146: Chapter 146 Seizing the Heavenly Golden Elixir

Mo Zixing gently placed his teacup on the table.

The cup was completely empty, looking as if it had already been drained in one gulp.

"Did you really drink it?"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong widened her eyes and asked anxiously in a low voice.

Mo Zixing smiled and whispered back, "Naturally, I wouldn't actually drink it."

"Then you..."

Sect Master Bai Ruotong frowned in confusion.

Just as she was about to press him, she felt a trace of fire-attribute Qi emanating from the teacup: "This is... Did you evaporate the tea?"

"You guessed right."

Mo Zixing raised an eyebrow: "What do you think of my idea?"

"It's very clever, but how did you manage to do that without shattering the teacup or letting any steam escape?"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong said, somewhat incredulously.

"It's quite simple. You just need to control the position and ratio of your Qi output," Mo Zixing said nonchalantly.

With his current mastery over fire-attribute Qi, such a trivial matter wasn't worth mentioning.

"You make it sound so easy..."

Sect Master Bai Ruotong pouted. She turned to glance at Fei Bingrun on the high platform and noticed he was still staring in their direction: "I can't control fire-attribute Qi."

"That's simple."

Mo Zixing picked up the teacup in front of Sect Master Bai Ruotong, making a show of feeding it to her.

Sect Master Bai Ruotong cooperatively tilted her head back and opened her small mouth.

With a slight shift in his thoughts, a wisp of fire-attribute Qi quietly slipped into the cup.

In the blink of an eye, the tea in the cup vanished without a trace.

Great Elder Qin Cangyue watched their actions, then looked at the tea in his own hand.

He couldn't help but swallow hard.

Although he hadn't seen anything, since Mo Zixing had said so, there must be a problem.

He asked cautiously: "Elder Mo, then I... can I just pour it out?"

"Don't just pour it out. There's no cover on these tables; it would be too conspicuous."

Mo Zixing stopped him and reached out, evaporating his tea in the same manner: "There are too many Elders in the Golden Core Stage in the Qingyun Sect; it's very easy to be discovered."

"Oh, oh, okay."

Great Elder Qin Cangyue nodded quickly.

Imitating Mo Zixing, he held up the empty cup and took a fake sip, deliberately exclaiming: "Good tea! It really is thousand-year-old Cloud Mist Spiritual Tea; the aftertaste is endless!"

Seeing that the three of them had drunk the tea, Fei Bingrun on the high platform finally withdrew his gaze.

He stopped paying attention to them and turned to continue instructing his Disciples to serve tea to newly arrived guests.

Over the next half hour, a few more Cultivators from other Sects arrived one after another.

Mo Zixing scanned the room calmly.

The entire hall was packed.

There were at least forty or fifty people.

Fei Bingrun's appetite was truly large; could he really be planning to make a move against so many Elders?

A while later, after the last guest had also finished their tea, Fei Bingrun adjusted his robes, walked slowly to the center of the high platform, and cleared his throat.

The previously noisy hall fell silent, and everyone's gaze focused on him.

"Welcome, fellow Daoists, for traveling from afar to attend our Qingyun Sect's Sect assembly."

Fei Bingrun wore a gentle smile, his resonant voice echoing throughout the hall: "I know that everyone came here today for that Divine Pill capable of condensing a Heavenly Dao Golden Core."

"I won't waste time with unnecessary pleasantries; let me first fulfill my promise to everyone."

He waved his hand.

Dozens of Qingyun Sect Disciples walked out from both sides, carrying exquisite wooden trays.

They distributed gifts to the guests present one by one.

"They're actually giving out Heaven And Earth Treasure?"

Sect Master Bai Ruotong looked at the box in her hand containing a precious Spiritual Plant, whispering in surprise: "I thought this was just bait and they wouldn't actually give anything."

Mo Zixing scanned it with the System.

"It is indeed a precious Spiritual Plant, but it's not as outrageous as the thousand-year-old one mentioned in the invitation."

He withdrew his gaze and said softly: "They are all hundred-year-old ones; he should be willing to spend this much capital."

After all the gifts were distributed, Fei Bingrun spoke again, his tone mysterious: "Besides these modest gifts, I believe what everyone is most concerned about is the Divine Pill I mentioned."

"Of course, to refine such a Heaven-Defying Divine Pill, I cannot rely on myself alone; I cannot do it without the help of everyone present."

Someone below immediately asked: "Elder Fei, we don't know Alchemy, what help can we provide?"

Fei Bingrun smiled but did not answer immediately.

At the same time, those Qingyun Sect Elders and Disciples who had been standing in the corners silently withdrew from the hall.

The heavy doors slammed shut with a boom.

The cold sound of the impact echoed in the hall, instantly extinguishing the enthusiasm of many.

"What's going on? Why are you closing the doors?"

"Elder Fei, what is the meaning of this?"

Many people sensed something was wrong, stood up one after another, and wore guarded expressions.

Fei Bingrun, as if he hadn't seen the crowd's reaction, continued to speak to himself: "I know that nine out of ten of you here have condensed an Earthly Dao Golden Core."

"The greatest regret of your life is that you no longer have the opportunity to Breakthrough to a higher Realm."

"Of course, I am the same."

He looked at the expressions of the Elders below and continued: "And the Medicinal Pill I am going to refine is called the heaven-seizing golden core!"

"It can not only help Cultivators at the ninth level of the Crystallization Stage directly condense a Heavenly Dao Golden Core, but more importantly."

Fei Bingrun paused, his gaze sweeping across the room: "It can break the Heavenly Dao shackles, allowing Cultivators who originally chose to condense an Earthly Dao Golden Core to regain the possibility of a Breakthrough to a higher Realm!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room was in an uproar.

"What!"

"To let an Earthly Dao Golden Core break its limit, how is that possible!"

"If such a Medicinal Pill really exists, I am willing to spend all my assets to exchange for it!"

Most Cultivators were instantly ignited, their faces flushed with excitement.

Even the abnormality of the doors closing was cast to the back of their minds.

But a few Sect Elders' expressions became increasingly grave.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

How could Fei Bingrun possibly take out such a Heaven-Defying Medicinal Pill and share it with everyone?

Fei Bingrun watched the agitated crowd, the gentle smile on his face fading bit by bit.

He licked his lips, his eyes greedy: "The Heaven And Earth Treasure in your hands are also necessary Materials."

"To refine a heaven-seizing golden core, besides these Heaven And Earth Treasure, we also need one most crucial ingredient."

He said slowly: "That is, a sufficient amount of Origin from Crystallization Stage and Golden Core Stage Cultivators."

As his voice fell, Fei Bingrun suddenly raised his hand.

His figure vanished from the high platform, and all the openings of this building closed completely.

The entire venue instantly became a huge, enclosed Pill Furnace!