My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1372: The Secret of the Medicine King Stone Pill
Previously on My Longevity Simulation...
"It is even highly likely that it was the Inscription Dao Immortal who personally took action!"
"After all, every True Immortal seal script character corresponds to a law of the Immortal Realm. To so effortlessly stack and fuse countless characters together..."
Li Fan's expression turned solemn as he summoned the Immortal Domain Go piece into his hand.
All of its sacred aura had vanished along with the interruption of its unfolding. The Go piece now seemed no different from an ordinary object as it lay quietly in Li Fan's palm.
He tried to activate it once more, but the Immortal Domain Go piece showed no response whatsoever to any external stimulus.
"As expected, it still requires the Medicine King Sect's Longevity Green Power."
"Furthermore, the unfolding of the Immortal Domain Go piece itself consumes a certain form of energy. Since the previous attempt failed midway, it will need time to accumulate power again."
Li Fan casually turned the smooth, icy Go piece over in his hand as he silently contemplated.
Far away, at the center of the Star Sea, the sea of black mist that had been stirred by the aura leaking from the Immortal Domain did not calm down after the unfolding was interrupted.
Instead, it was as though someone had pressed an acceleration switch. The endless black mist continued spreading outward irreversibly.It looked as if it intended to swallow the entire Star Sea in one sweep.
Li Fan frowned tightly. After pondering for a moment, he used the Taijia Divine Art at that location.
Because it had been used so frequently on the Xuan Immortal Ark's side, the Star Sea's consciousness had already lost interest in responding to Li Fan's attempts at communication.
However, from the limited feedback he received...
The true intent of the Star Sea's origin had not noticed the overwhelming tide of black mist flooding the center of the Star Sea at all.
This blind indifference made Li Fan shudder inwardly.
It was as if countless black insects were devouring a person's body while the body's owner remained completely unaware.
Such a bizarre situation could only mean that the essence of the black mist far surpassed even the true intent of the Star Sea's origin.
The so called black mist Li Fan witnessed was absolutely not its true form. It was merely its outward appearance.
"'The precursor of the Dao Annihilation Calamity...'"
"'The time left for me is probably running short.'"
A trace of apprehension flashed through Li Fan's eyes. He brought the members of the Medicine King Sect, who were protected beneath the phantom projection of the Wooden Sword at the edge of the sea of black mist, and returned together to the Xuanhuang Realm.
"Senior, just now..." Medicine King Sect Master Liu Ruchen hesitated.
Throughout the entire process, the members of the Medicine King Sect had been enveloped within the illusion created by the Wooden Sword's phantom. They had no idea that, within such a short span of time, they had already traveled to the center of the Star Sea.
From their perspective, only an accident had occurred during the fusion of the Immortal Go pieces, after which the completed Go piece tore open the heavens and flew away.
Li Fan calmly replied, "There is no need to worry. I intercepted the Immortal Domain Go piece and recovered it."
Liu Ruchen immediately let out a sigh of relief.
Li Fan sighed softly.
"We were still too optimistic. The Immortal Domain Go piece left behind by Sun Piaomiao is not so easily brought back into the world. The backlash from the failed attempt nearly claimed all our lives. Fortunately, I barely managed to stop it."
Although Liu Ruchen and the others could not see the vast sea of black mist, they all instinctively sensed the overwhelming feeling of impending catastrophe.
They all nodded in agreement.
"Thank you, Senior, for saving us."
Li Fan waved his hand dismissively.
"It was merely a trivial effort. The important matter is how to successfully unfold the Immortal Domain Go piece. Back then, Sun Piaomiao must have secretly left behind some clues."
"It is only unfortunate that later generations failed to value them, causing the crucial information to be lost."
The members of the Medicine King Sect all lowered their heads in shame.
Ever since learning of their ancestor's astonishing achievements, they had continuously searched through everything related to Sun Piaomiao that had previously been overlooked.
They hoped to uncover some additional valuable clues.
However, too much time had passed. Aside from that travel journal, their founding ancestor survived only in oral teachings passed down through the generations. They had found nothing of real value.
"Senior, I believe that if there truly are hidden clues we have overlooked, then they should still remain within the Medicine King Sect itself," Liu Ruchen suddenly said.
"When we left back then, everything happened in great haste. To avoid attracting the attention of the Ten Great Sects, I only took away the important items from the sect. Everything else was left behind where it originally stood."
Liu Ruchen's suggestion immediately received the agreement of the other Medicine King Sect cultivators.
"The old site of the Medicine King Sect..." Li Fan pondered briefly before instantly transporting the Dao Integration cultivators of the Medicine King Sect to their destination.
On the desolate land lay piles of scattered stones, overgrown with wild grass. There was nothing to indicate that this had once been the site of the illustrious Medicine King Sect ten thousand years ago.
However, Li Fan had previously obtained the Medicine King Sect's exact location from Jiao Xiuyuan.
"This was the main hall... the Alchemy Workshop... Forging Mountain..."
After carefully identifying the remaining ruins, the members of the Medicine King Sect finally found traces of their former sect among the surviving structures. Their voices were filled with nostalgia and melancholy.
"Although there are no ancestor statues anywhere within the entire Medicine King Sect, I vaguely remember my master once mentioning a place within the sect that was connected to our founding ancestor..." Liu Ruchen frowned as he tried to recall his childhood memories.
Having once searched Liu Ruchen's soul, Li Fan immediately understood what he meant after a brief moment of thought.
"You mean the place where Sun Piaomiao used to refine medicine?"
"Yes, exactly!" Liu Ruchen suddenly remembered and nodded repeatedly.
"When I first refined medicine back then, I succeeded on my very first attempt and even produced a supreme-grade pill. I became extremely proud of myself. But my master scolded me, saying that when Ancestor Piaomiao successfully refined medicine in the past, heavenly phenomena descended, and the fragrance of the pills drifted for ten thousand li. Simply inhaling the fragrance for a single breath produced a faint medicinal effect comparable to consuming the pill itself. There were even legends that some pills developed spirits and awakened their own intelligence. Compared to the ancestor, the gap between us cannot be measured by distance. The moment I heard those words, all my arrogance instantly disappeared."
"The ancestor refined countless pills throughout his lifetime, yet not a single one was kept for himself. Every pill was distributed to those who needed it in the world. That was the true meaning of healing the world and bringing blessings to all living beings."
"However, the place where the ancestor spent years refining medicine was never occupied or reused by later generations after his disappearance, out of respect for him. This gradually became an unwritten rule. As time passed, the disciples no longer remembered why the rule existed. They only knew that it was a forbidden area of the sect."
As Liu Ruchen explained to everyone, he continued searching for the location.
"Ah, I found it. It's here."
His aura surged forth as he unearthed the ruins of a building that had long been buried beneath the earth.
Even after more than ten thousand years had passed, Li Fan could still vaguely make out what this structure had looked like in the past.
It was, astonishingly, nothing more than an enormous square stone.
"Our Ancestor was said to refine pills without the need for a pill furnace. Spiritual power served as the fire, and heaven and earth served as the furnace. However, whenever he refined pills, he liked to sit cross-legged atop this very stone."
"Over time, the stone became permanently infused with an enduring pill fragrance. Later, our Medicine King Sect built a structure around it to protect it."
"However, every generation of our ancestors examined it, and it truly was nothing more than an ordinary rock."
Liu Ruchen took a deep breath through his nose, his face lighting up with delight.
"Take a smell. Even after more than ten thousand years, you can still detect that faint fragrance."
Li Fan's divine sense enveloped the giant square stone as he inspected it with meticulous care.
He also caught the faint, almost imperceptible fragrance.
Yet unlike Sun Piaomiao's other relics, this stone was not some extraordinary object concealed by unfathomable means.
It was simply an utterly ordinary rock.
Of course, verifying this was very simple.
A strand of sword light appeared at his fingertip and struck the square boulder.
In an instant, the stone exploded into countless particles of dust.
Liu Ruchen, who had been speaking enthusiastically without pause, suddenly fell silent.
However, faced with Li Fan's expressionless face, he did not dare utter another word.
Li Fan watched as the powdered stone drifted through the air before settling onto the ground.
As always, he remained extremely cautious and carefully examined it once more. It truly was nothing but ordinary stone dust.
That faint fragrance also originated from the fragments themselves.
There was indeed no unusual reaction whatsoever.
"You guessed wrong. There is nothing special about this stone. Think of something else." Li Fan finally said calmly.
Liu Ruchen nodded awkwardly.
The other elders also revealed embarrassed expressions before once again searching through the ruins of the Medicine King Sect for other possible clues.
Except for one person.
Not only did this man's attention remain fixed on the countless drifting particles of stone dust despite Li Fan's conclusion, but the curiosity in his eyes only grew stronger.
"Senior..." he said.
Li Fan looked at him with interest, and the relevant information immediately surfaced in his mind.
Ruan Tianxiao, one of the Dao Integration cultivators of the Medicine King Sect.
Unlike the other elders, who specialized in refining medicinal pills from spiritual herbs, Ruan Tianxiao preferred using the body parts of animals, demon beasts, and even humans as pill ingredients.
Although the results were indeed extraordinary, the methods were steeped in bloodshed and slaughter, making them shocking and unacceptable to most people.
As a result, Ruan Tianxiao's "Flesh Pills" had never gained widespread acceptance.
"Speak freely," Li Fan encouraged.
"After our Ancestor's square stone shattered, it instead resembled a pill."
"While it remained in the form of a stone, it was still in the process of being refined. Only after the stone was crushed did the pill truly complete its refinement at that very instant..." Ruan Tianxiao said after carefully considering his words.
"Elder Ruan, how can you speak such nonsense before Senior?"
"Exactly. If your theory were true, why did the pill fragrance become weaker after the giant stone shattered?"
"Where is the pill?"
After observing for a while, the Dao Integration elders of the Medicine King Sect all voiced their objections.
Ruan Tianxiao did not argue. Instead, he smiled faintly.
"If we wish to verify whether these stone fragments are truly a pill..."
"We need only swallow them."
"Senior, I am willing to test the medicine with my own body."
The Medicine King Sect cultivators instantly fell silent.
Li Fan narrowed his eyes as he studied Ruan Tianxiao.
He raised his right hand, and an invisible whirlwind swept through the area.
All the stone powder gathered together.
It condensed into a single stone sphere.
Li Fan casually tossed it in his hand before performing one final inspection.
"It is still just stone."
"Are you certain this is a pill?"
Ruan Tianxiao stared fixedly at the stone pill in Li Fan's hand and nodded.
"I have tested medicines on my own body for many years. Over time, my body has developed an instinctive sensitivity toward beneficial pills."
"In my eyes, the fragrance of this stone pill surpasses every pill I have ever encountered by hundreds or even thousands of times."
Ruan Tianxiao spoke with absolute certainty.
Li Fan, however, fell into thought.
He suddenly recalled Mo Rubin, who was still standing before the Fishing Pond, trying every possible method yet never discovering its secret.
Without viewing it from the perspective of a fisherman, one could never perceive the Fishing Pond.
Likewise, without viewing it from the perspective of an alchemist, one could never discover the secret of this stone pill.
"Interesting."