plumnovel Chapter 67 Demon Hunting and Water Essence Pill
Chapter 67 Demon Hunting and Water Essence Pill
Chapter 67 Demon Hunting and the Water Essence Pill (A Congratulations to Alliance Leader Qing Ningzi!)
Splash!
The sea is turbulent, and the weather changes three times a day.
Just moments ago the sky was clear and blue, but suddenly dark clouds gathered and a torrential downpour began.
In the midst of the storm, a flying boat unfolded its protective shield, remaining majestic and unmoved despite the wind and rain.
"The moon-worshipping shell should be hidden under these rocks."
Fang Qing pointed out the direction again, speaking with certainty.
Qin Ruxue, standing beside him, gazed at the young master with an expression of adoration.
The Taibai Sea area is now extremely dangerous, with sea beasts roaming everywhere, including many mid-grade and high-grade second-tier monsters!
Even worse, if you're unlucky enough to run into a sea turtle, you're destined to be completely destroyed!
Those Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators who go out of the island to hunt demons are risking their lives every time!
But Fang Qing went out with ease, as if he had some kind of premonition, bypassing several groups of sea beasts and heading straight for the Moon Worship Shell!
His methods were simply unpredictable and awe-inspiring.
"The Moon Worshiping Clam is skilled in water escape and has amazing defense. It can absorb the power of the moon and turn it into flying arrows. I will attract its attention, and you will set up a large array to isolate this clam from the connection between the moon and the sea. Then the two of us will join forces to kill it."
Fang Qing had a brilliant plan and had prepared the necessary measures well in advance.
A second-tier low-grade array is more valuable than a spiritual artifact. It's not something I can get for now, but Qin Ruxue is a near-second-tier array master. She has crafted a near-second-tier array, which should be enough to hold off a second-tier low-grade demonic beast for a while.
"I am still within the formation, having refined a layer of 'Gui Water Yin Thunder' transformation. This thunder is most effective against water beasts—"
Qin Ruxue's expression was solemn, ready to draw upon the liquid magical power in her dantian at any moment.
Although this liquid magic power was not compatible with the cultivation technique she practiced, she was not afraid of backlash or injury at the second level of body refinement.
"good!"
Fang Qing paused, his figure instantly transforming into a streak of light, arriving above the reef.
A white talisman appeared in his hand; it was the second-tier Heavenly Frost Ice Blade Talisman!
Splash!
An extremely cold burst of spiritual energy caused the temperature to plummet instantly, freezing the seawater.
Three enormous ice blades instantly materialized and pierced the reef.
boom!
Countless reefs mixed with black ice exploded, revealing the Moon Worship Baby's shape, which was even larger than a millstone.
On its pure white, jade-like shell, there were only three shallow marks. Second-tier low-grade demonic energy erupted instantly, and inexplicable star power was drawn into the sky, about to transform into a flying arrow!
"Charge!"
Qin Ruxue held the array plate in her hand, and a pair of array flags flew out, bursting with a hazy blue light that quickly connected into a single array.
With her, a near-second-tier array master, presiding over the array, it could almost make the array comparable to a low-grade second-tier array in a short period of time.
puff puff!
Fang Qing dodged most of the arrows with a few quick movements.
A few stray streaks occasionally landed on him, but were all blocked by the green light shield unleashed by the Azure Spirit Armor.
The residual recoil force felt like a gentle breeze to him, a second-stage body refiner.
I've just reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and I still lack the skills required for that level.
Fang Qing sighed inwardly. A drop of liquid mana dissolved, its terrifying power far exceeding that of a Qi Refining cultivator. It transformed into a water arrow in his hand, crashing down and striking the Moon Worship Clam's shell, leaving only a shallow dent.
He landed, unleashing the power of the Great Vajra, and slammed his right foot down.
boom!
Baiyuebei was kicked high into the air and landed in the formation that Qin Ruxue had just set up.
After being cut off from the outside world, Baiyuebei was like a tiger with its teeth pulled.
It knew it was facing a life-or-death crisis, and frantically attacked the array of light, causing it to appear in a dangerous arc.
"Gui Water Yin Thunder!"
Qin Ruxue formed hand seals, casting spells onto the array plate.
Click!
One by one, mines appeared out of thin air within the formation and struck the surface of the Moon Worship Clam's shell.
Compared to Fang Qing's previous attacks, each strike of this Gui Water Yin Thunder not only shattered a large area of demonic energy but also left deep marks on the surface of the seashell.
"Attack together!"
Fang Qing stepped into the formation with a leisurely smile on his face.
Rumble!
After another barrage of attacks, the Moon Worshiping Clam suddenly opened its shell.
A bright pearl was ejected from it, like a bright moon, carrying immense power, and crashed onto the formation.
Qin Ruxue's face turned pale, and a crack appeared on the array plate.
If she hadn't possessed Foundation Establishment magic power and a Foundation Establishment physique, the formation would likely have been smashed open, revealing a huge flaw.
"Is this... a desperate act?"
Fang Qing laughed heartily and pressed down on the Azure Spirit Armor.
A vibrant green light appeared, and his hands gleamed with a bronze hue. He opened his large hands and grasped the luminous pearl: "Now's the time to act!"
As Fang Qing laughed, the three-headed, eight-armed horse-headed Vajra roared in his sea of consciousness, and the divine sense attack of the Vajra Pestle had already bombarded the Moon Worship Shell's sea of consciousness, leaving it no time to close the shell.
Upon seeing this, Qin Ruxue immediately dissolved all the liquid magic power in her dantian and poured her abundant magic power into the array plate.
Rumble!
Another round of Gui Water Yin Thunder fell, bombarding the delicate flesh of the Moon Worship Clam.
"The king will avenge me!"
Baiyuebei roared in resentment and collapsed with a thud.
"Yes, the breath has dissipated; he's truly dead."
Fang Qing landed, looking at the pearl in his hand, which was larger than his fist, and a smile appeared on his face: "This second-tier spirit pearl is perfect for refining spiritual weapons."
Although he knew nothing about weapon crafting, his sect had a second-tier weapon crafting master on Little White Island.
"This seashell is of excellent quality; it can also be used to forge magical shields—"
Qin Ruxue used her body-refining technique to forcefully break open the shell and skillfully cut the demon beast material: "It's just a pity that this shell did not condense a demon core."
"Kill a few more, and you'll eventually encounter them."
Fang Qing offered a word of comfort, then frowned again: "Leave quickly, or you won't be able to leave."
Qin Ruxue trusted Fang Qing's words completely, and a moment later, a flying boat vanished in an instant.
Little White Island.
"Take this seashell as a quest token, and you can also use it to craft defensive magical artifacts—"
Fang Qing was quite kind to his own people, handing the Moon Worship Shell to Qin Ruxue.
As for himself, he took the second-tier pearl and the shell meat, and naturally handed the pearl over to the sect's weapon refiner along with the Transformation Pearl.
The clam meat was taken by the family to try to refine the Water Essence Pill.
"Thank you, young master."
Qin Ruxue looked at Fang Qing with tender eyes, as if they were about to overflow with tears.
"If you have a magical artifact to protect you, we can try hunting a mid-grade second-tier demonic beast next time—not only do these beasts grant more merit, but the chances of getting a good kill are also greater."
Fang Qing waved his hand to send Qin Ruxue away, while he himself returned to his cave to rest before studying the formula for the "Water Essence Pill".
a few days later.
Beside the sacred spring.
Although it was a side job, Fang Qing was honest and straightforward, and still called Hua Lingsu and Wu Longzi over to help out.
"Freeze!"
Fang Qing formed hand seals, and various spiritual herbs and essences of flesh and blood in the spirit pool gathered together and began to condense into a pill.
Three pure white pills could be vaguely seen at the bottom of the pool. Two of them had exquisite pill patterns condensed on their surfaces, while the last one had incomplete pill patterns and was only half-condensed.
"Three pills were successfully made, two of them were of good quality, and one was of inferior quality."
"It is truly astonishing that my martial uncle has achieved such a result on his first attempt at refining the Water Essence Pill."
Hua Lingsu offered her congratulations repeatedly.
As a water-based alchemy cultivator, she naturally knew that once the pill was formed, the subsequent nurturing process would be a sure thing, unlike fire-based alchemy where there was a possibility of oversight in the final pill-collecting step.
"Hmph, you don't understand at all—"
As a near-second-tier alchemist, Wu Longzi was even more shocked: "If my uncle's pool of Water Essence Pills had a second-tier demon core as the main ingredient, it could probably directly achieve a mid-grade second-tier pill—such alchemy skills are far beyond what I can achieve even after I've reached the Foundation Establishment stage—"
If he had felt some resentment before, now seeing such a huge gap, he was so desperate that he couldn't even muster any anger.
Fang Qing was not very satisfied with this: there was still a low-grade pill—it would take at least a year to reduce the toxicity of the pill to the standard of a genuine one by using water to nurture it. How could I have that kind of time? Forget it, I'll just accept the pill directly.
Although this pill is of inferior quality, it can still enhance the mana of a cultivator in the early stages of Foundation Establishment. Countless cultivators would be envious if it were taken out. Fang Qing certainly wouldn't eat it, but he could sell it for a high price, and the spirit stones used to forge the magical artifact would be returned.
After casually dismissing the two Qi Refining disciples, he returned to his cave dwelling, ready to try out the newly refined Water Element Pill.
Inside the cave.
On the futon, Fang Qing sat cross-legged and took out a genuine Water Essence Pill.
The pure white pill, like the bright moon, immediately sent streams of pure magical power into the dantian after entering the abdomen.
Splash!
He circulated the Azure Sea Technique again and again, constantly absorbing the pure spiritual energy.
Time passed indefinitely, and suddenly another drop of dark green liquid magic appeared in Fang Qing's dantian.
It is round and full, with a watery sheen.
"Good, one Water Essence Pill can help me condense a drop of liquid mana? Doesn't that mean that as long as I have ninety-six more, I can reach the peak of Foundation Establishment?"
Fang Qing opened his eyes, his gaze brightening, and then laughed: "That's not how it works. I've already cultivated for a year, and this was the first time I took the Water Essence Pill, so it's most effective—after the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, the effects of a low-grade second-tier Water Essence Pill will inevitably decrease significantly, and a mid-grade one is necessary—"
"Even if you take the same type of pill too often, you will develop drug resistance and the effect will become worse and worse. Although the Dao Sheng Pearl is helpful, it only purifies the magic power, not the body. Moreover, the magic power is only purified, not compressed. It was somewhat unstable when I was building my foundation, and I suppose it will be the same when I face the bottleneck in the future."
Even so, consuming pills to cultivate can undoubtedly greatly accelerate the speed at which he condenses liquid mana!
The accumulation of mana in this Qi Refining Path is that simple, much easier to cultivate than the Qi Absorption Path—even if breakthroughs are difficult, just take a breakthrough pill.
In high spirits, Fang Qing leisurely emerged from seclusion, ready to check on the progress of his spiritual artifact crafting.
At that moment, various colored lights suddenly flashed in the sky above Little White Island.
"Oh no! Flying monsters are attacking the island!"
"Quickly! A supply ship has been attacked!"
"Waaaah—Master, you died such a tragic death—"
The entire Little White Island suddenly erupted in commotion.
Upon seeing this scene, Fang Qing sighed. Hunting monsters was not as simple for others as it was for him.
Although this place is rich in resources and offers great opportunities for breakthroughs, one can also die quickly if danger arises.
Even so, it still attracts a steady stream of independent cultivators.
Fortunately, if I were to receive a bad omen from a fortune telling, I could just run away—it wouldn't be a big problem.
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