Chapter 271 A Golden Pill Swallowed (Part 1)

Zuo Qiuming, dressed neatly, was listlessly propping his head up. Wang Yu noticed that his ever-changing colorful hair had returned to black.

He tapped the table and said.

"Because of the Heavenly Demon Bone Forest incident, the Holy Sect and the Yellow Spring Temple began negotiations, and the conflict over Zhuyue Prefecture was temporarily resolved, so I returned."

Upon hearing this, Zuo Qiuming yawned.

"Oh, I see. Don't worry about it, they'll definitely play again."

"Oh? What do you mean? Is there some inside information?"

After leaving the Heavenly Demon Bone Forest, Wang Yu couldn't help but be curious about the situation that followed. What he heard from outsiders was naturally not as much as what this second-generation direct descendant knew.

Speaking of this, Zuo Qiuming's expression also became somewhat melancholy.

"The Nascent Soul Poisonous Beast in the Heavenly Demon Bone Forest has appeared."

"What?"

Wang Yu looked shocked; he wasn't faking it at all.

After all, they are the top combat power in this world! It is said that the battle between the Nascent Soul stage is enough to overturn a region. Over the years, the Sword Venerable and the Demon Venerable have never gone all out in their battle.

"Alas... It's a long story. In short, after those Blood Demon Medicine Kings appeared in the world, they fought a battle with the Poisonous Beasts, which ended in a draw."

"After that, that Nascent Soul Poisonous Beast personally took away the super spiritual vein from the ruins and moved it into the ground beneath his house."

"Moreover, signs of the dragon vein's past activity were discovered at the site, but unfortunately it was triggered prematurely and escaped... Nobody got it."

In this way, Wang Yu pieced together a fairly complete picture of the aftermath of the Heavenly Demon Bone Forest, as for the matter of another battle.

Zuo Qiuming chuckled mischievously.

"Do you know that there was a Nascent Soul cultivator at Huangquan Temple who was captured alive by the Three Blood Demons?"

I've heard a little about it.

"That person was forced to spend over three million high-grade spirit stones, and his cultivation level dropped to the first level of the Nascent Soul stage. Once the Yellow Springs Temple redeems him, do you think they will fight him or not?"

"Since the Nascent Soul stage is not to be used lightly, the only option left is to vent one's anger on Zhuyue Prefecture."

Wang Yu's expression was strange. The aftermath of this matter unexpectedly aligned with Chi Yuan's demonic nature.

Nascent Soul cultivators are really good at this!

A thought flashed through my mind.

Wang Yu quickly replied, "These are all minor matters. I'm returning early and will soon be going into seclusion. I'd appreciate it if you could stay in Guiling a little longer."

Zuo Qiuming raised an eyebrow.

"Will you be secluded for so long? Are you cultivating supernatural powers or...?"

He paused, swallowed, and said.

"Fourth brother, you're not preparing to form your core, are you?"

"yes."

Wang Yu didn't intend to keep this a secret, since he would be returning to the sect after forming his core, and the matter of being promoted and receiving the inheritance would also be necessary; they would find out sooner or later.

Previously, he used the Foundation-Seizing Technique to cover it up; this time, he can use the Demonic Embryo Profound Origin Secret Incantation to cover it up. Once this matter is exposed, Fu Xiao will target him.

But it's better than doing it for some unfounded reason.

The placement bar is his greatest asset, and also the deepest secret he conceals.

Hearing Wang Yu nod with his own ears, Zuo Qiuming couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy and said, "It hasn't been that long, Fourth Brother, you're only this young..."

Eighty-eight.

"Yes, only eighty-eight years old... You're even faster than a Heavenly Spirit Root."

"It's just a stroke of luck, but it's still not comparable to a Heavenly Spiritual Root. Besides, it's not something that can be accomplished in a day or two."

Zuo Qiuming was filled with envy, and his already exhausted body became even more tired, and he even felt a little lost.

Zhuo Shouqing had the opportunity to replenish his spiritual root and plotted to devour his own brother, Zhuo Shouyun.

Yu Xing followed his sister to their ancestral home, the Sacred Mountain of the Yu Clan.

He didn't know exactly what he would do, but he had a feeling that there would be a complete transformation. Zuo Qiuming was also a direct descendant of a powerful clan, and it seemed that he had become the one who had been left behind.

Feeling disheartened, he waved his hand and said...

"I understand. You can go into seclusion without worry. I will take good care of Guiling City."

Thank you.

The next day.

When Wang Yu met Qingyang and the others, he was surprised to find that Xu Ruozhou had reached the Foundation Establishment stage. Considering the time, it was quite normal for him to reach the Foundation Establishment stage at this point, given his dual spiritual roots.

Even though he was a few years slower, as a native cultivator of Guiling City, his Foundation Establishment meant that the responsibility of the city guards could be handed over to him, and he could handle fewer miscellaneous tasks.

Wang Yu's instructions to them were largely the same, still focusing on maintaining stability, and the large amount of military supplies he had acquired in Huangbai City.

After being laundered, they can be sold with confidence in Guiling Market. This market has developed over many years and benefited from the geographical advantage of the monthly war in the state.

Total profits have increased by more than 50% since he left.

If judged by wartime standards, the profit would be at least three or four times higher, but he held back. Making money doesn't guarantee you can hold onto it, and the current amount is enough to make others envious.

The cave dwelling rental business is also booming. Jin Miaoshan bought a third-tier cave dwelling and lives near the city lord's mansion. I don't know what she's planning.

After thoroughly understanding the changes over the years, Wang Yu announced his formal seclusion, and news of his return circulated only among a few senior officials.

Even the nominal disciples, the Guan sisters and the Jiang brothers, were unaware of it.

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A newly assembled secret chamber for cultivating killing intent.

Wang Yu had just finished arranging the Immaculate Jade Toad, the Three-Tailed Snow Fox, the Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Mysterious Ice Bed, and other items. The Jade Toad had already transformed into its complete form, and he was considering refining it after forming his core.

Having acquired a body immune to all poisons, who knows what kind of reaction it might have with the Yinming Demon Dragon Technique? After all, this thing has mutated before, and it's already used to it.

He hadn't yet consumed the Earth Spirit Fruit; instead, he planned to first forge the complete [Asura Killing Heart]. When he entered the Path of the Mind, the Lesser Asura Killing Fist had already reached the minor completion stage.

I felt the mysterious power of "mental strength".

The Asura's Killing Heart requires mental power to take shape. It exists within Wang Yu's body but has no physical form; it is a killing heart that exists only in his mind.

The process of cultivating the mind is both simple and difficult; it can be easily accomplished with sufficient insight and requires no spiritual environment.

The first thing to do is to create a tranquil space in your heart.

Wang Yu sat cross-legged on the stone platform that had sealed the Asura Venerable in ancient times, his divine sense naturally spreading out to touch every sword mark on the stone slab.

He absorbed the purest killing intent from it, and gradually merged it with his boiling killing thoughts. The killing intent stone slab that had supported him for a long time turned into ashes.

As the inner power of the Lesser Asura Killing Fist continued to circulate, Wang Yu seemed to hear the sound of a bell in the darkness.

And so... his heart opened up!

This is a calm body of water with no end in sight, surrounded by blood-red currents. In the center of the lake is a small island of about a hundred square meters, which is square and black as inkstone.

Wang Yu stepped onto the stone island, slightly puzzled.

"This is... my mental image?"

It was impossible to discern what it represented, but the surrounding crimson energy was constantly converging here, coalescing into a small, blood-red tree.

The essence of the Lesser Asura Killing Fist is inscribed on it, and it grows rapidly under the nourishment of mental energy.

The sapling transformed into a large tree, its branches and leaves flourishing, but its color was blood, giving off an ominous feeling. A blood-red heart, as brilliant as crystal, was being nurtured within the tree.

Wang Yu did nothing; he completed the task simply by watching.

As the saying goes: "Few thoughts nourish the spirit, few words nourish the energy, and few desires nourish the essence."

"This path of the mind emphasizes non-action. When the time is right, it will naturally advance further. There is no need for me to worry about it."

In the secret room.

The dust that the murderous stone slab turned into fell gracefully, and only ten breaths had passed. Wang Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly, considering how seriously he had taken it.

With the forging of the [Asura Killing Heart], the Lesser Asura Killing Fist truly entered the realm of mastery. To achieve perfection, he would have to comprehend it himself.

He vaguely knew that the reason things went so smoothly was because his soul had begun to transform while he was in the Heavenly Demon Bone Forest.

Once the dust settles, the lake of the heart opens up again.

He can continue his practice in the future, and he should not abandon the Heart Sutra. His mental strength will naturally increase steadily, and the stronger his mental strength, the more powerful his Asura killing intent will become.

Materializing killing intent is merely the most superficial way of utilizing it. He has considerable experience in creating and developing methods, and may even be able to create several secret techniques for using killing intent.

After this mindset was formed, he didn't feel any changes in himself. If he had to say, his emotions seemed to have become more restrained and easier for him to control.

When looking at all things, one's heart remains as calm as an ancient well.

In layman's terms, it greatly enhances resilience.

Furthermore, [Asura's Killing Heart] has an effect that can be actively controlled; he can choose to... let his heart govern his body!

Whether surrendering the body to the mind and indulging in the most primal killing instincts will increase or decrease combat power remains to be seen.

Only after one's mental energy is completely exhausted can one exit this state, which is somewhat dangerous.

He glanced at it and decided to seal it away permanently until he could control the state, believing that the Heart Sutra was the right path.

I calmed down a bit.

Wang Yu glanced regretfully at the dust covering the ground, then returned through the passage to the underground cultivation chamber, where he sat down again.

"Earth Spirit Fruit!"

This third-tier cultivation spiritual fruit looks like a yellowish-brown earthworm, with rings of fruit boils coiled into a mosquito coil shape. It doesn't look appetizing at all.

Wang's eyes were burning with desire as he swallowed it without hesitation, without even chewing it.

It can increase magical power, and for Foundation Establishment cultivators it can also increase true essence, but it would be somewhat wasteful.

Wang Yu, however, is different.

The Demonic Embryo's aptitude solves the absorption efficiency problem, and the refining speed of the third-order perfect skill is perfectly suited to the Earth Spirit Fruit, it will only be faster, not slower!

Although he couldn't generate magical power, his true essence was growing rapidly, and his divine consciousness sank into his dantian.

A vast expanse of blue-black true essence lake appeared, occupying most of the dantian's qi sea.

The Earth Spirit Fruit continuously released medicinal power, which, after being refined through cultivation techniques, caused a light drizzle to fall on the True Essence Lake. These raindrops were drops of pure True Essence.

"—So fast!"

Each raindrop represents an increase of hundreds of drops of true essence, yet the Earth Spirit Fruit itself changes only slightly, shrinking in size.

Immersed in the pleasure of rapidly increasing cultivation level.

Time passed day by day.

Wang Yu felt that the refining process was progressing very quickly, but in reality, more than a year had passed.

The first Earth Spirit Fruit helped him increase his true essence by a full 2,500 drops, leaving him just short of the final 300-400 drops. Taking a second one would be somewhat wasteful.

It would be better to wait until after breaking through to the Core Formation stage before using it to increase mana.

Monthly pass users are updating in bulk...

(End of this chapter)