Seeds of Ambition

"Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map?"

"Excellent!"

The Yellow-Haired Great Bear spoke up, "I have heard of this God-Devil Body Refining technique. Although this method tests one's comprehension, it is much easier for those with high aptitude to cultivate."

"Most importantly, every time one breaks through with this technique, they forge the most perfect divine body for that level. You must know that some of the most powerful divine abilities in the Three Realms cannot be cultivated if the God-Devil body refiner's divine body is not perfect."

The Yellow-Haired Great Bear continued, "Counting it up, you have only been a God-Devil for four years. You still have a great chance in the future to obtain one of the divine abilities left behind by my master and his six great disciples in the Divine Ability Hall."

"If you obtain one of those divine abilities, your future path will be much smoother. Perhaps... perhaps you even have a chance to inherit my master's mantle."

For endless years, it had not seen its master. The second successor had died early, and the third, Immortal Juhua, had only average talent for God-Devil Body Refining; even after living for a million years, he remained only at the peak of the Primordial Spirit stage.

Now, a cultivator more monstrous than Juhua had appeared, and it naturally held some expectations.

The Yellow-Haired Great Bear's eyes brightened as it gazed at Lei Zhan: "In any case, before you turn ten, you must cherish this opportunity well. Let your master, Juhua, guide you properly!"

Juhua also looked at Lei Zhan: "Back then, I stepped into God-Devil Body Refining because my aptitude was lacking. I couldn't even manage the first step of visualizing the two supreme stars when practicing the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map, so I had to settle for a lesser God-Devil Body Refining technique."

"But one wrong step leads to every step being wrong. My God-Devil body was not polished to perfection when I was weak. Even now, my God-Devil Body Refining realm remains stuck at the peak of the Primordial Spirit Daoist stage."

"The Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations are becoming increasingly fierce, and I do not know how much longer I can hold on. Just as Senior Great Bear said, for these next few years, you shall stay with me! With my dedicated guidance, it is not impossible for you to challenge the Divine Ability Hall!"

"Master, you... you can definitely survive the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations!" Lei Zhan looked at the old man in Daoist robes before him, his tone sincere; this was his most genuine thought.

The Star-Plucking Mansion could be inherited slowly. If he had a loose immortal of a million years standing behind him, one comparable to a Celestial Immortal, he would have much more confidence.

At the very least, he would not end up like in the original timeline, where he perished early while still at the Myriad Phenomena stage, not long after Immortal Juhua died.

"Hahaha!"

Immortal Juhua laughed heartily: "Now that I have taken in a monstrous little fellow like you, even if the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations are harder to resist, I must live a few more years. At the very least, I must see the day you become a Primordial Spirit Daoist and refine the Water Mansion."

"You..." The Yellow-Haired Great Bear glanced at Immortal Juhua and shook its head helplessly.

With this Star-Plucking Mansion left by its master, with the Hall of Treasures containing countless artifacts, and with the Star Hall that could aid in enlightenment...

To eventually fall to the ever-strengthening Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations... this had to be called a great tragedy.

"Sigh!"

The countless words the Yellow-Haired Great Bear wanted to say turned into a single sigh.

It turned its head to look at Lei Zhan: "Lei Zhan, come with me! Now that you have officially entered the immortal mansion, you are considered a prospective successor. I will take you to see this mansion and the few branch halls you are permitted to enter!"

"This is an extremely important opportunity for a cultivator, and a massive benefit. After your master, Immortal Juhua, failed his Celestial Tribulation, these branch halls were instrumental in allowing him to forcibly endure the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations for millions of years."

"Indeed. Senior Great Bear speaks the truth." Immortal Juhua nodded.

The Yellow-Haired Great Bear glanced at Immortal Juhua, who remained standing in place, then turned and walked toward the corridor beside the main hall. Lei Zhan also cast a glance at the motionless old man in Daoist robes.

"Go along with Senior Great Bear."

"Yes."

After receiving Immortal Juhua's nod of approval, Lei Zhan followed the Yellow-Haired Great Bear.

Although the Star-Plucking Mansion was a massive opportunity, one could only gain the attention of this artifact spirit by demonstrating sufficiently monstrous talent.

If one's talent was poor, it would be useless no matter how much respect one showed the artifact spirit; it wouldn't even bother to look at you twice.

Artifact spirits and puppet spirits acted primarily according to the orders and rules set by their previous masters. Daoist Star-Plucker had never decreed that showing great respect to the artifact spirit would yield many benefits.

But Immortal Juhua was different.

A master is a master; once a teacher, a father for life. The master-disciple bond on the path of cultivation was closer than that of parents, especially with a powerful loose immortal who had little time left.

He was not just going to inherit the mantle of Daoist Sanshou.

In the future, he would also inherit the mantle of Immortal Juhua.

Under these circumstances, he naturally had to consider his master's feelings from a disciple's perspective.

"Look there! Ahead is the opportunity I mentioned earlier to inherit my master's mantle—the Divine Ability Hall. Inside are the divine abilities left behind by my master and his six disciples."

"Back then, your master Juhua did not meet the requirements, so he could not enter this Divine Ability Hall."

The Yellow-Haired Great Bear looked at the massive, towering bronze gate before them, its eyes filled with reminiscence. Artifact spirits had emotions, too; after all, it had spent nearly a million years with Immortal Juhua.

"I know Juhua harbors resentment, but he can only blame his own lack of fortune. He only had the chance to refine the mansion's token after he turned ten."

"However, if Juhua could have entered this Divine Ability Hall, his strength would likely be greater, and perhaps... he could have directly passed the Celestial Tribulation!"

"He, as a master, has no chance left, but you still do. To be able to cultivate a God-Devil Body Refining technique as difficult as the Crimson Bright Nine Heavens Map, and to reach the Purple Mansion stage in a mere four years, is enough to prove your potential."

"You should still have a chance to pass the trials set by my master. Remember, you only have one chance, so you must grasp it well!"

"Understood." Lei Zhan nodded heavily.

He naturally knew what kind of opportunity was hidden behind this massive, towering bronze gate, which radiated an ancient aura. It was one of the most powerful divine abilities in the entire Three Realms—the Star-Plucking Hand!

Obtaining it would also signify that he had a future chance to pass the Heavenly God Tribulation and truly inherit this powerful, top-tier innate spiritual treasure, as well as the legacy of the Master of Star-Plucking Mansion.

If he remembered correctly, the original text stated that his master, Immortal Juhua, remained active until the end of the God-Devil era.

The war that shattered the ancient Pangu World had not passed for long.

The powerful God-Devils of the Star-Plucking Lineage, those Heavenly Gods, had not all departed yet; it was impossible for the vast Star-Plucking Great World to have only seven Heavenly Gods.

By the time Ji Ning inherited the Star-Plucking Mansion, only six remained. The Red Snow Celestial God was capable of forming the Seven Luminaries Celestial God Formation, and even that was only possible after a Void-Refining Fiendgod successfully transcended the Celestial God Tribulation, finally bringing the Star-Plucking Lineage to seven Celestial Gods.

If he were to have the opportunity to transcend the Celestial God Tribulation in a very short time and take command of the Star-Plucking Lineage...

The future held infinite wonders, waiting for him to explore.

Since he had awakened the memories of his past life and arrived in this incredibly magnificent world, it would be a waste of this peerless opportunity not to harbor grand ambitions.

The seeds of ambition began to take root and sprout, bit by bit, starting with the inheritance of this Star-Plucking Mansion.

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