Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 345 - 325: Taotie Magic Artifact

Chao Tian Pool.

Deep in the darkness, Lu Qingfeng sat cross-legged, operating his Cultivation Technique, focused solely on cultivation.

Having spent decades in the game mastering the Divine Soul Thought Generation Skill, Lu Qingfeng found it effortless to grasp in reality. Generating thoughts and investing them in "Primordial" allowed him to play the game without hampering his real-life activities and spiritual practice.

At a hundredfold time difference,

the sensation was somewhat bizarre, akin to the left hand blinking and throwing a punch ten times, while the right threw a thousand. There was a profound sense of division. Fortunately, in reality, Lu Qingfeng was already a Grain Avoidance Realm Cultivator, and even more advanced as a Jindan Cultivator in the game, fully capable of sustaining himself.

It wasn't a matter of splitting the Divine Soul,

but rather two thoughts, or two separate consciences – one operating at high speed, and the other at a slow pace.

Odd as it felt, it did not actually interfere.

Of course,

a mortal could hardly imagine or comprehend such sensation; they might think that it would inevitably lead to a collapse of consciousness.

But that wasn't the case.

Lu Qingfeng was perfectly fine.

With an abundance of time like never before, his Divine Soul's thoughts conquered challenges in the game while his true self could still cultivate, practice Alchemy, refine Artifacts, and more, all without any hindrance.

Luofu Sword Scripture.

Twelve Heavenly Demon God Skill.

Yellow Robe True Skill.

Five Thunder Heart Sutra.

The four Cultivation Techniques operated simultaneously without any conflicts under his command. The only issue was the fourfold increase in demand for Elixir Pills and Spiritual Energy.

And while the former was a Supreme Level Technique, the latter three were Mysterious Level Techniques, consuming multiple times more resources than Refined Level or Side Door Level techniques.

Luckily, Lu Qingfeng had deep pockets.

He could easily procure four times or even more resources.

As the Cultivation Techniques operated, his True Yuan was continuously refined and enhanced, his cultivation also advancing steadily and firmly.

Grain Avoidance Realm Cultivators typically progressed rapidly. Many who just entered the Spirit Void would suppress their cultivation due to fears of the Heart Demon Tribulation, aiming to refine their mental state to perfection and comfortably transcend the tribulation.

Lu Qingfeng had no need for such precautions.

With his mental fortitude, the Heart Demon Tribulation posed no threat whatsoever. Therefore, he didn't have to suppress his progress in the Grain Avoidance Realm and could advance quickly.

As for the Red Dust Longevity Technique—although he had mastered and started practicing it in the game, he had only been in Chao Tian Pool for a short half-year in reality and hadn't had the chance to seek out and acquire high-rank Spirit Wood.

He hadn't established his foundation yet, and thus couldn't cultivate.

Lu Qingfeng wasn't in a rush as his Life Span was still sufficient. He could spend more time in reality seeking high-level Spirit Wood, preferably Eighth Order or even Immortal level, to build an invincible foundation and gain more longevity.

Once he roamed the Four Corners in the Gathering Law Realm seeking Earth Evil Yin Veins and Heavenly Gang Qi to refine Nine Layers of Gang Sha, it wouldn't be late to search for Spirit Wood then.

By then,

he would have perfected his skills in the game, understanding all intricacies and advantages.

And he might even elevate them from True Sect Level to Mysterious Level, saving himself the trouble of having to rebuild his foundation and switch practices later.

The Red Dust Longevity Technique was not urgent.

Lu Qingfeng concentrated on cultivating the four major methods.

Time passed.

After about two hours,

"Phew!"

Lu Qingfeng exhaled a long breath and opened his eyes, "At this rate, in just five or six more years, I will be able to step into the Spirit Void Heart Movement Realm."

A smile appeared on Lu Qingfeng's face.

Root Bone enhanced.

Experience enriched.

Spirit Pills abundant.

With these three conditions, the Grain Avoidance Realm, which would have taken forty to fifty years to traverse early on in the game, now required only six to seven years for Lu Qingfeng.

The subsequent Heart Movement and Divine Silence stages would be even easier.

Together, they would take no more than ten years.

Only the Fusion Realm, which represented the last stage of the Spirit Void Stage and the most crucial checkpoint before advancing to Jindan, would take somewhat longer.

"Even if it takes longer, it won't exceed seventy years."

Lu Qingfeng resumed his seated position, his smile growing broader.

Thus, in about seventy to eighty years, he could advance to Core Formation. Only then would he truly be established and fearless of any threats.

"However,"

"even now, in the Nine Domains of Biyang Lake, only the Ten Thousand Beasts Immortal Mountain and the main camp of the Demon Clan in the Water Palace located in the Xiling Domain and the Ten Thousand Demon Domain have several Primordial Spirit Great Cultivators stationed, posing some threat to me."

"The Fierce Nether Domain is a main battlefield for two superpowers, and the Seven Demon Domain houses the lairs of seven old demons, equally troublesome to provoke."

"But, in the Xia Guang Domain where the Xuanyuan Sect is located, there are no Primordial Spirit Great Cultivators. With my strength, I am more than capable of dominating."

If it were half a year ago,

or even three months earlier, Lu Qingfeng wouldn't have been so confident.

After all, even if the Xia Guang Domain were remote, the Annihilation Divine Sect and Feiyan Pavilion, two major sects one in the south and the other in the north, stood superior to the Xuanyuan Sect by far, each with Golden Core Experts in charge.

With Lu Qingfeng's deep foundation still only at Spirit Void Grain Avoidance, and holding only a Fifth Order Dutian Xuanming Strategy in his hand, he was unable to bridge nearly two major realm gaps to contend directly against a Golden Core Expert.

But now—

"Dutian Xuanming Strategy."

Lu Qingfeng sat cross-legged on the ground, flipped his hand, and the Dutian Xuanming Strategy appeared in his grasp. Faint inaudible booming sounds came from within, emitting an aura that was different.

"Sixth Rank!"

"Sixth Rank Dutian Xuanming Strategy!"

A subtle smile played on Lu Qingfeng's lips, unable to contain his amusement.

In the game, not to mention a Sixth Rank Dutian Xuanming Strategy, he had spent five hundred years in the Black Star Realm, devouring countless treasures in the Eight Sceneries Tower of the Upper Origin Palace, even reaching the Seventh Order level.

But in reality,

this was the first time Lu Qingfeng had refined a Sixth Order magic artifact.

Especially a Qi Men Magic Artifact like the Dutian Xuanming Strategy.

"Sixth Order."

"Capable of accommodating seventy-two Jindan Level Dutian Ghost Generals and three thousand six hundred Spirit Void Level Xuanming Yin Soldiers."

"Once filled to capacity, once all Ghost Generals and Yin Soldiers are elevated to their limit, I could potentially withstand with my own power the major sects like the Annihilation Divine Sect and Feiyan Pavilion!"

With a single thought, Lu Qingfeng plunged into the Dutian Xuanming Strategy.

Within the Magic Artifact Space.

Thousands of Yin Soldiers were seated in meditation, and as soon as the Dutian Xuanming Strategy was promoted three months ago, 3,600 Xuanming Yin Soldiers were already in place. This was, after all, the accumulation of decades.

Just six months ago, a visit to the White Bone Realm made this task not too difficult. However, the seventy-two Dutian Ghost Generals posed a bit more of a challenge.

"Within the Three Realms, there are few Jindan True Men. Six months ago, in one go, six Void Core Real Persons from the White Bone Demon Sect were killed, which led the entire White Bone Demon Sect to come out in force searching for the whereabouts of 'Changqing Daoist.'"

"If we kill again, we might drive the White Bone Demon Sect to desperation."

Lu Qingfeng muttered to himself but looked northward, his lips curving into a smile, "Desperation or not, what does it matter? I infiltrated the White Bone Realm under the guise of 'Changqing Daoist' and struck swiftly. The White Bone Demon Sect couldn't find me; they could only suffer passively."

The enemy was out in the open. Changqing Daoist remained hidden. Lu Qingfeng was inherently on invincible ground. Desperation would require finding the actual walls to jump over.

"As for ambushes and hidden attacks—" Lu Qingfeng chuckled.

He possessed Divine Skills—

Deriving Heavenly Mechanism to foresee fortunes and misfortunes;

Preserving life and escaping danger;

Disguising and hiding!

He had no weak points. In this situation, all the efforts of the White Bone Demon Sect were futile unless they gathered all Jindan True Men at Yunyan Mountain to directly confront Lu Qingfeng; only then could they block his surreptitious massacres.

A large sect like the White Bone Demon Sect, if all Jindan True Men were to hide away, their destruction would also be not far.

"Thus." The rumbling inside the Dutian Xuanming Strategy in his hand gradually subsided, and Lu Qingfeng returned from his ponderings to see the various materials and Spirit Stones in the Dutian Creation Pool were nearly depleted. His expression turned somewhat bitter.

Looking at the 3,600 Xuanming Yin Soldiers, only promoted to the Heart Movement Level.

"The Dutian Xuanming Strategy upgraded to the Sixth Rank, and the strength of Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals also had to be brought to their peak."

"The consumption of various resources is too substantial!" Lu Qingfeng shook his head. Though this Sect Magical Artifact was powerful, its consumption of resources was akin to burning money.

To this day. Putting aside various other materials for the moment, merely the Spirit Stones had amounted to more than four hundred thousand—a considerable number.

Lu Qingfeng had occupied the Illusion Wave Sea for thirty-two years. On average, refining two hundred batches of Mingqing Spirit Water each year, selling each batch for a hundred Spirit Stones to trading houses like Feather Immortal Pavilion, brought in profits exceeding six hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

Most of which, Lu Qingfeng had invested into the Dutian Creation Pool.

"A standard Sixth-Order Magic Artifact, though rare, has its value, usually no more than about a hundred thousand Spirit Stones."

Four hundred thousand Spirit Stones. Whether going to the Ten Thousand Demon Domain or the Xiling Domain, it would not be difficult to buy three or four Sixth-Order Magic Artifacts.

Only someone as extravagantly wealthy as Lu Qingfeng could manage such a feat; only the Dutian Xuanming Strategy was worth the massive expenditure of Spirit Stones.

"Thank goodness I seized the Illusion Wave Sea early on." Lu Qingfeng felt fortunate—a mere thirty-two years, and the Illusion Wave Sea had brought him direct benefits exceeding six hundred thousand Spirit Stones, not to mention the vast quantities of unrefined Alcohol Liquid, whose value was inestimable.

Yet even so, Spirit Stones were still insufficient!

"A single Xuanming Yin Soldier, from just entering the Spirit Void Level to reaching the Spirit Void Peak, relying solely on self-cultivation, would inevitably require several hundred to a thousand years of hard cultivation."

"To build with Spirit Stones."

"A Spirit Void Peak Xuanming Yin Soldier—" Lu Qingfeng shook his head. He had refined the Dutian Xuanming Strategy countless times in the game, and had cultivated numerous Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals countless times; he couldn't be clearer about the associated costs.

"A Spirit Void Peak Xuanming Yin Soldier, if to be formed in an instant, would need at least five thousand Spirit Stones!"

3,600. That would be a total of eighteen million Spirit Stones.

"One must strike it rich overnight, otherwise where could such funds come from!"

Previously, he hadn't calculated precisely, but a sudden calculation made Lu Qingfeng's scalp tingle.

Dutian Xuanming Strategy truly was a top-tier resource-consuming Magic Artifact. Eighteen million Spirit Stones was just for the Sixth-Order level.

Reaching the Seventh and Eighth Orders, the expenditure would be astonishingly high. Only an Immortal Sect Great Sect that had been passed down through generations, willing to endure over time, could ultimately achieve success.

Even for a Primordial Spirit True One or a Mahayana True Immortal, it was hard to achieve instantly.

Definitely a Taotie amongst Magic Artifacts!

Of course, once successful, its power was not something ordinary Magic Artifacts of the same order could compare with.

And. Besides consuming Spirit Stones, the Dutian Creation Pool could refine anything. Cultivators or demons thrown into the pool, the Dutian Qi refined from them was also substantial.

Just over a dozen Spirit Void Realm demons could give rise to one Spirit Void Peak Xuanming Yin Soldier.

Mass slaughter. This was the premier method for swiftly cultivating Daoist Soldiers when wielding the Dutian Xuanming Strategy!

Spirit Stones were precious. Yet the cultivators and demons in the world were countless, inexhaustible and endlessly usable. Simultaneously eliminating demons and bolstering oneself was indeed a double benefit.

"3,600 Spirit Void Yin Soldiers."

"Seventy-two Jiedan Ghost Generals."

"Once assembled, there's no need to elevate all to their peak, it would be enough to make me invincible in the Jiedan Stage."

Lu Qingfeng's eyes sparkled, "Let's head to the White Bone Realm for a visit."

Cultivating Daoist Soldiers.

Boosting power.

Naturally, the sooner, the better, Lu Qingfeng didn't want to delay a moment longer.