268: Advance to the middle stage of Jindan, enter the forbidden land of the Mayfly Clan

He didn't know if the central region was inherently dangerous, or if his luck was just too bad this time.

The remaining seven Secret Realms were all exceptionally perilous.

They either had Nascent Soul Cultivators or transformed Yao Beasts.

Mu Feng.186 was terrified.

The only Secret Realm that looked safe might be the one to the north, which contained a golden treasure chest.

Unfortunately.

Having seen too many diamond treasure chests,

Mu Feng.186 had no desire to enter and explore the golden treasure chest.

He directly ruled it out.

Actually, Mu Feng.186 was quite interested in entering the Ancient Cultivator Cave in the Northeast Secret Realm.

However, it stated that the Formation inside was powerful.

If he went in, he would likely be unable to break the Formation, and he would also need to call others to enter with him.

He had just arrived in this place and was unfamiliar with it.

He had no idea where to find people.

After looking around.

It seemed the sanlun flower was still a more suitable choice.

Mainly because he needed this item himself.

The mission commission also required it.

Moreover, when going in, he only needed to be careful and cautious.

With the spirit concealing poison wall skin, he could completely and stealthily collect the sanlun flower he needed.

After much thought,

Mu Feng.186 still leaned towards this option.

However, before going in, he could prepare first.

He could exchange for the Yingxiang Pill Pill Formula from the mission points store.

See if he could use it to reach the Dan Formation Middle Stage first.

With Middle Stage strength,

plus his several Divine Abilities at hand,

Mu Feng.186 was confident that even if he encountered a Nascent Soul Cultivator, he would have a chance to fight.

Even if he couldn't win, he should have a chance to escape by relying on secret techniques.

Thinking to himself,

Mu Feng.186 left the hall and directly opened the points store.

After clicking on the Pill Formula,

he quickly saw the "Yingxiang Pill Pill Formula" he needed.

"System Reminder: Do you want to exchange for the Yingxiang Pill Pill Formula?"

"Exchange!"

"System Reminder: Yingxiang Pill Pill Formula exchanged successfully."

"System Reminder: Do you want to learn the Yingxiang Pill Pill Formula?"

"Learn!"

"System Reminder: Yingxiang Pill Pill Formula learned successfully, can be viewed at the Workshop."

After a series of prompts,

Mu Feng.186 mastered the refining method for the Yingxiang Pill.

As for the Materials,

he had already memorized them earlier.

So there was no need to check again.

Of the four Materials, he was currently only missing the main Material, Yingxiang Flower.

Opening the Transaction Channel,

after Mu Feng.186 entered "Yingxiang Flower," a whole page of Yingxiang Flowers appeared before his eyes.

"Three High-Grade Spirit Stones for one plant, that expensive..."

He hadn't thought much of it when he looked earlier.

Now he remembered that refining it once required five plants.

Adding it up, it would cost fifteen High-Grade Spirit Stones to refine one furnace.

And he didn't have that many Spirit Stones on him right now.

Well,

it seemed he would have to take out the Three-legged Crow meat for trade again.

He still had three pieces of Three-legged Crow meat.

If he traded them to Li Chenxi.186 for ten Spirit Stones each, that would be thirty High-Grade Spirit Stones.

Enough for him to refine two furnaces.

"Hmm, I'll keep one piece."

"Who knows, it might be useful later."

After thinking for a moment, Mu Feng.186 decided that exchanging two pieces for her would be enough.

Anyway, he only had one seven-tier demon core left now.

Even if he exchanged for two furnaces worth of Medicinal Pills, he couldn't refine them.

Thinking this,

Mu Feng.186 opened the friend chat box.

Just as he was about to send a message to Li Chenxi.186,

a private message suddenly rang out.

"Beep beep beep!"

Mu Feng.186 opened it and chuckled.

Because the one who sent him the message was precisely Li Chenxi.186.

"Isn't this a coincidence?"

Mu Feng.186 happily clicked open the chat box.

Li Chenxi.186: "Big shot, how did your Lifebound Treasure upgrade so fast?!"

Like everyone else,

she was also curious how Mu Feng.186's Lifebound Treasure had upgraded so quickly.

Mu Feng.186: "You want to know?"

Li Chenxi.186: "Mm-hmm!"

In her Immortal Cave, Li Chenxi.186 saw Mu Feng.186's reply and nodded her head like a pecking chick.

She was indeed very curious about this.

After absorbing the essence of the Three-legged Crow meat recently, her Realm had soared.

She was almost ready to begin Core Formation and refine her own fire-elemental Lifebound Treasure.

Naturally, she wanted to know this unrevealed secret.

Mu Feng.186: "Hehe, give me five High-Grade Spirit Stones and I'll tell you!"

He was very short on money right now.

Since a wealthy customer had finally come, he naturally tried to extort as much as possible.

Li Chenxi.186: "???"

Mu Feng.186: "Why the question marks? These are all my unrevealed secrets, five High-Grade Spirit Stones is very reasonable, isn't it!"

Mu Feng.186: "Think about it, a secret that can quickly upgrade a Lifebound Treasure, is it expensive to charge you five High-Grade Spirit Stones???"

Mu Feng.186: "This is still out of consideration for our friendship, I wouldn't bother telling ordinary people!"

Li Chenxi.186: "Oh, big shot, five High-Grade Spirit Stones is too much, can you make it a little less?"

Mu Feng.186: "I can't make that decision, I have to discuss it with my wife."

Li Chenxi.186: "Ah? Discuss with your wife?!"

Li Chenxi.186: "Wait, where did you get a wife?"

Mu Feng.186: "Exactly, I don't have a wife, so this matter is non-negotiable!"

Li Chenxi.186: "???"

Li Chenxi.186: "Alright, I'm speechless..."

Mu Feng.186: "Trade it over first, then I'll tell you."

Mu Feng.186: "I guarantee you won't be at a disadvantage!"

Li Chenxi.186: "Okay!"

After Li Chenxi.186 said that, she traded the Spirit Stones on her person.

Mu Feng.186: "Received. Now I'll tell you how to upgrade your Lifebound Treasure: when you refine it, just refine a Lifebound Treasure that can upgrade quickly!"

Li Chenxi.186: "???"

Li Chenxi.186: "No, what kind of upgrade secret is this?"

Li Chenxi.186: "You tricked me again!"

Mu Feng.186: "Hehe, don't get angry yet, I'll teach you a way to get your money back."

Mu Feng.186: "You just need to screenshot our conversation and send it out, then have those who want to know give you one High-Grade Spirit Stone, and then you send out my screenshot. If you trick five people, you'll break even. If you trick ten, you'll double your money."

Li Chenxi.186: "???"

Mu Feng.186: "Alright, I was just teasing you. Do you still want the Three-legged Crow meat from before?"

Mu Feng.186: "If you want it, I'll sell it to you cheaper."

Li Chenxi.186: "Big shot, you still have some!!"

Seeing that Mu Feng.186 still had Three-legged Crow flesh and blood, Li Chenxi.186 suddenly became excited.

This was a major matter concerning her Core Formation.

She was still a little short of Core Formation now. If she could get a bit more of this item containing pure fire-elemental energy, she would very likely Breakthrough to the Core Formation Realm.

Don't ask why she could Breakthrough to Core Formation so easily.

The answer is that a Heavenly Spiritual Root Cultivator has no Bottleneck before reaching Core Formation.

As long as the Spiritual Qi in her body is sufficient,

she can Breakthrough to Core Formation at any time.

Mu Feng.186: "Of course, when have I ever lied to you!"

Li Chenxi.186: "??? Big shot, does your conscience not hurt when you say that?"

Mu Feng.186: "Just tell me if you want it or not!"

Mu Feng.186 said, then placed the Three-legged Crow meat on the trade bar.

Li Chenxi.186: "Want! Want! Want!"

This was an Opportunity related to Core Formation.

She naturally wouldn't let it go.

"System Reminder: Trade successful."

"System Reminder: Three-legged Crow meat x2"

With the Three-legged Crow flesh and blood in hand,

Li Chenxi.186 was overjoyed.

This Three-legged Crow flesh and blood contained a trace of fire-elemental True Spirit Bloodline.

It was of great help to her.

Last time, two pieces successfully raised both her Realm and the power of her flames by one Rank.

The trade was complete.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while longer.

Mu Feng.186 then closed the chat box.

He reopened the Transaction Channel.

And purchased the Yingxiang Flowers he needed.

"System Reminder: Yingxiang Flower x5"

After spending fifteen High-Grade Spirit Stones,

Mu Feng.186 had five pale purple flowers in his hand, emitting a peculiar fragrance.

"Name: Yingxiang Flower"

"Age: Thousand Years"

"Description: A pale purple flower emitting a peculiar fragrance, bitter in taste. Excessive raw consumption can easily cause Meridians blockage."

"Effect: Main Material for refining Yingxiang Pill."

...

"That's right, it's it!"

After checking the information and confirming it was correct,

Mu Feng.186 directly entered the Workshop.

And began refining.

After placing the Yingxiang Flower, huo yan grass, Three-legged Crow demon core, and huo yan grass, the Wu Chang Furnace began to operate.

Mu Feng.186 waited patiently.

After about half an hour, the entire Pill Furnace began to vibrate, and a peculiar fragrance emanated from within the Pill Furnace.

Mu Feng.186 was overjoyed.

Knowing this was the prelude to the Formation of the Medicinal Pill.

Sure enough, after another two or three minutes,

the Wu Chang Furnace opened.

Four or five red Medicinal Pills flew out of the Alchemy furnace.

"System Reminder: Yingxiang Pill successfully refined, Alchemy experience increased by 50 points."

"System Reminder: Yingxiang Pill x5"

Mu Feng.186 reached out.

Five Medicinal Pills appeared in his hand.

The shape of these Medicinal Pills was not the common round pellet he had seen before.

Instead, they were flat, similar to peas.

The Medicinal Pills had a peculiar fragrance.

"So fragrant, such rich Spiritual Qi!"

"As expected of a Core Formation Stage Medicinal Pill!"

Mu Feng.186 picked up one and sniffed it.

"I wonder what Rank of Medicinal Pill it is?"

"Let's see!"

With curiosity,

Mu Feng.186 directly examined its information.

"Name: Yingxiang Pill"

"Rank: Excellent"

"Effect: Core Formation Stage advancement Medicinal Pill."

...

"Excellent! Another excellent Medicinal Pill, this is good."

"It seems my luck has been good lately!"

He didn't know if it was because the new Pill Furnace's Alchemy effect was better than the one in the Workshop, or some other reason.

The quality of his last two Alchemy attempts had been good.

This made Mu Feng.186 very happy.

With the Medicinal Pills in hand,

Mu Feng.186 eagerly picked up one and consumed it.

As the Medicinal Pill entered his stomach,

a vast Spiritual Qi swept through his entire body.

Feeling the Spiritual Qi surging like a vast ocean within him,

Mu Feng.186 began to fully circulate his Cultivation Technique.

And absorbed it in large quantities.

....

Time flew by.

Soon, three hours had passed.

He, who had been keeping his eyes tightly shut, suddenly opened them.

His face was filled with joy.

Because he had finally Breakthrough the Dan Formation Stage Initial Phase and reached the Middle Stage Realm!

Mu Feng.186 was very satisfied with the effect of this Yingxiang Pill.

In fact, he had already Breakthrough to the Dan Formation Middle Stage when he took the second pill.

However, seeing that it was still early,

Mu Feng.186 didn't get up.

He continued to take the remaining Yingxiang Pills.

As a result, he didn't expect that after Breakthrough to the Dan Formation Middle Stage, the effect of the Yingxiang Pill on him was greatly reduced.

He didn't know if it was due to drug resistance or if the Yingxiang Pill was only effective for the Dan Formation Stage Initial Phase.

Mu Feng.186, not believing it, took another pill.

The effect was even worse than the third pill.

Judging by the situation, even if he ate the last one, it wouldn't have much effect.

Fortunately, his expectations had already been met.

So Mu Feng.186 no longer consumed too much.

He kept one, which he could take out for trade to exchange for what he needed.

Stretching lazily,

Mu Feng.186 walked out of the cultivation room.

He opened his personal page to check.

Speaking of which, the last time he entered the Divine Weapon Ranking, the System also gave him Charm points.

He forgot how much.

This time, he'd check it together.

"Name: Mu Feng.186"

"Realm: Dan Formation Middle Stage"

"Physical Body Strength: Foundation Establishment"

"Spiritual Root: Water, Fire, Wood"

"Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Skill, Azure Origin Sword Art (1-9 layers), Divine Origin Skill, Heavenly Martial Body Tempering Art."

"Skill: Fireball Technique, Water Binding Technique, Wood Escape, Azure Origin Sword Light, Azure Origin Sword Shield, Sword Shadow Separation Light Technique."

"Magical Artifact: Azure Dragon Flag, Cloud Stepping Boots."

"Magic Treasure: Black Emperor Blade, Extreme Lightning Bottle, Blood Magic Robe (Demonic Artifact), Soul Yuan Bowl, Treasure Dropping Flower Basket (ancient treasure), Golden Lightning Arrow (exotic treasure), Five Elements Ring (ancient treasure), Soul-Devouring Bee Cloud Sword (Lifebound Treasure)."

"Secret Technique Divine Ability: Eye of Insight, Wind Control Technique, Cold Ice Qi Strength, Limb Rebirth, Dragon Transformation, True Devil Slash, Qing Luo Sword Formation."

"Charm: 3100 (Charm can affect the favorability of creatures in the Cave World towards you.)"

"Title: First Core Formation (Can be hidden), First Sword Cultivator (Can be hidden)"

...

"Charm value became 3100, it seems the Divine Weapon Ranking added 500 Charm value."

"Not bad!"

Mu Feng.186 nodded in satisfaction.

He remembered his Charm value was 2600 before, and now it had become 3100.

This indicated that being on the Divine Weapon Ranking increased his Charm value by 500.

Closing the page,

Mu Feng.186 again checked his physical condition.

Feeling the surging magical power within him after the Breakthrough,

this made him more confident about the upcoming trip to the Forbidden Ground.

Everything was ready.

Mu Feng.186 brought the seven little ones to the Immortal Cave hall.

Before leaving, Mu Feng.186 checked on Little Lizard's condition.

He found that it was still in a deep sleep.

However, its appearance had changed quite a bit.

Its original silver-red body slowly transformed into silver-white.

The tadpoles on it became more numerous and began to swim around.

Mu Feng.186 had only seen this situation when Little Lizard was in a frenzied state.

Now it was swimming even in its normal state.

It seemed this upgrade had brought about significant changes.

This made him even more eager for Little Lizard to awaken.

....

Exiting the spirit beast bag.

"Little Zi, Little Yue, let's go!"

Mu Feng.186 led the Flying Purple Patterned Scorpion and the little fox into the teleportation gate.

A flash of white light.

Mu Feng.186 appeared in a vast, hazy space.

This space was enormous.

He couldn't see the end of it at a glance.

"Is this the Forbidden Ground of the Ephemera race?"

"Why does it feel so gloomy."

This space gave Mu Feng.186 a feeling similar to the Yin Spirit Land he had entered before.

Both had a hazy environment.

And there was no Life Qi whatsoever.

"It looks like this sanlun flower is related to ghosts and soul spirits."

Mu Feng.186 guessed.

"Handsome, handsome, are you there? Which way should I go?"

This place was a bit big.

If he didn't have a direction to search, it might take him a lot of time.

Immediately, Mu Feng.186 also asked the System.