Free Web NovelChapter 403: Chapter 308: Celestial Spring Clear Liquid (Part 2)
’These Mirror Beasts’ perception is pretty bad.’
The process of collecting the Celestial Spring Clear Liquid was going much more smoothly than Fang Yun had imagined.
He had expected that a small-scale battle with the Mirror Beasts would be unavoidable before he could get the liquid.
But now, it seemed he could steadily acquire the Celestial Spring Clear Liquid without any trouble.
Ruan Hanfan had already given him a special bottle for collecting and storing the Celestial Spring Clear Liquid.
It was a small, pale gold bottle. Despite its small size, it was incredibly heavy. An ordinary Qi Refining Stage Cultivator might not even be able to lift it.
Collect!
With the pale gold bottle in hand, Fang Yun focused his mind. He aimed the bottle’s mouth at the Celestial Spring Clear Liquid and channeled his Spiritual Power, quickly collecting it.
Ruan Hanfan had explained that the special bottle could collect the Celestial Spring Clear Liquid very quickly, but it consumed a great deal of Spiritual Power.
The Spiritual Power Fang Yun used in that single moment was comparable to all the Spiritual Power he had consumed since entering the Land of No Master.
And at that very moment, the Mirror Beasts finally stirred.
The Mirror Beasts here were born to protect the Celestial Spring Clear Liquid. Now that the liquid was collected and its presence could no longer be sensed, they would be failing their duty if they didn’t react.
What’s more, Fang Yun had just used a large amount of Spiritual Power.
The simultaneous use of so much Spiritual Power created significant fluctuations. Even with the full power of the Eight Spirit Patterns Half-Hidden Spirit Boots, he couldn’t conceal the surge.
On Fang Yun’s left and right, two seemingly ordinary trees began to change.
These two trees were Mirror Beasts in disguise.
The true bodies of Mirror Beasts are invisible to the naked eye; one must use spiritual sense to perceive their existence.
When they are camouflaged, they can be identified by sight or perceived with spiritual sense, but the latter is far, far more difficult than the former.
Even the former method was extremely difficult; Fang Yun hadn’t spotted a single Mirror Beast.
Retreating rapidly, Fang Yun first chose to put away the pale gold bottle.
As he did so, he paused for a second.
’I’ve left the combat state...’
He had just entered the combat state, and now he had immediately exited it.
Fang Yun knew exactly what exiting the combat state meant: the two Mirror Beasts couldn’t find him anymore.
And yet, he was not far from them.
If they used their eyes, they would definitely be able to see him right there.
’Mirror Beasts don’t have eyes. They can’t see anything.’
Fang Yun came to a conclusion. The information Ruan Hanfan had given him about Mirror Beasts didn’t mention this point.
His mission was to obtain the Celestial Spring Clear Liquid. Senior Ruan certainly wouldn’t have deliberately hidden information from him, which meant this was something the Purple Mist Sect hadn’t discovered before.
The previous Inner Sect Disciples from the Purple Mist Sect who came for the Celestial Spring Clear Liquid were most likely far inferior to him in terms of concealment techniques.
The two Mirror Beasts couldn’t see him, and he couldn’t see the Mirror Beasts either.
However, he could sense them clearly. This wasn’t because his perception was strong, but because the revealed Mirror Beasts were incredibly easy to sense. Even an early-stage Qi Refining Cultivator should be able to sense their location here.
Once safe, an Inner Sect Disciple from the Purple Mist Sect would have already left.
But Fang Yun had no intention of leaving. Killing a peak Second Tier Mirror Beast could very well earn him 510,000 basic Talent Points.
And so, Fang Yun voluntarily entered the combat state.
The nine-Spirit-Pattern Earth Yellow Sword flew out. He attacked directly!
’Huh? There’s no weak point.’
The moment he attacked, Fang Yun couldn’t sense any weak points on the Mirror Beast.
He was backed by a six-star Combat Talent, a level that was perfectly sufficient even in the Core Formation Stage. It was normally impossible for him not to sense the weak points of a peak Second Tier Mirror Beast. Therefore, there was only one possibility: the Mirror Beasts, born from the "Land of No Master" Secret Realm, had no weak points.
For Fang Yun, having a weak point to target would make killing them much easier.
For instance, when he struck a Demon’s weak point, not only were they powerless to recover, but the speed at which their life force drained also increased dramatically.
If the Mirror Beasts had no weak points, he would have to kill them with brute force.
"No wonder Senior Ruan didn’t recommend I go after the Mirror Beasts for their Mirror Stones," Fang Yun couldn’t help but mutter.
Facing a Mirror Beast with no weaknesses would be extremely troublesome even for an ordinary peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator. No weaknesses meant no openings. Technique was useless; only raw power would work.
Shortly after summoning the Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact-level Earth Yellow Sword, Fang Yun summoned another.
This one was a Magical Treasure-level Earth Yellow Sword!
He needed to end this quickly!
The two peak Second Tier Mirror Beasts completely ignored his attack and charged toward his position.
He managed to stop one peak Second Tier Mirror Beast, but not the other. His killing speed wasn’t fast enough.
The nine-Spirit-Pattern Earth Yellow Sword took several strikes to finish off one peak Second Tier Mirror Beast. The Magical Treasure-level Earth Yellow Sword was fast enough to dispatch a Mirror Beast, but it consumed far more Spiritual Power than the nine-Spirit-Pattern version.
"They don’t defend at all, and clever attacks are useless against them." His nine-Spirit-Pattern Profound Crystal Shield easily blocked the peak Second Tier Mirror Beast’s final attack before it vanished.
Based on the Spiritual Power consumed by the Profound Crystal Shield, he could tell that the Mirror Beast’s strike was truly powerful.
Mirror Beasts were a natural counter to ordinary Qi Refining Cultivators, especially those whose Attacking Methods were only average in power.
As the two peak Second Tier Mirror Beasts vanished one after the other, they each left behind a nearly transparent stone.
This was a Mirror Stone.
According to Ruan Hanfan, Mirror Stones were excellent Spiritual Materials for Artifact Refining.
But Fang Yun didn’t yet know what effects or specific properties Mirror Stones had as an Artifact Refining material. Only by knowing this could he use them to refine a Spiritual Artifact.
To find out, he could consult the Artifact Refining Elder of the Purple Mist Sect or borrow some books about Artifact Refining materials from them.
With the disappearance of the two peak Second Tier Mirror Beasts, three more were heading this way.
They were located at three different corners of the small island.
In total, there were five peak Second Tier Mirror Beasts here.
Fang Yun wasn’t using the concealment effect of his Half-Hidden Spirit Boots right now. If he did, the Mirror Beasts wouldn’t be able to find him. After they camouflaged themselves again, he would have to deliberately turn off the concealment and create a Spiritual Power fluctuation to lure them out.
Switching it on and off would be a waste of effort.
Fang Yun unleashed a burst of speed, approaching the nearest Mirror Beast and finishing it off quickly with the Magical Treasure-level Earth Yellow Sword.
Before long, five nearly transparent stones had been added to the Storage Pouch at his waist.
Having dealt with the five peak Second Tier Mirror Beasts, Fang Yun hoped they would provide him with Combat Talent points. That way, when the points were settled at the beginning of October, his Talent Points could easily break ten million.
So far, he had never settled an eight-figure sum of Talent Points.
At the edge of the small island, Fang Yun reactivated the concealment effect of his Half-Hidden Spirit Boots and took out the map of the Land of No Master.
There were two things to do next. First, acquire more Third Tier Spiritual Materials.
’Third Tier is the next stage, and Tier Four is the stage after that. How can there be a "stage after that" without a "next stage"?’
He still had over six days left in the Land of No Master. He had to make good use of this time and fill up the Storage Pouch he had dedicated to Third Tier Spiritual Materials.
Second, explore the map.
He needed to fill in as many of the blank areas as he could.
According to Ruan Hanfan, the more of the map he completed, the richer the rewards he would receive from the Purple Mist Sect.
Books on Artifact Refining, alchemy, and planting, as well as Core Formation Stage Cultivation Techniques—these were all things he needed.
There were very few Core Formation Stage Cultivation Techniques in the Celestial Cloud Sect. He had already looked into the general situation regarding Core Formation Techniques back when he was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and none of them were suitable for him.
The Purple Mist Sect had plenty of Core Formation Techniques; he might be able to find one that suited him there.
Although he wasn’t yet at the Peak of Foundation Establishment, there was no harm in preparing for the Core Formation stage in advance if he had the opportunity.
"There’s no point in sticking to the safe routes anymore. If I’m going to explore, I should head to these places."
Fang Yun looked at the places on the map that were marked as neither dangerous nor safe.
