"Patriarch of the Su Family!"

Luo Ping instinctively greeted with a respectful attitude.

"Something's wrong!"

Seeing the Su Patriarch's sudden change of expression, a flash of insight appeared in Luo Ping's mind.

He immediately activated his cultivation technique and summoned a Black Tiger Puppet Beast to shield himself.

In the hands of the Su Patriarch was a golden shimmering Magic Sword, which he used to parry aside the Black Tiger Puppet Beast blocking his path.

The sword light whirled around, sweeping past.

The next moment.

Luo Ping's body froze in place as if immobilized by a technique.

A bloody wound emerged at his heart, pierced through by the Su Patriarch's sword light.

In disbelief, he looked down, his right hand tightly covering the wound.

"Su Huaijing..."

"I thought I served the Su Family well..."

"You..."

The Su Patriarch couldn't be bothered to listen to his prattle.

The sword light reappeared.

A crimson line appeared on Luo Ping's neck.

His head soared into the sky.

The blood splattering out was indeed bright red.

Luo Ping truly hadn't cultivated any demon techniques.

His entire being was no different from a Daoist cultivator.

"Ridiculous! As a Demon Cultivator, you've been lurking in the Su Family for forty years, yet you have the gall to claim loyalty to my Su Family!"

The Su Patriarch coldly regarded Luo Ping's corpse.

Then, he turned to Shen Xuan, his face full of guilt.

"Master Shen, I've sullied the Rain Listening Pavilion; my apologies!"

Shen Xuan sighed lightly.

It was he who had informed the Su Patriarch about Luo Ping being a Blood Spirit Sect mole.

No matter what, this matter should not have been hidden from the Su Family.

Earlier, Luo Ping had apologized to him and presented spirit stones, sincerely asking for forgiveness.

Shen Xuan also accepted.

He indeed had no personal grudge against Luo Ping.

However, he could only speak for himself.

The Su Family's stance was not his concern.

The Su Patriarch further demonstrated through actions.

The Feiyun Su Family firmly stood their ground, clinging to the Cyan Cloud Sect and resolutely refusing to align with the Blood Spirit Sect.

Eliminating the Blood Spirit Sect mole Luo Ping was simply the right thing to do!

...

Half an hour later.

The Su Patriarch carried Luo Ping's corpse away.

Shen Xuan sat in the reception hall, sipping Spirit Tea, and couldn't help but reflect on his interactions with Luo Ping.

In the midst of it all, leaving so easily was not an option!

He could choose not to mind.

But how could the Su Family allow him to leave?

From the very start, Shen Xuan knew Luo Ping's fate.

Death was inevitable.

It was merely a question of who would strike.

The Su Patriarch's action restored some face for the Su Family.

Reporting this to the Cyan Cloud Sect might earn them some reward.

It also gave an explanation to the other cultivation clans in Cyan Yang Prefecture.

"Friend Luo, your death carries meaning."

Shen Xuan waved his hand.

A fountain of Spirit Water gushed from the Water Purification Bottle.

It washed the reception hall once more.

Spiritual Qi permeated.

Even the Great Success Level Insight Technique couldn't detect the slightest scent of blood.

Just now, the Su Patriarch informed him of the decision made by the Su Clan elders.

The Su Clan would seal off the mountain for ten years.

Su Huaijing was given a major demerit and temporarily took over the role of patriarch.

Su Jiayuan was to marry far away, with no return to the clan unless summoned.

In addition, he brought a message from Su Jiayuan.

She wished to see Shen Xuan once.

To this, Shen Xuan flatly refused!

He had no connections with Su Jiayuan.

How she felt about her impending marriage had nothing to do with him.

Shen Xuan had no interest in Su Jiayuan.

He couldn't help Su Jiayuan.

Nor did he wish to help.

Su Jiayuan's life path had no intersection with his.

It hadn't in the past, and it certainly wouldn't in the future.

The Su Patriarch hesitated to speak.

In the end, he sighed, feeling shame, and departed.

Two days later, the Su Patriarch personally summoned Su Xue'er and gifted her a Technique Jade Scroll.

This was a reproduction he had made for Shen Xuan.

Inheritance of the [Puppetry Technique] in Luo Ping's Storage Pouch.

After killing Luo Ping, the Su Patriarch took his Storage Pouch and Magical Treasure.

This [Puppetry Technique] is the reward for Shen Xuan's intelligence.

Shen Xuan briefly skimmed through it.

Casually placed it into the Storage Pouch.

Time and energy are limited, he had no plans to cultivate the [Puppetry Technique].

In Shen Xuan's eyes, the [Taiyin Corpse Beast Technique] is more valuable than the [Puppetry Technique].

Although the cost is higher.

But the offensive and defensive abilities of the Taiyin Corpse Beast are incomparable to those of the Puppet Beast.

Half a year has passed, and the seven severed tentacles of the Shadow Octopus have all regrown.

With the experience from the previous two corpse beasts.

The refinement speed of the Octopus Corpse Beast has improved.

Shen Xuan estimates that in two years, the Octopus Corpse Beast will be fully refined.

By then, he will gain a top-tier combatant.

In the deep sea, the Octopus Corpse Beast can rival any Tier Two Middle Grade Water Demon.

Even facing a Late-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator would not be an issue.

"Sealing the mountain is good!"

"Finally some peace!"

Shen Xuan thought to himself.

...

Time flies by quickly.

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

Ninety-three years old.

Rain Listening Pavilion, Practice Room.

The Water Purification Bottle placed on the table intermittently sprays out a pillar of Spirit Water infused with dense Water Spiritual Qi, forming a mist that permeates the entire practice room.

Seated cross-legged, Shen Xuan's aura is steadily rising.

After pausing at a certain progress for several breaths.

Suddenly accelerates until it reaches a peak, then stabilizes.

Shen Xuan slowly opens his eyes.

"Foundation Establishment Second Layer!"

Eight years to advance a minor checkpoint.

In the realm of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the speed is decent, slightly above average.

The Spiritual Power within has thickened by thirty percent.

The Power of the Divine Soul has also increased by about thirty percent.

The [Divine Hidden Sea Technique] is a Water Attribute Cultivation Technique with certain life-nourishing effects, and the cultivation speed is relatively slow.

However, Shen Xuan has enhanced it with various talent skills and has added [Water Spirit Absorption] as an auxiliary cultivation talent.

In accumulation, his cultivation speed is considered fast.

"At this rate, within thirty years, I can steadily reach the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment!"

He started too late.

Formed his Dao Foundation at eighty-five.

However, to break through to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment before one hundred and fifteen, it's quite acceptable.

Qin Yuehan, with such good conditions, took thirty-two years at Foundation Establishment to condense the Cyan Wood Spirit Body before advancing to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Looking again at the Mysterious Jade Talisman.

[Lifespan: 93/238]

Just a minor checkpoint, increasing lifespan by two years.

By the time he reaches Foundation Establishment Perfection, his lifespan will approach three hundred years!

Sixty years more than an ordinary Foundation Establishment!

"Steady, don't get reckless!"

Shen Xuan speculates that as his [Longevity] talent skill grows, his lifespan will increase further.

It's possible to surpass three hundred years in Foundation Establishment Realm.

[Cultivation Technique: Divine Hidden Sea Technique Small Success (618/800)]

[Condensed Water Blade Technique], [Water Spirit Gathering Essence Technique] Great Success, [Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique] Small Success.

Among talent skills.

[Water Control], [Self-Healing], [Concealing Breath], [Invisibility] at Perfection.

[Water Escape], [Water Repellent], [Critical Strike], [Iron Bone], [Longevity], [Insight], [Immune to Poison], [Silver Hook Poison], [Overturning Rivers and Seas], [Infinite Strength], [Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil], [Deep Sea Stealth] at Great Success.

[Thunder God's Fury], [Water Spirit Absorption], [Sea-Covering Thunder], [Soaring Clouds and Mist] at Small Success, [Soaring Glide], [Sharp Teeth and Fangs] proficient.

After enhancing realm cultivation, talent skill proficiency can be further improved.

Talent skills at Perfection and Great Success progress very slowly.

But there are still opportunities for improvement in those at the Small Success level.

Main cultivation technique [Divine Hidden Sea Technique], water technique [Immortal-Slaying Water Qi Technique], as well as talent skills [Thunder God's Fury] and [Water Spirit Absorption], are his main focuses in cultivation.

[Sea-Covering Thunder], [Soaring Glide], [Sharp Teeth and Fangs] are abandoned.

Additionally, Thunder Talisman and Poison Talisman are nearing Great Success, and the chances of producing high-quality Talismans are increasing.

[Illusion-Breaking Spirit Eye Technique] at Great Success.

The Shadow-devouring Demon Insect in the Insect Bag has grown to over a thousand.

Over one hundred of them have reached Tier One Middle Grade.

[Taiyin Corpse Beast Technique] has made some progress, Divine Eagle Corpse Beast and Serpent Corpse Beast at Small Success.

Once the Octopus Corpse Beast is refined, his strength will advance further.

Perhaps, he can venture into the depths of the East Sea for exploration and hunting.

After consolidating his realm for seven days, Shen Xuan emerged from seclusion.

Outside the practice room.

Immortal Bai Lian stood guard at the door, sword in hand for protection.

Seeing Shen Xuan emerge, she radiated with joy.

"Shen Lang, did you break through?"

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