CHAPTER 57: CHAPTER 56: EXPERIENCED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE

Lu Yan took out the Sunstone, which he obtained from the apocalypse version.

Lu Yan wasn’t very clear about the origins of the Sunstone. These three pieces in his hand were obtained from scavengers in the apocalypse version, and they were treasures formed by the purest concentration of Great Sun Spiritual Qi.

Early on, when Lu Yan broke through the middle stage of Qi Refining, he noticed that Great Sun Spiritual Qi could purify Spiritual Power, and his smooth breakthrough owed a great deal to Great Sun Spiritual Qi.

If it weren’t for this, considering the pill toxins accumulated from the recent months of consuming pills, breaking through the middle stage of Qi Refining would definitely not have been easy.

When Ji Xingyao mentioned that her Magical Power was eroded due to absorbing impure Spiritual Qi and had damaged her foundation, Lu Yan immediately thought of the Sunstone that converged Great Sun Spiritual Qi.

Great Sun Spiritual Qi could purify Magical Power and, as a Spiritual Qi birthed by nature, it had absolutely no side effects, making it the perfect treasure to solve Ji Xingyao’s Magical Power erosion.

In fact, when Lu Yan learned about Ji Xingyao’s situation, he harbored a little thought, planning to find the right occasion to hand it to Ji Xingyao in exchange for a favor.

But he didn’t expect Ji Xingyao, faced with the hopeless path, to decide to go all out, intending to use Xie Yun as a reason to initiate a life-and-death duel and kill all involved direct disciples in Cyan Valley Marketplace, which immediately shocked Lu Yan.

If Ji Xingyao were to accomplish this, even though everything would be within the sect’s recognized rules, it would inevitably lead to more complications.

How many direct disciples don’t have forces backing them?

Not to mention Ji Xingyao was seen in the outside world as having exhausted her potential; even in her peak times, she might not withstand the suppression from various forces.

At that point, the strong connection Lu Yan had just established would immediately become a bother that everyone avoided.

To prevent matters from worsening, Lu Yan decisively took out the Sunstone, wanting to give Ji Xingyao a ray of hope.

If she could recover the foundation eroded by impure Spiritual Qi, there was still hope to advance to the Golden Core Realm, thus preventing her from harming her prospects by initiating a life-and-death duel.

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Dozens of miles away, when Ji Xingyao’s Sword Intent Seed exploded, Xie Yun felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave all over, and the dignified Great Cultivator at the early stage of Foundation Establishment actually fell straight from mid-air.

In the jungle, Xie Yun, covered in filth, no longer had the superiority he had in Cyan Valley Marketplace, and his heart was already filled with fear.

He had just advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm last year to become an Inner Sect Disciple, having missed Ji Xingyao’s peak period, and only knew of this True Disciple senior sister’s name from the talks of his seniors and older disciples.

On this trip to Cyan Valley Marketplace, several direct disciples made serious promises, but most of the older disciples were cautious about this matter, which made Xie Yun quite disdainful.

He took on this task and gave the utmost importance to this True Disciple prodigy, whose potential was said to be exhausted, planning to deploy an Escape Technique to flee Cyan Valley Marketplace the moment things changed.

Yet he never expected Ji Xingyao to be able to lock onto him across dozens of kilometers, without even knowing what method she used.

The only thing fortunate was that the terrifying Sword Intent merely locked onto him, without causing any substantial harm.

He could only sit where he was, waiting for Ji Xingyao’s judgment.

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"Sunstone?"

In the Cave Mansion District of Cyan Valley Marketplace, Ji Xingyao had long cast aside thoughts of Xie Yun and was examining the prism-shaped gem in her hand.

Her powerful Divine Sense at the peak of Foundation Establishment could naturally perceive that the prism-shaped gem contained an extremely intense Spiritual Qi, like it was birthed from the Great Sun.

Ji Xingyao, as a True Disciple of Cyan Simurgh Sect, was already quite knowledgeable, yet had never seen such a unique Spiritual Qi.

"This Sunstone is formed by the concentration of Great Sun Spiritual Qi. Drawing the spiritual energy within can refine and purify one’s Magical Power.

But since Great Sun is intense, it would be best to integrate a large amount of Spiritual Qi while drawing it in, to avoid direct intake causing burns..."

Before Lu Yan could finish his words, Ji Xingyao’s eyes suddenly narrowed, and she began to absorb the Spiritual Qi within the Sunstone directly.

The orange prism crystal visibly dimmed at an eye-catching speed, and the Spiritual Qi on Ji Xingyao’s body erupted, causing Lu Yan to feel as if he was facing a small volcano, with scorching heat rushing toward him.

As Ji Xingyao absorbed the Great Sun Spiritual Qi, her experience was even more direct.

She could distinctly perceive that as the Great Sun Spiritual Qi entered her body, it felt as if she had swallowed a round sun, with the blazing sun constantly incinerating the already tainted Magical Power in her body, igniting strands of gray energy under the fiery sun.

Sweat soaked her clothes, clinging to her graceful figure, but Ji Xingyao had no time to attend to it.

"Is there more?"

Ji Xingyao asked Lu Yan.

Lu Yan immediately took out the remaining two Sunstones and handed them to Ji Xingyao.

"I only have these two left."

Ji Xingyao took the Sunstones, waved her hand, and simply removed her veil, showing her cold and aloof face, and sat cross-legged on the ground in the cave mansion.

The Sunstones in her hand quickly dimmed, with the copious Great Sun Spiritual Qi flooding through her circulation meridians.

Great Sun’s fiery furnace was raging, while Ji Xingyao refined herself with the fire of the Great Sun.

Lu Yan, as the sole observer, watched the cultivating Ji Xingyao intently.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, facing Zuo Yu Fairy appearing so drenched and revealing her true face, they would likely be distracted.

But Lu Yan completely ignored this, directing his focus solely on the changes in Ji Xingyao’s Spiritual Qi.

This wasn’t because Lu Yan was virtuous but because he had already appreciated Ji Xingyao’s figure in the urban version.

As Ji Xingyao was once a big internet celebrity, naturally, she had shot some photo albums as well.

In the influencer circles, Ji Xingyao’s photos were definitely conservative, being mostly black stockings maid outfits and cheongsam evening gowns.

But placed in the Xianxia version, they would definitely be categorized as demonic temptress level.

Having seen too much, Lu Yan had no reaction to the current scene but instead recorded Ji Xingyao’s Spiritual Qi changes seriously for future reference while using the Sunstone.

This cultivation lasted for a full half an hour.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Ji Xingyao slowly opened her eyes, feeling as if she had cast away a heavy shackle, experiencing unprecedented relief.

When she examined herself internally, the vestiges of Magical Power erosion were still severe, but compared to the nearly ruined foundation before, it had improved significantly.

A full fifth of Magical Power had recovered completely under the scorching of Great Sun Spiritual Qi, and after this baptism, it was even more pure than her peak state, almost reaching the limit of Golden Core coagulation.

If she could purify the remaining four-fifths of her Magical Power in the same manner, Ji Xingyao felt confident she could break through to the Golden Core Realm without relying on the Five Elements Golden Core Pill.

She slowly stood up, performed a spell with her fingers to clean off the sweat and dirt with spells, regaining her cold and aloof fairy-like demeanor.

Noticing Lu Yan’s gaze devoid of any distraction, Ji Xingyao’s eyes towards Lu Yan grew increasingly appreciative.

"The Sunstone is very helpful in purifying my Magical Power, I want to know where such Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures originate?"