Chapter 1759: Sages, Wait a Moment

It was also a Dragon-Phoenix Divine Gall!

These two divine pills were playing a trick, one attracting his attention while the other provided cover.

Jiang Fan was so exasperated he nearly laughed. He couldn't believe he had been outsmarted by two spiritual pills!

He quickly rushed out and immediately saw the large red and white pill, emitting waves of heat, escaping into the clouds.

He instantly teleported in front of it and seized it.

The Dragon-Phoenix Divine Gall refused to give up, releasing astonishing heat waves from its entire body, trying to force him away.

Jiang Fan snorted. White, angel-shaped flames erupted from his palm, easily devouring the heat waves.

“Little thing, still trying to run?”

He raised his hand and slapped the Dragon-Phoenix Divine Gall twice, immediately making it behave. It lay still in his palm.

Jiang Fan affixed two sealing talismans to it to prevent its escape, then placed it into a jade bottle.

He let out a long breath, signifying the complete success of this alchemy session.

The Nine Dragon Demonic Cauldron's ability to upgrade and produce an extra spiritual pill was an incredible feat that greatly impressed him.

Unfortunately, the dragon's shadow had been completely consumed.

It would require replenishment with corresponding laws to be used again.

“Young friend Jiang, congratulations.”

An old, sighing voice, laden with complex emotions, reached him.

Jiang Fan looked over upon hearing the voice and noticed five figures standing side by side in the sky.

Each of them was surrounded either by ripples of laws or the supreme rhythm of Buddhist teachings.

He immediately realized that these individuals might be the Sages of Tianzhou.

He promptly cupped his hands and said, “Junior Jiang Fan greets the seniors of Tianzhou.”

Having experienced the misunderstanding of mistakenly scolding Sage Wuhen, he dared not harbor any preconceived malicious suspicions towards the Sages of Tianzhou again.

Sage Wuhen stepped forward, gazed at the Dragon-Phoenix Divine Gall in Jiang Fan’s hand, and asked, “May I have a look?”

Jiang Fan nodded and readily handed over the Dragon-Phoenix Divine Gall.

Sage Wuhen held it with exceptional care in both hands. His normally cloudy aged eyes, as he gazed at the Dragon-Phoenix Divine Gall, shone with a unique brilliance.

He said with some excitement, “It is indeed a Minor Heavenly Pill, full and lustrous, with clear pill patterns. The alchemy technique is simply superb, beyond reproach!”

“The only pity is that your soul power is insufficient. If you had soul power at the Sage realm, refining an eighth-grade spiritual pill would be more than enough!”

As expected of the strongest soul master from the Central Lands, his insight was exceptional, discerning Jiang Fan’s strengths and weaknesses at a glance.

Jiang Fan replied, “You flatter me, senior.”

His current level only allowed him to refine sixth-grade Perfect Spiritual Pills.

Only after breaking through to the Five Declines of Heaven and Man, and his soul undergoing a qualitative leap, could he truly refine a seventh-grade Grand Pill.

The current seventh-grade perfection was actually achieved through the Nine Dragon Demonic Cauldron.

Sage Wuhen looked at Jiang Fan with anticipation: “It’s not flattery at all.”

“In terms of alchemy technique alone, you are definitely no less than me. What you lack is merely cultivation realm.”

His hope for an eighth-grade spiritual pill, which he had long given up on, rekindled at this moment.

Once Jiang Fan became a Sage, an eighth-grade spiritual pill would be within reach.

“Young man, can you sell this Dragon-Phoenix Divine Gall to my Moon Palace?”

Sage Leng Yue looked at the Dragon-Phoenix Divine Gall with fervent eyes.

Jiang Fan paused, then said, “Senior, this is for calming a fetus.”

Someone actually wants this kind of pill?

Could it be that someone in the Moon Palace is pregnant?

Sage Wuhen explained, “The Moon Palace possesses a unique reincarnation technique, where a powerful individual’s remnant soul can randomly be reborn into a mother’s womb, thereby reincarnating and cultivating anew.”

“With a Dragon-Phoenix Divine Gall, their cultivation speed upon reincarnation would be even faster.”

Jiang Fan suddenly understood.

He recalled Chen Siling’s situation; wasn't Moon Venerable reincarnated?

However, by a twist of fate, Moon Venerable didn't awaken in time, leading to the fetus developing Chen Siling's consciousness.

By the time Moon Venerable awakened, Chen Siling had already grown up and began to contend with her for control of the body.

The Dragon-Phoenix Divine Gall was of little use to ordinary forces, but for the Moon Palace, it was an absolutely supreme treasure.

However, Jiang Fan had no intention of selling it.

This was for his own child.

“Apologies, but I also need to use it,” Jiang Fan directly refused.

Sage Leng Yue showed reluctance, but after glancing at the other Sages and the main hall of the Imperial Astronomers, she had no choice but to drop the matter.

Sage Lei Mie laughed heartily, “Young man, it’s not thieves stealing you should fear, but thieves coveting. I am very optimistic about your alchemy abilities.”

“Join my Young Emperor Mountain, and I’ll protect you from now on.”

Sage Wuhen and Sage Xing Ye simultaneously stepped in front of Jiang Fan.

“Our Medicine God Hall hasn’t even spoken, and your Young Emperor Mountain is already recruiting?” Sage Wuhen snorted softly.

However, no sooner had they spoken than Ancient Zen Buddha Lord’s entire body burst forth with brilliant golden light.

Within the illusory temple behind him, rows of Buddha statues shimmered, and chants of Sanskrit echoed.

The Sages were all forced back.

Ancient Zen Buddha Lord watched Jiang Fan with a smile. His kind face exuded a compassionate expression of pity for all beings.

“Donor Jiang, you formed a bond with our Buddha in Taicang Great State. Now that you’ve come to Tianzhou, it must be the Buddha’s will.”

“If you don't join our Buddhist sect now, when will you?”

Jiang Fan's mouth twitched.

The Buddhist sect’s domineering nature remained unchanged, no matter where they were.

He opened his mouth to refuse, but strangely, he couldn't utter a single word of refusal.

This was Ancient Zen Buddha Lord exerting pressure, making it impossible for him to refuse.

“If Donor Jiang does not refuse, then that means you agree.”

My heavens!

This old sly monk!

As Jiang Fan was alarmed, the angry voice of the Great Libation of Tianzhou echoed from within the Imperial Astronomers' Bureau:“All of you, that’s enough!”

The Sages' expressions subtly changed. Ancient Zen Buddha Lord also retracted his Buddha light and sighed softly, “Donor Jiang, the doors of the Buddha Kingdom will always be open for you.”

Sage Wuhen snorted, “If he’s going to join anywhere, it’ll be my Medicine God Hall.”

Sage Leng Yue and Sage Lei Mie remained silent.

The four Sages, wary of the Great Libation of Tianzhou, dared not speak further. After giving Jiang Fan a look, their bodies dematerialized as they departed.

“Seniors, wait!”

Upon hearing this, Sage Wuhen, who had been leisurely dematerializing and departing, drastically changed his expression.

He grabbed Sage Xing Ye and teleported away!

Ancient Zen Buddha Lord, Sage Leng Yue, and Sage Lei Mie, thinking Jiang Fan had something more to say, all stopped.

Jiang Fan glanced in the direction of Sage Wuhen and Sage Xing Ye, secretly lamenting:“Oh no! Two got away!”

Looking at the remaining three Sages, he smiled and said, “Seniors, I have some people I’d like to introduce to you.”

The three Sages, oblivious to the impending trouble, showed curiosity.

Who would need to be introduced to them, the three Sages?

“Pingtian, come over quickly,” Jiang Fan waved towards the temporary palace.

Pingtian Bodhisattva instantly teleported over in response and bowed to Ancient Zen Buddha Lord: “This humble monk Pingtian greets the Buddha Lord.”

Jiang Fan showed a mournful expression and said, “Pingtian Bodhisattva is the disciple of Tianting Bodhisattva.”

“Tianting Bodhisattva, for the sake of the common people of the Central Lands, initiated the Third Grand Vow, sacrificing himself and embodying the Buddha’s concept of universal salvation, like cutting flesh to feed an eagle.”

Upon hearing this,

Ancient Zen Buddha Lord’s face became solemn, his body glowed with brilliant golden light, and he pressed his palms together, saying, “Amitabha.”

“Tianting Bodhisattva, who propagated Buddhism, is an embodiment of our Buddha’s compassion.”

In the recent great battle in Tianzhou, the performance of the Buddha Kingdom was not as good as that of Young Emperor Mountain.

Such a tragic yet exemplary deed, which expanded the influence of Buddhism, was precisely what the Buddha Kingdom urgently needed.

Jiang Fan was practically a godsend, providing exactly what was needed at the perfect time.

He looked at Jiang Fan with even kinder eyes.

For such a benevolent person not to join the Buddha Kingdom would truly be a disservice to the Buddha.