Killing Demons: Upgrading from Calligraphy

"When will this medicine be ready?"

The Heaven-Repairing Medicine concerns Shen Changsheng's life, so Shen Wansan naturally cares about it very much.

In Shen Changming's current condition, he might not be able to hold on for too long. If he cannot refine the heaven-repairing elixir before then, all he has done will be in vain.

"It could take three to five years at the fastest, or seven to eight years at the slowest. It all depends on whether the process goes smoothly."

He did not give Shen Wansan a definite answer, although Qi Xiu was planning to entrust Xu Zhitian of Feixianhu to personally refine the magic medicine for replenishing the sky.

But we still have to avoid being discovered by Shen Wansan. The more vague we are, the more it seems to be true.

"Will it take so long?"

Hearing Qi Xiu's answer, Shen Wansan frowned slightly, obviously feeling that it took too long.

Although Shen Changming's life span is longer than this, if Qi's cultivation of the medicine fails, he will not have much time left to remedy the situation.

"Can't it be faster?"

"The Heaven-Repairing Divine Medicine is extraordinary. I must ensure that there are no mistakes in every link and that the medicinal properties are 100% pure. Your Excellency Zhenzun would not want me to refine a furnace of Heaven-Repairing Divine Medicine that is only for show."

Qi Xiu's words made Shen Wansan nod slowly.

Indeed, ensuring the integrity of the Heaven-Replenishing Medicine is the most important thing.

"Okay, then it's up to you."

Taking a deep breath, Shen Wansan accepted the time given by Qi Xiu, but just as he stood up and prepared to leave, he was stopped by the young Taoist behind him.

"Master Zhenzun, please stay."

"What? Is there anything else?" Shen Wansan frowned and turned his head with a serious look, thinking that Qi Xiu had thought of some loophole.

“Speaking of which, I am ashamed to say that Your Excellency Zhenzun also knows that our sect’s headmaster has traveled abroad and has not yet returned.

In recent years, some scoundrels have been eyeing our Shenxiao Sect and have been constantly causing trouble.

In the past, I was the one who dealt with these scoundrels.

But now I have to go into seclusion to refine the heaven-repairing elixir for Lord Zhenzun, so I have no time to pay attention to these evildoers.

If these villains come again, disturbing the peace of our Shenxiao Sect would be a small matter, but disrupting the medicine refining process would be a big deal.

So I would like to ask Your Excellency Zhenzun to stay in my Shenxiao Sect for a few days.

With the prestige of the True Venerable, I can intimidate those villains, and I can also rely on the prestige of the Holy Lord and concentrate on refining medicine."

During this series of speeches, Qi Xiu spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, and his voice was sonorous and powerful, but implicitly he praised Shen Wansan highly.

"Oh, good boy, you want me to be your Shenxiao Sect's bodyguard, right?"

Shen Wansan saw through Qi Xiu's thoughts at a glance and sneered:

"Don't flatter me. I think you have offended too many people in the past, and someone is looking for an opportunity to take revenge on you."

Although he was harsh in his words, Shen Wansan still turned around and sat back in his chair. He looked unhappy, but there was no anger in his eyes.

It was obvious that Qi Xiu's words just now benefited him greatly.

“Forget it, since you have devoted yourself to refining medicine for me, I will stay in Shenxiao Sect for a while.

But you have to understand, I didn't stay because of you.

But I am giving face to your head master, Supreme Dongfang Qing. After all, although we don't have a personal relationship, we are both members of the Taoist Alliance.

He has gone far away from home, so it is reasonable for me to take care of him." Shen Wansan said calmly, leaning back in his chair.

Seeing that he had successfully persuaded Shen Wansan to stay in the Shenxiao Sect, Qi Xiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the Heaven-Repairing Medicine was made by Xu Zhitian of the Feixian Pot, he also had other things to concentrate on.

During this period, the safety of the Shenxiao Sect became his biggest concern.

Now that we have Shen Wansan, the true soul, in charge, everything will be fine.

"Thank you very much, Master Zhenzun."

"Okay, if you really want to thank me, then refine the Heaven-Repairing Medicine as soon as possible. As long as the medicine works, I will reward you handsomely."

Waving his hand, Shen Wansan made another promise.

"Don't worry, my Lord. I will do my best."

After arranging everything, Qi Xiu first told Taoist Yunyang to take good care of the God of Wealth, and then pulled the old Taoist aside:

“Uncle Yunyang, you should send someone outside to spread the news that the God of Wealth has come to our Shenxiao Sect and has no plans to leave in the short term.

Remember, the faster and farther you pass it, the better.

I will be in seclusion in a few days to make medicine, and may not have time to take care of the sect then.

Having this true master in my sect is like a rock of support.

Although Shen Wansan's combat power is average in the Taoist Alliance, he has a high status and extensive network of contacts.

With him here, our Shenxiao Sect will be worry-free for the time being."

"Don't worry, deputy headmaster. I will do it right away." Taoist Yunyang is an old and wise man. He has lived for thousands of years. Naturally, he understood what Qi Xiu said. He nodded and turned around to prepare.

After giving instructions for everything, Qi Xiu came to the lotus leaf cave where Dongfang Qing often summoned him in the past, intending to start refining medicine again.

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Sitting cross-legged in the center of the vast lotus pond, Qi Xiu raised his hand to chant a spell. Shadows flickered behind him, and one incarnation after another walked out.

At the same time, Xu Zhitian, who was playing with a clear and transparent jade bracelet that looked like a pool of clear water, slowly revealed his figure.

"This Shen Wansan is really honest. The quality of all the medicinal materials is almost top-notch, without any trace of residue or inferior quality.

Being able to find such a quantity and quality of medicinal materials in one year, this person's means and connections should not be underestimated."

The Qingshui jade bracelet contained a vast amount of medicinal herbs. Xu Zhitian came to Qi Xiu and casually flicked the jade bracelet.

Two divine rays suddenly flew out from the clear water and landed in front of Qi Xiu.

One of the objects is a palm-sized grass leaf with a dark golden color. On the front of the leaf, there are three thousand Buddha statues chanting scriptures with bursts of Sanskrit sounds and solemn appearance. On the back of the leaf, there are three thousand demons, who are extremely vicious, speaking heterodox teachings and are distorted.

One positive, one negative, one Buddha, one devil.

This is the divine herb of the Yuanshen level that has been considered to be extinct since the Middle Ages - the Dhāvaqi Leaf!

It is rumored that this magical grass was originally just an ordinary weed.

By chance, it grew in the place where the Buddha and the devil were discussing Buddhism. While listening to the Buddha's teachings, it also heard the devil's teachings. It was influenced by the Buddha's and the devil's teachings, and gradually was infected by them, becoming a rare magical herb in the world.

The other object was a clay pot filled with red soup.

The pottery jar is plain and dull, without much magic. What is truly precious is the turbid red soup inside with unknown oil floating in it.

Desire for blood!

A mysterious substance that appears and disappears at an unknown time. It is rumored that it is the blood and tears of God, and contains the ultimate seven emotions and six desires in the world.

The appearance of the Desire Blood is irregular and its appearance is hard to predict. Sometimes it appears in a forbidden area surrounded by dangers, surrounded by a thousand-foot-high glow and accompanied by all kinds of magical charms. Sometimes it is just a small puddle on the side of the road in a mountain village in the secular world, unremarkable. Even if people walk by it, they would never think that it is a rare divine object in the world.

Therefore, collecting this item depends entirely on luck, so the number of them left in the world is extremely small.

The jar of Desire Blood in front of Qi Xiu was obtained by Shen Wansan at the cost of his reputation from the Yuanshen True Masters of the Taoist Alliance.

I even had to sacrifice a lot of favors for him.

“Now that you have the Dharma Miraculous Leaf and the Blood of Desire, you can also start refining that miraculous medicine.

But you really don't intend to let me help you.

With your level of alchemy, the chance of successfully refining that miraculous medicine is probably less than 30%.

You can use the Dhāvaki Leaves and Desire Blood you have now for a maximum of two times.

Two chances, is that enough? "

Looking at Qi Xiu who was sitting cross-legged and regulating his breathing, raising his energy and spirit to the best state, Xu Zhitian began to advise.

Although the medicine refined by Qi Xiu is not a precious medicine for the Yuanshen realm, it can also be regarded as one of the most difficult precious medicines in the Daoshen realm.

Although Qi Xiu's alchemy skills can be considered to be perfect, it is not easy to refine precious medicine for the Dao Body Realm. Even the slightest mistake can lead to total failure.

So he couldn't understand why Qi Xiu insisted on refining this precious medicine himself.

"I appreciate Elder Xu's kindness, but this precious medicine must be made by me personally. I will explain the process to you later.

Now I need to trouble Elder Xu to help me separate the medicinal materials."

Qi Xiu slowly opened his eyes and was determined to refine the elixir himself. His eyes were clear, revealing a convincing confidence.

Feeling Qi Xiu's gaze and thinking of his identity, Xu Zhitian nodded slowly:

"Okay, then it's up to you. Anyway, this medicinal ingredient can be used twice. If you fail to refine it the first time, I will do it again."

"Thank you, Mr. Xu."

With a faint smile, Qi Xiu waved his right hand lightly, and a furnace over a hundred meters high suddenly appeared in front of him. It was made entirely of immortal copper and divine iron, engraved with one hundred and seventy-seven Taoist patterns and talismans, and faintly emitted an infinite divine glow.

Below the alchemy furnace, a ball of bright yellow flame that looked like colored glass was dancing, emitting an incomparably mysterious medicinal aura.

As soon as the alchemy furnace suddenly appeared, the entire lotus leaf cave was filled with an extremely rich medicinal fragrance. Just one sniff was enough to make people feel a sense of vitality.

"This stove...tsk, just average."

Glancing at the alchemy furnace that Qi Xiu had taken out, Xu Zhitian's eyelids drooped and he shook his head:

"Compared to me, it's far behind."

“Mr. Xu, you are an innate medicine artifact. If this alchemy furnace can compare to yours, wouldn’t it also be a divine artifact?”

Hearing Xu Zhitian's sigh, Qi Xiu shook his head and chuckled.

The name of this alchemy furnace is Yuanquan. It is also an old furnace of excellent quality, which is only a little bit short of being a post-natal divine artifact. The talismans on the furnace can harmonize the medicinal properties to the greatest extent, and the Yuanquan fire below can automatically adjust the temperature according to the medicinal properties. It is a precious furnace that Shen Wansan spent a lot of effort to find.

Although this alchemy furnace is far inferior to Xu Zhitian's Feixian Pot, which is a congenital medicine artifact, it is like a firefly compared to the sun and the moon.

But this time, Qi Xiu had his own plans for refining the medicine, so he did not intend to use the magical medicine artifact Feixian Pot.

Instead, he used this Yuanquan Dan furnace to make the precious medicine himself.

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