Chapter 416 15: Six Passes Alchemy Dao

BAM!

A monster covered in tentacles smashed through a wall and landed in the middle of the school's athletic field.

Several school teachers followed close behind.

Although Jiuzhong mainly focused on liberal arts, it was not short on experts. The Martial Arts teachers, in particular, had Cultivation no less than that of a Martial Artist.

"Watch out!"

"Professor Yui has become a Fallen Demon! Don't rush in—he's holding a student!"

"…"

The Fallen Demon, Yui Songde, had transformed into a monster.

His facial features were twisted and warped. His mouth, nose, and ears were long gone, with only a pair of greedy eyes embedded in his flesh.

The tentacles, writhing back and forth like crimson blood vessels, cracked the air with a whip-like sound.

The hard, reinforced concrete crumbled like soft tofu with just a light swipe from a tentacle.

Such power...

This was at least the level of a Mid-Level Martial Artist!

But the most terrifying aspect was his Spiritual Power, which was so tangible it was like a hurricane sweeping out in all directions. The packed earth rippled like the surface of water, and the surrounding buildings shook in its wake.

"A Fallen Demon!"

Zhu Ju walked up to the library's floor-to-ceiling glass window and stared down at the monster below.

In the Cultivation Realm,

beings at the Golden Core realm and above had their Primordial Spirits constantly eroded and damaged by the Great Dao.

This used to be a good thing.

Only by having their Primordial Spirit contact the Great Dao could they grow stronger step by step, eventually becoming an Immortal, a Buddha, or a revered Dao Ancestor.

Now, things were different. The Great Dao contained Dao Poison.

The former path of Cultivation had become a path to certain death, and all beings at the Nascent Soul realm and above had perished.

This world was the same.

Those who tempered their Physical Body could become Grand Martial Masters or even Martial Arts Grandmasters.

But those who practiced Cultivation using Spiritual Secret Techniques or consumed Spiritual Enhancement Potions would, nine times out of ten, become a Fallen Demon. It was only a matter of time.

Yui Songde was known as a madman.

This was partly due to his crazed research, and partly because he already showed signs of becoming a Fallen Demon.

'This world has three types of Source Crystals: white ones that increase the power of the Physical Body, black ones that increase Spiritual Power, and Blue Source Crystals that can strengthen inanimate objects. Among them, the black Source Crystals that increase Spiritual Power are the rarest.'

'According to the academy's books, even a single low-grade black Source Crystal can drastically increase the user's Spiritual Power, turning a fool into a genius. Something like this should be incredibly expensive, but unfortunately, it causes people to become Fallen Demons. Even after being purified and refined into an Enhancing Potion, the side effects cannot be eliminated. As a result, the research departments have a love-hate relationship with it.'

'Thankfully...'

'I didn't give the Source Crystal to my wife. Otherwise, if she were tainted by the Dao Poison, that would be real trouble.'

'Pei Jingque was unable to resist the corrosion of the Three-Flame Simurgh Fan precisely because her Divine Soul Power was too weak.'

'The Spirit Cleansing Spell most likely can't completely remove the Dao Poison from a black Source Crystal either. After all, Dao Poison can kill even an Immortal.'

'However... '

Zhu Ju narrowed his eyes, a thoughtful look on his face.

'Besides being refined into Spiritual Enhancement Potions, black Source Crystals can also be used to create supplementary medicine. Although the effects are weaker, there don't seem to be any problems with that method.'

While he was lost in thought, the fight on the athletic field had already begun.

A white-haired old man rushed toward the Fallen Demon, Yui Songde, with speed that defied his age and threw a powerful punch at his head.

"It's the principal!"

"Principal Zhou!"

"…"

Many people in the library rushed to the glass window, crying out in alarm at the sight. This also allowed Zhu Ju to recognize the man.

Jiuzhong's principal, Zhou Yi.

A Grand Martial Master!

The Martial Skill he cultivated was called the Uranium Clouds Covering the World Skill, one of the most famous Martial Skills in the Federation.

While performing the breathing techniques for this skill, one could exhale radioactive clouds. Anything enveloped by its released Strength would decay and rot. Plants would wither, bones would turn to ash, and nothing would grow in the area for a hundred years.

BAM!

The figures collided.

Principal Zhou's long sleeves billowed as his body moved like an exploding bomb, snatching a person from the grasp of the Fallen Demon, Yui Songde.

It was Wuh Qing.

She had been bound by Yui Songde's tentacles the entire time.

Having saved the girl, Principal Zhou no longer held back. He flickered forward, rapidly closing the distance, and pushed his hands forward through the air.

High-Level Martial Skill—Decaying Rotting Hand!

This Martial Skill imbued the Cultivator's palms with a potent radioactive poison. Its victims would suffer from mutated and festering flesh, their bodies turning putrid like a rotten orange in mere breaths, before dying as their Tendons and Bones snapped.

When combined with the Uranium Clouds Covering the World Skill, its power was even greater.

A black mist seemed to rise in the center of the athletic field, and everything within it dissolved at an astonishing rate, including the wildly roaring Yui Songde.

Although becoming a Fallen Demon had caused his power to surge, it was ultimately not enough to contend with a Grand Martial Master.

Moreover, the other teachers from the school had also arrived, many of them Martial Artists, and had surrounded the entire athletic field.

Soon,

PFFT...

With a faint pop, Yui Songde had been refined by Principal Zhou into a puddle of thick liquid.

"Wuh Qing!"

Zhu Ju, who had appeared on campus at some point, yelled as he ran toward Wuh Qing, glaring furiously at the assembled teachers.

"First, my daughter was nearly killed because of you, and now she's been attacked by a monster! Is this how Jiuzhong treats its own students?"

"You must be Mr. Wuh, correct?" A teacher stepped forward to greet him.

"This incident was our fault. Professor Yui was provoked into becoming a Fallen Demon. Fortunately, student Wuh Qing is not seriously harmed."

"Hmph!" Zhu Ju snorted.

"My daughter came here to study, not to undergo a Tribulation Crossing! This matter isn't over!"

"This…" The teacher hesitated.

"What do you propose we do?"

"I'll take this to the City Lord's Mansion and the Council Hall!" Zhu Ju's eyes went wide as he roared.

"I'll ruin Jiuzhong's reputation!"

"Of course…"

His tone suddenly shifted.

"...we could also settle this privately."

"Enough," Principal Zhou Yi said, his expression grim.

"Give him some money and tell him to get lost!"

"Hehe…" Zhu Ju grinned, completely unbothered by the principal's foul attitude. He rubbed his fingers together and said:

"One hundred thousand!"

"Anything less than one hundred thousand Credit Points is off the table!"

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「Main World.」

Zhu Ju transformed into a streak of lightning, pierced through the Celestial Cloud Layer, and landed in a place of beautiful mountains and clear waters.

Long tables and jade desks had already been set up here.

Spirit Fruits, fine wines, and delicious foods were, of course, essential.

Beautiful figures moved among the guests, serving mountain spring water that contained Spiritual Qi.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu!"

"Mr. Gongyang!"

Zhu Ju clasped his hands in salute to a person not far away.

"I didn't expect that Jade Void Cave Heaven would also be interested in attending such a gathering."

'We're both at the Golden Core realm, so of course we know each other. Besides, he represented Jade Void Cave Heaven at my Golden Core ceremony.'

"Haha…" Gongyang Yu stroked his beard and laughed heartily.

"Golden Core gatherings are always rare. I happen to have a few things on hand and was hoping to exchange them with fellow daoists."

"Oh?" Zhu Ju's eyes shifted slightly.

"I am greatly looking forward to it."

"By the way," Gongyang Yu asked.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, you seem to be asking around about Elixirs and Secret Techniques that increase Spiritual Power?"

"Yes!" Zhu Ju's expression turned serious.

"Does Mr. Gongyang have some?"

"I do not," Gongyang Yu said, shaking his head.

"However, I recall that Fellow Daoist Kong Wuyi of Fulong Mountain has a Secret Technique related to the Divine Soul."

'Kong Wuyi?'

'A Loose Cultivator from the Ten Thousand Mountains. His Magic techniques are astonishing.'

Zhu Ju's interest was piqued, and he looked toward a portly Daoist in the corner.

The man noticed his gaze, raised his wine cup in a distant toast, and smiled.

......

"A Divine Soul Secret Technique?"

Kong Wuyi handed over a roasted deer leg and said,

"What Fellow Daoist Zhu is referring to should be the Six Passes Alchemy Dao. This technique is described as 'the eyes see nothing, the ears hear nothing, the heart knows nothing,' and ultimately allows one to 'ride a dragon to the heavens,' with one's Comprehension reaching the Transformation Realm."

"While it is profound, it doesn't actually increase Divine Soul Power."

"Oh?" Zhu Ju frowned.

"I would like to hear the details."

"The Six Passes Alchemy Dao is something I came across by chance. It came from a Broken Secret Realm and was likely created by some Ancient Immortal. It uses external forces to help a person open their Infinite Wisdom Root and comprehend the Six Passes Divine Power." Kong Wuyi drank his wine and gnawed on the meat, not looking at all like an accomplished Cultivator, but more like a butcher.

He shook his head and said,

"It was only because I obtained the Six Passes Alchemy Dao back then that I was able to comprehend all sorts of complex Magic and reach my current level."

Zhu Ju was lost in thought.

'The Six Passes Alchemy Dao he's talking about sounds a bit like the Celestial Impact Spirit and the Spiritual Wisdom Spirit. It can greatly increase one's Comprehension.'

'And in turn, allow one to perceive and cultivate various complex Magic and Divine Techniques.'

'But I've already connected with my Celestial Impact Spirit and know what to do next. The Six Passes Alchemy Dao seems useless to me.'

"An Immortal's method is boundlessly powerful," Kong Wuyi continued.

"However, for the likes of us, the Golden Core realm is already the limit. I haven't used the Six Passes Alchemy Dao in two hundred years."

"Mainly because…"

"...the ingredients are too hard to find!"

"Ingredients?" Zhu Ju asked.

"Does cultivating this technique require a lot of external materials?"

"That's right." Kong Wuyi nodded.

"Since it has 'Alchemy Dao' in its name, even if it's not a conventional method of consuming pills, it still relies on external materials."

"The Six Passes Alchemy Dao is, in essence, a special Pill Formula. The materials it requires are mostly things that increase Comprehension. Such Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects are incredibly rare, and those who possess them keep them as treasured secrets."