Chapter 72: The Miracle of the Divine Pill

In another valley within the Tiny Realm Sphere, Jing Yihong, the leader of the Pill-Crafting Peak, had his head resting on the ground.
Suddenly, Qu Yi appeared.
“Hehe, Jing Yihong, as the leader of the Pill-Crafting Peak, you’ve actually helped me out,” Qu Yi said with a smile as he landed.
In his hand was a mass of chaotic energy surrounding five Ghost Emperor Earth Pills.
Jing Yihong tried to lift his head but found he couldn’t move at all—some mysterious force was restraining him.
“Who are you? Why come to disrupt our Youhan Sect? And who are those five?” Jing Yihong shouted angrily.
Thinking that he, a four-star Earth Soul Immortal, had been framed by five higher-ranked Soul Immortals, he regretted it deeply.
Qu Yi merely smiled, uninterested in answering Jing Yihong’s questions. Calmly, he said, “Jing Yihong, I’m giving you a choice—do you want to live or die?”
Jing Yihong’s frantic head immediately settled down, his blood-red eyes fixed on Qu Yi. Only then did he realize his life and death were in Qu Yi’s hands.
“I want to live!” Jing Yihong replied decisively.
Qu Yi chuckled, waved his right hand, and drew the Wood Element primordial energy from within the Tiny Realm Sphere, directing it directly beneath Jing Yihong’s head.
Jing Yihong’s body quickly recovered.
Seeing that Jing Yihong had regained his strength, Qu Yi said, “I want to imprint my soul mark on your Soul Flower. You don’t object, do you?”
Jing Yihong trembled, staring at Qu Yi in fear. As he tried to struggle and escape, he sadly realized his body still couldn’t move an inch.
Within the Tiny Realm Sphere, Qu Yi ruled supreme, controlling everything.
After a while, Jing Yihong gave up struggling, sighed, and calmed down, saying, “I surrender!”
Qu Yi just smiled. His immortal consciousness immediately entered Jing Yihong’s soul space, found his Soul Flower, and imprinted his own soul mark on it. Naturally, from then on, Qu Yi became Jing Yihong’s master.
Jing Yihong sat weakly on the ground.
Qu Yi smiled faintly and said directly, “Jing Yihong, show me what pills are in your space ring.”
At his words, Jing Yihong immediately took out the pills from his space ring. There were five white jade bottles in total.

“Inside these four white jade bottles are pills of the Human Soul Immortal level—one each. The Bingyin Pill contains the power of cold; the Jinning Pill contains the power of sharpness; the Qingchen Pill contains the power of extension; the Chihuo Pill contains the power of heat. This white jade bottle holds the Hui Long Pill, also a pill of the Human Soul Immortal level, containing the powers of reception and absorption,” Jing Yihong said earnestly, holding the five white jade bottles.

Qu Yi took the five white jade bottles and looked at them with a smile.

At that moment, the Spirit Artifact suddenly transmitted a message through its divine consciousness: “Qu Yi, keep these five pills safe. Once you return to Tongzhou Hall, I’ll let you witness a miracle.”

Hearing this, Qu Yi burst into wild laughter, leaving Jing Yihong beside him utterly confused.

“Jing Yihong, I’ll take these five pills for now. I’ll give you something even better later,” Qu Yi said with a smile.

Since the Soul Flower was already under control, how could Jing Yihong dare to object? He could only nod helplessly.

After thinking for a moment, Qu Yi looked at Jing Yihong and asked, “I already have the Ghost Emperor Land Pill in my hands. How will you explain this to the Yuxuan Pavilion?”

Hearing this, Jing Yihong sighed heavily and said bitterly, “I also tried to refine the Ghost Emperor Land Pill three times. This is the fourth attempt, and I finally succeeded—until I ran into you guys.”

The recipe for the Ghost Emperor Land Pill was something Jing Yihong had obtained by chance. It took him three attempts to master the refining method.

Upon hearing this, Qu Yi felt pity for Jing Yihong but quickly said with a smile, “Jing Yihong, give me the waste pills from those three attempts as well. I’ll try to restore the effectiveness of the Ghost Emperor Land Pill.”

Hearing this, Jing Yihong’s eyes shone with excitement as he looked at Qu Yi, clearly very thrilled.

As a pill refiner, Jing Yihong was extremely passionate about any refining method. Now that he heard there was a way to restore the efficacy of waste pills, it was news that could shock the entire immortal realm.

Refining a spiritual pill took a very long time—some even required thousands of years to succeed. And most advanced spiritual pills produced waste pills during the refining process. If there was a way to turn waste pills into spiritual pills, it would undoubtedly be the most astonishing news in the immortal realm.

“Okay, okay, okay. I’ll give you these three white jade bottles too,” Jing Yihong said, his body trembling as he took out the three white jade bottles from his space ring.

Although they were waste pills, Jing Yihong still cherished them and kept them safe.

After taking it, Qu Yi smiled and said, “Jing Yihong, practice in this cave for a while. Once I restore these useless pills, I’ll come back to see you.” Jing Yihong nodded eagerly, tears in his eyes, wishing he could follow Qu Yi to see how he could turn waste into treasure. Qu Yi simply smiled and, with a thought, used the Miniature Realm Ball to send Jing Yihong away.
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Xiang Qing, Xiang Xing, Xiang Zhong, Xiang Zheng, and Xiang Chun were sent out of the Miniature Realm Ball by Qu Yi and landed right outside the cave—the very place where Jing Yihong had found them. “There’s an aura of spiritual herbs inside the cave. It seems Jing Yihong is refining the Ghost Emperor Earth Pill here,” Xiang Qing transmitted to the others via his spiritual sense.
It turned out that after their memories were erased by the Artifact God, they emerged from the Miniature Realm Ball and landed outside the cave. They sensed the presence of medicinal energy there, but it was very weak, not indicating that the Ghost Emperor Earth Pill had been successfully refined. “Since we’ve found the place for pill refinement, we’ll come back later,” Xiang Xing immediately replied via spiritual sense.
Soon, the five members of the Sky Curtain Organization reached a consensus. They quickly flew through the Mournful Mist to the top of the canyon and then went to find the disciples under their control at the Yuxuan Pavilion, continuing to hide there. Meanwhile, the Miniature Realm Ball remained attached to Xiang Qing’s boot as the five left the canyon.
On a certain mountain peak, the Miniature Realm Ball separated from Xiang Qing and floated to an uninhabited peak, where the Golden Venerable emerged. Then, the Fire Venerable took the Miniature Realm Ball and flew swiftly back to the headquarters of the Spirit Pill Academy.
It wasn’t long before the Fire Venerable returned to the Tongzhou Hall using a spatial teleportation array. As soon as he arrived, he didn’t talk to anyone else but went straight to his own cultivation cave and entered the Miniature Realm Ball. The ball flew into the Soul Devouring Blood Vessel that extended into the cave and followed it all the way to its core—the heart.
Qu Yi, the Golden Venerable, the Wood Venerable, the Water Venerable, the Fire Venerable, and the Earth Venerable all emerged from the Miniature Realm Ball. “The Artifact God told me that the Soul Devouring Blood Vessel can elevate the grade of spirit pills and turn useless pills into spirit pills. Let’s give it a try,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
It turned out that Qu Yi’s decision to seize the pills from Jing Yihong was the Artifact God’s idea. “We’re eager to see it too,” the five venerables said happily. Qu Yi nodded and looked at the Fire Venerable, saying with a smile, “Fire Venerable, put those few bottles of pills that you bought from the Xiaoyao Le Shop to replenish immortal energy into this blood vessel first and give it a try.”

At the headquarters of Lingdan Academy, Huozun and Chi Yu went to a shop and bought several bottles of medicinal pills. Upon hearing this, Huozun immediately nodded and then took one of each of the four types of pills—Huiyuan Dan, Chonghe Dan, Huanqi Dan, and Guiling Dan—which replenished immortal energy—and dropped them into his blood. Suddenly, the blood core in his heart moved, emitting a red glow that illuminated the four pills. After a while, the four pills stopped pulsing, and the medicinal energy they emitted was incredibly pure, carrying a pure essence of primordial power. What had started as ordinary pills for replenishing immortal energy had now transformed into pills at the level of Renpo Xian, containing primordial power. When Qu Yi and the others saw this, their faces lit up with joy. Feeling inspired, Huozun then added Taoyu Dan, which he had purchased from Xiaoyao Le Shop, to his blood as well. The blood core moved again, and a red glow shone on Taoyu Dan. When it stopped pulsing, the medicinal energy it emitted not only carried the essence of heat but also that of warmth. It had transformed from a pill at the Renpo Xian level into one at the Renhun Xian level. Qu Yi and the others were now stunned, their excitement beyond description. Without hesitation, Qu Yi took out a Hui Long Dan at the Renhun Xian level and dropped it into his blood. The blood core rotated, and a red light shone on it. The Hui Long Dan split into two—one part containing the essence of speed in releasing, and the other the essence of speed in absorbing. A pill at the Renhun Xian level had now become one at the Dipo Xian level. Having witnessed the wonders of the blood core, Qu Yi immediately added a useless Ghost Emperor Earth Dan to his blood to observe more miracles. Soon, the blood core rotated again, and a red glow shone on the useless Ghost Emperor Earth Dan. It quickly began to pulse, with blood flowing into it continuously until it stopped pulsing. The medicinal energy emitted by this now-still pill indeed carried the essence of warmth in speed—meaning the useless pill had been restored to a genuine Lingdan, becoming a true Dipo Xian level pill. Qu Yi felt like he was going crazy, his eyes scanning the five others in disbelief as his body trembled.

With the help of the Soul Devouring Bloodline Core, ordinary pills can be transformed into spirit pills at the Human Soul Immortal level. Spirit pills at this level can further evolve into pills at the Human Spirit Immortal level, which can then transform into pills at the Earthly Soul Immortal level. Even useless pills can be turned into spirit pills. In other words, with the Soul Devouring Bloodline, the grade of pills can be elevated by one level. At this moment, Qu Yi finally understood what the Weapon God meant—miracles truly are astonishing reactions that leave one stunned.