Born with immortal seed

Chapter 829 An Inconspicuous Gain
"The Sky-Gazing Hou is a sixth-tier star beast, equivalent to the strength of the early stage of the Void Refinement Realm... However, it has an innate divine ability that can split into hundreds or thousands of parts. As long as one part escapes, it can be reborn. I have tried to capture it several times but all my attempts have ended in failure. I can win but I cannot capture it."

Master Qijue quickly offered a new bait, without feigning aloofness.

“Fellow Daoist, you only need to intercept the clones; there is not much danger. The two of us working together are enough to ensure that none of them can escape the encirclement. Only in this way can we truly capture the Sky-Gazing Hou. Afterwards, the spoils in the Star Beast's lair will be divided in half, and I will also give you a piece of meteorite iron from the depths of the universe.”

The sixth-tier Sky-Gazing Hou usually hides underground and only appears on pure Yang days to absorb the essence of the great sun.

It doesn't like blood food, and it's not like the Rainbow Dragon, a ferocious star beast that turns people into blood on sight.

In fact, they are harmless to humans and animals on the Yao Guang Continent.

However, the Sky-Gazing Beast can be refined into a trace of golden jade liquid, which is the best auxiliary medicine for refining sixth-order breakthrough-type spiritual pills.

For example, the Sacred Flower True Pill, which greatly increases the chances of breaking through the bottleneck of the late stage of the Void Refinement Realm after consumption, requires the use of Golden Jade Liquid. Adding even a trace of it can greatly increase the chances of pill formation, and the number of pills produced in each batch will increase by two or three.

Master Qijue had been eyeing the Sky-Gazing Hou for many years, always wanting to take it down, until he met a master alchemist.

As long as you can bring in a Sky-Gazing Hou, you can get two Sacred Essence Pills after the pill is completed.

This was an opportunity that Master Qijue, who had already given up on the dream of reaching the late stage of the Refinement Realm, could not afford to miss.

One person alone is not enough to deal with the Sky-Gazing Hou. The two local Void Refinement cultivators are only outwardly convinced but inwardly unconvinced. Even if they were willing to help, Master Qijue himself would not feel at ease.

Finally, a Dao Court cultivator at the Void Refinement stage has arrived, who has no ties with any faction on the Yao Guang Continent, making him the best partner for cooperation.

Even if someone comes from a poor family and cultivates to become the number one person in a world, their inherent frugality cannot be changed.

As a child, he would have loved to break a single spirit stone into four pieces to use, and extravagant spending was a distant dream for him.

Even in crucial matters of relationships, one must keep a secret, for fear of being taken advantage of or losing out to the other party.

The meteorite placed on the table was unremarkable in appearance, its surface covered with a fine layer of metal, resembling a dough ball that had been kneaded by hand.

Below the level of fusion, no divine sense or power can penetrate the meteorite iron; it will be unable to move an inch.

Only by slowly burning and tempering it with heavenly fire, gradually refining the outer layer to reveal its true nature, can one know what is hidden inside.

These meteorites originate from the depths of the universe and were formed by chance collisions during the early days of the universe.

It is precisely because of its unique formation environment, which contains a trace of the true meaning of creation, that this type of meteorite is mysterious.

But to say how rare it is is far from accurate. Every universe that is formed produces countless meteorites, too many to count.

More than 90% of meteorite iron can only yield ordinary ores.

The probability of getting fifth-tier refined iron is only one in a hundred.

However, more than once, someone had unearthed a seventh-tier mystic crystal, which made him famous throughout the world and even gave rise to the industry of stone gambling.

The fact that Master Qijue used this meteorite iron as an extra clearly shows that he was unwilling to spend money, yet also didn't want to lose face.

"Just intercept, no need for the main attack?"

Bai Zichen remained calm and asked a question.

"Replacement guaranteed."

Master Qijue followed up with his words.

"After the deed is done, the spoils will be split equally... If the Heavenly Hou escapes, the star map must also be presented to it."

Bai Zichen added, "It sounds like this star beast has an exceptional ability to escape; it might all be for nothing in the end."

"Rest assured, I have never failed to keep my promises."

Master Qijue was overjoyed and poured a pot of precious spiritual tea, the smoke of which transformed into various auspicious beast patterns.

Before even drinking it, just by smelling it, I could feel my internal energy becoming active.

"This tea is called Nine-Bend Yellow Tea. It can stimulate the circulation of true energy in the body. Each cup is equivalent to ten years of arduous cultivation... The first three cups are effective. Please drink more, fellow Daoist."

"And this piece of meteorite iron, no matter what the outcome, please accept it as a token of my sincerity."

Even for such petty gains, Master Qijue did not hesitate to show his magnanimity.

Without any hesitation, Bai Zichen first put away the meteorite iron, and then drank three cups of Jiuqu Huangming tea.

Thirty years of cultivation is a drop in the ocean compared to the hundreds of years required for each seclusion in the Void Refinement stage.

Most people struggle with bottlenecks in their cultivation level, rather than with the frustration of refining and perfecting their true essence.

But he happened to encounter Bai Zichen, a freak. For him, all spiritual objects and pills that could enhance cultivation were better than any treasure.

These thirty years have been a period of substantial savings.

These three cups of Jiuqu Huangming tea alone are enough to make him risk it all.

What's more, there are additional benefits.

The two chatted politely for a long time before parting ways, both enjoying themselves. Bai Zichen temporarily stayed in a cave dwelling that Master Qijue had specially prepared, which possessed sixth-order spiritual energy.

The best time to deal with the Sky-Gazing Beast has not yet arrived. At that time, Master Qijue will come to inform us, and we will go together.

'If you genuinely want my help, I'll gladly kill the Sky-Gazing Beast for you... but if you have other intentions, don't blame me for being ruthless!'

If it weren't for his desire for a path to stardom, Bai Zichen wouldn't have taken the Seven Absolutes Master seriously.

Below the Integration Realm, unless one possesses heaven-defying divine abilities and magical treasures, there is little difference between those at the early stage of Void Refinement and those at the peak of Void Refinement in his eyes.

When the sword intent of time strikes down, which Void Refiner can withstand the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword, which can cut off five thousand years of lifespan?

He was confident that even if all the Void Refinement cultivators on the Yao Guang Continent joined forces, he would still be fully confident.

This is the benefit of having the initiative in information; the other party has no idea what your hand is.

'And this meteorite iron, if I'm not mistaken, seems to be the number one sought-after item on the Nazhen Pavilion's list: the Earth Town Star Stone…'

Bai Zichen's Candle Dragon Yin-Yang Eyes saw through the surface of the meteorite iron, which only the divine sense of a fully-fledged being could penetrate, and revealed the appearance of its core.

It's a yellowish-brown piece that, at first glance, seems to contain boundless weight and depth.

The key is to make people feel that this small stone carries the merits of this world, weighing more than ten thousand pounds.

The boundless power of merit gathered, forming grains of yellow sand, which transformed into this Earth Virtue Town Star Stone.

According to Nazhen Pavilion, this stone is not only a treasure of the earth element, but it also requires the merit of creating a world to be gathered into a single point in order to take shape.

Compared to other meteorites that number in the billions, the Earthstone in Tudezhen can only be found in a small thousand worlds, and sometimes not even one at all.

It is the best main material for refining treasures of merit, and because of the power of merit, the heavenly tribulation will recede the moment the treasure is formed, and there is no need to undergo tribulation.

With sufficient merit, a single Earth Virtue Star Stone can become a sixth-tier magic weapon, and may even have the potential to be upgraded in the future.

Compared to a normal sixth-tier magic weapon, the Xuanhuang Merit Treasure has more wonderful uses, but its merit power will gradually decrease as it is used.

Once exhausted, it must be replenished to continue its service.

(End of this chapter)