First, he had to refine all the Little Divine Crocodiles into Blood-Origin Essence.
In total, he extracted nearly three hundred drops of Blood-Origin Essence.
The Divine Bodhi Tree's remains yielded thirty-one drops of Immortal Divine Liquid.
Of the entire remains, Jiang Yun kept only the branch bearing six Bodhi Leaves.
This small section of branch still held a faint trace of life, and its divinity was the richest.
He kept it soaked in Divine Spring Fluid, saving it for future use.
It was probably impossible for it to grow again. Otherwise, Immortal Elixirs would not be so rare.
Although the Fire Fiend was nearly depleted, after Jiang Yun entered the Dao Palace, he could refine and extract the essence of spiritual materials even without relying on the Fire Fiend.
Refining Hundred-Grass Liquid was even easier.
Over the next half year, Jiang Yun did not go out and focused entirely on cultivation, while Jiang Shuanglan handled the affairs at home.
He spent most of his time comprehending the Nine Secrets: Zu and various Dao Texts.
The spiritual energy within the Fire Fiend recovered somewhat, and Jiang Yun refined another three One-Turn Golden Cores.
During this time, Jiang Yun visited the ancestor for a chat and revealed his cultivation at the Other Shore Realm.
He successfully took over the refinement of most of the Hundred-Grass Liquid within the Heavenly Cave.
Under Jiang Shuanglan's management, they accumulated several hundred jin of Source.
After taking a One-Turn Golden Core, he had already reached the peak of Dao Palace First Heaven, and some of the Golden Core's medicinal power still remained unassimilated within him.
After half a year, along with the extensive use of Divine Spring Fluid, Jiang Yun had reached Dao Palace Third Heaven.
He had opened the liver and heart Dao Palaces as well. He had now evolved the three great Divine Spirits: the Black Emperor of the North, the Azure Emperor of the East, and the Vermilion Emperor of the South.
He had opened the Dao Palace Divine Treasuries step by step according to the cycle of the Five Elements: water generated wood, and wood generated fire.
Jiang Yun could no longer be considered weak within the Dao Palace Secret Realm.
The gains were abundant, but the cost was immense. The Divine Spring Fluid he had collected from the Desolate Forbidden Land was nearly exhausted.
Although Xia Weier had to divide her attention every day to care for Xiao Nannan, she still broke through to the Divine Bridge Realm.
Only Jiang Shuanglan was still circling around the Life Spring Realm.
She was clearly the most diligent one, but one's physique and bloodline had too great an influence.
Especially in the Sea of Reincarnation and Dao Palace, the two initial secret realms that depended most heavily on resources and physique.
That day, the ancestor had Grandma Feng bring over a token.
Jiang Yun quickly invited Grandma Feng into his room.
"I never expected that in less than a year and a half, I would already be unable to see through you. If you told me you had entered the Dao Palace now, I would believe you."
After entering the room, Grandma Feng looked at Jiang Yun with a complicated expression as she spoke.
"No matter what realm I reach in the future, you will always be my Grandma Feng. You were the one who led me through the gates of cultivation."
Jiang Yun felt somewhat awkward. He could not exactly say that he had already reached Dao Palace Third Heaven.
"As long as you remember Grandma Feng, I am already very happy. Lan'er truly married a fine Dao companion!"
Grandma Feng spoke with deep emotion. She had still underestimated Jiang Yun.
She also felt rather proud. Back then, she had truly recognized a gem with discerning eyes. After speaking, she took out another token and handed it to Jiang Yun.
"This is a token the ancestor had the clan bring over. It represents the Jiang Family's Domain Gate Teleportation Token. With it, you can use the nearby Qingwei Sect's Domain Gate."
"Thank you, Grandma Feng and Ancestor, for your guidance. Without you, there would be no Jiang Yun today. I will never dare forget it."
Jiang Yun spoke to Grandma Feng with a face full of gratitude.
Grandma Feng waved her hand.
Then, as if suddenly remembering something, she said to Jiang Yun,
"If you want to leave Yan Kingdom, leave as soon as possible. The Jiang Family Ancestral Lineage will soon be sending people here. They are quite interested in people like you who walked out of the Desolate Forbidden Land."
Jiang Yun's body and mind tightened upon hearing this.
"Thank you for the warning, Grandma Feng. I will go make preparations first."
With that, Jiang Yun hurried out of the room, while Grandma Feng pulled Jiang Shuanglan aside to chat.
Jiang Yun had not left Yan Kingdom before, partly because he wanted to perfect his Divine Physique and comprehend the scriptures and Nine Secrets.
The main reason was that the Northern Region was simply too far away. It was difficult to reach without passing through a Domain Gate.
And Domain Gates were generally controlled by great aristocratic families and sects. It was not something one could use simply by paying some Source.
But now that he had the Jiang Family's token, there was no problem.
Jiang Yun understood what was about to happen. It would most likely involve people from the Jiang Family, the Ji Family, and the Shaking Light Sacred Land.
They wanted to join forces and enter the Desolate Forbidden Land to gather sacred medicine. Gathering sacred medicine was one reason, but they were probably also testing the waters.
Those who had walked out of the Desolate Forbidden Land would be the vanguard scouts.
Even though Jiang Yun possessed Emperor Hengyu's bloodline and could be considered a member of the Jiang Family, he could not guarantee his safety.
He simply had not expected that something originally meant to happen two years later would have these sacred lands and aristocratic families making preparations already.
He had to prepare to leave Yan Kingdom ahead of schedule. Originally, he had planned to leave only after his Divine Physique had been fully nurtured.
Now, it seemed he could not wait any longer.
Over the past half year, after Jiang Yun's Divine Physique reached 50%,
even though each additional point of Source required two Imprints, he still made tremendous progress.
[Panel] Realm: Dao Palace cultivator Physique: Divine Physique 71.20% (Sacred Physique 1.93%) Bloodline: Hengyu Bloodline (1%) Taihuang Bloodline (1%) Cultivation Techniques: "Dao Scripture," "Solar Scripture," "Taihuang Scripture," "Nine Secrets: Zhe," "Xing," "Nine Secrets: Zu" Reflection Points: 1 (Taihuang) Source Space: 500*500*500 Dao Companions: Jiang Shuanglan (Hengyu Bloodline 3.25%, Divine Physique 15.01%) Favorability 95 Xia Weier (Taihuang Bloodline 67.72%) Favorability 95 Imprints: 0 Descendant Bonus: None
Xia Weier had a simple nature, and her favorability rose quickly, already matching Jiang Shuanglan's.
To Jiang Yun, his Dao companions' favorability was not some cold number displayed on the panel.
Dao companions were people who would join hands with him in exploring the Grand Dao in the future, so Jiang Yun would not pay excessive attention to increases in favorability.
He mainly used favorability to reflect changes in his Dao companions' emotions.
Perhaps he was not a devotedly faithful good man, but he would absolutely never neglect any of his Dao companions.
Returning to the pill room, Jiang Yun stored everything he would need in the Source Space.
Through his research into the Nine Secrets: Zu and formation patterns, he had also refined three hundred and sixty great banners for sealing space and obstructing enemies.
Because the materials were not particularly good, he could only rely on quantity to make up for it.
The two Buddhist Sect Forbidden Weapons he found on Mars had been kept in the Sea of Bitterness, where they were continuously nurtured.
If he encountered a formidable enemy he could not resist in the future, these would be his trump cards for preserving his life.
He had accumulated several hundred jin of Source, as well as a large batch of Hundred-Grass Liquid.
He would take the Source with him, while all the Hundred-Grass Liquid would be left for Jiang Shuanglan to handle. The three of them basically no longer needed such things.
That evening, Jiang Yun called Jiang Shuanglan and Xia Weier into the pill room.
Jiang Shuanglan and Xia Weier sat prettily beside the table.
One had skin like white snow, a waist slender as silk, teeth like pearly shells, and an enchanting charm naturally resting between her brows.
The other was somewhat thinner, yet all the more lovable. Like spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums, each possessed her own distinct beauty.
They added much color to Jiang Yun's pill room and brought a faint fragrance into the chamber.
Looking at his two ravishing Dao companions, Jiang Yun felt somewhat moved. He had never even dared dream of something like this before.
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