Chapter 489: A Thousand Years Later, the Xuanhuang World Sees an Endless Stream of Human Prodigies

A thousand years later.

Xuanhuang World, Jingzhou Continent.

At this very moment, the decennial Qi Refining competition is being held.

This is a super-tournament in which tens of thousands of Qi Refining Cultivators from sects across the entire Jingzhou Continent participate; those who rank in the top one thousand can become Outer Disciples of the Xuanhuang Sect.

In fact, it is not just the Jingzhou Continent that holds such a tournament; basically, all thirteen continents of the entire Xuanhuang World are holding such events at the same time.

This is also a tournament set up by the Xuanhuang Sect to select geniuses from the entire Xuanhuang World.

Every ten years, a large number of geniuses will pour into the Xuanhuang Sect.

Undoubtedly, these geniuses will also become the cornerstone of the Xuanhuang Sect, causing the strength of the Xuanhuang Sect to expand continuously.

Of course, the reason these sects are willing to let their most talented disciples participate in such a tournament is naturally because of the benefits.

If the disciples of these vassal sects join the Xuanhuang Sect, they will receive a large number of rewards from the Xuanhuang Sect, and can even have their taxes reduced; the benefits obtained from this are naturally impossible to measure in numbers.

To a certain extent, the more genius disciples these sects produce, the greater the benefits they receive.

If they could, these vassal sects would naturally not want their most talented disciples to leave and join the Xuanhuang Sect.

However, the entire Xuanhuang World is ruled by the Xuanhuang Sect, which is the absolute hegemon.

These vassal sects, to a certain extent, all rely on the Xuanhuang Sect for survival.

If they were to defy the orders of the Xuanhuang Sect, they would likely be wiped out in an instant.

Therefore, they can only obediently send their sect's most talented disciples into the Xuanhuang Sect.

For these genius disciples, if they want to go further, or even attain the Dao and become immortals, then the best choice is naturally to join the Xuanhuang Sect.

If they were to join an ordinary sect, their achievements in this life would be limited.

Therefore, any genius with a bit of ambition will choose the Xuanhuang Sect.

Boom~~~

Before long, this year's Qi Refining competition on the Jingzhou Continent ended, and one thousand Qi Refining geniuses were selected.

These geniuses were all brought onto a Flying Boat.

And the master of this Flying Boat is a Refining Void Cultivator named Xu Wenze.

He is a Refining Void Elder of the Xuanhuang Sect who joined the Xuanhuang Sect over a thousand years ago.

After more than a thousand years of cultivation, he broke through all the way and finally ascended to the Refining Void Realm Early-Stage.

Of course, the cultivation speed slows down significantly after ascending to the Refining Void Realm.

Perhaps it will take thousands of years to break through a small realm.

However, the reason he broke through so quickly is naturally due to the Immortal Artifact he possesses, the Great Evolution God Furnace, which comes from the Magic Treasure Great World.

"Not bad, it seems the level of this year's Qi Refining Cultivators is acceptable."

"I didn't expect that over these thousand years, our Human Race would give birth to so many geniuses."

Xu Wenze swept his divine sense across, perceiving the thousand genius Qi Refining Cultivators present, and felt that each one was gifted, at least possessing Heavenly Spirit Root aptitude, and some even had various Spirit Bodies.

It must be said that they are indeed geniuses who fought their way out from among the hundreds of millions of Qi Refining Cultivators on the Jingzhou Continent.

Every single one is extraordinary and not to be underestimated.

If placed in the previous era, they would likely all be top talents.

He felt very emotional inside; after all, he was once just a Qi Refining Cultivator himself.

But in the blink of an eye, over a thousand years have passed, and he has become a sect Elder, a Refining Void Cultivator, possessing a lifespan of ten or twenty thousand years; his fate has undergone a earth-shaking change.

"Hehe, it's just good luck."

"It is all thanks to the Luck of the Xuanhuang World rising continuously."

"That is why this era has given birth to so many Human Race geniuses."

"If the Luck were to be exhausted, I fear that in the next tens of thousands of years, there might not be any geniuses born at all."

The Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace chuckled.

However, it was also secretly shocked inside, feeling that the potential of the Human Race is simply inconceivable.

Clearly, over a thousand years ago, the Xuanhuang World was incredibly weak.

It didn't even have a single Great Vehicle Cultivator, completely incomparable to a normal Great Thousand World.

Who could have imagined that in just over a thousand years, numerous Spirit Severing, Refining Void, and Integration stage Cultivators have emerged one after another.

Even the Xuanhuang Sect Master has ascended to the Great Vehicle stage.

Moreover, these Xuanhuang Sect Human Cultivators are all gifted and possess extraordinary Luck.

Given time, they all have the potential to become Integration stage or Great Vehicle Loose Immortal experts.

If another few tens of thousands of years pass, there might even appear thousands of Great Vehicle experts.

By then, even looking at the entire Mortal World, the strength of the Xuanhuang World would be ranked among the best.

"Haha, Senior still underestimates our Xuanhuang World."

"Mere geniuses, how could they exhaust the Luck of our Xuanhuang World."

"It is just a drop in the ocean, what does it count for?"

Xu Wenze smiled slightly and said dismissively; he felt this was impossible.

Thinking of exhausting the Luck of the Xuanhuang World is simply wishful thinking.

He doesn't even know to what extent the potential of the Xuanhuang World will reach.

"How could the Luck of the Xuanhuang World not be exhausted?"

"The birth of every high-level Cultivator requires the consumption of massive resources."

"The number of high-level Cultivators in a Great Thousand World is limited."

"It is not that these worlds have few geniuses, it is purely that the resources cannot support so many geniuses."

"The Human Race is the same."

"If too many geniuses are born, they will rapidly consume the resources of the entire world."

"By then, a large number of geniuses of this era will have harvested the resources of this world."

"May I ask, will the geniuses of the next era still have such resources?"

The Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace said disdainfully.

It had once traveled through many worlds and read the history of many a Great Thousand World.

This is the tidal theory of geniuses.

There are ups and downs; this is the historical Samsara of the world, and it has never changed.

"Your theory might be correct in other Great Thousand Worlds, but it is not necessarily correct in our Xuanhuang World."

"Because the methods of other Great Thousand Worlds are all about draining the pond to catch the fish."

"For example, when Cultivators in other Great Thousand Worlds obtain Spirit Medicine, they harvest wild Spirit Medicine; once taken, it would likely take tens of thousands of years for it to be born again."

"But our Xuanhuang World is different; the Sect Master has mastered the method to shorten the growth cycle of Spirit Medicine, which can cultivate a large amount of high-grade Spirit Medicine in a short time, thereby allowing the Spirit Medicine to regenerate continuously."

"There are also many Mineral resources; many high-grade Minerals can also regenerate continuously."

"In other words, as long as we maintain a certain amount of usage, we do not drain the pond to catch the fish."

"The entire Xuanhuang World is sufficient to satisfy the cultivation needs of countless high-grade Cultivators."

"Our productivity is at least hundreds, or even thousands of times that of other Great Thousand Worlds."

Xu Wenze smiled slightly.

He had stayed in the Xuanhuang Sect for over a thousand years and naturally knew how great the sustainable development strategy of the Xuanhuang Sect truly was.

The reason other sects and other worlds decline is that their resources are non-renewable.

If resources are renewable, then the Xuanhuang Sect can cultivate a large number of high-grade Cultivators generation after generation.

"Why on earth is your Sect Master crazily cultivating so many high-grade Human Cultivators?"

"Clearly, in the Xuanhuang World, you are already invincible existences."

"Even if you cultivate more powerhouses, they are still just overlords; why bother doing such thankless work?"

The Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace was very puzzled by this matter.

If it were the sect forces of other Great Thousand Worlds, once they reached the status of absolute overlord, they would basically maintain their own rule and would never continuously expand like this.

It seems the Xuanhuang Sect is not satisfied with its current power at all and wants to cultivate more top-tier powerhouses.

This is very unreasonable.

"Senior, actually you understand."

"That is because the Sect Master is ambitious, and his gaze is not limited to the Xuanhuang World."

"In fact, the Sect Master's gaze has already looked toward the entire mortal realm and the Endless Void."

"Admittedly, our Xuanhuang Sect is indeed an invincible existence in the Xuanhuang World."

"But compared to other Great Thousand Worlds, such as the Earth Immortal World, the True Spirit World, the Prison Demon World, etc., our Xuanhuang World's strength is far inferior, and we are even just getting started."

"If the Xuanhuang World were invaded by these worlds, we would likely have no power to fight back."

"The Sect Master is also worried about this point, which is why he wants to cultivate a large number of top-tier geniuses."

Xu Wenze smiled slightly.

At the beginning, he actually did not understand why the Sect Master was so obsessed with cultivating geniuses.

Later, when he learned of the existence of other Great Thousand Worlds, he understood instantly.

In fact, it was not just him who understood; basically every Refining Void Cultivator of the Xuanhuang Sect understood this point.

That is, the Sect Master's gaze from the beginning was not just focused on the Xuanhuang World, but on the countless worlds of the mortal realm.

Admittedly, the current Xuanhuang Sect can indeed stay in one corner and become the local overlord of the Xuanhuang World.

But if a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

If the Xuanhuang World were to encounter an invasion from the Prison Demon World, there would likely be a danger of annihilation.

Some say this is worrying about nothing.

But once it happens, it will be completely finished.

He does not want to see such a thing happen.

"Bullshit, still worried about the safety of the Xuanhuang World."

"With the protection of an Immortal World plant like the Evergreen Immortal Vine, I'm afraid that no matter how many Prison Demon World Cultivators come, they will all die."

"I think that Xuanhuang Daoist clearly wants to invade the ten thousand worlds and become the overlord of the ten thousand worlds."

The Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace said through gritted teeth.

It is very clear about the terror of that Evergreen Immortal Vine; as long as one stays in the Xuanhuang World, it is like being a True Immortal in the world, even more terrifying than those True Spirits and Reincarnated Immortals.

Whoever dares to invade the current Xuanhuang World will be on a path to death.

Saying it is worried about the invasion of Cultivators from other worlds is just an excuse.

It is precisely because of this that it is very worried about the growth speed of the Xuanhuang World.

If it continues to grow like this, it might surpass ancient worlds like the Earth Immortal World, the Prison Demon World, the True Spirit World, etc., and when the time comes to invade the ten thousand worlds, the Magic Treasure Great World where it resides will be finished.

Perhaps the many Dharma Treasures of the Magic Treasure Great World will be enslaved by Human Cultivators.

This is also a future it does not want to see.

"Oh, so that's it, Senior seems to know the Sect Master's intentions?"

Xu Wenze raised his eyebrows; he could hear the subtext in the other party's words.

It seems that the Sect Master's continuous expansion of the Xuanhuang Sect's power, attempting to dominate the ten thousand worlds, has other purposes.

"That's right, if I'm not mistaken, that Xuanhuang Daoist might be laying out plans for the Immortal World."

The Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace said straightforwardly.

"Laying out plans for the Immortal World? How do you put it that way?"

Xu Wenze narrowed his eyes.

"I originated from the Magic Treasure Great World and have had contact with those Immortal Artifacts in the Immortal World."

"So, I know a thing or two about the Immortal World, more or less."

"For mortal Cultivators like you without a background, if you successfully ascend to the Immortal World, I'm afraid the outcome won't be pleasant."

The Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace chuckled.

"Not pleasant? Could it be that the immortals of the Immortal World discriminate against Cultivators who ascend from the mortal realm?"

Xu Wenze was very curious.

Although his current cultivation is only at the Refining Void Realm, he feels that sooner or later he will also be able to ascend to the Immortal World.

Therefore, he is naturally incomparably curious about the situation in the Immortal World.

If he knows now, he can also make a certain degree of preparation for the future.

"It can't be called discrimination; it can only be called indifference."

"If you ascend to the Immortal World without obtaining the inheritance of an ancient sect of the Immortal World, then you have no backing in the Immortal World. Once you ascend, you will be forced to sign a contract and serve for ten million years."

"Moreover, an Ascender who has just ascended is merely the most ordinary True Immortal, so naturally, they cannot resist the methods of the Human Race immortals."

"At that time, you might become a slave to the immortals of the Immortal World."

"Not to mention whether you can advance further, it's hard to say whether you can even survive."

"Even if you are a peerless genius in the mortal realm, once you arrive in the Immortal World, you are nothing but an ordinary immortal."

The Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace said with schadenfreude.

It admits that the Xuanhuang Daoist is indeed peerless in talent, but after arriving in the Immortal World, he would certainly be indistinguishable from the masses.

After all, the monsters bred by the Immortal World are simply countless.

Which immortal who can ascend is not a peerless monster?

It does not believe that this Xuanhuang Daoist can stand out.

"There's such a thing?"

"Could it be that the Sect Master already knew about these things in the Immortal World, which is why he kept developing the Xuanhuang Sect?"

"But even so, after the Sect Master ascends, we in the Xuanhuang Sect won't be able to help him."

Hearing this, Xu Wenze was suddenly shocked; he did not expect that after ascending to the Immortal World, one would actually face such a situation.

It seems now that the Immortal World is not exactly a kind place.

Even if one becomes an immortal, one does not have freedom.

But he feels that this doesn't seem to have much to do with the Sect Master developing the Xuanhuang Sect.

Because once one ascends to the Immortal World, one is completely cut off from the mortal realm.

The Xuanhuang Sect simply cannot help the Sect Master with anything.

"What do you know."

"That is why I said that Xuanhuang Daoist is ambitious."

"This guy doesn't just want to create an immortal orthodoxy in the mortal realm; he also wants to create an immortal orthodoxy in the Immortal World."

"This fellow Xuanhuang Daoist is incomparably confident in himself, believing that even if he ascends to the Immortal World, he will certainly be able to accomplish something."

"Even in the Immortal World, he will surely be able to get ahead."

"This guy also wants to establish the Xuanhuang Sect in the Immortal World."

The Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace said gloomily; it feels that the mysterious Xuanhuang Daoist is ambitious, not only calculating against the many Great Thousand Worlds in the mortal realm but even starting to calculate against the Immortal World.

Therefore, it is very wary of that Xuanhuang Daoist and usually dares not have any contact with the other party at all.

It is afraid that if it is not careful, it will be calculated by the other party, and then it won't even know how it died.

"You mean, the Sect Master is laying out plans for the Immortal World?"

Xu Wenze's eyes flickered, and his heart could not help but surge with stormy waves.

He had already overestimated the Sect Master's far-sightedness, but he didn't expect to have underestimated it still.

To actually start laying out plans for the Immortal World is truly inconceivable.

"That's right, he is laying out plans for the Immortal World."

"Don't think that creating a sect in the Immortal World is such a simple matter."

"Like you mortal Human Cultivators, you are discriminated against in the Immortal World."

"To the local humans of the Immortal World, you Ascenders are country bumpkins, you are natives."

"It is almost impossible for an Ascender to want to create an Immortal World sect."

"Not to mention what degree of suppression you will suffer, just recruiting those local humans of the Immortal World—are they really trustworthy, and will they not betray the Xuanhuang Sect?"

"I'm afraid only you Ascenders will trust each other."

The Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace said in a deep voice.

"So that's how it is."

"Senior, you mean that the reason the Sect Master wants to cultivate so many geniuses..."

"Is in the hope of cultivating a large number of future immortals."

"When we ascend to the Immortal World, we will become the Sect Master's trusted aides and the backbone of the Xuanhuang Sect."

"As time goes by, the Xuanhuang Sect will be able to gain a foothold in the Immortal World."

Xu Wenze suddenly realized, and he also understood the meaning behind the words of the Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace.

"That's right, that is exactly what I mean."

"I have to say, this Xuanhuang Daoist is indeed far-sighted."

"Wasn't there a rumor before that the Xuanhuang Daoist had obtained an inheritance from an immortal?"

"Looking at it now, this rumor must be true."

"That Xuanhuang Daoist not only obtained an immortal's inheritance, but he might also know quite a bit of information regarding the Immortal World."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have made such arrangements."

The Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace said in a deep voice.

Clearly, if one wants to know about the Immortal World, it can only be obtained from an immortal.

If one had never come into contact with an immortal, it would be impossible to know so much intelligence about the Immortal World.

"Senior, I feel that these speculations are truly too far-fetched."

"Not to mention whether Sect Master can gain a foothold in the Immortal World and establish an Immortal World sect."

"Even if he could really achieve this, it would be too much of a drain on his mental efforts for Sect Master to do so."

"To labor heart and strength just for a negligible possibility in the future is truly too ridiculous."

Xu Wenze felt that the Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace was simply overthinking.

"Labor heart and strength? Do you really think the current development of the Xuanhuang Sect is the result of the Xuanhuang Daoist laboring his heart and strength?"

"It is merely playing a few casual moves; how can that be considered a drain on mental efforts."

"For a monster like the Xuanhuang Daoist, he naturally prepared many backup plans."

"The Xuanhuang Sect might just be one of his backup plans."

"But whether there are other backup plans, I am completely unaware."

The Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace said with disdain.

It felt that this guy was really underestimating the Xuanhuang Daoist; this guy was the most terrifying Human Race Cultivator it had ever seen, the type who truly calculates every move without error.

It even felt that this fellow could foresee the future.

That is why he could accomplish these incredible things and develop the Xuanhuang Sect to the point it is at today.

"This."

Hearing this, Xu Wenze was also speechless, not knowing what else to say.

It was indeed so; in fact, Sect Master had not really put much thought into the development of the sect.

He merely used some casual methods, and yet he allowed the Xuanhuang World to develop to the point it is at today.

Although he was very unwilling to admit it, perhaps the Xuanhuang Sect really was just a casual move by Sect Master.

If it succeeded, it would naturally be great, but if it failed, it would not have much of an impact on Sect Master.

This is the Xuanhuang Daoist who calculates every move without error.

"Forget it, forget it. Let's not talk about whether it's true or not; even if it is true, what does that have to do with me?"

"Anyway, Sect Master is not targeting us or plotting against us."

"If he really succeeds, it will also be of great benefit to us."

"At the very least, after we ascend to the Immortal World in the future, we will have a backer to look after us and won't be enslaved by others the moment we ascend."

Xu Wenze immediately understood the key to this.

Even if this was Sect Master's scheme, for him, the benefits outweighed the harms.

Not only could he not refuse, but he should instead support it.

After all, everyone is in the same boat.

"It is indeed beneficial to you."

"But for other worlds, it may not necessarily be a good thing."

"If the Xuanhuang World grows, other worlds might suffer."

The Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace said while grumbling.

It was worried that the Magic Treasure Great World might encounter danger in the future and be bullied by the Xuanhuang World.

"You are worrying too much."

"Although I do have a lot of confidence in the development of the Xuanhuang World."

"But other Great Thousand Worlds have deep foundations and can even communicate with the Immortal World."

"They can obtain support from the Immortal World."

"Even if our Xuanhuang World really wants to dominate the Endless Void of the Mortal World, it is not something that can be achieved overnight."

"Even if that day really comes, we would have long since ascended to the Immortal World and would never see that scene."

Xu Wenze shook his head.

He felt that the Xuanhuang World might become the hegemon of the Mortal World in the future, but whether it could unify the Mortal World was still uncertain.

After all, there are simply too many hidden talents in the Mortal World.

How can one underestimate the heroes of the world?

"Fine."

The Immortal Artifact Great Evolution God Furnace also had to agree that it was indeed a bit too worried and had also underestimated the Magic Treasure Great World; after all, the Magic Treasure Great World was backed by the Artifact race of the Immortal World.

Even if it really encountered an invasion from the Xuanhuang World, it would still have the strength to fight.

It could only be said that it was truly intimidated by that Xuanhuang Daoist, feeling that the other party was invincible.

That was why such a psychological shadow appeared.

"Elder Xu, where are we going next?"

Just at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out.

The one speaking was none other than Feng Bufan, the champion of this year's Jing Province Qi Refining competition; his face was like jade, his bearing was extraordinary, he possessed the demeanor of a great general, and he remained calm even if Mount Tai collapsed before him—he could be called a born leader.

He also used his absolute strength to crush the Qi Refining Cultivators of the entire Jingzhou Continent.

With indisputable cultivation, he won first place in the tournament.

The other party is also a future prodigy of the Xuanhuang Sect.

"We are about to head to Jiangling City on the Jingzhou Continent, where there is an Ancient Teleportation Array."

"By passing through the Ancient Teleportation Array, we can return directly to the Xuanhuang Continent and return to the Xuanhuang Sect."

Xu Wenze smiled slightly, his attitude very amiable, and he basically had no airs.

Because looking at this group of Qi Refining children, he always had the feeling of seeing the shadow of his own past.

That is why he took the initiative to participate in this mission.

After all, normally speaking, for a Qi Refining tournament like this, dispatching a Transformation God would be enough.

For a Refining Void Cultivator to personally step in is truly too grand.

But since this was Xu Wenze's own request, naturally no one dared to refuse.

The many Xuanhuang Sect Cultivators at the event were also trembling with fear, terrified of angering Xu Wenze.

This also made this year's tournament proceed incredibly smoothly, with no one daring to pull any tricks.

It could be called the fairest tournament yet.

"Xuanhuang Continent, Xuanhuang Sect?"

"It seems this world has truly undergone earth-shaking changes."

"It is completely different from the Immortal Cultivation World of tens of thousands of years ago."

Feng Bufan could not help but reveal a look of vicissitudes in his eyes, as if he had experienced an incredibly ancient history, an expression that simply could not be displayed by a young person.

Because he was not a young person at all, but an ancient Cultivator who had reincarnated eight times.

In the past, the Xuanhuang World was just a barren land, and the Immortal Dao had not been born at all.

At that time, the Immortal Changchun Daoist descended from the sky, began to spread the Immortal Dao, and taught the methods of the Immortals.

He, Feng Bufan, was the chief disciple of Changchun Daoist.

He even received a supreme technique taught by the Immortal—the Nine Lives Reincarnation Art.

By practicing this technique, one could keep the Soul from perishing and the True Spirit from being obscured.

Even if one died, one could be reincarnated and reborn.

Of course, the total number of times was nine.

If one reincarnated nine times, then the body would die and the Dao would vanish, with no chance of resurrection ever again.

But even so, relying on this technique, he had reincarnated a full eight times in the Xuanhuang World.

Now is his ninth rebirth.

That is to say, he no longer has any chance of rebirth; this is his final life.

In his first life, he was valued by Changchun Daoist, not only obtaining the Nine Lives Reincarnation Art, but also gaining part of the Seven Apertures Exquisite Book, and even condensing a Heart Eye.

But ever since Changchun Daoist fell, the many disciples of the Immortal had internal strife, attempting to seize their master's legacy.

He was also plotted against by his fellow disciples, resulting in his death and the vanishing of his Dao, having only cultivated to the Transformation Spirit Mid-Stage before dying.

In his second life, he cultivated again, wanting to take revenge, but unfortunately, his fellow disciples had either ascended to the Spirit World or died of old age; he had no way to take revenge himself and could only find ways to deal with the descendants of those fellow disciples.

Who could have imagined that the descendants of those fellow disciples had long since become established, appearing in an unprecedented golden age, and had even found a Secret Realm World where time flowed slowly, cultivating a large number of Transformation God Cultivators.

He had not known this point before, and when he tried to destroy these sects, he was besieged by a large number of Transformation God Cultivators, died an untimely death, and was even stigmatized as the greatest demon of the Xuanhuang World.

In his third life, he learned from his experience, developed in a low-key manner, improved his cultivation, ignored the hatred of his previous life, and finally ascended to the Spirit World in one go, even becoming a Refining Void Cultivator.

Unfortunately, the Spirit World was simply too dangerous; he died an untimely death after encountering an ambush by a Wild Beast, having only cultivated to the Refining Void Mid Stage before dying.

In his fourth life, he strove for strength, practiced even harder, wanting to go further, and also ascended to the Spirit World, becoming famous, and even gained the favor of the Human Emperor, but when he cultivated to the Refining Void Late Stage, he encountered an assassination by the Puppet Race and also died, having no chance to step into the Heiti Stage.

In his fifth life, he learned to be cautious, acted in a low-key manner, ascended to the Spirit World very smoothly, and also realized that fame is misleading, so he began to cultivate silently, not being detected by the Puppet Race.

So he cultivated to the Refining Void Late Stage very smoothly, but unfortunately, he had truly underestimated the bottleneck of the Heiti Stage; even after five lifetimes as a human, without the assistance of Heiti pills, it was difficult to break through the bottleneck. As a result, during the process of breaking through the Heiti bottleneck, he was immediately invaded by a Heart Demon, his body died and his Dao vanished, ending this life.

In his sixth life, he also returned to the Xuanhuang World again; with the experience of the previous five lives, he also created an ancient sect in the Xuanhuang World, cultivated many disciples, and even fiercely took revenge on the descendants of his former fellow disciples, almost killing them to extinction, thereby causing many ancient traditions to perish.

After returning to the Spirit World again, he moved step by step, and also obtained the legacy left behind by his previous life, advancing to Refining Void Perfection more smoothly than before, which could be called rapid progress.

Finally, he spent ten thousand years searching for Heiti Spirit Medicine, and in the end, he broke through in one go, becoming an Integration Stage Cultivator and a heavyweight figure of the Human Race in the Spirit World.

Unfortunately, this was his limit; cultivation in the Heiti Stage is incredibly difficult, especially while staying among the Human Race, where it is almost impossible to obtain Seven-Tier Treasure Pills.

So even until his Longevity was exhausted, he remained trapped in the Heiti Initial Stage, unable to promote to the Combined Body Mid-Stage for his entire life.

In his seventh life, he made a comeback, swearing that this time he would definitely attain the Dao and become an Immortal; after ascending to the Spirit World, with the legacy of his previous life, his progress was even faster.

In a short five or six thousand years, he became an Integration Stage Cultivator again; in order to obtain resources to go further, he adventured to other parts of the Canglong Continent, roamed for tens of thousands of years, and finally raised his cultivation to the Combined Body Late Stage.

Unfortunately, facing the bottleneck of the Great Vehicle Realm, it was simply like a natural chasm, impossible to break through; in the end, he risked triggering the Great Vehicle Thunder Tribulation and died under the tribulation, his body dying and his Dao vanishing.

The most tragic was the eighth life; he unfortunately encountered the invasion of the Ancient Demon World and the Ancient Demon World, leaving the land devastated, with countless human deaths and injuries; in order to save the Xuanhuang World, he exhausted all his strength, became the leader of the Human Race, and led many sects to walk on the front line of resisting the Ancient Demon World and the Ancient Demon World.

It can be said that if it were not for him, the Xuanhuang World would likely have fallen long ago and would have had no chance of surviving until today.

Finally, for the safety of the Xuanhuang World, he perished together with many Transformation God demons and Transformation God great demons, ending this turmoil.

His cultivation in the eighth life ended at the Transformation Spirit realm.

And now is the ninth life, which is also Feng Bufan's final life.

When he awakened the memories of his previous lives, he discovered that the original Immortal Cultivation World had long since disappeared.

Replacing it was a brand new Xuanhuang World.

There was not even so-called ascension anymore; the current Xuanhuang World was enough to rival the Spirit World of the past.

For him, this was simply an inconceivable thing.

It took quite some time before he accepted this matter.

"According to rumors, this Xuanhuang Sect Master obtained the legacy of an Immortal."

"In other words, this junior obtained the legacy of Master Changchun Daoist, which is why he was able to rise all the way to where he is today."

"I never imagined that among so many of us fellow disciples, not a single one could gain Master's approval."

"Even until death, we fellow disciples could never know where Master had fallen."

"Yet it was obtained by a junior a million years later, who even broke through all the way to the Great Vehicle."

Feng Bufan's expression was extremely complex.

After hearing this news, he didn't even know what to say.

Especially when he learned that Xuanhuang Daoist had ascended to the Great Vehicle in a mere two thousand years or so.

His face turned green, feeling the disparity in life.

He had spent eight lifetimes, yet his cultivation was merely at the Combined Body Completion Stage.

But this kid, having spent only two thousand-plus years, was already a Great Vehicle Loose Immortal.

The gap between people is simply greater than the gap between a person and a dog.

"No wonder Master did not hand over the entire inheritance to us."

"This is not without reason."

"Compared to a true genius, the difference between us is truly too great."

Feng Bufan felt very helpless.

He knew very well that the reason he and his fellow disciples could become disciples of an immortal was not because their aptitude was so remarkable.

It was purely because they were lucky enough to encounter Changchun Daoist, who had descended from the Immortal World.

Clearly, they had a karmic connection with Changchun Daoist, which is why they became the closed-door disciples of an immortal.

They even became the first batch of Human Cultivators in the Xuanhuang World to step onto the path of cultivation.

If one were to truly discuss natural talent, they definitely could not be counted among the top tier of humans in the Xuanhuang World.

It was precisely because of this that even though Changchun Daoist was willing to teach them some knowledge of immortal cultivation, he would not teach them more profound knowledge, and in the end, he didn't even leave his inheritance to them.

Of course, even so, he was very grateful to his master.

If it weren't for his master, he would have likely turned into a pile of withered bones long ago.

Instead of experiencing Samsara for eight lifetimes and living an incredibly magnificent life.

Eight lifetimes of life, spanning a million years of time.

This life of his could be considered worth it.

"However, according to Master's requirements for a True Disciple, one must learn the Seven Apertures Exquisite Book."

"Could it be that this Xuanhuang Daoist has truly learned the Seven Apertures Exquisite Book?"

Feng Bufan could not help but think of this point.

He had once studied the Seven Apertures Exquisite Book, and with Master's help, he had condensed his first Heart Eye Identifying Objects.

But that was his limit.

Later, even after ascending to the Integration Realm, he was unable to condense a second Heart Eye.

In his past eight lifetimes of Samsara, in order to select suitable disciples, he had also taught this technique out.

He hoped to find a Cultivator who could learn this technique.

But even after experiencing eight lifetimes of Samsara, he had not found a single Cultivator who could learn this technique.

In the end, he chose to give up.

This was fundamentally a technique belonging to immortals; it was impossible for mortals to learn it.

But now, a Xuanhuang Daoist had actually appeared, and he had even obtained his master's inheritance.

Clearly, the Seven Apertures Exquisite Book must have also been learned by the other party.

Therefore, he was incredibly curious about Xuanhuang Daoist and wanted to know just how remarkable this junior Cultivator was.

Thinking of this, Feng Bufan immediately hid his many thoughts for the time being, then looked at Xu Wenze: "Thank you, Elder Xu, for informing us; we truly cannot wait to arrive at the Xuanhuang Sect."

"Haha, no need to rush."

"If it were over a thousand years ago, transportation across the Xuanhuang World was not developed."

"But after over a thousand years of construction, Teleportation Arrays have been set up all over the world."

"So as long as you find a city with a Teleportation Array, you can travel to any part of the world at will."

"Even though the Jingzhou Continent is an incredibly long distance from the Xuanhuang Continent."

"But as long as you take a Teleportation Array, you can arrive in an instant, thereby saving a large amount of time."

Xu Wenze smiled slightly.

One must know that wanting to build an Ancient Teleportation Array also requires huge costs; it cannot be manufactured just like that.

Fortunately, the Sect Master found several Mineral Vein Hearts with space attributes, which can continuously produce a large amount of Space Stone; these Space Stones are the materials for the Ancient Teleportation Array.

It is precisely because of this that the Xuanhuang Sect can build Teleportation Arrays all over the world.

Added to this is the fact that the Xuanhuang World is constantly expanding, giving birth to one High-grade Spirit Vein after another, and cultivating a large amount of Top-grade Spirit Stone.

There is also the Sect Master, who has also obtained many Top-grade Spirit Stones from the Spirit World.

So now, the Xuanhuang World is not lacking in Top-grade Spirit Stones at all.

Even if one teleportation consumes the Spirit Qi of a large amount of Top-grade Spirit Stones, one just needs to swap in a new batch.

It is just like a battery; once used up, you take it out and replace it with a new battery.

Then the old battery can be taken to be recharged.

In this way, it has led to a great reduction in the cost of Teleportation Arrays in the Xuanhuang World.

Even ordinary Cultivators can afford to use the Teleportation Array.

Of course, if one wants to take an Ancient Teleportation Array, the price is still quite expensive.

Many Cultivators are also unwilling to take the Ancient Teleportation Array, unless they have no other choice.

"It is indeed formidable."

Hearing these words, Feng Bufan could not help but nod; during the peak of the immortal cultivation civilization in the Ancient Era of the Xuanhuang World, Ancient Teleportation Arrays were once set up all over the world.

However, the number of these Ancient Teleportation Arrays is extremely scarce, and only those sects with a Transformation God can build one.

It is not that they do not want to build more.

It is truly because of the lack of too many Array Formation materials; even a clever housewife cannot cook without rice.

Even if there were truly enough materials for the Teleportation Array, there are not that many Top-grade Spirit Stones to serve as energy.

After all, as a Transformation God, everyone wants to use Top-grade Spirit Stones to quickly improve their own cultivation.

How could they be willing to take them out to use as batteries for the Teleportation Array?

Only in this current era, where materials are incomparably abundant and there is no lack of Top-grade Spirit Stones,

can every city be able to possess a Teleportation Array.

This also makes connecting all parts of the world incomparably convenient.

"It seems it is not just transportation that is convenient; even the exchange of information is incomparably convenient."

"Especially with the appearance of the Dream World, one can know the affairs of the world without stepping out of the house."

Feng Bufan also could not help but think of matters regarding the Dream World.

To tell the truth, when he awakened his past life memories this time, the most shocking thing was the appearance of the Dream World.

It is rumored that this Dream World is an Immortal Artifact mastered by the Xuanhuang Daoist, containing inconceivable power.

They can log into the Dream World and freely transmit messages.

Even this Qi Refining competition was conducted within the Dream World.

After all, if they were to fight in the real world, casualties would occur if one were not careful.

Others might not be able to rescue them in time.

There might also be situations of cheating.

But after coming to the Dream World, all contestants can exert their full strength, and it does not matter even if they kill their opponent.

In any case, the other party is merely a virtual character.

Everyone can display all kinds of peculiar methods.

This also makes the competition incomparably brilliant.

The emergence of each session of the Qi Refining competition has already become one of the most eye-catching events in the Xuanhuang World.

It has attracted the attention of countless Cultivators.

Even big shots at the Huashen Stage, Refining Void Stage, and so on, will pay attention to it.

Of course, this has also changed the fate of many ordinary Qi Refining Cultivators.

Once one obtains a sufficiently high ranking in the competition, it is not just as simple as being able to become a Disciple of the Xuanhuang Sect.

One will also receive gifts and rewards from major local forces.

It can be described as ascending to the heavens in a single step.

Take his background, for example; it was merely an ordinary farming family.

But after he became the Qi Refining champion of the Jingzhou Continent, earth-shaking changes immediately occurred.

Even the descendants of those Transformation God and Refining Void Cultivators cannot compare to him.

One can imagine the importance of the Qi Refining competition.

It is precisely the appearance of such competitions that makes it simpler for the Xuanhuang Sect to select Disciples.