Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 823: Chapter 514: Immortal Pill

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Within the Wuzhuang Temple, a multitude of cultivators were seated in orderly rows. Though gathered together, the hierarchy was distinctly observed.

The central main seat was suspended in the air, with Immortals and Buddhas arrayed to its left and right—the Great Mercy Bodhisattva and the Jade Pool Palace Master both took their place.

Following them, the Dragon King of the South Sea, Mount Tai Yama, as well as the prominent daoist lineages from each of the three continents: South Observance, East Victorious, West Bovine, and several Calamity Realm Immortals and Gods took their seats.

Although no Nine Tribulations True Immortal was present, Immortals and Gods from beneath the Nine Tribulations numbered dozens, nearly a hundred, and together with the temple’s disciples, the scholars from the academy, the various palace and court chiefs, and cultivators from all corners of the autochthon, totalling up to a million in number—from Mahayana Unity at the highest to Golden Core and Nascent Soul at the lowest—all had a place to sit.

Luckily, with the Cave Heaven Blessed Land and as if it were a Mount Sumeru mustard seed, the temple had its own Qiankun; otherwise, it simply couldn’t accommodate everyone.

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Such a grand scene, without claiming all Immortals were present, was indeed a gathering of true cultivators!

The cultivators took their seats, suppressing their emotions, waiting for the protagonist to arrive.

And just at that moment, from the back courtyard…

“Omm!!!”

A resonant hum shook the temple, a burst of Spirit Light shot into the sky, accompanied by a diffuse fragrance suffusing the air, causing every plant within Wuzhuang Temple to grow, and every grass and flower to bloom simultaneously, invigorating everyone’s spirit and soothing all their veins.

“Is this…?”

“The scent of elixir?!”

The cultivators’ eyes sharpened with astonishment as they looked over: “Has the Great Immortal succeeded?”

“Just by smelling this scent of elixir, all our veins are soothed!”

“Besides advancing in mana, it also gives a sensation somewhat like Cleansing Marrow.”

“Could this be…”

“A top-quality Immortal Elixir?!”

The cultivators were astoundingly uncertain, and the several Calamity Realm Immortals and Gods were extremely solemn.

A top-quality Immortal Elixir is ranked at Eighth Order!

Has that person’s skill in the Alchemy Dao reached such a level?

If the Alchemy Dao is like this, what about the other skills, and the Heavenly Mechanics Methods?

This Pill Origin Gathering is feared not only to win people’s hearts but also to flex power!

The several members of the Immortal Clan were solemn-faced, their words unspoken.

Only the crowd, recovered from their shock, were talking animatedly.

But no matter what, it didn’t impede the process.

After a short moment, the light from the Immortal Spirit waned, the peculiar scent of the elixir also subsided, and only the sound of footsteps could be heard, entering the room.

Everyone looked up, following the sound. They saw an imposing figure approaching.

His Supreme Purity Fish-Tail Crown symbolized Yin and Yang, his garment adorned with shimmering, multicolored neon, ascending the steps that lead to heaven as he walked, a Cloud Dragon Jade Belt wrapped around his waist, a body of an Immortal Genuine to the evergreen pine, a countenance of Eternal Youth despite his young appearance, nothing like what the mortal world could possess, his longevity matching with the divine sages.

“Taoist Master!”

“Emperor!”

“Elder Brother!”

“Great Immortal!”

Seeing him, the cultivators all stood up, the several Calamity Realm Immortals and Gods also performing grand salutations.

“My fellow Taoists, there’s no need for such ceremony!”

Xu Yang offered a smile and lifted everyone up with a wave of his hand. He then proceeded to the main seat: “My humble cultivation has seen modest progress, thus once more convening the Pill Origin Gathering to celebrate with the heavens, to congratulate with the dao, my distant guests. As everyone has traveled far to be here, you are all witnesses to this event. Let us now drink this cup to our happiness together!”

“The Great Immortal is magnanimous!”

Hearing this, the cultivators also went with the flow and drank the wine from their cups, hence commencing the Pill Origin Gathering.

Xu Yang put down his cup and didn’t say much, going straight to the main point.

“Three thousand years ago, I arrived at South Observance, and established the daoist lineage of Mount Longevity and Wuzhuang Temple, and beyond, in the temple, the front and back courtyards, I plucked myriad plants. Every grass is lush!”

“Among them, the foremost is the Longevity Fruit Tree in my backyard, now a Seventh Rank Spiritual Root.”

“Apart from the Longevity Fruit Tree, there are also various Spiritual Roots gifted by several Taoist friends. After three thousand years of nurturing, with the help of the Earth Immortal’s Spiritual Energy, these fruits have flourished.”

“I gathered the fruit from a myriad of trees, fused them with the essence of the sun and moon, the Spiritual Energy of plants and trees, and the Essence of Heaven and Earth, practiced within the Alchemy Cauldron Primordial Power, and finally produced the Grass Returning Elixir. I invite my fellow Taoists to savor it.”

As he finished speaking, with a flick of his horsetail whisk, myriad pathways of Spirit Light descended on everyone’s tables, transforming into individual jade boxes housing miraculous elixirs.

“This is…”

“The Grass Return Elixir?”

“The fruit of myriad trees, numerous grasses and flowers, the essence of the sun and moon, the Essence of Heaven and Earth.”

“The superior grade is the Great Rejuvenation, the middle grade is Grass Return, the lesser grade is the Small Return, and below Small Return are the Five Elements elixirs—of metal, wood, water, fire, earth—suitable for everyone from Mahayana Unity to Golden Core and Nascent Soul, with great benefit upon consumption.”

“It extends life, advances cultivation, elevates dao and mana, and even purifies the Spiritual Root.”

“During this Elixir Gathering, with a million participants, how is it possible for everyone to receive one pill?”

“The Great Immortal has worked hard!”

“The Wandao School, having established its dao only three thousand years ago, already has such deep potentiality?”

Although they were psychologically prepared, upon opening the jade boxes and seeing the Immortal Pills within, there were still many who couldn’t control their excitement.

Even for Earth Immortals of the Upper Realm, where the path of cultivation is still fraught with hardships, this one Grass Returning Elixir represents the hope of many for breakthroughs, life-extension, healing, consolidating their foundation, each with its own usage, varied and distinct.

Some seek it for breakthroughs, some for salvation, some for themselves, and others for something else…

The full spectrum of life is contained herein!

The lower-tier cultivators were indescribably overjoyed.

Looking back at the high-tier seats, the various Immortals and Gods remained silent.

The Pill Origin Gathering with a million true cultivators would require a million Grass Returning Elixirs, and the expenditure involved is imaginable.

Only the Wandao School, with the foundation of Mount Longevity and Wuzhuang Temple in the Upper Realm and the privilege of controlling the Ascension Platform, has opened up numerous worlds below.

As for the former, needless to say, relying on the Pill Origin Gathering, it not only wins the people, but also acquires physical resources, transforming various congratulatory gifts into personal wealth, especially those plantable Spiritual Roots.

Now both inside and outside Mount Longevity, and surrounding the Wuzhuang Temple, are full of extraordinary plants and Immortal fruits and woods. Fifth and Sixth Rank Spiritual Roots are common, and Seventh Rank ones are not in short supply either.

These flourishing Spiritual Roots under the nurture of Wuzhuang Temple and Wandao School produce a steady flow of Spiritual Objects to be used in Elixir Talisman Array Tools, continuously enhancing the strength and potentiality of Wandao School.

As for the latter, the resources from the Lower Realm, needless to say, Earth Immortals may belong to the Upper Realm with its broad landscape and abundant materials, but not everything is available there. Some rare items are only found in the Lower Realm, nonexistent in the Immortal Realm.

The Wandao School, holding authority over the Ascension Platform, has over the past three millennia opened up one world after another, allowing exchanges and supplementing what each realm lacks. Moreover, with their effective cultivation methods, they engage in large-scale production and sales, thus amassing wealth to sustain the expense of the Pill Origin Gathering.

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