Published: March 3, 2025
CHAPTER 748: Elixir Experiment
Despite some people trying to appear calm, with the perspective of someone who has been through it, their anxious expressions were still apparent.
However, strangely enough, even though they were visibly restless, none of them thought about withdrawing.
Seeing this scene, Disciple Feng wore a blank expression; this was already the twenty-ninth batch of cultivators sent out in three years.
And these cultivators heading to Qingyang Peak had never returned in the past three years!
After some thought, he still spoke up according to the usual practice:
"The dangers of this mission have already been explained by me, with a survival rate of only one in ten."
"If any of you feel hesitant, now is the time to withdraw."
"Once we reach Qingyang Peak, there will be no turning back."
The rigid hierarchy of the cultivation world was a thousand times worse than in the mundane world.
Ordinary cultivators without backing had to endure hard trials and dangers to take a single step forward, often risking their lives in the process.
Once such cultivators made a breakthrough, they often became the best among their peers, and some ruthless individuals would not hesitate to gamble their lives for opportunities.
Before joining the Qingyang faction, Disciple Feng was also an ordinary cultivator without a background, fully aware of the difficulties faced by ordinary cultivators.
Thus, even knowing the low probability of these participants withdrawing, he asked out of routine.
"Thank you for the reminder, Senior Feng. We are determined and will absolutely not withdraw!"
After a brief silence, the seven cultivators spoke one after another, with none willing to withdraw.
This outcome was expected; after all, when selecting experimental subjects, the dangers of this mission had already been disclosed.
Those who dared to join knowing the risks would not easily step back.
Disciple Feng nodded, no longer trying to persuade them.
Good words are wasted on a dead man!
His gaze swept over the cultivators with various expressions, and he keenly sensed their anxiety and unease, yet none of them mentioned withdrawing.
The reason was simple; the rewards given by Elder Qingyang were simply too generous!
As long as they cooperated in completing the experiment and survived, regardless of the experiment's success, they would be rewarded with an appropriate Breakthrough Elixir.
Additionally, there were also three vials of elixirs to enhance their cultivation.
For those in the early stage of qi refinement, they would receive a low-grade first-tier enhancement elixir, while those in the mid to late stage of qi refinement would receive a mid to upper-grade elixir. All rewards were based on their cultivation level.
For cultivators without connections, Breakthrough Elixirs were extremely precious; a few occasionally appeared in the marketplace but faced fierce competition from many peers.
Many cultivators have been stuck at their bottlenecks for decades, unable to progress even an inch, ultimately resigning themselves to their fate.
Breakthrough Elixirs could help break through bottlenecks, while cultivation elixirs could quickly enhance their cultivation level; together, the path of immortality would become hopeful.
Such temptations were enough for some cultivators to gamble their lives.
Life can sometimes be priceless, yet at other times, it indeed has a price.
Moreover, the mission had a special stipulation.
If Master Qingyang's experiment succeeded, he would grant three Foundation Establishment Pills on the spot, along with enough resources for that lucky individual to cultivate to the full circle of qi refinement and push through the foundation establishment bottleneck at Qingyang Peak.
Such a temptation was one that cultivators who had no way forward yet were unwilling to settle for mediocrity could hardly refuse.
Even though most people were clear-headed, and only a few chose to sign up, considering the base number of ordinary cultivators in the cultivation world, the number was still quite considerable, with plenty of participants for the experiment.