Chapter 16: Tempering / Trial by Experience

His stomach had initially been refined into an Eight Trigrams Furnace, granting his bodily organs the capabilities of a Magic Treasure, but Jiang Xuan still couldn't control it well; this required time to slowly adapt and gain insight.

In ten days' time, he knew what his future Cultivation Path would be like — destined to walk a road of devouring Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, a Magic Treasure version of the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art.

A smile emerged on Jiang Xuan's face.

The Great Dao is within reach!

Currently, with the might of his own Eight Trigrams Furnace, this clearly exceeded the power a Mingquan Realm cultivator should possess; fighting above his level was merely ordinary for him.

Calculating the time, Jiang Xuan drove a single thread of divine light and flew toward the Sect Master Hall; he had been absent from the Lecture Cliff courses for ten days and needed to go explain — he had taken on the lecturing task but only did it for one day before skipping work.

"Haha, no need for that; your cultivation is what matters. You are the Immortal Seedling of our Lingxu Dongtian, so your own cultivation should be primary; everything else is secondary."

Seeing Jiang Xuan apologize, Sect Master Li didn't mind at all; on the contrary, he was even more concerned about Jiang Xuan's cultivation.

"Seeing you didn't go to Lecture Cliff on the second day, I once went to look for you; seeing you had some insight, I didn't disturb you; these ten days I've still been responsible for lecturing."

Elder Wu Qingfeng explained.

Seeing Jiang Xuan's aura more vigorous, his Cultivation Level obviously having advanced greatly, Sect Master Li and the many Elders were very delighted.

"Solely engaging in Closed-door Cultivation isn't entirely a Good Thing either; combining work and rest allows for even faster cultivation."

"Jiang Xuan, you are a peerless genius; I observe that the aura around your body is not inferior to some Elders, so I'm preparing to arrange a Task for you, letting you participate in the authority of our Lingxu Dongtian."

"I'm preparing to let you replace Elder Lu in leading those newly promoted Disciples to gather herbs in Lingxu; no need to do everything personally; the main role is to Protect."

Sect Master Li sized up Jiang Xuan; the more he looked, the more Satisfied he became.

Several Elders also exchanged glances with each other, all nodding.

"Yes, Sect Master."

Jiang Xuan naturally agreed.

Regarding Sect Master Li's arrangement, Jiang Xuan was also very Surprised; the picking of Spirit Medicine has always been an extremely important matter for the Dongtian — things like Hundred Herb Liquid are refined from these Spirit Medicines, a necessary item for the young Disciples of Lingxu Dongtian to cultivate; moreover, some Spirit Medicines have very good effects on the Sect Master and Elders as well.

The Sect Master actually entrusted the task of Protecting young Disciples to him; one must say this is a kind of trust.

Obviously the Sect Master and the various Elders believe he can do this matter well.

Returning to his residence, Jiang Xuan consolidated his Cultivation Level on one hand, and quietly awaited the arrival of the next day on the other.

After his stomach was refined into an Eight Trigrams Furnace, Jiang Xuan's speed of refining Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi became even faster; bottle after bottle of Hundred Herb Liquid entered his belly, and in the blink of an eye was refined by the Eight Trigrams Furnace, transforming into essence Qi to open up the Bitter Sea.

With a flash of rainbow light, the Profound Fire Furnace appeared floating and rotating in front of Jiang Xuan.

Whoosh!

Jiang Xuan opened his mouth; the three-foot-square Profound Fire Furnace actually gradually shrank, and simultaneously flew into Jiang Xuan's mouth; when it reached before Jiang Xuan's mouth, it had shrunk to only half the size of a chicken egg, and was swallowed by Jiang Xuan in one gulp.

The Eight Trigrams Furnace contained incomparably profound Dao and principle; spatial compression was merely a trivial application; even though Jiang Xuan's Eight Trigrams Furnace was only a Pirated Version, it was sufficient to use this ability.

The Profound Fire Furnace entered his stomach, slowly Dissolving; Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi rushed toward the Bitter Sea, then washed the whole body via the Bitter Sea; precious Materials integrated into the Eight Trigrams Furnace, enhancing the Eight Trigrams Furnace's might; the Profound Fire Furnace's flames then slowly fused with the Eight Trigrams Furnace's fire, and instantly the flames became even more ferocious.

Jiang Xuan believed that this Eight Trigrams Furnace fire would one day surpass the legendary Six Ding Divine Fire, and even the Great Dao Fire.

Only when cultivating does one feel time flies like an arrow; very soon the second day arrived, Jiang Xuan rose and went to the Gathering Place.

"It's actually Senior Brother Jiang leading the team? Could it be Senior Brother Jiang has already entered the Divine Bridge?" a Disciple speculated.

The threshold for promotion to Steward in Lingxu Dongtian is the Divine Bridge Realm; in the past there were also Divine Bridge Realm Stewards leading teams to Protect the Dharma; this time with Jiang Xuan leading, these young Disciples couldn't help but think this way.

"Lingxu has many Yao beasts; although Senior Brother Jiang's cultivation is profound, I still feel Fear."

"The Sect Master and the various Elders manage myriad affairs daily; arranging it this way must have its reasons; rest assured, I believe in Senior Brother Jiang."

"The most important thing in cultivation is to Rely on Self; even if no one Protects the Dharma, so what? When fighting with others in the future, would you need someone to Protect you?"

Some Disciples worried the Safety of the tempering couldn't be Guaranteed; some Disciples believed in Jiang Xuan very much; some bold Disciples completely didn't fear the tempering, secretly resolving to work hard at cultivation, believing they too could one day become pillars of the Dongtian like Jiang Xuan.

All Disciples, regardless of mindset, found Jiang Xuan leading the team inconceivable.

Jiang Xuan had entered the sect for less than two months; this was shorter than the entry time of almost all of them.

It was truly too difficult to accept.

Jiang Xuan sat cross-legged in the High Sky; his gaze looked toward the distant direction of Lingxu; passing through the jungle, he Discovered many hidden Dangers, but Jiang Xuan did not Immediately Act to Clear these Dangers; otherwise, what would be the meaning of the Disciples' tempering?

The numerous Disciples advanced toward Lingxu in a mighty procession.

The tempering location was the Surroundings of Lingxu; merely the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures of the Surroundings alone sustained the Cultivation Resources of Lingxu Dongtian's young Disciples; one must say Lingxu is truly a resource-rich land.

"Fellow Junior Brothers and Sisters, after entering Lingxu, you must maintain Caution at all times; absolutely do not relax your minds when picking Spirit Medicines; caution ensures a Ten Thousand Years ship."

After the numerous Disciples entered Lingxu, seeing the many Spirit Medicines, joy rose in their hearts; just as they were eager to try and start picking to obtain suitable ones, Jiang Xuan's words rang in their ears.

Slowly drifting down from the High Sky, a crimson divine light emerged behind his back; he didn't use any Divine Ability, merely the basic operation of the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

As he spoke, a single thread of flame shot out from his fingertips; a hundred meters away in the distance, a white giant wolf was burned to ashes.

"Ah, it's a gray wolf that has gained sentience."

"It has already cultivated into a Yao beast; hiding behind a big tree; we actually didn't Notice it before."

"This gray wolf was waiting for an opportunity to eat; it wanted to eat us."

"This gray wolf hid behind a big tree, and beside the big tree there was a stalk of Qingxin Grass; some Disciples, upon seeing the Qingxin Grass, would Immediately want to go pick it and Ignore the surrounding Danger; this gray wolf would then Mobilize an attack to Predate."

Jiang Xuan spoke, guiding patiently.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Jiang, for the teaching!"

"Just now I saw this stalk of Qingxin Grass; I almost walked over; so close; fortunately Senior Brother Jiang was here."

"This tempering trip is truly not in vain."

Some Disciples realized that during the tempering process, Opportunity would be accompanied by Danger; to smoothly Obtain Opportunity, one must be Cautious again and again; they Admired Jiang Xuan increasingly.

There were also some Disciples who, although they knew this principle, due to their inherent Personality couldn't maintain constant Caution; there were also some Disciples who were relatively Unlucky; Even If extremely Careful, they were still harmed by some hidden Dangers in the dark.

For injuries without Fatal Danger, Jiang Xuan would Sit High in the Clouds and let the Disciples solve it themselves; only when encountering something unsolvable would Jiang Xuan Act; this is the meaning of tempering.

The first Magic Treasure: Eight Trigrams Furnace; what Magic Treasures will everyone refine next?

Also asking for a Monthly Ticket

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