Chapter 67

Seeing their anxious expressions, Master Yi chuckled lightly and said, "Don't be afraid. There is indeed danger, but it's not as dire as a one-in-nine chance of survival. You are only going to participate in the Ascension Conference of another cultivation sect."

Upon hearing this, everyone was utterly shocked, thinking they must have misheard.

The Ascension Conference, Qin Sang had heard of it before.

Not every cultivation sect was closed and isolated. Some cultivation sects also recruited wandering cultivators through various forms of selection, to infuse new blood.

This was one of the few opportunities for wandering cultivators to join a cultivation sect.

Each cultivation sect had different methods of selecting disciples, but they were collectively known as the Ascension Conference. In a certain sense, the Guiyin Sect's release of the jade disk through the Divine Artifact Pavilion to recruit wandering cultivators could also be called an Ascension Conference.

However, the wandering cultivators who could pass the Ascension Conference were either extremely powerful or had exceptional talent, and the difficulty was actually not low at all.

They were already disciples of the Guiyin Sect, yet Master Yi was now asking them to participate in another cultivation sect's Ascension Conference. Even the most foolish person could sense the strong smell of conspiracy, which made them even more terrified.

With their current cultivation, getting involved in the conspiracy between a Golden Core Elder and two cultivation sects could easily turn them into ashes.

This was not all. In the cultivation world, the methods of torment were too numerous, and even death was a luxury.

Regardless of how terrified and agitated the disciples were, Master Yi continued, "I know what you are worried about. The sect will never assign a task beyond your capabilities. As long as you are cautious enough, you can easily complete it. Of course, it's still too early to say this. You must first pass the Ascension Conference. For this, the sect has prepared a Qi-Gathering Pill for each of you..."

Master Yi took out a jade bottle, which contained green pills that looked like glass. When the bottle cap was opened, a strange fragrance filled the room, immediately drawing everyone's attention.

In the cultivation world, alchemists were already rare, and the spiritual herbs required for spiritual pills were even rarer. Powerful spiritual pills not only required various rare spiritual herbs but also had specific age requirements for the herbs.

The spiritual herbs that ordinary cultivators found were either too young or guarded by powerful beasts.

True immortal herbs and divine herbs all grew in hidden and mysterious places, which were not only dangerous but might also be sealed by ancient restrictions. Without sufficient strength, entering these places would mean certain death.

Pills made from ordinary herbs, such as those for strengthening the foundation, detoxifying, and healing, could still be effective for cultivators with low cultivation and were the most common pills for wandering cultivators.

However, those who made such pills had not yet entered the alchemy path and did not qualify to be called alchemists.

The Qi-Gathering Pill was a spiritual pill that could directly enhance cultivation and was effective even for Foundation Establishment cultivators. It was a true immortal spiritual pill!

"In the mortal world, there is a saying that the emperor does not send hungry soldiers. As long as you agree to participate in the Ascension Conference, this Qi-Gathering Pill is yours. Additionally, once you complete the task, there will be even more substantial rewards. If you make enough contributions, it's not impossible to directly become my disciple."

Master Yi spoke persuasively, like a demon whispering in their ears.

"Is there anyone who does not want to participate in the Ascension Conference? You can speak up now."

"We are all willing to go!"

Qin Sang knelt down without hesitation and loudly responded.

If he could avoid it, even ten Qi-Gathering Pills would not make him go.

But since Master Yi started speaking, he did not give them any choice. Qin Sang did not want to know the consequences of not going.

Seventeen people, none of them were fools.

Master Yi was very satisfied. With a wave of his hand, the Qi-Gathering Pills flew out of the bottle, one for each person.

"Take the Qi-Gathering Pill now. I and Yue Wu will protect you."

Qin Sang held the Qi-Gathering Pill, his eyes flickering. He had already seen through his sect and did not believe that the Qi-Gathering Pill was without any tricks. However, with a Golden Core Elder watching, he dared not make any moves.

Seeing several senior disciples swallow the Qi-Gathering Pill with joy and without any suspicion, Qin Sang felt a wave of sorrow. He swallowed the Qi-Gathering Pill in one go.

The Qi-Gathering Pill turned into a cool medicinal force, entering his abdomen through his throat, then dispersing into his meridians. The spiritual energy in his body suddenly became chaotic, like a storm.

Qin Sang hurriedly circulated his cultivation technique, barely calming the agitated spiritual energy. When he checked his cultivation, it had become much deeper than before.

Once the medicinal force of the Qi-Gathering Pill was fully absorbed, his cultivation would at least reach the late stage of the Sixth Level of Qi Condensation. One spiritual pill could replace a year of hard cultivation.

"If I can survive this mission, it might not be a bad opportunity. Maybe I won't have to worry about the Foundation Establishment Pill..."

Just as Qin Sang was comforting himself, he suddenly felt something strange about his spirit. He quickly looked inward and was shocked to see a black dot on his spirit, which turned out to be a worm!

To be precise, the worm was attached to the inconspicuous golden light on the surface of his spirit, resembling a worm with two fangs at its mouth, viciously gnawing at the golden light.

Qin Sang was terrified. He was certain that before this, his spirit did not have any worms. The only possibility was that the worm came from the Qi-Gathering Pill.

Suddenly, a惨叫 sounded in his ear, and Qin Sang shuddered. He opened his eyes and saw that his fellow disciples had turned into rolling gourds, clutching their heads and rolling on the ground in pain, their screams making Qin Sang's hair stand on end.

Not good!

Qin Sang suddenly realized that this must be caused by the worm gnawing at their spirits.

Because of the protection of the jade Buddha, the worm was blocked outside his spirit, so he did not feel the pain and stood out in the hall.

He could already feel Master Yi and Uncle Yue's gaze on him.

In a panic, Qin Sang steeled his resolve and immediately transformed his divine consciousness into a sharp cone, piercing his own spirit.

The pain from his spirit was unimaginable, a tearing pain from the depths of his soul. At that moment, Qin Sang felt as if he was being torn apart, his face turning pale as paper. He let out a loud cry, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted, falling to the ground with a thud.

Seeing this, Master Yi said disapprovingly, "To be able to break through to the Sixth Level of Qi Condensation at such a young age, yet have such a fragile spirit?"

Yue Wu was also very surprised. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Master, his name is Qin Sang. I remember he has the Five Elements Spirit Root. Because he consumed a spiritual fruit when he was young, his meridians were widened. Although his cultivation speed is not slow, his talent is naturally inferior to others."

"Five Elements Spirit Root?"

Master Yi glanced at the unconscious Qin Sang and said indifferently, "What a waste of a Qi-Gathering Pill."