Above the Immortal Imperial City, Purple Aura Coming from the East, sounds of the great Dao faintly ringing, auspicious beasts appearing, fortunate snow descending from the heavens, and golden lotuses springing from the earth.
At Ziyang Academy, the Master was in the midst of a lecture, and upon noticing the celestial phenomena, the disciples from the private school of the Confucian Sect became distracted for a moment.
“Master, someone is about to make a breakthrough, and it is a high-level individual from the Divine King Realm.”
“This aura, it should be the Holy Son of Taihua. Could it be that he has gained tremendous benefits at the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum, thus achieving a breakthrough?”
The Master was somewhat astonished.
Not long ago, Lu Changsheng had no intentions of breaking through, yet after a single visit to the Qing Emperor’s Mausoleum, he had achieved it.
“This young man is truly formidable; his future achievements are boundless. Sheng’er, you must make sure to establish good relations with this person. He will be of aid to the fate of our Immortal Dynasty.”
The Immortal Dragon Emperor also noticed Lu Changsheng, who was in the midst of a breakthrough.
Given the time Lu Changsheng has spent cultivating, he had reached the eighth rank of the Divine King Realm, a cultivation speed that is truly shocking and unprecedented.
For such an unparalleled genius, there are only two options: one is to form an alliance, and the other is to eliminate him before he fully matures.
The Immortal Dragon Emperor, who oversees the Immortal Dynasty, values reputation dearly and would not think of eliminating a genius upon sight; such behavior would be outrageous.
Fortuitously, his eldest daughter is friends with Lu Changsheng, a relationship that could be fully utilized to win over people’s hearts.
“The Holy Son has made another breakthrough; we are truly ashamed.”
“The gap between people is even greater than the gap between humans and dogs.”
Lin Tianyi and the other Elders from Mount Taihua Sacred Land who had accompanied him were all filled with shame.
With Lu Changsheng’s single visit to the Immortal Dynasty resulting in another breakthrough, these old fellows who had cultivated for millions or tens of millions of years felt a world of difference in comparison to Lu Changsheng.
Daoist Earth Hound rolled his eyes, what did they mean the gap was even wider than between humans and dogs?
The celestial phenomena above the Immortal Imperial City persisted for an entire month before they finally dissipated.
The Mortals of the Immortal Imperial City were all speculating that another Saint had been born.
In reality, Lu Changsheng had merely advanced through a minor realm.
“Sigh.”
Lu Changsheng ceased his Qi cultivation, his aura growing even deeper as he advanced from the ninth rank to the eighth rank of the Divine King Realm.
Following his breakthrough, Lu Changsheng practiced the Qi cultivating methods recorded in the Qing Emperor Manuscript, refining more strands of Qing Emperor True Qi.
“The ‘Ziwei Celestial Flame True Art’ from Mount Taihua Sacred Land is also a method of Qi cultivation. The Ziwei Celestial Flame True Qi cultivated from it, merged with this Qing Emperor True Qi, one strand of True Qi can exert the power of three strands.”
Lu Changsheng cultivated two Qi methods simultaneously, melding the two types of True Qi to create a new form of True Qi.
A sphere of red and green Qi appeared in Lu Changsheng’s palm, flickering like flames.
When Lu Changsheng completed his breakthrough, at Eternal Prosperity Inn, the innkeeper Qian Duoduo was recording the accounts when suddenly, his gaze fell on two groups of newcomers. Noticing the symbols on their Daoist Robes, his eyes sharpened.
“You all step back, I will personally attend to these esteemed guests.”
Qian Duoduo dismissed the waiters who had planned to welcome the guests.
The waiters looked at each other in confusion; their innkeeper was none other than the Branch Hall Master of the Ancient Qian Family in the Immortal Imperial City, a high-ranking expert of the Immortal Emperor Realm. What sort of people were they to warrant personal attention from the innkeeper himself?
Qian Duoduo faced the two groups: “You have both arrived at the Immortal Imperial City simultaneously, what brings you here?”
“You need not know. Prepare a Heaven Character Room for us; you won’t be short-changed.”
The tone of the two groups was cold.
“Fine.”
Qian Duoduo instructed the waiters to bring forward room plaques.
As the individuals ascended the stairs, the waiters naturally cleared a path and dared not utter a word.
“Innkeeper, who exactly are they? These people have extremely strong auras, and the Magical Treasures they carry are not mortal-grade.”
“They are from the Ancient Helian Clan and the Ancient Huangfu Clan.”
The waiters inhaled sharply.
The Ancient Helian Clan and the Ancient Huangfu Clan were prestigious families from Ancient Times on par with the Ancient Qian Family, only much more reclusive and rarely seen by the public.
No wonder their innkeeper was so courteous, and they did not show the slightest deference to him.
Even though they were all from Ancient Families, Qian Duoduo was merely a Branch Hall Master, not yet an Elder, whereas among these two groups from the Ancient Families, there might well be Elders present.
“Strange, what are they doing here? The arrival of one Ancient Family is already notable, and now we have two. The Confucian Sect meeting has ended; what else could they be up to?”
Qian Duoduo was puzzled.
He turned into a wisp of light smoke, vanishing from the spot.
In a Heaven Character Room at Eternal Prosperity Inn, the experts from the Ancient Helian Clan and the Ancient Huangfu Clan gathered together. An Elder from the Ancient Helian Clan gestured, and the room was enveloped by a Barrier, preventing any sound from escaping and barring the use of ordinary Divine Skills to peek inside.
“They are indeed cautious; it seems impossible to glean their intentions now.”
Qian Duoduo reappeared, abandoning his plans to eavesdrop.
Inside the room, an Elder from the Huangfu Family took a sip of fragrant tea, his eyes sharp: “I have obtained reliable information that Lu Changsheng, this rascal, is still within the Imperial City.”
An Elder from the Helian Family interjected: “This scoundrel has harbored that slut Su Yun and has always remained in Mount Taihua, refusing to come out, making it hard for us to find an opportunity to deal with him. Now that he has left Mount Taihua, it’s the perfect time to settle scores with him. As long as we can capture him alive, we can use him to negotiate with Mount Taihua Sacred Land for Su Yun. At that time, the Clan’s Treasure of the Ancient Su Family can be split between our two families. As for that little slut Su Yun, she will belong to our Helian Family.”