Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” Chapter 624: Physical Body Forty-Fifth Order!

Advancing from the fortieth order to the forty-first order directly depleted twenty thousand Kalpa units!

Reaching the forty-second order required an additional forty thousand Kalpa units.

The forty-third order demanded sixty thousand Kalpa units!

The forty-fourth order consumed eighty thousand Kalpa units!

For the forty-fifth order physical body, a staggering one hundred thousand Kalpa units were expended!

The entire progression took him a full thirty thousand Yuan Assemblies to finalize the upgrade.

"This expenditure is somewhat excessive!"

Su Yuan’s brow furrowed. The subsequent resource drain was proving too substantial, necessitating the procurement of another batch of materials to compensate.

Su Yuan clenched his fist, sensing that with a simple squeeze now, his former self could be utterly annihilated!

The extent of the power augmentation surpassed even Su Yuan's personal expectations.

Su Yuan consumed an additional ten thousand Kalpa units, elevating his Life-bound Chaos to the fortieth order before ceasing the process.

The Chaos Jade in his hand was once again running scarce.

"It truly doesn't last long!"

Su Yuan’s inner thoughts conveyed a sigh, yet in reality, he was already immensely gratified.

Now, he could genuinely swagger through Black Flame City unchallenged.

"Commencing artifact refinement once more!"

Su Yuan resumed the process of artifact refining.

This time, bolstered by his formidable cultivation realm, the refining endeavor proceeded with exceptional ease.

He first elevated the Myriad Treasures Heaven-Earth Cauldron by a single rank, achieving the thirty-third order.

Following that, Su Yuan casually began refining the orders and the contract bestowed by the Primordial Commerce Guild.

With his improved cultivation realm, Su Yuan was capable of juggling a hundred tasks simultaneously, refining more than a hundred Chaos Dominator Artifacts concurrently!

Each and every Dominator Artifact was crafted with minimal effort under Su Yuan's skillful hands.

The quality achieved was consistently High-Quality or superior. Had Su Yuan not deliberately incorporated minor imperfections, these Dominator Artifacts would have invariably reached Supreme-Grade, a level of achievement too astonishing and unbelievable to acknowledge.

By the time Su Yuan concluded his refining session, very little time had elapsed.

Consequently, Su Yuan continued to consolidate his cultivation realm, intending to conclude the current phase when the opportune moment arose.

At this precise juncture, that contingent of disciples, accompanied by Taixuan and the others, had already reached Black Flame City.

A considerable duration had passed within the accelerated time flow, yet mere hundreds of years had gone by in the external world of Black Flame City.

Dominator Jiemeng stood at the threshold, contemplating whether to enter.

Half of a figure emerged from the interior of the shop.

Song Cai, upon spotting Lin Feng and his companions, promptly extended a greeting, "True Disciples, please enter without delay! And esteemed friends of the Master, you are also most welcome!"

"Song Cai?" Lin Feng exclaimed, taken aback. "When did you arrive here? Have you also ascended to the Chaos Dominator realm?"

Lin Feng was profoundly astonished. He recognized Song Cai, of course, but if his memory served him correctly, when he himself achieved Chaos Dominator status, Song Cai was still a low-ranking Dao Venerable. How, in such a fleeting moment, had he managed to reach Black Flame City ahead of him?

"It is thanks to the Master's benevolent grace that I was reassigned here to assist him!" Song Cai offered a concise explanation.

In terms of cultivation, he had already advanced to become a ninth-order Dao Venerable, his strength experiencing a meteoric rise. Initially, he had intended to directly break through to the quasi-Dominator realm, but Su Yuan had dissuaded him, advising him to further augment the number of his Dao Principles instead.

"Let us proceed!"

Lin Feng and the other disciples filed in, one after another.

Jiemeng and their group also followed suit, entering the establishment.

With a Cosmic Reversal, everyone found themselves transported to a realm composed of innumerable celestial bodies.

Su Yuan cast his gaze upon the newcomers and stated with an air of indifference, "Be seated, all of you."

"Understood!"

Lin Feng and the others offered practiced salutations and took their places upon the various astral bodies.

Upon encountering Su Yuan, Taixuan experienced a profound sense of emulating Taihao from days past—a deep, overwhelming feeling of powerlessness. His heart filled with trepidation, and he swiftly responded with deference, cautiously settling onto a star.

Dominator Jiemeng's expression was a tableau of complex emotions. The minor aspirations she had harbored were completely extinguished the instant she laid eyes on Su Yuan. She could not help but exhale a long, internal sigh: If only I had known sooner...

The remaining individuals in her party also adopted exceptionally respectful and subservient postures.

Su Yuan surveyed Lin Feng and his companions, inquiring, "You few, what are your intentions moving forward? I am in need of some assistants for miscellaneous tasks and to serve as gatekeepers here. If you have nothing pressing, you may remain to lend your aid."

Lin Feng responded with a wry smile, "Master, are there no other available positions?"

Su Yuan let out a scoff, "You wish to participate in the ongoing warfare, do you not?"

Lin Feng immediately affirmed with a nod, and the others mirrored his sentiment, equally disinclined to remain idle. Staying in the shop to handle odd jobs struck them as exceedingly dull.

Su Yuan shook his head and declared, "Very well. I have connections with several war regiment commanders and can arrange for you to gain experience there. I only hope you don't all perish and bring shame upon me!"

A collective, awkward smile spread across the faces of the disciples.

Su Yuan casually penned a few letters of recommendation and presented them.

"Now, be off with you!"

With the recommendation letters in hand, the seven disciples were promptly expelled from the shop's internal world space by Su Yuan.

Witnessing this, Taixuan Dominator's mouth twitched. Sending them directly into a war regiment? Wasn't he concerned about his disciples falling in battle?

"And the rest of you? What brings you here?" Su Yuan inquired, turning his attention to the remaining individuals.

Wuyazi stepped forward first. "Wuyazi pays his respects to the Seven Stars Dominator. My arm was severed by the Scavengers, and I am in urgent need of Chaos Jade for treatment. I wish to borrow a sum from you! I am willing to work for you to repay the debt!"

Wuyazi's plea was delivered with utmost sincerity.

Su Yuan's gaze swept over Wuyazi's injured arm, piercing through to perceive a form of Nothingness power relentlessly corroding the Great Dao foundation of the limb.

This was his inaugural encounter with the true potency of the Scavengers—a force seemingly antithetical and irrevocably opposed to existence itself.

With a mere wave of his hand, Su Yuan unleashed True Name Power upon Wuyazi's arm.

The True Name Power, akin to a searing brand, instantaneously dissolved the dead, silent Nothingness power!

Or rather, it rendered it inert!

The True Name Power infused Wuyazi's arm with reality, causing it to regenerate in the blink of an eye.

Wuyazi stood dumbfounded. He flexed his arm, experiencing a freedom as if it had never been severed. Crucially, the Chaos Great Dao origin within his body was completely replenished, restored to its pristine state!

Overwhelmed with joy, Wuyazi immediately prostrated himself in gratitude. "Thank you, Seven Stars Dominator, for your aid. What is the medical fee?"

Su Yuan waved dismissively. "Consider it waived. Given our acquaintance, there's no need for a fee."

Wuyazi stated earnestly, "The Seven Stars Dominator has healed me. To depart without reciprocation would be against my true heart. I overheard that the Dominator's shop is still in need of assistance with various tasks. I am willing to serve the Dominator to settle this debt."

Song Cai observed Wuyazi, a look of speechless exasperation in his eyes. Was this individual attempting to latch onto the Master? If you wish to pledge allegiance, why not state it plainly? What need for such circuitous methods?

Su Yuan responded, "As you desire."

Wuyazi, beaming with delight, deliberately moved to Song Cai's side. He bowed to Song Cai and transmitted his voice, "Please look after me from now on, Fellow Daoist Song Cai!"

Song Cai quickly replied, "Not at all, not at all."

Subsequently, Wuyazi regarded Taixuan and the others with a discerning gaze, adopting the air of a host assessing unfamiliar guests.

The transition in his demeanor was remarkably seamless.

Taixuan Dominator, too, found himself in a state of contemplation. Should he pledge allegiance to Su Yuan? He simply couldn't bring himself to commit.

Observing Wuyazi's maneuver, Jiemeng also voiced his request, "I too wish to serve within the Seven Stars Artifacting Shop. Kindly grant me this opportunity, Fellow Daoist Seven Stars!"