268: The place where the elixir originated

Wu Shouzhuo smiled a bit awkwardly: "Anything is possible!"

"Fellow Daoist, the question you've asked is quite profound."

"After all, I have only been alive for one or two hundred years!"

"How could I possibly know these secrets?"

"Others wouldn't go out of their way to tell me!"

Gu Changan thought about it and realized it made sense, then nodded: "Continue!"

Wu Shouzhuo: "I mentioned two main ingredients just now; there are still five more."

"Among them, the soul nurturing wood heart and the undying lotus heart are both produced by the Blood Fiend Alliance."

"The soul nurturing wood heart is a treasure for suppressing souls from the Ghost Path of the Blood Fiend Alliance."

"It is said that soul nurturing wood planted in the waters of the Yellow Springs can produce a soul nurturing wood heart!"

"The undying lotus heart is produced in the Ten Thousand Corpse Pit of the Corpse Path of the Blood Fiend Alliance."

"It is said that the extreme Death Qi in the Ten Thousand Corpse Pit undergoes an extreme yin reversal, turning into yang."

"It produces the undying lotus, and the undying lotus heart comes from this undying lotus!"

Gu Changan nodded, feeling incredibly shocked.

These things are all the extremes of their respective fields.

Just like the undying lotus heart, where extreme yin gives birth to yang!

So there must definitely be things where extreme yang gives birth to yin!

To think that Medicinal Pills are refined using these things.

One can imagine just how difficult it is to reach the Nascent Soul Stage!

Refining the miraculous things of this world into a tiny Medicinal Pill.

Then turning decay into magic to achieve a Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage!

Gu Changan looked at Wu Shouzhuo: "What about the remaining three?"

"Introduce them as well!"

Wu Shouzhuo thought for a moment: "The remaining three are all produced by the Northern Loose Cultivators Alliance."

"Fellow Daoist, you also know that the Northern Loose Cultivators Alliance is incredibly massive."

"Since it is a Loose Cultivator Alliance, there must be a large number of Loose Cultivators inside, and of course, some forces that cannot be brought to the table."

"For example, the Spirit Medicine Valley, and for example, the Buddhist monks!"

Gu Changan had never been to the Loose Cultivator Alliance, but he pretended to be very familiar with it.

Nodding his head, he said: "I know! Could it be that these types of Spirit Medicine are produced by these two forces?"

Wu Shouzhuo touched his chin: "Fellow Daoist, that is not entirely correct!"

"The flesh fungus spirit fetus is produced by the Spirit Medicine Valley of the Northern Loose Cultivators Alliance!"

"It is said that it was cultivated by the founder of the Spirit Medicine Valley from the ancient times, a soul Transformation Stage Cultivator known as the Medicine Emperor!"

"And it has been passed down as a Legacy until today!"

Gu Changan suddenly asked with suspicion: "So, the Spirit Medicine Valley has always been in control of this flesh fungus spirit fetus?"

"With so many other forces, haven't you tried to target it?"

"Just letting them control this unique Spirit Medicine?"

Wu Shouzhuo smiled awkwardly: "How could we not have tried?"

"To put it plainly, this flesh fungus spirit fetus is a Tai Sui!"

"It has survived from ancient times until now, and has been breeding for just as long!"

"It produces a portion every 300 years, which the Spirit Medicine Valley takes out to sell!"

"We had targeted it before, and afterwards, the Spirit Medicine Valley distributed some to every faction!"

"Letting us Cultivate it ourselves; after all, it's a Tai Sui!"

"It can sustain itself!"

"As it turns out, you wouldn't know, but the major forces cultivated it for a long time without any changes!"

"Only the Spirit Medicine Valley has special methods of cultivation, which makes the flesh fungus spirit fetus grow very quickly!"

"Before other forces could even Cultivate it, the Spirit Medicine Valley's had already produced!"

"How could other forces Cultivate it?"

"Isn't it better to just buy the ready-made ones?"

Gu Changan asked in return: "That's not right!"

"Wouldn't you force the Spirit Medicine Valley to hand over the cultivation method?"

Wu Shouzhuo gave a bitter laugh: "We tried!"

"They would rather die than hand it over!"

"They said that they rely on this to make a living!"

"If they handed it over, there would be no need for them to exist!"

"Besides, if we obtained the cultivation method, we would still have to find people to Cultivate it!"

"It might as well be left to them; after all, they are professionals!"

"They understand various cultivation knowledge and are also quite familiar with the habits of various Spirit Medicine!"

"In the end, after the Great Masters discussed it, that really was the situation."

"Finally, it was left unsettled, and their existence was accepted!"

"They just relied on this to produce an exploit!"

"The major forces didn't trouble them anymore; after all, they control the flesh fungus spirit fetus!"

"Fortunately, they are only a neutral force, only responsible for refining various Spirit Medicine and cultivating various medicinal herbs!"

"They don't participate in the world's disputes at all!"

"At this point, the major forces also turned a blind eye!"

Gu Changan nodded; this explanation was reasonable!

"It's fine, continue!"

Wu Shouzhuo: "Next, let's talk about the immaculate fruit!"

"The Northern Alliance possesses a group of Buddhist Cultivators!"

"They specialize in Buddhist teachings, chanting sutras and worshipping Buddha every day!"

"They also absorb some incense from the Mortal world!"

"In the Holy Land of Buddhism, there is a Pure Mind Pool, and the immaculate fruit grows within it!"

"Day and night, it is nurtured by Buddhist sutras and the offerings of people's faith!"

"The immaculate fruit will then grow in the Pure Mind Pool!"

Gu Changan was dumbfounded again. Could it be that the immaculate fruit was chanted into existence by these people?

"So, these Buddhist monks can also control the production of the immaculate fruit?"

Wu Shouzhuo nodded: "Now you know how difficult it is for the Treasure Pavilion, right?"

"Every year, we have to balance the various forces!"

"Negotiating with various forces and making trades."

"Using the things they need to exchange for these treasures!"

"And after collecting these treasures, we Cultivate Alchemists to refine them into nascent soul forming pills or nascent soul pills!"

Gu Changan nodded, indicating his recognition.

"It seems that this world really cannot do without your Treasure Pavilion!"

"Otherwise, no one would be able to balance the major forces!"

"Gathering these Spirit Medicine together to refine nascent soul forming pills!"

"So, what kind of deals do you usually reach with them?"

"For them to hand over these main ingredients for the nascent soul forming pill?"

Wu Shouzhuo thought for a moment: "Such conditions are diverse!"

"They vary from person to person!"

"Like the Blood Fiend Alliance in the south, they need more essence blood, souls, and corpses!"

"Like the Spirit Medicine Valley of the Northern Loose Cultivators Alliance, they need more Spirit Medicine!"

"Like the Buddhist Cultivators of the Northern Loose Cultivators Alliance, they need Disciples with Buddhist nature, or Mortals with Buddhist nature!"

"Our Treasure Pavilion covers the whole world, so we collect a fairly complete range of things!"

"We can be considered to be getting what we each need!"

Gu Changan felt that he had gained more knowledge again.

Just one Wu Shouzhuo had allowed him to gain a lot!

"Is there one last main ingredient for the nascent soul forming pill?"

Wu Shouzhuo nodded: "Yes! The last main ingredient is the earth vein dragon marrow!"

"This main ingredient is not produced by any one force!"

"However, it is within the control range of the Northern Loose Cultivators Alliance!"

"Between the Northern Loose Cultivators Alliance and the central Ancient Forbidden Land, there exists a huge plain."

"To the north of the plain are the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and inside the Hundred Thousand Mountains is the Northern Loose Cultivators Alliance."

"And this plain is the kingdom of Mortals."