Chapter 1078: Divine Dew
The World Spirit of a top-grade ruin realm was an unparalleled supreme treasure—who wouldn't want it? Everyone was extremely excited, expressing that no matter what, they had to seize the World Spirit of the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm and not let it fall into the hands of the savage beasts.
If the Devouring Demon Dragon or the princes of the Undying Blood Clan obtained the World Spirit of the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm, it would be like adding wings to a tiger. They might very well become invincible under heaven in the future, exterminate the human race, and establish a new alien civilization.
Sun Dadi wore a mournful expression and sighed, "We only have three Sacred Flowers, so that means only three slots, right?"
Zhang Ruochen, Grand Minister of Works, Second Minister of Works, and Huang Yanchen would definitely all go to compete for the World Spirit. No matter how they divided it, it wouldn't be enough.
Sun Dadi was naturally very nervous, worried about losing this once-in-a-millennium opportunity.
Xiao Hei chuckled and said, "An ordinary Sacred Flower naturally counts as only one slot. However, the source energy contained in a Seven-Colored Sacred Flower is more than ten times that of an ordinary Sacred Flower. As long as you refine one petal, it counts as obtaining one slot."
Sun Dadi immediately showed a delighted expression, counting on his fingers as he began to calculate.
Six petals, plus two Sacred Flowers, amounted to eight slots.
Eight slots weren't generous, but they were still quite good, enough to establish a powerful team, far stronger than fighting alone.
According to Xiao Hei's speculation, many places in the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm would give birth to Sacred Source Spirit Springs.
A sixth-rank Sacred Source Spirit Spring could produce one or two Sacred Flowers, providing one or two slots.
A seventh-rank Sacred Source Spirit Spring could provide several or a dozen slots.
An eighth-rank Sacred Source Spirit Spring could provide dozens of slots.
As for a ninth-rank Sacred Source Spirit Spring, it would only appear where the World Spirit emerged.
It was easy to imagine that in other parts of the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm, the battle for Sacred Source Spirit Springs and Sacred Flowers would be incredibly brutal, with countless living beings turning into corpses.
Xiao Hei entered the Scroll World to begin refining Sacred Yuan Pills.
Zhang Ruochen wore a contemplative expression, thinking about how to arrange the eight slots.
He placed great importance on the World Spirit of the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm. After all, one had to wait millions of years for such an opportunity, and no one wanted to miss it.
Zhang Ruochen's gaze shifted to Murong Yue.
Currently, Murong Yue's cultivation had reached the third-rank Half-Saint level, which was considered extremely fast. However, such a realm was clearly insufficient to fight against top-tier experts.
Murong Yue was one of the people Zhang Ruochen planned to focus on training, willing to use all cultivation resources on her.
Murong Yue's physique also held limitless potential, and she might be able to successfully cultivate the Extreme Yin Body. Although she was slightly inferior to Han Qiu, she was still at the top level.
However, her mental fortitude was extremely firm—a point where she surpassed Han Qiu.
Zhang Ruochen met with Murong Yue alone and told her about Han Qiu's situation.
Murong Yue immediately knelt on one knee, a hint of coldness in her eyes, and said, "Does Your Highness want me to take people to eliminate her? Or is Your Highness worried that one day I might become like her, harboring rebellious intentions?"
Zhang Ruochen was very straightforward and nodded, "I indeed don't want you to become the second her, but I also don't doubt your loyalty. The reason I'm meeting you alone is that I've made up my mind to focus on training you. In the coming period, you will enter the Scroll World to go into seclusion, striving to raise your cultivation as quickly as possible while also cultivating the Extreme Yin Body."
Regardless of whether Han Qiu could return in the future, her departure had indeed caught Zhang Ruochen off guard.
Zhang Ruochen didn't lack experts by his side; he only lacked a ruthless expert.
Now, Zhang Ruochen urgently needed to cultivate a decisive and formidable powerhouse to replace Han Qiu's position.
Clearly, Murong Yue was a very suitable candidate.
Previously, Zhang Ruochen had also provided Murong Yue with some cultivation resources, but those were only ordinary resources and hadn't boosted her much.
Murong Yue furrowed her brows slightly and said, "I'm afraid I will disappoint Your Highness. My physique has reached a critical point, but I can't take that final step. Cultivating the Extreme Yin Body is simply impossible."
The so-called "Extreme Yin Body" meant cultivating one's physique to the extreme of yin coldness.
Once successful, she would only need to exhale a breath to freeze mountains and rivers, causing snow to fall for a thousand miles.
In the Kunlun Realm, there were actually quite a few cultivators with yin-cold physiques, but no one knew exactly what level constituted an Extreme Yin Body.
"Relying on your own power, it's naturally impossible to successfully cultivate the Extreme Yin Body."
Zhang Ruochen took out the Cosmic Divine Wood Map, opened the spatial gate to the Scroll World, and stepped inside first. "Follow me."
Entering the Scroll World, Zhang Ruochen led Murong Yue to a medicinal garden.
The soil in the garden was crimson red, emitting a faint layer of radiance. Every clump of soil seemed to contain endless divine power.
This was Divine Blood Red Soil, which Zhang Ruochen had excavated from beneath a divine corpse in the Underworld.
Even a weed growing on Divine Blood Red Soil could turn into a spiritual herb.
At this moment, the Divine Blood Medicinal Garden was filled with all kinds of spiritual herbs, tens of thousands of them, emitting purple, green, red, and white light.
The medicinal qi released by the herbs condensed into wisps of smoke bridges. As Zhang Ruochen and Murong Yue walked in, they immediately smelled a rich fragrance that made them feel as if they were floating in the clouds.
At the center of the garden grew a vine tens of thousands of meters tall, shooting straight into the sky and reaching above the clouds.
The diameter of the vine's base was two zhang, requiring ten people linking arms to encircle it.
"The legendary divine medicine, Seven Star Divine Ling."
Murong Yue's eyes widened as she stared at this ancient, profound divine vine, feeling deeply shocked.
She had long heard that Zhang Ruochen had found a divine medicine in the Underworld, but she had never seen it. The area where the Divine Blood Medicinal Garden was located had been designated a forbidden zone by Zhang Ruochen and Xiao Hei, with no one allowed to approach.
In the Kunlun Realm, finding a Sacred Medicine was no easy task.
Let alone a legendary divine medicine.
"That's right, it's the Seven Star Divine Ling."
Zhang Ruochen lifted his gaze, looking at the five leaves on the vine.
The Seven Star Divine Ling originally had seven leaves, representing Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Phoenix, Black Tortoise, Qilin, Sun, and Moon, each with different miraculous uses.
Among them, the Phoenix leaf had the effect of nirvana and rebirth and had already been given to Xuanji Sword Saint to consume.
The Qilin leaf's power was somewhat special, representing "fortune." Zhang Ruochen had picked it and given it to his disciple, Hanxue.
Finally, Zhang Ruochen's gaze settled on the seventh leaf.
That leaf was enormous, shaped like a crescent moon, hanging high in the sky like a bright moon, emitting an extremely cold aura.
"The sun belongs to yang, the moon to yin. If even the power of a divine medicine can't help you cultivate the Extreme Yin Body, then I have no other way."
Zhang Ruochen soared into the air, flying toward the moon-shaped leaf. Moments later, he landed on the leaf's surface.
The leaf was jade-white, radiating a terrifying coldness. Even with Zhang Ruochen's current cultivation, he was almost frozen stiff.
Zhang Ruochen naturally wasn't going to pick the leaf; he only intended to collect the Moon Essence Divine Dew that had condensed on its surface.
The divine dew also contained a portion of the divine medicine's power, which was just right for Murong Yue to consume.
"Swoosh—"
Zhang Ruochen flew down, handing a full cup of dew to Murong Yue, and said, "With your current cultivation, you can't refine a divine medicine leaf. Using the dew from the divine medicine should allow you to successfully cultivate the Extreme Yin Body."
Murong Yue took the divine dew and immediately left the medicinal garden to begin her seclusion cultivation.
Zhang Ruochen then collected four different types of divine dew from the other four divine medicine leaves.
Azure Dragon Divine Dew could enhance spiritual power, making it an unparalleled supreme treasure for spiritual power cultivators.
White Tiger Divine Dew could condense the physical body, helping cultivators achieve a saintly physical body.
Black Tortoise Divine Dew could increase a cultivator's lifespan.
As for the Sun Essence Divine Dew's medicinal properties... Zhang Ruochen found it difficult to grasp at the moment, having no idea of its specific effects.
The Sun Essence Divine Dew formed a stark contrast with the Moon Essence Divine Dew; every drop was like boiling lava, containing extremely violent power.
If an ordinary cultivator swallowed a single drop, they would likely burn to death.
"Perhaps I can use it to enhance my yang energy and successfully cultivate the tenth palm of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm."
Once the tenth palm was cultivated, the rank of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm would reach the level of a Sacred Art. Moreover, the power it unleashed would far exceed ordinary Sacred Arts.
Back then, Wan Zhaoyi had used the tenth palm of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm to single-handedly repel both Chen Wutian and Qingxiao Saint.
From this, one could see how domineering this palm technique was.
The tenth palm's attack power likely exceeded forty times amplification.
"The tenth palm of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm is called Dragon Soaring Nine Heavens. Once cultivated successfully, the yang energy in my body can reach ten thousand times that of an ordinary person. Ghost fiends below the Wuchang level will have their souls scattered if they approach my body."
The more abundant a cultivator's yang energy, the stronger their suppression of undead, evil, and ghost fiends.
Zhang Ruochen arrived beneath the Sky-Connecting Divine Tree, took out the Sun Essence Divine Dew, separated a single drop, and swallowed it.
"Boom!"
The Sun Essence Divine Dew exploded like a small sun, releasing scorching energy that instantly turned Zhang Ruochen's body a blazing gold.
Zhang Ruochen felt as if his body was filled with inexhaustible power, so he stood up and began practicing the palm technique, striking out palm force after palm force.
The palm technique's power was supremely yang and firm, causing the world's spiritual qi to tremble incessantly.
When the medicinal power of the Sun Essence Divine Dew began to wane, Zhang Ruochen immediately swallowed a second drop and continued practicing the palm technique.
About half a month later, Zhang Ruochen had no idea how many drops of Sun Essence Divine Dew he had consumed, but he finally cultivated the tenth palm of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Palm to Great Perfection.
On this day, the entire Scroll World echoed with earth-shaking dragon roars. A blazing red flame handprint descended from the sky, flattening over a dozen mountain peaks in the mountain range into flat ground.
"The Sect Leader has cultivated some divine technique, reaching an even higher level of strength."
The disciples of the Ming Sect were all greatly shocked, rushing out of their caves and immediately kneeling, bowing in the direction from which the dragon roar had come. (To be continued.)