Immortal Taoist Lord: My Cultivation Have No Limits

Chapter 629: 202 Intermediate Fourth-order Strength, Baihua Sect Provokes Trouble_1
 

(I have made a revision to the content of the previous chapter. Ma Shiqing was given a hundred drops of the lower quality fourth-tier spiritual liquid, instead of the lower quality fifth-tier spiritual liquid. His cultivation level is incapable of refining the latter. The fifth-tier corresponds to the Dividing Spirit Realm, whereas Ma Shiqing is at the Core Formation stage, hence the fourth-tier spiritual liquid is more suitable. Also, the quantity has been changed from fifty drops to a hundred.)

When Ma Shiqing appeared again before Su Yu, there had been significant changes in his features as well as his entire vigor and spirit compared to a few months before. He seemed to have become much younger.

His whole body exuded a particularly active life energy.

However, after Su Yu closely observed him, he realized that this life energy was merely surface-level. Even having refined the hundred drops of lower quality fourth-tier spiritual liquid he had given him earlier, the actual amount of years added to Ma Shiqing’s life was not significant.

But the divine breath of power hidden within the spiritual liquid was able to improve Ma Shiqing’s health dramatically in a short period of time, restoring him to his peak state.

After some thought, Su Yu took out another jade bottle and handed Ma Shiqing ten drops of the higher quality fourth-tier spiritual liquid.

“Try your best. Qianyu and Qingquan have already broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm. You need to keep up,” Su Yu encouraged Ma Shiqing.

Ma Shiqing attempted to decline, but keeping in mind his relationship with Su Yu, he nodded heavily and accepted the spiritual liquid, deciding to just keep this favor in his heart.

However, he took out the Heavenly Marrow Soul Liquid that Su Yu had given him earlier and handed it to Su Yu, saying, “I haven’t used this Heavenly Marrow Soul Liquid before. Brother Su, you should keep it safe.”

Su Yu chuckled and didn’t take it, stating instead, “We’ll deal with this after you have broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm. The Nascent Soul Realm’s soul aspect is also a major bottleneck. Having this on hand, it can always be of some help.”

Upon contemplation, Ma Shiqing nodded and said, “Thank you, Brother Su.”

After chatting for a while longer, Ma Shiqing said, “Brother Su, I must now head to the sect’s secret place for seclusion and attempt my breakthrough. You… ”

Su Yu replied, “I’ll just wait here. Given our friendship, I doubt you will kick me out, will you?”

Ma Shiqing responded immediately, “Of course not! I just hope I haven’t been remiss in my duty to you, Brother Su!”

Ma Shiqing felt a bit embarrassed. After all, it was inappropriate to neglect a friend who had come to visit and had offered treasures to aid him, and to then continuously seclude himself, leaving his friend ignored. It was indeed regrettable.

However, as Su Yu had said, they were friends who came from the same place. After so many years of friendship, there was no need for formalities.

Ma Shiqing departed to begin his secluded meditation to attempt a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm.

Su Yu initially intended to seize the opportunity to do some daily cultivation here, practice some alchemy, refine some talismans, and forge some puppets.

However, shortly afterwards, the Master of the Star-Picking Tower, who was Ma Shiqing’s mentor, appeared outside of Ma Shiqing’s cave dwelling. Ma Shiqing owes his position as a Daozi largely to his mentor’s unwavering support.

Upon hearing that Su Yu had significantly increased Ma Shiqing’s chances of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, the Star-Picking Tower Master visited Su Yu immediately after sending Ma Shiqing to the secret place.

The Star-Picking Tower Master is a Nascent Soul Realm True Monarch at its peak and a leading fourth-tier Array Master. His fame is well-known amongst the cultivators in the Daqian region.

However, in front of Su Yu, he behaved without pretense.

“Is this Elder Su Yu of the Terrestrial Immortal Mansion? Hahaha, I apologize for the neglect, please pardon my tardiness, Elder Su,” the Master of the Star-Picking Tower said, the moment he entered, his voice already reaching Su Yu’s ears.

In a blink of an eye, an old man with white hair, who seemed not much younger than Taoist Tianyu, appeared before Su Yu.

Su Yu wasn’t surprised. He stood up at ease, saluted toward the Star-Picking Tower Master, and said, “Greetings, Senior Star-Picking.”

The Star-Picking Tower Master chuckled while looking at Su Yu and waved his hand, saying, “I have some ties with your Master and am a few years older than Taoist Tianyu. If you don’t mind, you can call me ‘Uncle Master.'”

Su Yu smiled and said, “You jest, Senior; how could I possibly have grounds to object?”

But the title of ‘Uncle Master’ isn’t something to be given so readily!

It should be noted that the Terrestrial Immortal Mansion’s Master is just his ‘Master Brother.’

If he were to refer to the Master of the Star-Picking Tower as ‘Uncle Master,’ he was afraid the Master of the Star-Picking Tower might not be able to bear it.

The Star-Picking Tower Master sighed lightly and said, “The pupil surpasses the master, just as the saying goes. Shiqing is fortunate to have a friend like Elder Su. This is his blessing, as well as ours at the Star-Picking Tower.”

After a long chat, the Star-Picking Tower Master finally left without delving into any particular topic.

Just from the fact that Su Yu insisted on addressing him as ‘Senior’, he knew what the scope of their casual conversation was.

Su Yu was not in a hurry to engage further with the Master of the Star-Picking Tower. The time was not right yet.

He would need to wait for Ma Shiqing to come out of seclusion before he could discuss his request for the Star-Picking Tower’s Great Ancestor to set up an array.

And so…

A year and a half later, after Su Yu had spent his time at the Star-Picking Tower, Ma Shiqing discreetly emerged. Upon his return to his cave dwelling, he had already broken through to the first level of the Nascent Soul Realm.

Even his appearance had changed back to that of a man in his thirties or forties.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The lifespan of someone at the first level of the Nascent Soul Realm is at least seven to eight hundred years, and for those at the ninth level, it is around a thousand years.

Even though Ma Shiqing had consumed a considerable portion of his life span, he now had at least four hundred years remaining.

This was more than sufficient for him as a Land Master to spend extravagantly for a while.

The news of Ma Shiqing breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm was not well-known to many, but the Star-Picking Tower Master and the Great Ancestor of the Star-Picking Tower were definitely aware of it. Once Ma Shiqing returned, Su Yu felt a sense of relief. He then asked Ma Shiqing for a favor. He wanted to meet the Great Ancestor of the Star-Picking Tower.

Star-Picking Tower’s Blessed Land. This was the most core area of the Star-Picking Tower.

Without Su Yu’s help in successfully breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm, he would not have been able to gain access to this place.