Yunmeng Immortal Clan

On Qingsui Peak, in a certain cave, Song Daoxuan, dressed in a blue Taoist robe, was carefully studying a scroll in his hand.

This ancient scroll is the secret method of "Three Corpses Puppet Refining," which records an ancient method for refining puppets.

Song Daoxuan had just completed his Foundation Establishment, and he was busy dealing with his family and consolidating his cultivation level. Only now did he have time to observe carefully.

"A century-old spirit-patterned wood core, seabed-chilled iron, a second-tier demon beast's spine, ethereal jade marrow, star silk, three drops of a century-old earth vein spirit milk, soul-splitting wood, and jade of shared hearts, etc..."

When Song Daoxuan saw these refining materials, he frowned slightly. Not to mention that ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivators would have difficulty accessing these materials, even if they did, it would be difficult for them to afford them given their financial resources.

Some Foundation Establishment cultivators might only be able to collect one or two items in their entire lives, but collecting all the materials for this secret technique within one's lifetime is an extremely difficult task.

Most cultivators would probably give up if they saw how precious the materials were for this puppet-making technique.

However, Song Daoxuan still glanced at it a few more times, his expression remaining tense. But then he saw a line of text:

"The Three Corpses Puppet Forging Technique: If this method is successfully completed, the puppet's body will be as strong as Vajra, capable of withstanding the power of late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators..." As Song Daoxuan read this line of small print, his tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

"If I can really refine this puppet, I'll have a fighting chance even against a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. Although it's difficult to gather all the materials needed to refine these puppets, I don't need to worry about my lifespan for the time being. Given enough time, collecting all these items isn't a pipe dream!"

Thinking of this, Song Daoxuan put the scroll into his storage bag. Then, out of sheer boredom, he took out the alchemy furnace from his storage bag to prepare to refine pills.

He then moved all the miscellaneous items out of the storage bag.

Among them was a piece of bluish-green copper, which seemed somewhat out of place compared to the materials used in the cultivation world.

After an unknown amount of time, Song Daoxuan was refining pills in an orderly manner and finally succeeded in refining several batches of first-grade pills.

Song Daoxuan rested on the table in his cave for a while, propping himself up on his elbows, when he suddenly had a brilliant idea.

"When I was still in the Qi Refining stage, I tested this bluish-green copper piece with flames, but it didn't react at all. Could it be because Qi Refining cultivators don't have enough mana? Now that my cultivation has broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage, I can condense a true fire that's even more powerful than the Qi Refining stage. Will this strange bluish-green copper piece react if I use this fire to heat it up?"

With a thought, Song Daoxuan's azure copper piece floated in mid-air, enveloped by his divine sense, before flying to his front. With a flick of his fingers, Song Daoxuan unleashed a burst of flame that collided with the azure copper piece.

Song Daoxuan originally thought that the bronze plate would remain unchanged.

But at that moment, the bronze piece underwent a series of strange changes, and a flash of light appeared.

On the bronze plate with its bluish-green surface were densely packed tiny characters, like flies.

When Song Daoxuan probed with his divine sense, the contents of these tiny, fly-like characters were clearly imprinted in his mind.

"The Record of Yuanqing's Elixir: I, Yuanqing the Hermit, possess the Earth Spirit Root and have been passionate about alchemy since childhood. My alchemy skills are unparalleled, but I am tormented by love. I am in love with a woman from Icewind Valley, but this woman has a special constitution. She is favored by a Core Formation elder in the sect, who intends to take her as his Daoist partner. The woman refuses and is drained of her life force, turning her into human skin. For the sake of love, Yuanqing goes to the elder to demand an explanation, but is struck by this Core Formation cultivator, and his life force is severed. Alas, his beloved is not here, and he remains in a daze..."

"On my deathbed, I left behind all the ancient methods of refining elixirs within this token. The greatest opportunity of my life is the two Golden Core pills I have refined over my entire life, hidden near Icewind Valley. I have made a solemn vow: only by helping me kill the Icewind Golden Core cultivator can this token be used to break his seal and retrieve the two pills!"

With this, Song Daoxuan's "Yuanqing Danlu" reached its end.

The bristles on the bronze plate had completely disappeared, leaving behind a golden foil covered with densely engraved characters.

"The Yuanqing Pill Record, this seemingly unremarkable item actually records over twenty pill formulas for cultivation from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage. Some of these formulas are still mainstream second-tier pill formulas in the current cultivation world, while others are even ancient formulas that have been lost to time. It's truly a pleasant surprise! However, refining second-tier pills is extremely difficult. Even with the formulas, I'm afraid I would find it very difficult to successfully refine the pills recorded in the Pill Record!"

"I never expected that Yuan Qing Sanren would be such a sentimental person. With his talent for alchemy and his earth-root aptitude, it wouldn't be impossible for him to condense the legendary Golden Core and become a legendary Core Formation True Person. It's just a pity that he's another cultivator whose mind is controlled by emotions!"

"As for the Golden Elixir that Yuanqing Sanren mentioned, what exactly is it? Why, despite reading extensively, have I never heard of even a trace of this elixir?"

Upon thinking of this, Song Daoxuan went to the family's scripture pavilion again, using his Foundation Establishment cultivator's divine sense to search for the uses of the Golden Core.

Fortunately, perseverance pays off. Although some ancient books deliberately omitted the mention of the Golden Elixir, he still managed to find the words "Golden Elixir" in an ancient book and learn about its true effects.

"The Golden Core Pill is a third-tier pill. The formula for refining this pill has long been lost. However, it is certain that one Golden Core Pill can increase a cultivator's chances of forming a Golden Core by almost 20%. However, the effect of a second Golden Core Pill on the same cultivator decreases, increasing the chances of forming a Golden Core by only 10%!"

"This pill increases the chances of forming a Core Formation. It's such a rare pill! I wonder how Yuan Qing Sanren obtained it. I'm extremely tempted by it. However, it would be extremely difficult for me, Song Daoxuan, to kill the Core Formation cultivator that Yuan Qing Sanren mentioned. But three hundred years have passed, and perhaps the Core Formation cultivator Yuan Qing Sanren mentioned has already perished!"

"However, I'm only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Whether I've formed my Core or not is not something I should be considering. Besides, I doubt many Foundation Establishment cultivators would be so audacious as to scheme against a Core Formation cultivator. This Yuan Qing Sanren is a madman, but I'm not. I must remain rational!"

Song Daoxuan sighed, and a moment later, in the Scripture Pavilion, Song Daoxuan once again printed out two spells: one was the Flame Burst Spell, and the other was the Spirit Shield Spell.

Both of these are intermediate-level spells, suitable for Foundation Establishment cultivators to study and comprehend. However, it will take some time to fully understand these two spells.