Chapter 538 265: Dull Meteor Pestle and Curse Bone Flower

The original owner of this cave dwelling knows how to enjoy life far better than Dou Qianyu; not only does the cave have wine, but also excellent Spirit Tea.

Even the tea utensils are a set of jade stone teacups.

Liou Yuan boiled a pot of water with Blood Qi and made the tea.

Holding the jade teacup placed on the tea table in the cave dwelling, he drank slowly, delighting in the comfort.

Feeling the lingering aroma in his mouth, Liou Yuan glanced around the cave dwelling and sighed, "As long as my identity isn't exposed, life at the Nightmare Demon Palace isn't too bad. It's even more peaceful than I imagined."

The main reason for Liou Yuan's sense of ease is, of course, the monetary gains.

Liou Yuan has only been at the Nightmare Demon Palace for a few days, yet he's gained more benefits than he did in a year at Five Extremes Mountain.

First, from Dou Qianyu's cave, he acquired the Blood Moon Flower, the skull of the Thunder Roar Python demon beast, and the bottle of elixir to enhance cultivation handed over to Mao Shengjie.

Moreover, the resources he divided after killing Feng Yongkang tonight are considerably valuable.

"If life at Five Extremes Mountain becomes unbearable, fleeing to Linlang Domain to become a demon cultivator might not be a bad idea," Liou Yuan mused humorously, his hand brushing against the Storage Ring worn on his left hand.

Apart from the Star Stones and that eye formation Spiritual Object, tonight's spoils were all placed on the tea table.

It consisted of a long black iron rod and a spirit medicine entirely light gray in color.

The rod displayed restrained black gleams, with the cold metallic texture exuding a few layers of somber deepness.

Both ends of the rod were wrapped in red copper, etched with patterns resembling demon beast elephants, with the blood groove congealing dark red marks, indicating numerous blood stains.

The spirit medicine was shrouded in a haze of gray mist.

The twisted root system appeared like dried bones, densely covered with needle-pointed barbs, oozing light gray resin.

The seven diamond-shaped leaves shimmered with metallic cold light, their veins showing a blood-like crimson, with a drop of pea-sized gray crystal hanging from each leaf tip, seemingly about to fall.

Based on experience, Liou Yuan could only determine that both items were of Foundation Establishment level.

As for their functionality and specific value, that required assessment by the Fixed Star Compass.

"Let me see the extent of Feng Yongkang's wealth." With a smile on his face, the brilliance from within Liou Yuan's Fixed Star Compass overflowed, first sweeping across that long black iron rod.

[Name] Dull Meteor Pestle

[Category] Foundation Establishment Magical Artifact

[Quality] First-grade inferior quality

[Function] This artifact is forged from Star Meteorite Iron, its material sturdy as Profound Ice, with introverted cold glints, and star brilliance faintly encompassed.

Infused within the ends of the rod is the Profound Nether Elephant Beast Soul. When fully activated, the phantom of the beast soul appears suddenly. Instantly, the wielder gains the enhancement of the Power of the Elephant Soul, muscles and bones expand, and Divine Power doubles.

"Just an inferior quality Foundation Establishment Magical Artifact." Liou Yuan curled his lip.

The quality of this Star Meteor Pestle is rather low, but fortunately, it's quite suitable for Body Cultivators, infused with the soul of the Profound Nether Elephant during its crafting, adding to the strength.

It's indeed well-suited to Liou Yuan, whose physical strength is quite remarkable.

"Better than nothing, my Cold Abyss Jade can't be brought out, and fighting barehanded isn't ideal,"

Liou Yuan muttered, casually hanging the Dull Meteor Pestle behind him.

Feng Yongkang was a Dual Cultivation demon cultivator. This Dull Meteor Pestle clearly wasn't his artifact, and it's unknown where he obtained it from.

Yet, this was irrelevant to Liou Yuan; as long as it could be used, it was fine.

Then, Liou Yuan shifted his attention to the spirit medicine.

[Name] Curse Bone Flower

[Category] Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine

[Quality] First-grade medium quality

[Function] The poison of the Curse Bone Flower is bizarre and unpredictable. Once it invades a cultivator's body, the poison circulates with Spiritual Power, reducing cultivation by fifty percent.

After half a stick of incense, the toxicity undergoes a rapid transformation, with flesh decaying like winter's dead branches, leaving only an extremely yang and pure object to harmonize yin and yang, offering a glimpse of life.

The poison of this flower affects Foundation Establishment cultivators differently. For Mid-stage Foundation Establishment and below, contact rapidly activates the poison, its momentum intimidating as a tempest overturning a boat; for Late-stage Foundation Establishment, the toxicity reduces by half, its edge slightly retracted; for Peak of Foundation Establishment, the toxicity decreases by another thirty percent, with its residual power remaining. The higher the cultivation, the weaker the poison, yet caution cannot be taken lightly.

"Poison." Liou Yuan raised an eyebrow.

This Curse Bone Flower is unavailable in the Jin Dynasty and Jiuli State; it's evidently a poison unique to Linlang Domain.

The toxicity seems quite low, even though it's not as significant for Late-stage Foundation Establishment.

For Mid-stage Foundation Establishment and below, the toxicity is remarkably intense.

"A good thing!" Liou Yuan's eyes brightened; he was troubled by his inability to use Sword Qi, affecting his battling prowess.

With this Curse Bone Flower, it could compensate for his strength to some extent.

"Fixed Star Compass states that after poisoning in Late-stage Foundation Establishment, the toxicity reduces by half; however, it didn't say it's entirely ineffective."

"I reckon only Peak of Foundation Establishment can remain largely unaffected by this Curse Bone Flower."

Liou Yuan licked his lips; encountering Peak of Foundation Establishment isn't easy; if he did, he'd have no means to approach.

With any opponent below Peak of Foundation Establishment, it would be different: Liou Yuan has ways to deliver this Curse Bone Flower's poison to the opponent's body.

"Feng Yongkang likely underestimated me at the beginning when we first crossed paths, never considering using this Curse Bone Flower."

"Otherwise, the toxic effect of this Curse Bone Flower would've been unbearable for me."

Liou Yuan carefully stored the Curse Bone Flower, placing it in a jade bottle.

When sealing the jade bottle, True Essence abruptly surged in his palm holding the bottle, enveloping the jade bottle.

Poof! With a slight cracking sound, the Curse Bone Flower was already crushed by Liou Yuan using True Essence.

Upon opening the jade bottle again, only a tiny amount of gray herbal sap could be seen, its scent diffusing from the bottle's mouth, emitting a burnt grass and wood smell.