Begin the path of immortality from mortals

"Lu Lang, have you advanced to the late stage of Refining Void?"

Kunwu Holy Mountain, when Lu Tiandu came out of the quiet room where he was in seclusion, her beautiful eyes were filled with surprise when she discovered the strange aura surrounding Lu Tiandu.

"Well, I didn't expect that I would be able to break through successfully after just one retreat!"

Lu Tiandu smiled.

It had only been five years since he last met Linglong, so it was normal for him to advance smoothly after a short retreat.

After all, two hundred and eighteen years have passed since he advanced to the middle stage of the Void Refining Realm.

If he had not spent half of his time practicing the "Lapis Lazuli Golden Body Technique", he would probably have been able to advance to the late stage of the Void Refining Technique in more than a hundred years.

But now the time is just right. In the eyes of outsiders, he has been promoted to a small realm in more than a hundred years, which is already enough of outstanding talent.

Moreover, his body refining skills have already reached the peak of the sixth level, and he is not far from the sixth level. He will be able to advance after practicing for about another thirty years.

At this moment, his fighting power is several times stronger than it was more than a hundred years ago.

The true energy in his body has doubled, and now he is no less powerful than an ordinary cultivator in the early stage of fusion.

With the changes in the quality and quantity of his true essence, the top-level spiritual treasure in his hand could now exert its full power. At the same time, the power of his top-level magical powers also increased significantly as his cultivation level increased.

During the more than a hundred years of seclusion, Lu Tian used a large amount of Kunpeng's true blood to practice and also cultivated the true spirit-level magical power of Cangyuan Qingfeng to perfection.

Correspondingly, the power of his natal treasure, the Wind and Thunder Prison Map, has also increased significantly with the blessing of the three great true spirit-level magical powers.

As for the other wind-attributed true spirit-level magical power, the Nine Heavens Divine Wind, because he does not have the Nine Heavens Blue Luan True Spirit, Lu Tiandu did not spend too much time practicing it, and he is still in the entry-level stage.

As for the soul, although the advancement of a small realm has limited benefits to the soul, Lu Tiandu has been taking elixirs such as Yunshen Pills that can enhance the soul for more than two hundred years. Now, compared to the middle stage of Lianxu, his soul has grown by half.

According to the maximum distance, once it is used, it should be able to cover a maximum range of 30,000 miles.

Normally, the spiritual power of a cultivator in the middle stage of fusion only covers a range of 24,000 miles. Obviously, Lu Tiandu's spiritual cultivation has far surpassed that of a cultivator in the middle stage of fusion.

Now, if the secret art of the soul "Spear of God-Slaying" is used, it can also cause damage to the cultivators in the early stage of fusion!
Of course, because Lu Tiandu has just come out of retreat and has not yet entered the stone bead world or left Kunwu Holy Mountain to test the specific distance of the limit of his soul, the details are still unclear, but compared with the past, it should be similar.

As Lu Tiandu has been taking the Yunshen Pill, a rare elixir for enhancing the soul that is rare in the hands of the outside world's Shenhua and Lianxu cultivators for more than 200 years, now that his soul has grown sufficiently, the effect of the Yunshen Pill on him is minimal.

Lu Tian had anticipated this and was not too disappointed.

"Congratulations Lu Lang!"

Linglong smiled, and didn't seem surprised that Lu Tiandu advanced to the late stage of refining emptiness in such a short time.

She seemed to remember something, and moved her lips as if she wanted to say something, but she looked like she hadn't figured out how to say it yet.

"But something?"

Lu Tian looked at Linglong's expression and asked curiously.

Linglong gently brushed a strand of silver hair, her beautiful eyes flashed with shyness, and she said softly:

"Years ago, one of Grandfather's men came to Tianyuan City and met me. As expected, Grandfather already knew that I had been staying with him...Now Lu Lang has advanced to the late stage of Refining Void, and his combat power is no less than that of a combined cultivator. I would like to ask you when you will go with me to meet Grandfather?"

"So that's what happened!"

Lu Tiandu smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and embraced Linglong in his arms, "In that case, when you advance to the late stage of refining emptiness in a few years, we will go to visit Senior Ao Xiao and formally propose marriage!"

The two discussed this matter more than a hundred years ago.

Originally, his plan was to wait until both of them had advanced to the fusion stage and dealt with the matter of the Tiankui Wolf King before visiting Senior Ao Xiao to marry Linglong. Now that Ao Xiao already knew of his existence, there was no need to wait until later.

As for Linglong, with the support of resources from both Ao Xiao and Lu Tiandu over the years, it is now less than 150 years away from her advancement to the middle stage of Refining Void. Her cultivation has already reached the peak of the middle stage, and it will only be another 20 to 30 years for her to advance to the late stage of Refining Void.

"Well, listen to Lu Lang!"

Linglong felt sweet in her heart. She leaned in Lu Tiandu's arms and nodded gently, with a look of anticipation in her expression.

……

Just as Lu Tiandu and Linglong were discussing when to visit Ao Xiao from the Wolf Clan, the Land of the Seven Demons was tens of thousands of miles away from Tianyuan City.

Sirius Domain.

Somewhere in a mysterious valley shrouded in numerous legal prohibitions, in a secluded pavilion, a man in his thirties was sitting cross-legged on a cloud bed.

The man was dressed in a silver robe and had a handsome face. His silver hair fell on his shoulders, making him extremely conspicuous. He sat cross-legged quietly on the cloud bed. As the magic gestures in his hands changed, an inexplicable Taoist rhyme flowed.

This silver-haired man is none other than Ao Xiao, the only Mahayana cultivator of the demon clan!

At this moment, Patriarch Ao Xiao seemed to sense something, he retracted his spell, opened his eyes, and said lightly to the void:
"Now that you're here, come in!"

"This subordinate greets Master Ao Xiao!"

Before he finished speaking, the nearby void suddenly fluctuated, and an almost transparent shadow flashed out, only a few feet away from Ancestor Ao Xiao.

As soon as the shadow appeared, its body gradually became clearer and clearer, and finally turned into a slender woman in a tight black robe.

The woman wore a bronze wolf-head mask on her face and her hands were wrapped in a pair of dark gloves. Not a single piece of skin was exposed on her body.

"Ryokage, so many years have passed, and your outfit hasn't changed at all."

Patriarch Ao Xiao's eyebrows twitched, and he spoke without seeming to be surprised.

"Your Excellency is still as charming as ever! When I first heard that you were injured during the calamity, I was really worried for a long time. Now that I see that you are fine, I am relieved."

The masked woman Ryoei bowed and replied respectfully.

"Hehe, can a mere calamity really cost me my life?"

Ao Xiao shook his head slightly.

Naturally, he would not show any sign of being injured in front of his subordinate who had achieved the late stage of fusion, even though the wounds he suffered from the 21st great heavenly tribulation had been healed with the help of the bottle of Kunpeng's true blood that Linglong brought back.

Ao Xiao did not continue this topic and asked:

"How's the investigation going on for me this time?"

"Reporting to the Lord, I have already investigated clearly. Since leaving the palace, the young lady has been staying in the cave of a human cultivator in Tianyuan City. Before returning, I personally met the young lady. The young lady's cultivation is now almost at the peak of the middle stage... I used my secret technique to detect that the young lady's yin is still intact."

When Liao Ying mentioned Ling Long's current cultivation level, a strange look flashed in his eyes under the mask. "This human cultivator is called Lu Tiandu. According to my judgment, the young lady and Lu Tiandu should have a very close relationship. When I tried to inquire about their relationship, the young lady did not evade the question at all and admitted it generously... This is the information I compiled about Lu Tiandu. Please take a look, sir."

After the masked woman Liao Ying finished speaking respectfully, she handed a jade slip to Ancestor Ao Xiao.

"Has Linglong reached the peak of the middle stage of the Void Refining Realm so quickly?"

Patriarch Ao Xiao listened quietly with an expressionless face, then took the jade slip casually, with a strange feeling flashing through his mind.

Of course he was well aware of the various elixirs that he provided to Linglong to improve her cultivation. Linglong's cultivation method was the same as his. According to Linglong's cultivation speed, it was unlikely that she could reach such a level of cultivation in just over a hundred years.

Obviously, some of the changes here may be related to this human cultivator named Lu Tiandu.

However, Linglong's Yuan Yin was not lost, and his bottom line was not touched, so Patriarch Ao Xiao took the jade slip calmly and examined it.

“I didn’t expect that this person was actually a first-generation ascender. Not long after his ascension, he advanced to the Void Refining Realm, and then advanced to the middle stage of Void Refining in just a hundred years. What an amazing cultivation speed!”

Ao Xiao was secretly surprised after reading only the first part of the introduction. It was obvious that Lu Tiandu had amazing potential from this information.

"In that case, this person should also be from the world that Linglong lost. It must be him who helped Linglong escape. However, this world has suffered from the devil's calamity, and there are still cultivators who can advance to the late stage of the spirit transformation. It's really amazing!

With such amazing cultivation talent and life-saving grace, it is no wonder that Linglong fell in love with him. This man is so talented that even Linglong who has awakened the Seven Star Moon Body is probably slightly inferior to him. He is qualified to be my Ao Xiao's grandson-in-law..."

The more Ao Xiao read, the more satisfied he felt. As for Lu Tiandu, his fearlessness in fighting for the spiritual land and his decisive killing without fear of power, his astonishing feat of using his early stage refining void cultivation to kill a late stage refining void cultivator seemed to be very much to his liking.

However, when he saw Lu Tiandu's performance on the alien battlefield, Ao Xiao suddenly remembered what he had reported before and said:

"The rumor that the human race spread about before that the Void Refining Cultivator killed the Yaksha King of the Yaksha Clan was also about this Lu Tiandu?"

"My Lord, it is this person. It is said that he and his clone teamed up to kill King Zhuo Xuan. This clone of Lu Tiandu should have practiced some kind of magic. According to the news, he had already reached the peak of the middle stage several decades ago, and was able to kill a large Yaksha in the late stage of Lianxu in just a few moves.

Lu Tiandu’s cultivation and combat power should not be lower than this clone... But when I arrived at Shigu City, his clone had already returned to Xuanzhen Palace to retreat and break through, so I did not see his clone..."

Ryoei reported everything.

"Even you can't sneak into this Xuanzhen Palace?"

Ao Xiao asked with some doubt.

He knew Liaoying's innate magical powers best. If he had not accidentally saved Liaoying in the turbulence of time and space, and had not been grateful to Liaoying for saving his life, Liaoying would have agreed to be loyal to him for 100,000 years, and the two parties would have signed a soul contract. Under normal circumstances, I'm afraid that ordinary Mahayana cultivators would not be able to do anything to Liaoying.

For the late-stage combined cultivators of the human and demon races, it would be difficult for them to escape Liaoying's assassination as long as Liaoying wanted to kill them.

If it weren't for the restrictions of the soul contract, it would be difficult for him, a Mahayana cultivator, to trust Liao Ying.

"If it was an ordinary mustard seed treasure, I could have spent some effort to sneak in quietly, but this Xuanzhen Palace is different. The formation set up outside is extraordinary. It seems that there are several changes every moment. I am not proficient in formations. If I force my way in, it may cause unnecessary misunderstandings. After the young lady came out to meet me, I have obtained the necessary information..."

The voice of the Ryoei seemed to have remained unchanged.

In fact, what she didn't say explicitly was that as a member of the Liaoying clan, along with their innate magical power "The Way of Shadow" there is also a mysterious ability to sense danger.

Passing through the Jiuren Mountain spiritual formation, when looking at Lu Tiandu's Xuanzhen Palace, she clearly felt that as long as she dared to break into the Xuanzhen Palace, it seemed that in the next moment, a force far beyond what she could bear would strike her.

But when faced with a force much more terrifying than Ao Xiao, she instinctively retreated.

"So this Lu Tiandu is also a master of formations, or there are other forces behind him... What kind of force is this Yaochi Palace? Can you find other information?"

Ao Xiao continued to ask.

"All the information about Yao Chi Palace came from Lu Tiandu. The outside world does not have any information about this hermit sect. I asked the young lady in person, and she just said that Yao Chi Palace will be born within a hundred years."

It seemed that Liaoying was also very curious about the Yaochi Palace during his conversation.

"It can refine several mustard seed caves, and it also has the True Immortal Realm Spirit Talismans on the Golden Palace Jade Book and a large number of spiritual treasures for sale. This Yaochi Palace is not simple!"

Ao Xiao looked thoughtful and said, "As soon as Lu Tiandu entered the Refining Void stage, he became invincible among his peers. He even defeated the fusion with his Refining Void cultivation, and obtained a fusion stage stone turtle. He also cultivated the True Spirit level magical power of Taiyin Divine Thunder. It's really amazing. Liaoying, what do you think?"

There was a hint of sigh in Patriarch Ao Xiao's tone.

"Mysterious. From what I have seen since Lu Tiandu arrived in the spirit world, I have a very mysterious feeling towards him. Judging from his cultivation and combat power alone, he is worthy of the title of the number one prodigy of the human race, and he has unlimited potential!"

Ryoei seemed to have thought about this question a long time ago and spoke directly.

"Haha, in this case, I am becoming more and more curious about this little friend Lu!"

Ao Xiao thought of the many valuable things Linglong brought with her when she returned from the human world, and thought of Lu Tiandu's performance in the spirit world. He seemed to become more and more curious, and even the way he addressed him changed. "Liaoying, do you think he is a good match for Linglong?"

"Judging from Lu Tiandu's current performance, he is certainly worthy of the young lady. But the Tiankui Wolf King..."

Liaoying hesitated slightly and said.

After all, Linglong is currently a married woman, although the two of them are only in name only.

"Humph! Don't mention that kid to me."

When Patriarch Ao Xiao heard the name Tian Kui, a cold light flashed in his eyes and he snorted angrily:
"Tian Kui took advantage of my retreat and broke his promise to me. Before Linglong could reach the fusion stage, he planned to harvest her essence to break through the initial stage of fusion. When he failed, he secretly split Linglong's soul into two, causing her to suffer from the split soul for more than a thousand years.

As for later, when Linglong's soul was in the lower world, I tampered with the Nixing disk, making it impossible for Linglong to return to the spirit world. After Linglong's soul encountered an accident, even I could not locate Linglong in the lower world, so Linglong was trapped for tens of thousands of years. All these things, do you really think I am old and confused, and I don't even know that my granddaughter was bullied?

If it weren't for the fact that there is no other descendant who can inherit the throne of Wolf King in the Wolf Clan, and that I am not going to live long and cannot support the Wolf Clan on my own for much longer, I would have skinned this guy alive long ago. How could he continue to sit freely on the throne of Demon King?"

At this point, the anger on Patriarch Ao Xiao's face was no longer concealed. "Since Linglong has awakened the Seven-Star Moon Body due to a blessing in disguise and has the opportunity to advance to the Mahayana stage, this Tiankui is naturally useless..."

"If you are interested, I will kill Tian Kui right now!"

Liaoying bowed slightly.

Although Tian Kui failed to obtain Linglong's Yuan Yin to break through the early stage of fusion that year, he later got some opportunities to successfully advance to the middle stage of fusion, and now he has reached the peak of the middle stage of fusion.

Including the six clones he has cultivated over the years, Tian Kui's combat power is comparable to that of a cultivator in the late stage of fusion, but for Liao Ying, killing Tian Kui is not a difficult task.

In fact, Tian Kui had already advanced to the middle stage of fusion for many years, and had never dared to go through the thunder tribulation of the late stage. Ao Xiao also turned a blind eye and had no intention of helping him to go through the tribulation. It seemed that some insiders had already sensed the grudges within the wolf clan.

"No need. I intend to let Lu Tiandu handle this Tian Kui. You can take care of him at the side in case of any accidents..."

Ao Xiao pondered for a moment and suddenly said.

……

Just as Ao Xiao and Liao Ying were talking about Lu Tiandu, Lu Tiandu, who had just come out of retreat, was being affectionate with the ladies in Kunwu Holy Mountain. After returning to Xuanzhen Palace, he unexpectedly discovered that his cousin Yushu, who had been in retreat for more than 250 years, had come out! (End of this chapter)