Inside the cave abode.
Lu Changsheng had no idea there was more to the story of Lingganhu.
Of course, even if Xuan Jun eventually found out what had happened at Lingganhu, it had nothing to do with him, Lu Changsheng.
After all, Little Black Fiend Python had been killed by Huanglong Zhenren, and Chilian had also died in a spell duel with Huanglong Zhenren.
At that moment, Lu Changsheng was at a critical point in his cultivation.
The aura around him suddenly surged to its peak.
Above him, thunder boomed. Dark clouds gathered, and a heavenly might enveloped the entire Dojo.
Lu Changsheng formed a Seal Method and activated the Indestructible Thunder God Body. Arcs of lightning danced across his skin.
A violent force filled the entire cave abode.
But just as Lu Changsheng was ready, the dark clouds above gradually dispersed, and the pressure vanished as well.
Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, his expression turning helpless.
Seriously? I was just one step away, and it got called off?
It seemed he still couldn't break through to Mysterious Immortal this time.
That was right—Mysterious Immortal was his goal this time.
The results of this seclusion had far exceeded his expectations.
Originally, he had thought that successfully reaching True Immortal would be enough.
But he had clearly underestimated his cultivation speed.
No—more precisely, he had underestimated the Spirit Capturing Pearl.
As an Xiantian Lingbao, the Spirit Capturing Pearl gathered spiritual energy far more effectively than Lu Changsheng had imagined.
If the spirit-gathering formation Yunxiao had set up had an efficiency of one, then the Spirit Capturing Pearl's efficiency was a hundred.
With the Spirit Capturing Pearl, all the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy near Lu Changsheng's Dojo was his to use.
And on top of that, he had the Natural Treasure that was the Xuanling Fruit.
In the third year of seclusion, Lu Changsheng successfully broke through to True Immortal.
Now, he had reached True Immortal Peak.
Unfortunately, he couldn't break through to Mysterious Immortal this time.
Because the time had come.
It was time once again for the Interception Sect to distribute Cultivation Resources, an event held every hundred years.
Moreover, from what Yunxiao had said earlier, the Cultivation Resources distributed to Jie Sect Disciples this time would far exceed those of previous years.
Perhaps he could use the Cultivation Resources he received this time to make another attempt at breaking through to Mysterious Immortal.
Before leaving, Lu Changsheng moved his mind and brought up his status panel.
[Host: Lu Changsheng] [ cultivation: True Immortal Peak] [Dao Companion: Yunxiao (Primordial Unity Golden Immortal Peak), current affection: 50 (Indifferent)] [Magic Treasures: Ling Yun Jian (Xiantian Lingbao), Spirit Capturing Pearl (Xiantian Lingbao)] [Cultivation Techniques and Divine Abilities: Nine Heavens Thunder Eyes, Indestructible Thunder God Body] [System Functions Unlocked: Insight, Treasure Hunting, Critical Strike Rebate, Artifact Forging]
Yunxiao's affection was still at fifty. It hadn't increased at all.
But on second thought, that made sense.
They had both spent the past few decades cultivating in seclusion. How could their affection have increased?
Still, he needed to find a way to raise her affection. He had to get out of the indifferent stage and reach the next one as soon as possible.
He had already received the rewards for raising his cultivation twice, but he hadn't received any affection rewards yet.
What caught his attention, though, was the Artifact Forging Function the system had unlocked.
This Artifact Forging Function had been his reward for breaking through to True Immortal.
At the time, he had been busy cultivating and hadn't looked into it in detail. Now it was time to take a proper look.
The system promptly provided a detailed explanation of the Artifact Forging Function.
Simply put, it allowed him to craft Magic Treasures.
The quality of a crafted Magic Treasure mainly depended on two things.
First, the cultivation level of Lu Changsheng, the Host. Second, the quality of the materials used to craft it.
Once he understood that, Lu Changsheng couldn't help feeling a little speechless.
This reward wasn't much use to him right now.
As a True Immortal, what kind of good Magic Treasure could he possibly craft?
But once he reached Daluo Golden Immortal, Quasi-Saint, or even Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, and got his hands on some rare Natural Treasures, this Artifact Forging Function would have limitless uses.
Of course, that was for the future.
For now, he still had to head to Golden Ao Island to collect his Cultivation Resources.
Three Immortal Island.
A powerful pressure erupted from within a cave abode.
Yunxiao slowly opened her eyes, delight showing on her face.
After all her arduous cultivation, she had finally achieved her goal this time.
Primordial Unity Golden Immortal Peak!
Her gaze shifted to the Xuanlinghua beside her.
The Xuanlinghua had played no small part in helping her reach Primordial Unity Golden Immortal Peak.
Lu Changsheng's gift had been quite nice.
She wondered how Lu Changsheng's cultivation was going.
With the formation she had set up,
his cultivation speed should be much faster than before.
If all went well, he should be able to reach mid-stage Heaven Immortal.
Or, if everything went perfectly, even Heaven Immortal Peak wasn't impossible.
She should prepare a return gift to help him cultivate.
She just needed to think carefully about what to give him.
Perhaps Yunxiao herself hadn't even noticed how much more attention she was paying to Lu Changsheng.
"Big sister, big sister..."
Bixiao's voice interrupted Yunxiao.
Bixiao rushed in from the side, looking excited, her eyes shining as she stared at Yunxiao.
"Big sister, I've already broken through to Golden Immortal."
"You said you'd take me out once you finished cultivating this time!"
Yunxiao stood up, glanced at Bixiao, and smiled.
"Of course. This time, you can come with me to Golden Ao Island."
Bixiao froze, her face full of disappointment.
"What? We're only going to Golden Ao Island?"
What was there to do on Golden Ao Island?
"Today is the day the Interception Sect distributes Cultivation Resources once every hundred years. Many Jie Sect Disciples will be going to Golden Ao Island."
Yunxiao explained.
She also needed to visit Biyou Palace and ask Master about the Great Luo Method.
"So what?"
"How about you go to Golden Ao Island, and I go out and look around on my own?"
Bixiao was eager to give it a try.
"No!"
Yunxiao said firmly.
"Either you come to Golden Ao Island, or you stay on Three Immortal Island."
As she spoke, Yunxiao was already heading outside.
"Fine, I'll go to Golden Ao Island."
Bixiao immediately followed her.
No matter where they went, it was better than staying on Three Immortal Island.
She was practically dying of boredom after cultivating on Three Immortal Island all this time!
Golden Ao Island.
Dingguang Xian was once again in charge of distributing the Cultivation Resources.
When Yunxiao had first proposed increasing the Cultivation Resources for Jie Sect Disciples, Dingguang Xian had opposed the idea.
After all, the Interception Sect only had so many Cultivation Resources.
If they increased the resources for disciples with low cultivation levels, then the top disciples would receive less.
But now, Dingguang Xian suddenly felt that Yunxiao's proposal had been brilliant.
Those Interception Sect disciples with lower cultivation levels only knew that their Cultivation Resources had increased. They had no idea how much they had actually increased.
Keeping just one spirit pill for himself would already amount to an astonishing quantity of Cultivation Resources.
Given time, he, Changer Dingguangxian, would surely surpass Wuyun Xian and become the Leader of the Suishi Qixian.
As Dingguang Xian indulged in his daydreams, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Outer Disciple Lu Changsheng is here to collect his Cultivation Resources."
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