“Unfortunately, Lu Changsheng is the Holy Son of Tai Hua and also ranks first on the Qilin Ranking, highly valued by the Holy Land of Tai Hua. Even if I kill him, the Holy Land of Tai Hua would use their Karmic Divine Skill to ascertain that it was I who acted.”
The Grand Freedom Buddha was driven to agitation by Lu Changsheng and his disciple, yet there was nothing he could do about Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng possessed the Taiyin Goddess Talisman; the Grand Freedom Buddha couldn’t defeat Lu Changsheng.
Furthermore, with the Holy Land of Tai Hua as his backing, the Grand Freedom Buddha couldn’t trap and kill Lu Changsheng; otherwise, Lin Xuantong would truly lead the experts of Mount Taihua in a full assault on the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple and take down the temple’s plaque, displaying it as a trophy.
The Grand Freedom Buddha suffered a setback and had to swallow his pride.
Upon returning to Mount Taihua, Lu Changsheng transmitted power to Chen Yi, rewarding the system with one billion points of Heavenly Cultivation.
Lu Changsheng was also undergoing Body Tempering.
The emperor-tier superior Cultivation Technique, “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art,” at the thirteenth layer — once refined, his physique would be comparable to a superior Emperor Soldier.
Only the last layer remained.
Lu Changsheng refined a large number of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures into a Body Tempering Pool. Soaking in it, his Innate Taoist Body voraciously absorbed the medicinal power from the pool.
Lu Changsheng felt his body undergoing a transformation akin to rebirth.
Xia Ningxue was meditating nearby, playing the role of protector for Lu Changsheng.
Yuntai Peak was shaking violently.
After many years of cultivating the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art,” Lu Changsheng was finally about to achieve Great Perfection.
Above Yuntai Peak, the silhouette of the Ancient Qing Emperor appeared.
“This body-tempering method is the most superior among emperor-tier Body Tempering Skills,” he thought.
Xia Ningxue watched Lu Changsheng’s perfect body without blinking, her pretty face blushing with a hint of pink.
Boom… Boom…
Distant thunder rumbled, and the heavenly phenomena grew increasingly intense.
Three days later, the strange occurrences in the heavens and earth finally disappeared, the medicinal water in the Body Tempering Pool completely absorbed by Lu Changsheng’s Innate Taoist Body.
The Innate Taoist Body was emitting a green glow.
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Having completed the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art” to Great Perfection, Lu Changsheng could now face any Emperor Soldier with his bare hands.
“Now that I’ve finished the ‘Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art,’ it seems I need to find another Body Tempering Skill. The next Body Tempering Skill must be even higher in rank than the ‘Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art,’ which won’t be easy,” he mused.
Having cultivated to Great Perfection, Lu Changsheng pondered over finding a Body Tempering Method that surpassed emperor-tier.
A method surpassing the emperor-tier would be considered a Sect-defining Ultimate Art in any Holy Land.
If his disciples reach the Immortal Emperor Realm and he teaches them a mid-tier emperor-tier Cultivation Technique, the system will provide a return reward, and the chances of obtaining an even higher-tier technique will greatly increase.
A group of Quasi-Emperor-tier disciples were accumulating power and insights, building a strong foundation to prepare for a breakthrough to the Immortal Emperor Realm.
Lu Changsheng was also preparing to surge towards the fifth level of the Immortal Emperor Realm.
Ten thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.
After mastering the nineteenth form of the “Holy Spirit Sword Art,” Xia Ningxue returned to Guanghan Palace to practice and handle the affairs of the palace under the guidance of the Guanghan Palace Master.
Lu Changsheng’s newly accepted disciple, Xu Jing, continued to devour Yins ha Qi in the Immortal Realm, his cultivation leaping forward by leaps and bounds.
As a being from the Netherworld Realm, Xu Jing’s method of cultivation was most unique, devouring Yins ha Qi and advancing through realms swiftly.
The Nine Nether Forbidden Land, where the Immortal Realm, Demon Realm, and Netherworld intersect, was permeated with Yins ha Qi and stood as the most suitable place for Xu Jing’s cultivation.
However, Lu Changsheng always felt that the Nine Nether Forbidden Land was under surveillance from all sides and that cultivating there would be dangerous for Xu Jing, hence he forbade Xu Jing from going there.
Apart from the Nine Nether, there were other forbidden or dangerous places in the Immortal Realm, where countless strong beings had perished, filled with Yins ha Qi.
Xu Jing cultivated in various locations where gloomy qi assembled, absorbing Yins ha Qi, and finally caught up with his senior brothers and sisters in terms of realm.
The Sword Tomb, one of the forbidden lands of the Immortal Realm.
In Ancient Times, there was an extremely powerful Sword Dao Sect in this place.
At its peak, this Sword Dao Sect was stronger than many Holy Lands, with countless Sword Saints.
Later, a great war broke out between the human race and the Demon Race. One of the Demon Race’s strong beings attacked this Sword Dao Sect. The swordsmen of the Sect met the enemy with their swords, and numerous masters fell. Tens of thousands of longsword treasures broke, creating the Sword Tomb in this place.
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Countless Divine King Realm and Immortal Emperor Realm powerhouses fell, their resentful spirits lingering for years without dispersing, still with solitary ghosts wandering about, giving rise to numerous ghostly beings from the Netherworld.
Furthermore, this place also contains the formation mechanisms left by that powerful Sword Dao sect, extremely dangerous, thus making it one of the forbidden lands of the Immortal Realm.
However, this forbidden land was a cultivation sanctuary for Xu Jing.
He could freely devour the Yin Sha Qi here, without much worry of being disturbed by others.
Streams of Yin Sha Qi poured into Xu Jing’s body like black mist, with Xu Jing at the center of a vortex, madly swallowing the Yin Sha Qi.
Xu Jing’s aura surged rapidly.
In the Sword Tomb, the various ghostly beings, upon seeing Xu Jing, bowed their heads as if they had seen their king.
Xu Jing was a being nurtured by the Netherworld, and in terms of “lineage,” he was of a higher order than the ghostly beings bred by the Yin Sha Qi of the Sword Tomb.
A massive amount of Yin Sha Qi entered Xu Jing’s body, and he broke through to the Quasi-Emperor Realm in one fell swoop!
“Finally caught up with my senior brothers and sisters, now, I have hope of fighting Chen Yi, my eleventh senior brother, to a draw.”
Xu Jing knew that his eleventh senior brother, Chen Yi, was the reincarnation of an Ancient Buddha that could restrain the Yin Sha, but as long as he cultivated his Netherworld cultivation technique to perfection, he need not fear Chen Yi’s Buddhist cultivation technique.
The moment Xu Jing broke through, Lu Changsheng, who was far away in the holy land of Mount Taihua, received a system notification.
[Ding, your twelfth disciple “Xu Jing” has ascended from Daluo Golden Immortal to Quasi-Emperor Realm, you receive a disciple realm upgrade reward: Ghost King Banner.]
The system rewarded a ghost banner, chilling to the touch, and a chill rose behind Lu Changsheng as he took hold of it.
The system displayed the basic information about this treasure.
[Ghost King Banner: Originating from the Netherworld, it can devour all kinds of Yin Sha and grow continuously. When this banner is waved, all ghosts worship.]
Lu Changsheng chuckled and shook his head.
This treasure was obviously tailor-made for this disciple by the system.
Xu Jing, being a creature from the Netherworld, couldn’t make use of Merit Treasures and didn’t need to accumulate merit; this “Ghost King Banner” suited Xu Jing perfectly.
While Xu Jing devoured the Yin Sha Qi for cultivation, the ghost banner could also grow.
The Disciple Apprenticeship Simulator awarded various Merit Treasures suitable for disciples, making one wonder what the system was aiming for.
As soon as Xu Jing returned, Lu Changsheng planned to bestow the Ghost King Banner upon him.
The Merit Treasure “Empowerment Staff” had already been bestowed upon the eleventh disciple, Chen Yi, by Lu Changsheng.
Lu Changsheng also transmitted to Chen Yi the Emperor Tier low-grade cultivation technique “Thousand Buddha Subduing Demon Hand.”
This was one of Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple’s ultimate arts.
[Ding, by teaching your disciple Chen Yi the Emperor Tier low-grade cultivation technique “Thousand Buddha Subduing Demon Hand,” you receive an 8000-fold return teaching reward: Emperor Tier high-grade cultivation technique “Ten Thousand Buddha Subduing Demon Hand.”]
“Another of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple’s cultivation techniques. I have a grudge with the Grand Freedom Buddha of Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple. I’m not his match yet, but I will catch up to him soon.”
Lu Changsheng perused the Buddhist ultimate technique “Ten Thousand Buddha Subduing Demon Hand” he received.
Lu Changsheng occasionally contemplated other factions’ cultivation techniques, achieving the principle of knowing oneself and the enemy, and integrating their wisdom.
“As long as Lian or Xiao Fan breaks through to the Immortal Emperor Realm, I can bestow upon them the Emperor Tier mid-grade Body Tempering law. I hope to trigger a higher multiplier.”
Lu Changsheng focused on his cultivation, preparing to strike at the fifth level of the Immortal Emperor Realm.
Meanwhile, the ascension of his disciples’ realms was a good thing for him as well.
Returning to the Sword Tomb after breaking through to the Quasi-Emperor Realm, Xu Jing prepared to return to his sect, to receive the transmission from his master.
“Wait, this is the Sword Tomb, where countless powerful sword cultivators from a super sect fell; there might still be the bodies of powerful beings lying here.”
Xu Jing was about to make his way back when he suddenly thought that the powerful corpses might be slumbering in this place.
If he could unearth a powerful corpse, Xu Jing could use Corpse Control Skills to manipulate the body, using it as a puppet.
Xu Jing, who mastered the Netherworld cultivation techniques, was unique among the disciples of Lu Changsheng.
So Xu Jing dug and dug and dug in the Sword Tomb…
He wanted to unearth a powerful corpse, preferably one of a Divine King Realm, as it would be like having half a Divine King as an enforcer.
Meanwhile, Lu Changsheng was feeling annoyed, wondering why this little disciple wasn’t returning to the sect after his breakthrough to receive the transmission.
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