Chapter 00210: Unable to Refine Immortal Pills
# Unable to Refine Immortal Pills
Chapter 210
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 210: Unable to Refine Immortal Pills
At the Yan Clan’s Immortal Estate, Yan Chengjian, with a smile on his face, sent off a few guests who had come to watch the reincarnation begonia.
After they left, he walked into the estate with his hands behind his back.
If his plans succeeded, becoming an Immortal King was not out of reach.
Just thinking about the possibility of becoming a king among immortals made him feel a rush of excitement.
At this moment, a servant rushed up to him, kneeling on the ground, pale-faced and stammering, “Master, the reincarnation begonia… the begonia…”
He struggled to articulate, revealing his inner panic and fear.
Yan Chengjian's expression changed drastically.
In an instant, he was already in the back garden, almost forgetting that he could use his divine sense.
The spot where the reincarnation begonia had been planted was fresh, indicating that it had only been dug up recently.
“Who did this?” Yan Chengjian nearly roared, his eyes blazing with flames.
This was cutting off his roots.
The reincarnation begonia was something he had temporarily planted in the back garden for others to admire.
He had far more important uses for it.
Now, he had only taken the first step of letting others know that the Yan Clan had a reincarnation begonia.
Unexpectedly, the second step had ended before it even began.
Although it seemed concluded, the repercussions were immense.
If in the future he could not produce the reincarnation begonia, it would be impossible for him, the good-natured Yan, to mend this situation.
Did the reincarnation begonia truly allow true immortal cultivators to step into the golden immortal realm? Only someone completely ignorant would think so.
Or perhaps only those who wasted the begonia would believe that.
The reincarnation begonia was one of the most treasured items in the Great Desolate Universe, worth as much as a ginseng fruit.
From a certain perspective, its value even surpassed that of the ginseng fruit.
Using the reincarnation begonia to step into the golden immortal realm would truly be foolish.
Yet now, less than half a day had passed since he presented a single reincarnation begonia, and it had disappeared.
Yan Chengjian clenched his fists.
He had always thought that everything in the Yan Clan was under his control.
Now it seemed that was not the case.
“Seal the Yan Clan Estate, lock down the Suiping Angle Formation! From now on, no one is allowed to leave. Yu Xin, tell me how you’ve been managing things! Immediately investigate! Even if we have to turn Suiping inside out a thousand times, we must find out who dug up the reincarnation begonia.” Yan Chengjian's eyes were filled with killing intent.
The man in charge trembled and knelt down, saying, “Yes… Master… there’s something else. Not long ago, Yan Ji and Jian went missing, perhaps…”
Suddenly, Yan Chengjian remembered something.
He vanished again and reappeared at the top of the soul refining cauldron where Lan Xiaobu had escaped.
The cauldron was open, and Yan Chengjian pulled a long spear from the center of the forbidden array, his face turning pale.
The situation was becoming clear.
Someone had not fully died before being sent into the cauldron to refine soul liquid, and that person was actually a master of the immortal array.
He had escaped from the cauldron's restrictions and even dug up his reincarnation begonia before leaving.
“Quick, search every corner of the Suiping Angle! We must find out who escaped from the soul refining cauldron,” Yan Chengjian said, his voice trembling, his face pale.
Indeed, the Yan clan had a powerful background, but once this incident spread, even a strong foundation would be for naught.
This was not just about the missing reincarnation begonia.
“Understood.” A voice echoed from the dark depths, then quickly retreated.
Yan Chengjian gripped the spear tightly, determined to find out where it came from and level that place.
One thing he could not understand was how this spear had been brought into the soul refining cauldron.
…
“Sister Qingshuang, I don’t think that Lan Xiaobu seems like a mere gardener from the Yan clan. He…”
Qi Hanfu's words were cut off as Chang Qingshuang waved her hand, stopping her. “From today onwards, don't mention the Yan clan.”
“Yeah, it’s been four months, and this guy hasn’t even shown his face.” Qi Hanfu still felt a bit indignant as she said this.
She and her senior sister were both beauties; wherever they went, there were always people trying to strike up a conversation.
Now Lan Xiaobu was in the same room with them, yet he didn’t even have the chance to talk.
Chang Qingshuang didn’t respond to Qi Hanfu.
She was deep in thought about Lan Xiaobu’s words.
There were flaws in what he said; Qi Hanfu was right.
It was possible that Lan Xiaobu was not just a gardener.
What was most suspicious was not his alchemy skills or his demeanor while speaking to them.
On the surface, Lan Xiaobu appeared to comply obediently, yet Chang Qingshuang sensed a calmness about him.
He was not truly submissive.
To Chang Qingshuang, the most suspicious part was how Lan Xiaobu had killed that true immortal master with a single spear strike.
Even if that true immortal had been constrained by her fake life lock technique, Lan Xiaobu should not have been able to kill him so easily.
That being had enough time to react and could have effortlessly countered and crushed Lan Xiaobu.
Yet it was not so; the true immortal had barely reacted before being taken down.
Without a doubt, Lan Xiaobu had reached the Divine God stage.
Could a Divine God truly kill a true immortal in an instant? A true immortal, or heavenly immortal, was the only being among the heaven, earth, and humanity who had thoroughly transformed their immortal essence.
In contrast, a Divine God cultivator had not even touched the immortal essence yet; how could they contend with a true immortal?
Chang Qingshuang suspected Lan Xiaobu, but he didn't mind.
He knew that Chang Qingshuang and Qi Hanfu were generally kind-hearted.
Even if they held some opinions against him, they would only chase him away and wouldn’t resort to violence.
So, on this spaceship, he busied himself with alchemy and refining medicinal liquids.
His cultivation level was too low, but now he had this opportunity to learn a skill to stand on.
Even if the Medicine Fragrance Valley didn't want him, he could still make a living elsewhere.
A month later, Lan Xiaobu was able to refine seventh-grade spiritual pills.
Two months later, he easily refined eighth-grade pills.
After three months, he had completely become a ninth-grade alchemist.
However, after four months, although Lan Xiaobu could barely purify first to third-grade spiritual herbs, becoming a first-grade alchemist was still far from reach.
No matter how he followed the patterns laid out by the Universal Dimension Model to refine the pills, he still ended up with duds.
Lan Xiaobu decided to stop refining spiritual herbs.
Although the Universal Dimension Model couldn’t clearly state where his mistakes were, he guessed that his problem lay in his low cultivation level.
He was not yet a human immortal.
If he wanted to refine immortal pills, he had to use immortal essence.
A cultivator must reach at least the human immortal realm to start converting immortal essence fully.
In fact, most cultivators only finished fully transitioning into immortal essence by reaching the heavenly immortal realm, that is, the true immortal level.
Lan Xiaobu believed that the technique he cultivated was far superior to ordinary methods, yet no matter how extraordinary, the technique couldn't convert immortal essence at the Divine God level.
He needed to find a place to advance into the human immortal realm.
As Lan Xiaobu pondered where to seek out this advancement in the alchemy chamber, a voice came through the barrier, “Lan Xiaobu, we’ve arrived at the Pill Capital; hurry up and come out.”
Lan Xiaobu quickly freshened up and went outside.
Qi Hanfu said somewhat unhappily, “Lan Xiaobu, these few months, I’ve felt like my sister and I are the servants, while you are the master.”
Lan Xiaobu hurriedly replied, “Thank you for your help, Sister Qi. It’s just that my cultivation is too low; I can’t be of much use.”
Chang Qingshuang quickly added, “Junior Brother Lan, the pill contest is happening in Pill Capital, but there’s still over a year until then. I plan to take Hanfu to attend some pill discussions. Even if you only refine medicine, it would benefit you to listen.”
“Senior Sister Chang, Senior Sister Qi, I’ve never seen such large gatherings. I’ve heard that the Pill Capital is a very prosperous immortal city. I want to explore on my own. I won’t attend the pill discussion; where are you staying? I’ll come to find you later,” Lan Xiaobu said hastily.
It wasn't that he didn't want to join the pill discussion; he just wanted to find a place for his own advancement into the human immortal realm.
His power was too weak, and it made him uneasy.
“Ah…” Chang Qingshuang hadn’t expected that Lan Xiaobu would give up such a good opportunity.
She realized that since Lan Xiaobu had come from a gardener's background, it made sense.
He likely didn’t understand what such a high-level pill discussion meant to him.
By skipping it, he was missing a great chance.
“Well, that’s alright. We will be staying at the Colorful Immortal Resting Pavilion,” Chang Qingshuang said, not bothering to ask if Lan Xiaobu wanted to stay there as well.
The Colorful Immortal Resting Pavilion was where the alchemists resided, and Lan Xiaobu would have nowhere to stay even if he went; she couldn’t possibly let him share a room with them.
“What a nice name,” Lan Xiaobu instinctively said, his mind immediately going to the Colorful Immortal Herb.
Qi Hanfu chimed in, “I heard that this resting pavilion was built by a strong being from the former Yuan Continent, named after the Colorful Immortal Herb. It’s just that since the Yuan Continent was separated, the Colorful Immortal Herb has long gone extinct.”
It indeed had ties to the Yuan Continent.
Lan Xiaobu was just about to ask who built the pavilion when the spaceship came to a halt.
Chang Qingshuang stored the spaceship, pointing ahead at the majestic immortal city, “There it is, the Pill Capital. There are many esteemed seniors in alchemy there. You must remember, don’t act too recklessly in the city. Alright, let’s head in.”
Lan Xiaobu, the city lord of Mubei Immortal City, felt that Pill Capital was just average.
At most, the spirit energy here was a bit denser.
The aura of the immortal Dao was stronger than that of Mubei Immortal City, but nothing else really stood out.
The streets of Mubei Immortal City were spacious, filled with shops, and equally impressive in their grandeur.
There were even more people than here.
“Junior Brother Lan, here is my communication pearl. If you need anything, just contact through it. You can wander around and find a place to settle down,” as soon as they entered Pill Capital, Chang Qingshuang took out a communication pearl and handed it to Lan Xiaobu.
Lan Xiaobu had long wanted to go through tribulation, so he eagerly accepted and thanked her.
Once Chang Qingshuang and Qi Hanfu left, Lan Xiaobu turned without hesitation and left Pill Capital, then summoned his Extreme Sea Cloud Boat, vanishing into the distance.
(End of Chapter)