapter 204: The Creation Pill of Little Use

Facing the husband who had accompanied her for hundreds of years, Feng Bing was naturally devastated, but as a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Peak, she soon composed herself and left with Long Han's remains and belongings.

She naturally held no resentment toward Yan Taibai, only hoping to find the opportunity to advance to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage to fulfill Long Han's final wish.

Just like with Long Han, similar incidents had already occurred more than ten times in Falling Demon Valley, and there would only be more in the future.

After all, the movements of Space Cracks within Falling Demon Valley were unpredictable and could appear at any time.

Therefore, cultivators who had entered Falling Demon Valley in the past to seek opportunities had almost all remained there forever.

This was unavoidable; most of them were nearing the end of their lifespans, similar to Linghu Laoguai of Huangfeng Valley.

If they could not find pills or spiritual medicines to extend their lives, they would at most live for another thirty to fifty, or seventy to eighty years, so they might as well take the risk, but most perished in Falling Demon Valley, leaving behind many legacies and ruins, which made the ruins and legacies within Falling Demon Valley increasingly numerous.

The number of cultivators wanting to come in to seek opportunities was also increasing.

Under this cycle, this Falling Demon Valley naturally transformed from the number one most dangerous place in the Tiannan Cultivation World into the number one treasure land of the Tiannan Cultivation World.

As for Yan Taibai and his group, the most important things were still the Spirit Candle Fruit and the Ancient Cultivation Ruins mentioned by the Ancient Demon's split soul.

Compared to others, Yan Taibai knew very well what the Ancient Cultivation Ruins mentioned by the Ancient Demon's split soul actually were.

Of course, there was also the most important Lingmiao Garden.

But even the Ancient Demon's split soul did not know about this Lingmiao Garden, and it was impossible for it to know; it just wouldn't tell Yan Taibai.

Therefore, Yan Taibai's primary task was to first find the Spirit Candle Fruit, and after consuming it, gain the hope of advancing to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage.

Although he was now the number one person in the Tiannan Cultivation World, he lacked his Life-Bound Magical Treasure: the Luxian Juetian Sword, this great killing weapon.

But as long as he could wipe out the Yinluo Sect, all of this would be worth it.

Yan Taibai did not regret this.

As for the Spirit Candle Fruit, Cangkun Shangren had left behind a rough map of Falling Demon Valley, and combined with Yan Taibai's original memories, he had indeed managed to determine a few places where the Spirit Candle Fruit was most likely to exist.

Le Shangshi of the Mulan Tribe also seemed to have sensed this, so she followed Yan Taibai without complaint and helped him resolve quite a few troubles along the way.

Just like that, the two of them got along quite well.

……

But not long after, Yan Taibai encountered an acquaintance.

Feng Bing of the Mingluan Sect, without seeing Long Han: "Fairy Feng Bing, did Long Han not teleport together with you?"

Upon seeing Feng Bing approach, Yan Taibai immediately asked about Long Han's whereabouts.

After all, with Feng Bing and Long Han joining forces, they were equivalent to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, a great help to the Heavenly Dao Alliance and a force that could not be ignored.

If it weren't for Long Han and Feng Bing managing the Heavenly Dao Alliance all these years, how could he have remained a hands-off manager?

"Husband... Husband encountered Space Cracks and ancient Restrictions one after another, and has already fallen."

Hearing Yan Taibai's inquiry, Feng Bing's jade face was full of desolate sorrow as she spoke of Long Han's death.

"Fellow Daoist Long Han has already fallen?"

Hearing this news, Yan Taibai was stunned, and Le Shangshi of the Mulan Tribe was also stunned.

She naturally knew of Long Han and Feng Bing, both of whom were Great Cultivators of Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Peak; that one of them, Long Han, had just fallen like this truly shocked her.

At the same time, she could not help but sigh that this Falling Demon Valley was indeed worthy of being the number one dangerous place in the Tiannan Cultivation World; a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Mid-Stage Peak had fallen just like that not long after entering, which meant that if her luck was bad, she might be the next Long Han.

"Fairy Feng Bing, please accept my condolences."

After a long silence, Yan Taibai sighed softly and could only console her like this.

"Fellow Daoist Yan, no need to say more. We cultivators, although our lifespans far exceed those of mortals, unless we attain the Dao and become immortals, we will eventually be unable to escape death. I have long understood this. If I cannot advance to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage within a hundred years of returning from this trip to Falling Demon Valley, I will sit and await my end. By then, the Heavenly Dao Alliance will be handed over to Fellow Daoist Yan."

Feng Bing shook her head slightly, smiled bitterly, and spoke in a tone that was almost a final testament.

"Fairy Feng Bing, you are being too serious. It just so happens that I have already found the whereabouts of the Spirit Candle Fruit. And the other spiritual medicines for the Creation Pill have also been gathered; I will gift Fairy Feng Bing an opportunity to advance to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage."

Yan Taibai spoke of the Spirit Candle Fruit and the Creation Pill, which instantly dispersed more than half of Feng Bing's sorrow.

Long Han and Feng Bing had done quite a few things for him over the years; a mere Creation Pill was not a problem.

"Spirit Candle Fruit, Creation Pill, is Brother Yan truly willing to part with them?"

Feng Bing exclaimed.

"Since I have already said so, I am naturally willing. Time is short, let's hurry!"

Yan Taibai nodded and smiled.

"This widow thanks Brother Yan for his great kindness."

Feng Bing bowed to Yan Taibai with a solemn expression full of gratitude.

"Fairy Feng Bing, you are too polite, let's go quickly."

Yan Taibai chuckled and then led the way.

……

If Feng Bing could advance to a Great Cultivator of Nascent Soul Late Stage, it would be a great thing for both him and the entire Heavenly Dao Alliance, and coupled with her help over so many years, Yan Taibai was naturally willing to part with a Creation Pill.

Just like that, Yan Taibai took Feng Bing and Le Shangshi of the Mulan Tribe straight to the place where the Spirit Candle Fruit might exist.

……

Two days later, Yan Taibai met Yan Ruyan, Qiong Laoguai, and others separately, and then the group traveled together to the location of the Spirit Candle Fruit.

……

"Is that the legendary Spirit Candle Fruit?"

Qiong Laoguai looked at an oasis ahead, where there was a green lake.

However, outside this oasis was an endless expanse of earthy yellow; it was clearly a massive desert spanning tens of thousands of miles.

"Master, rest assured, it is indeed the Spirit Candle Fruit. Both in appearance and other aspects, it is the Spirit Candle Fruit."

Yan Taibai smiled slightly and said with great certainty. At this moment, in the lake his gaze reached, there was a small patch of mud exposed above the water, where a lush, emerald-green spiritual herb grew. This herb was several feet tall, covered in thumb-sized oval leaves, and at the very top of the herb, four strange fruits grew in isolation.

These fruits were fiery red all over, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with a faint red light flickering at the top, resembling a red candle lit on a candlestick, and they also emitted a fragrance.

"Then what are you waiting for, hurry up and pick it!"

Qiong Laoguai urged impatiently.

"No rush. Does Master think a wild Spirit Fruit like the Spirit Candle Fruit has no Demon Beast guarding it?"

Yan Taibai shook his head and said.

"Of course I know, but with your strength, is there any Demon Beast you couldn't handle?"

Hearing this, Qiong Laoguai's old face turned red, and he defended himself.

"Haha! That may be true, but it is always best to be cautious in everything."

Yan Taibai laughed, not refuting anything.

"Alright, then this disciple will go. You all just watch from here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Taibai turned into a streak of light and headed toward the sky above the lake. He remembered that the inner core of the strange beast guarding the Spirit Candle Fruit was still quite useful.

Since that was the case, he naturally could not let it go.

Therefore, as soon as he arrived above the lake, Yan Taibai rubbed his palms together.

Instantly, two pale golden lightning arcs shot out from his cuffs. Without needing to cast spells or chant incantations, two "Boom—" thunderclaps directly shook the entire lake, causing monstrous waves to rise.

Before long, without waiting for the lake surface to calm down.

The lake surface began to churn and surge again.

Only to see a huge vortex several zhang wide suddenly emerge in the middle of the lake. Then, a muffled low roar came from the bottom of the lake, and a black and white demonic aura shot out from the vortex, vaguely enveloping a strange-looking ancient beast.

This ancient beast had a peculiar appearance; its six or seven-zhang-long body looked like a pool of black rotten flesh, covered with pits and holes of various sizes. In the middle, however, a huge meatball-like head was slightly raised, possessing no organs other than a single black eyeball, not even a mouth, nose, or similar things. In short, this ancient beast was truly disgusting.

It made Yan Ruyan, Feng Bing, Ziling Xianzi, and Le Shangshi feel a wave of nausea.

After all, it was the first time they had seen such an ugly and bizarre strange beast.

And Yan Taibai's method of dealing with this strange beast guarding the Spirit Candle Fruit was extremely simple and brutal.

With a "Swish—" of his sword, the battle was ended directly. Let alone a mere strange beast, even for a Nascent Soul cultivator, Yan Taibai would only need a simple strike.

Regarding Yan Taibai's simple, brutal, and clean resolution of the strange beast, only Le Shangshi of the Mulan Tribe was slightly shocked by Yan Taibai's strength; Qiong Laoguai, Yan Ruyan, Feng Bing, and the others did not show the slightest bit of shock.

They had long since become accustomed to it.

Subsequently, Yan Taibai took out the strange beast's inner core, a strange black and white bead.

"Yan'er, go pick the Spirit Candle Fruit! Then send it to the stone chamber built just now; I need to open the furnace to refine pills."

After putting away the black and white inner core, Yan Taibai did not go to pick the Spirit Candle Fruit himself, but instead instructed Yan Ruyan.

"Yes, Brother Taibai."

Hearing Yan Taibai's instruction, Yan Ruyan naturally would not refuse; she nodded her head lightly and agreed.

Refining medicinal pills was undoubtedly what Yan Taibai, who practiced the "Green Emperor Wood Emperor Art," was most skilled at, and there was almost no possibility of failure.

Therefore, it was also the most appropriate.

Just like that, after Yan Ruyan delivered the picked Spirit Candle Fruit to the alchemy stone chamber, Yan Taibai officially began refining the Creation Pill.

As for Qiong Laoguai, Yan Ruyan, Le Shangshi of the Mulan Tribe, Feng Bing, and others, they were all waiting outside with full anticipation.

Half a day later, Yan Taibai opened the stone chamber door. With a face full of smiles, he said: "I have not failed the mission, one for each person."

"Many thanks, Brother Yan." Feng Bing bowed gracefully.

"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Yan." Le Shangshi of the Mulan Tribe followed closely behind.

As for Qiong Laoguai and Yan Ruyan, who had a close relationship with Yan Taibai, they just said thank you.

They then chose a place to go into seclusion to refine the Creation Pill; although they could not break through immediately, they could still perceive the next realm in advance.

After distributing the Creation Pills, Yan Taibai also took his own Creation Pill and returned to the stone chamber, sat cross-legged, and swallowed it in one gulp.

At this moment, amidst a patch of brightness, Yan Taibai's body was entwined and circled by golden rosy clouds, while the slightly further surroundings were dim and somewhat blurry. Countless white light spots the size of beans danced all over the sky, floating uncertainly in the air.

As for all of this, Yan Taibai naturally knew it was an illusion, but he was also carefully comprehending it.

But this kind of comprehension was very blurry and unclear, which made him quite regretful.

Not knowing how long he had been comprehending, Yan Taibai opened his eyes.

"Sure enough, the effect is not great!"

Yan Taibai sighed and muttered to himself.

Although he had expected it, when it was truly over, Yan Taibai still could not help but feel disappointed.

After all, he himself was not an ordinary Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator, and the higher the realm, the less effective the Creation Pill was; this situation naturally meant the least help for him.

Just like that, a somewhat depressed Yan Taibai got up and left the stone chamber.

Just after leaving the stone chamber, the first person he saw was Ziling Xianzi.

"How is it? Any gains? Are you confident in condensing the Nascent Soul?"

"There should be no problem. After all, I already have the Nine-Curved Spirit Pill, the Dingling Pill, and now this Creation Pill. If I still cannot condense the Nascent Soul, I am afraid I won't have to think about it for the rest of my life."

Ziling Xianzi smiled sweetly.

Looking at the entire cultivation world, I am afraid there is no second person who has as many pills for condensing the Nascent Soul as she does.

The Dingling Pill is easier to talk about; the Spirit Eye Tree and Alcoholic Liquid are not only found in the Yunmeng Mountains of Xi Country. Although they still exist in other parts of the cultivation world,

However, whether it is the Nine-Curved Spirit Pill or the Spirit Candle Fruit, I am afraid one cannot find a second set at all, and even if one could, they could not all be gathered together.

"That is good."

Hearing this, Yan Taibai smiled.

"Then does Young Master have any gains?"

Ziling Xianzi asked in return.

"I am already a Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator, and not an ordinary Nascent Soul Mid Stage cultivator at that. The effect of this Creation Pill on me is really not great."

Yan Taibai shook his head and said with a helpless expression.

"The matter of protecting Master, Yan'er, and Martial Aunt and the others is left to you. I have other matters to attend to, so I will be leaving first; I cannot keep Fellow Daoist Nanlong Hou waiting. Haha."

Yan Taibai thought of his agreement with the Ancient Demon's split soul again and laughed.

"Very well, then Young Master, take care."

Hearing this, Ziling Xianzi naturally would not try to stop him.

"Mm! That goes without saying, rest assured. Once they emerge from seclusion, just let them leave Falling Demon Valley! Many things may happen later; they have already consumed the Creation Pill, so this trip has not been in vain. There is no need to continue taking risks."

Yan Taibai said with a smile.

"Very well, Ning'er understands."

After listening to Yan Taibai's instructions, Ziling Xianzi naturally would not refuse, and she nodded her head slightly in agreement.

After all, this matter was not really anything significant.

"Mm! Farewell."

Seeing this, Yan Taibai did not linger any longer and set off to find Nanlong Hou.

This matter must be resolved; the Ancient Demon's split soul, the Ancient Demon Body, and Lingmiao Garden—every single matter must be resolved all at once, taking advantage of this opportunity.

As for Kunwu Mountain later on, that can be discussed when the time comes. Without the Ancient Demon, the Da Jin Imperial Ye Family can also open Kunwu Mountain.

After all, they have been researching it for so many years; lacking the Ancient Demon is not that critical.

But if the Ancient Demon were to escape, that would absolutely not do.

(End of this chapter)