Chapter 402

Not only that, Gu Yuan also discovered that the higher the position, the more luck he plundered, and the higher the efficiency.

Looks like this leader's identity is just the beginning.

Just as Gu Yuan was pondering, the immortal ship shuddered violently and pierced through that thick golden light curtain.

In an instant, a stream of immortal substance, far richer than the ship's interior by thousands of times, mixed with heavenly Dao laws so solid they made one's hair stand on end, came rushing at them.

Inside the ship, that group of native powerhouses instantly exploded in an uproar.

"This… this is the immortal realm?"

"My bottleneck… has loosened!"

"Good heavens, I feel that taking a single breath here is more useful than ten years of bitter cultivation down below!"

Many venerables who had been stuck in their bottlenecks for years, under the scouring of this pure energy, actually broke through on the spot, causing the ship's interior to burst with spiritual light and myriad phenomena.

Gu Yuan also slowly opened his eyes and looked out the window.

What met his eyes was an endless sea of stars.

But here the stars were no longer distant points of light; they were huge continents floating in the void, each bearing palaces and temples, with celestial beasts and divine troops flying and patrolling.

This is the Hun Tian Holy Land among the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths of the Taichu Immortal Realm.

Rather than calling it a holy land, it's more like a massive war fortress, a super training camp that cultivates and supplies troops for all the major powers of the immortal realm.

The immortal ship did not dock before those palaces and temples, but headed toward a relatively remote floating continent.

On the continent, rows of barracks had already been built, with countless cultivators in standard battle armor training inside, their killing intent soaring to the heavens.

"We've arrived."

General Hunzhan's voice rang in everyone's ears.

"This is the Seventh Outpost Camp of the Hun Tian Holy Land. Starting today, you will undergo three months of intensive training here, after which important figures will come to select you to march together onto the true immortal battlefield."

"Remember, this is not the barbaric wasteland you came from; here, the first thing you must learn is obedience!"

His voice was icy, carrying an unquestionable command tone.

The immortal ship slowly descended.

A beautiful woman wearing a cyan palace robe with slits up to the chest, her aura at the peak of a true immortal, had already been waiting on the landing pad.

Her hair was piled high, her phoenix eyes shimmering, and every gesture exuded a mature, alluring charm.

"Greetings, General Hunzhan."

The beautiful woman gave a graceful bow, her voice soft and alluring, her attitude respectful yet not servile.

"Elder Qingxuan, no need for excessive courtesy."

General Hunzhan waved his hand,

"I'm entrusting these one thousand people to you; in three months I want to see a force capable of fighting."

"General, rest assured."

Elder Qingxuan slightly opened her red lips, nodded, and swept her gaze over the thousand natives; when she saw Gu Yuan, her eyes flickered, flashing a barely perceptible strange hue.

"Especially him." General Hunzhan transmitted, "This child possesses extraordinary talent, is a promising material, and deserves special attention."

He emphasized the words 'special attention,' and Elder Qingxuan immediately understood.

"Yes."

After giving his orders, General Hunzhan took the immortal ship laden with its harvest and took off again, flying toward the core region of the Hun Tian Holy Land.

Left behind were only Elder Qingxuan and Gu Yuan's thousand natives, brimming with fantasies and apprehensions about the future.

Elder Qingxuan covered her mouth and smiled lightly, her beautiful eyes flowing as she swept over the crowd, her face showing a smile as warm as a spring breeze.

"Everyone, welcome to the Hun Tian Holy Land."

"I am Elder Qingxuan, the guiding elder for this batch of newcomers."

"I know you are full of longing for the immortal realm and hope for the future, but the immortal realm has its own rules."

She paused, and her voice turned stern.

"Although you have been selected, you still carry the foul aura of the lower realms, which clashes with the immortal realm's laws; to help you better adapt to this environment, the holy land will hold a purification ceremony for you."

The purification ceremony.

Upon hearing these four words, the faces of the thousand native powerhouses once again showed ecstasy and anticipation.

In their simple understanding, anything related to a grand ceremony must be a tremendous opportunity.

Elder Qingxuan took in everyone's expressions, the smile at her lips growing more alluring, but deep in her eyes lay a hint of coldness not easily noticed.

She led the crowd through the training barracks to the front of a majestic temple at the center of the floating continent.

At the temple's center lay a colossal jade pool a hundred zhang in diameter, filled with liquid shimmering with seven‑colored rosy light; streams of pure immortal Dao laws floated within, condensing into profound runes.

"This is the Immortal‑Transforming Pool,"

Elder Qingxuan tapped the jade pool with her jade finger, speaking in a voice full of allure,

"The water in the pool is gathered by the holy land from the nine heavens' immortal dew, blended with hundreds of immortal herbs and divine medicines, then personally empowered with laws by the Immortal King and refined."

"Entering this pool can wash away your mortal impurities, reforge your immortal flesh and jade bones, and make your Dao foundation perfectly harmonize with our immortal realm's laws—such an opportunity is something even outer disciples of many holy lands desperately seek."

Among the crowd, an uncontainable outcry and gasping erupted.

Reforging immortal flesh and jade bones!

Perfectly harmonizing with the immortal realm's laws!

Isn't this just a leap to heaven?

"Elder, can we… go in now?" asked an impatient venerable, his voice trembling.

"Of course."

Elder Qingxuan's eyes were like silk, her gaze falling on that impatient venerable; she slightly opened her red lips, her voice carrying a hint of seductive charm,

"Little one, what's your name? You're in such a hurry—are you hoping to be the first to gain my favor?"

That supreme being was dazed by this sudden attention, feeling a heaven‑stepping opportunity right before him, excited and trembling all over, he hastily bowed and said:

Re… reply Elder! I am Shi Meng! I am willing to die for the Elder!

Shi Meng?

Elder Qingxuan covered her lips and smiled lightly, alluring and charming,

What a good name; I just don't know if it's as fierce as the name—may I let this venerable one try it?

Shi Meng swallowed, still unable to answer, only to see Elder Qingxuan lightly tap her jade finger; an invisible force pulled the supreme being named Shi Meng from the crowd and hurled him straight into the center of the Pool of Immortal Ascension.

Before Shi Meng could even rejoice, his face suddenly changed drastically.

He felt the pool water was not cleansing his Dao foundation, but madly draining everything from him!

Essence blood, Dao fruits, divine soul… were being sucked away at a terrifying speed, turning into nourishment for the pool water!

Elder…… you……

He terrifiedly looked toward the beautiful woman beside the pool, his limbs beginning to wither.

Elder Qingxuan's smile remained alluring, but her eyes were icy as frost, looking down on him and enjoying his pain.

Are you willing to turn into a pile of dry bones right now, or kneel down, lick clean this venerable one's shoes, and become an obedient dog?