Chapter 68

But Su Shier found it strange. If it were truly an ordinary object, why would it be collected by the White Bone Senior?

With a thought, he hurriedly took out the leaf.

Holding the leaf in his hand, it was as light as a feather.

After examining it for a moment, he saw nothing unusual and tried to channel his true essence into it.

However, when his true essence touched the leaf, there was no reaction, and there was no sign of it being absorbed.

"Could it really be just an ordinary leaf?"

Su Shier raised an eyebrow, a flash of inspiration crossed his mind, and his true essence surged within him. He activated the Heavenly Eye Technique and re-examined the leaf.

"Hmm? There are words on it?"

Upon closer inspection, he immediately noticed something. The leaf was covered with tiny, ant-like characters.

Su Shier quickly examined them in detail. After finishing, he immediately drew in a sharp breath, his expression one of immense shock.

The leaf contained three evil cultivation techniques: the Blood-Devouring Demon Sutra, the Bone-Casting Technique, and the Bone-Sword Array.

The Blood-Devouring Demon Sutra is a cultivation technique, covering methods from the Qi Condensation stage to the Foundation Establishment stage. As the name suggests, it is a technique that rapidly enhances cultivation by devouring the essence and blood of living beings.

The Bone-Casting Technique involves using the bones of living beings as the main material, applying special secret techniques to forge bone swords. The stronger the living being was in life, the higher the quality of the bone sword forged.

If the bones of a Foundation Establishment cultivator or a Foundation Establishment beast are used as the main material, it is even possible to forge a legendary spirit weapon.

The Bone-Sword Array, on the other hand, is a technique that uses bone swords to set up arrays to defend against enemies. The higher the quality and the greater the number of bone swords, the more powerful the array.

Holding the gray leaf in his hand, Su Shier sat in the carriage, his mind rapidly processing the information about these techniques, and he couldn't help but be lost in thought.

"Is this what they call evil cultivation techniques? Swallowing blood and breaking bones, it's simply cruel!"

"According to the techniques, the targets for devouring can also be beast essence and blood. And the bones used for casting can also be from beasts."

Su Shier pondered, his heart pounding, his excitement growing, and his breathing becoming rapid.

After all, in his storage ring, there was the corpse of a mid-stage second-rank beast, the Fire Cloud Python.

If he could use this technique to devour the Fire Cloud Python's essence and blood, his cultivation would certainly improve significantly.

And if he used the Fire Cloud Python's bones to forge a bone sword, even if it couldn't be a spirit weapon, it could reach the level of a pseudo-spirit weapon.

Such temptation was enormous for Su Shier.

But he was also aware of the great risks involved.

"Although this technique can rapidly enhance cultivation and strength, it has a significant impact on a cultivator's character. Especially when targeting beasts, one must endure great pain."

"Once the character is compromised, the consequences can range from mental derangement to death. No wonder... no wonder most evil cultivators have extreme personalities."

After pondering the information on the techniques, Su Shier's emotions gradually cooled down.

"No, this technique is too evil. It's best not to cultivate it lightly. And now is not the time."

"As for the Bone-Casting Technique, it doesn't have much of an impact. However, the materials I have are mainly spiritual plants, so I need to find other materials."

"So, for now, I can only practice the Bone-Sword Array."

Having made up his mind, Su Shier didn't waste any time. He closed his eyes and began to silently recall all the information about the Bone-Sword Array in his mind.

The carriage rumbled along, and the journey was uneventful.

Occasionally, some blind beasts would block the way, but they were easily slain by Su Shier.

In no time, the four of them returned to the vicinity of Yun Ge Sect.

At this moment, Han Yu also woke up.

The first thing he did upon waking was to thank Su Shier. However, facing Su Shier, he always felt very uncomfortable.

He had outstanding talent and was highly regarded in the sect. To be surpassed by a disciple with mixed spiritual roots... it was like a joke.

However, when he learned from Xiao Yue that Su Shier might have consumed the legendary Golden Holy Fruit, he felt better. After all, a person can get lucky once or twice, but not every time.

He was confident that with his superior spiritual roots and character, it wouldn't take long to surpass Su Shier.

With this thought, he felt relieved.

Su Shier was unaware of Han Yu's mental activities and didn't care.

Apart from killing beasts, he always practiced the Small Circulation Breath Technique to control his cultivation at the third level of the Qi Condensation stage.

Soon, the carriage rushed into the gate of Yun Ge Sect.

After returning, Su Shier immediately parted ways with Xiao Yue and Han Yu, taking Zhu Hanwei to the mission hall to submit the mission.

The reward for the Seven Mystic Sect mission, as usual, included a share for Zhu Hanwei.

However, Zhu Hanwei, being a shrewd person, had already learned from Xiao Yue that Su Shier needed contribution points.

After submitting the mission, before Su Shier could speak, Zhu Hanwei refused to share the contribution points, citing that he hadn't contributed much.

Su Shier was happy with this and wasn't stingy, giving him some pills. For Zhu Hanwei, cultivation resources were more valuable than contribution points.

In the days that followed, Su Shier focused on cultivation and went to the mission hall to take on various missions.

Most of the time, he went alone, but occasionally, he would take Zhu Hanwei with him.

He left the management of the failed pill room entirely to Zhu Hanwei.

Since the end of the trial, he hadn't returned to the failed pill room once, and the mysterious pill furnace he had hidden there remained untouched.

He was very low-key, and no one in the sect paid much attention to him.

Even the attention he had gained during the new disciple trial gradually faded with time.

One day, in a red maple forest a hundred miles north of Yun Ge Sect.

Su Shier stood with his sword, drenched in sweat, panting heavily.

Around him lay the corpses of three high-stage beasts, the Crimson Flame Wolves.

"Phew... With my current strength, dealing with three high-stage beasts at once is still quite challenging."

"Fortunately, the contribution points from this mission are quite generous. Otherwise, it would have been a huge loss!"

He looked down at the bleeding wound on his body, and a faint smile of satisfaction appeared on his face.

In the past six months, his cultivation had not improved much, but he had accumulated a considerable number of contribution points by doing missions day and night.

"Once I submit this mission, I will have enough contribution points to exchange for the remaining four spirit pearls!"

Su Shier muttered to himself, his gaze quickly scanning the Crimson Flame Wolves. He then took a deep breath and gathered all the beast corpses with a wave of his hand.

After cleaning up the battlefield, he immediately headed back to the sect.

Thinking about soon having all five spirit pearls, which would allow him to cultivate at a speed comparable to a mid-grade spiritual root, Su Shier couldn't help but use the Wind Summoning Technique to travel by wind, his mood slightly excited.

On the way back.

Suddenly, a gust of wind caught his attention, and Su Shier's heart leaped with a strong sense of danger, his hair standing on end.