Chen Shu bent down and picked up a crystal.
It was a strange crystal formed when the Great Blazing Sun Art melted the soil and stone beneath his feet and mixed them with Spirit Power from the spell. Chen Shu had chosen the purest piece. Clear and luminous, it gleamed bright yellow, as though light flowed inside it, and it was scorching hot to the touch.
Then he rose into the air.
The Vice Sect Master waited nearby. "Your first time using the Great Blazing Sun Art went smoothly. You succeeded on the first try. You must have put in plenty of work."
"I used to tinker with it whenever I had time between classes. There was some luck involved too." Chen Shu spoke modestly. Under the Vice Sect Master's guidance, he had already come to understand the Great Blazing Sun Art thoroughly. He simply hadn't dared use it in the Jade Capital. In his mind, though, he had cast it countless times. The Spirit Sage Mark had also greatly enhanced the quality of his Spirit Power, fully meeting the art's requirements. That was why he had succeeded on his first attempt.
"How has your cultivation progressed since reaching the Seventh Tier?"
"Thanks to the Spirit Sage, fairly quickly."
"Mm. Judging by the power of your Great Blazing Sun Art, you're already stronger than many cultivators in the middle and later stages of the Seventh Tier." The Vice Sect Master changed the subject. "The country plans to purge Cao Ci's core Dream Moon Cult followers worldwide. Have you heard?"
"A little."
"From the Imperial Grandson, I take it."
"Yes."
"This operation will mainly involve High Tier Ancient Cultivators. They'll strike across the border, though none of the targets are far away. The Spirit Sect must answer the country's call as