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"This is the sect's only Celestial Immortal, having lived for more than a billion years, ancient and powerful."
"The second item is these fifty-eight sword techniques, all at the Refinement Realm level." Upper Immortal Nan Yin said, "Among them, thirty-six are related to the Earth Dao, and twenty-two are related to the Wood Dao. You have to exchange for and cultivate all of them."
"Refinement Realm?" Wu Yuan was surprised.
"Master, I am cultivating a sword art at the Celestial Immortal level." Wu Yuan wondered, "Why exchange for these Refinement Realm level secrets."
You should know that in terms of understanding the Dao, Wu Yuan is now close to many Refinement cultivators.
"Each has its strengths and weaknesses. Although 'Stellar Scripture' and 'Mystic Yellow Sword Manual' are good, there are always some omissions." Upper Immortal Nan Yin shook his head. "The sect has accumulated countless sword techniques over the long years. I've chosen these Refinement Realm-level sword techniques for you, which are close to perfection in their category."
"Comprehend them."
"Completely! Internalize them!"
"Integrating the strengths of various schools will make your foundation more solid, and your understanding of the most basic mysteries of the Dao will become clearer." Upper Immortal Nan Yin said.
"Yes." Wu Yuan nodded slightly.
He understood that if the 'Stellar Codex' was an outline, then the 'Stellar Axis Sword Manual' and 'Mystic Yellow Sword Manual' were core textbooks.
The dozens of sword techniques that Master wanted him to exchange for belonged to exercise problems.
Time passed.
Upper Immortal Nan Yin detailedly explained these dozens of sword techniques to Wu Yuan, especially the thirty-six sword techniques related to the Earth Dao.
As for those related to the Wood Dao, Wu Yuan was advised to exchange for them first but not rush to cultivate.
After all, Wu Yuan had yet to even grasp the basics of the 'Eternal Sword Manual' to this day.
These sword techniques were somewhat profound for him.
"Disciple, how is your body's refining incarnation in the Xia Mountain World doing?" Upper Immortal Nan Yin asked.
"No other abnormalities for now." Wu Yuan shook his head. "In the past month, I dispatched some cultivators under my command to explore in all directions. I received some feedback and found three small civilizations similar to ours. However, none of them compares to the Central Continent."
"No powerful immortal civilization has been discovered yet." Wu Yuan honestly reported.
In this month, there had been no major changes in the Central Continent.
And with the dissipation of the Netherworld Realm, the five exploration teams dispatched by the Central Continent had also received some information feedback.
The three newly discovered civilizations were not far apart, with the closest being only tens of thousands of miles away, and the farthest being just over a million miles.
One of these civilizations had produced a High-Grade Qi Sea cultivator.
The other two had very few Qi Refining cultivators.
"Don't be in a hurry, and don't panic." Upper Immortal Nan Yin nodded, "These civilizations are probably some that were previously isolated."
"However, looking at it comprehensively, the Xia Mountain World, based on the Blood Refining Demon Palace's assessment, should be categorized as 'Awaiting Recovery.'" Upper Immortal Nan Yin explained.
"Awaiting recovery?" Wu Yuan was puzzled.
"The so-called Blood Refining World is not treated as a battlefield, where internal creatures are slaughtered, but as a place for exploitation and resource collection." Upper Immortal Nan Yin explained, "In addition to cultivation resources, the cultivators born in these worlds are also resources."
"Human resources!"
"However, it's just like farming. If you want a good harvest, the land must be fertile. The Xia Mountain suffered heavy damage, as if it were contaminated."
"The Blood Refining Demon Palace either has to pay a huge price to restore the Xia Mountain World, or it has to wait for the world's origin to operate on its own and slowly recover."
"I estimate that the Blood Refining Demon Palace has chosen the latter."
"After all, based on the information I've received, the Xia Mountain World has a maximum diameter of tens of millions of miles. Although it's extremely vast in the context of small worlds, for the Blood Refining Demon Palace, which controls countless small worlds, it's just an inconspicuous one. Losing one or gaining one doesn't matter much." Immortal Nan Yin said, "Naturally, it's not worth it for the Blood Refining Demon Palace to expend too many resources."
"Waiting for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years to be reused is not considered a long time for the Blood Refining Demon Palace."
Wu Yuan nodded slightly.
Investments should have a return.
The Blood Refining Demon Palace naturally wouldn't engage in unprofitable ventures.
"The probability of powerful beings from the Blood Refining Demon Palace stationed within the Xia Mountain World is not high, perhaps similar to the indigenous civilizations in the Central Continent." Immortal Nan Yin said, "However, with the recovery of the Xia Mountain World, it's highly probable that powerful beings from the Blood Refining Demon Palace will arrive."
"Remember."
"Go with the flow." Immortal Nan Yin advised, "With your talent, even in the Blood Refining Demon Palace, there is hope for growth."
"Yes." Wu Yuan nodded.
His heart was also heavy.
Although the Blood Refining Demon Palace was not a true demonic force, it had some order. However, it adhered to the 'Shura Demon Path,' which was completely different from the current Central Continent.
What would the future hold?
Wu Yuan had no clue.
"Unfortunately, the Blood Refining Demon Palace has strict rules. They have countless internal conflicts, but they never allow external interference. Moreover, the powerful figures of this force have very little interaction with our Hengyang Immortal Realm lineage. They usually only encounter each other in some border areas and spatial battlefields, and when they do, it's often a fight." Immortal Nan Yin shook his head. "I've met immortals from various realms, but I don't know any immortals from the Blood Refining Demon Palace."
"Otherwise, if the Xia Mountain World belonged to the Red Moon Immortal Palace or any force under the White Cang Immortal Country, I could find a solution." Immortal Nan Yin shook his head.
"Master has already done enough for the disciple." Wu Yuan said softly.
Since obtaining information five years ago, Wu Yuan had also investigated a lot of information about the 'Blood Refining Demon Palace' and understood what kind of force it was.
The complete Blood Refining Demon Palace was equivalent to the entire Hengyang Immortal Realm.
Different from the Ten Thousand Axe Divine Palace.
The Ten Thousand Axe Divine Palace, although it belonged to the White Cang Immortal Country, was just a smaller force compared to the Red Moon Immortal Palace.
The powerful beings of the demon palace rarely appeared on the Red Moon Immortal Continent.
Similarly, even immortals would find it difficult to come into contact with the Blood Refining Demon Palace.
"Even if the Ancestor intervenes, at most, he can save your refining incarnation." Immortal Nan Yin said, "But wanting to bring the entire Xia Mountain out? I estimate that I can't do that. This touches the bottom line rules of the Blood Refining Demon Palace."
Wu Yuan nodded lightly.
Changing a small world under the Red Moon Immortal Palace to be under the Dragon Star Immortal Sect was like changing the borders of a state capital within a country. The impact was minimal, and the difficulty was not great.
After all, they were all under the Red Moon Immortal Palace.
But putting hands into the internal affairs of the Blood Refining Demon Palace?
It was like changing the border territories of two super-sized countries.
Perhaps the actual value of a blade of grass, a hill, or a waterfall was not great, but the significance was extraordinary.
The difficulty was unimaginably high.
"I'm afraid that we'll need the help of the powerful figures in the Divine Court." Wu Yuan sighed inwardly.
Only the Taiyuan Divine Court was superior to both the Blood Refining Demon Palace and the Hengyang Immortal Realm. Everyone belonged to the Divine Court.
However, it was incredibly difficult.
"The Taiyuan Divine Court is a colossal entity spanning the vast river of time and space."
"If I want to leave alone, although the cost is significant, Master might find a solution." Wu Yuan also understood this point. "What about the others in the Central Continent?"
There were tens of billions of living beings.
There were Wu Yuan's relatives, friends, subordinates, etc. They were the groups he belonged to in this world.
And there was the Central Continent itself.
Could he take them away? Even Celestials couldn't!
Moreover, Wu Yuan didn't dare to hope that Master or the ancestral figure of the sect would pay such a great price for him.
He was not worth it at the moment.
"At present, I have no value to Master or the sect itself, just some potential." Wu Yuan didn't dare to ask for too much.
Only asking others to sacrifice would only make people annoyed.
Provoking Master's anger would be a loss.
"Rely on yourself. I don't believe that the refining incarnation can't find a way out." Wu Yuan also had desires in his heart.
Self-reliance was better than relying on others.
...
Leaving the Dragon Star, Wu Yuan went straight back to the quiet room in the mansion world. With a thought, a strand of consciousness entered the Dragon Star Immortal Realm.
Illusory Dragon City.
"First, exchange for all those sword art scriptures that Master mentioned." Wu Yuan made up his mind and quickly searched for them one by one.
After a moment.
"True Disciple Li Xia, a total of fifty-eight sword art scriptures, totaling three million six hundred and seventy thousand Dragon Crystals, confirm the exchange?" A gentle voice echoed in Wu Yuan's mind.
Wu Yuan frowned slightly, finding it somewhat expensive.
These sword art scriptures were only at the Refining Void Realm level. But when he thought about what Master said, they were all top-notch within the same level.
After a little thought.
"Confirm." Wu Yuan spoke.
...Back in his personal palace, numerous virtual immortal scrolls were already floating in mid-air.
Each virtual immortal scroll represented a sword art scripture.
Wu Yuan began to receive each inheritance one by one.
"It's actually so... amazing."
"The Way of Gravity can be applied like this?"
"The mysteries of the earth!"
"The stars, the unity of the origin... This sword art is worthy! Extraordinary." Along with the messages of each sword art inheritance flowing through his mind.
Wu Yuan's eyes widened.
These sword art techniques were not too profound.
With a little understanding, given Wu Yuan's current realm, he could comprehend three or four tenths, and some could even reach six or seven tenths.
But he had to admit that Master's insight was indeed extraordinary. These sword art techniques all had their unique aspects.
It could be a unique combination angle of the mysteries of the Dao.
Or the sword technique itself was extremely perfect.
Or it progressed from the shallow to the deep, integrating exceptionally well.
"Worthy! Worthy, the value of these Dragon Crystals spent on these is worth it." Wu Yuan's eyes lit up.
"Accept the inheritance only once."
It unraveled many previous Dao insights for him.
"Some things, when viewed from a different perspective, will yield different feelings," Wu Yuan murmured. "Understanding the Dao is the same."
Wu Yuan believed it.
With the help of these sword art scriptures, his rate of growth would undoubtedly be faster.
Half an hour later.
The inheritance of all fifty-eight sword arts was completed.
Wu Yuan then opened the sect's treasure trove.
Ordinary treasures could be exchanged in the Dragon Treasure Tower.
The treasures stored in the sect's treasure trove were special items that were difficult to obtain directly with source crystals.
They were rare treasures collected diligently by the sect.
Soon.
Wu Yuan saw the 'Dragon Soul Crystal' mentioned by Master.
"Dragon Soul Crystal: Special treasure, absorbs internal dragon soul, greatly benefits the divine soul. Exchange required: Ten million Dragon Crystals."
"Special requirement: Limited to exchanging for the first place in the Dragon Star Duel, limited to one exchange." Wu Yuan quickly scanned through a large amount of information.
Summing up these introductions in three words—good! Very good!
"Ten million Dragon Crystals, it's really expensive," Wu Yuan muttered to himself.
Still, without hesitation, he clicked to exchange.
What Master commanded probably wouldn't be wrong.
However, Wu Yuan didn't know that if this Dragon Soul Crystal were taken to the White Cang Immortal Country or even the Hengyang Immortal Realm, it would be a precious item exchanged with divine crystals.
Throughout the Red Moon Immortal Continent, only the Dragon Star Sect possessed it.
Ten million Dragon Crystals? Almost a giveaway.
"Will it be delivered to my mansion world within three days?" Wu Yuan looked at the deducted ten million Dragon Crystals, feeling a bit heartbroken.
The reward that had just been obtained was gone.
"Once I reach the ninth level of the Golden Core, I can refine my life-flying sword into a third-grade spiritual weapon. I need to prepare in advance," Wu Yuan quickly went to the Dragon Treasure Tower in the Qinglong City.
He started buying the needed treasures.
One hundred and thirty million source crystals were almost an astronomical figure for a Golden Core cultivator, but it would be enough to refine nine optimal third-grade life-flying swords.
It was just enough.
...
Days passed by.
As Wu Yuan utilized the newly obtained resources to further strengthen the power of his Nascent Soul incarnation, news about the 'Dragon Star Duel' of the Dragon Star Sect spread rapidly throughout the Immortal Continent.
When Wu Yuan challenged the Star Tower, there were no battle images, and the divine battles were ultimately not real combat. So the impact was not too significant.
It didn't cause much sensation until Wu Yuan became a 'Named Disciple of the Celestial' and brought about a great shock.
But this time, the Dragon Star Duel attracted the attention of millions of spectators.
Especially the final showdown between Wu Yuan and Haoshan Jing, both fully displaying mid-level laws, the intense collision accelerating the spread of news about this battle.
...
In the Red Moon Immortal Realm, the residence of the Moonlight Boundary, within a vast hall.
Seven figures are gathered here.
A massive light screen projection shows the scene of Wu Yuan and Haoshan Jing's intense battle.
"All six of you, take a good look."
"They are just disciples of the sect, while you are the geniuses of my Moonlight Boundary. Their cultivation time is extremely short." Lord Xu Shan said coldly, "Do you have the confidence to defeat them?"
Silence ensued.
"Think it over carefully. There are only ten years left until the Moonlight Duel. I don't want to see none of you in the top ten after ten years." Lord Xu Shan said coldly, then left the hall.
Leaving behind six Golden Core realm geniuses staring at each other.
"I'm not confident. I can't win any of them. They're too strong. Can one enter the realm of mid-level laws with just Golden Core cultivation?" A young man in black robes shook his head.
"I heard that Haoshan Jing has been specially invited and will arrive soon."
"I admit that my strength is ambiguous compared to theirs. But breaking into the top ten of the Moonlight Duel? The White Cang Immortal Country will send ten geniuses." Another middle-aged man in white robes shook his head.
"Senior Brother, what about you? Do you have confidence?" A white-robed woman looked towards the crimson-armored youth standing furthest away.
"Senior Brother."
The others looked at the crimson-armored youth, admiration in their eyes.
Because, among the six of them, the crimson-armored youth was unquestionably the strongest.
"Winning against those two isn't difficult."
"However."
"This Wu Yuan, who has only cultivated for fifty years, I have been cultivating for more than a hundred and thirty years." The crimson-armored youth said indifferently, "Even if I win, it's not glorious."
"Everyone, strive in your cultivation."
"In the Purple Palace Battle, we have Senior Sister Haimo overseeing."
"But in the Golden Core battles, our opponents are not only Wu Yuan and Haoshan Jing but also the top geniuses from the White Cang Immortal Country." The crimson-armored youth walked out of the hall, "They are the real opponents."
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PS: Three-in-one, in addition to the guaranteed two chapters, there's also a makeup for yesterday's overdue chapter.
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Chapter 273: The Transformation of Divine Soul
In the Red Moon Immortal Continent, vast and expansive, apart from the main continent with a diameter counted in 'tens of billions of miles,' there are also millions of small worlds.
These small worlds, with internal diameters ranging from tens of thousands to several tens of millions of miles, and some extremely vast ones nearing a hundred million miles.
Individually, the small worlds cannot nurture beings as efficiently as the main continent of the immortal realm. However, over the long years, occasionally, terrifying geniuses are born.
The Rainbow River World is one such massive 'small world,' with an internal maximum diameter of about sixty million miles, belonging to the Hundred Rivers Hall.
The Hundred Rivers Hall is one of the top thirty-two first-class sects in the immortal realm, and its overall strength can be ranked in the top ten, making it extremely powerful.
In the center of the Rainbow River World, there is an extraordinarily unique river, vast and mighty, emitting endless colorful auroras.
Therefore, it is called the Rainbow River.
This river traverses the entire world, and the world itself is named after it. In the central river region, there is a floating palace.
Right above the river.
"Boom~"
Suddenly, the several-hundred-miles-wide river surged into towering waves, and a figure with a bare upper body shot up suddenly, reaching a height of hundreds of miles.
"Bang~" He landed heavily on the metal ground of the palace square, causing the ground to rumble, and a large amount of crimson liquid fell to the ground, resembling blood.
He, with the appearance of a young man, had short red hair and held a giant axe taller than himself, with countless drops of blood falling from the axe blade.
"Congratulations, Holy Son!"
"Another trial challenger at the Mountain and River Realm has been slain by the Holy Son. This is the tenth Mountain and River Realm expert that the Holy Son has killed." Two virtual feathered cultivators in red robes smiled as they approached.
"Hmm."
The young man with the battle axe nodded slightly, frowning slightly, "This Mountain and River Realm is a bit weak. Next time, arrange for someone stronger."
Saying that, he strode towards the interior of the palace.
The two virtual feathered cultivators exchanged a bitter smile.
Mountain and River Realm cultivators are already rare, especially those with suitable strength who have also committed significant crimes. They are challenging to find.
However, faced with the young man's orders, they could only respond, "Yes."
"Holy Son, the Dragonstar Duel of the Dragonstar Immortal Sect has just concluded." One of the virtual feathered cultivators suddenly said.
"Oh? Dragonstar Immortal Sect?"
The young man with the battle axe couldn't help but pause, looked at the virtual feathered cultivator, and said in a low voice, "I remember there was someone named Li Xia, right? He was taken in as a disciple by a Celestial."
The two virtual feathered cultivators couldn't help but smile.
They were well aware of the personality of this Holy Son, focused on battle and cultivation. Although only at the Golden Core Realm, he had already shown incredibly terrifying talent!
Highly regarded by many immortals.
Moreover, he was specially arranged to come to the Rainbow River World to cultivate. It's worth noting that this small world is one of the most important ones for the Hundred Rivers Hall.
"Yes, Li Xia was taken in as a disciple by a Celestial, over five years ago." One virtual feathered cultivator said, "In this Dragonstar Duel, Li Xia showed extremely strong strength, wielding a total of nine lifebound flying swords."
"And he manipulated three formations of a thousand swords, all of which are fourth-grade spiritual weapon flying swords." Another virtual feathered cultivator added.
"What? Nine lifebound flying swords?" The battle axe-wielding youth, who had been relatively calm, suddenly stopped, turned around, and said in a deep voice, "Is it true or false? I want to see the specific battle projection."
Although only at the Golden Core Realm, he had a high level of insight, and with just one listen, he knew how formidable his opponent was.
"Yes."
The virtual feathered cultivator nodded quickly, "Holy Son, please take a look."
He waved his hand, and a huge screen projection appeared, showing the scene of the intense battle between Wu Yuan and Haoshan Jing.
The young man with the battle axe remained silent, watching quietly.
He observed very carefully.
When the projection ended.
"They are both very strong." The young man with the battle axe uttered three words.
"Yes, according to the information we have now, both of them are comprehending the Mid-Rank Laws, showing extremely high talent." Another virtual feathered cultivator said, "Generally speaking, Li Xia's threat is much greater. He has practiced for a shorter time, and it seems he hasn't reached the Ninth Level of the Golden Core yet."
"In another ten years, his strength will probably be much stronger than it is now."
"Plus, with Celestial guidance."
"According to what the Hall Master said, ten years from now, Li Xia's strength is estimated to be comparable to the Purple Mansion's Sixth Level, equivalent to the insight into the Dao at the Ninth Level of the Domain." The virtual feathered cultivator continued, "Overall, there's an eighty percent chance that his strength will surpass Zhaung Liang of the Moonshine Realm."
The young man with the battle axe listened silently.
He knew that the Purple Mansion's Sixth Level referred to the most common, equivalent to the Sixth Level of the Golden Core, with insights comparable to the Ninth Level of the Domain.
Reaching such strength at the Ninth Level of the Golden Core was already terrifying.
"I request permission from the Hall Master!"
"I want to participate in the 'Blood Refinement' three years from now." The young man with the battle axe suddenly spoke.
This startled them.
"Holy Son, be cautious."
"Absolutely not, Holy Son." Both virtual feathered cultivators changed color simultaneously. They hadn't expected that the information about Li Xia would be such a big stimulus for the Holy Son.
"Two guardians."
"Are you worried that I won't be able to leave the Blood Refinement alive?" The young man with the battle axe grinned, "I know Blood Refinement is terrifying, but I've heard that Zuo Haiyue once soared to greatness through Blood Refinement and even became a disciple of the Star Lord."
"I am very confident."
"But I have a good understanding of my own strength."
"My current strength is not much different from Zhuang Liang. We have both passed the fiftieth floor of the Second Star Tower. In ten years, can I suppress Li Xia? The probability is very low." The young man with the battle axe said in a low voice, "He's only fifty years old, and he probably makes noticeable progress every year."
"Ten years?"
"Thirteen years ago, he only passed the fortieth floor of the First Star Tower, and now he can probably pass the fifty-ninth floor."
"If I want to defeat him, I have no choice but to take some special measures." The young man with the battle axe said, "I heard that the Blood Refinement Demon Realm is very special."
The two virtual feathered cultivators exchanged a bitter smile, not knowing how to advise him.
They were only responsible for protection, and as for guidance in cultivation?
They couldn't interfere.
In terms of vision and some secret information they knew, they might not know as much as the young man with the battle axe.
And just a moment later.
"Suyu." A gentle voice sounded, followed by countless dots of light gathering, and a figure in a black robe appeared in front of the young man with the battle axe.
"See the Hall Master." Both virtual feathered cultivators bowed respectfully.
"Hall Master." The young man with the battle axe also put away his battle axe and bowed.
The newcomer.
It was the Hall Master of the Hundred Rivers Hall, the leader of this large sect.
"Suyu, do you want to participate in Blood Refinement? Do you know what Blood Refinement is?" The Hall Master of the Hundred Rivers Hall looked down at the young man, observing this genius figure that rarely appeared in the sect for thousands of years.
"Know roughly."
"That is the Blood Refinement Demon Palace, organizing the most brutal trial, drawing countless beings from its Blood Refinement worlds to engage in combat, battling harsh natural environments, and fighting against others," the young man with the battle axe calmly stated. "Only those with powerful strength and the best luck have a chance to survive."
"Those who survive are qualified to receive cultivation from the Blood Refinement Demon Palace."
"Similarly, belonging to the Taiyuan Divine Court, like us in the Hengyang Immortal Realm, cultivators can also apply to participate in Blood Refinement," the young man with the battle axe said. "However, you need at least ten thousand Blood Demon Tokens to survive."
Apparently.
He had already learned a lot in advance.
"Yes!"
"One Blood Demon Token represents one Blood Refiner, which means that while you survive, at least tens of thousands of cultivators will perish," the Hall Master of the Hundred Rivers said softly. "With your strength, you have at least a fifty percent chance of survival. But according to your idea, do you want to compete for the final opportunity?"
"The final opportunity."
"At least ten thousand Blood Demon Tokens are required to qualify for participation, and you have to compete with the strongest geniuses from countless worlds."
"Every time Blood Refinement opens, the participants are not only from the Immortal Continent branch of the Blood Demon Demon Palace but the entire Blood Refinement Demon Palace." The Hall Master of the Hundred Rivers looked at the young man with the battle axe. "It's a huge force comparable to the entire Hengyang Immortal Realm, with countless geniuses and brutal bloodshed."
The young man with the battle axe listened quietly.
Hengyang Immortal Realm?
That was an unimaginably massive force that could rival the entire Immortal Realm, not to mention the Blood Refinement Demon Palace.
Countless participants.
How many could survive?
"The cultivation path, ultimately, has to be walked by oneself."
"The path of Blood Refinement is cruel, with a high probability of falling, but if successful, it can also achieve great accomplishments."
"If you really want to participate, I can apply to the Red Moon Immortal Palace for you." The Hall Master of the Hundred Rivers looked at the young man with the battle axe and whispered, "I'll give you time, think it over within a year. If you want to participate, let me know within a year."
He wouldn't stop the young man with the battle axe's choice. The road is chosen by oneself.
After speaking.
The Hall Master of the Hundred Rivers was about to leave. He was just a divine thought incarnation.
"Hall Master, there's no need to wait for a year."
The young man with the battle axe said with determination, "I'll tell you now that I want to participate in this Blood Refinement."
The Hall Master of the Hundred Rivers was stunned.
Then he smiled, "Good! I look forward to it. A thousand years later, I hope that the Hundred Rivers Hall can produce a peerless hero who will shake the Immortal Continent."
Immediately, the Hall Master of the Hundred Rivers disappeared.
"Blood Refinement?" The young man with the battle axe muttered to himself, carrying his battle axe, continuing to walk towards the depths of the palace.
Leaving the two virtual feathered cultivators looking at each other, filled with shock.
"Quite ruthless!"
"How many people can't avoid Blood Refinement, yet the Young Master actively applies to participate in the battle?"
"I hope the Young Master can come out alive."
...
Fourth-tier City, Star Sword City.
As a true Immortal City, it has a vast area and a large number of cultivators inside.
In the headquarters of the Red Moon Immortal Army, within a massive mansion.
"Elder Yu."
Zhuo Haiyue, clad in silver battle armor, shook his head slightly. "I'm afraid you didn't expect that a little guy from back then would become so strong in the blink of an eye."
"Hehe, indeed not." Elder Yu, shrouded in a black robe, smiled. "Back then, I just thought he was good, but I expected that he could reach the level of the Moonlight Realm at most."
"But didn't expect."
"In just over ten years, Lixia has grown to such an extent, becoming even more dazzling." Elder Yu sincerely sighed.
Back then, he was the first to perceive Wu Yuan's talent.
"The stronger he is, the better." Zhuo Haiyue nodded. "Elder Yu, in another half year, the trial mission will be over, and we should go back."
"During this time, I trouble you." Zhuo Haiyue said.
"The Crown Prince's experience in the mortal realm is going well." Elder Yu smiled. "It has been my honor to accompany the Crown Prince for more than ten years."
He knew very well about Zhuo Haiyue's talent and status.
"Yes."
"When we return to the Moonlight Realm, I will go to the Immortal Country to see my master first, and then participate in the Blood Refinement." Zhuo Haiyue suddenly said in a low voice.
"Still want to go?" Elder Yu frowned. "The Crown Prince has already participated in the Golden Core Blood Refinement. In theory, there is no need to participate in the Purple Mansion Blood Refinement again."
"Moreover, Blood Refinement is the genius of the Blood Refinement Demon Palace. There is no need for our Hengyang Immortal Realm line to be involved."
Elder Yu, as a strong person from the Immortal Country, was very clear about this information.
Although the Hengyang Immortal Realm and the Blood Refinement Demon Palace belong to the same Taiyuan Divine Court line and are allies in the entire Great Realm, it does not mean that the many Immortal Cities and Immortal Continents under them will be friendly.
On the contrary.
Due to different ideologies and conflicting interests, fierce battles erupt, and occasionally even Immortals fall!
"Yes, I can completely decline." Zhuo Haiyue whispered, "But, I have a reason to go."
"Still want to see Lixia?" Elder Yu changed the subject.
"Yeah, I can definitely decline," Zhuo Haiyue said softly. "However, I have met my master in the Hengyang Immortal Realm."
"I have a reason I cannot avoid."
Elder Yu nodded, saying no more.
Zhuo Haiyue's master, known as the Star Lord, is a great existence in the entire realm.
Not someone he can intervene with.
"Do you want to see Lixia?" Elder Yu changed the topic.
"No need."
"I sent him a congratulatory message, that's enough," Zhuo Haiyue smiled. "We will meet again during the Moonlight War."
"After the Moonlight War, I should step into the Void Refinement realm."
...
The Dragon Star duel of the Longxing Immortal Sect has a great impact, but it is more limited to the younger generation of various sects, especially with the upcoming Moonlight duel.
The top talents of various sects and forces naturally pay close attention.
Therefore, after this battle, the names of Lixia and Haoshan Jing truly became known to countless Golden Core cultivators and Purple Mansion cultivators in the Red Moon Immortal Continent.
Of course, for the group of true powerhouses standing at the pinnacle of the entire Immortal Continent, such as Earth Immortals, Sky Immortals, and even Celestial Immortals.
There is much less attention.
Especially Celestial Immortals, who have seen too many geniuses in their long lives, unless they are those incredibly astonishing geniuses who have passed through the 80th floor of a One-Star Tower!
Otherwise, they are not worth paying much attention to.
The last time Wu Yuan attracted the attention of many Celestial Immortals was because he was accepted as a named disciple by a Celestial Immortal.
Because of a change in identity.
Rather than talent.
However, among many Celestial Immortals, there will always be exceptions.
The White Cang Immortal Country, ruling over more than six thousand Immortal Continents, which are in different spatial levels and even different temporal levels, is not just a continent or a starry sky.
Even powerful Earth Immortals find it difficult to cross different Immortal Continents by their own strength.
In a vast Immortal Continent far away from the Red Moon Immortal Continent, even in different spatial levels.
One side of the world in the Immortal Continent.
In this world, countless creatures live, burning countless divine fires, and countless mortals and cultivators kneel and sing towards the divine fire.
Trillions of living beings.
All worship, providing mysterious faith and incense power.
In the center of the world, there is a towering and endless palace, with thousands of miles high divine columns standing on both sides of the palace.
A towering figure in a red robe is sitting on the throne at the end of the palace. His divine eyes shine, and the surrounding space is subtly distorted.
"Great Ancestor!"
"You have let us pay attention to the information of the 'Dragon Star Immortal Sect' in the Red Moon Immortal Continent." A figure in a black robe knelt on the ground. "We have been paying attention, and recently, the performance of the genius 'Lixia,' who was accepted as a named disciple by the Dragon Star Celestial Immortal last time, is even more dazzling."
"He has made rapid progress in the way of stars."
"He has also revealed nine lifebound flying swords."
"According to our judgment, his talent is so high that he belongs to the top of this generation in the entire Immortal Country." The figure in the black robe respectfully said.
"Sword cultivation? The way of stars?" The towering figure in the red robe said coldly, "Are you sure he is not the disciple of that waste Dongyang, but the disciple of Longxing?"
This voice, as if with an invisible magic power, struck the figure in the black robe's mind, making the figure in the black robe sweat faintly on his forehead.
He was very clear about the grudge between his ancestor and that Dongyang Sword Immortal.
"Absolutely sure."
The figure in the black robe respectfully said, "We have investigated in various ways and have not received any information showing that Lixia has a relationship with Dongyang."
"Humph!"
"I don't believe it. How could that old dragon, with such slippery methods, ever take in a sword cultivator?" The towering figure in the red robe said coldly, "People only think that Dongyang excels in the way of gold, but I know that his proficiency in the way of earth is equally high."
He couldn't forget the battle ten thousand years ago, that sword that cut down the stars.
If Dongyang's mana were not too weak.
With just that one sword, he would have perished!
"So, Ancestor, what should we do?" The figure in the black robe asked anxiously, "Should we arrange an assassination of this Lixia?"
"No need."
"I will personally take action to kill this Lixia," the towering figure in the red robe said coldly. "The higher his talent, the more uneasy I am. I don't believe Dongyang can resist not accepting him as a disciple."
"Celestial disciple?"
"He can deceive others, but not me." The towering figure in the red robe had an extreme hatred in his eyes.
In that great battle, he lost the most important chance in his life.
"Take action personally?"
The figure in the black robe was suddenly surprised. "Ancestor, it's not necessary at all for a small Lixia. If you take action in the Red Moon Immortal Continent, you will be enemies with the Red Moon Celestial Immortal and the Dragon Star Celestial Immortal."
He was well aware of the power of the Red Moon Celestial Immortal and the Dragon Star Celestial Immortal.
His Ancestor was not a match for them.
"Don't worry."
"I am under the command of the Star Lord, what can the Red Moon Celestial Immortal do to me?" The towering figure in the red robe said coldly. "Dragon Star? His true body has already left the Hengyang Immortal Realm, as for Dongyang?"
"I won't descend with my true body."
"It's just right to test his details again and see how big the gap is between him and crossing the Nine Tribulations."
As he spoke.
A fiery red-robed figure appeared out of thin air outside the temple, equally vast and endless, emitting endless hot radiance.
Rumble~
The heavens and earth tore apart, as if a crack extending thousands of miles appeared. The fiery red-robed figure took a step and stepped into the crack.
"Avatar?" The figure in the black robe was surprised.
After reaching a high level, a Qi Refiner could cultivate an Avatar.
After reaching a high level, a Body Refiner could cultivate a Source Body.
Whether it was an Avatar or a Source Body, they could possess terrifying combat power close to the true self. Even if they fell in battle, they could be resurrected.
Of course, for a powerful Avatar or Source Body, once they fell, it would be very troublesome to cultivate them again.
At this moment.
The figure in the black robe finally understood more clearly the deep-seated grudge between his Ancestor and the Dongyang Sword Immortal.
I'm afraid it's not just a simple grudge over treasures.
...
As for the many disturbances caused by the Dragon Star duel, and even let various forces and countless cultivators remember his name, Wu Yuan was also somewhat aware.
However, he didn't care.
As a Golden Core Senior Brother? It's just a reputation, and reputation is the least valuable.
After several days of cultivating in seclusion.
Wu Yuan finally waited for the Dragon Soul Crystal.
In the mansion world, Sky City.
In the distant huge vortex, a figure with a powerful aura walked out of it. As soon as he appeared, the entire heaven and earth seemed to revolve around him.
"Seen the Elder." Lu Sui led many Golden Core followers respectfully.
"Elder Xuyou." Wu Yuan nodded slightly.
The visitor was none other than "Xuyou, the Earth Immortal," responsible for managing many true transmission disciples of the sect. True Immortal supervisors in the sect were scarce.
Typically, the ones managing specific affairs were Earth Immortals.
"Lixia." Earth Immortal Xuyou revealed a smile. He was always serious and strict with other true transmission disciples.
However, he was very polite when facing Wu Yuan.
"This is a treasure from the sect's treasury sent to you, and only I can deliver it." Xuyou transmitted his voice, "Check it once, and after confirming its accuracy, verify it within the Dragon Star Immortal Realm."
As he spoke.
Xuyou waved his hand, and a storage ring floated down in front of Wu Yuan, suspended in mid-air.
It emitted a hazy aura.
Wu Yuan's divine sense moved, entering the storage ring.
After all, Wu Yuan had long been aware of the information about the Dragon Soul Crystal within the Dragon Star Immortal Realm.
So, he quickly confirmed.
He put away the storage magical treasure.
"Thank you, Elder Xuyou." Wu Yuan smiled, feeling relieved in his heart.
After all, this was a treasure worth millions of Dragon Crystals.
And its actual value was much higher.
"Well, I know you're in a hurry. Go ahead, I'll go back first." Earth Immortal Xuyou smiled and turned to leave.
Watching Xuyou Immortal enter the world passage.
Wu Yuan couldn't hold back any longer, his figure moved, and he flew into the quiet room of the palace.
Directly activating the protective array.
Leaving only a group of bewildered followers.
"Master, what do you think Elder Xuyou sent to True Disciple?" A Golden Core follower couldn't help but ask.
"It must be a precious item. If a common item is sent by Purple Mansion True Immortal, it's already extraordinary. If a rare treasure is sent by a Refining Void Featherman, it's quite remarkable."
"Did the Elder personally deliver it? Tsk tsk!" A group of Golden Core followers discussed.
"Shut up, all of you."
Master Lu Sui suddenly scolded, frowned, and said, "True Disciple has a good temperament, never blaming any of you. But don't act recklessly. What happened today is not allowed to be spread by anyone."
"I don't want what happened to Li Shanguang to happen again."
The group of Golden Core followers fell silent.
Li Shanguang, in the past decade or so, had always been one of their Golden Core followers. However, he was recently found to have been bought by someone and leaked many secrets externally.
Wu Yuan was unaware of this matter and didn't care.
After all, his true secrets were something these Golden Core followers couldn't know.
However.
Lu Sui was extremely annoyed. After receiving the order, he personally killed Li Shanguang and even had all the Golden Core followers watch.
It was a ruthless intimidation.
... Inside the quiet room.
"This is the Dragon Soul Crystal." Wu Yuan sat cross-legged on the jade platform, staring at the elite sphere floating in front of him.
It, about the size of a fist, has an internal layer of hazy purple liquid, resembling divine mist.
It gives an endless sense of beauty.
A beauty that shakes the heart.
On the surface of the sphere, countless illusions vaguely appear, as if true dragons are swimming within it. It floats here, making Wu Yuan instinctively desire to devour it.
"Dragon Soul?"
"It is said that the sect's founder is a true dragon, and this Dragon Soul Crystal is a special product of the true dragon race?" Wu Yuan thought to himself.
Any pure-blooded true dragon is incredibly powerful.
They can easily reach the Law Manifestation Realm, Nascent Divinity Realm, and even hope to become a Heavenly Immortal. Their talents are much stronger than those of humans.
Like Qionghai, having only a trace of true dragon blood, easily reached the Profound Connection Ninth Stage, surpassing ordinary beasts.
"According to the introduction, this Dragon Soul Crystal is a treasure for strengthening the divine soul. It must absorb Yang Soul to a certain level." Wu Yuan recalled various precautions for refining the Dragon Soul Crystal.
First, the divine soul must reach the level of Yang Soul, the stronger, the better.
Second, once the divine soul transforms to the level of Nascent Divinity, its effect becomes minimal.
In simple terms, the Dragon Soul Crystal's effects are similar to those of the Divine Crystal; one can rapidly enhance magical power cultivation, and the other can quickly elevate the divine soul.
"I cultivate the Qi, and now my divine sense can spread for about six hundred miles." Wu Yuan thought, "I wonder how much this Dragon Soul Crystal can help me."
Calm down.
Wu Yuan's divine sense moved, and following the instructions he received, he quickly began to decipher the restrictions on the surface of the Dragon Soul Crystal.
These restrictions prevented the internal 'Dragon Soul' from dissipating.
After a full quarter of an hour.
"Let's begin." Wu Yuan's divine sense penetrated into the interior of the Dragon Soul Crystal and quickly touched the mysterious liquid with a rosy glow and dragon soul scenes.
"Hiss~"
At the moment of contact, the mysterious liquid circulating in the crystal rapidly melted, and simultaneously, Wu Yuan's divine soul began to rapidly grow at an astonishing speed.
"What a miraculous treasure." Wu Yuan held his breath, sensing.
As the divine soul expanded, perception of the world became clearer. The rate at which the divine soul was improving was ten times a hundred times faster than contemplating the Black Tower.
Making Wu Yuan somewhat incredulous.
After all, the improvement of the divine soul and the progress of magical power cultivation are like a person growing taller, even if it grows quickly, there is generally a growth limit.
At this moment, Wu Yuan's divine soul was changing rapidly.
"Not right!"
Wu Yuan quickly sensed that something was wrong, not only with the power of the Dragon Soul Crystal but also with the power of the Black Tower.
"With the help of the Dragon Soul, simultaneously contemplating the Black Tower seems to be much more effective." Wu Yuan noticed this.
The Dragon Soul acts as a catalyst!
His guess was correct. In the history of the Dragon Star Immortal Sect, some geniuses obtained the Dragon Soul Crystal, but none of them could improve as quickly as him.
"Six hundred miles... seven hundred miles... eight hundred miles..." In just one day, Wu Yuan's divine soul expanded several times.
The range of divine sense spreading increased from six hundred miles to a thousand miles.
"A thousand miles, reaching the completion of the Yang Soul." Wu Yuan thought with joy in his heart.
Divine sense reaching a thousand miles is the standard for achieving the completion of Yang Soul.
Normally.
For a cultivator in the Profound Connection Ninth Stage, reaching this level is extremely difficult.
"Hum~" Contemplating the Black Tower with divine soul, Wu Yuan continues to absorb the special power contained in the Dragon Soul Crystal. Although the range of divine sense spreading has not increased, Wu Yuan can sense that his divine soul is further strengthening.
Another two days passed.
Wu Yuan immersed himself in the growth of his divine soul.
Suddenly.
"Boom~" As if the heavens and earth were opening up, the originally weak divine soul now had a core, and a powerful and vigorous force had a backbone.
"Hum~" Wu Yuan suddenly felt that his perception of the entire world seemed to have changed significantly, and everything was undergoing a profound transformation.
"Spiritual consciousness!"
"The divine soul has finally reached the Spiritual Consciousness Realm from the Yang Soul Realm." Wu Yuan realized all of this.
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Chapter 274: Unparalleled Geniuses in the Central Region (Seeking Votes)
The divine soul, from the initial Yin Soul Realm, Concentration Realm, to the Soul Thought Realm, is not too strong, just continuously strengthening itself, enhancing its control over itself.
Once it reaches the Spiritual Perception level, the range of thought operation greatly increases. Only when multitasking with a single-minded focus can one truly embark on the path of immortality. Most cultivators in the Sea of Qi Realm and Golden Core Realm are at this level.
As for the Yang Soul, it can drive the majestic forces of heaven and earth, greatly enhance the perception range of divine sense, and possess the ability to possess weak creatures. Generally, only Purple Mansion cultivators can reach this level. Previously, when Wu Yuan first arrived at the Immortal Continent, he could quickly gather a large amount of information by relying on his powerful divine soul.
When the Yang Soul reaches the pinnacle of perfection, the 'Divine Sense' is born.
Quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes.
"Once the divine soul transforms into Divine Sense, the first thing is a significant increase in the perception range." Wu Yuan's thoughts moved, feeling that his originally only a thousand miles scattered divine soul had rapidly transformed, expanding to a range of tens of thousands of miles.
One thought can grasp everything!
This is Divine Sense.
"The second is the clarity of perception." Wu Yuan carefully distinguished it, feeling that within the tens of thousands of miles, besides the countless scenes of all things intertwining, the countless powers of heaven and earth operating and the flow of spiritual energy were all under his control.
It's like overlooking the human world from a higher dimension.
There is a sense of transcendence.
"With Divine Sense perception, reaching deeper levels, pointing directly to the fundamentals, many formations or concealment methods are useless in front of me." Wu Yuan realized this.
Just like controlling the power of heaven and earth and distorting the light, making it invisible to the naked eye.
And formations, operating the mysteries of heaven and earth, can make it impossible for divine sense to perceive internal scenes.
Where there's a shield, there's a spear.
Under the exploration of Divine Sense, ordinary concealment methods are already useless. Moreover, it can easily see through a person's specific cultivation level, age, and the level of the divine soul.
Like back then, Feather, under Zuo Haiyue, why could easily unravel many of Wu Yuan's secrets? It was all relying on Divine Sense.
Overall.
Divine Sense is a super-enhanced version of Yang Soul. Although there is no fundamental change in every aspect, it is a comprehensive improvement.
"Many cultivators in the Refinement Realm and Holy Domain Realm have to break through for some time before they can give birth to Divine Sense." Wu Yuan sighed inwardly. "My Qi Refinement avatar, now at the Golden Core Realm, has reached this level."
Wu Yuan really felt a bit surreal.
Advancing the divine soul is not easy, and the divine soul is crucial, especially for Qi Refinement cultivators, where the divine soul is fundamental.
The progress of the divine soul is generally nurtured by the Sea of Qi and the Divine Palace, aided by insights into Dao.
Of course, there are some external treasures that can enhance it, but as the divine soul becomes stronger, the treasures that can significantly enhance and strengthen the divine soul become scarce and more precious, with many restrictions.
Like the Dragon Soul Crystal, it is very precious, but generally, it only pushes the Yang Soul to the peak of the Yang Soul.
Want to break through from the Yang Soul to Divine Sense? It's generally impossible with just the Dragon Soul Crystal!
"Black Tower is truly an incredible treasure." Wu Yuan muttered.
For more than ten years, the divine soul of the Qi Refinement avatar has advanced so rapidly, due to the continuous improvement of the cultivation base, the sudden enlightenment of Dao, and the powerful Immortal Foundation.
But more importantly, it is the result of day and night contemplation of the Black Tower.
Divine Soul Contemplation Method!
In the Dragon Star Immortal Sect, there are similar techniques that ordinary disciples practice. However, those divine soul contemplation methods rumored to be created by celestial beings are far less effective than the Black Tower, perhaps only a fraction of it.
Even today.
"The invisible influence of the Black Tower has at least magnified the effect of the Dragon Soul Crystal several times, allowing me to give birth to Divine Sense in one go." Wu Yuan pondered, coming to a conclusion.
The three main functions of the Black Tower.
One is to enhance cultivation, where killing enemies of similar strength can produce blood mist. However, Wu Yuan hasn't used this function for a long time. The physical refinement avatar can't find so many powerful opponents, and there is no need for the Qi Refinement avatar.
"This is the drawback of joining a sect. It seems free, but secretly, I'm afraid that the Sect Master and Masters will be observing me." Wu Yuan shook his head slightly. "Perhaps it comes from good intentions, but it also limits me."
All greatness has its reasons. Using source crystals and divine crystals to cultivate, Wu Yuan was able to reach the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm in just twenty years.
If he uses blood mist, the time might be shorter, but it is easy to attract the curiosity and scrutiny of the sect elders.
Before fully understanding the origin of the Black Tower, Wu Yuan dared not expose it.
Of course, the current speed of cultivation improvement is already very fast. Faster? The effect is not that significant, after all, the divine soul of the Qi Refinement avatar is already unbelievably strong.
The second function of the Black Tower is to strengthen the divine soul.
In Wu Yuan's understanding, this is the strongest function of the Black Tower. The rapid improvement in Dao insights has greatly contributed to the divine soul.
The third function is divine soul defense.
"However, you need enough blood mist to exert the defensive effect of the divine soul. Right now, I'm still in the sect, so there's no hurry." Wu Yuan pondered.
Wait until the battle of the Moonlight is over.
Entering the Purple Mansion Realm will involve a series of life and death trials. By then, the Black Tower will fully reveal its three major functions.
"Divine Sense."
Wu Yuan's thoughts moved, and countless flying swords appeared densely in the quiet room, filling the vast room in the blink of an eye.
A total of 2,187 flying swords.
All are fourth-grade flying swords.
"Swoosh~" Countless flying swords operated, and more than two thousand flying swords quickly formed three sword formations, just not infused with mana to explode.
"Much easier than before." Wu Yuan shook his head slightly. "The power has increased by about 30%."
Thirty percent is not too much.
When the divine soul reaches the Divine Sense level, the increase in control over power is not too significant, far less than when the Spiritual Perception transforms into the Yang Soul.
More importantly, it depends on the power of the magic treasure itself. The power burst out by the magic treasure can make the difference.
However.
"The duration of the sword formation is longer." A smile appeared at the corner of Wu Yuan's mouth. "If the previous three sword formations were trump cards that couldn't be easily used."
"Now, it's a routine method, and the continuous mental consumption brought by the slaughter can be sustained."
According to Wu Yuan's estimate.
Now, even if all the more than two thousand fourth-grade spiritual weapon flying swords are turned into third-grade spiritual weapon flying swords, they can probably barely maintain operation.
Incredibly formidable!
"Encounter someone like Haoshan Jing again? It won't be difficult to defeat him." Wu Yuan sighed inwardly. "Winning the first place in the battle of the Moonlight? It's probably not difficult."
"With such a divine soul, there is hope to break through the sixty levels of a star tower."
Of course.
Upon a little thought, Wu Yuan understood that there was no need to draw attention like this. His divine soul talent was high, but transforming it into Divine Sense at the Golden Core Realm? This couldn't be explained solely by the Dragon Soul Crystal; it was unreasonable.
Once exposed, it might not be a blessing.
"No rush, wait for a higher level of Dao insights, then it's not too late to challenge the sixty levels of a star tower." Wu Yuan made a decision.
Don't easily expose Divine Sense.
At most, let the Master know. After all, the Master knew about using the Dragon Soul Crystal, and there's also the physical refinement avatar to provide some explanation.
"The greatest benefit of divine soul transformation is the speed of Dao insights." Wu Yuan sensed the subtle forces of 'green' Heaven and Earth flowing through the cosmos.
It's so clear.
At least five times clearer than before!
This is the advantage of a powerful divine soul.
Many Purple Mansion cultivators take hundreds of years to comprehend the true meaning at the Golden Core Realm, but can comprehend it once they enter the Purple Mansion Realm.
Why? Because the divine soul has grown stronger.
Similarly.
For any Dao, as you go further and reach the level of true meaning or even the realm of Dao, breaking through each level becomes hundreds or even thousands of times more difficult.
Take the Dao of Earth, for example.
If going from the first realm to the second realm of the domain is a difficulty of one.
Then, going from the first realm of true meaning to the second realm is a difficulty of a thousand.
Going from the first realm of the domain to the second realm is a difficulty of a million.
However, some peerless geniuses can still rapidly break through in thousands or tens of thousands of years. Why?
It's because as their cultivation improves, their divine soul grows stronger, and their overall talent for comprehending Dao continuously increases, making the speed of Dao insights faster as they progress.
Of course.
No matter how high the talent for Dao insights is, there will be bottlenecks, especially in breaking through to a higher realm, where besides talent, luck and opportunities play a crucial role.
"The bottleneck is something to consider in the future."
"At least, the efficiency of my Qi Refinement avatar in comprehending the Dao of Wood should be able to reach one-third of the efficiency of my physical refinement avatar comprehending the Dao of Earth." Wu Yuan was full of anticipation.
Originally, it was not even one-tenth as efficient.
After all, comprehending the Dao of Earth, in addition to the high talent of the physical refinement avatar, had the guidance of the "Stellar Code" and the guidance of the Master.
But now, with the breakthrough of the divine soul, Wu Yuan's comprehension efficiency in the Dao of Wood has suddenly increased by more than ten times.
"A few years at the least, five or six years at the most, I should be able to master the 'Eternal Sword Manual'." Wu Yuan's inner peace was restored.
If this news were to spread, it would shock many people.
Because once the "Eternal Sword Manual" is mastered, it represents Wu Yuan's mastery of the 'Way of Eternal Life.'
In the Golden Core Realm, being able to step into a middle-grade law threshold is considered a top-tier genius throughout the entire Immortal Realm.
If one can simultaneously comprehend two middle-grade laws and have a very fast comprehension speed?
Wu Yuan couldn't help but imagine.
"At least, in terms of the speed of progress, I should be able to compete with Zuo Haiyue." Wu Yuan also had some aspirations in his heart. "Maybe, I can try the seventy levels of a star tower."
When the divine soul transforms.
Wu Yuan only saw the hope of breaking through the seventy levels of a star tower before the age of a hundred. Otherwise? The hope was very slim.
"With a stronger divine soul, the efficiency of practicing the 'Sword Essence Source Light' will also be faster. As long as there is enough time, there is a complete chance to practice it to the fourth or even fifth realm." Wu Yuan smiled.
He thought of more.
"With my powerful divine soul, I can completely find another powerful divine soul attacking technique. By then, facing these Golden Core cultivators or even Purple Mansion cultivators, there is a chance to kill with a single thought." Wu Yuan knew the horror of some divine soul techniques.
Of course, it's extremely difficult to kill a Purple Mansion Realm with a single thought.
"No rush."
"Cultivation path, aim high, but it's essential to stay grounded. The fundamental thing is the comprehension of the Dao. First step into the gate of the 'Way of Eternal Life,' then it's not too late to practice other techniques." Wu Yuan calmed his mind and began wholeheartedly contemplating the "Eternal Sword Manual."
...
Summer Mountain World, Central Land.
"The Qi Refinement avatar is finally about to truly unleash its innate brilliance." Wu Yuan's Physical Refinement avatar in the Summer Mountain World showed a slight smile.
Two major avatars.
Unified consciousness.
In the past, the Qi Refinement avatar continuously revealed its sharpness, mainly the Dao insights gained by the Physical Refinement avatar, but manifested through the Qi Refinement avatar.
"Unfortunately, except for the unified consciousness and shared memories and Dao insights, the two avatars differ greatly in other aspects." Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.
The divine soul of the Qi Refinement avatar underwent a transformation.
However, the divine soul of the Physical Refinement avatar changed little. Now, its divine sense had a range of less than five hundred miles. To reach the Divine Sense Realm?
It would still take several more years to have hope.
Of course, in terms of overall talent, the Physical Refinement avatar was still higher.
"The Qi Refinement avatar can stay in the Dragon Star Immortal Sect, with the protection of the Master, and can practice for a few decades in peace." Wu Yuan frowned slightly.
"However, what is the current situation in the Summer Mountain World?"
Since the disappearance of the Spirit Domain for more than a month.
Wu Yuan's Physical Refinement avatar did not dare to leave the Central Land, allowing various teams to continuously explore and bring back intelligence.
It also allowed him to have a better understanding of the entire Summer Mountain situation.
Five civilizations were discovered, including large mainland civilizations and civilizations consisting of island groups, ranging from tens of millions to tens of billions of populations, but none were as vast as the Central Land.
Regarding these civilizations.
Under Wu Yuan's orders, they temporarily did not disturb these civilizations, only observing silently and collecting information.
For now, no special situations had been detected.
"Hmm?" Wu Yuan frowned slightly. "Fang Xia is looking for me?"
With a thought.
Wu Yuan's intention descended on the Immortal Palace in the Central Land, directly arriving at the conference hall, where Fang Xia had been waiting for a long time.
"Young Master." Fang Xia bowed slightly.
"Speak, what's the matter?" Wu Yuan asked.
"In the direction of the New State, the team sent to investigate has extinguished three out of four Soul Lamps, and there has been no communication." Fang Xia said solemnly.
Wu Yuan's pupils slightly contracted.
The Soul Lamp, also known as the Life Lamp, is connected to the divine soul of cultivators.
After Fang Xia received a large amount of information, intelligence, and techniques transmitted by Wu Yuan's Qi Refinement avatar, he refined some low-level Soul Lamps.
Although the effective range was not large.
At least, within the scope of the Summer Mountain, it was effective.
"The extinguishing of the Soul Lamp has only three possibilities. First, they perished." Wu Yuan whispered. "Second, they actively severed the connection; third, they instantly teleported to a very distant place, forcibly severing the connection with the Soul Lamp."
There was no doubt.
The first possibility was the most likely.
"This team consists of four cultivators, and the Soul Lamps of these three were extinguished in an instant." Fang Xia said softly. "In all likelihood, a powerful expert instantly killed them, at least an Advanced Qi Sea Realm cultivator."
"The other four teams have made some gains, and all have returned, only the team in the direction of the New State has not returned and has now perished by more than half."
"Young Master."
"According to my speculation, at the other end of the New State continent, there is probably a powerful immortal civilization that may be stronger than us." Fang Xia solemnly said. "Moreover, it harbors hostility toward us."
Wu Yuan listened silently.
From several previous Immortal Landings, some deductions could be made.
Now, it was just further confirmation that there existed a very powerful immortal civilization in the direction of the New State.
Hostility? Not necessarily.
"The entire Summer Mountain World is essentially a Blood Refining World. Who knows if, on the other end of the New State, it's not the residence of the Blood Refining Demon Palace?"
"Inform all the cultivators in Central Land, let the monitoring formations throughout Central Land be on high alert. Once there is any news, report it immediately," Wu Yuan said calmly.
"Yes," Fang Xia nodded.
"For seven days, if there are still no emergencies after seven days," Wu Yuan said softly, "I will personally investigate in the direction of the New State."
"Young Master, you personally?" Fang Xia was surprised. "Wouldn't it be better for my avatar to go and investigate first?"
"No need."
"Regardless of the danger, it must be faced eventually," Wu Yuan shook his head, then smiled, "Old Fang, it's not that I'm arrogant."
"With my current strength, even if there is a powerful civilization in the Summer Mountain World, there are probably not many who can threaten me."
Although the Summer Mountain World is vast, it has only recently recovered.
Can it give birth to Violet Palace cultivators? Wu Yuan had doubts.
"Ordinary Golden Core cultivators, I can crush with a single palm," Wu Yuan said calmly, his voice filled with powerful confidence.
Even if he really encountered Violet Palace cultivators, he would have to fight before determining the outcome.
"Yes," Fang Xia respectfully replied.
When Wu Yuan was in his early twenties, he could kill Jinquan realm cultivators.
Nearly thirty years had passed. How strong was Wu Yuan now?
This was a mystery to all beings in Central Land!
...
When a team investigating outward was annihilated, and the entire Central Land raised its vigilance.
Summer Mountain World.
In the southeast direction of Central Land, about four million miles away from the Central Land continent, there was a vast and endless land with winding coastlines.
The entire continent's maximum length exceeded a million miles.
Inhabited by over a hundred billion beings, a flourishing immortal civilization had emerged here over thousands of years, with cultivators constantly emerging.
In the eastern part of the continent, there was a vast and undulating mountain range, with countless pavilions and towers in the mountains. It was common to see cultivators flying on swords.
This was one of the three major immortal sects in the entire continent—Fire Extending Sect.
Fire Extending Sect, the main hall, was magnificent and towering.
But today.
The atmosphere in the main hall was extremely oppressive.
"Elders, I believe you have all received the message from the Patriarch." An old man in a silver robe sat on the main seat and said slowly, "The spiritual energy in our Summer Mountain World has fully recovered. According to the requirements of the Upper Realm, our Summer Mountain World will officially become a member of the Blood Refining World."
"You have all probably read the specific requirements."
"All three major sects must dispatch a sufficient number of Qi Sea realm and Golden Core realm cultivators to participate in the war." The silver-robed old man scanned the elders in the hall, "Otherwise, once the wrath of the Upper Realm descends, it is not something we can bear."
The elders looked at each other.
Suddenly.
"Master, it's not that we don't want to."
One of the elders in purple frowned, "It's just that, to have our Summer Mountain World contribute a thousand Qi Sea realm cultivators and thirty Golden Core realm cultivators? Where are we going to find them?"
"Qi Sea realm is manageable."
"But Golden Core realm? All three major sects combined, plus those loose cultivators, don't add up to a hundred Golden Core cultivators." The elder in purple shook his head, "Do we, the elders, have to go to the battle?"
As Golden Core cultivators, they lived on this continent, high and mighty, with immense power.
Would they be willing to participate in the extremely cruel 'Blood Refining' as rumored?
In history, none of the Golden Core cultivators who participated in Blood Refining survived.
"I have thought of a solution." A white-robed elder sitting on one side of the hall suddenly spoke.
"Oh? Elder Yun, please share," the silver-robed elder inquired.
"Our cultivators from the three major sects are not enough. However, with the disappearance of the Forbidden Zone, based on our previous exploration, there are still sixty-three indigenous civilizations in the entire Summer Mountain World, and in the boundless seas, there are also many demonic cultivators," the white-robed elder said softly. "We can completely capture a large number of Qi Sea cultivators from these indigenous civilizations."
"As for Golden Core cultivators? We can start by capturing those known Golden Core and Spirit Body realm demonic beasts."
"And among those indigenous civilizations, there are nine relatively powerful ones. A thousand years ago, there were quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators, and after over a thousand years of development, they might have given birth to Golden Core cultivators."
The white-robed elder waved his hand.
Swish~
A huge light curtain projection appeared, showing a vast map. In addition to a massive continent, there were also some 'islands' scattered in the vast sea.
Some of these islands were not small.
At this moment, if Wu Yuan, Fang Xia, and the others were here, they would quickly notice that one of the large islands on the map was the shape of Central Land.
There was also an extra-large island in the northwest direction, which, from the coastline outline, was remarkably similar to the New State.
"According to the previous division of the three major sects, the world's recovery, the third, sixth, and ninth civilization islands, all fall under the jurisdiction of our Fire Extending Sect," the white-robed elder said softly. "The regions of these three islands have a population of tens of billions, making it easy."
"Especially the third island." The white-robed elder pointed in the direction of one of the islands, surprisingly resembling Central Land.
"The probability of giving birth to Golden Core cultivators is the highest."
"In this way, I estimate that if the three major sects act together, we can easily gather twenty Golden Core and Spirit Body cultivators," the white-robed elder smiled. "What do you all think?"
"Yes, it's possible. We can live peacefully for another five hundred years."
"Feasible."
"Those Golden Core demonic cultivators have been itching to deal with them." The elders all spoke up, agreeing.
They all knew that if they really went to capture a large number of Golden Core cultivators, it was tantamount to war! It was not as easy as it sounded.
Among them, there might be Golden Core cultivators falling, even many of them.
However, compared to the Blood Refining, where ten die and none survive, they were all willing to choose this method.
"I just received a piece of news." The silver-robed elder suddenly spoke, saying in a low voice, "Elder Mo from the Desolate Isle has captured a scouting team from the third island."
"Four Qi Sea realm cultivators, three killed, and one captured alive."
"We have already obtained a lot of information about the third island. They claim to be Central Land."
"This island civilization has over a hundred Qi Sea realm cultivators and at least three Golden Core cultivators," the silver-robed elder smiled. "Moreover, these Golden Core cultivators have all recently broken through."
"Elder Yun's suggestion might be appropriate," the silver-robed elder said.
"Recently broke through?"
"Haha, good!"
"At most, they are at the second or third layer of Golden Core."
"How strong can a native civilization be?" The elders in the hall relaxed, knowing the difficulty of cultivating to the Golden Core realm.
"But we must not be careless."
Suddenly.
The expression of the silver-robed elder changed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Elder Mo has just received the latest news. The strongest in Central Land is a peerless genius named 'Wu Yuan.' In his early twenties, he could kill Golden Core cultivators. Now, nearly thirty years have passed, and his strength is unknown."
Silence!
All the Golden Core elders present widened their eyes, finding it hard to believe that someone in their early twenties could kill Golden Core cultivators.
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Chapter 275: True Disciple of Fire Extending
"At his early twenties, killing a Golden Core cultivator? How did he manage to do that?" A calm black-armored young man sitting on the edge questioned.
Numerous elders couldn't help but look towards the silver-robed elder, utterly shocked.
This was something beyond their imagination.
"The scouting team from Central Land that came here, Elder Mo killed three of them, and the remaining one chose death over divulging information. Elder Mo is currently bringing them back," the silver-robed elder said in a low voice. "The current intelligence is gathered from items like jade slips and books stored in their spatial treasures."
"According to that historical record, we can only know that the peerless genius from Central Land, Wu Yuan, killed the founding emperor of the Jin Kingdom, a Golden Core powerhouse, twenty-eight years ago. Moreover, under Wu Yuan's command, there were several Golden Core cultivators."
"Subsequently, he unified Central Land, established the Wu Kingdom, and all cultivators in Central Land are subordinate to the Central Land Guard, forming a unified and complete force."
"Central Land has a population of nearly a hundred billion, but specific information about strong individuals?"
"The Qi Refinement cultivator doesn't speak, so we can't get any information for now," the silver-robed elder shook his head.
Everyone listened silently.
Their hearts were heavy.
"To be able to kill a Golden Core at twenty, even if it's just the first level, is enough to prove his terrifying talent," the black-armored young man said calmly. "Based on common sense, his current strength is at least Golden Core third level, with a fifty percent chance of being mid-Golden Core."
"As for high-level Golden Core? The probability is very low."
Many elders nodded. Cultivating to the Golden Core realm is extremely difficult.
Accumulating spiritual power alone takes a considerable amount of time for an average Golden Core cultivator.
Mid-Golden Core is already formidable.
It should be noted that to reach the fourth level of Golden Core (mid-Golden Core), one must comprehend the realm. This bottleneck hinders many Golden Core cultivators.
The entire Fire Extending Sect has thirty-five Golden Core elders, but only twelve have reached mid-Golden Core or above.
As for high-level Golden Core? Only four.
"Don't use common sense to speculate," the silver-robed elder, who sat on the main seat, scanned the many elders with his gaze. "According to the current information, there may be a powerful ancient sect remnant in Central Land."
"What?"
"An ancient sect remnant?"
"Is it true?" In an instant, many once-calm Golden Core elders widened their eyes, finding it hard to believe.
They all understood what 'ancient sect remnant' meant.
"Master, could you elaborate?" Elder Yun, the white-robed elder, couldn't help but ask.
"The Central Land civilization is very powerful. The number of cultivators born on this island is close to half of our entire Summer Mountain Continent, judging from the population ratio alone." The silver-robed elder waved his hand, and a light curtain projection appeared with a lot of text. "Elder Mo collected this information. You can take a detailed look."
Many elders couldn't help but read the detailed information in the text.
"These cultivators actually carry spirit-enhancing pills with them? Specialized alchemy techniques? How is that possible?"
"There's even a method to cultivate continuously to the Purple Mansion level? Such a method should at least be created by a Purple Mansion True Disciple."
"There are specialized battle talismans, definitely refined by Golden Core realm cultivators. But how could they develop such techniques in such a short time?"
"Incredible."
"Preliminary speculation suggests that the Central Land civilization's level of alchemy, talisman crafting, and cultivation techniques is comparable to, if not stronger than, our three major sects."
"I recently perused the Central Land civilization briefings in the library. A thousand years ago, our Fire Extending Sect and the Stellar Tower arrived through the passage near the Desolate Isle. At that time, even Foundation Establishment cultivators were rare, and they've reached this level in just a thousand years? It's illogical."
"Limited territory, sparse population; logically, they shouldn't have developed so quickly." These Golden Core elders discussed with each other.
They quickly reached a consensus.
Civilization indeed had the potential for explosive development, but ultimately, it couldn't escape two factors—resources and population.
Perhaps, occasionally, a civilization can give birth to a terrifying genius who masters cultivation without a teacher, possessing unparalleled strength.
However, one person cannot sustain an entire civilization.
Without a sufficient amount of resources, a Dao-oriented civilization cannot progress in various aspects such as refining tools and alchemy.
These explorations require trial and error.
Similarly, without a significant population, it's impossible to generate numerous warriors with innate cultivation talent.
A thousand years?
With Central Land's resources, it's not normal for development to occur so rapidly.
"Moreover, according to the current information, before Wu Yuan rose to power, the entire Central Land's development was relatively normal," the silver-robed elder said in a low voice. "Everything changed after Wu Yuan's rise. He reconstructed a divine virtual realm and established the Dao Repository. Countless methods were disseminated by him."
"The whole of Central Land has just entered a period of rapid development, with martial masters emerging one after another, and cultivators being born continuously."
"Although we are not clear about the specific situation yet."
"But from my and Elder Mo's preliminary speculation, this Wu Yuan has a ninety percent chance of discovering an incredibly powerful sect relic."
"By leveraging the power of the relic, he unified Central Land and propelled its development."
"It's similar to the two sect relics on Summer Mountain Continent." The silver-robed elder's eyes faintly glowed. "Elders, you should understand what this means."
"Haha, understood."
"An ancient sect relic."
"Surely there are many treasures, and possibly some rare and precious resources." These Golden Core elders were extremely excited.
Summer Mountain Continent also gradually recovered a few thousand years ago.
For instance, Fire Extending Sect has a history of only four thousand years.
Early development on Summer Mountain Continent was not much faster than Central Land. Why, then, have so many high-level cultivators emerged up to this day?
Apart from having more resources and population, a more critical factor is that they discovered two ancient sect relics.
Six thousand years ago, two ancient sect relics emerged, causing the rapid birth of Golden Core cultivators on Summer Mountain Continent. Subsequently, an extremely brutal war between immortals and demons erupted, leading to the fall of many cultivators.
In the end, the three major sects stood firm, and together with the arrival of 'upper realm' cultivators, the entire Summer Mountain Continent stabilized to this day.
These Golden Core elders belong to the upper echelon of Summer Mountain Continent and naturally understand the treasures contained in an ancient sect relic.
Of course, many Golden Core cultivators in Fire Extending Sect are unaware that, although Wu Yuan received the inheritance of Qingyan True Disciple, it's not comprehensive.
Like the Dingwu Realm, although it also has some inheritance, there are still many shortcomings.
In Central Land, there is no true ancient sect relic in the proper sense.
Many cultivation methods, alchemy, refining tools, etc., are mostly acquired by Wu Yuan from the Dragon Star Immortal Sect.
However, information about the true details of the Qi Refinement Ancestor has been completely sealed on Wu Yuan's orders in Central Land.
Even detailed information about the battle with Jinquan, because of the use of Qi Refinement techniques, has been thoroughly erased by Wu Yuan's efforts.
As for the detailed relationship with the Dragon Star Immortal Sect?
No one knows!
Not even Fang Xia is aware of it.
Fang Xia only knew that Wu Yuan had joined one of the major sects in Xianzhou. But what sect specifically? What exactly did he do?
Nothing was known.
Feats like becoming a disciple of an immortal and gaining fame in Xianzhou, Wu Yuan never told anyone.
Even his family and some powerful figures on Central Land believed that, for decades, Wu Yuan had never left Central Land.
From beginning to end.
Wu Yuan followed his master's instructions - to treat the Qi Refinement Ancestor and the Body Refining Ancestor as two separate entities.
Hidden in the shadows.
Only in the future could he play a more significant role.
Just like some powerful beings in the vast space-time, having two ancestors, hiding in different superpowers, none could perceive.
And these strong figures of Fire Extending Sect had no connection with Crimson Moon Immortal Sect, especially with the Spirit Domain just dissipated.
Unless Wu Yuan's Body Refining Ancestor also left Central Land, they wouldn't even think about it.
...Time passed.
The silver-robed elder systematically explained the vast amount of collected information to the many elders, providing a deeper understanding of Central Land.
An hour later.
"Elders."
"According to our current information." The silver-robed elder said, "The overall strength of Central Land civilization is estimated to be equivalent to a second-rate power on the continent."
Many elders listened.
On Summer Mountain Continent, apart from the three major sects, there were vast overseas islands, some beasts, and scattered forces.
These forces, led by Golden Core cultivators, were difficult to destroy without the intervention of sect ancestors. Combined with the mutual restraint of the three major immortal sects, these second-rate sects could still thrive.
"A ninety percent probability, Central Land civilization has an ancient sect relic."
"There are many precious spiritual weapons, probably even third-grade spiritual weapons," the silver-robed elder said. "At least, there are quite a few Source Crystals."
"And many methods."
"Methods are crucial." The white-robed elder said in a low voice. "For Fire Extending Sect to surpass the other two immortal sects, we must have a stronger foundation."
The accumulation of methods.
For any immortal civilization, it is extremely important.
"Central Land civilization has at least a hundred Qi Sea realm cultivators and at least three Golden Core cultivators," the silver-robed elder continued. "If they can all be captured, then the gap in the number of blood refining spots can be greatly alleviated."
Many Golden Core cultivators nodded.
The requirement from the upper realm was a total of one thousand Qi Sea realm and thirty Golden Core cultivators. What was allocated to Fire Extending Sect was three hundred Qi Sea realm and ten Golden Core realm cultivators. Now, just one Central Land civilization could fill one-third of the gap.
"Now, there are three plans."
"The first plan is to absorb." The silver-robed elder said, "The territory of Central Land is equivalent to tens of percent of our Fire Extending Sect's territory. It's not too small, and there are tens of billions of living beings."
"And the overall strength is decent, so we can try to cooperate and absorb the entire Central Land into our Fire Extending Sect, incorporating Wu Yuan as an elder of our sect."
"In this way, without using force, we can obtain the entire Central Land and even all the treasures behind the ancient sect relic."
Many elders pondered.
"Master, cooperation is good." The black-armored youth directly shook his head. "But, how do we know how big Wu Yuan's appetite is? Will he be satisfied?"
"Moreover, once we cooperate, do the cultivators participating in the blood refining need to go to Central Land as well?"
"Finally, with Wu Yuan's talent, once he becomes stronger, will he turn the tables and absorb our Fire Extending Sect?" The black-armored youth spoke in one breath.
Many elders couldn't help but discuss.
Clearly.
These Golden Core elders were not very willing to absorb.
For them, if they could capture all the cultivators from Central Land to participate in the blood refining, and then jointly divide the treasures of Central Land, that would be the best choice.
"The second plan is war."