He actually made a direct Breakthrough to Mountain Gazing!
Could there really be such a domineering method in this world?
If this can truly be achieved, why would Great Tang ever worry about not prospering?
"Uh..."
Zhou Xuan looked at everyone's burning gazes and sighed somewhat helplessly.
"Everyone, you've misunderstood."
"Although the herbs are precious, they aren't impossible to find... As for the refinement... if the senior alchemists of my sect take action, Core Formation can be guaranteed."
"Then why..." The Emperor was puzzled.
Zhou Xuan pursed his lips, frantically organizing his words in his mind.
He wanted to avoid hurting these people's self-esteem... After a long while.
He finally spoke slowly, his tone sincere.
"It's just that this kind of Medicinal Pill that allows one to directly break through a major Realm can usually only be taken once in a Cultivator's life."
"If a second pill of the same type is taken, not only will it be ineffective, but the pill toxicity will attack the heart and ruin one's Foundation, making further progress in this life impossible."
Hearing this.
The Emperor froze for a moment, then let out a long sigh of relief.
Phew.
He thought it was some kind of catastrophic issue.
So it turns out you can only eat one in a lifetime.
How is that a drawback?
For the vast majority of Martial Artists stuck in the Ink Dot Realm with no hope of progress.
Reaching Mountain Gazing would already be bringing great honor to their ancestors!
"Sir, you worry too much!"
The Emperor laughed loudly and waved his hand. "Such a drawback is nothing at all to the soldiers of my Great Tang!"
"As long as they can enter Mountain Gazing, even if they never progress again, it is still a massive stroke of luck!"
The surrounding military generals also nodded in agreement.
"Exactly, exactly!"
"If I could reach Mountain Gazing, I'd wake up laughing from my dreams. What more could I ask for?"
Seeing everyone looking like they had just picked up a massive bargain.
The look of strangeness in Zhou Xuan's eyes grew even stronger.
He scratched his head and muttered in a low, somewhat embarrassed voice.
"No..."
"What I mean is, since one can only take a Realm-breaking Pill once in a lifetime..."
"Most Cultivators, if they have the chance, would still choose to save it..."
"Saving it to take a pill that directly breaks through to the Lamp Lighting Realm. If this one-time opportunity is wasted on breaking through to Mountain Gazing..."
"It is truly... a bit of a waste of God's gifts."
"..."
The smile on the young Emperor's face froze at the corners of his mouth.
The bearded general's eyes even rolled back, and he almost fainted.
What?
What did this person just say?
Breaking through to Lamp Lighting?!
In this world... there actually exists a Medicinal Pill that can let someone directly break through to the Lamp Lighting Realm?!
That's Lamp Lighting!
In the hundreds of years since Great Tang was founded.
How many Lamp Lighting experts have there been?!
It wasn't their fault for being ignorant.
Great Tang was tucked away in a corner with poor access to information.
They originally thought Mountain Gazing was already an incredible achievement.
Who would have thought.
The world outside had actually reached such a frantic level?
Thirteen Wu sat on the steps, looking at these dumbfounded Great Tang hicks. He sneered and shook his head.
Making a fuss over nothing... Methods to quickly enter Lamp Lighting, besides relying on pills, include the Incense Path, the Tool Fusion Path... there are at least several such ways.
But... even for the major powers throughout the Eastern Region, it wasn't considered easy or common.
Furthermore.
Unorthodox paths are unorthodox paths after all.
How could there be no price to pay?
Even if one enters Lamp Lighting.
If one doesn't enter the Ascending the Tower Realm, one has ultimately not glimpsed the Great Dao.
What use is it then?
Now, even Jiang Yuechu was a bit surprised.
She raised an eyebrow, looked sideways, and asked softly, "This pill that directly steps into Lamp Lighting... is it easy to refine?"
Hearing this.
Zhou Xuan gave a sheepish smile. "Actually... it's not exactly easy."
Seemingly afraid of upsetting her, he quickly continued, "But it's certainly easier than Cultivating on one's own... The main thing is that the Heaven And Earth Treasures required for it are truly too precious..."
"If the Materials are sufficient, and several Elders of my sect who have been immersed in the Dao of Alchemy for thousands of years refine it together... then there is a full thirty percent success rate."
"Oh..."
Jiang Yuechu lowered her eyes.
The spark of interest that had just risen in her eyes instantly vanished completely.
She thought Great Tang had found another shortcut to quickly bolster its combat power.
What a pity.
It was both laborious and had a success rate of only a mere thirty percent.
At the moment.
Instead of counting on this pill, it was better to focus on the Incense Path first.
Jiang Yuechu shook her head, no longer dwelling on it.
However.
Since this Pill Cauldron Sect even possessed such a Pill Formula.
Perhaps there might be some other unexpected surprises.
It seemed.
Once the matters in Great Tang were settled, she had to go to Lingshan to save people as soon as possible... West of Chang'an City.
An inconspicuous, deep alleyway.
This place was not far from the Imperial City, yet it was isolated from the noise of the city.
Under the shade of several old locust trees.
The small courtyard was quiet and silent.
Several figures sat around a stone table in the courtyard.
All were dressed in snow-white wide robes.
At the collars and cuffs, cloud patterns were embroidered with gold thread, faintly shimmering with flowing light.
With such clothing and temperament, one could tell at a glance that they were definitely not ordinary people.
The old man in the center slowly withdrew his gaze, his expression dark and uncertain.
"This Great Tang is not quite the backwater we imagined."
A woman beside him, with a cold and elegant appearance.
She took a light sip from her teacup and said with a faint smile, "Looking at it this way, this person is most likely the Reincarnation of that Li Clan Great Ancestor?"
If not for Reincarnation and re-cultivation, carrying memories of a past life.
How could a mere mundane young girl.
Possess such domineering methods at this age?
Hearing this.
The old man nodded slightly, yet shook his head again.
"Whether it is or isn't, we cannot easily jump to a conclusion yet."
"The talk of Reincarnation is ethereal and vague, and that Great Ancestor was someone who was going to attain the imperial position back then. If he really returned, the grandeur would definitely not be limited to this."
"We still need to observe for a while longer. Let's not be the bird that sticks its head out first."
Hearing these words.
Another younger man was somewhat unable to keep his composure.
His brow carried a hint of worry.
"But Junior Martial Uncle, this person acts so domineeringly. You all saw that move just now; three Denglou Realm experts were killed just like that... Such a person probably won't just stand by and watch us stay in Chang'an City..."
If it were them.
They also wouldn't tolerate so many outsiders of unknown origin on their own turf.
As his voice fell.
Before the old man could speak.
The woman sneered.
She put down the teacup in her hand and slowly raised her head, her gaze shifting, full of mockery.
"Unwilling?"
"So what?"
The woman stood up, her white robes moving slightly with the wind.
Her internal Qi circulated around her, sharp and exposed.
"No matter how strong, she is but a person of a mundane Dynasty... Does killing a few Loose Cultivator trash really make her think she can rival the heavens? Even if she truly is that Great Ancestor's Reincarnation, and even if she luckily has some methods... she is still only in the Denglou Realm now."
The woman's voice was crisp, every word and sentence filled with unparalleled arrogance.
"There are only Five Lineages of Imperial Throne Dao Lineages in the world..."
"But, it will definitely not be Great Tang."