NOVPUBIt was like a rusty blade that, after tempering and forging, became sharper, more flexible, and more condensed.
Although the quantity remained the same, the quality was rapidly improving!
As time ticked away second by second, it wasn’t until almost half a day later, when he felt that the Transforming Dragon Gate was having a minimal effect on the Blade Soul, that he finally retracted the Blade Soul.
Looking closely, a faint cold light could be seen on the dark blade, emanating a sharpness visible to the naked eye. The original Blade Soul, once ethereal, was now much more solid!
"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"
With a mere thought, Su Changkong made the Blade Soul slice through the void, leaving behind dark fissures. There were no fancy tricks or earth-shattering noises, only absolute lethality, a sharpness that could cut through everything!
"Not bad... My Blade Soul has become more condensed and tougher, not as fragile as before, less likely to be damaged by enemy attacks."
Su Changkong, feeling the more condensed and sharper Blade Soul, was quite satisfied.
The Blade Soul’s potential had undergone a metamorphosis in the Transforming Dragon Gate, and its growth would be easier than before. The biggest change was its increased solidity, making it less susceptible to damage and a powerful weapon against enemies!
"Moreover... there’s also the Spirit Vein in the Cave Heaven and Blessed Land. I need to extract the Spiritual Energy from it, condense Innate Qi, and increase my Mysterious Turtle True Essence," Su Changkong thought to himself.
Su Changkong had not forgotten about the Spirit Vein in the Cave Heaven and Blessed Land.
This was a Spirit Vein of the Cave Heaven and Blessed Land level, which even a whole kingdom could scarcely find a few of, mostly occupied by royal families and powerful millennium-old clans, and were not something outsiders could even dream of touching!
Su Changkong needed to strengthen his capabilities as much as possible to face the enemies waiting for him outside. He had a total of 15 droplets of Mysterious Turtle True Essence in his Dantian. Facing multiple enemies and going all out, it was too easy to deplete it all!
And the plaza where the Transforming Dragon Gate was originally hidden was precisely where the Spirit Vein of the Heavenly Dragon Cave Sky was located.
With a thought, Su Changkong made the enormous Transforming Dragon Gate rapidly shrink to the size of a palm before he stored it in the Bag of Book Fragrance.
Soon after, Su Changkong sat down cross-legged right where he was, circulated the Guiding Technique, and began refining the Innate Qi from the Spirit Vein!
"Hum, hum, hum!"
A mighty surge of Spiritual Energy burst from the ground, and curiously, this Spiritual Energy carried a hint of pale gold.
"Could it be... this is Dragon Qi?" Su Changkong’s eyes gleamed slightly. 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Fortune was elusive and intangible, yet it truly existed. A dynasty with strong fortune would produce outstanding individuals and enjoy good governance and peace; if the fortune waned, the nation would inevitably be plagued by natural disasters and calamities.
This Heavenly Dragon Cave Sky was once the heart of the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom and the site where fortune accumulated, its Spirit Vein. Although the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom had long since perished, a certain amount of fortune still existed in the Spirit Vein, manifested as the so-called Dragon Qi!
Would the Innate Qi coalesced from Spiritual Energy containing Dragon Qi have a higher quality than ordinary Innate Qi? There was only one way to find out!
Su Changkong did not hesitate and began to compress the Spiritual Energy he attracted, continuing to compress it, and through the Guiding Technique, he altered its essence, gradually turning it into Innate Qi.
When a strand of Innate Qi appeared in Su Changkong’s hand, he discovered that this strand of Innate Qi contained a pale golden hue, noble and magnificent!
Su Changkong gradually refined it, merging it into his Dantian, converting it into Mysterious Turtle True Essence.
"Hmm? This Innate Qi containing Dragon Qi is equivalent to three strands of ordinary Innate Qi!"
Feeling the Innate Qi being gradually refined, Su Changkong’s eyes shone; he found that this Dragon Qi-infused Innate Qi was indeed easier to refine and of higher quality.
Where it would take about 300 strands of the typical Innate Qi to convert into a droplet of Mysterious Turtle True Essence, this Dragon Qi-infused Innate Qi required only 100 strands to translate into a droplet of Mysterious Turtle True Essence!
For Su Changkong, this place was a treasure trove.
Su Changkong sat in silence as he refined the strands of Innate Qi, and inside his Dantian, the 16th droplet of Mysterious Turtle True Essence slowly gathered, followed by the 17th, the 18th...
As time ticked away second by second, the amount of Mysterious Turtle True Essence in Su Changkong’s Dantian grew.
Two months flashed by in the blink of an eye!
The Mysterious Turtle True Essence in Su Changkong’s Dantian had reached as many as 50 droplets!
The Innate Qi condensed from the Spirit Vein in this Heavenly Dragon Cave Sky, which contained Dragon Qi, was easier to refine, of better quality, and in just two months, Su Changkong had refined around 3500 strands of Innate Qi, which led to such a substantial increase.
"I can’t continue any further..."
However, Su Changkong stopped the process of refining Innate Qi because he felt a noticeable decline in the Spiritual Energy of the Cave Heaven and Blessed Land, with the Spirit Vein beginning to be overdrawn!
The reason Su Changkong chose not to continue was not that he feared depleting the Spirit Vein of the Heavenly Dragon Cave Sky; he was wary of the Ancestor of the Yan Family.
The Ancestor of the Yan family had personally declared that they would not make things difficult for Martial Artists entering the Heavenly Dragon Cave Sky. Whoever obtained the treasures could take them, and the Yan family would not attempt to rob them.
But the core purpose was for the Cave Heaven and Blessed Land itself, or rather the Dragon Qi within it, to bolster their own fortune, ensuring that the Silver Moon Empire and the Yan royal family could survive the forthcoming upheavals. This was more important to them than a Divine Seed or a Divine Artifact.
Even though the Ancestor of the Yan family had promised not to make things difficult for them, Su Changkong felt that if he completely drained the Spirit Vein and Dragon Qi from this Heavenly Dragon Cave Sky, no matter how magnanimous the Ancestor of the Yan family was, considering their status and face, it was unlikely they would let him leave easily.
Others might be one thing, but faced with the Ancestor of the Yan family, a Martial Saint, Su Changkong knew he stood no chance against a Martial Saint!
