What is an immortal?
Chapter 971 - 936: Treasures Everywhere
Yuan Ming collected all the storage magic tools from the Sunset Sect members, then opened the Shura Palace and threw them inside to suppress them.
Just as Yuan Ming was about to continue on his journey, Kong's voice suddenly echoed in his Sea of Consciousness:
"Heh, you're quite lucky; inside Wang Fulong's Storage Ring is what you need."
"What is it?" Yuan Ming immediately asked upon hearing this.
"Jinglan Sand, Unrivaled Leaf, and Magic Cloud Rosin," Kong replied.
Hearing these names, Yuan Ming felt a bit familiar, and quickly realized.
"Aren't these the auxiliary materials missing for refining the Moon God Ring?" Yuan Ming exclaimed in delight.
"With these materials, the spiritual materials needed to refine the Moon God Ring are complete. You can start refining now; your Magic Practitioner and Body Cultivation have both advanced, and your Soul Cultivation also needs to accelerate," Kong said.
Yuan Ming was overjoyed upon hearing this and promptly searched the storage magic tools of several people. As expected, he found these three spiritual materials and sent them along with the other materials into the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space.
"For the next period, I will focus on refining the Moon God Ring, don't bother me," Kong's voice transmitted.
"Thank you, senior," Yuan Ming quickly replied.
After waiting for a moment without hearing Kong's voice again in the Sea of Consciousness, he suppressed his joy, thought for a while, and continued on his way.
He did not pursue a larger spirit vein but instead headed towards the Silver Mountain Range.
After delving into the Silver Mountain Range, the place was no longer desolate but began to show lush vegetation and some demon beasts.
These demon beasts were not only fire beasts; demon beasts of other attributes also began to appear.
After walking for a while, Yuan Ming had just reached the back of a mountain ridge when he saw a fire beast shaped like a hunting dog but as large as a bull. It was fiercely biting with a Fire Python as thick as a barrel.
The hunting dog fire beast was exceptionally fierce and swift, constantly changing positions and attacking from different angles. Each bite could tear a large chunk of flesh from the Fire Python, with its blood and scales scattered all over the ground.
Both demon beasts only had level four strength. Yuan Ming glanced and was about to leave when he inadvertently saw a spirit medicine with bright red flowers growing within the coils of the Fire Python, its fragrance masked by the surrounding bloody atmosphere.
On closer inspection, it was a rather rare Red Earth Fire Lotus, judging by the veins on its leaves, it had at least seven hundred years of medicinal potency.
Yuan Ming's eyes lit up instantly, showing joy on his face.
Red Earth Fire Lotus is a level five spiritual material, the main ingredient for refining the level five elixir Red Lotus Pill, which is a Strengthening and Nourishing type elixir, extremely effective for enhancing the cultivation of Returning to Void cultivators.
Although he no longer needed such elixirs, those Returning to Void cultivators in the Shura Palace could use them.
Yuan Ming immediately struck and killed both fire beasts, transplanting the Red Earth Fire Lotus into the Spiritual Medicine Garden in the Shura Palace.
He continued on his journey but hadn't traveled far before discovering a high-grade Fire Jade Marrow vein buried under a small hill over thirty feet high. Moreover, in that Fire Jade Marrow vein, he found many Broad-Eared Fire Rats with low spiritual intelligence.
These Broad-Eared Fire Rats were not very aggressive and had low attack power. They fed on Fire Jade Marrow but could produce a unique spiritual material called 'Fire Octopus'.
This spiritual material cannot naturally form in nature and can only be created through the consumption and excretion conversion inside the Broad-Eared Fire Rats. It is usually in very limited supply and highly valuable.
Yuan Ming didn't hesitate and excavated the entire Fire Jade Marrow vein, transplanting it wholesale into the Extreme Fire Realm, along with the Broad-Eared Fire Rats residing in the vein.
Afterward, he continued on his way and along the route found some more precious spiritual materials, as well as some magic treasures left behind by unknown individuals, most of which were already damaged.
These magic treasures retained materials still with spiritual essence, and if used thoughtfully, a little refining would yield rather fine spiritual materials.
"The nature's spiritual energy in this Silver Mountain Range isn't very dense; why are there so many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and these magic treasures?" Yuan Ming asked as he picked up a completely ruined palace lantern magic treasure from a mountain ravine.
This palace lantern was severely damaged and entirely beyond repair, but the wood used in this treasure was a rather precious level five spirit wood.
After pocketing the lantern, Yuan Ming realized something unusual about this mountain range.
He pondered briefly and released Wulu and Nan Shangfeng, briefly explaining what happened after they entered the Shura Palace, especially the peculiar circumstances in the current Silver Mountain Range.
"The environment here is not harsh, yet treasures are everywhere. You two should collect some, so the trip won't be wasted," Yuan Ming finally said.
Wulu and Nan Shangfeng were doubtful; Yuan Ming didn't explain much but took them along as they continued to advance deeper into the Silver Mountain Range.
After traveling for less than an hour, any doubts Wulu and Nan Shangfeng had were quickly dispelled to the skies as they each gathered a lot of precious spiritual materials.
Especially Nan Shangfeng, who found a not-too-damaged Earth Attribute Spiritual Treasure, the Crossing Earth Golden Light Boots, containing thirty-four runes inside, capable of extremely fast earth tunneling.
"I didn't expect such danger in the Spiritual Treasure Space to truly hold such hidden treasures. We should speed up; perhaps we'll find even better treasures," Nan Shangfeng encouraged after tasting success.
"This place exudes eeriness everywhere; let's not get complacent," Yuan Ming cautioned.
Yuan Ming's words carried more weight here, and Nan Shangfeng obediently agreed.
At this moment, Wulu suddenly stopped in mid-air and looked in a direction ahead.
"What's wrong?" Yuan Ming asked.
"Do you smell something strange?" Wulu glanced at the two and asked.
Upon hearing this, Nan Shangfeng subconsciously wrinkled his nose, then shook his head.
"What did you smell?" Yuan Ming frowned and asked.
After advancing to the Undying Body, his five senses had become much sharper, yet he did not detect any special smell.
"A scent similar to a mix of Windflower and Dragon Grass, very faint. The source is probably dozens of miles away from here, and it's highly toxic." Wulu waved his hand, stirring the air in front of his nose, differentiating it carefully, then said.
"Brother Wulu, what kind of Divine Skill is this?" Nan Shangfeng asked with a face full of curiosity.
Yuan Ming also cast a curious glance; Wulu's senses were even sharper than his.
"I've been cultivating a Poisonous Skill called 'Ten Thousand Poison Evil Skill' recently. It includes a Divine Skill for detecting poison, thus making my perception of toxic materials extremely sensitive." Wulu hesitated briefly, then explained.
"'Ten Thousand Poison Evil Skill'? Isn't your main Cultivation Technique 'Five Elements Returning to Truth Technique'? When did you change it?" Yuan Ming asked.
In White Emperor City, there's a Good Deed Hall where Loose Cultivators can undertake various tasks for the City Lord Mansion, earning good deeds to exchange for various items, including Returning to Void Stage techniques.
After Wulu advanced to Returning to Void Stage and lacked a technique, Yuan Ming prepared a few good books to give him, but Wulu had a strong sense of pride and did not accept Yuan Ming's help, redeeming the 'Five Elements Returning to Truth Technique' from the Good Deed Hall.
'Five Elements Returning to Truth Technique' isn't a particularly advanced technique, rather mundane, with the sole characteristic being its balanced nature which doesn't easily lead to Qi deviation.
"About five or six years ago, during a hunt for demon beasts in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountain Range, I accidentally obtained the Martial Arts Mantra for the 'Ten Thousand Poison Evil Skill'. 'Five Elements Returning to Truth Technique' is overly mundane; cultivating it means there's no hope of breakthrough in the Dharma manifestation Stage this life. In comparison, although 'Ten Thousand Poison Evil Skill' is somewhat perilous, it's much more mystical and allows for greater advancement in the future." Wulu said with a smile.
Seeing this, Yuan Ming did not ask further, but looked ahead, "Is that thing useful to you?"
"Very much." Wulu looked towards the direction of the poison source and said solemnly.
"Alright, let's go take a look." Yuan Ming said.
Then the three changed direction, flying towards that side.
A moment later, before reaching the target location, Wulu stopped the two.
"The poison of that substance is stronger than I anticipated, you should first take a Detoxification Elixir and then come with me." As Wulu spoke, he took out a white jade bottle.
Yuan Ming looked to the front, seeing a dozen miles away in the void, a thick black poisonous smoke spiraled upwards like a black Flood Dragon shooting into the sky.
In the high sky, a large mass of poison mist gathered persistently, forming a dense black cloud.
"Thank you."
Nan Shangfeng accepted the white jade bottle, thought for a moment, poured out two piece of Detoxification Pill, and swallowed them.
Afterwards, he handed the bottle to Yuan Ming.
"I don't need it." Yuan Ming waved his hand.
Having cultivated the Undying Body, this mere poison cloud is not enough to threaten him.
Nan Shangfeng and Wulu both understood Yuan Ming's strength, so they said no more.
The three continued their journey and soon arrived at the place.
It was an open area spanning hundreds of yards, contaminated by black Poison Liquid, making it black in color, and quite conspicuous in the Silver Mountain Range landscape.
"Indeed, it used its own Poison Liquid to alter the environment of an entire area; this toxicity is quite terrifying. Be cautious, return to Shura Palace if you can't withstand." Yuan Ming said when seeing this.
Wulu and Nan Shangfeng both answered, continuing forward.
The closer they went, the denser the poison mist became. Nan Shangfeng soon began to cough, feeling his throat uncomfortable, eyes slightly sore, and breathing becoming heavy.
Nan Shangfeng was secretly startled; even after taking two Detoxification Pills, he was like this. If he hadn't taken them and ventured here, he'd probably be poisoned and fallen by now.
"The poison mist ahead is too strong, stay here; I'll go alone." Wulu said, impatiently flying ahead, appearing completely unaffected by the toxic gas.
"It seems the 'Ten Thousand Poison Evil Skill' is quite powerful, able to ignore such poison; Brother Wan, do you know the origin of this technique?" Nan Shangfeng, unwilling to proceed, halted.
Yuan Ming also stopped, shook his head, and used Eyes of Golden Flame to gaze ahead.
In the center of the black area, there was a small pond three feet square, with black slurry bubbling and spewing bubbles, sending a column of black smoke twisting into the void.
A mysterious large flower, shaped like a begonia, quietly bloomed in the center of the pond, with faint traces of black mist lingering around it.