Chapter 1357: Taking the Immortality Pill

After settling all his affairs, Song Qingyi was ready to return to the Purple Heavens Universe for reclusive cultivation to refine his void.

However, before that, he had one more thing to do. With a thought from his divine sense, the Pure Yang Orb flew out and landed in front of Qing Nü.

"When I cultivate the void, my essence, qi, and spirit need to be completely concentrated, so I won't be able to separate my divine sense to manifest a second primordial spirit. However, this can serve as one of the Five Elements Sect's foundational assets. Please keep it for me for now. If, in the future, I genuinely cannot return, then when your disciple successfully transitions to cultivating the Pure Yang Scripture, give this Pure Yang Orb to her."

Listening to Song Qingyi's words, Qing Nü nodded solemnly.

Her second disciple, Zhang Sizhu, had successfully formed her Golden Core a few years prior. Her progress wasn't fast because she was also focusing on cultivating the Pure Yang Dharma Body, but her future prospects were undoubtedly bright.

Song Qingyi's Pure Yang Orb contained the power of a peak fifth-stage being, equivalent to a 'One Yuan Incarnation'—a unique form of Dao fruit. If Zhang Sizhu could refine it, the Five Elements Sect would effectively gain another Soul Transformation stage combatant.

Qing Nü accepted the Pure Yang Orb, saying, "Alright, I'll hold onto it for now. Perhaps you'll be back before she even needs to refine it." After leaving as many foundational assets as possible for the Five Elements Sect, Song Qingyi remembered that he still had a Fire-attribute Dao fruit in his possession.

"Unfortunately, within the sect, apart from you, only Sheng Zhaoxi possesses a fire-attribute primordial essence, but she is a Dharma Body, with no possibility of further advancement."

Qing Nü, however, anticipated Song Qingyi's thoughts and proposed the most suitable candidate to inherit the Fire-attribute Dao fruit.

"Before Han Yiling formed her Golden Core, her cultivation progressed steadily. Her conduct and demeanor also received high praise from Senior Brother Zhou and others. As a third-generation grand-disciple of your lineage, she is also being groomed as a future Sect Master."

"After the two successive Sect Masters, E Yun and Chen Lingming, if Han Yiling developed smoothly, she would naturally be a suitable successor to become the Seventh Generation Sect Master of the Five Elements Sect. With the Fire-attribute Dao fruit and the Longevity Grand Dao Pill, her hope of achieving Soul Transformation would be considerable."

Song Qingyi nodded, confirming the inheritor of his Fire-attribute Dao fruit. As for giving it to a Nascent Soul cultivator from a branch sect like Yan Huo, Song Qingyi merely considered it for a moment before giving up on the idea. However, refining a Dao fruit requires the Nascent Soul stage. Therefore, both the Pure Yang Orb and the Fire-attribute Dao fruit are currently kept by Qing Nü.

After discussing those two matters, Song Qingyi looked at his wife, whose appearance remained eternally youthful. Realizing it had been a long time since they were intimate, he couldn't help but reach out and pull her into his embrace. Although they were an old married couple, Qing Nü still felt a little shy in such situations.

Opening his eyes, he saw unfamiliar decorations and spiritual energy. He had returned to Wangxing. This sense of security was the reason for the high housing prices in Xuanhu Seven Stars.

Yang Baozhu had accompanied Dao Lord Xuanhu to the Central Dao Field for a meeting, leaving Song Qingyi as the representative for the Xuanyang star system there. During those years away, naturally, there were many unread messages. Besides his old acquaintances like Cheng Xuan, there was also Mou Feili, Yang Baozhu's disciple.

Song Qingyi was currently cultivating in Yang Baozhu's cave dwelling. He harbored some concern that his manifestation breakthrough might lead to him perishing on the spot.

Carefully recalling the details related to that pill, and confirming there were no issues, Song Qingyi raised his hand and put it into his mouth. Thinking of this, Mou Feili took out her Undying Pill.

"She's in reclusive cultivation in another one of Master's cave dwellings. She hasn't responded to messages for a year, but there are no signs of Dao Manifestation, so she probably hasn't taken the Profound Void Pill yet," Mou Feili revealed without hiding anything.

"What about your sect's Senior Sister?" Song Qingyi asked.

"Yes," Mou Feili replied, pointing towards the location of the Dao Manifestation before bidding farewell. "Fellow Daoist, I need to go check on Senior Sister's situation, so I'll take my leave now."

"I hope Senior Sister succeeds," Ling Zun, who was meditating on the Grand Dao at the Eye of the Sea, suddenly felt the surrounding waters of the Profound Sea ripple and undulate, as if a great storm were raging.

As the words fell, Song Qingyi's expression suddenly shifted, and he looked up towards the nearby street.

Manifestation is the process of stepping onto the Grand Dao. During this process, cultivators draw upon the Grand Dao to cultivate the void, and certain concrete manifestations of the Dao appear in reality. This phenomenon is called 'Dao Manifestation'.

"Is this 'Dao Manifestation'?"

Suddenly, in the originally clear, pale blue sky, wisps of ethereal white mist emerged, transforming into bizarrely shaped, multifarious clouds. As these clouds formed, an even more terrifying power descended from the starry sky, materializing as a visible halo that confined the clouds to this area of the sky, preventing their diffusion.

Each cloud contained the power of the Grand Dao that made Song Qingyi's expression solemn, and each was equivalent to a third-tier divine ability. Song Qingyi gazed at the countless layers of clouds in the sky, his tone solemn.

"That light circle must be the power of the Pot of All Beings, right?"

If the manifestation failed, the power of the Grand Dao drawn in for Void Refinement could potentially run wild. To prevent the many cultivators in Wangxing from being affected, Dao Lord Xuanhu's Dao-achieving treasure would automatically descend a protective force upon sensing such a situation. The Cloud Grand Dao was still undergoing Void Refinement, becoming even denser as time passed. However, no matter how powerful the Grand Dao's energy became, it consistently failed to break through the restrictions of the Pot of All Beings.

However, because everyone cultivates a fundamentally different Grand Dao, the appearance of Dao Manifestation in Wangxing only attracted the attention of a portion of the street. Most people merely glanced at it before continuing with their own affairs. Cultivators capable of perceiving the power of the Grand Dao could observe and comprehend it through this.

Although Ling Zun had already imparted his insights on manifestation, this was Song Qingyi's first time witnessing someone else's manifestation firsthand. However, the manifestation process was longer than he had imagined; two years passed in the blink of an eye.

Another year passed. That day, Song Qingyi finally completed the clarification of his own Grand Dao.

That third-tier pill was typically taken in the Tianhe Realm to assist cultivators in their manifestation breakthrough. However, Song Qingyi had a better Profound Void Pill, so to avoid wasting both pills by taking them together, he decided to first refine the Undying Pill to enhance his physical strength. Mou Feili, indeed, it's very difficult.

"Two years ago, the Grand Elder of the Yude Sect failed his manifestation. With the aid of the Profound Void Pill, he delved very deep into the Grand Dao, but his primordial spirit couldn't withstand the impact of the Grand Dao. Although he narrowly escaped death, his thousand years of cultivation were completely lost."

However, even such a Soul Transformation cultivator still failed to manifest successfully. The bad news was that that fellow Gao Tian failed his manifestation. The good news, however, was that all four individuals who received the Profound Void Pill this time succeeded. There was good news and bad news. Such treasures, after all, should remain within one's own people.

Qi Yuheng, who had bet everything on Qu Yuanshan's successful manifestation by going 'all-in' on Liuyuan Ranch's stock, lost everything. His house was repossessed, and he was currently staying with Cheng Xuan, pondering how to make a comeback. After Song Qingyi began talking with Qi Yuheng, his expression became solemn, making him feel that his own preparations might need to be even more thorough.

After Song Qingyi replied, Mou Feili personally came over to confirm he was still alive, and also breathed a sigh of relief.

Song Qingyi personally saw his guests off, then stood in the courtyard by the entrance, carefully observing the Dao Manifestation triggered by the breakthrough. Finally, after bidding farewell to Ling Zun, Song Qingyi transformed into a silver light and vanished from the spot.