Chapter 42: Water and Fire Tempering the Golden Body
After a moment of consideration, Lu Chen made his decision.
His expression became firm!
For him at the moment, increasing spirit power or evolving his Spirit were not the most critical things.
The most critical thing was to absorb that 85,000-year Blue Silver King spirit ring.
To this end, absorbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the fiery apricot delicate flower to temper his physique, and absorbing the looking-through-autumn-water dew to strengthen his Soul, became the most cost-effective choice.
Having made his decision, Lu Chen no longer hesitated.
He took off the silver bracelet storage soul guidance device on his hand and threw it onto the ground to the side, then took off his coat and threw it onto the ground as well.
Absorbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the fiery apricot delicate flower required jumping into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to assist in the absorption.
Neither the storage soul guidance device nor the clothes he was wearing could withstand the extreme heat and extreme cold power of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
To avoid damage to his belongings, Lu Chen took off the storage soul guidance device and his coat in advance.
Then, Lu Chen walked towards the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, and according to the method it had told him, he plucked the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass without damaging its roots.
Subsequently, Lu Chen walked towards the fiery apricot delicate flower, and just as before, according to the method it had told him, he plucked the fiery apricot delicate flower without damaging its roots.
After picking the Immortal Herb, Lu Chen let out a long breath.
Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass, fiery apricot delicate flower!
They were both Immortal Herbs and deadly poisonous plants.
The extreme heat and extreme cold power they contained were of the same origin as this Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
If there was even the slightest mistake, that extreme heat and extreme cold power would invade his body.
Even though Lu Chen had a full set of recovery Spirit Ability, while there would be no danger to his life, he would still suffer greatly.
Lu Chen, being perfectly fine, did not want to suffer that kind of ordeal.
’The Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the fiery apricot delicate flower, both Immortal Herbs have been picked. I did not damage their roots. In a treasure land like the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, they should be able to grow back in about a hundred years.’
’Now is the time to absorb the two Immortal Herbs. Water and Fire Tempering the Golden Body, I hope you do not disappoint me and will temper a powerful physique capable of containing an 85,000-year spirit ring for me.’
Thinking of this, Lu Chen summoned his Blue Silver King Spirit, activated two Blue Silver Vines, and extended them left and right to wrap around the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the fiery apricot delicate flower.
Almost instantly, a layer of frost formed on the Blue Silver Vines that wrapped around the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
At the same time, the Blue Silver Vines that wrapped around the fiery apricot delicate flower were scorched pitch black.
Lu Chen felt a shiver in his heart as he watched, exclaiming at how overbearing the extreme heat and extreme cold power was.
Immediately, with a thought from Lu Chen, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the fiery apricot delicate flower were pulled in front of him by the two Blue Silver Vines.
The moment the two Immortal Herbs touched, the extreme heat power and extreme cold power erupted immediately, eroding towards each other.
What was strange was that the two powers did not conflict; instead, they merged together, reaching a neutralized state.
Now is the time!
The extreme cold power of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass neutralized the extreme heat power of the fiery apricot delicate flower, and the extreme heat power of the fiery apricot delicate flower neutralized the extreme cold power of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
Lu Chen moved quickly, grabbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass in one hand and the fiery apricot delicate flower in the other, stuffing them into his mouth and chewing vigorously.
He swallowed the two Immortal Herbs almost whole.
In less than three breaths, the medicinal power of the two Immortal Herbs began to take effect. Lu Chen’s skin flickered between red and white, and inside his body, he felt alternately as hot as if he were in magma and as cold as if he were in a glacier.
Under the interweaving of these two forces, Lu Chen felt incredibly uncomfortable. He pushed off hard with his feet, his figure leaping up, and he jumped towards the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
With a splash, he dove headfirst into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Gurgle! Gurgle! Gurgle!
As Lu Chen jumped into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the Yang Spring, hot as magma, and the Cold Spring, cold as ice marrow, instantly enveloped him.
The two diametrically opposed forces pressed against Lu Chen’s body, making him truly experience the feeling of heaven and hell of ice and fire.
Fortunately, at this moment, the extreme heat and extreme cold power of the two Immortal Herbs that were raging back and forth inside his body timely protected his internal flesh, bones, organs, and Meridians, preventing him from being scalded or frozen by the Yang Spring and Cold Spring of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
At the same time, under the suppression of the external pressure brought by the Yang Spring and Cold Spring, various organs in Lu Chen’s body began to accelerate the absorption of the medicinal power of the two Immortal Herbs.
In the original plot, when Tang San absorbed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the fiery apricot delicate flower, he was merely a Spirit Elder.
Although he successfully absorbed the two Immortal Herbs, during the process, the extreme heat and extreme cold power of the two Immortal Herbs tortured him to the brink of death.
Now Lu Chen was much stronger than Tang San!
As a six-ring Spirit Emperor, and having absorbed spirit rings beyond his limits every time, this had greatly tempered his physique.
At the same time, his spirit power of up to level 69 allowed him to absorb the medicinal power of the two Immortal Herbs with even greater ease.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The extreme cold power of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the extreme heat power of the fiery apricot delicate flower were washing back and forth inside Lu Chen’s body.
The two diametrically opposed forces swept through Lu Chen’s entire body in turns.
This was torture, but also tempering!
Lu Chen’s body, under the ravages of the two diametrically opposed extreme forces, gradually became covered in wounds, with frostbite added after scalds.
However, with the absorption of the medicinal power of the Immortal Herbs, his wounded body was being rapidly repaired and, through the tempering, became even stronger.
In the process of repair, the extreme cold power of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the extreme heat power of the fiery apricot delicate flower also merged into his body.
His flesh, his bones, his organs, his Meridians...
If he were to look inside, Lu Chen would find that those body organs that had absorbed the two powers of extreme heat and extreme cold were flickering with a faint, shimmering golden light.
Water and Fire Tempering the Golden Body!
Lu Chen could clearly perceive that his physique was rapidly becoming stronger.
Although this process was painful, becoming stronger was extremely pleasurable.
Overall, Lu Chen was in pain and happy at the same time.
During this process, Lu Chen’s spirit power was extremely active, like a rushing river, surging forward rapidly within his Meridians, allowing him to accelerate the absorption of the two extreme powers of extreme heat and extreme cold.
Pop!
As if breaking through some Bottleneck, the spirit power in Lu Chen’s body naturally broke through the level 70 barrier from level 69 in one fell swoop.
This was an unexpected joy!
Absorbing the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the fiery apricot delicate flower would not, in itself, increase spirit power.
But during the process of absorbing the Immortal Herbs, Lu Chen’s spirit power circulation accelerated, which, by a stroke of luck, allowed him to successfully increase his spirit power by one level.
After Lu Chen broke through to level 70 spirit power, he would be able to absorb the Seventh Spirit Ring and become a seven-ring Spirit Saint.
And Lu Chen’s two great Spirits!
The Blue Silver King and the Black Iron Sickle!
Under the repeated tempering of the two extreme powers of extreme heat and extreme cold, his two great Spirits had both gained quite a few benefits.
The Blue Silver King successfully obtained the ability of ice and fire immunity.
Although his Blue Silver King was not used for fighting, the ice and fire immunity ability was still helpful to him.
The Black Iron Sickle was originally just the most ordinary Spirit, but under such tempering, it seemed as if all Impurities had been forged away.
The blade flashed with a chilling cold light, and its sharpness was enough to make one shudder.
Unknowingly, three hours had passed!
After three hours of absorption, most of the medicinal power of the two Immortal Herbs, the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the fiery apricot delicate flower, had already been completely absorbed by Lu Chen’s body.
The remaining medicinal power also settled within his body.
It could be gradually and completely absorbed as he continued to Cultivate.
Strength!
It surged up continuously!
Lu Chen opened his eyes. The pain brought by the two extreme powers of extreme heat and extreme cold had all disappeared, and now he only felt refreshed.
Lu Chen waved his fist. The explosive power within his body made him feel invigorated. With such a powerful physique, it was now enough to absorb that 85,000-year spirit ring.
(End of Chapter)
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