The ancient giant bear hiding in the world of immortal cultivation

Chapter 497 The Dao is Everywhere

The surroundings were quiet. Within a radius of over 100,000 miles, there was only the Frost Domain Spirit-Capturing Ship for the time being. Of course, it was also possible that they had all gone into hiding.

The spirit-catching industry has lasted for countless millennia, and has long since gone through countless brutal battles and confrontations, accumulating a wealth of experience and lessons, which has led to the current rules.

Wang Wu did not want to break the rules, because this Immortal Realm, which was responsible for repairing many things, truly possessed the power to punish, with no upper limit.

He went through all that trouble, sparing no expense to join Frost Domain and curry favor with them, wasn't that what he was after?

So he moved quietly and carefully through the vast, cold air.

The chilling aura of the Little Ice Spirit Pill permeated the area, the Heart of the Earth had stopped beating, and the five first-grade demon cores in the first sequence had also entered a state of idling, because the flow of blood and qi was the easiest way to cause pollution from the Cangming chilling aura.

Of course, the Creation Fire Spirit Pill of the third sequence is given a holiday, you can go celebrate Children's Day!

In short, Wang Wu had pushed every aspect to its limit. Wherever he went, the fluctuations of the Cangming Cold Qi were almost negligible, even less than the fluctuations caused by the Cangming Cold Qi itself.

At this moment, the vast, cold air was truly quiet, possessing an eerie beauty.

But it cannot detect the cold-weather bug.

Because this place is hundreds of thousands of miles above the ground, according to the rules, except for temporary docking points that are permitted, in places like Qing Shuang City, spirit-catching ships are not allowed to descend to a place 200,000 miles above the ground at any other time, and all spirit-catching teams are not allowed to approach the ground within 50,000 miles. All spirit-catching ships are equipped with similar warning measures, and anyone who violates them will face very severe punishment.

The combined power of the Nine Alliances, Three Assemblies, and Two Sects is no joke.

So this is quite a difficult situation.

Because the cold-weather insect prefers to lie at depths of 100,000 miles below the surface, much like migrating fish that always lay their eggs in safer upstream locations.

For example, right now, if there were a city below, the number of frost-calling insects outside the city walls would be countless and overwhelming.

Once the Cangming Cold Qi reaches its peak, these Cold-Weather Insects will hatch rapidly, almost instantly, and then fly far away to kill and devour each other, repeating this cycle endlessly.

Back in Dragon Head City, Bai Yu painstakingly tried to capture a few Cold-Weather Birds, but in reality, he used some kind of catalytic method to obtain some premature Cold-Weather Birds.

What he wanted to refine was nothing more than a semi-finished material used to refine immortal artifacts...

"If only I could teleport back to the ground, but that would most likely expose me."

Wang Wu was somewhat annoyed, but dared not act rashly.

As for leaving first, then going to the ground to capture the Frost-Calling Insects, and then returning to the Spirit-Catching Ship, that is actually not feasible.

Because of the great distance and the presence of the Cangming Cold Qi, using supernatural escape techniques over long distances would be no less than a massive eruption of the Cangming Cold Qi. The peaks and valleys of the Cangming Cold Qi typically change every day, so the spirit-capturing ship must keep up...

Furthermore, the Cangming Cold Qi during its low period is too quiet. Like right now, he can only move slowly around, his speed dropping to 150 kilometers per hour.

Searching for the Frost-Calling Insect within a radius of 100,000 miles is indeed a bit foolish...

But since I'm just idling around anyway, I might as well give it a try; it doesn't cost much.

And there will definitely be cold-weather insects, just like there are scattered cold-weather birds in the lower areas.

Wang Wu's judgment was basically reliable. In fact, with such a slow search, he successfully found a cold-weather bug in just over half a day.

The capture process was also straightforward; as long as enough cold air was released, it wouldn't be agitated.

Then, just like picking fruit, you can pack it up and take it away.

Next, Wang Wu returned to the spirit-catching ship, ignoring the spirit dragon's furious warnings. He directly deployed a White Tiger Heaven and Earth Needle and hid inside. As long as the spirit-catching ship was not breached, this would be the highest-level cultivation cave he could theoretically manage.

In particular, the White Tiger Heaven and Earth Needle can also transfer the power of the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower at this time, and the advantage is quite powerful when there is a signal.

Most importantly, it can prevent those cricket dragons from spying on us. You know, they all have a remarkable talent for discerning details. Even though they are considered our own people, it's best to keep the matter of raising the Cold-Weather Insects a secret as much as possible.

At this moment, Wang Wu skillfully adjusted the illumination standards of Yin and Yang energies within the White Tiger Heaven and Earth Needle.

Then, the Ruyi An Shen Fa was activated, and it became as small as a speck of dust.

Simultaneously release the icy spiritual energy, allowing it to circulate automatically around the yin and yang energies, continuously improving its quality and purity.

This process is neither complicated nor difficult. What is difficult is the White Tiger Array Stones and the power projection of the Great Wilderness Sin Prison Tower, because the Cangming Cold Qi from the outside world is spreading over a large area. Although they are very quiet, try to mobilize Yin and Yang Qi under such circumstances.
Only when Wang Wu used the Vermilion Bird Array Soul to draw in the power of the Great Wilderness Prison Tower, and then relied on the signal relay of the Spirit Capture Ship, and the secrecy of the White Tiger Heaven and Earth Needle, could the correct Yin and Yang energies be formed inside.

Of course, these steps can still be accomplished by Taiyi True Immortals, but they don't do it simply because artificially breeding the Cold-Weather Bird is extremely difficult. Compared to capturing the Cold-Weather Bird, it's just asking for trouble.

About an hour later, the quality of the icy spiritual energy inside the White Tiger Heaven and Earth Needle had improved to a certain level. During this process, with the strong support of the second sequence, the third sequence of Small Ice Spirit Pills had continuously poured nearly one billion units of icy spiritual energy into it. This is the power of saturation-style logistical support.

At this moment, Wang Wu carefully placed the stolen Frost Bug into it. This thing looked very quiet, just like a baby bug, but in reality, it could explode at any time because it was not a real bug, but rather the essence of cold energy.

Sure enough, as soon as it was placed inside, the Frost Bug quickly became active and began to absorb large amounts of high-quality icy spiritual energy.

There was absolutely no rejection reaction.

Because the Cangming Cold Qi is itself a crude form of icy spiritual energy.

Just like iron ore cannot be used directly to make swords.

The cold air of the vast ocean cannot be directly absorbed by cultivators, so it needs to be purified first, and that's what the spirit-capturing ship does.

An annual output of five trillion.

As for the cold-weather bird, it's probably similar to a rare element, like rare earth elements, which are rare mineral deposits produced by the cold air of the vast ocean.

Wang Wu, with his spiritual energy at its most refined level, kept a close eye on the changes in the Frost-Calling Insect and recorded its memories. He now had to do all the rough and tiring work himself, because the Four Clowns had recently gone into seclusion. Their understanding of the Dao had reached a new level, so they had all gone to level up and didn't know when they would come out of seclusion.

And so, after frantically absorbing about 30 million points of icy spiritual energy, the Frost Bug suddenly exploded with a bang, turning back into icy spiritual energy and ceasing to exist.

This also marked the failure of Wang Wu's first attempt to artificially cultivate the cold-weather insect.

"Just as I expected, the Cangming Cold Qi should contain a variety of rare substances. These substances have led to the emergence of the Cold-Calling Insect, the Cold-Calling Bird, and the Cold-Calling Beast. The Cold-Calling Bird cannot be cultivated simply using the Cold Ice Spirit Qi."

"This is going to be difficult, because I need to import a large amount of Cangming Cold Qi to support the cultivation of the Cold-Weather Insects. If I could do it openly and honestly, that would be fine, but then I wouldn't be able to keep it a secret. Also, I have to consider that someone has already done similar experiments." "So, if directly cultivating the Cold-Weather Insects won't work, can we cultivate smaller Cold-Weather Birds instead? The spirit tax we're paying all requires large Cold-Weather Birds!"

He didn't need to try this, because there were already very rich and precise patterns. Two small Hanhao birds could devour each other and merge into a medium-sized Hanhao bird, while two medium-sized ones could devour each other and merge into a large Hanhao bird.

But what Wang Wu wants now is to obtain a formula that can accurately simulate the cold air of the vast ocean, and then artificially breed the cold-weather bird...

It sounds like going through the motions, like taking off your pants to fart, and besides, how can artificial breeding compare to natural formation?
If the large-sized Frostbirds submitted are of substandard quality, and the higher-ups investigate, Frost Domain will be the one to suffer.

"As expected, it's not so easy to get things done."

Wang Wu was deeply moved, but he had no intention of giving up. He took out a small, sealed Cold Howl Bird and placed it into the White Tiger Heaven and Earth Needle, silently breaking the seal. He watched as the Cold Howl Bird roamed in the icy spiritual energy, frantically absorbing it and growing stronger. Just as it was about to become a large Cold Howl Bird, it suddenly collapsed on its own.

At this moment, the White Tiger Heaven and Earth Needle contained nothing but a great deal of pure icy spiritual energy.

Wang Wu wasted a small, cold-weather bird.

After thinking for a moment, he took out a smaller version of the Silent Bird and used his spiritual insight to detect it. This was the last resort he had to use so far.

In the blink of an eye, Lingyun successfully activated his ability to perceive the internal structure of the Cold Bird, making it clear at a glance. He even discovered thirty-nine different types of cold energy, each with a distinct core essence.

The facts are clear: this is the reason why the Siberian Wren (寒号鸟) was formed.

The conclusion is that artificial breeding is not possible, not because the technology is insufficient, but because the trace amounts of special cold energy cannot be obtained on a large scale. Hunting the cold-weather bird is the best way to obtain these trace amounts of special cold energy.

Therefore, this path is blocked, and all our efforts have been in vain.

Wang Wu sighed inwardly, gave up, and reclaimed all the cold energy in the second sequence for storage by the Five Elements Cat Array...

"what?"

He suddenly sensed something and hurriedly used his spiritual insight to track the whereabouts of those trace amounts of special cold energy. He saw that under the control of the Five Elements Cat Array, the thirty-nine kinds of trace amounts of special cold energy, which should have been very precious, were skillfully and easily decomposed and then transported to the third sequence in an orderly and clear manner. From Wind and Fire Spirit Pills to Wood Spirit Pills, Ice Spirit Pills, Metal Spirit Pills, and even the Greatest Common Pill, they all received a share.

why?
Wang Wu was stunned for a long time, as if he had discovered probiotics in his body. He suddenly realized that the fourth-order Five Elements Lesser Yin Array could actually synthesize a Cold-Weather Bird, but the maximum consensus pill mode was required.

No, it shouldn't be that simple. Synthesizing the Cold-Weather Bird is just a means, not an end.

He has already achieved his goal, but he insists on going back to pursue the means.

and so--

Wang Wu understood. Within the second sequence, the Five Elements Cat Array operated silently, like a powerful industrial Cthulhu, with countless assembly lines running day and night. Various spiritual energies were assembled and processed under the command of the Five Elements Cat Array. In less than ten seconds, a ball of cold energy gradually took shape in Wang Wu's hand. Finally, in twenty-four seconds, a small-sized Cold-Weather Bird was formed.

Guaranteed replacement if fake!

It turns out, it really is that simple.

He used his spiritual insight to analyze and interpret the answer again, and after a moment, the answer left him speechless.

Because the Cold-Weather Bird he synthesized using the Five Elements Cat Array is of higher quality and has a more reasonable structure than the wild Cold-Weather Bird. Although it only has twenty-four kinds of trace spiritual energy, just like the trace elements in mineral water are not better the more they are, just the right amount is good.

"I guess the larger Siberian Wrens might have eliminated undesirable structures by devouring and fusing with each other, thus making the overall structure more stable and therefore purer?"

Without saying a word, Wang Wu took out a large-sized Frostbird he had previously obtained. After analyzing it with his spiritual essence, it turned out to be exactly the same as what he had deduced.

Among the wild trumpet-shaped Siberian jays, there are thirty-nine kinds of trace spiritual qualities.

However, among wild large Siberian jays, the total number of these trace spiritual qualities has increased to eighteen. But these are not all selections; sixteen of them are new trace spiritual qualities that have evolved through collisions and devouring. They are very mysterious.

Very mysterious.

It already possesses the essence of the Tao.

In layman's terms, a balance between gray electricity and electricity has been achieved, or a large balance between internal and external circulation.

It's wonderful!

The Tao is everywhere.

At this moment, Wang Wu seemed to realize something. He wanted to stop himself, but he couldn't.

Because he used his spiritual insight to discern the structure formed by the trace amounts of spiritual energy within the wild Great Cold Bird, which had been imprinted on his memory.

It's like seeing a stunningly beautiful woman lying in your bed; how could you remain unmoved?
Dreaming.

His three sequences all reacted simultaneously.

However, the first sequence showed a mediocre response, while the third sequence showed a mild response.

This is in line with the normal pattern.

But when it came to the second sequence, the reaction was truly earth-shattering.

The Five Elements Lesser Yin Formation operated rapidly, efficiently and powerfully. It was not rebelling or disobeying, but rather like a bright silver spear in the hands of Zhao Zilong of Changshan, hard and sharp, as easy to use as an extension of his own arm, capable of lifting mountains and entering abysses, soaring like a dragon and descending like a tiger, changing the wind and clouds, and bringing rain!
Anyway, by the time Wang Wu realized what was happening, he already had a completely different Great Cold Bird in his hand, which was obedient even without being sealed, and extremely pure and stable!

At the same moment, Little Ice Spirit Pill in the third sequence became extremely excited and immediately called out "Dad."

Because this can no longer be called the Great Cold Bird; it is the purest essence of cold energy that can resonate deeply with the Ice Spirit Pill and even the Water Spirit Pill.

It is even better than the wild Great Cold Bird; no, the two are not even comparable.

Because this one is somewhat similar to the firebird in that Grade 8 Creation Fire Spirit Pill.

Wang Wu was certain that as long as he fused it into the Lesser Ice Spirit Pill, it would fundamentally change the core of the Lesser Ice Spirit Pill, transforming it into a ninth-grade Creation Spirit Pill.

"It seems I have no choice but to advance in rank. You are staging a coup. Do you think I'm short of a yellow robe?"

With a long sigh, Wang Wu put away the special Great Cold Bird and merged it with the Little Ice Spirit Pill. The third sequence was about to flourish.

(End of this chapter)