usatvline Chapter 22 Saint-Level Pill Cultivation
Chapter 22 Saint-Level Pill Cultivation
Trembling with fear, they emerged from the secret realm of Li Meng Mountain. The illusory fox spirit and Qing Li stood atop Po Yun Peak, speechless with astonishment at the breathtakingly transformed landscape of Li Meng Mountain.
The ancient spiritual sea of Limeng Mountain was now half its original size. A hundred-zhang-wide ring of dark clouds, filled with lightning, danced and swirled around Danlu Peak, radiating lightning in all directions. Spiritual energy, like a waterfall, cascaded down from the ring of lightning on Danlu Peak and fell into the sea of clouds of Limeng Mountain.
Luo Sifan stood dumbfounded in front of the alchemy furnace, holding the pills in both hands, seemingly stunned by the strange changes in the world.
Qing Li reached out and pulled Luo Sifan towards her. Staggering, Luo Sifan regained her footing in mid-air, suddenly realizing what was happening, and a look of disbelief crossed her face.
"Foundation Establishment?!"
Qingli and the illusory fox body exchanged a glance. Although they were puzzled, what did it matter compared to the heavenly tribulation of Limeng Mountain?
"Lin Xiaozhi! What's going on outside? Where's the heavenly tribulation? Where's the sea of clouds at Limeng Mountain? And where did this sea of lightning come from?"
Qing Li glared fiercely at Luo Sifan, her posture as she sat cross-legged with the illusory fox body above her head also exuding a somewhat aggressive aura.
Luo Sifan's face turned pale, feeling somewhat aggrieved by the overwhelming aura of the two.
With trembling hands outstretched, Luo Sifan spread his fingers, revealing two white-veined pills shimmering with white mist in his palms.
“Senior! I was focused on refining the pills, how could I have paid attention to anything else? Just as the pills were completed, a powerful external force appeared out of nowhere and snatched away most of them. I desperately protected the two pills in my hands, and then I was completely unaware of what was happening outside.”
His words were half true and half false. Luo Sifan was indeed startled by the act of using the power of heaven and earth to steal the core. Ninety percent of the surprise and doubt on his face came from anger.
Seeing that the white-patterned elixir was still pulsating, Qingli and the other person believed Luo Sifan's words to the point of being 80%.
The world was in turmoil, and lightning tribulations were occurring. A mere Qi Refining cultivator wouldn't even have the right to observe. If Luo Sifan were to cause trouble, the two of them wouldn't have made that connection.
With a snort, Qingli and the other person each rolled up a white-patterned spirit pill in their hands and examined it closely.
"The power of rules! Alchemy cultivation! The Saint Realm?!"
Qing Li's mind jolted, and the pill in her hand trembled a few times. The mist surrounding the white-patterned elixir dissipated at this moment, and under the burning gazes of the two, the patterns on the elixir were extremely alluring.
Pills that have undergone tribulation are often replenished by the power of heaven and earth through rules, greatly enhancing their efficacy. The power of rules manifested within the pill is also a great tonic for cultivation, reaching a higher level and often being called Saint-level pills.
Alchemists who can refine Saint-level pills can obtain the title of Saint, regardless of their cultivation level.
Forcing herself to swallow them whole, Qingli stored the two white-patterned spirit pills into her own mirage pearl, then looked at Luo Sifan with a strange expression.
"Lin Xiaozhi, you've caused such a huge problem with your alchemy this time, do you even realize your mistake?"
The ethereal fox-like creature above their heads rolled its eyes; it understood Qing Li's thoughts perfectly.
"This junior was only focused on refining pills and was unaware of what had happened!"
Luo Sifan looked distressed and adopted a posture of shifting blame.
"Look at the spiritual sea that has been accumulated in Mengshan for ten thousand years! More than half of it has been hollowed out! A sea of lightning has sprung up from Danlu Peak, turning the area within a hundred miles into a forbidden zone!"
Qing Li, with a sharp expression, pointed and stomped her feet as she complained, trying to make Luo Sifan understand how great the losses were to Li Meng Mountain.
Luo Sifan blinked, feigning surprise as he looked at each item Qingli was pointing to:
"A sea of thunder and clouds! Isn't this the legendary sacred place for cultivation? Thunder arises from the void, giving rise to spiritual energy. It is said to be the source of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."
"Senior Qingli, look at that waterfall of spiritual energy generated by the sea of thunder. It won't take ten years to fill up Limeng Mountain, will it?"
Qingli was taken aback. This girl looked like a country girl, with a simple and honest manner of speaking and a startled expression on her face. Why did she seem a little hard to fool?
"Ten years! Easier said than done! In any case, you've caused quite a bit of trouble!"
Qingli was too lazy to continue the act. With a flick of her sleeve, Luo Sifan was suddenly thrust into the forbidden cave of Poyun Peak.
"Lock me up for a few days and let me reflect on my actions!"
The nascent fox spirit and Qing Li exchanged a smile, seemingly having gotten a great deal. A Foundation Establishment Stage 1 Saint Realm Alchemist, when at their beck and call, was practically an inexhaustible treasure trove for Li Meng Mountain.
Luo Sifan cried out as he was roughly slammed to the ground, landing face down, and felt a surge of anger.
Rubbing his aching back, Luo Sifan stood up, cursing. He was furious at Qing Li's greedy behavior.
"Sister Lin!"
Bai Moyan emerged from the depths of the forbidden cave, both surprised and delighted, and rushed towards Luo Sifan, grabbing his arm for support.
"What are you doing here! It was so scary outside just now!"
Bai Moyan was clearly terrified by the power of the natural disaster. She probably hid deep in the ground, covering her ears and trembling. Luo Sifan could still sense her fear.
"It's nothing, the lightning was a bit too big, but it's all over now."
Luo Sifan gently stroked Bai Moyan's cold little hand; the warm, moist touch calmed Bai Moyan down considerably.
"Sister Lin, your hands are so warm."
Bai Moyan was a little surprised. It was rare to meet someone among her sisters with such warm hands, so she simply grabbed Luo Sifan's hands tightly and pressed herself against him.
Luo Sifan almost sneezed; the fragrance was a bit overpowering.
"Thank goodness! Thank goodness!"
Luo Sifan gave a perfunctory reply, then put his arm around Bai Moyan's waist, which was chilled to the bone. He couldn't bear to push her away, and instead pressed himself a little closer.
Bai Moyan gave a soft "hmm," her heels leaving the ground, feeling as if she were floating on clouds. Whether it was physical or psychological, she felt an inexplicable burning sensation running through her body.
Looking up at Luo Sifan, who was breathing between her nose and nose, Bai Moyan's bright eyes flickered. One moment she thought Sister Lin was beautiful, and the next she thought Sister Lin was handsome. Her thoughts were a bit chaotic and conflicted.
Finally, he frowned, sniffed, and ran his finger along Luo Sifan's neck, then cried out:
"Sister Lin, what are all these dirty things on you? They also seem to smell a bit!"
Luo Sifan smiled awkwardly, remembering the Foundation Establishment and Body Tempering incident.
Awkwardly, she gently pushed Bai Moyan away, lifted her collar to take a look, and frowned slightly.
"I forgot about that! I just built a foundation and cleansed the body, so it's a bit dirty now."
"what!?"
Bai Moyan stared wide-eyed in disbelief. Luo Sifan's cultivation level was clearly much weaker than hers just a day ago, but today he had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage? And his expression was so relaxed?
This kind of subtle, unpretentious boasting is deadly! Bai Moyan was both dazed and adorable, filled with surprise and uncertainty. She really didn't know whether to be happy, jealous, or angry.
Luo Sifan found it amusing and reached out to gently pinch the tip of her nose:
"What? It's just laying a foundation, and it scared your little sister?"
Bai Moyan snapped out of her daze and gave a wry smile:
"That's pretty scary... Sister, you're exaggerating!"
Luo Sifan nodded slightly. Returning to the furnace for cultivation and achieving Foundation Establishment in a day was nothing to him. For an ordinary cultivator, such behavior would indeed be too heaven-defying.
"Shocking actions are bound to attract criticism and trouble, so it's not safe."
Luo Sifan was suddenly startled and silently emphasized several times in his heart that Bai Moyan's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over him, awakening him to the unpredictability of people's hearts in this world and the turbulent nature of the path of cultivation.
He was just trying to refine a pill, but he took it upon himself to cut off a piece of the Thunder Sea as compensation. It still couldn't satisfy Qing Li's insatiable desires, and as a result, he ended up being placed under house arrest at Li Meng Mountain.
Luo Sifan was somewhat depressed.