Chapter 95: 088 Dark Moon Market, Temple of Heaven Ruins (10k Subscriptions Requested)_2
Translator: 549690339
Not long after.
News had spread among the local stand owners of Loose Cultivators that the Puppet Master who played the fool to catch the wise was actually a powerful figure in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
This indirectly enhanced the business of his stall significantly again.
After all, would there be any fakes at a stall owned by a big shot at the Foundation Establishment Realm?
In addition to selling items, the Puppet Master also purchased various materials, including those for alchemy, talisman drawing, puppet beast crafting, and so on.
He had secretly collected four types of materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills over the last few months.
He also had materials for second-grade mid-level elixirs, puppet beasts, and talismans.
Unfortunately, he still hadn’t found the materials he wanted most, the Light Shadow Stone and materials from the Eight-Armed Mantis Blade Beast.
In the Cang Mountain of River City, Su Family.
Su Yu received two sets of materials for crafting second-grade low-level puppet beasts from the Family Head, Su Peng, and he immediately started crafting them in seclusion.
Of course, crafting puppet beasts did not entirely consume his time like refining Foundation Establishment Pills.
Regardless of the time saved from crafting puppet beasts, his daily cultivation routine never stopped. He even found time within his busy schedule to guide others like Yu Qianqing and Su Rui’an in alchemy.
Half a month passed this way.
One morning.
After Su Yu consumed a drop of second-grade mid-level beast essence blood, he began practicing the Body Refinement Realm technique of the Crocodile Demon’s 108 Forms. A strong vitality surged within him, roaring like a tempestuous river or a legendary beast bellowing under a thunderstorm.
Blood-red veins appeared and extended all over his body, just like the
terrifying scale armor of an ancient crocodile demon, exuding an ominous
aura.
Even with a Formation to suppress and hide the aura, Yu Ke’er and Yu Qianqing in the outer courtyard could still faintly feel the terrifying energy emanating from the chamber.
Feeling apprehensive, Yu Qianqing couldn’t help but look at the chamber and said, “Ke’er, do you think Pavilion Master Su is practicing some powerful cultivation technique? It feels intense, even more terrifying than a second-grade beast.”
Yu Ke’er wasn’t sure either. She contemplated the sensation of that aura and gently shook her head, “Maybe it’s his Body Refinement Technique? But I don’t know which skill it is, it seems powerful though.”
About half an hour later.
A more intense aura emanated from the direction of the chamber.
Both Yu Ke’er and Yu Qianqing looked on in surprise. Could it be that his Body Refinement skill had broken through?
Inside the chamber.
“Boom!”
Accompanying the explosion of an intense vital aura, the room flooded with an overpowering vitality, almost as if a sea of blood had submerged it. Vaguely, seated in the midst, an image of an enormous, blood-colored crocodile beast appeared around Su Yu.
The blood-red veins on Su Yu’s body became even more distinctive.
Another half hour passed.
Finally, the Body Refinement Realm technique of the Crocodile Demon’s 108 Forms was completely practiced.
“Phew.”
Su Yu exhaled a breath as scorching as a flame, opened his eyes, embracing the change within him. The eleventh level of Body Refinement Realm was equivalent to the standard of the Foundation Establishment second stage.
The increase in the strength was significant.
His body had also become much more robust, with his defensive power feeling just as strong as a mid-level magical defense artifact.
While he might not be as powerful as those at the Foundation Establishment second stage, with the mana from his own Foundation Establishment first stage combined with his pseudo-divine skills like Blood Whale Swallowing Moon, he could certainly compete powerfully.
[Cultivation Technique: Crocodile Demon’s 108 Body Refinement Forms (11th stage, proficiency 0.02%)]. “I have broken through.”
Su Yu murmured cheerfully.
Checking the proficiency of his Green Wood Year Ring Skill, it was currently at 15-46% for the second ring and first revolution.
Ever since his breakthrough into the Foundation Establishment Stage last year, he had diligently followed his daily cultivation routine.
At this pace, he might surpass the second stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm in just about seven years.
In contrast, his Profound Earth Scripture made lightning-fast progress, with the current proficiency reaching 39-91% of the ninth stage. Maybe within a year or two, it could break through the tenth stage, reaching the level of the Foundation Establishment first stage.
“Once I have both my earth and wood elemental mana up to the Foundation Establishment first stage, I could train in several earth and wood element spells,” Su Yu thought.
“Then, with just the mana cultivation alone, I could potentially face a regular practitioner of the Foundation Establishment second stage.”
Thoroughly reviewing his cultivation status, Su Yu was content and nodded approvingly.
He then continued with his daily cultivation. A while later, he came out of the secluded cultivation to proceed to the adjacent forge to continue making puppet beasts.
He spent some time every day in talisman drawing, pill refining, and crafting first-grade puppet beasts. Every so often, he discreetly arranged for a puppet beast to be delivered to the Puppet Master.
These standard talismans, elixirs, and puppet beasts presented meager challenges for Su Yu.
He almost never failed.
His success rate and refining speed far surpassed those of other alchemists, talisman artists, and puppet masters.
As Su Yu’s puppetry technique further advanced, within just a little over half a year, he already completed two second-grade lower-level puppet beasts.
In the back mountain.
“Sky Palace Unique Technique.” Su Bin used his left hand for the wood element technique and right hand for the earth technique, and as he abruptly combined the two, a mystic palace descended from the sky to encase the advancing second-grade lower-level puppet beast.
With a flick of his hand, the land rolled like a dragon, burying the puppet beast entirely.
Not far away.
Su Yu and Su Jingbang marveled silently. A puppet beast comparable to an individual in the second stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm was effortlessly overturned and buried by Su Bin. His strength was indeed extraordinary.
A while later.
Su Bin suppressed his aura and dug out the second-grade lower-level puppet beast.
Looking at the robust and resistant puppet beast, which was without a single mark even after all the torment, Su Bin showed a satisfied smile and praised, “Little Yu, the puppet beast you crafted may not be strong, but its defense is unquestionably superb..”