Mortal: Starting with the Falling Cloud Sect, I proved my Dao through gacha pulls.

One month later, on an unnamed deserted island.

"Indeed, the land of gentle pleasures is a hero's grave. I've been indulging in it for some time now, and I've become a bit lax."

Su Mu raised his hand outside the cave and placed the last array pattern, completely stabilizing the array's structure. He then stretched, his expression full of relaxation and contentment.

This island was originally covered by a flawed spirit-binding array set up by Yuan Yao. Although it could deceive ordinary cultivators, it still posed a risk of being exposed if encountered by someone with strong spiritual sense.

Fortunately, with the Qingyang Sect's array formation manual in Yuan Yao's possession as a reference, Su Mu spent some time completing and perfecting the Spirit Binding Array. The spiritual energy within the island was locked tightly, preventing any leakage.

In addition, he set up more than ten offensive and defensive concealment formations around the island, layer upon layer, so that the island's secrecy is now foolproof.

He looked around the entire island, and with a thought, he completely suppressed all the spiritual light of the array, transforming it into an ordinary island. Then, with a flicker, he turned into a faint ray of light and flashed back into his cave.

During this month, Su Mu was not idle. Based on the original cave dwelling, he opened up several additional cultivation chambers, which were more than enough for the three of them to cultivate together.

After returning to his cave, he first glanced toward a secret chamber deep inside. Sensing the intense aura of the ghostly path emanating from it, he nodded with satisfaction.

"It seems that the two sisters are making very good progress in their cultivation."

After withdrawing his gaze, Su Mu slowly walked into the largest cultivation chamber in the center of the cave. He sat cross-legged on a futon in the room, closed his eyes and regulated his breathing for a while, and his aura gradually became stable.

With the help of the Dragon and Phoenix Combined Cultivation Technique and the pure Yin energy of Yuan Yao, his cultivation progressed smoothly, and he stepped into the late stage of Core Formation. The spiritual energy in his body circulated more and more smoothly, without any stagnation.

Yuan Yao benefited even more from the feedback of his cultivation, directly breaking through the bottleneck and stabilizing her cultivation at the mid-stage of Core Formation. If she were to use the power of Yin and Yang to assist her cultivation in the future, her progress would definitely be even faster.

"This Dragon and Phoenix Combined Cultivation Technique is indeed profound. It has such miraculous effects even in the initial stage of cultivation. I wonder what the results will be when it is fully mastered."

Su Mu thought to himself, then gathered his thoughts.

"It's time to properly organize the gains from our trip to the Void Heaven Palace."

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a burst of spiritual light appeared in front of him. A large number of treasures appeared out of thin air, each with its own unique aura and flowing spiritual light. They were all rare treasures.

After leaving the Void Heaven Palace, he first subdued the Xuan Bone, then spent his energy refining the Jade Soul Pill, and then made a deal with Han Li. He had been traveling all the way and had never had a moment to calm down and sort out what he had gained. Now that he was here, he could finally digest all the gains from his trip to the Void Heaven Palace.

He raised his hand and a square jade pendant with a bright yellow luster slowly landed in his palm. This was the ancient treasure he had obtained from the Void Heaven Cauldron.

Su Mu's eyes narrowed, and he slowly poured his magic power into the jade pendant. In an instant, a thick yellow halo burst forth from the jade pendant, instantly enveloping his entire body and transforming into a radiant robe that protected him completely.

"So it's an ancient treasure specializing in defense. Looks like my luck isn't too bad."

Su Mu quickly grasped the full extent of the treasure's functions.

This treasure can be carried with you. When attacked, it will automatically activate a yellow light shield without needing to be activated, to prevent sneak attacks.

If activated actively, it can transform into the form of this precious garment, greatly increasing its defensive power, making it an excellent life-saving item.

From now on, I will call you Kun Yuanpei.

Su Mu nodded and casually tied the jade pendant to his waist. He had always been very fond of this kind of defensive ancient treasure.

Immediately afterwards, he reached out and grabbed a bronze round mirror surrounded by a dark yellow aura. Su Mu gently stroked the mirror, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"The Myriad Laws Sect's renowned Xuanhuang Mirror—that's a real treasure!"

He found this treasure on Wan Tianming's corpse. He had personally witnessed Wan Tianming activating this treasure in the Void Heaven Palace. Its power was considerable, and it was quite famous in the cultivation world.

After putting away the Xuanhuang Mirror, Su Mu's gaze swept over the remaining treasures. Most of these came from Wan Tianming's storage bag, including six finished magic weapons of various kinds.

In addition, there was the complete Tianluo True Skill manual, as well as several Confucian and Taoist auxiliary cultivation methods, making the gains quite substantial.

"As expected of Sect Master Wan, his wealth is indeed immense. It's just a pity that we couldn't find the Heavenly Net True Lightning." Su Mu sighed softly, without much regret.

He knew in his heart that the Heavenly Net True Thunder was created by Wan Tianming using his own cultivation technique, and even if others obtained it, they would not be able to activate it.

After refining the magical treasures left behind by Wan Tianming one by one, erasing their original divine soul imprints, and imprinting them with his own mark, Su Mu then brought two more items to his front: one was an ice bead that sealed the Qianlan Ice Flame, and the other was a small golden thunder bamboo arrow.

Both of these items were obtained from Xuan Gu. The Azure Ice Flame, needless to say, can only be refined after reaching the Nascent Soul stage. The Golden Thunder Bamboo Arrow contains the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder, which is also a renowned demon-repelling item.

"According to Xuan Gu's experience, by combining Xuan Hun Yin Fire, Bi Xie Divine Thunder, and Qian Lan Ice Flame into one, one can condense the legendary Ghost Path Supreme Fire, Shura Sacred Fire. This fire is incredibly powerful, and if one can cultivate it, the benefits will be immense."

Su Mu's eyes flickered. After pondering for a moment, he first temporarily sealed the Azure Ice Flame, and only refined the Golden Thunder Bamboo Arrow, completely erasing the cultivation technique imprint left by the Xuan Bone.

He possesses the complete Profound Yin Technique, so cultivating the Profound Soul Yin Fire is not difficult for him. In the future, when his cultivation level is high enough, condensing the Asura Sacred Fire will only be a matter of time.

However, whether it is refining the Azure Ice Flame or fusing the Asura Sacred Flame, it is only safe to do so with the cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage. Moreover, he now possesses several kinds of flames. If he were to cultivate them rashly, he would be playing with fire and burning himself, which would be a great loss.

"Ultimately, it's due to insufficient cultivation. Once I break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, these problems will naturally be solved."

Su Mu sighed softly, but there was no impatience in his heart.

He has only cultivated for a few decades, yet he has already reached the late stage of Core Formation. If those old monsters in the outside world who have cultivated for hundreds of years to advance to the Nascent Soul stage knew about this speed, they would probably be greedy and spare no effort to capture him, search his soul and seize his treasures.

He had already clearly planned his future cultivation path. Although he possessed the Nascent Soul Pill, breaking through the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul Realm was not a major obstacle for him, so he was not in a hurry to go into seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

He has now cultivated his body-refining technique to the seventh level of the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram, and to refine the complete Three Thousand Burning Flames, the physical strength required is extremely high.

Therefore, he plans to first cultivate the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram to the ninth level of the Purple Mansion Perfection, and then break through to the Nascent Soul Realm. After breaking through, he can immediately begin refining the Strange Fire.

Furthermore, the four arts of cultivation inherited from the Void Heaven Palace are profound and extensive, requiring a great deal of time to slowly comprehend and digest before they can be truly put to use.

"Phew... There's so much to do. It looks like the days ahead are going to be very busy."

Su Mu let out a soft breath, shook his head and smiled, feeling a bit more anticipation for the transformation in strength after breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Once he breaks through to the Nascent Soul Realm, he will immediately refine the Azure Ice Flame and the Three Thousand Burning Flames, and then use the immense stellar power contained in the Three Thousand Burning Flames to try to push the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Diagram to the tenth level, the Myriad Manifestations Realm, so as to quickly get through the period of weakness in combat power after breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

At that time, his cultivation and physical body will both make great progress. If he encounters a cultivator who does not know his background, he will definitely be surprised.

Having finalized his plans for cultivation over the next few years, Su Mu's gaze fell upon the last remaining items: the wolf-headed jade ruyi and the Heaven-Mending Pill.

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