Chapter 114: He Gave Birth, He Was Also Born

It discovered that this weird cauldron was emitting vitality on its own.

【Is the vital soil really alive?】

Jiu Li stared wide-eyed, both curious and afraid that the cauldron might cause trouble.

But the Jiutian Xuan Cauldron—no, that clump of vital soil stuck to it didn't cause trouble.

It even poured vitality into Shen Qingli's medicine cauldron?

Jiu Li observed for a moment before realizing——

It was the vitality of the longevity pill refined by Shen Qingli that awakened the vital soil.

No, it should be the vitality of those medicinal ingredients in the cauldron, resonating to produce the source of the vital soil, and they are interacting with each other.

【We must cover it up!】

Jiu Li quickly emitted an aura, shielding the subtle anomaly of the Jiutian Xuan Cauldron.

Vital soil, this is a supreme treasure hard to find anywhere in heaven and earth! Don't let anyone see it.

【Ah!】

Jiu Li suddenly thought of it!

If the vital soil really comes alive, could it help it grow many little Xi Xi?

Then it could eat the Xi Xi, right? Not the big ones from A Li, but the ones grown from it—no problem, right?

【Vitality, vitality～】

Jiu Li excitedly began communicating with the vital soil!

We need to bond with it while it's ignorant, so later it'll be easy to make requests!

But the vital soil completely ignored it, immersed in Shen Qingli's aura.

Fire gives birth to earth.

When Shen Qingli uses the Jiutian Xuan Cauldron with her pure fire source, her natal fire.

In fact, it can produce vital soil more effectively than when she uses the fire of the Five-Element Phoenix Immortal.

After all, Zhong Minglan is the Vermilion Bird God; her fire, originating from her, is the purest fire in this world.

Vital soil, the divine earth that is the source of all things, naturally can only be born from the Vermilion Bird God's fire, which is also the source of the world.

Although Shen Qingli is not actively using the Vermilion Bird God's fire now, she wants to use the earth-core fire at will; in fact, she not only uses her mental power but also, imperceptibly, uses the aura of the god fire.

Otherwise, how could her first-time control of the earth-core fire be so obedient?

It's all because she was just subdued earlier, and now she remains obedient under the sovereign's command, letting it do whatever she says.

Thus——

"Do you feel it? Shen Qingli's earth-core fire seems not weaker than Yaoyuan Ying's source fire."

On the host's platform, a certain old elder sitting on the judges' bench was already asking his companion.

Their presence had been almost negligible, but as judges, their own alchemy skill is not low.

They just didn't have the fame of the Dongtian Ancestor, and yesterday they hadn't had the chance to show their abilities.

But now, they have!

"Indeed."

As judges, their evaluations are professional.

When they say it's roughly the same, it really is roughly the same.

The Dongtian Ancestor actually discovered it long ago, but he just never spoke up.

"How strange—I'm over a thousand years old and still haven't seen anything like this."

"Indeed, who has used source fire and still not refined well with earth-core fire?"

The judge elders brightened their eyes, looked again and again, conferred with each other, and confirmed they weren't mistaken!

"How did they manage this?"

The elders had forgotten they were still offerings of the Dongtian realm, and just wanted to go up and see what's going on.

As most elders who are on good terms with the Dongtian Ancestor, they usually tend to give the Dongtian realm some face.

But now, they've forgotten what the Dongtian Ancestor is, what the Dongtian realm is; they just want to know—why?

It's utterly exasperating!

"I can't understand."

"I don't get it!"

"Let's ask later."

The elders who consistently stared at Shen Qingli were also guiding all the spectators, who all paid attention to her.

Thus those cultivation masters also discovered that Shen Qingli wasn't just refining medicine; she seemed to have entered a state of enlightenment, unaffected by the outside world.

"Is her cultivation also this single‑minded?"

"No wonder, at such a young age, she excels in every aspect, her focus is superb."

"But isn't it too slow? Look at that youngster from the Medicine clan—isn't he about to form a pill?"

Yaoyuan Ying, indeed he's about to form a pill! There's already a faint medicinal fragrance emanating from his medicine cauldron—that's the sign of impending pill formation.

"He hasn't even formed the pill yet and already smells it—this longevity pill must be of excellent quality." Someone already started praising it.

"It looks like in this contest, Young Lord Shen still loses." Someone already concluded that.

"Not necessarily." Someone noticed the elders' small movements: "Look at those few—they aren't looking at Yaoyuan Ying, still paying attention to Shen Qingli; her side must have some marvel we can't comprehend."

At this moment, Shen Qingli and the earth-core fire, the earth-core fire and the medicinal ingredients, the medicinal ingredients and the medicine cauldron—between them, a subtle harmonious relationship has formed.

Suddenly!

Someone sensed it!

Strong vitality!

The old yellow dog stared intently at Shen Qingli's medicine cauldron!

It wasn't that they noticed the subtlety of the Nine Heavens Mystic Cauldron; after all, Li Li was guarding it.

But rather, the medicinal essence extracted by Shen Qingli was filled with astonishing vitality.

"The medicinal ingredients for the Longevity Pill already possess strong vitality, so they can be used to refine Longevity Pills; what's the big deal about having vitality?" someone still stubbornly insisted.

"Wrong! How did she do it!" the old man on the judging panel exploded, "She extracted a millennium's worth of vitality from century-old medicinal ingredients?"

"Earth core fire! Earth core fire, ripening?"

"What a divine, almost miraculous technique!"

"I want her pill! I want it! I'll pay any amount!"

"No! Don't compete with me for it! I'm about to die! Ordinary Longevity Pills are useless for me; won't you give me one?" the oldest judge had become so excited his whiskers flew sideways!

Even though Shen Qingli hasn't yet formed the pill, they were certain this was no ordinary Longevity Pill.

At this moment, the Cave Heaven Elder actually had the idea to play a little trick, but——

Ji Bai glanced at Di Jin, who seemed still to be resting, but he would not act rashly again.

Before he had investigated Di Jin's background, he would not take risks, especially not for other factions.

Thus——

"Ah!"

"What is this feeling?"

"How come I feel my old wounds seem to have improved a bit?"

The keen old monsters all noticed that merely sniffing the vitality emanating from Shen Qingli's medicine cauldron actually showed signs of curing their long-standing ailments?

Even before the pill was formed, it already had this effect!

If it were to become a pill, what then?

At this moment, Yao Yuan Ying had formed the pill, but no one paid him any attention; even though the fragrance of the Longevity Pill he had refined assailed the nose, it could not attract the slightest notice.

Yao Yuan Ying, who had expected to be greeted with applause, was stunned; he immediately looked toward Shen Qingli, seeing she had not yet formed the pill, he first sighed in relief, then became solemn.

"Condense!"

Shen Qingli just shouted it out.

A continuous stream of vitality merged into the medicine cauldron.

The earth core fire became ever more focused!

The king said, we must condense the pill! Shouldn't we rally our spirits a hundredfold?

Thus, no one noticed that Shen Qingli's breath merged into the earth core fire, the breath of the vital soil also merged into the earth core fire, in an endless cycle……

"!"

Jiang Yuan underground sprang his eyes wide open, his drooping eyelids!

He felt a ceaseless vitality flowing around his body?

At the same moment, Shen Qingli on the alchemy platform had already formed the pill, vitality filling the sky.

Within the Hunyuan Sect, many plants and trees sprang to life like spring, growing rapidly! Blooming……

"A hundred years!"

The first old judge to rush onto the platform to appraise cried out in surprise.

Ordinary Longevity Pills extend life by ten years; this is already top-grade.

Yet Shen Qingli's pill actually extends life by a hundred years!

Moreover, the little old man even began to shriek!