Chapter 428: Chapter 271: Five Elements Spirit Ointment, Fake Core Inquiry

Gui Water Essence was a spiritual object of heaven and earth, formed from the convergence of Spiritual Qi. Its effects were extraordinary!

It had two primary uses.

In a sense, both paths led to the same destination.

The first was to consume and refine it directly. By relying on its incomparably pure Water Element Origin Power to purify the nascent core, a cultivator could slightly increase their chances of successful Core Formation.

Although the boost wasn’t massive, any treasure in the Cultivation Realm capable of increasing the odds of Core Formation was enough to spark a fierce conflict.

The second, and more important, use was as an auxiliary ingredient in refining the precious elixir required for Core Formation—the Returning to Truth Pill!

If successfully refined into the pill, the boost to one’s chances of Core Formation would be much greater—an effect that far surpassed direct consumption!

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The Gui Water Essence Lin Changheng had obtained was sealed inside a small Cold Jade bottle. It was crystalline, pure, and a deep azure. Within, it seemed as if a vast ocean’s waves were churning.

It was a mesmerizing sight.

Lin Changheng knew this object was of utmost importance to his future path of cultivation, so he put it away with great care.

At the same time, he began to ponder the matter.

’I remember getting this from the Silver-White Masked Cultivator’s Storage Bag,’ he thought. ’Even though I seized many Storage Bags, I wouldn’t forget the source of this one.’

’Logically, Xu Maoling, Cheng Suling, and that Luo Cultivator went to seek out that opportunity together. After they succeeded, the Luo Cultivator must have received a share of the Gui Water Essence. The fact that it ended up in the Silver-White Masked Cultivator’s Storage Bag makes it easy to imagine a scenario where a superior robbed and exploited his subordinate.’

’But regardless of what happened, it ended up in my hands.’

’This must be fate.’

’After all the twists and turns, it finally found its way to me.’

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As for the second rare Spiritual Material,

Lin Changheng discovered it in a meticulously sealed wooden box.

It was about the size of a pigeon’s egg and was not a single color, but a swirl of red, yellow, gold, blue, and cyan, all forcibly twisted together.

Based on sensation alone, it was as if the purest essences of the world’s flames, earth, metals, flowing water, and plants had all been fused together in a single crucible.

Its form was also quite peculiar. It was neither solid nor liquid, but an ointment-like substance somewhere in between. It trembled slightly, possessing an elasticity and vitality that made it seem alive. Its surface was incredibly smooth, yet it wasn’t cold to the touch. Instead, it gave off a comforting warmth, as pleasant as Warm Jade.

These distinct characteristics made it clear: this was none other than the Spiritual Material known as Five Elements Spirit Ointment.

"To think I’d get this so easily!"

Lin Changheng had once carefully placed it in his palm to examine it.

He could easily sense the incredibly pure, balanced, and subtle energy it contained!

This energy wasn’t of a single attribute. Instead, it contained all Five Elements—Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—and had achieved a perfect, subtle balance, creating a self-sustaining cycle.

The elements both reinforced and counteracted each other, forming a complete, self-contained system.

He could even feel his own Magical Power, particularly the Five Elements Qi corresponding to his five major organs, faintly resonate with it, sending a sensation of comfort and longing through him.

’The Five Elements Spirit Ointment truly lives up to its name!’ Lin Changheng marveled internally.

This object was a rare treasure, only nurtured over vast periods of time when the Five Elements Qi of the world converged and settled under special conditions. Its greatest effect was to harmonize the Five Elements and balance yin and yang!

It was an essential ingredient for refining a Magical Treasure Embryo, capable of balancing the conflicts between Spiritual Materials of different attributes.

This, too, had been found in the Silver-White Masked Cultivator’s Storage Bag.

Alongside it were other Spiritual Materials suitable for refining a Magical Treasure Embryo, all of which Lin Changheng gladly accepted.

’It seems that man also planned to refine a Magical Treasure Embryo ahead of time, but he probably hadn’t been at it for long.’

’The main proof was that he didn’t have a primary material to serve as the core of the Magical Treasure Embryo.’

Adding in the few Spiritual Materials he had collected from the other black-robed Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator,

Lin Changheng took stock. He had already gathered about thirty percent of what he needed to refine his Magical Treasure Embryo, aside from the primary material.

This pace was already astonishing, especially since Lin Changheng had only just recently decided on this course of action.

’At this rate,’ he thought, ’refining the Magical Treasure Embryo might not be so far off after all.’

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「A month passed quickly.」

Several things happened during this time.

First, news spread about the attack on the Jade Belt Lake Spiritual Land, a property leased out by the Purple Extreme Sect.

It stirred up quite a commotion.

Making matters worse, a "stationed" disciple of the Purple Extreme Sect, Chu Lingyu, had also died in the conflict, killed by Tribulation Cultivators.

This caused an even bigger uproar.

This group of Tribulation Cultivators was blatantly challenging the authority of the Purple Extreme Sect—a direct slap in the face!

And it was a loud, public one at that.

The incident was impossible to cover up and spread widely throughout the nearby regions. The Purple Extreme Sect’s intelligence network was far from inept, so they naturally heard the news.

When combined with the confirmation that the Soul Token of this outer disciple, Chu Lingyu, had shattered, the news was reported up the chain of command, directly reaching the ears of the sect’s upper echelon!

Furthermore, because the incident occurred on the border of the Bixiao Sect’s territory and not far from the Profound Ice Valley, word also spread to these two neighboring sects, as well as to Floating Immortal City...

This public airing of dirty laundry severely damaged the Purple Extreme Sect’s prestige and reputation throughout the entire Song Territory!

The incident escalated completely!

The upper echelons of the Purple Extreme Sect could no longer sit still. Furious, they demanded a thorough investigation.

They vowed to find the faction that dared to attack the Purple Extreme Sect’s leased land, uproot them entirely, slaughter every last one of them, and put their heads on display as a warning, leaving none alive.

Among them, Mo Zhaoli, who was usually reserved during high-level meetings, was particularly aggressive.

He spoke with stern righteousness, demanding they "kill the chicken to scare the monkey"—to make an example of one to warn a hundred.

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