Chaos Spirit Field

After returning Zhao Shanhe to his cave, Master Gui quietly departed. He seemed quite tolerant and generous, not dismantling the newly added warning array to the Renshui formation, perhaps out of confidence.

Zhao Shanhe knew that his only chance of safety was to remain within Master Gui's cave. If he ventured out alone, he would be instantly prey to the demonic beasts. This experience had profoundly deepened his understanding of the harshness and cruelty of the outside world—the numerous demonic beasts glared at him, salivating over him, not for his beauty but as a delicious delicacy.

If there weren't any fatal threats, then Master Gui's cave would be an ideal place for cultivation. Zhao Shanhe lay in bed, eyes closed, resting, his consciousness traveling to the Primal Chaos Spiritual Field. There, he attempted to plant the mysterious jade token, but as expected, it failed. The Primal Chaos Spiritual Field seemed particularly tolerant of high-level items. A stone tablet within the field explained the reason for the prohibition: planting a blue-level jade token required at least the conditions of a green-level spiritual field. A brief introduction to the jade token was also provided. The jade token wasn't a magical weapon, but rather a method for cultivating strange fire, known as the Great Sun Sutra.

Zhao Shanhe roughly calculated the formula for synthesizing a Cyan-grade Spiritual Field and estimated that he might only have a chance in the Immortal Realm. Even creating a Yellow-grade Spiritual Field in this realm would be incredible. The text on the jade token was like a ghostly scribble, still incomplete and incomplete. It could only become a foundation in the Chaos Spiritual Field, which was of no use to him at the moment. Strange Fire was more practical.

The level of the strange fire is only red, and it is indeed called the True Fire of the Sun. The Chaos Stele has not yet displayed its function. Zhao Shanhe knows that the Chaos Spirit Field is rather picky about food, and he has gotten used to it. He can only wait and see after it is planted in a month.

A month passed quickly, and Zhao Shanhe dug the Sun True Fire from the Chaos Spiritual Field. The Chaos Stele still contained only a few words: Sun True Fire (Red): Formed from a drop of blood from the innate fire beast, the Great Sun Golden Crow. Due to its age, it was nearly extinguished. It could purify all things and allow for advancement.

The Chaos Stele did not provide a method for evolution. Zhao Shanhe guessed that the answer could be found in the "Sun Sutra". This was enough at this stage. Thinking too much would only add to the trouble.

Zhao Shanhe ordered Piyao to leave the room and stay outside. After Piyao left, he took off all his clothes and began to refine the Sun's True Fire. Rather than burning it all up later, it was better to take them off first. After all, a piece of clothing is also worth money.

Even the Fire Demon King, with his fire attribute, couldn't refine the True Sun Fire. For Zhao Shanhe, possessing the Primal Chaos Spirit Field, refining it was as easy as eating and drinking. It was incredibly easy! The entire refining process went incredibly smoothly, without much trouble. It simply burned off some impurities from his body, causing his cultivation to drop to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

After Zhao Shanhe successfully refined the true fire of the sun, he felt that his body became more transparent and ethereal, and his spiritual consciousness seemed to be reborn, full of vitality and vigor.

So, he tried practicing for a while and was surprised to find that his efficiency in refining pills had increased by three times! He also unexpectedly discovered that the so-called top-grade pills also contained impurities, but these impurities were extremely fine and difficult to detect.

This time refining the strange fire was a real win. Zhao Shanhe's pessimism was just to paralyze Master Gui. He actually had quite a few trump cards prepared. The Mountain and River Blade and Mountain and River Ring, planted just after he embarked on the Immortal Path, had recently matured. Both treasures were truly rare and valuable magical instruments of the Daoist caliber. The Mountain and River Blade was an offensive Daoist weapon, incredibly powerful, and could harm even a Spiritual Transformation Stage cultivator if used properly.

The Mountain and River Ring is quite special. It is a unique storage-type Taoist device, like a small world that living people can enter and plant spiritual plants. At present, it is just a bare piece. He has a lot of seeds in his hand, but he dare not go in and sow them, for fear that his sudden disappearance will arouse the suspicion of Master Turtle.

Zhao Shanhe, now possessing the Strange Fire, planned to refine the Furnace Pill to test its effectiveness. After much deliberation, he decided to try the Gathering Spirit Pill first. With such favorable conditions, he had to increase the difficulty. He felt that his adoptive father's statement that ordinary pills couldn't be transformed into a second level might not be true.

The spiritual medicines grown in the Chaos Spiritual Field are all of the best quality. If they are purified by the true fire of the sun, they may be able to withstand more mysterious substances. Even if it fails, at most a furnace of spiritual medicine will be destroyed. Why not give it a try?

In theory, Zhao Shanhe's idea was feasible, but practically speaking, it was quite difficult. To increase the probability of success, he reduced the number of pills to three. With the injection of the mysterious substance, the three pills became like time bombs, ready to explode at any moment. Just before the pills could no longer withstand the pressure, he quickly activated the pill.

There was no explosion in Master Gui's cave, Zhao Shanhe was really successful. He looked at the second-level Spirit Gathering Pill in his hand and was not very satisfied. The second pill pattern was not very clear, but he finally succeeded.

Zhao Shanhe picked up one and ate it. A surge of energy burst out instantly. The second-level Soul Gathering Pill was comparable to natural treasures. His cultivation increased visibly. It might not take too long for him to cultivate to the late stage of foundation building again.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, half a year has already passed. Zhao Shanhe, with the help of the miraculous Second Level Gathering Spirit Pill, has returned to the late Foundation Establishment stage. Who could have imagined that a cultivator with five-element spiritual roots could leap from the middle to late Foundation Establishment stage in such a short time? Even for a cultivator with exceptionally gifted natural spiritual roots, achieving such a feat is no easy feat. Perhaps only a peerless prodigy like Yang Hui could pull it off!

Zhao Shanhe now possessed the strength to reach the Jindan stage. He couldn't help but think of the two beauties, Tantai Mingyue and Luo Tianshuang. If he were in the Qingniu Sect right now, with the help of these two beauties, his breakthrough would surely be a truly erotic experience. Unfortunately, in reality, he could only face an ugly Piyi.

Dan-forming is a crucial moment for a cultivator, and it doesn't allow for the slightest negligence. Zhao Shanhe had originally planned to go out and procure a batch of precious elixirs for emergency use, but that damned Master Gui never showed up, as if he had vanished from the face of the earth. Because of the mark planted on his body, he didn't dare venture into the Shanhe Ring, fearing the risk of losing the greater good. After all, it was his last resort.

At this time, Master Gui was in the Demon King City. As one of the five giants of the demon clan, he was receiving the leader of the Chamber of Commerce - Qian Dafu, who was also the cheap father-in-law mentioned by Zhao Shanhe.