Taming Beasts and Cultivating Immortality from Two Realms

Chapter 311 A Gathering of Immortals
"Selling four incomplete rubbings of the 'Evolution Method of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends', including the Heavenly Gang sequence numbers 31 and 35, and the Earthly Fiend sequence numbers 59 and 61."

The transaction will be conducted via sealed auction; spirit stones will not be accepted, only barter will be accepted. Interested parties may contact me privately.

This message was like a boulder thrown into a deep pool, instantly creating a huge wave in the Wanbaohui group chat.

"The Heavenly Gang Evolution Method! Is it real?"

"Ranked thirty-first in the Heavenly Gang Sequence? Is that the evolution method of the Sky-Patrolling Thunder Dragon?"

“Interesting. The thirty-fifth in the Heavenly Gang sequence is Wuyan Ronglin. I’ve been searching for him for decades, and I never expected to encounter him today.”

"What a grand gesture! They even brought out a copy of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Evolution Method!"

The moment the message appeared, dozens of cultivators clicked on the profile picture of the person nicknamed 'Hu Meiren', including Chen Beiwu.

But the seller was very careful; no information could be found in either the profile picture or the account details.

Chen Beiwu was not surprised by this.

In the Immortal Alliance, almost every cultivation family with some standing regards the exclusive evolution method of the Tongcan Beast as their lifeblood.

Moreover, it is the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Evolution Method," which is sufficient to serve as the foundation of a family and be passed down through generations.

Chen Beiwu wasn't exaggerating. Although the sequence of records for this Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Evolution Method is relatively late, it is still a renowned evolution method that could easily become a foundation for any cultivation family.

No rational family or cultivator with a clear lineage would easily sell such a core secret technique that concerns the rise and fall of a lineage.

Because no matter how high the price of the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Evolution Method" is, it is a one-time transaction. It is far less profitable than to monopolize it and pass it down as a family heritage.

However, the fragmented rubbings that circulated more frequently within the Immortal Alliance are a different matter, and it's quite normal for cultivators to bring them out for trade.

In Chen Beiwu's eyes, Hu Meiren's actions could not be considered self-destructive.

Thinking of this, Chen Beiwu did not immediately open a bid, but instead sent a message to Senior Sister Su.

Soon, the phone vibrated, and a reply message popped up: "Senior sister, I asked around, and the Wanbaohui administrator also doesn't know Hu Meiren's identity information. Her true identity is probably only known to the person who introduced her."

"What, Junior Brother, are you also interested in the incomplete rubbing of the 'Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Evolution Method'?"

Chen Beiwu glanced at the message and replied, "I'm just a little curious, but not very interested."

One's own family knows one's own affairs.

Despite his current status as a master cultivator with the Primordial Golden Core and unparalleled fame within the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, he still lacks essential cultivation resources and is utterly unqualified to compete for a copy of the "Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Evolution Method".

Unless Chen Beiwu is willing to accept investment from some True Venerable Clan, many cultivation families would not offer a large amount of cultivation resources for no reason without a vested interest. At most, they would offer some gifts to curry favor and obtain some places to attend classes.

Chen Beiwu could understand this.

He now has a mentor, so he's not all alone; giving him too few resources would be pointless.

If he is given too much and spoiled, the Dao Venerable Immortal Clan and True Venerable Clan of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect will have to pay a higher price if they want to win him over in the future. It is better to maintain the status quo.

To put it simply and realistically, taking a stand too early may yield the greatest profits, but it also carries the greatest risks.

The major powers within the Jade Purity Immortal Sect are mostly sitting back and not easily getting involved.

Without establishing a reputation by teaching and spreading the Dharma, Chen Beiwu would find it difficult to attract talented elites from powerful clans to form his team, relying solely on his title as a cultivator of the Primordial Golden Elixir.

It was precisely because Chen Beiwu understood this that his resolve to open a school and impart the Golden Elixir Dao became increasingly firm.

"Many long-established True Venerable clans, Nascent Soul True Clans, and even some powerful Immortal Cultivation Merchant Guilds possess fragments or rubbings of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Evolution Methods, but the evolution methods they possess are basically at the end of the sequence." Senior Sister Su quickly sent another message.

"The true core information of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Evolution Method is actually in the hands of the Thirteen Immortal Sects and the Five Great Grotto Heavens."

“If you are interested, there is no need to waste resources bartering. You can directly use your credits to exchange for the qualification to view the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Evolution Method, but you can only view the lower-ranked evolution methods.”

Upon seeing these messages, Chen Beiwu flipped his hand, revealing a student ID card from the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.

Credits: 916
Because of his seclusion to break through to the Golden Core stage, Chen Beiwu missed many classes and earned very few credits from theoretical courses.

If we also consider the 100 credits required to comprehend the Supreme Scripture of Boundless Salvation of the Primordial Origin, his credit account balance has always been negative.

Fortunately, the top student on the Yuqing list can obtain 1,000 credits every ten years, which directly helped Chen Beiwu escape poverty and become rich, and his credit balance soared to 916.

"Thank you, senior sister, for reminding me."

After replying to the message, Chen Beiwu logged onto the Yuqing student website and noticed a red dot on the message notification.

He clicked on it and found that it was the Taiyuan Heavenly Realm approval procedure that he had applied for a long time but had not yet been approved.

【Audit passed】

'This efficiency seems a bit off,' Chen Beiwu thought to himself.

Jiang Chuan helped him apply for the application and go through the process in advance because the approval process for entering the Taiyuan Heavenly Realm to comprehend the Three Pure Ones' Joint Comprehending Immortal Technique was too complicated and required the approval of the Immortal Sect's high-ranking officials.

Chen Beiwu had previously inquired about the specific timeframe from Senior Brother Jiang and learned that the approval process in the Taiyuan Heavenly Realm varied in length, ranging from fifty years to over a hundred years, depending on when the higher-ups of the Yuqing Immortal Sect had time to process the approval.

It now appears that the gold content of forging the Primordial Golden Elixir is extremely high, enough to warrant special treatment from the higher-ups of the Immortal Sect, allowing for swift implementation.

However, trying to do too much at once is counterproductive. Chen Beiwu's most important task at present is to switch to cultivating the fundamental method and comprehend the "Yuanshi Dongzhen Qinghua Yu Wanjie Wanling Xianfa". He has no time to enter the Taiyuan Heaven Realm.

"Tie Dan, come here."

Opening the official website for exchanging Immortal Sect credits, Chen Beiwu waved to Tie Dan, who was lying on the ground.

"Wang."

Tie Dan got up and ran into Chen Beiwu's arms, his eyes fixed on the phone screen.

"Which evolution method do you think is good?" Chen Beiwu asked softly.

Rather than unilaterally pursuing the strength of his bloodline, he cared more about Tie Dan's thoughts.

There's no other reason than that the evolution of bloodlines is no small matter, and can even be a matter of life and death.

The reason why the golden egg's transformation into a dragon was so successful was that, firstly, the method for transforming golden scales into dragons was not difficult to find; it was just that the evolution conditions were too harsh, which led to no one paying attention to it.

Secondly, Jiang Chuan Zhenjun personally guided Chen Beiwu and Jin Dan in class, helping them to clarify the difficulties in the process of transforming into a dragon in advance.

Third, the golden egg is blessed with good fortune and extraordinary encounters.

Fourth, the Golden Egg possesses the third-tier supreme treasure techniques "All Rivers Run into the Ocean" and "Golden Body," and can perform the Great Dao of the Heavenly Dipper Mystic Beast, making it extremely forgiving of errors.

However, Chen Beiwu would not underestimate the difficulty of bloodline evolution just because the golden egg successfully evolved on its first try.

Even if his awakened Primordial Profound Power possesses the ability to enlighten innate bloodlines, shed mortal bodies, and defy destiny.

"Wang."

Tie Dan's eyes flickered slightly, revealing a conflicted expression.

[With a blue face and three eyes, a mane like molten iron and thorns, a limp one-legged creature, it devours cinnabar fire and can become one of the fifty-nine Earthly Fiends, a three-eyed Suanmao]

[In the alchemy chamber dwells a beast, resembling a dog with a red mane, which guards the furnace fire, ensuring its inextinguishability. It can discern success or failure by smelling the elixir's aura. It can be used to create the twenty-seven Earthly Fiends, until the elixir is consumed and the fire is extinguished.]

[Eyes containing two pupils, one burning with pure fire, the other with filthy flames, capable of forming the thirty-fourth Heavenly Gang Sequence, the Purifying and Filthy Flame Dragon]

[Growing by consuming Yin Fire and shedding its mortal form by absorbing Nether Flame, it can become the twenty-third in the Heavenly Gang Sequence, the Netherworld Patrol Dog]

……

Looking at the famous Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Evolution Techniques on his phone screen, Tie Dan hesitated for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

These evolutionary methods are indeed quite good, but for some reason, it felt no stirring of blood in its heart when it looked at them.

Upon realizing Tie Dan's thoughts, Chen Beiwu was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter.

His tone was indulgent and slightly indulgent: "You little rascal, you have quite the discerning palate."

The credit exchange system provided by the Jade Purity Immortal Sect aims to incentivize students to cultivate and integrate into the sect. True core cultivation techniques and resources of the sect are generally not included in the exchange list.

Chen Beiwu can only exchange credits for evolutionary methods that are ranked lower in the sequence or have been partially made public.

He had searched for a long time for exclusive evolution methods ranked within the top twenty, but hadn't found a single one. It was understandable that Tie Dan didn't take a liking to them.

"Wang."

Tie Dan rubbed against Chen Beiwu's trouser leg, then rolled over, revealing his belly and acting cute.

Seeing this, Chen Beiwu shut down the Jade Purity Immortal Sect's official website, hesitated for a moment, and sent a message to Hu Meiren: "Do you have the evolution method for a fire-attribute black dog?"

In addition to asking Hu Meiren, Chen Beiwu also posted a message in the Wanbaohui group chat seeking to purchase an evolution method.

The result was beyond Chen Beiwu's expectations. He waited for more than ten minutes, but not a single private message came through.

"We don't have enough channels, so it seems we still need to build a reputation."

Chen Beiwu put away his phone and stopped dwelling on it.

……

The Cloud-shrouded Upper Sect, the Three Mountains Cave Abode.

"Senior Hu, are you sure this won't expose us?"

Chen Qin looked at the private messages popping up like crazy and felt a little worried.

The Phantom Fox shook its head, quite confidently: "The Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Evolution Method we sell is just a copy, not the original containing Daoist principles. The authenticity of its contents is hard to discern, and it may even contain incompleteness and errors."

"Don't worry, this kind of rubbing is unlikely to attract the attention of important figures. At most, it might attract the attention of some Golden Core cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators."

At this point, the Illusionary Fox glanced at Chen Qin and said bluntly, "Don't blame me for speaking harshly, but your aptitude is mediocre, and you've been stuck at the late Foundation Establishment stage for a year."

"If I don't use the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Evolution Method to exchange for cultivation resources, your chances of forming a Core in this lifetime are less than 30%, and the probability of forging a First-Grade Golden Core is almost zero."

"If you were capable enough, I wouldn't have risked selling off my assets at Wanbaohui."

Upon hearing this, Chen Qin pursed her lips and did not refute.

Can you blame her?
Senior Hu's original source is now exhausted. Even if he forms a covenant, he can only slightly change his spiritual root aptitude through the blessing of the three meridians.

In this way, let alone competing with her peers, she is now practically without half a spiritual root amplifier.

Fortunately, with Senior Hu's guidance on cultivation techniques, Chen Qin's breakthrough speed was not too slow.

"Hmm, not bad, this guy offered the highest price, we can negotiate."

The phantom-tailed fox nodded in satisfaction, then swept its front paw across the screen, ignoring a private message inquiring about the evolution method of a fire-attribute black dog.

"By the way, Senior Hu, I plan to visit the Jade Purity Immortal Sect next month," Chen Qin suddenly said.

“No problem, but I will stay at the Cloud Mist Upper Sect and will not go with you.”

The phantom-tailed fox glanced at Chen Qin, its tail swaying happily behind it.

Being love-struck isn't without its advantages; at least you have someone to rely on.

Ever since Chen Qin obtained a spot to attend a lecture at the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, the Golden Core lecturers at the Cloud Mist Upper Sect have become much more friendly and even took the initiative to befriend her, and all the procedures were expedited.

Otherwise, the Phantom Fox wouldn't dare to sell the incomplete Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Evolution Method.

……

Time flies, and a month has passed in no time.

Shuiyan Residence.

Chen Beiwu opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

After a month of cultivation, he successfully comprehended the basics of immortal techniques, changed the fundamental method, and transformed the "All Laws Return to Flow" Jianmu Heavenly Book into the "Primordial Cave True Azure Flower Controlling Ten Thousand Tribulations and Ten Thousand Spirits Immortal Method".

Unfortunately, he mastered it alone, while his understanding of the Golden Egg, Iron Egg, and Five Qi Vine was only superficial, and he was unable to grasp the basics for a long time. He needed time to gradually assimilate and study the techniques together.

Smelling the faint fragrance of elixir in the room, Chen Beiwu reached out and patted the sleeping golden egg and the Five Qi Vine.

Of the three pets, Tie Dan is the most diligent, spending every day before dawn in the alchemy room refining pills.

The Five Qi Vine's so-called "farming" is quite brutal; whenever seedlings sprout in the medicinal field, it transplants them to the Five Qi Forest behind it.

"Na."

Wu Qi Teng wiped his eyes, and without even washing up, turned around and lay down near Chen Beiwu's neck.

Without even raising its head, Jin Dan activated its Ruyi Xuantong, transforming it into a three-headed dragon bracelet that hung quietly on Chen Beiwu's right hand as an ornament.

"You guys."

Chen Beiwu shook his head, got up and walked outside.

Today is no ordinary day; it is the day he opens his hall to teach and explain the Great Dao of Golden Elixir. Who knows how many powerful clans and prodigies will take the bait?

……

Yuqing Teaching Building, classroom teaching.

"Ziqing, where should we sit?"

After showing her invitation to enter the lecture hall, Xu Lingling was somewhat bewildered.

The reason is simple: the lecture hall, which could easily accommodate hundreds of people, felt unusually crowded at that moment.

Not to mention the jade tables in the front row, even the prayer cushions in the back row were already full, so newcomers like them could only stand in the corner.

“Of course we sit according to our seats.” Xu Ziqing glanced at her best friend.

Xu Lingling lacked confidence because there were too many outstanding cultivators standing in the classroom, their auras incredibly powerful, each radiating a heart-palpitating pressure of a Golden Core cultivator.

Without a doubt, these Golden Core cultivators could easily serve as Golden Core lecturers if they were placed in the Nine Refinements Sect.

Even within the Tianyan Immortal Sect, he would be considered a top genius on the Tianyan Ranking.

Even though Xu Lingling has a father who has reached the Golden Core stage, she is unwilling to offend these prodigies.

However, in the classroom, these geniuses stood at the very back like ordinary people, without even a seat.

The reason is simple: the people sitting at the front of the classroom are all top-notch figures.

These important figures were merely sitting, not deliberately releasing any pressure, but the aura they naturally exuded still made Xu Ziqing and Xu Lingling's hearts tremble.

An existence above the Nascent Soul True Monarch level!
And not just one, but a full sixteen!
Several Nascent Soul True Monarchs couldn't even sit on the jade table and had to sit on the prayer mats.

Seeing this scene, Xu Ziqing pursed her lips, feeling an unimaginable shock. These important figures had actually come all to listen to Chen Beiwu explain the Great Dao of Golden Core!

The reason she was able to recognize these important figures as True Lords of Immortal Sects was because the Xu family also had a Nascent Soul Ancestor, whose aura seemed familiar.

As for whether any of these important figures are Nascent Soul True Venerables, that falls outside Xu Ziqing's knowledge.

"Ah, maybe we should just forget about it."

Xu Lingling was stunned for a moment, glanced at the invitation in her hand, and couldn't help but swallow.

Who is she? Just a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

With all the Golden Core prodigies seated, how could she and Xu Ziqing, two Foundation Establishment cultivators, dare to sit down behind the futons of those Nascent Soul True Monarchs?

"What are you afraid of? Let's just sit as Bei Wu has arranged." Xu Ziqing pulled her timid best friend forward.

(End of this chapter)