As the spiritual energy of the entire secret realm surged into Lu Jiuyuan's body, his Primordial Dao Foundation was on the verge of completion. An ancient, majestic aura radiated from him.
He looked like a god beyond all desecration, so imposing that even the true dragon nearly bowed its head in submission.
"What kind of Dao Foundation did Master forge? Even I find it terrifying."
The true dragon spoke with lingering fear written across his face. After sensing that aura, Li Qingping said in disbelief,
"An unparalleled prodigy—this is absolutely a Dao Foundation at the level of an unparalleled prodigy."
Her father, Li Xuan, had possessed a Dao Foundation of one hundred and ninety-nine zhang. Yet judging by the situation, Lu Jiuyuan's Dao Foundation had likely reached nine hundred and ninety-nine zhang.
As for the one-in-all-ages level, Li Qingping had not even considered it. Those whose Dao Foundations reached that level had generally become terrifying existences above the Human Immortal Stage.
This horrifying sight made Cheng Xue and Lin Yuran tremble with fear. They felt that Lu Jiuyuan could crush them to death with a casual gesture, like a giant dragon looking down upon ants.
But that feeling did not last long. A day later, Lu Jiuyuan's cultivation finally stabilized at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
At the Qi Refining Stage, one could only use a few low-level immortal arts and martial techniques. Only after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm could one ride a sword through the skies; only when one's lifespan exceeded two hundred years could one be called an immortal.
After reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm, one could also develop divine sense, taking in everything nearby at a glance and seeing many things normally invisible to the eye.
Normally, a cultivator who had just entered the Foundation Establishment Realm could only extend divine sense two meters—a pitifully small range. Some exceptionally gifted cultivators could reach ten meters. Only with further breakthroughs in cultivation could divine sense grow stronger, though one could also cultivate divine sense tempering techniques to strengthen it.
Yet Lu Jiuyuan was lost in thought. What was going on with his divine sense being able to cover a two-hundred-meter radius?
In the end, Lu Jiuyuan attributed it to cultivating the Myriad Laws Scripture of the Primordial. After all, it was a god-tier cultivation technique. It was perfectly reasonable for the divine sense born from his Foundation Establishment breakthrough to be somewhat stronger.
"You've reached the Foundation Establishment Realm now, right?"
Li Qingping stepped forward and asked with concern. Lu Jiuyuan, however, looked toward the cave entrance, his brows furrowing. Seeing this, Cheng Xue and Lin Yuran did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately slipped away.
Feeling that aura vanish, Lu Jiuyuan merely shook his head. It had all been an illusion. Then he looked back at Li Qingping.
"Mm. If nothing unexpected happened, I should be a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator now."
Only then did Li Qingping let out a sigh of relief. She looked at Lu Jiuyuan, her expression somewhat complicated, and asked,
"Do you feel any discomfort anywhere in your body?"
Lu Jiuyuan's expression turned strange.
"No. Why?"
After thinking it over, Li Qingping still chose to tell him about the Glazed Immortal Body.
"An immortal body? Isn't that a good thing?"
At the mention of an immortal body, Lu Jiuyuan responded instinctively. Li Qingping sighed.
"Immortal bodies are naturally excellent, but this is the Glazed Immortal Body, reputed to be an immortal body for women."
"Although the Glazed Immortal Body ranks highly among the hundred great immortal bodies, it is known as a top-grade cultivation furnace. Even Mahayana Stage cultivators find it immensely tempting."
Upon hearing Li Qingping's words, the smile vanished from Lu Jiuyuan's face. He immediately dropped to his knees.
"No!"
That mournful cry echoed throughout the entire pit. Li Qingping hurriedly said,
"But as long as you don't reveal the matter of your Glazed Immortal Body, there should not be any problem. Besides, aren't you perfectly fine?"
Only then did Lu Jiuyuan feel somewhat better. Li Qingping smiled and continued,
"Moreover, before the Glazed Immortal Body loses its virginity, its cultivation speed is extraordinarily fast. Coupled with your talent, you will probably only need a hundred years to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage."
"A hundred years just to reach the Nascent Soul Stage? Who are you looking down on? At the very least, I'll reach the Tribulation Crossing Stage."
At the mention of reaching the Nascent Soul Stage in a hundred years, Lu Jiuyuan immediately protested. He had cheats, after all. Could it be that he still would not reach the Tribulation Crossing Stage within a hundred years?
Li Qingping had been about to refute him, but when she saw the confidence on Lu Jiuyuan's face, she decided not to dampen his spirits. In a hundred years, the truth would reveal itself.
After discussing the Glazed Immortal Body, Lu Jiuyuan looked at the true dragon beside him.
"By the way, do you have a name? I can't keep calling you True Dragon forever."
Upon hearing this, the true dragon hurriedly said,
"Master, I have no name. I beg Master to bestow one upon me."
"No name? Then I'll call you Aotian. Since you are of the dragon race, let your name be Long Aotian."
After pondering for a moment, Lu Jiuyuan said it with a touch of wicked amusement. The true dragon knew nothing of this. He only felt that the name was incredibly domineering, and said excitedly,
"Long Aotian thanks Master for bestowing this name."
"Alright, the secret realm is about to close. Long Aotian, how will you follow us out?"
Li Qingping reminded him. Only then did Lu Jiuyuan remember that the secret realm would soon close, and he looked toward Long Aotian. Long Aotian hurriedly said,
"Master need not worry. I can control my size."
With that, Long Aotian began controlling his size. His enormous body shrank rapidly, soon becoming a palm-sized miniature dragon that obediently lay atop Lu Jiuyuan's shoulder.
At that moment, a force of rejection filled Lu Jiuyuan's entire body. Li Qingping was the same, which meant that the secret realm was about to close.
As the force of rejection steadily intensified, the two humans and one dragon vanished from the secret realm. The remaining cultivators were also teleported out one after another.
Outside the secret realm, the Thousand Ghost King had long been waiting. No cultivators around him dared step forward to strike up a conversation.
After all, the Thousand Ghost King was so powerful that he could instantly kill even Nascent Soul Stage cultivators. Coupled with the aura that warned strangers to stay away, naturally no one wished to seek trouble.
Just then, the Thousand Ghost King opened his eyes and looked toward the secret realm ahead.
"They're out!"
As his words fell, figures appeared one after another before the secret realm. Some wept bitterly, some rejoiced at surviving a calamity, while others died on the spot the instant they emerged due to grievous injuries, unable to escape their doom.
Soon, Lu Jiuyuan and Li Qingping were teleported out as well. A small dragon lounged lazily on Lu Jiuyuan's shoulder.
Although he desperately wanted to break through to the Golden Core Stage now, he knew this was not a good place for a breakthrough.
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