340: Harvest

Situ Jun stood up and stretched his limbs. Crisp crackling sounds echoed from within his body, brimming with vitality like a withered tree meeting spring.

A vast power surged through his Meridians, circulating along the path of the Dragon-Phoenix Grand Derivation True Scripture before finally flowing into his Dantian.

He could clearly feel that his current spiritual power was enough to easily shatter a small mountain, and even when briefly wielding the Law of space with his Primordial Spirit, his Divine Sense would no longer be severely depleted.

Feeling this unprecedented power, a faint smile finally curled at the corner of Situ Jun's mouth.

But to be safe, he still pulled up his personal System panel in his mind to carefully check his status:

[Host: Situ Jun]

[Age: 23]

[Cultivation Technique: Dragon-Phoenix Grand Derivation True Scripture (Earth Rank High Grade, Initial Mastery), Yin-Yang Body Forging Art (Profound Rank High Grade, Major Achievement), Yi Wood Heavenly Thunder Art (Profound Rank Medium Grade, Minor Achievement), Light Body Technique (Yellow Rank High Grade, Perfection), Wandering Dragon Movement Technique (Profound Rank High Grade, Major Achievement), Rock-Shattering Fist (Yellow Rank High Grade, Perfection), Mountain-Shaking Leg Technique (Profound Rank Low Grade, Minor Achievement)]

[Cultivation: Early Soul Transformation Stage (Spiritual Power Purity: 100%, Spiritual Vein Resilience: Far exceeding the same rank)]

[Physique (Spiritual Vein): Chaos Divine Body (Early Stage, can absorb exotic energies between heaven and earth), Peak Grade Wood Spiritual Root (100% Compatibility), Medium Grade Water Spiritual Root (Upgradable)]

[Extra Talents: Rank 5 Alchemist (80% Success Rate), Rank 4 Formation Master (73% Success Rate)]

[Lifebound Treasure: ice seal Sword (Profound Rank High Grade, Bound, the blade contains extreme cold power and can freeze spiritual power)]

[Items: space pearl (Damaged, internal space 48% destroyed, residual Restriction of Daoist Ming Ya), Bound Ring (Contains 100-zhang storage space), Various Medicinal Pills (Marrow Cleansing Pill x18, Qi Gathering Pill x35, Healing Pill x28... Host can check details), A batch of Spirit Stones (High-Grade Spirit Stone x1300, Mid-Grade Spirit Stone x4200, Low-Grade Spirit Stone x306000)...]

[Dao Companion: Liu Xuaner (9th Layer of Foundation Establishment, Profound Yin Charming Body), Su Yunniang (Early Golden Core Stage, Water Spiritual Root), Nangong Xue (First Layer of Foundation Establishment, Water Spiritual Body), Xu Lian (First Layer of Foundation Establishment, Hundred Flowers Charming Body), Lin Suwan (8th Layer of Qi Refining, Spirit Fox Bloodline), Qin Ximeng (4th Layer of Foundation Establishment, Jade Maiden Profound Yin Body), Cherry (8th Layer of Body Refining, Mutated Ice Spiritual Root)...]

[Servants: Wang Decai (3rd Layer of Qi Refining, skilled in intelligence gathering), Zhu Changpo (Early Golden Core Stage), Li Iron Bull (5th Layer of Foundation Establishment), Iron Tiger Wang (6th Layer of Foundation Establishment), Tu Xiong (Early Golden Core Stage), Cao Guang (2nd Layer of Foundation Establishment), Bei Batian (Mid Golden Core Stage), Wang Cheng (Early Golden Core Stage), Bai Yu (Half-step Nascent Soul), Shadow (Late Golden Core Stage, Tianqi Shadow Guard Commander), Nightingale (Half-step Nascent Soul, Heavenly Dragon Dynasty Inspector), Mysterious Clarity Master (Middle Stage Nascent Soul, State Preceptor of Tianqi), Mo Chenggui (Early Nascent Soul Stage, Qingyun Chamber of Commerce Elder), Bai Qingtian (Early Nascent Soul Stage, Loose Cultivator), Withered Bone Ascetic (Early Nascent Soul Stage, Ten Thousand Gu Sect Grand Elder) (Current servant capacity: 20, increases with Host's Cultivation level)]

[heavenly luck value: 100,000 (Exhausted before the Lightning Tribulation, rewarded by the System after the Lightning Tribulation based on the difficulty of the Host's tribulation and Cultivation Breakthrough)]

Looking at the data on the panel, Situ Jun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The compatibility of the Chaos Divine Body had not decreased, and the heavenly luck value had returned to 100,000. What concerned him most was that his spiritual power purity had actually reached 100%—this meant his spiritual power was more condensed than that of Cultivators of the same rank, and the power of his strikes would be even greater.

The only regret was that the space pearl was damaged.

With a thought, his consciousness sank into his Dantian. He saw the gray space pearl floating quietly in the center of his Dantian. The dark patterns on its surface had dimmed significantly, with occasional faint flickers of spiritual power being extinguished by the damaged Restrictions.

“Nearly half of the spatial Restrictions inside were destroyed by the Lightning Tribulation, and more than half of the Spirit Plants and Spirit Medicines inside were ruined along with them. I can only repair it slowly in the future.”

Situ Jun sighed softly. He tapped his finger lightly outside his Dantian, and his spiritual power transformed into fine threads, carefully wrapping around the pearl.

“Fortunately, Daoist Ming Ya left behind a method to upgrade the space pearl, and the repair method is included. Once I return to Beijiang City and collect enough Materials, I should be able to restore it to its peak state.”

After a pause, he withdrew his consciousness. His gaze swept across the continuous sand dunes, first toward the direction of East Lin City, then turning toward Beijiang City. His eyes softened, carrying a faint smile.

The streets of Beijiang City, the courtyard of the City Lord's Manor, and the figure of Su Yunniang with her large pregnant belly appeared in his mind like a scroll.

“It is time to return to Beijiang City.”

There were the people he cared about, the forces he controlled, and the things he needed to protect. It was his true home in this Cultivation world.

Moreover, the matters in Southern Border were settled. Not only had he obtained the divine object, the space pearl, but he had also recruited several Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators.

Now that his Cultivation had successfully stepped into the Soul Transformation Stage, making him a top Cultivator that even the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty would try to win over, there was no longer any need to linger here.

The next moment, he moved. His figure swept across the sand dunes like a gentle breeze, and after a few leaps, he appeared at the base of a distant cliff.

Buried in the sandy ground beneath the cliff was the Storage Pouch he had hidden earlier to avoid it being destroyed by the Lightning Tribulation.

With a flick of his finger, a bolt of spiritual power shot into the sand. The Storage Pouch flew out, carrying some sand, and landed in his hand.

Brushing off the sand from the Storage Pouch, he took out several glowing sound transmission jade talismans. Different runes were carved on the surfaces of the talismans, representing different people.

There was news of Luo Yu and the others returning to East Lin City, news from Nightingale that a powerhouse breaking through in the Ming Ya Mountain Range had caught the attention of the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty, and worried greetings from Widow Ya and the other women.

As he expected, under the protection of the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, they had quickly returned to East Lin City.

With a smile on his lips, Situ Jun replied to the talismans one by one—telling Luo Yu that he had successfully undergone his tribulation and asking her to wait a few days before returning to the Sect; telling Nightingale to continue inquiring about the reaction of the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty's Imperial Astronomical Bureau; and gently reassuring Widow Ya and the others, saying he had successfully broken through and would return in a few days.

After replying to all the talismans, Situ Jun tied the Storage Pouch to his waist, and the space around him fluctuated slightly.

He took a deep breath. The spiritual power within him surged into his fingertips as he lightly carved a spatial rift in front of him. His figure seemed to blend into the air as he slowly stepped into the rift, which then closed behind him without leaving a trace.

On the desert, only a landscape of devastated sand dunes and charred rubble remained, silently telling the tale of the earth-shattering Lightning Tribulation that had taken place here...