Chapter 1726: A Precious Pill Is Refined On Pill Furnace Island

“Heavens... it’s that bad?”

Ye Qing raised his eyebrows. It was clear that the Ghastly Abyss of the Lost was treacherous and deadly. “How can one pass through the Ghastly Abyss of the Lost safely then?”

Old Man Turtle replied, “It’s simple. There is a unique Stranger in the Ghastly Abyss of the Lost that could ignore the fog and the abyss’ power as if it doesn’t exist. We simply need to make use of it.”

Ye Qing said from the bottom of his heart when he heard this, “You truly are our lucky star, elder. Without you, it would have been so much harder to make it to Dong Ji.”

Old Man Turtle joked, “Now you don’t mind my presence.”

Ye Qing immediately defended himself, “What do you mean? We are more than happy to have you in our party. Why would we mind your presence?”

He was telling the truth. He had never minded Old Man Turtle’s presence. He was a powerful Sage and an experienced guide—perhaps the only guide—of Dong Ji. Why would he shun such a powerful helper?

However, he was also wary of Old Man Turtle. He was worried that the Sage might have an ulterior motive.

But of course, he kept these thoughts strictly to himself.

“Yeah no, I don’t believe you,” Old Man Turtle kept prodding Ye Qing.

“I don’t believe him either...” It was at this moment Feng Qingyou stabbed Ye Qing in the back. “Joyless is the biggest liar in the world.”

“How can you slander me, Qingyou?” Ye Qing complained aggrievedly. “We’re on the same side!”

Feng Qingyou smirked. “I’m on the side of justice, not anyone’s.”

“Hahaha... well said!” Old Man Turtle laughed. “Even lass Feng is on my side, boy. What else do you have to say for yourself?”

“I am not, I did not, don’t slander me...” Ye Qing initiated his triple denial protocol. It was his final line of defense and his last stubbornness!

For a time, a joyful atmosphere permeated the interior of the Cloud Boat.

......

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Everything was peaceful and calm during this time. They did not encounter any danger.

Of course, it didn’t mean that they hadn’t encountered any danger or Stranger. In fact, the sea contained far more dangers, Strangers, Anomalies, natural disasters, and man-made disasters than the land. It was just that these dangers were as harmless as a gentle breeze to the likes of Ye Qing, Feng Qingyou, and Old Man Turtle. So, everything was fine.

In just a few days, they had crossed thousands of kilometers and ventured into the belly of the Eastern Sea.

At this point, they had left the boundary of human civilization. There were practically no humans out here.

“What is that place, elder? Why does it look like a pill furnace?”

Inside the Cloud Boat, Feng Qingyou was currently conversing with Old Man Turtle. More accurately, Old Man Turtle was speaking, and Feng Qingyou was listening.

After they became acquainted with Old Man Turtle, they discovered that he was a chatterbox. He could not keep quiet for more than a moment, and he enjoyed chatting with others and showing off his knowledge and experience.

Thankfully, Old Man Turtle’s experience was extraordinary, and his gift of the gab was pretty good as well. So, he did not appear noisy or annoying.

It was around this time Ye Qing suddenly saw a strange island.

It was strange because the island was shaped like a pill furnace. A gigantic pill furnace. The fire burning on the island resembled the fire of a pill furnace, and the top half of the island sometimes shuddered and spat out puffs of jet black smoke. It looked like it was refining a pill.

“That’s... the legendary Pill Furnace Island!”

Old Man Turtle noticed the island and exclaimed in pleasant surprise, “I did not think we would be so lucky!”

“Pill Furnace Island?” Ye Qing asked curiously. “What’s so special about this Pill Furnace Island?”

“No one knows how the Pill Furnace Island came to be. The reason it’s named ‘Pill Furnace’ is because one, it is shaped like a pill furnace, and two...”

Old Man Turtle’s eyes sparkled with curiosity as he examined the Pill Furnace Island up and down. “The Pill Furnace Island refines pill just like a pill furnace.”

Ye Qing looked taken aback. “Wait. You serious? The island is actually refining a pill?”

Old Man Turtle nodded. “That’s right. Pill Furnace Island can refine pills on its own. The inexhaustible spiritual energies in the surroundings is the material, the endless earthly fire on the island is the fuel, and the weather and nature are the tempering conditions. It is never not refining a pill.”

“Pill Furnace Island only completes a pill once a century. Just the same, it only makes an appearance once a century. The day it emerges is the day it completes its pill. When it is time, the pill will emerge from the Pill Furnace Island, stirring up the sky and conjuring all sorts of illusions in the sky and the sea. The phenomenon is such that it could be seen from thousands of kilometers away.”

Ye Qing’s eyes lit up. “Can the pill be eaten?”

“But of course!” Old Man Turtle confirmed. “Not only can it be eaten, it boasts incredible effects.”

“From what I know, a total of three people have obtained the pills of Pill Furnace Island. I’m sure you’ve heard of them. They are the Deep Wave Lord, Turtleman, and the Broken Flower Monk.”

Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou exchanged looks with each other. He was right. The three people he mentioned were all famous Sages on the Heavenly Champions Ranking.

“The pill the Deep Wave Lord obtained could extend one’s lifespan. It extended his lifespan by a hundred years and granted him a permanently youthful appearance. The pill the Turtleman obtained granted him the ability to speak the language of all animals and command countless sea beasts.”

“The pill the Broken Flower Monk obtained is even more special. It granted him the memories of his previous incarnation and showed him a glimpse of his future.”

“It’s that incredible?” Ye Qing’s eyes widened.

Old Man Turtle nodded. “Indeed. That is why all of the

jianghu

, even Sages, coveted the pill of Pill Furnace Island.”

“Alas, Pill Furnace Island is an enigmatic existence that only appears once a century. No one can find it until then. There is no fixed location where it appears either. It can appear in the Eastern Sea or the Northern Sea; the deep sea or the seashore. It is impossible to say.”

“If the Pill Furnace Island appears near the shore or a human-populated location, then the pill would most likely fall into the hands of a human. If the Pill Furnace Island appears in the deep sea or some remote location, then the pill would most likely fall into the hands of a Stranger. Regardless, the Pill Furnace Island would swiftly disappear after the pill has found an owner.”

“This is why few people have ever gotten their hands on a pill of Pill Furnace Island even though everyone covets it.”

Old Man Turtle’s eyes glinted with delight. “To think that we would encounter the legendary Pill Furnace Island! It’s all thanks you two.”

Ye Qing was confused by his statement. “What do you mean?”

Old Man Turtle explained, “An enigmatic and miraculous existence like the Pill Furnace Island can only be encountered by those of great fortune and destiny. You and Lass Feng undoubtedly fall under that category. Therefore, you are the reason the Pill Furnace Island have appeared to us!”

Ye Qing joked, “If that’s true, then you’re not allowed to compete with us when we go after the pill, okay?”

Old Man Turtle replied without hesitation, “But of course.”

“Huh?” Ye Qing wasn’t expecting Old Man Turtle to agree so quickly. “Don’t you covet the pill at all, elder?”

Old Man Turtle answered uncaringly, “Do you know how old I am? The pill means nothing to me. I’m only interested in the island itself. In my opinion, witnessing the island with my own eyes carries far more meaning than obtaining the pill.”