Chapter 103: Big Dipper Star Lord

Su Yuan glanced at Little Thirteen but didn't pay much attention. He scooped out a large piece of meat into his bowl and devoured it voraciously. The natural array restrictions activated as the meridians in his body automatically circulated, rapidly refining the beast meat in his stomach. Thick, pure energy surged into his meridians, spiritual apertures, and dantian, quickly transforming into magical power. The purity of energy in this beast meat exceeded Su Yuan's expectations. With just slight refinement, it directly converted into his magical power without needing further condensation or compression. Instead, it required absorbing heaven and earth spiritual energy for dilution. If one could eat such meat daily, Nascent Soul and Divine Transformation cultivators would save tremendous time accumulating magical power. "Eat up, why are you just standing there?" Su Yuan casually instructed. The four disciples exchanged glances. "Thank you for your generosity, Elder!" Gu You fished out a strand of meat and fed it to Little Thirteen before carefully sipping some broth himself. The next moment, rich meaty fragrance flooded his taste buds. As the broth flowed down his throat into his stomach, dense spiritual energy rapidly dispersed. His expression changed immediately as he sat cross-legged to begin refining. The other three did the same after tasting the broth, entering meditative states with white steam rising from their heads - spiritual energy leaking due to inefficient absorption. Su Yuan motioned for Su Lan and others to drink the broth too. They happily served themselves. Then Su Yuan casually poured most of the remaining broth into the cave dwelling's river, where the energy quickly dispersed downstream. Spiritual fish began gulping the water greedily, while many ordinary fish fortunate enough to drink the diluted broth saw their auras surge into spiritual fish level. Animals in the mountain forest seemed drawn by the river's energy, coming to drink. After consuming the water, their eyes gained increasing spiritual wisdom. The broth's spiritual energy rose above the cave dwelling, blocked by formations before condensing into a small spiritual cloud that eventually released a drizzling rain nourishing all plants. Su Yuan noticed many peak second-grade spiritual fish in the river experiencing breakthroughs toward the Golden Core stage! With a surprised expression, he took some spiritual liquid from the Myriad Treasures Heaven-Earth Cauldron, transforming it into streaks of light that merged with the breakthrough-ready fish. Two to three hours later, spiritual fish leaped from the river, rolled on land, and transformed into young boys and girls. "Greetings, Master!" The newly formed spirit children kowtowed repeatedly. Su Yuan smiled satisfactorily - these fish had been at peak second-grade, but with stimulation from the immortal realm giant bird's energy and bloodline absorption, their breakthroughs to third-grade were perfectly reasonable. "You'll be called Su He, and you Su Mei," Su Yuan appointed two most spiritually vibrant girls as maids before assigning the others to Su Da for farming duties. Night soon fell. Zhuge Jian and the others finally finished refining their broth, their auras overflowing with spiritual energy. Were it not for deliberate suppression, they would have broken through to Foundation Establishment immediately! Pointing at their stone bowls, Su Yuan said, "Take these with you to refine slowly later." Zhuge Jian carefully sealed his bowl with remaining broth - this liquid was comparable to heavenly treasures. Gu You glanced enviously at the hardworking spirit children in distant fields, sighing - he now wished to become Elder Su's attendant given the tremendous benefits here. Zhuge Jian asked respectfully, "We are deeply grateful for your gifts, Elder. What tasks do you have for us? We would brave any danger without hesitation!" Su Yuan chuckled, "Nothing so dramatic. Simply put, I need you to sequentially communicate with the Big Dipper stars, seeking their recognition. During this process, simultaneously call my name - essentially treating me and the Big Dipper as one entity. Understood?" After momentary confusion, all four nodded. "Understood." "Good, prepare yourselves." Su Yuan led them to a high tower where the Myriad Treasures Heaven-Earth Cauldron transformed into four Seven-Star Magic Altars for their use. Zhuge Jian went first. As he communicated with the Big Dipper seeking recognition, he simultaneously called Su Yuan's name in his heart. Standing nearby, Su Yuan closely monitored the Mind Echo response. When [Seven Stars Shine Bright] and [Mind Echo] activated simultaneously, Su Yuan immediately triggered [Mind Echo]. Half his consciousness instantly traversed immeasurable space to descend upon the distant Tian Shu Star! Expanding his awareness, Su Yuan saw the vast stellar body below and the other six equally massive Big Dipper stars. Remembering his purpose, he mobilized the Big Dipper's stellar power, attempting to leave his cultivation legacy on Tian Shu's surface. As this thought emerged, countless starlights gathered under Su Yuan's control, coalescing into lines of heavenly script upon the star's surface! Su Yuan was astonished - this actually worked! Tian Shu seemed like an indulgent elder allowing him to doodle freely. He worked feverishly as time ticked away. Before his consciousness returned, he first granted Zhuge Jian recognition, then Nangong Huoyu's timely request extended his stay by another dozen breaths. Racing against time, Su Yuan condensed more heavenly script - these were fundamental characters of talismanic Dao containing universal truths, imparting cultivation methods regardless of language. The four Qi Refining cultivators' successive petitions granted him only sixty breaths total. When time expired, half his consciousness was forcibly returned to his earthly body. Briefly disoriented, Su Yuan quickly regained focus. The Big Dipper appeared unchanged, but Zhuge Jian's group had already begun Foundation Establishment breakthroughs! "The Big Dipper's feedback forced their advancement," Su Yuan observed, gathering surrounding spiritual energy to assist. One by one, their auras surged steadily into Foundation Establishment, continuing to rise afterward as golden sand condensed within them. Zhuge Jian, with the deepest reserves, reached late-stage Golden Pellet realm with exceptionally solid foundations. Overjoyed, the four expressed profuse gratitude. "Excellent progress beyond my expectations," Su Yuan praised. "Now return to consolidate your realms before beginning Foundation Establishment cultivation." Zhuge Jian's joyful expression froze momentarily. "We take our leave," he bowed. Smiling, Su Yuan dismissed them. Exiting the cave dwelling, the four immediately noticed the drastic drop in spiritual energy concentration. "I didn't realize earlier - Elder Su's cave has spiritual energy dozens of times denser than outside!" Xie Yingying marveled. "I'm starting to envy those spirit beasts." Their breakthrough joy somewhat diminished, they departed shaking their heads. Back inside, Su Yuan continued gazing at the unchanged Big Dipper. Attempting divination through stellar communication, a special starlight beam suddenly shot into his consciousness sea. Startled, Su Yuan inspected internally to find an incredibly complex, square illusory seal beside his Nascent Soul. "This is..." he probed carefully with spiritual sense, immediately receiving information: [Name Left Upon Tian Shu, Heavenly Position...] Su Yuan quickly understood - this was a Heavenly Position Seal, representing status within cosmic hierarchy like Human Emperor, Celestial Emperor, or Immortal Lord. Position holders naturally accumulate and stabilize fortune while gaining certain authorities. However, positions themselves confer no direct power. Instead, holders can derive heavenly godhoods for others to borrow their power while receiving divine fortune to enhance their own destiny. Those obtaining godhoods become deities still controlled by the position holder - only position holders enjoy true freedom. Su Yuan had accidentally obtained the [Big Dipper Star Lord] Heavenly Position! Though the title sounded impressive, his surface power remained largely unchanged while his essence had transformed. Suddenly, Su Yuan could see multicolored streams flowing around him - some purple currents emanating from him, others flowing toward him. After the position's recognition, the outgoing purple streams no longer dissipated but condensed onto the Star Lord position, making the seal more substantial while accelerating inflow of other colored streams. "Fortune!" Su Yuan's gaze sharpened - this was cultivator fortune! Looking upward, he saw a three-petaled purple fortune flower above himself - third-grade purple fortune! He now knew living beings' fortune came in nine colors: black, white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple (highest). Purple represented supreme nobility - commoners typically had only white fortune. When fortune clouds condense to their extreme, they form lotus flowers. Single-petal flowers already indicate immortal potential, with more petals signifying greater potential and luck. Presently, Su Yuan possessed third-grade purple fortune!