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Chapter 233: Supreme Spirit Stone and Core Formation Pill
Chapter 233: Supreme Spirit Stone and Core Formation Pill
In the void, strands of green light emerged from the Nine-headed Demon Pearl, resembling tassels or brushstrokes, outlining a nine-headed monster.
Its body was covered in greenish-black scales, and it had nine heads resembling dragons or snakes.
Each head spewed out different spells.
Flames, poison water, black mist, and freezing ice... Nine innate divine spells converged, forming a torrent!
Even Fang Xing himself had to temporarily avoid the brunt of the attack.
"Nine-headed Illusion?! It's indeed the Ninepawn Sect."
"If the real Nine Infants existed, they would probably be at least fifth-tier demon gods..."
Fang Xing's footsteps in the void were like stepping on lotuses, each step creating a lotus, as he continuously retreated.
Even though he had once dominated the Blue Star Martial Dao and suppressed most of the cultivation world, when faced with a genuine Incarnation Seed, engaging in a head-on clash before reaching the Vajra Realm would likely yield few favorable outcomes.
Moreover...
He still had a backup plan.
...
Within the Snake Tail Ridge, now transformed into a ghostly abyss, and shrouded by a water curtain, Fang Xing's Cultivation Incarnation stood up and smiled slightly, "Since the emergence of the sword, no opponent can stand against it. In our lifetime, we shall not show mercy!"
Whoosh! A dazzling sword beam soared into the sky, piercing through the heavens like a charging bull.
The piercing brilliance resembled a white rainbow piercing the sun, and with just one sword, it split the Nine-headed Illusion in half.
The Nine-headed Demon Pearl let out a mournful cry and flew into Huo Mo Qing's body.
Huo Mo Qing's face alternated between red and white, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of essence blood.
However, his actions were even faster, as his divine sense had already captured a terrifying mana fluctuation rising from below the Daoist mansion.
It wasn't an Immortal Golden Core at all! But rather... a Nascent Soul True Monarch!!!
'The one breaking through here isn't a Core Formation cultivator, but a Nascent Soul?!'
'Damn it... Could this be a trap? Have I fallen for it?'
Huo Mo Qing's heart trembled with fear, but his hand moved swiftly.
He bit the tip of his tongue, and a blood arrow flew out, landing on a dark thunder pearl in his hand.
This was the Netherworld Thunderbolt, a fourth-rank divine art, refined by the Ninepawn Sect's Nascent Soul Ancestor.
With just one release, even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would have to temporarily avoid its might; it was his ultimate treasure for self-protection!
"Go!"
Even an ordinary Core Formation cultivator, despite having their True Core shattered, might not have enough mana to activate the Netherworld Thunderbolt! But Huo Mo Qing, being an Immortal Golden Core cultivator, instantly expended most of his mana, and a dark-colored divine thunder, carrying an indescribable aura of destruction, descended from the sky!
Immediately after, Huo Mo Qing, without the slightest hesitation, retrieved the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and then offered a fourth-rank defensive talisman—the Eight-Gate Golden Lock Talisman!
Eight illusory golden gates appeared, adorned with intricate and profound patterns, arranged in four directions, forming an impenetrable defense around him.
Even a late-stage Core Formation cultivator with an Immortal Golden Core quality would have their mana nearly depleted after consecutively unleashing two fourth-rank techniques.
However, Huo Mo Qing dared not take the risk. Instantly, a strange pattern appeared on his forehead, the Nine-headed Blood Cry Seal!
This secret technique could devastate one's own primordial energy, converting it into mana.
Under the glow of the Blood Cry Seal, Huo Mo Qing felt the mana within his body, which had been depleted, rapidly recovering, and his pale face regained a slight rosy hue.
He immediately turned around and fled towards the outside of the formation.
As he ran, he also manipulated the power of the formation, and countless blood mists gathered, forming walls to block Fang Xing.
...
Boom!
The Netherworld Thunderbolt erupted, and its terrifying destructive force nearly sliced off half of Snake Tail Ridge.
After the thunder light dissipated, a green light shield stood tall and proud.
Fang Xing held the Azure Sun Evil Lamp, and the light from the lamp flashed, transforming into the Azure Sun Shield, enveloping his entire body, giving off a vibe of invincibility.
'The Netherworld Thunderbolt is just a fourth-rank technique, and it's a one-time use...'
'My casual strike is already a fourth-rank technique; why should I fear you?'
Fang Xing then looked at the overlapping crimson mist and couldn't help but feel amused.
"If it were a genuine fourth-rank formation, I might still have some reservations... but yours?"
Suddenly, a flying sword appeared in his hand, a sword shadow of the famous sword, Rusty Sword.
Although it was just a sword shadow, its sharp aura seemed to soar into the sky, and the light it emitted was dazzling and brilliant.
This flying sword, created by splitting the light, was no less powerful than any other flying sword.
The most crucial thing was... it was impervious to impurity and damage.
Even if it was destroyed, it would merely scatter a single sword beam.
"This is my first time using a Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator's technique."
The flying sword in Fang Xing's hand suddenly erupted with a powerful sword cry, and a dazzling sword beam soared into the sky.
The surrounding spiritual energy seemed to follow, merging into this sword.
Whoosh! Where the sword beam passed, countless crimson mists instantly dissipated, as if being 'broken by a single sword technique!'
Pfft! The inverted 'giant bowl' that had been covering the Three Serpent Mountain was torn open by this sword, revealing a huge gap.
The crimson moon was split in half, and the sword beam tore through the sky and night, revealing the clear, blue sky beyond.
"Sword Intent Becomes Form? A Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator?!"
Upon witnessing this scene, Huo Mo Qing's heart was filled with despair.
He even suspected that he might have offended the Ancestor, leading to this deadly mission.
But at this moment, the desire to survive still compelled him to sacrifice his future potential, squeezing out the last bit of mana and placing it on a fourth-rank talisman with a peculiar design.
This talisman was pure white, adorned with phoenix-like inscriptions that seemed ready to take flight.
It was a rare Fourth Rank Void Escape Talisman!
Even for a Nascent Soul True Monarch, it was an excellent life-saving item.
"A high-level Void-attributed talisman? You've really outdone yourself..."
Fang Xing plucked the strings of his sword, and it resonated with a dragon's roar, "But when did you get the illusion that you hadn't been struck by my sword?"
The Great Freedom Golden Sword Canon was renowned for its unparalleled speed.
Only after obtaining power comparable to the Nascent Soul stage did this sword cultivation manual truly reveal its true potential.
Just now, when Fang Xing had slashed open the Tier 3.5 Array Formation, he had also effortlessly beheaded Huo Mo Qing.
The sword light was so swift that Huo Mo Qing had barely reacted before his head was severed.
Huo Mo Qing's expression froze, and the Eight-Gate Golden Lock Talisman on his face shattered. The Profound Ice Shield suddenly split in two, revealing a bloodline on his neck. The Void Escape Talisman in his hand lost its glow, and Fang Xing seized it.
"This Three Serpent Mountain...as my Core Formation site, has been devastated by you...You bear the primary responsibility for this."
Fang Xing gazed at the lifeless Three Serpent Mountain, shook his head, and proceeded to search for spoils of war. He then transformed into a beam of sword light and departed with his original body...
Several hours later, a green light descended upon Three Serpent Mountain, and within it, a vague human silhouette could be seen.
Looking at the now-ruined mountain range, a cold hum suddenly echoed.
...
"As expected, the higher one goes in the cultivation world, the more resources are concentrated..."
"Those False Core and True Core cultivators, even including the Yun Family...may not possess as many resources as a Late Core Formation Stage cultivator."
"Wait, that kid seems a bit unusual. He should be a major figure from the Ninepawn Sect...a Nascent Soul seedling?"
Dozens of thousands of miles away from Three Serpent Mountain.
Fang Xing descended from the void light, and with a turn of his sword light, he created a Daoist mansion to start inventorying his spoils.
After examining the other miscellaneous items, he felt particularly excited about the Storage Pouch of the Ninepawn Sect's Core Formation cultivator.
Upon opening it, he indeed found numerous piles of spirit stones.
But that wasn't all!
Fang Xing's expression shifted as he discovered a highly unique water-attributed spirit stone among the many spirit stones.
It hadn't been cut and was shaped like a blue water droplet. The water spiritual energy within was incredibly rich, and when held to the ear, one could hear the rushing sounds of mighty rivers.
"This one...could it be the rumored 'Supreme Spirit Stone'? A single one is worth hundreds of upper-class spirit stones, and it's not the type of Supreme Spirit Stone that cultivators can exchange for?"
Fang Xing's expression stirred.
It was said that within this type of Supreme Spirit Stone, the spiritual energy was exceptionally pure, and it even had a minor effect on the condensation of the Nascent Soul.
Of course, this was only effective if it matched the cultivator's cultivation method.
Fang Xing's cultivation manual, the Great Freedom Golden Sword Canon, primarily focused on metal-attributed spiritual energy. If he were to condense his Nascent Soul in the future, the best preparation would be to use a metal-attributed Supreme Spirit Stone.
Using a water-attributed Supreme Spirit Stone would be slightly less effective, reducing the original five-fold effect to four-fold...
"What a valuable item."
Fang Xing cherished it like a precious treasure and carefully sealed away the blue water droplet.
As for the other treasures? They were even more eye-opening.
Various heavenly materials and earthly treasures, rare potions...they were practically dazzling, and there were even over ten drops of Ten Thousand Year Milkstone.
"What a rich haul...a Core Formation cultivator is this wealthy?"
Fang Xing's expression held a hint of disbelief as he opened a sky-blue jade casket.
The quality of this jade casket was similar to the empty green bottle that had once contained the True Core.
Upon opening it, he found a peculiar vine inside, coiled like a dragon and emitting a unique fragrance of dragon wisteria flowers.
"It seems to be a Fourth Rank spirit herb?"
He raised an eyebrow and found several other medicine boxes, all sealed tightly.
Clearly, that unfortunate cultivator had valued them greatly.
After inspecting the jade slips one by one, Fang Xing immediately found the answer.
Holding a jade slip in his hand, he infused his divine sense into it.
Soon, the most intricate pill refinement method he had ever seen appeared before his eyes.
"'Core Formation Pill Formula'...Main Ingredients: One Divine Infancy Fruit, a section of Dragon Wisteria Vine, Emerald Spirit Bamboo Heart...Auxiliary Materials: Thousand-Year Red Fruit, Ten Thousand Year Milkstone..."
"It's a Fourth Rank pill formula! The Core Formation Pill is a pill that greatly aids in condensing the Nascent Soul?"
"That's right. It's not surprising that he started collecting materials for the Core Formation Pill in advance, given that he was already at the Late Core Formation Stage..."
Fang Xing nodded and looked at the dragon vine, "It seems this is the Dragon Wisteria Vine..."
He discovered that the Late Core Formation Stage cultivator from the Demonic Path was more capable than he had imagined. Apart from the Divine Infancy Fruit, he had already gathered most of the main and auxiliary ingredients.
"That makes sense. Even a Heavenly Spirit Root wouldn't have much confidence in successfully condensing the Nascent Soul."
"If I can obtain the Divine Infancy Fruit, I might be able to attempt refining the Core Formation Pill!"
After obtaining Nascent Soul-level power, Fang Xing's pill refinement skills would improve by leaps and bounds.
Moreover, with the Ten Thousand Transformations Cauldron in his possession, his pill refinement requirements were significantly lower than those of other pill masters.
As long as he could successfully condense the pill in the end, it would be enough!
(End of Chapter)
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