Chapter 738: Chapter 638: Buddhist Prodigies, True Monarch’s Opportunity (Combined Chapter)

Although he’s arrogant, he’s not a fool.

Just now, he had already unleashed the Third Level of the Spirit Platform, pushing Spiritual Essence to the limit, putting forth his utmost effort.

Yet the monk opposite him hadn’t even displayed his Spirit Platform, clearly holding back.

Even so, he had completely fallen to a disadvantage, a clear distinction of superiority was evident.

"Well, you can’t say that like this, after all your cultivation is a level below his.

Given time, when your cultivation catches up, who knows whose fate will prevail." said the handsome male cultivator named Gao Wenxuan with a smile.

Shen Ao Qun did not deny this. As the greatest genius in thousands of years from the True Blood Sect, he naturally carried immense pride.

Even if his opponent was a prodigy from the Major Sect Jin Gang Sect, he was confident in not being weaker.

The two slowly descended from the sky.

Gao Wenxuan turned his head, slightly scanning the surrounding people, taking stock of everyone.

When his gaze fell on Xin Ziqi, it paused slightly, showing a hint of amazement in his eyes.

Yet he didn’t linger, instead smiling at Shen Ao Qun: "Brother Shen, are these all your friends? Aren’t you going to introduce them to your brother here?"

Hearing Gao Wenxuan call him brother, even the proud Shen Ao Qun couldn’t help but show a hint of delight in his brows.

He first spoke to Lou Yi and the others: "This is Gao Wenxuan from the contemporary prodigy Two Forms Sect, not yet eighty years old and already Fourth Layer Spirit Platform, likely to surpass Golden Core before a hundred."

Then, he introduced them to Gao Wenxuan one by one.

"This is my junior brother Jin Tingfeng, with talent not inferior to mine. This is my senior brother Cao..."

"This is Fairy Xin from Qingluan Palace, famous for beauty throughout our Northern Domain... This is Fairy Lu..."

"This, Fellow Daoist Liu." When introducing Lou Yi, Shen Ao Qun hesitated slightly but tried to be as objective as possible,

"He is a genius Loose Cultivator from our Northern Domain, renowned for chivalry and formidable strength."

"Greetings, Fellow Daoists." Gao Wenxuan still maintained a gentle smile on his face.

But his gaze lingered on Xin Ziqi for two extra seconds, sweeping across others without much interest.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Gao."

Seeing such courtesy from the Two Forms Sect’s prodigy, everyone was flattered and hurriedly greeted him.

The Two Forms Sect is the primary sect in this world, excluding the seven Alliance Hierarch sects, one of the twenty-four Major Sects.

The sect hosts over a handful of Golden Core Masters, far superior in power and foundation compared to the four sects in the Northern Domain.

While Gao Wenxuan was amazed by Xin Ziqi’s looks,

he did not disturb the following journey, treating everyone, except for Shen Ao Qun, with proper etiquette, making it hard to find fault.

"I don’t quite like this person." A gentle voice from Xin Ziqi suddenly sounded beside Lou Yi’s ear.

"Oh, why?" Lou Yi curiously asked.

"Though he’s polite, his mindset is lofty, and he doesn’t truly consider us, even Fellow Daoist Shen is hard to say."

"Haha." The corners of Lou Yi’s mouth curled into a smile.

Evidently, he wasn’t expecting such a gentle woman like Xin Ziqi to complain about others to him, which was endearingly cute.

This also indicated she genuinely regarded him as her own.

"Why are you laughing?" Xin Ziqi’s voice carried a hint of annoyance, "Am I not right?"

"You are absolutely right." Lou Yi affirmed, "I also feel that this person is indeed a deep thinker, we should be cautious going forward."

Seeing Lou Yi agree with her, Xin Ziqi couldn’t help but smile.

This made Shen Ao Qun, who was always paying attention to Xin Ziqi, turn gloomy.

Observing all this, Gao Wenxuan from the Two Forms Sect whispered to Shen Ao Qun: "Brother Shen might have an affection for this girl?"

"Heh, what use is liking them when they don’t even glance at me." Shen Ao Qun shook his head, then asked, "Brother Gao, why did you come to the Fangsu District? Could it be because of that opportunity?"

"That’s correct."

"This opportunity, I don’t quite understand until now, could Brother Gao enlighten me?"

With this question, he didn’t whisper but asked openly.

Upon hearing the word ’opportunity’, everyone perked their ears and turned to Gao Wenxuan.

Being a core disciple from such a Major Sect as the Two Forms Sect, he should know many secrets that minor sects cannot access.

"The opportunity in Fangsu District involves an unrivaled True Monarch..." Gao Wenxuan didn’t keep them in suspense, slowly explaining the origin of this opportunity.

Upon hearing the words ’True Monarch’, everyone’s spirits lifted.

Nascent Soul True Monarchs represent the pinnacle of worldly existence, truly dominant figures.

If any sect could produce a Nascent Soul True Monarch, it would leap to the foremost among all Major Sects.

During their lifetime, they could even rival the seven Alliance Hierarch sects.

An opportunity related to a Nascent Soul True Monarch is undoubtedly extraordinary.

As Gao Wenxuan narrated, everyone gradually understood the numerous ins and outs of the Fangsu District opportunity.

Ten thousand years ago, the Spirit Treasure Sect, one of the seven Alliance Hierarch sects, simultaneously birthed two Nascent Soul True Monarchs, their prominence in the Cultivation Realm unmatched for a time. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

But fortune was fleeting, as the two True Monarchs fell into conflict for unknown reasons, sparking fierce internal strife that dragged almost all sect cultivators into involvement.

Eventually, one of the True Monarchs was defeated and fled with his followers to Tian Yuan to hide.

To avoid pursuit, the True Monarch somehow managed to relocate his blessed land into a secret place within the first layer of Tian Yuan.

Only after his extinction did the blessed land gradually reveal itself.

Every hundred years, the True Monarch’s blessed land appears in Fangsu District, open to all sect cultivators to enter and seek opportunity.

Some have found Enlightenment Pills to aid in cultivation comprehension, others have obtained intact Treasure Artifacts, and some have received the True Monarch’s precious cultivation technique...

Yet, the most precious in the True Monarch’s blessed land are only two things.

One is the True Monarch’s legacy.

As long as it is obtained, breaking through to Golden Core would be as simple as eating and drinking.

Even advancing to the realm of unrivaled True Monarch is highly probable.

Yet over ten thousand years, no one has successfully acquired it.

Many even question whether the True Monarch indeed left a legacy at all.

The True Monarch’s legacy is ethereal and elusive, having never been obtained in ten thousand years, its allure isn’t as imagined.

The reason talented figures from many sects flock to it is mainly because of the second treasure.

"This item is a wisp of clear energy, tangible but intangible. If captured and ingested, one’s cultivation will soar with no aftereffects.

The origin of this item is unknown, commonly referred to as Xiantian Qing Qi (innate energy).

With good fortune, a cultivator might ascend to the next Spirit Platform with just one wisp of clear energy.

With less fortune, consuming at most two wisps of Xiantian Qing Qi can also form an additional Spirit Platform layer." Gao Wenxuan explained to everyone.

"Can cultivators of any element use it?" questioned the black-armored cultivator from True Blood Sect.

"Xiantian Qing Qi is not bound by any element type, be it gold, wood, water, fire, earth, Yin element, Yang element, or even body cultivation, can all benefit from it." Gao Wenxuan nodded.

"Hiss..." Upon hearing this, everyone couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

"This is truly a Heaven and Earth Wonder amongst Heaven and Earth Wonders!" Shen Ao Qun was astonished too.

It’s widely known that in the first layer of Tian Yuan, Heaven and Earth Wonders are most precious, aiding Foundation Establishment cultivators in forming Spirit Platforms.

Yet each type of Heaven and Earth Wonder has suitable elements, and using them for other elements might do harm rather than good.

For example, Lin Xuan from Lou Yi’s squad had consumed the golden gourd which suited only Gold Element cultivators.

This is why teams entering Tian Yuan often recruit cultivators of different elements to prevent internal competition from affecting unity.

Now, from Gao Wenxuan’s explanation, Xiantian Qing Qi transcends element types, doesn’t everyone have the chance?

"I wonder, once the True Monarch’s blessed land is open, how much Xiantian Qing Qi can be produced each time?" questioned the black-armored cultivator surnamed Cao.

"As few as ten wisps, as many as twenty." Gao Wenxuan expressed this with a look of yearning.

"So, if a cultivator can seize all the clear energy,

they can form at least five additional Spirit Platform layers based on their original foundation?" Shen Ao Qun exclaimed in shock.

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