Chapter 37: 【Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, Foundation Establishment Success】 (Seeking recommendation votes)

"Next, we will auction our first finale treasure; everyone, please perk up."

The auctioneer saw that everyone's attention was attracted, and finally lifted the red cloth; on the assistant's tray was a translucent jade bottle.

The array patterns on the jade bottle were very clear, and it looked like it was not an ordinary thing; the item inside was naturally even more precious.

"I won't keep you in suspense; this item is a drop of essence blood from a Golden Core realm great demon, the Yuan Magnetic Golden Toad."

Within its bloodline, it contains the method of Yuan Magnetic Divine Light; refining it gives one the possibility of obtaining the inheritance within. I think everyone understands how precious it is."

"Starting bid, four hundred low-grade spirit stones; each increment must be no less than twenty spirit stones!"

Before he finished speaking, the people below were already discussing it.

Everyone had heard of spells and supernatural powers like "Yuan Magnetic Divine Light," but that was just a legend.

The highest cultivation level present was only the Foundation Establishment realm; where would they have seen such methods?

They only knew that its power was great and that it had many wonderful uses.

But how could this drop of essence blood easily allow a person to obtain that kind of ability?

If that were really the case, the inheritance methods of various monster beasts would have long been mastered by various cultivators.

In the end, this was just a gimmick; otherwise, it wouldn't be auctioned in this kind of low-level auction house.

This drop of essence blood was indeed precious, but it was definitely not used to refine and obtain the inheritance within, but to refine "Demon Blood Pills."

It is a type of pill that can strengthen the body through monster beast bloodlines, and at the same time, it can increase a cultivator's spirit power storage capacity.

And there is a certain probability of obtaining a part of the monster beast's spells.

The probability is very low, though.

Or, simply swallow and refine it directly to strengthen the body.

Everyone was not a fool and would not believe whatever the auctioneer said.

The auction began, and someone made a bid.

Lu Chengtong spoke up:

"Brother Hou, I want this."

Hou Zhao did not hesitate and directly raised his sign to bid. After some competition, he took it at the price of five hundred and twenty spirit stones.

This price was enough to be worth a slightly lower-quality mid-grade Dharma artifact; it was really not cheap.

It was just a drop of essence blood; if it was just for refining and strengthening the body, without special cultivation methods to cooperate, it was really a waste.

But it didn't matter; the point was that Lu Chengtong liked it.

Hou Zhao bought it for him.

Lu Chengtong could completely afford these spirit stones; just by his identity as a Spirit Plant Master, he could afford it.

It was enough to let Hou Zhao repay a favor today.

The auction ended, and the two went to a restaurant to drink again. This time they didn't get drunk, stopped when they had enough, and then returned to their respective residences.

Hou Zhao had no regrets and focused on cultivation.

Lu Chengtong held the essence blood, came to the herb garden, looked at the jade bottle, and felt that it was really an unexpected joy.

He had the 【Embryonic Transformation】 supernatural power; obtaining a drop of blood from any creature would allow him to obtain the ability to change into that creature's form.

But just ordinary blood could not obtain the special supernatural powers and bloodline inheritance contained in its form.

But if what one possessed was a drop of essence blood, it was enough to perfectly inherit everything.

Others obtaining this drop of Yuan Magnetic Golden Toad essence blood and refining it, attempting to obtain the inheritance within, was just trying their luck—a one-in-a-million chance.

But for Lu Chengtong, who possessed the supernatural power, it was a sure thing.

Swallow, absorb, refine, change form.

After Lu Chengtong changed into the Yuan Magnetic Golden Toad, he naturally obtained the supernatural power of Yuan Magnetic Divine Light.

Yuan Magnetic Divine Light has infinite wonderful uses.

Exotic beasts like the Yuan Magnetic Golden Toad are very rare; for such a drop of essence blood to appear in this Northern Wasteland Region, it was truly rare.

This was an opportunity.

However, this drop of essence blood must have been stored for a long time, and its activity was very weak; although it inherited the ability of Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, it was only a weakened version, with a total of only two effects.

The first is that it can form a "Yuan Magnetic Gravity Field," applying gravity pressure to pre-determined targets or areas within a certain range, thereby slowing down the enemy's movement speed and increasing one's own hit rate; it counts as a weakening effect.

The second is "Divine Light Impact," which is releasing it directly in the form of energy waves.

Yuan Magnetic Divine Light can vibrate spirit power and divine soul; if the impact is strong enough, it can even directly scatter a cultivator's divine soul.

In general, it is a powerful attack skill.

This ability did not form a supernatural power; although it can be released instantly like a supernatural power, it actually still belongs to the category of spells, requiring spirit power to release, and at the same time, it also requires divine soul power.

The level of divine soul power determines the power level of mastering Yuan Magnetic Divine Light, and spirit power determines the duration and strike range.

The former determines "quality," and the latter determines "quantity."

But quantitative change leads to qualitative change; if the quality is high enough but the quantity is not enough, the destructive effect is also very small; quality and quantity cannot be separated.

Both are very important.

With Lu Chengtong's current Foundation Establishment middle-stage divine soul power and ninth-layer Qi Refining spirit power, a full-force strike could definitely instantly blast an unprepared early Foundation Establishment cultivator into soul-scattered nothingness.

He finally had a powerful attack method.

Although he had many supernatural powers, they were basically auxiliary methods; only one 【Soul-Stealing and Soul-Seizing】 could be considered an offensive technique.

But supernatural powers consume divine soul power and are not easy to recover; he lacked an attack method that consumed spirit Qi. When spirit Qi is exhausted, he can just eat pills.

There are many types of pills to replenish spirit Qi, and at worst, he can absorb spirit stones; but pills that restore divine soul power are extremely rare and expensive, and he cannot afford them.

Hou Zhao gave him a great opportunity this time; Lu Chengtong even felt guilty about using him as a chess piece.

But the die was cast, and besides, Hou Zhao himself was infatuated with Lu Chengqin and was dedicated to seeking the truth; all he could do was give him more help.

Hou Zhao's cultivation reached the Foundation Establishment realm, and he became an inner disciple of the Danquan Peak; the pill formulas he came into contact with were more advanced, and the conditions such as the pill cauldron given by the sect were also more superior, so his alchemy skills were further improved.

All Lu Chengtong could do was try his best to provide him with more low-priced spirit herbs, allowing him to accumulate wealth quickly, and then have enough spirit stones to improve his cultivation quickly.

Time flew by, and a year and a half passed.

Lu Chengtong, through the assistance of spirit stones and pills, finally raised his cultivation to the perfection of the ninth layer of the Qi Refining realm a month ago.

Today, he was preparing for Foundation Establishment.

In the herb garden, he set up a spirit array to ensure that no one would disturb him, chose the dead of night, and broke through quietly.

After taking the superior Foundation Establishment Pill, with the Earth Spirit Root as the guide, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, and fire generates earth; the five elements cycled perfectly, and the Dao Foundation gradually formed.

He had four Spirit Roots: Earth, Wood, Water, and Fire; the Water and Fire Spirit Roots clashed, while Earth mediated between them, but Wood helped Fire, mutually restraining each other.

Mediating the five elements and perfecting the Great Heavenly Cycle is very difficult.

But fortunately, he himself had a Foundation Establishment middle-stage divine soul and could firmly suppress it, not letting it go out of control.

He had a superior Earth Spirit Root, and the others were all inferior, not even reaching the middle grade; now the Earth Spirit Root received another blessing from the Foundation Establishment Pill, and its activity was even higher.

It took three hours to complete Foundation Establishment; there was no danger in the middle, it just consumed a bit more spirit stones.

The previous worries were all superfluous.

With such sufficient preparation, compared to other cultivators, the advantage was so great; if he still didn't succeed, heaven would not tolerate it!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 38 =====