Chapter 60: Qi Refining Sixth Layer, Human-Faced Locust Tree!

Seeing young Daoist Zhou Xuan so spirited and so actively participating in the cause of alchemy.

Su Ping felt quite gratified in his heart.

Subsequently, during the next round of cultivation, perhaps it was because of his pleasant mood during this period.

Su Ping only felt the Dharma Power within his body stirring, and in the darkness of his mind, it seemed as if many plausible insights had emerged.

"The opportunity for a breakthrough has arrived so quickly?"

"But this is also within expectations; the Spirit Qi density in the Pot Heaven is no less than that of an Outer Sect Cave Abode, and I also replenish so many Pills and Demon Beast meat every day... even an Inner Sect Disciple wouldn't have this kind of treatment."

Su Ping took a deep breath, and after calming his mind, the speed at which his Dharma Power circulated continued to accelerate slightly.

Since it was a spontaneous opportunity rather than something he forced, it meant that his polishing at the Qi Refining fifth layer had reached its limit.

Then there was no need to continue suppressing it and not break through!

Boom! Su Ping continuously circulated his Dharma Power, and he didn't know how much time had passed, only feeling that some kind of obstacle within his body had suddenly shattered.

As his whole body shook, Su Ping felt that his Dharma Power limit was fifty percent higher than before.

Casually stretching out his hand to perform the Object Manipulation Technique, a potted plant weighing tens of kilograms in the room actually floated directly into mid-air.

"Qi Refining sixth layer; not only is my Dharma Power deeper, but casting spells is also much more effortless."

"Among the Outer Sect Disciples, being able to reach the Qi Refining sixth layer already surpasses most of them, and I am only one small realm away from the Qi Refining Late Stage, which allows one to serve as an Outer Sect Deacon!"

"Today is worth celebrating!"

"Hmm... let's start with a ten-draw!"

Su Ping lay on the bed, took a sip of Tiger Bone Wine, and then exchanged twenty Big Green Fish for 100 Fishing Coins.

Immediately, he started the ten-draw he hadn't been willing to pull during the last fishing session! Swish, swish, swish! This ten-draw had eight common and two rare items, which was slightly better than the previous ones that only had a guaranteed one rare item.

【Human-Faced Locust Tree, special building, quality: rare, exclusive to Pot Heaven, will slightly change the surrounding terrain after placement, can be offered fish catches once every seven days in exchange for unknown rewards】

【Floating Vanity Dream Temple, main building, quality: rare, exclusive to Pot Heaven, can slightly increase Spirit Qi output after placement】

"Main building? Isn't that useless for now?"

"This Human-Faced Locust Tree looks like it has the same art style as the Burial Ground; I can let them be companions."

Su Ping summoned the Human-Faced Locust Tree and discovered that this was actually a tree at least a hundred meters tall, and on every side of the bark, huge, sorrowful old grandmother faces emerged.

This made Su Ping strongly suspect that the prototype for this special building was the Tree Demon Granny from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.

I wonder what that unknown reward will be... could it be an ash jar that can summon various demons and ghosts?

If it were an ash jar that could summon powerful demons and ghosts, he wouldn't be unable to accept it.

Swish! The hundred-meter-tall Human-Faced Locust Tree appeared beside the Burial Ground, its tall and lush canopy covering most of the Burial Ground's dirt slope.

At this very moment, if one were standing on that dirt slope of the Burial Ground.

One would see a gloomy cemetery and the Human-Faced Locust Tree behind the cemetery that almost obscured the view.

Combined with the surrounding fog and those wailing Ghost Fire spirits.

This place was completely the cold and terrifying style of a great villain's lair.

Fortunately, Su Ping already had a corresponding persona in mind for this kind of style.

An evil-path old cultivator, Shu Daoren! Compared to the Transcendent Immortal who has an affinity with the East King Temple and looks like a righteous figure at first glance.

Su Ping privately believed that the image of an evil-path cultivator would make the wealthy people he dealt with in the future spontaneously understand the rules, know when to advance or retreat, and understand reason.

After all, there are always people who cannot help but feel that a gentleman can be deceived by righteousness and will point a gun at an honest person. Yet, when facing those villains who truly dare to act physically without asking right from wrong, they choose to show favor and learn to stand in their position to defend them.

Su Ping put on a white mask painted with a mouse pattern in black ink and activated the illusion Jade Pendant at his waist to change his figure.

In the blink of an eye, Shu Daoren—decrepit, wearing a mouse-patterned mask covering his entire face, leaning on a cane, appearing on the verge of death yet exuding a cold and biting aura that made people fearful—was born in this main bedroom of the Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion.

Su Ping examined his new image, and after modifying some details, he nodded slightly:

"The illusion Jade Pendant is a bit low-grade; it can only fool Loose Cultivators and mortals at the first or second layer of Qi Refining. Those with deeper cultivation will discover I am disguising myself."

"But it's enough on Water Blue Star. Even if I'm caught on surveillance video or by a satellite, they won't be able to recognize my true self."

"They will only go looking for an evil cultivator, Shu Daoren, who looks like he is about to die of old age and is urgently looking for a successor!"

"Hehehe!"

After Su Ping, in the guise of Shu Daoren, tried out the villain's signature evil laugh, he went to the Burial Ground with satisfaction.

The energy accumulated in the Burial Ground was already enough to summon a ghost.

Su Ping curiously chose to summon, and then he saw a blue Ghost Fire slowly emerge from the black soil under his feet.

Then this Ghost Fire continuously expanded and deformed, eventually turning into a translucent blue ghost similar to a genie.

This ghost looked like a hanged ghost with a long tongue sticking out, its facial features blurred and gender indistinguishable, wearing burial clothes on its upper body, while its lower body was a wisp of continuously rolling and burning Ghost Fire.

"Its strength is about the same as an ordinary person's; apart from its appearance, it has no other special abilities, and it can even be dispersed by physical attacks..."

"So, besides being a handyman, it can only be an ornamental object?"

"But after all, it's just a bonus item from a rare building, and the cost is so low, so it's understandable."

Su Ping cast his gaze toward the Human-Faced Locust Tree.

Compared to the bonus item of the Burial Ground, the gift from this special building was more worth looking forward to.

However... he didn't have any precious fish catches right now, and even if he did, he wasn't extravagant enough to take them out to exchange for a gift.

So, he could only hope that the Big Green Fish could be exchanged for something good? After his level increased, the output of Big Green Fish increased significantly, so Su Ping wouldn't feel pained over one or two.

The Human-Faced Locust Tree only needed one each time.

Su Ping couldn't rely on quantity to overwhelm quality, so he had to take out one Big Green Fish and throw it to the Human-Faced Locust Tree.

Puchi!

The human face in the very center of the Human-Faced Locust Tree slightly opened its mouth, spat out a few pitch-black branches that wrapped around the Big Green Fish still in mid-air, and quickly dragged it back into its mouth.

After a sound that set one's teeth on edge was emitted.

A seed was spat out and slowly flew in front of Su Ping.

【Strange Tree Seed, one-time consumable, range: 10 meters, after use ignores target's defenses below Tier 3, instantly generates strange tree vines inside the target's body, vines randomly produce one of three negative effects: highly toxic, blood-draining, or paralysis, lasting until cleared or the target's HP reaches zero】

"This thing is interesting!"

After reading the description, Su Ping's eyes lit up.

Combined with his combat power as a Body Cultivator, if he could close in on an opponent, even if this tree seed were weak, he could disrupt the opponent's rhythm immediately.

In a life-and-death duel, this split-second mistake would be enough for a Body Cultivator to land dozens of punches or a dozen slashes.

Not to mention, if he encountered certain special scenarios, such as some big shot controlling an Array to unleash a powerful ultimate move.

If he hit the opponent with one of these at that moment, wouldn't the opponent be immediately severely injured by the backlash of their own ultimate move? (End of chapter)