The old woman took the elixir and carefully put it away. She stared at him and said, "Child, you must have rare fortune to be able to come to the depths of the Dead Sea alone. I want to take you as my personal disciple while I have less than a thousand years of lifespan left. How about it?"
"Of course I'm willing!" Qin Di thought in his heart, "I've encountered something good again! Needless to say, this Earth Immortal Grand Madam … Martial Grand Aunt wants me to send her to Three Lives Island! "
The old woman said, "Don't think too much about it. I took you as my disciple because you're a rare talent in alchemy and coincidentally a disciple of the Golden Pill Sect. Moreover, you gave me a chance to prolong my lifespan at a critical moment. If not, I wouldn't be bothered to take you as my disciple. Perhaps you don't know, but the inheritance of the Golden Pill Sect is about to be cut off! "
Qin Di was shocked. "How can it be cut off? I heard that the Golden Pill Sect is one of the famous large sects on Spirited Mountain. "
The old woman shook her head. "I'm not talking about the low level inheritance. The Golden Pill Sect on Spirited Mountain has always maintained over 10 Dao Integration Perfected Lords, but the number of Earth Immortal Ancestors is decreasing. In the past, there were 7 or 8 Earth Immortal Ancestors in the Golden Pill Sect. Later, more than half of them climbed Spirited Mountain and entered the Spiritual World. A small number of them encountered an accident while climbing Spirited Mountain. Just when they were about to reach the top, they were suddenly plotted against, so they were struck down and lost their lives. "
"I didn't expect climbing Spirited Mountain to be so dangerous. Who framed you?"
"Let's not talk about this. What I want to say is that in recent years, the number of Earth Immortal Ancestors in Spirited Mountain has been decreasing, and the strength of the sect has been deteriorating. Perhaps it has already fallen out of the ranks of large sects and become a third-rate sect. "
"What do you want me to do?"
The old woman narrowed her eyes and thought for a while. "After all, I've spent my entire life in the Golden Pill Sect, so I can't bear to see the sect decline. I've decided to pass all the techniques to you before I die. This is also because of your outstanding strength. You have a deep understanding of the Dao of alchemy at such a young age. Although I didn't see you refine pills, your ability to quickly find the spirit herbs I wanted shows that your alchemy ability is extraordinary. Furthermore, you possess a rank four Immortal Flame and a rank two Immortal Fire Fan. Even more miraculous, you were actually able to reach the depths of the Dead Sea by yourself. So I've determined that you have the potential to advance to the peak of the Earthly Immortal Realm, and you're the key to leading the Golden Pill Sect towards glory, so I've set my sights on you! Hurry up and acknowledge me as your master! "
At this moment, Qin Di didn't hesitate at all. He immediately kowtowed nine times in a row and said, "Dear Master, disciple Qin Di is willing to take Master as my disciple and help you achieve your long-cherished wish!"
The old woman nodded and said, "Get up. My surname is Zhu, and my full name is Zhu Xianxing. I am the 58th Sect Leader of the Golden Pill Sect. When you go to Spirited Mountain in the future, don't forget to bring my seal. Otherwise, no one will recognize you as an elder. "
Qin Di still found it hard to believe. "Master, I've grown up just like that? If we go to the Jindan main sect, won't we be kicked out? "
Zhu Xianxin said indifferently, "So what if I'm a senior, so what if I'm a junior? In the cultivation world, strength is everything! If you have the strength, you can become an elder. If you don't have the strength, you might as well be an honest junior. "
Qin Di hurriedly said, "Master, you're right. I think so too."
Zhu Xianxing continued, "Back then, I had three disciples. Your eldest Senior Sister is called 'Jiang Guanyun'. 400,000 years ago, she had already ascended Spirited Mountain and entered the Spiritual Realm. Second Senior Sister, Zheng Xinlan, stopped at the Dao Integration Realm. She had already gone to the Dead Sea before me, and no one knows where she's buried now. Third Senior Sister is called Lu Lingzhi. She became the 59th Sect Leader of the Golden Pill Sect, but unfortunately, she couldn't cultivate to the Earthly Immortal Realm. However, after her death, many of her disciples continued to live on. "
Qin Di memorized the names of the three Senior Sisters one by one.
Zhu Xianxing continued, "With these immortal pills that I've refined today, I can still live for a while longer. I'll have time to teach you alchemy techniques. I see that you came to the Dead Sea to look for resources in the grotto-heavens, right? "
"Yes, I'm in the lower reaches of the Tongtian River. The Spirit Qi there is thin, and I lack all kinds of materials. I can only find some abandoned grotto-heavens in the Dead Sea to increase my strength. Master, look at my treasures, including Lord Li's Divine Fire, Immortal Fire Fan, and a few Numinous Treasures, were all found in the Dead Sea. "
Zhu Xianxing smiled and said, "In that case, I'll help you draw a simple map. I'll draw the islands that I've been searching for along the way. How about you go find more grotto-heavens and bring them back to the Golden Pill Sect?"
"Wow, Master, you're too kind! I was just worried about not being able to find the location of the islands. "
Zhu Xianxing took out a blank jade slip and imprinted the map inside with a flash of her divine consciousness. She then said, "I'll rest in the grotto-heavens first. If you're free, come into the grotto-heavens. I'll teach you the method to refine immortal pills. However, your cultivation is too weak now. Even if you learn it, you won't be able to refine immortal pills. You'll have to at least reach the late-stage Golden Core Realm or even the Nascent Soul Realm before you can try. "
"Thank you, Master. I understand."
Zhu Xianxing wasn't willing to come into contact with the deathly aura and reduce her lifespan. Thus, she hid in the grotto-heavens.
Qin Di scanned with his divine consciousness and memorized the islands on the map. Then, he controlled the Heaven Reaching Ship and flew over.
He first went to the largest island shown on the map.
This island wasn't far from the Dead Island. Its surface area was about the same size as the Scarlet Flame Island.
The island was also deathly silent. Although the bones weren't piled up like a mountain, they were scattered all over the place.
Qin Di searched for a few days on the island. In the end, he only found fifteen grotto-heavens that were in relatively good condition and ten grotto-heavens that were slightly damaged. As for the rest, they were badly damaged and didn't have any value to bring back.
He didn't know why, but after searching such a large island, his harvest wasn't even as good as a small island that was two to three miles in size. Maybe it was because it was closer to the Dead Island and the deathly aura in the vicinity was especially dense. As a result, the grotto-heavens were damaged very quickly.
However, Qin Di dug out three hundred fully matured Grass of Immortality on this island. Aside from that, there were still many Grass of Immortality that had yet to ripen. He dug out the ones that were close to ripening and planted them in the wood-type grotto-heavens that he carried with him. As for the others, they were still quite far away from ripening, so he left them here and waited for them to grow in the future.
The Grass of Immortality could absorb and convert the aura of death, but it needed the spiritual energy of the grotto-heavens to take root, so it was most suitable to grow on an island like this.
Qin Di counted the number of grotto-heavens he had collected. There were a total of sixty-three that were in relatively good condition, while over thirty of them were slightly damaged. He felt like this was enough, so he didn't search for any other islands. Instead, he got on the Heaven Reaching Ship and set off.
The Five-Colored Divine Vermilion Bird was still a little gloomy. "Big Brother, I didn't help you during this trip. I also didn't pick any Heavenly Holy Fruits. I went back empty-handed just like that. Sigh! "
A smile appeared on Qin Di's face. "Didn't you eat mulberry seeds and extend your lifespan by ten thousand years? Are you still not satisfied? "
The five-inch Five-Colored Divine Vermilion Bird stood on his shoulder and swayed its little head from side to side. "I want to become smarter."
"Haha, you can't just rely on eating spirit fruits to become smarter. You have to study hard as well. There are many books in my Epang Palace. You should go read them later. The more books you read, the smarter you'll become. "
"Big Brother, I can't read. I can't understand human language."
"That's alright, I'll teach you and Ah Zi!"
As he spoke, Qin Di had already envisioned himself lying on a cool chair, enjoying the gentle breeze as he taught a little bird and a Firmament Flower to read. He was instantly very happy.
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