Chapter 76: The Elixirs Delivered

A month had passed since Fire Lord took away a thousand jade slips.

Inside the Formation Hall of Tongzhou Hall at this time, many formation masters had already arrived early. Some of them had even been sitting in meditation inside the hall, waiting for Fire Lord’s return. There were no fewer than three thousand formation masters, who had occupied all the space in the hall.

As the scheduled time approached, the formation masters became active, discussing Fire Lord.

“Fire Lord is always full of confidence, but this time, I don’t believe he has the ability to solve all those second-star Human Soul Immortal-level formations.”

“Not necessarily. Since Fire Lord dares to take on all those second-star Human Soul Immortal-level refining tasks, he must be confident.”

“He’s completed first-star Human Soul Immortal-level refining tasks and now has taken on second-star ones as well. It seems exciting, but it’s exhausting for us formation masters. This isn’t the life we want.”

“I’m afraid Fire Lord will take on all those third-star Human Soul Immortal-level refining tasks too.”

“No way! Is Fire Lord really that crazy?”

“Hmph. Anyway, it won’t be long before Fire Lord arrives. If he really solves those thousand formation problems, I’ll truly acknowledge his superiority.”

“I have confidence in Fire Lord.”

…

The entire Formation Hall was bustling with activity.

Just then, a sudden shout rang out: “Fire Lord is coming!”

Whoa!

All noises in the Formation Hall ceased instantly. The formation masters sent out their immortal senses to detect Fire Lord’s presence and found that he was indeed flying toward the hall.

“He’s here!” everyone thought.

Fire Lord flew swiftly through the air. Sensing thousands of immortal senses scanning him, he almost smiled.

“All these formation masters have come here—really wanting to see me fail,” Fire Lord thought.

In a flash, he entered the Formation Hall and stood at the center of the main hall, under the gazes of the three thousand formation masters.

Fire Lord sat calmly on a chair, idly tapping his fingers on the table, smiling at the formation masters around him.

The hall remained quiet for a while, then some of the formation masters grew restless.

“Fire Lord, have you solved those thousand formation problems?”

“Fire Lord, stop acting aloof. Just tell us the result quickly.”

“Fire Lord, is it good news or bad? Give us an answer so we can all work together to figure it out.”

…

Many formation masters began to shout.

Fire Lord still smiled faintly, his gaze sweeping over one of the array masters. With a tap of his finger on the table, he didn’t rush to answer.
The array masters in the hall, seeing Fire Lord’s attitude, remained silent, each filled with anger and showing displeasure on their faces. Some even clenched their fists, ready to attack Fire Lord.
Who said array masters can’t fight?
Seeing that the array masters’ patience had worn thin, Fire Lord finally stopped smiling and stood up.
The array masters’ expressions brightened, their eyes gleaming as they looked at Fire Lord expectantly.
“Sigh!”
Fire Lord let out a long sigh.
What did that mean?
Each array master felt a sudden surge of unease, a badpremonition rising in their hearts, and their faces showed anxiety.
At that moment, Hua Hai, the administrator of the Artificer’s Academy, flew into the Array Hall, shouting loudly, “Fire Lord, I can’t take it anymore! Have you solved all the array problems? This is a matter of life and death for our Tongzhou Hall! Hurry up and tell us!”
It turned out that Hua Hai had been outside the hall, using his divine perception to listen to what was going on inside. Now, he couldn’t hold back any longer and flew in to urge Fire Lord.
Fire Lord glanced at the array masters looking at him, then at Hua Hai, before sitting back down, his expression indecisive.
All the array masters grew furious. How much longer would Fire Lord pretend? Would they really have to beat him up before he would reveal the answers?
“Fire Lord, will you tell us or not?”
Suddenly, the three thousand array masters in the hall, along with the two thousand outside, shouted in unison.
They had all agreed that if Fire Lord didn’t reveal the answers, they would beat him to pieces no matter what.
Fire Lord waved his right hand, calming the turmoil in the hall, then slowly took out a space ring before scanning the crowd.
“Hua Hai, there are a thousand array jade slips inside. Distribute them,” Fire Lord said with a smile as he threw the space ring.
In an instant, all the array masters’ eyes focused on the space ring in Hua Hai’s hands.
Hua Hai was stunned for a moment, then carefully took the space ring and began handing out the jade slips one by one to the array masters in the hall.
“Ah! The array for the Mysterious Sword has been solved!” The first array master to receive the slip scanned it with his divine perception and immediately exclaimed in ecstasy, as if waking from a dream.

That sound immediately attracted the other array masters, who all stared at Hua Hai with eager eyes, wishing they could rush over right away and snatch the space ring from him. As one jade slip after another was flown out, those cries of ecstasy quickly spread throughout the Array Hall, reaching the headquarters of Tongzhou Hall. Oh, oh, oh. The disciples at Tongzhou Hall’s headquarters naturally learned of what was happening in the Array Hall and realized that the next refining task at the two-star Human Soul Immortal level could be completed easily. Completing the task would earn them points, allowing them to go to the Training Institute and enter the cultivation space to train. Naturally, these disciples were very excited and pleased. The frenzied noise continued for a long time. Fire Lord sat calmly on his chair with a faint smile until those array masters stopped and looked at him. Only then did he stand up with a smile. “Everyone, I’ll leave the refining task at the two-star Human Soul Immortal level to you all,” Fire Lord said with a smile. The array masters looked at him excitedly. With his own array skills, Fire Lord had completely conquered these array masters. His obvious strength left them no choice but to acknowledge his superiority. “Fire Lord, rest assured. We guarantee we’ll complete the refining task,” the array masters said, eager to assure him. Fire Lord nodded and immediately flew out of the Array Hall. At Tongzhou Hall’s headquarters, Yun Zhouzi and the other five executives kept sighing, fully convinced that Fire Lord had now become the backbone of Tongzhou Hall. ※※※ When Fire Lord returned to the mountain where his cultivation cave was located, he found Jing Yihong, the leader of the Lingdan Institute’s Yueying Peak, right on the mountain. “Jing Yihong, you’re here,” Fire Lord said with a smile. Seeing Fire Lord, Jing Yihong immediately descended from the peak and said with a smile, “Fire Lord, I’ve gathered tens of thousands of pills. I’m bringing them over now.” Hearing this, Fire Lord’s eyes lit up with joy as he said, “Come in and talk!” With a thought, the entrance to his cave appeared, and he flew inside first. Then Jing Yihong followed in. “Give me the pills,” Fire Lord said as soon as he entered the cave and sat down on the ground. Hearing this, Jing Yihong immediately took out his space ring and said with a smile, “They’re all inside.”

Fire Lord took the space ring, then used his divine perception to take a look inside and discovered thousands of different spirit pill bottles. Chu Yi guessed that Fire Lord had also confirmed there were tens of thousands of spirit pills in total in these bottles. Of course, most of these bottles contained useless pills.
“Jing Yihong, you’ve done well. Thank you for your hard work,” Fire Lord said with a smile as he watched intently.
“No, I’m happy to do these things myself,” Jing Yihong replied quickly.
Although part of it was because his Soul Flower was under Fire Lord’s control, the main reason was that Jing Yihong himself really wanted to know if all these collected useless pills could indeed be turned into spirit pills, so he was willing to do it.
Fire Lord fell silent for a moment before saying with a smile, “Jing Yihong, I’ve already prepared the spiritual blood you need. There are a hundred large bottles in total, enough for you to use for ten years.”
Spiritual blood, that is, the blood from the Soul Devouring Bloodline, had already been proven by Jing Yihong to promote the growth of spirit medicines. Therefore, Fire Lord was more than willing to help Jing Yihong master several pill-making methods quickly.
“Oh, Fire Lord, I’m truly moved,” Jing Yihong exclaimed with ecstasy on his face.
Fire Lord raised his hand and continued, “Jing Yihong, in addition to the spiritual blood, I’ll also give you a few pill formulas at the Earth Soul Immortal level to improve your pill-making skills.”
After saying that, Fire Lord took out a space ring, which already contained a hundred large bottles of Soul Devouring Bloodline blood, along with jade slips recording several pill formulas.
Jing Yihong took the space ring, his face filled with excitement, and even his eyes became slightly moist.
This pill-making obsessed peak master was easily moved by obtaining several pill formulas at the Earth Soul Immortal level so easily. Yet he didn’t know that these formulas were actually obtained by Qu Yi from the Artifact God. The Artifact God seemed to know countless pill formulas and casually gave Qu Yi a few of them.
“Fire Lord, thank you,” Jing Yihong said, almost crying from gratitude.
“Alright, your task is done. Go back to Moonful Peak for now. If there’s anything else, I’ll call you over myself,” Fire Lord said with a calm smile.
Without hesitation, Jing Yihong stood up immediately and left Fire Lord’s cultivation cave.
Once Jing Yihong left the cave, Fire Lord eagerly took the space ring and released all the thousand spirit pill bottles, filling the entire cave floor with them.
Fire Lord calmly picked up one of the bottles beside him and opened its jade stopper.

“Hehe, this useless pill contains a trace of the Explosion Art’s essence. It seems that once it is restored to a spiritual pill, I will have a chance to comprehend the Explosion Art and thus advance to the higher rank of Human Soul Immortal,” said Fire Venerable joyfully.
After that, Fire Venerable opened several more bottles and found several other useless pills, each containing a trace of the Contraction Art’s essence, the Tightening Art’s essence, the Sinking Art’s essence, or the Absorption Art’s essence.
As long as these useless pills were turned into spiritual pills, they could help the Gold Venerable, Wood Venerable, Water Venerable, Fire Venerable, and Earth Venerable comprehend their respective final arts.