Chapter 48: Slime and Flame

  A drunkenly long passage led to the warehouse in Hualien Mountain, and under the guidance of the disciples at the door, I finally found the purpose of this trip, the five-stage slime worm. This guy was leisurely hiding in the newly created slime pool, and a sense of security seemed to have returned to its side.

  The slime mold has the function of secreting mucus and often a single adult slime mold can independently manufacture a pool of mucus.

  As time goes on, the surface area of the mucus pool is also getting bigger and bigger.

  Some long-lived slime molds can even create a fairly large pool of slime.

  As long as there are slugs in the mucus pool, the viscosity of the mucus will increase several times or even dozens of times. If a low-level monster accidentally falls into the mucus pool, it can only become food for the slugs.

  Moreover, the slime worm has no natural enemies. Its body is just a soft lump, and even if it's cut in two, it won't die. If swallowed directly, the slime worm will stick to the throat of the demon beast, blocking its airway and causing it to suffocate to death.

  After a large number of mysterious deaths among the monsters, none of them bothered the Slime anymore.

  Fortunately, the slime mold seems to have an innate control over its population size, and in each area suitable for its survival, the number of slime molds has remained stable.

  Moreover, slugs will ruthlessly attack each other. Slugs defending their territory from invading slugs can be quite ferocious, and their mucus is a deadly poison to fellow slugs.

  However, the Slime is a good tool for cultivators who mainly focus on alchemy and equipment refinement, so it's common for Alchemists or Refiners to purchase adult Slimes.

  The predation of Condensation Period cultivators and Core Formation Period cultivators is also one of the reasons why the Slime has not become a disaster.

  The slime of the Slime Worm can be used in equipment refinement, increasing the tenacity of the refined artifact.

  If used in alchemy, it can not only increase the success rate of pill formation but also make the successfully refined pills look brighter and more attractive.

  One sea may have coincidentally seen a fifth-order slime worm king, so he had the idea of taking it back.

  It's really rare for a slime to grow up to the fifth tier, and the quality of the mucus secreted by a fifth-tier slime is undoubtedly higher.

  The slime worm king brought back by the sea has now adapted to its living environment, and the surrounding square inch of land has been transformed into a slime pool. The slime looks shiny and of high quality.

  It's not very convenient to put this slime worm king here, it's better to take it back directly, and it will be simpler to use the slime. Moreover, the viscosity and activity of the slime can also be maintained in the best state.

  He pulled out his long, ghostly Qing knife from the small bag and, with a swoop, dug up the pool of goo that hadn't expanded in scale yet, storing it into his glittering golden ring, feeling quite accomplished.

  Looked at the warehouse full of treasures again, still decided not to take anything from the warehouse, otherwise it would be painful for him to spit out two things after taking one.

  When I returned to the small courtyard, I saw that Yao had already wrapped Ruru up tightly, all that was missing was a coffin and he could have been buried according to local customs.

  One drunk put the mucus pool on a long empty space outside the house, and then directly immersed Lulu in the mucus pool. Lulu surprisingly did not resist, I guess he also knew that this mucus was good stuff, very beneficial for his physical recovery.

  One intoxication can feel that the fifth-order slime worm king at the bottom of the pool did not launch an attack when Lulu was immersed in the pool, but instead retreated to the side. Its transparent spherical body is almost invisible in the pool, just by looking with the eyes.

  "You're being too extravagant, actually just applying a layer of adhesive on the surface of the puppet would be enough."

  Murong Xue told Yizui after putting LuLu into the mucus pool.

  One intoxication won't hurt, anyway, he can't use that much mucus for the time being, let LuLu absorb a bit more.

  "What's next? Drawing a large-scale solid formation array on my body shouldn't be a problem, but I don't have any equipment for refining, how am I supposed to proceed?"

  One drunken question leads to understanding; many things are actually understood once asked and answered by someone.

  It was as if this time, Yizhen originally didn't understand the refining process at all, but after several experiments, he had thoroughly figured it out. From now on, even without Murong Xue's guidance, he could use today's gains to conduct experiments and refine some low-grade magical artifacts with ease.

  "There is no cauldron now, go find one. When you have more magic treasures later, the cauldron will be very useful. You currently have two choices."

  Murong Xue was like a patient old teacher, letting him get drunk and infatuated for a while before he came back to his senses.

  "Cough cough, which two options?" Yi Zui's eyes were sincere as he looked at Murong Xue, pretending to cough twice to cover up his slight embarrassment.

  "You can take a Blood Flame from the Corpse Giant, and after refining it, it should be enough. However, the Blood Flame and the Buddhist cultivation method have some conflicts..."

  Murong Xue looked at Yizui with a smile that was not a smile, making Yizui feel as if he had been stared at by a hungry wolf, and his whole body felt chilled.

  Murong Xue's mood has been good these past few days, and her yuan soul's repair has advanced another step. After getting drunk, the snowflakes floating in her sea of consciousness seemed to have cooled down even more.

  "What else?"

  Yi Zui decisively abandoned the Blood Flame. For this choice, he had been trained by Murong Xue so many times that he could make a decision without thinking about it.

  Everything can be negotiated, but giving up Buddhist cultivation methods is definitely impossible.

  "There's another way which is a bit more dangerous, but I think it's worth trying. If successful, it will be of great help to your future cultivation."

  Murong Xue had long known that Yizui would make this choice. She said there were two options, but in fact, there was only one. Mentioning the Blood Flame was to allow Yizui to more firmly choose another path.

  "What?"

  One intoxicating glance and the needle was threaded, immediately picking up where Murong Xue had left off.

  "Do you still remember what replaced One-Lamp when you subdued the Cardinal Puppet?"

  "It's the essence of Yiyang!"

  One drunk shout, Murong Xue let him go and think of a way to deal with Yiyang Jinghua, isn't that equivalent to seeking death?

  Not to mention whether he can bear the terrifying power of Yiyang Jinghua, even if he really refines Yiyang Jinghua against the sky, will Yideng and others let him off?

  Or else you'll be locked up in the Earthly Qi Sea by those old monks in a fit of rage and not allowed to come out for eternity, that would be painful.

  "No way, no way, absolutely not."

  He shook his head like a rattle drum and was firmly opposed to Murong Xue's proposal.

  He would rather wait a few more days for Hai Lao and the monks to return and fix Lu Lu, than go and disturb the essence of Yi Yang.

  Actually, there is another reason deep down in his drunken heart. That is, the essence of Yiyang is the treasure that guards the boundary of Yijie, and it is a guarantee for Yinu to live a good life on Mount Huashan. He doesn't want Yinu to be embarrassed later on.

  "Don't worry, just refine a strand of essence and I'll help you protect it. There's absolutely no problem."

  Murong Xue said with a solemn oath, as if refining the furnace fire was just a small matter.

  Yi Zui looked at Murong Xue with a slightly suspicious gaze, if it wasn't for the fact that Murong Xue had changed too much in the past few days, he wouldn't have suspected her either. Because the Murong Xue who used to glare at him with anger would never come to deceive him, but his current intuition told him that Murong Xue seemed to be intentionally luring him.

  Go or not go? Believe or not believe?

  His heart was hesitant and uncertain about this matter. These two questions were actually the same, if he believed Murong Xue, then he should go, if not, then don't go.

  But was it necessary for Murong Xue to kill him?

  He died and Murong Xue had nowhere to hide, she would soon perish. Her primordial soul was no longer sufficient to support her in changing environments, so be it!

  One drunken night and one gritted teeth decided it all.

  As Murong Xue said, having a stove fire is not only convenient in many ways, but also has many benefits for oneself.

  One intoxication cannot help but rush to the outer forbidden land of Demon Sea again, and the essence of Yiyang is there.

  The disciples stationed at the Demon Forest Sea did not make things difficult for Yi Zui, but instead shouted a respectful "Master Uncle".

  This is a world where the strong are revered, and he didn't mind getting drunk at all. With a firm determination to get stronger in his heart, he smiled and nodded in response before stepping into the Earth Vein Sea.

  With Yiyang essence settled in the central hub, the scene of dampness and darkness has long disappeared from the terrestrial meridian and the Sea of Qi, and it is even brighter than the outside.

  The radiant glow of Yiyang's essence seemed to illuminate every corner, the rich spiritual energy making one drunk and numb, this feeling was like entering a cool place on a hot summer day.

  The essence of Yiyang has now expanded to the size of a wooden table, and the impurities that emerged from the spiritual roots under the ground are being dissolved by its pure yang light, converted into pure spiritual energy, and then poured into the four directions through the underground channels.

  "It can begin now, put away your clothes, then separate your divine consciousness to explore the essence of Yinyang, extract a wisp of flame from the edge and refine it."

  Murong Xue was also quite excited when she saw the essence of Yiyang again, and she felt that pure power in the essence of Yiyang. If it could be utilized, it would be very beneficial for her to recover from her injuries.

  Murong Xue thought a lot after the martial arts conference. Since Yizhen didn't want to change his cultivation method, she would let him cultivate as he pleased and see how far he could progress at this rate. She didn't need to get angry at all.

  On one hand, he worked hard to improve his cultivation progress, on the other hand, he also worked hard to repair his own yuan soul.

  If she can one day reforge her physical body, who knows, she might be able to recover her original strength. Moreover, after going through this ordeal, her Primordial Soul will become even more consolidated.

  One intoxication listened to Murong Xue's command, took off his kasaya and put it in the storage ring. He couldn't bear to burn this kasaya that had cost him a lot of effort.

  Concentrate your spiritual consciousness into a stream and slowly extend it towards the essence of Yinyang.

  Although I Yang Jinghua didn't know what method Yi Dang used to not release a strong heat, but at the moment of contact, Zui still felt that power enough to burn the sky through his divine sense.

  The divine consciousness probed and retracted, guiding a thin wisp of flame as slender as a silken thread back onto the drunkard's body.

  The instrument fire only needs to refine a fire species, store it in the sea of consciousness, and when using it, just consume spiritual power to control the instrument fire. Some alchemists even use the instrument fire as an attack method directly.

  Like the essence of Yiyang, such a tyrannical instrument fire, if it burns onto the opponent's body, that is no less than the damage caused by being fully hit by a sixth-grade magic treasure.

  Yi Yang's essence touched the scattered spiritual energy on his body, and in an instant, it was like a spark meeting strong liquor, suddenly wrapping Yi Zui in it.

  "Murong Xue! Are you trying to kill me?!"

  The raging flames emitted a stunning temperature, and in an instant, the ghosts wailed and howled.

  Only one thought was left in his mind: no wonder Murong Xue had been so good to him recently, it turned out that she wanted to make him lower his guard and then die together with him!

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