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Chapter 247 - 149: Jiu Juez of the Worlds, Inheriting the Inner Core Skill_2

Chapter 247: Chapter 149: Jiu Juez of the Worlds, Inheriting the Inner Core Skill_2

"Essentially, it’s a special energy source that has mutated due to being separated from its original body and influenced by external factors for a long period."

"So, I only need to simply combine these elements to make an Outer Elixir!"

Gu Shanhai continuously revised the first level of the Inner Core Skill, gradually developing the capacity to formulate Herbal Medicine Pills.

"As long as I obtain this Outer Elixir, I can also gain an extra vast amount of Mana as a reserve, and if I slowly refine it, I can extend my lifespan, enhance my vitality, and strengthen my power."

"By then, even when facing all the Martial Arts True Immortals, with the support of the Outer Elixir, I could hang them up one by one and let the blood drain."

The corresponding plan was quickly completed, and what remained was the most difficult issue—how to compress this Outer Elixir.

Because the bone of Jiu Juezi was truly too large, as big as an underground palace, even if I separate the wheat from the chaff, the size would still be significant.

"Let’s start with converting it from liquid to solid."

After the framework of the Outer Elixir Technique was established, Gu Shanhai’s subsequent actions became straightforward—the reversal process was essentially no different from Alchemy, and for Gu Shanhai, Alchemy was roughly the equivalent of cooking; thus, all he needed to do was to ignite the fire and add seasonings.

Now, he didn’t even need to light any fire; Gu Shanhai could directly add the seasonings.

The seasonings, naturally, were Gu Shanhai’s Mana—what else could he use? The technique was indeed a bit crude, but it didn’t matter; as long as it worked, he could always improve it later.

Once the Outer Elixir Technique was fully developed and became the fifth layer of the "Green Emperor Longevity Scripture," it was essentially completed.

His Mana now also contained the framework of the Outer Elixir Technique; his original Mana certainly did not have this capability.

As he proceeded, the liquid Spiritual Energy inside began to condense; under Gu Shanhai’s monitoring, both the effects and the data completely matched his expectations.

"In the realm of two sects, there is nothing like fate or Heavenly Dao, so my actions here are relatively straightforward. If I were in a world with such presences, I might already be encountering a bloody disaster."

The act by Gu Shanhai was akin to snatching food from a tiger’s mouth—the essence of elevating the world’s energy grade. He had brazenly plundered it, and if it were someone else, Gu Shanhai would not let it go easily.

In his previous life, Gu Shanhai had experienced earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, and lightning; these were the basics. His luck would plummet to rock bottom, almost akin to meeting the Grim Reaper. More importantly, he could be hunted—the world’s powerhouses could inexplicably become offended over trivial matters, and sometimes merely by a glance, they could kill you.

Hence, under normal circumstances, Gu Shanhai actually wouldn’t mess with the offal of Jiu Juezi—it was equivalent to having the smell of mutton lingering around.

Only in worlds like the two sects realm, which lack a world consciousness, would he make his move.

If this world had one, he would have already suffered on his way here, or at the very moment of his action, an earthquake would have occurred.

The fact that nothing had happened so far was enough proof that he could proceed boldly. Besides, the protagonist was also on his side; if things got tough, he could just entrust the Outer Elixir to Huang Yanshan for safekeeping initially, and it wouldn’t be too late to collect it when he was ready to leave.

Should any issue arise, abandoning it was also an option.

For him, the main goal this time was really to resolve the source of Spiritual Energy; whether with Inner Core Skill or Outer Elixir, each was an unexpected delight—having them or not, he still profited.

The true goal of Gu Shanhai was the rebirth item on some Martial Arts True Immortal.

If he really got sidetracked, that would be a significant loss; Outer Elixirs could always be made any time, whereas if he missed the rebirth item now, he had no idea when he would come across it again.

The process of crafting the Outer Elixir still went very smoothly; the solidification happened quickly, and Gu Shanhai even took out a piece of high-density Spiritual Energy crystal to try ingesting.

"It’s tasteless, not even as good as plain water." After smacking his lips, Gu Shanhai commented on the concoction.

As soon as he swallowed it, it was digested by him, and finally transformed into mana, which Gu Shanhai then broke down into life force and longevity as a supplement.

For him, this piece added about five months of life, which seemed a little, but compared to the whole, it was just a drop in the ocean, with an estimated lifespan of at least several hundred thousand years left.

Next, Gu Shanhai could be a bit more reckless with his life force spending, rather than continuing to be miserly as before.

"With this lifespan, I can avoid walking the Evil Path and betting like a madman for the next while, saving me from potential accidents," Gu Shanhai thought. If it weren’t for the shortage of lifespan, who would gamble with their lives when they could spend it freely like water?

Not only was there no risk, but it would occasionally enhance his perception abilities.

Unfortunately, though several hundred thousand years of life might seem like a lot, it actually wasn’t much when it truly came down to spending it.

Validating the rebirth puzzle on the body of the Martial Arts True Immortal alone took fifty thousand years of life, and if he continued to use Prophetic Divination to seek hidden matters in the future, the more life he would consume.

Of course, his high consumption was partly because he chose unusual targets, and also because Gu Shanhai demanded thorough results, unlike the vague or suggestive ones the natives got, which were merely a case of getting what you pay for.

"This process, I estimate it’ll take about ten days to half a month to fully solidify," Gu Shanhai estimated the time, and then a large amount of spirit plant roots grew from him, continuing to root into the soil.

Since his body was underground, it was good to grow some roots and absorb nutrients.

Then he sat down to continue perfecting his Outer Elixir Technique.

The Outer Elixir Technique, also known as Alchemy or the Golden Core Technique, relies on a golden core entering the stomach, dictating one’s fate independently of the heavenly Dao.

Here, the golden core meant that consuming one could directly result in becoming an immortal, a step straight to immortal status, which Gu Shanhai was not yet capable of creating.

"It’s a pity, I mainly focus on Herbal Medicine Pills now, a genuine golden core would indeed cause problems if I just swallowed it."

A genuine golden core would be crafted using lead, mercury, gold, and jade, as the saying goes, eating gold as gold and jade as jade, meaning these heavy metals were genuinely used in the medicine.

Later, when he is physically more robust, and after further developing spirit plants, he might see if he could consume them.

Previously, his drug consumption approach wasn’t from practicing the Outer Elixir Technique but primarily relied on his body’s spirit plants. Now that he had better options, naturally, the spirit plants would just serve as an auxiliary.

Concerning the Alchemy Furnace, no worries are needed, as Azure Dragon could substitute it, which was conveniently useful.

He casually summoned the Azure Dragon and then took out the various medicinal roots that Gu Shanhai had previously cut from his body.

Using the roots of the king of herbs as the main material, he coiled the Azure Dragon into a bundle, mana surged out, and he took a piece of high-density Spiritual Energy crystal as fuel, immediately starting the alchemy furnace.

To perfect the Outer Elixir Technique, he naturally had to get hands-on, as he couldn’t just rely on imagining it. After all, he had plenty of materials, self-produced and self-sold, so destroying some didn’t matter.

As time ticked away, the first batch of elixirs was successfully produced, and Gu Shanhai took one out, popping it into his mouth to chew.

"Not bad, the medicinal power wasn’t fully exerted, though. The method of stewing it is indeed more relaxing," Gu Shanhai felt while adding about three months to his lifespan, though he had estimated it would be five months.

Gu Shanhai had always wanted to use the method of stewing pills to practice alchemy, but unfortunately, his power was insufficient, not enough to support such tricky techniques.

"I could make some improvements to Azure Dragon, making it function like an automatic rice cooker. After I maximize the medicinal effect of this Level 1 Life Extending Pill, I’ll program it so that once the raw materials are put in, Azure Dragon will automatically proceed with the alchemy," Gu Shanhai took out the remaining Level 1 Life Extending Pills, stuffing them all into his mouth. This stuff had resistance, eating too much would reduce the effectiveness, so he needed to wait for the resistance to wear off before continuing.

Fortunately, the resistance of Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Life Extending Pills didn’t accumulate; they operated independently. Mainly, Gu Shanhai was too lazy to name them, calling all the life-extending elixirs "Life Extending Pill," though they were actually not of the same type.