82: Chapter 82 It's time to add fuel to the fire.

Night fell, inside Su Cheng's room.

"Father, here are three second-rank supreme grade clear spirit pills and three second-rank supreme grade qi sea pills, please take them." Su Cheng took out two jade bottles; these were refined after the Lin family delivered some Spirit Medicines a while ago.

"second-rank pills?" Su Chengyuan was startled.

"Yes," Su Cheng explained, "After taking the clear spirit pill, its medicinal power will transform into True Fire and circulate through your Meridians. It will not only efficiently purify the Azure Origin Spiritual Power within you but also temper your Meridians, making them tougher and broader. It has miraculous effects on stabilizing your Realm, improving the quality of your spiritual power, and increasing your Cultivate speed."

"As for this qi sea pill, it can expand a Cultivator's Dantian Qi Sea, increasing the maximum capacity of magic power and making your spiritual power reserves more substantial."

He paused and then added, "However, you can only take three of each of these two types of Medicinal Pills; any more would have no effect. You can use these six Medicinal Pills to polish your Foundation, which should make your subsequent Cultivate significantly faster."

Su Chengyuan's old face flushed, but he couldn't refute it.

With his Low-grade Spiritual Root Aptitude, his Cultivate speed after Foundation Establishment was as slow as a turtle's crawl, so he had mostly been practicing Spells recently.

Without Medicinal Pills, trying to move from the Early Foundation Establishment Stage to the Middle Stage would likely take decades at the very least.

He silently accepted the Medicinal Pills and asked, "So, what are our plans next?"

"Wait, and then seek revenge."

Su Cheng's answer was simple and direct.

Su Chengyuan's mind was drawn to the last two words. After a moment of silence, he asked, "How? Are we going to make a move through the Zhenpin Pavilion?"

But the Zhenpin Pavilion was just a shop, after all. He couldn't quite figure out how it would relate to the grievances with a Sect.

"Yes, exactly the Zhenpin Pavilion," Su Cheng nodded.

He turned around, his eyes shining brightly in the candlelight. "The Blazing Fire Sect is a behemoth, and Chen Tai and Deacon Lin are deeply rooted in the Tiangang Sect. To deal with them, we must first clip their wings, cut off their financial resources, leave them isolated and abandoned, and cause chaos from within."

"Our Zhenpin Pavilion in Qinghe Prefecture is the first fire we've lit. But this fire isn't burning brightly enough yet."

"The forces in the Prefecture City have only just tasted the benefits; they haven't reached the point where they can't live without us. We need to wait until the Genius Disciples of their Sects make great progress in their cultivation because of our Medicinal Pills and stand out in the Sect Competitions;"

until they get used to using supreme-grade pills to win people over and Cultivate their Inner Circles; until the Zhenpin Pavilion's Medicinal Pills become one of the standards for measuring a force's heritage."

"At that time, anyone who dares to touch the Zhenpin Pavilion will be touching everyone's future. When we finally act, we will have widespread support, making the Blazing Fire Sect a target for everyone."

As Su Cheng spoke, his thoughts became clearer. "So we need to wait a few more months. Wait for the fire to burn brighter, and wait for our own strength to become greater."

"I understand," Su Chengyuan nodded heavily. "Then what should I do?"

"Take some time each month to go to the Prefecture City to meet with Vice President Liu, retrieve the Alchemy Materials, and deliver new Medicinal Pills. Also, bring back the remaining second-tier spiritual herbs the Lin family has prepared." Su Cheng paused, then added, "Spend the rest of your time focusing on your Cultivate and increasing your strength as quickly as possible. There will be many occasions where I'll need your help in the future."

"Alright."

The father and son settled on their strategy.

In the following days, apart from his unshakable secret monthly trips to Qinghe Prefecture, Su Chengyuan spent the rest of his time in seclusion in the secret room he had built.

That night, he took a supreme grade clear spirit pill.

The Medicinal Pill entered his stomach and transformed into a gentle warm current, slowly flowing along his Meridians.

When this warm current spread through all the Meridians in his body, it actually turned into clusters of invisible azure flames, burning wildly against the walls of his Meridians.

Su Chengyuan groaned, a look of pain appearing on his face, but he forced himself to endure it, operating the Qingyuan Sword Art with all his might to guide this power to wash through his spiritual sea over and over again.

By the time the medicinal power was exhausted, his clothes were soaked and his face was pale, but his eyes were full of excitement.

Under the perception of his Divine Sense, he found that the Meridians in his body were much tougher than before, and the previously sluggish Azure Origin Spiritual Power now flowed quite smoothly.

"What a domineering Medicinal Pill!"

He couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. After spending several days stabilizing the changes in his Meridians, he swallowed a second one.

Compared to his father's mix of pain and pleasure, Su Cheng's Cultivate seemed somewhat dull and tedious.

He sat cross-legged in his room, with rows of jade bottles placed before him—roughly estimated to be one or two hundred bottles—all filled with top-grade qi gathering pills.

These treasures, which would cause countless Qi Refining Cultivators to fight over them in the outside world, were nothing more than ordinary to him.

He casually picked up a bottle, poured out a pill, tossed it into his mouth, and then operated the Qiankun Creation Art.

The Medicinal Pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, turning into a torrent of Spiritual Qi. After being forcefully converted by the Cultivation Technique, it turned into wisps of Qi of Creation, merging into the vortex.

One pill, two pills, ten pills...

The Medicinal Pills in his hands were being consumed at an astonishing rate.

His cultivation level also climbed steadily under this almost luxurious squandering.

Over the years, Su Cheng was either performing Alchemy or on the way to it; he rarely had such focused and undistracted time to Cultivate.

The Qi of Creation in Su Cheng's Dantian quickly broke through the 5,000-wisp mark from 4,999 wisps, then 6,000 wisps, 7,000 wisps...

During this period, he did not practice any Spells or refine any Medicinal Pills; he only continuously performed breathing exercises and accumulation.

Time quietly passed for two months while the father and son were in seclusion—one "suffering in agony" and the other "bored to tears."

On this day, Su Cheng's door finally opened.

His aura was restrained, making him look no different from an ordinary youth.

But if one looked closely, they would find that deep in his eyes, there seemed to be an azure galaxy flowing, making it impossible to look at him for long.

Two months, eighty top-grade qi gathering pills.

His cultivation also steadily advanced from the Peak Ninth Layer of Qi Refining to the Tenth Level of Qi Refining Late Stage!

Within his Dantian, that azure Creation Vortex had grown to an astonishing degree, containing exactly 8,500 wisps of Qi of Creation.

It was now not far from the 9,999 wisps required for Qi Refining Perfection.

At the same time, Su Chengyuan also finished his Cultivate.

After consuming three supreme grade clear spirit pills, his Meridians were tempered to be tough and broad, and the shackles brought by his Spiritual Root Aptitude were actually widened a bit by this domineering medicinal power.

Now, his Cultivate speed was more than twice as fast as before.

Subsequently, he took three supreme grade qi sea pills.

This type of Medicinal Pill, specifically for expanding the Dantian spiritual sea, caused his Early Foundation Establishment Stage spiritual sea to be widened by thirty percent, making his spiritual power reserves far exceed those of the same rank.

Although he was still in the Early Foundation Establishment Stage, in terms of the vigor and endurance of his spiritual power, he was likely far superior to ordinary Cultivators of the same rank.

"Father," Su Cheng walked out of his room and happened to see Su Chengyuan, who had also emerged from seclusion.

The father and son smiled at each other, their understanding beyond words.

"Thank you for your hard work traveling back and forth these past two months," Su Cheng said.

"It wasn't hard," Su Chengyuan waved his hand, feeling quite refreshed. "It was actually quite interesting to see the people at the entrance of the Zhenpin Pavilion scrambling and pushing each other just to grab a single Medicinal Pill. By the way, I also brought back the dozens of sets of second-tier spiritual herbs sent by the Lin family."

As he spoke, he handed Su Cheng a Storage Pouch.

"Very good," Su Cheng took the Storage Pouch, expressing his satisfaction.

"Father, the timing is about right," he said softly. "It's time to add some more fuel to the Blazing Fire Sect's fire."

Hearing this, Su Chengyuan's spirits lifted. "How?"