Chapter 516: Chapter 516 Ripples of Ascending Light
I gazed at the mustached man, excitement stirring within me.
Yet I kept my expression neutral.
The mustached man’s desperation for that bronze mirror revealed its exceptional nature.
Finding a Demonic Beast Core wouldn’t prove particularly challenging.
So I held all the cards.
"The mirror’s off the table, but I might part with the two Bronze Plaques," I stated.
The mustached man shot back, "The mirror’s all I want. Keep your Bronze Plaques."
"Then we’re done here. I don’t really need a Demonic Beast Core anyway," I muttered.
With that, I spun around, preparing to walk away.
The mustached man pondered silently, then suddenly seized my arm, whispering, "Alright, alright, let’s make the deal. Fate brought us together, after all."
As he spoke, he began retrieving cores from his Spatial Magic Artifact.
Within moments, he produced three Demonic Beast Cores and eight millennium-old medicinal herbs.
The mustached man hadn’t exaggerated, I had to admit.
He truly understood which herbs the Reincarnation Pill required, and his treasure collection exceeded all expectations.
"Will this suffice?" The mustached man grudgingly offered the herbs to me.
I grinned and replied, "When we split the treasures later, I’ll be more generous."
"Now that’s fair." The mustached man finally looked pleased.
I accepted his herbs, then retrieved the two Bronze Plaques and passed them over.
"Time to divide the loot." The mustached man licked his lips, scanning our surroundings.
Countless treasures lay before us—magical artifacts and various herbs in abundance.
Sadly, these herbs had lost their potency, making them worthless to me.
We wandered around, each claiming our preferred treasures.
Despite his greed, the mustached man proved extremely particular about his selections.
Common items couldn’t catch his interest.
I remained patient, standing aside and waiting quietly.
In the end, the mustached man chose only three objects:
A pristine white Genestone, a divine image carved on cowhide, and an incense burner.
"Done," the mustached man announced with satisfaction.
I surveyed the remaining treasures and promptly stuffed everything into my bag.
"Are you some kind of scrap collector?" the mustached man mocked upon witnessing this.
I rolled my eyes and replied, "You wouldn’t get it."
Someday, I might establish my own sect. These treasures would prove useful then.
With everything settled, the mustached man gazed at the Dragon Vein overhead and sighed softly, "Shame we couldn’t explore the Bright Energy Grave on that Dragon Vein."
I looked at him and said, "That’s not necessarily true."
The mustached man scoffed, "Those people up there are from the Capital City Martial Arts Association, especially that Phoebe Billy. Who would dare cross him?"
Having said this, the mustached man began packing his treasures, ready to depart.
"What if I told you I could eliminate them?"
At that moment, my voice came from behind.
The mustached man froze, turned around, and asked with a smirk, "Is my friend serious?"
"Absolutely," I nodded.
"But you’ll need to wait a while."
The mustached man’s eyes gleamed as he said, "No problem. The Master will keep you company! Though I fear death and won’t provoke the Capital City Martial Arts Association."
"That’s fine, you don’t need to appear. Just handle the tomb-raiding aspect," I explained.
The mustached man nodded eagerly and said, "No problem! That’s The Master’s specialty!"
I stopped paying attention to the mustached man.
I gazed up at the Dragon Vein above and whispered to myself internally.
"If I’m right, the Dragon Vein has begun gathering qi." I thought to myself.
"I don’t just want the treasures from the Bright Energy Grave—I want to absorb all that qi!"
All of this was for my breakthrough to Martial Marquis.
Next, I focused my mind and withdrew the Emilio Tripod the Pavilion Master had given me.
Then, I placed various materials into this Emilio Tripod and began refining the Reincarnation Pill.
Nervousness crept into my heart because I didn’t know whether the five-thousand-year-old herb that had lost its medicinal properties would still work.
Pill refining demanded tremendous energy, and all my attention concentrated on the pill tripod.
For a while, I could barely sense anything around me.
——
At this moment, the man with the mustache stood in the distance, observing this scene.
"Chaotic body, Purple Spirit Fire, who exactly is this kid?" The man with the mustache murmured thoughtfully.
He stood there, staring in Mason Raymond’s direction, apparently deep in contemplation.
——
Time passed swiftly.
With the Purple Spirit Fire’s support, the herbs in the pill furnace melted into thick liquid.
The next phase was pill formation.
Pill formation represented the most crucial step in the refining process, demanding strict mental control.
But right now, I felt slightly anxious.
The flame in my palm began flickering erratically.
This spelled trouble for pill refining.
I drew a deep breath, struggling to steady my mindset.
After what seemed like ages, the flame in my palm finally began to stabilize and calm.
"Sss!"
The herbs in the pill furnace started condensing!
The concentrated medicinal liquid was taking shape at this moment!
"Hum!"
With light bursting forth, the liquid in the pill furnace formed a sphere!
"Bang!"
A thunderous sound erupted from the pill furnace!
Then, a pill dropped into my palm!
This pill was the Reincarnation Pill I’d been striving for!
"I won the gamble!" Clutching this Reincarnation Pill, I couldn’t help but exhale in relief.
Examining the Reincarnation Pill, I murmured, "With this, I can enter the half-step Martial Marquis realm."
I didn’t hesitate and immediately swallowed the Reincarnation Pill.
Instantly, a mysterious force slowly rippled through my dantian!
My Consummate Inner Strength Grandmaster realm began gradually transforming.
The qi stored in my body suddenly broke through the Consummate Inner Strength Grandmaster barrier, and my realm rapidly ascended!
——
"The Consummate Inner Strength Grandmaster?" The man with the mustache in the distance seemed to sense something.
Stroking his chin, he muttered, "This kid will either be invincible or die without a burial place."
——
"Hum!"
My body radiated brilliant light!
My form became transparent and green once more, resembling a jade figure from afar!
The light lasted only briefly before slowly fading.
In just thirty minutes, my body underwent numerous changes.
The spiritual power within me was also rapidly growing!
An hour later...
With the ground beneath me as the epicenter, ripples of light suddenly spread outward.
The light waves expanded in all directions, and wherever they passed, mountain rocks were instantly sliced away!
