Chapter 319 The Second Solution
"Fellow Daoist Wen, please stop!" Cui Wuran was shocked, and raised his sleeves. Several white lights fell around, and a white barrier light curtain was opened in the private room, and he shouted.
The red-haired young man turned a deaf ear to him, his eyes faintly blood red, as if he had lost his mind. He waved his hand, and the black whip smashed the table directly into pieces, and rolled towards Yuan Ming again. Several people near Yuan Ming were also affected by the black flames on the whip, and they dodged backwards in shock and anger.
Yuan Ming frowned, this man is really endless, and waved his sleeves.
The blood light on the blood-transforming knife suddenly appeared, and it turned into a blood light again and shot out. It flashed in front of the red-haired young man, and the speed was several times faster than before.
The red-haired young man was shocked, and the body protection technique was running rapidly. Countless black flames emerged out of thin air and enveloped his body. In his hand, a green shadow flashed a bamboo basket-like magic weapon, and it buckled towards the blood-transforming knife.
However, the Blood-Transforming Knife suddenly disappeared in a blur, and nine blood-colored flying knives appeared from all around his body, all emitting a sharp aura and stabbing fiercely at the same time.
The red-haired young man was horrified, not knowing which blood-colored knife to cover with the bamboo basket magic weapon.
In just a moment of hesitation, he had lost his last chance. The nine flying knives stabbed him, and the black fire curtain had no effect at all, and was easily pierced.
"Ah!" The red-haired young man screamed, and the black flames on his body dissipated completely. He fell to the ground, and a blood hole was pierced through his chest.
A sinister force that was ten times stronger than before quickly spread in his body, and wherever it passed, the young man's body became numb and powerless, unable to move.
Everyone in the room saw this scene, and they all looked horrified, and no one spoke for a long time.
Yuan Ming pinched his fingers to disperse the soul power wrapped around the Blood-Transforming Knife, dispelled the illusion, and the nine blood-colored knives merged into one, and a flash of blood flew back to his sleeves.
Fighting is strictly prohibited in the inner city of Xiansha City, and killing is even more taboo. He didn't want to cause too much trouble, otherwise, even if he didn't activate the Blood-Transforming Knife, the blood poison of this knife alone could easily take the life of the red-haired young man.
Yuan Ming ignored the red-haired young man and continued to explore the jade slip with his consciousness.
"Friend Wen!" Cui Wuran hurried over and helped the red-haired young man up.
A layer of blood-red halo appeared on the red-haired young man's face, as if he had used a secret method to quickly restore his ability to move.
"Your Excellency is very powerful, Wen admits defeat, we will settle this account later!" He broke away from Cui Wuran's support, took out a green talisman and stuck it on the wound on his chest, and staggered away.
Yuan Ming ignored this person, and his consciousness was still exploring the contents of the jade slip. The others were not concerned and did not say much.
One of the two methods recorded in the jade slip is a method of grafting flowers and trees, which is quite mysterious. Using this technique, a demon pill of a third-level demon beast can be taken into the dantian, and after successful refining, it can be used as a golden pill.
This secret method has many restrictions. First, the properties of the demon pill must be exactly the same as those of the cultivator. Any deviation will not be successful. Secondly, during the refining process, it is necessary to endure the influence of the residual soul of the demon beast in the demon pill.
As long as you can survive these two levels, you will have a 70% to 80% chance of successfully forming a pill.
However, the golden pill condensed by this opportunistic method is very different from the real golden pill. It has no life-extending effect, and there is basically no possibility of breakthrough in the future.
Compared with these two shortcomings, the golden pill condensed by grafting flowers and trees also has an advantage, that is, the cultivator can perfectly inherit the power contained in the demon pill, and even display the innate magical powers of the demon beast.
The second secret method is relatively normal. It mentions a pill-washing spirit liquid that can wash the cultivator's dantian, purify the dantian mana, and make the pill formation smoother.
However, the jade slip did not indicate where to buy this kind of cleansing spirit liquid. It only vaguely mentioned that someone had seen it in Zilei City more than ten years ago.
"Zilei City..." Yuan Ming muttered in his heart.
Zilei City is the largest city in the Black Wind Desert area controlled by Zhao State. It is governed by the Five Thunder Sect. It is more than ten times larger than Xiansha City, and its prosperity is incomparable.
"Fellow Daoist Cui, you just said, which of these two methods is reliable and which one has not been verified?" Yuan Ming looked at Cui Wuran and asked in a voice transmission.
"The more reliable one is the second method of cleansing spirit liquid. I heard it from Zilei City. As for the method of transplanting flowers and trees, I got it from a corpse and have not verified it." Cui Wuran replied in a voice transmission.
As soon as he finished speaking, he sent another voice message to apologize: "Fellow Daoist Yuan, I'm very sorry for what happened just now. Fellow Daoist Wen is usually quite peaceful to others. I don't know why he went berserk today. Please forgive me."
"It's okay. Can Fellow Daoist Cui tell me the details of the origin of this great method of grafting flowers and trees?" Yuan Ming asked.
"Of course I can. A few years ago, when I was hunting monster insects in the Black Wind Desert, I accidentally found a long-rotten corpse underground. There was a storage ring on my finger, and a cultivation notebook inside recorded this secret method of grafting flowers and trees." Cui Wuran sent a voice message.
Yuan Ming was silent. The second way was to go to Zilei City to verify. The first statement could not be traced at all, let alone verified. The key hidden danger was too big. He could not break through this point in the future, which was what he could not accept.
"Fellow Daoist Yuan, don't you believe it? I can swear on my inner demon that what I just said is absolutely true. Otherwise, I am willing to be disturbed by my inner demon, my cultivation will be completely abandoned, and I will become a mortal!" Cui Wuran sent a voice message with a serious face.
After hearing Cui Wuran's oath, Yuan Ming fell silent, then put away the jade slip, picked up the three spiritual materials on the table, and handed them to Cui Wuran.
The transaction continued quickly. Due to the amazing magical power Yuan Ming had just displayed, everyone present was a little silent, and the atmosphere was far less heated than before.
Yuan Ming remained silent and did not make any more moves.
After half an hour, the exchange meeting ended quickly and everyone said goodbye.
Yuan Ming stood up and was about to leave, but Cui Wuran called him back and said he had something to discuss.
"Fellow Daoist Cui, what's the matter?" Yuan Ming asked.
Cui Wuran waved his hand to open a barrier, then took out the three materials and pushed them in front of Yuan Ming.
"What does Fellow Daoist Cui mean?" Yuan Ming asked after a moment of silence.
"Just now, we were in the process of trading. If I refuse to accept these three materials, I'm afraid it will affect the exchange meeting. I didn't spend much effort to get those two methods, so how could I accept these three precious materials from you? What's more, you and I are old friends. Just two secret methods, just treat it as my advance blessing to Fellow Daoist Yuan for Dan formation." Cui Wuran said with a chuckle.
When Yuan Ming heard this, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. He raised his hand and pushed the three materials back: "Fellow Daoist Cui, you are joking. The secret technique of assisting Dan formation is so precious. How can I take it away for nothing? If you have anything else to say, please speak frankly."
"Since Fellow Daoist Yuan has seen it, then I will speak frankly. Cui does have a request. These three spiritual materials are my meeting gift. After the matter is completed, there will be a reward of 5,000 spiritual stones." Cui Wuran smiled awkwardly and then said seriously.
"Five thousand spiritual stones! Fellow Daoist, can you tell me what it is first?" Yuan Ming asked with a raised eyebrow.
"It's not a complicated matter. It's just hunting two monsters. Fellow Daoist Yuan is very powerful and is suitable for this task." Cui Wuran said.
"If it's just dealing with two ordinary monsters, Fellow Daoist Cui can handle it by himself. Even if he invites others to go with him, he won't pay a high price of 5,000 spiritual stones. So what Fellow Daoist wants to kill, it won't be two level three monsters?" Yuan Ming looked at Cui Wuran deeply and asked.
"We need to destroy a pair of upper-level second-level red-gold centipedes. Red-gold centipedes are extremely powerful, and the cooperation of male and female centipedes can make their combat power soar. They are indeed not inferior to third-level monsters. But fellow Daoist Yuan, don't worry. This mission is not just for you and me. There are several foundation-building cultivators participating. It is not too dangerous to rely on the power of the magic array to deal with these two monster insects." Cui Wuran said.
"Red-gold centipede!" Yuan Ming's eyes flashed with a strange light.
Red-gold centipede is a kind of gold-attributed monster insect that can eat metal objects. Its body is extremely strong and it is difficult to be harmed by top-grade magic tools. It is one of the most powerful second-level monster insects in the Black Wind Desert.
He has been in contact with Master Lu during this period. The other party has mentioned more than once that he wants a pair of red-gold centipede corpses to refine a set of special array instruments.
However, the number of red-gold centipedes is extremely rare. The last time it appeared was more than ten years ago. Master Lu has offered rewards for the task in several scattered alliances, but no one has completed it so far. I didn't expect Cui Wuran to find the trace of the red-gold centipede.
This mission is worth a try. If you can get the corpse of the red gold centipede, you can do Master Lu a favor, and it will be natural to ask him to refine the magic circle in the future.
Even if it is not for Master Lu, this mission can be done. The reward of 5,000 spirit stones is already very tempting.
Yuan Ming now has to take "Zuo Qinghui" controlled by the split soul, which is equivalent to two foundation-building cultivators practicing together. The consumption is huge. There are not many spirit stones on him. It is far from enough to earn spirit stones by hunting monsters with flowers and branches.
"Is this mission issued by Master Lu of the Earth Spirit Pavilion?" Yuan Ming asked.
"Master Lu? Of course not, this is a mission issued by the City Lord's Mansion. It is said that it is for hunting a Jindan-stage elder of the Five Thunder Sect. The location of the red gold centipede is also provided by them. The City Lord's Mansion has other operations and cannot transfer masters, so we, the casual cultivators, have to do it." Cui Wuran shook his head in surprise.
"Five Thunder Sect!" Yuan Ming's eyes were slightly solemn.
The area where Xiansha City is located belongs to the sphere of influence of Zhao State. The Black Wind Desert is rich in mineral resources. All the powerful sects in Zhao State have intervened here. Xiansha City is the same. It is controlled by a sect called Huangsha Sect in Zhao State.
As the first sect in Zhao State, Wulei Sect will naturally not let go of the big fat piece of Black Wind Desert and sent a large number of elders and disciples to station here.
Due to the chaos and disorder in the Black Wind Desert, Wulei Sect also implemented iron-blooded rule here, and directly killed anyone or any force that challenged them.
With the strength of Wulei Sect, coupled with its iron-blooded tactics, it has established a great reputation far beyond the outside world. In the sphere of influence of Zhao State, Wulei Sect is like an emperor. With one order, dozens of underground cities must obey.
Yuan Ming was silent. If Wulei Sect wanted to hunt two red gold centipedes, even if it succeeded, the centipede corpses would not fall into his hands. Should he give up this opportunity?