Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 392: Astonishing Power

“Just treat it as a spell I created.” Lu Yang didn’t elaborate, mainly because there was no clear explanation he could give.

Seventh Elder didn’t press further. Having witnessed Lu Yang cast the spell, he could easily calculate the relevant ratios for the pills he needed to concoct. Pinching his fingers, he made some quick calculations and nodded. “Wait a moment. The pills will be ready shortly.”

He picked up a bamboo comb grate (bizi)[1]. Without a second thought, he began pulling out sundry medicinal herbs from the cabinets, not bothering to measure or weigh them. After going around to the medicinal cabinets just once, the bamboo comb grate was already piled with medicinal ingredients, neatly sorted into five portions in the order they’d be refined. Then, he stamped his foot, and tiny flames burst forth, linking together like the petals of a lotus in full bloom.

“These are all true fires?” Lu Yang gasped, recalling Fifth Elder's collection lining entire walls. Fifth Elder mentioned he had traveled everywhere to gather these flames; it should be the same for Seventh Elder. Does our Dao-Seeking Sect have a tradition of disciples traveling the world?

Noticing Lu Yang in a daze, Seventh Elder casually clarified, “I snatched these true fires from Old Five.”

Lu Yang, “...”

Seventh Elder ignited the furnace. Three distinct flames drifted out and landed beneath the three-legged pill cauldron, bursting into a raging blaze that turned the furnace’s base red. Even from a distance, Lu Yang could feel the heat waves from the three true fires.

The five sets of medicinal ingredients were tossed into the cauldron one after another. In the blink of an eye, they melted into a thick liquid and released pill fragrance, where a single whiff could make one feel like they were ascending to immortality.

Beyond the pill liquid was a suspension of black liquid. As more medicinal ingredients were added, it expanded, and its hue shifted from black to cyan, exuding its own pill fragrance.

Seventh Elder clapped his hands, and the furnace door slammed shut, preventing Lu Yang from witnessing further changes to the pill liquid. The latter could only smell the intensifying pill fragrance.

“What exquisite pill-concocting methods! Even the residual dregs can be refined into other pills, and they’re not low-grade ones.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was stunned. Among the Fusion-stage cultivators she had met, none could rival Seventh Elder’s skill.

“Open!” With a loud shout from Seventh Elder, the pill furnace opened. Pills wreathed in pill clouds soared out, landing on a golden tray with crisp tinkling sounds.

“I devised this pill formula on the spot by tailoring it to your physique and spellcasting style. I shall name it ‘Spring-Revival Yang-Restoration Pill.’ Wonder what the effects are like. Give it a try.” Seventh Elder flicked a pill toward Lu Yang.

Lu Yang stepped outside with the Spring-Revival Yang-Restoration Pill in his mouth. Channeling his spirit energy, he cast Village in Palm.

A sudden darkness loomed overhead as a gigantic palm the size of a village descended from the sky. Normally, his energy would be depleted, causing him to fail at this step, but this time, it was different. The Spring-Revival Yang-Restoration Pill dissolved into a surge of warmth and replenished his spirit energy in time, allowing the massive hand to continue falling.

Boom! The impact sent shockwaves tearing through the air and kicked up a flurry of dust and debris. Even Lu Yang nearly toppled from the blast.

And this was just the residual force!

Lu Yang didn’t dare imagine the full brunt someone would have taken standing beneath that palm.

The earth had caved in. The gigantic hand gradually faded, leaving behind a massive palm-shaped crater. Due to the spirit nature of the soil on Pill Cauldron Peak, the depression gradually smoothed itself out.

Despite being exhausted and parched, Lu Yang’s mouth spread into a wide grin. I’ve finally cast it in full! Its power exceeds my expectations.

Observing from the sidelines, Seventh Elder was satisfied with the performance of his pills. “Just as I predicted, the spirit energy contained in one pill perfectly fuels a single palm strike. Any more spirit energy, and your body would have buckled.

“Even when I was at the Golden Core Stage, I doubt I could’ve withstood the blow of this attack.”

Seventh Elder stored the rest of the Spring-Revival Yang-Restoration Pills into a medicinal gourd and pasted a label to avoid mix-ups before hurling it at Lu Yang. He then picked up the two remaining cyan pills from the tray. “Some components in the medicinal ingredients were irrelevant, so I refined them into these two pills. After ingesting one, your intestines will rot and your soul will corrode. You want them?”

Lu Yang shook his head vigorously, afraid he couldn’t refuse the offer in time.

~~~

Back at Heaven’s Gate Peak, Lu Yang tallied his Spring-Revival Yang-Restoration Pills. “Seven pills, plus the one I took just now, so eight in total. Good stuff! I’ll be counting on these to cast Village in Palm!”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy interjected, “Actually, Village in Palm isn’t just an offensive method.”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s a spatial spell, and the village inside can store objects or people.” ‘Cosmos in Palm’ didn’t just refer to the size of the palm; it truly encompassed a cosmos of infinite space.

“There’s such a thing?” Lu Yang was taken aback. Storing objects is nothing new; any storage ring can do that. But storing people is hard. It requires specially crafted storage rings, which are typically used by cultivators who tame demon beasts.

“Let’s test its item storage function first.”

Lu Yang drew the Qingfeng Sword and Mingyue Sword from his identity jade tablet and tried to absorb them with his palm. Just like that, the two peerless swords vanished.

Opening his hand, he saw that a self-contained space had formed within his palm. The two precious swords had shrunk until they were almost imperceptible and now rested in his palm. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

“Storing objects requires one to sustain Village in Palm, but the drain is minimal. Even if I don’t take Great Rejuvenation Pills, I can keep this up for fifteen minutes!” Lu Yang gauged that the speed at which his spirit energy was consumed was slower than he had expected.

He wandered around Heaven’s Gate Peak.

Boulders?

Absorbed.

Branches?

Absorbed.

Fruits?

Absorbed.

Anything he touched would be absorbed into his palm, and he was having a whale of a time.

“How should I experiment with storing people?” Lu Yang glanced around his surroundings.

Heaven’s Gate Peak has everything—except people.

I can’t possibly go down the mountain to capture a senior brother or sister to absorb them.

“I have an idea!”

~~~

Descending the mountain, Lu Yang headed to Hundred Fragrance Restaurant and bought a duck from the back kitchen.

“Let’s try to store a duck.”

Lu Yang tried to absorb the duck, and it pecked his finger before disappearing into his palm’s space.

Watching it frisk around in the space, he mused, If a duck can be stored, it means that people can too... Wait, can I store myself then?

Lu Yang stared at his palm, unable to suppress the temptation. “It’s an arduous journey to immortal ascension. We cultivators should be bold to experiment! How can I cower in fear?!”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy barely opened her mouth to stop him when—

Smack!

Lu Yang slapped his own forehead.

~~~

After listening to the Calamity Venerable Lord’s full life story, Yun Zhi left Incarceration Peak.

I have been away for half a month. I wonder if Little Junior Brother has been training diligently. With the imminent arrival of the Great Era and various factions stirring, enhancing one’s cultivation is the priority.

Little Junior Brother is obedient, sensible, and knows how to prioritize matters. He should be cultivating diligently.

~~~

Upon returning to Heaven’s Gate Peak, she found Lu Yang missing, save for half an arm.

The severed end of the arm was devoured by his palm, which sought to continue swallowing the whole arm, but due to anatomical constraints, it hadn’t been able to succeed.

His palm and arm connected into a loop, whirling furiously through the air.

Yun Zhi was flummoxed.

What kind of cultivation method is this?

1. This is probably how it looks like. ☜

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