Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 242: Chapter 172: The Crystal Condensing Pill Is Finally in Hand!

Zhou Xun rummaged through once more, still finding no trace of the Crystal Condensing Pill.

”Could it be that this pill has already been consumed?”

Zhou Xun speculated.

However, he quickly dismissed this possibility.

The Crystal Condensing Pill had been refined not long before the beast tide struck; Xing Huai’an wouldn’t have had the chance to consume it. Furthermore, even if he had taken it, given his aptitude, he would have already broken through.

As it was quite evident, he was still a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Hence, this conjecture seemed unlikely.

”Could it be that this pill was never bestowed upon Senior Brother Huai’an?” Zhou Xun continued to speculate boldly.

This seemed even more impossible!

Xing Huai’an was Master White Cloud’s most prized disciple and the person most likely to become a True Pill Cultivator. If the Crystal Condensing Pill wasn’t given to him, who else would receive it?

Suddenly, he realized an issue,

Among the three storage bags, there was no sign of the specific magical artifact used that day to contain the Crystal Condensing Pill—the Pill Storage Bottle,

Zhou Xun remembered it well: a jade bottle entirely jade-green, three inches in size, capable of preserving the medicinal power of the spirit pills inside for hundreds of years.

”Where exactly is the problem?”

Zhou Xun muttered to himself, his gaze suddenly falling on Xing Huai’an’s storage bag.

”Could it be, in Senior Brother Huai’an’s storage bag, Master had already bestowed the Crystal Condensing Pill to him?”

Zhou Xun speculated, simultaneously removing the storage bag again.

He swept through it several times with his divine sense, still without glimpsing the Pill Storage Bottle.

Suddenly, his eyes fell upon a wooden box, and he felt a sensation.

”This wooden box is made of Spirit-Blocking Wood, could it be...”

Spirit-Blocking Wood is a very special Tier Two Spirit Wood, not only capable of preventing the loss of spiritual power but also obstructing the exploration of divine sense.

It is often used in refining some wooden boxes for holding treasures.

Taking out the wooden box, he opened it and, sure enough, it was just as Zhou Xun expected!

A jade bottle, entirely jade-green, crystal clear, and three inches in size, was quietly lying inside!

Zhou Xun was overjoyed!

He unhesitatingly pulled out the stopper, and an extraordinary medicinal fragrance wafted out.

Upon inhaling, Zhou Xun felt his mana circulate more swiftly, even his divine sense stabilized somewhat.

This was exactly the sensation!

Identical to the day when the Crystal Condensing Pill was completed!

The same scent of the elixir, the same internal reaction!

Zhou Xun couldn’t wait to look inside!

Two smooth and well-shaped, brightly colored pills were lying within.

Their surface was brimming with spiritual qi, an invisible spirit charm flowing within!

Treasure Pill!

Unexpectedly, they were two genuine Crystal Condensing Pills!

This journey had been perfect!

Carefully, he poured out one, examining it in his palm for a moment.

Zhou Xun felt deeply satisfied.

Having long sought this pill in vain, with the beast tide approaching, White Cloud Immortal City falling, and his master perishing, he thought he’d never again see the Crystal Condensing Pill from that day.

He had long resolved to seek other means.

Unexpectedly, today he could see it again, and it was lying quietly in his palm, at his disposal.

Indeed, it was as the saying goes: unintentionally planting willows, they grow to give shade!

Zhou Xun promptly took out a jade box, placed the Crystal Condensing Pill inside, applied a Sealing Spirit Talisman, and stored it in his own storage bag.

”Senior Brother Huai’an, with your aptitude, one Crystal Condensing Pill is sufficient to achieve a True Pill; I will gladly accept the additional one as a junior brother.”

Zhou Xun glanced at Xing Huai’an and felt that Senior Brother Huai’an seemed a bit more endearing than usual.

Following that, he proceeded to deal with the remaining treasures left by Master White Cloud.

After pondering for a moment, he decided to take half of them, leaving the other half to Xing Huai’an.

He was also a disciple of Master White Cloud, entitled to enjoy these treasures.

Moreover, without him, Zhou Xun, not only would these treasures fall into the hands of the Cloud Light Sect, but even Xing Huai’an himself would perish.

Thus,

Zhou Xun took nearly a hundred jade boxes containing high-tier spiritual medicine.

Xing Huai’an was not an alchemist, and it would require others to refine these medicines into pills, while he himself was an alchemist.

Only in his hands could these spiritual medicines realize their full value.

Having stowed the spiritual medicines, Zhou Xun turned his attention to the four magical treasures.

”Senior Brother Huai’an possesses an Anomalous Spirit Root of the Wind Element, while the Wood Radiance Gourd is of the Wood Attribute, incapable of unleashing this treasure’s true power,”

”But I cultivate the Spirit Wood True Technique, precisely a Wood Attribute. Only in my hands can this treasure reveal its brilliance!”

”There’s no doubt about the Alchemy Furnace; it naturally belongs to me!”

Among Master White Cloud’s disciples, only Zhou Xun had the potential to become a Tier Three Alchemist. To give this treasure to someone else would be a waste.

Zhou Xun even surmised that Master White Cloud had instructed Xing Huai’an to use this treasure to win him over in the future.

”As for this shield, Senior Brother’s natural talent will soon achieve a True Pill. I will leave those Tier Three Materials with you to refine at that time,”

”While my talent is average, I’d better keep this shield for my protection!”

Zhou Xun gleefully stashed the Shield Treasure as well.

The remaining Fire Cloud Sword, naturally, was left for Xing Huai’an to use.

Zhou Xun was not one to monopolize all the gains.

As for the Spirit Stones, Zhou Xun only took the eleven High-Grade Spirit Stones, generously leaving the over two thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones to Xing Huai’an with a large wave of his hand!

Aside from these treasures, from the materials in the storage bag, Zhou Xun selected those sufficient to support his cultivation of the Body Refining Technique to the Seventh Layer Peak.

Apart from that, Zhou Xun took no more treasures.

Calculating solely by Spirit Stones, the treasures Zhou Xun took were less than half the total quantity.

Seeing the unconscious Xing Huai’an lying on the ground, Zhou Xun took out a Tier Two High-Grade Healing Pill and placed it in his mouth.

He guided him in applying energy to heal.

Then he left the place, searching for an uninhabited cave, where he placed Xing Huai’an inside.

”Senior Brother Huai’an, I saved your life and took half the treasures, which I think balances things between us. I hope that the day we meet again, we’ll both be Third Realm Cultivators!”

Before leaving, he looked back at Xing Huai’an, released the Cyan Jade Shuttle, and sped off in the direction of Wangchuan Lake!

...

Two days later, as Xing Huai’an’s condition improved, he awakened from unconsciousness.

Feeling the change in environment, he looked around, shocked.

”This is a cave?”

”I was being chased by Master Yun Feng...and then I fell into a forest...”

Shaking his still aching head, he recalled the events of that day.

”Master Yun Feng was killed....that elder walked towards me, but I didn’t die...he didn’t kill me!”

Feeling the much-healed injuries within him.

”Did he save me?”

”Is there truly such a kind person in the Cultivation Realm?”

Xing Huai’an appeared surprised.

”No!”

”Not good!”

Suddenly, he thought of something and hastily touched his storage bag on his waist.

”It’s still here!” Xing Huai’an was even more surprised.

Just as he opened it casually and glanced inside, he was stunned.

”This...the Wood Radiance Gourd, White Turtle Shield, and Magical Treasure Pill Furnace are all gone, along with eleven High-Grade Spirit Stones and the high-tier spiritual medicine...”

”The Crystal Condensing Pill...luckily I still have one left!”

Xing Huai’an wore a bitter smile, unsure whether to feel happy or sad.

Happy that he survived, and half of the treasures were preserved; sad that he lost half of the treasures.

However, Xing Huai’an knew that the previous senior’s actions were already highly honorable.

If it were someone else, they might have taken all the treasures and killed him.

So he bowed towards the cave’s entrance, kneeling in thanks.

...

On the other side, Zhou Xun was naturally unaware of Xing Huai’an’s reaction.

He was presently embroiled in a significant problem.

Not far behind him, an elder dressed in a purple robe, with long, elegant hair and beard, was rapidly pursuing him.

Meanwhile, Zhou Xun had activated the Heaven-Escaping Talisman to its utmost.

Yet their distance continued to close.