Free Web NovelChapter 325: Chapter 321: Blood Orchid Body Refining, Looking Ahead to Tier 4
The Spider Spirit Blood Orchid.
As bewitching as blood, its mystic patterns swaying.
A Tier Four Spiritual Object that blooms and bears fruit once every three hundred years.
It often grew beside great spider-type demons, which is how it got its name.
Its Blood Orchid Fruit could enhance the bloodline and physical body of spider-type demonic beasts. Below Tier Four, it gave them a certain chance to break through a minor realm!
But more importantly, if processed and prepared with special techniques, the Spider Spirit Blood Orchid could also be effective for human cultivators!
Of course, it was different from how it affected demonic beasts.
When human cultivators consumed the Blood Orchid Fruit, it couldn’t enhance their bloodline; the only thing it could improve was their Body Refining realm.
But...
"That’s more than enough!" A glint flashed in Su Ye’s eyes as he spoke with delight.
This was exactly the kind of natural Spiritual Object he needed for Body Refining right now!
’My Body Refining realm is already at the Tier Three Late Stage... After consuming the Spider Spirit Blood Orchid, there’s a very high probability I can advance to Tier Three Perfection!’
Su Ye estimated.
There was no bottleneck between the Late Stage and the Perfection Realm.
Therefore, the medicinal effects of the Blood Orchid Fruit wouldn’t be wasted on breaking through a bottleneck and could be used entirely for accumulation.
Thus, it shouldn’t be difficult to use a single fruit to push Su Ye’s Body Refining realm all the way to Tier Three Perfection!
’And with that, when I step into the Late-stage Crystal Realm, there will be a chance that the breakthrough in my cultivation realm will trigger a transformation in my physical body, allowing me to achieve...’
’Tier Four Body Refining!’
Tier Four Divine Sense, Tier Four Body Refining!
...
Spider Demon Ridge.
Within the gloomy forest.
Ziyuan moved with a graceful, lotus-like gait. Her long purple hair hung loosely, casually tied at the end.
Her exquisite body was unadorned by a single scrap of clothing, bound only by white spider silk that traced her alluring, graceful curves. It gave her an air of languid leisure, an elegant bearing like that of a satisfied noblewoman.
"Master, the Spider Spirit Blood Orchid is in the valley up ahead," Ziyuan said in a gentle voice.
It was clear her mental state had improved somewhat.
Over this period, she had mostly come to accept the reality of her defeat and was quite obedient and cooperative with Su Ye’s commands.
’However... her loyalty is still highly questionable.’
’With Ziyuan... I still can’t let my guard down at this stage...’ Su Ye muttered to himself, secretly warning himself that this bewitching, purple-haired beauty was, through and through, a venomous spider!
Her bite would hurt! A lot!
Before long, with Ziyuan leading the way, the two arrived at a quiet, secluded valley.
Su Ye looked up. The ubiquitous forest canopy receded, and warm, brilliant sunlight enveloped the valley—a true spectacle in the gloomy Spider Demon Ridge!
Inside the valley, a stone path was laid out, with a few weeds sprouting from the cracks.
At the end of the stone path, a dark red mound of earth rose slightly. Chains, half-corporeal and half-ethereal, intertwined around it, forming an Array.
The Spider Spirit Blood Orchid was inside it!
As bewitching as blood, the plump and luscious Blood Orchid Fruit pulled down the slender stem, causing it to droop slightly. The sunlight outlined its shape.
"This Blood Orchid Fruit is one that Qiuya and I transplanted when we left the Central Sea Region."
"It matured seventy-five years ago... but at that time, the Blood Orchid Fruit was useless for Tier Four. I had planned to cultivate it for another hundred years to let its medicinal power settle before consuming it."
As Ziyuan spoke, her narrow, lavender eyes narrowed slightly, and she shot Su Ye a somewhat resentful glance.
That plan had clearly fallen through!
"You, go and retrieve the Blood Orchid Fruit," Su Ye said with a nod, completely ignoring her look.
"Yes."
Ziyuan replied in a sullen, quiet voice.
...
After picking the Blood Orchid Fruit, Su Ye did not consume it immediately.
As a Spiritual Object suitable for demonic beasts, if a human cultivator wanted to consume it, it needed to be refined through numerous processes and steps.
Otherwise, its medicinal power would be too violent and could easily cause adverse reactions.
Given the Spider Spirit Blood Orchid’s tier, this refinement process required at least a Tier Three Alchemy Grandmaster to perform!
For an ordinary person, this was very difficult.
In the Cultivation Realm, Tier Three Alchemists were already extraordinary figures.
Let alone an Alchemy Grandmaster?!
After all, not every Tier Three Alchemist could earn the title of "Grandmaster"!
For example, Su Ye’s own attainments in the Dao of Arrays had reached the Tier Three Mid Stage... but he would never dare to call himself a Grandmaster of Arrays!
This showed just how prestigious the title of Grandmaster was.
However, with Su Ye’s current status and the power of the Nanyaoguang Corporation, even a Grandmaster would have to bow their head!
Within ten days, three Alchemy Grandmasters, upon receiving their orders, set out at top speed, taking the corporation’s express flying clipper ship to arrive at Spider Demon Island.
The precious raw materials needed to refine the Blood Orchid Fruit had also long been prepared.
The Spirit Control Sect’s treasury held a large amount of the materials, and any missing items could be collected by the Nanyaoguang Corporation!
Therefore, in less than half a month in total, Su Ye obtained the refined product of the Blood Orchid Fruit—a bottle of clear, translucent Spirit Liquid that shimmered with a wine-red luster and emitted a mellow fragrance!
In the captain’s quarters.
Su Ye sat with his legs crossed, swirling the glass vial in his hand.
His eyes flickered as he admired the magnificent luster of the wine-red Spirit Liquid and remarked with feeling,
"So this is the power of having an organization..."
For the past half a month, Su Ye had been lazy and idle, living in comfort and leisure.
He had been vacationing and recuperating on Spider Demon Island, attended by Ziyuan.
As for the refinement of the Blood Orchid Fruit, he had handed it off to his subordinates at the Nanyaoguang Corporation, letting them do the work while he acted as a hands-off boss!
And by the time his vacation was over, the task he had assigned his subordinates was perfectly completed!
"This feeling... it’s pretty great," Su Ye mused, rubbing his chin, his eyes filled with satisfaction.
If he were a lone Loose Cultivator, the time and energy required to successfully refine the Spider Spirit Blood Orchid would have been at least ten times greater!
After taking a moment to appreciate his diligent and responsible employees, Su Ye went to the Seclusion Chamber to consume the Blood Orchid Spirit Liquid.
GULP.
Like fruit juice, a sweet flavor bloomed on his taste buds.
The wine-red Spirit Liquid slid down his throat and into his stomach.
Immediately after.
BUZZ.
Once inside him, the medicinal power of the Blood Orchid Spirit Liquid instantly activated!
The Spirit Liquid boiled, transforming into a stream of wine-red light that surged through Su Ye’s body like a galaxy!
Meridians, bones, flesh, organs... every part of Su Ye’s body, bathed in the wine-red stream of light, felt a sensation that was both warm and stinging!
Su Ye knew this was the effect of the Blood Orchid Spirit Liquid!
It was both a burden and a nourishment, putting pressure on his physical body while also providing sustenance. This was the only way to rapidly advance one’s Body Refining realm!
He let out a long breath, calmed his mind, and began to circulate the Body Refining Chapter of the Taiqing Cold Jade Skill to digest the medicinal power and advance his Body Refining realm!
With one complete Circulation of Heaven and Earth after another,
After an unknown amount of time, Su Ye looked within himself and saw that the wine-red stream of light in his body was completely exhausted!
In its place was a physical body that was even more resilient, powerful, and brimming with strength!
"Body Refining Realm, Tier Three Perfection!"
"With a foundation like this, I can look forward to reaching Tier Four Body Refining when I’m in the Crystal Realm!"
A smile appeared on Su Ye’s face.
