122: Ten spirit cedars, top-grade spirit gathering pills
"Lord Leon, this is the spirit fir tree that appeared out of thin air within China's First Cultivation University."
Julian tapped the screen, and the light curtain immediately displayed the images that were going viral online.
In just a few short days, a strange giant tree over a hundred meters tall had risen from the ground, standing tall in the core area of the Cultivation University; the internet was buzzing with rumors about its miraculous nature.
"Julian, have you found out what's so special about this spirit fir tree?" Leon's voice was low, carrying a trace of imperceptible greed.
"Lord Leon, the only thing certain at the moment is that this tree has the miraculous effect of gathering Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi."
Julian bowed slightly, his tone carrying a hint of helplessness, "As for the rest... you know how it is, China's security measures have always been airtight."
Leon's gaze turned to Irene, who was standing quietly on the other side. "Miss Irene, would you mind performing a divination?"
Irene elegantly finished the blood-red liquid in her glass and said slowly, "Lord Leon, based on these visual Materials alone, I can indeed perform a preliminary divination.
However," she changed her tone, which became solemn, "if this spirit fir tree is too deeply involved with 'Zhang Sheng'... I'm afraid I'll be powerless!"
"Zhang Sheng..."
Leon had heard this name countless times.
When Rodi was rampaging across the globe, crazily devouring top-tier Talent Awakeners, the few of them could only hide deep underground in the darkness like stray dogs, fearing they would become Rodi's next target.
Julian, also an American, lived under a massive shadow of death every day.
It wasn't until news came from China claiming that a top powerhouse was about to kill Rodi.
At that time, they thought China was just daydreaming. They watched from underground for a full half-month, during which Rodi really did disappear.
Finally, it was Irene who posted the divination result through her social media account: Rodi is dead!
Combined with the series of earth-shattering events Zhang Sheng did during that time, the truth finally surfaced—
Rodi was indeed dead, and the terminator was most likely Zhang Sheng!
"Irene, you've had close contact with Zhang Sheng," Leon stared at her, "In your opinion, just how strong is he?"
Irene's fingertips unconsciously rubbed the rim of the empty glass, and the image of those eyes—still as an ancient well and unfathomably deep—instantly appeared in her mind.
That man had no Aura around him, as if he were integrated with heaven and earth; his Aura was as steady as a mountain and as deep as still water, while deep in his eyes, there was an absolute confidence that looked down on all things.
"Lord Leon, I don't know." Irene shook her head gently and set the empty glass aside, the blood-red traces at the bottom clearly visible.
This answer was clearly beyond Leon's expectations.
If the subject of Irene's divination was a person, its success rate depended on the opponent's Mental Energy and strength level.
If both far exceeded Irene's, not only would the divination fail, but she herself would suffer a Talent backlash with unpredictable consequences.
Deep in the valley where they were, beneath the platform.
Besides five massive Yao Beast War Corpses emitting Divine Breath Realm fluctuations,
there were even more human Cultivator War Corpses standing there, which had also reached the Divine Breath Realm in life.
At this moment, several Men in Black with hooded faces were transporting in several fresh corpses that still had a trace of life in them.
As soon as the corpses were set down, the Men in Black greedily picked up containers filled with blood-red liquid and drank deeply.
"My warriors, death is but the beginning of a new life!" Leon's voice echoed in the empty valley, carrying a magic that was a mix of fanaticism and coldness,
"I command you—stand up!!!"
A mysterious and powerful force surged out of Leon's body like invisible tentacles, instantly sinking into the newly arrived corpses.
The corpses began to twitch violently, making a bone-grinding sound that set one's teeth on edge, and then they slowly propped up their bodies in an extremely stiff and mechanical posture.
They clumsily moved their limbs and joints, and after a moment, they prostrated themselves before Leon on the high platform like the most loyal hounds.
Although these "newborn" War Corpses were still decaying and emitted a strong stench, their movements were no different from normal people.
When they were given blood to drink, the rotting flesh actually began to heal and grow at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Looking down at the dense crowd of War Corpse servants below the platform who were absolutely obedient to him, a nearly frenzied curve hooked at the corner of Leon's mouth.
"Zhang Sheng, oh Zhang Sheng, no matter how strong you are, you are ultimately just at the Divine Breath Realm!"
"If one Divine Breath Realm can't handle you? Then a hundred!"
"If a hundred still won't do? Then a thousand!"
"Your destination is only—eternal death!"
Julian, standing to the side, swayed his hips with a posture even more enchanting than Irene's, walking slowly to Leon's side and speaking in a sweet voice: "Lord Leon, don't forget my Blood Servants.
As long as you need it, everything I have is yours. All my Blood Servants will become your sharpest claws and teeth!"
"Julian, how is the contact with the four major families in the Philippines?" Leon withdrew his gaze, his tone turning cold.
"Lord Leon, three of the families have clearly expressed their willingness to cooperate with us," Julian said with a flirtatious smile,
"Not only that, we've also established a connection with India, and their intention to cooperate is strong.
By then, we will have an inexhaustible source of blood!"
Whether it was the Blood Servants controlled by Julian or the War Corpses driven by Leon, the maintenance and enhancement of their power could not be separated from a massive amount of Cultivator blood containing spiritual energy... China · First Cultivation University
In just half a day, Zhang Sheng's Realm in refining spirit gathering pills had reached "Proficient".
The quality of the refined Medicinal Pills steadily jumped to Rank 2 High Grade.
More importantly, every time he opened the furnace, the formed pills were consistently at the High Grade level!
This was the terrifying aspect of the "Once Certified, Forever Certified" Realm—once a pill of a certain grade was successfully refined, one could permanently maintain the stable production of that grade.
Even Zhao Xue, who possessed the SSS-level Talent "Nine Revolutions True Flame," could not guarantee that the quality of every batch of pills would be exactly the same,
even if the technique was more refined, usually only one or two pills in a batch could reach supreme-grade.
The nine small spirit fir tree seedlings cultivated from the cones of the large spirit fir tree were also growing vigorously at an amazing speed under the watering of sufficient spirit fertilizer and life-containing Azure Rain Spiritual Rain.
Zhang Sheng would not consume a single one of the Low Grade, Medium Grade, or even High Grade spirit gathering pills he refined to improve his Alchemy Realm—these pills would all be handed over to Hou Wu for external sale.
He would only consume peak grade spirit gathering pills, which had no medicinal poison residue.
The small spirit fir tree seedling given to Hou Wu was also sprouting and growing leaves healthily and rapidly under the careful cultivation of a group of experienced Spirit Farmers.
The maturation cycle of the cones of the large mist-condensing spirit fir was originally three years.
But under Zhang Sheng's full activation of secret methods, it only took a day and a half to bear fruit and mature again.
While Zhang Sheng was accelerating the growth of the spirit fir trees, he was also refining spirit gathering pills.
The dedicated personnel arranged by Hou Wu were responsible for taking care of the ten spirit fir trees, regularly applying spirit fertilizer and performing the "Thick Earth Art" to nourish the earth veins.
Two days later, the nine small spirit fir trees also successfully broke through to Rank 2, with each tree hanging with ninety-nine full cones.
And the second batch of cones on the earliest large spirit fir tree had also fully matured.
At this moment, within Zhang Sheng's Dantian, the ten "spirit suns" symbolizing the Foundation of the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art had turned into faint phantoms due to the huge consumption from the previous full-scale acceleration, and they needed time to slowly recover their Spiritual Qi.
However, after only a few hours of quiet meditation and breath adjustment, the ten spirit suns solidified again, filled with Spiritual Qi.
Nearly a thousand cones!
Zhang Sheng could hardly hide his excitement.
"Now, the Materials for refining spirit gathering pills are completely sufficient!"
The next morning.
When another batch of pills was uncovered, the nine pills were round and translucent, emitting pure spiritual light and a strange fragrance.
"Skill: Refining spirit gathering pills (Transcendent: 144/1,000,000)"
Finally, the peak grade spirit gathering pill was achieved!
One batch of supreme-grade was naturally far from enough.
Zhang Sheng quickly put the pills into his storage ring and continued refining without stopping.
It wasn't until nightfall that he finally stopped his movements.
Exactly one thousand and eighty crystal-clear, flawless peak grade spirit gathering pills lay quietly in his storage ring.
Now, with the Rank 2 supreme-grade "star vortex spirit gathering plate" in hand and a massive amount of Rank 2 peak grade spirit gathering pills as resources.
The blade had been sharpened, and everything was ready.
It was time to set out!
Zhang Sheng's figure turned into a streak of light, galloping toward the target direction—a recently descended Blue-level Secret Realm.
He glanced at the date on his communicator: September 22, 2030.
The numbering of the Blue-level Secret Realms had already reached "Blue-level-090".
This meant that since the Secret Realms descended, a total of ninety Blue-level Secret Realms had appeared on Earth.
The Spiritual Qi concentration inside those Secret Realms in China that had already been explored and developed had become thin, no longer suitable for Cultivating a Cultivation Technique like the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art that swallowed and exhaled like a whale.
It just so happened that this brand-new Blue-level Secret Realm that had just descended yesterday was located within India.
In a newborn Secret Realm, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi contained within was at its most dense and pure.
Nowadays, the Secret Realms that landed in India and other countries within the sphere of influence of China's power were all firmly controlled by Chinese Cultivators.
Zhang Sheng's figure disappeared into the light portal of the Secret Realm entrance.
As soon as he entered, the dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi rushed toward him.
Without hesitation, he immediately released the "star vortex spirit gathering plate".
Under the full activation of his massive Mental Energy, the spirit gathering plate buzzed and vibrated, turning into a huge Spiritual Qi vortex, crazily seizing the abundant free-floating Spiritual Qi in the Secret Realm and gathering it around Zhang Sheng.
Zhang Sheng sat cross-legged, took a peak grade spirit gathering pill and put it in his mouth, then operated the profound method of the Primordial Chaos Heavenly Art.
The supreme-grade Medicinal Pill melted in his mouth, turning into a pure and massive torrent that surged into every part of his body.
Driven by this powerful medicinal effect, the speed of the great circulation in his body suddenly soared by more than ten times!