Five days later.
East gate of Jade Spring Square.
More than a dozen giant insects, similar to centipedes, obediently lay in a row, spaced four to five meters apart.
The centipedes are over twenty meters long and three to four meters tall, their entire bodies glossy and pitch-black.
Densely packed, countless jointed legs line both sides of their bodies.
Upon arriving at the east gate, Chen Mu immediately felt his skin crawl at the sight.
"East Ridge is full of poisonous miasmas and insects; these Seven-Star Centipedes are a specialty of the area," Bai Xiuwen explained as he approached Chen Mu.
"They possess immense strength and lightning speed. Captured and tamed by our elder Song Wujie, they are perfect for transporting large quantities of goods."
Chen Mu nodded in realization.
Song Wujie truly was an expert in handling insects.In the Lower Courtyard of Tongtian River, many tasks were completed using insects.
...
As the two chatted casually, hundreds of people slowly gathered at the east gate.
Chen Mu noticed that these men and women were all tall and sturdy.
And their demeanor exuded a wild and unrestrained air, starkly different from the Lower Courtyard disciples he had seen before.
"Are these people all new arrivals from Da Qian? How come their build and temperament are so... unique?" Chen Mu wondered.
"You noticed?" Bai Xiuwen leaned closer to Chen Mu and whispered, "I heard there’s been an issue with the Heavenly Demon Rebirth Pill."
"After eating them, their height and physique have all changed to various extents."
"Fortunately, their bodies haven’t mutated."
"If they truly took on the forms of beasts, the Pavilion Master would be in big trouble."
An issue with the Rebirth Pill?
Chen Mu couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
This was the second time he had heard this rumor. Experience more content on empire
"The other institutes have a high demand for the Heavenly Demon Rebirth Pill."
"Pavilion Master Zhu has had to speed up the production process."
"When you rush, problems are bound to arise," Bai Xiuwen sighed, "the Pavilion Master is afraid others will compete with him for Daoist cultivation achievements." R̃αΝȎᛒΕŠ
"Afraid the Upper Court will pull pill masters from the other institutes?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.
"Exactly," Bai Xiuwen nodded, "the Inspection Courtyard and the Administrative Affairs Institute have always been transferring people from the Upper Court."
"Even the Pavilion Master is afraid."
Chen Mu sighed to himself.
"It’s all for the Condense Aperture Secret Method."
Thinking this, Chen Mu suddenly felt that going to Mist Smoke Mountain might not be so bad after all.
Although there was some risk, the rewards were high.
To make Fasting Pills in Jade Spring Mountain, it takes twenty pills to exchange for one point of Daoist achievement.
On Mist Smoke Mountain, fifteen can be exchanged for one point.
"As long as I don’t wander off and always pay attention to safety, isn’t alchemy the same no matter where it’s practiced?"
...
More and more people gathered at the east gate, yet there was no disorder.
A few grey-clothed Patrolling Inspectors began to call names and organize people into over ten groups, centered around the Seven-Star Centipedes.
They started instructing everyone to carry and secure large packages onto the Seven-Star Centipedes.
Chen Mu was also assigned near a large centipede.
Joining him were two other Alchemist Apprentices from the Pill Treasure Pavilion, along with five Alchemists from the Hundred Workshops Hall and three clerks from the Scripture Transmission Institute.
Like him, they were all there to receive various goods and Scripture Scrolls from the Yanxia Sect.
...
In the depths of East Ridge, within a misty small mountain valley.
Sunlight penetrated the thin clouds above, sending pillars of light into the valley.
Layer upon layer of terraced fields surrounded the hill slopes, with wooden huts scattered throughout.
On the east side of the valley, a solitary wooden hut stood atop the hill.
Suddenly, a burst of colorful light descended from the sky, crashing in front of the hut’s door and splattering a circle of mud.
As the Spiritual Light dissipated, a rugged man over two meters tall, with long hair over his shoulders and a face full of mysterious tattoos, was revealed.
The man walked straight into the hut, staring at the small, child-like figure of a white-haired elder inside, and spoke: "Xin Ya, have you made up your mind?"
The white-haired elder, with his back to the door, was sitting cross-legged on a cushion, in front of him a bronze brazier with a handful of faint green flames flickering within.
"I’m old and don’t wish to struggle anymore, I just want to live out my days in peace."
"As for taking revenge on Jilong Road branch, you should find someone more capable." Xin Ya said unhurriedly.
"Live out your days in peace? Hmph..." Wei Donglai, with a face drenched in sweat and covered in tattoos, said disdainfully, "I think you’re just afraid of being hunted by the East Fence Path practitioner!"
"Aren’t you afraid?" Xin Ya still spoke at his leisurely pace.
Wei Donglai’s body stiffened, then he forcibly twisted his mouth into a cold smile, "Of course I fear a practitioner with a high Daoist foundation."
"But what if he can’t take action for the time being?"
Xin Ya’s body tensed, "Is the news reliable?"
Wei Donglai let out a sly chuckle, "The news comes from the other five paths of Yunzhou, what do you think?"
Xin Ya frowned and shook his head.
"Among the seven paths of Yunzhou, Zhongshan Path is a name only, without substance, and Jilong Road has sustained grave damage to its vital energy."
"The East Fence Path practitioner has retreated into seclusion upon his return. Nobody knows the extent of his injuries."
"Aren’t you afraid that the five paths of Yunzhou are sending you this message so you can probe Jilong Road on their behalf?"
"Don’t you want to try the Dual Yin-Yang Creation Forbidden Technique?" Wei Donglai did not answer, but countered with a question instead.
Xin Ya couldn’t help but turn back, "You want to activate the Dual Yin-Yang Creation Forbidden Technique in Mist Smoke Mountain?!"
"The forbidden spell will overfish the pond, definitely destroying the Earth Vein Spiritual Spring of Mist Smoke Mountain, rendering it incapable of generating Earth Spirit Vital Energy ever again."
"That is the base of your Yanxia Sect for hundreds of years, can you really bear to do this?!"
Wei Donglai’s expression was indifferent, "What hundreds of years foundation? If it cannot be kept, why hold on to it?"
"Better to let it burst forth in brilliance once and become the nourishment for my advancement."
"This forbidden technique has an unknown origin, are you sure it works?" Xin Ya hesitated.
"Isn’t this the perfect opportunity to test it on Mist Smoke Mountain?" Wei Donglai said indifferently.
"Experimenting with the foundation of your ancestors? That’s really..." Xin Ya shook his head.
"So are you in or out?" Wei Donglai asked calmly.
After hesitating for a while, Xin Ya gritted his teeth, "If it can really produce a Primordial Unity, and assist in refining my Divine Orifice, advancing me further, what’s a little risk worth!"
"At worst, I’ll flee East Ridge!"
"Done!"
A smile erupted on Wei Donglai’s face, which was full of tattoos.
"I’ve already made inquiries."
"Only Liu Ling is guarding Misty Glow Mountain."
"Her secret technique is profound, and indeed I’m no match for her, but with you added to the mix... heh heh!"
...
Half a month later, Misty Glow Mountain.
Misty Glow Mountain is a mountain range that stretches from east to west.
The entire north side of the mountain had collapsed, leaving only a pale, vertical cliff face, as if carved by knives and axes.
South Mountain, however, had a gentle slope and was covered in lush greenery, with white-walled and black-tiled buildings partially hidden among the towering ancient trees.
Inside an eastern cave.
Chen Mu stood up and stretched his body.
Before him lay a collection of bottles and jars, all filled with Fasting Pills.
This was the result of his more than ten days of work.
"At least twenty thousand of them!"
If he handed them all in, that would be more than thirteen hundred Daoist cultivation points, almost catching up to his earnings from the previous two months.
"Shame I can’t hand them all over."
While his alchemy speed could be faster than others, it couldn’t be too fast.
"The material consumption is generally around ten percent." Chen Mu thought this and placed over two thousand Elixirs into his Five Ghosts Bag.
With his max-level Fasting Pill alchemy, his control was delicate and the loss almost zero, so he had to keep the extra Fasting Pills for himself.
"Ordinary Alchemists have a success rate of around sixty to seventy percent."
"I’ll have a bit more, say eighty percent." Chen Mu then put away nearly four thousand more Fasting Pills.
"I don’t want to embezzle these Fasting Pills."
"But the skills of my peers are just too inferior."
"To not shatter their confidence, I must endure and keep these for myself."
"So thoughtful and considerate, sigh, I really am a good person!"
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