Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

Black Fire Immortal Mountain, Hongmu Peak.

Here resides a Golden Immortal Realm elder—Hong Wei, the Golden Immortal.

Chi Ning climbed Hongmu Peak, arriving respectfully outside a hall halfway up the mountain, and said, "Inner sect deacon Chi Ning, greets Elder Hong Wei."

After a few breaths, a heavy voice came from the hall, "Come in."

Chi Ning hurried into the grand hall.

Inside sat a burly old man cross-legged atop a meditation cushion, his complexion ruddy and his energy vigorous.

As Chi Ning entered and paid his respects, Hong Wei opened his eyes, his gaze blazing like clouds, terrifying to behold.

"Elder, there’s a promising seedling among the new arrivals this year."

"Oh?"

Hong Wei raised his brows slightly; Chi Ning knew his standards, yet dared to speak so, which piqued his interest.

Chi Ning took out two Jade Talismans, tapping them with his finger.

Buzz!

A scene rose from the Jade Talisman, manifesting; it showed the trials outside the Immortal Mountain, but the view was fixed on one person.

"This one possesses the realm of First-Rank Immortal Soldier, an incredibly solid foundation; he endured the first trial the longest, and easily refined a Tier Four Black Fire Seed in the second!"

When Chi Ning finished, the hall fell silent.

Hong Wei stared at the image on the light screen, watching until it ended.

"Not bad!"

"Has the makings of a top inner sect disciple; as for being a candidate, there’s no small hope."

With such praise, it was truly remarkable!

Chi Ning quickly added, "But this one has offended Yang Xiao."

"Yang Xiao?"

Hong Wei’s face showed puzzlement.

"The second son of the Yang Family."

"Oh, Yang Family, is it."

Hong Wei laughed in surprise, then pondered a moment and said slowly, "This one’s not bad, but having offended Yang Xiao, his days after joining won’t be easy."

Chi Ning smiled wryly and nodded.

That was certain.

"Let’s observe for now, don’t leak the news; wait for the newcomer competition in three months and see how he performs."

"If he yields to the Yang Family within three months, or if Yang Xiao messes with him to the point of losing sense, he’s not qualified to be my disciple!"

Chi Ning was taken aback—so this was the test.

But, it was the Yang Family after all.

Though not the most supreme among those attached to Black Fire Immortal Mountain, their strength was formidable.

Plus, with Yang Yuan being a candidate disciple, these three months won’t be easy for him.

"Understood, Elder."

Chi Ning could say no more.

After all, becoming a direct disciple of a Golden Immortal powerhouse is no simple matter.

Seeing Hong Wei close his eyes, Chi Ning bowed deeply and quietly retreated.

After leaving, he went to the inner peak, inquiring around and learning that Xu Yang had only gotten a first-tier cave dwelling—his expression became bewildered.

This miserable?

But learning that Lin Yue had also intervened, Chi Ning shook his head, muttering, "Kid, let’s see your own fate now."

...

Meanwhile, Xu Yang headed straight for Dan Feng.

Dan Feng was definitely unique!

All the pill resources needed for disciples to cultivate within Black Fire Immortal Mountain came from Dan Feng; not only did they supply themselves, but some were sold externally.

Xu Yang didn’t know how many Alchemists Black Fire Immortal Mountain had, but seeing such achievements was impressive.

They possessed Earth Flame Black Fire and many other immortal fires; with the Dao of Flame as their foundation, it was exactly what Alchemy Dao required.

It could be predicted that the lineup at Dan Feng was astonishing.

As he arrived beneath Dan Feng, Xu Yang was stopped by a disciple guarding the mountain.

"Don’t you know inner sect disciples can’t enter Dan Feng without permission from a deacon or above?" said the mountain guard, frowning.

Xu Yang was taken aback—so strict?

He quickly said, "Senior brother, I’m a new disciple who just joined today—come to Dan Feng to take the Pill Master qualification test."

"You can do alchemy?"

The guard was stunned, looking Xu Yang up and down with suspicion.

First-Rank Immortal Soldiers among inner sect disciples were rare, but not unheard of.

Alchemy... was truly uncommon.

"Senior brother, I wouldn’t dare make wild claims; if I was a fraud, I couldn’t bear the sect’s punishment," Xu Yang said with a smile.

"That makes sense."

The guard nodded slightly; coming to Dan Feng to cheat was courting death.

He pondered and said, "Come with me then."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Xu Yang’s face lit up with joy.

He then followed the mountain guard up Dan Feng.

Higher up, Dan Feng grew even hotter; the Immortal Spirit Qi lingering in the air was several times thicker than the inner peak, but also much more volatile.

Xu Yang guessed there must be some truly terrifying immortal fire hidden below Dan Feng.

Soon, they reached a small building.

"Wait here."

The guard left these words and strode towards the building.

A moment passed.

The guard returned, this time with a middle-aged man.

"This is Yi Que, one of the four deacons of Dan Feng. He’s responsible for some matters here and is himself a peak second-rank Pill Master—a direct disciple of Dan Feng’s elder."

After the guard finished, Xu Yang bowed respectfully, "Disciple Xu Yang, greets Mr. Yi."

"Today’s new inner sect disciple?"

Yi Que frowned, looking him over.

Xu Yang nodded.

"Should you dare fool me, you’ll be expelled from Black Fire Immortal Mountain!" Yi Que said with a dark look.

With his status, he had every right to say so.

Xu Yang’s expression grew serious, "Wouldn’t dare to deceive!"

"Come with me," Yi Que said, casting Xu Yang a deep look, waving the guard away, and led Xu Yang upwards.

"Have you ever refined pills before?"

On the way, Yi Que asked casually.

"I’ve refined Immortal Gang Elixir and Cloud Light Elixir—standard herbs yield three pills."

"Three pills?"

Yi Que couldn’t help turning his head, nearly blurting, "Really?"

Xu Yang remained calm and composed, meeting Yi Que’s appraisal without flinching.

"Anything else?"

Yi Que suppressed his doubts, asking in a steady tone.

Xu Yang hesitated a moment, then said, "I’ve also removed the impurities from Hundred Refinement Immortal Gang Elixir."

"What?"

"How is that possible? How could you do that with just the First-Rank Immortal Soldier cultivation?"

This time Yi Que truly lost composure, exclaiming in shock.

Xu Yang said, "I can demonstrate in person in a moment."

Yi Que abruptly shut his mouth.

Although it didn’t look like a lie, there was no proof yet.

But if it was true...

Even his pace could not help but quicken.

A few dozen breaths later.

A palace complex appeared.

"This is where Dan Feng stores pill and immortal elixir resources; the alchemists on the mountain each have their own secret rooms scattered along the rear."

"Though here are some simpler alchemy rooms as well."

"By the way, when you refined before, did you use your own immortal fire or...?"

"My own immortal fire!"

"Tsk."

Yi Que felt he was going crazy; how could one encounter an Alchemy Dao prodigy so easily?

He led Xu Yang into a secret room.

"Hundred Refinement Immortal Gang Elixir—can you refine it?" Yi Que asked, holding a Storage Ring calmly.

"I wish to try refining a first-rank Immortal Pill directly!"

"First-rank Immortal Pill?"

Yi Que’s hand quivered.

He stared hard at Xu Yang for several breaths, then swapped Storage Rings and took out several medicinal herbs.

"First-rank Immortal Pill—Fiery Sun Purple Fire Elixir. Here’s the formula."

"Thank you, deacon."

Xu Yang accepted the formula and studied it carefully.

Beside him, Yi Que felt misery.

He’d already issued warnings—the consequences of deceiving him here were too much for the kid before him to bear.

Yet this boy still dared to ’boast’!

First-rank Immortal Soldier refining a first-rank Immortal Pill—possible, but exceedingly rare.

This all made it seem Xu Yang might actually pull it off.

Yet still, the suspicion lingered!

This guy didn’t look like an Alchemy Dao prodigy no matter how he looked.

Yi Que narrowed his eyes; his gaze chilling—if you try to fool me, you’ll pay the price!

Kid, you better not be faking!

For your sake, you’d better be genuine.