Land Sword Immortal: Eighty Years as the Guardian of the Sword Pavilion
Chapter 429 – Meng Fan’s heart-wrenching scream

Chapter 429 – Meng Fan’s heart-wrenching scream

The Fire Spirit Pill was something Meng Fan had never heard of before.

After all, he wasn't an alchemist. If Ye Qingyu were here, she would definitely know what the Fire Spirit Pill was.

But since the pill's name contained the word "fire," it was undoubtedly related to the Samadhi True Fire.

"Using the Samadhi True Fire to refine the three types of True Essence within you is no easy task. It requires controlling the Samadhi True Fire to enter your body, even reaching your Dantian.

A slight mistake could destroy your Dantian, and your entire cultivation would be ruined in an instant.

However, after taking the Fire Spirit Pill, your body can withstand the Samadhi True Fire for a short period.

With the protection of the Fire Spirit Pill, even if something unexpected happens, it won't destroy your Dantian; at most, your cultivation might suffer a bit.

That's why I said that even if you fail, your cultivation will only drop to the Heavenly Origin Realm.

It's all thanks to this Fire Spirit Pill!"

Hearing Elder Lin's explanation, Meng Fan understood that the most crucial thing to fuse the three types of True Essence within him into one was this Fire Spirit Pill.

"Master, where can I get this Fire Spirit Pill? Should I ask Ye Qingyu?" Meng Fan asked.

Elder Lin chuckled at his words.

Ye Qingyu?

"Heh, although that young lady Ye Qingyu is a decent alchemist, she can't handle a pill of this level like the Fire Spirit Pill.

Don't worry, I'll take care of the Fire Spirit Pill for you. You should go back and rest, adjust your mindset.

Tomorrow at noon, I'll help you refine the three types of True Essence within you!"

Hearing Elder Lin's words, Meng Fan could only bow respectfully and say earnestly, "Thank you, Master."

A pill that even Ye Qingyu couldn't obtain was naturally extremely precious.

If Elder Lin had to personally intervene, it would at least require someone of the Alchemy Hall's head level, if not more.

But, to be honest...

With the Sect Master absent, Elder Lin was the acting leader of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.

With such a strong backing, Meng Fan felt like he was rising with the tide, almost like a prince of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.

It felt pretty good!

Returning to his room, Meng Fan began to meditate quietly.

Throughout the night, he didn't cultivate any True Essence but focused entirely on practicing the Fu Xi's Visualization Techniques.

Enhancing his Divine Sense while trying to calm himself.

In the face of great events, one must remain calm!

Tomorrow, there was a real battle to be fought.

This battle was with himself, but it was more thrilling than any previous fight with others.

Sleepless through the night, Meng Fan adjusted his energy and spirit to their best state.

The next day, at noon.

Meng Fan arrived at the second floor of the Sword Pavilion.

"Master, is there any news about the Fire Spirit Pill?" he asked, a bit shyly.

Of course, to Elder Lin, this shyness was obviously an act.

After all, in Elder Lin's impression, Meng Fan was quite thick-skinned.

This misunderstanding left Meng Fan a bit helpless.

"Since I said I'd help you fuse the three types of True Essence within you today at noon, you can rest assured about the Fire Spirit Pill."

As he spoke, a jade bottle appeared in Elder Lin's hand.

As he handed the jade bottle to Meng Fan, Elder Lin flicked his finger, and a warm current surged into Meng Fan's body.

Instantly, Meng Fan felt a heat rising within him.

The warm current Elder Lin injected was a fire-attributed True Essence.

"Focus your mind and use your three types of True Essence to suppress this True Essence of mine!" Elder Lin instructed Meng Fan.

Meng Fan had just received the jade bottle and hadn't even opened it when Elder Lin pulled this move, leaving him a bit confused.

However, he obediently followed the instruction, using his three types of True Essence to envelop Elder Lin's fire-attributed True Essence.

Elder Lin's True Essence was controlled with great precision, its strength almost matching the three types of True Essence within Meng Fan.

Meng Fan, using three to suppress one, managed quite easily without much pressure.

After all, Elder Lin wouldn't harm him!

"Master, what is this for?" Meng Fan asked, puzzled, after "capturing" Elder Lin's fire-attributed True Essence with his three types of True Essence.

His intuition told him this True Essence seemed unnecessary.

Elder Lin calmly replied, "Since you've decided to fuse True Essence, three or four types make no difference!

Since I possess fire-attributed True Essence, I'll give you one to complete the fusion of four types of True Essence.

With an additional True Essence, if successful, the fused True Essence will be even more powerful."

Meng Fan, hearing this, asked worriedly, "But Master, doesn't this increase the danger?"

There are no benefits without risks; this is an unchanging truth.

Elder Lin shook his head, not directly answering Meng Fan's question, and casually said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing and won't harm you."

This made Meng Fan a bit nervous.

He thought, you may know what you're doing, but I don't.

However, at this point, he couldn't back down and could only brace himself.

"Alright, since you've controlled my True Essence, you can now take the Fire Spirit Pill," Elder Lin said to Meng Fan.

Without hesitation, Meng Fan swallowed the pill from the jade bottle in one gulp.

The next second, a scorching warmth spread throughout his body, even reaching his limbs.

Meng Fan had thought taking such a pill would cause unimaginable pain, but he was clearly overthinking it.

After taking the Fire Spirit Pill, there was no pain, only extreme comfort, as if soaking in a hot spring.

This feeling made Meng Fan close his eyes in comfort, almost letting out a sigh of relief.

Too comfortable!

It was just too comfortable!

But the next second, a bone-piercing pain struck.

The source of the pain was his Dantian.

Because just as Meng Fan closed his eyes to enjoy the moment, Elder Lin discreetly sent a small red flame into Meng Fan's body, directly reaching his Dantian.

If it were a normal cultivator, their flesh would be reduced to ashes upon contact with the Samadhi True Fire.

Even a cultivator like Meng Fan, with the Orient Loong God Body, couldn't withstand it for more than a few seconds.

That's why Elder Lin procured a Fire Spirit Pill.

After taking the Fire Spirit Pill, one's physique temporarily becomes a Fire Spirit Body.

The Fire Spirit Body doesn't enhance combat power but allows one to withstand fire.

Immune to all flames!

It's like turning your body into fire; how can fire burn fire?

It sounds absurd and hard to understand, but that's the peculiarity of the Cultivation World.

In short, after taking the Fire Spirit Pill, the Samadhi True Fire couldn't harm Meng Fan for a short time.

Most importantly, he could finally start refining the four types of True Essence within him.

No, it's four types of True Essence!

And the refining process was entirely controlled by Elder Lin, Meng Fan didn't have to do anything.

He just needed to endure.

"Ah... ah... ah..." Meng Fan let out a series of agonizing cries.

The Fire Spirit Pill could protect his body from the Samadhi True Fire, but it couldn't block the pain, which was truly excruciating.

No wonder Elder Lin had warned Meng Fan that insisting on this would be painful.

Now it seemed, the pain was more than just a little!

If this process were likened to sword forging.

At this moment, Meng Fan was like a lump of material, and Elder Lin was the swordsmith.

Meng Fan just needed to wait quietly for his material to be forged into a sword!

Moments later, several people stood in unison on the second floor of the Sword Pavilion.

Hong Qi, Shu Changsheng, Wu Tian, and Senior Disciple Luo.

All four were present.

After all, Meng Fan's miserable cries echoed throughout the Sword Pavilion, even reaching outside.

They couldn't help but come to the second floor to check what was happening.

"Don't worry, this kid will be fine. I'm helping him cultivate. You all should leave, and no matter how loud it gets, don't come up, so as not to disturb us," Elder Lin said to the four at the staircase while controlling the Samadhi True Fire to refine the True Essence within Meng Fan.

Hearing this, the four were relieved.

Since Elder Lin was assisting Meng Fan, there was nothing to worry about.

Senior Disciple Luo and Shu Changsheng obediently left first.

Hong Qi looked at Meng Fan with some concern. She rarely saw him in such agony, and it pained her.

But fearing she might disturb him, she left despite her worries.

The last to leave was Wu Tian.

He was reluctant to go, enjoying the sight of Meng Fan in such misery.

If Elder Lin hadn't insisted on his departure, he felt he could watch forever.

Meng Fan's miserable state and cries made Wu Tian feel refreshed and delighted!

Unfortunately, Elder Lin shooed him away, preventing him from enjoying it longer.

Luckily, Meng Fan was too preoccupied to notice Wu Tian's expression, or he would have given Wu Tian a good lesson on how to behave!

"Master Aunt, what is Master Grandpa doing to Master? Why is he in such pain?" Shu Changsheng asked Hong Qi with some discomfort.

Wu Tian always bullied him, so he didn't like talking to him.

But Hong Qi treated him well, so he naturally felt closer to her.

On the second floor of the Sword Pavilion.

Though Meng Fan was in excruciating pain, he still kept an eye on the situation within his Dantian.

It was hard not to!

After all, it concerned his future and whether the current suffering was worth it.

The four types of True Essence within him were merging at a very slow pace.

The Samadhi True Fire needed to burn them bit by bit before they could merge.

And although Meng Fan had taken the Fire Spirit Pill, his body could only withstand a small amount of the Samadhi True Fire.

So the process was indeed a bit troublesome.

If the amount of Samadhi True Fire were increased, the refining speed could be accelerated, but Elder Lin feared Meng Fan couldn't handle it.

Though the Fire Spirit Pill turned him into a Fire Spirit Body, immune to all flames.

The Samadhi True Fire wasn't an ordinary spiritual fire; it could burn not only the flesh but also the soul.

If the dose of Samadhi True Fire were increased, even if Meng Fan's body could withstand it, his soul couldn't.

Though it wouldn't burn Meng Fan's soul to ashes, even burning it to the point of idiocy was unacceptable.

One hour...

Two hours...

Three hours...

Time slowly passed, and more and more True Essence within Meng Fan was refined and merged.

About a quarter was completed, which wasn't slow.

Calculating, it would take about a day and night to completely fuse the True Essence.

It seemed short, not a long time, but enduring such excruciating pain for a day and night was truly hard.

At this moment, Meng Fan somewhat understood the previously body-reconstructing Hong Qi, no wonder she cried out in pain for so long.

It wasn't pretentious to cry out; it was genuinely unbearable, too painful!

In the blink of an eye, ten hours passed.

The True Essence within Meng Fan had mostly merged, with only a few stubborn remnants left.

And during these ten hours, Meng Fan's cries of pain hadn't stopped, truly miserable, causing the people downstairs to have a restless night.

By now, Meng Fan's throat was hoarse, even his vocal cords were torn.

Under normal circumstances, such minor injuries could be instantly healed with True Essence.

But at this moment, all of Meng Fan's True Essence was being refined in his Dantian, and Elder Lin had no time to deal with Meng Fan's throat issues.

A hoarse throat, even a torn throat or broken vocal cords, were minor issues; once the True Essence fusion succeeded, these could be instantly healed.

If the True Essence fusion failed, the trouble would be significant!

Elder Lin, a seasoned veteran, naturally knew what was more important.

"Dear disciple, time is running out, I need to give it my all. It might get more painful, bear with it, it'll be over soon," Elder Lin suddenly said to Meng Fan.

What time was running out?

Meng Fan wondered, but he had no strength to ask.

Actually, Elder Lin forgot to tell him that the Fire Spirit Pill's effect only lasted a day and night, beyond which it wouldn't work.

By then, perhaps in just a few seconds, Meng Fan would be burned to ashes by the Samadhi True Fire.

Of course, that wouldn't happen.

Since the Samadhi True Fire was controlled by Elder Lin, if time really ran out, he would extinguish the Samadhi True Fire instantly, preventing Meng Fan from being burned to death.

Even with Elder Lin's influence, he could only procure one Fire Spirit Pill.

And according to Elder Lin's estimation, one Fire Spirit Pill, a day and night's time, was enough to complete the True Essence fusion.

But in reality, the True Essence within Meng Fan was stronger than Elder Lin imagined.