I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 216: Chapter 188: (Revised) Nearly Mutated

Jiang Yuebai briefly looked through it. The Fire Thunder Pearl is refined using Fire Element Essence Qi combined with Thunder Skill, crafted with an extremely complex Finger Technique. No wonder it’s so powerful.

Coincidentally, she has both elements, so she can refine it herself in the future. The complex finger technique is just a matter of spending time practicing. How could it be harder than the Single-Handed Seal?

The Sixth-Grade Body Method ”Cloud Stepping” also has unique aspects. In the early stage, it borrows the Cloud Stepping Boots to briefly control the sky, moving as if on flat ground. In the later stage, one can walk on air temporarily without the boots.

Of course, the biggest and most important gain this time is this method for extracting Essence from Beast Soul Demon Elixirs, solving her urgent need.

”No wonder Sha Yingjie collected so many Beast Souls along the way. It turns out it was to extract Essence.”

The Green Skin Gourd flipped out of the storage ring is indeed the ’Soul Gathering Gourd’ Sha Yingjie used to collect Beast Souls. There are still hundreds of Beast Souls inside now.

Including the ones she collected before, there are more than a thousand Beast Souls in total.

Jiang Yuebai put away other things temporarily and carefully examined the method of Essence extraction.

After reading it, most of her joy from earlier dissipated because this method is not simple.

Especially when using Beast Souls below the Golden Core Stage to extract Essence, the success rate is extremely low.

Each time requires the concentrated extraction of a thousand Beast Souls. Judging by the probability, it may take tens of thousands to even hundreds of thousands of Beast Souls to possibly extract a single drop.

Using a Demon Core from a Golden Core Stage Demon Beast to extract is relatively easier. A single Demon Core has a fifty percent probability of yielding a drop.

”No wonder Sha Yingjie was determined to obtain that Fake Elixir Scorpion King. It’s much easier to deal with than a True Golden Core Stage Demon Beast.”

Regrettably, this type of Fake Elixir Demon Beast might be even rarer than True Pill Demon Beasts.

Jiang Yuebai felt dejected for a short while but quickly gathered her spirits again.

”It’s just Beast Souls, right? From now on, I won’t feed Little Green with them. Slowly but surely, I can accumulate them. The Quicksand Domain doesn’t lack Demon Beasts.”

”When I reach the next workshop, I’ll check Mountain and Sea Building to see if Demon Cores are expensive. Who knows? I might afford them. If not, this Red Gem Ring from Sha Yingjie should be enough to trade for one, right?”

Jiang Yuebai was full of confidence, feeling like the Essence was already beckoning to her. Strengthening the Divine Soul, increasing the power of her spells, and refining two more Primordial Spirit Magical Artifacts—perfect!

Happily putting away the Jade Scroll and other miscellaneous items, Jiang Yuebai took out the Snake Shedding Fruit Tree.

Those thirteen Snake Shedding Fruits are quite rare and are excellent for Body Refining. However, consuming them on the boat right now is not suitable.

Once she settles in a workshop and combines it with the Fire Refining Sky Secret Method, who knows? She might break through to the Second Level of the Cultivation Technique and complete the second Fire Talisman, ’Flame Armor’.”

”Such a large Thousand-Year-Old Spiritual Tree should surely level up the skill level of the ’Immortal Grass Scripture’ to full, at least once.”

Jiang Yuebai placed the Nine-Section Spiritual Fruit Tree before her and sat cross-legged, beginning the process of absorbing the Original Essence Qi from the Spiritual Tree section by section.

[You begin to extract Original Essence Qi from the Thousand-Year-Old Spiritual Tree, skill level in Immortal Grass Scripture +1000]

[You continue extracting... skill level +1000]

[... skill level +1000]

[... skill level +1000]

As Jiang Yuebai relentlessly extracted, the damaged Cloud Mushroom Grass in her Sea of Consciousness quickly recovered, and the two newly developed tender leaves stretched and grew visibly.

The skill level of ’Immortal Grass Scripture’ steadily approached the ten thousand mark.

After absorbing the eighth section, the skill level exceeded nine thousand. As Jiang Yuebai began to absorb the ninth section, an inexplicable chill surged from her back to her head.

Jiang Yuebai shuddered involuntarily, enveloped by an indescribable sense of fear that prevented her from continuing.

Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Jiang Yuebai saw the figure of a Feather Clan Extraordinary Person flash before her eyes.

She must stop absorbing now, or she’ll mutate!

Extraordinary People, because of their Demon Clan bloodlines, have appearances that are neither human nor demon.

Jia Xiuchun initially appeared normal, probably because her Demon Clan bloodline was very low, suggesting that Jiang Yuebai herself had inherited only a little.

Currently, her Cloud Mushroom Grass Bloodline is at five points, exactly half, so she still looks human.

If she breaks the balance and lets the Cloud Mushroom Grass Bloodline exceed five points, what will happen to her body, to her as a person? Will she transform like an Extraordinary Person?

Jiang Yuebai hasn’t seen Grass and Wood Clan Extraordinary People firsthand but has read descriptions in books.

Some Extraordinary People have vine-like arms, while others have their feet take root if they stand in one place too long, unable to pull them out.

Also, there are Extraordinary People with hair like grass that grows wildly when it touches water, or flowers blooming on their noses that attract swarms of bees.

Jiang Yuebai doesn’t want to become like that, not even if it’s just grass growing on her head or her ears turning into Lingzhi!

”I can’t continue for now. I need to ask my master how to solve this. It’s really dangerous.”

Jiang Yuebai glanced at the Immortal Cultivation Panel.

[Cultivation Technique]

Immortal Grass Scripture (9320/10000)

There’s still one section of the Thousand-Year-Old Spiritual Fruit Branch left. If she can find a solution, she’ll level up in an instant.

By then, both the restorative and purifying abilities of her Cloud Mushroom Grass Bloodline will drastically increase.

There must be a solution!

The road to the next workshop is still very long. Jiang Yuebai had been startled into a cold sweat earlier. She got up and walked to the bow of the ship, opening a gap in the protective shield to feel the wind.

”Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!”

With a mouthful of sand, Jiang Yuebai resealed the protective shield and retreated inside.

”Forget it, let me check the Condensing Light Mirror.”

Jiang Yuebai sat down again, taking the Condensing Light Mirror in hand. It took her almost a year to decipher the Turtle Shell Script on the back of the mirror, figuring out that it is made up of two ancient talismans that were separated. ℯℯ𝑙.

She didn’t know their exact meaning or pronunciation, only that from the glyphs she inferred they are two talismans with opposite meanings.

She tried many times later, no matter how many times or what method she used to draw the talismans, they had no effect on the mirror.

It wasn’t until she saw the reflected ’Buddha’ character at the underground lake beside Ruosheng that she realized she’d overlooked the simplest aspect.

The words in the mirror are upside down!

Perhaps, it was some quirk from the mirror’s maker. To activate the mirror, one must write the talismans in reverse.

”One talisman can absorb the power of a Talisman Treasure into the mirror. Could the other talisman release it, using the enemy’s methods back on them?”

Jiang Yuebai thought it highly probable.

”Later, I’ll test it on a Demon Beast. Once the mirror’s problem is solved, what’s with this flute?”

Jiang Yuebai fiddled with the bamboo-like Jade Flute, turning the Green Lotus Pendant over in her hands. Given how powerful the Condensing Light Mirror is, the flute must be extraordinary too.

”I remember that it was touching the flute that suddenly made the Cloud Mushroom Grass Bloodline rise from one point to five points. Maybe this flute isn’t meant to be played, but eaten?”

Jiang Yuebai furrowed her brows and slowly brought the flute to her mouth, opening wide—

Crunch!

”Ow! My teeth! What a useless thing! A perfectly good flute that’s not meant to be played! The person who made this is truly peculiar!”

Thankfully, no one saw. Jiang Yuebai stowed away the flute.

The time wasn’t right. Whatever she racked her brains over now was beyond her understanding. Perhaps one day it would just click, like it did with the Condensing Light Mirror.

In the great desert, lonely smoke rises, the long river reflects the setting sun.

Once Jiang Yuebai finished adjusting her breath and regained her state, she saw the wavy tracks between the sand dunes in the distance, knowing that Desert Snakes were lurking here.

She put away the Flying Core Boat and pulled out a cloth to cover her face before slowly walking down the sand dune.

The Evil Wind Saber slashed out a red glow, pushing aside the yellow sand to reveal two twisted, earth-colored Desert Snakes, each as thick as an adult.

”Ah, I seem to have come at a bad time.”

The Desert Snakes hissed furiously, coiling and launching themselves like arrows. Jiang Yuebai swiftly cut them down, spraying snake blood across the sand.

The scent of blood stirred the surrounding air, and beneath the yellow sand, rustling sounds could be heard as numerous Desert Snakes began to awaken.

Jiang Yuebai strapped the Soul Gathering Gourd to her waist, her eyes shining brilliantly, and charged forward with her saber.

From here, she planned to fight her way to the oasis. If she could win, she’d kill; if not, she’d flee. She’d surely gather a significant number of Beast Souls.