Fourth-Order Spirit Pill, Jin Family Search

The three members of the Jin Family underestimated Xiao Chen's strength.

However, the location chosen for the operation was indeed excellent; no one else was passing by within a radius of thousands of miles.

Dealing with the battlefield is exceptionally convenient, or rather, there's practically nothing to deal with.

After all, there are plenty of carnivorous fish in the sea.

Before long, the sea breeze will blow it away, leaving no trace.

"No wonder there are frequent rumors of Bandit Cultivator in the Eastern Domain."

Xiao Chen shook his head and used his true essence to clean the three Storage Ring in his hand.

It's laughable.

Before arriving in the Eastern Domain, he had heard that some of the Storage Ring there contained self-destruct traps. If opened incorrectly, they would be completely destroyed and could never be opened again.

It is said to be effective in preventing Bandit Cultivator.

As it turned out, Xiao Chen discovered that the truth was not like that at all.

This feature might actually exist, but it's completely absent from inexpensive Storage Ring.

They didn't even have the Vast Sea Ring. The Storage Ring used by the Jin Family cultivators were even inferior to the Vast Sea Ring, so of course they didn't have it either.

It seems that only the True Disciple of major sects can afford to use higher-level Storage Ring.

However, this is also a good thing.

At least for now, Xiao Chen no longer needs to worry about how to open the Storage Ring.

He continued on his sword for another 20,000 miles and found another deserted Desolate Island.

He then channeled his True Essence Flushing the ring, breaking the restrictions on it.

Compared to Storage Bag, Storage Ring have much more complex restrictions, making them much slower to break.

Especially since it involves laws and regulations, normally a certain level of knowledge of formations is required to solve it.

If you don't understand formations, you can only spend time learning them.

If we had to draw an analogy, the former is like prying a lock with a wire, while the latter is like violently sawing the lock with a saw blade.

Although Xiao Chen had learned a little about formations, he had not yet delved into this aspect.

So it took him a full nine hours to finally get rid of the three Storage Ring in his hands.

The space occupied by these three rings is not large, only nine feet square.

The first thing that catches the eye is the sparkling Spirit Stone.

To be precise, it consisted of over 64,000 Low-grade Spirit Stone and three hollowed-out sandalwood boxes.

A quick scan with Divine Sense revealed that each box contained six hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, seemingly some kind of gift.

Following closely behind were a batch of simply wrapped second-tier Spirit Herb, and eight Spirit Sealing Jade Box.

The jade box contained seventeen Tier 3 Spirit Grass, half of which were related to water and appeared to be needed for a certain Pill Formula.

Then there were two thick books.

The first book is titled "Complete Collection of Spiritual Herbs from the Inner Sea," which details almost all spiritual herbs of the third rank and below within the Inner Sea region of the Eastern Domain.

It also contained exquisite illustrations; Xiao Chen flipped through it and found at least tens of thousands of pictures.

The second book is titled "The Legend of the Swordsman: The Tale of Encountering Beauty".

It roughly tells the story of a Sword Cultivator, while traveling around, meets seven different confidantes and eventually defeats a powerful enemy to become True Lord.

It also contains thousands of illustrations, mostly depicting beautiful women, with a few landscapes.

After flipping through the entire book, Xiao Chen couldn't find any illustrations of that Sword Cultivator; it seemed to be purely fictional.

"This isn't right, where's the Secret Manual?"

None of the three members of the Jin Family carried any Cultivation Method or Jade Slip.

As the saying goes, reviewing the old helps us learn the new.

Take the Secret Manual with you when you go out, and you can improve by flipping through it from time to time.

He didn't bring anything; no wonder he's so bad at fighting.

What a pity! A Third-Tier Inheritance could easily fetch tens of thousands of Spirit Stone.

Fortunately, although he didn't have Secret Manual, Jin Xiuli did carry a Pill Formula with him, and it was a Third-Tier Pill Recipe.

Its name is "Ten Treasures Heaven Mending Pill," a secret medicine that can both heal injuries and Body Refining.

It uses ten kinds of spirit medicine that Enhance Qi and Blood, as well as twenty-two kinds of auxiliary medicines.

Its main function is to compensate for the loss of Blood Qi when a cultivator is injured or fails to break through.

It can also increase a cultivator's Total Vitality to a certain extent.

"Wow, there are things like this?"

Xiao Chen had only seen healing spirit medicine in the Southern Domain before.

It's important to understand that for Body Cultivator, Qi and blood are the foundation of everything; increasing the Total Vitality is almost equivalent to indirectly improving one's aptitude.

To be honest, the Eastern Domain has a lot of tricks up its sleeve when it comes to cultivation, from the Nine Luminaries Profound Pill to the Ten Treasures Heaven Mending Pill.

Although these things don't look cheap, there are always cultivators who can afford them.

The upper and lower limits among cultivators of the same level have indeed been widened considerably as a result.

Then there were six Tier 3 Talisman he hadn't had a chance to use yet, all of which were offensive and useless to Xiao Chen.

Finally, there's a Spirit Accumulating Treasure Box.

Essentially, this thing is just Storage Box.

However, it's a more advanced version developed in the Eastern Domain, which can be used to store high-level spiritual items and effectively protect them from damage.

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up immediately when he saw this.

Generally speaking, the contents inside are of decent quality.

However, this thing is also protected by restrictions, and it is several times more complex.

It took him another six and a half hours to finally crack the Spirit Accumulating Treasure Box.

Upon opening it, one finds a Jeweled Moon Carved Vase, containing a walnut-sized elixir with two rings of fine Pill Mark.

As the treasure box was opened, a faint Pill Fragrance wafted out.

Just smelling this scent made Xiao Chen feel as if he had entered a vast forest, surrounded by vibrant life.

This is actually a Fourth-Order Spirit Pill!

"Oh no, I'm going to suffer from my lack of education now."

Previously in the Southern Domain, Xiao Chen had only seen some third-tier pills.

He had only recently arrived in the Eastern Domain, and he didn't recognize many fourth-tier pills, nor did he possess any Fourth-Order Alchemy Inheritance.

Therefore, it's truly impossible to recognize what kind of elixir it is or what its effects are.

However, the problem isn't too serious. Obtaining information in this area shouldn't be too difficult; we can just ask around when we get back.

Although Xiao Chen was new to the area, he had neither connections nor reliable channels.

However, there happens to be a very special organization in the Eastern Domain — the Morning Radiance Pavilion.

They specialize in buying and selling all kinds of intelligence and classified information; as long as you have Spirit Stone, you can obtain all kinds of information there.

The other party openly declared that our intelligence, like the rising sun, dispels the fog before every customer's eyes.

There is a Stronghold called Morning Radiance Pavilion in the Southern Lao Sea, which is said to be located on a small island about 1,500 li south of Hundred Herbs Island.

It is not far from the core of Hundred Herbs City, but it maintains a suitable distance.

The location was carefully chosen, ensuring it wouldn't completely slip out of Hundred Herbs City's control while also maintaining a degree of secrecy.

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It didn't take long for Xiao Chen to find the location of the Morning Radiance Pavilion.

For the sake of secrecy, he did not choose to inquire about the elixirs in his possession individually, but instead proposed to purchase images of all Fourth-Order Spirit Pill.

Anyway, I'll need this knowledge later, so I might as well take a crash course in advance.

"I'm sorry, our collection currently only includes illustrations for 125 types of Fourth-Order Spirit Pill."

The female cultivator wearing Rabbit Mask spoke gently, "There are two versions, one is a simplified version with only the name, and the other is a version that will cost you five hundred Spirit Stone."

"And a detailed version with descriptions of the pills, I'll charge you three thousand Spirit Stone."

Which one would you like, sir?

Xiao Chen feigned hesitation. "It's so expensive?"

"Then give me a simplified version."

The female cultivator opposite nodded. "No problem."

"Oh, right, there's something I need to remind the client first: for intelligence transactions, payment is required before delivery."

"Furthermore, the Pavilion Master has stipulated that once a guest has read the information, they cannot change their mind."

It is said that Morning Radiance Pavilion has been the target of a lot of trouble because of this policy of refusing refunds.

However, thanks to their connections, they were able to resolve the problems or get rid of the people who created them.

Xiao Chen took out five hundred Spirit Stone, then pretended to hesitate and changed his mind, saying, "Wait a minute, I... I still want the detailed version."

After paying the Spirit Stone, they successfully exchanged them for a small picture book that wasn't too thick.

I waited about fifteen minutes. When the album arrived, the ink was just dry and there was still a lingering scent of ink, indicating that it was freshly made.

Back in his courtyard in Hundred Herbs City, Xiao Chen immediately activated the Nine Apertures Interlocking Grand Formation to prevent any unnecessary interference.

Then, flipping through the intelligence, they quickly found the name of the elixir— the Longevity Extending Pill.

As its name suggests, this is a longevity spirit medicine.

Nascent Soul True Lord consumes this, their Lifespan can be extended by twenty years.

If taken by cultivators of the third rank or below, it can extend their Lifespan by fifty to one hundred years.

In other words, for a Qi Refining Cultivator, taking this pill can extend their life by one lifetime.

However, it has little practical significance, since at least Golden Core True Person is needed to afford the high price of Fourth-Order Spirit Pill.

"No wonder it has such a vibrant life force."

When Xiao Chen first sensed the vibrant life force emanating from the Longevity Extending Pill, he felt it was either Sacred Pill for healing or spirit medicine for prolonging life.

Now that I see it, it's exactly as I expected.

In that case, it seems I don't really need this thing.

He doesn't need to worry about extending his lifespan right now. "Let's find an opportunity to exchange it for other cultivation resources."

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen suddenly remembered. "Hey, didn't City Lord Huo say he was going to hold Spirit Herb Banquet?"

"Isn't this the entry qualification!"

He heard it clearly: as long as one had Fourth-Order Spirit Pill and was willing to trade it, one could gain the qualification to attend the banquet.

He now happens to meet this condition.

I'll sell the Longevity Extending Pill at the banquet then; even if I only get Spirit Stone in return, that would be good.

You can also check out other good stuff while you're at it.

"But then again, the Jin Family might be a problem."

The loss of such an important elixir will definitely be used as a major clue by the Jin Family in their investigation.

Taking the Longevity Extending Pill to the Spirit Herb Banquet could cause trouble if the Jin Family comes looking for it.

Based on Xiao Chen's understanding of these powerful Lineage, they would most likely not believe the words of a rogue cultivator like himself, and would only try to intimidate him with their power.

However, there's still about a month until the Third Day of the Third Month, so there's no need to rush.

We can observe the situation first; the Jin Family might not be able to react in time.

The Southern Lao Sea is quite a distance from the Ten Thousand Immortals Archipelago, and if any cultivator encounters any problems along the way, it could delay them for ten days or more.

As long as the Jin Family doesn't immediately focus their attention on Hundred Herbs Island, it won't really have any impact.

After all, according to the previous agreement, he was supposed to go to the Outer Sea in early May.

"Let's focus on cultivation first; cultivation level is the foundation of everything."

Xiao Chen shook his head, shaking off these distracting thoughts.

This has always been the way of the Cultivation World; Strength Revered.

If he were Nascent Soul True Lord now, he wouldn't need to worry about these things. On the contrary, the Jin Family Patriarch would have to take the initiative to apologize and beg him to forgive his petty mistake.

"The first step towards becoming True Lord is to taste the Demon Core core."

Xiao Chen took out a Demon Core from his Vast Sea Ring, and following the method for consuming Inner Core, he used Spirit Fire into a medicinal liquid, and then swallowed it in one gulp.

Actually, there are better ways to deal with Demon Core.

For example, when refining third-tier pills, one can make better use of the Spiritual Power within them.

However, given the current circumstances, it's more convenient to swallow it directly.

Moreover, Xiao Chen believed he would have plenty of opportunities to acquire more Demon Core in the future, and didn't need to be as petty as ordinary cultivators about such trivial matters.

After swallowing the medicine, a rich Water Spiritual Power erupted within his body.

At the same time, a Kui Water Yin Energy cultivated by the Sea Fish burst out from the medicinal liquid and went straight into his dantian along the meridians.

The Kui Water Yin Energy in the Demon Core is similar to the wisp of primordial Qi that a cultivator obtains when forming their core.

It is also the most essential and precious part of the Demon Core, comparable to a top-tier third-order Water-element Spirit Item.

However, the Kui Water Yin Energy is, after all, the origin of Demon Beast, so it must be dealt with with extreme care.

If anything goes wrong during the refining process, causing the Yin Qi to leak out.

At best, it will make cultivation difficult for a period of time, requiring a lot of time to dissolve the Yin Qi with true essence.

In severe cases, the dantian may become infected by the cold and dampness, directly damaging the foundation of one's health.

For Cultivator of Magic, directly consuming Demon Core is also an extremely risky matter.

But it doesn't matter, Xiao Chen is Body Cultivator, his physique is superb!

His Blood Qi were vigorous, his Yang Qi was abundant, and his dantian was like a furnace.

The Kui Water Yin Energy seeped into the dantian, as if the person had walked right into a trap.

It was immediately captured by the Life Core from afar with its true essence and refined in an instant.

At the same time, with the supply of pure Spiritual Power, new true essence began to condense in Xiao Chen's dantian.

However, during the process of refining the Kui Water Yin Energy, the Yang Qi within the Life Core inevitably suffers some loss.

The clash between Yin and Yang means that such a small amount of loss is normal and not a big problem.

Without any disturbances, it should take about a day to fully recover.

"Whew, that felt great!"

Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes, exhaling a two-foot-long wisp of cold air.

The last bit of cold air was expelled, and the Demon Core was completely refined.

The entire process took about three hours, and it actually increased his true energy by a full three strands.

"Such speed!"

Xiao Chen used his Divine Sense Scan and was secretly delighted.

Although it is best to swallow only one Demon Core per day to avoid excessive depletion of Yang Qi.

Even at this rate, as long as there is a sufficient supply of Demon Core, his cultivation time can be directly reduced to one-sixth of the original time.

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Of course, in reality, hunting Demon Core also takes some time.

Xiao Chen calculated that he needed to obtain at least five Demon Core cores per month to maintain the same cultivation efficiency as if he were cultivating in seclusion.

The extra efficiency gains are what truly translate into improved efficiency.

This condition would be extremely difficult for other cultivators.

However, Xiao Chen felt he could give it a try.

After all, his speed in escaping means a larger hunting range; his rapid recovery of true energy means a higher hunting frequency; and his speed in killing Demon Beast means higher hunting efficiency.

If one could harvest ten Demon Core in a month, their cultivation efficiency would double.

Early the next morning, Xiao Chen left Hundred Herbs Island again, heading south to search for Third-tier Sea Fish.

Perhaps it was because of its speed, or perhaps it was because of good luck.

After a full day of searching, on the afternoon of the third day, they successfully caught a Cloud-Patterned Grouper and obtained a Demon Core.

On the morning of the sixth day, they caught another Small-Mouth Silver Perch and obtained another Demon Core core.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and he caught a total of four Third-tier Sea Fish and obtained four Demon Core.

However, he searched almost the entire area south of Hundred Herbs Island, especially the fourth Sea Fish, which took him a lot of effort.

"Looks like we can't keep fishing in one place; let's try a different area."

Xiao Chen returned to Hundred Herbs Island excitedly, intending to rest for two days to refine his true essence and also to inquire about the situation.

After that, he planned to go east and take a look. Once he had circled the remaining three directions, it would probably be around May.

Unfortunately, as soon as he returned to the island, he saw a large number of Bounty Order.

The Jin Family reacted quickly, arriving at Hundred Herbs Island eight days ago. They communicated with Hundred Herbs City while deploying a large number of people to search for clues.

The sudden shattering of the Life Tablet left behind by three Direct Lineage of the clan was of great importance.

Not to mention that it also involves a Fourth-Order Spirit Pill, which is of paramount importance.

Therefore, the Jin Family mobilized almost their entire force, bringing along more than ten Golden Core cultivator, displaying an attitude of not giving up until the murderer was found.

Judging from the situation, if Xiao Chen were to take the Longevity Extending Pill to the banquet...

It's estimated that they'll be besieged as soon as they leave the City Lord Manor, and might even be arrested as Bandit Cultivator midway through the banquet.

He wandered around the city and, sure enough, many people were discussing the Jin Family cultivators.

"Have you heard? That Bandit Cultivator not only killed the Jin Family of the Ten Thousand Immortals Archipelago, but it seems he also stole a very important treasure."

"No wonder the Jin Family offered a reward of 300,000 Spirit Stone. What is that treasure? Is there any news about it?"

"Never heard of it, but anyone who dares to mess with the Jin Family is in big Bandit Cultivator."

"I think so too. Where did this hothead come from, so bold? Even Ghost Face Qing knows that you shouldn't mess with people you shouldn't mess with."

Ghost Face Qing is ranked tenth on the bounty wall of Ten Thousand Ten Thousand Immortals Island, with a bounty of 1.3 million Spirit Stone.

"Hmm, if that's the case, could it be White Beard's doing? He always likes to target these powerful Lineage."

"That's hard to say. Any of the first few are possible. Didn't they say that White-Faced Scholar also likes to come this way?"

The White-Faced Scholar ranked sixth, accumulating a total reward of two million Spirit Stone.

"Impossible. That idiot wouldn't dare. He only dares to target lone cultivators. He's just been lucky to escape being caught for over three hundred years."

"Nonsense. How could someone who ranks sixth lack guts? They might just be doing the opposite."

Soon, the conversation veered towards a debate among the Top Ten Robber Cultivators about who was the strongest and who was the weakest.

Xiao Chen quietly left and listened around for a while.

The situation is not optimistic. Hundred Herbs City now believes that the Jin Family cultivators were killed by the Bandit Cultivator and is helping to collect useful clues in the city.

It is said that the Jin Family hired a top-notch tracker.

The investigation has now been focused on the area south of Hundred Herbs Island, and we went to the southern islands to inquire about the situation the day before yesterday.

As long as we can find any rogue cultivators who have previously seen Jin Family cultivators, we can narrow down the general area and proceed to the next step of screening.

With the cooperation of Hundred Herbs City, and excluding the Golden Core cultivator who were not present, there won't be many people left.

After all, even if there are more Golden Core True Person in the Eastern Domain, there aren't so many that they're impossible to track down; most of them can be traced.

It's simply a matter of how much manpower and time one is willing to invest.

At the same time, Xiao Chen also unexpectedly learned that Hundred Herbs Island was now under tight control despite its seemingly relaxed internal situation.

No one interferes with those entering the island, but Golden Core cultivator leaving the island are all monitored.

If we stay and don't leave, we might wake up in the middle of the night to find a large group of people blocking our door.

Actually, this news was released by the Jin Family.

Under normal circumstances, Bandit Cultivator facing this situation would definitely choose to evacuate from Hundred Herbs Island.

Therefore, the Jin Family actually kept one-third of their manpower hidden near Hundred Herbs Island, preparing to ambush the fleeing Bandit Cultivator.

However, Xiao Chen did not leave as the Jin Family had expected.

The main reason is that if he were to run away now, Golden Light Rogue Cultivator and his current image would definitely be ruined, and the Outer Sea Ruins would be out of the question.

Therefore, he decided to gamble that he would not be discovered in the end.

After all, no matter how much the Jin Family investigates, they theoretically cannot pinpoint the specific person.

Anyway, with Night's Edge, the worst-case scenario is being blocked at the door, not actually being trapped to death on Hundred Herbs Island.

So for the next few days, he simply refined one Demon Core every morning to increase his true essence.

In the afternoon, while resting and Yang Qi, I went for a walk in Hundred Herbs City to join the crowds and find out the latest news.

Ironically, he didn't leave.

On the first day of the third lunar month, a distinguished guest arrived at Hundred Herbs Island.

He was a good friend of City Lord Huo from his early years, Dharma Name Lantern-Bearing True Monarch.

Seeing the Bounty Order all over the city, he casually hung one up in the square as well.

Any cultivator who can provide one of the three specified Fourth-Order Spiritual Item can exchange it for a Fairy Mushroom Soul Cleansing Pill from him.

The Fairy Mushroom Soul Cleansing Pill is Fourth-Order Spirit Pill that purifies the Divine Soul, enhances Divine Sense, and most importantly, boosts comprehension.

After being persuaded, one can achieve a thousand understandings from a single hearing within six hours.

It is of great help in breaking through bottlenecks or comprehending difficult problems.

However, correspondingly, the three items Lantern-Bearing True Monarch are all related to comprehension.

These are Heavenly Auspicious Fairy Mushroom, Purple-Gold Bodhi, and Three Blossom Spirit Gathering Fruit.

Among them, the Heavenly Auspicious Fairy Mushroom is the most important Main Ingredient in refining the Fairy Mushroom Soul Cleansing Pill.

"Such a good thing actually happened?"

Xiao Chen was tempted by the reward. Since he might need to flee at any time, he might as well exchange it for a Fourth-Order Spirit Pill first.

After all, the Fairy Mushroom Soul Cleansing Pill can enhance Divine Sense, although this benefit is only incidental for Fourth-Order Cultivator.

But it was a very useful improvement for him.

If it goes unnoticed, you'll be blessed with a magic pill.

If we attract attention, we can simply use the Night's Edge to escape, which will conveniently help us avoid the Jin Family's search.