For a moment, Su Yin's vision darkened. Following which, he felt his body shuddering violently from the impact.
The force of the river was simply too great. If it had been any other Pseudo Immortal realm pinnacle cultivator, they might have been reduced to dust by now. However, Zhang Xuan was wearing an Immortal-tier artifact, and he possessed incredible defensive prowess.
"It seems like my defensive prowess is indeed formidable …" Su Yin nodded.
He was certain that even a Heavenly True Immortal realm cultivator would be torn to shreds by the force of the river, but he was completely fine. In fact, he did not even feel any pain at all.
Un, the next time I meet an expert of this level, I should just ignore him.
"Spirit Gathering!"
Taking a deep breath, Su Yin's method of gathering spiritual energy was put to use.
Boom!
With a deafening buzz, spiritual energy swiftly gathered around Zhang Xuan. In the blink of an eye, a dragon-shaped spirit vein was formed.
With just a glance, Su Yin's eyes lit up. "A transcendent-tier spirit vein …"
There was not a single such spirit vein in the entire Great Yan Prefecture, but here, it was formed in just a few breaths. As expected of the river in the Spirit Abyss Dimension, the spiritual energy here was simply too abundant.
After gathering a few more spirit veins, a purer spiritual energy appeared before Zhang Xuan's eyes.
This spiritual energy was completely different from what he had seen before. Not only was it purer, it even felt like it was drifting away from the world, as if it should not exist in this dimension. If not for the hidden river, it could have dissipated on the spot.
"Could this really be the Aura of Immortality?"
He had only heard of the Aura of Immortality, but even Gu Yunqiu and the others might not be able to recognize it.
However, whether it was the Aura of Immortality or not, he could still test it out.
With a light grab, a surge of spiritual energy appeared before Zhang Xuan. He drove the cultivation technique that he had seen before, intending to devour it.
Urgh!
His body reacted once more, and he vomited it out in disgust.
"Is it not the Aura of Immortality?"
Su Yin's eyebrows shot up helplessly.
If it was Grade-1 spiritual energy, he could tolerate it. If it was Grade-1 spiritual energy, he could tolerate it. If it was Grade-1 spiritual energy, he could still tolerate it. However, the Aura of Immortality was clearly of a higher tier, and it was impossible for him to cultivate it.
"Forget it. Regardless of whether it's the Aura of Immortal or not, it might be useless to me, but it's definitely useful to others.
Knowing that the soldiers were in danger, Su Yin knew that this wasn't the time to be thinking too much about it. Thus, he raised his hand and made a grabbing motion.
Boom!
Under his control, the pure Spiritual Qi quickly gathered and formed a slender Spiritual Vein Dragon.
Smiling slightly, Yang Kai gathered this purer World Energy in his right hand and Transcendent World Energy in his left hand. Because he was using a farming technique, his Saint Qi spread out in all directions with him as the center, quickly enveloping the entire river.
Upon sensing this unique aura, the spiritual energy in the river seemed to have received some sort of summon, and its momentum slowly changed.
…
Someone shouted in front of the river.
"Look …"
Everyone quickly raised their heads and saw a young man floating in the air above the river. Countless dragon-shaped supreme spirit veins were chasing after him crazily.
"…"
Everyone looked at each other, dumbfounded.
"It seems like … he has gathered all of the Spiritual Qi in the river into a spirit vein. That's why the river disappeared!"
One of the spirit gatherers came to a realization. At the same time, a frown appeared on his forehead. "Just that, I don't understand … Why are these spirit veins chasing after him? Do they want him to take them away? "
"It seems like it …" Gu Yunqiu nodded.
"Aren't spirit veins difficult to tame and arrogant? Every time we gather them together, it takes a long time just to subdue them. Why is his spirit veins so obedient? "
It was already unbelievable that he had gathered more than a thousand supreme spirit veins in just two minutes. Yet, these spirit veins were still chasing after him like dogs …
Can anyone tell me what's going on?
…
While they were dumbfounded, Su Yin felt as if his head was about to explode.
Again?
What's the point of this?
I'm just gathering you all together. I'm not your master, so why are you chasing after me?
Forget it, I'll focus on gathering the Spiritual Qi of Immortals first!
It was easy to gather supreme spirit veins because there was a lot of spiritual energy of that grade. The Spiritual Qi of Immortals was simply too little. The entire river might not even be able to gather the Spiritual Qi of Immortals.
Thus, it was still in its infancy at the moment.
Extracting the Spiritual Qi of Immortals one by one, it did not take long for him to gather all of the Spiritual Qi of Immortals together. However, in terms of quantity, it was not even comparable to a Tier 3 spirit vein, let alone a supreme spirit vein.
With a flick of his wrist, Su Yin stored the thin spirit vein into his storage ring. Then, he took out his metal hammer and began hammering the supreme spirit veins around him.
Previously, he had tempered more than a thousand Tier 1 spirit veins into a half-supreme spirit vein. Now that he had so many of them, would he be able to bring them to a higher level?
Boom boom boom!
With a swing of the metal hammer, the Spiritual Qi of Immortals gathered together, and the Spiritual Qi of Immortals became purer and purer. Some time later, the thousand Immortals gathered together to form a massive dragon spanning over a thousand li.
The concentration of Spiritual Qi had increased by leaps and bounds, but it was completely different from the Spiritual Qi of Immortals that he had gathered previously.
There was no comparison at all.
It did not take long for Su Yin to come to a realization. No matter how I compress water, it won't turn into mercury … Spiritual Qi of Immortals and Spiritual Qi of Immortals are two completely different concepts!
He had thought that he would be able to create a complete Spiritual Qi of Immortals through compression so that he could groom more True Immortals … But from the looks of it, he had been dreaming!
Spiritual Qi of Immortals and Spiritual Qi of Immortals were two completely different concepts. It was no wonder no one on the Master Teacher Continent had been able to achieve a breakthrough.
If it was possible to compress spiritual qi into Spiritual Qi of Immortals, someone would have succeeded long ago.
"Gather!"
Understanding this point, Zhang Xuan waved his hand, and the compressed Spiritual Qi of Immortals flew toward him. It circled above his head, emanating a powerful pressure.
"Junior Uncle Su Yin, thank you for saving my life!"
"Su Yin! Su Yin! Su Yin! "
After doing all of this, Zhang Xuan heard countless voices echoing one after another. Turning his gaze over, he saw more than a million soldiers kneeling on the ground and looking at him in awe and agitation.
Even though they were not afraid of death, there were not many of them who wanted to die.
They had seen how Zhang Xuan had charged into the Spiritual Qi River to save them, and they were truly grateful to him.
If there were some who had been bewitched by the middle-aged man's words previously, all of that had disappeared at this moment, leaving behind only respect and admiration.
"You're too courteous …" Zhang Xuan quickly waved his hands.
"Master!"
"Su Yin!"
The Three Beasts and the crowd immediately flew over.
Looking at the massive dragon soaring in the sky, Gu Yunqiu gulped down a mouthful of saliva. "This is … a King Spirit Vein?"
Su Yin was perplexed. "King Spirit Vein?"
Gu Yunqiu explained. "Other than Superior, Tier-1, Tier-2, and Tier-3 Spirit Veins, there's also a King Spirit Vein on the Dry Origin Continent! This King Spirit Vein is purer and easier to absorb. Even though it can't allow one to achieve a breakthrough to the Heavenly True Immortal realm, it can allow more people to push for a breakthrough to the Pseudo Immortal realm! In other words, even if one's talent is ordinary, as long as one has a King Spirit Vein, there's a sixty percent chance of pushing for a breakthrough to the Pseudo Immortal realm!
"Of course, this King Spirit Vein is simply too rare. It can't be formed naturally, and it's impossible to capture it from the Spirit Abyss. Usually, it's formed by a 9-dan Pseudo Immortal realm cultivator, and it can only form one or two surges of spiritual energy at most. If there are more than ten surges of spiritual energy, the King Spirit Vein will reject it and collapse.
Hearing those words, Su Yin nodded in realization.
King Spirit Vein was actually a spiritual energy that was purer than Superior Spirit Vein, and it was more beneficial to one's cultivation. However, once one's cultivation reached their level, the effects would be negligible.
"Hall Master Gu, take a look at this …"
With a flick of his finger, a surge of even purer spiritual energy appeared. It was the Immortal Qi that he had collected earlier. Even though Gu Yunqiu had never seen it before, as a 9-dan Pseudo Immortal realm cultivator, he should be able to tell what it was.
Gu Yunqiu used his Spiritual Perception to examine it, and his body trembled in agitation. "This is Immortal Qi, but it's polluted. It's not as pure as it used to be!"
"Polluted?"
"If we compare Superior Spirit Vein to a highly concentrated solution, Tier-3 Spirit Vein should be diluted to its limit, and the same goes for Immortal Qi as well. Logically speaking, not only should it be pure, it should also possess the spirit unique to the Celestial Realm. It's just that its spirit is severely damaged, and it seems to have been diluted by other spiritual energy …"
Gu Yunqiu looked at Zhang Xuan and asked, "Could it be that … you obtained it from the river earlier?"
Su Yin nodded.
"Ever since the Path of Immortals closed, not a single sliver of Immortal Qi was able to seep in. Even though I don't know if what the middle-aged man said is true, it seems like the Path of Immortals has really opened …" Gu Yunqiu remarked.
After saying that, the two of them looked toward the depths of the Spirit Abyss at the same time. Indeed, at the source of the river, there was a dark tunnel that extended deep into the abyss.
Gu Yunqiu shook his head and looked at Zhang Xuan again. "Young friend Su Yin, I know it's a little too much to ask of you, but … we really don't have any other choice!"
"Please speak! As long as it can help the human race, I won't refuse it! "Su Yin said.
"I hope … you can take over my position and become the Hall Master of the Elder Hall!" Gu Yunqiu clenched his teeth and said, "Right now, all of the soldiers are filled with admiration for you. The Sealing Stone has also recognized you as its master. Only you can lead the human race to fight against the Giant Devil and … the Immortal Realm!"
It wasn't that he wanted to give up, but Zhang Xuan was indeed more suitable than him.
"I'm too young, and I don't know anything about the alliance. I'm not suitable …" Su Yin said.
"I hope you won't refuse. Ever since you came to the Gan Origin Alliance, you've created so many miracles in just a few hours. Other than you, no one else is more suitable!"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan was about to decline, Gu Yunqiu clasped his fist and bowed. "I hope that you can give the human race hope! And that's what they lack … "
Su Yin looked around and saw countless soldiers looking at him expectantly. Their eyes were filled with anticipation.
The opening of the Celestial Passageway meant that they could obtain the Spiritual Energy of Immortality, but those from the Celestial Realm could also descend. How would the human race deal with them? This was definitely the greatest challenge for the current Gan Origin Continent.
If they didn't deal with it well, there was a good chance that they would be wiped out.
"Even though the passageway has been opened, it seems to be very narrow. It won't be easy for more powerful True Immortals to enter in a short period of time. As long as the human race has a True Immortal, will it bring them hope?"
Su Yin pondered for a moment.
He didn't want to be the Hall Master or the savior of the world. He just wanted to find a peaceful place to grow vegetables and flowers. He didn't want to carry the hopes of the human race. In any case, he wouldn't do it even if he was beaten to death.
"Without the Spiritual Energy of Immortality, it won't be that easy to become a True Immortal!"
Gu Yunqiu said with a bitter smile. "The Spiritual Energy of Immortality that you took earlier was indeed Spiritual Energy, but it was contaminated after entering the Spirit Abyss Realm. Even though I'm only a step away from becoming a True Immortal, it's impossible for me to absorb it and achieve a breakthrough …"
"You can't absorb it just because it's contaminated? Then … is there a way to purify it? "Su Yin asked.
It was no wonder he found it disgusting. In the end, it turned out that the Spiritual Energy of Immortality had been contaminated.
"This is the first time I've seen Spiritual Energy of Immortality, so I didn't know about it. Earlier, you were able to purify a Superior Spirit Vein into a King Tier Spirit Vein … If you can use it, you should be able to get rid of the impurities!"
Gu Yunqiu said with a frown. "It's just that it requires a lot of Spiritual Energy of Immortality. If it's just a single strand, I'm afraid that it'll be gone before I can refine it …"
Purifying Spiritual Energy of Immortality was akin to panning for gold in the sand. It required a lot of sand in order to do so.
"I managed to gather some when I was gathering spirit energy earlier!"
Su Yin heaved a sigh of relief. With a light tap of his finger, the spirit vein that he had gathered earlier floated before him.
Hu!
Just like a Tier 3 Spirit Vein, it was weak and small. However, as soon as it appeared, the King Tier Spirit Vein immediately turned obedient, as though a mouse meeting a cat.
"You call this' gathering some '?" Gu Yunqiu's lips twitched.
When the other party said 'gathering some', he thought that it would be good if he could gather ten or eight strands. After all, Spiritual Energy of Immortality had never appeared in the past ten thousand years …
Yet, in the end, he managed to gather an entire spirit vein!
Even though it was a little thin, there should still be at least ten thousand strands in it.
Brother, do you have some misunderstanding about the meaning of 'gathering some'?
"Let's see if I can refine it!"
With a flick of his wrist, a metal hammer appeared in his hand. Then, he smashed it down on the spirit vein before him.
Boom boom boom!
Under the hammering of the metal hammer, the thin spirit vein began to change shape.
A moment later, Su Yin came to a halt and shook his head helplessly.
With his experience of fusing Half Superior Spirit Veins and King Tier Spirit Veins together, Zhang Xuan was rather familiar with the art of fusing spirit veins together. However … if he were to use all of his strength to strike the spirit vein, it wouldn't be of much use to the Spiritual Energy of Immortality.
Every single strand of spiritual energy seemed to have a will of their own. It was already a miracle that they were able to form a spirit vein. It was impossible to fuse them together, needless to say, purify them.
Gu Yunqiu shook his head bitterly as well.
He thought that he would be able to succeed. That way, he would have a chance to achieve a breakthrough. But from the looks of it … he was still too naive!
"I have an idea, but I wonder … if it will work!"
Just as the duo was at a loss, a voice suddenly sounded. It was The Great Demon Ji Le, who had successfully tempered his Immortal Bone.
His current strength was even greater than Gu Yunqiu's. Even though he had yet to reach Heavenly Immortal realm, ordinary Heavenly Immortals of True Immortal realm 1-dan and 2-dan might not be a match for him.
In other words, even if Azure Mark and the others were to come, he would be able to deal with them without the help of the Three Beasts and Su Yin.
By fusing the Demonic Emperor Seal and Demonic Emperor Sword into his Immortal Bone, not only would he gain the ability to fight those stronger than him, his future accomplishments would also be greater.
Su Yin frowned. "Tell me about it!"
Ji Le said, "The impurities in Spiritual Energy of Immortality are caused by the fusion of ordinary spiritual energy. It's similar to adding ink to clear water. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult to purify it. However … what if I use plants?"
"Plants?"
Ji Le explained. "Plants have the ability to purify air and spiritual energy. As long as we can find a suitable plant and let it absorb the impurities, it might be able to purify the impurities into the purest Spiritual Energy of Immortality!"
"That's right!"
Gu Yunqiu's eyes lit up in agitation. "There are some valuable medicinal herbs that can purify spiritual energy. There are quite a few treasure grounds where the spiritual energy is concentrated due to the presence of valuable medicinal herbs. However … it won't be easy to find a medicinal herb that can purify Spiritual Energy of Immortality! Not only must it be able to absorb spiritual energy quickly, it must also be able to withstand the suppression of Spiritual Energy of Immortality! "
Just like Immortal artifacts, Spiritual Energy of Immortality could only be obtained by a 9-dan Pseudo Immortal realm cultivator. It could be considered an invaluable treasure that could allow one to reach Heavenly Immortal realm. However, if an ordinary cultivator were to come into contact with it, they would be poisoned, and they might even die on the spot.
If it was not easy to understand, Spiritual Energy of Immortality could be likened to oxygen. It was the foundation of one's life, but if the concentration of Spiritual Energy of Immortality was too high, one would still be poisoned to death.
No matter how good a treasure was, going beyond the limit was just as bad as falling short.
Humans had to reach Pseudo Immortal realm in order to withstand Spiritual Energy of Immortality, and the same applied to plants as well. There were very few plants that could cultivate in the first place, and it was extremely rare for one to reach Pseudo Immortal realm.
Knowing what Gu Yunqiu was worried about, Ji Le said with a smile, "It might be difficult for others to find such a medicinal herb, but grandfather has plenty of them here!"
"Me?" This time, it was Su Yin's turn to be taken aback.
Ji Le nodded. "Grandfather, those plants that you've been raising are all suitable. Not only them, the Foxtail Grass that hit me should be suitable as well!"
He had nearly been killed by those plants in the Secluded Immortal Abode, so he knew how powerful they were.
"You are talking about these?"
Su Yin flicked his wrist, and a huge pile of flowers appeared on the ground. There were peonies, Chinese roses, chrysanthemums, Foxtail Grass … There were more than a dozen of them, and they were all blooming beautifully. It was just that they looked a little ordinary, and there was nothing special about them.
Gu Yunqiu blinked his eyes in shock.
There were plenty of such plants on the streets of the Dry Origin Continent. Are you sure that you can purify Spiritual Energy of Immortality?
"You like to rear flowers as well?"
Catching a whiff of the fragrance of the flowers, Gu Ling 'er's eyes lit up. She flew over and said with a smile, "The spiritual energy in the Spirit Abyss is a little violent, so it's easy for them to wither if you leave them here. You should keep them for now …"
But before she could finish her words, the flowers before her suddenly grew more vibrant at a speed visible to the naked eye. They fluttered in the wind, as if they were stretching themselves.
"This …" Gu Ling 'er was stunned.
When she had nothing to do, she tended to rear flowers as well. However, she usually did so in her residence in Dry Origin City. It was difficult for flowers and plants to survive in the Spirit Abyss. Most of the plants that grew there had small leaves and flowers.
She had thought that the peonies and chrysanthemums that Zhang Xuan had taken out would wither as soon as they came into contact with the violent spiritual energy. Who could have known that they would bloom even more beautifully?
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