Chapter 03: The charcoal brazier, an extraordinary round tripod
The sudden discovery surprised Chen Yuan.
Although there are three fewer spirit stones, the level of the Qi Gathering Pill has increased.
According to the introduction in the "Monk's Brief Description", different grades of pills have different effects, and a two-star Qi Gathering Pill is equivalent to ten times that of a one-star Qi Gathering Pill.
Now, all three bottles of Qi Gathering Pills have been promoted to three stars, indicating that the effect of all the pills has increased by a hundredfold.
While he was overjoyed, Chen Yuan didn't know why.
"Remember, when I went to the outside world to set up traps, I put them in the round dome in order to prevent the elixir spirit stones from falling from my arms. Could it be that this tripod is an extraordinary treasure? ”
Chen Yuan was puzzled and picked up the round tripod that was originally used as a brazier.
The tripod is round, with two ears and three legs, and there are two divine dragons hovering outside the copper wall, lifelike, just like the supreme god above the nine heavens.
And inside the tripod, there is a curved copper sheet, which divides a complete tripod into two halves.
The spirit stone and the Qi Gathering Pill were placed by Chen Yuan on the right half of this tripod.
Because the family was too poor, and the Shuanglong Ding was like an antique treasure, Chen Yuan once asked his father about the origin of the Ding.
According to my father, this tripod was dug up from the ground when my father built the house. The reason why it was not sold as an antique was because it was so dilapidated and old, surrounded by eighteen large and small pits, and the pawnshop owner said that it was not worth a penny. ”
Chen Yuan recalled the origin of the Yuanding while touching all parts of the Yuanding with his hands.
Two dragons carved on the outer wall soar above the clouds, like the dragon that ascends to the sky, and like the indomitable creature, intending to climb to the top of the heavens and look down on the world.
Among them, the dragon on the right side is as clean as new, with a pair of dragon eyes radiating divine light, while the dragon on the left side is dim, as if a mist shrouds its body.
"If you want to know if this tripod is a treasure, you just need to put the spirit stone and the pill into it."
With a decision in his heart, Chen Yuan took a bottle of Qi Gathering Pill and a spirit stone, and then threw them all on the right half of the ding.
The next moment......
I saw a silver light rushing out from the right side of the ding, like thunder and lightning among the clouds, illuminating the entire cave.
The silver light only existed for a moment, then vanished.
"Sure enough, the level of the Qi Gathering Pill has been promoted again, a full one hundred and eight Qi Gathering Pills, all of them have been promoted to five stars, and each pill has five Dan lines on it."
Overjoyed, Chen Yuan never thought that his house had been used as a brazier for many years, since it was a heavy treasure mentioned in the "Monk's Brief Description".
Chen Yuan believes that with this extraordinary presence, the road of cultivation in the future will be unimpeded.
"The right half of this tripod can allow the Qi Gathering Pill to advance, so what use will the left half have?"
While thinking about it, Chen Yuan placed a spirit stone and another bottle of three-star Qi Gathering Pill on the left half of the Yuanding.
Another pillar of light rose up, but the color of the pillar of light changed from silvery white to dark green.
"Oh no, the left half of this tripod is poisonous!"
Chen Yuan was shocked and retreated again and again.
Although he had never seen the poison used by the monks, he knew that the dark green light and pungent smell were abnormal.
The dark green pillar of light only stayed for a moment before disappearing. And the bottle of three-star Qi Gathering Pill was completely wasted, not to mention the dark green light as a whole, and the level was not improved.
"Looks like the left half of this tripod is for adding toxins to the item."
After Chen Yuan had his own judgment, he didn't continue the experiment, Xuanyun only gave him ten spirit stones, and now he has used five of them, and the remaining five must be used sparingly.
If you don't wait for yourself to become a real immortal, but the spirit stones and pills in your hands are used up, you are really sorry for yourself, and you can't hide from Xuanyun.
After confirming the effect of Yuanding, Chen Yuan no longer dared to put it in the cave.
Once such a treasure is lost or stolen, it will definitely not be recovered.
Simply wrapped in clothes and carried on his back, it was like a pot that could be used for cooking at any time.
After eating the only remaining dry food he had brought with him, Chen Yuan began to cultivate according to the "Scorching Sun Heart Burning Technique".
Time passed slowly, and Chen Yuan sat quietly for five hours, and he didn't sense the aura of the surrounding space.
It wasn't until he put a five-star Qi Gathering Pill into his mouth that he finally sensed the aura surrounding his body, like a wriggling worm, entering the blood vessels from the pores of the skin, and then along the flow of blood, integrating into the skin and bones, and finally converging into the lower abdominal dantian.
"This is what it's like to refine the first layer of qi!"
Chen Yuan stretched his muscles and bones, feeling comfortable all over his body, as if he had just taken a hot bath, and every pore was stretched, absorbing the aura between heaven and earth.
With the experience of cultivation, Chen Yuan's meditation became normal, and he was immersed in the pleasure of spiritual energy entering his body almost every day.
Although he couldn't advance from the first level of qi refining to the second layer of qi refining after swallowing more than a dozen five-star qi gathering pills in a row, he felt that his strength was increasing every day.
"The trap has been in place for three days, and it's time to recycle it. I just don't know if I caught a hare. ”
Chen Yuan walked out of the cave and came to the place where the trap was placed.
Of the eight traps, three were destroyed, and two of them successfully caught hares, each weighing three catties, enough for Chen Yuan to eat for a few days.
Oh......
Just as Chen Yuan was dealing with the last trap, a deafening wolf howl suddenly came from not far away.
The body retreated rapidly, and Chen Yuan could see clearly that it was a giant wolf with a snow-white body and a length of two feet.
"Snow Mountain Wolf King!"
Chen Yuan was shocked, although he knew that there were a small number of wild wolves in Hutou Mountain, he never thought that he would encounter a Snow Mountain Wolf King.
It is the leader of a pack of wolves, powerful enough to crush five strong men.
Although he was successfully promoted to a cultivator at the first level of Qi refining, Chen Yuan did not have the means to fight the monk, so when he saw the Snow Mountain Wolf King for the first time, he chose to retreat slowly.
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and Chen Yuan held the broken long sword in his right hand as he retreated.
Thinking about it, the ruined long sword can easily cut off the bandit's long knife, and it can also leave scars on the body of the Snow Mountain Wolf King.
Chen Yuan retreated, but the wolf king was slowly approaching.
Bang......
Chen Yuan, who was retreating, hit his back against a tree, and the Snow Mountain Wolf King was only ten zhang away from him.
"No, you can't sit still. The strength of this Snow Mountain Wolf King is extraordinary, and after being targeted by it, there is no chance to escape, only to do your best! ”
The big tree blocked Chen Yuan's way back, but it also gave Chen Yuan the determination to fight.
"Come on! Let me teach you the power of your wolf! ”
In front of the broken long sword, Chen Yuan was ready to face the battle at any time.
Oh......
After the Snow Mountain Wolf King looked at Chen Yuan for a moment, a howling sound that shook the mountains and forests rang out, and then the snow-white body suddenly swooped towards Chen Yuan.
"Hmph, if I can kill bandits, I can naturally kill you."
Chen Yuan, who was covered in cold sweat, cheered himself up while raising the broken long sword.
Lightning and flint, the long sword and the wolf king's claws collided together, rubbing the light that flashed space.
"This Snow Mountain Wolf King is also extraordinary. The long sword can easily cut off the bandit's long knife, but it can't hurt the wolf king's claws. The previous blow, fortunately, I prepared in advance. Otherwise, he would have died under his claws. ”
Chen Yuan blocked the blow of the Snow Mountain Wolf King, but he also felt its power.
If it weren't for the fact that he had already been promoted to a Qi refining level cultivator, he would have died of all his heart and gall with just this blow.
Spit out a mouthful of blood, Chen Yuan knew in his heart that he could not continue to passively withstand the attack of the wolf king, and he needed to take the initiative to attack.
The wolf king has rough skin and thick flesh, and is agile, and the average hunter mainly uses long-distance weapons and bows and arrows when fighting against ordinary giant wolves. One is to quickly dodge the wolf's attacks, and the other is to look for opportunities to shoot.
Chen Yuan didn't have a bow and arrow, but he definitely couldn't fight the wolf king in close combat, otherwise he would definitely be the one who was passive and injured.
As far as the eye can see, there are trees of different sizes except for white snow.
Oh......
There was another deafening wolf howl, and before he had time to think about how to deal with it, the wolf king of the snow mountain came to kill again, and his bright red eyes, as if demonized, were bloodthirsty and ferocious.
Turning over and rolling, Chen Yuan didn't dare to confront the wolf king head-on again.
After leaving three humanoid holes in the snow, Chen Yuan avoided the Wolf King's second culling.
However, he understands that neither a head-on confrontation nor a blind dodge is the best way, and only by tricks can there be a chance of survival.
With a flash of inspiration, when the Wolf King was about to kill for the third time, Chen Yuan had a bold guess in his mind.
With his right hand, he reached into his bosom and took out one of the three bottles of Qi Gathering Pill, and then poured out three dark green pills.
His eyes were like torches, waiting for the wolf king to open his bloody mouth and come to kill him for the third time.
"It's now!"
The right hand is decisively thrown forward, and then rolls on the snow again.
The pill entered the mouth of the Snow Mountain Wolf King, and a dark green smoke rose instantly.
Chen Yuan could see clearly that at the moment when the smoke rose, blood flowed from the wolf king's eyes, and in just a moment, the wolf king of the snow-capped mountain was lying in the snow, unable to move anymore.
"The elixir put on the left side of the round tripod is indeed toxic!"
Chen Yuan was glad that he had made the right decision, but he also clarified the role of the Yin and Yang Double Dragon Ding.
Among them, the yang part can make the pill upgrade, and the yin part can make the pill body heavy poison. It's just that whether you want to upgrade the pill or poison the pill, you need to consume spirit stones.
If there is no spirit stone, the Shuanglong Ding is a tattered tripod, which has no other use except for making a charcoal pot for burning fire.
After having an accurate judgment of the Yin and Yang Double Dragon Ding, Chen Yuan was even more sure that he had obtained an extraordinary treasure. It's just that he has too few spirit stones in his hand, so he doesn't dare to do other experiments.
"I'm now a Qi Refining Level 1 cultivator. But what is the next step? Is it to find Xuanyun and join the Qinglan Sect, or ......"
"You killed this Snow Mountain Wolf King?"
Chen Yuan was thinking about his next step when a voice suddenly came from behind him.
Dodging back, Chen Yuan could see clearly that the person who suddenly appeared behind him was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl wearing plain clothes.
"Who are you? Why did you suddenly come behind me? ”
Although he had already become a monk, Chen Yuan was only a sixteen-year-old boy who had never walked out of a mountain village, and when he saw a strange girl, his first reaction was shy, except for fear.
"Who am I? Who else do I want to ask you? Why did you kill my Snow Mountain Wolf King? ”
The girl crossed her hands on her hips, and the girl secretly said in her heart: "Although this kid can kill the wolf king, he is still a chick, and he will blush." Why don't you let me tease him. ”