Chapter 37
"You don't need to hold back at all. You can't do anything to me with just 10% of your strength!" Ning Yue appeared in front of Song Fei and said calmly.
"Arrogant!"
With a furious roar, Song Fei dashed out and dashed toward Ning Yue at a shocking speed.
"Flowing Cloud Steps! It's the Flowing Cloud Steps! "A sharp-eyed warrior exclaimed.
"Flowing Cloud Steps? Could it be a Middle-grade Mystic Level Movement Skill? "
"That's right. It's a Middle-grade Mystic Level Movement Skill!"
The warrior who spoke earlier said, "Song Fei's speed is much faster than Ning Yue. Now that he's using the Flowing Cloud Steps, Ning Yue won't be able to catch up!"
"Wu Yong, how confident do you think Ning Yue will be able to block Song Fei's attack?" Zhang Wenyong asked with a smile.
"Not bad, not bad. Looks like Song Fei doesn't want to lose. He's even using a Middle-grade Mystic Level Movement Skill."
Wu Yong nodded and said, "Although he's using the Flowing Cloud Steps, I think Ning Yue has a 50% chance of blocking Song Fei's attack."
"Oh? You're so optimistic about Ning Yue. " Raising his eyebrows, Zhang Wenyong said, "His speed is inferior to Song Fei's, and Ning Yue doesn't even know when Song Fei will make his move. In a situation where he is completely unprepared, putting aside the fact that Song Fei only used ten percent of his strength, even if Song Fei used half of his strength, Ning Yue would still be unable to withstand it!"
Wu Yong frowned slightly when he heard Zhang Wenyong's words. No wonder Zhang Wenyong dared to bet 100 high grade Yuan Crystals.
It turned out that he had a card up his sleeve.
In the lobby, Ning Yue slowly closed his eyes and secretly used his Soul Strength.
He knew that he was no match for Song Fei in terms of speed and he couldn't block Song Fei's attack because he didn't know when Song Fei would attack!
But he had a way, and that was Soul Strength!
Since his soul power had recovered to the third grade, Ning Yue was able to determine when Song Fei would make his move.
"Look! Ning Yue was dumbfounded! He actually closed his eyes. "
"Hehe, he's like a dead pig that's not afraid of boiling water."
"Song Fei's speed is very fast. Ning Yue knows that he can't stop him this time, so he closed his eyes and admitted defeat."
"Ning Yue, do you think that I won't attack you if you close your eyes? You're too naive! " The corners of Song Fei's mouth curled up, and he instantly appeared behind Ning Yue. He punched out, bringing with him waves of killing intent, aiming for Ning Yue's shoulder.
Song Fei wasn't that stupid. If he said he would use 10% of his strength, he would use 10% of his strength. He secretly increased his strength and displayed 20% of his strength!
Song Fei could not help but laugh as if he had seen Ning Yue's miserable state when he was chopped down.
"Young Master, Song Fei …" The thin man beside Wu Yong said.
"I'm fine." Wu Yong could naturally see that Song Fei did not use 10% of his strength. However, now wasn't the time to offend Zhang Wenyong. 20% of his strength, so be it. It made no difference anyway.
In his opinion, Ning Yue's defeat was inevitable.
Swoosh!
However, in the hall, just as Song Fei's fist was about to hit Ning Yue's shoulder, Ning Yue turned around with a swoosh.
"What!" Song Fei did not expect Ning Yue to react so quickly. He was momentarily stunned.
"Hehe, it's not good to be distracted now."
With a faint smile, Ning Yue threw out a punch first, and it collided with Song Fei's fist.
"Damn it!" Song Fei cursed under his breath. He immediately reacted and wanted to increase his strength, but he realized that Ning Yue's palm and his fist separated immediately.
At the same time, Ning Yue's body retreated.
Ning Yue's action made Song Fei dumbfounded, and he stood rooted to the ground.
What was going on? Before he exerted his strength, Ning Yue actually retreated?
However, what Ning Yue said next made him want to vomit blood.
"Pavilion Master Song, 10% of your strength is still too weak. It can't do anything to me," Ning Yue said calmly as he steadied himself.
"What! Did Song Fei use his full strength just now? How could Ning Yue block his move so easily? "
"More or less. Looking at Ning Yue's appearance, he still has some strength left."
"Look, it's Zhang Wenyong!"
In an instant, everyone's gaze turned to the third floor of the Drunken Cloud Inn.
Zhang Wenyong's face was ashen, and he clenched his fists tightly. He stared at Song Fei with an urge to kill.
If he did not know that Song Fei had used 10% of his strength, he would have suspected that Song Fei and Ning Yue were putting on an act to cheat him of his 100 pieces of Origin Crystals!
"Zhang Wenyong, many thanks." Arriving at the third floor, Ning Yue was about to put away the 100 pieces of Origin Crystals.
However, Zhang Wenyong said coldly, "Wait! You can't take these Origin Crystals away! "
Hearing Zhang Wenyong's words, Ning Yue's face darkened.
Although he blocked Song Fei's move by trickery, Ning Yue's strength had decreased by half right now. It was basically impossible for him to be Zhang Wenyong's match.
Furthermore, there was Ji Feng who was equally powerful by the side!
"Zhang Wenyong, there are wins and losses in a bet. You can't be a sore loser, right?" Since he said he would help Ning Yue, Wu Yong naturally would not sit idly by.
"Humph! Wu Yong, you said I can't afford to lose! " With a cold snort, Zhang Wenyong said furiously, "Forget about 100 pieces of Origin Crystals, even if it's a thousand, I, Zhang Wenyong, won't even blink an eye! These 100 pieces of high-grade essence crystals, just take it as me giving him alms! "
With that, Zhang Wenyong turned around and walked towards the Sky Room 2.
"Zhang Wenyong, wait for me." Ji Feng and Liu Shan followed closely behind him and entered the Sky Room 2.
After Zhang Wenyong left, Wu Yong took out a small storage bag. With a wave of his hand, the 100 pieces of Origin Crystals were all put into the storage bag.
"Many thanks. I'll return the storage bag to you when I get home." Receiving the storage bag, Ning Yue said.
"Hahaha, it's just a storage bag. What's the harm in giving it to Brother Ning?" Laughing loudly, Wu Yong said, "If Brother Ning has nothing else, would you like to have a chat in the room?"
"Since Brother Wu invited me, how could I dare to decline?" Ning Yue said.
After all, Wu Yong had helped him. He remembered this favor and would definitely return it in the future if there was a chance.
Moreover, after probing the storage bag with his soul force, he found that there was a cubic meter of space inside.
A storage bag with a cubic meter of space had a market price of around 10 pieces of Origin Crystals.
For Wu Yong to give it to him so generously, it could be seen that this person was not simple!
"Alright, let's go. Being able to meet Brother Ning today, this trip was not in vain!" Wu Yong turned around and made an inviting gesture.
"Damn it!" Seeing Ning Yue and Wu Yong walking towards the Sky Room 1, Song Fei's face was extremely gloomy and livid.
"How did he know that I would attack from behind!"
Until now, Song Fei still did not understand how Ning Yue could determine the direction of his attack.
Could it be a fluke?
After thinking about it, Song Fei felt that it was too unrealistic.
If it was a fluke, then Ning Yue's luck was too good.
Chapter 38
"Damn it! Damn it! Song Fei made me lose a hundred high-grade Essence Crystals for nothing! "
In the second Sky Room, Zhang Wenyong's face was ashen as he said angrily, "This is unforgivable!"
"Zhang Wenyong, you can't blame Song Fei for this." Ji Feng waved his jade fan and said, "Ning Yue is indeed strong. If I were to fight him, I would not be able to win without using eighty percent of my strength."
"Oh?" Zhang Wenyong raised his eyebrows and said, "You also think that trash Ning Yue is strong?"
"Hehe, I have to say that in terms of strength, he is qualified to be on equal footing with us." Ji Feng laughed.
"Hmph! Be on equal footing with us? He doesn't deserve it! "
Zhang Wenyong snorted and said, "You and I both have our trump cards. Once we use them, even ten Ning Yue won't be enough to kill us!"
Zhang Wenyong and Ji Feng came from big families in the capital. This time, they brought a lot of magical items and pills with them to the Elixir Dragon Valley.
Other than magical items and pills, each of them had a way to protect themselves. Even if they encountered a peak Xiantian Realm martial artist, they would be able to defend themselves!
"Liu Shan, you are from Tianxuan City. Introduce Ning Yue to me." Zhang Wenyong said.
"Young master, three days ago, Ning Yue's cultivation was only fifth-layer Body Tempering Realm. But three days later, his cultivation rose like a rocket, advancing to early-stage Houtian Realm! No, it should be mid-stage Houtian Realm! "Liu Shan said hurriedly.
"Three days to advance from fifth-layer Body Tempering Realm to mid-stage Houtian Realm. Liu Shan, you will be punished for lying!" Ji Feng was shocked.
If what Liu Shan said was true, then Ning Yue was really a genius.
Even in the capital, other than the number one genius, Xia Linxian, no one could advance so quickly!
"Liu Shan! Is what you said true? "Zhang Wenyong said coldly, his aura pressing down on Liu Shan.
With a plop, Liu Shan knelt on the ground and said, "Young Master, what I've said is the truth. Three days ago, Ning Yue's cultivation was indeed at the fifth-layer of Body Tempering Realm. Furthermore, he even set up a deathmatch with the young master of the Lin Clan, Lin Feng!"
"Zhang Wenyong, I think there's something fishy about this." Frowning slightly, Ji Feng said, "Three days ago, Ning Yue must have concealed his cultivation. It's impossible for him to be at the fifth-layer of the Body Tempering Realm. It's extremely likely that he's at the early-stage of the Houtian Realm!"
Zhang Wenyong nodded and said, "That's true. Ning Yue wouldn't have dared to challenge Lin Feng to a life-and-death duel if he hadn't been at the early-stage of the Hou Tian realm. After all, Lin Feng was at the middle-stage of the Hou Tian realm at that time."
At the side, Liu Shan secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
Rolling his eyes, Liu Shan said, "Young Master, in Profound Sky City, Ning Yue's strongest point is not his cultivation, but his attainments in alchemy."
Seeing that Zhang Wenyong did not speak, Liu Shan continued, "Three days ago, Ning Yue successfully refined a first-grade Qi Gathering Pill!"
"It's just a first-grade Qi Gathering Pill, it's nothing much." Zhang Wenyong waved his hand and said.
"Young Master, I inspected the pill that he refined at that time. It's a supreme grade pill!" Liu Shan continued.
"What!"
This time, Zhang Wenyong was not as calm. He stood up in a flash and said, "Are you sure it's a supreme grade Qi Gathering Pill?"
Actually, it was no wonder that Zhang Wenyong was shocked. Even though the Qi Gathering Pill was a first-grade Qi Gathering Pill, to be able to refine a supreme grade Qi Gathering Pill, it was enough to show that one's attainments in alchemy were profound.
Zhang Wenyong himself was a second-grade intermediate alchemist. With his current ability, he would need to refine ten batches of Qi Gathering Pills before he could refine a supreme grade Qi Gathering Pill.
"What level of alchemist is Ning Yue at now?" Zhang Wenyong asked in a low voice.
"He should still be a first-grade alchemist." Liu Shan said.
"Not bad, not bad. At such a young age, not only can he fight against Song Fei, who is in the advanced phase of the Xiantian Stage, his attainments in alchemy are also profound." The corners of Zhang Wenyong's mouth curled up slightly.
"Zhang Wenyong, don't tell me you want to spar with him?" Ji Feng knew Zhang Wenyong's personality. He would never allow someone of the same generation to surpass him in both alchemy and martial arts!
In the capital, among the younger generation who had yet to enter Danwu College, the only one who surpassed Zhang Wenyong in alchemy was Xiao Yunlan of the Drunken Cloud Villa!
And there were not many who surpassed him in terms of martial arts.
"Hehe, of course I want to spar with him." Zhang Wenyong smiled and said, "Ning Yue is indeed not simple. To be able to see through Liu Shan's hidden illness, he might just be able to be my opponent."
At the same time, in the first Sky booth.
"Brother Ning, I did not expect you to be so powerful. I am impressed!" Wu Yong said.
"Brother Wu, you must be joking. If I am not wrong, your cultivation should have broken through the limits of the Houtian Stage." Ning Yue glanced at Wu Yong and said casually.
Hearing this, Wu Yong was extremely shocked.
Three days ago, he had just taken an Innate Elixir to break through to the early stage of the Innate Realm. Moreover, he had hidden it with the help of the powerhouses in his family.
According to the powerhouses in his family, unless one's cultivation had reached the True Martial Realm, no one would be able to see through his real cultivation!
How did Ning Yue find out?
Although he was shocked, Wu Yong did not show it. Instead, he said, "Brother Ning, I will not beat around the bush. This time, I only have one purpose in coming to Tianxuan City, and that is to enter the Pill Dragon Valley!"
"The movement in the Pill Dragon Valley this time should attract many powerhouses." Ning Yue knew a little about the Pill Dragon Valley, but he did not know much.
"Hehe, Brother Ning, according to the secret information, the Pill Dragon Valley is the abode of a Fifth Grade Alchemist." Wu Yong laughed.
Wu Yong continued, "The Pill Dragon Valley is divided into the Inner Valley and the Outer Valley. There are no restrictions on entering the Outer Valley. As for the Inner Valley, only martial artists below the age of 22 are allowed to enter."
"Of course, it is not easy to enter the Inner Valley through the Outer Valley." Wu Yong said solemnly, "So, I want to form an alliance with Brother Ning! With our strength, we can definitely enter the Pill Dragon Valley's Inner Valley together! "
"Wu Yong, are you looking for an ally now? Why don't you consider me? "
At this moment, a voice sounded from the door of the Sky Series 1 booth.
Zhang Wenyong pushed the door open and walked in.
Behind him, Ji Feng and Liu Shan followed closely.
"Wu Yong, in my opinion, the two of us should form an alliance. It will be enough to sweep the Pill Dragon Valley and the Outer Valley!" Zhang Wenyong said proudly.
Then, Zhang Wenyong looked at Ning Yue and said, "As for him, he will only be a burden. There is no need to bring him along."
"Brother Wu, what's wrong today? Why are there so many flies?" Ning Yue looked around and asked.
"Damn it!" Zhang Wenyong said coldly, "How dare you call me a fly!"
Ning Yue shrugged and did not comment.
"Zhang Wenyong, you are not welcome here. Please leave!" Wu Yong knew that Ning Yue was injured and was a guest he had invited. Naturally, he would not allow a conflict to break out between him and Zhang Wenyong.
"Wu Yong, I am not here to look for you. I am here to look for Ning Yue!"
Pointing at Ning Yue, Zhang Wenyong said, "I heard that Liu Shan has an unmentionable illness. You also noticed it?"
Chapter 39
"Zhang Wenyong, I don't think I have anything to do with Liu Shan."
Ning Yue said lightly, "Besides, I already told Liu Shan to come find me in three days."
"Hehe, Ning Yue, aren't you afraid of biting your tongue?" Zhang Wenyong laughed, "Can you really cure Liu Shan's hidden illness? Are you kidding me, a mere First Grade Alchemist wants to get rid of the Soul Devouring Pill's residual power? Dream on! "
"So, the Soul Devouring Pill's residual power in Liu Shan's body was expelled by you?" Ning Yue said.
"Of course!"
Zhang Wenyong raised his head proudly, "If I didn't discover it in time, Liu Shan would have died long ago. How could he live until now!"
"Thank you, Young Master!" Liu Shan hurriedly thanked.
Waving his hand, Zhang Wenyong said to Ning Yue, "Let's put Liu Shan's matter aside for now. I heard that you are very accomplished in alchemy. Why don't we have a competition?"
"Zhang Wenyong, are you sure you want to compete with me?" Ning Yue asked.
In fact, Ning Yue had long discovered that Zhang Wenyong's soul force was very strong, reaching the Second Grade. If he guessed correctly, Zhang Wenyong should be a Second Grade Alchemist.
Even Zhang Wenyong's rank was slightly higher than Snow Pavilion's Lu Wei.
"Of course! Let's compete to see who can refine a Second Grade Medicinal Pill, the Cleansing Marrow Pill! "Raising his eyebrows, Zhang Wenyong said," As for the bet, let's make it a hundred upper grade Essence Crystals. "
Zhang Wenyong always wanted to take back the upper grade Essence Crystals that he lost to Ning Yue. He knew that with Wu Yong around, he couldn't use force, so he could only think of a way in alchemy.
Observing Ning Yue again, Zhang Wenyong had absolute confidence in winning!
Because he discovered that Ning Yue's soul force was only at the peak of First Grade! It hadn't reached the Second Grade!
How could he refine a Second Grade Medicinal Pill if his soul force hadn't reached the Second Grade?
"Ning Yue, you must not agree!" Beside him, Wu Yong hurriedly persuaded, "Zhang Wenyong is a middle Grade 2 Alchemist, and the assessment for him to advance to a Grade 2 Alchemist is to refine a Baptizing Marrow Pill. At that time, he refined a high grade Baptizing Marrow Pill!"
"Humph! Ning Yue, it's not too late to regret! "Zhang Wenyong coldly snorted as he glared at Wu Yong.
"We can compete in alchemy later. As for now, let's discuss the residual medicinal power of the Soul Devouring Pill in Liu Shan's body." Ning Yue smiled at Wu Yong, indicating that he knew his limits.
"Ning Yue, have you lost your mind? The residual Soul Devouring Pill medicinal strength in my body has already been thoroughly expelled out of my body by Young Master. What are you still discussing for?! "Liu Shan said in surprise.
Ning Yue didn't say anything. He just stared at Zhang Wenyong.
"Did he discover something?"
Being stared at by Ning Yue, Zhang Wenyong felt a little guilty. But after thinking about it, he felt that it was somewhat impossible.
After all, the method he used was extremely covert. Only someone with a strong soul force would be able to discover the situation in Liu Shan's body.
He didn't believe that Ning Yue's soul force was so strong. In his opinion, Ning Yue was bluffing.
"Liu Shan, press your lower abdomen with your hand, then gather all the Yuan Qi in your body into your Dantian." Ning Yue said without batting an eyelid.
Liu Shan didn't do as he was told. Instead, he looked at Zhang Wenyong.
After Zhang Wenyong nodded his head, Liu Shan then followed Ning Yue's method.
"Puchi!"
However, just as the Yuan Qi gathered into his Dantian, Liu Shan spat out a mouthful of blood. His face was somewhat hideous.
"Ning Yue! What did you do to me! "Feeling the pain from his heart, Liu Shan gritted his teeth.
"Nothing much. I just stimulated the residual Soul Devouring Pill medicinal strength in your heart." Ning Yue said.
"What! There's still residual Soul Devouring Pill medicinal strength in my body! "
Liu Shan was greatly shocked. He hurriedly looked at Zhang Wenyong and exclaimed, "Young Master, is what Ning Yue said true?"
At this moment, Zhang Wenyong's face was ashen. He didn't directly answer Liu Shan's question. Instead, he said to Ning Yue, "How did you know!"
"If you don't want people to know, don't do it." Ning Yue said.
Ning Yue knew that with the strength of Zhang Wenyong's soul force, it was impossible to help Liu Shan expel the residual Soul Devouring Pill medicinal strength in his body.
In the past, if he wanted to help Liu Shan expel the residual Soul Devouring Pill medicinal strength in his body, he only needed to refine a grade two medicinal pill, Cold Fragrance Pill. As for now, it was somewhat difficult.
Taking a deep breath, Zhang Wenyong said, "In that case, you have the confidence to cure Liu Shan!"
"Whether I have the confidence or not doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, right?" Ning Yue said indifferently.
"You only know how to boast!"
Zhang Wenyong said coldly, "As long as you can cure Liu Shan, I'll let you off. I promise not to find trouble with you in the future!"
"Who do you think you are! You still want to find trouble with me. "Ning Yue's face was gloomy and he was a little angry.
"Good, good, good. Wu Yong, you saw it. He's provoking me." Clapping his hands, Zhang Wenyong said to Wu Yong, "This is a personal grudge between us. I hope you won't interfere."
"Ning Yue, why don't we make another bet?"
As he spoke, Zhang Wenyong shook his wrist and a storage bag appeared in his hand.
Waving the storage pouch, Zhang Wenyong said, "There are three hundred pieces of high grade essence crystals inside. As long as you can cure Liu Shan, these essence crystals are yours. Moreover, I'll give you this storage pouch for free!"
"If you can't cure Liu Shan, I don't want the high-grade Origin crystals you just won. You just have to kneel down and kowtow to me three times!"
"Zhang Wenyong, our bet doesn't seem to be fair." Three hundred high-grade Origin crystals and a storage bag, it would be a waste not to take it. However, Ning Yue still wanted to extort more. He said, "If I lose, I have to kneel down and kowtow to you three times. If you lose, you only have to pay three hundred high-grade Origin crystals."
"What a joke. Do you think that three kowtows is worth more than three hundred high-grade Origin crystals?" Zhang Wenyong laughed.
"Then let's not bet." Shrugging, Ning Yue said.
"Then how do you want to bet?" From Zhang Wenyong's point of view, unless Ning Yue was a third-grade Alchemist, it was impossible for him to cure Liu Shan!
A third-grade Alchemist under the age of twenty? Was that possible?
Therefore, Zhang Wenyong believed that he would definitely win this bet!
"It's very simple. I want the jade bangle on your wrist." Ning Yue pointed at Zhang Wenyong's wrist and said.
"Alright! As long as you can cure Liu Shan, this jade bangle is yours! "Clenching his teeth, Zhang Wenyong said.
"No!" Ji Feng hurriedly said, "Zhang Wenyong, that jade bangle of yours is …"
Before Ji Feng could finish his words, Zhang Wenyong said, "It's fine. It's impossible for Ning Yue to cure Liu Shan!"
"Ning Yue, I'll give you two hours. After two hours, if you can't cure Liu Shan, then you have to kneel down and kowtow to me three times at the city gates of Tianxuan City!" Zhang Wenyong said in a deep voice.
"Deal!" Snapping his fingers, Ning Yue said, "I'll have to trouble you to pass the storage bag and jade bangle to Brother Wu for safekeeping. I don't really trust your character."
Swoosh!
With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Wenyong threw the storage bag and jade bangle to Wu Yong.
Chapter 40
"Sit down, relax your mind, and don't resist."
Ignoring Zhang Wenyong, Ning Yue said to Liu Shan, "Right now, the medicinal effects of the Soul Devouring Pill in your body have all gathered at your heart. If you don't treat it in time, you will only have twenty-four hours to live."
"Young Master Ning, please save me!"
Through the conversation between Ning Yue and Zhang Wenyong, Liu Shan knew that he was indeed in great danger!
If not for Ning Yue's appearance, he might even be grateful to Zhang Wenyong. At that time, he might not even know how he died.
Hence, he hated Zhang Wenyong very much!
However, he did not dare to show it. After all, Zhang Wenyong was not someone he could afford to offend.
He did not have Ning Yue's boldness and did not dare to offend Zhang Wenyong.
"Hmph! You call me Young Master Ning so sweetly. I think you've forgotten your identity! "Zhang Wenyong snorted coldly.
"Young Master Zhang, I …" Liu Shan hurriedly said.
However, just as Liu Shan opened his mouth, Ning Yue's berating voice sounded. He quickly shut his mouth and said, "Don't speak!"
With his palm on Liu Shan's back, Ning Yue secretly released his soul force and quietly entered Liu Shan's body.
"Hiss!"
Seeing the condition of Liu Shan's heart, even though Ning Yue had lived two lives, he could not help but suck in a breath of cold air.
There was a weak energy shield in front of Liu Shan's heart resisting the Soul Devouring Pill's effects. Otherwise, even if a Sage appeared, he might not be able to cure him!
Ning Yue's soul force slowly approached Liu Shan's heart. Circulating the Spirit Transformation Art, he began to expel the Soul Devouring Pill's effects bit by bit.
Perhaps it felt the invasion of Ning Yue's soul force, the Soul Devouring Pill's effects suddenly gave up on nibbling away at the energy shield and turned to attack Ning Yue's soul force!
"Ah!"
The Soul Devouring Pill's effects changed its target. Liu Shan only felt a sharp pain coming from his heart and could not help but scream.
"Shut up if you don't want to die!" Ning Yue berated.
Even though he was in extreme pain and even had a hideous and warped expression, for the sake of survival, Liu Shan still gritted his teeth tightly and tried his best to not make the slightest sound.
"Young Master, can Ning Yue really cure Liu Shan?" The skinny man beside Wu Yong asked with a frown.
"It's hard to say. The medicinal effects of the Soul Devouring Pill are very strong. I don't know what's going on inside Liushan, so I'm not sure," said Wu Yong.
"If Ning Yue can cure Liu Shan, I'll write my name backwards!" Zhang Wenyong laughed sinisterly.
Wu Yong did not know the condition of Liu Shan's body, but he was very clear about it. This was because the Yuan Qi shield in front of Liu Shan's heart was left behind by him.
Hearing Liu Shan's scream, Zhang Wenyong concluded that the Yuan Qi barrier he had left behind must have been broken. Otherwise, Liu Shan would not have cried out like a pig being slaughtered.
"If the Yuan Qi barrier breaks, Liu Shan will die a horrible death in at most ten minutes!" Zhang Wenyong could not help but smile when he thought of this.
Pfft!
Suddenly, Ning Yue's expression changed, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. His body was on the verge of collapse, and even his hands that were placed on Liu Shan's back were swaying.
"Hahaha, Ning Yue, admit defeat if you can't do it. Otherwise, the medicinal effects of the Soul Devouring Pill will be transferred to you. That won't be good." Zhang Wenyong added insult to injury.
"Zhang Wenyong, can you shut up!" Wu Yong's expression was gloomy as he said coldly, "If you disturb Ning Yue again, I don't mind sparring with you!"
"You!"
Zhang Wenyong was a little angry, but he remembered that he had not advanced to the Connate Realm. So, he took a deep breath and said, "I won't lower myself to your level. When Ning Yue dies, let's see how you can still be so arrogant!"
"Ning Yue, this is all I can help you with," Wu Yong muttered as he looked at the pale Ning Yue.
At Liu Shan's heart, Ning Yue's Soul Power was slowly expelling the medicinal effects of the Soul Devouring Pill. Although the speed was a little slow, the medicinal effects of the Soul Devouring Pill were slowly being expelled from Liu Shan's body.
However, the consumption of Soul Power was a little large, so Ning Yue's face was getting paler and paler.
In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed, and Ning Yue's face was extremely pale!
As for Liu Shan, his breathing was weak, and he even looked like he was about to stop breathing.
"Wu Yong, in my opinion, you should return my jade bracelet and storage bag to me." Zhang Wenyong could not help but say again, "If this continues, it won't be long before Ning Yue dies."
"It hasn't been two hours yet. The outcome of the battle is still unknown." For some reason, Wu Yong was very confident in Ning Yue.
Although Ning Yue did not look good, Wu Yong still believed that Ning Yue would win and cure Liu Shan!
"Pfft!"
At this moment, Liu Shan suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood. His hideous expression finally eased a little.
"The medicinal effects of the Soul Devouring Pill!" Ji Feng exclaimed.
"What! Is it the medicinal effects of the Soul Devouring Pill?! "Zhang Wenyong's expression changed drastically as he hurriedly looked at Liu Shan.
What he saw shocked Zhang Wenyong quite a bit.
Other than spitting out a mouthful of black blood, Liu Shan's clothes were also dyed black, and he looked a little ugly.
"The medicinal effects of the Soul Devouring Pill in Liu Shan's body …" Zhang Wenyong was a little dumbfounded. His mouth was slightly agape, and his face was filled with confusion. "It was actually forced to the surface of the skin and seeped out!"
"Get out!"
Ning Yue did not notice Zhang Wenyong's dumbfounded expression. Instead, he gritted his teeth and instantly released his soul power, forcing all the medicinal effects of the Soul Devouring Pill out of Liu Shan's body!
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
After spitting out three mouthfuls of black blood, Liu Shan's expression gradually returned to normal. Although he still looked very weak, compared to earlier, the difference was like heaven and earth.
"Phew!"
Standing up, Ning Yue let out a long breath and said, "The medicinal effects of the Soul Devouring Pill in Liu Shan's body have been completely expelled. He's fine now."
Although he was still very weak, Liu Shan still bowed to Ning Yue and said solemnly, "Thank you, Young Master Ning, for saving my life!"
"There's no need for that. I only saved you to make a bet with Zhang Wenyong," Ning Yue said after taking the storage bag and jade bangle from Wu Yong.
"Ning Yue! You actually healed Liu Shan! "
After being dumbfounded for a full three minutes, Zhang Wenyong finally came back to his senses. His face was filled with disbelief.
He never expected that he would lose a sure-win situation.
How could Ning Yue cure Liu Shan?
He released his soul power and carefully checked the condition of Liu Shan's body, hoping to find a trace of the medicinal effects of the Soul Devouring Pill.
But very soon, he was disappointed because the medicinal effects of the Soul Devouring Pill in Liu Shan's body had indeed been expelled completely. Not even a strand of hair was left.
"Thank you. Three hundred high-grade Essence Crystals, a storage bag and a jade bangle." Ning Yue was in a very good mood. It could be said that he was extremely happy.
Zhang Wenyong was really his lucky star. Zhang Wenyong gave him a hundred high-grade Essence Crystals first and still felt that it was not enough. Zhang Wenyong wanted to give him another three hundred high-grade Essence Crystals, a storage bag and a jade bangle.
Ning Yue definitely had to thank such a good person.
Chapter 41
"Pfft!"
Zhang Wenyong couldn't hold it in any longer. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his face contorted.
Today was the worst day of his life. First, he lost to Ning Yue 100 upper-grade Yuan Crystals. Then, he lost 300 Yuan Crystals, a storage pouch, and a jade bangle.
He could give up on the Yuan Crystals and the storage pouch, but he had to get the jade bangle back!
"Ning Yue, since you like gambling so much, let's have another round!" Zhang Wenyong said in a low voice.
"You still have Yuan Crystals and a storage pouch?" Ning Yue asked.
"I'm not going to bet those things with you. Let's bet our lives!" Zhang Wenyong gritted his teeth. "A week later, we'll fight to the death outside Dan Dragon Valley! Do you dare? "
Shaking his head, Ning Yue said, "My life is more precious than yours. I'll lose a lot if I bet with you. So, I'm not betting."
"You!" Pointing at Ning Yue, Zhang Wenyong gritted his teeth.
If not for Wu Yong, he would have killed Ning Yue long ago. Ning Yue wouldn't have been able to act so arrogantly here.
If today's incident got out, how could he, Zhang Wenyong, survive in the capital?
Moreover, he was about to enter Danwu College. If this incident got out, he would become the laughing stock of many students in Danwu College.
Therefore, he had to get back at him!
"Ning Yue, it's fine if you don't want to bet. But that jade bangle was given to me by my father. How about I redeem it with a thousand upper-grade Yuan Crystals?" Zhang Wenyong said, suppressing his anger.
"No need. I like this jade bangle very much. Moreover, I have 400 upper-grade Yuan Crystals now. It's enough for me to cultivate for a long time." Ning Yue said.
After that, Ning Yue cupped his hands at Wu Yong and said, "Brother Wu, I have something to do today. I'll take my leave for now. I'll visit another day when I have time."
Seeing that Ning Yue was about to leave, Zhang Wenyong panicked.
The jade bangle couldn't be lost. Otherwise, his father would kill him!
"Ning Yue, a top-grade profound-rank magic treasure!"
Making up his mind, Zhang Wenyong said, "A week later, we will fight at the outskirts of Pill Dragon Valley! I'll take out a top-grade Mystic Rank magic weapon as the wager! As for you, you don't need anything else. Just the jade bracelet will do! "
Ning Yue rolled his eyes and said, "A top-grade mystic artifact. Not bad. I guess I'll just make do."
Zhang Wenyong's eyes lit up as he hurriedly asked, "Does that mean that you agree to it?"
In Zhang Wenyong's opinion, as long as Ning Yue dared to agree to fight with him, he would definitely make Ning Yue suffer the consequences.
Zhang Wenyong was 100% sure that he could kill a mere Houtian middle stage warrior!
"Since you insist on giving me a top-grade Profound Rank Magic Treasure, if I don't accept it, then I'd be letting you down." Ning Yue spoke seriously as if the top-grade Profound Rank Magic Treasure was already his.
"Alright! As expected, he had courage! One week later, at the outskirts of Pill Dragon Valley. See you there! "
Without leaving behind any harsh words, Zhang Wenyong and Ji Feng left the first Sky booth together.
"Sigh, Ning Yue, you're too impulsive this time." In the room, Wu Yong sighed and said, "Zhang Wenyong's cultivation level is at the peak of the Houtian stage. He's very strong."
"Moreover, Zhang Wenyong is an alchemist. His soul power is very strong. It's said that he has cultivated a type of soul attack spell! He has already achieved initial success! "
"Soul attack spell?" Frowning slightly, Ning Yue was a little surprised.
Soul attack spell was not only precious, but also extremely difficult to cultivate.
Zhang Wenyong could cultivate a soul attack spell to initial success. No matter what grade the spell was, it was something to be proud of.
"Even without using a soul attack spell, Zhang Wenyong's strength is not to be underestimated."
"If I hadn't advanced to the early stage of the Xiantian stage, I wouldn't dare to say that I could suppress Zhang Wenyong. Once Zhang Wenyong advances to the early stage of the Xiantian stage, our strength will be on par."
"Zhang Wenyong wants to use a soul attack spell to get into the top thirty in the Danwu College's assessment! Since he wants to fight with you, he will definitely use it when the time comes. " Looking at Ning Yue, Wu Yong tried to persuade him, "When the time comes, you and I will fight together. As long as the powerful warriors of the Zhang family don't interfere, I can protect you."
Taking a deep breath, Ning Yue said to Wu Yong in a serious tone, "Brother Wu, thank you for your kindness. Since I have agreed to fight with Zhang Wenyong, I will definitely fight with him. Otherwise, even if I get into the Danwu College, I will always be threatened by him."
"That's right. I can see that you are not weak. Anyway, there is still a week left. You can use this time to cultivate." Nodding, Wu Yong said, "If Zhang Wenyong hasn't reached the Xiantian stage in a week, you still have a chance of winning."
Actually, Wu Yong was very confident in Ning Yue. Ning Yue had blocked Song Fei's all-out attack, and he still looked like nothing had happened. From this, one could tell that Ning Yue was very strong.
Now that he had obtained four hundred high-rank Yuan Crystals, it was very likely that his cultivation would improve again.
If Zhang Wenyong hadn't reached the Xiantian stage in a week, Ning Yue had a fifty percent chance of winning!
"Brother Wu, I will go back first. I will visit another day." Ning Yue said.
Then, Ning Yue turned around and left the number one private room.
"Young master, isn't this Ning Yue too arrogant? He actually agreed to fight with Zhang Wenyong. "After Ning Yue left, the skinny man frowned and said.
"It's not that he is arrogant, it's that he has no other choice." Zhang Wenyong said, "If he doesn't agree to fight with Zhang Wenyong, Zhang Wenyong will definitely make a move on his family. If he agrees to fight with Zhang Wenyong, he can guarantee his family's safety for a week."
The Supreme Pavilion!
"Elder Guan, the young man that you like is really good at stirring up trouble." Xiao Yunlan smiled bitterly.
"How is this stirring up trouble? He has no choice. He has no choice. Do you understand? "Elder Guan was not worried at all.
"But, Elder Guan, do you really think that Ning Yue can defeat Zhang Wenyong?" Although Ning Yue blocked Song Fei's full power attack, Xiao Yunlan still didn't think that he could defeat Zhang Wenyong. "Even if he wins by luck, the Zhang family will not let him go."
"You're right. It looks like we have to teach the Zhang Clan a lesson. A fight between the younger generation should be left to the younger generation."
Elder Guan's face turned cold and he said in a deep voice, "If the older generation of the Zhang family dares to interfere, I don't mind standing behind Ning Yue and supporting him!"
In the Supreme Pavilion, Ning Yue didn't know about the conversation between Elder Guan and Xiao Yunlan.
After leaving the Drunken Cloud Inn, it was already evening. Ning Yue rushed home without stopping.
The four hundred Yuan Crystals that he won today, Ning Yue didn't care too much about it. The thing that surprised him the most was the jade bracelet!
"Not bad. I didn't expect Zhang Wenyong to have such a good treasure. No wonder he was willing to use a mystic class treasure to exchange for it." Playing with the jade bracelet, Ning Yue mumbled.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Right at this moment, two shadows flashed by and dashed towards Ning Yue from the left and right!
"Not good!" Putting the jade bracelet into his storage pouch, Ning Yue stomped on the ground and quickly retreated.
Releasing his soul perception, Ning Yue's heart sank.
Chapter 42
Although he knew that his opponents were two warriors at the peak of the Postliminary Realm, Ning Yue did not choose to sit still and wait for death. Instead, he secretly activated the Spirit Transformation Technique, gathered his Primordial Qi on his wrist, and punched out twice.
Bang! Bang!
In the next moment, two muffled sounds came out. The two peak Postliminary Realm warriors stopped where they were, and did not continue to attack.
On the other hand, Ning Yue took a few steps back before he could stabilize his body. The powerful hidden energy that came from his fists made his face very ugly.
"The information was wrong. His cultivation has reached the middle stage of the Postliminary Realm." One of the tall men in black said gloomily.
On his back, there was a blue longbow and three Cloud Shocking Arrows. His whole body was emitting a cold murderous aura.
The other fat man in black sneered and said, "The middle stage of the Postliminary Realm is nothing. The two of us have once killed an early stage Postliminary Realm warrior."
"Hurry up, I feel that there is a strong warrior coming this way." The tall man in black took out a Cloud Shocking Arrow, nocked it on the bowstring, and shot it at Ning Yue.
Xiu!
The Cloud Shocking Arrow flew out at an extremely fast speed, and in the blink of an eye, it appeared in front of Ning Yue's chest.
"Break for me!"
Enduring the waves of hidden energy that came from his fists, Ning Yue's hands quickly swept out, and in the blink of an eye, he caught the Cloud Shocking Arrow!
With just a little bit of force, the Cloud Shocking Arrow was broken!
Although the Cloud Shocking Arrow was fast, in front of Ning Yue's super strong soul perception, it was like a baby's fist, extremely slow.
"What!" The tall man in black's expression changed. He did not expect that Ning Yue's reaction would be so fast, and that even the Cloud Shocking Arrow could not do anything to him!
"Let's attack together!"
After exchanging a look with the fat man in black, the two of them immediately jumped up, wanting to fight with Ning Yue in close combat.
"Bone Breaking Palm!"
The tall man in black's body was filled with Yuan Qi, and a layer of green gas appeared on the surface of his skin. He opened his palm and punched out.
"Heart Digging Fist!" The short and stout man in black bent his body slightly, and his fists were like black tigers digging out their hearts, pointing straight at Ning Yue's chest!
Ning Yue's eyes narrowed, and the Yuan Qi in his body began to circulate wildly.
A huge palm print quickly appeared in front of him.
"Netherworld Samsara Palm, Absolute Dust!"
With a low shout, Ning Yue continued to pour his Soul Strength into the illusory palm print. When the palm print had grown to a certain size, Ning Yue threw a palm strike at the two black-clothed men.
"Boom! Boom! "
The illusory palm print collided with the fists of the two men in black. Three forces, two against one!
Puchi!
Ning Yue was sent flying by this force and crashed heavily into the ground.
The two men in black had their hands struck by the illusory palm print. If they had not activated their Yuan Qi in time to resist, their hands would have been crippled.
Xiu! Xiu!
However, what they didn't notice was that when the illusory palm print shattered, two extremely fine strands of soul power entered their bodies through their palms.
"Who are you! Why did you attack me! " While absorbing the Yuan Qi in the crystals, Ning Yue asked, "Did Zhang Wenyong send you?"
"What Zhang Wenyong, it's Lin …" The tall man in black said.
However, before he finished his sentence, the short and stout man in black interrupted him and said coldly, "Trying to get information from us? You're still a little too inexperienced."
"Is that so?" The corner of Ning Yue's mouth curled up, and he quietly placed his right hand behind his back.
In his hand, there were several elixirs. Yin Corpse Lightning Pill!
"Go!" The tall man in black roared and struck out with his palm. Waves of black gas swept out from his hand and pressed down on Ning Yue's head.
"Give me your life!" The short and stout man in black was also infuriated. Originally, with their strength, killing Ning Yue should be a piece of cake. Who would have thought that they couldn't even take him down in two moves. If this news were to spread, how could they keep a foothold in the Assassination Pavilion?
The short and stout man in black made up his mind. After killing Ning Yue, he would chop off his head and hang it on the city walls of Tianxuan City.
Only then could he resolve the hatred in his heart!
"Go!"
Just as the two men in black were about to attack him, Ning Yue's right hand suddenly stretched out from his back. He spread his fingers and used all his strength to throw the Yin Corpse Lightning Pill at the two men in black.
"Transcendent-Grade Guyuan pill?"
Similar to Lin Feng's reaction, the two men in black were momentarily stunned.
While the two men in black were stunned, Ning Yue moved his soul power. Immediately, the two strands of soul power hidden in their bodies exploded.
"Ah! Ah! "
The soul power explosion had a huge impact on the two men in black. The pain that came from the depths of their souls caused their expressions to change drastically. Bean-sized beads of sweat dripped down their foreheads.
"Yin Corpse Lightning Pill, explode for me!"
At this moment, Ning Yue triggered the soul power in the Yin Corpse Lightning Pill, causing the dozens of Corpse Lightning Pills to explode!
After the Corpse Lightning Pills exploded, the Yin Corpse Qi inside quietly entered the bodies of the two men in black.
Because their souls were being suppressed by Ning Yue, they couldn't divert their attention to resist the Yin Corpse Qi! This caused the Yin Corpse Qi to wreak havoc in their bodies.
"Die!" Ning Yue wouldn't give them the chance. He rose from the ground and sent out several punches, all of which landed on the heads of the men in black.
One after another, the two black-robed men were beheaded in a daze just like that.
"Let me see who you are …" Taking a deep breath, Ning Yue wanted to check the identity of the men in black. However, his expression changed. He tapped the ground with his feet and disappeared in a breath.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
Not long after Ning Yue disappeared, two figures appeared.
One of them squatted down in front of the men in black. He frowned and said, "Yin Corpse Qi, could it be people from the Corpse Sect?"
"Elder Guan, these two are iron plate assassins from the Assassination Pavilion. The Corpse Sect has a good relationship with the Assassination Pavilion, so they shouldn't kill people from the Assassination Pavilion." Xiao Yunlan was also a bit surprised, but she didn't believe that it was people from the Corpse Sect.
Elder Guan said, "It shouldn't be wrong. Aside from the Corpse Sect, no one can control Yin Corpse Qi."
As a higher-up of Danwu College, Elder Guan had dealt with the Corpse Sect a lot. He naturally knew that aside from the Corpse Sect, very few people could control Yin Corpse Qi!
"This aura, why do I feel a bit familiar?" Elder Guan was a bit puzzled. From the scene, he felt a trace of a familiar aura.
However, no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't think of where he had felt it before.
The reason why he didn't notice the Yin Corpse Qi at the Mysterious Heaven Square was because Ning Yue only used one Corpse Lightning Pill. In addition, the smell of the Poison Devouring Powder almost covered the smell of the Yin Corpse Qi, so it was reasonable that Elder Guan didn't notice it.
But now, Ning Yue detonated more than a dozen Corpse Lightning Pills at once. With Elder Guan's soul perception, he naturally could easily detect it.
"I didn't expect the opening of a small fifth grade alchemist's cave to attract people from the Corpse Sect."
Frowning, Elder Guan said, "This won't do. I have to inform the leader of Danwu College to be careful!"
This time, Danwu College also sent 20 students to train in the Pill Dragon Valley.
Chapter 43
In the evening, Ning Yue carefully returned home.
Taking out a high-grade Yuan crystal from his storage bag, Ning Yue activated the Spiritual Art and started to absorb it slowly.
Today, Ning Yue had taken on Song Fei's full power attack. Although it looked like nothing had happened, his real battle strength had decreased by 50%.
In addition, he had killed two black-clothed martial artists, causing his injuries to worsen.
Fortunately, the black-clothed martial artists were only at the peak of the Postliminary Realm. If they were Xiantian Realm martial artists, Ning Yue would have been decapitated.
"Phew!"
About two hours later, Ning Yue let out a long breath. Looking at the crystal clear high-grade Origin Crystal in his hand, he murmured, "It seems that I have to cultivate the second stage of the Spiritualization Technique. Otherwise, the absorption of Origin Qi will be too slow."
The Spiritual Art had a total of ten levels. Each level had a different speed of absorbing Yuan Qi.
In the end, it would increase exponentially.
Ning Yue never did things sloppily. He immediately put down the crystal in his hand and started to cultivate according to the second level of the Spiritual Art.
Although Ning Yue had cultivated the Spiritual Art to the eighth level in his previous life, he could still feel the profoundness of the mantra when cultivating again.
The first level of the Spiritual Art was the most basic. With Ning Yue's memory, there was no need to cultivate at all.
From the second level onwards, he would have to cultivate again. Naturally, the speed would be much slower.
However, compared to others, Ning Yue's speed of cultivating the Spiritual Art was much faster. After all, he had the experience from his previous life.
Two hours later, Ning Yue had cultivated the second level of the Spiritual Art to the beginner level.
Four hours later, he had achieved initial success.
Six hours later, he had cultivated to the great success stage!
"The Spiritual Art is indeed profound. Even with my comprehension ability, I still need half a day to cultivate it." Taking a deep breath, Ning Yue picked up the high-grade Yuan crystal on the table. He activated the Spiritual Art and started to absorb the Yuan Qi.
This time, the Yuan Qi in the high-grade Yuan crystal was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Crack!
Two hours later, a cracking sound rang out. The high-grade essence crystal in Ning Yue's hand completely shattered!
"Not bad. Not only have my injuries healed, but I've also reached the peak of the middle-stage of the Hou Tian realm. At this rate, I should be able to advance to the late-stage of the Hou Tian realm in a week." Ning Yue nodded as he felt the cyclone in his sea of consciousness growing larger.
With a flick of his wrist, a jade bangle appeared in his hand.
Looking at the jade bracelet, Ning Yue's eyes revealed an undisguised passion. "Zhang Wenyong actually has such a good treasure. I've really lucked out this time."
With a thought, Ning Yue released a strand of his soul power into the jade bangle.
Hiss!
However, just as his soul power came into contact with the jade bracelet, he felt a heart-wrenching pain. Then, his soul power was actually swallowed by the jade bracelet!
"Not bad, not bad. It is indeed a good treasure."
Despite having his Soul Energy devoured, Ning Yue did not feel upset. Instead, he smiled and said, "It really is the Devouring Jade Bracelet. It has devoured quite a lot of Soul Energy."
The so-called Devouring Jade Bracelet, as its name suggested, was a jade bracelet that could devour Soul Energy.
If a careless martial artist tried to probe the situation inside the jade bracelet without knowing what was going on, their Soul Energy would definitely be devoured!
"Right now, my Soul Energy has reached the early-stage of the third-grade. As long as I refine the Soul Energy in this jade bracelet, I will definitely reach the peak of the third-grade."
In the next moment, Ning Yue released another two strands of Soul Energy and carefully approached the jade bracelet.
Because he was prepared, Ning Yue's Soul Energy was not devoured this time. Instead, it quietly attached itself to the jade bracelet.
"Soul Locking Spell." Raising his eyebrows, Ning Yue was a little shocked.
"Hmph! Elementary Soul Locking Spell, break for me! "
With a cold snort, four strands of Soul Energy rushed out of Ning Yue's body and rushed towards the jade bracelet.
Peng!
Not long after, a muffled sound came from the jade bracelet. Then, Ning Yue's strands of Soul Energy completely entered the jade bracelet.
The Devouring Jade Bracelet had one benefit. It could refine Soul Energy and turn it into pure Soul Energy.
With a thought, Ning Yue controlled his Soul Energy and guided all the Soul Energy out of the jade bracelet and into his body!
Buzz!
As soon as the Soul Energy entered his body, Ning Yue felt a buzzing sound coming from his head. Immediately, he sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate.
Devouring Soul Energy was dangerous. Even though it was pure Soul Energy, Ning Yue did not dare to be careless.
"Peng!"
After devouring for a full two hours, a muffled sound came from his body. Ning Yue stood up with a swoosh, his eyes shining brightly.
Boom!
His Soul Energy surged out of his body and was quickly suppressed by Ning Yue.
"The strength of my Soul Energy has indeed reached the peak of the third-grade. Now, it is not difficult for me to concoct third-grade Dans." Feeling the increase in his Soul Energy, Ning Yue nodded to himself.
His alchemy experience was still there. As long as his Soul Energy recovered, he would be able to concoct the same grade of Dans!
"Netherworld Samsara Palm!"
Since his Soul Energy had increased to the peak of the third-grade, Ning Yue naturally would not sit around and do nothing. Instead, he began to cultivate the Netherworld Samsara Palm.
The Netherworld Samsara Palm was a Soul Attack. Its strength was not in martial arts, but in soul attacks.
Ning Yue had already successfully cultivated the first palm, Absolute Dust.
Now that his Soul Energy had reached the peak of the third-grade, he could cultivate the second palm, Lonely Names!
If Absolute Dust was a combination of martial arts and Soul Attack, then the second palm, Lonely Names, would be a complete Soul Attack!
Forming a seal with his five fingers, the Soul Energy in his body circulated wildly and gathered on his palm.
"Go!"
With a low shout, one-tenth of the Soul Energy in his body transformed into an illusory palm and shot out.
Sha sha!
As the palm shot out, the air rustled.
In the end, it turned into nothingness and disappeared in front of the wall.
"Not bad. If I use my full strength to execute the second palm, Lonely Names, I should be able to condense a physical palm." Ning Yue nodded his head. He was very satisfied with the power of the second palm.
If he were to fight with Song Fei now, Ning Yue was confident that he could block three of his full-strength attacks!
Moreover, after executing the Lonely Names Palm, he had a fifty percent chance of escaping from Song Fei.
Of course, that was only limited to escaping. If he wanted to thoroughly defeat Song Fei, Ning Yue knew that he had to cultivate to the late-stage of the Houtian Realm, or even the peak of the Houtian Realm.
After all, there was a gap between the Xiantian Realm and the Houtian Realm that was difficult for martial artists to cross.
Keeping the Devouring Jade Bangle, Ning Yue decided to make a trip to the Snow Pavilion to buy some medicinal ingredients to concoct the third-grade Soul Solidifying Pill!
Ning Yue knew that he could cultivate to the late-stage of the Houtian Realm in a week by relying on the Spirit Transformation Method. However, he did not want to wait that long. The current situation did not allow him to wait that long.
Not to mention the battle with Zhang Wenyong, just the fact that he was surrounded by the black-clothed martial artists the day before made Ning Yue realize the seriousness of the situation.
In addition, there was the Corpse Sect's Barbarian Corpse King hidden in the dark, and the Drunken Cloud Pavilion's Pavilion Master Song Fei that he had offended. All of them were hard to deal with!
Therefore, he had to find a way to cultivate to the late-stage of the Houtian Realm, or even the Xiantian Realm.
Chapter 44
Because he had spent a lot of time cultivating, it was already noon when Ning Yue arrived at Snow Domain Pavilion.
This time, Ning Yue did not disguise himself. After all, Elder Mo and Lu Wei already knew his identity. There was no point in hiding anymore.
"Young Master Ning, welcome."
As soon as he entered Snow Domain Pavilion, Lu Wei greeted him with a smile, "What brings you here today?"
"Nothing much, I just want to buy some herbs." Ning Yue said directly, "Give me ten sets of herbs for the Soul Solidifying Pill."
"Soul Solidifying Pill?" Hearing this, Lu Wei frowned slightly, a little dazed.
She knew that the Soul Solidifying Pill was a third-grade pill, and it was one of the best among the third-grade pills. Unless one was a peak third-grade alchemist, it would be difficult to successfully refine it.
Could it be that … Ning Yue had reached the peak of the third-grade alchemist?
Thinking of this, the way Lu Wei looked at Ning Yue was a little strange. This was too abnormal, how was she supposed to live?
"Why, you don't have it?" Seeing Lu Wei's reaction, Ning Yue was a little depressed. The herbs for the Soul Solidifying Pill were not too precious, so it was impossible for Snow Domain Pavilion not to have it.
"Eh, yes, yes."
After recovering, Lu Wei's face showed a difficult expression and said, "But the Illusionary Cloud Beast's Core is temporarily sold out. It will take three days for it to arrive."
Ning Yue was a little disappointed because the Illusionary Cloud Beast's Core was the main ingredient for the Soul Solidifying Pill. He could find substitutes for the other herbs, but not the Core.
"Ning Yue, if you really want it, you can try your luck at the Alchemy Union. Maybe they have it in stock." Seeing Ning Yue's disappointed look, Lu Wei said, "Moreover, you don't have an alchemist badge yet, right? Why don't you make use of this opportunity to take the examination and obtain a second-tier apothecary emblem? It will be of great help to you when you enter Danwu College. You might even be able to make an exception and enter the college! "
"A second-grade alchemist can enter Danwu College as an exception?" Ning Yue was puzzled.
"Every genius alchemist's time is very precious. How could they take part in the Danwu College's assessment with those Martial Artists?"
Lu Wei explained, "Actually, most of the people who passed the assessment to enter Danwu College are martial artists. Alchemists who are slightly more powerful have all been recruited into the college."
"With your talent, you will definitely be able to enter Danwu College as an exception. Of course, the prerequisite is that you must have a second-grade badge issued by the Alchemy Guild."
"However, I don't recommend that you make an exception and enter Danwu College. I heard that the reward for the first place in the Danwu College's assessment this time is very generous. Therefore, many geniuses who can make an exception and enter the college choose to participate in the assessment in order to obtain the first place!"
"What's the reward for the first place?" Ning Yue asked without batting an eyelid.
"I don't know yet. However, I heard that the reward this time is the most generous since the establishment of Danwu College." Shaking her head, Lu Wei replied.
"Let's go to the Alchemy Guild and see if there are any Illusory Cloud Beast cores."
To Ning Yue, the reward for the first place in the Danwu College's assessment was still very far away. At the very least, he wouldn't be of much help at this stage.
If he wanted to raise his cultivation in a short period of time, he had to concoct the Core Condensing Pill! He had to break through to the Houtian advanced stage as soon as possible.
After leaving Snow Domain Pavilion, Ning Yue and Lu Wei headed to the Alchemy Guild together.
Along the way, Ning Yue found out that Elder Hiroshi was in seclusion, working hard to become a fourth-grade alchemist!
The moment Elder Hiroshi succeeded in becoming a fourth-grade alchemist, it would be a huge matter for Snow Domain Pavilion. At that time, he would definitely be summoned back to the capital and a grand banquet would be held.
The Alchemy Guild could be found all over the continent. As for who the founder was, even Ning Yue in his previous life had no idea.
Most likely, the founder had already surpassed the limits of a Zhizun realm cultivator.
Tianxuan City's Alchemy Guild was just a few streets away from Snow Domain Pavilion. Ning Yue and Lu Wei arrived at the location very quickly.
Inside the Alchemy Guild, a dozen young men were queuing up to register, seemingly intending to take the alchemist examination.
"Welcome to the Alchemy Guild."
Upon seeing Ning Yue and Lu Wei enter, a lady in her twenties walked up and said, "May I know how I can help you?"
"We want to purchase the Illusory Cloud Beast core," Lu Wei went straight to the point and said.
"Illusory Cloud Beast core?"
Lanxi's mouth was slightly agape. Her expression was a little exaggerated.
The Illusory Cloud Beast was a third-grade demonic beast. Even a dozen Xiantian realm cultivators might not be a match for it.
In order to kill the Illusory Cloud Beast, only a large number of Xiantian realm cultivators or True Martial realm cultivators would be able to kill it and obtain its core.
From this, it could be seen how precious the Illusory Cloud Beast core was.
The market price of the Illusory Cloud Beast core was already at ten thousand low-grade Essence Crystals.
Looking at Lu Wei carefully, Lanxi asked again, "Are you sure you want to purchase the core?"
"As long as there is an Illusory Cloud Beast core, I will buy as many as you have," Ning Yue said.
"Eh? Aren't you afraid of biting your tongue? Do you really think that you have a crystal mine at home? "
"That's right. An Illusory Cloud Beast core is worth ten thousand low-grade Essence Crystals. Even a second-grade alchemist might not be able to take it out."
"Who knows, maybe he's the young master of some big family and is just trying to win the smile of a beauty."
"Hahaha!"
Most of these people who came to take the alchemy examination had just returned from the Magical Beast Mountain Range. They did not know of Ning Yue's ferocious deeds.
If they knew that Ning Yue had killed Lin Feng, they would probably not dare to say such words.
"Lanxi, what are you doing?"
Suddenly, a man dressed in black walked over. There was a round badge on his shoulder with a star on it.
The people who came to take the alchemy examination looked at the man with respect. Their faces were filled with envy.
Most of them were looking at the badge on the man's shoulder because it meant that the man was a first-grade alchemist!
Most of these people who came to take the alchemy examination were high-level alchemy apprentices. There were a few who came to take the first-grade alchemist examination. They worshipped those who could become first-grade alchemists.
Turning around, Lanxi looked at the man in black and said respectfully, "Grandmaster Ma, these two want to purchase the core of the Illusory Cloud Beast."
"You want to purchase the core of the Illusory Cloud Beast?" Casually scanning Ning Yue with his soul power, Grandmaster Ma frowned and said, "The core of the Illusory Cloud Beast is expensive. Why do you want to buy it?"
After his soul power had reached the peak of third-grade, Ning Yue could control it freely. Unless he wanted to, no one would be able to sense the strength of his soul power.
Although he was disgusted by Grandmaster Ma's tone, Ning Yue did not get angry. Instead, he said calmly, "I naturally have a use for it. I don't think I need to tell you, right?"
"Hmph! Even if you don't tell me, I know. The core of the Illusory Cloud Beast is the main ingredient for refining third-grade Soul Solidifying Pills. You must be overestimating yourself by buying it to refine Soul Solidifying Pills! "
Chapter 45
Swoosh!
Ning Yue's face turned gloomy when he heard what Master Ma said.
Is there something wrong with this Master Ma? I did not offend him, why is he picking on me?
"Master Ma, I don't think you are in charge of the Alchemy Union?" Lu Wei's face darkened as well. A mere first grade alchemist dares to be so arrogant in front of me? I can tolerate it but I can't!
One must know that she was a Second Tier Pill Master, but she was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble, so she did not wear the two star badge on her shoulder.
If she were to wear the badge on her shoulder, this Master Ma would not dare to talk to them like this.
"Where did you come from, little girl? I am very busy now and I have no time to talk nonsense with you. "
Ignoring Lu Ni's words, Master Ma said to the people queuing up, "Those who have registered, go and have your soul strength tested. Those who have not reached half a star will not need to participate in the alchemist assessment."
"Lan Xi, go and bring the soul power ball over."
"Damn it!" Lu Wei shouted angrily.
"Wait." Ning Yue winked at Lu Suan, telling her not to get angry and to wait and see.
If it was not for Ning Yue, Lu Wei would have lost her temper and would not allow Master Ma to be so arrogant.
In the capital, even a third grade alchemist would not dare to talk to her like this, let alone a first grade alchemist.
She did not expect to be laughed at by a first grade alchemist in the small Tianxuan City Alchemy Union.
Hearing this, Lan Xi turned and left.
Moments later, Lan Xi returned with a light ball the size of a head in her hand.
Looking closely, there were three stars on the light ball.
"Let me go first!"
A tall and muscular man stepped forward and placed his palm on the light ball. Traces of soul power entered the light ball through his palm.
As the soul power entered the light ball, the first star on the light ball lit up.
However, the first star was not completely lit up. Only one-third of it was lit up.
"Unqualified. Next!" Master Ma said coldly.
The tall and muscular man left dejectedly. Then, a skinny man stepped forward and placed his palm on the light ball.
Buzz!
Before long, a star on the ball of light completely lit up!
"One star! He actually lit up a star! His soul power has reached the first grade!"
"He's not even twenty years old, right? The strength of his soul force has already reached the first grade. There is a high possibility that he can refine the first grade Qi Gathering Pill and become a true first grade alchemist. "
When the surrounding people saw the skinny man, their gazes changed. They were filled with admiration.
"Not bad, not bad. You actually lit up a star. I have only lit up one and a half stars. You have a great chance of becoming a Grade 1 Alchemist." Master Ma nodded his head. His tone was much better now that the skinny man could become a Grade 1 Alchemist.
"Thank you, Grandmaster Ma." After bowing to Grandmaster Ma, the skinny man took a step back and stood at the side.
The thin man had reached the standard, and the others were very excited.
Unfortunately, out of the next dozen people, only three of them managed to light up half a star. The rest only managed to light up one-third of their stars.
"Why are you guys still standing there? I have already said that as long as I am in the Alchemy Union, you guys can forget about buying an Illusionary Cloud Beast's core, "Grandmaster Ma said unhappily when he saw that Ning Yue and Lu Wei had not left.
"If I remember correctly, there is a President Zhou in the Alchemy Union, right? With President Zhou around, do you think you can make the decision? "Ning Yue said indifferently.
"Hmph! President Zhou is busy and is not around. I, Stable, have the final say in the Alchemy Union! "Stable snorted.
"Stable?"
There is someone with this name? After cursing in his heart, Ning Yue said calmly, "Actually, we have no intention of disrespecting you. We just want to buy an Illusionary Cloud Beast's core."
"How about this? One Illusionary Cloud Beast's core is worth ten thousand low-grade Yuan Crystals. I will buy it with one high-grade Yuan Crystal. How about it?"
"One high-grade Yuan Crystal?" Stable's heart skipped a beat. Although the Illusionary Cloud Beast's core was worth ten thousand low-grade Yuan Crystals, which was equivalent to one high-grade Yuan Crystal, he was very clear that no one would be willing to exchange one high-grade Yuan Crystal for ten thousand low-grade Yuan Crystals, unless that person was a fool.
The benefits of high-grade Yuan Crystals for cultivation far exceeded that of low-grade Yuan Crystals.
"Since you guys insist on buying an Illusionary Cloud Beast's core, it is not impossible." Stable rolled his eyes and opened his mouth, "Right now, the Alchemy Union still has three Illusionary Cloud Beast's cores. As long as you can take out thirty high-grade Yuan Crystals, they are yours."
"Ten high-grade Yuan Crystals for an Illusionary Cloud Beast's core? Why don't you just rob someone? "Lu Wei was very angry. Stable was clearly extorting them.
"Ning Yue, let's go. In three days, the Snow Domain Pavilion will ship the Illusionary Cloud Beast's core over. Why waste money here?" Lu Wei said angrily.
With a flick of his wrist, ten high-grade Yuan Crystals appeared in his hand. Ning Yue said indifferently, "Let's take a look at the quality of the Illusionary Cloud Beast's core first. As long as the quality is good, the Yuan Crystals are not a problem."
"Alright, you guys wait here. I will be back soon." Stable's eyes lit up and he immediately turned around and left.
"High-grade Yuan Crystals? Who exactly is he? He took out ten high-grade Yuan Crystals without even blinking an eye!"
"Who is he? He must be the young master of some clan. Otherwise, why would he take out ten high-grade Yuan Crystals without even blinking an eye? "
"Sigh, I was tricked by Grandmaster Ma. An Illusionary Cloud Beast's core is not worth ten high-grade Yuan Crystals."
"Ning Yue, it's not like you don't know the price of an Illusionary Cloud Beast's core. Exchanging ten high-grade Yuan Crystals for one core is too much of a loss." Lu Wei complained, "The market price of a Condensing Essence Pill is about forty high-grade Yuan Crystals. With so many Yuan Crystals, why don't you buy a Condensing Essence Pill?"
Ning Yue smiled and did not say anything.
The market price of a Condensing Essence Pill was indeed forty high-grade Yuan Crystals. However, that was only the price of an ordinary low-grade Condensing Essence Pill.
A mid-grade Condensing Essence Pill was worth one hundred high-grade Yuan Crystals.
A high-grade Condensing Essence Pill was worth three hundred high-grade Yuan Crystals.
A supreme Condensing Essence Pill was worth a terrifying one thousand high-grade Yuan Crystals!
If he wanted the best, Ning Yue would not choose a low-grade Condensing Essence Pill. He wanted to personally refine a supreme Condensing Essence Pill and break through to the late stage of the Houtian Realm!
Ten minutes later, the stable master carefully walked towards Ning Yue with a jade box in his hand.
"Stable, don't you dare lie to me. Otherwise, I will make you suffer." Beside the stable, a middle-aged man frowned slightly. His face was slightly pale.
"How would I dare to lie to you? There are indeed people who are willing to spend ten high-grade Yuan Crystals to buy an Illusionary Cloud Beast's core. They are two young people, a man and a woman." The stable master said flatteringly, "How can I make the decision for such an important matter? Hence, I asked you to come out and take charge of the situation."
"Hmm, not bad. At least you know what's good for you." The middle-aged man grunted softly and looked towards Ning Yue and Lu Wei.
With one look, the middle-aged man was slightly stunned. His eyes widened and his face was filled with disbelief.
Pa!