Boom!
A huge explosion erupted on a mountainside somewhere outside the Sect.
Only a massive pit was left at the original spot.
Su Yuan flashed and arrived above this place.
He glanced at the bottom of the pit.
He reached out and beckoned, and a finger like charcoal flew out from the bottom of the pit. A ring on the finger directly fell off and landed in Su Yuan's hand.
Su Yuan looked at the bottom of the pit again; there were no other items.
Using the [Mind Echo] to sense, he did not sense any trace of Tianling Shangren.
"That's it?"
Su Yuan was also slightly taken aback.
He hadn't expected that a part of the last Heavenly Thunder of the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation would easily kill a Spirit Transformation expert.
In fact, if the other party could have used their techniques, they might not have been unable to resist, but Su Yuan's attack was a sneak attack, coupled with the suppression of the Heavenly Might from the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation of the [Grand Elder's Demeanor]. In that instant, Tianling Shangren had no time to resist at all.
Thus, a dignified Spirit Transformation expert fell just like that.
"Fortunately, this Storage Ring is of good quality!" Su Yuan looked at the Storage Ring with satisfaction. Its rank reaching Fifth-Rank was one thing, but it was also refined from extremely sturdy Materials. Coupled with Su Yuan intentionally avoiding attacking the arm, it was preserved.
His Divine Sense merged into it.
After the ring lost its owner, the original Divine Sense imprint quickly dissipated, and Su Yuan easily completed the initial refinement.
Su Yuan glanced inside and saw a Fifth-Rank Spirit Treasure, a Fourth-Rank Spirit Treasure, and the rest were some ordinary Materials.
Su Yuan didn't find any surprises, so he directly threw the Storage Ring, along with all the treasures inside, to the Myriad Treasure Cosmos Cauldron.
"Refine it! Increase some foundation."
Old Qian very unceremoniously refined it directly.
The raw Materials, spiritual plants, and books within were sorted out by Old Qian and stored in the internal space of the Myriad Treasure Cosmos Cauldron. For such a small matter, Su Yuan didn't need to instruct it; it could complete it.
Su Yuan asked, "After refining the Heavenly Thunder, what new functions do you have?"
"I can simulate a thunder pool, which can convert ordinary lightning into lightning essence. This lightning essence can be used for Body Tempering, spirit forging, alchemy, Artifact Refining, and so on," Old Qian said.
"None of the characteristics of the Heavenly Thunder were preserved?" Su Yuan said in surprise.
"No, the Heavenly Might contained within disappeared after refining. However, my Origin increased because of this. This didn't raise my current rank, but my upper limit was raised. This benefit is very significant!" Old Qian said.
"There's such a benefit?" Su Yuan nodded in understanding.
"Furthermore, I refined the Spirit Treasures of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Ghost Fiend Sect, and Corpse Demon Sect, and unexpectedly extracted the function of refining Dao soldiers!" Old Qian mentioned another function.
"What does that mean?" Su Yuan said in surprise.
"I can refine a Cultivator into an obedient Dao soldier to control! The Soul Controlling Banner controls souls, the Corpse Nurturing Tower controls corpses, and there's also a Heavenly Demon Pool to control spirits. The three combined make a Dao soldier!"
"A bit evil, isn't it?" Su Yuan raised an eyebrow.
"It was originally a method of the Demon Sect, but it's fine if you change the appearance!" Old Qian said, "Anyway, it's used against Demon Cultivators, so it's just recycling."
"But now I don't have a corpse to refine!"
Su Yuan looked at that finger, "Can this work?"
Old Qian fell silent: "Do you have some misunderstanding about corpses?"
"Why don't you try it?" Su Yuan said.
"Alright!" Old Qian put away the severed finger, complaining inwardly about Su Yuan's blind instructions. Refining a Dao soldier with just one finger, what was he thinking?
Su Yuan patrolled around, confirmed there was only one Demon Cultivator, and then returned to the Sect.
In Six.
All eleven existing Spirit Transformation Elders in the Sect were present, plus Gu Qingzhu, making a total of twelve people, all sitting around Su Yuan.
Under the signal of Immortal Elder Nangong, Gu Qingzhu was treated as the representative and asked with a forced smile, "Elder Su, what is your current strength?"
Su Yuan looked at everyone's expectant eyes and said with a wry smile, "I just broke through to Nascent Soul. Why are you acting like I've already reached Refining Emptiness!"
Upon hearing this, everyone initially showed disappointment, but it quickly turned into relief.
Su Yuan saw through their thoughts and asked, "Are you thinking that I will leave the Sect once I reach Refining Emptiness?"
Gu Qingzhu nodded upon hearing this, "In the past, the Opening Meridian Ancestral Teacher, after reaching the Refining Emptiness Realm, basically went to train in more distant places and eventually left the Qingke Continent, their whereabouts unknown. So we were also worried if you would leave. We don't want to stop you, it's just too fast..."
Su Yuan waved his hand, "Don't worry, even if I break through to Refining Emptiness or even higher Realms in the future, I will not leave the Sect."
"Ah?" Gu Qingzhu said in surprise, "Su Yuan, our Sect currently cannot provide for cultivation above Refining Emptiness. That requires Law-level resources. When that time comes, if you find cultivation difficult, you might still have to leave the Sect."
Immortal Elder Nangong interjected, "Let alone Law-level resources, even intent-level resources are severely lacking in our Sect. If it weren't for protecting the Sect, we would also have to go out for training and search for resources. Otherwise, cultivating in isolation, the Realm improvement is very slow."
Upon hearing this, Su Yuan glanced at so many Spirit Transformation Elders and said, "Currently, I should have Spirit Transformation strength. I can help protect the Sect here. If you want to go out for training or search for resources, you can also leave in batches. You don't have to stay in the Sect all the time."
Having reached the Spirit Transformation stage, everyone wanted to make further progress. It was just that the Sect also needed protection, so there had to be Spirit Transformation Cultivators guarding it. Now, Su Yuan's words made the eyes of the Spirit Transformation Ancestors light up.
Many Spirit Transformation Cultivators were moved, but they quickly calmed down.
"If it's just one Spirit Transformation combat power..." Gu Qingzhu hesitated.
Su Yuan waved his hand, "At the Spirit Transformation Realm, I can fight five at once and win. Basically, the Sect's safety is not a problem!"
Gu Qingzhu's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He glanced at his Storage Ring, found the book "Biographies of Past Ancestors," and looking at the descriptions on it, he found that it perfectly matched the strength Su Yuan was currently displaying!
The value of this biography was still increasing!
Upon hearing this, the group of Spirit Transformation Ancestors were also shocked.
"If that's the case, I'm applying to go out for some training. A Secret Realm at the Spirit Transformation level seems to be opening!" The Shenjue Peak Ancestor immediately said, "Right, I was the first to suggest it, don't fight me for it!"
The Shujue Peak Ancestor immediately retorted, "You already went out for training once before, and you're going again now? Did you forget that you had an arm chopped off by someone before? It should be my turn now!"
"Don't argue, don't argue. Little Gu is still here, we need to save face. How about this, I'll review your applications to leave the Sect." The Xuanjue Peak Ancestor said, "Hmm, sorry, both of your application Materials are insufficient and have been rejected."
Several Spirit Transformation Elders immediately started arguing again, looking very excited. Perhaps they had all stayed in the Sect for too long and wanted to go out for a bit.
Su Yuan was speechless and added, "Also, I am opening the Floating Light Secret Realm. Inside, there is a Silver Spirit Waterfall. This waterfall is a natural treasure containing eighteen kinds of intent Dao rhymes, which can help Spirit Transformation Cultivators practice and comprehend intent. Those of you stationed in the Sect can go inside to study and comprehend."
The Shenjue Peak Ancestor coughed, "Since my application was rejected, I'll stay in the Sect then, it's the same."
The Shujue Peak Ancestor also nodded, "Then let Old Xuan go! We wish him a successful start and a smooth return!"
"Wait, let's discuss this matter again, again!" The Xuanjue Peak Elder said somewhat hesitantly.
The Spirit Transformation Ancestors started arguing again.
Su Yuan was a bit slow to react for a moment. In the past, these Spirit Transformation Ancestors all seemed dignified, calm, and immortal-like. Why had they suddenly become so amusing and comical now?
However, Su Yuan quickly realized the reason. Once his strength surpassed these Spirit Transformation Ancestors, there was no longer a need for them to be restrained, and they no longer cared about their so-called Spirit Transformation prestige.
Gu Qingzhu shrugged towards Su Yuan, with a look of being used to it.
The eleven Spirit Transformation Elders directly entered another room in Su Yuan's cave dwelling and began discussing the issue of who would go and who would stay.
Gu Qingzhu stayed by Su Yuan's side, drinking tea with him.
"Oh right, Su Yuan, what did you go out of the Sect for just now?" Gu Qingzhu asked casually, "You rarely seem to leave the Sect. I'm just curious."
"Oh, I just saw a Demon Cultivator lurking outside, so I conveniently killed him!" Su Yuan said.
"Oh." Gu Qingzhu's expression was calm. He casually asked, "What Realm was he?"
"Hmm, late Spirit Transformation, I guess? Didn't see clearly. Called Tianling Shangren or something. I saw his token in his Storage Ring."
Su Yuan casually threw out a token.
With a clatter.
The eleven Spirit Transformation Ancestors who were originally discussing matters in the next room immediately rushed out, all surrounding the table, staring at the token, their eyes wide.
Immortal Elder Nangong quickly asked, "Ancestor Su, is it really Tianling Shangren? Did he leave anything behind? I'm afraid he might have left something, so should we go out and destroy the body and erase the traces again..."
Su Yuan frowned, thought for a moment, and then took out a finger from the Myriad Treasure Cosmos Cauldron.
"Hmm, this is all that's left of him. See if it's useful? I was thinking of refining a Dao soldier with it, but it didn't work."
Everyone fell silent looking at the finger that resembled charcoal. If Su Yuan hadn't explained, they would have thought it was just a piece of charcoal.
In that instant, everyone finally realized just how significant the value of this "one against five" was!
"I think we can add two more spots!" Someone said.
"With one less Tianling Shangren, our pressure is much less now!"
The eleven Spirit Transformation Ancestors exchanged glances and returned to the next room to discuss again.
Soon, the discussion concluded.
Out of the eleven Spirit Transformation Ancestors, five chose to go out for training, two chose to guard the Sect's properties, and four remained to protect the Sect.
The seven Spirit Transformation Ancestors who chose to go out immediately left in a hurry to prepare for their departure.
The remaining four Spirit Transformation Ancestors who stayed in the Sect directly entered the Floating Light Secret Realm from Su Yuan's place to comprehend the Silver Spirit Waterfall.
However, only Immortal Elder Nangong remained in place, staying by Su Yuan's side and drinking tea.
Su Yuan asked curiously, "Aren't you going to comprehend intent?"
Immortal Elder Nangong waved his hand, "My Second Primordial Spirit is still comprehending the 19th volume of ultimate techniques in the Scripture Pavilion, unable to leave."
Upon hearing this, Su Yuan asked in confusion, "Then shouldn't your main body also go to comprehend?"
"Cultivating immortality also requires 'Work-Rest Balance'," Immortal Elder Nangong said calmly.
"But I am now preparing to put the contents of volumes 28 to 36 into the Scripture Pavilion. Are you sure you still have time to drink tea here?" Su Yuan asked in confusion.
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