Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1584: Chapter 978: 9-Cauldron Divine Pill, 9-Pattern Bodhi Seed (Part 2)

And Old Ghost Tian Ye also gathered many subordinates, so the battle between the two sides was no longer just a few people fighting; it had evolved into a great war.

On the battlefield, ghost qi was chilling, and gusts of eerie winds blew. The ghost cultivators of Yellow Springs Hall and the ghost soldiers of Unpredictable Ghost Sect were engaged in chaotic combat. Judging by the situation, there were at least forty to fifty powerful forces involved.

Looking at the group of ghost cultivators, a hint of ferocity flashed in Yun Ge’s eyes.

At this moment, he already knew that everything White Cloud Immortal City had encountered was a conspiracy by Yellow Springs Hall.

“Cooperation is possible, but there is one thing you must help us acquire!” Yun Ge said in a deep voice.

“What is it?”

“Nine Tripod Divine Pill!”

“Nine Tripod Divine Pill, what is that?” Yang Zhenshan asked in confusion.

Yun Ge paused for a while, looking towards Yun Bi, who stepped forward to take out a magic mirror, injecting spiritual light into the mirror’s surface, which immediately displayed a foreign scene.

This appeared to be the interior of a hall, inside which was a pill furnace, surrounded by many shelves, which held various porcelain bottles and medicinal herbs.

Yang Zhenshan squinted at those shelves, his heart pounding rapidly.

With just one glance, he saw more than a dozen third-stage spiritual medicines.

But his pounding heart quickly turned cold.

All those spiritual medicines had lost their medicinal effect and turned into mere shells of garbage.

“What a waste!” he sighed inwardly.

“The elixir inside the pill furnace is the Nine Tripod Divine Pill!” Yun Bi said.

Only then did Yang Zhenshan focus on the pill furnace, and under Yun Bi’s control, the mirror transitioned to show the scene inside the pill furnace.

Inside the dim pill furnace floated an elixir the size of a pigeon’s egg, white in color, emitting a gentle radiance, with its surface densely covered with pill patterns.

Yang Zhenshan, looking at those pill patterns, felt a bit dazed.

“Is this a third-tier elixir?”

The number of pill patterns represents the quality of the elixir; the more pill patterns, the higher the quality of the elixir.

“That’s correct, third-tier top-grade, Nine Tripod Divine Pill!” Yun Bi said effortlessly, staring at Yang Zhenshan.

She was indeed curious about Yang Zhenshan, not understanding why Yun Ge valued him so much.

“What kind of elixir is the Nine Tripod Divine Pill exactly? What effect does it have?” Yang Zhenshan asked in perplexity.

Yun Ge casually replied, “It allows one to refine a Fake Pill!”

“Fake Pill?” Yang Zhenshan still didn’t understand, as this Fake Pill was a new term for him.

However, at this time, Yun Xiao interjected, “It’s the Outer Pill Skill!”

Yang Zhenshan looked at him, waiting for his explanation.

Yun Xiao continued, “The so-called Fake Pill refers to a Golden Core condensed from external objects, Foundation Establishment cultivators refine it, form a core, and survive the heavenly tribulation, this is a True Pill, also known as the Inner Pill Method.”

“In contrast, the Golden Core forcibly condensed by Foundation Establishment cultivators using external objects is the Fake Pill. Condensing a Fake Pill does not require undergoing a heavenly tribulation and does not receive the gifts of the heavenly tribulation.”

“Many Golden Core cultivators use Fake Pills to cultivate a Second Golden Core, but during Ancient Times, many cultivators chose to condense Fake Pills to enhance their realm and lifespan!”

“If a Foundation Establishment cultivator practices with a Fake Pill, they can no longer form a true Golden Core through cultivation. The disadvantages of cultivating Fake Pills are many, such as more difficult realm advancement, especially in divine skills and magic. Fake Pill cultivators find it hard to comprehend divine powers.”

“Moreover, concerning lifespan, Fake Pill cultivators are inferior to Golden Core cultivators.”

Yang Zhenshan suddenly understood, “So, this Fake Pill is a shortcut to condensing a Golden Core!”

“Exactly! But these are ancient methods, no longer available today!” Yun Xiao said.

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly; he had no doubts about the truthfulness of Yun Xiao’s words nor pursued where Yun Xiao learned those things.

It was quite reasonable for Yun Xiao to know these things.

Don’t forget, there’s an Ancient Relic Array behind Yun Xiao, which was a residence of Sun True Sect.

In the past, the Three Sects of Spiritual Grace and Hidden Sword Mountain gained countless classics and cultivation techniques from it. Knowing some ancient cultivation methods is quite normal.

As for the flaws of Fake Pills, given a hopeless path in cultivation, those flaws do not matter; they’re new paths instead.

Moreover, Fake Pills are also Golden Cores, just inferior to true Golden Cores.

For the vast majority of cultivators, being able to condense a Fake Pill is considered a heavenly fortune.

Take the people around Yang Zhenshan; can anyone guarantee they will be able to condense a true Golden Core and become Golden Core cultivators?

Yun Xiao?

He himself didn’t have such extravagant hopes; he was just unwilling to give up.

Xuanzhen?

He didn’t even dare to think about such a hope.

Kou Ta and Hong Fuxiu, they were probably just imagining.

And people like Ye Guyun from Hidden Sword Mountain, they were all holding the mindset of trying before dying.

Perhaps only Jian Changhe really dared to think and do, but how sure was he of succeeding?

So, for the vast majority of cultivators, condensing a Fake Pill was more worth looking forward to than condensing a Golden Core, because condensing a Fake Pill was somewhat easier.

As for Master Cangji’s understanding of the Nine Tripod Divine Pill, it wasn’t actually wrong.

Many ancient texts in the Immortal Cultivation World exaggerated many accounts of things.

Phrases like endless lifespan, completed with heaven and earth, shining with the sun and moon.

These are words often seen in the texts.

Especially the descriptions of some high-level elixirs often use ambiguous words to depict them.

The reason for this situation is mainly because some texts are written by low-level cultivators.

Like how a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would describe the Nine Tripod Divine Pill, naturally, it would be depicted in an exaggerated manner to express their yearning for the Nine Tripod Divine Pill.

“Fake Pill, Nine Tripod Divine Pill!” Yang Zhenshan looked at the elixir in the mirror, radiating a gentle light, and felt a surge of emotion.

He also wanted this Nine Tripod Divine Pill!

Although he wouldn’t use this elixir now, he didn’t mind possessing such a divine pill.

With the Nine Tripod Divine Pill, it was equivalent to having a backup.

If in the future he couldn’t condense a Golden Core, he could also choose to condense a Fake Pill!

Moreover, even if he couldn’t use it himself, he could offer it to someone else.

Letting Yu Qingyi use it would be pretty good too.

Not only Yang Zhenshan, but Yun Xiao, Kou Ta, and Hong Fuxiu also showed greedy expressions as they looked at the divine pill in the mirror.

Human nature is like this, it doesn’t blame them.

Of course, they were just greedy, not completely consumed by greed, and in just a moment, the greed on their faces receded.

“I can help you, but what can we get?” Yang Zhenshan asked.

Yun Xiao had been staring at Yang Zhenshan, seeing his eyes clear and bright, and a faint smile appeared on his chubby face.

“Yun Bi! Show them!”

Yun Bi sent another spiritual light into the mirror, and the scene within the mirror immediately changed.

This time it seemed to shift outside the hall, revealing an ancient tree.

The trunk seemed to be cast from ancient mystical iron, yet exuded a faint jade-like stream of light, with golden mystical patterns flowing in the cracks of the bark, like natural runes breathing slowly. The branches were gnarled like the claws of an ancient dragon, and seven-colored spiritual mist swirled among the branches, revealing tiny stardust-like light spots that flickered in the mist, as if the river of stars had been crushed and weaved into the branches.​

The leaves were of a jade-glaze color, with leaf veins of gilded spiritual patterns, and the leaf edges were ringed with a white halo. The most peculiar were the fruits, shaped like hanging pearls, completely translucent like condensed ice, with vague shadows visible inside, and the skin covered with silver star patterns that rippled with a glossy sheen as the gaze moved, as if containing a miniature universe within.

“Is that the Bodhi Tree?” Yang Zhenshan, seeing only the appearance, couldn’t confirm what tree was in the mirror.

“Correct, it’s a Nine-striped Bodhi Tree, and there are twelve fruits on it!”

“Nine-striped Bodhi Seeds can put a person into a state of enlightenment, especially after the Nine Thunder Tribulations end, it can allow someone to immediately understand their path!”

Yun Ge’s words were full of temptation.

This is a Nine-striped Bodhi Seed. Previously, Yang Zhenshan had obtained a Three-patterned Bodhi Seed, and to not waste that Three-patterned Bodhi Seed, Yang Zhenshan even specifically used his own lifespan to awaken its vitality and planted it in the Spirit Source Land.

And now, there was actually a Nine-striped Bodhi Tree, with nine ripe Nine-striped Bodhi Seeds.

There’s no need to say how important enlightenment is.

Even if not for Core Formation, a single enlightenment would greatly benefit Yang Zhenshan, allowing his Withered and Flourishing Divine Power to go further.

And if for Core Formation, the meaning of a Nine-striped Bodhi Seed is not just about success in Core Formation, but about the future path.

To put it this way, Nine-layered Thunder Tribulation, surviving the first eight layers means you’re one step closer to successful Core Formation, but surviving the ninth layer means you have already become a Golden Core Cultivator.

And the gift from the Heavenly Dao of the ninth layer indicates your potential in the Golden Core Realm.

The more you comprehend, the higher your growth potential in the future.

In short, during the ninth Thunder Tribulation, if you can consume a Nine-striped Bodhi Seed, it means your future path can be taken much further.

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