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This is simply the talent of a sword dao genius!
Even the Mount Taihua Goddess who established the Mount Taihua Holy Land might not match the aptitude for sword cultivation of the youth before us.
Seeing the astounded expression of the Ancient Ancestor, Lu Changsheng scratched his head in embarrassment, “The junior has obtained a Sword Dao Divine Fruit, and after consuming it, my comprehension of the sword dao has soared, allowing me to fully master the third sword realm and enter the threshold of the fourth.”
“So, you’ve eaten such a rare treasure.”
The Ancient Ancestor finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Otherwise, Lu Changsheng would be too heaven-defying.
However, although the Sword Dao Divine Fruit is a rare twenty-tier Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure that can greatly enhance the user’s sword dao comprehension, the gains depend closely on the user’s talent.
Lu Changsheng’s ability to use the Sword Dao Divine Fruit to enter the fourth sword realm in one fell swoop also speaks of his peerless genius.
For ordinary people to use the Sword Dao Divine Fruit would be simply a waste of its potential.
Managing to obtain a rare treasure like the Sword Dao Divine Fruit is also a skill in itself.
“From today onward, I will teach you the fourth sword realm. You must fully master the fourth sword realm within a hundred thousand years, and it would be best to defeat the Emperor’s child at the Heavenly Court conference and bring glory to our Mount Taihua.”
“Ancestor, do we not have to give face to the Heavenly Court?”
“Give face to the Heavenly Court? Prestige is earned through strength, not by others’ charity.”
Contrary to Lu Changsheng’s expectation, the Ancestor didn’t seem to care about the Heavenly Court’s attitude.
Indeed, this Ancestor had survived the mountain of corpses and sea of blood of the ancient war, and had witnessed the rise and fall of countless forces. She long ceased to care, so whether she would give face to the Heavenly Court or not was really uncertain.
With the Ancestor’s support, Lu Changsheng needs only to concentrate on cultivating.
Every thousand years, for the remaining five hundred years, Lu Changsheng would cultivate the “Eternal Indestructible Art” himself, as well as guide his disciples in their cultivation.
Shen Xiaoyao returned to Lu Changsheng’s tutelage, and with the power-infusing initiation from Lu Changsheng, along with various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures provided, Shen Xiaoyao’s cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.
Shen Xiaoyao, with a Pure Yang Body, and Tang Ling’er, with a Pure Yin Body, complemented each other’s physiques perfectly, absorbing the power of the utmost yin and yang, which made their cultivation speed even faster.
Shen Xiaoyao and Tang Ling’er together were once the strongest among all of Lu Changsheng’s disciples.
Of course, this was the case when it was two against one, Shen Xiaoyao and Tang Ling’er could only prevail.
If Lin Qingzhi and Lu Qinglian teamed up against Shen Xiaoyao and Tang Ling’er, then Lin Qingzhi and Lu Qinglian would be stronger.
The foundation that Shen Xiaoyao laid at the Heavenly Master Sect was good, and after returning, his cultivation speed was even faster, soon reaching the threshold of Tribulation.
Shen Xiaoyao, with his Pure Yang Body, braved the Great Dao Gold Thunder and successfully stepped into the Immortal Emperor Realm.
[Ding, your fourth disciple “Shen Xiaoyao” has ascended from the Quasi-Emperor Realm to the Immortal Emperor Realm. You have received a disciple’s realm advancement reward: a mid-tier Emperor Tier Cultivation Technique “Sun, Moon, and Stars Skills” (Upper Volume).]
Hm?
The system only rewards one technique?
And it’s only a mid-tier Emperor Tier technique?
This was the first time Lu Changsheng saw such a meager reward.
Lu Changsheng looked at the technique rewarded by the system.
This technique was a dual cultivation technique, suitable for Pure Yang Bodies and Pure Yin Bodies to cultivate together. When cultivated to the highest realm, it could cause the spinning star shift, capturing the creation of heaven and earth.
“It seems this is a dual cultivation technique specially provided by the system for these two disciples.”
Lu Changsheng understood the system’s intention.
Shen Xiaoyao and Tang Ling’er hadn’t had a suitable dual cultivation technique to fully unleash the potential of their Pure Yang Body and Pure Yin Body.
And this “Sun, Moon, and Stars Skills” upper volume was a mid-tier Emperor Tier technique, which was highly suitable for both disciples to cultivate.
Lu Changsheng awarded the “Sun, Moon, and Stars Skills” to Shen Xiaoyao and Tang Ling’er, for them to cultivate on their own. Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire
[Ding, you have awarded your disciple Shen Xiaoyao the mid-tier Emperor Tier technique “Sun, Moon, and Stars Skills” (Upper Volume), and received a thousandfold return reward for mentoring: a sixth-grade divine level technique “Sun, Moon, and Stars Skills” (Middle Volume).]
Lu Changsheng received the second volume of the technique, the “Sun, Moon, and Stars Skills” middle volume, which turned out to be a sixth-grade divine level technique!
Lu Changsheng then awarded Shen Xiaoyao with an Immortal Sword of mid-tier Emperor Soldier level named “Wan Ren.”
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[Ding, you have bestowed upon your disciple Shen Xiaoyao an intermediate Emperor Tier weapon, “Wan Ren,” and received a three hundredfold return reward for mentoring: 2 Dao Artifact Fragments.]
The system returned two fragments of a Dao Artifact.
To Lu Changsheng, these were also useful treasures.
As long as he accumulated enough Dao Artifact fragments, he could forge a top-quality Dao Artifact.
Lu Changsheng also awarded the lower-tier Emperor weapon, the Primordial Dao Robe, to Shen Xiaoyao.
Having cultivated the “Eternal Indestructible Art” to the second layer, Lu Changsheng’s physique was comparable to a ninth-grade Dao Artifact, rendering the Primordial Dao Robe useless to himself, hence he used it for mentoring.
[Ding, you have bestowed upon your disciple Shen Xiaoyao a lower-tier Emperor weapon, “Primordial Dao Robe,” and received a ten-thousandfold return reward for mentoring: a superior Emperor Tier weapon, “Gengjin Dragon Pattern Armor.”]
The system returned a piece of golden dragon-patterned armor, of the same quality as the Great Wilderness God Armor.
However, for the current Lu Changsheng, the Gengjin Dragon Pattern Armor’s effect was not significant, and it could only be used to weaken the opponent’s attack.
Lu Changsheng’s greatest reliance was still his physique, comparable to a ninth-grade Dao Artifact.
Lu Changsheng flipped his left hand, and an ancient crimson Bagua Mirror appeared in his palm: “This is the True Yang Bagua Mirror, which can fully utilize your Pure Yang power and restrain all evil demons.”
[Ding, you have bestowed upon your disciple Shen Xiaoyao an intermediate Emperor weapon, “True Yang Bagua Mirror,” and received an eighty-thousandfold return reward for mentoring: a ninth-grade Dao Artifact, “Infinite Bagua Mirror.”]
Another Dao Artifact!
Inside Lu Changsheng’s Inner World, an ancient mirror appeared, exuding a Desolate Ancient aura.
The Infinite Bagua Mirror was only half the size of a palm, round in shape, encircled by a white jade ring with black tassels attached to it. At the center of the ring was a piece that seemed like a mirror but wasn’t, a thin black and white disc with an ancient Bagua diagram engraved in its midst.
A ninth-grade Dao Artifact, even a Preliminary Immortal Emperor would turn to ash if struck by the Desolate Ancient aura from the Infinite Bagua Mirror.
With the Emperor weapons such as “Wan Ren,” the True Yang Bagua Mirror, and the Primordial Dao Robe, along with Supreme Skills like “Qiankun Unmatched Technique,” “Sun, Moon, and Stars Skills,” and the “Supreme Thunder Command Scripture” (the Sect-defining Ultimate Art of the Heavenly Master Sect), Shen Xiaoyao’s strength improved greatly, enough for him to cultivate up to the Divine King Realm.
Lu Changsheng, not favoring one over another, also provided Wu Wan’er with a batch of cultivation techniques and treasures.
Under Lu Changsheng, disciples Lin Qingzhi, Lu Qinglian, Chen Yao, Dugu Aotian, and Shen Xiaoyao had already stepped into the Divine King Realm, while other disciples were also diligently cultivating.
The third disciple, Mo Huazhi, was cultivating Confucian Dao techniques at the Ziyang Academy of the Immortal Dynasty and had cultivated the magnificent Magnificent Righteous Qi.
The fifth disciple, Ji Xuan, returned to the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan of the Demon Realm to practice; as the clan’s Goddess, with abundant cultivation resources, her realm progress was natural and effortless.
The seventh disciple, Xiao Fan, was practicing the “Qing Emperor Eternal Life Art.” The War Heaven Tyrant Body required Body Tempering to advance his realm.
The eighth disciple, Ning Qianqian, occasionally visited the Candle Dragon Clan to freeload on food and drinks; possessing the Dragon Emperor Bloodline, she needed more Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures to quickly improve her realm.
The tenth disciple, Su Xiaoqi, was about to undergo Tribulation under the guidance of her older sister, Su Yun.
The eleventh disciple, Chen Yi, departed the mountain to perform good deeds, intending to achieve Buddha Enlightenment through the aspirations of all living beings.
The twelfth disciple, Xu Jing, was cultivating at the Sword Tomb, also trying to revive the Female Sword Immortal of the Heavenly Sect.
Meanwhile, a significant event occurred on Yuntai Peak—Zhao Wuyan finally became a Daluo Golden Immortal!
“Ao~~~ I, Zhao Wuyan, have finally become a Daluo Golden Immortal, hahaha!! I never thought I, Zhao Wuyan, would see this day!”
Zhao Wuyan laughed heartily towards the sky.
With Zhao Wuyan’s aptitude, ascending from the Mortal Realm was a challenge, but having once been Lu Changsheng’s senior fellow disciple, he benefited from the adage, ‘When one ascends to the Heavens, even their dogs and chickens rise with them.’ Gifted with a fraction of Lu Changsheng’s cultivation resources, Zhao Wuyan managed to ascend to the status of a Daluo Golden Immortal.
Daoist Earth Hound was sprawled on a stone at the mountain gate, asleep, too lazy to even glance at Zhao Wuyan.
It was just the realm of a Daluo Golden Immortal after all.
Daoist Earth Hound had reached this realm long ago.
Qingyun Peak’s second generation disciples, Li Jianfei and Luo Xintang, one with the Spirit Sword Physique and the other with the Thousand Poison Body, had also stepped into the Daluo Golden Immortal realm early on.
Even Xiaojin, the carp that had transformed into a being at Qingyun Peak, was a Daluo Golden Immortal.
Shangguan Zhao’er had even become a Quasi-Emperor.
“Chen Yi’s journey down the mountain will be dangerous.”
When Lu Changsheng simulated the life of his disciple Chen Yi, he discovered that on this particular descent, as Chen Yi aimed to achieve Buddha Enlightenment, there would be a significant tribulation.