Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 409 - 252: Immortal Rumors? (Long - )

Chapter 409: Chapter 252: Immortal Rumors? (Long Chapter)

"I get the first pick of the Human Returning Pills you refine, and I take two-thirds of them!"

"Additionally, fellow Daoist, you need to give me fifty thousand top-grade Spirit Stones!"

"Isn’t this excessive?"

Li An’s face looked slightly displeased, and he said helplessly, "Brother Zhu’s words are indeed reasonable; it should be this way. However, fifty thousand top-grade Spirit Stones is indeed a bit too much. I can at most produce twenty thousand on my person..."

Zhu Hualu frowned, and after another round of bargaining between the two, it was finally decided that Li An would compensate Zhu Hualu with twenty-five thousand top-grade Spirit Stones, plus ten stalks of Fourth Grade spirit medicine.

"Fine, let’s discuss the location for the alchemy. Does Master Taixuan have any ideas?"

Li An said, "Brother Zhu, what do you think?"

Zhu Hualu said, "How about the South Peak Continent? In recent years, the Jiang Clan has developed rapidly and has the Dao Sect as their backing. The spiritual veins emerging there are countless; it’s the best choice!"

Li An contemplated, suspecting whether Zhu Hualu was trying to lure him.

Could he be planning to deceive him and then slaughter him?

But then Li An reconsidered and thought that was unlikely.

Firstly, "Master of Great Profound" and Zhu Hualu have been cooperating for many years, and neither of them has actually reached the true level of a Fifth Grade Alchemist. To refine the Human Returning Pill, they must work together effectively.

For this reason, Zhu Hualu and Master of Great Profound have been studying the method of refining Human Returning Pills over the years. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

If Zhu Hualu were to kill Master of Great Profound, he couldn’t support it alone!

Secondly, from a certain point of view, the South Peak Continent is now the Dao Sect’s territory, and the Dao Sect has strict laws, especially regarding using human lives for alchemy, which is unforgivable. Lin Fangping was once a genius in the Dao Sect, but just for refining two spiritual maidens, he was deprived of his cultivation and expelled from the sect.

If Zhu Hualu dared to act rashly, all Master of Great Profound had to do was expose it, and they could forget about the Human Returning Pill; they both would be doomed!

Perhaps Zhu Hualu also feared being plotted against by Master of Great Profound, so he suggested going to the South Peak Continent.

After all, there, their interests aligned, and neither dared to betray the other easily.

"Alright!"

Li An immediately agreed.

The two then left New Dao City and flew all the way to the South Peak Continent.

In fact, midway through, Li An several times thought of acting, but he restrained himself. Now, they both knew neither’s depth; if the other had some means to escape, all efforts would be in vain.

He had to wait!

"Master Taixuan, the Jiang Clan now has many spiritual veins. I joined the Jiang Clan as an Honored Guest Elder a year ago and have obtained a spiritual vein with Earth Fire for alchemy. It’s twice as effective; it’s on Warm Rock Peak. What do you think?"

Warm Rock Peak is about fifty thousand miles away from the Jiang Clan, not too close.

Li An was quite worried and said, "Brother Zhu, you didn’t tell me about this before we came..."

"Sorry, I hope Master Taixuan forgives me. I did it for the sake of safety..."

Li An contemplated for a moment and said, "Alright, we can do it at Warm Rock Peak, but for safety, the array formations here need to be set up by me... What does Brother Zhu think?"

Zhu Hualu frowned but nodded, saying, "Fine, let’s do it that way!"

After all, since Li An followed him to his chosen place, it already showed Li An’s sincerity, and naturally, he needed to give Li An some control. Otherwise, Li An wouldn’t be reassured.

Warm Rock Peak, with vast expanses of bare brown rocks, emanated scorching heat, with occasional patches of green viridian poking through, making the scenery quite unique.

Upon arrival, Li An immediately released his Divine Sense for a comprehensive scan, ensuring all arrays set by Zhu Hualu were removed, and then he laid down two Rank Four arrays.

Having done all this, the two entered the cave residence where Zhu Hualu was situated.

Before alchemy, there was still much preparation work to be done by the two of them.

The most important of which was refining the Divinity Transformation Essence Blood!

This was the main ingredient!

The two sat opposite each other on either side of a "fire eye", which was excavated from the Earth Vein and could draw upon the Earth Fire to aid the cultivators in alchemy.

Above the fire eye stood a copper furnace about the height of a person, between Fourth and Fifth Grade Magical Artifacts. It seemed Zhu Hualu had indeed made extensive preparations for the Human Returning Pill.

"This drop of blood was obtained with much difficulty, Master Taixuan. You and I must refine this main ingredient first—"

Zhu Hualu took out a jade bottle containing a drop of bright red essence blood. Upon opening the cap, a strong mixture of Evil Qi and blood energy surged out.

Li An immediately understood that the essence blood Zhu Hualu obtained must have originated from an Evil Cultivator; it might even be related to the battle the Jiang Clan had in the past.

Li An nodded and said, "Alright—"

The two began to cooperate, ceaselessly refining this drop of Divinity Transformation Blood!

The fact that Zhu Hualu could obtain such an item further proved his complexity, and dealing with him required sufficient patience.

Simply refining this drop of Divinity Transformation Essence Blood would take a year!

The process of refining a Fifth Grade Pill was extremely troublesome!

"Brother Zhu, we need to speed up..."

Two months later, Li An spoke and handed Zhu Hualu a Fourth Grade Spirit Pill.

In truth, refining medicinal materials mainly consumed their Divine Sense.

Over the two months, having been constantly cooperating in refining medicine with him, Zhu Hualu already placed significant trust in Li An. He glanced at the pill Li An handed over and swallowed it, nodding, "Not bad, we should indeed speed up. Going forward, we’ll alternate, each taking one day to keep going uninterrupted..."

For the past two months, fearing making a mistake, they both operated together.

As they grew proficient, one person could manage.

...

In the blink of an eye, more than half a year passed.

This day, it was Zhu Hualu’s turn to refine medicine.

The time had come, and Li An immediately entered the refinement chamber, saying, "Brother Zhu, how is it going?"

"Almost... We’ll be able to finish refining in half a month!"

Zhu Hualu replied loudly, sounding somewhat fatigued and said, "Master Taixuan, it’s your turn to take over the refining."

Just as he finished speaking, preparing to leave, he suddenly felt an explosion in his ears as if his Divine Soul was under attack, jolting his entire body as he instinctively realized something and tried to counterattack. But then he felt as if countless bugs and ants suddenly erupted inside him, causing unbearable pain.

Meanwhile, a gigantic azure Divine Bird already spewed flames at him, while a humanoid puppet attacked from another side—

...

Goodnight.