Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 503 - 460
Fifteen minutes later, Chen Xu summarized the information he had gathered from the questioning.
The vast network spread across the world finally revealed a corner of its mystery before him.
Chen Xu finally understood why, in a world where demons and spirits coexist, he mostly encountered little demons during his cultivation journey.
Great demons were not completely absent, but their overall number was scarce and not a significant threat.
The existence of demons posed little threat to the rule of the Human Race’s imperial order.
On the contrary, many little demons had to hide in deep mountains and forests just to find a place to settle.
The main reason for this is the existence of an institution within the Great Li Imperial Court, which continuously captures demons.
Any demon that reaches the Condensing Pill or above level is hard to escape their surveillance.
And most demons caught are eventually thrown into what Lin Jichang referred to as the "vessel of immortality."
According to Lin Jichang, there are thirty-six such vessels of immortality in total.
The thirty-six vessels are distributed among the thirty-six spirit apertures of the Jade Capital’s dragon veins.
These so-called spirit apertures form chambers that create a large array encompassing the entire Jade Capital.
When Chen Xu heard this, he had many questions.
The first was regarding the dragon veins.
He recalled the secret room he entered before; it was hard to associate it with terms like "dragon vein spirit aperture."
Typically, dragon veins are considered mysterious and grand.
They often have a dragon-like nature, seen in glimpses, hidden within mountains and rivers, or amidst the common folk, elusive and hard to find. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
Even if found, dragon veins should be majestic and inviolable.
How could they be so dark, small, and even strangely filthy?
Yet Lin Jichang spoke of dragon veins with complete confidence, taking them for granted as dragon veins.
Chen Xu wondered if it was his "common sense" that was flawed, or if the Jade Capital’s dragon veins had an issue.
Anyway, it was a significant point of confusion.
Afterward, Chen Xu inquired about the Ten Thousand Tribulations Rejuvenation Pill.
Lin Jichang responded:
"All things are born from heaven to nourish humans, and humans have nothing to repay heaven. Every living being in the world carries inherent sin.
We refine pills from their flesh and blood as part of their destined trials.
The purification of flesh and blood, returning to purity, is also a path of longevity cultivation.
I have guarded the dragon veins and practiced alchemy for thirty years, refining from demon core to human pill, and then to longevity pill, accumulating merit, certain to ascend one day!"
His words, though full of conviction, were absurd.
Even as he lay dying, having been struck by Chen Xu’s Truth Discerning Talisman, everything he said came from the heart, devoid of lies.
Yet, such "truths" were riddled with incomprehensible absurdities.
Therefore, Chen Xu, through repeated and multi-angled inquiries, reached another part of his conclusion.
First, the term "Ten Thousand Tribulations Rejuvenation Pill" is referred to by Lin Jichang as the "Third Transformation Longevity Pill."
According to Lin Jichang, although the Third Transformation Longevity Pill has some effect on longevity, it is not considered true immortality.
To create a pill capable of true ascension, it requires the Spirit Pill to undergo nine transformations.
At that point, when the "Nine-Turn Longevity Pill" appears, it will be a true immortal pill coming to the world.
Once consumed, whether for ascension or longevity, it will no longer be an illusion.
As for how to refine the Nine-Turn Longevity Pill, Lin Jichang did not know.
During this inquiry, Chen Xu reached a second part of his conclusion.
This part relates to several key pieces of information, one being Lin Jichang’s statement: "He has been refining pills in the dragon vein spirit apertures for thirty years."
Thirty years ago, it was during the reign of the previous Shengjing Emperor.
The current Emperor Yonghui has only been on the throne for eleven years.
From this, regarding the Nine-Turn Longevity Pill, the current Emperor Yonghui cannot be the main culprit behind the scenes.
After all, thirty years ago, Emperor Yonghui was only a few years old, unable to accomplish such a "great undertaking."
Moreover, Lin Jichang was not the first generation alchemist.
According to him, the Qingxu Daoist Palace has been refining longevity pills for generations, a "ancestral craft."
Therefore, is the true mastermind behind the scenes actually the Qingxu Daoist Palace?
Including the collection of Great Scholar Wen Daoyuan’s blood, the Emperor Yonghui’s hair of the Emperor, or spreading the news of "Immortality Elixir" in the Jade Capital to attract live humans for alchemy...
Is it all led by the Qingxu Daoist Palace?
In Lin Jichang’s understanding, all of this is indeed led by the Qingxu Daoist Palace.
Chen Xu asked him, and he replied: "The Celestial Venerable is omnipotent; my master’s mana is divine, mastering both Buddhism and Daoism.
In today’s world of demon chaos and human corruption, disasters are rampant.
Only my master can cleanse the mortal world, clear the jade sky, restore peace to heaven and earth, and lead beings to ascend in a glorious flight!"
Saying this, even though Lin Jichang was covered in blood, his eyes blurred, his voice weak and intermittent, his tone remained firm and fanatic.
Chen Xu found it difficult to converse with him or obtain effective answers directly.
Even though he was under the Truth Discerning Talisman, and every word he said was true, it was only true from his own perspective.
There were many issues that even Lin Jichang did not fully understand himself.
Chen Xu simply asked about his life experience, and only then did he learn that Lin Jichang was orphaned at a young age with a deep vendetta.
After Master Xuan Qing took him in, he was strictly disciplined.
