As a Father, I Just Want to Watch You Achieve Immortality Chapter 1578: The First Fierce Being of the Ten Fiends Diagram—Old Dragon God, Xi Xi Did Her Best and Her Identity Is Exposed

What reason is there to hesitate?

It is time to begin!

"I shall attempt to concoct the Three Pure Ones Divine Poison Pill [Nine Revolutions Rising Dragon Pill], a legacy passed down by the founding grandmaster of our Heavenly Pill Divine Sect..."

Gu Changqing’s eyes narrowed, a hidden fervor surging within him.

To any alchemist, the art of refining poison... is the ultimate test of skill.

In the past, Gu Changqing would never have dared to touch this Three Pure Ranks Poison Pill, but his circumstances had shifted.

He no longer feared being claimed by the toxins during the process; he was fully prepared to refine it to the very end!

"List the materials you require,"

Li Che requested.

Without a moment’s delay, Gu Changqing recorded the necessary ingredients for the poison pill.

Li Che scanned the list, tucked it away, and then fixed his gaze back on Gu Changqing.

"On another note, was the Immortal Ascension Pill a creation of your Heavenly Pill Divine Sect?"

Li Che asked.

As a father, the trouble Xi Xi encountered on Guangling Dao naturally weighed heavily on his mind.

Though he claimed to be at peace with his daughter’s journey of Cultivation, the truth was that Li Che never stopped watching over her.

Gu Changqing looked confused for a moment, but quickly offered an explanation once the Immortal Ascension Pill was mentioned.

"The Immortal Ascension Pill... is actually a variety of poison pill, possessing a mild toxicity... When it is pulverized and inhaled through a specific divine weapon, it grants a fleeting sense of ease to the Primordial Spirit. It stands as one of the most profitable poison pills produced by our Heavenly Pill Divine Sect."

Gu Changqing admitted with a hint of embarrassment.

"Profitable? Has your Heavenly Pill Divine Sect not amassed enough fortune? You have practically seized a monopoly over the elixir trade across the Great Vista," Li Che remarked with a frown.

Gu Changqing shook his head slowly. "It is never enough. The Heavenly Pill Divine Sect actually houses two grandmasters. One of them holds a transcendent rank and demands an astronomical amount of resources. Every bit of wealth our Sect gathers is converted into materials to sustain that grandmaster..."

Hmm?!

Li Che’s eyes sharpened. "Your Heavenly Pill Divine Sect... possesses two grandmasters?!"

"Indeed, my lord. It is a secret the Heavenly Pill Divine Sect keeps from the world. While the Yangxuan Ancestor is known to the public, there is another called the Yinxuan Ancestor, who specializes exclusively in the concoction of poison pills!"

Gu Changqing revealed a massive hidden truth.

"Three millennia ago, the Yin and Yang Xuan Ancestors joined forces to establish the Heavenly Poison Pill Sect. In those days, the world was filled with numerous Dan Sects that focused on the Dao of alchemy..."

"Eventually, a majority of those Dan Sect grandmasters were poisoned and slain by the Yinxuan Ancestor during a series of duels where poison pills were utilized as weapons..."

"Because of this, the Yinxuan Ancestor earned a terrifying reputation... and was forced to fake his death. He now wanders under a pseudonym within the Strange Que, never daring to show his true face."

Li Che’s mouth twitched involuntarily upon hearing the tale.

Gu Changqing’s voice grew passionate: "The very toxin that the Yinxuan Ancestor used to strike down those Dan Sect grandmasters is the Heavenly Poison Pill [Nine Revolutions Rising Dragon Pill]!"

"The peerless genius Gu Yinxuan was said to be capable of crafting the Four Imperial Heavenly Pills by the age of twenty... and yet, the Yinxuan Ancestor’s true obsession was the study of poison pills."

"This Nine Revolutions Rising Dragon Pill is the signature creation of the Yinxuan Ancestor!"

Li Che’s eyes flickered with interest.

This Gu Yinxuan... was quite the talent!

Truly a man worthy of being recruited into the underworld!

Gu Changqing felt a wave of self-deprecation. "My own skills in alchemy are merely average, perhaps equal to a standard Alchemy Saint. Compared to a half-immortal alchemist like the Yinxuan Ancestor, the gap is like a lowly mayfly looking up at the vast blue sky!"

"The Yinxuan Ancestor could refine the Nine Revolutions Rising Dragon Pill with just a single life, while I... would likely have to burn through several lives to achieve success."

Li Che could only offer a few comforting words in response.

Once Gu Changqing departed to resume refining martial arts pills, Li Che called forth the Painting Immortal Avatar. He handed over the list of poison pill materials and commanded the avatar to find Fang Hanshu with all haste.

"Indeed... anyone capable of reaching the Divine Tribulation Realm is a rare genius, whether it be the Old Dragon God who matches the Ten Fierce Brushwork or this poison pill demi-immortal, the Yinxuan Ancestor..."

Li Che leaned back, taking a slow draught of warm tea, his heart pounding with a hunger for exceptional talent.

His Soul Capturing legion required a vast reservoir of gifted individuals.

As Li Che contemplated, he realized that even among Saint Hand professionals, there were higher tiers of mastery.

The Demi-Immortal Realm...

Li Che narrowed his eyes, savoring the tea as the potent energy of the martial arts pill in his core continued to push his Martial Arts Realm higher.

The peak of the Mountain of Martial Arts was drawing closer and closer!

Li Che’s gaze turned cold and focused.

Once his martial arts reached the summit and he officially entered the Four Openings of the Martial Path...

That would be the moment Li Che moved against Zhao Beidou, the wounded Divine Tribulation Cultivator.

Suddenly, his aura shifted and his expression grew grave.

The previously relaxed Li Che sat bolt upright.

This was because images were flickering across the Heaven and Earth chessboard.

It was his daughter, Xi Xi, assuming the persona of the Little Niu Demon.

...

...

Crack crack—

Dark clouds gathered heavily across the sky.

They continued to descend toward the earth.

Xi Xi had donned the pink Little Niu Demon Mask. It was a mask she had carved herself ever since her father promised she could begin her training once she turned seven.

She had prepared diligently, mastering the art of carving just to create this Little Niu Demon Mask.

She wished to be like Master Niu Niu—a hero who punished the wicked and upheld justice!

The Bull Demon’s influence on Xi Xi had started in Fei Lei City, when he appeared to strike down the Spirit Infant Sect, and continued through Golden Light Prefecture City, where he hunted the villains of the Corpse God Cult...

In Xi Xi’s eyes, Master Niu Niu was the greatest hero in existence!

He was nothing like her honest and simple father. Although she loved her father dearly, Xi Xi found Master Niu Niu’s method of crushing evil to be far more exhilarating!

Xi Xi had made Master Niu Niu her ultimate goal!