Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons-Chapter 1296 - 771: Inquiring about the Great Skill of the Golden Immortal_2

Chapter 1296: Chapter 771: Inquiring about the Great Skill of the Golden Immortal_2

"Why don’t you tell me, what is it that you lack the most right now?"

Ling Xuzi needed a capable warrior rather than a disciple who dabbles in everything, so he couldn’t be bothered with too many formalities.

"Disciple lacks..."

Shen Yi was silent for a moment, then raised his head: "The Great Skill of the Enlightened Golden Immortal."

Upon hearing this, Ling Xuzi was momentarily stunned. He had thought that as Shen Yi had managed to climb into a Great Sect of the North Continent, he would make a high demand of Divine Skills or Magic Treasures from him.

But unexpectedly, this child was in pursuit of those ethereal things.

Achieving the status of a Golden Immortal was indeed important, but it couldn’t solve immediate crises or play a role in this calamity.

Thinking of this, Ling Xuzi instinctively furrowed his brow. He accepted Shen Yi at the risk of offending Senior Brother Qing Guang, not so that Shen Yi could peacefully seek immortality and enlightenment at Half-Falling Cliff.

"Since you have entered Lingxu Cave, how could you lack Great Skills? But you have already entered a tribulation and have taken a Daoist site, which will inevitably bring trouble. You must first fully focus on handling this tribulation, and after it, supported by the incense of the human world, you’ll achieve twice the result with half the effort when certifying for the Golden Immortal."

Ling Xuzi gently prompted this young man, making him understand the reason for accepting him.

"Now show me your cultivation."

"..."

Shen Yi did not hesitate. He used up his abundant Demon Lifespan to push the Shenxu Dao Fruit to its current boundary for the very purpose of displaying a cultivation level on the surface today.

He slowly spread his palms, and dense black clouds emerged from his sleeves, quickly filling the Daoist hall.

Observing this cultivation reaching the Extreme Nine-Nine Changes.

There was no joy on Ling Xuzi’s face; instead, his brows knitted together even tighter.

To resist the You Yao’s offensive, such cultivation was merely the basic threshold, and he expected others to have some special tricks.

For example, a stable Dao path with extraordinary intentions.

But now it seemed, the Dao path derived from the Shenxu Dao Fruit appeared massive yet hollow, with form but no spirit. Because its intentions were grand but lacked foundational support, it fell short.

Not to mention being extraordinarily supernatural, even among the top disciples of various sects, it would only be considered mediocre.

Even Ling Xuzi began to doubt whether the competition over Kaiyuan Prefecture was due to You Yao underestimating the opponent.

Shen Yi observed the old man’s changing expression but wasn’t surprised.

His Shenxu Dao Fruit was meant to complement the Golden Body Dharma Identity; the two must be viewed together. Observing them separately made their significance unclear.

"Sigh."

Ling Xuzi sighed inaudibly. Having accepted him, there was no room for regrets.

He could only make do with it.

He had expected too much; for this disciple to reach Perfection in the Third Grade under the domain of the Bodhi Sect in the Southern Continent was already not easy. How could he expect more?

"Given your current situation, holding onto Kaiyuan Prefecture is fortunate enough. You must not be greedy or rash."

If Shen Yi could dominate four prefectures like You Yao or Li Shan, and have the opportunity to vie for the position of Immortal Emperor, it would indeed bring great honor to Lingxu Cave.

But as it stands, being able to secure one prefecture and maintain a median level, ensuring his branch doesn’t bring shame, is already commendable.

Ling Xuzi waved his horsetail whisk: "Let me teach you a style of Upper Pure Divine Power and a Three Tempering Spiritual Treasure. Study them well; they will be enough to protect you."

"Thank you, Master."

Shen Yi watched the horsetail whisk pass in front of him, as Dao Patterns poured into his brow. After digesting the new content in his mind, he looked down to find a Three-foot Green Peak sword on his lap, ancient and slender, exuding a heart-palpitating aura.

A man in white wielding a sword... now it was fully equipped.

This is the treatment that a personal disciple of a Great Sect deserves.

Except—

Shen Yi raised his head: "Master, what is a Spiritual Treasure?"

From the beginning in Qingzhou, this Shen fellow had always appeared ignorant and rustic, but this time the situation truly was different.

Back in the Southern Continent, even Magic Artifacts like the Fire Dragon Chariot and the Nine Luminaries Banner had to be granted by Crane Child. Ancestors treated them like treasures. In such a context, it was quite normal for him not to know about these things.

As expected, Ling Xuzi found it not strange at all, with a hint of pride in his expression: "Only those great creations born with Heaven and Earth can be called Spiritual Treasures... Of course, such innate objects are extremely rare, and only those with great fortune can possess them. However, even a Golden Immortal like your master needs some handy things for duels."

"Artifact creation sits at the pinnacle of the Hundred Arts of cultivation, on par with Alchemy."

"Using Tribulation Power to temper Magic Treasures until a touch of Heaven and Earth Spirit emerges. One can even create objects resembling Spiritual Treasures postnatally, requiring the consumption of as much as a hundred thousand tribulations for each tempering, more than what you would need to complete the Third Grade Dao path."

"If it can undergo Nine Temperings, it might not fall short of a true Innate Spiritual Treasure."

At this point, Ling Xuzi worried Shen Yi might misunderstand, thinking he could achieve greatness with just a Spiritual Treasure and added:

"Spiritual Treasures are, after all, tools used by Golden Immortals. For instance, this Three Tempering Non-action Sword; it’s not that possessing it equates to the cultivation of 300,000 tribulations. With your Daluo Immortal cultivation, being able to utilize two or three-tenths of its effect is already quite good."

"..."

Even though Shen Yi relied on abundant Demon Lifespan, expending far greater Tribulation Power than normal cultivators, upon hearing this number, his pupils couldn’t help but constrict slightly.

Having deduced two full Dao paths to Perfection, yet purely comparing Tribulation Power, he was only comparable to more than half of this dead object?

"Let me clear your eyes as well."

Ling Xuzi waved his hand in front of him.

Shen Yi felt a coolness in his eyes, similar to when at the Imperial City’s wine pools, seeing the Tribulation Power within the Non-action Sword with his naked eyes.

"In future actions, use these eyes to ascertain the other’s background before making decisions."

Ling Xuzi was pleased with Shen Yi’s reaction. It was intentional; if the Southern Continent cultivator didn’t realize the magnitude of the benefits he’d received, how would he wholeheartedly serve Lingxu Cave?

But the amazement on Shen Yi’s face lasted only a moment. Under the elder’s gaze, he quickly set down the sword in his hand without excessive longing and looked back up.

"..."

a trace of displeasure gradually showed on Ling Xuzi’s face. He naturally understood what the young man meant.

After a long pause, he reluctantly raised his horsetail whisk: "I will grant you the Great Skill, but you may only observe it. To truly practice it, you must first ask for my permission."

"I don’t mean to hinder your cultivation, but certifying Dao is challenging. If any mistake occurs, a thousand epochs of hard training could be wasted, necessitating a restart, which is truly regrettable."

The three Sect Hierarchs, five Emperors, and even considering the nine True Buddhas of the Bodhi Sect—although the Great Skills they passed down for certifying Dao differ, they all essentially seek the same objective.

That is how to establish a connection with the Heavenly Dao and then converge one’s traversed Dao path into a Dao Fruit or Fruit Position and deliver it into the Heavenly Dao.

The term Primordial Chaos Great Luo Golden Immortal, compared to a Daluo Immortal, the added "Golden" word indeed also implies a Golden Body.

The so-called transcendence of the two realms refers to reaching the Second Rank, where one’s physical form in the world is merely a shell. The Dao Fruit is the essence, which resides within the Heavenly Dao, co-existing eternally and immortal.

It sounds familiar, but when explained clearly, this is the final step in a cultivator’s emulation of a True God.

True Gods can achieve rebirth from a drop of blood because they are manifestations of the Heavenly Dao Order. By hiding the essence in the Heavenly Dao, cultivators can achieve the same effect.

If the physical shell in the world perishes, as long as there is enough Tribulation Power accumulated in the Dao Fruit beforehand, a new shell can be immediately formed. If the power is insufficient, the Dao Fruit can gradually accumulate it within the Heavenly Dao until the day of awakening.

Ling Xuzi was reluctant to pass on the Great Skill to Shen Yi because it offered nothing but harm for Lingxu Cave.

If this disciple grows restless and cannot resist the allure of being Undying and Undying, attempting to forcibly become an Enlightened Golden Immortal without sufficient Tribulation Power to reshape the Dao Fruit, it would be disastrous.

If failed, the destruction of the Dao Fruit would not only prevent further participation in the Great Calamity but leave them like a waste at Half-Falling Cliff for a million epochs until the Dao Fruit is reformed.

If fortune favored him to become a Golden Immortal... transcending the two realms, who would go into tribulation, besides, with so many brothers in the vast Three Immortals Sect, who would allow a Golden Immortal to bully juniors?

Shen Yi was not his direct disciple, and Ling Xuzi had no fondness for making wedding clothes for others.

This Tai Xu True Monarch must remain in the Third Grade! And until the Great Calamity ends, earning everlasting incense for Lingxu Cave, preventing him from being unable to lift his head before the Sect Hierarch—only then is it complete.