Capítulo 478: After the modification: Chapter 477 Request
“Is Master Dan Jun really planning to catch a white wolf with bare hands?”
Bai Ziyue suddenly chuckled and spoke mockingly.
He did not care much about the matter of the Kunlun Pill Scripture.
When he created this Pill Book, he had anticipated that countless alchemists would be interested in it. If it could bring certain benefits, he was naturally not averse to sharing it publicly.
This was evident from his willingness to provide it for free to his many registered disciples.
However, whether it was the Spirit Pill produced by Fire Spirit Peak being handed to Bixia Peak for processing, or his own public declaration of himself under the leadership of Master Dan Jun, it equated to handing everything over to the other party’s control.
He naturally could not agree to this.
“I give you what you want, and you give me what I want; this is cooperation.
Elder Bai may refuse, but do not insult my sincerity.”
Master Dan Jun spoke slowly.
“Such sincerity is not worth having.”
Bai Ziyue shook his head and directly refused.
“Are you sure, Elder Bai, that you won’t reconsider? You should be clear about the consequences of this refusal.”
Master Dan Jun’s voice suddenly became deeper, filled with a threatening tone.
“Ma Zhen, see the guest out.”
Bai Ziyue’s expression remained unchanged as he called out in a low voice.
Ma Zhen trembled on the side; the confrontation between two third-grade alchemists, especially when both were Divine Realm powerhouses, was extremely pressuring for him. He had no choice but to step forward with determination.
“Hold on.”
Master Dan Jun’s eyes intensified, and Ma Zhen’s body immediately froze on the spot. Following this, he looked at Bai Ziyue and spoke: “I’ve long heard of Elder Bai’s exceptional alchemy skills, and that his alchemy level has reached a third-grade high tier.
But hearing is not the same as seeing, and without truly witnessing it, how can one know Elder Bai’s true alchemy skills?
Alchemy is hard to observe, but fire control is our alchemists’ special technique.
I draw five streams of true flame, whose powers change with ease. If Elder Bai can completely withstand them without the flames scattering, I will then acknowledge your alchemy skills at the third-grade high tier, how about it?”
As he spoke, Master Dan Jun did not wait for Bai Ziyue to respond but immediately took action. With a tilt of his body, five fingers slightly spread, instantly transforming into five purple flames that turned into five Fire Dragons, baring their fangs and claws as they charged straight towards Bai Ziyue.
“Bai’s alchemy technique does not require acknowledgment from Elder Dan Jun.
However, since you seek your own humiliation, I can certainly fulfill that.”
Bai Ziyue sneered, and with a flick of his mind, five streams of five-colored flames similarly transformed into fire dragons, swiftly charging towards Master Dan Jun’s purple flames.
In the blink of an eye, the two flames collided, yet it seemed to be silent and invisible.
No matter how fierce and peculiar Master Dan Jun’s true flames were, ever-changing, Bai Ziyue’s five-colored flames completely received them, continuously neutralizing and containing the opponent’s flames. Not only did no flames scatter, but even when the opponent’s flames were completely extinguished, the surroundings remained silent, with not a sound echoing.
And this could only prove one thing.
That Bai Ziyue’s flame control ability was far superior to Master Dan Jun’s.
Their levels were fundamentally different.
“As the saying goes, reciprocation is courtesy, so let me see how well Elder Dan Jun can control flames.”
Bai Ziyue raised his eyes lightly. He looked at the opponent indifferently. With a flick of his hand, a stream of five-colored flame shot out at extreme speed.
Master Dan Jun’s expression changed, hurriedly controlling a group of flames to fly out.
Just as the two flames made contact.
Boom!
A rumbling sound erupted, and Master Dan Jun’s true flame was instantly blown apart, scattering like raindrops towards all directions.
“Scatter!”
Bai Ziyue, seeing this, remained expressionless. The five-colored true flame similarly scattered at that instant and rapidly caught up with those groups of purple true flame. Before each drop of true flame hit the ground, it dissolved into nothing, and then like spirit groups, completely dissipated, without causing any damage to the scene.
“Good!”
Ma Zhen shouted, his heart full of excitement.
Fire control skill, this was the true fire control skill.
*Previously, he was always exceedingly confident in his fire control skill. When Bai Ziyue once evaluated his flame control ability at only seven tenths, he felt dissatisfied.*
*But now witnessing Bai Ziyue’s peak summit fire control skill, he finally understood what true fire control meant.*
*In comparison, he was far from its mark.*
*Such flame control had even surpassed the ten-tenths limit Bai Ziyue once spoke of, not just completely mastered but transcended to another realm.*
Master Dan Jun’s face instantly turned gloomy.
Ma Zhen’s shout was more like a slap in the face, painfully striking him.
*Bringing upon one’s own disgrace!*
*Master Dan Jun felt stifled, his gaze was insidiously cold as he gritted his teeth and said, “Let’s go.”*
While walking, his face twisted and contorted.
“Very good, that Thousand-Year Ice Heart Fire indeed is in his hands.”
*The reason he had proposed to compete in flame control ability was actually to confirm whether Bai Ziyue was the person who had contended with him for the Fire of Heaven and Earth’s Thousand-Year Ice Heart Fire.*
As for losing so terribly in the official competition, it was something he never expected.
At this moment, seeing the opponent’s Spirit Fire… although it had completely merged into the True Flame Divine Techniques, he naturally did not mistake the unique aura of the ice flame power belonging to the Thousand-Year Ice Heart Fire.
So at this moment, *all his new and old grudges surged up simultaneously.*
*He, Master Dan Jun, was never a person with a broad mind.*
However, he knew that with the disgrace he suffered now and considering Fire Spirit Peak was Bai Ziyue’s territory, he absolutely couldn’t gain any advantage, so he could only leave in disgrace.
But in his heart, *he held a deep grudge.*
Wang Jingchen and Yang Xin’er hurriedly followed, their faces dark and gloomy.
…
“Master, what should we do next?
After all, Master Dan Jun is the next Hall Master of the Pill Treasure Hall, and with the spiritual materials channels he controls, offending him will make the coming days difficult.”
Ma Zhen, after the initial excitement, quickly became somewhat worried.
As the saying goes, ‘Even a clever housewife cannot cook without rice.’ Without material supplies, there would inevitably be setbacks in their alchemy endeavors on Fire Spirit Peak.
“No worries, I have my own way to solve it.”
Bai Ziyue waved his hand.
If all the spiritual materials were controlled by Master Dan Jun, he would indeed be helpless.
But not to mention the Pill Treasure Hall, he could still scheme from the medicinal garden under Hall Master Dan Chen, and even within the Sect’s Internal Affairs Hall and Foreign Affairs Hall, he had ways to obtain spiritual materials.
Especially in the Foreign Affairs Hall, he already had a certain relationship with Master Fushui, an elder there, not to mention he held the identity Spirit Talisman of True Monarch Lingjiu, the Foreign Affairs Hall Master.
Once presented, it would be akin to an imperial edict within the Foreign Affairs Hall.
Just at this moment, a young disciple rushed over as if flying, shouting, “Master, Hall… Hall Master Dan Chen is coming, currently approaching from the foot of the mountain.”
“Today truly is eventful.”
Bai Ziyue was slightly taken aback, then quickly said, “Quick, invite him.”
“Junior Bai Ziyue greets Hall Master Dan Chen.”
Bai Ziyue looked at the white-haired elder in front of him and bowed respectfully.
Whether in Immortal Technique strength or alchemy prowess, Daoist Monarch Dan Chen far surpassed him, so he dared not show any disrespect.
“Hahaha… No need for formalities.”
True Monarch Dan Chen warmly pulled up Bai Ziyue, glanced him up and down, and with a smile said, “As soon as I stepped out of seclusion, I heard that a new high-tier Third-Grade Alchemist had emerged in our Pill Treasure Hall, bringing joy to my heart. Just as I was planning a time to meet, I heard about the big commotion on the newly-inhabited Fire Spirit Peak, where you helped hundreds of alchemists, who had been stuck for years and even decades, break through their grade boundaries and advance further in a short period.
So I hurried over.
Now that I’ve seen you, you are indeed extraordinary, which truly delights me.”
“You flatter me, Hall Master,”
Bai Ziyue said humbly.
“No, my words are actually too mild,”
True Monarch Dan Chen shook his head, praising Bai Ziyue as he said, “Though I, Dan Chen, possess the strength of a Fourth-Grade Initial Stage Alchemist, I have achieved nothing when it comes to teaching disciples or imparting skills.
Over two hundred and thirty years as the head of the Qingxu Sect’s Pill Treasure Hall, talents have withered more and more, and the number of Third-Grade Alchemists has dwindled from more than twenty in its heyday to the mere three or four now.
I thought that when the remaining decades passed, I would face the many ancestors of my Pill Treasure Hall and the master who entrusted me with the position of Hall Master with regret, but unexpectedly, heaven did not forsake my Pill Treasure Hall. With the inclusion of Elder Bai, I immediately saw hope.
Because of Elder Bai, perhaps my Pill Treasure Hall can indeed emerge from decline and rise again.”
The decline of the Pill Treasure Hall weighed heavily on True Monarch Dan Chen with a deep sense of guilt.
Especially in the current days when his life was nearing its end, every time he remembered how solemnly his master had entrusted him with the position of Hall Master of the Pill Treasure Hall, his fear grew.
So he took great efforts to nurture low-grade alchemists, increasing merit point rewards, and opening up his arms to talents, recruiting alchemists from the outside world.
While there were some results, at least the number of first and second grade alchemists greatly increased, but alchemists above the third grade were still scarce.
Until the appearance of Bai Ziyue.
The effects of the Kunlun Pill Scripture left him astounded.
This was why he rushed over impatiently.
“I am only doing what I can and truly do not deserve such praise from the Hall Master,”
Bai Ziyue shook his head repeatedly and said.
“I only believe in facts.
So, this time, besides formally meeting Elder Bai, I have an unusual request, hoping Elder Bai can agree,”
True Monarch Dan Chen said straightforwardly, quickly regaining his composure.
“Please speak,”
Bai Ziyue’s eyes flashed, naturally harboring some speculation.
“I wish to request Elder Bai to contribute the Kunlun Pill Scripture you created.
Of course, in exchange, I am willing to give you the Nine Qi Unification Alchemy Method that I unexpectedly acquired.
This is an alchemy technique that leads directly to an Initial-Stage Fifth-Grade Alchemist, considered a top-notch legacy within the entire Heavenly Domain,”
True Monarch Dan Chen hastily added.