Manifesting a Cultivation Method, Hai Bodong

A flicker of interest appeared on Su Yun's face. "Scorching Poison is but a trivial matter to This Sect Master, but for a mere Dou Wang like you, expelling the poison should be somewhat difficult."

"Yes, I wonder..."

Nalan Jie's heart stirred. Could it be that this lord was kindhearted enough to help him expel the poison?

However, he was clearly overthinking it. Su Yun never played the good Samaritan.

"The gifts of fate always have their price secretly marked. If This Sect Master treats you for free, can you bear the price you will have to pay later?"

A faint, knowing smile played on Su Yun's lips, as though he had seen through Nalan Jie's thoughts.

"I was presumptuous."

Nalan Jie gave a bitter smile.

"It is unwise to expect something for nothing. The atmosphere on the continent is truly getting worse and worse."

Su Yun shook his head and turned to leave.

He coveted the Seven Illusory Azure Spirit Saliva owned by the Nalan Family, but given his established persona, it would not be appropriate for him to ask Nalan Jie for it outright.

But Su Yun was completely confident. Before long, Nalan Jie would be begging him to expel the poison. There was not much time left before the Scorching Poison erupted completely.

Su Yun returned to his residence, and a thought stirred in his mind.

"System, how many Truth Points would it take to manifest an Earth-Tier Mid-Grade Cultivation Method?"

Ding!

Manifesting an Earth-Tier Mid-Grade Cultivation Method requires 100000 Truth Points.

One hundred thousand!

Su Yun clicked his tongue. He only had around one hundred and ten thousand Truth Points on hand. If he manifested it directly, he would probably be back to square one overnight.

"Then what about an Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique?"

10000 Truth Points required.

Su Yun nodded. "Cultivation methods are more valuable than Dou Techniques, and this is one grade lower as well. An Earth-tier Low-grade Dou Technique only costs ten thousand Truth Points, which is still quite affordable...

How many Truth Points would it take if I manifested the Nether Poison Canon now?"

Ding.

Detected that the manifestation progress of the Earth-Tier Mid-Grade Cultivation Method, Nether Poison Canon, is 30%. 70000 Truth Points required.

"I see. The progress is at 30%, so thirty percent of the Truth Points were deducted."

Su Yun's brows relaxed. This price was still acceptable.

As time passed, the increase in progress became slower and slower. The Nether Bone Erosion Butterfly Dou Technique was doing somewhat better.

But over the course of a month, the Nether Poison Canon had only increased by 4%. It would probably be difficult for it to increase even 1% per month in the future.

Su Yun had no intention of continuing to wait. He truly needed a cultivation method urgently.

Even with the Woeful Poison Body and the Sect Breaking Pill to aid him, he still could not break through to Dou Zong without a cultivation method.

Besides, Xiao Yi Xian had already awakened her Woeful Poison Body. If he still did not pass the cultivation method on to her, the little girl might start worrying that her teacher had something against her.

"System, manifest the Nether Poison Canon!"

Ding! Manifestation of the Nether Poison Canon successful. 70000 Truth Points deducted.

Remaining Truth Points: 40904.

A vast torrent of information appeared in Su Yun's mind. Even with his current Soul Power, it took him half a day to fully digest it.

Following the method recorded in the Nether Poison Canon, Su Yun circulated his Dou Qi through a major heavenly cycle.

Surging Dou Qi flowed endlessly through his meridians. As one major heavenly cycle after another accumulated, Su Yun's aura became increasingly unfathomable.

An Earth-Tier Mid-Grade Cultivation Method was considered excellent even in the Central Plains. After Su Yun had completely converted his cultivation, he found that his Dou Qi had become far more abundant.

"Not bad. Next, I can begin preparing to break through to Dou Zong."

Although Su Yun was a Dou Huang, according to the character background he had previously fabricated, he had actually fallen from the Dou Zong realm.

Strictly speaking, he was merely cultivating anew. The so-called Dou Zong bottleneck did not exist at all.

"If I had seventh-tier poisonous herbs and poisons, even this Sect Breaking Pill would be unnecessary... The Mite'er Family is still a little too weak."

Su Yun did not mean to blame Mittel Tengshan. Being able to gather the ingredients for one batch of Sect Breaking Pills within three months was already quite good.

"Perhaps I need a Dou Huang expert to work for me..."

The Amethyst Winged Lion King was a magical beast after all and could only serve as a mount.

An inscrutable smile appeared in Su Yun's eyes.

The Imperial Capital had gained a Sixth-grade Alchemist possessing Heavenly Flames. Once a certain fellow whose cultivation had been sealed for decades learned of this news, he would probably rush over without stopping...

Su Yun calmed his mind, used the Nether Poison Flame to lay down a poisonous fiery miasma in the room, then swallowed the Sect Breaking Pill. He intended to break through to Dou Zong in one go!

Nine days later.

A white-haired old man sat in the seat of honor in the Mite'er Family's council hall. Mittel Tengshan respectfully accompanied him at his side, his eyes filled with reverence.

"Elder Hai, you have suffered all these years. Why did you not return and seek me out sooner?"

Mittel Tengshan looked grief-stricken. His relationship with Hai Bodong ran deep, and he truly cared about Hai Bodong's safety.

"Seek you out? If even I could not solve the problem myself, what could you have done?"

The old man, Hai Bodong, waved his hand.

Mittel Tengshan opened his mouth, then sighed. "You were afraid that Old Jia would act against you, weren't you?"

"You really are clever. I did not entrust the Mite'er Family to you in vain...

If I returned, I could certainly obtain your and the family's help, but that Old Monster Jia Xing Tian would likely not be happy to see it.

Back when I first founded the Mite'er Family, Jia Xing Tian tested me at every turn, afraid that I would overturn his empire.

In the past, both he and I were Dou Huang experts. Even if his cultivation surpassed mine, without certainty that he could kill me, he still had to remain outwardly cordial.

But once news of my sealed cultivation reached Jia Xing Tian's ears, there was no guarantee he would not take the opportunity to eliminate me.

He always wants to keep everything in his grasp and guards against everyone..."

Hai Bodong suddenly sneered. "That girl Yun Yun has a gentle temperament. After taking office, she placed many restrictions on the Misty Cloud Sect. And what happened? Jia Xing Tian still moved his army right to someone else's doorstep.

A few months ago, when that Sixth-grade Alchemist fought him, it was for this reason as well, wasn't it?

Only he would treat the Jia Ma Empire like some treasure, keeping it wrapped up so tightly.

Enough of that... Bringing that Sixth-grade Alchemist into the Mite'er Family truly helped me immensely."

Hai Bodong patted Mittel Tengshan on the shoulder, praising him sincerely.

He had actually arrived at the Imperial Capital on the day Su Yun refined the Sect Breaking Pill, concealing himself in the shadows to observe Su Yun.

Only after personally witnessing Su Yun use Heavenly Flames to refine the Sect Breaking Pill, confirming that he truly was a Sixth-grade Alchemist, did Hai Bodong decide to approach Su Yun.

But unfortunately, after recognizing each other, he learned from Mittel Tengshan that Su Yun had immediately entered seclusion after refining the Sect Breaking Pill.

Mittel Tengshan said, "Lord Su is rather careless. Forgive me for saying so, but he made no preparations at all. He even swallowed the pill and attempted a breakthrough directly without anyone guarding him.

If he were disturbed by an outside force, I fear all his efforts would be wasted."

After discovering that Su Yun had entered seclusion, he had immediately sealed off Su Yun's residence and temporarily detained the maidservants within, even Ya Fei, for fear that the news would leak out.

Hai Bodong shook his head. "The Sect Breaking Pill ensures that one will not die even if the breakthrough fails, nor will one's cultivation fall. At most, it will damage some vitality.

Even if some petty person interferes and causes him to fail, so what? With his miraculous alchemy skills, he can simply refine another Sect Breaking Pill at most."

At this point, Hai Bodong's lips twitched. He spoke lightly, but he was actually quite envious of alchemists who could swallow medicinal pills like candy.

Mittel Tengshan came to a realization. "So that is how it is. I just wonder when Lord Su will break through. Otherwise, you will have to wait quite some time longer."

"I have endured all these years, so why rush now?

Besides, if he truly was once a Dou Zong expert, then this breakthrough should not be difficult for him. Perhaps in a few days..."

Boom—!