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The main ingredients for the secret medicine for the Seventh Grade promotion of the Formless Skill are of two kinds: One is the Phoenix Crown of the ‘Nine Phoenix’, a Divine Bird, and the other is the heart of a demon snake, ‘Xiang Liu’.

In legend, ‘Nine Phoenix’ is said to be a type of phoenix, and is rumored to be the transformation of an ancient Emperor and his nine concubines combining.

As stated in the ‘Classic of Mountains and Seas’, there are phoenixes with nine heads in the North Pole Mountain, with human faces and bird bodies, known as the Nine Phoenix.

The Phoenix Crown of the Nine Phoenix refers to the nine fleshy crowns on its head.

‘Xiang Liu’ is another Divine Beast, with a snake body and nine heads, having devoured countless humans in its lifetime, and wherever it passed, it turned the land into a marsh.

The Nine Phoenix wields the powers of nine different types of yang energy, while Xiang Liu wields the powers of nine different types of yin energy.

Due to Xiang Liu being one rank below the Nine Phoenix, the secret medicine requires only the Phoenix Crown of the Nine Phoenix but the heart of Xiang Liu.

Through this secret medicine, one could promote the Formless Skill to the Seventh Layer and elevate their cultivation to the upper Seventh Rank.

Naturally, a Seventh Grade Martial Cultivator couldn’t possibly obtain a real Nine Phoenix Crown and the heart of Xiang Liu.

The secret medicine only requires their distant blood relatives of the Seventh Grade or higher.

If even these are not found, one can reduce the requirement, but then the Formless Skill cultivated in the future will not achieve the effect of aiming directly for the First Grade.

This explains why the Human and Demon Clan are mortal enemies, always on guard against each other.

Many Human Clan Cultivation Techniques for advancement require some body parts of the demon clan as materials; likewise, the demon clan views the blood of the Human Clan as full of spiritual energy due to the Bloodline Seal, a perfect ingredient to enhance the purity of the demonic bloodlines.

It is said that in ancient times, the Human Clan was able to survive in this world only with the protection of the demon clan.

They kept humans as if they were cattle and sheep.

Until step by step, the Human Clan learned how to break the bloodline restrictions, mastered magic artifacts, and mastered War Patterns.

The two main ingredients for the secret medicine that Jian Cangfeng brought to Chu Xisheng were naturally no ordinary goods.

They both came from close blood relatives of the Nine Phoenix and Xiang Liu, both of Fifth Grade, and their quality was the very best of the top tier.

One of them was bestowed by the Formless Divine Sect.

The Formless Divine Sect spared no effort in nurturing Chu Xisheng, the ‘Blood Vengeance Saint’.

The other had to be bought by Chu Xisheng himself.

As it was a top-tier Seventh Grade secret medicine main ingredient, it cost forty-five thousand demon silver without discount, or it could be exchanged with the corresponding Merit.

You must know that in East State, you can’t buy a secret medicine of this level.

Let alone an ordinary person, even the noble families have no channels to purchase them.

However, generally speaking, the main ingredients of a top-tier secret medicine — a Phoenix Crown and the heart of Xiang Liu from a close blood relative of the Sixth Grade — could already be synthesized, and the price would be only twenty-five thousand demon silver, much cheaper.

If one is not a Heavenly Pride or a Super Genius with a real prospect of reaching the First Grade, they would not meticulously strive for perfection in the secret medicine.

Why should a person capable of reaching only the Third Grade care about what comes after?

The two Phoenix Crowns and Xiang Liu’s hearts were sealed in a block of ‘Nine Condensed Mysterious Ice’, three feet square, with cold air spilling out from it.

When Jian Cangfeng carried the four huge blocks of ice to the Headquarters of the Iron Banner Gang, and casually dropped them in front of Chu Xisheng and then smiled bitterly, “Master Qingxu returned to the Divine Sect, specifically instructing the Internal Affairs Office to select these two main materials from the warehouse for you, and have them delivered here within just ten days.

However, Junior Brother Chu, isn’t your cultivation somewhat lacking?

If we had known that Senior Brother Sanping would come, we would have waited to give them to you after you go to the Formless Divine Mountain.

These items are very troublesome to preserve.

They require stringent conditions, and even a minor oversight can cause a significant decrease in the potency of the medicine, or even render it ineffective.”

Jian Cangfeng was actually quite puzzled.

During the battle with Haiqing Gang that day, Chu Xisheng’s displayed cultivation clearly reached the upper Seventh Rank.

Only afterwards did Qingxuzi inquire and found out he was just at the lower Seventh Rank.

Jian Cangfeng thought that Chu Xisheng must have some sort of unique Bloodline Talent that temporarily increases his cultivation rank.

If so, that would be another top-tier talent.

Out of curiosity, Jian Cangfeng would have liked to inquire further, but he wisely chose not to do so.

Asking about someone else’s talent is taboo, even among fellow sect members.

As for why Chu Xisheng requested two portions of the secret medicine, Jian Cangfeng did not pay much attention to it.

He knew that this youngster was surrounded by geniuses, with the cream of Zhengyang Martial Arts Academy gathering around Chu Xisheng.

Like Liu Ruoxi, who was recently making a name for herself at the Martial Arts Academy.

Her talent was also one of rare and extraordinary kinds.

Perhaps the extra portion of the secret medicine was for Chu Xisheng’s followers.

After all, the guy had also paid for it.

Chu Xisheng himself was thrilled beyond measure.

Even through the thick layer of ice, he could sense the golden crown of the Nine Phoenix and the powerful lifeforce within the heart of Xiang Liu.

But indeed, these things were quite troublesome to preserve.

Not only did they require maintenance of a certain temperature, but the Spiritual Power, pressure and environment needed to meet specific standards as well.

The methods for preserving the main ingredients of the secret medicine later became even more stringent.

Main materials for secret medicines from the Seventh Rank to the Sixth Rank could still be somehow preserved, but beyond the Sixth Rank it was completely impossible.

Apart from gold and stone-based Primordial Skills, they all had to be freshly prepared and consumed on the spot to maximize the potency of the secret medicine.

Hence secret medicines beyond the Sixth Rank cannot be bought on the market.

Martial Cultivators must personally take action, heading into the perilous lands of the Northern Divine Continent swarming with Giant Spirits or those dangerous Secret Realms to secure the secret medicine.

Only gold and stone-based ones are an exception.

In the North, there are specialized Martial Cultivator hunting groups, which can provide full-service escort for employers to acquire secret medicines, supposedly earning a fortune day by day.

“Indeed it’s troublesome; I still need half a month to accumulate enough True Yuan.”