Only after seeing off Elder Pei Tu, Senior Sister Little Yuan, and the people from the Dongyuan Sect in turn did Song Yan finally have some peace.
He did not hurry back to his cave abode, but planted some Cloud Abyss Bamboo Rice in the little courtyard, one seed at a time.
Although he no longer had the Nectar from the Jade Bottle, the cultivation world had many ways to hasten growth. They simply were not as fast as before.
Come to think of it, Song Yan still did not know what sort of treasure that withered branch was. With such immense vitality, however, it most likely had something to do with the legendary Jianmu. When he traveled through the Central Region in the future, he could keep an eye out for news on that subject.
Only after planting the Sword Bamboo did he return to his cave abode. He washed and tidied himself up a little, then entered the quiet chamber and sat cross-legged.
He took the Jade Bamboo Staff out of the Infinite Treasury and suspended it before him.
"This senior really was one of a kind, actually wielding a bamboo staff as a sword..."
Song Yan immediately summoned Spiritual Power and Sword Qi, slowly refining it.
Despite having lain dormant for so many years, the staff proved upon refinement to be a Law Treasure-grade "flying sword."
Refining a Law Treasure normally took considerable time, but Song Yan was now a Golden Core True Person, so he completed the initial refinement in just a few hours.
He immediately channeled Sword Qi and tried a few Sword Forms. It did differ somewhat from an ordinary flying sword.
He put it away in the Infinite Treasury.
At the same time, his divine sense sank into the Two-Pole Realm.
The Jade