Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 329: Chapter 46 Refining the Sun Glow Crimson Pill
 

After dealing with Miss Shi, Luo Yan began to check his loot.

First off, was the Jade Pond Golden Lotus.

After consuming it, one petal had increased Luo Yan’s Refining Mansion cultivation by ten years; three petals meant thirty years of cultivation.

Of course, this also meant that Luo Yan had given Miss Shi thirty years of cultivation.

It was definitely necessary to give her something, after all, with the Jade Pond Golden Lotus blooming there, if Luo Yan ate it all in front of Shi Liuli, even if Miss Shi was too foolish to understand, upon returning and mentioning it to Elder Shi Ding, the two would certainly come to their senses.

Luo Yan decided to find an opportunity to inquire in front of Elder Shi Ding what the “Jade Pond Golden Lotus” was, and then subtly bring up the fact that he had shared three petals with Miss Shi.

Next was the Wu Earth Essence.

As mentioned before, Luo Yan combined the Postnatal Five Elements True Veins he obtained from the East Sea Pavilion to cultivate the Postnatal Five Elements Ultimate Extermination Divine Light.

This was not the limit of the Five Elements Divine Light. If one could obtain the Innate Five Elements True Essence and refine it again, it could evolve the Postnatal Five Elements Ultimate Extermination Divine Light into the Innate Five Elements Great Chaos Divine Light.

Postnatal was about continuous creation, falling under the category of “technique.”

Innate, however, represented the vast and surging forces of the world, falling under the category of “power.”

Evolution from the level of “technique” to the realm of “power” could result in a qualitative and colossal leap in potency.

In the underground remains of the Intercepting Cult on the Five Mushrooms Islands, Luo Yan obtained the Ren Water True Essence from the Ren Water Dragon-Locking Formation, and refining it caused a qualitative change in the black-colored Water Clan Divine Light.

Now that he had acquired the Wu Earth Essence, he just needed to follow the same method and refine it into the Five Elements Divine Light, which would elevate the yellow-colored Earth Clan Divine Light as well.

As for the remaining three kinds of essence, Ling Yunpo had once seen a trace of the Great Sun True Yang Fire, which is the Bing Fire Essence, in the depths of the Fire Element Cave at Shushan.

However, he had to prioritize obtaining the Purple Mansion’s secret medicine—the Mercurial Elixir Liquid at that time, so he wasn’t able to exchange for the Bing Fire Essence. He would need to find an opportunity later on.

The third prize was the Huangting Kunwu Sword, also known to later generations as the much-extolled Sword of the Yellow Emperor.

As the Emperor’s Side Sword, its rank was naturally astronomically high. It was said to be on par with the Tai Yi Dividing Light Sword of the Ziwei Master, unmistakably an eleventh-rank Super Immortal Sword.

The only problem was that it seemed unwilling to recognize him as its master.

This was normal, as Luo Yan hadn’t even reached the Golden Core Realm yet; on what basis should an eleventh-rank Immortal Sword accept him as its master?

Luo Yan wondered if he could let the Green Duckweed Sword train it a bit, just as it had done with the Thunder Punishment Sword before.

Fourth, were the Yangxia Zhuming Pill and the Yinhui Yuanshen Water he obtained from the underground White Bone Divine Palace beneath Long Mountain last time.

These two items, according to the Flying Asura, could increase one’s Refining Mansion cultivation by a hundred years, provided that they were refined simultaneously—of course, Luo Yan wouldn’t just take the Asura’s word for it.

What if he exploded after drinking it?

Another issue was that the Yangxia Zhuming Pill required collection from places of extreme yang, making it exceedingly rare.

To take both together, using the Yin venom of the Yinhui Yuanshen Water to assault the Yang venom of the Yangxia Zhuming Pill, was an unimaginable solution that had no record in any text.

Instead, some high-rank Pure Yang Treasures required refining with the Yangxia Zhuming Pill.

Therefore, to play it safe, Luo Yan decided not to consult the Ziwei Master about it but to confirm it himself. He was worried the Ziwei Master might not let him take the risk of consuming it and would instead confiscate it to refine into a Magical Treasure.

Once he found the appropriate method of consumption, he’d think of a way to give the other one to Junior Sister Xu… But he still needed to come up with an explanation for how something taken by Wei Demon Lord ended up in his hands. It really was headache-inducing.

Luo Yan went to the Daozang Pavilion and diligently researched all the materials related to the Sun-Blocking Land.

The so-called Sun-Blocking Land didn’t mean a place that was completely devoid of Yang energy. Rather, it was an area surrounded by an extremely immense quantity of Yin energy, to such an extent that it was difficult to find any existence of Yang energy—they were oppressed into some cramped corner.

Due to the continuous pressure from the massive Yin energy, the rare Yang energy that remained would become extremely pure (all that wasn’t had perished), and eventually take on the form of an Elixir, known as the “Yangxia Zhuming Pill”.

There’s an old Daoist saying, “Solitary Yin does not generate, and isolated Yang does not grow,” which means that life cannot thrive with only Yin energy. However, if there’s only Yang energy, the overly harsh environment can also harm the growth of all living things.

Consuming the Yangxia Zhuming Pill was definitely harmful to the body; there was no doubt about that.

But what if he took it together with Yinhui Yuanshen Water? Could that eliminate the toxicity of “isolated Yang”?

“Ah Jing, Qing Ping,” Luo Yan called out in his mind. “Don’t just stand there in a daze. Come help me figure this out!”

“Who’s standing there in a daze?” the Kunlun Mirror complained. “I’m discussing it already, okay?”

“Theoretically speaking, with the Yinhui Yuanshen Water, the condition of isolated Yang not growing is no longer met,” analyzed the Green Duckweed Sword. “But the question is, how to refine them together?”

“If you refine them incorrectly, and the Yinhui Yuanshen Water is consumed first, the medicinal power of the remaining Yangxia Zhuming Pill will inevitably begin to harm you.”

“Of course,” Luo Yan responded without hesitation. “But the right refining method is not recorded in any books.”

“According to the texts, the Yinhui Yuanshen Water is also toxic. To be precise, it’s toxic to the flesh, but it has the ability to nourish the soul and the Primordial Spirit.”

“I have an idea,” the Kunlun Mirror suddenly said. “Why don’t you try wrapping the Yangxia Zhuming Pill with Yinhui Yuanshen Water? Then you can slowly strip away the Yang energy from within.”

“Oh?” Luo Yan’s eyes lit up, and he immediately understood her suggestion. “Like peeling an onion, right?”

“What’s an onion?” the Kunlun Mirror curiously asked.

“Cough, never mind,” Luo Yan, forgetting that onions didn’t exist in this world, said, “What you mean is, to use the Yinhui Yuanshen Water to neutralize the Yangxia Zhuming Pill and then slowly, layer by layer, peel away the Yangxia Zhuming Pill’s pure Yang energy, right?”

“Exactly,” replied the Kunlun Mirror with dignity. “I think this method is feasible.”

“It means that you need to perfectly control the Yinhui Yuanshen Water and its form within your Qi Sea,” the Green Duckweed Sword also spoke eagerly. “I can help you with that.”

“That would be wonderful!” Luo Yan was overjoyed. “Since that’s the case, I’ll try to refine it first.”

“If it doesn’t work, you must spit it out immediately,” the Kunlun Mirror said with concern.

Luo Yan then found a nearby Cultivation Quiet Chamber and took out the Elixir Bottle that contained the Yinhui Yuanshen Water.

He stared at the Elixir Bottle for a while, then took a deep breath, suddenly tossed the Yangxia Zhuming Pill into it.

The moment the pill entered the water, the latter immediately began to boil fiercely, but Luo Yan, without any hesitation and with a resolute expression akin to one prepared to meet death, lifted the Elixir Bottle to his mouth and poured it in directly.

The Yinhui Yuanshen Water that encased the Yangxia Zhuming Pill was swallowed in one gulp!