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The Chaos Race is a special species that resides in the depths of the Void, existing beyond the Three Realms and outside the Five Elements, shrouded in mystery.
The major Holy Lands seem reluctant to mention the Chaos Race.
[Ding, you have taught your disciple, Su Xiaoqi, the Emperor Tier Cultivation Technique “Spatial Transposition Step” and received a millionfold reward from the Discipleship Apprenticeship Simulator: an emperor-tier superior Cultivation Technique “Divine Void Steps”.]
The Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator seems to have returned quite an extraordinary Cultivation Technique.
“Divine Void Steps”, an emperor-tier superior cultivation technique, when practiced to Great Perfection, allows one to travel freely through the spatial turbulence, tread on the Void, and ignore most attacks!
This is indeed a first-class Cultivation Technique.
Lu Changsheng realizes the importance of this Cultivation Technique.
Any Cultivation Technique that can save one’s life is considered a superior Cultivation Technique.
In the Treasure Pavilion, a group of Elders are observing a treasure, occasionally sighing, seemingly regretting that the treasure is damaged.
“It’s a pity, this is just a soul fragment of the Ancient Phoenix Spirit, not the complete Phoenix Soul; otherwise, all the Holy Lands would be stirred.”
“If it were the complete Phoenix Soul, it would probably be difficult to subdue.”
“I found this soul fragment in an abandoned cave dwelling in the forbidden area; it must be from an Ancient Phoenix Spirit that was destroyed in an ancient battle, leaving only this fragment.”
“Such a shame.”
The Elders all shook their heads as though they saw a priceless antique with only a fragment remaining.
A complete antique is invaluable.
But if only a small fragment remains, then it is of no use.
“How much should we price this item in contribution points?”
“Why not mark it at a hundred billion?”
“A hundred billion contribution points, isn’t that a bit much? I’m afraid no one will be interested in this item.”
“After all, it’s a fragment of the special treasure, the Phoenix Soul, rarity creates value.”
“Even so, it does feel a bit like a scam…”
“Wait, I know someone who may be interested in this item. He has always liked these odd treasures, and perhaps he’ll take a fancy to this one.”
After some discussion, the Elders of the Treasure Pavilion simultaneously thought of someone, the Holy Son Lu Changsheng!
Lu Changsheng often exchanges various rare and strange treasures at the Treasure Pavilion, and his character is exceptionally peculiar.
It’s not the higher-tier treasures that Lu Changsheng values more, but the more peculiar the treasures, the more interested he is. Some artifacts gathering dust in the Treasure Pavilion are precisely those he would exchange for.
The Elders of the Treasure Pavilion do not understand why Lu Changsheng would want to exchange for these “junks,” but as both parties profit from the transaction, naturally, they are all very happy.
At this moment, when considering how to dispose of the Phoenix Soul Fragment, everyone simultaneously thought of Lu Changsheng.
“I shall visit Daoist Changsheng’s abode.”
An Elder from the Treasure Pavilion took the treasure and made a special trip to Lu Changsheng’s abode.
If they could successfully dispose of this treasure, the Treasure Pavilion would also profit from it.
“Elder Heng, what brings you here so suddenly? Do you have any new treasures?”
Lu Changsheng knew that whenever the Treasure Pavilion had any strange and unwanted treasures, they would come to him to dispose of them.
Because of the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator, Lu Changsheng heavily collected all sorts of odd treasures to teach his disciples, as the system could return higher-level treasures, which might reward him with an unbelievable treasure, so he would accept anything that came his way.
The Elder from the Treasure Pavilion mysteriously took out a Red Gold Fragment: “This item is a Phoenix Soul, belonging to a special treasure, forged by an Ancient Great Power.”
Lu Changsheng examined the Red Gold Fragment, sending a sliver of his Divine Sense into it.
Within the space of the Red Gold Fragment, the image of a fiercely burning Phoenix soared with its wings spread wide, sweeping the world with Phoenix True Fire as the entire space plunged into an endless sea of fire!
Lu Changsheng’s small sliver of Divine Sense turned into nothingness in the blazing fire.
The Elder from the Treasure Pavilion said, “Holy Son, surely you know that in Ancient Times, Great Experts used secret techniques to extract Demon Race Primordial Spirits and refine them into artifacts for use as offensive weapons?”
Lu Changsheng nodded.
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He had thoroughly read the ancient scriptures of the Tai Hua Holy Land and knew of this peculiar secret technique.
In Ancient Times, great experts of the human race created Three Thousand Secret Skills, each with its miraculous effects.
Among them was the Puppetry Technique, which allowed one to refine the corpses of Immortal Emperors and Daluo Golden Immortals into puppets after their souls had dispersed and evaporated.
The secret technique mentioned by the Elder of the Treasure Pavilion was no less than Puppetry Technique, and even more brutal—it forcibly stripped away the Primordial Spirits of the Demon Race to refine into top-grade magical treasures, which, when driven by True Qi, could transform into the true form of the Demon Race and attack enemies.
The strength of such special magical treasures was related to the power of the Demon Race Primordial Spirits used in their making and the cultivation level of the treasure’s master.
The Demon Race Primordial Spirit treasures required nourishment from True Qi to continually grow stronger, which could be understood as rearing a Demon Race servant that obediently followed one’s commands.
The strength of the Demon Race Primordial Spirit determined the upper limit of these magical treasures.
The piece of Red Gold Fragment brought by the Elder of the Treasure Pavilion contained the Primordial Spirit of an Ancient Phoenix.
Clearly, an ancient human great expert had killed this phoenix and, using a supreme secret technique, forcibly extracted its Demon Race Primordial Spirit to refine into a treasure.
The Elder of the Treasure Pavilion continued, “Ordinary phoenixes are not worth the ancient great experts going to the trouble of extracting their Primordial Spirits to refine into treasures. This phoenix must have had a cultivation level beyond that of an Immortal Emperor. It’s regrettable that this treasure now only exists as a fragment, so its value is greatly discounted.”
At this point, the Elder of the Treasure Pavilion nervously rubbed his hands together, fearing even Lu Changsheng would discard it like a worn-out shoe.
This isn’t just a major discount.
It’s practically a clearance sale!
Lu Changsheng, of course, knew the difference between a complete magical treasure and a fragment of one.
Without the system, Lu Changsheng wouldn’t even know what use there was for a Phoenix Soul Shard.
However, with the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator, bestowing the Phoenix Soul Shard might well result in a complete Demon Race Primordial Spirit treasure.
Feeding the Demon Race Primordial Spirit treasure required a great deal of True Qi, but Lu Changsheng might lack other things, yet not True Qi.
Every time he performed Power-infusing Initiation for his disciples, Lu Changsheng received a massive return of cultivation, more than enough to nourish a treasure.
Inside Lu Changsheng, there were also two treasures, the Earth Scripture and the Nameless Ancient Cauldron; every time he returned from teaching apprentices, these two treasures acted like robbers, seizing half of the cultivation return.
The Demon Race Primordial Spirit treasures, regardless of their dominance, surely couldn’t be more outrageous than these two treasures, right?
“I can take this fragment. Elder, please name your price.”
Lu Changsheng did not hesitate and directly agreed to take it.
“What about 10 billion contribution points?”
“That’s a bit too much.”
Lu Changsheng wasn’t short on contribution points, but he also knew the fragment wasn’t worth 10 billion contribution points.
The Elder gritted his teeth, “Considering the frequent care the Holy Son bestows upon our Treasure Pavilion, how about 5 billion contribution points? Most of these points will go to the Elder of the Holy Land who found this treasure; he ventured into a forbidden area and faced life and death, which was not easy.”
“Agreed.”
Lu Changsheng knew that the treasures of the Treasure Pavilion were mostly tributes from various elders and disciples. These elders and disciples sometimes underwent life-and-death trials to obtain these treasures, so it wasn’t easy for them; thus, Lu Changsheng exchanged 5 billion contribution points for the treasure.
Honestly, Lu Changsheng really wasn’t lacking in those contribution points.
“This is wonderful.”
The Elder of the Treasure Pavilion, having disposed of a treasure that might otherwise have been ignored, was overjoyed, promptly handed over the treasure to Lu Changsheng, deducted the contribution points from Lu Changsheng’s token, and then left.
“Phoenix Soul Shard, if I were to refine it myself, it would surely have no effect; it remains to be seen if bestowing it will result in the return of a complete Demon Race Primordial Spirit treasure.”
Lu Changsheng pondered which disciple to bestow it upon.
His second disciple, Lu Qinglian, had cultivated the Fire Lotus True Qi. If she could refine the Phoenix Soul Shard, there might be a slight improvement.
Thus, Lu Changsheng summoned Lu Qinglian over and bestowed the Phoenix Soul Shard upon her.
Lu Qinglian took the Phoenix Soul Shard, bit it firmly, and then pulled a face, “Master, why can’t I eat this thing?”
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Lu Changsheng’s face was covered in black lines as Lu Qinglian actually tried to eat the Phoenix Soul.