Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 251 Only the East Wind Is Lacking
The old tortoise raised its head, its half-closed eyes slightly opening, and carefully examined the newcomer.

A woman was seen wearing a frost-colored cross-collar ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress). She was petite with delicate features, revealing sweet dimples, and exuding a fresh and sweet temperament.

The other woman had her hair tied in a simple bun, had a dignified appearance, and wore a deep purple dress that accentuated her curvaceous figure.

From a cultivator's perspective, these two girls are rather ordinary in terms of talent, aptitude, and aura. They cannot be considered geniuses or outstanding talents, and they don't even have the qualifications to enter the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.

However, from the perspective of human cultivators' aesthetics, there is no doubt that these two girls are outstanding in appearance, figure and temperament, and can be called first-class beauties.

"What is your relationship with Chen Beiwu?" The old tortoise became interested, and his tone was no longer as cold as before.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ziqing smiled gently and said, "Senior, do you know Bei Wu? We are his high school classmates and good friends."

A good friend, how good a friend is he/she?

With just this one sentence, the old turtle keenly sensed that this gentle girl was not simple at all.

The hero is saddened by the beauty.

That guy is quite the ladies' man.

Sensing the old tortoise's gaze, Xu Ziqing's expression remained unchanged, and her smile remained gentle.

"Very well, since you are Chen Beiwu's friends, I will make an exception this time."

The old tortoise stepped aside to make way for the mountain path and said calmly, "Go straight past the nine thousand jade steps, and someone will guide you into the mountain gate."

After saying that, the old tortoise closed its eyes and slowly lay down.

Unlike Chen Beiwu, the two mediocre cultivators were not yet qualified to have it personally lead the way.

Xu Ziqing and Xu Lingling exchanged a glance, thanked each other, and then went straight up the mountain.

Walking on the mountain path, Xu Lingling sighed, "Beiwu has such a big reputation that even the guardian spirit of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect made an exception."

"That's normal. No matter where you are, geniuses always have some privileges."

Xu Ziqing pursed her lips, "What's more, Chen Beiwu is ranked third on the Jade Fresh Elite List, a prodigy who has not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage."

Xu Lingling glanced at her best friend, unsure of what to say for a moment.

As the news spread, the two women gradually understood.

The white moonlight that was once within reach of them sitting at the back of the table has now become an unparalleled genius that is out of their reach.

Most people would find it hard to accept such a difference.

But neither of them were ordinary people, and their thoughts remained unchanged.

The path to Yuqing Mountain was not particularly rugged. Soon, a mountain gate with steps made of green jade, a gate made of white clouds, and jade pillars with coiled dragons on both sides came into view of Xu Lingling and her companion.

"tread!"

"tread!"

"tread!"

Without the guidance of the Jade Purity Mountain Spirit to activate the mountain gate's restrictions for testing, Xu Lingling and Xu Ziqing felt nothing as they walked on the jade steps, let alone experienced any qualitative change in the magical power within their dantian.

However, the nine thousand jade steps were too long, and they couldn't use their magic, so it took the two women a quarter of an hour to find the familiar figure standing at the foot of the mountain gate.

'Primordial Qi!'

Chen Beiwu stared blankly at the plaque above the mountain gate, lost in thought.

Perhaps it was the blessing of the Nine Breaths of Chaos, or the instinct to probe fortune brought by supernatural powers, that allowed Chen Beiwu to clearly see a purple auspicious cloud of fortune contained within the plain silk-like plaque.

Chen Beiwu guessed that, unlike the wisps of purple aura emanating from the sect's patriarch and the Fighting Demon Ape, the purple auspicious cloud fortune inside the sect's plaque should originate from the primordial ancestral qi that the spirit of Yuqing Mountain had mentioned.

The Primordial Ancestral Qi can cleanse the acquired into the innate. It is the innate primordial Qi left behind by beings like the Refining Void Dao Venerable. It is far superior to the Earthly Fiend Essence Qi and the Heavenly Gang Profound Qi. Even a True Venerable of the Transformation God would be envious of it.

If Chen Beiwu can successfully obtain this Primordial Ancestral Qi, then the formation of the Primordial Golden Core in the future will no longer be a pipe dream, but a natural outcome.

Unfortunately, although he could see the location of this primordial primordial energy, he did not have the ability to make it appear.

'Could it be that I need to cultivate the Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Technique to the minor completion stage before I can activate the Primordial Ancestral Qi?' Chen Beiwu's mind raced with these thoughts.

"Beiwu."

"Long time no see, Beiwu."

Hearing the sound, Chen Beiwu snapped out of his daze and turned around to look behind him.

Nearly a year has passed since they last met, and Xu Lingling and Xu Ziqing have changed quite a bit.

This change comes not only from appearance, cultivation, physique, and temperament, but also, most importantly, from fortune.

Fortune can be changed.

Xu Lingling's luck was dark blue-black in her second year of high school, but it has now transformed into orange luck, indicating that she has overcome her fate's tribulations.

Xu Ziqing's luck remained unchanged, still a pale orange hue.

Clearly, even if Xu Ziqing fails the exam and enters the Seven-Nine Upper Sect, she still has a chance of forming a Golden Core in the future.

"Long time no see." Chen Beiwu smiled, not worried about exposing the Five Elements Mountain within his body.

Although the Jade Purity Immortal Sect has many powerful figures, the Nascent Soul True Monarch is a transcendent being who is rarely seen.

Ordinary students of the sect only have the opportunity to see the Nascent Soul True Lord once during lectures.

Moreover, under normal circumstances, a Nascent Soul True Monarch would not rashly use his divine sense to scan the disciples of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.

The reason is simple: that would be too rude, like stripping someone naked in public, and it would be too easy to offend people.

After all, most of the students who can enter the Jade Purity Immortal Sect are outstanding geniuses with distinguished backgrounds.

Chen Beiwu's absence from classes during this period was merely out of caution.

To avoid the Nascent Soul True Lord noticing something amiss when using the magic power within his dantian and dantian, he needed to use the lucky blind box as an excuse to explain the origin of the earthly evil energy in his dantian.

"You've become so strong!" Xu Lingling couldn't help but exclaim.

Even though Chen Beiwu deliberately concealed his aura, she could still feel an indescribable pressure.

This wasn't because Chen Beiwu harbored malice towards her, but rather the instinctive fear of the weak standing before the strong, and also the difference in the essence of life.

"You've broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage?"

Xu Ziqing blinked incredulously, her gentle smile instantly crumbling.

Although she had expected it, she couldn't help but be moved when she realized the vast difference in strength between the two sides.

"Ten years to build a foundation, a hundred years to achieve the Golden Elixir." This is a widely circulated saying among the Thirteen Immortal Sects.

This statement means that, under normal circumstances, the prodigies of the Thirteen Immortal Sects can establish their Dao Foundation within ten years and break through to the Golden Core stage within a hundred years.

But Chen Beiwu's cultivation progress is too terrifying; he plans to form his core after only one year in the sect.

Is this the true value of a flawless foundation?

"Your reactions are too exaggerated. The Foundation Establishment stage is actually not difficult for you."

Chen Beiwu was not surprised. In order to reasonably explain his progress in cultivation, he deliberately used the Illusionary Concealment Pendant to hide his realm at the late Foundation Establishment stage.

"Let's go. It's not easy to come to the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, so I'll show you around." Chen Beiwu changed the subject and took the initiative to lead the way.

Upon hearing this, the two women's eyes lit up slightly, and they followed closely behind Chen Beiwu.

The Upper Three Immortal Sects are ranked only below the Five Great Grotto-Heavens. It is no exaggeration to say that they are the top cultivation sects of the Immortal Alliance. They might even encounter Earthly Fiend Beasts or Heavenly Gang Mystic Beasts on campus.

"Is he Chen Beiwu, the third-ranked rookie on the list, the flawless Foundation Establishment prodigy?"

Her gaze fell on three figures in the distance. A tall female cultivator dressed in a bright red palace dress paused, her eyes filled with curiosity.

Upon hearing Senior Sister Ye's question, the students present all secretly felt uneasy.

Ye Xinya, ranked seventy-ninth on the Jade Void Ranking, with a cultivation level of mid-Golden Core, comes from the Lingyuan Ye family.

Despite Ye Xuejie's cultivation and combat strength ranking low in the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, she doesn't even have the qualifications to compete for the Jade Purity Immortal Sect's chief disciple.

However, the Ye family of Lingyuan is a powerful clan that can shake Lingyuan Prefecture with a stomp of its foot, with three True Venerables of the Nascent Soul stage in the clan.

Its profound heritage far surpasses that of ordinary True Venerable clans, and it even has some connection with the Tianyuan Yu family of the Dao Venerable Immortal Clan.

According to rumors, the second-generation sect leader of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect came from the Tianyuan Jade family.

The fact that the Lingyuan Ye family is related to the Tianyuan Yu family demonstrates just how powerful they are within the Immortal Alliance.

As the most dazzling pearl of the Lingyuan Ye family in this generation, Ye Xinya is enough to attract the attention of the geniuses of the Yuqing Immortal Sect.

The reason these students sided with Senior Sister Ye and actively joined the Array Dao Society she founded was to curry favor with the powerful Ye family of Lingyuan and win over the pearl. However, the fact that this pearl had shown interest in this year's rising star undoubtedly stirred a sense of crisis within them.

"Yes, Senior Ye." One person nodded helplessly.

"She's quite good-looking."

Ye Xinya smiled and then suddenly turned around, bringing with her a fragrant breeze.

"That concludes today's club activities. I'm a bit tired."

As soon as she finished speaking, a streak of light flashed from the storage ring on Ye Xinya's finger, transforming into a luxurious flying boat that carried her away.

Those who are free from the need for foundation building are rare, and they are destined to achieve the highest level of Golden Elixir.

Countless True Venerables and noble ladies within the Jade Purity Immortal Sect have their eyes on Chen Beiwu, a fat piece of meat with a simple background and a clean origin.

Ye Xinya was no exception.

However, there are ways to make connections; being too deliberate can backfire.

Thinking of this, Ye Xinya's lips curled up slightly.

The best way to build rapport is the classic hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress trope, but that's just too old-fashioned.

Therefore, Ye Xinya chose to approach him by being a fairy who saves the hero.

As for how Chen Beiwu's crisis came about, she had her own way of solving it.

The only thing that made Ye Xinya hesitate was whether she should personally get involved or let the Yao sisters in her clan get involved.

Ignoring the stares of those around them, Chen Beiwu led Xu Lingling and the other woman into the cafeteria after wandering around for a while. They spent two hundred spirit coins to order four meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a soup, and then chose a private room to sit down.

"The layout of the Nine Refinements Sect's cave dwelling is quite good, but the concentration of spiritual veins is only at the third-grade low-level." Xu Ziqing offered, "After we finish eating, could you take us to see your cave dwelling?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Lingling's eyes also showed anticipation.

“Then you’ll be disappointed.” Chen Beiwu smiled. “I live in the Nine Peaks Cave, where the spiritual vein concentration is also at the third-grade low level.”

"Huh?" Xu Ziqing was quite surprised. "Aren't the highest-ranking students of the Three Immortal Sects allowed to possess a fourth-tier cave dwelling?"

“Spirit stones don’t fall from the sky for nothing. If students of the sect want to move into a cultivation cave with a higher spiritual vein, they need to start a cave competition.”

Chen Beiwu explained, "But because I haven't had time to build my foundation, I've missed almost all of my courses this year. I don't have any credits to start a challenge, so I can only wait a little longer."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chen Beiwu got down to business and solemnly took out a spirit-locking box from his storage bag.

Upon seeing this, Xu Lingling's heart skipped a beat.

If she wasn't mistaken, the item inside the Soul Locking Box was the Crimson Flame Serpent Egg, one of the Earthly Fiends.

Carefully taking the Soul-Locking Box, Xu Lingling opened it and found that the Fiend Egg inside was exactly as described in ancient books.

The vitality it exudes is too strong, and it takes some effort to contain the leaking vitality.

"for you."

Sensing Chen Beiwu's trust, Xu Lingling reciprocated by handing over five special jade bottles containing the essence of the earthly evil spirits.

Upon opening the jade bottle, Chen Beiwu discovered that the five strands of Earthly Fiend Essence were respectively: Refined Metal Earthly Fiend, Withered and Flourishing Earthly Fiend, Heavy Dark Earthly Fiend, Burning Flame Earthly Fiend, and Thick Earthly Fiend.

Among them, the Refined Gold Earthly Fiend and the Burning Flame Earthly Fiend are of the best quality, and are considered excellent even among the superior Earthly Fiend Essence.

The quality of the withered and flourishing earthly evil spirits, the heavy and dark earthly evil spirits, and the thick earthly evil spirits are quite different, barely qualifying them as superior earthly evil spirit essences.

According to the official website of the Immortal Alliance, this set of Five Elements Earthly Fiends is worth approximately 160,000 spirit coins.

However, considering the difficulty of making an appointment for a top-grade Earthly Fiend and the waiting time, its actual value can double, making it comparable to the inherently inferior Crimson-Striped Fire Serpent Egg.

Chen Beiwu breathed a sigh of relief as he carefully put away the jade bottle.

Logically speaking, cultivating the Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Technique only requires a set of high-grade Five Elements Earthly Fiend Essence.

Unfortunately, by sheer chance, with the help of the sect's patriarch, he discovered another unorthodox method for cultivating the Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Technique to its ultimate perfection.

That is to first cultivate the Five Directions and Five Elders Taiyi Pill Casting Method to cast the Five Elements Mountain.

Then, the essence of the Five Elements and Earthly Fiends is condensed into the Five Elements Treasure Light.

Finally, by borrowing the primordial ancestral energy, the Taiyi Golden Elixir was refined into the Primordial Golden Elixir.

As for directly condensing the Primordial Golden Elixir?

Even if Chen Beiwu has a good talent for comprehending magic and can comprehend supernatural powers, he only has a 30% to 40% chance of success, which is far less than the success rate of the first evil method.

'Everything is ready, except for the east wind.' Chen Beiwu could not hide his excitement.

Next, he only needs to delve deeper into the Jade Purity Mountains and successfully gain the approval of the Five Qi Vine before he can begin to attempt seclusion and use the Jade Purity Nine Revolutions Primordial Elixir Technique to form his elixir.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Just then, there were three soft knocks on the door of the private room.

Xu Lingling was startled and quickly put the Crimson-Striped Fire Serpent Egg into her storage ring.

You can never go too far wrong.

The Earthly Fiend Treasure Egg is extremely precious, enough to attract the attention of a Golden Core cultivator. Naturally, the fewer cultivators who know about it, the better.

"Come in." Chen Beiwu frowned slightly.

After the dishes were served, he said not to disturb us unless it was absolutely necessary. Why is someone still knocking on the door now?

"Buzz!"

Ding Xu pushed open the door to the private room and strode inside.

"Who are you?" Chen Beiwu asked.

The person who came was dressed very unfamiliarly, and he had no recollection of them at all.

"My name is Ding Xu, and I am the Vice President of the Seeking Immortals Association." Ding Xu bowed slightly.

“I don’t know you, you can leave now.” Chen Beiwu waved his hand.

The name "Seeking Immortals Society" sounded shabby, and he couldn't be bothered with it at all; a long-awaited reunion with his classmates was far more important.

"and many more!"

Ding Xu's gaze was sharp as he stared directly at Chen Beiwu and said loudly, "Our Immortal Seeking Association President Shen Yuanbao is willing to offer thirty credits in exchange for a battle with you."

Upon hearing this, both Xu Lingling and the other woman looked at Chen Beiwu.

"It's nothing." Chen Beiwu shook his head at the two women, then looked at Ding Xu, "I said, you can leave now."

"How dare someone ranked third on the rookie list not accept a challenge? Are they afraid of Chairman Shen?" Ding Xu asked, forcing a smile.

Unfortunately, Chen Beiwu was elusive and only attended one elective course, which meant that even though he had been assigned a mission for months, he had not been able to issue a challenge on behalf of his elder brother.

Not to mention that in the past few months, he could neither directly break into Chen Beiwu's cave nor send out any challenge messages, which had been ignored. He had been holding back a lot of anger.

Now that he has finally found an opportunity, how could Ding Xu give it up so easily?

Chen Beiwu didn't speak again, but instead slightly raised his eyes and glanced at Ding Xu.

With just one glance, Ding Xu's body suddenly stiffened, his pupils contracted sharply, and he lost his spirit.

"puff!"

The next second, Ding Xu spat out blood and staggered back several steps.

He immediately knelt down on one knee with a thud, his whole body trembling, unable to even stand up.

'One glance is enough to instantly kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator? This is the strength of the third-ranked rookie!'

Xu Ziqing took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in her heart, and turned to look at her dumbfounded best friend.

Xu Lingling rubbed her temples, clearly doubting that her divine sense was misperceiving.

In Xu Lingling's perception, Ding Xu's aura was as heavy as a mountain and as unfathomable as the sea.

Yet even this Foundation Establishment prodigy wasn't qualified to make Chen Beiwu get up and make a move.

(End of this chapter)