Chapter 460 - 239: Revival of the Longevity Seed, Cloud Manipulation Legacy

Upon returning to the Fifth Peak’s cave dwelling, Liou Yuan wasted no time in digging out the two Array Discs buried around the cave.

He took Gong Linqing along the way.

When Gong Linqing learned that Liou Yuan and Liou Zhen had already taken control of Xiang Mountain and become one of the seven great controlling families of the Five Extremes Mountain, his expression was indescribably vivid.

Being able to return to the Five Extremes Mountain to cultivate was already fortunate, and he hadn’t thought much more of it.

Now it seemed as if he had latched onto a powerful ally.

The identity of being the brother of Xiang Mountain’s Patriarch was no less significant than being a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator.

Thus, when Liou Yuan mentioned taking Gong Linqing back to Xiang Mountain to help share some of the family affairs, Gong Linqing earnestly expressed his absolute loyalty.

The only distressing part for Liou Yuan was the wasted merit points used to rent this cave dwelling.

Actually, it wasn’t a waste; it could easily be left for Gong Linqing and Bai Ling to use for secluded cultivation, as they were both his people.

Thinking of this, Liou Yuan felt a bit better and took Gong Linqing, using Sword Control, all the way to Xiang Mountain.

Liou Yuan first found Liou Hongjun at Xiang Mountain and entrusted Gong Linqing to him.

The last Foundation Establishment of the Fog Vein wasn’t neglected because of Liou Hexuan’s betrayal, and on Liou Yuan’s suggestion, Liou Zhen even granted him more power than when Liou Hexuan was in place.

This solidified his position as the third in command of the Liou Family.

Recall that Liou Hongjun hadn’t only been oppressed by Liou Hexuan but was also below the significantly senior Liou Xie and the capable and ruthless Liou Le Yao.

Now having suddenly become the third in command of Xiang Mountain, he’s more comfortable and in higher spirits.

When Liou Hongjun heard that Liou Yuan wanted to arrange some duties for Gong Linqing, he immediately understood Liou Yuan’s intention.

Patting his chest, he assured that Gong Linqing would be entrusted to him.

With no more worries, Liou Yuan informed Liou Zhen and went straight into one of the few chambers with the densest Spiritual Qi in Xiang Mountain to begin a secluded cultivation.

Clang! As the stone door of the cave closed, no sound from the outside could be heard inside, leaving it completely silent.

With Liou Zhen stationed at Xiang Mountain, Liou Yuan spared the effort of setting up an Array.

Sauntering slowly to the center of the chamber, he sat on the meditation mat meant for cultivation.

"First, take out the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone, which can aid in cultivation and greatly assist my breakthrough to Foundation Establishment."

"Now that Xiang Mountain is my territory, this Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone doesn’t need to be hidden anymore." Previously, Liou Yuan’s cultivation was too weak, and the Fog Vein of the Liou family was eyeing it covetously, so he feared he couldn’t protect the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone.

Now, with the Patriarch of the Liou family being my brother, and myself on the verge of breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

The Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone can be completely secured.

Along with Liou Yuan’s muttering, he swiped his finger across the Storage Ring.

The human-head-sized Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone appeared in front of his cross-legged figure.

"Hmm!" Upon seeing the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone for the first time, Liou Yuan sensed something was amiss and let out a soft "hmm" while scrutinizing the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone with a frown.

The inside of the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone contained a rich, dark blue luminescence.

Now, most of its internal luminescence appeared dim, as if someone had siphoned off most of the spiritual essence from the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone.

That dark blue luminescence was indeed the spiritual essence of the Cold Marrow Stone, which is fundamental to its ability to aid in cultivation.

Now, with much of its spiritual essence gone, the effect of the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone on aiding cultivation would naturally be affected.

The result made Liou Yuan glare with wide eyes and curse, "How can this be?"

Fortunately, the spiritual essence drained from the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone could be replenished on its own.

Once exposed to the air, the Cold Marrow Stone’s body began to draw the surrounding Spiritual Qi into its core.

The absorbed essence was being slowly replenished.

At this rate, it should be fully replenished in a few months.

Though it could be replenished, the reason why the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone suddenly lost so much essence was something Liou Yuan intended to delve into.

After pausing to contemplate, he immersed his consciousness into the Storage Ring.

It didn’t take long for him to find the culprit responsible for draining much of the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone’s essence.

Inside the Storage Ring’s space.

The corpse of the Female Cultivator named Su’e which Liou Yuan brought back from the Cyan Feather Gui Character Crossing, was now suffused with the same dark blue glow as the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone.

At the same time, a subtle vitality was quietly reviving from within the corpse.

That aura was still very weak, like a seed just beginning to sprout.

"I see." After a moment of silence, Liou Yuan roughly understood why the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone had become like this.

The spiritual essence within this Spiritual Object had mostly been absorbed by Su’e’s corpse.

Or rather, it had been absorbed by Su’e’s cultivation of the ’Longevity Seed.’

The rich spiritual essence of the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone had activated Su’e’s Longevity Seed, creating an environment for this long-fallen Female Cultivator to be reborn after thousands of years.

Liou Yuan gazed at the corpse of Su’e within the Storage Ring, sweeping over her stunning face and murmured to himself, "I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing."

He had taken her inheritance and Magical Artifacts, so naturally, he couldn’t heartlessly deal with her.

But he was concerned about whether this Su’e, upon breaking out of her Longevity Seed, would turn against him.

Fortunately, Liou Yuan had read through the "Longevity Scripture" and knew the drawbacks of the Longevity Seed; a newly reborn Cultivator would experience memory loss.

She might not even know who she is.

"It’s best to remain cautious!" After thinking carefully for a moment, Liou Yuan decided to take Su’e’s corpse out of the Storage Ring and place it in this chamber filled with Spiritual Qi.