Chapter 177: Basic Scope
First, he unloaded a pile of 30 demonic beast carcasses before releasing his Mind Devouring Bug. Then, tugging along Liu Sanbao's broadsword, he withdrew from his simple and crude looking demon nurturing room. When he returned to the grand hall, he proceeded to excavate towards the opposite right.
Dawn soon emerged. Wielding his destructively sharp broadsword, with the grand hall as his starting point, Wei Suo had bore deeper into the mountain; creating two tunnels and another two rooms of near identical size to his demon nurturing room. The two rooms were respectively for his Earth Furnace and a warehouse.
As for a cultivation and resting isolated quiet room, concoction and artificing room, martial skill technique and artifact might testing room, Wei Suo prepared to place them deeper in. Consecutively, he would drill out more tunnels that will stretch out in all directions like a labyrinth. Following that, he would install certain snare mechanisms within those tunnels, before devising for several back exits and others. In this manner, even if a redoubtable foe came barging in, it would still be difficult to locate Wei Suo.
In spite of the work, Wei Suo was feeling rather fatigued by this point. After retrieving a mattress crafted with Silver-thread Grass, he directly laid down and slept.
Nearing midday, the awoken Wei Suo wasn't in a rush to proceed with the construction of his cavern abode. Instead, he pushed aside the debris blocking the entrance. After cautiously surveying around and ensuring the absence of any cultivator or demonic beast, he descended and begun scrutinizing the Immortal Exterminating Vine he planted yesterday.
Previously, the Immortal Exterminating Vine sapling was approximately the length of a Treasure Elemental Jade Case. Yet in a single night, this sapling grew by 1 metre; thus beginning its ascension up the mountain cliff.
It seems like the growing speed of an Immortal Exterminating Vine nurtured with spirit medicines and demonic beast fertilizer, couldn't be compared with the famished Immortal Exterminating Vines of Sky Valley.
In a blink of an eye, Wei Suo produced a Low-tier level 2 Rot-meal Eagle carcass from his Treasure Receiving Pocket, and tossed it to the Immortal Exterminating Vine. Instantly, he drew in a breath of cold air.
Like a tiny prune serpent, the vine speared in with unbelievable pace and coiled around the Rot-meal Eagle carcass. Then, a branching vine of the stem drilled into the flesh of the carcass. Soon after, the carcass displayed clear signs of shrivelling and drying up.
That branched out vine swiftly turned blood red after consuming the flesh of the Rot-meal Eagle. An incense worth of time later, that portion slowly digested the nutrients and recovered its original prune luster.
At this moment, the metre long Immortal Exterminating Vine still clung around the shriveled Rot-meal Eagle carcass unyieldingly, as though it could still draw out much needed nutrients.
Wei Suo drew out Liu Sanbao's broadsword again, and 3 metres away from this Immortal Exterminating Vine, he dug another pit. Similarly, he buried several carcasses and covered them with a layer of soil. Next, he heaved the broadsword and abruptly sliced down onto that branching vine, which was still coiled around the shriveled Rot-meal Eagle.
This broadsword forged with Taiyi Essence Metal could even cut through solid mountain rocks as easily as slicing tofu. However, when slashing down onto a finger-sized thick Immortal Exterminating Vine, it actually couldn't leave even a single scratch.
Only when Wei Suo channeled in his true energy, completely unleashing the full might of the broadsword and chopping down an entire 20 plus times, did that Immortal Exterminating Vine branch severed into two.
Without pausing, Wei Suo immediately stabbed that severed Immortal Exterminating Vine into the pit, and followed up by irrigating its roots with that dark-red medicinal liquid.
According to what the Old Man informed him at Sky Valley previously, a severed Immortal Exterminating Vine would grow into a new stalk of Immortal Exterminating Vine. Only by adding a bottle of the same medicinal liquid, would it maintain its servitude to Wei Suo.
Wei Suo then observed for a long while, affirming that the spirit aura of this Immortal Exterminating Vine branch did not dissipate away, and would probably grow into a new Immortal Exterminating Vine. Then, Wei Suo returned to his simple and crudely fashioned cavern abode, and continued his excavations.
During the span of an afternoon, the Earth Furnace room, warehouse and several miscellaneous stone rooms were fully constructed.
To his surprise, while he was deliberately dissecting the tunnels and establishing several dead ends, the faint sound of flowing water drifted into his ears.
Tracing the sound, Wei Suo continued digging for roughly several metres. Soon, a clear mountain spring came pouring down in torrents from within the mountain body.
This scene delighted Wei Suo immensely. Mustering his strength, he hacked the surrounding terrain to isolate this area. Then, he discovered this clear mountain spring invading the crevice was unexpectedly as thick as several arms. It appeared that apart from the rain, the exterior lake was also replenished with the spring waters of this mountain belly.
After some contemplations, Wei Suo bluntly erected a stone room in this mountain spring area. Following that, he dug out a pond and carved out several crevices to allow the spring water to pour into the pond. After making slight adjustments, he maintained an equilibrium state of the pond.
The water quality of the spring was exceptionally outstanding. With this, Wei Suo could use it as clean water, and even the water necessary for concoctions was solved.
After touching up that stone room, Wei Suo returned to the room that housed the Earth Furnace. Next, he inlaid the blocks of Cold Jade he purchased in Moonfall City around the walls of that stone room.
When he finished installing a large quantity of Cold Jade, the temperature of this stone room declined exponentially. Even the breath that Wei Suo exuded would turn to countless mini ice flakes.
By now, the outer sky had darkened once again.
"Pretty remarkable preparations eh?" The green gowned Old Man hovered out from the Ghost Raising Jar, and scanned this stone room embedded with Cold Jade.
"Let's begin then."
Seated in a meditative position, Wei Suo slowly opened his eyes. Shuttling his vision around briefly, he finally announced to the Old Man. Although he had listened to the explanation of constructing an Earth Furnace, Wei Suo who had utterly zero experience didn't dare to attempt this alone. Otherwise, if he couldn't control the earth fame, he could very well go up in flames with his incomplete cavern abode.
Since it was approaching nightfall, Wei Suo was lazy to go out and decided to rest for a short while. Never did he expect, resting in this Cold Jade environment brought about great benefits to his spirit and physique. It seemed like such an environment suited Ice Spirit Root cultivators splendidly. It was no wonder Ice Spirit Root cultivators frequently loved to train in Ice palaces. Some even carried thousand year profound ice with them, as icy aura circulated around their bodies at all time.
"Of course it isn't a problem for me. Start whenever you wish to start." Watching the prudent Wei Suo, the Old Man very indifferently answered.
Nodding, Wei Suo produced a dish and placed it on the ground. Next, he retrieved ten crystals of various colors and 7-8 jade talismans, laying them on the holes distributed along the dish.
According to the Old Man, this dish had surfaced over 30,000 years ago. It could allow cultivators without much knowledge of formation arrays, to accurately place materials needed, and set up a complex formation array. Otherwise, It would be completely inconceivable for Wei Suo to construct a formation to link for earth veins.
"Alright, there shouldn't be a problem." The Old Man flashed a gaze of approval to Wei Suo. This brat truly demonstrates the zenith of prudency when it pertains to matters implicating his measly life. He actually managed to accurately arrange the 10 materials of this formation array.
"Then I shall begin." Wei Suo inhaled deeply and channeled a wave of true energy into a yellow crystal.
Following the circulation of true energy, apart from that yellow crystal, all the other crystals and jade talismans within the formation array lit up.
Wei Suo didn't stop as he incessantly streamed in his true elemental energy.
Seven red crystals in the formation array abruptly spat out seven fiery blazing streaks. Within a split second, they melted into the rocky ground beneath; repeatedly burning through the ground.
In no time under the unceasing pervasion of the blazing streaks, 9-12 metres within a circular arc beneath the formation array had been utterly melted through, subsequently forming into an incinerating magma pool.
Yet strangely, the few crystals and jade talisman of the formation array remained motionlessly floating atop the magma. Like pieces on a chessboard, they sparkled radiantly and formed a complete body.
After two full incense worth of time later, the entire mountain was emitting a low muffled rumbling. Faint tremors soon followed. It was as though a titanic dragon of astonishing might was charging out from the magma pool!
"Seal!"
Wei Suo's expression changed and summoned out a black talisman, as though in preparation for a major foe.
Boom! When that skill talisman activated, an earth flame mixed with infinite black gas erupted. In that instant, his black talisman conjured out black rays that pressured the black gas. Simultaneously, a bronze circular furnace cauldron with its mouth decorated with a pattern of 72 golden toads surfaced from his Treasure Receiving Pocket. In a flash, it firmly settled atop the magma pool.
"Sou!"
As Wei Suo channeled in his true energy, the entire Earth Furnace Cauldron glittered splendidly. Beneath it, the conjured earth flame poured into the cauldron through the formation array beneath it.
Following that, a boiling erupted continuously within the cauldron, casting a brilliant red radiance onto the entire room. Soon, the magma pool beneath the ground solidified, leaving only a tiny patch of churning magma right beneath the Furnace cauldron.
Wei Suo then heaved a huge sigh of relief. After a daunting experience without mishaps, this 72 Gold-toad Earth Furnace was finally constructed!
With the completion of an Earth Furnace, it inaugurated the dawn of dwelling in this cavern abode.
Chapter 178: Number One Beauty Paying a Visit
Tables, chairs, one by one, Wei Suo produced the furnishings from his Treasure Receiving Pocket.
Since this was his personal cavern abode, he naturally wasn't going to be stingy. Due to not possessing an empty Treasure Receiving Pocket, Wei Suo had even purchased a new Treasure Receiving Pocket from Moonfall City so as to carry more things over.
After adorning the rooms with various furnishings, Wei Suo further inlaid a Night Jewel at the ceiling of each room. Moreover, he placed silver potted Tianzhu plants around his cavern abode to maintain a fresh and clean circulation of air. After arranging everything properly, his cavern abode became rather presentable.
"Hehe!"
Back in the training room, Wei Suo fished out a large old-fashioned rosewood bed to accompany his Silver-thread Grass mattress and blanket. The rosewood bed was even coated with soft white fur.
"Ah, damn this feels good!" Beaming with a wretched smile, Wei Suo comfortably laid on his bed with legs spread out widely. "If I could add a Spirit Garden and Hot Spring like the Heaven's Grade Residence, that would be simply amazing."
The green gowned Old Man gazed at Wei Suo snobbishly and spoke, "Others establish their cavern abodes to shave off the distance travelled after hunting for demonic beasts or for their painstaking cultivation. You're good. Establishing a cavern abode just for personal indulgence."
"Old head, you don't understand." Wei Suo responded with a cheeky chuckle. "Say, cultivating is already so dull and dry, one really needs a breather once in awhile. Besides, the higher one's cultivation, isn't it just to live more brazenly; not being bullied by others, but conversely, bullying others instead."
"I don't understand?" The Old Man's disdain became increasingly apparent. "Others strive to cultivate in order to obtain longevity and to possess invincible divine power. You're really good, actually training just to become a tyrant and live rampantly."
Wei Suo scoffed. "Without living rampantly and bullying others, but in turn being bullied by others, what's the use for possessing endless longevity? Could it be one should live longer, just to continue training bitterly, and consecutively, bitterly again. Am I crazy?"
"….." The Old Man was stupefied, and actually found some logic in Wei Suo's words. Thus, he couldn't help but blurt out, "Wanting a Spirit Garden is simple, how many strange and rare flowers, trees and plants are there outside the Heavenly Dome? Just harvest some later. As for a Hot Spring, that is even simpler. Since you already established your Earth Furnace, just circulate water over around the Earth Furnace room and pour them into your pond. In that manner, you can even reduce the flaming heat of the Earth Furnace room."
"Right! Old head, why didn't I think of that?!" Wei Suo leapt up from bed. Retrieving Liu Sanbao's broadsword, he then sprinted out.
Soon after, Wei Suo dug a canal between the mountain spring pond room and his Earth Furnace room. With the canal coiling around the Earth Furnace, it was channeled back to the mountain spring pond room.
As the spring water circulated 'round the furnace, it transformed into piping hot water. Next, Wei Suo dug out another pond beside the original one. As such, not only would he possess a hot spring, but also a chilling spring water pond; allowing him to indulge in both cold baths and warm ones.
"If you tru wish to enjoy while benefitting as well, then think of a way to obtain the demonic dan-pellet of an Aqua Qiling and place it in the pond." The Old Man advised while observing the proud looking Wei Suo.
"Aqua Qilin? Upper-tier level 6 demonic beast?" Wei Suo gargled and drank down a mouthful of water. "What benefits does bathing with that demonic dan-pellet present?"
"I know of a prescription, whereby placing the demonic dan-pellet of the Aqua Qilin and spirit medicines in the hot spring, would brew out a special medicinal liquid; one that strengthens divine sense." The green gowned Old Man explained.
"It has such effects?" Wei Suo's pupils shifted emotionally and boldly proclaimed. "Fine! I will definitely devise a plan to obtain the demonic dan-pellet of an Aqua Qilin."
The Old Man cast a wry smile without speaking further. Instead, Wei Suo couldn't help but laugh embarrassedly.
Looking at his cocky manner of speech, it seemed he was bound to acquire the demonic dan-pellet of an Aqua Qilin. Yet seeing his present capabilities, an Upper-tier level 6 demonic beast, equivalent to that of a Thought Division stage level 5 cultivator, could drown him with a single sputter.
The key factor to live comfortably and even rampantly bully others, was still to pursue greater power after all.
After giggling sheepishly and immersing in the hot spring for a while, Wei Suo exited his cavern abode when daylight returned.
"Hm?"
Just when he exited the cave, his smiles instantly morphed to frowns.
In the extremely distant horizon, a slender fire beacon torpedoed into the sky, painting the clouds red like a red mushroom in the sky.
Flare Beacon!
This was the contacting method agreed on between Wei Suo, Nangong Yuqing, Han Weiwei and the two simple headed blockheads, Zhu Xiaochun and Zhen Chongming.
This Flare Beacon was crafted by using the excrement of level 2 Redback Wolves. Not only would it transform into a fiery beacon that rushes into the sky, it would illuminate a regiment of clouds with burning red. Without dispersing for a long time, one could behold it from even a thousand li away.
Agreeing upon this, that if any emergency arises, they would release a Flare Beacon from the Cyan Wind Mound towards the outskirts of the Heavenly Dome during dawn. Wei Suo would then rush over to their previously appointed location at the Cyan Wind Mound.
After establishing this method of contact, Wei Suo had to survey the horizons every dawn. Today, Wei Suo's original intent was merely to check on his two Immortal Exterminating Vine, little did he expect their Flare Beacon had been activated so soon.
This time, it definitely wasn't Zhu Xiaochun or Zhen Chongming who was looking for him, as Wei Suo had tasked them to shut themselves up in the Spirit Pellet Mill. Only after concocting 50 Heaven Mending pellets, would Zhen Chongming liaise with him again. With Zhen Chongming's speed of concocting 10 pellets per day, they would only contact him after 7-8 days.
Is it Nangong Yuqing or Han Weiwei?
Wei Suo pondered slightly as he activated his Cyan Emperor Gourd. Then, he summoned his White-jade Crane and cautiously soared towards the Cyan Wind Mound with the same route he came by.
Nearly 4 hours later, Wei Suo appeared in a mountain valley of the Cyan Wind Mound on his White-jade Crane.
"It's Han Weiwei, eh?"
Right when he infiltrated this mountain valley, Wei Suo noticed a familiar silvery figure. Yet to his surprise, beside Han Weiwei, was another cultivator clad in full black robe and veiled face.
Ji Ya!
Although he couldn't see the cultivator's face, Wei Suo could immediately deduce. The black robed cultivator quietly standing beside Han Weiwei was definitely Ji Ya whom he encountered back in Sky Valley.
Her figure and attire, was truly too familiar to Wei Suo.
"Wei Suo, what kind of communication method is this? We had to wait for almost half a day! Why are you still peeping from there, stop acting blind or do you expect us to go to you?" Wei Suo, who was flabbergasted by Ji Ya's abrupt appearance, caused great displeasure to Han Weiwei; prompting her to curse out.
"Han Weiwei, cease your impudence!" Instead, Ji Ya berated her and strolled towards Wei Suo. After unveiling her black hood, a familiar countenance of absolute ravishing beauty surfaced.
"I am Ji Ya, Han Weiwei's senior sister." As she marched towards Wei Suo, Ji Ya politely offered her greetings. "I've heard many things about you from Weiwei, alas we'd no opportunity to meet."
"This……I've been looking forward to meeting you for a long time as well. Dare I ask, what is your reason for seeking me out."
"Wei Suo, can't you converse properly, what's with the weird courteous tone?"
"This……I accidentally bit my tongue yesterday, speaking is not too inconvenient right now."
Wei Suo crudely stuck out his tongue and released a muffled statement. Meanwhile, Ji Ya's heart was brimming with a sense of peculiarity.
Theoretically, she shouldn't have met this ordinary looking cyan robed cultivator, yet for some strange reason, she could feel a deep sense of familiarity from this mediocre looking youth.
Moreover, unknown why, she felt as though the gaze he used to look at her was rather strange, differing greatly from the majority of male cultivators, who would momentarily daze out when seeing her appearance for the first time.
Could it be back at Sky Valley, he is…..
Such a notion welled up in her heart.
However, she immediately shook her head secretly. She could vaguely sense a different aura emanating from Wei Suo as compared to the cultivator he encountered back in Sky Valley.
As for this cultivator, apart from exuberating a frosty spirit aura from refining a Ice Spirit Root through Mythical Underworld Immortal Lotus, he was also discretely exuberating a strand of flaming spirit aura. It was as though he was originally a Fire Spirit Root cultivator! Yet, that cultivator back in Sky Valley was clearly just an ordinary Spirit Rootless cultivator.
So it's an innate Fire Spirit Root cultivator? No wonder his speed of cultivation was so frightening.
Being similarly a Fire Spirit Root cultivator, Ji Ya could naturally sense the flaming spirit aura from Wei Suo, and understand his speed of advancement.
But that concoction prescription…… after heaving a deep breath, Ji Ya fixated her gaze on Wei Suo and resolutely announced, "My visit is to express my gratitude to Brother Wei for providing an Amethyst Fox Rose to my junior sister. Secondly, is to consult Brother Wei about the concoction prescription that my junior sister had presented."
"Amethyst Fox Rose eh?" Seeing that Ji Ya didn't recognize him, Wei Suo secretly heaved a sigh of relief and continued his crude manner of speech, "A stalk of Amethyst Fox Rose cannot compare to the Mythical Underworld Immortal Lotus you gifted. Speaking about this, I ought to be the one thanking you instead. As for that concoction method, are there any problems with it?"