No matter what, cultivating the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art” to the highest level, one could approach immortality.
Unfortunately, the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art” actually had thirteen layers, each one more difficult than the last, and it was uncertain when he would be able to complete the cultivation.
Not only that, but according to the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art,” tempering the body required the consumption of a large number of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
Lu Changsheng flipped through the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art.”
The first level requires the consumption of the medicinal power equivalent to 10 fourteenth-grade Immortal Pills, tempering the body nine times.
The second level requires the consumption of the medicinal power equivalent to 100 fourteenth-grade Immortal Pills, tempering the body nine times.
The third level requires the consumption of the medicinal power equivalent to 10 fifteenth-grade Immortal Pills, tempering the body nine times.
The fourth level requires the consumption of the medicinal power equivalent to 100 fifteenth-grade Immortal Pills, tempering the body nine times.
The fifth level requires the consumption of the medicinal power equivalent to 10 sixteenth-grade Immortal Pills, tempering the body nine times.
The sixth level requires the consumption of the medicinal power equivalent to 100 sixteenth-grade Immortal Pills, tempering the body nine times.
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Lu Changsheng was also shocked when he saw the massive amount of Immortal Pills required by the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art.”
To cultivate to the sixth level, one needed to temper the body nine times, using a total of 1,000 sixteenth-grade Immortal Pills or an equivalent amount of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
And that was just the sixth level.
The higher the level, the more Immortal Pills and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures were required; for example, at the ninth level, 100 eighteenth-grade Immortal Pills were needed!
“As expected of an Emperor Tier top-grade body-tempering cultivation technique, such an amount of consumption would be taxing even for Holy Lands. I also have so many disciples; if every disciple were to cultivate the ‘Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art,’ the consumption of cultivation resources would multiply tenfold, likely reaching an astronomical figure.”
Even Lu Changsheng, replete with treasures, couldn’t help but stare in astonishment.
He had ten disciples, and if all ten disciples were to undergo body tempering, then the consumption of Immortal Pills and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures would multiply tenfold.
“As for future matters, let’s speak of them in the future; let’s begin cultivating the ‘Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art’ now.”
For now, Lu Changsheng could bring out the cultivation resources necessary for cultivating the first six levels of the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art,” so he began cultivating it, confident of obtaining a steady supply of Immortal Pills through teaching disciples in the future.
Lu Changsheng had only been cultivating for about forty thousand years, and the lifespan of a Daluo Golden Immortal could reach millions of years; Lu Changsheng still had a long time to teach disciples.
That was the lifespan of a Daluo Golden Immortal.
If one were to become the legendary Immortal Emperor, then the lifespan could exceed tens of millions of years.
Emperor Tier cultivation techniques corresponded to cultivators at the Immortal Emperor level.
Lu Changsheng had seen Immortal Emperor-level powerhouses before. When he was on Gusang Island, the father of Tai Hua’s Holy Maiden, Lin Qinghan, who managed to break the Candle Dragon clan’s Eternal Silence Great Array with a flick of his finger, was very likely an Immortal Emperor-level powerhouse.
With tens of millions of years to teach disciples, Lu Changsheng was confident in cultivating the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art” to the Great Perfection Realm.
Lu Changsheng commenced the first layer and underwent the first body tempering.
Having the foundation of cultivating the “Transforming Dragon Art,” Lu Changsheng smoothly completed the first body tempering.
Lu Changsheng’s Innate Taoist Body radiated a green light, and he felt a vigorous vitality, as if every cell had its own consciousness.
“Master, do you have a moment?”
His seventh disciple, Xiao Fan, took the initiative to find Lu Changsheng.
“What is it?”
“Disciple plans to return to Chongwu City to bring the Xiao Family members to live on Accumulated Thunder Mountain. I am here to ask for Master’s permission.”
“What realm has your father reached now?”
“I shared some elixir pills with him, and he is currently at the Earth Immortal Realm.”
“Then go and bring them here.”
“Thank you, Master.”
With his Master’s permission, Xiao Fan set off down the mountain to bring the Xiao Family members over.
Accumulated Thunder Mountain had already become a Cave Heaven Blessed Land, and if the Xiao Family members could cultivate there, they would undoubtedly make twice the progress with half the effort, perhaps restoring the glory of the Ancient Xiao Family.
Lu Changsheng also granted permission for the Xiao Family to cultivate on Accumulated Thunder Mountain.
Accumulated Thunder Mountain was vast and expansive. Under the rule of the King of Chaos, there were over a million demons cultivating on the mountain.
Now, with only tens of thousands of people on Mount Shu, Accumulated Thunder Mountain appeared very spacious.
The Xiao Family’s core members numbered only a few hundred, and a single mountain peak could easily accommodate them, so Lu Changsheng was indifferent to Xiao Fan’s desire to bring the Xiao Family members over.
The bloodline of the Ancient Xiao Family Ancestor’s War Heaven Tyrant Body was quite dominant.
If members of the Xiao Family could awaken the ancient bloodline, then they would inevitably be absorbed into the Sect of Mount Shu in the future, becoming a pillar of the sect.
Lu Changsheng continued his cultivation.
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Elsewhere, Shen Xiaoyao and Tang Ling’er were chased by the Demon Sects and became separated amidst the chaos of battle.
“Ling’er!”
Shen Xiaoyao clenched his teeth in anger and frustration. His strength was inferior to that of the demon chief, and no matter how desperately he fought, he was outmatched.
“The remnants of the Star Pavilion, be utterly annihilated!”
The demon chief pursuing Shen Xiaoyao was a Half-Step Daluo Golden Immortal, merciless and fierce, striking Shen Xiaoyao’s head with a fierce palm!
Pure Yang energy surged from within Shen Xiaoyao’s body, shielding him from the lethal palm strike.
However, the force of the palm still caused Shen Xiaoyao’s head to reel, damaging his Sea of Consciousness.
Shen Xiaoyao, like a kite with its string cut, fell from the skies into the forest below.
“Hahaha, even the Star Immortal Emperor has been killed by us. You successors of the Star Pavilion still think about avenging the Star Immortal Emperor, but in the end, you’re just delivering your lives foolishly.”
The demon chief, seeing Shen Xiaoyao falling into the forest, assumed that he was hit by his palm strike, his Sea of Consciousness shattered, certain that Shen Xiaoyao was undoubtedly dead.
However, as he was ordered to pursue and confirm Shen Xiaoyao’s death, he still needed to verify that Shen Xiaoyao had indeed been killed.
He transformed into a stream of Demonic Qi, flying towards the forest below.
“No, this can’t be possible!”
The demon chief found no trace of Shen Xiaoyao in the forest below!
“There’s a faint scent of purity; has someone rescued him?”
The demon chief’s face turned ashen.
If he hadn’t succeeded in killing Shen Xiaoyao, upon returning to his Sect, he would surely be subjected to agonizing torture.
“Whoever it is, hand over Shen Xiaoyao now, or you will die without a whole body to bury!”
The demon chief roared, his erupting aura devastating tens of thousands of miles of forest.
Miles away, a breathtakingly beautiful woman dressed in a jade-colored fairy dress appeared, clutching the severely injured and unconscious Shen Xiaoyao. A burning Spatial Talisman turned to ashes.
After setting up a barrier to shield their presence, she fed Shen Xiaoyao an Immortal Pill and then used a strand of True Qi to probe his injuries.
“This is bad, his Divine Sense is damaged, he might lose his memory,” said the beautiful woman with a delicate face, looking tenderly at Shen Xiaoyao, “Xiaoyao brother, I didn’t think we would meet again. You saved me once before, and now I finally have the chance to repay you.”
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In Chongwu City, at the Xiao Family residence, the Family Head Xiao Tianyun was gathering disciples for a sparring competition.
Suddenly, the Clan Leaders of the Chen and Zhao Families of Chongwu City, along with a group of their enforcers, barged into the Xiao Family residence, aiming to apprehend their disciples but were kicked to the ground by the leaders of the two families.
“You Chen Family, Zhao Family, still looking for trouble?”
Xiao Tianyun’s face was livid with rage.
The Chen and Zhao Families had previously sought to drive the Xiao Family out of Chongwu City to divide their cultivation resources, but they were stopped by Lu Changsheng.
Now, the Family Heads of the Chen, Zhao, and Xiao Families had all reached the early stages of the Earth Immortal Realm.
Xiao Tianyun, owing to the trace of bloodline from the Ancient Xiao Family Ancestors and the Immortal Pills given to him by Xiao Fan, had surged to two realms higher than the Family Heads of the Chen and Zhao Families.
Xiao Tianyun was a fourth-tier Earth Immortal, while the Family Heads of the Chen Family and the Zhao Family were only second-tier Earth Immortals.
Even if Xiao Tianyun couldn’t overpower the two Family Heads, he would never let the Chen and Zhao Families have their way.
Unless the Chen and Zhao Families were prepared for a mutually destructive fight with the Xiao Family.
The Zhao Family Head sneered, “Xiao Tianyun, we know we are no match for you, but it’s the Divine Lightning Sect you have to worry about this time.”
As soon as his words fell, dozens of Divine Lightning Sect disciples with the five-colored auspicious cloud emblem on their chests entered the Xiao Family home, led by a Divine Lightning Sect Elder with an Immortal Sword on his back, his terrifying aura overwhelming everyone in the Xiao Family!
The Xiao Family members’ legs turned to jelly, their souls trembling in fear.
“Hea—Heavenly Immortal?!”
Xiao Tianyun and the Xiao Family Elders felt their throats go dry in the face of the Heavenly Immortal Realm Divine Lightning Sect Elder, despair deep in their hearts.
Facing the provocation of the Chen and Zhao Families, they could manage.
But before a powerful Sect like the Divine Lightning Sect, the Xiao Family of Chongwu City was like ants.
Xiao Tianyun took a deep breath, “May I ask how our Xiao Family has offend the Divine Lightning Sect?”
The Divine Lightning Sect Elder snorted coldly, “Xiao Fan injured two of our Divine Lightning Sect Elders; we are here by the order of our Sect Master to take you back for questioning.”
Xiao Tianyun’s face paled.
Having lived for tens of thousands of years and being well-versed in the ways of the world, he clearly understood that the Divine Lightning Sect intended to use the Xiao Family as hostages to threaten Xiao Fan and his master.
“Come here to me!”
The Divine Lightning Sect Elder reached out to grab Xiao Tianyun; a mere Earth Immortal had no chance to resist.
He had once been injured by Xiao Fan, and now that he had found Xiao Fan’s weakness, he was ready to seize the opportunity.
“How dare you!”
Suddenly, an immense fist energy came hurtling toward them, engulfing the Divine Lightning Sect Elder!
Boom!
The Divine Lightning Sect Elder was struck by the fist energy, spewing blood from his mouth. When he saw the figure that had appeared in the Xiao Family residence, his face changed, “Xiao Fan?”