Chapter 104: Sacrificial Refinement of Insect Tendons
"I'm afraid it's not up to you." Yuan Wen's eyes narrowed slightly, with a hint of irresistibility in his words.
It's a pity that Xuan Ye is not afraid of trouble. What's more, since Yuan Wen has expressed that he needs him, it is impossible to kill him. Especially in the heart of the enemy's army, the enemy can't find a more suitable candidate.
Therefore, he could just show off his face, but it would be meaningless.
"I am already a free man. Don't forget, I helped you just now, but as the crown prince of a country, you actually broke your promise!"
Yuan Wen snorted coldly, but his expression softened. Although he had woken up, his injury had not healed. Instead, he coughed a few times due to his mood swings.
"I have not broken my promise, but it is no longer meaningful to you to nourish the demon fire. Even if you nourish it a few more times, I can do it, but it is meaningless and it is just a waste of time for you and me."
Only then did Xuan Ye realize that he had just asked Yuan Wen to promise to nourish the demon fire once. If it really didn't work, it would be a waste of time.
Therefore, the other party did not break his promise, but he was confused because he could not accept the result.
"You cultivated the demon fire because you wanted to refine the elixir and detoxify this woman, right? I can help you with this matter."
Yuan Wen took out the demon heart bone and said with a smile: "As long as the insect sinew is refined, I can use its power to suppress the poison for her."
Xuan Ye always felt that he was being eaten to death by the other party, but in this situation, there was nothing he could do if he didn't follow Yuan Wen's words. He pondered for a moment and then asked: "How long can I suppress him?"
"Three months, this period of time is enough for you to find an antidote."
Xuan Ye sighed in his heart and nodded: "Deal!"
Yuan Wen seemed to have expected this result, and did not show much joy. Instead, he said solemnly: "Refining insect tendon is not easy. With your ability, the success rate should only be 50%, so we still have
I need to prepare some things and find a secluded place."
Xuan Ye naturally had no objection, but Jiang Ningyue's condition could no longer be delayed, so she only had one request: "I don't care what I need, as long as it can be done as soon as possible."
Yuan Wen nodded and immediately meditated and adjusted his breath. After a long time, his injuries were mostly recovered, and then he wrapped a few people with his spiritual power and flew south.
It wasn't until sunset that we stopped at a mountain stream.
Xuan Ye looked at the bluestone under the waterfall, which was engraved with the word "Firefly Valley", and then looked around. It was extremely quiet. The shadows of the trees were swaying in the dim light and shadow, and there were dots of fireflies on them, which had a special charm.
After some investigation, Yuan Wen opened his hand and released his spiritual power, cutting off the waterfall. A cave was revealed behind the blocked water flow.
He put down the others and flew into the cave with only Xuan Ye.
As soon as he entered the dark cave, Xuan Ye shivered violently, and the cold chill stung the surface of his skin, causing some pain.
With his current cultivation level, he can withstand severe cold even if it snows. But the cold in the cave can break through the spiritual power and prick his meridians like needles.
The deeper you go, the more severe the chill becomes. Even if you use your spiritual power to resist, it seems a bit reluctant.
In desperation, Xuan Ye could only use the demon fire to continuously circulate the sky to resist the impact of the cold air.
This method does work, but it consumes some spiritual energy. After a while, I have to sacrifice worm tendons, which may be a bit overwhelming.
After half a stick of incense, Yuan Wen stopped and looked at the pool of white air in front of him, nodding with satisfaction.
"A hundred years have passed, and this white jade cold spring has become even more pure."
He threw out a futon-like object, then took out a golden jade pen, condensed ink out of thin air, and carved the formation.
Until the last stroke fell, the formation slowly fell on the surface of the white jade cold spring, exuding golden light.
The white air in the small pool dissipated immediately, and the spring water was as clear and smooth as jade fat.
"I have used a formation to seal the cold air. With your cultivation, you can temporarily resist it. Coupled with the elixir in your hand to restore spiritual power, it should be enough to last until the refining is completed." Yuan Wen said.
Xuan Ye thought of the elixir that he had worked so hard to refine, but he didn't expect to take it out before he could warm it up. All of this was like a calculation, one link after another. Unfortunately, he had already boarded the pirate ship, and there was no way out.
"The demon heart bone is not only highly poisonous, but also highly perishable. So after leaving the hair package, you need to use your spiritual power to seal it up before you can put it into the furnace for sacrifice."
Xuan Ye recalled the sacrificial refining methods that Yuan Wen told him on the way, nodded slightly, then flew to the futon and summoned the Juelong Cauldron.
After lighting the cauldron with demonic fire mixed with ordinary flames, he slowly untied the hair and quickly sealed it with cold spring. He did not rush to put it into the cauldron, but instead led a flame out and baked it slowly.
The method of cultivating insect sinews is not difficult, and does not even require external objects. You only need to use demon fire to kill the spiritual consciousness of the sky-splitting insect, and then inject a new mark.
Although it sounds simple, this approach is no less than fighting the sky-splitting insect again in the spirit form.
If this is the case, Xuan Ye has no chance of winning, so he needs this cold spring to numb the remaining spiritual consciousness on the demon's heart bone. At the same time, there is another thing that can be used as a supplementary material, which is Yuan Wen's blood essence.
After slow burning, the cold spring becomes thin and adheres to the surface of the demon heart bone like bone marrow.
Xuan Ye knew that at this point, the first nourishing process was over, and then he sucked up the cold spring and slowly poured it into the surface of the demon heart bone.
After three times of nourishment, the layer of bone marrow has turned into colloid. While isolating toxins, it also protects the demon heart bone from corruption and weakens the remaining soul power in it.
This step is not difficult. Xuan Ye uses his spiritual power as a guide to send the demon heart bone into the furnace. He bakes it on a low fire first, and then slowly raises the temperature.
This step takes a very long time and requires patience.
This didn't bother him, but it was because the spiritual power consumed to resist the cold and maintain the flames was quite fast.
In less than an hour, more than half of his spiritual power had been consumed. Xuan Ye had no choice but to take out the Recovery Pill and drink it.
A coolness flows into the lungs, and the Dantian also slowly rotates, just like a dry spring with refreshing water flowing out in spring.
The night passed, Xuan Ye relied on the meditation effect of the Huiyuan Pill, and he didn't feel tired at all.
Although the surface of the demon heart bone has not melted, the inside is also being baked, gradually turning from solid to liquid.
As a wisp of purple energy flowed out, Xuan Ye's body shook violently, and his consciousness was like an overturned river. A purple centipede kept moving in his mind.
He knew that this was the remnant soul of the Sky-Splitting Insect. Although it was suppressed by the cold spring, the force of the counterattack was still almost too much for him to withstand.
And this is also the most critical step.
Xuan Ye gritted his teeth, opened the jade bottle in front of him, pointed his sword as a guide, and poured a drop of blood into it.
With a "squeak" sound, the essence and blood quickly vaporized. However, the sky-splitting insect in his mind also froze, and his movements became slower.
After a moment, as if facing a formidable enemy, it quickly left Xuan Ye's sea of consciousness and returned to Demon Heart Bone.
Xuan Ye was able to take a breath and watched the purple light gradually bloom on the demon heart bone, and then a ray of golden light emerged from the other end.
Although the golden light is weak, it is getting stronger step by step. From being bullied at the beginning, to occupying a corner, it is inextricable from the purple light.
This step doesn't require him to do anything, he just needs to control the fire.
Outside the cave, Yuan Wen, who was meditating and adjusting his breath, suddenly opened his eyes, stared at the sky, and gradually frowned.
"You'd better take Qingqiu and hide away."
He left a sentence, then ducked and appeared on a lonely peak a thousand meters away.
"Are you Yuan Tianlin?"
Yuan Wen looked at the man who was approaching. He was in his early forties, wearing a white python robe and a golden scale crown. It was not difficult to guess that this man was not only one of the generals who protected the country, but also had a very close relationship with the current people in power. He asked rhetorically.
"Are you from the royal family?"
Lin Yi did not answer, but directly took out the magic pen.
His spiritual pen is all white and jade-like in texture, with a purple-green python tattooed on it.
As the magic formula activated, the purple-green python seemed to come alive, swimming slowly. The white light emitted also seemed to be controlled by it, gradually twisting and turning into a huge python head.
"Whether you are or not, this general will kill you! To comfort Mr. Qin's spirit in heaven! Hurry!"
White light flew out, and the python's head suddenly solidified, spitting out dark red snake letters, revealing its fangs, and bit it in one bite.
Yuan Wen was neither sick nor slow, silently reciting the magic formula. The golden jade pen flew around him, and with a sudden golden light, he condensed into a golden dragon and flew away.
As soon as the two sides came into contact, the python head suddenly exerted its power and suppressed the golden dragon.
Lin Yi snorted coldly and increased his spiritual power. The spiritual pen in front of him immediately dispersed like smoke and flew out with the strong wind.
"Chi!"
With an angry shout, the spirit pen appeared, turning into a purple-green giant palm and swatting Yuan Wen away.
Lin Yi chased after him, changing the magic formula in his hand, and the magic pen turned into dozens of strange snake swords, which flew out with control.
Yuan Wen was beaten so hard that he had no power to fight back. Blood kept splattering from his body, and his breath gradually weakened, until he was nailed to the cliff with a sword. His body was stained with blood, and his head slowly dropped.
"Is this all you have?"
Facing Lin Yi's ridicule, he opened his eyes slightly, looked at the blood dripping into the abyss, and suddenly smiled. "Do you think you can kill me with this little skill?"
Lin Yi's face turned cold, he withdrew his flying sword and continued his offensive.
On the other side, Xuan Ye's sacrifice has also reached a critical moment. The golden light has gradually overwhelmed the purple light, and he is about to win a victory, but the purple light suddenly attacks and keeps attacking.
The demon heart bone was shaking crazily in the fire, and even the flames were affected by it.
Seeing that the captured territory was invaded by purple light, Xuan Ye couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and the temperature of the flames was also a little unstable.
Regardless of whether Yuan Wen's words were true or not, he was betting his hope on this, and naturally he didn't want anything to go wrong.
However, in half a stick of incense, Ziguang regained two-thirds of the territory and continued to launch fierce attacks. Obviously, the initial retreat was just to prepare for this attack.
In a hurry, Xuan Ye immediately bit the tip of his tongue and spurted out a mouthful of blood.
As the red light faded in, a third force joined in. But it had the same source as the golden light. It attacked the purple light crazily, and its performance was even more powerful than the golden light.
As the aura flew away, a dark cloud slowly gathered over the furnace.
"Thunder!"
Xuan Ye had a look of shock on his face, he didn't expect that the sacrifice of the demon's heart and soul, without even triggering the spiritual essence, could actually trigger the thunder!