Chapter 00293: Xiao Yueshui Seeks Help
# Xiao Yueshui Seeks Help
Chapter 293
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 293: Xiao Yueshui Seeks Help
Although his cultivation hadn't improved at all, Lan Xiaobu's mood was still quite pleasant.
His mastery of formations had reached the level of an eighth-grade Immortal Formation Master, and apart from one immortal crystal, everything he had obtained from the Jiting Chamber of Commerce had been stripped of its spiritual marks, making them truly his own.
For half a year, Lan Xiaobu had been tirelessly removing various divine sense marks while also delving into the study of formations.
This was far more exhausting than simply cultivating.
With about four to five months left before the immortal ship arrived at the Mo Xuan Path Immortal City, Lan Xiaobu was preparing to open the restrictions to get some fresh air.
As for the fourth level of the immortal ship, he had no intention of going there.
To his surprise, Lan Xiaobu found two people standing outside his cave residence, both of whom he recognized.
One was Guang Jie, the daughter of Guang Li, and the other was Xiao Yueshui, the sect master of the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect.
Lan Xiaobu quickly opened the restrictions.
"Sect Master Xiao, why are you and Guang Jie here?"
"Brother Xiaobu, we..."
Guang Jie's voice carried a hint of grievance.
Lan Xiaobu glanced at Guang Jie and Xiao Yueshui, then said, "Come in and talk."
After bringing Xiao Yueshui and Guang Jie into his residence and setting up the restrictions, Lan Xiaobu asked, "Sect Master Xiao, what's going on?"
Xiao Yueshui sighed and said, "I suspect someone has sabotaged my Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect. As a six-star immortal sect, we are entitled to three Tribulation Immortal Fruits."
"Didn't they give you the three fruits?" Lan Xiaobu asked casually.
He wasn't worried about whether Xiao Yueshui could refine the Tribulation Immortal Fruits.
He had seen Xiao Yueshui's alchemy skills, and with a fifth-grade immortal flame, refining a Tribulation Immortal Fruit to over sixty percent purity should be manageable.
As an Immortal King, with some effort, Xiao Yueshui could refine two or even three fruits within ten months.
"We did receive three Tribulation Immortal Fruits, but I ruined two in a row while refining them. I didn't dare to refine the third one, so I brought it here," Xiao Yueshui explained, handing a jade box to Lan Xiaobu.
Lan Xiaobu understood Xiao Yueshui's intention.
By bringing Guang Jie here, Xiao Yueshui hoped that if Lan Xiaobu could help, the spot in the alchemy competition would go to Guang Jie.
The fact that Guang Jie was here suggested she had secured a place in the alchemy competition of the Star Ascension Immortal Court.
"The person who sabotaged my sect is likely Yuan Ji from the Medicine Valley. I suspect he realized the alchemy nightmare had been destroyed and decided to act. He is aligned with the second prince, Teng Jingsui, and it wouldn't be difficult for him to tamper with the Tribulation Immortal Fruits given to us," Xiao Yueshui added.
Lan Xiaobu took the jade box and opened it.
With a single sweep of his divine sense, he understood the situation.
He had been battling divine sense marks for a year, and the marks he had dealt with were all placed by immortal emperors specializing in such techniques.
The mark on this Tribulation Immortal Fruit was subtle, likely placed by a seventh-grade Immortal Formation King.
But to Lan Xiaobu, it was now as insignificant as trash.
Lan Xiaobu held the Tribulation Immortal Fruit and said, "This fruit has a mark. If you refine it, the mark will destroy the medicinal essence. I'll remove the mark, and you can refine the fruit here."
"Sect Master Lan, can you really find the mark on this fruit?" Xiao Yueshui looked at Lan Xiaobu in shock.
He had spent over a month refining the first two fruits, only to ruin them.
Then he spent four to five months searching for the mark on the third fruit but found nothing.
In desperation, he had brought Guang Jie here to wait for Lan Xiaobu to emerge from seclusion.
He never expected Lan Xiaobu to immediately detect the mark upon opening the jade box.
The difference was staggering...
At this moment, Xiao Yueshui was certain he had still underestimated Lan Xiaobu.
Knowing that Lan Xiaobu was an Immortal Alchemy King, Xiao Yueshui had already believed Lan Xiaobu's future prospects wouldn't be inferior to an immortal emperor.
Now, he felt that Lan Xiaobu wasn't just on par with an immortal emperor but might even surpass one in the future.
With a flick of his divine sense, Lan Xiaobu removed the mark from the Tribulation Immortal Fruit.
"Sect Master Xiao, refine the fruit here. If you encounter any issues, I can take a look," Lan Xiaobu said, handing the fruit back to Xiao Yueshui.
"Alright, I'll trouble Sect Master Lan for guidance," Xiao Yueshui said without any hesitation.
Even as the sect master of a six-star alchemy sect, he placed himself in a lower position before Lan Xiaobu.
Earlier, when Guang Jie heard the sect master say that Brother Lan's alchemy skills were far superior to his, she thought the sect master was being modest.
Now she realized the sect master had been telling the truth.
Xiao Yueshui took out his alchemy cauldron and summoned his immortal flame.
Soon, the cauldron was cleaned, and the Tribulation Immortal Fruit was placed inside.
Under the alchemy techniques, the fruit began to dissolve slowly.
Lan Xiaobu estimated it would take at least a month to fully refine the fruit, and completing the process would take over four months.
Lan Xiaobu turned to Guang Jie and said, "Your sect master is refining the Tribulation Immortal Fruit. Come with me, and I'll help you advance to a fourth-grade Grand Immortal Alchemist. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to secure a place in the Mo Xuan Immortal Domain's alchemy competition."
Advancing to a third-grade Immortal Alchemist had already felt like a dream to Guang Jie.
Now, within her sect, she was practically treated as an elder.
Her fellow disciples, whether senior or junior, all addressed her respectfully as Senior Sister Guang.
Guang Jie never expected Brother Lan to help her advance her alchemy skills again.
Such an opportunity would be hard for anyone to resist.
"Thank you, Brother Lan. I won't let you down," Guang Jie said, her voice trembling with excitement.
Lan Xiaobu handed his immortal flame to Guang Jie.
"Use this immortal flame to refine pills. I have plenty of immortal herbs here."
Guang Jie quickly replied, "I have a third-grade immortal flame given to me by the sect master. I also have many fourth-grade immortal herbs, also provided by the sect master."
It seemed Xiao Yueshui hadn't mistreated Guang Jie.
Lan Xiaobu put away his immortal flame and said, "Start refining pills. Later, I'll help you summarize your alchemy techniques. This way, advancing to a fourth-grade Grand Immortal Alchemist shouldn't be a problem."
Lan Xiaobu could summarize alchemy techniques, but his summaries paled in comparison to those provided by the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
Suppressing her excitement, Guang Jie prepared to refine the Nihé Immortal Pill.
The Nihé Immortal Pill was a fourth-grade pill, a healing medicine, though its effects were inferior to the fifth-grade Yanglin Immortal Pill.
The main ingredients of the Nihé Immortal Pill were Thousand Lake Seeds, Niyang Immortal Fruit, and Hedeng Sand Vine, with over a hundred auxiliary herbs.
Guang Jie carefully began purifying the herbs, meticulously following each step.
She had received guidance from Lan Xiaobu before and knew that any mistakes she made during the refining process would be noted by Brother Lan, who would then summarize them and provide her with the correct techniques.
It was this kind of extraordinary guidance that had allowed her to advance from a second-grade to a third-grade Immortal Alchemist in just a day and a night.
While Guang Jie refined pills and Xiao Yueshui purified the Tribulation Immortal Fruit, Lan Xiaobu found himself with nothing to do and decided to cultivate.
He had just reached the ninth level of the Great Yi Immortal realm and hadn't yet perfected it.
This was a good time to advance to the Great Yi Immortal perfection.
Once they reached the Path Immortal City, he could find an opportunity to undergo tribulation and advance to the Great Zhi Immortal realm.
No matter how strong his alchemy and formations were, nothing was more reassuring than having solid strength.
As for watching Guang Jie refine pills and pointing out her mistakes, Lan Xiaobu didn't have the time.
Even if he did, he couldn't match the Cosmic Dimension Matrix.
Guang Jie continued refining pills, and the Cosmic Dimension Matrix continuously constructed models of her refining process.
Under the matrix, the shortcomings in Guang Jie's alchemy were laid bare.
...
The first batch of Nihé Immortal Pills was, unsurprisingly, a failure.
However, Guang Jie didn't ask any questions and immediately started refining the second batch.
This was how Brother Lan had taught her before—after refining ten batches, Brother Lan would automatically point out her mistakes.
Since Guang Jie's alchemy inheritance came from Lan Xiaobu, her refining speed was also quite fast.
In a single day, she refined ten batches of pills, all of which, without exception, ended in failure.
"Brother Lan, I've finished refining. What are my mistakes?" Guang Jie's voice roused Lan Xiaobu from his cultivation.
Lan Xiaobu quickly transcribed the models provided by the Cosmic Dimension Matrix, including Guang Jie's mistakes, the corrected alchemy techniques, and the issues with herb purification, and handed them to Guang Jie.
"So many mistakes?" Guang Jie was stunned as she looked at the jade slip.
She had already produced a batch of top-grade third-grade pills, so she thought advancing to a fourth-grade Grand Immortal Alchemist was just a matter of time and practice.
Now she realized she still had a long way to go.
"Yes, work on correcting them yourself. Don't call me anymore. I'm in the middle of cultivation and can't be interrupted," Lan Xiaobu instructed.
Guang Jie quickly replied, "Understood."
Lan Xiaobu continued his cultivation, while Guang Jie began refining the fourth-grade Nihé Immortal Pills again.
The herbs for the Nihé Immortal Pill were cultivated by the Eternal Jade Alchemy Sect, and Xiao Yueshui had intentionally provided Guang Jie with plenty for practice.
After modifying her refining process and techniques according to the Cosmic Dimension Matrix's guidance, Guang Jie successfully refined two low-grade Nihé Immortal Pills in her first batch.
Although the rest were failures, this still made her hands tremble with excitement.
Glancing at Lan Xiaobu, who was absorbed in his cultivation, Guang Jie resolved to become a true fourth-grade Grand Immortal Alchemist.
The second batch yielded five low-grade pills, the third batch six...
By the forty-seventh batch, Guang Jie had refined five low-grade, six medium-grade, and one high-grade Nihé Immortal Pill.
She clenched her fists, knowing she had finally become a true fourth-grade Grand Immortal Alchemist.
But this wasn't enough.
Brother Lan had said that if other alchemists produced low-grade pills in a batch, it meant they couldn't refine that pill properly.
In his school of alchemy, producing medium-grade pills was considered average, and low-grade pills meant the batch was a failure.
So Guang Jie was determined to ensure that her Nihé Immortal Pills didn't contain a single low-grade pill, or even medium-grade ones.
...
(End of Chapter)