Duke Roriel, however, firmly stated, "I know that Duke Doyle was a bard in his early years, but this matter violates the principles of Starshine Floating City. I, Duke Roriel, the Supreme Councilor of Starshine Floating City, hereby expressly oppose any proposals or actions that are detrimental to this young man."
"As for the magic device, I will personally send someone to negotiate and try my best to persuade him to join Starshine Floating City. If he is unwilling to join, no one is allowed to take any coercive measures against him."
Duke Roriel finished speaking.
Grabbing the staff in front of him, he commanded his Undead Three-Headed Hound to leave the conference hall.
"Duke Roriel's actions are a blatant disregard for the Starshine Floating City's council system. I request a vote to resolve this matter!"
Duke Doyle's face darkened, and he shouted at Duke Roriel as he left.
The Undead Three-Headed Hound walked further and further away, and Duke Roriel completely ignored him.
"Duke Doyle".
"We know you are wholeheartedly devoted to Starshine Floating City, but this matter does not align with the principles of Floating City. As the highest council member of Floating City, you must uphold your last line of defense."
"Otherwise, how would they be any different from those extremely brutal abyssal Devil Creature in the Thorn Grand Rift?"
Toinby shook his head earnestly, picked up the Judgment Blade, and sped out of the council hall.
"Madness!"
"That's so stupid!"
"I did this for a better future for Starshine Floating City. It's just a newly promoted baron, just a magical artifact. To go against the principles of Starshine Sky City?!"
Duke Doyle's eyes blazed with fury.
Enraged by the words and resolute attitude of Duke Roriel and Duke Toinby, he could not contain himself.
"Duke Doyle, please calm down."
"There are too few outstanding young humans in Starshine Floating City. Duke Roriel has been worried about this. Every human descendant who is promoted to lord will receive more care from her. Your suggestion may cause that young man to hate Starshine Floating City, which is why Duke Roriel reacted so strongly."
Beside Duke Doyle, a tall, handsome young man in a white robe with a pair of pure white wings on his back spoke slowly.
He is Duke Blake, one of the five highest council members of the floating city. Born into the Winged Clan, he wields the power of light and is known as the Enlightener.
"Blake Black is right."
"Since Duke Roriel is so opposed, let her make contact first. If she is rejected, we will secretly send someone to retrieve the magical artifact. With Duke Doyle's alchemy skills, we can replicate it and then return the artifact to him exactly as it was."
"This way, we won't clash with Duke Roriel, and we'll make a huge contribution to the Glory Floating City. Even Duke Toinby won't say anything."
The last of the five supreme council members of the floating city, Duke Saya, who was born into the Gray Elf Clan, smiled sweetly and comforted Duke Doyle, while also coming up with a plan for him.
"Snort!"
"There's nothing we can do when we encounter these two stubborn old men!"
Duke Doyle snorted coldly, glancing at the Demon-Subduing Golden Ring in Lu Qingfeng's hand in the image, his eyes burning with undiminished fervor. Finally, he put away the Crystal Ball and left the conference hall with Duke Blake and Duke Saya.
Watchers' Nest.
Lu Qingfeng sat cross-legged in meditation.
With 30 million experience points at his disposal, and having previously cultivated to the Spell Gathering Realm, Lu Qingfeng's progress was rapid. In just seven days, he had already stabilized his Early Void Core Stage and was moving towards the mid-stage.
At this rate, it will take at most two years to fully digest the experience points.
Cultivate yourself while simultaneously strengthening your foundation.
High in the mountains.
Lu Qingfeng stretched out his fists and feet, performing a set of fist techniques that showed no signs of killing or defense. Yet, they were incredibly mysterious, subtly harmonizing with the mountains, the earth, and the streams.
Wisps of life emerged from the mountains and rivers, converging towards Lu Qingfeng.
Practice the boxing techniques again and again.
After nine rounds, Lu Qingfeng finally stopped and slowly finished his practice.
Name: Lu Qingfeng
[Cultivation Level: Core Formation, Void Core]
Lifespan: 109/3590
"A lifespan of 590 years."
Lu Qingfeng glanced at the Attribute Panel and immediately smiled.
Back in the Galaxy Realm, while his cultivation was at the Divine Silence Realm, Lu Qingfeng used experience points to strengthen the "Mortal-World Longevity Method" five times, bringing it to the Orthodox Grade.
Vaillant surged.
Originally, the first level of the "Mortal-World Longevity Method" could only increase lifespan by a maximum of 660 years, but after being strengthened, it broke through to a full thousand years.
The third limit has also been increased from 21,200 years to 32,000 years.
In reality.
"As long as you find an eighth-order spirit tree, even if you only cultivate to the third level, you can live for another 32,000 years!"
Starting from the fourth level, the "Mortal-World Longevity Method" requires searching for various high-quality spiritual woods in the world to increase lifespan.
Spiritual wood is hard to find; it depends on fortuitous opportunity.
"If one can live an extra 32,000 years and advance to the Earth Immortal within that time, one can live as long as heaven and earth."
"The method of achieving Merit in the Mortal-World Longevity Method will then be perfected."
"The limitations of spirit wood only apply to me during the Foundation Establishment."
Lu Qingfeng stood atop the mountain peak, overlooking the Watchers' Nest where the three races were busy, lost in thought.
The Spiritual Qi of the Blue Star burst forth, giving birth to many Earth Spirit and precious things.
After searching high and low, the Myriad Arts Heavenly Gate finally found a 'Golden Light Spirit Wood'.
This is a seventh-tier spirit wood.
Lu Qingfeng did not force the issue. He used the Golden Light Spirit Wood to Foundation Establishment and began cultivating the "Mortal-World Longevity Method".
After fifty years of cultivation and careful study, although he is still at the first level of the "Mountain-River Meridian-Following Fist", he has already extended his lifespan by 590 years.
"According to the description of the enhanced and advanced 'Mortal-World Longevity Method,' the first limit of using eighth-order spirit wood for Foundation Establishment is to increase lifespan by one thousand years. Eighth-order spirit wood cannot be found on Blue Star, and using seventh-order spirit wood for Foundation Establishment will not reach this limit."
Lu Qingfeng gained some insights during his cultivation. "Foundation Establishment seventh-grade spiritual wood can increase one's lifespan by up to nine hundred years."
For an ordinary person, because they cannot cultivate other Cultivation Method, their lifespan is nine hundred years, plus the hundred or so years of lifespan that are typical of a mortal.
Some people can live for a thousand years.
Many Spirit Void Cultivator do not necessarily live this long.
But Lu Qingfeng is different.
" With the Yellow Court Scripture in hand, one can Dominion over All Arts."
"I can cultivate other Cultivation Method to increase my cultivation level and lifespan at the same time. If I cultivate the 'Mortal-World Longevity Method', the extra lifespan will be quite considerable."
Lu Qingfeng smiled inwardly.
With a long lifespan, one can cultivate without haste.
Every step is taken steadily and surely; one learns through experience in the game, and in reality, one should forge ahead without any obstacles.
It's just a pity—
"Unfortunately, even when it is strengthened to the Orthodox Grade, the flaws of the 'Mortal-World Longevity Method' still exist."
This is a flaw in the Cultivation Method itself, and the Evolving Method have failed to eliminate it.
"What a pity."
Lu Qingfeng shook his head.
In this way, Qingshan and Qingyu would be unable to cultivate.
Collect your thoughts.
Enter the stone house.
Lu Qingfeng began practicing another method.
Sit cross-legged and calm your mind. From within your soul, divide your thoughts into two. Let the thoughts flow and fall into a ball of flame.
Call!
A Flame Demon God emerged from Lu Qingfeng's body.
It has the head of an animal and the body of a human, covered in red scales, with fire snakes piercing its ears and riding on a fire dragon!
It was none other than the Zhurong Demon God.
This time, however, the Zhurong Demon God was different from before. His eyes were full of divine power, and he walked, sat, and lay down in the stone house without Lu Qingfeng's command.
Lu Qingfeng sat cross-legged, giving off an extremely strange feeling.
This feeling is like practicing palm techniques with one hand and fist techniques with the other. The fist and palm techniques are completely unrelated, but because of the ability to multitask, they can be performed simultaneously without affecting each other.
At this time.
The Zhurong Demon God is that left hand.
Lu Qingfeng's true form is that right hand.
"The first level, the Soul-Thought Generation, reaching this level should be considered perfect."
The Zhurong Demon God came to Lu Qingfeng's side.
He opened his mouth and spoke in human language, and apart from his voice, his words were exactly the same as Lu Qingfeng's.
"The Soul-Thought Generation."
"The thought entered the Dutian Demon God, becoming almost equivalent to the Second Primordial Spirit."
Lu Qingfeng's mind flickered. "The Dutian Demon God is originally a collection of the thoughts of all the demon gods in the heavens. It possesses Divine Ability and the instinct to fight against all the heavens. If I were to enter and control the Dutian Demon God with my thoughts, it would be superfluous."
This is not the correct way to use the concept of "Soul-Thought Generation".
In the blink of an eye.
The Zhurong Demon God crashed into Lu Qingfeng's body and vanished. However, a wisp of divine soul power surged forth from the Zhurong Demon God's body in its place. It landed on the ground and, carried by the wind, transformed into a phantom figure.
He looked exactly like Lu Qingfeng.
The two Lu Qingfeng faced each other.
The body sits cross-legged.
The thoughts derived from the power of his soul stood in a daze, rather illusory. This was because Lu Qingfeng had not yet reached the Primordial Spirit Realm, and his soul power was far from reaching the level of a great cultivator of the Primordial Spirit.
"I'm afraid it will dissipate in a strong wind."
Lu Qingfeng sensed the thoughts in his divine soul. With just this wisp of divine soul power, he could manipulate the omnipresent Spiritual Qi in the world and, with the help of the power of heaven and earth, he could exert strength no less than that of the Foundation Establishment Qi Guiding or even the Liquid Condensation Realm.
However, regarding Lu Qingfeng's true form—
True Person at the Void Core Realm!
Even if one has an additional spiritual thought clone at the Spirit Void level, it doesn't provide any substantial improvement in combat power.
"Moreover, this thought was formed by splitting off a wisp of my divine soul. If it is destroyed, although I can cultivate it back, it will still be a considerable loss."
Lu Qingfeng had a sudden thought.
The spirit and thoughts ride the breeze, Chengfeng suddenly to the heavens, soaring infinitely high.
High in the sky, fierce winds raged.
Bang!
His soul and thoughts were instantly scattered by the gale.
"Snort!"
At the Watchers' Nest, Lu Qingfeng groaned, his face somewhat pale.
But there was little sign of defeat in his eyes. "It's alright. This wisp of divine soul power only occupies a trace of the origin. With proper cultivation and recuperation for some time, I can make up for it."
Upon closer reflection...
That's true.
If the fragmented thoughts generated by this divine soul are destroyed, it will cause great, even irreparable, damage to the main divine soul. Why would a great cultivator of the Primordial Spirit practice such a useless method?
"Even."
"My soul and thoughts have been destroyed, and I will need some time to carefully recuperate. But for a cultivator of the Primordial Spirit, it would probably be recovered in the blink of an eye."
Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but smile.
To speculate about Primordial Spirit Stage cultivator with his current level of understanding is like an ant looking up at the sky; everything is just guesswork.
I simply stopped thinking about it.
"The first stage of Soul-Thought Generation has been completed."
"Next, we should strengthen this divine soul thought and refine the Second Primordial Spirit!"