Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 526 - 495: Lu Qingyu, Thunder God Mountain!

Zhu Yang came and went.

From then on, he no longer revealed himself within the Three Mountains and Nine Waters. Before leaving, he reminded Lu Qingfeng to be cautious of Qing Peak Valley in the Upper Realm and the Six Dust Temple.

Lu Qingfeng was certainly aware.

Once he ascended to the Upper Realm, he would inevitably face an encirclement from Qing Peak Valley.

And previously, in order to help Ao Le advance, he had gone to the Six Dust Temple to forcibly take a Great Method, making an enemy of the Six Dust Temple. This news had even reached Zhu Yang, so it was likely that the Six Dust Temple would not let it go easily.

In the Lower Realm.

With the precedent set by Qing Peak Valley, the Six Dust Temple knew well that they couldn’t do anything against Lu Qingfeng.

But in the Upper Realm, they would likely want to give Lu Qingfeng a hard time.

Fortunately—

"Within two or three thousand years, I will not ascend."

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"With Big Brother currently being the number one person in the world, having destroyed Qing Peak Valley and having easy access to the Six Dust Temple, with such cultivation, why not ascend to the Upper Realm sooner?"

Lu Qingshan looked at his big brother, slightly surprised as he asked.

The world has rumors.

There is an Immortal Realm in the sky, where cultivators, with a single breath of immortal energy, can compensate for a hundred years of arduous cultivation, or by sipping the Immortal Water, they can effortlessly break through three to five realms.

The cultivation environment there is many times stronger than that of the Three Mountains and Nine Waters.

Among mortals.

Countless cultivators yearn for the Immortal Realm.

With Big Brother’s strength and cultivation, he could clearly go to this ’Immortal Realm’ to accelerate his own cultivation, yet he lingers, staying in the Three Mountains and Nine Waters for two or three thousand years more.

It is indeed puzzling.

Beside him, dressed in white, with a long sword tied at his waist and looking quite valiant, Lu Qingyu spoke up. He said with conviction, "Isn’t it obvious? Big Brother is surely worried about our cultivation. Not early or late, two or three thousand years, if you and I could break through to the Primordial Spirit Realm within this time, that would be during these two or three thousand years. Afterwards, when our lifespan runs out, hope would be slim."

Speaking of which.

Lu Qingyu looked towards Big Brother, somewhat moved and said, "Big Brother has already done so much for us, now both I and Second Brother are Jiedan True Men. Even if Big Brother ascends, we have the power to protect ourselves."

Lu Qingshan also nodded continuously, expressing his agreement.

Over these years, he and Qingyu had not ceased in their cultivation, traveling and gaining experience.

Their disposition was keeping up.

With big brother Lu Qingfeng around, various cultivation resources were indeed not lacking. Whenever they encountered bottlenecks, they had Lu Qingfeng, a powerful figure, to guide them.

It was truly a blessing from heaven.

After their Root Bone was enhanced.

The cultivation of both Qingshan and Qingyu advanced by leaps and bounds.

Four hundred years ago. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

The former took the lead in rising to Slaying Outer Demons, conjuring Wind and Fire together, condensing the Void Core, and attaining the realm of a True Man.

Two hundred years ago.

Lu Qingyu also achieved Core Formation.

Since then, his lifespan was extended by three thousand years.

And Lu Qingfeng spoke of ascending only after two or three thousand years, no wonder Qingyu made the connection.

"You’re thinking too much."

Lu Qingfeng chuckled dryly and shook his head, "I’ve provoked Qing Peak Valley and the Six Dust Temple, making the Upper Realm far more dangerous for me than the Three Mountains and Nine Waters. Rather than hastily ascending, I’d rather improve my cultivation to its limit in the Three Mountains and Nine Waters."

He had only just newly advanced to Primordial Spirit in reality.

Although he had Great Divine Power by his side, there was no guarantee that there weren’t Earth Immortals or Heavenly Immortals in the sky. Such Immortals, wielding Immortal Artifacts and endowed with Divine Skills, were definitely not something Lu Qingfeng could resist.

Although he possessed the Inverted Void Glazed Glass Wall, which could Conceal Heaven’s Secrets, being in the same realm would be constrained by his own realm, making it difficult to guarantee absolute safety.

It would be better to cultivate in the Three Mountains and Nine Waters until reaching the peak of the Primordial Spirit.

Once he ascended, he would immediately rise to become a True Immortal.

That way.

Firstly, the mastery of the Inverted Void Glazed Glass Wall would grow stronger.

Secondly, even when facing Earth Immortals or Heavenly Immortals, he would have a chance to escape.

This was the safe approach.

"Ah?"

Lu Qingyu listened and expressed his half-belief and half-doubt, "Big Brother isn’t just deceiving me and Second Brother, is he?"

"How could that be."

Lu Qingfeng shook his head.

His stay in the Three Mountains and Nine Waters was indeed to enhance his cultivation and avoid disaster.

Of course.

At the same time, being able to frequently be by their side, guiding Qingshan and Qingyu in cultivation and helping them achieve Primordial Spirit as soon as possible, was also a good thing.

"However."

"I have made too many enemies and am destined to attract attention. I still need to find an overt backing for Qingshan and Qingyu."

Lu Qingfeng thought of Qing Peak Valley, the Six Dust Temple, and the True Immortals of the Xun Family in the Spirit Domain that were still waiting for him; his thoughts flowed, and he settled on a plan.

...

In reality.

Lu Qingfeng had been unmatched in the Three Mountains and Nine Waters for over six hundred years, suppressing his contemporaries.

First slaughtering Qing Peak Valley, seizing the Supreme Treasure from the Gui Mountain Old Mother, then casually capturing the Snow Mountain Ancestor, and pressuring the Six Dust Temple.

The name ’Dutian Demon’ of Jinshan in the East Sea spread throughout the mortal realm.

Both righteous and evil paths were in awe of him, daring not to provoke him in the slightest.

Over these years.

Besides his cultivation, Lu Qingfeng also walked among mortals, looking to condense the Nine Layers of Gang Sha in places of Gang Sha, and had long since accomplished it. Now he had easily crossed the Golden Core Realm, achieving Primordial Spirit.

Jinshan Disciples practiced the Life and Death Skill, and their cultivation improved at a divine speed.

In just a few hundred years.

Disciples in the Third Realm comparable to Jiedan True Men continuously emerged, gradually becoming a force, scouring the entire resources of the East Sea, and even occupying the ’Yellow Maple Gorge’, formerly the territory of Qing Peak Valley.

Nine Waters and Seven Gorges is a heavenly and spiritual terrain unmatched in the world.

Occupying this place,

The Jinshan Dutian lineage grew even more powerful.

Meanwhile, as Lu Qingfeng wandered in the mortal world, he never ceased his cultivation, encountering countless secret realms, ancient relics, and inheritances with his mastery of Divine Skills.

Relying on Great Divine Powers like ’Daluo Cave Temple’, ’Seven Beasts Small Divine Number’, ’Cloud Summit Step’, he could freely enter and exit even the world’s top secret realms laid down by Primordial Spirit Peak formation grandmasters.

He looked down upon trivial inheritances, Sixth Rank or Seventh-Order Magical Artifacts and Elixir Pills.

After all,

During his time in the Immortal Qin Realm, he was once a First-grade Divine Monarch, having plundered countless Magic Gates. Unless it was a technique or Cultivation Technique with exceptional uniqueness and function, even Super-level Techniques or Side Door Level Skills were of little importance to Lu Qingfeng.

The same went for Magic Artifacts.

Having suffered through tens of thousands of years of painstaking practice in ’Primordial’, constantly refining with numerous materials, Lu Qingfeng had long been an Eighth Rank Artisan Refiner and an Eighth Rank Alchemist. Given sufficient materials, he could refine Eighth Rank Magical Artifacts and Eighth Rank Spirit Pills, so why would he bother about the magical artifacts and elixir pills left behind by Primordial Spirit Practitioners from Three Mountains and Nine Waters?

His profound accumulation

Enabled Lu Qingfeng to rapidly improve in the real world, with just various cultivation resources.

Therefore, he established the Jinshan Doutian sect, dispatching disciples far and wide to collect all kinds of resources. He himself would do as he pleases, casually using the ’Five Ghosts Transfer Skill’ to empty treasures from demon treasuries, cave dwellings, even from the accumulations within Mustard Spaces.

There were occasional breakthroughs.

Even challenging and defeating or outright slaying large demons who troubled the world, to solidify his Combat Skills, and to revisit and gain new insights from old knowledge.

This was one of the reasons for the formidable reputation of Lu Qingfeng.

Thus, he had amassed wealth sufficient for his own cultivation and that of Lu Qingshan and Qingyu.

But—

"Those past relics that I ignored, the Super-level Techniques and Side Door Level Skills, they’re useless to Qingshan and Qingyu too. However, some of those ancient inheritances left behind by Primordial Spirit Practitioners, after tens or hundreds of thousands of years, a small portion have achieved something, either becoming True Immortals or Earth Immortals."

"Their cultivation and status are quite extraordinary."

A smile appeared on Lu Qingfeng’s face as his eyes flickered with light. From amongst the thousands of inheritances, he picked three.

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The vast expanse of the Three Mountains and Nine Waters harbored more incredible places.

That day,

A woman in white, holding a sharp sword, pursued a demon, rushing through fire and wind into a forest.

"Huh?"

Qingyu entered the forest, immediately sensing waves of fog before her eyes. The tall forest and deep valleys made it difficult for people to discern directions; the towering trees resembled an Eight Trigrams Array, leaving one unable to distinguish north from south or find the way back.

Looking forward,

The demon she was chasing had already vanished without a trace.

"This place is quite interesting."

Interest piqued in Qingyu.

The forest full of trees formed an array in the shape of the Eight Diagrams, clearly a very Mysterious natural Array. Such a landscape was bound to contain Spiritual Objects. Though Qingyu had her invincible elder brother as backup, she did not dare to slacken in her own cultivation efforts.

She would certainly not let go of this chance opportunity.

"Let’s take a look inside."

Qingyu’s eyes emitted spirit light as she peered deeper into the forest. With a glance, the mist before her eyes dissipated; nothing could block her path. She saw the flesh-eating, skin-peeling marten demon, seemingly running for its life but actually just circling in one spot.

"Ha!"

Noticing this, Qingyu raised her hand and a sword light shot out. Encased within was her Magic Sword, which beheaded the unsuspecting marten demon in one strike. A Demon Core popped out, which she casually countered with a Hand Heart Thunder.

She sealed the Sword Qi and Thunder Skill around the Demon Core, drawing in both it and the body into her Mustard Space.

Immediately afterward,

She continued to use ’Daluo Cave Temple’ to make her way through the mountains.

The sounds of her Divine Power breaking through the maze accompanied her as she moved, and the roaring of water could be heard by her ears.

Exiting the forest,

She saw mountains high and waters deep, with groups of cascading waterfalls. The Xiangshui Rock Waterfall’s triple cascade formed a vast water curtain that was thousands of feet high, presenting a magnificent sight.

Moving forward,

She encountered a habitat of monkeys, and Monkey Crying Mountain was even more secluded. Hundreds of monkeys ran swiftly through the woodland, their cries echoing like a torrential flood, ravaging the valley nonstop and awe-inspiring.

Upon reaching a mountaintop,

She saw nine peaks arrayed like lotus petals, with a small mountain in the center resembling the lotus pistil, surrounded by streams, like a lotus in a pond. Pine and cypress grew naturally, with advantages of both season and geography. It was cool in winter and warm in summer, with occasional wafts of pine scent and Spiritual Charm, like the Yaochi Treasure Land.

In the center of this Yaochi Treasure Land, stood a green stone tablet.

The tablet bore engraved inscriptions, with ancient and obscure characters difficult to decipher.

From a distance, Qingyu gazed upon it and saw twenty-eight peculiar characters on the green stone tablet, reminiscent of a Heavenly Book, dizzying to look upon at a mere glance. In a daze, clouds and fog swirled around the pool, revealing glimmers of Buddha Light.

In that light,

There appeared on the stone tablet the image of an ape with a face like Thunder God and a mouth fit for roar, casually wielding a long sword, generating invisible yet rampant Sword Intent mixed with the sound of thunder.

Most people could not witness this spectacle.

They thought it was Thunder God’s anger.

Hence, they called this mountain ’Thunder God Mountain’!

"A Sword Dao inheritance?!"

Joyous, Qingyu quickly sat down cross-legged to quietly contemplate. She practiced the ’Luofu Sword Scripture’, and observing the swordsman skills of this ape could, by analogy, possibly lead to an epiphany that would help her break through her current realm.

As long as her realm rose,

Lu Qingfeng, the elder brother, would make sure she wouldn’t lack any resources for cultivating mana.

"This is much better than any ordinary Spiritual Object!"

Casually slaying demons allowed her to encounter such a grand opportunity, confirming the strength of her own fortune, which made her happy. "I will study here for now, and when I’ve made some progress, I’ll surely surprise elder brother and second brother. Then I’ll lead them here."

Thinking about it—

"Second brother is a bit dull, probably won’t comprehend much."

"But elder brother is a once-in-a-world peerless genius, might even surpass this ape swordsman, and will surely understand it all, which could aid his cultivation."

The thought of being able to help her brother made Qingyu even happier.

No hurry to leave.

Thus, she entered closed-door cultivation at Thunder God Mountain, oblivious to the outside world.

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