Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 552 - 550: Fire Cloud Shield, Fourth-tier Mid-grade Spirit Treasure!
Chapter 552: Chapter 550: Fire Cloud Shield, Fourth-tier Mid-grade Spirit Treasure!
The Qiushui Sword, being a Spiritual Treasure, is most distinguished for its containment of Ice Soul Essence Qi, which came from the sword soul, Fairy Muyue. Now that the Ice Soul Essence Qi is depleted, it requires a warming period to regenerate. Therefore, Ning Daoran sends the Qiushui Sword flying into the sky to be used as a Flying Sword, while continuing to fight the Fire Cloud Turtle with the Big Green Dragon.
"Scum, this king will tear you into ten thousand pieces!"
Amidst the fiery rain, the Fire Cloud Turtle kept on attacking and cursing incessantly, truly foul-mouthed.
Ning Daoran was within layers of arrays, originally holding the "geographical" advantage. He wasn’t in a hurry to slay his opponent, after all, Fire Cloud Turtle is a Nascent Soul Middle Stage Demon Beast, known as the king among Demon Kings. Being too hasty could lead to a backlash, and it would not be worth it if he were to be injured.
"Go!"
Blood kept flowing from the spot where the Big Green Dragon had slashed Fire Cloud Turtle’s neck. Ning Daoran directly summoned the Blood-drinking Sword to draw the turtle blood spilled in the air, and then fiercely attacked the wound along with treasures like Qiushui Sword and Golden Silk Sword.
Ning Daoran stood suspended in the air, spear after spear falling down, plus the onslaught from Big Stupid Deer and Little Blackie, immediately forming a four-directional attack, making the Fire Cloud Turtle utterly miserable.
What’s more deadly is that a Ten Directions Forbidden Array has been laid out on the perimeter, making it impossible for Fire Cloud Turtle to employ the Nascent Soul Instant Teleportation Divine Ability. Today it is destined that only one between it and Ning Daoran will live to leave!
...
Thus, in the wilderness, flames surged to the sky, the two Nascent Souls battled fiercely.
In the blink of an eye, more than four hundred moves have been exchanged, and Ning Daoran’s spear technique remained orderly, suppressing step by step, circulating the Dragon Demon Heart Scripture and the Eternal Green Technique throughout his body. His Blood Qi and Mana showed scarcely any sign of weakening.
On the other hand, Fire Cloud Turtle was clearly struggling to keep up, the prolonged battle had greatly depleted its demonic power, and the fierce flames and Fire Attribute Demon Techniques it spouted were no longer as sharp as before.
’Almost there...’
Ning Daoran frowned slightly, rapidly thrusting several spears into the air, while at the same time pressing a drop of Lifebound Essence Blood into the Blood-drinking Sword with his left index finger, and commanded in a deep voice: "Go!"
"Shhh~~~"
The Blood-drinking Sword, carrying a wave of Qi, shot through the wind and instantly penetrated the neck of the Fire Cloud Turtle, frantically slicing towards the head, attempting to decapitate it!
"In your dreams!"
The Fire Cloud Turtle, aware of the malicious intent, let out an angry roar, concentrating all its Blood Essence into the Turtle Shell and withdrew its head into the shell as well.
Unfortunately, the Blood-drinking Sword was too clever, following its head into the shell.
"Hum~ hum~~ hum~~~"
At this moment, waves of Spiritual Energy began to resonate atop the Turtle Shell, one wave stronger than the next. Fire Cloud Turtle was using its Lifebound Essence to quench the Turtle Shell for the last time, trying to use it to fend off Ning Daoran’s killing moves.
Unfortunately, by the time the Blood-drinking Sword was inside the Turtle Shell being remotely controlled by Ning Daoran, relentlessly slicing the Fire Cloud Turtle’s neck, it was like the Fire Cloud Turtle was desperately ’throwing medicine at the illness’ as it poured thousands of years of Blood Essence into its shell.
"Crack—"
A crisp sound announced the success of the Blood-drinking Sword!
Before him, a huge Turtle Shell still radiated halos of light and flames, its surface shimmering with a gem-like glow, but the head within was already severed by the Blood-drinking Sword, its once vigorous life force fading rapidly!
"Ow..."
The Fire Cloud Turtle cried out in grief, as it took its last path in life.
Having dominated the Star Fallen Mountain Range for thousands of years, it was an unbeatable existence. However, it encountered Ning Daoran, the monster, not only possessing tremendous strength but also a multitude of treasures and a host of Spiritual Beasts, and he was incredibly greedy. Ning Daoran didn’t slay the Fire Cloud Turtle for the sake of eliminating demons and protecting the Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World, but rather for the precious materials on the turtle’s body!
"Finally slain!"
Ning Daoran slightly raised his eyebrows, extending his hand to extract a Fourth-order Mid-grade Demon Pill and a blood-drenched Blood-drinking Sword from the Turtle Shell. Right now, the Blood-drinking Sword’s radiance swelled, at its most murderous stage, and its combat power might have reached the standard of a Top-grade Spiritual Treasure!
It’s a pity this was only temporary, and would fade after a while...
"Ow ow~~~"
Big Stupid Deer rushed over, disregarding its injuries, and nuzzled Ning Daoran’s shoulder as if to say it was great that both it and the big brother survived the fierce battle.
"Congratulations, Young Master, for vanquishing the Great Demon and ridding the Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World of evil!" Little Bai smiled and congratulated.
"Congratulations, Young Master, for your vast Divine Skills and boundless Mana!" Little Qing joined in the congratulations too.
The two sisters now seemed to be in harmony, chirping and twittering, adding a touch of spring to the Ning Family Army.
"Huh..."
Ning Daoran breathed a sigh of relief, then took out a Blank jade slip and directly refined the precious treasure blood of the Fire Cloud Turtle, crafting a Turtle Form Root Map on the spot, then threw it to Big Stupid Deer – this thing was actually quite helpful for enhancing the Shape-shifting Technique.
"Little Bai."
He turned to Little Bai and asked, "You have also cultivated the Fruit Shapeshifting Skill before, do you also need a Demon Form Root Map?"
"No need."
Little Bai smiled and shook her head: "After following Young Master, my focus in cultivation has been on my Lifebound Extreme Skill, and not the Shapeshifting Technique."
"That’s good too."
Ning Daoran nodded, then stored the body of the Fire Cloud Turtle into the Storage Ring, and then performed a Soul Search on the spot, discovering that the Fire Cloud Turtle’s lair was nearby. The lair had always been forbidden to outsiders and was therefore unguarded. Now that the Fire Cloud Turtle was slain, it was only natural to take all the treasures in its lair, to prevent waste.
"Let’s go, take a look at the lair!"
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Not long after, at the foot of a majestic mountain, Ning Daoran went straight into the depths of the mountain through a winding cave and finally found the nest of the Fire Cloud Turtle. Indeed, aside from the flesh and bones of some Human Clan Cultivators, there was a huge pile of Beast Origin Stones, plus at least ten thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones!
This Fire Cloud Turtle also seems to like collecting treasures and has gathered so many Mid-grade Spirit Stones.
No need to say anything else, sweep them all up, leaving these treasures here is truly a waste. Transforming them into Cultivation is the best use of them.
"This place is quite secretive, not bad."
Ning Daoran sat down on the stone steps and said, "Old Lu, Little Bai, let’s rest here for a while before setting off. I want to refine the Turtle Shell of the Fire Cloud Turtle."
"Ow ow~~~"
Big Stupid Deer nodded in agreement.
So, Ning Daoran stepped into the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven and entered the Refining Device Hut, then began the process of artifact refining.
"Shua~~~"
Flames swirled around, and the entire Turtle Shell of the Fire Cloud Turtle lay before his eyes, having shrunk to a diameter of about sixty centimeters, radiant and dazzling, with fiery-red talismans emerging continuously. This Turtle Shell had accumulated over eighty percent of the Blood Essence of the Fire Cloud Turtle, a truly condensed essence, containing the Essence Qi of both fire and earth, which made it extremely suitable for crafting into shield-type treasures.
Ning Daoran furrowed his brows, his expression somewhat solemn as he brought out the Treasure tripod and breathed out a breath of Nine Yang Extreme Flames to begin incineration.
While refining the Turtle Shell, he also refined five strands of Ten-thousand-year-old Golden Silk Bamboo, along with Dark Thunder Gold Essence, Fiery Fire Gold Essence, and other extremely rare precious materials. These were used as auxiliary materials; otherwise, a Turtle Shell would just be a Turtle Shell, not made into a shield.
Several days later, the Golden Silk Melt Liquid fused with various Gold Essences, becoming a type of envelope-like substance.
"Rise!"
Ning Daoran flicked his finger, lifting the melting liquid out of the tripod and began to merge it with the Turtle Shell suspended in the air.
This process was extremely lengthy, but Ning Daoran was very patient. He knew his talent for Artifact Refining was mediocre, so he was even more cautious. Fortunately, the materials were top-notch, and the final treasure was bound to be impressive.
Thus, two months passed in the blink of an eye.
"It’s done!"
After Ning Daoran completed the last stage of the crafting process, a whiff of treasure light burst forth from the cave and formed an exceptionally dazzling vision of heaven and earth above the big mountain!
Such a phenomenon signified the birth of a significant treasure!
"Hum~~~"
In the air, raging flames swirled, and a golden-red round shield about fifty centimeters in diameter appeared in Ning Daoran’s hands. It was the treasure refined from the Fire Cloud Turtle’s Turtle Shell, after adding a large amount of supreme treasures like Ten-thousand-year-old Golden Silk Bamboo, taking more than a month to refine!
The final results did not disappoint Ning Daoran.
A Fourth-order Mid-grade Spirit Treasure!
As a Defense-class treasure, having the level of Fourth-order Mid-grade is already quite high!
Ning Daoran named it the Fire Cloud Shield; the shield could enlarge or shrink, be as heavy or light as he wished, extremely satisfying!
Little Bai and Little Qing congratulated him on the birth of a significant treasure.
Ning Daoran was naturally smiling from ear to ear, feeling great joy, so he and Big Stupid Deer killed chickens and ducks, picked fresh vegetables in the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven, took out a wok, and stir-fried a table full of delicious dishes!
...
After eating and drinking their fill, the group entered the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven. Ning Daoran hung the vine ball at his waist, turned into a gentle breeze, and vanished into the air, heading straight for the next destination!
Yu State, a state at the edge of the Eastern Territory of Sangyu Country, and further east is said to be the end of the world, a vast ocean.
That ocean is called the Endless Demon Sea, where a multitude of demons gather!
It is also said that the Endless Demon Sea is the ancestral home of the Demon Clan, and many of the Great Demons that rampage through the Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World actually come from within the Endless Demon Sea.
Hence, the opportunities hidden within the Endless Demon Sea are unimaginably difficult, where even the main ingredient for the Fifth-order Divinity Transformation Great Pill, the "Ming Xing Immortal Soul Pill," is said to have appeared. Ning Daoran decided to travel to the Endless Demon Sea, largely for the sake of the Divinity Transformation Holy Medicine.
The wise man plans for the future; if one is confident enough, they would already be planning for Divinity Transformation at the Nascent Soul Early Stage.
Two months later.
Crossing thousands of mountains and rivers, Ning Daoran, dressed in green robes, tired and travel-worn, appeared in a coastal city.
Yu State City, a renowned metropolis far and wide, serving as the capital of the state, a city where Cultivators and mortals live together. Supposedly, the city is home to millions of mortals and hundreds of thousands of Cultivators, with rich opportunities within.
Certainly, the greatest opportunity of all is to set out from Yu State City to sea, seeking fortunes in the Endless Demon Sea.
Fei Peng Restaurant.
Ning Daoran gracefully descended onto the top floor of the restaurant and, with a flick of his sleeve, took a seat beside a small table by the window and said, "Waiter, serve me your best dishes and finest Spiritual Wine, fill the table!"
"Right away!"
The waiter swiftly wiped the table in a very perfunctory manner and said with a smile, "Immortal Master, please wait a moment, the good food and wine will be served shortly!"
Ning Daoran flicked out a Spirit Stone: "For you!"
"Thank you, Immortal Master!"
The waiter was overjoyed.
Meanwhile, a group of young men and women at a nearby table frowned.
