This startled Zuo Qiu, for it was the True Qi that he had painstakingly cultivated for over a decade!

He instinctively wanted to resist, but then he thought of the previous events and decided to cooperate instead. Zuo Qiu could feel how terrifying and powerful Su Changkong was. If Su Changkong intended to act against him, resistance would be futile.

“This… does my Turtle Breath Technique possess the characteristics of the Divine Pill Xuanming? It’s like all rivers flow into the sea, my Mysterious Turtle True Essence is the positive pole, and Zuo Qiu, whose physique was improved by my Mysterious Turtle True Essence, became the negative pole.

I can easily absorb all the martial power from his body, refining it into Mysterious Turtle True Essence…”

Su Changkong also couldn’t help but marvel.

Su Changkong had merged the Core Condensation Method of the Xuanming Secret Scripture into his cultivation to refine the Mysterious Turtle True Essence, which in turn granted his Turtle Breath Technique the ability to absorb others’ martial power and transform it into Mysterious Turtle True Essence!

However, there was a significant difference between the two. The Xuanming Secret Scripture directly absorbed other people’s martial power for one’s own use.

Whereas Su Changkong could only target those specific martial artists who had been post-natally reverted to Innate by his Mysterious Turtle True Essence. It seemed like a greater limitation, but the absorbed power could be directly converted into Mysterious Turtle True Essence, making it safer and without latent issues.

It was like the ocean and a river or a lake. Su Changkong was like the ocean, first releasing seawater, then accepting all rivers – all flow to the source!

This was terrifying too. If Su Changkong made more post-natal martial artists revert to Innate, making them concentrate on their Inner Strength in the early stages would require a significant investment. But once they grew, they would provide him with a continuous supply of energy, allowing the Turtle Breath Technique to progress further and condense more Mysterious Turtle True Essence.

Of course, there was an inherent risk. Su Changkong could absorb the martial power of those post-natal martial artists reverted to Innate by his Mysterious Turtle True Essence through the positive and negative poles connection. But if the other party’s power was stronger, they could absorb from him instead. This was fair, akin to a tug-of-war, where the strongest pulled the opponent over!

Yet, Su Changkong was confident that those he had surpassed would not surpass him again!

Su Changkong’s thoughts raced as he returned the True Qi he had absorbed from Zuo Qiu back into his body. Such a small amount of True Qi was inconsequential for him, hardly worth mentioning.

“Helping Zuo Qiu revert from post-natal to Innate, a droplet of Mysterious Turtle True Essence consumed one-thirtieth of its energy. With my absorption and refinement rate of nature’s spiritual energy, I can recover one droplet of Mysterious Turtle True Essence in a month, maintaining a balance between income and expenditure.

In other words, I can help thirty people revert from post-natal to Innate each month…”

Su Changkong calculated in his mind, already scheming.

Su Changkong withdrew his hand and looked at Zuo Qiu, asking, “How do you feel?”

“Thank you, Elder Su! Thank you for your regeneration kindness!” Zuo Qiu knelt on one knee on the ground, repeatedly expressing his gratitude.

Zuo Qiu could feel that not only had he stepped into the Innate Realm, but he also sensed a rebirth, with his thinking becoming sharper and his talent and comprehension undergoing a metamorphosis!

“It’s nothing…”

Su Changkong shook his head.

Then, Su Changkong turned his gaze to Helian Yuan, who was already staring in amazement. He pondered and said, “Sect Master, to be honest, my cultivation requires the cooperation of some martial artists. I can help them ascend to the Innate Realm, and even provide them with Spirit Pills and Spiritual Medicine to enhance their Cultivation.

But in return, they need to focus on cultivating their Inner Strength, and the True Qi they cultivate must belong to me!”

Having discovered the peculiarities of the Turtle Breath Technique and the pseudo divine Mysterious Turtle True Essence, Su Changkong naturally wanted to make use of it.

First, he would help a group of martial artists achieve Innate status; he could even cultivate them with resources, helping them quickly advance in their Martial Arts Realm, accomplishing the Earth Flower or even the Sky Flower. But the martial power they cultivated would belong to him!

“Once I’ve completed my breakthrough, I guess I won’t need them anymore, and by that time, our cooperation will end. The True Qi they’ve cultivated will then be theirs,” Su Changkong laid out his intentions to Helian Yuan.

He was like a large capacity lake that needed to be filled, needing some ’rivers’ that he had to dig and transform himself. Once they were filled, he would absorb the river water.

It meant that other martial artists were helping him cultivate the Turtle Breath Technique, and all he needed to do was to periodically collect the True Qi and convert it into Mysterious Turtle True Essence.

Once he no longer needed these ’river waters’, Su Changkong reckoned his Turtle Breath Technique would have reached the actual level of Divine Skills!

This might seem somewhat sinister, but there was no intrinsic good or evil in martial arts; it purely depended on the person using them. Even if a person practices righteous martial arts, using them to kill others indiscriminately equates to evil techniques, and vice versa.

Helian Yuan’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Even though Su Changkong had stipulated that he would own the True Qi cultivated by those martial artists in the future, the benefits were enormous!

The mere prospect of ascending to Innate was enough to drive people mad, not to mention Su Changkong’s promise to provide them with Spirit Pills and Spiritual Medicine to help them advance in their Martial Arts Realm.

Even if the True Qi they cultivated belonged to Su Changkong, their own advancement and Martial Arts Realm would still remain!

Moreover, Su Changkong had promised that once he completed his breakthrough, they would be even. Given Su Changkong’s astonishing potential, it would take at most a few decades to complete the breakthrough, wouldn’t it? Innate Martial Artists easily lived over a hundred years with no problem!

“I am willing! I am willing!”

Zuo Qiu, who naturally understood the benefits, was the first to respond, nodding continuously.

“I only need a hundred people… preferably at the pinnacle of the Qi-Blood Realm, though those with exceptional talent would also do.”

Su Changkong nodded slightly, adding a statement for Helian Yuan.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Madara Web Novel