Chapter 61: Magic: 5 Poisons Spirit Refining

Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Magic: 5 Poisons Spirit Refining

"Huh?" Li Changsheng turned his head, looking at him in surprise.

"Are you really that stubborn?" he wondered.

Hesitating for a moment, Li Changsheng added, "It’s incomplete! If you fail to learn it, don’t blame me!"

Wu Yong said earnestly, "Whether I can learn it or not is my own business. Three hundred Spirit Stones. Are you selling or not?"

He was well aware of the flaws in incomplete magic, but his current situation couldn’t possibly get any worse. He could only pin his hopes on this magic to change his circumstances.

"I’ll sell it!" Li Changsheng said decisively. If someone wanted to play the fool, there was no reason not to sell.

Wu Yong took a storage bag from his robes, retrieved three hundred Spirit Stones, and handed them over. Then, he took out a blank jade slip and offered it to him.

Li Changsheng took both items. While imprinting the magic’s information into the slip, he asked curiously, "What magic are you practicing?"

"A First-rank Middle-grade Technique, Five Poison Refining Spirit Method," Wu Yong replied calmly.

Li Changsheng asked in confusion, "The Five Poisons? You mean the centipede, venomous snake, scorpion, toad, and gecko? From what I can see, you only seem to have a Thousand-legged Poison Centipede!"

Wu Yong gave a slight nod and hummed in acknowledgment, clearly unwilling to say more.

Li Changsheng paused for a moment before saying softly, "Judging by its name, it doesn’t seem like a magic specifically meant for a Spirit Insect Manipulator?"

Wu Yong looked at him with a half-smile. "What? Are you interested?"

Li Changsheng didn’t feel awkward. He nodded gently and continued to ask, "Does it have any special effects?"

Seeing his genuine interest, Wu Yong composed himself and explained, "The Five Poison Refining Spirit isn’t actually a magic for Spirit Insect Manipulators, but rather a magic that accelerates cultivation speed.

"By contracting the five poisons using the Five Poison Refining Spirit Method, one can use their bodies to draw Spiritual Qi into oneself. The higher the rank of the five poisons, the faster the cultivation speed."

"Your cultivation base is low," Wu Yong added slowly. "It suits you perfectly."

"It accelerates cultivation speed?" Li Changsheng’s expression remained unchanged, but inside, he was pleasantly surprised.

His metallic Spirit Vein aptitude was fifth-tier, making his cultivation pace dreadfully slow. If Wu Yong was telling the truth, then he definitely had to buy this magic.

As if seeing through his thoughts, Wu Yong flipped his hand, producing a lustrous white jade slip. He channeled Spiritual Power into it to obscure most of its contents and handed it to him.

At the same time, Li Changsheng had just finished imprinting the Insect Seal’s information. The two exchanged their jade slips and observed them in silence.

Li Changsheng pressed the jade slip against his glabella, and streams of information flowed into his mind.

The Five Poison Refining Spirit was indeed a magic that sped up cultivation, just as Wu Yong had claimed. This was different from the Insect Seal, which could only divide one’s spiritual sense to contract a swarm.

The five poisons acted like five tools for absorbing Spiritual Qi. Through the magical pathways, they connected to the host’s main Spirit Vein, using their own bodies to draw in the Spiritual Qi. The higher their grade, the faster they absorbed Spiritual Qi. However, the flaw was also glaringly obvious. The Insect Seal used a medium to contract insects, whereas the Five Poison Refining Spirit Method did not.

When it came to contracting and controlling insects, the Insect Seal’s methods were more than a cut above.

Li Changsheng lowered the jade slip and looked at Wu Yong. After a brief wait, Wu Yong also lowered his slip. He let out a slow breath, his eyes looking somewhat gloomy.

The Insect Seal was undoubtedly a first-rank high-grade magic. Although it was incomplete, it appeared cultivable. However, after reading through the entire text, he realized something. It wasn’t that the Insect Seal was entirely unhelpful to him, but the help it offered was minuscule...

At most, it would make acting as a Spirit Binder for the Thousand-legged Poison Centipede much smoother and easier. Yet, when it came to alleviating the pressure brought on by the Thousand-legged Poison Centipede, it had absolutely no effect.

Thinking of this, Wu Yong looked at Li Changsheng, unable to suppress the welling jealousy in his heart. The fact that this man could contract so many insects was purely due to his extraordinary innate talent; it had absolutely nothing to do with any magic.

Unaware of his thoughts, Li Changsheng waved the jade slip recording the Five Poison Refining Spirit and smiled. "Name your price, Senior Brother!"

Wu Yong really wanted to refuse to sell! But thinking of his somewhat depleted pockets, he said stiffly, "Five hundred Spirit Stones!"

"Huh?" Li Changsheng paused for a moment before laughing in exasperation. "A First-rank Middle-grade Technique only costs between one and three hundred Spirit Stones, and you want to sell it for five hundred?"

He tossed the jade slip back to him with a wave of his hand. With a mere thought, he summoned Xiaohua.

"Let’s go, Xiaohua." Li Changsheng vaulted onto Xiaohua’s back and patted it.

The Five Poison Refining Spirit magic was good, but he had no intention of being played for a fool.

Seeing Li Changsheng heading toward the main road, Wu Yong glanced at the jade slip in his hand and hurriedly chased after him. "Three hundred! Three hundred Spirit Stones is fine!" he shouted.

Li Changsheng couldn’t be bothered to entertain him. With a shift of his thoughts, the swarm of Red-winged Blood Bamboos appeared, slowly circling him.

Wu Yong backed up several steps and yelled, "Two hundred Spirit Stones!" He paused before adding, "If you keep walking, I won’t try to stop you!"

"Xiaohua, stop!" Li Changsheng halted Xiaohua and slid to the ground. He swiftly took out two hundred Spirit Stones and handed them over. "Many thanks, Senior Brother."

Wu Yong accepted them absentmindedly, shaking his head. "You win." He tossed the jade slip to him, turned around, and walked toward the Spirit Field Hall.

Li Changsheng glanced at his retreating back, climbed back onto Xiaohua, and chuckled. "We’re going home, Xiaohua."

OINK OINK...

Xiaohua grunted twice and ambled down the mountain.

Li Changsheng leaned back lazily, pressing the jade slip against his glabella.

[Five Poison Refining Spirit. Recorded. Complete. Ready for cultivation...]

By the time he returned to the wooden cabin, the sky was already darkening.

Li Changsheng put away the jade slip and hopped down. Stretching his back, he walked toward the cabin.

OINK OINK...

Xiaohua grunted and sprawled out by the doorway. Led by Big Bro and Little Bro, the insect swarm scattered and settled around the wooden cabin.

Before long, wisps of smoke curled up from the roof. The crisp sound of chopping vegetables echoed from the kitchen. As the veil of night fell completely, the moonlight faintly peeked through.

"SOO-EY! Time to eat, Xiaohua."

Li Changsheng walked out the door carrying two wooden buckets. Calling out loudly, he approached the broken vat in the courtyard that belonged exclusively to Xiaohua.

SPLASH...

As the pig slop poured out, Xiaohua wobbled over and began gobbling down its meal with a CHOMP CHOMP sound.

Li Changsheng patted Xiaohua’s head and stepped into the beast pen.

OINK OINK...

Big Flower rushed over, grunting incessantly. It seemed to be starving.

SPLASH...

As Li Changsheng poured the slop, he chuckled and said, "Alright, alright, stop whining and eat up."

OINK OINK...

Big Flower grunted and began eating enthusiastically with a SLURP SLURP sound.

After pouring out the slop, Li Changsheng took out a few strips of dried meat and two stalks of Jade Grass, tossing them into the Red Fox’s pen.

Upon seeing the meat strips and Jade Grass, the two Red Foxes lying in the corner bolted out. They lunged straight for the Jade Grass, wrestling over it for a bit before each snagged a stalk and gnawed away.

"If you two don’t give birth to some cubs soon, I’ll sell you!" Li Changsheng threatened them once again before turning and leaving the beast pen.

Back in the courtyard, Li Changsheng sat down on a small, homemade stool. With a slight shift of his thoughts, a palm-sized, cream-colored Little White Jade Fox appeared in his hands.

YIP YIP...

The moment the Little White Jade Fox appeared, it looked around with wide, pitch-black eyes and let out two soft cries. After being fed continuously for several days, it was clearly much less wary of him.

Li Changsheng took out a stalk of Jade Grass, tucked it into its embrace, and smiled. "Eat up, little thing."

YIP...

Seeing the Jade Grass in its arms, the Little White Jade Fox’s eyes lit up. It chirped once and began eating with a CRUNCH CRUNCH sound.

Seeing it eat so heartily, Li Changsheng also took out a strip of meat and began chewing on it. As he ate, he mulled over his plans for the future.