Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 868: Dynasty fate is not the goal
After waking up, Taoist Xue already had a way to deal with it, so he immediately jumped down from the roof and woke up several people in the front yard.

Before Old Man Zhang could even call out "Master", Taoist Zhang had already spoken.

"Hurry, go to the paper-making shop and buy some paper figures. Buy as many as you have children. It doesn't matter what size, but make sure to separate the boys and girls!"

"Paper figurines?"

"Correct!"

"Oh, is there anything else you need?"

The rest of the people who woke up also gathered together. Taoist Xue glanced at the chicken coop in the yard. The big rooster had crowed loudly just now.

"Don't look for anything else, it's already in the courtyard!"

The method Hui Mian used could not actually be considered a complete transmission of the Dharma. A larger part of it was the awakening of some of the abilities that Taoist Xue had in his previous life.
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While Taoist Xue was making preparations, a wisp of wind from heaven had already landed on a temple outside the nearby county town.

Of course, those who came with the wind were Hui Mian and his group.

"Senior Hui, is this where the Taoist who was in a trance yesterday came from?"

Yan Shouyun asked curiously, looking around. It was still early and there didn't seem to be many pilgrims in the temple, but it looked like just an ordinary temple.

"By the way, what does it mean to be in a trance?"

Qi Zhongbin answered his disciples' questions while looking at the closed door in the backyard of the temple.

"When the mind wanders, it's just like when ordinary people's minds wander in dreams. Often times, it can't be controlled, but it has unexpected effects. However, ordinary cultivators won't wander because they can already control their own mind. On the contrary, they can't be 'out of their mind' in that state. But there are exceptions."

Shi Sheng looked at Yan Shouyun and smiled.

"Yes, for example, in my Qiankun lineage, this method is one of the essential skills! It's just very difficult, and being able to detect the wandering of other people's spiritual thoughts is even more difficult. Your master and I can't detect it yet!"

"Even Master and Master couldn't notice it. But Senior Gray noticed it last night."

Yan Shouyun subconsciously looked at Hui Mian on Shi Sheng's shoulder and gained a new understanding of Senior Hui's Taoism.

Hui Mian was sitting on Shi Sheng's shoulder and felt secretly happy when he heard this. This kind of praise from Shi Sheng was the most comfortable. His spiritual perception and those eyes were Hui Mian's strongest support since he could remember. They had helped him to gain insight and avoid danger countless times.

Of course, my strongest support now is sir!
"Okay, let me show you what Xue found!"

Hui Mian waved his claws, and the door of the back hall slowly opened. A clay sculpture with a dragon head and a human body appeared in front of everyone. There was a crown on the top of the clay sculpture, and a scent of sandalwood that had not completely dissipated was also emanating from it.

Everyone's eyes fixed, and Du Xiaolin even sneered.

"He is trying to borrow the luck of the human dynasty, thinking that he can use this to confuse the heavens and deceive the world. Or is he naive enough to think that the Dragon King of the East China Sea will not take action because he is afraid of the heavenly rule of not interfering with the human world?"

Zhuo Qing couldn't help but cover her mouth with her sleeve.

“Smelly smell”

“It does smell a bit bad!”

The smell in the hall was mainly sandalwood at first, but later it brought an uncomfortable feeling, but this was only a spiritual perception and it was difficult to explain if one looked closely.

Shi Sheng took a few steps and came to the door of the palace. Instead of stepping in, he reached out and touched the door frame.

At this moment, Shi Sheng closed his eyes slightly, as if he could feel the sky darkening and the stars emerging. He could also vaguely see many children coming in and bowing. When he looked further away, he could see the process of carrying the clay sculptures.
"Although these children have only started to sleepwalk and worship in recent months, the Dragon King statue in the temple has been built for five or six years, and incense and worship have already started long ago, but the intensity has only increased recently!"

Huimian, standing on Shisheng's shoulder, looked at the statue of the Dragon King seriously, as if he wanted to see something through it.

"Could it be that he really defected to the Northern Heavens and was made a Water Dragon King, enjoying the incense of the human world? But will the Heavens allow him to do whatever he wants? What happened here seems to be a bit evil, right?"

Standing in this position, the special stench seemed to be more obvious. Even Shi Sheng frowned, and Du Xiaolin and Zhuo Qing in the back were driven away by the smell. Only Qi Zhongbin walked up the steps of the temple. Yan Shouyun went to see his master, so he could only follow him.

"Does this smell resemble the rancid evil spirit mixed with Shinto incense? Master once said that the deeper the evil spirit, the stinkier it becomes. This kind of stench is unheard of."

Qi Zhongbin's words also made Shi Sheng nod his head. The latter looked back and saw that Xiaolin and Aunt Zhuo had retreated twenty steps away.

"Then tell Senior Jiang that the traitors in the East China Sea should be dealt with by the East China Sea Dragon Clan themselves?"

"I have to notify you, but does Hong Ye think it's that simple?"

Hui Mian was a little skeptical, but if he couldn't figure out something, there would naturally be others to solve it. Notifying the Dragon Clan and Mr. was the best option.

The Dragon Palace in the North Sea is so close that there is no need to make an extra trip. Qi Zhongbin can just fold the letter paper into a paper crane and let it fly to the North Sea.

"Let's not alert the enemy for now!" "Yes."

"But we can also see how big the range is!"

A paper crane flew out of the temple, and after reaching the sky, it used the wind to fly towards the North Sea. Its speed was no slower than that of an ordinary practitioner, and it had gone far away in the blink of an eye. At noon that day, it had reached the deep ocean, near the Dragon Palace in the North Sea, and was discovered by a patrolling Yaksha.

A moment later, the yaksha brought the paper crane to find Yi Shuyuan and Jiang Lang, and presented the paper box in the pavilion of the palace.

"Immortal Lord, there is a message from Master Qi Tian on the paper box. It should be his message. I came here to present it to you!"

"Okay, thank you!"

Yi Shuyuan took the paper box and did not shy away from the name of the Yaksha. Under Jiang Lang's gaze, he unfolded the origami, and saw Qi Zhongbin's handwriting on it.

"Found it? So fast!"

Jiang Lang was surprised for a moment, but his expression changed again when he saw the content.

"Hong Ye, this old bastard, actually wants to use the power of the dynasty to practice. Isn't he afraid of being punished by heaven?"

“Maybe he’s not afraid!”

Yi Shuyuan muttered something and handed the letter directly to Yaksha.

"Let your Dragon Lord have a look too, so you don't have to explain it unclearly when you report."

"Thank you, Immortal Lord!"

Yaksha hurriedly thanked him. He was indeed going to report, and then immediately went to other places in the Dragon Palace to find the Dragon King.

Jiang Lang glanced at Yi Shuyuan, then turned back to look at other places in the palace. Xiao Yong and the North Sea creatures went to visit, after all, it was rare to go to the bottom of the sea.

"What do you mean, let's go get it done?"

Yi Shuyuan was calculating at the moment, but his brows were not relaxed.

"It should be clear enough, but I still can't figure out where Hong Ye is."

"Since we can't figure it out, just pull him out!"

Jiang Lang stood up without saying anything else. Yi Shuyuan thought about it and said no more. The two of them called a creature from the East China Sea, left some words, and then left first.
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But at this moment, Hong Ye, who was talked about by Yi Shuyuan, Jiang Lang and many others, was not in Daegu, nor even in the northern border.

At the far end of the distant Western Ocean, there is a special place. The spiritual energy here is relatively chaotic, the breath is very mixed, there are many eddies in the sea water, and there are many mountain-shaped islands in the sea. The density is much higher than some places close to the land.

Also because of the chaos of spiritual energy, there are very few people who practice cultivation here, and even there are relatively few aquatic life in this sea area. However, there are other reasons for the small number of marine life.

Somewhere on the seabed of this sea area, the closer to the seabed, the higher the temperature of the sea water. When it is below a depth of a thousand feet, the sea water here has almost become boiling water, and the affected area is abnormally large.

From time to time, some bubbles rise from the cracks on the seabed, and some turbid ash-like substances spew out, as if there is an underwater volcano here.

This environment is extremely harsh not only for ordinary marine life, but also for those who practice cultivation.

But at this place, several dragons swam here at this moment.

The bodies of these dragons were covered with a layer of hazy water, and they were obviously casting spells to endure the conditions here. The old dragon in the lead was huge, with the mane near the head of the dragon already gray, and a pair of slightly protruding round dragon eyes staring at the place with the heaviest burning reaction. It was the old dragon Hong Ye who had been missing for a long time.

The several dragons around Hong Ye are his other sons.

"Dad, here it is. Are you sure you want to take it out now?"

Hong Yelong opened his mouth slightly and said in a deep voice.

"I have a bad feeling. We must act quickly. This opportunity is a blessing from heaven. We cannot afford to fail! Let's go!"

Several dragons endured the scorching heat and continued to dive downwards, getting closer and closer to the place where the breath was the most chaotic.

This kind of burning sensation is not simple. If it were just boiling sea water, it would not be a big deal for the dragon in a short period of time. However, here it feels like burning in the heart and body, which makes people extremely uncomfortable.

Several dragons arrived at the bottom of the sea, then dug a few times with their claws, and then cast a spell to move several huge rocks on the seabed. Several huge rocks were blown away, making the surrounding area turbid.

But even in such turbidity, the dragon could still see the fire deep in the cracks.

It was not until he saw the fire with his own eyes that excitement appeared in Hong Ye's eyes.

Many years ago, one of his sons had a secret meeting with a dragon girl from the West Sea and came here to seek excitement. He accidentally discovered this place and also saw a different color!

Looking down through the crack in the ground, the fire was not actually pure magma, but rather a huge layer of wood burning.
If there ever was a tree, how huge would it be?
However, the dragons' attention was not on the burning wood at this time, because there was a special stone in the fire that looked like jade. Because of the burning fire, the whole stone became translucent and emitted a faint golden glow.

And deep in this translucent stone, even with the naked eye one can see a bit of gold. Upon closer inspection, it is actually a golden pill hidden in the stone.

This pill is more dazzling than gold, and it is covered with mysterious Taoist patterns. Just looking at it for a while is enough to make people dizzy.

"It's not wrong, it's not wrong"

Hong Ye was so excited that he could not control himself.

"Legend has it that when Yi Daozi was refining the Tiandou Pill, he made three pills and two of them escaped. Even with his boundless magic power, he was only able to stop one. The other was barely stopped by the combined efforts of the Four Directions Supreme Gods, the Gray Guardian, and the Great Demon Mountain God of Tiandou Mountain. The remaining one has not been found to this day."

Hong Ye paused and spoke with excitement.

"That should be it. The only supreme elixir in the world, besides the Tiandou Pill, is the Hualong Pill!"

"We don't need to think about the Dragon Transformation Pill, but the Tiandou Pill is definitely not inferior to the Dragon Transformation Pill. If you can refine it after eating it, you can definitely transform into a dragon. Even if you can't transform into a real dragon, your magic power will reach the pinnacle!"

The eyes of several dragons nearby showed greed, but they were able to restrain themselves, and some were worried.

"Dad, if we move it, won't Yi Daozi know?"

Hong Ye looked around.

"Yi Daozi is indeed extremely powerful, but he is not omnipotent, otherwise he would not have been unable to find the elixir. Moreover, the elixir is a close-up thing, and its escape is almost unpredictable. This is what he wrote in the "Dan Dian" himself!"

"Isn't something like the Tiandou Pill itself the Tao?"

"You can't be wrong!"

Hong Ye couldn't wait any longer and stretched out his dragon claws to reach down.

"Zizzi"

A burning sound was heard, causing Hong Ye to look painful. Although the fire was so powerful, this little pain was nothing.

"Boom"

There was a heavy noise coming from the bottom of the sea. Hong Ye grabbed the stone and lifted it up slowly. The stone was actually less than ten feet high. Under his dragon claws, it was just like a normal person pinching a longan.

Strangely enough, when the stone was away from the flames below, it no longer had the jade texture and was no longer transparent, as if it was just an ordinary piece of stone.

The surrounding dragons all came over. Hong Ye looked at them, memories emerged in his mind, and a cold look appeared in his eyes.

"Lord Dragon, Lord Dragon, I, the Hong family, am loyal to you. You did not save my grandson Wei'er, but cast a spell to kill my eldest son, causing them to perish together. You also hid it from me for so many years. Since you are so heartless, you blame me for being disloyal and unrighteous!"

As he spoke, Hong Ye also looked at his sons around him.

"You don't have to be jealous. It is said that the Tiandou Pill is a rare pill that is not so easy to consume. Just like one cannot easily transform into a dragon by walking on water if one is not advanced enough, if one swallows the Tiandou Pill with insufficient Taoism, he will be burned to death by the pill fire!"

"Dad has been preparing for these years, relying on the energy of the Daegu Dynasty and the help of the Dragon Year Yin Yang Boy, so that he can be sure to digest the Tiandou Pill. When Dad gains power, it will be easy for you to ask for anything you want."

After saying this, the old dragon opened its mouth and swallowed the stubborn stone in its hand that was more than ten feet high.

All the surrounding dragons looked at the old dragon nervously, but there was no response after waiting for a long time. The old dragon himself also had a strange look on his face. He led a group of dragons away from the scorching area and came to a relatively tolerable sea area.

"vomit"

After a vomiting sound, the stone with some ambergris was spit onto the old dragon's claws.

"What's wrong, Dad?" "You can't bear it?" "How about I give it a try?"

The old dragon glanced at the person beside him and shook his head.

"I don't feel the medicinal power flowing away at all. Could it be because it's sealed by the stone? Get ready to prevent the elixir from flowing away. I want to let it out!"

As he spoke, the old dragon smashed the stone hard with his other claw.

"Boom"

A loud noise spread out in the sea water, and the old dragon's claws became sore, but the stone did not move at all, as if it was one with the elixir.

"No way" "How could this happen!"

The old dragon and the surrounding dragons all changed their expressions, and they all vaguely felt that something was wrong. Then the old dragon quickly dived back to the ravine where the fire was, threw the stone down, and the other dragons followed.

As a result, when we looked again, the stone was no longer transparent and there was no change even when burned by the flames. Naturally, we could not see the elixir anymore!
"How could this happen? How could this happen? How is this possible?!"

Hong Ye cried out in disbelief, his mind nearly collapsing. It seemed as if this pill had really turned into a piece of stone in such a short time?
The surrounding dragons were all in a state of panic and were already worrying about their retreat.

"Dad, don't worry!"

A dragon spoke calmly, causing the surrounding dragons to look at him, the former pondering for a moment before looking at the flames below before continuing.

"Dad couldn't break the stone with one claw, which means the elixir is still there. Even if it turns into stone, it is still elixir. If it can't be digested, it can be made digestible! It is already elixir, and it can return to its original color after a rough refining in the elixir furnace!"

"That's easy to say, but where should we go to practice? Eastern Heaven? Southern Dragon Palace? Or should we go directly to Yi Daozi? Aren't we just courting death?"

"No hurry, son, tell me in detail!"

The dragon nodded and withdrew its gaze from below.

"I have also read the Alchemy Classic and know a thing or two about alchemy. Yi Daozi has already done the most difficult part for us. We just need to go back to the furnace once!"

"As for the alchemy furnace, in addition to Yi Daozi's Dou Zhuan Qian Kun Furnace, the Hun Yuan Xuan Zhen Furnace of the Eastern Heaven Realm, and the Four Pillars Zhen Yang Furnace shared by the Dragon King of the South Sea and the Southern Heaven Court, there is actually another real alchemy furnace in the world."

"There's more?" "Which one?" "Where is it?"

The dragon narrowed its eyes slightly.

"At the end of the Shao Yuan period of Dayong, the You Sect recruited all the masters from all over the world to go to the capital, and one of them brought an alchemy furnace with him. Afterwards, the furnace was abandoned in the Kaiyang Canal by the court, but I heard from a friend in Kaiyang that the water temperature in that section of the river is warm all year round, and there is always a trusted confidant of the water god on duty."

"I suspect that the furnace is still intact and has never been extinguished!"

(End of this chapter)