Hearing these limitations, Tong Shishi and Li Yidan were no longer as happy as they had been at first.
After thinking for a moment, Tong Shishi asked, “Heavenly Maiden, to open this ruin, do we need to attract more people to come and open it together?”
Su Xiaoyu nodded. “That is correct.”
Tong Shishi looked a little worried. “If we do that, will we still be able to gain anything?”
Su Xiaoyu smiled. “Of course. As long as you contribute during the process of opening the ruin, I will ensure you receive your rightful share of the Divine Medicine.”
Tong Shishi was overjoyed upon hearing this. “Many thanks, Heavenly Maiden.”
With Su Xiaoyu’s words, Tong Shishi felt completely at ease.
She had previously considered whether to put the ruin aside for the time being, letting the Qixi Festival Sect collect more types of cultivation methods and grow their numbers so they could one day claim the ruin entirely for themselves.
But now, it seemed there was no need.
That approach would take too long, and since the ruin only worked on cultivators below the Golden Core stage, by the time the Qixi Festival Sect developed further, the Divine Medicine within the ruin likely wouldn’t be of much use anymore.
Tong Shishi immediately said, “Heavenly Maiden, we will find a way to open this ruin, then.”
Su Xiaoyu replied with a smile, “Go ahead with confidence. I will be watching over you.”
Tong Shishi nodded repeatedly, expressing her gratitude to the Heavenly Maiden.
With a mysterious and unfathomable existence like the Heavenly Maiden protecting her, Tong Shishi felt her courage soar.
…
After saying what needed to be said, Su Xiaoyu ceased her “Divine Manifestation.”
She refocused her attention on the ruin she had created, pouring some of the vitamin calcium tablet powder into the iron box before closing the lid. In this simple, crude manner, a ruin came into being.
The ruin was truly rudimentary, but for Su Xiaoyu, as long as it produced the effect she needed, everything else was secondary.
“Speaking of which, what exactly is the upper limit of this vitamin calcium tablet powder?”
Su Xiaoyu pondered this question once more.
She had told Tong Shishi and Li Yidan that the substance only worked on cultivators below the Golden Core stage, but that was just something she made up on the spot. The reality might not be so; perhaps it would even work on Golden Core cultivators.
If that were the case, and a Golden Core or higher cultivator accidentally consumed the calcium powder and successfully broke through, it might attract even higher-level cultivators. Would that create a situation she couldn’t control?
Su Xiaoyu felt she had to pay close attention to this issue and not let the situation spiral out of control.
Only a situation firmly in her grasp could allow her to peacefully accumulate Faith Value.
…
Qixi Festival Sect.
Inside a grand hall, Tong Shishi solemnly gathered all the high-realm members of the sect.
Besides herself and Li Yidan, there was the Qi Refining Ninth Layer Artifact Refiner Gongye Qing; the Qi Refining Eighth Layer Artifact Refiner Gongye Jing; the Qi Refining Eighth Layer Beast Tamer Luo Cuiyu; the Qi Refining Eighth Layer Talisman Master Hua Shulin; the Qi Refining Eighth Layer Formation Master Gan Jiamin; the Qi Refining Seventh Layer Puppet Master Weng Yuhan; the Qi Refining Seventh Layer Spiritual Plant Master Liu Jinzhi; the Qi Refining Seventh Layer Spiritual Plant Master Zhu Qian…
One by one, they were all present.
Looking at the assembly, Tong Shishi said, “Everyone, you did not hear all of my earlier conversation with the Heavenly Maiden. I will recount it for you now…”
She explained the matter of the Divine Medicine in simple and straightforward terms.
As Tong Shishi spoke, the eyes of those present blazed with fervor.
This was something that could rapidly elevate one’s cultivation. No cultivator could resist such a thing, let alone these cultivators living at the grassroots level.
Who didn’t yearn to climb higher?
Even those at the very bottom yearn for the sky, anticipating the day they might rule the world.
Seeing the longing in everyone’s eyes, Tong Shishi smiled and said, “The Heavenly Maiden has already given us a small amount of the Divine Medicine. Li Yidan and I have already taken it. I have reached the Late Foundation Establishment stage, and Yidan the Middle Foundation Establishment stage. I intend to distribute the rest so everyone can improve together.”
Everyone’s faces lit up with joy. “Thank you, Sect Master!”
Tong Shishi smiled. “No need to thank me. If you must thank anyone, thank the Heavenly Maiden. All of this comes from her. Now, take the Divine Medicine first. The first dose has the best effect. Wait a few more days for the next dose, after Yidan confirms the Drug Resistance interval has passed, so as not to waste it.”
After saying this, Tong Shishi gestured for everyone to come forward in turn to receive the Divine Medicine.
In their eyes, the Divine Medicine was just a white granule, not too large, something that could be popped directly into the mouth.
When the Beast Tamer Luo Cuiyu came up to collect her Divine Medicine, she asked an extra question: “Can Spirit Beasts eat it?”
This question stumped Tong Shishi, and she couldn’t help but glance at Li Yidan.
After thinking for a moment, Li Yidan said, “Spirit Beasts should be able to consume it. Call your Spirit Beast over as well.”
A look of delight instantly appeared on Luo Cuiyu’s face.
She tapped her forehead, activating a technique to communicate with her Spirit Beast. Before long, a thick python with emerald green scales slithered into the great hall from outside. It was Luo Cuiyu’s Spirit Beast, the Profound Azure Python!
Once the Profound Azure Python was at her side, Luo Cuiyu took two portions of the Divine Medicine. She consumed one herself and offered the other to the python.
“Little Green, open up.”
Hearing Luo Cuiyu’s voice, the python named Little Green opened its mouth and swallowed the Divine Medicine.
The moment both human and beast consumed the Divine Medicine, Luo Cuiyu’s expression stiffened.
She sensed a violent fluctuation of spiritual power within her, as if a once-peaceful lake had suddenly been whipped into a storm. Her spiritual power, both in quantity and quality, surged tremendously in a very short time, instantly pushing her cultivation into a new realm.
Qi Refining Ninth Layer!
Luo Cuiyu had broken through, and that wasn’t even the end!
She had heard Tong Shishi say that the first dose of this Divine Medicine would have a very powerful effect, but she hadn’t grasped just how powerful it would be until this very moment.
She felt her entire body brimming with power, every physical attribute continuously strengthening. Many cultivation problems she couldn’t solve before suddenly gained clarity in an instant. It left her dazed for a moment, entering a profoundly mysterious state.
After a while, when the surging spiritual power within her calmed down, she finally snapped out of her trance.
After sensing her body’s condition, Luo Cuiyu’s expression shifted again and again. Incredulously, she said, “I’ve reached Foundation Establishment?”
She had originally been at Qi Refining Eighth Layer, with the Ninth and Tenth Layers ahead of her. Yet now, she had skipped those two stages outright and reached Foundation Establishment on the spot!
Such a result left Luo Cuiyu feeling as if she were in a dream.
