Dao Companions Help Me Live Forever

Chapter 287: Fire Pill True Monarch (6.2k, 400 monthly votes)

In the blink of an eye.

Yu Xian had been at the Pill Dao Gate for over three years, visiting all the renowned alchemists and receiving unanimous praise.

Even the most eccentric alchemists couldn't help but feel regret for not meeting this Zhou alchemist earlier.

This was the kind of kindred friend they had been hoping for. The people from before simply didn't understand him/her.

On this day.

Yu Xian's growing reputation finally caught the attention of the hidden cultivator, Fire Pill True Monarch.

A massive volcanic crater with rising flames, flowing molten lava, and occasional bubbles bursting.

Occasionally, a piece of debris would fall, sinking into a small pit like it was falling into a pile of cotton, without causing any ripples before being swallowed by the lava.

In the middle of the lava, a Daoist in a red robe sat cross-legged, unaffected by the heat of the lava, with an extremely calm expression.

Suddenly, a sharp sound.

A phoenix-like bird, the size of a palm, with green feathers trailing behind it, emerged in a panic from the surface of the lava. A deep red flame burned on its crest, like a spirit in the fire.

It circled around the Daoist for a while, making a plaintive cry.

The Daoist slowly opened his eyes, his clear gaze reflecting a ball of fire.

He smiled faintly, extending his palm, and the bird landed in his hand, pecking gently and nuzzling its head affectionately.

The bird chirped incessantly, with a hint of emotion, as if complaining to the Daoist.

The Daoist shook his head and said, "The Fire Phoenix has always been steady. If you don't provoke it, it won't bully you. It must be because you've been mischievous again."

The bird seemed to understand that the Daoist had no intention of helping it, and the flame on its crest wilted.

Then, a clear phoenix cry was heard.

A slightly larger fire-red phoenix flew out from the depths of the lava, shaking off the lava that had adhered to its body. Just like the bird before, it moved in and out of the volcano as if it were in an uninhabited place.

It stopped at the edge of the Daoist's palm, glaring at the aggrieved bird. Purple flames ignited on its body, showing signs of anger. However, in front of the Daoist, it only pecked at its own feathers and didn't do anything out of line.

"This Fire Phoenix Mountain has fallen a Monster Emperor Fire Phoenix. The Fire Phoenix is a legendary true spirit bloodline. You have the advantage here and can absorb the hidden Fire Phoenix bloodline in the volcano. Your power will surpass the Azure Phoenix by a lot.

It has some grievances, which is why it likes to provoke you. But I have already taught it a lesson. Can you give me face?"

The Daoist spoke softly, as if treating the two birds in his palm as if they were human.

The Fire Phoenix finally calmed down, and the flames on its body extinguished.

The Daoist gently tossed his palm.

The two birds soared upwards.

With these two cries, they transformed into two pill-sized dan pills, one green and one dark purple, crystal clear and resembling crystals. Inside each pill, there appeared the phantom of a green phoenix and a fire phoenix.

Daoist Zhang opened his mouth and swallowed the two dan pills into his abdomen.

"Qingluan Lihuo Dan, Huofeng Ziyand Dan."

"When I obtained this method of fire dan, after breaking through the Nascent Soul realm, it took me a hundred years to refine the two dan pills. With the power of the dan pills, my cultivation progressed rapidly. In just over a hundred years, I broke through to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul."

Unfortunately, success and failure are two sides of the same coin.

If I want to break through to the late stage of Nascent Soul, I can only refine the third dan pill to assist me.

However, obtaining the essence blood of Qingluan and Huofeng was already a stroke of great fortune for me. To obtain the third dan pill, I would have to surpass the bloodline of the two of them, which is extremely difficult.

I'm afraid only the blood essence of the Demon Lord can meet my requirements.

Other than that, I can only let the two dan pills truly develop wisdom. Only then can they help me break through to the late stage of Nascent Soul, truly achieve the title of a great cultivator, and even have a chance to glimpse the realm of Soul Formation.

But even after spending hundreds of years cultivating with Qingluan and Huofeng in Huofeng Mountain, I have only made them somewhat human-like. To truly develop their wisdom, it still seems far away.

Daoist True Monarch, the true master of the alchemy sect, suddenly remembered the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce that came to him a few years ago.

"Now I can only hope that the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce can give me a pleasant surprise. Their chamber spans several domains, and their strength and background are unfathomable. The Chamber Master is even a Soul Formation Venerable with vast divine abilities. Only they have the hope of helping me obtain the blood essence of the Demon Lord and assist me in refining the third dan pill."

True Monarch had a fortuitous encounter in the past and obtained a breakthrough method unique to alchemists called the dan method.

This method emphasizes the unity of alchemy, treasure refinement, and spiritual arts, combining the three into one.

After reaching the pinnacle of the dan method, it becomes both a pill and a law treasure, as well as a spiritual art.

In normal times, it can be used as a law treasure to use against enemies.

When reaching a bottleneck, one can swallow the dan pill and break through the restraints with the power accumulated over many years.

True Monarch has nurtured the two dan pills in his hands for many years. If he swallows them now, he is very confident that he can break through to the late stage of Nascent Soul and become a Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, doing so would mean exhausting his opportunities and never having a chance to attempt higher realms in the future.

So, unless it is absolutely necessary, he does not plan to cut off his future.

A normal Nascent Soul True Monarch enjoys a lifespan of a thousand years.

But that refers to the early stage of Nascent Soul.

After breaking through to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul, he gained an additional two hundred years of lifespan. In addition, he would retain a portion of the Life Extending Pills he refined for other True Monarchs with limited lifespan, greatly exceeding the lifespan of an ordinary Nascent Soul True Monarch, reaching up to fifteen hundred years.

Today, he is only in his seven hundreds.

Therefore, he still has plenty of time to break through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage and is not in a hurry.

Moreover, breaking through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage will increase his lifespan by two hundred years, making his time even more abundant.

Suddenly, the True Monarch's brow lifted, and he transformed into a streak of light, landing in front of a dilapidated stone house not far from the volcano.

"I have seen True Monarch, sir."

In front of the stone house, a rough-looking cultivator was already waiting. Upon seeing the True Monarch, he respectfully bowed without being servile.

"Are you Zhou Bai? The sect leader has heard that the alchemists in the sect have spoken highly of you recently, which piqued his curiosity. So he specially invited you for a meeting.

You see, there are some people in the sect with strange temperaments. Even the sect leader doesn't give them face, but instead praises you.

Do you have any means?"

Yu Xian modestly said, "In front of True Monarch, how could I dare to have any means? It's just a sincere exchange of hearts.

As for the alchemists with strange temperaments that True Monarch mentioned, I actually couldn't even meet them at first. It was only after some effort that I managed to meet them and found that they weren't as difficult to get along with as rumored.

We have also discussed alchemy together, and I realized that the rumors were unfounded. They are just immersed in their own little world, which makes them seem unsociable."

Yu Xian's face showed a reminiscing expression, appearing very sincere.

The True Monarch looked at Yu Xian, his gaze flickering, but he couldn't see any flaws.

The person in front of him was just an ordinary Gold Core cultivator, with average cultivation and sparse spiritual power. A green wood spiritual fire hovered in his dantian.

There was a hint of alchemical fire on his body, which was the aura acquired from years of contact with the flames of the alchemical furnace and medicinal materials.

"I heard that you initially came to our Danfa Sect to purchase Spirit Rice Pills. Why did you stay in the sect for such a long time?"

Yu Xian smiled and said, "I consider the world my home. I accidentally learned about the Spirit Rice Pills and thought of making a profit by coming to the Danfa Sect. Later, Master Lin from the Lingdan Pavilion told me that these pills are rarely sold outside and would require a long wait.

Since I had nothing better to do, I used Master Lin's connections to visit some leisurely alchemists in the Danfa Sect and discuss alchemy. Unexpectedly, I didn't want to leave anymore.

Now that I have the honor of meeting True Monarch, it further proves that my decision was correct."

The True Monarch nodded slightly. "Since you are so fond of alchemy, why not join the Danfa Sect? The Danfa Sect welcomes alchemists from all over the world. As long as you abide by the rules, you will be considered family."

This Zhou Bai is also a Rank Three alchemist. It wouldn't be beneath his dignity to personally recruit him.

Of course, what he valued more was this guy's almost abnormal social skills.

If he could make him serve and have him recruit some reclusive alchemists he knew from the mountains and forests, then the strength of the Danfa Sect would be further enhanced.

With the Danfa Sect's strength, he would have more confidence when negotiating with the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce.

Yu Xian shook his head and refused, "I am grateful for True Monarch's appreciation, but I already have a sect, so I cannot agree."

"Oh, I wonder who is so lucky to have Zhou Master's service?"

Fire Dan True Monarch did not get angry at the refusal, but instead asked with interest.

Yu Xian softly said, "Has True Monarch heard of the Great Unity Society?"

Buzz!

Fire Dan True Monarch's gaze sharpened, and even the air distorted under the heat waves.

"You are from the Great Unity Society?"

How could he not know about the Great Unity Society?

That amazing Spirit Rice Pill that left him astonished was obtained from the Great Unity Society.

This Spirit Rice Pill opened up his usual rigid thinking, making him understand that low-level elixirs, when formulated properly, could earn more than high-level elixirs.

However, the Daoist Alchemy Sect was confined to a corner, lacking the influence that the Great Unity Society had in connecting a city, and lacking the commercial power of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce that spanned the world.

So he could only watch others eat meat while he drank soup.

Even so, the compensation from the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce was not a small amount.

Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to claim that the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce could find him the blood of a Demon Venerable.

Because he understood how immense the profits were, he had been waiting for someone from the Great Unity Society to come and trouble him ever since he started refining pills for the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce.

The Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce had a deep background, with a Nascent Soul cultivator presiding over it, and its true strength was unfathomable.

Even the President of the Great Unity Society, who was the Dao companion of the Nine-September True Monarch, would probably not easily conflict with the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce.

And he was just an Independent Cultivator True Monarch, so it was appropriate for the Great Unity Society to target him, and it could also undermine the plans of the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce.

However, after refining pills for the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce for many years, the Great Unity Society had been silent all along, causing him to unconsciously relax.

But he didn't expect that they had sent people over long ago.

Thinking about how the cultivators from the Great Unity Society had stayed in the Daoist Alchemy Sect for so long, he didn't know what methods they had left behind.

Dangerous light flashed in his eyes.

And this guy had a good relationship with many alchemists in the sect, making it impossible for him to investigate now even if he wanted to.

He couldn't persecute all the alchemists just because of a suspicion.

"Not bad, but True Monarch's reaction seems a bit too big."

Yu Xian, however, remained calm.

Now his backup plan was perfect.

The numerous high-level alchemists in the Daoist Alchemy Sect had all become his friends. As long as he introduced Qin Miao as their representative and rallied them in the name of the Alchemist Association, strengthening the treatment and salary of the alchemists, it would be enough to surpass Fire Dan True Monarch and establish their own power.

The only worry was the retaliation from Fire Dan True Monarch afterwards.

So Huo Dan True Monarch summoned him this time to meet, he came over, it was for a showdown.

If they really can't come to an agreement, then it can only be considered unlucky for Huo Dan True Monarch, personally giving him a face.

"Since you are a member of the Great Unity Society, don't you know the grievances between the Dan Fa Men and the Great Unity Society? Aren't you afraid that I, as the sect master, will kill you on the spot?"

Huo Dan True Monarch said coldly.

"If it was just now, I would have been a little afraid, but now, I'm not afraid anymore."

Yu Xian remained calm and composed.

"If True Monarch wants to kill me, there's no need for idle talk."

Huo Dan True Monarch's coldness dissipated, revealing a smile.

"That's right, I have no intention of conflicting with the Great Unity Society. The refining of the Spirit Rice Pill is only entrusted to me by the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce. If the Great Unity Society wants our sect to stop refining pills, they just need to persuade the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce to stop placing orders for pill refining."

Yu Xian shook his head. "The Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce is a behemoth. Although we, the Great Unity Society, have some strength, we are not enough to influence their decisions. That's why the Great Unity Society sent me here to negotiate with True Monarch."

"You want to negotiate with me? I won't make things difficult for you. If you really want to negotiate, let your chairman come."

Huo Dan True Monarch shook his head and laughed, with a natural and mocking tone, without much malice, just because of the difference in status.

He could speak kindly to a junior, but that didn't mean they were equal in status.

Yu Xian didn't mind.

He didn't use the identity of the chairman of the Great Unity Society in order to have a way out in the negotiation.

We cultivators are all for longevity and a long-term vision, cultivating for great freedom, not resorting to fighting and killing at every turn.

"Why don't True Monarch listen to our conditions before making a decision?"

Huo Dan True Monarch deeply looked at Yu Xian, seemingly amazed by his courage.

"Alright, I'll listen to what conditions you can use to convince me."

Yu Xian flipped his palm, revealing an extremely fine blood thread.

"I heard that True Monarch has been searching for the bloodline of the fire-type Monster Race, the higher the level, the better. I wonder if this bloodline can catch True Monarch's eye?"

The blood thread was extremely thin, even ten times thinner than a strand of hair. If it weren't for both of them being high-level cultivators with transcendent bodies, it would be difficult to notice with the naked eye.

"What is this?!"

Huo Dan True Monarch's breath quickened and he couldn't help but reach out to grab it.

Yu Xian sent his palm forward, sending the blood thread over.

"This is a faint bloodline of the legendary Vermilion Bird's descendant."

Yu Xian said with a smile.

He came to confront Huo Dan True Monarch, so naturally he couldn't rely solely on his words. His Great Love Law Domain couldn't immediately influence Huo Dan True Monarch.

So he put in a lot of effort to find the one thing that Huo Dan True Monarch needed the most.

Although he didn't know what Huo Dan True Monarch needed the Monster Race bloodline for specifically.

But this information was obtained from the upper-level cultivators of the Dan Fa Men.

It is said that this order has been going on for hundreds of years, and almost every time Huo Dan True Monarch comes out of seclusion, he will inquire about the progress.

Obviously, this matter is very important to Huo Dan True Monarch.

Coincidentally, he is an expert in the Blood Demon Dao, and has deep research on the word "blood".

So he took the time to consult the Heavenly Dao Grandmaster and spent more than ten strands of Heavenly Dao Spiritual Qi to optimize his most basic and important Blood Flesh Tempering Technique, which is called the Third Stage Tempering Technique.

The Tempering Technique can refine the essence of blood and benefit the cultivation of the demonic path.

And the Third Stage Tempering Technique can continuously extract the bloodline within the Demonic Beast, trace it back to its origin, and restore the deepest level of bloodline.

Previously, the Perfected Being of the Ten Thousand Beasts had told him that the bloodlines of Demonic Beasts in the world are all derived from the bloodlines of true spirits, but they gradually degenerate as they continue to reproduce, eventually becoming ordinary bloodlines.

And the cultivation of the Monster Race is to continuously optimize the bloodline, and finally achieve the status of a true spirit.

So theoretically, even ordinary Demonic Beasts have a trace of true spirit bloodline within them.

This is similar to the fact that in their previous lives, all the people of the country were descendants of the Yan and Huang, theoretically having the qualifications to inherit the orthodox.

Of course, the Third Stage Tempering Technique is far from being able to refine true spirit bloodlines from ordinary bloodlines. The material he used was the Rank Two Demonic Beast, the Flame Bird.

After three rounds of tempering, the essence of the Flame Bird's blood can already rival the bloodline intensity of a direct descendant of the Vermilion Bird.

However, the quantity is greatly reduced. Just this tiny drop of essence blood used a hundred Flame Birds as the basic material.

And to condense a drop of genuine essence blood, at least thousands of strands of essence blood of this weight are needed.

A Rank Two Demonic Beast is worth three to five thousand spirit stones in the market. Ten thousand of them would cost three to five hundred million, not to mention that this quantity requires the same race, so the price is even higher.

It may even require ten billion spirit stones to gather enough.

But as long as the carrot is in front of the donkey's mouth, as long as it can be seen, it's fine.

The wool comes from the sheep. If Huo Dan True Monarch can earn him billions, what does it matter if he gives him a billion?

Huo Dan True Monarch held the almost dust-like drop of essence blood in his hands, trembling all over.

"Yes, yes, this bloodline intensity is enough. There is hope for my pill refinement!"

His palm turned red and purple, and two small phoenixes flew out, circling around the floating blood threads in the air, emitting joyful sounds.

After a while.

True Monarch Huo Dan stopped his excitement and looked at Yu Xian with a different look in his eyes.

"What does the Great Unity Society want me to do? I need more essence blood, the more the better!"

The essence blood given by the Great Unity Society is tangible, while the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce is still elusive. The choice is obvious.

As long as he can refine the third Law Pill, even if he offends the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce, it is worth it.

Yu Xian did not expect the effect of this strand of essence blood to be so good that even True Monarch Huo Dan couldn't control his emotions.

He smiled faintly, "It's simple, just let the Pill Dao Sect continue to refine pills as usual, but from now on, it can only be for the Great Unity Society."

True Monarch Huo Dan sneered, "The Great Unity Society has a big appetite indeed.

However, we have tens of thousands of alchemists in the Pill Dao Sect, and hundreds of thousands of alchemy apprentices. We have more than a hundred thousand furnaces running every day. I don't know if the Great Unity Society can meet such a huge demand for pills.

If it can, what's wrong with the Pill Dao Sect becoming your private alchemist?"

Although he urgently needed the essence blood from the Great Unity Society to refine the Law Pill, he was very clear about his foundation.

That is the numerous alchemists of the Pill Dao Sect.

Only with them, as an Independent Cultivator True Monarch, he can have the conditions to have an equal dialogue with the Great Unity Society and the Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce.

Yu Xian confidently said, "It seems that True Monarch Huo Dan has underestimated the abilities of our Great Unity Society. But please rest assured, as long as True Monarch does not object, I believe other alchemists will give face to me."

True Monarch Huo Dan's face suddenly stiffened.

Clearly, this person in front of him has low strength, but these words still made him feel a chill in his hands and feet.

In the past few years that this person came to the Pill Dao Sect, it seems that something happened that he didn't know about.

He forced a smile, "That's the best. So when can the Great Unity Society give more essence blood to this Sect Master?"

Yu Xian thought for a moment and held up two fingers, saying, "Let's set it at two hundred years. Every year, the Great Unity Society will give True Monarch five strands of essence blood. After a hundred years, it will be a thousand strands of essence blood, enough for True Monarch to condense a complete drop of essence blood.

True Monarch should know how difficult it is to obtain such essence blood, even with spirit stones, it is hard to buy."

"Two hundred years?"

True Monarch Huo Dan's expression turned cold.

"Are you mocking this Sect Master? After two hundred years, this Sect Master will be nearly a thousand years old. Even if I get the essence blood, how much time will I have to cultivate!

At most a hundred years! Within a hundred years, as long as you give this Sect Master enough essence blood every year, the Pill Dao Sect will let you do whatever you want.

I know you want to refine the Spirit Rice Pill, this Sect Master won't stop you."

Since there is a source of refined blood, a hundred years is enough for him to collect the remaining alchemy materials. As for personally refining pills for the Great Unity Society, he's not that foolish.

"Deal!"

Yu Xian clapped his hands, very happy, and said, "Since True Monarch is so straightforward, we don't need to sign any contracts. Soon, the Great Unity Society will have a Daoist army corps stationed here, bringing this year's Nine Silk Refined Blood, ensuring that the many alchemists of the Danfa Sect will not encounter any danger."

Fire Pill True Monarch was immediately stunned.

Years of experience in the martial world made him realize that he had bid too high. If he squeezed a little more, it wouldn't be a problem to reduce it by ten or twenty years.

However, he was too nervous about this drop of refined blood that was related to his path, so he took the initiative to offer the lowest price.

"Zhou Bai, well done. You have a clear mind and a bold personality. Do you hold any position in the Great Unity Society?"

Fire Pill True Monarch was not someone who couldn't afford to lose. He quickly adjusted his mood and became very interested in the Great Unity Society.

A Gold Core cultivator from the Great Unity Society was so powerful.

Seeing a part of the whole, the strength of the entire Great Unity Society was self-evident.

Yu Xian smiled, showing his teeth, and said, "I hold a casual position in the Great Unity Society. There are not many people like me in the Great Unity Society, but there are not few either. If True Monarch is interested, why not personally visit the city of Great Love? Our leader, Great Love True Monarch, has a broad mind and the Great Love Domain can help people break through and cleanse their physical bodies and souls. The Lord of the Bright Moon Heavenly City, True Monarch Jiuyue, was trapped in the mid-Nascent Soul stage for three hundred years. It was with the help of our leader that he broke through. Later, they developed feelings and were moved by the noble character of our leader, so they became Dao companions, creating a beautiful story."

Yu Xian boasted shamelessly, not blushing at all. If he could deceive Fire Pill True Monarch into receiving the baptism of their domain, he would make a big profit.

However, Fire Pill True Monarch had cultivated for many years and knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch, let alone selfless love.

The more beautiful it seemed, the more cautious one should be.

But since he was in need of help, he didn't argue and just smiled and said, "If there is a chance, the head of my sect will go."

Yu Xian didn't insist and bid farewell.

He still had to go back and have someone catch birds.

The next step was to open up the commercial route and purchase Spirit Rice from the major heavenly cities under their control, fully utilizing the efficiency of the Danfa Sect.

Unfortunately, Yue Jiu's network was too poor.

Otherwise, with her strength and status, coupled with the background of the Profound Yang Sect, she could easily call them senior brothers and sisters, let them become shareholders and receive dividends, and become distributors of Spirit Rice pills, making it easy to purchase Spirit Rice.

Now, he didn't know if Myriad Treasures Chamber of Commerce would still be willing to cooperate with him after he blocked their way and if they would still be willing to make money together.

(End of this chapter)