Chapter 769: The Great Method of Asking the Golden Immortal

When he first returned, Master Lingxu Zi was still thinking about the group of monks in the Bodhi Sect. His own little disciple could not just disappear for no reason, so he had no other thoughts for the time being.

Besides that, he was indeed like everyone else, somewhat concerned about Shen Yi's background.

This young man had once been a disciple of a six-winged silkworm.

Now, whoever accepted him would be equivalent to lowering themselves to the same level as a demon cultivator. It was truly somewhat shameful to say it out loud.

Moreover, his Senior Brother Master Qingguang had caused such a disaster, yet he was unwilling to bear even half of the karma, instead letting his Master Lingxu Cave take the blame. If he just agreed to it, wouldn't he be lowering himself for no reason?

At the level of a Slain Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal, even life and death were transcended. Besides the supreme Great Dao, what he cared about was nothing more than this bit of reputation.

But the situation was different now.

Even for a Golden Immortal who was used to being carefree, unless there was really no other way, who would want to be looked down upon by the Sect Master?

Master Lingxu Zi was no exception.

But the actions of his eldest disciple really made him see no hope.

Under these circumstances, a young junior with courage and no lack of strength actually delivered himself to the door, which truly made him somewhat tempted.

Usually, if there were no other reasons, few Golden Immortals were willing to accept a cultivator who had reached the third rank as a disciple halfway. To put it bluntly, it was very difficult to cultivate familiarity.

After all, with such cultivation, how could there be no master-disciple lineage? Today he could abandon his sect and switch to another, and tomorrow he could abandon himself.

But the situation of this Master Master Shenxu was different... The other party's sect had been destroyed, so he was helpless, and after escaping, he still thought about avenging his master. He was truly affectionate and righteous.

Against the backdrop of so many advantages, the slight stain of having been a disciple of an insect demon appeared inconspicuous.

As for Master Yun Miao saying that Sister Ling Su's death had something to do with the other party, not to mention how much credibility there was in the words of his eldest disciple who was full of wanting to shirk responsibility.

Taking a step back...

Master Lingxu Zi quietly glanced at this young man. What he needed now was just a candidate to fight for Master Lingxu Cave, not really to cultivate a master-disciple relationship.

"Come back with me first."

Master Lingxu Zi waved his whisk, sacrificed a cloud to support Shen Yi: "Since you have entered my sect, those low-level methods from before, unless necessary, should be used less. An immortal family should have the appearance of an immortal family."

He was referring to the Divine Void Realm.

As a disciple under the Golden Immortal of the Three Immortals Sect, fighting was one thing, but why hide his head and show his tail when traveling? It was truly losing some atmosphere and making others laugh.

"Disciple understands."

Shen Yi nodded slightly and rose with the old man on the cloud.

Back when he was in the General Nanyang Treasure Land, he had once dreamed of white clothes winning snow and immortal style, and now it finally became a reality. Not only did he become a so-called immortal family, but he was also a proper disciple under a Golden Immortal. Even if he saw the Three Pure Sect Master, he could directly call him Grandmaster.

This identity, looking at the entire world, could be considered the top tier.

Shen Yi looked quietly at the auspicious cloud under his feet. Through the clouds and mist, the devastated Divine Land below entered his vision, and he felt a little nauseous.

"Hoo." He closed his eyes.

He finally stood firm in the Northern Continent, and his life could be considered half-saved.

But most importantly, he had the opportunity to come into contact with the Great Method of immortality.

Soon, Master Lingxu Zi brought Shen Yi back to Half-Fall Cliff.

"..."

When he saw Shen Yi's figure, Master Master Yun Miao, who was waiting on the cliff, felt his heart sink to the bottom.

He was right; his master's departure this time was specifically to support this insect demon disciple.

Now that he had brought him back, the meaning was self-evident.

Master Master Yun Miao quietly gritted his teeth. If it were before, he would not have had much objection to this, but since coming into contact with Sister Youyao, the situation had changed.

It was clear from the time of setting up the Master Master Shenxu shrine that this person was by no means a helper he could subdue as he had imagined.

And his master was dissatisfied with him recently. If this insect demon disciple joined Master Lingxu Cave, it would undoubtedly seriously affect his status as the eldest disciple, and even have a trend of replacing him.

But no matter how resistant he was.

Master Master Yun Miao could only watch Shen Yi land.

He tried hard to raise his lips, his voice somewhat hoarse: "Junior Brother Taixu Danhuang, we meet again."

"Seen Senior Brother."

Shen Yi responded casually and followed the silent Master Lingxu Zi behind the cliff.

Master Master Yun Miao watched the two disappear from his field of vision, his face gradually showing a bit of misery. His master would rather believe an outsider than give another chance to his own disciple who had followed him since childhood.

If so, he would rather prove to the other party who was the true way out for Master Lingxu Cave!

Thinking of this, Master Master Yun Miao turned around angrily and rode the cloud toward Master Qingguang Mountain.

Behind Half-Fall Cliff also stood a Daoist temple.

It was just that compared to the blue stone long stairs of Master Qingguang Mountain that could not be seen at a glance, this Daoist temple was located on the branches of a giant tree protruding from the cliff.

The temple was quiet, with only eight meditation cushions.

Master Lingxu Zi lifted his robe, sat cross-legged, and gestured for Shen Yi to take the place of Sister Ling Su.

"You once cultivated in the Southern Continent, far from my sect, and you are lacking in supernatural powers and methods."

"But seeking the Dao is arduous. Wanting to complete it for you overnight, not to mention that I am a Golden Immortal, even if the Sect Master himself came to lecture, he could not do it."

"Simply tell me, what do you lack the most now?"

Master Lingxu Zi needed a fierce general who could fight well, not a disciple who was perfect in every way, so he could not care about those rules.

"Disciple lacks..."

Shen Yi was silent for a moment and raised his head: "The Great Method of asking the Golden Immortal."

Hearing this, Master Lingxu Zi was stunned. He originally thought that since the other party had climbed up to a Northern Continent great sect, he would open his mouth like a lion and ask for some proper supernatural powers and magic treasures.

Yet he did not expect this child to be pursuing such ethereal things.

Proving the Golden Immortal was certainly important, but it could not solve the urgent need, nor could it play a role in this tribulation.

Thinking of this, Master Lingxu Zi instinctively frowned. He took the risk of offending Senior Brother Master Qingguang to accept the other party, not to let this person seek immortality at Half-Fall Cliff with peace of mind.

"Since you have entered Master Lingxu Cave, how could you lack the Great Method? It's just that you have already entered the tribulation and occupied the dojo. Inevitably, you will attract many troubles. You still need to deal with this tribulation with all your heart. After the tribulation, with the support of human incense, you can then prove the Golden Immortal, and you will get twice the result with half the effort."

Master Lingxu Zi pointed this out to the young man, needing to let the other party understand why he agreed to accept him.

"Show me your cultivation."

"..."

Shen Yi did not hesitate. He consumed the majestic demon life to push the Divine Void Dao Fruit to its current realm, precisely for today to have a cultivation that could be placed on the table.

He slowly spread his palms, and dense black clouds surged from his sleeves, soon spreading in the Daoist temple.

Looking at this cultivation that had reached the extreme of the ninety-nine changes.

Master Lingxu Zi had no joy on his face, but instead frowned even tighter.

To withstand You Yao's offensive, having this cultivation base is just the most basic threshold. Looking at the crisp and neat degree of this resolution, he originally thought the other party would have other extraordinary aspects.

For instance, a solid path, or an extraordinary intent.

But looking at it now, this path derived from the Master Shenxu Dao Fruit appears grand but hollow, having form but no spirit. Because the intent is too grand but lacks a foundation to support it, it has instead fallen into a lower grade.

Let alone being amazingly extraordinary, among the great disciples of various lineages, it can only be considered bottom-tier.

Even Master Lingxu Zi began to doubt whether this struggle for Kaiyuan Prefecture was truly You Yao underestimating the enemy.

Shen Yi took in the changes in the old man's expression but did not feel surprised.

His Master Shenxu Dao Fruit was born to assist the Golden Body Dharma Image; the two must be viewed together. Splitting one out to look at it alone naturally makes one feel the meaning is unclear.

"Sigh."

Master Lingxu Zi sighed silently. Since he had already accepted him, there was no room for regret.

He could only make do with using him.

It was his own expectations that were too high. It is already not easy for this disciple to have cultivated to the third-rank perfection in the Southern Continent, a place controlled by the Bodhi Sect, so how could he ask for more.

"With your current situation, being able to occupy Kaiyuan Prefecture is already a fortunate event. You must never be greedy for merit and advance rashly."

If Shen Yi could be like You Yao or Li Shan, occupying four prefectures alone and having the opportunity to vie for the position of Immortal Emperor, it would certainly be a good opportunity for Master Lingxu Cave to gain face.

But looking at it now, being able to hold one prefecture, maintaining a middle-tier standard, and not letting his lineage lose too much face is already quite good.

Master Lingxu Zi flicked his whisk: "I will grant you one style of Shangqing Divine Ability and one piece of three-quenched spiritual treasure. Study them well; they will be enough for your self-protection."

"Thank you, Master."

Shen Yi watched the whisk sway before his eyes, and Dao patterns surged into his brow like this. After digesting the extra things in his mind, he looked down and saw a three-foot green blade already on his knees, long and ancient, overflowing with a heart-palpitating aura.

White clothes and a sword... now everything is complete.

This is the treatment a direct disciple of a great sect should have.

It's just—

Shen Yi raised his head: "Master, what is a spiritual treasure?"

Although since starting from Qingzhou, he, Shen, has always been this country bumpkin who hasn't seen the world, this time the situation is truly different.

One must know that when he was in the Southern Continent, even magic tools like the Fire Dragon Carriage and the Nine Luminaries Flag had to be bestowed by the Crane Boy, and every ancestor treated them like treasures. Under such circumstances, it is perfectly normal for him not to understand these things.

Sure enough, Master Lingxu Zi didn't feel it was strange at all, his brows and eyes carrying a hint of pride: "Only things of great creation born with heaven and earth can be called spiritual treasures... Of course, those innate things are extremely rare and cannot be possessed by those without great fortune. But for a Golden Immortal like your master, I also need some handy items for daily fighting."

"Crafting is the first among the hundred arts of cultivation, ranking alongside alchemy."

"Using tribulation energy to quench magic treasures until that hint of heaven and earth spirituality is quenched out, one can also artificially create things similar to spiritual treasures. Each quenching requires a full 100,000 tribulations, which is more than the foundation required for you to walk through this third-rank path."

"If one can go through nine quenchings, I am afraid it won't be much worse than those true innate spiritual treasures."

Speaking of this, Master Lingxu Zi worried that Shen Yi would misunderstand and become arrogant after getting the spiritual treasure, so he explained one more sentence:

"Spiritual treasures are, after all, things used by Golden Immortals. For instance, this three-quenched Wuwei Sword does not mean that if you hold it, you can resist 300,000 tribulations of cultivation. With your cultivation as a Daluo Immortal, it is already good if you can exert two or three tenths of its utility."

"..."

Even though Shen Yi's tribulation energy consumed via the panel's demon longevity far exceeds that of normal cultivators, he couldn't help but shrink his pupils after hearing this number.

He simultaneously deduced two paths, both reaching perfection, and yet in terms of pure tribulation energy, he is only comparable to more than half of this dead object?

"I will clear your eyes for you by the way."

Master Lingxu Zi reached out and flicked before his eyes.

Shen Yi only felt a chill strike his eyes, and following that, just like when he was at the Imperial City's Wine Pool, he relied on his naked eyes to see the tribulation energy within this Wuwei Sword.

"In the future, when acting, you must rely on this pair of eyes to see through the other party's background before making a decision."

Master Lingxu Zi was very satisfied with Shen Yi's reaction. He did it intentionally; if he didn't let this Southern Continent cultivator see how much benefit he had taken, how would the other party work wholeheartedly for Master Lingxu Cave?

But the surprise on Shen Yi's face was fleeting. Under the old man's gaze, he soon put down the long sword in his hand without too much lingering attachment, and then looked over again.

"..."

A hint of displeasure gradually emerged on Master Lingxu Zi's face. He naturally knew what this young man meant.

After a long time, he raised his whisk somewhat reluctantly: "I will grant you the Great Law, but you can only observe it. If you want to truly practice it, you must ask your master first and have my nod before you can."

"Your master is not blocking your cultivation, but the Dao is difficult to prove. If there is a mistake, then thousands of years of hard work will be in vain, and you will have to start over, which is truly a pity."

The three Sect Leaders, the five Emperors, and even counting the nine Great Buddhas of the Bodhi Sect—although the Great Laws of Proving the Dao passed down are different, they are actually all doing one thing.

That is how to open the connection with the Heavenly Dao, and then gather the paths one has walked into a Dao Fruit or Fruit Position, and send it into this Heavenly Dao.

The title of Slain Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, compared to Daluo Immortal, the extra "Golden" word actually also has the meaning of Golden Body.

The so-called jumping out of the two realms is because after reaching the second rank, this flesh body walking in the world is just a skin bag; the Dao Fruit is the self, and the self escapes into the Heavenly Dao, coexisting with the Heavenly Dao, eternal and indestructible.

It sounds familiar, but in fact, to put it bluntly, this is the last step of cultivators imitating true gods.

True gods can achieve rebirth from a drop of blood because they are the manifestation of Heavenly Dao order. Cultivators hiding their main body in the Heavenly Dao can achieve the same effect.

The skin bag walking in the world dies, but as long as enough tribulation energy has been accumulated in the Dao Fruit in advance, a new skin bag can be immediately recreated. If the tribulation energy is insufficient, the Dao Fruit can also slowly accumulate in the Heavenly Dao until the day of awakening.

The reason Master Lingxu Zi is unwilling to teach Shen Yi the Great Law is that this matter has a hundred harms and no benefits for Master Lingxu Cave.

If this child is impatient and cannot resist the temptation of immortality, and intends to forcibly prove the Golden Immortal Dao without enough tribulation energy to reshape the Dao Fruit.

Once he fails and the Dao Fruit is destroyed, let alone continuing to participate in the Great Tribulation, for the next thousands of years, he can only stay at Banluo Cliff like a piece of trash until the Dao Fruit is reshaped.

If he is really that lucky and proves the Golden Immortal Dao... then he has already jumped out of the two realms. Who would still enter the tribulation? Moreover, in the vast Three Immortals Sect, with so many fellow disciples, who would let a Golden Immortal bully the juniors?

Shen Yi is not his adopted disciple, and Master Lingxu Zi does not have the hobby of making wedding clothes for others.

This True Person Taixu can only be third-rank, and must be third-rank!

Until the Great Tribulation ends, he earns a legacy of incense for Master Lingxu Cave, so that he won't be unable to hold his head up in front of the Sect Leader, and that's the end of it.

(End of chapter)