The Prodigies War

Under Lin Xun’s undisguised threat, Toady bowed his head in embarrassment and admitted it. 

But he still insisted that he only did it so that he and Zhao Jingxuan could recover as soon as possible and that he had no selfish intentions.

Lin Xun rolled his eyes and ignored him. 

However, he immediately got busy.

He prepared three bronze cauldrons, all of which were aeth tools. They were not particularly expensive, but they were very useful in brewing medicine.

Toady’s spirits were immediately lifted. He swiftly tossed medicinal herbs into the three cauldrons as though he had become an alchemy master. 

Of course, he took the medicinal herbs from Lin Xun, which included the Purple Vine Snow Lingzhi and Moonlight Grass.

There were over one hundred species, some of which were personally picked by Lin Xun, but the majority were battle spoils.

“This sprig of a thousand-year-old fungus flower is perfect for nourishing blood and qi. It can be brewed with the nine-leaf cloud fruit and Luohan Vine...The combined effect would be absolutely amazing!” Toady incessantly muttered in excitement as he tossed all sorts of medicinal herbs into the cauldrons without any hesitation. 

In just a blink of an eye, a fragrant aroma dispersed into the air, relaxing the mind.  

The cauldrons were glowing brightly. The rare precious medicinal ingredients such as black essence jade lotus, scarlet demon snow orchid and golden treasure vine were all spewing out a mist of dazzling light, casting a glow over the cauldrons. The fragrance was so intense and strong that it felt tangible. 

The decoction was the most extravagant medicine that Lin Xun had ever made in his life. All the medicinal ingredients he used were treasures that had long disappeared from the outside world and could only be found in the Deva Secret Realm. The decoction could be called a magnificent feat!

Of course, the medicinal herbs being brewed in the three cauldrons were different. Three decoctions with different medicinal effects were being prepared at the same time because they were for Zhao Jingxuan, Toady and Lin Xun.

The first two had healing properties, while Lin Xun’s was for consolidating his cultivation base. 

Toady had to be called an alchemy master. He was familiar with the properties and uses of various medicinal herbs, and he had memorized many unique elixir recipes which helped him skillfully combine many ingredients.  

That was the talent of the three-legged golden toad. They could identify all sorts of rare treasures and precious objects. They would no doubt be the best if they were to be alchemists. 

Toady searched Lin Xun’s bag and took out a handful of Fire Cloud Crystals as the combustion source and started the refining.

Flames raged, and, in the blink of an eye, each cauldron produced colorful rays of light and a fragrance that penetrated the depths of the spirit. 

Soon, Zhao Jingxuan woke up from meditation. Before she could ask any questions, Toady and Lin Xun invited her to go into the first cauldron to cultivate.

Of course, she had to take off her clothes. But Toady didn’t dare to take a peek under Lin Xun’s cold watchful eyes.

Even so, Zhao Jingxuan still felt a little embarrassed and uncomfortable. After she removed her clothes with her back facing the two, she couldn’t help but blush over her face and neck. 

Fortunately, she regained her composure after she sat down in the cauldron and began to cultivate.

“Boy, you are thinking too much. Do you think I am some kind of pervert?!” Toady grumbled.

He impatiently leapt into the second furnace, grinning.

He transformed into a three-legged golden toad and crouched down in the cauldron.

“Hmph, if you dare to peep, I’ll roast you alive. I heard that toad legs are very tasty,” Lin Xun warned him. 

After confirming that nothing happened, he stepped into the third cauldron and sat down cross-legged.

The medicinal aroma inside the cauldron was very intense, and sprigs of plants were bobbing up and down. Some were golden, some were white, some were red as flames, and some were spewing out multicolored mist. 

Even the influential figures of top clans would smack their lips if they saw such an extravagant decoction of rare ingredients. They would only provide that kind of precious medicine to a few successors and would never give it to any Tom, Dick, or Harry. 

Lin Xun meditated quietly, reciting the Chaotic Void Dao Scripture in his mind. Dao sounds and chanting suddenly pulsated in the air, calming his mind and removing distracting thoughts. 

Then, he moved on to the Mystery Grotto Devour Wilderness Scripture. Divine clouds rolled in his Heaven Ascension cave and the three beams of white-jade-like light released a sacred and pure aura over the ancient Dao platform. 

In a trance, Lin Xun fell into a deep cultivation state, consolidating and tempering his cultivation base.

In addition to medicinal herbs in the cauldron were minerals and rune materials, such as azure wood yuan crystals shaped like fists, silver horned worms the size of a palm and six-legged jade cicadas with iron-like bodies...

The decoction inside the cauldron was full of spirituality and vitality. The inside was filled with thick mist and all kinds of auspicious qi. It was so dense that it couldn’t be wafted away. 

Lin Xun was constantly being cleansed and tempered by the medicinal power. 

After a breakthrough, what cultivators feared the most was an unstable foundation, so many would choose to go into closed-door cultivation right after to stabilize their cultivation first. 

Now, Lin Xun was consolidating the cultivation base.

The Heaven Ascension Stage was divided into three great levels: initial, mid and upper, and each level has its own wonders.

However, anyone able to reach the Heaven Ascension Stage could truly begin the path of searching for and comprehending the power of the great dao.

It was a brand new cultivation stage, completely different from the past.

Lin Xun’s path was different from other Heaven Ascension cultivators. He was on the supreme path, one of the strongest paths only seen in ancient times.

For example, he had already grasped water imago power when he was at the Spirit Sea Stage. Now, after surviving the training and cleansing of the six levels of lightning tribulations, he possessed a Heaven Ascension Dao Platform that only upper Heaven Ascension cultivators could build!

Moreover, his Heaven Ascension Dao Platform had been integrated with a trace of the supreme power of order and law transformed by the heavenly tribulation. It made it more solid, magnificent, sacred and unique.

The most unbelievable things were the three beams of celestial lights lingering around his Heaven Ascension Dao Platform!

The Dao produced one; one produced two; two produced three; three produced all things! The three beams of celestial light were a reflection of his cultivation. It represented his unrivaled foundation!

Although he didn’t know what mysterious effects the three beams of celestial lights had, he knew that as his cultivation base deepened, he would one day be able to pry into their real mystery!

In short, everything that Lin Xun possessed made him stand out from the rest of the initial Heaven Ascension cultivators in the world. 

Therefore, the tempering and consolidation were to help him familiarize and grasp the completely different pinnacle power as soon as possible!

……

Three days later.

A booming roar in Lin Xun’s body snapped him awake, and his eyes sprang open. He found that the cauldron had already dried up, and all the medicine power had been absorbed. Only traces of medicine residues remained on the side of the cauldron.

“I didn't expect that the power of medicine would help me reach the perfection of the initial Heaven Ascension Stage…” he murmured. 

His body was as clear and flawless as glass, and every inch of his skin was giving off a stifling glow of Dao Ripple. 

“This is the benefit of blessings and opportunities. If I hadn’t entered the Deva Secret Realm, I might not have been able to experience so many hardships, but I also wouldn’t have so many unimaginable gains.”

That was the reason why cultivators were so obsessed with finding opportunities and blessings. There might be countless dangers, but a lucky encounter or an inadvertent tribulation could completely transform a cultivator!

If he had remained in Forbidden City, he would never undergo such a change.

He stepped out of the cauldron and put on his clothes, feeling much stronger than before. His cultivation base and strength were completely stabilized and controlled.

As he glanced around, swirling lights flashed in his abyss-like eyes as though they were capable of devouring the sky!

His every movement had traces of Dao Ripple and exuded confidence and invincibility!

He was eager to go outside and find a supreme existence to test out his new strength.  

“What are you looking at!?”

All of a sudden, Lin Xun caught Toady sticking out his head from his cauldron and furtively looking at the first cauldron. 

He slapped Toady on the forehead. 

“Damn it, why did you hit me so hard? Do you want to kill me?!” Toady grimaced. 

“If you look again, I’m going to roast you alive!” Lin Xun warned. 

Toady went stiff and grumbled, “I am just concerned about Miss Zhao’s safety and wanted to check if her injuries have healed yet. I am not as dirty and perverted as you think I am! Am I that kind of person?”

“Of course you’re not a person. You are a toad! Haven’t you heard about the toad who wished to eat swan meat?” Lin Xun sneered.

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“You just insulted me! If you don’t apologize to me, for the dignity of the three-legged golden toad clan, I will fight you to the end!” Toady said solemnly.

“Okay, I was just thinking about where to find a target to practice with, and you came to my door.” Lin Xun rolled up his sleeve, eager to fight.

Toady’s face blanched. “Never mind, I will generously forgive you. I don’t have time to deal with a little human brat,” he sighed. 

Hehe!

A giggle sounded from the first cauldron. It was as pleasant and sweet as the sound of heaven. Zhao Jingxuan had woken up from meditation.

Lin Xun turned around. 

But he immediately flushed with embarrassment. From his angle, he happened to catch a glimpse of Zhao Jingxuan’s naked body. The image...was alluring!