Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 399 - 375 【Life Span: 111/650】Congratulations to Guo Guo Bu Ke Bu Yi for becoming the Alliance Hierarch of this book.

One hundred and forty years ago.

Lu Qingfeng had just conjured up his avatar, the "Luo Fuzi," with the "Three Light Heavenly Xin Sword" bearing a total of seventy-two Earth Evil restrictions. Having refined up to forty-five layers, Luo Fuzi's strength was comparable to the pinnacle of the Third Realm of the Life and Death Skill. Among the ranks of the Immortal Dao, it was equivalent to the peak of the Golden Core. Placed in the Barbarian God Realm's Heavenly Punishment Abyss, it would be considered at the Duke level.

Time passed.

As the avatar continued to refine, layer by layer of restrictions were processed, leveraging an array of Spiritual Objects to refine mana. By the time of the battle at Southern Pass Road a hundred years ago, Luo Fuzi had refined forty-eight layers of restrictions within his body. His combat prowess further strengthened, and he even held back some of his power during that battle.

However, over the past hundred years, due to the frequent summoning by the Min River Dragon Lord, Luo Fuzi had only managed to refine one more layer of restriction, reaching the forty-nine layers restriction level.

By Lu Qingfeng's estimation—

Once Luo Fuzi refined fifty-four layers of restrictions, he would reach the true peak of the Core Formation Stage. Advance one step further by refining fifty-five layers of restrictions, and he could be on par with the Primordial Spirit Realm.

But at the current rate—

Refining a single layer of restrictions took a hundred years, and it became increasingly difficult as it progressed. To ascend to the Primordial Spirit Level, it might take more than a thousand years, perhaps even longer. By then, Lu Qingfeng's original body might have already advanced to the Primordial Spirit ahead of Luo Fuzi.

Because of this—

Over the past hundred years, Lu Qingfeng reluctantly allowed his avatar "Luo Fuzi" to heedlessly serve his Lord Father-in-law, deep down unwilling.

After all, it hindered his cultivation.

It wasn't that he forgot the kindness of the Min River Dragon Lord.

But he thought—

It would be better to assist less in the Third Realm and during Core Formation, and instead lend more significant help as a stronger and more influential entity upon ascending to the Primordial Spirit.

However, in public, Luo Fuzi obeyed Lu Qingfeng, and Lu Qingfeng was the Min River Dragon Son-in-law. When the Min River Dragon Lord made a request, Lu Qingfeng found it hard to object.

He could only let Luo Fuzi be put to use by the Min River Dragon Lord everywhere.

Now, at the end of a hundred-year term, Lu Qingfeng naturally would not consent to stay at the Dragon Lord's behest, not even tempted by the promise of a Divine Position.

"Friend, do not be hasty in your refusal."

Predicting Luo Fuzi's rejection, the Min River Dragon Lord stroked his red beard and smiled, "I have an opportunity here that pertains to your ascension to the Fourth Realm, even a significant opportunity for the Fifth Realm later on. Why don't you listen before deciding?"

...

Two hours later.

Luo Fuzi exited the Min River Dragon Palace, transformed into a sword beam and headed straight for Yuan Lake to the east.

Inside the Dragon Palace.

The Min River Dragon Lord's gaze followed eastward, as if he was seeing off Luo Fuzi.

Minister Turtle, beside him, chuckled, "After Luo Fuzi returns, when the Prince Consort learns that his master has stolen a march, I wonder what he will feel."

"Guang Yuan?!"

The Min River Dragon Lord scoffed, "The Nine Flower Mirror Stones used to attract Luo Fuzi were all shamelessly begged from me by him. Now that the hundred years are up, let's see if he has the ability to retain Luo Fuzi."

"You can't really say that."

"Without the Prince Consort's deep fortune and booming luck, even with many more Mirror Stones or Moon Stones, it wouldn't necessarily be possible to attract a sword cultivator with such talent as Luo Fuzi."

Minister Turtle was close with the Min River Dragon Lord and spoke without much restraint.

"The Green Fortune is indeed exceptional."

"At home, a character like Luo Fuzi comes seeking. A hundred years ago, the relic of the Tianxin Sword Master appeared within Yuan Lake's domain. Regrettably, those three young practitioners from the Yuan You Tongshen Palace seemed to have an even stronger fate and got there first."

Thinking of the battle a hundred years ago, even the Min River Dragon Lord felt a twinge of pain.

The legacy of a Fifth Realm sword cultivator from the Immortal Qin Period, whether it was methods or other treasures, were supreme treasures. It should have been his son's opportunity, as well as the Min River Dragon Palace's, but ultimately, it slipped through to the Yuan You Tongshen Palace.

"With such fortune, traveling outside would ensure constant opportunities."

"Alas!"

The Min River Dragon Lord thought of the 'son-in-law' in Yuan Lake, momentarily uncertain how to feel.

"Let's not talk about him."

Shaking his head, he decided to move past the topic.

"Your Majesty, do you really think Luo Fuzi is reliable?" Minister Turtle asked hesitantly.

"At least in these hundred years, this lad has been dedicated to cultivation, with just his sword. He's uncommonly faithful to his word, promised service to Guang Yuan, and let me dispatch him to all kinds of perilous places."

"He's more reliable than any other top talents cultivated in the past five hundred years."

The Min River Dragon Lord smiled, "Moreover, taking me as his master, he becomes a part of the Min River lineage. Although the place is excessively perilous, if he succeeds, ascending to the Fourth Realm is all but certain. How many talents are stuck at the Third Realm and can't break through? I offer him the opportunity to choose, with our relationship considered, should he succeed one day, he will always have some regard for us."

Minister Turtle listened and nodded, "That makes sense. But in these years, that place should almost be taken. What about the Prince Consort's side—"

"Five thousand years."

"According to the past, it's indeed fast. Let's see after five hundred years. If Guang Yuan hasn't achieved the Fourth Realm by then, and that place hasn't been taken, let him go over. If he's reached the Fourth Realm, or if that place has been taken, it might turn out to be a blessing rather than a curse for him and Ao Le."

The Min River Dragon Lord shook his head.

Looking westward, as if piercing through the void, he gazed upon a boundless, vast and deep ocean.

For a moment, silence fell.

Minister Turtle, seeing this, silently stopped talking.

...

Opportunities in the Immortal Qin Realm were not small, and Lu Qingfeng focused most of his efforts in the game.

In real life.

He was single-mindedly engaged in secluded bitter cultivation.

Calculating carefully.

Forty-one years had passed since his ascension to the Spirit Void Stage.

[Name: Lu Qingfeng]

[Cultivation Level: Spirit Void·Fusion Realm]

[Life Span: 111/650]

Unknowingly, Lu Qingfeng was already a centenarian. In the Upper Sun Country or among mortals, he would have been on the brink of death, perhaps already lost to an unknown grave.

"If it weren't for 'Primordial,' even if I hadn't died young, by now I should have been buried in the Chaotic Burial Mound outside of Black Wood Village."

It wasn't just him.

Qing Peak and Qingyu are equally unable to escape such fate.

"Primordial!"

Lu Qingfeng's thoughts were tumultuous, but he eventually suppressed them.

As he remained a Spirit Void Practitioner and had not achieved the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit, he could not escape the fate of eventually becoming dust. Living a thousand years or a hundred years was only the difference between a hundred steps and fifty.

One must stick to their true heart and forge ahead without hesitation.

In reality, without the boost of destiny, to advance through the four realms of Fasting, Heart Movement, Divine Silence, and Fusion according to the game's experience, would take approximately seventy to eighty years.

The last stage, Fusion Realm, takes the longest.

Lu Qingfeng was already in the Fusion Realm, but to reach Perfection of Fusion and advance to Core Formation would take at least another thirty to forty years.

So, he secluded himself.

Even the identities of Fiery Fire Wanderer and Changqing Daoist were employed merely to avoid suspicion, showing themselves only occasionally so as not to reveal any clues.

The rest of the time was spent cultivating on Feiyun Island in the Xuanyuan Water Realm.

Today.

In the midst of Feiyun Island.

Lu Qingfeng, as usual, was sitting in meditation, practicing.

He continued to practice the Immortal Dao Method, not venturing into Life Dao or Nature Dao.

In the game, practicing these two paths served three purposes: to disguise his strength, to understand his enemies by comprehending the intricacies of the Life and Death Skill, and to quickly build a powerful group of followers in reality to lend him support, or, should unforeseen circumstances arise in the game, to swiftly boost his own strength.

But in reality,

The Immortal Dao Method was sufficient. There was no need to be sidetracked, consuming more resources and delaying his cultivation progress. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

That would be counterproductive.

His Cultivation Technique functioned, and his True Yuan surged upward, continuing to grow.

Cultivation was something Lu Qingfeng was well versed in.

The Luofu Sword Scripture, Twelve Heavenly Demon God Skill, Yellow Robe True Skill, and Five Thunder Heart Sutra—four top-tier cultivation methods—ran simultaneously at full force, with his True Yuan so vast it far surpassed cultivators of the same level.

Two hours later.

The practice session concluded. From within Lu Qingfeng, the Ju Mang Demon God extended its body and presented a three-legged tripod. It was none other than the Supreme Treasure of Green Wood Valley from Yuu Mountain Immortal Mansion—

The Green Wood King Ding.

Refined over many years, it was second nature to him.

"What a pity."

"Uprooted trees die."

"The Spirit Eye Tree cannot be moved into the Green Wood King Ding."

Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but shake his head.

Back when Annihilation Divine Sect came to the Illusion Wave Sea, Lu Qingfeng had attempted to relocate the Spirit Eye Tree from the Illusion Wave Sea into the Green Wood King Ding.

But each transplanted tree met its demise.

Even with the aid of Green Cloth Warriors and the Ju Mang Demon God, they could not keep the trees alive.

There was no alternative.

The Spirit Eye Tree had to remain in the Illusion Wave Sea.

Fortunately, the Fiery Fire Wanderer had made a name for himself, so neither the Annihilation Divine Sect to the north nor Feiyan Pavilion to the south dared to trouble him.

The Illusion Wave Sea remained tranquil.

Recollecting his thoughts.

Lu Qingfeng sat cross-legged, continuing to refine the Green Wood King Ding. It wasn't about refinement now, but rather about forging his first body separation in reality, just as in the game.

In reality,

Lu Qingfeng possessed five Seventh-Order Magical Artifacts—

Four were obtained from Yuu Mountain Immortal Mansion and could not be exposed. The other one was the Annihilation Divine Sect's Supreme Treasure named 'Falling God Square', brought by the Gathering Law True Man Tu Jiao to suppress the 'Fiery Fire Wanderer'.

Unfortunately, it was taken by Lu Qingfeng with the Dutian Divine Slaughter.

It became the most powerful Magic Artifact in the Fiery Fire Wanderer's possession and one of the reasons neither the Annihilation Divine Sect nor Feiyan Pavilion dared to encroach upon the Illusion Wave Sea.

However, the potential of Seventh-Order Magical Artifacts is ultimately limited.

Even if one invests untold hardships and countless resources, at best one can forge a Primordial Spirit Level force.

This pales in comparison to an Eighth Rank Magical Artifact.

And of Eighth Rank Magical Artifacts, Lu Qingfeng only had one—'Green Wood King Ding'.

"The Green Wood King Ding, and forging a body separation, may lack offensive methods or defensive spells. But its advantage lies in its base as an Eighth Rank Magical Artifact, with boundless potential. Plus, as long as the artifact is intact, the separation is indestructible, practically an immortal being within the Three Mountains and Nine Waters."

"Its inner space is vast, and after forging, Mana will continuously regenerate endlessly."

"Even if it cannot cultivate divine power or control Magic Artifacts and can only use ordinary spells, with its realm and Mana, it can crush cultivators of the same or lower levels. Alchemy and Artifact Refining are also within its grasp."

Lu Qingfeng's expression was undisturbed.

The Green Wood King Ding revolved before him.

Layers of True Yuan struck it, talismans entered it. Within the Green Wood King Ding, a vague figure appeared in and out of sight, faintly resembling Lu Qingfeng.

It was Lu Qingfeng's second Divine Soul being refined.

Sinking into it, his connection with the Green Wood King Ding deepened.

With the experience of forging two body separations within the game, reality was naturally easy to handle.

More than thirty years.

"Today is the day."

Lu Qingfeng's spells changed, and with the last True Yuan carrying talismans sent out, the Green Wood King Ding hanging in the air had its energy dispersed and transformed.

Before long.

Amidst a whiff of Qing Yan, a burst of radiance, a youth in green robes with the countenance of a young man stepped out.

The Green Wood King Ding's separate body, complete!

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