Chapter 654 - 282: Demon Hunting in the Sea
Leaving the Frost Moon Pavilion, Chu Ning and Chang Lingshan together returned to Upper City.
They sat for a short while in the other’s cave mansion before returning to his own.
At the same time, a Jade Scroll appeared in his hand.
It was the ancient alchemy scripture obtained from Wu Lingwei of the Frost Moon Pavilion.
At this moment, Chu Ning’s face was not tangled like before, but showed a hint of joy.
Chu Ning had read many alchemy scriptures, especially after coming out of Wolong Valley.
Whether it was the classics of the Jiuhua Sect or the alchemy scriptures of other sects, he had almost read them all.
And in the ruins of the Thunder Fire Sect, he also acquired the Essentials of Spirit Pill.
He had seen many ancient pill formulas.
So when Wu Lingwei showed Chu Ning the two pill formulas, he immediately knew.
This scripture was much more ancient than the alchemy techniques of the Jiuhua Sect and Thunder Fire Sect.
The older these pill formulas, the more difficult they are to study and refine now.
Even a significant power like the Frost Moon Pavilion hasn’t figured it out, which shows its difficulty.
However, for Chu Ning, who possesses a Primordial Pill Spirit Body and has already refined many pill formulas.
Some of the pill formulas in this scripture might not be easy, but to truly comprehend them would just take more time.
Moreover, this complete ancient alchemy technique intrigued Chu Ning, even if it wasn’t urgently needed.
At this moment, Chu Ning immersed his Divine Sense into the Jade Scroll and carefully examined its content.
The more he read, the more his face brimmed with smiles.
"This is truly worth it!"
After reading through the entire Jade Scroll and withdrawing his Heart Spirit, Chu Ning could not help but mutter softly.
Although the scripture in this Jade Scroll did not record its origin, it was obviously left by some ancient sect.
It described in detail the alchemy technique of using Demon Beast Inner Cores in the Northern Cold Land.
Chu Ning did not need to conduct extra research.
There were even several fire control techniques recorded within, each needed for different demon cores.
Of course, this was why Wu Lingwei suggested that this single item was enough to exchange for Chu Ning’s pair of Ghost Shadow Swords.
As for the demon cores and various spirit medicines involved in the pill formulas, Chu Ning hadn’t yet thoroughly understood which demon beasts and spirit medicines are present in the current Ice Island Immortal City.
But according to his thoughts, as long as he truly comprehends them, Chu Ning believes he can find some substitutes.
In the following days, Chu Ning focused solely on studying the alchemy techniques in the scripture.
After reviewing it several times and gaining deep insights into this alchemy technique.
Chu Ning picked out three pill formulas from it.
Two for Qi Refining and one for Refining Spirit.
He began to study the effects of the demon beasts’ demon cores and various spirit medicines in the formulas.
This process obviously took much longer, even though Chu Ning, with his Primordial Pill Spirit Body, has a comprehension ability much higher than ordinary alchemists.
It took him over a month to roughly understand it.
Then Chu Ning went to the Market once more to buy a scripture introducing various demon beasts and spirit medicines.
Although this was also not easy to find, Chu Ning managed to get his hands on it after spending some Spirit Stones.
Only then did Chu Ning finally understand why the Frost Moon Pavilion would sell him this scripture.
Firstly, the other party must have only provided a copy, so even if given to him, the Frost Moon Pavilion still had it for when they wanted to research it.
Secondly, the demon beasts and spirit medicines in this scripture differ greatly from the current ones.
It’s unclear whether this is due to the passage of time or significant geographical changes in the Northern Cold Land.
Of the demon beasts’ demon cores and spirit medicines involved in Chu Ning’s three pill formulas, only one spirit medicine was still available in the market.
The rest needed substitutes.
"This research is truly an enormous project!"
Such refinement was several levels more difficult than merely substituting a few spirit medicines within the Jiuhua Sect for Chu Ning.
However, having reached this point, Chu Ning naturally felt no fear or urge to back down.
He spent nearly another half a month, preliminarily selecting some possible substitute demon beast inner cores and spirit medicines.
Then he left the cave mansion and sought out Chang Lingshan next door.
Upon seeing Chu Ning, Chang Lingshan clicked his tongue in wonder and said:
"Fellow Daoist Chu, you truly are single-minded in cultivation; you haven’t left your cave mansion in over a month."
"I’ve gotten used to it!" Chu Ning replied with a smile, and then asked Chang Lingshan:
"Fellow Daoist Chang, it seems that the opening of Snow Mist Valley is not far off.
Hasn’t quite a number of Golden Core cultivators arrived in the Ice Island Immortal City?"
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Chang Lingshan’s eyes revealed a hint of surprise.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, are you also planning to enter Snow Mist Valley?"
Chu Ning promptly shook his head.
"I need a few spirit medicines that might be in Snow Mist Valley, but I’m not planning to enter.
I was just thinking, if other Daoists picked some spirit medicines, whether Mr. Chu could find a way to trade for some."
The spirit medicines he initially selected were indeed partly from Snow Mist Valley, but not absolutely necessary.
The Frost Moon Pavilion seemed to have sold some before.
If that’s the case, he naturally had no need to risk entering Snow Mist Valley.
After all, although he has been in Ice Island Immortal City for some years, he still doesn’t know much about it.
Moreover, this opening of Snow Mist Valley was attracting so many cultivators because of the Thousand-Year-Old Snow Crystal Ganoderma.
If it were ordinary Golden Core Late Stage cultivators, that would be fine, but encountering several old monster-level ones would be troublesome.