Chapter 63: The Tranquilizing Pellet

  For a whole night, Lu Fan and his three companions were all contemplating this simple word "one".

  Lu Fan had sunk his consciousness into it dozens of times. But each time he encountered that crystal clear power, his consciousness would be shattered, and he would suddenly wake up with a start, drenched in cold sweat.

  Han Feng, Chu Hang, and Chu Tian's situation was about the same. After trying for over a dozen times, Chu Hang couldn't hold on any longer, he looked like he had just been pulled out of water, his whole body covered in cold sweat. In the end, he fell asleep dazedly in Lu Fan's room.

  The second one to collapse was unexpectedly Chu Tian. With red bloodshot eyes, after more than twenty attempts, Chu Tian finally fell down. The only ones left fighting until dawn were Lu Fan and Han Feng.

  Lu Fan's situation was a bit better, but Han Feng had already started cursing non-stop, as if only in this way could he continue to hold on.

  After trying for a few more periods, Han Feng finally stood up, covering his head and said: "I can't hold on anymore. Lu Fan, you continue, I'm going back to my room to rest. Dammit, why does my head hurt so much, it's killing me."

  Han Feng walked back to his room with a wobbly gait, without even closing the door.

  Lu Fan took a deep breath, and his head also started to ache vaguely. But it hadn't reached the point where it was unbearable yet.

  But if things go on like this, he will end up just like several of his senior fellow disciples.

  That terrible power won't leave any room for sentiment, and as soon as consciousness gets close, it will be ruthlessly crushed. No matter how many times you try again, the result is likely to be the same.

  Lu Fan closed his eyes and mobilized the power of heaven and earth to begin recovering his body.

  His aura hadn't dissipated in the slightest, but his physical condition was shockingly poor. Lu Fan didn't know what the reason was; all he could do was draw in the power of heaven and earth to enter his body, allowing his aura to circulate within him.

  The morning sunlight shines into the room.

  Daoguang Shizun and Qing Shizun almost simultaneously walked out of the room.

  The eyesight of both was incredibly sharp, and from a distance they could see the situation inside Lu Fan's room. With just one turn of their heads, they could also see Han Feng lying on the bed.

  A clear master smiled and said, "Wanting to cultivate the One Yuan Dao Decree isn't an easy thing. Just facing the one strand of divine soul power left behind by the One Yuan Wu Zun, I don't know how many geniuses have been stumped."

  Daoguang Shizun said, "Those who are overwhelmed cannot be called geniuses. Although that strand of divine soul is strong and indelible, there are ways to overcome it. Either we can comprehend the method of controlling the divine soul's power like you and I do, using cleverness to break through force. Or else, like Wu Wei, use great willpower to make the divine soul yield in respect and retreat."

  A clear master nodded and said, "Yes, but this way can't make the One Yuan Dao reach its peak. I really don't know when a genius who can understand the power of soul transformation will appear. Only then can the mantle of my One Yuan Institute be truly passed down."

  "Alas, it's difficult. The power of the divine soul is a unique creation that only appears after one becomes an extremely powerful martial artist. With his abilities as an extremely powerful martial artist, he barely managed to create this heaven-defying technique. If someone can learn from this and gain some benefits, that would be great. But if someone can truly comprehend the method of transforming divine soul power through this thread of divine soul power... then that person's innate talent might surpass even that of Yuan Zhen's. Such a person would be a rare genius, shining brightly throughout history, and laughing proudly across the continent. Even among the young heroes of the world's nations, they would be considered a top-notch talent."

  A clear teacher Zun smiled and said, "It's extremely good, it's extremely good. In those years, the first Yuan Wu Zun was famous all over the world in the Wanjie National Competition. If my First Yuan Institute can produce a student who can participate in the Wanjie National Competition, then it is the blessing of heaven."

  "Stop thinking about those unrealistic things. The Wu An Guo selection tournament, our Wudao Academy doesn't even know if we can get one person to make it."

  A certain sect leader sneered and said: "My One Yuan Institute is currently still ranked last even among the martial arts academies, hehe."

  "Ultimately, it's just about the end. What does ranking in the Martial Arts Academy even matter?"

  "A certain respected teacher said, 'It's really nothing. But hearing it still makes people uncomfortable. You're weaker than the other colleges in terms of strength. Otherwise, you'd know. Being in ninth place is just asking to be ridiculed.'"

  Daoguang Shizun said, "That's none of my business either. If you have the ability, let these kids get a good ranking without using earth-level techniques. Rules can't be abandoned, after all, the First Yuan Wu Zun has been gone for 1 million years, and we still need to rely on the Martial Arts Academy to carry on the legacy. Who made us the First Yuan clan so scarce?"

  The two masters, Qing Shi and Dao Guang, burst out laughing at the same time.

  The little black cat lying at the door stretched its waist and turned its head to look disdainfully at Lu Fan and others who were still sleeping inside.

  The expression on his face was clearly saying that even as a wild beast, I had woken up, but you humans were still sleeping, what lazy bums.

  Xiao Hei let out two cries and turned his head to go up the mountain. He was going to find food on the mountain and also cultivate his Xi Tian Beast Technique.

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  Time is sometimes a worthless thing, like when a person calms down to cultivate themselves, time passes by faster than the wind and leaves no trace.

  Half a month has passed in a hurry, and only one person, Lu Fan, is left to continue practicing the Yuanyuan Daojie.

  It's not that others didn't have perseverance, but on a day when the devastated Han Feng couldn't help but ask his senior brother how he achieved it, his senior brother replied with one sentence: "Persist for three thousand consecutive times, and you can achieve the One Yuan Dao; after one more cycle, you'll be successful."

  Three thousand times, this number directly struck Han Feng and others' fragile hearts.

  Even if they tried their best, they could only try a few dozen times before dying from bleeding in the seven orifices. If they wanted to improve to three thousand consecutive times, they would have to spend an unknown amount of time and energy. According to Master Yiqing's description, it was unlikely without ten years of hard work.

  Han Feng immediately chose not to continue practicing, actually when he first came, he also thought about practicing the Yuanyuan Daojue. But Master Qing gave him another set of martial arts and said that he was not suitable for the Yuanyuan Daojue.

  At that time, Han Feng didn't understand and thought his master looked down on him. Now he finally understood, he was indeed not suitable for the One Yuan Dao Decision. With these ten years of cultivation, it's possible that he would have cultivated the martial skills in his hands to perfection, why bother with this One Yuan Dao Decision which may or may not be successfully cultivated after another rebirth.

  Chu Xing, Chu Tian reluctantly persisted for another ten days before also choosing to give up. So now that piece of paper completely belongs to Lu Fan, who contemplates it every day.

  Lu Fan would certainly not give up; his greatest goal in coming to Wudao Academy was this.

  Although he couldn't persist for three thousand times, and even one hundred times was extremely difficult, Lu Fan continued to desperately comprehend.

  If half a month doesn't work, then it's a month. If a month doesn't work, then it's a year. Lu Fan believes that as long as he continues to work hard, there will eventually be results.

  But the two masters did not think so.

  Daoguang Shizun reminded Lu Fan once again that he had only one month to cultivate the Yuanyuan Dao, and there was only a limit of one month.

  Lu Fan gritted his teeth, thought for a moment, and finally took the paper with him to meditate in solitude on the mountain, not even bringing Xiao Hei along. Lu Fan had to make one last desperate attempt, he must complete the cultivation of the First Yuan Dao.

  At the top of the mountain, clouds and mist shroud everything.

  On a rugged stone, Lu Fan slowly placed the paper in his hand in front of him and pressed it down with a stone.

  The wind howled and blew his collar fluttering loudly.

  "I can currently hold on for about seventy rounds, which is still a far cry from three thousand. If I were to follow the usual cultivation method and slowly improve, it would definitely be impossible to achieve in just one month. It seems that I'll have to refine some elixirs."

  In the One Yuan Courtyard, Lu Fan couldn't reveal his true strength as a Qi Refiner. But hiding here, he had to put in all his effort to master this One Yuan Dao technique.

  He is not only a talented martial artist, but also a refined Qi cultivator. If a simple martial artist can't do something, try using the methods of a Qi cultivator again.

  Lu Fan took the Wen Huo Ding out of the ring, and the body of the cauldron quickly enlarged and stood in front of him. He thought about the various pill formulas that Wu Chen had given him. Lu Fan finally settled on a pill formula called Ming Jing Dan.

  Ming Jing Dan, a four-ingredient pill, has the effect of clearing the mind and brightening the eyes, detoxifying and eliminating dampness.

  This pill is most suitable for suppressing headaches, and Lu Fan will rely on it to fight the paper in front of him.

  Taking a deep breath, Lu Fan slowly began to take out the remaining herbs he had. He selected the suitable ones for refining the Ming Jing Dan.

  Wu Chen Shifu always said that when refining Dan, "Dan medicine is dead, and medicinal materials are alive."

  Lu Fan inherited Wu Chen's way of refining elixirs, which is to use the worst medicinal materials to refine the best elixirs.

  Almost all of Wu Chen's pills can be made with different combinations of medicinal materials. Lu Fan first selects the required medicinal materials.

  Then he began preparing to refine the elixir.

  His medicinal materials were not many, just enough for him to refine this elixir once. Therefore, Lu Fan must ensure that he succeeds in one go. He absolutely cannot fail.

  Taking a deep breath, Lu Fan slowly began to refine the medicinal materials.

  His movements were slow but meticulous, striving for every detail to be flawless.

  After refining all the medicinal materials, Lu Fan's eyes shone with a calm and fiery light as he threw all the medicinal materials into the gentle fire tripod.

  The palm turned over, and flames rose up.

  As Lu Fan's aura rose, he became more adept at using the power of the Five Elements.

  Lu Fan slowly closed his eyes, concentrated and held his breath, adjusting the fire to its best condition, with every step of the medicinal materials' transformation under his control.

  Sometimes adding some water vapor, sometimes the flame splits into two sides.

  The temperature gradually rose, and a strange fragrance of cinnabar began to diffuse from the top of the mountain.

  The fragrance floats with the wind, gently swaying, towards the distance.

  At this time, in the midst of the Heaven Supporting Mountain Range, on a mountain not far from Yun Shan, an old man slowly walked out of a wooden hut.

  "With fragrance, who is refining elixir?"

  At the entrance, several young people looked at each other in surprise. One of them said: "Master, we are all here. Are there any other Qi cultivators in this Martial Arts Academy?"

  The old man smiled and said: "It should be gone. But it's also possible that a new Qi Refiner has arrived."

  He turned his head and said to a young man, "Zhao Xu, come with me to take a look."