Yuan Ming was not surprised by Yun Luo Fairy's response. He extended his hand to her, palm open, revealing a blank jade slip.

This time, Yun Luo Fairy did not refuse. She took the blank jade slip from Yuan Ming's hand, infused it with mana, and soon returned it.

Yuan Ming received the jade slip and immersed his Divine Sense into it.

"Refining a Dharma Manifestation Pill presents two major challenges. First is the difficulty in acquiring the elixir materials. Most of the required materials are level five spiritual materials, and some are even level six. The most core and hardest to obtain ingredient is a Nascent Soul of a Dharma manifestation stage cultivator, or a demon core and demon soul of a level six demon beast. Second, the level of the alchemist must be very high, requiring at least a level five alchemist, and to be safe, a level six alchemist," Yun Luo Fairy said slowly.

Yuan Ming finished reading the Dharma Manifestation Pill's recipe and realized that the materials were indeed as Yun Luo described, causing his heart to sink slightly.

Whether it's the Nascent Soul of a Dharma manifestation stage cultivator or the demon core and demon soul of a level six demon beast, they are precious treasures that are not easily found.

Comparatively, the requirement for the alchemist isn't much of a problem. Yuan Ming himself is not far from being a level five alchemist, and if necessary, Dian Xiaosan can assist.

Yuan Ming is conscious that his skills in alchemy are not as profound as Dian Xiaosan's.

Subsequently, fearing that Yuan Ming might not be familiar with the spiritual materials, Yun Luo Fairy described each of the relatively obscure materials in the recipe in detail.

Yuan Ming memorized them in his heart and further inquired about the entire refining process and important points to note, receiving thorough answers.

Finally obtaining the Dharma Manifestation Pill recipe, Yuan Ming let out a long sigh and began to plan how to gather the spiritual materials.

He is currently quite wealthy; those level five and even level six spiritual materials can probably be gathered just by spending a lot of spirit stones.

If spirit stones aren't enough, he still has many Vow Power Pills on hand, which he can pretend are Soul Refining Elixirs to sell for a large number of spirit stones.

The only trouble is the Nascent Soul of Dharma manifestation stage or the demon core and demon soul of a level six demon beast, but now that he knows the direction, there should be more solutions than difficulties.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, trying to find the spiritual materials required for refining the Dharma Manifestation Pill on one's own is exceedingly difficult. Now we are both wanted by the East Pole Palace and have incurred trouble with the Su Nu Sect, making it hard to take action freely. How about we cooperate?" After a series of questions and answers, Yun Luo Fairy suddenly proposed.

"How do we cooperate?" Yuan Ming raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Leave the search for the remaining spiritual materials to me, while Fellow Daoist Yuan focuses on obtaining the Nascent Soul of a Dharma manifestation stage cultivator, or the demon core and demon soul of a level six demon beast. After successfully refining the pill, we will split it evenly," Yun Luo Fairy suggested.

"Fellow Daoist Yun Luo, isn't this division unfair? The items you have to find, although numerous, can be steadily acquired with some effort. Mine, on the other hand, will likely require risking my life," Yuan Ming said, shaking his head.

"If it seems unfair to Fellow Daoist Yuan, then I'm willing to compromise further by selecting a pill of the same level as the Dharma Manifestation Pill from the second half of the secret manual and giving its recipe and refining method to you as compensation. How about that?" Yun Luo Fairy contemplated briefly and spoke.

"Agreed." Yuan Ming did not hesitate further and nodded.

Immediately, Yun Luo Fairy began choosing the names and effects of several level five elixirs, explaining them one by one to Yuan Ming.

"I'll choose the Melding Spirit Pill," Yuan Ming said after considering for a while.

The Melding Spirit Pill is an obscure elixir with a very singular effect: it can transform the body.

According to Yun Luo Fairy, this recipe wasn't created by the Pill King Pavilion but was obtained through an exchange with a body refining sect called "Ten Thousand Beast Sect."

The Ten Thousand Beast Sect is unique, having not only strong Body Cultivation Methods but also a secret technique that allows the transplantation of parts of demon beasts into cultivators.

By using this method, disciples of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect can gain the abilities of demon beasts.

However, these foreign body parts are hard to assimilate with the original physical body, leading to conflict and even rejection. The Melding Spirit Pill can eliminate this conflict and truly unite both together.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, are you really going to choose this pill? This opportunity is quite rare; once missed, it won't come again," Yun Luo Fairy asked.

"Of course, but I have a question for Fellow Daoist Yun Luo. Does the Ten Thousand Beast Sect's secret technique for merging demon beast bodies have a name?" Yuan Ming asked.

The Ten Thousand Beast Sect's secret technique seemed quite similar to his own Transplanting Technique. Could it be that the Transplanting Technique originated from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect?

"I'm not aware of that. The Ten Thousand Beast Sect keeps a low profile and is not well-known on the Central Continent. Few people know about them, and I've never had any contact with them," Yun Luo Fairy was taken aback before shaking her head.

"So, is the transplantation secret technique of this sect really as powerful as you say? If we transplant some special parts, like the poisonous sack of a demon beast, will taking the Melding Spirit Pill allow it to perfectly merge with the cultivator's body?" Yuan Ming continued to ask.

"It can, and to a certain extent, it can even retain the abilities of the poisonous sack. This has precedent; once, a loose cultivator, after obtaining a Melding Spirit Pill, fused the demon eye of a Level 5 demon beast into his body, and then possessed the ability to petrify others with the demon eye, greatly enhancing his power," Yun Luo Fairy nodded in agreement.

"Alright, then I want this Melding Spirit Pill recipe," Yuan Ming's eyes lit up at her words, making a decision.

His choice of this recipe was not for himself but for Lei Yu.

The reason Yuan Ming valued Lei Yu was not for his offensive capabilities but for his potential in tunneling speed.

After Lei Yu advanced to Level 5, although his tunneling speed increased significantly, it was still far behind those at the Dharma Phase stage.

He planned to use the Transplanting Technique to attach the wings of the Roc demon clan from the Azure Dragon Pond onto Lei Yu. As that creature contained Roc blood, if the Melding Spirit Pill could help Lei Yu perfectly fuse, he would gain entirely new Thunder and Wind wings, greatly increasing his tunneling speed.

In this way, Yuan Ming would have more confidence when facing Dharma Phase cultivators.

"The Melding Spirit Pill recipe includes a total of ten spiritual materials, with nine being Level 5 materials and one being a Level 6 material. They are respectively..." Yun Luo Fairy didn't ask for a Jade Scroll this time and directly recited the recipe.

Yuan Ming listened carefully and found that most of them were materials produced from demon beasts, with some being rare spirit ores, making it not easy to gather them all.

"That's the essence of refining the Melding Spirit Pill. Although it's a bit easier than the Dharma Manifestation Pill, I advise you to find a reliable alchemist to help you refine it," Yun Luo Fairy said.

"Actually, I'm also interested in the other recipes on that half of the secret scripture. If you are willing, I'm willing to fund the purchase or trade for something you need, feel free to ask," Yuan Ming nodded, and after a slight hesitation, he said.

"Forget about it," Yun Luo Fairy replied without a thought, directly refusing.

She then fixed her gaze on Yuan Ming and said, "Or you can try to forcibly Soul Search me. You are a Soul Cultivator, your Soul Searching Divine Ability must be exquisite, maybe you can avoid triggering the Soul Fire Talisman and explore my memories."

"If I had really intended to do that, I would have Soul Searched you when you were unconscious earlier..." Yuan Ming laughed.

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The three guarding disciples of the Su Nu Sect had all been caught by him; the half portion of the Pill King Secret Manual on Yun Luo should be with those three. Why bother trying to obtain it from Yun Luo Fairy; he could simply go and look at it later.

"If Fellow Daoist Yun Luo is unwilling, then never mind; I'll figure out another way," thought Yuan Ming, smiling faintly.

"The ones guarding me, like Zi Mei, have been suppressed by you? If you intend to acquire that half of the 'Pill King Secret Manual' through them, you might as well forget it. Though I'm not wise, I'm not completely unprepared against the Su Nu Sect. The secret scripture I handed over to them was a counterfeit I recreated after copying it. The recipes have been subtly altered; while it won't make the elixirs completely ineffective, the success rate will be greatly reduced, possibly even impossible to refine. As for the original, I've already destroyed it," Yun Luo Fairy seemed to have guessed Yuan Ming's thoughts, clutching her stomach and repressing her wound while laughing lightly.

Yuan Ming, still operating his Emotion Manipulation Divine Ability to assess her emotional fluctuations, judged that her words were true and felt a touch of helplessness.

"Alright, Fellow Daoist Yuan, let's part ways here. But before leaving, could you give me a communication magical artifact so we can contact each other in the future? My storage magic tool, when being pursued by them with no place to escape, I threw it into the sea. Although it has a sensing mark, I'm not certain if I can retrieve it," Yun Luo Fairy said.

"The Dongji Sea Area is vast; ordinary communication magical artifacts might be inadequate. I'll give you a set of 'Void Communication Array', which you can use to contact me as long as you're within the Dongji Sea Area," Yuan Ming replied.

"That would be wonderful," Yun Luo Fairy said, overjoyed.

Yuan Ming then handed over a Void Communication Array to Yun Luo Fairy.

"Take these healing pills as well; they should help your injuries recover faster." With that, he handed over two White Jade Porcelain Bottles.

"Thank you," Yun Luo Fairy graciously accepted.

Upon turning to leave, she turned back and asked, "Fellow Daoist Yuan, I'm curious, how did you know I was captured by the Su Nu Sect and find their location to rescue me? Did you leave some sort of mark on me earlier when I wasn't paying attention?"

"Correct." Yuan Ming would not reveal the real reason about the Stealing Heaven Tripod and Black Incense Possession, so he went along with what she said.

"Fellow Daoist Yuan, you do have intentions toward me. So, all that previous reserve was just a show. Nonetheless, given that you are deeply infatuated with me, if you want any other genuine Dan recipes in the future, you can come to me for purchase. The price is negotiable..." Yun Luo Fairy, surprisingly not upset, seemed quite pleased.

With that, she bid farewell to Yuan Ming and then left his temporary cave mansion, transforming into a tunneling light that soon vanished into the distance.

Yuan Ming also stepped outside the cave mansion, watching her departing figure, shaking his head somewhat speechlessly.