Chapter 0952: Crafting the Sacred Elixir

“Let’s go!” Hong Peng hesitated no longer. He helped Huang Long activate the Heavenly and Earthly Sacred Cauldron, breaking through space in an instant and disappearing from that spot.
Under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t fear that old demon Che, but now that various forces had gathered here to compete for the Mountain Armored Phoenix Scale Beast, Hong Peng certainly didn’t want any further entanglements with Che.
Not long after Hong Peng and Huang Long left, a green cloud rolled in from afar. Spanning tens of thousands of miles, the green cloud emitted foul-smelling gases.
When everyone recognized who was inside, they all retreated at a distance in fear.
Within the green cloud, a figure emerged faintly, observing the scene with a cold glint in his eyes.
“Hongmeng energy… Hmph, Hong Peng, let’s see how far you can go!” Suddenly, the green cloud turned into a green flash and vanished.
Only after the green cloud disappeared did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
At that moment, Huang Long continued to move northward using the Sacred Cauldron.
“That old demon Che is chasing after us, but we don’t need to worry about him!” Hong Peng said coldly, sensing the demonic aura closely following behind.
It wasn’t long before Huang Long and the others left the South Desert and continued northward.
With Hong Peng’s help in activating the Heavenly and Earthly Sacred Cauldron, their speed was comparable to that of twelve powerful warriors from the early eras. Gradually, they widened the gap between themselves and Che, the master of the Demon Valley, and eventually left him behind.
After shedding Che, Huang Long didn’t stop but continued to use the Sacred Cauldron to head north.
Five days later, they arrived at the North Ice Field of the Heavy God Space!
As far as the eye could see, it was covered in snow, with snow-capped peaks rising above the vast expanse of ice and snow.
“Once we cross this North Ice Field, we’ll reach the Yuan Ci Ling Mu Formation!” Hong Peng said. “Junior brother, let’s first hide somewhere and craft the Elixir of All Gods’ Pilgrimage!”
Huang Long replied, “Good!” Then he used the Sacred Cauldron to reach an unremarkable ice peak, broke through it, and entered its depths. Afterward, Huang Long activated the Sacred Cauldron formation to conceal their presence.
“Then I’ll start crafting the Elixir of All Gods’ Pilgrimage now!” Hong Peng said. With a gesture, he summoned the Mountain Armored Phoenix Scale Beast from the void.
After Huang Long placed the beast into the Sacred Cauldron, Hong Peng had already killed it along the way.
Once the beast was brought out, Hong Peng condensed Hongmeng energy into a blade and slashed, splitting its divine body apart. An inner core glowing with earthy yellow and fiery red light flew out from its abdomen.
This Mountain Armored Phoenix Scale Beast was a rare creature of earth and fire elements. Thus, its inner core contained the purest forms of earth and fire energies.

Next, Hong Peng took out one by one the materials collected by theseYan Ji from his spatial artifact. One after another, innate divine artifacts and precious treasures floated high in the air. Everyone was overwhelmed by the sight. It was not until Hong Peng had taken out 111,799 materials that he stopped. Adding the inner core of the Mountain Scale Phoenix Scale Beast, that made a total of 111,800 materials—enough to craft the Pantheon Pilgrimage Elixir. Huang Long was also extremely surprised. However, after Hong Peng took out these materials, Huang Long memorized them all. Throughout this journey, Huang Long had killed numerous half-saints, collected countless spiritual veins, innate divine elixirs, and great divine artifacts, so the materials piled up like an entire world! For the Pantheon Pilgrimage Elixir, Huang Long found that he already had most of the materials needed, only lacking a dozen or so! With the materials and Huang Long’s Heavenly Sacred Cauldron, Hong Peng was able to craft the Pantheon Pilgrimage Elixir smoothly. As for the Elixir Tribulation, with Huang Long around, there was no problem at all. The moment the sacred elixir emerged from the cauldron, it floated high in the air, about half the size of a fist, surrounded by radiant light and auspicious aura, illuminating the entire space of the sacred cauldron. Voices resembling the chants of ancient gods kept echoing, different from Buddhist mantras or celestial music. Hearing them, people felt as if they were listening to a sage’s teachings, and their mental states and spiritual powers improved significantly! With a swift motion, Hong Peng took the Pantheon Pilgrimage Elixir into his hand, his face filled with joy. “All these billions of years of hard work collecting materials paid off! I’ve finally succeeded in crafting the Pantheon Pilgrimage Elixir!” Hong Peng roared triumphantly. Over the years, he had consumed countless divine elixirs and practiced diligently for billions of years, remaining stuck at the peak of the later stage of the eleventh era. Now, he could finally break through to the twelfth era! Although the difference between the twelfth era and the peak of the eleventh era was just a small step, the strength gap was enormous—just like the difference between the peak of a Divine King and a half-saint! “Junior brother, I’ll go into seclusion now!” Hong Peng turned to Huang Long and said. Huang Long nodded. “Alright, eldest senior brother. Go ahead and meditate in peace. But when you break through to the twelfth era, your physical body and soul will undergo transformations, requiring a large amount of spiritual energy. Are you prepared enough?” Hong Peng smiled. “Don’t worry, junior brother. Back then, I obtained the secret method for crafting the Pantheon Pilgrimage Elixir and its treasures in that cave. I don’t have many top-grade spiritual veins with me, but I do have over a thousand!” Over a thousand top-grade spiritual veins was more than enough! Huang Long nodded in agreement.

Thus, Hong Peng began to retreat and consume the Divine Pilgrimage Pill, breaking through twelve eras. Meanwhile, Huang Long activated the Sacred Cauldron Formation to continue refining the divine body of the Mountain Scale Phoenix Scale Beast. Although he used its inner core to create the Divine Pilgrimage Pill, its divine body remained intact. That Mountain Scale Phoenix Scale Beast was a peak warrior from the middle stage of ten eras—how rich must its essence, vital energy, and laws of the universe be?! If the essence, vital energy, and laws of the universe of the Two Envoys of Qingming were like a small pond, then those of the Mountain Scale Phoenix Scale Beast were like an endless ocean! Huang Long sat cross-legged at the center of the Sacred Cauldron Formation, with Huang Yi and others guarding around him, monitoring everything outside the cauldron. Hum, hum! Huang Long practiced his cultivation techniques, continuously absorbing its essence, vital energy, and laws of the universe. The Water and Fire Dragons coiled high in the sky as his aura grew stronger by the moment. Initially, Huang Long was at the peak of the early stage of eight eras, but it wasn’t long before he broke through to the middle stage of eight eras! Yet even after reaching the middle stage, he continued to rise. Peak of the middle stage of eight eras! Then, he broke through again to the late stage of eight eras! However, the essence, vital energy, and laws of the universe of the Mountain Scale Phoenix Scale Beast were simply too abundant—even after reaching the late stage of eight eras, Huang Long’s aura continued to climb. Finally, he broke through once more, reaching the peak of the late stage of eight eras! Peak of the late stage of eight eras! Only then was the divine body of the Mountain Scale Phoenix Scale Beast fully refined. Huang Long opened his eyes and sensed his internal condition, feeling delighted. At the peak of the late stage of eight eras, he was just half a step away from breaking through to the ninth era! Once he achieved the ninth era, Huang Long would be on par with Chi Rong! Then, the day to kill Chi Rong would be near! “Has the eldest senior not yet emerged from seclusion?” Huang Long stood up and asked Ao Ke. Ao Ke shook his head: “Not yet!” Then, Huang Long asked about the situation outside. “These days, many powerful warriors have come to this mountain range to search, but they found nothing and left afterward,” said Huang Yi.