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Chapter 770 Recipe
"Can't find it?" Luo Jun frowned slightly. "What materials are needed?"

The God of Wealth clapped his hands, and his maid A Yao pushed open the door and entered. The God of Wealth ordered that paper and brush be brought. Before long, the two maids prepared the brush, ink, paper and inkstone on the table in front of Luo Jun and the God of Wealth.

“This ancient book was not written in modern script. I have studied it for a long time. There are some things I can understand, but there are others I have no idea what they are. I will write down my requirements in a way that I can understand. If you can get it, I can consider refining a top-grade Spirit-Locking Pill for you.”

As he spoke, the God of Wealth picked up a pen and scribbled the recipe on the paper.

Luo Jun picked it up and saw that it listed fourteen items.

These are: the breath of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, the essence of an Earth Immortal, the heart of a Ghost King of the Underworld, the brain marrow of a Primordial Giant Beast King, the essence of a True Dragon, a potion that can transform a person, a poison that can turn a person into a man-eating demon, the saliva of a three-headed giant dog, the mucus of a mountain-sized snail, a gem that can produce natural elements, a crystal that can make steel have will, at least a powerful ghost at its peak, the brainstone of the Great River Dragon King, and the egg that can hatch an Insect King.

These things left Luo Jun completely bewildered...

Some things can be roughly guessed from the description, while others are completely incomprehensible. Moreover, there are several items obtained from ghosts and monsters, making it all rather baffling...

The God of Wealth clearly noticed Luo Jun's confusion and chuckled, "When I was deciphering that ancient text, my expression was just like yours now. However, through comparative research, I've been able to identify some of them."

As he spoke, he circled several items with his pen.

"I added this aura of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. The author of the classic text was a Great Luo Golden Immortal himself, and the text clearly states that a Great Luo Golden Immortal needs to integrate his own power into it as a medicinal guide in order to refine the elixir. Since we can no longer find a true Great Luo Golden Immortal, if I, a mere Earth Immortal, were to operate this, I would have to use relics with rare Golden Immortal aura as an aid."

Luo Jun nodded. "Great Luo Golden Immortal" is actually the martial arts world's term for ancient deities. The experts here, especially the few immortals who have lived for hundreds of years, know of the existence of ancient deities. This "God of Wealth" likely possesses some relics. Of course, since he's asking someone to refine medicine, he can't ask for their relics; he'll have to find them himself.

"As for this Earth Immortal Essence..." Yuan Guangjin continued to explain, "As the name suggests, it is the power of us Earth Immortals. However, it is not ordinary vital energy, but a more fundamental power. According to the records, it is necessary to kill an Earth Immortal to extract the essence from the corpse."

Upon hearing this, Luo Jun's brows furrowed.

“I know it’s cruel, but there’s no other way. That’s how it’s recorded in the ancient texts.” The God of Wealth shrugged. “Moreover, according to the records, one Earth Immortal might not be enough. If we want to get enough, we’ll probably have to sacrifice a few more.”

Luo Jun looked into the God of Wealth's eyes, secretly rolled a die, and then asked, "Even if I can kill an Earth Immortal, how can I guarantee that I can extract the essence?"

“It’s also recorded in this book,” the God of Wealth said with a smile, flipping his hand to take out a small, crystal-clear bottle the size of a palm. “This is a magical treasure I made based on the records in the book. As long as it’s activated with primordial energy, it can extract essence from the body of a recently deceased earth immortal. Once it’s full, it’s enough to refine medicine. I can lend it to you; bring it back to me when it’s full.”

Luo Jun didn't stand on ceremony and directly raised his hand to accept it.

"And then? Is there anything else that can be confirmed?" Luo Jun continued to ask.

"And there's this True Dragon Essence." The God of Wealth continued to explain, "As the name suggests, this is the essence of a true dragon. However, true dragons have not been seen in the Nine Provinces for many years. Even in the East Sea, where the dragon race is the most numerous, we can only occasionally see flood dragons. This can be considered a treasure that is hard to come by."

Luo Jun nodded: "Are there no other clues at all?" As he spoke, he pointed to the "Great River Dragon King's Brain Stone": "Is this Great River Dragon King different from a real dragon?"

“It’s different.” The God of Wealth shook his head: “According to the records in the ancient books, it is a monster similar to a dragon, which lives only in a great river as wide as the sea. It has a brain stone in its brain, which can adjust its weight as vital energy is injected, helping it to swim in the turbulent river…”

Upon hearing this introduction, Luo Jun frowned slightly, a flash of surprise appearing in his eyes...

Isn't this the same stone that the Dragon King used to sink the river? Isn't it the main material of his mighty hammer?
But that's not a product of the martial arts world... Oh, Luo Jun understands now. No wonder he said that most of the ingredients were unheard of by the God of Wealth; they simply don't exist in this world!

In other words, those ancient books were written in the time of the true God, before the world was divided!

This confirms Luo Jun's earlier speculation!

From this perspective, Luo Jun also vaguely guessed the origin of the other materials written by the God of Wealth.

"What about the others?" Luo Jun asked. "The heart of the Ghost King of the Underworld, the poison that turns people into evil ghosts, and the powerful ghosts at the peak level—these all come from ghosts. If we find a ghost, can we solve all three at once?"

The God of Wealth shook his head: "These three things are actually completely different. I wrote 'ghost' because I couldn't think of a more fitting word to express them..."

"For example, the heart of the King of Hell. According to ancient texts, there is a scorching place where no living person can survive. It is inhabited by red-skinned evil spirits that eat people's souls. The heart of the King of Hell contains powerful spiritual energy..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Jun already had the answer in his heart. The so-called underworld was actually hell, and the Ghost King was the Demon King. The heart of the Ghost King of the underworld was actually the demon core of the Demon King of hell!

He happened to have one!
"As for this 'poison that turns people into cannibalistic monsters,' according to ancient records, in a certain place where a plague was rampant, the sick would lose their minds in a short period of time, turning into walking corpses that would bite anyone they saw. Those who were bitten or scratched would also be infected with the plague and continue to mutate. Moreover, over time, the mutated individuals might undergo further changes, becoming even more powerful monsters... This poison was extracted from these monster plagues!"

The Eternal Virus! Luo Jun had another answer in his heart.

"What about the peak-level ghosts?" Luo Jun continued to ask.

"This one is different from the previous two types of evil spirits," the God of Wealth explained. "Ghosts have no physical form. According to ancient records, in ancient times there was a region with extremely heavy Yin energy, where people who died often transformed into intangible ghosts. Some were benevolent, while others were vicious. Among them, the most malevolent possessed spiritual power comparable to a peak expert..."

"Catch a top-tier vengeful ghost from the [Supernatural] realm!" Luo Jun chuckled inwardly. His subordinate, Han Fei, met the criteria, but after all, he had been with him for so long, he couldn't just use him to refine pills. He'd wait until he went back to visit the Old Celestial Master and catch another vengeful ghost while he was at it.

As for the remaining items, the God of Wealth also provided explanations for each one.

"According to ancient records, this mountain-sized snail lives in a vast desert. It sleeps most of the time, but once it wakes up, it wants to eat and can swallow an oasis in one gulp."

Clearly, this was the Mosayus that Luo Jun had seen in Utopia. "According to ancient records, in a certain extraterrestrial realm, there exists a type of insect monster larger than a human. These insect monsters vary in size and species, all led by a powerful insect king. Whenever the colony expands to a certain size, or when the insect king dies, the insects responsible for laying eggs in the colony will lay a special egg that can hatch a new insect king..."

Luo Jun had never seen anything that matched this description, but he had heard that the Gate was located in the Federation's [Deep Space], where there was a powerful insectoid race that resembled this description. It seemed that the only way to find this insectoid king egg was to go there.

"The brain marrow of the king of primordial beasts. According to records, a certain place is teeming with monsters as large as mountains, the most powerful of which are called beast kings. The brain marrow of these beast kings contains rich spiritual power and is also an excellent material for alchemy. I speculate that the giant snail should also be one of these monsters, and these two materials should exist in one place."

This is clearly a miscalculation by the God of Wealth. Judging from the description, it seems to be an Emperor-level monster from the world of "Natural Disaster".

"According to records, the saliva of the three-headed giant dog is from a huge three-headed dog demon. Its saliva contains a deadly poison. If it drips onto the ground, poisonous plants will grow, and the soil will be unable to grow any other plants for ten years... As far as I know, there is no such demon in the Nine Provinces."

"The potion that transforms people is described in records as turning flesh and blood into steel, or fusing with steel... It's all rather nonsensical."

"Crystals that can give steel a will, according to records, can bring life to iron men and make them move freely like living people, as long as they are placed inside their bodies."

"Gemstones that produce natural elements are said to be able to release elemental energies such as flames and lightning when activated with vital energy."

…………

Luo Jun couldn't immediately match these items together, but based on the previous materials, they were most likely products of other worlds. He noted down the details and descriptions, intending to confirm them one by one when the opportunity arose.

"Besides these, I have plenty of other common materials here, so you don't need to procure them," the God of Wealth said with a smile. "If you can bring these things, I can help you refine a top-grade Spirit-Locking Pill, how about it?"

"The God of Wealth is truly generous and magnanimous!" Luo Jun gave a thumbs up: "But you did me such a big favor, it wasn't for nothing, was it?"

"I enjoy dealing with intelligent people," the God of Wealth chuckled. "I'm a businessman, and I always seek a return on my investment. There's something I'd like to ask you for help with."

"What is it?" Luo Jun asked, putting away the note and taking a sip of tea.

The God of Wealth looked into Luo Jun's eyes and smiled slightly, "Not long ago, you were chased up to the heavens by four Ascended Immortals, weren't you?"

Luo Jun raised an eyebrow: "The God of Wealth is really well-informed."

"Such a grand spectacle, not only me, but all the immortals in this world should have sensed it." The God of Wealth chuckled. "At the time, I was wondering why those four were flying into the sky. It felt like they were chasing something, but the thing being chased didn't emit any fluctuations of vital energy at all."

"Now that I've seen you, I immediately have my answer," the God of Wealth said with a smile. "I don't know what extraordinary skill you cultivate that allows you to possess power comparable to ascension without emitting any internal energy. But if I'm not mistaken, you can reach that suffocating space above the sky, right?"

Clearly, the myth of wealth refers to outer space above the atmosphere. Although powerful beings can survive in outer space thanks to their strong internal energy, they cannot do so for long without air supply and with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth being scarce. Luo Jun, however, obviously does not have this limitation.

"Not bad," Luo Jun laughed. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have been chased so hard I was practically flying through the air. How could that possibly help the God of Wealth?"

"Of course." The God of Wealth handed over the jade ruyi in his hand: "I want you to help me go up and take a look at what's on the moon."

"The moon?" Luo Jun was slightly taken aback. The God of Wealth obviously didn't know that he had already been to the moon.

“Yes, I’d like to know what it’s like on the moon.” The God of Wealth’s expression turned unusually serious: “Especially, the far side of the moon.”

There is a protective layer on the moon, and there are unidentified objects on the far side that will attack anyone who gets close... But Luo Jun naturally wouldn't tell him that so easily, and he was also very curious about the secrets of the far side of the moon.

"I'll go check it out when I have the chance," Luo Jun nodded.

"Very well, once you've gathered all these materials, you can come back to me." The God of Wealth stood up. "As long as the sky doesn't fall, I will remain at the Treasure Pavilion, ready to await your arrival!"

After leaving Jubaolou, Luo Jun returned to the inn in the small town dozens of miles away.

At this moment, Adele was gone, the inn was surrounded by yamen runners, and several constables were in the room without a roof, analyzing the case around Long Hui's body.

Luo Jun didn't care about anything else and landed directly in the room, startling the constables who all drew their knives.

Luo Jun ignored them and first took out the small bottle. This thing was not a treasure and had no instructions for use. Luo Jun could only follow the instructions of the God of Wealth and aimed it at Long Hui's corpse, pouring his vital energy into it to activate it.

Sure enough, a burst of energy was released from the bottle and entered Long Hui's body. A moment later, a crystal-clear mass of highly pure energy was drawn out and put back into the bottle.

Luo Jun swayed, having drunk about one-fifth of the liquid. If that's the case, does that mean he would have to kill five Ascension Realm cultivators?

"Hey, who exactly are you, you demon?!" The surrounding constables raised their knives and asked, but their voices trembled, and none of them dared to actually step forward.

Luo Jun didn't even look at them. He turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something. He turned back, took out the lock pick, and summoned the treasure box towards Long Hui's corpse.

"I almost forgot about this." After taking out the stabilizer and putting the treasure box inside, Luo Jun took off and left the town.

(End of this chapter)