When he received the news from his master to welcome his senior brother out of seclusion, Fu Qingzhou was a bit nervous. After all, he had heard that his senior brother Jiang Yuan was a mere human cultivator, yet astonishingly not even twenty years old, truly a youth from the human race. In contrast, Fu Qingzhou, being an artifact refiner, had consumed the Youthful Appearance Pill to maintain a youthful appearance, but in reality, he was over four hundred years old.
The age difference was too great, which made addressing his senior brother face to face somewhat awkward.
However, the powerful aura of the Integration Realm Peak spread over him, and Fu Qingzhou instantly felt no pressure.
As the saying goes, those who are accomplished can be a teacher, and having this respectable Integration Realm master as his senior brother, why not? He stepped forward and greeted again, saying, "By master’s order, I’m here to welcome senior brother out of seclusion."
"Thank you, junior brother," Wan Mingchuan nodded in return.
Before entering the Time Pavilion, facing a renowned artifact refiner, he would have been quite timid;
But after experiencing a thousand years of ups and downs in the Time Pavilion, his strength, realm, and mindset underwent tremendous changes, and Wan Mingchuan was no longer the child needing his master’s protection at every turn.
"Which pavilion does senior brother want to bring home?" Fu Qingzhou glanced at the officially opened Secret Realm, where the Spiritual Energy had dried up and many magnificent buildings appeared increasingly mottled and dilapidated, making it difficult to understand why on earth he wanted to take a pavilion back.
His master’s small courtyard was like a Holy Land in the Celestial Palace, even the largest palace here would not compare.
With a thought, Wan Mingchuan could easily move mountains and fill seas with his Integration Realm Peak power, let alone the mere Time Pavilion?
The earth trembled slightly, and the solitary and unimposing pavilion flew towards them. Fu Qingzhou opened the borrowed Magical Treasure, and the pavilion was securely stored inside.
"I have an important task entrusted by master that I must attend to. Junior brother, please wait at the Fiery Fire Sect for a period, and we shall return home together," Wan Mingchuan said, having rid himself of the residual soul and suddenly ascended to a High Level Cultivator, though being unfamiliar with Yingtian Star, and unaware of where to find the cross-world Teleportation Array, he needed his junior brother to help arrange things.
Fu Qingzhou stored the Magical Treasure and nodded, saying, "Contact me anytime for anything you need, I’ll be waiting for news at the Fiery Fire Sect!"
Jiang Yuan originally thought of having the second disciple prepare an Immortal Ship for the eldest disciple, and using a spell to track You Lai would be more convenient. But upon hearing the Ice-winged Eagle Wanli had ascended to the Golden Core Realm, flying at a speed not slower than the Immortal Ship, he abandoned the idea.
Currently, Yingtian Star was fervently searching for Evil Cultivators, and You Lai must be extremely cautious; an Immortal Ship would be too conspicuous and easily attract attention, so it was naturally better to be low-key when capturing someone secretly.
"A mere month in the Time Pavilion, and he can ascend to the Integration Realm, this cultivation speed is like sitting on a rocket. No wonder it’s a treasure discovered by the chosen one, once brought back, the entire courtyard members can enter for seclusion, and it won’t be long before the whole courtyard is filled with Tribulation Crossing masters!" Jiang Yuan was delighted upon learning the senior-junior handover was completed.
Now, he finally had time to sit down and count the recent gains!
The Family Portrait Gift Package hadn’t been unsealed yet, so he could wait a bit longer, and first use the three Divine Power Refining Cards on them. Especially the White Tiger, who used injury recovery as an excuse to slack off, ate more than anyone, and played around the Divine Mountain every day, not taking the Ascension of Divine Beasts seriously at all.
"Shi Hu, come over here," Jiang Yuan flew to the mountain peak it occupied, watching the little tiger frolicking by the creek, splashing at the small fish, gesturing, "I have something important to discuss with you."
Suddenly being named, Shi Hu’s big, fluffy ears twitched, feeling somewhat apprehensive.
Thinking to himself, isn’t the master very busy? How does he have time to talk to me now? Oh no! Could it be he’s upset about my laziness and wants to strip me of the White Tiger Divine Power?
Recalling the miserable state of the Elder Dragon, he hunched his neck, feeling pain all over.
"Master, what are your instructions?" The plump little tiger stepped forward heavily, not daring to raise his head or breathe, cautiously trying to please by saying, "I, uh... I’ve recently felt that my injuries have mostly healed, and I’m striving to refine the White Tiger Divine Power..."
Jiang Yuan smiled faintly, thinking, are you trying to be crafty with me? If it weren’t for being busy dealing with the Leisure Sect’s Evil Cultivators, would I let you stay at home doing nothing?
Back when the courtyard members were few, none of them sat around eating without working, even Xiao Bai used to water the farmland daily. Here you are, such a giant tiger doing no work and no cultivation, so I’ll start with you first!
"Indeed, your injuries have healed." He eyed him up and down, a smile at the corner of his mouth, "Logically, since you, as the reincarnation of the Divine Beast White Tiger, were born aligned with Divine Power, it shouldn’t take long to refine and integrate it.
However, you were suppressed by Xuanyuan Yangguang for many years shortly after birth, and to this day haven’t fully refined the Divine Power, so it’s not entirely your lack of effort. Given this, I, as your master, will give you a boost!"
With that, he clicked to use the Divine Power Refining Acceleration Card exclusively for Shi Hu.
"Buzz~"
An extraordinary force descended instantly, enveloping Shi Hu, a luminous white radiance surrounded his small body, and a vast amount of Spiritual Power flowed straight into his body!
"Huh? This is, Master... I..." He couldn’t react, squealed twice, and then fell silent.
The frenzy of power from the outside seemed to tear him apart.
Shi Hu struggled for a bit but found it futile; to survive, he had no choice but to desperately circulate the Spiritual Power within, trying to integrate the majestic Spiritual Power flowing in, lest he burst apart.
Initially, it was challenging. The force pouring in was overwhelmingly frenzied, and the internal Spiritual Power was sluggish due to negligence. Thankfully, as a Spirit Beast, he was naturally resilient and tough, gradually getting through the most difficult phase, and began to handle it adeptly.
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