A Record of A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Chapter 488: The Treasure Cauldron Reappears

“Han Li, don’t you want to condense your nascent soul? The greatest effect of the Heaven Mending Pill is actually to refine the innate spiritual roots of core formation stage cultivators, making it easier for them to advance to the nascent soul stage,” Xuan Gu said coldly all of a sudden.

“Refine spiritual roots? Do you think I’m a three-year-old child? Where in the world is there such a defiant spirit medicine?” Han Li remained silent for a moment, then turned around and squinted slightly, his face full of disbelief.

“Heh heh, believe it or not, up to you. But do you really think I’ve lived so long for nothing? Back then, I once captured a star palace elder-level cultivator alive and used the soul searching and refining method to extract this information from him. As for the rumors outside that this pill can break through the nascent soul bottleneck and greatly increase magical power and lifespan, those are completely false. Because a certain palace lord of the Star Palace long ago once took out a Heaven Mending Pill and personally consumed it.”

“And you already have the Nine-Twisted Spiritual Ginseng. If it is combined with the effect of the Heaven Mending Pill, it can increase your chance of condensing the nascent soul to thirty or forty percent. If you miss this treasure hunt opportunity, then even if you manage to get the Heaven Mending Pill three hundred years from now, there won’t be much chance to make the pill effective. Because the Heaven Mending Pill is not so easily refined. The entire spiritual root refining process takes at least a hundred years to fully transform. You’d better think carefully,” Xuan Gu said nonchalantly, a trace of indifference on the corner of his mouth, speaking calmly.

“A thirty or forty percent chance to condense the nascent soul?” Han Li’s heart suddenly stirred.

Seemingly sensing Han Li’s thoughts, Xuan Gu smiled faintly and continued, “As for your concern about the commotion during the treasure hunt being too loud, don’t worry about that. Even if the platform collapses and the earth shatters inside, people outside won’t sense any abnormalities with their spiritual awareness unless they see it with their own eyes. Otherwise, why do you think the ancient and famous ‘Heavenly Gang Shield’ has such a great reputation! And if you worry that a single blood jade spider can’t successfully get the treasure, don’t forget—I am the master of Extreme Yin and have reformed the path of demon ghosts. If my teacher’s corpse refining technique can do it, how could I not?”

After saying this, Xuan Gu immediately opened his mouth and spat out a fist-sized glowing orb that shot straight toward the blood jade spider’s corpse on the altar.

In the blink of an eye, the orb transformed into a vast swath of pale green mist that enveloped the corpse, which the green mist was quickly absorbed completely.

Moments later, the two immobile severed spider bodies began to rejoin on their own. Then, a brilliant green light burst forth from the broken ends, and a newly whole blood jade spider shakily stood up.

Watching this scene unfold, Han Li’s expression remained calm, but inwardly he was shocked beyond words.

The immortal cultivation world truly holds endless wonders! There really is such a bizarre technique that can instantly turn a corpse into a refined corpse.

“My corpse refining technique is not bad, huh? Although this spider refined corpse can’t last long and its abilities are far weaker than when it was alive, it’s more than capable of assisting your blood jade spider in getting the treasure. After extracting the treasure, I won’t take a single Heaven Mending Pill from the cauldron. They can all be yours. Also, I’ll share half of the ancient treasures in the Void Heaven Cauldron with you, but the Void Heaven Cauldron itself must be given to me. How do you feel about this deal?” Xuan Gu manipulated the spider refined corpse as it took a few steps, then turned to Han Li with a confident look.