Chapter 90: Secret Art of Detoxification, One Year of Taking Medicine

Lighting a Mind-Focusing Incense, Cao Chengyu took out the dark green belt, spat out a mouthful of essence blood to refine it, and his magical power surged wildly.

This treasure would not be subdued in a short time.

He refined it while examining the jade slips acquired from the Mansion of the Ten-Thousand Serpents True Lord.

Pressing the slip to his brow, he infused his spiritual sense, and a flood of information poured into his mind.

The Ten-Thousand Serpents True Scripture and the Secret Poison Transformation Method.

Two jade slips: the former was a self-created poison cultivation technique, capable of being cultivated to the peak of Nascent Soul realm, serving as a foundational art.

Regrettably, Cao Chengyu could not forsake the Yellow Court Sutra for this; perhaps he could gift it to Luo Yuzhu in the future.

It would be best to let him experience the chill of frost, the depths of valleys, and the feel of soft, white hands.

The Secret Poison Transformation Method, however, was extraordinary.

This was actually a supreme secret technique; once mastered to a high degree, it could rival divine abilities.

This method served both as an escape technique and an offensive art.

Upon mastery, with a single thought, one could transform their entire physical body into poisonous mist. It was distinct from his Cloud Riding and Mist Soaring Art.

Cloud Riding and Mist Soaring primarily enabled flight; its derivative, the Yellow Smoke Escape, consumed vast amounts of magical power and covered only about fifteen meters, growing less useful over time.

The Secret Poison Transformation Method varied in movement speed and attack potency depending on the chosen poison.

Coincidentally, he possessed a fifth-grade Poison Fruit: the Hooked Serpent’s Ten-Thousand Poison Fruit!

When he broke through to Purple Mansion, he would be able to attempt it.

No one knew when Cao Chengyu went out, and even fewer knew when he returned. He was like a transparent shadow, quietly cultivating in his small tower.

With abundant resources, his cultivation speed soared.

Moreover, situated in the northern heartland of the Five Elements Sect, the spiritual energy of the five elements was rich, constantly nourishing the spirits of his five internal organs.

He had discarded the Profound Spirit Pill, replacing it with the more suitable Minor Five Elements Pill—typically reserved for core disciples.

Fortunately, he had forged a Dao body with five elements attributes; though his focus differed, the path converged.

Under the pretense of pill refining for the core disciples, he crafted the Minor Five Elements Pill once, gained the recipe, and became self-sufficient.

With several bags of spiritual herbs—hundreds of third-grade specimens—he had ample supply for his own cultivation.

Thus, in the days that followed, he frenziedly consumed Minor Five Elements Pills, and his Five Organs Rotating Body advanced rapidly.

On the seventh day after his return, he penetrated the Wood Divine Organ, nurturing the Wood Organ Spirit.

Two months later, he broke through the Water Divine Organ, nurturing the Water Organ Spirit.

Five months after his return, he penetrated the Earth Divine Organ!

One year later! The last divine organ, the Metal Divine Organ, successfully emerged!

From that moment, the Five Organ Spirits were complete, rotating in harmony, nourishing each other; even every breath absorbed spiritual energy, refining it within and fortifying his magical power.

His physical body grew naturally.

Throughout the year, he had hardly practiced body refinement, yet his physical cultivation soared.

Once the five organs and five elements formed the rotating cycle, progress became unstoppable.

Every session of cultivation, five clusters of flames manifested behind Cao Chengyu, representing Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—the five phases and five aspects.

This was the embryonic sign of his impending breakthrough to Purple Mansion.

The Dao Body chapter of the Yellow Court Sutra was nearing its end; it was time to prepare for the Purple Mansion breakthrough.

To be frank, he himself had not expected such harvest from the expedition to the ruins.

With just a year’s effort, from the early stage of Dao Body to its peak, it was unbelievable.

The last few Great Evolution Heavenly Demon Pills were slowly consumed, and the strength of his soul in the Sea of Awareness was nearly at the threshold of transformation.

Yet, the resources in his storage bag had dwindled considerably.

Only about twenty third-grade spiritual herbs remained, two bags of spirit stones—perhaps twenty thousand left—and the rest had been used up.

Ah, there was also the storage bag of a Purple Mansion cultivator, which he had barely touched.

There were plenty of items inside; Cao Chengyu had hardly moved them.

From the clues within, he discovered that the force resembling an assassin organization was indeed such—named the Shadow Pavilion.

It belonged to a western kingdom of Dayue, specifically an organization in the state of Chu, rumored to be quite formidable.

Commander Hai was a closed-door disciple of a Golden Core master within.

Now dead in the kingdom of Wu, who knew what repercussions would follow.

As usual, Cao Chengyu reviewed his health records and examined the changes over the year.

Cao Chengyu

Age: 16.11

Cultivation: Dao Body Realm Peak (97%)

Arts: Yellow Court Sutra, Azure Dragon Yin-Yang Dao Canon

Skills: Profound Yin Pill Scroll (Third Grade Peak 99%), Hao Sun Artifact Scroll (Third Grade Peak 99%), Spiritual Plant Treatise (Second Grade High 61%)

Spells: Azure Flood Sleeve (High Grade 99%), Five Wheel Leaving Fire Method (High Grade 99%), One Element Heavy Water Shield (High Grade 99%), Cloud Riding and Mist Soaring Art (High Grade 99%), Extreme Ice Shadowless Sword (High Grade 99%), Hundred Beasts Thunder Roar Body Refining Method (High Grade 99%)

Secret Methods: Secret Poison Eye (High Grade 99%), Incinerating Body Blazing Fire Technique (High Grade 99%), Minor Liu Ren Palm Technique (High Grade 99%), Qi Locking and Body Quieting Art (High Grade 99%), Yin Seal Sword Condensation Method (High Grade 99%)

Divine Ability: Evolutionary Law (?)

Magical Artifacts: Profound Ice Sword (Second Grade High), Jade Pure White Lotus Platform (Second Grade High), Jade Pearl Zither (Second Grade Medium), Yin-Yang Dragon Needle (Second Grade High), Six-Eyed Flying Serpent Belt (Fifth Grade Medium)

Evaluation: The hibernating dragon has been startled from its slumber; a single roar shakes a thousand mountains!

His cultivation skills expanded to include the craft of a spiritual plant cultivator, though his foundation was insufficient and the advancement of grade was slow.

Due to inadequate cultivation, his pill and artifact arts were all stalled at 99%, unmoving; the same applied to his spells and secret arts—without reaching Purple Mansion, he could not grasp the supreme arts of the Golden Core.

There was also a lack of theoretical depth, requiring a large infusion of low and medium grade spells and secret arts to enrich his foundation.

He needed to expand the "database" for his divine abilities to achieve further progress.

In this regard, Cao Chengyu planned to rest for a few days and then visit the Five Elements Sect’s scripture library.

He had initially come for the five elements spells, and now had the leisure to learn a few more.

Especially the Five Elements Thunder Arts, renowned as the most lethal at his current realm.

His sect contribution points exceeded two thousand (from pill refining for others); if insufficient, he could donate spirit stones in exchange for more points.

Substantial progress in cultivation also boosted Cao Chengyu’s mood.

He took a trip to the inner sect market, bought two spirit chickens and one red crane.

Returning home, he plucked and cleaned them.

He set up the spirit fire and first brewed a wolfberry and yam chicken soup, then fired up the stove to stir-fry spicy, crispy chicken cubes.

For the red crane, he wrapped it in lotus leaves, crafting a beggar’s crane, paired with his secret dipping sauce, and joyfully feasted.

After a few bites, he felt eating alone was unsatisfying.

So he went to Lan Tower’s "stand-alone villa" to share the delicacies with her.

Both relaxation and strategy were pursued.

A year had passed since the junior brother who had left such a deep impression now appeared before her again, bringing food.

Lan Tower was too embarrassed to refuse and simply shared a few drinks with him.

“By the way, Sister Lan, did last year’s matter have any result? Didn’t you say you’d ask the elders of the sect and then notify me?”

Lan Tower’s little face wrinkled, awkwardly unable to speak...

“Forget it...”

Seeing her demeanor, Cao Chengyu understood that the higher-ups of the Five Elements Sect probably knew something.

They simply hadn’t said anything; after all, his strength was lacking and he had no qualification.

He wondered how the "Heaven’s Favored Son" Xiao Yan was faring now...