Tianyue Island, the headquarters of Tianyue Sect.
The Tianyue Sect has been passed down for more than 30,000 years. It has a profound foundation, many masters, and as many as six refining cultivators. It controls more than 20,000 islands and is one of the top forces on Xuanshui Star.
In the southeast corner of Tianyue Island, there is a mountain that rises high into the clouds. At the foot of the mountain stands a silver stone tablet more than ten feet high, with three large golden characters "Tianyue Peak" written on it, which is very conspicuous.
Tianyue Peak is one of the forbidden areas of Tianyue Sect, and only a small number of high-ranking officials can enter and exit.
At the top of Tianyue Peak is a bluestone square covering an area of ten thousand acres. There are more than a dozen buildings on the square. A blue palace more than ten feet high is very conspicuous. On the gold-painted plaque are three large silver characters "Tianyue Palace", and the gate is open.
A graceful woman in a white dress sat on the main seat with a solemn expression.
The great elder of Tianyue Sect, Master Tianyue, is the cultivator with the highest level of cultivation in the history of Tianyue Sect. They are all given the Taoist name of Master Tianyue, which is a symbol of status.
Master Tianyue has practiced Taoism for more than 10,000 years and has currently reached the late stage of Lianxu.
A handsome young man in a blue shirt stood aside, reporting to Master Tianyue.
"The Lightning Absorbing Bead has been snatched away by the Xuanshui Palace again. We can't beat the Xuanshui Palace disciples."
Master Tianyue frowned and said with a gloomy look.
The overall strength of Tianyue Sect is not as good as that of Xuanshui Palace. Over the years, Tianyue Sect has had many conflicts with Xuanshui Palace, and Xuanshui Palace has mostly won.
It would be fine if they couldn't compete with Xuanshui Palace, as Xuanshui Palace was full of talented people, while Tianyue Sect was in a state of lack of successors and there were no particularly outstanding disciples among the younger generation, so they couldn't compete with Xuanshui Palace.
In the long run, Xuanshui Palace will become stronger and stronger, while Tianyue Sect will become weaker and weaker. Master Tianyue can't help but worry that Tianyue Sect will be destroyed by Xuanshui Palace in the future.
The young man in blue shirt looked nervous and didn't dare to say anything. This was the truth.
"If we hadn't suffered heavy losses in Bingpo Cave Heaven that time, we wouldn't have fallen to this point. It seems that we have to unite with other forces to fight against Xuanshui Palace together. We are no match for Xuanshui Palace relying on our own strength alone."
Master Tianyue sighed.
Bingpo Cave Heaven is an ancient battlefield on Xuanshui Star, where sixth-order monsters roam and powerful restrictions are placed. Since the appearance of Bingpo Cave Heaven, countless cultivators have died in it.
There are many rare treasures in Bingpo Cave Heaven, including many spiritual objects that can help high-level cultivators break through to a higher realm. In order to make further progress, many high-level cultivators venture into Bingpo Cave Heaven to search for treasures. Only a few lucky ones come out alive, inspiring other cultivators to enter Bingpo Cave Heaven to search for treasures.
In the early years, Tianyue Sect received news that there was some material in Bingpo Cave Heaven that could weaken thunder tribulations, so it sent many experts in. Xuanshui Palace also sent many experts in. As a result, Tianyue Sect suffered heavy losses. Later, in order to compete for the treasures on the Star Domain Divine Weapon List, Tianyue Sect and Xuanshui Palace fought each other, and many experts died.
From that time on, the Tianyue Sect began to decline, and with the deliberate suppression by the Xuanshui Palace, the Tianyue Sect has not been able to recover, and it is even more powerless in the battle with the Xuanshui Palace.
"The other major forces on Xuanshui Star are either allies of Xuanshui Palace or unwilling to intervene. If they were willing to cooperate, they would have cooperated with us long ago."
The young man in blue shirt said with a frown.
"Allies don't have to be found on Xuanshui Star. Other immortal cultivation stars are also fine. As long as they are strong, you should pay attention to them! I don't believe that Xuanshui Palace has no enemies."
Master Tianyue snorted coldly and said in a deep voice.
When Xuanshui Palace was first established, it was just a medium-sized sect. Today, Xuanshui Palace has become the undisputed largest sect on Xuanshui Star. Such a large territory was naturally obtained by annexing other forces.
As long as you are willing to spend some time, you will definitely be able to find the enemies of Xuanshui Palace.
"Yes, Uncle Ye."
The young man in blue shirt agreed readily.
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Xuanshui Island, the main altar of Xuanshui Palace.
A manor covering an area of ten thousand acres, with small bridges, flowing water, waterwheel gardens, and long corridors and waterside pavilions.
Lin Yujiao and Lan Weiwei were sitting in a green stone pavilion, talking about something.
The master of Xuanshui Palace died in a great calamity, and Lin Yujiao became the new master. There are currently nine Void Refining Monks in Xuanshui Palace, seven of whom often appear in public, and the other two are hidden forces. Even inside Xuanshui Palace, few people know of their existence.
“If the Palace Master can survive the fifth great calamity, with her aptitude and magical powers, she might be able to advance to the fusion stage.”
Lin Yujiao sighed.
"Fortunately, the Palace Master has made arrangements for her funeral arrangements in advance. Now Senior Sister Lin is the new Palace Master. We will definitely cooperate with Senior Sister Lin to the fullest."
Lan Weiwei said seriously.
Xuanshui Palace has developed very well in recent years, and there are no major conflicts inside. The previous palace master made arrangements for his final affairs before he passed the tribulation. If he fails to survive the fifth great tribulation, Lin Yujiao will become the new palace master, and power will be transferred smoothly, which is very difficult.
Compared with immortal cultivation families, immortal cultivation sects are more prone to internal strife. Some large sects suffered serious damage due to internal strife, and coupled with the exclusion and suppression from other forces, they eventually disappeared in the long river of history.
The previous Palace Master of Xuanshui Palace died in a great calamity, but it did not cause internal strife. Everyone else supported Lin Yujiao to become the new Palace Master, which was very valuable.
Lin Yujiao nodded and said, "Tianyue Sect has been against our Xuanshui Palace for many years. You can make some arrangements to bribe or instigate some disciples of Tianyue Sect. Maybe they can be used in the future?"
"Palace Master, are you going to destroy the Tianyue Sect?"
Lan Weiwei asked excitedly.
She had long been eager to fight with the Tianyue Sect. That way, no one would be able to disobey the orders of the Xuanshui Palace.
"I have this plan, but Master Tianyue is quite powerful. If I remember correctly, she has survived four great tribulations. It will be difficult for her to survive the next great tribulation. Once she dies, it won't be too late to deal with Tianyue Sect."
Lin Yujiao ordered.
Generally speaking, the fifth great heavenly tribulation is a big hurdle, and most of the Void Refining cultivators die in the fifth great heavenly tribulation.
"Yes, Palace Master."
Lan Weiwei agreed and left.
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Xuanyang Star, the forest of ten thousand gourds.
In a secret room, Han Changming sat cross-legged on a yellow cushion, his eyes fixed on the Lihuo Ding not far in front of him. The bottom of the Lihuo Ding was engulfed in flames.
After a while, Han Changming changed his magic spell, shook his sleeves, and the flames disappeared.
He stood up and opened the top cover. There were three Nine-light Jade Pills inside. Each one had twelve pill patterns on it. They were all top-grade pills.
“It worked.”
Han Changming looked excited.
He finally no longer had to rely on the Creation Gourd to refine top-grade elixirs on his own. In this way, the Creation Gourd only needed to be used to make the Creation Jade Dew.
Han Changming picked up three Nine-light Jade Ganoderma Pills and observed them carefully. Each Nine-light Jade Ganoderma Pill had a round shape, bright color, and a strong smell.
Han Changming's face was filled with pride. He picked up a Nine-Light Jade Pill, threw it into his mouth and swallowed it.
After taking the Nine-light Jade Pill, Han Changming's aptitude can be improved. His cultivation speed can be greatly accelerated, and he is infinitely close to his natural spiritual roots.
As far as he knew, with the same environment and the same resources for cultivating immortals, the qualifications of the cultivators were different and their cultivation speeds were also different.
The speed of cultivation is divided from high to low into spiritual bodies, natural spiritual roots, special spiritual roots, double spiritual roots, three spiritual roots, four spiritual roots, five spiritual roots, and mortals.
That’s right, some natural treasures can allow mortals to grow spiritual roots or use treasures to replace spiritual roots, and can also enable cultivation, but such examples are very rare, and one may not appear in 100,000 years.
Han Changming took the Nine-light Jade Pill. With the same environment and resources, his cultivation speed was faster than that of those with special spiritual roots, but slower than that of those with natural spiritual roots.
If he could refine the true spiritual essence, with the same environment and resources, his cultivation speed would be second only to that of a spiritual being, but this is only in theory.
In fact, there are too many variables. Some people with the same natural spiritual roots are killed by powerful enemies in the Nascent Soul stage, while others have smooth sailing and cultivate to the Void Refining stage. Some people with the same five spiritual roots stop at the Foundation Establishment stage in their entire lives, while others advance to the Mahayana stage.
Qualifications are important, environment is important, resources are important, but in the final analysis, the cultivator’s own Taoism is the most important.
Some cultivators have good qualifications and come from powerful forces, so they don't need to worry about resources for cultivation. However, they are obsessed with beauty or other things and have no intention of practicing, so their achievements are limited. Some cultivators have poor qualifications and no strong background, so they have to rely on themselves for all resources. They have a firm heart and pass all the levels to advance to the Mahayana stage. These two types of people form a sharp contrast.
These two types of people are relatively rare. Most monks with good qualifications and good backgrounds are very hardworking and have unlimited achievements. Most monks with poor qualifications and poor backgrounds will have limited achievements no matter how hard they try.
Han Changming considered himself to be diligent in his practice. Now that he has taken the Nine-Light Jade Pill to improve his physique, his practice speed will surely be faster in the future.
The pill melted in his mouth and he quickly sat down cross-legged, practicing his internal energy to refine the medicinal power.
Any cultivator can only take the Nine-Light Jade Pill once in his life. Taking multiple pills has the same effect as taking just one.
After a while, Han Changming felt a heat rising in his abdomen, and then his whole body felt warm, as if he was in a thousand-year-old volcano.
Han Changming felt his body burning, as if he was being roasted by fire. Not long after, he felt extremely cold, as if he was thrown into an ice cellar that had existed for thousands of years.
Alternating between cold and hot, the feeling is quite unique.
A layer of fine sweat seeped out of Han Changming's forehead. The sweat beads grew bigger and bigger, and soon his forehead was covered with sweat.
His back was wet with sweat and his body felt sticky.
After a cup of tea, Han Changming finished his practice and felt his body was sticky and emitting a fishy and unpleasant odor, as if he had just crawled out of a garbage dump.
Han Changming looked down and saw a layer of black substance on his arm. He put it under his nose and sniffed it, and it smelled terrible.
Han Changming touched his cheek and found a layer of black substance there as well.
The process of cultivation for immortal cultivators is itself a process of removing impurities from the body. The higher the level of cultivation, the fewer impurities there are in the body, and the more difficult it is to remove them.
This is the first time that Han Changming has encountered such a situation since he entered the Void Refining Stage. It seems that the effect of the Nine-Light Jade Ganoderma Pill is very good. It can actually expel so many impurities. It will be difficult for him to slow down his cultivation in the future.
Han Changming entered the Suzaku space and performed the Dust Purification Technique. White light emanated from his body and all the black matter on his body fell off and onto the ground.
He took off his clothes, cast a rain-making spell, bathed in the rain, changed into a new set of clothes, and came to the spiritual field.
Han Changming took out the gourd of fortune and injected magic power into it. His face turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the gourd of fortune lit up with a dazzling light.
After a while, Han Changming turned pale, withdrew his magic power, and the light of the Creation Gourd dimmed.
Han Changming took a few breaths, uncorked the gourd, and a stream of extremely pure spiritual energy gushed out. Thirteen drops of Jade Dew of Creation poured out and dripped onto the Golden Jade Ganoderma Lucidum one after another.
The Golden Jade Ganoderma absorbed all the Jade Dew of Creation, and its size grew larger, with its age increasing to more than 20,000 years. If it were to receive ten more drops of Jade Dew of Creation, it would be able to grow to 30,000 years old and could be used to make the Spirit-Enhancing Pill.
Han Changming carefully checked the Golden Jade Ganoderma Lucidum and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no problem with its growth.
"I didn't expect that the Good Fortune Gourd could ripen elixirs. I named it the Good Fortune Gourd, and it's well worth it."
Han Changming talked to himself, his face full of joy.
The function of the Creation Gourd is too powerful. If the news were to leak, the Han family would definitely be wiped out.
A replica of the Qiankuntu can mobilize forces like the Zhao family and the Blood Evil Sect. If the incredible power of the Creation Gourd gets out, even the Mahayana cultivators will become jealous. By then, not to mention Han Changming, the entire Han family will suffer.
Having this treasure in hand is better than any treasure on the Star Domain Divine Weapon List.
Of course, no one complains about having too many treasures. If given the chance, Han Changming will still get a few treasures with higher rankings.
Han Changming put away the gourd of good fortune and inspected the Suzaku Secret Realm. The five-colored phoenix butterfly had grown in size and was already a lower grade fifth level.
If the Five-Colored Phoenix Butterfly were used to perform the Flying Butterfly Transformation Technique, ordinary Spiritual Transformation cultivators would probably not be its match. However, if it were cultivated to the fifth-order upper grade, it might be able to exchange a few moves with Void Refinement cultivators.
You won’t know the specific details until you try it.
Han Changming exited the Suzaku space and walked out.
He took out a yellow communication disk and typed a spell. Han Wenlong's voice rang out: "Senior Han, I'm back. I have something to talk to you about."
"You don't have to be polite when you're family. Come over to my place and talk!"
Han Changming's tone was relaxed.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Han Wenlong agreed.
Han Changming opened the ban, came to the stone pavilion, sat down, took out tea leaves and made tea.
There was a deafening roar from the sky, and a huge thundercloud floated in the sky with lightning and thunder.
Gusts of wind blew by, and a large number of trees swayed left and right. A large number of colorful spiritual lights appeared in the void. These spiritual lights gathered together to form multi-colored auspicious clouds, there were more than tens of thousands of them.
"Madam is striving for the Void Refining Stage!"
Han Changming showed a look of joy on his face. After calculating the time, it was almost time.
Ye Xin has been in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation for many years. More than four hundred years is enough time for her to practice a technique, integrate the five elements, and break through to the Void Refinement stage.
Han Wenlong walked in quickly, smiling.
"It seems that I came at the right time this time. When Madam Han advances to the Void Refining Stage, our strength will be even stronger."
Han Wenlong said with a smile.