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“It’s my karma.”
Lu Changsheng continuously rewarded his disciple with the Ginseng Fruit Tree for three thousand years, yet the system didn’t award him at all. It really proved Murphy’s Law, the unluckier you are, the worse it becomes.”
It was like drawing cards in a game; when luck was poor, no matter what, you simply couldn’t pull anything good, and there was no pity system to boot.
At this time, one mustn’t be impulsive.
Lu Changsheng temporarily slowed down, adopting a Buddhist-style approach to teaching his disciples. He no longer focused on rewarding the Ginseng Fruit Tree, but instead rewarded other treasures.
As for the Ginseng Fruit Tree, Lu Changsheng rewarded them at will.
His disciples occasionally descended the mountain to practice, and the system returned some merit.
The Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda transformed from a twenty-nine-story Treasure Pagoda to a thirty-story one, with its quality between that of inferior Emperor Soldiers and medium Emperor Soldiers.
The merit treasure had an extremely high limit, its only flaw being that it required an immense amount of merit to grow, resulting in very slow progress.
According to the ancient texts of Taihua Holy Land, the Ancient Buddhas used a merit treasure to gather the power of faith from all living beings and forged the Western Paradise.”
However, that merit treasure took billions of years, amassing the power of faith of countless living beings, to have such an effect.
No one knew when the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda would reach that realm.
Moreover, a few of Lu Changsheng’s disciples, Lu Qinglian with the Merit Golden Lotus, Lin Qingzhi with the Lifespan Grand Seal, Ji Xuan with the Chaos Clock, and Chen Yi with the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, needed to slowly accumulate their own merit for these merit treasures.
Yuntai Peak shook once more.
Another disciple had broken through!
Towering demonic Qi enveloped the mountain, as if a Demon Lord had descended to the mortal world.
A powerful demonic Qi that set hearts pounding radiated in all directions.
The servants of Yuntai Peak, along with the Bamboo Demons and Immortal Cranes, trembled with fear upon sensing the terrifying demonic Qi.
The vast demonic Qi stretched over forty-nine thousand miles, not only shrouding Yuntai Peak but also affecting other peaks of the Taihua Holy Land.
The Taihua Holy Land was enveloped in demonic Qi, and daylight vanished.
The Mountain Protection Arrays of these peaks were activated as a result.
The elders and disciples of the various peaks of the Taihua Holy Land were alarmed. The colorful formations sprang to life, a magnificent sight to behold.
“Has a Demon Chief invaded?”
Many of the elders from the peaks were stirred, murmuring to themselves.
It had been an age since the Taihua Holy Land had been attacked by a Demon Chief.
After all, Taihua Divine Mountain was one of the human race’s Holy Lands, powerful and with unfathomable depth. Even other Holy Lands might not know the true extent of Taihua Divine Mountain’s strength.
The last time Taihua Divine Mountain was attacked, these elders hadn’t even been born.
“Elders, there’s no need to panic. This is just a disciple of the Holy Son breaking through. Call off the Mountain Protection Array.”
Some elders knew that Lu Changsheng had taken in a disciple who cultivated demonic arts and thus reassured everyone not to make a mountain out of a molehill.
“The Holy Son’s disciple is really outrageous. Without even reaching the Immortal Emperor Realm, his breakthrough has brought about such a scale of demonic Qi.”
The elders found it inconceivable.
Normally, having such demonic Qi during a breakthrough would mean that one was a Great Demon Head.”
At the back mountain of Taihua Holy Land, Lin Xuantong and several ancestors were alarmed.
“Xuantong, do you know this person’s background? This child is no ordinary individual,” said the Elder Ancestor of the Lin Clan.
Lin Xuantong nodded. “I, along with Liu Mufeng, have found out this person’s true identity. This individual is cultivating under the guidance of Lu Changsheng in the Longevity Sect and has taken the Righteous Dao, which is somewhat surprising to me. It may be beneficial for him to join our ranks, given his talent. He may even have the potential to influence the fate of our future.”
“But it could also be like raising a tiger that may turn on us,” remarked the Jiang Family Ancestor. “With the semblance of an unparalleled, epochal demon, should he grow up, he would be formidable to deal with. If he succumbs to demonhood later on and sides with the Demon Realm, it would be irreversible.”
The ancestors fell into silence.
They already knew about Dugu Aotian’s background, yet they were conflicted about how to deal with him.
Fortunately, with Lu Changsheng around to control Dugu Aotian, the issue wasn’t pressing.
Lu Changsheng’s direct disciples quickly utilized their cultivation techniques to fend off the invasion of demonic Qi.
Chen Yi illuminated the surroundings with Buddha’s light, counteracting the demonic Qi, and was actually unafraid of Dugu Aotian’s demonic Qi.
“My eleventh disciple’s past life might have been a Buddha with mighty magical abilities; otherwise, he wouldn’t be impervious to all laws.”
Lu Changsheng observed that among his disciples, Chen Yi, a reincarnation of an Ancient Buddha, effortlessly warded off the demonic Qi.
The demonic Qi dissolved rapidly upon meeting Chen Yi’s Buddha’s light, just like snow melting under the sun.”
Among all the disciples, Chen Yi truly was Dugu Aotian’s natural bane.
Not all Buddhas were equal in strength; those capable of reincarnating were definitely among the ancients’ most formidable.
Dugu Aotian’s demonic Qi was also rather terrifying, given that he possessed the Demonic Ancestor Body.
Once the Demonic Ancestor Body achieved great accomplishment, commanding millions of demon soldiers and generals, all Holy Lands would find it challenging.
Lu Changsheng used Ziqi True Qi to protect the peak and also served as a protector for Dugu Aotian.
Even though one could progress quickly by cultivating Demon Sects techniques, there was a risk of losing control with each breakthrough.
Lu Changsheng possessed numerous treasures that could save Dugu Aotian if he were to lose control.
This time, Dugu Aotian had remained at the pinnacle of the Golden Immortal Realm for some time, amassing power and showing no signs of losing control. Instead, he smoothly advanced to the Quasi-Emperor Realm.
Dugu Aotian drew all of the forty-nine thousand miles of demonic Qi into his body.
When Dugu Aotian opened his eyes, they shone with unrivaled sharpness.
A Quasi-Emperor level demon was now beginning to exhibit the bearing of a demon ruling over the world.
[Ding, your ninth disciple “Dugu Aotian” has advanced from Daluo Golden Immortal to the Quasi-Emperor Realm. You receive the disciple advancement reward: the ancient demon soldier “Yuan Tu.”]
After the breakthrough of Dugu Aotian, Lu Changsheng was momentarily stunned.
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