An Enemy Reveals Herself
Song Wen changed his appearance, transforming into a young cultivator, and returned to the Su Clan Town at the foot of Clearpeace Mountain.
He had thought that Su Huayue's death and Su Xiaoliu's escape would trigger a thorough investigation by the Su Clan, but that was not the case. At least in Su Clan Town, Song Wen did not notice anything unusual.
It seems that the entire Su Clan has no time to care about these trivial matters.
After wandering around the town without finding any valuable information, Song Wen left the town and headed towards the valley where Su Gan was in seclusion.
Ten miles away from the valley, Song Wen hid in a Cave and released six Sacred Beetle Gu, which flew towards the valley.
After surveying the valley and confirming that everything was normal, Song Wen set up the <Qi-Sealing Spirit-Isolating Formation> and the <Nine-Palace Yin-Transforming Formation>, took out the Eight-Banner Yin Soul Banner, and began to refine the Ghost King.
For the next few days, Song Wen hid in the Cave, focusing all his efforts on refining the Black-Armored Ghost King.
On this day, a towering Black-Armored Ghost King suddenly broke through the Yin Soul Banner and appeared in the Cave.
Suddenly, a chilling wind swept through the Cave, and a ghostly aura filled the air.
Song Wen made a hand Method Formula, and the Black-Armored Ghost King floated back and forth in the small Cave at his command.
A look of surprise appeared on his face; the Black-Armored Ghost King had been completely refined.
After storing the Black-Armored Ghost King in the Yin Soul Banner, Song Wen silently estimated the time.
His brows furrowed suddenly as he focused entirely on refining the Ghost King. Unbeknownst to him, eight days had already passed, exceeding the date in Su Xiuyong's memory when Su Gan was supposed to activate his life extension.
Why has there been no movement in the valley?
The Du Clan did not appear either.
Are the Du Clan just going to stand by and watch Su Gan Yanshou succeed without doing anything?
Song Wen walked out of the Cave and looked into the valley.
It was the dead of night, and the entire Cave Black Hole, like a lurking beast ready to pounce and devour anyone it might attack.
Everything around the valley was as usual, and the array within the valley remained active, firmly enveloping the entire valley. The valley's protective array could block Divine Sense and sight, so Song Wen had no way of knowing what had happened inside.
"Could it be that Su Gan has successfully extended his lifespan?" Song Wen wondered to himself.
If Su Gan really succeeds in extending his lifespan, his revenge against the Su Clan will have to be postponed, and he will no longer dare to openly hide near Clearpeace Mountain.
If Su Gan were to gain another sixty years of lifespan, he would certainly not remain in seclusion in the valley and would inevitably emerge. If Song Wen were to continue staying with the Su Clan, the danger would escalate dramatically.
Two days later, at noon.
A beautiful figure appeared in the sky above the valley.
Through the Sacred Beetle Gu, Song Wen saw the face of the newcomer, and hatred flashed in his eyes.
The person who appeared above the valley was none other than the Golden Core female cultivator from the Beast Taming Sect who had been chasing him outside East Birch Market.
"Brother Su Gan, your younger sister has come at your invitation." The voice of the Daoist nun Qingyan echoed through the valley.
At this moment, the Qingyan was quite different from the sinister figure she had when chasing Song Wen outside Eastern Splendor Market. Instead, she appeared straightforward, unconventional, and without any guile.
Suddenly, the top of the great formation opened up, and two figures appeared in the valley, soaring into the sky.
The leader was none other than Su Gan, the patriarch of the Su Clan.
Behind him followed Su Wenshi, the eldest elder of the Su Clan.
A hearty smile appeared on Su Gan's aged face, as if he had met an old friend he hadn't seen in a long time and was in a great mood.
"Qingyan, I am deeply grateful for your long journey to lend me a helping hand. It is my Su Clan's fault for not welcoming you in time."
As he spoke, he bowed and clasped his hands in a fist salute to the Qingyan.
The Qingyan nun Qingyan smiled and said, "Brother Su, we are sworn brothers, so let's skip these formalities."
Su Gan stepped aside, raised his hand to guide the way towards the valley, and said, "Qingyan, please!"
The three of them soon entered the valley.
A small house in a bamboo forest in a valley.
Su Gan and Qingyan, the Daoist nun, sat facing each other.
"Brother Su, how are the preparations for extending lifespan going?"
"Everything is ready, I'm just waiting for you to come and help me activate the Devouring Essence Array. Activating the Devouring Essence Array is too taxing on my mind and Law Power; I alone am not capable enough, and I don't have complete confidence in controlling the Devouring Essence Array."
"Furthermore, my lifespan is nearing its end, and excessive consumption of my Law Power may cause my already dwindling life force to dissipate rapidly. That's why I specifically invited you here to lend me a hand."
The Su Clan a pregnant woman to cultivate Yellow Essence Fungus, imbuing it with a wisp of nascent life energy, so that Su Gan Yellow Essence Fungus consume it when the <Devouring Essence Array> was activated to replenish his depleted vitality.
The Qingyan nun Qingyan looked at Su Gan, her eyes filled with nostalgia and reminiscence.
"Brother Su, back then, the five of us explored the High Antiquity secret realm of the Longevity Hall together. We thought that with the combined strength of five Golden Core cultivators, we could uncover the secrets of the Longevity Hall. But we never expected that the Longevity Hall was full of dangers. Before we even entered the Longevity Main Hall, we were severely injured. Three Golden Core cultivators died, and you and I escaped with serious injuries."
"Having paid such a heavy price, the gains were meager; the only valuable thing was that 'Longevity Token'."
"I copied the contents of the 'Longevity Token' and studied it for nearly twenty years, but gained almost nothing. Brother Su, however, you comprehended the 'Longevity Token' and successfully set up the <Devouring Essence Array>. You are truly exceptionally talented."
Su Gan shook his head, a bitter look on his face.
"It's just that my lifespan is nearing its end, and I had no choice but to do it. If I were truly exceptionally talented, I wouldn't have been stuck at the Golden Core Early Stage over two hundred years, exhausting my lifespan without making any progress."
Qingyan Daoist said, "Brother Su has over two hundred years of arduous cultivation. Once he successfully extends his lifespan, he will surely unleash his accumulated strength and his cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds."
"Thank you for your kind words, nun," Su Gan said, bowing.
The Qingyan changed the subject.
"Brother Su, could you please take me to see the <Devouring Essence Array>? I am extremely curious about this High Antiquity array that can prolong life."
"Of course. If you want to help me control the Devouring Essence Array, you naturally need to understand how the Devouring Essence Array works."
The two figures disappeared one after the other from the wooden house and arrived above a flat area in the center of the valley.
The flat land is about three miles wide and is paved with first-grade spirit ore, azurite.
The ground was engraved with extremely complex and profound array patterns.
From high above, the array patterns resemble long snakes, intertwined and entwined. Even though the array has not yet been activated, a strange and sinister aura emanates from it.
The formation was divided into east and west sections, with white formation patterns in the east section and black formation patterns in the west section.
At the center of the formation was a circular platform about ten feet in size, with the formation patterns on it in crimson red.
Two Formation Plate, one large and one small, suddenly appeared in Su Gan's hand.
"The Devouring Essence Array has two Formation Plate, a main one and a secondary one. The larger one is the main one, and the smaller one is the secondary one."
"I will hold the main Formation Plate and sit on the central platform of the array. You will hold the auxiliary Formation Plate and sit in the eastern section of the array, while the living sacrifice will be placed in the western section of the array."
"Once the formation is activated, the life force within the Living Sacrifice's body will be absorbed by the <Devouring Essence Array> and merge into my body."
Next, Su Gan taught Qingyan Daoist how to control the auxiliary Formation Plate, but he only taught her how to control the auxiliary Formation Plate and did not reveal a single word about the operating mechanism of the <Devouring Essence Array>.
"Qingyan, I will need you to go into seclusion for two more days to comprehend the control method of the auxiliary Formation Plate of the <Devouring Essence Array>. The longevity extension program will officially begin in two days."
Qingyan Daoist said, "Brother Su, rest assured, I will definitely study it carefully and dare not make any mistakes."