Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 102 The Furnace of Troubled Times
On the Demon Mountain, Jiang Chen continued to use his true energy to simply seal the Black Ice Stone. If he did not do so, under the influence of the Frost Spirit Water, it would be difficult for him to take the Black Ice Stone away even with a storage bag.

"Finally it worked. If it weren't for the mastery of Qi Si Jue, this would have been quite troublesome."

After some effort, Jiang Chen successfully put the black ice stone into the storage bag.

After doing all this, Jiang Chen turned his gaze to the corpses of the turtle and snake monsters.

"The two demons, the turtle and the snake, originally cultivated only ordinary river water energy. However, with the help of the Frost Spirit Water, they were able to transform their true energy and take on a cold attribute. It's a pity that they were unable to fully refine the Frost Spirit Water, otherwise the quality of their true energy might have been able to rise from mixed energy to low-grade."

A thought flashed through his mind, and Jiang Chen collected the corpses of the turtle and snake monsters.

The main reason why Frost Spirit Water is precious is that it can help cultivators with water and ice attributes improve the quality of their true Qi. As long as one can successfully refine a portion of Frost Spirit Water, cultivators with mixed Qi can basically transform it into low-grade true Qi.

If one can refine three portions, a cultivator of lower-grade Qi will have a certain chance to upgrade his own Qi to medium-grade. However, this is difficult, not only because Frost Spirit Water is rare, but also because refining Frost Spirit Water itself is dangerous.

And this is the limit. No matter how much Frost Spirit Water is refined, it cannot help the cultivator improve his true Qi to the highest quality. There is a huge gap between the highest quality true Qi and the middle quality true Qi.

Of course, although the Frost Spirit Water cannot help the cultivator to improve his true qi to the highest level, it can make the cultivator's true qi generate a strange cold force, which is of great use in fighting.

"About two portions of Frost Spirit Water and the corpses of two Qi-cultivating monsters. This harvest is pretty good."

After putting the money in his pocket, Jiang Chen was quite satisfied with the gains of this trip. Although he could not use the Frost Spirit Water himself, it was still good for exchange. Measured in spirit stones, the value of one bottle of Frost Spirit Water was about seven or eight hundred yuan, and two bottles would be worth more than the corpse Taoist.

At this time, the two old men, Black and White, also rushed back with some harvest. While Jiang Chen was dealing with the black ice stone, they went to the lair of the two monsters, the turtle and the snake, to search and plunder.

Looking at the spiritual objects brought back by the two old men in black and white, Jiang Chen took a look and didn't say much.

There are five spiritual objects in total, all of which are of low-level. Apart from occasionally going to the surrounding areas to have a bite to eat, the two monsters, the turtle and the snake, spend most of their time guarding this monster mountain, but they have not accumulated much. They are considered to be relatively poor among monsters. In fact, their most valuable thing is their bodies.

"Let's go. Although this place is remote, it is still within the territory of Changfeng County. It's not a place to stay for long."

After putting away all the things, Jiang Chen asked the two old men, black and white, to offer the paper cranes again, and then they floated away.

On the way back, Jiang Chen saw refugees who had traveled thousands of miles to escape into the mountains, and he also saw cultivators fighting each other, but Jiang Chen ignored all of this.

"It looks like chaos is really about to break out."

Jiang Chen couldn't help but shake his head at the chaotic scene. Refugees appeared in the border area where monsters were entrenched. It could only be said that the situation in Changfeng County had become extremely bad.

"Changfeng County and Qingyuan County are neighbors. If the furnace of Changfeng County really explodes, Qingyuan County will hardly be unaffected."

"Besides, there was continuous rain before, and now there is heavy snow. The overall situation in Qingyuan County is actually not that good. It's just that Qingyuan County is mainly populated by aristocratic families who practice cultivation, so the order is better than Changfeng County, and it's not so easy to get into chaos."

Thinking of the situation in Changfeng and Qingyuan counties, Jiang Chen smelled a dangerous atmosphere. In such a large-scale turmoil, the top forces were actually fine, but the middle and lower-level cultivation forces were prone to reshuffle, such as the Yuling Sect, which was the loser.

"I don't know how Nan Jing plans to deal with the unrest in Changfeng County. Given the current momentum of the Yellow Wind Sect, it will probably be difficult for Changfeng County to suppress it on its own."

His thoughts drifted away, and Jiang Chen's figure disappeared into the wind and snow. He himself was practicing Qigong, and the two old men, black and white, were both martial arts masters. Although some people discovered their traces during this process, they just avoided them from afar and did not dare to provoke them.

After spending a few days, Jiang Chen successfully returned to Muyu Island. It was freezing cold and the island was still covered in ice and snow. However, the weather was pretty good with bright sunshine, but it felt a little cold.

"It's true that home is more comfortable."

After sleeping in the open air, Jiang Chen returned to Qingxin Cottage. With Hongyu's help, he washed up thoroughly and listened to Hongyu talk about the recent events in Taiping Sect.

As for the two old men, black and white, they have returned to the Yin Yuan Stone production area to take charge. Even though there is heavy snow, the mining of Yin Yuan Stone there has not stopped. However, it will soon be over. After all, the Yin Yuan Stone produced there is limited.

"Sir, all the mined Yin Yuan stones have been sent to the Muyuding Jinyang Palace. The fighting corpses have been very quiet during this period."

Kneeling on the ground, letting Jiang Chen's head rest on her legs, Hongyu carefully massaged Jiang Chen's eyebrows to relieve Jiang Chen's fatigue of these days. Although he was a cultivator, he was not tireless.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen closed his eyes and hummed vaguely.

The Jinyang Palace was actually the house built by Tie Ren Tu in the past, but the Taiping Sect later rebuilt it and covered it with glazed golden tiles. Whenever the sun shines on it, it will emit brilliant golden light. From a distance, it looks like the rising sun, hence the name. It is also a wonder in the Taiping Sect.

However, no one knows that the golden Jinyang Palace is actually a corpse-raising ground, and this is also the backup plan that Jiang Chen left for the Taiping Sect. Once the Taiping Sect encounters an irresistible danger during his absence, Hongyu will release the fighting corpses.

With sufficient Yin Yuan Stones and blood to nourish him, plus the pure Yin Qi that already existed in the Jinyang Palace, Tie Ren Tu had also made considerable progress during the time he transformed into a fighting corpse. An ordinary cultivator in the early stages of Qi training would not be his match.

"Has our county magistrate made any moves recently?"

With his mind clear, Jiang Chen asked casually.

"Not really. According to the information sent by our spies, our county magistrate has been completely quiet since you, sir, killed Luo Qiao with your sword. He hasn't made any moves since then. It seems that he was frightened by you, sir."

Without stopping to move his hands, Hongyu pondered for a moment before giving an answer.

Hearing this, Jiang Chen didn't say anything else. He relaxed his whole body and his breathing gradually became smoother.

Seeing this scene, Hongyu glanced at the sky outside, stopped what she was doing, and maintained her original posture, letting Jiang Chen sleep soundly with his head resting on her legs. For a moment, the light of the setting sun slipped in, coating the two of them with a layer of warmth, making it seem that the years were peaceful.

(End of this chapter)