darknovel Chapter 40 Profound Yin Technique
Chapter 40 Profound Yin Technique
Together, they cleaned the palace, rescued the imprisoned innocent cultivators, and captured the remaining members of the evil cult.
In a hidden chamber within the underground palace, Song Meng found the Yue Emperor's martial arts technique, "Mysterious Yin Technique." Liu Jing naturally loathed this sinister technique. After obtaining his consent, Mu Chunfeng accepted it, promising to destroy it after reading and not to divulge it.
Han Li looked at the evil manual with burning eyes, naturally wanting to understand the so-called method of the Demon Pill.
However, he knew that the timing was not right, so he could only endure it for the time being, secretly making a mental note, planning to find an opportunity to trade with Mu Chunfeng alone in the future to exchange for the "Mysterious Yin Technique" and the Evil Pill.
Three days later, the seven sects of cultivators officially took over the affairs of the Black Fiend Sect, and the chaos caused by the heretical sects in the capital was completely quelled and brought to an end.
The group bid farewell to each other: Liu Jing, Zhong Weiniang, Song Meng, and Wu Xuan continued their journey to the front lines at Jingu Plain.
Chen Qiaoqian set off to return to the Chen family to report back, after all, the death of two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Chen family was no small matter for the Chen family.
Han Li still needs to stay in the Qin residence to carry out the tasks assigned to him by Li Huayuan.
Mu Chunfeng then used the excuse of having personal matters to attend to to stay away from home for a while.
After everyone had left, only Mu Chunfeng and Han Li remained in the Qin residence.
Just then, Li Huayuan delivered a letter, relieving Han Li of his duty to guard the Qin residence. The two understood each other without saying a word and went together into a secluded tavern in the city.
A private deal between the two of them is about to begin.
Inside a private room in a restaurant, Mu Chunfeng and Han Li sat facing each other at the table. The entire room had already been soundproofed by the two of them.
Mu Chunfeng raised his hand and took out the Blood Coagulation Five Elements Pill from his storage bag, placing it on the table along with the Profound Yin Manual.
Han Li's gaze fell on the two objects, his eyes narrowing slightly.
This wasn't the first time the two had traded, and he cut to the chase, asking, "Senior Brother Mu, what price would it take for me to acquire this item?"
"Junior brother is straightforward, so I won't beat around the bush either."
Upon hearing this, Mu Chunfeng put down his teacup and said directly, "These two items together can give a person a one-third chance of condensing a Golden Core. The rules remain the same—twenty thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, or two hundred bottles of pills to improve cultivation during the Foundation Establishment stage. However, this time, the pills must be suitable for late Foundation Establishment cultivation."
Han Li fell into deep thought upon hearing this.
He only had a general idea of the specific effects of the Blood Coagulation Five Elements Pill, which he had obtained by interrogating the Black Fiend Cult members.
Moreover, the evil pills condensed in this way are ultimately different from the orthodox golden pills. If there are any irreversible side effects, then it would be a loss that outweighs the gains.
After pondering for a moment, Han Li looked up at Mu Chunfeng and said, "Senior Brother, may I take a look at this Profound Yin Technique first?"
"Sigh, junior brother."
Mu Chunfeng sighed, "The Core Formation technique in the Profound Yin Manual is not like the Great Evolution Manual, which can be broken down into layers. If you just take a look, you will know most of the core secrets. I can't just sell the secret technique halfway and give it away for nothing."
Han Li was a man of meticulous mind, and upon hearing this, he immediately felt a growing sense of doubt.
Could it be that this Demonic Core Technique really has some fatal hidden danger? Furthermore, if this thing really has such miraculous effects, why doesn't Senior Brother Mu keep it for his own Core Formation? Instead, he uses it for trading. Does he really have absolute confidence in forming a Golden Core?
After a moment's thought, Han Li looked at Mu Chunfeng and smiled slightly: "Senior brother is joking. The evil pill condensed by the Blood Condensation Five Elements Pill can never be compared with the orthodox golden core. Junior brother just wanted to borrow it to take a look and broaden his horizons. Besides, the price you quoted is really too high."
Mu Chunfeng cursed the little fox inwardly, but remained outwardly calm, and continued, "Junior brother, we both know how difficult it is to form a core. Especially for those of us with such talent, the hope of forming a core is already slim. Although this Demonic Core is slightly inferior to the orthodox Golden Core method, it can truly give people the cultivation level and lifespan of the Golden Core stage, which is already an immense opportunity."
Seeing that Han Li remained unmoved, Mu Chunfeng could only sigh and decided to lay all the cards on the table: "Alas, Junior Brother Han, it seems you've also noticed something amiss, so I won't hide it from you. This method of forming the Demon Core does indeed have a flaw—once the Demon Core is condensed, one's cultivation becomes extremely difficult to advance further. But Junior Brother Han, even if you cultivate the Great Evolution Technique, are you absolutely certain you can form the core? I don't need to elaborate on the dangers of breaking through to the Golden Core stage. But if you possess the Blood Condensation Five Elements Pill and the Demon Core secret method of the Profound Yin Technique, it's as if you've left yourself a way out if you fail to form the core."
"For us, only by first securing the cultivation and lifespan of the Golden Core stage can we have the opportunity to go further, and perhaps in the future we can find a way to break through the bottleneck of the Fiend Core stage."
Mu Chunfeng paused, then pressed on, "Moreover, the Profound Yin Technique contains not only the secret method for the Fiend Pill, but also many practical techniques—for example, the Blood Refining Divine Light used by Emperor Yue. You, Junior Brother Han, have personally witnessed its power. In addition, there are techniques for refining external avatars. The first Foundation Establishment stage black-clad man we faced was an external avatar of Emperor Yue."
"Think about it, if you could refine a few external avatars and cultivate them to the same level as yourself, it would be like having several equally powerful helpers for free. Even if you're worried about the flaws of the Fiend Pill, you could use the Blood Condensation Five Elements Pill to condense the Fiend Pill in your external avatars, thus gaining a Core Formation stage fighter for free. Junior Brother Han, you surely know how important Core Formation stage combat power is, right?"
After saying that, Mu Chunfeng said no more, picked up her teacup and drank her tea, waiting for Han Li's reply.
For ordinary people, cultivating several avatars would be very difficult, requiring resources equivalent to several times that of a person's cultivation, and the resources required would increase as one progresses. However, this was not a problem for Han Li, who possessed the Heavenly Bottle.
After hearing this, Han Li quickly calculated in his mind, and after a moment of contemplation, he made up his mind: "Alright, then I will exchange it for two hundred bottles of pills. However, the rules will remain the same as before, three bottles per month."
Upon hearing this, Mu Chunfeng shook his head: "Junior Brother Han, we need to change the rules this time. I am now in the late Foundation Establishment stage, and my need for pills is far greater than before. Three bottles a month is not enough; we need to change it to five bottles a month. Of course, the rule that one thousand-year-old spiritual herb is equivalent to ten bottles of pills remains unchanged."
Just as Han Li was about to decline, Mu Chunfeng interrupted him, saying, "Junior Brother Han, you are now in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Your alchemy skills and resources are much more abundant than before, so there's no need to refuse. Five bottles a month, that's settled."
Han Li's prepared bargaining arguments were all stuck in his throat, and he could only nod and pretend to reluctantly agree.
The two then made a solemn oath to each other regarding this transaction. Once the oath was made, Mu Chunfeng asked again, "Junior Brother Han, do you have any extra thousand-year-old spirit herbs? I urgently need them right now. If you have any, I will give you the equivalent of twenty bottles of pills for each herb."
This time, Han Li was quite straightforward. He took out two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and said that he had obtained them by chance when he fought with the demonic cultivators.
Mu Chunfeng naturally didn't believe this reason, but he didn't point it out. Instead, he went along with the conversation and praised, "Junior Brother Han is truly blessed."
The two exchanged a few more compliments and modest remarks.
Then, the two struck while the iron was hot and exchanged some unwanted spoils they had obtained in the battle against the Yue Emperor at the front.