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“Lu Changsheng, in the struggle for the Holy Son three thousand years from now, you won’t have a good outcome to look forward to.”
Jiang Yu returned to his cave dwelling with a gaze filled with murderous intent, seething with resentment.
“Ancestor, how come you’re here?”
Jiang Yu suddenly felt a terrifying presence invade his cave dwelling, only to find it was the Jiang Family Ancestor, Jiang Hong.
Jiang Hong, along with other ancestors, rarely appeared as they were in secluded cultivation in the mountains behind.
“I’ve already heard about this contest for the position of Holy Son. If I had not made a strong case on your behalf, you might not have had a chance to preserve your status as Holy Son.”
“Then, what does the Ancestor mean?”
“With Lin Xuantong guiding Lu Changsheng, and since you are a descendant of our Jiang Clan, naturally, I cannot sit idly by. Within these three thousand years, I will impart to you a Divine Skill. He thinks he can support his disciple to become the Holy Son, and his daughter to become the Holy Maiden, determining the ultimate candidate for the next Saint Lord, but it won’t be that easy.”
“Having the Ancestor personally guide my cultivation is the best thing I could ask for!”
Jiang Yu couldn’t help but be ecstatic.
With a higher status than Lin Xuantong, having cultivated for countless years with heavenly skills, with his guidance, in three thousand years, Jiang Yu’s understanding of the Dao could reach new heights, and he might even have a chance to break through to the Immortal Emperor Realm.
“Since the founding of our Tai Hua Holy Land, it has always been the Lin Family that has held sway over the Holy Land. It’s time for our Jiang Family to take a turn. You are a Quasi-Emperor, and theoretically speaking, you should have no problem dealing with a Ninth Layer Golden Immortal. But just to be safe, I will bestow upon you a Merit Treasure as your trump card.”
Jiang Hong flipped his hand over, and a divine blade appeared, emanating a frighteningly cold light.
Jiang Yu, a genius at the Quasi-Emperor level, merely glanced at the divine blade and felt as if his soul could be injured by it.
“This is… an Emperor Soldier!”
Jiang Yu greedily caressed the blade, a treasure of such level being unattainable even with his status and position.
“Even if Lin Xuantong gives Lu Changsheng a treasure of equivalent level, he won’t be able to wield it with his cultivation level, so this is your absolute advantage.”
“Thank you, Ancestor!”
Jiang Yu was overjoyed.
So what if Lu Changsheng has Lin Xuantong as a backer?
He, Jiang Yu, has a backer too!
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In the Guanghan Holy Land, on its mountains behind, an old crone with a face full of wrinkles placed her right hand on Xia Ningxue’s Heavenly Spirit, imparting cultivation to her.
The old woman’s presence was extremely terrifying, as if she existed along with the heaven and earth, yet there was a hint of decay in her aura.
Xia Ningxue’s realm advanced to the Ninth Layer Golden Immortal in one fell swoop.
“Thank you, Ancestor, for imparting your cultivation.”
After finishing her cultivation, Xia Ningxue was deeply grateful to the senior who spared no expense in terms of vital energy to impart cultivation to her.
With the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator, Lu Changsheng could easily transfer cultivation to his disciples, but for regular cultivators, the transfer of cultivation came at a great cost.
If it weren’t for this ancestor of Guanghan Holy Land whose time was running short, she might not have been willing to impart her cultivation.
“You must cultivate to the Immortal Emperor Realm as soon as possible. Before achieving the status of Immortal Emperor, you need to practice the Supreme Forgetting Emotion Art to the thirteenth level. Remember, emotions are only an obstacle on your path of cultivation; only by becoming immortal and indestructible can we pursue our lifelong goal. Otherwise, once your lifespan is exhausted, you will return to the Netherworld, and all will become an illusion. Today, I will teach you the twelfth level of the Supreme Forgetting Emotion Art.”
The old crone knew her time was short, her eyes filled with sadness and unwillingness.
Under her guidance, Xia Ningxue practiced the twelfth level of the Supreme Forgetting Emotion Art.
Xia Ningxue’s aura became even colder, her emotions showing no hint of fluctuation.
“The Supreme Forgetting Emotion Art is a Supreme Skill I obtained many years ago; once you reach the thirteenth level, you will know the marvelous uses of this technique.”
The old crone looked at Xia Ningxue, who was practicing, as if she were admiring a flawless work of art.
Xia Ningxue’s talent surprised her, reminiscent of the Taiyin Goddess of old.
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As Xia Ningxue’s realm broke through, the Dual Cultivation System returned cultivation, advancing Lu Changsheng’s cultivation by one part.
The contest for the Holy Son was three thousand years away, and Lu Changsheng still had preparations to make.
Jiang Yu was no ordinary opponent, but the current second-ranked Quasi-Emperor in the Tai Hua Holy Land, second in strength only to Lin Qinghan.
Lu Changsheng was a Ninth Layer Golden Immortal facing off against Jiang Yu, needing to fight across levels. Without thorough preparation, there was a possibility of failure.
Breaking through from a Ninth Layer Golden Immortal to Quasi-Emperor in a short time was unrealistic.
Lu Changsheng had within him the Nameless Ancient Cauldron and the Earth Scripture, two mysterious treasures that had claimed many of the system’s returned cultivation.
Therefore, Lu Changsheng could only improve his strength through other means.
“Qingyue Fairy has consumed the Wuji True Fire, making her stronger than an ordinary Daluo Golden Immortal, providing a pathway.”
Lu Changsheng called over his disciple Xiao Fan and continued to bestow Spiritual Fire upon him.
[Ding, you have bestowed your disciple Xiao Fan with the fourteenth-grade Spiritual Fire “Meteor Star Spirit Fire” and received a million-fold return reward from the apprenticeship: the seventeenth-grade Spiritual Fire “Nine Heavens True Solar Flame”.]
The returned Spiritual Fire finally surpassed the sixteenth grade, reaching the seventeenth grade!
By refining the Nine Heavens True Solar Flame and integrating it into his True Qi, he could fortify his True Qi.
Seventeenth-grade Spiritual Fire was an enhancement even for an Immortal Emperor.
Lu Changsheng finally obtained the Spiritual Fire he desired.
After instructing Xiao Fan in Martial Technique, once Xiao Fan had left, Lu Changsheng opened a Purple Gold Bagua Gourd.
Inside the Purple Gold Bagua Gourd was a mass of golden-red flame that blazed like the sun, so bright it seemed as if his Divine Sense would be burned.
Lu Changsheng began refining the Nine Heavens True Solar Flame.
The advantage of the Innate Taoist Body was not only in its affinity with nature’s spiritual energy and the ease of understanding Cultivation Techniques but also in being compatible with various techniques, treasures, and Spiritual Fires, refusing none.
The Nine Heavens True Solar Flame was far too formidable; Lu Changsheng dared not refine it directly but instead proceeded gradually.
Ninety years later, Lu Changsheng had completely absorbed the Nine Heavens True Solar Flame.
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