The majestic warning resounded above Life's Lake.
In response, Su Ming wasn't overly tense.
Di Tian? Old acquaintance.
Having absorbed Er Ming's Spirit Ring, he could actually leave. However, he didn't plan to. This was, after all, the life core location, and Su Ming intended to cultivate here for a while.
This was also the purpose of bringing Shui Bing'er here.
Cultivating elsewhere was too time-consuming. Better to let her cultivate here for a period.
Observing, Su Ming saw Shui Bing'er's current Spirit Power was at level 49.
Cultivating at Life's Lake, she could break through to level 50 within three months at most. Then, Su Ming would forge a set of Spirit Metal for her. Starting from her first ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring, she could attempt higher year limits.
As for how to improve her physical constitution or find corresponding Spirit Rings, those weren't Su Ming's concerns.
Cultivation support had its limits.
Helping find the person and providing some basic conditions, he felt, was enough.
Su Ming wasn't the Phoenix God. He didn't know the exact conditions for inheriting the Phoenix God Seat. Of course, he would only provide some convenience in the cultivation environment.
This Life's Lake was the cultivation ground he found for Shui Bing'er.
As for how to obtain Di Tian's agreement...
Su Ming's eyes turned brilliant gold, gazing directly beneath Life's Lake.
"Let her cultivate here. In return, I will gather fortune for the Star Dou Great Forest, reshape its destiny, and nurture an Auspicious Beast. How about it?"
Heaven and earth fell into silence.
After a long while, that voice like heavenly might sounded again.
"Agreed."
Su Ming looked at Shui Bing'er, gesturing for her to enter the center of Life's Lake.
"Practice here. When you break through to level 50, the Phoenix God will contact you."
As he spoke, he also handed Shui Bing'er a Spirit Communication Device.
Placing his index finger on his brow, a simple phoenix-like line appeared, reflected in his mid-air.
Sensing the Phoenix God's divine sense fluctuation, Su Ming tossed out some Spirit Soul faith and a ball of Nirvana Flame.
That divine sense also entered it, then landed in the center of Life's Lake, forming a small island.
Simultaneously, the prompt for trial completion appeared in Su Ming's mind.
"Top-Grade Seven Trials, Third Trial completed. Reward: All Spirit Rings increased by five thousand years, one God-Bestowed Spirit Ring with a Nirvana Spirit Skill."
Obtaining the benefits, Su Ming also turned and left.
Heaven Refinement City.
Zhu Jiuyang had been waiting for him.
From the fleet's return to Su Ming's arrival back at Heaven Refinement City, barely a day had passed.
"Quite the change."
Zhu Jiuyang looked at his disciple, absent for a year, feeling somewhat dazed.
One year was actually short.
But the feeling Su Ming gave was completely different.
If before, Su Ming was a junior who still needed some protection from his power, now Su Ming had grown into a colossal entity, exuding an aura of a true powerhouse from within.
This subconscious psychological perception was very accurate.
Zhu Jiuyang didn't know what Su Ming had experienced this year to undergo such a transformation.
"Teacher, let's build signal base station."
Communication was needed between continents.
What other factions did, Su Ming couldn't control, but the Blacksmith Association must maintain high unity for easier management.
As for how to maintain contact, Su Ming didn't lack the technology.
Couldn't launch satellites? No problem. Just build signal base station large enough.
Once the base stations were built, dispatch a group of the association's blacksmiths to the Sun Moon Continent to establish base stations there as well, achieving connectivity between the two continents.
"Also, Teacher, you don't need to oversee the association anymore. You can focus on cultivation now."
Su Ming's strength had now caught up. He no longer needed Zhu Jiuyang to sacrifice his time managing the association.
The early development of the association had already been guided by him.
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Henceforth, even if there were parasites, Su Ming could directly use force to pull the association back on track without investing too much extra energy.
Zhu Jiuyang sensed boundless confidence in Su Ming's words.
"Good. This teacher should also strive in cultivation, at least reaching peak Douluo."
"Peak isn't enough, Teacher. Peak is just the starting point. Ultimate Douluo, even deity, is your target," Su Ming said with a smile. "This time, I'm also taking you, Teacher, to rebuild your foundation."
If Dugu Bo could re-cultivate his poison power with the aid of Nirvana Flame, Zhu Jiuyang certainly could too.
Of course, his foundation wasn't flawed.
But tempering his Sacred Flame with Nirvana Flame would absolutely be worthwhile.
He roughly recounted his pioneering experience to Zhu Jiuyang and demonstrated the Nirvana Flame.
"This flame is indeed a tremendous opportunity for me," Zhu Jiuyang looked at the flame in Su Ming's hand, his gaze burning.
But he remained sober.
"It should still require some time, right? Shouldn't we wait for the association's second group heading to the Sun Moon Continent?"
"Of course we'll wait. Establishing the base station will take several months. During this time, we can first seek some other opportunities."
"Other chance?"
Su Ming looked at his puzzled teacher and laughed.
He hadn't sought Zhu Jiuyang for the Phoenix God's Third Trial.
Because it wasn't suitable.
Compared to the Phoenix God, the God of Fire was undoubtedly better and more fitting for Zhu Jiuyang.
"We're going to find the God of Fire's inheritance."
Su Ming said this as if it were taken for granted.
The God of Fire was for Zhu Jiuyang. In fact, he planned to seek other deities as well.
His own system was already formed. With considerable strength and infinite resurrection ability, he could now rampage on Douluo Star within this illusory history. Naturally, he wouldn't be timid anymore.
It was time to enter the era of striking with heavy fists.
"God of Fire? You know the location of the God of Fire's inheritance?" Zhu Jiuyang was puzzled how his disciple knew so much about deities.
Was this the value of being personally targeted for execution by a deity?
"The God of Fire..." Su Ming actually didn't know the precise location of the deity's inheritance.
There were undoubtedly many deity inheritances on Douluo Star, as evidenced by Tang San managing to find God Seat inheritances for Dai Mubai and the other four.
But each deity's inheritance was extremely secretive, its location possibly even uncertain.
Without fate, you could stand right at the inheritance site and nothing would happen.
As for the God of Fire...
Su Ming didn't know the specific inheritance location, but he thought they could try searching.
His teacher's talent was decent. Inheriting the God of Fire Seat might be a bit hanging, but Su Ming also had remedial methods.
At worst, find a way to rebuild his teacher's foundation.
Su Ming tapped his brow. A strand of mysterious power flowed at his fingertip, drawing out the trial mark hidden there. The phoenix pattern flickered twice.
He took out a continental map.
"The God of Fire's inheritance is most likely in places with Vivid Fire attribute vital energy. Flame Mountain outside Blazing Fire City, the Li Volcano Mountain Range in the southern continent, Fire Prison Island in the southeastern sea... the probability at these places isn't small."
Listening to Su Ming's serious analysis, Zhu Jiuyang showed a speechless expression.
So it's searching place by place.
His fervent heart instantly cooled.
Su Ming tapped a few more fire-rich locations on the map.
To his surprise, the Phoenix God didn't react to large places like Flame Mountain, Li Volcano Mountain Range, or Fire Prison Island. Instead, it reacted when he mentioned a place not known for fire.
He looked at the mountain range not far from Spirit City.
"The Death Mountain Range?"
The God of Fire's inheritance is in the Death Mountain Range?
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