Refining The Star Element Fruit

"Please say it once again, how many Star Element Fruits did you get?" Song Shanhai was momentarily confused, thinking he misheard.

"Forty," Su Zhan repeated.

"Fo-forty?"

Song Shanhai was bewildered. "Su Zhan, are you sure you don't mean four?"

"Didn't they say that powerful cultivators wouldn't suffer from common ailments like hearing loss and blurry vision, even in old age? Why is Master Song's hearing so poor?"

Su Zhan looked at Song Shanhai with astonishment.

"Cough, Su Zhan, perhaps Master Song's hearing is temporarily impaired."

Chen Changfeng saw Song Shanhai's face darken and tried to intervene, but then he asked hesitantly, "Su Zhan, did you really obtain forty Star Element Fruits?"

Although he had great confidence in Su Zhan's abilities, forty seemed too many!

Since the secret realm of the Dark Star Forest was discovered, one hundred and thirty years had passed, and during that time, the most brilliant geniuses who came to the Dark Star Forest had only obtained thirteen Star Element Fruits!

"Why lie? I can show them to you."

"NO!"

Chen Changfeng hastily said, "It's safe to refine Star Element Fruits in this place, but that's under normal circumstances. If you openly display and slowly refine forty fruits, it might cause some disturbances!"

"Alright."

Su Zhan nodded.

Chen Changfeng was right; the impact of forty Star Element Fruits was tremendous even for the experts in the Core Yuan Realm, and it was difficult to say whether someone would act impulsively and try to seize them.

After that, a white light flashed in the storage ring, and a stack of Star Element Fruits appeared in Su Zhan's hand. There were six fruits in total, conveniently filling one hand.

"Brother Song, do you still have something to say now?"

Chen Changfeng looked at Song Shanhai with a satisfied smile.

"Fine! This time, this old man loses! Don't worry, I will definitely send someone to deliver the wine to your Yuntian Sword Sect!"

Song Shanhai's face darkened, and he added, "But I still can't believe that Su Zhan could obtain forty Star Element Fruits!"

"Hehe! Whether you believe it or not, that's not my concern."

Chen Changfeng chuckled and said to Su Zhan, "Su Zhan, after returning to the Yuntian Sword Sect, I will treat you to the best spirit wine in the fifteen countries in the Tiannan region!"

Upon hearing that, Song Shanhai's beard trembled in anger, and with a flick of his robe sleeve, he snorted coldly, taking Hua Yiyi far away to begin refining her own Star Element Fruits.

"By the way, Yiyi, why are you suddenly so sure that Su Zhan has more than a ten Star Element Fruits?"

After walking more than a hundred meters away, Song Shanhai remembered this and asked in confusion.

Hua Yiyi hesitated for a moment. "National Master, Su Zhan is actually very strong!"

"Nonsense, to obtain more than five Star Element Fruits, how could he not—"

"He's stronger than Ye Yunxuan!"

Song Shanhai's voice suddenly stopped, and he halted his steps, somewhat uncertain. "Ye Yunxuan is one of the top three geniuses on this journey to the Dark Star Forest, and his strength is estimated to be on par with a middle stage of the Core Yuan Realm cultivator. Based on what you said, is Su Zhan stronger than Ye Yunxuan?"

Hua Yiyi smiled bitterly and said, "Su Zhan killed Ye Yunxuan. National Master, who do you think is stronger between the two?"

"Su Zhan killed Ye Yunxuan?"

Song Shanhai was shocked, his eyes widened. He asked seriously, "Tell me everything in detail!"

"Alright."

Then, Hua Yiyi explained how Su Zhan killed Ye Yunxuan.

Of course, she didn't mention their relationship, her plea to Su Zhan, or giving him the only Star Element Fruit and the chance to enter the Sacred Pool. She only said that she happened to encounter Su Zhan.

Those things were too embarrassing.

Moreover, even if she told Song Shanhai, there was no way he could help him obtain the Star Element Fruits. It would only bring shame upon herself.

"Divine Body, Divine Natal Weapon..."

After listening to Hua Yiyi's story, Song Shanhai's gaze turned to Su Zhan in the distance. He stared blankly for a moment before forcing a bitter smile. "I was truly blind. I really thought that terrifying genius was an ordinary genius!"

No wonder, no wonder that old bastard Chen Changfeng was so confident in betting against me.

With such terrifying genius like Su Zhan, how could he lack confidence?

I should have realized it earlier!

Song Shanhai regretted losing half of his precious grapes to Chen Changfeng, and at the same time, his perception of Su Zhan underwent a tremendous change.

Initially, even when he saw Su Zhan obtaining so many Star Element Fruits, he only thought it was because Su Zhan's strength was decent and mostly due to his incredible luck!

But now it seemed that Su Zhan's cultivation talent was the most astonishing aspect!

Divine Body, Divine Natal Weapon... Talents like these were surely several levels higher than the most outstanding geniuses in the entire fifteen countries in the Tiannan region!

If they could establish a close relationship with Su Zhan, it would undoubtedly bring great benefits to the Hua Yue Kingdom!

Thinking of all this, Song Shanhai's gaze turned to Hua Yiyi, and he pondered. He then smiled and asked, "Yiyi, what is your opinion of Su Zhan?"

"Senior Brother Su's talent is unmatched, and his temperament is extraordinary," Hua Yiyi spoke halfway but her eyes showed a sense of loss. She shook her head and continued, "National Master, I understand your thoughts, but it's just that Senior Brother Su and I..."

"Why?"

"Because... forget it, I will start refining the Star Element Fruit now. National Master, please watch over me and don't let anyone disturb me."

Hua Yiyi almost said those words but ultimately didn't. With a sad mood, she sat cross-legged and began refining the Star Element Fruit.

Seeing this, although Song Shanhai was confused, he couldn't continue to ask.

At this moment, there was only a little time left until the spatial passage closed completely.

Almost everyone who could leave had already left.

As for those who couldn't leave, they were likely to forever stay in the Dark Star Forest.

One by one, the geniuses began refining the Star Element Fruit under the supervision of their respective elders.

Su Zhan was no exception.

Sweeping his gaze around, he found a relatively open area and took out the Star Element Fruit.

"Su Zhan, the process of refining the Star Element Fruit is much easier compared to other spiritual medicines, but you shouldn't just complete the initial refinement and then start refining the next one. The medicinal power of the Star Element Fruit easily dissipates, especially if you only complete the initial refinement without fully refining it into your body, bones, meridians, and dantian!"

Chen Changfeng reminded him. "The Star Element Fruit has the miraculous effect of cleansing the marrow and purifying the meridians, enhancing cultivation talent. So don't waste its medicinal power!"

"Understood."

Su Zhan nodded, took out the Star Element Fruit, placed it in his mouth, and began refining it.

The Refining Halo was activated!

Soon, the Star Element Fruit quickly disintegrated, and instantly, its medicinal power merged into his bones, flesh, and meridians!

It made Su Zhan feel as if even his cells were strengthened.

Of course, this feeling was very weak, much weaker than when he refined the Sun God Flower back then!

But even with just one Star Element Fruit, it already had such an effect. If he fully refined all forty of them, along with the Star God Fruit... my Sun God Divine Body might undergo another transformation!