Chapter 183: Return to Lingxu

183. Chapter 183: Return to Lingxu

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Protagonist:

Jiang Xuan

"Alright! You stay here and recover first. I'll have the world consciousness allot you a thread of life force — enough for you to cultivate a human form in a short time! Once you've cultivated a human form, I'll let you out!" Jiang Xuan interrupted Zhang Lin's delighted laughter, saying with a wry smile.

Hearing he could absorb the life force here, Zhang Lin immediately sat down on the spot and refused to leave. This stuff is a supreme tonic for plants! Thinking that regaining consciousness might have consumed one or two threads, he felt a pang of heartache!

Seeing the other party was fine, Jiang Xuan opened the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror to investigate.

Previously, because of killing Wang Chengkun, the lottery draw still had one absorption chance left unused. Coupled with the newly refilled absorption chance this time, there were two absorption chances remaining in total. Moreover, of the things previously drawn, only the Void Worm Soul had been refined into the Secret Path Seed and converted into his actual combat power. The Sun Nowhere to Place, the Ancient God Eye's mental turbulence, and its probing methods did have a certain compatibility with the Chaos Sea, but there was no material capable of carrying those two energies.

If there were another piece of Void Worm Soul to carry those two powers, it might be possible to forge another Omniscient Seed.

Fortunately, relying on one Secret Path Seed, his mental aspect was not a shortcoming in strength; it even held absolute crushing pressure over most rules!

Setting the Ancient God Eye aside, Jiang Xuan looked at some of the higher-value materials scavenged from Shenling Valley and the Wang Family.

The first thing that caught Jiang Xuan's attention was actually a piece of Green Copper!

This piece of Green Copper looked very ordinary. It was taken from Shenling Valley's secret vault. The fragmented Dao patterns on it faintly carried a trace of weak fluorescence, impossible to notice unless one looked closely.

He had never heard before of anyone finding Green Copper from the ruins after Shenling Valley's destruction. Then again, those people might not have recognized Green Copper, or the person parasitized by the Green Copper might not have made it public.

Jiang Xuan's mind moved, and a piece of Green Copper appeared in his hand.

As if sensing the heavy power and vast blood qi in his body, the Green Copper actually tried to burrow into his body. It even actively emitted the light of Dao patterns, displaying its extraordinariness.

Jiang Xuan chuckled lightly, but every cell in his body circulated Xuanhuang Qi. This was not a place a mere fragment could enter just because it wanted to.

However, although he did not want the Green Copper to lodge in his body, he was very interested in the fragmented Dao patterns spreading across it.

This kind of Dao accumulation, while he could not use it directly, would make him more adept when wielding any Holy Weapon or even Emperor Weapon.

Through those fragmented Dao patterns, Jiang Xuan sensed a domineering Dao, a ruthless Dao!

The Green Copper fragment is a shard of the Emperor Venerable's Immortal Ascension Cauldron. It contains part of the Emperor Venerable's Dao. Given the Emperor Lord's personality of sacrificing all things for his own body with his strength, it is indeed a Great Dao that fits the Emperor Venerable's personality.

Replicating those fragmented Dao patterns into the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror, Jiang Xuan then kept this piece of Green Copper back into his space. He did not intend to refine this piece of Green Copper.

The Immortal Ascension Cauldron possesses the Emperor Venerable's consciousness. The Emperor Venerable isn't dead yet! Moreover, this Dao of sacrificing all things for oneself is not suitable for integrating into the body. Refining it could only serve as fuel for the Eight Trigrams Furnace. But acting now might draw the Emperor Venerable's attention, so it's better to wait until his strength is greater before attempting.

Besides the Green Copper, there were also several Medicine Kings and metal ores. Unfortunately, the best quality was only Saint Medicine, or materials capable of forging Holy Soldiers. They were of little use to Jiang Xuan. Most became fuel for his existing weapons, melted by the Eight Trigrams Furnace into pure energy and infused into those weapons. The remaining Source Stones — he kept only a portion; the rest were all taken into the Micro World.

After tidying the materials inside the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror, Jiang Xuan began this Myriad Worlds Absorption. There were two chances in total!

"Absorb!"

As Jiang Xuan's consciousness stirred, this time his soul keenly detected a thread of fluctuation emanating from the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror, but no energy spread. Of course, energy might have appeared, but with Jiang Xuan's current strength he simply couldn't detect it.

The absorption light dissipated, and the information of the absorbed item appeared as well:

Pangu Yin Heart-Protecting Scale: Born from the Pangu Yin Jiao-Yang in the dark universe's starry sky, a heart-protecting scale produced at birth nurtured by heaven and earth. It condenses part of the Yin Power Dao Rules, possessing powerful body protection and the power of life and death!

Reading the description, Jiang Xuan's mind instantly formed a plan for this material. Its life-and-death power and Yin Qi are very suitable for the Yin-Yang Mirror!

Truthfully, the current Yin-Yang Mirror still has room to grow, but its help to his present strength is actually less than the other Great Saint Artifacts inside his body.

The main reason is that most abilities of the Yin-Yang Realm conflict with Jiang Xuan's other Holy Soldiers. Its power to see through falsehood is inferior to the "White Tower" eye he possesses. Its Yin-Yang life-and-death offensive power also appears weak. Only the power of life has some use, but ever since Jiang Xuan gained the Micro World, what he fears least is being injured!

So Jiang Xuan has been pondering the advancement direction for the Yin-Yang Mirror. This Pangu Yin Heart-Protecting Scale that appeared can perfectly transform the Yin-Yang Mirror, converting it from an offensive weapon into a heart-protecting mirror.

He lacks no offensive weapons. The only defensive Holy Soldier is the Xuanhuang Mother Qi Pagoda. Or the Eight Trigrams Furnace barely counts as one — but only when encountering difficulty, summoning it to hide inside or holding it atop his head.

Transforming the Yin-Yang Mirror into a defensive Holy Soldier or even Emperor Weapon fits his plan for his current body very well.

With a successful first draw, Jiang Xuan was full of anticipation for the second absorption!

The Hongmeng Treasure Mirror did not disappoint Jiang Xuan's anticipation. It directly absorbed a new world — God's Game!

Looking at this rather chuunibyou world name, Jiang Xuan couldn't figure out for a moment what kind of world it was. He didn't recall any books about such a world before.

But judging by the name alone, Jiang Xuan could make some guesses: Could it be sending me into a game made by a god to survive? With Jiang Xuan's current strength, that shouldn't be difficult. After all, gods in the broad sense don't seem to be his match. Let alone a god's game!

Putting away the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror, Jiang Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

Although he had a new world, he did not prepare to go explore immediately. Whether the Zhetian World or the Mysterious World, there were still many things to do. His Myriad Worlds Fame System could now provide him a certain degree of help, so naturally he also had to strive to increase his loyal fan count.

Leaving his seclusion place, Jiang Xuan sent a voice transmission to notify the Yaochi Holy Mother, then quietly left Yaochi Holy Land. Yao Xi and Zi Xia were still in seclusion attacking the second level of Immortal. Jiang Xuan didn't need to stay at Yaochi all the time. With Yaochi's foundation, supporting the two women's growth was not difficult.

And the most crucial point: Jiang Xuan couldn't just take people away anytime, anywhere. After all, both were the Yaochi Holy Mother's personal disciples, future pillars of Yaochi's upper echelons. Although he didn't fear Yaochi Holy Land, he should still show some respect for the women's sect.

Only Jiang Xuan could do this. Otherwise, no one could casually drag two Holy Lord personal disciples around everywhere, even exterminating an Ancient Race clan in the process.

Fortunately, although many recognized Yao Xi and Zi Xia as Yaochi's newly accepted Holy Lord personal disciples, discerning people could see the two women barely fought during the destruction of Shenling Valley. They looked more like they were on vacation, only coming down to stretch their legs to watch the excitement. So no Ancient Race clan vented anger on Yaochi Holy Land because of it.

Of course, even if they did vent anger, they'd only dare to be angry for a moment. If they truly bared their fangs, the fist left in Shenling Valley is the greatest warning.

Just as Jiang Xuan prepared to go find trouble with the "Human World" organization, his figure paused slightly in the Void. His brows lifted as he looked toward the Northern Wilderness Ancient Forbidden Land.

Before long, Jiang Xuan entered Lingxu Grotto Heaven along the same route as when he entered Beidou. The displays inside had barely changed. However, because of the things Jiang Xuan and Ye Fan had sent, Lingxu Grotto Heaven's overall strength had risen somewhat. But compared to the speed of Jiang Xuan's strength progress, it was far behind!

Jiang Xuan arrived at the small courtyard where the three originally sat in meditation, like an ordinary person. He still remembered that after Elder Wu Qingfeng finished his lecture, he immediately opened his Bitter Sea. The astonished expressions of Ye Fan and the other.

Although he already knew the early plot when he came to this world, deliberately building good relations with the two and even proactively helping them shoulder risks, so much time has passed. The fake has become real. He still misses the early days of cultivation quite a bit.

Unexpectedly, upon entering, a person was sitting cross-legged on the cushion above. His essence, qi, and spirit had improved considerably, but his white beard was still just as obvious. Jiang Xuan stood before him and bowed respectfully: "Elder Wu!"

Wu Qingfeng's body trembled as he opened his eyes. Seeing Jiang Xuan looking at him with a smile, a complex mix of joy, pride, and worry emerged.

After a long while, Wu Qingfeng smiled and nodded: "You've grown up. You've walked far! A man should ride the whirlwind, not let his lofty ambition fall!"

Jiang Xuan nodded slightly: "Jiang Xuan will not forget the Elder for opening the door to cultivation for me!"

Wu Qingyun laughed freely: "Karma arises, karma ceases. Our gathering is all karma. And your path is one you walked out yourself. Though I am proud of it, it is not my doing! Coming back to visit is enough!"

Jiang Xuan nodded lightly. He understood Wu Qingyun's meaning.

He was not shirking credit or blame. Rather, he didn't want Jiang Xuan and Ye Fan to keep sending spirit stones and spirit items to Lingxu Grotto Heaven. Because the quality of resources the three sent was not low. Lingxu Grotto Heaven would argue for quite a while each time. For Wu Qingyun's personality, that was truly of no interest. So he only hoped the three would come back to visit. That would satisfy him!

Seeing Jiang Xuan nod, Wu Qingyun revealed an elegant smile. Among the three, Jiang Xuan sent the most resources. Even during the period Jiang Xuan lost contact, there were cultivation resources sent from Yaochi Holy Land. Some were so good even the Yaoguang Holy Land would find them eye-catching. It wasn't just him — for Lingxu Grotto Heaven, it was also a troublesome matter.

Just then, two more figures slipped in like thieves, and upon seeing the familiar back before them and Elder Wu opposite, both were stunned.

Immediately Pang Bo's delighted voice rang out: "Jiang Ge! Why are you here! We were just saying we'd go find you after visiting Elder Wu!"

"Making a commotion to get Jiang Xuan to come find us, just you? Can you even find Jiang Xuan?" Ye Fan laughed from the side, clearly in good spirits to see Jiang Xuan here.

"Same! Same!" Pang Bo scratched the back of his head, looking completely indifferent.

"I sensed you were back, so I waited here specially for you!" Jiang Xuan explained while looking at the two of them.

Ye Fan's strength had already reached Immortal Second, even nearing Immortal Third Slashing Dao; it could be said his cultivation level had advanced greatly.

Pang Bo, on the other hand, because everything went smoothly, had not found his own opportunity; his strength had only just reached Immortal First, and Half-Step Great Power strength was nothing to look at now.

If Ye Fan could now fight Saints relying on the Ancient Desolate Holy Body, and even exchange a few moves with Great Sages relying on the Chaos Green Lotus and Mother Qi Cauldron, then Pang Bo's current strength could only be described as very ordinary, not outstanding even among the younger generation, let alone participating in the trends of the era.

However, Jiang Xuan came this time precisely to solve this problem; there was still some time before the opening of Xianlu and the Dark Turmoil, and Pang Bo had a full chance to develop.

"Jiang Ge! You don't know, we coincidentally boarded the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin again, went through some trouble, guess where we went?" Pang Bo couldn't wait to share his recent opportunity!

Ye Fan slapped his forehead: "Pang Bo, Jiang Xuan sent us a voice transmission before crossing the Star Sea, you think he wouldn't know where we went!"

Pang Bo, belatedly realizing, widened his eyes: "Right! You sent us a voice transmission back then!"

"Wait, that's not right! Jiang Ge! How did you pinpoint our location and send us a voice transmission across the Star Sea!"

"Just some small tricks! As long as the distance isn't too far, if you keep saying my name, I can briefly drop my consciousness onto that spot!" Jiang Xuan explained with a laugh.

"Oh! This kind of small trick is quite interesting!" Pang Bo nodded thoughtfully.

Only Wu Qingyun and Ye Fan on both sides looked at Pang Bo like he was an idiot.

What small trick is this? Whose small trick can cross the Star Sea to hear someone calling their name? And instantly drop their consciousness over? If this got out, who would dare to speak Jiang Xuan's name aloud, they'd only dare whisper it secretly in their hearts!

Other people's "not too far" is at most one Domain, but your "not too far" lands in another Star System!

Ye Fan smiled wryly and shook his head, taking out two portions of Longevity Medicine and medicinal materials for cultivation from Space—not divine herbs but also treasures: "Elder Wu, this is a little token from Pang Bo and me!"

Wu Qingfeng let out a light sigh.

Jiang Xuan laughed: "This is a token from the two of them, just for you! Next time I definitely won't let those two give gifts again!"

"Alright!" A flash of emotion crossed Wu Qingfeng's face as he accepted the two's gifts.

"We three brothers haven't seen each other in a long time! Find a place to chat?" Jiang Xuan arranged.

"Sure, Jiang Ge!"

"I'll follow your arrangements!"

After the three bid farewell to Wu Qingfeng, they left some cultivation resources in Lingxu Grotto Heaven and departed Lingxu Grotto Heaven.

But after Jiang Xuan left, a thread of life force quietly merged into Wu Qingfeng's body, causing Wu Qingfeng to break through several realms in succession, and his white beard turned black at the roots as a result.

As his aura gradually calmed, Wu Qingfeng looked toward the distant rolling clouds and mist, smiling wryly as he muttered: "This child, says he's not giving gifts on the surface, but gives more than what they gave!" (Chapter End)