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The moment he felt the aura of death, Zhou Qing's eyes were filled with an uncontrollable joy.

This aura of death was enormous, and far purer than anything he had ever seen.

To an ordinary cultivator, death was like arsenic; it was highly toxic.

However, Zhou Qing who cultivated the "Ten Thousand Spirit Codex" was able to absorb and refine it, turning it into spirit power for his own use!

The huge amount of aura of death in Su Mu's body was only able to absorb half of it and then repair his damaged meridians. Then, Zhou Qing would immediately attempt to breakthrough the twelve acupoints on the third step.

Once he succeeded, he would be able to break through to the late stage of Soul Condensation!

"Whew."

After taking a deep breath to calm his mind, Zhou Qing started to silently circulate his Qi. In an instant, a tiny suction force emanated from the center of his palm.

Under the pull of this suction force, the dead aura that had been lingering within Su Mu's body for a long time actually began to slowly swim and gather at Zhou Qing's palm.

Sensing this point, Su Mu's heart was startled and he was overjoyed.

Song Changqing could actually do it!

Zhou Qing's eyes were tightly shut as the Spiritual Energy in his body surged endlessly. While gradually increasing the suction force from his palm, a layer of fine sweat also appeared on his forehead.

Su Mu was naturally aware of this fact. He thought that Zhou Qing would need to expend a great deal of effort, and immediately felt grateful in his heart.

However, he did not know that everything was Zhou Qing's act.

Hiss.

Under Zhou Qing's' difficult 'absorption, the deathly aura within Su Mu's body was being slowly extracted. There was even a slight' hiss' sound.

As the aura of death dissipated, Su Mu's inner organs and body gradually regained their pale gold color, and his pale white face also started to turn red.

The entire healing process continued for nearly two hours before ending.

When more than half of the aura of death within Su Mu's body had been absorbed, Zhou Qing couldn't hold on any longer and directly fell to the ground. His face was deathly pale as he panted heavily, sweat rolling down his face.

Su Mu's originally pale face had reddened a lot, but he did not have the time to be ecstatic. He hastily turned to look at Zhou Qing, feeling extremely guilty.

"Little friend Song, you …"

However, he forced himself to sit up and revealed a bitter smile, "Sect Leader Su, you don't have to worry. I am fine, but I have consumed a lot of energy."

"The aura of death in your body is too great. My meridians have been injured before, and are a bit fragile, unable to withstand it. Right now, it can only dissipate half of it. Score twice and you will be able to solve it …"

Zhou Qing was not lying about this.

If his meridians were undamaged, then he could easily remove all of the death aura. But now that his meridians were damaged, half of the death aura was already his limit.

"It's alright. I can't thank you enough for helping me, little friend!"

When Su Mu heard this, he hurriedly thanked him with a serious expression. After a pause, he said, "Little friend, there is a large amount of pure spiritual energy and life essence inside the Spirit Transformation Pool. It can help you restore your meridians and refine your body.

"Then …" Cough cough, thank you, Sect Master Su. "

Zhou Qing was overjoyed, quickly agreeing.

Seeing Zhou Qing agree, Su Mu didn't waste any more time. After putting on his robe, he brought the former along and flew towards the back of the mountain at an extremely fast speed.

The entrance to the ancient monument took up a huge amount of space, directly connecting to the northern part of the Ten Weir City, and behind it was a lush and verdant mountain range.

After flying out of the entrance, Su Mu brought Zhou Qing directly to the summit. After a short while, Zhou Qing felt that his vision had widened and he successfully reached the summit.

On the peak of the mountain, there was a sparse amount of vegetation and strange looking rocks. Right in the middle of the mountain, there was a twenty feet wide rock pool.

The water in the pool was not ordinary. Instead, it was a clear liquid that glowed with a rainbow light. It seemed to be boiling, bubbling from time to time before rupturing.

When this rock pool entered his line of sight, Zhou Qing was still high up in the sky. Even though they were several hundred feet apart, he could clearly feel an extremely rich and pure energy emitting from the rock pool.

After taking in a light breath, Zhou Qing felt his entire body was at ease. The Spiritual Energy within his body started to boil, and his eyes immediately lit up.

This miraculous rock pool should be the Spirit Transformation Pool of the Ancient Tablet Sect!

As Su Mu and Zhou Qing landed on the ground, the latter's gaze was still fixed on the Spirit Transformation Pool. However, a few sonorous and forceful sounds rang out from the edge of the pool.

"Greetings Sovereign."

Four old men wearing black robes were sitting cross-legged beside the four walls of the Spirit Transformation Pool. They all stood up when they saw Su Mu.

The four of them had silver beards, and they appeared to be very old. Their bodies exuded a heavy aura, just like ordinary old men. However, when their gazes swept towards Zhou Qing, their gazes instantly became as sharp as knives, incomparably vigilant.

Although the sharpness only lasted for a moment, and the four of them regained their composure in the blink of an eye, Zhou Qing was still surprised.

The four elders were all powerful mages!

Although he could not see through their cultivation levels, they were definitely above the middle stage of the Spirit Realm!

"There's no need to be courteous, Fourth Elder."

He immediately explained to Zhou Qing: "These four people are the four protector elders of our Ancient Tablet Sect. They are responsible for guarding the Spirit Transformation Pool. They have been here for over fifty years."

Zhou Qing understood and felt great respect for the four old men.

Being able to hold on to this place for nearly 50 years, just this level of perseverance and able to endure loneliness was something that no ordinary person would be able to do.

"This is …"

Among the four of them, the hunchbacked old man that was guarding the east looked at Zhou Qing again, his eyes filled with doubt.

The four of them had been guarding the Spirit Transformation Pool for many years, and even though they knew every disciple of the Ancient Tablet Sect, they had never seen Zhou Qing before.

Su Mu did not immediately reply. Instead, he smiled and asked, "Four old men, have you felt any changes on me?"

Everyone frowned slightly when they heard this. Then, they turned their gazes towards Su Mu.

Very soon, the old man's body trembled in disbelief as his voice trembled: "Clan Master, you …. actually got rid of that death aura? "

"With the support of this young friend of Song, Hong Fu, half of his body has already been uprooted. His radical cure isn't too far away either."

Su Mu smiled, and uncontrollable delight could be seen in his eyes.

The four old men were shocked. They looked at Zhou Qing again, and the old man was so excited that his lips were trembling.

Once the Sect Leader was able to solve the problem of the death aura and return to his peak state, it would mean that in the ranking tournament this time, the chances of the Ancient Tablet Sect winning the top four would be one notch higher!

"In order to help me remove the aura of death, little friend Song consumed a lot of energy. I plan to open the Spirit Transformation Pool for him alone. I wonder if the four elders would agree to it? " Su Mu asked with a smile.

The expression of the four elders became serious as the hunchbacked old man immediately said, "Young friend Song, you've helped the sect master greatly. You've also helped our sect greatly, so naturally, you can use the Spirit Transformation Pool!"

"Thank you, Fourth Elder."

Zhou Qing hurriedly thanked him.

With a solemn expression, the four elders returned to the surroundings of the rock pool and sat down on the ground.

Zhou Qing was also curious. He stood behind Su Mu and quietly observed.

All of a sudden, the four elders waved their hands at almost the same time. The next moment, a dense cluster of spirit stones flashed out from their storage rings and floated above the Spirit Transformation Pool.

Over a hundred Spirit Stones gathered together, emitting a vast amount of Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth. Zhou Qing raised his head and carefully examined them for a moment, his heart filled with surprise.

The spiritual energy contained within these spirit stones was extremely shocking. They were all mid-grade spirit stones, and only mid-grade spirit veins could produce this.

Previously, when Su Mu said that it would consume a lot of energy to open the Spirit Transformation Pool, it was indeed true.

Boom.

After the Spirit Stones were gathered, the four old men circulated their enormous Fa Li and shot out four streaks of scarlet flames, instantly enveloping over a hundred mid-grade Spirit Stones.

Those scarlet flames were the Samadhi True Fire that only powerful wizards could produce. It only took a few moments for the temperature of the mountain to rise.

Under the burning of the Samadhi True Fire, the hundred spirit stones quickly melted as well. After a short while, they turned into a ball of extremely pure spirit liquid that continuously churned in the air above the Spirit Transformation Pool.

As the palms of the four elders slowly pressed down, the spirit liquid gradually descended and merged into the pond water of the Spirit Transformation Pool.

Gulp.

In the instant that the spirit liquid and the pool water fused together, the Spirit Transforming Pool completely boiled. The pool water bubbled and bubbled. Every time it churned, an incomparably majestic and pure energy exuded outwards.

"Spiritual energy covering my body, enter the pool!"

Hearing this, Zhou Qing did not hesitate as he circulated his Spiritual Energy to cover his body. Then, he jumped into the Spirit Transformation Pool.

Putong.

Seeing Zhou Qing enter, the expressions of the four elders gradually relaxed. They stood up and walked to Su Mu's side.

"Clan Master, the aura of death in your body is extremely strong, so strong that even the Northern Profound City's Godly Doctor Wang and the others were unable to dissolve it. However, this young friend's cultivation wasn't too high … How did he do it? " The old man asked in curiosity.

Su Mu shook his head slightly when he heard this, "I'm not too sure. Perhaps I have coincidentally obtained a Secret Technique …" Other people's secrets have nothing to do with me. "

After a pause, he continued, "He is one of the people who will represent the sect in the ranking tournament this time and will compete with the other nine tomorrow for the one and only spot."

When the four elders heard this, they were shocked. The other fat elder said in disbelief, "Sect Leader, his cultivation is only at the middle stage of the Soul Formation stage …"

"A while ago, Blood Bodhi of the Lan family was robbed. The four old men should know about it, right? Even with five mages escorting them, they were unable to keep it safe. "

As he spoke of this, a gloating smile emerged on Su Mu's face.

"Could it be …"

The four elders were shocked once again.

Su Mu nodded his head slightly. With a bright glint in his eyes, he replied, "Yes, he was the one who stole it."

"Furthermore, it is said that this boy once killed ten peak Soul Formation cultivators in the Ten Thousand Devil Cave …"

As he said this, Su Mu let out a soft sigh and his expression turned serious.

"Although he doesn't know whether or not it's true, since there's a rumor spreading, it means that he really does have some tricks up his sleeves …"

The old man spoke again. He paused for a moment and then said with interest: "Sovereign, how much energy do you think he will be able to absorb this time?"

Su Mu was slightly startled. Then, a trace of pride emerged on his face: "Among all the disciples in the sect, the one who absorbs the most energy for the first time in the Spirit Transformation Pool should be Leng'Er right? I remember that time, she absorbed nearly half of the energy in that pool. "

"Yeah."

The hunchbacked old man also smiled and nodded, "Young Clan Master is extremely talented. He was able to absorb half a pool of energy after entering the Spirit Transformation Pool for the first time. He can be ranked in the top three even amongst the previous generations of disciples in our sect …"

Buzz.

Before he finished speaking, an invisible suction force suddenly appeared from within the Spirit Transformation Pool.

Crash.

Soon after, the water in the pond surged. A whirlpool that was half a foot wide was quickly formed in the Spirit Transformation Pool under the gazes of Su Mu and the others.

The moment the whirlpool took shape, the spiritual energy in the entire spirit pond seemed to go crazy as it surged towards the center of the whirlpool. There were even faint whistling sounds coming from it.

The five people by the lakeside looked at the boiling Spirit Transformation Pool and were instantly dumbstruck.

After a long while, the lips of the old man finally moved. His eyes were a little dull as he opened his mouth: "Clan Master, do you think that this brat … "How much can you drink?"

Su Mu swallowed his saliva. His throat was also extremely dry. After being stunned for a long time, he said uncertainly: "Maybe …." Will it run out? "