111: Chapter 111 Seclusion and Digestion, Strength Increases Again

After a long talk with Revered Master Yun Qinghan, Zhao Ruoan's state of mind had also broadened considerably.

Returning to his exclusive courtyard on Qinghan Peak, Qiuyin and Xiamo had already categorized and sorted all the spoils of war from the grand competition.

On the stone table, Medicinal Pills, Magic Treasures, Spirit Stones, and demonic cores were piled up like several small mountains, emitting an alluring treasure light.

"Young Revered Master, everything has been counted!" Holding a small notebook, Xiamo ran over excitedly like a little housekeeper and reported, "This time we harvested a total of twenty-three Storage Pouches, one hundred and seven Low Grade Spiritual Artifacts, thirty-two Medium Grade Spiritual Artifacts, and five High Grade Spiritual Artifacts! All kinds of Medicinal Pills add up to more than three hundred bottles! There are also forty-seven Tier 2 demonic cores and one Tier 3 demonic core! We're rich! We're super rich!"

The little girl was dancing with excitement, as if she had already seen countless Spirit Stones waving at her.

Looking at these mountain-like spoils of war, Zhao Ruoan also nodded with satisfaction.

Although he looked down on most of these things, taking them out to sell or rewarding them to future underlings were both good choices.

Especially the Tier 3 mutated demonic core of the Three-Headed Ice Soul Wolf King; its quality was extremely high, and the energy it contained was immensely vast. Whether used for Alchemy or Artifact Refining, it was a top-grade material.

"Well done." Zhao Ruoan patted the two little girls' heads, then picked out two defensive Medium Grade Spiritual Artifact soft armors and two sharp short swords from the pile of Magic Treasures, handing them over.

"You two shouldn't just focus on being my maidservants; your own Cultivation must not fall behind either. Take these two soft armors and short swords for self-defense. When you go out with me in the future, you will inevitably encounter danger, so having some self-preservation ability is always good."

"Thank you, Young Revered Master!"

The two little girls were overjoyed, quickly taking the Magic Treasures and caressing them affectionately.

Following Zhao Ruoan, not only did they live the high life eating and drinking well, but now even Medium Grade Spiritual Artifacts could be casually bestowed upon them. Such treatment was even better than that of those inner Sect Core Disciples!

"Alright, put all these things away." Zhao Ruoan waved his hand, "Starting tomorrow, I will go into closed-door meditation for a few days to digest this harvest. Before I come out of seclusion, anyone who comes to visit is to be turned away without exception, understand?"

"Understood, Young Revered Master!" the two maidservants obediently replied.

After giving all the instructions, Zhao Ruoan walked into his exclusive Cultivation quiet room.

Inside the quiet room, the Spiritual Qi was dense and completely isolated from the outside world.

Sitting cross-legged on the futon, the first thing he took out was the bottle of "Purple Mansion Nourishing Spirit Pills" bestowed upon him by Revered Master Yun Qinghan.

Opening the jade bottle, a refreshing and exotic fragrance rushed towards his face.

Inside the bottle, three dragon-eye-sized Medicinal Pills, entirely purplish and glowing, were lying quietly with dots of starlight circulating on their surfaces, looking extraordinarily miraculous.

"A sacred medicine specially used to nourish and strengthen the Divine Soul..."

Without hesitation, Zhao Ruoan poured out one and tossed it into his mouth.

The Medicinal Pill melted the moment it entered his mouth, turning into an extremely cool and pure energy that did not rush to his limbs and bones, but instead surged straight towards the Sea of Consciousness between his brows!

"Hum!"

Zhao Ruoan felt as if his head had been gently struck by a gentle hammer, and his entire consciousness instantly entered a vast and boundless purple starry sky.

His Divine Soul transformed into an illusory little figure, sitting cross-legged in the center of the starry sky.

As for that cool energy, it turned into starlight all over the sky, continuously scattering over his Divine Soul figure, nourishing, repairing, and strengthening the slight deficiencies left behind because he had previously forcefully activated the Fifth-Order Sword Intent.

At the same time, he silently circulated the 《Nine Revolutions Spirit Refining Art》 taught by Revered Master.

This Cultivation Technique was also a top-tier Divine Soul Cultivation method of the immortal grade, complementing the Great Dao Scripture.

Under the dual action of the Medicinal Pill and the Cultivation Technique, Zhao Ruoan only felt that his Soul Power was growing crazily at an extremely terrifying speed!

The originally illusory Divine Soul figure began to become increasingly solid and clear.

The range of the Sea of Consciousness between his brows was also continuously expanding outward, gradually transforming from a small lake into a boundless ocean!

This feeling was profound and wondrous beyond description.

Time passed quietly without him noticing.

When Zhao Ruoan awoke from this miraculous Cultivation state, it was already three days later.

Opening his eyes, two strands of purple electric light that had almost materialized flashed past the depths of his eyes, piercing two deep small holes into the wall of the quiet room.

"Hoo—"

He let out a long breath of stale air, feeling that the entire world had become different in his eyes.

His perception had become unprecedentedly sharp.

Within a radius of several miles, the rustling of grass in the wind, the chirping of insects and birds, and even the flow of Spiritual Qi in the mountains were all reflected extremely clearly in his mind.

This was the benefit brought by the skyrocketing Divine Soul power!

"Divine Soul Realm... Middle Stage!"

Looking inward at himself, Zhao Ruoan pleasantly discovered that with the help of the three Purple Mansion Nourishing Spirit Pills, his Divine Soul Realm had actually soared in one go, leaping directly from the Pulse Condensation Realm level to the Middle Stage of the Divine Soul Realm!

Nowadays, his Physical Body, spiritual power, and Divine Soul advanced side by side, and there were no longer any obvious shortcomings!

His comprehensive strength was more than twice as formidable as it was three days ago!

"Refreshing!"

Zhao Ruoan stood up, stretched his muscles and bones, and his whole body emitted a series of crisp cracking sounds.

"Now, even without using Sword Intent, relying solely on Divine Soul coercion, I reckon I could suppress that Li Qingfeng to death alive."

He smiled with satisfaction and walked out of the quiet room.

In the courtyard, Qiuyin and Xiamo were tending to the flowers and plants.

Seeing Zhao Ruoan come out of seclusion, the two little girls hurriedly welcomed him.

"Young Revered Master, you've come out of seclusion!"

"These past few days, many people have come to visit you! There is Senior Brother Chu Tianhe from the Main Peak, as well as Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters from various other peaks, all waiting outside!" Xiamo said.

"Waiting?" Zhao Ruoan raised an eyebrow, "Let them wait, I don't have time to see them."

Right now, he was certainly not in the mood to deal with those fellows who came running over to cozy up.

"Right, in the Sect these past few days, has anything interesting happened?" Zhao Ruoan asked casually.

"There is, there is!" Qiuyin chimed in eagerly, "The biggest news is that Senior Brother Li Qingfeng of Tianjian Peak and Senior Brother Zhang Kuang of Lieyang Peak announced they were going into a death seclusion the very day after their injuries healed! I heard they were stimulated, and they will absolutely not come out of seclusion until they break through to the Divine Soul Realm!"

"Oh?" Hearing this, Zhao Ruoan was somewhat surprised.

He didn't expect these two fellows to actually have some backbone.

Beaten like this by him, not only did they not slump into depression, but instead turned their shame into courage; they could still be considered real men.

"What else?"

"And also... because they lost too much resources in the grand competition, the Peak Master of Lieyang and the Master of Tianjian Peak were jointly reprimanded by the Sect Master and several Grand Elders, and were even fined three years' worth of stipends and resource allocations!" Xiamo said gloatingly, "Now the whole Sect is spreading rumors saying that the two of them are the most unlucky peak Revered Masters in the history of the Qingxuan Sect, hahaha!"

Hearing this, Zhao Ruoan couldn't help laughing out loud either.

It seemed that the commotion he caused in the grand competition this time had quite a lasting impact.

However, these were just trivial matters of little importance.

He strolled around the courtyard, breathing in the fresh air, and began scheming his next plans in his mind.

His Cultivation was already consolidated, and his strength had improved once again.

It was time to prepare to go down the mountain.

This vast land of Cang Prefecture still had countless Treasure Troves, Opportunities, and... leeks waiting for him to harvest!

Just as he was pondering, his identity jade token suddenly vibrated.

He picked up the jade token, and a Divine Thought was transmitted into it.

It was a message sent by Chu Tianhe, the Main Peak's chief Disciple.

"Senior Brother Zhao, have you come out of seclusion? The Sect Master invites you, saying there is an important matter to discuss. Please make your way quickly to the Main Peak's grand hall for a chat."