The Dawnfire is transformed from the first ray of the morning sun, the gentlest of the three fires. Therefore, when Ye Shu absorbed the solar fire energy, he only needed to protect his eyes.
The liquid used was the same as what Ye Shu had used before.
In the liquid, the essence of Meiren Mou and the serpent’s gallbladder both have the effect of improving vision. Additionally, it is mixed with Qingxin Powder and Biyu Bamboo Liquid, and further enhanced with Hunyuan Water to absorb some lunar essence, creating a unique potion.
However, due to limited resources here, this formula was simplified by Ye Shu.
The potion is originally intended to harness solar and lunar essence to cultivate an eye technique, while also defending against solar fire energy. Ye Shu applied the potion. It still effectively defended against solar fire energy, but whether it could simultaneously refine the eyes was uncertain—it might suddenly produce some effect, or perhaps no effect at all, as usual.
Ye Shu was lying under the early morning sun.
As he absorbed the faint light, it gradually seeped into his meridians and was continuously circulated by the Hunyuan Mystery Arts, eventually gathering in his dantian.
At first, it did not feel hot, but soon, as the faint light accumulated in Ye Shu’s dantian, waves of heat naturally arose, causing his whole body to feel a similar warmth.
This kind of heat was a necessary process for cultivating this fire technique, and it was also the most tolerable among the three types of fire. Ye Shu, accustomed to enduring pain from past lives of cultivation, considered this level of heat insignificant. His expression remained unchanged as he swiftly absorbed the solar fire energy.
After about half an hour, the solar fire energy became intense and impure, so Ye Shu stopped the technique and sat up.
His skin was slightly flushed, but he glanced down and felt fine, so he went back inside directly.
Ye Shu carefully sensed the situation in his dantian and could perceive a faint yellow light emerging.
It was a trace of the fire energy of the Dawnfire. Although it was only fire energy for now, with daily practice and accumulation over time, it could eventually become a true flame.
By noon, Ye Shu covered his entire body with the potion and remained lying in the courtyard.
At this time, the sun was scorching, and it was the hottest time of the day. As the solar fire energy entered Ye Shu’s body, he suddenly felt as if he were enveloped in flames, burning from the inside out!
Despite Ye Shu’s strong endurance, he couldn’t help but let out a muffled groan at this moment.
“……Ugh!”
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But the next moment, he regained his composure, only continuously operating the fire technique, aiming to absorb all the solar fire energy within this hour of noon and refine it into the Noon Blaze!
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The Embers seemed like a candle flame, but in reality, it was the fire at its end, emitting a faint glow.
This faint glow balanced between strength and weakness, becoming strong when needed and weak when necessary.
As Ye Shu absorbed the fire energy, sometimes it was intensely fierce, as if releasing all the flames of despair at the end of the fire; sometimes it was incredibly gentle, just a slight warmth passing through his entire body.
However, while condensing the Embers, he had to reapply the medicinal liquid every half an hour. By the time half an hour had passed, the solar fire energy had disappeared, and his bowl of medicinal liquid was all used up.
Fortunately, Ye Shu successfully gathered a trace of Embers.
At this point, the foundation of the Triple Yang True Fire was already established in his dantian. What followed would be constant repetition, enduring pain, and consuming a large amount of resources.
The Meiren Mou and serpent’s gallbladders were both indispensable.
Without further delay, Ye Shu took out the unused medicinal herbs from yesterday and prepared another batch of potion.
A hundred-year-old Meiren Mou could be used three to four times, a serpent’s gallbladder about five to six times, green Biyu Bamboo similarly five to six times, and the Qingxin Powder was used even more quickly, just once per liang.
Fortunately, the cheapest among them was the Qingxin Powder, which wasn’t much of an obstacle. However, the others were expensive, requiring Ye Shu to replenish them at least once every half month.
When carefully considering the expenses, it was truly terrifying.
However, for Ye Shu, strength was the most important. Money could be earned and spent; if it wasn’t enough, he could earn more. Besides, he had some skills to rely on.
If such consumption were to occur within a sect, it would undoubtedly attract great attention, which would be very detrimental to him. Therefore, he chose to give up the convenience that might exist within the sect and preferred to be a wandering cultivator like this.
After placing the prepared potion on the windowsill, Ye Shu began to operate his technique and cultivate his mana.
While comprehending the subtleties of the technique, he also pondered what miscellaneous studies he could engage in to earn more money now that he was only at the second level of Qi Refining… If it were solely drawing talismans, it might attract too much attention.
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While Ye Shu was immersed in his cultivation, Yan Changlan had already entered the Kumei Forest with three named disciples.
The Kumei Forest was vast, and its resources were abundant. However, most of the herbs on the outskirts had already been harvested, and many usable items were taken. Typically, many junior cultivators roamed the outskirts, either scavenging or hunting some wild beasts with only a few decades of life and insufficient demonic energy to sell. But if they wanted to have bigger gains, they had to venture deeper into the forest.
To test talismans, Wang Min, Gong Jianzhang, and Wei Yi discussed and decided to take Yan Changlan to a swamp discovered by Wang Min last time. There, a poisonous toad that was over two hundred years old guarded a second-grade spirit herb. Due to its extreme toxicity, Wang Min hesitated, but since they were going to use low-grade spirit talismans to break through, they could try it out.
Yan Changlan had no objections.
Soon, they quickened their pace and, after about a few hundred steps, they saw a swamp ahead.
The swamp wasn’t particularly large, with only a few strange trees scattered around, covered in black dried branches, indicating they were filled with toxins. Under one of the trees was a fiery red stone, on which grew a spirit herb about a foot long, divided into three slender stems. Each stem bore two fruits about the size of fingertips, which had turned from light red to deep red and were almost ripe.
Their timing was just right.
The eyes of Wang Min and the other two named disciples lit up. “Senior Brother, these are Lingyuan Fruits. After consuming them, their effects are better than Ninglu Dan. If we can snatch them, it will greatly benefit our cultivation!”
Although Yan Changlan was young, he was steady: “Wang Junior Sister, your cultivation is the highest among us, you can engage in combat with the poisonous toad, Gong Junior Brother will assist you. Wei Junior Brother will stay by my side, ready to provide support. I will give each of you three fire talismans and three lightning talismans. When you see the opportunity, kill the poisonous toad.”
As he spoke, he took out six talismans from his sleeve, three fire talismans and three lightning talismans, and distributed them to the three of them.
After receiving them, Wang Min and the others expressed their gratitude: “Thank you very much, Senior Brother!”
Yan Changlan said, “You’re welcome, just be careful when using the talismans.”
Wang Min and the others agreed once again.
Wei Yi’s heart was surging, but he still stayed by Yan Changlan’s side.
He knew that this Senior Brother’s value was far greater than his own. Although he was eager to try it himself, protecting Senior Brother’s safety was the most important.
On the other side, Wang Min and Gong Jianzhang climbed up a nearby large tree, one on the left and one on the right. Wei Yi also pulled Yan Changlan and hid behind a huge rock, only peeking out to watch.
Yan Changlan’s expression was serious as he carefully observed.
He had fought against many experts in martial arts before, but since he began cultivating in the world of cultivation, he had never fought anyone, and he didn’t even know his own strength. Now was a great opportunity for him to observe the techniques of other cultivators.
The third level of Qi Refining was much stronger than the first and second levels, with at least twenty strands of mana in the body. When casting spells, it was also more proficient.
Wang Min mainly practiced wood-element spells. Now, she cautiously cast dozens of bamboo leaves that resembled blades, layer by layer, enveloping the poisonous toad. However, as soon as the toad opened its mouth, it released a burst of poisonous gas. The bamboo leaves quickly turned yellow and black along the edges. Before they could even approach the toad, they had already decayed and fallen off.
Gong Jianzhang excelled in earth magic. He cast a spell to create an earth wall, blocking the scattered poisonous gas for Wang Min, while another spell struck the ground. Several earth spikes emerged from the marshy mud around the poisonous toad, aiming for its vital points! However, the toad’s reaction was extremely fast. It spat out its tongue, which gleamed like a sharp sword. After a few crisp sounds, it shattered all the earth spikes, not allowing even a scratch!
After this probing attempt, the two realized that these methods alone could not defeat the poisonous toad.
In the next moment, Wang Min leaped up. With a flick of her hand, a small lightning talisman struck behind the toad! Sensing the danger, the toad leaped high into the air, but the small lightning talisman exploded extremely quickly, with a strong impact, directly blasting open the marsh behind it! The toad’s body was scorched by the lightning! At the same time, Gong Jianzhang threw a fire talisman, and the blazing flames immediately engulfed the toad. The fire was extremely intense, causing the toad to scream in agony. It resembled a bolt of lightning as it dashed to the other side of the marsh!
However, Gong Jianzhang struck again. This time, his lightning talisman directly blew up the other half of the marsh. The toad had nowhere to hide. Just as it turned around, it was blocked by another fire talisman thrown by Wang Min from the other side.
The toad screamed in agony again.
As a monster over two hundred years old, its outer defense was extremely strong, and ordinary low-grade spirit talismans had limited damage to it. But now, it could hardly resist these talismans. It was heavily wounded every time!
Wei Yi couldn’t help but exclaim, “These talismans are really powerful!”
Wang Min and Gong Jianzhang were also shocked by the power of these talismans, but they were experienced. Their actions were swift. One severed the toad’s throat with a vine knife from the front, while the other condensed earth spikes from behind, piercing the toad completely!
By this point, the toad was thoroughly dead.
The whole process, from beginning to end, took less than the time it would take for an incense stick to burn. In the past, even if they tried to escape, they would have expended more energy than this.
Wang Min breathed a sigh of relief, and she and Gong Jianzhang quickly removed the toad’s poison sac, peeled off its skin, dug out its inner core, and then swiftly began dissecting other materials from monster beasts.
Meanwhile, Gong Jianzhang said, “This talisman matches the rumors. Its power indeed surpasses that of ordinary low-grade talismans by thirty percent.”
Wang Min agreed, “Extremely powerful and very useful. Having one talisman is like having an extra life.”
Thanks for the chapter!! been busy recently so I havent been reading this as much 😔🙏