Great Void Jade Tally

"Golden Core?"

Qi Yun's eyes flickered slightly at the promise made by Desolate Halberd True Lord.

At that moment, the voice of Cai Kun, the Wealth Connects to the Divine, rang in his mind.

"Oh? Your Desolate Halberd True Lord certainly has quite the generosity, isn't he?"

Cai Shen's voice seemed to carry a hint of surprise. "As for the reward alone—this matter is indeed worth taking the risk for."

"This [Golden Core Elixir] is very precious?" Qi Yun quickly asked in his mind. For someone as powerful as Cai Shen to take notice, it was clearly no ordinary elixir.

"It's more than just precious." Cai Shen's tone was as calm as stating an age-old truth, yet every word carried immense weight.

"Because this thing requires a wisp of Immortal Golden Nature" as a medicinal ingredient, supplemented with several nearly extinct divine objects, only then is there any chance of it being successfully refined.

What is the Golden Nature? It is the foundation of the True Lord's Dao Fruit, the beginning of transcendence!

Even ordinary True Lord find it extremely difficult to obtain such treasures themselves; who would readily use them to refine elixirs and bestow them upon their disciples?

Refined with the Golden Nature?!

Qi Yun's pupils suddenly contracted.

Cai Kun's voice continued to echo in his heart, carrying a kind of profound understanding that saw through eternity. "The Three Samadhis of Seeking Gold is fraught with difficulties, especially for someone like you with a Supreme Dao Foundation. The resources required and the insurmountable barriers you face are far beyond imagination."

Among them, the [Dharma Body] is the foundation for building the future Dao body. It emphasizes the accumulation and pure transformation of the foundation. If there is any mistake, it will affect the subsequent Dao Path.

If only one such [Golden Core] could be found to assist...

He paused, then said with certainty, "At the very least, it will ensure that your [Dharma Body] is the most solid and robust foundation, allowing you to achieve enlightenment naturally and saving you countless hours of painstaking work and unpredictable dangers."

Such fortuitous opportunity, even during the height of the Great Tang, would only have been available to the Li imperial family.

I see!

Cai Shen's explanation instantly made Qi Yun understand the immeasurable value behind the promise of this "Golden Core pill".

This is not just about saving time, but also about laying a more solid foundation for the Dao Path, a foundation that leads straight to the clouds!

The scales in my heart tipped instantly.

All hesitation and deliberation quickly settled into a decision after the pros and cons were clarified.

Qi Yun a deep breath, bowed respectfully, and said in a clear and powerful voice, "I am honored by the True Lord's favor and the fortuitous opportunity he has been granted."

Disciple Qi Yun is willing to make this trip for the True Lord!

Hehehe----

A satisfied smile appeared on the face of Desolate Halberd True Lord.

"Good! You're a decisive and capable young man!"

I was right about you.

He nodded approvingly, then raised his hand, a flash of light appearing at his fingertips.

A jade token appeared out of thin air and slowly floated down in front of Qi Yun.

This jade token is similar in shape to the "Great Void Jade Tally" commonly held by disciples of the Holy Sect, but its material is completely different.

It has an ancient and deep purple-gold color, with Flowing Light. When held in the hand, it is warm and exudes a heavy sense of nobility and majesty.

The front of the jade token features the characters "Desolate Halberd" (Wilderness Halberd) outlined in Daoist runes, with flowing strokes conveying a sense of supreme power capable of shattering mountains and splitting the sky; the back bears the emblem of the Wuji Sacred Sect, but with even more intricate and profound patterns.

This is clearly the highest-ranking Great Void Jade Tally within the Holy Sect, which only True Lord can possess.

"This time, I still need to make some preparations for crossing over," said Desolate Halberd True Lord casually, as if he were arranging a routine trip.

"Go back to the temple first, properly regulate your breathing, stabilize your state of mind, and make some preparations."

He pointed to the floating Purple-Gold Great Void Tally: "With this token, you may travel freely within the sect, except for a few places that require my personal permission, such as the inner treasury's core secret storage and the Great Void Golden Ground."

If there is anything that needs to be prepared for this trip, please give this order.

All departments and offices within the palace must cooperate.

These words were simple, yet they granted Qi Yun almost the privileges of a sect leader!

"Disciple understands, and will certainly not fail the True Lord's trust." Qi Yun respectfully accepted the Purple-Gold Great Void Tally with both hands.

The token felt slightly heavy in his hand, yet it resonated subtly with his own Dao Foundation, as if an invisible authority had been quietly bestowed upon him.

"Okay, go ahead."

Desolate Halberd True Lord said no more, simply waving his hand casually.

Qi Yun felt as if the scene before him was once again like an ink painting blurred by water. The strange forest with its red mountains, green leaves, and rare birds and beasts quickly blurred and faded away, and the towering figure that seemed to be at the center of the world also disappeared behind the flowing light.

A slight dizziness came over me, followed by the solid feel under my feet and the familiar, serene Daoist rhythm.

He blinked.

The person has returned to the quiet room of the Green Mountain Daoist Temple.

The sunlight outside the window remains the same, the pine shadows sway gently, and the clouds drift and roll as before.

It felt as if the conversation that had just transcended reality and directly confronted the True Lord had only lasted a fleeting moment.

Before him, on the cloud-patterned wooden table, the green bamboo brush still rested beside the inkstone, the ink at its tip about to drip.

On the spread-out Xuan paper, the ink of the last word of the essay written earlier was not yet completely dry, and it gleamed with a moist, dim light in the light coming through the window.

Everything remained exactly the same as when he "left".

Only----

Qi Yun slowly opened his right hand, which had been tightly clenched.

In the palm of his hand, the Great Void Jade Tally, with its pure purple-gold body, restrained Flowing Light, and engraved with the Dao pattern of "Desolate Halberd," lay quietly, emitting a warm and noble glow.

The solid touch from his fingertips, and the trace of supreme aura imprint belonging to the Desolate Halberd Heaven-Rending True Lord contained within the jade token, all clearly told him that everything just now was not an illusion.

The True Lord's decree has been received.

The trip abroad has been decided.

Qi Yun gently stroked the smooth surface of the jade token, his gaze fixed on the vast sea of clouds and distant mountains outside the window. Beneath the calm surface of his deep eyes, a sharp intent began to emerge.

Wuji Sacred Sect, Black Baleful Intent Edge.

True Person Heisha sat upright on a large black iron chair at the head of the table. His figure was five or six parts similar to that of his brother Black Mountain, and he was equally tall.

But his face appeared even more sinister, with thin lips, a hooked nose, and a pair of triangular eyes that flashed with cold light when they opened and closed. The Sha Qi surrounding him was far greater than...

The demonic intent revealed by the Black Mountain True Person is sharper and more aggressive.

At this moment, his brows were furrowed as he listened to the trembling report from a trusted disciple below, his expression growing increasingly grim.

The dark gray Sha Qi emanating from him surged uncontrollably, lowering the temperature inside the hall even further.

"----You mean," True Person Heisha slowly spoke, his voice like two rusty iron pieces rubbing together, carrying suppressed anger.

"That brat named Qi Yun not only reached the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, but also, in front of everyone in the Great Void Hall, he fought with my brother?"

With each word he spoke, his tone grew colder.

"In the end, Lord Bai himself came, but instead of punishing him, he reprimanded my brother?"

Finally, even that demonic bird fell into his hands?

The disciple prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to raise his head, his voice trembling. "Reporting to the Peak Master, it is absolutely true."

Many True Person in the hall witnessed it firsthand—this disciple dares not speak recklessly.

True Person Heisha remained silent.

He had recently ended a rather long period of seclusion.

The moment they stepped out of the pass, they heard such earth-shattering news.

My first reaction wasn't anger, but absurdity!

Qi Yun?

That Qi Refining Qi Refining who, decades ago, was no different from an ant in his eyes and could be crushed with a flick of his wrist?

In just a few decades, it's already a miracle to cross the insurmountable barrier between Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment, let alone to advance even further and reach the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage?

He might even be able to hold his own against his elder brother, who has already entered the Great True Person Realm, for several rounds?

What he couldn't understand the most was Bai Yuntian, Lord Bai!

That Great Demon King would actually openly reprimand a powerful Great True Person for the sake of such a junior disciple, and even forcibly demand gifts from him?

The message behind this is chilling upon closer examination!

"My brother was right to decide to kill him before he rose to power!"

True Person Heisha slammed his fist into the armrest of the black iron chair, producing a dull thud and sending sparks flying.

"This boy must have used some Evil Method to steal the life force of my poor nephew!"

Otherwise, how could a lowly bastard with no background rise to such heights and become so arrogant?!

Yue Rong is exceptionally intelligent and should have been the prodigy of my Black Mountain Lineage.

A Great True Person future awaits!

He was killed by this jinx!

He attributed all his hatred and resentment toward his brother's defeat to Qi Yun.

"No, we absolutely cannot let this go!" True Person Heisha's eyes were sinister, his fingers unconsciously tapping the armrest, and all sorts of dark thoughts raced through his mind.

"My elder brother is being held back by Lord Bai and is temporarily unable to make a direct move—but I am different."

I need to think of a way to secretly help my brother vent his anger, and also let that brat know that within the Holy Sect, just because you've latched onto a powerful figure doesn't mean you can do whatever you want—"

Just as his thoughts were in turmoil, a whooshing sound suddenly came from outside the hall.

Immediately afterward, a disciple on duty rushed in, looking hurried and even somewhat panicked, and knelt down with a thud. "Reporting to the Peak Master! Outside the mountain gate, there is— True Person from the sect requests an audience!"

Displeased that his thoughts had been interrupted, True Person Heisha Sha Qi flashed in his triangular eyes as he said in a deep voice, "You ill-mannered brat, what are you panicking about?"

The disciple swallowed hard, his face turning pale, and stammered, "Replying to Peak Master —this disciple—this disciple couldn't see clearly."

The person was shrouded in a layer of gray mist that was neither mist nor fog, his face was blurred, and his aura was also very strange, seemingly there and not there.

He did not reveal his name, but only instructed his disciple to convey a single sentence:

"What did you say?" True Person Heisha's gaze narrowed slightly.

He said—he said—

The disciple seemed extremely frightened, and his voice grew softer and softer.

He said that you shamelessly swindled him out of several jars of Soul-Cleansing Elixir" back then, and after all these years, it's time to pay it back.