He Pingsheng dared not approach the cave entrance where the Tiger-striped Golden Bees gathered, instead circling the area.
After slaying five Golden Bees, he summoned his paper crane, leaped off the cliff on its back, and flew towards the location where he had set up his Formation.
Returning to the Formation, He Pingsheng took out the corpses of the five Golden Bees and carefully cut them open one by one.
The Tiger-striped Golden Bees were quite large, about the size of a finger.
Therefore, the poison Dantian extracted from each Tiger-striped Golden Bee was also as large as a common bean, and a brilliant green.
Five poison Dantian!
Let's try it!
He Pingsheng placed the poison Dantian into a Jade Bottle, then took out the emerald green Jade Slip.
Nine Poison Golden Body.
The first step was not to devour the poison Dantian, but to first become proficient with the Qi Refining chapter of the Nine Poison Golden Body.
Body Refining is different from Qi Refining.
Various Cultivation Techniques for Qi Refining involve drawing external spiritual energy into one's skin and flesh, from the flesh into the Meridians, then circulating and refining it within the Meridians, finally gathering it in the Dantian.
Body Refining is not!
Body Refining Cultivation Techniques do not circulate through the Meridians, but through the Bloodline.
All the venom is absorbed into the Bloodline, then refined using a specific circulation route.
After refinement, the venom will integrate into one's flesh and blood.
On one hand, it tempers the flesh, muscles, and bones; on the other hand, it achieves the goal of being immune to all poisons.
Therefore, the first thing to learn is how to circulate the Bloodline.
After about half a day, He Pingsheng was able to circulate his Bloodline smoothly according to the methods of the 【Nine Poison Golden Body】.
At this moment, he did not hesitate and directly opened his mouth to swallow a poison Dantian.
The poison Dantian entered his stomach from his mouth, then was digested in his stomach.
Finally, these venoms were absorbed by the blood in his stomach and transferred into his Bloodline.
He Pingsheng felt his entire body go numb from the poison.
He couldn't even walk now.
Fortunately, he could use his Divine Thought to guide the Bloodline's circulation.
Rumble...
His internal Bloodline, while circulating along its original path, underwent slight changes under He Pingsheng's guidance.
He carried countless toxins, circulating throughout his entire body with the blood.
Once!
Twice!
Thrice!
By sunset, after spending more than half a day, He Pingsheng finally refined all the toxins in his blood.
"Pfft..." He suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a stream of green smoke.
Nine Poison Golden Body, Qi Refining chapter, first layer, complete!
"Am I immune to all poisons now?"
He Pingsheng was somewhat surprised.
He hadn't expected that refining a small poison Dantian would make him immune to all poisons now.
Of course, this so-called immunity to all poisons did not mean true immunity to all poisons.
He could only be immune to all toxins of the same Realm.
If a Foundation Establishment Stage venomous creature came, He Pingsheng would definitely still not be able to withstand it.
"Again..."
He Pingsheng did not rush directly into the beehive recklessly.
He did not leave, but instead sat down cross-legged again, continuing to refine the poison Dantian.
Overnight, He Pingsheng fused three more of the remaining four poison Dantian.
His poison resistance was further strengthened.
Moreover, due to the progress of this Body Refining Cultivation Technique, He Pingsheng could now feel the increased toughness of his skin.
"How truly miraculous..." He Pingsheng touched his skin, and facing the rising sun, walked out of the Formation.
It was time to test this so-called immunity to all poisons.
He took out his paper crane, summoned it, and in an instant flew over a hundred-zhang cliff, landing at the entrance of the Tiger-striped Golden Bee hive.
Buzz buzz buzz buzz...
Immediately, a finger-sized Tiger-striped Golden Bee flew towards He Pingsheng.
He Pingsheng did not dodge, nor did he slay the Golden Bee.
Instead, he allowed the Golden Bee to bite him on the neck.
After biting once, the Tiger-striped Golden Bee flew away.
It didn't fly more than three zhang before it dropped to the ground with a thud, dead.
Golden Bees die after stinging someone.
He Pingsheng didn't feel much.
He only felt a momentary pain in his neck when the Golden Bee stung him.
And then it was gone.
There was no sign of poisoning.
"Truly Heaven-Defying..." He took a deep breath and muttered to himself, "It can actually make me immune to the poisons of First Grade Yao Beasts!"
From this point on, He Pingsheng had no more worries.
He moved his feet, and his body turned into a gust of wind as he walked into the cave.
"Open..."
As he walked, fire-attributed spiritual energy surged within He Pingsheng, and immediately three Fire Crows condensed and flew in circles around his body.
On one hand, they could be used for illumination.
After all, the Divine Thought of Qi Refinement Stage Disciples was very weak, and using Divine Thought was far less direct than using sight.
Secondly, they could be used to slightly defend against the Golden Bees.
Golden Bees are afraid of fire!
After walking a few dozen zhang further, large numbers of Golden Bees swarmed out again, flying towards He Pingsheng.
Although he now possessed the ability to be immune to all poisons, seeing the dense swarm of bees still made his heart feel uneasy.
So He Pingsheng directly took out a Talisman: Stubborn Stone Talisman.
The Stubborn Stone Talisman was obtained by strengthening a First Grade 【Earth Shield Talisman】.
Its defensive power was even stronger than He Pingsheng's previous 【Green Wood Shield】.
He charged forward, protected by the Stubborn Stone Talisman.
The Golden Bees densely covered the entire Stubborn Stone Talisman, and He Pingsheng could only rely on his Divine Thought to discern direction this time.
After walking about another hundred zhang deeper, He Pingsheng smelled a peculiar fragrance.
Then, an incredibly massive beehive appeared before him.
Within the beehive, there was both honey and bee honey.
Bang...
He Pingsheng actively retracted the Stubborn Stone Talisman, and then countless Golden Bees stung him as if their lives depended on it.
He Pingsheng completely ignored them and directly reached out to collect the bee honey.
There was a lot of honey, but very little bee honey.
He Pingsheng didn't bother with the honey, only collecting all the bee honey inside, which amounted to about a gourdful.
This gourd was very large; weighing it in his hand, it felt like about ten catties.
Let's go...
He Pingsheng once again activated the Stubborn Stone Talisman, waved his hand to collect the thousands of Golden Bee corpses on the ground, then swooped into the Void Realm, rode his paper crane away, and returned to his Defense Array.
At this point, he was swollen all over.
Due to the swelling, his facial features had changed shape.
Although he was immune to all poisons, the Golden Bees' venom wouldn't kill He Pingsheng, but there were simply too many Golden Bees.
He Pingsheng sat cross-legged within his Formation, and then his internal blood circulated according to the 【Nine Poison Golden Body】 Cultivation Technique for two cycles, and all the swelling on his body subsided.
Only then did He Pingsheng have time to take out the gourd of tiger-striped golden bee honey.
It was heavy!
A large gourd.
This gourd was originally a common item used by ordinary people; He Pingsheng carried it with him simply for the convenience of fetching water.
After all, he never knew when he might need to perform Alchemy.
Now, it was perfectly suitable for holding bee honey.
Opening the gourd, it was almost full of white bee honey.
He Pingsheng scooped out a drop and put it into his mouth.
The taste of this bee honey was very peculiar.
It was a bit sour, a bit sweet, and at the same time, there was a slightly astringent discomfort.
But amidst these flavors, there was a strange, wonderful fragrance.
A very strong floral and fruity aroma.