Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Vestment Robe

Having obtained the Peak Realm Twenty-Four Solar Terms Swordsmanship and the Celestial Intent Four Extremes Twenty-four Forms Sword Intent from Yinjiao, Yang Jing’s understanding of this particular Sword Intent deepened considerably.

The ultimate realms of the Sword Dao are “One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws” and “One Sword Births Ten Thousand Techniques.”

The Celestial Intent Four Extremes Twenty-four Forms Sword Intent followed the path of “One Sword Births Ten Thousand Techniques.” It could manifest various celestial phenomena through a Sword Array. If a Golden Core Sword Cultivator who had mastered Sword Light Division were to wield it with their full power, they could even threaten an Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.

The higher one’s Cultivation, the greater the gap between Realms. Among Qi Cultivators, it was common to see those at Middle Stage Qi Cultivation fighting evenly with those at Qi Cultivation Perfection; even some exceptionally talented Independent Cultivators could achieve this. In the early, middle, and late phases of the Foundation Establishment Stage, however, only a Sect’s True Disciples could cross minor realms to defeat Cultivators with a deeper Cultivation than their own.

For the Celestial Intent Four Extremes Twenty-four Forms Sword Intent to allow a Golden Core Cultivator to avoid being instantly defeated by an Early Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator was already an incredible feat.

Yang Jing just found it a shame that this Sword Intent wasn’t that useful to him at present. Even at Qi Cultivation Perfection, he could only command one path of Sword Intent. He estimated that he would have to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage to barely manage four paths simultaneously. Moreover, because it wouldn’t be Sword Light Division but simply controlling four Flying Swords, the power would be greatly reduced.

At that time, perhaps he could form a simple Sword Array, the power of which would be something to look forward to.

He took a deep breath and pushed aside his thoughts about the Celestial Intent Four Extremes Twenty-four Forms Sword Intent.

Right now, he was more excited about the Talents that the True Yang Body and the Five Talisman Scripture could bring. The Talents from these two Cultivation Techniques would surely be more suitable for him. However, because the True Yang Body originated from a Sect’s Foundation Method, the amount of Spirit Stones needed was astronomical. Yang Jing estimated it would require over 800,000.

This was practically the entire net worth of a Golden Core Cultivator.

The Five Talisman Scripture required fewer Spirit Stones, around 120,000, which was still an astronomical sum for the current Yang Jing.

However, for the current Yang Jing, this figure was at least attainable.

He began to ponder. ’In over five years, Wang Tong only managed to save up a little over thirty thousand Spirit Stones. Although he squandered quite a bit, that amount is more or less accurate. To earn Spirit Stones quickly, I’ll have to resort to some unconventional methods.’

’In any case, I’m using Wang Tong’s identity. If things go south, it won’t be difficult to make a clean getaway.’

Within the Profound Carp Association, the exchange of Spirit Medicines and Spirit Pills was all recorded on the Profound Carp Mirror. Each month, uplines would gather their downlines to reconcile the accounts and settle the Spirit Stones.

For a Tier Two Elixir like the Transformation Pill, a member like Wang Tong could only request the Spirit Medicines for it once a month. If they wanted to request more, the only way was to submit Formed Pills.

The Profound Carp Association established this rule to prevent members from coveting the low prices of Spirit Medicines within the association, reselling them, and profiting from the price difference.

After all, the price difference for Tier One Spirit Medicines was too small to earn more than a few Spirit Stones, and members of the Profound Carp Association looked down on such paltry sums. But the price difference for Tier Two Spirit Medicines was enough to give people crooked ideas.

Yang Jing decided to directly supply the Profound Carp Association with Bone Marrow Transformation Pills.

Supplying one Bone Marrow Transformation Pill would net the Pill Master and Wang Tong a profit share of thirty and sixty Spirit Stones, respectively. Furthermore, unlike the Evil Exorcism Pill, which the association stopped accepting once they had enough, this one was purchased in unlimited quantities.

’One hundred twenty thousand Spirit Stones… that’s only a little over a thousand Bone Marrow Transformation Pills. A hundred batches should be enough.’

Yang Jing thought of how much Iron Head looked just like him and felt a sudden pang of conscience.

With his hands behind his back, he walked to the Fire Room, preparing to try refining a batch of pills himself.

In fact, after sharing in Iron Head’s mastery of Alchemy, Yang Jing had never once refined pills himself. He somewhat clumsily activated the One Yang Li Fire Formation, preheated the furnace, then took out the Spirit Medicines for the Bone Marrow Transformation Pill from his Storage Bag and began the alchemy process step by step.

Watching Iron Head perform alchemy from a distance hadn’t seemed like much, but now that he was sitting before the Pill Furnace himself, Yang Jing finally felt how arduous it was. The rolling waves of heat from the Spiritual Fire made his mouth and throat dry, and the waste gases expelled from the Pill Furnace were suffocating. The crucial part was that he had to focus his entire attention on the changes in the Spiritual Mechanism within the furnace, so he couldn’t spare any concentration to use his Magical Power to resist.

After toiling for a long time, Yang Jing finally refined a batch of Bone Marrow Transformation Pills. He had formed nine pills: three Upper Grade and six Middle Grade.

He had too little experience with alchemy; he possessed the Skill but lacked the practical experience.

After just two batches, Yang Jing was covered in soot and looked utterly disheveled. He heard footsteps outside the Fire Room door and hastily put away the Spirit Pills, then cast a Cleaning Spell to remove the grime from his body.

“Master!”

Iron Head peeked into the Alchemy Room, tilting his head. When he saw Yang Jing, he immediately bounced over happily and rammed his head into Yang Jing’s chest.

Yang Jing caught Iron Head. It was a good thing his True Yang Body had reached initial success; otherwise, that headbutt would have knocked the wind out of him. After only a single day of cultivation, Iron Head’s Qi Power and physique had grown substantially.

Demon Body Refining was just that uniquely blessed.

“Master, were you doing alchemy?”

Iron Head sniffed the lingering pill aroma in the Fire Room and asked curiously.

“Ahem!”

Yang Jing flicked his sleeve, conjuring a breeze with his Magical Power to sweep the pill aroma and waste gases out of the Fire Room, preventing Iron Head from sniffing out the details.

Iron Head hesitated for a moment, then said:

“Master, I’ve had a sudden insight recently. I discovered that the Pill Formula for the Bone Marrow Transformation Pill has flaws. If it were improved, its medicinal efficacy could be even stronger.”

Yang Jing immediately thought of Elixir Understanding. ’I can’t believe the effect of this Talent is so astonishing. Perhaps it’s related to Iron Head’s years of experience refining the Bone Marrow Transformation Pill, but it’s still incredible.’

“Good! You’re truly my disciple. However, improving a Pill Formula doesn’t necessarily mean you have to go down the path of strengthening a Spirit Pill’s efficacy. You can also think about whether you can replace the Spirit Medicines in the Bone Marrow Transformation Pill’s formula with cheaper ones. It doesn’t matter if the efficacy is a little weaker, as long as no one can tell the difference.”

Iron Head was dumbfounded. He didn’t understand why his master would say that. ’Isn’t stronger medicinal efficacy better?’

The next day, Yang Jing, in his Wang Tong disguise, sauntered into the Celestial Treasure Tower’s tea room to slack off, his belly pushed out. He took out the Profound Carp Mirror from within the Jade Toad and ordered a large quantity of Spirit Medicines—not just for the Bone Marrow Transformation Pill, but for various other elixirs from the Nine Infant Pill Scripture as well.

’Refining many different elixirs and coming into contact with all sorts of different Spirit Medicines might allow the Elixir Understanding Talent to display an even greater effect.’

After returning the Profound Carp Mirror to the Jade Toad, Yang Jing rang a small bell to summon a Maid.

“I recall that the Celestial Treasure Tower collaborates with several tailors in the Marketplace. Do you know which one has the best skills?”

The Maid thought for a moment before saying cautiously:

“The Second Shopkeeper is in charge of all Vestment Robes…”

“Relax, I’m not trying to poach her contacts. I just want to commission a tailor to custom-make a few sets of Vestment Robes. They need to be heat-resistant and dust-repellent, with fine, neat workmanship. I need them in a few days.”

As Yang Jing spoke, he described the measurements of Iron Head and Yinjiao. Most of the Vestment Robes in the Celestial Treasure Tower were made for adults. Even if the sizes could be slightly adjusted, Iron Head and Yinjiao’s statures were beyond the adjustable range.

The Maid gave Yang Jing a strange look before quickly lowering her head.

“Understood.”

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