Chapter 90

Taking a deep breath, Su Shier took out the corpse of the Fire Cloud Python, removed the flesh, and left only the snake skeleton.

Then, he buried the sword bone along with other materials underground according to the method recorded in the Bone Casting Technique.

The white bone sword refined with the Fire Cloud Python's skeleton would at least be a pseudo-spiritual weapon.

Such an opportunity, he absolutely could not miss!

"Fortunately, the bone sword only needs to be refined regularly with special seals. This does not conflict with my cultivation plan!"

Su Shier muttered to himself. After dealing with everything, he calmed down and then took out the Golden Holy Spring, the greatest harvest of this trip.

The Golden Holy Spring was contained in a green bowl.

The spring water was neither too much nor too little, just enough for two bowls. It looked like golden liquid, and upon closer inspection, it seemed as if sunlight was shimmering and rippling within it.

The heavenly spiritual energy it contained made Su Shier feel refreshed and invigorated with every breath.

"This Golden Holy Spring is indeed extraordinary. Just the smell alone is already making my cultivation fluctuate!"

Su Shier sighed, his heart pounding with excitement, unable to hide it.

Two bowls of water, that was the equivalent of two decades of hard cultivation!

Suppressing his excitement, Su Shier did not hesitate and dared not waste any of it, drinking the entire Golden Holy Spring in one gulp.

As the spring entered his mouth, he felt a gentle force pass through his heart and lungs, flowing into his dantian.

Once the force entered the dantian, it surged like a river.

The powerful and astonishing energy made Su Shier feel an unprecedented sense of strength.

However, this force was not under his control, but rather transformed into his own cultivation at a very slow and steady pace.

"What astonishing energy! Just this natural transformation already matches the effects of taking Qi Gathering Pills for cultivation."

"Looks like as long as I fully refine this energy, my cultivation will definitely surge!"

Feeling his cultivation slowly but visibly increasing, Su Shier was overjoyed. He muttered to himself and began to focus intently, fully refining the energy.

While Su Shier was fully cultivating, inside the Yun Ge Sect, at a courtyard on Tian Shu Peak.

The Grand Elder looked at a silver-eyed eagle demon beast that had just descended from the sky, his brows furrowed and his face turning particularly ugly.

"Damn it, the tracking mark I left has disappeared! Did he discover it? Or was the Silver Light Sword destroyed?"

"The silver-eyed eagle has been tracking for so long, but hasn't seen that boy use the Heavenly Furnace. Does he not know its use, or is the thing really not with him?"

The Grand Elder clenched his fists, feeling extremely frustrated.

When he discovered Su Shier, his first reaction was to try to capture him and force him to reveal the location of the Heavenly Furnace.

But then he thought about the situation in Xiaoshi Village and worried that Su Shier might choose to die rather than reveal anything. While he had many methods to torture, even the most skilled torturer might not be able to pry open a mouth, after all, there was no soul-searching technique in the legends.

Moreover, at that time, Su Shier had just submitted a large amount of materials and was at the peak of his influence.

If he acted rashly and the existence of the Heavenly Furnace was discovered by the sect master and the peak leaders of Yun Ge Sect, it would be counterproductive.

The sect master and peak leaders of Yun Ge Sect, who had built the sect from scratch, were all shrewd individuals.

Furthermore, he had another mission within the Yun Ge Sect and could not expose his identity.

Therefore, he changed his mind and decided to observe secretly.

But he never expected that after observing for more than half a year, not only did he not see Su Shier use the Heavenly Furnace, but he also lost track of him.

This made him furious! The Yuan Yang Ruler and the Silver Light Sword were also very precious treasures to him.

If it weren't to lure the snake out of the hole, he would never have given them to Su Shier.

"Fine, for now, I can only let the silver-eyed eagle continue to search along the way."

"I also need to find a way to give an explanation to the Venerable Lord!"

Sighing, the Grand Elder casually threw a spirit pill.

The silver-eyed eagle bit the spirit pill and immediately spread its wings, disappearing into the horizon.

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In the mountains, there is no concept of time, and the cold end brings no awareness of the years.

Time flew by, and it had been two years since Su Shier entered the Yun Meng Marsh.

The Thousand Mountains Market was bustling with people, constantly changing.

The news that the Golden Holy Spring in the Evil Filth Pit had been taken was already widely known.

Many cultivators, upon hearing this news, pounded their chests in envy and frustration, with many wishing they had been the one to find the treasure.

In their minds, if they had entered the Evil Filth Pit, they would have been the one to obtain the treasure.

However, no one knew how many cultivators had died inside the Evil Filth Pit.

One day, a middle-aged cultivator in a green robe, with a sallow complexion and only at the Fifth Level of the Qi Condensation Stage, mixed in with the crowd and came to the market.

This cultivator wandered around the market, trading many spirit materials for a large amount of pills, talismans, and resources, and then quickly left.

After leaving the market, the middle-aged cultivator traveled south, heading towards the Yun Ge Sect.

This person was Su Shier, who had returned from his secluded cultivation in the Yun Meng Marsh.

After two years of hard cultivation, Su Shier finally completely refined the Golden Holy Spring. Not only that, he had used up most of the pills that could increase his cultivation.

So much resources, for an ordinary cultivator, would be equivalent to two hundred years of hard cultivation, enough to make a disciple with good talent reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, or at least the half-step Foundation Establishment Stage.

However, his cultivation had only increased by three levels, from the Seventh Level of the Qi Condensation Stage to the Tenth Level.

"Although I refined a Fire Spirit Pearl, the improvement in my spiritual roots was limited. My mixed spiritual roots have not changed."

"Moreover, by changing to the Small Zhou Tian Qi Condensation Technique, I need to reach twelve levels of Qi Condensation, with each level requiring at least several times the spiritual energy of other cultivators. It is indeed difficult to have increased my cultivation by three levels with so many resources."

"With my current cultivation, if I encounter Ye Liangchuan and his group again, I can defeat them with just one move."

Thinking to himself, Su Shier did not feel too much disappointment, but rather quickened his pace, heading towards the Yun Ge Sect at a faster speed.

He was in such a hurry to return, not just for the mysterious alchemy furnace, but mainly for the Five Elements Spirit Pearls in the Treasure Pavilion.

If he could not improve his spiritual root quality, he really couldn't think of any other way to advance the last two levels of the Qi Condensation Stage.

Moreover, before leaving, he had asked Zhu Hanwei to secretly investigate the black-clothed people, and he needed to check on the situation.

Su Shier's thoughts raced like lightning, and two days later, he returned to the vicinity of the Yun Ge Sect.

But before he could return to the Yun Ge Sect, three figures suddenly appeared, forming a triangular formation to surround him.

One of them was in a red robe, with eagle eyes and a high nose, the genius disciple of Tian Hua Peak, Ye Liangchuan.

Another was in a blue robe with a square face, a disciple of Tian Hua Peak, Lu Tao; the third was in a black robe with a round face and a fat build, also one of the participants in the plan to ambush and kill Su Shier two years ago, named Zhang Ruiyang.

"Senior Brothers, what is the meaning of this?" Su Shier narrowed his eyes and asked calmly.

He was wearing a face mask and using a concealment technique, so logically, he should not have been recognized.

However, regardless of whether the other party recognized him or not, his true essence began to surge within his body, ready to strike at any moment.

The square-faced blue-robed disciple, Lu Tao, sneered and said disdainfully, "Kid, do you think changing your appearance can fool our eyes? That's too naive!"

"Exactly! You really are patient, making us wait for you for over two years!" The round-faced fat man, Zhang Ruiyang, also laughed coldly.

Su Shier's eyebrows twitched slightly, immediately noticing that the round-faced fat man was holding a small white rat demon beast.

The rat's eyes were darting around, squeaking at him.