Refine the soul

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  "Thirty-six rare spiritual material seeds, sixty-three demon cores, eight hundred stalks of demon-suppressing grass below a thousand years of fire, ten loads of red lotus, gathering fire spirit beads, earth fire stone milk, and great evolution burning iron... Fragmented volume of the top-grade divine technique 'Inferno Spirit Fire God Transformation'..."

  Inside the quiet room made entirely of precious Ningxin wood, Chuyi Qing carefully checked the items in the Qiankun bag, nodding his head in satisfaction.

  The Flame Spirit's transformation into a crippled volume was something that absolutely could not be done, Wan Zai Hong Lian, Ju Huo Ling Zhu, Di Huo Shi Ru, and Da Yan Fan Tie were all small pig's inventory, if oneself is useless, it's also not good to sell them casually.

  "The remaining demon cores are worth over a million spirit stones, that's for sure. But since I've raised this gluttonous Jīn Gāng, these demon cores are the best choice to enhance its demonic powers... at least half of them should be left behind..."

  After careful consideration, Chu Yi realized that he didn't have many things to exchange for spirit stones. The rare spirit material seeds had been planted in the Hongmeng space more than a month ago and were now thriving under the nourishment of Yuan Shui's mother, having grown to the equivalent of 2,000 years of fire energy.

  At the same time, Chu Yi also planted 800 stalks of Demon-suppressing Grass in the Hongmeng Space. Demon-suppressing Grass with a fire age of less than a thousand years was completely worthless, but once it exceeded a thousand years, it became a rare item worth over 100,000 Spirit Stones.

  If it can grow to a fire age of two thousand years, it is a rare and priceless item. In the trading market, the demon-suppressing grass with a fire age of over two thousand years was once speculated to be worth one million spirit stones.

  After all, this thing can only be raised in the wild outside, and once it has a thousand years of fire, it is also extremely rare due to its great temptation to the demon beasts. However, this grass is an essential main spiritual material for refining the "Demon-suppressing Talisman".

  Relying on the source water mother in the Hongmeng space, Chuyi was not limited to this. After these days of loading, 800 strands of demon-suppressing grass had already grown beyond the thousand-year fire mark. The original silver-white grass body gradually turned golden, emitting a refreshing and heart-warming fragrance.

  The mother of Yuan Shui is indeed able to nurture all living things, although due to the growth characteristics of Xiang Yao Cao, it's difficult for its growth to match that of other spiritual materials, but what can't be denied is that there are plenty of them!

  Eight hundred stalks of demon-suppressing grass that can have a thousand years of fire attribute, that's an astonishing wealth worth tens of millions of spirit stones, and it's absolutely the kind of goods that will be frantically grabbed by people as soon as they are put out.

  After finishing the inventory, Chu Yi's divine sense suddenly sensed that someone was approaching. He immediately stepped out of the quiet room and asked, "Is there anything?"

  The arrival was none other than Duan Qing, the great steward. Seeing his worried face, Chu Yu's heart skipped a beat, as if he had a bad premonition.

  "Young master, Master Feng has returned. Please proceed to the main hall." Duan Qing forced a faint smile, but his eyes hid a hint of sorrow and anger, which only made Chu Yi more worried.

  "No need for you to lead the way, I'll go ahead." With a thought of Pure Yangzi's safety, Chuyi snapped his fingers and activated the Wujitongguang, instantly disappearing from Duanqing's sight.

  When Chu Yi arrived at the main hall, he saw Chunjie sitting calmly on the high seat of Yun'an, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. "Master, did you win?"

  Chun Yangzi didn't say a word and nodded, pointing to the purple sandalwood chair beside the cloud case, indicating that Chu Yi should sit down.

  "That's Yuan Ying Zhen Jun! Although Master's strength is formidable, there's still a huge gap in cultivation power between him and his opponent. Even if he wins, it will likely come at a considerable cost..." Chu Yi understood, sat calmly, and waited for Chun Yang Zi to speak.

  "You and I, master and apprentice, have only met three times so far, but from the very beginning, I was convinced that you would carry on my Pure Yang Peak's legacy and achieve greatness far surpassing mine. Do you know why?"

  Chu Yi slightly shook his head, as if in thought: "Although the days of Master and I getting along are short, but he has given me a great help. In the mine, Master took me in and gave me a chance to practice; On Bì Tiān Peak, Master stood up for me, not afraid to fight against Yuányīng True Lord; At this moment, Master only needs to give an order, I dare not disobey."

  Chun Yangzi heard this and slightly nodded his head, saying: "You possess a spiritual root and a divine bone. Even if I were your master, I wouldn't be able to see through whether these qualities are innate or acquired through cultivation. However, as your master, I can confirm one thing - if you persist in your efforts, you will definitely have a bright future ahead of you, and may even surpass me."

  "This time I fought against Lingyang Zhenjun, he was blown up by me with five great absolute spiritual instruments, the spiritual instrument of the collapsed spiritual master is not restored without 500 years of bitter cultivation. But as a teacher, it's also not easy, the Tianyun Pure Yang Brahma Wheel is damaged, and the realm falls to the level of a spiritual instrument, which doesn't count, and the lifespan is also lost due to the use of the Great God's degree..."

  "Closing the death gate, cultivating the yuan infant has become an inevitable thing. Once the master closes the death gate, it is as if he is isolated from the world. If the yuan infant is not cultivated, he will never come out... The master is very ashamed, having taken in a disciple with infinite potential like you, but without time to nurture and teach you..."

  "What kind of divine power would cost Master a thousand years of his life!" Chu Yi's eyes widened in shock and he exclaimed.

  "You should have read the annals of history, and you would know that after the Spiritual Movement period, one can cultivate various divine abilities. And these divine abilities also have their own hierarchy, with some being stronger than others. Looking at the world today, among the countless divine abilities, only a few can be considered as the 'Strongest Divine Ability'. We cultivators refer to these strongest divine abilities as 'Great Divine Abilities', and I was fortunate enough to encounter a fortuitous encounter with an immortal, obtaining a method for cultivating one of these 'Great Divine Abilities'."

  "If one can master the Great Divine Ability, they can be considered the best among their peers and even surpass others across different levels. Otherwise, not even a master like myself could defeat Lingyang Zhenjun. However, mastering this Great Divine Ability is extremely difficult and sometimes requires paying an enormous price. To cultivate this 'Wu Mie Jiu Zhuan' (Nine Turns of No Destruction) Great Divine Ability, I gave up the opportunity to advance to the Yuan Ying stage a hundred years ago and fought Lingyang Zi at the cost of my own lifespan, using nine turns of this ability to destroy his spiritual body..."

  "A thousand years of cultivation gone just like that, what about our Master?"

  The lifespan of a cultivator is much longer than that of an ordinary person. Generally speaking, those who have cultivated to the Pre-Heavenly Realm can live for 120 years, while those who have built their foundation can gain another 60 years of life. After that, every time they advance to a higher realm, they can increase their lifespan by another 100 years, until the moment they achieve the Great Completion of the Golden Elixir, at which point their lifespan will suddenly increase by a thousand years.

  That is to say, a master who has achieved the Great Completion of Golden Elixir can live for about 1,500 years. If he takes some more spiritual elixirs that can increase his lifespan, he may barely reach 2,000 years old, but this is already the limit.

  Unless it breaks through to the Yuan Ying period and prolongs life for 5,000 years, otherwise, once the lifespan is exhausted, the heaven and man will wither, even if there are great abilities, they cannot escape the fate of death and extinction.

  "There is still nearly four hundred years of time for being a teacher."

  Chun Yangzi smiled and said, "Although I don't have a divine root or a Dao bone like you, my natural talent is among the top in a million. With so many years of accumulation, if nothing unexpected happens, it will take at most ten years, or at least three to five years, to cultivate the Primordial Infant. During this period, Chun Junfeng will have to rely on you to take charge."

  "Ah! Let me take over Chunjun Peak?"

  Chu Yi heard the pure Yangzi's unparalleled confidence in reaching the Yuanying period, and his heart slightly relaxed, but then he was shocked again by the second half of Pure Yangzi's sentence. His head shook like a rattle drum, "The disciple has only been in the sect for a few days, how can he take over?"

  Chun Yang Zi's mouth curved into a slight arc as he said lightly, "You are the master's first disciple. If you don't take over, who will?"

  "Uh..." Chu Yi's mind was filled with black lines, as if all the reasons for refusal had been sealed off, leaving only silent nods, which seemed to be an agreement. But what came next was even more outrageous...

  "As a master, I have been in charge of Qingjun Peak for over ten years and only accepted you as my apprentice. It's really embarrassing now that I'm entrusting you with another important task. During my closed-door meditation period, you can take my place to accept new apprentices. If you find someone who meets your expectations, just bring them into the Qingjun Peak sect. I trust your judgment..."

  "My master is indeed a true embodiment of the phrase 'absentee boss'!"

  Chu Yi remained silent, only nodding his head. The master's orders were absolute, and besides, Chun Yang Zi's closed-door cultivation this time was also triggered by Chu Yi, so it could be considered as a way to repay the master's kindness.

  Chun Yangzi saw Chu Yi's resigned and helpless expression, and was also relieved in his heart. He took out a formation diagram and handed it to Chu Yi: "This is the overall formation diagram of the 36 large formations on top of Chun Jun Peak. With this, you can operate the formations freely and without any obstacles. The cleverness of the formation method has already been recorded in the jade scroll. Moreover, this formation diagram can also be used to open the treasure vault of my master's cave, where everything inside is at your disposal. Don't be polite with me, use it as you see fit, this little family property should be enough for you to use for three to five years."

  Finally, Chunyangzi's face turned serious and he said: "Before closing up, Master still needs you to make a choice..."

  At this point, Chunyangzi took out a volume of ancient books that were neither gold nor jade and said leisurely: "This volume contains the practice method of the great divine technique 'Wu Mie Jiu Zhuan'. It was obtained by my master from the belly of Jinlin Evil Crocodile in those years. I plan to pass it on to you."

  "You can also choose not to cultivate this 'Great Divine Ability', because once you cultivate the 'Nine Revolutions of No Destruction', if you cannot reach the ninth revolution without hindrance, and achieve great completion, then after the Golden Elixir period, it will be difficult for you to make any breakthroughs again, and you will never touch the threshold of the Yuan Ying..."

  "Master, no need to explain, since you've already said it, I, your disciple, possess the root of immortality and the bones of the Tao. How can I let such an opportunity slip by?" Chu Yi said without any hesitation.

  "This is a great divine technique, looking around the world, there are only a few divine techniques that can be on par with it. It's the best in its class and can rival those of higher classes. Moreover, Pure Yangzi and Lingyang Zhenjun's battle was the best demonstration for Chu Yi, so how could he refuse?"

  Chun Yangzi seemed to have expected Chu Yi's decision, smiled and handed over the ancient book to him. He also took out two jade slips and handed them over, saying: "The master has recorded the two compulsory courses of alchemy and equipment refining in it, you can use it as a reference. As for the cultivation method, you seem to have cultivated a more advanced one, so I'll just be lazy and let you play."

  Chu Yi was able to reach the sixth realm of Lingdong in just one year. With his pure Yang eyesight, he could naturally see that the former had cultivated a very powerful technique. If it were another true person, eight or nine out of ten would investigate thoroughly, but Pure Yangzi was an exception. Not only did he not mind, but he also smiled and said: "Cultivating truth is against heaven, there are no too many rules and frameworks, choose the most suitable cultivation method for yourself, I will never interfere."

  Today has been updated with nearly seven thousand words, brothers must give strength!