The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 429 Black Moon Martial Saint
The four made their decision, and Su Yan immediately took out the Concealing God Banner and flew over with the Nine Dragons Imprisoning Demon Cover, completely concealing the aura of the place.

The palace was not as luxurious as expected; instead, it exuded an ancient and simple atmosphere. Outside the mountain, palace buildings were layered, and large medicinal gardens were scattered around, with a considerable number of surviving medicinal herbs, most of which were related to the Sea of ​​Evil Souls.

"Fourth-tier Yin Soul Grass, fourth-tier mid-grade Black Nether Lotus..."

Although I only glanced at it, the rare and precious herbs in this herb garden alone are already valuable enough.

"Let's divide it up first; the real value is probably still inside."

Xiao Wujiu's eyes flickered slightly. He was truly penniless and desperately needed something to recover.

Moreover, the natural treasures found in this ruin might be of great help to him in refining the Emperor's Banner.

"careful!"

Just as Xiao Wujiu was about to reach out and take it, runes suddenly appeared all around him, and a broken stele appeared in mid-air. He used his finger as a knife to carve words on it, the force penetrating the paper, vigorous and powerful, filled with the aura of a martial saint.

"I am Black Moon. Those who see this monument are gone. But I grieve that I cannot see the road ahead, nor can I live forever. I leave only the legacy for you to take."

The stone tablet was made of an unknown material, but it was exceptionally hard. Yet, nearly a third of the tablet had crumbled, as if the Black Moon Martial Saint had not reached the end of his journey, filled with deep regret.

"Back then, the Black Moon Martial Saint was said to have reached the sixth level of the Heavenly Realm, just one level away from becoming the Heavenly Martial Saint, which would extend his lifespan."

Xiao Wujiu sighed. He was just a hair's breadth away from finding the Sea of ​​Evil Souls, but the opportunity and enlightenment were not yet there, and he could only die here.

It's no wonder that this seemingly carefree last message was filled with deep regret.

At this moment, layers of barriers have appeared in various medicine gardens. These barriers are interconnected with the entire medicine garden and are clearly left behind by Black Moon, who was a Martial Saint in the past.

A single move can affect the whole situation. Trying to break through the obstacles in front of us as if we were to break through the natural barrier of the Sea of ​​Evil Souls and then take away the rare treasures is absolutely not feasible.

Using force might trigger a backlash from the restriction; if it's strong enough, it might even annihilate them here.

Luo Hongshao noticed that further into the herb garden, there was a small hut connected to the earth's veins, and a medicine cauldron could be vaguely seen inside. There were no restrictions on the way there, and it seemed to be guiding them towards this room.

"To obtain rare and precious materials, we will probably need to pass the test of Senior Black Moon Martial Saint."

She pointed to that room and said, "Why don't you give it a try?"

Chu Jinglan was an ambitious person, but after a moment's thought, he strode forward and said, "I'll go first. If anything goes wrong, Brother Su, remember to pull me out."

Su Yan: ...

You think highly of me.

However, since it is a place of inheritance, even if it is a trial, it should not be too dangerous. If all else fails, we can just bring out the giant spirit beast to bombard it. We might as well give up on this inheritance.

"Better safe than sorry"

After giving a word of advice, Chu Jinglan strode in, carrying the Jingque Sword. Sure enough, there were no other restrictions on the way into the alchemy room.

As soon as he stepped into the concentration area, the runes suddenly lit up. Chu Jinglan seemed to have lost his mind and stood still, no longer moving.

"Chu Jinglan?!"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Wujiu called out, but Chu Jinglan did not react. Luo Hongshao, however, reacted the fastest: "Brother Xiao, don't worry, it should be an illusionary test."

Chu Jinglan's aura remained unchanged, but regular mental fluctuations were emanating from him, clearly indicating that he had fallen into an illusion.

In order to better mobilize resources and train disciples, major sects obviously need these illusionary techniques.

However, the fact that a prodigy like Chu Jinglan could be so easily trapped in such an illusionary realm demonstrates the Black Moon Martial Saint's formidable strength in his spiritual cultivation.

The three of them kept an eye on Chu Jinglan's condition and secretly calculated the time.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, Chu Jinglan swayed and immediately woke up.

"It's a loss. I shouldn't have been made the one to stick my neck out."

Chu Jinglan shook his head, showing no signs of pain, but it was clear that the experience inside was not something he liked.

"how?"

Xiao Wujiu raised an eyebrow slightly and asked.

At this moment, the barriers in each medicinal garden trembled slightly, creating ripples like water.

The next moment, two third-tier spiritual herbs flew up from the herb garden and landed in Chu Jinglan's hands.

Chu Jinglan then smiled and said with a grin, "It's not like we gained nothing."

He approached the three of them without any attempt to conceal anything, and said, "This place contains the alchemy skills passed down by Senior Black Moon. It contains his lifetime of knowledge about pills, formulas, and techniques. Unfortunately, I am just a martial artist. Even if I started from scratch, I didn't have that kind of talent. In the end, I only managed to obtain two third-tier spiritual herbs."

Upon hearing Chu Jinglan's words, Luo Hongshao and Xiao Wujiu both turned their gazes toward Su Yan.

If we're talking about the inheritance of elixirs, then Su Yan is probably the only one who can claim it.

Su Yan's expression shifted. The inheritance of a Martial Saint-level alchemy master was no simple matter.

"Fellow Daoist Luo and Fellow Daoist Xiao, please try it first. It won't be too late for me to go later."

This wasn't Su Yan being arrogant. Although he didn't know what the Black Moon Martial Saint's requirements were, if he went in first, he would probably gain more than Xiao Wujiu and Luo Hongshao.

Since several people have formed an alliance, the problem with dividing the spoils is that it's not about having too little, but about not dividing them equally; what should be divided should be shared.

Xiao Wujiu and Luo Hongshao smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Brother Su."

This time, the two did not enter one after the other, but entered the alchemy room together. Just like Chu Jinglan, they were both trapped in the illusion at almost the same time as they entered.

Luo Hongshao persisted for about 15 minutes before gradually waking up from the illusion and obtaining three third-tier spiritual herbs.

Xiao Wujiu persisted a little longer, but it only took him an hour to finally obtain a low-grade fourth-order spiritual herb.

All three gained something. Although they didn't persist for long, there was no fixed time in the illusion, and they all spent an extremely long time as apprentice alchemists.

What we obtained was not simply medicinal herbs.

"Brother Su, the longer you persist, the more likely you are to learn more pill formulas and alchemy techniques. It seems that Black Moon Martial Saint has mastered most of the pills of the Divine Soul lineage. If you inherit them all, even holy lands like the Great Evolution Dao Sect will have to treat you with respect in the future."

Strengthening the soul is far more difficult than strengthening the physical body or improving cultivation level.

With such a master alchemist around, whether it's recovering from injuries or wanting to break through to a higher level, one probably can't do without the aid of elixirs.

In this desolate martial world, countless high-level martial artists have suffered damage to their souls and been trapped in a cycle of poverty for life because they failed to break through.

The two of them gave this reminder because they hoped Su Yan could succeed.

Having learned from the three's experience, Su Yan now had a general understanding of the illusion. After nodding slightly, he strode towards the alchemy room.

As soon as Su Yan stepped inside, he felt a surge of spiritual energy and found himself in a thatched cottage.

The thatched cottage was simple, with drafty walls, and the biting cold wind made Su Yan shiver uncontrollably.

"Has it turned into a child's appearance?"

Su Yan stretched out his hands and suddenly realized that his arms had become dirty, childlike hands, covered with bruises and abrasions, and he didn't know whether they were from bumps or beatings.

A faint voice echoed in the cold wind.

"At the age of eight, I was sold to the Hundred Herbs Sect as a test subject for medicine. After going through countless hardships, I finally mastered the art of medicine refining and embarked on the path of martial arts..." Su Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, already understanding the content of the assessment, which was to retrace the path of the Black Moon Martial Saint.

"Is this the assessment?"

"Yang Kun, get over here and try the medicine!"

The shouts and curses had already begun. Su Yan, now in place of Yang Kun, the former Black Moon Martial Saint, was being pushed and shoved by the disciples of the Hundred Herbs Sect towards the Alchemy Pavilion.

For a young child to taste hundreds of herbs, even if they weren't unfamiliar herbs, but rather to try out the effects of different drug combinations, was no easy task.

Fortunately, the hardships were only part of the experience. The illusions kept changing, and most of the time was spent on identifying herbs and refining elixirs.

Upon discovering this situation, Su Yan immediately calmed down and began learning how to refine pills, starting from the very beginning when he learned about herbs.

Although it was an illusion, it seemed that the Black Moon Martial Saint had used special methods on it, so Su Yan was learning how to refine pills as if he were in reality.

In three days, I learned all the herbs and classic texts in the school...

The fire for refining medicine will begin on the seventh day...

The elixir was completed in nine days...

……

As Su Yan focused intently on understanding and learning about the rare and precious materials from thousands of years ago, he gradually forgot that this was a trial.

In just three months, no one in the Hundred Herbs Sect could compare to him among first-tier alchemists.

In less than half a year, he advanced to the second-tier alchemist and mastered all the techniques of the Hundred Herbs School...

Meanwhile, Xiao Wujiu, Luo Hongshao, and Chu Jinglan saw that Su Yan had been in meditation for two hours and showed no signs of weakening, so they knew that Su Yan would probably go even further.

“Brother Su probably won’t finish anytime soon. The three of us will split up to protect him and also find out some information about the Sea of ​​Fiends.”

Luo Hongshao made a suggestion to Xiao Wujiu and Chu Jinglan.

Both of them nodded, neither rushing to explore the Black Moon Palace, but deciding to prioritize protecting the Dharma.

"Brother Su's Divine Fiend Locusts are quite intelligent. If we need to explore the outside world, we can ask them for help."

“However, the three of us can take turns protecting you. If you have time, you can refine the Myriad Soul Banner.”

"It is the Emperor's Banner"

Luo Hongshao rolled her eyes at him and flew towards the outside of the Black Moon Palace ruins to find the Divine Fiend Locust and coordinate with the situation outside.

So many people in the Sea of ​​Evil Souls are vying for the Yama King's Token, and these four already have two Yama King's Tokens, so naturally they won't miss the opening of the Yama King's inheritance.

Therefore, it is necessary to keep abreast of the situation outside in order to prepare a response strategy.

As time passed, many monsters gathered near the Black Moon Palace, intending to attack the group.

Chu Jinglan, wielding the Jingque Sword, slew the attacking demons one by one.

Seven days passed in this way, and during these seven days, the Sea of ​​Evil Souls underwent earth-shattering changes.

More and more experts in the Dharma Aspect Realm, and even those in the Danqiao Realm, are flocking to the Sea of ​​Fiends in search of opportunities.

The appearance of the Yama King's Decree not only strengthened the demons in the Sea of ​​Evil Souls and the Demon Abyss Secret Realm, but also greatly increased the probability of the appearance of ruins, secret treasures, and rare materials.

Although everyone knows this place is fraught with danger, there are undoubtedly more people willing to take the risk.

Su Yan set up the Concealing God Banner, and for a short time, no anomalies were detected here. However, as time goes by, sooner or later someone will stumble upon this place by accident.

Inside the alchemy room, Su Yan finally opened his eyes, a feeling of being in another world flashing across his gaze.

Thirty years have passed...

Su Yan spent a full thirty years in the illusion, growing from a clueless alchemy apprentice to a sixth-level alchemist, which is the realm of Black Moon Martial Saint.

"So eager to kick me out of the illusion? You're just ten times faster than him, aren't you?"

Su Yan smiled and continued to learn about alchemy from the Black Moon Martial Saint in the illusion, from the medicinal properties of different herbs thousands of years ago to the various pill formulas and techniques mastered by the Black Moon Martial Saint throughout his life.

With hundreds of pill formulas and dozens of alchemy techniques, Black Moon Martial Saint eventually figured them out himself, and the Sealed Moon Pill Technique also became Su Yan's possession.

Without the ability to obtain a permanent certificate, it would probably take at least ten times longer to learn these skills.

'No, this old man probably never intended for anyone to learn anything in the illusion; it was just a training exercise.'

The techniques mastered in the illusion are gradually becoming blurred. For ordinary people, even with an illusion, they would probably still need to hone their skills in the real world to truly learn alchemy.

Su Yan was different. He could see how to refine the ingredients correctly, and what feelings and experiences were correct, all of which would be reflected on his panel.

Therefore, most of his experiences in the illusion can be transformed into his alchemy skills.

It was for this reason that he truly learned everything.

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As Su Yan completed the trial, the nine medicine gardens suddenly began to rumble and shake. Nine jade tablets flew out from the barrier and disappeared into his body with a whoosh.

With a thought, nine medicinal gardens suddenly rose from the ground, their white jade-like bases perfectly square, forming the foundation of the gardens. Spiritual soil supported them, upon which various rare and precious herbs were planted.

Su Yan's face lit up with joy. He immediately opened the Insect Realm Space and instantly took all the herb gardens into it.

The empty land shocked Xiao Wujiu, Luo Hongshao, and Chu Jinglan. This was exactly what it meant to dig three feet into the ground.

Their gazes toward Su Yan were filled with envy; all nine herb gardens belonged to Su Yan, and those were all rare and precious herbs.

In the past few days, Xiao Wujiu has been very observant and has discovered that there are still a few fifth-order heavenly treasures in the innermost few trees.

Congratulations, Brother Su!

Although I was envious, I didn't have any intention of doing it.

"I am fortunate to have received this inheritance; thank you for protecting the Dharma."

At this moment, the alchemy room in the front yard gradually collapsed, revealing a long staircase leading to the interior of the Black Moon Palace. At a glance, the staircase went deep underground, with countless thousands of steps.

"Only those with great perseverance are welcome to enter."

At the entrance are the words left by the Black Moon Martial Saint.

"I'll go first"

Xiao Wujiu stepped forward, then suddenly swayed slightly, his gaze sharpening: "Mental pressure."

He uttered four words, then felt the waves of energy emanating from his soul, which continuously refined his soul, before beginning to descend.

"Let's go too."

After realizing that this was a test of mental pressure, Su Yan, Luo Hongshao, and Chu Jinglan stepped onto the steps.

Instantly, his soul felt as if it were carrying a mountain on its back, locked in by a powerful pressure.

(End of this chapter)