Chapter 28: Xingyue Divine Sect

  Su Huan's smile, the weak and feeble appearance he had before was swept away, replaced by a vigorous and spirited demeanor. An intangible aura of grandeur burst forth from his body: "Brother Jiang, my brothers only see the benefits of the throne, fighting for power and profit, but I see further! What's the point of becoming emperor? After a hundred years, isn't it still just death? Only by cultivating the divine wheel and refining the divine art can one live even longer!"

  His eyes gleamed with a sharp light as he gazed towards Jiangnan, his voice low and solemn: "Brother Jiang, you may not be aware that above imperial power, there exists an even higher authority?"

  He didn't wait for Jiang Nan to respond, and immediately said: "My father, the emperor, seems to have absolute power, but he also has something he fears. What he fears is a certain sect. This sect, even if it's just an apprentice alchemist or a servant doing chores, at the very least they are all powerful warriors with internal and external aura, and some have even cultivated the divine wheel of martial arts to become high-ranking masters! Only those who have achieved spiritual powers can barely become registered disciples, and this sect is the Star Moon Divine Sect!"

  "Xīng Yuè Shén Zōng?"

  It seems as if Jiangnan is listening to a heavenly book, and he only feels that the things said by Su Huai are really shocking and unheard of.

  A martial arts master of the Divine Wheel Realm can completely dominate and become a king or a marquis. In the Star Moon Sect, even being a registered disciple is not possible, this is simply unbelievable!

  "The Xingyue Shen Zong is the highest and most supreme, it's a major school of magic, my Jianwu country is just a small country under its rule. Apart from Jianwu country, there are hundreds of big and small countries that all belong to Xingyue Shen Zong. Every year, these countries have to pay tribute to Xingyue Shen Zong on time, offering various magical minerals, treasures, and resources!"

  Su Huang's eyes flashed: "The imperial power seems glorious, the emperor seems dignified, but in front of a sect like Xingyue Shen Zong, it really doesn't count for much. That's why I chose not to fight for the imperial power, but instead focus on cultivating the Divine Wheel, divine powers, and becoming a disciple of Xingyue Shen Zong. As long as I cultivate the Divine Wheel, there is hope that in future years' grand ceremony, I can enter Xingyue Shen Zong. As long as I become a Shen Zong disciple, it's like leaping from being an ordinary object to becoming a true dragon!"

  "Mo Gate's great sect? The demonic prison's Xuantai Scripture I cultivate is also a demonic path heart method, unfortunately it's incomplete. I wonder if there's a follow-up heart method in the Star Moon Divine Sect?"

  The south of the Yangtze River is indeed a place that evokes a sense of longing, and he nodded in agreement: "To become a disciple of the Star Moon Sect, such a prestigious sect, is truly more glorious than becoming an emperor."

  One furnace of Yiyiqi Dan was quickly refined, just as Yue Ling'er said, Su Huan's attainments in refining pills were indeed extremely astonishing, he refined pills like flowing clouds and running water, opening the furnace was a ten-perfect pill.

  Su Huai then refined the Nurturing Body Pill, the Essence Gathering Pill, the Spirit Roaming Pill, the Qi Supplementing Pill, and the Fire Spirit Pill each one furnace. However, not all of them were perfect pills; most were 80% or 90% complete, with some being only 70%. The number of times he failed to refine a pill was also considerable, with the success rate roughly around 50%.

  The refinement of these elixirs is not complicated, and the key to success lies mainly in the control of the alchemist. Su Huan demonstrated these techniques to Jiang Nan so that he could experience their subtleties.

  In fact, he is already a strong player at the peak of the inner gang, and these spiritual pills are not very useful to him, mainly still taking care of Jiangnan.

  When refining the last furnace of spiritual elixir, Su Huan's face gradually became solemn, completely unlike his relaxed state earlier. Various spiritual incantations were cast out, and true energy was consumed fiercely. Even for someone as skilled as him, it seemed somewhat laborious!

  "This Lingshan Dan refined by Su Huai is probably on the same level as my own Sheli Lingshan Dan!"

  Jiang Nan's face was solemn, watching Su Huan's spiritual incantation unfold. He saw this spiritual incantation open up, forming a blood cloud at his fingertips that drilled into the alchemy furnace. This was an extraordinary spiritual incantation, its complexity rivaling that of the Sheli Spiritual Elixir, clearly on the same level as the Sheli Spiritual Elixir. Even if it was slightly inferior, it wasn't far off!

  After a short while, Su Huai finally finished the spiritual incantation and stared intently at the alchemy furnace. After a moment, he opened it and revealed an ecstatic expression: "Eight Successions Pill, this is enough! Brother Jiang, I have attempted to refine the Pure Yang Crimson Blood Pill more than ten times in this furnace, but not once was I successful. Now, I've finally succeeded!"

  "May I ask your lordship, what is the Pure Yang Crimson Blood Pill?"

  Su Huai didn't hide anything and said, "The Pure Yang Crimson Blood Pill is a spiritual elixir that enhances one's mental will. To cultivate to the inner circulation realm without a strong mental will, it's impossible to refine the outer circulation. I was stuck in the inner circulation realm for two years because my mental will was insufficient. Now that I've refined this furnace of Pure Yang Crimson Blood Pill, cultivating the outer circulation is just around the corner! As long as I cultivate the outer circulation, among the younger generation, only Little Qi Wang Qifeng can surpass me!"

  Jiang Nan was somewhat surprised and smiled: "Your Highness, as the prince of Jianwu Country, don't you have any cultivation methods for spiritual intent?"

  "Cultivation method of spiritual intention?"

  Su Huai heard this and couldn't help but laugh: "Brother Jiang, the Ling County Master said you're a rookie who just came out of nowhere, I didn't quite believe it at first, but now I'm starting to. The cultivation methods in this world are all about cultivating true energy and aura, where's the method that cultivates spiritual intention? If such a method really existed, those with strong external aura would be everywhere!"

  Jiang Nan was shocked and said: "Is it really true that there is no cultivation method for spiritual intention?"

  Su Huo burst out laughing: "Don't say I've never heard of this mental method, even those old freaks in Jianwu Country who have achieved spiritual powers have never heard of it. Anyone who wants to achieve external circulation can only rely on the Lingdan that nourishes and strengthens their spiritual intention, this is common sense. Jiang brother, let's just talk about this between us, if you say this in front of outsiders, they will only laugh at your ignorance."

  "Haven't you seen it before?"

  "In the south, I am still depressed: 'After all, who has no vision? Here, I clearly have a set of Ming Wang Shen Yin that can be used to cultivate and nourish spiritual thoughts... However, it's said that Tong Ling Mi Yuan, such a demonic creature, can actually obtain the Ming Wang Shen Yin, which is an unexpected move."

  Su Huan hesitated for a moment, then said: "Xiao Wang still needs to immediately close the barrier and use the pure yang crimson blood pill to break through the outer boundary. However, the county master wants Xiao Wang to guide you in refining the pill..."

  "It doesn't matter if Your Highness leaves. I'm just slightly interested in alchemy, how can this small matter of mine delay Your Highness's cultivation progress?" Jiang Nan smiled and said.

  Su Huai reported his crime and left in a hurry with this furnace of pure Yang Chi Blood Pill.

  Jiang Nan sank into thought for a moment, thinking to himself: "Just now the Fourth Prince didn't really open up to me either, he didn't say where his heart method came from."

  He had heard people from the Qi Wang Fu mention the martial art of the Jianwu National Imperial Family, called the True Dragon Manual. It was also a very subtle and exquisite mental method that was not inferior to the four great absolute arts of the Qi Wang Fu, but it couldn't surpass them either. However, Su Huan's cultivated mental method was like a large flag fluttering in the wind, clearly not the Imperial Family's True Dragon Manual, but another kind of technique!

  He could feel that Su Huan's technique was probably not inferior to Jiang Xue's improved Jiang Yue Broken Wave Technique, it can be seen that this prince had other extraordinary encounters!

  Su Huan seemed to have said many secrets, but his real secret was not revealed at all.

  "Su Huai has his secrets, and I have mine!"

  Jiang Nan calmed his mind, and true energy surged out from his fingertips, transforming into a cluster of dark green flames that illuminated the alchemy room with an eerie gloom. The youth looked like an old evil spirit who had accumulated evil deeds for many years, even his smile became eerily terrifying: "Well, I'll just refine a few furnaces of Benefit Qi Dan and Nourishing Body Dan to practice my hand!"

  "What a cheat this Jiang is!"

  In the courtyard of the Medicine King's mansion, Mu Qin's face twisted in anger as he slammed his palm onto the table, shattering it. "You actually dared to humiliate me in front of so many people and the Fourth Prince! I swear, if I don't avenge this, I won't be human!"

  His heart is narrow-minded, only thinking about being humiliated by Jiangnan, but not thinking that he would be retaliated against by Jiangnan if he humiliated Jiangnan first, with a single mind to avenge his grievances.

  Several servants were trembling with fear, carefully applying ointment to the face of Mu Qin Nan, removing bruises and not even daring to breathe heavily.

  "Brother Mo, this Jiang fellow really deserves to die, treating you and me with such contempt, it's infuriating, truly infuriating."

  Lu Zhongxiang, who was in the same room treating his injuries, said coldly: "This kid is just a refugee who escaped to Jianwu Country, with no power or influence. He actually dares to hit us? It's really infuriating! However, Brother Mu, if this matter spreads out, not only will we be unable to show our faces, but the two of our great families will also lose face!"

  Lu Zhongxiang said this, and he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. If the Lu Hou Fu found out about this matter, Jiangnan would definitely die, but he would also be punished by the Lu Hou Fu. Who knows, he might even be stripped of his cultivation and demoted to a commoner!

  "Brother Lu, don't worry, no need to disturb our two great families, I can easily take care of this little brat and avenge my grievances."

  Qin Nan's face was cold and gloomy, and he sneered: "I've received news that the Second Prince has set off two days ago from the Imperial City to rush to the Medicine King's Mansion. He should arrive within the next two days. The Second Prince is coming to the Medicine King's City not only for that big matter but also to check if the Fourth Prince is obedient. Many princes in the Imperial City are vying for the position of Crown Prince, and the Second Prince has the highest popularity, but he doesn't trust the Fourth Prince at all."

  Lu Zhongxiang was puzzled in his heart: "Mu brother, what do you mean?"

  "The Fourth Prince is winning over the Jiang family, if the Second Prince were to find out that the Fourth Prince was secretly building his own power base, with his temperament, would he still let the Jiangs live?"

  Qin Nan's face twisted: "The Second Prince must cut off the Fourth Prince's wings, we'll borrow the Second Prince's knife to get rid of this kid, then lean on the Second Prince, this big tree!"

  In the Danfang, Jiangnan's ten fingers danced and changed in a myriad of ways. The secret to refining the Yiqi Dan was in his hands, flowing like clouds and water. Although he couldn't compare to Su Huan's level as a master alchemist, compared to most other alchemists, he could absolutely win by a wide margin!

  This is the wonderful use of the Demon Prison Mysterious Fetus Scripture. Jiang Xue's transmission of the Demon Prison Mysterious Fetus Scripture was profound and mysterious, an all-encompassing mental technique that even with the Spiritual Key in his hands, he could wield it effortlessly without any hindrance, making it easy for him to grasp the application techniques of the Spiritual Key, just like a master alchemist who had spent decades practicing!

  A kind of medicinal material was rolled up by his true energy and automatically thrown into the furnace. At the same time, he swung his hands to sprinkle the spiritual formula, and the Donghuo divine fire accompanied the true energy to heat the Dan furnace, instantly revealing the wonders of the Donghuo divine fire!

  Under the smelting of this divine fire, the impurities in various medicinal materials are quickly incinerated into ash, and only the extremely pure medicinal power is left in the alchemical furnace!