Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 585 Mysterious Changes (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Golden Core Stage Three! Success!"

Li Yunjing let out a long roar, and a wave of spiritual energy erupted from his body, causing spiderweb-like cracks to appear on the walls of the secluded cultivation room.

At this moment, he looked inward at his dantian and saw that the golden core had grown from the size of a pigeon egg to the size of a fist, with three golden lines on its surface, shining brightly!
Even more astonishingly, he discovered that his sensitivity to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had increased more than tenfold.

"what?"

Just as he was overjoyed, he suddenly noticed something unusual deep within his golden core.

Upon probing with divine sense, a tiny rune was discovered at the core of the golden core, its shape resembling...

"Gossip?"

Li Yunjing's pupils suddenly contracted.

The runes were very similar to the Fuxi Bagua he had seen on tortoise shells, but with a more mysterious and varied quality.

Even more strangely, when he took out the "tortoise shell" and attempted to deduce celestial secrets, touching it with his divine sense, the runes conveyed a vague message: "In the Northern Darkness lies an abyss. The Black Tortoise carries a diagram."

The message abruptly ended, but it made Li Yunjing's heart race.

"what happened?"

Li Yunjing was somewhat bewildered.

He couldn't figure out how this rune appeared!
Is it a supernatural power cultivated through practice?
Or is it a Dao rune?

Or perhaps some special entity has infiltrated my body at some unknown time?

Or something else?

Li Yunjing was completely confused; he had no idea what was going on!

There is also the line "In the Northern Darkness there is an abyss, and the black tortoise carries a map", which seems to contain some kind of secret. It is somewhat similar to the Hetu and Luoshu that he comprehended when he used the tortoise shell to deduce the secrets of heaven.

"never mind!"

"forget about it!"

"Perhaps when my cultivation level is higher, I'll be able to know something!"

Li Yunjing shook his head, no longer thinking about these troubling things.

Now that his realm has been elevated, his spiritual power has been greatly enhanced once again, and it can now radiate to a radius of sixty miles.

Such spiritual power is comparable to that of an expert at the sixth level of the Golden Core Realm!

In terms of magical power, it has also become more profound. Although Li Yunjing did not go out to test his skills, he could clearly feel that the intensity of his magical power had increased significantly.

Based on his past experience of breaking through realms, his stamina is definitely stronger than before.

"Hmm! No one has contacted me! It seems everything is going smoothly outside!"

Li Yunjing took out his "Ten Thousand Mile Communication Talisman," but no new messages came through, which relieved him.

After thinking it over, Li Yunjing decided to continue his seclusion.

He has too many resources at his disposal.

Now is the perfect time to categorize and refine these rare and precious materials.

First, cultivate all the major deputy positions to the Grandmaster level.

Secondly, with constant battles in the future, he certainly won't have many peaceful days. He should use this limited free time to turn everything into usable resources!

With an idea in mind, Li Yunjing began to take action.

Li Yunjing took out all the original Tier 3 materials, the materials he received as gifts on his wedding day, and the resources he had seized from the series of battles. It took him three whole days to select all the materials suitable for alchemy.

As for first- and second-tier materials, Li Yunjing had lost interest.

He also didn't have the energy to refine first- or second-tier pills.

As for the materials for the fourth tier?
Li Yunjing didn't have many of those rare materials.

He planned to save it for when he broke through to the Grandmaster level of alchemy, and then use it to refine pills.

Now, he is extremely reluctant to part with it.

There were a full 30,000 kinds of materials and several thousand portions of alchemy materials, all neatly arranged.

Li Yunjing calculated that he needed to refine more than twenty kinds of pills.

Fortunately, Li Yunjing was extremely experienced and had already thoroughly studied these prescriptions and memorized them.

The refining techniques are somewhat unfamiliar, but they are only somewhat difficult.

Li Yunjing firmly believed that he would gain experience after refining each kind of pill two or three times, which would guarantee a certain success rate.

With Li Yunjing's current alchemy skills, he has already reached the advanced level of a Grandmaster of Alchemy, just one step away from achieving Great Perfection.

With such skill, not only in the Southern Continent, but also throughout the entire "Tianlan Star," he would be respected wherever he went and addressed as "Grandmaster Li"!
With such a level of alchemy skill, there are naturally no major problems.

Li Yunjing's alchemy plan was not to slowly refine pills one batch at a time, but to prepare all the materials first, one type of pill at a time!
With his ability to unleash "Samadhi Fire," liquefying materials is naturally not a problem.

Soon, all the materials were gathered together and refined at once, which saved Li Yunjing a hundred times the time.

This assembly-line refining method made things much easier for Li Yunjing.

After all the materials were liquefied and sealed in a jade bottle, Li Yunjing calculated the time and was surprised to find that three months had passed!
During his break, he sent a message to the Five Elements Master to inquire about his recent situation.

The Five Elements Master quickly replied that although the plan to raid the "Four Seas Chamber of Commerce" was successful, it was not a complete success.

The president of the "Sihai Chamber of Commerce" absconded with the rarest and most valuable items.

Of course, the remaining resources of the "Four Seas Chamber of Commerce" are enough to satisfy the ten real people.

The group divided up some of the good stuff, and handed over the remaining spirit stones to the "East Sea Alliance".

During the time Li Yunjing was refining pills, the Nascent Soul Realm experts of the "East Sea Alliance" left "Shenxiao Island" and returned to their respective sects.

In the days leading up to Li Yunjing's emergence from seclusion, major powers had already assembled large armies and begun converging on the "Holy Sound Sea".

Once there, arrangements were naturally made by the "Holy Sound Church".

The Dan Ding Peak Master, Lei Ze Zhenren, and Jiu You Zhenren of the "Shenxiao Daozong" also represented the Five Elements Zhenren and personally went to the "Shengyin Sect" to establish a forward base camp.

Currently, in the "Sacred Sound Sea Area," the "East Sea Alliance" has a full ten Nascent Soul Realm True Persons, hundreds of Golden Core Realm Elders, and tens of thousands of Foundation Establishment Realm Disciples. As for Qi Refining Realm cultivators, their numbers are countless.

And this is only the first wave!
The "East Sea Alliance" is still trying to win over forces that are not part of the alliance, as well as family forces and independent cultivators.

As the various powerful forces exert pressure on each other, and they act according to the orders of the "East China Sea Alliance," they naturally have to order the vassal forces within their sphere of influence to send troops.

The second batch of troops is being assembled.

There may not be many Nascent Soul Realm experts, but the number of cultivators in other realms, especially Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, is much greater than the number of the first wave of troops.

As for the forces of the demonic path, the demon race, and the sea race?

There has been no movement for the past few months, and it seems they are still in a wait-and-see state.

The demonic forces, in particular, were thoroughly beaten by Li Yunjing and his group, and they temporarily suppressed their ambitions, obediently waiting for the decisive battle between the "East Sea Alliance" and the "Tianluo Dao Sect".

At this moment, Li Yunjing naturally had nothing to do.

The Five Elements Master also told Li Yunjing to go into seclusion and cultivate properly, and not to worry about the trivial matters within the alliance.

If war were to truly break out, he would naturally awaken Li Yunjing to participate in the great battle.

Having obtained the above information, Li Yunjing finally breathed a sigh of relief and could finally live his peaceful life.

The first step in alchemy is complete. The second step is to start refining various pills according to the proportions in the formula.

Li Yunjing had an excellent memory; he had memorized the captured pill formulas after only reading them a few times.

Even if it's refined directly, it won't be a problem.

After meditating for a while and recovering his energy to his peak condition, Li Yunjing prepared to light a fire and put the medicinal liquid into the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace" one by one.

The flames of the "Samadhi True Fire" rose up and completely enveloped the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace".

"Alchemy array! Refine and purify!"

At this moment, Li Yunjing began to activate the array inside the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace" to perform a second tempering, ensuring that the medicinal materials were perfect.

Rich, dark "medicinal fumes" swirled within the "Myriad Glazed Furnace," while piles of medicinal residue settled at the bottom.

"Great! Extracting medicinal herbs is so fast! It saves me a lot of trouble."

Li Yunjing was quite pleased to see that his idea had succeeded.

Alchemy is hard work, time-consuming and labor-intensive. Usually, a servant boy helps watch the fire. However, Li Yunjing is a master of array formations. He uses the power of array formations to replace the inefficiency of manual labor.

This saved me a lot of time and energy!

After completing this step, Li Yunjing calmly began the third step of refining the pills.

He took out a fan and fanned the flames to adjust the temperature.

His mind was completely absorbed in the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace," constantly adjusting every change in the medicinal liquid.

During this process, Li Yunjing improved his ability to release magical power and tempered his spirit in the "Ten Thousand Paths Glazed Furnace," achieving three benefits in one fell swoop.

The alchemy process lasted for half a year, and Li Yunjing produced a full thousand batches of pills! As for the rest, they all failed.

Of course, failure isn't without its benefits.

In the closed, quiet room, filled with medicinal mist, Li Yunjing and the "Ten Thousand Paths Glazed Furnace" were no longer visible.

Although the massive amount of medicinal herbs were ruined during the refining process, they all transformed into billowing medicinal vapors that filled the entire space.

"The medicinal properties have entered the body!"

Li Yunjing opened his mouth and inhaled, and the billowing medicinal vapors turned into a vortex, actually converging into his mouth.

"Boom!"

Inside his body, the "Five Elements Divine Thunder" erupted, and arcs of electricity struck down towards the rolling medicinal energy, refining it once more.

After all, these medicinal gases contain 30,000 kinds of rare and precious herbs, and some of them may even conflict and release toxins, which are very harmful to the human body.

This kind of medicinal body tempering is extremely risky.

This is because Li Yunjing studied the "Heavenly Poison Scripture" and learned the cultivation method of the "Ten Thousand Poisons Body" from it, which is why he dared to try it once.

Li Yunjing possesses the "Heavenly Poison Scripture" to subdue medicinal qi, and the "Five Elements Divine Thunder" to refine the poison, ensuring absolute safety.

However, Li Yunjing felt excruciating pain; he could even hear the sizzling sound of the medicine seeping into his skin.

Strange patterns appeared on his skin, a manifestation of the medicine penetrating his flesh and blood, sometimes burning hot like fire, sometimes freezing cold like frost, and sometimes stinging like a knife.

Li Yunjing remained calm, silently circulating the "Heavenly Poison Scripture" to tame the violent medicinal power and integrate it into his body.

"The Body of Ten Thousand Poisons, complete!"

Seven days and seven nights passed before he suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze flashing with a sharp light. The medicinal energy around him was instantly devoured, transforming into strands of pure energy that flowed into his limbs and bones.

The strange patterns on his skin gradually faded, replaced by a restrained luster, as if his body had been tempered to the extreme and was indestructible.

In particular, his body exuded a faint fragrance of herbs.

This is the benefit of the medicinal energy formed by refining many herbs.

"not bad!"

Li Yunjing slowly stood up, feeling the surging power within his body, and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

"This time, I not only refined a thousand batches of pills, but also used the energy from the failed pills to cultivate the 'Ten Thousand Poisons Body'! Now, the strength of my physical body is probably comparable to that of a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator!"

He raised his hand and waved it open, causing the stone door of the quiet room to burst open, letting in the outside light and illuminating his tall figure.

"It's time to come out of seclusion."

As soon as Li Yunjing stepped out of the meditation room, he sensed that the atmosphere on the entire "Shenxiao Island" had become somber.

In the distance, streaks of light occasionally flashed across the sky, clearly indicating that the cultivators of the East Sea Alliance were being frequently mobilized.

Before long, a familiar aura rapidly approached; it was none other than the Peak Master of Dan Ding.

"Yun Jing, you've finally emerged from seclusion!"

The peak master of Dan Ding looked pleased and beckoned him over: "Don't be too idle, it's your turn to lend a hand."

"Ancestor!"

Li Yunjing nodded: "It seems the alliance is almost ready?"

"That's right, the first batch of troops has been assembled, and the second batch of cultivators is also arriving one after another."

The Dan Ding Peak Master's expression was solemn: "Although the demonic path, the demon race, and the sea race have not made any moves for the time being, no one knows if they will suddenly intervene."

"And the most important thing is..."

He paused, then said in a low voice, "The 'Tianluo Dao Sect' seems to have noticed our actions and is intensifying its offensive, launching a frenzied attack on the surrounding forces!"

"Oh? What are they doing?"

Li Yunjing raised an eyebrow and asked in return, "Have you cleared the nearby sea area?"

"Not yet, but their spies have been frequently appearing near the 'Holy Sound Sea Area,' and some have even discovered that Nascent Soul cultivators from the 'Heavenly Net Dao Sect' have secretly infiltrated it!"

The peak master of Dan Ding Peak had a solemn expression.

It involves a Nascent Soul cultivator who has infiltrated the area, posing a significant threat.

If such a person is determined to hide, it is difficult for others to discover them.

If this continues, this Nascent Soul Realm cultivator will surely find a lot of information about the "Sacred Sound Sea" and pass it back to the "Tianluo Dao Sect".

This poses a huge threat to the "East China Sea Alliance"!

Eliminating such a hidden danger is extremely difficult. Unless the person actively exposes themselves, where can you find them?
Li Yunjing sneered: "It seems they're preparing for the final battle?"

"exactly!"

Dan Ding Peak Master nodded: "Therefore, we hope that you can go to the 'Holy Sound Sea' as soon as possible to meet with the alliance's high-level officials and study how to eliminate the spies of the 'Tianluo Dao Sect'."

"it is good!"

Li Yunjing pondered for a moment, then said, "However, I happen to have something to discuss with the Ancestor."

"Oh? What happened?"

The peak master of Dan Ding was taken aback, and a look of curiosity appeared on his face.

Why would someone as talented as Li Yunjing need anything from him?
"I would like to make a deal with you, Ancestor. I will provide all the materials in exchange for you refining a batch of pills for me. As for the reward, I am willing to pay the price. What do you think, Ancestor?"

Li Yunjing shared his thoughts.

"Alchemy?"

The Peak Master of Dan Ding looked Li Yunjing up and down and asked, "You're already a Grandmaster of Alchemy, is there anything else I can help you with?"

"I would like to ask the Ancestor to help me refine ten pills that will aid in the formation of the Core!"

Li Yunjing said solemnly, "As for the reward, please feel free to name your price, Ancestor."

"Pellet formation?"

The Peak Master of Dan Ding asked curiously, "What do you need this level of pill for?"

"There's no other way. I'm not all alone. I'm going to refine ten pills to help my woman and friend form their cores."

Li Yunjing said in a deep voice.

Apart from himself, none of Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, Zhao Qi, Liu Ruyan, Xing'er, or Yue'er are guaranteed to break through to the Golden Core Realm.

As their man, Li Yunjing naturally had to plan ahead and offer them his auxiliary pills to help them when they failed to form their core for the first time.

Any leftover pills were given to friends such as Fu Tou, Yu Zongzhe, and Yang Wenzheng.

Of course, the probability of his woman and friend achieving Core Formation is still quite high.

Perhaps in his mind, even the top thirty most important people might not be able to consume all ten pills.

This is preparation!
After all, even Li Yunjing doesn't often have the opportunity to communicate with the Dan Ding Peak Master and make requests.

"In that case, I'll lend you a hand!"

With a half-smile, the Dan Ding Peak Master gave Li Yunjing a look and agreed, then listed out all the other necessary auxiliary materials.

After the Dan Ding Peak Master finished speaking, he looked at Li Yunjing in shock.

Almost as soon as the Dan Ding Peak Master proposed the first auxiliary material, Li Yunjing had already begun rummaging through his "storage ring" to find medicinal herbs.

After the Dan Ding Peak Master finished speaking, Li Yunjing held a pile of spiritual herbs in his two hands.

These materials are exactly the medicinal herbs that the Dan Ding Peak Master needs.

"This kid is really rich!"

The sheer number of high-grade Tier 3 medicinal herbs truly astonished the Pill Cauldron Peak Master.

After a moment, the Pill Cauldron Peak Master took the materials and said, "The materials you provided are enough to refine three batches of 'Nine Yang Spirit Formation Pills'!"

He paused, then said, "I'm 100% confident in refining this pill, but there are a lot of auxiliary materials... you..."

"Hehe! Then let's refine three batches! I'll take two, and the remaining one will be the ancestor's reward, how about that?"

Li Yunjing said with a grin.

"You little rascal! You managed to outsmart me."

The peak master of Dan Ding shook his head, finally understanding Li Yun Jing's little scheme.

I'll help them to the end, since I've already done my part.

so be it!
He added, "Then let's do it this way! Once it's refined, I'll go to the 'Holy Sound Sea' and deliver it to you when I have time."

"Thank you, ancestor!"

Li Yunjing was overjoyed and slapped his forehead, as if he had remembered something. "Ancestor, take a look at my alchemy furnace. Doesn't it need to be upgraded?"

As they were talking, Li Yunjing brought out the "Myriad Paths Glazed Furnace".

(End of this chapter)