Chapter 944: Elixir Complete, Arrival of the Phoenix Clan

“Don’t listen to those outsiders’ nonsense!”

“I, He Pingsheng, am not the sort of person you think I am!”

“Forget it!” He Pingsheng extended his hand: “Give me the materials and the elixir formula—I can refine it after a few days of study!”

“I’ll give you all twelve Jipin 【 Dimuxuedan 】 in return!”

“But Gu Miaochen, don’t forget—you owe me a great karmic debt!”

“Good!” Gu Miaochen’s face lit up with joy: “Thank you, He Dao You ! You’re truly kind… From now on, any request you make, as long as I, Gu Miaochen, can fulfill it, I will not refuse!”

He Pingsheng said: “It’s not that I’m kind—it’s the situation forcing me. If I were to haggle with you now, it would be pointless!”

A set of materials and a jade slip now rested in He Pingsheng’s hands.

He Pingsheng did not begin refining immediately, but said: “There’s another issue!”

“Let’s seal off this Immortal Volcano. I suspect the news has already reached the Dragon Clan by now!”

“If the Dragon Clan acts decisively, they’ll send reinforcements to the Phoenix Clan in the shortest possible time!”

“But refining this elixir will take at least four or five days!”

“We can’t afford to wait!”

“My suggestion!” He Pingsheng fixed his gaze on Gu Miaochen: “Someone must go to the Dragon Clan and negotiate—make them abandon their alliance with the Phoenix Clan!”

“Just buy us a few days!”

In truth, even one day’s delay would suffice.

He Pingsheng could refine the elixir inside the Momentary Time Array.

But he still had to say it would take three or five days.

Otherwise, they’d grow suspicious.

“Alright!” Gu Miaochen said: “I’ll arrange it—I’ll send our Witch Clan’s Witch Emperor to negotiate with the Dragon Clan!”

“Good!”

He Pingsheng said: “I’ll return to refine the elixir… You stay here and wait for me—don’t leave!”

“In three days—or sooner, just one day—I’ll be back!”

With that, He Pingsheng tore open the void and returned to Tianweidicheng on Lei Huang Continent.

He arrived at his small shop.

Inside were two people: Feng Wu and Hu Chen.

“Young Master?”

“He Dao You ?”

Seeing He Pingsheng, both were stunned.

He Pingsheng said: “Don’t ask—suffice it to say I’m out!”

“Is Liu Molin here?”

“Yes yes yes!” Feng Wu said: “Thanks to Liu Molin’s eighth-rank defensive array, the Phoenix Clan tried to exterminate us several times—but we, along with the demon emperors from Lei Huang Continent, activated the array and held them off!”

He Pingsheng nodded and walked straight to the back room.

In the room, a purple pearl floated in midair.

This was the Xiao Ling World.

Without saying it, Liu Molin was surely inside the Xiao Ling World.

He Pingsheng did not disturb him—he simply stepped into his own Xiao Ling World.

Within this Xiao Ling World were two eighth-rank arrays.

One was the 【Momentary Time Array】; the other, the 【Hundred Gathered Heaven Light Array】.

He Pingsheng stepped directly into the Momentary Time Array.

Time here flowed ten times faster than outside.

But it was daytime now—he couldn’t strengthen the materials.

Though he couldn’t strengthen the materials, he had ample time to study the 【Earth Mother Blood Elixir】 formula.

The formula wasn’t complex.

The complexity lay in the refining technique and the use of spiritual sense.

One day!

Two days!

Three days!

He Pingsheng spent four full days in deep contemplation before finally mastering the formula.

Though he might not yet be able to refine a ninth-rank elixir, he could at least ensure it wouldn’t explode.

Soon, night fell.

He Pingsheng began strengthening.

He took out the Treasure Basin and strengthened the materials into two sets of Jipin material.

Then, after adjusting his state, he began refining the ninth-rank elixir.

It took eight full hours to produce the first batch.

To He Pingsheng’s relief, there were no ruined pills—only successful ones.

Their grade was low: only inferior.

He tossed the twelve inferior 【Earth Mother Blood Elixirs】 into the Treasure Basin and began refining the second batch.

The second batch showed no significant improvement—still twelve inferior pills.

He continued strengthening.

Soon, forty-eight Jipin 【Earth Mother Blood Elixirs】 had been strengthened.

When he stepped out of the Momentary Time Array, it was still night.

After waiting a few hours outside, daylight finally broke.

“He Dao You , may I assist you?”

“Young Master, I can help too!”

“And me…” A man in a green Daoist robe appeared before He Pingsheng.

Qing Qi!

Previously, Qing Qi had also been sealed within that small world, so he too harbored deep hatred for the Phoenix Clan.

“No!” He Pingsheng looked at the three of them: “You three, stay here and wait!”

“This fight won’t require many people!”

“Just me and Luo Bingyao will be enough!”

“Wait for me!”

*Rip…*

He Pingsheng tore open the void and returned to the Xuanbing Continent where he’d met Gu Miaochen.

“He Dao You … how did it go?” Gu Miaochen’s eyes shone with anticipation.

He Pingsheng handed her a jade vial: “Finally refined—twelve Jipin !”

“Really?” Gu Miaochen trembled with excitement. She opened the vial at once—and there, twelve crimson pills gleamed within.

Each pill bore four elixir patterns.

Jipin !

“Sssss…” Gu Miaochen murmured: “He Dao You , you’re truly incredible…”

“I’ll heal my injuries now!”

“Good!” He Pingsheng said: “I’ll guard you.”

In truth, He Pingsheng didn’t need to guard her at all!

After swallowing one Jipin 【Earth Mother Blood Elixir】, Gu Miaochen restored her depleted primordial energy in less than half a stick of incense.

“Hehehe…” Gu Miaochen, fully restored, laughed softly, her silver teeth glinting coldly: “He Dao You , thank you!”

“Grudges have their source, debts their owner—let’s go… together, to the Phoenix Clan!”

He Pingsheng didn’t move immediately. He asked: “What’s the situation with the Dragon Clan?”

“I don’t know!” Gu Miaochen shook her head: “Perhaps they’ve been delayed—or perhaps not.”

“But it doesn’t matter!”

“I still have eleven Jipin 【Earth Mother Blood Elixirs】 on me—what if both Dragon Clan hermits come?!”

“If they dare strike, let them wait to be worn down by me!”

“Hahahaha…”

An infinite confidence surged from Gu Miaochen.

“*Rip…*” She raised her jade hand—and effortlessly tore open a rift in the void: “He Dao You … after you!”

“After you!”

The two stepped into the spatial rift nearly simultaneously—and emerged from it just as instantly.

He Pingsheng’s spiritual sense erupted outward, landing upon the Immortal Volcano.

No great battle had taken place here.

A vast golden array stretched across the Immortal Volcano.

Nine Witch Emperors of the Witch Clan stood guard outside.

No one moved.

He Pingsheng also saw his disciple Luo Bingyao.

Luo Bingyao was still guarding the Spatial Golden Banner.

As long as the Spatial Golden Banner remained, no Mahayana Emperor here could tear open space to escape.

With nine Witch Emperors of the Witch Clan guarding, no Phoenix Emperor could fly away.

Thus, all the Phoenix Clan members should still be here.

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