Record of a Demon's Cultivation Chapter 1217: Supreme-Grade Spirit Stone

Translator: CinderTL

After brief contemplation, Song Wen determined he had no more inquiries. He promptly triggered the Black Hole in his Sea of Consciousness, which engulfed Xuan Qu’s divine soul.

He whirled around and raced back to Cloudstream Valley.

Once he returned, the valley stood exactly as he had left it.

After inspecting the progress of the Bodhi Spirit Cores in the Spirit Field and briefly chatting with Guan Lin, Song Wen withdrew to his pavilion.

His initial move was pulling out Xuan Qu’s storage ring.

With a prior quick check completed, Song Wen rapidly pinpointed the treasures that captivated him the most.

The initial item he withdrew was a jade slip holding the Profound Thunder Nine Heavens Art.

Upon thorough inspection, Song Wen still doubted his ability to master the technique.

Yet, grasping this secret art would clearly demand a hefty chunk of time. With regret, Song Wen tucked the jade slip away and fetched a bronze mirror.

This mirror served as a mid-grade divine soul defense spirit treasure, rendering it highly precious. Still, it offered scant practical value to Song Wen personally; he could trade it for spirit stones.

Next, Song Wen drew forth two additional spirit treasures: wings pitch-black like ink and an ancient, plain bronze gong.

The wings' true wonder stemmed from their flawless fusion of offense, defense, and speed into one.

This item was a thunder-attribute magical artifact, matching the caliber of a high-grade spirit treasure. Song Wen’s eyes blazed with longing, yet as Xuan Qu’s natal magic treasure, direct refinement eluded him, forcing a helpless sigh.

Regarding the bronze gong, it qualified as a mid-grade defensive spirit treasure. Less uncommon than the black wings or bronze mirror, it fitted Song Wen’s present requirements perfectly.

Strikingly, Song Wen uncovered more than two hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones in Xuan Qu’s storage ring, plus two novel crystalline stones.

Fist-sized, these stones gleamed crystal-clear and translucent, emanating spiritual light as though liquid energy swirled inside. The Spiritual Qi they released was a thousandfold denser than high-grade spirit stones.

"Could these be supreme-grade spirit stones?" Song Wen muttered to himself.

With caution, he projected his divine sense to extract the stones’ Spiritual Qi.

At once, strands of pure, intense Spiritual Qi, slender as silk threads, surged into Song Wen’s body, circulating through his limbs and bones.

Every path the Spiritual Qi traced nourished his meridians with supreme comfort.

Song Wen instantly verified that these two crystals were truly the mythical supreme-grade spirit stones.

Despite the "spirit stone" label, supreme-grade spirit stones differed profoundly from common ones.

First off, supreme-grade spirit stones were incredibly scarce, appearing only sparingly in the hearts of vast spirit veins or born from exceptional natural marvels.

Second, they seldom circulated in trade. Rather, cultivators hoarded them for shattering cultivation bottlenecks or swiftly restoring spiritual power.

Having inventoried Xuan Qu’s storage ring, Song Wen unleashed the Nether Fox and various Gu insects. Abruptly, a vital oversight struck him:

He had neglected to ready blood food for them.

Furthermore, the Shadow King Gu, having ascended to fourth-tier in the Lower Realm, now teetered at its fourth-tier pinnacle. Preparations for its fifth-tier advancement were overdue.

The Gu Rearing Manual from Xiao Ying detailed methods for elevating fourth-tier Gu insects, though specifics shifted by Gu type.

A deeper look revealed these methods shared core principles: bolstering the Gu’s power via custom medicinal pills, awakening its latent potential with spirit grass feedings, or forging its form with spirit mine materials.

After poring over the Gu Rearing Manual several times, Song Wen resolved to first craft the Beast Soul Pill and gauge its effects.

He selected this pill without unique motive; simply, he knew most required Spirit Herbs well and deemed them straightforward to obtain.

A scan of his storage ring revealed Song Wen lacked just two ingredients:

First, the Spirit Herb Nine-Turn Grass. Second, a fifth-tier Demon Soul from the Yin Demon Spider.

Short on those ingredients, Song Wen held off from dashing out to gather them right away. He stowed the Spirit Herbs and Gu Rearing Manual first, fetched his Alchemy Furnace, and set about refining the King Gu Pill.

This pill was able to boost the power of fourth-tier Gu.

His three freshly promoted Shadow King Gu demanded a hefty stockpile of these pills still.

Yet the King Gu Pill called for Bodhi Spirit Cores, leaving Song Wen with merely around a hundred of the four-hundred-year-old ones.

This really drove home the value of the Spirit Field that Guan Lin oversaw.

One month afterward, Song Wen showed up at an inn in Great Tan City, draped in a black cloak that hid him entirely.

He took out Bai Wei’s Communication Jade Slip and started a transmission.

“Where?” Song Wen asked straight to the point.

Bai Wei answered without delay.

Song Wen felt shock, baffled as to why Bai Wei wanted an in-person meeting.

Bai Wei responded.

Song Wen carefully examined his past dealings with Bai Wei, hunting for any misstep he might have made. Nothing turned up.

Reason dictated that Bai Wei held no grudge against him. On top of that, she had bound herself with a soul oath against causing him harm before handing over the Heavenly Astral Body Integration Pill.

After a brief pause, Song Wen sent his reply.

With the message off, Song Wen exited the inn, shot into the sky beyond the city, and reached the skies over Auspicious Jade Mountain. His eyes scanned the mountain ridge.

All nine pavilions lining the ridge bustled with lovestruck pairs, but Bai Wei remained out of sight.

He hung around a tad longer.

A colossal Flying Ship drifted close, Bai Wei in flowing white robes positioned boldly at the prow.

Behind her loomed another silhouette: a young woman dressed in green robes.

It was none other than Xu Mengyu!

"Gou Jun, thank you for waiting," Bai Wei stated courteously as the ship halted in front of Song Wen. "The crowds at Auspicious Jade Mountain have too many curious gazes, little friend. Please come aboard for a private talk."

Song Wen leaped aboard the ship without a second thought.

Before, he had only guessed that Bai Wei harbored no malice. Seeing her alongside Xu Mengyu now confirmed it fully.

From Bai Wei’s viewpoint, after all, "Gou Jun" was nothing but a Void Refinement Stage cultivator. A Body Integration Stage powerhouse of the Spirit Jade Palace could squash a wandering Void Refinement Stage cultivator like an insect—no schemes necessary.

"Greetings, Senior Bai Wei," Song Wen declared, clasping his hands in salute upon touching down on the deck.

"No need for such ceremony," Bai Wei answered. "During your last healing of me, your divine soul took a hit. How has your recuperation gone?" she inquired sincerely.

"Thank you for your concern, Senior," Song Wen responded. "Using the spirit stones you gave, I obtained spirit grass and pills. I’ve recovered almost fully now."

"That’s reassuring." Bai Wei motioned to Xu Mengyu. "Allow me to introduce her. This is my disciple, Xu Mengyu."

(End of the Chapter)

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