191: Three skills, incomplete bow

After leaving Qingyun Sect, Xie Weilou flew towards an ancient forest, and upon entering it, he found a cliff and excavated a cave dwelling.

Inside the cave dwelling.

Xie Weilou carved Restriction to seal the entrance of the cave dwelling, then sat down cross-legged to inventory the items in his storage ring.

The spirit medicines, spirit herbs, and pills obtained from the Zhao family's treasure vault had all been swallowed by the bronze egg, but some items remained, such as scrolls, weapons, and cultivation techniques.

What was left were the contents of the storage rings of Zhao Shan, Zhao Hai, and Zhao Heng, which also contained a considerable amount of resources.

After an inventory, there were dozens of various spirit herbs, over a dozen bottles of pills, all of which were renyuan pills, and other items such as cultivation techniques, scrolls, and spirit treasures.

“renyuan pills…”

Xie Weilou took out the dozen bottles of renyuan pills, a thoughtful expression on his face.

renyuan pills are Grade 4 pills, refined from the core materials of a cultivator's flesh, blood, and spiritual power, making them a type of sinister pill.

After consuming this pill, one's cultivation can be enhanced in a short period, but there is a major side effect: cultivators who take renyuan pills will experience unstable foundations, and if they do not continue to take renyuan pills, it will be very difficult for them to break through subsequently.

After a brief thought.

Xie Weilou poured all the renyuan pills into another storage ring.

These pills had too many drawbacks; there was no need for him to consume them, they could just be swallowed by the bronze egg.

Subsequently, he took out some scrolls.

These scrolls all contained cultivation techniques, but most of them were quite ordinary and did not catch his eye.

“Hmm? Void Piercing Finger, Savage Dragon Subduing Fist, Blood Escape Technique.”

Xie Weilou waved his hand, and three of the scrolls flew before him; he closed his eyes, his soul enveloping the scrolls.

Void Piercing Finger, a single finger piercing the void, is a powerful cultivation technique, but this technique is incomplete, with only one finger.

Savage Dragon Subduing Fist is a fist technique, a fist that suppresses the wilderness, incredibly powerful, but this fist technique only has three forms, also an incomplete item.

Blood Escape Technique is a complete escape technique that relies on burning vital blood to flee; in an instant, one can escape dozens of miles; it is a life-saving technique, but once this technique is performed, it will heavily deplete vital blood, and should not be used unless in a life-or-death situation.

“Compared to the other cultivation techniques, these three are quite noteworthy and can be cultivated.”

Xie Weilou muttered to himself.

In cultivation, having more skills is never a burden; if he sees a suitable cultivation technique, he can cultivate it, which will give him more to rely on.

After memorizing the contents, he put away the scrolls, planning to see if he could use the Heavenly Book to deduce the first two cultivation techniques later; if he could deduce complete versions, that would naturally be best.

Putting away the scrolls.

Xie Weilou then stared at the weapons in the storage ring—various swords, spears, and halberds—there were quite a few, but most were of low grade.

“This is…”

Xie Weilou took out a golden recurve bow.

The material of this recurve bow was very special, covered with ancient patterns, emitting a powerful aura; its specific grade was indiscernible, but this recurve bow was incomplete, its string already broken.

Xie Weilou's thought moved, and a flying sword from the Tianluo Umbrella flew out, directly striking the recurve bow.

Clang!

A clear ringing sound echoed, and sparks flew, but there was not the slightest crack on the recurve bow, it was extremely hard.

“It's quite a good item; if I can get an excellent bowstring, this bow can still be repaired.”

A smile appeared on Xie Weilou's face; among the many weapons, only this incomplete recurve bow caught his eye.

Putting away the recurve bow.

“……”

Xie Weilou then took out the pure yang eight trigrams furnace.

This item was good; it was a high-grade spirit artifact, perfect for alchemy, and he dripped a drop of fresh blood onto the alchemical furnace, and the Eight Trigrams Furnace instantly recognized him as its master.

“Since I have an alchemical furnace, I will continue to try refining Grade 2 pills next.”

Xie Weilou took out many medicinal ingredients, and a ball of flame appeared, enveloping the alchemical furnace.

He followed the steps for refining Grade 1 pills, placing the medicinal ingredients into it one by one.

Grade 2 pills are more difficult to refine, so the refining process naturally had to be slower, and every detail had to be carefully watched so that any problems could be detected in time.

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Hengyuan Sect.

On a mountain peak.

A young man in a gray robe sat cross-legged, the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged towards him; he was already at the Tuojiang Realm Late Stage, just one step away from reaching the peak.

“Reporting, Young Sect Master, Yuan Sheng has been killed.”

An old man flew over and bowed to the young man.

The young man before him was precisely the Young Sect Master of Hengyuan Sect, Young Sect Master Zhao Nian.

Young Sect Master Zhao Nian reined in his aura and said coldly, “Didn't Yuan Sheng go to destroy Qingyun Sect? With his Dao Repository Realm Initial Stage cultivation, who in Qingyun Sect could do anything to him?”

The old man said in a deep voice, “According to news, a mysterious strong practitioner seems to have appeared in Qingyun Sect.”

“How dare they! The Seven Fiends Sect is a force supported by this young master, and someone dares to touch it? Do they not want to live?”

A chilling killing intent emerged in Young Sect Master Zhao Nian's eyes; he stood up, his face grim, and said, “In this Heng Province, apart from the Mist Hidden Gate, all other cultivation sects must submit to my Hengyuan Sect. Qingyun Sect has occupied a mountain for many years and has never had dealings with my Hengyuan Sect. It seems this young master needs to make a personal visit.”

Hengyuan Sect, with a Dragon Transformation Realm ancestor presiding, was like heaven in this Heng Province; the Mist Hidden Gate had some foundation, so Hengyuan Sect couldn't move against it for now, but how could other third-rate forces dare to be presumptuous?

“Make a visit? Just with your Tuojiang Realm Late Stage cultivation?”

A faint voice sounded, and a middle-aged man in a black robe walked over with his hands behind his back.

“Greetings, Sect Master.”

The old man saw the middle-aged man and quickly bowed; the other party was precisely the Sect Master of Hengyuan Sect, Zhao Qi, a Profound Phase Realm Peak cultivator.

Young Sect Master Zhao Nian also immediately bowed: “Greetings, Father.”

Zhao Qi glanced at Young Sect Master Zhao Nian and said indifferently, “From now on, do not provoke Qingyun Sect.”

Young Sect Master Zhao Nian was stunned for a second: “Is there anything special about this Qingyun Sect?”

Zhao Qi said lightly, “Behind Qingyun Sect is Baili Changqing, the Pacification Envoy of the Tianquan Division in Tianqi City!”

“Baili Changqing? Dao Repository Realm Peak?”

Young Sect Master Zhao Nian said in confusion, “With the foundation of my Hengyuan Sect, why should we fear a mere Dao Repository Peak?”

Zhao Qi snorted coldly: “Hengyuan Sect naturally does not fear a single Baili Changqing, but it is wary of the Tianquan Division. The Tianquan Division is unfathomable, it is the Emperor's sharp blade, suspected to have Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators presiding over it. You'd best not act recklessly.”

Tianqi City was a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers resided; it was the core of Great Xia, at the foot of the Emperor, and even had colossal entities like the Saint Academy.

These sects, when placed in the outside world, could indeed lord it over others, but once they entered Tianqi City, they would not have much say.

What if they had a Dragon Transformation Realm ancestor? Before a Divine Court Realm, they were as tiny as ants.

If they provoked the Tianquan Division, a Dragon Transformation Realm cultivator would certainly appear, and even a Divine Court might show up.

Young Sect Master Zhao Nian's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he quickly said, “This child understands, and will not continue to trouble Qingyun Sect.”

Zhao Qi's expression improved slightly, and he said lightly, “Follow me to Yuan City later; I heard there's something extraordinary appearing there. Let's see if we can scheme for it this time.”

Young Sect Master Zhao Nian immediately bowed: “This child understands!”