76: To retreat or to advance?

It seems You Lian, sister, many of you are leaving this time!

Chu Yuan said thoughtfully.

No, only the Venerable and the six of us are traveling; the others will not leave.

You Lian shook her head slightly and said, "But your existence is known only to the Venerable and us six; the other ghost races are unaware."

"Now that we are traveling for a few days, we naturally need to set up a barrier for you to prevent other ghost races from coming to harm you."

Hearing this, Chu Yuan nodded slightly, deep in thought.

Soon, You Lian set up a barrier, looked at Chu Yuan, and smiled mischievously, saying:

"You stay here; we'll be back in a few days."

With that, her figure disappeared.

Seeing this, Chu Yuan sighed softly, took out a detailed book on ingredients, and began to read.

Outside the barrier, Ye Qingyi and the six stood in the air, their gazes fixed on the inside of the barrier.

"Venerable, for such a small matter, do all of us need to be dispatched?"

You Lian asked with uncertainty.

Ye Qingyi did not answer, her gaze turning to Dark Moon, signaling her to speak.

Dark Moon's expression was slightly solemn, "According to the information we've received, we are very likely to encounter a Human Race God Realm Expert."

"If the Master gets entangled, then a few of us will need to seize that item, so the more people who go, the better!"

"Human Race?"

Illusion Concubine frowned and said coldly, "Since the Human Race wants it, even if we can't get it, we can't let them have it."

The others nodded in agreement.

Currently, their four races—Demons, monsters, ghosts, and ghouls—are in a naturally antagonistic state with the Human Race.

Were it not for some special reasons, the Human Race would have long since been completely suppressed.

In this situation, they naturally did not want the Human Race to strengthen their power or have a chance to turn the tables.

"Alright, let's go!"

Ye Qingyi glanced at Chu Yuan within the barrier and said in a clear, cold voice.

The six women nodded.

Ye Qingyi tore open space, and the group stepped into it, disappearing from sight.

In the courtyard.

Chu Yuan looked up slightly, his heart also easing a little.

He had felt something earlier, as if he was being watched, and had casually taken out a book to read.

Now, that feeling of being watched had finally disappeared.

"It seems they've left!"

Chu Yuan thought to himself, but he did not relax, continuing to read the book in his hand.

Although it was all about ingredients, it could still broaden his knowledge a bit.

So that he wouldn't encounter them later and not recognize them, missing out for nothing.

Moreover, most so-called ingredients are themselves Spirit Medicine, so knowing more about them wouldn't hurt.

For example, the three yellow spirit fruit he had obtained earlier were described in this book.

"Golden Yang Fruit: Can strengthen the physique, boost Yang Qi, can be used as a tonic medicinal meal, and can also be one of the main Spirit Medicine for body-strengthening pills!"

Unfortunately, this item probably wouldn't have much effect on him now.

Unless, it was strengthened many times!

Soon.

The sky grew darker, signaling the official arrival of night.

Chu Yuan entered the inner room, sat cross-legged on the bed, and opened his full perception, only to find that he couldn't see outside through the barrier at all.

After perceiving for a moment longer, Chu Yuan still didn't detect any abnormalities, and then he let out a sigh of relief.

Then, he took a deep breath, and his entire being entered the primal origin space.

He didn't procrastinate; with a thought, he looked at his attribute panel.

Seeing that his Culinary Skills had actually reached Minor Achievement, he was slightly surprised.

But he didn't think much of it, directly strengthening it to the Minor Achievement stage.

In an instant, countless theoretical techniques regarding the brewing of qing you wine flooded his mind, allowing his understanding of brewing qing you wine to reach a higher level.

Among them, there were even changes in muscle memory, as if he had been immersed in the art of brewing qing you wine for decades.

After quickly receiving and integrating this content, he did not stop, continuing to strengthen.

In an instant, countless theoretical techniques flooded his mind again, deepening his understanding of brewing qing you wine by another layer.

At this moment, Chu Yuan even dared to say that the qing you wine he brewed was likely the Peak of qing you wine in the current era.

Moreover, achieving Major Achievement in brewing techniques gave him a very deep understanding of brewing.

Chu Yuan believed that as long as he knew the brewing methods of other wines, he could easily replicate them.

Of course, the prerequisite was that he had the ability to process those spirit materials; otherwise, everything would be in vain.

Just like with Culinary Skills, although he had the experience to replicate dishes according to recipes, without a strong enough flame, he couldn't even cook third-grade ingredients.

Even with a strong enough flame, if his strength was insufficient to precisely control the flame temperature, he still wouldn't be able to make acceptable dishes.

It could be said that the techniques in this world seemed to be linked to strength.

Chu Yuan didn't think too much and turned his gaze to Culinary Skills.

"Strengthen!"

The moment the voice fell, countless theoretical techniques regarding Culinary Skills emerged and merged.

These were all memories and muscle memories related to roasting meat and simmering porridge, as well as the hundreds of dishes he had learned last night.

Even those dishes that he couldn't make now due to his inability to process Advanced ingredients felt as if he had been immersed in them for hundreds of years.

He believed that as long as conditions allowed, he could perfectly create these dishes.

In fact, the dishes he created might even be better than those made by the person who originally created them.

One strengthening directly allowed him to completely master the perfect methods for those dishes.

Furthermore, he felt that his control over the characteristics, pairings, and cooking temperatures of various ingredients he knew had made a qualitative leap.

Now, as long as there was a strong enough flame and sufficient strength, he could create those hundreds of dishes.

Chu Yuan's eyes slightly opened, revealing an indescribable joy.

He looked at the light screen again, only to see that the 'Techniques' section now displayed:

Techniques: Array Arrangement · Fourth Grade, Culinary Skills · Perfection, Brewing · Major Achievement

Chu Yuan's face was joyful, and he still wanted to strengthen his brewing skills, but his energy was insufficient.

The joy on his face instantly lessened slightly, and he looked at the primal divine crystal with a deep gaze:

"Jingjing, you should be more supportive!"

The primal divine crystal didn't react, and Chu Yuan didn't think much of it, directly exiting the primal origin space.

Back on the bed, he looked around and then sensed his surroundings.

He didn't find any abnormalities, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

The next day.

After washing up, Chu Yuan went directly to the cold pool, swallowed a nine yang profound spirit flower petal, and jumped into the cold pool.

He wanted to see if refining the entire profound spirit flower would cause any other changes.

Re-condensing the yin-yang vortex, Chu Yuan circulated his Cultivation Technique while his consciousness entered the primal origin space.

On the special attribute panel, another information column appeared.

"Yin-Yang Power: 400 (strands)"

Seeing this, Chu Yuan's eyes showed thought, and he murmured, "Since it appeared, it should be able to be copied and strengthened. I can try it later!"

He glanced at it twice more, and seeing no abnormalities, he didn't pay it any more mind.

More than two hours later.

Chu Yuan refined the last nine yang profound spirit flower petal, and the amount of Yin-Yang Power in his body also reached 900 strands.

At this point, he already felt a swollen and painful sensation in the Meridians of his body.

It was as if his Meridians were bearing an unbearable pressure, sending him distress signals.

In response, Chu Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he took a deep breath.

"Hope you give it your all!"

He murmured, directly swallowed the nine yang profound spirit flower calyx, and jumped into the cold pool again.

In an instant, an even more scorching medicinal power swept through, raging wildly within his body.

Its ferocity was several times greater than the icy cold power in the cold pool.

However, compared to the Yin-Yang Power, it was still slightly inferior.

Under Chu Yuan's guidance of the Yin-Yang Power, that medicinal power gathered in his Dantian.

Under the action of the yin-yang vortex, it gradually fused and sublimated with the icy cold power that had entered his body.

As Yin-Yang Power continued to surge from the yin-yang vortex, Chu Yuan's face also became a bit more contorted.

He felt his Meridians swell and ache even more, as if they were about to explode.

"Retreat?!"

"Or advance?!"

Chu Yuan hesitated; if he retreated, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

If he Advanced, everything was unknown; would his Meridians burst, or would a miracle occur?

He didn't know!

Chu Yuan was momentarily hesitant, unsure how to choose.

And in this instant of his hesitation, his Meridians seemed to be unable to bear it any longer.