12: Chapter 12: Soul-Snatching Powder

When harvesting Lueling Grass, he gained a large amount of Lue Ling Powder experience, and Chen Jiancang was well-versed in all the steps for making Lue Ling Powder.

He got straight to it.

After putting all the Lueling Grass into his storage bag, Chen Jiancang returned to the pavilion.

Although Lue Ling Powder is a poison, its refining method is not much different from refining pills.

Chen Jiancang cut open the thick leaves of the Lueling Grass, took out the Lueling Grass spiritual seeds wrapped in the pulp, then chopped the pulp and poured it into the water-fire ancient yang furnace, beginning to purify Impurities.

Pill refining extracts the essence of spiritual herbs, but refining Lue Ling Powder extracts the toxins of Lueling Grass, and most of it needs to be discarded.

The amount of toxin extracted from one stalk of Lueling Grass is minuscule, even difficult to see with the naked eye.

Relying on the experience in his mind, Chen Jiancang continuously placed Lueling Grass leaves into the furnace, his hand seals never stopping, constantly refining the essence within and expelling the dross from the openings of the water-fire ancient yang furnace.

This cycle repeated.

Gradually, a faint green mist appeared in the furnace; calling it mist was inaccurate, it was actually tiny particles.

At this time, half a mu of Lueling Grass was almost used up, and a pile of residue appeared in the pavilion. Chen Jiancang dared not be negligent in the slightest, putting the last few stalks of Lueling Grass into the furnace, then holding his breath and continuing to refine.

He had reached a critical point. If he was careless and inhaled the Lue Ling Powder that had escaped into the air, there would be a risk of all his previous efforts going to waste.

Inside the furnace, as the furnace temperature rose, the faint green color of the Lue Ling Powder gradually faded, becoming transparent.

If it weren't for the perception of his spiritual sense, the water-fire ancient yang furnace visible to the naked eye appeared empty.

"Success!"

As the last hand seal fell, the furnace temperature gradually cooled. Chen Jiancang carefully lifted the water-fire ancient yang furnace with both hands and poured the transparent powder inside into a jade bottle.

Half a mu of Lueling Grass only yielded less than one bottle of Lue Ling Powder.

"Hoo~"

Only after his spiritual sense swept over the water-fire ancient yang furnace, collecting all the Lue Ling Powder into the bottle, did Chen Jiancang let out a long breath of turbid air.

Reciting the Qingfeng Art, a gust of Qingfeng blew through the pavilion, sweeping away the foul air within.

He certainly didn't want to experience the toxicity of Lue Ling Powder.

While refining earlier, he had already felt his spiritual energy being blocked. If he hadn't held his breath in time, his spiritual energy would probably have dissipated by now.

Lue Ling Powder's toxicity only lasts for one hour. Those poisoned will have their spiritual energy scattered and unable to condense. Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator's strength will drop by sixty percent after being poisoned.

"It should fetch a good price."

Chen Jiancang raised his hand and looked into the bottle through the sunlight, shaking it gently. The bottle was empty; this poison was formless, colorless, and odorless.

"Who should I sell it to?"

Chen Jiancang felt some hesitation in his heart.

Lue Ling Powder is difficult to guard against. If it fell into the hands of the Chen Family's enemies and was used against the Chen Family, it would be troublesome.

Chen Jiancang was conflicted. But selling it to the Chen Family would also cause him trouble.

"Forget it, if this poison flows out, it might pose a threat to the clan. It's better to contribute it to the clan."

Although Lue Ling Powder can be guarded against by holding one's breath, who would constantly hold their breath without exhaling? This poison is also formless, colorless, and odorless. If someone with malicious intent truly used it against the Chen Clan, there would really be no good way to defend against it.

Since that was the case, it was better to contribute it to the clan. He could say it was obtained from his parents'Relics. With only one bottle's worth, presumably no one would investigate further.

Once his cultivation improved a bit more, even if these secrets were exposed, it wouldn't be a big deal. By then, contributing the Qinghe Qi Cultivation Pill Pill Formula and the Lue Ling Powder refining method together to the clan would earn him another large batch of Chen Family contribution points.

"Alas, my cultivation is still too low, only Qi Refining Stage Fourth Level."

Plot 30 Spiritual Field is less than a li away from the Xiao Yun Mountain Market. Chen Jiancang put away the Lue Ling Powder and leisurely walked towards the Market.

Several sword shadows streaked across the sky in the distance, their speed so fast that they left afterimages.

Those were Cultivators performing sword flight, very common in the cultivation world. When he first transmigrated, Chen Jiancang was full of envy, but now he was used to it and no longer found it strange.

"If I had spiritual stones, I could buy a spiritual boat for transportation. It would also be quite convenient for traveling."

During sword flight, there would be strong winds tearing at the body, and the sword flyer would also have to divert their attention to cast the Wind Breaking Art, otherwise, their hair and beard would be blown messy by the strong winds, ruining their transcendent image of immortal grace.

But a flying spiritual boat did not require this; it had wind-breaking patterns inscribed on it, which saved this step, and spiritual boats could be driven by spiritual stones, saving even more spiritual energy.

Having seen Chen Youming's Azure Jade Boat, Chen Jiancang had long yearned for flying Spiritual Artifacts. If it weren't for his lack of spiritual stones due to his cultivation stage, he would have had the idea of buying one long ago.

spiritual boat type artifacts are generally expensive. Even the lowest grade, a First Order Low Grade spiritual boat, requires over a hundred spiritual stones.

"I could buy a spiritual sword to use first."

"Sword flight is also good!"

At Qi Refining Stage Fourth Level, one could already perform sword flight, but the amount of spiritual energy refined was limited, and sword flight consumed a lot of spiritual energy, making long-distance travel impossible. However, it was still acceptable for short distances.

Spiritual swords could be used for sword flight and also for combat. Their price was not as high as spiritual boats; a First Order Low Grade spiritual sword only cost a few dozen spiritual stones.

Small Jade Mountain Market.

Chen's Treasure Pavilion.

At this time, there were many people in the shop, mostly rogue Cultivators residing in the Xiao Yun Mountain Market, who came to purchase cultivation resources.

"Oh, Thirteenth Brother, a rare guest. What brings you to the Market?"

As soon as Chen Jiancang walked into the shop, a hearty voice came over.

Chen Jiancang looked up and saw his clan brother from the same Xiao Yun Mountain branch, Chen Jianlei, ranked seventh, with a Qi Refining Stage Sixth Level cultivation. He worked as a shop assistant at Chen's Treasure Pavilion in the Xiao Yun Mountain Market.

"Seventh Brother, long time no see, hope you've been well!"

Chen Jiancang greeted him with a smile. As Chen Clan from the Xiao Yun Mountain branch, they were similar in age and had been childhood playmates, so they were naturally familiar with each other.

"Thirteenth Brother, are you here to buy something? I can introduce you to the best products and make sure you don't get ripped off."

Chen Jianlei lightly punched Chen Jiancang and said with a smile.

One of his privileges as a shop assistant at Chen's Treasure Pavilion was that products varied in quality. Getting a better product for the same price was one of the few opportunities he had to use his position for personal gain.

Chen Jiancang replied with a smile, "Thank you, Seventh Brother, but I'm not here to buy anything. I do have something that I got while sorting through my parents'Relics, and I'd like to exchange it for some spiritual stones."

"Oh, since it's Uncle'sRelics, you should keep it as a memento. Are you short on spiritual stones, Thirteenth Brother? I still have some left over. If you don't mind, I can lend you some first."

Hearing that Chen Jiancang wanted to sell his parents'Relics, Chen Jianlei thought he was struggling financially and proactively offered to lend him spiritual stones.

"Haha, no need, Seventh Brother. It's just a potion that I can't use. Keeping it with me would just let it gather dust. It's better to sell it to the clan."

Chen Jiancang explained with a smile, feeling touched.

The Chen Clan of the Xiao Yun Mountain branch shared the same Bloodline. Although several generations had passed, the familial affection remained strong.

"Oh, what kind of potion?"

Chen Jianlei asked curiously. After all, Low Grade spiritual herbs could be sold at a stall in the Market, there was no need to come to Chen's Treasure Pavilion.

"It's a type of poison, formless, colorless, and odorless, which can cause a Cultivator to lose spiritual energy. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators are affected by it."

Chen Jiancang explained calmly, smiling.

"What?"

As a shop assistant at Chen's Treasure Pavilion, he was naturally well-informed. Hearing what Chen Jiancang said, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

One must know that Foundation Establishment cultivators have their spiritual energy liquefied and their foundation is naturally formed, so ordinary Low Grade poisons are already ineffective against them.

Only spiritual poisons of First Order and above can pose a threat to them, but most spiritual poisons of First Order and above have obvious characteristics and special smells, making them easy to identify.

A formless, colorless, and odorless poison is extremely rare, and one that can affect Foundation Establishment cultivators is even rarer.

If what Chen Jiancang said was true, then the value of this potion was definitely not a small amount, no wonder Chen Jiancang came here to sell it.