Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons
Chapter 1146 - 706: Hundred Elixirs, Ten Thousand Calamities, Shenxu Awakens_2

Chapter 1146: Chapter 706: Hundred Elixirs, Ten Thousand Calamities, Shenxu Awakens_2

Wushan had once witnessed the injured state of Shen Yi.

Even in such a condition, he continued to sit carelessly outside the Demon Suppressing Tower, utterly indifferent to the outside world, not at all like those who would hide their injuries from others with pretentious fragility.

"Let’s hope that’s the case."

Ye Lan squeezed out a smile, but felt an inexplicable strangeness in her heart.

Clearly, the chaos in the world was worsening, yet she found herself in a more easy-going and comfortable situation than ever before. The entire area of the nine prefectures in the west was remarkably free from any demon calamities.

This stark contrast left her feeling somewhat at a loss.

Such an eerie circumstance, aside from the young uncle-master inside the house, Ye Lan could find no other explanation.

"Rest for a few more days and it should be about time to head back."

Wushan stretched lazily, not expecting to be proven wrong so swiftly.

In just three days, a streak of light cut across the sky of Jianyang Prefecture, and the arrival was none other than the bearded man.

"General Nanyang has made significant contributions in managing demon calamities, please come forward to receive your reward!"

He opened his hand to reveal the Divine Dynasty Jade Token, a token issued by the Immortal Department, second only to the decrees of the Human Emperor.

"Wow."

Wushan stood up from the stone stool with some surprise, momentarily at a loss.

Since when did the Demon Slayer Bureau, an office that shunned publicity, start to put on such formal displays? Had they seen a ghost today?

Ye Lan stood with her hands hanging down, a helpless smile playing on her lips.

She knew that her uncle-master had never been one for small affairs; even when the Immortal Court granted horses to the White Cloud Cave, he could turn it into a major case involving a clan’s annihilation.

Yet, even with her anticipation, when Shen Yi walked out of the house, and after the bearded man finished reading the Jade Order, reverently spread out a piece of imperial yellow silk on the table, and then carefully arranged a whole table of Imperial Qi Pills, Ye Lan’s heart still skipped a beat, her face expressionless.

A hundred Imperial Qi Pills, a total of ten thousand Tribulations!

With proper candidates, these pills alone were enough to cultivate ten Fourth Grade Taiyi True Immortals.

Ye Lan, who had been a Titled General for many years, even leveraging the conveniences of her status as a Peak Master of Shenxu Mountain, had earned considerably more than her colleagues, yet her entire savings amounted to only a thousand Tribulations.

"..."

Wushan plopped back onto the stone stool, his legs slightly weak, not because he was scared by such a generous reward... Okay, he really had never seen so many Golden Balls at once.

But more importantly, as an old member of the Demon Slayer Bureau, he was all too aware of how tremendous calamities lay behind such a colossal reward.

Remembering the calm composure of Shen Yi when he returned, the alarmingly high degree of danger escalated.

But what was truly terrifying was not the Great Demons but rather this young General before him.

The next moment, the embarrassed words of the bearded man left both Ye Lan and Wushan frozen: "I apologize, the reward is actually twelve thousand Tribulation Emperor Qi Gold Pills, but due to insufficient reserves in the Great Nan Continent, they must be transferred from the Imperial City, therefore..."

"Therefore, we owe you two thousand Tribulations."

As the man finished, his face was noticeably red.

Since the founding of the Demon Slayer Bureau, this was probably the first time there had been an issue of owing wages, and General Nanyang certainly expanded their horizons once more.

"It’s alright."

Shen Yi casually collected the Golden Balls; the Emperor’s Qi was enough for him to test the ideas he had in mind for the moment.

"By the way, we also owe you a thousand Tribulations," the bearded man turned to look at Ye Lan.

"And mine too?"

Ye Lan came back to her senses, suddenly realizing something.

With Shen Yi closing his doors and not appearing, leaving Wushan to recuperate in the courtyard, all demon-slaying matters in the western nine prefectures had fallen on her shoulders.

Although those demon calamities had bizarrely resolved themselves, the corresponding merits were recorded officially and not obscured.

"..."

It was clear that there was no talk of repayment, yet this was just an excuse to repay after all.

Ye Lan looked at Shen Yi with mixed feelings, recalling the ten Golden Core pills she had given him earlier at Shenxu Mountain, her helplessness mixed with a hint of amusement.

It turned out that her uncle-master cared quite a bit about face after all.

Only she did not understand the significance of this needless gesture.

"It’s fine, I’m not in a hurry."

Ye Lan withdrew her gaze, gently waving her hand. She had felt her bottleneck loosening for a while now; she was only a step away from comprehending the Great Void Sword Fruit. It wouldn’t be late to take the Emperor’s Qi and break through once she truly crossed that threshold.

"Then, I’ll take my leave."

The bearded man sighed as he glanced around. When he came over earlier, he had taken a few extra looks, and indeed, this western part of the nine prefectures seemed like a pure land amid chaos.

Despite so many events unfolding, there was not the slightest hint of disturbance.

He wondered when his own realm would achieve such a state of peace and harmony.

After sending off the Titled General, Shen Yi refrained from too much small talk with the other two. Exchanging brief greetings, he found a quiet courtyard, took out the Pill Furnace and the medicinal ingredients, and started to assimilate his reward of Emperor’s Aura.

He had been impatiently waiting for this day.

It was when he first sensed that strand of Golden Thread within the Dragon Subduing and Tiger Suppressing Great Fruit Position that Shen Yi came to a realization.

The divide between Third Grade and Fourth Grade was not merely a matter of "quantity".

Those deities, buddhas, and Immortal Venerables had found something special within Tribulation Power, which was the key to advancing to Third Grade.

In other words, even if he were to assimilate every bit of the Imperial Qi Golden Pill without any loss,

Shen Yi might become the first Taiyi True Immortal ever to surpass the Thousand Tribulations between heaven and earth, but he would still just be a Taiyi True Immortal, with no connection to the lofty Daluo Immortal Venerable.

"Let’s give it a try."

Shen Yi adjusted his breathing. During this time, he had repeatedly sensed the strand of Golden Thread left by the Thousand-Armed Bodhisattva, its aura almost stamped into his mind.

What he needed to do was to identify something similar from the Tribulation Power.

With his current accomplishment in the Alchemy Dao, making these low-grade Elixirs that contain Tribulation Power was as simple as eating and drinking, handling up to ten furnaces simultaneously with no issue.

No need to rack his brain.

As the furnace fire ignited, Shen Yi slowly closed his eyes. With the flickering of his fingertips, medicinal ingredients mixed with Imperial Qi Golden Pills fell into the Pill Furnace.

Time slowly passed, and at the moment when the Pill Furnace trembled, the Thousand Tribulation Gold Pills had all merged into the Elixir.

Just as he anticipated, the loss was around ten percent.

The next moment, Shen Yi simultaneously activated a panel, ingested the Elixir, and started concocting the next batch of Tribulation Pills.

He was multitasking with one heart and three uses.

The remaining four hundred Demon Lifespan Years were slowly poured into the Taixu Daoist Technique, using extrapolation to assimilate the medicinal power.

[First Tribulation: You have ingested the Thousand Tribulation Great Pill, both Divine Soul and body enveloped by Tribulation Power, quietly digesting the medicinal force...]

Shen Yi seemed to have entered into an endless mist, having ingested similar Tribulation Pills many times before and knowing what would happen next.

These mists would soon be absorbed by him completely.

But this time, he wanted to linger a little longer.

Shen Yi steadied his mind, actively resisting the absorption of the medicinal power, and began to search in this vast fog following the aura in his mind.

However, this process ended soon.

As a warm feeling surged throughout his body and entered the Taixu Golden Core, Shen Yi wordlessly opened his eyes: "..."

The extrapolation was complete, and the Cultivation of the Taixu Golden Core had successfully reached 4,500 plus Tribulations.

Although his Boundary had greatly advanced, Shen Yi found it hard to smile as this task turned out to be much more difficult than he had thought.

Fortunately, there were plenty of Imperial Qi Golden Pills.

Shen Yi waved his hand slightly, and another batch of Elixirs came out of the furnace. He swiftly swallowed them and began another round of extrapolation.

Before long, the same scenario was replicated in the courtyard.

The young man’s dark eyes now carried a touch of bewilderment.

5,500 plus Tribulations.

Again the furnace was ignited, again the pill was ingested.

6,500 plus Tribulations.

"..."

Shen Yi looked at the Elixir in his palm and the robust Tribulation Power filling his body, as beads of sweat suddenly formed on his forehead.

This terror-inspiring realm had finally brought trouble upon him!

Though he was clearly in his residence in Jianyang Prefecture, his Divine Soul was inexplicably drawn by the Taixu Realm.

He even heard swallowing noises in his ears, filled with a mix of laziness upon awakening from a deep sleep and the thrill and greed upon seeing delicacies.

"Heavenly Pill... Heavenly Pill!"

With the hoarse voice coming through, Shen Yi felt a chill running down his spine, his hand clutching the Elixir tightened.

Clearly, the change in the Taixu Golden Core had still awoken the Shenxu Ancestor!

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