72: Sit up and help me make the elixir!

Merit Pavilion.

The study of Xiang Tianwen, the Pavilion Master.

The barrier had been properly set up.

Xiang Shaobo looked at his bewildered father and sighed, “Father, you’ve been too comfortable in the Merit Pavilion for too long; you’ve lost the sensitivity you should have.”

“Just state the matter, don’t talk about me!”

Xiang Tianwen asked.

Xiang Shaobo adjusted himself and whispered, “According to the rules of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect, when the Sect Master’s strength reaches the Void Refining Stage, he automatically advances to the Elder position. The new Sect Master has two paths to advancement.”

“First, and the most preferred option, is for the Sect Master’s children to inherit, with the full assistance of the Elder Pavilion.”

“Second, if the Sect Master’s children are unable to inherit the position for various reasons, the new Sect Master will be chosen from among the Pavilion Masters at the Soul Transformation Stage.”

“Father, think carefully about the current situation. The Sect Master’s daughter, Wen Yunyao, has already been sent by the Grand Elders to Cultivate with Su Yang. Although I don’t know why he needs someone to accompany him in his cultivation, as a Disciple of the Three Grand Elders, Su Yang’s cultivation will certainly not end overnight. It’s highly probable that Wen Yunyao will be unable to inherit the Sect Master position in the future.”

“If the Sect Master had truly taken Su Yang as a Disciple that day, he might have been groomed to be the new Sect Master. But he became a Disciple of the Grand Elders, and in the future, he will inevitably sit in the Consecration Pavilion with the Grand Elders. Even if he is the master of the divine sword, he will not contend for the Sect Master position.”

“Since Wen Yunyao cannot inherit the Sect Master position, and Su Yang has entered the Consecration Pavilion, the new Sect Master will inevitably be chosen from among the Pavilion Masters.”

“Father, among the Pavilion Masters, who do you think has the highest chance of becoming the new Sect Master?”

Xiang Tianwen asked, “Naturally, it’s Senior Martial Uncle Head of Discipline Pavilion of the Discipline Pavilion! Back then, he was one of the most promising contenders for the Sect Master position. Now, if the Sect Master advances to the Elder position, there’s no doubt the new Sect Master should fall to Senior Martial Uncle Head of Discipline Pavilion.”

Xiang Shaobo nodded and said, “Theoretically, that’s true. Senior Martial Uncle Head of Discipline Pavilion is the strongest among the Pavilion Masters of your generation. Under normal circumstances, if Wen Yunyao cannot inherit the Sect Master position, it should indeed be Senior Martial Uncle Head of Discipline Pavilion’s turn to inherit it. But!”

Xiang Shaobo’s voice grew lower and lower, and his tone became more and more excited: “But Father, don’t forget, Lin Bingqing, as Senior Martial Uncle Head of Discipline Pavilion’s only heir, has also been sent to Cultivate with Su Yang. Like Wen Yunyao, she won’t be able to return to the Sect and participate in Sect affairs for a while. In this situation, if the Sect Master position is passed to him, it becomes a single-line Legacy.”

“The Profound Heaven Dao Sect has always preferred the Legacy of the Sect Master position to maintain the unity of the Sect’s management style and goals. If I’m not mistaken, because of Su Yang’s appearance, Senior Martial Uncle Head of Discipline Pavilion is actually at a disadvantage in the upcoming competition for the Sect Master position.”

“Father, do you understand now!? The current Sect Master’s daughter cannot inherit the Sect Master position because of Su Yang, and the most promising contender for the new Sect Master is also at a disadvantage because of Su Yang. So, Father, you have a chance to compete for the Sect Master position along with the other Pavilion Masters.”

“Why do I curry favor with Su Yang? It’s to get his support, Father!”

“He is the master of the divine sword, the favored Disciple of the Three Grand Elders. If I can gain his goodwill and support, I might be able to obtain the support of the Three Grand Elders through him.”

“As long as the Grand Elders say a word, Father, you will undoubtedly become the next Sect Master of the Profound Heaven Dao Sect, and I will become the Young Sect Master. When you advance to Elder, I will be the next Sect Master!”

Xiang Shaobo spoke with great animation, all his ambition overflowing on his face.

Xiang Tianwen was silent for a moment, then said, “From Su Yang’s attitude just now, he doesn’t seem to like you very much.”

Xiang Shaobo said confidently, “That’s because he doesn’t understand me yet. After all, it’s our first contact. The more we interact, the more he’ll realize that I am more outstanding than anyone else in my generation.”

“Shaobo, I think it’s better to let nature take its course. The Elder Pavilion has its own arrangements.”

“Father, why do you have no fighting spirit at all? It’s one thing when there was no opportunity before, but now that an opportunity has presented itself, you still want to let nature take its course. Even if you don’t think for yourself, you should think for me! I don’t want to be a Young Pavilion Master who is neither here nor there forever.”

Xiang Shaobo clenched his fist and said resolutely, “Father, if you don’t want to deal with it, then don’t. Leave this matter to me! I promise to put you on the Sect Master position!”

“Shaobo, I know you have big ambitions, but be mindful of propriety in all things. Don’t be reckless.”

Xiang Tianwen sighed.

“I am not a reckless person!”

“If I have a chance to see Lin Bingqing, perhaps I can use her to bridge the gap between me and Su Yang. Then things will be easier... Lin Bingqing has always admired me; she should help me...”

Xiang Shaobo muttered to himself, his eyes flickering as he plotted more things... Su Yang obtained the Spiritual Plant and Immortal Plant he wanted and did not linger in the Sect. He returned to his Immortal Cave immediately.

Wen Yunyao and Gu Yue were chatting, and their relationship seemed quite good.

Lin Bingqing, on the other hand, was cultivating alone in the pavilion.

“Su Yang, you’re back~~~”

Seeing Su Yang return, Wen Yunyao immediately scurried over.

Her eyes were full of him.

Su Yang pinched her small face and said, “You two seem to be getting along quite well.”

Wen Yunyao said, “Anyway, we’ll all be cultivating with you in the future, so it’s not good for our relationship to be so stiff. It’s better to be polite to each other.”

As she spoke, she glanced at Lin Bingqing, who was cultivating in the pavilion, pouting as if displeased with her.

Su Yang naturally saw that there was a feud between them, but he had already brought the Spirit Medicine back and had no mind to deal with their feud.

He said, “Since you and Gu Yue get along, then you two continue chatting.”

With that, he came to the pavilion.

“You... what do you want to do...”

Lin Bingqing opened her eyes, looking at him warily.

Su Yang ignored her and sat down cross-legged.

He took out a portion of each Immortal Plant and Spirit Medicine exchanged from the Merit Pavilion and directly stuffed them into his mouth.

Lin Bingqing, who was beside him, immediately looked at Su Yang as if he were an idiot.

She said coldly, “You’ve been in the Sect for so long, you can’t possibly not know that Spiritual Plant and Immortal Plant need to be refined into Medicinal Pills to be effective, right?”

Eating Immortal Plant and Spirit Medicine directly, how is that different from a Spirit Beast?

Such a person is actually the master of the divine sword?

Such a person can actually be taken as a Disciple by the Three Grand Elders simultaneously!?

Has the Cultivation world fallen to such a state!?

Su Yang remained silent, only chewing the Spirit Medicine in his mouth.

Frankly, this method of Alchemy was truly quite unseemly.

It was really like eating grass.

But there was no other way; to perform Alchemy, the first requirement in the “Dao Transformation Elixir Art” was to orally ingest the required Spirit Medicine.

Even if it tasted bad, he had to eat it.

“Master, what are you doing? Did you go out and go crazy?”

Even Gu Yue looked puzzled.

Wen Yunyao found it even harder to understand and reminded him, “Su Yang, if you eat these Spirit Medicine directly, their medicinal power will be difficult to absorb, and accumulating them in your body might instead cause true essence confusion.”

“Don’t talk.”

Su Yang ignored them and continued to eat.

Gu Yue and Wen Yunyao frowned deeply as they watched.

Even the usually expressionless cold beauty, Lin Bingqing, had a strange expression as she watched Su Yang continuously stuff Spirit Medicine into his mouth.

Su Yang finished eating the required Spirit Medicine.

He immediately closed his eyes, condensed his true essence in his abdomen, and extracted the essence of these Spirit Medicine through his true essence.

Then he sank into his sea of consciousness.

His own consciousness and the rune puppet merged into one.

Under the true essence’s guidance, the refined Spirit Medicine essence appeared in his sea of consciousness, emitting a faint, colorful glow.

The rune alchemy furnace stood atop the rune formation.

Su Yang waved his hand, and the Spirit Medicine essence fell into the rune alchemy furnace.

Su Yang activated the rune formation. The first, second, and third rings burst with strong light, and his Innate Kidney Body was also activated with high intensity, causing the true essence in his body to circulate rapidly.

The true essence entered his sea of consciousness, transforming into true essence fire under Su Yang’s control, burning fiercely beneath the rune alchemy furnace.

“This true essence fire is burning too intensely...!”

The moment the true essence fire ignited, Su Yang was startled. Such rapid consumption, if not replenished, he couldn’t guarantee whether he could successfully refine the first batch of Medicinal Pills.

After thinking for a moment, he temporarily exited his sea of consciousness.

“I need your help. Who will sit up here?”

Su Yang patted his legs.

Gu Yue quickly said, “Master, please spare me. I have no strength left at all. Let this little sister accompany you.”

Saying that, she pushed Wen Yunyao in front of Su Yang.

Since it was Wen Yunyao’s first time cultivating with him in front of others, she was naturally embarrassed, but she also knew that such things would be unavoidable in the future.

So she boldly sat down on Su Yang’s lap.

“You...”

Lin Bingqing saw Wen Yunyao voluntarily incorporate her Spiritual Root into herself, and a blush finally appeared on her fair face.

She immediately got up and fled from the pavilion as if escaping.

This small movement made Gu Yue giggle.

Su Yang felt a large amount of Spiritual Qi gathering, re-entered his sea of consciousness, and began to activate the true essence fire to refine Medicinal Pills...