Chapter 73: Two Tasks

Qu Yi discovered the benefits of the Soul Devouring Bloodline for spirit pills, his mind racing as he came up with numerous ideas.
“Collect waste pills from various merchant guilds in the Immortal Realm, transform them into spirit pills, and then sell them.”
“Gather spirit pills at the Human Soul Immortal level, convert them all into spirit pills at the Human Spirit Immortal level, and then sell them.”
“Gather spirit pills at the Human Spirit Immortal level, convert them all into spirit pills at the Earth Soul Immortal level, and store them for future use in cultivating core strength.”
Just by transforming waste pills into spirit pills, Qu Yi could amass enormous wealth and quickly become one of the few wealthy individuals in the Immortal Realm.
Waste pills didn’t require many Origin Stones, but even spirit pills at the Human Soul Immortal level started at a price of 100,000 Origin Stones. Such huge profits naturally allowed him to accumulate wealth rapidly and become extremely rich.
“Five Lords, it seems we can’t avoid getting rich,” Qu Yi said with a smile, looking at his five avatars.
The Five Lords—Gold Lord, Wood Lord, Water Lord, Fire Lord, and Earth Lord—all nodded happily, agreeing with Qu Yi’s words.
Qu Yi calmed his mind before saying, “Since the Soul Devouring Bloodline has such remarkable effects, we must make good use of it. First, I’ll restore three bottles of Ghost Emperor Earth Pills from waste to spirit pills, then let Jing Yihong complete this pill-refining task.”
Qu Yi already had a plan. Since Jing Yihong, the master of Yueying Peak, was under his control, he was now one of his people. There would be many opportunities to use Jing Yihong in the future, so it was necessary to help him complete the pill-refining task first before leveraging his status for other purposes.
As for collecting waste pills, that task would be left to Jing Yihong.
After saying that, Qu Yi took out three white jade bottles and poured the Ghost Emperor Earth Pills inside them into his blood.
The blood core trembled, illuminated by red light, and all fifteen Ghost Emperor Earth Pills were transformed into spirit pills.
After collecting the spirit pills, Qu Yi smiled and turned to his five avatars.
“Gold Lord, Wood Lord, Water Lord, Fire Lord, Earth Lord, you are all at the Middle Human Spirit Immortal level, each having yet to master one secret technique. Now that we’ve uncovered the secrets of the Soul Devouring Bloodline, we just need to purchase a spirit pill at the Human Soul Immortal level and transform it into one at the Human Spirit Immortal level. Then you can consume it and quickly master the last secret technique, thereby advancing to the Upper Human Spirit Immortal level,” Qu Yi said happily.

Jin Zun had already mastered the techniques of firmness and severity in the metal element, as well as the technique of severity, but had not yet grasped the technique of convergence. Therefore, he only needed to obtain a spiritual pill at the Human Soul Immortal level that contained the power of convergence to pour it into the Soul Devouring Bloodline, thereby evolving it into a spiritual pill at the Human Soul Immortal level that included the technique of convergence, which would help Jin Zun master the final technique.

The same was true for Mu Zun, Shui Zun, Huo Zun, and Tu Zun. Mu Zun had not yet mastered the technique of tension and relaxation. Shui Zun had not yet mastered the technique of sinking. Huo Zun had not yet mastered the technique of explosion. Tu Zun had not yet mastered the technique of acceptance.

“We understand, Lord,” the five lords replied happily.

At present, Qu Yi was not short of Origin Stones at all. After all, only a small portion of the 2 billion Origin Stones he had won from the bet had been spent. Moreover, even if those 2 billion Origin Stones were used up, Qu Yi could still turn ores into Origin Stones, so he wasn’t worried about a shortage at all.

Most importantly, in the future, Qu Yi would be able to turn inferior pills into spiritual pills and sell them, allowing him to earn Origin Stones at an unprecedented rate—so fast that it would be difficult to spend them all.

It was certain that the five lords would have no shortage of Origin Stones when they needed to purchase spiritual pills in the future.

Qu Yi smiled and then intended to leave the heart of the Soul Devouring Bloodline.

At that moment, the silent Artifact God transmitted a message: “Qu Yi, wait a moment. I’ve discovered another useful property of the Soul Devouring Bloodline.”

Upon hearing this, Qu Yi immediately stopped and became filled with anticipation.

“The Soul Devouring Bloodline can improve the grade of spiritual pills. It should also have another use: accelerating the growth rate of medicinal herbs. Go to the heart, take some blood, and give it to Jing Yihong to test it,” the Artifact God said calmly.

Hearing this, Qu Yi’s face showed surprise, followed by ecstasy, as he immediately agreed with the Artifact God’s idea.

In the Immortal Realm, alchemists needed raw materials such as medicinal herbs to create pills. Generally, it took a long time for these herbs to grow to maturity, and they were easily picked by cultivators. It was very difficult to obtain all the ingredients required for a pill formula.

Therefore, alchemists in the Immortal Realm needed a long time before they could start crafting pills.

If the Soul Devouring Bloodline could indeed accelerate the growth of medicinal herbs, then in the future, one would only need to plant young herb seeds and spray them with blood from the Soul Devouring Bloodline to continuously obtain the herbs needed for pill formulas.

Qu Yi immediately adopted the Artifact God’s suggestion. He took out a large white jade bottle and collected a bottle of blood.

The Soul Devouring Bloodline extended across the entire Fire Phoenix Continent, absorbing spiritual energy and storing it in the blood. Thus, as long as there was spiritual energy available, the Soul Devouring Bloodline would continue to flow endlessly. Even if Qu Yi took away large amounts of blood every day, the Soul Devouring Bloodline would not run dry.

After taking the blood, Qu Yi left the heart of the Soul Devouring Bloodline.

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Jing Yihong received Qu Yi’s mental message and immediately used the spatial teleportation array from the Yuxuan Pavilion to arrive at Tongzhou Hall.

The Fire Lord welcomed Jing Yihong.

In the Fire Lord’s cultivation cave, the two sat down. Naturally, Jing Yihong immediately sensed the abundant spiritual energy of fire-based cultivation techniques in the cave and was amazed by the Fire Lord’s mystery.

“Jing Yihong, I’ve turned all three of the useless Ghost Emperor Earth Pills you gave me into spiritual pills. Take one,” said the Fire Lord with a smile.

At that moment, Jing Yihong stared intently at the three white jade bottles in front of the Fire Lord, his expression changing constantly, showing his great excitement.

Waste pills at the Earth Soul Immortal level could be turned into spiritual pills—what kind of alchemy technique was this?

Jing Yihong, who had been obsessed with alchemy his entire life, was naturally shocked. He stared at the Fire Lord eagerly and asked, “What method did you use to turn those waste pills into spiritual pills?”

The Fire Lord merely smiled.

Jing Yihong pressed him anxiously again and again. Seeing that the Fire Lord still refused to answer, he calmed down, realizing that the Fire Lord would never easily reveal such a special alchemy technique.

Seeing Jing Yihong quiet down, the Fire Lord smiled and said, “Jing Yihong, don’t try to figure out my alchemy methods. I have two tasks for you to complete.”

Jing Yihong’s expression darkened as he replied gloomily, “What are they?”

Seeing Jing Yihong’s attitude, the Fire Lord wasn’t angry and still smiled calmly. “The first task: here is a bottle of Spiritual Blood. Use it to pour over the spiritual herbs to see if it can speed up their growth.”

As he spoke, the Fire Lord took out the white jade bottle containing the Soul Devouring Bloodline. Of course, he didn’t tell Jing Yihong that it was the Soul Devouring Bloodline; instead, he gave it a new name—Spiritual Blood.

Hearing this, Jing Yihong’s previously dull expression regained its luster as he exclaimed in delight, “Really? This Spiritual Blood has such an effect? I must definitely test it myself!”

The Fire Lord nodded and added, “The second task: help me collect various pills, even waste pills. As for Origin Stones, I’ll give you one billion right now.”

Jing Yihong stood there like a wooden statue, staring in shock at Fire Lord, utterly awestruck by his magnanimity. The Origin Stone—ten billion at a glance! That kind of generosity was usually reserved for the head of the Youhan Sect.

Soon, Jing Yihong understood. If Fire Lord could turn inferior pills into divine pills, then he surely could also turn lower-grade divine pills into higher-grade ones. With such back-and-forth transactions, his wealth would increase explosively.

“No problem. I’ll instruct my disciple Wang Tao to handle this. If there are any difficulties, I’ll do it myself,” Jing Yihong replied eagerly.

It was only then that Jing Yihong truly respected Fire Lord from the bottom of his heart, no longer feeling humiliated because his Soul Flower was under Fire Lord’s control.

Seeing that Jing Yihong had given a firm reply, Fire Lord smiled and said, “Completing these two tasks will benefit you in the future. At least I’ll give you many of the pill formulas you need. And since you’re currently just a four-star Earth Soul Immortal, I have ways to help you rise quickly to a six-star Earth Soul Immortal.”

With the mysterious powerhouse Qi Yi around, Jing Yihong could still manage to obtain some pill formulas. Divine pills at the Human Soul Immortal level could be transformed into pills at the Earth Soul Immortal level, so Fire Lord could easily provide him with plenty of pills in the future.

Hearing Fire Lord’s words, Jing Yihong stood up excitedly once again, looking at him gratefully as he shouted, “Next time, be sure to include me in anything you do!”

At this point, Jing Yihong truly felt that being controlled by Fire Lord was a form of happiness. After all, whatever Fire Lord had said and planned to do were astonishing feats even in the Immortal Realm. As an Earth Soul Immortal and a peak leader, Jing Yihong could easily realize how great Fire Lord’s ambitions were. Following him would surely bring benefits.

Fire Lord simply smiled faintly, waved his hand, and said, “That’s enough. Go back and complete these two tasks.”

Jing Yihong nodded seriously before leaving Fire Lord’s cultivation cave.

Sure enough, once he returned to his Moonful Peak, he immediately gathered all his disciples and announced that he had successfully crafted the Ghost Emperor Earth Pill. From then on, a new method for refining divine pills was added to Moonful Peak.

Jing Yihong also ordered his disciples to head to the headquarters of the Divine Pill Academy and various pill shops to stock up on all kinds of pills, not even sparing any inferior pills.

After giving these instructions, Jing Yihong went alone to a medicinal peak under Moonful Peak in secret.

“Can Spirit Blood truly increase the growth rate of spirit herbs?” Jing Yihong murmured. In his hand, he already held a white jade bottle.