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Chapter 71: Qingmu Yuanye & False Core Auction
Chapter 71: Qingmu Yuanye & False Core Auction
Xiao Chen meditated to recover some mana, then extinguished the fire before returning to Azure Water Peak.
Though he hadn’t managed to buy the Five-Color Golden Lotus this time, it no longer mattered.
All he cared about now was whether he could find useful clues inside the storage bags—enough to trace back to the shadowy figure orchestrating the repeated attacks against him.
The sealing formations on the three storage bags had been nearly destroyed, making it effortless for Xiao Chen to dismantle them. Inside, he found no fewer than 869 Spirit Stones.
After pocketing the stones, the first item he uncovered was a massive blueprint detailing formations. It contained three variations of the Qimen Sancai Formation, along with cultivation techniques.
Frankly, Xiao Chen couldn’t make sense of the strange symbols, but from the diagrams, he guessed it was a formation requiring three cultivators to activate jointly.
Next came scattered items: two talisman brushes, three ink brushes, two stacks of talisman paper, five pre-cut beast skins, eleven unused spell talismans, a vial of Peiyuan Pills, two Qi Gathering Pills, and two Bigu Pills.
After inspecting them, Xiao Chen shrugged. “All ordinary stuff. Might as well sell them for Spirit Stones.”
Then came a Qinghua Jade Vial brimming with dense spiritual energy. Pulling the stopper, he found it half-filled with thick, ink-green liquid resembling dyed honey.
A rich Wood-type spiritual energy surged out. Even a brief sniff left him feeling invigorated.
“Could this be the legendary Qingmu Yuanye Liquid?”
Sensing its pure Wood energy, he recalled a rare first-tier Wood-type Spirit Herb. Unlike common Lingmu liquid, Qingmu Yuanye Liquid was extremely scarce—priceless and irreplaceable.
Not only was it a key ingredient in high-grade pills, but consuming it could greatly enhance a cultivator’s compatibility with Wood energy, accelerating progress for those practicing Wood-based techniques or cultivation methods. For someone with a Wood Spirit Root, it was an unparalleled treasure.
Moreover, it qualified as a Foundation Building Spirit Herb, usable for Heavenly Path Foundation Building.
This tiny vial was precisely what Tian Laodi had painstakingly collected for his own Foundation Building plans.
Xiao Chen sighed slightly. “If only it were a Gold or Earth-type Foundation Building Spirit Herb… I already have the Tongbi Fushen.”
“But since I have a Wood Spirit Root, this works perfectly.”
“Either way, saving it for my own Foundation Building would help—even a slight boost matters.”
After resealing the vial, he turned to the remaining items: three small booklets and a flyer.
The booklets contained a cultivation manual, a notebook, and a thick recipe book.
“Why a recipe book?”
Curious, he flipped open the recipes first. To his surprise, it genuinely documented numerous dishes. The pages were creased from frequent use.
Opening the notebook next, he finally felt his pulse quicken.
Inside were notes Tian Laodi had gathered over years about Heavenly Path Foundation Building.
It emphasized that the order of absorbing Spirit Herbs during Foundation Building was critical.
First, Fire and Water-type Spirit Herbs must be separated—ingesting them consecutively would cause conflict, leading to Foundation Building failure.
Second, the last Spirit Herb absorbed yielded the strongest effect.
For Dual Spirit Root cultivators, the notes advised choosing a primary root in advance and saving its corresponding Spirit Herb for last.
Xiao Chen, however, had no such dilemma—he didn’t need to choose.
But one key detail caught his eye:
Heavenly Path Foundation Building was essentially a rebirth for cultivators. Those with resources could enhance it further by adding rare Spirit Herbs beyond the Five Elements.
For example, sword cultivators could refine a sword embryo alongside their Foundation Building, jumpstarting their life-bound flying sword.
Talisman cultivators could fuse a life-bound talisman, doubling its future effects.
Even more intriguingly, a Yao Beast’s Internal Elixir!
If obtained through family support or elder assistance, a cultivator could fuse the Internal Elixir into their body like a sword embryo.
This would create an additional dantian for mana storage, instantly doubling their mana capacity.
The Elixir could then be further refined with Spirit Herbs and mana, growing stronger until forming a “false core.”
Once matured, this false core would grant power surpassing ordinary Foundation Building stages—without hindering future Golden Core breakthroughs.
“Such a thing exists?!”
Xiao Chen flipped back, rereading carefully to confirm he hadn’t misunderstood.
“Knowledge truly is a priceless resource.”
He’d never heard of this before. Without these notes, he might have missed this critical opportunity entirely.
The notebook ended with two final points.
First, a self-reminder from Tian Laodi: to review the “Dark Manual”—the recipe book—before needing to decode urgent messages.
“Oh?”
Re-examining the recipe book, Xiao Chen noticed oddities. Some sentences were oddly verbose, others excessively concise. Each page held exactly fifty characters—clearly structured for cipher use.
Without the corresponding cipher key, it was useless for now. Still, he tucked it away—future use wasn’t impossible.
The second point referenced the flyer:
An invitation to a trading event hosted by the Foundation-Stage Xiong Clan in Shi Valley, Cangyan Sect territory—over two thousand miles from Lihuo Sect.
The Xiong Clan, holding their first major auction, promised rare pills, magic artifacts, and even Foundation-Building Spirit Herbs and top-grade magic artifacts as highlights.
“Cangyan Sect’s Xiong Clan auction has Foundation-Building Spirit Herbs?”
Xiao Chen frowned. “Why would these three carry a flyer from a clan two thousand miles away?”
If true, what drove them to travel so far to ambush him at Lihuo Sect?
“Whether for potential Foundation-Building Spirit Herbs or uncovering the truth, Shi Valley deserves a visit.”
“Twenty-five days until the auction—plenty of time to travel there leisurely.”
(End of Chapter)
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