Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 75 - 70: 22 Million Li! The Mountain God Takes His Place!

Stepping out of the quiet room, it wasn't long before Lu Qingfeng reached the Artifact Refining Room.

Lu Qingfeng, who presided over Fufeng Mountain, was not short on various resources. After learning to refine Spider Puppets, he crafted thousands of them in one go and scattered them throughout Fufeng Mountain.

The vast territory of Fufeng Mountain had fallen into decline during the great war between right and evil three thousand years ago, but materials below Level 6, including Level 6, had not been exhausted.

With a thousand Spider Puppets working diligently, it was possible to mine enough materials to craft four hundred more Spider Puppets or a hundred Giant Turtle Puppets in a single year.

In other words, counting the time to search for various materials, it took two and a half years to accumulate enough materials for one Spider Puppet. It would take ten years to gather enough for one Giant Turtle Puppet.

Operating in Fufeng Mountain for a long time, Lu Qingfeng also began to explore the surrounding regions of the mountain.

Although this ten-thousand-mile domain was an impoverished area, there were human settlements and small sects clustered together.

Through them, Lu Qingfeng was able to obtain a large amount of common materials of all grades without wasting Spider Puppets on mining. Trading with Elixir Pills, talismanic tools, Magic Artifacts, and Puppets was sufficient.

All Spider Puppets needed to do was venture deep into the mountains to search for and excavate materials that were unattainable or scarce.

Efficiency skyrocketed!

The same was true in reality.

With the assistance of Daoist Miao Yin, Lu Qingfeng could procure a variety of common materials within the bounds of Upper Sun Country. Most of the hundreds of Second Rank and below materials needed to refine Spider Puppets could be gathered through Upper Sun Country.

Only a dozen or so rare Second Rank materials limited the speed at which Lu Qingfeng could craft Spider Puppets.

As soon as Lu Qingfeng refined the first Spider Puppet, he specifically sought out and mined those dozen Second Rank materials, greatly alleviating this situation.

Entering the Artifact Refining Room.

Lu Qingfeng began refining the Thousand Machine Stone, now strengthened tenfold.

Refining was not difficult.

All the necessary materials were also in stock.

Lu Qingfeng engrossed himself in refining and succeeded after several failures. Then, he called over a Giant Ape Puppet and replaced its core Thousand Machine Stone.

[Puppet: Giant Ape Puppet]

[Type: Autonomous]

[Grade: Fourth Level]

[Sensing Range: Twenty-two million miles]

[Combat Power: Foundation Establishment Condensing Liquid Realm]

As the Fourth Level Heavenly Eye Skill descended, the properties of the newly updated Giant Ape Puppet appeared.

Sensing Range: Twenty-two million miles!

This flashing, crimson number popped up before his eyes, and a smile appeared on Lu Qingfeng's face.

It was just as he had anticipated; the enhanced Thousand Machine Stone combined with the tenfold strengthened spirit control talisman array drastically increased the sensing range to twenty-two million miles.

Lu Qingfeng wasn't particularly impressed by the distance.

He knew that the shortest distance between Earth and Mars was one hundred and ten million miles. By that measure, the Giant Ape Puppet's sensing range wasn't even enough for Lu Qingfeng to control a puppet on Mars from Earth.

"Enough," he said, smiling. He began to familiarize himself with the process of refining the Ten-Times-Enhanced Thousand Machine Stone.

...

Time flew by.

Before long, another year had passed.

On this day.

Lu Qingfeng was concocting Elixir Pills in the Artifact Refining Room when Han Fang came running in excitedly to report—

"Divine Monarch, True Man Iron Feather from Luo Fu Sword Sect has arrived, and he's presently taking tea in the main hall!"

"Iron Feather True Man?"

Lu Qingfeng left the Artifact Refining Room, seeing the surprise on Han Fang's face reminding him that it had been a year since Wang Pan's departure.

Without further questions.

Lu Qingfeng led the way, followed by Han Fang, to the main hall.

There.

A middle-aged man dressed in a white robe with a noble presence was seated on the right, calmly enjoying his tea. Standing behind him was the youthful Wang Pan, who had been apart for a year.

When Wang Pan saw Lu Qingfeng approaching, he surreptitiously signaled to him.

Lu Qingfeng felt reassured upon seeing this.

"Junior Lu Qingfeng greets True Man Iron Feather!"

In the Immortal Dao, those who can be called 'True Man' must be at least at the Core Formation Realm. In comparison to Divine Dao, they would be at least a Fifth Rank Great God!

This Iron Feather True Man is no other than a Core Formation Realm powerhouse from the Luo Fu Sword Sect, the very 'Master' Wang Pan speaks of.

"Fufeng Mountain God need not be so courteous."

Iron Feather True Man said with a faint smile, with a flick of his sleeve, a golden list flew in from nowhere and landed in front of Lu Qingfeng.

Lu Qingfeng looked bewildered, his gaze shifting to Iron Feather True Man who then said, "This is a talismanic decree requested from the Heavenly Court by our Luo Fu Sword Sect. By receiving this talismanic decree, the Fufeng Mountain God will be a fully recognized divine being, listed in the Heavenly Court's List of Gods."

Upon seeing this golden list, Han Fang found his breathing turning ragged.

"Fufeng Mountain God accepts the Luo Fu Talisman, and thanks Iron Feather True Man!"

A mix of curiosity and joy filled Lu Qingfeng's heart.

Being officially recognized mattered little to him. But having the Luo Fu Sword Sect as a backer from now on, he could develop Fufeng Mountain at ease without worrying about oppression from cultivators of the Righteous Sects.

From now on, there would be no more troubles from behind.

And that was a good thing indeed.

"I'm merely running an errand."

Seeing Lu Qingfeng's lack of excitement, Iron Feather True Man slightly turned his head, and then said, "I've heard from my little disciple Wang Pan that the Fufeng Mountain God is a Loose Cultivator who has done remarkably well since acquiring the Fufeng divine seal. I wonder if you would be willing to become my disciple?"

Lu Qingfeng was startled.

This Iron Feather True Man certainly did not beat about the bush.

Upon arriving at Fufeng Mountain and confirming Lu Qingfeng's identity, he immediately bestowed the Luo Fu Sword Sect's talismanic decree and then directly got to the point about taking a disciple.

It was unclear whether this was just Iron Feather True Man's nature.

Or whether he thought Lu Qingfeng, a newly ascended Foundation Establishment cultivator and Seventh Grade Mountain God, wasn't worth the small talk and pleasantries.

Regardless.

Becoming a disciple of the Luo Fu Sword Sect and having a Core Formation True Man as a Master would be beneficial for Lu Qingfeng's cultivation and management—there was no reason to refuse.

"Disciple Lu Qingfeng pays respects to Master!"

Lu Qingfeng took a step back, knelt down, and performed the full ritual to acknowledge a master.

"Rise."

Iron Feather True Man graciously accepted the gesture, and with a wave of his hand, two golden books and a sword artifact descended into the air.

Lu Qingfeng took them and stood up.

"These two golden books—one is our sect's secret Sword Dao scripture 'Luo Fu Sword Scripture.' If your cultivation reaches the Spirit Void Realm, you may come to me to request additional techniques. The other is a secret technique I acquired during my early travels, 'Flower Walking.' It's a Divine Movement secret technique that turns one's body into a sword to move freely through flowers. Perfecting it allows one to traverse tens of thousands of miles in a single day!"

"This sword artifact is called the 'Fufeng Sword.' Though it is only a Second Rank Magic Artifact, it was refined by Artifact Refining Master True Yang Divine Monarch of our sect and is quite Mysterious."

Having granted two teachings and a Second Rank Magic Artifact, Iron Feather True Man didn't wait for Lu Qingfeng to express gratitude but stepped onto a beam of Xuan Light and soared into the sky, disappearing in an instant.

"This—"

Lu Qingfeng had not expected becoming a disciple to be so casual, and he couldn't help but look toward Wang Pan.

Seeing a smile on Wang Pan's face, he approached, cupped his fists, and said, "Congratulations to Junior Brother Lu. From now on, you are the Seventh Grade Fufeng Mountain God listed in the Heavenly Court!"

"I must thank Senior Brother for your help; otherwise, I would still be a mere Wild God on a mountain."

Lu Qingfeng quickly expressed his gratitude.

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"We're all brothers within the sect; it was no more than a simple favor," Wang Pan waved it off, and upon seeing the puzzlement on Lu Qingfeng's face, he asked with a smile, "Do you find our Master peculiar, Junior Brother?"

"I wouldn't dare,"

Lu Qingfeng shook his head. Having just become a disciple of Iron Feather True Man, he dared not make any indiscrete remarks about his Master.

Seeing Lu Qingfeng's reaction, Wang Pan casually said, "Master has always been decisive and efficient. It's a rule set by several True Immortals within our sect to recruit wild and roaming gods of virtuous nature. Master doesn't take much interest in these tasks and only carried out the sect's orders as a formality. Thus, the proclamation of the decree, recruitment of disciples, and granting of treasures can sometimes seem a bit perfunctory."

Lu Qingfeng finally understood.

No wonder his newfound Master seemed in such a hurry. It turned out that both the proclamation and recruitment were just tasks assigned by the sect.

To grow and strengthen, the Luo Fu Sword Sect needed to gather outstanding disciples and garner favor from gods far and wide to increase the sect's foundations and fortune.

Lu Qingfeng, the Fufeng Mountain God, fully fit the Luo Fu Sword Sect's recruitment criteria.

To completely bind Lu Qingfeng to the Luo Fu Sword Sect, a talismanic decree was one aspect while taking him as a disciple was another. A double assurance that, even if other great sects sought to lure him away, Lu Qingfeng could not easily switch allegiances.

And it saved Lu Qingfeng some trouble as well.

He merely wished for stability.

With the strong Luo Fu Sword Sect as his protection, growing peacefully was the right course.

"Since the Master has left, there are some rules Junior Brother Lu must bear in mind," Wang Pan explained and then spoke after Lu Qingfeng nodded in understanding.

"Please, Senior Brother, go ahead."

Lu Qingfeng invited Wang Pan to sit, and listened intently as Wang Pan provided detailed explanations.

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