Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 256 Iron Egg of the Second Realm
"Kneel down and bind yourself now. Out of consideration for our shared sect, I might spare your life." Hua Buqi scrutinized Shu You closely.

Those Punishment Hall monks can be killed without consequence.

He committed a grave crime and betrayed the sect; for the rest of his life, he will undoubtedly be the target of the sect's judicial hall cultivators.

Keshuyou is different!
As Daozi's subordinate, Shu You held some weight in Chen Beiwu's heart, and could perhaps be used as a hostage in critical moments, making her a useful tool.

"You think you can take me on?" Shu You raised her head, a mocking smile playing on her lips.

"Delaying time is useless."

Seeing Shu You's performance, Hua Buqi shook his head: "The Pulse-Breaking Needle has the effect of sealing magic power. You can only use less than 30% of your magic power right now. Even if I give you another day to delay, you still won't be able to break the seal."

Upon hearing this, Shu You barely managed to stand up, changed her hand seals, and fiercely pressed them into her ribs.

In an instant, blood gushed out, staining Shu You's front red.

"Oh, Junior Sister Shu certainly has guts."

Hua Buqi raised an eyebrow, showing no surprise at being slapped in the face, and said calmly, "Even if it damages my dantian, I will use the Moon Soul Xuanji and Yin Talisman to reverse my Dao foundation and be exempt from the effects of the Pulse-Breaking Needle for a short period of time."

"Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being ruthless."

Hua Buqi's expression hardened, and he formed a sword with his fingers. Suddenly, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him condensed into hundreds of icy needles.

These densely packed ice needles may seem ordinary, but each one actually contains enough power to kill a cultivator in the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

Upon seeing this, Shu You's eyes flickered slightly.

A deadly situation must be broken by force.

Hua Buqi, as an outer sect elder of the Mirror Moon Sect, was stronger than her, having reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm. The technique he cultivated was the sect's Foundation Establishment technique, the "Cold Soul Heart Sutra".

Even if her Moon Soul Xuanji Yin Talisman cultivation surpasses the Cold Soul Heart Sutra in rank, it is difficult to bridge the gap between the late Foundation Establishment stage and the peak Foundation Establishment stage without using her trump cards.

Shu Youxiu lightly tapped her embroidered shoes and retreated rapidly.

"You can't escape!"

Hua Buqi's sword finger fell, and hundreds of ice needles poured down like a torrential rain, piercing Shu You's body with lightning speed, turning the latter into a honeycomb.

Seeing this, Hua Buqi was not pleased but surprised. A faint light flashed from the storage ring between his fingers, and a second-tier spirit sword was immediately slashed at the water mist that was quietly rising behind him under the control of his divine sense.

"Buzz!"

Shu You neither dodged nor avoided, but clasped her hands together, and a phantom moon appeared behind her.

Where the moonlight shone, all things fell silent. Even the spirit sword that rushed towards them lost its spirit and froze in mid-air, unable to move.

At the same time, the phantom clones that had been riddled with holes in the distance slowly disappeared.

Suddenly, towering waves surged up from the ground beneath Hua Buqi's feet, gathering the power of heaven and earth to firmly restrain him in mid-air, preventing him from moving.

'A cultivator who can make a name for themselves among the inner disciples is indeed extraordinary, but unfortunately, they're still a bit too inexperienced.'

Glancing at the floating clone, Hua Buqi's figure instantly appeared behind Shu You, and the rope artifact at his waist transformed into a cold python, wrapping around the latter in the blink of an eye.

"Kill!"

Noticing Shu You's pupils contracting violently, Hua Buqi formed a sword shape with his right hand and pointed it at Shu You's dantian.

However, in the next instant, Shu You's terrified expression turned icy cold, and the spirit sword behind her was drawn with a roar.

"boom!"

In the instant Hua Buqi pointed at Shu You's dantian, a moon-white talisman suddenly ignited, emitting a faint light and transforming into a barrier to block the attack.

At the same time, Shu Youyu's spirit sword also stabbed towards Hua Buqi's dantian with ruthless force.

"Crack!"

As the defensive barrier collapsed, Hua Buqi felt a chilling magical power surge from his dantian throughout his body. He was sent flying through the air like a cannonball before crashing heavily to the ground.

"puff!"

Hua Buqi coughed up blood, struggled to his feet, and his face turned extremely pale.

He actually lost!
He was defeated by a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"What kind of move is that?" Hua Buqi asked fiercely.

An ordinary second-tier high-grade spirit sword could not possibly break through his second-tier defensive spirit artifact and protective magic power.

"I will tell you when you die."

Shu You wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. The ropes binding her body flashed with a faint light, and she broke free using the Moonlight Teleportation Technique, regaining control of her physical body.

"tread!"

"tread!"

"tread!"

As Shu You approached, Hua Buqi remained calm.

"Ok?"

Shu You's heart skipped a beat; she keenly sensed that something was wrong.

She now has the upper hand. If the fight continues, Hua Buqi will surely die. So why is the other party so calm?
Is it just a bluff, or is he holding back a trump card?

Just then, the spiritual energy permeating the world began to vibrate, and the earth's veins began to tremble.

Suddenly, a bald, burly man with bronze skin and no clothes or magical artifacts appeared in front of Hua Buqi.

This burly man neither walked on air nor activated any magical power; his mere presence here was enough to make Shu You feel a chill run through her body.

"Greetings, Master Longxiang!"

Hua Buqi knelt on one knee to pay his respects, his eyes filled with undisguised reverence.

'Damn it, it's a Golden Core cultivator from the Heavy Metal Sect!'

Shu You's heart sank. Despite the pressure from the Golden Core cultivator, she bowed to Ji Shaoyuan and said, "Shu You, an inner disciple of the Mirror Moon Sect, pays respects to the True Person."

"What a waste! He can't even defeat an inner disciple, and I have to take action." Ji Shaoyuan shook his head slightly and slowly raised a finger.

In the eyes of a Golden Core cultivator, a Foundation Establishment cultivator is nothing more than an ant that can be crushed with a single finger.

"Wait, please have mercy, Master!" Hua Buqi hurriedly said.

Ji Shaoyuan raised his eyes slightly, "Are you ordering me around?"

"My subordinates dare not."

Hua Buqi trembled. "Shu You is a subordinate of Daozi of the Mirror Moon Sect. If she comes forward to cover it up, it might buy the sect some time for mining."

The more precious mines he extracts in the Biyuan Mountains, the more attention he will receive from the Chongjin Sect.

But now the plan has changed, and he has not yet broken through to the Golden Core stage.

If Shu You dies and the matter of the Biyuan Mountain mineral vein comes to light, his status in the Chongjin Sect will also decline significantly because he will lose his usefulness.

After all, a Foundation Establishment cultivator is nothing in the eyes of the Heavy Gold Sect.

If it weren't for the fact that the Chongjin Sect, as one of the five major sects, needed to maintain its integrity and spend a fortune to acquire a horse's bones, Hua Buqi even suspected that he might not even be able to obtain the Golden Palace Pill before dying suddenly.

"Jingyue Daozi?" Ji Shaoyuan frowned slightly, his gaze towards Shu You changing: "What is your relationship with Chen Zi'ang?"

For the Chongjin Sect, the Kongjin Marrow Mine is important, but it is not as important as Jingyue Daozi.

If we can use Shu You as bait to kill Jingyue Daozi in advance, the sect will be spared a major threat in the future.

However, as a price, the sects will inevitably suffer retaliation from the Mirror Moon Sect, and the intensity of the Five Sects War will escalate dramatically.

This matter is far too important. Even though Ji Shaoyuan is a Golden Core cultivator, he must report it to the sect's higher-ups before taking any action. Otherwise, he might suffer the consequences if he is not careful.

"I'm your mother!"

Before the words were finished, a third-tier treasure talisman shot into the sky, breaking through the pressure restriction and enveloping Shu You's entire body. It transformed into four phantoms and sped off in the four directions of east, west, south, and north at lightning speed, no less than that of a Golden Core cultivator.

“Stubborn to the end.” Ji Shaoyuan’s expression remained unchanged. Ignoring the illusory image, he pointed a finger at the sky.

Let alone a Foundation Establishment cultivator, even a Golden Core early stage True Person would not be able to escape in front of him, let alone a mere third-grade low-rank talisman.

It was nothing but a futile struggle. "Buzz!"

However, as Ji Shaoyuan pointed down, attempting to suppress the space, he discovered that another special talisman, about three inches long and one and a half inches wide, based on a third-tier precious jade, suddenly bloomed.

"It's actually a high-grade third-tier talisman, [Universe Shift]." A hint of surprise flashed in Ji Shaoyuan's eyes, and he did not continue to attack.

Once activated, the Qiankun Shifting Talisman can completely conceal the user's figure and aura, allowing them to teleport twice in any direction. Each teleportation can cover a distance of up to a thousand miles and is unaffected by the Golden Core's energy locking effect.

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As a Golden Core cultivator, Ji Shaoyuan's forte is direct, fierce attacks, rather than deduction and tracking.

Knowing he couldn't catch up, he wouldn't waste any extra energy.

'He's even willing to bestow such a life-saving talisman; could this woman be Chen Beiwu's concubine?' Ji Shaoyuan raised an eyebrow.

Hua Buqi, on the other hand, gazed at the azure sky with a gloomy expression.

Even the Golden Core cultivator of the Heavy Gold Sect couldn't subdue Daozi's followers. Could it be that he made a mistake by betraying the sect this time?

"Prepare for war." Ji Shaoyuan glanced at Hua Buqi.

In order to mine enough Void Gold Marrow, the Heavy Gold Sect would not mind having a major battle with the Mirror Moon Sect.

……

Mirror Moon Sect, Alchemy Hall.

A crimson gold alchemy furnace was spitting out blue and red flames, and the alchemist squatting in front of the furnace was neither a cultivator nor a fire-refining novice, but a spirit dog with a jet-black body and snow-white paws.

The 'Crimson and Azure Spirit Flames,' which ordinary alchemists need to constantly control the temperature with hand seals, became incredibly docile under Iron Egg's claws, maintaining a stable temperature and heat until a faint fragrance of pills emanated from the furnace.

Upon smelling the fragrance of the pills, Tie Dan's nose twitched slightly. He turned around, picked up a variety of second-tier spiritual herbs, and accurately tossed them into the furnace.

"Buzz!"

Seeing the furnace lid tremble, Tie Dan stood up upright, its front paws mimicking Li Wan'er's strange hand seal.

'This spirit beast has even mastered the [Three Elements Fire Seal]!'

Near the Iron Egg Alchemy Furnace, an alchemist dressed in brocade with a gourd hanging from his waist twitched slightly, his right hand unconsciously stroking his beard to suppress the shock in his heart.

The Three Elements Fire Seal is a secret alchemy technique of Fairy Yunwan. It can use gentle fire [Southern Li Bright Fire], powerful fire [Northern Kan True Fire], and warm fire [Eastern Zhen Sheng Yan] to extract and purify the essence of spiritual herbs, greatly improving the quality of the pills and refining high-quality pills.

As a second-tier high-grade alchemist, he had worked hard in the Alchemy Hall for fifty years and was considered a senior member of the hall, but he had never had the chance to come into contact with secret techniques such as the Three Elements Fire Seal.

What makes a spirit dog that has only been in the temple for a few years so special?
Not only was the alchemist feeling resentful, but even Hall Master Sun, who was in charge of supervising the alchemy work, was somewhat surprised.

After cultivating immortality for a long time and living for an extended period, you'll witness all sorts of bizarre things.

An ordinary, crippled black dog was able to grow step by step into a mid-grade second-tier alchemist under the tutelage of Fairy Yunwan.

'Fairy Yunwan's alchemy skills are truly unfathomable!'

Master Sun narrowed his eyes slightly, his respect for him growing even stronger.

Although he was a third-tier alchemist, the alchemy apprentice who followed him was only a second-tier low-grade alchemist, not even as good as the dog beside the fairy.

"Wang Wang!"

Ignoring the gazes of the surrounding alchemists, Tie Dan's eyes were fixed on the pills that were about to take shape in the furnace.

"Buzz!"

As time passed, the furnace lid opened by itself, and eight beams of blue light shot out one after another, landing in front of the iron egg.

These pills are covered with unique cloud patterns, which, upon closer inspection, are actually made up of countless tiny claw marks.

This is precisely the special mark that only a second-level alchemist can leave on pills.

Through these markings, the sect's alchemy hall could know that the source of the second-tier mid-grade pill, [Qingyun Pill], was not a second-tier alchemist within the hall, but rather Tie Dan.

To some extent, these marks can also be considered anti-counterfeiting labels.

Every high-level alchemist who has made a name for themselves in the Earthly Realm will leave a unique mark on the pills they refine to prevent counterfeiting.

Tie Dan glanced at the pills and looked disappointed.

Three small and five big!

This time, its success rate in refining premium Qingyun Pills was less than 40%, which is an improvement over the last time, but still not enough.

You should know that the teacher can produce a batch of high-quality pills every time he refines them.

Compared to its teacher's alchemy skills, it is still a bit immature.

"Thanks a lot."

Master Sun stepped forward, collected the four pills according to their division, and then reached out to touch Iron Egg's head.

"Wang!"

Tie Dan dodged Sun Tangzhu's palm and let out a low growl.

In Tie Dan's mind, the only cultivators who could rub its head were Chen Beiwu's family. Even his teacher couldn't rub its head at will, let alone an old man.

'What a cool and aloof dog!'

Master Sun's expression froze for a moment, then he quickly regained his composure.

Just then, Tie Dan suddenly smelled a familiar scent, his pupils dilated instantly, and he let out an excited roar, his body transforming into a black shadow as he rushed towards the entrance of the main hall.

"Long time no see, Tiedan."

Chen Beiwu crouched down and caught the dark figure that rushed into his arms.

"Clap clap clap!"

Iron Egg's tail left afterimages as it frantically slapped Chen Beiwu's calves with such force that it even created a whooshing sound in the air.

Clearly, after nearly a year apart, Tie Dan's strength has undergone a tremendous change.

"Let me take a good look at how you've changed."

Holding onto Tie Dan's neck, Chen Beiwu first glanced at the pale orange aura above its head, then activated his divine sense to carefully perceive its cultivation and bloodline.

'His cultivation period is 288 years, equivalent to a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.'

'Having mastered the art of absorbing the sun and qi, the concentration of his bloodline is comparable to that of a high-grade second-tier spirit beast.'

Upon realizing this, Chen Beiwu couldn't help but show surprise in his eyes.

In just over a year, Tie Dan's progress in strength was second only to Jin Dan's, which was undoubtedly an extremely exaggerated thing.

"How did you do that?" Chen Beiwu touched the belly that Tie Dan had exposed when he rolled over.

"Wang Wang."

Upon hearing this, Tie Dan suddenly broke free from Chen Beiwu's embrace, darted to the medicine cabinet at the edge of the main hall, slapped open the jade bottle cap with one paw, and swallowed all the pills inside.

Good heavens, no wonder Tie Dan was able to transform from a first-realm spirit to a second-realm little demon in such a short time. It turns out he was eating the elixirs from the alchemy hall every day.

Fortunately, Chen Beiwu's status is different now; he is now a disciple of the sect. Otherwise, he might not have been able to repay the contribution points that Tie Dan had consumed during this period.

The next second, under the gaze of Jin Dan as if he were a treacherous minister, Tie Dan carefully pushed open the hidden compartment of the medicine cabinet and placed the seventy-six jade bottles he had accumulated from refining pills during this period in front of Chen Beiwu, as if he were presenting treasures.

Noticing the golden egg's gaze, the iron egg hesitated for a moment, then took out three more bottles from the seventy-six jade bottles and handed them to the golden egg, while its tail nervously slapped the ground.

"Where did all these pills come from?"

Chen Beiwu casually picked up a jade bottle, opened it, and found seven Qingyun Pills lying quietly inside, which moved him somewhat.

The effects of Qingyun Pill and Yunling Pill are similar, but Qingyun Pill can greatly increase the spiritual energy breathing speed of Foundation Establishment cultivators. Second-stage minor demons also experience some effects after taking it.

However, Tie Dan did not take it. Instead, he saved so many Qingyun Pills for him, which must have taken a lot of thought and effort.

"Wang Wang."

Iron Egg stood tall and proudly patted its chest, indicating that it was the one who refined all these pills.

(End of this chapter)