Chapter 444 Ancient Secret Medicine: Late Nascent Soul Stage Divine Sense
The Immortal Official's Medicine Storehouse has a rather peculiar appearance, resembling a giant building modeled after a pill-making furnace, with the entrance located at the furnace's fire inlet.
This kind of irregular building is distinctive in terms of its layout, but it is not regular enough and is theoretically unsuitable to exist as a separate palace building.
Unless it has special properties.
As far as Wang Yu knew, there was a peerless and extraordinary formation in the Heavenly Bureau called the "Ninety-Nine Earth Furnace Immortal Formation"!
According to the Earth Mother Classic, this formation is said to help people ascend to immortality in broad daylight.
Simplifying it from ninety-nine furnaces to a single water-rich furnace for nurturing elixirs and precious pills is also a first-rate feng shui wonder.
Arranged by human effort, this is called a human-made scheme. A human-made scheme is not necessarily inferior to an earthly scheme, but it is difficult to compare with a heavenly scheme.
Nature is the best teacher for cultivators, and learning from nature also has this hidden meaning. Many feng shui secrets and methods of setting up unusual formations are almost all learned from heaven and earth.
The yellow-brown building that resembles an alchemy furnace not only has excellent effects but also possesses strong protective capabilities.
Wang Yu offered his advice from the side.
"We feng shui masters never use the main entrance; that's a path reserved for fools. Instead, we go to the Li position, which is weakest in terms of fire resistance. We can use the Yin Thunder supernatural power to slowly erode it."
"--good!"
Yin Gui Demon Lord followed Wang Yu's "advice" without hesitation. Along the way, the other party had proven his ability more than once.
Since the two are truly cooperating, if he doesn't demonstrate some skill, wouldn't that mean he's not qualified to share in the treasures of this medicine storehouse?
And... he discovered that following Wang Yu seemed to offer even more? This was different from his wariness in the underground palace, so there was no need to test him further.
And so it was.
Following Wang Yu's instructions, Yin Gui left the "fire entrance" and touched the somewhat rounded "furnace wall" position. Yin thunder, like mud, surged out from his sleeves.
With a splat, it stuck to the furnace wall, and crackling electric light began to flash. Taking advantage of the lull in the Yin lightning's corrosive influence, Yin Gui curiously turned his head and asked.
"Since it's a replica of a pill-refining furnace, it should have more than one entrance, such as a top cover, a fire outlet, or a side opening for adding spiritual herbs..."
"That's right."
Wang Yu nodded in agreement, then jokingly remarked.
"Do you think this alchemy furnace can be lit?"
Yin Gui was speechless.
If they could really ignite it, wouldn't they be easily refined by the restrictions once they went in? These entrances are also strange, except for the fire outlets which seem to correspond to doors.
The other methods used in alchemy are not meant for humans to follow.
After giving an awkward smile, he said no more and focused his mind on eroding the "furnace wall" to open a gap. Wang Yu also sat down cross-legged beside him, seemingly adjusting his state silently.
In reality, he used advanced divine sense techniques to begin sensing the divine sense left behind at various intersections along the way.
The various advanced application techniques of divine sense developed by the ancient Heavenly Soul Sect have been of great help to him, especially in some details.
It far surpasses the methods of using consciousness in the current spiritual practice world.
Therefore, even if the level of his divine sense secret technique hadn't kept up, he only had the Soul Destroying Death Ray, which had reached the fourth level after being fully completed. Divine sense was still a technique with extremely high potential.
For him personally, this is the best opportunity for improvement.
Those divine sense points left outside are like cameras, helping him to keep track of when and how others enter the palace.
This determined his plans during this gap period.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the passage of time has finally taken its toll on Dongjijing, Yin Gui suddenly said.
"The erosion is complete!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the "furnace wall" in front of him, which had only a slight curve, suddenly turned to ashes, revealing a doorway as tall as a person.
"I'll go first."
Wang Yu stopped Yin Gui from trying to go inside, took out the Feng Shui plate, activated the power of the Water Ancestor's Decree, and went in first.
Yin Gui felt a stinging sensation all over his body; those were treasures from their Gui Yin Demon Palace!
That's such a pity.
After the two entered, Wang Yu used illusion magic to conceal the doorway, and the view inside was completely transformed. Although the exterior of the Immortal Official's Medicine Storehouse was that of a pill furnace, the interior still resembled a normal building.
The arrangement of most of the items was somewhat deliberate. The entire medicine storehouse was divided into nine floors. The first floor was relatively empty, with a paulownia wood floor that was spotless and exuded a faint warmth.
The phoenix tree is said to be the tree where the phoenix dwells.
It carries a strong meaning of rebirth and has amazing vitality. It is a top-quality material for building medicine stores. In feng shui and other magical arts, the meaning of an item is often more valuable than its power.
This is also related to the concept of destiny and status, but the specifics are beyond his knowledge.
"Such a rich medicinal aroma."
Yin Gui couldn't help but take a deep breath, his spirits greatly lifted. He was eager to search for treasure, but as a seasoned Nascent Soul cultivator, he knew it was unwise to make any rash moves in such a place.
They could only focus their attention on Wang Yu and see what he had to say.
Wang Yu pondered for a long time.
"The Immortal Official's Medicine Storehouse is ultimately not as good as the Ancient Human Emperor's Longevity Medicine Storehouse. There aren't as many good things here as I imagined, but there are quite a few healing treasures."
As for how he made the judgment, it can only be said that alchemists have a unique perception and judgment of spiritual medicines and treasures, and they can obtain a lot of information just by using their sense of smell.
"Let's go straight to the third floor. Most of the boxes on the lower floors are already rotten."
The Immortal Official's Medicine Storehouse appears to be a pill-making furnace, but it is actually a nine-story pavilion. Each floor has medicine cabinets carved from high-grade spirit jade, and the combination of these spirit jade medicine cabinets forms a white jade wall.
Each of the drawers above contains a bottle of ancient medicinal herbs.
The restriction formation is relatively complete, but many of the items in the jade box are merely empty shells; if you open it rashly, you will find that the spiritual herbs inside will instantly turn into dust.
The power of the passage of time is too overwhelming. At least for the cultivators of the Ice Prison Realm, hundreds of thousands of years is far too long, and history has been interrupted.
This also made Wang Yu feel deeply regretful.
He thought to himself, "It seems that when exploring ancient ruins in the future, it's best to choose those that are well-preserved."
On the third floor of the attic, Wang Yu arrived at the ninth medicine cabinet with a clear goal in mind. The Water Ancestor's Decree emitted a light blue spiritual energy that wrapped around his fingers.
With a simple push and pull, the jade box opened, revealing a pill placed on yellow silk.
"Ancient Elixir?"
Yin Gui was somewhat taken aback by what he saw.
"Isn't this the medicine storehouse? How could this be..."
"Even pills are medicine, and there are far more finished pills here than raw materials."
Wang Yu's answer made him frown.
"Then how do we determine its medicinal properties?"
"Fellow Daoist, have you perhaps forgotten my name?"
Yin Gui suddenly realized.
"Fellow Daoist Xuan Dan, come here."
Wang Yu calmly nodded, made a hand seal, and a small tongue formed from demonic energy "licked" around the elixir. Yin Gui immediately looked disgusted.
"I don't want this thing anymore."
Wang Yu laughed inwardly. This was intentional on his part. Whether he scraped off some pill powder or used the normal pill-testing technique, he could detect the efficacy of the medicine.
This is unnecessary; it's simply a test of Yin Gui.
This guy practically got in by taking advantage of his information. Right now, the entire Immortal Official's Medicine Storehouse is open to them. If he's a little greedy...
He killed Wang Yu, and these were his gains.
If one were to follow the rules, one would naturally choose to divide the spoils equally and wouldn't care about the gain or loss of one or two elixirs.
He has actually gotten a great deal.
While Wang Yu appears to be losing money, the real place where Yin Gui needs to exert his power is not in the medicine storehouse. It's easy to get in but hard to get out. The lone traveler has gained an opportunity, and everyone wants to take advantage of it.
Having a companion makes all the difference; at least they can share half the firepower with him.
So don't be fooled by the fact that Yin Gui can get a lot now; he will face many dangers later on. None of the powerful cultivators at the palace gate are easy to deal with.
Judging by the time, it should be about time to break through the defensive array around the palace gates.
Despite saying no, Yin Gui couldn't resist her curiosity.
"The effect of this elixir is..."
"Restores vitality and can repair damaged physical bodies. It is a top-grade fourth-tier item, but its specific name is unknown."
"hiss--"
Undoubtedly a good product.
Seeing that Wang Yu had carefully preserved it using the secret method of sealing pills, Yin Gui hesitated to speak, but ultimately held back.
"Which floor are we going to next?"
"The fourth floor, the seventh medicine cabinet, three columns and four rows."
With the Water Ancestor's Decree combined with Wang Yu's divine sense, he could accurately identify jade boxes containing items and open them one by one.
The guaranteed reward from the Immortal Official's Medicine Treasury is a fourth-tier top-grade item. From the third to the eighth floor, a total of sixteen well-preserved spiritual pills and four kinds of raw materials can be obtained.
Wang Yu obtained nine spirit pills and two kinds of top-grade alchemy ingredients, among which was the spirit pill he needed that could help his divine sense break through to a higher realm.
The ninth floor contains fifth-grade spirit pills!
This is the moment that will truly test the two of them. If the other party is not sensible, he will have no choice but to let Yin Gui Demon Lord experience what it's like to be refined by someone else.
Wang Yu was already prepared when he asked him to damage the furnace wall.
Did you really think that just because a corner of this place was destroyed by brute force, there would be no reaction at all? The Water Ancestor's Decree has extremely high authority in a place like the Medicine Storehouse, while the Wind, Fire, and Earth Ancestor Decrees would not have the same effect.
Simply put, he has been marked by the pharmacy.
Once Wang Yu loosens the restrictions imposed by the Water Ancestor's decree, the medicine storehouse can immediately burn Yin Gui into ashes.
The power of this ancestral token is at its greatest at this moment.
The ninth floor of the Celestial Official's Medicine Storehouse.
This floor doesn't have medicine cabinets; instead, it has nine compartments arranged on a shelf similar to an altar. Eight of these compartments are empty boxes, and the elixirs inside haven't been lost over time.
It was because Dongjijing had already been taken and used before it sank underground, and Wang Yu estimated that this layer should contain fifth-order Nascent Soul Treasure Pills.
The last one must have had a rather obscure effect, otherwise it would have been replaced by a powerful minister at the time.
The two of them walked together to the last shelf.
Wang Yu imprinted the Water Ancestor's Decree onto the barrier light screen, instantly creating visible ripples. He then reached out and retrieved a specially made jade box containing the pills.
Turn it on.
A dense mixture of Yin and Yang energies suddenly burst forth, transforming into the true spirit forms of a black dragon and a white phoenix. They intertwined and merged, ultimately forming a precious pill in black and white.
This time, Wang Yu is not needed for testing.
Yin Gui Demon Lord's deep voice suddenly spoke.
"—Yin Yang Dragon and Phoenix Elixir!"
This pill is extremely famous. It is a top-grade fifth-rank precious pill. Legend has it that the first ancient human emperor used this method to sleep with three thousand jade maidens at night and reached the pinnacle of the Refining Void realm through the harmony of Yin and Yang.
He eventually returned to the upper realm with the immortals and was never heard from again.
However, there was no reason for the Celestial Official's Medicine Treasury to contain such a precious elixir, so Wang Yu did not draw a conclusion like Yin Gui.
After calming him down, to ensure the judgment was accurate enough, I scraped off a little bit of the powder and tasted it.
After a long pause, he shook his head and said.
"It's not the Yin-Yang Dragon-Phoenix Elixir, it should be the Jiao Luan Elixir, a fifth-grade low-level eleventh ...
Yin Gui looked puzzled, then saw Wang Yu reactivate the magical phenomenon of the precious pill with the pill-making technique, and only then did he realize that the so-called black dragon and white phoenix were actually a black dragon and a white luan.
Although disappointed, he still asked hesitantly.
"This elixir..."
"mine."
Wang Yu didn't stand on ceremony and even put the box into his Sea Heart Ring. This made Yin Gui's lips twitch, and after a long silence, he finally smiled.
“Fellow Daoist Wang has contributed a great deal, so it is indeed rightfully yours. I have no objection.”
"really?"
"Natural truth".
Wang Yu nodded slowly, speaking as if it were unintentional.
"I'll be cultivating in the medicine storehouse for a while now, digesting all the elixirs I can consume. Do you want to come with me, or do you want to leave first?"
Yin Gui thought that Wang Yu was worried about him, so he quickly said something.
"I'm going to the first floor to refine the spirit pills."
Not only did Wang Yu gain something, but he also obtained a spiritual pill that could be consumed directly. Even if he couldn't break through his cultivation level directly, it would greatly enhance his foundation.
May the path to breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage be smooth and easy.
Wang Yu possesses the Water Ancestor's Decree, allowing him to directly hide within the restricted area to refine the essence, ensuring his safety.
On the contrary, Yin Gui might be a bit dangerous.
Seeing that the other party was not leaving, Wang Yu did not drive them away, but felt a little regretful, based on the divine images he left at some intersections in the palace.
A powerful cultivator at the level of a high-ranking master has already entered.
If Yin Gui could leave first, he might be able to attract a lot of attention.
Dongjijing is an ancient ruin, and the ancient immortal dynasty was destroyed very suddenly, so it was not a place of inheritance deliberately set up by powerful people.
So everything seemed to be going smoothly.
This is because they found the right direction and applied the right force; otherwise, they would have ended up with bumps all over their heads.
The Water Ancestor's Decree can only be applied to medicine stores and feng shui layouts; it may not be as effective in other places.
Feng shui masters emphasize the elements of earth, fire, water, and wind.
The formation emphasizes the elements of metal, wood, water, and earth. While there are similarities between the two, they are ultimately different. The Heavenly Formation Master can also gain a significant advantage in this situation.
He had to be extra careful about this. Since Yin Gui did not rebel for personal gain, it proved that this person was trustworthy.
However, Wang Yu remained quite vigilant.
Next, one person sat cross-legged in a small cubicle on the ninth floor, while the other sat cross-legged on the paulownia wood floor in the main hall on the first floor. They tacitly began to refine the spiritual pills they had obtained.
After consuming a top-grade fourth-tier spiritual pill that helped him break through the bottleneck of his divine sense, Wang Yu temporarily changed all seven slots to "Ancient Soul Technique".
This spiritual cultivation technique is just a little bit away from being perfected.
The opportunity he has been seeking is now!
As the medicinal power of the elixir began to rise, the spiritual consciousness that had been accumulating in his Niwan Palace surged, and the bottleneck that had been holding him back for some time was silently shattered under the influence of the medicine.
The divine sense pressure of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator was suddenly released.
Yin Gui looked up in shock.
As if seeing Wang Yu's immense divine consciousness, he murmured to himself, "Late Nascent Soul stage... no, how could such an old monster possibly cooperate with me?"
"And he's only two hundred years old, it's unbelievable."
—And this!
This is just the beginning of a breakthrough!
(End of this chapter)
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