After confirming that using the Immortal Dao origin within immortal artifacts to convert into immortal qi and improve his cultivation had no adverse effects, Ning Wangshu soon paused.
He only had two immortal artifacts he could use for cultivation. At his current rate of refining immortal qi, he would probably "drain" the Immortal Dao origin from both within a month or two.
So he would have to visit those Secret Realm Immortal Gates first and gather more immortal artifacts. Then he could go into seclusion and see if he could raise his cultivation to the Mysterious Immortal Realm in one go!
With that in mind, Ning Wangshu stopped and quickly put away the mysterious golden page and that Immortal Sword.
Then he stood up, removed the Seals he had placed around the room before going into seclusion, and walked out...
"Wangshu?!"
"Brother—"
When Lin Qingzhu and Ning Ruoxuan saw Ning Wangshu emerge, they were overjoyed and immediately got up to greet him.
"Wangshu, you... you've come out of seclusion?"
Lin Qingzhu asked excitedly.
Ning Ruoxuan was beaming, too. "That's right, Brother. A few days ago, your avatar said your consciousness had entered a very strange state. How did you wake up and come out of seclusion so soon?"
As she spoke, she paused briefly, then eagerly continued, "Brother, you don't know—some time ago, that Ling Daoyi from Tiandao Sect came to see you, and then he..."
Ning Ruoxuan couldn't wait to tell Ning Wangshu what had happened.
Though Ning Wangshu already knew about it, he saw how excited Ning Ruoxuan was and didn't interrupt. He simply watched her quietly, waiting for her to finish recounting everything.
Only then did he smile and say, "I know all about what you've just told me. As soon as I woke up, I sensed