Celestial Refining Divine Scripture

Bai Jie shook her head with a half-smile, "No brilliant ideas!"

"But I think Mr. Xu certainly won’t want to be at anyone’s mercy. As for what to choose, that’s up to Mr. Xu himself."

"Still, I can offer Mr. Xu some help."

"What kind of help?"

Xu Yang grew cautious in his heart.

This girl—she looks pretty, but she’s anything but simple.

Her words are direct, cutting straight to the point!

"Mr. Xu, why not take a look at this first."

Bai Jie turned her palm, and a pill appeared in her hand.

Xu Yang frowned slightly.

This pill ought to be flawless, yet certain parts were tainted with black specks.

He took the pill, gave it a slight probe, and looked to Bai Jie, "It’s been contaminated."

"That’s right!"

"This pill is the Hundred Refinement Immortal Gang Elixir. Far more precious than ordinary Immortal Gang Elixirs, and a superb elixir for training at the top rank of Immortal Soldiers; it’s worth four or five times as much as the others. But because it’s contaminated, its value plummets."

"Does Mr. Xu have a way to drive out the impurity?"

At these words, Xu Yang instantly understood the other party’s intention.

He examined the pill; about a third was tainted.

If the impurity could be expelled, the remaining power would far surpass that of a common Immortal Gang Elixir.

Some Alchemists with remarkable skill could even remove it without harming it in the least.

"It can be done, but with my current strength, it might be a bit difficult," Xu Yang said lightly.

Bai Jie was not surprised in the least.

"A peak, top-grade Immortal Beast Corpse at the Immortal Soldier level!"

Bai Jie curled her lips into a dazzlingly bright and playful smile.

"Deal!"

Xu Yang agreed without hesitation. "Give me a month’s time!"

"I have about a dozen more pills like this."

Bai Jie’s smile grew even brighter. "If Mr. Xu doesn’t disappoint me, I’ll be able to provide even more resources later on."

Xu Yang remained calm. "An Immortal Beast Corpse must be quite valuable as well."

Just giving it to me like this?

"Refining an Immortal Beast Corpse isn’t easy—the beast intent is savage; most Immortal Beast Corpses are refined into pills. Few choose to absorb and refine it directly. But Mr. Xu, you haven’t got much choice."

"Isn’t that so?"

"You’re refreshingly forthright," Xu Yang said with a surprised laugh. Yet he was secretly amazed—if she said so, then the Immortal Beasts in the Immortal Domain must be truly savage.

"Just hope Mr. Xu can keep this secret!"

Bai Jie winked playfully.

Xu Yang gave a slight nod.

Each seeks what they need; he wasn’t about to foolishly expose himself.

"Inside here is an Immortal Beast Corpse."

Bai Jie handed over a Storage Ring.

Xu Yang didn’t stand on ceremony, taking it directly.

Soon after, he asked curiously, "Lu Chuan said this courtyard is restricted. Aren’t you worried about being discovered?"

Bai Jie replied, "Mr. Lu just obtained a treasure—he probably won’t have time to come back and check on everything."

"Besides, that restriction is only to keep Mr. Xu from leaving."

Xu Yang pondered this.

"What do the people of the village think of Lu Chuan..." he tested.

Bai Jie saw through Xu Yang’s thoughts at once, replying mildly, "Mr. Lu is actually quite good to the village. Over the last century, he has helped train several people who made it into Black Fire Immortal Mountain. Without him, it wouldn’t be so easy."

"Though Mr. Lu may have some secrets, my father guesses he’s just offended some people and hidden himself here!"

Black Fire Immortal Mountain!

"How long until Black Fire Immortal Mountain recruits new disciples?"

At these words, a flash of surprise crossed Bai Jie’s bright eyes. Does he still hope for that?

"Half a year!"

Half a year, huh?

Xu Yang’s spirits lifted. With half a year, there might be a chance.

"By the way, how strong is Lu Chuan?"

"Grade Two Immortal Foundation, Late Stage of True Immortal."

"Thank you for telling me."

Xu Yang cupped his fists in salute.

Grade Two Immortal Foundation—not much!

But Late Stage of True Immortal cultivation was, for now, a huge challenge for him.

"No need to thank me."

"Hope Mr. Xu has smooth sailing."

Bai Jie nodded slightly, then turned and left.

Watching Bai Jie leave, Xu Yang’s eyes flashed, and a look of interest appeared on his face.

"Interesting."

"This girl is not simple—her father must be pulling the strings behind the scenes!"

Thinking of Village Chief Bai Hua and his son, and Black Fire Immortal Mountain, Xu Yang felt that Baimu Village was rife with both open and hidden struggles.

Obviously, becoming a disciple of Black Fire Immortal Mountain would mean soaring to the heavens overnight.

Bai Jie is gorgeous on top of that!

Anyone saying the other young men in the village had no interest—that’s a lie.

"But what business is any of that of mine?"

"Pills tainted with impurities, needed by Immortal Soldiers—basically worthless."

Hire an Alchemist to remove the impurity?

The cost would probably be higher than buying a flawless Hundred Refinement Immortal Gang Elixir.

So, Bai Jie and her father getting their hands on these ’waste’ pills wouldn’t cost them much.

But for him, it was undoubtedly a great boon.

"Half a year. I must aim to settle things with Lu Chuan within half a year!"

A flash of cold light swept through Xu Yang’s eyes as he opened the Storage Ring.

Inside was a massive Immortal Beast Corpse, exuding an intense, violent aura.

Xu Yang was nearly suffocated at first impact.

"So strong!"

He grew solemn, hesitated a moment, then unleashed his consciousness to envelop the corpse.

Roar!

An invisible roar crashed straight into his soul, carrying terrifying savagery and brutal malice.

Xu Yang shuddered all over, his face turning deathly pale.

At this moment, he finally had an intuitive sense of what Bai Jie called ’beast intent savagery.’

Even though this was a peak Immortal Soldier-level Immortal Beast, the degree of beast intent’s savagery made his heart tremble.

And this was a beast already slain.

Imagine if it were alive.

To know, though he was only at the Immortal Soldier level, he had long withstood the ancient Evil Qi eruptions from within the tripod—his will was hardly weak.

Xu Yang clenched his teeth and refused to retreat.

That was exactly why they used this Immortal Beast Corpse for the trade.

If you can’t even withstand this, the opportunity is worthless.

Roar!

Boom!

Wave after wave of savage beast intent surged like a tide.

Xu Yang felt as if his mind were surrounded by vicious beasts, hair standing on end.

The force of the impact violently shook his Primordial Spirit!

Roar!

Xu Yang’s Primordial Spirit howled, divine chains locked the heavens, the Divine Tripod rang, and his will burned at full throttle.

"However violent you are, beast intent, you won’t crush me!"

With the relentless impact, Xu Yang held his spiritual core tight, mind firm as stone.

In the end, he abandoned all else and stuck to his heart through sheer willpower.

He didn’t know how much time had passed, but finally the terrifying, savage onslaught weakened and began to ebb away.

Xu Yang snapped awake, panting heavily, every inch of him soaked with sweat.

Staring at the corpse inside the Storage Ring, lingering fear on his pale face, he couldn’t help but let a smile of triumph slip out.

"I won!"

Withstood the first Immortal Beast’s savage assault—future ones would be much easier.

A dozen pills, a dozen Immortal Beast Corpses!

Maybe, if he was fast enough, Bai Jie could supply even more pills.

And then there’d be even more Immortal Beast Corpses.

After all, with True Immortal strength, hunting down Immortal Soldier-level beasts was barely a challenge.

It would only take some time to find them, at most.

"Just how much can a peak Immortal Soldier’s Immortal Beast Corpse help me improve?"

Xu Yang licked his lips, called forth the Celestial Refining Divine Tripod, and tossed the whole corpse in.