Chapter 1449: Chapter 1449: 1434: The Shuili Dan King Takes the Bait

Capítulo 1449: Chapter 1434: The Shuili Dan King Takes the Bait

“Damn it, you’re just placing the god statue like this, what a waste, take a drop of your origin essence blood and drip it on.” said the Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit, A Chou.

“A drop of my origin essence blood?” Ye Zhen was a bit puzzled, “What’s the use of that?”

“Well, if I tell you now, it will be unclear anyway, but the benefits are immense, you’ll understand eventually! Hmm, remember, for each god statue, you must drop a drop of your origin essence blood.” said A Chou.

Seeing A Chou being mysterious, Ye Zhen didn’t ask more, he just followed the instructions, applying a drop of origin essence blood to the forehead of each god statue.

Soon, the drop of origin essence blood silently integrated into the newly carved god statue, and Ye Zhen urgently commanded followers to erect the new statue, which bore an eight or nine resemblance to Ye Zhen.

Afterward, Sect Leader Jian Qianxiong performed the annual ritual of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, leading a crowd of followers to worship the new god statue formally.

Although Ye Zhen was still nominally part of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, he did not participate in such events, only observing from afar as Jian Qianxiong led the ceremony.

While the followers were reverently bowing to the god statue, a strange feeling suddenly arose in Ye Zhen’s heart.

That feeling was very peculiar.

The new god statue, standing not far away, seemed to come alive, suddenly establishing a faint, mysterious connection with Ye Zhen, who vaguely felt an inexplicable power merging into the statue.

Vaguely, there was also a subtle change to Ye Zhen’s divine soul.

But this change was so slight, like a speck of dust falling on a table, that it seemed almost non-existent.

“This seems…” Ye Zhen looked at A Chou, who was perched on his shoulder.

The latter shrank its neck, appearing as if it had nothing to do with it.

Ye Zhen originally wanted to question further, but thinking that A Chou wouldn’t harm him, he let it be.

In the following time, Ye Zhen went around replacing the god statues worshipped by the Sun and Moon Divine Sect while occasionally subduing various powerful factions.

Ye Zhen’s method was very straightforward and rough, directly overwhelming the true power holders of those major forces and the souls of their next-generation heirs, capturing them all.

If they cooperated, it was fine.

However, most did not cooperate.

As for those who did not cooperate, Ye Zhen had a simple method, forcibly knocking them out and capturing their souls. After some training and guidance, they naturally complied.

Over ninety percent of the forces were subdued by Ye Zhen in this way.

But there were some leaders with a strong spirit, whom Ye Zhen initially admired. However, despite exhausting all rhetoric with no success, he had to forcibly knock them out and capture their souls.

Yet, there were still extreme cases where, even after having their souls forcibly captured by Ye Zhen, those people would gallantly sacrifice themselves, stubbornly believing that as long as they died, Ye Zhen would be powerless over their territory.

Ye Zhen could only say, these people were too naive.

Ye Zhen would simply select an ambitious and capable subordinate of theirs, reward them with some pills and a few Low Grade Thought Spirit Pills, then bestow over a hundred standard spiritual artifacts and several standard soul artifacts, along with a thousand Wind-Fire Crossbows, forming a new formidable force.

In less than a few months, they could overthrow their old master and unify the old master’s territory, then obediently follow Ye Zhen’s orders.

One thing worth mentioning is that Ye Zhen consciously controlled the military armory from the Primordial Continent.

Most of what was distributed were very common standard spiritual artifacts and soul artifacts. The distribution of military armory like the Flame Burst Magic Crossbow, which was strictly controlled on the Primordial Continent, was very limited by Ye Zhen.

Aside from the ten pieces given by his own father, like Qiyun Sect and the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, each received ten pieces, all personally held by the Sect Leader and Sect Hierarch. Other than that, Ye Zhen did not distribute a single one.

In just a month, Ye Zhen subdued the leaders of several significant forces within the True Spirit Domain, gathered them all in Qinglan Martial City, where they paid collective homage to Jian Qianxiong, established seating orders, and formulated various rules.

As per Jian Qianxiong’s view, the True Spirit Domain could be unified within half a year, followed by the meticulous process of swallowing up others.

Yet, Ye Zhen did not remain idle.

Ye Zhen spent half a year touring all but the True Spirit Domain and Black Dragon Domain on the True Profound Continent, capturing the souls of the top leaders of the leading forces from each of those six domains.

Of course, Ye Zhen was very selective; those forces that caught Ye Zhen’s eye in each domain were usually just two or three, at most four.

Excluding those three or four forces captured by Ye Zhen, there were countless smaller forces within each domain.

Thus, almost simultaneously across the True Profound Continent, countless bloodbaths were stirred up, as those major forces in each domain began the path of unification under Ye Zhen’s direction.

Once each domain was unified, the leaders of those major forces in each domain would hold a conference, and under Ye Zhen’s rules, form a feudal alliance or empire.

However, no matter what, by that stage, the true ruler of the True Profound Continent would actually be Ye Zhen.

Amidst the continent-wide turmoil, Ye Zhen quietly arrived at Shuili Island, currently one of the two sanctuaries on the entire True Profound Continent, to meet the Shuili Dan King.

Due to the recent overwhelming wars on the True Profound Continent, martial artists have been coming here continuously to seek pills.

However, the Shuili Dan King, living up to his name, noticed something amiss from recent changes and announced the closure of the island for a retreat three months ago, deciding not to involve himself in the chaos of various factions.

While others cannot enter Shuili Island, it is always open for Ye Zhen.

Of course, Ye Zhen did not force his way in; the Shuili Dan King is of great use to Ye Zhen and must be treated with respect.

Years ago, Ye Zhen gained favor with the Shuili Dan King on Shuili Island and was also gifted a talisman communication and a token.

Soon after Ye Zhen showed the token, the Shuili Dan King, his hair tied back with ebony, dressed in simple blue garments and emitting a fragrance of medicinal herbs, personally stepped out of Shuili Island to greet him.

“Sea Suppression Great Saint, it has been years since we last met, and today your demeanor is as impressive as ever…” Just as he spoke, the expression on the Shuili Dan King’s face changed, as he found himself unable to discern Ye Zhen’s cultivation.

Several years ago, at the Shuili Island’s pill-appraising assembly, he could see through Ye Zhen’s cultivation at a glance, but now the aura has become incredibly mysterious.

“I came today, having obtained some pills in the outer domain, specifically to let the Dan King appraise them!” Ye Zhen stated straightforwardly.

Upon hearing this, the Shuili Dan King’s eyes lit up. Pills that made the Sea Suppression Great Saint himself come over for appraisal must be extraordinary.

He is not only a Dan King but also a pill fanatic, and Ye Zhen’s aura change was long forgotten.

“Please, come in, please!” the Shuili Dan King exclaimed joyfully.

After half a quarter-hour, once Ye Zhen and the Shuili Dan King had settled in his refined house, under the intensely curious gaze of the Shuili Dan King, Ye Zhen first took out a Low Grade Thought Spirit Pill and handed it to him.

“Dan King, what do you think of this pill?”

The moment the Shuili Dan King received the pill, his eyes widened to the extreme. He observed, smelled, and examined it with his soul view, and with Ye Zhen’s permission, split the Low Grade Thought Spirit Pill in half to inspect it closely.

“If the Dan King wants to scrutinize the effects of this pill in detail, you might refine it a bit to test it!” Ye Zhen generously offered.

A pill fanatic like the Shuili Dan King would never refuse an opportunity to examine a new pill, so he immediately began to try different methods to refine the Low Grade Thought Spirit Pill on the spot.

Some time later, the Shuili Dan King suddenly opened his eyes and said, “This pill’s effects are extremely mysterious. It uses over a hundred types of medicinal ingredients, more than thirty of which I’ve never seen before.

Among the seven main ingredients, five are unknown to me, and one main ingredient is beyond description.”

“If you had the ingredients, could the Dan King refine this pill?” Ye Zhen asked with some expectation.

This Thought Spirit Pill is incredibly important, a cornerstone for every martial artist’s cultivation progress. Unfortunately, it’s controlled by the Ancestor God Temple and the Heavenly Temple of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

“The refinement method for this pill is actually quite ordinary! From my observation, many of its refining techniques are rather crude; it wouldn’t be difficult for me to refine it.

The issue lies with the medicinal properties and the pill formula. Five of the main ingredients in this pill are unknown to me, and thirty-one auxiliary medicines I’ve never encountered, leaving me unfamiliar with their properties.

However, with enough pills, these aren’t problems, but the pill formula is what’s crucial!”

This assertion confirmed some of Ye Zhen’s judgments.

Due to the differences in the quantity and quality of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, alchemists from the True Profound Continent and the Primordial Continent have taken completely different paths.

Alchemists on the Primordial Continent have abundant Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, with extremely potent properties. They mainly focus on the hierarchy among monarchs, ministers, and assistants, and communication of medicinal properties to form the pill, their alchemical techniques are rather bold and rough.

However, alchemists on the True Profound Continent deal with generally mediocre medicinal properties of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, with few options to choose from. Thus, when refining elixirs, they extract every trace of medicinal property from these treasures.

Moreover, due to the scarcity of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, every failed alchemy attempt is a huge loss, so they strive for success every time.

This has made the refining techniques on the True Profound Continent exceedingly meticulous.

This should be the fundamental reason why the Shuili Dan King claimed that refining this Low Grade Thought Spirit Pill is simple.

“May I ask, Great Saint, where did this pill come from?” At this point, the Shuili Dan King couldn’t conceal his curiosity.

Ye Zhen wasn’t hasty in his answer; this Low Grade Thought Spirit Pill isn’t something you can refine just because you want to. The plan requires careful consideration, and Ye Zhen’s current target is the Shuili Dan King.

“No rush, Dan King, take a look at these pills, and these spiritual medicines, and we’ll discuss further!” With that, Ye Zhen began taking out hundreds of pills from the Primordial Continent, along with hundreds of spiritual medicines unknown on the True Profound Continent.

The moment these items appeared, the Shuili Dan King was dumbfounded, not knowing which to examine first.

“This…this… why are there so many pills and spiritual medicines that I’ve never seen before? Great Saint, quickly tell me, where do these come from? Are there formulas for these pills?” the Shuili Dan King asked urgently.

Seeing this, Ye Zhen smiled!

The Shuitu Dan King has taken the bait!