CHAPTER 480: CHAPTER 456 REJUVENATION WATER

The black fog gradually dissipated.

Inside and outside Jinshan, no trace of the five people from Qingluo Valley could be seen. The gathered powerhouses from the East Sea who had been watching from a distance also took advantage of the cover of the black fog to quietly depart.

Previously observed by Golden Light Supreme and the Six One Daoist who were controlled by Jinshan, Ci Xin, Su He, and Zhou Yang also seemed to have been forced to join Jinshan. The East Sea Demons, enjoying their freedom, certainly did not want to end up in the same situation.

They swiftly retreated and distanced themselves.

Only Zhu Yang and the Demon King with Golden Eyes remained.

Lu Qingfeng looked towards the two. "Fellow Daoists, please."

...

Jinshan.

Zhu Rong Hall.

Lu Qingfeng was seated in the main seat, with Golden Light Supreme, Ci Xin, Su He, Zhou Yang standing on the right, and Zhu Yang and the Demon King with Golden Eyes on the left. As for Huo Shanzi and Feng Hanzi, they were imprisoned by Lu Qingfeng.

Although the two were compelled to obey Lu Qingfeng due to the Five Prisons Heart Phase Gag, they still thought of Qingluo Valley.

With nothing to do.

It was better to keep them imprisoned, to prevent them from sending word back to Qingluo Valley, creating unnecessary trouble.

Inside the hall.

Lu Qingfeng looked at Zhu Yang and the Demon King with Golden Eyes.

The latter had cultivated in Funiu Island of the East Sea and was said to be a Golden-eyed Water Ape who had attained enlightenment—his divine beast origins providing profound depth. Within Funiu Island, no one dared to provoke him in the entirety of the nearby seas, hiddenly reigning supreme.

Zhu Yang, however, was even more legendary.

Born in the Sword Shadow Lake area of the Earth Realm, from humble beginnings, relying on scheming and caution, he cultivated up to the Spirit Void Realm. Unexpectedly, he later encountered a great battle between good and evil forces. In that battle, Zhu Yang barely survived but ultimately gained great advantages and, through an ancient transmission array, came to the East Sea area.

His progress skyrocketed thereafter.

Fourteen hundred years ago, he perfected the Condensing Evil and Refining Gang, and the Gathering Law to Great Success. But he was coerced by an old demon of the Primordial Spirit level in the East Sea to enter the ’Blood Flame Hall.’ Unexpectedly, the Supreme Treasure ’Blood Flame Saber’ of Blood Flame Hall, which many old demons fought over, was finally claimed by Zhu Yang.

By the time he reappeared, Zhu Yang had already reached the Primordial Spirit Realm.

With a single Blood Flame Saber, he struck fear into the demons of the East Sea, establishing the formidable reputation of a ’Ghost Immortal’. By now, he had become a top figure in the East Sea, even among the elite of the Three Mountains and Nine Waters.

"Cultivating for less than two thousand years, and already a Primordial Spirit Emergence Realm."

"What a Ghost Immortal!"

Lu Qingfeng, seeing Zhu Yang’s frail appearance, was quite curious about him. This man’s rise seemed marked by three turning points—

First, as a mortal, for some reason embarking on the path of immortality.

Second, during the great battle between good and evil, he somehow gained significant benefits, and shortly after arriving in the East Sea, quickly achieved Core Formation.

The third was within the Blood Flame Hall. Acquiring the Blood Flame Saber, he reached the Primordial Spirit Realm, truly rising to become a top figure in the East Sea, even amongst the elite of the Three Mountains and Nine Waters.

"Just now, thank you both for stepping in to save Jinshan."

Lu Qingfeng looked at the two, his thoughts just a flash before he promptly expressed his gratitude.

"Fellow Changqing is too kind."

"Even if this king hadn’t made a move just now, with Fellow Daoist Qing of the Qingluo Valley there, Jinshan would surely have been safe."

The Demon King with Golden Eyes smirked, his voice loud and booming throughout the hall.

"I am Dutian."

"Both Changqing and Qing are names I’ve taken up; I hope I haven’t caused any confusion."

Lu Qingfeng made no attempt to conceal this.

Outside the hall, Daoist Qing strode in and merged into one with Lu Qingfeng.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Yang and the Demon King with Golden Eyes were both taken aback, apparently stunned. "Body Separation Technique?!"

"Indeed!"

Lu Qingfeng waved dismissively, "It’s nothing spectacular."

The Demon King with Golden Eyes clicked his tongue in admiration, "Such a Great Method, rare even across the Three Mountains and Nine Waters. No wonder earlier outside the temple, the people from Qingluo Valley kept calling out to Daoist Qing as ’Changqing Demon’; it turns out it was all Fellow Daoist Dutian."

Lu Qingfeng smiled but did not respond.

He did not wish to dwell much on this topic.

Seeing this, the Demon King with Golden Eyes did not persist, and subtly turned to look at Zhu Yang. His intervention had been at Zhu Yang’s request. Now with the return of Lu Qingfeng, he also wanted to see what exactly Zhu Yang was planning.

Or perhaps.

Simply to forge a good karma?

Zhu Yang’s expression remained unchanged as he looked at Lu Qingfeng, "Fellow Daoist Dutian, your Great Method is profound, Zhu admires it. There’s a matter at hand, not sure if it should be mentioned."

He didn’t conceal anything.

Here it comes!

Lu Qingfeng smiled inwardly, his gaze focusing on Zhu Yang, "Please, speak freely."

As the words fell.

Zhu Yang flipped his palm, and within his palm was a Jade Bottle. Inside the bottle, flames flickered intensely hot, waves of heat rolling fiercely towards them, threatening to burn both mind and body. Yet, constrained by the Jade Bottle, countless talisman arrays within the glow kept the flames contained.

Preventing dispersion.

"This is—"

Lu Qingfeng recognized the fire, his eyes sparkled, guessing Zhu Yang’s intent.

His gaze involuntarily shifted toward Zhu Yang’s other palm.

But he saw Zhu Yang gently shaking his head, "It seems Fellow Daoist has recognized this fire."

"If my guess is not wrong, this should be a bit of flame essence falling from the Arrogant Sun outside the heavens, known as the ’Sun Essence Fire.’"

Lu Qingfeng spoke to Zhu Yang.

Sun Essence Fire.

It is a kind of Abnormal Fire, impossible to create by human effort.

Only possible when fragments from the Arrogant Sun fall from the sky, containing flame essence. Whether descending into the deep sea or crashing into the earth, sinking into the subterranean magma, it must undergo nurturing for thousands of years, constantly devouring Magma Earth Fire and Poison Fire from the Earth Lungs and so forth, to finally be accomplished.

The flame in Zhu Yang’s hand was searing hot, imbued with the intent of the Arrogant Sun and also bore the aura of Earth Fire; it was undoubtedly the ’Sun Essence Fire.’

If there is a corresponding Magic Gate to refine this fire, it could also achieve a powerful Fierce Fire Great Method. But the fact that Zhu Yang presented it showed it was irrelevant to a flame-based Great Method.

"Fellow Daoist Dutian surely has extensive knowledge and broad insights."

Zhu Yang praised and then turned his head to look at the Golden Light Supreme and others.

"You may rest first."

Lu Qingfeng waved his hand, signaling the four to step down.

"Yes!"

Golden Light Supreme, curious at heart, yet dared not disobey and retreated.

Seeing this, Zhu Yang finally spoke, "Since Fellow Daoist has recognized the Sun Essence Fire, you must also know that using Sun Essence Fire and Cold Marrow as the main ingredients, mixed with other Spiritual Medicines, can refine the supreme Spiritual Medicine ’Rejuvenation Water.’"

"Rejuvenation Water?"

Golden Eyes Demon King, who had never heard of it, was somewhat puzzled. Sun Essence Fire was rare, and those not practicing fire-based cultivation methods rarely knew of it. However, the name ’Cold Marrow’ was well known to the Golden Eyes Demon King.

It was one of the top chilly rarities in the world.

More precious even than the Snow Soul Pearl. Within the Three Mountains and Nine Waters, numerous practitioners of chilly cultivation techniques coveted it. If even a drop of Cold Marrow appeared, it would incite a deadly struggle among several Primordial Spirits, including the Snow Mountain Ancestor and Cold Jade Turtle.

Sun Essence Fire, being comparable to Cold Marrow, must also be among the top tier of odd fires in the fire category.

What divine effect might the ’Rejuvenation Water’ refined from these two substances possess?!

The Golden Eyes Demon King was as anxious as a cat scratching.

"Indeed."

Hearing Zhu Yang’s words, Lu Qingfeng thought silently for a moment. Seeing the expectant look on the face of Golden Eyes Demon King, he explained, "Rejuvenation Water is extremely precious, refined from Sun Essence Fire and Cold Marrow, and is a secret elixir that can regenerate bones from flesh and infinitely repair the physical body. Although a practitioner can only consume a droplet of Rejuvenation Water once in their lifetime, and it is only effective for cultivators below the Mahayana True Immortal level, a single droplet can extend a quarter of a practitioner’s Life Span."

As he spoke,

Lu Qingfeng’s thoughts scattered, taking him back to the Red Smoke Realm.

Originally,

by chance he encountered an Immortal Mansion left behind by the Fiery Fire Wanderer. Inside this mansion were twelve droplets of Rejuvenation Water. Regrettably, pressed for time, he only managed to grab the manuals; he missed crossing paths with such supreme treasures.

Afterwards, he learned,

several Great Immortal Sects clashed over Rejuvenation Water, leveling White Rock Mountain to the ground, turning it into a scorched desolation for thousands of miles, which was deeply alarming.

This item was precious.

However, during this life in the Immortal Qin Realm, Lu Qingfeng had come into contact with it. After all, Sun Essence Fire grew inside the Magma of Earth Lungs and Cold Marrow hid deep within glacial snowfields, both perilous places even for seasoned Primordial Spirit old monsters, where a slight misstep meant peril.

Yet there were many Mahayana True Immortals in the Immortal Qin Realm.

Though Sun Essence Fire and Cold Marrow were rare and difficult to procure, they could finally still be found. With Lu Qingfeng’s methods and status, not only had he encountered both Sun Essence Fire and Cold Marrow, but he also paid a heavy price to exchange with a True Immortal from Shang River for a droplet of Rejuvenation Water.

Moreover, he unraveled the method,

the Magic Gate for refining Rejuvenation Water and had long since refined it several times.

Much more familiar with it than Zhu Yang could imagine.

"Extent the lifespan below True Immortals by one-quarter?!"

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the Golden Eyes Demon King momentarily blazed with golden light. This was indeed one of the top secret medicines in the world. For cultivators, their lifespan was paramount. Once the lifespan was exhausted, all would be over. No matter what kind of Divine Skills or Magic Artifacts you possessed, everything would be in vain.

Additionally, for ordinary Primordial Spirit Practitioners, a droplet of Rejuvenation Water could also extend their lifespan by two to three thousand years. But for divine creatures like him, a quarter of a lifespan was a staggering number.

He became excited.

Hearing that Lu Qingfeng indeed knew deeply about Rejuvenation Water, a flicker of delight passed through Zhu Yang’s eyes. He was about to speak when the Golden Eyes Demon King, still excited, asked first, "Fellow Daoist, do you have any Cold Marrow?"

"No."

Lu Qingfeng shook his head.

Cold Marrow was precious.

While he once obtained a Snow Soul Pearl in Qingluo Valley near Biyang Lake, such an unusual item as Cold Marrow was only known from ancient records; no information about it was heard even within the Three Mountains and Nine Waters.

"So—"

The expression of the Golden Eyes Demon King paused, and he turned to look at Zhu Yang, asking with a mind-transmission,

"If this Dutian Daoist doesn’t have Cold Marrow, why is Brother Zhu so eager to help?"

Zhu Yang shook his head, ignoring the Golden Eyes Demon King, and simply said to Lu Qingfeng, weakly and powerlessly, "Zhu has no Cold Marrow either, but I do know the whereabouts of some. I came here seeking Fellow Daoist’s help to capture the Cold Marrow. Once refined into Rejuvenation Water, there will be no less than three droplets. Zhu only asks for one droplet for myself. The remaining water, the two of you may do whatever you wish with."

After Zhu Yang finished speaking, he looked at Lu Qingfeng, waiting for a response.

"What are we waiting for then, if the three of us join forces, even the several old monks of the Six Dust Temple won’t have a chance to benefit, what treasure can’t we seize?!"

The Golden Eyes Demon King, impatient, pointed to the sky excitedly.

If the Rejuvenation Water were truly refined, there would be at least three droplets. Meaning, he could completely secure one droplet for himself. Both the Golden Eyes Demon King and Zhu Yang were lone individuals; one droplet of Rejuvenation Water was enough. As long as he acquired it, his ascension to the Upper Realm afterward would be highly probable, advancing to the realm of True Immortal.

This was indeed a monumental opportunity!