Section 55 Oil Clam

  Yu Ya furrowed her brow and said in a puzzled tone, "I know this Overlord Flower, it's Zhong Qi's demonic plant. It's here, so where is Zhong Qi?"

  "There should be a hint on the Jade Gate." The four of them walked around the sleeping Lava Tyrant and came to the front of the Yellow Jade Gate.

  The text on the stone gate is also directed at Yu Ya. The words are rough, arrogant and extremely insulting. Yu Ya has to swallow the prepared Crazy Explosive Pill, then subdue this Lava Tyrant Flower and use it to forge the materials that have just been selected. Only when the forging result is qualified can he pass through the Gemstone Secret Gate.

  "This Zhong Qi is really arrogant. One test is enough, but he's coming for a second time. He really thinks he's superior." Yan Que curled his lip, not impressed by the words displayed on the secret door.

  "The smug face of a self-satisfied little man, how detestable!" Jin Bi Han gritted her teeth.

  "Frantic Dan? You actually want Yu Ya Uncle to take Frantic Dan?" Chu Yun furrowed his brow, he had already somewhat understood Zhong Qi's intentions. He said in a low voice, "I kind of get it now. In Zhong Qi's eyes, Yu Ya has become his nemesis. He abandoned his original demonic plant just to bid farewell to the past. And by setting up Frantic Dan, raising Yu Ya Uncle's strength to new heights, he wants to thoroughly defeat him, eliminate the nemesis in his heart, and make his mind completely clear."

  "Alas! Knowing the person and their face, but not knowing their heart. I never expected Zhong Qi to hate me so much. To be honest, I don't understand. We often drank together, and he even encouraged me to cheer up. Before things happened, I always considered him as a close friend." Yu Ya picked up the Crazy Explosive Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

  "Big brother..." Chu Yun didn't have time to stop him.

  "No harm done. I'd like to meet Zhong Qi and understand the grudges of this gathering! Before that, please lend me a helping hand." Yu Ya's eyes gradually turned red as he gritted his teeth, his body slightly swelling up. The medicinal properties of the Crazy Explosive Pill were taking effect.

  "It can't be helped." Chu Yun nodded, but his mood was rather heavy. Master Yu Ya had a chronic illness to begin with, and now that he had taken the violent pill, the aftereffects would be even more harmful to his body. However, Chu Yun knew that he couldn't stop Yu Ya - this concerned a man's pride.

  The battle didn't last long. The Lava Emperor Flower had a 600-year-old Great Demon cultivation, but the Daoist techniques used for combat were almost non-existent.

  It's not surprising that this demon plant was originally a thing of Zhong Qi, and the Taoist methods used were mostly for refining soldiers. However, now that Zhong Qi has abandoned this lava tyrant flower, it has become a wild demon plant. It was jointly suppressed by Chu Yun and three others, and finally subdued by Yu Ya.

  Then, Yu Ya began using Lava Tyrant Flower to cast demonic soldiers.

  He poured all his previous materials into the flower heart, and his hands pinched the handprint. The shadow of his hands fluttered, stable and accurate.

  The petals of the demon plant shrunk, forming a huge bud shape. As he continued to practice the Refining Soldier Hand Seal with Yu Ya, the bud grew more and more swollen, and the sound of boiling lava from inside also grew stronger.

  Finally when the hibiscus bloomed again and steam overflowed, a dagger flew out.

  This dagger is a deep green color, like an exquisite work of art, without any murderous aura, resembling a magnified willow leaf.

  When the willow leaves had cooled down, Master Yu Ya held them and came before the secret door of Huang Bao Shi.

  He swallowed the Crazy Burst Pill, and his strength was almost on par with his peak period. The willow-leaf dagger he forged naturally had no reason to be unpassable.

  A brilliant light flashed, and a yellow whirlpool formed in the treasure gate of the gemstone.

  The four of them once again passed through the yellow jade secret door and arrived at another grand hall.

  The layout is exactly the same as the previous hall.

  There is also a dan furnace of the same appearance, and there is also a treasure gate. In front of the treasure gate, a sleeping monster crouches.

  "Marsh oil toad, this is also a demon beast that Zhong Qi once used." Yu Ya sighed and suddenly felt dizzy, his legs unstable, almost falling down.

  "The efficacy of the Crazy Explosive Pill is about to expire." Yu Ya gritted his teeth, checked the pill furnace, and indeed found another Crazy Explosive Pill. Without saying a word, he immediately swallowed it down.

  The same elixir, the effect will be lower and lower. The second Crazy Elixir's effect is naturally not as good as the first one. However, fortunately, Yu Ya's spirit surged again, his strength was endless, and he continued to fight non-stop.

  This time, the content of the Emerald Secret Gate is similar to the previous one. After Yu Ya took the Crazy Explosive Pill, he subdued the sleeping demon beast in the hall. Using the subdued demon beast to refine the demon soldier, if you can pass through the Emerald Secret Gate, you will have the qualification to enter the next location.

  The toad was as big as a grindstone, its belly bulging, croaking loudly, and it was a toad-like monster. Its entire body was dark black, except for its eyes which were a light yellow amber color. The wide back was glossy and oily, with bubbles rising up one after another, bursting open with a popping sound.

  With the help of Chu Yun and others, Yu Ya subdued it and made use of it.

  "Heishen Oil Dragon Quenching Soldier Technique!" Master Yu Ya shouted loudly, throwing the originally forged emerald green willow leaf dagger into the air.

  The oil frog croaked twice, its mouth bulged on both sides, and after a moment's hesitation, it suddenly spewed out a massive column of black oil.

  The black oil instantly transformed into a black dragon in the air. The dragon's head was raised high, its body glistened with oil, and its tail continuously spewed out black oil from the toad's large mouth. At first glance, it seemed like an oil-spewing toad holding onto the tail of a giant black dragon.

  The black dragon let out a loud roar, triggering a wave of sound that rolled in with great momentum. Then it opened its big mouth and swallowed the willow leaf in one gulp into its belly.

  A black dragon was constantly wandering in mid-air, Master Yu Ya's hands kept changing complex sword fingers. He gritted his teeth and persisted, his body swaying as if it were about to collapse, his face pale as paper, and sweat dripping from his forehead.

  The rest of the people were silent and speechless, drawn in by this scene.

  Yu Ya's current strength is at its peak. Master-level cultivation is usually kept secret. The opportunity to witness it in person is extremely rare.

  "Refining the demon soldier, it can be divided into four stages - 1 material selection, 2 forging, 3 quenching and tempering, and 4 enlightenment. The technique Yu Ya Master is using now should be a rare oil quenching technique. It's indeed a master-level move." Yan Que couldn't help but show admiration on his face.

  Jin Bi Han's eyes were bright and piercing, staring intently at the oil dragon.

  Chu Yun also forgot to speak, Yu Ya's strength was indeed at the master level. Unfortunately, this was only a fleeting moment, and once the medicinal properties of the Crazy Explosive Pill wore off, he would suffer severe injuries, his strength would decrease again, and in the future, he would need careful nursing, otherwise, he would be left with lifelong aftereffects.

  Black oil dragon, divine and extraordinary, rolling restlessly in mid-air. Faintly visible is a point of green light, shining brightly, slowly sliding from the dragon's mouth, passing through its body, to its tail. Finally entering the frog's mouth.

  Bang!

  A loud muffled sound, the black oil dragon burst open amidst everyone's astonished gaze. Forming black oil droplets that enveloped everything. As everyone dodged and weaved, Master Yu Ya reached into the mouth of the Oil Toad and pulled out the willow-leaf dagger.

  The willow leaf sword, after being tempered, emitted a bright green light, and at first glance, it was clear that it was no ordinary object, attracting the attention of many people.

  Chu Yun had an epiphany: "Material selection, forging, quenching, and enlightenment. Only the last step remains, after passing through the Emerald Gate, it should be the final hurdle."

  Through the Emerald Portal, the four arrived at yet another grand hall.

  On the opposite wall is also inlaid with a ruby secret door. On the stone table in front of the door, a piece of demon soldier is placed.

  This is a heart mirror, it seems that Zhong Qi specially prepared it for Yu Ya to open her wisdom.

  Apart from this, a Dan furnace of the same model is indispensable. After checking, there are six more elixirs inside.

  After taking the third elixir, Yu Ya's spirit shook violently, a warm current flowed throughout his body, making him comfortably spit out a mouthful of turbid air. It was as if he had regained his lost physical strength after intense exercise, and it suddenly came back to him.

  He lowered his Heart Mirror and officially began to enlighten the willow leaf dagger.

  Yao soldiers and Yao beasts, Yao plants are different. The latter is created by nature, born and raised by heaven and earth, while the former comes from human hands.

  In the history of Onmyodo, the development of Tsukumogami was much later than that of Yōkai and Yōjū. It took people a long time to discover that objects which were carefully crafted, used for a long time, and imbued with human emotions had a high probability of becoming Tsukumogami.

  To date, people have been able to consciously refine the Youbing. Material selection, casting, and quenching are carefully constructed for the Youbing's body, while opening the light is pouring emotions, opening with emotions, from nothing to opening the Youbing's spiritual light.

  Therefore, the awakening is the most critical step. Awakening is difficult and easy at the same time. The key lies in whether the emotions that the master infuses into the demonic soldier are intense and genuine.

  Yu Ya Dashi held the Heart Mirror, and with the help of the Daoist methods within it, transformed his complex emotions of anger, resentment, doubt, and more towards Zhong Qi into a white light pillar that condensed onto the tip of the Willow Leaf Dagger.

  The willow leaf began to emit a faint blue glow, but quickly dimmed. The light pillar dissipated, and Master Yu Ya lost his soul, retreating two steps. The heart mirror in his hand clattered to the ground.

  "Haha...". After a moment of distraction, he looked up and smiled bitterly. "I still can't bring myself to thoroughly hate Zhong Qi. Every time I try to hate him a little more, the image of him drinking heavily and saying we're brothers appears in my mind, and how he enthusiastically shared with me his dream of becoming the world's greatest military strategist."

  Yu Ya's hands clenched and relaxed suddenly, revealing his extremely complex inner emotions at this moment.

  "Yu Ya Master, you really are... Alas, Zhong Qi is this kind of person..." Yan Que was indignant and unhappy, not expecting that at the last moment, the enlightenment would fail.

  It can't be considered a complete failure either. The willow leaf dagger already has spiritual light, but the spiritual light is thin, so it only has medium quality. It does not meet the requirements of "high-quality" on the Ruby Secret Gate.

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