Chapter 528: Revised: Chapter 527 Feast
In the eyes of others, even in the eyes of the Pill Treasure Hall Master True Monarch Dan Chen, he was indeed a Fourth-Grade Initial Stage Alchemist. But in reality, he had used Soul Energy to directly elevate the Nine Qi Unification Alchemy Method to the Fourth Layer, instantly boosting his alchemy skills to the level of a Fourth-Grade High-tier Alchemist.
He intentionally concealed this to avoid unnecessary trouble, only revealing his Fourth-Grade Initial Stage Alchemy skills.
*Thus, for the upcoming Alchemy Conference exchange, he naturally had great confidence.*
"By the way, I must say, we need to thank Elder Bai.
If it weren’t for you giving me "Kunlun Pill Scripture" back then, my alchemical skills wouldn’t have improved so significantly, allowing me to smoothly break through to the Second-grade Middle-Tier Alchemist level.
The legacy of pill books is extremely important. If you don’t mind, I am willing to call you my master."
Following this, Dongfang Ming adopted a serious demeanor, respectfully looking at Bai Ziyue and said with a bow.
"Elder Dongfang, you’re too polite. It was just a Pill Scripture, much like the various Cultivation Techniques and Divine Techniques legacy within the sect. Learning them is merely that; who deliberately acknowledges such respect as a master? You need not do so."
Bai Ziyue waved his hand, avoiding this bow.
"This..."
Dongfang Ming, having reached Mid-stage Divine Realm, was not weak in his alchemy skills. *He naturally had some pride and couldn’t lower his face,* so upon hearing this, he had to give up.
Bai Ziyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then began discussing some procedures and timing of the Alchemy Conference with Dongfang Ming and Master Guohuo, ensuring there would be no mistakes, thus settling his mind.
As a Fourth-Grade Alchemist and the next Hall Master candidate, he had some privileges, so he could delegate some trivial matters to Dongfang Ming and Master Guohuo.
*He only needed to appear when the Alchemy Conference began,* exchange with Third-Grade or higher Alchemists from various sects, and if necessary, demonstrate some alchemy techniques, making things considerably easier.
Then, he looked at his Registered Disciple, Ma Zhen, and casually asked, "Is everything well at Fire Spirit Peak?"
"Master, everything is well.
In the past six months, thanks to your "Kunlun Pill Scripture" and the improved pill formula, our fellow disciples have greatly advanced in alchemy skills.
Currently, at Fire Spirit Peak, there are two Second-grade High-tier Alchemists, four Second-grade Middle-Tier Alchemists, thirteen Second-grade Initial-Stage Alchemists, in addition to ninety-two High-tier First-grade Alchemists, eighty-three First-grade Middle-tier Alchemists, and the rest are First-grade Initial-stage Alchemists.
The pill success rate and the tier of pill formation have shown significant improvement since you left.
Our monthly merit points have reached seven hundred thousand, and our Spirit Stone income is over ten million.
Even after deducting the share for disciples, we still have an average of four hundred thousand merit points and six million Low-grade Spirit Stones in revenue, all recorded."
Ma Zhen, already anticipating Bai Ziyue’s inquiry, hurriedly responded respectfully.
"Hmm, not bad.
Once this matter is resolved, I will return, and there will be rewards at that time."
Bai Ziyue nodded with satisfaction, not hesitating to praise and promise rewards.
*Although this progress speed had slowed considerably from the beginning, it was indeed steadily improving, sufficient to prove they were not slackening, and were genuinely dedicated and diligent in their alchemy.*
*The previous foundation had been exhausted, and all they needed was time.*
Additionally, sometimes the Immortal Technique strength also served as a factor limiting an alchemist’s tier of pill formation.
Thus, he eagerly anticipated that some of them could break through to the Divine Realm and reach the Third-Grade Initial-Tier Alchemist level.
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Stepping out of the Qingxu Sect territory, Bai Ziyue returned directly to the Ascension Pavilion Cultivation Cave Mansion.
Although accommodations were arranged within the territory, the environment in Feixian Pavilion was better, and the Spiritual Qi was more abundant. Plus, he had already paid the rent, so naturally, he would not leave.
Very soon, Bai Ziyue changed his attire, hung the Star Order around his waist, and wore the Primordial Magnetic Mask on his face, arriving directly in the Nine-Star Daoist Palace.
"Fellow Daoist Beiming, now that you’re here, I take it you’ve made up your mind?"
In the Nine-Star Daoist Palace, True Monarch Qianyuan looked at Bai Ziyue with a smile.
"The treatment at the Nine-Star Daoist Palace is excellent. I really can’t find any reason to refuse."
Bai Ziyue smiled and spoke.
This time, he indeed decided to accept True Monarch Qianyuan’s invitation to formally join the Daoist Palace within the Nine-Star Daoist Palace as an Inner Sect Disciple.
The reason for joining the Daoist Palace, apart from his eagerness for the legacy within, was most importantly for his own cultivation.
Now, although he already possessed Divine Realm level Cultivation Techniques,
he was equally lacking in Golden Core Technique. By leveraging the Daoist Palace’s power, it would surely be greatly beneficial for him to create Golden Core level Cultivation Techniques in the future, and he knew how to choose accordingly.
*After all, the foundation of a superpower was certainly beyond imagination.*
"Good, straightforward.
For us cultivators, Dharma, Wealth, Companions, and Place are indispensable.
In our Daoist Palace, resources are abundant, and the legacy of Cultivation Techniques even more so, especially at the Daoist Palace headquarters. It boasts an extensive Sixth-Grade High-tier Spirit Meridian, more than ten Primordial Spirit Realm powerhouses, and over three hundred Golden Core Realm powerhouses stationed across various places.
Joining, for your path of cultivation, has only benefits and no drawbacks.
Let me first elevate your Star Order’s level.
As for joining the Daoist Palace for formal cultivation, there’s no hurry. Every three years, our Daoist Palace sends people to specially guide disciples into the Mountain Gate.
"Now, only a year has passed since the last introduction, and Master Beiming just needs to wait two more years to naturally enter the Daoist Palace Mountain Gate."
True Monarch Qianyuan laughed heartily, then spoke.
"Two years, huh?"
Bai Ziyue furrowed his brows.
*Two years might indeed be brief for an Immortal Cultivator at the Divine Realm Level,* such as himself—*often just a blink of an eye during a cultivator’s seclusion.*
*However, Bai Ziyue’s growth was rapid; he hadn’t been cultivating for even ten years.*
*To him, two years seemed long.*
*Yet he didn’t say much since he had no immediate plans to leave.*
Next, True Monarch Qianyuan naturally managed to elevate Bai Ziyue’s permissions to the legendary ten-star level.
Then, Bai Ziyue, almost impatiently, used the Ten-star Divine Order to start looking through the Nine-star Daoist Palace’s treasury.
This time, his decision to join the Dao Palace was mostly driven by the desire to leverage the star-level permissions to exchange for great divine technique inheritances from the Nine-star Daoist Palace.
"Indeed, with the Star Order level reaching ten stars, the treasures I could exchange for clearly increased significantly compared to when it was at nine stars.
Under the Nine-star Divine Order, I could at most exchange for only two top-tier inheritances: the Nine-star Feather Transformation Technique, which can form a Middle Third-Grade Golden Core, and a great divine technique named Star-shattering Point.
Although there were also many powerful cultivation techniques and divine techniques at the Divine Realm Level, encompassing numerous acupoints, along with Dharma Treasures, Treasures of Heaven and Earth, and other items, they weren’t of much use to me.
Now that the Star Order level increased to ten stars, not only did the number of treasures I could exchange for grow significantly, but the top-tier inheritances surged to fifteen types."
Bai Ziyue’s eyes couldn’t help but brighten.
He had to admit that joining the Dao Palace was significantly motivated by its inheritances.
Particularly, upon hearing about the birth of the Fifth-Grade Spirit Meridian and the exposure of the Demonic Mountain Gate, he felt an urgent impulse.
Just as all cultivators within the Cloud-piercing Mountain Range knew, the Immortal Technique Sect and the Demonic Sect, True Demon Sect, stood opposed. If they ever crossed paths, a battle was inevitable, and Bai Ziyue likewise believed a war engulfing the entire Cloud-piercing Mountain Range was about to start.
This war, though potentially disastrous for countless Immortal Technique Sects, the cultivators within the Cloud-piercing Mountain Range, and even ordinary people, was, for Bai Ziyue, a feast.
A Soul Energy feast.
With both sides bound to clash, numerous cultivators were destined to perish. Regardless if it was the Immortal Cultivators or the Demonic Cultivators, any fallen souls were sure to bring him vast and abundant Soul Energy.
He naturally didn’t want to miss the opportunity to acquire Soul Energy.
However, he was aware that even though he was not weak and could reverse against immortals,
his weakness was equally apparent.
That weakness being Speed.
Insufficient speed meant he lacked confidence when facing Golden Core Realm powerhouses.
If he wanted to gather Soul Energy while seizing benefits, he must patch up this shortcoming.
Returning to the Qingxu Sect to obtain the Close at Hand, Far Away great divine technique inheritance was clearly too late and not easy.
Therefore, the inheritance within the Nine-star Daoist Palace was his target.
"Taiyi True Scripture, Bright Moon True Technique, Nine Palaces Immortal Record, Cyan Lotus Sword Song, Strong Demon God Skill.
These five cultivation techniques directly aimed at the pinnacle of the Golden Core Realm.
Moreover, these five techniques were considered top-tier secret skills and could form an Upper Third-Grade Golden Core when cultivated."
Bai Ziyue first set his sights on these five cultivation technique inheritances.
Seeing the descriptions, his eyes shone even brighter.
Five top-tier inheritance cultivation techniques capable of forming Upper Third-Grade Golden Cores.
Although not everyone could genuinely form an Upper Third-Grade Golden Core by cultivating these techniques,
for an Immortal Cultivator, the Enlightenment Realm was their foundation. The number of acupoints ignited during the Enlightenment Realm directly determined a cultivator’s future potential.
For example, the Taiyi True Scripture required igniting 1,100 acupoints. This meant that to fully utilize this cultivation technique, not only did the number of acupoints need to be comparable, but their positioning had to closely match as well.
If a cultivator ignited only 800 acupoints, even if they cultivated this technique, they might at best form a Middle or even Lower Third-Grade Golden Core, and the effort would not necessarily be a good thing.
*What’s suitable is best.*
Of course, for Bai Ziyue, this was not a problem at all.
During his Enlightenment Realm, Bai Ziyue ignited a remarkable 1,296 acupoints, allowing him to cultivate any technique to its theoretical pinnacle.
In other words, should he choose to cultivate these techniques, he could directly unleash their maximum potential.
However, he naturally wouldn’t switch to cultivating these techniques.
But he had to admit that these inheritances could greatly aid him in creating a Golden Core Realm cultivation technique in the future.
This was substantial help that even the Qingxu Sect found challenging to provide, showcasing the profound foundation of a Super Immortal Technique Influence.