Chapter 283 : Nine Swords Unite, Peak Foundation Establishment

Medicine ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍King felt as though he had gone stupid.

Or ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍had too many things happened over the past several days, leaving his mind somewhat dazed?

But ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍as a dignified Mid Nascent Soul great cultivator, surely he could not be lacking even this little mental clarity?

Not ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍to mention that he had been nourished by the Immortal Spring for countless years. How could there possibly be anything wrong with his body?

But ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍if there was nothing wrong with his body,

then ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍how the hell had someone managed to arrive right in front of him before he noticed?!

If his eyes had not gone blind yet,

the other party could probably have emptied out the entire Immortal Spring without him noticing.

As this thought flashed through his mind, Medicine King had already sensed the auras of the two people before him.

This man was utterly ordinary, merely at Late Foundation Establishment, but this woman dressed in a black gown……had not the slightest trace of cultivation. She was a complete and utter mortal.

Yet when Medicine King truly tried to investigate her with his Divine Sense, he instead discovered that the woman’s aura was as vast as the sea.

‘This……’

What the hell was going on? What the hell did this mean?

It meant this woman was, at the very least, a Transformation-Divine Cultivator!

It was not as though Medicine King had never seen a Late Nascent Soul Cultivator. He had even once drunk and chatted merrily with One Sword Master of the Sword Ruins, but even with that old Sword Immortal, he could still sense his strength and aura.

But this woman before him?

Almost instantly, Medicine King……became afraid.

Hua Yaoyue glanced at Medicine King, then disdainfully withdrew her gaze and casually waved her hand.

“Move aside. Don’t obstruct my disciple’s cultivation.”

Medicine King’s face instantly flushed red. He did not know whether he should stand or remain seated.

He did not stand because he had not experienced the feeling of being an ant for several hundred years. For a moment, he was somewhat unfamiliar with it and could not recover the feeling of what it had been like to be an ant back then.

He wanted to stand because of his instinctive fear and dread of a higher cultivation realm.

To rise yet not rise—what sort of reasoning was that?

So Hua Yaoyue acted.

Her right hand, which had originally hung beside her, suddenly twisted to the side, and a bright silver spear with a red tassel instantly appeared in her grasp. She casually spun the spear.

Then she thrust it forward fiercely.

The spear tip instantly stopped against Medicine King’s glabella.

Yet this Supreme Elder of Medicine King Valley had not even managed to react throughout the entire process. Only when the threat of death enveloped his heart did cold sweat instantly soak his back.

“S-S-S-Senior……spare my life.”

Seeing that the spear tip did not press any farther forward, Medicine King knew that his chance to survive was right before him and hurriedly begged for mercy.

If there had been no outsider present, Ji Yuan’s eyes would have nearly popped out. Unfortunately, the person saying those words was right in front of him, so he could only maintain an expression of calm indifference, as though he had seen such things countless times before.

But within his heart, enormous waves had already surged.

One could even say that the final trace of reverence he had once held toward Nascent Soul Cultivators……was utterly shattered by Medicine King’s plea for mercy.

Nothing remained.

What so-called Nascent Soul Patriarch?

What so-called Nascent Soul great cultivator?

Before someone standing higher, wasn’t his life just as insignificant as an ant’s?

Didn’t he still wail and beg for mercy?

In a daze, Ji Yuan felt his state of mind rise slightly.

At the very least, the next time he faced a Nascent Soul Cultivator alone, he would no longer feel so afraid.

Because these so-called Nascent Soul great cultivators were, in truth, no different from ordinary cultivators. They still had the same three forms of address attached to them.

Senior, Fellow Daoist, and……ant.

“Get farther away.”

Hua Yaoyue shook the spear shaft. The spear tip even lightly patted Medicine King’s face several times, producing crisp “pa pa” slapping sounds.

Yet Medicine King not only did not become angry, he hurriedly lowered his head and stood.

“Yes, yes, yes. This junior will leave immediately.”

After rising from beside the Immortal Spring, he did not even dare use a spell. He simply walked quickly to the side and only stopped after retreating three zhang away.

He still did not dare turn around. He could only keep his back toward the Immortal Spring he had guarded for most of his life.

At this moment, he had only one feeling in his heart……the beautiful wife he had guarded his entire life yet never dared touch was about to be thoroughly ravaged by someone else, and he did not dare resist in the slightest.

“Hey.”

Hua Yaoyue called without turning her head.

Medicine King hurriedly turned and cupped his hands. “This junior is here.”

“You stink. Get farther away.” Hua Yaoyue waved her hand.

Medicine King took a deep breath. “……Yes.”

Just as he was about to leave, Hua Yaoyue added another sentence. “Right, as things stand, among Nascent Soul Cultivators, you’re the only one who knows that I came to the Cangluo Continent. If anyone else finds out, I’ll kill you.”

“B-But what if this junior wasn’t the one who revealed it?”

Medicine King looked as though he wanted to cry.

“I’ll still kill you.”

When one possessed strength, talking things out became this easy.

“Yes.”

Medicine King cupped his hands again before finally transforming into Escape Light and leaving the area.

No one knew where he went.

After he left, Hua Yaoyue put away the silver spear and nodded toward Ji Yuan. “Alright. Condense your Sword Embryo.”

……No, Master, was it really that simple?

It was so simple that Ji Yuan found it difficult to believe.

If someone ever asked him in the future how to come to the Immortal Spring to condense a Sword Embryo, he would definitely say, “It’s simple. Condensing a Sword Embryo at the Immortal Spring only takes three steps.”

“First step, arrive at the Immortal Spring.”

“Second step, tell Medicine King Valley’s Supreme Elder to get lost.”

“Third step, sit down and condense the Sword Embryo.”

Ji Yuan had already completed the first two steps, so he came beside the Immortal Spring and sat down, seriously examining this world-famous Immortal Spring.

The spring water was not transparent. Instead, it presented an unusual shade of green.

Or rather, a vibrant green brimming with vitality.

The entire Immortal Spring was circular, its diameter only about the length of a person’s arm. The spring water was also extremely shallow, not even a finger deep.

Simply put, there was……very little Immortal Spring water.

At the bottom of the spring eye were some碎石, and no one knew where this Immortal Spring water capable of extending lifespan actually came from.

Ji Yuan was even somewhat curious. Could this little bit of spring water truly be enough to condense the Sword Embryo of a Life-Bound Flying Sword?

This also made Ji Yuan recall his experience at the Ice-Fire Pool. The amount of Water Fortune did not seem to have much to do with the actual quantity of water.

Whatever. He would know after sensing it.

He immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, and began carefully sensing the free-flowing Water Fortune between heaven and earth.

After only a few breaths, Ji Yuan withdrew from his comprehension and abruptly opened his eyes. At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind……Old Li truly deserved to be called Old Li!

Because the Water Fortune surrounding the Immortal Spring was not inferior to that of the Ice-Fire Pool in the slightest. In fact, it was even somewhat greater.

With this much Water Fortune, forget condensing a mere single Sword Embryo—even condensing eight or ten would not be a problem.

Ji Yuan glanced at his Master, who was sitting not far away guarding him. His heart settled, and he immediately entered the process he was incomparably familiar with—condensing a Flying Sword Embryo.

Naturally, the first step was circulating his technique and drawing the free-flowing Water Fortune between heaven and earth into his Dantian.

This was normally the slowest process, but now, surrounded by such abundant Water Fortune, it no longer seemed slow at all. It could even be called extremely fast.

Half a day later, Ji Yuan felt that the Water Fortune inside his Dantian was already sufficient to condense the Evergreen Sword Embryo.

But he still did not stop. An Evergreen Sword capable of healing injuries while fighting was an excellent thing, so naturally he had to maximize its effectiveness.

Of course, the main reason was that coming here to refine the sword had cost Hua Yaoyue some effort, and Ji Yuan did not want to waste his Master’s intentions.

Thus, he drew in Water Fortune with everything he had until he could no longer contain even the slightest bit more. Only then did he begin condensing the Sword Embryo.

The other eight Sword Embryos formed a Sword Formation, completely surrounding the mass of greenish-cyan Water Fortune. The Sword Formation then began rotating while compressing it.

The Water Fortune grew smaller and smaller, but also increasingly condensed.

Once it had condensed to a certain degree, it naturally transformed into the shape of a Flying Sword.

But this was only an embryonic form.

Another half a day passed.

An extremely powerful Sword Aura suddenly erupted from Ji Yuan’s body while his entire aura abruptly soared toward the heavens, as though he had transformed into an unsheathed sword thrusting straight into the firmament.

Hua Yaoyue, who had been resting with her eyes closed, casually swept her hand, and the sky-piercing Sword Aura instantly vanished.

But the aura continuously rising from Ji Yuan’s body did not disappear.

He had already been at Late Foundation Establishment, and the instant the final Flying Sword Embryo successfully condensed, his cultivation automatically began breaking through.

The moment his cultivation began breaking through, the effect of the 《Breath Concealment Art》 disappeared with it.

His cultivation aura manifested and steadily climbed.

Ji Yuan himself naturally could not sense it. At present, all of his attention was focused on the nine Flying Sword Embryos inside his Dantian. They were different colors. The final Evergreen Flying Sword, for example, was greenish-cyan; the Blood Slaughter Sword was blood-red; and the Thunder Punishment Sword was purple.

Their sizes were different as well. The largest was naturally the Great Gate Sword condensed at the mouth of the Falling Star River.

The smallest was the Blood Slaughter Sword.

At this moment, the nine Flying Sword Embryos hovered above the sea of Spiritual Energy within his Dantian.

No, other people could call theirs a sea of Spiritual Energy, but for Ji Yuan, it was more like a wasteland of Spiritual Energy, because his ice-attributed Spiritual Energy froze everything.

‘If Spiritual Energy continues filling up, sooner or later it’ll occupy the entire Dantian. Wouldn’t these Flying Sword Embryos be frozen in place by then?’

Ji Yuan looked at the Flying Sword Embryos, which currently occupied only an extremely small region. He thought that he still needed to advance to the Pseudo-Core Realm as soon as possible. Once his Spiritual Energy was compressed further, these Flying Sword Embryos could freely dart around again.

As for now……

With a thought from Ji Yuan, the Flying Sword Embryos within his Dantian began circulating through his meridians together with his Spiritual Energy. Everywhere they passed, even his own Spiritual Energy became tainted with a trace of Sword Aura.

‘Could it be that after my Spiritual Energy transformed into the ice attribute, it can also gain a trace of Sword Aura?’

‘If that’s really possible, then in the future, even without using spells, my Spiritual Energy alone will possess considerable effects.’

After a while, Ji Yuan returned the Sword Embryos to his Dantian and withdrew from his cultivation state.

The instant he withdrew, he immediately circulated the 《Breath Concealment Art》. His aura promptly slipped from Peak Foundation Establishment back down to Late Foundation Establishment.

“How is it?”

Hua Yaoyue examined Ji Yuan and asked.

Ji Yuan hurriedly stood and saluted Hua Yaoyue. “This disciple thanks Master for protecting his Dao all the way to this point.”

“As long as it went smoothly.”

Only then did Hua Yaoyue stand and walk beside the spring eye. After briefly sensing it, she sneered. “I truly thought this was some sort of Immortal Spring. So it’s merely half-baked spring water.”

“Hmm?”

Ji Yuan looked at her in confusion. “Isn’t this the Immortal Spring?”

“No.”

Hua Yaoyue shook her head, the interest in her eyes disappearing. “I was wondering how a tiny Cangluo Continent could possibly possess a true Immortal Spring, much less one occupied by a mere Nascent Soul Cultivator.”

“If this thing were real, even Void Refinement Cultivators would cross numerous continents to seize it.”

“Then what is this?”

Ji Yuan asked when he did not understand.

“A False Immortal Spring, also called the ‘Nether-Aging Spring’. Drinking one mouthful extends one’s lifespan by twenty years, but afterward, one’s cultivation can never advance another step. Moreover, the effect weakens each time. The second mouthful only extends lifespan by ten years, the third by five years, and after the fourth mouthful, it becomes ordinary Spiritual Spring water.”

Hua Yaoyue explained in considerable detail.

“Then what about a true Immortal Spring?”

Ji Yuan asked curiously.

“A true Immortal Spring……”

Hua Yaoyue clasped her hands behind her back and slightly raised her head to look at the white clouds drifting through the firmament. She softly said, “One mouthful extends lifespan by a hundred years without the slightest side effect. If an elderly person drinks it, they can even return to youth. Hence the name Immortal Spring.”

……One mouthful extended lifespan by a hundred years.

Ji Yuan could not help widening his eyes. Now that was a truly excellent treasure!

“For example, the Demon God Continent where that little wife of yours is located has one Immortal Spring. It is jointly owned by three peak clans, and the Heavenly Fox Clan is one of them.”

Hua Yaoyue withdrew her gaze and glanced at Ji Yuan, amusement clearly visible in her eyes.

Ji Yuan was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he grinned and said, “It’s fine. When the time comes, Master and disciple can simply go seize that Immortal Spring together.”

“Sure.”

Hua Yaoyue laughed. “If you truly have that ability by then, your Master will accompany you on that trip.”

“Then it’s a deal?”

Ji Yuan also found it rather amusing. This way, he would have another source of motivation for cultivation.

Whether he could actually accomplish it was another matter.

“Fine. It’s a deal.”

After Hua Yaoyue finished speaking, Ji Yuan’s gaze landed on the Nether-Aging Spring. He lowered his voice and said, “Master, how about we rehearse ahead of time and seize this False Immortal Spring first?”

“What use is such a defective product? It has little value.”

Hua Yaoyue looked down on it.

But Ji Yuan valued it greatly. “No. We might not need it, but we can sell it to others. At the very least, it would still count as some profit.”

Although he said this, Ji Yuan estimated that if this thing were truly taken to an auction, Golden Core Cultivators would probably fight until their heads cracked open over it.

If it were brought to another continent, perhaps even some Nascent Soul Cultivators would fight for it.

Hua Yaoyue considered the proposal briefly.

“What you say does make sense.”

She glanced at the spring water. “Taking eight portions out of ten should be about right. Four portions each for Master and disciple, with the remaining two left behind. This amount probably represents seven or eight thousand years of accumulation. If we take everything at once, Medicine King Valley’s Supreme Elder might really go mad.”

“We’re both Nascent Soul Cultivators. If he goes mad, things will be difficult to clean up.”

Hua Yaoyue sighed, seemingly lamenting that her cultivation was still insufficient.

“Master truly is kindhearted.”

As Ji Yuan spoke, he had already taken out two jade flasks from his Storage Pouch and removed their lids. He then used the Object Manipulation Technique to collect the spring water. Even forty percent of the total amount was probably enough for more than a hundred mouthfuls. If he took it to auction later……he could earn quite a lot of Spirit Stones.

Before long, Ji Yuan had filled both jade flasks to the brim with spring water.

“Here, Master. This is your share of the stolen goods.”

Ji Yuan handed one over.

Hua Yaoyue even rolled her eyes, too lazy to respond.

Ji Yuan then looked at the shallow layer of spring water remaining within the spring eye, which seemed nearly exhausted……Medicine King Valley’s accumulation over several thousand years had practically been swept clean by Master.

Unfortunately, it would not be appropriate to leave behind words such as “On such-and-such year, month, and day, Qiu Qianhai took Immortal Spring water from this place.”

Otherwise, he could have helped Old Qiu spread his great name.

“Alright. If there’s nothing else, let’s leave.”

As Hua Yaoyue spoke, she released her Divine Sense and swept across the entire Medicine King Valley. As though speaking to herself, she said, “That old woman Kong Xifeng told me Medicine King Valley’s Sect Master defected to the Demonic Path of Western Shang and was replaced by Medicine King……from the looks of it now, they probably suppressed the matter.”

Ji Yuan pricked up his ears and listened carefully.

“Then wasn’t he in the same group as Situ Feng?”

“Mm. Most likely.”

After Hua Yaoyue finished speaking, she directly took Ji Yuan into the sky from this place without concealing themselves in the slightest, heading straight south as thunder and wind roared around them.

In the end, they directly crashed into Medicine King Valley’s Three Mountains Overturning Peaks Formation, broke through the formation, and departed without looking back.

Such a phenomenon alarmed countless Medicine King Valley disciples.

But seeing this scene, they would only assume some Senior within the sect had emerged from seclusion. They would never imagine that someone had stolen their sect’s Immortal Spring.

At the same time.

Within the mountain range north of Medicine King Valley, a white-haired old man with a dispirited expression abruptly stood upon seeing the commotion.

But after thinking of something, he sat back down again, completely dejected.

Only one or two days had passed, yet for Medicine King, it felt as though several decades had gone by. He had already possessed little black hair to begin with, and now even searching with a lantern would make it difficult to find a single strand.

‘Should I go back now?’

Medicine King could not help asking himself this question.

Judging by the situation, that Senior had probably already left.

But what if he returned and she had not?

If she saw him rashly return, flew into a rage, and stabbed him to death with one spear……what would he do then?

After thinking it over again and again, Medicine King ultimately decided to wait a little longer and return after a few more days.

Since he had already been driven out, there was no need to rush back immediately.

Thus, he sat within the dense forest for another three days.

Three days later, with still no further disturbance, he finally stood and decided to return to Medicine King Valley to see……exactly what the situation was.

But even when returning, he did not dare make a grand entrance. He could only conceal his figure and use Nascent Soul Instant Teleportation, traveling back through the forest at ground level.

Before long,

he arrived outside the valley he could not possibly be more familiar with. Seeing that the valley showed no abnormality whatsoever,

he hesitated repeatedly before finally choosing to release his Divine Sense first and scout the way.

With his Mid Nascent Soul Divine Sense, a single sweep naturally allowed him to take in the entire situation within the valley.

But in that very instant, his eyes nearly split from rage. He stepped forward and arrived beside the Immortal Spring’s spring eye, staring at the nearly dried-up spring as his ten fingers clenched into fists.

He could no longer describe what kind of feeling this was.

He only wanted to raise his head and roar toward the heavens.

But when he truly raised his head, he discovered that he did not even have the courage to roar.

He was afraid that the old monster might still be nearby and had not gone far.

Thus, after thinking it over again and again, all his rage could only transform into a single line filled with incomparable grief.

“Thank you, Senior……for what you left behind.”

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Crowdfunding two things.

1、Tomorrow, the Core Formation Stage core building will be unlocked. This has already been decided—it is the 【Grotto-Heaven】 mentioned earlier. So I’m crowdsourcing ideas for the Nascent Soul Stage and Transformation-Divine Stage core buildings. I need both names and effects. We’ll discuss the later realms later. Try to make them strongly connected to the cultivation realms—for example, Foundation Establishment corresponds to “Divine Sense”, while Core Formation corresponds to “Magic Treasure”.

2、Crowdsourcing a name for Heavenly Venerable Ji’s Life-Bound Magic Treasure, such as 【Pot Heaven】, 【Lotus Grotto-Heaven】, and so on. Fellow Daoists, please display your divine abilities. Little Dream offers endless thanks!

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