Although Zhao Wuyan didn’t receive any reciprocal benefits for taking on a disciple, as an early senior brother, Lu Changsheng was not lacking in treasures.
Zhao Wuyan was deeply moved. His junior brother really treated him generously.
Without his junior brother, given Zhao Wuyan’s aptitude, the chances of surviving the tribulation would have been extremely low.
Now that he had ascended to the Immortal Realm, all manner of ultimate treasures, cultivation techniques, Immortal Pills, and Talismans were given to him just like that. He was truly well taken care of.
Lu Changsheng, accompanied by Zhao Wuyan and four disciples, stayed in hiding at Zhengsheng Mountain to cultivate.
With the backing of Tai Hua’s Holy Land, even if the seven Great Demons hired Heavenly Level Assassins from the Assassin Immortal Sect, these assassins wouldn’t dare to offend the Holy Land recklessly.
The Assassin Immortal Sect was even more loosely organized than ordinary Immortal Sects. Most Heavenly Level Assassins were lone wolves. These assassins would be seeking death by opposing the Holy Land.
Lu Changsheng’s goal was to defeat the seven Great Demons. He must stay hidden on Zhengsheng Mountain until his strength reached the level of the King of Chaos.
Lu Changsheng frequentedly traveled between the Treasure Pavilion and Changqing Cave.
The Treasure Pavilion had Elders and Disciples from Zhengsheng Sect offering various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Lu Changsheng could exchange high-grade Immortal Pills for Sect contribution points, then trade them for a batch of lower-grade treasures, which he would then bestow upon his disciples, obtaining high-grade treasures in return from the system.
Every thousand years, like always, Lu Changsheng came to the Treasure Pavilion to select treasures.
“Daoist Changsheng, welcome.”
Elder Chang, who was in charge of the Treasure Pavilion, rubbed his hands excitedly upon Lu Changsheng’s arrival.
Every time Lu Changsheng came to exchange treasures, the Treasure Pavilion benefited greatly.
“Have any rare treasures been added to the inventory in the last thousand years?”
“I have already prepared a batch of new treasures just for you.”
Elder Chang clapped his hands, and the disciples of the Treasure Pavilion respectfully presented the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that had been recently acquired.
“This is a ‘Gathering Spirit Lotus’ obtained by an Elder from the Kunlun Forbidden Land. It can gather the nature’s spiritual energy from the surroundings, accelerating cultivation. Possessing this lotus is akin to carrying a miniature Spirit Gathering Array with you; it’s a thirteenth-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.”
“This is the ‘Ice Mallow’ acquired by a disciple during their training, which can infused a trace of chill into your True Qi.”
“This is the Forget-Worry Grass, able to make one forget painful memories, counteract inner demons, and increase the chances of successfully passing the tribulation.”
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Elder Chang introduced each of these unique Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to Lu Changsheng.
He knew that Lu Changsheng favored such special treasures that he had never seen before, and was willing to trade them for higher-grade treasures.
“I want them all.”
Lu Changsheng took out several ultimate treasures and fourteenth-grade Immortal Pills, exchanging them for the various items.
In the Immortal Realm, where spiritual energy was rich and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were abundant, Lu Changsheng tried to bestow all sorts of treasures upon his disciples as much as possible. Who knows what special treasure might be returned?
“Daoist Changsheng, please come again.”
Elder Chang thought he had made a huge profit again. As a distinguished guest of the Treasure Pavilion, Elder Chang personally saw off his visitor.
Lu Changsheng returned with those treasures to bestow upon his disciples.
[Ding, you have bestowed the eleventh-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure “Ice Mallow” to disciple Dugu Aotian, earning a disciple mentorship ten-thousandfold return reward: thirteenth-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure “Cold Heaven Mallow.”]
[Cold Heaven Mallow: A genius treasure grown in Guanghan Palace. Consuming this plant allows one to integrate a breath of ice into their True Qi.]
Receiving a ten-thousandfold return on the first mentorship of the day, it seems the luck is good.
Dugu Aotian practiced Demonic Cultivation Skills. Infusing a trace of icy True Qi within Demonic Qi made it even more unpredictable.
“This is the Immortal Herb ‘Forget-Worry Grass’. If you encounter unpleasant matters in the future that might cause you to descend into madness, take this herb to forget the pain and stabilize your Daoist heart.”
Lu Changsheng took out the Forget-Worry Grass, deciding to bestow this item upon Dugu Aotian, who possessed the Demonic Ancestor Body.
Among the ten disciples, Lu Changsheng was most concerned about his fifth disciple, Ji Xuan, and ninth disciple, Dugu Aotian.
Ji Xuan was a descendant of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, as well as a Demon God Physique, who might become a Demon Emperor in this era.
Dugu Aotian had the potential to grow into the legendary Demon Ancestor who could shatter the Heavenly Court with a single punch.
If these two disciples deviated from the path because of some unexpected events, the consequences would be unimaginable.
The elder brother of Taiyuan, the Sect Leader of Mount Shu, Wan Chengdao, had fallen into the Demonic Dao due to the woman from the Reincarnation Hall, becoming Taiyuan’s sworn enemy.
By bestowing the ungraded Forget-Worry Grass to Dugu Aotian, Lu Changsheng was also laying plans for the future.
“Thank you, Master. I will do my best to maintain my true self and not rely on this item.”
Dugu Aotian received the Forget-Worry Grass, knowing that if he had to use this spiritual herb, it meant his mind had undergone tremendous torment, obligating the use of Forget-Worry Grass to forcibly erase memories.
Still, Dugu Aotian hoped that he would never come to that point.
[Ding, you have awarded your disciple Dugu Aotian with the twelfth-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure,”Forget-Worry Grass,” and gained the Disciple Reward System’s ten-thousand-fold return reward: a fourteenth-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, “Illusion Immortal Grass.”]
[Illusion Immortal Grass: Upon consumption, it can plunge one into an illusion, fabricating certain false memories.]
Illusion Immortal Grass? Fabricating memories?
Lu Changsheng couldn’t immediately figure out the use of this item, so he put it away in his Treasure Space for the time being.
Lu Changsheng then summoned Lu Qinglian and awarded the Gathering Spirit Lotus to her.
The Gathering Spirit Lotus was a thirteenth-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure. Its significance was not overwhelming, yet not insignificant either.
Without the need for a Spirit Gathering Array, the Gathering Spirit Lotus itself could perform the function of the array, gathering the nature’s spiritual energy from its surroundings.
If this treasure were placed in some minor sects, it would be sufficient to become the treasure upon which the sect was founded, transforming a mountain peak into a Cave Heaven Blessed Land suitable for cultivation.
But in the Zhengsheng Sect where Lu Changsheng resided, which already was a Cave Heaven Blessed Land, drawing in the nature’s spiritual energy and Qi Destiny from within a radius of a million miles to cultivate hundreds of thousands of cultivators, the effect was naturally far superior to that of the thirteenth-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, Gathering Spirit Lotus.
That is why that Elder had offered up the Gathering Spirit Lotus, which to him was as superfluous as chicken ribs, to the Treasure Pavilion, in exchange for sect contributions.
Lu Changsheng wasn’t particularly interested in the Gathering Spirit Lotus itself; what he was truly curious about was what item he would get in return for awarding it.
[Ding, you have awarded your disciple Lu Qinglian with the thirteenth-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, “Gathering Spirit Lotus,” and gained the Disciple Reward System’s ten-billion-fold return reward: an eighteenth-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, “Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus.”]
[Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus: A unique entity that grows within the Chaos Void, not only can it gather the nature’s spiritual energy from its surroundings, but it can also attract the faint Hongmeng Purple Qi from the void, easily transforming a place into a top-tier Cave Heaven Blessed Land.]
Ten billion-fold return?!
Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus?!
An eighteenth-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure?!
Even with Lu Changsheng’s extensive experience in mentoring disciples, he was astounded by the treasure returned to him this time.
It was his first time triggering the ten-billion-fold return from the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator!
This level of Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure would be treasured not just by Zhengsheng Sect but by all the Holy Lands!
This was a supreme treasure grown within the Chaos Void!
The Chaos Void was a place even Daluo Golden Immortals could not touch.
If a regular Gathering Spirit Lotus could be likened to a large Spirit Gathering Array, then the Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus, which could attract Hongmeng Purple Qi from the void, would be considered a top-level Spirit Gathering Array.
With the Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus as the sect’s treasure, aggregating the nature’s spiritual energy to create a Cave Heaven Blessed Land, Lu Changsheng could establish his own Immortal Sect, no less powerful than Zhengsheng Sect.
A colorful lotus appeared within the space of Lu Changsheng’s body. Each of its petals shone with distinct colors, glowing with radiance and emitting a divine luster, making it more extraordinary than the rest.
“In the future, this item could serve as the founding treasure, truly rebuilding Mount Shu… or even establishing a Holy Land.”
Lu Changsheng understood the value of the eighteenth-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus.
With this treasure as the foundation, and after a long period of development, it was entirely possible to create a Super Immortal Sect rivaling a Holy Land.
Of course, Lu Changsheng currently lacked the strength to build a Holy Land, and he could not let others know of the existence of the Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus; otherwise, the Holy Lands might send people to compete for it.
It is not a crime for a man to be poor, but it is a crime to entrust oneself with a treasure.
Without sufficient power, it was still best to keep a low profile.
Lu Changsheng could use the Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus to transform Changqing Cave, increasing the density of the nature’s spiritual energy, and turn Changqing Cave into a higher-grade Cave Heaven Blessed Land.
Given his original pace of cultivation, Lu Changsheng was not sure he could defeat the King of Chaos within the agreed time, but with the Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus, Lu Changsheng’s already swift cultivation speed would only get faster.
Lu Changsheng took out the Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus, and the surrounding nature’s spiritual energy was attracted like to a black hole, swirling and gathering around it.
The space around the colorful lotus shattered, and a thread of extremely faint purple Qi from a distant void was drawn over by the Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus.
Although this thread of purple Qi was so faint it was invisible to the naked eye and could only be sensed by True Qi, Lu Changsheng discovered it was massively powerful.
If he could refine this hint of Hongmeng Purple Qi, his cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds.
What a treasure! An absolute treasure!
Lu Changsheng looked at the Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus floating in the void, his gaze intense, for the value of this treasure far exceeded his imagination.
The eighteenth-grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, Gathering Spirit Colorful Lotus, was beyond the imagination of a Daluo Golden Immortal.