Chapter 446: Golden Fire Sparrow Demon Suppressing Stone

Qingyue Sect, inside the bamboo pavilion.

Elder Liu sat behind the desk, carefully turning the pages of a book.

For the cultivation realm, the Bai Yujing stage was truly a complex matter for one's emotions.

They had already reached the end of the cultivation path.

Vast lifespans had nowhere to be used, so they could only sit idly waiting for an opportunity.

One step forward and one becomes an immortal.

Yet this step might never be crossed, even until one's demise.

Therefore, compared to jade slips, Liu Shiqian preferred using books to pass the time.

Just then, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.

He closed the book and raised his gaze to look.

He saw that the one entering was an old man also wearing an elder's robe, with crane-like white hair and a youthful face, his spirit and energy appearing younger than Liu Shiqian, who looked middle-aged.

"An elder from another sect just sent me a message; do you want to hear it?" Elder Chi Yang sat down beside the desk.

The two were long-time friends, so there were no such formalities between them.

He spoke directly: "It concerns the General Nanyang General Nanyang Baodi. I heard you have been taking good care of those little ones recently."

Hearing this, Liu Shiqian withdrew his gaze: "I have no interest."

"Why are you so stubborn?"

Chi Yang shook his head helplessly and said calmly: "This matter must have a conclusion. You know that counting elders and direct disciples, even if a single sect has only twenty or so, the seven sons of Yu Nanhong combined amount to nearly a hundred Bai Yujing cultivators."

"These people, including you and me, are all waiting for a treasure land."

"Now one has finally appeared, yet you insist on pretending not to see it. Are you not afraid your Dao heart will collapse?"

Chi Yang's calm words failed to move Liu Shiqian; instead, his expression grew even more serene: "Only if I truly extend my hand will my Dao heart collapse."

"Ha."

Chi Yang finally laughed out loud: "I knew this would happen, so that is why I came to talk with you."

He put away his smile: "The news that the General Nanyang General Nanyang Baodi has reappeared is known to the six Shen Zongzhu, yet they have not issued a decree. This meaning is somewhat intriguing, and everyone's thoughts have become active."

"Several elders, led by the Tianjian Sect, have proposed a method."

"That young man surnamed Shen, who reopened the great formation, should be credited with the first merit. His status as Shen Zongzhu can be recognized; as long as he does not commit a grave error, this status shall remain unchanged for eternity. This can be established as the Qizi Alliance covenant."

Hearing this, Liu Shiqian slowly furrowed his brows.

He believed there were good people in the world, but absolutely none existed among Bai Yujing cultivators; this group were hungry wolves, already starving, and now that they saw fat meat, how could they possibly let it go?

Indeed, Chi Yang shifted his tone: "Their meaning is to establish a new position of Guardian Elder within the General Nanyang Sect, first merging with General Nanyang to produce another Hunyuan Realm giant for our seven sects, and also to facilitate caring for the small family of the General Nanyang Sect, helping them cultivate in peace."

"When the time comes to pass down a Hunyuan General Nanyang Baodi, the young man surnamed Shen will still be chosen first, provided he possesses the cultivation of Bai Yujing."

Chi Yang had not yet finished speaking.

A complex smile already appeared on Liu Shiqian's face: "A Shen Zongzhu without a Hunyuan General Nanyang Baodi? What priority choice is there? Besides wanting his treasure land, you also want his life."

The former was already excessive enough.

The latter, seemingly a compensation, was actually a death warrant.

An heir without the protection of a Shen Zongzhu was almost unimaginable.

If Shen Yi truly had the fortune to live until that day, he would witness what true "accidents" were.

"..."

Chi Yang remained silent for a long time, then shook his head and smiled: "So I voiced my objection, and they used words to anger me until I ran out. I could only come to find you, old stick-in-the-mud, to chat."

"But it is still better than them all being too lazy to even inform you."

"..."

Liu Shiqian reopened the book: "Let them fight; there is still plenty of time."

"I know. What I mean is, if you truly wish to help him, why not speak clearly with him? If he truly has talent, paired with a seasoned mind, take him as a direct disciple. Although he cannot become a Shen Zongzhu, he will still have the chance to become an elder later."

"It is merely a hollow name; it is not that important."

Chi Yang stood up to take his leave and turned to exit the bamboo pavilion.

Liu Shiqian stared silently at the other's retreating figure for a long time, then slowly sighed.

A perfectly fine pack of wolves, all accustomed to hunger; why did a piece of meat suddenly appear?

It was a pity that Senior Xuan Qing had become like this; otherwise, even if a Guardian Elder needed to be chosen, it would not fall to others, and indeed, everyone's hearts could be kept calm.

General Nanyang Sect.

"Shen Zongzhu, we shall return first."

The two women bowed in farewell, and the Qingyue Treasure Boat slowly sank into the clouds.

Shen Yi looked at the Yu family behind him, who were trembling with anxiety, their faces full of terror.

He took out the Dao token and activated the great formation.

As a light curtain surged forth.

Their figures appeared neatly outside the Inner Gate Main Hall.

Pat.

Feeling the sudden appearance of over a hundred Soul Transformation auras, not to mention countless Hunyuan Realms, the fan in Li Qingfeng's hand dropped to the ground. He finally stopped harassing the Wooden Man Senior, turned around in shock, and fled the hall in utter terror.

What is happening! Is there a surprise attack?!

With Shen Zongzhu not present, he instinctively wanted to contact Senior Brother Nie.

Just as he took out the jade slip, he saw Shen Yi walking out from that pile of things that were neither human nor demon.

"Uh."

Li Qingfeng set down the jade slip and saw Shen Yi give him a slight nod.

"Find them a place to stay within the inner sect."

Hearing this, Li Qingfeng finally realized that new "people" had entered the sect.

Wasn't it that Mount Wutong had only had over ten Soul Transformation cultivators in so many years? Did Shen Zongzhu go out once and bring back over a hundred?

If the other party were not here, who could suppress this group of powerful beings?

"If there is anything needed, you may speak to him directly."

Shen Yi pointed at Li Qingfeng, then immediately stepped away; he could hardly wait to refine the Sky Phoenix Pill once more.

"..."

Li Qingfeng swallowed hard, forcing himself to remain calm.

Even his eloquent mouth suddenly couldn't let out a single fart for a long time.

Until an old woman walked out of the crowd again.

The moment the other party approached, Li Qingfeng suddenly sensed a chill-inducing aura.

Higher than the master's... no, it should be about the same as the Liu Steward of the Qingyue Sect.

Just as his face twitched slightly.

He saw that old woman respectfully bow with clasped hands: "The Yu family pays respects to the Immortal. We do not have many needs; if we could be slightly closer to the lake, that would be best."

Immortal?

Li Qingfeng clenched his hand tightly within his sleeve.

If he embarrassed Shen Zongzhu, similar tasks would no longer fall to him in the future.

Thinking of this, he suppressed his emotions and said, "Everyone, follow me."

These past days, besides accompanying and caring for Senior Xuan Qing, Li Qingfeng also took the time to memorize the inner sect news sent by others.

"Sigh."

Watching everyone disperse completely, Yan Wencheng helplessly headed toward the Dharma Hall.

He had originally wanted to use this opportunity to chat a few more times with Shen Zongzhu.

The other party is a formation master, yet he has never been seen reviewing matters related to formations; how strange.

At the same time.

Shen Yi had already found a cave dwelling undisturbed by others.

He took out his tattered purple-gold pill furnace again, rubbed it with some emotion, and thought that after many days, he finally had another chance to improve.

He took out the silver bell and began collecting the essence blood of the four sparrow demons.

He did not rush to open the furnace immediately.

Instead, he looked at the demons' lifespans.

Among this harvest, the greatest was that young sparrow.

【Slain Killed Fanxu Realm Golden Fire Sparrow Demon, total lifespan 210,000 years, remaining lifespan 140,000 years, absorption complete】

But that old sparrow demon was somewhat insufficient, with only over ten thousand years remaining.

The four combined amounted to roughly 270,000.

Fortunately, some remained from last time; otherwise, there wouldn't be enough to reshape these four Golden Fire Sparrows.

【Remaining demon lifespan: 394,000 years】

Shen Yi first condensed a statue of a Suppression stone, placing the flesh and blood of the Young Sparrow Lord into it.

Then the second statue.

Just as he prepared to put the Killed Fanxu Layer Four old sparrow demon into it, he suddenly discovered that the long river formed by the flesh and blood did not pour into the second Suppression stone, but instead surged into the statue of the Young Sparrow Lord.

"..."

Shen Yi opened his eyes in astonishment; what did this mean?

Demons of the same bloodline cannot create a second Suppression stone?

He hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and simply poured the corpses of all four sparrow demons into it.

There was no way to let it go to waste.

As the flesh and blood poured in, the Golden Fire Sparrow statue became increasingly clear, and even the details underwent changes.

The feathers became longer and smoother, and the beak also grew considerably longer.

It was as if some kind of metamorphosis was occurring.

Shen Yi frowned, watching, not quite understanding whether he had lost or gained, but originally four demon souls were needed, whereas now only one was required.

He skillfully gathered seven demon origins and reshaped the divine soul of the Young Sparrow Lord.

However, this process, attempted several times before, encountered an accident again.

The demon soul of the Young Sparrow Lord was simply insufficient to support the statue from awakening...

"Huff."

Shen Yi fed them one origin after another.

After feeding eight more demon origins, the panel finally showed a change.

【Killed Fanxu (Precious): Young Sparrow Lord】

Shen Yi actually wanted to know if there were further suffixes after the word "Precious," but unfortunately, the demon lifespan was not abundant now, and it was impossible to waste it on a Dao Pillar.

He sent the demon soul toward the Suppression stone again.

This time, the Golden Fire Sparrow statue finally gained color, yet it was completely different from the appearance of the Young Sparrow Lord in life; at the tips of the brilliant golden feathers, there was actually a touch of crimson, and the eyes, a mix of dark green and gold, now contained much less dark green.

The size appeared to be a full tier larger.

Shen Yi directly formed a hand seal and brought the Measurement Pillar Ruler close to it.

In an instant, golden light flared brilliantly.

Before anyone could react, it had already crossed the third-rank line, then surged upward all the way!

It only barely stopped a quarter shy of the second-rank line.

"Hiss."

Shen Yi instinctively clenched his fist.

By his original estimate, to condense a second-rank Dao Pillar would require at least a demon of Void Return sixth layer or above — equivalent to an outer elder of Qingyue Sect, a being who could dominate a whole region out in the world.

At its current level, it was roughly at the level of Void Return fifth layer.

He suddenly felt a little reluctant to place it into his Dao Palace.

Of course, Shen Yi wasn't one to confuse the primary with the secondary.

Li Xuanqing had used three things even stronger than this and only broke through to Void Return fourth layer; only a richer accumulation could achieve a higher realm.

Otherwise, on what grounds could he be a personal disciple?

"Let me try the Spirit Body Art first."

Shen Yi gathered his focus. If he could rely on the Heaven Phoenix Indestructible Body to possess a certain degree of self-preservation, then this Dao Pillar would still have to be used.

Thinking of this, he took out all the remaining precious medicines.

He activated Departing Fire and began refining the medicinal ingredients.

(End of this chapter)