Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1390: Chapter 884: Demon Essence Pill Refinement, Part 2

He silently calculated in his heart that this successful refining would only earn at most sixty to seventy thousand Spirit Stones.

Earning sixty to seventy thousand Spirit Stones might seem like a lot, but don’t forget Yang Zhenshan had failed many times before, and even with this attempt, there’s no guarantee of success.

Seemingly profiting, but in reality, he’d already lost over a million Spirit Stones on refining the Demon Essence Pill.

That’s how it is for alchemists; early investments in new elixirs are incredibly steep.

Luckily, there is finally some payoff now, Yang Zhenshan merely calculated the costs without truly concerning himself with them.

“You should go rest first!”

He said briefly to the Golden Crow, then swiftly returned to the Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau.

At the Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau, Yu Qingyi was still cultivating. She had just broken through to mid-stage Golden Body Realm last month and was now stabilizing her cultivation.

Speaking of it, Yu Qingyi’s talent in Martial Arts was quite impressive. It wasn’t visible before, but upon reaching the Golden Body Realm, her Divine Soul enhancement surpassed An Yuxing and Liang Shengze significantly.

This might be because she consumed many lotus seeds from the Dao Intent Sacred Lotus previously, or perhaps her Divine Soul’s innate talent was already quite good. Either way, she was one step ahead of An Yuxing and Liang Shengze.

The changes in the Spirit Source Land had been considerable recently, first with Yang Mingzhi and Yang Chengmao breaking through one after another.

Yang Chengmao was the first of the third generation of the Yang family to break through, signaling that the third generation had reached their peak for breakthroughs.

Yang Chengye had already gone into seclusion, Yang Chengxian was following closely, and others like Yang Chengyou, Yang Chengzhang, and more, were set to enter seclusion in the upcoming years.

However, a not-so-good incident occurred over these years; Luo Jingsong died due to a failed breakthrough.

Luo Jingsong’s failure was unexpected by Yang Zhenshan. By rights, Luo Jingsong’s cultivation was solid, and he had thoroughly prepared before attempting his breakthrough, yet he still failed.

As for the failure’s reason, Yang Zhenshan couldn’t pinpoint it.

Yang Zhenshan felt a sense of regret over this but had no other solution.

Breakthroughs inherently carry significant risks. Despite the wealth of experience for breakthroughs in the Spirit Source Land, failure cannot be completely avoided.

Returning to the Spiritual Spring Mountain Plateau, Yang Zhenshan went directly into the Quiet Chamber.

This Demon Essence Pill, being of the Wood Attribute, was perfectly suitable for him to consume.

Moreover, it was his first successful refinement, so he had to personally experience the effects of the Demon Essence Pill.

Inside the Quiet Chamber, Yang Zhenshan adjusted his mind and body, operated the Qingmu Longevity Scripture, and quickly entered a meditative state.

After circulating the Qingmu Longevity Scripture for a Grand Circulation, he took out the Demon Essence Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

The pill contained pure medicinal power, mostly deriving from the Demon Core, with some from the concocted herbs.

With the elixir ingested, Yang Zhenshan immediately felt a vast surge of medicinal power spreading throughout his body.

The rich aura of grass and trees flooded his organs, meridians, and Dantian like crashing waves, prompting him to operate the Green Wood Longevity Skill, exerting all his strength to refine this power.

Green light shimmered around him, akin to waves undulating, each surpassing the previous.

Gradually, the intense aura of grass and wood expanded outside the Quiet Chamber, where Spiritual Energy nourished the area, causing plants to thrive and sprout tender buds.

This diffusion of the Demon Essence Pill’s power indicated Yang Zhenshan’s inability to fully control it.

This was normal; a second-order mid-grade Demon Essence Pill equates to the mana of mid-stage Foundation Establishment, possibly exceeding Yang Zhenshan’s own mana.

Therefore, achieving flawless control was challenging.

Yang Zhenshan circulated his mana for four successive Grand Circulations before absorbing all the pill’s power.

He slowly opened his eyes, revealing a foot-long green glow in his gaze.