Chapter 2484: Three Great Secret Arts

If Liu Hongxue had not been able to refine the Azure Marrow Pill, Wang Ruyan would have needed at least a thousand years to recover from this expedition to the Barren Lands. Thanks to the sixth-tier pill, she could now fully recover in just over a hundred years.

Wang Moshan accepted the jade box. Then, recalling something, he said, "Old Ancestor, at this year's Spirit Assessment Assembly, a clan member named Wang Mousen was found to possess a Wood Heavenly Spirit Root."

"A Wood Heavenly Spirit Root, excellent! Nurture him well. Once he reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, send him to Hongxue so she can personally teach him alchemy."

Wang Changsheng said happily, believing that once Liu Hongxue refined the Nine Dragon Pill, the Wang family might even produce a Spirit Body cultivator.

Wang Moshan acknowledged this and continued, "The one responsible for testing the spirit roots was Uncle Yuanjiang. He is a descendant of Ancestor Yingjie, and like you, Old Ancestor, he cultivates the same dual-cultivation method for both body and magic."

He could tell Wang Changsheng was in a good mood and wanted to commend Wang Yuanjiang for his efforts.

"He cultivates the same technique as me? What kind of person is Yuanjiang?"

Wang Changsheng was somewhat surprised and inquired about Wang Yuanjiang's character.

"Father, he cultivates quite diligently, though, of course, he's still a notch below Yingjie."

Wang Qingfeng spoke highly of Wang Yuanjiang. Fewer than ten clan members cultivated the 'Four Seas Spirit Forging Art,' and Wang Yuanjiang was one of them.

Wang Yingjie was known throughout the Wang family as a cultivation fanatic, often in secluded meditation for extended periods.

"Reward him according to the clan rules! They must not be violated."

Wang Changsheng instructed.

Wang Moshan acknowledged with a nod and turned to leave.

"Qingxiao, these are two Ice Soul Crystals. Take them to condense your Dharma Idol! Cultivate diligently."

Wang Changsheng took out an exquisite white jade casket and handed it to Wang Qingxiao.

"Thank you, Ninth Uncle."

Wang Qingxiao thanked him, assented, and accepted the Ice Soul Crystals.

Wang Ruyan then took out a white storage ring and handed it to Wang Qingxiao, saying, "Qingxiao, this contains two ice-attributed Heaven-Tier Spirit Treasures; you may use them."

These two Heaven-Tier Spirit Treasures had been acquired from the Blazing Fire Clan, and there was no harm in giving them to Wang Qingxiao.

Wang Qingxiao expressed her gratitude and accepted them.

After a brief chat, Wang Qingxiao bid farewell and departed.

"Qingfeng, these are two Blazing Flame Stones that we acquired from Zhenhai Palace. You can use them to condense your Dharma Idol."

Wang Changsheng took out a red jade casket and handed it to Wang Qingfeng.

Wang Qingfeng cultivated fire-attributed saber techniques, and both Golden Flame Jade and Blazing Flame were suitable for condensing a Dharma Idol.

Wang Changsheng had acquired two pieces of Golden Flame Jade from the Blazing Fire Clan, which he intended to give to Liu Hongxue for condensing her Dharma Idol.

As he treated all his family members equally, Wang Changsheng naturally showed no favoritism.

"Thank you, Father."

Wang Qingfeng was overjoyed and accepted the red jade casket.

Wang Changsheng inquired about his cultivation progress, and Wang Qingfeng answered truthfully.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you may return to your cultivation."

Wang Changsheng gave a few instructions and dismissed Wang Qingfeng to resume his cultivation.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan chatted briefly before attending to their separate tasks.

Wang Ruyan needed to hatch spirit beast eggs and refine Heaven Thunder Spirit Transformation Talismans, while Wang Changsheng planned to heal the wood demon and craft defensive artifacts from the Earth-Deviation Turtle's shell.

Upon entering a secluded chamber, Wang Changsheng's eyes immediately fell upon the Thousand Spirits Bottle.

He uncorked the bottle and retrieved the wood demon.

The wood demon remained as before, listless and weak.

The Wang family had previously possessed some Creation Divine Water, but little remained after using it to heal the Golden Magnetic Spiritwood.

This time, Wang Changsheng had acquired over two hundred drops of Creation Divine Water, which should be more than enough to heal the wood demon.

He dripped a single drop of Creation Divine Water onto the wood demon, and it was instantly absorbed.

The second drop followed, then the third, the fourth...

After absorbing twenty consecutive drops of Creation Divine Water, the wood demon instantly elongated, sprouting a small blood-red flower, then a second, a third...

In less than ten breaths, the stone chamber was completely covered in blood-red thorns, with hundreds of tiny blood-red flowers blooming on their surface.

"What is happening?"

Wang Changsheng was utterly confused. He knew the wood demon had always been green; how had it turned completely blood-red after advancing to the sixth tier? Was this connected to its inherited bloodline, or was it due to absorbing a large amount of demon beast essence blood?

He mused that it was likely the former.

Recalling something, he descended into the basement and retrieved the half-page Heavenly Void Jade Scroll that Duan Tongtian had given him.

Back in the secluded chamber, Wang Changsheng commanded the wood demon to attempt to unlock the restriction.

He tossed the half-page Heavenly Void Jade Scroll into the air, and dozens of blood-red thorns immediately coiled around it.

With a flash of crimson light, the wood demon's body radiated a bloody glow that enveloped the half-page Heavenly Void Jade Scroll.

The half-page Heavenly Void Jade Scroll instantly pulsed with dazzling spiritual light, causing Wang Changsheng's eyes to brighten. This was promising.

Hundreds of blood-red flowers successively burst open, transforming into pungent crimson mist. This blood-red mist seemed to be drawn by an unseen force, progressively flying towards the half-page Heavenly Void Jade Scroll.

Soon after, all the blood mist was absorbed by the Heavenly Void Jade Scroll, which then emitted a blinding spiritual radiance.

A silver light shot out, materializing into hundreds of tiny characters.

Wang Changsheng was overjoyed and promptly took out his Shadow Bamboo to record the content of these characters.

Not long after, the characters faded, and the spiritual light of the Heavenly Void Jade Scroll dimmed.

Wang Changsheng could sense that the wood demon's aura had weakened; the hundreds of blood-red flowers seemed to have significantly depleted its vital energy.

He gave the wood demon two drops of Creation Divine Water as a reward for its efforts, then returned it to the Thousand Spirits Bottle to continue its recuperation.

It was no longer in serious danger and would fully recover after a period of recuperation.

Wang Changsheng then went to another secluded chamber, retrieved the Shadow Bamboo, and examined the content recorded from the half-page Heavenly Void Jade Scroll.

After a moment, Wang Changsheng's expression grew excited.

This half-page Heavenly Void Jade Scroll contained records of secret arts: the Golden Cicada's Escape, the Qilin Immortal-Slaying Hand, and the Fiery True Eyes.

The Golden Cicada's Escape is an evasion technique, clearly a highly sophisticated one by its name. The Qilin Immortal-Slaying Hand is a formidable power inspired by a true spirit's divine ability, but its cultivation demands stringent conditions. The Fiery True Eyes is a unique ocular technique that not only harms enemies but also proves effective in breaking formations.

To perform the Golden Cicada's Escape, one must possess at least the Integration stage cultivation; insufficient cultivation makes this technique unusable.

The Qilin Immortal-Slaying Hand is a powerful divine ability, modeled after the Qilin. It requires refining Qilin essence blood for cultivation, and its exact power depends on both the amount of essence blood refined and the caster's cultivation level. This technique also demands Integration stage cultivation to be performed.

To cultivate the Fiery True Eyes, one must refine the spiritual eye of a fire-attributed demon beast. Not just any demon beast's spiritual eye suffices; only those from creatures like the Fire Qilin, Fire Phoenix, or Golden Crow, or demon beasts possessing their bloodline, are suitable.

Wang Changsheng recalled Wang Ruyan's Black Phoenix Dharma Eye. As a descendant of the Fire Phoenix, the Black Phoenix met the cultivation requirements.

Wang Changsheng had acquired some Blood Qilin Stones, which had formed over tens of thousands of years from the essence blood of a true spirit Ink Qilin seeping into minerals. There was also a thirty-thousand-year-old blood-red flower growing directly on one of these Blood Qilin Stones, likely having absorbed some of the Ink Qilin's essence blood itself.