Seeking Immortality in a Bizarre World-Chapter 524 - 519 Virtual Spirit Pill, the Five Elements Overcoming Each Other_1
The Zhenjie Xuanstone was in the Sealed Land?
Jia Ren was not surprised by this. Zhenjie Xuanstone is a top-tier Heavenly Spirit Material used to Suppress the Mysterious Monsters, so such a treasure was perfectly normal for this purpose. The Four Great Sealing Grounds had sealed the Bizarre Demons without ever failing, an astonishing feat that must have utilized a plethora of precious materials for sealing them. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to keep the Bizarre Demons sealed to this day without any anomalies. This wasn’t just the power of one sect, but rather the collective effort of the Mysterious Realm’s top sects and powers. Without the Zhenjie Xuanstone, the Sealed Land wouldn’t be secure enough, and countless Bizarre Demons would escape, which would be a disaster.
"To obtain the Zhenjie Xuanstone from the Sealed Land is too difficult..." Jia Ren couldn’t help but sigh.
The Sealed Land was of utmost importance to the Mysterious Realm; this seal separated humans from Bizarre Demons, making Bizarre Demons in the Mysterious Realm nearly extinct. All the Great Sects would dispatch cultivators to guard it, and should any anomalies arise, the top cultivators of each sect would arrive at the first sign. Even during the most chaotic times of sectarian wars, no one thought of breaking the Sealed Land, because that would be to destroy the very foundation of cultivators. Anyone with a clear head who could prioritize wouldn’t entertain the thought of targeting the Sealed Land.
The infighting among cultivators is just a human struggle; there is always a sliver of hope, and the ultimate victor is still humankind. To release the Bizarre Demons? That is to wish for the extinction of humankind! Whoever dares to do such a thing would be making an enemy of all the sects and powers in the Mysterious Realm. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Jia Ren tossed this thought far out of his mind, pondering other methods to break through the situation.
If Zhenjie Xuanstone can’t be found in the Mysterious Realm, maybe a solution could be found in other Cultivation Worlds. When Jin Sheng grows strong enough to traverse the Void, it wouldn’t be too late to borrow its power and head to other Cultivation Worlds. For the short term, the hope to advance the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower into a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure had to be abandoned.
After seeing Elder Qing off, Jia Ren thought about future directions for development.
Since the Demon-Sealing Spirit Tower currently couldn’t be promoted to a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure, he would have to exchange the Heavenly Spirit Material he had for Extinction Demon Jade and refine the Birthless Killing Sword. Once he had a Sky-reaching Spirit Treasure for offense and killing, his combat power could also increase significantly. With few rivals among cultivators in the Lianxu Stage and complemented by the treasures in his possession, even if he couldn’t win against a Body Integration Realm cultivator, he would have the power to protect himself. When everything is ready, he would dispatch the two puppets best at defense, the Thornback Tortoise Puppet and the Massive Mountain Puppet, to deal with the Seventh-Tier Azure Water Golden-Eyed Beast. Once they have reached the peak of the Late Stage of Void Refinement, with their astonishing defensive abilities, they could hold off a Body Integration Realm cultivator for a while, long enough for him to capture the young Azure Water Golden-Eyed Beast. To sacrifice two puppets for a young Azure Water Golden-Eyed Beast, potentially evolving into a Kylin, is a worthwhile trade. After all, what is being sacrificed are First-Generation Absolute Gold Puppets. The Second-Generation Ultimate Gold Puppet is already in preparation for refinement; the newly born second-generation puppet naturally possesses the combined effects of both the Thornback Tortoise Puppet and the Massive Mountain Puppet, making its power far surpass the previous ones. Before starting the plan, he must digest the resources at hand to enhance his strength.
Jia Ren still had four types of Heavenly Earth Elixirs to process.
First is the Xuling Flower leftover from refining the Returning Void Pill, which can be made into a Virtual Spirit Pill. The Virtual Spirit Pill is a life-saving divine item that, in a critical moment, can save lives. When facing an enemy whose realm is far superior, like directly encountering a Seventh-Tier Demon Beast, a Fate-Switching Talisman may not be enough to save his life, but a Virtual Spirit Pill... definitely will. Next are the Taichi Primordial Water, the Primeval Wood Divine Fruit, and the Five Ultimate Poison Spirit Fruit. The former are Heavenly Earth Elixirs exchanged for 20,000,000 Lingbao Sect Contribution before entering the Source Treasure Cave Heaven, which can help cultivators condense the Acquired Regenerative Water Spirit Body and Acquired Wood Spirit Body. Together with his own Wutu Spirit Body, the Acquired Five Elements Spirit Body is only missing two types. Once he condenses the Acquired Five Elements Spirit Body, he doesn’t need to seek the Five Elements Treasures to assist in breaking through to the Body Integration Realm. An Acquired Five Elements Spirit Body increases the probability of advancing to the Body Integration Realm by thirty percent. This is also the main reason why Heavenly Earth Elixirs for condensing the Five Elements Spirit Body are especially scarce. Last is the Five Ultimate Poison Spirit Fruit, which is a Heavenly Earth Elixir obtained by the Second Nascent Soul while adventuring in the Source Treasure Cave Heaven’s giant forest. The Five Extreme Poison Primordial Pill refined using the Five Ultimate Poison Spirit Fruit as the main ingredient will grant a cultivator the Five-Extreme Poison Body. All four Heavenly Earth Elixirs must be made into Elixirs to increase strength. The Heaven and Earth Mountain and Sea Pearl contains all the necessary elixirs, and there’s no shortage of supplementary Spiritual Materials; even if the supplementary materials aren’t old enough, they could be ripened by the Xuan Beast Avatar. Out of the four Heavenly Earth Elixirs, the Xuling Flower was obtained first; it’s a life-saving elixir, and facing the Seventh-Tier Demon Beast afterwards, it has the highest priority for refinement.
The Xuling Flower, just as before, appeared in a phantom state, intangible to the touch. Jia Ren put on the Soul-Exploring Gloves, and when he touched the Xuling Flower, it solidified. The Purple Sun Divine Fire danced in his palms, drawing in massive amounts of nature’s spiritual energy, increasing the power of the flames. After reaching the Lianxu Stage, his control over nature’s spiritual energy had clearly improved. By inducing nature’s spiritual energy to surge into the Purple Sun Divine Fire, its power tripled compared to before. The increased lethality of the Purple Sun Divine Fire significantly boosted the effectiveness of processing and refining Spiritual Materials and Elixirs. The effects on Artifact Refining and Alchemy might not have tripled, but they had improved by at least fifty to one hundred percent.
Only half of the Xuling Flower remained. It gradually integrated under the Purple Sun Divine Fire without damaging the gloves it was in contact with, revealing an incredible mastery of fire.
「Seven days later,」
The Xuling Flower was the first to be refined. Next were the two supporting elixirs which, after a simple combination in his palm, were finally added to the Alchemy Furnace. The Alchemy Recipe for the Virtual Spirit Pill was ingeniously conceived; once the two supporting elixirs combined, they transformed from ethereal to real, and there was no need to worry about the materials not merging inside the Alchemy Furnace. Other auxiliary Spiritual Medicines were thrown into the furnace, combining perfectly under the guidance of the spell.
As the Alchemy neared its end, a wisp of a faint fragrance emanated from the Pill Furnace. With the Pill Energy absorbed into his body, Jia Ren felt his body become three parts ethereal, a sense of transitioning from solid to void. The medicinal scent vanished, as if something was about to leave the Pill Furnace. His Divine Consciousness swept inside the Pill Furnace, yet he could see nothing, as if he had refined a mass of nothingness.
The elixir is ready! If Alchemy had failed, what would have been left was a pile of medicinal dregs. It was perfectly normal not to see the ethereal-like Virtual Spirit Pill.
The Soul-Exploring Gloves enlarged, covering the top of the furnace, with a faint light flickering between his palms. All shadows within the Pill Furnace were illuminated, manifesting a faint glow. Unbelievably, there was nothing inside the Pill Furnace...
Jia Ren directed the faint light elsewhere and faintly captured a shadow of the pill, which disregarded the Alchemy Room’s walls and Formation, passing straight through them. The Formation activated in the Alchemy Room could not stop the Virtual Spirit Pill.
Seeing this, Jia Ren was not startled but delighted. The better the effect of the Virtual Spirit Pill, the more it proves that this pill is extraordinary.
"Come back to me!"
Jia Ren appeared outside the Alchemy Room, the faint light from his hand intensifying, illuminating the recently escaped Virtual Spirit Pill. Under the Soul-Exploring Light, the Virtual Spirit Pill shifted from void to reality, and nature’s spiritual energy swept it up, guiding it into Jia Ren’s palm.
"Seal!"
Dots of faint light surged into the pill, condensing it from illusion to reality, transforming it into an actual pill.
Unfortunately, there are too few Xuling Flowers; only one Virtual Spirit Pill has been refined. The Virtual Spirit Pill can put a cultivator into a state undetectable and invulnerable to harm, capable of passing through Formations and restrictions—a state of nothingness. This state of void can last for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, and during its duration, it is a life-saving Divine Pill. After taking the Virtual Spirit Pill, using Spells and Divine Skills to attack will also cause the pill to temporarily lose effectiveness, revealing one’s physical form. There are very few methods in the Cultivation World that can force a person to reveal their true body; only after being revealed can a cultivator be harmed. The only downside of the Virtual Spirit Pill is its short duration and prohibitively high cost, with only one pill available. A regular Virtual Spirit Pill can last for the duration of a cup of tea, but the one refined by Jia Ren was of higher quality and would last even longer. As for how effective it was, he would have to test it personally to know. With the Virtual Spirit Pill, Jia Ren could seize a young Azure Water Golden-Eyed Beast without alerting anyone, without using the two puppets as bait. Let’s see if I can find more Xuling Flowers. If I had more Virtual Spirit Pills, there would be no need to use the two puppets as bait. If no more Xuling Flowers could be found, and with only one Virtual Spirit Pill available, he would not easily use such a life-saving treasure.
With the Virtual Spirit Pill completed, Jia Ren did not rush to come out of seclusion but returned to the Alchemy Room to refine pills using Taichi Primordial Water and Primeval Wood Divine Fruit as main ingredients.
These two Heavenly Earth Elixirs could also be taken directly to possess an Acquired Five Elements Spirit Body. However, the effect of direct consumption was not ideal. Jia Ren had an Alchemy Recipe exchanged from the Lingbao Sect; as long as he matched the right Spiritual Medicines, the refined pills would yield an even better Five Elements Spirit Body after consumption. He also stood a chance to awaken corresponding Divine Skills, similar to the Wutu Spirit Body. He didn’t mind spending extra time to refine them into pills for a better effect. The better the Acquired Five Elements Spirit Body, the greater its help when advancing to the Body Integration Realm, and the probability of aiding breakthroughs would also soar.
「In six years’ time,」
Two batches of Spirit Pills were successively finished. The pill refined with Taichi Primordial Water as the main ingredient was named the Water Spirit Pill, while the pill refined with Primeval Wood Divine Fruit as the main ingredient was named the Wood Spirit Pill.
After the refinement of the two pills, Jia Ren entered the Cultivation Room to begin his closed-door cultivation. Swallowing the Water Spirit Pill, a massive amount of Regenerative Water Spirit Power surged inside him, slowly remodeling his body.
At that moment, the situation changed unexpectedly as the power of the Water and Wutu Spirit Bodies clashed. Earth restrains water. As the creation of the Five Elements Spirit Body had just begun, the power of the Wutu Spirit Body intervened, resulting in slow remodeling that ultimately got suppressed in the kidney region and couldn’t fully exert its effect.
The Five Elements Spirit Body was a special Spiritual Body that unified all five elements. Having all five present was what culminated in the finest quality of the Spiritual Body. There lay an issue: only when all five kinds of Spiritual Bodies were combined would they not interfere with each other. Lacking any single type meant one could not achieve a well-rounded Five Elements harmony. Unless all Five Elements Spirit Bodies were assembled, the effect would ultimately suffer.
Realizing the situation wasn’t right, and to not waste the Water Spirit Pill’s medicinal power, Jia Ren had no choice but to suppress the Earth power and forcibly remodel his body.
「Days later,」
He slowly opened his eyes, looking somewhat shaken.
The clash between the two Five Elements Spirit Bodies affected the effect of the Water Spirit Body. Hesitant to take the remaining Wood Spirit Pill, he decided to wait until the rest of the missing Spirit Pills were acquired so he could take them together and complete the true Five Elements Spirit Body.
