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Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming-Chapter 420 - 417 War God Palace Various Great Powers
In the cultivation room, Qin Feng and Li Miaozhen sat opposite each other.
Qin Feng extended his middle and index fingers to the forehead of Li Miaozhen, golden rays emerged as he used Divine Soul Power as the main force and the Gold Element Principle as assistance, condensed the Divine Power of 'Gold and Iron Chewing' and the essence Qi of the refining gold Qi into a seed. He then sealed his understanding of the "Chewing Iron Great Method" into it and reluctantly made it into a Divine Power Seed, which he sent into the Sea of Consciousness of Li Miaozhen.
The reason why it was a reluctant formation of a Divine Power Seed was because Qin Feng's cultivation was not strong enough. Before he ascended to the Purple Mansion, his Divine Soul had not transformed and was inherently weak, so it was difficult to materialize; otherwise, he would not need to sit with Li Miaozhen in a chamber where they could not be disturbed, nor would he have to directly transfer power by placing his hand on her forehead.
It was precisely because the essence of the Divine Soul was not strong enough that he could not emulate those Elders or Immortals who were able to directly condense Divine Power Seeds and seal them into Spiritual Objects as a legacy.
However, having comprehended the law, he was barely able to pass it on to others with the auxiliary of the Power of Laws, though the consumption of Divine Soul Power required was much more enormous than that of the Inner Sect Elders condensing Divine Power Seeds.
So, after he passed this divine technique into Li Miaozhen's Sea of Consciousness, Qin Feng himself suddenly looked wane and became listless.
This was also because Li Miaozhen had a pure mind, trusted Qin Feng, and did not stir up any ripples when he input the Divine Soul Power. Instead, she cooperated with Qin Feng's movements and let his Divine Soul Power enter her Sea of Consciousness.
Otherwise, if she had even a little bit of distrust, and if her Divine Sense had moved slightly, it would have made Qin Feng's previous efforts futile, wasting a huge amount of Divine Soul Power, and if she resisted, it might even injure them both.
Li Miaozhen sank her spirit into the very ephemeral Divine Power Seed that Qin Feng transmitted. Once she fully comprehended the mysteries within, she was immediately overjoyed.
Because this divine technique was indeed as she had expected; it could not only melt gold and iron and extract Golden Qi from various materials, but it could also extract their unique characteristics from various Spiritual Objects. For example, from Red Fire Elemental Copper, one could extract Fire Gold Qi, from Heavenly Water Soft Gold, one could extract Water Gold Qi, and from Outer Heaven Star Iron, one could extract Golden Qi with a Demon-Breaking Attribute.
Different attributes of gold and iron could extract different attributes of Golden Qi, which in turn would gradually give rise to slight variations in her power attributes in the future.
Of course, a large amount would need to be extracted for it to work; insignificant amounts would not gain any characteristics.
Li Miaozhen was different from Qin Feng; Qin Feng had almost no restrictions on metals, he could refine any attribute of metallic materials because he didn't solely cultivate the Gold Element Path, so he wasn't so particular.
But Li Miaozhen's path was pure; other than the Gold Element Path, she pursued nothing else. If she wanted to cultivate a Gold Element Path with her personal characteristics in the future, she would still need to consider it carefully.
After a while, Li Miaozhen opened her eyes, and before she could be pleased, she saw Qin Feng's fatigued face.
"How are you?"
She was startled by Qin Feng's weak appearance: "I told you that you couldn't handle it, but you insisted on being stubborn. With such a huge consumption, have you hurt your core? Shall I go to the Alchemy Hall and get some Elixir Pills to replenish you?"
"It's okay."
Qin Feng smiled wryly: "I have somewhat underestimated the Divine Soul Power needed to condense a Divine Power Seed, but let's forget about the Elixir Pills. I am prepared, I have a box of Soul Nourishing Tea in my Storage Bag, enough to fully restore my Divine Soul Power."
"Soul Nourishing Tea?"
Li Miaozhen was somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect you to have such good stuff."
"This was given to me by Daoist Fellow Xiu Xin of the Ghost Controlling Sect, there is only this small box in total."
Saying that, Qin Feng took out the Soul Nourishing Tea from his Storage Bag and handed it over to Li Miaozhen: "Sister, please trouble you to make me a pot of tea. Currently, I am lacking energy, my head is splitting, and I really don't want to move."
"Okay."
Li Miaozhen nodded, helped him up, and left the secret chamber to the front.
Otherwise, she didn't have any tea-making equipment on her!
"Ah, you're done so quickly?"
Luoluo was squatting in a corner, curiously fiddling with various things. Seeing them come out so soon, she was somewhat unhappy because it meant Li Miaozhen had quickly learned the divine technique and would be leaving with her Senior Sister to return to White Tiger Ridge.
Following that, she noticed Qin Feng's pale complexion and was greatly surprised: "What did you guys do in there? Why does Senior Brother Qin look so pale?"
Qin Feng rolled his eyes weakly: "With the strength of Senior Sister Li, what could I possibly do to her?"
"I'm not worried about what you might have done to Senior Sister; what I'm asking is if Senior Sister did anything to you?"
Luoluo jumped in front of them, looking at Qin Feng's feeble appearance and then at Li Miaozhen, who was full of energy. Her imagination ran wild: "Sister, you haven't practiced some kind of evil art and absorbed all of Senior Brother Qin's essence Qi, have you?"
"Don't talk nonsense."
Li Miaozhen tapped on her little head with a finger, "He's forming a Divine Power Seed for me. It's a huge drain, and he's exhausted!"
"Really?"
Luoluo covered her forehead with both hands, dissatisfied, "Senior Sister is lying. Forming a Divine Power Seed doesn't drain that much energy. My mother has formed Divine Power Seeds for me before, and it was nothing like this."
"Can they be the same? Don't you see what Junior Brother Qin's strength is?"
Li Miaozhen said, helping Qin Feng onto the soft couch, and looked around. She took a teapot, not much bigger than a fist, from a low table not far away. Then, stretching out her hand to create a gesture, she summoned a stream of water directly into it.
Qin Feng then watched her continuously gather the stream of water, filling the teapot, which had an internal space as big as a house. She then opened a jade box, grabbed the two ounces of Soul Nourishing Tea inside, and was about to dump it all into the teapot.
"Hey, don't..."
Qin Feng was speechless, "Senior Sister, have you never made tea before?"
"No!"
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Li Miaozhen glanced at him, "Isn't this how it's done?"
"This type of tea doesn't need to be boiled, just steep it."
Seeing her about to dump all the Soul Nourishing Tea into the teacup, Qin Feng couldn't help but say again, "Just one or two leaves will do. Any more is a waste!"
"I see your Divine Soul is severely damaged, so I'll add a bit more to help you recover."
"No need."
Qin Feng was helpless, "This Soul Nourishing Tea is extremely precious, and there's no need to use so much. Otherwise, my Divine Soul isn't strong enough to absorb so much power at once."
"Alright then."
Li Miaozhen nodded, pinched two leaves of Soul Nourishing Tea into the teacup, and took out a huge red Alchemy Furnace. With a slap on the furnace, it roared to life, flames soaring to the ceiling.
Had it not been for the strong Prohibition protecting Qin Feng's Cave Mansion, that move could have burnt a hole through the top of his abode.
Li Miaozhen was oblivious to these minor issues. She tossed the small teapot above the Alchemy Furnace to be heated by the raging flames below.
"Sigh!"
Qin Feng sighed softly, realizing that Li Miaozhen truly knew nothing about matters outside of battle.
He weakly pointed to the small red clay stove in the corner and said to Li Miaozhen, "Senior Sister, there's no need to use such a big Pill Furnace for making fire. Besides, the flame in your furnace is a type of Spiritual Fire, and that teapot is just a Magic Artifact, it won't withstand such intense heat.
Put away the Alchemy Furnace and use that small stove on the case table there."
"That small?"
Li Miaozhen took the small stove into her hand curiously, "You get mad when I say your Cave Mansion looks like a Female Cultivator's, but why do you have so many delicate little things?"
Qin Feng, out of energy, explained, "These were provided by the Internal Affairs Hall, and they're quite common in the Cultivation World, doesn't your Cave Mansion have them?"
"I seem to recall someone wanted to set these up for me, but I refused. They're small and petty, like something a woman would use."
"Cough cough..."
Qin Feng nearly choked on his saliva.
The way she said it, as if she wasn't a woman herself.
Of course, if her stunning face and prominent chest were overlooked, just judging by her personality, she indeed outdid ninety percent of men in the world.
But his spirit was not in good shape now, and he was too lazy to argue with Li Miaozhen over these things. With a flick of his finger, a white flame shot out and landed on the small stove, igniting the Fire Gathering Array within in an instant.
Then, he gestured for Li Miaozhen to place the teapot on the small stove.
Although Lee Miao Zhen had poured tens of thousands of jin of water inside, under the burning of the Fire Gathering Array in the small stove, it still didn't take too long to boil the tea water.
Reaching out her hand, Lee Miao Zhen drew a stream of scalding water which flowed out of the spout and poured into the teacup.
In an instant, a light fragrance of tea wafted out, invigorating the spirit at a single whiff.
"Wow, is this the Soul Nourishing Tea?"
Luoluo's already round eyes widened even further.
She hopped over, approached Qin Feng, deeply inhaled the fragrance of the tea, and her little face involuntarily showed a hint of intoxication.
"Hehe…"
Seeing this, Qin Feng couldn't help but chuckle, "If you want to drink, then this cup is for you."
"No, no!"
Luoluo extended her lotus root-like arms, waving them repeatedly, "Senior Brother, you're not in good shape, you should drink it."
"Don't worry, although there isn't much Soul Nourishing Tea, it's not to the extent that I can't even offer you a cup."
Qin Feng smiled gently, smelling the fragrance of the tea which made his Divine Soul feel much refreshed. He waved his hand to draw over two teacups, then brewed two more cups of tea and pushed them toward Lee Miao Zhen and Luoluo respectively.
"You…"
"Senior Sister, rest assured, my Divine Soul Power may have depleted quite a bit, but this box of Soul Nourishing Tea is enough for me to recover completely and even make further progress."
He saw the worry on Lee Miao Zhen's face and comforted her, then he picked up the teacup, took a gentle sip, and immediately felt a mysterious power rising from the tea, rushing straight to the crown, deeply into his Divine Soul, soothing most of the discomfort within.
"Actually, such Spiritual Tea should be brewed with superior Spiritual Water. Both the taste and the effects would be improved by three parts."
Qin Feng shook his head with a light sigh, "Unfortunately, I forgot to mention this to Martial Uncle Chao earlier. I should have asked him to open another Spiritual Pool or Spiritual Spring in my Cave Mansion."
Seeing that the color had returned to his face after just one cup of the Soul Nourishing Tea, Lee Miao Zhen finally felt relieved.
Truthfully, she had no problem fighting and killing, but she really wasn't adept at taking care of people. If Qin Feng hadn't improved, she probably would have been at a loss, only able to find someone else to take care of him.
She chatted with Qin Feng for a bit more, seeing that he still seemed to have a tired look in his eyes, she didn't want to disturb him further. She told Qin Feng to rest up well and that she would visit him again later, taking Luoluo with her as they left his Cave Mansion.
Once she had left, Qin Feng's spirits immediately lifted, no longer tired as before.
Although he had consumed a significant amount of Divine Soul Power, he wasn't so weak, especially now that he had drunk the Soul Nourishing Tea. At this moment, his Divine Soul was being nourished by the effects of the tea. He was far from exhausted; he was just playing the part of seeking pity.
He believed that after this show of vulnerability, his standing in Lee Miao Zhen's heart would certainly increase a lot.
Qin Feng chuckled to himself, stood up, stretched lazily, then returned to the quiet room, threw himself on the soft couch, and fell into a deep sleep.
After injuring the Divine Soul, although one could use various Spiritual Objects to compensate for the loss and cultivate various Secret Techniques to nourish the Divine Soul with Spiritual Power and Essence Qi, sleeping was still an excellent way to replenish the spirit.
Qin Feng had been contemplating the Gold Element Principle lately, which consumed a lot of his mental energy. He was already somewhat tired, and now was a good opportunity to sleep deeply. When he woke up, even if his Divine Soul Power wasn't completely restored, his mental state would be much improved.
Over the following month, Qin Feng drank a cup of the Soul Nourishing Tea every day and, coupled with the many Miracle Medicines that Lee Miao Zhen continued to send for nourishing the Divine Soul, under the replenishment of so many top-level resources, not only had his Divine Soul Power completely recovered, but it had also improved significantly.
He didn't disclose this fact, though, continuing to enjoy the feeling of Lee Miao Zhen's caring visits every few days.
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The mountain was majestic, with peaks rising one after another, exuding a rough and unrestrained atmosphere everywhere.
Among countless buildings clustered around the numerous mountain peaks, in a particularly large and glorious palace, several Immortals with powerful and unpredictable auras were sitting cross-legged, among whom was the Gui Ling Ancestor.
Around them, a Great Array was arranged, indescribably exquisite and unparalleled in mystery. The Array emitted a profound aura through various Runes, and in the center, a Treasure Mirror was suspended.
The Treasure Mirror was simple and ancient, its surface changing with various scenes that dazzled the onlooker.
These figures, however, had been in this place for several years, watching the images in the mirror for the same amount of time.
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As they sat in silence, a corner of the Great Array suddenly flashed with runes, and it seemed on the verge of exploding—threatening to destroy that part of the array.
An Elder not far away, wearing a Seven Stars Daoist Robe, suddenly stood up. Stepping through the Big Dipper formation and pointing his finger like a sword, he emitted an aura of profound mystery. Within moments, he stilled the disturbances within the array.
"Everyone,"
the Elder spoke, "Disturbing the Heavenly Mechanism has always been fraught with difficulty, and yet we have, for successive years, muddled its operation and shielded the Power of Qi Fortune. The Heavenly Dao has indeed granted us some leeway due to our struggles against the various Demon Sects, but maintaining this over the long term is becoming increasingly challenging.
Now the disturbances in the Chaos Heavenly Mechanism Array are occurring with shorter intervals. We cannot allow this to continue."
"Daoist Fellow Tianxuan, do not worry,"
the Gui Ling Ancestor chuckled. "Despite the repeated disturbances in the Array, we have not been without gains. We have nearly ascertained the scope of the various Demon Sects' territories."
With a wave of his hand, he caused a mirror within the Array to suddenly cast a light and shadow.
The light shifted, revealing a map of the Southern Domain—its mountains, rivers, settlements, and states all clearly visible.
On the map, several hundred locations were marked with red dots.
Upon close inspection, one could discern nine deep red marks, while the majority were a standard red color.
"Through our collective efforts and divination, we have not only identified the main halls of the various Demon Sects but have also marked out many of the more powerful branches under their command.
The only one we've yet to locate is the Heavenly Demon Sect, but through joint effort and prediction, we have narrowed down their approximate location. When the time comes, just send a few Great Powers; we will turn the mountains and rivers upside down if we must, and they will not elude us.
Moreover, even the Demon Cultivators from other domains, coveting the resources of the Red Flame Demon Realm, have come to our Beast Taming Sect to exchange for various treasures, allowing us to pinpoint their positions. We will need to communicate with other domains in advance before taking action to avoid them detecting any irregularities after the fact.
Now that we have discovered so many hidden lairs of the Demon Sects, we are ready for battle. There's no need to strive for absolute perfection.
I suspect that the Heavenly Demon Sect has not been specifically located, not because they lack greed for the resources of the Red Flame Demon Realm, but likely because they have a Secret Treasure that conceals their base of operations, preventing us from pinpointing their exact location."
"I believe Daoist Fellow Gui Ling speaks truly,"
Daoist Tianxuan nodded in agreement. "We have delayed for so long already, locating even the positions of the Demon Sects from other domains. There's no need to wait any longer. If we wait for the Heavenly Demon Sect and cause too much delay, it might alert the notable powers within these sects, which would be inappropriate. What do you all think?"
As an ancestor of the Seven Stars Palace and a Golden Immortal Great Power who proved his Dao during the Ancient Great Tribulation, his seniority was quite high, and his words carried significant weight.
Thus, when he asked this question, the others nodded in agreement.
Of course, more importantly, they harbored the same thoughts.
They then turned their attention to a refined-looking middle-aged Daoist seated at the center, "Daoist Brother Guanxing, what is your opinion?"
"Agreed,"
Daoist Guanxing nodded. "Since everyone is unwilling to wait, I will now go and seek guidance from the Ancestor. As long as the Ancestor consents, we will send out the orders, summon the troops from all sides, and prepare for battle."
"Thank you for your efforts, Daoist Brother Guanxing."
The crowd bowed and watched Daoist Guanxing leave.
This man was the only one of the handful of Immortal Golden Immortals from the War God Palace known for his gift in predicting Heavenly Secrets.
The War God Palace, although proven in Martial Arts, with even the Ancestor Zhan Tian being an entity of immense physical strength, was not a sect of muscle-brained warriors who lacked strategic thinking. Otherwise, with just Ancestor Zhan Tian at the helm, they could not possibly dominate the Southern Domain.
In fact, Martial Artists who cultivate Martial Arts have exceedingly sharp spirits. Once they reach a certain level, they can have powerful sensations on a whim, capable of anticipating certain dangers.
And this Daoist Guanxing was something of an anomaly within the War God Palace, or rather, a talent deliberately cultivated by Ancestor Zhan Tian to excel in divination and strategizing.
Before the Ancient Great Tribulation, Ancestor Zhan Tian had traveled the Void and battled across Ten Thousand Worlds, a being of wide experience and knowledge. Naturally, he understood that without a Great Power skilled in divination and strategizing, the sect would suffer in many ways.
So, at the onset of the Ancient Great Tribulation, he began to focus on nurturing such talent. During the ensuing battles with the invaders from various worlds, he plundered many Daoist teachings and secrets related to the Heavenly Mechanism. He poured countless efforts and even tilted the Qi Fortune of the entire War God Palace towards Daoist Guanxing. After much toil, he finally cultivated a divination expert for their War God Palace.
And indeed, Daoist Guanxing did not let down the expectations of Ancestor Zhan Tian. After many schemes and collaborations with various factions, he led a campaign that annihilated the invading armies in Biluo. As a result, the Qi Fortune of the War God Palace surged, securing their dominance in the Southern Domain, unchallenged as the supreme authority to this day!
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