NOVPUB"As for those disciples with average talent..."
Liu Ruchen’s eyes flashed with a hint of reluctance, but in the end he said solemnly, "Then let their Techniques be abolished, and have them switch to cultivating the Vital Element Art of the Myriad Beings."
Upon hearing this, Li Fan clapped his hands in satisfaction.
"Sect Master Liu indeed has high enlightenment. This way, it saves me a lot of trouble."
Liu Ruchen then gave an embarrassed and bitter smile.
After submitting the list of all the cultivators in the Medicine King Cauldron, Li Fan, having looked it over, decided to awaken the Integrative Elders first.
After all, below Unity-Path, especially for those practicing ancient methods, their utility really isn’t that great.
In the Medicine King Cauldron, there were six who had reached Unity-Path and twenty-three in God Transformation.
Among them, Liu San, Fang Zaiji, and Jiang Yushan, Li Fan had already become very familiar with.
In this life, naturally, he chose to awaken them first.
"To resist that invisible killing intent, perhaps the power of an elixir could be borrowed," said Liu Ruchen, before the Era of Autumn Dreams Array was undone.
"However, I haven’t experienced it personally and am not entirely sure," Liu Ruchen spoke very cautiously.
"No matter, it’s best if it works."
Liu Ruchen took several elixirs emitting a cold blue light from the Medicine King Cauldron and first fed them to Liu San.
Moments later, Liu San slowly opened his eyes.
The first thing he saw was the unfamiliar Li Fan.
"Who?" Liu San’s alertness was still very high, and he quickly moved away.
But upon seeing Liu Ruchen, all his wariness disappeared.
"Master..."
"Have we already arrived in the Xiao Yao Realm?" A hint of joy appeared on Liu San’s face as he asked subconsciously.
Liu Ruchen sighed, shook his head, and briefly explained the situation.
Liu San was naturally shocked, but having Liu Ruchen as his pillar of support, he soon calmed down.
Next, they awakened Jiang Yushan.
Jiang Yushan’s reaction was much calmer by comparison.
She quickly adapted to the new situation a thousand years later.
"Sect Master Liu, just make the decision," Jiang Yushan said in her voice that sounded like metal rubbing against metal.
"You two, go ahead and cultivate the Scripture of World Salvation and Immortality," Liu Ruchen instructed, looking at the two cultivators before him.
Liu San and Jiang Yushan did as they were told.
Moments later, both of them frowned almost simultaneously.
"How does it feel?"
"There indeed is an irritating killing intent that emerges from time to time, but it’s still controllable. Perhaps it’s the effect of the No-Knowledge Pill," Liu San realized after a moment and replied.
Jiang Yushan then said, "The No-Knowledge Pill was wasted on me. Compared to what I experienced in the Undefined Prison, it’s nothing."
Only then did Liu Ruchen look towards Li Fan, "It seems indeed useful for suppressing the killing intent. However, the materials needed to make the No-Knowledge Pill are quite precious, and I fear there might only be enough to make a few batches in the stock of Medicine King Cauldron..."
Li Fan waved his hand, "Don’t worry about the raw materials; this is something the United Federation of All Realms is quite affluent in."
"Continue then, let’s see how many can be sustained at most."
Liu Ruchen nodded.
Next, they successively awakened Zeng Qianran and Ou Kui, two Unity-Path cultivators.
By then, their struggle to suppress their inner killing intent was barely manageable.
"It seems the limit is reached. Let’s stop here for now, as for the remaining Fan Zhuo..."
"And one Elder Fang, his situation is special; he hasn’t cultivated the Scripture of World Salvation and Immortality, it’s harmless to awaken him," Jiang Yushan interrupted before Li Fan could finish, giving a reminder.
Liu San glanced at Jiang Yushan.
Li Fan smiled and finally released Fang Zaiji from the Era of Autumn Dreams Array.
With this, the top combat forces of the Medicine King Sect were essentially assembled.
Including Liu Ruchen himself, there were six Integration Cultivators. Even for the Ancient methods, this was a significant force for the current United Federation of All Realms.
Furthermore, since they all specialized in Alchemy, their usefulness might be even greater than that of ordinary Integration Cultivators.
Under Liu Ruchen’s leadership, the members of the Medicine King Sect briefly familiarized themselves with the basic situation of the Spirit Tree Realm.
All were heavily burdened with their thoughts, except for Fang Zaiji.
Fang Zaiji heard that there were Mechanism Realm cultivators in the Spirit Tree Realm.
And since Liu Ruchen’s body was a Puppet crafted by the other party, he immediately became excited and insisted on meeting the Craftsman.
Initially, the Craftsman, who was concentrating on studying Tianyang, was somewhat unwelcoming to this unexpected guest.
However, after a brief exchange, they got along very well.
Although Fang Zaiji was nowhere close to the Craftsman in tool refining, he had traveled across various places in Xuanhuang in his youth and had exceptional insights.
He could even aid in the study of Tianyang’s Body Transformation Dao.
The two of them excitedly sealed the door, allowing no outsiders to disturb them.
Li Fan just went along with them.
After consulting with several Integration Cultivators of the Medicine King Sect, they finally gave Li Fan a list of thirty people.
"These disciples are absolutely promising. It would be a pity if they were to switch to practicing the Vital Element Art of the Myriad Beings. Let’s first keep them in slumber, and we can find a way to suppress their murderous intent later."
"As for the other disciples..." Liu Ruchen decisively said, "Leave them to the Envoy to deal with."
Although it was cold and ruthless, it at least preserved their lives.
As for uniting their forces as Integration Cultivators to strike back...
After witnessing many scenes within the Spirit Tree Realm, they immediately suppressed such thoughts deep within their Spirit Consciousness, daring not to reveal any trace of them.
"Actually, I have another method. We don’t necessarily have to turn all these disciples into worthless machines running Techniques." Li Fan suddenly spoke, looking at the members of the Medicine King Sect.
"Aren’t they currently asleep within the Era of Autumn Dreams Array? If I modify the Array so that the situation in the dreams aligns with reality."
"They need not even awake. They can complete the necessary tasks in reality while still within their dreams."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ruchen said uncertainly, "You mean... sleepwalking?"
Li Fan nodded.
"Just give me a moment."
The Final Separation Disk within his Spirit Consciousness operated, and the modified Era of Autumn Dreams Array instantly appeared.
After passing the technique to Liu Ruchen, his eyes were full of astonishment.
Because this Array seemed to have been derived in the space of this conversation?
"It should work," Liu Ruchen inhaled deeply and slowly said.
Soon after, when the new Era of Autumn Dreams Array began to operate, Li Fan and his group appeared in the dreams of the Medicine King Sect disciples.
The original scenes in the dream had all vanished, replaced by scenery identical to that of the Spirit Tree Realm in reality.
Liu Ruchen did not tell the disciples that they were still within a dream.
Instead, he recounted the tale of their failed escape from the Xuanhuang World and their current refuge in the United Federation of All Realms.
Although the disciples were panicked, they at least preserved their lives.
After some unrest, they settled down as usual.
Following Liu Ruchen’s directions, they settled down in the Spirit Tree Realm.
Meanwhile, in reality, their physical bodies also showed synchronized actions.
