Cultivation: I have an omnipotent land

Chapter 77 Top-Grade Magical Artifacts

Having obtained what they wanted, the group naturally did not want to linger. Wu Yun and Yuan Hong both wanted to go back to heal their injuries, while Lin Tianrui was also eager to return to study the jade slip.

After saying goodbye to Yan Yuxue, the group headed towards the sect together.

However, Xiao Ming stopped after they had flown very far.

"Junior Brother Xiao, what's wrong?" Yuan Hong asked.

"Senior Brother Yuan, there happens to be a market nearby. I'm going to buy some things, so I won't be going back with you all."

"I see. Junior Brother Xiao, you must be careful in everything you do when you leave the sect and travel alone outside." Yuan Hong gave a simple reminder.

After bidding farewell to the three of them, Xiao Ming flew towards the nearby market town.

However, after flying only a short distance, Xiao Ming summoned the Jade Spirit Boat, activated the concealment array, circled in the sky, and returned to Yan Family City.

As expected, Yan Yuxue did not leave immediately, but instead paid her respects alone in the ancestral cemetery.

Yan Yuxue knelt before a newly erected tombstone. Yan Mingyu's head lay on the ground, with two soul lamps lit beside it. The soul lamps emitted dark green flames, and from time to time, skeletal phantoms could be seen emerging from within, faintly emitting mournful howls.

"Grandpa, your granddaughter has lived up to your expectations and has finally wiped out the Yan family, avenging you and your clansmen."

"Grandpa, I've also brought the old dog's head to comfort your souls in heaven."

"Grandpa, I miss you so much, I miss Father, I miss Mother..."

"I'm all alone now..."

Yan Yuxue knelt silently in front of the tombstone, burning paper money. The girl's figure was thin and lonely.

Xiao Ming, who had just disembarked from the spirit boat, saw this scene and silently stepped forward. Together with Yan Yuxue, he burned paper money and lit an incense stick.

"Senior Brother Xiao, why are you back again?" Yan Yuxue wiped away her tears, hiding the sadness and loneliness on her face.

"This isn't the place to chat, let's go somewhere else."

Yan Yuxue nodded, and the two flew together to a mountain outside the city before landing together.

"Junior Sister Yan, I want to make a deal with you."

"What does Senior Brother Xiao want?"

"I want those Foundation Establishment stage discarded pills."

"Senior Brother Xiao, I must remind you, although discarded pills still have some medicinal properties, their side effects are far greater. In the Foundation Establishment process, even the slightest difference can lead to a world of difference. It could even cause you to suffer a qi deviation or perish. You must not try it lightly," Yan Yuxue advised.

In her view, this Senior Brother Xiao was also a person with a firm heart for seeking the Dao. If he was not confident that he could succeed with just one Foundation Establishment Pill, he would definitely plan to take a gamble by consuming a waste pill after failing.

"Junior Sister Yan, you misunderstand. I have other uses for this Foundation Establishment waste pill," Xiao Ming explained.

"So, junior sister, name your price."

In terms of accumulating spirit stones, Xiao Ming is quite wealthy.

Unexpectedly, Yan Yuxue did not bid for spirit stones, but instead brought up something else.

"Senior Brother Xiao, I heard that you obtained the Blood Marrow Mushroom in the secret realm back then. I wonder if you still have any left over?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming glanced at Yan Yuxue meaningfully. This Blood Marrow Fungus was one of the main ingredients for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill.

After a brief silence, Xiao Ming took out a jade box.

As the box was opened, a blood-red, glass-like Ganoderma lucidum was revealed inside.

"It really is a Blood Marrow Ganoderma." Yan Yuxue looked at the exceptionally high-quality Ganoderma with delight.

The two exchanged the items they needed, and Xiao Ming, without lingering any longer, turned and left.

Watching Xiao Ming leave, Yan Yuxue took out the box she had brought earlier, which contained various medicinal herbs and a jade slip.

"It really came without any effort. The medicinal materials collected by the family were not complete. They were missing the two main ingredients, the Azure Lotus and the Blood Marrow Fungus. I didn't expect to have them all gathered like this."

Yan Yuxue looked at the Blood Marrow Fungus in her hand, and then took out a lotus flower from her storage bag.

Given Yan Yuxue's four spiritual roots, she knew that one Foundation Establishment Pill would be absolutely insufficient for her to establish her foundation. Therefore, she planned to collect the materials herself and refine a whole batch directly.

"How did you guess that the boy still had the Blood Marrow Fungus?" A lazy female voice suddenly rang out.

Suddenly, a wisp of green smoke rose from behind Yan Yuxue, quickly condensing into a graceful young woman.

This woman had cascading silver hair, alluring blood-red eyes, skin as smooth as jade, and bare feet. She wore a fur coat made of animal hide, and several tails behind her stretched out, with pink foxfire burning around them, making her appear both charming and seductive, as well as unrestrained and wild.

"I was just taking a gamble. This Senior Brother Xiao is no ordinary person. Perhaps he has a way to evade the search of that Core Formation Elder, just like me, and hide some of the spoils from the secret realm."

"This kid does have some skills. He's willing to exchange the Blood Marrow Mushroom for the waste pill. He might actually have a way to make use of it."

"Does Senior mean that this Senior Brother Xiao has a way to convert waste pills into viable Foundation Establishment Pills?"

"That's not necessarily the case. Perhaps there's some secret method that can extract the medicinal power from the discarded pills and refine auxiliary substances such as Spirit Nourishing Liquid and Spirit Building Liquid."

Foundation Establishment Pills are naturally the best auxiliary pills for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, but there are other methods to assist in Foundation Establishment, such as auxiliary liquids, formations, secret techniques, or even directly consuming waste pills.

However, compared to the Foundation Establishment Pill, its effect is far inferior. If ordinary rogue cultivators cannot obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill, they can only resort to unorthodox methods to try their luck for that one in ten or even one in a hundred chance.

"Senior, it's all up to you now."

The elegant young woman played with the jade slip and said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's just a second-grade pill. You'll know how to make it after reading the recipe once. As long as you have enough ingredients, I'll refine it for you to eat like beans."

Alchemy, talismans, artifacts, and arrays—the myriad arts of cultivation—are things that humans excel at. Demons have always focused only on bloodline and talent, but this Purple Dream Primordial Lord is an anomaly among the transformed great demons. Despite being a demon, she has learned alchemy from humans.

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On the Jade Spirit Boat, two mirrors were placed in front of Xiao Ming. These were naturally the Divine Light Mirror and the silver-white mirror used by Yan Mingyu.

Mirror artifacts are rare to begin with, and the mirror used by Yan Mingyu was also special. It seemed to be only one side, but it could actually be divided into four sides to fight the enemy separately, which left a deep impression on him.

When the two mirrors were facing each other earlier, he felt that they seemed to be communicating with each other. Now, upon closer inspection, he discovered something fishy.

There were joints at the four corners of the Divine Light Mirror, which seemed to be able to connect with the silver-white mirror.

Upon discovering this, Xiao Ming immediately channeled spiritual energy into the two magical artifacts inside. The two mirrors trembled and floated into the air at the same time.

The silver-white mirror automatically split into four sides, which rotated around the Divine Light Mirror and then connected to its four corners.

In an instant, the Divine Light Mirror burst forth with dazzling light, and the bronze rust on it automatically dissipated, turning into a brilliant golden yellow.

One gold and four silver, one main mirror and four sub-mirrors—this Divine Light Mirror, like the Thick Earth Bead, is a set of magical artifacts.

"Two high-grade magic artifacts taken out individually, now used together, could it be..." Xiao Ming thought of a possibility, and his gaze towards the complete Divine Light Mirror became burning hot.

This is a top-grade magical artifact!

Even Foundation Establishment cultivators covet this top-grade magic weapon.