A year's time
Su Bai was completely absorbed in his cultivation.
His cultivation level increased rapidly.
A year has passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Bai turned twenty-nine.
On November 5th of that year, [Immortal Talent Reflection] was refreshed.
Following the Immortal Art prompts in his mind, Su Bai slowly ended his cultivation.
Su Bai has been sitting cross-legged in the Thatched Hut for a whole year.
Because of Su Bai's long-term, uninterrupted cultivation, the surrounding Water Spiritual Energy, under the long-term attraction of the Water Heavenly Spirit Root, formed a terrifying, visible Spiritual Qi Whirlpool around his body.
With such abundant Spiritual Qi within the Water Pavilion Secret Realm, Su Bai's advancement to the Peak Foundation Establishment was even faster than he had previously anticipated.
"So quickly, a year has already passed?"
"My Immortal Art has been refreshed; I shouldn't waste it. I'll pause my seclusion and go Copy a Talent."
Su Bai stood up.
As Su Bai stood up, the surrounding Whirlpool Water Spiritual Energy slowly dissipated.
Su Bai pushed open the door of the Thatched Hut and stepped outside; the surrounding environment was still bathed in Deep Blue light.
Su Bai identified the direction, then darted away and quickly found the area of the Secret Realm Teleportation Array array.
Similar to the setting of the Pill Pavilion Secret Realm, entering the Secret Realm requires passing through the Secret Realm Entrance, while exiting is directly transported to Heavenly Star City via Teleportation Array.
However, the Teleportation Array in the Water Pavilion Secret Realm requires you to pay for the teleportation Spirit Stone yourself.
Su Bai placed the Spirit Stone, stood on the Teleportation Array, and activated Teleportation Array himself. The next moment, Teleportation Ripple enveloped Su Bai.
The Deep Blue sky disappeared from Su Bai's sight.
After the Teleportation Ripple subsided, Su Bai appeared inside the Zhang Family's Teleportation Pavilion.
The old Old Foundation Establishment Cultivator remained in the Teleportation Pavilion, and a year had passed without any change.
He looked up at Su Bai from the riverbank, then lowered his head again.
Su Bai received a telepathic message in his mind. "You can leave the Zhang Family by holding the Jade Talisman."
Su Bai bowed slightly to him in greeting.
He hung the Jade Talisman in a conspicuous place, then slipped away from the Zhang Family Residence.
Since it was still early, Su Bai went to the Pill Shop first.
This is Su Bai's Stronghold within the Heavenly Star Alliance.
Everyone who knows Su Bai well in the Demon Star Sea will find this place when they are looking for Su Bai.
Over the course of a year, a lot of information was left behind in Pill Shop, which Zhang Ying registered and handed over to Su Bai one by one.
Qin Lin approached Su Bai three times.
Lu Ming visited Su Bai twice.
What surprised Su Bai the most was that the Merfolk Race Sea Tribe also sent people to invite Su Bai to some kind of Sea Star City Grand Gathering.
They even sent out a proper invitation.
It seems that the Merfolk Third Prince Cang Mingxiao, has a very good impression of Su Bai.
However, Su Bai Su Bai was in seclusion, and by the time he saw the invitation, half a year had passed.
"Qin Lin is actually waiting for me in Heavenly Star City?"
"It seems something has indeed happened."
Previously, when Qin Lin came to Heavenly Star City, he basically did nothing but purchase spirit medicine from Su Bai.
This time, it was he who took the initiative to leave a message for Su Bai, asking for a meeting with Su Bai.
It was still early, so Su Bai headed off at the address Qin Lin had left behind.
The message was left two weeks ago; I hope he's still around.
Before long, Su Bai appeared in a small courtyard rented by Cultivator in Heavenly Star City.
This is the same kind of small courtyard where Su Bai lived when he first came to Heavenly Star City.
However, the courtyard Qin Lin rented was clearly in better condition, costing nearly a thousand Spirit Stone per year.
Su Bai darted to the front of the courtyard and gently activated the Magic Array.
A short while later, a voice transmission entered Su Bai's mind. "Come in, Senior Brother Su Bai."
Su Bai, it's been a long time since anyone called me by that name.
Su Bai's heart stirred, and he darted into the courtyard.
The courtyard gate opened by itself without any wind. Su Bai stepped inside and saw Qin Lin, who had a livid face, sitting cross-legged in the Cultivation Room, looking at Su Bai with a wry smile.
Years of life Assassin had diminished Qin Lin's original gentle and calm demeanor, replaced by a chilling aura.
With the Spirit Stone he earned from Assassin, he had already rapidly advanced to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
"What's wrong with you?" Su Bai asked, looking at the genius Disciple of the Wood Court.
"He was poisoned by the target while on a Assassin mission."
"The target is the Sea Tribe, and they're quite powerful. They've assigned me a certain label, and now I dare not leave Heavenly Star City."
"If you had come any later, I'm afraid I would Passing into Nirvana here."
Su Bai's expression turned slightly serious. "What kind of poison is it?"
"It is the Lifeblood Divine Ability of the Silver Snake Tribe of the Sea Tribe."
Qin Lin murmured, silvery blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Clearly, simply talking could worsen his injuries.
Su Bai gestured for him to be quiet.
"You wait here and don't worry, I'll go and find out a way to detoxify you."
Su Bai left the rented courtyard and headed to the Star Luo Pill Pavilion.
Before long, Su Bai appeared inside the Pill Pavilion Secret Realm.
"The Lifeblood Divine Ability of the Silver Snake Tribe?"
"Your friend survived because he was only slightly affected by this Divine Ability."
"The Silver Snake Tribe is the most venomous race in the sea. If their Divine Ability strike head-on, even Golden Core Cultivator will quickly perish," True Man He Crane analyzed.
He then patted his Storage Bag and took out a bottle of pills.
"This is the Soul-Cleansing Pill, Third-tier Mid-grade Spirit Pill."
"Its name seems to be related to the soul, but it is actually a type of Pill."
"A Sea Tribe Cultivator had previously sought my help to refine the Soul-Cleansing Pill, and I secretly kept half a bottle for myself. Now it's finally come in handy."
"Here are five Soul-Cleansing Pill. Remember to have your friend take one every day, even if his symptoms improve. Do not stop, otherwise the Silver Snake Poison will return, and the Soul-Cleansing Pill will not be able to save him," True Man He solemnly said.
Su Bai took the Soul-Cleansing Pill, respectfully bowed to True Man He, and then hurriedly left the Pill Pavilion Secret Realm.
"This kid is accumulating more and more secrets." True Man He shook his head slightly as he watched Su Bai's figure disappear from the Teleportation Array array.
That's fine. True Man He was just worried that the Star Luo Pill Pavilion would fall into the hands of an incompetent person. As long as the person who takes over inherits his alchemy skills, no matter how complicated their background is, he will be happy to see it.
We emerged from the Pill Pavilion Secret Realm.
Su Bai quickly arrived at Qin Lin's location.
Qin Lin was now completely exhausted and could barely move his body.
Su Bai opened Qin Lin's mouth directly and fed him a Soul-Cleansing Pill.
The Soul-Cleansing Pill melted instantly upon entering Qin Lin's mouth, transforming into multicolored streams of light that flowed into his limbs and bones.
Qin Lin's complexion visibly became rosy.
Just a quarter of an hour later, Qin Lin opened his eyes, his eyes filled with joy. The suppression of his Spiritual Qi by the Silver Snake Poison had disappeared, and he could use his Spiritual Power again, allowing his body to recover much faster.
Seeing this, Su Bai breathed a slight sigh of relief and handed the remaining Soul-Cleansing Pill to Qin Lin.
He also carefully instructed them to take the medicine for five consecutive days.
"Thank you very much, Senior Brother Su. Please accept these Spirit Stone."
Qin Lin bowed gratefully to Su Bai, took out ten High-grade Spirit Stone, and was about to hand them over to Su Bai.
"No need. We are brothers, both in a foreign land, and should help each other."
Su Bai shook his head and declined, then activated [Immortal Talent Reflection] to examine Qin Lin's Talent Spirit Root.