Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 109 The Power of the Tu Tribe
Void Heaven Sect, Jade Spirit Peak.

Jade Spirit Peak is the sect's teleportation hub, containing numerous teleportation arrays leading to various destinations.

The last time I went to Danling Prefecture, I used the teleportation array here.

"Senior Brother Jiang!" Su You had just landed when he saw Sun Tang greeting him very enthusiastically.

He had some prior acquaintance with Sun Tang, but that was all in the realm of alchemy.

But now that Su You has successfully become Zhao Qing's disciple, his status is in no way inferior to Sun Tang's. Moreover, with Zhao Qing's previous promise, he has more advantages than them in breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

Therefore, he thought he should take this opportunity to deepen their friendship.

Upon hearing Sun Tang's shout, the Foundation Establishment disciples around him all looked at Su You, their eyes revealing a hint of envy and jealousy.

The news that Su You had been accepted as a disciple by Zhao Qing had already spread, and because of the gains from the Danling Secret Realm, he received a guaranteed Golden Core, which made them all jealous.

They are constantly taking on missions in order to exchange for the sect's Golden Core.

However, even with a Golden Core, one is not guaranteed to break through to the Golden Core realm, which shows how tempting Zhao Qing's reward is.

Soon, a group of people surrounded him, calling him "Senior Brother Jiang" repeatedly.

Su You nodded, his heart unmoved.

He and these people are destined to be on parallel lines; there's no need for them to become close.

Even Sun Tang can now stand before him as an equal.

Once he breaks through to the Golden Core realm and then rapidly advances, the gap between their positions will gradually widen.

Su You glanced around and saw that the lowest cultivation level among those participating in this secret realm mission was the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, indicating that there were still some dangers within the secret realm.

However, he was still confident in his strength. Even with these twin clones, he was capable of fighting against enemies at the Golden Core stage.

Moreover, according to the sect's records, it should be impossible for Golden Core level power to appear in the secret realm.

There might be some second-tier demonic beasts, as well as some native races that also possess second-tier strength, posing a danger to ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

However, for Su You, it can be said that he can come and go as he pleases.

Especially after he mastered the mirage dragon's innate supernatural power, he was no longer afraid of being surrounded by opponents of the same level.

The mirage technique he possessed was so powerful that even ordinary third-tier beings would find it difficult to break free, let alone second-tier beings.

The elder guarding the teleportation array waited for a while, and after everyone had gathered, he summoned them together and sent them over through the teleportation array.

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Hongya Secret Realm.

Su You shook his head. Compared to the last time he teleported over an extremely long distance, this time he didn't even need to use a teleportation talisman, and only felt a very slight sensation.

On the contrary, his fellow disciples around him sat cross-legged, slowly recovering.

Fortunately, the place where they teleported was surrounded by a third-order array, making it a very safe place.

Su You glanced at Sun Tang beside him and said, "Junior brother, I'll set off first."

Sun Tang opened his eyes, clearly having recovered. Hearing Su You's words, he said, "Senior brother, why don't we act together? I've heard that the local tribes here all have their own treasure troves. If we join forces, we might be able to rob a few of them."

Sun Tang's words were extraordinary, completely different from everyone else's.

The others came here to search for treasure, but Sun Tang's eyes were already on the Tu tribes.

Although these local tribes are not very powerful, they have existed for so long that their treasury must have accumulated a lot of treasures. If they could plunder them, they might not become rich overnight, but it would be better than searching for treasures aimlessly.

Su You shook his head after hearing this.

After listening to Sun Tang's words, he did have some thoughts about the Tu tribe's treasure trove.

But he definitely doesn't act with others; it's much more convenient for him to act alone than with others.

This way, he can more easily use his hidden innate supernatural abilities; otherwise, he would never use them if there were outsiders around.

Su You refused outright, "Junior brother, this time I entered the Hongya Secret Realm with a mission from Master, and this mission is related to the True Disciple Assessment, so I cannot accompany you."

"The true master assessment?" Sun Tang looked at Su You with some envy.

His true disciple assessment has not yet been finalized; his ancestor is still making arrangements for him.

After all, every true disciple of the sect is very important, as they are the foundation of the Void Heaven Immortal Sect. Even if there is an ancestor who is a Nascent Soul Elder, it is impossible for him to assign a suitable task so quickly.

Zhao Qing is different. Not only has his cultivation reached the Nascent Soul realm, but his alchemy skills are also astonishing. Now that he has broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, there is still room for improvement in his alchemy skills.

His current status within the sect is no lower than that of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, so assigning an assessment task to a true disciple is naturally very easy for him.

After saying goodbye to Sun Tang, Su You quickly left the formation.

As soon as he left the formation, Su You found himself in a primeval forest.

I silently sensed it, and the spiritual energy in the secret realm was generally very high.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the forest where he is now is equivalent to that of an ordinary third-tier spiritual vein.

It's no wonder that such a variety of treasures could be born under these circumstances.

However, it was difficult to discern directions in the forest, so Su You flew directly into the air and randomly chose a direction to go.

His primary goal right now is to get his hands on the Earth Milk Essence.

Only after completing the task can you properly explore this secret realm and see if you can gain anything.

Su You is very poor now.

He's now very valuable, especially the pills he brought out from the Danling Secret Realm; they could easily sell for hundreds of millions of spirit stones.

However, he needed all these pills for himself, so he couldn't sell them.

His biggest source of income now is rent.

Unfortunately, Luoxia Island is still in the investment phase, and very few spirit stones remain.

Moreover, he had killed and sold all the third-tier and most second-tier demonic beasts around Luoxia Island, and this huge fortune supported the rapid development of Luoxia Immortal City.

But now this sum of spirit stones has been completely used up.

Su You is about to break through to the Golden Core realm. After the breakthrough, he will need to prepare to refine his natal magic weapon. Without enough spirit stones, it will be difficult to buy high-level materials.

Moreover, Su You's greatest advantage after entering the secret realm was not his invincible strength.

Rather, it was the Qionghua Mark in his hand, a temporary space that no one else could perceive.

After leaving the Danling Secret Realm, even the Nascent Soul Ancestor couldn't detect the Qionghua Mark on his body when he used his divine sense to search for it.

In other words, as long as he hides his gains in the Danling Secret Realm, he doesn't need to share them with the sect.

They weren't afraid of being discovered by the sect for exploiting too much.

The space inside the Qionghua Imprint is enormous, with a volume of over a thousand cubic meters, enough to hold many treasures.

As long as his three chances to save his life are not used, the Qionghua Mark will remain, and there is no need to worry about the space inside collapsing. Flying above the forest, Su You scanned the area with his divine sense and discovered that there were many aged spiritual herbs inside.

Unlike the outside world.

The Hongya Secret Realm has remained undeveloped, even though a batch of cultivators are sent in every now and then.

However, compared to the vast Hongya Secret Realm, these dozens of cultivators couldn't find many treasures within ten days.

"We only have ten days, we need to speed things up." Su You felt a sense of urgency.

After leaving the forest, they immediately found the direction of the treasure land where the essence of earth milk was produced.

Swish!
A streak of blue light flashed across the sky, then vanished without a trace.

Half an hour after Su You left, various colored streaks of light streaked across the sky and scattered in all directions.

The journey to the secret realm is time-sensitive, and those who are able to participate in this mission must all have some understanding of the secret realm and their own goals.

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"Jiubai Mountain, this must be it. Even in the outside world, this mountain is quite imposing. It has already gathered the essence of heaven and earth and the essence of the entire secret realm. No wonder it can nurture the essence of earth milk." Su You looked at the towering Jiubai Mountain with its overlapping peaks and ridges and couldn't help but sigh.

Within the Hongya Secret Realm, most of the terrain is flat and there are not many dangerous or complex landscapes.

Seeing such a mountain peak suddenly is indeed a shock.

Su You slowly descended from the clouds.

Earth Milk Essence, as the name suggests, is the essence of the earth.

Therefore, it is not on Mount Jiubai, but underground.

"Huh, there's someone here?" Su You sensed the figure ahead from afar with his divine sense, immediately concealed his aura, and transformed into a bee, the most common animal in the area.

Even though he was being so cautious, he vaguely sensed the aura of a Golden Core level cultivator ahead.

If it weren't for his extremely strong control over his mental power, and the fact that he withdrew his hand after just a light touch, he would definitely have been discovered.

"Has Golden Core level power appeared again in the Hongya Secret Realm?" Su You wondered.

Although it is said that it is very difficult for third-tier power to appear in the Hongya Secret Realm, occasionally, some extremely lucky members of the Tu tribe here will unexpectedly step into the third tier. The probability of this is extremely low.

Once a power of this level exists within the secret realm, it must be reported to the sect. When the secret realm opens again, treasures will be bestowed upon the attacker, and the earth race's lineage will be destroyed.

The Void Heaven Sect has opened the Hongya Secret Realm a total of seventeen times. Except for the first time, when they dispatched a large force to annihilate the high-level Earth Clan members inside, destroy their heritage, and set up formations at various resource points, there have only been two subsequent instances where Earth Clan members or demonic beasts reached the third tier of strength.

In such a situation, the sect would not send out experts, but would instead bestow treasures and allow its disciples to kill the culprit.

Su You never expected that he would be so lucky as to encounter a wild Earth Clan member at the Golden Core level, especially near Mount Jiubai.

To avoid being discovered, Su You approached very carefully.

He was shocked when he saw what was inside up close.

More than thirty Tu people gathered here, with the one standing at the front being a Tu person at the Golden Core level, and the others being Tu people at the Foundation Establishment level.

They surrounded the formation, launching continuous attacks.

The curtain of the formation was constantly fluctuating, and even seemed on the verge of collapse.

"What's going on? It's already amazing enough that the Tu tribe was able to find Jiubai Mountain, but they even managed to find the weak points in the formation and attack them? Is this really the Tu tribe?" Countless thoughts flashed through Su You's mind.

Although Su You's skill in array formations was lacking, he couldn't see any weaknesses in this array.

However, it can also be determined that the opponent attacked a weak point in the formation.

After all, what shrouds Mount Jiubai is a high-grade third-order array.

Even if no one is in charge of the formation, with a continuous supply, it is impossible for a Golden Core cultivator and a group of Foundation Establishment cultivators to break through it.

No matter how they attack, they cannot cause such a large fluctuation in the formation, unless they attack the weak point of the formation.

If they maintain their attack frequency, it's estimated that they'll be able to break through this formation in a few more months.

Unfortunately, I was unlucky enough to wait for him.

Although it is unknown how the other party discovered the weak point of this formation, whether it was discovered unintentionally or deliberately.

But now that they've run into him, they're just unlucky.

After observing from the air for a while, Su You determined that these people were not very strong, so he no longer hesitated.

A mirage swept down from the sky, directly enveloping the more than thirty people below.

In an instant, all the Tu tribes inside, including those at the Golden Core level, were trapped in an illusion.

Click! Click! Click!

One by one, the heads of the Earth Clan members at the Foundation Establishment level were severed by Su You, and their souls were directly absorbed into the Mirage Realm.

His mirage world is not lacking in mortal souls, because they can be collected continuously in the mortal realm, and the number he can collect will be even greater as his number of subordinates increases in the future.

On the contrary, even fewer cultivators' souls were collected. A small portion of them were collected from within the Falling Clouds Immortal City. Some cultivators' souls were collected after they died of old age.

Another part consists of the souls of cultivators collected by Chen family disciples after they fought and killed enemies outside.

The Mirage Realm has expanded rapidly in recent years, but due to the small number of cultivator souls, it has entered a phase of slow development.

The mirage clouds that absorbed a large amount of the power of the seven emotions and six desires have condensed into a small white cloud continent, just waiting for cultivators to absorb them.

Sending this batch of Foundation Establishment level Earth Clan members into the Mirage Realm has somewhat solved their immediate crisis.

After all, the stronger the soul, the more power it can absorb from the seven emotions and six desires.

Su You showed no mercy to these Tu ethnic groups.

With its dark skin, ugly face, animal hide, and fangs, it looked nothing like a human.

Therefore, Su You showed no mercy when he killed.

Even in the world of cultivation, he maintained a calm mind. He would kill fellow human cultivators when necessary, but he would not slaughter them without reason.

It's as if he collects souls in the mortal realm, but he only watches over the souls of those who died on the battlefield, rather than slaughtering them indiscriminately like a mirage demon.

He's thinking that once he's settled things here, he might take the opportunity to visit those tribes and harvest a batch of Tu people's souls.

Firstly, it could fill the void in the Mirage Realm; secondly, he would feel no pressure when taking action; and thirdly, he could obtain the treasures of the Earth Clan.

It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.

Under the illusion of the mirage, the thirty-odd Earth Clan members at the Foundation Establishment level left without experiencing any pain.

Now, only one Earth Clan member at the Golden Core level remains.

Instead of immediately killing him, he used the illusion to inquire about the opponent's attack formation.

Su You felt that these Tu people definitely had some secrets hidden within them.

(End of this chapter)