Chapter 296: Seizing the Dao

If she could get a share of the pie from the struggle between Li Youyi and Wang Shu, then the resources for her to cultivate to the third heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, or even the fourth heaven, would likely be enough!

There was also this.

Yang Qingxi really wanted to crush Wang Shu and receive all those who followed Wang Shu under her own seat.

Although she was a Divine Maiden, in the main altar, she had almost no one she could use, and her foundation was shallow.

Otherwise, how could she use Yang Yun?

At this time, news from the Spirit Valley Hall arrived.

"Two-star Spirit Intent Master? Fusang Divine Tree Spirit God? What a Li Youyi, his intent talent is actually so remarkable. If you add those few strange insects, this battle will be worth fighting."

Yang Qingxi made a decisive decision and looked at Yang Yun: "Go to the Fourth Divine Son's mansion and relay Li Youyi's words to that Divine Son adult exactly as they are. Remember, it must be relayed in person."

"Ah?"

Yang Yun was stunned, feeling that his sister's face changed too quickly. Could it be... there really was an affair?

Relaying it in person, he felt he would be beaten to death by the Fourth Divine Son.

Yang Yun's feeling was not wrong; Yang Qingxi's purpose was exactly this.

After all, to have a famous teacher, one can only let Yang Yun suffer a bit first. Being beaten to death was impossible, but a severe beating should be unavoidable.

Yang Yun walked out of the Divine Maiden Mansion like he was mourning his parents.

Yang Qingxi returned to the cultivation room, opened a door leading underground, and walked into the dark and gloomy narrow space.

An other-realm coffin was placed in the very center of the underground space.

The air was icy, making even Dao Seed Realm martial cultivators feel bone-chilling.

Dark red blood mist constantly drifted out from the coffin.

In the blood mist lay a woman who looked exactly like Yang Qingxi; it was Yang Qingchan.

At the Hidden Dragon Lantern Festival, Yang Qingchan's corpse was collected by the Twin Rice Sect.

Yang Qingxi had planted a Departed Spirit Soul Seed received from the Heavenly Principle Hall in the corpse, and Yang Qingchan was now her soul servant.

In the coffin, Yang Qingchan spoke in the same tone as before: "Where are the high-grade blood crystals I need? And the immortal soil, divine stove wood, and other body-refining resources? This physical body is too weak and severely restricts my strength."

Yang Qingxi knew very well that the person lying in the coffin was no longer her younger sister, but a Departed Spirit powerhouse cultivated by the Divine Sect using a shell. She said coldly: "If you want resources, you have to get them yourself."

Fourth Divine Son's Mansion.

Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo were locked in an array on the stone wall, thin as sticks, without a trace of their former high spirits, their blood loss severe.

Wang Shu, in the appearance of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, sat cross-legged, his hands stretched straight forward.

From the palms of his hands, magic power and Dao Heart intent overflowed, twisting into roots and piercing into the ancestral fields of Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo, constantly absorbing the power of the Dragon Seed.

The Dao Seed was absorbed, and the double pain from both body and mind made the two scream, as if they were in hell, their whole bodies trembling, finally fainting from the pain.

"It's truly wonderful, worthy of being the Dao method insights of an ancient Son of Heaven. No wonder Yang Qingxi's cultivation speed is so fast."

"The Dragon Seed is indeed a treasure that defies heaven and changes fate! It's a pity it cannot be stripped from their bodies, and can only be absorbed in this way, limiting the cultivation speed."

In the month since Qi Xiao and Tuoba Butuo were taken out of the Divine Prison, Wang Shu's cultivation had advanced greatly, surpassing the results of half a year of hard cultivation in the past.

"They cannot die; I must first absorb all the Dragon Seeds in their ancestral fields before they can die."

Wang Shu decided not to drink the blood in their bodies for the time being, to raise them well, and to impact the fourth heaven of the Dao Seed Realm; condensing the Dao Lotus was already right before his eyes, and he would definitely succeed within ten days. But this was far from the goal he pursued.

Ye Nanfeng and Ye Beifeng, two true disciples of the Dao Seed Realm, walked quickly to the outside of the cultivation room.

They were already over fifty years old, but their cultivation was always fixed at the third heaven of the Dao Seed Realm. Following Wang Shu was to obtain the opportunity to condense the Dao Lotus and impact the fourth heaven.

Ye Nanfeng said urgently: "Divine Son, something is wrong, Li Youyi has been taken as an eldest disciple by the Southern Venerable."

Wang Shu did not open the door; at the critical moment of cultivation, he did not want to cause extra trouble: "The puppet scarecrow I gave you actually failed the assassination?"

The one controlling the puppet scarecrow was Ye Beifeng.

He said: "Li Youyi's intent cultivation has advanced greatly; he is already a two-star Spirit Intent Master. There is news that even Zuo Sheng was defeated in his hands and captured by him."

"Zuo Sheng has cultivated for a hundred years, how can he be such trash?"

Wang Shu's good mood vanished, feeling he had lost all face, and he thought seriously: "The Southern Venerable cannot even capture a Tang Wanzhou, almost exposing the route into the main altar. Several Longevity Realm giants in the sect are already dissatisfied with her, suspecting whether she did it on purpose."

"At this juncture, she still dares to take the Divine Hidden Person of the Nine Li Hidden Sect as a disciple."

"Fine! No need to pay attention for now. Once I condense the Dao Lotus, my strength and status in the sect will be completely different. By then, there will be many ways to deal with that eldest disciple of the Southern Venerable."

A core disciple used a movement technique to come and report: "Divine Son, the Sixth Divine Maiden's younger brother, Yang Yun, has come to pay a visit, saying there is a major matter to inform you of."

Yang Yun had no other way.

If he didn't say it like this, he felt he wouldn't be able to see the Fourth Divine Son at all.

After a while.

"Boom!"

Yang Yun was hit and shattered the gate, flying out of the Fourth Divine Son's mansion, blood flowing from his nose and mouth, rolling out.

Yao Qingxuan discussed the situation outside with a major figure of the Spirit Valley Hall.

Li Youyi followed Elder Xu to receive the Rice Robe and Life Tablet of a true disciple.

Before condensing the Dao Lotus, four spirit grains are embroidered on the true disciple's Rice Robe.

The number of spirit grains on one's body determines one's status and freedom in the main altar.

Those Divine Sons and Divine Maidens, because their talent is peerless and they have a very high probability of growing into Longevity Realm giants, have seven spirit grains embroidered on their Rice Robes, higher than the status of some elders, and can read all kinds of dharma canons and Dao arts.

As for the Life Tablet, each disciple's is independent and requires a drop of blood to be dripped into it.

Elder Xu explained: "True disciples can read all the minor arts and some dharma canons of the Spirit Valley Hall. You can freely enter and exit the cultivation areas of the twenty-eight Heavenly Law Earth Springs."

"For the four major arts, you need to execute missions, perform meritorious service for the Divine Sect, and accumulate enough merit to read them."

"Li True Disciple is naturally different; you are the eldest disciple of the Southern Venerable and the most core person of the Spirit Valley Hall. If you want to read anything, just tell this old man."

Li Youyi sighed secretly at the ubiquitous human relationships, thanking him repeatedly with tact.

"However, executing missions is an inescapable responsibility for true disciples. Every season, you must complete at least one mission."

Elder Xu reminded him, and subsequently, took Li Youyi to the mission building of the Spirit Valley Hall.

"Guide outer disciples in cultivation for half a month, reward five hundred Gushing Spring coins, or five hundred merit points."

"Reclaim one hundred mu of rice fields, reward one hundred Gushing Spring coins, or one hundred merit points."

The positioning of the Spirit Valley Hall in the Twin Rice Sect is for teaching and raising, mainly responsible for cultivating outer disciples and inner disciples. Once one becomes a core disciple, those with high talent are almost all picked away by various parties.

"Spirit Valley" means seed, which determines that the missions of the Spirit Valley Hall are mostly low-risk and low-reward.

Of course, there are exceptions.

"Intercept and kill martial cultivators who break into the underground Immortal Mansion; kill one at the first heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, reward one hundred thousand merit points. Capture alive and double it!"

"Kill one at the second heaven of the Dao Seed Realm, reward two hundred thousand merit points. Capture alive and double it!"

Li Youyi's gaze fixed on this wall, thousands of thoughts surging in his heart, and he asked: "Can all true disciples accept interception missions?"

"This is natural!"

Elder Xu smiled and added: "Moreover, there are Saint Spirit Intent Masters or Longevity Realm giants accompanying you, so that true disciples don't make mistakes in executing missions and expose the main altar. Therefore, there is danger, but not that much; it is a good opportunity for training."

Li Youyi saw some bounty missions for martial cultivators with special identities.

Among them, Tang Wanzhou was prominently listed, with a reward reaching ten million merit points.

Merit points can be used as Gushing Spring coins, exchanged for various cultivation resources in the Spirit Valley Hall.

Li Youyi asked: "Are there no missions outside?"

"Outside? You mean the surface? There are, but the Spirit Valley Hall has very few."

Elder Xu smiled: "If you want to execute missions outside, you have to go to the World Hall. The World Hall is responsible for the affairs of the world, and the Southern Venerable is one of the five great Venerables of the World Hall, managing all affairs of the seven states of the Southern Region; the missions of the Southern Region are in her hands."

Li Youyi had no intention of executing missions for the time being, and under Elder Xu's guidance, he went to the resource vault of the Spirit Valley Hall.

Familiarizing himself with the environment and recognizing the way in advance.

Arriving outside the resource vault, Li Youyi asked another Elder Xu who was guarding the place about the price of spring liquid.

The two Elders Xu were Rice-man brothers.

The Elder Xu guarding the resource vault was much colder, with a completely different personality, acting strictly according to business: "One drop of spring liquid, seven merit points or ten Gushing Spring coins."

Li Youyi took out one boundary bag after another, some robbed from Yang Yun, some from Zuo Sheng and Zuo Shi... all gathered together, totaling eighteen thousand Gushing Spring coins, buying eighteen thousand drops of spring liquid.

The gentle Elder Xu smiled: "Li True Disciple is not simple! Those Divine Sons and Divine Maidens, when in the Five Seas Realm, rarely bought so much spring liquid at once. Their ancestral fields could only expand to more than twenty thousand square units."

Li Youyi feigned a painful expression, then revealed a look of madness and persistence: "One must always fight; if you don't fight, how can you be reconciled? Elder Xu, I have a Dao Lotus here that has released all its magic power; how many Gushing Spring coins can it be exchanged for?"

That cold Elder Xu took the spring liquid and handed it to Li Youyi: "A Dao Lotus can be refined into a Dao Lotus Pill, which is a great medicine for Dao Seed Realm martial cultivators to improve their cultivation realm. Dao Lotuses of different levels have different prices."

Li Youyi took out the box containing the Dao Lotus and handed it over.

A Dao Lotus is a supreme treasure, comparable to a thousand-year essence medicine. Helping Five Seas Realm martial cultivators store Qi is only a very small part of its value.

After investigating, Elder Xu said expressionlessly: "It is a Dao Lotus of a fourth heaven Dao Seed Realm martial cultivator, and it is only the lowest grade, a three-petal Dao flower lotus, which can be exchanged for eighteen thousand Gushing Spring coins."

Beside him, the other Elder Xu whispered to Li Youyi: "The Spirit Valley Hall collects treasures at a much lower price; you can take it to the market to sell, at least for twenty thousand more Gushing Spring coins."

The cold Elder Xu snorted: "If you aren't afraid of exposing your wealth, go ahead. Who would dare to leak information sold in the Spirit Valley Hall? In addition, if resources are exchanged for resources, there is also room for negotiation."

Li Youyi's heart moved, and he asked: "Does the Spirit Valley Hall have fragments of the Spirit Platform Yan Star Stone?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 297 =====