Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 263: Cultivation Goes Awry! Mysterious Woman Reappears!

Chapter 263: Chapter 263: Cultivation Goes Awry! Mysterious Woman Reappears!

After zoning out for a moment, Su Luo suddenly said with a strange expression, "If a single Dragon Saliva Grass can get such a repayment from you, what if I find you a few more? Wouldn’t that mean..."

"What are you thinking?" An Ran snapped irritably as she slapped Su Luo lightly.

"I mean, if I find you a few more Dragon Saliva Grasses, doesn’t that mean you’ll have to work like an ox and a horse to repay me? What do you think I was going to say?" Su Luo laughed heartily.

An Ran immediately realized she had been played by Su Luo.

She glared at Su Luo irritably, then suddenly leaned in closer, whispering into Su Luo’s ear in a low voice, "Brother Su Luo, if you really can get a few more, I might not mind ’working like an ox and a horse’ for you, even letting you ride."

Smiles on Su Luo’s face instantly froze.

He had still underestimated this girl.

If Su Luo genuinely hadn’t had any designs on An Ran before, in that moment, she really did stir ripples in his heart.

The image indeed appeared in his mind.

However, Su Luo quickly regained his composure, giving her a thumbs-up, "You win, I concede defeat."

...

An Ran didn’t stay in Jiangbei for long; once Su Luo returned and she confirmed his safety, she left for the Capital City with the Dragon Saliva Grass Su Luo had given her.

Meanwhile, Su Luo stayed within the Su Family Ancestral House. He contacted Lin Songbai by phone, updating him about Lin Ruoxi’s situation so they wouldn’t worry.

After that, Su Luo took out everything he had looted from the Dragon Soul Chamber of Commerce Sub-branch from his Storage Ring.

"Herbs aged for twenty years, two hundred thirty-one stems!"

"Herbs aged for fifty years, fifty-three stems!"

"Herbs aged for a hundred years, five stems!"

"Life Essence Elixir, almost ten jins!"

"And there are twenty bottles of elixirs for aiding cultivation, eighty pills in total. Healing Pills amount to twelve bottles, forty-eight pills."

"These Spirit Stones, according to the classification of The Cultivation World, should all be Low-grade Spirit Stones, and there are actually as many as three hundred pieces."

After taking inventory, Su Luo’s haul made him visibly delighted.

Furthermore, there were other materials used for crafting.

"Are these the jade stones and Array Flags used for setting up formation arrays?"

In the end, Su Luo also found some items for setting up formation arrays, which brought even more joy to his face.

Back at the Dragon Soul Chamber of Commerce Sub-branch, he hadn’t even noticed these things.

"Perfect, I’ll use these jade stones and Array Flags to set up a formation to protect me while I cultivate!"

Immediately, Su Luo made a decision.

He had a vague feeling that the Dragon Soul Chamber of Commerce, although not certain it was him who looted their treasure vault, would probably end up pinning the blame on him.

At the least, they would suspect he was connected to the theft.

Therefore, there was a likelihood that the Dragon Soul Chamber of Commerce might send a powerful expert to deal with him again.

He needed to seize the time using these cultivation resources to enhance his own strength.

No sooner said than done!

Based on the cultivation heritage about formation arrays from "The Primal Array Solutions", Su Luo began to set up the formation.

"It’s a shame that with my current strength, I can only set up a Second-Level Formation, but it should already be effective against Grandmaster-level experts!"

After a busy period, Su Luo had set up three layers of formations within the Su Family Ancestral House.

One Trapping Formation!

Two Killing Formations!

If someone dared intrude, they would be trapped within the Trapping Formation, and the two Killing Formations would be at Su Luo’s discretion to use against the enemy!

After setting up the formations, Su Luo finally felt at ease.

In his room, he directly took out the Life Essence Elixir, took a big swig, and then began to refine the energy within it.

But soon, Su Luo discovered that his cultivation process was different from when he was in the Qi Refinement Realm.

The energy, after entering his body, did not circulate along the meridians and become refined and absorbed into his Dantian to become part of his strength. Instead, it was absorbed by the Chaos Bead.

"Why is this happening?"

Su Luo’s brow furrowed slightly.

He then took the Life Essence Elixir and downed another big mouthful, only to find that the Chaos Bead absorbed it once again.

Su Luo refused to believe this phenomenon.

He switched to a twenty-year-old medicinal herb and swallowed it whole, and, unsurprisingly, its energy was also absorbed by the Chaos Bead.

This time, Su Luo did not continue to try.

He was sure that the problem lay within the Chaos Bead.

After some thought, Su Luo’s consciousness entered the Chaos Bead once more.

"Senior..."

As Su Luo entered the Chaos Bead, he wanted to speak and ask to see the mysterious woman.

However, no sooner had he spoken than the woman’s voice was heard, "Come here."

As her words fell, Su Luo felt his consciousness taken into a mysterious realm within the Chaos Bead.

He saw the mysterious woman again.

However, unlike before, this time the mysterious woman was not simply a vague silhouette but appeared clearly within Su Luo’s sight.

She was dressed in white, her snow-white dress fluttering without wind, her hair slightly lifted, her beauty otherworldly and nearly fantastical, giving Su Luo an unreal feeling.

Especially those eyes, profound beyond measure, holding a hint of melancholy, yet also bearing an air of dominion, like gazing down upon the world; lofty above all, transcending the mundane.

This reminded Su Luo of a phrase she had once said.

"I am invincible in this world!"

In the presence of this mysterious woman, Su Luo truly felt a reverence for this invincible being.

Even though the woman was so dreamily beautiful, Su Luo dared not harbor any irreverent thoughts.

"I pay my respects to you, Senior."

Su Luo immediately bowed with his fists in greeting.

"You possess the Chaos Physique Bloodline, and thus we are of the same kind. There’s no need for such formalities," the mysterious woman said, her lips parting slightly.

This statement, to some extent, resolved some of the doubts in Su Luo’s heart.

The mysterious woman also was of the Chaos Physique!

Was the reason she helped him, and her relatively friendly attitude towards him, because he carried the Chaos Physique Bloodline?

However, even though the mysterious woman said so, Su Luo still maintained his respect as he stated his purpose, "Senior, I wish to ask why, when I cultivate, all the energy I absorb is taken away by the Chaos Bead?"

The mysterious woman said, "Do you still remember the strand of Chaos Qi I once gave you?"

Su Luo nodded, "I remember! Senior once said that the strand of Chaos Qi was key to activating my Chaos Physique Bloodline. Once I broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, a trace of Chaotic Power would be contained in my mana, making my casting far more powerful than other cultivators at the same level!"

"Correct," said the mysterious woman. "I gifted you a strand of Chaos Qi to improve your physique. Now, it can also enhance the might of your mana. That strand of Chaos Qi is also a primer; it has activated your Chaos Physique Bloodline when you broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage."

"This means that from now on, you no longer need to absorb nature’s spiritual energy and refine it into mana. Instead, you will truly begin practicing the ’Chaos Creation Art,’ absorbing Chaos Qi to cultivate Chaotic Power."

"And the Chaos Bead is capable of transforming any force between heaven and earth into Chaos Qi for your cultivation."

Upon hearing this,

Su Luo was overjoyed.

But the mysterious woman immediately doused him with a bucket of cold water: "But don’t get too happy too soon. Although the Chaos Bead can transform spiritual energy into Chaos Qi, it requires a massive amount of spiritual energy to convert into a strand of Chaos Qi."

"This means that to break through the same realm, if you’re cultivating Chaotic Power, the energy you will need to consume will be a hundred times more than that of a normal cultivator. In the later stages, it could even surpass a thousand times more."

"In this world, where spiritual energy is already scarce beyond measure, your cultivation will only become increasingly difficult. To call it a hell mode wouldn’t be an exaggeration."