Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 267 - 265 There Must Be Generous Rewards

Chapter 267: Chapter 265: There Must Be Generous Rewards

Chapter 267: Chapter 265: There Must Be Generous Rewards

“What is your plan?”

Ning Daoran said, “Even if you can guarantee that Chi Shan’s soul will not scatter, what then? She is already a soul, and because her cultivation was low when she was subjected to soul seizure, she has no chance to seize others. I have never heard of any technique that can bring the dead back to life.”

“Ghost Cultivator…”

Lin Man’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, “It is said that within the Cultivation World, there exists a technique that allows the cultivation of souls, known as Ghost Cultivating. Of course, it’s not those disdainful methods of the Demon Path’s corpse or soul refining, but rather an advancement through cultivating one’s own soul. Ultimately, it’s said that one can even cultivate to the Divinity Transformation.”

She pursed her red lips, “Senior Sister has a First-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root, and she was one of the Heavenly Pride Girls of our sect. She has a chance to achieve Divinity Transformation. If both I and she can break through to Divinity Transformation, I will find a way to sneak onto the Immortal Ascension Platform and bring Senior Sister to the Spirit World, where I will seek methods to restore her physical body.”

“I see…”

Ning Daoran took a deep breath, “Talisman Master Lin’s next step must be Core Formation, right?”

“Yes.”

Lin Man said, “Upon returning to the Immortal City, I will attempt Core Formation. I request that you, Fellow Daoist, protect me during the process. After Core Formation, I will take my Senior Sister’s soul to another location to seek methods to preserve souls, so there is truly no need for Fellow Daoist to worry that I would reveal or betray you. It would not benefit me in any way.”

“In that case, I will leave Talisman Master Lin’s memory intact.”

Ning Daoran stood up to leave, turning back at the door to add, “I wish Talisman Master Lin all the best in successfully sneaking up to bring Chi Shan’s soul for ascension.”

“Yes!”

Lin Man nodded firmly, a smile spreading across her lips.

…

Days later, they arrived at Immortal White Dragon City.

Lin Man was going to mediate in seclusion, and naturally, Ning Daoran was to do the same.

However, before entering seclusion, he disguised himself as Independent Practitioner Jianjia and made a trip to Slaying Immortal Tower.

Inside Slaying Immortal Tower, when Ning Daoran presented the frozen head of Long Zhuojun, the Nascent Soul Old Monster in charge of issuing rewards, Elder Zhang, couldn’t help but be surprised, “Did you, lad, slaughter Long Zhuojun?”

“Not allowed?”

“Allowed!”

Elder Zhang smirked meaningfully, “In Slaying Immortal Tower, there has always been a rule against targeting those beneath one’s rank. Although Long Zhuojun deserved to die, the Nascent Soul stage Gold Medal Killers have never taken action against him. He became increasingly arrogant and disrespectful owing to his Late-stage Baodan Realm cultivation. I was almost tempted to switch from clerical to a Gold Medal… Killing Long Zhuojun was not bad. Killing from Golden Core to Baodan, no one can say a word against it, even if there were those in the tower who had past connections or business dealings with Long Zhuojun.”

As he spoke, Elder Zhang tossed over a heavy bag of Spirit Stones.

He glanced at the points in Ning Daoran’s Identity Jade Token, “Oh? Accumulated ten thousand points… Lad, give me your Silver, I’ll promote you to Gold.”

In Slaying Immortal Tower, accumulating ten thousand points was enough for a promotion to Gold Medal Killer.

Theoretically, it wasn’t too harsh since killing Golden Core stage targets could accumulate over a hundred points. Killing enough could always lead to a promotion to Gold, but the reality was different. The safety level for Silver Killers undertaking bounty missions was extremely low, nearly over 99% of Silver Killers didn’t manage to accumulate ten thousand points before being killed in action.

Very soon, Ning Daoran’s Assassin Token turned golden.

But he was far from the youngest Gold Medal Killer in the Slaying Immortal Tower; there were many more talented than him.

Take Lin Man or Chi Shan, for instance; these two Heavenly Pride Girls from the Ten Great Immortal Sects could outpace Ning Daoran by miles.

But none of this mattered; Ning Daoran’s journey was one of slow accumulation and sudden success, not vying for momentary comparisons.

“Lad, want to exchange something for the ten thousand points?” Elder Zhang asked.

“Yes, I do.”

Ning Daoran nodded repeatedly, “Senior, that Fourth-tier Middle Grade Tiger King Demon Pill worth ten thousand points…”

“So, that’s what you were eyeing.”

Elder Zhang stood up, smiling, “This item seems precious, but in reality, it’s useless to those in the Nascent Soul Stage. Direct consumption has too many side effects, and no one has ever exchanged for it. I’ll go get it for you.”

“Thank you, Senior!”

Soon after, a prohibition-protected brocade box was placed in front of Ning Daoran. The box had prohibitions to seal the Demon Pill’s Spiritual Energy, extending its shelf life.

Otherwise, just leaving it out, the Spiritual Energy of a Fourth-tier Demon Pill might decay to less than that of a Third-tier in a few hundred years.

Elder Zhang took Ning Daoran’s Identity Jade Token, running it over a flickering light machine…

Ten thousand points disappeared.

“Thank you, Senior!”

Ning Daoran thanked him repeatedly.

With Shen Luoyan and Long Xingtian not present in the tower, he didn’t delay further and returned to Immortal White Dragon City.

…

Inside the City, all was as before.

Cultivators of varying cultivations came and went, the afternoon was as leisurely as ever, everything was just like the past; the news of Long Zhuojun’s death hadn’t reached Immortal White Dragon City yet.

Or perhaps… the keeper of Long Zhuojun’s Life Plate felt it was not the right time to announce it, to avoid causing unrest, deciding to wait until Long Zhuojun’s assets were completely taken over and the dust settled.

Ning Daoran couldn’t be bothered with these roundabout matters. He didn’t want to get involved in the power struggles of Immortal White Dragon City.

The reason for killing Long Zhuojun was simply because he had presented himself for death; there was no absolute need for Ning Daoran to kill him. It was just convenient.

Returning to his Cave Mansion, he began his seclusion.

The main task for this time of seclusion was to refine the Flowing Fire Demon God Array. Once this Array was completed, Ning Daoran would be promoted to true Third-tier top-grade Array Master!

If he could advance further and become a Fourth Order Array Master…

It was unbelievable, as both the Fourth Order Array Masters and the Fourth-tier Arrays in the entire Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World were few and far between!

The formations were essentially in the hands of the forces at the level of the Ten Great Immortal Sects, used only to protect their gates.

Thus, if Ning Daoran were to advance to a Fourth Order Array Master, his rarity would no different than lice on a bald man’s head.

However, advancing to Fourth Order was tremendously difficult. Firstly, the inheritance of Fourth Order Arrays itself was a major challenge; most of the inheritances had been severed, and those that remained were controlled by some very significant figures.

This type of opportunity needed to be encountered gradually; it couldn’t be rushed.

…

In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.

In this year, Ning Daoran was 182 years old.

Over two years, he had patiently understood the distribution of the spiritual patterns and the structure of the array patterns within the entire array before he began refining. The refining process wasn’t long; it took less than a month to complete.

“Buzz~~~”

Ning Daoran walked out of the Artifact Refining Room; his aura was now even more unfathomable, naturally carrying the presence of a superior in the Array Path.

“It’s done!”

With a flick of his sleeve, twenty-four Array Flags and twenty-four Array Plates appeared before him, a complete set of the Flowing Fire Demon God Array refined, with one of the Array Flags encapsulating the energy of the Array Eye, embedded with a Fourth-tier Middle Grade Tiger King Demon Pill.

By this time, he had truly become a Third-rank top-grade Array Master!

“Old Lu, I’ve done it!”

“Awoo awoo awoo~~~”

Following the routine celebration, Little Bai quickly picked up her skirt hem and went to cook.

“Big brother is awesome, truly a role model for our generation…”

Little Blackie transformed into a black-clothed young man with a highly smack-worthy expression, continuously throwing quips.

Due to being at the Golden Core Early Stage, his transformation wasn’t complete; layers of ink-black scales lined his neck, and a fiery red mark was on his brow, giving off a heavy aura of menace.

“Little Blackie.”

Ning Daoran glanced at him. “How did you transform into something so handsome, even more than me?”

“Ah…”

Little Blackie scratched his head. “Should I make myself uglier?”

“Okay.”

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Ning Daoran glanced at Big Stupid Deer. “Old Lu, should you also be breaking through?”

“Awoo awoo~~~”

Big Stupid Deer indicated that if Big Brother didn’t break through, he wouldn’t either, no rush.

Ning Daoran was speechless. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to break through, it’s that he couldn’t!

Even with the Ding Fire Spirit Body, he was only a Fourth Grade Spirit Root. Throughout history, how many cultivators with a Fourth Grade Spirit Root had managed to reach the Golden Core Middle Stage?

Not many.

However, advancing to the Golden Core Middle Stage was almost certain for him!

…

“Swish!”

A Sound Transmission Talisman flew into the mansion, from Lin Man: “Fellow Daoist has come out of seclusion? If you are free, you can come to Lin Man’s Cave Mansion for a small gathering; I’m preparing for Core Formation.”

“Okay.”

In the afternoon, Ning Daoran took White Deer and stepped into Lin Man’s Cave Mansion.

By now, no one was left to feel jealous.

Those who had been jealous had mostly died… The cruelty of the Cultivation World was evident.

Inside the Cave Mansion, maple leaves scattered across the courtyard, and Lin Man was already waiting in the small pavilion.

Ning Daoran swept his gaze over, observing that after two years of seclusion, Lin Man had reached Perfect Foundation Establishment, cultivated to the point where no further progress could be made. Her state of Perfect Foundation Establishment was terrifyingly powerful; she could probably defeat two of the same stage without an issue. That was the terrifying aspect of a First Grade Spiritual Root.

“I have been in seclusion, any important news recently in the Immortal City?”

“There is.”

Lin Man replied with a light smile: “Long Zhuojun colluded with the Heaven Punishment Alliance and eventually was exterminated by mysterious forces above the Tianluo Sea. The news has finally reached Immortal White Dragon City; the senior levels of the city have begun reshuffling. Not long ago, Long Zhuojun’s brother, Long Tianqi, died during an experience. Although the city officially claims it was due to encountering a Third-stage Middle-stage Spirit Beast, some speculate that Long Tianqi’s death was orchestrated.”

She raised her eyebrow and smiled, “Now, most of the industries in Immortal White Dragon City have fallen into the hands of the Xu Family. Nascent Soul Ancestor Xu currently resides within the City Lord Mansion, and Xu Yuan of the Xu Family has officially taken on the role of City Lord. Immortal White Dragon City is now practically under the name Xu.”

Ning Daoran wasn’t fond of the Xu Family either.

The matter of Ancestor Xu, a Nascent Soul Early Stage, dastardly and shameless, who had attacked him, was vividly etched in his mind.

“Young Master, have some tea.”

A rather beautiful woman approached to serve tea.

“Ying Xiu, my maid,”

Lin Man said. “With frequent seclusions, the Cave Mansion ends up filled with fallen leaves and spider webs, and someone is needed to clean.”

“Mm.”

Ning Daoran nodded with a smile. “When are you beginning your seclusion to attack the Golden Core?”

“Whenever you are free.”

Lin Man replied. “I can break through anytime. You coming to protect during my breakthrough might waste a few months of your time, but Lin Man will make it worth your while!”