Chu Liang came over because he had something to do. After a brief rest, he was still preoccupied with a pile of tasks, so he got up again.
Firstly, he sent a flying crane to Jiang Yuebai with the items for his senior sister, but he hadn't received a reply yet.
Next was the matter of forming his Golden Elixir. He needed to refine an external elixir, and he had already prepared two sets of materials for the Golden Elixir, including two heavenly treasures required for the top-grade Golden Elixir and one Ascension Grass needed for the supreme-grade Golden Elixir.
However, after preparing all these, he remembered that he didn't have the fourth realm cultivation method. The specific method of operating the Golden Elixir was also included in it, and he only remembered it when it was time to do it.
The basic cultivation methods of each realm in the "Nine Heavens Mysterious Heart Sutra" were not given to disciples in advance. They were usually given a new cultivation method when they reached the next realm.
This thing didn't cost money, and all the peak masters had it. Chu Liang had forgotten to ask for it earlier, so he had to come over again.
Who knew that from afar, he heard Di Nvfeng shouting his name as if she was sending him off. He hurried in to see what was going on.
As soon as he entered, he startled Wang Xuanling and Xu Ziyang. Thanks to their cultivation, they could tell at a glance whether he was a human or a ghost, otherwise, they might have thought he was a ghost returning.
"Are you okay?" Wang Xuanling was the first to react. Although Chu Liang was also injured, his injuries were much lighter than Xu Ziyang's, so it was not a big deal.
Xu Ziyang also asked, "Junior Brother Chu Liang, when did you leave the Immortal's Marsh?" Di Nvfeng's crying suddenly stopped.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward. Chu Liang quickly realized that something was wrong and hurriedly said, "Uncle Master Wang, Master, Senior Brother Xu, I just returned to Shu Mountain after experiencing some accidents!"
"Just now?" Wang Xuanling glanced at Di Nvfeng and immediately understood. Chu Liang must have returned a long time ago.
Otherwise, how could Di Nvfeng be so calm and even try to deceive with this… It's really shameless!
"Yes, how did you come back, disciple? Tell us all about it." Di Nvfeng hurriedly said, "Your master was worried sick about you!"
"Ah…" Chu Liang also said, "I have something to report to Master. Since Uncle Master Wang is here, let's listen together." After that, he repeated the series of events he had just told Di Nvfeng.
During the whole process, Di Nvfeng acted as if she was hearing it for the first time, even more exaggerated, giving responses like "Hmm", "Ah", "Oh", "Goodness" from time to time. Hearing these things, Wang Xuanling's anger was somewhat diluted.
"Heavenly Tomb… Jiang Kui?" Wang Xuanling pondered upon hearing this name, "The eighth realm Heavenly One with the surname Jiang must come from one of the three great families, the Jiang family, and there won't be too many of them. If we go back and look through the records of the past ten thousand years, we should be able to find the life story of this Senior Jiang Kui."
"I don't know what he meant by the disaster caused by him, but just by nourishing the Ascension Grass with his own body and helping the younger generation of the human race, he can be said to have done immeasurable merit. The achievements made by those human geniuses who have cultivated the supreme-grade Golden Elixir in these years must also be attributed to him."
"Yes." Chu Liang nodded in agreement.
"As for that little girl, it's really strange. It's even possible that she is the disaster in the Immortal's Marsh!" Wang Xuanling pondered again, "So it was through the underground waterway directly to the South Sea, no wonder there was no discovery." When the Eight Trigrams of the Mirror Sky sealed the Immortal's Marsh, that giant fish might have already escaped.
Ordinary disasters often accompany heavenly disasters once they leave the Immortal's Marsh, causing earth-shattering events. It's usually hard to hide their tracks if they just search in a specific area.
This has created a fixed impression for the people of the Nine Heavens Immortal Gate, that is, the disaster is still in the Immortal's Marsh.
"As for the Whale Riding Immortal, I don't know who he is." Wang Xuanling finally said, "I just hope he is not using the power of the disaster to harm the world." Chu Liang didn't mention the matter of the Whale Riding Immortal entrusting him to bring something to Senior Sister Jiang. If he said it, it might help to identify his identity.
But compared to Wang Xuanling and Xu Ziyang, Senior Sister Jiang was obviously closer to him. Before he communicated with Senior Sister Jiang, he didn't plan to spread this matter.
After pondering over all these things, Wang Xuanling looked deeply at Chu Liang.
"I heard that you had the chance to escape, but you chose to stay to save your fellow disciples. This time you got the Ascension Grass, although it can be considered a fortuitous encounter, it is also a reward earned through benevolence and courage. Keep up the good work, you have a promising future." He sincerely praised, then glanced at Di Nvfeng, "Don't learn from your master."
"Heh!" Di Nvfeng glared, "You old man, talking bad about me in front of me? Think I won't get angry? Humph."
Wang Xuanling flicked his sleeve and turned to leave, saying to Xu Ziyang, "Let's go!" The master and disciple left Silver Sword Peak in large strides.
"Ah…" Di Nvfeng sighed regretfully, "My twenty thousand sword coins just flew away like that." Chu Liang chuckled. In terms of shamelessness, he really needed to learn more from his master.
After getting the "Nine Heavens Mysterious Heart Sutra – Golden Elixir Chapter", Chu Liang went straight to the Elixir Pavilion to find Senior Sister Chen Su.
She had promised to refine the external elixir for him for free, and he still remembered it. As expected, Chen Su was not there.
She had just returned from the Immortal's Marsh and certainly couldn't come to the Elixir Pavilion immediately. The steward disciple of the Elixir Pavilion helped to send a flying message to Chen Su, saying that someone was looking for her.
Soon, Chen Su hurried over. As soon as she saw Chu Liang, her face lit up with surprise.
"Junior Brother Chu! You're okay, that's great!" Chen Su smiled and said, "I heard that the disturbance in the Immortal's Marsh was caused by a disaster, and many powerful figures from the Nine Heavens Immortal Gate went to clean up the situation. We've been worried about your safety.""I consider myself lucky. Not only did I survive, but I also managed to obtain a stalk of Ascension Grass," Chu Liang replied with a smile.
"What? You got Ascension Grass!" Chen Su's eyes lit up, then she added, "You risked your life to save your fellow disciples. If there's Ascension Grass, you should indeed be the first to get it."
"I came here to ask you to refine an external elixir," Chu Liang cut to the chase after some small talk.
"No problem!" Chen Su agreed. Chu Liang then took out the materials he had prepared.
"Nether Sea Golden Lotus?" Chen Su looked at this heavenly treasure in surprise, "Using this to form the Golden Elixir is quite extravagant… And are you planning to cultivate the Lesser Yin Golden Elixir?"
"Yes," Chu Liang replied. He planned to practice forming the Golden Elixir for the first time and use this Golden Elixir for his puppet. It would be better to keep the Lesser Yang Golden Elixir for himself.
"Men cultivating the Lesser Yin Golden Elixir… That's indeed rare," Chen Su chuckled, "Aren't you worried about any effects?"
"Effects?" Chu Liang asked, "Are there any downsides?"
"Once the external elixir transforms into an internal one, it becomes a part of your body. The properties of the Golden Elixir will naturally affect your body," Chen Su explained, "Men cultivating the Lesser Yin Golden Elixir may gradually become more introverted and calm, even somewhat feminine…"
"Hmm…" Chu Liang pondered. This Golden Elixir would be used on his puppet, so it might not necessarily affect him. Besides, he would have two Golden Elixirs, so even if there were effects, they should be able to neutralize each other. It wasn't a big deal.
Seeing his silence, Chen Su added, "Of course, you might have obtained this Nether Sea Golden Lotus by chance and don't want to look for new heavenly treasures. If you don't mind these minor effects, it's not a problem. After all, the Lesser Yin Golden Elixir is not the Greater Yin Golden Elixir, so the effects won't be that exaggerated."
"There's a Greater Yin Golden Elixir?" Chu Liang looked at her, he hadn't heard of this before.
"Of course, the Greater Yin and Greater Yang Golden Elixirs are the most extreme, and their effects are the strongest," Chen Su explained, "But we at Shu Mountain have long erased these two types of Golden Elixirs."
"Why?" Chu Liang asked.
"Because these two types of Golden Elixirs have too great an impact on the human body," Chen Su explained, "Even if women cultivate the Greater Yin Golden Elixir, they will gradually become gloomy and indifferent, devoid of emotions. If men cultivate it, it's even more terrifying, they will gradually become feminized. The Greater Yang Golden Elixir is the opposite, it will make people become restless and violent, leading them down the path of destructive desires. The most unique sect among the Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates, the Greater Yin Sect, specializes in cultivating the Greater Yin Golden Elixir, so they have always kept their distance from other Immortal Gates." Chu Liang finally understood why there were no Greater Yin and Greater Yang Golden Elixirs, it turned out they were erased due to their severe side effects.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Please refine the Lesser Yin Golden Elixir for me, Senior Sister Chen Su."
"Alright." Seeing his insistence, Chen Su didn't say more and began to prepare for the elixir refinement. The refinement of an external elixir is considered the simplest in the art of elixir refinement, it only requires the gathering of medicinal power.
After all, once a person consumes it, they still have to dissolve it completely and go through a re-gathering process. But looking at the materials Chu Liang provided, Chen Su suddenly felt her hands trembling.
The Nether Sea Golden Lotus, as a material for forming the Golden Elixir, was already extremely extravagant. Not to mention the Ascension Grass, which was used to refine the top-grade Golden Elixir. How many disciples at Shu Mountain had the chance to encounter Ascension Grass?
The process of refining an external elixir usually requires the disciple who is forming the Golden Elixir to observe, as it doesn't take long and saves the materials from being wasted.
Seeing Chen Su's nervous expression, Chu Liang comforted her, "Senior Sister, don't overthink it. I have prepared two sets of materials for forming the Golden Elixir, even if you fail once, it's okay." Chen Su replied, "Other materials are easy to prepare, but if we fail, where can we find another stalk of Ascension Grass?" Hearing this, Chu Liang suddenly had a thought.
Yes, what about the Ascension Grass he had planted? How was it doing?