Star Trace Gate

Inside the hall, when Ren Ye threw the five kinds of "medicinal materials" into the Phoenix Fire Furnace at the same time, the temperature in the alchemy room dropped sharply.

A breeze blew from outside the door and slowly blew into the hall. The body of the disciple who held the seal, more than twenty alchemy children, and the corpse of Xiao Yuan lying on the ground were all blown away by the wind, like ashes and sparks, disappearing without a trace.

The room became quiet and cool.

Ren also sat cross-legged beside the alchemy furnace and heard the reminder of the star gate in his ears.

[Congratulations, you have successfully selected the five herbs, refined the elixir, and completed the assessment. ]

[Congratulations, you have officially become an inner court disciple. All the secrets here will be revealed to you.]

The cold voice gradually dissipated...

Ren Ye slowly opened his eyes and turned his head to look around.

There was no one here except him, and the fire in the Phoenix Furnace was extinguished.

Ren Ye endured the severe pain all over his body and stood up with the help of his legs. Suddenly, he noticed that there was a faint light floating under the tall and majestic statue.

He was curious and walked over cautiously, standing just beside the light and emitting a little perception.

"brush!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he sent a ray of consciousness into the ball of light, he felt a buzzing in his brain.

"Whoosh!"

The ball of light instantly hit Ren Ye's forehead and disappeared.

[You can, as an inner court disciple, trace back the secrets buried here. Do you agree...]

Ren Ye paused for a moment and said softly, "I agree."

boom!

As soon as the words were spoken, the scene in the hall changed dramatically. The surrounding furnishings quickly changed positions, and the mottled marks of time quickly disappeared from the cabinets, chairs, and medicine racks... Even the cold statue became brand new, as if it had just been made, with bright paintings and lifelike.

All the scenes here go back to a certain point in time in the past...

Ren Ye's figure disappeared in an instant, and his perception power enveloped the entire hall. "Outsiders" could not see him, but he seemed to be able to see everything here clearly.

"Squeak!"

Just when he was enjoying this perverted feeling of peeping, the heavy door of the palace was suddenly opened and two figures walked in.

Ren also turned around and looked at the two of them. He instantly recognized that one of them was Song Mingzhe, while the other middle-aged man looked a little unfamiliar.

The man looked older than Song Mingzhe, about 1.72 meters tall, with an ordinary look, even a bit shifty.

He was wearing a very ordinary yellow Taoist robe, half bent over, with a flattering smile on his face, and every move he made was filled with respect for Song Mingzhe.

Ren also watched carefully, just like the incarnation of the way of heaven, unable to be noticed by the people in the past.

The two walked into the hall and the door slowly closed.

Song Mingzhe put his hands behind his back and walked to the front of the statue. He only raised his head slightly and looked into the eyes of the statue of the Heavenly Lord rudely: "Brother Lu, do you think this statue will really answer any request?!"

Brother Lu?

Then he should be Lu Wentian, the headmaster of Changsheng Temple?

Ren was also quick-witted, thinking to himself, "This guy doesn't look that good. Compared to the ugly guys in the park, he's only a third or fourth-rate guy."

In front of the statue, Lu Wentian said, "Haha, I have been practicing Taoism for decades, and I can be considered a devout person. But I am here today, not because my prayers are granted, but because if you don't work for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth."

"rational."

Song Mingzhe smiled faintly and nodded, saying lightly: "The higher-ups allocated resources to you to build a Taoist temple, not for the sake of the old man Tianjun, nor for the promise of fulfilling every request. It's because of the Phoenix Fire Furnace and the peerless pill recipe in your hand."

"I know that. But this can only be accomplished because of your kindness. The recipe and the Phoenix Furnace are certainly important, but if no one discovers their value, they are worthless." Lu Wentian said softly, "The migration area is full of war and chaos. If you hadn't asked me to come to Fulai County, given me an identity, and a Taoist temple... Hehe, I would definitely still be like a stray dog, homeless, and hiding from the organization and law enforcement team's wanted list."

"I am quite interested in the art of yin and yang and the Eight Trigrams. This is all I want to pursue in my life." Song Mingzhe said, "You and I get along well. No need to thank me."

"Brother Song, I know everything about this matter. You have nothing to say to me." Lu Wentian nodded heavily.

Song Mingzhe turned around after hearing this, looked at him and said, "The fierce battle in Giant City has been going on for more than a year. The law enforcement team has dispatched six sixth-grade masters, and a rare soul system who is about to enter the God's Forbidden Realm. Many of them... have overdrawn their potential and are full of old illnesses. Alas, the longer this person lives, the less he wants to die."

Lu Wentian smiled when he heard this: "Brother Song, do you know why the life auras of the supernatural powers in Giant City are so strong?"

"Stone of Life?" Song Mingzhe asked.

"Yes, because there is a sixth-rank giant there, and there is also the Life Stone of the Day Star." Lu Wentian nodded slightly: "The Phoenix Fire Furnace can gather many divine fires in the world and burn all things; and the pill recipe also contains a method for refining a peerless pill."

"Life Yuan Dan?" Song Mingzhe asked.

"Yes." Lu Wentian nodded: "It's just that the withering of life force is the way of heaven. Life and death go back and forth, and it is irreversible. If you want to replenish it, you also need life force."

"If I refine the Life Essence Pill, where can I make up for the missing life force?" Song Mingzhe asked.

"The five internal organs are used as medicine to refine life force and condense into pills." Lu Wentian replied: "The higher the quality, the stronger the life force and the longer one lives. If the five internal organs of ten third-grade and above supernatural powers are used as medicine, it is no problem to extend one's life by twenty years."

Song Mingzhe frowned: "There are a lot of old guys up there. Where can we find so many third-grade hearts, livers, spleens, lungs, and kidneys for medicine in this small Taoist temple?"

"Ordinary people can do it too!" Lu Wentian thought for a moment: "A large number can improve the quality."

Song Mingzhe thought for a moment and said, "Then we should open the gates to the temple and bring in pilgrims."

"Living in such a chaotic time with wars everywhere, who can tell if a few more or a few less people die? Haha!" Lu Wentian understood instantly: "I think we can set up a martial arts academy to attract some fleeing supernatural powers to take the test. On the surface, we can give them shelter, but secretly, we can solve the problem of high-quality pills. At the same time, we should also set up a wisdom academy to select some smart people, publicize the teachings of Changsheng Temple everywhere, and attract those ordinary ignorant pilgrims to take refuge. In this way, we can increase the number."

"Besides the Life Essence Pill, do you have any other unique pill recipes?" Song Mingzhe asked again.

Lu Wentian replied as if he was offering a treasure: "The Great Dao Divine Power Pill can make the star core of the supernatural power person boil, and the combat power will increase dramatically in a short period of time; the Divine Light Enlightenment Pill can make the supernatural power person enter a state of enlightenment in a moment, and can perceive the rules of heaven and earth more clearly, making the power of magical spells increase greatly; the Heavenly Light Hundred Armor Pill can make the supernatural power person's flesh and blood condense, and have extremely strong defensive capabilities in a short period of time...!"

He told the story in great detail, like he knew everything by heart.

After hearing these words, Song Mingzhe's eyes brightened up: "In this way, the higher-ups will definitely be satisfied. The old guys all have private soldiers. These things will enhance the combat effectiveness of the private soldiers and give them a higher voice."

"These pills are lethal...!" Lu Wentian reminded.

"Everything in this world has its own laws. Let the strong become stronger and live longer, so that the weak will not die out." Song Mingzhe said calmly: "The most important thing is that our fate is in the hands of the upper class. You can't climb up by talking about ideals and visions; you can only talk about your role and value, so that the upper class can see you... Then you will not be like an ant and run to Giant City to be cannon fodder."

"A sixth-rank soul master took action, and tens of thousands of people died in an instant."

"A group of rats hiding in a hole refining oil can send out one truckload of oil a day, but hundreds of people will get sick."

"This era is too magical. If you don't want to be a nobody, you have to change the way you live."

"...!"

Song Mingzhe looked up at Tianjun and asked with a smile: "Haha, aren't you right?!"

The Heavenly Emperor looked solemn and high above him, as if he was ignoring him.

Lu Wentian exclaimed: "Brother Song is really insightful when he sees things."

"I'm in the same situation as you." Song Mingzhe said with his hands behind his back, "I took on this job at the Ministry of Industry just to give myself some capital to move up the ladder."

"You have been studying Qimen Bagua and Yin-Yang Taoism, and you will gain something sooner or later." Lu Wentian praised her and asked, "Have you ever succeeded in refining it?"

"There is only one green snake, and I have stamped it with a seal, haha." Song Mingzhe replied calmly: "It can live for forty years. But its divine power is too weak, and it cannot speak human language... This is considered a failed attempt."

"No hurry, no rush...!"

"Yeah, I'm not in a hurry. I'm already a third-grade master. I can still do it in another 20 years."

Having said this, the two said no more.

"boom!"

A burst of clear light surged in the hall, and the surrounding scenery returned to normal in an instant.

Song Mingzhe and Lu Wentian both disappeared, and Ren Ye's figure emerged, standing in front of the statue of the Heavenly Lord, silent for a long time.

"Where is the justice you promised me? Damn you... what a cruel bunch of bastards."

He sighed deeply, shook his head and said, "There must be a reason for the fall of a dynasty. This dynasty is rotten to the core, how can it not fail?"

[Congratulations, you have completed the backtracking mission and discovered the secret buried here. ]

[Congratulations, you have received a large amount of star source rewards and experience rewards, and the settlement will be made before leaving. ]

[Congratulations, you have received the elixir reward - the Great Dao Divine Power Pill and the Divine Light Enlightenment Pill. ]

[Rare Grade - Great Dao Divine Power Pill: After taking it, it can make the star core boil, making you invincible and possessing twice the strength. ]

[Ordinary level - Shen Guang Wu Dao Pill: After taking it, you can enter a state of enlightenment, perceive the world, and increase the power of magical spells. ]

[Congratulations, you have completed the task of the inner courtyard students' assessment. Please join others and wait for the final challenge. ]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the fragment of Song Mingzhe's autobiography - 7-8-9. ]

[You currently have four pieces of the autobiography. ]

"...!"

After listening to Xingmen's reminder, Ren was stunned for a moment: "Fuck, I'm rich."