Becoming a Saint by Touching Corpses - Chapter 596 - 573: The Secret of the Fake Pill
Chapter 596: Chapter 573: The Secret of the Fake Pill
Of course, Lou Yi’s face did not reveal the slightest anomaly.
He cupped his hands in salute and respectfully said, “Elder Qianyuan, disciple Lou Yi pays his respects.”
“Get up quickly,” Elder Qianyuan’s voice was gentle.
Then he withdrew the white light around him, revealing his true appearance.
He was a tall, thin old man wearing a blue-gray Daoist robe, appearing about sixty or seventy years old, his hair half white, face lean, with a long goatee, and eyes that shone brightly.
In the mundane world, he would be indistinguishable from an ordinary old Daoist in a temple.
No one would think this was a Fake Pill Giant who could establish a sect and stir up storms in the Cultivation Realm.
Seeing Elder Qianyuan smiling with a peaceful glance, Lou Yi felt at ease at once.
He promptly handed over a string of extraordinary-quality jade prayer beads, “Elder, this is what you requested.”
“Not bad, not bad. You’ve done well this time, solving a major problem for this old man.” Elder Qianyuan extended his hand, and the beads flew into it.
He casually stowed the beads away and continued, “Besides contribution points, I have prepared other rewards for you.
Speak, what do you want?”
’Is there really such good fortune?’
Lou Yi pondered, and what he urgently needed now was the essential item for his fundamental method—the Yellow Extreme Breathing Technique.
“Does the elder perhaps possess the Five-color Lingzhi?”
“Five-color Lingzhi?” Elder Qianyuan shook his head, “This old man has cultivated for over five hundred years and has never encountered it in reality, only seen it in ancient texts.”
’Over five hundred years?’
Elder Qianyuan’s unintentional words revealed quite a bit of information.
The lifespan limit of Foundation Establishment is three hundred years; a Golden Core enjoys eight hundred years.
Thus, in terms of lifespan alone, the Fake Pill is at least between the two.
“Does the elder have Spirit-devouring Vine, Breath Soil, Blood Bodhi, Wind-walking Fruit…” Lou Yi continued to inquire about essential items needed for talents like Gale Riding, Endurance, Monster Power, hearing Elder Qianyuan shake his head repeatedly with a peculiar expression.
“Where do you hear of these treasures? They have mostly gone extinct in the present world; you must go to an Ancient Cultivator Cave Mansion or the Heavenly Abyss to possibly find them.”
Daoist Qian Yuan thought for a moment, then suddenly a wisp of white light flew from his body to his hand, transforming into a drop of sesame-sized milky white liquid, suspended above his palm.
“Since I don’t have what you want, it wouldn’t do for this old man to go back on his word, so I grant you this.
If you face danger, blend it into your body to temporarily boost your power, even allowing an escape against a Foundation Establishment face-to-face or a counter-attack.
But remember, this item is poisonous. Once blended into your body, the consequences are endless.
It means you can never walk the Golden Core path thereafter, even if you disperse your cultivation. Do not blend it unless faced with life-and-death peril.”
After speaking, this droplet floated to Lou Yi’s hand, and he carefully treasured it.
Lou Yi noticed.
When Daoist Qian Yuan divided the white light, his aura subtly weakened, indicating that this method had a certain impact on him and couldn’t be used limitlessly.
Of course, his aura was still unfathomable, like an abyss or sea, with an eagle ceaselessly circling and cawing in Lou Yi’s mind, reminding him of this person’s danger, absolutely not to be confronted head-on.
The Fake Pill Giant, his strength far exceeded the Foundation Establishment peak.
Burning himself, he could momentarily reach the level of a Golden Core Master, a one-time nuclear weapon for major sects, not to be used lightly.
“May I ask the elder, what is this item?”
Lou Yi was now extremely curious about the origin of that sesame-sized white liquid.
Because within his middle dantian, there was a similarly sized liquid, the volume of which surpassed what Elder Qianyuan granted by more than a hundredfold.
“Belief Power,” Daoist Qian Yuan replied.
Upon hearing this, Lou Yi thought of the people of Huai City who worshiped him and the nearly universal statues of Daoist Qian Yuan in the Little Qian Yuan World.
Belief Power, could it be the rumored Power of Faith?
Seeing Lou Yi’s eyes showing inquisitiveness and seemingly quite appreciating this sect’s junior.
Elder Qianyuan went on to explain: “So-called Belief Power is both the source of Fake Pill’s strength, allowing our power to far exceed the Foundation Establishment level, even occasionally reaching the threshold of Golden Core.
And it is also a shackle.
Once we lose them, we will be greatly weakened, inferior even to ordinary Foundation Establishment.
It’s poison, an addictive poison. Just once stained by it, it’s like maggots on bones, seeping into the soul, impossible to escape even if dispersing your cultivation, you will live under its shadow for life.”
“It’s just that, oftentimes people are driven by circumstances, knowing it’s poison they still consume it.
What is cutting off the path compared to the importance of gaining several hundred years of lifespan for free?”
Elder Qianyuan sighed deeply, his eyes showing a complex expression.
He continued, “You must have also realized.
In the Little Qian Yuan World, this old man has many believers, although for various reasons, most are shallow believers. Yet if the number is large enough, it can still provide me immense Belief Power.
This time I sensed a belief crisis, which might shake my foundation, thus assigning the task.”
Lou Yi heard and understood inwardly.
If Wanma Country conquers the Zhao Kingdom, they would surely sweep away the remnants of the past regime and establish a new state.
And as the greatest hero of the previous dynasty’s founding, how many would still worship Daoist Qian Yuan by then?
No wonder Elder Qianyuan suddenly assigned this Little World’s task.
Suddenly, Lou Yi thought of the white energy within his body.
Presumably, it was also related to his repeated rescues in Huai City, which cultivated a group of admirers and worshipers there.
And at the moment of his death, their emotions erupted, even reaching the level of believers, thus producing a significant amount of Belief Power.
Previously in the Little World, Lou Yi had no perception whatsoever.
But upon arriving in the main world, this ownerless Belief Power immediately found its host and surged up in a rush.
Lou Yi felt secretly thankful that he had not privately merged the Belief Power; otherwise, it would have caused great trouble, and even his Attribute Panel could not necessarily solve it.
After all, the Power of Faith can corrode the soul, sticking with oneself even if cultivation is dispersed.
However, perhaps there is a way to utilize it.
A sudden flash of insight sparked in Lou Yi’s mind, his heart eager to try, planning to experiment immediately after leaving this place.
Having spoken so much with this disciple, Elder Qianyuan was clearly not yet satisfied.
“The Little World’s crisis is easy to resolve, but how can the current crisis of our sect be solved?”
Lou Yi couldn’t help but advise: “With the Supreme Elder’s presence and Fake Pill giants like Elder Qianyuan around, it shouldn’t be easy for Cyan Wolf Ridge to take us down.”
“But what if the Supreme Elder has little lifespan left?” Elder Qianyuan suddenly mentioned, causing Lou Yi to be shocked.
He was astonished both by the bad news and surprised why this was told to him, a junior.
“This is no secret; Cyan Wolf Ridge already knows.” Elder Qianyuan shook his head, “The last time they sent a full-blooded wolf clan, it was an open test, an obvious scheme.
Yet our sect could only dispatch Elder Zheng, who has old wounds and hasn’t fully recovered, not even a fully empowered Perfect Dao Foundation could be sent.”
“There truly is not much time left.
Those of Perfect Dao Foundation, forgers of the Spiritual Platform, are seeds for Golden Core breakthrough.
If just one can explore the Heavenly Abyss and seize the opportunity to break through, the current crisis of our sect would be effortlessly resolved.
The situation in Zhao Kingdom, though critical, is somewhat too much to handle now.”
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