Chapter 148: Chapter 147: The Nascent Soul Pill Is Complete

With the breakdown of the first negotiation, the war once again entered a tense rhythm.

In Great Qian, besides the Nascent Soul Venerable, other forces were inferior to Nine Rivers, and as two hundred Preaching Envoys broke through, the gap between them continued to widen.

The various cultivators of Nine Rivers were slowly grinding down Great Qian, dragging them into a quagmire from which it was difficult to escape.

At the same time, the Golden Cores of Nine Rivers were also afraid of driving the Nascent Soul Venerable of the Li Family into a corner.

When a Nascent Soul is angered, the heavens collapse and the earth shatters; if a direct confrontation happens, Nine Rivers’s foundation is not to be feared, but there is no need for it.

Internally troubled and externally pressured, Great Qian was already struggling under the ongoing war.

[Nine Rivers Calendar Year 8216, the Nine Rivers Alliance Alchemist Department received the first Nascent Soul Spiritual Object.]

[As one of the few Eighth-Grade Alchemists, you participated in the discussion on refining the Nascent Soul Pill using the Nascent Soul Spiritual Object.]

[Three Ninth-Grade Alchemists, nine Eighth-Grade Alchemists, and forty-two Seventh-Grade Alchemists gathered together to continuously optimize the formula for the Nascent Soul Pill.]

[Outside your council’s location was the most powerful defensive giant array of Nine Rivers set up, even if a Nascent Soul Venerable came, they might not be able to break it in no time.]

Nascent Soul Pills are divided into upper, middle, and lower grades.

Among them, only the lower-grade Nascent Soul Pill is a Ninth-grade Pill, which is what these Golden Core and Fake Core Realm alchemists could refine.

The formula for the Nascent Soul Pill is divided into two parts, one was passed down by the Preaching Envoys of the Demon Pavilion in the Nine River Basin, and the other came from Great Qian.

There are similarities and differences between the two formulas.

Ouyang Yun set aside other matters, focusing entirely on the refinement of the Nascent Soul Pill.

The difficulty of the Nascent Soul Pill far exceeded Ouyang Yun’s expectations.

It is ten times more difficult than the Realm-Breaking Pill in relation to pills of the same level, and the Foundation Establishment Pill among fourth-grade pills.

Even the three erudite and well-experienced Ninth-Grade Alchemists found it hard to handle.

[Nine Rivers Calendar Year 8218, Nine Rivers sent the second batch of Nascent Soul Spiritual Objects, estimating that if successful, the Spiritual Objects could produce three to ten Nascent Soul Pills, but you all lacked confidence.]

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[Nine Rivers Calendar Year 8221, the Eldest Princess of Great Qian, Li Zhao, died at the hands of the Great Qian Sect, and the specific matter was covered up by Great Qian, leaving Nine Rivers unable to receive information.]

[In the same December, Great Qian actively sought peace, and the second negotiation was convened.]

[Nine Rivers Calendar Year 8222, the negotiation was initially successful, the location was Changyuan Mountain, and thus both Nine Rivers and Great Qian referred to it as the Changyuan Pact.]

The cultivators of Nine Rivers, after this battle, also realized their relative insularity.

Golden Core cultivators need the Nascent Soul Pill to step into the Nascent Soul.

However, one war is not sufficient.

[The war between Great Qian and Nine Rivers ceased, and both sides formed an alliance.]

[In the same June, seventy Golden Cores from Nine Rivers secretly entered Great Qian.]

[By July, half of the twelve national-protecting sects of Great Qian were annihilated.]

[By September, the Alchemist Department obtained the seventh Nascent Soul Spiritual Object, and the Nine Rivers Alliance stated that the speed of acquiring subsequent Spiritual Objects would greatly decrease.]

[The Golden Core Masters all hoped the alchemists could start refining the Nascent Soul Pills.]

In fact, in Great Qian, there were alchemists capable of refining Nascent Soul Pills.

In theory, Nine Rivers could also commission Great Qian for help in refining.

But one’s own is better than relying on a father or mother; depending on Great Qian would only limit Nine Rivers.

Of course, it would be ideal to bring over that esteemed alchemist, though the possibility is slim.

[In November, the Alchemist Department received a sample Nascent Soul Pill.]

[In December, the war officially ended, with both sides withdrawing troops and the cultivators of Nine Rivers returning home.]

Just as the Nine Rivers Golden Cores had anticipated.

Great Qian successfully compensated, and as for ceding territory, it wasn’t necessary; Nine Rivers now had enough land resources, and Great Qian was too far away.

[Great Qian and Nine Rivers formally traded, and Nine Rivers also gained some external information from Great Qian… Both sides’ cultivation inheritances began to merge…]

[Sha Miaomiao returned triumphantly, raising her head proudly as she recounted her kills of numerous enemies…]

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Jiang Ming squinted at the golden text.

The war had ended.

The reason Nine Rivers was able to win was largely due to an information gap.

Great Qian’s estimation of Nine Rivers was before the breakthroughs of the Preaching Envoys, and Great Qian was overconfident in itself.

The internal conflict within Great Qian exceeded the imagination of the Imperial Family Li.

The formation of the final pact was, to some extent, forced by Great Qian’s sects.

“Moreover…”

“The Nascent Soul Venerable of Great Qian… showed weakness…”

Nine Rivers had begun to slowly plan against Great Qian.

That Nascent Soul Venerable was like an old, injured Wolf King; no one knew the extent of their injuries nor how long they would live, but though it was known they were not in good condition, no one dared to rashly advance.

“But these things don’t directly concern me.”

Jiang Ming’s gaze returned to the golden text.

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[Nine Rivers Calendar Year 8231, the Late-stage Golden Core Cultivator, Ming River Sword Immortal, attempted to break through by consuming a Nascent Soul Pill and failed, sustaining serious injuries.]

There were only two Nascent Soul Pills from Great Qian.

One was used as a sample.

The other was consumed by the most powerful and deeply-rooted Ming River Sword Immortal in Nine Rivers.

It was hoped that Ming River Sword Immortal could step into the Nascent Soul, which would significantly benefit the entire Nine Rivers.

However, the chasm between Golden Core and Nascent Soul was simply too vast.

Ming River Sword Immortal had lived over seven hundred years, his accumulation in the Golden Core had reached its peak, yet he still failed.

The remaining Nascent Soul Pill must not be used; it was to be a reference for the alchemists.

[Nine Rivers Calendar Year 8236, you sat atop Kunmi Mountain, feeling the Qi Mechanism of the heavens and the earth, and suddenly had an enlightenment.]

[You attempted to refine your first Ninth-grade Pill, but due to lack of cultivation, you failed.]

[However, you could feel your bottleneck loosening continuously.]

Ultimately, it was still a lack of cultivation; Ouyang Yun was only a Fake Core Cultivator, and the breakthrough to an Eighth-Grade Alchemist was thanks to the Fake Core.

[You accidentally discovered that using Hidden Demon Fire to scorch the Fake Core could stimulate a reaction, and you felt hesitant.]

[Nine Rivers Calendar Year 8256, a Ninth-Grade Alchemist attempted to refine a Nascent Soul Pill, with many alchemists assisting.]

All the Nascent Soul Spirit Pills had been carefully checked and handled by the alchemists to ensure that the Ninth-Grade Alchemist would not be distracted.

[The first furnace exploded.]

[After thirty days of preparation, the second furnace succeeded in producing a pill!]

The Nascent Soul Pill was completed!

This news spread throughout the Nine River Basin, and the Golden Core Ancestors from the Golden Core Sects in the entire Nine River Basin personally came.

The one who refined this pill was the Supreme Elder of the Medicine King Pill Sect at the upper reaches of the Nine Heavens River.

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