A moment later.
The night breeze swept through the bamboo courtyard, dispelling the last trace of bewilderment in Zhao Chengkong's eyes.
The elders of the Earth Realm exerted immense pressure. Zhao Y ehan held power, but the hearts and minds of the people remained uncertain.
Even with the most exquisite techniques, Soul Control Technique at the Mystic Realm Ninth Level can only delay defeat when faced with absolute overwhelming cultivation.
He needs a trump card that can overturn the game.
Zhao Chengkong's gaze involuntarily fell once again on the landscape painting on the wall, which had returned to its tranquil state.
A sea of clouds, Azure Flood Dragon, and eerie green vertical pupils.
The belongings left by his father. Su Yu said that hidden among them was a demon servant with a strength of at least the Heaven Realm. A demon servant that only recognized the bloodline of the Zhao Clan.
"Demon servant..." Zhao Chengkong uttered these two words in a low voice, his Adam's apple bobbing.
The path of the Soul Control Faction is to control the remnant souls of demon servants. However, Soul Control is different from Soul Fusion; it is about control, not fusion. The Soul Control and the demon servant are clearly distinct; a person is a person, and a soul is a soul. This requires extremely refined, pure, and powerful spiritual power to construct that unshakable master-servant chain.
Zhao Chengkong, at the Mystic Realm Ninth Level, Subtlety Soul Control Technique and his spiritual power was among the best of his generation. But facing a remnant soul of a demon servant who was at least at the Heaven Realm...
That is a chasm in terms of the level of life.
If he is not careful, it will not be that he can control the demon servant, but that the demon servant's remaining will can crush his soul directly.
But there was no other way.
Zhao Chengkong in a deep fist salute, his meaning unspoken.
Su Yu patted him on the shoulder, then turned and walked towards another guest room in the side courtyard. "I'm going to rest for a bit. Call me if you need anything."
Push the door open, then close it.
Zhao Chengkong was the only one left in the courtyard, facing the painting that carried his father's legacy and a shocking secret.
After Su Yu left, Zhao Chengkong walked to the painting and sat down cross-legged.
Inside the guest room.
Su Yu sat down on the simple wooden bed without lighting a lamp. Moonlight leaked in through the cracks in the window, cutting several silvery streaks on the ground.
With a slight thought, the panel slowly unfolded.
On one side are the top-grade Divine Spirit Refinement Techniques for the Earth Realm automatically collected by the system.
The Clear Nether Spirit Refinement Art purifies the mind and spirit, forging sharpness and clarity. Its approach leans towards purity and spirituality, quite different from the heavy and suppressive nature of the Prison-Suppressing Scripture.
On the other side is the Purple-Gold Prison-Suppressing Scripture he is currently cultivating, which suppresses all evil and makes his soul indestructible. It follows a domineering and powerful path.
Without much hesitation, Su Yu sent a clear command to the silent and efficient system.
"It integrates the core Spirit Refinement methods of the ' Clear Nether Spirit Refinement Art ' and the ' Purple-Gold Prison-Suppressing Scripture '."
[Ding! 100,000 Slaughter Points consumed, initiating fusion...]
Buzz!
Within his sea of consciousness, the invisible power of rules suddenly activated.
The radiant imprint of Qingmeng and the purple-gold trajectory surrounding the Prison-Suppressing Platform lit up simultaneously. Two completely different spiritual inheritances were drawn, pulled, collided, and intertwined by an invisible force.
The process was not a sudden storm, but more like two completely different paints, which, under the influence of water, permeated, blended, and merged with each other.
The radiance of Qingmeng attempted to envelop the heaviness of Zijin, while Zijin's trajectory instinctively repelled foreign energy, constructing a defensive line. Repulsion, pulling, and more repulsion...
Su Yu's divine sense steadily controlled the center, Prison-Suppressing Platform emitted a faint light, suppressing any potential energy surges. This was his home turf, and the source of the rules' operation.
I don't know how much time passed; it might have been a moment, or it might have been a long time.
The intense conflict between Qingmeng Guanghua and Zijin Guiji finally ceased. They began to connect and recombine in a completely new way.
The "sharpness" and "transparency" of the Qing Dynasty were preserved, but the core was infused with the heaviness and inviolability of " Prison Suppression ".
Zijin's "suppression" and "solidity" remain its foundation, but it has gained a touch of "divine insight" and penetrating potential.
A new trajectory slowly took shape in the sea of consciousness. It was no longer a simple clear mist or purple gold, but a more complex and profound color—the base color was a condensed dark gold ( Prison Suppression ), while the surface was covered with a bluish-gray mist (clear darkness). At the point where the two merged, fine patterns, seemingly containing the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, were faintly generated.
[Ding! Fusion successful!]
[A brand new Spirit Refinement Technique has been generated: " Azure Nether Purple-Gold Spirit Refinement Record "]
[Quality: Top-tier in the Earth Realm ]
[Characteristics: Possesses both the penetrating insight and all-pervasive power of Azure Nether, and the indestructible strength and ability to suppress all evil of Purple Gold. Divine sense can conceal itself and probe like mist, cut through shackles like a blade, and imprison and obliterate like a prison.]
The information flow appeared concisely and clearly in Su Yu's mind: Earth Realm Supreme Grade.
It was a grade higher than the " Clear Nether Spirit Refinement Art " (high-grade Earth Realm ) that he had gifted to Zhao Chengkong, and it perfectly matched his own cultivation foundation.
But that's not all.
Su Yu "looked" at the newly created " Azure Nether Purple-Gold Spirit Refinement Record ". [ Slaughter Points: 210500]
These points are far from enough to break through the Earth Realm.
But what about using it to... deduce and build upon a newly fused cultivation technique?
"Add some points to ' Azure Nether Purple-Gold Spirit Refinement Record '." Su Yu didn't hesitate at all.
[Confirmed consumption of Slaughter Points to increase the cultivation progress of " Azure Nether Purple-Gold Spirit Refinement Record "?]
[yes]
[ Slaughter Points -100,000... Cultivation Skill Comprehension +10%...+20%...+30%...]
[ Slaughter Points -150000...+50%...+60%...+70%...]
The massive number of Slaughter Points disappeared like flowing water. At the same time, the trajectory of the newly created " Azure Nether Purple-Gold Spirit Refinement Record " in Su Yu's sea of consciousness became clearer, more solid, and more complete at an unprecedented speed.
The various cultivation barriers, the profound mysteries of their operation, and the subtleties of the application of spiritual power are being understood, mastered, and thoroughly understood at an unprecedented speed.
[ Slaughter Points -210500... Technique Comprehension Reached 100%! Mastery!]
[ His Spirit Refinement, aided by the perfected technique, has broken through to the Earth Realm First Level!]
The moment the last Slaughter Points were exhausted, the newly formed trajectory of the " Azure Nether Purple-Gold Spirit Refinement Record " in the sea of consciousness suddenly shone brightly!
The dark gold base color and the bluish-gray mist completely merged, transforming into a condensed, almost tangible stream of light that crashed into the central Purple-Gold Prison-Suppressing Platform!
boom!
The Prison-Suppressing Platform trembled violently. On its surface, the originally pure purple-gold patterns rapidly spread out in fine, bluish-gray lines, as if draping the ancient altar in a flowing veil. The oppressive aura emanating from the platform did not weaken; instead, it gained a sense of... keen insight and penetrating illusion.
A pure, refined, and profound yet sharp spiritual energy Soundless emanated from Su Yu, only to vanish without a trace in an instant.
Inside the guest room, the moonlight remained.
Su Yu slowly opened his eyes. A flash of purple-gold light appeared in the depths of his eyes and then returned to calm, leaving only a more profound luster than before, as if it could reflect the essence of all things.
The Earth Realm First Level.
On the path of Spirit Refinement, a crucial step has been taken.
He felt a new power within his sea of consciousness.
His mental energy probed out and easily penetrated the walls of the guest room, clearly "sensing" every fluctuation of mental energy that Zhao Chengkong was struggling to grasp in front of the painting in the courtyard.
They could even vaguely discern the subtle trajectory of the Soul Control Faction within Zhao Chengkong's spiritual power.
"Still a long way off." Su Yu withdrew his divine sense and muttered to himself.
It wasn't referring to Zhao Chengkong, but rather to that Azure Flood Dragon demon servant who was at least at the Heaven Realm.
And, the situation we might face three days from now.
But at least, the pieces on the chessboard are a bit heavier.
He closed his eyes again, consolidating his newly achieved breakthrough, and sorting out the various mysteries of the " Azure Nether Purple-Gold Spirit Refinement Record " after its completion.
Deep within the sea of consciousness, the Prison-Suppressing Platform, a blend of dark gold and bluish-gray, rotated silently, like a miniature ancient prison waiting to be awakened.
Outside the window, the bamboo shadows sway gently.
At the other end of the side courtyard, fine beads of sweat appeared on Zhao Chengkong's forehead. A dark blue spiritual thread stubbornly probed into the depths of the ink marks on the painting, touching a cold, silent, yet vibrant green...
Three days to go.
Hunter and prey alike sharpen their claws in the mist.