The chilly wind lasted for an hour before slowly receding. Fortunately, no more water from the River Styx was drawn into this place, so Zhang Yan passed through without any mishap.
At this time, there was no sound from Lu Ge outside. He must have left long ago.
Only then did Zhang Yan have the time to focus his attention on the Sea of Qi. He carefully examined the sudden change in the Serene Yin Heavy Water. With one look, his expression was slightly surprised.
These three Serene Yin Water had already been reborn. Not only were they bright, but they also faintly emitted a warm luster like that of a jade pearl.
He couldn't help but be shocked in his heart. According to the records in the Billowing Cloud Secret Book, if this Serene Yin Heavy Water was able to advance a step further, it would be able to transform into Netherezim Heavy Water. Although this water hadn't transformed to this step, it had undergone another transformation, and compared to its original appearance, it was much better.
However, Mountain River Boy's face was full of surprise. He said, "Master, I didn't expect that the Serene Yin Heavy Water you released just now could absorb Nether Qi. Since that's the case, I guess you don't need to fear the River Styx …" He sighed regretfully. "It's a pity that there are only three drops. If there were a few hundred drops, I might be able to use this to refine the River Styx, break this formation, and escape."
Hearing this, Zhang Yan laughed and said, "My Serene Yin Heavy Water was originally condensed from the Serene Yin Qi in the depths of the earth vein. It comes from the same source as the River Styx, so it's not strange that it can absorb Nether Qi. However, you said that you can refine the River Styx with just a hundred drops, but you're talking big."
The boy raised his hands and waved them around. He hurriedly explained, "Master, don't be fooled by the name of the River Styx. Although this River Styx is called a 'river', in my opinion, it's far from the real River Styx. The Nine Layers of Nether Qi it emits is thin and thin. At most, it's just a pond. There's neither a demon's cave nor a spirit eye here. This River Styx definitely didn't grow here naturally. I'm afraid that some powerful cultivator moved this place from who knows where. "
Hearing this, Zhang Yan's eyes lit up. He said, "You're saying that this River Styx was moved here from another place by a powerful cultivator? So there's not much? "
"Most likely!" The boy's little face was filled with seriousness, and he said with certainty, "Presumably, when that senior moved the River Styx to this place, there was definitely more than this. However, this River Styx has no source, and after so many years, there definitely won't be much left."
Hearing this, Zhang Yan's mind was enlightened. He'd spent a lot of effort to condense this Serene Yin Heavy Water, but he couldn't go deep underground and didn't have enough Serene Yin Qi, so he'd only condensed three drops until now. This was a rare opportunity.
However, to refine the Serene Yin Heavy Water, he needed enough water from the Netherworld River.
Although according to what the Mountain River Boy had said, the Nether River was actually just a pond, he also knew that when the cold wind blew, the Nether River was actually just a pond. If a hundred drops of the Nether Water came at once, he might not be able to block it with his current cultivation, let alone condensing Heavy Water.
Unless he could increase his Mystic Light Realm cultivation first. If one reached the second level of the Primordial Unity Mystic Light, the mystic light would naturally be able to change between hard and soft, changing its shape according to one's will. As long as a few rays of mystic light changed shape and wrapped around a drop of water from the River Styx, the speed would be several times faster than before.
However, there was only Serene Yin Qi here. How was he going to increase his cultivation?
Thinking up to there, Zhang Yan shook his head and sighed, "Although there is enough Metal and Fire Yin Qi in the Mountain River Picture, the Spirit Qi here is very complicated and can't be used for cultivation. Otherwise, I would want to break through to the second level of the Mystic Light Realm here first and then refine this Serene Yin Heavy Water."
However, Mountain River Boy shouted, "Old Master, don't worry. I have Spirit Qi here! Could it be that Master has forgotten that when you were challenging the Four Phase God Execution Formation, Master had used the Taiyi Mystic Light to grind away the murderous aura in the formation. This lowly one helped Master absorb a lot of spiritual energy, which was formed from the vitality of the four mighty Enlightened Masters. It is extremely pure and can be used to replace ordinary spiritual energy.
After being reminded by the Mountain River Boy, Zhang Yan suddenly remembered. That's right, this Yuan Qi was formed from Master Dongtian's own power, but it was stolen by the Mountain River Boy. Not only could it replace Spirit Qi, but it was also too wasteful.
However, since he wanted to increase the Taiyi Golden Fire Mystic Light Realm to the second level, what was this bit of Spirit Qi?
As long as his cultivation increased, even if all the Spirit Qi was gone, he could get it back in the future.
Zhang Yan shook his sleeves and said with emotion, "Good, if I don't take the Heaven's gift, I will be punished. Now that the opportunity is rare, I want to see whether I will refine this Styx first, or the Styx will refine me first."
However, if he wanted to cultivate, he must be fully focused, so he naturally couldn't fiddle with the "Containing and Mellow Qi Shield" at the same time. In this way, he would inevitably be invaded by the surrounding Spirit Qi. However, he had another way. He raised his hand and released the flying car that he got from Chen Chizhong of the Yuan Yang Sect.
He stepped into the car and looked up. He found that it was very spacious, at least five people could live in it.
There was a thick carpet under his feet, and a cloud couch opposite him. On the table in front of him, there were jade bowls and jade plates, lacquered teacups, silver pots, and golden spoons. On one side of the wall, there were exquisite calligraphy and paintings, and in the corner, there was a copper incense burner. He knew that the incense burner most likely contained calming incense, so he took two steps forward, lit it, and placed it on the table.
When the fragrance gradually dissipated, he was surprised to find that it was actually a top-grade Orchid Tongue Incense, which was not easy to obtain. He knew that he had seen it once in the Water Country of the Dang Region.
After walking around the car, he found in a secret compartment the seal of the flying car.
He also knew that if he relied on the seal of the flying car to resist the nine layers of Spirit Qi, even with the help of Mountain River Boy, in less than a month and a half, it would completely become an ordinary thing. However, what he wanted now was cultivation, so he didn't care about these external things. If he could use the spirit shell to resist the Spirit Qi, he wouldn't hesitate even if he had to use everything he had. He smiled and said, "Boy, hurry up and bring me the Mountain River Diagram!"
The boy was also in high spirits as he entered the carriage. Then, he let out a clear shout and fully unfolded the Mountain and River Cloud Diagram. With a push of his strength, he shook out the Spiritual Qi that had been absorbed. The Golden Fire Baleful Qi that had been absorbed didn't wait for him to summon it.
Now that he was trapped here, it actually ignited Zhang Yan's fighting spirit. He didn't want to waste any time, so he sat on the cloud couch and did his best to refine the Spirit Qi and devour the Spirit Qi.
Once a cultivator stepped into the Mystic Light Realm, the path before reaching the Core Transformation Realm was smooth. However, there was one thing that was not perfect, and that was the accumulation of Spirit Qi bit by bit until it reached perfection. The effort needed was extremely long, but since he had made up his mind, he threw away all distracting thoughts and focused on increasing his cultivation.
Seven days later, Lu Ge's voice came from outside again. He said, "Fellow Zhang, how have you been these days?"
He knew that with Zhang Yan's cultivation, he wouldn't be able to get rid of him with just one gust of cold wind. However, he had already trapped Zhang Yan here, so he naturally had to wait patiently. If the first time wasn't enough, then the second time wasn't enough. He was confident that even if Zhang Yan had other methods, he would still slowly die here in the end.
Zhang Yan smiled gently and said, "I have wine and food here, so I don't think it's any worse than Brother's."
Lu Ge thought that he was being stubborn, so he only laughed and didn't say anything else. He activated the formation again.
After these seven days, the nether energy in the ravine below was once again filled to the brim. After the "Seven Absolute Yin Devouring Formation" was activated, it rumbled like a war drum. The first wave of nether energy that was drawn up was still the seventh layer of nether energy, the "Desolate Hatred Qi".
Zhang Yan had dealt with it once seven days ago and easily dealt with it. Now, it was even easier. With a sweep of the profound light, it was completely destroyed.
The Soul Dispersing Evil Qi and Spirit Vanishing Qi that followed weren't anything new, so he dealt with them one by one. As expected, the cold wind blew again as soon as the three Spirit Qi were dealt with. However, this time, it was even more violent and violent, and the amount of water from the Nether River was several times more than the previous seven days.
The water from the Nether River swayed left and right in the cold wind and splashed in all directions. With a glance, there were probably more than a hundred drops of water.
Zhang Yan's expression was also solemn. Even though the water seemed to be harmless as it floated in the air, as long as a drop touched his body, not only would it be able to penetrate his body like tofu, it would also be able to taint his Profound Seed. From then on, his foundation would be destroyed, and his lifespan would be reduced by several tens of years.
Thus, he used all his energy and didn't dare to be careless in the slightest. He rode on the light and dodged left and right, and he didn't covet how much water he could refine from the Nether River. He continuously emitted Golden Fire Profound Light, and only wiped away the water droplets that flew close to him.
After more than two hours, the deep ravine was once again filled with Nether Qi. At this time, the cold wind gradually subsided. The water of the Nether River was extremely turbid, and without the support of the cold wind, it immediately sank straight down. Other than the ears that were refined by the Taiyi Profound Light, there seemed to be several tens of drops left.
At this time, Zhang Yan finally caught his breath. Seeing this, he leaped forward and caught up to the water of the Nether River. He shook his shoulder and fiercely emitted hundreds of Golden Fire Profound Light, and in the blink of an eye, he grinded out a few more strands of pure Nether Qi. Only then did he stop.
He didn't return to the flying car, but sat on the spot, and extracted one-third of the essence from each of the three drops of Serene Yin Heavy Water in his body, and then operated it according to the method of the Lan Yun Secret Book. His original intention was to let the Serene Yin Heavy Water have extra energy to swallow the Nether Qi. Unexpectedly, when he moved, he suddenly felt a shock in his chest. When he looked inside the Qihai again, he was surprised to find that there was actually another drop of Serene Yin Heavy Water there!
Seeing this situation, Zhang Yan couldn't help but feel happy. However, the three drops of Serene Yin Heavy Water originally had a faint brilliance, and now that a part of its essence had been extracted, it suddenly dimmed, and no longer looked like before.
He saw that the Nether Qi in the air seemed to have signs of being mixed with impurities. He knew that he couldn't hesitate any longer, and without hesitation, he released them together with the drop of Serene Yin Heavy Water, and shot them all into the air.
Sure enough, the four drops of Serene Yin Heavy Water seemed to have felt the remaining pure Nether Qi in the air at this moment, and immediately flew like the moon, greedily absorbing the pure Nether Qi.
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… (To be continued)
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