Chapter 242 - 143: Tier 3 Star Core
Yang Jing sat cross-legged in his Quiet Chamber at the Seven Nations Ticket Shop. He had already undone the Restriction on the Ice Soul Cold Flame. An astonishing chill spread out in all directions with the Ice Soul Cold Flame at its center.
This wave of coldness was so intense that the Restrictions within the Quiet Chamber began to flicker.
If Yang Jing didn’t have the Celestial True Gang protecting his body, he would have already needed to activate a Defensive Spiritual Artifact to resist this terrifying chill.
This True Flame’s grade was the same as the Sun True Fire; both were among the finest True Flames in the Nine Heavens World. However, this wisp of Ice Soul Cold Flame was Tier Three, far above the Sun True Fire that Yang Jing had condensed himself.
It also surpassed the Tier Two Kunli Earth Fire and Nine Flames True Fire.
It had already reached the Golden Core Level.
To find a Sun True Fire of a similar Tier, one would have to fly beyond the Heaven and Earth Embryonic Membrane.
It must have been burning in an extremely cold place for ten thousand years. Despite being just a tiny wisp, if its full power were to be unleashed, it could freeze an area dozens of miles in radius.
If not for Yang Jing possessing the Talent Five Elements True Fire, refining this True Flame would have been truly difficult. This Talent gave him a certain degree of affinity for all True Flames within the Five Elements.
For a Tier One Spiritual Fire like the One Yang Li Fire, he could even directly control and wield it without any refining.
He carefully drew a tiny strand from the wisp of Ice Soul Cold Flame, swallowed it, and cautiously began refining it with his Magical Power.
The Ice Soul Cold Flame that had entered his body tried to resist, but Yang Jing’s Magical Power, which already contained three refined True Flames—the Sun True Fire, Kunli Earth Fire, and Nine Flames True Fire—immediately suppressed the strand completely.
Yang Jing spent three days calmly refining this strand of Ice Soul Cold Flame.
He used the Divine Fire Gourd to store the Ice Soul Cold Flame.
The Gourd now held four types of True Fire, and its Spiritual Essence had grown considerably. However, to sustain the True Flames within, it needed to devour a massive amount of Spiritual Qi daily, which Ji Feng was completely unable to provide. Therefore, it was usually kept on a Spirit Vein node within the Quiet Chamber.
To curry favor with him, the concentration of Spiritual Qi in this Quiet Chamber was at Tier Four, which was more than enough to sustain the Divine Fire Gourd.
Yang Jing flicked his finger, and a four-colored True Flame faintly ignited at his fingertip.
This Spiritual Fire fused the Spiritual Charm of the Four Elements True Fire. It possessed the boundless majesty of the Sun True Fire, the unmoving endurance of the Kunli Earth Fire, the vigorous vitality of the Nine Flames True Fire, and the eternal, extreme cold of the Ice Soul Cold Flame.
Within the flame also lay the true meaning of the Five Elements Reincarnation.
If someone were struck by this Four Elements True Fire, they would not only have to resist the corrosion of the four different True Flames within it, but the fire would also follow the principles of the Five Elements of Mutual Generation and Inhibition. It would relentlessly draw upon anything flammable on their body to sustain itself, like a bone-eating poison, clinging to them until death.
Because of the Ice Soul Cold Flame, ordinary True Water could not extinguish it at all.
Yang Jing slowly let out a breath. ’Now all I need is a Metal Element True Fire, and the Five Elements True Fire will be complete.’
Unfortunately, the Metal Element True Fire was even rarer than the Water Element True Fire. Even though he had spread the word long ago, he had yet to receive any news.
Yang Jing restored his Magical Power. To prevent himself from developing a resistance to the Tier Two Five Elements Pills too quickly, he had only taken three in the past four months. Combined with his usual cultivation, he had increased his Magical Power by a total of nine drops.
His Dantian now held twenty-four drops of Magical Power.
He billowed his sleeves, dispelling the chill within the Quiet Chamber.
"Senior Brother Yang."
Yang Jingxu had been waiting outside the Quiet Chamber for some time.
After she became Yang Jing’s assistant, the elders of the Shangshui Yang Family were overjoyed. They repeatedly urged her to get as close to Yang Jing as possible, telling her she could even offer herself to him if necessary.
Although the Shangshui Yang Family was a Golden Core Clan, they had moved to the Northern Domain less than a thousand years ago, so their foundation was much weaker than other Golden Core Clans. In the competition for the Golden Core Clan positions, they were at a complete disadvantage.
"Someone came to deliver a message, claiming to be an old acquaintance of yours, Senior Brother Yang."
As she spoke, she held a Communication Talisman in both hands and presented it to Yang Jing.
Yang Jing levitated it with his Magical Power and swept it with his Divine Sense. He found the Communication Talisman was filled with nonsensical ramblings, and he immediately understood. The visitor was Wei Ying from the Dark Spring Demon Sect.
He summoned Iron Head and had him bring Wei Ying in. Wei Ying’s identity was sensitive, so it wasn’t appropriate for Yang Jingxu to meet him.
Iron Head nodded and, a moment later, ushered Wei Ying into the Quiet Chamber.
"Fellow Daoist Yang."
Wei Ying had changed his appearance, using an illusion to take the form of a white-haired old man. Yang Jing’s mastery of the Inconstant Illusionary Form Technique had reached the Peak of Perfection, which was the only reason he could spot a few inconsistencies in the disguise.
"You’ve been in the Northern Domain for less than two years, and you’ve already stirred up quite a storm. The Seven Nations Ticket Shop is truly an ingenious idea. For the past four months, the infiltration of the Seven Kingdoms by our Four Demon Sects has become considerably more difficult."
Yang Jing’s eyes narrowed.
"So you’re saying some Demon Cultivators still managed to infiltrate?"
Wei Ying let out a laugh, unwilling to give a straight answer.
"Fellow Daoist Yang, I have brought the Star Core you wanted. Its quality is quite high, even for a Tier Three item. Where are the things I asked for?"
Yang Jing directly took out a Storage Bag and tossed it in front of Wei Ying.
Wei Ying picked up the Storage Bag. When he saw the Celestial Demon Seven Illusion Banner and piles of Demonic Spiritual Artifacts and Magical Artifacts inside, his heart leaped with joy. ’Yang Jing is truly a man of his word; he didn’t deceive me.’
He, too, readily took out a Storage Bag.
Yang Jing took it and looked inside, finding it filled with 1,500 Middle Grade Spirit Stones. In the Four Demon Sects, one Middle Grade Spirit Stone could be reliably exchanged for 100 Lower Grade Spirit Stones. In the Northern Domain, the exchange rate fluctuated quite a bit, but it generally stabilized at around 105.
