Chapter 457: Chapter 261: Star Shifting! Chapter 457: Chapter 261: Star Shifting! Nangong Ping’an was momentarily bewildered when he found himself atop a snow-covered mountain and quickly realized he had entered a secret realm.

However, this secret realm seemed different from the one he had secretly inquired about, didn’t it?

Indeed, besides that oddly depicted Blood God Secret Realm, the Old Ancestor indeed had a true Cave Heaven Blessed Land!

Nangong Ping’an was a bit excited, feeling the chill breeze that brought a hint of coldness.

He shivered slightly, recalling the trace of Innate Evil Wind he once felt at his master’s place in the Xuantian Sect.

He could feel that in the mysterious realm, the sky also contained a similar type of Innate Primordial Qi, but of a higher grade and in greater quantities!

Thinking of the strand of Innate Primordial Qi once treasured by his master as an unparalleled treasure, he now looked at the sky today.

Indeed, comparisons can really kill one’s spirit!

As Nangong Ping’an thought so, he turned his gaze toward the ocean.

He immediately sensed that the ocean was no ordinary body of water…. its waters seemed to contain some extremely precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!

He suddenly felt enlightened.

He felt that just the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in this secret realm alone were worth more than his entire Nangong family combined with the Xuantian Sect!

And, he believed that this secret realm was probably only an insignificant part of the Old Ancestor’s backing force.

Yet just this corner alone was enough to make Nangong Ping’an sincerely impressed.

Su Ping appeared before Nangong Ping’an.

As the master of the Sun, Moon, and Stars Map, Su Ping was like a deity here.

Under the enhancement of the Array Map, Su Ping, seated on the throne, gave Nangong Ping’an the impression of an earthly Upper Immortal.

For a moment, Nangong Ping’an was filled with confidence that his severe illness could be cured.

“Greetings to the Upper Immortal!”

Nangong Ping’an knelt on the ground, instantly changing his address.

In Nangong Ping’an’s subconscious, he already didn’t feel the title ‘Old Ancestor’ was fitting for the current Su Ping!

“Your severe illness is related to the Evil Qi!”

“Yes, as the Upper Immortal saw… to refine top-grade pills, I relied on the Xuantian Secret Technique to absorb the Evil Qi from the pills.”

“I thought I could suppress the Evil Qi with my talent and secret techniques, but accumulating little to much, it eventually erupted prematurely.

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Saying this, Nangong Ping’an shook his head bitterly.

Su Ping also learned from the other’s revelation how difficult life was for this Third Tier Pill Master.

Or rather, how difficult the current situation in the Immortal Cultivation World was concerning Alchemy.

First Tier and Second Tier were still manageable; they could rely on luck to produce top-grade pills.

But as they reached the Third Tier, the current Immortal Cultivation World no longer had sufficient materials to support Pill Masters in succeeding through sheer quantity.

To save on materials and to increase success rates,
Pill Masters also kept up-to-date researching various secret techniques.

This faction of Nangong Ping’an used their own bodies as vessels to absorb the Evil Qi and impurities from the pills during the alchemy process.

Originally, this faction had corresponding secret techniques and Spiritual Artifacts to seal the Evil Qi within their bodies.

In theory, it was just a matter of shortening their lifespan by a few decades to a hundred years.

Sacrificing lifespan to refine precious Third Tier pills seemed like a good deal for the current pill masters in the Immortal Cultivation World.

However,
as the pace of Evil Qi invading the Immortal Cultivation World kept accelerating,
it didn’t take long for these Pill Masters to start noticing something was amiss.

Just that once they realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

With the Evil Qi entering the body, and binding with the organs,
even though those brave enough replaced the infected organs, they soon despairingly found that other organs would also start to show signs of contamination.

Moreover, many times, even if they realized that alchemy was unsafe, for livelihood and family reasons, they still had to refine high-tier pills.

“So, you are not the only one with such a severe illness?”

Su Ping felt intrigued, having heard the focus in Nangong Ping’an’s words.

Just like this guy, there were other unlucky ones.

And they were all top talents in today’s Immortal Cultivation World!

There was even more reason to properly cure this unlucky… no, this fortunate person.

Being able to meet himself, such a noble person, was indeed his great fortune in three lifetimes!

Su Ping summoned the Blood God’s Body, which opened its eyes and looked down from the night sky at Nangong Ping’an.

Soon, the condition of Nangong Ping’an’s body was clearly visible.

His heart, liver, lungs, and most of his stomach were heavily contaminated; parts had even begun evolving into manifestations of Evil Spirits.

In the eyes of the Blood God’s Body.

The liver of this Nangong Ping’an had grown many small tentacles, and his stomach had several mouths opening and closing continuously.

The lungs had turned completely black, and it was indeed because Nangong Ping’an was at least a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment level,
who had strong vitality and secret techniques to suppress what was within himself.

If it were someone else, they would have either died or simply transformed into an Evil Spirit.

And it was very difficult to treat.

As the Evil Qi had already combined with not only Nangong Ping’an’s physical body but also part of his Divine Soul,
typical removal methods, which would cleanse the Evil Qi contamination, would also essentially be killing Nangong Ping’an himself.

Otherwise, just removing the Evil Qi was something even the Great Golden Light Temple could manage.

However, for Su Ping, it was merely a matter of a drop of Purification Potion.

If one drop wasn’t enough, then just using another drop would suffice.

Of course, he still had to make the curing process look good.

Otherwise, it would be embarrassing to sell it at a high price, wouldn’t it!

“I am fully aware of the issues in your body.”

“Removing the Evil Qi from your body is easy, but keeping you alive will be somewhat troublesome.”

Hearing what the Blood God Ancestor had said, Nangong Ping’an nodded repeatedly, deeply agreeing.

“To preserve your life… I must use some precious items and techniques.”

Hearing there was a cure, Nangong Ping’an quickly lowered his head again earnestly and said,
“I humbly beg the Upper Immortal to have mercy. After I am cured, I will surely relocate my whole family here to serve you!”

“…”

“Ah, well, who would have thought that the Fourth Tier Prohibition Breaking Talisman you brought out is something I personally need?”

As he spoke, a faint white light appeared on Su Ping.

The sea water imbued with the aura of Cold Ice Heavy Water wrapped around Nangong Ping’an in a cold breeze.

The starry night sky suddenly burst into brilliance.

The entire heaven and earth seemed to resonate and surge with powerful breaths that descended upon Nangong Ping’an.

While Nangong Ping’an’s heart was trembling, he also heard the Blood God Ancestor’s next words:
“You are fortunate that I would shift the stars for you and expel the evil qi,” he said.

“It’s not just healing from a serious illness; there are other benefits too!”

Hearing this, Nangong Ping’an quickly expressed his gratitude.

But just as he opened his mouth, his entire body stiffened, and he couldn’t move!

Next, Nangong Ping’an’s vision went black, and he was stripped of his sight.

His divine sense was also suppressed within his body.

Then he felt his entire body being stretched and hammered.

After a dizzying sensation, suddenly–
Nangong Ping’an felt a cool sensation inside his body.

In an instant, this coolness filled his entire body.

At that moment,
Nangong Ping’an felt as if he were in darkness and saw a golden, radiant deity smiling at him.

The deity, appearing neither male nor female with a slender and gentle figure and three heads and six arms, radiated compassion and mercy, aiming to relieve suffering.

Nangong Ping’an had never seen this deity before.

Yet, he realized that it was an ancient and majestic being in control of life and death.

Such was its majesty that even if the entire Immortal Cultivation World offered sacrifices, it would not be worthy of catching a moment’s attention from this entity.

“Praise…”

Nangong Ping’an couldn’t help but want to cheer from the depths of his soul.

However, before he could voice out his cheer, everything reverted to normal.

Nangong Ping’an discovered, to his surprise, that he was back on the stone floor of the City Lord Mansion’s great hall.

Everything that had just happened felt like a mere dream.

The memory of that deity also started to fade rapidly from his mind, like a dream.

Nangong Ping’an felt a tightness in his heart, sensing he was forgetting something very important, especially a name.

A name he couldn’t even recite silently in his heart.

Nangong Ping’an shook his head and, realizing his emotions were off, quickly closed his eyes to reflect internally.

Then, Nangong Ping’an showed a wildly thrilled expression.

Facing the empty throne of the City Lord Mansion, he frantically bowed in gratitude.

Nangong Ping’an was overjoyed to discover not only had he expelled all the evil qi from his body,
but all the lingering effects of his past cultivation had been removed as well!

His body was now purer than that of newborn infants,
and nowadays, even infants were slightly tainted with a hint of evil qi.

A bottleneck that hadn’t budged for over a hundred years was also starting to loosen.

Nangong Ping’an faintly felt that his chance to breakthrough to the Golden Core might come soon.

Thinking about how an old bone like himself could still seize an opportunity for a breakthrough in his late years,
Nangong Ping’an couldn’t hold back his tears.

It didn’t take long.

When Nangong Ping’an reappeared on the Southern Desolate Islands,
and revealed the benefits he had received from the Blood God Ancestor,
representatives from various factions on the island were all shockingly taken aback.

They hadn’t expected
that the Blood God Ancestor could not only cure the serious illness of evil qi entering the divine soul,
but also allow the patient to turn disaster into fortune and regain the opportunity for a breakthrough!

“The old ancestor of the Nangong family is only at Foundation Establishment…” they murmured.

“If it’s possible for Golden Core… Nascent Soul, then…”

“Southern Desolate Island is about to welcome a major influx of high-tier cultivators!”

Inside Pot Cave Heaven,
Su Ping didn’t bother with the ensuing commotion.

He had sensed the changes in Nangong Ping’an when he had taken the Purification Potion.

This was related to Nangong Ping’an’s physique.

He seemed particularly affinity with spiritual medicines, able to communicate with them in a peculiar way.

This precisely fitted the high-tier Alchemy Secret Technique.

Therefore, Nangong Ping’an had been noticed by the Xuantian Sect and was given the chance to become a Third-Tier Alchemist.

Unexpectedly, this fellow had communicated instinctively with the potion,
Directly tracing back to the source of the medicine… some deity in charge of life and death.

This also let Su Ping know that the source of the Purification Potion and Fruitful Spirit Water were one and the same authority.

When Su Ping returned to the Southern Desolate Island,
he saw that the gifts of gratitude from Nangong Ping’an had already piled up in the storeroom.

Other than the initially promised Fourth-Tier Prohibition Breaking Talisman,
there were ten Demon Cores, over twenty boxes of various precious seeds,
plus one hundred Mid-grade Spirit Stones and one million common Spirit Stones.

It seemed someone who investigated what he liked thoughtfully arranged this.

And such gifts, even for a Cultivation Family, were a significant drain on resources.

Su Ping accepted the gifts,
and instructed the Manager to allocate a plot of land on the island for the Nangong Family.

Then, Su Ping saw the requests for meetings from representatives of large sects, including the Sky Sword Sect, Xuantian Sect, and the Great Dao Temple.

Su Ping immediately realized that Nangong Ping’an’s advertisement had taken effect!