Chapter 1673: Civil Engineering? You Think of Ancient Corvée Labor? (4/5, please subscribe)

"That's fine. Also, the gold has already been refined by me, the Sect Leader, into cultivation materials. For recruitment, let them exchange for corresponding techniques and elixirs. This is the exchange list—take it with you."

Li Yu smiled and said, "This list is probably even more tempting than gold. Gold is valuable, sure, but how could it compare to the lure of immortality?"

"But if it's like this, won't the mortal world be crawling with cultivators too?"

"Will the Ancestor allow it?"

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "How could I, this Sect Leader, be unaware of what you've thought of? The Ancestor won't concern himself with this."

"I see. Sect Leader, are there any other instructions? If not, I'll head down the mountain first?"

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Your strength is only at the Flesh Body realm—representing my Taixuan Sect going down the mountain is still a bit weak. Come here, this Sect Leader will bestow upon you a blessing from the Ancestor."

"The Ancestor's blessing?" Li Yu was puzzled.

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "The Ancestor once refined a Cosmic Tower that can accelerate time. I've channeled the power of the Cosmic Tower here—one minute of your cultivation will equal ninety years. By then, when you go down the mountain, your strength will be sufficient."

"This... the Ancestor's divine abilities are simply beyond imagination."

Li Yu accepted the power of the Cosmic Tower with an excited heart.

One minute passed in the blink of an eye, and Li Yu emerged from his cultivation.

At this moment, he could only feel that the power within his body had grown to an inconceivable extent.

"Perfect Divine Power realm?"

Just one minute, and he had reached such a realm—it made him feel as though he were dreaming.

"If I were to cultivate for a full day under the power of this Cosmic Tower, what level would my strength reach?"

Li Yu's heart burned with excitement as he looked toward Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Channeling this power for your use this one time is already an extraordinary act of grace. If you wish to continue using the Cosmic Tower, that will depend on your own fortune. The Ancestor once said that anyone of virtue, loyal to the Taixuan Sect, will have the chance to be blessed by the Cosmic Tower. This trip down the mountain to recruit disciples is precisely a good opportunity."

Li Yu's voice trembled: "Does the Sect Leader mean that if I handle this matter well, I might also obtain cultivation time within the Cosmic Tower?"

Zhou Qing nodded: "Correct. Of course, it's only a chance."

Li Yu said excitedly, "Sect Leader, having a chance is already wonderful!"

"Indeed." Zhou Qing nodded, "This is an opportunity only disciples of the Taixuan Sect have. Even if others did every good deed in the world, the Ancestor could not possibly bestow such a blessing upon them."

Li Yu nodded, discussed a few more matters with Zhou Qing, then took his leave, riding a rainbow toward the mortal world.

When he arrived, he had been an ordinary person; now descending the mountain, he had become a terrifying existence capable of suppressing the mortal world.

And the time that had passed was merely a few short days.

Riding the rainbow, he felt as though he had passed through a membrane, and the scenery of Earth came into view once more.

But compared to where Taixuan Mountain was located, both the scenery and the spiritual energy of Earth were vastly inferior, giving him a sense of mild discomfort.

It was as if a fish living in water had suddenly come ashore.

"Planet Earth is truly too barren."

He shook his head, suppressing the various thoughts in his mind.