Chapter 179 Top-Grade Ice Spirit Pill (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader)

Dragon veins are born hidden and can ignore all kinds of search techniques in the world. They can only be judged by the terrain and knowledge of feng shui and divination.

This only allows for a general demarcation of the area. To truly see it, one must search inch by inch on the ground. It is said that everyone who sees the dragon vein receives a great opportunity.

Beneath Guiling City, there are only the most ordinary earth veins and several spiritual veins. The strongest one is only a mid-grade third-order spiritual vein. Wang Yu has practiced the Purple Dragon Earth Travel Technique.

It's a variant of Earth Escape Technique; even if he only occasionally grasps the basics, it's enough for him to use here.

The arrangement around the spiritual vein was done by a master from the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect.

Not only is it highly concealed, but it also has extremely strong protective capabilities. In critical moments, it can even activate the spiritual veins, enabling it to cope with any danger.

These are all the fruits of the wisdom of our predecessors!

Wang Yu led Xue Yu, his four disciples, and a large group of miners down a secret passage from the side hall, near the first-level warehouse, to the underground.

This is a complex and dark cave environment. The walls have been repeatedly scraped, like beads that have been handled for decades, and they are so shiny they reflect light.

With a wave of his hand, all the ever-burning lamps were lit.

"Come on, everyone stay close."

The cave also houses a type of bat controlled by carrion beetles. These bats neither eat nor drink, and their innate ability to listen to all sounds within the cave serves as a means of preventing intruders.

They arrived at their destination in less than half an hour.

Before us lies this ancient underground plaza, surrounded by many multi-story stone buildings embedded in the walls, covered in dust.

These were all built by predecessors, and Wang Yu could simply use them. He expended some of his divine sense to use the Mountain Search and Demon Finding Secret Technique to check them, and after confirming that there were no problems, he proceeded to use them.

"Guan Yingdong, Guan Yingxue, Jiang Li, Jiang Chuan, the four of you will stay here to supervise the miners. Their daily food will be delivered to the entrance of the passage. I'll leave this to you."

"Yes, Master."

After giving his instructions, Wang Yu led Xue Yu onward.

Not long after.

A bright blue light illuminated a small hole about the height of a person in front of me, casting a hazy glow as I walked forward.

It was as if a dazzling starry sky appeared before my eyes, and the whole thing looked like a pale blue transparent river, which was both liquid and gaseous, with countless shimmering points of light residing within it.

The surroundings also change in a vortex-like manner, as magnificent and varied as the starry sky, carrying the incredible miracles of creation.

This—is the spiritual vein!

Legend has it that, regardless of quality, any kind of spiritual vein or earth vein has an extremely small probability of giving birth to intelligence. This essence of heaven and earth, imbued with spirit, is like a master of spiritual energy.

It possesses immense power comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator from birth. If one can devour and refine it, even an immortal can gain tremendous benefits; it is a top-tier fortune.

The most recent record dates back to ancient times, when a blood demon broke through the sky and descended upon this world.

The ancient sects and immortals from the lower realm joined forces to fight against it, but they were no match! The immortals searched the entire realm for spiritual objects and obtained the spirit of a fire vein. They swallowed it, burned the sea of ​​blood, and sealed the demon—[Blood]—into the abyss.

That is, the Blood Abyss, the sacred cultivation ground of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect!

Wang Yu currently knows of three demons: [Life], [Desire], and [Blood]... and the origin of the demonic path in this world is spread by these nearly immortal demons.

The "Heavenly Cold Yin Blood Technique" he is currently practicing is not actually a legitimate demonic cultivation method; he is merely a member of the demonic path.

Orthodox demonic arts require the absorption of "demonic energy" for cultivation, and this stuff is not only extremely rare, but also has a threshold of Nascent Soul. Compared to these demonic arts, these demonic brats are practicing inferior versions.

Nowadays, in the various demonic lineages, one can find corresponding sealed demons.

Of course, the spread of the Dharma was not initiated by those demons.

Rather, it is an imitation by living beings who covet the other's power. These secrets make this world even more mysterious.

Given Wang Yu's authority within the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, the secrets and ancient histories he knows are only outlines of a few dozen words. It's likely that once he becomes a Core Formation Elder, he will be qualified to know more.

Let's get back to the main topic.

Centered on a brilliant spiritual vein, the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth is so dense that it naturally settles and condenses on the stones, forming spirit stones.

That's how spirit stone veins work; they will continuously generate and appear within a certain range, and miners don't need to see the spirit veins.

Previous generations had set up small formations around the area to attract spiritual energy, which then turned it into a series of fixed mining sites.

actually.

There are three simple ways to obtain spirit stones.

Besides the cultivator's loss of cultivation power to condense and the accompanying spiritual veins... there is another method that uses a giant spirit-gathering array to mass-produce low-grade and mid-grade spirit stones.

This method was also developed in the Taihu Spiritual Domain, created by imitating the characteristics of spiritual veins.

The demonic path has also learned this; using formations to produce spirit stones has certain side effects.

Because the spiritual energy absorbed was forcibly taken away by the formation, cultivators staying in this place were completely unable to absorb the gathered spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Therefore, these "money-printing machine" setups are all placed in remote areas with vast land and sparse population, and only cultivators are stationed outside, making it impossible to cultivate inside the formation.

The side effect of the giant spirit-gathering array is that it causes some damage to the heavens and earth.

The Yellow Springs Temple, one of the overlords of the demonic path, has its mountain gate directly in front of one of the largest desert landscapes in this world—the Dead Silence Desert!

It is said that this place used to be a beautiful place with lush mountains and clear waters, full of spiritual energy. However, the Yellow Springs Temple set up 30,000 giant spirit-gathering arrays, which extracted spiritual energy for 10,000 years to condense spirit stones.

And so it became the desolate desert it is today, a veritable wasteland of life.

Since they founded their sect, they have been absorbing spiritual energy for ten thousand years. Although there is still spiritual energy in the desolate desert, there are no spiritual veins underground, and even the earth veins have turned into sand.

It has created all sorts of natural disasters, enough to threaten Core Formation cultivators, and is showing a trend of developing into an endless ice plain.

This change was the result of gradual accumulation, and the signs were obvious: other dominant forces in the demonic path had stopped and moved these "spirit stone money-printing machines" to the Chaotic Ancient Sea.

Only the Yellow Springs Temple remained standing; perhaps they deliberately created this desolate place for all living beings—who knows?

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In the arena, Wang found a suitable spot and commanded, "Xueyu, create a cave dwelling next to the spiritual vein."

"Waaah—"

"Go quickly, I'll refine some pills for you later. Top-grade Snow Fox Pills, Jade-Nourishing Pills, and Fox Fragrance Pills—I have them all."

"Hmm~ (●°u°●)"

The snow-white fox, with its majestic appearance and ability to serve as a mount, extends its paws like paw pads and quickly opens up a neat, simple cave.

There was no need to build a gate. After preparing for half a day, Wang Yu officially began refining pills.

The combination of second-tier Frost Flame and Frost Dragon Alchemy Technique can have a powerful effect of increasing the efficacy of ice-attribute pills by nearly 50%, and this also applies to Snow Jade's pills.

The person who created this alchemy technique must have been a powerful expert specializing in the art of ice.

Cultivation pills are generally difficult to digest; one pill can last for several years, and their effect on improving cultivation is excellent.

The Ice Spirit Pill takes three years to digest, while the top-grade one can be perfectly refined in just two years, increasing true essence by about 100 drops.

The price of a top-grade Ice Spirit Pill is close to 40,000 spirit stones. The production is relatively low, and it increases true essence by about 50 drops. This price is not expensive, only about 80 times that of the Qi Refining stage.

Foundation Establishment cultivators have money, and their earning ability increases significantly, which is equivalent to the premium of a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill. Buying two pills can enable them to break through to the second level of Foundation Establishment within a few years.

Getting rid of the weak state of being newly arrived is definitely worth it.

The problem is that there are very few goods. Even if there are some for sale, they are mostly sold at a premium. The truly priceless treasures are even fewer on the demonic path. Only places like Cold Blood Peak have reserves.

Cultivation pills with normal five-element attributes are cheaper, and their production is correspondingly increased.

After all, attributes such as wind, ice, lightning, and yin are all within the scope of different spiritual roots, and are ultimately a minority group.

With his second-tier perfected alchemy skills and the aid of cold flames, Wang Yu's refining of ice-type elixirs was as if aided by heaven. Not only was the difficulty greatly reduced, but the effects of the elixirs could also be further enhanced.

His arrogance is evident, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, the next period will be a time of rapid improvement in his cultivation, which will only slow down once he reaches the late Foundation Establishment stage.

After all, by then, the accumulated amount of true essence alone would be astronomical, not to mention the difficult hurdle of "condensing essence".

After calming down, Wang Yu started the furnace as usual.

Despite being able to refine dozens of pills a day in the placement menu, in the real world, he refines a batch of pills very slowly.

He couldn't achieve that bizarre mode of the placement bar, which was always at its peak, tireless, and never resting.

Refining, fusing, condensing, and nurturing the elixir – four steps!

The refining and fusion process alone takes several days, and that's just the most basic and simplest step. The most mentally taxing time is when the pill condensation begins.

Various pill-condensing seals are used in rotation, and the temperature and concentration of the cold flame must be constantly monitored. This step takes very little time, and the success or failure of a batch of pills depends entirely on the operation of this step.

It is also very taxing on one's spiritual energy. Once you reach the final step of nurturing the core, it becomes much easier. When you reach the final stage of refining, those with advanced skills can even take a nap.

Wang Yu couldn't fight, so he had to keep an eye on Han Yan.

The essence and mystery of the Cold Dragon Alchemy Technique lie in the final step of pill nurturing. Whether the power of the cold flame can be used to greatly enhance the pill depends on pill nurturing.

The word "蕴" (yùn) is exceptionally profound and mysterious.

The fire refining method is fierce and quick, and the pill-forming time is short and fast, yet it can still bring out the maximum medicinal effect of the elixir, highlighting its efficiency.

The water refining method is gentle and stable, with a low failure rate, but it takes a long time. Its secret lies in the word "containment"!

Legend has it that in ancient times there was a master of water-based alchemy who, after a hundred years of cultivating his elixir, used a fourth-grade elixir formula to refine a fifth-grade superior elixir, breaking through the limits of his grade.

This is also the mystery of 【蕴】.

It may have incorporated various auxiliary methods such as alchemy furnaces, talismans, and formations, yet the result was quite favorable, demonstrating the profound depth of alchemy.

Most people spend their entire lives just to get a basic foothold in the door.

Wang Yu's ability to refine top-grade pills, while benefiting from the feedback from the placement system, still relies on his own comprehension; in a sense, it's due to his natural talent.

Why doesn't it count?

Compared to most people, his alchemy skills are definitely at a master level, and he is quite confident in refining third-grade pills, but the quality is not guaranteed, and most of them will definitely be of low quality.

Ten days later.

The alchemy furnace emitted bursts of spiritual light, and Wang Yu, radiant with energy, opened the furnace with a single palm strike.

A top-grade Ice Spirit Pill that is transparent, radiant, and imbued with spiritual energy.

Five pale blue, shimmering, top-grade Ice Spirit Pills were combined to form six pills.

"Not bad, not bad, but a little bit of the medicinal properties were wasted."

After closing his eyes and pondering for a while, Wang Yu swallowed the only top-grade Ice Spirit Pill.

Not long after.

"It actually increased..."

(End of this chapter)