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Every day, every moment, he could see his own progress. The feeling of his cultivation increasing at a visible rate caused Su Lie to be immersed within. He was unable to extricate himself from it, it was incomparably wonderful.
As he bitterly cultivated, the astral star acupoints were being lit up one after another. They were connected in many fine lines, and the taste of a few star maps could be detected.
Once he completely lit up all thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Points, he would be able to easily step into the realm of body refining.
Although he wanted to continue cultivating in the cave, he had no choice but to leave after seven to eight days. This was because the third ranking challenge was about to begin.
Although Su Lie was helpless, he could only temporarily stop his cultivation and hurry over to participate.
He did not want to lose his position as a disciple. If he lost the Jiumai Peak, lost the Fierce Ape Cave, lost the rich Sky and Earth aura supply, and wanted to light up his 36 Astral Novas, then the time he would need would be several times longer.
Every single Heavenly Dipper Point would need to absorb a large amount of his elemental energy to light up a single point. Without sufficient spiritual energy, even if he only recovered his elemental energy, it would still take a lot of time.
They had already been in the Inner Sect for more than half a year, and those Loose Practitioners had already completely assimilated into the sect.
However, there was still a bit of a gap when compared to the sect disciples. Although some strong individuals had appeared, their overall strength was still far behind the sect disciples.
The third ranking challenge was a lot more lonely than the second one. There were very few challengers, and each and every one of them was extremely cautious.
Qiu Nu did not give up and challenged Su Lie once again. Unfortunately, although he had made some progress, Su Lie's progress was even greater. Su Lie did not even use Triple Mountain Fragment.
Feng Yan also tried challenging Su Lie once and also lost.
Although he was a Rank 4 array master, Su Lie was also a Rank 3 array master. His Rank 3 arrays were of no use to Su Lie at all. He didn't even have the chance to set up a Rank 4 array and was easily defeated by Su Lie.
Su Lie fought two consecutive battles. When those disciples saw Su Lie's terrifying strength, they finally lost all hope.
After three days had passed, Su Lie immediately returned to the Ardent Grotto Cave and once again began his bitter cultivation.
Days passed, and the doors of the cave remained closed. Even Ye Han and the others who came to ask Su Lie for help to complete a mission returned disappointed.
Once Su Lie went into closed door cultivation and concentrated all his attention on cultivation, he would not pay attention to what was happening outside. The people who came to find him were people that even the Jiumai Peak could not go to.
In the blink of an eye, two months passed.
When the disciples of the sect were cultivating in their caves, they naturally felt that two months was a period of time that was extremely fast. However, for those who paid attention to the situation of the outside world at all times, two months was a bit too long.
"What kind of cultivation technique is that fellow cultivating in? How come he's been in seclusion for such a long time?"
In Great Qing, Nineteen Imperial Grandson was furious.
Ever since Su Lie had given the purple gold token to Nineteen Imperial Grandson, his heart had been stuck with a thorn. He couldn't get rid of it. He had been waiting for Su Lie's next opportunity to leave the sect.
"This time, as long as he dares to leave the sect, he will absolutely not be able to return!"
The 19th Emperor clenched his hands into fists and punched on the armrest.
The large chair that was as hard as iron was instantly torn into pieces.
"Xiao Hui, have you made proper arrangements in the empire?"
Nineteen Imperial Grandson asked the servant in front of him coldly.
The servant stood at the side with a submissive expression, then said slowly: "Reporting to Your Highness, this time, for the matters concerning Your Highness, Eighth Lord has already mobilized seven reverends, all with Revealing Astral Realm cultivation, and sneaked into the Great Spirit Empire to be on standby. With seven people working together, even an expert of the Revealing Astral Realm will find it hard to survive."
"Alright!"
Nineteen Imperial Grandson clapped his hands and a smile appeared on his face.
"Your Highness …"
The servant wanted to speak but hesitated.
Nineteen Imperial Grandson was in an extremely good mood. He waved his hand and said, "If you have something to say, just say it."
"Your Highness, in less than a month's time, it will be time for the new disciples' ranking challenge. I'm afraid that Su Lie won't be leaving the Tianyuan Sect for a while."
The servant said softly.
"So what?"
Nineteen Imperial Grandson snorted and said, "One day, he will go out."
"The ancestors of the empire all relied on their strength and their temperament to be somewhat condescending. If they were allowed to wait for such a long time, I'm afraid that they would complain in their hearts and they would have to be pacified."
The servant reminded.
Nineteen Imperial Grandson's eyes narrowed, and could not help but nod: "That makes sense, but in the end, they are still supported by our Great Qing's royal family's resources, so they will naturally help us out …"
Nineteen Imperial Grandson thought for a bit and then said, "Send down the order. During the completion of their mission, all resources will increase by 10%. If they can complete the mission, the reward will be the same as before."
"Yes sir!"
The servant responded and then slowly left the room.
Servants like them, other than attending to the daily needs of the prince, Imperial Grandson, were naturally responsible for helping them manage matters outside of their home.
"Su Lie, I've paid such a huge price. When the time comes, don't disappoint me. If I get rid of you easily and send you back to the Imperial Family, my royal uncles and brothers will probably laugh at me making a big fuss over nothing."
Nineteen Imperial Grandson looked outside the hall with a cold light in his eyes.
Ever since Su Lie had returned to the sect, he had been paying attention to Su Lie's every move. Unfortunately, besides the ranking challenge, Su Lie had never seen his figure again.
Inside the Blazing Vine's cave, Su Lie was still cultivating wholeheartedly. However, a trace of excitement was faintly revealed on his face.
Amongst the 3000 star charts, the thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Points had already been lit up to thirty-five of them.
And during this period of time, his body refining level had not unexpectedly risen to the ninth level of the metal stone. He was only a little bit away from stepping into the icy muscles and jade bones realm.
At this moment, his skin was faintly emitting a gentle light. The muscles and bones within his body gradually became translucent and transparent. His body was like clear glass, bright and clean.
His heart beat like a drum every once in a while, but every time it beat, there was a dull boom. His blood surged and purple blood sparkled. It flowed like magma within his body, carrying with it a shocking amount of power.
Following the circulation of the Dragon and Elephant Tyrant Body Technique again and again, his body became like a lump of iron. After another round of forging, the impurities within would be removed bit by bit.
Although it was only the last Heavenly Dipper Point, Su Lie still spent a full seven days before he gradually channeled the special aura contained within the Dragon and Elephant Tyrant Body Technique into the Heavenly Dipper Point.
Boom!
As the Qi entered the Heavenly Dipper point, it gradually lit up. The massive star chart in his body suddenly started to vibrate.
The thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Points were finally fully filled. At that moment, a wave of energy rippled out from the 3000 star charts and spread throughout his body. Every particle in his body started to vibrate.
Within the cells, a tiny bit of impurities were crushed by the vibrations and then turned into filth that overflowed from the pores.
"Whew ~"
Within his dantian, the elemental energy within surged as a huge whirlpool appeared in the center. The elemental energy was sucked into the last Heavenly Dipper Point at a terrifying speed.
The tremors kept going on, faster and faster, fiercer and fiercer. They were like countless strong sweat that used iron hammers to hammer Su Lie's piece of metal. Under the fierce hammering, it was impossible for any impurities to remain.
Strands of light gradually shot out from Su Lie's body, illuminating his entire body. His five visceras and six stomachs were all crystal clear and transparent.
Blood and Qi gushed out, surging with power.
All of his bones were emitting a warm luster, as if they were polished out of precious jade. It was exquisite yet firm.
"Duo!"
Su Lie suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of black mist. When the mist landed on the ground, it immediately corroded the stone.
This was the most stubborn and the last bit of filth in his body.
After spitting out that foul air, Su Lie's entire body suddenly released a large amount of light. His forehead started to shine and his body started to sparkle as if he was a saint.
"Bang bang!"
His heart thumped, and a drop of blood was pumped out, sparkling and translucent like a drill.
His skin and bones were made of ice, and his blood and marrow were like diamonds. He had been reborn and his body had reached an unbelievable level.
It was as solid as metal or stone, and its physical body was comparable to a divine weapon.
"Astral Battle Armor, form!"
Su Lie's consciousness moved. His ten fingers formed a seal as he pushed the thirty-six Astral Novas to suddenly revolve.
The thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Points had just been formed, and it was the best time to condense Astral Battle Armor. Su Lie naturally would not miss this chance.
The construction of the Astral Battle Armor was extremely complicated. With the inheritance of the Dragon and Elephant Tyrant Body Technique, he could just follow it. As for the specific principles, Su Lie only had a vague idea and did not understand them.
However, he could roughly tell that the Astral Battle Armor's method of condensing was related to an extremely profound array.
Although the Astral Battle Armor could be formed by lighting the thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Points, the Thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Points were only the most basic and simplest foundation. Only when all the 3000 star charts were lit up could the array formation truly take shape.
Every star point contained a large amount of elemental energy, which was the source of energy for maintaining the operation of the array.
The construction of the thirty-six Astral Novas was extremely complicated. Even with Su Lie's current level of spiritual power, the strength of his consciousness was still somewhat difficult.
As he pushed forward with his consciousness, the thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Points slowly moved, the Stars Transposition in the 3000 star charts activated, and all the hidden points started to shift.
Su Lie pushed the thirty-six Heavenly Dipper Points to move. Time and time again, he adjusted the position of the Heavenly Dipper Points, allowing them to unceasingly coordinate with each other as he searched for the most delicate point.
There were too many Astral Novas, and Su Lie did not know about the formations used to construct them, so he could only force them to move again and again, to try again and again, to adjust them.
After two full days, a slight buzzing sound suddenly came from within Su Lie's body. The sound grew louder and louder …