Chapter 88: The Joy of Sudden Wealth, Chen Daoxuan's Breakthrough
Scarlet Cloud stared at the forty empty stone barrels, his mouth agape and at a loss for words.
Just moments ago, he thought the tea tree would likely stop absorbing after a few barrels of spirit liquid.
But now, not a single drop remained!
"What kind of grade is this tea tree… to be able to absorb so much spirit liquid?"
"Sigh... That's it then, nothing left for me!"
Scarlet Cloud sighed in frustration. If he had known earlier, he would have set some aside for himself—even just one barrel would've been good!
After all, these spirit liquids were the only ones collected from the Scarlet Cloud Valley, and they were immensely precious.
Now that the secret realm had collapsed, obtaining spirit liquid in the future would not be easy.
Little did he know, at that very moment, Leng Yanran and Li Yurong were soaking in an entire pool of spirit liquid—much richer in quality and enhanced with top-grade materials!
"Right, I almost forgot! I brought back the corpses of those Ren family experts earlier. I haven't absorbed them yet—this is the perfect time!"
Scarlet Cloud suddenly slapped his forehead, remembering an important task.
Taking out a storage bag, he lightly patted it. On the ground appeared a row of neatly arranged corpses of Ren family experts.
First, Scarlet Cloud searched their bodies, retrieving their storage bags and a set of Five-Star Array Flag.
"Hall Master, these are the belongings of the Ren family members. I didn't have time to hand them over earlier."
Arriving at the small pavilion, Scarlet Cloud respectfully presented the storage bags and formation flags. He didn't dare pocket such items for himself.
"Oh?"
"I nearly forgot about the loot from the Ren family!"
Chen Daoxuan had been preparing to begin his breakthrough, but hearing this, he remembered the storage bags of the Ren Family Ancestral Patriarch and others.
Being a cultivator at the Spirit Dividing stage, he must have possessed plenty of heavenly treasures!
Taking the storage bags, Chen Daoxuan didn't even bother inspecting them. Instead, he silently muttered to himself:
Recycle everything on this table into system points!
Ding! Recycled items yield a total of 32,600 system points.
"Hiss—"
"Damn, this feeling of sudden wealth is addictive. I haven't even used up the system points I already had, and now there's another 30,000+!"
Chen Daoxuan inhaled sharply. With the addition of these newly acquired points, he now had a staggering 118,900 system points!
Not only was breaking through to the Void Sky Realm possible, but even reaching the Profound Sky Realm seemed within grasp!
Indeed, the quickest way to earn system points was through… righteous acts of justice! Yes, that sounded much better than just slaughter and robbery!
"Hall Master, may I refine the corpses of the Ren family experts?"
Scarlet Cloud, seeing the storage bags on the table suddenly vanish, didn't think much of it. He assumed the Hall Master had collected them.
Taking the opportunity, he directly voiced his biggest concern.
If he could refine the Ren family corpses—especially that of the Spirit Dividing patriarch—he could likely advance by two or three minor realms!
"Respect for the deceased is important. Such an act isn't very humane."
"Moreover, this method of cultivation could easily attract karmic retribution. That's not good, not good at all."
Chen Daoxuan stroked his chin thoughtfully. However, considering that the Northern Region might be managed by Scarlet Cloud in the future, allowing him to gain some strength seemed necessary.
"How about this: Learn this Great Compassion Mantra. First, perform a ritual to guide their souls to rest in peace. This will earn you some merit. After that, you can refine their remains, which should offset the karmic burden!"
With that, Chen Daoxuan casually spent 10 system points to exchange for the "Great Compassion Mantra: Requiem Chapter" and tossed it to Scarlet Cloud.
Now flush with wealth, he barely felt the loss of 10 points.
After all, there would be many more extermination missions in the future. Scarlet Cloud could handle the ritual-refinement combo with the mantra—a perfect one-stop solution!
"Thank you, Hall Master!"
Scarlet Cloud was momentarily stunned. He had thought the Hall Master might reject his request out of respect for the deceased, which would have disappointed him but wouldn't have surprised him.
Who could have expected the Hall Master to come up with such a… creative approach?
Performing a ritual first, then refining the corpses?
How terrifyingly thorough!
He, a corpse cultivator, even found it cruel!
Performing the ritual didn't require a high level of skill. With his Boundless Realm strength, it only took a moment for him to commit the "Requiem Chapter" of the Great Compassion Mantra to memory.
He then approached the numerous corpses of the Ren family members. With a professional demeanor, he pressed his hands together in prayer and began chanting scriptures.
In no time, the ritual was completed.
"I'm about to start…"
Scarlet Cloud looked at the corpses of the powerful cultivators with an expression akin to admiring beautiful women.
But just as he was about to begin refining them, a branch suddenly pierced through the corpse of the Ren Family Ancestral Patriarch. In the blink of an eye, the corpse began to rapidly decay and eventually disintegrated into dust.
"Huh?"
"You absorb the spirit liquid, and now you're snatching the corpses too?"
"Hey, hey, hey! Wait, Master Tea Tree, please! Leave that one for me!"
"I'm begging you, leave me just one!"
While Scarlet Cloud was still in shock, the Primordial Spirit Enlightenment Tea had already absorbed the corpses of the four elders one by one, using them as nourishment and even taking in all the cultivation insights they had gained over their lifetimes.
Finally, seeing Scarlet Cloud's desperate plea, the Primordial Spirit Enlightenment Tea left him with the Ren Family Clan Leader corpse.
Scarlet Cloud quickly started refining and absorbing it... However, the Tea Tree wasn't entirely uncharitable. It lightly touched Scarlet Cloud's back and transferred some of the cultivation insights it had just absorbed to him!
In a nearby pavilion, Chen Daoxuan observed the scene with a faint smile.
Without further delay, he turned his focus inward.
"System, it takes 10,000 system points to break through to the Void Sky Realm, correct?"
[Yes. Does the host wish to spend 10,000 system points to break through?]
"Of course! Break me through to the Void Sky Realm!"
The corners of Chen Daoxuan's mouth lifted slightly. Possessing a hefty 120,000 system points, he finally felt some confidence!
[Ding! 10,000 system points deducted. Exchanging for 10,000 years of cultivation!]
As the system notification sounded, Chen Daoxuan felt every cell in his body begin to boil.
Every inch of his skin, every drop of blood, and every cell burned like a blazing fire.
Meanwhile, his cultivation level soared at an astonishing speed!
Sea of Qi Realm, Second Layer!
Sea of Qi Realm, Third Layer!
Sea of Qi Realm, Fourth Layer!
...
Sea of Qi Realm, Ninth Layer!
Without the slightest pause, in a single instant, he advanced from the First Layer of the Sea of Qi Realm to the Ninth Layer!
Above Void Mountain, within a hundred-mile radius, the sky darkened dramatically. Though it had been a bright and sunny midday, the heavens suddenly turned pitch black!
Crack!
With a sound only Chen Daoxuan could hear, the bottleneck shattered.
Void Sky Realm, First Layer!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Within the range of the Heavenly Dao Hall, spiritual energy surged chaotically. Massive waves of energy roared as they frantically gathered toward Chen Daoxuan.
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