Cultivating Immortality in Twilight Years: I Become the Longevity Dao Venerable
Chapter 361

A fake of the Immortal Slaying Gourd? The brick of the Human Immortal Ancient Body.

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Among the relics of the Northern Yin Holy Mother, besides the Heart of the Ocean, the Broken Flying Dagger, the Rhombus Flying Blade, and the Earth Tablet, there are also three storage Storage Bag spaces.

These three Storage Bag indeed contained the entire legacy of the Northern Spirit Sect, encompassing Daoist techniques, elixirs, spirit crystals, and other items.

Aside from lacking Mountain Gate with Spirit Vein and Earthly Immortal Orthodox Lineage, this Storage Bag contains the entire foundation of the Northern Spirit Sect.

With the systematic cultivation techniques, spirit crystals, and pills contained in the Storage Bag that allow one to reach the Nascent Soul Realm, one could easily establish a sect of considerable power.

However, in the eyes of Chen Dengming, who is now the sect leader of the Longevity Sect, these kinds of supplies, although valuable, are not of much practical use.

At least for him personally, it wasn't of much use; it was merely an increase in wealth.

But as the saying goes, once you've reached a certain level of wealth, having more wealth on top of that level doesn't really mean much; it's just the same thing and doesn't bring about any further qualitative change.

Therefore, the wealth and resources of the Northern Spirit Sect were actually not as useful to him as the Heart of the Ocean and other such items.

Back then, a single Heart of the Ocean transformed Chen Dengming's Heavenly Immortal Clone into Incense Clone, allowing him to gather the power of Incense and Faith. Furthermore, he could rapidly absorb water Spiritual Qi through the Heart of the Ocean to enhance his strength and achieve a breakthrough.

However, later on, as the Strength Realm of the Incense Clone increased, especially during the Nascent Soul stage, the power required to accumulate was truly immense.

Therefore, the cultivation speed of the Incense Clone seemed to slow down, and it failed to break through for a long time.

But now that he has a second Heart of the Ocean, the Incense Clone is equivalent to having two Qi Seas Dantian of one. The speed at which he absorbs Spiritual Qi for cultivation will increase exponentially, and his cultivation efficiency and speed will be greatly improved.

"With this second Heart of the Ocean, the Incense Clone should be able to truly break through to the Nascent Soul Realm within the next twenty years."

As Chen Dengming raised his hand, a faint blue light emanated from the Heart of the Ocean, resembling a deep blue rose, slowly rotating amidst the shimmering water vapor and emitting a distinct seawater scent.

All that could be seen were streaks of flowing water, bubbling and foaming, and the faint sound of ocean waves could be heard.

Chen Dengming extended his palm, and the Heart of the Ocean floating in his palm flew towards the Incense Clone opposite him.

The Incense Clone reached out and took it; the other Heart of the Heart of the Ocean at its brow shone brightly, like a deep blue mark.

When the two Heart of the Ocean came together, something strange happened.

A large amount of water- Spiritual Qi separated from the Spiritual Qi within the cave abode, transforming into countless pure, almost tangible water vapors that swarmed towards the Incense Clone.

At the same time, the vast sea of clouds outside the cave abode was changing rapidly, and a large amount of water Spiritual Qi seemed to transform into a waterfall and surged into the cave abode on Longevity Peak, with a magnificent and awe-inspiring momentum.

At first glance, it looked like clouds flowing over the mountains and cascading into the deep mountains, with a thousand different shapes and forms, truly resembling cave abode, which immediately aroused exclamations from many disciples in the Longevity Sect.

"Such abundant and pure water Spiritual Qi! I never imagined that the gathering of two Heart of the Ocean would bring about such a unique change!"

Chen Dengming clicked his tongue in amazement and instructed his Incense Clone to absorb the second Heart of the Ocean into his mind's Sea of Consciousness.

Instantly, the misty water-based Spiritual Qi within the cave abode, like a rising tide, poured into the body of the Incense Clone.

The Incense Clone quickly began cultivating the <Heavenly Immortal Art>, with all 36,000 pores on its body radiating light as it absorbed water Spiritual Qi.

This water Spiritual Qi is extremely pure, and it can be quickly transformed into one's own Spiritual Qi with almost no refining required.

The Incense Clone's body contained Nascent Soul in the Nascent Soul stage, which at the same time began to absorb Spiritual Qi in large gulps and slowly grow.

Chen Dengming carefully examined it and was pleasantly surprised.

At this rate, the Incense Clone will break through to the Nascent Soul even faster than he anticipated.

It might not take more than twenty years, maybe a dozen years would be enough.

The increase in cultivation efficiency brought about by two Heart of the Ocean together is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

However, at the same time...

Through the mind of the Incense Clone, Chen Dengming vaguely sensed a series of strange calls emanating from the Heart of the Ocean.

The call was like holding a conch shell to one's ear, hearing the sound of the ocean.

But the sound created a scene, a blurry image appearing in his mind.

The scene depicted a vast ocean, and deep within it, there appeared to be a gigantic, abyss-like whirlpool.

"Could this be the mysterious Northern Spirit Sea Abyss?"

Chen Dengming had a guess in his mind.

However, a specific determination cannot be made at this time.

However, it is said that only one Heart of the Ocean will grow in each of the four seas, making it a true treasure of the world.

Only four Heart of the Ocean can be born from the four sea areas. Only when one of them is destroyed will the corresponding sea area be reborn.

The Heart of the Ocean in the hands of the Northern Yin Holy Mother must have come from the Northern Spirit Sea.

Now it seems that the Heart of the Ocean may have come from the mysterious Northern Spirit Sea Northern Spirit Sea Abyss, and may be related to the once destroyed Northern Spirit Sea Palace, the number one power in the Four Seas.

After the ancient Northern Spirit Sea Palace collapsed, it formed the Northern Spirit Sea Abyss.

Legend has it that deep within the ocean abyss lie many of the Northern Spirit Sea Palace's former treasures, Cultivation Method, wealth, and even a complete lineage of Immortal Way.

"It's none of my business for now, but I can interrogate the Nascent Soul of the Northern Yin Holy Mother if I'm interested later."

Chen Dengming quickly regained his composure, letting the images in his mind disappear, and stopped thinking about these issues.

Human greed is insatiable.

The more you think, the more desires you have, the more your energy will be scattered, and troubles may follow.

For now, his main focus should be on improving his own strength and breaking through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage as soon as possible.

Other things, such as adventure and treasure hunting, should be put on hold for now, and considered later when needed.

He allowed the Incense Clone and rely on the two Hearts of the Heart of the Ocean to cultivate.

He then began inspecting the Rhombus Flying Blade, the Earth Tablet, and the Broken Flying Dagger.

It's easy to see that the Rhombus Flying Blade is an extremely powerful fourth-tier Nascent Soul Law Treasure with great destructive power. It once tore apart his fist, which was comparable to a fourth-tier Law Treasure, in his Ancient Human Immortal Physique state with a single strike.

This proves that the flying blade is at least a high-level fourth-tier Law Treasure, comparable to the Soul-Reaping Bow Staff.

The Earth Tablet was exceptionally heavy; relying solely on Physical Body strength without using Law Power, Chen Dengming would need to exert considerable effort to lift it with one hand.

Preliminary estimates suggest that this Earth Tablet weighs three tons when it is not in use.

Once activated, it becomes as heavy as a mountain, and has many other wonderful uses.

However, this is clearly at least a magic Law Treasure of the Earthly Immortal Orthodox Lineage. Although it cannot be considered a Dao artifact, it can unleash the power of Earth Immortal Path to the fullest extent.

For Chen Dengming, this treasure could only be used as an ordinary fourth-tier Law Treasure, and its full power could not be unleashed.

Perhaps in his Ancient Human Immortal Physique form, he could use this Earth Tablet as a brick to smash someone's head.

The last Broken Flying Dagger is the most important one.

This item was once considered by Chen Dengming to be an extremely rare Nascent Soul killing technique, but in reality it is a Nascent Soul killing weapon, which is much rarer and more powerful than Nascent Soul killing technique.

After all, once Law Technique is cast, it needs to be cast again to launch a second attack.

Law Treasure, however, do not require such cumbersome designs; they are more flexible, adaptable, and have endless uses.

"This Law Treasure can directly penetrate a cultivator's body, assassinating the Nascent Soul, and even locking onto and tracking them. It can be considered a trump card against Nascent Soul True Lord."

Chen Dengming carefully examined the Broken Flying Dagger.

The throwing knife was almost transparent, existing somewhere between reality and illusion.

On the broken hilt of the throwing knife, there was still an ethereal seal character for "slash".

Cracks appeared on the blade, breaking it in half and causing it to lose the half that extended towards the tip, forming a sharp blade at a 45-degree angle.

This broken throwing knife severely injured Nalan Huishan, who was wielding the Nascent Soul Soul Arrow, and almost severed the giant deer's antlers.

One can imagine how sharp and ruthless this blade must have been before it was damaged; it could definitely have annihilated Nascent Soul Soul Arrow in one strike.

Even so, the destructive power of this throwing knife is enough to terrify any Nascent Soul True Lord.

"After the Nascent Soul leaves the body, its speed is astonishing, and it is difficult for a normal cultivator of the same realm to catch up with it."

However, the speed of this flying knife is no less than that of Nascent Soul cultivator, and may even surpass it. After I refine this flying knife, I will have another powerful weapon!

Chen Dengming mobilized his Nascent Soul Power and began refining the Broken Flying Dagger.

This flying knife had been refined by the Northern Yin Holy Mother, so before the opponent's Nascent Soul was destroyed, the Law Treasure weapon still retained a Divine Sense imprint.

However, destroying this Divine Sense imprint was naturally not a difficult task for Chen Dengming.

After a short while...

The Broken Flying Dagger had already been refined.

However, Chen Dengming discovered that he was completely unable to control this treasure using ordinary Artifact Control Technique.

"Hmm? This treasure actually has a special refining technique?"

Chen Dengming became interested.

Magical Law Treasure that can only be activated with unique and special refining techniques are always extremely precious, and may even be fifth-tier Spirit Transformation Law Treasure.

The Giant Deer Mage Robe is one such example. In the past, many cultivators who obtained the Giant Deer Mage Robe found it difficult to wield.

Even Chen Dengming only managed to unleash a portion of the power of the Spirit Transformation robe by forcefully intimidating the giant deer with his immense strength and the Human Immortal Way Power.

However, now, this Broken Flying Dagger is difficult to control even with Dao power; it is Law Treasure that is easy to refine but difficult to wield.

Chen Dengming was at a loss for what to do.

He immediately took out the Soul-Reaping Bow Staff, summoning the Nascent Soul of the Northern Yin Holy Mother, who was imprisoned within the staff but had not yet fully refined her Nascent Soul Soul Arrow, for Nascent Soul.

The interrogation process was, of course, not without its challenges.

However, the Northern Yin Holy Mother was now like meat on a chopping board, and Chen Dengming could chop her up however he wanted. In the end, he successfully made her accept her fate and cooperate.

"This throwing knife is something I obtained from the Northern Spirit Sea Abyss. The treasures within that abyss are countless. This throwing knife was originally paired with a gourd and was stored inside that gourd; it was just one part of the Law Treasure."

The Northern Yin Holy Mother was weak in Divine Sense and her aura was feeble.

"A gourd?" Chen Dengming frowned.

"Indeed, the gourd. I fought with others for this treasure back then, but in the end I only managed to snatch this Broken Flying Dagger inside the gourd. The gourd and the other complete throwing knife inside it were taken away by someone else."

"There's another intact throwing knife inside the gourd?" Chen Dengming asked in surprise.

"So, this Broken Flying Dagger is just the least important part of that gourd? Could that gourd be a fifth-tier Spirit Transformation treasure?"

The Northern Yin Holy Mother said calmly, "It is very possible. I later investigated and found that in ancient times, before the Northern Spirit Sea Palace was destroyed, it had eliminated a Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord known as the Gourd Your Majesty."

That Calabash Your Majesty once possessed three flying knives hidden within his gourd: one to God Slaying, one to Soul Slaying, and one to sever one's very essence.

This Broken Flying Dagger is likely the Qi Slaying Flying Dagger.

And that gourd, named the Dao Slaying Gourd, is said to be a Spirit Transformation treasure created in imitation of the Law Treasure of a deity from the Divine Heavenly Court of the past, a gourd also known as the Immortal Slaying Gourd!

"The Dao Slaying Gourd. And what I hold in my hand is a broken Qi Slaying Flying Dagger?"

Based on the power levels of the Soul Power, the Qi Slaying Flying Dagger is clearly the least powerful of the three flying knives.

Chen Dengming pondered for a moment, then asked, "Who was the one who stole the gourd and the other intact throwing knife back then?"

The Northern Yin Holy Mother said calmly, "I don't know who that person is, but I do know that he later went to the Eastern Immortal Sea to develop and establish a power called Gourd Sword Island."

"Oh?"

Chen Dengming was startled.

He certainly knew about Gourd Sword Island; his first encounter with it was when he snapped the neck of the Dragon Venerable of Dragon Spirit Island.

The Golden Core Cultivator in charge of guarding the Immortal Sealing Array at that time was Le Shangneng, Golden Core Elder from Gourd Sword Island.

Later, during several meetings of the Counterattack Cultivator Alliance, he also met the current Island Master of Gourd Sword Island, the Gourd Twin Swords couple.

Although the couple were not at the Nascent Soul, they were both cultivators at the Golden Core Perfection.

However, the person who was able to seize the Law Treasure from the Northern Yin Holy Mother many years ago and then establish Gourd Sword Island was definitely not the Gourd Twin Swords couple, but the Gourd True Lord had been living in seclusion for a long time and was suspected of being nearing his end.

Chen Dengming glanced at the Northern Yin Holy Mother and discerned some of her ulterior motives.

That zebra! Even though the Northern Yin Holy Mother is only at the Nascent Soul Nascent Soul, she's still so insidious.

But he didn't intend to ask any further questions.

The supreme treasure of the Spirit Transformation realm was naturally what he loved.

But now that it has clearly become the most prized possession of Gourd Sword Island, it is not appropriate to take it away from someone else.

It's too much trouble to fight to the death for a Law Treasure.

He inquired again about the method of wielding the Qi Slaying Flying Dagger, the Heart of the Ocean, and matters concerning the Earthly Immortal Orthodox Lineage.

They then recaptured the Holy Mother of the Northern Spirit into the Soul-Reaping Bow Staff.

Chen Dengming was relatively satisfied with the outcome of the interrogation.

Let's leave aside the refining technique of the Qi Slaying Flying Dagger and the origin of the Heart of the Ocean.

The only thing that surprised him was that the Northern Spirit Sect's Earthly Immortal Orthodox Lineage actually came from a top sect outside the realm called the Earth Spirit Sect.

The reason I was willing to become a pawn in the outer realms was because of the Earthly Immortal Orthodox Lineage.

It turns out that thousands of years ago, when the great war broke out between the extraterrestrials and the Inner Domain, the Earth Spirit Sect, including the Heaven and Earth Sword Hall, the Blood God Hall, the Devil Palace and other sects, had already cultivated and supported some loyal cultivators within the Inner Domain before their defeat, leaving behind their inheritance and clues to the broken Five Immortals Dao lineage.

After thousands of years of development, many of those cultivators from back then died without accomplishing anything.

However, a small number of cultivators have relied on inheritance to find the rise of the Dao lineage, and have even been able to make contact with the outside world in a special way through the Dao lineage.

The Northern Spirit Sect, the Five Elements Sword Sect, the Blood Fiend Sect, and the Heavenly Devil Sect are all such forces.

The Northern Spirit Sect's backer in the outer realms, the Earth Spirit Sect, had a Spirit Transformation Ancestor personally enter the area at the very beginning of the war.

Unfortunately, the Spirit Transmutation Dao Lord Pei Shenshu had barely shown himself when Dongfang Huayuan injured him, severing one of his Dao body arms, and he fled back to the outer realm in a panic.

The Northern Spirit Sect's position within the ranks of the Outer Domain Evil Cultivator became awkward and uncomfortable.

The Northern Yin Holy Mother once plotted to use the power of the Earth Spirit Sect to swallow the Northern Spirit Sea Abyss, devour the blessed land energy within the abyss to enhance her Earth Immortal Dao Power as an Earth Immortal, and even her grand ambition to control this blessed land of the abyss was shelved long ago.

"Senior Dongfang, I never expected you to be such a two-faced traitor from the very beginning, betraying the Earth Spirit Sect Spirit Transformation Soul stage with a single spear thrust."

Chen Dengming secretly chuckled to himself at Dongfang Huayuan, that sixth brother.

After understanding these circumstances, he suddenly had a clearer understanding of many things.

I plan to choose an auspicious day in the future to refine the Northern Yin Holy Mother into Nascent Soul Soul Arrow, which can be considered as a final act of respect for this old senior who has bothered me so many times.

By the time he could skillfully use the Broken Flying Dagger, it was already night.

Perhaps due to the increase in water Spiritual Qi in the vicinity caused by the Incense Clone's cultivation, a light rain began to fall outside the cave abode.

The drizzle, like a sieve, fell incessantly. When the mountain wind blew, the raindrops mingled with the wind, like gauze or mist, coating the Thirteen Peaks of Longevity with a thick layer of leaden gray.

Chen Dengming put on the repaired Giant Deer Mage Robe, flew out of the cave abode, and prepared to go into the wild to transform and test whether the complete Giant Deer Mage Robe would fit.

After a cup of tea.

In the misty valley, as thin as cicada wings, thin clouds rise from the secluded valley and permeate the sky, creating a hazy, indistinct atmosphere.

Suddenly, two dazzling beams of light, like the aurora borealis, pierced through the thin mist, illuminating the distance and making the countless fine raindrops appear like silver threads spun by silkworms.

A terrifying and oppressive atmosphere permeated the valley.

Suddenly, all around fell silent.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The valley trembled slightly as a colossal object moved through the rain and mist. Countless raindrops fell upon it, but before they could even touch it, they were blasted into sprays of water mist by the terrifying aura, spreading everywhere.

Chen Dengming, in his Ancient Human Immortal Physique form, looked down at the surrounding mountains and felt a surge of power, as if he could casually pick up these mountains like small mounds of earth and throw them away.

He looked down at the complete Giant Deer Mage Robe that covered his entire body.

The evil giant deer had already darted merrily from his robes and trousers to his shirt, sometimes sneaking in front of Chen Dengming, sometimes behind him, gesturing with its terrifying, tumor-like muscles, like a living tattoo.

With a thought, he channeled his Nascent Soul Power, and instantly the Giant Deer Mage Robe shone brightly. The Giant Deer also snorted and calmed down.

A feeling of lightness and etherealness instantly spread throughout my body.

Chen Dengming gently pushed off with the ball of his foot.

Boom!--

Its enormous body, nearly twenty feet long, burst through the rain and mist like a mountain, soaring into the sky and traversing the valley.

Just before landing, he lightly somersaulted and landed with a 'thud,' leaving only a shallow crater about a foot deep in the ground.

My body feels lighter, and my speed has increased.

Originally, in his Ancient Human Immortal Physique state, his strength and explosive power were astonishing.

However, due to the dramatic increase in weight, which is thousands of times greater than normal, movement speed and reaction speed are much slower than in normal conditions.

However, brute force can overcome any skill.

When the Ancient Human Immortal Physique unleashes its Divine Ability, it is basically unstoppable and invincible among those of the same realm. Its disadvantage in speed does not have a significant impact in battles among those of the same realm.

However, if one encounters one of the very few Nascent Soul Perfection or even Spirit Transformation experts who have inherited Dao power, even in the state of Ancient Human Immortal Physique, one might become a tough punching bag due to the slow speed.

Now, this flaw has been largely resolved thanks to the complete Giant Deer Mage Robe.

In addition, a complete Giant Deer Mage Robe would undoubtedly be superior in terms of defense.

After familiarizing himself with it for a while and trying it out, Chen Dengming was very satisfied with the fifth-tier Spirit Transformation robe.

This is the first complete Spirit Transformation stage magic Law Treasure he possesses.

The only drawback is that the giant deer is not easy to control. It has a large appetite, and each time it is mobilized, it consumes a lot of Nascent Soul Power. It also likes to devour cultivators' Golden Cores, Demon Beast cores, and even Nascent Soul.

Several dozen breaths later.

Chen Dengming summoned the Earth Tablet and channeled some Nascent Soul Power into it. The Earth Tablet quickly grew to a height of ten feet in the wind, becoming incredibly heavy.

When the Earth Tablet reaches a height of four zhang (approximately 10 meters), it weighs tens of tons.

The Earth Tablet, weighing tens of tons, was not a great burden for him in his Ancient Human Immortal Physique form; he could easily pick it up with one hand and wield it like a brick.

After transferring more Nascent Soul Power, the weight of the Earth Tablet in one's hand will even decrease sharply.

However, the actual mass and weight remain unchanged; it simply appears much lighter to the person wielding the magical Law Treasure.

Chen Dengming grabbed the four-zhang-tall Earth Tablet with his large hand and slammed a brick down on a barren mountain full of rocks.

"Bang!--"

The earth shook violently, soil and rocks crumbled and flew everywhere, the ground sank, and a terrifying shockwave exploded outwards. The released soil and rocks, like a mudslide, tore apart and buried the nearby mountains and forests.

The rocky hill vanished instantly.

All that remains is a deep, circular crater, formed by the impact of a meteorite, with the center being the most concave and smoke rising from both sides in rings, as if it had been created by a meteorite.

"Its power is short-lived!"

Chen Dengming's piercing eyes fell on the Earth Tablet in his hand. He tossed it around, producing a series of howling winds and heavy thuds.

Each time the Earth Tablet landed on his large, calloused hand, it compressed the air so much that it exploded, sending out ripples of air.

"Hiss--"

The evil giant deer, which had been somewhat bloated from its restoration to full strength, saw this scene and gestured with its own muscle tumor, which dispelled some of its rebellious thoughts.

A wise deer doesn't suffer immediate losses; it needs to recover further and temporarily submit to Chen Dengming's tyranny.

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