Path to Heaven

Following that, his hands pinched out a peculiar posture as a layer of greyish brilliance flickered across his body. Wei Suo immediately released an agonizing groan as his face turned ashen.

Afterwards, he retracted his hands that were in a strange posture, and executed his Purple Mystic True Technique. The faint sound of true energy flowing drifted out his body as he begun refining the Nine Spiritshift Blood Pellet.

A day, a night, finally another day passed. Not a single sound emerged from Wei Suo’s quiet residence.

“Old man, a dual Spirit-Root cultivator is truly impressive. Even refining a healing pellet medicine is faster than a normal cultivator,” on the second night, Wei Suo finally spoke in his room.

“Your companion has been kidnapped to be someone else’s wife, yet you have the mood to be pleased now?” The green gowned Old Man glanced snobbishly at Wei Suo.

Wei Suo’s face was flushed red which indicated clearly that his health had rejuvenated substantially.

一听绿袍老头这么说，魏索顿时大汗了一下，道：“老头，姬雅什么时候成我的老相好了？”

Upon hearing the Old Man, Wei Suo immediately perspired and refuted, “Old Man, when did I become companions with Ji Ya.”

“Isn’t it so?” The Old Man sneered. “Amongst the few maidens you know, your relationship with Nangong Yuqing is the longest. You two can roughly be considered companions as well. Yet you’ve barely touched Nangong Yuqing’s hand a few times. Instead, not only have you seen everything of Ji Ya, you even groped everywhere. Isn’t that counted as your companion?”

“What grope everywhere,” Wei Suo couldn’t decide whether to smile or cry.

“I know you definitely won’t turn a blind eye to her.” The Old Man snorted. “However, you wouldn’t be so foolish as to risk your life against East Victory and Heaven’s First Sect right?”

“Not sure about East Victory, but from what I’ve heard, it seems Heaven’s First Sect has a powerful Golden Dan Stage cultivator.” Wei Suo smiled bitterly. “Risking my life….I’m afraid there wouldn’t even be crumbs of my body left.”

The Old Man smiled coldly and cut to the chase, “Then why not tell me your plan?”

“Ji Ya and Han Weiwei are still trapped in the Precious Treasure Pavilion. However, Ji Ya will be fetched to East Victory ten days later. A chance to save them both can only happen within these ten days. Once she enters East Victory, I can only scratch my nose and avenge her in the future.” Wei Suo glanced at the old man and continued.

“Isn’t the East Victory’s Elder who is presently overseeing Precious Treasure Pavilion surnamed Li? I suspect that Elder Li is Elder Li Shaohua, the uncle of that Tetrasea Hall’s Huang Tianya that I killed. That Li Shaohua is probably a high ranking alchemist, one who supplies the True Recovery Pellet. Perhaps, he decided to step in because of the missing Huang Tianya. If it is truly him, according to Huang Tianya, he is a Thought Division Stage level 5 cultivator. That spells trouble.”

After a pause, Wei Suo continued, “Right now, regardless of how much I train, it is too late. Therefore, I’ll prepare to return to my cavern abode at Lil’night Mountain first tomorrow. Zhen Chongming has probably concocted quite a number of Heaven Mending Pellets. I can also try forging a set of artifact shields. After all, my strongest defence, the set artifact shields, were decimated by that Old Ancestral Zhang. Also, I need to absorb a blood pearl of sufficient might for the Blood Feasting Artifact Dagger.”

“I’m glad you’re aware of your standing, regardless if it is East Victory of Heaven’s First Sect,” the Old Man teased. “Correct, you must employ that dagger. Nevertheless, with the test from that day against a different tier elder like Old Ancestral Zhang, I’m afraid you at least need the blood of a Thought Division Stage level 1 cultivator. For this dagger to deal a fatal blow to a Thought Division Stage level 5 cultivator, it at least needs the blood of a Thought Division Stage level 3 cultivator.”

“With your present might, it is impossible for you to slay a genuine Thought Division Stage level 3 cultivator. Why not first head off to Spirit Peak City to investigate. If a golden opportunity presents itself, you can mount an attempt. If you really have no choice but to clash against a Thought Division Stage level 5 cultivator, then give up now. When your cultivation improves in the future, you can seek revenge.”

“I know my own capabilities. It is truly impossible for me to slay a Thought Division Stage level 3 cultivator. However, if I take it one step at a time, there is a chance.”

The Old Man was stumped. “What one step at a time?”

“For example, I’ll first kill a Heavenly Circuit Stage level 4 cultivator. The blood pearl gathered for the artifact dagger will have no issues in killing a Heavenly Circuit Stage level 5 cultivator……”

“……..kill a Heavenly Circuit stage level 5 cultivator to deal with a Thought Division Stage level 1 cultivator. Then a Thought Division Stage level 2 cultivator?” The old man’s eyes popped widely and interrupted Wei Suo with disbelief.

Wei Suo nodded earnestly and replied, “That is my exact sentiments.”

The green gowned Old Man paused briefly. Instead of his usual snobbish tone, he actually spoke seriously to Wei Suo, “It isn’t totally an impossibility. If you can really extract the blood energy and true energy of a Thought Division Stage level 3 cultivator, the blood pearl congealed in the Blood Feasting Artifact Dagger, in addition to those deadly artifacts you have, there is some hope in sneaking an attack on a Thought Division Stage level 5 cultivator.”

“However, to say this is easy, but actually doing so is extremely difficult. The Blood Feasting Artifact Dagger is an artifact forged from bones, its physical sturdiness may not be strong. I’m afraid for a Golden Dan Stage cultivator, a random blast would crush the dagger to bits. That is why this dagger can at most be ranked as an Upper grade Spirit Class artifact, and not a Path Class artifact. The artifacts or skill techniques of a Thought Division Stage cultivator can easily destroy the dagger as well. If one carelessly deals with a Thought Division Stage cultivator and the dagger breaks after just being summoned, your life will be forfeited.”

“I will be very careful.” Wei Suo smiled wryly. “Old Man, do you have other methods? A pity we only left a tiny bit of Skycloud Essence that can excite demonic beasts, otherwise, there would be more options.”

“There is no time,” the Old Man silently mused and shook his head. “I have a plan but it depends on seeing Ji Ya and obtaining her permission.”

Wei Suo’s eyes flickered and asked, “Old Man, what plan?”

“Seeing how it is, with Heaven’s First Sect and East Victory trying to lay hands on Precious Treasure Pavilion, it is impossible to retain the pavilion,” the Old Man scoffed. “Hence, we must find another major sect that is conflicted with the Heaven’s First Sect or East Victory, and deal with them, handing the Precious Treasure Pavilion to them in exchange for Han Weiwei and Ji Ya. Don’t talk about others, just that pellet recipe I gave to Ji Ya is of immense benefits to those major sects. However, this requires Ji Ya’s consent and seal, which will allow the major sect to trust us.”

“That is one method, but cutting a deal with major sects that far outstrip our strength is something I have no confidence in. Perhaps, we may even be implicated and chewed till only bones are left. To be safe, dealing with others fundamentally requires a restraining fear of us first,” Wei Suo muttered quietly. “Unless we have no other alternatives, I will probably not try this.”

“It’s good that you can think to such depths,” the Old Man nodded with satisfaction. “It seems like the most plausible method now is to feed this Blood Feasting Artifact Dagger. However, I do hope you wouldn’t act irrationally if the execution doesn’t go according to plan.”

After their discussion, Wei Suo proceeded to retrieve and examine the yellow formation flags he obtained from Jin Qiao’er for the Goldgate Stonehenge Formation.

After all, Wei Suo already understood the formation techniques for the Goldgate Stonehenge Formation and the Penteplate Cloudsea Formation. He just lacked practice.

The efficacy of that formation technique was at least above low grade Spirit Class.

Around two hours later, Wei Suo appeared rather accustomed to the flags and stored back the yellow formation flags that exuded dense earth element spirit energy.

From there, Wei Suo shut his eyes and continued cultivating in the quiet room. When the sky turned bright outside, he finally opened his eyes and strolled to the Mind Devouring Bug nurturing room. He kept the various demonic beast carcasses and Demon Nurturing Liquid before directly departing.

A while alter, the divine light of a transportation array flashed. As usual, it was Wei Suo who disguised himself as a haughty middle-aged cultivator in a red robe. He then strolled out from the transportation array of Spirit Peak City.

Following that, Wei Suo didn’t walk out from Heaven’s First Sect’s building of transportation arrays. He paid a definite amount of spiritual stones and activated a familiar transportation array again, and traveled to the mountain belly of Cyan Wind Mound.

Without a sliver of delay, Wei Suo summoned his White Jade Crane after leaving the Heavenly Dome. He proceeded with the path he was familiar with towards the direction of Lil’night Mountain.

However, an hour later into his flight, Wei Suo’s expression changed drastically. He jumped off the White Jade Crane and dove into the forest below.

The speed of him diving into the forest was shockingly fast like a streak of electric blue lightning.

Soon after, an old cultivator with rat whiskers and adorning a violet robe hovered above the forest. He was standing atop a willow leaf-like flying artifact that emanated a blue glow.

After cycling 3-4 rounds within this square radius of a dozen li, this rat whiskers old cultivator exhibited an astonished and suspicious expression.