NOVPUBThe Mysterious Tortoise Golden Core within the Dantian became increasingly condensed and powerful!
Three months later, Su Changkong stopped refining the Primordial Liquid because out of the initial 100 taels, only 10 remained. Su Changkong decided to keep the remaining liquid as a reserve.
After refining 90 taels of Primordial Liquid, Su Changkong’s Mysterious Turtle Divine Seed had nearly doubled in size. The number of Divine Patterns increased from 10 to 18, and the divine skill "Mysterious Tortoise Golden Pill" was significantly stronger than before!
"No wonder the Ancient Holy Country can produce so many top-tier powerful beings; such resource conditions are truly exceptional! Primordial Liquid, Holy Pills, a large number of major spirit veins… These are incomparable to smaller countries!"
Su Changkong exclaimed with emotion.
The Ancient Holy Country, chosen by the Nine Great Ancient Sages as the richest land, has numerous spirit veins, accumulates a massive amount of nature’s spiritual energy, and is brimming with rare treasures. The cultivation conditions there are simply too good!
"Prepare for a while, it’s time to head to the Ancient Holy Country!"
Su Changkong also felt it was time to journey to the Ancient Holy Country.
The Heavenly Corpse Old Man, Xia Yanyi, and others had already gone ahead.
But before that, Su Changkong needed to prepare too, as this trip would cover a long distance, and he estimated he would not return to the Great Flame Empire for a substantial period.
In the Spirit Taoist Sect, within a secluded elegant courtyard overrun with flowers and plants, Su Changkong met with Sect Master Helian Yuan.
"Sect Master, I will be departing in a few days,"
Su Changkong said to Helian Yuan.
"Hmm… Elder Su, take care on your journey."
Helian Yuan opened his mouth and eventually shook his head with a resigned smile.
Naturally, Helian Yuan knew that Su Changkong wouldn’t stay long in a minor place like the Spirit Taoist Sect or even the Great Flame Empire, as neither represented his limits!
Su Changkong was headed to the Ancient Holy Country; Helian Yuan had long known this was where Su Changkong could truly flourish and soar to new heights.
Helian Yuan’s mind wandered, recalling their first meeting when Su Changkong was still a young man who had come to the Spirit Taoist Sect seeking medical help because all his meridians were broken. Now, more than a decade had passed, and Su Changkong had grown to such extent that he could no longer be contained by the human races of the nine countries!
"Sect Master, I don’t know when I’ll be able to return. I’ve informed the Yan Imperial Family. If the Spirit Taoist Sect encounters any issues, just seek help from Flame City,"
Su Changkong told Helian Yuan.
Helian Yuan nodded, aware of Su Changkong’s extraordinary relationship with the Xia Yan family. With their protection, the Spirit Taoist Sect could rest easy within the Great Flame Empire!
"Moreover, I’ve sealed the Heaven Silkworm Cave, and left a Divine Seed there. In the future, if someone from the Spirit Taoist Sect becomes a Five-Qi Grandmaster, they can enter the Heaven Silkworm Cave and attempt to subdue that Divine Seed," 𝙣𝒐𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝙤𝙢
Su Changkong continued.
"A... Divine Seed?"
Helian Yuan couldn’t help being moved; he certainly knew how precious a Divine Seed was. For major clans and sects, it could create an Entering Saint powerhouse—yet Su Changkong had casually left behind a Divine Seed?
Divine Seeds are indeed precious, even for Su Changkong at present; nobody would think they had too many.
However, Su Changkong was headed to the Ancient Holy Country and wouldn’t return for a long time. The Spirit Taoist Sect was where he had lived and cultivated for over a decade, which he considered another home. Su Changkong could only do his best to ensure its prosperity.
Su Changkong also hoped that if he returned after many years, he could still see familiar faces and things!
A Divine Seed was indeed precious, but if it could ensure the prosperity of the Spirit Taoist Sect for hundreds, nearly a thousand years, then it was worth it.
Within the gates of the Spirit Taoist Sect, although Su Changkong’s disciples like Zuo Qiu, due to shortness of time, had not yet become a Five-Qi Grandmaster, Su Changkong guessed that within the next ten or twenty years, the Spirit Taoist Sect would successively produce Five-Qi Grandmasters who could then enter the sealed Heaven Silkworm Cave to attempt subduing the Divine Seed within.
"You have done too much for the Spirit Taoist Sect…"
Helian Yuan chuckled bitterly. He was the Sect Master, but Su Changkong’s contributions to the Spirit Taoist Sect far exceeded his own.
He had fostered a hundred Innate Martial Artists, and now he had even left behind a Divine Seed.
Su Changkong remained silent; he had fostered the hundred Innate Martial Artists to cultivate the Turtle Breath Technique, and leaving behind a Divine Seed was to clear his conscience—he had done everything he could.
"Sect Master… farewell."
Su Changkong bid goodbye to Helian Yuan and then departed alone, not making a spectacle to alert others.
Watching Su Changkong’s receding figure, Helian Yuan felt a profound sense of loss: "I hope… to see you again."
Helian Yuan himself had no great ambitions; he simply hoped to see the Spirit Taoist Sect still flourishing at the end of his lifespan. Whereas Su Changkong was not one to settle; he would keep moving forward, endlessly!
"Time to visit the Giant Whale Gang."
Leaving the Spirit Taoist Sect, Su Changkong headed to the Giant Whale Gang.
The Giant Whale Gang, too, was an important milestone on Su Changkong’s path of cultivation. Having sworn brotherhood over drinks with siblings Sikong Zhan and Sikong Huang, he not only went to see them but also had gifts for them.
Su Changkong flew all the way, arriving at the Giant Whale Gang shortly after.
"Third brother!"
When a figure in white robes, still young, reappeared at the Giant Whale Gang, no doubt Sikong Huang and Sikong Zhan felt immense joy in their hearts.
That night, the three dined together at the Giant Whale Gang, chatting about many things.
"Time… flies so fast!"
Su Changkong sighed with a sense of sentiment. Sikong Huang had entered the Innate stage and remained youthful and beautiful, a true match for any man, while Sikong Zhan, now the leader of the Giant Whale Gang, had also matured much beyond his earlier years, possessing the dignity fitting for a leader.
