Jiang Yang had planned this beforehand.
Even setting aside the younger disciples, since he had destroyed the Spirit Spring on Fushu Peak, he had a responsibility to create another.
"The spirit vigor within should need some time to mature. As before, I will leave it in your care, Senior Brother."
Jiang Yang straightened his cuffs and turned back as he spoke.
Bi Xingjian was still stunned by the profusion of violet light and precious qi before him. At those words, he answered reflexively:
"Yes."
"Sorry for the trouble, Senior Brother. I will not stay any longer."
"Not at all..."
Bi Xingjian was about to offer another polite reply, but when he looked up, he discovered that Jiang Yang had already vanished. He could only walk to the edge of the spring pool and inspect it carefully.
Meanwhile, having obtained the Spirit Treasure, Jiang Yang soon returned to his small lodge.
While the Spirit Treasure was still fresh, he had to refine the newly picked [crimson mansion cloud whirlpool lotus] into his body and make it into a mysterious mansion.
The Secret Art for refining it was already preserved within the sect. With his present cultivation, a glance or two was enough to grasp it thoroughly. The only exceptional thing about this method was the rarity of the Spirit Treasure; the refinement itself posed little difficulty.
The spiritual lotus, suffused with violet light, appeared in Jiang Yang's hand. As large as a carriage canopy, it bore thirty-six petals, blooming around its stamens, and brimmed with spiritual resonance. This Spirit Treasure had a broad range of uses, suited equally to pills and artifacts, and was rare even among Purple Mansion-level Spirit Treasures.
This method refined the lotus seat into the body to open a mansion, enfolding the dantian without and storing all