Chapter 521: Qiankun Rebirth Creation Pill

Chapter 521: Chapter 517: Qiankun Rebirth Creation Pill

Ji Yuyan had the same thought. For the first time in her life, she felt a sense of unease. In the presence of this young, handsome man, she felt somewhat restrained. But thankfully, a Martial Artist at the Thunder Tribulation Realm possessed a Qi Cultivation Skill that ordinary people couldn’t hope to match. No matter how tumultuously the waves churned in her heart, even if they boiled into a frenzy, she would never let it show on her face.

Ji Yuyan furrowed her elegant brows slightly and said, “Young Master Qin, is there any way to completely solve Watermelon’s problem?”

Qin Li nodded lightly. “There is, in fact, a solution. I have a Pill Formula for something called the Qiankun Rebirth Creation Pill. Its purpose is to reconstruct a person’s meridians. Even someone with a constitution naturally unfit for cultivation can become a martial arts prodigy after taking this Elixir! Watermelon’s greatest problem lies with his meridians, and meridians are the very foundation of a Martial Artist—of any person, really! No matter how powerful someone is, they wouldn’t dare to casually meddle with another’s meridians. The slightest misstep would cause them to rupture, turning the person into a cripple…”

Ji Yuyan said in astonishment, “Such a miraculous Elixir actually exists! You’re right. It’s precisely because of how delicate meridians are that I’ve never dared to interfere with Watermelon’s. I was afraid I’d make a mistake and injure him permanently. Young Master Qin, your abilities are truly extraordinary. Yuyan admits her inferiority!”

Qin Li smiled. “Sect Leader Ji, your power is formidable. I am the one who is inferior. It’s only because of the Cultivation Technique I practice that my chances of success when applying skills to the meridians are much greater. Otherwise, I wouldn’t dare attempt this either!”

Qin Li’s words were very pleasant to hear, and Ji Yuyan blurted out, “Young Master Qin, please don’t be so formal. Just call me Yuyan, and I’ll call you Qin Li!”

The moment the words left her mouth, Ji Yuyan felt a pang of regret. ‘It’s been so many years. Ever since my parents passed away, no one has called me Yuyan. Now that I’ve suddenly brought it up, will he think I’m being too forward?’

“Oh, alright. To be honest, calling you Sect Leader Ji felt a little strange to me, too,” Qin Li said with a casual smile.

Ji Yuyan silently admonished herself. ‘Thank goodness, he didn’t read too much into it! Ji Yuyan, oh, Ji Yuyan! You are the dignified Sect Leader of the Ice and Snow Sect! So many people call you their mother! You have so many children, you absolutely cannot allow yourself to develop feelings for him!’

But the words had already been said, and it was too late to take them back. Ji Yuyan had no choice but to change the subject. “The Qiankun Rebirth Creation Pill you just mentioned… its ingredients must be incredibly difficult to obtain, mustn’t they?”

Qin Li gave a wry smile. “If they were easy to get, why would I have said solving Watermelon’s problem was so difficult? It’s not just that the ingredients for this Elixir are hard to find; it’s that I… I simply have no idea how to find them! But don’t worry. I will absolutely not stand by and watch Watermelon die. I will help him solve this problem, no matter what!”

Ji Yuyan nodded gently. “If you need anything at all, just ask!”

Qin Li recalled the ingredients for the Qiankun Rebirth Creation Pill from the Pill Formula. There actually weren’t that many required at all!

In total, there were only three!

The first was called Celestial Profound Grass. It grew to be one foot tall, its leaves resembled a gladiolus, and it produced yellow flowers that would wither just three days after blooming. As for where it grew: neither in the sky, nor on the earth, nor in a river, nor in the sea.

‘This description of its habitat alone was baffling. Neither in the sky… that’s understandable. It’s a plant, so of course it can’t grow in mid-air. Neither in a river nor in the sea… that’s also understandable. It’s not an aquatic plant, nor does it grow on islands in the sea.’

‘But what in the world does “nor on the earth” mean?’

‘If a plant doesn’t grow on land, where else could it possibly grow?’

So, after Qin Li sketched an image of the Celestial Profound Grass and described its habitat to Ji Yuyan, even she couldn’t help but stare at him, dumbfounded. If she hadn’t known that this young man was no ordinary person, and if she hadn’t felt an inexplicable sense of trust toward him, Ji Yuyan might have thought he was playing a joke on her. It was just too unbelievable!

“Tell me about the next one…” Ji Yuyan found this Spirit Grass so absurd that she decided to stop thinking about it altogether.

“The second one is called the Tree Lotus!”

“What? The Tree Lotus? Is it really the Tree Lotus?” Ji Yuyan suddenly grew animated, her beautiful eyes shining with excitement. “Quick, tell me its characteristics and where it grows!”

Qin Li hadn’t expected Ji Yuyan to react as if she knew of the Tree Lotus. He felt a surge of excitement himself; after all, the ingredients listed in this Ancient Pill Formula were proving to be incredibly elusive.

“The Tree Lotus grows in the Land of Extreme Cold…” As soon as the words left his mouth, Qin Li realized something. Wasn’t this very place a Land of Extreme Cold?!

Growing more excited, Qin Li continued, “It grows in a Land of Extreme Warmth within a Land of Extreme Cold. I didn’t understand that description at first, but now that I’ve seen the Blessed Land here, it all makes sense.”

“Quick, tell me its characteristics!” Ji Yuyan urged.

“The Tree Lotus is the god among trees! Its trunk is perfectly straight and can grow up to a kilometer in height. Below the three-hundred-meter mark, it is branchless, and its trunk is as hard as gold and iron! Above three hundred meters, it grows one branch every hundred meters. Each branch blooms only once every hundred thousand years. The flower lasts for three months, and when its petals fall, a single fruit is born from that single flower. The fruit is edible, and each one can increase a person’s Power by at least a thousand years! If the tree reaches a full kilometer in height, eating the fruit from its topmost branch can increase one’s Power by three thousand years!”

As he spoke, Qin Li couldn’t help but sigh. “It’s truly a wondrous thing. But it blooms only once every hundred thousand years, and who knows where a Tree Lotus might even be? Even if you were lucky enough to find one, what are the chances you’d arrive just as it was blooming? Of course, a dried flower would also work, but with the Tree Lotus’s fruit being so precious, who would ever pick the blossom before it could turn into fruit?”

“Yes, the Tree Lotus you describe… I’ve seen it before!” By now, Ji Yuyan had calmed down. She looked at Qin Li and said with a smile, “And I know where to find a dried flower!”

“Huh? Someone actually committed such a monstrous waste and picked a Tree Lotus flower?” Qin Li asked, looking at Ji Yuyan in utter astonishment.

Ji Yuyan’s face flushed slightly as she lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong. “That person… was me…”

“Ah, I’m sorry, I didn’t know…” Qin Li thought. ‘How incredibly foolish of me. The moment I mentioned the Tree Lotus, Ji Yuyan became so agitated. It was obvious she not only knew of it but must have seen it with her own eyes.’

“Heh, it’s alright. I was just a child back then and didn’t realize how precious it was. I was quite mischievous, too. When I saw how beautiful the Tree Lotus flower was, I couldn’t resist picking one and hiding it away. But… my father gave me a terrible scolding for it…”

Ji Yuyan spoke wistfully, as if lost in memories from long ago. Her girlhood had been the happiest time of her life. It was only later that…

Ji Yuyan sighed softly. “The flower should still be preserved in my family’s old estate. I can even remember where I put it. It’s just…”

“Just what?” Qin Li asked, confused.

Ji Yuyan sighed and smiled bitterly. “It’s just that I can’t go back to that place anymore!”

Qin Li didn’t ask why. He just watched her quietly. He could tell she had some painful secret, and it would have been impolite to press her for details.

Ji Yuyan bit her lower lip. After a long silence, she said softly, “Fine. For Watermelon’s sake, I’ll swallow my pride and go back, just this once. I’m only going to retrieve something from my childhood. That’s it!”

Then, she gritted her teeth and added, “If they dare to stop me, I’ll fight my way through them! Hmph!”

Qin Li looked at Ji Yuyan, a bit speechless, but he didn’t ask any more questions. This matter was clearly tied to some unpleasant part of her past, and it was best not to pry into such personal affairs.

After a moment, Ji Yuyan’s composure returned. She gave Qin Li a gentle smile and asked, “And what is the third ingredient?”

“The third is called Blood Coral. It grows at the bottom of the ocean, ten thousand meters deep…”

“Ah?” Ji Yuyan was left completely speechless. Of the three ingredients, the Celestial Profound Grass’s location was a total mystery, and while the Tree Lotus seemed somewhat possible, this Blood Coral was a headache just to think about. Even knowing where it grew, what level of cultivation would a person need to dive ten thousand meters beneath the sea?

Even a master at the Thunder Tribulation Realm like Ji Yuyan could manage to fly ten thousand meters into the air. But to dive ten thousand meters beneath the sea? Even if she could force her way down, she wouldn’t be able to stay at such a depth for long. Besides, who knew where on the vast ocean floor it might be growing? The chances of finding it were no better than finding a needle in the great sea!

Many years ago, Ji Yuyan had entered the Deep Sea in search of a certain Spiritual Medicine. At a depth of just a few hundred meters, the pressure had made it difficult for her to breathe, and she had almost failed to resurface. Although she was only at the Pill Nascent Soul Transformation realm back then, the thought of a ten-thousand-meter depth was…

Ji Yuyan couldn’t help but sigh and wave her hand dismissively. “There’s no need to describe the Blood Coral’s features. Even if we knew them, we’d have no way of obtaining it. Being ten thousand meters under the sea is like having a ten-thousand-meter-tall mountain pressing down on you. That kind of pressure is more than any person can withstand!”

“For that one, I might actually have a way,” Qin Li said. “As long as there’s a glimmer of hope, I won’t give up!”

The method Qin Li spoke of was none other than the Holy Artifact Golden Palace!

‘If I can pilot the Golden Palace into the Deep Sea,’ he thought, ‘I’m confident that a depth of ten thousand meters won’t affect it much. If I can find the Blood Coral, I have plenty of ways to get my hands on it.’

Ji Yuyan glanced at Qin Li in surprise. Then she stood up and said, “In that case… I’ll risk it all, too. Qin Li, will you… will you accompany me on a trip back to my old home? Please?”

Her eyes were filled with a pleading expression. Seeing it, Qin Li felt his heart stir, and he immediately nodded. “Alright.”

Ji Yuyan let out a long breath, as if a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders. “Then let’s set out tomorrow!”(To be continued. More chapters, support the author, and support legitimate reading!)