Ice and Snow Beauty

"Golden Core Realm?" Wei Suo swallowed hard. "Green-Haired Old Man, what do you mean by 'condensing form'?"

A cultivator's True Essence is the source that drives all spells and Magic Treasures, and it is the foundation of their cultivation. Cultivation Techniques for refining True Essence are divided into four tiers—Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow—based on their quality. In terms of cultivation stages, they are sequentially divided into the Sea of Consciousness Realm, Zhou Tian Realm, Divided Thoughts Realm, Golden Core Realm, Divine Profound Realm, and True Immortal Realm. Each of these realms is further divided into five levels. Currently, Wei Suo not only cultivates the Purple Profound True Art, which isn't a particularly powerful technique, but he has only reached the second level of the Sea of Consciousness Realm. Given Wei Suo's cultivation speed, it's unlikely he'll reach the Golden Core Realm in this lifetime. If the Green Robe Old Man can truly help Wei Suo reach the Golden Core Realm, then as long as his conditions are achievable, Wei Suo would definitely go all out.

"For an artifact spirit like me, the material body of a Magic Treasure is like my physical body. If the Ghost Nurturing Jar hadn't been damaged, I could have lived for tens of thousands more years without issue. However, the material body of this Magic Treasure is severely damaged, and the spiritual energy within some of its formations is leaking. If nothing unexpected happens, the spiritual energy of this Magic Treasure's formations will completely dissipate in a few hundred years. At that time, my vital energy will no longer be nourished, and I will completely vanish. The so-called condensing form is to use some unique materials to create a new body for me."

"Create a new body?"

"That's right. The reason I need to drink Fire Scorpion Blood and Fire Earth Dragon blood is that I don't know what materials my first master used when refining me. The blood of the Fire Scorpion and the Fire Earth Dragon has a nourishing effect on my vital energy. If I drink enough Fire Scorpion Blood, the distance my divine sense can leave this jar will increase, but it won't exceed a radius of ten miles." The Green Robe Old Man looked at Wei Suo and said, "My greatest hope is to be able to go out and see the world freely. But without a real body, I can never leave this jar, and I'll always be like a prisoner."

"That does sound pretty miserable." Wei Suo knew that artifact spirits like the Green Robe Old Man were created by the refiners of Magic Treasures to help them control the artifacts. They were essentially like servants to cultivators. To be a servant for tens of thousands of years, and sometimes, when the master died, they couldn't even get out of the jar, remaining confined for over ten thousand years—such an experience was indeed quite tragic. After nodding sympathetically, Wei Suo continued to ask, "Do you know how to help me condense form? What materials are needed? You're not going to ask for an arm or a leg, are you?"

"See for yourself." The Green Robe Old Man had long since realized that Wei Suo was a very shrewd individual who didn't like to be at a disadvantage. He waved his hands continuously, and green glowing characters, similar to the runes on the First-Order Fireball Talisman he had shown Wei Suo, appeared before him.

"Five-Colored Stone, Moon Immortal Grass, Golden Crow Fruit... Golden Core Realm third level? Alright, Green-Haired Old Man, I knew you'd offer to help me cultivate to the Golden Core Realm. Turns out, after gathering all these materials, I'll still need at least the True Essence cultivation of the Golden Core Realm third level to perform the condensing form spell for you." Wei Suo couldn't help but exclaim after carefully reading through it.

"So, are you in or out?" The Green Robe Old Man shot Wei Suo a look and said directly.

"I'm in. Only a fool wouldn't be." Wei Suo chuckled. "As long as I can gather these materials on my cultivation journey, it's fine. But Green-Haired Old Man, if these materials are truly unobtainable, you can't blame me then."

"You don't need to worry about that," the Green Robe Old Man nodded confidently. "If these materials are truly unavailable on the Tianxuan Continent, I know another place where they should be."

"In that case, there's no reason not to make a deal." Wei Suo looked at the Green Robe Old Man, who was becoming increasingly endearing in his eyes. "Oh right, Green-Haired Old Man, we've been talking for so long like old friends, and I still don't know your name. I'm Wei Suo."

"What old friends!" the Green Robe Old Man cursed inwardly, then snorted. "What's in a name? Call me whatever you like."

"Okay then, should I call you Greeny from now on? Or maybe Little Greeny?"

"...Fine, you can just keep calling me Green-Haired Old Man."

"Calling you Green-Haired Old Man feels a bit awkward. How about I just call you Old Man?" Wei Suo lay limply on the bed, completely exhausted from the continuous talisman refining that had drained his physical strength and mental energy. "Old Man, since we've made a deal, what should I do next?"

"What to do?" The Green Robe Old Man looked at Wei Suo disdainfully. "Seeing how happy you are just from refining a few Fireball Talismans, I can tell you're dirt poor. First, figure out how to refine more Fireball Talismans and earn enough Spirit Stones for your daily cultivation."

Wei Suo's face flushed slightly. "Old Man, don't you have any other good things you can let me use first?"

"Sorry, not at the moment. Unless you cultivate to the fourth level of the Sea of Consciousness Realm." The Green Robe Old Man shook his head unceremoniously. "However, I do know a method for luring Fire Scorpions."

"Really?" Wei Suo's eyes lit up again.

"Weiwei, who upset you? You look so unhappy." Ji Ya smiled as soon as she saw Han Weiwei walk into the alchemy room with a displeased look, beckoning her over. Han Weiwei, pouting, directly sat on Ji Ya's lap and wrapped her arms around her neck. If Wei Suo could see this scene, his jaw would have definitely dropped.

Ji Ya, currently dressed in a simple purple palace dress with her hair casually tied up with a jade hairpin, is the owner of the Treasure Pavilion in Lingyue City. While the Treasure Pavilion isn't the largest establishment in Lingyue City, it's definitely one of the most profitable. This is because Ji Ya is one of the few alchemists in Lingyue City, and about a third of the pills produced in Lingyue City come from the Treasure Pavilion. Moreover, the most crucial point is that Ji Ya is also famously known as a stunning beauty in Lingyue City.

Every day, many people find various excuses to trade with the Treasure Pavilion, all in hopes of catching a glimpse of her unforgettable face and her proud figure, especially the size of her breasts, which would surely drive most women crazy. However, Ji Ya usually maintains a cold demeanor towards all men, even the young talents from sects like Tianyi Sect. The colder such beauties are, the more they captivate countless cultivators.

Yet, this famously cold beauty was now sitting on someone's lap with her neck embraced, and the person sitting on this beauty's lap was none other than the very charming, silver-clothed, and curvaceous young beauty Wei Suo had encountered in Yellow Sand Canyon.

"Senior Sister, I'm so angry," Han Weiwei said through gritted teeth, sitting on Ji Ya's long, slender legs that drove countless cultivators mad. "A few days ago, I managed to catch two Stone-tailed Wall Lizards in Yellow Sand Canyon, but unexpectedly, I ran into a shameless guy who snatched both of them and ran off. I searched the area around Yellow Sand Canyon for several days but couldn't find this guy."