Chapter 201 - 120: Completing the Pure Yang Nine Combinations Divine Skill, Even at the Embracing Pill Realm One Might Vie for First Place

As for your final ranking, you don’t need to force it.

"Master, what exactly are the rewards for the Three Sects Gathering of Heroes? Especially the reward for first place..."

Zhang Su asked.

His tone was calm, but his eyes held a trace of curiosity.

"The rewards..."

Zhao Qianfeng paused for a moment before speaking. "The other rewards are one thing, but for first place, the Three Sects have truly spared no expense!"

Zhao Qianfeng’s tone grew serious.

"The reward for first place in this Three Sects Gathering of Heroes is a single Cyan Wood Spirit Pill. When the Three Sects had an audience with the Upper Sect, they pooled their resources to redeem this pill."

"Only the Upper Sect can refine this Cyan Wood Spirit Pill. If an Inner Strength Martial Artist consumes it, their Inner Strength will naturally give rise to a trace of Spiritual Mechanism. You must understand that only Innate True Qi naturally possesses this Spiritual Mechanism. Although the Spiritual Mechanism gained from the pill is nowhere near as potent as that of Innate True Qi, it is still Spiritual Mechanism, however faint. Not only does it have various wondrous applications, but it will also be a great help in breaking through to the Innate Realm in the future."

"None of the Three Sects has the resources to redeem a Cyan Wood Spirit Pill on its own. That’s why they pooled their resources to get one and are now offering it as the prize for first place in the Three Sects Gathering of Heroes."

When Zhao Qianfeng finished, a flash of envy crossed his eyes.

The Cyan Wood Spirit Pill was a treasure any Martial Artist would dream of possessing.

Zhang Su understood.

’No wonder the Three Sects take the Gathering of Heroes so seriously.’

’The fact that a single sect couldn’t afford to redeem this Cyan Wood Spirit Pill just shows how precious it is.’

’Spiritual Mechanism... That’s something exclusive to Innate True Qi.’

’Postnatal Realm Martial Artists, no matter how high their Cultivation, could never possess Spiritual Mechanism.’

’But the Cyan Wood Spirit Pill could break that rule.’

’It allows a trace of Spiritual Mechanism to form within the Inner Strength of an Inner Strength Martial Artist.’

’Even if it was just a trace, that was already heaven-defying.’

"Master, the Upper Sect you mentioned..."

Zhang Su asked.

"The Upper Sect is the Haojin Upper Sect. Our Guiyuan Sect, along with Medicine Valley and the Five Elements Sect, are all forces under the Haojin Upper Sect’s command. We all have to pay tribute to the Upper Sect. There are hundreds of sects like ours under its banner..."

As Zhao Qianfeng said this, his voice held a trace of awe.

"The strongest experts in our Three Sects are at the Innate Realm, but the Innate Realm is by no means the pinnacle of the Martial Dao. In the Upper Sect, the Innate Realm is merely the first step on the path... Throughout history, the most powerful Celestial Prides from our Three Sects have nearly all gone to the Haojin Upper Sect."

"However, you’re still far from mastering the Postnatal Realm, so matters of the Upper Sect are a long way off for you. It’s a pity. Your timing is a bit off. If you had managed to cultivate Gang Force, you might have had a shot at competing for this Cyan Wood Spirit Pill. But as you are now, you’re still lacking..."

Zhao Qianfeng also felt it was a great pity.

’But on second thought, it’s already incredibly fortunate that Zhang Su managed to achieve Embracing Pill now.’

’To think of breaking through to Gang Force on top of that?’

’That’s simply unimaginable.’

’Breaking through to Gang Force isn’t so easy.’

’Countless geniuses get stuck at the Peak of Pill Force for years, even decades, unable to take that final step into Gang Force.’

’Zhang Su has only just achieved Embracing Pill. He still has a long road ahead of him before he reaches Gang Force.’

’Cyan Wood Spirit Pill...’

A strange glint flashed in Zhang Su’s eyes.

’Originally, I had no great expectations for this Three Sects Gathering of Heroes.’

’All I needed to do was defeat one Gang Force expert to complete the second test of the Celestial Pride Trial. There was no need to steal the spotlight.’

’But now, it seems I’ll have to fight for it after all.’

’The Cyan Wood Spirit Pill was a treasure that couldn’t be sought, only chanced upon.’

’If I miss this chance, the likelihood of ever getting another one is practically zero.’

Even though his Cultivation was only at the Pill Force stage, Zhang Su wasn’t the least bit afraid to face off against a group of Peak Gang Force Martial Artists.

’After all, my Pill Force possesses a Hundredfold Power!’

Zhang Su wanted to see for himself if those Peak Gang Force Martial Artists could truly withstand an explosive burst of his Pill Force, backed by its Hundredfold Power.

’Even at the Embracing Pill stage, I might just be able to fight for first place!’