Chapter 76 Obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill
Chapter 76 Obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill
Yan Mingyu is dead; a Foundation Establishment cultivator died at the hands of several Qi Refining cultivators.
With his death, the two Foundation Establishment corpses completely lost control. Previously severely injured by high-level talismans, these two corpses became increasingly frenzied. Now, they dared not approach Xiao Ming and the others, so they rushed towards the direct descendants of the Yan family within the magic array.
In an instant, screams rose and fell as countless people were drained dry by the two refining corpses.
Seeing this, Yan Yuxue not only didn't stop it, but burst into laughter. She went to Yan Mingyu's corpse and searched his body, finding the array token.
This was originally a magic array set up by the Yan family, so she naturally knew how to control it. As a result, the token shone brightly, and the magic array that isolated the inside from the outside not only did not break, but shrank inward by a large circle, making it impossible for more people to hide.
"This day has finally come." Yan Yuxue took out the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. As she chanted the incantation, more vengeful spirits flew out from the banner and frantically slaughtered the Yan family members.
Even the dead corpses did not represent liberation; each soul was pulled out and absorbed into the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.
Once trapped within the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, one loses the chance to reincarnate and is condemned to endless torment within it for eternity, eventually transforming into a mad, vengeful spirit.
"Cultivators must die, mortals must die, and everyone in your Yan family should die—leave no one alive!"
Yan Yuxue laughed maniacally, like a vengeful demon returned from hell, ready to settle scores with all her enemies.
The Yan family compound before them had become a horrific hell, with rivers of blood flowing everywhere. Wu Yun, standing to the side, frowned deeply, while Lin Tianrui's face turned pale.
Yuan Hong, however, remained calm. Having been stationed on the southern border for many years, he had witnessed all sorts of cruel scenes. More than anything, he cared about the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Half an hour later, apart from Xiao Ming and the others, there was no one alive inside the magic array.
As Yan Yuxue used her secret technique again, she regained control of the two Foundation Establishment corpses and put them into the corpse-nurturing bag.
With the help of Zi Meng Yuan Jun, it is believed that it will not be long before Yan Yu Xue completely controls these two Foundation Establishment corpses.
Standing amidst a pool of blood, Yan Yuxue looked somewhat lost and forlorn. She stood there for a while before calming herself down and turning to look at Xiao Ming and the others.
"I'm sorry, this operation has caused you all trouble." Yan Yuxue bowed to the group with an apologetic expression.
"Junior Sister Yan, you're too kind. We're all fellow disciples, this little injury is nothing." Yuan Hong waved his hand.
"Please feel free to tell me what to do next, Junior Sister Yan."
"I will not forget the promise I made to my fellow disciples. But before that, let's divide up this old dog's stuff." Yan Yuxue took out Yan Mingyu's storage bag and emptied out its contents.
"I already got a huge advantage by taking those two refined corpses, so I won't participate anymore."
Yuan Hong and Wu Yun exchanged a glance and both took a step back.
"I'm ashamed to say that Junior Brother Wu and I weren't of much help; in fact, we almost became a burden. Junior Brother Xiao and Junior Brother Lin should choose first."
Upon hearing this, the chubby Lin Tianrui smiled and looked at Xiao Ming with an indifferent expression.
"Senior Brother Xiao, you go first."
"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Xiao Ming first looked at the silver-white mirror. This mirror was quite powerful and should also be a high-grade magic artifact.
What caught Xiao Ming's attention even more was that its shape seemed somewhat similar to the Divine Light Mirror. When the two mirror artifacts confronted each other just now, Xiao Ming clearly felt that the Divine Light Mirror generated a strange resonance.
"These two mirror artifacts might be connected in some way."
After taking the superior-grade magic artifact, Xiao Ming didn't look at anything else. Instead, he divided the pile of spirit stones into four parts and took one part for himself.
Lin Tianrui was quite casual. This simple-minded true disciple only symbolically took a few good items and his share of spirit stones.
After Wu Yun and Yuan Hong divided the remaining items, Yan Yuxue led the group into the house and activated a mechanism in front of a wall, opening a secret passage.
The contents of the room had long been looted, and the Yan family already knew about the secret room. However, Yan Yuxue didn't care because there was a smaller secret room hidden inside the main room.
As she walked to the end of the secret chamber, she stopped in front of a statue with a dragon's head and a lion's body. She saw that her palm had been cut open and her blood had been poured in front of the Pixiu statue.
After being bathed in blood, the Pixiu statue slowly moved away, revealing a huge wooden box. Several talismans were pasted on the surface of the box, forming a spiritual energy shield.
Yan Yuxue made a few hand seals and used magic to remove the talismans. In front of everyone, she opened the wooden box, and a medicinal fragrance immediately wafted out.
Inside were some medicinal herbs; some were just casually placed, while the more precious ones were placed in a jade box.
Besides these medicinal herbs, there was only a jade slip, a wooden box, and a jade bottle.
Yan Yuxue opened the wooden box in front of everyone, revealing more than a dozen gray pills inside.
"These are Foundation Establishment Pills?" Xiao Ming stared at the pills, feeling they were quite ordinary.
"This is a useless pill." Yuan Hong shook his head. Among the people present, he was the only one who had ever taken a Foundation Establishment Pill.
"That's right, these are discarded pills left behind after an elder in the family failed in alchemy." Yan Yuxue nodded.
The discarded pills contain too much toxicity. Although they may have some effect after consumption, the side effects are extremely severe. They are tasteless to consume, yet a pity to discard.
"This is the Foundation Establishment Pill."
Yan Yuxue then took out a small jade bottle and poured out four pale blue pills from the bottle opening.
The pill emitted a faint light and a delicate medicinal fragrance. Everyone who smelled it immediately felt their spiritual energy stirring.
Yuan Hong, in particular, stared intently at the pill. After smelling its fragrance, he felt his cultivation bottleneck begin to loosen again.
That's right, this is the genuine Foundation Establishment Pill.
But why are there only four?
Thinking of this, Yuan Hong's eyes flickered. He had already lost an arm for this Foundation Establishment Pill, and he could not give up.
The others realized this too, and they all fell silent.
Lin Tianrui was the first to break the silence. The chubby boy smiled憨厚ly and said, "Four Foundation Establishment Pills are just right. Senior brothers and sisters, please distribute them quickly."
"Junior Brother Lin, if we split up, what about your share?" Wu Yun frowned slightly.
"Senior Brother Wu, I don't need this Foundation Establishment Pill. I've only just broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, and it will be some time before I can establish my foundation. Besides, I'm a true disciple, and the sect will provide Foundation Establishment Pills when the time comes," Lin Tianrui quickly explained.
Upon hearing this, it was impossible for anyone present not to feel envious, especially since the chubby boy casually pulled out two high-grade spirit swords.
There's really no comparison.
"But you..." Wu Yun frowned as he listened to Lin Tianrui's explanation.
He was straightforward and honest, and he and Lin Tianrui were from the same peak. He couldn't bear to see his simple-minded junior brother go on this trip with them, almost losing his life and gaining nothing.
"Senior Brother Wu, there's no need to worry. This was something I discussed with Junior Brother Lin beforehand." Yan Yuxue smiled slightly, reached into a storage bag, and took out a jade slip from it.
"Junior Brother Lin, this jade slip was left by my ancestor. It records his lifelong insights into the sword path and is your reward for this."
"Thank you, Senior Sister." Lin Tianrui held the jade slip as if it were a priceless treasure, his mouth agape with a wide smile.
The others also had an "I see" look on their faces. The lifelong sword dao insights of a Core Formation cultivator are more precious to a sword cultivator than Foundation Establishment pills.
Yan Yuxue then took out three more jade bottles, filled them with Foundation Establishment Pills, and handed them to the others.
"Fellow senior brothers, this is the agreed reward for this mission. Please accept it."
"Junior Sister Yan is so kind. If you need any help in the future, just come to me, Yuan Hong, as soon as possible." Yuan Hong accepted the Foundation Establishment Pill, overjoyed. At this moment, even the matter of losing his arm seemed insignificant.
Xiao Ming put away the Foundation Establishment Pills, then his gaze lingered on the discarded pills for a moment.
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