30: Chapter 30 Elixir Book and Spiritual Object, Body Refining by Gale

"This? An alchemical manuscript?!" Ghost Two frowned, clearly not very satisfied with what they had obtained.

Ghost One flipped through the booklet, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes, and hurriedly opened the wooden box again. Inside the box were three items.

The first was a fruit with skin as red as if it were inlaid with tiny diamonds; the second was a jade-green vine; the third was a mass of black liquid that remained congealed and did not flow...

Ghost Two quickly withdrew his earlier disdain, his expression overflowing with wild joy, and in his urgency, he blurted out: "Big Brother!"

Before he could continue, Ghost One covered his mouth. "If you want to live, say no more!"

This piqued Bai Cang's interest, and he couldn't help but ask: "Fellow Daoists, may I ask what is placed in this wooden box?"

"Who?!" The two Wuchang Ghost brothers were greatly alarmed upon hearing the voice, but they reacted quickly, turning around and striking out with a golden hammer and golden shears toward the space behind them.

The red-haired girl was terrified inside, instinctively wanting to scream, and squeezed her eyes shut.

A golden light flashed in an instant, and two heads flew off, colliding with the rock wall before rolling back.

Bai Cang used the wind to lift the two items. The booklet was named "Zhuming Alchemical Manuscript."

He opened it to examine it closely; it contained alchemical heritage of no less than the second rank, and the final few pages also recorded several precious alchemical formulas.

The Yuan Gathering Pill, which when consumed could accelerate the absorption of spiritual energy and also rapidly restore mana during battle...

The Mana Refining Pill, which could refine mana and remove impurities...

The Spring Returning Pill, used for healing injuries...

And the alchemical formula recorded on the last page made Bai Cang's tiger eyes widen in shock, and he exclaimed: "It is actually a Foundation Establishment Pill formula?!"

Looking again at the three items in the wooden box, they were exactly the three hardest-to-find main ingredients recorded in the Foundation Establishment Pill formula: the Red-Eyed Fruit, the Jade Vine, and the Profound Yin Water.

One only needed to find a second-rank alchemist to be able to refine a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills, yielding anywhere from one to three pills.

"I didn't expect this to be Shanhe's stroke of fortune! This old guy's luck is quite good."

Bai Cang put the two items away, feeling very pleased.

Now that Yue Shanhe's realm had reached the peak of Qi Refining, once his mana was polished to perfection, he would only need one Foundation Establishment Pill to attempt Foundation Establishment.

If he could succeed, he would no longer need to worry too much about the mundane affairs of the sect, and it would also be easier to search for the half-demon woman.

"A Foundation Establishment Pill formula?"

The red-clothed girl had thought she was dead. Upon hearing the voice, she slowly opened her eyes, only to see two bloody heads at her feet staring directly at her, causing her to jump back in fright.

Dead? The two ferocious cultivators who had been able to slaughter five Qi Refining cultivators in an instant had been killed so easily?!

The red-clothed girl was even more terrified, wondering what kind of creature was staying on her. "I just escaped the tiger's mouth only to fall into a wolf's den... I regret not listening to my father and coming to this dangerous place to seek death!"

The long-accumulated misery and sorrow suddenly welled up in her eyes, and a few teardrops leaped from her eye sockets, ready to weep, sliding down her cheeks.

"Little girl, are you sad because you couldn't descend to the Yellow Springs?"

Hearing the voice, the red-clothed girl opened her eyes, wiped away her tears, and hesitantly turned her head.

She saw a crystalline snow tiger the size of an infant's palm standing on her shoulder, staring at her with a smile.

It was very cute, but she dared not reveal even a hint of such a thought on her face.

"You... who are you?" The red-clothed girl opened her cherry-red mouth in surprise, not daring to confirm Bai Cang's identity.

Bai Cang did not answer the girl's question, but instead gave her a scare: "You only need to know that I saved your life; knowing too much will bring disaster upon yourself!"

"Yes... Senior!" The red-clothed girl shivered and hurriedly shut her mouth.

Seeing that the red-clothed girl was simple-minded, Bai Cang then asked directly: "Let me ask you, where are you from? What is your name? What are you doing here?"

"This little girl is Yu Qian, a disciple of the Luanjian Sect. I was playing around and snuck out behind my father's and Senior Brother's backs..." When Yu Qian said this, her expression was sorrowful; she must have been thinking of her Senior Brother who had just lost his life.

Luanjian Sect? Bai Cang's thoughts drifted.

This sect had been fighting with the Mingxuan Sect for a long time, which meant the Mingxuan Sect had no spare energy to send to the vicinity of the Mountain and River Sect, which was a huge help to him.

"It would be better to say that I helped them in return!" Bai Cang laughed inwardly. The Mingxuan Sect had over forty Foundation Establishment cultivators, and ten had fallen at the hands of the Mountain and River Sect alone.

"I have long resided in the mountain range and often hear the conversations of passing cultivators, so I know a little about the Ming Kingdom. How is the current situation of your sect's conflict with the Mingxuan Sect?"

Bai Cang intended to gather information and made up a few lies.

"My father is an elder in the sect, so I have indeed heard a lot of news."

Yu Qian's expression relaxed a lot, as if her chatterbox had been opened, and she poured out everything she knew.

"The Mingxuan Sect does not want our Senior Xiao Feng to form his Core, so they suppress our Luanjian Sect both openly and covertly. Hmph! As a result, their own ancestor was severely injured; it's truly retribution!"

"Since then, no one in their sect has been a match for Senior Xiao Feng. They can only manage to fight us Luanjian Sect to a standstill by relying on having more people and more magical treasures..."

Bai Cang intended to guide her conversation, and before long, he basically understood the current situation of the Mingxuan Sect and the Luanjian Sect.

The Mingxuan Sect had over thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the Luanjian Sect had over a dozen. The two factions were currently in a stalemate, with frequent killings; whenever one side showed a weakness, the other would inevitably take the opportunity to target them.

"Oh? The Mingxuan Sect ancestor is a Core Formation cultivator; how did your Luanjian Sect severely injure him? I personally think it's mostly rumors and have never believed it..."

Bai Cang feigned doubt.

Yu Qian saw this and immediately argued: "That's because Senior Xiao Feng was traveling and met a Core Formation senior. With his secret assistance, they severely injured that old ghost, Ancestor Qingyang!"

"What is that person's background?" Bai Cang felt a shiver in his heart.

"I don't know..." Yu Qian shook her head, her eyes filled with some confusion.

"You don't know? I suppose this junior wouldn't have access to such high-level secrets. Let's let her go!" With this in mind, Bai Cang said: "Our fate has run its course; let us part ways here." He rode the wind and flew out of the cave.

"Senior, wait! Could you please escort this little girl back to the sect? My father will surely reward you heavily!" Yu Qian shouted, but the white light seemed not to hear, instead accelerating and disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

She was left alone, on the verge of crying. Given her abilities, if she encountered even a little more danger, she would likely be finished.

Bai Cang continued to plunge into the depths of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range. After flying for several thousand meters, second-rank demon beasts began to appear.

He had also seen quite a few cultivators who specialized in hunting demon beasts.

Demon beasts were treasures; their bodies contained materials that could be used for alchemy, as well as materials that could be used for artifact refining, talisman making, and array drawing.

Rogue cultivators without family support or sect care often roamed here, and countless people perished every year.

"Heavenly Congealed Jade Liquid and jade sun crystal; both can increase the success rate of pill formation by 20%. I only came out this time to try my luck; my true purpose is not for this!"

Bai Cang knew well that these two items were not easy to find; otherwise, that Xiao Feng of the Luanjian Sect, who had been at the Foundation Establishment peak for over a decade, would have already attempted Core Formation.

His main purpose for coming this time was actually to borrow a treasure land to temper his demon body and demon power, and to consume some demon beasts with the bloodlines of great demons.

Demon beasts were not favored by the Heavenly Dao. After condensing an inner core, their intelligence was no different from that of ordinary people, and they had to endure an extra layer of tribulation lightning when forming their core.

They also lacked the assistance of magical treasures, relying solely on their innate magical powers and their formidable demon bodies.

Riding the wind, he swept across the treetops of the forest. Bai Cang flew into a canyon passage where a rock wall leaned inward. After several hundred meters, it suddenly opened up. A solitary peak sat alone ahead, surrounded by abysses, with clouds and mist rolling. High above, gale winds swept back and forth, emitting a sharp whistling sound.

"The records in the book are true!" Bai Cang smiled slightly. This peak was named "Lanjian Peak." The gale winds at its height were like knives and swords; even Foundation Establishment cultivators would not dare to resist them with their bodies alone.

But for him, it was just right for tempering his demon body, making it solid and flawless.

Bai Cang landed on a rock, his divine sense diving inward, and the White Tiger Ancestral Sacred Art emerged in his mind.

Among them was a cultivation technique specifically for body tempering called the "White Tiger Gangsha True Body," which required cultivation using Gangsha Qi. When practiced to the highest realm, it could achieve an immortal and indestructible celestial spirit body.

Although the gale winds of Lanjian Peak were not as good as the 'Fierce Metal Fire Gale' recorded in the technique, they were sufficient for lower-level use.

"The White Tiger Gangsha True Body is divided into nine layers. By relying on this place to practice to the first layer, I can be fearless against the Core Formation lightning tribulation!"

Bai Cang muttered to himself, searching for a place where the gale winds were thin, intending to test the intensity first.

He leaped over, letting the gale winds strike his body. With his strength at the peak of the second rank, his demon body could feel a slight pain.

Bai Cang circulated the technique, swallowing several streaks of gale wind into his body. A sensation of being cut by knives and burned by fire immediately arose within him. Refining both internally and externally, he immersed himself in cultivation.

Several days passed. Faint sounds of wind and thunder emerged from within Bai Cang's body. He opened his eyes, moved to a place where the gale winds were denser, and continued his cultivation.

...On the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range. Qingyi, Bai Miaomiao, and the others gathered in the camp, each releasing several demon beast corpses from their storage bags.

Eleven little tigers jumped back and forth, appearing impatient, following closely behind the eight of them.

"Big sisters, start the fire, start the fire!" Spirit Deer shouted joyfully. Among the eight of them, besides her, the other seven were all cooking experts.

"Don't be impatient; first, trim off what can be used from their bodies..." Qingyi looked at Spirit Deer, who had already started the fire, and couldn't help but have a headache. As the matriarch of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, she naturally understood the value of the materials on demon beasts.

"Let me do it!" Feixue transformed her hands into ice claws, easily cutting off the scales of a demon beast.

The Ice Wolf tribe she once belonged to lived by hunting, so decomposing demon beast carcasses was something she was very skilled at!

The eight of them each used their own skills, and before long, the few demon beasts were processed and placed over the fire.

After sprinkling on seasonings, the aroma of meat drifted through the camp. They first gave it to the eleven excitedly roaring little white tigers, and then the eight of them slowly began to enjoy it.

"Lord Bai has been gone for several days, and I don't know how he is doing." Bai Miaomiao gazed at the roasted meat in her hand, a drop of golden hot oil sliding down the texture of the meat, and took a small bite.

"Lord Bai's mana is profound; there aren't many existences that can keep him, so we must not let Lord Bai worry!" Qingyi said.

"Sister Qing is right; he, who knows where he is flirting with other little girls!" Spirit Deer said with a giggle, leaving everyone stunned.

"Asking for a beating! How can you speak of Lord Bai like that..." Qingyi, who was close with Spirit Deer, made a gesture to hit her.

"Oh!" Spirit Deer hurriedly leaned to one side, dodging the slap.

"O(∩_∩)O Haha~" Everyone laughed incessantly, chatting happily together.

Several figures stood in a place hidden by the high mountain rocks, secretly peeping down at the scene below, their gazes sweeping over the eleven white tiger cubs.