Celestial Refining Divine Scripture-Chapter 305 - 303: Considerate

"Do you dare?"

"What, the dignified princess of the Barbarian Race, needs to retrieve the Spirit Elixir herself in person?" Xu Yang showed no respect for Tuoba Hongyu, mocking her coldly again and again.

Tuoba Hongyu's face fell. "You know better than I how rare the Spirit Elixirs needed for refining the Celestial Jade Elixir are. Do you think ordinary people could possibly get their hands on them?"

Xu Yang frowned.

"I won't expose you. After all, I need the Celestial Jade Elixir too."

Two Celestial Jade Elixirs.

Enough for two grievously wounded Myriad Manifestations Realm Perfection experts to recover fully in an instant. You tell me—precious or not?

"You want to leave? Impossible!"

Xu Yang shook his head. "I won't let you return alone."

"Then come with me."

Xu Yang shot Tuoba Hongyu a look like she was an idiot.

"Figure it out yourself. Find some barbarian, hand them your token and have them go fetch it for you," Xu Yang said blandly.

Tuoba Hongyu sneered, "If you hadn't killed my attendants, we could've skipped that."

Xu Yang did not respond either way.

What's the use of talking about this now?

Besides, if he didn't kill them, a Myriad Manifestations Perfection, knowing his true identity, there's no way he'd allow the other party to return alone, even if Tuoba Hongyu was in his grasp.

"Kid, watch out!"

Gu Jun suddenly warned.

Xu Yang's brows shot up, scanning the area warily. While he sensed nothing amiss, his guard instantly went up to the max!

Whoosh!

In the distance, a wave of fearsome power surged forth.

Myriad Manifestations Perfection!

Xu Yang's pupils contracted. He stared at Tuoba Hongyu, his voice frosty: "Our chance is here."

"You'd better not try any tricks!"

As soon as the words fell, Xu Yang's figure flickered and dove into the nearby underbrush, cautiously covering himself.

A cold gleam flashed through Tuoba Hongyu's eyes and vanished. She raised her gaze to the heavens as that distant aura rapidly approached, stifling a grunt.

Spurt!

She coughed up blood, her face pale, her breath weak!

Swish!

An elderly figure swept in from afar.

Tuoba Hongyu sprang up.

"Mr. Luu, what are you doing here?" Tuoba Hongyu looked at the newcomer in surprise.

Guo Wenlu!

The strongest expert of the Guo Wen Division.

"Your Highness, why are you here?"

Guo Wenlu was even more shocked to see Tuoba Hongyu. Sensing her weak aura, his expression changed. "Your Highness, you're injured? What happened? Where's Tuoba Changyong?"

Tuoba Changyong—precisely the expert earlier slain by the Purple Sun Heaven-Burning Fire!

"An accident. He's not here."

"Since you've come, I need you to go fetch some Spirit Elixirs back for me!" Tuoba Hongyu took out her token and tossed it to him.

Guo Wenlu was taken aback. "Your Highness, you're not returning yourself?"

Tuoba Hongyu smiled faintly, glanced down at the valley below, and spoke slowly, "There's something down there of utmost importance to me!"

Guo Wenlu's pupils tightened. He glanced down—nothing detected, but he dared not investigate further.

Remembering Tuoba Hongyu's uniqueness, Guo Wenlu felt no suspicion. If it was vital to her, he naturally dared not leave her here lest anything happen!

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Guo Wenlu hefted the token and nodded solemnly.

"By the way, Your Highness, I found traces of someone using a Void Shift in Beixuan City earlier, but couldn't spot the culprit; I suspect a powerful 'Qian' practitioner has infiltrated in secret!"

Guo Wenlu said gravely, "While investigating outside, I sensed strange activity here just now..."

The ones that drew him over were precisely those barbarians recklessly slaughtering 'Qian' people earlier.

Tuoba Hongyu didn't explain, so Guo Wenlu naturally assumed the disturbance was due to her.

"A 'Qian' master? Void Shift?"

"Could it be Zheng Xuan?"

Tuoba Hongyu feigned shock.

Yet she knew perfectly well it was Xu Yang!

"Zheng Xuan? Didn't he vanish in the Barbaric Mountain Range?"

"How would he dare show up in Beixuan City?"

Guo Wenlu was deeply unsettled, his doubts running high.

Tuoba Hongyu said seriously, "Let's stay on guard for now."

Guo Wenlu nodded slightly, then turned and left.

Tuoba Hongyu watched his silhouette disappear before descending from the sky.

Xu Yang zipped from the side of the valley, letting out a huge sigh of relief.

Tuoba Hongyu's cooperation had satisfied him!

"Impressive, you can actually evade the detection of a Myriad Manifestations Realm Perfection!" Tuoba Hongyu said sarcastically, her tone both marveling and hinting at scornful mockery.

Xu Yang pretended he hadn't heard, closing his eyes and feigning sleep.

Tuoba Hongyu saw this, her face darkening, grumbling resentfully, "What an act!"

One hour later.

Guo Wenlu returned.

He'd brought everything.

After handing it all to Tuoba Hongyu, he left again.

Inside the valley.

Xu Yang checked everything—the ingredients for the Celestial Jade Elixir totaled four full sets.

With Gu Jun personally handling it, failure was impossible.

So, four Celestial Jade Elixirs!

Give two to Tuoba Hongyu, one to Liou Yunfeng, and he'd even get to keep one himself!

Not a bad deal!

There were also five Celestial Profound Essences!

"Your Highness, please wait outside," Xu Yang said, looking up at Tuoba Hongyu.

Tuoba Hongyu said nothing, walking straight out of the valley but not going far.

"Teacher, we can begin now."

Gu Jun gave a low "Mm" and appeared out of thin air.

With a sweep of his sleeve, the entire valley was enveloped in a layer of phantom dimension, impossible to see through!

Outside, Tuoba Hongyu saw this and was stupefied.

"Dimensional Mirage... Tch, Xu Yang totally couldn't pull that off!"

"Just what other secrets is he hiding?"

"Could there still be a powerful soul remnant from the Cyan Gang Sect's secret realm?"

To her, that was the most plausible scenario.

Though not the truth, it came close!

Xu Yang truly couldn't manage such techniques; what possessed him really was a soul remnant.

But it wasn't Cyan Gang Sect—it was an Alchemy Sovereign!

Gu Jun summoned his Ancient Saint Cloud Tripod, its depths roiling with the Purple Sun Heaven-Burning Fire.

All the Spirit Elixirs were beside him.

"Kid, you ready?"

"If the Essence Qi runs short, you might get drained dry," Gu Jun cautioned.

Xu Yang nodded solemnly, tossing three Celestial Profound Essences into the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod.

As they refined, the Purest Essence Qi inside soared rapidly!

Ten breaths later.

Gu Jun flicked his finger. Ancient Saint Cloud Tripod shone with mystical light; cloud patterns flashed and sparkled all around.

As each Spirit Elixir was added in order, the Purple Sun Heaven-Burning Fire blazed fiercely then softly by turns, Martial Fire and gentle flame intertwining with precision and subtlety.

Xu Yang steeled himself against unease—the combination of the tripod and heaven-burning fire both daunted him to the core.

In that instant—

Gu Jun suddenly shaped a palm.

Xu Yang's spirit brightened, lifting his hand instantly.

Inside, the Purest Essence Qi erupted outward from his palm.

Swoosh!

In the blink of an eye, colossal essence qi blanketed the entire valley in a thin layer of spirit mist!

Under Gu Jun's guidance, the Purest Essence Qi coalesced into intricate Seal Skills, weaving into the tripod itself!

The essence qi consumption was downright terrifying!

Xu Yang felt about, easing inside.

Thankfully, the tripod's essence qi was enough!

Watching Gu Jun's alchemy unfold, Xu Yang found it utterly captivating!

Even if only a soul remnant, Gu Jun's process so far had been smooth as flowing water, unmatched in its cosmic subtlety!

One look, and you knew—a true master!

By comparison, Xu Yang secretly sighed—his own methods were nothing but 'rough and simple'!

No grace, no artistry in the steps!

Of course, ugly as it was, even Gu Jun envied his directness!

Success is all that matters in alchemy.

Sixth-tier pills posed no challenge for Gu Jun.

True Essence bolstered with enough essence qi resolved the core issue, and the spend of Spiritual Power was trivial for him.

About half an hour.

The first Celestial Jade Elixir was refined!

Top grade!

After a short rest, the second batch began!

In the blink of an eye, most of a day passed.

Four in succession; even Gu Jun showed a hint of fatigue!

"That little lass is still keeping honest watch outside. Heh, barbarian or not, she's not so bad—your clan's top boss, old man here sees, is pretty reasonable."