quán wén zì wú guǎng gào dì liǎng qiān wǔ bǎi sān shí bā zhāng líng miǎo yuán
全文字无广告 第两千五百三十八章 灵渺园
Chapter 2538: Ling Miao Garden
rú cǐ shén qí de líng dān miào yào ， tīng tīng gù rán shì lìng rén xiàng wǎng wú bǐ ， rán ér zǐ xì xiǎng xiǎng ， què wèi miǎn yǒu xiē bù kě sī yì ！
如此神奇的灵丹妙药，听听固然是令人向往无比，然而仔细想想，却未免有些不可思议！
Such miraculous elixirs and medicines—while they sound enticing, they are hard to believe in reality!
zài zuò de ， kě bú shì chū rù xiān dào de xiǎo xiū xiān zhě ， ér shì fēn shén jìng jiè de dà néng cún zài le 。 quán wén zì wú guǎng gào
在座的，可不是初入仙道的小修仙者，而是分神境界的大能存在了。 全文字无广告
The attendees here were not novice cultivators just entering the realm of immortals; they were powerful beings at the Shen Shi Realm.
shí lì dào le tā men zhè ge děng jí ， xiū wèi zàn qiě bù tí ， jiàn shí nà kě shì guǎng bó wú bǐ ， zì rán bú huì xiàng pǔ tōng de fán rén nà yàng ， rèn wéi xiān fǎ shì wú suǒ bù néng dì 。
实力到了他们这个等级，修为暂且不提，见识那可是广博无比，自然不会像普通的凡人那样，认为仙法是无所不能地。
At their level, experience was vast, so they wouldn't think that immortal techniques could do anything and everything like ordinary mortals might.
xiān shù yǒu qióng jǐn zhī chù ， zhè líng dān miào yào de xiào guǒ yě shì yī yàng de 。
仙术有穷尽之处，这灵丹妙药的效果也是一样的。
Immortal arts have limits, as do these miraculous elixirs.
bù cuò ， xiū xiān jiè shì yǒu líng dān kě yǐ huó sǐ rén ， ròu bái gǔ 。
不错，修仙界是有灵丹可以活死人，肉白骨。
Indeed, there are elixirs in the cultivation world that can bring the dead back to life and turn bones into flesh.
yě yǒu líng wù kě yǐ shùn jiān jiāng gāo jiē xiū shì de fǎ lì bù zú 。
也有灵物可以瞬间将高阶修士的法力不足。
There are also spirit beasts capable of instantly replenishing a high-ranking cultivator's essence energy.
hái yǒu yī xiē líng yào ， duì yú tū pò píng jǐng yǒu fēi cháng míng xiǎn de xiào guǒ 。
还有一些灵药，对于突破瓶颈有非常明显的效果。
Some elixirs significantly aid in breaking through barriers.
suǒ yǒu zhè xiē dōng xī ， dōu shì xiū shì mèng mèi yǐ qiú de 。
所有这些东西，都是修士梦寐以求的。
All such items are what every cultivator dreams of.
suí biàn ná chū yī yàng ， dōu kě yǐ zài xiū xiān jiè xiān qǐ xīng fēng xuè yǔ 。
随便拿出一样，都可以在修仙界掀起腥风血雨。
Any one of them could stir up chaos in the cultivation world.
rán ér yǒu shén me dōng xī kě néng tóng shí yōng yǒu zhè suǒ yǒu de xiào guǒ ne ？
然而有什么东西可能同时拥有这所有的效果呢？
But what single item might possess all these effects?
dá àn shì fǒu dìng de 。
答案是否定的。
The answer is no.
zhì shǎo zài zuò de xiū shì cóng wèi tīng shuō 。
至少在座的修士从未听说。
At least, none of the present cultivators had heard of it before.
bù ， gēn běn jiù bú shì yǒu méi yǒu tīng shuō de wèn tí 。
不，根本就不是有没有听说的问题。
No, this wasn't about whether they had heard of it or not.
zhèng què de shuō ， shì zhè yàng shén qí de dōng xī ， dà jiā gēn běn jiù méi yǒu qù shē wàng guò 。
正确的说，是这样神奇的东西，大家根本就没有去奢望过。
Correctly speaking, such a miraculous item was something that nobody expected to exist.
tiān xià nǎ yǒu zhè yàng de hǎo shì ne ？
天下哪有这样的好事呢？
How could there be such good fortune in the world?
yī kē líng dān miào yào ， què jù yǒu wàn néng de xiào guǒ ， bié shuō líng jiè bú huì yǒu zhè yàng de shí wù ， xiān jiè kǒng pà dōu zhǎo bù chū 。
一颗灵丹妙药，却具有万能的效果，别说灵界不会有这样的食物，仙界恐怕都找不出。
A single elixir with all-encompassing effects—it would be absurd even for the spirit realm; the immortal realm might not have anything like it either.
ér piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān què bèi chuán dào rú cǐ shén qí de dì bù ， yǐ qián shì méi yǒu yòng xīn de zǐ xì xiǎng guò ， xiàn zài sī suǒ ， nán dào shì yǐ é chuán é ， yǒu rén zài nǎ lǐ hú yán luàn yǔ me ？
而飘渺九仙丹却被传到如此神奇的地步，以前是没有用心的仔细想过，现在思索，难道是以讹传讹，有人在哪里胡言乱语么？
The Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill had been spread so widely, and no one had ever seriously considered its true nature. Could it be that someone was spreading false rumors?
zhè sì hū shì wéi yī hé lǐ de jiě shì le 。
这似乎是唯一合理的解释了。
This seemed to be the only reasonable explanation.
kě zǐ xì xiǎng xiǎng ， zhè yòu zěn me kě néng ne ， guān yú cǐ líng yào de chuán shuō ， yí xiàng dōu shì piāo miǎo xiān gōng de qián bèi ， lì dài zǔ shī ， yí dài yí dài shǒu kǒu xiāng chuán xià lái de 。 （ quán wén zì diàn zi shū miǎn fèi xià zài ）
可仔细想想，这又怎么可能呢，关于此灵药的传说，一向都是缥缈仙宫的前辈，历代祖师，一代一代手口相传下来的。 （全文字电子书免费下载）
But how could this be? Legends about this elixir were passed down by senior immortals and ancestral masters of the Ethereal Immortal Palace from generation to generation.
jiǎ rú shì xìn kǒu hú shuō ， qǐ bù shì shuō ， shì chuàng pài zǔ shī ， zài yǒu yì qī piàn běn mén de hòu bèi dì zǐ ？
假如是信口胡说，岂不是说，是创派祖师，在有意欺骗本门的后辈弟子？
If these legends were just made up, wouldn't it mean that the founding master was deliberately deceiving his disciples?
zhè zěn me kě néng ne ， tā men nǎo dài yòu méi yǒu wèn tí ， gàn má zuò zhè yàng chī lì bù tǎo hǎo de chǔn shì 。
这怎么可能呢，他们脑袋又没有问题，干嘛做这样吃力不讨好的蠢事。
That was impossible. They weren’t stupid; why would they do something so counterproductive?
kě ruò fēi zhè yàng ， yòu zěn me jiě shì 。
可若非这样，又怎么解释。
But if not, how could this be explained?
yī shí jiān ， shí yú míng fèn shén qī de dà néng xiū xiān zhě ， yí gè gè zhāng kǒu jié shé ， zhè ge wèn tí ， jiāng tā men nòng dé yún lǐ wù lǐ ， qióng qí xīn zhì ， yě mō bú dào yì diǎn biān jì 。
一时间，十余名分神期的大能修仙者，一个个张口结舌，这个问题，将他们弄得云里雾里，穷其心智，也摸不到一点边际。
A dozen or more powerful cultivators at the Shen Shi Realm level were speechless, their minds clouded with confusion. No matter how hard they tried to figure it out, they couldn't grasp any clues.
zhè ge wèn tí tài nán le ， sī suǒ yě shì bái fèi nǎo lì 。
这个问题太难了，思索也是白费脑力。
This question was too difficult; pondering it only wasted mental energy.
“ dà zhǎng lǎo ， jiū jìng shì zěn me huí shì ， nín jiù bú yào mài guān zi 。” nà qiú xū dà hàn tàn le kǒu qì ， zhè ge wèn tí xiǎng dé tóu téng bù yǐ 。
“大长老，究竟是怎么回事，您就不要卖关子。”那虬须大汉叹了口气，这个问题想得头疼不已。
"Senior Elder, what's really going on? You shouldn’t be teasing us," the man with a beard sighed. He had been thinking about this problem so much that he was headache-ridden.
“ shì a ， dà shī xiōng ， zhè ge wèn tí ， nín jiù zhí jiē gào sù wǒ ba ， shī dì yú dùn ， wú lùn rú hé ， yě shì xiǎng bù chū lái de 。” yòu yī lǎn sǎn de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， què shì nà hè xìng xiū shì rěn bú zhù kāi kǒu le 。
“是啊，大师兄，这个问题，您就直接告诉我吧，师弟愚钝，无论如何，也是想不出来的。”又一懒散的声音传入耳朵，却是那贺姓修士忍不住开口了。
"Yes, Senior Brother, just tell us directly. My younger brother is too dull to figure this out no matter how hard I try," another voice echoed, belonging to the cultivator surnamed He who couldn't hold back any longer.
“ hǎo ba ！”
“好吧！”
"Alright!"
líng xū zhēn rén tàn le kǒu qì ， yě wú yì ràng dà jiā zài zhè lǐ shǎ hū hū de cāi mí 。
灵虚真人叹了口气，也无意让大家在这里傻乎乎的猜谜。
The True Man of Spirit Virtue sighed and decided not to prolong their guessing game.
“ qí shí ， dà jiā tīng dào de chuán yán dōu méi yǒu cuò ， piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān què shí jù yǒu zhè yàng shén qí de xiào guǒ 。”
“其实，大家听到的传言都没有错，飘渺九仙丹确实具有这样神奇的效果。”
"In fact, everyone's hearsay isn’t wrong. The Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill does indeed have such miraculous effects."
“ shén me ， zhè zěn me kě néng ？”
“什么，这怎么可能？”
"What? How is that possible?"
“ huó sǐ rén ， ròu bái gǔ ， huī fù fǎ lì ， tū pò píng jǐng ， yǐ jí qí tā de shén miào zuò yòng ， wǒ méi tīng cuò ba ， líng xū shī xiōng ， nǐ shì zài kāi wán xiào ma ？”
“活死人，肉白骨，恢复法力，突破瓶颈，以及其他的神妙作用，我没听错吧，灵虚师兄，你是在开玩笑吗？”
"Lifegiving, reviving the dead, restoring essence energy, breaking through barriers—did I hear you correctly, Senior Brother Spirit Virtue? Are you joking with us?"
“ jiù shì ， suī shuō cǐ yào ， shì běn mén de zhèn gōng zhī bǎo ， dàn zhè me shén qí de xiào guǒ ， jiù suàn shì xiān jiè de líng yào ， yīng gāi yě bù kě néng ba ！”
“就是，虽说此药，是本门的镇宫之宝，但这么神奇的效果，就算是仙界的灵药，应该也不可能吧！”
"Exactly. Although this elixir is our palace's treasure, its effects are too extraordinary for it to be an ordinary spirit pill in the immortal realm."
lìng yī míng xiū shì yě chū shēng fǎn bó ， suī rán zhè shì dà zhǎng lǎo qīn kǒu suǒ shuō ， dàn bù guǎn rú hé ， zhè yàng de xiào guǒ ， dōu tài bù tóng yú xiū xiān jiè de cháng shí ， suǒ yǐ tā nèi xīn shēn chù ， yī jiù shì bù zěn me xiāng xìn de 。
另一名修士也出声反驳，虽然这是大长老亲口所说，但不管如何，这样的效果，都太不同于修仙界的常识，所以他内心深处，依旧是不怎么相信的。
Another cultivator interjected, though he was still skeptical despite the senior elder’s direct statement.
“ dà jiā bù yòng jí ， lǎo fū hái méi yǒu shuō wán de 。”
“大家不用急，老夫还没有说完的。”
"There's no need to rush. I haven't finished yet."
miàn duì zhòng tóng mén de zhì yí ， líng xū zhēn rén què xiǎn de dàn dìng yǐ jí ， bù xú bù huǎn de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， què dài zhe jǐ fēn wēi yán zhī sè 。
面对众同门的置疑，灵虚真人却显得淡定以极，不徐不缓的声音传入耳朵，却带着几分威严之色。
Faced with their doubts, True Man of Spirit Virtue remained calm and spoke slowly but authoritatively.
“ piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān yōng yǒu rú cǐ duō shén qí de xiào guǒ ， tīng shàng qù shì bù kě sī yì ， dàn nà shì yǒu yuán yīn dì 。”
“飘渺九仙丹拥有如此多神奇的效果，听上去是不可思议，但那是有原因地。”
"The Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill has so many miraculous effects because it isn’t a single spirit pill but multiple pills with different properties used collectively."
“ yuán yīn ？”
“原因？”
"Properties?"
zhòng xiū shì zài xīn zhōng nán nán zì yǔ ， liǎn shàng dōu bù yóu de lù chū guān zhù zhī sè ， rén dōu shì yǒu hào qí xīn de ， biàn shì xiū xiān zhě ， tóng yàng bù néng miǎn sú 。
众修士在心中喃喃自语，脸上都不由得露出关注之色，人都是有好奇心的，便是修仙者，同样不能免俗。
The cultivators murmured in their minds, showing interest on their faces. Even cultivators couldn't resist curiosity.
zhè ge yuán yīn tā men yǐ zuò liǎo wú shù cāi cè ， rán ér yī jiù shì yì diǎn dōu bù kào pǔ ， rú jīn mí tí zhōng yú yào suǒ jiě le ， rén rén dāng rán dōu shì fēi cháng guān xīn de 。
这个原因他们已做了无数猜测，然而依旧是一点都不靠谱，如今谜题终于要索解了，人人当然都是非常关心的。
They had made countless guesses about the reason behind this, yet none were reliable. Now that the mystery was finally being unraveled, everyone was naturally very concerned.
“ zhè shì yīn wèi piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān ， gēn běn jiù bú shì yī zhǒng líng wù ， ér shì shù zhǒng shǔ xìng bù tóng de líng dān ， gòng tóng hé yòng de yī zhǒng chēng hū ， zhè xiē líng dān ， yǒu de xiào guǒ lèi sì yú jiǔ tiān xiān lù ， yǒu de néng gòu huó sǐ rén ， ròu bái gǔ ， yě yǒu de duì yú wǒ děng gāo jiē xiū shì chōng jī píng jǐng ， yǒu zhe jí dà de bāng zhù ……”
“这是因为飘渺九仙丹，根本就不是一种灵物，而是数种属性不同的灵丹，共同合用的一种称呼，这些灵丹，有的效果类似于九天仙露，有的能够活死人，肉白骨，也有的对于我等高阶修士冲击瓶颈，有着极大的帮助……”
"This is because the Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill isn’t a spirit pill crafted by cultivators but several different spirit pills used together."
“ shén me ？”
“什么？”
"What? Why use the same name for different spirit pills?"
zhòng xiū shì bù yóu de yī zhèn jīng hū ， suī rán zhè yàng de lǐ yóu ， què shí néng gòu suǒ jiě gāng gāng de yí huò ， dàn xīn de wèn tí yòu lái le 。
众修士不由得一阵惊呼，虽然这样的理由，确实能够索解刚刚的疑惑，但新的问题又来了。
The man with a beard asked on behalf of his fellow disciples.
“ jì rán shì bù tóng de shù zhǒng líng yào ， wèi shén me yào shǐ yòng tóng yī gè míng chēng ne ？” qiú xū dà hàn de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， dài tì zhòng shī xiōng dì wèn chū le dà jiā cǐ kè xīn zhōng de yí huò 。
“既然是不同的数种灵药，为什么要使用同一个名称呢？”虬须大汉的声音传入耳朵，代替众师兄弟问出了大家此刻心中的疑惑。
"The reason is that the Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill doesn't come from cultivation." True Man of Spirit Virtue sighed.
“ zhè shì yīn wèi piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān ， bìng fēi xiū shì liàn zhì zhī wù 。” líng xū zhēn rén tàn le yì kǒu qì de shuō 。
“这是因为飘渺九仙丹，并非修士炼制之物。”灵虚真人叹了一口气的说。
"Then where does it come from if not crafted by cultivators?"
“ shén me ， bú shì xiū shì liàn zhì de ， nà shì nǎ lǐ lái de ？”
“什么，不是修士炼制的，那是哪里来的？”
Surprise after surprise. As powerful beings at the Shen Shi Realm, few had experienced such revelations.
jīn tiān de jīng hài shì yí gè jiē zhe yí gè ， zuò wéi fēn shén qī de dà néng cún zài ， yǐ hěn shǎo yǒu rén jǐ yǔ tā men zhè yàng de jīng lì le 。
今天的惊骇是一个接着一个，作为分神期的大能存在，已很少有人给予他们这样的经历了。
"The Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill is a naturally occurring substance in the world," True Man of Spirit Virtue said.
“ piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān ， míng zì suī rán tīng qǐ lái suī rán xiàng shì líng dān miào yào ， dàn qí shí ， nǎi shì tiān dì zì shēng zhī wù 。”
“飘渺九仙丹，名字虽然听起来虽然像是灵丹妙药，但其实，乃是天地自生之物。”
"A naturally occurring substance? You mean this item only sounds like an elixir but has no relation to spirit pills, more akin to precious spirit herbs or minerals?"
“ tiān dì zì shēng zhī wù ？” qiú xū dà hàn yī dāi ：“ nín shì shuō ， cǐ wù zhǐ shì míng zì xiàng líng dān ér yǐ ， qí shí yǔ dān yào méi yǒu guān xì ， fǎn ér gèng xiàng nà xiē zhēn guì de líng cǎo huò zhě shì kuàng shí ？”
“天地自生之物？”虬须大汉一呆：“您是说，此物只是名字像灵丹而已，其实与丹药没有关系，反而更像那些珍贵的灵草或者是矿石？”
"Exactly. These different-effect spirit pills are generated under the same conditions in one place. As for why their effects differ so much, I don't know," True Man of Spirit Virtue sighed.
“ bù cuò ， jiù shì zhè ge yì si ， ér qiě zhè xiē bù tóng xiào guǒ de líng wù ， shì zài tóng yī gè dì fāng ， xiāng tóng tiáo jiàn xià shēng chéng de ， zhì yú wèi hé xiào guǒ yǔ yào xìng wèi hé huì jiǒng rán bù tóng ， zhè lǎo fū jiù bù zhī dào le 。” líng xū zhēn rén tàn le yì kǒu qì de shuō 。
“不错，就是这个意思，而且这些不同效果的灵物，是在同一个地方，相同条件下生成的，至于为何效果与药性为何会迥然不同，这老夫就不知道了。”灵虚真人叹了一口气的说。
The cultivators below gradually understood, but the elder's words were far from over.
xià miàn de xiū shì ， yě jiàn jiàn lù chū liǎo rán zhī sè ， rán ér lǎo zhě de huà ， què hái méi yǒu shuō wán de 。
下面的修士，也渐渐露出了然之色，然而老者的话，却还没有说完的。
"This item is our greatest secret. The place where the Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill originates isn’t part of this plane but a unique spatial rift. It was discovered by our founding master accidentally and named Ling Miao Garden."
“ zhè ge dōng xī ， kě yǐ shuō shì běn mén zuì dà de yǐn mì ， chǎn shēng piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān de dì diǎn ， bìng bù shǔ yú zhè ge jiè miàn ， ér shì yī qí tè de kōng jiān liè fèng lǐ ， shì běn mén chuàng pài zǔ shī ， wú yì zhōng fā xiàn dì ， bèi chēng wéi líng miǎo yuán 。”
“这个东西，可以说是本门最大的隐秘，产生飘渺九仙丹的地点，并不属于这个界面，而是一奇特的空间裂缝里，是本门创派祖师，无意中发现地，被称为灵渺园。”
"Ling Miao Garden?"
“ líng miǎo yuán ？”
“灵渺园？”
"Yes."
“ bù cuò 。”
“不错。”
"Then are the remaining Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pills stored there?" The man with a beard sounded excited.
“ nà shèng yú de piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān ， jiù gòng fèng zài lǐ miàn me ？” qiú xū dà hàn yǒu diǎn xīng fèn de shuō 。
“那剩余的飘渺九仙丹，就供奉在里面么？”虬须大汉有点兴奋的说。
"Haha, junior brother is mistaken," True Man of Spirit Virtue smiled.
“ hē hē ， shī dì zhè huà ， què shì cuò le 。” líng xū zhēn rén wēi xiào zhe shuō 。
“呵呵，师弟这话，却是错了。”灵虚真人微笑着说。
"Where am I wrong?" The man with a beard scratched his head, looking puzzled.
“ xiǎo dì nǎ lǐ cuò le ？” qiú xū dà hàn náo le náo tóu ， yī liǎn de mí huò 。
“小弟哪里错了？”虬须大汉挠了挠头，一脸的迷惑。
"The Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill has different effects but none are waste. Each one is something we cultivators can only encounter and not obtain. Think about it—would you leave such treasures to your junior disciples if given the chance?"
“ piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān ， yào xìng suī gè bù xiāng tóng ， dàn què jué wú fèi wù ， měi yī zhǒng ， duì wǒ děng xiū shì lái shuō ， dōu shì kě yù ér bù kě qiú zhī wù ， gè wèi shè shēn chǔ dì de xiǎng xiǎng ， nǐ men ruò shì yǒu cǐ xiān yuán ， huì jiāng zhè yàng de bǎo wù ， liú gěi hòu bèi dì zǐ me ？”
“飘渺九仙丹，药性虽各不相同，但却绝无废物，每一种，对我等修士来说，都是可遇而不可求之物，各位设身处地的想想，你们若是有此仙缘，会将这样的宝物，留给后辈弟子么？”
"..."
“ zhè ……”
“这……”
The cultivators were stunned for a moment before they fell silent.
zài chǎng zhòng xiū shì yī dāi ， suí hòu jiē mò rán le qǐ lái 。
在场众修士一呆，随后皆默然了起来。
After about a cup of tea's time,
guò le yuē yǒu yī zhǎn chá de gōng fu 。
过了约有一盏茶的功夫。
"I probably wouldn't."
“ xiǎo dì kǒng pà bú huì de 。”
“小弟恐怕不会的。”
The man with a beard sighed, his voice honest.
qiú xū dà hàn tàn le kǒu qì ， tǎn chéng de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ lǐ 。
虬须大汉叹了口气，坦诚的声音传入耳朵里。
"I won’t either."
“ wǒ yě bú huì 。”
“我也不会。”
"I also won’t."
“ wǒ yě shì 。”
“我也是。”
Admitting it wasn't particularly glorious, but as long-term fellow disciples, none of them pretended to be hypocrites. They all agreed that if given the chance, they wouldn’t leave the Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pills for their juniors.
suī rán chéng rèn ， tán bù shàng duō me guāng cǎi ， rán ér zài chǎng de ， dōu shì tóng mén duō nián de shī xiōng dì ， gù ér yě méi yǒu rén dāng wěi jūn zǐ ， dōu biǎo shì ruò yǒu jī yuán ， bú huì gěi liú xià piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān 。
虽然承认，谈不上多么光彩，然而在场的，都是同门多年的师兄弟，故而也没有人当伪君子，都表示若有机缘，不会给留下飘渺九仙丹。
PS: Second update for today, more will come later tonight, don't worry, I'll make sure it happens.
ps： dì èr gèng ， wǎn shàng hái yǒu yī gèng ， bǐ jiào wǎn ， dàn kěn dìng yǒu ， huàn yǔ huì shuō dào zuò dào de 。
ps：第二更，晚上还有一更，比较晚，但肯定有，幻雨会说到做到的。
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Chapter 2538: Ling Miao Garden
Such miraculous elixirs and medicines—while they sound enticing, they are hard to believe in reality!
The attendees here were not novice cultivators just entering the realm of immortals; they were powerful beings at the Shen Shi Realm.
At their level, experience was vast, so they wouldn't think that immortal techniques could do anything and everything like ordinary mortals might.
Immortal arts have limits, as do these miraculous elixirs.
Indeed, there are elixirs in the cultivation world that can bring the dead back to life and turn bones into flesh.
There are also spirit beasts capable of instantly replenishing a high-ranking cultivator's essence energy.
Some elixirs significantly aid in breaking through barriers.
All such items are what every cultivator dreams of.
Any one of them could stir up chaos in the cultivation world.
But what single item might possess all these effects?
The answer is no.
At least, none of the present cultivators had heard of it before.
No, this wasn't about whether they had heard of it or not.
Correctly speaking, such a miraculous item was something that nobody expected to exist.
How could there be such good fortune in the world?
A single elixir with all-encompassing effects—it would be absurd even for the spirit realm; the immortal realm might not have anything like it either.
The Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill had been spread so widely, and no one had ever seriously considered its true nature. Could it be that someone was spreading false rumors?
This seemed to be the only reasonable explanation.
But how could this be? Legends about this elixir were passed down by senior immortals and ancestral masters of the Ethereal Immortal Palace from generation to generation.
If these legends were just made up, wouldn't it mean that the founding master was deliberately deceiving his disciples?
That was impossible. They weren’t stupid; why would they do something so counterproductive?
But if not, how could this be explained?
A dozen or more powerful cultivators at the Shen Shi Realm level were speechless, their minds clouded with confusion. No matter how hard they tried to figure it out, they couldn't grasp any clues.
This question was too difficult; pondering it only wasted mental energy.
"Senior Elder, what's really going on? You shouldn’t be teasing us," the man with a beard sighed. He had been thinking about this problem so much that he was headache-ridden.
"Yes, Senior Brother, just tell us directly. My younger brother is too dull to figure this out no matter how hard I try," another voice echoed, belonging to the cultivator surnamed He who couldn't hold back any longer.
"Alright!"
The True Man of Spirit Virtue sighed and decided not to prolong their guessing game.
"In fact, everyone's hearsay isn’t wrong. The Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill does indeed have such miraculous effects."
"What? How is that possible?"
"Lifegiving, reviving the dead, restoring essence energy, breaking through barriers—did I hear you correctly, Senior Brother Spirit Virtue? Are you joking with us?"
"Exactly. Although this elixir is our palace's treasure, its effects are too extraordinary for it to be an ordinary spirit pill in the immortal realm."
Another cultivator interjected, though he was still skeptical despite the senior elder’s direct statement.
"There's no need to rush. I haven't finished yet."
Faced with their doubts, True Man of Spirit Virtue remained calm and spoke slowly but authoritatively.
"The Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill has so many miraculous effects because it isn’t a single spirit pill but multiple pills with different properties used collectively."
"Properties?"
The cultivators murmured in their minds, showing interest on their faces. Even cultivators couldn't resist curiosity.
They had made countless guesses about the reason behind this, yet none were reliable. Now that the mystery was finally being unraveled, everyone was naturally very concerned.
"This is because the Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill isn’t a spirit pill crafted by cultivators but several different spirit pills used together."
"What? Why use the same name for different spirit pills?"
The man with a beard asked on behalf of his fellow disciples.
"The reason is that the Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill doesn't come from cultivation." True Man of Spirit Virtue sighed.
"Then where does it come from if not crafted by cultivators?"
Surprise after surprise. As powerful beings at the Shen Shi Realm, few had experienced such revelations.
"The Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill is a naturally occurring substance in the world," True Man of Spirit Virtue said.
"A naturally occurring substance? You mean this item only sounds like an elixir but has no relation to spirit pills, more akin to precious spirit herbs or minerals?"
"Exactly. These different-effect spirit pills are generated under the same conditions in one place. As for why their effects differ so much, I don't know," True Man of Spirit Virtue sighed.
The cultivators below gradually understood, but the elder's words were far from over.
"This item is our greatest secret. The place where the Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill originates isn’t part of this plane but a unique spatial rift. It was discovered by our founding master accidentally and named Ling Miao Garden."
"Ling Miao Garden?"
"Yes."
"Then are the remaining Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pills stored there?" The man with a beard sounded excited.
"Haha, junior brother is mistaken," True Man of Spirit Virtue smiled.
"Where am I wrong?" The man with a beard scratched his head, looking puzzled.
"The Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pill has different effects but none are waste. Each one is something we cultivators can only encounter and not obtain. Think about it—would you leave such treasures to your junior disciples if given the chance?"
"..."
The cultivators were stunned for a moment before they fell silent.
After about a cup of tea's time,
"I probably wouldn't."
The man with a beard sighed, his voice honest.
"I won’t either."
"I also won’t."
Admitting it wasn't particularly glorious, but as long-term fellow disciples, none of them pretended to be hypocrites. They all agreed that if given the chance, they wouldn’t leave the Ling Miao Nine Immortals Pills for their juniors.
PS: Second update for today, more will come later tonight, don't worry, I'll make sure it happens.
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