Chapter 799: Chapter 799

Time flew by like a swift shuttle, and two thousand years had passed.

In the Green Lotus Continent, within the Purple Toad Mountains, there was a branch of the Qianling Sect.

In a certain Alchemy Room, Su Changfeng was sitting cross-legged on a red meditation cushion, his gaze fixed intently on the red cauldron in front of him. Beneath the cauldron burned a golden flame, and the room was filled with a dense, medicinal fragrance.

After a while, Su Changfeng formed a spell with his hands and extinguished the golden flame before lifting the lid of the cauldron.

He stepped forward to look and saw twenty-four red pills inside it, each pill adorned with twelve pill patterns.

"It’s finally a success."

Su Changfeng let out a sigh of relief, a joyful expression spreading across his face.

Over two thousand years ago, the Qianling Sect, Nine Flames Sect, and Li Family had joined forces against the Yinluo Sect, Blood Flame Sect, and Qi Family. Yuling True Monarch had personally taken action, slaying three Unity Cultivators. In the aftermath, the Yinluo Sect, Blood Flame Sect, and Qi Family ceded a large territory, with the Qianling Sect claiming the lion’s share.

Among the six forces, only Yuling True Monarch was a True Monarch in the late stage of Unity. If not for the consideration that the Human Clan’s greatest enemy were Heterodox Cultivators, Yuling True Monarch would have had no issue annihilating the three forces.

Yuan Rui had slain three Void Refining Cultivators during the great battle and obtained a sixth-rank Spirit Flame, which he presented to Su Changfeng. After Su Changfeng assimilated the sixth-rank Spirit Flame, his alchemical skills significantly improved.

A Sound Transmission Talisman flew in, hovering in front of Su Changfeng.

With a flick of his fingers, Su Changfeng shot out a red light that struck the Sound Transmission Talisman, causing it to self-ignite and emanate a man’s voice, "Master, a cultivator from the Spirit Control Sect has ascended from The Lower Realm; I am bringing him over."

"Another disciple of the Spirit Control Sect has ascended!"

Su Changfeng’s face lit up with joy.

The cultivators of the Spirit Control Sect who ascended to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot had spontaneously formed a small group, with Shen Long as the leader of this collective.

Su Changfeng strode out and entered a majestic, resplendently golden hall where a robust young man dressed in azure and a lean man in a golden robe stood inside.

The young man in azure was Su Changfeng’s disciple, Lin Qingshan, who was also an alchemist.

"Disciple Wang Xin, greets Master Uncle Su," the man in the golden robe bowed and introduced himself.

Before ascending to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, Su Changfeng had left behind a portrait. Wang Xin had seen Su Changfeng’s portrait in The Lower Realm.

"How come it’s almost been two thousand years since the last ascension? Has something happened in The Lower Realm?" Su Changfeng asked with furrowed brows.

The last ascender had been over fifteen hundred years ago, and the interval had been far too long.

"Master Uncle Xu, while carrying the Tianyuan Sword on his way to the Qingmei Realm, had his Life-Bound Lamp suddenly extinguished. The Tianyuan Sword is nowhere to be found, and all accompanying disciples perished. It is presumed they encountered a spatial storm. At that time, I was only at the Nascent Soul Late Stage and had a hard time reaching the Divinity Transformation Stage. After years of seclusion and cultivation, I’ve managed to reach the Middle Stage of Divinity Transformation. Before my ascension, there was still one Soul Transformation Cultivator left in the sect," Wang Xin reported.

It’s a common saying that one who often stands by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet. The Yinluo Sect’s Soul Transformation Cultivators had been using the Tianyuan Sword for inter-realm trading without any mishaps, but with an increasing number of journeys, an accident was bound to happen eventually.

"How many Seven-Treasure Glaze Pills are left?" Su Changfeng inquired.

"There are only four left, but fortunately, the fruits of the Seven-Treasure Glaze Fruit tree have ripened," Wang Xin replied truthfully.

Before ascending to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, Shen Long had left behind many Seven-Treasure Glaze Pills, which allowed the continuous emergence of Soul Transformation Cultivators within the Spirit Control Sect.

With only a few Seven-Treasure Glaze Pills remaining, it was fortunate that Shen Long had also left the Seven-Treasure Glaze Fruit tree in The Lower Realm, ensuring that the Spirit Control Sect could still produce Soul Transformation Cultivators in the short term.

"Why are there only four left?" Su Changfeng asked, frowning.

"Some disciples took the Seven-Treasure Glaze Pill to attempt breaking through to the Divinity Transformation Stage, but their bodies failed to undergo transformation and couldn’t withstand the breakthrough, thus wasting quite a few Seven-Treasure Glaze Pills. I have already cautioned them. As long as no major events occur within five thousand years, our Spirit Control Sect will still be able to produce Soul Transformation Cultivators," Wang Xin explained.

"You should come back with me to the main hall, I will arrange a good cave abode for you," Su Changfeng said.

"Master Uncle Su, what about Master Shen?" Wang Xin asked.

Wang Xin, curious, asked how Shen Long’s cultivation was faring after so many years, as he had no idea himself.

"Master is just in the Refinement Void Phase and has gone out to travel. He hasn’t returned yet, so you should come back to the headquarters with me!"

Master Uncle Su said.

"Yes, Master Uncle Su."

Wang Xin readily agreed and followed Master Uncle Su to leave.

Thunder Continent, Red Scale Market.

The streets were crowded with people, and the clamor of carriages and horses filled the air.

A three-story azure pavilion stood tall, its plaque emblazoned with three golden characters that read "Jade Pavilion."

The doors to a practice room opened, and Shen Long emerged, his aura much stronger than before, yet he was still in the middle stage of the Refinement Void Phase.

The gap between the middle stage and the late stage of Refinement Void was significant, and it wasn’t something one could breach so quickly.

He arrived in the main hall and saw Chu Yun reporting to Chu Buyu.

"Husband, you’ve emerged from seclusion."

Chu Buyu greeted him with a warm smile.

"Have you found a suitable location in The Lower Realm?"

"Shen Lang and Chu Yun have been in frequent contact with other Void Refining Cultivators to gather such information. We’ve identified a few places, one of which is within the Red Scale Mountains. There, a Soul Transformation Cultivator used a Seventh Rank Secret Talisman to escape into The Lower Realm."

"A Soul Transformation Cultivator with a Seventh Rank Secret Talisman? He’s quite fortunate!"

"Indeed! After all, the Thunder Continent is the most abundant in cultivation resources within the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot, and even Eighth Rank Monster Beasts are known to roam here,"

Chu Buyu said with a smile.

"Then let’s head over! It’s just right to send Soul Transformation Cultivators to The Lower Realm to transport resources. Counting the time, it’s been over five thousand years since we ascended to the Realm of the Spiritual Pivot."

A reminiscent look crossed Shen Long’s face.

The Qianyang Ruler could breach dimensions, allowing them to send Soul Transformation Cultivators to The Lower Realm to transport cultivation resources to the cultivators there.

"Handily, I had Shen Lang purchase the corpse of a Soul Transformation Cultivator. We can use the Divine Soul secret technique to send him to The Lower Realm,"

Generally, one avatar was enough for a cultivator. Having too many would make it harder for the original body to break through major realms; understanding this, Shen Long and Chu Buyu had only nurtured one avatar.

The Mysterious Soul Secret Manual contained a secret technique that allowed a Soul Fragment to attach to a dead body, turning it into a temporary avatar capable of using Divine Skills and manipulating treasures, essentially a high-level Puppet Beast.

They altered their appearances and left their dwelling.

Once out of the marketplace, Chu Buyu summoned the Qianhuo Boat, carrying them high into the sky.

Two days later, the Qianhuo Boat appeared over a massive valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, with a large lake to the northwest.

Chu Buyu said, pointing to the immense valley as she controlled the Qianhuo Boat to descend.

Shen Long flicked his sleeves, launching thirty-six banner flags that flickered with yellow light. As he formed a spell, bright yellow radiance burst from the flags, sinking into the ground nearby.

He retrieved an Array Plate shimmering in yellow, inputting several spells, and a swath of yellow fog gushed from the ground, enveloping a hundred miles around them.

With this setup, Shen Long didn’t have to worry about disturbances from other cultivators and could concentrate on his spell to send someone to The Lower Realm.