Translator: Cinder Translations
After passing through the Misty Ghost Realm outside the Chaotic Sea, Song Wen no longer worried about Tai He pursuing him.
Between the Chaotic Sea and the Tianyuan Continent lies the Endless Desert.
The chances of Tai He crossing the incredibly dangerous Endless Desert to hunt him down are minimal.
Therefore, he no longer needed the Soul Concealnt Jade.
Naturally, he did not have to fight desperately against the Nether Fox.
In the Misty Ghost Realm, visibility was obstructed, and his spiritual sense was suppressed, so Song Wen had to proceed cautiously.
Suddenly, a piercing shriek pierced the air.
The mist on his left surged, and a tentacle broke through the ghost mist, reaching toward Song Wen.
This tentacle was incorporeal, resembling a ghostly entity. It was a unique life form of the Misty Ghost Realm-the vengeful spirit.
Caught off guard by this sudden change, Song Wen was startled.
However, he quickly cald down, realizing that the aura emanating from this tentacle was not strong, only at the early second stage.
Just as he was about to activate his thunder technique to destroy it, he hesitated.
Although the thunder technique restrains ghostly beings, it makes a lot of noise, and Song Wen feared it would attract other vengeful spirits.
He dodged the incoming tentacle and commanded the Ghost King to attack the vengeful spirit.
The battle ended swiftly; the vengeful spirit was no match for them and was defeated.
Under Song Wen's instruction, the Ghost King didn't kill the vengeful spirit but rely wounded it.
As Song Wen approached the vengeful spirit, he could see its full appearance.
It was an octopus-like vengeful spirit, likely transford from a sea monster eroded by the ghost mist.
Looking at the soul body of the vengeful spirit, an idea suddenly popped into Song Wen's mind.
Both human and beast souls could be absorbed by the black hole of the consciousness sea. I wonder if this vengeful spirit can be absorbed too?
Thinking of this, Song Wen placed one hand on the soul body of the vengeful spirit.
In the consciousness sea, a massive black hole suddenly appeared.
A powerful suction force emanated from Song Wen's body, pulling the vengeful spirit in rapidly.
Song Wen's eyes lit up; the vengeful spirit could indeed be absorbed.
This ant he had gained another thod to deal with vengeful spirits.
Perhaps his luck was good, as he did not encounter any other vengeful spirits on his journey.
As he continued to move forward, he noticed that the ghost mist gradually beca thinner.
Slowly, a sun appeared in the sky.
The sun looked dim, shrouded by the thick ghost mist that obscured too much light.
Song Wen's expression brightened; the appearance of the sun ant that he was headed in the right direction.
With the ghost mist becoming even thinner, the light around him gradually brightened, and the suppression on his spiritual sense weakened.
Suddenly, the ghost mist vanished.
Golden sunlight fell upon the sea, sparkling with light.
The sea breeze stirred the waves, and the spray shone brilliantly in the sunlight, crystal clear.
The salty air carried a faint trace of spiritual energy.
Song Wen had entered the territory of the Chaotic Sea.
After a brief mont of joy, he discovered a new problem.
Looking around, he found that there were no islands visible across the vast ocean.
In the boundary between the Chaotic Sea and the Misty Ghost Realm, the number of islands was extrely few, comparable to oases in the Endless Desert.
Although Song Wen had the "Corpse King Blood Refining Technique," which helped him resist much of the ghost mist's erosion, he still integrated a considerable amount of ghost energy into his body.
At this mont, he urgently needed to cultivate diligently and expel all the ghost energy within him.
Otherwise, over ti, the residual ghost energy would undoubtedly affect the foundation of his cultivation.
Song Wen continued to head east toward the island where the corpse was said to be located.
Two hours later.
An island asuring more than ten miles in circumference appeared before Song Wen.
On the island, lush green trees thrived, full of life and abundant spiritual energy.
Song Wen flew over the island, hovering in the air, looking down at the entire island.
With his mouth slightly open, six Sacred Gus flew out.
His spiritual sense extended, and the entire island ca within Song Wen's perception.
On the island, there were no signs of human activity, but a group of flying birds and beasts were living there.
This was a group of flying beasts resembling pterosaurs, known as "Feiyun Beasts." Their strongest cultivation level was only at the early second stage, posing no threat to Song Wen.
TLN: Feiyun literally ans Flying Cloud Beasts, but since that's a mouthful I will use Feiyun. Search "pterosaurs" on google to see images.
At the highest point in the center of the island, Song Wen discovered so remnants of ruins, likely left by the Underworld Temple tens of thousands of years ago.
He did not disturb the Feiyun Beasts; instead, he quietly landed in the center of the island and cleared out a temporary cave dwelling beneath the ruins.
He set up the "Nine Palaces Yin Array" and the "Spirit Gathering Isolation Array."
After thinking for a mont, he felt that relying solely on these two second-tier arrays in a strange place was not safe, so he also set up the "Yin Yang Four Symbol Formation."
The "Yin Yang Four Symbol Formation" ca from the Su family and was a formation left by
the Su family's ancestor, Su Qian, in the valley where he secluded himself.
This formation was a third-tier array, capable of both offense and defense, but it consud a significant amount of spirit stones.
Song Wen did not activate this array imdiately; he rely laid it down as a precaution.
Afterward, he also set up a second-tier Spirit Gathering Array among the three arrays.
Once he had fed the six Sacred Gus, he instructed them to stand guard around the island.
He took out a mat, sat cross-legged, and began to operate the "Corpse King Blood Refining
Technique" to expel the ghost energy from his body.
Ti flew by.
In the blink of an eye, three months passed.
All the ghost energy within Song Wen had been completely expelled.
He opened the array, exited the cave dwelling, and stood at the peak of the island beneath a
tall tree.
Everything around him ca into view.
A late-stage first-tier Feiyun Beast was hunting at the shallows.
A large fish asuring about ten feet long was killed instantly as the Feiyun Beast pierced its
skull with its sharp claws.
Fresh blood stained the surface of the sea.
The Feiyun Beast firmly grasped the large fish, and with a flap of its wings, it took to the air.
At that mont, the surface of the sea suddenly surged.
A massive fish fin broke through the water's surface, and a giant fish asuring ten feet long
leaped out of the sea, biting the Feiyun Beast's legs.
The Feiyun Beast barely had ti to react before being dragged into the water.
It struggled desperately, flapping its wings and splashing waves that reached several feet
high.
However, the Feiyun Beast's struggles were in vain; it was consud by the fish.
The clash between the Feiyun Beast and the sea beast made Song Wen feel that the island was
so peaceful and harmonious.
From the Sacred Gus, he learned that during his three months of seclusion, no human
cultivators had passed through this area, nor had any powerful beasts co here.
This island was practically a paradise of peace, untouched by strife.
The only downside was that the spiritual energy in this place was sowhat thin.
It was precisely because the spiritual energy was scarce that powerful beasts did not occupy this area.
What Song Wen lacked most was spirit stones and spiritual materials.
He still had about thirty thousand spirit stones on him, enough to cultivate for a long ti.
Song Wen decided to temporarily stay on this island, to cultivate diligently for a while,
hoping to condense a golden pill before leaving. The external sea of the Chaotic Sea was filled with beasts, making it unsafe to traverse with his foundation-building cultivation.
The most important spiritual item for assisting in golden pill formation was the golden core
itself.
Song Wen had already gathered all the spiritual herbs needed for refining the golden pill, and
he had four sets.
He planned to attempt refining the golden pill himself.
As for the barrier-breaking pill required for the heart tribulation, Song Wen had no close
relatives and could not refine it.
However, before leaving the Beastmaster Sect, he had purchased ten Life-Forging Pills.
These pills had effects for awakening the mind and focusing the spirit, providing so assistance for crossing the heart tribulation.
But compared to the barrier-breaking pill, their effect was undoubtedly inferior.
Most cultivators took these pills to help them cross the heart tribulation when forming a
golden core.
Song Wen returned to the cave dwelling, lit the furnace, and prepared to start refining pills.
The fla he used for this pill refining was generated by his spiritual power.
After practicing the "The Supre Fire Control True Secret," his fire control skill had
improved significantly, enabling him to use his spiritual power flas to refine pills.
However, for his first ti using spiritual power flas to refine pills, Song Wen did not have much confidence.
He had not attempted to refine the golden pill directly; instead, he practiced refining familiar
second-tier pills like the Essence Nurturing Elixir and Beast Refining Pill to get accustod to the characteristics of the spiritual power flas.
Spiritual power flas were purer than flas produced by burning spiritual wood, making
them more suitable for refining higher-difficulty pills.
After half a year of continuous practice, Song Wen's fire control technique had noticeably
improved, and he could now command the spiritual power flas as if they were an extension of himself.
After resting for two days, Song Wen took out the jade slip containing the insights of previous predecessors from the Beastmaster Sect on refining the golden pill and combined them with his observations of Fang Pengyi's mories of refining the golden pill to reflect deeply on
them.
After a month, Song Wen had simulated the entire pill refining process in his mind no less
than ten tis.
After further calming his mind for half a month, he adjusted his state to the best condition.
Song Wen activated the spiritual power flas and opened the furnace to begin refining the golden pill.
(End of the Chapter)
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