Chapter 248: Chapter 199: Lead and Mercury Condense the Great Medicine, the True Inheritance Ponders Advance and Retreat

Jiang Yi closed his eyes and gazed into his Inner Mansion, where three Great Medicines circled the Celestial Cave.

The Void Primordial Qi was a long-tasseled wisp of brilliant essence, hovering between existence and non-existence.

The Essence of the Spirit was a yellow and white elixir pill where three colors had merged.

The Li-Filling Fire was a cluster of light as thick as a thumb.

If Jiang Yi wanted to condense his True Qi, he only needed to activate the Foundation Establishment Pill hanging high above his Inner Mansion. It would release a current of One Element Spiritual Energy to refine and merge with the three Great Medicines. In an instant, his own Cultivation Furnace would reverse its state back to the Innate.

’The path of Qi Cultivation has never been this easy.’

If Jiang Yi was willing, he could immediately combine the three Great Medicines to form his True Qi. Then, he could request Gang Sha from the sect and methodically consume the Foundation Establishment Pill every day. In about three months, he could reach the Qi Cultivation Twelfth Layer.

’Qi Cultivation, Foundation Establishment... to an Upper Cultivator like the Ancestor, they’re all the same.’

’It’s like how the Mortal Servants and Servants of Red Flame Peak look no different in the eyes of a Guanlan Peak Disciple.’

This strengthened Jiang Yi’s resolve to gather all Six Harmonies Great Medicine and condense the supreme grade of True Qi.

The Innate Sect would never throw its full support behind a mediocre Daoist who didn’t stand out from the crowd.

He slowly circulated his Profound Light and released his Magical Power. After stepping into the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer, his Cultivation was vastly different from before.

The brilliant Profound Light, formed from the Combined Refining of Bingding, illuminated his five viscera and six bowels, his bones and his limbs. Faintly, seven or eight fire dragons could be seen weaving through his flesh and blood, roaming throughout his body.

Previously, he would have to perform dozens of Circulations just to advance his Merit by a sliver. Now, however, it climbed steadily higher. The difference in effect was like night and day.

Jiang Yi sat motionlessly. Blazing light flared from his mouth and nose with every breath. Every inch of his flesh seemed to have been fired in a kiln, taking on the lustrous, smooth glaze of Jade Material.

’The Daoist’s foundation is certainly no less than that of the top True Inheritance disciples from the Ancestral Sects. He just lacks the time to polish it.’

True Monarch Lu stood silently to the side, her gaze locked on Jiang Yi, carefully observing his entire process of cultivating and Gathering Herbs.

In her eyes, this Cultivation Furnace was like a flawless, priceless treasure. She couldn’t find a single fault, and for a moment, she felt the collector’s urge to admire it endlessly.

’A pity he has no backing, a pity he’s an outsider, a pity he arrived too late,’

The True Monarch Cunyuan Cunjing sighed three times. If Daoist Jiang had joined the Innate Sect earlier, he would have had a bright future whether he sided with the descendants of the Eight Monarchs or with the master-disciple lineage.

The current situation was like eight jiao vying for succession. Behind each were different factions and different peaks, each having invested immense effort, even betting their entire fortunes.

Then, a "bastard son" of unknown origin appeared out of nowhere and inexplicably became the crown prince in the eastern palace.

It was as if a single piece had been played, throwing the entire board into chaos!

If not for the Ancestor’s personal appointment and the Sect Leader’s tacit approval, the Innate Sect would be anything but this calm. It would have long since erupted into an uproar, with killing intent surging everywhere.

’Gen Peak, Zhen Peak, and Kun Peak all have their own True Inheritance disciples. Li Peak is still observing. On the other hand, Dui Peak and Kan Peak have always been at the bottom and have little ambition to compete.’

As the thought flashed through True Monarch Lu’s mind, Jiang Yi had already begun to gather the Tai Yin True Mercury.

The flames around his body suddenly retracted. From the vast, clear sky, a crystalline light, pure as water, poured down. It was like streams of amber-colored nectar, gradually covering his body.

The so-called "mercury" is the essence of Tai Yin.

The *Discourse on Elixirs* states in its opening that the art of the Great Elixir comes from lead and mercury.

This Tai Yin True Mercury contained "Profound Origin Clear and True Qi." It could solidify the soul and spirit, strengthen the Primordial Gate and Divine Sense, and had endless miraculous uses.

Jiang Yi’s breathing slowed to a near-stop. As his Magical Power continuously condensed, a point of True Yin hidden deep within his True Yang began to sprout from the depths of his body.

At first, it was as fine as a grain of rice, yet it was exceptionally condensed. It was like a small pill hanging in his Inner Mansion, remaining motionless no matter how the Profound Light washed over it.

’So this is Tai Yin True Mercury. Gathering it really is easy.’

Jiang Yi did not dare to be negligent. He continuously absorbed the Moonlight Dew, strengthening the Embryonic Breathing Spiritual Liquid within him, which in turn nourished his Magical Power and Profound Light.

Aided by the Bing and Ding Fire formed from the combined refining, which ground and crushed like a millstone, he shattered that point of True Yin in just a moment. It transformed into a wisp of Clear Qi that drifted faintly upward.

This wisp of Clear Qi floated out of his fontanelle and merged with the Tai Yin moonlight in the air. It underwent several transformations, sometimes shining like a cold star, sometimes sparkling like a pure ice crystal. Finally, it condensed into a smooth, pure-white, round pill and slowly sank back into his Inner Mansion.

The fourth Great Medicine, Tai Yin True Mercury, was gathered!

’He truly is favored by [Tai Yin].’

True Monarch Lu couldn’t help but sigh. In the Innate Sect, Gu Changling, the Upper Court’s True Inheritance disciple raised by Gen Peak, had once gone to the "Lower Gloom Ancient Pool" when he was at the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer. He sat there for eight years seeking this Great Medicine, only to return empty-handed in the end.

In the end, his Six Harmonies were incomplete, and he could only condense First Grade True Qi.

[Tai Yin] is inherently good at hiding itself. If one is not beloved by it, it would be difficult to find even for someone as noble as the Immortal Dao Emperor, Ji Fuyao.

’Lead and mercury unified, the Six Harmonies Great Medicine...’

True Monarch Lu pondered for a moment. With a gentle wave of her fair hand, she seemed to lift a thin, smoke-like veil of mist that had been covering the clear sky.

In an instant, for a thousand li around Kan Peak, everyone could see a cold moon hanging high in the sky, its clear light shining solely on a single seated figure!

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"Who is gathering a Great Medicine?"

"The sun is high in the sky, yet Tai Yin’s dewdrops are falling! Is someone trying to gather ’Tai Yin True Mercury’?"

"Who else but the Daoist could enter Kan Water Palace at the Qi Cultivation Tenth Layer to receive a True Monarch’s guidance..."

The Disciples of Kan Peak all looked up. They saw moonlight flow like water, its glow descending to shine on only one person.

Such a phenomenon was truly a rare sight.

"I wonder how many Great Medicines the Daoist has gathered now?"

Someone couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity.

"To condense First Grade True Qi, you need to combine at least four Great Medicines and have a First Grade Qi Cultivation Technique. For the Daoist of our Innate Sect, that shouldn’t be too difficult, right?"