Chapter 4905: Su Jianjia

When the Nine Yuan Business Alliance encounters rare cultivation resources, they will still dispatch cultivators. The Azure Lightning Tortoise’s body might contain a Lightning Absorption Pearl. Furthermore, the shell of a high-grade seventh-tier Azure Lightning Tortoise can be used to refine a top-tier spirit treasure, offering excellent defensive capabilities.

Not long ago, the Nine Yuan Business Alliance received news that a high-grade seventh-tier Azure Lightning Tortoise had been discovered in a certain area. Su Jianjia volunteered to lead a team to eliminate this demonic beast, hoping to use this opportunity to resolve her bottleneck. Su Xiangdong nodded. This wasn't Su Jianjia's first time hunting demonic beasts. With five Integration Stage cultivators working together, taking down a high-grade seventh-tier Azure Lightning Tortoise would not be a problem.

Su Jianjia was Su Xiangdong's only descendant. She had a late Integration Stage cultivation base and had grown up in the Nine Yuan Business Alliance, cherished by Su Xiangdong. Su Jianjia was an Elder Deacon of the Nine Yuan Business Alliance, with extensive experience in combat. She had been stuck at a bottleneck for over five thousand years, trying various methods without success.

"A high-grade seventh-tier Azure Lightning Tortoise! How many people did Jianjia take with her?" Su Xiangdong asked with a frown.

A portly golden-robed elder was reporting to Su Xiangdong, his expression grave. "In total, five Integration Stage cultivators, and they brought several powerful treasures. It shouldn't be a problem for Fairy Su and her team to eliminate the Azure Lightning Tortoise."

To some extent, the Nine Yuan Business Alliance resembled a sect, but with a key difference: its actual controlled territory was not vast. Its primary focus was conducting business, adhering to the principle of harmony bringing wealth. The Nine Yuan Business Alliance did not actively seek enmity with other forces, but neither did it fear them. The Nine Yuan Business Alliance is a merchant organization with a structured system for talent development. It encourages its members to form cultivation partnerships, possesses a Sky Soaring Platform, and regularly recruits new members. As an inter-realm business alliance, the Nine Yuan Business Alliance was powerful, boasting five Mahayana cultivators. These five Mahayana cultivators came from different races, but having grown up in the Nine Yuan Business Alliance, their racial distinctions were not strongly emphasized.

"Right, has there been any progress on that matter?" Su Xiangdong asked.

"Not yet. We've dispatched a large number of people to investigate various regions, but we haven't found any major treasures emerging yet. Oh, by the way, Fellow Daoist Qian has returned. Not only did he survive, but he also advanced to the Great Perfection Integration Stage," the golden-robed elder replied.

"Are you talking about Qian Yibin? I recall that while they were escorting a batch of goods, they were attacked by unknown forces and happened to encounter a spatial storm, getting swept into it. Some cultivators perished instantly, while others survived. It's been nearly twenty thousand years, hasn't it?" Su Xiangdong asked in surprise.

"Yes, they were quite lucky. The spatial storm swept them into an independent space. Fortunately, the spiritual energy there was relatively abundant, with many cultivation resources and powerful demonic beasts. All the other fellow daoists perished in that space, but only Fellow Daoist Qian survived. He advanced from the mid-Integration Stage to the Great Perfection Integration Stage. He now needs to undergo his fifth grand heavenly tribulation and wishes to apply to use the East Yi Grand Formation! Senior Fang and the others are currently out, and the Alliance Leader is in seclusion. Elder Su, what do you think?" the golden-robed elder continued.

Qian Yibin had been missing for many years. According to the good deeds he had accumulated, he was not qualified to borrow the East Yi Grand Formation. The Nine Yuan Business Alliance had refined a seventh-tier formation, the East Yi Grand Formation, using over a hundred thousand years of East Yi Divine Wood. Although it was a seventh-tier formation, its tribulation-withstanding effect was superior to that of ordinary Lightning Transformation Grand Formations. The power of the Lightning Transformation Grand Formation depended on the grade of the Lightning Absorption Pearl; the higher the grade of the Pearl, the better its tribulation-withstanding effect. The power of the East Yi Grand Formation depended on the age of the East Yi Divine Wood; the older the Divine Wood, the stronger its effect in resisting lightning tribulations. An East Yi Grand Formation refined from a large amount of hundred-thousand-year-old East Yi Divine Wood was comparable to a Lightning Transformation Grand Formation refined from a high-grade seventh-tier Lightning Absorption Pearl. With the addition of other treasures, it was not a problem for Integration Stage cultivators to pass their sixth grand heavenly tribulation.

"Let him use it. I hope he can advance to the Mahayana stage," Su Xiangdong instructed, noting that one of the Nine Yuan Business Alliance's Vice Alliance Leaders had already survived five grand heavenly tribulations, and the chances of surviving a sixth were very low. The Nine Yuan Business Alliance needed to cultivate new Mahayana cultivators.

"Yes, Elder Su," the golden-robed elder agreed and departed to carry out the order.

The Qingxuan Mountain Range is located in the southeastern part of the Thousand Spirits Continent. An eighth-tier Azure Flood Dragon once appeared here, incredibly ferocious, harming many cultivators. It is said that Divine Lord Stone Cocoon eliminated this beast with great divine abilities. The flood dragon's lair was in a deep pool, a place widely known as Azure Flood Dragon Pool among cultivators. Azure Flood Dragon Pool was rich in spiritual energy, abundant in demonic beast resources, and also grew some spiritual herbs rarely seen in the outside world, attracting many cultivators to hunt demonic beasts there.

A golden streak of light appeared on the distant horizon, moving exceptionally fast. Not long after, the golden streak stopped, revealing a shimmering golden flying boat with Wang Qingshan and four others standing on it. A burly young man in a black shirt stood beside Wang Qingshan, radiating a formidable aura of killing intent. This was Celestial Fiend Cultivator, at the mid-Integration Stage.

"Fellow Daoist Su, wasn't it said that the Seven-Flame Golden Peach Tree was in Tianxin Valley? Why did we use a large-scale teleportation array to reach Azure Flood Dragon Pool? Are you afraid we'd notify our relatives and friends to set up an ambush in Tianfu Valley?" Celestial Fiend Cultivator said with a frown. After leaving human territory, they entered the territory of other races. During this time, they used large-scale teleportation arrays, changing their direction, and did not go to Tianfu Valley but instead arrived at Azure Flood Dragon Pool. Evidently, the Seven-Flame Golden Peach Tree was not in Tianxin Valley. Upon reflection, it made sense; given how precious the Seven-Flame Golden Peach Tree was, it was normal for Su Yilei to be cautious.

"It's understandable if the location was mistaken. However, if there's no Seven-Flame Golden Peach Tree, then that's a different matter," Immortal Jade Butterfly said with a frown.

"Fairy Zhang, rest assured, the item is somewhere in Azure Flood Dragon Pool. This old man did this for self-preservation. If I didn't explain clearly, you might not have been willing to come along, but if I explained too clearly, I feared you might notify your relatives and friends," Su Yilei openly admitted it.

"Since the item is in Azure Flood Dragon Pool, let's acquire it sooner rather than later to avoid further complications," Wang Qingshan urged. Su Yilei nodded, formed a hand seal, and the golden flying boat immediately glowed brightly, speeding towards the depths of Azure Flood Dragon Pool.

Deep within Azure Flood Dragon Pool, three men and two women stood on a massive golden cloud. Judging by their aura, all were Integration Stage cultivators. Leading them was a slender young woman in a red dress embroidered with several peony flowers. Her waist was tied with a white silken ribbon forming a bow. Her long black hair was styled into a flying immortal bun, adorned with a golden jade hairpin. Her face was lightly powdered, and her vermilion lips were naturally red. This was Su Jianjia, a late Integration Stage cultivator and Su Xiangdong's only descendant. Aside from Su Jianjia, the other four were all mid-Integration Stage cultivators. This was a very powerful force.

"Set up the formation here, then lure the Azure Lightning Tortoise into it. That way, it will be safer," Su Jianjia instructed. The four readily agreed, taking out formation flags and arrays to set up the formation. The Azure Lightning Tortoise was skilled in lightning magic. Without a formation, it might use a lightning escape technique to flee. Setting up a formation would be more secure.