Chapter 1366: Seclusion to Break Through

At least before it nurtured spiritual essence and advanced into a spiritual treasure, the ebony sword no longer needed to smelt spiritual wood.

A man without long-term worries would soon face immediate troubles. If he had the chance to obtain one of the Ten Divine Woods, Qin Sang did not want to miss it.

The last time the monster in Blood Lake had awakened, he had originally intended to wait until the chaos at Blood Lake subsided and he grew stronger before returning to search for the Infinite Blood Mulberry Wood. Unexpectedly, such a change had occurred.

Canghong and the other Spiritual Infant cultivators from Sin Abyss had been exploring the bottom of Heavenly Scar the entire time, searching for fragments of Abyssal Ruin. With some luck, perhaps the main body of Abyssal Ruin had not been completely destroyed.

When he had free time, Qin Sang also intended to make a personal trip there to search for Blood Lake.

However, judging from all the information coming from Sin Abyss, the opportunity was probably slim. As for the inner valley of Endless Valley, it had been destroyed even more thoroughly than the bottom of Heavenly Scar, so that path was also unworkable.

Qin Sang had great expectations for the third type of divine wood and had always intended to make contact with Chunyang Sect.

The red-haired old ancestor had fallen, and Chunyang Sect had split apart. This was the perfect time to take advantage of the opening. However, the information Jiang Xue brought was not entirely satisfactory.

Back then, Chunyang Sect had almost mobilized the strength of the entire sect. The red-haired grandmaster had even left the sect many times to personally search for the Vajra Fruit, but in the end, they had found nothing.

Several centuries had passed since then, so it was almost impossible to find any traces or clues. Chunyang Sect had long since given up.

That disciple of Blood Nether Sect had probably already turned into withered bones, and no one knew beneath which stretch of yellow sand he and the Vajra Fruit had been buried.

It was precisely because of this that Jiang Xue had so easily revealed the matter to Qin Sang.

Searching for the Vajra Fruit in Great Beichen Desert was no different from fishing for a needle in the sea. However, since he had obtained the information, how could he be willing not to try?

As the master of a sect, he did not lack manpower. For such minor matters as investigating everywhere and gathering information, there was no need for him to personally take action. His disciples would naturally do the work for him.

Qin Sang flicked his finger and sent out a stream of light. After the white cat read it, she leaped out of Peach Blossom Valley and brought Li Yufu back.

“I pay my respects to you, Senior Uncle.” A trace of joy still lingered between Li Yufu’s brows.

Establishing Qingyang Temple had been Wandering Man’s final wish, and it had also been a heavy stone weighing on Li Yufu’s heart. After many years, this long-cherished wish had finally been fulfilled, so Li Yufu was even more excited than Qin Sang, the temple master.

“Come in and speak...” Qin Sang asked about the miscellaneous affairs of Qingyang Temple.

Li Yufu entered the cave dwelling and answered each question one by one. In short, Qingyang Temple was flourishing, and its future was promising!

As long as Qin Sang, the temple master, continued to grow stronger and there were successors after him, with Spiritual Infant cultivators appearing continuously, it was not impossible for Qingyang Temple to grow into the number one sect of Small Cold Domain, or even the Beichen Realm!

With the Heartlight Mat present, this was not a wild wish.

After hearing him out, Qin Sang said, “What I can do for you is limited to this. From now on, none of you may slack off in cultivation. Otherwise, no matter how glorious Qingyang Temple becomes, it will only be a fleeting bloom. This is especially true for you, Yufu. You are a favored child of heaven whose talent is second only to a Heavenly Spiritual Root. Your grandmaster and I have placed high hopes on you. From now on, leave the affairs of the temple to Yi’en and Hanqiu.”

“Understood!” Li Yufu solemnly accepted the instruction.

Qin Sang then reminded him, “I need to enter seclusion again. I estimate it will take at least several decades, perhaps even a hundred years. During this period, unless something major happens, no one is to come to Peach Blossom Valley and disturb me. As for the Beichen Alliance’s discussions, you will attend in my place. Listen to Daoist Jingyu in all matters.”

Li Yufu agreed to everything. Then, as if he suddenly realized something, his face filled with surprise and joy. “Senior Uncle, you're about to break through again?”

He found it inconceivable. How long has it been since Senior Uncle formed his Spiritual Infant? Can he possibly break through to the middle stage of the Spiritual Infant Realm within a hundred years?

Grandmaster had once said that Senior Uncle was born with five spiritual roots. Was that fake? Senior Uncle formed his Spiritual Infant when he was roughly my age, while I am still wasting away at the Golden Core Realm. Li Yufu sank into deep self-doubt.

“There are two more matters.,,” Qin Sang took out a visiting card and handed it to Li Yufu. “After you return, arrange for people to go out and temper themselves while searching for clues on my behalf. After they reach the desert, have them bring this visiting card and first pay a visit to Daoist Lu.”[1]

There were mainly two matters. The first was Tan Hao’s whereabouts, and the second was information about the Vajra Fruit.

After some thought, Qin Sang said in a low voice, “If you discover Tan Hao’s traces, report back at once. Remember, do not act rashly!”

Tan Hao had been missing for too long. The mysterious person behind this was neither clearly good nor evil, and Qin Sang always had an ominous feeling.

A short while later, Li Yufu respectfully withdrew from the cave dwelling. He paused briefly at the entrance and spoke a few words with the white cat before flying out of Peach Blossom Valley.

The white cat raised her front paw, sealed the barrier around Peach Blossom Valley, and returned to her own cave dwelling.

A gentle breeze blew. The fragrance of peach blossoms drifted through the air.

From that day onward, Peach Blossom Valley became a sacred land in the hearts of Qingyang Temple’s disciples.

As for Qin Sang, the temple master, once he was gone, he would be gone for decades.

***

Inside the cave dwelling, Qin Sang added several more layers of protective barriers, then first awakened the fat silkworm and fed it a poisonous algae fruit.

The poisonous algae fruits in his possession were nearly gone, and he had yet to find another type of food the fat silkworm liked. At most, they would probably only be enough to raise the fat silkworm to the late stage of the third metamorphosis.

The Sky-Eyed Butterfly had also fallen into the same predicament.

At the trade fair, Qin Sang had exchanged for several other rare spiritual herbs, but the Sky-Eyed Butterfly had shown no interest in any of them. On ordinary days, it only drank some spiritual dew, which helped it only slightly.

Ever since it broke through to the fourth metamorphosis, the Sky-Eyed Butterfly’s cultivation had almost not improved at all. Qin Sang had finally experienced the difficulty of raising spiritual insects.

The path connecting to Canglang Sea had been cut off, so he could not go to the witch race to search for secret manuals either.

All Qin Sang could do was gather all kinds of spiritual flowers and celestial dew that spiritual insects liked, then test them one by one.

The Fire Jade Centipede, on the other hand, remained very interested in the Fire Smelting Pill, and faintly showed signs of breaking through to the middle stage of the third metamorphosis. Qin Sang expected that during the third metamorphosis, he would not need to worry too much about it.

However, the bottleneck of the fourth metamorphosis remained a great obstacle. Fortunately, Qin Sang did not rely on the Fire Jade Centipede to fight enemies. He only valued its treasure-seeking ability.

After feeding the three spiritual insects, Qin Sang sat cross-legged. The Spiritual Infant Talisman Puppet sat cross-legged opposite him. Light flickered from the Thousand-Jin Ring, and a jade box flew out.

The jade box opened, revealing a Corpseflower Blood Amber inside.

After being purified by the spirit vein, all the blood poison in the Corpseflower Blood Amber had vanished. It was extremely pure, its entire body crystalline, like a spiritual flower carved from crystal.

He had already refined one Corpseflower Blood Amber before. Qin Sang’s next movements seemed extremely practiced.

He closed his eyes tightly, silently activated his true essence, and used the secret technique Jingyu had passed to him.

Following Qin Sang’s movements, the Corpseflower Blood Amber rotated gently. Streams of light flew out from Qin Sang’s body and formed a tiny vortex around the Corpseflower Blood Amber.

The vortex spun faster and faster.

Crack, crack... The Corpseflower Blood Amber began to tremble, and fine cracks appeared across its surface.

Qin Sang tapped his fingers repeatedly, sending countless runes into it. With a crisp pop, the crystal exploded. Immediately after, countless fragments melted and turned into a mass of pure spiritual liquid.

Whoosh! The spiritual liquid disappeared into thin air.

At the same time, a stream of spiritual liquid appeared around Qin Sang’s Spiritual Infant and circled its body.

In the end, the spiritual liquid turned into a cocoon and wrapped around the Spiritual Infant. It expanded and contracted like it was breathing. Qin Sang’s aura steadied as he refined the medicinal energy little by little.

It was indeed worthy of being a peerless spiritual herb capable of helping a Transformation Realm great demon break through! And Qin Sang had three such spiritual herbs in total!

During the refining process, Qin Sang’s cultivation rose at an astonishing speed. If others saw it, they would be dumbfounded!

1. A visiting card is used in ancient China when visiting others. It is usually a paper with one's name written on it. ☜

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