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Chapter 341: The Heart-Shattering Cone and the Pill to Establish Foundation
Chapter 341: The Heart-Shattering Cone and the Pill to Establish Foundation
A thought flashed through Lu Chen's mind as he focused his attention on the pale yellow jade scroll before him.
The Sutra of Extreme Bliss, a fourth-grade treasure, inscribed with the cultivation insights of a Nascent Soul elder from the Union of Bliss Sect.
It can invoke esoteric arts, casting lustful illusions that cloud the minds of cultivators, plunging them into a sea of desire and causing them to lose their wits.
Prolonged contemplation of this scroll may lead to the comprehension of the dual cultivation technique of yin and yang.
"This Sutra of Extreme Bliss bears some resemblance to the True Yang Fire Canon. Both can unleash powerful spells and provide insights into profound martial skills," Lu Chen mused.
"Hence, the rewards are tangible items rather than martial techniques directly imprinted in the mind."
Lu Chen sighed inwardly.
He glanced at the eighteen postures depicted within the scroll before rolling it up, his cheeks tinged with a hint of redness.
"However, once one gazes upon this scroll, the lewd static images will transform into dynamic videos, playing automatically. It would be difficult not to comprehend the path of yin and yang harmony," he added, a wry smile playing on his lips.
Tucking the scroll away, he resumed plucking the remaining Mystical Peach spirit fruits.
The white orbs of light primarily yielded fourth-grade Alluring Desire Pills, with occasional appearances of experience packs containing the pill's formula.
As he plucked a Mystical Peach of good quality, a new reward emerged.
Harvest a third-grade Mystical Peach and obtain a fourth-grade magical artifact, the Heart-Shattering Cone.
A conical artifact appeared in Lu Chen's hand, its surface etched with intricate spirit patterns that formed vague expressions of joy, anger, sorrow, and joy.
Lu Chen focused his attention on the cone, and information flashed through his mind, giving him a thorough understanding of the artifact.
Heart-Shattering Cone, a fourth-grade magical artifact. When it strikes a cultivator, it amplifies their negative emotions infinitely, causing them to lose their sanity and descend into madness. In extreme cases, it can even trigger a transformation into a monstrous demon.
"Yet another unique artifact," Lu Chen remarked, intrigued. He noticed that the rewards emerging from the Mystical Peach orbs of light consistently pertained to the desires of cultivators.
"As expected of the mischievous Mystical Peach, the rewards from its orbs of light follow a consistent theme," he thought with a smirk.
The three Mystical Peach spirit plants bore a total of twenty-six spirit fruits. Due to a lack of meticulous care, most of them were of ordinary quality, with only a few bearing good quality.
Out of the twenty-six orbs of light, the rewards mainly consisted of Alluring Desire Pills, totaling twenty-one fourth-grade pills. Among the remaining five orbs, three contained experience packs with the pill's formula, pushing Lu Chen's proficiency in refining this particular pill to the skilled level.
The last two orbs offered the fourth-grade treasure, the Sutra of Extreme Bliss, and the fourth-grade magical artifact, the Heart-Shattering Cone.
Lu Chen was more than satisfied with the abundant rewards obtained from these three third-grade spirit plants.
He continued his search for mature spirit plants in the spirit field.
"Ah, the Vitality-Concealing Grass has matured," Lu Chen noted as he approached a particular spirit plant. The translucent progress bar at the base of the plant was completely filled.
The Vitality-Concealing Grass appeared unremarkable at first glance, resembling the wild grasses on the mountain peaks. However, upon probing it with his spiritual sense, Lu Chen detected an incredibly dense and pure concentration of plant spirit energy in one corner of the plant.
A total of twenty Vitality-Concealing Grass plants had been cultivated, specifically requested by Guan Wan, a female cultivator in the middle stage of foundation establishment from the Pill Hall. They were essential ingredients for refining the foundation-establishment pills.
The reason Lu Chen had accepted this task was his speculation that the orbs of light produced by the Vitality-Concealing Grass might contain the foundation-establishment pills or even their formula.
Suppressing his anticipation, he carefully plucked the mature Vitality-Concealing Grass.
Vitality-Concealing Grass, a third-grade spirit plant. During its growth, it refines spirit energy and transforms it into a special plant spirit essence, which is a primary ingredient for refining foundation-establishment pills.
He reached out and gently touched the orb, which burst into countless microscopic specks of light, each containing a vibrant vitality that flowed into Lu Chen's body.
[Harvest a third-grade Hiding Origin Grass and obtain a third-grade Foundation-Establishment Pill.]
A pill the size of a longan fruit appeared in his palm, its surface etched with swirling spirit patterns that emitted a soft glow, radiating with spiritual energy.
"As expected, it's the Foundation-Establishment Pill!"
Lu Chen's heart was filled with joy as the familiar pill brought back memories of his preparation for the Foundation Establishment realm.
In less than a decade, the once anxious Qi Refining cultivator had, through diligent cultivation, reached the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.
Although the Foundation-Establishment Pill was only a third-grade pill, it held a strategically important position within the sect, even surpassing the Sword Pill.
After all, while the Sword Pill was rare and naturally compatible with the Sword Dao cultivators of the Celestial Sword Peak, there were alternatives. However, the Foundation-Establishment Pill was irreplaceable.
The sect closely guarded the ingredients, formula, and refining techniques required to create the pill. Each formula for the Foundation-Establishment Pill was carefully kept from being circulated outside the sect.
Whoever possessed the Foundation-Establishment Pill held the key to the Qi Refining cultivators' progress.
Thus, the third-grade Foundation-Establishment Pill was a rare commodity in the loose cultivator market, its value far exceeding its grade.
Lu Chen carefully stored away the Foundation-Establishment Pill and continued to inspect the remaining Hiding Origin Grass.
All twenty Hiding Origin Grass plants had entered the mature stage, and he soon found another fully mature plant.
After harvesting it and collecting the white orb of light that appeared, a message flashed in his mind.
[Harvest a third-grade Hiding Origin Grass and obtain a third-grade Foundation-Establishment Pill.]
Another Foundation-Establishment Pill appeared in Lu Chen's hand.
Based on his previous experience of harvesting spirit plants and receiving light orbs as rewards, Lu Chen was confident that if a certain pill appeared, there was a good chance that the corresponding pill formula would also be obtained, although the probability would be much lower.
Filled with joy at obtaining the Foundation-Establishment Pills, Lu Chen was certain that the light orbs would contain the pill formula.
As he inspected the last fully mature Hiding Origin Grass, he noticed that the previous two mature grasses had been of ordinary quality. This one, however, was of good quality.
Lu Chen's expectations rose, and he carefully harvested it, placing it in his Gluttonous Insect Pouch. He then reached out and gently touched the faintly glowing white orb of light.
The orb burst, releasing a dense vitality along with countless microscopic specks of light that flowed into Lu Chen's body.
A thought flashed through his mind.
[Harvest a third-grade Hiding Origin Grass and obtain the Foundation-Establishment Pill formula.]
As the thought faded, a flood of information poured into Lu Chen's sea of consciousness.
Various ingredients, their preparation, mixing techniques, requirements for pill furnaces and fires, and instructions for pill condensation and extraction, along with timing... all the knowledge for refining the Foundation-Establishment Pill was imparted.
"Finally, a Foundation-Establishment Pill formula experience pack!" Lu Chen's heart was filled with joy.
"After absorbing a few more pill formula experience packs, I can start gathering the refining materials and attempt to refine the Foundation-Establishment Pill."
Lu Chen had absorbed quite a few formula experience packs for pills like the Nurturing Origin Pill and the Spirit Accumulation Pill, but he had only occasionally refined those pills. The Foundation-Establishment Pill, however, was different.
If the conditions were right, he intended to start refining it.
"However, the Foundation-Establishment Pill formula is extremely important, so it's best to refine it in secret and not reveal the pills. If the sect were to find out about these pills, it would be difficult to explain their origin," Lu Chen thought to himself.
(End of Chapter)
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