Night fell!
The moon rose.
He Pingsheng lay on the huge stone slab, looking up at the moon in the Void Realm.
Before, he knew that this Secret Realm was covered by a high-Rank Formation, and he thought that he wouldn't be able to see the sun and moon within this Secret Realm.
But after entering, he found that both were present.
There was a sun here, a moon, and even stars.
Then... could the moonlight here condense into moon essence, and thus strengthen Treasure Artifacts?
He would try!
He Pingsheng waved his hand, taking out the gathering treasure basin from his body, and then carefully placed it beside him.
At the same time, a Jade Slip was also thrown into it.
This Jade Slip was purchased at the temporary trade fair in the square before the Secret Realm opened; it was a Body Refining Cultivation Technique called the 【Copper Skin Golden Bone Scripture】.
He wondered what it would look like after being strengthened?
He Pingsheng couldn't sleep, so he just stared quietly at the basin.
Beside him, moon essence condensed, a wisp at a time, entering the basin.
He Pingsheng's heart immediately filled with joy: It seemed that the moon and sun seen here were not illusions, but real.
That was great; this way, even within this Secret Realm, he could still strengthen items.
As he watched, He Pingsheng fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up, it was already morning.
He quickly looked into the basin.
Inside the dark ceramic basin, two Jade Slips lay quietly.
One red!
One green!
He Pingsheng took a deep breath, put away the gathering treasure basin, then took out the two Jade Slips, his face full of anticipation.
He first pressed the red Jade Slip to his forehead.
Body Refining Cultivation Technique!
Name: Fiery Golden Body Art.
Rank: Heaven Rank!
Sections: Qi Refining Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage, Golden Core Stage, Nascent Soul Stage, Soul Transformation Stage!
A total of five sections!
He Pingsheng briefly looked at the general outline.
When Cultivating this Cultivation Technique, one needed to use external fire Qi to temper one's body, eventually achieving copper skin and iron bones. If Cultivated to the Perfection Realm, one could use their Physical Body to directly withstand strikes from Treasure Artifacts of the same Realm.
For example.
If a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator could Cultivate the 【Qi Refining Stage】 section to Perfection, then without any treasures, just with their Physical Body, they could withstand a blow from a Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Level Disciple.
They could even block a blow from a Qi Refinement Stage Disciple using a Magical Artifact.
It was that strong.
"That's great!" He Pingsheng looked at this Cultivation Technique, and his heart immediately burned with excitement.
This was much better than the previous Copper Skin Golden Bone Scripture.
The only drawback was that the Cultivation process was extremely time-consuming and incredibly painful.
He Pingsheng put away the red Jade Slip and picked up the green Jade Slip.
Before looking at the green Jade Slip, he had almost made up his mind to Cultivate the 【Fiery Golden Body Art】 from then on.
But after he saw the green Jade Slip, He Pingsheng's thoughts changed again.
What was recorded in this green Jade Slip was also a Body Refining method.
Name: Nine Poison Golden Body.
Rank: Heaven Rank!
Sections: Qi Refining Stage, Foundation Establishment Stage, Golden Core Stage, Nascent Soul Stage, Soul Transformation Stage, Void Refining Stage, Body Integration Stage, Mahayana Stage, Ascension Stage!
A total of nine sections!
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
Upon seeing this Body Refining Cultivation Technique, He Pingsheng was completely stunned.
It had everything.
From the Qi Refinement Stage all the way to the Ascension Stage!
So many?
Gulp...
He Pingsheng couldn't help but swallow, then took a deep breath and continued to read the general outline.
The general outline not only explained and summarized the Cultivation Technique but also included some introductions and descriptions.
Through the general outline, He Pingsheng also understood the terrifying aspect of this Cultivation Technique.
It was about Body Refining through various potent poisons.
The 'Nine' in Nine Poison Golden Body was not absolute.
It was a figurative number.
For example, now, if He Pingsheng wanted to Cultivate the first section, the 【Qi Refining Stage】, he would first need to find a Poison Core from a Qi Refinement Stage Yao Beast.
Then, by Cultivating the Cultivation Technique of the Nine Poison Golden Body, he would Fuse the Poison Core of a Rank 1 Yao Beast into his body.
Thus, this Body Refining could reach the first level of the Qi Refining Stage.
Once at the first level, the Cultivator would gain a special talent: Poison Immunity.
One could also say it was impervious to all poisons.
Of course, saying impervious to all poisons was an exaggeration, but impervious to poisons of the same Rank was more accurate.
Once the Qi Refining Stage section was Cultivated, any poison from a Qi Refinement Stage Yao Beast would have no effect on He Pingsheng.
Similarly, once one reached the first level of the Foundation Establishment Stage section, any poison from a Foundation Establishment Stage Yao Beast would also be perfectly defended against.
While high-Rank poisons could not be completely defended against, their toxicity would be greatly weakened, preventing death by poison.
It was that Heaven-Defying.
Of course, to Cultivate this Cultivation Technique well, a large number of Poison Cores would be needed.
After all, the Qi Refining Stage section alone had twelve levels!
Each level required a massive amount of Poison Cores to accumulate.
Only upon reaching the twelfth level could the Qi Refining Stage section be considered complete.
So, the question was: What were Poison Cores?
In the Cultivation World, all Yao Beasts had a core within their bodies, which was called a Yao Core.
Yao Cores were similar to the Golden Cores within Human Race Cultivators, and generally, they would only condense after reaching the Rank 3 Great Yao stage, equivalent to the Human Race Golden Core Stage.
However, those Yao Beasts with potent poisons, in addition to having a Yao Core, also had another core called a Poison Core.
Poison Cores did not require reaching the Rank 3 Great Yao stage; some Rank 1 Qi Refinement Stage Yao Beasts already had them.
He Pingsheng knew that within this Secret Realm, there were many Rank 1 Yao Beasts, and among them were not a few with potent poisons.
For example, the Tiger-striped Golden Bee he encountered earlier was a type of poisonous Yao Beast.
But the Poison Core of something like a Tiger-striped Golden Bee was very small.
Which one to choose?
He Pingsheng's eyes narrowed slightly as he pondered.
If he considered the outcome, he would definitely Cultivate this Nine Poison Golden Body.
Because with the same Body Refining, this Nine Poison Golden Body could not only refine the body to the point of withstanding Treasure Artifacts but also make it impervious to all poisons.
So, this one was definitely better.
"This is it..." He Pingsheng finally picked up the green Jade Slip.
There was another benefit to Cultivating the 【Nine Poison Golden Body】: he could start Cultivating it now.
He could secretly catch a few Tiger-striped Golden Bees, kill them, extract their Poison Cores, and then begin Cultivating.
As long as he got started, he could Cultivate to the point of being impervious to all poisons.
In this way, he could withstand the stings of these Golden Bees and enter the cave to retrieve the tiger-striped golden bee honey.
That was great.
It was simply a perfect plan.
Whew...
He Pingsheng took a deep breath, then put all his items into his Storage Pouch, and stepped out of the Formation!
But he did not put away the Formation.
He Pingsheng leaped a few times to leave his original spot and headed back towards the Tiger-striped Golden Bee nest.
This time, it wasn't to enter the nest to retrieve tiger-striped golden bee honey, but to retrieve Poison Cores.
He bypassed the cliff and passed through the mountain forest!
He Pingsheng walked for a full half an hour before reaching the place where the Tiger-striped Golden Bees had previously been spotted.
After waiting for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he heard a buzzing sound in his ears.
He Pingsheng dared not be careless, and sharply turned his head, locking onto a Tiger-striped Golden Bee in the Void Realm.
"Slash..."
He summoned his Flying Sword and precisely slashed down.
A Golden Bee was instantly cut into two halves, falling to the ground.