The Journey of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 1000 - 547: Gold Essence (Part 2)

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Ning Xiaoxian closed the door and casually set up a barrier, then sat on the chair, waiting quietly.

With a barrier in place, she could be the first to know if an enemy approached, but facing a creature like Huangfuming, who played by his own rules, was a different story. She hadn’t forgotten that just a few days ago, the barrier set by Miluo was quietly breached by this kid.

The Prince’s Mansion was full of spies, and to avoid being watched, she arranged to meet her counterpart in the busiest tavern in the city, but still got tracked down.

When she drank her third jug of self-brewed spirit wine, there was finally a commotion in the God Demon Prison.

Outside the small house on the Fifth Floor, the long bench entwined with purple wisteria had been occupied, and the heroic figure held a Liu Li Bottle in his hand, showing a set of white teeth: "Fortunately, I’m not disgraced. Give this thing to Changtian, and he’ll naturally know how to use it—anyway, that Nanming Lihuo Sword isn’t something you can wield."

This person had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, with marble-hard lines on his face. When he stood, he displayed a height surpassing that of ordinary people, even slightly taller than Changtian. The perfectly tailored black clothes highlighted his strong build, and every bulging muscle seemed to possess the strength of steel. Even though he was just standing there casually, he exuded a terrifying aura as if choosing whom to devour.

This was none other than another long-unseen Divine Beast, the White Tiger God.

Inside the bottle was a radiant golden light, as bright as the sun but elusive—like it had no form. He tossed the bottle to her casually, but Ning Xiaoxian caught it cautiously: "Is it that simple to complete?"

The White Tiger furrowed his sword-like eyebrows, discontented: "What do you mean simple? Show me another person in the world who can refine this Gold Essence with bare hands?"

"Refine?" Ning Xiaoxian glanced at him, "Isn’t manipulating Geng Metal part of your constellation power? What does it have to do with an Artifact Refiner’s refining?"

For a moment, the White Tiger was at a loss for words. The innate power bestowed upon him by the western constellations was indeed proficient in controlling metal, entirely different from an Artifact Refiner’s skills. He shamelessly leaned over with a grin: "I traveled so far south under the stars and moon to find you, finally fulfilling my promise. Hmm, how are you going to thank me?"

She smirked slightly: "You spent one or two hundred gold coins on food and drink—this sum could buy a few hundred pigs in the countryside. What more do you want?" The agreement was with Changtian, not her—ask him for a reward. Hmm, if he could wake Lord Ba Snake in passing, she’d be grateful.

The White Tiger sized her up and sniffed the air, chuckling, "In just over a year, your cultivation has improved a lot. Tsk tsk, you might barely withstand the body of a Divine Beast now. How about offering yourself to me?" He then moved to steal a kiss.

Ning Xiaoxian watched him with a fake smile, snapping her fingers, causing the White Tiger to freeze, unable to move, only barely turning his neck after a few moments.

Fool, this is the God Demon Prison, her domain. Anyone dreaming of sneaking up on her here is just daydreaming.

"So stingy." The White Tiger slowly straightened his body. This simplest of actions was incredibly difficult in this great prison. He complained unsurprisingly, "How about this—give me a Spring Blossoms and Autumn Fruits fruit as my reward for coming and going. Even in ancient times, not many could make me run such an errand."

So he was eyeing the opportunity to experience Changtian’s Heavenly Heart and also wanted a Dao Fruit. She clicked her tongue—her wallet was fat enough not to feel the pinch, so she handed him a Spring Blossoms and Autumn Fruits fruit.

The initial arrangement between the White Tiger and Changtian was to have him reforge the Divine Sword with Gold Essence once Ning Xiaoxian obtained the Nanming Lihuo Sword. But as it stands, the sword’s whereabouts in this world are unknown, and who knows when it could be obtained. Since he had tasks to handle next and couldn’t wait on her call daily, he decided to head south and meet her in Duling City to extract the Gold Essence ahead of time.

Months ago, Ali had already received teachings from Tu Jin, practicing soul techniques. Ali’s body was that of Gold Essence, and if she couldn’t manage to create a soul avatar, she would disappear when the White Tiger refined the Gold Essence. Tu Jin’s objective was evident—he neither laid a foundation nor taught any offensive Divine Skills, only guiding her to specialize in creating an avatar.

The technique to create one avatar was simple, and Ali’s innate talent was quite good. After half a year of cultivation, she finally grasped the key to the technique and successfully created her first soul avatar, now using it as her primary soul, breaking free from the constraints of Gold Essence. Ning Xiaoxian found a Bird Demon’s body for her in the God Demon Prison.

After several days of trials, Ali finally succeeded in inhabiting the unowned body. Souls can’t exist long without a physical form, or they’ll mutate. Once Ali had her new body, she dared to hand over the Gold Essence to the White Tiger for refining.

Upon the White Tiger’s arrival in Duling City, he sent word to the Mirror Sea King’s Mansion, inviting her out for a meeting. Following the usual routine, he feasted heavily, taking a significant chunk out of her money bag before contentedly entering the God Demon Prison to work.

The White Tiger naturally had a soul-devouring ability, able to scare off ghosts, which was why the black cat summoned by Huangfuming was especially afraid of him. Just while he was feasting on the Eight Treasure Duck, he looked out the window, snorted, "Spirits of the ghostly swamp dare parade here?" (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)