Chapter 521

Chapter 521: One-turn Pure Yang

The negative energy surge had just receded.

As the clouds in the sky dispersed and thinned, the light of the Nether Moon finally pierced through the gaps in the clouds, casting its glow onto the cold earth below.

Beneath Rocky Hill, the original spirit fields had long been frozen solid by hard ice, the smooth surface reflecting the cold moonlight.

Several blood-red beads, the size of longan fruit, lay scattered on the ground, looking particularly eye-catching!

Only a moment passed before white phantoms appeared around the spirit fields.

These evil spirits, named "white phantoms" by Wang Chen, had been brought into the areas for expansion by the negative energy surge. They possessed considerable intelligence and organizational ability and had once attacked the Wei Hall.

However, after Wang Chen had caught all the attacking white phantoms in one fell swoop, the others seemed to realize that the Wu Jiu Wu Wei Hall was not to be trifled with, and they had not appeared since.

But today, with the retreat of the negative energy surge, they returned.

Their numbers far exceeded before.

Hundreds of evil spirits swarmed like flies smelling the smell of blood or like jackals drawn to a rotting corpse, their greedy eyes blazing as they rushed in from all directions.

Their target was the blood beads scattered across the spirit fields.

Each blood bead emitted pure and strong breath of living beings, infused with the unique aura of cultivators’ techniques. The combination of these elements created an overwhelming temptation for the evil spirits.

Thus, they all fell into a frenzy, rushing over at their fastest speed.

Due to the overwhelming number of white phantoms attracted, and with only a few blood beads on the ground, a fierce internal conflict broke out among them.

The evil spirits desperately clawed at each other, extending tendrils from their bodies to interfere with one another’s actions.

At the same time, they stretched their necks with all their might, eager to consume the blood beads on the ground.

Even if they could only catch a whiff of the scent, it was more than enough!

Within half a tea’s worth of time, the number of white phantoms fighting for the blood beads surpassed a thousand.

The blood beads on the ground had been completely submerged by them.

Some evil spirits managed to snatch a blood bead and swallowed it whole.

But instantly, countless sharp claws reached out from beside them, tearing them into pieces in the blink of an eye.

The blood bead fell to the ground, becoming yet another target of contention.

At that moment, the frenzied evil spirits were completely unaware that a large net had opened above their heads.

It suddenly came crashing down!

Goodness!

Wang Chen, who had set this trap, didn’t expect that the Blood Crystals refined from his own blood would be so effective at attracting evil spirits, drawing over a thousand white phantoms in one go.

To be honest, the sight of so many evil spirits was enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

He also gritted his teeth and activated the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil; otherwise, if the blood beads exhausted their breath of living beings in the chaos of the evil spirits’ scramble, all the blood he had shed would have been wasted.

With this net down, all the evil spirits were caught.

Watching them all be captured was satisfying, but the pressure Wang Chen felt was unprecedented!

Because the white phantoms caught in the net would not just accept their fate; as they realized they had fallen into a death trap, they immediately began to struggle desperately.

With Wang Chen’s current cultivation level, controlling the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil to suppress hundreds of white phantoms was not a problem.

However, if the numbers multiplied several times, the situation would be drastically different!

It was crucial to understand that the resistance power of the evil spirits within the net would all be transmitted to Wang Chen, who controlled the Exorcising Net. Whether he could withstand it depended entirely on his cultivation level.

Despite the immense pressure, Wang Chen did not retreat in critical moments. He exerted all his strength to grip the net tightly, no matter how much the Exorcising Net twisted and surged before him; his fingers felt as unyielding as cast iron.

He not only unleashed his full magical power but also reinforced himself with the Heavenly Dragon’s strength, harmonizing both inner and outer forces to stabilize his position.

In fact, over ninety percent of the resistance power from the evil spirits was absorbed, fused, and reduced by the Heavenly Net for Exorcising Evil.

Otherwise, relying solely on his own power, he would not have been able to endure it.

Most importantly, over time, the resistance of the trapped white phantoms gradually diminished.

The pressure on Wang Chen also lessened significantly.

In the end, one by one, the evil spirits within the net turned to ash, marking the perfect success of his first trapping operation.

Seeing that he had achieved enough, Wang Chen immediately withdrew the Exorcising Net back to the Wei Hall.

Of course, he did not forget to take away the Blood Crystals used as bait—these could be reused.

Once back at the Wei Hall, Wang Chen harvested a total of thirty-five Evil Energy Pearls from the Exorcising Net.

These were the Pure Evil Energy Pearls that the Little Cauldron had mentioned!

“Master, quickly give them to the Little Cauldron!”

The Little Cauldron poked its head out from the Life Creation Cauldron in the center of the hall, chattering excitedly: “I will help you refine a One-turn Pure Yang Pearl.”

Previously, because Wang Chen needed to refine Blood Crystals, he had taken this precious cauldron out and left it here temporarily.

The Cauldron Spirit had a nose keener than a dog; it detected the spoils as soon as Wang Chen returned.

“Refine well.”

Wang Chen lifted the lid of the cauldron and, combined with the earlier gains, put in a total of thirty-seven Evil Energy Pearls.

One soul returning to one, thirty-six equals four times nine, leaving one extra as a reward for the Little Cauldron’s hard work.

Wang Chen used only Pure Evil Energy Pearls, not substituting with ordinary ones.

The Little Cauldron meekly said, “Master, for refining one One-turn Pure Yang Pearl, I should get one for myself…”

Wang Chen replied, “Hmm?”

The Little Cauldron immediately retreated: “I will start refining right away!”

Wang Chen snorted.

This guy is always looking to take advantage, with schemes more numerous than a sieve.

To demand one Evil Energy Pearl as a processing fee for a single One-turn Pure Yang Pearl is just trying to treat him as a fool!

Wang Chen estimated that for an average of five Pure Yang Pearls refined, giving one Evil Energy Pearl should be sufficient.

Of course, if it came to refining two-turn or three-turn pearls, then it was natural that the costs would increase.

For now, he would take it slow; Wang Chen would never allow the Cauldron Spirit’s appetite to grow too quickly!

The process of refining the One-turn Pure Yang Pearl lasted nearly two hours.

During that time, the Life Creation Cauldron occasionally emitted billowing white mist, filling the hall with clouds, making Wang Chen wonder if it had a past life as a steam engine.

In the end, the precious cauldron automatically opened, and four gleaming crystal beads radiating a faint golden light flew out.

Wang Chen reached out to catch them in his hand.

These four crystal beads had a platinum sheen, and perhaps because they had just been produced, they felt scalding hot as if they were red-hot metal spheres, radiating boundless heat.

Wang Chen could feel that each crystal bead contained abundant pure yang energy.

Moreover, it was extremely pure!

Such high quality astonished him.

If one-turn pearls were this impressive, what kind of characteristics would two-turn and three-turn pearls possess?

What about nine turns?

Wang Chen shook his head, not daring to think further.

It would be troublesome if he manifested an inner demon.