Chapter 54

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Su Shier did not rush to cultivate but quietly organized the recent events in his mind.

"That Grand Elder took me as his disciple and even gifted me treasures; his intentions are far from ordinary. Fortunately, from his appearance, it seems he won’t make any moves against me in the short term. However, to be on the safe side, I can’t return to the abandoned alchemy room before I figure out his intentions, and I mustn’t touch the mysterious alchemy furnace again!"

"Regardless of whether he is related to the black-clothed man, I must have Zhu Hanwei secretly investigate the black-clothed man. Although Zhu Hanwei’s strength is average, he should be able to gather some information from the miscellaneous disciples."

Taking a deep breath, Su Shier held the Yuan Yang Ruler and the Silver Light Sword in his hands, activated the Heavenly Eye Technique, and carefully examined them.

In his eyes, both treasures were pure with spiritual energy, emitting a dazzling light, showing no signs of any problems.

Despite this, he remained cautious, placing the two treasures in the sword pouch and deliberately putting it in the adjacent room. Only then did he take out the last Zhu Fruit from his storage ring, swallow it, and sit down to begin cultivating.

At this point, his cultivation method had changed from the sect’s basic breathing technique to the Lesser Circulation Qi Refinement Technique.

The twelve levels of the Qi Refinement Technique were deeply etched in his mind, impossible to forget. However, the Lesser Circulation Qi Refinement Technique required far more true essence to break through each level compared to the sect’s cultivation method.

But to increase the chances of forming a foundation, Su Shier could only grit his teeth and continue cultivating.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed since the trial ended.

During this month, the Grand Elder had not shown any intention of finding him.

After refining the last Zhu Fruit, Su Shier’s cultivation stabilized at the seventh level of Qi Refinement.

However, his talent was too poor, and his cultivation progress became very slow thereafter.

Before the trial, he had used up all the Qi Gathering Pills he had. Now, with the mysterious alchemy furnace not to be touched, he lacked the greatest assistance. He could only rely on the cushioned magical tool to cultivate slowly.

For this reason, after receiving the resources returned by the sect, he specially used two hundred-year-old ginseng plants to exchange for a bottle of mid-grade Qi Gathering Pills.

Unfortunately, the effect of mid-grade pills was far inferior to that of top-grade pills, and with his cultivation progress, the effect was barely noticeable.

"No, this way, the cultivation speed is too slow. How can I talk about avenging my grandfather and everyone else? I must think of another way!"

On this day, Su Shier stopped cultivating, feeling somewhat anxious, his brows furrowed in confusion.

Just as he was hesitating whether to use the mysterious alchemy furnace, a knock came from outside the courtyard.

Su Shier frowned and quickly got up to open the door.

Seeing Xiao Yue standing outside, he was somewhat surprised, "Senior Sister Xiao Yue?!"

"Shier, how are you getting along living on the peak? Are you used to it?" Xiao Yue smiled and asked.

Su Shier hurriedly nodded, "Thank you, Senior Sister, it’s very good here! Is there anything you need from me, Senior Sister?"

Xiao Yue smiled, "Nothing major, just to give you the Treasure Token. The peak master mentioned that the top five in this trial can each have one opportunity to enter the Treasure Pavilion."

Saying this, Xiao Yue raised her hand, and a palm-sized special token appeared in her hand, with the words "Treasure" written on it.

"By handing this Treasure Token to the elder in charge of the Treasure Pavilion, you can go in and choose a treasure!"

"Thank you, Senior Sister, where is the Treasure Pavilion?" Su Shier scratched his head, a bit embarrassed, and asked.

He had been in seclusion for a month and was not familiar with Luofu Peak.

"The Treasure Pavilion is the tower-shaped building to the east. If you go now, I can take you there, and I also need to choose a treasure." Xiao Yue smiled and said.

"Then I’ll trouble you, Senior Sister!" Su Shier hurriedly said and followed Xiao Yue to the Treasure Pavilion.

It took about the time of a meal for the two to reach the Treasure Pavilion.

A seven-story tower stood before them, grand and majestic, exuding an ancient and simple aura.

Such a building existed on each peak. Most of the treasures inside were either discarded or unused by the elders and predecessors of each peak.

The elders exchanged these with the sect for cultivation resources, while the disciples sought resources to exchange for treasures in the Treasure Pavilion, creating a cycle.

Entering the Treasure Pavilion, an elderly elder with white hair was in charge of the watch.

Seeing Xiao Yue, the elder immediately smiled, looking kind and benevolent, "Xiao girl, are you here to choose a treasure?"

"Yes! Greetings, Grand Elder!" Xiao Yue smiled and greeted him, quickly handing over the Treasure Token.

"Alright! Go in quickly, you can go to the second floor to see some new top-grade magical tools." The elder smiled and said.

"Second floor?! Aren’t Qi Refinement disciples only allowed to choose treasures on the first floor?" Xiao Yue was taken aback, looking at the elder in surprise.

"That’s different, you are the peak master’s granddaughter, so going to the second floor is no problem." The elder said with a smile, without changing his expression.

"Thank you, Grand Elder, then he..." Xiao Yue’s face lit up with joy, but she didn’t forget to glance at Su Shier.

"Since you came together, you can both go up!" The watch elder glanced at Su Shier and said calmly.

"Thank you, Elder!" Su Shier quickly handed over his Treasure Token and politely thanked him.

He was very clear that if he came alone, he wouldn’t receive such treatment. The opportunity to go to the second floor was entirely due to Xiao Yue’s influence.

"Then let’s go in!" Xiao Yue beamed and quickly pulled Su Shier into the Treasure Pavilion.

The first floor of the Treasure Pavilion was spacious, with about fifty to sixty shelves. Each shelf had five levels, mostly filled with low-grade and mid-grade magical tools. Occasionally, there were a few high-grade magical tools, but they were very few.

The variety of magical tools was vast, including swords, spears, axes, halberds, and more, a veritable assortment.

Moreover, all the magical tools were covered with a faint spiritual energy imprint, a protective measure. Without the watch elder removing the spiritual energy imprint, these magical tools could not be used normally.

The two quickly glanced around and then went upstairs to the second floor.

The second floor had about half the number of shelves. In addition to high-grade and top-grade magical tools, there were also some rare and hard-to-identify treasures.

Most of the treasures emitted a dazzling light, making the entire room sparkle.

This was the depth of a sect!

Su Shier was amazed, realizing that any of these treasures, if taken out, would cause countless disciples to fight to the death.

At this moment, he deeply realized that the things he had were nothing compared to this. Compared to this, he was still a pauper.

"It seems Grand Elder was right; there are indeed many good things on this floor."

The two wandered between the shelves, and after a round, Xiao Yue’s eyes were filled with anticipation as she looked at the treasures on the shelves.

"I also owe it to Senior Sister to be able to choose treasures on this floor." Su Shier nodded and smiled, sighing.

As he spoke, he also carefully examined each treasure he saw.

"The first and second floors aren’t so strictly divided; you don’t need to take it too seriously! Choose a treasure first, what kind of treasure do you plan to pick?" Xiao Yue smiled, shook her head slightly, and then asked.

"I haven’t decided yet, has Senior Sister found anything she likes?" Su Shier smiled and asked in return.