Primordial: Yunmeng Snake

As the banquet gradually came to an end, Pingyi took the Goddess of Wushan away, not returning to the prehistoric world, but to a private banquet in Taiqing.

The ground was washed clean with clear glazed water, and Pingyi led the Goddess of Wushan into the Tushita Palace.

The owner of this place is not the real Taiqing Sage, but one of his incarnations, the Taishang Laojun who inherited his alchemy.

This incarnation inherited the power of alchemy and refining of Saint Taiqing, and is also one of the highest achievements of alchemy in the prehistoric world today.

He is good at herbal elixir, which is very different from Pingyi's gold and mercury elixir. These two are the mainstream in the ancient times, and he and Pingyi are the representatives of these two schools.

In the past, when the Saint Taiqing had not yet become a saint, he often went to Yunmeng Lake and discussed the methods of alchemy with Pingyi, and they both gained a lot.

However, after Taiqing became a saint, he could not easily travel back and forth to the primitive chaos. Although he invited Pingyi many times to discuss Taoism in the Primordial Chaos, it was a pity that Pingyi was unwilling to go too far, and in the end, they rarely interacted.

As soon as Pingyi entered the hall, he saw two fire-burning boys, holding clean bottles and palm-leaf fans in their hands, respectfully inviting him.

A huge alchemy furnace was placed in the center of the hall, with two cushions placed on both sides. Divine fire was burning majestically under the furnace, with the Six Dings and Six Jias guarding on both sides.

The Goddess of Wushan only felt a burst of burning air rushing towards her, and her face was burned red by the surging fire.

Seeing this, Pingyi quickly said to the two boys who were burning the fire:

"Why don't you bring some ice jars? Ice jars need to be of good quality, without any smell of medicine."

The boy hurriedly said yes. The person in front of them was a master of Honghuang Alchemy, and his teacher had invited him with great difficulty. They dared not neglect him.

After shooting the Ice Mirror, the raging anger around her suddenly stopped, and the face of the Goddess of Wushan gradually returned to calm.

Pingyi saw that he was fine, and then he smiled and said:

"Whenever I refine the elixir, the spiritual charcoal under the furnace is guided by the Six Ding divine fire. The three fires converge, the earth fire and the sky fire. How can ordinary people bear it?"

"I was not thoughtful enough this time, and it has caused you so much suffering. If you really can't stand it, you can wait outside the hall."

"Then we can send a few palace maids to lead you around this Sanqing Realm. Although Tushita Palace is the core of this place, it doesn't have much scenery."

The Goddess of Wushan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed. Although she wanted to stay here with her husband, the environment here was indeed unacceptable.

Moreover, the essence of spiritual energy in the Taiqing Realm is all innate energy, which is far inferior to that in the prehistoric times.

Even if you don't go to see the heavenly scenery, it would be nice to just practice here.

After the Wushan Goddess left, Pingyi picked a cushion and sat down, then spoke to the two fire-burning boys:

"Light up the stove."

The boy immediately looked troubled. Under the alchemy furnace, the divine fire was burning fiercely, and the surrounding environment was extremely hot. Could it be that the furnace was not hot enough?

Seeing that the two boys did not move, Pingyi suddenly laughed and said:

"You old man, you took my stove, but you don't even know how to use it? Or are you two really so stupid that you can't even learn it?"

The two boys' faces were immediately covered in sweat, and they didn't know how to explain.

The teacher hasn't taught them this, so how should they answer this? We can't just throw the responsibility onto the teacher.

Just as the two boys were hesitating, Taishang Laojun came happily carrying a dustpan and just happened to hear what Pingyi said.

Seeing that his boy was in trouble, he excused him by saying:

"Fellow Daoist Pingyi is a little too impatient. My two boys are just new to this way. How can they use this great treasure of alchemy?"

"Not to mention them, even I am the first time to open the furnace. This treasure is the first time to be fired in the heavenly palace."

"Ordinary herbal elixirs require small and fine materials, knowing the temperature and controlling the fire, and taking the essence of herbs and woods. Today's fire is just right."

"Otherwise, the furnace temperature will be too high, and the method of condensing dew from plants and trees will not work. I'm afraid the fire alone will burn it to ashes."

Pingyi raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and said with a smile:

"So it seems that you invited me here today. Do you want to discuss with me the golden and mercury medicine and the method of external elixir, or do you want to discuss with me the herbal elixir and the method of internal elixir?"

Taishang Laojun was stunned when he heard this, but now he was being put on the rack.

With a bitter smile on his face, Taishang Laojun was about to apologize, but Pingyi actually said:

"But I am not unskilled in the method of making herbal elixirs. I just feel that it is too slow and consumes too much energy."

"Since you want to learn my alchemy method today, I will grant your wish."

"If it's the golden and mercury medicine, it's fine, but for the herbal medicine, I'm afraid the current furnace temperature is enough."

Pingyi still had a smile on his face, he just raised his hand slightly and said:

"please."

Taishang Laojun did not refuse and took the lead to sit on the cushion. Pingyi casually threw the elixir into the alchemy furnace. How much was in it? It was exactly the same.

As the elixir entered the furnace, Taishang Laojun's expression changed immediately, and he spoke to the two boys:

"To light the fire, to fan the flames."

Pingyi ignored it and continued to throw the processed elixirs from the medicine shelf into the furnace. Every step seemed unreasonable, but they were all within the limit of the flame in the furnace.

The entire Tushita Palace was suddenly in chaos, and even Taishang Laojun himself felt a little flustered for a moment.

As Pingyi dropped the last elixir, thick black smoke suddenly filled the entire furnace.

The black smoke broke through the top of the furnace, but did not rise. Instead, it flowed into the fire through the furnace mouth and flowed to the ground.

However, the flame under the furnace suddenly became dim in just a few breaths after coming into contact with the black smoke.

Taishang Laojun’s face was as black as charcoal, and he slowly stood up from the cushion.

The two fire-burning boys were still waving their palm-leaf fans frantically, but it was a pity that the black smoke seemed to have taken root and could not be shaken at all.

Taishang Laojun stared at Pingyi in front of him with a burning gaze, while Pingyi's smile became even brighter, and he did not forget to say teasingly:

"Why don't you get someone to clean the ash? Don't waste my time."

Looking at the screen in front of him, Taishang Laojun suddenly laughed, waved his hand, and said to the people beside him:

"Go and clean the alchemy furnace. Once everything is ready, come to the back hall and call me."

After he finished speaking, Taishang Laojun didn't care about the others' reactions and pulled Pingyi towards the back hall.

Under the huge alchemy furnace, only two boys who were burning the fire were left looking at each other, wanting to cry but unable to.

Pingyi looked at Taishang Laojun in front of him, who seemed to want to ask something but didn't know how to start. He didn't say anything and just drank his tea silently.

When Laojun was getting restless, Pingyi finally spoke slowly:

"That furnace was originally specially built by the Heavenly Palace, and it is used by me alone. If I want to fire it with full force, tens of thousands of strong men and boys will be needed to work together."

"How could ordinary people know the cost? Back then, just this furnace of elixirs was enough to supply the needs of the entire Heavenly Court."

"Do you think that with just two boys, a little talent and magic weapons, you can defeat the warriors and boys that the Heavenly Court has carefully cultivated in the past?"

"If that's the case, then you are underestimating the power of Heaven."

"If you want to use this stove, either you come and help me and act as a fire-burning boy, or you go to the North Pole to find the Emperor Ziwei."

"If I remember correctly, the group of strong men that the Heavenly Court trained at the beginning should have been assigned to the North Pole Privy Council."

Taishang Laojun looked lost. He had seen Pingyi refining the elixir in the past, and he still could not forget it until today.

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But now that his precious alchemy furnace had finally fallen into his hands, he found it difficult to use it. How could he accept this?

As for cultivating a group of strong young men by himself like Pingyi, Taishang Laojun did not hold out any hope at all.

The energy and cost involved are simply beyond the ability of the current Tushita Palace to bear, and he also does not have the patience to cultivate it bit by bit.

"Apart from this method, is it true that this furnace has no other uses?"

Taishang Laojun said with some reluctance to give up.

Pingyi didn't care about it and said:

"Of course not. After all, this thing is just a tool for alchemy. It is not as precious as you imagine."

"But if we want to bring out its full effect, unless we have the cooperation of Dan Dao masters like you and me, we can only train those strong men."

Pingyi showed a smug look on his face, and said proudly:

"This furnace was designed by me personally, and it gathers all the wisdom of alchemy at that time."

"After being personally refined by Saint Nuwa and His Majesty the Emperor of Heaven, the miraculous aspects of it cannot be described by a mere word."

"If someone who doesn't know how to manipulate it wants to use this treasure, then all the alchemy rooms must be opened at the same time. The consumption is so great that it is beyond the ability of ordinary people to bear."

"What you saw at that time was actually because I wanted to meet the needs of the entire Heavenly Court, so naturally I pursued the maximum effect."

"Only in this way can I satisfy the needs of the Heavenly Court. Now that you are alone, you only need to use one of the elixir formulas."

"Even so, it is still far superior to most alchemy furnaces in the world."

Pingyi looked at Taishang Laojun standing beside him, then smiled and said:

"But you should just be my fire-burning boy today. After the exchange is over, you can go to the North Pole Privy Council and find Emperor Ziwei to negotiate."

Taishang Laojun smiled helplessly, and finally stood up slowly and said:

"For now, I can only follow your advice."

Pingyi strode forward, and Taishang Laojun followed slowly behind him, but there was a strange flash in his eyes.

"Just wait for me for now. I will tell you more about it after I finish designing the furnace."

"When the time comes, I will see which one is better, your alchemy furnace or my Bagua furnace?"

Pingyi had no idea what Taishang Laojun was thinking, but given his personality, even if he knew, he would probably just pretend he had never heard it.

Alchemy is what he likes, and his current achievements are just due to his interest. If he really puts his heart and soul on alchemy, he will not be himself anymore.

If Pingyi had this perseverance, he would have focused on cultivation long ago, and would not be in this situation today.

"Since you want to see the herbal alchemy method, I will compete with you in this field today. By then, I want you to tell everyone in person that you are the number one in alchemy."

Pingyi smiled and slowly sat cross-legged on the cushion, his eyes full of confidence and calmness.

He didn't dare to compete with others in other areas, but when it came to the method of alchemy, Pingyi had absolute confidence!

The Jade Emperor said nothing, but just fanned the flames. The fire in the sky, the fire underground, and the Ding fire in the middle all blew together, and the whole Tushita Palace was suddenly hot.

The glazed tiles on the palace slowly melted, and the protective formation disappeared like ice and snow at the intersection of the flames.

Pingyi's voice rang out in the hall, and he said:

"Prepare the Ice Mirror and the Weak Water in the Heavenly River to prevent the boundary wall of the Heavenly Realm from being burned when the elixir is completed."

Pingyi continued to speak, and the entire alchemy furnace showed its true appearance in Pingyi's hands.

He was so adept at manipulating it, and Taishang Laojun's eyes were filled with enthusiasm.

Time passed by, and Pingyi, apart from asking for the amount of medicinal materials that needed to be added, asked most often for more firewood and fire.

The faint scent of elixir slowly drifted through the Taiqing Realm and then spread throughout the entire heaven.

Pingyi smelled the fragrance of the elixir, and a hint of disappointment appeared on his face. He said:

"What a pity. I haven't made an elixir in a long time. My hands are not so good now. I didn't even lock up the elixir energy, and so much medicinal power leaked out for nothing."

The Supreme Lord shook his head and retorted:

"But this is a common problem with herbal elixirs. After all, all plants and trees in the world are not perfect, and none are as hard as metal or stone. It is normal that there will be some omissions."

"I don't know anything else, but seeing how huge this furnace is and how many spiritual medicines it consumes, I can guess the number of medicines in this furnace."

As he spoke, a complex light appeared on Taishang Laojun's face, and he sighed:

"No wonder my original body envied you so much in the past. If my original body also had so many resources, you would be able to take the position of the number one alchemist."

Pingyi's face was calm. He waved his hand and pointed at the top of the alchemy furnace. Countless pills suddenly spewed out of his mouths.

After sorting out the pills one by one, Pingyi began to speak:

"In the final analysis, this path is nothing more than a minor path. As a noble sage of Taiqing, how could he really devote himself to it? If he really did so, he would be abandoning the near and pursuing the far."

"And this so-called number one in the Dao of Alchemy will naturally be headed by Saint Taiqing."

Just as Taishang Laojun nodded in approval, Pingyi glanced at Laojun again and said:

"Of course, I am just being modest. If a saint is sincere in this way, he should still be below me."

Pingyi looked serious this time, his eyes full of confidence.

PS: The Pingyi chapter is over. (This chapter is over)