Chapter 1297 Ancient Dan Conference
Xiao Lin couldn't help but look at Elder Gongsun with new eyes.
After Xiao Lin entered the Refining Void Realm, he began to refine the sixth-level elixir. As the grade of the elixir he refined became higher and higher, he gradually found that he was beginning to be unable to keep up with his attainments in alchemy.
The higher the grade of the elixir, the more special processes need to be added during the refining process, and even the power of rules needs to be used to infuse the elixir.
These processes are extremely tedious and complicated, and the slightest carelessness may lead to the failure of alchemy.
Therefore, if you want to become a top-grade purple-level alchemist, you not only need a large amount of resources, but also talent and opportunity, which can be said to be indispensable.
In Xiao Lin's view, it is natural for him to be the main speaker of this ancient elixir conference.
"Huh? Elder Xue, is that the market selling elixir over there?" Xiao Lin suddenly saw that on one side of the valley, there was actually a valley in the valley. Many cultivators gathered in the valley, and there were also many stalls. Most of the cultivators who entered the valley walked towards the valley.
Xue Lingshan heard this and smiled and said, "It will take some time before Elder Gongsun talks about the secrets of alchemy. In addition, every ancient alchemy conference, according to convention, will open up some spiritual pills and recipes, crafts, and spiritual medicines for exchange. Many alchemists can also trade their own spiritual pills in the [Danxiang Valley] to exchange what they have. Of course, they can also sell some of the recipes they don't use in exchange for the recipes they need."
After listening to the explanation, Xiao Lin finally understood.
"So that's it." Xiao Lin didn't expect that this ancient alchemy conference had so many tricks, and he sighed in his heart that this trip was worthwhile.
After the few people chatted for a while, the elder surnamed Mu, as well as Elder Guan and Elder Gongsun said goodbye and left. They still needed to prepare some matters for the conference.
As for Xiao Lin, he was naturally handed over to Xue Lingshan for reception.
The two walked in the valley.
"I really didn't expect that the last time I saw Brother Xiao, he was only in the middle stage of the Void Refining Realm. It has only been less than a hundred years, and he has already advanced to the late stage of the Void Refining Realm. Lingshan is really surprised."
Xue Lingshan's words brought the two closer again.
Xiao Lin didn't care. In this desolate sea, being able to meet a human sect did make him feel a lot more familiar. Moreover, Xiao Danshan's sect was based on alchemy, and there was no substantial conflict of interest between him and him. On the contrary, he could use Xiao Danshan's accumulation in the way of alchemy to improve his own alchemy skills. Xiao Lin didn't reject it in his heart.
"Fairy Xue, you are too kind. I have already reached the peak of the middle stage of the Refining Void Realm and have made many preparations. That is why I dare to try to reach the late stage of the Refining Void Realm. However, I am lucky and succeeded by chance. However, it also delayed me a lot of time, so I am only here now to attend the Ancient Pill Conference. I hope the fairy will not mind."
"Brother Xiao, what are you talking about? Lingshan is also happy for Brother Xiao to advance to the late stage of the Refining Void Realm. In comparison, the Ancient Pill Conference is still secondary. Besides, the Ancient Pill Conference is held every ten years. For our level, we can participate at any time."
Xiao Lin nodded.
"Xiao sees that Fairy Xue is already full of energy and full of mana. It seems that she has already reached the peak of the late stage of Refining Void. I am afraid that she will be able to advance to the peak of Refining Void soon. By then, it will be just around the corner to advance to the Fusion Stage."
Xue Lingshan sighed softly after hearing this, shook her head and said, "Although Lingshan has reached the peak of the late stage of Refining Void, she still needs to prepare well to impact the peak of Refining Void. After all, the last disaster of the three disasters, the Beifeng, is not trivial. It is the most powerful disaster among the three disasters. It can be said that nine out of ten of us cultivators of Refining Void eventually fall under this Beifeng."
Xiao Lin also fell silent after hearing this. The three disasters are the disasters that cultivators of the Refining Void Stage must go through, especially the last one, the Beifeng. It is rumored that it can penetrate the cultivator's body and all physical defenses and blow directly into the cultivator's soul. If the will is not strong enough, or the power of the soul is not strong enough, it may disappear directly under this Beifeng and become a corpse.
It can be said that the Refining Void Stage is the most difficult hurdle for cultivators.
The three minor disasters are also called heavenly tribulations in the world of cultivating immortals, especially the last stage of the disaster of the wind, which is called the nine-nine heavenly tribulations. It is very powerful. As Xue Lingshan said, the cultivators of the Refining Void Stage need to go through the four-nine heavenly tribulations and six-nine heavenly tribulations. If you say that there is a 50% chance of passing through them, the nine-nine heavenly tribulations have a chance of passing through less than 10%. At least eight or nine of the ten cultivators who are trying to reach the peak of the Refining Void Stage will fall under the wind.
"There is a long way to go. Fairy Xue can postpone the tribulation and make full preparations first." After thinking for a moment, Xiao Lin could only comfort her in this way.
But Xue Lingshan smiled bitterly when she heard this: "Brother Xiao, you don't know that Lingshan has been stuck in the late stage of the Refining Void Stage for nine thousand years. That is to say, within a thousand years, Lingshan must welcome the arrival of the disaster of the wind, otherwise she can only wait for the end of her life and the arrival of the five decays of the heavenly man."
Xiao Lin's face changed slightly when he heard this. The most feared thing for middle and high-level immortal cultivators is the Five Decays of Heaven and Man. Blood, bones, essence, qi, and spirit are the five sources of immortal cultivators. Once the Five Decays of Heaven and Man come, these five sources will be exhausted at the same time, and the immortal cultivators will experience endless pain in an extreme time.
This kind of torture is even more than the pain of soul refining.
Therefore, immortal cultivators would rather sit and die before the Five Decays of Heaven and Man come, and they are never willing to experience it in person.
Xiao Lin did not expect that Xue Lingshan had been stagnant in the late stage of refining the void for 9,000 years, which means that at most in another 800 to 900 years, her life span will be exhausted. In these hundreds of years, she must strive for the peak of refining the void, otherwise once her life span is exhausted, even if it is close to exhaustion, her immortal road will be cut off.
Xue Lingshan didn't know that it took Xiao Lin more than a thousand years to cultivate from the late stage of the Spiritualization to the late stage of the Void Refining. This speed is already shocking. Of course, the main reason is that Xiao Lin relied on the help of the Spirit Wood Space and a large number of spiritual pills to advance so quickly.
Of course, there is also the heaven-defying technique of the Bu Tian Jing, which can strengthen Xiao Lin's spiritual realm, otherwise he would not have been able to advance to the late stage of the Void Refining so quickly.
Xiao Lin naturally would not tell his secrets. Hearing what Xue Lingshan said, he was also sighing. Xue Lingshan's experience is actually what most immortal cultivators will experience.
The road of immortal cultivation is a road of no return. This road is full of white bones. The further you go, the fewer there are.
This is why the number of Void Refining cultivators in the Spirit World is relatively large. Some middle and high-level sects are also in the Void Refining realm, but the number of Fusion cultivators has dropped sharply, not to mention the top cultivators such as the Tribulation and Mahayana stages, which are even rarer.
"Is Fairy Xue not an alchemist?" Xiao Lin suddenly saw that although Xue Lingshan was also wearing the clothes of the inner elder of Xiaodan Mountain, there was no alchemy furnace mark on her chest. He couldn't help but show a surprised expression and asked.
"Haha, Brother Xiao finally discovered that Lingshan is also an alternative in Xiaodan Mountain. Lingshan is not good at alchemy, but likes to study formations. Many of the forbidden formations in Xiaodan Mountain are made by Lingshan. The Wuling Island where Lingshan is located is also regarded as the refining workshop of Xiaodan Mountain. Most of the magic weapons driven by the disciples in the sect are from Wuling Island."
"Oh? It seems that Fairy Xue is not only good at formations, but also has a deep attainment in refining. This really makes Xiao admire her." Xiao Lin heard this and looked at Xue Lingshan with some respect.
"Brother Xiao, there is no need to envy. Lingshan has only been stagnant for too long and can only pass the time with these side skills. It can't be said that she has profound attainments. Brother Xiao, look, this is the [Excellent Dan Building] built by our Xiaodan Mountain. Before each Ancient Dan Conference, we will take out some fine elixirs refined by our Xiaodan Sect and sell them in the Excellent Dan Building. The price is 20% off. It can be regarded as a benefit for fellow participants in the Ancient Dan Conference. If Brother Xiao is interested, don't miss it."
"There is such a good thing." Xiao Lin smiled slightly and continued: " I will go and see it later. "
"The fine elixirs released by our Xiaodan Sect are usually of the fourth and fifth grades, and the number of sixth grades is not large. Once they appear, they are basically sold out. If Brother Xiao wants to buy them, he needs some luck. Moreover, with our current realm, ordinary sixth-grade elixirs have little effect. Unless it is a seventh-grade elixir or a superior sixth-grade elixir, it may be able to increase some cultivation. "
After saying this, Xue Lingshan showed a hint of hesitation on her face, as if she wanted to say something but stopped.
Xiao Lin looked a little strange and couldn't help asking, "Does Fairy Xue have anything to say? Just say it."
Xue Lingshan showed some hesitation on her pretty face. After a moment, she said, "Brother Xiao, have you practiced some kind of cold flame magic?"
Xiao Lin immediately showed a surprised expression. He practiced the Jade Sceptre Ice Flame, but he had never performed it in front of Xue Lingshan. I don't know how she knew it.
But Xiao Lin did not hide it, but nodded and said: "Xiao Lin has indeed practiced the Cold Flame Divine Power because of his cultivation method, but I wonder if the fairy has any intention in asking this?"
Xue Lingshan's pretty face immediately showed a bit of joy when she heard this.
"Lingshan wants to ask Brother Xiao for help with something. Of course, I will never let Brother Xiao do it in vain. As long as Brother Xiao agrees to help, Lingshan will definitely reward him handsomely."
Before Xiao Lin asked, Xue Lingshan continued: "After the Ancient Pill Conference is over, please move to Wuling Island for this matter, how about we discuss it in detail?"
Although Xiao Lin had doubts in his heart, he was not in a hurry to ask since Xue Lingshan said so, so he nodded.
"Okay, since Fairy Xue has invited me, Xiao will bother me for a while."
Xue Lingshan gave Xiao Lin the feeling that she was simple and kind, and her expression clearly showed that she was asking for something from him, so it was inconvenient to refuse immediately.
Moreover, the reason why he was able to attend the Ancient Alchemy Conference this time was because of the token of the guest elder of Xiaodan Mountain given to him by Xue Lingshan.
"Thank you, Brother Xiao, for your trust." Hearing that Xiao Lin accepted his invitation, Xue Lingshan was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.
"Fairy Xue, you are too polite."
After the two chatted for a while, suddenly a simple bell sounded in the valley. Xiao Lin then noticed that there was a huge attic halfway up the Xiaodan Mountain. There was a bronze bell hanging in the attic, and the bell sound came from it.
"The Ancient Dan Conference has begun. Let's go and sit down." Xue Lingshan said with a smile.
Xiao Lin nodded and followed Xue Lingshan to the center of the valley. Under Xue Lingshan's guidance, he walked to a cushion and sat cross-legged.
At this time, the valley was full of people, but only dozens of people were qualified to sit on the cushion. These dozens of people were all in the realm of the Void Refining Stage. Xiao Lin also saw three old men sitting cross-legged in the front row. The aura emanating from these three old men was as deep as the sea, and even Xiao Lin could not tell the realm of the three.
"Are these three people in the Fusion Stage?"
Xiao Lin was shocked. He did not expect that there would be Fusion Stage cultivators coming to participate in the Ancient Dan Conference.
"All three of them are overseas cultivators. The old man with white hair and a youthful face is called Pengkun Laozu, who lives on Pengkun Lingdao. The other two are a pair of brothers, one of whom is blind and the other is deaf. They are called the Second Ancestors of Heaven and Earth. The deaf one has cultivated the divine light of the sky eye, while the blind one has cultivated the divine power of hearing."
After a pause, Xue Lingshan's voice continued: "These three elders are also famous figures in this desolate sea. They are all in the early stage of fusion, and they are all obsessed with alchemy. They are all purple-level alchemists, but compared with Elder Gongsun, they are still inferior. So every once in a while, they will come to listen to Elder Gongsun's talk about the mysteries of alchemy, and after the meeting, they will go to Elder Gongsun's cave to discuss and learn from him."
"So that's it."
Xiao Lin was amazed. The world is so big that there are really all kinds of wonders. The Second Ancestors of Heaven and Earth, one is blind and the other is deaf, but the blind one has cultivated the divine power of hearing, while the deaf one has cultivated the divine power of seeing, which really surprised him.
In addition to these three fusion-stage cultivators, there were dozens of them in the refining-void stage, and there were hundreds of other cultivators in the spirit transformation and Nascent Soul stage.
Xiao Lin had never seen so many middle-level and high-level cultivators gathered together, and he was secretly amazed.
He thought that when he was in the mortal world, even if all the high-level cultivators in the mortal world were gathered together, there would not be as many as in this valley.
At this time, the whole valley suddenly became silent.
Xiao Lin looked up and saw Elder Gongsun slowly walking to the front of the cushion. He first bowed to the people below and then slowly sat on the cushion.
"The way of alchemy is to use the creation of heaven and earth, gather spirits in medicine, and condense into alchemy. The lower-level alchemy is to gather qi and spirit, the middle-level alchemy is to contain spiritual space, take the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and fill oneself, the upper-level alchemy is to contain the power of the rules of heaven and earth, and form Dao patterns, which is Dao Dan."
After Elder Gongsun sat down, he started to talk directly.
Xiao Lin's expression immediately became serious after hearing this. The beginning of the story about the alchemy by Elder Gongsun was shocking. He divided the alchemy into three categories: upper, middle and lower. As an alchemist, Xiao Lin naturally understood the mystery.
In the alchemy, the lower one gathers spirits, the middle one controls the air, and the upper one contains the Tao.
With Xiao Lin's current alchemy ability, he can only barely reach the middle one.