Chapter 1362: Closed-Door Breakthrough

The Mortal World

At least until it develops spiritual sentience and advances into a spirit treasure, the Ebony Sword no longer requires smelting spirit wood.

Without foresight, one will soon face anxieties.

If there was an opportunity to obtain the Ten Great Divine Woods, Qin Sang didn't want to miss it.

When the monsters in the Blood Lake awakened last time, he had originally intended to wait for the chaos to subside and for himself to become stronger before returning to search for the Boundless Blood Mulberry. However, an unexpected turn of events occurred.

True Immortal Cang Hong and other Nascent Soul cultivators from Sin Abyss had been exploring the bottom of the Heavenly Scar, searching for fragments of the Abyss Ruin. If they were lucky, the main body of the Abyss Ruin might not have been completely destroyed.

When he found leisure, Qin Sang intended to go himself to search for the Blood Lake.

However, according to various reports from Sin Abyss, the chances were likely slim. Furthermore, the inner valley of Boundless Valley had been destroyed even more thoroughly than the bottom of the Heavenly Scar, making it an unfeasible option.

Qin Sang held great expectations for the third type of divine wood and had always considered contacting the Pure Yang Sect.

With the Crimson-haired Ancestor fallen and the Pure Yang Sect fractured, it was an opportune moment to exploit their weakness.

However, the news Jiang Xue brought was not entirely satisfactory.

Back then, the Pure Yang Sect had almost exhausted all its resources; the Crimson-haired Ancestor had even left the sect multiple times to personally search for the Vajra Fruit, but ultimately found nothing.

After several centuries, it was almost impossible to find any traces or clues.

The Pure Yang Sect had long given up.

That Blood Nether Sect disciple had probably turned into withered bones, and the Vajra Fruit was likely buried with him somewhere beneath the yellow sands.

Precisely for this reason, Jiang Xue had easily revealed this matter to Qin Sang.

Searching for the Vajra Fruit in the Northern Star Great Desert was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

However, since he had received the information, how could he be content without at least trying?

As the sect master, he had no shortage of manpower. For such trivial matters as scouting and gathering information, he didn't need to personally go; his disciples would handle it.

Qin Sang flicked his finger, sending out a streak of light.

After seeing it, the white cat leaped out of Peach Blossom Valley and, before long, brought Li Yufu back.

"Disciple greets Martial Uncle."

A lingering trace of joy remained between Li Yufu's brows.

Establishing the Green Ram Temple was Cloud Wanderer's last wish and a great weight off Li Yufu's mind. With this long-cherished wish fulfilled, Li Yufu was even more excited than Qin Sang, the actual Temple Master.

"Come in and talk..."

Qin Sang inquired about the daily affairs of the Green Ram Temple.

Li Yufu entered the cave dwelling and answered each question.

In short, the Green Ram Temple was flourishing, with a promising future!

As long as Qin Sang, the Temple Master, continued to grow stronger, and there was a continuous line of successors and Nascent Soul cultivators, it was not impossible for the Green Ram Temple to become the foremost sect in the Minor Cold Domain and even the Northern Star Realm!

With the Heart Light meditation mat, this was not an extravagant hope.

Upon hearing this, Qin Sang said, "This is all your master can do. In the future, you must not slack off in your cultivation. Otherwise, no matter how glorious the Green Ram Temple becomes, it will only be a fleeting moment. Especially you, Yufu, a prodigy whose talent is second only to a Heavenly Spiritual Root, your grandmaster and I place great hopes on you. From now on, entrust the temple affairs to Yi'en and Hanqiu."

"Disciple understands!"

Li Yufu solemnly assented.

Qin Sang further instructed, "Your master needs to enter secluded cultivation again. This will likely take at least several decades, perhaps even a century. During this period, do not disturb me in Peach Blossom Valley unless it's a major emergency. For matters of the Northern Star Alliance, you will represent your master and follow Fellow Daoist Jingyu's lead in all matters."

Li Yufu assented to each instruction. He suddenly realized something, his face filling with pleasant surprise. "Is Martial Uncle about to break through again?"

He found it incredible. How long had it been since Martial Uncle formed his Nascent Soul? Could he really break through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage again within a century?

Grandmaster had once said Martial Uncle was born with a Five Spiritual Root. Could that have been false?

One must know that when Martial Uncle formed his Nascent Soul, he was about the same age as Li Yufu was now, while Li Yufu was still struggling in the Golden Core stage.

Li Yufu fell into deep self-doubt.

"There are two more matters..."

Qin Sang took out an invitation card and handed it to Li Yufu.

"After you return," Qin Sang continued, "arrange for manpower to go out for training and to search for clues on your master's behalf. Once in the desert, first take this invitation card to visit Fellow Daoist Lu..."

There were mainly two matters.

One was Tan Hao's whereabouts, and the other was news of the Vajra Fruit.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Sang said gravely, "If you discover any trace of Tan Hao, report back immediately. And remember not to act rashly!"

Tan Hao had been missing for too long, and the mysterious person behind him was of unknown disposition; Qin Sang always had a bad feeling about it.

A short while later.

Li Yufu respectfully exited the cave dwelling. He paused briefly at the exit, and after exchanging a few words with the white cat, flew out of Peach Blossom Valley.

The white cat raised its front paw, closed the Peach Blossom Valley's protective barrier, and returned to its own cave dwelling.

A gentle breeze rustled.

Peach blossoms scented the air.

From then on, Peach Blossom Valley became a sacred place in the hearts of Green Ram Temple disciples.

As for Qin Sang, the Temple Master, he would disappear for decades at a time.

Inside the cave dwelling.

Qin Sang added several layers of protective barriers. First, he awakened the Fat Silkworm and fed it a Poisonous Algae Fruit.

He had very few Poisonous Algae Fruits left and hadn't found another food the Fat Silkworm liked. He estimated he could, at most, raise the Fat Silkworm to the late stage of its third transformation.

The Heavenly Eye Butterfly was also in a similar predicament.

Qin Sang had traded for several rare spiritual medicines at the exchange fair, but the Heavenly Eye Butterfly showed no interest in any of them. She only drank spiritual dew on ordinary days, which provided negligible help to her cultivation.

Since breaking through to the fourth transformation, the Heavenly Eye Butterfly's cultivation had barely improved, and Qin Sang truly experienced the difficulty of cultivating spirit insects.

The path connecting to the Vast Waves Sea was cut off, making it impossible to go to the Witch tribe to search for secret manuals.

All Qin Sang could do was collect various spiritual flowers and immortal dew favored by spirit insects and try them one by one.

The Fiery Jade Centipede, however, was still very interested in the Fire Melting Pills, showing subtle signs of breaking through to the mid-stage of its third transformation. It was anticipated that he wouldn't need to worry about it during its third transformation.

However, the bottleneck of the fourth transformation remained a major hurdle.

Fortunately, Qin Sang didn't rely on the Fiery Jade Centipede for combat, only valuing its treasure-hunting ability.

After feeding the three spirit insects.

Qin Sang sat cross-legged.

The Nascent Soul Talisman Puppet sat cross-legged opposite him.

The Thousand-Jun Ring shimmered, and a jade box flew out.

The jade box opened, revealing a Corpse Flower Blood Amber inside.

After being purified by the spiritual vein, all blood poison in the Corpse Flower Blood Amber was gone. It was exceptionally pure, translucent throughout, like a spiritual flower carved from crystal.

He had already refined one Corpse Flower Blood Amber.

Qin Sang's subsequent actions appeared very skilled.

He closed his eyes tightly, silently channeled his true essence, and performed the secret art that Jingyu had taught him.

As Qin Sang performed the art, the Corpse Flower Blood Amber gently rotated. Streaks of light flew out from Qin Sang, forming a small vortex around the Corpse Flower Blood Amber.

The vortex spun faster and faster.

*Crackling sounds...*

The Corpse Flower Blood Amber began to vibrate, and fine cracks appeared on its surface.

Qin Sang continuously tapped his fingers, and countless runes submerged into the Corpse Flower Blood Amber. The crystal *popped* and burst open, immediately followed by countless fragments melting into a ball of pure spiritual liquid.

*Whoosh!*

The spiritual liquid vanished into thin air.

At the same time, a stream of spiritual liquid appeared around Qin Sang's Nascent Soul, encircling his entire body.

Finally, the spiritual liquid formed a cocoon, enveloping his Nascent Soul, expanding and contracting as if breathing.

Qin Sang's aura stabilized as he gradually refined the medicinal power.

It truly was an unparalleled spiritual medicine capable of helping transformed great demons break through!

And of this spiritual medicine, Qin Sang possessed as many as three plants!

During the refining process, Qin Sang's cultivation increased at an astonishing speed. If anyone else were to witness it, they would certainly be dumbfounded!