NOVEL NEXT Chapter 11: Nine Star Dou Practitioner
Chapter 11: Nine Star Dou Practitioner
Su Yun has already cultivated the "Eight Extremes Explosion" to the second level of dark energy.
In terms of combat power, in this small place of the Amplification Empire, with his current cultivation, he probably won't find many opponents at the Dou Practitioner stage.
However, the cultivation of six stars is still too low, and cross-level battles are unrealistic. If he had a fourth-grade magic core to upgrade the "Eight Extremes Explosion" to perfection, it would be a different story. But with his current strength, obtaining a fourth-grade magic core is...
"Difficult, difficult, difficult!"
It's challenging without a background.
Fourth-grade magic beasts correspond to martial spirit experts in the human world. With his current stature...
His current cultivation is too low, and some ideas are simply impractical.
If he had Dou Practitioner-level strength, merged the memories of the second and third-grade alchemists, practiced some pills, saved up gold coins for a while, there might be some prospects.
However, the Qi at the Dou Practitioner stage is too thin to support the refinement of pills above second-grade...
Su Yun shook his head, dismissing these thoughts.
The immediate priority is to enhance his strength. While being an alchemist provides many conveniences on the Qi continent, it still requires the support of Qi cultivation.
With a thought, a scroll with an ancient and slightly yellowed appearance appeared in Su Yun's hands.
This scroll is the remnant map of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire.
When the Pure Lotus Demon Saint was nearing its limit, it was consumed by the Pure Lotus Demon Fire until death. Failing to erase the consciousness and memory of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, it sealed the demon fire in the demon fire space and left behind four remnants of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire.
However, Yao Chen split one of the pieces in two, and now there are five remnants on the continent.
All five remnants contain its soul image. For others, they need to gather all of them to fully utilize their power, but for Su Yun, it's different.
"System, scan the Pure Lotus Demon Fire remnants."
"Ding, scan successful."
"Ding, detected one piece of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's remnant soul."
"Continue, scan the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's remnant soul."
"Ding, scan successful."
"Ding, obtained one portion of the Pure Lotus Demon Saint's memory (incomplete)."
A hint of joy flashed in Su Yun's eyes.
Indeed possible!
Su Yun chuckled, "Yao Chen's memories have been digested for almost seven months now. This remnant map has arrived just in time."
The Pure Lotus Demon Saint is more like a half saint than a demon saint. It is an existence that has taken half a step beyond the peak of the Nine Star Dou Practitioners, invincible in the same era. If not for the constraint of origin energy, it would have long disappeared into the void.
Su Yun's eyes revealed an undisguised smile.
A half saint who has lived to his limit has a collection of martial arts and techniques that Yao Chen can't compare with. The Dou Practitioner is also excellent. In the Central State of the continent, in the absence of the eight ancient tribes, the Practitioner is the ruler.
But don't talk about the half saint; even compared to the Saint Realm, there is a world of difference.
There is also a significant difference in martial arts and techniques. Yao Chen himself is of the fire attribute, but the martial arts he cultivates are only at the Earth level.
Not to mention memories from his past life, after obtaining Yao Chen's memories, Su Yun is already familiar with his collection of high-level martial arts and techniques.
Earth level exists, but there isn't even a single remaining copy at the Heaven level.
Yao Chen was expelled from the Yao Clan since childhood, and he couldn't enjoy the resources of the Yao Clan.
Now Su Yun's cultivation is low, but he has to plan for the future.
Even if the memory of the half saint is incomplete, it is of great help for the future. Not to mention other benefits, he won't worry about not having high-level martial arts to cultivate in the future.
Su Yun put away the Pure Lotus Demon Fire remnant map, took out a plant with alternating white and red leaves.
"I only thought about the Bone Chilling Flame combining extreme cold and extreme heat, but I overlooked the fact that the Ice Spirit Flame Grass also possesses dual attributes." Su Yun murmured.
Perhaps the problem of not being able to merge the dual attributes of ice and fire in a Qi technique in "Frozen Flame Mantra" may be solved without waiting to absorb the Bone Chilling Flame.
"System, merge Ice Spirit Flame Grass with 'Frozen Flame Mantra.'"
"Ding, detected a fusion solution."
"Ding, requires the consumption of a fourth-grade magic core. Proceed with the fusion?"
"Fourth-grade!" Su Yun's eyes almost popped out.
What's going on here!
Isn't fusion supposed to be charged based on the grade after fusion?
Could it be that after fusion, it can still advance to a high-grade Profound level?
Fourth-grade magic beasts correspond to Dou Spirits, and he, a Dou Practitioner-level scrub, is equivalent to only a first-grade magic beast.
The consumption for the fusion of the ice-fire characteristics of this herb with the technique seems to be different from the fusion between techniques.
Su Yun grumbled as he left the inn, heading back towards the Beast Mountain Range.
"To reach perfection in 'Eight Extremes Explosion' requires a fourth-grade magic core, and now even resolving the flaw in 'Frozen Flame Mantra' requires a fourth-grade magic core?!
Do I have to risk my life for this?!"
He could only place his hopes on his identity as an alchemist.
The previous approach from Wutan City is probably not effective here; magic cores above third-grade won't appear in low-end places like the market there.
The auction house is an option, but it's too far away, and the system can't retrieve it.
The money in the cave is enough to buy a third-grade magic core, but forget about the fourth-grade.
...
One day, inside a cave on the outskirts of the Beast Mountain Range.
"The claw marks from that Fierce Tiger really freaking hurt!"
The longer Su Yun stayed in the Beast Mountain Range, the further away the nine years of compulsory education seemed to be.
Other than Su Yun, there was no one else in the cave. Besides Su Yun's curses, only the crackling sound of the burning fire could be heard.
The sound of "crack, crack" as sparks erupted from the top of the flames.
A faint light shone on the young boy's face.
Time flies when cultivating, from the third stage of Qi cultivation to now, the once tender and delicate child has become hardened by wind and sun.
It's been about a year since leaving Wutan City.
Su Yun silently calculated the time.
From arriving on the outskirts of the Beast Mountain Range to finding this cave, it had been seven months.
And now, another six months had passed.
"A year already." Su Yun sighed.
Cultivation is truly challenging.
Su Yun shook his head, applying the coagulated blood ointment to the wound on his arm.
In battles, injuries are inevitable.
The cultivation at the Dou Practitioner stage, with his current talent, is relatively simple.
With his cultivation now reaching Nine Star Dou Practitioner and the "Eight Extremes Explosion" already mastered to the fourth level of dark energy, confronting a second-grade magic beast is not difficult.
And indeed, these days he has been deliberately seeking trouble with second-grade magic beasts in the Beast Mountain Range.
With the explosive characteristic of the dark energy in "Eight Extremes Explosion," Su Yun is not afraid of the naturally robust physique of magic beasts.
Although the physique of magic beasts is strong, their internal organs are equally fragile, and low-level magic beasts have little intelligence, allowing him to single-handedly kill them multiple times.
But all day hunting birds, today he got pecked by a bird.
In the morning, he was ambushed by a second-grade Fierce Tiger. Although he killed it, he still got scratched.
Su Yun bandaged the wound and started refining Flame Blood.
Although Flame Blood is a first-grade pill, it is a "dan liquid."
The Alchemist Guild evaluates the grade of alchemists based on the formed pills, indicating the ease of refining, and Flame Blood, as a "dan liquid," is relatively easy to refine.
In this year and a bit, Su Yun's rapid progress in cultivation owes much to the Flame Blood technique.
(End of this chapter)
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