Chapter 71: Nuclear Bomb Pill

A few days later.

After the first batch of second-grade demon cores purchased by Ye Qingxuan arrived,

he directly entered the blessed land, sealed off external perception, and began secluding himself to study.

Before secluding himself, Ye Qingxuan specifically instructed the two brothers, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, not to let anyone disturb his seclusion.

After sealing the Qingxuan blessed land, Ye Qingxuan spent all his time besides daily cultivation on studying the path of alchemy.

Every day, Ye Qingxuan used various alchemical methods to constantly attempt refining demon cores according to his own ideas.

But without exception, during the refining process, these demon cores either solidified directly into various strange and bizarre elixirs, or simply exploded.

Fortunately, they were only second-grade demon cores; the explosion power was manageable, and Ye Qingxuan could suppress the blast range himself without needing to throw the demon cores into the void.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, a month had gone by.

In that month, Ye Qingxuan used various alchemical techniques from the Earth Immortal inheritance but still could not realize the vision in his heart.

Helpless, Ye Qingxuan could only choose to temporarily emerge from seclusion to adjust his state.

As soon as he exited the blessed land, Ye Qingxuan saw the two brothers, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, sitting cross-legged at the entrance.

"Why are you two here?"

Seeing the two guarding the entrance to the blessed land, Ye Qingxuan was somewhat surprised.

Seeing Ye Qingxuan emerge from seclusion, the two brothers, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, hurriedly stood up:

"Young Master, you have emerged?"

"Yes, I just came out to clear my mind. Why are you two guarding here?"

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's question, Ye Zhaoheng scratched the back of his head and said innocently:

"Didn't Young Master say not to let others disturb you? So Zhaoyu and I stayed together at the entrance to the blessed land to prevent anyone from disturbing you."

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan suddenly realized and smiled helplessly:

"From now on, you two don't need to do this. Just cultivate in your own abodes. If someone comes, just tell them. You two can go down now!"

After he sealed the blessed land, unless someone forcibly broke it open, no one else could possibly enter.

So whether they guarded or not didn't matter; he only needed Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu to tell others that he was in seclusion cultivating.

"Yes, Young Master."

Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu did not object to Ye Qingxuan's words; after exchanging a glance, they both agreed and left.

After the two left, Ye Qingxuan came to his stone pavilion again and brewed himself a pot of tea.

Slowly, Ye Qingxuan drank his tea, staring blankly into the distance, but his mind still unconsciously pondered how to realize his idea.

Suddenly, Ye Qingxuan slapped his thigh and said excitedly, "Why am I so stupid? Relying solely on alchemical methods won't work; I can incorporate methods from the path of talismans! Even the paths of artifacts and arrays can be tried one by one!"

Thinking of this, Ye Qingxuan ignored everything else, returned to the Qingxuan blessed land, and started a new round of seclusion.

Three years later.

A figure arrived above the Qingxuan blessed land. Sensing that the blessed land was still sealed, he asked helplessly, "Zhaoheng, Zhaoyu, has Qingxuan emerged from seclusion yet?"

Hearing the question, Ye Zhaoyu flew out of the abode, arrived not far from this person, and respectfully answered, "Yes, Young Master Qingxiao. My Young Master has gone into seclusion again."

Indeed, the visitor was Ye Qingxiao.

Although according to the Ye family generation order, Ye Zhaoyu should have addressed Ye Qingxiao as a clan uncle, at this time he held only one identity: that of Ye Qingxuan's attendant.

Therefore, for fellow cultivators on the same generation who were close to Ye Qingxuan, after private discussion with Ye Zhaoheng, he uniformly addressed them as Young Master.

In these three years, Ye Qingxiao had come to the Qingxuan blessed land to find Ye Qingxuan several times, but every time he arrived, Ye Qingxuan was in seclusion, so he had not seen Ye Qingxuan.

Seeing only Ye Zhaoyu present, Ye Qingxiao asked curiously:

"Where is Zhaoheng? Where did he go?" "My brother went out on business and hasn't returned yet."

Actually, Ye Zhaoheng had gone to the Tianfu shop to deliver elixirs. Although Ye Qingxuan was in seclusion, every once in a while he would emerge to give elixirs to Ye Zhaoheng for him to deliver to the Tianfu shop.

However, Ye Zhaoyu was not clear whether Ye Qingxiao knew the relationship between the Tianfu shop and his Young Master, so he did not state it explicitly.

"I see? Then I will leave first. When Qingxuan emerges next time, remember to contact me."

Seeing that Ye Zhaoyu did not speak directly, Ye Qingxiao did not mind; after leaving a sentence, he departed.

"Okay, Young Master Qingxiao, rest assured,"

watching Ye Qingxiao's departing figure, Ye Zhaoyu hurriedly replied.

At this moment, inside the Qingxuan blessed land.

Ye Qingxuan held a pill with a slight metallic luster and smiled lightly, "Fourth-grade Nuclear Bomb Pill, finally successful."

In the three years, Ye Qingxuan had already, a year ago, according to his own vision, fused the four paths of alchemy, artifacts, arrays, and talismans to refine the elixir he envisioned.

He used the path of artifacts to integrate spiritual materials, reinforcing the shell of the demon core.

He used the path of arrays to inscribe formations, arranging the Spirit Injection, Equilibrium, and Explosive Flame three major formations on the demon core's shell.

He used the path of alchemy to infuse energy, controlling the power of the demon core's self-detonation.

Finally, he used the path of talismans to carve a first-grade Detonation Talisman onto the demon core for final control.

Because the nuclear explosion from his past life gave Ye Qingxuan the inspiration, the elixir he developed for himself was named—Nuclear Bomb Pill!

After three years of several improvements, Ye Qingxuan had already researched the fourth-grade Nuclear Bomb Pill.

A second-grade supreme Nuclear Bomb Pill is sufficient to rival the self-detonation of a Foundation Establishment peak cultivator, matching the full-power strike of a Purple Mansion early-stage cultivator.

A third-grade supreme Nuclear Bomb Pill is sufficient to rival the self-detonation of a Purple Mansion peak cultivator, matching the full-power strike of a Golden Core early-stage cultivator.

A fourth-grade supreme Nuclear Bomb Pill is sufficient to rival the self-detonation of a Golden Core peak cultivator, matching the full-power strike of a Nascent Soul early-stage cultivator.

The power of the Nuclear Bomb Pill far exceeds talismans of the same grade; its power can fully rival a talisman one grade higher.

Moreover, the cost of the Nuclear Bomb Pill is almost the same as talismans of the same grade.

That is to say, a fourth-grade supreme Nuclear Bomb Pill costs almost the same as a fourth-grade supreme talisman, yet its power can rival a fifth-grade low-grade talisman.

Not only that, in these three years, Ye Qingxuan also developed other series of Nuclear Bomb Pills.

For example, the Spirit-Cleansing Nuclear Bomb Pill.

If the violent energy within a Nuclear Bomb Pill were entirely replaced with the energy of a Spirit-Cleansing Pill to craft a Spirit-Cleansing Nuclear Bomb Pill,

then upon its self-detonation, the Spirit-Cleansing Nuclear Bomb Pill could directly purge all tiers of alien energies harmful to cultivators from the outside world.

Currently, Ye Qingxuan can craft the highest-grade Tier Four Supreme Spirit-Cleansing Nuclear Bomb Pill, with a coverage radius of a full ten li.

It can purge the vast majority of alien entities harmful to cultivators, up to Tier Four, within a ten-li radius.

The reason it only affects energies up to Tier Four is that the Tier Four Spirit-Cleansing Nuclear Bomb Pill is infused with the energy of a Tier Four Spirit-Cleansing Pill; while the quantity is greater, the quality remains the same, so it merely expands the range.

For instance, a Tier Four Low-Grade Spirit-Cleansing Pill, infused with the energy of only a single Tier Four Spirit-Cleansing Pill, can cover a radius of merely one thousand meters.

Moreover, the energy of the Spirit-Cleansing Nuclear Bomb Pill does not cause significant harm to cultivators; a single barrier of spiritual power is sufficient to completely block it out.

The Spirit-Cleansing Pill and the Spirit-Cleansing Nuclear Bomb Pill serve different purposes—one for internal use, the other for external use; which offers better value depends entirely on the cultivator's method of application.

Besides the Spirit-Cleansing Nuclear Bomb Pill,

the Nuclear Bomb Pill series also includes the Poisonous Nuclear Bomb Pill, the Gale Nuclear Bomb Pill, the Sandstorm Nuclear Bomb Pill, the Blazing Fire Nuclear Bomb Pill, the Icy Cold Nuclear Bomb Pill, and so on.

In these series of Nuclear Bomb Pills, the energy has been infused by Ye Qingxuan to its absolute limit, with power comparable to an attack talisman one tier higher.

However, many of these series of Nuclear Bomb Pills are indiscriminate, striking both friend and foe, so protective measures must be prepared in advance before use.

Of course, if you set a trap and detonate it remotely, that works too. Who would expect some old trickster to use pills as a trap? (End of Chapter)