Cultivation begins with harvest.

Chen Guang pondered the Azure Profound Body Refining Technique for a while, but in the end he still felt it was a bit of a pity, as it wasn't very suitable for him to cultivate.

The Azure Profound Body Refining Technique is a standard body refining technique that trains the bones internally and the skin externally. It requires considerable cultivation resources to support its practice. The process involves repeatedly tempering and even destroying the physical body. It is not like the Blood Refining Scripture, which can be practiced a few times a day for health preservation and slow progress. Without spending a lot of time every day, it is impossible to achieve any results from the Azure Profound Body Refining Technique.

The Vitality Pill is used in conjunction with the Azure Profound Body Refining Technique to repair injuries caused to the physical body by excessive training.

Now, it can only be kept as a collectible.

"The first phase of Black Thistle Soil harvesting has been completed, yielding one [Black Thistle Rotten Stone], unlocking more cultivation content."

The spiritual plants such as Linquan Pumpkin, Xuanwen Bamboo, and Buzhi Thorn are all cultivated using Black Thistle Soil. Now, they have reached the standard of one hundred harvests in the first stage. The Black Thistle Rot Stone obtained is the same as the Purple Spirit Earth Root, both of which are treasures used to transform spiritual soil.

Compared to the high-grade second tier of Purple Spirit Earth Root, Black Thistle Corrupted Stone is only a first-tier ordinary grade, and it cannot compare to the domineering Purple Spirit Earth Root, which can be used on a maximum of 99 acres of land. Black Thistle Corrupted Stone can only be used on a maximum of 36 acres of land.

There is no possibility of further sublimation of the Black Thistle Soil, but the Purple Spirit Earth Root still has the potential to sublimate the Purple Spirit Soil into Second-Order Purple Python Soil.

After putting away the black thistle and decaying stone and feeding the thousand-needle wren, Chen Guang chose to rest.

At this stage, the thousand-needle bird has begun to understand things and has started to sleep quietly. It no longer cries out for food at night. Although it is still very dependent on the nest and needs Chen Guang to feed it, it is finally not so troublesome anymore.

Chen Guang's life is very relaxed now. Only the Linquan Pumpkin, Ning Shen Flower, Blood He Shou Wu, and the second batch of Yue Ni Chang are not yet ripe. He can spend the whole day refining the Ice Yuan Bottle.

The difficulty of the refining process alone made Chen Guang realize that the Ice Essence Bottle was not simple. Although it was a mid-grade spiritual artifact, it should be one of the highest-grade mid-grade spiritual artifacts.

Cultivators below the late stage of Qi Refining mostly use low-grade spiritual artifacts, while those above the late stage use more mid-grade spiritual artifacts. Some high-quality mid-grade spiritual artifacts are also frequently used by cultivators who have just entered the Foundation Establishment stage, as they have a very high potential.

The Ice Essence Bottle might be one such magical artifact.

Chen Guang diligently refined the Ice Essence Bottle every day, and it took him a full six days to master it. Once he succeeded, he could control the Ice Essence Bottle without any difficulty.

"Then let's refine these icy source chilling energies."

Chen Guang had long felt sorry for the Black Void Serpent Belt, which had been under such strain for so long. He didn't know when it would break down, as it was currently his only storage artifact.

Chen Guangcai released the box containing the icy source of cold energy and placed it in an array that concealed the aura and sealed the spiritual energy. As soon as he opened the box, a surge of cold air rushed out, and a layer of white frost immediately condensed inside the array, making a "crunching" sound, as if it was somewhat overwhelmed.

He quickly activated the Ice Essence Bottle. The bottle's mouth glowed with an icy blue light, instantly enveloping the Ice Source Frost. Like eating noodles, he slowly fed it into the bottle's mouth. As the Ice Source Frost was absorbed, the Ice Essence Bottle gradually became heavier in Chen Guang's hand, eventually becoming as heavy as a dog's head.

Chen Guang had to hold it with both hands until all the icy source cold energy was absorbed, and only then did the Ice Essence Bottle regain its lightness.

Of the three illusory, shadowy ice torrent arrays inside, only one has revealed its outline, enveloped by a weak blast of icy energy.

A torrent of ice and frost should be able to hold six times the amount of ice and frost energy.

"We need to test its power."

Having painstakingly refined the Ice Essence Bottle, Chen Guang naturally wanted to quickly assess its power.

It was already night, so Chen Guang moved all the spiritual plants and furniture from the courtyard into the house. Facing the empty courtyard, he raised the Ice Essence Bottle. He only activated one-tenth of its power, but he felt his magic power surge out like a floodgate had been opened. He quickly stopped it, and then saw a burst of icy light released from the mouth of the Ice Essence Bottle. It seemed slow, but in the blink of an eye, the entire courtyard was silently covered with a half-inch thick layer of ice that shone with a cold light.

"Click"

The boulder in the courtyard, used for practicing fire needles and other spells, suddenly cracked into pebbles of varying sizes.

There was no cold wind, but the chill had already made Chen Guang's fingers, the spellcaster, a little stiff. He quickly swallowed a Crimson Melting Pill and put on a Red Snow Robe to insulate himself from the cold, and only then did he feel much better.

The power of the Ice Essence Bottle is terrifyingly real!

This was only because Chen Guang stopped in time, interrupting his magic power in advance; its power should only be half of what was expected.

It should be noted that this is merely the power of an Ice Fiend Torrent Formation.

It should be noted that even this Ice Fiend Torrent Array is not at its peak. With sufficient replenishment of Ice Source Frost Fiend, its power can be increased by two or three times.

Is this Ice Essence Bottle really a mid-grade spiritual artifact?

If so, how powerful would the Yin Burning Pearl, a one-time use mid-grade spiritual artifact, be?

It's also possible that it's due to the Earthly Fiend. The Ice Essence Bottle itself is only a mid-grade spiritual artifact, but with the addition of the infinitely powerful Earthly Fiend, a cultivation resource commonly used by Foundation Establishment cultivators, it has such great power.

Just as Chen Guang put away the Ice Yuan Bottle, Jiang Zuoyun and Longma hurriedly arrived from the direction of the branch building on their spirit cranes. They were both moved when they saw the incredibly solid ice layer in the courtyard from afar.

The dragon horse, riding its spirit crane, moved closer to Chen Guang and shouted sternly, "Chen Guang, what's going on here!"

Chen Guang hadn't expected the branch building to react so quickly. He was several miles away from the branch building, yet it had sensed him. Looking at the ice covering the courtyard, he could only mumble, "I'm practicing magic."

"You?" Longma laughed angrily, flicking his hand to create a flame that was red to purple. It spun around and landed on the ice. The heat was intense, and Chen Guang could feel the hot air blowing in his face even from more than ten steps away. However, it took two full breaths before the ice began to show signs of melting. It wasn't until five breaths later that an area the size of a bowl melted away from the area where the purple flame was.

"My flame is the Fire Elemental Flame among the Five Elements Spiritual Flames. Its firepower is the strongest among the Five Elements Basic Spiritual Flames. Although I haven't cultivated any special techniques to enhance its power, it is still extraordinary. You saw it yourself. Is this something you can create by cultivating magic? You're only at the third level of Qi Refining..." Longma sneered repeatedly, not believing it at all. However, he couldn't help but glance at Chen Guang's cultivation level. In his haste, he realized that Chen Guang was already at the third level of Qi Refining, and he was stunned for a moment.

Chen Guang was speechless; the power of the Ice Essence Bottle was truly exaggerated.

"Let's stop the ice from spreading first." Jiang Zuoyun jumped down from the crane and pointed to the ice that was spreading from the corner of the wall. "If we don't stop it, it'll be troublesome."

Linghe hurriedly returned to the branch building.

Longma's expression also turned serious: "This ice contains malevolent energy, which is probably related to some kind of cold evil. Chen Guang, you'd better tell us the cause and effect so that we can deal with it."

"It's related to the Ice Source Cold Fiend," Chen Guang said.

"No wonder it's spreading and multiplying. If it's not dealt with in time, this courtyard might not be saved." Jiang Zuoyun's expression remained unchanged. A fan the size of a banana leaf appeared in his hand. With a forceful wave of his hand, a gust of wind surged up, as if cut by a knife and axe. The ice surface more than ten steps in front of him was instantly shattered and cleared to create a clean path.

Seeing this, Longma couldn't help but glance at Chen Guang again, as if to say: "Put your hand on your conscience and say it again, this is the noise you made while practicing your magic."

Chen Guang hurriedly took out two bottles of Crimson Melting Pills and gave them to Jiang Zuoyun and Longma: "Junior Brother has made a mistake, and I will have to trouble you two senior brothers to help him make amends."

Longma remained unceremonious, but after consuming a Crimson Melting Pill, the power of his Beak Flame indeed increased. At the same time, he unleashed other fire-based spells, and amidst the surging flames, he melted all the ice blocks that Jiang Zuoyun had dealt with.

Jiang Zuoyun smiled and accepted the Crimson Melting Pill: "This is our duty. Junior brother, could you collect this melted water? It would be even better if you could freeze it again. After two cycles, the cold aura inside can be completely eliminated. Otherwise, if this icy water flows out, it will cause harm."

Chen Guang, who possessed freezing techniques, naturally obeyed and re-frozen the ice water that had been melted by the dragon horse.

This ice water was even colder than the Cold Water Elixir, and it froze it with ease.

"If this Ice Essence Bottle had sufficient magical power and a sufficient amount of chilling energy, no cultivator could withstand the continuous flow of cold air it spewed out. Fortunately, I didn't do anything clever by practicing inside the Ice Mist Formation."

While the drills within the ice mist array were indeed concealed, the unfortunate ones were no longer the empty courtyard, but rather a series of priceless, cold spiritual plants and beasts.

Chen Guang thus witnessed the abilities of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator. In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, all the ice in the courtyard shattered and was melted into water by the dragon horse. On the contrary, Chen Guang couldn't keep up, so Jiang Zuoyun turned around and helped Chen Guang quickly freeze the ice water.

At this moment, the courtyard gate was pushed open, and Wan Longjing and several other outer disciples from the branch buildings rushed in, all shivering in unison before tightening their sleeves.

Wan Longjing hissed, "Junior Brother Chen, are you experiencing winter early?"