Chapter 136: Chapter 136 Immortal Rank Tracking Technique
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“Many thanks to Fairy Xia for protecting me as I cultivated.”
Mo Huazhi managed to break through to the Dao Palace realm smoothly at the Hanlin Academy in Yue Country without any disturbance from outsiders, thanks to Xia Ningxue, who was in the Void Refinement Realm, acting as protector at Hanlin Academy.
Xia Ningxue is the close disciple of the Fairy Pavilion Master, while Lu Changsheng is the personal disciple of the Mount Shu Sect Leader. Both are of the same generation, and Mo Huazhi happens to be Lu Changsheng’s disciple. In terms of age, Mo Huazhi and Xia Ningxue are quite similar, but in terms of seniority, Xia Ningxue is Mo Huazhi’s elder.
“It’s no trouble, as you are Elder Lu’s disciple, and protecting you is also a way to repay his kindness. Now that you have successfully broken through to the Dao Palace realm, it’s time to return to Mount Shu. And I should go back to the Inquiry Immortal Pavilion to continue my cultivation. Please… give my regards to your master.”
After Mo Huazhi’s breakthrough, Xia Ningxue summoned her Flying Sword and soared away into the distance.
“After three years of cultivating in the Hanlin Academy of Yue Country, and successfully clearing the Mo Family’s name, it’s time I go back to my master.”
Mo Huazhi said farewell to the Hanlin Academy’s group of Great Confucians, who were very respectful toward her, as Mo Huazhi has the potential to become the next Literary Sage, far surpassing of the ordinary Great Confucian.
At Mount Shu, Lu Changsheng taught the Technique of Ten Thousand Li Tracking, a Heaven Rank mid-level tracking skill, to two disciples in the Dao Palace Realm and one in the Nascent Soul Realm.
The calamity of the Demon Sects is imminent, and the Supreme Elders of the four major Demon Sects and the exceptional Great Demons from Huang State may swarm out in full force.
With Lu Changsheng’s current survival abilities, he is nearly invincible at the early stage of the Void Refinement Realm, and even seeking death would be difficult.
Should he encounter a mid-stage opponent from the Void Refinement Realm, Lu Changsheng must fight with all his might. Unable to be in two places at once, he may not be able to protect his disciples.
Therefore, Lu Changsheng strives to enhance the survival capabilities of each of his disciples as much as possible.
The Technique of Ten Thousand Li Tracking is tremendously useful, capable of tracking enemies, and also being used for escape or counter-tracking.
A single cultivation technique can only grant rewards once and cannot be taught repeatedly. Hence, Lu Changsheng had Lin Qingzhi, Lu Qinglian, and Shen Xiaoyao cultivate the Technique of Ten Thousand Li Tracking at the same time.
[Ding, you have bestowed upon your disciples Lu Qinglian, Lin Qingzhi, and Shen Xiaoyao the Heaven Rank mid-level Technique of Ten Thousand Li Tracking and have received the teaching reward of a thousandfold return: a lower Immortal Rank Cultivation Technique, “Soul Searching Skills”].
[Soul Searching Skills: A tracking technique used in the Immortal Realm, practice to the highest realm, and even the breath of spirits can be tracked. It can also search the opponent’s Sea of Consciousness, read memories, and extract intelligence.]
“An Immortal Rank tracking technique!”
Lu Changsheng knew the value of this technique.
Lu Changsheng had already achieved great accomplishment in the Heaven Rank Technique of Ten Thousand Li Tracking, and with this foundation, he was well-placed to cultivate “Soul Searching Skills”.
Tracking is a Great Divine Power.
Mastering tracking techniques, one can make enemies find no path to heaven or gate to the earth, driven to utter despair.
The Technique of Ten Thousand Li Tracking has proven extraordinarily useful on multiple occasions. If he were to master “Soul Searching Skills”, even if an adversary deployed talismans, escaping from Lu Changsheng’s pursuit would be near impossible.
After passing on the Technique of Ten Thousand Li Tracking to his three disciples, Lu Changsheng set aside Lu Qinglian, who was suitable for Body Refinement, to teach him the Heaven Rank mid-level Cultivation Technique, “Nine Dragons Refinement Technique”.
The potential of the Martial King Divine Physique goes beyond that.
Lu Qinglian’s Martial King Divine Physique is only moderately developed, and it’s still a long way from reaching Great Accomplishment.
Lu Changsheng, having greatly accomplished the Nine Dragons Refinement Technique, was well-prepared with the Body Refinement medicinal bath and continued cultivating the Martial King Divine Physique.
[Ding, you have bestowed upon your disciple Lu Qinglian a Heaven Rank mid-level Cultivation Technique, “Nine Dragons Refinement Technique”, and have received a teaching reward of three thousandfold return: a lower Immortal Rank Body Refinement Method, “Phoenix Nirvana Bodily Refining Technique”].
[Phoenix Nirvana Bodily Refining Technique: The phoenix undergoes nirvana, reborn from death, the practice of this technique requires enduring immense pain and rebirth from fire. Only those with a special martial body physique, fire spirit root, fire attribute True Qi, and at least Void Refinement Realm can dare to practice this method, otherwise, death is certain.]
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Lu Changsheng obtained a second lower-level Immortal Rank Body Refinement Method, and by the description from the system, “Phoenix Nirvana Bodily Refining Technique” is on par with “Nine Revolutions Divine Demon Body Refining Skills”, possibly equivalent in their effects.
However, “Phoenix Nirvana Bodily Refining Technique” has more stringent conditions, and only Lu Qinglian, with his fire spirit root, Fire Lotus True Qi, and Martial King Divine Physique, is capable of practicing it.
Even Lu Qinglian, as he is now, has not reached the Void Refinement Realm and cannot cultivate “Phoenix Nirvana Bodily Refining Technique”.
“Master, the third senior sister has returned!”
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Shen Xiaoyao excitedly came forward to report.
“Hmm.”
Lu Changsheng had already received the reward for his third disciple, Mo Huazhi’s breakthrough to the Dao Palace Realm—a ninth-grade talisman, “Golden Crow Heaven Burning Talisman.”
This was an offensive talisman like the Divine Thunder Exorcism Charm, and even Lu Changsheng, with his current level of cultivation, could only unleash the full power of an eighth-grade talisman and was not yet capable of fully utilizing the magic of a ninth-grade talisman.
Of course, even if he couldn’t unleash the complete magic of the ninth-grade talisman, its potency was still higher than that of the eighth-grade talismans, though somewhat wasteful.
The “Golden Crow Heaven Burning Talisman” was kept by Lu Changsheng as one of his life-saving methods.
“Master, your disciple Zhi’er has lived up to the expectations, reaching the Dao Palace Realm after three years of cultivation in Yue Country.”
Mo Huazhi had returned, sitting gracefully on a meditation cushion in a calm and dignified manner, her temperament vastly different from the lively nature of Lu Qinglian.
Lu Changsheng felt the Magnificent Righteous Qi lingering around this disciple, sensing she was one step closer to becoming a Literary Sage.
Literary Sages like Temple Master Yu Xuanji of the Hidden Dragon Temple and Shangguan Zhao’er were both of the Body of the Literary Sage, and it was rumored that Shangguan Zhao’er had already ascended to the Immortal Realm, indicating that the Body of the Literary Sage, like the Spirit Sword Physique, held the potential for ascension to the Immortal Realm.
The current Temple Master of Hidden Dragon Temple, Yu Xuanji, hardly ever took action, so the depth of her cultivation was unknown.
In certain conditions, the Body of the Literary Sage could enter a state of sudden enlightenment, with cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds in a single day.
Mo Huazhi stayed in the Nascent Soul Realm for only a short time before she directly entered the Dao Palace Realm.
This showed the fearsome nature of the Body of the Literary Sage.
Lu Changsheng’s goal was to survive until he achieved sainthood and ascension, and if he were to ascend to the Immortal Realm in the future, he hoped his disciples could keep pace with him.
“Fairy Xia from the Inquiry Immortal Pavilion acted as your disciple’s protector at the behest of Master. Before she left, she asked your disciple to convey her regards.”
“Master knows.”
Lu Changsheng was pondering how to cultivate the Literary Sage who had reached the Dao Palace Realm.
In Huang State, a tribe of a hundred thousand of the Huang Tribe was attacked by the Reincarnation Hall; a black-haired man carrying a longsword floated in the air, looking down at the terrified Huang Tribe warriors with frenzied eyes, as if looking at a group of ants.
At that moment, he was the overlord.
“You ants, with your blood, aid me, Luo Feng, on my ascent to the exalted steps of immortality!”
Luo Feng raised the Blood Banner, set up the Blood Formation, refining one hundred thousand Huang Tribesmen, and turned this place into a living hell!
The Huang Tribe warriors tried to attack Luo Feng, but their struggles were in vain before Luo Feng of the Dao Palace Realm.
“Hahaha, the Blood Refining Method of the Reincarnation Hall is indeed marvelous; my cultivation is soaring, much faster than practicing the cultivation techniques of the Inquiry Immortal Pavilion!”
Luo Feng, who had pledged himself to the Reincarnation Hall and fallen into the Demonic Dao, was impressed by the astonishing speed of demonic cultivation skills.
No wonder so many cultivators chose to join the four great Demon Sects.
“Lu Changsheng, you just wait, I, Luo Feng, will sooner or later have my revenge! And Xia, I will surely have you too! Hahahaha!”
Luo Feng greedily absorbed the blood essence of the hundred thousand Huang Tribesmen, his cultivation surging dramatically.
“Luo Feng, what are you doing?”
A figure as withered as dry wood emerged from a giant tree, leaning on a wooden staff, looking with horror at the bloody scene in front of him, unable to believe that Luo Feng had gone so madly demonic.
Elder Ku Mu of the Inquiry Immortal Pavilion was one step too late; the Huang Tribe had sought help from the Inquiry Immortal Pavilion, and by the time he had arrived, they had already been annihilated by Luo Feng.
“I, once acting on the Pavilion Master’s orders, taught you some cultivation techniques, making me your half-master. Today, even at the cost of this old life, I will purge the Inquiry Immortal Pavilion of dissenters and cut down the traitor with my own hands!”
