Chapter 53: 053 Round Eight Turns_l
Translator: 549690339
After a while, Su Yu, carrying a bottle of top-grade Qi Refinement pills, went to visit the sisters Lan Xi and Lan Gong.
However, soon after, he walked out of their courtyard with a somewhat peculiar expression.
He couldn’t shake off the feeling that the way the sisters were looking at each other was slightly off.
On the contrary, their demeanor towards him was far more normal, polite but distant and unfamiliar.
Over the next few days, when not busy with cultivation, Su Yu took the opportunity to visit his two nearest neighbors. One family of four seemed to have a somewhat honest personality. The other, an Artifact Refiner living next door, was a robust ‘uncle’ in his seventies at the ninth level of Qi Refinement
Realm.
Almost both of these households were somewhat special; the man in the family of four had a tendency towards domestic violence.
And the brawny Artifact Refiner living in the neighboring courtyard was an incredibly short-tempered fellow.
One day.
Upon hearing rumors that a first-grade top-quality talisman master in his neighborhood had joined the Bai Yue Immortal City’s Real Hall, Su Yu took the initiative to visit him.
“Just moved in? You’re a first-grade top-quality Alchemist?” Wu Zhigang, a handsome middle-aged man with fair skin and a height of less than seven feet, looked a bit sour and had to squint to look at people properly.
Wu Zhigang lifted his head slightly, scrutinized Su Yu from a forty-five-degree angle, displaying an arrogant air of superiority. His brows slightly furrowed, full of skepticism.
The issue was that Su Yu looked too youthful, barely different from teenagers in their teens.
With a soft smile, Su Yu said, “I’m already in my forties, barely reaching the level of a first-grade top-quality Alchemist. In the future, if Daoist Wu needs any pills, feel free to find me.”
Wu Zhigang curled his lips disdainfully and said, “No need. We have countless first-grade top-quality Alchemists in our Real Hall. Why should I seek you
However, after saying this, Wu Zhigang sized Su Yu up once more and said, “You’ve just arrived at Bai Yue Immortal City, would you like to join our Real Hall?”
“If you want, I can refer you to the steward of the Real Hall.”
“Opportunities don’t come by often, you should cherish them.”
With an awkward smile, Su Yu cupped his hands in thanks, “Thank you for your kindness, Daoist, but I have no such plans for now.”
“I won’t disturb you any longer, farewell.”
Wu Zhigang’s face darkened as he watched Su Yu leave, muttering under his breath, “Hmph! Just a Qi Refinement Realm seventh level waste, not appreciating the opportunities given!”
Upon returning to his yard, Su Yu glanced in the direction of Wu Zhigang’s courtyard.
Considering his other neighbors in the alley, he shook his head and chuckled lightly.
In comparison, the Lan sisters seemed quite normal.
As for that Wu Zhigang—
He felt that Wu Zhigang, with his offensive mouth, would definitely not have survived until now if he were not in Bai Yue Immortal City.
“Such a rich and powerful top-quality talisman master of the Real Hall?” Su Yu’s eyes narrowed, a sharp glint flashing across.
There was one more neighbor left. However, even after living in the alley for a month, Su Yu had not seen him even once, truly mysterious.
In the courtyard.
Su Yu set up a feast. Sitting opposite him were Chen Sisi and another acquaintance – it was Yu Qianqing, a Yunjian Sect disciple whom he’d met a long time ago.
However, compared to before, Yu Qianqing seemed to have put on weight and her Qi seemed a bit irregular.
Gently, Chen Sisi said to Su Yu, “I knew you would come to Bai Yue Immortal
City. I just didn’t expect it to be so soon.”
Su Yu slightly shook his head, half-jokingly, “Not really, I was intending to stay in Yun Shan market, but the path to Foundation Establishment seemed elusive.”
At Su Yu’s words, Chen Sisi nodded slightly. She believed in Su Yu’s words.
Currently, Su Yu was over forty, but only reached the seventh level of Qi Refinement Realm.
To reach the ninth level of the Qi Refinement Realm, wouldn’t he have to be in his sixties or seventies?
By that time, the chances of breaking through the Foundation Establishment Realm would become slim to none!
Upon hearing the mention of reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, Yu Qianqing’s body slightly trembled, her lips pressed tightly together, her expression becoming absent and dim.
Seeing the situation, Su Yu and Chen Sisi promptly switched the topic of conversation to Alchemy, for Yu Qianqing had severely injured herself trying to break into the Foundation Establishment Realm six months ago due to a momentary lapse in judgement.
Even now, Yu Qianqing had not fully recovered her strength.
It was for this reason that Yu Qianqing decided to leave the Yunjian Sect and come to Bai Yue Fairy City, temporarily leaving the Pill Hall of the inner gate within the Yunjian Sect.
They chatted for a long time.
Looking at Su Yu, Chen Sisi asked, “What are your plans in Bai Yue Fairy City?”
Su Yu replied, “I haven’t decided yet. I will settle down first and see.”
Chen Sisi thought for a moment and hesitantly suggested, “Do you want to temporarily stay at the Yunjian Sect’s base? The Yunjian Sect has a shop here, and Junior Sister Yu is there too. The tasks are quite relaxing.”
Su Yu politely declined. He had been offered a place at the Yunjian Sect’s base in Yunshan Market, but he did not wish to be involved with other forces.
Seeing this, Chen Sisi advised, “The materials you need are quite rare. There will be an auction in the Spirit Hall of Bai Yue Fairy City two years from now.
You might be able to find what you need there.”
After bidding farewell to Chen Sisi and Yu Qianqing, Su Yu set his mind at ease here and started cultivating.
The Green Wood Year Ring Skill was not far from eight rounds of rotation.
While wandering around Bai Yue Fairy City, Su Yu devoted himself to cultivation. Apart from accepting Alchemy requests from Lan Xi and her sister as well as from a family of four next door who were Artifact Refiners, Su Yu did not undertake any other activities.
In the blink of an eye, Su Yu had already been in Bai Yue Fairy City for eight months.
During this time, Su Yu would often roam around the various markets in the fairy city, collecting quite a few common materials for the second-order lower quality Long Crocodile Puppet Beast.
Now, he was only missing a few core materials from a second-order mid-tier magical beast.
This night.
Underground chamber under the room.
The Concealment Array, Spirit Gathering Array, and Defensive Array were all activated, creating a barrier that concealed the movement Su Yu made during cultivation, preventing any leakage.
With the glow of Golden Cicada technique illuminating his entire body, Su Yu’s mind became empty, and his soul seemed to be bathing in fairy light, making him feel extremely comfortable.
The Green Wood Year Ring Skill was operating at a speed more than 10% faster than usual.
Emerald-colored mana filled Su Yu’s body. Apart from the effect of the perfect quality Qi Refinement pill of the first tier, a pile of lower-grade Spirit Stones was also placed beside Su Yu.
Hum!
All of a sudden.
Emerald light erupted from Su Yu and the aura of Green Wood Year Ring Skill subtly changed.
Naturally, he progressed from the seventh layer of Qi Refinement Realm to the eighth layer.
At the same moment, Su Yu’s soul seemed to exit his body, casting the Golden Cicada technique. The soul, transformed into a Golden Cicada, hovered in midair of the secret chamber, overlooking the physical body that was still smoothly cultivating the Green Wood Year Ring Skill.
“With the Golden Cicada technique, the cultivation speed of Green Wood Year Ring Skill has indeed increased a lot.” Su Yu rejoiced.
He looked at his proficiency panel.
[Life Span: 43/151.]
“My lifespan has increased by another twelve years.”
The crucial part was the wood-attributed mana from the Green Wood Year Ring Skill, which had once been unremarkable. But with the gradual increase of each rotation and layer, it had become incredibly powerful.
That aura, Su Yu felt, was only slightly weaker than the natural mana aura Luo Qianyu exuded when he saw her at the ninth layer of Qi Refinement Realm.
But that was at the ninth layer of Qi Refinement Realm–
He was currently only at the eighth layer of Qi Refinement Realm!
“At the ninth layer of Refinement Realm, with nine rotations of the Green Wood Year Ring Skill, maybe I won’t be weaker than Luo Qianyu was back then.” Su Yu’s eyes shone.
At that time, Luo Qianyu, was the strongest cultivator at the ninth Refinement Realm stage that he had ever seen..