Wasted Spiritual Root to Embark on Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 432

The Human Pill Art was renowned throughout the Crimson Kite Demonic Domain.

Part of the reason was that its materials were easy to obtain. Another reason was that its pill effects were exceptionally outstanding. Among demonic path alchemists below fourth-rank, nearly sixty percent were masters of the Human Pill Art.

Above fourth-rank, however, the field blossomed with diversity.

In truth, if Wang Yu were willing to calm his mind and use alchemy to cultivate connections, then over time he would inevitably form another faction within the Blood Reversal Sect.

The problem was the existence of the Alchemy Hall.

Because of it, he faced exclusion from the other alchemists. If he bowed his head, he would have to follow their rules when refining pills.

Even the compensation would need to pass through the Alchemy Hall first.

Could he tolerate that kind of humiliation?

Would that not render all his cultivation meaningless?

Thus, he regarded alchemy more as a supplementary method to support his own cultivation. If he had to devote vast amounts of time to painstakingly researching pill formulas, he truly had no interest.

As for the Longevity Blood Nascent Pill, this pill used a cultivator’s Nascent Soul as its primary ingredient. It was burned with pill fire, its thoughts tempered and slowly refined, expelling those “impurities” so that the Nascent Soul became purer.

It was then supplemented with Longevity Essence Blood, namely the essence blood of cultivators.

By squeezing out the life origin and refining it gradually with pill incantations, it could be condensed into a pill. The refining time was rather long. After all, a complete Nascent Soul was already one of the purest spiritual objects between heaven and earth.

To compress it flawlessly into a pill the size of a marble, then refine it further with auxiliary materials, was extremely difficult.

The Demonic Stellar power contained within the Star Demonic Stone was also a crucial primary ingredient, and extracting it was no simple task.

Thus, Wang Yu temporarily suspended the sect’s alchemy requests.

He summoned the Taihe Blood Cauldron, using the power of this magic treasure to assist his pill refinement. The blazing Ice Chi Pill Flame further aided him. His methods in the Dao of alchemy were exceedingly comprehensive.

As long as the pill method did not go wrong and his mind did not misfire, the probability of failure was practically zero. The value of fourth-rank perfected alchemy needed no explanation to those who understood.

After completing all the steps in sequence, he set the process aside, leaving behind a strand of divine sense to monitor it.

All seven Idle Slots were replaced with the Taiyin Nether Eyes.

Using the secret technique Six Senses Veiled, he enveloped the Supreme Law Dao Field, leaving not the slightest opportunity for the Six-Eared Thief from beyond the realm to spy upon him.

He had long since unlocked the complete inheritance of this special eye art.

Moon Observation, Illusionary Moon, Falling Moon, and Void Moon.

The four stages corresponded to the four major cultivation realms, from Qi Refining to Nascent Soul, with no omissions. Whether for support or offense, the art was extremely effective.

In particular, Falling Moon and Void Moon both deepened one’s utilization of spatial power.

For Wang Yu, this was good news.

Ever since cultivating the void secret art Lock of Heaven, as he absorbed more spatial power, the length of the spatial silver chain continued to grow. This granted him a special ability.

For example, he gradually became capable of sensing the existence of space itself, perceiving that power drifting within the void.

This ability should not be underestimated.

Had he possessed such innate sensitivity earlier, he could have cultivated Lock of Heaven even without an Idle Slot. In a sense, his perception of space had improved dramatically.

Thus, cultivating the Void Moon eye art was like a fish in water.

The progress would not be slow. Combined with the sevenfold acceleration of the Idle Slots and the absorption of Moon Core fragments to satisfy the eye art’s requirements and accelerate the transformation of his eyes, his efficiency soared completely.

Because he feared being discovered by the Six-Eared Thief’s out-of-realm surveillance, he had refrained from using the Taiyin Nether Eyes for quite some time. In truth, this was somewhat overcautious.

An overreaction.

After all, he had used them many times in the past without being discovered. That indicated he had not yet entered the Six-Eared Thief’s key monitoring list. He was not being observed at every moment.

Even so, precautions were necessary.

Better safe than sorry. Reducing usage frequency, or even refraining entirely, was the safest course.

However, not using it did not mean he would stop cultivating it.

Taking advantage of this closed-door cultivation to bring it to great perfection, then gradually deducing it toward a fifth-rank eye art, was also a viable path.

This concerned a road toward breaking free from the cage. No matter how much time it required, it would be worth it.

Thus, while a portion of Wang Yu’s divine sense remained focused on alchemy, the rest of his energy was devoted entirely to cultivating the Taiyin Nether Eyes. The process was far simpler than he had imagined.

Beyond his own layered advantages, external aids such as the Celestial Enlightenment Dao Platform were also invaluable.

In just two short years, Wang Yu crossed the Falling Moon stage and directly entered the Void Moon realm.

He even advanced it rapidly to great perfection.

The Human Pill Art had only just become his fastest-improving method before being replaced by the Taiyin Nether Eyes. The irony was striking.

The Void Moon Eyes possessed the effect of spatial distortion.

With a single glare, he could forcibly immobilize an opponent in place. Combined with the Flesh-and-Blood Demonic Sword to execute the Blood Slaughter Heart-Butchering Sword, ordinary cultivators were no longer a match for even a single strike.

The only drawback was the heavy consumption.

After five years of closed-door cultivation, his realm advanced only slightly. When Wang Yu finally regained awareness of the passage of time, the Idle Slots had returned to their standard arrangement.

Slots one, two, and three were all dedicated to his primary fourth-rank cultivation technique.

Namely the original fourth-rank version of the Ice Soul Holy Demonic Scripture, which still retained the potential to be deduced to fifth-rank. Since he had not cultivated it for long, there remained a considerable distance to completion.

Conservatively speaking, even sixty years might not be enough.

Slot four continued with the Taiyin Nether Eyes. Even after great perfection, it could still be deduced toward fifth-rank. That would be even slower, likely requiring at least a hundred years before seeing hope of advancement.

Slots five, six, and seven continued to hold the Guanghan Twelve Phases. This divine ability was only a step away from completion. Within ten years, there should be results.

After that, he would arrange the Yin Nether Demonic Dragon Art and the Ancient Soul Art.

One slot would be reserved for divine abilities related to Dao Intent.

After calculating everything, he was still short of Idle Slots.

There was nothing he could do about that for now. He could only proceed step by step.

As long as he lived long enough, his current predicament would eventually be resolved.

There was no need to rush.

After making the necessary arrangements, Wang Yu tested the Void Moon Eye.

When the pupil art was activated, the crescent moon imprint in his eyes became veiled in a hazy mist.

Like a reflection of flowers in a mirror or the moon upon water, it seemed distant at the edge of the horizon, yet also right before him.

Space itself gained visible boundaries and nodes in his sight. With a mere thought, he could twist it, drastically increasing its spatial density, like an insect trapped in amber.

Not even a single strand of hair could move.

Its binding effect was more than ten times stronger than techniques such as the Ice Chain Divine Binding Curse.

Used for ambushes, it was an unparalleled method.

“Not bad.”

He nodded in satisfaction, then shifted his attention to the Taihe Blood Cauldron.

After two years of nurturing the pills, this batch of Longevity Blood Nascent Pills was nearly complete.

Opening the furnace.

As the cauldron lid lifted, three spiritual pills flew out, each the size of a pigeon egg, glowing with crimson light and as transparent as crystal spheres.

Inside each one sat a cross-legged blood nascent soul infant. A trace of joy flickered in Wang Yu’s eyes.

“Fourth-rank supreme-grade spiritual pills.”

Supreme-grade spiritual pills were limited by their materials. Unless three full sets of ingredients were used simultaneously, a single batch could produce at most three pills.

And even with absolute confidence, he would never throw all the Nascent Souls he possessed into a single attempt.

Three pills were more than enough for him to use for quite some time.

At the same time, this was Wang Yu’s first time successfully refining a fourth-rank supreme-grade spiritual pill.

The Longevity Blood Nascent Pill was a typical Human Pill that increased demonic essence.

Over the past five years, he had abandoned cultivation in his Idle Slots. Aside from comprehending alchemy and eye techniques, he had only refined one high-grade Taiyin Demonic Essence Pill within his body.

That had increased his demonic essence by three hundred drops, and that was with the fifty percent enhancement to ice-attribute pills from the Cold Chi Alchemy Art.

As for the Longevity Blood Nascent Pill, its effectiveness depended on the cultivation level of the Nascent Soul used in its refinement.

Violet Lightning was a newly advanced Nascent Soul cultivator, only at early-stage Nascent Soul.

In fact, he had barely entered the first layer and was extremely weak.

Using such a Nascent Soul as material, a single pill would increase roughly five hundred drops of demonic essence.

But if it were refined from a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, one pill increasing two thousand drops would not be unusual.

“Violet Lightning’s Nascent Soul is average, but three supreme-grade Blood Nascent Pills are enough for me to break through to the third layer of Nascent Soul. As for the two old fellows from Hidden Valley, their Nascent Souls should yield Blood Nascent Pills with an effect of eight hundred to one thousand drops.”

Wang Yu stroked his chin and muttered to himself.

It had already been more than ten years since his last breakthrough.

In truth, cultivating with three Idle Slots operating simultaneously was not slow. Taking pills was simply more satisfying.

The peak of the second layer of Nascent Soul required six thousand drops of demonic essence.

At present, he had accumulated roughly four thousand seven hundred drops within his body.

Three Longevity Blood Nascent Pills were absolutely sufficient.

The third layer of Nascent Soul ranged from six thousand to twelve thousand drops.

To break into mid-stage Nascent Soul, one needed to strengthen the Nascent Soul itself. The best method was comprehending Dao Intent and using it to fortify the Nascent Soul.

When Wang Yu broke through in the past, he condensed a nine-inch Heavenly Nascent Soul.

To him, the bottleneck of mid-stage Nascent Soul was practically nonexistent. Moreover, he had already comprehended Asura Dao Intent. By the time he reached the late-stage bottleneck, he might very well possess even more Dao Intents.

During the Nascent Soul stage, strengthening the Nascent Soul Infant was never the main issue.

Accumulating demonic essence remained the true time-consuming task.

“Not a major problem. From here on, I will focus primarily on raising my cultivation.”

Each breakthrough in realm enhanced body, energy, and spirit in every aspect.

It was the fastest path to increasing overall strength.

After swallowing the first Blood Nascent Pill, Wang Yu entered a refining state.

At this moment, the advantage of a Human Pill became apparent. It was far easier to refine than a normal spiritual pill.

The time required was much shorter than refining the Taiyin Demonic Essence Pill.

The breakthrough would not take long.

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Cold Blood Peak, Mountain Lord’s Dao Field.

The Mountain Lord stood at the edge of a cliff, overlooking the greatly diminished Blood Reversal Ten Markets below, his gaze inscrutable.

No one knew what he was thinking.

Moments later, frost and snow gathered into a human-height tornado. Heavenly Frost Demon Lord stepped out from within and looked toward the Cold Blood Mountain Lord.

“What matter requires me?”

“After the great victory at Black Mountain Pass, Wang Yu returned to the mountain to enter seclusion. It has now been eight years. What is your view?”

Heavenly Frost Demon Lord narrowed his eyes, pondering the Mountain Lord’s intent.

He was born of the clan faction and had always been at odds with the Cold Blood Mountain Lord, who came from the master-disciple faction. Moreover, the incomplete ancient spirit treasure in the Mountain Lord’s possession could be traced back to the clan faction at its source.

After it had been forcibly seized by the master-disciple faction, the succession order of the Mountain Lord’s inheritance lost its legitimacy and fell into the hands of that faction. Only then did they gain a seat at the table.

This arrangement was tacitly approved by the three clans as well. It was a delicate balance of power. Thus, among the Nine Peaks Mountain Lords, aside from Blood Nether Peak, all were powerhouses of the master-disciple faction.

Wang Yu, however, came from humble roots as a rogue cultivator, a typical first-generation cultivator.

In theory, he should naturally have belonged to the master-disciple faction. Unfortunately, he had never taken a master and had once formed alliances with the three clans, making him inherently close to them.

He was an extremely rare neutral figure. After breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, he had firmly established that position. Even the Alchemy Hall rarely targeted him.

Bringing this up now inevitably gave the impression of some hidden scheme.

After a moment of silence, Heavenly Frost Demon Lord suddenly said, “You want to move against him?”

“Such crude wording.”

The Cold Blood Mountain Lord retorted lightly before continuing.

“Not I. It is those people from the Alchemy Hall. As everyone knows, Wang Yu has two backers. The Old Flood Dragon guarding the mountain and Lord Thunder Howl.

“The latter is far away in Maple Prefecture and has little interaction with Wang Yu. Even if he wished to help, he would be too far to reach in time. As for the Old Flood Dragon… he is older than both of us and has guarded the mountain for thirteen hundred years.”

Heavenly Frost Demon Lord’s pupils contracted.

“You mean…”

“Correct. His lifespan is nearing its end. An earth-grade bloodline demon race is ultimately not heaven-grade. Though wondrous, their lifespan is equivalent to that of human cultivators. They are not born long-lived variants.”

Once that backer fell, those monopoly-driven fellows in the Alchemy Hall would certainly not tolerate Wang Yu’s unrestrained pill refining, which had already disrupted the high-end market. How could they continue profiting from spirit materials otherwise?

“But recently Wang Yu has aligned himself with the Sect Master. Many of the spirit pills in the war treasury were refined by him. Even if the Old Flood Dragon falls, what of it?

“Besides, he has refined pills for me before. The finished products are more effective than those produced by that group of incompetents in the Alchemy Hall. In the future, we will inevitably have to rely on him.”

Though he and the Cold Blood Mountain Lord were in opposition, when it came to the entirety of Cold Blood Peak, they were partners. Neither could do without the other.

Wang Yu’s existence benefited Cold Blood Peak.

Therefore, he could not be touched.

Heavenly Frost Demon Lord’s reasoning was simple and straightforward, and not wrong. Unfortunately, the Cold Blood Mountain Lord did not seem to share that view.

“He is but one alchemist. His output is limited. The Alchemy Hall has promised that for the next two hundred years, they will prioritize supplying Cold Blood Peak’s pill needs. That is no small benefit.”

Hearing this, Heavenly Frost let out a cold laugh.

“That pack of wine-sack fools possess less than half of Wang Yu’s skill. On the small scale, I do not care about such petty benefits. On the larger scale, offending the Sect Master will mark the end of your tenure as Mountain Lord.”

His defense of Wang Yu was not purely altruistic. The ice-attribute spirit pills Wang Yu refined were fifty percent more effective than normal. That alone made him far more attractive than other alchemists.

Heavenly Frost himself cultivated the ice path and understood the value of that advantage. With the same amount of time, he could improve far more. Over time, he would naturally stand out.

He was not so shortsighted.

Furthermore, the four Cold Blood clans also maintained good relations with Wang Yu. There was truly no need to take such action.

“You came to the wrong person for this discussion. I will inform Wang Yu immediately.”

“You!”

The Cold Blood Mountain Lord clearly had not expected such bluntness. His face shifted between pale and flushed as he snapped, “Young fool, unfit for strategy!”

With that, his figure vanished into the wind and snow.

Heavenly Frost stood in place for a long while, deep in thought. Then he casually tossed out a divine sense jade slip, which landed within Wang Yu’s Supreme Law Dao Field, before heading toward the Blood Demon Hall.

Judging by his manner, he not only intended to pass along the information but also to notify the Sect Master. He was clearly adept at earning goodwill.

After all, with the support of Wang Yu’s spirit pills, the Sect Master’s prestige had recently risen sharply, offsetting part of the negative impact from his previous loss of control. It was evident that he valued Wang Yu greatly.

Within the Supreme Law Dao Field, since perfecting his Taiyin Nether Eyes and refining the Blood Nascent Pill, Wang Yu had remained in seclusion for a full three years. The three supreme-grade spirit pills had all been fully refined. The vast demonic essence within his body surged like the waters of a great river.

The grand circulation of his physical meridians and the minor circulation of his Nascent Soul formed a perfect cultivation pathway. Demonic essence continuously flowed along these routes.

At last, a certain boundary was broken.

Wang Yu’s aura surged sharply before quickly stabilizing. At some unknown moment, his eyes had opened, their brilliance restrained and drawn inward.

“Nascent Soul third layer. Six thousand three hundred twenty drops of demonic essence.”

He calmed the surging emotions in his chest, and only then noticed the divine sense jade slip.