Chapter 542 - 542: Ice Pattern Pill and Cold Heart Marrow

Responding to the inquiry, Chu Qingyun nodded. He took out enough Primordial Spirit Liquid and handed it to the staff member. "I'm sure. Go ahead and add it."

The staff member confirmed the amount of Primordial Spirit Liquid, then erased the previous price of 2,400 from the placard and replaced it with Chu Qingyun's bid of 2,800 Primordial Spirit Liquid.

After making the change, he handed Chu Qingyun a token.

It was marked with the item number of the Treasure Chu Qingyun was bidding on, as well as the price he had set.

This token would serve as proof, whether for paying up after a successful bid or for retrieving the Primordial Spirit Liquid if the bid failed.

After all this was done, the man gave a slight bow and left.

Mu Xiaoxiao, however, was a little confused. "Chu Qingyun, since you like it so much, why only add four hundred drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid? Why not just raise it to five thousand? That way, you won't get outbid and have to go through the trouble of finding someone to raise it again. It's not like you're short on Primordial Spirit Liquid anyway."

Chu Qingyun shook his head. "This Treasure's previous price was only 2,400 drops of Primordial Spirit Liquid, which is still within the normal range for a Tier Four Spiritual Medicine."

"That clearly means no one has recognized its true value yet."

"If I just jacked the price up to five thousand, it would definitely draw more attention. If someone were to recognize it then, it would only cause unnecessary trouble."

Mu Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly, thinking that Chu Qingyun's considerations were much more thorough.

After the pleasant surprise of discovering the Celestial Fruit, Chu Qingyun and his companions wandered around the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion for a while longer.

But as it turned out, there were no more pleasant surprises.

Mu Xiaoxiao was a little disappointed by this.

Chu Qingyun, however, wasn't bothered. 'A pleasant surprise is supposed to be rare. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a surprise,' he thought.

By the time the three of them returned to the courtyard, the sky was already growing dark.

Since sect recruitment wouldn't end for another two months,

there were still plenty of empty rooms in the courtyard for Chu Qingyun to choose from.

He chose one close to Mu Xiaoxiao and her companion, officially settling down in the Saint Extreme Sect.

After locking his door, Chu Qingyun rested briefly before entering the Light Card Illusion Realm to practice refining the elixirs he planned to make.

Within the Alchemy Dao legacy he had inherited, Chu Qingyun found two items that would be useful in the Molten Rock District.

One was a Spirit Level Elixir called the Ice Pattern Pill.

The Ice Pattern Pill could neutralize most types of Fire Poison. It was a standard Elixir to have on hand when entering places like the Molten Rock District or a Volcano Group.

The other was a rather high-grade medicinal paste called Cold Heart Marrow.

This paste was created by mixing the cooled, refined essences of several cold-natured Spiritual Medicines according to a specific ratio.

The method for creating Cold Heart Marrow was simple, and it wasn't considered a true Elixir, but its effects were quite good.

When applied to the body, it not only accelerated the healing of Blood Flame burns but also effectively resisted flames and intense heat. It was a very versatile Medicinal Powder.

Neither the Ice Pattern Pill nor the Cold Heart Marrow were particularly difficult to make.

Their refining processes were simpler than that of Elixirs like the Violent Yuan Pill, so Chu Qingyun quickly and completely mastered both of them within the Illusion Realm.

Returning to the real world, Chu Qingyun took out the Fire Cloud Cauldron and began refining the Ice Pattern Pills and Cold Heart Marrow.

After spending the better part of the night, Chu Qingyun had produced a total of seven Ice Pattern Pills and fourteen portions of Cold Heart Marrow. 'This should be enough,' he figured.

Aside from these two Elixirs,

Chu Qingyun's Storage Ring also contained some common detoxification Elixirs that he had prepared long ago.

Furthermore, he had also obtained some Elixirs from the Storage Rings of people he had killed, such as the Matai People.

However, Chu Qingyun had no intention of using those Elixirs unless it was an absolute last resort.

He never felt completely at ease using Elixirs from someone else's Storage Ring. Who knew if they had been tampered with?

After preparing the Elixirs, Chu Qingyun silently cultivated the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Inner Chapter for a while, controlling the Blood Talisman Core to absorb some of his blood before finally getting some rest.

Cultivating the Ten Thousand Spirits Saint Body Inner Chapter was infuriatingly slow.

Having no other choice, Chu Qingyun had to use every spare moment he had to slowly cultivate the first Blood Talisman.

And he wasn't the only one staying up late that night.

Zheng Tianrong, a Level Nine Martial Spirit from the Outer Sect, was impatiently waiting for news. He was desperate to know Chu Qingyun's current status and whether he would be leaving the sect anytime soon.

As a result, he had been waiting at Dong Lichen's place from morning till night.

Dong Lichen and his two companions didn't dare to rest either.

After taking a Healing Elixir, the three of them didn't even dare to begin Refining it to speed up its effects. They could only force themselves to stand by and wait along with him.

After nightfall, the man Zheng Tianrong had sent out earlier rushed back.

"Zheng, I found something out. Chu Qingyun and his two companions were in the Outer Sect Trading District today, asking everywhere about buying Magma Essence, but they couldn't find any."

"I asked around. Magma Essence can only be found in the Molten Rock District or a Volcano Group. He's very likely to head to the Molten Rock District outside the sect soon!" the man reported, his expression excited.

Zheng Tianrong's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Excellent! Martial King Level experts are forbidden from entering the Molten Rock District. It's the perfect place for us to make our move!"

"Dai Bai, I'll have to trouble you again. Send some men to keep an eye on Chu Qingyun. The moment he leaves the sect, notify us immediately."

After the Level Eight Martial Spirit named Dai Bai went out the door, Zheng Tianrong also stood up.

He looked at Dong Lichen and his two men. "You three, be ready. Wait for my signal, and you'll enter the Molten Rock District with us."

"But..."

A flash of fear appeared in Dong Lichen's eyes.

He couldn't help but recall the scene from that day, when Chu Qingyun had effortlessly defeated the three of them. The memory alone made his body ache all over again.

"Zheng, the three of us are seriously injured. We'd only get in your way if we went..."

"Hmph! Useless trash!"

Zheng Tianrong snorted coldly and walked out with a Level Eight Martial Spirit at his side.

Called useless, Dong Lichen and his two men felt a sense of helplessness.

But all three of them had the same thought: they would rather be called useless by Zheng Tianrong than have to face Chu Qingyun again.

Meanwhile, Elder Huang of the Saint Extreme Sect's Outer Sect also received the same news.

Elder Huang had originally been in Celestial Martial City with some Inner Sect Disciples, responsible for recruiting new disciples for the sect.

However, he had previously boasted in front of recruiters from other sects and many important figures that his "discerning eye" had led him to drive Chu Qingyun away.

But then Chu Qingyun had gone and won the Celestial Martial City Pill Battle Conference.

This had caused Elder Huang to lose an immense amount of face.