Chapter 3353: Su Jianjia

The Nine Yuan Alliance is a powerful cross-realm merchant organization, boasting as many as five Mahayana cultivators. Although these five come from different races, having grown up within the alliance, they do not hold strong racial biases.

As a merchant association, the Nine Yuan Alliance has a structured system for talent cultivation. It encourages its members to become cultivation partners, operates a Flying Immortal Platform, and actively recruits new members.

To some extent, the Nine Yuan Alliance resembles a sect. However, unlike a sect, it controls a relatively small territory, focusing primarily on trade and valuing peaceful profit. While the Nine Yuan Alliance does not actively seek enmity with other forces, it is not afraid of them either.

A pot-bellied old man in golden robes was reporting to Su Xiangdong, his expression grave.

"A seventh-tier high-grade Azure Thunder Turtle! How many people did Jianjia take with her?" Su Xiangdong asked, frowning.

"A total of five Integration Realm cultivators, and they brought several powerful treasures," the old man in golden robes reported truthfully. "It should be no problem for Fairy Su and her team to eliminate the Azure Thunder Turtle."

Su Jianjia was Su Xiangdong's only descendant. She possessed late-stage Integration Realm cultivation, grew up in the Nine Yuan Alliance, and was doted on by Su Xiangdong.

Su Jianjia was an executive elder of the Nine Yuan Alliance, with extensive combat experience. She had been stuck at a bottleneck for over five thousand years, and various methods had failed to break it.

Not long ago, the Nine Yuan Alliance received news that a seventh-tier high-grade Azure Thunder Turtle had been discovered somewhere. Su Jianjia volunteered to lead a team to eliminate this demon beast, hoping to use this opportunity to overcome her bottleneck.

When the Nine Yuan Alliance encounters valuable cultivation resources, they dispatch cultivators to secure them. A seventh-tier high-grade Azure Thunder Turtle might contain a Lightning Absorption Orb, and its shell can be used to refine high-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures, which offer excellent defensive properties.

Su Xiangdong nodded. It was not Su Jianjia's first time hunting demon beasts, and with five Integration Realm cultivators working together, subduing a seventh-tier high-grade Azure Thunder Turtle would not be an issue.

"By the way, is there any progress on that matter?" Su Xiangdong asked.

"Not yet," the old man in golden robes slowly replied. "We've dispatched a large number of personnel to various locations to investigate, but no significant treasure has emerged anywhere so far. Oh, by the way, Fellow Daoist Qian has returned. Not only is he alive, but he has advanced to the peak of the Integration Realm."

"Are you referring to Qian Yibin?" Su Xiangdong exclaimed in surprise. "I recall they were attacked by an unknown force while escorting a batch of goods, and coincidentally encountered a spatial storm, getting swept into it. Some cultivators died instantly, while others survived. Hasn't it been almost twenty thousand years?!"

"Precisely. They were fortunate; the spatial storm swept them into an independent space," the old man in golden robes asked for instruction. "Fortunately, the spiritual energy there was ample, with many cultivation resources and powerful demon beasts. All the other fellow Daoists perished in that space; only Fellow Daoist Qian survived, advancing from mid-Integration Realm to the peak of the Integration Realm. He is about to undergo his fifth Grand Heavenly Tribulation and wishes to apply to use the Eastern Yi Grand Array! Senior Fang and others are away, and the Alliance Master is in seclusion, Elder Su, what do you think?"

The Nine Yuan Alliance had refined a seventh-tier formation, the Eastern Yi Grand Array, using Eastern Yi Divine Wood over a hundred thousand years old. Although it was a seventh-tier formation, its tribulation transcending effect was superior to that of ordinary Lightning Dissipation Arrays. The power of a Lightning Dissipation Array depends on the grade of the Lightning Absorption Orb; the higher the grade, the better its tribulation transcending effect. The power of the Eastern Yi Grand Array, however, depends on the age of the Eastern Yi Divine Wood; the older the wood, the stronger its ability to withstand lightning tribulations. A vast quantity of hundred-thousand-year-old Eastern Yi Divine Wood refined into an Eastern Yi Grand Array was comparable to a Lightning Dissipation Array crafted from a seventh-tier high-grade Lightning Absorption Orb. With other treasures combined, an Integration Realm cultivator could even pass their sixth Grand Heavenly Tribulation without issue.

Qian Yibin had been missing for many years, and based on the merit points he had accumulated, he was not qualified to borrow the Eastern Yi Grand Array.

"Let him use it. I hope he can advance to the Mahayana stage," Su Xiangdong instructed. A vice-alliance master of the Nine Yuan Alliance had already passed five Grand Heavenly Tribulations, but the chances of passing the sixth were very low, so the Nine Yuan Alliance needed to cultivate new Mahayana cultivators.

"Yes, Elder Su," the old man in golden robes replied, accepting the order before departing.

The Green Splendor Mountain Range, located in the southeastern part of the Thousand Spirit Continent, was once home to an incredibly fierce eighth-tier Azure Dragon that harmed many cultivators. It was said that Divine Monarch Stone Cocoon used a great divine ability to slay this beast, whose lair was in a deep pool, leading cultivators to name the place Azure Dragon Pool.

Azure Dragon Pool boasted abundant spiritual energy, rich demon beast resources, and rare spiritual herbs not found elsewhere. This attracted many cultivators to hunt demon beasts there.

A golden long rainbow appeared on the distant horizon, moving exceptionally fast. Before long, the golden long rainbow halted, revealing a glittering golden flying boat with Wang Qingshan and four others standing on it.

A burly young man in a black shirt stood beside Wang Qingshan, radiating an intense aura of malevolence. This was Heavenly Fiend Rogue Cultivator, a mid-Integration Realm cultivator.

"Fellow Daoist Su, wasn't the Seven Flames Golden Peach Tree supposed to be in Heavenly Gold Valley? Why did we use large-scale teleportation arrays to come to Azure Dragon Pool instead? Are you afraid we'd notify our relatives and friends and set up an ambush in Heavenly Gold Valley?" the Heavenly Fiend Rogue Cultivator said with a frown.

After leaving human territory, they entered the territory of other races, using large-scale teleportation arrays during their journey to change direction, not going to Heavenly Gold Valley but instead heading to Azure Dragon Pool. Clearly, the Seven Flames Golden Peach Tree was not in Heavenly Gold Valley. Upon reflection, it made sense; given the preciousness of the Seven Flames Golden Peach Tree, it was normal for Su Yilei to be cautious.

"It's understandable if the location was misstated, but if there's no Seven Flames Golden Peach Tree, then that's unacceptable," Fairy Jade Butterfly said with a frown.

"Fairy Zhang, rest assured, the item is indeed somewhere in Azure Dragon Pool," Su Yilei admitted openly. "This old man merely acted out of self-preservation; if I hadn't been vague, you might not have been willing to come along, but if I had been clear, I feared you would notify your relatives and friends."

"Since the item is in Azure Dragon Pool, we should secure it as soon as possible to avoid complications," Wang Qingshan urged.

Su Yilei nodded, formed a hand seal, and the golden flying boat immediately emitted a brilliant golden light, soaring towards the depths of Azure Dragon Pool.

In the depths of Azure Dragon Pool, three men and two women stood atop a massive golden cloud. Judging by their aura, they were all Integration Realm cultivators. Leading them was a slender young woman in a red dress embroidered with several peony flowers. A white silken, soft gauze sash was tied into a butterfly knot around her waist, and her dark hair was styled into a flying immortal bun, adorned with a golden jade hairpin. Her face was lightly powdered, and her vermilion lips appeared naturally red without makeup.

This was Su Jianjia, a late-Integration Realm cultivator and Su Xiangdong's only descendant. Aside from Su Jianjia, the other four were all mid-Integration Realm cultivators, forming a formidable force.

"Set up a formation here, then lure the Azure Thunder Turtle into it. That will be more secure," Su Jianjia instructed.

The four readily agreed, taking out formation flags and disks to set up the array. The Azure Thunder Turtle was proficient in lightning techniques; without a formation, there was a risk it might escape using its Lightning Evasion Art. Setting up a formation would be safer.