196: Chapter 186 196: Chapter 186 Jiang Tang harvested Spirit Grass to refine Pills and also plucked all the flowers in the space to let them grow anew.
The Pills he refined using the Xuanming Spiritual Fire were all supreme elixirs; had any member from the Medicine Sect witnessed it, they surely would have felt ashamed, for they, despite their heritage, lacked such alchemic prowess.
Jiang Tang had refined a batch of Pills and quietly planted both Vitality Grass and Nourishing Soul Grass in the newly expanded five mu of land within the Supreme Treasure Lingtian Space, and planted the rest of the auxiliary herbs near piles of Golden Crystals; this was the basis for his secret herb garden.
His two Spiritual Pets had entered an unfamiliar space within the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space and only understood, after their master’s explanation, that their master, like some Demonic Beasts, possessed his own space.
Ever since Eryao attained the ability to Transform Shape, he too held a space belonging to the Snow Dragon, albeit this space was within his Spiritual Pearl.
Green Ox also had a space for storing items.
His space was not large; established after becoming a Demon Core, the space was within his Dantian, currently able to store some water and food.
Lacking other Magical Treasures, when his master rewarded it with a bottle of Pills for refining elixirs, it stored this bottle within its space.
Utilizing the spare time, Jiang Tang refined even more Vitality Pills for future use and divided some Nourishing Soul Pills among the ghosts within the Spiritual Aura Halo.
When he felt tired, he would enter the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space and caught fish from the lake, having no choice but to boil or roast them for consumption.
Jiang Tang had no intention of hunting the Demonic Beasts in Hell Palace for food, for those beasts had gained sentience, having survived there for many years, and he had already subdued them, believing the Demonic Beasts to be useful in the future.
Within the Hell Palace, the Golden Core Elder felt like a stray dog trapped within a Spiritual Aura Halo, recuperating while experiencing a sense of being captured and helpless to resist the slaughter.
He sensed that the person who captured him could not even control the Magical Treasure that was Hell Palace.
What shocked him the most was how the attacker had a magic-like ability to drain the Spiritual Energy from others.
In secret, he transmitted his voice to his disciples, “Huang Chen, disciples, do you know who is responsible?
Could there be a powerful being within the space?”
“Master, we do not know,” replied those feeble Ghost Cultivators, who had also suffered greatly these past days.
Even within the protective halo of their master, they could still sense the danger outside.
“Master, I think this person is Jiang Tang.”
“Impossible, he was just at the Qi Refinement Realm before, merely with a powerful pet by his side.
There’s no way he could have become a powerful being in such a short period of time.”
The Golden Core Elder thought how he himself had remained at the Golden Core stage for so many years, grown so old without becoming a powerful being; he refused to believe that a young man could reach such heights in a mere month.
Huang Chen also couldn’t believe that Jiang Tang was their assailant; even transformed into a ghost, he could still sense the Qi of his enemy.
Originally, he had hoped to come into this space and make a great achievement, only to encounter his enemy instead, not only failing to accomplish great deeds but also being confined to this place.
Uncertain if he could survive and escape, Huang Chen had the Magnet Magic Treasure Soul Conqueror to preserve his strength, yet had not absorbed more Spiritual Energy in several days.
The thought of becoming stronger seemed an unlikely dream.
“Master, I have encountered this person twice and even fought for my life against him.
His Qi is unmistakable; it must be him…”
“Did you not say he was only at the Qi Cultivation stage?
Could it be that he is concealing his cultivation?”
“Impossible, he’s just an ordinary disciple from the North City West Gate.
How could he possess such a high level of cultivation?”
Hearing Huang Chen say so, the other disciples nodded, believing Huang Chen’s words to be true.
“Then he must have had some fortuitous adventure.
Otherwise, how could he be perfectly alive after you nearly killed him, and have become so strong?”
“Master, what do you think his remarkable encounter could have been?”
“I don’t know, I only know that his magic is like witchcraft, draining people of their Spiritual Power.”
“Master, these past two or three days it seems that Ghost Cultivators and Demonic Beasts haven’t been spared either, just like you said, they also had their Spiritual Energy sucked away.”
“Oh, Disciple, your Magical Treasure is unaffected, which is good…” The Golden Core Elder got to this point, thought of a plan, and with a slap towards the Magnet Magic Treasure Soul Conqueror, he aimed to kill Huang Chen and snatch the Magical Treasure.
“You…” Huang Chen felt the approaching danger, controlling the Magnet Magic Treasure Soul Conqueror to spew out flames and poison gas, propelling the Magical Treasure like an airplane, flying a bit farther away.
He knew his Master was not a good person, otherwise, he wouldn’t have filled the Magical Treasure with so many Ghost Cultivator souls; he never expected that he would harm him, having been vigilant since the time his grandfather gave him the Magical Treasure.
The other Disciples, their bodies surrounded by Spiritual Aura Halos, moved further away.
Seeing the Master and Senior Brother fight, they understood that the Master was trying to eliminate Huang Chen for the treasure.
These days, Huang Chen had been using the Magical Treasure to fight enemies and cultivate within it.
They watched with envy, but unfortunately, they were disciples from common families without elders to strategize for them.
As the Master and Senior Brother fought, they simply tried to protect themselves, hoping that whichever side prevailed would not treat them as cannon fodder.
“Huang Chen, I am your Master, you should show filial piety to me.
You see me in trouble, only if I’m safe can I protect you.”
“Pah, who would believe your nonsense?
I didn’t know before that you had killed so many people.
Even if I were to kill for treasure, I wouldn’t be like you; you will eventually be killed by someone.
Can you keep yourself safe then?”
The Master and Disciple hurled insults at each other as they fought.
The Golden Core Elder’s Spiritual Energy relied largely on consuming Pills or the supply from his Spirit Stones.
Huang Chen didn’t have that many resources to use; his greatest advantage was the Magnet Magic Treasure Soul Conqueror.
The flames and poison the Elder could only dodge, while he also brought out his own Magical Treasure, and the Master and Disciple began to fight with Spell against Spell, unable to determine a winner for the moment.
Lurking in the shadows were Demonic Beasts and Ghost Cultivators observing from a distance, hoping to reap the benefits of the fight, regardless of who won.
The Demonic Beasts had suffered greatly these days, believing it was the Golden Core Elder’s doing, their eyes filled with vengeful fury.
The Ghost Cultivators gathered together.
Controlled by the Golden Core Elder at first, they were obedient, but gradually they started to feel that the Golden Core Elder was not so impressive after all.
When they were bullied, he couldn’t help them; when their Spiritual Energy was drained, he couldn’t help them either.
They wanted to break away from his control.
The Golden Core Elder was unaware that his internal conflicts would lead even the Ghost Cultivators who had always followed his commands to have thoughts of breaking away and choosing a new master.
The Golden Core Elder summoned a golden light, aiming to encircle the Magnet Magic Treasure Soul Conqueror within it, intending to restrain it.
Huang Chen, controlling the Magical Treasure, not only attacked but also defended, utilizing some of the Magical Treasure’s additional features to absorb the golden gas.
When the Golden Core Elder’s attack failed, he used water magic, creating a surging wave that rushed towards the Magnet Magic Treasure Soul Conqueror.
Huang Chen controlled the Magical Treasure to tunnel underground, avoiding the attack this time.