Qingchan leaned softly in his arms and said:
"It’s not as exaggerated as you think, you just need to prove yourself."
"How do I prove it?"
"At least a Top Grade Dao Foundation, but if it’s a First-Grade Dao Foundation, that’s even better."
"A First-Grade Dao Foundation...."
Su Yu said solemnly:
"No problem, I will definitely be able to condense a First-Grade Dao Foundation."
"I believe you can do it!"
Su Yu held her tightly, a sense of urgency arose in his heart.
Luo Qingchan’s family background was beyond his imagination; he initially thought it was just some Earth Immortal family, but it turned out to be an Immortal family, with the family’s ancestor being a great Celestial Immortal born at the dawn of human civilization.
Rising from the weeds and emerging among billions of cultivators, he successfully passed through the Celestial Human Tribulation to achieve Celestial Immortality.
He had lived for nearly a hundred thousand years, continuously passing through several cycles of Celestial Human Decline, enduring without waning.
As one of the few Immortals from human civilization still alive today, he commanded a vast influence merely by his existence.
Luo Qingchan, as a direct descendant, inherited the Immortal bloodline, holding a very high status within her family.
To marry such a lady of heavenly fortune, one could imagine the difficulty involved.
If he could not establish a Top Grade Dao Foundation to prove himself, he might not even be able to step into her home.
The two of them almost decided simultaneously to wait until they had passed the first Celestial Tribulation, established their Dao Foundations, and became Loose Immortals before meeting her parents. Su Yu planned to at least forge a First-Grade Dao Foundation, or even a Super First-Grade Dao Foundation, to have sufficient confidence to propose marriage.
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They spent about two months coming from Jinjiao Island, and it would take the same amount of time to return.
Compared to the boredom on the way there, the return journey was much better.
After all, with a beautiful woman in his arms, soft and fragrant, kissing and holding her was far more enjoyable than being alone.
The second brother cooperated by staying out of their way; usually hiding from them when not busy. When they enjoyed the view on the deck of the Jade Sinking Ship, he took a rest inside, and when they went back inside to rest, he sat on the deck enjoying the breeze.
On this day, the second brother was enjoying the wind on the deck while Su Yu and Qingchan weren’t in the cabin but inside the Sea-Suppressing Pearl.
Since confirming their relationship and opening up to each other, Su Yu shared some of his secrets with her, except for the Golden Finger. He didn’t hide the existence of the Sea Suppressing Realm and the matter of the Innate Divine Spirit, Vast Sea, becoming a Heaven-bestowed Dao Companion, explaining everything in detail.
Knowing the origin of Vast Sea, that she was an Innate Divine Spirit and a Heaven-bestowed Dao Companion witnessed by the Heavenly Dao, she wasn’t angry but rather very curious.
She wouldn’t get jealous over this, as an Innate Divine Spirit, properly nurtured, would almost certainly pass through the Celestial Human Tribulation to achieve Immortality.
In her eyes, this was Su Yu’s deep foundation. Once Vast Sea successfully passed through the Celestial Human Tribulation, the chance of her being with Su Yu in the future would be nearly guaranteed, so there’s no reason for her to be jealous.
With this in mind, the two women became friends within less than an hour of meeting, both being a pair of unparalleled beauties with equally matched appearance.
After chatting for a while, Qingchan taught Vast Sea how to play chess, while Su Yu took the opportunity to brew wine, a Grade Seven fine wine — Moonlight Condensed Dew.
Nearby, a gigantic cocoon of light was rhythmically expanding and contracting; it was Ao Run, who had been in the process of advancement for over two months without completing it yet.
Su Yu knew the reason clearly: she was undergoing the transformation into a dragon.
Metamorphosing from a jiao into a dragon, advancing from a terrifying template to an unparalleled template, was a qualitative change in the level of life, and naturally required a long wait.
Brewing wine was more about preparation; he had to first clean the Ten Thousand Year Moon Orchid with Ten Thousand Years Cold Pond Water, then immerse it into the Cold Pond Water infused with Moonlight Essence. This Ten Thousand Years Cold Pond Water was already infused with many rare materials. Finally, he used a Secret Skill to ferment it, which required a continuous process of forty-nine days.
After placing all the materials into a jade urn and sealing it with a secret seal, Su Yu wiped his hands and approached the two women to watch their game with curiosity.
In just two months, which equated to twenty months or about a year and a half in the Sea Suppressing Realm, Vast Sea had already advanced her Innate Water Element Creation Celestial Book to the thirty-sixth layer, a remarkably fast progress by Supreme Dao Skill standards.
Her Supreme Heart Skill combined both Qi Refining and Body Refining, not only enhancing her mana profoundly but also greatly boosting her physique and strength.
Innate Divine Spirits never had weak physiques, and reaching a certain level of cultivation allowed them to condense powerful original true bodies.
With her growth rate, it was estimated that she would reach level one hundred within a year in the outside world, and then naturally advance to Loose Immortal.
There is no need for tribulation, as Innate Divine Spirits do not encounter Celestial Tribulations before achieving immortality.
However, the Celestial Human Tribulation for Innate Divine Spirits is extremely challenging, much harder than for regular cultivators, so she would need several top-notch defense treasures to ensure she could endure it.
Forty-nine days later, the Moonlight Condensed Dew was ready. Su Yu took out the Spirit Wine, storing part in a jade gourd and leaving some to age in a jade urn to drink later.
After taking a satisfying sip, it increased his mana limit by 2000 points, mana recovery by 20 points, and added 200 points of ice resistance.
"Refreshing!"
That sip of fine wine was so invigorating, it refreshed the soul, no wonder it could suppress fire toxins and heart demons.
But the materials were too expensive, not to mention the Ten Thousand Year Moon Orchid, which he hadn’t even seen on Feixing Island, and got it from Qingchan. The Moonlight Essence and various auxiliary materials alone cost over two hundred gold.
The Ten Thousand Year Moon Orchid from Qingchan was just enough for this batch, and once consumed, there wouldn’t be any left.
The following days for Su Yu were extremely leisurely, spending time with two great beauties in the Grotto Heaven, drinking fine wine and singing, making it the most relaxed period since he awakened and embarked on the cultivation path.
Until a month later in reality, when the cocoon of light in the Sea Suppressing Realm, which had been quiet, finally reacted; infinite Spiritual Power began to converge from all directions into the cocoon, which kept expanding and contracting, resonating with deep dragon chants from within.
"She’s awakening."
Su Yu stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the cocoon of light engulfed by the surging tide of Spiritual Power, feeling a sense of anticipation.