Chapter 240: Chapter 151: 12-Winged Spring and Autumn Cicada and Three-Life Stone

Xuankong Mountain, a small hut at the peak.

Su Yu sat obediently on the bright yellow meditation cushion, while beside him, his master was reporting to the grandmaster.

To be precise, he was bragging extravagantly about his disciple.

Grandmaster Xuanwei listened to the boasting with an amiable gaze, appraising Su Yu and nodding continuously.

After finishing in one breath, Jin Yinian picked up the tea cup in front of his master and drank it in one gulp, saying:

"Disciple, show your attribute panel to your grandmaster."

Su Yu immediately called up the panel and shared the original data.

Original data refers to the data without the double talent bonuses.

Character: Su Yu.

Race: Human Race.

Bloodline: Supreme Dragon Transformation Immortal Bone.

Innate Attributes: Roots 46, Comprehension 37, Six Senses 32, Fortune 26, Lifespan: 20/300.

Qi and Blood: 822,000 points (excluding equipment bonuses).

Mana: 111,200 points.

Physique: 12,200 points.

Strength: 12,200 points.

Dao Skill: Cave Profound Spiritual Inspiration Scripture level eighty, Taibai Sword Scripture level eighty, Destiny Reincarnation Sword Scripture (Supreme)

Magic: Jiezhi Concealment Skill level two, Little All Heaven Cloud Forbidden Skill level one, Invisibility Skill level two, Geng Metal Sword Fiend level one hundred, Sword Palace Sword Nurturing Skill, Celestial Ghost Transformation Skill level seventy.

Thunder Skill: Red Copper North Pole Immortal Thunder level thirty

Forbidden Skill: Hundred Eyes Divine Light level thirty,

Divine Techniques: Nine Heavens Bone Forging Skill (Supreme), Dragon Transformation (Great Divine Techniques)

Swordsmanship Realm: [Sword Qi Thunder Sound] Masterful, [Condensing Sword into Silk] Skillful, [Sword Light Division] Skillful, [True Sword Intent] Novice.

Sword Control Technique Level: Entering and Leaving the Cyan Nether second layer, Sword Control for a Thousand Miles second layer.

Special: Merit Golden Wheel Prototype.

Upon seeing Su Yu’s attribute panel, Master Xuanwei’s expression showed slight changes.

He had some impression of this grand-disciple; when he first saw him, his ability was average. The only impression was a decent talent in Sword Dao, but only decent, ranking among the mid-to-upper tier among the disciples taken each year by several major sword veins of the sect, so he didn’t pay much attention.

But he didn’t expect such a dramatic transformation in a little over a year. Not only had he grasped Sword Intent, obtained Supreme Sword Dao inheritance, but also condensed Immortal Bone, with significant improvements in innate attributes.

Moreover, he had also formed the prototype of a Merit Golden Wheel. In his own thousands of years of cultivation, he had never condensed a Merit Golden Wheel.

The combination of all these changes greatly elevated this grand-disciple’s potential. He already possessed the demeanor of an Earth Immortal, which is extremely rare. Among all disciples and grand-disciples in the sect, only more than ten could be deemed as having the demeanor of an Earth Immortal, but he truly believed that only two and a half had the chance to ascend to Earth Immortal.

Based on the capabilities displayed by this child before him, he was already counted as one, with immense potential for cultivation.

Thinking of this, Master Xuanwei became interested, pointing back to Jin Yinian:

"It seems you’ve made a profit again this time, young one."

Turning back with a kindly expression, he said to Su Yu:

"I will exchange for the Time Divine Artifact and Reincarnation Divine Artifact from the sect’s inner vaults for you, but according to the sect’s regulations, the requisite sect contributions and merits must still be spent."

Su Yu immediately asked:

"How much sect contribution and merit are required to exchange for the two divine artifacts?"

Master Xuanwei waved his hand with a smile and said:

"You don’t need to worry about this. I’ll handle the merits, and your master will cover the contribution points."

Jin Yinian’s face fell:

"Master, I don’t have that many sect contributions."

"Then go earn them."

"You’ve already taken on a disciple, yet you still dawdle every day. It’s time to work hard."

Master Xuanwei ignored his young disciple and continued speaking to Su Yu:

"After converting to this Supreme Sword Dao inheritance, do you have any plans?"

"Your Heart Skill is still the sect’s foundational Heart Skill. Are you prepared to apply for the Sect’s Heart Skill inheritance?"

Su Yu hurriedly replied:

"I am prepared to do so, first converting to the Sword Skill. Then I have important business to attend to outside, and when I come back, I’ll be ready to apply."

"No need to wait. Apply now to secure a spot. I approve."

"Ah?"

"What’s with the ’ah’?"

Jin Yinian explained on the side:

"Your grandmaster is the head of this vein. The application naturally requires his approval."

"Oh."

Su Yu suddenly understood and asked again:

"Then how should I apply? Do I need to submit an application form?"

"Yes."

Master Xuanwei looked at his disciple beside him and lifted his chin:

"Go get an application form."

Jin Yinian’s mouth twitched, inexplicably feeling a sense of losing favor.

He already had the application form with him, so he took out one and was about to pass it over, but then thought better and picked up a pen to fill it out himself.

The master showed an expression of "smart move," then turned around and continued to say:

"Once your application is approved, you can go handle personal matters. Whenever you return, that’s when the trial for the inheritance will begin."

Su Yu quickly nodded and then asked:

"I wonder how long I can delay at most?"

"There are more than two years until the next batch of disciples are admitted. You can prepare for the trial within these two years."

"I understand, master!"

Seeing this, Master Xuanwei stroked his beard and nodded, continuing:

"First, add me as a friend, so in the future, if you have any questions regarding cultivation, you can ask me directly."

"Isn’t that too much trouble?"

Su Yu glanced sneakily at his master. Having already filled out the application form and handed it to Master Xuanwei, his master’s eyes smilingly conveyed:

"This is a good thing. Your master here has average cultivation, so there’s not much I can teach you in the future. Asking the master is only logical, feel free to ask, it’s just as well I’m more free."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Master Xuanwei gave him a gentle rap on the back of the head, reprimanding:

"You wish. Is he your disciple or mine? Here’s a task for you: every month, you must accumulate at least 2000 sect contributions and a minor merit to submit. Annually, at least one major merit, to nurture the disciple. If there’s not enough, make up the difference yourself."

"What!"

"No more protests, starting this month."

"No, master, I am your favorite disciple!"

"Not anymore."

Jin Yinian immediately looked crestfallen.

"Favor disciple no more when there’s a disciple’s disciple."

The master was quite decisive in his actions. After filling out the application form, he approved it on the spot, then went out briefly and returned in less than half an hour, bringing back two divine artifacts with instructions for their use.

Twelve-winged Spring and Autumn Cicada Shell (Divine Artifact): An ancient insect of immense power, mastering the power of time.

Reincarnation Three Lives Stone (Divine Artifact): A divine object containing the power of reincarnation, able to reflect past, present, and future lives.

The Twelve-winged Spring and Autumn Cicada Shell was sealed in a piece of amber jade. Through the transparent amber, one could see a twelve-winged, jade-like cicada embedded inside, with faint waves of unseen power emanating but blocked by dense runes encircling it.

Those faint, invisible waves were the dissipating Power of Time, sealed by the densely packed runes.

The Three Lives Stone appeared to be an ordinary stone, also covered in dense sealing runes on its surface.

Master Xuanwei picked up the amber formed from the Twelve-winged Spring and Autumn Cicada Shell, looked at it, and said to Su Yu:

"The Power of Time is extremely dangerous for your current cultivation level. You need to encase the Power of Time with Sword Intent, refining the Dao Foundation of the sword scripture. This Sword Dao requires you to gather both Power of Time and Power of Reincarnation simultaneously, making it extremely difficult to cultivate. These days, don’t go back, just stay here and cultivate with a calm mind."

Su Yu quickly bowed:

"Thank you, master!"

Master Xuanwei stroked his beard with his hand and said:

"Cultivate well, don’t be lazy like your master."

Su Yu pursed his lips, having no response to that remark.

Afterward, Master Xuanwei gave him guidance for a while longer before leaving, leaving him alone in the quiet room.

Su Yu exhaled lightly, smiling.

One cannot deny the advantages of having a good sect. These two divine artifacts, which are beyond the imagination for the casual outside observer without tens of thousands of gold, were prepared directly by the sect for free, as long as one can demonstrate their value.

"Strive to master it soon."

Su Yu took a deep breath, took out the Cyan Gang Sword, and sprayed a breath of Mana onto it. Then he activated Sword Intent to envelop the sword, further activating a Secret Skill from the Destiny Reincarnation Sword Scripture to pierce the amber.

The sword tip separated the amber, the dense runes on it parting under an unseen force. The moment the sword tip penetrated to touch the sealed Twelve-winged Spring and Autumn Cicada Shell, a brush of Time Power washed over him, and his consciousness momentarily wavered, leaving him dazed.

"Chirp!"

A crisp cicada call startled Su Yu awake, and he immediately sensed the emergence of a virtual shadow of a Twelve-winged Spring and Autumn Cicada in his sea of consciousness, with faint waves of Time Power emanating from it.

Upon looking down again, he found the sword that had pierced the amber had popped out at some point, leaving the amber smooth and unmarred, without a trace.

The Twelve-winged Spring and Autumn Cicada inside the amber still remained, albeit appearing somewhat blurred.

The Spring and Autumn Cicada, an ancient insect mastering the Power of Time, lived within the River of Time, absorbing the power of time to grow.

The initial Spring and Autumn Cicada had only a pair of wings, and its starting strength was no less than that of a Loose Immortal.

As it gradually grew over time, it would gain an additional wing each time it reached a certain level of growth; six wings would equate to an Immortal, and twelve wings would far surpass ordinary Immortals.

Even the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect didn’t know where they had procured a Twelve-winged Spring and Autumn Cicada.

The other item, the Reincarnation Three Lives Stone, was no ordinary object either. Such a treasure, which can reflect past, present, and future lives, were it to be refined into a treasure, would at the very least be a ninth-grade treasure, or even a tenth-grade supreme treasure.

For such heavy treasures, one couldn’t imagine how much sect contribution and major merit the master spent to exchange for these two divine items.

Thankfully, he didn’t have to bear the burden of sect contributions and major merit; otherwise, who knew how long it would take to gather enough contributions and merit.

After resting for a while to recover the consumed Sword Intent, he activated the cultivation skill again and pierced into the Three Lives Stone with a sword.

As the sword touched the Three Lives Stone, Su Yu felt a wave of dizziness, as though various illusions flashed before his eyes.

But when he tried to examine the illusions closely, they disappeared.

Gradually sinking his consciousness, a virtual shadow of the Reincarnation Three Lives Stone appeared in his sea of consciousness, positioned beneath the Twelve-winged Spring and Autumn Cicada.

What followed was a meticulous and painstaking cultivation, constantly using the Supreme Sword Dao’s Secret Skill to extract the time power of the Spring and Autumn Cicada and the reincarnation power of the Three Lives Stone. As he continuously extracted it, little by little, the Three Lives Stone gradually turned grayish-white, and the Spring and Autumn Cicada in the amber turned from solid to virtual.

Meanwhile, the Three Lives Stone and the Spring and Autumn Cicada in his sea of consciousness turned from virtual to solid, becoming clearer and clearer.

It was unknown how long passed; during yet another routine cultivation, when the Secret Skill was activated, the last remnant shadow in the amber was extracted by Sword Intent, and the Spring and Autumn Cicada in the amber completely disappeared.

After resting briefly and activating the Secret Skill again, employing the same method, the power of reincarnation in the Three Lives Stone was completely extracted, turning the stone completely gray. A breeze blew and it scattered with the wind.

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