novelraw Chapter 208 : 【Pill Refining Room + Formation Room + Talisman Room + Weapon Refining Room = ?】
Chapter 208 : 【Pill Refining Room + Formation Room + Talisman Room + Weapon Refining Room = ?】
Chapter 208: 【Pill Refining Room + Formation Room + Talisman Room + Weapon Refining Room = ?】
“Those two Transformation-Stage cultivators from Shang Court… did they come from another continent? Was the inheritance of the Transmission Formation brought by them as well?”
Ji Yuan couldn’t help but ask.
“Mm, when they came, they were still at the Late Nascent Soul Stage. They broke through to Transformation on the Cangluo Continent.”
Even though this involved secrets of Shang Court, Hua Yaoyue could still answer, and even spoke with the familiarity of someone who knew it all… Ji Yuan grew ever more curious about Hua Yaoyue’s previous life.
But if that was the case, then everything made sense.
No wonder Shang Court possessed something like a Transmission Formation, and no wonder it could unify the world.
“Looks like the Sect is rather generous after all, to actually give me a Fixed-Point Transmission Token as a life-saving item.”
“You didn’t really think that after you saved the spirit vein of the Six Immortal Sects of Eastern Shang, the other five sects would just do nothing, right?”
“Master, you mean… this Fixed-Point Transmission Token was given by other sects?”
Ji Yuan had thought about that possibility, but hadn’t expected that even this Fixed-Point Transmission Token came from another sect.
“Most likely from Corpse Herding Mountain. They’re honest folks.”
Hua Yaoyue speculated, though she wasn’t sure—after all, she wasn’t in the sect when this matter was handled.
“Master, since using this Fixed-Point Transmission Token can directly return to the Sect, doesn’t that mean our Water Dragon Sect also has a Transmission Formation?”
Ji Yuan asked tentatively.
“Yes, but it’s most likely a damaged Transmission Formation found somewhere. It can only return to a fixed point and can’t be used normally anymore.”
“I see… then can we go take a look?”
Ji Yuan still wanted to see if he could figure something out and perhaps create a 【Transmission Formation】 building. That way, whether for escaping or traveling between places, things would be much faster.
“It should have been acquired by the Nascent Soul Patriarch who founded the Sect. Even I don’t know where it is.”
Hua Yaoyue frowned slightly as she spoke.
“All right then.”
After figuring out the origin and purpose of the two treasures the Sect had given him, Ji Yuan felt much more at ease. Seeing Hua Yaoyue sit down, he too sat by the tea table and said casually:
“Master, when the Demonic Path attacks, do you think those remnants of Shang Court within our Six Immortal Sects of Eastern Shang might cooperate with the Demonic Path for an inside-outside pincer strike?”
Hua Yaoyue sat on the soft chair, fingers interlaced over her abdomen, rocking gently as she said casually:
“You don’t dare to think bolder?”
“How to think bolder?”
Ji Yuan didn’t understand.
“For example—what if this Righteous–Demonic War itself… was an internal conflict stirred up by Shang Court’s remnants?”
Hua Yaoyue’s offhand remark sent a thousand waves surging through Ji Yuan’s mind.
That’s right!
There were Shang Court remnants among the Six Immortal Sects of Eastern Shang, so why couldn’t there also be Shang Court remnants among the Three Demonic Sects of Western Shang?
And according to what he’d learned from Li Gang, Shang Court had perished back then largely due to internal strife… So were their successors doomed to repeat that?
Or perhaps, some people from Shang Court—just like Hua Yaoyue—had reincarnated and cultivated anew?
The more Ji Yuan thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.
“Master, do you think that Nascent Soul cultivator I met could have been one of Shang Court’s people?”
Aside from that, Ji Yuan could think of no other explanation.
There were only so many Nascent Soul cultivators in Eastern Shang, and the vast majority were within the Six Immortal Sects—none of them were that young-looking.
For such a mysterious Nascent Soul cultivator to suddenly appear… there had to be some origin, right?
“It’s possible.”
Hua Yaoyue hadn’t seen the person, so she couldn’t give a definite answer.
But Ji Yuan felt this was the most likely explanation… If that was the case, then he had truly walked through the gates of death!
And that “ghost” not only didn’t drag him in, but even gave him a few pointers?
Such good fortune might come once—but next time, if that person learned the truth, he might very well want to tear Ji Yuan apart.
Still, that was unlikely. The world was vast, after all.
Meeting him once on Tianzhu Peak was already a fluke. Who knew when Ji Yuan would travel again?
Let alone meet that man again.
After that, Ji Yuan mentioned Liu Yuan’s injury, but Hua Yaoyue said nothing—only told him to be careful.
“If Master has nothing else, this disciple will take his leave.”
Ji Yuan had asked everything he wanted, gotten his answers—and even several unexpected ones. It was, all in all, a fruitful visit.
The only lingering mystery was that Hua Yaoyue seemed ever more unfathomable.
Ji Yuan couldn’t see through her at all.
But didn’t that just show how powerful she was?
If he could see through her, what fun would that be… When Ji Yuan left Forgotten Worry Island, he didn’t use the Red Dawn Boat again. Instead, he summoned the Sky-Slicer Boat once more.
After all, he was used to that old companion.
Only this time, on his return, he didn’t hurry back to Misty Island, but went to Wuyou Island.
For now, his cultivation couldn’t progress much further. To continue advancing, he needed to keep comprehending the 《Sword Manual》 and condense another flying sword embryo.
Since that was the case, he might as well continue developing his buildings.
So Ji Yuan planned to first activate the 【Weapon Refining Room】.
The other buildings would take more effort to rebuild, but the Weapon Refining Room was practically ready—only missing the final spark.
After returning to Wuyou Island, Ji Yuan went straight to the side courtyard—this was where he drew upon the Earth Fire.
The Earth Fire was needed for only two things: the 【Pill Refining Room】 and the 【Weapon Refining Room】.
He planned to refine weapons right there in the courtyard, forging under the open sky just like the Island Lord of Iron Hammer Island once did. The Pill Refining Room, however, was set up indoors.
Once there, Ji Yuan sensed the scorching ground and took out the relics left by the Island Lord of Iron Hammer from his Storage Pouch.
Two Upper-Grade Spiritual Artifacts.
The Three Mountains Forging Fire Furnace and the Earth-Pressing Hammer.
Seeing those familiar tools, Ji Yuan could almost hear that old senior’s hearty laughter echoing in his ears.
Thinking further, Xu Fugui’s image surfaced in his mind.
“Ah…”
Ji Yuan couldn’t help but sigh deeply.
He didn’t know if the Sect had found any news of that Son of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, nor when he would be able to avenge them both.
The more he thought, the further his mind wandered—so Ji Yuan decided not to think about it.
It was useless for now.
To avenge them, he would at least need to form his Golden Core first.
Then he lightly drew upon the Earth Fire, and with a whoosh, scorching flames began burning within the furnace.
Above the courtyard, the characters he’d longed to see appeared:
【Weapon Refining Room: lv0】
Ji Yuan then willed his Panel to appear.
【Weapon Refining Room: lv1 (Not Upgradeable)】
【Effect 1: Magical Artifact success rate +20%, Spiritual Artifact success rate +5%.】
【Upgrade Requirements: Lower-Grade Spirit Stones ×10, 《Basic Explanation of Weapon Crafting》 ×1, successfully refine one Lower-Grade Magical Artifact. (Not Fulfilled)】
One glance told Ji Yuan it was the same old pattern.
This 【Weapon Refining Room】’s upgrade conditions and effects were much like those of the 【Talisman Room】 and 【Pill Refining Room】.
As for Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, Ji Yuan had plenty. He also had a copy of 《Basic Explanation of Weapon Crafting》, looted from some unknown cultivator’s Storage Pouch earlier. Seeing it might be useful, he had kept it.
As for successfully refining one Lower-Grade Magical Artifact, he had already done that back on Iron Hammer Island.
For some reason, though, the Panel didn’t recognize it—perhaps it required him to forge another one himself.
That wasn’t difficult. Ji Yuan planned to follow the same pattern and make himself an “iron box,” which he could later use as a portable 【Formation Room】.
He also had experience now and was confident he could succeed in one go.
He opened the furnace, lit the fire, and began smelting refined iron.
Every step of the refining process was clearly recorded in that thick book left by the Island Lord of Iron Hammer.
Ji Yuan simply followed it step by step.
And so, amidst the clang-clang-bang-bang of hammering iron, one day later, Ji Yuan looked at the palm-sized iron box in his hand—his Panel had changed once more.
【Weapon Refining Room: lv1 (Upgradeable)】
Then Ji Yuan took out ten pieces of Lower-Grade Spirit Stone and a copy of 《Basic Explanation of Weapon Crafting》 from his Storage Pouch and placed them on the ground.
Perhaps it was because the ground was too hot—
the moment the book was tossed onto it, it actually began to ignite and burn on its own.
Ji Yuan hurriedly chose to upgrade.
If the book got burned and caused the upgrade to fail, he would have to make another trip to Everything Island himself—that would be a huge loss.
As his thought stirred, the spirit stones on the ground, along with the book, all turned into ashes and vanished.
The words above the furnace changed.
The number 0 turned into 1. The panel immediately refreshed afterward.
【Weapon Refining Room: lv2 (Not Upgradeable)】
【Spiritual Effect: Magical Artifact Success Rate +40%, Spiritual Artifact Success Rate +20%, Magic Treasure Success Rate +5%, Automatically Learned “Heavenly Thunder Seed.”】
【Upgrade Requirement: Middle-Grade Spirit Stones ×20, Azure Underworld Black Iron ×4 pieces, Earth Spirit Mica ×2 catties, Successfully Refine One Spiritual Artifact (Not Achieved)】
What?!
A Level 2 【Weapon Refining Room】 could actually grant the method to craft a Heavenly Thunder Seed?
Before Ji Yuan could even react in surprise, new words popped up beneath the panel.
It was extremely rare for the panel to display new text outside of building upgrades—but whenever it did, it was always something crucial.
For instance, when harvesting Millennium Illusory Spirit Grass, he once triggered a critical success, obtaining two plants at once.
Those cases were all specially highlighted by the panel.
But this time…
【Four Arts of Pill, Formation, Talisman, and Weapon are now unlocked. Building synthesis available.】
【Would you like to combine “Pill Refining Room,” “Formation Room,” “Talisman Room,” and “Weapon Refining Room”?】
The panel could actually merge buildings?!
Then again, it made sense—the effects of these four rooms were almost identical, so combining them shouldn’t be difficult.
Since Ji Yuan had never seen a building fusion before, he naturally chose to agree.
“Combine!”
【lv2: Pill Refining Room, Formation Room, Talisman Room.】
【lv1: Weapon Refining Room】
【Levels do not match; synthesis impossible.】
Ji Yuan: “……”
So it wasn’t going to be that easy after all. Damn it—if the building levels weren’t the same, how could they be merged?
Unless the Weapon Refining Room got directly upgraded to level 2 after merging?
Ji Yuan was a little surprised, but not overly so.
It was only logical that buildings had to be at the same level to combine. No matter—he already owned the rooms, and it was only a matter of time before he leveled the Weapon Refining Room up.
There was no need to rush.
Ji Yuan casually closed the panel and chose to… continue forging!
When he first started refining, he had discovered that smithing not only helped in refining artifacts but also in invigorating his blood and strengthening his physique.
The progress was slow, but better than nothing.
And so, during the following month—
Aside from a trip back to Misty Island to bring Chusan along, Ji Yuan didn’t go anywhere else. He devoted himself entirely to forging and pill refining on Wuyou Island.
He hadn’t gotten around to refining the Foundation Establishment Pill yet—that thing took a full month per batch, far too troublesome.
This time, the pills he was refining were based on the recipes and ingredients he had purchased from Joy Palace.
He mainly focused on two kinds of pills—one for men, called “Heaven-Supporting Pill,” and one for women, called “Water-Like Pill.”
They were for pleasure and had no significant effect on cultivation, so they were only first-tier pills.
For a genuine Second-Tier Alchemist like Ji Yuan, refining first-tier pills was child’s play.
Ten days to learn the process, twenty days to master it completely.
A month later, he looked at the dozen bottles of Heaven-Supporting Pills and Water-Like Pills in his hand.
With these in stock… he should be able to open up the market for Dong Qian’s Miraculous Medicine Shop.
After all, Ji Yuan had already investigated back on Everything Island.
There were indeed shops selling those same pills, but only in small quantities.
Most of them were finished products purchased from Joy Palace and resold for profit.
The reason was simple—many of the herbs needed to make these pills only grew within Joy Palace’s territory.
Ji Yuan didn’t buy the finished pills but instead bought the recipes along with a variety of herbs.
As long as Water Dragon Sect’s cultivators didn’t demand too much of these pills, Ji Yuan was confident he could supply them steadily for years.
And a few years later, who knew—perhaps by then the Righteous–Demonic War would have already begun.
Everyone would return to their own sects and lives.
When Ji Yuan had visited Miraculous Medicine Shop before, Dong Qian had already instructed Shi Xiu’er in advance.
So he didn’t have to wait for Dong Qian’s return and went to the shop by himself.
The moment he entered, Ji Yuan immediately sensed a difference compared to last time.
First, the shop’s inventory had increased significantly; second—there were customers now.
Last time, he had stayed for two or three hours and hadn’t seen a single visitor.
But this time, two female cultivators were browsing the shelves hand in hand.
When they saw a cultivator in a deep-blue robe step in, they quickly cupped their hands and greeted,
“Gr… Greetings, Martial Uncle.”
“No need for formality. Continue your shopping.”
Ji Yuan said with a smile.
Shi Xiu’er wanted to come over and pay her respects, but Ji Yuan transmitted a message telling her to attend to the customers first.
He then wandered leisurely through the shop, looking around.
Hmm… not bad. The items I placed here have sold quite well—these are all spirit stones earned.
Perhaps because a Foundation Establishment cultivator had entered, the two women, after buying their pills, hurriedly left—clearly feeling uneasy staying longer.
After Shi Xiu’er accepted their spirit stones, she came forward and saluted.
“Junior greets Martial Uncle Wuyou.”
“Call me Senior Brother instead; ‘Martial Uncle’ makes me sound old.”
In the Water Dragon Sect, Qi Refining cultivators normally addressed Foundation Establishment cultivators as Martial Uncle, but if the senior proposed being called Senior Brother, it usually indicated a close relationship.
“Senior Brother isn’t old at all—Senior Brother looks quite young.”
Shi Xiu’er covered her mouth and giggled.
In her heart, she already regarded this Martial Brother Wuyou as Senior Sister Dong’s Dao companion.
So, this shop was practically owned by the Island Lord of Wuyou Island himself!
Since that was the case, of course she had to flatter him a bit.
“Has your Senior Sister Dong returned recently?”
If Dong Qian had come back, she would certainly have checked in at the shop, so Shi Xiu’er would know.
“No, but Senior Sister Dong had someone deliver a batch of pills back,” Shi Xiu’er answered truthfully.
“Hmm. How’s business been lately?”
At this, Shi Xiu’er’s eyes curved into crescents as she lowered her voice.
“With the talismans and pills Senior Brother provided, business has been much better lately!
I even received several Foundation Establishment Martial Uncles as customers.”
“I’d say this month’s profit equals several of the previous ones combined!”
Ji Yuan wasn’t surprised.
With quality goods and slightly cheaper prices, attracting customers was inevitable.
“I have some new items here. Take a look and estimate a fair price—buy them if it suits.”
Ji Yuan handed her a storage pouch containing the pills, artifacts, and talismans he had refined lately.
There were even a few second-tier talismans and pills among them.
With no customers present, Shi Xiu’er began checking the contents—but as she examined the pills, her face suddenly flushed red.
She pulled out two bottles, holding them tightly in her hands.
“Senior Brother, this… this…”
Ji Yuan’s expression didn’t change. “You know their price, right?”
Shi Xiu’er, having passed Dong Qian’s “interview” to become the shop’s manager, was naturally well-versed in pricing.
“I do.” She took a deep breath. “A single Heaven-Supporting Pill sells for about fifty lower-grade spirit stones, while Water-Like Pills go for around forty-five.”
“Set the price as usual—no need to discount these. The competition is minimal; they’ll sell easily.”
“Understood.”
Though she agreed, Shi Xiu’er’s face remained crimson. Ji Yuan couldn’t help teasing, “Remember to display them near the entrance—so they’ll catch the eye as soon as someone walks in.”
“Ah?”
Shi Xiu’er, being a sheltered maiden with little worldly experience, turned even redder—her ears and neck glowing pink.
It took her quite a while to calm down. Then, as if recalling something, she quickly said,
“Oh, right, Senior Brother, here are the profits from this period—would you like to take them?”
“Let me see.”
Ji Yuan was curious about the earnings.
Shi Xiu’er retrieved a storage pouch from her own, with a neatly written label on a slip of paper: Martial Uncle Wuyou.
Ji Yuan swept it with his Divine Sense—nearly a hundred middle-grade spirit stones.
Not bad at all—likely from the second-tier talismans that sold well.
“Good work. This is your reward.”
Ji Yuan took out a single middle-grade spirit stone and placed it in her hand.
“Huh?”
Shi Xiu’er looked down at the stone in surprise, her small mouth slightly agape. For a Qi Refining cultivator like her, a hundred lower-grade spirit stones was already a hefty sum.
Ji Yuan was about to say a few more words, but a messaging talisman in his pouch trembled.
Sensing the contents, he immediately took his leave.
“Cultivate well—strive to reach Foundation Establishment soon.”
Shi Xiu’er watched Ji Yuan’s hurried figure disappear, then glanced again at the storage pouch full of pills.
A thought subconsciously flashed across her mind—
I wonder if Senior Sister Dong and Senior Brother Wuyou will use these pills…
The instant the thought surfaced, her face flushed scarlet again. She quickly turned away, rushing behind the counter to tally the remaining pills and talismans, forcing herself to calm down.
Once outside the shop, Ji Yuan took out Liu Yuan’s messaging talisman and sent a voice transmission:
“Alright, I’ll head over right now.”