Lie Still and Level Up First!

For the Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman, presiding over this grand formation was extremely energy-consuming, but it was also an immense opportunity.

Venerable White possesses extremely high attainments in 'rune arrays', and when the Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman presides over this Talisman Treasure Formation, he can personally experience Venerable White's understanding of runes.

During the process of presiding over the Talisman Treasure Formation, the Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman gained many insights.

This will greatly help his advancement.

Now, his mission of "teaching the indigenous people to Chinese characters without discrimination" is almost complete.

Next, after the 'Hand Tractor Race' ends, he can trade the 'Blood God Diamond' with his friend Shuhang and then attempt to break through to the Fifth-Grade Spirit Emperor Realm.

When he advances, he will be at least Golden Core with Seven-Dragon Patterns!

With the Seven-Dragon-Pattern Golden Core, advancing to the Sixth-Grade True Lord is a sure thing; as long as he doesn't fall midway or suffer serious injuries that damage his Dao root, he also has a chance to advance to the Seventh-Grade Venerable.

Moreover, and more importantly, to demonstrate Manifestation Before All and advance to the Eighth-Grade Profound Sage, one must possess Golden Core with at least Seven-Dragon Patterns to be qualified.

First-Grade Mortal Transcendence; Second-Stage True Master; Third-Grade Battle King; Fourth-Grade Xiantian Fifth-Grade Golden Core Spirit Emperor; Sixth-Grade Spirit Lord, known as 'True Lord'; Seventh-Grade Spirit Venerable 'Venerable'; Eighth-Grade Manifestation Before All, 'Profound Sage'; Ninth-Grade Tribulation Immortal.

The path of cultivation is one of taking one step at a time.

Every step taken is a preparation, a foundation for the next level.

Only when the foundation of the first four realms is solid enough will the number of Dragon Pattern on the Golden Core increase when condensing the Fifth-Grade Golden Core. The number of Dragon Pattern represents a cultivator's potential and how far they can go on the path of cultivation!

"Laying the foundation is truly a long process," said the Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman.

And now, he has finally laid a satisfactory foundation for himself!

"Activate the formation!" He formed a hand seal and slammed his palms together.

The Ten Thousand Talismans Formation eventually transformed into a huge phantom stone gate, and when that stone gate appeared, it immediately gave people a sense of ancient times.

Even more strangely, when the cultivators present tried desperately to memorize the appearance of the stone door... they simply couldn't remember it.

Even using photographic magic, taking photos with a mobile phone, or drawing, it is impossible to record this stone gate.

When using photography magic or taking a photo with a mobile phone, only a vague phantom of a 'door' can be captured.

When the cultivator tried to draw the stone gate, he found that the gate was constantly changing and impossible to depict.

"[This is amazing! At the finish line of the Hand Tractor Race, Fellow Seven Lives Talisman Ten Thousand Talismans Formation. This array transformed into a magical stone gate... What exactly is this stone gate? Is it the final trap? Or a surprise?]" Commentator Jiang Shan exclaimed.

Even the Gossip Information Collector of the Cultivator Daily couldn't record the appearance of that stone gate.

In other words, the cultivators watching the live broadcast could not clearly see the appearance of the stone door through the television-like magical artifact; they could only vaguely see the shadow of a gray door.

Jiang Shan's intuition told him that this stone gate would be a big surprise.

As soon as Jiang Shan finished speaking, True Lord Flood Dragon Overlord, who maintained his first place, passed through the stone gate.

In an instant, a curtain of light descended from the stone gate, enveloping True Lord Flood Dragon Overlord.

True Lord Flood Dragon Overlord frowned slightly at first, then a look of surprise appeared in its eyes... Years ago, when it was cultivating an ancient cultivation technique, it made a small mistake, leaving behind a minor ailment. This ailment was not serious, but it had never recovered. True Lord Flood Dragon Overlord estimated that only when it advanced to the Seventh-Grade Venerable could it completely cure this minor ailment.

But at this moment, under the light curtain of the stone gate, its minor ailments completely disappeared. Moreover, it felt that its physique had subtly improved.

"Is this a perk of being a champion?" True Lord Flood Dragon Overlord wondered to himself.

Then, it turned its head and saw that the True Lord Dustfall, Master Profound Principle, and the Snow Wolf Cave Master who arrived next were also covered by a layer of light.

It seems that winning isn't just a privilege of champions?

"Fellow Daoist Bai, you're really generous!" True Lord Flood Dragon Overlord thought to himself.

Setting up such a Ten Thousand Talismans Formation runes must have required an unimaginable amount of rare and precious materials, right?

... Only a special being like Fellow Daoist Bai would spend so much rare and precious material to set up such a grand formation for a 'Hand Tractor Race' that's mostly just for fun, right?

I wonder how many spots there will be at this stone gate?

Just as she was pondering, Soft Feather overtook Northern River's Loose Cultivator at the last moment and rushed into the finish line.

A beam of light also fell upon Soft Feather.

"Wow! That's amazing!" Soft Feather waved her little fist. "With this light, I immediately leveled up a minor realm. Just one more minor realm and I can break through to the Fourth-Grade Xiantian Realm! Then I can Sword Flight, hehehe!"

After expressing her joy, Soft Feather waved vigorously at Northern River's Loose Cultivator and said, "Senior Northern River, thank you!"

She knew, of course, that in the end, it was Senior Northern River who let her have the fifth place spot.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator smiled slightly, also enjoying the benefits brought by being enveloped by the light curtain.

Subsequently, the Dharma King Creation, the Daoist South Lake, Sunbreaker Halberd Guo Da, all entered the finish line.

The illusory stone gate was generous and unrestrained, with beams of light falling down as if they were free, covering every fellow cultivator who entered the final destination.

Then, Mad Saber Three Waves, yelling and screaming, crashed into the finish line.

His hand-held tractor is now reduced to just the tractor head and seat... Behind him stands the composed drunken hermit.

The layman, driving that terrifying drill, charged through the Three Waves of the Big Macaque and into the stone gate.

Similarly, two beams of light fell upon Three Waves and the layman.

"Look, everyone really does get a share," True Lord Flood Dragon Overlord exclaimed. It was truly worth it for him to travel thousands of miles to respond to Fellow Daoist Bai's call to participate in this competition.

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As each participant crossed the finish line, they were bathed in the light curtain of the stone gate.

Finally, Venerable White's tractor chugted and chugged into the finish line.

Three light curtains descended.

The light barrier surrounding Venerable White flashed by in an instant... Was this level of Body Tempering ineffective against Venerable White? Or perhaps Venerable White's physique no longer required Body Tempering?

After the body of the Young Master Phoenix Slayer, controlled by Song Shuhang, was illuminated by the light curtain, he only felt his body become lighter and his strength slightly increased. However, because it was not his own body, the sensations were not very clear.

When Song Shuhang's body came into contact with the light curtain of the stone gate, it suddenly burst into a dazzling seven-colored crystal light.

"Huh? What's going on? Why is my beam power tens of thousands of watts higher?" Song Shuhang asked.

The thought had barely formed in his mind... when Song Shuhang suddenly felt a powerful force pulling him back from the body of the Young Master Phoenix Slayer.

Everything went black.

When his sight was restored, his consciousness had returned to his body.

You're back? You've recovered on your own?

No three-second delay...

No need to worry about your body being subjected to the terrifying artifact 'Chest-Binding Cloth'...

That's fantastic!

This is my own body!

Song Shuhang felt a sense of warmth and familiarity, as if he had suddenly returned home after being away from his hometown for many years.

However, this wonderful feeling of intimacy lasted for less than two seconds before Song Shuhang suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

A chilling sensation emanated from the depths of his soul.

It's the shared senses of Spirit Ghost!

Song Shuhang immediately touched his chest, but he did not sense Spirit Ghost.

The Spirit Ghost isn't inside me? Where did it go?

Furthermore, why does the Spirit Ghost emanate a chilling sensation? Did it travel to the Arctic?

Song Shuhang was preparing to use the 'sensory sharing' function to pinpoint the location of the Spirit Ghost.

The Spirit Ghost had already signed a contract with him and achieved Sensory Synchronization; the two were now one, able to sense each other even at the ends of the earth.

But just as Song Shuhang was about to sense the Spirit Ghost, a hand suddenly pressed against his forehead.

"Lie still and don't move around. Get ready to advance a minor realm first," Venerable White's voice rang out.

The next moment, Song Shuhang felt his true energy surging within his Dantian.

That was the true energy cultivation accumulated from three 'Time Crystal Root' over a full 'nine years', filling Song Shuhang's Dantian to its limit.

When the light from the illusory 'stone gate' shone on Song Shuhang, it triggered the medicinal power of the three 'Time Crystal Root'. The two complemented each other, producing an effect greater than the sum of their parts.

The seven-colored crystal light on Song Shuhang's body was due to the burst of the medicinal power of the Time Crystal Root.

"I'm leveling up again?" Song Shuhang asked doubtfully. "Senior White, isn't that a bit too fast?"

He had just broken through his cultivation level, advancing from First-Grade to Second-Stage True Master.

Now that I'm about to advance directly to the Second-Grade, will the rapid breakthrough cause my foundation to become unstable?

Eat your food one bite at a time, and walk your path one step at a time. Eating too fast will make you choke, and taking too big a step will tear your balls.

"If it were before, I wouldn't have recommended that you advance your minor cultivation level. But now you don't seem to be worried about these things," Venerable White said with a slight smile.

What are the main reasons for rapid promotion leading to instability in one's foundation?

This is influenced by many factors. For example, if the advancement is too rapid, the cultivator may not have a sufficient understanding of their own cultivation method, resulting in a mismatch between the software and hardware.

It's also possible that Dao Heart cultivation hasn't kept pace with their spiritual level, leading to the sudden emergence of Heart Demon or something similar.

Another issue is insufficient mental strength and experience, which prevents the mental strength from effectively guiding and controlling the surge in power.

But Song Shuhang doesn't have these worries for the time being... He just gained a lot of experience points from a certain powerful demon, the Phoenix Slayer.

Thanks to the great demon's Phoenix Slayer, Song Shuhang's understanding of his cultivation technique has reached the 'mastery' level.

Song Shuhang's mental strength was already quite good, but perhaps due to the torment of various strange 'dreams,' his mental strength far exceeded his cultivation level.

As for Dao Heart... Once upon a time, a young friend named Song Shuhang was a green onion for several hundred years. The monotonous and tedious 'Onion Life' greatly tempered this young friend's Dao Heart.

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