Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 237 Greatly Increased Power, Ice Silkworm Acquired
Leng Feibai looked at the amethyst crystals that were radiating spiritual energy, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

If I could get my hands on some of these amethysts, then the tempering of my heart could be completed ahead of schedule.

But the biggest problem in getting the amethyst is how to get through this lava zone.

After thinking it over, Leng Feibai shook his head and decided to consider the crystal issue later.

The most urgent task is to obtain the Fire Spirit Mushroom first, and then consider the amethyst issue.

Thinking of this, Leng Feibai used the Cloud Stepping Technique and flew towards the cave.

In just ten minutes, Leng Feibai passed through a mass of lava and rocks and quickly arrived at the end of the cave.

Upon entering, a bright red Ganoderma lucidum, about the size of a plate, came into Leng Feibai's view.

If you look closely, you can see more than a dozen bright red stripes on the surface of the Ganoderma lucidum.

"It really is a fire spirit mushroom!"

Leng Feibai was overjoyed, based on the records in the books in the alchemy room.

There is a special type of Ganoderma lucidum called fire Ganoderma lucidum, which only grows in volcanoes.

After taking it, it can cleanse the marrow and strengthen the foundation, greatly enhancing the power of cultivating fire-attribute internal energy.

"As long as you take it, the tempering process of your heart will be greatly accelerated!"

As soon as Leng Feibai finished speaking, a three-zhang-tall crimson python rushed out from beneath the lingzhi mushroom. Its scales were incredibly sturdy, and it stared intently at Leng Feibai, flicking its tongue.

I almost forgot about you!

Leng Feibai didn't take the python seriously at all. He raised his hand and quickly waved it, sending out a silver-white talisman that released a black and white light pattern.

Tongtianlu - Time-Space Freeze Talisman
The entire cave was instantly sealed by the talisman, and the Scaled Python was plunged into a black and white state in that instant.

Leng Feibai let out a soft breath, took out the sharp jade piece and jade box he had brought from the Twelve-Story Tower from his bosom, and stepped forward to cut off the Fire Spirit Mushroom.

Unfortunately, the Fire Spirit Mushroom must grow in lava fields; otherwise, Leng Feibai would really like to transplant the roots of the Fire Spirit Mushroom into the Hundred Herbs Garden.

After carefully storing the Fire Spirit Mushroom, Leng Feibai removed the effect of the Time-Space Stasis Talisman.

As the Scaled Python watched Leng Feibai take away the Fire Spirit Mushroom that had accompanied it through its childhood, a hint of anger flashed in its eyes. It then spewed a dark purple flame, mixed with a foul stench, at Leng Feibai.

Nine-fold Thunder Talisman
Leng Feibai raised his hand and sent out nine Five Thunder Talismans at once, unleashing a burst of Yang Thunder power that dispersed the poisonous flames and struck the Scaled Python.

The scaled python's scales were shattered by the lightning, and it collapsed onto the lava.

If Leng Feibai hadn't shown mercy, the Scaled Python would have been dead already.

Looking at the badly injured Scaled Python, Leng Feibai shook his head and released a stream of emerald green true qi from his palm, which he poured into the root of the Fire Spirit Mushroom.

Stimulated by Shennong Liuli Gong, the roots and stems of the Fire Lingzhi mushroom grew wildly, much like a ginseng fruit tree encountering the nectar in a pure bottle.

A moment later, a fire lingzhi mushroom, exactly the same size as before, appeared in the same spot.

Seeing this, Leng Feibai raised his hand and condensed a ball of green light, which he then injected into the body of the scaled python.

The scaled python's injuries were healing at a visible speed.

"I'm returning your Ganoderma lucidum!"

Leng Feibai said to the still-recovering python, "Don't chase me anymore, or I really will kill you!"

After saying that, Leng Feibai transformed into a ball of light and left.

The scaly python raised its body, looked at the brand-new Ganoderma lucidum, and a strange light flashed in its snake eyes.

After a few breaths, Leng Feibai went straight back to the place where he had found the amethyst.

Seeing the lava flowing like a waterfall, Leng Feibai waved his sleeve, and his true qi flew out, condensing into a true qi barrier above the cave to block the lava.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Leng Feibai immediately flew inside and arrived at the cave filled with amethyst.

"Snapped"

Leng Feibai casually broke off a piece of amethyst, circulated his internal energy, and tried to absorb the fire-attribute energy inside the crystal.

But the moment Leng Feibai's true qi touched the crystal, the amethyst turned into a pile of sand and scattered all over the ground.

"what happened!"

Leng Feibai looked at the sand on the ground, then reached out and broke off a piece of amethyst.

This time, Leng Feibai examined it very carefully; the amethyst looked just like a bottle filled with mineral water.

When it was broken off, the spiritual energy, like water, dispersed into the air in an instant.

"There is no other way!"

Upon seeing this, Leng Feibai raised his hand, took out a futon, threw it on the ground, and sat down cross-legged.

The next moment, Leng Feibai took off his clothes, took out the Fire Spirit Mushroom he had obtained earlier, and swallowed it.

The moment the Ganoderma lucidum touched Leng Feibai's saliva, it turned into a liquid and merged into his body.

Feeling the heat flowing through his body, Leng Feibai sat down cross-legged, and the true qi within him blossomed like ropes, climbing up the surrounding purple crystals.

"receive!"

At his command, the True Qi Rope, like a pump, drew out the spiritual energy contained in the crystal and integrated it into Leng Feibai's body.

With the help of the medicine and the fire-attribute spiritual energy in the amethyst, the light on Leng Feibai's heart began to extend wildly at this moment.

Feeling the changes in his heart, Leng Feibai suppressed his joy and focused intently on the changes in his heart.

An hour later, the light on the heart stopped extending. Like the liver, the light on the heart also stopped at 90% and could not be increased any further.

At this moment, Leng Feibai still had a slight surplus of medicinal power and spiritual energy within his body.

"how so!"

Left with no other choice, Leng Feibai untied the ropes binding the crystal and, following the principle of the five elements' mutual generation, transformed the remaining fire spiritual energy within his body into earth spiritual energy.

It was poured into the spleen. Combined with the energy from the previous Hunyuan Breathing Earth Technique, the spleen's energy instantly surpassed that of the lungs and kidneys, reaching parity.

"If I hadn't comprehended the War God's Manual, I really wouldn't have been able to find a way to convert fire elemental energy into earth elemental energy."

After saying that, Leng Feibai got up and jumped up, put on his clothes from the ground, and looked at the remaining crystals around him with reluctance.

It's a pity we can't take these crystals with us, otherwise we could have made earrings and rings for Duoduo and the others.

After confirming that there was nothing he needed in the cave, Leng Feibai immediately left the cave and returned to the snow mountain.

It was pitch black outside the cave; it was clearly nighttime. "We've been at it all afternoon!"

Leng Feibai felt a wave of exhaustion wash over him. He returned directly to the Qunfang Garden in the Twelve-Story Building, took out a meat-filled sesame seed cake and a pot of fruit wine that he had placed there that morning, and ate them silently in the garden.

At the same time, a white lion with not a single stray hair on its body strode over to Leng Feibai's side and rubbed its furry head against him.

"Good boy, good boy, good boy!"

Leng Feibai stroked the fluffy lion and couldn't help but sigh. Although the white lion's face had an affectionate expression, its eyes were utterly empty.

This means that the rare birds and animals in the Garden of Flowers are not complete living beings, but rather living puppets.

But this also has its advantages; at least Leng Feibai doesn't have to spend time feeding them.

After staying there for a while, Leng Feibai rubbed the lion's head again, turned around and went to the fourth floor of the Magic Pavilion, where he took away two booklets: "Introduction to Weapon Refining" and "Introduction to Formation".

Formations and weapon crafting have always been inseparable. As the saying goes, formations and weapons are inseparable. To craft a magical weapon, one must inscribe countless formations on it before a powerful magical weapon can be crafted.

To set up an array, in addition to the strength of the person in charge, it is also necessary to rely on powerful magical artifacts to suppress the array's core.

After Leng Feibai finished reading the two books, he suddenly heard a loud shaking sound.

At the same time, the clone that Leng Feibai had left in the Hundred Herbs Garden to tend to the various spiritual herbs immediately sent him a message.

The eighth, ninth, and tenth floors of the twelve-story building were all activated at the same time.

Leng Feibai showed no reaction after hearing this, continuing to read the book in his hands.

Magical artifacts are indeed useful to me, but my strength is almost invincible in this world right now, so I don't need their help for the time being.

After studying the book carefully for a while, Leng Feibai put it away and returned to his room to rest.

After a good night's sleep, Leng Feibai returned to the outside world at dawn the next day.

At this moment, the Kunlun Snow Mountain was still deserted. After stretching his body, Leng Feibai referred to the map in his mind and flew quickly towards the location of the Ice Silkworm.

With the help of the map, Leng Feibai quickly arrived near a cluster of snow mulberry trees.

Looking at the lush snow mulberry tree, Leng Feibai breathed a sigh of relief, took out the Divine Wood King Cauldron and lit incense, and once again used the fragrance to attract the ice silkworm out.

As soon as the fragrance wafted out, the leaves of the snow mulberry tree reacted immediately. One by one, ice silkworms, each the size of a little finger and as white as jade and glass, crawled out of the mulberry tree and crawled towards the Divine Wood King Cauldron in Leng Feibai's hand.

Looking at the plump ice silkworms, Leng Feibai was overjoyed. He took out seven fist-sized gourds from his sleeve, untied the lids one by one, and put the seven plumpest ice silkworms he had selected into them.

"Seven ice silkworms, even if they can only cultivate one Five Elements Gu, that will be enough for me!"

After Leng Feibai finished speaking, he sent all the gourds in his hand back into the Twelve-Story Tower, raised his hand and drew a Wind and Fire Escape Talisman, then flew towards the Central Plains.

An hour later, at a roadside stall in Chang'an.

Leng Feibai sat on a stool, deftly breaking pieces of steamed bun with his fingers, placing each tiny grain of rice into a bowl.

The waiter standing nearby, watching Leng Feibai's actions, couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

He has been running a shop in Chang'an for many years. For the strong men who work in the city, a bowl of mutton soup with three steamed buns is enough to keep them busy all day.

The young customer ordered a full nine steamed buns as soon as he entered, saying, "Dry buns, soup buns, and water buns!"

Leng Feibai handed the broken pieces of bread to the waiter and then began to think deeply.

The next step is to go to the Raojiang area to find a suitable person to refine the Ice Silkworm into an Ice Silkworm Gu.

He used the pills refined by his clone to feed the Ice Silkworm Gu, and then cultivated it into a Five Elements Gu.

"If I never get married in this life, then the time will be when I finish refining the Five Elements Gu!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the waiter brought over the three bowls of paomo (pita bread soaked in mutton soup).

Leng Feibai didn't say much, picked up a bowl of mutton stew and began to eat heartily.

Just then, three burly men who looked like江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and江湖义气, a code of honor among江湖义气) sat down in the seats to the side.

One of them shouted, "Waiter, two steamed buns each, and a few jars of wine to calm our nerves!"

The waiter responded as he brought over the items they had ordered.

The burly men weren't in a hurry to break the bread; instead, each of them opened a jar of wine and started drinking it mouth to mouth.

"Oh shit"

One of the burly men put down his wine jar and cursed, "We're really lucky this time, to have encountered zombies and come back alive!"

"do not talk!"

The other man, his face pale, said irritably, "We're back, but Old Sun isn't. We all know how skilled he is with his Iron Shirt technique. Last time we encountered a fire, apart from some of his hair being singed, he didn't burn a single inch of his skin. And what happened? He was disemboweled by the zombies in no time."

The group was making quite a racket, and the sound reached Leng Feibai's ears.

"Walking corpses?"

Leng Feibai frowned slightly after hearing this. Since taking over the Xiaoyao Sect, he had also learned about some things in the martial arts world from Su Xinghe.

If I remember correctly, there are a few small families in Raojiang who specialize in collecting corpses and refining them with Gu worms and medicines to create corpse puppets that they can control to fight enemies.

Later, those families got together and caused a lot of trouble, which attracted the attention of the Beggars' Sect and Shaolin Temple, and they disappeared from the martial arts world.

"This sounds like a big deal. If we run into them, we'll just take care of it on the way. If we don't, the Beggars' Sect's main branch is in Chang'an anyway. There's nothing to worry about!"

Putting aside his thoughts, Leng Feibai continued eating his mutton stew, while simultaneously pondering the question of finding someone in Raojiang to refine the Ice Silkworm Gu.

Currently, among the top forces in Raojiang that use poison to refine gu, the two most powerful are Poison Dragon Village and Iron Fork Society, followed by more than a dozen tribes of varying sizes.

The entire Raojiang region is a no-man's-land, and each tribe is basically self-sufficient.

As long as the people of Raojiang don't cause trouble, the Song government won't bother them.

After all, most of Raojiang is covered in miasma forests, which are full of poisonous insects and plants, making it impossible for the army to maneuver effectively once inside.

After enjoying the mutton stew, Leng Feibai planned to explore Chang'an City thoroughly.

After all, there are countless ancient Tang Dynasty buildings left in Chang'an. The only drawback is that Huaqing Pool is not open to the public.

Otherwise, Leng Feibai really wanted to go there and take a nice bath.

After admiring the Drum Tower, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and some other magnificent buildings from afar in the city.

After buying some dry food, water, and a map leading to Raojiang, Leng Feibai set off for Raojiang to find someone to refine the Ice Silkworm Gu.

(End of this chapter)