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It's good to have a big tree to lean on for shade.

Over the past ten years, Lu Qingfeng has thoroughly grasped its profound meaning.

As the Dragon Palace Prince Consort, the Min River Dragon Lord bestowed upon him countless Law Artifacts and rare treasures, which were extremely rare even among ordinary immortal sects in the Immortal Qin Realm.

Like Mirror Stone.

Through cultivation, one can strengthen the spirit and soul.

In combat, it can replenish soul power and restore the divine soul.

At first glance, it looks almost identical to the Soul-Swaying Stone.

However, like Soul-Swaying Stones, Spirit Stones are consumables; once used up, they are gone.

But the Mirror Stone can be reused repeatedly—

Whether it is Single-Flower Mirror Stone or Nine-Flower Mirror Stone, if it is left to stand still between heaven and earth for ten years, flowers will grow inside again.

This single incident alone has infinitely increased the value of the Mirror Stone.

The number of Mirror Stones possessed by various immortal sects and forces can even be used to judge the depth of their foundation.

Lu Qingfeng's acquisition of six Nine-Flower Mirror Stones this time is no less than that of a mid-level immortal sect that is in the Third Realm.

Only.

"It might not be enough for me."

Lu Qingfeng shook his head inwardly.

Six Nine-Flower Mirror Stones are enough to support the cultivation of cultivators at the second or even Third Realm the Dao of Nature Dao. However, considering the Earth Soul and Daoist Domain that are about to be formed, these six Nine-Flower Mirror Stones are probably just a drop in the ocean.

"Even."

"Not just the Soul Condensation Realm."

"Mirror Stones are also very beneficial for cultivating Immortal Dao and External Incarnation; the more the better."

Thinking about it this way, after arriving at Yuan Lake, Lu Qingfeng will need quite a few cultivation resources to resume his cultivation of Immortal Dao and also cultivate his Nature Dao.

The Luofu Sword Canon, the Twelve Dutian Demon God Method, the Yellow Robe True Formula, and the Prison-Warding Five-Thunder Heart Scripture.

These are the four top-tier Cultivation Method.

Among them, the "Luofu Sword Canon" is of the Supreme Grade, and the remaining three are of the Profound Grade. Cultivating all four simultaneously requires four times the resources of an ordinary Immortal Dao cultivator. In addition, the profound nature of the Cultivation Method and the depth of one's accumulation further increase the resource consumption.

Lu Qingfeng was like this.

This is more than twenty or thirty times greater than that of Immortal Dao who only practices a single, Exquisite-Grade Cultivation Method.

In addition, there is the practice of Nature Dao cultivation.

Lu Qingfeng was even quite interested in the Fate Dao—

"Even though I am the Yuan Lake Water Lord, I have three thousand elite naval troops under my command, and I will have many subordinates in the Water Palace in the future. In addition, I will have to pay a portion to the Min River Dragon Palace. I'm afraid the resources of Yuan Lake will not be enough to support my cultivation."

Not to mention.

Lu Qingfeng also possesses the "Dutian Dark Nether Strategies," a magical Law Artifact that rapidly increases combat power and allows him to fight beyond his level, much like a gluttonous beast.

We still need to think of a way.

Lu Qingfeng pondered, looking at the 1,500 diverse naval troops led by Lan Feihu on Seal Mountain Island, and at the 1,500 shrimp soldiers and crab generals commanded by Yuan Bi scattered across Yuan Lake.

He made up his mind.

After August.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Bi and Lan Feihu have already cleared Yuan Lake. The Prince Consort is refining the Law Seals and is currently building the Yuan Lake Water Palace. The progress is going smoothly."

Min River Dragon Palace.

Tortoise Chancellor handed over the memorial presented from Yuan Lake, and said with a smile.

"Eight months."

The Dragon King of Min River Dragon Lord, with his green face and red beard, took the memorial but didn't rush to read it. He looked at the Tortoise Chancellor and asked, "They say a new broom sweeps clean. Guangyuan, you've just arrived at Yuan Lake. Have you made any big moves?"

No major moves.

Tortoise Chancellor shook his head. "However, when the Prince Consort left, he copied a lot of classic texts on military training, alchemy, weapon crafting, talismans, and formations from the Dragon Palace, as well as many low-level cultivation methods and theoretical classics of various sects and lineages in the Nature Dao and the Fate Dao. They are all basic levels, but there are quite a lot of them."

In the Min River Dragon Palace, the Tortoise Chancellor was like the shadow of the Min River Dragon Lord. The dragon and the turtle were inseparable. The Min River Dragon Lord was much closer to and more trusting of the Tortoise Chancellor than he was of the Luo Lake Water Lord Chi Yin and the Tao River Water Lord Dark Frost.

Most affairs of the Dragon Palace were also managed by the Tortoise Chancellor.

Everything, big or small, is in my mind.

Before leaving, Lu Qingfeng had many books copied in the Dragon Palace Treasury and the Glazed Pavilion, making quite a commotion, which the Tortoise Chancellor was aware of.

Guangyuan.

"At such a young age, he has quite the ambition."

Min River Dragon Lord couldn't help but shake his head.

Lu Qingfeng's journey to Yuan Lake was aided by the Min River Dragon Lord, who dispatched three thousand naval troops, along with two Dragon Palace generals, Lan Feihu and Yuan Bi, and even had Ao Le accompanying him. However, as a water lord managing a vast territory spanning tens of thousands of miles, he clearly needed countless talented individuals to assist him and bolster his forces.

For example, the Min River Dragon Palace.

When the Min River Dragon Lord first arrived at the Min River, he collected various books and created numerous divine tablets, attracting many talented people from the Qi Kingdom, the court, the military, and the mountains to come and serve him.

Over the past three hundred years, it has indeed developed a certain character.

However, the Min River Dragon Lord's divine position can be conferred by him from the Min River Dragon Palace, which is above the Sorrow River Dragon Palace. He can simply go through the motions and bestow titles upon most of the fourth-rank divine positions, as well as all the divine positions below the fourth rank. Even a fourth-rank divine position like the Yuan Lake Water God, which is comparable to a regional governor, can be determined simply by him making a trip to the Sorrow River Dragon Palace.

Even the Min River Dragon Palace has a third-rank deity.

It is extremely attractive to some cultivators of the Fourth Realm.

Leaving aside the comprehensiveness of the scriptures collected in the Dragon Palace, let's just consider their levels. For Nature Dao cultivation, Lu Qingfeng's "Golden Tiger White Dragon Talisman Art" is of the Refined Grade, yet it only ranks ninth among the many Nature Dao Cultivation Method in the Dragon Palace's Glazed Pavilion. In terms of Fate Dao, the Cultivation Method are also no less impressive than those of Nature Dao.

Even if not for a divine position, the Min River Dragon Lord could attract many experts and geniuses to join him simply for these profound and Miaofa.

In contrast, Lu Qingfeng—

"Those low-level classics, who cares about truly talented people?"

"No matter how ambitious Guangyuan is, he can only attract a few mediocre talents with no great ambitions, or those with lofty aspirations but who will not stay in Yuan Lake for long, by virtue of his sixth or seventh-rank divine position in Yuan Lake."

The Min River Dragon Lord believed that Lu Qingfeng's replication of so many basic classics was to emulate the Min River Dragon Palace and properly manage the seven thousand li of Yuan Lake and the ten thousand li of territory.

Smiling, he said to the Tortoise Chancellor, "Although Guangyuan has good fortune and exceptional talent, he entered the Dragon Palace at the age of sixteen and has little experience. He has read some biographies of mortals and wants to make great achievements, but he is unaware of his own immaturity."

He was smiling, but there was no malice in his expression.

It's just the mindset of an elder, who finds it hilarious to see the younger generation wrestling and rolling around.

"His Majesty bestowed upon the Prince Consort the title of 'Yuan Lake Water Lord,' firstly to help him condense the soul of the Earthly Calendar and Living Soul Daoist Domain. Secondly, isn't it also to take this opportunity to let the Prince Consort experience some hardships and setbacks, tempering his youthful arrogance?"

"It's a good thing to encounter setbacks and difficulties."

The Tortoise Chancellor chuckled, his smile growing even brighter as he imagined the future, when the exceptionally talented prince consort would be running around indiscriminately, his face bruised and swollen.

The two chatted and laughed.

After a while.

Tortoise Chancellor looked up, slapped his forehead, and said, "Look, this old minister almost forgot the important matter."

As he spoke.

Tortoise Chancellor pointed to the memorial in Min River Dragon Lord's hand and said, "The Prince Consort is in Yuan Lake. He sent people to the South Pass Circuit to recruit generals with considerable reputations in training and commanding troops. Although most of them were rejected and met with a cold shoulder, he did manage to recruit dozens of commanders and captains who were either frustrated or less famous and less capable."

"The Prince Consort has submitted a memorial, firstly to inform His Majesty of his desire to train troops, and secondly to request His Majesty to allocate funds and provisions for the training troops from the Dragon Palace."

Upon hearing this, the Min River Dragon Lord opened the memorial and read—

"This child has only just arrived at Yuan Lake and hasn't even offered any tribute yet, but he's already asking for food from the Dragon Palace. Just based on this face alone, his future achievements will definitely not be bad."

A quick glance.

He then closed the folded document in his hand and sneered.

"The Prince Consort and the young prince are deeply in love, so they naturally treat His Majesty with the same respect. His Majesty has been showering all sorts of treasures upon them, even bestowing upon them six of the few Nine-Flower Mirror Stones in the Dragon Palace. Isn't that because His Majesty has high hopes for the Prince Consort? The stronger the Prince Consort's abilities, the more the young prince will have to rely on in the future. His Majesty should be pleased."

Tortoise Chancellor said with a smile.

"Don't be so formal?"

"Alright then."

The Min River Dragon Lord threw the memorial onto the table, saying, "I want to see what kind of mess Xiucai can make of training soldiers!"

Yuan Lake.

The Water Palace was not yet completed, so Lu Qingfeng was still temporarily residing on Seal Mountain Island.

In a quiet room.

Lu Qingfeng sat cross-legged in meditation.

They left the Dragon Palace.

For at least several decades, or at most two or three hundred years, the position of Yuan Lake Water Lord will not be abolished, and Lu Qingfeng can finally act freely.

The matter of rebuilding one's immortal Immortal Dao is not mentioned.

In just ten months, he has already reached the Postnatal True Qi Realm cultivation level.

This is still a situation of proceeding cautiously and steadily.

Otherwise, with the blessing of a fourth-rank Yuan Lake Water Lord, Lu Qingfeng could even have reached the Foundation Establishment stage. But a solid foundation is important, and he cannot afford to be complacent in this life. Lu Qingfeng does not seek quick results, but focuses solely on maintaining stability.

There is no need to elaborate on the cultivation of Immortal Dao.

As for the 30,000 experience points awarded for 'pioneering,' Lu Qingfeng used them to strengthen and Fusion his Nature Dao Cultivation Method—

[Cultivation Method: Dragon-Tiger Eight Views Talisman Art]

[Grade: Unorthodox Grade]

[Evolving Method: Five Enhancements, One Fusion]

[Note: This is Fusion the "Golden Tiger White Dragon Talisman Art" and the "Upper Origin Eight Views Talisman Art," which can be cultivated to the Fifth Realm of Nature Cultivation — the Manifestation Realm. Visualizing talismans nourishes the Spirit Nurturing; with successful cultivation, one can draw talismans in the air, summoning the Golden Tiger and White Dragon, and arranging the eight scenes. The method is profound and its power boundless.]

Eleven years ago.

Lu Qingfeng chose the Golden Tiger White Dragon Talisman Art from among the many top-tier Nature Cultivation methods taught by Ao Lie in the Glazed Pavilion of the Min River Dragon Palace because he possessed the Upper Origin Eight Views Talisman Art.

The latter, obtained from the Upper Origin Palace Maple Moon Star in the Black Star Realm, is Unorthodox-Grade Cultivation Method talismans. Although it is Immortal Dao technique, the Nature Dao is derived from the Immortal Dao, and even in the Primordial World universe, it can be regarded as a branch of the Immortal Dao path.

It complements the "Golden Tiger White Dragon Talisman Art" perfectly.

Lu Qingfeng further strengthened the "Dragon-Tiger Eight Views Talisman Art" obtained through Fusion five times, establishing it as Unorthodox Grade.

This level of technique is comparable to the most powerful and secret method of the Nature Dao sect in the Qi Kingdom, the Yuanyou Divine Communion Palace. Even the entire Min River Dragon Palace cannot find a single one like it.

This is the supreme and Miaofa of the Nature Dao.

No further enhancement is needed for now.

After all, it was originally Exquisite-Grade Cultivation Method with limited potential, so Lu Qingfeng didn't plan to invest too many experience points into it.

Close your eyes and meditate.

He held a Mirror Stone in each hand.

After a year, only six of the nine mirror flowers remain on each of the two nine-flower mirror stones. At this rate, it will take about another year to completely refine all nine mirror flowers from the two nine-flower Nine-Flower Mirror Stones.

However, it will take ten years for the Mirror Stone to recover.

There will definitely be a gap of a few years in between.

Furthermore, as Lu Qingfeng's cultivation of Nature Dao gradually improves, the speed at which he refines the Mirror Flower can continue to increase.

The six Mirror Stones, at present, can be completely refined in six years, which is far from enough.

However, Mirror Stones are hard to find, so we can't rush it.