fairy family

Chapter 176 Making a Great Escape, Refining Magical Treasures

Yu Que stood outside the quiet room, savoring the old monkey's doggerel for a while, before entering the quiet room.

He first washed and cleaned himself in the quiet room, burned incense and took a bath, and then sealed the stone chamber, thus entering a state of seclusion.

For the next two weeks, he stayed indoors, focusing entirely on recuperating his body and mind in the quiet room.

This day.

Yu Que slowly opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath, his breath condensed and did not dissipate, wriggling in the stone house like a white worm.

Such signs indicate that his internal strength and blood circulation are astonishing, which is why he has reached the point where his breath can manifest.

During these days of seclusion.

He had thoroughly digested all the gains from his trip to the cave and secret realm. His ancestral temple was stable, his Yin spirit was solid, and the true energy within his body had also accumulated considerably.

Furthermore, in order to solidify his foundation, Yu Que had taken the initiative to "compact" his Yin Spirit during these days, so as to prevent it from growing too fast and becoming too bloated.

Even so, his current Yin spirit still reached a size of two feet and seven inches.

Compared to ordinary immortals who have recently broken through to the next level, his cultivation speed is astonishing.

It should be noted that in the eighth-rank of the Rampaging God realm, if a celestial being's Yin spirit reaches three feet or more, they have advanced to the middle rank; if it reaches six feet or more, they have advanced to the upper rank. A celestial being's Yin spirit that is nine feet or ten feet in size is at the perfect realm, and they can attempt to break through to become a seventh-rank Wandering God at any time.

In other words, what would normally take an ordinary person several years to complete, Yu Que accomplished in just half a month.

If he hadn't compressed his cultivation level himself, his Yin Spirit would now be three feet in size, and he could become a mid-level eighth-rank cultivator at any time.

"This trip to the secret cave was truly worthwhile!"

Yu Que sorted things out, feeling invigorated.

He was truly gratified by his determination to break through in the secret cave realm.

If he hadn't broken through on the spot and seized the opportunity to cultivate with Jun Baifeng, he would have had to spend countless more efforts to reach his current level.

Thinking of this, Yu Que's mind was filled with endless fantasies, and he immediately recalled Jun Baifeng's graceful figure.

"If possible, it would be wonderful to cultivate with this woman every day. In that case, my cultivation efficiency will definitely reach a new level!"

Unfortunately, he could only think these thoughts in his heart and would never dare to say them aloud.

Otherwise, if Jun Baifeng is angered, this woman is very likely to abandon her past relationship and kill this filthy scumbag to save her from having her reputation ruined by him later.

"This woman is, after all, a great immortal of the middle third rank. Compared to me, she is like heaven and earth. It's best to forget about this matter."

He was immediately roused and banished all the romantic thoughts from his mind.

Immediately, Yu Que frowned slightly, pondering to himself:

"I observe that Jun Baifeng is quite capable of forbearance and scheming. After leaving the cave, she was able to kill a bunch of dissidents in the secret realm."

If I continue to stay in the Huangshan County military camp, will this woman find some excuse to get rid of me later...?

In fact, he had pondered this question countless times over the past few days.

Now that his cultivation is complete and his realm is consolidated, he has some free time and can finally think about this matter properly.

Suddenly, Yu Que couldn't sit still. He jumped up from the futon and paced around the stone chamber, his brows furrowed.

“Jun Baifeng had something to ask of me before, but now that she has successfully condensed her evil energy, I, an eighth-rank immortal, am of no use to her anymore. In particular, the sixth-rank true fire energy I possess has been completely exhausted.”

The more he thought about it, the more intense his apprehension became.

At the same time, a sliver of hope kept creeping into his mind: "As the saying goes, even a day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of kindness. I've already cultivated with this woman, she shouldn't really want to take my life, right?"

For a moment, Yu Que couldn't help but tilt his head back slightly, exhale deeply, and his conflicted expression was evident.

However, after careful consideration, no matter how complex his thoughts were, he had already begun to take a turn.

Yu Que looked around, flicked his sleeves, and put all the clothes and other items in the stone chamber into his tattered pouch.

He then opened the stone chamber and tidied up the dry food and other items in the quiet room.

When the night was deep and quiet, the boy came out of the quiet room and went to the storeroom where money and grain were stored in the horse stable. He took a sum of paper money and held it in his hand.

Having done all this, he led an old horse and quietly left the stable, slipping away from the military camp.

Yu Que had made thorough preparations and planned to rush to Huangshan County that very night to seek refuge with the old leader and get some guidance.

It should be noted that his cultivation has now broken through, and the old monkey has gone into seclusion. Whether considering the good or the bad, he has no compelling reason to stay in Huangshan County any longer.

After much deliberation, he decided to make a hasty escape.

Yu Yu.

After Yu Que rode his old horse and exchanged some passwords, he blatantly left the county garrison and galloped towards Huangshan County.

at the same time.

In the military stronghold of Huangshan County, the moment Yu Que left the stronghold, Jun Baifeng seemed to sense something, and her eyelids twitched a few times.

However, this woman is currently in the stage of nurturing her cultivation, and the effort she needs to put in is several times, or even ten times, that of Yu Que after his breakthrough.

If it weren't for something of life-or-death importance, she wouldn't come out even if the entire county's military camp were to be raided.

Realizing that Yu Que had left the military camp in the middle of the night in a hurry, the woman merely sighed softly.

She thought to herself, "If it's going to rain, it's going to rain; if it's going to be a mother's husband, she might as well go with this scoundrel."

If Yu Que were to remain in the military camp, she truly wouldn't know how to face this fiend.

And if this lecherous man dares to take advantage of her, should she angrily strike and kill this scoundrel who has defiled her purity, or should she ignore him, or even acquiesce...?

Jun Baifeng's gaze was unfocused, her feelings were very complicated.

But soon, her expression hardened, and she quickly regained her composure, suppressing the many shameful, indignant, and alluring thoughts that had been swirling in her mind.

She is a member of the immortal family who has already achieved the sixth rank. While she may not have the prospect of immortality, her path to immortality is certainly broad.

Even that petty thief was able to decisively flee overnight as soon as he emerged from seclusion; how could she let such personal feelings disturb her peace of mind and leave her unsure of what to do? "Sixth rank isn't enough, fifth rank, fourth rank!"
Only then can my long-cherished wish be fulfilled!

Jun Baifeng's expression hardened, and he immediately focused all his attention on the true evil within his body, carefully nurturing and refining it, and pondering its changes.

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the other side.

After leaving the county military stronghold, Yu Que's journey to the county seat was not smooth sailing.

He appeared to be surrounded by three groups of people, each trying to encircle and trap him.

Facing the first wave, Yu Que had his old horse gallop away on its own while he concealed his presence and headed in another direction, easily avoiding it.

In the second wave, he used his innate divine power to leave an illusion in place to attract the enemy, and easily shook off his opponent again.

Only the third wave of enemies, after observing them from a distance, he found that they were not skilled and their numbers were small, seemingly just putting on a show on the periphery.

He faced them head-on and easily defeated them.

On the battlefield thick with the stench of blood, Yu Que strolled slowly with his hands in his sleeves.

Beside him, the white-spined sword darted about like a swimming fish.

After breaking through to become an eighth-rank immortal, compared to ordinary immortals, he gained divine sense, could use it to control objects, and could attach his household gods to magical artifacts to control them remotely.

As for Yu Que, he is a successor of the Tai Sui lineage. After reaching this level, he can station his family's ancestral spirit in his natal sword embryo to use for flying sword techniques.

In particular, his Yin spirit is now two feet seven inches in size, and his spiritual consciousness ranges to twenty-seven feet. Within those twenty-seven feet, the White Ridge Sword is connected to his mind and can be used as if it were an extension of his arm, making it extremely swift.

Just now, when Yu Que was hundreds of steps away, he first sent out a thought to ride the White Ridge Sword and kill one of the bandits. Then he flew over from another direction, pointing his sword finger. The White Ridge Sword moved around him as if cutting melons and vegetables, and easily finished off the group of bandits who blocked his way.

Whoosh.

With a slight thought, Yu Que retracted the White Ridge Sword into his sleeve, and streaks of blood-red silk flew out from his sleeve and landed on the ground, peeling open the corpses one by one and taking out the various valuables they carried.

Yu Que carefully examined the people's clothing and whispered, "They are not from the Snake family. It seems I'm just unlucky and ran into another force."

He breathed a slight sigh of relief. He only hung the paper money from the corpse to his side, and threw the rest of the valuables on the ground to avoid leaving any marks.

Even the paper money, after thinking about it, he immediately burned it, turning it into incense that was absorbed into the ancestral temple, so as to avoid leaving any marks on the money.

Immediately, he flicked his sleeve, and sparks of flame flew out from his sleeve, landing within a radius of ten feet, setting the clothes and corpses on the ground ablaze, destroying all traces of the crime.

Having done all this, another flash of inspiration appeared on Yu Que's body. He leaped up, his feet moving like horse hooves, and galloped away through the dense forest at a speed faster than ordinary military horses.

After breaking through to the eighth-rank immortal, Yu Que was pondering his cultivation level when he discovered that although the household gods he had bound at the ninth-rank realm had all been devoured, their spells had not disappeared.

Those spells not only forged a unique supernatural power, but also incorporated Yu Que's instincts.

Now, with every move he makes, he possesses the strength of an ape and a horse, and his fingertips are still sharp, just as they were when he was blessed by the cat-faced household god. In addition, he can also release the true energy in his body as lotus root threads for healing injuries and fighting enemies.

Compared to before, he now casts these spells with less of a smoky aura, each one resembling a fully-developed household deity spell. Furthermore, with the enhancement of true energy, their power is beyond the comprehension of even a ninth-rank immortal.

However, these spells are nothing to him now.

Although these spells are exquisite, they are still only spells possessed by ninth-rank household gods. Not only are they inferior to any eighth-rank spells, but their power is also extremely difficult to improve.

If Yu Que still wants to rely on them to fight, he will only be making a fool of himself if he encounters an equally matched eighth-rank immortal.

Lost in thought, Yu Que suddenly narrowed his eyes and thought to himself, "That's not entirely true."

Suddenly, his eyelids twitched, and his eyes flashed as if lightning struck.

A bat that was soaring in the night sky suddenly jerked and fell to the ground, but just before it hit the ground, it struggled to rise again and flew desperately toward Yu Que.

After taking off a few times, the bat could barely keep up. Exhausted, its body exploded.

But then a ray of spiritual light flashed within its body, and it pounced on another bat in the sky, controlling it and striving to catch up with Yu Que.

One bat after another, a full ten bats passed by, before the spiritual light that had driven them dimmed and was beckoned back into Yu Que's body.

The inspiration that just guided these bats was a thought that Yu Que had split off from.

After he bound the Corpse-Dissolving Old Ghost, the other party gave him a "possession" spell.

This method allows him to divide his thoughts and attach them to the bodies of beings whose souls are weaker than his, thus controlling their physical bodies remotely with his thoughts.

According to Yu Que's speculation, this method should have been prepared by the Corpse-Dissolving Old Ghost for "possessing a body," but after the opponent's Yin Spirit weakened and his realm fell, he bound him into a household god.

This spell is limited by Yu Que's cultivation level, so it only has the effect of possession.

Even so, its effect was still sinister, far exceeding the methods that an eighth-rank immortal could use.

Yu Que thought to himself, "Generally speaking, an eighth-rank immortal can only release his own Yin spirit or household god, and after leaving his body, he can only possess a magic weapon or puppet, and it is difficult for him to possess a living thing."

"If possession of a living being is absolutely necessary, then that being must undergo a series of secret rituals and refinements. But my magical techniques don't require such complicated procedures at all."

In addition to this, another effect of the Corpse Dissection Old Ghost's magic was that he could divide his thoughts.

When Yu Que killed the thief a hundred paces away, he did not have a household god in his body. He simply separated his own thoughts and filled them into the White Ridge Sword.

Think of this.

Yu Que suddenly had an idea. He touched the pouch at his waist and threw a thought into it. He directly controlled the pouch with his thought and tried to command the dying ghost inside.

In an instant, he felt an even stronger connection between himself and the magical artifact.

It no longer needs to input incense or true energy; with just a thought, it can open and close the pouch, and spit out and retrieve one item after another as it pleases.

For a time, he was having a great time.

Unbeknownst to Yu Que, he had inadvertently fulfilled the condition of "forging artifacts with divine power."

The great immortals of the middle three ranks do not primarily use blood refining when refining magical artifacts and treasures, but rather focus on divine refining.

The great immortals only need to divide their thoughts and refine them into objects one by one, and they can control the objects at will. Moreover, this method is the proper way to control magical artifacts and treasures of the sixth rank and above.

(End of this chapter)