Chapter 233: Seeking Help

Grandmaster Guangwu temporarily left, and the Supreme Patriarch immediately took out three items. One was a cloud-yellow jade hand, almost the size of an adult man’s palm; another was a deep blue disc adorned with countless stars, appearing as vast and profound as an endless night sky upon closer inspection. The third item was a rather ordinary jade slip.
The Supreme Patriarch said in a gentle voice, “These two top-grade spiritual treasures are both within your control now. The methods for refining them and their specific effects are all recorded in the jade slip.”
As he spoke, the three items floated in the air and slowly drifted toward Su Che.
Su Che thanked him with a bow and put the three items away.
Receiving two top-grade spiritual treasures at once, Su Che was naturally extremely excited, like a child who had gotten their favorite toy and couldn’t wait to play with it right away. However, he had to wait until he returned to his own cave to study them carefully. It would be highly impolite to fiddle with them in front of the grandmasters.
Personally, two top-grade spiritual treasures seemed extremely valuable. But the Tianxuan Sect had a history of tens of thousands of years. With each generation of Yuan Ying ancestors passing away or ascending to the spiritual realm, they would leave one or two treasures for the sect. Over such a long period, the accumulated treasures would be astonishing.
Su Che estimated that there were at least a hundred spiritual treasures of various grades in the Tianxuan Sect’s treasury.
At least that many!
Sure enough, the Supreme Patriarch continued, “An upper-grade spiritual treasure-level pill furnace is extremely rare. Since you’re willing to contribute it to the sect, you should receive an even greater reward. But since you’ve only reached the pill-refining stage and your cultivation is still weak, you’re unable to control most spiritual treasures. We carefully selected these two treasures for you—they’re the most suitable at present.”
“Thank you, Grandmaster Patriarch. I’m already very satisfied,” Su Che said sincerely. “Moreover, the Golden Crow Heavenly Fire Furnace was a gift from Grandmaster Guangwu out of his kindness, meant as an opportunity for future generations. How dare I claim it all for myself?”
The Supreme Patriarch nodded. “There’s no need to be so precise about these matters. As the chief disciple of our sect, even if you don’t have such opportunities yourself, once your cultivation reaches a certain level, the sect will grant you the appropriate treasures. But…”
At this point, he glanced at the three Supreme Elders and smiled, “This child is blessed. Time and again, he brings great fortune to the sect.”
“It doesn’t matter.”

Zixiao spoke directly as usual: “By the time he takes charge of the sect, whether there are rewards or not, whether something is bestowed or not, none of that will matter anymore.”
“Take charge of the sect?”
Su Che felt a stir in his heart. He then thought that the twelve chief disciples in the history of Tianxuan Sect had ultimately all reached the supreme position of sect leader. As long as he could advance to the Yuan Ying stage, he would most likely also bear such a heavy responsibility.
A super sect like Tianxuan Sect, which controlled over a dozen human nations and thousands of cultivation families behind the scenes, truly deserved to be called supreme—its power was indeed immense.
But to be honest, Su Che didn’t have much ambition for power. He was even reluctant to let the complicated affairs of running a sect interfere with his cultivation…
Of course, that was for later. It was still too early to discuss it now.
After waiting for a while, Grandmaster Guangwu reappeared in the hall. A brand-new Golden Crow Heavenly Fire Furnace was presented to Venerable Tianlu; the original Vermilion Bird Mysterious Cauldron was given to Su Che.
After a quick inspection, Su Che felt that there was no spirit within the Vermilion Bird Mysterious Cauldron—it was just an empty cauldron.
“I kept that imperfectly intelligent spirit. I’ll arrange a fine destination for it,” Grandmaster Guangwu said to Su Che. “You don’t need to worry about it.”
“Thank you, Grandmaster.”
Su Che nodded in gratitude and put the Vermilion Bird Mysterious Cauldron in his possession.
As for the ‘crazy’ spirit in the Golden Crow Heavenly Fire Furnace, he only felt a hint of pity—no real emotions at all. Of course, Su Che wouldn’t question whatever Grandmaster Guangwu decided.
The matter of exchanging spiritual treasures was now settled. Logically, Su Che should have taken his leave, but after some thought, he decided to seek help from his sect to solve his difficulties.
What kind of help was needed? The ghost cultivation techniques required by the Nether Ghost Emperor, the beast-taming skills to tame third-level fire crows, over a dozen different grades of spiritual flames needed to open the third layer of the Immortal Prison, the soul or essence of a master alchemist, domain demons at the Demon King level, rat-like monsters at the Golden Dan stage… Gathering all these things was incredibly daunting. Even with years of hard work on his own, it might not be possible to collect them all.
Su Che didn’t want to waste so much time on these things. Since he had his sect to rely on, when faced with difficulties, it was only right to ask for help.
“Grandmaster Sect Leader, there are still some matters for which I need the sect’s assistance…”

So, Su Che went through these requests one by one, though he did not mention their ultimate purposes. He believed the several sect ancestors would not press further. After listing them all, the five Yuan Ying ancestors were also amazed—there were indeed quite a lot! However, they could understand Su Che’s difficulties. After all, some of these tasks were quite challenging even for Yuan Ying cultivators, and solving them alone would be extremely troublesome for anyone… As for the matter of the chief direct disciple, it was a sect affair, and the ancestors agreed without hesitation. “Some things really do need us to help him solve…” Elder Qing Xuan pondered, “For those slightly less difficult tasks, we can issue a sect reward—among hundreds of thousands of disciples, there must be someone who can handle them.” “Mm.” The sect leader and the other three supreme elders nodded in agreement. Hearing the ancestors’ decision, Su Che was naturally delighted in secret; even Tian Lu Zun Zhe, sitting nearby, was filled with envy, thinking, “The special treatment given to the chief direct disciple is truly beyond what even we, the peak masters, can compare to!” As the master of just one peak, Tian Lu Zun Zhe certainly did not understand the significance of being the chief direct disciple as clearly as the Yuan Ying ancestors did. At this moment, Su Che couldn’t help but wonder: For his personal needs, not only were the Yuan Ying ancestors willing to help personally but also a sect-wide reward was offered—just how important was the status of a chief direct disciple? What secrets lay behind this? Although he still couldn’t figure it out, Su Che was sure it was definitely good for him! At that very moment, Master Mu Ye fulfilled one of Su Che’s requests right there. Master Mu Ye took out a blank jade slip and entered some information into it in just over a dozen breaths. When the jade slip was handed to Su Che, Master Mu Ye said, “The art of beast control is the easiest to solve. My Xuan Ce Peak is expert in this field. Inside the jade slip is a top-tier technique from Xuan Ce Peak. Learn it immediately and destroy it afterward—do not let it spread outside.” Su Che quickly agreed. It was then he remembered that in the first match of the Hundred Battles Arena, Ao Yuan from Xuan Ce Peak had summoned a Winged Black Tiger to fight against him… No wonder so many people were desperate to join a super sect like Tian Xuan Sect. The vast wealth accumulated over tens of thousands of years within the sect couldn’t be fully explained in just a few words.

Compared to those itinerant cultivators who rely solely on their own efforts with no support, the path of cultivation for sect disciples is less fraught with hardships and more illuminated by hope…
“A cultivation method focused on refining a ghostly body…”
Zixiao pondered deeply, “I’ve seen it somewhere before. Let me think…”
“Stop thinking!”
Elder Qingxuan snapped in a rough voice, “You can’t even remember how many things you stole from me, can you?”
“That’s right!”
Zixiao suddenly realized and pointed at Elder Qingxuan without shame, “Yes, it was in your house!”
Elder Qingxuan snorted, too lazy to argue further. In his eyes, Zixiao would always remain that immature little troublemaker.
At this point, the old man also felt deeply moved, “Five hundred years ago, during the great battle with the Wan Gui Sect, both sides suffered heavy losses… You kids hadn’t even been born yet…”
Su Che understood that during that battle, Patriarch Qingxuan must have personally slain many members of the Wan Gui Sect and acquired numerous spoils. A Yuan Ying-level ancestor at seven or eight hundred years old surely possessed an enormous amount of wealth.
Patriarch Qingxuan then turned to Su Che and said, “I have dozens of cultivation methods for ghost cultivation. Even if they’ve been untouched for hundreds of years, they’re still useful. If you need them, take them all.”
Su Che bowed in gratitude again. Today, the words he said the most were expressions of thanks.
At that moment, Patriarch Guangwu spoke up.
“I have the most various spiritual flames here, but all of them are at level seven or above. What’s missing are the level nine Yin flame and the level ten Yang flame. It’s extremely difficult to obtain these two types of spiritual flames!”
Su Che nodded silently. Since Patriarch Guangwu specialized in fire cultivation, the fact that even he couldn’t gather all the necessary spiritual flames showed just how difficult it was.
For cultivators who specialized in fire, spiritual flames could be nurtured continuously, just like growing flowers or vegetables. Therefore, if Patriarch Guangwu wanted to give Su Che spiritual flames, he could simply allocate a portion of each type without incurring too great a loss.
“Take your time,” said the supreme sect leader finally. “With such a large Tian Xuan Sect, how could we fail to meet even one disciple’s needs? No matter how difficult it is, there’s always a way to solve it.”
After that, Su Che obtained two sets of level eight Yin and Yang flames, one set of level nine Yang flame, and one set of level ten Yin flame from Patriarch Guangwu. He then went to Qingxuan Peak with Patriarch Qingxuan and acquired sixty-seven cultivation methods for ghost cultivation and three mid-tier ghostly weapons. As for the ten types of spiritual flames below level six, it wasn’t difficult to gather them—through the sect’s reward missions, he could surely obtain them from countless disciples.

Even the demon kings-level extraterrestrial demons found a solution. Patriarch Zi Xiao would go to the Sealing Realm within their sect to force the sealed demon god to split off a demon king for Su Che. The gold core-level rodent monsters were not a problem either; any elder could go out and catch them in just a few days. Thus, only the ninth-level Yin Fire, the tenth-level Yang Fire, and the soul of a pill-making master remained. These three items were the most difficult to handle, with no solution in the short term. However, what used to be seemingly insurmountable for Su Che could now be easily achieved with the help of his sect. In other words, the merits he had accumulated earlier were truly rewarded handsomely. Su Che had nothing else to say except, “The Tianxuan Sect is worth sacrificing everything to protect!” This is the true reason why the Tianxuan Sect has been able to endure for ten thousand years and become a supreme sect.