Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 157 - 148: At the Height of Its Power [4th Release!]

Lu Qingfeng shook his head.

In the Juyun Mountain Range, Loose Cultivators like these could be counted on one hand, only if they came in groups, otherwise, he just had to pretend to hold on for a while and wait for assistance from Jinyun Peak, there should be no problem.

"But what about this talk of Spirit Stones?"

Lu Qingfeng recalled how Chanyun Old Ghost had demanded five hundred Spirit Stones as soon as he arrived, which puzzled him, prompting him to summon Wang Yuan.

Over the past three years, Wang Yuan had managed the Silver Horn Mountain Medicine Garden for Lu Qingfeng, looked after the Seven Birds, and was also responsible for the exchange of Spiritual Medicine and various Refining Materials between Silver Horn Mountain and the Luoxia Sect.

His diligence was indeed commendable.

But his status had also risen with the tide.

Initially an inconspicuous Deacon within the Luoxia Sect, he had now become a highly sought-after figure, receiving courteous treatment from even ordinary elders who dared not offend him.

Such changes were all thanks to Lu Qingfeng, and Wang Yuan was extremely respectful.

"Spirit Stones?"

"Subordinates indeed have heard the sect disciples and the Loose Cultivators of Juyun Mountain Range talk about it. Some say the elders handed the Spirit Stones over to the Luoxia Sect, others say they kept them for themselves."

"The information is mixed with truth and falsehood, and there are many versions."

Upon hearing Lu Qingfeng's inquiries, Wang Yuan quickly replied.

In fact, even he, who had been managing various affairs for Lu Qingfeng, wasn't sure about the credibility of that rumor from the outside world.

It all seemed to make sense.

And upon deeper thought, it seemed to make no sense at all.

Wang Yuan had also wondered about this for a long time but had not dared to ask.

"I see."

Lu Qingfeng suddenly realized.

Rumors are indeed to be feared.

He had already responded in the best way possible, yet he still could not avoid trouble.

"In this matter."

Lu Qingfeng's fingertips moved slightly, then suddenly stopped, "Perhaps the Three Juyun Sects are adding fuel to the flames."

If the Three Sects didn't intentionally spread the rumors, the affair with Wind Roar Cliff would hardly have spread so quickly.

Truth and falsehoods in the messages were detailed.

Three parts truth mixed with seven parts falsehood.

It was no wonder that a rootless Loose Cultivator like Chanyun Old Ghost was skeptical and came to test the waters.

"Red Rainbow Sect."

"Golden Wave Sect."

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"Demon Extermination Castle."

Lu Qingfeng pondered, then asked Wang Yuan about the recent situations of the Four Juyun Sects.

After understanding the situation, he then ordered Wang Yuan to leave.

"Just endure a little longer. Once I break through to Foundation Establishment, it will be time for you of the Red Rainbow Gate to waver!"

"As for the Golden Wave Sect and the Demon Extermination Castle, leave them be if they don't provoke us. But if they collude with the Red Rainbow Gate, they cannot blame me."

"But this Silver Horn Mountain—"

Lu Qingfeng's eyes condensed evil intentions, and he returned to his cave dwelling.

...

In reality.

The Luoxia Sect was in turmoil, and the Juyun Mountain Range was in disarray.

In the game.

The Changqing Realm was equally chaotic.

But the Soul Searching Temple stood out like the sun at midday, dominating the landscape of the Central Plains alone.

The journey to the Hundred Herbs Garden took seven months, and staying in Silver Horn Mountain for another two months, a total of seventy-four years had passed in the game.

The initial sixteen years Lu Qingfeng spent in the Rebirth Pool are not mentioned.

After stepping out of the Rebirth Pool, in the span of eight years, he first took charge of the Soul Searching Temple, and then traveled the Seven States, suppressing the Central Plains, unrivaled.

He was honored as 'The World's First Immortal'.

In the fifty years that followed.

The Soul Searching Temple rapidly expanded, with experts continuously emerging.

At this time, sixty-five years had passed since the first major change in heaven and earth. Immortal Sects stood all over, and on top of the Spiritual Mountains, Cultivators gathered in groups.

In the beginning, the classification of Human Realm, Earth Realm, Heavenly Realm, and even God Realm and Heavenly Disaster Realm seems laughable when looked back upon.

These categories were mostly circulated among the common world.

But once one truly enters an Immortal Sect and becomes an orthodox cultivator, the classification transitions from Heavenly Disaster, God, Heaven, Earth, and Human realms to traditional cultivation realms like Fetal Breathing, True Qi, and Foundation Establishment.

The great trend of cultivation gradually unveils.

General Ridge.

Lu Qingfeng is seated in the Ancestor Hall, with Ren Changsheng and Zhang Wenye in front of him.

Fifty-eight years have passed.

Both have long become Foundation Establishment Practitioners, considered top-level cultivators within the entire Changqing Realm.

The former, with inferior Root Bone and comprehension, under the guidance of Lu Qingfeng and with the consumption of Elixir Pills, still lingers in the Energy Introduction Realm, a distance away from the Condensing Liquid Realm.

The latter, with excellent Root Bone and a steady nature, has surpassed the former, breaking through the True Qi, Energy Introduction, and Condensing Liquid realms, becoming the first Pei Yuan Realm cultivator in the Soul Searching Temple besides Lu Qingfeng.

The world revitalizes.

All cultivators in the world are groping their way forward, as if crossing a river by feeling the stones. Even with various scriptures of True Skills, how can they compare to receiving teachings and having doubts resolved by a master?

Those with astonishing talent are ultimately few.

Thus, reaching Fetal Breathing and True Qi is easy, but Foundation Establishment Cultivators remain very rare.

Only in Soul Searching Temple.

Lu Qingfeng personally gives guidance, also renowned worldwide as an Alchemy Grandmaster.

Utilizing a dual approach, Foundation Establishment Cultivators emerge one after another in the Soul Searching Temple.

The earliest took only eight years for seven great Foundation Establishment Cultivators to ascend.

This is the profound accumulation of the secular Changqing Realm.

Those who quickly ascended to Foundation Establishment were previously at the limit of the Heavenly Realm. After the great changes in the world, they met great opportunities and transformed into dragons, instantly becoming experts of the God Realm, standing out among the millions of mortals in the Changqing Realm.

After joining the Soul Searching Temple and being supported by Lu Qingfeng, they advanced rapidly and achieved Foundation Establishment.

These self-cultivated experts of the God Realm are highly sought after by various great Spiritual Mountains and Immortal Sects, capable of enhancing their own foundations.

Lu Qingfeng adheres to a fish-and-hook attitude toward those who are willing.

People may come to join, but it also depends on their temperament and character.

Thus, there are fewer in number.

However, anyone who catches Lu Qingfeng's eye can generally ascend to Foundation Establishment within about ten years.

As for what follows Foundation Establishment, it depends on individual fate and methods.

There are those who practice quickly, like Zhang Wenye, who advanced to the Foundation Establishment and Essence Cultivation Realm in fifty years.

There are those who practice slowly, still lingering in the Energy Introduction Realm even now.

After all, the elixirs for Foundation Establishment Level are entry-level Spirit Pills. The Spiritual Medicine needed to refine Spirit Pills is hard to find; it's not possible to bestow high-grade, top-level elixirs as freely as in the True Qi Realm.

And Spirit Stones are even rarer.

To be able to cultivate to the Pei Yuan Realm under such circumstances, each individual is exceptionally gifted.

Even just reaching the Condensing Liquid Realm marks one as an extraordinary talent.

And Lu Qingfeng.

Just last year, he ascended to the Body Refining stage, leading all cultivators in the world, unrivaled and uncatchable by anyone.

After paying respects to Lu Qingfeng, Ren Changsheng took the lead and said, "As instructed by elder brother, I've already informed Chen Zhang and prepared the corresponding measures."

Chen Zhang is the Iron Curtain Marquis, now known in the Seven States over these years, the current King Chen.

After decades of war, Chen Zhang swiftly rose to power after aligning with the Soul Searching Temple.

Over fifty years, he occupied the territories of Lei State, Heng State, Wan State, Lian State, Yue State, Tiancheng State, and Mu State.

Jing Country's Northern Border encompassing three states, Tiancheng State of the Eastern Realm, Mu State of the Western Realm, as well as Lian State of Zheng Country's Southern Territory, and Yue State of Wei Country's Southern Territory.

All under his control.

He instantly became the largest feudal lord in the world, spanning the territories across the former Jing, Zheng, and Wei countries.

Half of the original Jing Country's territory was seized by Chen Zhang.

The Jing Country's Royal Family, previously entrenched in Wan State, is now long exiled without a trace. With the royal family shattered and Seeking Immortal Que nonexistent,

Unable to hold the Spiritual Mountains, as several Immortal Sects in Jing Country continuously produced 'God Realm' experts and even Foundation Establishment Practitioners, the downfall of Jing Country's Royal Family and Seeking Immortal Que became inevitable.

Chen Zhang, wielding great momentum, took down Wan State in one fell swoop.

Hence,

Chen Zhang went from Marquis to King, discarding the old name of Jing Country, and established his kingdom as 'Chen'.

It has been nine years to date.