Chapter 129: Spirit-Perceiving Poison Pill: Heart Fire Burns

Chapter 129: Spirit-Perceiving Poison Pill: Heart Fire Burns

Li Changshou looked at the three female Qi refiners in front of him...

Jiu Jiu was still rubbing her eyes, yawning lazily, her clothes slightly disheveled.

Next to her, You Qin Xuan Ya stared directly at Li Changshou, her bright eyes clear and attitude upright, accepting any blame.

Ling E stood with her head down by the bedside, her face full of disappointment...

If one were to ask Ling E about her current mood, she would definitely regret it.

She shouldn't have shown off her barbecue skills back then, causing both her junior brother and sister, Xiao Shishu and You Qin Shijie, to fall for her.

Clearly knowing that her senior brother would scold her when he came out of seclusion, yet holding onto the mentality of 'not blaming everyone'...

Li Changshou closed his eyes and sighed softly.

"Elder Brother Changshou!"

You Qin Xuan Ya clasped her hands together, bowing her head in apology, her ponytail gently swaying, "Xuan Ya saw the spiritual beasts and felt delighted, so she urged Ling E junior sister, making up all sorts of excuses to turn them into a delicacy. Xuan Ya is willing to accept any punishment from Elder Brother!"

Li Changshou smiled slightly, speaking gently, "Is it delicious?"

"Delicious... um," You Qin Xuan Ya's frosty face flushed with two blushes.

Jiu Jiu yawned, "Little Changshou, so what if you ate some spiritual beasts? Master Uncle compensated you with precious spirit stones."

Li Changshou replied calmly, "Master Uncle, your precious spirit stones have already transformed into another form and are accompanying you."

"Oh no! I almost forgot that I've used up all my savings!"

Jiu Jiu suddenly jolted awake, her whole body standing upright, pondering deeply.

Although she was sometimes a bit 'rough', as a Master Uncle, she wouldn't bully a junior disciple.

Ling E sighed softly, biting her lip lightly, knowing that she must unify the front at this moment and pull her junior brother and sister onto the same boat.

So, Ling E whispered softly, "Senior Brother, this matter is all because of me..."

"Sister, don't be so nervous," Li Changshou said with a smile, "After all, your senior brother isn't a demon. Why are you so afraid?"

A twitch appeared at the corner of Ling E's mouth, subconsciously taking a step back.

"Let Ling E go! If there's any problem, come at me!"

Jiu Jiu decisively shielded Ling E behind her, standing tall and proud, "Even if I have to owe a debt, Master Uncle, I'll accompany you to the end!"

"Master Uncle, don't say such things," Li Changshou frowned, "The disciple still respects you, and there's no ulterior motive."

"Pah! I mean helping you refine pills and formations!"

Jiu Jiu snorted, blushing slightly just now, but now she couldn't put down her 'dignity' as a Master Uncle and added sternly, "You still have ulterior motives? Then, have some respect for Ling E, and let your Master Uncle see what you're capable of!"

The corner of Li Changshou's mouth twitched slightly, but he casually diverted the topic from this conversation.

They were disciples of the Immortal Door, and they also had divine beasts.

Li Changshou sighed with his hands behind his back, "You've eaten them, and I can't make you vomit them out. But my Little Qiong Peak can't suffer such losses for nothing. I've calculated the value of those spiritual beasts in detail. Now, I'll give you three another form of compensation. Look here."

As he spoke, he took out two parchment scrolls from his sleeve, unfolding them slowly, revealing a complex design.

"If you think there's no problem, press your fingerprints on them, make an oath, and we'll start working on it on the chosen day."

"What's this?"

Jiu Jiu was the first to come over, and the three of them were a little puzzled...

Later that day.

Outside the spiritual beast pen, three beautiful figures, with their sleeves rolled up and skirts gathered, used their immortal and magical powers to drag a pile of freshly processed wood, slowly flying from a distance...

On Little Qiong Peak, there was soon the sound of a tender voice.

Inside the pill room, Li Changshou's fingers moved slightly, reinforcing the isolation array around Little Qiong Peak.

Although he didn't owe them anything, if other disciples happened to see the chief disciple, who was as cold as an iceberg outside, doing carpentry work on his Little Qiong Peak...

Those fellow disciples who had some good fantasies about the chief disciple would probably develop some demons.

Shaking his head inwardly, Li Changshou continued to refine pills.

With a sufficient stock of Ambition Pills, selling a few more low-grade spirit pills and buying some young spiritual beasts back was the right thing to do;

Otherwise, with the spiritual beast pen empty, it always felt like something was missing, and Little Qiong Peak wouldn't be complete.

This time, let's buy some cheap but tasty ones.

Nowadays, to refine pills, one needed the blood of spiritual beasts, starting from at least a few thousand years old. Little Qiong Peak didn't have these things, so occasionally, they had to go to the Pill Cauldron Peak to get some wind.

Half a month of alchemy, half a month of excitement near the spiritual beast pen.

Li Changshou didn't make it too difficult for the three of them. After all, one was his junior sister, one was his close junior brother, and the other was a toxic junior sister who took everything too seriously.

Li Changshou just let them build a loft near the spiritual beast pen, a beautiful place where they could play and frolic in the future.

—The lakeside was the resting area for him and his master, and it wasn't appropriate to always let them go there.

Apart from this loft, the overall project included only a small renovation plan for the spiritual beast pen;

Given their efficiency at the moment, tsk, it would definitely be completed within thirty years, without affecting You Qin Xuan Ya's participation in the Three Teaching Origins Convention.

Working and frolicking at the same time, what could be built in half a day was dragged out for half a month...

Li Changshou felt a bit powerless about this and decided to keep a certain distance from the three of them in the future to avoid this kind of contagion.

...

Several months later, at the Pill Cauldron Peak.

As usual, Li Changshou would visit Elder Wan Lin Yun every now and then.

The two of them walked among the trees on the Pill Cauldron Peak, with the shadows of the trees swaying, and the paths serene, stepping on the gently swaying spots of light on the ground, also having a certain elegance.

"Changshou, I've had some inspiration recently, also inspired by your sensing stone. I've conceived a kind of poison pill."

"Oh?" Li Changshou smiled, "Elder, your inspiration is indeed remarkable. Is this poison pill related to sensing the immortal consciousness?"

Elder Wan Lin Yun gave a "cold" smile, speaking warmly, "Yes, Changshou, do you know what immortal consciousness, spirit consciousness is?"

Li Changshou replied:

"I have seen it in the scriptures of our sect. Immortal consciousness, spirit consciousness, are the divine thoughts scattered by the primordial spirit, the response of the primordial spirit to the world. According to the 'Good Immortal Sutra,' the primordial spirit is with the heart, and immortal consciousness, spirit consciousness, is the perception of the heart. Ordinary people rely on eyes, ears, nose, tongue, but their minds are ignorant and do not recognize the great way. Qi refiners observe the world with their hearts, so it is called spirit consciousness."

Elder Wan Lin Yun's smile became even colder, showing a hint of approval in his eyes.

Although any other disciple in the sect could provide a similar answer.

Elder Wan Lin Yun said:

"Since I saw your sensing stone last time, I've searched through ancient books, read through the sect's Taoist scriptures, and discussed it with several elder alchemists a few times. The juice of the color-containing flowers, when probed by immortal consciousness or spirit consciousness, changes color; the sap of the verdant spirit wood, when probed by immortal consciousness or spirit consciousness, forms a net. Apart from these, there are seven or eight other things that can also react to immortal consciousness or spirit consciousness. I tried them one by one and finally settled on the formula of this pill."

As he spoke, Elder Wan Lin Yun handed a piece of paper to Li Changshou, smiling coldly, "Take a look, how is it?"

Although Li Changshou was already accustomed to Elder Wan Lin Yun's signature smile, he was sometimes still taken aback.

He took the prescription and carefully examined it, pondering in his heart, sometimes frowning, sometimes showing a look of enlightenment, but in the end, he nodded lightly.

"This prescription should be feasible. Both in terms of pharmacology and theory, it gives the disciple a sense of enlightenment."

"Next, it's about experimenting with the dosage," Elder Wan Lin Yun said, "In a few days, I'll go to the North Ju Lu Continent to search for the Azure Crystal Thorn God Insect. If I can catch a few more, this pill can be made in three years."

"Elder, do you plan to go to the North Ju Lu Continent yourself?"

"Yes, I've sent the juniors from the Pill Cauldron Peak to search everywhere, but we couldn't find the Azure Crystal Thorn God Insect in the Dongsheng Divine Continent."

Elder Wan Lin Yun leaned on his bronze crutch, his gaze fixed on the dense green trees, "The poison of the immortal consciousness is rarely seen in the world. If it can be refined, it will indeed be gratifying. Changshou, my immortal life is already more than half over, and although the opportunity for longevity has not yet appeared, I estimate that I won't be able to obtain the fruit of longevity. If I can leave a few poisonous scriptures and produce a few new prescriptions in my lifetime, it would not be in vain."

Li Changshou heard this, feeling a slight sense of emotion in his heart, but did not say much, just smiled and listened.

"By the way, Changshou, about your Ambition Pills..."

"Cough!"

Li Changshou didn't expect the topic to change so quickly.

"Elder, do you need them? After the Great Competition, I've refined many, but those pills were taken away by Master Uncle Jiu Wu. I've just brewed some new Love Water recently. If you need them, I'll refine them and send them to you."

Elder Wan Lin Yun waved his hand, saying, "What do I need them for? I have no such intention."

"Really gave me a scare..."

"Hehehe, your Ambition Pills seem to be made from Love Gu transformed into Love Stones," Elder Wan Lin Yun said solemnly, "I got one from Liu Fei Xian and figured out its pharmacology. This thing is not only effective for male cultivators with indifferent minds but also for female cultivators. You should instruct those who take the pills not to cause trouble."

"Disciple remembers," Li Changshou smiled, "Elder, you can determine that it's Love Stones from just one pill. I really admire you. Recently, the disciple has also been thinking about improving the prescription and adding two herbs to solidify the yang qi."

"That's not bad. You know about it, and that's enough," Elder Wan Lin Yun smiled, "As long as you know about it."

Li Changshou thought for a moment, took out a treasure bag from his arms, and said, "Elder, when you go to the North Ju Lu Continent, please take this with you as well. The North Continent is dangerous, and although the disciple can't help much, there are also two papermen inside who are not afraid of poisonous miasma."

"Hmm," Elder Wan Lin took the treasure bag, putting it into his sleeve pocket solemnly.

This was just a favor to Li Changshou's face.

Since returning from the Pill Cauldron Peak, Li Changshou had been thinking about the Elder Wan Lin Yun's conceived 'immortal consciousness poison'.

This poison pill, when refined, could be worn like a sensing stone; its function was to counterattack those who probed one's immortal consciousness, but the damage was not great, at most causing the other party to feel a headache and dizziness.

Li Changshou actually felt that this poison pill was a bit redundant.

If the main ingredient, the Azure Crystal Thorn God Insect, was replaced, and other herbs were added to achieve the effect of [secretly marking the source of the immortal consciousness], that would be a true deadly weapon...

Cough, that would be an essential item for 'counterintelligence'!

"What can be used as a substitute?"

Li Changshou inadvertently fell into contemplation, his knowledge in this area was definitely not as rich as Elder Wan Lin Yun's, and he was not as mobile as Elder Wan Lin Yun...

Hmm?

Li Changshou suddenly thought of something.

The fox demon that he and Master Uncle Jiu Wu had captured...

That fox demon's charm...

The love stone that was now in his hands...

The immortal consciousness is the perception of the heart...

"Indeed, I can start from this aspect..."

Li Changshou pondered for a moment, then quickly picked up a scroll and sat down in the rocking chair in front of the pill room, starting to write and draw with his carving knife.

Soon, a concept for an 'Immortal Consciousness Poison Pill' temporarily named [Once You Look at Me, You'll Be Marked and Your Heart Will Burn] began to take shape under his carving knife.

The highest level of poisoning is to make the other party take the initiative, and not even realize they've been affected.

Busy for half a day, Li Changshou also felt a bit dizzy. He swept his immortal consciousness over the figures in the spiritual beast circle...

The three fair figures were busy chopping wood, cutting trees, and digging soil, all of them much more diligent than before.

Watching their figures, Li Changshou was also slightly lost in thought, secretly smiling in his heart.

"Indeed, laborers are the most beautiful, and the later generations do not deceive me."

...

In the Heavenly Court, at the Moon Matchmaker's Hall.

Dong Mu Gong cautiously sneaked in, looking around.