Of course!
That was the show-off version. The reality he understood in his heart was that the Core Formation lightning tribulation could injure his current physique, but not too severely, and the benefits gained would be greater.
So he simply didn't use them.
As for the **[Heaven's Heart Scattering Thunder Treasure Array Flags]** and the future **[Tribulation-Avoiding Magic Treasure]**, they weren't useless. They could be used for the Three-Tailed Snow Fox or the Demonic Corpse.
Even returning to Gui Ling later, renting them to wandering cultivators for tribulation crossing was an option. Recovering costs and eventually profiting were all good uses.
Putting his clothes on, Wang Yu saw the rosy-cheeked Long Yiran in the distance and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Approaching, he asked,
"When did you wake up?"
"Just now."
Wang Yu fell silent. He wasn't an exhibitionist; using the Glazed Lotus Heart Liquid required that method for the best effect.
"Prepare. We continue exploring the Heaven Soul Sect ruins."
"Mhm."
Long Yiran hesitated a bit, then asked timidly,
"Brother Wang, do men generally like beautiful women?"
"Out of yearning for beautiful things, I suppose."
Wang Yu sensed a certain omen and didn't want further entanglements. Honestly... this trip to the Heavenly Demon Bone Forest had already affected him significantly.
But Long Yiran seemed somewhat happy. She asked again, "Then what type does Brother Wang like?"
Wang Yu paused, saying quietly, "I like beautiful ones."
Long Yiran: "..."
Though saying they'd depart immediately, Wang Yu still spent several days getting accustomed to this divine strength. The Netherworld Demonic Dragon Art, as a third-tier body refinement art,
With his current insight and comprehension, forcibly deducing it using the Placement Slot was pitifully inefficient.
Advancing to the fourth-tier would take longer than even the Prajna Heart Sutra reaching perfection—a full five hundred years! He didn't have that lifespan. After condensing his Golden Core and elevating all aspects to the third-tier,
Deducing a fourth-tier art would be much easier.
Second-tier deducing fourth-tier was somewhat mythical... after all, the Placement Slot's effectiveness was based on his own foundational qualities.
Thus, the Netherworld Demonic Dragon Art honorably retired, yielding its slot to the third-tier combat method **[Demonic Dragon Fist]**.
**[Placement Slot 4: Demonic Dragon Fist (Third-tier / Combat / Supernatural Ability)]**
「Demonic Dragon Fist (1/100): Ninety-six practices per day, one hundred years to perfection.」
"Still limited by cultivation realm. But with body refinement realm meeting the standard, it's one hundred years..."
While pondering, Wang Yu checked other Placement Slots. After years of placement, some key secret arts were nearing advancement.
The fastest was the art **[Heavenly Cold Yin Blood Art]**.
This art's peculiarity was enhancing the extreme cold power within his true essence. Perfected years ago, it had been evolving towards the third-tier.
Even with the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Bed and Netherworld Spring power assisting,
This art's potential enhancement was immense! Not to mention arts deduced by the Placement Slot reached perfection upon completion.
And art perfection could activate its peculiarities.
Cultivating the Foundation Establishment realm with a perfected third-tier art would also be faster.
It's just that Wang's realm advancement was too rapid. Such cross-tier benefits were only experienced during Qi Condensation. The deeper the art or secret method, the harder to comprehend perfectly.
Even with cultivation and insight keeping up, the trend of increasingly longer time couldn't be changed.
Still needed rare items like **[Exquisite Inner Pill]** that could permanently increase comprehension!
*Heavenly Cold Yin Blood Art*, with dual Placement Slot support, progressed quite fast. It would succeed within these few years.
Second in line was **[Corpse Demon Secret Method]**.
Currently in the process of being completed from second to third-tier. The Netherworld Demonic Dragon Art was even born under this method's influence.
The two were naturally compatible.
It also only needed about ten more years to complete. Before the Zhuyue Province conflict concluded, both could advance, elevating his strength another level.
Other aspects, whether Wind and Thunder Spirit Patterns or Yin Evil Corpse Refinement Art, the former's "Wind Pattern" was stuck at Minor Achievement, while the latter, due to various refined special zombies,
Had already reached Major Achievement, its auxiliary effects were quite evident.
After such an inventory,
He seemed to have arrived at a node of explosive improvement in all aspects, starting with body refinement third-tier.
Having a clear understanding, Wang Yu delayed a few more days.
Mainly to process the Dragon Vein Treasure!
Heaven-bestowed usage—almost no learning required; one knew how to maximize its value.
The Bloodline True Artifact diagrams in the Netherworld Demonic Dragon Art were divided into three categories.
Based on offense, defense, and control.
**[Netherworld Demonic Spear]**, **[Evil Demonic Dragon Armor]**, **[Ghost Dragon Seal]**!
Among the three True Artifact diagrams, Wang Yu could choose one to fuse with the Dragon Vein Treasure, nurture it within the Dragon Spine Divine Marrow, shape it with qi and blood, continuously fuse various materials, taking years to form.
Bloodline True Artifacts were a body cultivator's bonded magic treasures.
Once refined, they were perfectly compatible, naturally achieving unity of man and artifact.
However, spear techniques... he wasn't skilled; Demonic Dragon Fist didn't match it. Evil Demonic Dragon Armor and Ghost Dragon Seal were suitable, especially the former.
He cultivated *Soul-Devouring Evil Armor Technique*, a superior demonic path strange art. The Black Evil Armor condensed was naturally a perfect artifact embryo.
Enlightened by the Dragon Shadow Pearl, fused with the early-obtained **[Living Spirit Blood Gold]**, it would be quite perfect. More materials could be fused later for enhancement.
As an artifact embryo alone, it was absolutely qualified.
The third-tier Yin attribute material **Ten Thousand Year Sophora Bark**, bought from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion years ago, could also be used as material for the Evil Demonic Dragon Armor.
"This is it!"
Decision made, the Ice Flood Dragon Pill Flame ignited. The originally easy forging process seemed to accelerate.
Apart from some agony when peeling off the "Black Evil Armor Talisman" on his lower abdomen, other aspects proceeded smoothly. In just ten days,
The Evil Demonic Dragon Armor settled within his spine's Divine Marrow.
Entirely black-gold colored, dense like true dragon scales, full-body combat armor fitting seamlessly with his physique.
The beast-head adornment shaped like a dragon's head, its eye positions glowing with two blood-red gems, very ferocious!
Arms and legs covered in dragon shadow patterns, edged with gold carving.
—Hard, Fierce, Savage!
The Evil Demonic Dragon Armor not only inherited the Black Evil Armor's characteristics; its physical defense was greatly enhanced. For body refiners, the physique was the best weapon.
Such a Bloodline True Artifact could also significantly boost strength.
Unfortunately, forming wasn't achievable quickly; merely an artifact embryo. After fusing the Dragon Vein Treasure, its potential was immense.
In the future, if hunting dragon-type demon beasts, even flood dragons,
Their bodies and souls could all be fed to the Evil Demonic Dragon Armor for devouring. This was one advantage of demonic cultivators—turning the enemy's everything into their own use.
Typically, nurturing within the Divine Marrow for eighty to ninety years, the True Artifact could be completed. Wang Yu felt he'd need only five or six years.
That day.
After completing all preparations, the two re-entered the Heaven Soul Sect ruins. After realm breakthrough, Long Yiran could use more Feng Shui secret arts.
She displayed **[Heavenly Star Positioning Secret Art]** before Wang Yu. Sounded like a Heaven Array Master's method, and indeed it was.
The three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man for array masters could be cultivated together.
Long Yiran's legacy was extraordinary, involving disciples of the Earth Master Ancestor. Knowing a couple of Heaven Master secret arts was normal, though not proficient in Heaven Array techniques.
If she weren't truly useful, the two wouldn't have teamed up until now.
At this moment, she was somewhat excited.
"Brother Wang, the Heavenly Star Secret Art can observe terrain for ten thousand *li*. According to the Heaven Soul Sect's layout orientation, locating the Scripture Pavilion became much easier. No need to search everywhere."
Wang Yu nodded.
"Then I leave it to you."
After this, Array Master Long's potential far exceeded the wandering cultivator class. Once she fully digested her legacy, truly mastering these profound Earth Master methods,
Even returning to the Tai Lake Spirit Domain, she could thrive. This lifetime might even glimpse the Nascent Soul realm—full of potential.
"Let's go—"
With the transformed Long Yiran leading, speed was much faster than before, even avoiding many blood corpse gathering spots.
Remnant arrays, restrictions within the ruins... almost all became tools she could utilize.
Array masters, frightening to such an extent!
After alchemists and artifact smiths, Wang Yu again experienced the essence of array masters. Among the hundred crafts of cultivation, alchemy, artifact forging, talismans, and arrays were ranked first for a reason.
After dozens of days of travel, the two circled around many dangerous buildings housing "terrors", taking a big detour, shifting from the 'main gate' to the 'back gate'.
Upon arrival, Wang Yu saw the target!
Hundreds of meters away, a square ancient pavilion carved with dragons and phoenixes came into view. It seemed to have twelve floors. On the blue-background, gold-edged plaque,
Three ancient characters **[Scripture Pavilion]** gleamed brilliantly.
Destruction here was less than the main gate direction; many structures remained intact. Streets were broad, extending in all directions, capable of accommodating a hundred carriages side-by-side.
The end of this straight road was the destination.
"Finally found it."
While advancing, they didn't relax vigilance. Long Yiran took out the identity tokens she had repaired.
Handing the Heaven and True Disciple tokens to Wang Yu, keeping only the Earth token herself.
Seeing this,
Wang Yu returned the Heaven token to her, raising the True Disciple token, saying,
"I already possess Heaven Soul Sect legacy. This trip is only to complete it. The legacy you obtain with the Heaven and Earth tokens, copy them for me afterward."
This wasn't particularly generous. When jointly exploring ancient sites, techniques and secret arts, as long as copyable, were basically one copy per person. Rare spiritual materials were the main point of contention.
However, Long Yiran didn't think so.
She said,
"Brother Wang, these Heaven and Earth tokens seem higher status than the True Disciple token. Why not take them all? Discuss other matters after completing the legacy."
"Why so?"
Wang Yu was amused.
After several life-and-death situations, Long Yiran developed immense trust in him. If in Tai Lake, they'd already be sworn friends.
But this was Scarlet Kite... destined not to connect deeply.
Moreover, Long Yiran's personality felt somewhat like a people-pleaser mold. He didn't mind making a friend; more friends, more paths.
And a path in Tai Lake shouldn't be missed.
"Say no more. Listen to me. I have a clear idea."
He was certain.
The Ancient Soul Art's subsequent legacy could be obtained with the True Disciple token!
**(End of Chapter)**