After bidding farewell to Chang Xianweng, Wei Tu returned to the newly leased fourth-tier high-grade cave abode.
Though the spiritual energy in this cave abode was considerably lacking for a Spirit Transformation cultivator like him, after he spent a vast sum of spirit crystals to set up a "Spirit-Gathering Formation," it could barely reach the fifth tier—enough for his temporary needs.
"Even if this place is insufficient, that... Senior Chen's cave abode should be sufficient."
Wei Tu smiled faintly, opened his Chaotic Calamity Evil Eye, and sat atop the peak of his own cave abode, peering toward Sun-Defying Peak—the tallest mountain among the Ailao Cliff dojo's ranges.
Unlike Jiang Huancheng, who was likewise a Spirit Transformation Rogue Cultivator from Azure Province, "Senior Chen" had not taken many disciples before his death and seemed to have been an ascetic cultivator. Thus, apart from a few maidservants living at the foot of the mountain to handle cleaning, there was no one else in the Sun-Defying Peak cave abode.
The entire cave abode stood empty and desolate, carrying a somewhat chilly air.
Yet that suited Wei Tu perfectly.
He observed it for over ten days. Once he confirmed that no one was "disturbing" Sun-Defying Peak, he concealed his aura, took out several formation disks obtained from the storage pouches of the Chen uncle and nephew, tested them one by one, then quietly moved into this fifth-tier cave abode, taking over the magpie's nest.
The moment he entered the cave abode,
he did not rush to cultivate in seclusion. Instead, he first laid down the Four-Yin Spirit-Nurturing Formation deep within the Sun-Defying Peak spiritual vein, using it to treat the Sky-Rending Eagle's injuries.
The Four-Yin Spirit-Nurturing Formation could gather spiritual energy and nurture the spirituality of spiritual items such as magic artifacts, demon cores,