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Chapter 515: The Second Plan
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Wang Hong returned to his cave mansion, his first task being to refine the Dark Night Flower into a pill, which would enhance its effectiveness. However, he didn't have a ready-made pill recipe, so he needed to formulate a suitable one using the materials he had on hand.
Engaging in this mentally and time-consuming task was best done inside his personal space, as it would save a significant amount of time. Upon entering the space, his first order of business was to inspect the yellow gourd he had placed there.
Over the past period, the gourd had been absorbing Spirit Qi inside the space, and Wang Hong was curious about what changes might have occurred. When he held the gourd in his hand, he noticed a liquid sloshing inside, something that hadn't been there before.
Could it be that this gourd was absorbing Spirit Qi to create this liquid? Wang Hong wondered. But with the gourd unrefined and no opening to pour the liquid out, he couldn't investigate further. However, his current goal was alchemy and advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, so he didn't have much time to dwell on the mystery.
Wang Hong spent several months inside his personal space, designing a pill recipe suitable for his current abilities before exiting. With his current alchemical skills, creating the Dark Night Flower pill wasn't particularly challenging. In just two days, he successfully refined a new type of pill.
This pill was entirely black, with a glossy surface resembling a black pearl, and it possessed some auxiliary effects for advancing to the Nascent Soul stage. Wang Hong then meditated quietly for three days to prepare himself for what was to come.
Afterward, he took out one of the black pills and consumed it. The pill quickly transformed into surging Spiritual Energy, impacting his Golden Core.
One month later, on Kaiyang Peak in the Qingxu Mountain range, a few white clouds lazily drifted by. Suddenly, the surrounding Spirit Qi gathered towards the peak, and an ominous black cloud slowly drifted above it, refusing to leave.
The cultivators who remained on Qingxu Mountain assumed that their East Master was researching some profound technique or refining a powerful magic weapon. However, this situation didn't last long, and soon, everything returned to normal.
Only Wang Hong in his cave mansion wore a bitter smile on his face. He had failed in achieving the Nascent Soul stage. The Dark Night Flower's auxiliary effect for advancing to Nascent Soul turned out to be insufficient; his Nascent Soul cultivation had barely begun before it came to an end.
In the current Cultivation World, few Golden Core cultivators managed to reach the Nascent Soul stage. To do so, a Nascent Soul Pill was almost a necessity, and those who succeeded without one were exceedingly rare.
Wang Hong was no genius, and he knew he couldn't become one of those rare cases. This failure was just his first plan, and he had never held high expectations for it.
He had prepared a second plan.
The failed Nascent Soul breakthrough had also caused some damage to his body. While an ordinary Golden Core cultivator would need more than a decade of rest to recover, Wang Hong didn't have to worry about that. He had a significant advantage – a rare healing elixir known as the Jade Marrow Pill.
Even regular Golden Core cultivators would hoard such a pill and be reluctant to use it unless facing life-threatening injuries, as they considered it a precious resource. In a world filled with danger like the Cultivation World, no one knew when they might encounter a life-or-death situation.
Without hesitation, Wang Hong took out the Jade Marrow Pill and started a ten-day course of one pill per day. After ten days, his injuries were completely healed, and due to the previous Nascent Soul breakthrough attempt, his Spiritual Power had become even stronger and more refined.
Now it was time for his second plan, an ancient method from a time when the world was rich in Spirit Qi and abundant natural treasures were scattered everywhere. Back then, there were no Foundation Establishment Pills, Golden Core Pills, or Nascent Soul Pills; cultivators often progressed naturally by consuming various natural treasures.
His personal space resembled the Cultivation World of ancient times, with rich Spirit Qi and numerous natural treasures, albeit on a smaller scale. Among the resources in his space were many spiritual herbs aged over a thousand years, some of which could potentially break through realms. These herbs would offer more noticeable effects when consumed.
After a careful selection process, Wang Hong chose the Scarlet Blood Ginseng. Originally a mutated form of ginseng, it had the unique property of breaking through cultivation bottlenecks. Now that it had matured into a spiritual herb of over ten thousand years, its effects were immeasurably enhanced.
Wang Hong carefully dug out a massive Scarlet Blood Ginseng from the ground, thicker than his thigh, entirely red, and emitting a radiant red glow. Upon closer inspection, it had a medicinal age of at least fifteen thousand years.
Wang Hong gingerly plucked a rootlet from it, sealing the rest of the plant in a large wooden box. Even a single leaf from this spiritual herb would have extraordinary effects.
Returning to his cave mansion with the rootlet in hand, Wang Hong contemplated the best way to consume it. Alchemy was out of the question, as he didn't know the exact tier of the ten-thousand-year spiritual herb, and refining it into a pill with his current alchemical skills was impractical.
Direct consumption was possible, but Wang Hong felt that it would be disrespectful to the ancient spiritual herb. After some thought, he decided to stew it in a soup.
During their previous battles, they had obtained several three-tier Demonic Beast carcasses, and Wang Hong had preserved some with good flavor. Now, he added this meat, along with the Scarlet Blood Ginseng rootlet, into a large cauldron and began stewing it.
It took a whole day to finish the soup, and Wang Hong couldn't help but feel that his path to Nascent Soul was somewhat peculiar. It seemed like he was relying on consumption for his progress. First, he had drunk himself into a stupor, and now he had stewed a large pot of soup.
However, as long as it yielded results, Wang Hong didn't mind the method. He had always prioritized practicality. If this consumption led him to achieve Nascent Soul, he could finally capture the ancestor of the Moli clan during their next confrontation.
He had long coveted the Moli clan's bodies, as they were said to possess an Ancient Taotie Bloodline, giving them a unique hand-shaped appearance. However, in ancient times, the Taotie had only one leg, whereas the current Moli clan had four limbs. It seemed they had found having four legs more convenient.
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