Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 711: Chapter 57: Lifebound Cyan Lotus, the Battle Begins Anew

"This flavor is truly unique!"

As a Tier Four Middle-Grade Demon Beast and the Patriarch of the Spirit Control Sect, Bicang had tasted many different types of spirit teas, yet today, this Spiritual Mist Tea provided him with a novel experience.

Zhou Xun’s Spiritual Mist Tea was merely at a Tier One Level, forcefully elevated to this level using spirit medicine essence,

making it unique in the entire Cultivation Realm and naturally quite distinct.

While sipping the spirit tea, they chatted happily.

Suddenly, the old turtle Bicang changed the topic and said:

"I remember, Daoist Zhou, that you haven’t joined any faction here, right? Why not consider our Spirit Control Sect?"

"Speaking of which, our sect has a long history and used to be one of the top sects in the Central Continent. Unfortunately, times have changed, and now we are only able to maintain our position with difficulty."

"We are willing to offer you the position of Honored Guest Elder, allowing you to freely choose a Tier Four Cave Mansion in the Spirit Control Mountain Range, and every century, our sect will present you with five High-Grade Spirit Stones,"

"What do you think, Daoist Zhou?"

The old turtle Bicang spoke while watching Zhou Xun intensely, fearing that he would disagree.

At this moment,

The news that True Monarch of Profound Control fell during a great battle with the Demon Race had spread from Sea Suppression Immortal City, and now the Spirit Control Sect was in turbulent times,

with only the old turtle Bicang barely holding it together,

If it wasn’t for the joint decree of the Three Great Influences that no sect should rashly start a war, with violators being jointly eradicated by them,

the Spirit Control Sect would likely have been forced into a corner.

Now Zhou Xun forming a Nascent Soul in the Spirit Control Mountain Range seemed to strengthen the reputation of their sect, making outsiders believe they had quickly cultivated another True Monarch Nascent Soul,

So now Bicang hoped to make this become a reality.

"How could Zhou Mou disagree with Daoist Bicang’s sincere offer!"

He had already planned to stay in the Spirit Control Sect to cultivate; even if the old turtle Bicang hadn’t mentioned it, he would have stayed,

Now, he could even reap some benefits, which was all the better.

The old turtle Bicang was overjoyed upon hearing this and laughed heartily,

"In that case, welcome to the Spirit Control Sect, Daoist Zhou!"

"Please watch over me in the future, Daoist Bicang!"

Afterwards, Zhou Xun settled in the Spirit Control Sect to cultivate.

...

Sea Suppression Immortal City, Zhou Xun’s Cave Mansion.

Since leaving True Monarch Celestial Star’s Cave Mansion that day, Zhou Xun had ridden the Spirit Turtle Red Noon back to the Immortal City!

After returning, the hottest news was that True Monarch Yuangu and True Monarch Feng Yan of the Human Race had both gone missing.

These were Middle-Stage Nascent Soul cultivators,

True Monarch Yuangu was even among the strongest below Great Cultivators; losing two people at once naturally sparked intense discussions across the Immortal City.

But no matter how hard they thought, no one would ever deduce that the disappearance of these two was related to Zhou Xun,

Ultimately, this unsolved case was blamed on the Demon Race,

becoming significant evidence for the Human Race to condemn the Demon Race!

When Zhou Xun heard this news, he breathed a sigh of relief; previously, True Monarch Yuangu had escaped a calamity using the Substitute Gu,

He had worried that upon Yuangu’s return, he would spread the news of him acquiring True Monarch Celestial Star’s Cave Mansion heritage.

This would have caused some trouble for him.

Now, it seemed, he hadn’t returned.

"Probably found an isolated place to cultivate!"

A Nascent Soul Stage cultivator could restore his cultivation in a short time if he found a suitable body to possess.

Zhou Xun wasn’t worried about this,

With all manner of treasures in hand, he wasn’t afraid of True Monarch Yuangu even at his peak power, let alone someone who had been reborn through body possession.

In the Cultivation Room, Zhou Xun sat cross-legged on the ground, holding an ancient Jade Scroll,

It was the inheritance of that Tier Four Top-Grade Array,

Scattered before him were Tier Four materials that emitted powerful waves of Spiritual Qi.

Suddenly, his mind detached from the Jade Scroll, and he began to inspect these materials one by one, contemplating how to incorporate them into the array setup.

Zhou Xun took a deep breath, a serious expression forming on his face.

His hands formed a spell, and a flame rose from his palm, taking on a peculiar blue color,

He then picked up a Spirit Ore emitting a blue glow and threw it into the flame.

As the flame seared it, the Spirit Ore slowly began to melt.

Over time, the ore gradually turned to liquid, after which he blended different materials into it,

After an unknown duration, a ball of liquid the size of a basketball hovered in the air,

Then he performed a spell, as if an invisible hand divided the liquid into nine parts, molding them into the shape of flagpoles,

Thus, the flagpoles of the array flag were successfully refined!

Next were the flag surfaces and the Array Plate!

Half a month later, Zhou Xun stepped out of the Cultivation Room, looking slightly regretful.

"Still too impatient; given my current attainment, refining a Tier Four Array Plate is still a bit challenging!"

However, he wasn’t discouraged,

Previously, the flagpoles and flag surfaces had been successfully refined; it was only while refining the Array Plate that the overly complicated array patterns led to failure.

Nonetheless, this also indicated that he was not far from becoming a Tier Four Array Master.

He arrived at the hall, passing by the Insect Room.

Currently, the Insect Room was divided into two sections, with the left side being the domain of the Phoenix Butterfly, and the other belonging to the Thousand-Answering Insect.

The Thousand-Answering Insect was currently holding a High-Grade Spirit Stone, continuously absorbing the spiritual energy within, only glancing slightly toward the noise before resuming its focus,

In contrast, the Phoenix Butterfly, though asleep in its nest, immediately awoke at Zhou Xun’s presence,

Expressing a sense of joy,

It fluttered its wings, flew to Zhou Xun’s shoulder, and affectionately nuzzled against his collar.

It seemed that the purple patterns on the Phoenix Butterfly’s wings had grown again, indicating that Jiang Wanning had been taking good care of them during this time.

"I wonder when it will undergo its second metamorphosis; by then, this Phoenix Butterfly might aid me in Magical Combat!"

Subsequently, Zhou Xun tapped his Storage Bag, producing a small Jade Bottle, containing Tier Three Spirit Liquid,

Specially purchased for the Phoenix Butterfly, it was refined from the essence of a Tier Three Low-Grade Demon Beast Inner Core,

The same thing he gifted to the couple Zhou Jingsong and his wife at Wangchuan Lake.

Removing the stopper, he gently poured three drops the size of soybeans into his palm,

The Phoenix Butterfly immediately showed a desire, landing on Zhou Xun’s hand and greedily consuming the spiritual liquid,

Within moments, it had absorbed it all,

"Off you go!"

Lightly propelling his hand,

The spirit butterfly contentedly flew back to its nest in the Insect Room, continuing its slumber.

Afterward, Zhou Xun sat down in the hall, brewed a pot of spirit tea, and leisurely enjoyed it.

...

In the days that followed, Zhou Xun’s life fell into a peaceful routine,

Besides daily cultivation, he researched the path of the array.

Before he knew it, six years had swept by,

During these six years, Zhou Xun’s cultivation advanced significantly; he was over halfway to reaching Early-Stage Peak, although his Tier Four Middle-Grade Pill Origin Wine was largely consumed,

In a few more years, it would be entirely depleted.

Fortunately, he had obtained two Tier Four Cores from the two Tier Four Demon Dragonflies he killed alongside True Monarch Yuangu; while not as effective as the Thunder Centipede Core,

they were certainly better than nothing.

As for the Qinglei Demon Race, Zhou Xun continued to monitor their movements; many Demon Beasts from this race were present in the Demon Race’s camp confronting the Human Race,

However, since the two races had ceased hostilities, Zhou Xun couldn’t go hunting and had to wait patiently for an opportunity.

Just as Zhou Xun thought this peaceful life would continue, the situation changed dramatically.

One day, the True Monarchs on the Southern Front were leisurely conversing in True Monarch Profound Thunder’s Cave Mansion; currently, True Monarch Profound Thunder was in charge of the Southern Front!

Suddenly, an earth-shattering noise erupted, followed by an enormous beast over eight hundred feet tall emerging from beneath the frontlines,

Splitting the frontline’s wall down the middle; more troubling was that the originally deployed Tier Four High-Grade Array was only minimally activated to save spirit stones due to the prolonged truce,

This beast happened to break a key position,

Suddenly placing the Human Race Cultivators in a defenseless situation,

Simultaneously, millions of Demon Beasts formed an endless black line, advancing towards them,

After decades of ceasefire, the two races have gone to war again!