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Chapter 631: Chapter 349: Focused Cultivation! (Part 2)

Even if one continues to cultivate diligently, there’s a possibility that not only might there be no progress, but there might even be regression.

If one comes to this place of pleasure and relaxes for a few days, there’s a possibility of breaking through bottlenecks when cultivating again.

Moreover, some cultivators acquired dual cultivation techniques in the upper realm.

Without a partner, they can only cultivate in such places.

Furthermore, some women in such places are not there to earn Celestial Gate Gold.

Their cultivation techniques require "Yin Yang Balance," or "Absorbing Yang to Supplement Yin" which are dual cultivation methods.

This place is their ideal cultivation ground.

...

After leaving the place of pleasure, Su Que arrived at an inn.

Su Que entered the inn and used Celestial Gate Gold to book a room.

The places where Immortal Cities are built are filled with abundant spiritual energy.

However, even in places with abundant spiritual energy, there are variations in its concentration.

This inn is one of the inns with the richest spiritual energy in Xianming City.

Therefore, renting a room in this inn requires a considerable amount of Celestial Gate Gold.

Fortunately, many cultivators have contributed Celestial Gate Gold to Su Que.

Su Que’s Storage Bag is filled with Celestial Gate Gold.

Not only could he stay at this inn, even frequenting the place of pleasure for a few months might not exhaust his wealth.

After Su Que rented a room, he entered and sat on the bed.

The inns in the Upper Realm’s Immortal City are far superior to those in the Small World.

Not only are they spacious, but even the teapot on the table and the bathtub have intricate engravings.

These two items are Magical Artifacts.

Injecting mana into them warms the water.

A copper-colored pipe with engravings is in the room.

Injecting a bit of mana into it draws water from a source in the inn’s backyard through the pipe.

With a bit more mana manipulation, the water can be led into the teapot or bathtub.

Seeing these, Su Que immediately used the bathtub to take a bath.

Though Su Que hardly bathed since arriving in the upper realm.

However, for someone of his cultivation, the body is almost free of impurity and doesn’t need bathing.

Yet, that loses the pleasure of taking a bath.

While Su Que was bathing, he suddenly felt someone using Destiny Communication to spy on him.

’Is it a Spirit Mountain cultivator?’

Su Que pondered.

He could sense that the person perceiving him couldn’t locate him.

This was because he cultivated the Nine-Turn Celestial Demon Technique.

The "Seventy-Two Transformations" and "Other Transformation Skill" of the Nine-Turn Celestial Demon Technique can conceal heavenly secrets.

Moreover, he had entered Xianming City.

Karma rising from every cultivator interweaved like a net over Xianming City.

This net-like karma also interfered with Destiny Communication.

Yet, if he used Destiny Communication to perceive those employing it.

The mutual perception would enhance the perception ability.

If so, he could perceive the other party while they could likely perceive him.

Immediately, Su Que ignored everything and continued bathing, enjoying the warmth massaging his skin.

...

Spirit Mountain, Guanyin’s Dojo.

Guanyin Avatar, Akashagarbha Bodhisattva, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, Sunlight Bodhisattva, and Moonlight Bodhisattva formed an array.

Together, they used Destiny Communication to sense Su Que’s location.

The karmic forces within them continuously accumulated.

Burning fiercely like flames within their bodies.

Yet, with Destiny Communication, all they could see were intertwining chains of karma, an intricate complexity.

Moreover, beneath these chains of karma was a thick fog.

They couldn’t perceive any information about the one who killed the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon Bodhisattva.

Guanyin Avatar was the first to stop casting.

Seeing Guanyin Avatar stop, the four Bodhisattvas also ceased their casting.

Guanyin Avatar frowned and said, "Currently, we know the person who killed the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon is a Loose Cultivator."

The other Bodhisattvas nodded together.

Because they had also perceived the Celestial Soldiers of the Celestial Court.

Whenever they sensed the Celestial Soldiers, they felt a force trying to invade their spirit.

This trait comes with those having Celestial Court karma.

When sensing Su Que, without that feeling, they knew Su Que was a Loose Cultivator.

Guanyin Avatar continued, "Moreover, this person is in a crowd."

Because she saw the chains of karma.

"Also, this person likely knows techniques to obscure heavenly secrets."

For she could only see fog, unable to sense even a bit of his position or silhouette.

The other Bodhisattvas, hearing Guanyin Avatar, nodded in agreement internally.

They too were cultivators who had attained Bodhisattva Fruit Position, not ordinary beings.

Guanyin Avatar mentioned what they had also considered.

Akashagarbha Bodhisattva said, "Then, Venerable, if your true self arrives, can you sense that person?"

Guanyin Avatar said, "First, my true self has no time to come."

"Moreover, if sensing this person, truly discovering information, might accumulate a lot of karmic force in the body."

"Clearing this karmic force is quite laborious."

"This person is a Loose Cultivator, not a Celestial Soldier, nor a monk of the Demon Buddha Lineage."

"He should bear no great enmity toward Spirit Mountain."

"He won’t be a threat to Spirit Mountain like the Celestial Soldiers."

"Perhaps the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon offended him and was slain."

"Presently, as we battle fiercely with the Celestial Court, let’s set this person aside for now."

Akashagarbha Bodhisattva listened, wanting to argue.

Though reasoning made sense, he felt that Spirit Mountain’s prestige diminished if they didn’t avenge the slain Bodhisattva.

Spirit Mountain’s current reverence stems from such prestige.

Guanyin Avatar added, "Now, with the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon Bodhisattva dead, there’s an opening in Spirit Mountain’s Bodhisattva Fruit Position."

"Look for an Arhat or Dharma Guardian Deity poised to attain the position, and aid them."

"This will strengthen Spirit Mountain’s martial power."

"Besides, the Small World once occupied by the Great Mighty Celestial Dragon Bodhisattva is fulfilling his grand wish of becoming a Buddha."

"Don’t let such a Small World go to waste."

"Immediately find an Arhat or Dharma Guardian Deity to take over this world."

"Later, if someone attains Bodhisattva and makes a similar wish, they need not find a new Small World from scratch, using this one directly."

The three Bodhisattvas nodded in agreement.

...

After cultivating overnight in the inn, Su Que left.

The next day, he went to a broker’s place.

He approached a broker in a shop, expressing his intent to rent a residence in Xianming City.

Xianming City is controlled by the Celestial Sect, naturally, the brokers belong to them as well.

Su Que sensed the broker was merely at the Meridian Opening Realm.

This cultivation is somewhat mediocre even in a Small World.

The broker accompanied Su Que, traversing Xianming City for half a day.

Xianming City, larger than Small World cities, caters to cultivators needing vast cultivation space.

Within the city, the houses are generally large residences.

The difference lies in the concentration of spiritual energy.

Su Que’s exceptional perception and spiritual power allowed him to discern the spiritual energy concentration clearly.

The broker, though eloquent, couldn’t deceive Su Que.

Eventually, at a fair price, Su Que rented a residence with above-average but not top-tier spiritual energy concentration in Xianming City.

After renting the residence, Su Que started cultivating.

The residence included a cultivation chamber.

Tranquil and the place with the densest spiritual energy in the residence.

Furthermore, the chamber was constructed with special stone.

Able to insulate much noise and disturbance.

Sitting cross-legged at the chamber’s center, Su Que felt a movement in his heart and took out the Snow Mountain, turned into a Magical Treasure, from his Storage Bag.

Faint white light lit the chamber instantly.

He then retrieved two Elixir Bottles and three purple roots from his Storage Bag.

First, he removed the cork from the Elixir Bottle and poured the Elixir intensively into his mouth.

Once emptied, he returned the bottle to the Storage Bag and bit into the three purple roots.

After consuming the Elixir and Celestial Medicine, the Medicinal Power surged within his body.

He then thought, calling out attributes.

Gazing at the densely packed black script atop it.