NOVPUB"This liquid contains a higher grade of Spiritual Energy, more pure... It’s ten times, a hundred times stronger than top-quality Spirit Stones. Even the Mysterious Turtle Divine Seed within me conveys a primal craving for it. Could this be... the Primordial Liquid recorded in the Ancient Saint Chronicles?"
Su Changkong’s mind stirred as the Spiritual Energy-filled liquid reminded him of a treasure he had read about in the "Ancient Saint Chronicles."
The Primordial Liquid, even in the Ancient Holy Country, was a treasure inaccessible to ordinary people. It was born from places with the richest concentration of Spiritual Energy and contained the essence of heaven and earth. It was a major nutritious substance for Divine Seeds, and digesting the Primordial Liquid could significantly accelerate the growth of Divine Seeds, saving years of arduous cultivation.
However, its rarity meant that even the disciples of major sects could not afford to use it daily for cultivation. They only resorted to using it when they encountered bottlenecks in their training.
This Primordial Liquid was considered a treasure similar to the Spirit Stones of the other nine nations among the powerful Entering Saint warriors of the Ancient Holy Country. Of course, it’s far more precious than Spirit Stones!
"There is one-twentieth of a cubic measure of Primordial Liquid here, weighing around 100 taels... This could probably be exchanged for several Divine Seeds!"
Su Changkong swallowed his saliva.
According to the information he had read in the "Ancient Saint Chronicles," the Primordial Liquid was precious enough to purchase Divine Seeds.
The price of a Divine Seed ranged from 10 taels of Primordial Liquid to 100 taels, fluctuating based on the quality of the Divine Seed and the strength of the Divine Skills it contained.
Of course, the majority of powers would not sell their Divine Seeds. With a Divine Seed, they could pass down their legacy, creating many Saint Warriors, similar to the Innate Qi of the Great Flame Empire.
Only in times of great decline would they choose to sell a Divine Seed in exchange for resources!
100 taels of Primordial Liquid, for an average Divine Seed Martial Saint, was already a fortune!
Even Wang Zhongqiu himself, who came from the Ancient Demon Sect and was considered a highly talented and promising elite disciple within his sect, had stored these 100 taels of Primordial Liquid for emergencies and was reluctant to use them rashly.
No wonder Wang Zhongqiu came to the Great Flame Empire thinking of making a quick fortune. Any martial artist, even those from the Ancient Holy Country, would be impoverished due to the support needed for their cultivation.
Murdering for loot and robbing by force was always a profitable business without any capital!
Of course, the prerequisite was to have the strength to back it up. Now that Wang Zhongqiu had died at the hands of Su Changkong, this 100 taels of Primordial Liquid had fallen into Su Changkong’s hands!
"Tsk tsk... Such a small brick-sized volume of Primordial Liquid is worth several Divine Seeds?"
Su Changkong also clicked his tongue in admiration. Many Saint Warriors from the Nine Human Nations probably had never seen Primordial Liquid!
Su Changkong was secretly grateful to Wang Zhongqiu for sending such a long-distance gift, which opened his eyes and broadened his horizons.
"I will refine these 100 taels of Primordial Liquid later and see how much it can help my Mysterious Turtle Divine Seed grow."
For the moment, Su Changkong didn’t touch the Primordial Liquid as his immediate priority was to cultivate the Heaven Silkworm Technique.
The Monster Soul Stamp was continuously devouring Su Changkong’s Life Force, and he had to elevate the Heaven Silkworm Technique to a higher realm, increasing the recovery rate of his own Life Force, to achieve a balance!
Taking a deep breath, Su Changkong calmed himself and resumed the cultivation of the Heaven Silkworm Technique.
"After reaching the 10th realm with the Heaven Silkworm Technique, it has become difficult to refine it further by simply consuming Heaven Silkworm True Qi."
Su Changkong thought to himself. Previously, by having his Heaven Silkworm True Qi and Life Force constantly devoured by the Monster Soul Stamp and undergoing a regenerative transformation, he needed a more perilous and intense refinement process to progress his Heaven Silkworm Technique.
"Perhaps I should let the Monster Soul Stamp devour the root of my Heaven Silkworm True Qi..."
An idea formed in Su Changkong’s mind.
Once True Qi is cultivated in any martial arts technique, it has roots and seeds, so it can recover quickly after depletion. If it’s plucked out by the root, then it’s almost like the technique is destroyed, and one must start over with the cultivation!
Without the Heaven Silkworm Technique, no continual replenishment of Life Force through Heaven Silkworm True Qi, he might not withstand the onslaught of the Monster Soul Stamp for long!
But Su Changkong quickly made up his mind. If he didn’t take this step, it would be difficult to advance this extremely challenging martial art to a higher realm within three years.
"Come on... let’s see if you grow faster, or if I progress faster!"
A sharp gleam shone in Su Changkong’s eyes.
The Monster Soul Stamp, only the king among Demon Monsters could condense such a mark. It was meant to destroy both the bearer and itself; it would crazily extract the bearer’s Life Force, growing incessantly. Even Great Divine Power martial artists could not endure it for long and would surely die.
But now, Su Changkong was engaging in an inconceivable competition of growth rates with the Monster Soul Stamp on his body!
Su Changkong purposely injected his Heaven Silkworm True Qi into the Monster Soul Stamp.
The Monster Soul Stamp greedily absorbed Su Changkong’s Heaven Silkworm True Qi, and he offered no resistance, frantically channeling vast quantities of Heaven Silkworm True Qi into it, as the Monster Soul Stamp seemed like an endless abyss that could never be filled.
Su Changkong felt himself growing weaker and weaker. After a while, he gasped for air, his face pale. The Heaven Silkworm True Qi in his Dantian was gone; the root had been devoured entirely by the Monster Soul Stamp. The cultivation of the Heaven Silkworm Technique he had worked so hard on for many years was gone!
Without the Heaven Silkworm Technique, the Monster Soul Stamp directly consumed Su Changkong’s Life Force, putting an immense strain on his body. Almost a day’s worth of Life Force passed for him like a year, aging a whole year, and in less than half a month, he had aged from a young man to middle age, rapidly aging.
