Chapter 108 : First Strong, Then Strong

Chapter 108: First Strong, Then Strong

“In what way is there a problem?” The Profound Secrets Hall deacon said with a smile.

“May I ask boldly, from which Pill Dao master does this pill come?” Chen Beiwu asked curiously.

“Vice Hall Master Yun Wan of the Alchemy Hall.”

At this point, the Profound Secrets Hall deacon paused slightly: “Every pill refined by Fairy Yun Wan carries a trace of pill resonance, and its medicinal power is extraordinary. Within the sect, they are in extremely high demand.”

“If Junior Brother Chen did not possess the identity jade slip of the substitute sequence, I would have found it very difficult to free up this Dragon Blood Pill from the storeroom.”

Hearing this, Chen Beiwu cupped his hands slightly and offered thanks.

The deacon also smiled, exchanged a few words with Chen Beiwu, then found an excuse to exchange Transmission Talismans.

‘Not bad, today I have formed another good connection!’

Watching Chen Zi’ang’s departing figure, Zhao Heng carefully put away the Transmission Talisman.

The Mirror Moon Sect was a sect that valued human relations.

If Chen Zi’ang had not been the fourth disciple under True Person Zhu, Zhao Heng would not have spent the effort to bring out a pill refined by Fairy Yun Wan from the storeroom to sell as a favor.

Thinking of this, Zhao Heng glanced at the dozens of Transmission Talismans inside his storage pouch, and immediately felt a sense of security rise within him.

Cats had their way, mice had their way.

In the sect, neutrality sometimes equated to enmity.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator with limited potential, if he wanted to live a stable life, he had to learn the rules, to know which people could be fooled and which cultivators could not be offended.

Acting according to sect rules, then using sect resources to sell favors—this sort of two-fold gain had already become second nature to Zhao Heng.

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Moon-in-Water Dwelling.

Chen Beiwu took out the cultivation jade slip of the Grand Void Star-Observing Technique and activated his divine sense to read it.

After a stick of incense, Chen Beiwu sighed and put the jade slip away.

Secret techniques of divine sense should not be practiced excessively, otherwise they would cause disorder in a cultivator’s spiritual platform.

Although this Grand Void Star-Observing Technique was well-conceived, compared to the Immortal Alliance’s Tai Xuan Guarding the One meditation method, it still fell far short.

It was fine to use this method to research the Southern Wastes’ divine sense secret techniques, but as for replacing his practice, that was completely unnecessary.

After all, this was an incomplete Foundation Establishment divine sense secret art—at most, it could only be cultivated up to the Tenth Level of Qi Refining, with the Foundation Establishment portion almost entirely missing.

“Gulu!”

At that moment, Golden Egg opened its mouth and spat out a blank jade slip.

“You’ve entered the threshold of Mirror Flowers, Water Moon?” Chen Beiwu lowered his head to look at it.

“Gulu.”

Golden Egg shook its head, and from its scales leaked faint little water mirrors.

As time passed, these water mirrors gradually fused together, condensing before it into a flawless, pure white giant water mirror.

Seeing this, Chen Beiwu formed a hand seal, and a water arrow the size of a goose-egg stone shot toward the mirror.

Just as the arrow was about to strike, a layer of faint mist surfaced on the water mirror, and the water arrow’s direction suddenly shifted, striking the ground and blasting out a fist-sized pit.

‘Not bad, you actually mastered the deflection of Mirror Flowers, Water Moon. Looks like that jade slip wasn’t wasted.’ Chen Beiwu gave Golden Egg a thumbs-up.

“Gulu.”

Golden Egg spat bubbles.

Without needing three jade slips, only one more would be enough for it to have the confidence to fully master Mirror Flowers, Water Moon.

‘No need to rush this. Mirror Flowers, Water Moon jade slips are rare. We’ll have to plan carefully.’ Chen Beiwu scratched Golden Egg’s chin, then asked about the previously purchased arts.

“Gulu.”

Golden Egg’s scales flashed with faint light, and in the blink of an eye, it appeared behind Chen Beiwu.

“The release speed of Scale-Blade Escape is still a little slow.”

Chen Beiwu did not even turn around. As if he had eyes on his back, he easily grabbed Golden Egg with his palm.

“Gulu.”

Seeing Chen Beiwu’s dissatisfaction, Golden Egg opened its mouth, spat out a stream of water, and instantly vanished.

Looking at the small pool of water that suddenly appeared in a dent on the cave floor, Chen Beiwu raised his right hand and gently tapped it with his knuckle.

‘You silly thing, this entire dwelling only has water here. Hiding here is no different from announcing yourself.’

With his thought, Golden Egg immediately released the concealment, shaking its fins in dissatisfaction.

‘You’ve read Water-Hiding Flow too. Now only Water-Splitting Stab remains.’ Chen Beiwu smiled.

“Gulu.”

Golden Egg’s gills puffed, and spiritual energy in the surroundings surged toward it. The spiritual power within its body tilted forward, condensing into a fist-sized bead of water before its mouth.

‘This is the cultivation dwelling—control the power of Water-Splitting Stab.’ Chen Beiwu warned with his mind.

Hearing this, Golden Egg’s neck muscles suddenly contracted, pulling back most of its spiritual power. The bead shrank to the size of a pigeon’s egg, then began to take shape.

The bead stretched at both ends, then its middle tightened.

At once, a willow-leaf shaped blade of water, crystalline like glass with surging streams vibrating within, took form. It buzzed sharply.

Golden Egg’s gaze turned toward Iron Egg.

‘Not Iron Egg—aim at me.’ Chen Beiwu’s face slightly changed.

With Golden Egg’s cultivation years, even a weakened Water-Splitting Stab could gravely wound Iron Egg.

“Hiss—thud!”

The first sound was the sharp whistle of the water blade piercing the air; the second, the muffled impact against the protective barrier of Tidespring Silk Armor.

“Truly impressive.” Chen Beiwu began clapping.

Now, as long as Golden Egg devoured jade slips through the Sea-Absorbing Spiritual Technique, it could quickly master arts in a short time.

This meant he could save a great deal of time, devoting more focus to his own cultivation.

Of course, to prevent Golden Egg from going astray, he still needed to observe its art usage from time to time and provide specific guidance on improvement.

“Gulu.” Golden Egg proudly lifted its head, its eyes no longer dull as before.

Chen Beiwu took out a jade bottle from his storage pouch and opened it. At once, a faint dragon aura spread throughout the cave.

Sensing the terrifying aura, Golden Egg shuddered, showing fear in its eyes.

‘What’s there to fear? It’s just a pill.’ Chen Beiwu held the bottle toward Golden Egg.

The latter’s eyes lit up, and with a flick of its tail fin, it darted straight into Chen Beiwu’s arms.

Seeing the drool at Golden Egg’s mouth, Chen Beiwu laughed: ‘Don’t worry, this pill is yours.’

“Gulu.” Golden Egg opened its mouth.

‘You can’t withstand its medicinal power yet.’

Chen Beiwu shook his head, put away the jade bottle, and gave Golden Egg a small goal: ‘When your cultivation years reach forty-nine, then you will be able to take this Dragon Blood Pill.’

At present, Chen Beiwu was confident in exceeding the limits of Qi Refining, but he was not fully confident in achieving Flawless Qi Refining.

On Sky Abyss Star, every year countless young cultivators emerged, but those capable of making the Immortal Alliance remember them were very few—especially the peerless prodigies who could attain Flawless Qi Refining.

Such prodigies could be directly accepted into the Five Great Grotto-Heavens, and their names would be recorded in the history of the Immortal Alliance, spreading across the Five Regions and Sixty-Three Prefectures.

It was no exaggeration to say that the rise of a Flawless Qi Refining prodigy could even raise their homeland one rank, from county to prefecture.

This showed just how difficult Flawless Qi Refining truly was.

Without clear knowledge of how to achieve Flawless Qi Refining, Chen Beiwu decided to collect intelligence while devising a plan.

After the visit to the Profound Secrets Hall, the idea he came up with was simple: first strong to lead to later strength—using Foundation Establishment to achieve Flawless Qi Refining.