Chapter 322: Enhancement Completed

Tianxuan Sect was less than 500,000 miles away from the Wasteland God Valley. With the cultivation level of late Yuan Ying stage, one could control a Dao artifact and reach there in half an hour.

In the valley in front of the entrance to the Wind and Thunder Desolate Land, the seven members of Tai Xu and the four great demons from the Manli Tribe occupied several small wooden houses, patiently waiting for Su Che to show up. Of course, they had also considered the possibility that the several Yuan Ying elders from Tianxuan Sect might come here to rescue Su Che.

In fact, everyone knew well that once the Yuan Ying elders from Tianxuan Sect arrived, the fate of those riches would be definitively settled.

After all, it was already extremely difficult to snatch those riches from Su Che, who was only at the mid-Jin Dan stage. The chances of taking them from the several Yuan Ying cultivators of Tianxuan Sect were practically zero.

Although there were eleven Yuan Ying-level cultivators here, even doubling their numbers wouldn’t be enough to kill those few from Tianxuan Sect.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

Five figures descended from the sky and appeared in the valley.

“They’ve arrived!” Inside the houses, the people of Tai Xu trembled with shock.

Look—our own sect at most sends three Yuan Ying cultivators out together on missions, with one always remaining behind to guard the sect. But Tianxuan Sect left two behind and still managed to send five out at once…

Especially the leader of Tai Xu felt even more conflicted: Tai Wu had clearly perished in the Desolate Land. Now, Tai Yi Sect only had three Yuan Ying cultivators left, creating an even greater disparity compared to Tianxuan Sect.

Moreover, that Tian Yu was clearly Tianxuan Sect’s next Yuan Ying cultivator. What was even more terrifying was that once this freak reached the Yuan Ying stage, it was likely that even those in the late Yuan Ying stage would be unable to control him…

“No!” The leader of Tai Xu resolved firmly in his heart. “We must find a way. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the messengers from the Spirit Realm descend, we can use their power to completely erase Tianxuan Sect from the cultivation world, ensuring the safety of Tai Yi Sect in the future.”

With these thoughts in mind, the leader of Tai Xu, like the others, stepped out of the wooden house and stood opposite Tianxuan Sect’s five Yuan Ying cultivators.

After exchanging greetings, the supreme sect leader first spoke to the four great demons of the Manli Tribe, saying, “Fellow cultivators from the Manli Tribe, the competition for treasures is understandable. However, the fate of those riches has already been decided. Please refrain from getting involved in what happens next.”

His words made it clear: We’re not here for you. You can leave now.

“Alright, then that’s it.”

The Old Monster of Hugou was known for his straightforward nature. He bowed and said, “Stealing treasures from a junior is never a honorable act. I will send someone to your sect to formally apologize to Tianyu.”
“Agreed,” replied the Supreme Patriarch with a nod.
What the Old Monster of Hugou meant was: Even if they failed to seize the treasures, they could still preserve face. In the future, they would send someone to Su Che with substantial compensation to resolve this matter.
This approach was also a common way in the cultivation world to resolve disputes—turning major issues into minor ones and minor ones into nothing at all, as no one wanted to incur irreconcilable grudges needlessly.
“Let’s go!”
At the Old Monster of Hugou’s command, the other three great demons flew away with him.
Thus, only the five Yuan Ying of Tianxuan Sect remained in the valley, facing off against the seven Yuan Ying led by the Patriarch of Taixu.
However, one Yuan Ying elder from the Illusion Demon Sect and one from the Blood God Sect had been severely beaten by Su Che using the power of heaven three days earlier and were still critically injured, needing a month to recover.
Moreover, their protective magic artifacts were also heavily damaged, almost beyond repair. If they forced themselves to fight now, the two of them combined would not be as strong as a normal early-stage Yuan Ying. Therefore, Taixu and his allies did not have a clear numerical advantage.
On the Tianxuan Sect side, the Supreme Patriarch and the Great Elder Qingxuan were both in the late-stage Yuan Ying phase, while the other three were in the middle stage. The two in the early stage remained at home,no need to go out to fight going out to fight.
In particular, that genius Zi Xiao, though in the middle stage, had greater combat power than the Great Elder Qingxuan. His Purple Sky Divine Thunder was terrifyingly powerful, capable of matching any late-stage Yuan Ying in the cultivation world.
It was for these reasons that the four great demons of the Manli Tribe wisely decided to leave. In short, everything came down to strength—what others respected was not logic, but whether your fists were strong enough.
“Patriarch of Taixu, is there anything else to say?” asked the Supreme Patriarch calmly.
If there was nothing more to say, then let’s fight directly.
“The Supreme Patriarch of Tianxuan also said just now that the struggle over the treasures is understandable. We only intended to gain wealth and had no intention of harming Tianyu. Logically, since Tianyu hid in the Storm and Thunder Desolate Land, this matter should end here…”
Taixu said in a deep voice, “But my junior brother Tai Wu fell into that desolate land and his whereabouts remain unknown. I fear the odds are against him, which is why I stayed here to determine his fate. For this, the Supreme Patriarch of Tianxuan needs to bring Tianyu out and give us a definite answer.”

The words spoken by the Patriarch of Taixu were calm and seemed reasonable: staying here was not to target Tianyu, but to wait for news of Taiwu’s life or death. Hearing his words, the five elders of Tianxuan Sect appeared extremely calm on the surface, but were actually shocked inside. “Taiwu is trapped in a desperate place, and his fate is unknown?” The people of Wuji Sect were not very clear about this either, so it was even less likely that the elders of Tianxuan Sect knew. If Taiwu really died there, then Taiyi Sect would suffer a huge loss! Zi Xiao let out a low hum and spoke first, “What does Taiwu’s being trapped in the Wind and Thunder Desolate Land have to do with Tianyu? Everyone in the cultivation world knows about the dangers of that place. If someone isn’t afraid of death and chooses to go there, who can blame them?” “The truth is, Tianyu used the power of the Heavenly Might to trap Taiwu there.” At this point, the Patriarch of Taixu could no longer care about preserving his face and had to tell the truth, adding his demand: “If he’s alive, I want to see him; if dead, I want to see his body. I hope Tianyu will hand Taiwu over to Taiyi Sect.” By this point, the Supreme Patriarch and the others basically understood that Tianyu had the ability to summon the power of the Heavenly Might, driving back Taixu and his followers and trapping Taiwu there, even seriously injuring the other two. “Well done, Tianyu!” The five elders praised him in their hearts, especially Zi Xiao, who openly smiled, gleefully looking at the two injured Yuan Ying elders. Of course, the five elders could also guess that Tianyu was bold and daring, willing to do anything. Even if Taiwu survived, he would never be able to return to Taiyi Sect alive. This feud was now irreconcilable. Since it couldn’t be resolved, they could only go all out. Either do nothing, or do it completely. The Supreme Patriarch made an immediate decision and sent a message to the other four elders: “Try to keep Tai Hao alive!” “Okay!” The four replied simultaneously. The logic was simple: With Taiwu lost, Taiyi Sect and Tianxuan Sect were now in an irreconcilable feud. From now on, Taiyi Sect would stop at nothing to retaliate against Tianxuan Sect. So, by taking out Tai Hao now, they could weaken Taiyi Sect’s strength in advance—each fewer opponent at the Yuan Ying stage was a gain. On the other side, the Patriarch of Taixu seemed to have more to say; here, the Supreme Patriarch sent a message: “Attack!” Whoosh! The five Yuan Ying elders transformed into lightning and rushed toward where Taixu and Tai Hao were. …

In the depths beneath the earth, in that desolate place, the single eye on the massive heart slowly closed, the red light vanished, and Su Che immediately woke up.
“Has the enhancement ended?”
Su Che immediately focused his mind inward and saw that the drop of mysterious blood inside the heart had completely disappeared, seemingly fully integrated into various parts of his body.
What kind of changes could such a drop of energy-rich blood bring to him?
After careful inspection, Su Che quickly confirmed that his physical strength had improved by at least two levels, now comparable to that of someone at the advanced stage of the Golden Dan realm.
In cultivation, one can regard one’s own body as a container. Through continuous practice, one must strengthen both the capacity and quality of this container to hold more and higher-grade energy.
If the capacity is insufficient, the amount of true energy in the body cannot reach a certain level, preventing qualitative changes and preventing the refinement of higher-grade, purer true energy. If the quality is insufficient, attempting to hold overly advanced true energy will cause corrosion, damaging the meridians and dantian and rendering one useless.
Thus, after the recent enhancement, Su Che’s physique now had the capacity to hold higher-grade true energy. As long as he cultivated enough true energy to trigger a qualitative change, he could easily advance to the advanced stage of the Golden Dan realm, or even reach the peak of that stage.
The container was ready, waiting to be filled with higher-grade energy. In other words, this reduced Su Che’s cultivation time by at least two-thirds during the stage before reaching the Infant Condensation stage.
“I originally thought it would take five years to advance to the advanced stage of the Golden Dan realm—it was impossible without that time. Now it seems about one and a half years will suffice…”
Su Che was secretly delighted. “In that case, I have enough time to advance to the advanced stage of the Golden Dan realm before meeting Tian Yin.”
Lao Hei chuckled. “Master, are you still treating Tian Yin as a hypothetical enemy? I think she has no ill intentions toward you and is unlikely to harm you.”
“I also think she has no malice toward me. If she did, she would have attacked me long ago. But…”
Su Che thought to himself, “I have a feeling that when I meet her in two years, something major will happen. Without sufficient strength, I’ll be in serious trouble!”
“Oh.”
Lao Hei responded softly. He also believed deeply in Su Che’s intuition.
Su Che continued to focus his mind inward and murmured, “Besides the strengthening of my physique, there seem to be some other changes, but I can’t quite pinpoint what they are…”
Hearing Su Che’s murmurs, the massive heart immediately sent over a mental message.

Su Che was momentarily stunned, then overjoyed.
“Regenerative ability?”
Swish!
Su Che took out a precious flying sword. After a slight hesitation, he decided to trust it. Gritting his teeth, he channeled his vital energy and swiftly severed his left little finger, dropping it to the ground.
“Master! What are you doing?”
Lao He was so frightened by Su Che’s self-harm that he almost jumped up, but then he witnessed something utterly astonishing.