The Chaotic Immortal Wood Sect: Immortal Cultivation War - Chapter 52

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52. Making the Monks of Mangpa Village Know Him

 

“Time to finish this.”

 

As the monks of the two families began to flounder in internal strife, Kang Hyeon immediately summoned Trent outside the cave dwelling.

 

Kwaaaaaa! Pupupupuk!

 

“Kraaak!”

 

“Aaak!”

 

“Kueok!”

 

The summoned Trent stood guard at the cave entrance like a guardian deity and extended its roots underground.

 

And those roots pierced through the monks’ bodies everywhere, shooting up like spears.

 

“Die!”

 

“How dare you do such a thing?”

 

“You bastard! When did you learn such Wood Element Techniques?”

 

“Hmph! Spouting clumsy nonsense to hide your own deeds! Just die!”

 

Though Trent’s attack had begun, the monks of the Gongson Family and Lee Family were intoxicated by Dream Mist and couldn’t perceive its true nature.

 

This was no different for Gongson Ju Seong and Lee Yang Jun, who began fighting while suspecting each other.

 

“To prepare such a monstrosity, truly sinister indeed.”

 

“How thick-faced. Even in this situation, trying to bewitch me with such nonsense!”

 

“Die!”

 

“Die!”

 

Jjeojeojeong! Pagang! Jjeojeok! Kagang!

 

Gongson Ju Seong, who created spears and thorns with harsh cold energy, and Lee Yang Jun, who openly wrapped his sword in black demonic energy, clashed fiercely.

 

Ice fragments scattered, and Lee Yang Jun’s sword spread sharp killing intent in all directions.

 

“Keuuk! M-my body is freez…”

 

Segeok!

 

“The elder’s cold energy?!”

 

Segeok! Segeok! Pakang! Pakakang!

 

“Kueok!”

 

“Aaak!”

 

Pupupupuk! Pupupuk!

 

“Th-this is…”

 

“Uaaaaa.”

 

Thud! Thud! Thud!

 

Seuseuseuk! Seuseuk! Seuk!

 

The area around Kang Hyeon’s cave dwelling was quickly cleared.

 

The cold energy spread by Gongson Ju Seong made the monks of both Gongson and Lee families sluggish, and the killing intent scattered from Lee Yang Jun’s sword savagely cut down those monks.

 

On top of that, Trent’s roots shot up secretly and swiftly, skewering the monks.

 

Afterward, the fallen monks, whether alive or dead, were wrapped by roots that emerged from the ground and disappeared back underground.

 

They were all dragged away to become Trent’s nourishment.

 

“Ice Soul Ten Thousand Li!”

 

Jjeojeojeojeojeojeojeojeok!

 

“Heart Chest Elimination Kill!!”

 

Seujeujeujeujeujeujeuk!

 

As his subordinate monks were annihilated, Gongson Ju Seong used his final hidden technique as if to settle everything.

 

When he raised both hands to the sky then brought them down toward the ground, the spell manifestation circle that had been floating in the sky gathered into a single sphere and fell toward Lee Yang Jun like a meteor.

 

Then Lee Yang Jun also didn’t retreat and thrust his giant sword toward Gongson Ju Seong, causing black demonic energy to stretch out stickily to meet Gongson Ju Seong’s ice sphere.

 

Jjeojeok! Jeujeujeujeu!

 

The attacks of Gongson Ju Seong and Lee Yang Jun met in the void and began competing in strength to devour each other.

 

The two energies stopped in the void received power transmitted from Gongson Ju Seong and Lee Yang Jun, pushing against each other in a tense standoff.

 

The atmosphere suggested no easy resolution.

 

However.

 

Syusyusyusyuk! Syusyusyusyuk!

 

“Hueot?!”

 

“Th-this is?”

 

Dozens of spears shot up from the ground toward the two monks floating in the void.

 

Trent’s roots had targeted them.

 

The two monks had to abandon the mass of energy they had been maintaining in tense balance in order to avoid the roots.

 

Kwaaaaang!

 

Naturally, the two energies that lost control went berserk and exploded, and the aftermath shook both monks.

 

And the moment they briefly lost their balance.

 

Seureureuruk seureureur kwadeuk kwadeuk!

 

“Keuuk! You bastard, are you trying to die together?! How can you unleash such a vicious monster?”

 

“You caused something you couldn’t handle and now blame someone else… Could it be?”

 

“It’s not me!”

 

The two monks who avoided the spears shooting into the void couldn’t avoid the vines that extended again from those spears.

 

Only when both monks were simultaneously caught by the vines did they realize that Trent had nothing to do with them.

 

“What’s going on… Keueuuk!”

 

“Ah, didn’t we come to catch that pill refiner?”

 

“What’s the problem with catching someone who’s merely at Mid Qi Accumulation! Right now we should first… Kueok!”

 

Gongson Ju Seong and Lee Yang Jun never regained their complete sanity to the end.

 

Though they knew something was strange, they couldn’t think logically while poisoned by Dream Mist.

 

Moreover, before they could continue their thoughts at length, thorns grew from Trent’s vines to pierce their bodies, and from the thorns that burrowed into their bodies, thread-like vines grew again to spread through their blood vessels.

 

“Hueoeoeoe…”

 

“Eoeo? Eoeoeo…”

 

The vines that seized control of their blood vessels instantly absorbed the two Late Qi Accumulation monks.

 

Gongson Ju Seong and Lee Yang Jun couldn’t even properly resist and disappeared, leaving only their clothes and belongings behind.

 

Swoooosh Swaaaash!

 

As the two monks disappeared, Trent’s offspring absorbed the Dream Mist that had been surrounding Kang Hyeon’s cave dwelling.

 

Since Dream Mist required considerable time and effort to create, it was being reabsorbed and stored.

 

Afterward, the traces left by the fighting monks from both families were quickly covered and erased by rapidly growing grass and trees.

 

The small forest where Kang Hyeon’s cave dwelling was located returned to its former appearance and became quietly serene as if nothing had happened.

 

***

 

News of a new powerful figure secretly spread among the monks of Mangpa Village.

 

There were stories that the Lee and Gongson families had suffered quite a significant defeat, and that this monk was skilled enough to create 3rd grade medicinal pills despite only being at Mid Qi Accumulation.

 

Furthermore, rumors circulated that the forest where this alchemist’s cave dwelling was located had an extremely dangerous formation technique spread throughout it, contrary to its appearance, and that even Core Formation monks couldn’t feel safe if they violated its boundaries.

 

And though it wasn’t widely known, it was actually true that Core Formation monks from the Lee family and Gongson family had secretly sought out that forest and suffered defeats.

 

“You’re a more frightening person than I thought.”

 

Ju Hyeong Ik from the Shimyang Sect came to visit Kang Hyeon’s cave dwelling and suddenly said this.

 

Since Kang Hyeon had no intention of hiding what was already known, he received those words with an indifferent expression.

 

“Are you saying that because of the matter with the Lee family and Gongson family?”

 

“I don’t know how they found out about our meeting, but your handling of the situation was quite remarkable.”

 

Ju Hyeong Ik spoke with admiration, looking genuinely surprised.

 

“This place is my cave dwelling. Isn’t it common for a monk to show abilities about one minor realm higher in his own cave dwelling?”

 

Kang Hyeon still spoke as if it was nothing significant.

 

“No. That might be possible, but it can never be common. How could monks capable of setting up such a cave dwelling be common?”

 

“Well, I suppose I was lucky.”

 

“I see. I didn’t come here to interrogate you either. However, if that incident interfered with the pill refining…”

 

“That won’t happen. I’m already proceeding with the final stage of pill refining.”

 

“Hm? Already?”

 

“If I follow the formula properly, it’s pill refining that can be completed in as long as 100 days or as quickly as ten days. To barely be finishing it after more than a month is nothing to boast about.”

 

“Huh. You really are an amazing alchemist. Remarkable, remarkable.”

 

Ju Hyeong Ik had come worried about the pill refining commission, but upon hearing it was almost finished, his mouth fell open and he repeatedly expressed admiration.

 

“Come in three days. The results will be ready by then.”

 

Kang Hyeon even set a specific date for Ju Hyeong Ik.

 

At this, Ju Hyeong Ik looked at Kang Hyeon with secretive eyes and spoke.

 

“Success is naturally expected. But more than that, you…”

 

“Please speak.”

 

“Didn’t you say before that there was room to improve the formula we gave you? How did that turn out?”

 

“I think I can increase the efficacy by about thirty percent.”

 

“What? Thirty percent? That, that’s…”

 

“It’s true. It might decrease or increase slightly, but I’m certain there will be roughly that much change.”

 

“Side, side effects?”

 

“They won’t increase beyond the same level as medicinal pills made with the original formula. After all, it’s made with the same formula, so what difference could there be? There’s not much difference in materials either. Ah, this was something I didn’t need to mention.”

 

“No difference in materials either? Then…”

 

Ju Hyeong Ik’s eyes flashed.

 

“Would you like to commission pill refining?”

 

“This is it. Spiritual Energy Condensation Pills made with the improved formula! I’d like to commission them.”

 

“Then what will you offer as payment? It would be faster if you provide the pill refining materials, but if you give other compensation, it will take some time. If only for the materials.”

 

“First, let me check the Spiritual Energy Condensation Pills made with the original formula in three days, and we’ll discuss it again then.”

 

“Ah, that would be good. Understood. Let’s do that.”

 

“Then…”

 

“I won’t go far. The finishing process of pill refining is important.”

 

“This won’t do. See you in three days.”

 

Ju Hyeong Ik instead waved his hands dismissively and then used an escape technique to hide his form in the next moment.

 

At this, Kang Hyeon closed the life gate of the Ghost Tree Phantom Sea Formation that he had opened to receive guests.

 

Now, if anyone entered without Kang Hyeon opening the formation technique, they would suffer greatly.

 

***

 

The Ghost Tree Phantom Sea Formation is an original formation technique that Kang Hyeon created by combining several types of formation techniques.

 

It uses Trent’s offspring as the axis of the formation, showing various illusions based on Dream Mist.

 

Once poisoned by Dream Mist, illusions become reality, so those trapped in the formation technique cannot have a bright ending.

 

Moreover, the Ghost Tree Phantom Sea Formation is completed through Trent’s summoning, because Trent handles most of the killing in the Ghost Tree Phantom Sea Formation.

 

The Vine Forest Creation using branches and roots can encompass the entire range of the formation technique, and when the countless poisons that Trent had absorbed, as well as various conflicting or turbid energies, are mixed into that Vine Forest Creation, it becomes difficult for victims to find ways to cope.

 

Furthermore, the Ghost Tree Phantom Sea Formation could apply Trent’s Absorption Divine Ability to everything that entered it.

 

Though it couldn’t match directly wrapping and absorbing with roots, branches, and vines, since victims would unknowingly fall victim to the Absorption Divine Ability bit by bit, time also became a powerful weapon in this formation technique.

 

A peculiar bronze alchemy furnace with five legs.

 

What had grown to three zhang in height during active pill refining was now small enough to hold in one’s arms.

 

Kang Hyeon cut off the spiritual energy he had been infusing into that alchemy furnace.

 

“Five pills. One has many deficiencies, so it can’t be called a proper Spiritual Energy Condensation Pill.”

 

Inside the bronze alchemy furnace, six Spiritual Energy Condensation Pills had been completed.

 

Originally, it was a formula that would create six Spiritual Energy Condensation Pills if pill refining succeeded with minimal material loss.

 

Typical pill refining formulas usually produce twelve spirit pills when perfectly successful.

 

However, that’s the case for ordinary spirit pills, and in special cases, there are formulas that produce only three pills, or even just one pill when properly made.

 

In the case of Advancement Pills used to raise one major realm, there are usually many formulas that produce one pill when properly completed.

 

But peculiarly, the formula for the Shimyang Sect’s Core Formation Advancement Pill, the Spiritual Energy Condensation Pill, completed six pills, making it very efficient.

 

Of course, there was the disadvantage that the Spiritual Energy Condensation Pills completed this way had weaker medicinal effects compared to other Core Formation advancement pills, but the fact that many were completed was a great advantage.

 

“Since the formula is incomplete, the medicinal effects are reduced and failures are produced.”

 

Kang Hyeon waved his hand to float the bronze alchemy furnace’s lid into the air while muttering.

 

Swaaaash!

 

As the lid of the alchemy furnace opened, a clear fragrance spread throughout the entire alchemy room.

 

“Come forth!”

 

Kang Hyeon flipped his palm again and extracted the Spiritual Energy Condensation Pills from inside the alchemy furnace.

 

The Spiritual Energy Condensation Pills floating up and emerging from the alchemy furnace presented a very mystical sight.

 

The medicinal pills that looked as if they were coated with silver foil were round pills the size of a thumb joint, with mysterious patterns flowing like clouds across their silver surface in ever-changing transformations.

 

“Emerge! Contain!”

 

Kang Hyeon chanted the incantation to bring out six small wooden boxes, placed the spirit pills inside them, then sealed and closed them.

 

And among them, he separately marked one that was inferior compared to the others.

 

“Let me see.”

 

Afterwards, Kang Hyeon closed the lid that had been floating in the air again and began examining the alchemy furnace.

 

After refining pills once, the alchemy furnace suffers strain.

 

Therefore, ordinary alchemy furnaces are used as consumables and then discarded, or they must be repaired before they can be used again.

 

Also, in the case of special alchemy furnaces, some are made from the beginning to be usable only a certain number of times for special pill refining.

 

There are even cases where the completion of the alchemy furnace becomes part of the pill refining process and is recorded in secret formulas.

 

However, the bronze alchemy furnace that Kang Hyeon obtained was from very ancient times and possessed a self-recovery function.

 

“Something like Spiritual Energy Condensation Pills wouldn’t strain it no matter how many times I refine them. It’s truly a good alchemy furnace. Among dharma treasures, this should be considered high-grade or supreme-grade.”

 

After carefully examining the alchemy furnace, Kang Hyeon muttered this with a satisfied smile.

 

“Since I can start pill refining immediately with the improved secret formula, my worries are disappearing. I’ve already prepared all the materials, so once Monk Ju visits and leaves, I should start pill refining again right away…”

 

Kang Hyeon checked his future plans one by one like this.

 

But at some point, a signal that interrupted his thoughts knocked inside his head.

 

“Has Monk Ju arrived?”

 

A signal transmitted from outside the Mystic Realm.

 

It was conveying the presence of a visitor from the Ghost Tree Phantom Sea Formation.

 

Kang Hyeon checked the Spiritual Energy Condensation Pills he had packed in his storage pouch once more, then immediately opened the entrance to the Mystic Realm to the eastern antechamber.

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