Chapter 1160: Heavenly Tribulation Descends for the Pill

"How about this? If I refine fewer than four Dao Pills, then there is nothing to discuss. But if I can refine four Dao Pills, I ask Fellow Daoist Yuan San to sell me the Water Evasion Time King Crystal." Han Li frowned and spoke again.

"Fellow Daoist Long Wu, I have already said that if you want this Water Evasion Time King Crystal, there is only one way: refine five Time Dao Pills. There is no other path. If you continue to pester me like this, this transaction ends here." Yuan San's gaze turned cold as he said indifferently.

"Very well, I will do as you say." Han Li sighed and said.

Yuan San's gaze softened slightly, and he raised his hand and waved.

On the transmission array in the middle of the transaction interface before Han Li, light flashed, and a storage ring and a white jade slip materialized.

He moved his gaze, took the ring and jade slip, and first immersed his divine sense into the jade slip.

Inside the jade slip was a Dao Pill recipe, completely different from the Dao Pill he had refined before. The main ingredient was something similar to Water Evasion Time Crystal, and most of the other ingredients were also changed. However, the compatibility and proportions of the ingredients were roughly similar to the previous recipe.

Han Li breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the proportions of the ingredients did not change much, his previous experience in refining Dao Pills could still be used.

He then took the storage ring and immersed his divine sense into it. Inside were ten sets of materials, each with abundant spiritual power and no issues.

"I have received all the materials and will refine the pills as soon as possible. Fellow Daoist Yuan San, is there a time limit?" Han Li looked at Yuan San.

"It would be good if you succeed within ten years." Yuan San said, then his figure flickered and disappeared, as if he still had some grievances against Han Li.

Han Li smiled faintly and did not mind. Instead, he found Yuan San's personality quite interesting. Such a straightforward person was indeed rare in the current Immortal Realm.

This transaction, though difficult and even containing deliberate obstruction from the other party—since if the expected result was not achieved, the other party would lose nothing, while he would have to refine pills for them for nothing—the price offered by the other party was very satisfactory, so he had to give it his all.

He then picked up the Dao Pill jade slip again, closed his eyes to analyze it, and simulated the pill refining process in his mind.

After more than half a year, Han Li opened his eyes and let out a light breath.

Over the past half year, he had studied the refining method of this new Dao Pill countless times, and simulated the pill refining process in his mind countless times, until he was satisfied and stopped.

There was no help for it. This time, refining the Dao Pill was different from last time. Last time, he had prepared nine sets of materials and only needed to succeed once. This time, he had only ten sets of materials but had to succeed five times. The difficulty was incomparable.

Fortunately, his alchemy skills had improved greatly since the last time he refined a Dao Pill, and his cultivation was far beyond what it was before. Whether in controlling flames or in perception, he was much stronger, so the chances of success were still considerable.

Han Li floated out of the Flower Branch Space and arrived in the outer room.

He waved his hand to dissolve the entrance to the Flower Branch Space, then raised his hand again.

The Essence Fire Child flew out from him and landed in the room.

"Guard here. If a powerful enemy attacks the convoy, kill them and ensure the convoy's safety." Han Li said to the Essence Fire Child.

The Essence Fire Child, now more spirited than ever, immediately nodded and patted its chest, as if guaranteeing it would protect the convoy.

Han Li praised the Essence Fire Child a couple of times, then formed hand seals. His body turned into a blur and flew out of the room without alerting anyone outside, heading into the distance.

Refining a Dao Pill would trigger a Pill Tribulation that could not be concealed. He did not want the two clans to see it.

Han Li left the convoy, quickly found a quiet and remote mountain, dug out a simple cave dwelling, set up several layers of restrictions around it, and soon began refining the pill.

...

A rolling black cloud sped through the sky of the Wildlands, filled with a vast army of Wildlands demon beasts—tiger-type, leopard-type, lion demons, elephant demons, bear demons, and countless other spirits, numbering in the tens of thousands at least.

Among the countless Wildlands demon beasts, tiger-type beasts were the most numerous, making up half, and the other demon beasts seemed quite afraid of them.

In the center of the black cloud was an ink-black throne, on which sat a white-haired youth with a gloomy expression. Strangely, this youth showed no features of a Wildlands demon beast, appearing almost identical to a human cultivator.

Around the youth stood seven or eight demon beasts with immense auras, each at the peak of Taiyi Stage.

"Young Master, this time the old chieftain has let you represent him at the Blood Sacrifice Assembly. It seems he has recognized you as the next chieftain of our Zouwu Clan. Truly cause for celebration!" A burly man, pitch-black and iron-tower-like, with a voice like a great bell, flattered with a fawning smile.

The man had yellow tiger stripes on his face, clearly a tiger demon.

"Among my father's dozen or so children, I have the strongest Taowu bloodline. Of course, I should inherit the chieftain position. Father has delayed so many years in choosing an heir; he's truly getting senile." The white-haired youth showed a hint of cruelty on his face and said coldly.

"The chieftain probably had other considerations..." The tiger-striped man's expression shifted as he said hesitantly.

"Hmph! Other considerations? It's just my good younger brothers and sisters whispering in Father's ear all day, making the old man hesitate. If not for the Heavenly Court pressing harder and me successfully advancing to Daluo Stage, he would probably keep dragging it out!" The white-haired youth said coldly.

"The young master is right. But now that you have successfully advanced to Daluo, no one else can compare with you. You can rest assured." Another lion-type demon beast spoke up.

"Rest assured? Not yet. Behind my younger brothers and sisters, openly or covertly, stand many elders of our clan. I cannot be careless." The white-haired youth shook his head and said.

"The young master is right." The tiger-striped man nodded.

"Forget it. No matter how they collude, once I fully awaken the Taowu bloodline at the Blood Sacrifice Assembly, let's see who dares to object to my inheriting the chieftain position." The white-haired youth snorted.

"The young master is far-sighted; we are all deeply impressed." The nearby great demons chimed in flattery.

Flattered by his many subordinates, the white-haired youth showed a smile and was about to say something when his expression suddenly shifted, and he looked in a certain direction.

Soon, the others also sensed something and looked in that direction.

At the edge of the sky in the distance, a dazzling golden light appeared, swirling and dancing, making the sky there suddenly feel extremely heavy.

A powerful fluctuation of law power emanated from it, rolling in, accompanied by a thunderous roar like thousands of horses galloping.

"Such a strong phenomenon! What is that? Is someone breaking through a realm?" A white elephant great demon asked in a deep voice.

"This is not a breakthrough. Someone is refining a Dao Pill, and a Time Dao Pill at that. I was just worrying about what gift to bring when meeting the True Spirit King, and now a pillow arrives just as I feel sleepy!" The white-haired youth's eyes lit up. Letting out a long cry, his figure turned into a white light and shot out from the black cloud, heading toward the golden light.

The white-haired youth's遁光 was extremely fast, soon reaching the vicinity, but he did not reveal himself. Instead, he hid in a patch of white clouds in the distance.

There, the sky was covered by thick golden clouds, churning endlessly.

Immense law power fluctuations emanated from the golden clouds, causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within millions of miles to surge violently.

The sky was dyed gold, yet it gave an extremely heavy feeling. The mountains below trembled, as if unable to bear the immense pressure.

With a thunderous roar!

Wind and cloud surged within the golden clouds, forming a huge golden vortex. A dazzling golden light shot out from the vortex, radiating a time law power that seemed to tear heaven and earth, striking a low mountain below.

Spiritual light flickered around the low mountain, emitting waves of powerful restriction fluctuations.

"A cultivator from the Immortal Domain!" The white-haired youth's face instantly became shrouded in murderous intent, his eyes glittering coldly, clearly showing killing intent.

But then he took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the killing intent in his eyes.

At that moment, spiritual light flashed above the low mountain, and a mountain peak several hundred zhang in size appeared out of thin air.

The mountain peak was entirely dark gold in color, with countless gold and gray runes inscribed on its surface. It spun around, and the runes suddenly flared brightly, emitting countless substantial golden and gray beams.

It was none other than the Yuanhe Five Extremes Mountain!

The golden light from the sky flashed and struck the Yuanhe Five Extremes Mountain, producing a deafening roar.

The dark gold mountain peak only trembled slightly, and the golden and gray light on its surface rolled for a moment before withstanding the bombardment of the Pill Tribulation golden light.

But the Pill Tribulation was not over. The golden clouds in the sky soon surged violently again, and another golden light struck down, much thicker than the first.

The dark gold mountain peak spun again, emitting even more golden and gray beams to meet the golden light from the sky.

Another thunderous roar!

The striking golden light dispersed. The dark gold mountain peak shook violently, and the golden and gray light on its surface fluctuated intensely, half of it being scattered, but it quickly condensed again.

Before the light on the dark gold mountain peak could fully recover, the golden clouds in the sky surged violently again, and another thick golden light like a flood dragon struck down.

This golden light was far more powerful than the previous two, with law power several times stronger bursting forth from it. The power of heaven and earth nearby was also drawn in, pressing down on the golden and gray light of the dark gold mountain peak, causing it to pause abruptly.

The flood dragon-like golden light took the opportunity to strike the Five Extremes Mountain.

Another thunderous roar!

The gray and golden light on the dark gold mountain peak was completely torn apart. The golden light struck the mountain body fiercely, and amid the flashing golden light, it penetrated more than ten zhang deep before dispersing.

The dark gold mountain peak immediately fell downward, but this mountain peak had great power. After falling several dozen zhang, it stabilized again. The scattered golden and gray light on its surface also reappeared and recovered within a few breaths, appearing largely unharmed.

"What a powerful pill treasure! It seems it can withstand even fifth- and sixth-grade Pill Tribulations." The white-haired youth's eyes lit up again, a flash of greed appearing in them.