203: inkstone

Su Qingyi's gaze swept over it. "Just this one Spiritual Peach? Is Sect Master Chen joking?"

Qin Chen's eyes lit up, and he agreed without hesitation. "Excellent! My Yin Shen Sect agrees to this deal!"

The Sect Master of Yunhai Sect narrowed his eyes slightly, reached out to take the Flat Peach, and took a bite. A burst of sweetness slid down his throat into his Dantian, instantly transforming into a warm, melting airflow that dispersed throughout his limbs and bones, causing his originally stagnant cultivation base to show faint signs of loosening!

His eyes widened suddenly, and he cried out in a lapse of composure, "This... what kind of immortal peach is this? To actually have such a miraculous effect!"

"Such a treasure might not even be found in various Secret Realms!"

The other Elders of the Cloud Sea Sect were filled with uncontrollable confusion. The Sect Master was fine just a moment ago; why did he suddenly lose his composure after taking a bite of this spiritual fruit?

Su Qingyi watched this scene, her confusion deepening.

If it were just an ordinary spiritual fruit, it would never have moved the two Sect Masters so much.

After thinking for a moment, she also took a taste. Immediately, her eyes lit up, and she coughed twice before saying, "What Sect Master Chen said does indeed make sense. The Great Dao of cultivation should be open to everyone; using a Slave Seal to bind a Prodigy is, after all, a low-handed move."

She changed the subject, her gaze sweeping toward the Sect Master of Yunhai Sect, who was still savoring the miraculous effect of the immortal peach. Her voice was clear and bright. "Regardless of how other Sects choose, my Bibo Palace will accept this matter today. From now on, the Cultivators selected from the Lesser Exquisite Grotto-Heaven will never be enslaved with Slave Seals."

The Sect Master of Yunhai Sect was stunned for a moment, inwardly cursing the stinking woman for stealing his words.

"My Cloud Sea Sect naturally also supports Sect Master Chen's requirement! Not only that, for the next trip to the Lesser Exquisite Grotto-Heaven, Dao Seeking Sect should be given priority in selecting Cultivators; it's what Dao Seeking Sect deserves!"

With the help of this immortal peach, it wouldn't be long before he could break through to the Soul Transformation Seventh Layer. If he could obtain them long-term, he might even be able to break through the shackles of the Deity Transformation Realm and become a Great Cultivator of the Void Refining Realm, a rarity in the Flame Continent for a thousand years. What did this bit of "concession" matter?

Seeing this shift from arrogance to servility, Qin Tianxing of the Yin Shen Sect couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Qin Chen also held back his laughter and scolded with a straight face, "Do not lose your composure! This is a meeting of the four Sects; how can you be so frivolous?"

Chen Xuan's gaze slowly swept around the room. Seeing no one else object, he said solemnly, "Since none of you have any objections, then this deal is established today."

The several Elders of the Cloud Sea Sect present had complex emotions, lamenting why they hadn't encountered such a good time.

After a few simple pleasantries, Chen Xuan intended to leave with Qi Yue.

The Sect Master of Yunhai Sect hurriedly stood up with a smile. "Sect Master Chen is too polite! Since the matter has been settled, the Lesser Exquisite Grotto-Heaven should also be handed over to Sect Master Chen to guard."

In less than half an hour, two Disciples dressed in Cloud Sea Sect robes walked over quickly, carrying a simple wooden box, and respectfully handed it to Chen Xuan.

Curiosity rose in Chen Xuan's heart. He raised his hand and opened the wooden box, only to see a palm-sized Inkstone lying quietly inside.

The Inkstone was deep green all over and looked ordinary, like a common item used by literati to grind ink.

He was slightly stunned and reached out to pick up the Inkstone.

Only then did he discover that at the inkwell in the center of the Inkstone, a tiny spatial rift faintly appeared.

He estimated that by the time this spatial rift finished spreading, thirty years would have passed.

He hadn't expected that the true form of the Lesser Exquisite Grotto-Heaven, or rather the entrance to the grotto-heaven, was hidden within this seemingly ordinary Inkstone... Returning to the mountain gate of the Dao Seeking Sect.

Qi Yue watched the back of Chen Xuan, carried by Bai Ze, as he vanished into the void with a casual wave of his hand, a sense of daze still lingering in her heart.

She had never imagined that one day she would be able to ride such a legendary Divine Beast.

She also had to speed up her cultivation; otherwise, she wouldn't have the face to continue staying by the Sect Master's side.

Chen Xuan didn't know what Qi Yue was thinking.

After properly placing the Inkstone in his room, he headed straight for the Divine Ability Pavilion.

He intended to continue picking out a few scrolls of God-Tier Divine Abilities to look at.

Because he couldn't actively cultivate to break through Realms, mastering several more scrolls of God-Tier Divine Abilities became another way for him to increase his strength.

Time flew by, and half a year passed quietly.

[Congratulations to the Host's Eldest Disciple, Mu Wanqing, for breaking through to the Golden Core Fifth Layer. Reward: 6,500 reputation points.]

[Congratulations to the Host's second Disciple, Li Pingan, for breaking through to the Fourth Level of Martial Dao. Reward: 70,000 reputation points.]

[Congratulations to the Host's third Disciple, Ye Hao, for breaking through to the Golden Core Ninth Layer. Reward: 8,500 reputation points.]

[Congratulations to the Host's fourth Disciple for breaking through to the Golden Core Sixth Layer. Reward: 7,000 reputation points.]

[Congratulations to the Host's fifth Disciple, Xie Xingchen, for breaking through to the Golden Core Sixth Layer. Reward: 7,000 reputation points.]

[Congratulations to the Host's sixth Disciple, Shu Shichan, for breaking through to the Golden Core Realm. Reward: 4,500 reputation points.]

After half a year of lying low, the overall strength of the Dao Seeking Sect saw a leap forward.

Qi Yue's cultivation base advanced to the second layer of Soul Emergence, and Xiao Yun also returned to the Nascent Soul Fifth Layer.

The youth Xu Mo, who had been rescued along with Xie Xingchen previously, had joined Xiao Yun's lineage and was now putting all his effort into breaking through the Golden Core Bottleneck.

Even after stepping into the Golden Core and Nascent Soul Realms, the cultivation speed of Mu Wanqing and the others remained rapid without any stagnation; all of this was thanks to the little girl Shu Shichan.

Although eating those Qi Gathering Pills and Qi Nourishing Pills she refined would truly kill people, as long as they didn't die, they would eat them as much as possible.

Simply put, it was precisely with the assistance of Medicinal Pills in their cultivation that the Realms of several people did not stagnate.

This also led to an interesting title within the Dao Seeking Sect.

The title of "Jade-Faced Poison Immortal Sixth Senior Sister."

If anyone encountered a Bottleneck in their cultivation, they would go to the Nine Heavens Pill Rhyme Hall to ask for a bowl of Medicinal Pills.

Chen Xuan's own cultivation base also steadily progressed from the fourth layer of Soul Transformation to the ninth layer of Soul Transformation.

He could be called the number one person below the Void Refining Realm.

He could have broken through directly to the Void Refining Realm, but he chose to purchase a heaven-rank magic treasure.

He gave it to Li Pingan, the first to reach Nascent Soul combat power.

In addition, the scale of the Dao Seeking Sect was also expanding. With the recruitment of 170 new ordinary Disciples joining the original ones, the total number happened to reach three hundred.

Only the Chaos Void Jade seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, not transmitting any useful information for half a year.

Only five days ago, Number Three exchanged a bottle of eighth-grade elixirs with Number Four for that palm-sized Stone Mirror.

Inside the Nine Heavens Pill Rhyme Hall, the fragrance of medicine wafted through the air.

Shu Shichan, dressed in a green dress and holding a Jade Bamboo Ruler, was leaning over to guide Xie Xingyao in controlling the Pill Fire.

She lightly tapped the ruler against Xie Xingyao's buttocks and narrowed her peach-blossom eyes, saying solemnly:

"How many times have I told you?"

"Don't be tied down by complicated steps. The core of Alchemy is to completely extract the medicinal effects from the Spirit Medicines and then perfectly blend them together."

A hint of crimson flushed Xie Xingyao's slightly youthful cheeks, and she said timidly:

"But... Senior Sister, last time my brother took the pill you refined, it took him a full three days to recover..."

Shu Shichan retorted, "Then you tell me, was the pill effective or not?"

"Speak!"

Xie Xingyao: "..."

Just then, a Disciple entered quickly and reported with a bow:

"Sixth Senior Sister, Senior Brother Ye is at the door, saying he has urgent business to discuss."