CHAPTER 676: REFINEMENT OF TEN THOUSAND-YEAR SPIRITUAL HERB

In a secluded chamber, Wang Hong was currently tallying his gains from this journey.

After years of wandering, his harvest was quite abundant, especially towards the end, where he acquired a secret realm along with various resources within it, all of which eventually fell into his hands.

Most importantly, he accomplished his goal this time, paving the way for his advancement to the Soul Transformation stage, finally granting him some assurance.

Regarding Cultivation Techniques, he obtained a complete inheritance from a Soul Transformation Cultivator. The Jade Scroll recorded several Cultivation Techniques for the Soul Transformation stage, along with numerous profound arts.

After all, it was a comprehensive preparation left behind by the Soul Transformation Cultivator who prepared for his own possession.

As for the auxiliary Spiritual Herbs for advancing to the Soul Transformation stage, he also acquired quite a few this time, all of which had already been transplanted into his Space.

During this journey, he also introduced many new varieties into his Space.

Especially notable among them was a five-tier Spiritual Herb, the nine-leaf refining spirit grass.

Now, in his Space, he only planted Spiritual Herbs and spirit fruits of tier three and above, while the lower-tier Spiritual Objects had gradually been moved to Qizhou Island.

Looking at these Spiritual Herbs in his Space, he knew that these would be crucial for cultivating several subordinates at the Soul Transformation stage in the future.

However, nurturing these Spiritual Herbs would take some time. Wang Hong decided not to wait for their maturity. He would proceed to breakthrough the Soul Transformation Realm on his own.

He possessed numerous Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herbs now. With their potent Spiritual Energy, he should have no problem breaking through to the Soul Transformation stage. If one herb wasn't enough, he would consume two, and if two weren't enough, then three.

In ancient times, natural treasures were abundant, and cultivators often resorted to such methods.

Of course, if these Spiritual Herbs could be refined into pills, the effects would likely be even better.

With his current cultivation level and alchemy skills, he should be able to attempt refining Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herbs.

He had previously refined a pill for Wang Yi, aiding him in swiftly recovering after using the technique of fusing man and sword. He had also added some Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herbs into it, albeit in relatively small quantities.

This time, he planned to use Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herbs as the main ingredient, with Thousand-Year Spiritual Herbs as supplementary ingredients, to refine a pill.

This endeavor would require meticulous attention. From designing the pill recipe to selecting the medicinal herbs and finally refining, it would consume a considerable amount of his energy.

Currently, he was in his Space, taking out the Jade Scroll left behind by the Soul Transformation Cultivator, carefully studying its contents.

The so-called Soul Transformation was a process of transforming the Nascent Soul into a more powerful form and continuously nurturing it during the Soul Transformation stage, allowing it to grow stronger gradually.

The main characteristic of the Soul Transformation stage was the strength of the Nascent Soul, which was vastly superior to its previous stage, even capable of fighting independently.

Moreover, at the Soul Transformation stage, one could begin to grasp some superficial understanding of the laws of heaven and earth. These weren't to be underestimated, as even a slight grasp of these laws could increase one's combat power by tens or even hundreds of times.

Previously, Wang Hong led his subordinates in a fight and managed to kill a five-tier savage beast and a five-tier Demonic Beast.

Fortunately, these two opponents at the Soul Transformation level hadn't comprehended the laws of heaven and earth. Otherwise, even with their combined efforts, they might not have been able to defeat them, resulting in heavy casualties.

Wang Hong spent ten years in the Space, finally mastering the experience required for advancing to the Soul Transformation stage.

He also gained confidence in selecting the Spiritual Herb for the breakthrough through Refinement.

Although they were all Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herbs, each type had entirely different medicinal properties, and it was impossible to consume them indiscriminately. ȒаΝỌʙÊs

For example, if a Poisonous Herb grew into a Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herb, consuming it would almost certainly not lead to the advancement to the Soul Transformation stage but rather a high risk of poisoning oneself to death.

Wang Hong searched for a long time among the areas where Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herbs grew. Eventually, he chose a Spiritual Herb that resembled Ginseng.

This Spiritual Herb was originally an ordinary Ginseng he had planted in the early days in his Space, which later mutated into Scarlet Blood Ginseng.

After growing for Ten Thousand Years, this Scarlet Blood Ginseng underwent another mutation, changing its original crimson color to purple.

The age of this Spiritual Herb had long surpassed that of ordinary Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herbs. According to Wang Hong's observation, it was at least over Thirty Thousand Years old.

He dug up this Spiritual Herb along with its extremely fine roots.

Having grown for Ten Thousand Years, this Spiritual Herb had numerous slender roots, the longest of which reached a length of over ten feet, with many purple bead-like substances growing on them.

He then selected several Thousand-Year Spiritual Herbs from his Space as auxiliary herbs before leaving with these Spiritual Herbs.

As soon as he stepped out of the Space, he sensed the intense Spiritual Energy fluctuations emanating from the Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herb, spreading outward like waves.

However, upon encountering the formations he had arranged in advance, the energy was rebounded back.

Realizing that the Spiritual Energy fluctuations were incessant, he took out a Jade Box and placed the Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herb inside, affixing two Talismans on the outside.

He then retrieved an Alchemy Furnace obtained from the secret realm of the Wan Kui Sect. This Alchemy Furnace was inscribed with the characters "Yun Chi", which should be its name.

Among all his Intermediate-grade tier Alchemy Furnaces, the Yun Chi Furnace was the highest. It had never been used before, so he decided to familiarize himself with it.

After spending several days refining pills with this Alchemy Furnace, he ended up with a pile of pill bottles by his side, each containing pills ranging from low-tier Foundation Establishment Pills to high-tier four-tier pills, all refined at least once.

This time, after cleaning the Alchemy Furnace thoroughly, he became solemn. Calming his mind, he took out the Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herb and cut off some roots from it, setting them aside for later use. Then, he continued to take out various auxiliary Medicinal Herbs...

A month later, Wang Hong emerged from the secret chamber. During this month, he had completely used up the Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Herb. Despite several failures, he eventually produced fifteen pills.

He wasn't sure if these would be sufficient, but if needed, he could continue refining. After all, there were still Spiritual Herbs in his Space.

"Your Majesty, you've come out!"

Having stayed in the Royal Palace for some time, Wood Fairy now understood to address Wang Hong as "Your Majesty." She had been waiting outside and hurriedly approached upon seeing Wang Hong emerge.

"Yes, please inform the ministers to gather in the Great Hall for a discussion. I have matters to attend to."

Upon receiving the order, Wood Fairy quickly left. Shortly after, everyone assembled in the Great Hall.

"In the coming period, I will be in seclusion to break through to the Soul Transformation Realm. It may take as short as a decade or as long as several decades. I will only emerge from seclusion after achieving the Soul Transformation stage."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing this news, everyone in the hall was extremely excited, offering their congratulations one after another.

Especially the Ma Brothers, whose flattery flowed endlessly, causing even Wang Hong himself to blush a bit.

The excitement of everyone was genuine. In the Great Chu Immortal Nation, they were comparable to some major powers in terms of grassroots strength and wealth. However, they lacked strength at the highest level. Without a Soul Transformation Cultivator among them, they were somewhat inferior to those powers that possessed one.

As part of the same force, they rose and fell together. Now that Wang Hong was about to advance to the Soul Transformation stage, if this news were to spread, it was estimated that the entire nation would rejoice.

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