Chapter 481: Yuan Ying Six Layers

For Wang Yu, digesting the resources at hand to enhance his strength was the most pressing task, especially with only a hundred years left until the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm opened.

At the very least, he needed to advance his foundational cultivation to the late Nascent Soul stage.

Standing on the same level as all competitors was the best strategy.

The demon race hadn't divulged any secrets about the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm, and Wang Yu didn't plan to seek out related information; when the time came, those meant to go would naturally emerge.

He also needed to guard against the Venerables of the Sword Sect and the Heaven-Refining Demonic Sect.

After all, the Heavenly Palace Secret Realm was already one of the top opportunities in the Ice Prison Realm in terms of scale, and Wang Yu felt that his chance for Soul Transformation lay within.

If it truly wasn't there, he could still search for the Four Capitals after exiting, or collecting the four geomantic ancestral tokens refined by the Ancestor of Geomancy Masters was another method.

Plans often can't keep up with changes; many things are dynamically evolving, so Wang Yu's plans usually weren't too long-term, typically focusing on arrangements within a hundred years.

By then, the Heavenly Palace competition would likely involve four factions: the Ice Race, Southern Demons, Northern Demons, and scattered human cultivators. He could join forces with the Northern Demons or the scattered cultivators depending on the situation.

Meanwhile, Yan Ling once said that her existence was key to opening the Holy Lord's Heavenly Palace. This didn't refer to the Holy Token but rather that she herself possessed some special condition.

What exactly that was remained unknown.

Anyway, a hundred years wouldn't be too long. After entrusting Dou Zhao and giving her a panoramic map of Chiyuan and Taihu, Wang Yu prepared to let his young apprentice venture out independently.

He awaited the day when he would see the fruits of his efforts.

Regarding cultivation techniques, Wang Yu handed over all the methods and secret arts suitable for the Heavenly Fire spiritual root.

Because he had killed so many Nascent Soul cultivators, there were always some unlucky ones carrying complete sets of cultivation methods. The highest-ranked one was called the 'Nine Revolutions of Fiery Dragon Art'!

He couldn't recall who dropped it, but they had all been gathering dust in his Sea Heart Ring. While they had good selling value, it was easy to expose himself.

Therefore, he generally didn't sell these acquired cultivation techniques. However, now that he feared almost none of the cultivators in the Ice Prison Realm, he could gradually sell them to collect a wave of top-grade spirit stones.

These could substitute for spirit veins to cover the daily consumption of cultivation.

After settling Dou Zhao and having the Roc clan members escort her out of the demon territory, Xue Yu remained by Wang Yu's side, never leaving. Whenever they had time, they diligently practiced the Secret Art of Human Desire together, continuously raising its progress.

This little fox girl became more enchantingly seductive day by day.

She was like a moist and smooth cake made of water, captivating and soul-sapping. Had Wang Yu been two hundred years younger, he might have died on Xue Yu's belly; perhaps this was the charm of a vixen.

Once the alchemy trade arrangements with the demon race were settled,

the envoy dispatched by the Azure Cloud Sect, Soul Sovereign Yuan Jun, returned empty-handed. After pestering the old monkey for two years, he ultimately failed to even meet the Five-Colored Holy Lord.

He then realized that the Northern Demons were determined to protect Wang Yu.

With no other options, he could only return to his sect to report the situation. Over the past two years, the Azure Cloud Sect had been a target of public criticism, and its situation was far from optimistic.

After the loss of Zehu Prefecture, it became a bridgehead for the demonic path to attack Feng Prefecture and Shuiyun Prefecture. A large number of mortals and cultivators either died tragically or were displaced due to the war.

A thousand miles lay desolate, with bones scattered everywhere.

It was a veritable human purgatory, with the demonic cultivators causing widespread misery.

The vanguard army composed of the Spirit Reversal Blood Sect and the Yellow Spring Monastery grew stronger with each battle. Coupled with the carefully selected Nascent Soul experts from the Heaven-Refining Demonic Sect, they were almost achieving breakthroughs on multiple fronts.

Had it not been for the timely support of the Sword Sect forces, Shuiyun Prefecture would have already fallen. Even so, the front lines were constantly collapsing.

Wang Yu's assault two years prior had caused devastating losses to the Azure Cloud Sect.

They faced manpower shortages in all aspects.

Consequently, the defensive battle at Ice River Pass also fell into a disadvantage, with personnel frequently being redeployed to the southern front, which led to the Ice River Pass being almost entirely dominated by the Blazing Sun Sect's Fire Crow Army.

Under these circumstances, Wang Yu, who had maintained his relationship with the Northern Demons,

traveled north to Kuangmei Mountain a second time to meet with Immortal Bing Po.

He still took the very stable 'express route' through the Northern Broken Mountain Range. It's worth noting that in these two years, besides alchemy, Wang Yu had fully mastered the Aurora Law Intent, whose rudimentary form he had conceived during the assassination battle.

His Nascent Soul strength surged dramatically.

In addition to the red-gray airflow of the Asura Law Intent swirling around his Nascent Soul, a colorful airflow now also alternated around it.

This caused Wang Yu's Nascent Soul strength to exceed the standard for late-stage great cultivators, completely solving one of the breakthrough difficulties with power to spare.

Most importantly!

The Rainbow Feather Strange Stone's Aurora Law Intent advanced the Aurora Evasion Technique to its ultimate stage, successfully promoting it to a Fifth-tier evasion technique, and a perfected one at that.

It instantly surpassed the Ice Prison Demonic Seal. While it didn't contribute to offensive power, in terms of evasion speed alone, as long as his demonic essence could sustain the consumption, neither Roc King nor Scarlet Heaven Demonic Venerable—both early Soul Transformation stage cultivators—

could match his speed. This meant a new layer of protection for his life, and he was extremely satisfied. He also prioritized refining spirit pills to restore demonic essence in his plans.

Stamina became his next problem to solve.

Furthermore, he intended to cultivate a third Law Intent: Yellow Spring!

With the Yellow Spring Earth Grievance Puppet as a 'teacher',

he had an inherent advantage in cultivating Yellow Spring divine abilities. Coupled with the methods for advancing and cultivating various divine abilities he obtained from the Yellow Spring Monastery Master, it would be a great waste not to put in effort.

Moreover, he was known as the Extreme Law Demon Lord, and with an 'artifact' like the placement slot to aid his cultivation, it would be a disservice to his title not to comprehend several more Law Intents.

Thus,

a journey that would normally take half a month was shortened to just one day, allowing him to travel from the Northern Demon core territory to Kuangmei Mountain, much further north and very close to the Endless Ice Plains!

And this was only utilizing sixty percent of the Aurora Evasion Technique's speed, as he needed to balance demonic essence recovery and couldn't maintain full speed continuously.

Inside the familiar opulent tent, Wang Yu tidied his clothes in the spatial interstice before emerging from the protection of the Return to Void Concealment Curse and appearing gracefully before Immortal Bing Po.

This time, she was fully dressed, merely sitting cross-legged on the bed, meditating. Her face was slightly pale, as if she had been injured.

Wang Yu asked, quite surprised,

"Are you injured? Was it Jin Yan from the Blazing Sun Sect?"

Immortal Bing Po subtly flicked her willow-like brows and said coldly,

"If you appear like that again, this Immortal will certainly let you taste what a peak-grade fourth-tier Ice Soul Divine Light feels like."

Demonic cultivators are extremely private, especially about their secrets.

Wang Yu's sudden appearance was quite rude. The last time Immortal Bing Po didn't express displeasure, but this time he had taken advantage.

So, it was normal for her to say that. As for whether she meant it... Wang Yu certainly believed her.

He immediately backed down, apologized, and promised to be more careful next time.

At the same time, he repeated his previous question, which only annoyed Immortal Bing Po further.

"Isn't this all your doing? The Azure Cloud Sect lost eight Nascent Soul cultivators in that battle, including two great cultivators. Their very backbone was broken by you."

"Old Ancestor Huang Tian, remaining at Ice River Pass, collaborated with Jin Yan and injured this Immortal with the Yellow Cloud Secret Art half a year ago."

With that, Immortal Bing Po pulled aside the collar of her clothing.

On her exposed, snow-white collarbone was a grotesque yellow centipede-like pattern, protruding like a flesh-lump and seemingly pulsating as if alive, like breathing.

Wang Yu pondered briefly and quickly recalled relevant information.

"Yellow Cloud Sky Centipede Poison, a secret art cultivated from venom. Each use requires accumulating fresh venom, and it can be detoxified with thousand-year-old pine resin from a Pagoda Pine."

"This Immortal knows, but Pagoda Pines only grow on Huangyun Peak of the Azure Cloud Sect. Did the storage rings of the eight Nascent Soul cultivators you killed contain any?"

"No."

Wang Yu shrugged, explaining,

"I'm mainly here for two things. The Ice Race in the Endless Ice Plains recently... the Roc King wants Cold Blood Peak to investigate the matter of the Ice God's Child."

"There's a possibility of them joining the war, so it's best to inform the Heaven-Refining Demonic Sect about this intelligence and have them contribute as well."

Immortal Bing Po's brow furrowed even deeper.

"You're overthinking it. The main forces of Chiyuan deviated from the Heaven-Refining Demonic Sect's planned offensive route. Although they gave the excuse of the Azure Cloud Sect's weakness, that side isn't easy to deal with."

"Whether it's the matters of the North Suppressing Pagoda or the Ice Race, as long as it hasn't affected the battle situation, the cultivators of the Heaven-Refining Demonic Sect won't make a move."

"—It doesn't matter!"

Wang Yu said calmly.

"Their involvement is actually a good thing. Chaos is a ladder for those of lower standing to ascend."

"The Blood Demon Palace Master, the Yellow Spring Monastery Master, and all forces ruled by the two great sects, all wish for the emergence of new Soul Transformation cultivators to change the current dynamic."

"The greater the chaos, the greater the opportunity. I'm just fulfilling my agreement with the Roc King. If you don't go, I'll go discuss it with Demon Lord Frost Sky. Any Golden Core cultivator from the Four Cold Blood Tribes will suffice."

After all, there was no requirement for a specific outcome.

The Five-Colored Holy Lord and the Roc King merely hoped Wang Yu would convey this message, ensuring the experts of the Chiyuan Demonic Path were aware.

This was to prevent everyone from falling for the Ice Race's trick.

They needed to guard against the possibility of one profiting from a conflict between two others.

"Tell me your second objective."

At this, Wang Yu's interest was immediately piqued.

He pulled over an armchair, sat down, and produced an ancient-style jade box, beginning to speak eloquently.

"This is the Dragon-Phoenix Treasure Pill, a fifth-tier low-grade pill."

"Even Nascent Soul cultivators can use it. After consumption, coupled with dual cultivation with a suitable partner, both physical body and demonic essence can experience significant growth. Immortal Bing Po, are you interested?"

Immortal Bing Po suddenly stood up, her eyes wide.

"You want to dual cultivate with me?"

"Naturally."

Wang Yu nodded without hesitation.

"Immortal, you are like a star in this world, and Wang Yu's heart is drawn to you!"

"Nonsense."

Wang Yu wasn't surprised by her attitude. For female cultivators, dual cultivation implies more than just intercourse; they naturally consider deeper implications.

He continued to explain.

"Immortal, you and I both cultivate the Frozen Demonic Path. You possess an eighth-layer Nascent Soul's extreme cold demonic essence, and I have late fourth-tier body refinement attainment. Our strengths complement each other, yin and yang balancing."

"Naturally, we are the best candidates to consume this Dragon-Phoenix Treasure Pill. Not only will your injuries recover, but your cultivation will also greatly increase."

"Breaking through to the ninth layer of Nascent Soul should be no problem, allowing you to become a Grand Completion cultivator faster and seek out a chance for Soul Transformation. This current righteous-demonic war is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Immortal, you wouldn't want to miss it, would you..."

Wang Yu's words rendered Immortal Bing Po silent.

She was a prodigy of the Xianyin Zuoqiu clan, whose cultivation path had been incredibly smooth since childhood. Few peers could rival her, most having passed away under the erosion of time.

The few who did advance to Nascent Soul were far inferior in strength.

And Wang Yu was even more astonishingly talented than she had been in her youth. Both his strength and talent were sufficient to match hers, but even more astounding was Wang Yu's potential.

One must remember he had been cultivating for less than three hundred years.

However, Immortal Bing Po had cultivated the Frozen Demonic Path since childhood, her temperament as cold as ice. Her emotions were inevitably influenced by this power, making her indifferent for many years, never having attempted such a thing.

The atmosphere in the tent remained silent for a long time. Just as Wang Yu felt some disappointment,

Immortal Bing Po finally succumbed to the temptation.

She pursed her thin red lips and said,

"We can try, but nothing beyond dual cultivation. Afterward, you must not tell anyone, nor cling to me."

Wang Yu's eyes lit up.

As expected, demonic cultivators are straightforward, focusing solely on benefits. As for clinging... Heaven knows, he truly just wanted to maximize the efficacy of the Dragon-Phoenix Treasure Pill.

This was also his opportunity to break through to the sixth layer of Nascent Soul and greatly advance his cultivation, with efficacy no less than any Blood Infant Pill. Moreover, his physique would also receive immense benefits.

"Precisely my intention, but... right here?"

"Of course not!"

The camp was full of people and gossip, clearly not a suitable place for private matters, but Immortal Bing Po, having agreed, showed no intention of backing out.

She summoned her natal magic treasure, the Broad Cold Palace.

And coldly invited,

"Dare you enter this Immortal's natal magic treasure to explore the wonders of dual cultivation?"

"Why not!"

The Broad Cold Palace was one of the magic treasures accompanying the 'Ice Soul Sacred Demonic Scripture.' Wang Yu had simply chosen not to refine it, but he hadn't expected Immortal Bing Po to choose this as her natal treasure.

And so, within a few breaths,

the tent became empty, with only a small, ethereal crystal palace floating in mid-air, emitting shimmering treasure light. Faintly, through the palace's window lattices, two intertwined figures could be seen.

Immortal Bing Po claimed to have been indifferent since childhood, never having any experience or thoughts in this regard.

But Wang Yu was truly a master of the art, already proficient in this path.

With various techniques and secret skills, he naturally guided Immortal Bing Po into the state. She truly lived up to her title of Immortal, breathtakingly beautiful.

Beneath the swaying bed curtains, a section of her snow-white wrist, like a white lotus root, was clamped by Wang Yu's iron grip and pressed above her head.

Immortal Bing Po's beautiful face was flushed pink, and she said indignantly,

"I told you not to play these strange games."

However, against the peerless divine strength of a late fourth-tier body refiner, at such intimate proximity, she was utterly powerless to resist, able only to half-heartedly yield.

She submitted to the dual cultivation secret art that Wang Yu had learned from who knows where, but it had to be said that the Dragon-Phoenix Treasure Pill's efficacy was indeed powerful.

Less than half an incense stick's time after the dual cultivation process began,

Wang Yu felt the side effects of the Blood Infant Pill completely eliminated. His internal cultivation methods circulated rapidly, rushing towards the breakthrough barrier.

In an instant, his aura surged dramatically.

He effortlessly broke through to the sixth layer of Nascent Soul!

His physical strength was also rapidly increasing. At this rate, by the time the dual cultivation ended, his body refinement realm would at least reach the strength of an eighth-layer Nascent Soul, and his demonic essence would experience a surge.

One could only say it truly lived up to its name as a treasure pill consumed by Fifth-tier Soul Transformation cultivators.

When used to boost Fourth-tier strength, it was incredibly rapid!