Immortal weapon refiner

Chapter 1140 Immortal Jade Order
Even though the demonic calamity has ended in the Spirit Realm and the Tianyuan Continent, the situation among the various races on the continent is still far from stable!
After enduring the devastation of the war between the two realms, all the major powerful clans suffered extremely severe impacts, and even some of their Mahayana-stage ancestors perished.

However, this is not a time for rest and recuperation. Some powerful clans are eager to take advantage of this special period to further expand their clans and improve their ranking on the Myriad Races Dao Stele.

For no other reason than that in just over a thousand years, the most ancient immortal opportunity on the Tianyuan Continent—the Lingxiao Immortal Realm—will be opened!

The Lingxiao Immortal Realm is a lost corner of the Immortal Realm. It contains numerous immortal residences and hides many immortal treasures and opportunities. The most captivating are the two immortal palaces within the realm. Both palaces contain astonishing opportunities, and there is even a chance to obtain the Nine-Turn Immortal Pill, which can allow one to ascend to immortality on the spot with just one pill.

The Lingxiao Immortal Realm, which only opens once every tens of thousands of years, will definitely attract top experts from the entire Spirit Realm and even other surrounding realms.

For no other reason than that any chance of becoming an immortal, even the faintest of opportunities, would attract those peerless experts to risk their lives.

However, not just anyone can enter the Lingxiao Immortal Realm; there is a limit to the number of people who can enter.

First, the races ranked at the top of the Myriad Races Dao Stele will receive a varying number of Immortal Jade Tokens. The higher the ranking of a race, the more Immortal Jade Tokens it will receive. These Immortal Jade Tokens are the qualification to enter the Lingxiao Immortal Realm!
Another way to obtain Immortal Jade Tokens is by offering sacrifices to the Myriad Races Dao Stele. Races ranked tenth and below can obtain Immortal Jade Tokens by offering spiritual treasures or a large amount of spirit stones, but at most they can only obtain one Immortal Jade Token.

The last way to obtain the Immortal Jade Token is to leave it to fate. In the hundred years before the opening of the Lingxiao Immortal Realm, as long as you are in the Tianyuan Continent, you will have the opportunity to obtain an Immortal Jade Token out of thin air!
It depends entirely on one's own destiny and has nothing to do with strength. When the opportunity comes, the Immortal Jade Token will fall directly into one's hands.

However, the Immortal Jade Tokens obtained in this way are extremely rare, and it is difficult to find even one among hundreds of millions of intelligent beings, so it is basically impossible to count on them.

Even with such a large population as the human race, at most only one or two lucky individuals can obtain the Immortal Jade Token through this method each time the Lingxiao Immortal Realm opens.

The value of the Immortal Jade Token is not only reflected in its qualification to enter the Lingxiao Immortal Realm. After entering the Lingxiao Immortal Realm, the Immortal Jade Token is also very useful. Each time you enter an Immortal Mansion, one Immortal Jade Token will be consumed. If you want to enter the two most important Immortal Palaces, you will need to spend as many as five Immortal Jade Tokens!

Often, in order to plunder more Immortal Jade Tokens, some self-important powerhouses will take risks and not hesitate to fight with other powerhouses. After all, this involves the qualification for becoming an immortal, and who can resist this temptation?
Now, in order to obtain more Immortal Jade Tokens, some powerful races on the Tianyuan Continent are starting to stir, wanting to improve their race's ranking on the Myriad Races Dao Stele as much as possible.

Apart from the three eternally unchanging top races, other powerful races have made quite a few moves!

For example, the Barbarian Bone Clan, taking advantage of the heavy losses suffered by many weaker clans after the war between the two worlds, annexed several low-ranking races in one fell swoop and made them vassals of their own.

This way, not only can the clan's fortune be improved slightly, but they can also enjoy the Immortal Jade Tokens that those weaker races obtained through sacrifice!
No one would complain about having too many of these tokens that are related to the path to immortality. Even if they are not used up, they can be traded to other Mahayana stage experts from beyond the realm to obtain more tangible benefits.

Not only the Barbarian Bone Clan, but also the Beast Clan and the Ghost Horn Clan joined this annexation effort, using coercion and enticement to force some weaker races to become their vassals, only to kick these weaker races aside after the Lingxiao Immortal Realm ended.

Of course, there are also some groups with deep-seated grudges that are difficult to resolve, so they resort to more direct warfare.

The Ice Spirit Clan and the Fire Spirit Clan, two powerful clans ranked fifth and sixth respectively, have basically started a gambling war, except for their ancestors who are at the Mahayana stage. They are even willing to directly wager their Immortal Jade Tokens for this purpose.

The human race was naturally not at peace either. After the war ended and the Yellow Spring Ghost Mother of the Ghost Horned Clan returned, her hostility towards the human race reached its peak. She clashed with the Carefree Celestial Venerable several times, both openly and secretly. Although the results of these clashes were all inconclusive, it was clear that this matter would not be resolved so easily.

Li Qing has been gone for many years, and the Carefree Celestial Venerable is barely able to hold up the current situation. However, when the Lingxiao Immortal Realm is about to open, even he will feel that he cannot hold up the whole tree alone.

"Alas, I wonder if Wuji will return safely." In the Free and Unfettered Cave Heaven, the Free and Unfettered Heavenly Venerable sighed deeply, recalling that scene once again.

In the present human territory, the incense at the Temple of Longevity belonging to Wuji Tianzun is still extremely prosperous, but Wuji Tianzun himself has not appeared for many years.

Meanwhile, on the Tianyuan Continent, rumors of Li Qing's death were already circulating, both openly and secretly.

The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother's repeated probing confrontations were perhaps an attempt to confirm the truth of whether the human race's Wuji Heavenly Venerable was still alive.

Amidst this tense situation, over a hundred years passed in the blink of an eye, and the Tianyuan Continent became increasingly turbulent.

Aside from the inter-race conflicts, powerful beings from other continents or even beyond the Spirit Realm have begun to arrive one after another. The entire Tianyuan Continent is now like a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment.

boom!
Suddenly, a powerful aura descended from the sky above the human territory.

"Hahahaha, I am Tianding Laojun of the human race of the Savage Continent. I have come here to pay my respects to my fellow human, Xiaoyao Daoist!"

A human at the mid-stage of the Mahayana realm! From a distant, desolate continent!

Soon, the Celestial Venerable of Freedom appeared and greeted the human cultivator from the outer continent in his true form.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Tianding. It's been so many years! I didn't see you when the Lingxiao Immortal Realm opened last time. I was about to think that you had already ascended to the Immortal Realm," said the Carefree Celestial Venerable in a solemn tone.

Although this Heavenly Cauldron Lord was not well-known in the Spirit Realm, he knew that this person was not to be underestimated. He was the kind of powerful person who had been cultivating in seclusion in the Great Wilderness for many years and would never come out of seclusion unless absolutely necessary.

"Alas, Fellow Daoist Xiaoyao, please don't mock this old Daoist. Ascending to the Immortal Realm and attaining enlightenment is still a long way off even for the late Mahayana stage."

"The reason I didn't come when the Lingxiao Immortal Realm opened last time was because I was planning to try to break through to the late Mahayana stage, but in the end it was all in vain. Tens of thousands of years of hard work have been in vain."

Tian Ding Lao Jun kept shaking his head and sighing. His hair was gray, and he wore a dark blue Taoist robe, but his face did not look old. He looked like a slightly weathered middle-aged man.

The carefree Celestial Venerable invited this human from the desolate continent into the Dao Palace, and then served him a priceless Enlightenment Spirit Tea.

"Fellow Daoist Tianding, you must have come here for the Immortal Jade Token to enter the Lingxiao Immortal Realm a thousand years from now, right?" The Carefree Celestial Venerable poured a cup of tea for the other party from afar.

"Hahaha, Brother Xiaoyao, you really understand me! You saw right through my intentions. So I'll be blunt: I intend to trade you two Immortal Jade Tokens. You won't be disappointed!" Tianding Laojun laughed heartily, stroking his long beard with his left hand. However, Xiaoyao Tianzun remained completely calm. He said, "Brother Tianding, I can give you the Immortal Jade Tokens, but I don't want the items. I wish to earnestly request you to join the Dao Palace and co-rule the human race with me."

But Tian Ding Lao Jun seemed to have anticipated this, and he waved his hand repeatedly, saying, "Let's not mention this matter again. I only want to become an immortal now and have no intention of getting involved in too much worldly karma."

The Celestial Venerable Xiaoyao was not surprised by the other party's refusal. Clearly, this was not the first time he had brought up this matter with the Celestial Venerable Tianding over the past tens of thousands of years, but he had been refused each time.

In fact, if all the humans in the entire Spirit Realm were added together, they would indeed be an extremely powerful force, absolutely no weaker than the top three powerful races on the Tianyuan Continent.

However, the human cultivators are too scattered, spread across various continents. There are also many reclusive cultivators who are not well-known and do not want to get too involved in the world or get too involved in external karma to disturb their cultivation, just like this Tian Ding Lao Jun.

"Brother Tianding, now the human race only has one Mahayana cultivator left, it's really hard to support them all alone, who knows what will happen in tens of thousands of years," Xiaoyao Tianzun said with a worried look on his face.

Even after all that, Tian Ding Lao Jun remained unmoved. He took a sip of the Enlightenment Tea and said, "I see that the human race is now ranked ninth on the Dao Stele of Ten Thousand Races, and the situation is even better than before. It's not as serious as you say!"

"Alright, alright, Brother Xiaoyao, you're worrying too much. Take it easy."

"I brought a small portion of the Chaos Origin with me, and I'll trade it for two Immortal Jade Tokens. Isn't that a good deal?"

Trading less than half a portion of the Chaos Origin for two Immortal Jade Tokens isn't exactly a good deal, because if a few hundred years pass and more Mahayana cultivators from the outside world arrive, two Immortal Jade Tokens might be able to trade for more than half a portion of the Chaos Origin.

The carefree Celestial Venerable sighed and said, "I can agree to this deal, but I need you to agree to one condition."

"Soon, a junior of my human race will be about to break through to the Mahayana stage. At that time, there is a high possibility that Mahayana cultivators from other races will come to interfere. I hope that Brother Tianding can lend a hand and help protect the Dharma."

"If you disagree, I would rather use the Immortal Jade Token to trade with other foreign Mahayana cultivators in exchange for a chance to make a move."

Upon hearing this, Tian Ding Lao Jun hesitated, "This..."

After some deliberation, he finally nodded in agreement.

"Alright, I agree to this. But let me make this clear beforehand: I can only do my best to protect the Dharma. If we encounter any tough opponents, I won't risk my life."

The waters of Tianyuan Continent are murky, a fact that this Old Lord Tianding understands better than anyone, especially the unfathomable Three-Eyed Sacred Clan.

Given the current state of the human race, they might actually attract the attention of an old monster in the late Mahayana stage.

“I understand that, of course. If such a near-immortal being truly appears, Brother Tianding can decide for himself whether to leave or not.” Seeing that the other party had agreed, Xiaoyao Tianzun breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he could indeed use the Immortal Jade Token to get other foreign Mahayana cultivators to help him, it wasn't necessarily as reliable as this Heavenly Cauldron Old Lord, after all, they had known each other for many years.

Most importantly, now that he controls the Chaos Profound Yellow Tower, his need for the Chaos Origin is also considerable.

The only known way to enhance the power of a Chaos Treasure is to nurture it with the essence of chaos!
Otherwise, even if it is placed in the dantian and refined with pure true essence for a long time, the Chaos Treasure will not be moved.

Thus, after the verbal agreement was reached, Tian Ding Lao Jun left the territory of the human race, without even intending to stay any longer.

Like many other Mahayana-stage hermits, Tian Ding Lao Jun believed in minimizing his involvement with worldly karma, as this was the only way to accelerate his cultivation.

After seeing off the Heavenly Cauldron Lord, the Carefree Celestial Venerable still sighed with a worried expression: "If only Wuji were still here."

After speaking, his gaze pierced through layers of space, looking towards a desolate region above the Tianyuan Continent. This was a spatial node of the Lingxiao Immortal Realm, and it was likely that another earth-shattering event would take place there.

For the sake of this lost secret realm of the immortals, over the years, countless beings, shining like shooting stars, have arrived on the Tianyuan Continent.

Not only in the Spirit Realm itself, but also in other realms, powerful beings began to venture across vast voids to descend upon the Tianyuan Continent.

Even the true spirits, which are rarely seen on ordinary days, have revealed their whereabouts!
"Roar!"

A deafening roar tore through the sky, and a ferocious Suanni descended upon the Tianyuan Continent with a menacing aura.

This is a true spirit at the early stage of Mahayana, with extremely dense baleful aura all over its body, surrounded by dark lightning, each bolt of which is baleful lightning transformed from baleful energy.

"The Lingxiao Immortal Realm is about to open; we must quickly subdue some weaker races and obtain a few Immortal Jade Tokens." The Suanni's eyes were filled with ferocity as it scanned the various regions of the land.

Finally, his gaze fell upon a city in the human territory built of white bricks and stones, inhabited entirely by weak kobolds.

"Heh, Tengu Clan, let's take them first." The Suanni sneered and headed towards the newly established holy city of the Tengu Clan with boundless ferocity.

boom!
The terrifying spiritual pressure emanating from the Suanni descended in a mighty torrent, and in an instant, a large number of Tengu clan members rolled their eyes back, unable to withstand the impact, and fainted.

At that very moment, a pagoda emanating chaotic and primordial energy blasted towards them from afar.

(End of this chapter)