Peeping into the Immortal Road

Chapter 176: Breakthrough of Jindan, Huangquan Weather

Walking out of the quiet room, Ji Chang stood under the deep night sky, feeling his transformation from the inside out.

The moonlight was like water, gently falling on his resolute face, adding a bit of depth to his eyes that had been precipitated by the years.

He slowly stretched out his hands, and powerful magical powers surrounded his body. That was the magical power of the false elixir realm that he had obtained after more than a hundred years of hard practice.

An inexplicable feeling of emotion welled up in his heart. After a hundred years of hard practice without fighting or competing, he finally succeeded in cultivating the fake elixir at this moment.

Those crystal beads of sweat, the persistence of getting up after falling down again and again, and the countless days and nights of hard training, all condensed into this fake pill in his body, flickering with a faint light, illuminating his way forward.

Ji Chang closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Next, we can try to break through to the Jindan stage."

Thanks to the preparations Ji Chang had made before, after breaking through the false elixir, he no longer had to waste more than ten years or even dozens of years like other cultivators to gather the spiritual objects for forming the elixir.

Ji Chang has already gathered all the spiritual objects needed to cultivate the Yellow Spring Golden Pill. He has now broken through the False Pill stage. As long as he adjusts his state, he can try to break through the Core Forming stage anytime and anywhere.

Unlike breaking through the foundation-building stage, breaking through the Jindan stage does not require high spiritual veins and does not require the help of a third-level spiritual vein.

To break through the foundation-building stage, unless one has a top-level elixir like the foundation-building pill, one will need the help of a second-level spiritual vein.

There are mainly two reasons for this.

The first reason is that the spiritual object needed to break through the Jindan stage has, to some extent, a similar effect to the foundation-building pill used to break through the foundation-building stage.

Another reason is that breaking through the Jindan stage is different from breaking through the foundation-building stage. The mana in the cultivator's body has been condensed to the extreme, so naturally there is no need for a stronger spiritual pressure environment to promote the condensation of mana in the body.

What a Jindan cultivator needs to do is to smelt the spiritual objects of heaven and earth so that the fake elixir in his body can be transformed and become real.

However, this does not mean that the third-level spiritual vein is completely useless.

If Ji Changruo breaks through in Liaogu Immortal City, he can use the third-level spiritual veins here to quickly restore his magic power and restore his combat power after forming a pill.

Moreover, unlike the foundation-building stage, the Jindan cultivator can draw on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the Jindan aura will appear when the Jindan is formed.

If one forms the elixir outside the Immortal City, it will easily attract the attention of certain monsters and cultivators.

The cave in Liaogu Immortal City is protected by a formation, and it is difficult for ordinary foundation-building cultivators to break in even if they want to peek.

As for Master Jingxing who is in charge of Liaogu Immortal City, he probably won't attack Ji Chang after seeing him forming a golden elixir.

Because the Huangquan Sect had already taken into consideration that some fake Dan cultivators were worried that the Huangquan assessment would be difficult, or they did not want to join the Huangquan Sect.

Instead, he would wait for a dozen or even dozens of years to acquire all the spiritual objects that could help him break through the Jindan stage, and then try to break through the Jindan stage.

The Huangquan Sect does not stop these Jindan cultivators from trying to form a Jindan. On the contrary, because most of the techniques they practice come from the Huangquan Sect, they also give them preferential treatment.

However, since the Huangquan Sect opened up its territory in the Ten Thousand Mountains, in the past fifty years, there have been less than ten false elixir cultivators who have attempted to break through to the Jindan stage, and none of them has been able to successfully break through.

There was even one person who, because of insufficient preparation and the end of his life, radically replaced the Jindan spiritual object he did not have with another new one.

As a result, he died on the spot after failing to form the elixir.

Although Ji Chang felt that even if he failed to form a pill, he would not die on the spot.

However, after thinking about this person, he decided to first refine a second-grade top-grade elixir that could protect his meridians and save his life.

However, over the years, among the fake elixir cultivators who successfully joined the Huangquan Sect, three of them successfully broke through to the Jindan stage.

Among them was Chi Yangwu, the fake alchemy cultivator whom Ji Chang had once spied on.

Ten years ago, he successfully broke through the Jindan stage and became the Jindan elder of the Huangquan Sect.

This success rate of breakthrough is much higher than that of family fake pills and fake pills made by individual cultivators.

This is also the reason why many fake elixir cultivators would rather face the threat of death than participate in the Huangquan assessment and join the Huangquan Sect.

Ji Chang looked up at the starry night sky, his heart filled with lofty ambitions.

Pill formation?

Form a pill!

The Jindan realm that was originally unattainable for him is now just a new starting point in his journey of cultivation.

There will be a wider world waiting for him to explore in the future.

……

Half a year later.

Ji Chang sat in front of the alchemy furnace, his expression focused and solemn.

His hands flew quickly in front of the fire, and every movement seemed so precise and powerful.

The flames in the alchemy furnace jumped, reflecting his firm and deep eyes.

After a long period of refining, the medicinal materials in the furnace gradually merged and formed a round pill.

This pill is called the Heart Protecting Pill, and its grade is as high as the second-grade top level.

Ji Chang carefully took out the pill, and saw that it was round and deep in color, as if it contained powerful vitality.

He sniffed gently, and a faint medicinal fragrance came to his nose, making him feel relaxed and happy.

With this heart-protecting pill, theoretically, as long as one does not die on the spot, no matter how seriously injured one is, one can stay alive.

Ji Chang stared at the pill in his hand, feeling an indescribable joy in his heart.

He knew that this heart-protecting pill would become an important guarantee when he formed the pill.

With this pill, even if he fails to form the pill, he will never die.

Ji Chang took a deep breath and put the pill into the pill bottle.

After leaving the alchemy room, Ji Chang called Liu Xuexuan.

Ji Chang said to Liu Xuexuan: "Xuexuan, I will be in seclusion for a while, no one is allowed to disturb me."

Liu Xuexuan was stunned when she heard this. She looked up at Ji Chang with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

As Ji Chang's concubine, she knew very well that her master had a profound cultivation level and he often practiced in seclusion on weekdays, but this was the first time she had ever practiced in such a serious seclusion.

She seemed to have thought of something.

Could it be...

So, Liu Xuexuan tentatively asked, "Master, are you ready to break through the fake pill?"

Ji Chang smiled slightly, not admitting it directly, but not denying it either.

He was indeed preparing for a breakthrough, but not to the False Dan stage, but to the Jin Dan stage.

However, he didn't want to reveal this secret now.

In the eyes of outsiders, he is still a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building. After decades of seclusion and accumulation, it is normal for him to try to break through the false pill realm.

"Now, what I need is absolute silence. During my retreat, you must guard the cave well and don't let anyone disturb me."

Liu Xuexuan nodded in agreement. Although she was full of curiosity and doubts, she knew that as a concubine, her first priority was to obey and execute.

She stepped back and began to prepare for Ji Chang's retreat.

Ji Chang watched Liu Xuexuan leave, then took a deep breath.

He knew that the upcoming retreat would be an important test in his spiritual practice.

But he also firmly believed that with his own efforts, he would be able to successfully break through the Jindan stage.

He turned back to the quiet room, closed the door, and began his journey of retreat and cultivation.

……

Ji Chang sat in the quiet room with his eyes closed and his mind focused.

He spent a month meditating and regulating his breathing to get himself into the best condition, and reviewed the many secret methods and experiences of forming the elixir several times.

Even these contents, Ji Chang has reviewed them countless times in the past few decades, and he has already memorized them.

Some of them are recorded in the Jindan exercises such as "Huangquan Yushui Jue" and "Bi Tao Jing", and some records are often obtained by spying on fake Dan monks, as well as Jindan masters such as Zhou Jingxing and Chi Yangwu.

With so much experience in forming a golden core as his foundation, Ji Chang's experience is no less than that of the golden core seeds of major Nascent Soul sects such as the Huangquan Sect.

This undoubtedly increased Ji Changping's probability of forming a pill.

At this moment, there were many spiritual objects that could form elixirs in front of Ji Chang.

Among all these spiritual objects, the most eye-catching are the three main medicines in the front.

Sunflower Water Lotus, Blood Jade Spirit Marrow and Phantom Dragon's Inner Pill.

These three spiritual objects are extremely precious and hard to find Jindan spiritual objects, and their grade has reached the third level. They are the key to Ji Chang's breakthrough to the Jindan stage.

Ji Chang took a deep breath, picked up the Kuishui Yuanlian first, and swallowed it without hesitation.

The elixir melted in his mouth and turned into a huge medicinal force that flowed into his body.

He felt the medicinal power traveling throughout his body, nourishing his meridians and dantian.

At the same time, he quickly picked up several different second-level spiritual objects and swallowed them in order to better assist the medicinal power of Kuishui Yuanlian to take effect.

Afterwards, Ji Chang began to refine the Huangquan Golden Pill according to the method of forming the elixir.

He used the fake elixir in his body as the basis, and guided the medicinal power to refine the inner elixir.

This process requires not only extremely high spiritual awareness and a deep understanding of the secret techniques.

It also requires a high level of attainment in alchemy to be able to successfully upgrade it.

As a second-grade top-grade elixir, Ji Chang’s own attainments in alchemy definitely meet the requirements.

But at this moment, he still did not dare to slack off at all and devoted himself fully to cultivation.

As time went by, Ji Chang swallowed the Blood Jade Spirit Marrow and the Phantom Dragon's Inner Core into his body in order.

The addition of these two spiritual objects made the medicinal power in his body even more surging.

He felt as if his body was being pushed forward by a powerful force.

The essence of sunflower water, the blood evil energy, and the power of the dragon pill are three completely different but somewhat similar forces. They are constantly intertwined in Ji Chang's body, promoting the transformation of the fake pill in his body.

One day, two days, three days...

One month, two months, three months...

In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.

On this day, the weather suddenly changed, and the originally clear sky suddenly became dark.

In the sky above Liaogu Immortal City, a muddy river gradually turned from virtual to real, and then condensed, with turbulent waves and surging water.

The water of the river is blood-yellow in color. It is the water of the Yellow Spring buried deep under the netherworld, emitting a chilling aura.

This kind of atmosphere is naturally the atmosphere produced by the Yellow Spring Golden Elixir condensed by Ji Chang.

The spectacular weather is breathtaking.

The water of the Yellow Spring rolled and surged in the sky, as if it was going to swallow everything.

The waves in the river were surging, carrying with them an endless chill and silence that was daunting.

This scene was like the entrance to the underworld being opened, causing one to feel a palpitation in their heart.

At the same time, the entire Liaogu Immortal City felt this powerful aura.

The second-order formation seemed so insignificant in front of such a powerful Jindan aura, and could not conceal it at all.

Only the fairy city's third-order formation could barely mask part of the weather, but it was still difficult to completely conceal the shocking scene.

Many monks left the cave and looked up at this rare Dan formation phenomenon. They talked about it and showed shock on their faces.

"Someone is trying to form a pill! This kind of pill formation is definitely the Yellow Spring Golden Pill!"

A middle-aged monk opened his eyes wide and pointed at the Yellow Spring Water in the sky. His face was full of shock, as if he couldn't believe what he saw.

"The senior who practiced the Yellow Springs Water Controlling Technique actually formed a pill in our Immortal City."

An old man in a white robe stroked his beard, his eyes gleaming with envy. He raised his head slightly, as if this would allow him to get closer to the Jindan realm.

"This is such a terrifying scene, and the water of the Yellow Spring is so magnificent, it's as if the gate to the underworld has been opened."

"Yes, looking at this kind of Dan-forming aura, I believe this senior should be able to successfully form a Dan!"

A burly male cultivator said this affirmatively, clenching his fists.

"Hurry up and go to the cave of this senior. If you can make a good relationship with him and become familiar with him, it will be of great benefit to you in the future."

A shrewd and capable monk whispered to his companion, with a calculating gleam in his eyes, and his footsteps had already begun to move towards the senior's cave.

"That's true. If I can be accepted as a disciple by this senior, I will have a supporter for my Jindan stage."

A young monk said this with a look of longing on his face, his hands clasped together and deep desire in his eyes.

The monks were talking about it, full of respect and curiosity for this senior who practiced the Yellow Spring Water Controlling Technique.

They knew that the person who could trigger such a powerful Dan-forming aura must be an outstanding senior.

At the same time, those cultivators who were familiar with Ji Chang gradually recognized the source of this terrifying Jindan aura.

Their eyes were all focused on Ji Chang's cave, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

"Could it be..." Hu Qingsong widened his eyes and stared at the yellow spring water, as if he wanted to see through the truth behind this strange vision.

He muttered to himself, his face full of disbelief, "Fellow Daoist Han is actually trying to break through to the Jindan stage?"

Huo Youyi was also staring blankly at Ji Chang's cave, her eyes full of disbelief.

She couldn't imagine that Ji Chang, who was usually low-key and secretive, would actually try to break through the Jindan stage at this time.

Her heart was filled with shock, mixed with a bit of admiration and expectation.

"Fellow Daoist Han... is actually trying to break through to the Jindan stage!" Huo Youyi repeated this sentence softly, as if confirming this shocking fact.

There were only two monks living in Ji Chang's cave.

Among them, Ji Chang's concubine Liu Xuexuan's cultivation was only in the initial stage of foundation building. It was obviously impossible for her to attempt to form a pill and trigger such a terrifying pill-forming phenomenon.

Then, the only cultivator who might attempt to form a golden elixir is Ji Chang.

Although Ji Chang's cultivation has remained at the late stage of foundation building, he may have made some progress over the past few decades, breaking through the false pill realm and reaching the brink of a breakthrough.

Besides, who knows what Ji Chang’s true cultivation level is?
He has always been low-key and never shows off his strength easily.

Now it seems that his cultivation may be much more profound than everyone imagined.

At this moment, Ji Chang was practicing in seclusion in the cave, trying his best to break through the Jindan stage.

He had no idea that his breakthrough had caused shock and speculation among the monks outside.

Even if I knew, I wouldn't care.

He only knew that this was an important test in his cultivation and he had to give it his all in order to successfully break through.

As time went by, more and more monks gathered outside, all waiting for Ji Chang's breakthrough result.

At this moment, the fake elixir in Ji Chang's body has been completely refined into the Huangquan Golden Elixir.

(End of this chapter)