"Forty-nine Divine Patterns!" Yang Qing answered truthfully.
According to the Daoist Scripture's principle of one weapon breaking ten thousand laws, the more Divine Patterns were fused, the harder it became for the weapon to take shape.
But he had no such concerns. He fused as many Divine Patterns as he could.
Forty-nine Divine Patterns were his limit. No matter how hard he tried, he could not fuse even one more.
The Great Dao had fifty; Heaven derived forty-nine. Perhaps this had been destined in the unseen.
"Forty-nine Divine Patterns."
Li Quan froze slightly, staring at Yang Qing with a blank look. Had he misheard just now?
Yang Qing had said forty-nine Divine Patterns?
Did Yang Qing not know that, when refining a weapon, more fused Divine Patterns were not necessarily better?
The more Divine Patterns fused, the harder it was to refine the weapon successfully, often requiring an immense amount of time.
When he had refined his own weapon, he had fused only thirteen Divine Patterns. Even so, it had taken him a great deal of time.
Yang Qing had fused a full forty-nine Divine Patterns. With so many Divine Patterns interwoven, the difficulty of condensing them into a weapon was simply unimaginable.
By the time Yang Qing reached the Saint Realm, the weapon he was refining might still fail to take shape.
And without a completed weapon, his strength would be greatly diminished. Would that not be the same as cutting off one of his own arms?
"Master, I'm going to start refining the Immortal Tear Green Gold!" Yang Qing said.
Seeing his master standing there in a daze without saying anything, he thought he had done something wrong and had no choice but to remind him.
The weapon's prototype had already been successfully refined. Next, he needed to refine the Immortal Tear Green Gold, and he still needed his master's help.
"Refining the Immortal Tear Green Gold? Your weapon has already been successfully refined?" Li Quan was slightly startled, his face full of disbelief.
No wonder he was so shocked. Just moments ago, he had been calculating that Yang Qing had only just begun refining his weapon, so even if it were destroyed, it would not be much of a loss.
He could not help it. He could not watch Yang Qing walk down the wrong path; he had to correct him in time.
But now, Yang Qing was telling him that the weapon refined with forty-nine Divine Patterns had already been successfully formed?
At most, only seven days had passed!
Seven days were enough to successfully refine a weapon fused with forty-nine Divine Patterns?
What kind of immortal cultivation speed was that?
He could not help recalling how Yang Qing had reached the great completion of the Wheel Sea Realm in seven days, as well as his speed in cultivating the Six Paths Reincarnation Fist.
Heaven truly had eyes—this time, he had taken in an extraordinary disciple!
Once his disciple grew stronger, perhaps this era would no longer be so difficult. There was still hope for everything!
After Yang Qing repeatedly reminded him, his master finally came back to his senses and helped him refine the Immortal Tear Green Gold.
Through their joint efforts, the Immortal Tear Green Gold slowly melted. Yang Qing absorbed it into his Bitter Sea, where it merged with his weapon.
A longsword gradually took shape within the Bitter Sea. Yet upon closer inspection, it was extremely crude, possessing only the rough outline of a sword.
Yang Qing knew very well that his weapon had only taken its initial form. It still needed careful polishing before it could become increasingly perfect.
But an initial form had its uses. With a mere thought, he could now summon the longsword, even riding it through the skies like an immortal.
Even if it was only a crude blank, it was still a blank refined from Immortal Tear Green Gold. Its power was far beyond that of ordinary weapons.
After refining the weapon, Li Quan began teaching Yang Qing again, passing the Dao Palace Scroll of the Empress Xi Scripture to him.
Having realized that his disciple was an unparalleled prodigy, he naturally wanted to nurture Yang Qing properly and wished he could give him every good thing he possessed.
The Wheel Sea Scroll of the Daoist Scripture was publicly recognized as the strongest foundational cultivation method, while the Dao Palace Scroll of the Empress Xi Scripture was recognized as the strongest cultivation method in the Dao Palace Realm.
On the first day, Yang Qing cultivated the Divine Treasury of the heart. He quickly mastered it completely, and a Dao Palace Deity was born.
On the second day, Yang Qing cultivated the Divine Treasury of the liver. He likewise mastered it quickly, and another Dao Palace Deity condensed into being.
The third day, the fourth day, the fifth day...
When Yang Qing spent seven days cultivating the Dao Palace Realm to completion, what could Li Quan say besides being shocked?
The Wheel Sea Realm had reached great completion in seven days, and the Dao Palace Realm had also reached great completion in seven days?
Such cultivation speed was utterly unheard of and unseen. Li Quan felt that his mind was no longer sufficient to process it.
Once could still be a coincidence, but twice could not be described as coincidence. It was an established fact.
This could only mean one thing: he had truly taken in an extraordinary disciple!
He only hoped that his disciple could continue advancing triumphantly, rather than getting stuck at some realm in the future and being unable to break through for a long time.
Over the following days, Li Quan taught Yang Qing the cultivation method of the Four Extremities Realm, which was likewise the ancient scripture publicly recognized as the strongest for that realm.
The Four Extremes Scroll of the Hengyu Scripture, created by the Great Emperor Hengyu, could give rise to a Dao Spirit, imprint the void, and allow one to comprehend the essence of the Great Dao.
Li Quan discovered that, as Yang Qing's master, he was gradually becoming nothing more than a decoration, because there was simply very little for him to do.
He only needed to pass the ancient scripture to Li Quan, and after hearing it once, Li Quan could remember all of it before beginning secluded cultivation.
His cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, and he had no need for his master's guidance at all. Naturally, his master became little more than decoration.
Although he had very little presence, if possible, he truly wished for more disciples like Yang Qing.
The Wheel Sea Realm reached great completion after seven days of cultivation, the Dao Palace Realm likewise reached great completion after seven days, and even the Four Extremities Realm reached great completion after seven days.
Although during the early stages of cultivation, it was not unusual for those with better talent to cultivate somewhat faster.
But other people measured their speed in "years," while Yang Qing's speed was measured in "days."
With such a disciple, aside from being left dumbstruck, a master could not ask for anything more. He was far too worry-free.
After Yang Qing reached great completion in the Four Extremities Realm, Li Quan passed the Dragon Transformation Scroll and the Immortal Platform Scroll of the True Scripture of the Sun to Yang Qing.
"Master, you really have quite a lot of good things!" Yang Qing could not help sighing.
Look at that! His master was truly generous—everything he taught him was an Emperor Scripture!
How precious were Emperor Scriptures? Other than Great Emperor lineages with long inheritances, who could possess complete Emperor Scriptures?
But his master was different. Not only did he possess several complete Emperor Scriptures, but the ones he passed down were the strongest Emperor Scriptures for each major realm.
"My Saint Body lineage has accumulated nine generations of inheritance. Did you think that was a joke?" Li Quan sighed.
In this era without a Great Emperor, their Saint Body lineage had produced nine Great Accomplishment Saint Bodies in succession. He was the ninth.
Every Great Accomplishment Saint Body had worked to quell the Great Dark Upheaval, but unfortunately, they could ultimately only barely maintain the balance.
To protect the world, every Great Accomplishment Saint Body would leave behind gifts for those who came after, hoping that their successors could inherit their will.
The accumulation of nine generations was incomparably profound, yet he had failed the expectations of his predecessors and had been unable to completely quell the Great Dark Upheaval.
Now, he placed this hope upon Yang Qing, hoping that Yang Qing could shoulder the responsibility of the Saint Body lineage.
What comforted him was that Yang Qing was outstanding—far more outstanding than he had ever been. Perhaps Yang Qing could accomplish what he could not.
That was right! There was also that unremarkable youth from back then!
If the two of them could reach the peak at the same time, perhaps there truly would be hope of ending the Great Dark Upheaval that had spread for so many years!
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