"Lower Level Divine Beasts, Intermediate Divine Beasts, Upper Level Divine Beasts, Super Divine Beasts. The further back you go, the fewer there are. And Super Divine Beasts are so scarce that it’s incredible if one or two appear in the Mortal World,"

Lian Chong’s eyes shone, "Brother Qin Yu, you have no idea how formidable Super Divine Beasts are. They aren’t that impressive when they first start cultivating, but as they progress, their advantages grow evermore. My great uncle and the leader of the Dragon Clan are both reputed to be invincible. That’s because they are Super Divine Beasts."

Super Divine Beasts.

"Even in the Mortal World, as for Upper Level Divine Beasts, my great uncle estimates there are at most about ten. The Golden Dragons of the Dragon Clan number only a few as well," Lian Chong couldn’t help but sigh.

The might of Divine Beasts is well-known; a common Divine Beast can surpass peers of the same level by tenfold, and what about those Intermediate Divine Beasts, Upper Level Divine Beasts, and the most outstanding, peak Super Divine Beasts?

"Feifei and Little Black both have Inheritance Memory, doesn’t that mean... they are at least Upper Level Divine Beasts?" Qin Yu felt thrilled in his heart.

Having heard what Lian Chong had said, Qin Yu understood. Upper Level and Super Divine Beasts possess Inheritance Memory, which allows them to systematically learn some of the profound and mysterious cultivation methods that have been inherited for countless years, making these Upper Level and Super Divine Beasts increasingly formidable.

******

The next morning, the lake between Asura Palace and Golden Feather Hall was still shrouded in mist when Qin Yu followed Lian Chong to Golden Feather Hall.

The roof tiles of Golden Feather Hall were gilded, and apart from that, the walls were made of thick black stone. Before even entering Golden Feather Hall, just being outside it, Qin Yu felt a chilling sensation that swept over his entire body.

At this moment, Lian Chong also seemed much more solemn, and was not joking around.

"Big Brother Lian Chong, Master has been waiting for you in the back hall," said a young man in grey with sharp eyes as he walked out from the main hall of Golden Feather Hall. His eyes reminded Qin Yu of... Little Black’s eyes.

Lian Chong nodded, then said to Qin Yu, "Brother Qin Yu, follow me."

Qin Yu followed Lian Chong into Golden Feather Hall, whose main hall was completely black except for the bronze-colored pillars. Naturally, it made those who entered feel as if they were being pressed down by a mountain, so heavy was the feeling.

They passed through the main hall and came into the back hall.

The decor in the back hall was different from the main hall, mainly featuring the color of rosewood and gold. The various chairs were dark red, with some golden carvings. It still felt dignified, but was somewhat more relaxed.

A figure in a moon-white silk robe with soft hair draping down over the shoulders stood there, eyes profound.

"Great Uncle," Lian Chong said respectfully.

Was the person before him Zong Jue?

Qin Yu observed the individual closely; from Lian Chong, he knew that Zong Jue’s true form was the Golden Winged Great Peng Bird. With its extremely fierce nature, Qin Yu had expected Zong Jue to exude a formidable aura, or at least to have eyes as piercing as Little Black’s.

Instead, it was the complete opposite. Rather... Zong Jue’s bearing was somewhat like Uncle Lan.

Yes, Uncle Lan.

Uncle Lan gave Qin Yu a feeling of being without the slightest pressure, as comfortable as a gentle breeze or a light rain on one’s skin, very soothing. Very natural. Zong Jue, however, carried a sense of pressure amidst his composure, a pressure that an invincible expert possessed.

"Senior Zong," Qin Yu also bowed and said.

Zong Jue examined Qin Yu carefully and then nodded, "Brother Qin Yu, the cultivation method you practice is indeed peculiar and mysterious. It seems your mentorship is extraordinary. Please, have a seat first."

Mentorship?

Indeed, the cultivation method I practice is peculiar and mysterious.

Qin Yu calmly took a seat alongside Lian Chong.

"Chong’er, it was Brother Qin Yu who saved you this time, wasn’t it? I’m very curious, given your condition back then, even if I had been there, I couldn’t have saved you unless I had a Tribulation Spirit Pill. And I’ve heard from Second Island Master and others that Brother Qin Yu seems to have a ’Life Creation Pill’."

Zong Jue looked at Qin Yu, his gaze calm like water, "Life Creation Pill, restoring one’s power within the time of a single breath. Such an effect is even better than that of the Tribulation Spirit Pill; swallowing the latter, power recovers gradually and its effect takes slightly longer than your Life Creation Pill."

"Brother Qin Yu, I’m quite curious. Given my relationship with Lianyun Island Master, I know how difficult it is to refine the Tribulation Spirit Pill, with its extremely scarce ingredients. Moreover, during the refining process, one must have Heavenly Fire within their body. Brother Qin Yu, your power has not yet reached the Great Success Stage; I’m afraid the True Fire within you is not Heavenly Fire. Then... the pill must have been refined by a senior of your sect. But why has the Life Creation Pill, after countless years, never gained any fame? I hope, little brother, you can solve my puzzle," Zong Jue said with a smile.

Generally, once reaching the Heavenly Immortal, Heavenly Demon, or Heavenly Demon Realm, one’s True Fire would be Heavenly Fire.

But does it have to be so? Cultivating Immortality, Cultivating Demon, and Cultivating Demon are all like this, but Qin Yu is different...

Qin Yu didn’t say anything; instead, he simply stretched out his hand, and a purple flame floated above his palm.

Actions spoke louder than words.

Zong Jue burst into hearty laughter, "I didn’t expect this, I’ve made a fool of myself today, ha ha... I didn’t expect little brother’s True Fire to have reached the Heavenly Fire level. Does this gesture mean... you refined the Life Creation Pill yourself?"

Qin Yu felt helpless inside.

Life Creation Pill? Just any ordinary Foundation Establishment Pill or the healing ’Green Pill,’ when fused with the marvelous ’Life Essence Power’ within Qin Yu’s body, would become ’Life Creation Pill.’

Isn’t this exactly what Qin Yu had refined?

However, generally speaking, pills at the level of Life Creation Pill are extremely difficult to refine. For a master of Qin Yu’s level, the possibility of refining such a pill was almost nonexistent. Of course, the first limiting condition was Heavenly Fire.

"Senior Zong, the pill was indeed personally refined by me. However... the secret formula and refining method of the pill were informed to me by my uncle," Qin Yu said, attributing the miraculous refining method to Uncle Lan now.

To claim he had developed it himself would be too astonishing.

"Uncle?" Zong Jue’s eyes brightened.

"Chong’er, you go back first. I have matters to discuss with Brother Qin Yu," Zong Jue suddenly spoke to Lian Chong.

Could it be that my great uncle wants the refining method of the Life Creation Pill?

Lian Chong was taken aback.

Which is more precious, the Life Creation Pill or the method for refining ’Life Creation Pills’? Anyone with sense knows the answer. Once one possesses the refining method for ’Life Creation Pills,’ they can refine one pill after another.

"No matter what, the alchemy technique of Brother Qin Yu must not be taken by force," Lian Chong was very grateful to Qin Yu, and he didn’t want to put Qin Yu in a difficult position.

Lian Chong looked at Qin Yu, then turned to Zong Jue and said, "Big Uncle, please don’t make it difficult for my Brother Qin Yu; he just saved my life."

"Rest assured, would your uncle be that kind of person?" Zong Jue said indifferently.

Lian Chong felt certain in his heart.

His uncle always acted upright and transparently. Given his uncle’s status, he would never do such coercive things. It was all his own overthinking.

"Uncle, I shall take my leave now." Lian Chong smiled at Qin Yu, and then left the back hall. Now only Qin Yu and Zong Jue remained.

Qin Yu looked at Zong Jue.

This absolute number one figure in the Chaotic Star Sea, the invincible legendary master. He wanted to have a private talk with him, but what for?

Zong Jue smiled and said, "Brother Qin Yu, my request for a private conversation has no other implication. I simply want to know one thing... The uncle you mentioned, is he ’Senior Lan’?"

Zong Jue’s eyes became sharp in an instant, staring at Qin Yu.

"You mean Uncle Lan?" Qin Yu was taken aback. "You know Uncle Lan too?"

"Ha ha... Just as I thought. Apart from Senior Lan, I really can’t think of anyone else capable of creating such a cultivation technique, giving a person at the Tribulation Crossing Stage the power of Heavenly Fire, and also creating ’Life Creation Pills’ such as these techniques. If it’s Senior Lan, then I’m not surprised at all," Zong Jue laughed heartily.

Suddenly, Qin Yu felt that Zong Jue before him no longer exerted the pressure he had before, instead, he seemed much closer to him.

It was all because of Uncle Lan.

"Senior Zong, no, the cultivation method I practice was created by my master, not by Uncle Lan," Qin Yu stated solemnly. His master, Lei Wei, might have only reached the Mid Tribulation Crossing Stage at the time of his death, but... it was still his master who created this method.

Zong Jue was taken aback, then burst into laughter: "It makes no difference. Since he’s your master, I’m sure he has some connections with Senior Lan. They are all hermit masters."

Qin Yu wanted to say that his master’s power was far inferior to Uncle Lan’s, but he kept it to himself.

Let Zong Jue think as he did.

"Fate, fate. I really didn’t expect that your uncle is Senior Lan," Zong Jue said with a beaming smile.

...

Ever since Zong Jue learned of Qin Yu’s relationship with Uncle Lan, his attitude towards Qin Yu changed greatly, becoming very cordial—and even Lian Chong wondered why his proud uncle was giving Qin Yu such special care.

How could Lian Chong know the relationship between Uncle Lan and Zong Jue? Even Qin Yu didn’t know what the exact relationship between Uncle Lan and Zong Jue was.

Zong Jue referred to him as ’Senior Lan’. What was their relationship?

Second Island Master Hu Yi and Third Island Master Lian Xiao, who had initially said that they would present Qin Yu with a precious treasure in gratitude the second day after his arrival at Pengmo Island, had not shown up for quite some time now.

Then one day.

In the lake between the Golden Feather Hall and the Asura Palace, there was a pavilion. This lone pavilion in the middle of the lake had no pathways leading to it. Qin Yu flew across the air and directly reached the pavilion.

Sitting in the pavilion, feeling the True Solar Core Energy within him refine and purify, Qin Yu felt that in another ten days or half a month, he would probably reach the Mid Tribulation Crossing Stage.

Once he reached the Mid Tribulation Crossing Stage, what followed would be the Ninety-nine Tribulations.

"The Ninety-nine Tribulations, will I be able to pass them successfully? Even the Five-clawed Golden Dragon of the Dragon Clan and Senior Zong Jue have failed. Instead, the Azure Dragon of the Dragon Clan and some ordinary cultivators have succeeded. The Ninety-nine Tribulations truly leave me without any confidence," Qin Yu exhaled deeply.

The stronger the power and the higher the talent of the one facing the Ninety-nine Tribulations, the more terrifying the power of the tribulations.

The Five-clawed Golden Dragon and the Golden Winged Great Peng Bird were Super Divine Beasts, yet they failed to pass the Ninety-nine Tribulations. Instead... the three Azure Dragons from the Dragon Clan and many ordinary cultivators have successfully passed the Ninety-nine Tribulations.

When a Cultivator reaches the Mid Tribulation Crossing Stage, they will face their own Ninety-nine Tribulations.

Though they are all Ninety-nine Tribulations, the power varies vastly.

Who dares to say they can pass through steadily? No one dares!

Qin Yu pondered as the True Solar Core within his Dantian refined and purified. At the same time, the family of three in the Asura Palace was worrying.

...

"No, no, although these Spiritual Mushroom Immortal Grasses are precious, what are they compared to the Life Creation Pills? Primordial Spirit Stones? Primordial Spirit Stones are okay, but father, mother, you only have so many of them, are you willing to part with them?" Lian Chong said to his parents.

Lian Xiao and Hu Yi, the couple, had been worried about this gift for several days. No matter what the gift, they felt it couldn’t compare to their son’s life plus the Life Creation Pill.

"Primordial Spirit Stones, what harm would there be in giving these two Upper Grade Primordial Spirit Stones to Brother Qin Yu? As long as it makes him satisfied, your mother and I would at least feel at ease," Lian Xiao stated firmly. Cultivators don’t like owing others favors as it affects their state of mind and cultivation.

Lian Chong shook his head, "Mom and Dad, don’t forget that Brother Qin Yu is not an Independent Immortal, not an Independent Demon nor an Independent Demon. He’s just a Cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing Stage. He can’t use Primordial Spirit Stones at all. Giving them to him is completely useless."

Lian Xiao and Hu Yi paused, then chuckled bitterly.

Yes, Qin Yu is neither a Loose Cultivator nor a Heavenly Immortal or Heavenly Demon, and he can’t absorb the energy from Primordial Spirit Stones.

If Qin Yu could absorb the energy of Primordial Spirit Stones, he would have done so long ago. Why would he bother coming to the Chaotic Star Sea to kill Fierce Beasts?

"My wife, let us open up our treasury of ten thousand years. No matter what, let Qin Yu choose whatever he likes, even if he takes it all, so be it. Is this acceptable?" Lian Xiao was pushed to the corner and had no other choice, as the minerals and herbs in his possession were very precious, yet not comparable to the Life Creation Pill.

"Alright," Hu Yi also agreed.

The two of them were Twelfth and Eleventh Tribulation Independent Demons. At this level, their desires for external objects were not great. Giving everything to Qin Yu, what harm would there be? Moreover, as long as Pengmo Island existed, with their status, could they not find any materials they needed?

Lian Chong pondered for a moment and then nodded: "Alright... That’s the only way."

Lian Chong and his parents went straight to where Qin Yu was staying. The millennium treasures of the two island masters of Pengmo Island were ready for Qin Yu to select from.

(What will Qin Yu choose? End of the second Chapter, there will be a third one today, sweating, probably around one o’clock.)

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