Chapter 434: Earth Element Spleen Temple

Ning Zhu returned to the Verdant Grove Immortal City.Yet he did not hasten to the Grand Scroll Pavilion,but first wandered through the Grand Market, Lesser Market, and the Black Market.Within these, he selectively sold some of the precious materials he possessed.For instance, Fog Bloom Orchid, he sold two hundred stalks.Seeing the price could not be raised, he decisively ceased selling prematurely.One hundred and eighty pieces of Fog Haze Stone, all were sold.This material, Ning Zhu had originally intended to pair with the Weather Orb - Ice Crystal Snow.Now it seemed, even if the Weather Orb - Ice Crystal Snow augmented battle prowess somewhat,against the present great battle, facing Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and even Soul Transformation cultivators,it would be difficult to achieve significant results.Furthermore, at this very moment, Ning Zhu was utterly pressed for time and energy,where would he find time to invest in such minor improvements.Coincidentally, he encountered a cultivator in urgent need of Fog Haze Stone to craft spiritual food,thus he sold all of it, achieving a relatively high price.Sixty drops of Purple Qi Morning Dew were quickly cleared out.After all, there were many cultivators who utilized purple qi for their cultivation.Verdant Grove Immortal City and the military camps outside the city gathered many cultivators.Their daily cultivation consumed an immense sum of resources.Something like Purple Qi Morning Dew was not easy to collect,but neither was it exceedingly precious, thus it sold out easily,but the selling price would not be high.Ning Zhu also sold a large portion of the Heavy Thunder Beetles,primarily to the cultivators of the Fiery Cloud Battalion.The Fiery Cloud Battalion specialized in fire techniques,but since ancient times, thunder and fire were inseparable,it was not strange for them to use Heavy Thunder Beetles.This portion, surprisingly, sold at a relatively high price.The cultivators of the Fiery Cloud Battalion were very straightforward,not bargaining at all, directly agreeing to Ning Zhu's quoted price.From this, it could be seen that the military funds of the Fiery Cloud Battalion were relatively abundant.Inspired by this, Ning Zhu immediately changed his selling strategy.He proactively promoted to several other military camps.Heavy Thunder Beetles found no buyers,but for Heavenly Dew, all the military camps expressed great interest.This was because the Heavenly Dew in Ning Zhu's hands could be used to concoct healing elixirs.With a great battle imminent, having more such healing medicines was certainly not wrong.The final outcome was that the Heavenly Dew in Ning Zhu's hands was completely sold out,sold in batches to several military camps,among which the White Jade Battalion was the biggest customer.Ning Zhu calculated that after reselling the precious materials,the spirit stones he gained were still not quite sufficient.He then continued to conceal his identity,quietly selling one or two pieces of the Stonebound Old Monster's precious materials in the Black Market.Materials of the Nascent Soul level were considered high-grade goods.The precious materials in Ning Zhu's hands were absolutely of outstanding quality.The moment they were taken out, they firmly attracted the attention of others.In the end, these two pieces of stonebound materials sold at a high price.After making such preparations, Ning Zhu, carrying a large sum of spirit stones,then hurried to the Grand Scroll Pavilion.The Grand Scroll Pavilion was a super sect,with branches distributed in many cultivation kingdoms.Because it maintained neutrality, the righteous, demonic, and unorthodox pathsall had a continuous and strong demand for cultivation techniques,resulting in the Grand Scroll Pavilion having a vast audience.Whether in the white or black paths, or in the grey industries, there was room for survival.Therefore, the scale of the Grand Scroll Pavilion was enormous,far surpassing super sects like the Soul Devouring Sect and the Empty Gate.Within Verdant Grove Immortal City, there was a Grand Scroll Pavilion.In broad daylight, Ning Zhu nevertheless wore a black robe,covered his face, put on a hood, used magic, and employed artifacts to disguise himself.He slowly stepped into the Grand Scroll Pavilion, his voice hoarse:"Shopkeeper, I wish to purchase a demonic cultivation technique,one that can involve blood sacrifice."On the first floor, some cultivators were selecting cultivation techniques.Hearing these words, they immediately turned and cast their gazes."A person from the demonic path!""How unlucky.""Alas, since Verdant Grove Immortal City became the rear for the Liangzhu Kingdom's army,establishing and training a new army, such unorthodox and demonic cultivatorshave emerged in endless streams, and the public order has become too poor.""Since when can people from the demonic path openly enter the Immortal City,and even extensively purchase demonic cultivation techniques?"Many cultivators shook their heads secretly.Demonic cultivators generally had to conceal their identities and names to move within Immortal Cities.Because many of them were on the wanted list, their portraits, vivid and lifelike,were posted at the city gates or on the notice boards.Verdant Grove Immortal City was in a special period due to the Great Battle of a Thousand Peaks Forest.Ning Zhu's actions were also out of necessity.He could not use his true appearance to acquire demonic cultivation techniques,it would be detrimental to himself and the Ning family.The attendant of the Grand Scroll Pavilion, full of vigilance,came before Ning Zhu, bowing and scraping, a smile plastered on his face:"Esteemed customer, please come inside."The Grand Scroll Pavilion claimed to have all scrolls,naturally it would also sell demonic cultivation techniques.The attendant led Ning Zhu into a secret chamber,where a steward came to receive Ning Zhu and inquire about the specific requirements for the demonic technique.Ning Zhu then stated the need for blood sacrifice of the physical body.The steward waited for a few breaths, not hearing any further details,and couldn't help but feel puzzled, asking:"Esteemed customer, there are many demonic techniques that can blood sacrifice the physical body,but they have different effects. For instance, greatly increased escape speed,or a surge in combat power. Which kind of power does Your Excellency require?"Ning Zhu, however, did not care about this:"I only need one that can sacrifice the physical body, regardless of its function.Tell me about them all, which ones are there?"The steward's heart skipped a beat, and his vigilance deepened.This black-robed figure only wanted blood sacrifice, regardless of function.He felt that this person was looking for trouble,aiming for mass slaughter or destroying corpses and traces.But business still had to be done.The steward took a deep breath, mobilized his divine sense,first reviewed the jade slip records, and after some investigation,had the answer in his mind, only then did he respond to Ning Zhu.There were many demonic techniques that could blood sacrifice the physical body.The most classic was the Blood Demon Disintegration Technique.In the Grand Scroll Pavilion, it was divided into Lesser and Greater Blood Demon Disintegration Techniques,with significant differences in power.Although the Lesser Technique had less power, it only disintegrated a portion of the body, with fewer after-effects.The Greater Blood Demon Disintegration Technique was the most classic.In the earliest times, once this technique was activated, regardless of the enemy,the cultivator was bound to perish, with a tragic outcome.But after improvements and optimizations by capable individuals throughout history,and even innovations, the after-effects of the current Greater Blood Demon Disintegration Techniquehad been greatly reduced, and it no longer required the sacrifice of life."Bone Soul Desolate Sacrifice Art..." the steward continued to introduce.The history of this technique could be traced back to the era before the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.At that time, there were no gods, demons, or monsters in the world.Ancient people sacrificed to heaven and earth, temporarily peeling their bones and spiritual soulsfrom their physical bodies, transforming into the form of skeletal ghosts,wandering between heaven and earth.If successful, the ancients would return with their bone souls, their strength greatly increased.If they failed, their bone souls would dissolve between heaven and earth,offered as sacrifices to heaven and earth."Flesh Cutting Sacrifice Shadow Art..."This technique was very new. After the Night Rain Dynasty,the principle of "monsters" was added to the world,only then did this technique come into being.From the name of the technique, it could be seen that this technique was to refine the shadow of the cultivator.By cutting off one's own flesh and blood,the power of the cultivator's shadow was continuously increased,ultimately cultivating it into a powerful shadow monster."Crimson Blood Consecration Heavenly Art..."This technique was exceptionally powerful, but the prerequisite for its use wasthat the cultivator must possess the talent of the blood type.The price was also very high. Usually, after using it,it would cause the cultivator's talent and profoundness to decline.If used severely, it could even completely deplete the talent.In addition to these, there were also Dead Moon Offering Song, Soul Returning to Heaven and Earth,Heavenly Burial Grand Ceremony, and so on.Ning Zhu listened to the steward's introduction and sighed in his heart:"As expected of the Grand Scroll Pavilion, the variety of demonic techniques is truly dazzling."This cultivation world has developed to this day,not only is the spiritual energy becoming more abundant, with talents emerging one after another,but also various divine arts and profound methods are widely disseminated,with optimization, improvement, and innovation every year.This is a prosperous era of cultivation, like a raging fire cooking oil,like a flourishing scene.Ning Zhu pondered for a moment and chose the Lesser Blood Demon Disintegration Technique,the Dead Moon Offering Song, and the Heavenly Burial Grand Ceremony.Seeing so many chosen at once, the steward's smile became a little more genuine.After this transaction, he could also get a good commission.At the same time, the steward's apprehension also increased a few points.Ning Zhu's extensive purchases clearly indicated a significant objective,his intentions were difficult to fathom."Your Excellency may already be familiar with my Grand Scroll Pavilion.Currently, my pavilion has two payment methods.""One is to choose to pay with spirit stones.""The other is to exchange for pavilion gold and use pavilion gold to purchase."Pavilion gold was the Grand Scroll Pavilion's own currency, without physical form,only a digital record.Ning Zhu had a sum of pavilion gold, but not much.He had exchanged it when he sold some cultivation techniques in Fiery Persimmon Immortal City.Ning Zhu would certainly not use this sum of pavilion gold.The pavilion gold was linked to his real identity.If he used it, wouldn't he be revealing his identity?"I choose to trade with spirit stones." Ning Zhu immediately responded.The steward smiled: "Your Excellency, using pavilion gold for transactionsis actually far more cost-effective than spirit stones."Ning Zhu was also aware of this.The Grand Scroll Pavilion deliberately set up these two transaction methods,the main purpose was to make a comparison, highlighting the superiority of pavilion gold,and encouraging more people to use pavilion gold for transactions.As for how to obtain pavilion gold, it was naturally by selling cultivation techniques.In this way, the foundation of the Grand Scroll Pavilion continuously grew.The more cultivation techniques sold, the greater the income.This was the brilliant business strategy of the Grand Scroll Pavilion, an open scheme.Ning Zhu shook his head: "Just use spirit stones."He was concerned about his true identity and did not want to have any connection with these demonic techniques.At that time, when he displayed the Demonic Infestation Blood Vein Technique in the Mirrored Reflections Wall,he also seized the opportunity to display it publicly.Before that, he had never revealed it to Lin Shan Shan,nor had he demonstrated this technique in the martial arts arena.Ning Zhu had self-knowledge and knew that his ability to disguise was not outstanding.It was difficult to establish a second account in the Grand Scroll Pavilion using this fake identity.In the end, his spirit stone reserves, which had just increased from reselling precious materials,were almost completely depleted.Ning Zhu still approved of this price.The cultivation techniques he chose to purchase were definitely among the finest.After this matter, Ning Zhu had a new perspective on the Grand Scroll Pavilion:"Selling cultivation techniques is truly a good business!""As long as such cultivation techniques exist, the more times they are sold,the lower the cost of acquiring this technique becomes when spread out.Reaching a certain limit, it can even approach zero cost."Ning Zhu felt very envious.He had obtained a large number of precious materials from the Stonebound Old Monster,which could be said to have completely lifted him out of poverty, making him rich overnight.But upon returning to the Immortal City, he found that the gains were great, but the expenditures were also great!This time, purchasing three demonic blood sacrifice techniques was also unavoidable.Ning Zhu had to make his best effort to cope with the upcoming ambush battle."I once planned to purchase a cultivation technique suitable for Meng Ye Hu's cultivation.""Alas, I am short of funds."Ning Zhu's greatest wealth in hand were the stonebound precious materials.He was currently busy and had not yet calculated their total value.However, these precious materials, not to mention the hidden danger of the Earthbound Stone Casting divine ability they carried,because of their exceedingly high quality, it was also inconvenient for Ning Zhu to sell them.Currently, Ning Zhu's spirit stone reserves and fire essence reserves were almost at rock bottom, very dangerous.He also temporarily had no time to deal with this matter.After obtaining the three demonic techniques, he鑽into the Ten Thousand Mile Traveling Dragon,and immediately left the city again.He came to a remote and uninhabited mountain peak and buried himself in studying these cultivation techniques.In terms of body cultivation and demonic techniques, his realm was shallow,and he could not fully understand the principles within them.But because he bought three, he could refer to them mutually.Just like when he was in the Myriad Elixir Gate, learning how to cultivate the Spiritual Concealment Willow.Simply in terms of application, he could barely learn the desired methods.Ning Zhu focused on the blood sacrifice method and began to improve the Five Viscera Temple Spiritual Divine Technique.Improving cultivation techniques has always been very difficult.But this most difficult step, Ning Zhu felt,was even easier and more natural than when he was just delving into demonic techniques.After a day and a half of night, Ning Zhu completed the improvement.Originally, the Five Viscera Temple Spiritual Divine Technique was a cultivation techniquethat specialized in cultivating the middle dantian and qi sea,transforming the physical body, making the increase in magic power rapid,and having a strong ability to control the five elements of spiritual energy.But now, Ning Zhu had greatly cut it down,specifically taking the part that transformed the physical body,and combined it with the demonic blood sacrifice method,forming a Five Viscera Temple Spiritual Divine Art!Ning Zhu pondered over the result for a moment, secretly feeling satisfied,and immediately took action.He came to the cabin and woke up Sun Ling Tong.Sun Ling Tong broke open the stone robe. Hearing Ning Zhu's plan,he couldn't help but be surprised: "What? Xiao Zhu, you want to burn the Stonebound Old Monster?"After cultivating so many times, Sun Ling Tong couldn't help but feel a sense of attachment to the Stonebound Old Monster's body.Ning Zhu nodded: "Boss, I am very confident."Sun Ling Tong nodded, put away the Embryo Breath Spiritual Boat, and began to watch.Ning Zhu first activated the divine ability Earthbound Stone Casting,unlocking all the defenses of the stone sphere.Then, he directly activated the Cremation Prajna Soul Dissolution Scripture,and began to burn the stone sphere.The stone sphere itself was an aggregation of Nascent Soul level precious materials,quite resistant to burning. It burned for a long time before spirituality flew out.Ning Zhu absorbed this spirituality while burning.He did not extinguish the flames until the spirituality was sufficient.Then, he took out a slender awl and carefully chiseled a fine hole,penetrating all the way to the stone heart.Through the small hole, Ning Zhu had already seen the Ten Thousand Year Earth Essence hidden in the deepest part of the stone heart.This Earth Essence was the Stonebound Old Monster's true body."Let me do it, let me do it!" Sun Ling Tong on the side couldn't stand it anymoreand volunteered.Ning Zhu then stepped back slightly.Sun Ling Tong giggled and jumped up, landing in front of the stone sphere."Hey!"He let out a childlike low shout, then spread his short arms,trying his best to embrace the stone sphere.He directly lifted the stone sphere, then shook it from side to side.The Ten Thousand Year Earth Essence in the stone heart flowed out like golden sand,following the hole.The stone sphere was quite heavy. Before, Sun Ling Tong wouldn't be able to move it a single inch.But now, his physical body had greatly increased in strength, his power had grown much, much larger,he could actually lift it and continuously shake it.Sun Ling Tong clenched his teeth, his little face flushed, and with a bang, he put the stone sphere down again."It's still a bit heavy, I almost ran out of strength." Sun Ling Tong thought,feeling quite nervous. Not because he was afraid of the stone sphere falling on him,but because he was afraid of making a fool of himself and being laughed at by his brother.Sun Ling Tong pulled at his collar, pretending to be relaxed,and then turned to look at Ning Zhu.His face was flushed, but his expression was trying to be calm.He raised an eyebrow at Ning Zhu: "How is it? Xiao Zhu."Ning Zhu ignored his flushed face and directly gave him a thumbs-up:"Boss, as expected of you.""Hehehe!" Sun Ling Tong immediately put his hands on his hips,raised his little face, looking smug."Xiao Zhu, nourishing the physical body with the Embryo Breath Spiritual Boat is really great.""I strongly suggest you follow my example. Let's not rush to decompose the last remains of the Stonebound Old Monster.Combined with the Embryo Breath Spiritual Boat, it's an excellent cultivation method."Ning Zhu gave a wry smile, indicating that they were still short of funds,but he also agreed with Sun Ling Tong's words.Financial problems could be solved through other means,but such cultivation shortcuts were hard to come by.Whether it was the Embryo Breath Spiritual Boat or the Stonebound Old Monster's body,they were rare opportunities. Neither was indispensable,and only by using them together could such a marvelous effect be achieved.Ning Zhu pondered: "I don't have your understanding of space, Boss.In actual use, the effect will be much inferior to yours.""Let's not worry about that for now, Boss. Please cooperate with me next."Sun Ling Tong was almost always responsive to Ning Zhu's requests,and immediately nodded: "No problem!"Ning Zhu sat cross-legged and adjusted his state.A moment later, he slowly opened his eyes, his face filled with determination."Boss, light the fire."Sun Ling Tong hummed and activated the Cremation Prajna Soul Dissolution Scripture, igniting a flame.The firelight shone on Ning Zhu's face, which was expressionless.The next moment, he took out a dagger and fiercely stabbed himself.Blood did not splatter out, but condensed into blood vessels,weaving into a net, locking the area around the wound.Ning Zhu gritted his teeth secretly, slashing the dagger,cutting open his own belly!Intense pain struck, his brows furrowed, his face grew colder.Without needing to look down, Ning Zhu used his divine senseand had long since locked onto his spleen.He used the dagger to cut off his spleen, held it in his left hand,and gently tossed it into the air.Immediately after, he activated the Five Viscera Temple Spiritual Divine Art,which he had just designed and improved.Magic power was continuously consumed,catalyzing a blood-colored light that enveloped the spleen.Under the illumination, the spleen emitted a faint yellow light.Among the five zang organs and six fu organs, it belonged to the Earth element.The blood light shone for a moment. When the time was ripe,Ning Zhu had a thought and made the spleen fall directly into the fire below.The flames were burning. Ning Zhu took the opportunityto also throw the previous spirituality of the Stonebound Old Monster into the fire.At the same time, he continuously maintained the blood light,shining on the spleen in the flames, not for a moment interrupted!The spleen gradually melted in the cremation, absorbing the spirituality of the Stonebound Old Monster,finally transforming into a ball of light.The interior of this light ball was yellowish-brown, and there was faintly a temple within it.The outer layer of the light ball was a blood-colored radiance.The Five Viscera Temple Spiritual Divine Technique was preciselyto transform the five zang organs into five divine temples,used to create and store gods.Ning Zhu improved this technique, taking most of it,forming a spell, which still refined his own organs into divine temples.But he combined it with external objects.This was the concept he gained from cultivating the Supreme Methods of the Three Sects.The Supreme Methods of the Three Sects were good at borrowing external objects.For example, the Mirror Platform Spirit Communication Techniquerequired arranging various precious mirrors and cooperating with divine senseto exert profound power."I have already cultivated the Supreme Methods of the Three Sects.I cannot simultaneously cultivate the Five Viscera Temple Spiritual Divine Technique.""This technique extracts the cultivator's spirituality to create internal gods.""I cannot change my cultivation, but I still want to create gods,so I can only create external gods."Ning Zhu first refined his spleen, making the pure Earth Essence that was restored after the Stonebound Old Monster's deathserve as his external god.This undoubtedly aligned perfectly with the Earth element among the five elements.After refining it, Ning Zhu inhaled gently and absorbed the spleen temple into his abdomen,returning it to its original position.The wound quickly pieced together.The spleen temple could still perform its original function,participating in and maintaining Ning Zhu's life activities.A moment later, Ning Zhu smoothed his abdomen,making the wound completely disappear."Boss, I succeeded!" The young man had an excited expression.