"This father and son pair are really good at laying low. After obtaining the forging techniques, they just stayed put over there without moving."
Su Ming waited for about a month, only to find that Tang San and his father were both focused on learning forging and didn't even step outside.
This just wouldn't do.
Su Ming had spent about a year refining the Velvet Chrysanthemum.
Back then, that one Immortal Herb had boosted him from level 36 to level 40. Combined with a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring, he directly reached level 45.
Now, after a year, he had cultivated on his own to level 49.
Four levels in a year – a cultivation speed that other geniuses might not even achieve at the Spirit Master or Grand Spirit Master stages – was accomplished by Su Ming during the Spirit Ancestor stage.
If he could get A Yin's Spirit Ring, pushing the limit of its age, he was confident he could maintain this speed even after reaching level 50.
"Breaking through from level 49 to 50 shouldn't be too difficult for me. It's just the work of two levels, about half a year. I must deal with Tang Hao and his son and get A Yin within half a year."
"No, half a year is too long. A Yin has only been reborn for a few years now. Tang Hao is so颓废, his recovered cultivation is probably very low. I need to find a way to raise A Yin's cultivation further, and that also takes time."
The Ice Fire Two Eyes was a paradise for plant-type Spirit Beasts, but it only offered a tenfold cultivation speed. Growing here for one year was equivalent to ten years of cultivation.
If one cultivated consciously, it could be faster, but there was still a limit.
"In the original work, Tang San used the Blue Silver Emperor's 'Embracing All Rivers' ability to plunder the cultivation of all Blue Silver Grasses and transfer it to A Yin, allowing A Yin's cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds. I should also find a way to research this."
Elder Yi, I'm counting on you!
"The Blacksmith Association is looking for us," Tang Hao said.
His tone was calm, as if he had expected it long ago.
"In that case, we simply won't show ourselves. Once my cultivation is complete, our father and son will re-emerge in the Spirit Master world."
Tang San had deeply mastered the essence of laying low. In his previous life at the Tang Sect, he had secretly learned the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and managed to lay low until he created the Buddha Fury Tang Lotus. Naturally, he could lay low now as well.
However, he could lay low, but Tang Hao was unwilling to.
Or rather, he didn't feel he needed to.
"I want to go take a look at the auction for the Spirit Refined metal. Don't worry, I won't take action."
Tang Hao couldn't resist the urge to see the Spirit Refined metal.
Previously, he only knew that the Spirit Refinement technique had been broken through, but he hadn't actually witnessed Spirit Refined metal himself.
Now, the Blacksmith Association was heavily promoting that this auction would have genuine Spirit Refined metal as the finale, and the attention of the entire continent was fixed on this auction.
"Father, your hand..."
Tang San looked at Tang Hao with a complex expression, gesturing towards his missing right arm.
"Don't worry. Even without my right arm, I can still wield the Clear Sky Hammer with my left hand and exert the strongest combat power possible with my current Spirit Power. Within the Spirit Douluo realm, I am unmatched."
Tang Hao was confident that with his Killing God Domain and Ring Explosion, even if his left arm was weaker, his injuries numerous, and all his combat habits needed retraining, he still possessed top-tier combat strength among Spirit Douluo.
Tang San was helpless.
"But, with your severed arm, even if you don't take action, you'll be very conspicuous."
At this moment, Tang San vaguely understood why his mother, A Yin, had died.
Severed arm?
Tang Hao's face stiffened.
In a low voice, he said, "I will find a way to hide it."
He draped a cloak over himself; from the outside, it was impossible to tell he lacked a right hand.
Seeing this, Tang San still found it difficult to feel at ease.
"Father, I should still accompany you. I'm really not at ease with you going alone."
"No need. You should stay here and cultivate in peace."
"Father, if you're going to take the risk, whether I go or not doesn't really make a difference." Tang San smiled wryly. "We only obtained the techniques, but when we try to learn and replicate them, it always feels like something is missing. I think seeing the Spirit Refined metal in person is indeed necessary."
He changed his tune.
He couldn't stop Tang Hao from going out alone.
Since that was the case, he could only do his best to help Tang Hao stay hidden.
"Father, before we set off, we still need to prepare some more measures, like finding an Illusion Master who can conceal our presence."
When it came to devising plans, Tang San was much more thorough than Tang Hao.
After finalizing the plan, the father and son packed their bags and left the valley the next day.
On the third day, Su Ming arrived at the valley.
"Clear waters, green mountains, abundant vital energy... such a treasured place is actually left unused and undiscovered."
Su Ming sighed with emotion.
The Douluo 1 era was still too primitive; such wild, natural treasured lands were still in a barren state.
By the Douluo 2 period, all territories accessible to humans had their surface-level opportunities basically occupied.
Douluo 3 was even more exaggerated; even hidden opportunities were excavated and utilized.
"This way."
He controlled his Spirit Flying Device, soaring through the air without leaving a trace.
"Sure enough, there's a cave."
Behind the waterfall, Su Ming discovered the cave where A Yin was located.
Before even entering the cave, a large number of Blue Silver Grasses gathered, twisting and lunging towards Su Ming to strangle him.
Huh?
Su Ming was startled.
This Spirit Power fluctuation should be A Yin, but the intensity of the fluctuation was somewhat beyond his expectations.
"It's actually at the ten-thousand-year level!"
This naturally shocked him.
Based on his understanding of the original work, A Yin at this period should have been very weak.
"An unintended consequence of the changes I caused?"
Su Ming didn't ponder it further. Facing the strangling Blue Silver Grasses, he used only one move.
Borrowed Power.
Supreme Shockwave Fist.
Various elements converged, directly blasting all the Blue Silver Grasses outside the cave entrance to nothing.
He wasn't afraid of Tang Hao seeking revenge later based on this, because elemental control was vastly different from his own Body Martial Spirit. Given that he had never exposed his combat methods publicly, Tang Hao couldn't possibly connect it to him.
He strode into the cave entrance as calmly as if strolling in a garden.
Around his body, elemental forces gathered. His Domain of Chaos spread out, causing the space to warp slightly. All of A Yin's resistance was suppressed by him, and the excess Blue Silver Grasses were incinerated by his flames.
Blue Silver Grass was just Blue Silver Grass. Even the Blue Silver Emperor only went from being among the weakest of the waste Martial Spirits to being among the weaker ones of the top-tier Martial Spirits.
Its shortcomings were too obvious.
Apart from tenacious vitality, it was useless.
If it were a Spirit Master, they could supplement their deficiencies with Spirit Rings, but right now, A Yin was in her Spirit Beast form.
Su Ming, who had fused a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring at the fourth ring, was now at level 49. With Borrowed Power and elemental advantage, he completely overwhelmed A Yin.
Entering the depths of the cave, Su Ming saw the core Blue Silver Emperor plant.
His gaze shifted downward, and he saw several pieces of Spirit Metal arranged around the Blue Silver Emperor. His eyebrows shot up.
No wonder it recovered so quickly.
"I thought Tang Hao needed Spirit Metal just for his own injuries."
In fact, he didn't know this was Tang San's arrangement.
The situation had changed too quickly. Tang Hao couldn't hide Tang San's origins from him anymore. After learning about his mother's situation, Tang San began thinking about how to accelerate A Yin's growth.
Su Ming collected the neatly arranged Spirit Metal, then used a large hand formed from elements to uproot the Blue Silver Emperor, plant and all.
The soil beneath A Yin was overturned simultaneously, revealing a sparkling, translucent Spirit Bone emitting a faint blue glow.
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