plumnovel Chapter 118 Rank 3 Mid-Grade
Chapter 118 Rank 3 Mid-Grade
Chapter 118 Third-Tier Mid-Grade
Having lived for so many years, Huang Lang Zhenren naturally knew that after his soul was searched, his greatest value was gone.
[Next, you will most likely silence them.]
That's why there was such a heart-wrenching plea.
You exchanged a glance with Blood Sea Immortal, then looked at Yellow Wolf Immortal kneeling on the ground.
You originally intended to silence them.
But seeing Huang Lang Zhenren's current performance, he suddenly had another idea.
For you, Huang Lang Zhenren's greatest value is not his fake core strength.
[Instead, he was the eldest disciple of Master Biyue.]
[An opportunity to get up close and personal with the Immortal Biyue]
[Let him return alive to Biyue Zhenren's side, and then gather information about Biyue Zhenren for you.]
[Much more useful than just dying]
So far, you don't know much about Master Biyue.
[That is, the scene where the opponent attacked Xuehai Zhenren in the third simulation.]
However, at that time, in order to end the battle quickly, Master Biyue directly overwhelmed the opponent with the power of a late-stage Grand Master.
It doesn't reveal anything.
If we could truly control Huang Lang Zhenren, the benefits would definitely outweigh the drawbacks.
Even if we can't gather any useful information, it's good to keep Biyue Zhenren in suspense for now.
With Huang Lang Zhenren dead, regardless of whether Bi Yue Zhenren has any evidence, she will definitely suspect you.
From the memories of the Soul-Searching Master Huanglang, you realize that Master Biyue doesn't actually value you that much.
[It was only out of caution that Master Huanglang was sent to monitor us.]
[You speculate that, in Master Biyue's eyes, even if you are indeed related to the Mountain and Sea Sect from hundreds of years ago, so what?]
Even the former sect leader of the Mountain and Sea Sect and the Blood Sea True Person were unaware of True Person Biyue's identity as a demonic cultivator and her purpose in coming to the Taiyuan Domain.
The matter between True Person Biyue and the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Sect, True Person Xuehai, is at most a matter of personal grudges and affections between the three True Persons.
The reason you know so much about Master Biyue is entirely because you work backward from the result to deduce the process.
[At the end of the third simulation, before the Seven Fiends Demon Lord appeared and devoured all the cultivators in the city, your speculation about the Jade Moon True Person's "transformation" was merely conjecture, and you were unaware that the "transformation" method was through the Demonic Path True Lord.]
[Since we've decided to spare Huang Lang Zhenren's life, we'll gather information on Bi Yue Zhenren for you.]
The next question is, how do we control Huang Lang Zhenren?
Although Huang Lang Zhenren is only a pseudo-core cultivator, he is still a Core Formation stage cultivator. It is still very difficult to perfectly control a true cultivator.
[Would you also convert Master Huanglang to ghost cultivation and give him your natal ghost jade?]
[Leaving aside how Master Huanglang endured the excruciating torment before becoming a ghost cultivator]
Even if Master Huanglang successfully transitions to ghost cultivation, Master Biyue isn't stupid. The difference between ghost cultivators and normal cultivators can be discerned with a simple use of divine sense.
Even a fool could sense that something was amiss when her eldest disciple inexplicably became a ghost cultivator.
[So, should Master Huanglang make a solemn oath against his inner demons?]
[Don't be ridiculous, the Heart Demon Oath is only effective against Core Formation cultivators aspiring to the Nascent Soul stage.]
[But what about Master Huanglang? His core is of fake quality, and he's stuck at the early stage of Core Formation his entire life. He can break his oath against his inner demons without paying any price.]
"Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, I can voluntarily relax my resistance and allow you to place any restrictions on my Golden Core. I also have many weaknesses that I can tell you..."
[Huang Lang Zhenren, his survival instinct kicking in, quickly said...]
The Golden Core is the foundation of a True Person; a cultivator's soul is integrated into the Golden Core.
"I possess several secret techniques and restrictions that can affect the golden core and divine soul of a true cultivator..."
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[The Blood Sea Immortal transmitted a message to you.]
[Your expression is blank, yet you possess numerous secret techniques and restrictions capable of affecting even a True Immortal Golden Core cultivator.]
At the end of the third simulation, you spent millions of spirit stones purchasing various skill inheritances and secret techniques.
This is one of them.
[Next]
You made Huang Lang Zhenren give up resistance.
[Let you and the Blood Sea Immortal plant a secret restriction on his golden core.]
The Golden Core of Master Huanglang was grayish-brown in color, and its aura was far inferior to that of a normal Golden Core.
This is also the origin of the term "fake elixir".
[Several hours later]
Only then did you stop and examine your results.
At this moment, Huang Lang Zhenren's golden core is filled with at least dozens of restrictive secret techniques.
These restrictive techniques are incredibly complex and intricate; even a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator would find them daunting and clueless.
[If it were a Grandmaster in the late Golden Core stage, spending decades slowly figuring it out, there might be hope of solving it.]
[A Nascent Soul True Monarch? He can probably undo it in a short time, but given Huang Lang Zhenren's status, he probably can't ask a Nascent Soul True Monarch to help him undo the restrictions and secret techniques within his Golden Core.]
[You are only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, and Xuehai Zhenren is about the same. You cannot set up a restrictive technique that would leave a late-stage Golden Core Grandmaster helpless.]
[But you know very well that it is impossible for a Grandmaster at the late Golden Core stage to spend decades helping Master Huanglang unravel the secrets of the restrictions.]
[If Master Huanglang dares to go back and confess to Master Biyue, the most likely outcome is that he will be killed by Master Biyue on a whim.]
After all, Huang Lang Zhenren willingly allowed you to search his soul, revealing information about Bi Yue Zhenren, which is no different from betrayal.
Half an hour later, Master Huanglang regained consciousness.
【"This is?"】
[Huang Lang Zhenren immediately noticed the dozens of restrictive secret techniques that were spread throughout his golden core.]
These dozens of restrictive and secret techniques are intertwined and extremely complex.
【"Bitterness...
"】
[Huang Lang Zhenren secretly groaned in despair]
"From now on, you must come to see me once every year. If you fail to come within a year, the restriction will be triggered automatically. At that time, your golden core will collapse, your soul will perish, and you will surely die..."
"As you say this, you look at Master Huanglang with a half-smile, "Of course, you can also choose to go back and confess to your master. I'd like to see if your master is willing to pay a huge price to save a disciple who betrayed her..."
"Fellow Daoist Qingyuan, from now on, whatever you say, I will do..."
[Huang Lang Zhenren's face was ashen; he had completely given up the struggle.]
[Those who are family know their own situation. Although he was the eldest disciple of Master Biyue, he knew in his heart that Master Biyue did not care about him.]
[Given my past behavior with you, if I were to proactively admit and confess, I'd be courting death.]
"Little Huang, don't worry. Once True Immortal Biyue dies, I will fully support you in becoming the new city lord of Biyue Immortal City."
[You smiled and said, "I'm just making empty promises to Huang Lang."]
[This assumes that the Azure Moon Immortal City still exists.]
In this simulation, you will not change the fate of Azure Moon Immortal City.
After all, only in this way can True Person Biyue obtain the Heavenly Infant Fruit.
"The new Lord of Azure Moon Immortal City."
[Huang Lang Zhenren's expression revealed longing. Regardless of whether your promise is true or false, at least for Huang Lang Zhenren at this moment, it is a hope.]
That evening, Master Huanglang left the Purple Bamboo Forest Dojo and returned to his previous surveillance position.
[In the thirty-sixth year, you are fifty-two years old]
[Huang Lang Zhenren received Bi Yue Zhenren's order to return to the Immortal City]
The one monitoring you in place of Master Huanglang is Master Biyue's second disciple.
When you receive this intelligence from Master Huanglang, you plan to use the same method to turn Master Biyue's second disciple into one of your own.
However, Master Huanglang cautiously suggested that his second junior brother was extremely loyal to Master Biyue and might not necessarily comply.
After much deliberation, you decided to remain inactive.
[So far, with Master Huanglang gathering information on Master Biyue, that's enough.]
Forcibly enslaving Biyue Zhenren's second disciple again risks alerting the enemy.
[In case this second disciple is a hothead, he might be willing to die to tell everything to True Person Biyue.]
[It might even implicate Master Huanglang, who has already returned to Master Biyue's side.]
As you also know, Huang Lang Zhenren's advice was driven by personal motives.
[It's simply a concern that if you successfully win over your second disciple, it will affect his standing in your heart.]
Two months later, Master Huanglang entered the Purple Bamboo Forest cave to meet you as agreed.
While you were easing the restrictions and secret techniques within Huang Lang Zhenren's Golden Core, you were also conducting a deep soul search on him.
[To confirm that Master Huanglang was not turned by Master Biyue]
Before Huang Lang Zhenren left, you also gave him a task.
In addition to routine surveillance of Biyue Zhenren, collect as many items as possible that Biyue Zhenren has used.
The reason for doing this is to reduce the difficulty of capturing Biyue Zhenren.
Divination is most difficult when performed out of thin air; the difficulty decreases if there is a causal relationship between the two parties.
If there's more than just a relationship, and you've obtained items that the other person used, it's even easier to claim them by utilizing the lingering aura they left behind.
It's unrealistic to expect to obtain Biyue Zhenren's essence, blood, or magical power.
However, it's still possible for used items to be involved.
As the eldest disciple of Master Biyue and a trusted subordinate, Master Huanglang should have the opportunity to collect [the items].
[In the thirty-seventh year, you are fifty-three years old]
Inside the alchemy chamber of the cave, the furnace spun, the spiritual fire boiled, and the radiant light intertwined, creating a scene resembling a fairyland.
Finally, the alchemy furnace slowly came to a stop, and three round pills landed in your hand.
These three pills are extraordinary, as if they were condensed from the essence of heaven and earth. Their fragrance is so strong that even a Foundation Establishment cultivator only needs to smell them to greatly increase their magical power, saving them half a month of arduous cultivation.
"A mid-grade, third-tier pill, the Golden Essence Pill!"
[You looked at the three pills in your hand, a look of delight on your face.]
The Golden Essence Pill is a cultivation-enhancing pill used daily by mid-stage Golden Core cultivators to improve their cultivation.
[Your ability to refine the Golden Essence Pill means that your alchemy skills have been upgraded to the middle grade of the third rank.]
[A mid-grade third-tier alchemy skill! This already ranks among the top twenty in the entire Taiyuan Domain. The Pill Hall Master of Biyue Immortal City is at this level.]
[To have reached the mid-grade level of the third tier of alchemy with only the initial stage of the Golden Core realm is beyond your expectations.]
Before you formed your core, your cultivation level was always at the C-level, and your skill level was at the C-level.
This is the first time we've been surpassed in skill level.
"Was it the flawless golden elixir I cultivated?"
You know what's going on.
The Flawless Golden Core comprehensively enhances your aptitude. After forming the Flawless Golden Core, regardless of how low your talent was before forming the core, you will receive a significant boost.
[Your skill in alchemy will be enhanced accordingly.]
In the Taiyuan Domain, only true geniuses can achieve a level of skill that surpasses their cultivation level.
A very small number of exceptional alchemy geniuses are able to master third-tier alchemy techniques during the Foundation Establishment stage.
[At the early stage of the Golden Core realm, having mastered a mid-grade third-tier alchemy technique, without leaping over a major realm, one can be considered an extremely rare and exceptional alchemy genius.]
However, such talent is extremely rare; calling him a genius in alchemy is not an exaggeration.
"Without a flawless golden core, I would have to wait until at least the mid-stage of the golden core realm to become a mid-level third-tier alchemist."
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[You're in a great mood. The flawless golden elixir you painstakingly cultivated has certainly not disappointed you.]
After stabilizing your third-tier mid-grade alchemy skills, instruct your merchant guild to spread the word that you are now a third-tier mid-grade alchemist.
With a mid-grade third-tier alchemist in charge, the reputation and prestige of the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce are bound to rise significantly.
[Thus, energy can be transformed into enormous profits]
Furthermore, proactively showcasing your mid-grade third-tier alchemy skills will always be beneficial to you.
Skilled artisans are always in high demand.
Even if one day you fall into the hands of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, with your mid-grade third-level alchemy skills, your chances of survival are greater than those of other Golden Core True Monks of the same level.
As for potential risks? If you are still a Foundation Establishment cultivator, there are naturally huge risks involved; you could easily be captured by a True Person and forced to refine pills day and night.
But you are already a Golden Core cultivator, so naturally you don't need to worry about these things.
"I never knew when my array formation skills had reached the third tier..."
You thought to yourself silently.
[Having entered the Core Formation stage less than twenty years ago, your skill in array formation has already reached the second-tier level.]
Currently, Cheng is stuck at the limit of the second-tier high-grade level, just one step away from becoming a third-tier array master.
In the world of cultivation, the status of an array master is no less than that of an alchemist, and a high-level array master can earn a terrifying amount of money.
However, your talent in array formations is inferior to that in alchemy and talismanic arts.
[Even the speed of improvement in puppetry is faster than that in array formation.]
[In the thirty-eighth year, you are fifty-four years old]
As usual, Huang Lang will come to meet you privately.
"How's the thing I asked you to do going?"
[You asked]
[Next time, you will have Huang Lang Zhenren secretly collect items used by Bi Yue Zhenren to reduce the difficulty of divination.]
[This is very important to you. If you want to plot against that Heavenly Infant Fruit, you need to determine the other party's location after True Person Biyue obtains the Heavenly Infant Fruit.]
However, in this simulation, you were only at the Foundation Establishment stage and did not have the ability to track down True Person Biyue.
Therefore, in this simulation, you plan to use divination to pinpoint the location of True Person Biyue.
Locating the exact location of a late-stage master is extremely difficult.
[If you want to avoid consuming your lifespan, or at least minimize it, you must collect items that the other person has used and use the remaining aura to perform divination.]
"I did collect some..."
[Huang Lang Zhenren spoke haltingly, and even looked at you somewhat guiltily.]
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