Chapter 00124: The Fury of the Guihai Family
# The Fury of the Guihai Family
Chapter 124
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 124: The Fury of the Guihai Family
After his setback, Lan Xiaobu settled his mind and began to learn how to purify spiritual medicine.
His mental strength was far beyond that of his peers, and his true essence was incredibly rich.
Moreover, he possessed the Spirit Refining Technique, which helped him greatly in purifying spiritual medicines.
In his first attempt to purify a first-grade spiritual medicine, he achieved nearly ninety percent purity.
According to the records in the "Ten Continents Dao Pill Record," as long as the purity surpasses seventy percent, one can start refining medicine.
However, since Lan Xiaobu chose to begin from scratch, he aimed even higher.
He purified fifty-four batches of the True Essence Pill, and although none were successful, he gained some valuable experience.
He realized that the higher the purity of the spiritual herbs, the easier it was to control the medicinal liquid.
With the results of his efforts arriving in the Seven Sounds Model, it quickly provided a perfect plan.
During his second attempt at purifying first-grade spiritual herbs, the purity reached ninety-five percent, and he continued with the third and fourth attempts.
When he brought the first-grade spiritual herbs to nearly a hundred percent purity, he started purifying second-grade herbs, then third-grade herbs...
Some things can be understood through various perspectives, and purifying herbs is the same principle.
As long as one masters the purification technique, with sufficiently strong mental and true essence, purifying a third-grade herb liquid to ninety-nine percent makes purifying a fourth-grade herb merely a matter of practice.
Meanwhile, while Lan Xiaobu was diligently perfecting his alchemy, the Guihai family convened a family meeting about the incident in the White Feather Immortal City.
Although the Guihai family did not boast grandeur in the Yuanzhou region, they were certainly not lacking among the three-star immortal families in the northern part of the region.
Guihai Ridge was the stronghold of the Guihai family, a name they had taken after settling there.
At this moment, in the family meeting, Guihai Zhao, still pale and with injuries that had not yet healed, was recounting what had transpired in White Feather Immortal City.
At the head of the hall sat Guihai Shenxie, the current family head and a powerful figure in the late stage of the Golden Dan realm.
When he heard from Guihai Zhao about how Lan Xiaobu had severely injured him and arrogantly destroyed the Crescent Moon Pill Tower, killing the tower's manager, Yu Ke, Guihai Shenxie's fury almost set the hall ablaze.
However, he held back his anger, calming himself and even appearing unfazed as he turned to the other family elders and slowly said, "Everyone, please share your thoughts. Why would a mere two-star sect dare to act so arrogantly in front of our Guihai family? According to Zhao’er, if not for the words of the lord of White Feather City, Lan Xiaobu would have likely killed Zhao’er already. From how he killed the manager of the Crescent Moon Pill Tower, Yu Ke, it’s clear he is capable of doing just that."
One elder of the Guihai family, Guihai Bing, snorted.
"A mere pseudo-two-star sect that can’t even compare to a one-star sect dares to stand over us. I propose we mobilize all the alchemists above the Golden Dan realm to eradicate this sect from the roots—leaving not a single one behind."
The people in the room rubbed their hands together; this wouldn’t be the first time they sought to extinguish a sect.
For them, destroying the Thousand Clouds Immortal Sect was as simple as sending a few Golden Dan experts.
Guihai Shenxie's gaze fell on a somewhat plump man.
"Zhenyi, what do you think?"
This man was clearly more astute than the others.
He first stood and bowed to the family head before speaking, "Elder Bing is correct. The Thousand Clouds Immortal Sect truly does not measure up to our Guihai family. It would be exceptionally easy for us to destroy them. But that was the case before; now, they dare act against us because a new sect master has emerged—Lan Xiaobu. We know little about this Lan Xiaobu, as if he suddenly appeared. After hearing the news, I investigated him. The only places he seemed to have visited were around Mubei Market. Of course, perhaps I missed details due to the rushed time. Guihai Zhao is among the best in our family, even equal to Elder Bing..."
No one spoke; all understood this was Guihai Zhenyi giving face to Guihai Bing.
If it came to a fight, Guihai Bing would most likely be no match for Guihai Zhao.
Guihai Zhenyi was not only a great mind in the Guihai family but also well-liked, speaking with a balanced tone that offended no one.
Family head Guihai Shenxie often sought his advice.
Zhenyi tended to think ahead, approaching tasks cautiously.
The Guihai family had reached its current status largely due to Zhenyi’s efforts.
Continuing, Guihai Zhenyi said, "That Lan Xiaobu was able to seriously injure Guihai Zhao, whether sneaky or not, demonstrates his undeniable strength. Although we could destroy the Thousand Clouds Immortal Sect, we'd undoubtedly suffer some losses as well."
Guihai Bing huffed, "As a three-star immortal family, can we fear losses?" The people of Guihai knew that Guihai Bing was weaker than Guihai Zhao, but to him, the younger Zhao seemed far inferior.
Did Zhenyi truly think Zhao was not below him?
Zhenyi smiled lightly, "Of course, avoiding unnecessary losses is essential; the family needs to develop sustainably. Moreover, I’ve heard another piece of news: the fairy Liu Li from the Western Kunlun Sect has visited Mubei Market and fought Lan Xiaobu to a standstill. Liu Li possesses a lethal move known as the Blood Mist Needle; she must have refrained from using it due to her compassionate nature. But even so, anyone who can tie with Liu Li should not be underestimated."
Guihai Bing did not respond this time.
He considered himself formidable but couldn’t claim he could surely outmatch Liu Li.
Everyone was at the Golden Dan level, but not all Golden Dans were equal.
It was rumored that Liu Li had upper-grade Golden Dan, while Bing had only barely reached the middle grade, far from even touching the upper grade.
"This person even dares to offend the fairy Liu Li of the Western Kunlun?" An elder of the Guihai family exclaimed in astonishment.
At this moment, everyone understood why he would dare to take on the Crescent Moon Pill Tower.
If someone was unafraid of Liu Li from Western Kunlun, how could he fear the Guihai family? They were simply overthinking things.
Injured and still recovering, Guihai Zhao sighed, realizing that Lan Xiaobu even dared to offend Liu Li.
It seemed that killing a manager from the Crescent Moon Pill Tower was not such a grand accomplishment after all.
Guihai Zhenyi nodded.
"Yes, Lan Xiaobu is ruthless and entirely different from the previous master of the Thousand Clouds Immortal Sect, Shan Changxiu."
"Are we just going to let this go?" Guihai Bing frowned.
Zhenyi smiled slightly, "Let it go? Our Guihai family is still a three-star immortal family. To allow ourselves to be bullied like this would be slapping our own faces. My thought is that with the opening of the Kunxu soon, our Guihai family should have three members entering it. While in the Kunxu, we need to secure some things: first, ensure our first elder Guihai Yueqing enters the Spirit Refining realm; second, at least one person must successfully achieve Golden Dan."
Upon hearing this, those present became excited, their eyes shining.
They were determined to find ways to enter Kunxu.
Guihai Zhenyi continued, "After the Kunxu closes, when our Guihai family's advancements are complete, we can boldly go and destroy the Thousand Clouds Immortal Sect, then announce our competition for the four-star immortal family."
"Yes, let's proceed with this!" Family head Guihai Shenxie was equally inspired, slapping the table and confirming the plan.
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After refining the spiritual herbs, Lan Xiaobu succeeded in his first Qi Strengthening Pill and produced a perfect pill.
Although it wasn't an excellent or top-grade pill, it was his first attempt.
As long as he became more proficient, refining excellent pills would be a matter of course.
It seemed that in every endeavor, one must progress step by step.
Lan Xiaobu realized that he had become somewhat complacent due to the Seven Sounds Model.
Instead of starting with the lowest-grade pill, he had jumped straight to the fourth-grade pills.
His failure was not truly a setback but a necessary lesson.
Had he succeeded, the consequences for his future cultivation and mindset could have turned disadvantageous.
The path of cultivation, be it in practice, alchemy, or any other branch, had no shortcuts.
Lan Xiaobu recognized that his eagerness to refine the True Essence Pill before entering Kunxu led him astray.
Fortunately, it was not too late; after failing fifty-four batches of True Essence Pills, he came to his senses.
He should have started with the lowest-grade Qi Strengthening Pills, advancing to the True Essence Pill step by step.
Another half a month passed, and when Lan Xiaobu could easily refine the second-grade Meridian Opening Pill, the alchemist lamp lit up.
This was Shan Qianyue summoning him to prepare for the Kunxu Mystic Ravine.
After tidying himself, Lan Xiaobu left his seclusion.
When he arrived at the main hall of the sect, the old master Shan Changxiu and three elders, Cheng Yixi, Situ Tong, and Wen Xinran, were waiting for him.
He felt somewhat embarrassed; even though he was the master, their qualifications all surpassed his.
Seeing everyone's expressions, he understood they were in good spirits.
Lan Xiaobu cheerfully said, "Congratulations, Grand Elder, on recovering your cultivation and regaining your status as a Golden Dan strongman."
After stepping down from the sect master position, Shan Changxiu now held the title of Grand Elder.
The first time Lan Xiaobu saw him, Shan Changxiu had been seriously injured.
Now, upon their reunion, it was clear the elder had regained his strength, his true essence flowing smoothly; although slightly aged, he remained the most powerful figure in the Thousand Clouds Immortal Sect.
(End of Chapter)