UGB Chapter 240 The Medicine Must Not Be Stopped
Chapter 240 The Medicine Must Not Be Stopped
The spiritual energy within the demon core had just spread out when it quickly transformed into a stream of pure magical power. After a few breaths, it turned into wisps of magical power that slowly merged into the dantian, soon becoming part of one's own cultivation.
As spiritual energy continued to be generated, the size of the demon core shrank out of thin air.
Du Fan noticed that the sip of the Core-Melting Water he had drunk remained lingering around the demon core. It neither moved rashly nor moved away, but seemed to be monitoring the demon core's every move as if it were sentient.
As the demon core shrinks in size, the concentration of spiritual energy it emits also begins to decrease significantly. In particular, when the demon core shrinks to one-tenth of its original size, the spiritual energy that continues to spread is negligible.
This phenomenon is completely different from elixirs or even elixir essential oils.
Before long, some sand-like things appeared. These things could not be melted, like impurities, and could no longer generate any spiritual energy. Du Fan looked inward and realized that the effect of this demon core had probably reached its limit.
Just then, the Core-Melting Water, which had been eyeing the demon core covetously, suddenly began to churn violently. Then, it swirled and instantly enveloped the demon core remnants. The two immediately began to devour and dissolve each other, producing a sizzling sound.
A few breaths later, the Elixir-Melting Water, along with the demon core impurities within it, vanished into thin air.
"It seems there's nothing wrong with the Elixir-Refining Water I made, and the method of consuming the Demon Core should also be completely correct." Observing this, Du Fan felt relieved. Then, his expression turned serious, and he began to examine his own cultivation level internally.
As Du Fan expected, the pale yellow demon core of this low-level demon beast did not generate much magic power in his body. He had anticipated this, so he did not show too much disappointment at this moment.
A moment later, Du Fan's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he was greatly shocked. However, he was only stunned for a moment before he showed a look of wild joy.
After consuming the demon core, his magical power did not increase much, but the stabilization stage of the sixth level of Qi Refining was pushed forward by an invisible hand by a large margin, which was equivalent to the half-month he usually struggled in the stabilization stage!
Improving one's cultivation level is extremely difficult for other cultivators, but it's nothing for Du Fan. On the contrary, the stabilization period, which is very easy for others, is a major obstacle for Du Fan's cultivation.
This is determined by his own spiritual root aptitude and cannot be solved by pills, nor even by the essential oils he exclusively developed that are many times purer, because these are two completely unrelated things.
Therefore, how could this discovery not fill him with joy?
"Although I had deduced that demon cores might have some effect on shortening the stabilization period, this effect is simply too astonishing, especially considering it's only a pale yellow demon core..."
Du Fan took a deep breath, his excited emotions gradually calming down, and muttered to himself.
"If it's a medium-yellow demon core, then its effects..."
After a while, his eyes suddenly flashed, and with a flick of his arm, a medium-yellow demon core instantly appeared in his hand. He then swallowed it down with a mouthful of pill-dissolving water.
Half an hour later, when Du Fan opened his eyes, a faint look of disappointment flashed across his face as he murmured:
"This medium-yellow demon core naturally produces significantly more mana than the light-yellow demon core, but there's not much difference in shortening the stabilization period. Could it be that all demon cores of all grades have the same effect on the stabilization period?"
Before long, Du Fan figured out the key point. After a moment's thought, he suddenly slapped his storage bag with his right hand, took out a handful of pale yellow demon cores, placed them on the wooden bed in front of him, then took one and put it in his mouth, swallowing it down with a mouthful of core-dissolving water.
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Three days later, Du Fan finished his cultivation. A smile played on his lips as he whispered:
"The stabilization period that would normally take at least six months has now been completed in just three days. My cultivation has now reached the early stage of the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage. These seemingly ordinary demon cores have solved a major problem in my cultivation."
"However, as my cultivation level improves, my stabilization period increases almost exponentially. If I am lucky enough to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm in the future, my stabilization period might last for a very long time, perhaps even several decades."
If the demon core still has this effect by then, the stabilization period will remain my biggest problem in cultivation.
"Sigh, forget it. Things will work themselves out. Why worry about something so far ahead and add to my troubles? Besides, whether I'll even make it that far is still uncertain."
Du Fan sighed, took a small sip of ginseng essential oil, and continued his cultivation.
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This time, Du Fan cultivated for a full two months before opening his eyes and muttering to himself, "I'm not far from the middle stage of the sixth level of Qi Refining. I believe that in another week or two, I can truly step into this stage."
Ten days later, Du Fan quietly left the wooden house, with the invisibility ring on his hand, and headed straight for a desolate mountain a hundred miles away from Langlin Valley. At this time, his cultivation level had reached the mid-stage of the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage, and it had stabilized.
His original plan was to cultivate to the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining in one go before he would stop. Unfortunately, he had very little ginseng essence oil left and had to make a new batch for his cultivation.
At Du Fan's running speed, the journey of over a hundred miles took him less than half an hour.
As soon as he arrived at the foot of the mountain, he immediately spread his divine sense to the fullest extent, carefully observing the situation within a few hundred feet around him. He could not reveal the slightest detail of his actions, otherwise the consequences would be extremely serious.
After he advanced to the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage, the strength of his spiritual sense increased further.
His divine sense now covers a range of 550 zhang, making him one of the best even among early Foundation Establishment cultivators, at least no weaker than Master Ma, the manager of Langlin Valley.
After about half an incense stick's time, Du Fan found a natural cave. It was located in the middle of a cliff, surrounded by steep terrain, and in a very remote location. There were also weeds growing at the entrance of the cave, so it would not be easily discovered under normal circumstances. It was truly an excellent hiding place.
From the outside, the cave was about two zhang wide and high. Du Fan walked in and, after a brief inspection with his divine sense, he could tell that the place was desolate and devoid of any life. Even if someone had been here before, it must have been at least a hundred years ago.
Although the cave is not large, it is more than ten zhang deep, which is enough for Du Fan to plant a large number of spiritual herbs and make room for the preparation of ginseng essential oil.
He wasted no time. After checking that there were no problems with the cave, he immediately took out various commonly used medicinal herb seeds and scattered them on the ground inside the cave. Then he carefully applied a special fertilizer.
He then took out all three sets of experimental equipment and, using the spiritual herbs he had in stock, began to prepare ginseng essential oil simultaneously. His movements were fluid and skillful, showing great ease and mastery.
After the medicinal herbs were planted, they did not require much management. Therefore, in the following days, Du Fan's main task was to operate the experimental equipment to prepare ginseng essential oil. He also spent some time cultivating.
It wasn't until midnight on the twentieth day that Du Fan stopped what he was doing. With a flick of his arm, he instantly put the last three bottles of ginseng essential oil he had prepared into his storage bag.
Immediately afterwards, with a wave of his sleeve, he gathered up the three sets of experimental equipment and the numerous medicinal herbs on the ground.
During this period, he prepared enough ginseng qi essential oil to last him until he reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, and there would still be some left over. Therefore, he did not need to worry about elixirs and essential oils for a short time.
Stepping out of the cave, Du Fan moved swiftly and stood atop a cliff, gazing into the distance. A gust of cold wind swept over him, ruffling his clothes and disheveling his long hair.
It was midnight, the night was cool as water, and the cold moon hung like a hook. Du Fan stood alone on the mountaintop, feeling the desolation of late autumn and the chill creeping in. He felt a sense of sorrow and desolation.
After a long silence, Du Fan's expression suddenly shifted. He slowly turned around, his cold gaze landing on a massive, black boulder the size of a door dozens of feet away. He said in a deep voice, "Who are you, and why are you here?"
"what?"
A soft exclamation suddenly came from the boulder that Du Fan was staring at, as if the other party had noticed him, which surprised the person. However, the voice was somewhat strange, and it was impossible to tell whether it was male or female, old or young.
"Fellow Daoist Du, you are quite skilled. No wonder someone is so wary of you and wants to kill you as soon as possible." The same voice came again, cold and indifferent, as if it were devoid of any emotion.
Du Fan was taken aback upon hearing this, then his face darkened, and he said coldly, "Judging from your words, your purpose in coming here is specifically for me. We have never met before, so how do you know me, and how did you find me?"
After Du Fan bombarded him with questions, the other party remained silent, clearly indicating that they had no intention of continuing to speak.
However, what caught his eye was that the seemingly motionless black stone suddenly began to twist and deform, producing countless circular ripples. As it spun rapidly, it made anyone who looked at it feel dizzy and disoriented.