King Zhen Dong's reward: Snow Phoenix Carved Feathers (Part two)

"So fast?" Upon hearing Dongfang Yan's words, Zhuge Xiang was slightly taken aback, then laughed. Regardless of anything else, the reward from the King Zhen Dong, and the fact that the Dongfang Family could send him eighteen feathers of the Phoenix Bloodline Demon Spirit, were all good things.

"I've said before that if I were to meet Brother Zhuge again, I would certainly want to drink and chat with you. Today is the perfect time, why don't we go and have a few drinks?" Dongfang Yan invited.

"That's natural," Zhuge nodded, knowing that it was inappropriate to take things out in public. Soon, the four of them found the largest Restaurant in Ink Martial City, Drunken Immortal Pavilion.

They booked a private room and the three brothers, Zhuge and his companions, sat down. However, the middle-aged man behind Dongfang Yan stood firmly behind him, showing no intention of sitting down.

Based on Zhuge Xiang's combat intuition, he could tell that although the middle-aged man was standing casually, he maintained a high level of vigilance at all times. No matter where the attack came from, the middle-aged man could react immediately.

Dongfang Yan ordered several jars of wine and women, but Zhuge Xiang shook his head, looking very heroic. He thought, "What kind of man drinks wine and women? He told the Shop Assistant to go down and bring up several jars of strong liquor." Although Zhuge Xiang wasn't a good drinker, he seemed to get more and more addicted to this liquor.

After a few rounds of drinks and some casual conversation, Dongfang Yan took out some feathers from his Storage Ring, lined them up in front of Zhuge Xiang, eighteen in total, without any discrepancy.

Eighteen feathers, pure white and crystal clear, like ice sculptures, exuding a chilling aura, without a single blemish, like a work of art. Qin Qing, standing beside her, stared wide-eyed, not blinking, clearly very fond of it.

"These are the feathers of the Snow Phoenix Vulture. The Snow Phoenix Vulture is a rare species from the primordial era, possessing a trace of Phoenix blood. This Snow Phoenix Vulture is about to break through to the Two-Star Demon Spirit realm. This is what our Dongfang Family promised you," Dongfang Yan said, spreading out the eighteen Snow Phoenix Carved Feather in front of Zhuge Xiang.

Encountering Demon Spirit is not difficult. With the power of the Dongfang Family, killing a few Demon Spirit would only require sending a few Deity Transformation Stage Cultivator. However, Ancient Divine Beast such as Phoenix, dragons, and Qilin are incredibly terrifying beings. Demon Race with the bloodlines of these top-tier divine beasts are not so easy to find. Moreover, the strength of Demonic Creatures with the bloodlines of these top-tier divine beasts far surpasses that of beings of the same level.

"Haha, then I won't stand on ceremony..." The core material of the Phoenix Feather Wings Flying Magic Artifact is eighteen Demon Spirit feathers with Phoenix Bloodline. Looking at the eighteen Snow Phoenix Carved Feather in front of him, Zhuge Xiang grabbed them without ceremony and examined them.

Snow Phoenix Carved Feather (Material): It is a feather plucked from the Demon-grade Snow Phoenix Vulture with Phoenix Bloodline. It possesses mysterious power and can be used as a forging material or an ingredient for alchemy.

After reviewing the information on the Snow Phoenix Carved Feather and finding no issues, Zhuge Xiang placed it into his Storage Ring. Then, Dongfang Yan took out a small blue-and-white porcelain medicine bottle. A bright red Formation on the bottle pulsed, isolating all auras.

What exactly is inside this medicine bottle? Why would it need to be isolated from the outside world to preserve its potency?

"Inside here is a Spirit Nurturing Pill, a reward from the King Zhen Dong," he said, pushing the small medicine bottle, engraved with a bright red Formation, in front of Zhuge Xiang.

"The Spirit Nurturing Pill!?" Sitting next to Zhuge Xiang, Qin Qing didn't say a word, not disturbing Zhuge Xiang and Dongfang Yan. However, even now, she couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

First, there were eighteen Demon Spirit feathers possessing Phoenix Bloodline, and now there's the Spirit Nurturing Pill. Even a Deity Transformation stage expert wouldn't possess such things so easily. Especially this Spirit Nourishing Spirit Nurturing Pill; if news of it spreads, it wouldn't be surprising if it caused a bloodbath. A reward from the King Zhen Dong? What does this have to do with the King Zhen Dong?

"Oh? Qin Qing, do you know what this Spirit Nurturing Pill is?" Zhuge Xiang took the small medicine bottle, weighed it up and down, and turned to ask when he heard Qin Qing's exclamation. To be honest, Zhuge Xiang really didn't know what this Spirit Nurturing Pill was or what its effects were.

"You don't even know about the Spirit Nurturing Pill?" Qin Qing looked at Zhuge Xiang in surprise. Not to mention Qin Qing, even Dongfang Yan looked at Zhuge Xiang with some surprise. It was hard to imagine that a Qi Refining Stage disciple would not know what the Spirit Nurturing Pill was.

Seeing that Zhuge Xiang didn't seem to be joking, Qin Qing explained, "We human Cultivator have six minor realms in the Deity Transformation stage. The first three are the Divine Ability Stage, the Spell Control Stage, and the True Essence Realm. When you reach the True Essence Realm, your essence, energy, and spirit will merge into one, transforming into liquid True Essence. Demon Spirit are actually the same. Three-Star Demon will form Demon Core Power within its body..."

At this point, Qin Qing paused slightly, then continued, "By killing Three-Star Demon and extracting its Demon Spirit Demon Core Power as the main ingredient, along with other precious medicinal herbs, one can refine the Spirit Nurturing Pill. One such Pill can increase a Qi Refining Stage Cultivator's chances of successfully breaking through to the Deity Transformation stage by 40%. One Spirit Nurturing Pill is worth 100,000 low-grade Spirit Stone, and it's always in high demand but never available."

"A single Spirit Nurturing Pill can increase the chance of Qi Refining Stage Cultivator breaking through to the Deity Transformation stage by 40%?" Upon hearing that the Spirit Nurturing Pill Nourishing Pill required the killing of a Three-Star Demon Spirit, Zhuge Xiang knew that the Pill was very powerful. However, he never expected that it could increase the chance of a Qi Refining Stage Cultivator breaking through to the Deity Transformation stage by 40%.

Doesn't this mean that with just one pill, Tenth Layer of Return to Simplicity Realm could very well break through? No wonder Qin Qing said that the news of a Spirit Nurturing Pill would be enough to cause a bloodbath. You know, for those trapped at the Tenth Layer of Return to Simplicity Realm, even a one percent chance, let alone a forty percent chance, would be enough to make them resort to any means necessary.

Ordinary people can't even imagine how strong the desire to break through is for those trapped at the Tenth Layer of Return to Simplicity Realm. Zhuge Xiang knew that if his cultivation had been stuck at the Fourth Layer the Void Splitting Realm for several years, Zhuge Xiang would probably be as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. So, what would be the reaction of those Tenth Layer of Return to Simplicity Realm for ten, twenty, or even thirty years upon learning about the Spirit Nurturing Pill -Nourishing Pill? It's obvious.

"The reward from the King Zhen Dong is quite generous, especially for Qi Refining Stage Cultivator. However, since you have already comprehended Sword Intent, and your Sword Intent is extremely powerful, this Spirit Nurturing Pill will not be of much use to you," Dongfang Yan said to Zhuge Xiang with a shake of his head.

"It's nothing, I'm very happy to have obtained this Spirit Nurturing Pill," Zhuge Xiang said with a smile, after pouring out the Spirit Nurturing Pill and looking at Spirit Nurturing Pill information. Just as Qin Qing had said, it was indeed as Qin Qing had predicted.

Spirit Nurturing Pill (Special Consumable): No level requirement. Consuming it grants 800 points of spirit. Cultivator in the Return to Simplicity Realm have a 40% chance of breaking through to the Deity Transformation stage.

Zhuge Xiang put away the Snow Phoenix Carved Feather and the Spirit Nurturing Pill, and drank with Dongfang Yan until they were seven or eight parts drunk before saying goodbye. Qin Qing had practically betrayed the Hundred Flowers Palace for his sake, so Zhuge Xiang naturally took her to the Asura Sect Inner Sect.

"This is my room. You'll be living here from now on," Zhuge Xiang said to Qin Qing in his room after returning to his small Courtyard.

Qin Qing nodded, looked at the messy room, said nothing, and started to make the bed and tidy up the room. Zhuge Xiang was a grown man living here, and he had been away from the Asura Sect for some time, so this place naturally needed to be cleaned.

Watching Qin Qing's busy figure, like a virtuous wife and loving mother, Zhuge Xiang was slightly touched. He flipped his hand and took out the bottle containing the Spirit Nurturing Pill, handing it to Qin Qing and saying, "Keep this Spirit Nurturing Pill for me."

"Ah?" Qin Qing was slightly taken aback when she saw the Spirit Nurturing Pill that Zhuge Xiang handed her. Then, tears welled up in her beautiful eyes, and she nodded with a happy expression.

He gripped the bottle containing the Spirit Nurturing Pill tightly in both hands, not putting it into his Storage Artifact, but carefully keeping it close to his body.

Although Zhuge Xiang doesn't need the Spirit Nurturing Pill, its value is self-evident. The fact that Zhuge Xiang is willing to entrust the Spirit Nurturing Pill to me for safekeeping means that I am trustworthy in his heart.

The Spirit Nurturing Pill itself wasn't enough to make Qin Qing so happy. What truly made her happy was that she hadn't made the wrong choice. For him, she had betrayed her Sect, and her heart had always felt like a rootless duckweed, lacking a sense of security. But now, this Spirit Nurturing Pill gave Qin Qing a feeling of peace of mind.

Looking at Qin Qing's expression, Zhuge Xiang smiled but didn't say anything. Zhuge Xiang didn't have any deep romantic feelings for Qin Qing, but since she was his woman and had sacrificed so much for him, Zhuge Xiang wasn't heartless. He couldn't force feelings, but at least in terms of actions, he wouldn't let her down.

Every man should have his own responsibilities, and protecting his woman is an inescapable duty for all men.

Sitting cross-legged, Zhuge Xiang his mind. He had many things to do after returning to the Asura Headquarters. He wasn't in a hurry to improve his cultivation. The design blueprints for the Phoenix Feather Wings required a Beginner Grade Ten Artifact Forger to forge them, and he was only Beginner Grade Seven blacksmith. He already had the main materials for forging the Phoenix Feather Wings. His most important task at the moment was to quickly raise his blacksmithing ability to the Beginner Grade Ten.

Appraisal Pill Alchemist are two Life Profession that cannot be abandoned, but they can be postponed for now.

"Zhuge Xiang, I heard you're back. Come out now, I want to Duel with you!" Just as Zhuge Xiang was concentrating on his future path, a familiar voice suddenly rang out, and at the same time, a sharp aura that seemed to pierce the sky erupted.

"Zhang Kuang? Fine, let's see how strong he is now." Upon hearing this voice, Zhuge Xiang opened his eyes.