Chapter 166: Early Stage of the Minor Pill Body – Arriving at Mo City, Reuniting with Yue Pingfeng

Solid Divine Pill.

A fourth-rank top-grade, high-quality treasure pill.

Qi Xuan had gone to great lengths to gather the spirit herbs necessary for this pill.

Eventually, he had to seek help from the Medicine King Valley and paid a steep price to finally obtain it.

These four bottles of treasure medicine were enough to allow Qi Xuan, once stepping into the Foundation Establishment stage with his body, to push straight into at least the mid-Foundation Establishment level physically.

However, Qi Xuan had always hesitated.

These four pills were incredibly potent—success or failure was a fifty-fifty gamble.

If it failed, his body would collapse, bones shatter, and he would die a miserable death.

Originally, Qi Xuan intended to wait until after the exploration of the tomb site to refine his body, achieve unity of flesh and spirit, and eventually comprehend the laws of heaven and earth to condense a perfect Core—not through a mere Golden Core pill, but through a true integration of body and Dao.

Unfortunately, before he could carry out his plan, he met an untimely death.

Now, these four bottles of pills had fallen into Yu Xian’s hands—stepping stones for his ascent.

Solid. Solid.

This “solid” was without limit.

As soon as the solid divine pill entered his stomach, the heat within Yu Xian’s body stopped dispersing. Instead, it abruptly shrank and vanished!

He sat cross-legged, but his brows furrowed tightly.

The heat wasn’t escaping—it was accumulating inside him!

Now, beneath his skin and flesh, it felt as though a furnace blazed.

His organs seemed to be boiling, and his blood roared in pain.

It was here!

Finally here!

Yu Xian suddenly raised his hands into a seal and shouted,

“Heaven and Earth as furnace, all things as copper! The Great Pill of Man shall be forged today! I am the Pill Body, and the Pill Body is me!!”

Boom…

A muffled thunder echoed from within his body.

A faint fragrance spread from every one of his pores—

from his now opened ten billion and eighty million acupoints.

He raised his hands and began to breathe rhythmically.

The scorching energy within was absorbed and dissipated.

When he slowly opened his eyes, the faint fragrance around him faded.

Or rather, it became so subtle that only by pressing one’s nose to him could one smell it.

He exhaled a breath of turbid air, and a look of relief appeared in his eyes.

The Eighth Layer of Great Pill Forging Art—Minor Pill Body Realm—Achieved!

His physical body now rivaled even the late-stage, perhaps even perfected Foundation Establishment cultivators!

A faint glow shimmered faintly around him, barely visible.

Yu Xian stood up and tested his body.

He felt as light as a feather, his body brimming with power.

Even without any spells, he could leap five zhang (15+ meters) into the air and stay aloft for several breaths.

His strength had more than doubled—

A full-force punch now carried the force of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator’s spell strike!

He jumped slightly and nodded in satisfaction,

but soon shook his head and muttered,

“Though I’ve reached the early stage of the Minor Pill Body, there’s still a long way to go—mid-stage, late-stage, perfection, and beyond…”

But that was for the future.

The road is long and winding—no need to rush.

After brushing off his clothes, he exited the cave and recalled the Eight-Cloud Forbidden Air Formation.

The surrounding beasts that had been trapped by the array fled in all directions as the formation dispersed.

He took out a map and glanced at it.

To the west lay many markets, but the largest of them was Mo City.

Mo City…

Brother Yue Pingfeng… is still there…

Before seeking out his master, he would go see Yue Pingfeng.

To say goodbye.

And to finally fulfill his promise to learn the art of crafting from him.

Having made his decision, Yu Xian took to the skies with Soaring Cloud Art, flying toward Mo City.

His journey back had taken many detours—from Mo City to the Ruin City, to Dayushu Village, then to the Great Kun Market, and finally to the tomb site.

Now, traveling cautiously and without stirring trouble, it took him just a few days to get within a few hundred li of the city.

Even from afar, Mo City’s towering presence was unmistakable.

Built by the rogue Nascent Soul cultivator Tenglong Zhenren, Mo City rivaled sect headquarters in size and influence.

With tens of thousands of cultivators and over a million mortals residing there, the daily spiritual stone flow reached astronomical levels.

Even someone like Yu Xian, seeing it for the fifth time, couldn’t help but be amazed.

Low-level cultivators toil for decades to gather a few hundred thousand spirit stones—

but the City Lord of Mo City earned millions in a day!

The stronger your cultivation, the greater your wealth and power.

Like a snowball, it only grew bigger.

Just as he took a few more steps, Yu Xian’s ears twitched.

With his enhanced senses from the Minor Pill Body Realm, he could now hear sounds from dozens of li away.

“I’ve already reached Mo City! If you chase me further, you’ll die!”

“Haha! I know you’ve got lovers in Mo City, but we’re still hundreds of li away. Leave the Jade Dragon Marrow, and we’ll spare your life!”

The voices came from the distance.

One of them—a woman’s—sounded familiar.

Su Xiaoduo?

Yu Xian frowned slightly and lowered his altitude, flying toward the source.

Sure enough, in the skies far ahead, several people were chasing a woman—

It really was Su Xiaoduo!

But why had she left the city?

And why was she being pursued?

Su Xiaoduo, pale and frantic, shouted while fleeing:

“The Jade Dragon Marrow is mine! I bought it at an auction!”

She summoned a silver mirror behind her, which barely held off three attackers, allowing her to gain distance.

The attackers cursed and raged:

“She has a third-rank treasure! Kill her before she reaches the city!”

They finally decided to use their ultimate weapons—three powerful talismans.

Each one carried the strength of a mid- to late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator!

As the spells closed in, Su Xiaoduo had no choice but to defend.

Her silver mirror shone brightly.

But suddenly—

Crack!

A green vine lashed through the sky like a thunder whip and shattered all three attacks at once!

“Foundation Establishment!”

The three attackers turned and fled in terror.

Su Xiaoduo stopped in her tracks and bowed respectfully:

“Which senior has come to save me?”

From the forest, a calm voice answered:

“Su Xiaoduo.”

Yu Xian stepped out slowly.

She was stunned at first but quickly recognized him.

“Senior!?”

After a brief exchange, Su Xiaoduo offered him the Jade Dragon Marrow,

but Yu Xian declined, saying:

“I don’t need it. You keep it for your Foundation Establishment.”

As he turned to leave, Su Xiaoduo panicked and ran after him:

“Senior, wait! Let me accompany you! I know Mo City very well—I can help!”

Yu Xian thought for a moment, then smiled.

“Well, you need to return anyway. I’ll take you with me.”

With that, he carried her on a cloud toward the city.

As they neared Mo City, the air-forbidding formation forced them to land.

They entered the city on foot.

Su Xiaoduo walked meekly behind him, blushing the entire way.

She offered to guide him in buying cultivation materials.

Yu Xian agreed—he needed to restock for future breakthroughs.

He still had over 3 million spirit stones; there was no point hoarding them.

Upon entering the Golden Scale Pavilion, they were immediately greeted by a flirtatious woman—Liang Yuer.

But before she could say much, Su Xiaoduo cut her off coldly:

“He’s mine to guide. Go away.”

Liang Yuer fumed, but Yu Xian simply nodded,

“I have Su Xiaoduo assisting me.”

They made their way upstairs, where Su Xiaoduo exchanged greetings with many old acquaintances.

Upon reaching the third floor, they were stopped by the familiar gatekeeper, Yu Xingshi, who welcomed them warmly.

Just as they were about to enter, Yu Xingshi called out:

“Su Xiaoduo! Have you considered my offer of dual cultivation?”

Su Xiaoduo flushed and dodged the question, quickly following Yu Xian.

She whispered, flustered:

“Senior, don’t take that seriously—I don’t want to be his Dao companion…”

Yu Xian looked at her, puzzled:

“Why would I care?”

He shook his head and walked on.

Su Xiaoduo was left standing, her face as red as fire.

Why would he care…

Why do I care that he doesn’t care…?

Soon, Yu Xian arrived at the forge of Yue Pingfeng.

He knocked gently on the door:

“Brother Yue, are you in?”

Boom!

A loud explosion sounded inside.

A few moments later, the door swung open.

Covered in soot and bloodied from minor explosions, Yue Pingfeng beamed in shock and joy.

“Yu Laodi!?”