Refining the Good Fortune Pill, Refining the Insect Hearts!
More than a month later--
Boundless Mystic Realm -- Vast Dao Field -- Above the Central Peak...
The four peaks of Ice, Flame, Thunder, and Soul gather the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. The four colors of Spiritual Qi transform into a long river, continuously converging on the Central Peak!
As the abundant Spiritual Qi poured into the mountain, the entire Central Peak appeared even more magnificent...
Inside the sealed room--
Qin Lu inhaled and exhaled Spiritual Qi energy, which continuously nourished him, while the surrounding spiritual creatures were drained of their vitality...
When the cycle of Qi circulates, the seemingly imperceptible bottleneck is broken!
The Nether Soul Dao Principle slowly emerged, transforming into a long gray river that encircled Qin Lu's body, and the Mystic Soul Dao Body within him also resonated with it...
This moment-
Qin Lu 'Divine Sense sea of Divine Sense surged wildly, nearly doubling in size before finally returning to calm...
In the center of his consciousness, the illusory image of the former emperor was gone...
But a gray Ancient Wood grew out of it, which was transformed from the Soul Wood Dao Principles, and a humanoid phantom stood beside the Ancient Wood!
The figure was facing forward, resembling Qin Lu, and appeared dignified and radiant, exuding a sense of inclusiveness—a manifestation of peace and order...
And behind the figure—
It was a ghostly figure with a blue face and fangs, bearing the appearance of Ming Wang. Its divine power was awe-inspiring, and thoughts of majesty and submission constantly rose in people's minds!
This is Qin Lu's true nature, the physical form manifested from the Nether Soul Dao Principle...
On one hand, he is benevolent and kind; on the other, he resembles a demon or god. He is both human and a godlike being, possessing a touch of kingly aura...
It also possesses a ferocity that only demons and gods possess!
On one hand, there is the balance of humanity; on the other hand, there is the indifference of ghosts and gods looking down upon all living beings!
"Phew~"
As Qin Lu exhaled, his sea of Divine Sense finally calmed down, his aura stabilized, and his cultivation level broke through to the Dao Foundation Fourth Layer...
In just a few years, Qin Lu has made another breakthrough!
In truth, it was thanks to the Second Elder of the Frost Demons Clan's support that Qin Lu obtained a considerable amount of cultivation resources from the bracelet's storage magic Law Artifact...
The Earth Dao treasure given to Huang Liang was obtained from this...
This includes a large number of Spirit Stone, as well as many treasures related to ice and water, including several Third-Tier Dao Law treasures...
There were even several Cultivation Method of the Demon Race race, as well as a number of unknown demon weapons!
Most of them were composed of bones, containing the essence of the Soul Dao. Qin Lu used this as a foundation to shatter these Soul Dao demonic weapons...
After being refined, his cultivation level advanced by leaps and bounds...
Another factor is the compatibility between the spirit and the body. When the spirit transformed into the King Wood Spirit Physique, it was powerful, but its foundation was, after all, Soul Dao Spirit Body...
The compatibility is far less than it is now, when he mainly cultivates the Soul Dao!
With the support of multiple parties--
This is why Qin Lu was able to break through to the Dao Foundation Fourth Layer in just a few years. At the Dao Foundation Fourth Layer stage, he could be considered one of the top figures in the entire Da Zhou...
"The Qing Centipede digested it well. With the remnants of Nangong Qinghong's Dao Foundation, plus the three Dao Rhyme corpses, the foundation of his Dao Foundation is now complete..."
"It's time to retrieve those five poisoned corpses."
"And Lu Ming, since you've asked me for help, I'll lend you a hand..."
As soon as the words fell—
Qin Lu then opened the furnace to refine pills, throwing the unconscious Wang Hanzhong into it, drawing upon the Flame Peak Pill Furnace, and using the Dao Law refine...
Next, take: the Pill Heart Fruit, the Lonely Soul Branch, and the Blood Heart Flower, three Third-Tier spirit medicine as a guide!
After Wang Hanzhong has been thoroughly refined, the demonic impurities will be removed, his Dao of Blood essence will be tempered, and then fused with various spirit medicine...
Then, eighteen kinds of Second-Tier Dao of Blood spiritual items were used to continuously enhance the medicinal effects!
Later, they took the Pure Yang deer blood from the Forest Peak Giant Deer and combined it with thirty-three kinds of mild Spirit Plant to refine a formula that would strengthen the body and neutralize the chaotic energy in the Dao of Blood...
Until the very end--
After thirty-six days of refining, just as the Human Elixir was about to be completed, Qin Lu forced out a drop of his heart's blood, imbuing it with a wisp of Soul Wood Dao Principles...
It was refined into a blood-red seed, which was then incorporated into the elixir!
Suddenly--
The human pill was produced, its crimson Blood Qi surging wildly. Its entire body was blood red, yet it bore six pure white pill patterns, clearly indicating that it was a mid-grade Third-Tier Middle Grade pill...
Qin Lu named it: Blood Soul Good Fortune Pill!
"Alright..."
"Time to prepare for the Qing Centipede..."
Speaking of this--
Qin Lu flashed and left the Vast Sea Mystic Realm...
Take another step, and his figure will be standing atop the Heart-Refining Pagoda. A single glance at him is enough to see through the pagoda...
Stare straight at the tower spirit, Ghost Elder!
"Um?"
"Having abandoned 99% of its spiritual essence, it escaped with only a wisp of its remaining soul..."
Qin Lu had never noticed anything unusual before, but now, based on the Nether Soul Dao Principle, he discovered a flaw in the Ghost Elder's strategy!
It's a pity--
It was discovered too late; the Ghost Elder had indeed left a remnant of his soul inside the tower, and most of his intelligence had been erased...
But there was still a sliver of hope—they escaped!
However, this wisp of remnant soul was extremely insignificant, perhaps even less than that of an adult mortal. After thinking it over, Qin Lu decided to ignore it...
Since he's already run away, he's probably hiding somewhere, surviving!
If the Qin Clan's secrets were publicized everywhere, they would probably have been exposed long ago. Since the Qin Clan's information has not been revealed, that proves...
Ghost Elder have no desire to cause trouble; they just want to survive.
Since that's the case--
Whether or not we pursue that wisp of remnant soul is no longer of much significance...
Qin Lu merely sneered, gazing into the distance, and said in an icy voice:
"Old man..."
"You'd better hide well, or I'll find you. If you fall into my hands again, I'll devour you whole..."
And Ten Thousand Li away-
After finishing his farm work, a boy sat on the edge of the field, gazing into the distance, as if suddenly being watched by some great terror...
The boy wiped away a bead of cold sweat, a cunning glint in his eyes.
More than anything, there was a sense of relief!
"Luckily, I ran fast. Back then, with the help of Qin Sandai, that brat named Mingyuan, I hid in his spiritual eye and that's how I escaped..."
"I've regained my freedom, although this body has extremely poor aptitude for cultivation."
"Fortunately, there's still the opportunity to cultivate. Over the past few years, I've completely integrated with this body, and it's time for me to leave..."
"This time..."
"No one can find me! If I can't afford to offend you, can't I at least hide?"
"At worst, I'll just hide for the rest of my life!"
"To be able to live another life is already a blessing from heaven; I have no other desires..."
Soon after--
The boy wrote a farewell letter, leaving behind a basic breathing technique manual, which he gave to his parents before disappearing forever into the night...
No one knows where he went, nor when he disappeared, and his name was completely erased from history...
After a minor incident--
Qin Lu snapped out of his daze, made a hand Method Formula, and the five poison puppets standing around him instantly lost their petrified appearance...
The five poison puppets, after more than ten years of nurturing, have all reached the Qi Condensation Ninth Layer, and the Blood Centipede within them have long since matured!
The five Blood Centipede, all of which had reached the Second-Tier Upper Grade and belonged to the five elements respectively, had their five Insect Heart leaping powerfully, clearly indicating that they had been nurtured extremely well...
Without further ado --
Qin Lu grasped and tore at the five poisonous puppets, causing them to go limp. Five blood-red centipedes with human faces were then pulled from the corpses...
With just a gentle squeeze, the bodies of the five Blood Centipede instantly disintegrated...
It was crushed into a pile of minced meat!
The five Insect Heart, each imbued with the light of the five elements, merged and became one under the immense power of the Dao Foundation...
Then--
Qin Lu took the Five-Colored Insect Heart and vanished into Void...