The First Immortal of Destiny

”Thank you for the reward, Senior!”

After receiving the Elixirs, Liu Siyun briefly inspected them, her face immediately radiating joy. She hastily bowed in gratitude.

The approximate information about the Seven Treasures Spirit Pill was attached to the bottle, allowing her to understand the grade and effects of the Elixir without consuming it. The bottle indicated that swallowing this pill could help a cultivator cleanse the nature’s spiritual energy absorbed into their body and accelerate the speed of refining Mana. It was described as a weakened version of the [Flawless] Skill!

Shen Mo, with his Skill, rarely consumed such Elixirs. However, to an ordinary cultivator, the Seven Treasures Spirit Pill was deemed extremely precious. It could significantly reduce the accumulation of Filthy Qi and Turbid Qi during cultivation, making their Mana much purer.

After all, besides blessed lands and spirit-rich grotto-heavens like the Vacuous Realm of the Riverside Sect, the nature’s spiritual energy in other places was inevitably mixed with some turbid Demonic Qi. In extreme environments like the ancient battlefields of immortals and demons, mausoleums and palaces, Poison Zones, and other such places, this situation was even more serious.

If cultivators weren’t careful while refining Spiritual Qi and allowed Turbid Qi to infiltrate their bodies, it would cause their Mana to become mottled and impure in the short term. Over many years, it could even damage their Chakras and Dantian!

Many cultivators found their cultivation stagnating when they reached a certain age. Apart from their Essence and Qi weakening daily, the excessive accumulation of Turbid Qi in the body was also a major reason.

As Liu Siyun aimed to travel further on the Immortal Path, she had to pay attention to this and would normally buy purifying Elixirs to consume. But this kind of Elixir was usually very expensive, and with her financial resources, she could only afford Grade II Elixirs. Now that she had been given the Seven Treasures Spirit Pill, all of which were of perfect and excellent quality, she was naturally overjoyed.

「...」

Shen Mo did not immediately ask her to leave. Instead, he started rummaging through his Universe Bag and picked out a large number of spiritual items he no longer needed. There were Elixirs, talismans, magic artifacts, and items he didn’t find valuable from the ancient battlefield of immortals and demons. He gave them all to Liu Siyun, asking her to find a place to sell them for Spirit Stones and to continue searching for and purchasing the spiritual materials he required.

As for the remains of the ancient cultivator, which were priceless, he planned to deal with them at the quarterly trade fair.

Liu Siyun had seen how generous this ”Senior Shen” was. She was not reluctant at all; instead, she was quite happy to accept the task. In her heart, she faintly anticipated the reward she would receive after completing it.

Just after she left Shen Mo’s Cultivation Room, the other three attendant disciples gathered around, overtly and covertly asking if she had received any rewards. These three were not disciples of the Ancient Vine Sect; they were merely hired by the sect. Liu Siyun didn’t need to reveal anything to them, but she was in an extremely good mood. She showed them the Seven Treasures Spirit Pill, much to the envy of the other three attendant disciples!

Shen Mo was fully aware of her actions and didn’t mind. With a thought, he had the Demon Soul General, Yang Chengxiong, continue to follow her.

Then, he took out the Fire Chi Cauldron, stoked it with the Green Lotus Flame, and began Alchemy.

First, he started by replenishing the commonly used Elixirs that he had consumed over the year, such as the Blood Ginseng Red Sun Pill, Three Emperors Marrow Pill, and the Grade V Soul Nurturing Pill that restored Essence and Qi.

Depending on the type and grade of the Elixir, the time it took to refine a batch could vary, from as short as two or three days to as long as half a month.

However, this investment of time was worthwhile for Shen Mo.

Even in the highly developed Heaven Patrolling Zone of the Immortal Path, Grade IV and above Elixirs were not commonly seen on the market. If they did occasionally appear, they were exorbitantly priced, requiring a massive number of Spirit Stones or top-grade spiritual items in exchange.

But Shen Mo’s Alchemy Path accomplishment had reached Grade V. As long as he had the elixir recipe and ingredients, he could basically refine it.

Not to mention, the Elixirs he crafted himself had a very high success rate and exceptional quality. The only costs were the time spent on Alchemy and the spiritual medicinal materials, which were much cheaper than the Elixirs themselves.

If it weren’t for the huge consumption on his trip to the ancient battlefield, he would have had enough High-Grade Elixirs to support his daily cultivation and even have a surplus to sell for profit.

The alchemy fire roared fiercely, and the scent of medicine permeated the air.

「Over two months later,」

Shen Mo managed to replenish most of the commonly consumed Elixirs he had used up.

He then began to attempt the ancient recipes recorded on the beast bones. There were over ninety in total, of which more than thirty were complete, with descriptions of all the required medicinal ingredients, refining methods, and detailed steps.

However, these were all spiritual medicines from the Vacuous Realm.

Moreover, even if similar materials had once existed in this world, the properties of many spiritual medicines had changed over so many years. This required Shen Mo to continuously experiment to find the best substitutes.

But even so, it was much simpler than restoring a Grade V Chaotic Yuan Pill!

「Several days later,」

Shen Mo successfully concocted the first batch of ancient Elixirs.

He was quite confident in his own Alchemy Path skills, and with his [Method Eye Candle Wisp], he wouldn’t end up crafting a highly toxic Elixir.

After recording the color and characteristics of this pill, he directly swallowed it and used his True Yuan to refine its medicinal properties.

GLUG! GLUG!

As the medicinal effects took hold, Shen Mo felt a heat spread throughout his body. His Qi and blood surged and roiled, growing stronger.

[You swallowed an unknown Elixir, and its medicinal power gradually flowed into your limbs and bones.]

[You continuously revolved your cultivation method. Your organs, flesh, blood, and sinews greedily absorbed the pure medicinal power. Accompanied by the constant absorption of the medicinal properties, your Qi and blood intensity was strengthened.]

Combined with the panel’s feedback, Shen Mo quickly understood the Elixir’s medicinal properties.

It’s similar to the Dragon Power Pill, Red Sun Pill, and other Elixirs that strengthen Qi and blood. The effect is slightly better than a Grade III Red Sun Pill but inferior to a Grade IV Blood Ginseng Red Sun Pill.

However, the consumption of medicinal materials far exceeds that of the Blood Ginseng Red Sun Pill, so it’s not of great value!

Soon, Shen Mo cast this elixir recipe aside.

Refining this Elixir neither increased his Alchemy Path skills nor was it as cost-effective as the Elixirs he had already mastered—it was quite a pointless endeavor!

After the Qi and blood in his body settled down, Shen Mo threw himself into refining the next ancient Elixir.

「...」

By the time Lady Scarlet came as agreed, Shen Mo had refined more than ten types of Elixirs and tried each one.

However, the medicinal effects of most Elixirs overlapped with those of the elixir recipes he had already mastered. Not only was their grade low, but the required spiritual medicines were also quite precious, making them utterly uneconomical.

There was only one kind of Elixir with quite magical effects.

After swallowing this Elixir, it directly entered his Dantian without dissolving, forming an existence similar to a ”Golden Core.”

He could use his own True Yuan to nourish this ”fake Core.” When its suet jade-like color fully changed to Purple, he could then take it out for others to swallow, allowing them a brief understanding of the mysteries of the Golden Core.

Based on the characteristics of this Elixir, Shen Mo named it the ”Enlightenment Pill.” It was merely a tool to help others comprehend the Dao!

According to the speed at which this Enlightenment Pill is changing color, it will probably take three years for it to completely turn Purple. Then it would have the magical effect of helping people comprehend the Dao.

However, in the meantime, my cultivation progress will stagnate…

And wasting three years in exchange for someone else’s chance to comprehend the Dao really isn’t worthwhile!

After contemplating the wonders of the ”Enlightenment Pill,” Shen Mo, with a thought, spat out the fake Core from his Dantian.

Just as the pill, with a tiny tinge of Purple, flew out of his mouth, it was like an ice cube falling into a furnace—it dissipated into nothingness at a visible speed.