Chapter 121: Chapter 121: The First Dao Palace Realm Disciple, The Return of the Immortal Artifact!
“My junior brother’s aura is rising rapidly, and the nature’s spiritual energy from the surrounding trees is converging towards this place.”
Lin Qingzhi was in seclusion and cultivation within the mountain woods, with Chen Yao acting as his protector, feeling the quick convergence of nature’s spiritual energy all around, with the meditating Lin Qingzhi becoming the center of a spiritual energy vortex.
The Everlasting Verdant Body, upon breakthrough, causes a resonance with the flowers and trees, thriving and flourishing.
Lin Qingzhi circulated the Profound Heavenly Spell, swallowed a sixth-grade Elixir Pill “Soul Nourishing Pill,” and put his all into assaulting the threshold of the Dao Palace Realm.
Chen Yao had been waiting for ten days and nights, and this was the last day of Lin Qingzhi’s assault on the Dao Palace Realm.
The moment he stepped into the Dao Palace Realm, Lin Qingzhi seemed to witness an appalling vision: the heavens and earth lost their color, the sun and the moon were devoid of light, countless gods and demons fell, and an elder with a withered appearance transformed into a divine tree thousands of feet tall, drawing endless spiritual energy from the earth to face a demonic claw stretching out from the firmament…
“Dao Palace Realm, achieved!”
Lin Qingzhi opened his eyes, successfully creating his Dao Palace, and officially entered the Dao Palace Realm.
He became the first disciple of Qingyun Peak to reach the Dao Palace Realm.
However, during the breakthrough, Lin Qingzhi’s back was covered in cold sweat.
“Could the scene I just saw have come from this piece of Nameless Divine Wood?”
Lin Qingzhi took out the charred piece of wood from his chest, the only treasure he had obtained from the Divine Tree Immortal Emperor’s cave dwelling, its use unclear, which Lin Qingzhi always carried with him.
“Congratulations junior brother on entering the Dao Palace Realm.”
Seeing Lin Qingzhi’s successful breakthrough, Chen Yao revealed a relieved smile.
“Thank you, senior sister, for acting as my protector. Should you breakthrough in the future, I’m also willing to protect you.”
“That’s a promise then.”
“Hmm, it’s time for us to return to Mount Shu.”
Lin Qingzhi’s purpose for descending the mountain for experience was to seek enlightenment to step into the Dao Palace Realm. Now that his purpose was achieved, it was time to return to Mount Shu to continue his cultivation.
Meanwhile, at Mount Shu, Lu Changsheng had smoothly broken through to the Void Refinement Realm during the time Lin Qingzhi was assaulting the Dao Palace Realm.
The Threefold Heavenly Tribulation almost destroyed Lu Changsheng’s meridians, but the Innate Taoist Body absorbed nature’s spiritual energy on its own and repaired all the meridians.
Lu Changsheng returned to Qingyun Peak, took out the Demon Core he had obtained from slaying the Calamity Serpent, and used the Yin Yang Dragons Cauldron to refine the Demon Core, which served as a substantial nourishment, nurturing his Dantian Qi Sea, to consolidate the Void Refinement Realm level as quickly as possible.
Although the Yin Yang Dragons Cauldron wasn’t a combat-type magical weapon, it was extremely practical.
Lu Changsheng used the Yin Yang Dragons Cauldron as a Medicine Cauldron, refining various Demon Cores, Elixir Pills, or concocting Body Refinement Elixirs for himself or his second disciple, Lu Qinglian, to use in their body refinement.
After entering the Void Refinement Realm, Lu Changsheng could continue to cultivate the Taiqing Wuji Technique, True Martial Nine Forms, Tiangang Sword Formation, and Nine Dragons Refinement Technique, along with other Heaven Rank cultivation techniques, until Great Perfection.
Compared to the Dao Palace Realm, the Void Refinement Realm has one significant difference: activating an Immortal Artifact no longer limits one to a single blow.
From the Void Refinement Realm onward, one could start to gradually utilize the Immortal Artifact in battle.
Activating an Immortal Artifact still required a vast amount of True Qi, and even the six Sect Leaders wouldn’t use Immortal Artifacts lightly.
It’s only Lu Changsheng, who had more True Qi than others of his cultivation level and whose Innate Taoist Body recovered True Qi not slowly, and could use seventh-grade and eighth-grade Elixir Pills to speed up the replenishment of spiritual energy, that would dare to use Immortal Artifacts frequently in the early stages of the Void Refinement Realm.
“I have four Heaven Rank techniques to cultivate, and after reaching Great Perfection in the Nine Dragons Refinement Technique, I also need to cultivate the Immortal Rank Body Refinement Method ‘Nine Revolutions Divine Demon Body Refining Skills.’ It’s overwhelming,” Lu Changsheng realized.
After entering the Void Refinement Realm, Lu Changsheng found that he needed to cultivate his potential, quickly bringing the four Heaven Rank techniques to Great Perfection.
Great Perfection in superior Heaven Rank techniques is as powerful as an entry-level Immortal Rank technique.
The Taiqing Wuji Technique only lacks the eighth and ninth layers to reach Great Perfection.
“According to the system simulation of the disciple’s lifetime, there are five years left until the calamity from the Demon Sects, giving me five more years to cultivate the Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique.”
“No, my third disciple is about to go down the mountain for training, I should first help her deal with the Young Sect Leader of the Joyous Union Sect.”
“My current cultivation level has reached the first layer of the Void Refinement Realm, and I have an inferior Immortal Artifact, the ‘Yin Yang Dragons Cauldron,’ but it’s still not strong enough.”
Lu Changsheng, utilizing the system’s function of simulating disciple lifetimes, had foreseen future calamities and worked to defy fate, staying a step ahead of the four great Demon Sects at every turn.
The most pressing matter was to help his third disciple, Mo Huazhi, overcome her tribulation and break apart the plans of the Joyous Union Sect.
While Lu Changsheng was contemplating his countermove, the cold prompt of the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator sounded.
[Ding, your eldest disciple “Lin Qingzhi” is currently at the first layer of Dao Palace Realm.]
[At the early stage of the Dao Palace Realm (layers one to four), you may present treasures such as Sixth Rank Elixir Pills, Sixth Rank Talismans, and inferior Innate Spirit Treasures.]
[At the middle stage of the Dao Palace Realm (layers five to seven), you may present treasures such as Seventh Rank Elixir Pills, Seventh Rank Talismans, and medium Innate Spirit Treasures.]
[At the Great Accomplishment stage of the Dao Palace Realm (layers eight to nine), you may present superior Innate Spirit Treasures, and there will be a guarantee to return an Immortal Artifact.]
[Note: Presenting redundant items to disciples will prevent you from gifting the same type of treasure for a month.]
[Number of times you can return Immortal Artifacts this month: 1/1 (With each increase in your disciple’s realm, the maximum number of Immortal Artifacts you can return each month will increase. With each additional disciple in the Void Refinement Realm, the limit increases by +1.)]
Lin Qingzhi, who had gone down the mountain for training, had finally stepped into the Dao Palace Realm.
After a disciple steps into the Dao Palace Realm, more advanced treasures can be presented to them.
“As long as I have a disciple at the Great Accomplishment stage of the Dao Palace Realm, presenting a superior Innate Spirit Treasure guarantees the return of an Immortal Artifact? In that case, once Lin Qingzhi reaches the Great Accomplishment stage of the Dao Palace Realm, I will be able to obtain an Immortal Artifact each month and the more Void Refinement Realm disciples I have, the more Immortal Artifacts I can obtain each month…”
Lu Changsheng was thrilled.
With Lin Qingzhi having received the power-infusing initiation from Lu Changsheng, his cultivation speed within the Dao Palace Realm far exceeded that of ordinary people, and it wouldn’t take many years for him to reach the Great Accomplishment stage.
As for the issue of redundant rewards, Lu Changsheng was not worried, as long as Lin Qingzhi cultivated the Tiangang Sword Formation, which required thirty-six Flying Sword treasures, Lu Changsheng could use Lin Qingzhi to obtain Immortal Artifact Flying Swords…
[Ding, your eldest disciple “Lin Qingzhi,” has elevated from the Nascent Soul Realm to the Dao Palace Realm, and you have received a reward for your disciple’s advancement: an inferior Immortal Artifact, the “Linglong Tower.”]
While Lu Changsheng was planning how to effectively exploit the system, it unexpectedly returned an Immortal Artifact to him.
This was the second Immortal Artifact that Lu Changsheng had acquired.
Within Lu Changsheng’s Inner World, amidst the chaos outside of the Dao Palace, a Linglong Tower appeared, radiating golden light.
[Mysterious Yellow Tower: An inferior Immortal Artifact, a defensive treasure, crafted from a strand of faint Mysterious Yellow Qi and rare refining materials. Once refined, it merges with the body and will automatically appear above the head when facing a powerful attack, consuming True Qi to unleash myriad rays of light to withstand the attack, protecting the owner.]
The second Immortal Artifact was a top-notch defensive treasure that could actively protect its owner.
Of course, the Mysterious Yellow Tower also consumed a considerable amount of True Qi when defending.
“With the protection of the Mysterious Yellow Tower, let’s see how the Joyous Union Sect deals with me this time.”
Lu Changsheng had been concerned about not having enough means to resolve his third disciple’s crisis, but now with the Mysterious Yellow Tower, as long as he doesn’t face any Supreme Elders of the Demon Sects with their own Immortal Artifacts, it would be hard for Lu Changsheng to find death.
“Master, Zhi’er and the junior brother have been placed in different teams and are about to go down the mountain for training. Do you have any instructions?”
Mo Huazhi and Shen Xiaoyao, before heading down the mountain for training, came to the cave dwelling to seek guidance from Lu Changsheng.
“Before heading down the mountain, I will give you one last power-infusing initiation and have prepared elixirs for you to use on the way. Rest assured and go forth on your training journey.”
Lu Changsheng currently possessed two Immortal Artifacts, as well as ten Eighth Rank Elixir Pills and four Eighth Rank Talismans. Secretly following Mo Huazhi’s Mount Shu team, he had enough to give a tremendous surprise to the scheming Young Sect Leader of the Joyous Union Sect.