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Chapter 503: Elixir of the Spirit Infant
Chapter 503: Elixir of the Spirit Infant
Chu Ning held the Shadow Demon Spear in his hand once more, carefully recalling the power of the previous strike.
"If we're solely discussing the might of that attack, the Shadow Demon Spear's power even surpasses that of the Yellow Wind Banner!"
With this thought, Chu Ning's eyes lit up with excitement.
However, this immense power did come with a significant drawback—it demanded a tremendous amount of spiritual energy. With Chu Ning's current level of cultivation, the previous strike had nearly depleted his reserves.
For most cultivators, especially those of higher levels, this situation could be extremely dangerous. Even with a powerful artifact like the Shadow Demon Spear, it was nearly impossible to defeat an opponent with a single strike. And without spiritual energy, one would be highly vulnerable to a counter-attack.
But Chu Ning had no such worries. Back when he had returned to the Western Alliance continent from the Northern Cold Lands, he had acquired numerous Spirit Milk that had been aged for tens of thousands of years. He hadn't had many opportunities to use them since then, and now he still had a substantial amount left.
So, he had no concerns about replenishing his spiritual energy.
As for other negative effects, Chu Ning carefully sensed his body at that moment but didn't detect anything unusual. Delighted, he immediately put away the Shadow Demon Spear into his storage bag, which he used to keep his frequently used treasures.
Although this artifact was highly sensitive and it was best not to use it lightly to avoid attracting the attention of the Demon Path Alliance, in a crucial moment, he wouldn't hesitate.
After keeping the Shadow Demon Spear for himself and giving the Ice Soul Mirror to Bailing, Chu Ning now took out the Yellow Courtyard Seal. This ancient treasure wasn't as useful to him anymore.
He had previously considered giving it to Gong Yuyuan but ultimately decided to keep it.
"Zikun isn't far from forming her infant spirit, so I'll leave the Yellow Courtyard Seal for her to use. After all, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to use the ancient treasure dagger after she's formed her infant spirit."
With that thought, Chu Ning put the Yellow Courtyard Seal back into his storage bag without disturbing Cen Zikun.
Chu Ning wanted to obtain another powerful treasure like the Ice Soul Mirror for Cen Zikun, but he felt a bit helpless since she couldn't wield such artifacts. As for the Shadow Demon Spear, it was out of the question.
Even if a year or two passed and Cen Zikun successfully formed her infant spirit, she wouldn't be able to wield such a powerful artifact with her early Nascent Soul cultivation. He could only hope that he would have the opportunity to obtain another treasure of similar power for her in the future.
At that moment, Chu Ning picked up both storage bags again and emptied the contents of Yan Qichang's bag. After taking a look, he shook his head slightly.
"At the level of a late Nascent Soul cultivator, one probably has several secret caves, some of which are so hidden that even their closest companions are unaware of them. They store their treasures in different places to safeguard against unforeseen circumstances. Yan Qichang didn't bring many things with him, as expected."
It was unclear if he had left in a hurry or if he hadn't anticipated a long journey, but Yan Qichang had only brought a small number of spirit stones and a few bottles of pills, aside from a few other items.
Among the items in his storage bag, the only thing that could be considered a treasure at a glance was a short sword. This sword was likely the weapon he had used as his primary treasure before refining the Ice Soul Mirror. Chu Ning found that it was indeed quite powerful.
However, it, too, was ice-attributed. He wasn't sure if there was anyone in the sect who could use it.
But when Chu Ning examined the bottles of pills, he was greatly surprised.
It seemed that Yan Qichang had brought these cultivation resources with him casually, and the quality of the pills was actually quite high. They were probably the best pills that the Nine Lotus Sect could produce using their top-tier pill formulas.
"These pills will be of great help to my cultivation!"
After glancing at the effects of the pills, Chu Ning happily kept them.
Then, he turned his attention to the few jade slips in front of him.
"Xuanling Pill, Yuqing Pill..."
After looking through three jade slips and finding that they contained the formulas for the pills he had just seen, Chu Ning became very interested and began to carefully study them. Afterward, he put the jade slips into his storage bag.
He could try refining these pills later to see their specific effects. If they were beneficial, he could refine more for his personal use.
At that moment, Chu Ning picked up the last jade slip.
"Elixir of the Spirit Infant, I haven't seen this pill before."
After scanning the name of the pill formula on the jade slip, Chu Ning continued reading. When he saw the effects of the pill, he was both shocked and delighted.
"This Elixir of the Spirit Infant can actually strengthen the Nascent Soul!"
It was common knowledge that the larger a cultivator's Nascent Soul was, the more powerful their spiritual energy and divine sense became.
Aside from his various treasures, the reason why Chu Ning could suppress most cultivators of the same level was because his spiritual energy was far beyond that of his peers.
Ever since he started his Foundation Establishment cultivation, his spiritual energy had been much higher than that of cultivators at the same stage. When he formed his Golden Core and Nascent Soul, the spiritual energy he absorbed and the heavenly phenomena he condensed far exceeded those of other cultivators.
This meant that his Golden Core and Nascent Soul were much larger than those of ordinary cultivators.
However, even with Chu Ning's current cultivation speed, it would still take a long time to increase the size of his Nascent Soul, little by little.
And according to the pill formula inscribed on the jade slip, this Elixir of the Spirit Infant could actually increase the size of one's Nascent Soul by 50%.
It would probably be enough to match a hundred years of cultivation for an ordinary cultivator.
Even for Chu Ning, achieving such an effect would take several decades.
Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Chu Ning continued reading, only to have a bitter smile cross his face.
Now he understood why Yan Qichang hadn't carried this kind of pill with him.
Every ingredient listed was a rare treasure, and they were often aged for thousands, if not tens of thousands, of years.
Indeed, it would be extremely difficult to gather all the necessary ingredients for this pill.
There were even two or three types of spirit herbs that Chu Ning, with all his knowledge, had never heard of.
"I can have the sect look into these spirit herbs. Even if we don't have them, we can at least gather some information and related materials."
Chu Ning made up his mind and copied all the spirit herbs mentioned on the jade slip onto a blank one.
Then, he picked up Gao Tianyi's storage bag.
He emptied its contents as well, and the first thing that caught his eye was the silver round shield that he had stuffed into the bag during the previous battle.
This shield was no ordinary item, as it had withstood several attacks from the Five Elements Mirror Array during their confrontation.
As for the other items, Chu Ning glanced through them and found only a few high-grade spirit stones and a couple of weapon refining materials that caught his attention.
Apparently, this late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the Demon Path Alliance hadn't planned for a long journey either, so he hadn't brought out many treasures.
Some of the auxiliary cultivation items for the Demon Path techniques were of little use to Chu Ning.
After dealing with the items from both late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, Chu Ning took out a purple crystal sphere from his storage bag.
During the battle between the two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, he had secretly activated this crystal.
However, he hadn't used spiritual energy to do so.
Instead, he had placed a medium-grade spirit stone inside the sphere.
Now, he saw that the spirit stone had been mostly consumed.
Apparently, this treasure required a significant amount of spirit stones to function.
Chu Ning activated it again, and below the purple crystal, he saw the scene of the two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators fighting each other.
It had recorded the battle until the point where both cultivators were injured before his intervention.
"It seems this thing can store quite a bit of data, but it's a pity that I can't take it out.
Otherwise, everyone would have more confidence in the news of the battle between the two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators."
Chu Ning smiled and put away the purple crystal treasure.
For now, he couldn't think of any special use for it.
However, it was definitely a unique item, and perhaps he would find a use for it in the future.
Having used a significant amount of spiritual energy to wield the Shadow Demon Spear, Chu Ning didn't feel the need to use the ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk at this moment. Instead, he started meditating to recover his spiritual energy.
After that, for a period of time, nothing unusual happened in the sect, and Chu Ning didn't go out either.
Except for meeting with Gong Yuyuan after he returned to the sect, he spent the rest of his time cultivating with Cen Zikun in their cave abode.
While Chu Ning was cultivating peacefully, the outside world was in an uproar due to the consecutive disappearances of the two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
Demon Path Alliance.
In front of a pool of black water, two cultivators, one with a sturdy build and the other with a ghostly face, sat facing each other. Their ages seemed similar to that of Gao Tianyi.
The sturdy cultivator spoke slowly, "I've already been to Mount Mo Yun, and Yan Qichang is indeed not there.
However, the cultivators of the Mo Yun Sect don't know where he went or when he left.
It seems that Qin Changkong's message is indeed plausible, and Yan Qichang might have gone to the Jiuhua Sect.
After all, we in the Demon Path Alliance want to kill Chu Ning, and the Heaven Extreme Alliance hates him even more. It's possible that they joined forces."
"But Yan Qichang didn't show up when the Heaven Extreme Alliance was almost destroyed. Why would he suddenly go to the Jiuhua Sect?" The ghost-faced cultivator furrowed his brows.
The sturdy cultivator pondered for a moment before speaking again, "However, aside from this, there doesn't seem to be any other reasonable explanation. With your cultivation and wit, Brother Gao, it's impossible for you to be defeated by one person unless something unexpected happened."
The ghost-faced cultivator looked up and said, "Even if Yan Qichang encountered Brother Gao, with their similar cultivation levels, it's unlikely that they would fight to the death.
One of them would retreat if the situation turned unfavorable. How could the other stop them?
Do you think this has something to do with that Chu Ning from the Jiuhua Sect?"
"You mean Chu Ning?" The sturdy cultivator was slightly taken aback.
"He's only a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. Even if he has some tricks up his sleeve, he shouldn't be able to kill Brother Gao."
"It's theoretically impossible to kill him, but it's not out of the question to cause some harm during Brother Gao's battle with Yan Qichang or to trap him using an array formation."
"Let's wait and see. If Brother Gao doesn't show up in a month, we'll investigate.
Unless Brother Gao is completely annihilated, with my Ten Thousand Ghosts Soul-Sweeping Technique, I should be able to find some traces."
(End of Chapter)
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