Of course, though that was what he said, he was not particularly discouraged. After all, he had gained quite a few benefits. Refining even a portion of the Origin Fire Essence had allowed his cultivation to break through to the half-step Spirit Disk Stage.
Moreover, Light Fire's power had increased considerably.
Most importantly, the essence blood contained within the corpse of the Fire Spirit Beast Ancestor was of immense use to him. Its use lay precisely in the Ren Hu clan's Totem Secret Technique.
Yang Chen had once studied this Totem Secret Technique. It indeed possessed a shocking effect when it came to breaking into the Spirit Disk Stage, but it required the blood of pure yang and pure yin, and in quite substantial quantities. Yang Chen could not possibly commit such a large-scale act, but he could adapt the method.
The raw material was the essence blood of a Spirit Disk Stage expert.
The Fire Spirit Beast Ancestor had reached the Demigod Stage, so its effects could only be better, not worse.
He was merely still lacking a few materials and needed to gather them. Otherwise, the essence blood of a Demigod Stage Ancestor alone would not be enough.
When it came to materials, Yang Chen thought of Wang Tong.
Yang Chen did not stand on ceremony. He directly left his residence and personally went to find Wang Tong.
Now that the war had just ended, Wang Tong was quite leisurely. When he saw Yang Chen arrive, he hurriedly welcomed him and invited him into an inner room.
"Young Peak Master, what wind has blown you here? Do you know that these past few days, I have not even dared to step outside?" Wang Tong said helplessly.
"What do you mean by that?" Yang Chen asked in surprise.
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