Chapter 68: Meeting at the Pill Hall

The Danhui Hall has a total of sixteen floors.
Floors one to five consist of pill-making tasks related to the primal forces of the Five Elements.
Floors six to ten involve pill-making tasks related to the secrets of the Five Elements.
Floors eleven to fifteen are dedicated to pill-making tasks related to the speed associated with the primal forces of the Five Elements.
The sixteenth floor serves as the cultivation area for the various elders of the Danhui Hall.

In the immortal realm, the pills crafted either contain some form of primal force or a secret technique. Once consumed by a cultivator, these forces or techniques create a special spiritual energy within their body. By sensing this energy, the cultivator can easily comprehend the primal force or technique.

However, crafting any pill takes a long time. Firstly, the growth of the medicinal herbs requires time, and secondly, it takes a considerable amount of time for these herbs to be gathered and used in the pill furnace to produce effective pills.

As a result, every pill in the immortal realm is extremely expensive. Even a pill related to a primal force starts at a price of one hundred thousand Primal Stones, and it still faces fierce competition for purchase.

At this moment, Fire Lord and Chi Yu arrived at the Danhui Hall and went straight to the seventh floor, where all the tasks involved pill-making related to the secrets of the Fire Element. Each pill could help Fire Element cultivators comprehend a different secret technique of fire.

Fire Lord had already mastered two such secrets: the Warmth Technique and the Ascension Technique. He only needed to master the Explosion Technique to advance to the higher rank of Human Soul Immortal.

Therefore, upon arriving on the seventh floor, he went straight to a bright mirror against the wall. The image reflected showed several pill-making tasks related to the Explosion Technique.

There were only five such tasks: Baozhi Dan, Zhuoyan Dan, Huangyan Dan, Yuyang Dan, and Yangzeng Dan.

Consuming these five pills would not guarantee immediate mastery of the Explosion Technique, but it would certainly greatly accelerate a cultivator’s ability to comprehend it.

Fire Lord quietly read the descriptions of the five pills reflected in the mirror, and soon a joyful smile appeared on his lips, as if an idea had struck him.

If Zhen Nantian were here, seeing Fire Lord’s expression, he would surely be overjoyed, knowing that Fire Lord had discovered another wonderful treasure. But the person standing beside him now was Chi Yu, who was not very familiar with Fire Lord.

“Fire Lord, none of these five pills have been taken on by any pill-making faction yet. It seems those factions haven’t gathered enough medicinal materials,” Chi Yu said calmly.

In response to Chi Yu’s caring words, Huo Zun merely smiled, though he was actually overjoyed inside. Earlier, Huo Zun had realized that these five types of pills could help cultivators comprehend the mysteries of explosive techniques, with effects similar to those produced by the spiritual energy from the Soul Devouring Bloodline. So, could the Soul Devouring Bloodline be used to refine pills? Just think—ordinary pills infused with primordial energy start at 100,000 primordial stones, while more advanced pills of the technique-level would surely cost millions of primordial stones. If the Soul Devouring Bloodline could be used for pill refinement, it would be like having a flowing mine of primordial stones. “Oh, it doesn’t matter. Even if these pills are made, they’ll be given to those who issued the tasks. I don’t need them to quickly grasp the mysteries of explosive techniques,” Huo Zun said with a smile. Hearing this, Chi Yu was shocked. The confidence in Huo Zun’s voice was truly admirable. At that moment, Huo Zun suddenly smiled and said, “Chi Yu, let’s go outside. Let’s head to the pill shop to see if there are any precious pills worth buying.” Chi Yu was puzzled—Huo Zun had seemed very interested in examining the various pill tasks just moments ago, so why did he want to leave so soon? But not daring to ask, he immediately followed Huo Zun out of the Pill Assembly Hall. ※※※ On the twelfth floor of the Pill Assembly Hall were tasks related to pills that harnessed the speed of water-based primordial energy. At that time, only two people were on the twelfth floor, looking at mirrors mounted on the walls, which contained information about the pill tasks. Among them was Jin Zun, whose appearance had been changed. It turned out that Huo Zun’s decision to leave the Pill Assembly Hall was due to a message from Jin Zun. To prevent Chi Yu from learning that Jin Zun was also in the hall, Huo Zun took the opportunity to leave. After wandering around the headquarters of the Sect Affairs Bureau for some time with his Dimensional Ball, Jin Zun heard news that a branch of the Precious Pill Institute was refining the Ghostly Imperial Earth Pill. Once produced, this pill would come in five doses, one for each of the five elements, and could help higher-ranked Soul Immortals quickly comprehend the mysteries of speed-related primordial energy, thereby greatly accelerating their cultivation progress. Hearing this, Jin Zun naturally wouldn’t miss such an opportunity. Although the Five Lords already possessed treasures like the Soul Devouring Bloodline, with the help of the Ghostly Imperial Earth Pill, their speed would surely increase even further. Now, Jin Zun had come to the Pill Assembly Hall to investigate and find out which pill-making branch was refining the Ghostly Imperial Earth Pill.

The man who was watching the image in the mirror alongside Jin Zun had a gloomy expression, as if always on guard against something. At that moment, after finishing viewing the pill-related tasks in the mirror, the man suddenly smiled. Then, he quickly left the twelfth floor and headed straight outside the Pill Assembly Hall. Jin Zun watched the man leave calmly, then heard the voice of the Artifact God in his soul. “Jin Zun, follow that man. He probably isn’t from the Youhan Sect.” As soon as the Artifact God spoke, Jin Zun smiled and left the twelfth floor as well, heading outside the Pill Assembly Hall. Once outside the hall, instead of following the man directly, Jin Zun went straight to an inn called “Dandan Le” near the Pill Assembly Hall, reserved a room, and entered it immediately. ※※※ After leaving the Pill Assembly Hall, Huo Zun and Chi Yu entered a nearby shop called “Xiaoyao Le”. The shop covered an area of over a thousand square meters, with three rosewood counters, each manned by a beautiful woman who served as the attendant. Huo Zun went straight to the counter opposite the entrance and, looking at the delicate girl behind it, said with a smile, “Fellow cultivator, I’d like to purchase some pills. What kinds of pills do you have for sale?” The girl glanced at Huo Zun and replied with a smile, “Elder, our shop has various pills that replenish immortal essence, as well as a signature pill called Ta Yu Dan, which can help cultivators comprehend the power of heat.” Ta Yu Dan contained only the power of heat, so it could only be considered a pill of the Origin Power level. As for the pills that replenished immortal essence, like Origin Stones, they could quickly restore immortal essence once swallowed, but they were more convenient and of higher purity than Origin Stones. Hearing this, Huo Zun’s eyes lit up. He thought to himself how lucky he was—just by entering a random shop, he had stumbled upon a pill of the Origin Power level. “How many Ta Yu Dan do you have in your shop? How many Origin Stones are needed for each one?” Huo Zun asked with a smile. Upon hearing this, the girl’s previously calm expression quickly changed, filled with joy, as if she would receive a large commission if Huo Zun bought Ta Yu Dan. “Elder, Ta Yu Dan is difficult to produce, so there’s only a limited supply. Right now, we have just one Ta Yu Dan left in the shop. If you need it, you can pay 600,000 Origin Stones, and we’ll hand it over to you,” the girl said excitedly.

Upon hearing this, Fire Lord nodded and then smiled, saying, “Alright, I’ll give you six hundred thousand Origin Stones. Now, hand over the Ta Yu Dan.” With that, Fire Lord actually took out his identity card. The delicate-looking girl was surprised—she hadn’t expected Fire Lord to refuse to haggle and simply hand over his identity card to pay. Such a customer was truly rare. For ordinary pills at the Origin Power level, the starting price was one hundred thousand Origin Stones, yet the girl had immediately offered six hundred thousand, and Fire Lord didn’t even bargain. This made it hard for her to believe. She had prepared clever bargaining tactics, but they were now useless. After a moment of shock, the girl quickly said a few “ohs” and rushed into the back room of the shop. Soon, a man with an elegant appearance came out, holding a red crystal box, while the delicate girl followed behind him with a careful smile. “Fellow Daoist, the Ta Yu Dan you wanted is in this box,” the man said respectfully. Fire Lord smiled and nodded, saying softly, “Bring out your store’s name pillar. I’ll transfer the Origin Stones to you now.” The man smiled and immediately took out a name pillar from his space ring, then inserted Fire Lord’s identity card into the slot on one side. With a movement of his divine consciousness, Fire Lord transferred the six hundred thousand Origin Stone credits from the identity card to the name pillar. The man promptly handed the red box to Fire Lord. When Fire Lord opened it, he found a red pill the size of an egg inside, emitting heat. He quickly covered the box to prevent the pill’s power from dissipating. Of course, Fire Lord didn’t haggle over buying the Ta Yu Dan for his own use—he intended to take it back to Tongzhou Hall and mix it with the Soul Devouring Bloodline to see what effects it would have. Fire Lord then purchased dozens more pills in the shop to replenish his immortal energy, including Yuan Restoration Pills, Reunion Pills, Qi Restoration Pills, and Spirit Return Pills. After leaving the shop, Fire Lord turned to Chi Yu and said with a smile, “Chi Yu, you go back to Tongzhou and continue your cultivation. I want to walk around here alone.” Chi Yu’s Soul Flower was already under Fire Lord’s control, so he dared not disobey. He immediately agreed and left. After seeing Chi Yu go, Fire Lord smiled and headed to an inn—the same inn where Golden Lord had stayed earlier, named Dan Dan Le.