fairy family

Chapter 204 Refining the Heart in the Nether Spring, Immortal Maiden's Furnace

Yu Que walked around the Netherworld Spring, a thoughtful expression on his face.

This spiritual vein is not only effective in gathering spiritual energy, but also possesses other mystical properties.

According to the Taoist Su Wu of Lotus Peak, the reason why the Netherworld is named as such is because it has the power to cleanse the memories of ghosts.

Of course, the effects of this spirit pool are certainly not comparable to the famous Yellow Springs Water. The two are only similar. More specifically, if a soul falls into the Yellow Springs, the evil and malevolent nature within the soul will be tempered.

In this way, it is as if the soul has had its memories washed away.

"However, according to the people of the Dao Palace, it was later discovered that the pool water here was not really magical, but because the Millstone Peak stood on an ancient mass grave, which was suspected to be a place of suppression where surrendered soldiers were buried."

The deathly aura and the aura of war, through the earth's veins of Millstone Peak, eventually converged in the Spirit Pool, forming this dark, yellow spring.

Yu Que narrowed his eyes and thought to himself, "So, this spring water relies on the aura of the dead soldiers in the mass grave underground, which can wear down the souls that enter the water. If you can withstand it, the fierce energy in your soul will be suppressed."

A thought stirred within him, and he immediately wanted to release his Yin spirit and let it roll into the Netherworld.

The water of this spring can be used to soak the soul, and the spirits of immortals are naturally a type of soul.

According to the Daoist Su Wu, when this place was first discovered, there was still evil energy in the mass grave. Both of these places were important locations in the Dao Palace, and they nurtured many sixth-rank immortals.

Back then, there was a great benefit in the Taoist Palace that required a considerable amount of merit to obtain.

The benefit of this is that it can cleanse the immortal's own spirit in the Netherworld Spring, thus laying a solid foundation for the immortal to enter the sixth rank realm and greatly increasing the success rate.

Unfortunately, as the spiritual energy dwindled and the mass grave was used for many years, the evil energy stored inside was completely depleted, and the place became desolate. Neither the effect of the Netherworld nor the ferocity of the mass grave is even one-thousandth of what it used to be.

Even so, the fact that Youhuangquan fell into the hands of the Song family has allowed them to cultivate many outstanding disciples.

It was precisely because of this that Yu Que saw so many young members of the Song family here, and that even though they knew they couldn't compete with Yu Que, they still wanted to try and compete with him for the Millstone Peak.

Thinking of all this, Yu Que let out a breath and whispered:

"Although this secluded spring is not as good as it was in ancient times, it is just what I need now."

His current cultivation level is only at the eighth rank, which is not much higher than that of the Song family disciples, and is even much lower.

Without further hesitation, he immediately stepped into the dark Yellow Springs.

Sitting in the pool, Yu Que discovered that it was no deeper than knee-deep; even when he sat cross-legged, the water didn't reach above his head. The bottom of the pool, however, was soft and covered in thick, wriggling yellow mud. He didn't know the exact depth of the mud, but it was possible it led directly to the mass grave.

After settling down, Yu Que was tempted, but he was not a reckless person.

He was new to this place, and even though he had burned it with real fire and the Taoist had given him instructions, he still made arrangements around the area to avoid any omissions. He also took out his household gods and rolled them in the muddy water on both sides.

Only when he confirmed through the perception of his household gods that the function of the Netherworld Spring was exactly the same as what Su Wu Dao Ren had told him, did he feel at ease and boldly jump out of his own Yin spirit.

Yu Que carefully placed the Yin Spirit into the pool.

Sure enough, the next moment.

A sharp, murderous shout rang in his mind, making his eyes turn fierce and desperate.

However, at the same time, a bit of spiritual energy from the pool also entered his Yin spirit. The fierce energy and spiritual energy intertwined and swirled within Yu Que's Yin spirit, like iron being refined in a furnace, making his Yin spirit both uncomfortable and tempered to a certain extent.

"It's indeed a good thing!"

Yu Que gritted his teeth and immediately plunged his Yin Spirit completely into the pool.

In an instant, he felt pain all around his Yin spirit. Even with the nourishment of the spiritual energy in the pool, he could not withstand it for a while. He had no choice but to extricate his Yin spirit from the pool and immediately return to his physical body to be nourished by the ancestral temple.

This situation left Yu Que slightly disappointed.

"The advantage of this pool is indeed in tempering the soul; as for nourishing the soul, that is only secondary."

In this way, after tempering his soul in the Netherworld Spring every day, he would have to recuperate in the ancestral temple for a long time before he could go down into the pool again. He would also have to be careful to control the degree of his soul, otherwise, if he damaged his yin spirit too much, it would be more harmful than beneficial.

Along with this, his idea of ​​using the Netherworld Spring Water to assist him in refining the spirits and gods also failed.

If this pool of water is used as part of the water-fire refining process, then the ghost will be more than tempered but not nourished, and will definitely not escape the fate of having its soul scattered.

If you want to use the Netherworld Spring Water to refine weapons, you can only use it to enhance their power and temper their fiery nature after the spirits and gods have refined them.

Yu Que felt a surge of excitement and silently told himself:

"To have obtained a spiritual pool, and with such wonderful water that it can help me in my cultivation, is already an unimaginable benefit."

How can we possibly be greedy for more after already having achieved our goal!

Having composed himself and stabilized his spirit, he tried again to bury it in the pool.

Having already tried before, he was prepared. This time, he tensed up, calmed his mind, and continued to tentatively sink into the pool to see just how deep it was.

As he sank inch by inch, the bottom of the Netherworld Spring was filled with extremely deep yellow mud. The pressure in the pool was so great that it was almost beyond the tolerance of Yu Que's Yin Spirit, yet he still hadn't reached the bottom.

Yu Que had no choice but to temporarily abandon the idea of ​​exploring the bottom and stabilize his Yin Spirit in the yellow mud, using the fierce and spiritual energy in the pool to temper his own Yin Spirit.

Such a cultivation session lasted for more than half an hour.

This was the longest Yu Que could endure; his Yin Spirit was now so exhausted that he could no longer move.

Just as Yu Que was about to summon the ancestral temple to protect the ascending Yin spirit, a sudden idea struck him.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a burst of crow's fire emerged from the bottom of the pool and coiled around his spirit, forming lotus root-like threads that bound him tightly within them.

A large cocoon appeared at the bottom of the Netherworld Spring, trembling slightly as the yellow mud churned.

This was Yu Que using his Golden Body Divine Power—the Nirvana Technique of Calamity Fire.

This spell allows him to shed his skin like a cicada, and by consuming a large amount of incense and spiritual energy, it can quickly repair his spirit and eliminate various hidden dangers.

Now that Yu Que has unleashed this supernatural power and maintained it, his Yin spirit has temporarily resisted the erosion of the evil energy, focusing solely on absorbing the spiritual energy in the pool to repair his own Yin spirit.

This is the first time he has seriously used this supernatural power outside of practice.

In just a few breaths, his Yin spirit was restored to its original state, but the spiritual energy in the pool was also greatly depleted.

Yu Que estimated that he could only use his divine power three times in a row at most before he would have to wait for the spiritual energy in the pool to slowly replenish itself. However, when the Netherworld Spring recovered, the spiritual energy in the pool would not be depleted, and he could still temper his Yin Spirit in the pool.

Realizing this, he was overjoyed:
"Excellent! With this supernatural power, I don't need to return to my physical body. I can temper my Yin spirit in the Spirit Pool for a long time without leaving any hidden dangers!"

This discovery was truly a good thing for him.

As a result, he can use the Netherworld Spring for a longer period of time compared to others, and his future cultivation efficiency will definitely increase several times over.

Yu Que's joy lingered for a long time. This place truly lived up to its reputation as a treasure he had carefully selected after much inquiry.

"This peak and this spring should be the place where I build my path!"

Yu Que pondered to himself.

He then continued to immerse himself in the tempering and cultivation.

for the rest of the time.

Yu Que was like a child who had discovered a new toy. When he was thirsty, he would drink water and take pills. If the spiritual energy in the pool was not enough, he would use the incense in his hand to unleash his innate supernatural power.

For seven or eight days in a row, he stayed in the cave, meditating and cultivating himself, completely immersed in the practice.

Until he felt that his Yin Scripture had been tempered many times and thoroughly immersed in the Netherworld Spring, his foundation was extremely solid, and there was no need for further tempering. Instead, he could start to explore the next realm.

Yu Que had just gotten up from the muddy water.

He stepped out of the pool, shook his robes, and the drops of muddy water fell away cleanly, leaving him completely untouched.

Yu Que strolled around Youhuangquan, looking at the scorched and simple environment around him, and his face showed even more satisfaction.

“But it’s getting an eyesore to let this place remain desolate. Let’s bring in those strongmen and help them tidy it up.”

With a thought, he immediately took out the array talisman and summoned a group of people from the mountaintop, including the Fu Tang Warrior and the Lu Ban Warrior.

Although this place is important, it is protected by a formation, and the lives of the warriors are in his hands, so Yu Que is not afraid of outsiders entering.

After the people arrived, he made some brief arrangements and then strolled out of the cave on his own.

Upon reaching the mountaintop, Yu Que's eyes lit up.

The mountaintop, which was once scorched and barren, has now been completely transformed.

The neat and orderly or natural fields and spiritual lands were planned and arranged by the strongmen, and many flowers, trees and shrubs were transplanted from outside the mountains to surround them.

Although it has only been seven or eight days, Mopan Peak has already shown signs of revival and is full of greenery.

The palaces and other buildings nearby have also sprung up, providing ample accommodation.

However, the corridors and passageways that are scattered throughout the mountain are still in their infancy, and the pavilions and towers are not abundant. They are only usable but not yet grand.

Even so, it still made Yu Que feel as if the mountaintop had undergone a complete transformation.

"master!"

"Master, you have emerged from seclusion."

As Yu Que strolled around casually, the guards and maids around him hurriedly greeted him and paid their respects.

Before long, Lishi Panyi also rushed over and introduced him to the progress of the construction in the mountains.

After listening for a few minutes, Yu Que said, "I understand. Just keep it up. Once the projects in various places are completed, there's no need for any more large-scale construction. Just take good care of the spirit fields."

He paused and then said:
"By the way, have any major events occurred recently, either on the mountain or in the palace?"

Pan Yi respectfully replied:

"There are no major events in the palace yet, but your two fellow disciples have sent message talismans to congratulate you on establishing your residence here, saying they will come to celebrate in person on a chosen day."

In addition, people from the Immortal City and the Dao Palace came, each leaving behind numerous visiting cards.

Many people also presented you with congratulatory gifts, sir. We servants couldn't refuse those gifts, so we stored them in the side hall for you."

Yu nodded: "Lead the way."

Soon, a dazzling array of congratulatory gifts appeared before Yu Que, filling an entire palace ten zhang wide. Among them were gold and jade, medicinal herbs, paper money, books, antiques, and various ferocious beasts.

The gift-givers were mainly the new disciples of the Dao Palace who took the exam in the same batch as Yu Que, as well as some small families in the Immortal City.

Just as Yu Que was examining the gift register, a person suddenly appeared in front of him. The person stared directly at him, holding something in their hands, and was extremely rude.

Yu Que didn't even look up, but frowned and said:

"Who is this person, and why was he taken into this mountain?"

Even if Yu Que didn't recognize the strongmen and maids in the mountains, he could still sense them. The attendant boys had all been sent away, and even those who wanted to stay had to wait for Yu Que's approval before they were allowed to remain on the mountain.

Yu Que did not sense any weapon restrictions from the person in front of him; the other party was a stranger.

Pan Yi quickly replied, "This person is also a gift."

Yu Que paused slightly as he flipped through the gift book before looking up.

A delicate figure suddenly appeared in his eyes. She was dressed in white, holding a wooden zither, with red eyes. She was as delicate as a lotus flower and as frail as a willow branch. She was a beautiful woman with slender branches and plump fruit.

However, the beauty looked at Yu Que with hatred in her eyes, extremely unwilling and humiliated, her expression stubborn and aloof.

Yu Que felt that this woman looked familiar. He looked through the gift register again and sure enough, he saw a gift list in it:
"I am sending a courtesan from the Immortal City, named Caiyi. Her incense register has been attached to her. I hope you will forgive me, True Disciple."

This means that the other party has sent over the most beautiful courtesan from Huangshan Immortal City in recent years, and the purpose of sending her is to serve as a furnace for you, so please feel free to use her.

Yu Que was reminded of the incident in the Dream of the Red Chamber. He looked closely and realized that the woman opposite him was undoubtedly the Fairy in Colorful Clothes.

The fairy in colorful clothes, dressed in plain clothes, met Yu Que's scrutiny with a stubborn gaze, forcibly suppressing the disgust in her heart.

The woman whispered:
"I hope you will be prudent in passing on your teachings. Although I have entered this mountain, my heart is still outside of it."

Someone will surely come to redeem me the next day; I hope you will grant me your true wish.

As she spoke, she held the xylophone tightly in her hands, and half of a small knife was sticking out from under the xylophone, it was unknown where she had found it in the palace.

Upon seeing this, the strongman silently stood beside Yu Que, waiting for the slightest movement from the other party or for Yu Que to give the order, at which point he would dismember the other party's limbs.

Yu Que frowned slightly after hearing what the fairy in colorful clothes said.

He completely ignored the woman, and instead turned to the strongman Pan Yi, casually giving him an order:
"Since it's a gift, keep it safe and don't starve."

It's just a mere cauldron; the fact that Yu Que accepted it already shows that he's giving face to the Red Pavilion of Immortal City.

After saying that, Yu Que didn't look at the fairy in colorful clothes again.

He selected a batch of gifts in the side hall on his own, and then had the guards prepare a carriage so that they could immediately head to the Refining Heart Hall on Bright Peak.

(End of this chapter)