Chapter 504 - 486: Spirit Body Activation

Seeing her like this, Su Yu felt a flutter in his heart. When this little girl fought, she was like a descending fairy. Her Cyan Lotus Swordsmanship was accompanied by an astonishing sword intent that left no room for even a hint of blasphemy. Yet, in private, after just a light scolding from him, she turned into such an obedient girl. The contrast was simply too immense.

Looking at her rosy lips and beautiful swan-like neck, he didn’t dare to let his imagination run wild. He hurriedly poured the milky-white Earth Stone Milk into her mouth.

Yang Zhen closed her red lips. She gently licked a remaining drop from the corner of her mouth with her delicate tongue and swallowed it along with the rest. As the milky-white Earth Stone Milk entered her body, it instantly transformed into a warm current that began to nourish her.

However, Yang Zhen seemed to absorb it very quickly. Whether it was due to her Wood Spirit Body or because there was simply too little Earth Stone Milk, she opened her vibrant green eyes shortly after.

"Brother Su, I’m done!"

Spiritual Qi erupted from Yang Zhen’s body, sending her dress fluttering, before immediately subsiding. Had it not been for that momentary fluctuation in her aura, Su Yu would have almost thought she hadn’t consumed the stone milk he fed her.

"How was the effect?" he asked.

"This Earth Stone Milk is indeed a Profound Tier marvel," Yang Zhen explained earnestly. "However, it didn’t directly enhance my foundation. Instead, it was absorbed by my Wood Spirit Body, further stimulating its awakening.

"Perhaps I will be able to catch up to you very soon, Brother Su!" A trace of confidence flashed through her eyes.

Hearing this, Su Yu was momentarily startled. He thought, "If Zhen’Er says so, it definitely isn’t an empty claim. She is truly confident. Are those Favored by Heaven really this powerful?"

He carefully considered Zhen’Er’s current cultivation process, which was indeed completely different from that of ordinary Martial Artists. After her Wood Spirit Body awakened, her acupoints naturally opened up. In her daily cultivation, she could absorb Spiritual Qi to train, while also cultivating step-by-step to enhance her Qi and Blood just like ordinary Martial Artists. It was equivalent to progressing on two paths simultaneously. Because Su Yu and the others could not absorb Spiritual Qi, they were innately much weaker.

"Zhen’Er, are those Favored by Heaven really this terrifying? Is everyone as formidable as you?"

Yang Zhen immediately shook her head and explained, "Probably not. Heaven’s favor also varies in strength. For example, among the Divine Favored, the concentration of Divine Blood within their bodies largely determines their talent. If someone is the direct reincarnation of a Divine Son, they would naturally be unbelievably terrifying. As for those who awaken a Spirit Body, the Spirit Bodies themselves vary in strength, and their inheritances are also different."

Su Yu nodded, gaining a much clearer understanding.

The reason he asked was that he had another enemy who was very likely a Favored by Heaven—Chen Fan! Although Chen Fan had hidden himself and disappeared for a long time, Su Yu hadn’t forgotten him and was constantly on guard against him. This was also the reason why he had been urgently improving his strength. As long as he hadn’t reached the Profound Bone Realm, or even the Divine Storage Realm, a sense of crisis would always linger in his heart.

"Where did you get this information?"

"After my Wood Spirit Body awakened, I remembered some inherited memories." At this point, Yang Zhen smiled playfully and hugged Su Yu’s arm, shifting the topic. "Brother Su, Qingyuan must be getting impatient. Let’s quickly stow away the Demon Tiger’s corpse and head out."

Su Yu wanted to ask more, but Yang Zhen was highly emotionally intelligent. Acting coy, she easily pushed him toward the Demon Tiger’s corpse.

"Brother Su, your Sumeru Mustard Seed space is larger. Hurry up and put the Demon Tiger away."

Yang Zhen also wore a white Storage Ring on her hand. It was the one Su Yu had obtained from Xue Kuang of the Nu Jing Gang in Jian’an Prefecture, but unfortunately, its space was too small.

Su Yu enveloped the Demon Tiger’s corpse with his Divine Sense and stored it into his Sumeru Mustard Seed, feeling a sense of relief in his heart. He thought, "This trip to Tiger Roar Mountain was entirely worth it!"

Meanwhile, in a mountain hollow on the outskirts of Tiger Roar Mountain, Qingyuan retracted his cyan wings and spiraled down to land. Su Yu and Yang Zhen tapped their feet lightly and dismounted from the eagle’s back.

"Qingyuan, since you want to stay here in Tiger Roar Mountain, I’ll leave you here," Su Yu said, stroking the feathers on the eagle’s head with a gaze full of gratification. "However, you must come back to my side every ten days to half a month, otherwise your old man will be worried."

By relying on the Spirit Rhinoceros Blood Contract, he had bound himself to Qingyuan and given him the chance to evolve. The eagle had always performed remarkably well, growing to this stage through his own efforts.

With Qingyuan’s current strength, an ordinary expert in the Jiao Tendon Realm wouldn’t even be able to withstand a single claw strike from him swooping down from the sky. Not to mention, Demon Beasts often possessed other innate advantages. For example, if Qingyuan encountered danger, he could take flight and escape at any time. The advantage of the sky over the ground was simply too vast. Therefore, Su Yu felt completely at ease letting Qingyuan survive in Tiger Roar Mountain.

"Alright, go on. After I get back, I’ll also throw the Little Crocodile Dragon into the Black Water River as soon as possible. With its talent, it will probably improve rapidly. Don’t let it catch up to you."

Hearing this, Qingyuan immediately threw his head back and let out a long cry that pierced straight through the clouds. A flash of fighting spirit gleamed in his eyes. He had always been suppressing that idiot, the Little Crocodile Dragon. If he were caught up to, how could he maintain his dignity as the big brother?

Watching the Cyan-Scaled Eagle fly away, Su Yu nodded in satisfaction. His final words to motivate Qingyuan hadn’t been spoken casually. The Little Crocodile Dragon hadn’t even entered a Spirit Rhinoceros Blood Contract yet, but its bloodline was already terrifying. If it evolved again after contracting, there was no telling what it would turn into.

However, thinking about it, it was quite normal. Previously, Qingyuan had just been a small Cyan-Scaled Sea-Exploring Swallow, whereas the Little Crocodile Dragon was the descendant of an ancient variant species. The Stone Egg had remained dormant for an unknown number of years and was still able to hatch, which proved just how extraordinary it was.

Meanwhile, in Black Stone City, at the Gu Family.

"Gu Junyao, on account of the Gu Family’s face today, I will only cripple one of your arms. The enmity between us ends here!" Li Jingfeng, dressed in all black, cupped his fists and spoke icily.

In front of him, Gu Junyao’s face was deathly pale. She hurriedly looked toward the Gu Family elders on both sides. But the many Gu Family elders wore dark expressions and remained silent. This was because standing right behind Li Jingfeng was an old man with a white beard.

Li Cangwu of the Li Family!

Li Cangwu was the Seventh Elder of the Li Family, as well as an elder of Li Jingfeng’s faction. However, what made everyone in the Gu Family fear him was not just his status, but his terrifying strength. He was a Sword Dao master in the Divine Storage Realm, possessing astonishing sword skills. The Dragon-slaying Nine Swords that Li Jingfeng practiced had first been made famous by this very man.

It was rumored that back in the day, by the Black Water Riverbank, he executed a sword strike like a descending immortal, severing the head of a Tier 5 Demon Beast, a Roaring Bull, from five hundred meters away!

"No, Li Jingfeng, Ning Cai and I are good sisters. You can’t lay a hand on me. If anyone is going to do it, it should be Ning Cai herself!"

However, Li Jingfeng only scoffed coldly. His younger sister hadn’t come today precisely because she didn’t want to see this woman.

SLASH!

A flash of sword light streaked past, followed immediately by a miserable shriek from Gu Junyao as one of her arms flew into the air and landed on the ground.

"No, no, my arm! Quick, quick, someone come, reattach it for me..."

Having delivered the strike, Li Jingfeng turned around and left without lingering any further.

The Gu Family was also a major clan in Black Stone City, controlling portions of the Cao Bang, water transport, and the salt trade, with massive backing forces. Showing up at their door today to sever one of her arms was already the absolute limit of what he could do.

After Li Jingfeng’s departure, a Gu Family elder stood up, flicked his sleeve, and angrily rebuked, "Fool, stop screaming! You’ve made our Gu Family lose face today. Go to the Elder Council and accept your punishment!

"Gu Junyao is demoted to a third-class family disciple. Her Core Disciple status will only be restored when she breaks through to the Profound Bone Realm."

This string of declarations turned Gu Junyao’s face even paler, but she didn’t dare to offer the slightest rebuttal. Even her agonized screams ceased. She merely stood there trembling, looking toward her father in the distance, Gu Tianheng.

Fury erupted in Gu Tianheng’s eyes as he roared, "Doctor, reattach Yao’Er’s arm first!"

He had already arranged for a doctor in advance, along with top-tier Xuan-grade Treasure Medicine. As long as the arm was reattached in time, his daughter’s Martial Arts future could still be salvaged.

"Elders, Yao’Er committed a wrong today and brought shame to the family. It is only right that she is punished. But the Li Family relied on their status as one of the Three Great Families to intimidate us right at our doorstep. They are far too arrogant!

"Although the Li Family is powerful, Li Jingfeng is nothing more than a Martial Artist in the Muscle Forging Realm. Whether he can break through to the Divine Storage Realm in the future is still unknown, yet he dares to act so brazenly. Our Gu Family cannot let this go!"

At this moment, the elder seated at the very head of the hall stood up. He wore a suit of armor and emanated a startling aura of iron and blood. This man was the Gu Family’s Core Elder, Gu Qianren, who was likewise an expert in the Divine Storage Realm.

"Enough. The affairs between the Li and Gu Families are not something you can carelessly run your mouth about," he said. "As for Li Jingfeng, if you are capable, have his peers challenge him. That has always been the rule in Black Stone City. Gu Junyao’s weakness was exploited today, and she brought this entirely upon herself."

Gu Tianheng was instantly left speechless. He flicked his sleeve and sat back down.