Qualitative Change of a Tier 6 Magic Core

"I'll use this Tier 6 Magic Core as a supplement before advancing to Dou Zong."

Wu Yan looked at the ice-element Tier 6 Magic Core in his hand. He had personally killed a Tier 6 Frost Python while at Jia Nan Academy, when he was at the Peak Dou Wang realm, and this was the spoils he had obtained.

At the same time, it was also the first Tier 6 Magic Core he had acquired.

After returning and resting for some time, Wu Yan began preparing for his breakthrough to Dou Zong.

As a drop of pale white liquid slid down his throat, the quality of his Dou Qi underwent an unprecedented leap. The chill it carried grew even stronger, and a strange sensation arose in Wu Yan's heart.

"I seem to have gained an as-yet unformed talent?"

Wu Yan could not describe the feeling precisely. He simply knew that he was about to gain a new innate ability.

Yet he knew nothing about this still-unformed talent. It was merely a vague instinct.

After pondering for a moment, Wu Yan seemed to realize something. Keeping his expression under control, he "looked" at the Little Blue Bottle in his soul, which still had not changed much.

"Compared with Tier 4 Magic Cores, Tier 5 Magic Cores can improve all aspects of my aptitude and provide a greater increase in attributes. Magic Cores with attributes I don't possess can also raise my resistance to those attributes."

"So once it reaches Tier 6 Magic Cores, not only will I receive a more significant all-around improvement than from Tier 5 Magic Cores, but I can also obtain the talent ability of that Magical Beast?"

Wu Yan narrowed his eyes, concealing the contraction of his pupils caused by the sheer shock of his speculation.

If that was really the case, then the effects of his Little Blue Bottle were simply too heaven-defying!

A quarter of an hour later, Wu Yan found a book on Frost Pythons in the Mite'er Family's Scripture Pavilion.

The Frost Python had a bloodline limit of Tier 6 and was an exceptionally powerful Magical Beast. It also possessed an extremely troublesome innate ability: Cold Poison.

This Cold Poison was highly concealed and could be mixed into the Frost Python's icy breath and the cold air surrounding its body. Once someone was accidentally infected, the hidden Cold Poison would become like gangrene attached to the bone, constantly eroding the body, devouring the energy within to grow stronger, and eventually freezing the victim from head to toe into an ice sculpture.

If one was truly eroded by Cold Poison, it had to be removed with Heavenly Flames in conjunction with medicinal pills.

"So after I refine all the Energy Liquid extracted from this Tier 6 Magic Core, the innate ability I gain will be this Cold Poison."

Wu Yan frowned, less than satisfied with that answer. To a Frost Python, this Cold Poison might have been a trump card it took great pride in.

But for him, this ability was clearly rather useless.

Since making his name, which of Wu Yan's battles had not ended in an instant kill?

If he could take down an opponent on the spot, what use was Cold Poison?

If he ever encountered an opponent Wu Yan could not kill immediately, then... this Cold Poison would basically be useless as well.

Don't forget, Wu Yan was a stat monster with absurd combat techniques!

With his current Nine-Star Dou Emperor Peak cultivation, even some newly advanced Dou Zongs could not last ten exchanges against him.

In that case, anyone Wu Yan could not defeat on the spot would at least have to be a Dou Zong expert above the fifth star.

And how much effect could the Cold Poison of a Tier 6 Magical Beast have on those veteran Dou Zongs?

"Still, it's hard to say. If this Cold Poison is based on the quality of my Dou Qi, then it won't be entirely useless."

Wu Yan pondered the matter, though he still did not hold much hope for the Cold Poison.

What truly made him so cautious was the fact that after the Little Blue Bottle refined the Energy Liquid from a Tier 6 Magic Core, consuming it allowed him to obtain an innate ability.

Wu Yan had not forgotten the plans for his future cultivation.

Seals.

Wu Yan had previously had no clue where to start with this, but after learning of the special effects of the Energy Liquid refined from Tier 6 Magic Cores by the Little Blue Bottle, he suddenly had a direction.

The Amethyst Winged Lion King's innate ability was the Amethyst Seal!

If the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Tier 6 Magic Core were refined into Energy Liquid, could Wu Yan also obtain this innate ability after consuming it?

But what if it failed?

In that case, the only person nearby whom he could contact who knew how to use seals was Medusa.

And more importantly, Medusa Queen seemingly could not drop a Magic Core, could she?

Come to think of it, was Medusa Queen's sealing technique her personal innate ability, or was it a special Dou Technique of the Serpent-Human Tribe that other serpent-humans could cultivate as well?

If it was a Dou Technique, could he borrow it and study it for reference?

Wu Yan's gaze grew increasingly deep...

Over the following days, Wu Yan browsed through all the Mite'er Family's books concerning Magical Beasts.

Then Wu Yan let out a breath of relief, for he had confirmed that sealing abilities were not unique to the Amethyst Winged Lion King alone.

Although they were not common on the Dou Qi Continent, some Magical Beasts were naturally born with similar sealing abilities.

"If that's the case, then I can directly obtain that Amethyst Winged Lion King's Magic Core as well."

Wu Yan muttered to himself, but he did not rush to set out.

The plan remained unchanged. He would first completely refine the Energy Liquid from his current Tier 6 Magic Core, then begin preparing to advance to Dou Zong.

After advancing to Dou Zong, he would go and retrieve the Amethyst Winged Lion King's Tier 6 Magic Core.

After all, sealing-type abilities were rather troublesome. Otherwise, Wu Yan would not have set his sights on them.

Once he advanced to Dou Zong, he could crush it with absolute strength and safely obtain that Tier 6 Magic Core.

Two and a half months passed leisurely before Wu Yan completely refined the Magic Core Energy Liquid from the Frost Python.

The innate ability he obtained was indeed Cold Poison. The good news was that its power was linked to his personal strength, making it far stronger than the Frost Python's Cold Poison.

With that, this ability was at least usable and no longer so useless.

After placing the Sect-Breaking Pill into the Little Blue Bottle for refinement, Wu Yan began another period of secluded cultivation.

Meanwhile, news of Gu He advancing to become a Sixth-Grade Alchemist had already spread throughout this small corner of the Northwestern Continent.

A Sixth-Grade Alchemist was an impressive figure not only in the Jia Ma Empire, but even throughout the Northwestern Continent.

After all, even in the ancient institution of Jia Nan Academy, the elder in charge of the alchemy department was only at the fifth grade.

Even a mediocre Sixth-Grade Alchemist had a chance of successfully refining a Dou Spirit Pill, a miraculous pill that could raise a Dou Wang expert's cultivation by one star without side effects.

This meant that as long as a Sixth-Grade Alchemist was willing, they could easily summon a large number of Dou Wang experts to fight for them!

Not to mention that, with the talent Gu He had displayed, he would never stop there.

At the very least, he could still advance another two steps within the ranks of Sixth-Grade Alchemists.