A reincarnated girl, who begins by possessing a cultivator.

"Fellow Daoist, do you have any Water Spirit Crystals?"

The black-clad cultivator looked around and then took out a crystal that shimmered with blue light.

Su Chun smiled. He had finally collected all five elemental spirit crystals, but each one was only about the size of a thumb and would only last for ten years.

Su Chun also took out a Fire Spirit Crystal, but it was definitely not the one the size of a human head. This piece was cut off by Su Chun from the top, and it was about the same size as the other person's piece.

"Excellent, fellow Daoist, let's make a deal."

The black-clad monk spoke impatiently.

This piece is about the size of three thumbs, enough to last for thirty years.

"Yes, happy transaction."

Su Chun handed over her fire spirit crystal and then took the water spirit crystal.

"Goodbye."

After completing the transaction, the young man in black left immediately, without intending to say another word to Su Chun.

The items are in place, and the necessary processing has been done.

Su Chun also needs to return to the Ancient Sword Sect to complete his training mission.

A few days later, at the Ancient Sword Sect, Su Chun rode the Profound Flame Sword into Heavenly Sword Peak and handed over the items needed for the three-year training mission to the sect's affairs pavilion; these were all kinds of materials.

After completing the task, I received the corresponding sect contribution points, and then went to Luoyu Pavilion to purchase a large number of pills needed for cultivation.

In that instant, half of the tens of thousands of spirit stones he had just earned were gone.

Few people probably spend more money on cultivation than her. Even with so much money, she can barely catch up with those cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

If those cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots had the same substantial resources as Su Chun, they would probably have already reached the Core Formation stage.

Upon returning to Hidden Sword Peak, they discovered that there were several more disciples there. These disciples must have been recruited within the last three years, since Hidden Sword Peak already had a Core Formation cultivator. Although it was still the weakest lineage in terms of Qi and blood, it still had a Core Formation cultivator in charge.

"Oh? Junior Sister, you're back. I'm relieved to see you safe and sound."

When Su Chun passed by the waterfall, she ran into Peng Zhan again. This guy was still cultivating under the waterfall.

"Yes, it was a close call, thank you for your concern, Eighth Senior Brother."

Peng Zhan smiled.

"Go and say hello to our senior brother. Of all of us, he's the one most worried about your safety."

Su Chun was Xie Zhi Qiu's great benefactor in achieving the Core Formation stage, so he was naturally worried about Su Chun's safety outside.

What Su Chun didn't know was that after Wang Lingxiao returned from Tianyao Ridge, he was summoned to the Enforcement Hall, and then the Enforcement Hall sent someone to Yinjian Peak to find Su Chun.

Xie Zhi Qiu retorted.

"Understood, I will go and pay my respects to my senior brother right away."

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Chun flew to Xie Zhi Qiu's residence.

"Senior Brother, I'm back."

Before they even went inside, Su Chun called out.

At that moment, the second senior brother Lu Yi and the third senior sister Mei Ruoshui were talking inside.

"It's Junior Sister back."

Xie Zhi Qiu stood up happily and looked towards the entrance of the cave.

The three of them just watched Su Chun with smiles on their faces until Su Chun landed in front of them.

"Oh, it's good that you're back safe and sound. These past three years you've been at Tianyao Ridge, I haven't been able to eat or sleep properly."

Xie Zhi Qiu looked Su Chun up and down and then made a joke.

"It was alright. I gained quite a lot from this experience at Tianyao Ridge."

“Indeed, your aura is significantly stronger than it was three years ago. This is not the kind of progress that can be made through ordinary cultivation alone.” Xie Zhi Qiu could tell at a glance that Su Chun, who had just entered the Foundation Establishment realm, had already established a fairly solid foundation and was probably not far from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Mei Ruoshui, who was standing to the side, also laughed.

"Junior Sister, this is the first time we've seen Senior Brother inquire about you every few days."

Xie Zhi Qiu's feelings for Su Chun were, well, not romantic love; they were more like the attitude of an elder towards a junior.

There was a significant age difference between them; Su Chun was only in her twenties, while Xie Zhi Qiu and the others were at least 150 years older than her.

They probably all treat Su Chun like a daughter.

"Senior Brother, don't worry about me, I'm fine. I'm more worried about Second Senior Brother and Third Senior Sister. Second Senior Brother, you're probably close to forming your core, right?"

Three years have allowed Lu Yi's cultivation level to become more stable, and he is about to reach his limit.

Upon hearing this, the three of them became serious.

Actually, they were just discussing this matter today.

“Junior Sister, you’re back just in time. I’m not afraid to tell you, I don’t have the confidence to form a Core like this. After discussing with Senior Brother, we’ve decided to join forces with the other Core Formation elders in the sect to visit the cave where Master fell.”

Lu Yi said something very important.

These words immediately froze Su Chun's expression, who had been quite pleased.

Venturing into the cave of a Nascent Soul cultivator is no joke.

"This? Does it have to be this way? Second Senior Brother, Third Senior Sister, I have gained quite a lot this time and have some spare change on me. If you want to form your core, I can lend it to you. As long as you have confidence, forming your core is not that scary."

Su Chun naturally didn't want them to take any risks.

Lu Yi and Mei Ruoshui exchanged a wry smile.

"Everyone has their own path to walk. Junior Sister, you have it much harder than us. It's several times more difficult for someone with five elemental spiritual roots to form a core than for us. Are you suggesting that all of us should borrow money from you to break through to the core stage?"

That makes sense, and Su Chun was speechless for a moment.

She had no intention of venturing into any Nascent Soul cave, because she didn't see the need to take that risk.

"Okay, so when do you plan to go?"

The three of them exchanged a glance.

"Let's do it in a year. But don't worry, Junior Sister, I plan to invite my master along this time. Even if another Nascent Soul cultivator is interested in a Nascent Soul cultivator's cave, at least Second Junior Brother and Third Junior Sister will get some opportunities."

Xie Zhi Qiu did it purely for Lu Yi and Mei Ruoshui; the two of them really needed an opportunity to boost their confidence.

After saying all that, Xie Zhi Qiu still asked Su Chun a question.

"By the way, Junior Sister, did you team up with Wang Lingxiao and the others three years ago to seize a Jade Blood Grass? What happened back then? Why did Zhao Fu from Jade Sword Peak and Sun Hao from Cloud Sword Peak both die?"

Su Chun knew that the sect would definitely get involved.

Anyway, she did nothing wrong; she was completely innocent.

"What did those who came back say?"

Su Chun countered with a question.

Xie Zhi Qiu immediately relayed Wang Ling Xiao and the others' answers to Su Chun.

Su Chun gave a cold laugh after hearing this.

"Senior Brother, listen to them. I'll just say it like this: it's purely Zhao Fu and that Sun Hao scheming against their fellow disciples..."

Su Chun told Xie Zhi Qiu and the other two the truth.

Who is hiding the truth and who is telling the truth? Compare the results and you'll know.

Su Chun's conclusion was clearly more reasonable and truthful than what they said.

Of course, Su Chun definitely didn't say that she killed Sun Hao. She only said that she woke up first and then saved the other five people along the way. It was that simple.

As for the four people whose storage bags were taken by Su Chun, they certainly wouldn't dare tell the truth to others, since they were accomplices and, according to the sect rules, would be executed.

Chapter 77: Making Arrangements for His Death

After hearing this, Xie Zhiqi and the others all shook their heads.

"Alas! This has always been the case in the cultivation world. There are countless heartless and ungrateful people. It's nothing new. Don't worry, Junior Sister, I'll take care of this. You don't need to worry about it. Just focus on your cultivation."

"By the way, would you be interested in exploring a Nascent Soul cultivator's cave with us?"

Xie Zhi Qiu still asked Su Chun.

Su Chun did not give an immediate reply.

"I need to think about this. After all, my strength is weak, and going to a Nascent Soul cultivator's cave might just be a burden."

Xie Zhi Qiu smiled.

"Actually, we brothers don't want you to go either. We still need to leave a seed for our Hidden Sword Peak."

This is the truth, not just something I said to appease Su Chun.

“That’s right, Junior Sister Su, you don’t need to go. If we can come back alive from the opportunities we gain inside, we will definitely share some with you.”

Lu Yi also smiled.

These individuals were all people who had experienced the last major upheaval at Hidden Sword Peak, and their mindset was different from others.

"it is good!"

Su Chun nodded and then returned to her cave.

Upon her return, she couldn't wait to set up the Five Elements Gathering Spirit Array.

With the current amount of Five Elements Spirit Crystals, maintaining this for ten years is not a problem, and she should be able to reach the mid-Foundation Establishment stage within three to five years.

She had already prepared all the materials needed to set up the formation, so she began to set it up.

Su Chun arrived at her secluded cultivation spot, forming hand seals, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes.

She took out five thumb-sized spirit crystals from her storage bag. The five colors—green, red, gold, blue, and earth yellow—swirled around, representing the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.

"Rise." With a wave of her hand, five spirit crystals embedded themselves into the ground like shooting stars, forming a perfect five-pointed star array.

Then he took out the blood of a demon beast and some medicinal herbs for inscribing array patterns, and began to draw array patterns on the crystal.

These liquids, infused with the blood of demonic beasts, solidified quickly upon hitting the ground, much like cement.