One Hundred and Forty Years in Seclusion, Battling an Ancient Shushan Sect Master! (4K)

A stunningly beautiful red lotus appeared inside Lu Changsheng's body, and all the other Law Treasures stepped aside, voluntarily giving up their place.

Even the two domineering Top-Grade Immortal Artifacts, the Demon-Suppressing Sword and the Demon Emperor Cauldron, had to give way before the Twelfth-Rank Karma-Fire Red Lotus.

Each petal of the Twelfth-Rank Karma-Fire Red Lotus is flame-shaped, as if it were burning.

Such Law Treasures are beyond the scope of this realm.

Lu Changsheng was pondering how to improve his strength before the Central Continent Conference when he obtained this treasure.

"With this Law Treasure, we might be able to compete for a top-ten finish in the Central Continent Conference. But I wonder if its appearance will attract covetous eyes? If we're targeted, it could be quite troublesome."

Lu Changsheng knew that if this Law Treasure were to become known, countless people would try to seize it.

Top-Grade Immortal Artifact Law Treasure are already extremely rare, let alone supreme treasures.

"I can't let anyone know I possess such a Law Treasure for now; my cultivation level hasn't reached that of the strongest cultivators in this realm."

Lu Changsheng did not use this treasure lightly.

He was merely using the system's combat simulation function to test the power of the treasure.

Lu Changsheng entered the Battle Simulation Scenario, where the system simulated a powerful expert at the Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm.

This is a sword cultivator, carrying a Long Sword on his back, standing atop the mountain, exuding Immortal Bearing.

"Only the Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm?"

Lu Changsheng defeated Lei Tiannan, who was at the fourth level of the Second Layer of Dao Integration Realm of the Fourth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm.

After fifty years of seclusion, Lu Changsheng's cultivation level has now reached the peak of the third level of the Dao Integration Realm. Facing a sword cultivator at the Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm should not be difficult for him.

Buzz!

The swordsman gestured with his right hand, and the Long Sword behind him was drawn, its light shining brightly.

The moment the Long Sword was drawn, Sword Qi surged, and the surrounding space was covered by an endless Sword Domain, with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi condensing into translucent spiritual swords.

It was as if even the wind flowing through the air had turned into sharp blades.

Lu Changsheng's expression changed.

This sword cultivator has Great-Completion Spirit Sword Body, making him significantly stronger than other cultivators at the same level.

Moreover, this sword intent felt very familiar.

"This is the aura of True Person Tai Ling, the Shushan Sect Master hundreds of Ten Thousand Years Ago!"

Lu Changsheng had comprehended the sword intent of True Person Tai Ling in the Myriad Sword Walls, so he was very familiar with the aura of True Person Tai Ling, the seventh Shushan Sect Master.

True Person Tai Ling possessed the Spirit Sword Body. After mastering this Special Physique, his comprehension of the Sword Dao advanced by leaps and bounds, becoming quite terrifying.

Unexpectedly, the Apprentice-Teaching Simulator is simulating an opponent who is the former Shushan Sect Master, and specifically True Person Tai Ling at the Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm.

Peerless Genius from hundreds of Ten Thousand Years Ago would definitely be a formidable and troublesome enemy.

True Person Tai Ling's Long Sword is an Upper-Grade Immortal Sword, and Lu Changsheng has already felt its oppressive power.

Lu Changsheng drew his Demon-Suppressing Sword and stood his ground against it.

"Sword Wuji!"

True Person Tai Ling brandished his Immortal Sword, and the Sword Qi within the Sword Domain surged, with the spiritual swords reveling and rampaging.

The Great-Completion Spirit Sword Body, and it's incredibly terrifying!

This was the first time Lu Changsheng had witnessed a fully realized Spirit Sword Body.

"The Nine Heavens' Wind, I will draw them with my sword!"

Lu Changsheng unleashed the "Divine Sword Wind-Riding True Formula," his Sword Qi triggering a celestial Wind Gang to counter the Wuji Sword Qi of the Sword Domain.

"The Divine Sword Wind-Riding True Formula truly lives up to its reputation as Immortal Stage Upper-Grade Swordsmanship Spirit Sword Body at the Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm. However, the Great-Completion Spirit Sword Body is indeed terrifying. True Person Tai Ling is several times stronger than Lei Tiannan. The former Shushan Sect Master was indeed no pushover."

Lu Changsheng knew that many powerful figures had ascended to the Ascension to the Immortal Realm from Shushan, and True Person Tai Ling was one of them.

Those who eventually Ascension to the Immortal Realm are hard to match even within the same realm, let alone the fact that True Person Tai Ling's realm is higher than Lu Changsheng's.

"This is a good opportunity to practice the 'Divine Sword Wind-Riding True Formula' at the same time."

Lu Changsheng used this Swordsmanship to fight against the simulated True Person Tai Ling.

Lu Changsheng deliberately put away the Heaven-Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, relying solely on his Swordsmanship and physical body to fight against True Person Tai Ling.

After the time it takes to drink three cups of tea, Lu Changsheng was covered in wounds, while True Person Tai Ling was clean in his Daoist Robes, with his long beard flowing, and holding an Immortal Sword.

The Great-Completion Spirit Sword Body True Person Tai Ling possessed immense combat power, and the immortal Immortal Sword and Swordsmanship he wielded were not much inferior to Lu Changsheng's. Compared to him, Lu Changsheng only benefited from cultivating the Undying Divine Art.

"Without Law Treasure, we cannot defeat True Person Tai Ling."

Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and continuously poured his True Qi into the Twelfth-Rank Karma-Fire Red Lotus.

"Puff!"

Lu Changsheng suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood as all the True Qi in his body was absorbed by the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, and everything went black before his eyes.

[Ding, your True Qi is exhausted, Simulated Battle lost.]

Inside the cave abode, Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, looking somewhat surprised.

He hadn't expected that Law Treasure of such high quality would act like a water pump, requiring so much True Qi. After Lu Changsheng and True Person Tai Ling had been fighting for a while, the treasure had completely drained Lu Changsheng, causing Lu Changsheng to "die" from exhaustion of his True Qi.

The True Qi required for this treasure is far too much; it doesn't seem like Law Treasure meant for ordinary cultivators at the Dao Integration Realm.

Lu Changsheng digested the insights gained from the battle.

"Let's do one more simulation."

The system once again simulated the True Person Tai Ling.

This time, Lu Changsheng directly used the Twelfth-Rank Karma-Fire Red Lotus.

Vast True Qi was poured into the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, Karmic Fire Red Lotus and begin to operate. Three thousand Karmic Fire appeared, turning the surrounding area into Fire Hell.

True Person Tai Ling used his True Qi to protect himself, but the outer True Qi was actually ignited by the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

True Person Tai Ling's Sword Domain was burned by the Twelfth-Rank Karma-Fire Red Lotus, turning into a sea of fire.

"What terrifying power! Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm True Person Tai Ling can only barely hold on amidst the Karmic Fire, his True Qi still being consumed by Karmic Fire. It's just that the treasure requires too much True Qi; I can't even unleash its full power."

After Lu Changsheng used the Twelfth-Rank Karma-Fire Red Lotus, he suddenly found that the Demon-Suppressing Sword and the Demon Emperor Cauldron, two Top-Grade Immortal Artifacts, were exceptionally easy to use, and the amount of True Qi required by the Karmic Fire Red Lotus was on a completely different level.

Lu Changsheng fully activated the Twelfth-Rank Karma-Fire Red Lotus, causing the temperature of the Fire Hell to rise even higher.

Even the True Person Tai Ling seemed unable to withstand the power of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, a supreme treasure. He swung his sword at Lu Changsheng, the Sword Qi traversing thousands of miles with incredible speed.

Lu Changsheng also unleashed a Sword Qi with his Demon-Suppressing Sword, which collided with and annihilated the Sword Qi of True Person Tai Ling.

True Person Tai Ling's Sword Domain was destroyed by the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, and he also had to preserve his True Qi to resist the endless Karmic Fire. The power of this sword was not as great as before, and it was blocked by Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng switched from defense to offense.

After another three cups of tea's time, True Person Tai Ling was no match for the Karmic Fire Red Lotus and the Demon-Suppressing Sword, and disappeared from the spot.

Lu Changsheng had also exhausted all his True Qi at this point.

Lu Changsheng felt that he had only used a portion of the power of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, yet he was already able to defeat True Person Tai Ling, who Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm.

If the full power of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus were unleashed, it could likely easily annihilate the simulated True Person Tai Ling.

"The most important thing is still to improve one's cultivation level."

After finishing the second simulation, Lu Changsheng continued to cultivate the twelfth level of the Taiqing Wuji Art and other Cultivation Method to improve his cultivation level.

After fifty-five years of seclusion, Lu Changsheng taught his disciple Lu Qinglian the Low-Grade Immortal Stage Martial Technique, "Hundredfold Primordial Force".

[Ding! You have bestowed upon your Disciple Lu Qinglian the Low-Grade Immortal Stage Cultivation Method "Hundredfold Primordial Force," and have received Ten-Thousandfold Return Reward teaching a disciple: the Immortal-Stage Upper-Grade Cultivation Method "Thousandfold Primordial Power."]

"Thousandfold Primordial Power."

Lu Changsheng immediately added this Martial Technique Cultivation Method to his list of practices.

The combined power of "Thousandfold Primordial Power" with the Undying Divine Art Body Refining Method and Fist and Palm Martial Techniques is unimaginable.

Lu Changsheng continued his cultivation.

After sixty years of seclusion, Lu Changsheng entered the Fourth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm.

After eighty years of seclusion, Lu Changsheng mastered the "Divine Sword Wind-Riding True Formula" and began cultivating the "Divine Sword Thunder-Riding True Formula".

After a hundred years of seclusion, Lu Changsheng mastered the "Divine Sword Thunder-Riding True Formula" and began cultivating the "Divine Sword Fire-Riding True Formula." At the same time, Lu Changsheng's Golden Bell Shield reached the Seventh Layer, Undying Divine Art reached the Fifth Layer.

After 110 years of seclusion, Lu Changsheng entered the Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm.

After 115 years of seclusion, Lu Changsheng mastered the "Divine Sword Fire-Riding True Formula" and began cultivating the "Divine Sword Water-Riding True Formula".

After 125 years of seclusion, Lu Changsheng mastered the "Divine Sword Water-Riding True Formula".

"My understanding of Sword Dao is vastly different now; the four great Sword Art seem to be related."

Lu Changsheng mastered the "Divine Sword Wind-Riding True Formula," "Divine Sword Thunder-Riding True Formula," "Divine Sword Fire-Riding True Formula," and "Divine Sword Water-Riding True Formula," comprehending the four great Sword Art and reaching an unprecedented level of understanding in the way of the Sword Dao.

"Perhaps we can combine the Four True Formulas to create a new Sword Art."

Lu Changsheng's eyes lit up.

His Innate Dao Body not only allows him to quickly comprehend various Cultivation Method, but also enables him to create his Cultivation Method.

Previously, Lu Changsheng was too lazy to create his own Cultivation Method because his cultivation speed was too fast. Even if he created Earth Stage and Heaven Stage Cultivation Method Cultivation Method, they would not be as good as the Immortal Stage Cultivation Method returned by the system.

Now that Lu Changsheng has mastered four sets of Immortal Stage Upper-Grade Swordsmanship, and is unable to obtain Swordsmanship that surpass the Immortal Stage for the time being, he embarks on the path of creating his own Cultivation Method.

Lu Changsheng plans to combine the "Divine Sword Wind-Riding True Formula," "Divine Sword Thunder-Riding True Formula," "Divine Sword Fire-Riding True Formula," and "Divine Sword Water-Riding True Formula" into a new Swordsmanship.

In the 140th year of his seclusion, Lu Changsheng was disturbed by his Eldest Disciple Lin Qingzhi, and thus ended his seclusion.

Lin Qingzhi occasionally handles the tedious affairs of Shushan in place of Lu Changsheng. After years of experience, he has developed the temperament to be able to handle things independently, and his cultivation level has now reached the Seventh Layer of the Void Refinement Realm.

Lin Qingzhi respectfully bowed as a disciple. "Master, Grandmaster and Grand Uncle have sent people to see you, saying that the Central Continent Conference is about to begin, and it is time for Master to emerge from seclusion and go to the Central Province to participate in the Dao Discussion Conference."

"Your teacher understands."

Lu Changsheng wanted to create a Swordsmanship that surpassed the Immortal Stage. This Swordsmanship was only in its initial form and not yet complete. However, the Central Continent Conference was approaching, and Lu Changsheng did not have time to perfect this Swordsmanship. He had to set off for the Central Province.

Before setting off for Central Province, Lu Changsheng made a trip to Myriad Sword Peak.

At Myriad Sword Peak, Situ Kong, Taiyuan True Person, Li Changye, Murong Shi, and Grand Supreme Elders gathered.

With Lu Changsheng's arrival, everyone's expression changed slightly.

No one could discern the true extent of Lu Changsheng's cultivation; they only felt that Lu Changsheng cultivation was even more unfathomable than it had been during their trip to Penglai Immortal Island.

"Junior Brother Lu, what realm are you at now?"

Li Changye was curious about the results of Lu Changsheng's 140 years of seclusion.

For the past 140 years, Lu Changsheng has only been to Azure Cloud Peak and Myriad Sword Peak, and he has not bothered with the trivial matters of Shushan, leaving them entirely to Li Changye and Lin Qingzhi.

Lu Changsheng casually replied, "Probably just the Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm."

Since his combat strength and cultivation level were not consistent, Lu Changsheng didn't mind letting others know his true level.

"Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm!"

Situ Kong, Taiyuan True Person, and Grand Supreme Elders of Shushan were all shocked.

Lu Changsheng secluded himself for 140 years, progressing from the Second Layer of Dao Integration Realm Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm. Such a cultivation speed is simply astonishing.

It took Situ Kong Two Thousand Years to cultivate from the Ninth Layer of the Void Refinement Realm to the Second Layer of Dao Integration Realm after leaving Shushan.

Lu Changsheng simply secluded himself for 140 years without descending the mountain to gain experience, yet he showed no signs of Qi Deviation, and his cultivation did not stagnate midway.

In fact, because the Apprentice-Teaching Simulator has Simulated Battle function, Lu Changsheng can simulate fighting against various Peerless Genius when he encounters a bottleneck.

The Apprentice-Teaching Simulator features opponents including past Shushan Sect Master and Grand Supreme Elders.

In the past, many of the Grand Supreme Elders of Shushan were experts at the Dao Integration Realm.

The simulated opponents include former Sect Master and Grand Supreme Elders of the Martial Dao Alliance, Boundless Temple, and Crouching Dragon Temple, and can even include former Sect Master of the Penglai Sword Sect and Wind-Thunder Pavilion.

Lu Changsheng used the system's Simulated Battle Function to fight against various powerful opponents, gaining insights that were even more profound than those gained through normal training after descending the mountain.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng can gain experience and insights without leaving Azure Cloud Peak, and also witness various Cultivation Method and Secret Arts.

"Junior Brother Lu is indeed no ordinary person. I have been in seclusion for a hundred years, and my cultivation has only progressed from the Third Layer of the Void Refinement Realm Void Refinement Realm Fourth Layer."

Li Changye was already Peerless Genius, but his cultivation speed could not keep up with Lu Changsheng's, and his realm was even surpassed by the disciples of Azure Cloud Peak. Li Changye could only smile bitterly in despair.

The master and disciples of Azure Cloud Peak are truly extraordinary.

Taiyuan True Person said, "Since Changsheng has reached the Fifth Layer of the Dao Integration Realm, he should be able to compete for a place for our Shushan. The Central Continent Conference is a grand event that only happens once Fifty Thousand Years, with countless powerful figures competing and discussing the Dao. Even Dao Integration Realm experts, with lifespans of ten or twenty thousand years, may not be able to participate in the Central Continent Conference. All the outstanding young talents of our Shushan should go to the Central Province to broaden their horizons. As the former Shushan Sect Master, I should prioritize the Sects, so I will stay behind to guard Shushan. This time, my uncle and Changsheng will lead the team."

"Xiazhou and Central Province are far apart, and we might encounter Demon Sects from Other Provinces along the way. Therefore, our Shushan will travel to Central Province together with the Martial Dao Alliance, Boundless Temple, Crouching Dragon Temple, and Ask Immortal Pavilion Sects. This way, we can ensure our safety."

"Yes."

The Elders of Shushan, including Li Changye, Song Wuchuan, Zhao Wuyan, and Murong Shi, all showed signs of excitement.

The Central Continent Conference is a grand event that happens once Fifty Thousand Years, and even Dao Integration Realm expert might not be able to encounter it once. Yet, this generation of Elders happened to be there during the Central Continent Conference.

The Central Continent Conference brought together powerful figures from various state Sects, some of which were Sects earlier than Shushan had a deeper foundation.

The strongest among them, the Stars Pavilion, has been established for millions of years, with hundreds of Peerless Genius Ascension to the Immortal Realm. Roughly estimated, every ten thousand years, the Stars Pavilion has several Peerless Genius Ascension to the Immortal Realm.

Therefore, it would not be surprising if the Stars Pavilion produced several peerless geniuses with the potential to the Ascension to the Immortal Realm Peerless Genius at this Central Continent Conference.

The Shushan Elders, who are at the Void Refinement Realm and Dao Palace Realm, may not be able to offer much help on this trip, but simply witnessing the clash of powerful figures from various states will be of great value.

Situ Kong said, "Our main force from Shushan participating in this conference is Changsheng. My grandmaster uncle is only here to protect you along the way. All decisions will be made by Changsheng. Once the teams from the other four Sects arrive, we will set off for Central Province."

Lu Changsheng suddenly looked outside Shushan and saw streaks of light approaching the Shushan: "The teams from the four Sects are here."