Eternal Life by Daily Divination

Stagnant Magical Power usually meant only one thing.

Poison!

"That’s not right. How could I have been poisoned?"

Qi Yunjin swallowed a few Antitoxic Pills, remaining utterly baffled.

She had been cultivating in the Imperial Palace recently and hadn’t traveled to the Northern Domain to clash with the Demon Cultivators of the Five Poisons Valley.

As the Eldest Princess of Great Qi, everyone around her had a clean background and clear origins. Even ordinary maids had gone through rigorous screening, making it highly unlikely for anyone to poison her.

As she pondered, Qi Yunjin discovered another astonishing detail.

The Tier Four Antitoxic Pills she ingested were completely ineffective against her stagnant Magical Power!

"This is no ordinary poison!"

Her heart sank. If the poison couldn’t be cured, her path of Cultivation would be completely cut off.

In this state, how could she attempt a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm?

She feared she wouldn’t even be able to complete the step of Shattered Pill Formation.

That very day, Qi Yunjin ordered a thorough investigation into everyone around her, sparing no one.

However, everyone was completely clean. Even when special interrogation magic was used, they couldn’t uncover anything.

After ruling out all other possibilities, Qi Yunjin’s attention finally landed on the Nine Revolutions Fire Scale Pills she had been consuming over the years.

"Could there be a flaw in the Pill Formula?"

She immediately took the Pill Formula and the Elixir Pills to seek out the Tier Four Alchemy Grandmaster, Le Zheng.

The two of them discussed the matter at length but couldn’t find any issues.

Subsequently, they sought out other Alchemy Grandmasters, Medical Grandmasters, Spirit Plant Grandmasters, and various experts within the Imperial Palace.

A multitude of Grandmasters gathered together to study Qi Yunjin’s poisoning, but they, too, failed to detect anything out of the ordinary.

"Princess, the other Grandmasters and I have carefully examined the materials in the Pill Formula, and there are absolutely no problems.

"Grandmaster Le’s Alchemy methods are equally flawless."

In short, everything was correct.

They were all at their wits’ end regarding the poison Qi Yunjin had been afflicted with.

Even several Tier Four Medical Grandmasters couldn’t discern what kind of poison was in her system.

They exhausted all their methods, even using several portions of precious Tier Four Top Grade Spirit Medicine, yet they still couldn’t help her recover. They couldn’t even manage to alleviate the symptoms.

As time passed, the stagnant sensation in Qi Yunjin’s Magical Power grew increasingly intense.

If this continued, she was highly likely to become a cripple incapable of utilizing Magical Power!

As the dignified Eldest Princess of Great Qi, a peerless Celestial Pride with a Celestial Spirit Root, and someone highly likely to achieve Nascent Soul in the future, how could she end up in such a miserable state?

Right at that moment, Le Zheng suddenly recalled a past event.

"Princess, do you remember when Daoist Li suspected that there was a problem with the Pill Formula for the Nine Revolutions Fire Scale Pill?"

"Naturally, I remember."

"Princess, for Daoist Li to have reached this point as a Loose Cultivator, he must have encountered significant fortuitous opportunities. Why don’t you accompany me to find Daoist Li and ask if he has a solution?"

"Alright."

After some discussion, Qi Yunjin, Qi Yao, and Le Zheng set off for Changqing Mountain in the Southern Domain.

They had yet to figure out whether the problem truly lay with the Pill Formula.

During the journey, Qi Yunjin pondered secretly, "Several Tier Four Alchemists and Tier Four Spirit Doctors have all said there is no issue with this pill. Perhaps the problem lies with the Demonic path. Could I have been struck by some special Demonic method?"

...

Meanwhile, Li Chang’an was still at the Cyan Dragon Sect.

Zhuo Wanshuang informed him that the Meng Luo Leaf had not gone extinct.

In the Cyan Dragon Secret Realm controlled by the Cyan Dragon Sect, the Meng Luo Leaf still existed.

This Cyan Dragon Secret Realm held immense significance to the Cyan Dragon Sect, much like the Vermilion Bird Secret Realm did for the Vermilion Bird Sect.

Zhuo Wanshuang said slowly, "Within the Cyan Dragon Secret Realm, there are ruins of the Ancient Pill Furnace Sect. In one of its Spirit Medicine Gardens, the Meng Luo Leaf can be found."

Li Chang’an asked, "Since that is the case, why not just harvest the Meng Luo Leaf?"

"That Spirit Medicine Garden is guarded by a Quasi-Fifth Tier Array, and there is a Tier Four Top Grade Puppet standing watch over it. Furthermore, that Puppet possesses intelligence and forbids us from entering. Only disciples of the Pill Cauldron Sect are permitted to go inside and retrieve one portion of Spirit Medicine."

Zhuo Wanshuang sighed softly as she spoke of the difficulties surrounding this matter.

That Tier Four Top Grade Puppet was left behind by the Pill Cauldron Sect, and its strength was comparable to a Great Cultivator at the Late Stage of Nascent Soul.

The person with the highest Cultivation in the entire Cyan Dragon Sect was merely at the Early Stage of Nascent Soul.

It was absolutely impossible for them to force their way into the Spirit Medicine Garden.

If they wanted to enter, there was only one way: becoming a disciple of the Pill Cauldron Sect.

Li Chang’an was puzzled. "The Pill Cauldron Sect, along with the other Eight Great Immortal Sects, perished in the river of time long ago. How is it possible to become a disciple of the Pill Cauldron Sect now?"

"That Puppet has set up a disciple assessment," Zhuo Wanshuang explained gently. "Daoist Li, only an Alchemist can pass the disciple assessment. It is for this very reason that I invited you here."

The fact that Li Chang’an possessed Quasi-Tier Four Alchemy Skills was no secret.

During this Battle of Righteous and Evil, he had sold many High Tier Elixirs.

However, he still harbored doubts regarding this so-called disciple assessment, fearing it might be some sort of trap.

Zhuo Wanshuang saw through his concerns.

"Daoist Li, there is no need to worry. Many disciples of our Cyan Dragon Sect have already passed the assessment, but their results have been somewhat unsatisfactory. Although they successfully became disciples of the Pill Cauldron Sect, they were only permitted to harvest one portion of Low Tier Spirit Medicine."

"Is that so?" Li Chang’an mused for a moment before asking, "Have the Tier Four Alchemy Grandmasters of the Cyan Dragon Sect not attempted to pass the assessment?"

"Naturally, they have," Zhuo Wanshuang answered truthfully.

Among the Alchemy Grandmasters of the Cyan Dragon Sect, two of them were rejected by that Puppet because their Cultivation was too high, having already become Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

That Puppet explicitly stated that Nascent Soul True Monarchs had already forged their own paths and could no longer become disciples of the Pill Cauldron Sect.

If the Pill Cauldron Sect still existed, they could have become Honored Guest Elders.

But the Pill Cauldron Sect was gone.

Of course, according to that Puppet, the Pill Cauldron Sect had not been destroyed; it was merely hidden from the world temporarily and would one day return.