Great Red Immortal Sect

Chapter 13 Taking Pills
On Shuanghui Peak, Xu Xuan had been sitting there for two days. His breath was still and he stood on the peak like a stubborn rock. Occasionally, some birds would fly through the clouds and land on him.

He looked at the pill in his hand, a red pill with a faint glow of blood emanating from it.

The foundation-building elixir, [Spirit Gathering Blood Pill], can gather spiritual energy, increase cultivation, save years of hard work, and push Xu Xuan to the fifth level of Qi training in one breath.

If Xu Xuan wanted to break through step by step now, he would probably have to work hard for another three years. The Chen family had closed the mountain, and Zhu Yucheng's words were still echoing in his heart.

He can see the current situation clearly. Whoever builds the foundation first will have the advantage.

There are still some hidden dangers in using elixirs to improve one's cultivation, but Xu Xuan can't care about them.

If the surroundings were peaceful and stable, he could concentrate on his training without any worries, but now that the Lotus Temple and the Black Wind Valley are both taking action, he really can't wait.

"How can everything be perfect? If we care about these things, there will always be differences in skills, teachers, and resources. Should we just blame ourselves?"

Wen Fufeng has protected Dachi Temple for many years. Now that Xu Xuan is the pillar, it is natural for him to pave the way for the next generation.

"For small sects like ours, it takes countless generations of blood and tears to produce a capable person. One wrong move and the whole family can be wiped out in an instant. We are as lowly as weeds by the roadside."

Xu Xuan didn't mind sacrificing his own path in exchange for the prosperity of his sect, but the reason he hesitated until now was actually the origin of this elixir.

This is achieved with the blood and energy of mortals.

Wen Fufeng died, and that night a Taoist who was at the foundation-building stage came to find Xu Xuan. The man threatened and pressured him, making him and Wang Xiwei swear not to spread the matter.

Xu Xuan still remembers the man's eyes, which were full of mockery and sarcasm, as if he had watched a good show.

The Taoist left the pill before leaving, saying it was a form of compensation, but Xu Xuan gradually understood the hidden meaning behind it.

Don’t you, Wen Fufeng, claim to be righteous and want to protect the people under your rule? Then I will give your disciple a precious pill refined from the blood and energy of a mortal. Let’s see whether he will use it or not?
Although Xu Xuan had made up his mind early on to take the pill, he now found it difficult to swallow.

He looked at the blood on the pill. The hazy blood light seemed to be constantly changing, gradually turning into various faces.

There was Liu Shengshui who fed him hot soup, there were Xu family members who let him into the house to eat, there was Liu Fanhe who asked him for medicine with a smile, there was Liu Xiaowen who gave his name, and finally it turned into a childish face, like Xu Xuan when he was a child.

"When good, one becomes a Buddha or an immortal; when evil, one becomes hairy and horned. The so-called immortal, demon, and devil are only a thought away."

Wen Fufeng's face with long eyebrows and kind eyes appeared in Xu Xuan's mind. The words his master said that year came out from somewhere, making him have to think about it and look at it.

All the excuses he used to deceive himself, the pressure from all sides, and the difficulties of the sect all disappeared in this sentence.

"I surrendered to the arrogance of my blood and disobeyed my master's teachings."

As soon as this thought came to mind, Xu Xuan's mind became gloomy.

"If I did something wrong, it's wrong. No matter how many excuses I make, as long as the sect can be passed down, if there is an afterlife, even if I am reborn as an animal, it will be my karma."

After taking the [Spirit Gathering Blood Pill], Xu Xuan stopped thinking and silently dissolved the medicinal power. His cultivation level gradually increased until he reached the fifth level of Qi training.

He waited for a long time, and finally, it rained.

The dark clouds in the sky seemed like thousands of mountains coming to destroy the enemy and tens of thousands of troops were approaching. Lightning flashed faintly from the clouds, and thunder roared for hundreds of miles.

Xu Xuan rode the wind straight up, red clouds rolled, and drew a red line on the dark sky. He looked at the thunderclouds that were shaking constantly, like the wrath of God, and smiled.

The laughter was passionate and joyful, like a long-suppressed underground fire, gushing out.

"Come!"

Activating the lightning-inducing technique, the [Xuanqi Leimu] within his Qi Sea shone brightly, constantly changing with the sound of thunder, revealing complex cloud and thunder patterns. The surging lightning flashed like a celestial river bursting its banks, drenching him from head to toe, cracking his skin and turning it black.

Xu Xuan felt neither happy nor sad. He seemed to have realized something. In his Qi sea, a ray of lightning gradually condensed and took shape. Qi energy was generated, causing his Qi sea to gradually change and produce magical effects.

His vitality was getting weaker and weaker, while the lightning in his qi sea was becoming more and more solid, changing from bright blue to purple, circling around the [Xuan Qi Lei Mu] as if it had a spirit.

After an unknown amount of time, the thunder dissipated, the sky became clear, and Xu Xuan fell from the sky.

He took out the [Yuanyuan Pill] and swallowed it to heal his injuries.

The charred skin faded away inch by inch, revealing new skin underneath that was as white as mutton-fat jade. His black hair was crystal clear and his aura was like a rainbow. He felt as if he had lived his life again, and his blood and energy rushed to the sky.

His qi sea is now in a completely different state.

[Xuan Qi Lei Mu] is rooted in the center, with a purple-crimson lightning on the top, swimming like a dragon, constantly refining the spiritual energy and transforming it into a purer slurry emitting lightning. It surrounds the thunder tree and gradually becomes a small thunder lake.

After officially obtaining the [Life Source] and breaking through the sixth level of Qi training, Xu Xuan's accumulated mana is twice as much as before.

More importantly, the most powerful secret technique in the "Zhen Yao Questioning Spirit Method" [Great Shock Prayer for Thunder Lightning], now with the blessing of life, its power has increased dramatically, far beyond what it was before.

"If the monks from the Lotus Temple come again, they will have the power to protect themselves."

With the breakthrough, the red cloud under his feet also changed its nature, turning into a dark cloud with flashes of lightning, and the speed was much faster than before.

In an instant, Xu Xuan arrived at Tianqing Peak and saw Wang Xiwei waiting for him in front of Juzhen Palace. He didn't know how long he had been waiting.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother, for obtaining the Life Essence. From now on, you will enter the Immortal Gate and establish your foundation!"

Wang Xiwei saw that Xu Xuan was safe and sound, and his momentum was even greater than before, so he knew that he had succeeded.

The man's eyebrows were full of joy, and his face, which was as cold as iron in the past, softened and he couldn't help but smile.

"Thanks to the spiritual wood that my senior brother prepared for me, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to succeed so easily."

Xu Xuan also smiled, and the brothers looked at each other, and everything was said without words. They walked up the mountain road together and went to the ancestral hall to burn incense.

As the incense started burning, Xu Xuan looked at the black tablet of his master, lost in thought. Wang Xiwei, who was standing beside him, said that there was something important to discuss, so the two of them went to the top of the peak outside together.

"Junior brother, your breakthrough to the sixth level of Qi training is a great joyous event, but I also have good news."

Wang Xiwei's face was somewhat mysterious. Seeing Xu Xuan's surprise, he whispered:

"At the foot of Baishi Mountain, Chiyu discovered a Foundation Establishment-grade treasure tree. Qiyun told me about it, saying that the tree was very extraordinary."

When Xu Xuan heard the news, he was first surprised, and then worried. His panic was like a child carrying gold in the market.

Most of the spiritual roots of heaven and earth are very rare, let alone those at the foundation-building level. Even those at the Qi-refining level are hard to come by. There is a [Miao Yuzhu] on Huichun Mountain, which is a broken spiritual root for Qi-refining. It can be used to establish a mountain sect and support countless disciples.

This kind of precious tree is a spiritual object that can serve as a foundation and be passed down from generation to generation. Its value is probably higher than the mid-grade foundation-building sword [Hengguang] in the temple. Moreover, it is in short supply and rarely seen.

"Don't let the news leak out. If other families find out, our sect will definitely be destroyed."

The two brothers discussed it and made a decision. They just had to find a time to go and take a look. At the same time, they secretly tightened supervision over Bai Shi's personnel and would take drastic measures if anything unusual happened.

There was a strong wind on the peak, and the birds were crying as if they were frightened.

(End of this chapter)