Huo Wen knew that this batch of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures was also very important to the Candle Dragon Clan, so he took the Space Ring and returned to the Candle Dragon Clan.
Lu Changsheng, worried about Dantai Meng’s retaliation, temporarily holed up in Mount Taihua to cultivate. He did not leave the grand gate, nor did he step out of the secondary one.
Dantai Meng could not even think about forcefully entering Taihua Divine Mountain.
During the time Huo Wen returned to the Candle Dragon Clan to retrieve the treasures, Lu Changsheng did not forget to instruct his other disciples in their cultivation.
Lu Changsheng had collected thirty-six Demon Blood Stones in the Nine Nether Forbidden Land, which he could award to his disciple Dugu Aotian.
“As your master, I personally went to the Nine Nether on a trip and gathered these Demon Blood Stones. I bestow all of them to you for you to absorb the Great Demon’s blood qi and strengthen yourself.”
Lu Changsheng gave Dugu Aotian thirty-six Demon Blood Stones over three days, triggering an eight million times reward return, obtaining thirty-six drops of Demon Marshal’s Blood.
After Dugu Aotian refined the Demon Blood extracted from the Demon Blood Stones, Lu Changsheng began to award him the Demon Marshal’s Blood.
[Ding, you have rewarded your disciple Dugu Aotian with “Demon Marshal’s Blood,” and the disciple reward return has failed.]
[Ding, you have rewarded your disciple Dugu Aotian with “Demon Marshal’s Blood,” and the disciple reward return has failed.]
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The system repeatedly indicated failure, stumping Lu Changsheng somewhat.
He had found thirty-six Demon Blood Stones in the Nine Nether.
As a result, thirty-six attempts at awarding his disciple, all failed!
“If the probability of returning rewards for giving Demon Marshal’s Blood is the same as that for giving Ginseng Fruit Trees, wouldn’t I need to award thousands or even tens of thousands of drops of Demon Marshal’s Blood before triggering the corresponding rate?”
Lu Changsheng was somewhat in despair.
Demon Blood Stones were not easy to find.
It took Lu Changsheng several years to find thirty-six Demon Blood Stones in the Nine Nether.
Now, in just a few days, all of them were used up.
Dugu Aotian, having obtained thirty-six drops of Ancient Demon Marshal’s blood, was indeed able to temper his Demonic Body, greatly enhancing his Demonic Cultivation Skills.
“I have offended Dantai Meng; making another trip to the Nine Nether Forbidden Land could mean running into that madman again. It’s better to entrust the Elders of the Treasure Pavilion to purchase Demon Blood Stones from other Holy Lands and Sects.”
Lu Changsheng, not planning to leave Mount Taihua for the time being, commissioned the Treasure Pavilion to collect the Demon Blood Stones on his behalf. In return, Lu Changsheng could offer more valuable treasures as compensation.
Lu Changsheng then called over Lu Qinglian, deciding to bestow the treasure “World-Ending Black Lotus.”
The World-Ending Black Lotus could absorb the opponent’s True Qi and Qi Destiny, growing continuously.
But with too many treasures in Lu Changsheng’s possession, he had few opportunities to use the World-Ending Black Lotus.
It was better to give it to his disciple, allowing the disciple to cultivate the World-Ending Black Lotus.
Lu Changsheng believed that the Merit Golden Lotus, Nirvana Flames Red Lotus, and World-Ending Black Lotus should be a set, so he gave all of them to Lu Qinglian to cultivate this set of treasures.
“You should nourish the Nirvana Flames Red Lotus with the spiritual flames between heaven and earth, the Merit Golden Lotus with supreme merit, and the World-Ending Black Lotus with the Qi Destiny of powerful enemies.”
“Disciple understands.”
Lu Qinglian excitedly accepted the World-Ending Black Lotus.
[Ding, you have rewarded your disciple Lu Qinglian with the superior Holy Artifact “Twenty-Fourth Grade World-Ending Black Lotus,” and received a million times return reward: the superior Emperor Soldier “Thirty-Grade Purifying White Lotus.”]
A white lotus appeared in the Inner World within Lu Changsheng, blooming with a holy light that quieted his mind in an instant.
Any displeasure Lu Changsheng felt from the failure to get the return reward for the Demon Marshal’s Blood was swept away.
The Purifying White Lotus could purify contamination, guard the Sea of Consciousness, clear the mind, and resist Spirit Attacks.
Lu Changsheng, protected by the Great Wilderness God Armor, the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, the Primordial Dao Robe, and now the Purifying White Lotus safeguarding his Primordial Spirit in the Sea of Consciousness, was impervious to all laws.
Only a Great Accomplishment Immortal Emperor, or a Preliminary Immortal Emperor possessing proof of the Dao treasures, could break through Lu Changsheng’s defenses.
“It seems the Purifying White Lotus, along with the World-Ending Black Lotus, Merit Golden Lotus, and Nirvana Flames Red Lotus, is also a set of treasures. When rewarding the Purifying White Lotus brings a reward, I will bestow it upon Lu Qinglian.”
For the time being, Lu Changsheng would use the Purifying White Lotus himself.
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The Nirvana Flames Red Lotus, having devoured various spiritual flames, had grown into a superior Emperor Soldier.
Lu Qinglian, being in the Quasi-Emperor Realm, found it quite challenging to activate one superior Emperor Soldier, the Nirvana Flames Red Lotus, and did not have extra True Qi to activate another superior Emperor Soldier.
“During this period, once you have completed Body Tempering and the Power-infusing Initiation, you may leave the mountain to gain experience, and nurture the two treasures, the Merit Golden Lotus and the World-Ending Black Lotus.”
Lu Changsheng knew these set of treasures could be crucial for Lu Qinglian, so he had her cultivate the Merit Golden Lotus and the World-Ending Black Lotus.
The Nirvana Flames Red Lotus just needed to devour spiritual flames to grow.
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For Lu Changsheng, who possesses the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator, this is actually the easiest treasure to cultivate.
Disciples such as Lu Qinglian and Chen Yi, aside from needing Body Tempering and Power-infusing Initiation, had all descended the mountain to gain experience and increase their comprehension of the Great Dao.
Lu Changsheng, with the battle simulation feature of the Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator, was not lacking in combat experience.
Lu Changsheng would wait for the attention to die down before descending the mountain for his adventure.
Usually, Lu Changsheng followed Lin Xuantong and the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan in cultivation.
“Ziwei Celestial Flame True Art” and “One Sword Across Ages,” Lu Changsheng had just barely started, and he still needed to earnestly ask Lin Xuantong and the Elder Ancestor of Lin Clan for guidance.
The “Ziwei Celestial Flame True Art” is divided into nine levels of the Nine Heavens Realm; by cultivating to profound realms, one can summon the endless Tianhuo from the Ziwei Ancient Star. It is said that the great expert who founded the Taihua Holy Land once summoned the Tianhuo, destroying an entire divine domain.
Currently, Lu Changsheng has cultivated to the third level of the Nine Heavens Realm.
“One Sword Across Ages” is divided into five major sword realms.
The Fifth Sword Realm can seize the creation of heaven and earth, killing existences that are immortal and undying.
Even Lin Xuantong has only cultivated to the Fourth Sword Realm, capable of Severing Causality.
Lu Changsheng presently wields the Second Sword Realm.
The Third Sword Realm can sever Qi Destiny, and its difficulty is a hundredfold that of the Second Sword Realm.
Qi Destiny is an intangible thing.
To kill characters with Great Fortune, one must master the Third Sword Realm.
For example, Dantai Meng, whose fate is not to die, would be saved by a powerful being from the Demon Realm.
If one masters the Fourth Sword Realm, reaching the realm of Lin Xuantong, capable of Severing Causality, not even great experts can use Karmic Divine Skills to divine who you have killed, and it can largely avoid karmic retribution.
Lu Changsheng still needs to use the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art” for Body Tempering.
The “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art” has thirteen levels, and Lu Changsheng has already cultivated to the twelfth level. With just one more level, Lu Changsheng’s physique will be comparable to a top-grade Emperor Soldier.
[Ding, your disciple Lu Qinglian has killed a Heavenly Immortal Realm demon tiger, saved a town’s population, and obtained 2 million meritorious deeds; you receive a return of 400,000 meritorious deeds.]
[Ding, your disciple Chen Yi has prayed for rain for Cheyun Country, heavenly dew descended, crops and various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures have grown, earning 5 million meritorious deeds; you receive a return of 1 million meritorious deeds.]
A group of disciples descends the mountain to gain experience and accumulate merits.
To upgrade the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda from the thirtieth floor to the thirty-first, 80 billion merits are required.
However, with the speed at which various disciples gather merits through their adventures, the Heavenly Earth Mystical Yellow Exquisite Pagoda will soon grow to the thirty-first floor.
[Ding, your third disciple “Mo Huazhi” has advanced from Daluo Golden Immortal to the Quasi-Emperor Realm, and you receive a disciple realm promotion reward: a Merit Treasure “Confucian Sage Brush”.]
The system’s prompt surprised Lu Changsheng.
His third disciple, Mo Huazhi, had also become a high-level expert in the Quasi-Emperor Realm.
The system even rewarded a Merit Treasure.
However, this Merit Treasure required one to prove the Dao with literature to grow, which was of no use to Lu Changsheng as it currently stood.
“I wonder where this disciple of mine is now. Otherwise, this treasure will just gather dust with me.”
Lu Changsheng was still unaware of Mo Huazhi’s whereabouts.
In the central part of the Immortal Realm, within the Immortal Dynasty, at Ziyang Academy, a woman held a scroll in her hand and was lecturing the disciples below on the Sage’s Book.
The woman felt a sudden sense, pondering over something.
The disciples beneath, dressed in traditional Confucian attire, saw their teacher deep in thought and fell into a silent, bewildered hush.
One disciple reminded, “Mr. Mo?”
The woman came back to her senses, “Let’s continue the lecture.”
“May I ask why Teacher was just lost in thought?”
“I was thinking of someone.”
The woman smiled in understanding and continued to instruct the disciples on the Sage’s Book.
In the high pavilion of Ziyang Academy, several Confucian Sages accompanied a man in a yellow robe.
“Is that person the one you mentioned with the Body of the Literary Sage?”
“Replying to Your Majesty, this individual possesses immense talent in the Confucian Dao, has limitless potential, and has already been accepted as a direct disciple by the dean.”
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