Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life-Chapter 141: Water? Spiritual Energy!

Su Ming held the weighty cloth pouch, his heart filled with a whirlwind of emotions.

He knew this wasn't just six spirit stones.

This was the first time within this immortal sect that he had truly earned, through his own ability, resources recognized by the rules.

He bowed deeply towards Wang Defa.

"Thank you, Steward Wang. I will remember this kindness."

"Ah! You're too kind! Too kind!" Wang Defa's smile was so wide his eyes became mere slits. "The Accounting Office will still need to rely on you in the future, Brother Su!"

After seeing Wang Defa off, Su Ming returned to his simple, crude eastern side room.

He closed the door and carefully poured the six spirit stones onto his bed.

The gentle glow of spiritual light instantly illuminated the dim little room.

Pure spiritual energy washed over him, making every pore in his body feel a wave of comfort.

This was spirit stones!

He picked up one piece, feeling the spiritual energy contained within it, a hundred times denser than the surrounding air, his heart surging with emotion.

With these, Master's Soul Body might recover a little faster.

His own cultivation might also...

Su Ming didn't dare think further.

He took a deep breath, carefully putting away three of the spirit stones, leaving only this month's three.

In all matters, leave a line of retreat.

This was a principle his master had taught him.

......

Night deepened.

Courtyard Ding-Qi was completely silent.

Su Ming sat cross-legged on his bed, not rushing to absorb the spirit stones for cultivation.

As usual, he first mobilized the strand of spiritual energy within his body, which had become much more docile, and channeled it into the Xuantian ring to nourish his master's Soul Body.

This had become his unshakable daily habit.

Only after completing this did he prepare to begin tonight's cultivation session.

However, just as he began circulating the Greenwood Longevity Art, preparing to inhale and exhale the heaven and earth's spiritual energy, a sudden change occurred!

The Xuantian ring on his finger grew slightly warm without any warning!

Immediately after, that warmth instantly turned scalding hot!

A powerful suction force erupted violently from the ring!

Su Ming's expression changed drastically. He could clearly feel the thin spiritual energy in the surrounding air, like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, madly surging towards the Xuantian ring!

Inside the ring, the Spirit Gathering Array that had always operated slowly now resembled a primordial beast awakening, its rotation speed suddenly increasing by more than tenfold!

Hmm——

A low humming sound resonated within Su Ming's mind.

The air in the room became somewhat distorted due to the violent flow of spiritual energy.

The flame of the oil lamp on the table flickered wildly before finally extinguishing with a "pfft" sound.

Darkness enveloped the entire room.

Only that Xuantian ring emitted an eerie, dark red glow, casting Su Ming's face in shifting light and shadow.

"What's happening?"

Su Ming was horrified. He wanted to stop the circulation of his cultivation method, but he discovered the spiritual energy within his body was completely out of control, forcibly drained away by that terrifying suction force and poured into the ring!

His body was visibly withering away.

In just a few breaths, he felt dizzy, his vision blurry, his limbs weak.

If this continued, he would be sucked dry into a mummy!

Just as Su Ming thought he was going to die here, an extremely faint thought transmitted into his mind.

"Water... spirit... energy..."

The voice was weak to the extreme, yet incredibly familiar!

It was Master!

Su Ming's breath hitched violently, his heart feeling as if gripped by an invisible hand, then ruthlessly thrown into the sky!

Wild joy!

Indescribable, overwhelming joy instantly washed away all his fear and terror!

Master was awake!

Master needed spiritual energy!

Needed denser, purer spiritual energy!

Without the slightest hesitation, using the last shred of his strength, Su Ming tremblingly grabbed the three low-grade spirit stones on the bed with his hand and pressed them firmly against the Xuantian ring!

The three hard spirit stones, the moment they touched the Xuantian ring, melted away at a visible speed like ice and snow thrown onto red-hot iron!

Vast and pure spiritual energy transformed into three streams of white energy visible to the naked eye, "swallowed" whole by the Xuantian ring!

"Hic..."

A soft sound, like a satisfied hiccup after a meal, echoed in Su Ming's mind.

The scalding temperature on the ring's surface receded like a tide.

The madly spinning Spirit Gathering Array gradually slowed down.

That terrifying suction force that had almost drained him dry also vanished.

The surrounding air returned to calm once more.

Everything seemed as if it had never happened.

Su Ming collapsed limply on the bed, gasping for breath in great heaves, his entire body soaked in cold sweat.

He stared nervously at the ring on his finger, his heart in his throat.

One breath.

Two breaths.

Ten breaths passed.

The ring showed no reaction.

Su Ming's heart sank little by little.

Could it be... that was just an illusion?

Just as a trace of despair rose in his heart, that familiar voice finally sounded again.

This time, it was no longer a fragmented thought.

Though still weak, it was clearly audible.

"Good disciple..."

"Where... are we now?"

"Why is the spiritual energy... so abundant..."

Su Ming lay collapsed on the bed, sweat soaking through his clothes, every limb and joint trembling uncontrollably from the weakness of having his spiritual energy drained. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

But he didn't care at all.

All his focus was concentrated on that weak yet incredibly clear call.

"Master..."

Su Ming's voice was hoarse, carrying a hint of a sob he himself hadn't even noticed.

"Your disciple is here!"