Chapter 812: Nascent Soul Core Ingredient_3

Li Ji’an was overjoyed, and immediately stood up, bowed low, and solemnly expressed his gratitude: “Thank you, True Monarch, for your generous gift! I will remember this kindness and repay it in the future!”

Though he possessed the Wanxue Pearl, Blood River Ancestor’s method of surviving tribulations using Blood Fiend was ultimately just speculation, never proven successful by anyone, and certainly could not be relied upon alone.

True Monarch Qingxiao’s tribulation-avoidance jade talisman undoubtedly provided dual protection, making him more confident in advancing to Yuanying.

It’s known that tribulation-replacement treasures are crucial for advancing to Yuanying, and even in the Dao Yi realm, they are rare spiritual objects that can only be encountered by chance. True Monarch Qingxiao’s generous gift not only expressed gratitude for his protection of Qinglan Sect but also showed a deep recognition of his future potential.

The two chatted casually about the details of advancing to Yuanying, with Li Ji’an sitting respectfully to the side, attentively listening to True Monarch Qingxiao’s guidance.

The Dao Yi realm has a long heritage, retaining extensive ancient cultivation experiences, especially for the Yuanying advancement stage, including complete practical inheritance from spiritual talent preparation to responding to tribulations, with minimal reliance on luck.

Unlike the Great Marsh cultivation realm, lacking ancient inheritance, even missing the pill formula for Nascent Soul Pill, where cultivators must explore on their own, betting only on luck, and the success rate is barely ten percent.

Receiving personal instruction from True Monarch Qingxiao made Li Ji’an more confident about advancing to Yuanying.

After True Monarch Qingxiao left, Li Ji’an sat cross-legged in his tent and took out the Wanxue Pearl.

The pearl felt warm in his hand, with pure Qi and blood power flowing into his body through his arm, resonating with the True Dragon Essence Blood in his Dantian, making it even more active.

Since devouring endless Blood Fiend in the Blood River Grand Array, the True Dragon Essence Blood within him started to change, its refinement degree increasing, its color shifting from light gold to deep gold, faintly carrying dragon majesty.

Li Ji’an observed the changes in Qi and blood of the True Dragon Essence Blood within him, forming a hypothesis in his mind.

If this trend continues, the True Dragon Essence Blood might truly reach the realm of rebirth from a single drop of blood.

If he could find the True Dragon Residual Soul residing within Ning Sujin’s Sea of Consciousness at this moment, allowing the residual soul to merge with this pure True Dragon Essence Blood, it might give birth to a complete True Dragon.

Thinking of Ning Sujin made Li Ji’an’s expression slightly solemn.

Years ago, when he left the Great Marsh cultivation realm with Ning Sujin, they got separated in spatial turbulence.

He fortunately reached the Dao Yi realm, and attempted several times to contact Ning Sujin with communication talismans, but received no response.

Combining the trajectory of spatial turbulence gave him the hypothesis that Ning Sujin was likely sent to the Tai Hao cultivation realm.

The Tai Hao cultivation realm is very far from the Dao Yi realm, and with his current late-stage Core Formation cultivation, he doesn’t have the ability to cross realms in search.

The only thing he could do was to quickly improve his realm, at least to advance to the position of Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Only by becoming a Nascent Soul True Monarch can he have the qualifications to dialogue equally with the top forces of the Dao Yi realm, gaining the chance to find the method to cross realms and find Ning Sujin.

Fortunately, before leaving the Great Marsh cultivation realm, Ning Sujin performed divination for both of them, showing both were blessed with fortune, free from any malign aura.

This somewhat reassured Li Ji’an, allowing him to temporarily stop excessively worrying about Ning Sujin’s safety.

“First, strive to advance to Yuanying. Other affairs will be dealt with after becoming a True Monarch.” Li Ji’an murmured, put away the Wanxue Pearl, and then closed his eyes to adjust his breath, beginning to operate the cultivation technique to refine the remaining Blood Fiend Power within him.

In the following days, the state of war on the front line remained stalemated.

The Blackstone mining area was originally home ground for the allied forces, relying on solid defensive grand arrays; victory comes merely by holding the line.

The breach previously torn open in the Blood River Valley was completely sealed by Li Ji’an, the defensive line was restored, reducing pressure on the allied forces significantly.

After Li Ji’an gained authority, he reorganized the allocation of military strength and resources.

He arranged Qinglan Sect disciples entirely in the front of the main array, the most solid and safest part of the grand array, where encountering fatal danger was nearly impossible.

Not only that, but the spiritual talent supplies sent by the Ye race were mostly allocated to Qinglan Sect disciples, with pill medicine, spirit stone, magical artifacts all available, making Qinglan Sect disciples’ cultivation and living increasingly delightful.

In contrast, the forces supported by the Cangyuan Holy Land and Murong family fought long-range, with lengthy logistical lines, failing to break through the allied defense line before, now with dwindling morale.

Having lost the breakthrough of the Blood River Valley, they could hardly threaten the allied defensive line, launching only occasional probing attacks, lacking genuine intent for frontal assault.

Thus, both sides remained locked in contest, competing in spiritual talent reserves and patience.

Whichever side first buckles under the pressure of spiritual talent depletion will be forced to withdraw.

Li Ji’an spent each day apart from handling military affairs and inspecting the defense line devoting time to cultivation.

He didn’t neglect puppetry skills, utilizing rare materials collected from the front to continuously refine puppet-making methods.

Simultaneously, he studied the Wanxue Pearl repeatedly, attempting to explore specific methods of Blood Fiend overcoming tribulations, deducing potential risks, attempting to perfect this alternative plan.

Additionally, Gugu was instructed to try infusing essence blood into the Wanxue Pearl, testing methods of bloodline refinement.

The changes in True Dragon Essence Blood never ceased.

With continuous refining of Blood Fiend Power alongside the nurturing from the Wanxue Pearl, the refinement degree of True Dragon Essence Blood kept rising, and dragon majesty grew stronger.

Days passed, and soon half a year went by.

On this day, a streak of light speedily came from the horizon, landing directly outside the central army tent, brought by a communication cultivator sent by the Ye race.

The communication cultivator held a jade talisman and entered the tent, bowing to Li Ji’an: “Greetings Chang’an Ascendant, I am here on orders from the clan leader of the Ye race, to deliver a message.”

Li Ji’an raised his hand to indicate him to rise: “Please speak, fellow Daoist.”

“The clan leader heard of your previous accomplishments in slaying Blood River Ancestor and restoring the defense line, having made great contributions, and specially granted a Nine Infant Profound Ginseng as a reward.” The communication cultivator took out a jade box and presented it with both hands, “This Profound Ginseng is one of the main ingredients for Nascent Soul Pill, assigned to the allied forces commander for distribution.”

The jade box opened, revealing a Profound Ginseng that was entirely pitch-black with nine leaves, lying quietly within, surrounded by thick spiritual qi, faintly suffused with a blood-colored glow, exactly the Nine Infant Profound Ginseng.

The rumor was true!

The ascendants within the tent instantly became excited, their eyes full of fervor.

The main ingredient for Nascent Soul Pill is extremely rare, an ordinary Core Formation cultivator might not see even one plant in their lifetime.

In the past, only forces like Heize Tan and Qinglan Sect, with Nascent Soul True Monarchs overseeing them, had a slim chance of obtaining it when the True Monarch personally acted, small and medium forces never had the chance to touch it.

Today, the Ye race directly gifted one, undoubtedly giving the present late-stage Core Formation ascendants hope for advancing to Yuanying.

Li Ji’an gazed at the Nine Infant Profound Ginseng within the jade box, deeply gratified.

He already has the Wanxue Pearl and True Monarch Qingxiao’s promised tribulation-avoidance jade talisman, only missing the main ingredient for Nascent Soul Pill to complete his preparations.

The appearance of this Nine Infant Profound Ginseng has undoubtedly brought him a step closer to advancing to Yuanying.

Meanwhile, in Heize Tan’s tent, Master Mo Chen was urgently bowing to True Monarch Yuanli.

“True Monarch, the Nine Infant Profound Ginseng granted by the Ye race is the main ingredient for Nascent Soul Pill, disciple begs True Monarch to help, to win this item for disciple!”

Master Mo Chen was already at the peak of late-stage Core Formation, stuck in this realm for decades, unable to break through.

This Nine Infant Profound Ginseng is his closest chance to Yuanying he’ll have in a lifetime, he must not miss it.

True Monarch Yuanli gazed at his anxious demeanor, his face dark.

He naturally understands the value of Nine Infant Profound Ginseng, and wishes for Master Mo Chen to advance to Yuanying, bolstering Heize Tan’s strength, and certainly cannot simply watch Qinglan Sect produce another True Monarch.