The Azure Jade Lotus

[Congratulations, host! The quality of your cultivation technique, "Original Essence Heart Sutra," has improved. It has now reached the Heaven Rank Original Essence Heart Sutra. Keep up the good work, and you will soon possess a Heaven Rank cultivation technique!]

[Congratulations, host, on successfully cultivating a top-grade Dao Core! Your path to immortality is bright! Keep up the good work, and transcending tribulations and ascending to heaven is no longer a dream.]

[Congratulations, host, on successfully converting your Spiritual Power into Origin Qi, breaking free from the constraints of borrowing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, and completely transforming your power into your own Power of Origin. Ordinary Execution Stone can no longer absorb your energy.]

As soon as Lin Xiao opened his eyes, before he could even sense the changes in himself, he heard the system broadcasting message after message.

After a moment's thought, he understood.

Unexpectedly, one's own Spiritual Power can merge with one's soul, and the interaction of the three can generate what is known as primordial Origin Qi.

Now that the dantian is overflowing with primordial Origin Qi, Lin Xiao can clearly feel that this Origin Qi is far more useful than Spiritual Power.

Because he could clearly feel that his control over these Origin Qi was much, much stronger than his control over Spiritual Power before!

Moreover, the energy it contains is many times stronger than Spiritual Power!

It can be said that the amount of Origin Qi in his body now is the result of the extreme compression of Spiritual Power. If the Origin Qi in his body were converted into Spiritual Power in equal measure, one unit of Origin Qi could be exchanged for at least ten times more Spiritual Power.

This demonstrates the strength of their Origin Qi.

Lin Xiao even felt that if he were to face Wei Hai again now, he might not even need to rely on external forces like the Two Aspects Life and Death Formation; he could kill him on the spot by himself.

He looked at his hands and silently clenched his fist.

As one's cultivation level increases and one's abilities become stronger, one must be even more careful to uphold one's original intentions.

We must not lose ourselves in the thrill of overwhelming power.

He cultivates immortality for the sake of Changsheng, for freedom, and so that he will not be powerless to help the weak and vulnerable.

Although the Immortal Cultivation Realm today is inevitably filled with fierce competition, where strength reigns supreme, and with deceit and intrigue, it is still a place where one cannot escape the struggle for power and the pursuit of strength.

But being weak is not a sin.

That's just the survival Principle of animals.

Humans are different from animals; what makes us human is our higher aspirations and intellectual pursuits.

Otherwise, human evolution would be meaningless.

One day, he will strive to become the one who sets the rules.

He is determined to change the world and rewrite its rules because of him!

Lin Xiao let out a long breath and meditated for a moment.

After consolidating his cultivation and circulating his inner energy again, he sensed someone entering through the entrance of the sealing array.

There were twenty people in total: three Nascent Soul and seventeen Golden Core cultivators.

In order to expedite the process, the Alliance Army did not bring the main force with them, but instead deployed only some of their top combat troops.

They couldn't send everyone out; the main base still needed to be guarded, in case the intelligence was wrong.

In this campaign against the former royal family of Huanyou Nation, each country mobilized about half of its military strength.

This already shows that they attach great importance to it.

Because Lin Xiao opened an entrance for them, and the entrance was very close to where Lin Xiao was, as soon as these people entered and sensed that someone was there, they immediately rushed towards where Lin Xiao was.

Upon seeing the Lingxian Sect uniform he was wearing, the Pusi Kingdom cultivator who had been communicating with Lin Xiao via a Sound Transmission Talisman stepped forward, cupped his hands, and inquired:

"May I ask if you are a fellow Daoist from the Lingxian Sect in person?"

Lin Xiao stood up and returned the greeting with a very obedient attitude:

"Lin Xiao of the Lingxian Sect greets fellow Daoists."

Seeing that he was actually a teenager, everyone was surprised, but they still returned his greeting briefly.

Some of the familiar Daoist friends even exchanged a few words in private, all marveling at how such a young Golden Core cultivator could exist within the newly emerged Lingxian Sect in the Pusi Kingdom.

I just wonder if this person has some kind of secret to maintaining their youthful appearance.

Lin Xiao didn't immediately reveal his identity as the sect leader, to avoid everyone being surprised by his youth and exchanging pleasantries. At this point, it was better to minimize such unnecessary trouble.

He briefly explained the situation to everyone, and also talked about his encounter with Zhao Yunzhong, the new king of Huanyou Nation, and Yuan Jinsheng, who came looking for his son.

Everyone present recognized the two men, and they had also heard about the fact that Yuan Jinsheng's son had been captured by the remnants of the Execution Stone gang.

There weren't many Golden Core cultivators to begin with, and Yuan Jinsheng was an exceptionally strong one among Golden Core. Ever since he followed the Zhao Imperial Clan and cooperated with the Alliance Army, cultivators from other countries have admired him.

Hearing that Yuan Jinsheng had already gone down into the mine, everyone felt quite anxious.

"Right now, these remnants of the Execution Stone are holed up in this mine, and they probably won't come out easily again. If we want to wipe them out completely, we'll have to go down into the mine. Does anyone have a plan to deal with the Execution Stone?" asked a Nascent Soul Cultivator who seemed to be the leader of the group.

Although he was a Nascent Soul, he wasn't the only Nascent Soul present. Moreover, the situation was urgent, and everyone knew that. The cultivators in the Mortal Realm were quite sensible, and no one put on airs or tried to play tricks.

When asked if they had any strategies to counter the Execution Stone, everyone frowned and remained silent.

It's not that they're unwilling to talk, they simply have no other options.

If everyone had a strategy to counter Execution Stone, they wouldn't hate Execution Stone so much, and wouldn't have joined forces to attack Huanyou Nation without considering the consequences upon hearing the news.

War is expensive.

What's more, it's a fire involving several countries.

Even if the entire Huanyou Nation were to be plundered and its citizens were completely destitute, it still wouldn't be enough for several other countries to cover their expenses.

After all, for cultivators in the Mortal Realm, all resources are precious, and using them for battle would be a waste.

At this moment, from the back of the crowd, a soft, weak voice said:

"Well... perhaps there's a method within our sect's heritage that we could try..."

Upon hearing the sound, everyone turned to look at the person.

It was Jiang Sisi, a Daoist from the Azure Lotus Sect of the Golden Mandarin Duck Kingdom, who spoke up.

This person looked to be in her early twenties, dressed in a light blue dress with ribbons fluttering in the breeze, giving her an ethereal and otherworldly air.

However, it is said that the Azure Lotus Sect's cultivation method has the effect of preserving youth, so its members all look much younger than ordinary cultivators. Therefore, their appearance cannot be used as a complete basis for judging their age.

Seeing everyone's eyes on her, she blushed and quickly explained:

"On this trip, the sect leader gave me an old artifact passed down through the sect. It had never been of any use, and the sect leader didn't know its purpose either. However, she said that based on the few words left behind in the records of our Azure Lotus Sect's ancestors, she guessed that this artifact might be related to the Execution Stone."