Chapter 501 - 283: Spirit Liquid

Chapter 501: Chapter 283: Spirit Liquid

[Root Bone: 100]

[Martial Arts Longevity Points: 1226]

Xu Yang stared at the panel, a headache brewing. For the past few months, he had been continuously using points to enhance his Root Bone. To date, he had used over two thousand points.

Yet even now, he still hadn’t managed to produce a Spirit Bone. It was as if those two thousand points had been thrown down the drain; his Root Bone hadn’t changed at all.

’If two thousand won’t do it, then I’ll use twenty thousand. I’ll get a Spirit Bone sooner or later.’

Xu Yang rose to his feet. He didn’t add any more points, deciding to save the rest as a reserve. He had plenty of time anyway, with more than a year left before the Secondary Dragon Ascension.

’I’ll go back and find more Cultivation Techniques to farm points.’

[Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture · Great Success (5841/15000)]

[Bright King Unmoving Body · Great Success (6752/12000)]

[Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength · Entry Level (7037/10000)]

[Canglang Sword Technique · Minor Achievement (1825/8000)]

[Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Fist · Entry Level (2278/10000)] 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

The Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture and Bright King Unmoving Body would reach Perfection in about half a year, and the Eight Ferocious Hidden Dragon Strength would advance to the Minor Achievement Realm in about three months.

Two months ago, he had cultivated the Celestial Essence Martial Technique, Black Tortoise Mountain-Suppressing Fist, to the Entry Level, making it usable in combat.

His Canglang Sword Technique had also reached Minor Achievement. Compared to when he had killed Liu Qingyuan, he was now much stronger.

If he were to fight Liu Qingyuan again, he could probably kill him in under a hundred moves.

Ten days later, Lu Wei, a disciple of Elder Gong Shu, arrived at Moon Lake to take over his post.

After the handover, Xu Yang returned to the Purple Sun Sect.

"This disciple greets you, Master!" Xu Yang clasped his hands in a salute at the Fire Cloud Elder Hall.

Elder Huoyun’s gaze slowly fell upon Xu Yang. "How much longer until your Marrow Cleansing reaches Perfection?"

"Replying to Master, this disciple’s Marrow Cleansing has already reached Perfection," Xu Yang replied, hands still clasped.

"Good!" Elder Huoyun couldn’t help but exclaim in a low voice.

He held the highest expectations for Xu Yang, waiting for him to undergo the Secondary Dragon Ascension and bring glory to his lineage.

Now that he had reached Marrow Cleansing Perfection, his chances of a successful Secondary Dragon Ascension were very high.

’Old Deng is about to drop some loot,’ Xu Yang thought.

Sure enough, Elder Huoyun reached into his robes and fumbled around before finally pulling out a jade bottle the size of an egg and handing it to Xu Yang.

Xu Yang reached out to take it, wanting to open it and see what was inside, but Elder Huoyun stopped him with a shout.

"Don’t open it! Inside is Wind Spirit Liquid, produced in Tianfeng Valley. If you open it now, the Spiritual Qi will dissipate. Wind Spirit Liquid has the divine effects of Strengthening the Foundation and Nourishing the Essence, and Washing and Refining the Sinews and Bones. It can also aid in breaking through bottlenecks. Although its effect is not as good as a Celestial Spirit Pill, it can still increase the success rate of breaking through to the Celestial Essence Realm by nearly twenty percent. Even Elders like us can only obtain a single drop every six months.

There are two drops of Wind Spirit Liquid in here. Wait until you are about to break through your bottleneck to open it and consume them. It took me a year to prepare these two drops for you.

This is all I can do to help you. The rest is up to you."

’It’s actually Wind Spirit Liquid!’

Xu Yang’s heart skipped a beat.

He knew of this item. Every time Tianfeng Valley opened, the cyan bead that Zhang Jingyuan held was the Exotic Treasure used to condense Wind Spirit Liquid.

Although the effects of Wind Spirit Liquid couldn’t extend one’s lifespan like Spirit Medicine, it was said to contain an immense amount of Spiritual Qi, making it perfect for increasing one’s cultivation.

In the Purple Sun Sect, besides the Elders and Peak Masters of each peak, no other disciple had a chance to obtain Wind Spirit Liquid.

He never expected Elder Huoyun to give him his entire year’s share. Although the old man didn’t seem to care much about his cultivation on a daily basis, he was not the least bit stingy when it came to resources.

"Disciple thanks you, Master! With this Wind Spirit Liquid, I will surely succeed in my breakthrough," Xu Yang said with a solemn, clasped-hand salute.

A smile appeared on Elder Huoyun’s face. He had given Xu Yang the Wind Spirit Liquid precisely because he wanted to hear such a confident declaration.

"You may leave. Don’t be in a hurry to enter seclusion. Adjust your mindset first before you attempt to break through the bottleneck," Elder Huoyun said with a wave of his hand.

"Disciple takes his leave!"

As Xu Yang exited the Fire Cloud Elder Hall and was about to return to his own courtyard, he heard a roar full of excitement from the distance: "I did it! I forged a Spiritual Soldier!"

It was Lu Ren’s voice!

The shout instantly alarmed the entire Li Fire Peak. Countless disciples swarmed toward the source of the sound. Even Elder Huoyun walked out of the hall, looking in that direction with a shocked expression.

"Tie Fu got ridiculously lucky, actually managing to recruit a disciple with such superb talent for weapon forging," Elder Huoyun said, his face a mask of astonishment.

There were many disciples on Li Fire Peak who studied the Weapon Forging Skill, but aside from the Elders, none had the ability to forge a Spiritual Soldier.

It had been less than two years since Lu Ren had joined Li Fire Peak, yet he already possessed the ability to forge a Spiritual Soldier.

Such talent was not necessarily one of a kind, but Lu Ren was at least the strongest in the last twenty years.

Even Elders like Huoyun had only forged their first Spiritual Soldier after studying the Weapon Forging Skill for seven or eight years. They were simply no match for Lu Ren.

Before long, even the Peak Master was alerted and came personally, taking the Spiritual Soldier Lu Ren had forged to examine it closely.

Lu Ren was surrounded by a crowd offering congratulations, his face beaming with pride.

Even though he had yet to reach Marrow Cleansing Great Success, no one dared to look down on him. With the ability to forge Spiritual Soldiers, his future status would be no lower than that of a Celestial Essence Martial Artist, even if he could never break through to the Celestial Essence Realm in his entire life.

Xu Yang stood in the crowd and watched for a while before turning to leave.

He too had been studying the Weapon Forging Skill, but he was still stuck at the level of forging a Half-Spirit Weapon.

He carefully put away the Wind Spirit Liquid.

The next day, Xu Yang set aside his few most precious pieces of Spirit Iron and took the rest with him as he headed for Cyan Yang City.

After their last transaction at the Ghost Tower, the Ghost Tower’s people had immediately turned on him, making him wary of the organization. He hadn’t dared to go back and sell anything since, fearing he would attract a Celestial Essence Martial Artist.

Now, after several months of consolidating his cultivation, his apprehension toward the Ghost Tower had lessened considerably. He planned to dispose of everything he could and use the excuse of going into seclusion to raise his cultivation level.

However, he didn’t dare to sell the Half-Spirit Weapon and Spiritual Soldier from the Song Family, or the Spiritual Soldier he had gotten from Liu Qingyuan. The Purple Sun Sect was still investigating Liu Qingyuan’s death, and at this time, anything related to it could expose his identity and attract the sect’s experts.

He would rather let the four Spiritual Soldiers in his possession rot than sell them within the Purple Sun Sect’s territory, especially since the Ghost Tower itself had shadows of the Purple Sun Sect behind it.

The Ghost Tower was the same as always, with only a few scattered people inside. The attendant and the Shopkeeper were both dozing off.

Xu Yang walked to the counter and said in a raspy voice, "May business flourish across the four seas."

The originally drowsy Shopkeeper instantly became alert and hurried out from behind the counter. "Honored guest, please follow me."

His posture was low and respectful.

If not for what happened last time, Xu Yang would have thought this was a legitimate business. But he knew these people were ruthless.

If your goods were ordinary, they would trade with you honestly. But if your items were of great value, they would ambush you the moment you left.

They walked all the way to the rear courtyard. Just as they were about to enter the same room as last time, Xu Yang stopped. "Let’s do it here. I want to trade for Spirit Medicine. Do you have any?"

The Ghost Tower Shopkeeper’s eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn’t insist on trading indoors. He smiled, "The Ghost Tower has plenty of Spirit Medicine. It just depends on whether our honored guest’s goods are valuable enough."

Without a word, Xu Yang tossed the bag he was carrying over to him.

The Ghost Tower Shopkeeper spread his fingers and caught the bag, then opened it.

His pupils couldn’t help but shrink. The bag was half-filled with Spirit Iron.

’Did he rob some sect?’ the Ghost Tower Shopkeeper wondered, his heart pounding.

It wasn’t that he had never seen so much Spirit Iron, but it was the first time someone had come to trade so much at once.

"These items can be exchanged for eleven stalks of Spirit Medicine," the Ghost Tower Shopkeeper said after a quick count.

"It seems you lack sincerity," Xu Yang said, his voice raspy. His face was hidden beneath his mask.

"How much would our honored guest like to exchange for?" the Shopkeeper smiled.

"Fifteen stalks!" Xu Yang said.

He had calculated this number based on his previous transaction.

"Fourteen stalks!" the Shopkeeper said. "That’s all the Spirit Medicine my Ghost Tower has in stock. If you’re unwilling, sir, you’ll have to come back some other time."

"Fine!" Xu Yang agreed. If he really waited to come back, there was no telling how many experts would be waiting for him here.

"Honored guest, please wait a moment while I go fetch the Spirit Medicine."

The Ghost Tower Shopkeeper put the bag down and left. Soon, Xu Yang felt a faint but oppressive gaze from somewhere inside the Ghost Tower.

’Celestial Essence!’

Besides this Shopkeeper, the Ghost Tower truly had a second Celestial Essence Martial Artist. It was a good thing he hadn’t charged back into the Ghost Tower last time; otherwise, facing two Celestial Essence experts at once would have been dangerous for him too.

"Tower Master, I suspect this is the same person from last time. Should we make a move?"

In a hidden location, the Ghost Tower Shopkeeper stood respectfully behind a middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man was the Ghost Tower Master.

The Ghost Tower Master’s eyes flashed as he sized up the masked man through a crack in the window.

"He’s constantly using a Breath Concealment Skill, so I can’t see his Cultivation Realm. However, if he really is the same person from last time, and as you said, is only a young man of about twenty, then unless he’s a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride, his cultivation won’t exceed the Celestial Essence First Layer," the Ghost Tower Master said.

A Spirit Bone Celestial Pride was unheard of in the Purple Sun Sect’s territory.

Besides, a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride wouldn’t need to come to a place like this to trade for resources. The top factions in Yun Province would be falling over themselves to worship a Spirit Bone Celestial Pride like an ancestor.

"This subordinate can guarantee that he is no older than twenty-five," the Ghost Tower Shopkeeper said, patting his chest.

"Interesting. Who could such a young Celestial Essence expert be?" the Ghost Tower Master mused with a smile.

Publicly, even Ye Qiuling had only broken through four months ago, which was after the incident last time. Zhang Hanzhou had only broken through twenty days ago. Neither of them fit the description of the man before him.

Such a young Celestial Essence expert was qualified to participate in the Secondary Dragon Ascension, yet he couldn’t find anyone who matched the criteria.

"You go give him the Spirit Medicine first. I will personally go and meet this person in a moment."

The Ghost Tower Master waved his hand. "The people of my Ghost Tower are not for just anyone to kill. Even if he’s an Elder of the Purple Sun Sect, he will pay a price today.

If he takes away that much Spirit Medicine, the Ghost Tower won’t be able to operate for months."

"Yes!"

The Ghost Tower Shopkeeper clasped his hands and quickly retrieved the Spirit Medicine, returning to the rear courtyard with a smile and handing it to Xu Yang.

Xu Yang opened and inspected each one, confirming that there were no problems. He put down the Spirit Iron and stored the Spirit Medicine.

"Farewell!"

Xu Yang clasped his hands, turned, and walked out of the Ghost Tower.