Chapter 443 First Target: Immortal Official's Medicine Storehouse
The underground palace appeared vast but was actually quite small. The appearance of the three thousand illusory bodies immediately filled everyone's field of vision. Under such circumstances, judging by the naked eye would be nothing short of a fantasy.
Those with experience had already used their divine sense to observe.
However, Wang Yu's move was almost perfected. His real body had already used the illusion to cover up and rushed straight to the entrance of the underground palace, and was rushing upwards!
His first demand was to leave this place.
However... if we put ourselves in his shoes, others could also guess what he was thinking, which was not difficult for the cunning old monster.
In the field.
The only Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivator summoned a jade ruyi, which swayed in the wind and emitted a cold current. The thick layer of ice sealed the entrance to the underground palace at a visible speed.
Wang Yu remained expressionless and even deliberately bumped into it.
An immortal aura flickered on the skull, highlighting its steely head!
With the combined power of the Silver Blood Divine Force and the Force Field, he spun around on the spot, breaking through the ice like a spinning top, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
"How is this possible... Snow Jade is a fourth-grade high-quality magic weapon..."
Before they could pursue further, the three thousand illusory bodies left behind by Wang Yu exploded simultaneously, and the dazzling seven-colored aurora was like a flashbang, almost blinding everyone.
Yin Gui Demon Lord seized the opportunity, transformed into a streak of Yin lightning, and rushed to the ground through the passage Wang Yu had broken open.
His heart was pounding. He didn't know if Wang Yu was doing it on purpose or if he was just being particularly loyal to the contract and helping him out before leaving.
But he soon realized it was intentional.
After all, this was a win-win situation for Wang Yu. It could disrupt the pursuit, giving him a chance to escape and hide, and also allow Yin Gui to take the opportunity to get away.
Yin Gui Demon Lord is of average intelligence, but fortunately his methods of harming others are very ordinary. Compared with cultivators of the same age, he is as naive as a child.
What's even more valuable is that their combat strength is quite good.
After experiencing the Heavenly Yin Pool incident, Wang Yu discovered a weakness in himself: insufficient combat power!
This is easy to solve; just increase your cultivation level.
However, if he wants to gain more from the ruins of Dongjijing, he needs to unite some forces around him, and in this regard, Guiyin Demon Palace is one of the subjects of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect.
He was merely exempt from forced deployment; once he revealed his true identity, he would become a genuine collaborator, and he would have already secured the greatest benefit of the Tianyin Pool trip.
Sharing a single Heavenly Yin Divine Pearl is really nothing.
Of course, Nascent Soul cultivators from the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect are more suited to cooperative exploration. For example, the Nether Demon Barbarian Lord and the Underworld Tiger Demon Lord cooperated very well and smoothly.
There's no chance for now.
Outside the underground palace, in a house far from the surrounding courtyard.
Wang Yu tossed Yin Gui a Heavenly Yin Divine Pearl. According to his investigation, there were four of these pearls, and their value was comparable to that of a Nascent Soul Pill, just like a Core Formation Spiritual Object with compatible attributes.
In the hands of a cultivator specializing in water, yin, or ice attributes, it would be a ready-made Nascent Soul Spirit Object.
Yin Gui was still a little confused at this moment. After obtaining the Heavenly Yin Divine Pearl that he had been longing for, he subconsciously licked his lips.
He bowed deeply.
"I do not yet know your name, fellow Daoist."
"Wang Yu, perhaps you are more familiar with my title—Extreme Law Profound Pill Demon Lord."
Yin Gui indeed showed a look of sudden realization. His Demon Palace was located in Yunling Prefecture, so he had to participate in the war at Huangquan Temple and had studied the intelligence of the entire war between the righteous and the demonic forces.
If it weren't for the appearance of Dongjijing, he would probably still be fighting on the battlefield with the Yellow Springs cultivators.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, thank you very much."
"It's alright. You really put in the effort. Who in the world doesn't know that I, Wang, am the most trustworthy person?"
"Absolutely! Absolutely!"
That was pure flattery. He had heard of Wang Yu's name, but not to such a detailed extent.
Now that his goal had been achieved, he wanted to take his leave.
He decided to digest the benefits he had gained first, and as for the Heavenly Yin Dragon Pearl, he didn't know its specific function yet, so he didn't think about it anymore.
"Fellow Daoist, don't be in such a hurry to leave."
Wang Yu saw through his thoughts and simply tried to persuade him.
"The reappearance of the Eastern Capital Ruins will attract a huge number of Nascent Soul cultivators. Our Yunling Prefecture and the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect cultivators are close by."
"As the saying goes, those near the water get the moon first. I'm satisfied with what I've gained now. If I wait until I come out of seclusion, the entire Eastern Capital will have been explored by others. It would be a loss!"
Yin Gui hesitated upon hearing this. Logically speaking, with the Heavenly Yin Divine Pearl in hand, as long as he combined it with the Yin Thunder Water Lotus he had found a few years ago, he was 70% confident of breaking through to the late stage.
Once he becomes a renowned cultivator, the status of the Guiyin Demon Palace will rise significantly, giving it the right to negotiate with the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, instead of relying solely on him and his disciple Lianyan, both Nascent Soul cultivators.
It's important to know that during the years when Dongjijing was still buried underground, the local forces in Yunling Prefecture explored it extensively, and many of the collapsed buildings were caused by them.
Inside the Guiyin Demon Palace, there are many records of the development and information of the ruins by cultivators of past generations, which are all advantages.
We should take advantage of this opportunity to gain more.
It's a real shame that someone else snatched it away.
Greed is the greatest weakness of human nature, and those who can achieve the Nascent Soul stage are even more greedy. However, they are more aware of when to be greedy and even make heavy bets.
Besides... isn't the person before us a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect?!
Regarding our understanding of Dongjijing, the information recorded within the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect should be more extensive and comprehensive.
And so it was.
Yin Gui Demon Lord asked subconsciously.
"Does Fellow Daoist Wang have a second target?"
"certainly."
Wang Yu responded with an air of nonchalance.
"It should be said that this was the primary objective; the trip to the underground palace was purely accidental."
"Very well, then we will do as you say, fellow Daoist."
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Wang Yu was not lying.
During his years as the lord of Guiling City, he lacked the strength to attack the nearby Dongjijing Ruins, as it was simply too dangerous.
He has been collecting information on this subject, and even if he hadn't fully emerged in this life, he would definitely go in and take a look when he is powerful enough in the future.
Because the secrets associated with these ruins are too important.
He didn't want the Nascent Soul stage to be the end of his cultivation path. The Taiyin Nether Eye seemed like a way out, but he still felt it was a bit unstable.
Even if the placement bar is extended to the fifth level, it still feels a little lacking. You should know that the sixth level corresponds to the Void Refinement stage cultivator, which is the realm where one can truly control the power of space.
Using a low-lying area to leverage a higher one is not entirely impossible.
The odds are a bit low, so he won't put all his hopes on the Taiyin You Tong path. Finding a more stable second path is also his long-term goal.
This requires learning more about ancient secrets in order to make a more comprehensive plan.
Therefore, after learning the news from the old man Ku Rong.
He refined the Black Demon Lightning as he traveled, managing to arrive in the shortest possible time.
Let's get back to the main topic.
According to the records of the Shujing Hall, during the ancient Immortal Dynasty, there was a longevity medicine storehouse exclusively for the emperor, which collected countless rare and precious medicines from all over the world.
It is listed as the place with the most precious medicines in the Ice Prison Realm, and it is no less than that of the Ice Phoenix Holy Palace, and may even be more abundant.
The area around Higashikyo is not the ancient Kyoto.
Therefore, the stock of longevity elixirs here is not high, and there are countless restrictions and formations that are difficult for Nascent Soul cultivators to break through. It is estimated that it will take the arrival of those Nascent Soul Venerables to break through them.
Therefore, Wang Yu's primary goal was actually the [Immortal Official's Medicine Storehouse] in the palace. All he sought was a secret medicine for spiritual sense that could help him break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
The brief stop in the outer city was just an accident.
The inner city is more dangerous, and it also contains many ancient wealthy families' cultivation residences, the top sections of which also store treasures useful to Nascent Soul cultivators.
At present, those who have reached the Core Formation or Nascent Soul stage are mostly active in the inner city, breaking through well-preserved ancient cultivator residences one by one.
Sometimes you reap a bountiful harvest, and sometimes you reap nothing at all.
It largely depends on luck, but if you have intelligence to support you, the chances of success are much greater.
After a simple makeover, Wang Yu and Yin Gui followed the "safe route" straight into the palace.
Back then, at the end of the street of official residences, the Hundred Crafts Academy actually touched the edge of the palace. Wang Yu was very experienced in this regard, and even passed through sensitive areas such as the Jingzhao Zhenxie Prison along the way.
He also saw cultivators from the Ink Painting Sect, the Heavenly Fragrance Sect, and the Purple Dragon Mountain, but he had no intention of greeting them and headed straight for the end of the official street.
In front of the Hundred Crafts Courtyard.
Yin Gui looked around, and as Wang Yu took a step, he took a step, their footprints overlapping, for fear of accidentally triggering the restriction.
At this depth, every restriction becomes extremely dangerous.
Especially inside the palace, there are all the important places built by the Celestial Dynasty, such as the residences of celestial officials, royal residences, and princess residences. Taking a wrong step will lead to utter ruin.
Even Nascent Soul cultivators are no exception to this.
certainly.
They also had room to resist. Although the palace was dangerous, it was not so dangerous as to have restrictions or formations that could instantly kill a Nascent Soul cultivator. That would be too exaggerated, and it wasn't the most central part of the imperial palace.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, have you been here before?"
"A predecessor who reached the Core Formation stage has been here before. This way."
Wang Yu walked ahead, showing no intention of entering the Hundred Crafts Academy to explore. The inheritance of those strange and ingenious skills completely surpassed the various arts of cultivation outside of alchemy, weapon crafting, and talisman arrays. They were indeed good for pleasing the Human Emperor, but they were not suitable for him.
This area is dangerous and is a no-fly zone.
The maximum height above the ground is one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters). Any higher and it will trigger the restriction and be suppressed. If you are unlucky enough to encounter a chain of restrictions, it is not impossible to be taken away in one go.
So they both took things one step at a time and weren't in a hurry at all.
Half an incense stick later.
Yin Gui stared in astonishment at the small hole at his feet, then looked around. It was indeed the "largest" "door".
She couldn't help but twitch as she looked at Wang Yu.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, is this the emergency passage you were talking about? You and I, dignified Nascent Soul cultivators, are actually forced to crawl through a dog hole?"
No.
Wang Yu shook his head.
"That's a really harsh way to put it, 'dog hole'."
"Look at this palace wall. It is connected to the palace city's formation. It is perfectly round and flawless. It is made of blue and red jade. How could a wild dog squeeze through such a hole?"
"It might have been made by some strange beast raised by the human emperor, not a dog hole."
That's what they say, but the feeling they give is the same.
Seeing this, Wang Yu added fuel to the fire.
"Could it be that there's a shortcut instead of taking the main gate of the palace? There are many experts in the Nascent Soul stage gathered there, and there are more than two great cultivators."
"Now that we know about this hidden passage, it would be a waste not to make use of it. By the time they crack it, we'll have already made a fortune."
The words may be crude, but the principle is sound. Yin Gui gritted her teeth, stuck out her buttocks, and squeezed in, cursing under her breath.
"This hole is too small, and it hasn't been used for so many years, why is it still wet?"
Wang Yu didn't pay any attention and answered casually.
"It's damp, after all, it's been underground for so many years, so it's just a little water. Once you go in, don't move, so as not to trigger the restrictions."
"knew……"
Yin Gui responded in a muffled voice, clearly in a bad mood.
Wang Yu was secretly pleased. This path was information recorded in the personal notebook of the founder of the Water Ink Sect, and only he and Qingyang Jushi, who found his remains, knew about it.
This information was later also given to Wang Yu, and it was not something he learned from the ancient books of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect.
Therefore, it is very well hidden, and very few people know about it.
The advantages of being able to explore the palace first are self-evident. After Yin Gui finally managed to get through,
Wang Yu transformed into a streak of light.
In a flash, he appeared directly in front of the other party.
Yin Gui Demon Lord: "..."
Any advanced third-tier escape technique can allow a cultivator to break free from the limitations of the physical body and transform into a fist-sized beam of light to fly; otherwise, it is difficult to exceed the speed of sound.
Even if it exceeds that, the flight experience is still extremely poor.
This wave of intelligence testing indirectly confirms the speculation that Yin Gui's intelligence is indeed not high.
Wang Yu casually observed the palace city separated by a cave. The two of them were standing by a corridor. Due to the no-fly zone, they needed to find a landmark building to further confirm their location.
There is no map of the palace, but the ancient books of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect contain records of some key buildings.
Due to the passage of time, only the most advanced methods can perfectly preserve them, making every treasure that can be fought over extremely valuable.
Most of the things that are generally precious have turned to ashes over time.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, which way do we go now?"
Yin Gui, looking sullen and with an inscrutable dark red tinge, directly asked Wang Yu for directions.
exactly.
Just because he couldn't do it before doesn't mean he can't do it now.
He took out the feng shui plate, and the Water Ancestor Decree embedded on it once again took effect.
The ancestor of geomancy personally arranged the feng shui wonders of the ancient immortal dynasty. In this palace, the ancestral decree is the best reliance, although he cannot oversee the whole situation.
However, it can help to deduce the most auspicious direction.
Elixirs often require a water-generating configuration, which not only preserves their efficacy but also nourishes their properties with water, allowing them to be subtly enhanced. This configuration is highly compatible with the Water Ancestor's Decree.
Therefore, the location of the palace is ignored, and only the most auspicious feng shui location within the palace complex is sought.
It's most likely the [Immortal Official's Medicine Storehouse]!
Along the way, Wang Yu avoided danger on several occasions.
The most direct danger in the palace was actually the stone lions that were meant to ward off evil spirits and protect the house. These were stone golems made in imitation of the mythical beast, the Azure Lion.
The material is extremely special, possessing very high resistance to magic power and magical energy; the most suitable way to deal with it is by brute force.
These stone monsters won't activate as long as you don't get close.
Wang Yu and Yin Gui traveled almost entirely along the center of the main road, strolling directly to the Immortal Official's Medicine Storehouse as if they were shopping, their journey incredibly smooth.
Wang Yu played a crucial role throughout this entire journey.
Now it's Yin Gui's turn.
"Fellow Daoist, please!"
The other person looked very confident.
"Brother Wang, you can rest assured and leave it to me."
(End of this chapter)
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