Lu Changsheng circulated the “Ziwei Celestial Flame True Art,” and a mass of Ziwei Celestial Flame appeared beneath the Five Elements Immortal Cauldron, causing the cauldron to emit multicolored light.
Lu Changsheng placed the Origin Dao Fruit into it, and the spiritual power of the Origin Dao Fruit was gradually extracted.
Lu Changsheng’s forehead was covered in beads of sweat, and his Daoist Robe was soaked through with sweat.
The “Ziwei Celestial Flame True Art,” a supreme teaching from the Tai Hua Holy Land, consumed a tremendous amount of True Qi, and the Five Elements Immortal Cauldron, being an Emperor-class alchemical artifact, required an equally vast amount of True Qi.
Lu Changsheng employed the Five Elements Immortal Cauldron and the Ziwei Celestial Flame, refining for a whole day, yet only about one-thousandth of the Origin Dao Fruit was refined.
Fortunately, a day’s time meant little to a Quasi-Emperor with an extended lifespan.
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Lu Changsheng continued to practice with Lin Xuantong while refining the Origin Dao Fruit.
Three years passed, and the Origin Dao Fruit was finally completely refined, transforming into spiritual liquid with the colors of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth shining splendidly, occasionally revealing glittering Fragments of the Great Dao.
“The medicinal power of the Origin Dao Fruit is simply too pure. The power of a single Origin Dao Fruit is probably enough for me to cultivate the ninth layer of the ‘Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art.'”
Lu Changsheng felt the overwhelming medicinal power within the Five Elements Immortal Cauldron and marveled at the preciousness of this special type of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.
A single Origin Dao Fruit surpassed a pot of seventeenth-grade Immortal Pills!
If he were to use the medicinal power of the Origin Dao Fruit for nine Body Temperings, the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art” could be cultivated to the ninth layer, achieving Great Perfection. By then, his physical body would be comparable to a low-grade Emperor Soldier, and it would be even more difficult to die.
Lu Changsheng commenced the first Body Tempering for the ninth layer.
The Origin Dao Fruit Spiritual Liquid within the Five Elements Immortal Cauldron turned into fine threads and, under the guidance of the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art” cultivation technique, gradually merged into Lu Changsheng’s body, blending into his flesh and blood.
The spiritual liquid, seemingly as fine as threads, possessed medicinal power like an ocean vast and deep!
The medicinal power of the Origin Dao Fruit was so exaggerated that if it were not refined through the Five Elements Immortal Cauldron and one tried to swallow it whole, even a Quasi-Emperor would explode and die.
A few days later, the first Body Tempering of the ninth layer was completed, and less than one-ninth of the multicolored spiritual liquid in the Five Elements Immortal Cauldron had been consumed.
“What’s going on? Are there Great Dao Origin Fragments within the Origin Dao Fruit?”
Lu Changsheng found that after absorbing some of the spiritual power from the Origin Dao Fruit, his comprehension of the Great Dao grew even deeper, and he was overjoyed.
The spiritual liquid refined from the Origin Dao Fruit could not only be used for Body Tempering but also enhanced one’s understanding of the Great Dao.
The value of the Origin Dao Fruit was beyond imagination.
The Five Elements Immortal Cauldron also had the marvelous function of preserving medicinal power. Therefore, even though more than eight-ninths of the Origin Dao Fruit Spiritual Liquid was left, it could be kept for use in the next Body Tempering.
One Origin Dao Fruit was enough to cultivate to the ninth layer.
If he had a few more, wouldn’t that mean he need not worry about Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for cultivating the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art” in the future?
Having tasted the benefits, Lu Changsheng headed towards the Treasure Pavilion.
“We await the Holy Son’s arrival…”
“I want all the fourteenth-grade Void Fruits. Not only that, I want all the future Void Fruits as well.”
Lu Changsheng rewarded the Void Fruit, and the system returned the Origin Dao Fruit.
According to the system’s rules, as long as the treasure was not unique, rewarding a disciple with the same treasure could potentially lead to the return of an Origin Dao Fruit.
“This…”
The Elders and Disciples of the Treasure Pavilion were at a loss, like petrified chickens.
How could the Holy Son want all the Void Fruits from the Treasure Pavilion as soon as he set foot inside?
“Is this not permissible?”
“It’s not that, it’s just that Void Fruits are capable of drawing nutrients from the Void to grow. Besides being full of Spiritual Energy to accelerate cultivation, no other uses have been discovered. If the Holy Son needs similar spiritual fruits, there are other options, with some fruits also offering benefits such as detoxifying, calming the mind, and Path Comprehension.”
“I just need this type of spiritual fruit. Bring all that you have. How many more Void Fruits can the Treasure Pavilion exchange?”
“Let me check the ledger… There are still three thousand six hundred fifty-two Void Fruits left. This type of spiritual fruit has such a singular use that not many people exchange for it.”
Over three thousand six hundred?
Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but get excited.
Even if the Origin Dao Fruit was an extremely rare eighteenth-grade Heavenly Material, and the return rate from the system wasn’t high, if he rewarded his disciple with three thousand six hundred Void Fruits, surely he could get ten or twenty Origin Dao Fruits in return?
One Origin Dao Fruit was enough to cultivate the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art” to the ninth layer of Great Perfection. With ten or twenty Origin Dao Fruits, perhaps he could cultivate the Art to the tenth layer of Great Perfection, or even the eleventh!
The Origin Dao Fruit could also enhance one’s understanding of the Great Dao Laws. While performing Body Tempering, the increased comprehension of the Great Dao meant double the results with half the effort, akin to cheating.
“I’ll take ninety-nine as a start. Keep the rest of the Void Fruits for me; I may come to exchange them at any time.”
Lu Changsheng realized that the Tai Hua Holy Land was indeed wealthy, with over three thousand Void Fruits on hand.
In this situation, Lu Changsheng couldn’t take so many Void Fruits in one go, so he decided to start with a small batch to test the waters.
As soon as Lu Changsheng spoke, requesting ninety-nine fourteen-grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, the disciples currently in the Treasure Pavilion cast envious glances at him.
In the eyes of the Holy Son, such Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures seemed trivial.
“Someone fetch the Void Fruits required by the Holy Son.”
The Elder in charge of the Treasure Pavilion was more than willing to exchange the Void Fruits, as they were single-purpose treasures that had accumulated in vast quantities.
Lu Changsheng returned to his dwelling with ninety-nine Void Fruits, and in the following days, he awarded them all to his disciple.