tkworld Chapter 318 Dao Court's Lobbyist
Chapter 318 Dao Court's Lobbyist
Chapter 318: The Advocate of Dao Court
Imperial Dao Peak, behind the mountain.
Inside the Good Fortune Heavenly Palace, Qin Muling fully released the power of his mana, his cultivation at the peak of True Immortal slowly rising, breaking through the invisible shackles and stepping into a completely new realm.
Outside the magnificent hall, the laws of the Heavenly Dao sensed it. High up in the nine heavens, countless heavy calamity clouds silently gathered, causing the temperature in the area of millions of miles to plummet. Soon, it presented a scene of a frozen land, with bone-chilling winds howling through the heavens and earth.
Outside, Mu Yinghua, who had already stabilized at the Quasi-Saint Emperor realm, presided over the Falling Phoenix Nebula Tower, fully activating the sect's mountain protection formation. Empress Xinyu, Emperor Tong Ying, Emperor Qinghuan, and others all arrived to protect Qin Muling during his Tribulation.
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao and her three incarnations personally guarded Qin Muling, using their supreme divine abilities to conceal the heavenly secrets and confuse the yin and yang, ensuring that the powerful beings outside would not detect any abnormalities.
In an instant, the suffocating and majestic heavenly might penetrated through the layers of formations and reached the interior of the hall. Countless elusive and mysterious shadows lingered outside the hall, and the murmurs of inexplicable whispers echoed incessantly in the depths of their souls.
Those were the extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons that would make cultivators turn pale. Those whose Dao hearts were not strong enough would be tempted and confused, giving rise to inner demons and ultimately leading to their destruction.
With a thunderous roar that shook the heavens and earth, thousands of blood-red calamity thunderbolts, each as large as a water jar, appeared outside the hall and exploded simultaneously before Qin Muling could react, causing even this ancient treasure to tremble slightly.
A huge canopy of luck appeared above Qin Muling's head, covering an area of thousands of acres and consisting of seven layers. Countless purple clouds swirled and rose, creating a myriad of spectacles. With a desolate and lofty aura that had endured for eternity, it exerted immense pressure, causing the countless Heavenly Demons that were closing in to hesitate and shrink back, only able to lurk and spy in the surroundings.
"...The destructive power of this heavenly tribulation far surpasses the Profound Immortal tribulation of ordinary monstrous geniuses, and even the Golden Immortal tribulation is inferior. It truly deserves to be the manifestation of an Innate Primordial Spirit Root!"
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao furrowed her brows lightly, her gaze penetrating through the layers of formations to look at the vast sky outside. In the boundless pitch-black calamity clouds, towering divine shadows formed by blood-colored thunderbolts appeared, their numerous indifferent and emotionless eyes fixed on Qin Muling from afar, as if they could descend at any moment to annihilate him.
At this moment, Qin Muling was completely focused, paying no attention to the doomsday-like heavenly tribulation outside. He calmly sorted out his mana and gradually adapted to the cultivation of the Profound Immortal realm.
Inside the magnificent hall, the brilliant and mysterious starlight surged like a torrential river, pouring down and being absorbed by the massive Innate Hongmeng Good Fortune Azure Lotus. In addition to the existing fourteen virtual shadows of Azure Lotus leaves, the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth virtual shadows of Azure Lotus leaves faintly appeared, gradually becoming clear and solid as the essence of star power continued to pour in.
Thirty-three Azure Lotus leaves, thirty-three heavenly realms. Now, seventeen Azure Lotus leaves had successfully evolved.
Profound and profound messages surged from the depths of the unknown, merging into Qin Muling's divine soul, allowing him to understand the innate divine abilities corresponding to the three newly evolved Azure Lotus leaves. They greatly enhanced the physical body and divine soul, surpassing the monstrous geniuses of the same level by tenfold.
The last Azure Lotus leaf corresponded to the enduring endurance and recovery ability of the Dao body and Law Avatar, also with a tenfold enhancement.
Qin Muling understood in his heart that this level of enhancement was indeed astonishing, enough to ensure that he could walk horizontally in the Profound Immortal and Golden Immortal realms. Even dealing with a group of Golden Immortals would be a piece of cake.
However, at the level of Taiyi Golden Immortal, this level of strength was not enough, let alone the Great Principal Golden Immortal realm.
The cultivation realms above Origin Immortal were vastly different, making it almost impossible to challenge opponents of higher realms. Qin Muling's situation was already a rare exception that occurred once in millions of years.
Moreover, considering Qin Muling's current importance, once hostile forces decide to target him, it will definitely be a large group of Taiyi and Great Principle level experts, even the presence of a Quasi-Saint Emperor is not surprising.
So for him, it is still not a time to be careless.
The Innate Hongmeng Good Fortune Azure Lotus in his Sea of Consciousness emits a bright and clear brilliance, with countless mysterious and obscure Dao patterns covering its surface. Brilliant and magnificent rays of light surround it, with boundless purple auspicious qi enveloping it. The rich and profound, mysterious and unfathomable Dao inspiration extends from the inside to the outside, with scattered chaotic crystal radiance like a meteor shower, emerging from nothingness and dancing lightly around the Azure Lotus before silently merging into the depths of his divine soul, gradually enhancing his innate foundation.
The sturdy and resilient, dense as a spider's web, luminous quality root tendrils extend into deeper mysterious spaces, continuously absorbing and feedbacking various essence of spiritual energy with miraculous effects, nourishing his divine soul and Dao body.
Qin Muling slightly deduced and determined his current lifespan limit, which is 35 million years, equivalent to nearly 300 Yuanhui, far exceeding the lifespan of an ordinary Golden Immortal.
After the Profound Immortal realm stabilizes, his original various innate talents and divine abilities will also be enhanced and optimized, such as luck, fortune, and destiny. There is also the innate divine ability "Glorious Territory of the Heavenly Palace," which, when used, can transform an area with a radius of 40,000 li and a thickness of 1,000 li into a Grotto-Heaven blessed land filled with abundant spiritual energy within half an incense stick's time. No matter how severe the pollution of demonic energy is, complete purification and transformation can be achieved.
In other words, for those small floating lands in the Extreme Void Starry Sky, as long as Qin Muling takes action once, he can completely transform them from the inside out. Then he can combine and assemble them together to form larger floating lands with more suitable living environments.
The internal space derived from the Azure Lotus leaves currently has a volume exceeding 1.5 million li, which can easily accommodate many such void land fragments, allowing him to transport and place them in designated areas.
If he focuses on the purification and transformation of the floating land environment all year round, the amount of heavenly merit and earth virtue that Qin Muling can harvest will be unimaginable. Given enough time, perhaps he can rely on a massive amount of heavenly merit and earth virtue to truly cultivate a Supreme Primordial Saint Dao Fruit.
Furthermore, with the ability to cultivate using the essence of spirit medicine and spiritual grass, each time he uses it, it can increase their medicinal power by 80,000 years. It has reached the stage where he can casually eat Heavenly Medicine treasures like snacks, benefiting not only the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace but also the entire Female Cultivators Union Alliance.
In addition, many innate divine abilities such as "Concealed Shadow, Traceless Escape," "Nearby yet distant," "Aeon Sundial," "Insight into the Profound," "Void Shifting," and "Luck Perception" have all received corresponding enhancements. Especially the ability to temporarily enhance cultivation realm, each time it is used, it requires burning 40,000 years of lifespan, but it can temporarily obtain the strength of the peak Great Principal Golden Immortal level for one hour.
With these special cards, coupled with a suitable set of Acquired Spiritual Treasures found in the sect's treasury, even if Qin Muling travels alone, he has enough self-protection ability, so the sect's higher-ups don't have to worry too much.
Hmm, most importantly, with the power of the three newly derived Azure Lotus leaves, Qin Muling feels that he no longer needs to consider too much about avoiding sleeping with his senior sisters.
With the comprehensive enhancement of his physical body and divine soul, as well as his enduring endurance and recovery ability, perhaps even facing his master Mu Yinghua now, Qin Muling can withstand several rounds of battle instead of being completely dominated and bullied by her in the bedroom as before.
After one day and one night, the frequency of the blood-colored tribulation thunder falling finally began to weaken, and there were signs of dissipation in the sky full of tribulation clouds, indicating that Qin Muling's Profound Immortal tribulation was nearing its end.
"...Senior sister, are the Innate creatures that grow in the depths of the chaotic void extremely powerful in both flesh and soul?" After thinking for a moment, Qin Muling asked.
"Naturally," Immortal Venerable Qing Yao said, "The chaotic void and the Extreme Void Starry Sky are completely different concepts. The living environment there is extremely dangerous and harsh. Cultivators below the Great Principal Golden Immortal level can't stay there for long. Even Quasi-Saint Emperors have to be extremely cautious and injuries or even death are common occurrences. There are a very small number of terrifying Innate demons that even I find troublesome when encountering them!"
"I understand." Qin Muling nodded. Currently, most of the Quasi-Saint Emperors and Great Principal Golden Immortals in the Extreme Void Starry Sky who are severely injured and dormant are those who encountered accidents while exploring and seeking opportunities in the chaotic void, and their recovery is hopeless, so they have to enter the sect's secret realm to sleep.
After all, for those above the Great Principle realm, ordinary opportunities are no longer helpful for their cultivation advancement. If they want to make further progress, they usually have to choose to take risks in the depths of the chaotic void and see if they can find suitable resources for themselves.
This process is undoubtedly extremely dangerous. Once targeted by some mysterious and ruthless Innate beings, it is almost impossible to escape unscathed. Those who are lucky may return with serious injuries, while those who are unlucky may perish on the spot, without even a trace of their remains.
Emperor Xin Yu and her eight junior sisters, as well as Yu Lingzhou and the other female disciples, are all in a similar situation. If it weren't for Qin Muling's sake, they would probably still be sleeping in the Grotto-Heaven secret realm, with little chance of recovery. After millions of years, they would return to dust and soil.
Seeing that Qin Muling's cultivation realm is stable, Immortal Venerable Qing Yao looks around and says, "Your treasure is quite good. Bring it with you when you go to the chaotic void. It can serve as a temporary refuge and recovery cave mansion. There are not many Innate chaotic creatures that can threaten it anymore."
Qin Muling nods and says, "Okay."
The Good Fortune Heavenly Palace is an Innate Spiritual Treasure, and it belongs to the Supreme Grade among Innate Spiritual Treasures. Therefore, even in the dangerous and unpredictable chaotic void, it can still play an undeniable role.
It can devour and refine the flesh, blood, and souls of powerful beings, transforming them into boundless and magnificent starlight. It is the most suitable star power essence for cultivators to enhance their cultivation. Since it was tamed from the Illusory Mist Secret Realm, Qin Muling and her senior sisters have already enjoyed the various benefits it brings.
After a moment of contemplation, Qin Muling asks, "Should I go and accompany my senior sisters first, or help the elders in the sect transcend their tribulations? And what about Emperor Feng Ge..."
Immortal Venerable Qing Yao weighs the options for a moment and says, "Then focus on the matters in the sect first. After all, so many years have passed, a little delay won't make much difference."
"Okay," Qin Muling agrees. The journey to search for opportunities in the chaotic void is hard to estimate in terms of time, so she thinks it's better to first appease her senior sisters who harbor grievances and help them further improve their cultivation.
The Spiritual Light of Enlightenment at the Profound Immortal level is about ten times stronger than at the True Immortal realm. By practicing with her senior sisters for a month, taking into account the effect of the time acceleration array, it is estimated that they can all reach the threshold of Taiyi Golden Immortal. Princess Long Yi and Su Yuanzhen, who have the highest cultivation, can also advance to the First Grade.
Helping the elders transcend their tribulations is also a very important task. In Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace alone, there are over a thousand elders who have reached the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm and are qualified to strive for the Great Principle realm. If we consider all the Taiyi Golden Immortals in the Female Cultivators Union Alliance, the total number exceeds seven thousand.
Since it is too difficult to aspire to the Quasi-Saint Emperor realm, in many Supreme Daoist forces, the Great Principal Golden Immortal is the strongest strategic force in the sect. The quantity directly affects the position and influence of the sect in the Extreme Void Starry Sky.
For the current Female Cultivators Union Alliance, although the combat power of the Great Principal Golden Immortal is not as good as that of the Quasi-Saint Emperor, having such a large number of them as a foundation still greatly enhances the overall strength of the sect. After all, in the current calamity caused by the Demon Race, the number of Quasi-Saint Emperors among the demon descendants is not excessive.
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Emperor Qing Huan's dojo.
In the cave mansion, Su Yuanzhen looks at the masked woman in white robes in front of her with surprise. There is a hint of obvious doubt in her gentle voice.
"Sister Yu Rong, why did you come this time? Weren't you always cultivating in seclusion over there? Why did you think of finding me? Could it be that you secretly acted without the Emperor's knowledge..."
Fairy Yu Rong smiles charmingly and says, "It's been a long time since we last met. I missed you, so I came to see you and catch up."
"..."
Su Yuanzhen's doubts grew stronger in her heart. This Jade Rong Fairy was her childhood friend and playmate, also one of Emperor Qing Huan's trusted confidantes. However, thousands of years ago, she was secretly planted on Emperor Xuan Yin's side to act as a spy, and their contact was basically severed due to their duties.
Later, Emperor Qing Huan settled in Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace for security reasons and secretly brought Jade Rong Fairy back, arranging a new role for her.
This time, she didn't know what means the other party used, but she actually came from the territory of Dao Court, saying that she had important information to report to Emperor Qing Huan. After the meeting, she secretly found her way to Su Yuanzhen's place.
Jade Rong Fairy smiled and said, "Junior sister, your cultivation back then was not as good as mine. But today, upon seeing you, you have actually surpassed me by two ranks. Moreover, your destiny and aura seem to have significantly increased. I believe you will reach even greater heights in the future. I wonder what opportunities you have encountered that make me so envious..."
She rambled on, and Su Yuanzhen's expression gradually turned cold. The only feeling this woman gave her was that something was off. Could it be... that she was acting as a spokesperson for some major power?
"Sister, please speak directly if you have something to say," Su Yuanzhen said in a cold tone. "If there's nothing important, then let's end it here. I still need to be on duty by the princess's side!"
Seeing Su Yuanzhen's gesture of offering tea and seeing her off, Jade Rong Fairy finally stopped beating around the bush and composed herself, saying, "Junior sister, I know that you are now together with the princess and have become that person's person. I won't make things difficult for you. I just ask for your help in arranging a meeting between me and him, so that I can have a few words with him. What do you think?"
As she spoke, she took out nine fist-sized, radiant pearls and placed them on the nearby table. A chilling pressure instantly filled the entire Cave Mansion, and there was a faint and long dragon chant echoing in the depths of their souls.
Jade Rong Fairy spoke softly, "These nine pearls are Dragon Pearls taken from the body of an adult ancient demon dragon. Emperor Xuan Yin personally refined them into a set of High Grade Acquired Spiritual Treasures. Their power will not disappoint you. As long as you agree to this, this set of treasures will be yours, little sister!"
Su Yuanzhen's expression froze for a moment, then her beautiful eyes turned cold. "So you are indeed acting as a spokesperson for those two? It seems you have betrayed the Emperor. I won't spare you!"
She knew that the two Emperors, Xuan Yin and Wei De of Dao Court, would never willingly accept defeat. They would definitely find another way to cause trouble when they returned. Now, it seemed that this Jade Rong Fairy was probably persuaded by them to come over and use her relationship with Su Yuanzhen to lure Qin Muling to their side.
Perhaps... she should take action now and capture her, then hand her over to Emperor Qing Huan for punishment?
"There's no need for you to do this, little sister," Jade Rong Fairy said calmly. "I haven't betrayed the Emperor's intentions. They just offered me too much, and all they asked was for me to deliver a message. I'm not doing anything else, so this behavior shouldn't be considered crossing the line, right?"
Su Yuanzhen sneered slightly, "Has the Emperor wronged you in any way? What benefits did those two promise you? Is that why you're doing this?"
"No need to hide it from you. A decent cultivation technique, an Acquired Spiritual Treasure, and the resources to cultivate to the peak of the Great Principle realm," Jade Rong Fairy said calmly. "My talent is not outstanding, and my potential is almost depleted. Even if I stay by the Emperor's side in the future, I won't have access to these resources. They are willing to help me, so..."
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