Chapter 190: The mysterious formation of ten thousand corpses, refining pills!
Blackwater Pool, Xiahou Family.
“Boom boom boom—”
The entire Blackwater Pool was enveloped by the ‘Ten Thousand Corpse Mysterious Nether Formation’.
On the Formation, gray and black mist intertwined, as if a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood appeared, with the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling.
Around the Formation, flying boats surrounded the Blackwater Pool, leaving no space.
On these spirit boats, array patterns flickered, a large amount of spiritual light gathered, turning into thick thunderbolts, bombarding the Ten Thousand Corpse Mysterious Nether Formation, causing huge movements.
Not only that, but all around, Cultivators, under the guidance of Formation Masters, cast spells and drove Magical Artifacts, attacking the weak points of the Formation.
More than two months ago, Qingyun Sect declared to the outside world that the Black Water Xiahou Family was a Demonic Path force, and summoned all the forces under its jurisdiction to crusade against the Xiahou Family.
In less than a month, the affiliated Family forces of the Xiahou Family, and the disciples of the market, all suffered blows and were swept away.
As for the Xiahou Family’s base camp, Blackwater Pool, Qingyun Sect even sent Core Formation True Person to oversee the battle and come to crusade.
But what no one expected was that the Xiahou Family’s original town Formation, the ‘Blackwater Mysterious Wind Formation’, had turned into a Third-Order Formation, the ‘Ten Thousand Corpse Mysterious Nether Formation’.
Even with the Core Formation True Person of Qingyun Sect present, they would not be able to break this Formation for a while.
Inside Blackwater Pool.
“Old Ancestor, I’m afraid that before long, Qingyun Sect will be able to set up a Formation to break the Formation, affecting the earth vein of our Blackwater Pool, so as to break the great Formation.”
The Xiahou Clan Chief looked at Xiahou Wuwo and said worriedly.
He could clearly see that on several mountains around Blackwater Pool, there were Formation Masters from Qingyun Sect setting up Formations.
“Don’t worry, with the Old Ancestor sitting in the Formation, unless Qingyun Sect sends two more Core Formation True Person, they won’t be able to easily break the Formation.”
“Moreover, as long as we delay long enough, once Jin Country makes a move, the Heavenly Corpse Sect, Five Poison Sect, Yinming Ghost Sect, and the forces they have buried will also definitely make a move, and Qingyun Sect will be too busy to take care of itself.”
Xiahou Wuwo’s expression was indifferent as he calmly said.
But a bit of worry also appeared in his eyes.
Because all of this was based on the premise that Sect Leader of Heavenly Corpse and Five Poison Sect Leader could defeat Profound Sword True Monarch Li Duanxuan.
If Jin Country failed to invade successfully, their Xiahou Family would become insignificant abandoned children.
Outside the Formation.
A giant spirit warship, a behemoth, stood in the air.
On the deck of the spirit warship stood a peerless beauty dressed in a palace dress.
Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her eyes were like autumn water, her nose was delicate and straight, and her red lips were moist and alluring.
Her black hair was styled into a cloud bun, with a colorful Phoenix hairpin inserted diagonally, exuding elegance and nobility.
“How long will it take for the Ground Shaking Formation to be completed?”
Yun Wanchang stood with her hands behind her back, standing at a high place, with an unspeakable coldness between her eyebrows, overlooking the Blackwater Pool below as if looking down on all living beings.
“Reporting to Caiyun True Person, it is estimated that the Ground Shaking Formation will be completed in another month.”
A Array Master below flew to the spirit warship.
Looking at the peerless beauty with an imposing Aura, amazement appeared in his eyes as he respectfully saluted her.
“As soon as possible.”
Yun Wanchang said coldly upon hearing this.
Her whole body exuded an invisible majestic Aura, shaking people’s hearts.
“Yes!”
The Formation Master’s body trembled upon hearing this, and he responded respectfully.
Nine Heavens Immortal City.
Inside an inn.
“For Alchemy, you must first have a Pill Furnace.”
“As a Second-Order top-notch Alchemist, I don’t even have a Pill Furnace.”
Lu Changsheng thought about earning a sum of money through Alchemy.
Only then did he remember that he didn’t even have a Pill Furnace.
“Alchemy is not like Talismans, it is very time-consuming.”
“If I use my Foundation Establishment spirit flame to make pills, I cannot be distracted by other things during the process.”
“So, the best way is to rent a Pill Refining Room with earth fire for Alchemy.”
“This will not only save the money for buying a Pill Furnace, but also allow me to make pills and Talismans at the same time.”
Lu Changsheng thought to himself and walked out of the inn.
Preparing to see if there were any Pill Refining Room for rent in the Immortal City.
After all, he was short of money now.
There were a lot of places where Spirit Stone needed to be spent.
It was really not worth spending twenty to thirty thousand Spirit Stone to buy a Pill Furnace for temporary use.
He could completely wait until he had spare money to get a good Pill Furnace in one step.
Also.
As a top Alchemist, he did not need to stare carefully in front of the Pill Furnace like most Alchemists.
He could do other things while making pills.
He could even open multiple Pill Furnace to make pills at the same time.
If the flame for Alchemy completely relied on his Foundation Establishment spirit flame, then he would not be able to be too distracted and do other things.
So he chose to rent a Pill Refining Room for Alchemy.
Otherwise, staying in front of the Pill Furnace all day would be a waste of time, and it would be better to make Talismans to earn money.
“I wonder if your pavilion has Second-Order Pill Furnace and Pill Refining Room for rent?”
After Lu Changsheng inquired a little, he came to an Alchemy workshop and asked aloud.
“Second-Order Pill Furnace and Pill Refining Room?”
“We currently only have Quasi-Second-Order Pill Refining Room open to the public.”
The receptionist of this shop shook his head upon hearing this.
“Second-Order Pill Refining Room, no.”
“Pill Furnace are not rented out.”
“If Your Excellency is a Second-Order Alchemist, if you are willing to become our Guest Elder, we are willing to provide Fellow Daoist with Pill Furnace and Second-Order Pill Refining Room.”
Lu Changsheng asked five or six Alchemy workshops and pill shops.
All said that there was no Second-Order Pill Refining Room for rent.
Even in Nine Heavens Immortal City, Second-Order Alchemist were people with status.
Such Alchemist did not need to rent a Second-Order Pill Refining Room at all.
They all had their own Pill Refining Room.
And these Alchemy workshops and pill shops would at most provide Second-Order Pill Refining Room for their own Alchemist, and would not rent them out to the public.
“Could it be that I really have to buy a Pill Furnace and go home to make pills.”
“In that case, I might as well rely on making Talismans to earn money.”
Lu Changsheng shook his head slightly after walking out of an Alchemy workshop.
He originally thought that he could easily make a lot of money relying on the high profits of Alchemy.
As a result, he didn’t expect that he would be stumped by such a small matter.
“Forget it, last one, if it really doesn’t work, I’ll put Alchemy aside for now.”
“After I go back, I’ll see the situation in Red Leaf Market and get an Alchemy workshop, and hire two fan fire boys and Alchemy apprentices.”
Lu Changsheng looked at an Alchemy Pavilion in front of him and thought to himself.
Immediately, he stepped in.
Inside this shop, there was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl.
The girl was wearing a goose-yellow long dress, with a drooping bun, her eyes were like water, her nose was pretty, and her small mouth was red.
Her fair little hands were propping up her bored face, and her small feet in delicate embroidered shoes were shaking under the goose-yellow embroidered skirt.
Seeing Lu Changsheng, she immediately cheered up and asked, “Welcome, what Medicinal Pill does the guest need to buy?”
“I would like to ask, do you have Second-Order Pill Furnace and Pill Refining Room for rent?”
Lu Changsheng looked at the girl and asked.
“Second-Order Pill Furnace and Pill Refining Room, this is not for external…”
The girl shook her head subconsciously upon hearing this.
Every Alchemist did not like others to enter their Pill Refining Room and move their Pill Furnace.
Moreover, renting it out was very dangerous if there was a Pill Furnace explosion or something else.
But as soon as she said that, she looked at Lu Changsheng and asked, “May I ask, are you a Second-Order Alchemist?”
“If you are a Second-Order Alchemist, our shop has Second-Order Pill Furnace and Pill Refining Room to provide!”
The girl looked at Lu Changsheng with bright eyes, full of anticipation and hope.
“I am a Second-Order Alchemist, but I don’t have the idea of being a Guest Elder or a town shop Alchemist for the time being.”
Lu Changsheng smiled and shook his head.
Just now, among the several shops, there were also two willing to provide Second-Order Pill Furnace and Pill Refining Room.
But the premise was signing a spirit contract to become a Guest Elder or a Pill Refining Master for the shop.
Although he had the mitian pearl to deceive the spirit contract.
The basic morality in his heart prevented him from doing such a thing.
“Is that so?”
The girl bit her finger upon hearing this, falling into contemplation.
“Since it’s not for external rent, then I’ll take my leave.”
Lu Changsheng didn’t mind, cupping his hands slightly towards the little girl.
“Senior, wait.”
“The Pill Furnace and Pill Refining Room in our shop are temporarily idle and can be rented to Senior.”
“But the price is fifty Spirit Stone per day, with a minimum rental of ten days, and the Spirit Stone consumed by the Ground Shaking Formation needs to be paid by Senior yourself.”
Seeing Lu Changsheng leaving, the yellow-skirted girl immediately called out.
“Oh?”
Lu Changsheng paused upon hearing this, looking at the girl and nodding, saying, “No problem.”
Fifty Spirit Stone a day, this price wasn’t expensive.
After all, buying a Second-Order Pill Furnace would easily cost tens of thousands of Spirit Stone.
Like a Second-Order high-grade Pill Furnace, it was twice as expensive as a talisman brush, costing thirty to forty thousand Spirit Stone.
This was also the reason why Lu Changsheng didn’t want to buy his own Pill Furnace for the time being.
“Let’s start with ten days first. Can I replenish it later if needed?”
Lu Changsheng took out five hundred Spirit Stone and said to the girl.
“Yes, yes, no problem, Senior, follow me.”
Upon seeing this, the girl took the Spirit Stone, a smile appearing on her small face, nodding vigorously.
Then, she led Lu Changsheng to the backyard of the shop, in front of a house built of dark black bricks and stones.
Lu Changsheng touched the black wall, feeling a chill.
He knew this was W坞 Stone.
This kind of brick and stone was very resistant to high temperatures.
Most Alchemy and Artifact Refining rooms were built with this material.
Otherwise, the heat of the earth fire alone would make most Materials unable to withstand it and melt.
“Senior, this is our Family’s Pill Refining Room. The firepower is very stable and sufficient for refining most Medicinal Pill.”
The girl took out a token and opened the Restriction of the Pill Refining Room.
It wasn’t big inside, only forty to fifty square meters, clean and simple.
Each of the four walls had a fist-sized gourd hanging on it.
In the center of the room, there was a round pier about ten feet wide.
This round pier was made of 坞 Stone, very flat, only half a foot high.
On the outside of the round pier, eight fiery red miniature Dragon heads were inlaid, lifelike.
The mouths of the Dragon heads were slightly raised, aiming directly at the sky in the center of the round pier, in a spitting posture.
“How do I use this?”
Looking at this Pill Refining Room, Lu Changsheng knew that the round pier was the earth fire vent, and asked.
“Senior, you don’t know?”
The girl tilted her head, somewhat surprised.
In Nine Heavens Immortal City, if one wanted to open an Alchemy or Artifact Refining shop and connect to the earth fire, they would all go through Nine Heavens Immortal City.
Therefore, the Pill Refining Rooms in Nine Heavens Immortal City were basically the same.
“This is my first time in Nine Heavens Immortal City.”
Lu Changsheng explained.
“I see.”
The girl understood upon hearing this.
She also understood why Lu Changsheng wanted to rent a Pill Refining Room.
Immediately, with a cute look, she stepped forward and pointed to the round pier, introducing, “This is the earth fire vent of the Pill Refining Room. The earth fire needed for Alchemy is sprayed from these eight Dragon heads.”
“Senior, you can adjust the size and height of the flame here.”
“Regarding the specific method of driving it, Senior can take a look at this Jade Slip.”
After briefly introducing the round pier, the girl took out a Jade Slip and handed it to Lu Changsheng.
“Okay.”
Lu Changsheng took the Jade Slip and glanced at it briefly.
Inside was a rough introduction to the driving and use of the Ground Shaking Formation.
He looked at the girl and asked, “Where is the Pill Furnace?”
“The Pill Furnace was put away earlier, it’s upstairs, Senior, please wait, I’ll go get it.”
Hearing this, the girl patted her head and immediately said.
Then, she took small steps and quickly walked out of the room.
“It seems that this shop should belong to a severely mismanaged one.”
Looking at the girl’s appearance, Lu Changsheng shook his head slightly.
This shop only had the girl alone.
Just now, the girl looked bored, and most of the Spirit Pill displayed on the counter in the shop were only First-Order Medicinal Pill.
He roughly judged that the current situation of this shop wasn’t very good.
Like the several Alchemy shops he had just gone to, even the worst ones had one or two reception apprentices.
Moreover, looking at the clean appearance of the Pill Refining Room, the Pill Furnace was put away, indicating that there shouldn’t be a Pill Master sitting in town either.
“Senior, the Pill Furnace.”
After a while, the girl returned to the room and took out a half-person-high crimson bronze cloud-patterned Pill Furnace from the Storage Pouch.
“Okay, thank you.”
Looking at the Pill Furnace in front of him, Lu Changsheng’s body’s mana surged, immediately letting the Pill Furnace fall steadily onto the eight fire-breathing Dragon heads.
“By the way, Senior, these gourds are filled with Mars sand, which can temporarily enhance the power of the earth fire.”
“If Senior feels that the temperature of the earth fire is not enough and needs a strong fire to increase the power, you can add Mars sand, this is free.”
The girl pointed to the gourds on the wall and said.
“Okay, thank you.”
Lu Changsheng nodded, smiling slightly.
“Alright, Senior, you can start Alchemy, I won’t disturb you.”
“I’m always in the front shop, you can call me if you need anything.”
“By the way, my name is Li Xingyu.”
The yellow-skirted girl said.
“Hehe, thank you, Miss Li.”
Lu Changsheng nodded.
After speaking, he added: “My name is Ye Fan.”
“Okay, Ye Senior.”
Hearing this name, the girl’s eyes immediately smiled like two crescent moons.
She knew that the other party was willing to tell his name, indicating that the relationship had also become closer.
“This Ye Senior seems to be quite easy to talk to, I wonder if elder sister can invite a Pill Master to sit in town.”
“If she doesn’t invite a Pill Master to sit in town, I wonder if I can ask this Ye Senior.”
After walking out of the Pill Refining Room, the girl thought to herself.
“Huff.”
After the girl left, Lu Changsheng closed the door of the Pill Refining Room and began to prepare for Alchemy.
First, he inlaid three Mid-Grade Spirit Stone into the Ground Shaking Formation.
Then, according to the driving formula of the Jade Slip, he shot eight red lights onto the Dragon heads.
“Puchi!”
The Dragon heads immediately absorbed the red light, and then the Dragon mouths spewed out streams of purple flames.
Causing the Pill Refining Room to be filled with a scorching high temperature.
“Let’s start with a furnace of Combining Qi Pill to get familiar with it.”
Lu Changsheng prepared to first refine a furnace of Combining Qi Pill, which could increase Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
“Rise!”
Looking at the Pill Furnace, he formed hand seals with both hands, shooting out a stream of spirit light.
But seeing.
The lid of the furnace flew up, and a stream of spirit water poured into the Pill Furnace, cleaning the Pill Furnace clearly.
Immediately afterwards, he patted the Storage Pouch.
One Spirit Medicine after another flew into the Pill Furnace to be tempered.
“Blue Moon Grass, Citrus Gloom Flower, Bamboo Cloud Juice”
Although it was his first time refining pills, Lu Changsheng wasn’t nervous at all, he was calm and composed.
With Second-Order Alchemy skills, Combining Qi Pill, this kind of ordinary Second-Order Medicinal Pill, was at his fingertips.
Just like that, Lu Changsheng put all the required several Spirit Medicines into the Pill Furnace, and then put the lid back on.
This step was very perfect, without any mistakes.
Watching the furnace fire slowly burn, tempering the Spirit Medicines, Lu Changsheng also took out the talisman brush, talisman paper, and spirit ink, and began to draw.
Taking advantage of the spare time of Alchemy, he took the time to draw a few spirit Talismans.
If this scene were seen by others, they would probably be so shocked that they couldn’t speak.