The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 384 To Whom Does Fortune Belong?
Su Yan walked step by step from the Lancang Medicine Pavilion. His footsteps were steady and rhythmic, like the beat of a drum in people's hearts, making everyone's blood surge.

Xiang Wenhe gripped his long sword tightly, his eyes resolute as he stared intently at the gate. Milky white true essence swirled around him, transforming him into a majestic white crane.

As soon as Su Yan appeared, the white crane cried out, its sharp cry seemingly piercing the clouds.

"noisy"

As soon as Su Yan released his aura, before he could even unleash his Dharma form, his overwhelming power instantly surged towards the white crane, completely shattering the oppressive aura.

Su Yan's methods caused the expressions of the Dharma Aspect Realm martial artists present to change slightly.

They are all experts in the Dharma Aspect Realm; who doesn't know the difference between releasing the Dharma Aspect and not releasing it?

Even if Xiang Wenhe did not fully unleash his Dharma form, it was not something that could be easily broken by simply releasing his aura.

Unless there is a significant difference between the two.

"Su Yan"

Xiang Wenhe stared intently at Su Yan: "Xiang Wenhe of Qintian Academy greets fellow Daoist..."

"You represent the Qintian Academy?"

Before Xiang Wenhe could finish speaking, Su Yan interrupted him.

Xiang Wenhe's expression froze for a moment, then he shook his head and said, "I only represent myself, and I dare not represent Qintian Academy."

Su Yan chuckled, and Xiang Wenhe's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

"So you represent the Dali Dynasty or the people of the world?"

Xiang Wenhe's face grew even uglier, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "No."

"Then what right do you have to bark like this? Do you think that all the luck that fell on the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Battle of Xizhou Prefecture should be given to you?"

Xiang Wenhe's face immediately turned bright red, and veins bulged on his forehead: "Su Yan, you are changing the subject. You have obtained 50% of the fortune of Xizhou Prefecture. This is the fortune of Dali. How can you control it? If you are loyal to Dali, you should hand over this fortune to Qintian Academy to secure the fortune of Dali."

"On the battlefield of Xizhou Prefecture, I, Su, killed no fewer than ten Dharma Aspect Realm experts, broke the Vajra Subduing Demon Formation, and slaughtered 100,000 rebel soldiers. I wonder if this counts as a great achievement, or perhaps, Fellow Daoist Wenhe, you suppressed and killed a Golden Body Realm expert to unlock a barrier?"

Xiang Wenhe was speechless after Su Yan's words, his face turning as red as a monkey's bottom.

With his cultivation level, he could naturally hear the whispers of the crowds inside and outside the long street. The common people dared not speak out, but there were quite a few martial artists watching.

"Never going to the battlefield, always seeking credit..."

These words practically ripped off Xiang Wenhe's fig leaf. He stiffened his neck and pressed his imposing aura in all directions.

"I did not come here to claim credit, but only for the sake of the Dali dynasty. This destiny is destined to be the destiny of Dali."

Su Yan sneered: "There is still at least 20% of the Great Li Dynasty's fortune outside Tianchuang Mountain. The one who seized the fortune is Shan Chongfeng, not the soldiers of Xizhou Prefecture who risked their lives. Why don't I call up hundreds of thousands of Demon Suppression Army and Demon Suppression Guard soldiers and go to your Qintian Academy to return their fortunes one by one?"

"you……"

Xiang Wenhe dared not let such a shocking thing happen. The old scholar behind him sighed and said, "Fellow Daoist Su is eloquent. We are indeed in the wrong, but the fortune belongs to Dali. Only then can the fortune be stabilized. So let's have a duel."

"Let's fight. You think you're worthy of a wager?"

Su Yan saw that they had all summoned their Dharma forms, with Xiang Wenhe at the head and the four old scholars all being Dharma form realm martial artists.

The true essence spread out like milky white ripples, instantly transforming into a sword aura that attacked Su Yan.

The immense pressure emanating from the Dharma image made it difficult for all the onlookers to breathe.

Qu Qinglan channeled her true essence into her hand, and a spiritual weapon appeared in her palm, ready to lend a helping hand.

Unexpectedly, Su Yan remained calm, formed a sword finger with his hand, and unleashed a Xuan Tian Poison Dragon Sword Qi.

The sword's edge was like a dragon, instantly slicing through the attacks of the five people. Their avatars still wanted to surround and attack, but they were directly pierced by this sword light and then dissipated like ripples.

puff

The five men immediately coughed up blood and fell to the ground, their blood and qi churning, and their meridians were also seriously injured.

"Get lost. If you want this fortune, go and get it on the battlefield."

Su Yan strode away into the distance, not even glancing at Xiang Wenhe, whom he considered nothing more than a fool incited by others.

Overwhelmed with shame, Xiang Wenhe coughed up another mouthful of blood.

"Excellent swordsmanship, excellent spirit!"

There were quite a few people in the royal city who were paying attention to Su Yan's sword strike just now. In the prince's residence, Li Xuanyang clapped and laughed: "I don't know which fools instigated a bookish idiot like Xiang Wenhe to test Su Yan. Qintian Academy has really lost face."

The strategist Du Wenqian beside him narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "It's a test, and probably also a pretext to deal with Su Yan. They probably still have something to do with him in the court."

"Oh, that's interesting. You mean people from the Right Chancellor's lineage?"

Du Wenqian nodded: "I'm afraid we can't escape responsibility."

"The grand court assembly a month from now will probably be quite a spectacle. Do you think I should help Su Yan?"

Li Xuanyang gave a half-smile and then passed the question to Du Wenqian.

Du Wenqian replied without hesitation: "The fortune of Xizhou Prefecture is scattered among the soldiers of Dali. It seems that Su Yan has the most, but taking back Su Yan's fortune is equivalent to offending the Demon Suppression Army and the Demon Suppression Guards. Moreover, in the martial world, fortune is also an opportunity. Taking away someone's opportunity with the power of Dali will probably make many people keep their distance from you."

While the succession to the throne in the Dali Dynasty was naturally based on strength, this does not mean that temperament, courage, and support were unimportant.

Among the princes and princesses, the eldest prince Li Xuanyang, the second prince Li Xuanyong, and the third princess Li Zining are all strong contenders for the throne.

If Li Xuanyang loses the support of the Demon Suppression Guards and the Demon Suppression Army, his future may not be bright.

You must know that although His Majesty now possesses the cultivation of a Martial Saint, due to events from his early years, his lifespan is likely less than a hundred years.

For martial artists, a hundred years is but a fleeting moment.

Li Xuanyang narrowed his eyes: "I'm afraid my younger brothers and sisters won't be able to hold back any longer."

……

"Impressive skills. I remember from the previous intelligence report, he was only a Danqiao Realm martial artist when he left the royal city?"

Li Xuanyong looked at the woman beside him and poured her a cup of tea with a smile. The woman was dressed in light red clothes and was none other than Li Lengyan, who had interacted with Su Yan in the Demon Suppression Valley.

At this time, Li Lengyan had already broken through and become a Dharma Aspect Realm martial artist, but she still maintained a respectful demeanor in front of Li Xuanyong.

“Brother, back then, Su Yan suppressed tens of thousands of evil spirits in the Demon Suppression Valley and absorbed the essence of the Demon Suppression Divine Tree, thus breaking through to the Dharma Aspect Realm. The power of his breakthrough was even greater than that of an ordinary Dharma Aspect Realm cultivator.”

Li Xuanyong nodded: "Of course, even if I were at the same level back then, I wouldn't have had his combat power. Someone as talented as him could not have his level of strength."

Li Lengyan looked astonished: "Even my royal brother can't?" Li Xuanyong was also a genius that the Dali Dynasty had only seen once in a hundred years. He was able to step into the Golden Body Realm in just three hundred years.

During his entry into the realm, he withstood ten moves from a Golden Body Realm cultivator with the strength of a peak Dharma Aspect Realm cultivator without being defeated, earning him a reputation that spread throughout the royal city.

Even compared to the true successors of the Longevity Pavilion and the Great Evolution Daoist Sect, they are on par.

Now that he actually said he was inferior to Su Yan, Li Lengyan felt shocked beyond words.

Li Xuanyong smiled and said, "He has been cultivating for no more than ten years, and he is probably not even thirty years old. Moreover, his sword strike was at least at the fourth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm."

"what?!"

Li Lengyan's eyes widened. How could this be?

It's only been a short time since the Demon Suppression Valley broke through, probably less than half a year. How could Su Yan have reached the fourth realm in half a year? This is unbelievable.

"Don't be skeptical. His bloodline is probably not just as simple as the Taiyue Ancient Insect Body; it may not be inferior to the Blood Ember Dragon Body."

Li Xuanyong said, "Didn't you invite him to a gathering at Tianxiang Garden? You could find an opportunity to send him a visiting card."

"I'll make arrangements right away."

……

Within the royal city, undercurrents were surging.

Su Yan's actions made many people realize that this leader of a martial arts sect was not a coward, but rather a ruthless character.

Not only are they fearless, but they are also incredibly skilled in martial arts.

One sword shattered five Dharma forms

Even a Grand Dharma Master would have to consider whether he could save face and take Su Yan seriously if he used such methods.

As a result, more and more people became interested in Su Yan, and invitations and visiting cards were sent to the Long residence one after another.

However, Long Wu accepted all the invitations to join him, whether they were from princes or powerful families. The only answer he gave was that he was going into seclusion to refine pills.

It is perfectly natural for martial artists to cultivate in seclusion or refine elixirs in seclusion, and no one would consider this way of closing oneself off to visitors to be impolite.

Su Yan is not good at socializing, and frankly speaking, these invitations are just for building relationships; attending them would only be a waste of time.

Therefore, they all declined.

Inside the Long residence, Su Yan sorted through the rare and precious materials that Long Qiujian had sent.

These medicinal materials are among the rare and precious ingredients used to refine the Golden Body Elixir, with the auxiliary ingredient being the fourth-grade top-quality Golden Jade Lotus Seed.

Even if this thing isn't refined into a pill, it's still a top-grade medicinal material for tempering the body.

It's just a pity that a single Dragon Palace wouldn't be able to gather such a set of top-grade fourth-tier pills in such a short time.

Su Yan wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he went into the Dragon Mansion's library. He didn't look at the martial arts manuals, but he flipped through a lot of books on alchemy and memorized all the alchemy techniques.

While improving his alchemy skills as much as possible, he fed the Dragon Elephant Golden Blood Pill to the Blood Bone Centipede King.

Each Dragon Elephant Golden Blood Pill contains extremely potent medicinal power. Even the current Blood Bone Centipede King would need to sleep for a whole day to digest its medicinal power after swallowing one.

Su Yan fed him one pill a day until the third day when Qu Qinglan delivered the ingredients for two sets of Guiyuan Golden Body Pills to the Long Mansion.

The brothers Long Qiujian and Long Qiuhu somehow managed to gather the remaining materials, so Su Yan ended up with three sets of pill ingredients.

"Uncle, Second Uncle, where did you get this fourth-grade top-quality Golden Body Jade Marrow? Even the Lancang Medicine Pavilion only has two portions of this in a short period of time."

Long Qiuhu pouted: "If you hadn't gone after Lancang Medicine Pavilion to steal our business, we would have found it long ago."

Su Yan ignored him and looked at Long Qiujian: "It was obtained by exchanging some items from the treasury with other nobles."

Su Yan nodded slightly, which made sense. He said, "Uncle, don't worry. Once this pill is made, we will definitely not lose money. You can use it to exchange for something useful to the Long family."

"According to the market rate for alchemy, you help refine the Golden Body Pill of Returning to Origin. If it is successfully refined, we will only take half of it."

Su Yan was about to speak when Long Qiujian interrupted him, saying, "The list of items to be traded at the Tianbao Pavilion Trade Fair is gradually being released. You declined many invitations to banquets, and in order to establish a relationship with you, they actively participated in this trade fair and brought out quite a few good items."

Su Yan was quite surprised to hear this: "There's such a thing?"

Long Qiuhu said, "More than that, your background has been thoroughly investigated. You're a monster who has been cultivating for less than ten years, yet you've broken through all the way to the Dharma Aspect Realm. If it weren't for Senior Tai Lingyue being in charge of the Long Mansion, some old fogies would probably want to see what kind of physique you have."

Su Yan frowned slightly, a hint of worry creeping into his heart. However, he then thought that cultivation speed was difficult to conceal, and it was unrealistic to suppress one's cultivation level and not break through in order to avoid exposure.

"Alright, you go ahead and refine the pills."

After the two left, Su Yan began refining pills.

By this time, his alchemy skills had become highly refined, and he had mastered all kinds of alchemy techniques. After summoning the Molten Mountain Giant Scorpion, he devoted himself to alchemy.

The pill-refining incantations flew up and down, one after another falling into the pill cauldron. This time, the pills being refined were extraordinary. Su Yan had used no less than ten thousand incantations just to adjust and seal the medicinal power.

The true essence was continuously output, and even the Fusion Fire of the Molten Mountain Giant Scorpion became one of the materials for alchemy, constantly incorporating its unique spiritual energy into it.

For a full day and night, as a ray of golden light shot into the sky and headed towards the stars, the fragrance of elixir began to permeate the entire courtyard.

At this moment, inside the Dragon Mansion, Tai Lingyue raised his hand and made a claw gesture, as if a dark shadow had blocked the golden light. Apart from everyone in the Dragon Mansion, no one could detect the appearance of this golden light.

Tai Lingyue sniffed the fragrance of the pills, then took a big gulp of the spiritual wine in front of him, only to find the wine tasteless in his mouth.

"What a freak! Even his alchemy skills are better than those of the old monks at the Medicine Master Temple. He's only been practicing for ten years."

Tai Lingyue couldn't understand how there could be someone more talented than him.

Teaching such a disciple is utterly unenjoyable; it's all just a blow.

Moreover, he had noticed that although this kid was practicing his Poison Dragon Profound Technique, its inner workings had been completely altered and transformed into his own unique technique.

"Never mind, it's better to teach the little girl."

With Tai Lingyue's help to conceal his aura, Su Yan's alchemy went much more smoothly. In three days and three nights, all three batches of pills were successfully refined.

A total of twenty-three pills were made, five of which were of superior quality and eighteen of which were of perfect quality.

These are top-grade fourth-tier Guiyuan Golden Body Pills; even a Golden Body Realm martial artist wouldn't be able to produce so many.

If converted to Yuan Stones, each one would cost at least 200 million Yuan Stones, while a top-grade one would cost at least 300 million.

After Su Yan finished refining it, the Blood Bone Centipede King, after consuming about four Dragon Elephant Golden Blood Pills, also stepped into the Transformation Stage, and its strength jumped to the late stage of the fourth rank.

(End of this chapter)