Ancient Stone Jade Milk
The mountain that Zhang Xingfeng had cleaved in two with a single Saber Qi strike had now become the place where Zhang Xingfeng and Little Dragon lived.
The cliff face was steep, as if carved by a knife, making it impossible for ordinary people to traverse. However, it was easy for experts. From a spot on the sheer cliff face where pine trees grew, there was a stone cave, but it was blocked by the pine trees. By passing through the stone cave, one could plummet directly downwards. After several breaths, one could land on solid ground. Looking up, one could see a cave in front of them.
Inside the mountain that had been split in two, there was a huge hollow, as if it existed naturally. This was the former cave of the Dark Sting Bear, but now it had become the place where Zhang Xingfeng and his companions lived.
The cave was nearly six meters high and almost thirty meters long and wide. Zhang Xingfeng observed that it was a naturally formed cave, which greatly surprised Zhang Xingfeng. Zhang Xingfeng had always wondered why Dark Sting Bear, a guy whose strength in Beast Valley wasn't particularly high, possessed the Jianyu Essence Cudgel. Now that he was in the cave, Zhang Xingfeng understood.
Because inside the cave in the mountain, there is a treasure, even more precious than the Jianyu Essence Cudgel – the Ancient Stone Jade Milk.
Zhang Xingfeng didn't know exactly how many years this mountain had existed, but Zhang Xingfeng firmly believed that it had been there for over a hundred million years. This was because one of the conditions for the existence of Ancient Stone Jade Milk was that they were formed by the slow accumulation of stalagmites over hundreds of millions of years. Of course, that alone wasn't enough; otherwise, any place with hundreds of millions of years of stalagmites would suffice. The most crucial element was that the location of the Ancient Stone Jade Milk must contain an ancient stone itself!
Ancient stones are not simply old rocks, but rather the Jianyu Essence jade that has been continuously soaked in the milk of stalagmites for hundreds of millions of years. Over countless years, this Jianyu Essence to the most gentle ancient stone. And the milk of stalagmites that soaked the ancient stone for hundreds of millions of years becomes the Ancient Stone Jade Milk.
The time required to transform the Jianyu Essence into ancient stone is incalculable. No master in history has ever been able to detect it, even though some super cultivators have cultivated for hundreds of millions of years. Even they couldn't watch the Jianyu Essence turn into ancient stone from beginning to end! One can only imagine how terrifying the time required for this process is!
The Jianyu Essence to form stalagmites in ancient stone formations over millions of years, is called Primordial Milk! The functions of Primordial Milk are far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.
Ancient stones have miraculous effects.
The first remarkable effect: Simply soak ordinary stalagmite milk that has been formed over hundreds of millions of years around it, and after a thousand years, it becomes Ancient Stone Jade Milk. However, jade milk formed from ancient stone after only a thousand years is merely ordinary Ancient Stone Jade Milk, its effects incomparable to Primordial Milk. Primordial Milk, formed over hundreds of millions of years, has such profound effects that it completely transforms one's being, even allowing ordinary people to instantly enter the Nascent Soul Realm. A single drop's effect is comparable to a common elixir. Even ordinary Ancient Stone Jade Milk extremely precious; it can improve one's constitution, increase one's power, and so on.
The second remarkable effect: As long as a normal piece of Jianyu Essence is placed on the ancient stone, the ancient stone will automatically absorb the power of the surrounding mountains and merge it into the Jianyu Essence, allowing the Jianyu Essence to slowly grow. It is estimated that the ancient stone was originally a source of Jianyu Essence, but the ancient stone's miraculous effects are so great that this is not surprising.
The third amazing effect: Ancient stone is also a kind of magical artifact. Perhaps because it has changed from being extremely yang and hard in its former form to being Jianyu Essence. It can not only be extremely yang and hard like the Jianyu Essence Cudgel, but it can also be transformed into the softness of a finger!
The fourth miraculous effect: It is estimated that not many people in the immortal and demon realms know about it. However, Zhang Xingfeng does know that it is an important record from the "Six Revolutions Profound Body Art". However, it is extremely difficult to successfully perform this miraculous effect. Under normal circumstances, Zhang Xingfeng would not dare to do it lightly.
"Alas, this Dark Sting Bear is so ignorant of the world, unlike Little Dragon who has inherited memories. He doesn't even know that the Ancient Stone is a divine artifact. Otherwise, if he had the Ancient Stone as a divine artifact, it would be a very difficult thing to kill him!" Zhang Xingfeng sighed as he looked at the black stone pillar in front of him, which resembled a stone block.
However, Zhang Xingfeng could also imagine that the wonder of the ancient stone was beyond the comprehension of a creature like the Dark Sting Bear, who had always lived in the Beast Valley and had never seen the world. He figured the Dark Sting Bear would be ecstatic to see the growing Jianyu Essence Cudgel on the ancient stone. After all, compared to the glittering Jianyu Essence Cudgel, the dark ancient stone simply lacked the imposing aura of a divine artifact.
Zhang Xingfeng certainly wouldn't waste the ancient stone's preciousness, especially its fourth miraculous effect. Zhang Xingfeng wouldn't give it to anyone else. Since he wasn't going to cultivate the sixth stage of the Cultivation Method and would stop at the Immortal Undying Body, and even the Limitless Power, he couldn't give the ancient stone to someone else. The ancient stone was simply too perfect for him.
"Better safe than sorry. Use it as a stick for now!" Zhang Xingfeng smiled slightly, and a drop of blood seeped from his index finger, flying onto the ancient stone. The ancient stone did not resist at all, letting Zhang Xingfeng drip blood onto it.
"Hello, I am Zhang Xingfeng. How long is the history of the ancient stone?" Zhang Xingfeng had always wondered how long it would take for the ancient stone to form.
Having reached the level of a divine artifact, the ancient stone naturally possessed consciousness and immediately replied, "In the beginning, I was the essence of Jianyu Essence. I don't know how long I existed, but here, after being soaked in the milk of the billion-year-old stalagmites for countless years, I began to gain consciousness. After about another billion years, because the gate of the Beast Valley lit up ten times, I became a complete ancient stone. Now, it has been a hundred billion years since I became an ancient stone, and I have risen from a mid-level divine artifact to this level!"
"Good heavens, not bad, not bad at all. You have a much longer history than me, Dragon Spirit. I'm only a little over a hundred million years old, but I reached the level of a top-tier artifact as soon as I formed consciousness. You, Ancient Stone, cultivated for hundreds of millions of years before reaching the level of a top-tier artifact! It seems that I, Dragon Spirit, am still more powerful!" Dragon Spirit seemed very proud.
Tianyu had clearly spent a considerable amount of time with Pangu. Having some experience in cultivation, he remarked, "Senior Gushi has cultivated diligently for billions of years, enduring such prolonged solitude. It seems Senior Gushi's divine heart is remarkably steadfast. With such a steadfast divine heart, reaching that legendary level is certainly possible!"
Clearly, Gu Shi was still quite modest. "Don't say that. Being with you all, I'm getting really old. Reaching the level of a top-tier artifact has already taken a huge toll on my energy. I know my potential; without any extraordinary encounters, I probably have no hope of reaching that legendary level! Look at you all, Long Ling is already at the peak of a top-tier artifact, just one step away from that realm."
Upon hearing this, Long Ling was overjoyed. To gain the recognition of a master with billions of years of arduous cultivation was naturally a great joy for Long Ling.
"Rou Jin is also quite good. It's naturally excellent. Although it's only a mid-level divine artifact, its unchanging ability is absolutely formidable. Its potential is definitely the highest among us. As for Sun Shooting, needless to say, its Divine Fire Crystal Core alone elevates it to the level of a top-tier divine artifact." Gu Shi casually commented on each of the divine artifacts.
A surge of excitement welled up in Zhang Xingfeng's heart. "Such a precious artifact, such a divine weapon, all of it belongs to me, Zhang Xingfeng. What goal could I possibly not achieve?"
Little Dragon stared at the Ancient Stone Jade Milk with a terrifying light in his eyes. His inherited memories told him that the Ancient Stone Jade Milk with such color was the most top-grade Primordial Milk in legend!
"That idiot Dark Sting Bear is wasting such precious Primordial Milk on this! He won't even eat it! He's such an idiot!" Little Dragon muttered to himself. However, he didn't want to tell Zhang Xingfeng right now because the Dragon Clan's inherited memories contained a secret way to use Primordial Milk.
But...
"Ancient Stone, is this jade breast Primordial Milk?" Zhang Xingfeng couldn't distinguish between Primordial Milk and ordinary Ancient Stone Jade Milk.
The ancient stone's Divine Sense replied, "This is the Primordial Milk that has accompanied me for billions of years. I have been slowly evolving under their immersion. Over billions of years, they have also absorbed some of my properties, and their effects are absolutely astonishing. The Primordial Milk here is just a small pit, only half a meter long and wide, and nearly a meter deep. This Primordial Milk should be enough for you, Xingfeng!"
Zhang Xingfeng was secretly delighted. He knew that Primordial Milk was sold by the drop in both the immortal and demon realms, and was extremely precious. Now, in such a deep pit, how many drops of Primordial Milk were there? Zhang Xingfeng couldn't even imagine; there were simply too many.
With a flick of his wrist, the same jade bottle he had used to store the dragon spirit's blood appeared in Zhang Xingfeng's Zhang Xingfeng. With a thought, the jade bottle automatically absorbed the Primordial Milk!
"Second Brother..." Little Dragon suddenly let out a wail, his eyes wide as he stared at Zhang Xingfeng. Zhang Xingfeng was currently collecting these Primordial Milk, and Little Dragon dared not stop him.
Zhang Xingfeng was taken aback, looked at Little Dragon, and asked in confusion, "Little Dragon, what's wrong?"
Little Dragon said pitifully, "I want to use Primordial Milk!"
Zhang Xingfeng couldn't help but laugh, "It's just Primordial Milk! Tell me, there's a lot of Primordial Milk, how much exactly, and how many drops?"
Little Dragon said timidly, "I want to poke the bucket that Tianxin Sect uses to hold water, the size of that big wooden tub!"
Zhang Xingfeng was startled. The giant wooden tub from the Tianxin Sect was much larger than a regular tub; that tub would take up more than half of his Primordial Milk. Zhang Xingfeng glared at Little Dragon and said, "What are you doing? What do you need so much for? You should know that a single drop of Primordial Milk can transform a person, its effect is even better than the Huangxing Pill! Do you know how many drops are in this huge tub? Even if every new disciple of my Tianxin Sect used it, it could last for millions of years!"
The Little Dragon said shyly, "I know that too, but my dragon clan has a secret method that uses Primordial Milk. This method is extremely effective, and I want to try it!"
Zhang Xingfeng thought to himself, "There is indeed a lot of Primordial Milk. Even if most of it is used, a small portion would still be over a million drops (20 drops per cubic centimeter, 20,000 drops per cubic decimeter, 20 million drops per cubic meter, and this is a quarter cubic meter, which means 5 million drops of Primordial Milk. Little Dragon probably needs 3 million drops, so there are 2 million drops left. My calculation is not wrong.) Over a million drops of Primordial Milk should be enough for the Tianxin Sect."
Thinking of this, Zhang Xingfeng looked at Little Dragon and said, "Tell me, what secret technique is it? If I think it's worth it, I'll give it to you!" Zhang Xingfeng was quite generous to his people; he would readily give away many things, even divine Primordial Milk. The ancient stone was of great importance to Zhang Xingfeng, which is why Zhang Xingfeng directly accepted it by dripping his blood. Normally, Zhang Xingfeng wouldn't drip blood for many divine artifacts, but even if he did, it wouldn't matter; there were ways to break the contract.
The first method is that the owner of the artifact and the artifact's divine heart reach an agreement, and the owner of the artifact personally uses their Divine Sense to enter the artifact and retrieve that drop of Essence Blood.
The second method is that the owner of the artifact is killed, and the artifact automatically becomes ownerless.
Little Dragon was filled with trepidation. This secret technique was a closely guarded secret of the Dragon Clan, a supreme Body Refinement method. Little Dragon was conflicted; should he tell his second brother or not? Little Dragon was usually very grateful for Zhang Xingfeng's care for him. Zhang Xingfeng was completely sincere towards him, giving him divine artifacts, Demon Crystal, and immortal crystals...
"What do I care about the secrets of the Dragon Clan? Back in the Primordial Era, they all left one by one, and in the end, I was the only one left. Why should I care about keeping it a secret? I know my second brother is good to me, but I don't know the Dragon Clan is good to me. Humph, even if it's not supposed to be a secret, I'll spread it all!" The Little Dragon suddenly remembered his loneliness in the Primordial Era, and a surge of anger rose in his heart.
"Second Brother, let me tell you, using Primordial Milk can perfectly fuse one's Nascent Soul with one's body. If one reaches the Nascent Soul stage, one can directly Great Accomplishment the Body Refinement stage. In other words, if one reaches the Nascent Soul stage and uses this secret method of Primordial Milk, it means that one has achieved the Great Accomplishment of the Body Refinement stage, approaching the Void Realm! Becoming a figure in the Immortal Realm who is close to the Immortal Emperor!" Little Dragon finally said it.
Zhang Xingfeng was stunned by these words. He had never imagined that such a terrifying thing existed. The Nascent Nine Heavens Profound Immortal Monarch, the Body Refinement stage was equivalent to Immortal Emperor. In other words, as long as Little Dragon reached the early stage of the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal stage and used that secret method, he could reach the late stage of the Immortal Monarch! He would become a figure close to Immortal Emperor.
"Yes, yes, of course I'll use it! Okay, Little Dragon, I agree! Why didn't you say so sooner? This is such a great opportunity! Once you break through to the Nascent Soul stage, my Tianxin Sect will be completely invincible in the Cultivation World!" Zhang Xingfeng said excitedly. A late-stage Immortal Monarch is a top-tier figure even in the Immortal Realm!
"Second Brother, I didn't tell you before that the Dragon Clan has many secret techniques that are not passed down to outsiders. Today, I'll tell you the most important ones!" The Little Dragon looked at Zhang Xingfeng firmly and said.