My Cultivation Starting from Archery-Chapter 1361 - 489: Master (Part 2)
"It's me, brother."
The witch sat cross-legged, channeling her energy to regulate her breathing.
"How are you?"
Chen Sansi asked.
"Death is not an option; it's just that I can't make a move for a while."
The witch's tone was ominous: "Those people are truly vicious, using this method to bring down the Heavenly Tribulation. Otherwise, even if the Holy Sect's ancestor came, they would still be a ghost under my sword."
She paused.
"Next, what... are you planning to do?"
At this moment.
Chen Sansi actually detected a hint of fear from the demon's tone.
He nodded: "Don't worry, I won't abandon you and run away on my own, and besides, I can't escape either."
The witch, embarrassed at her thoughts being exposed, turned her face away in shame: "We need to think of a way to survive."
Chen Sansi was silent.
He took out the Alchemy Furnace left behind by the Nine-tailed Fox Demon and began to continue refining the elixir pills within.
Earlier.
Despite the urgency of the situation, Bai Suyin never forgot about the alchemy, which shows the pills inside are of critical importance, possibly relating to their ultimate survival.
Fortunately, the refining of this furnace of pills was nearing its end.
"Someone's coming."
The witch stood, gripping the Taiyin Sword.
"It's me."
A figure wearing a fox mask appeared.
He rushed towards the white robe: "How is the alchemy going?"
"Two hours."
Chen Sansi replied: "Within two hours, it will certainly be ready."
"Good."
Dugu Ao did not urge further. He took out a jade pendant and crushed it to powder.
Seeing this scene.
The witch suddenly struck, thrusting her sword directly at his throat.
"Hmm?"
Dugu Ao hurriedly dodged.
"Sansi!"
The witch exclaimed sternly: "What he crushed was an immobilization talisman, he's selling our location!"
"Let him do as he wishes."
Chen Sansi's reaction was calm.
"Oh?"
Dugu Ao was a bit surprised: "Aren't you afraid I'll attract cultivators from the four worlds?"
"Master."
Chen Sansi suddenly said: "You don't need to act anymore."
Hearing this, the witch glanced sideways.
"..."
Dugu Ao was stunned for a moment, then a light laugh came from under the mask: "Kid, when did you find out?"
"I suspected long ago."
Chen Sansi confessed: "Later, it was through Senior Bai Suyin that I confirmed your identity."
Lord Taishan.
Once instructed him to go to Bai Suyin.
After seeing the token, Bai Suyin's reaction was noticeably unusual.
Later...
Bai Suyin also expressed feelings for Dugu Ao.
Combining the two, the identity became obvious.
Thinking back now, many coincidences were inevitable.
For instance...
Many years ago at Little Witch Mountain, when Jiang Xiyue first went berserk.
Dugu Ao suddenly appeared to suppress her.
Perhaps, he was always secretly observing and protecting.
"Indeed, I have too many flaws."
Dugu Ao removed his mask, revealing a timeworn middle-aged face.
"Master, you're quite skilled."
Chen Sansi praised while continuing the alchemy: "Despite your Spirit Root being ruined, you still relied on yourself to create an endless qi refinement method."
"It was out of necessity."
Mu Chutai sighed.
"As it stands..."
Chen Sansi asked: "Master, can you tell the story regarding the Demon Seed, so I don't remain in the dark?"
"I didn't mention it before because it wasn't necessary, but now, it seems there won't be another chance to say it."
Mu Chutai sighed bitterly, leaned against the wall, pulled out the wine gourd from his waist, took a sip, and after a long gaze at the sky within the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, he slowly began to speak:
"Your master Nangong Qingyao, is an Immortal reincarnated to the mortal world.
"He came to the Human World with a mission."
"Demon Seed?"
Chen Sansi asked.
"Yes."
Mu Chutai nodded: "That Demon Seed is from the heavenly realm but needs to be brought to the lower world to absorb the essence of the Human World to grow.
"According to the Immortal's request.
"Once the Demon Seed awakens, your master should have entered seclusion permanently until ascending to take the Demon Seed back to the heavenly realm.
"But she didn't do that; instead, she eloped with me, and we found a place to live in seclusion, cut off from the world.
"Those years were the most peaceful days of my life.
"However...
"Good times didn't last long.
"Without the Demon Seed, how could the Immortals above just stand by?
"So, they sent a large number of cultivators to find us.
"Our place was quite hidden; at least we could have hidden for a hundred years, and after a hundred years, perhaps we could have completely disappeared by moving to another place.
"But the outcome...
"It was that brat Zhang Huaiqing who leaked the clue."
"Elder Huaiqing?"
Chen Sansi was surprised: "He betrayed you?"
"Not really."
Mu Chutai said: "At that time, Zhang Huaiqing was still young, and it was unintentional, but it led to a big mistake."
Chen Sansi recalled one thing, finding it somewhat amusing.
No wonder...
Back in the Qingxu Sect.
Whenever Lord Taishan saw Zhang Huaiqing, he would beat him, and the latter never dared to fight back.
Thinking about it now.
Back then, these two looked like Qi Refinement practitioners, but were actually two Divinity Transformation masters!
Mu Chutai continued: "After the clues were revealed, we knew we would soon be found. In desperation, Qing Yao sealed the Demon Seed within the newly-born Xi Yue's body.
"To safely take the Demon Seed away, one of us had to survive.
"That's why what happened later unfolded."
The once majestic and renowned Mu Chutai, the unattainable Lord Taishan in the eyes of cultivators, betrayed his companion, knelt and begged for mercy, self-destructed his cultivation, languished in survival, and became a worldwide joke.
This Demon Seed...
It truly is an Immortal's artifact.
Chen Sansi was perplexed: "Master, did Mistress ever mention more details about the Demon Seed?"
He could never understand.
Though powerful, the Demon Seed was just a formidable demon; why was it worth the heavenly Immortals' effort to cultivate it?
There must be a larger secret hidden within.
Mu Chutai shook his head: "Your mistress might have known something, but she never spoke to me about it."
Chen Sansi turned his gaze to the witch.
Mu Chutai also looked over.
Under the scrutiny of the two, the witch indifferently said: "I can't remember."
Chen Sansi and Mu Chutai were helpless.
They didn't know if the witch deliberately didn't say or really forgot.
"Heh heh~"
Mu Chutai sneered: "If you weren't possessing my daughter, I really would have handed you over."
Changing the subject, Chen Sansi asked: "Master, how did you manage to create your Qi Refinement method?"
"This Qi Refinement method..."
Mu Chutai said: "I got the inspiration from an ancient scroll. After many attempts, I finally developed a feasible method that breaks the shackles of Qi Refinement and can be cultivated to the highest limit of this world.
"However, such a defiant method also demands extremely high resources.
"So over the years, I've been using your Emperor's Breath Soil to collect various Qi-refining Spirit Plants.
"Unfortunately...
"It's still too slow; I have to rely on the elixir you're refining to speed things up a bit."
"..."
Chen Sansi asked: "Did you prepare for today's predicament long ago?"
"Yes."
Mu Chutai asked: "How long until the elixir is ready? Those people are almost here."
"Very soon."
Chen Sansi held his breath and focused, entering the final phase.
In his Divine Sense sea, the previously chaotic laws were rapidly assembled and then combined, like stars gathering together.
Containing powerful laws, yet filled with the quality of Qi-refinement elixirs.
"Bang!"
Accompanied by a loud bang within the Pill Furnace, a bright blue elixir slowly rose.
[Skill: Alchemy (Fifth Rank)]
[Progress: 122/2000]
Given his Alchemy Skill, it should have been completed with a thought, but this elixir still consumed a significant amount of time, indicating its extraordinary nature.
"Not bad craftsmanship."
Mu Chutai grabbed the elixir, confirmed there were no issues, and then unexpectedly asked: "Child, do you remember what you promised me?"
