Han Li put a dozen small jade boxes with the powder aside and waved out a spell before activating the furnace array again. He then turned his hand and took out another bottle, this time it was a Rhyhope pill.
After thinking for a moment, he threw the Rhyhope pill inside the furnace and used the Reverse Pill skill again.
An hour later, the Rhyhope pill was also broken down into a dozen different materials which were also packed into jade boxes.
He put the materials of the two elixirs together and checked them in detail.
"Eh!"
After a moment, Han Li exclaimed softly, a faint smile on his face.
Comparing the materials of the two elixirs, most of them were completely different, but one of the blue grain-like powders, no matter the color or shape, was exactly the same and it was obvious that they were the same ingredient.
But the blue grain-like powder in the Rhyhope pill was much more concentrated than the Gray Cloud pill's.
Both elixirs were useful to him. Although it might not all be the effect of the blue grain powder, it was definitely related to it.
Han Li picked up a little of the blue powder and sniffed it. Then he put it in his mouth and tasted it. After carefully identifying it, his eyebrows slowly knitted together.
Since the beginning of his cultivation, he had an indissoluble bond with alchemy. He knew more or less all kinds of alchemical materials in the human world and the Spirit Imperial World, and even dabbled in the alchemical materials from other worlds. But he had no clue about the identity of the blue grain powder in front of him.
"Perhaps this is only unique to this Spirit Imperial World?"
Han Li guessed and thought for a moment. Then, he suddenly stood up and walked out of the cavern.
It had already turned dark.
Blue light flashed past Han Li's body and he shot out.
A moment later, he landed in front of a cavern in Luoxia peak a few kilometers away.
The location of this cavern was quite remote and there were not many people around.
Han Li looked around and walked to the entrance of the cavern. He took out a voice transmission talisman and whispered into it before waving his hand.
The talisman turned into a white light and entered the cavern.
A moment later, the door opened.
"Elder Gao, sorry to disturb you at this time," Han Li said with his fists cupped.
"Of course not! Daoist Han, I didn't expect to see you again so soon. Please come in." Gao Bulin walked out with a smile and invited Han Li into the cavern.
Gao Bulin's cavern was bigger than Han Li's, but the furnishings were simpler and there was a strong herbal scent permeating in the cavern.
"Elder Gao, I will get to the point. I came here to ask you for some advice," Han Li asked after sitting down.
"Daoist Han, please go ahead if you have anything to say," Gao Bulin was slightly stunned and said politely.
Han Li took out the jade box with the blue powder and handed it over and asked, "Elder Gao is very knowledgeable about alchemical matters, so would you happen to recognize this material?"
Gao Bulin hummed and took the jade box before looking at it carefully, his eyes slightly in doubt.
He pinched a little of the powder and put it on his tongue and tasted it. His white eyebrows raised slightly and he looked at Han Li with a deep gaze.
"It seems like Elder Gao has an answer." Han Li smiled slightly.
"Haha, Daoist Han is asking the right person regarding this matter. But…" Gao Bulin smiled meaningfully.
Han Li said nothing and took out a superior-grade spirit stone before throwing it to Gao Bulin.
Old Man Gao quickly caught the spirit stone and a trace of a smile appeared on his face. He continued, "To tell you the truth, this is actually the powder from Cloud Crane Grass. The spirit herb at a certain age is one of the main materials of several kinds of high-level elixirs and is quite rare. Your powder seems to have been treated by other means before and I was only able to recognize it because of my long years practicing alchemy and I am thus familiar with all kinds of spirit materials."
"I see… Can Elder Gao elaborate on the properties of this Cloud Crane Grass?" Han Li nodded thoughtfully and asked.
Gao Bulin laughed mysteriously and said nothing as he innocently rubbed his hands together.
Han Li threw another superior-grade spirit stone to him.
Old Man Gao cheerfully put away the spirit stone and shook his head before saying slowly, "This Cloud Crane Grass, also known as Color Changing Grass, will appear white when it's a hundred years old, blue when it's a thousand years old, red when it's ten thousand years old and purplish red when it's over thirty thousand years old. The most special thing about this spirit herb is that it can absorb the energy of the rising sun and a Connate purple energy will be born over a hundred years. It is not only necessary for cultivating several powerful techniques, but can also be directly turned into a Connate spiritual power, which has the effect of cleansing the body. The older it is, the more pure the Connate purple energy will be and the more amazing the effect will be."
"Innate purple energy… Where can I find this grass?" Han Li's heart jumped.
"The cultivation and ideal environment of this grass is very harsh. As far as I know, it can only be found in a few places. These places are basically under the control of the major sects. Most of those that are over a thousand years old are in the hands of the major sects and you can't find them outside," Gao Bulin scratched his head and continued.
After listening to Gao Bulin's words, Han Li's mind had basically reached a conclusion. Most likely, that Connate purple energy would be effective in restoring his magic.
"Other than Rhyhope pills, are there any other elixirs that are made with Cloud Crane Grass?" Han Li thought and asked.
Gao Bulin did not beat around the bush and said directly, "Other than Rhyhope pill, there is also a small amount in Gray Cloud pills. The Nourishing pill and Mystery pill also contain a little Cloud Crane Grass and Connate purple energy."
After parting ways with Gao Bulin, Han Li went to the valley and spent a piece of supreme-grade spirit stone, to buy those several kinds of elixirs mentioned and then several Cloud Crane Grass that were several hundred years old. Then, he returned to Outcloud Peak.
Inside the secret room of the cavern.
Han Li sat cross-legged on the round cushion, with the elixirs and Cloud Crane Grass he had bought displayed before him.
He first opened a white porcelain bottle and poured out a Gray Cloud pill before swallowing it. A warm current rose up in his dantian and threads of spiritual power came out from the elixir and gradually turned into magic power and restored his magic.
He was very happy and picked up a hundred year old Cloud Crane Grass before putting it in his mouth and after chewing it a few times, he swallowed it.
After ten minutes, his dantian was warm again. Threads of magic flowed into his dantian and were stored there.
The corners of Han Li's mouth lifted, showing a smile and he finally confirmed that this Connate purple energy was indeed the key to restoring his magic.
After a day and night of this, his cultivation base gradually increased after taking more than half of the elixirs and Cloud Crane Grass he had bought and he soon recovered to the late Nascent Soul stage.
Just as he was overjoyed and ready to take all the remaining elixirs, his expression turned stiff.
At this moment, the medicine that his body had not turned into magic, slowly turned and gathered at the center of his dantian.
However, his dantian was like a bucket full of water, and could not store any more magic. He could only watch with despair as the magic power lingered in his dantian for a moment before it slowly dissipated.
Han Li sighed, knowing that this was mostly related to the abnormal change of Nascent Soul in his body. It would not help no matter how many elixirs he took.
And the reason could only be found out after his body and consciousness recovered.
It was a shame but he could no longer rely on cultivation to improve his magic, and could only recover to the late Nascent Soul stage by taking elixirs. The recovery of his body and consciousness had become his most pressing issues.
As he thought about this, he could not help but feel his head ache. Scratching his nose bridge with his fingers, he fell into deep thought.
After a moment, he thought of something and raised his head before flicking his wrist and he took out the guest Elder token.
Han Li put his divine sense into the token and the geographical distribution of the Cold Fire Sect made up of golden rays of light appeared in front of his eyes.
After searching the map for a while, his eyes finally fell on the two small characters 'Sutra Sect' marked on Sacred Gatherer Peak.
Outcloud Peak, which was surrounded by white clouds, created a picturesque scene that one could never forget.
A young disciple in a bluish white robe walked up the steps along the sole winding mountain road. One of his feet was raised and was about to step on the stone step before him when his eyes turned blurry. He was rooted on the spot and could not move, even his consciousness faded.
A figure then suddenly appeared beside him. It was Han Li.
"Tell me more about the Sutra Pavilion in the sect." Han Li's eyes flashed with a blue light as he stared at the young man's eyes and said slowly in a strange voice.
"Sutra Pavilion is located on Sacred Gatherer Peak and is divided into inner and outer pavilions. The outer pavilion is open to all disciples and elders, while the inner pavilion only allows the inner sect disciples and elders to enter…" The white-robed disciple's eyes were slack and he replied in a dull manner.
Listening to what the disciple said, Han Li's expression did not change and a trace of thought flashed past his eyes.
As the most important location of the Cold Fire Sect, management of Sutra Pavilion was very strict. The disciples and elders of the sect usually perused old scriptures. Not only did they need to pay a lot of spirit stones, they also needed to deduct contribution points to the sect.
These points were the measure of an inner sect disciple or elder's contributions to the sect. It was generally obtained by completing the tasks issued by the sect. The harder the task was, the higher the contribution points obtained. If there was not enough time to accumulate them, it was impossible to have enough contribution points to exchange for higher-level techniques and secret skills.
Therefore, it was necessary for some people to change paths.
It was not long before there were many unaffiliated cultivators who had evil designs and secretly sneaked into the Sutra Pavilion to steal old scriptures under the pretext of joining the Cold Fire Sect as a guest elder. In the end, all of them were seen through and their deaths were miserable.
The main reason being the strict precautionary measures of Sutra Pavilion, that ensured these unscrupulous types had no chance at all.
According to the white-robed disciple, there were Spatial Tempering stage elders stationed in the pavilion all year round and there were always patrols around the clock, day and night. There were also numerous prohibitions, which was hard for ordinary cultivators to overcome.
Han Li pondered for a while and took the finger that was pointing at the area between the white-robed disciple's eyebrows away. His body was like a ghost and he disappeared from the spot in a flash.
The raised foot of the white-robed disciple finally stepped down.
He stumbled and nearly fell.
After stabilizing his body, he rubbed his numb calves and looked around in a daze. He shook his head incredulously and continued to ascend the mountain.
Thirty minutes later.
Han Li's figure appeared on Sacred Gatherer Peak. He stood under a tall and green cypress tree as he looked at a two-story pavilion in the distance.
The pavilion was about 90 feet high, with eight corners and sides, but only a single gate on the south facing side and the rooftops were engraved with a variety of complex runes to protect against lightning and fire.
Two groups of patrolling cultivators surrounded the eight sides of the pavilion and took turns to patrol.
After watching for a while, a thoughtful expression appeared on Han Li's face. His figure blurred and he disappeared from beneath the tree.
Later that night.
There was a valley deep in the Cold Fire Sect with a blue stone hall. There were seven or eight groups of disciples dedicatedly patrolling the hall and the leaders were all cultivators from the Deity Transformation stage. It was obvious that they attached great importance to this place.
A patrol team silently flew through the entrance of the valley. A big man in a blue robe appeared to be in the lead with a sleepy expression on his face as he yawned.
At this moment, another patrol team flew over from several feet away and went to patrol in another direction.
Seeing this, the big man in the blue robe could not help curling his lips.
Although Celestial Palace Hall was an important location of the Cold Fire Sect, it seemed overly cautious to arrange for so many guards.
Not only was the location hidden, the sect was also protected by a large array formation that covered the entire mountain range. No one would be able to sneak in.
Naturally, he did not dare to say these words aloud. Instead, he sent a voice transmission to the disciples behind him to be alert and was about to fly towards the valley.
At this moment, a loud thunderclap sounded in the hall not far from the big man in the blue robe and then a purple flash of lightning quickly followed before everything became normal again.
The blue-robed big man was stunned and did not seem to have regained his senses.
"Who is it!"
"Oh no, someone sneaked into Celestial Palace Hall!"
A disciple behind the big man exclaimed.
The blue-robed man finally reacted and flew down in a panic as he arrived outside the hall in an instant.
"Who dares to trespass on Celestial Palace Hall without my permission? Hurry up and get them!" The big man shouted. He held a magic weapon in one hand and with a wave of his hand, the patrolling disciples behind him immediately spread out and surrounded the hall.
Swish, swish, swish!
The other patrolling disciples also immediately flew to the hall's entrance. There were seven or eight teams and hundreds of people and flooded the entrance where not even a fly could escape.
The hall was dark and there was no other movement.
All the walls here were covered by restriction seals and their divine senses could not penetrate through the walls.
Several leaders looked at each other, and were not sure whether they wanted to rush in.
As patrolling disciples, they were not qualified to step inside.
"What happened?" A white light flashed and landed outside the hall as an elderly man with white hair appeared.
"Master Fan, you arrived in good time. Someone just broke into Celestial Palace Hall! We are about to go in to catch him, but according to the rules, we are not qualified to go in," a leader came up to the elderly man and said quickly.
"What! A bunch of fools, why are you obeying rules at this time? What are you waiting for? Go inside quickly!" The white-haired elderly man heard this and immediately shouted angrily and rushed into the hall.
When the leaders saw this, most of them followed immediately, but two of them stayed outside.
The white-haired elderly man was stunned when he rushed into the entrance of the hall.
The restriction seal over the main entrance of the hall was still intact.
The elderly man was surprised, he had no time to think about it. Taking out something in the shape of a token, a ray of white light flew out from the surface and landed on the door.
There was a flash of light on the door and it opened.
Several people rushed into the hall immediately and the white-haired elderly man waved out a hand seal.
White glaring lights immediately burst out in all parts of the main hall and completely illuminated the inside of the hall.
Everyone was shocked. The furnishings inside the hall were simple, with only a dozen white jade shelves, which could be seen at a glance.
There was no one here! However, there were several traces of black burn marks on the ground.
"There's no one? Did he escape?" The leaders could not help but look at each other when they saw this.
The big man in the blue robe was also in the hall. His eyes were wide open and full of disbelief.
When the incident happened, he was right beside the hall and his eyes had never left it. So how did the person leave?
"Ah! Sky Shadow Rock! Moon Grass!" That white-haired elderly man rushed to a white jade shelf, his face pale and his lips trembling.
Each of these white jade shelves were filled with precious materials. There were restrictive seals around the shelves, but the seals of two of the white jade shelves had been broken and there were quite a few materials missing.
"Flowing Wood, Iron Heart Feather!" The elderly man ran to another shelf, beating his chest and stamping his feet, feeling devastated.
The faces of the leaders were not looking good as well.
"Chase after him! Use all the patrolling disciples and make sure to catch the thief!" The white-haired elderly man shouted angrily.
A large number of precious materials for making talismans were stolen from Celestial Palace Hall and it caused a great stir in the Cold Fire Sect. Countless patrolling disciples searched tirelessly day and night for the thief.
The hunt for the thief lasted from the middle of the night to dawn of the next day, and many outer sect disciples were awakened to join in.
As a result, the whole of Spiritual Flame Mountain was almost turned over, but they remained no closer to catching the thief.
This matter soon alarmed the higher-ups of the sect and an Elder in the Spatial Tempering stage who was good at tracking, came to Celestial Palace Hall personally. After investigating, he deduced that the thief escaped with a lightning transmission array. There was no trace left behind and he was unable to track then.
Seeing that the Elder from the late-stage of Spatial Tempering was unable to find the thief, Master Fan of Celestial Palace Hall resentfully stopped the hunt as it was impossible to alarm the fusion stage Grand Elder because of such a small matter.
Although the hunt was over on the surface, it was not easy for the sect to leave it alone.
There was no sign that the large array protecting the Spiritual Flame Mountain had been tampered with, so the person was still trapped inside the Spiritual Flame Mountain. The Cold Fire Sect sent professionals to discreetly pursue him.
Because of this incident, the Cold Fire Sect's defenses were tighter than usual.
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