Chapter 75: Nine Poisons Forging Golden Body

Night fell!

The moon rose.

He Pingsheng lay on the massive stone slab, gazing up at the moon in the void.

Previously, he had known this realm was concealed by a high-level grand array, and had assumed he would not see the sun or moon within it.

But after entering, he discovered they were both present.

Here, there was the sun, the moon, and even the stars.

Then… could the moonlight here condense into lunar essence to strengthen treasures?

Let’s try!

He Pingsheng waved his hand and retrieved the Treasure Gathering Basin from within his body, then carefully placed it beside him.

At the same time, he tossed a jade slip into it.

This jade slip was purchased before the realm’s opening, at the temporary trading fair on the square—it was a body cultivation technique called the [Copper Skin Golden Bone Scripture].

I wonder what it will become after strengthening?

He Pingsheng couldn’t sleep, so he simply stared silently at the basin.

Beside him, lunar essence condensed, with delicate streams flowing into the basin.

He Pingsheng’s heart leapt with joy: it seemed the moon and sun he saw here were not illusions—they were real.

Excellent! Now he could strengthen items even within this realm.

As he watched, He Pingsheng fell into a deep sleep.

When he awoke, it was already morning.

He hurried to look into the basin.

Inside the pitch-black ceramic basin lay two jade slips.

One red!

One green!

He Pingsheng took a deep breath, put away the Treasure Gathering Basin, then pulled out the two jade slips, his face filled with anticipation.

He first pressed the red jade slip against his forehead.

Body cultivation technique!

Name: [Bathing in Flame Golden Body Scripture].

Rank: Heaven Grade!

Sections: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation!

Five sections total!

He Pingsheng briefly scanned the overview.

This technique requires external fire energy to forge the body, ultimately achieving copper skin and iron bones; if perfected, one can withstand blows from identical-rank magic treasures with bare flesh.

For example:

If a Qi Refining cultivator perfects the [Qi Refining Section], they can endure a Level 12 Qi Refining disciple’s strike with their body alone—no treasure needed.

They can even block a strike from a Qi Refining disciple’s magic artifact.

That’s how powerful it is.

“Perfect!” He Pingsheng stared at this technique, his heart burning with excitement.

This was far superior to the Copper Skin Golden Bone Scripture he had before.

The only drawback was that cultivation was extremely time-consuming and excruciatingly painful.

He Pingsheng stored the red jade slip, then picked up the green one.

Before even looking at the green jade slip, he had already decided to cultivate the [Bathing in Flame Golden Body Scripture].

But after seeing the green jade slip, He Pingsheng’s mind changed.

The green jade slip also recorded a body cultivation technique.

Name: [Nine Poisons Forging Golden Body].

Rank: Heaven Grade!

Sections: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, Void Refinement, Body Integration, Mahayana, Feathery Ascension!

Nine sections total!

Sssss…

Upon seeing this body cultivation technique, He Pingsheng was stunned.

It had them all.

From Qi Refining all the way to Feathery Ascension.

So many?

Gulp…

He Pingsheng couldn’t help swallowing hard, then took a deep breath and continued reading the overview.

The overview not only explained and summarized the technique, but also contained descriptions and details.

From the overview, He Pingsheng learned just how terrifying this technique was.

It forged the body using various deadly poisons.

The “nine” in [Nine Poisons Forging Golden Body] was not absolute.

It was a figurative number.

For instance, to cultivate the first section—the [Qi Refining Section]—He Pingsheng must first find a [poison core] from a Qi Refining beast.

Then, through the [Nine Poisons Forging Golden Body] method, he would fuse the Level 1 beast’s poison core into his body.

Thus, he would reach the first layer of the Qi Refining section.

After reaching the first layer, the cultivator gains a special talent: poison immunity.

Or rather, immunity to all poisons.

Of course, “immunity to all poisons” was an exaggeration—but immunity to all poisons of the same rank was accurate.

Once he cultivated the Qi Refining section, any poison from a Qi Refining beast would have no effect on He Pingsheng.

Similarly, once he reached the first layer of the Foundation Establishment section, all poisons from Foundation Establishment beasts would be perfectly resisted.

Higher-rank poisons couldn’t be fully blocked, but their potency would be greatly weakened, preventing death.

That’s how incredible it was.

Of course, mastering this technique required vast quantities of poison cores.

After all, the Qi Refining section alone had twelve layers!

Each layer demanded a massive pile of poison cores.

Only after reaching the twelfth layer could the Qi Refining section be considered perfected.

So the question arose: what was a poison core?

In the cultivation world, all beasts possessed a core within their bodies, called a [beast core].

Beast cores were similar to the Golden Cores of human cultivators, forming only after a beast reached Level 3—equivalent to a human’s Golden Core stage.

But beasts with deadly toxins possessed not only a [beast core], but also another core: a [poison core].

Poison cores did not require a Level 3 beast—some Level 1 Qi Refining beasts already had them.

He Pingsheng knew that within this realm, many Level 1 beasts roamed, including numerous poisonous ones.

For example, the [Tiger-Striped Golden Bee] he had encountered earlier was one such venomous beast.

But the poison core of the Tiger-Striped Golden Bee was tiny.

Which one to choose?

He Pingsheng’s eyes narrowed slightly as he pondered.

From the outcome, he must cultivate the [Nine Poisons Forging Golden Body].

Because among body cultivation techniques, this one not only hardened the body to withstand magic treasures, but also granted poison immunity.

So this one was clearly superior.

“This one it is…” He Pingsheng finally picked up the green jade slip.

Another advantage of cultivating the [Nine Poisons Forging Golden Body] was that he could begin immediately.

He could stealthily capture a few [Tiger-Striped Golden Bees], kill them, and extract their poison cores to start cultivation.

Once he entered the first stage, he would achieve poison immunity.

Then he could endure the bees’ stings and enter the cave to retrieve the [Tiger-Striped Golden Bee Honey].

Perfect.

It was a flawless arrangement.

Huh…

He Pingsheng took a deep breath, packed all his items into his storage bag, and stepped out of the array!

But he did not dismantle the array.

He Pingsheng leapt away from the spot, heading once more toward the Tiger-Striped Golden Bee nest.

This time, he was not going to enter the nest for the honey—he was going for the poison cores.

He circled the cliff, passed through the forest!

He Pingsheng walked for half an hour before reaching the place where the Tiger-Striped Golden Bees had appeared.

After waiting about an incense stick’s time, he heard a buzzing sound near his ears.

He Pingsheng did not dare to let his guard down; he whirled his head and locked onto a golden wasp with tiger stripes in the void.

“Cut…”

He summoned his flying sword and slashed down with perfect precision.

The golden wasp was instantly split in two and fell to the ground.