Su Yi pondered for a moment and said, "It's hard to say for certain now, but one thing is for sure, the Cangqing Continent is no longer simple."
In fact, he had speculated some answers in his heart.
However, these answers were merely vague conjectures and were too shocking to determine if they would truly happen.
If spoken out now, it might give rise to unnecessary panic.
Upon hearing this, although slightly disappointed, everyone couldn't help but strongly agree.
Indeed, after experiencing this incident, who would dare to say that the Cangqing Continent was merely a world with scarce and depleted spiritual energy?
The evening fell.
Su Yi and his group left the Bloodthorn Demon Mountain and returned to the military camp where the Qingjia Army was stationed.
That night, Martial Spirit Marquis Chen Zheng arranged a banquet to warmly welcome Su Yi, Ning Yihu, Shen Jiuzong, Mu Xi, and others.
During the banquet, Su Yi naturally became the target of everyone's toasts.
Su Yi was naturally not one to refuse a drink.
He never backed down when it came to drinking.
However, just as he was about to be drunk, Su Yi consciously left the table.
After returning to his own room, he activated his cultivation, quietly dissipating the discomfort brought on by the intoxication.
"If Tea Jin were here, at least she could make me a bowl of hangover soup."
Sitting on the bed, Su Yi suddenly thought of Shu Shi Ju.
"After refining that sword embryo tomorrow, I will immediately set off and return to Gunzhou City."
During tonight's banquet, Su Yi also learned that there was a "Creation Workshop" in the Qingjia Army's camp, a place specifically used to create and forge combat equipment.
Naturally, there would be a place for refining swords as well.
Before leaving, Su Yi planned to settle the matter of refining the sword.
Soon, shaking his head to dispel distracting thoughts, he began to meditate and cultivate.
Early the next morning.
Lord Zhenyue Mu Xi, Pu Yi, Jiang Tanyun, and Lu Changfeng left together.
Before parting, Mu Xi made a point of meeting Su Yi and jokingly said that he believed they would meet again soon.
Su Yi didn't pay it much mind and simply nodded in response.
After Mu Xi and his group left, under the guidance of Martial Spirit Marquis Chen Zheng, Su Yi arrived at the "Creation Workshop" of the Qingjia Army.
With Chen Zheng's arrangement, a special place for Su Yi's sword refinement was prepared.
"This is the 'Di Sha Yang Fire' used for tempering spiritual weapons, and I believe it should meet Young Master Su's sword refining needs," Chen Zheng said with a smile in front of a massive bronze furnace.
Inside the furnace, fierce black flames burned, tongues of fire flickering and emitting an astonishing scorching heat.
"Not bad," Su Yi nodded. "Next, please make sure no one disturbs me."
"Alright!" Chen Zheng complied and left.
When Su Yi was alone, he waved his sleeve, and a batch of spiritual materials appeared.
Among them, the most precious was the Stellar Meteorite Iron, a rare fifth-grade spiritual material with a brilliant silver-like texture, sharp as cold lightning, and containing extremely fierce star and death energy.
By adding a small amount during sword refinement, it could greatly enhance the quality of the spiritual sword!
Apart from the Stellar Meteorite Iron, most of the other spiritual materials were third or fourth-grade treasures, quite valuable.
However, compared to these, they were far inferior to the sword embryo refined from the Xuanwu Divine Wood.
"This time, it's more like sealing the power of this sword embryo," Su Yi's eyes flickered with a hint of strangeness.
The power of this sword embryo was too formidable. Although it wasn't a complete spiritual weapon, its quality alone far surpassed ordinary spiritual weapons!
According to Su Yi's understanding, it could be considered a "peerless elemental weapon" in the hands of a Yuan Dao cultivator, but even in terms of appearance, it fell short compared to this sword embryo.
Of course, this sword embryo was still just an embryo and had not been successfully refined. It was no different from a rare spiritual material.
However, even so, its power was extremely terrifying!
Unfortunately, such immense power wasn't necessarily a good thing.
With Su Yi's current strength, if he were to use this sword embryo to kill enemies, it would only last for at most half an hour, and his cultivation would be exhausted.
The reason was that to unleash the power of this sword embryo, it consumed an immense amount of one's own strength.
To put it bluntly, even other grandmaster-level figures would probably be unable to wield this sword embryo with their limited strength.
In the end, for a sword cultivator, only the most suitable spiritual sword could truly perfectly match and align with their own strength.
Only then could its power be fully unleashed in battle.
If the spiritual sword's power was too weak or too strong, both would have their drawbacks and could hinder the cultivation's strength.
What Su Yi needed to do now was to seal the power of this sword embryo, allowing it to harmonize with his cultivation.
"By the way, I should melt down the Shanwei Sword. It's also a rare spiritual weapon. After melting it down and combining it with these spiritual materials, it should be enough to engrave a 'Devouring Spirit' command on this sword embryo..."
"With this command, in the future, I only need to collect spiritual materials, and this sword can absorb their spirituality to replenish and repair its own spiritual essence. It can also serve as a method of nurturing its spirituality, eliminating the need to spend time repairing the sword..."
"When I reach the realm of a Precelestial Martial Ancestor, perhaps I can lift the seal on this sword and use a unique secret method to refine it into a true divine weapon!"
As he contemplated, Su Yi had already started working.
...
"Old man, as long as you agree to abandon your thoughts of revenge, I promise to give you a way out," Wu Ling Marquis Chen Zheng sighed deeply in a tent. "I hope, out of our past relationship, you won't refuse."
Deputy Commander Ma Shanwei stood not far away, his expression changing.
"Marquis, can you give me a reason?" Ma Shanwei finally spoke with a hoarse voice after a long silence.
A few days ago, when Su Yi had just arrived at the Green Armor Army, he had severely beaten and humiliated Ma Shanwei because of the incident involving Huang Qianjun.
Although it seemed like the matter had been resolved, Chen Zheng knew clearly that Ma Shanwei, being the person he was, was extremely crazy and obsessive in his bones. It was impossible for him to swallow this humiliation.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Zheng said, "You have served in the Green Armor Army for many years. Although your temperament is a bit extreme, from beginning to end, I have regarded you as a trusted subordinate. I don't want to see you throwing your life away in the future."
"Throwing my life away?" Ma Shanwei stood there dumbfounded.
Chen Zheng said solemnly, "I can tell you that from now on, with your limited ability, you won't have any chance of revenge. Whether you believe it or not, you can now tell me your decision."
"I..." Ma Shanwei's chest heaved, and after a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I promise Marquis that in this lifetime, I will never be enemies with Su Yi again!"
Chen Zheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but his tone was cold as he said, "You'd better keep your word, and don't feel wronged. I'm not afraid to tell you that even someone as powerful as the Vice Sect Master of the Yin Sha Sect, Hua Liuye, a senior demon who can be compared to the National Teacher Hong, couldn't withstand a single strike from Su Yi's sword. He ended up with his soul scattered. What do you think about yourself compared to Hua Liuye?"
Ma Shanwei trembled all over, his voice trembling, "Is he truly that powerful?"
Chen Zheng calmly said, "If I speak a false word, may the heavens and earth annihilate me."
Back then, even though Su Yi had borrowed the power of that forbidden array, it still couldn't change the fact that he had killed Hua Liuye with a single sword strike.
Ma Shanwei felt lost and cold sweat formed on his forehead as he dejectedly said, "Marquis, rest assured, I haven't become foolish enough to seek death on my own..."
Chen Zheng nodded and suddenly asked, "Did you imprison Nan Ying?"
Ma Shanwei replied, "Yes."
Chen Zheng casually said, "Go and kill her now. This military camp cannot tolerate any more disturbances caused by a woman."
Cold light flickered in Ma Shanwei's eyes as he received the order and left.
Shortly after, Zhang Yiren hurriedly arrived and presented a confidential letter, saying, "Sir, this is a confidential letter sent by Huoqiong King Xiahou Lin."
"Huoqiong King?" Chen Zheng was surprised.
In his younger years, he had a certain acquaintance with Huoqiong King Xiahou Lin. Although they couldn't be considered close friends, their relationship was fairly good.
However, in recent years, their correspondence had become extremely rare, and they had few opportunities to meet.
While contemplating, Chen Zheng opened the letter.
As he finished reading the contents of the letter, Chen Zheng's expression became uncertain.
The letter was concise and explicitly told Chen Zheng that it would be best to sever ties with Su Yi, or else the Su family of Yujing City would consider him an enemy.
"What is going on here?" Chen Zheng frowned. He was well aware that Xiahou Lin was one of the three external royal kings who had emerged from the Su family of Yujing City.
It was said that with the help of Su Hongli, the head of the Su family, Xiahou Lin had obtained the opportunity to step into the realm of Martial Ancestor.
And it was precisely because of the Su family's relationship that Xiahou Lin, immediately after becoming a Martial Ancestor, was directly appointed as one of the external royal kings of the Great Zhou, breaking the usual protocol.
However, Chen Zheng was puzzled as to how Xiahou Lin knew about his close relationship with Su Yi.
Furthermore, using the power of the Su family of Yujing City to pressure him, attempting to make him sever ties with Su Yi!
"Let's go, we'll go and see Shen Hou," Chen Zheng stood up and, accompanied by Zhang Yiren, hurriedly went to visit Shen Jiusong.
Shen Jiusong was drinking alone in his residence.
Upon learning of Chen Zheng's purpose, Shen Jiusong's pupils suddenly contracted, and he blurted out, "The Su family of Yujing City intends to act against Young Master Su?"
Chen Zheng became even more confused and asked, "Brother Shen, what is going on here?"
Shen Jiusong steadied his mind and proceeded to recount the events that took place at the tea gathering in the western mountains of Gunzhou not long ago.
He did not conceal the relationship between Su Yi and Su Hongli, the head of the Su family of Yujing City.
Upon learning these confidential details, Chen Zheng was both shocked and astounded, unable to regain his composure for a long time.
Only now did he realize that although Su Yi was the son of Su Hongli, his relationship with the Su family was hostile, akin to enemies.
He also learned that during the tea gathering in the western mountains of Gunzhou, Su Yi had unhesitatingly killed Yue Changyuan, an official of the Su family of Yujing City!
Even the Grandmaster of the Fifth Stage, Qin Changshan, who had been invited by the Second Prince, met his demise at Su Yi's hands!
This series of events was undeniably shocking.
To the point that Chen Zheng stood there in a daze, unable to recover his senses for a long time.
At this moment, Shen Jiusong furrowed his brows and said, "Even someone like you, Marquis Chen, has been warned and threatened by the power of the Su family of Yujing City. It can be inferred that anyone else connected to Young Master Su has likely also become a target of the Su family's power!"
As he spoke, he took a deep breath, his expression grave, and said slowly, "If that's the case, the situation is serious!"