The Confucian and Taoist Sages of Mortal Cultivation

Chapter 98 Heaven-Mending Pill

Before Lü Tianmeng could react, the white jade spider suddenly rushed forward, extending its sharp fangs and instantly piercing Lü Tianmeng's corpse, lifting him into the air. Then, with a slight force, it bit Lü Tianmeng's body in two.

Hundreds of small, emerald-green rulers beside them lost control and fell to the ground, transforming back into talismans.

After the giant white spider finished devouring Lü Tianmeng, it stared intently at Yang Qingyuan with its six eyes, emanating a suffocatingly powerful demonic aura.

"A level four demonic beast, the Blood Jade Spider, one of the few spirit insects capable of pulling the Void Heaven Cauldron —"

Yang Qingyuan examined the Blood Jade Spider and decided to subdue it. That's why he killed Lü Tianmeng, fearing that the latter might use a talisman to harm the Blood Jade Spider.

Immediately afterwards, he took out a storage bag from his pocket and tossed it into the air.

Nearly a hundred beams of spiritual light flew out of the storage bag and landed beside the Blood Jade Spider, surrounding it completely.

When the spiritual light subsided, nearly a hundred heavily armored soldiers appeared on the ground, wielding swords and shields.

In addition, there are four giant tiger puppets.

Each puppet exuded an aura comparable to that of a pseudo-core cultivator, and in terms of size, it was in no way inferior to the white giant spider.

The white giant spider, lacking intelligence, looked around after seeing so many puppets suddenly appear, then randomly picked one and pounced on it, tearing it apart with all its might.

The armored warrior was bitten so badly that sparks flew all over his body, and he gradually twisted and deformed.

But the puppet, unafraid of death and feeling no pain, continued to wield its long sword and slash at the giant white spider.

The remaining armored puppets swarmed forward, hacking and slashing with all their might.

The giant white spider brandished eight spider spears, charging through the ranks of puppet warriors.

At that moment, the four giant tiger puppets moved simultaneously, rushing towards the white giant spider and forcefully knocking it to the ground.

The white giant spider hissed in pain, then rolled over and stood up. Bloodstains began to appear on its pure white, jade-like carapace. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a crimson spider, its aura surging even stronger than that of an ordinary pseudo-core cultivator.

Fortunately, the puppets have an absolute advantage in numbers.

The four tiger-shaped puppets pounced together, pinning the berserk Blood Jade Spider firmly to the ground.

The Blood Jade Spider struggled frantically, but it was unable to break free.

Seeing this, Yang Qingyuan sat cross-legged on the ground, patted his storage bag, and took out a long, crimson zither.

This long zither is the supreme magical artifact, the Chaotic Ancient Zither.

Yang Qingyuan had learned a lot about the zither from the Mo family mother and daughter during his time at Fengming Academy, and now he was finally able to play the zither music that came with the "External King and Inner Saint Technique".

In particular, the music of "Drunken Soul Melody" can lull the enemy's consciousness into a deep sleep.

As the "zhengzheng" sound of the zither rang out, the Blood Jade Spider slowly stopped struggling, the blood color on its body gradually faded, it exited the berserk state, its eight compound eyes slowly closed, and then it lay on the ground, motionless.

Just as Yang Qingyuan was about to put away his guqin, a muffled groan suddenly came from behind a stone pillar a hundred paces away.

The next moment, a young man draped in a white veil appeared out of thin air, his body swaying unsteadily, clearly affected by the music of the chaotic zither.

"Xuan Le." Yang Qingyuan recognized the person as soon as he saw her face. He hadn't expected Xuan Le to be able to evade his divine sense detection and hide there. His gaze fell on the white gauze she wore and he murmured, "Hidden Spirit Gauze?"

This Spirit Concealing Veil is an extremely rare and exquisite magical artifact, capable of concealing one's form, masking one's aura, and evading divine detection.

Since Yang Qingyuan broke through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, his divine sense, amplified by the "Inner Saint Technique" and the "Great Evolution Technique," is in no way inferior to that of a cultivator in the early Core Formation stage.

Even so, he still couldn't see through the Hidden Spirit Veil, which shows how powerful this treasure is.

Fortunately, the sound of the chaotic zither was an area-of-effect attack, which forced Xuan Le to come out.

At this moment, affected by the music, Xuan Le felt extremely sleepy and her mind was hazy. She could no longer keep her eyes open, so she immediately bit her tongue to keep herself awake through the pain.

"Fellow Daoist Yang, it's all a misunderstanding."

"I was just passing by by chance and had no intention of fighting for the treasure," Xuan Le quickly explained.

Yang Qingyuan, however, remained unperturbed. Knowing Xuan Le to be a treacherous, cunning, and greedy man, he sneered, "Just passing by? I think Fellow Daoist Xuan isn't just passing by; he's probably preparing to stage a scene where the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, isn't he?"

"Unfortunately, you underestimate me."

"I hate apologizing afterward the most."

After saying this, Yang Qingyuan released all his divine sense, attaching it to his ten fingers, and plucked the strings, causing the power of the music to surge.

Xuan Le was shocked and unable to withstand the divine attack comparable to that of a Core Formation stage cultivator. She felt drowsy and then could no longer hold on. Her vision went black, and she fell backward to the ground, falling into a deep sleep.

Seeing this, Yang Qingyuan stopped, put away the chaotic zither, stood up, raised his hand and shot out a fireball, setting Xuan Le's body ablaze.

Xuan Le remained asleep until she was lit into a human-shaped torch, and did not feel any pain at all.

Yang Qingyuan put away the Hidden Spirit Gauze and Xuan Le's storage bag, then stepped forward and took the two bags from Lü Tianmeng's waist.

One of the bags is a storage bag, and the other bag is embroidered with sun and moon patterns.

This Sun and Moon Bag is a unique magical artifact of Spirit Beast Mountain. It is a high-grade spirit pet bag. In addition to storing spirit pets, it can also forcibly capture demonic beasts into the bag, making it a rare treasure.

Yang Qingyuan channeled the magical power from his dantian into the Sun and Moon Bag, then aimed the bag at the unconscious Blood Jade Spider and easily put it inside, planning to tame the adult Blood Jade Spider later when he had more time.

Immediately afterwards, he picked up the Heavenly Ruler Talisman from the ground and searched the vicinity again, finding two fist-sized, crystal-clear monster eggs.

These two demon beast eggs were laid by the Blood Jade Spider. With a little nurturing, along with the adult Blood Jade Spider, they would be enough to easily pull the Void Heaven Cauldron.

After confirming that nothing was missing, Yang Qingyuan walked towards the ancient teleportation array, stood next to the five-colored skeleton, flicked his finger to release a fireball, and set the corpse ablaze.

The skeleton slowly turned to ashes under the refinement of the Foundation Establishment True Fire, leaving only eight five-colored pills of different colors.

"This must be the Heaven-Mending Pill that can cleanse a cultivator's spiritual roots, improve their aptitude, and increase the chances of breaking through bottlenecks."

Yang Qingyuan examined the five-colored pill in his hand and wondered, "With my lightning spirit root aptitude, I wonder if taking the Heaven-Mending Pill will raise my aptitude to the level of a heavenly spirit root?"

However, this Heaven-Mending Pill is not the kind of pill that takes effect immediately after consumption; it requires a long time to refine.

Yang Qingyuan could only put the Heaven-Mending Pill into the medicine box and take it later.

Immediately afterwards, he picked up the blue token and examined it carefully in his hand.

This token, called the "Great Teleportation Token," is a special treasure designed specifically for use with teleportation arrays. It protects a cultivator's physical body from spatial forces during long-distance teleportation. Yang Qingyuan put the Great Teleportation Token into his storage bag and then examined the teleportation array on the ground—