He knew very well how precious these five things were, but he was still trying to give it a try, just in case he could really get them!
A fourth-order puppet beast needs high-quality spirit stones to be driven. The protective formation of a large sect needs high-quality spirit stones to operate. Some powerful prohibitions also need energy from high-quality spirit stones. However, most of the spirit stone mines in the East China Sea's immortal world are controlled by large forces. After thousands of years of inheritance, Tinghai Pavilion has only managed to obtain more than 30 high-quality spirit stones.
The protective formation of Tinghai Pavilion relies on a large number of mid-grade spirit stones to provide spiritual energy and maintain operation. Tinghai Pavilion is not so luxurious as to use high-grade spirit stones to maintain the operation of the protective formation.
These thirty-odd pieces of high-quality spirit stones were kept by Tinghai Pavilion for upgrading the spirit veins, provided that Tinghai Pavilion had a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Among these five items, only the top-grade spirit stones are relatively easy to obtain. However, Han Changming cannot afford the top-grade spirit stones. He has the Spirit Eye Jade, so he will not take it out for exchange.
"Dragon Transformation Grass, Fourth-Level Flood Dragon Demon Pill, Fourth-Level Flood Dragon Spirit, could it be that Tinghai Pavilion wants to cultivate a fourth-level flood dragon? I've never heard that Tinghai Pavilion raises flood dragons! Could it be the Four Seas Palace?"
Han Changming's mind was working rapidly, he guessed it was the Sihai Palace, otherwise Tinghai Pavilion would not have any use for these things.
Bai Ling Sanren and his companions looked at each other in bewilderment, and none of them said a word. These five things, let alone a Jindan cultivator, even a Yuanying cultivator might not be able to produce them.
No one spoke, and Liu Sheng sighed softly. He didn't have much hope in the first place.
He put away the materials on the table and changed the subject, but he was obviously absent-minded and left after chatting for a while.
"That's all for today! We'll meet again some other day."
Lin Sheng stood up and said goodbye, Su Qingxue followed suit and left, and the others left one after another.
After leaving the Juxian Pavilion, Bailing Sanren called out to Han Changming: "Fellow Daoist Han, please stay. I have something to discuss with you. Is it convenient for you to move?"
"If you don't mind, Brother Dai, please come to Han's place for a chat."
Han Changming extended an invitation enthusiastically. Bailing Sanren was well-known in the world of immortal cultivation for his ability to expel insects and taming beasts. He had always wanted to exchange the art of expelling insects with his fellow cultivators. However, there were not many cultivators who raised spiritual insects. After entering the Jindan stage, the only Jindan cultivator he knew who raised spiritual insects was Huojing Jushi.
Bailing Sanren was not shy and agreed with a smile.
Lin Sheng looked at Han Changming and Bailing Sanren walking away with a strange expression on his face.
After returning to his residence, Han Changming made tea to entertain Bailing Sanren. Bailing Sanren did not drink it and cleverly turned the topic to the raising of spiritual insects.
Han Changming was very interested and started chatting with Bailing Sanren about the art of expelling insects. The more they talked, the more they got along, and it felt like they had met each other too late.
"I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Han is also so interested in the art of repelling insects. This is so rare."
Bai Ling San Ren laughed out loud, his face full of smiles, and he continued, "Friend Han, this is the recipe for the third-level pill Peiling Pill. It is made with the demon pills of third-level demon insects as ingredients and a variety of hundred-year-old spiritual medicines as auxiliary medicines. It is beneficial for the advancement of spiritual insects. Take a look."
He took out a green jade slip and handed it to Han Changming.
Han Changming immersed his consciousness in it, a strange look appeared on his face, and he said, "We are still missing a few auxiliary medicines! The recipe is incomplete."
The Soul-Cultivating Pill is made with the third-order demon insect's demon pill as the main ingredient and a variety of hundred-year-old spiritual medicines as auxiliary ingredients. Relatively speaking, the materials for the Soul-Cultivating Pill are easier to gather, while the materials for the Insect-Yu Dan are more difficult to collect.
"I want two Purple Sun Pills. In addition to the pill formula, this bottle of third-level spiritual honey is also yours. How about it?"
Bailing Sanren took out a pale white jade bottle and handed it to Han Changming.
Han Changming took the white jade bottle, uncorked it, and a strong floral fragrance wafted out.
He took out a light red wooden box and handed it to Bailing Sanren. Bailing Sanren opened the wooden box and saw three Ziyang Pills inside.
"Friend Han, what are you doing?"
Bailing Sanren was slightly stunned, his eyes full of joy.
“Let’s make friends. If you get good things in the future, such as strange insects, please give Han priority to Dai Daoyou. I will never let you down.”
Han Changming said generously.
"Okay, that's a good deal. It's a deal."
Bailing Sanren readily agreed and put away the Ziyang Pill. He was sure that Han Changming was a third-level alchemist, otherwise it would be impossible for him to come up with four third-level pills.
Han Changming talked about the art of expelling insects. This time, Bailing Sanren took advantage and gave a lot of advice. Of course, Han Changming did not say what kind of spiritual insects he raised. He just asked about the cultivation of various spiritual insects. The cultivation methods of spiritual insects are similar. If you want them to advance faster, it is best to let them devour the powerful demon pills of their own kind.
"I see. Thank you for your advice, Fellow Daoist Dai."
Han Changming said politely, then changed his tone and asked curiously, "Daoyou Dai, I heard that your natal spirit insect is the Bailing Sect's guardian spirit beast, the three-eyed blood toad beast. I wonder if you can release it and let me broaden my horizons?"
Bai Ling Sanren hesitated for a moment, then slapped the spirit beast bag with his hand. A low roar was heard, and a flash of blood flew out. It turned out to be a blood-red toad more than one meter tall. There were dozens of fist-sized bumps on its back and three blood-red eyeballs on its head. It was a second-grade, top-quality spirit beast.
“If the three-eyed blood toad beast is cultivated to the third level, I’m afraid that even a cultivator in the late Jindan stage would not be a match for Fellow Daoist Dai.”
Han Changming complimented, his tone full of envy.
During the heyday of Bailing Sect, the guardian beast Three-eyed Blood Toad Beast was a top-grade third-rank beast, and it was said that it had killed a cultivator in the late Jindan stage.
"Friend Han, you are joking. I am not like you. I have a special skill. It is not easy to train the three-eyed blood toad beast to the third level."
Bai Ling San Ren said this with a proud look on his face.
In his early years, he broke into the Thousand Poison Island and accidentally obtained the meditation cave of a Jindan cultivator from the Bailing Sect. With the help of the treasures in the meditation cave, his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and he cultivated all the way to the Jindan stage. He also got this three-eyed blood toad beast in the cave. After he achieved Jindan, he broke into the Thousand Poison Island again, but almost lost his life. Since then, he dared not break into the Thousand Poison Island anymore.
The three-eyed blood toad beast is the guardian beast of the Bailing Sect. If it can be trained to the third level, it will definitely be of great help to him.
He took out a light green magic plate from his arms and frowned.
"Friend Han, I have something to attend to, so I'll take my leave now. I'll visit you another day."
Bai Ling Sanren put away the three-eyed blood toad beast, said goodbye and left.
After seeing Bailing Sanren off, Han Changming returned to the basement, took out the Qingyan Burning Heaven Furnace and elixir, and continued to refine the Ziyang Pill.
Because the time was short, he did not have time to use the Taiyi Hualing Gourd to purify the Ziyang Pill to a medium grade, so the medicinal effect would not be too strong.
Han Zhangxiang practiced fire-based martial arts, and he could take the Ziyang Pill, as well as the spirit beast egg of the Fire Rock Beast.
Not long after, a faint medicinal fragrance wafted into the room.
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In a secluded courtyard, Liu Sheng was talking to Su Yu, both of them looked disappointed.
They contacted other Jindan cultivators and wanted to exchange the five materials, but unfortunately they were unsuccessful.
Su Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "Senior Brother Liu, I received a message that there may be a Spirit Eye Jade on Thousand Poison Island."
"Spirit Eye Jade? Thousand Poison Island? Tell me about it."
Liu Sheng's eyes rolled and he immediately became interested.
"When our four sects attacked Bailing Sect, the great elder Chen Chong of Bailing Sect escaped. It is said that he fled to Qiandu Island. It is rumored that Bailing Sect has a piece of spiritual eye jade, which should be in Chen Chong's possession. How about we send people to Qiandu Island to look for him? What if we find Chen Chong's sitting cave?"
Su Yu suggested that there was Tianfeng on Thousand Poison Island, as well as third-level poisonous insects and third-level monsters. They would not put themselves in danger, so they could just send their younger generations to do it.
"Friend Han also went to Thousand Poison Island in his early years, but he suffered heavy casualties. The Bailing Sect is a lesson for us. We cannot follow the Bailing Sect, after all, it is just a legend. If there is solid evidence, we can send people to Thousand Poison Island to look for it."
Liu Sheng rejected it outright. He couldn't possibly send his disciples to take risks on Thousand Poison Island just for an unconfirmed piece of news. If so, no matter how many disciples Tinghai Pavilion had, they would not be enough to die.
Su Yu nodded and said nothing more.
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Three days passed quickly.
Early in the morning of that day, just as the sky was getting light, Han Benyong and Liu Weiwei stood at the door of the green attic, both looking anxious.
Today is the day when the Red Algae Dharma Assembly is officially held, and Han Changming has not come out yet.
"Second sister-in-law, how about you send a sound transmission note to Dad?"
Han Benyong suggested that he didn't know what Han Changming was doing and didn't dare to disturb Han Changming.
Liu Weiwei hesitated for a moment and nodded. At this moment, the door opened and Han Changming walked out with a calm expression.
He refined five furnaces of Purple Yang Pills and produced forty of them. If all of them were purified to medium grade, the efficacy would be even stronger. If the clan leader took forty medium grade Purple Yang Pills, he should be able to save a hundred years of hard training. Of course, the materials for refining Purple Yang Pills were used up, and most of the elixirs in Suzaku Perry were gone.
He also didn't dare to give forty medium-grade Ziyang Pills to the clan leader, as that didn't make sense. He had only been in the Jindan stage for a short time, and it was already very good for him to be able to refine a third-grade pill. If he refined a medium-grade pill, there was a chance that the existence of the Taiyi Hualing Gourd would be exposed.
"Dad, the Red Algae Ceremony has begun."
Liu Weiwei said respectfully.
"Where have you been these days? Who have you met?"
Han Changming asked casually as he walked out.
"Dad, we have made the acquaintance of many foundation-building cultivators. My third brother has been able to get along well with a casual cultivator named Liu Hong."
Liu Weiwei said truthfully that they followed Han Changming's orders and made friends with other foundation-building cultivators. Han Benyong got along well with a casual cultivator named Liu Hong, and the two of them had a very pleasant conversation.
"Do you get along well? Is this guy good at fighting?"
Han Changming asked curiously. He knew Han Benyong's temper and was willing to make friends with the strong.
"Dad, this person has reached the late stage of foundation building and is extremely powerful. I have sparred with him and he is indeed amazing."
Han Benyong said honestly.
Han Changming nodded and said nothing more.
Not long after, Han Changming arrived at a huge bluestone square where thousands of cultivators gathered, most of them in the Qi Refining Stage.
Liu Sheng, Fire Whale Monk, and Lu Haibin were standing on a circular platform. Han Changming glanced around but did not see any trace of Lin Sheng and Su Qingxue.
"Dad, the Jindan cultivator from Qingyun Sect didn't come. The specific reason is unknown."
Liu Weiwei said in a low voice, in theory, every time there is a meeting in the Red Algae Sea, the four major forces will send people to participate, but there are exceptions.
"Friend Han, come up! We're waiting for you."
Liu Sheng greeted with a smile and motioned Han Changming to fly up.
Han Changming nodded and jumped onto the circular platform.
The Red Algae Dharma Assembly is not only an exchange conference for high-level monks, but also a preaching conference for high-level monks. This is why it attracts so many low-level monks to participate. However, this kind of preaching usually stops at the right point and does not talk too much. How much one can gain depends on the individual.