Chapter 193: [Two Hundred Years Later, Upper Cave True Immortal] (Second update)

Upon hearing Huo Yikun's words, Huo Miaolan was displeased. She raised her head and said:

"He might not be very old, and his cultivation is not as high as mine, so why should I bow to him?"

Huo Yikun's expression turned slightly awkward upon hearing this. This daughter of his had truly been spoiled to the point of being unreasonable. After all, they hadn't interacted with outsiders for many years; they had only interacted with some animal spirits and the like, so she hadn't developed a reclusive personality.

She was just a bit willful.

Lu Runping, however, smiled and said:

"That's right, we can just address each other as fellow Daoists."

Huo Miaolan leaned forward upon hearing this and asked curiously:

"Fellow Daoist Lü, where are you from? What is the outside world like? Tell me about it. My mother and the others have been talking for so long, and I already know everything they've told me; there really isn't anything fresh."

Sun Minghui, standing to the side, also revealed a helpless expression upon hearing this. Their knowledge only spanned a few thousand years, and their daughter was already over two hundred years old; everything that could be said had already been said, so there really wasn't anything fresh.

Just look, this girl had been making a scene earlier, wanting to go out and wander, claiming she wanted to seek her own opportunities.

The couple naturally knew how dangerous the outside environment was. With their daughter's current cultivation, going out would just make her someone else's opportunity—the kind that delivers itself to the doorstep.

Therefore, they firmly disagreed. The three of them were still arguing when Lu Runping's voice appeared.

Lu Runping answered upon hearing this:

"I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. I just ascended from the lower realm. As for the world outside the Dixian Jie, I was actually hoping to learn about it through your father."

Huo Miaolan smiled:

"Then tell me stories about your time in the lower realm! I know everything they know, and I can tell you what I know! How about we exchange?"

Lu Runping naturally didn't mind. He looked at Huo Yikun, who nodded and said:

"If you don't mind, fellow Daoist, let us chat under the peach forest. How about I have my wife prepare a bowl of peach blossom wine for you?"

Lu Runping agreed immediately. Afterward, the four of them went into the peach forest to find a place to sit, and Lu Runping began by recounting the legendary life of Lü Gong.

Finally, Lu Runping said:

"After the battle with the Profound Ice Flood Dragon Emperor, although I was severely injured, I also gained some insights. I eventually fell into silence for a thousand years, and upon waking, I opened the Gate of Ascension. To this day, you three are the first, second, and third fellow Daoists I have encountered in the Dixian Jie."

After listening, Huo Miaolan's eyes brimmed with yearning and admiration. She sighed:

"Your experiences are truly heart-stirring. Unlike me, I've lived in this peach forest for hundreds of years and have never been out. You are even the third person I've ever seen in my life!"

It was clear that this child harbored quite a bit of resentment in her heart.

But if the cultivators in the lower realm who struggled bitterly their entire lives and could never step into the Land Immortal Realm heard this, they would likely be envious to death.

Here, surrounded by Immortal Spirit Qi, all cultivation went smoothly.

With two Upper Cave True Immortals personally teaching and guiding her step-by-step to the Immortal Realm, what more could she be dissatisfied with?

Lu Runping knew what Huo Yikun and his wife wanted to hear, so he spoke up:

"Fellow Daoist Miaolan, do not say such things. Many in the lower realm would envy your conditions. The environment outside is indeed extremely dangerous. I considered myself a heaven-sent genius, yet I almost died in the end.

That Profound Ice Flood Dragon Emperor is rumored to be the avatar of a Demon Immortal. I offended him, and now I don't know if that person is waiting in the shadows to plot against me.

You are here, untainted by karma, simply cultivating in peace—who wouldn't envy that!"

Hearing him say this, Huo Yikun and his wife revealed gratified smiles. It seemed this fellow Daoist Lü was a reasonable person who knew how to help them educate their willful daughter.

Huo Miaolan had been interacting with Lu Runping for so long that she felt very close to the third person she had ever seen besides her parents, so she spoke her mind directly.

"I understand the logic, but I'm just not reconciled. If I can't see the outside world, what is the meaning of my life? Where is my own Dao?"

After saying this, she leaned against the peach tree behind her and looked up at the starry sky. Which of the Three Thousand Worlds was that?

Huo Yikun and his wife were lost in thought upon hearing this.

Lu Runping did not answer her. He shouldn't answer these questions, nor could he.

Through the conversation just now, Lu Runping had roughly understood his current location, though it was still very vague.

The closest place with people was an Earth Immortal sect called the Nether Silence Gate.

A so-called Earth Immortal sect was a sect whose mountain gate was established on the ground, rather than in the Jiuchongtian; the latter were called Heavenly Immortal sects.

If one had the conditions, it was of course better to be a Heavenly Immortal sect.

But to enter the Jiuchongtian, one needed the endorsement of a Golden Core realm powerhouse. In other words, only sects possessing Golden Core realm great experts could enter the Jiuchongtian.

The most powerful person in the Nether Silence Gate was their Sect Master, who was a Four-Turn Mysterious Immortal.

Within the sect, there were only seventeen true disciples—that is, True Immortal-level disciples; the rest were considered servants.

There were many such small sects in the Dixian Jie, but they existed merely to huddle together for warmth.

To prevent the appearance of fierce beasts or demons that they couldn't handle alone—being alone was ultimately too dangerous.

Huo Yikun chose this place as their reclusive spot because it was relatively close to the Nether Silence Gate; if necessary, they could seek help or directly shift the disaster onto them.

As for the rest, they were too far away. Lu Runping planned to go to the Nether Silence Gate in a while to explore and see if he could obtain more information.

For the next period of time, Lu Runping lived in the Peach Blossom Mountain Range.

Although he wanted to stir up trouble and spread more Dao Seeds as soon as possible to harvest True Immortal Dao Fruits, he was currently just a small Upper Cave True Immortal, so being anxious was useless.

Now that he had confirmed his current situation was generally safe, he would first grow here and accumulate strength.

This stay lasted for many years.

Ever since Lu Runping arrived, Huo Miaolan was almost always waiting outside his door whenever he came out of seclusion, and then the two would discuss the Dao and converse together.

On average, out of thirty days in a month, he spent twenty-five of them with Lu Runping.

Huo Yikun and his wife, on the contrary, became the supporting cast.

At first, Huo Yikun felt a bit jealous. This was a daughter he had raised for over two hundred years, and now, after meeting another man just once, she had almost thrown her parents to the back of her mind.

But then they discovered that this little friend Lü Gong was indeed as upright as he had described himself. Meeting with Huo Miaolan was purely for discussing the Dao, and the content he shared benefited Huo Miaolan immensely; even they, two Upper Cave True Immortals, felt it was exquisite after listening.

Lu Runping's speed of comprehending the Dao was very fast.

This avatar of his used the 【Taiyin True Water】 supernatural power as the foundation to enter the Dao, condensing magic power and Dao Rhyme.

The avatar also possessed the 【Reviewing the Old to Learn the New】 supernatural power, making cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.

For an ordinary Upper Cave True Immortal, condensing one Dao Rhyme in a year was very rare.

For someone more excellent, condensing three magic power Dao Rhymes in two years was considered quite good.

Yet Lu Runping could condense ten magic power Dao Rhymes in a year. In other words, he only needed three hundred and sixty years to condense a Dao Core.

And in fact, with the main body also condensing and gaining insights, this speed could be even faster.

Seeing that Lu Runping had such a fast cultivation speed, Huo Yikun and his wife knew that this person was truly a genius; placed in the Dixian Jie, he should be at the level of those closed-door disciples of Heavenly Immortal sects.

Therefore, they instead began to urge Huo Miaolan to learn more from Lu Runping, thereby also supervising their daughter's cultivation.

The effect was very good.

Huo Miaolan's progress also became very fast. Although not as fast as Lu Runping's, the speed far exceeded her previous pace, and she could also condense five or six magic power Dao Rhymes in a year.

That she could cultivate so fast was, of course, not because she was diligent enough, but because Lu Runping had assisted her.

To be precise, he had cast the 【Reviewing the Old to Learn the New】 supernatural power on her.

This supernatural power wasn't limited to being used on oneself; it was a state buff, equivalent to a stable state of sudden enlightenment, so he could use it on anyone.

The reason the Lu Family Immortal Clan later saw a large number of heaven-proud disciples emerge in a short time wasn't because they were that outstanding, but simply because their ancestor had taken action.

In all fairness, this family treated him quite well.

As the first fellow Daoist he met in the Dixian Jie, there was indeed the karma of a guide.

In the cultivation world, a guide was considered half a master.

Without their help, it was very difficult for a cultivator to achieve true success, or it was basically impossible.

There were some things that, without a guide, one could never enter the door.

Therefore, this karma was not small.

Huo Miaolan had told him many things about the Dixian Jie and was close to him, so after comprehensive consideration, Lu Runping helped her improve her cultivation speed.

And in Huo Miaolan's description to her parents, it became: "Whenever I am with Lü Gong, I feel my comprehension ability suddenly strengthen."

Although the couple didn't have this feeling, their daughter's cultivation had indeed soared.

Peach Blossom Immortal Sun Minghui said it this way:

"Perhaps this is the power of love! Our daughter has taken a liking to him; as long as she is by his side, her mind is clear, and thus she can have a strong ability to comprehend the Dao."

Huo Yikun refused to believe this currently most plausible explanation and stubbornly said:

"No, Miaolan must be curious because it's the first time she's seen someone else. Alas, it's all my fault; I should have brought her into contact with more people earlier. But this Dixian Jie is too big, and I'm worried that if we go too far, there will be trouble."

Seeing him in such a hurry, Sun Minghui smiled without a word. She was actually quite satisfied with Lü Gong; all his performances indicated that he was a reliable Dao companion!

In the blink of an eye, two hundred and twenty-one years later.

On this day, Lu Runping began to condense his Dao Core.

In just over two hundred years, he had obtained three thousand six hundred magic power Dao Rhymes. Today was the day to condense the Dao Core.

Having previously had the explanation from Yu Qiongxiao, and later hearing quite a bit about this from Huo Yikun and his wife, Lu Runping was very confident in his heart at this moment.

As the magic power Dao Rhymes condensed, suddenly, the 【Taiyin True Water】 supernatural power Dao Seed was triggered.

Afterward, the Dao Seed rapidly absorbed the magic power Dao Rhymes, and a Dao Core was formed!

Easily, he stepped into the level of an Upper Cave True Immortal. ===== CHAPTER 194 =====