Chapter 733: Untitled

"Congratulations to you, fellow Daoist, for breaking through to the Primordial Spirit Stage. From now on, you may ascend to the Immortal World, become an immortal, and establish your own lineage; your future prospects are boundless." It had been a month since he last saw Qingmu Sanren.

Su Fan was somewhat surprised that Qingmu Sanren had come to find him personally, but he smiled and offered his congratulations.

After more than a month, it was clear that Qingmu had completely stabilized his cultivation realm, becoming a bona fide Ancestor of the Primordial Spirit Stage.

"That I was able to break through this time is entirely thanks to your help, fellow Daoist. Without your Spirit Liquid, I surely would not have survived that ninth bolt of lightning."

"This is a life-saving grace that I will never forget. Should you encounter any problems in the future, I will certainly do my utmost to assist you."

Between saving his life and the grace of his breakthrough, this debt of gratitude could be said to be as vast as the heavens. As the one who enabled his path to the Dao, Qingmu Sanren naturally dared not forget it.

"As for the Spirit-Nourishing Pill you require, I have already gathered six of the main ingredients. I am only missing one more before it can be refined, so there is no need for you to worry."

"Haha! Then I thank you, fellow Daoist."

Upon hearing this, Su Fan did not refuse. He understood clearly that if he were to decline, it would only make the other party feel uneasy.

Bestowing favors without seeking reward is a virtue, but if someone wishes to repay you and you refuse, that is akin to committing a wrong—especially in the world of cultivation, which places great emphasis on karma.

Therefore, Su Fan gladly accepted Qingmu Sanren's repayment.

Besides, when he had brought out the repair fluid earlier, he had actually harbored some expectations of this, had he not?

Now that the other party had broken through, gathering the materials for the Spirit-Nourishing Pill would be relatively much easier, especially since the strength of the Six Harmonies Sect itself was not insignificant.

If one were to say that in the past, the Six Harmonies Sect was at most a first-rate force at the tail end in Yuanyang Jie, it might have been considered top-tier within Nanyu.

But now, with Qingmu Sanren having broken through to the Primordial Spirit Stage, things were different. Across the entire Four Regions and Four Seas of Yuanyang Jie, they could be considered a top-tier force, though in terms of their foundation at the peak level, they were still far behind those ancient sects.

Lacking that deep foundation, once Qingmu ascended or passed away, the Six Harmonies Sect might be cast back into the abyss, unable to rise again.

Yet those ancient sects, even if they fell into decline for a time, still possessed their foundations and would eventually have a day of resurgence.

With the Six Harmonies Sect now soaring to the skies and Qingmu Sanren becoming one of the top powerhouses in Yuanyang Jie, obtaining the Spirit-Nourishing Pill was a very simple matter for him.

If he wished to collect materials, those forces that possessed the main ingredients for the Spirit-Nourishing Pill would not refuse him.

This was the face afforded to a Primordial Spirit Stage cultivator; they were already players in the game.

In reality, once one reaches the Yuanying Great Perfection realm, one is already capable of attempting to play the game.

That Qingmu could gather all the materials except for one main ingredient so quickly showed the change in his status and standing.

Of course, there might also be other possibilities.

"Fellow Daoist, I have come this time because I am also carrying messages from a few other fellow Daoists. They wish to pay you a visit; I wonder what your thoughts are on this?"

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Qingmu Daoren spoke with a bit more seriousness.

"Pay me a visit?"

"Who are they?"

Su Fan already had some guesses in his heart.

"There is fellow Daoist Jian Wuji, fellow Daoist Qingfeng..."

"So it is them! Is it because of that Spirit Liquid from before?"

Su Fan understood in an instant. The people Qingmu Daoren mentioned were either at the Yuanying Great Perfection or were Grand Masters of the late Yuanying Stage. For them to want to visit a stranger like him,

it was clearly for a purpose. As for what that purpose was, it went without saying—it had to be the C-grade Repair Fluid.

Aside from that, he likely had nothing else worth them dwelling upon. Could it be that Jian Wuji wanted to spar with him?

That was not impossible; given Jian Wuji's personality, he might have such an idea, but the others certainly would not.

"As long as you understand, fellow Daoist, there is no need to worry about me. If you do not wish to see them, I can guarantee that no one will be able to disturb you."

Qingmu Sanren said with a solemn expression, and he was extremely confident.

Even if the forces behind the Shangqing Sword Sect and the Ethereal Palace were to arrive, he could still stand firmly with Su Fan; after all, Su Fan's grace toward him was as vast as the heavens.

Shielding him from the pressure of those ancient forces was a matter of course, and this had always been his code of conduct.

Moreover, as a Primordial Spirit Stage cultivator, he now had sufficient confidence to face those ancient forces.

Perhaps forces like those behind the Shangqing Sword Sect and the Ethereal Palace possessed even more powerful Primordial Spirit Stage cultivators, but so what? Could they really suppress him by force?

"Haha! You are being too serious, fellow Daoist."

Su Fan said with a smile, and from Qingmu Daoren's tone, he could also hear a measure of sincerity.

In the world of cultivation, there is too much deceit and treachery, and countless acts of murder and arson, but that does not mean there are no good people.

Of course, perhaps among adults, there is no distinction between good and bad people; there is only interest.

For Qingmu Daoren, Su Fan had bestowed a great favor upon him, not to mention anything else.

Even looking solely at interests and Su Fan's strength, he was worth Qingmu Sanren's serious attention—after all, he was a powerhouse with the combat strength of a Great Perfection.

And as someone who had a great chance of breaking through to become a Primordial Spirit Stage expert, in Qingmu's eyes, he was certainly a fellow Daoist of the same rank.

Since the other party could produce that mysterious Spirit Liquid, Qingmu Daoren did not believe that the other party had run out of it; perhaps the other party even had better things.

Therefore, in Qingmu Daoren's view, the other party's chances of successfully breaking through to the Primordial Spirit Stage were higher than those of the original Yunzhou Three Elders.

He had previously admitted that he had less than a forty percent chance of breaking through to the Primordial Spirit Stage; in reality, he had almost perished.

Fortunately, that mysterious Spirit Liquid had saved his life.

And he estimated that the other party's probability of successfully breaking through to the Primordial Spirit Stage reached seventy, or even eighty percent.

As such, they were almost a Primordial Spirit Stage cultivator already, so Qingmu Daoren naturally had to attach importance to him.

Furthermore, he hoped even more to continue trading with the other party. Qingmu Daoren could feel that the mysterious Spirit Liquid was not a natural treasure of heaven and earth.

It was not born of heaven and earth, but seemed to be refined by human hands. If so, even if this mysterious Spirit Liquid was very difficult to refine and extremely rare,

it was still possible to refine it. Compared to those natural treasures, it seemed to have a greater possibility of being replicated.

He had indeed survived the Primordial Spirit Tribulation, but he still hoped that someone else in the Six Harmonies Sect could continue to break through to the Primordial Spirit Stage.

Although the possibility was not high and it was extremely difficult,

at least he was willing to try and to provide support.

Especially for his disciple Shangguan Chilong, whose innate talent was even better than his own, and that Chilong Precious Body could allow him to go even further.

He is only two thousand years old now, and has already reached the Nascent Soul stage; perhaps he even has a chance to break through to the Primordial Spirit Stage in this first lifetime.

This is much better than he was back then.

After all, when he was a Loose Cultivator in his first lifetime, he had no one to support him.

If Shangguan Chilong wants to break through to the Primordial Spirit Stage, with this Spirit Liquid, plus these thousand years of him running around to gather magic treasures for the other party, it is not impossible.