Leaving the Secret Realm

As the spiritual energy of the entire secret realm surged into Lu Jiuyuan's body, his Primordial Dao Foundation was nearing completion. A profoundly ancient and majestic aura emanated from him.

He appeared like an inviolable deity, causing even the True Dragon to almost bow in submission.

"What kind of Dao Foundation has Master forged? It actually makes me feel terrified," the True Dragon said, its face full of lingering fear. Li Qingping, after sensing the aura, exclaimed in disbelief.

"Peerless Heavenly Talent, it's definitely a Dao Foundation of the Peerless Heavenly Talent level."

She knew her father, Li Xuanran, had a Dao Foundation of 199 zhang, but based on the current situation, Lu Jiuyuan's Dao Foundation might have reached 999 zhang.

As for being "unique in all of history," Li Qingping hadn't considered that. Beings with such Dao Foundations had basically become terrifying existences beyond the Human Immortal stage.

This terrifying scene made Cheng Xue and Lin Yuran tremble with fear. They felt that Lu Jiuyuan could crush them with a casual flick of his wrist at that moment, like a dragon looking down on ants.

However, this feeling didn't last long. After a day, Lu Jiuyuan's realm finally stabilized at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

The Qi Refining stage only allowed for the use of some low-end Immortal Arts and martial skills. Only by breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage could one achieve Sword Flight and be called an Immortal, with a lifespan exceeding 200 years.

After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, one could develop Divine Sense, allowing them to perceive everything around them and see many things normally invisible.

Under normal circumstances, cultivators who had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage had a Divine Sense range of only two meters, which was pitifully short. Some exceptionally talented cultivators could reach a range of ten meters. Divine Sense would only strengthen with the breakthrough of cultivation, and of course, it could also be enhanced through cultivation techniques for tempering Divine Sense.

However, Lu Jiuyuan was currently lost in thought. What was the deal with his Divine Sense being able to perceive a range of 200 meters?

In the end, Lu Jiuyuan attributed it to cultivating the Myriad Laws Scripture of the Primordial. After all, it was a divine-level cultivation technique, so it was reasonable for the resulting Foundation Establishment Divine Sense to be stronger.

"You've broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage now, haven't you?" Li Qingping walked over and asked with concern. Lu Jiuyuan looked towards the cave entrance, his brow furrowing. Seeing this, Cheng Xue and Lin Yuran didn't hesitate and slipped away.

Sensing the dissipation of the aura, Lu Jiuyuan just shook his head, dismissing it as an illusion, and looked back at Li Qingping.

"Yes, if nothing unexpected happened, I should be a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage now."

Hearing this, Li Qingping finally breathed a sigh of relief. She then looked at Lu Jiuyuan with a complex expression and asked, "Do you feel any discomfort in your body?"

Lu Jiuyuan's expression turned strange. "No, what's wrong?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Qingping decided to tell him about the Glazed Immortal Body.

"An Immortal Body? Isn't that a good thing?" Lu Jiuyuan said instinctively when he heard about an Immortal Body. Li Qingping sighed.

"An Immortal Body is naturally excellent, but this is the Glazed Immortal Body, known as a woman's Immortal Body."

"Although the Glazed Immortal Body ranks highly among the hundred great Immortal Bodies, it is known as a top-tier cultivation cauldron, holding immense allure even for cultivators at the Mahayana stage."

Upon hearing Li Qingping's words, the smile on Lu Jiuyuan's face vanished. He immediately knelt on the ground.

"No!"

This mournful cry echoed throughout the entire deep pit. However, Ling Qingping quickly said, "But as long as you don't expose the matter of your Glazed Immortal Body, there shouldn't be any problem. Besides, you haven't had any issues, have you?"

Hearing this, Lu Jiuyuan felt a little better. Ling Qingping smiled and continued, "Moreover, the Glazed Immortal Body cultivates extremely quickly before one has broken their virginity. Combined with your talent, you might be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in just a hundred years."

"A hundred years to Nascent Soul? Who are you looking down on? At least Tribulation Crossing stage." Lu Jiuyuan immediately retorted when he heard "a hundred years to Nascent Soul." He was a cheat, after all. Could he really not break through to the Tribulation Crossing stage within a hundred years?

Ling Qingping was about to argue, but seeing Lu Jiuyuan's confident expression, she decided not to discourage him. They would see in a hundred years.

After finishing the discussion about the Glazed Immortal Body, Lu Jiuyuan looked at the True Dragon beside him.

"Right, do you have a name? We can't just keep calling you True Dragon, can we?"

Hearing this, the True Dragon quickly said, "Master, I don't have a name. Please bestow one upon me."

"No name? In that case, let's call you Aotian. You are of the dragon race, so let's call you Long Aotian." Lu Jiuyuan thought for a moment, a hint of mischief in his heart. The True Dragon, however, didn't know this. It simply felt the name was so imposing and excitedly said, "Long Aotian thanks Master for the name."

"Alright, the secret realm is about to close. Long Aotian, how will you follow us out?" Ling Qingping reminded him. Lu Jiuyuan then remembered that the secret realm would close soon. He looked at Long Aotian, who quickly said, "Master, don't worry, I can control my size."

With that, Long Aotian began to control its size. Its massive body began to shrink, and soon it transformed into a palm-sized miniature dragon, obediently perching on Lu Jiuyuan's shoulder.

At this moment, a repulsive force filled Lu Jiuyuan's entire body. He looked at Ling Qingping, and this meant the secret realm was about to close. As the repulsive force intensified, the bodies of the two and the dragon disappeared from the secret realm. The remaining cultivators were also teleported out one after another.

In the secret realm, the Thousand Ghost King was already waiting outside. There were no cultivators around the Thousand Ghost King who dared to approach him for a chat.

After all, the Thousand Ghost King was so powerful that he could instantly kill cultivators in the Nascent Soul Stage. Coupled with his aura that warned everyone away, naturally, no one was willing to step forward and seek trouble.

And at this moment, the Thousand Ghost King opened his eyes and looked towards the secret realm ahead.

"They're out!"

As his words fell, figures emerged before the secret realm. Some were weeping bitterly, others felt they had narrowly escaped death, while some, the moment they appeared, died on the spot due to severe injuries, a fate described as inescapable.

Soon, Lu Jiuyuan and Ling Qingping were teleported out, and a small dragon lazily sprawled on Lu Jiuyuan's shoulder.

Although he really wanted to break through to the Golden Core Stage now, he knew this was not a good place to do so.