I ascended to godhood through the 100-ton King Martial Arts.

Guixu, the headquarters of the Iron Leg Gate.

The Mirror Flower Water Moon Hall.

Shen Linyuan took a deep breath, then sighed, "Every time I return to Guixu, it feels like returning to a rotting corpse. It's truly unbearable..."

Li Qingshan was a step behind the other person and did not respond.

Elder Li looked at Li Qingshan and Shen Linyuan who appeared together, a look of understanding flashed in his eyes, but he did not come forward to greet them.

This kid was indeed just the visible dagger; the real mastermind was Shen Linyuan.

He tried to play dead, but Shen Linyuan wasn't going to let him go.

After finishing his reflections, Shen Linyuan was about to leave when, as if remembering something, he turned to look at Elder Li, who was feigning sleep:

"Li Feibai, some things you can't avoid by burying your head in your seat. If you want to stand by and watch the show, you need to have the ability to watch it. This is such a simple principle, I don't need to teach you!"

Elder Li turned over, his back to the two of them, and muttered:

"Why do you old folks have to drag me, a mere hundred-year-old kid, into all this scheming and plotting?"

The sect leader is just sealed off, not dead.

He has a golden body of faith in the Bitter Realm and a savage bloodline supernatural power in the Ruins of Return. He is considered one of the top spiritual transformation combat forces both inside and out. How do you do it?

If you ask me, you should learn from me.

Just lie still.

If you can't resist, just lie down and enjoy it.

"Rotten wood!"

Shen Linyuan snorted coldly, waved his sleeve, abandoned any thought of advising, and walked out of the hall.

Li Qingshan noted down what the two had just said and quickly followed.

...

out of the hall.

With a flick of his sleeve, Shen Linyuan carried Li Qingshan and flew straight out of the city.

Or perhaps his words had triggered some memories.

He pointed to the buildings below and said, "Do you know why the houses in the county town are so large and the city walls are so high?"

Li Qingshan shook his head: "Master, the Iron Leg Sect requires contributions for everything. I've only been a disciple for less than a year, and there are many things I don't know."

"I went through the same thing back then."

Shen Linyuan sighed before saying:

"All the cities in Guixu today were built around the entrance to the Bitter Realm after the Immortal Era."

At that time, the main force in the counterattack against the Wizarding World consisted only of those with bloodlines.

Each of them was at least ten feet tall, with the tallest exceeding thirty feet.

In such a situation, the building would naturally be built larger.

As for the martial arts system, it was only after the counterattack that some bloodline members, in order to arm their relatives, brought them to the conquered territory for training, and thus it was revived...

Upon hearing this, Li Qingshan seemed to be deep in thought.

It turns out that tens of thousands of years ago, Guixu was a place where magic was forbidden.

If that's the case, why did those barbarians suddenly attack Guixu, a world where the energy of heaven and earth was dead, tens of thousands of years ago?

The immortals have also set their sights on Guixu.

Li Qingshan instinctively felt that there was a big secret hidden here.

...

As they were talking.

The two arrived at a desolate little town.

Li Qingshan took a closer look and realized that it was indeed Xijiabao.

After landing with him, Shen Linyuan waved his sleeve.

A thin film of light rose out of thin air.

After doing all this.

Shen Linyuan then smiled and said:

"I had Jiu San close this formation."

He is also my apprentice.

You should call him senior brother from now on.

Even if you don't touch Xichi this time, Jiu San will take care of him anyway.

Since you've taken action, the things at Xichi will be yours from now on.

I told Jiu San to find a different target.

These words clearly implied that the other elders were replaceable at will.

Li Qingshan felt at ease upon hearing this.

If you're trying to curry favor with someone powerful, you definitely hope that person is powerful enough.

Based on what we know so far, the master seems like a villain who has endured humiliation and hardship. He had been lying low and honest before, but now that the sect leader is in trouble, he is preparing to rebel.

This actually put Li Qingshan at ease.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Besides, failure is called rebellion, success is called revolution!

I just hope that Shen Kaka won't forget to share the glory afterward.

...

The two found an empty pavilion.

Shen Linyuan swept the dust off the pavilion with his sleeve: "I have no relatives, so I haven't acquired any property in Guixu. Let's just talk about your problem here."

Li Qingshan roused himself.

Shen Linyuan didn't mention Li Qingshan's situation, but instead asked, "Have you heard of novels?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qingshan was taken aback, then nodded: "I've heard some of it, and I've also seen some storybooks that someone left there in the Sutra Repository."

Shen Linyuan smiled and said, "I placed the storybooks in the Scripture Pavilion as a hint to disciples from poor backgrounds. Unfortunately, it seems you didn't grasp the meaning behind them."

"what?"

Li Qingshan lowered his head, quickly retrieved the contents of those stories from his memory bank, and then quickly flipped through them again.

When he looked up again, his eyes were filled with understanding: "Master, you mean, the protagonist favored by heaven and earth?"

This was pretty much what he had guessed.

The cognitive pollution we experienced before was indeed influenced by the Heavenly Dao consciousness of the barbarian world!

Shen Linyuan nodded:

"Your problem is actually part of the harvest after the development of the Bitter Realm."

Since you've acknowledged me as your master...

I, Shen Linyuan, am not a stingy person.

Today, I'll tell you the complete process and secrets of developing the Bitter Realm.

My newly acquired, albeit inexpensive, master is so generous.

Li Qingshan, on the contrary, felt somewhat uneasy.

My senior sister was kind to me because I was skilled and seemed to have good potential. Over time, feelings developed, and that's how our relationship progressed.

Shen Linyuan's magnanimity was something he couldn't understand.

After all, Shen Linyuan had said before that helping him solve his troubles would affect his advancement to the Spirit Transformation stage.

According to the principle of equivalent exchange of the Iron Leg Gate.

Li Qingshan was mentally prepared.

Shen Linyuan, however, did not reveal his true nature, acting as if he were a real master, teaching and popularizing science everywhere.

This way of handling things is so unlike the Iron Legs Gate.

Shen Linyuan, unaware that Li Qingshan was inwardly criticizing him, continued:

"A complete world, regardless of its size, has its own consciousness."

This consciousness, we call the Way of Heaven.

The laws governing the operation of all things are the manifestation of the rules of Heaven.

Whether the Way of Heaven possesses wisdom, I do not know.

However, the Way of Heaven does not usually manifest itself. Only when outsiders like us intrude do we instinctively try to expel them.

A flash of memory crossed his face:

"That was a situation where everyone was at odds with heaven and earth."

I didn't experience it myself, but I was fortunate enough to see the records of the pioneering work.

Around the camp, the earth cracked open, blood flowed like rivers, corpses turned to mud, and carcasses stretched for hundreds of miles, leaving almost no place to stand. The air was stained a ghastly green by the stench of decay...

Countless spirits manifested in broad daylight, their resentment soaring to the heavens...

It was a horrific scene that is hard to forget.

Even though a long time has passed.

Shen Linyuan still remembers the shock he felt after watching it.

He paused for a moment, savoring the moment, before continuing:

"At this time, the Spirit Transformation experts in charge of pioneering the land will take out the Heavenly Sacrifice Tower, a pioneering treasure bestowed by the immortals, and devour the corpses of spirits scattered all over the land."

Everything has a spirit.

These true spirits bear the imprint of this world.

After the Heavenly Sacrifice Tower absorbs and refines something, it can, in turn, influence the perception of this world.

Afterwards, the sacrificial towers were placed in the conquered lands, and their influence day and night would blur the perception of the Heavenly Dao, causing it to no longer be hostile to outsiders.

Only then is the land reclamation considered complete.

"After clearing the land..."

Shen Linyuan looked at Li Qingshan, who was deep in thought: "When you enter the Bitter Realm, there is some information on the jade tablet. You should know the rest, right?"

Li Qingshan nodded: "Establish a camp, then slowly radiate outwards to the surrounding natives, use the time to integrate into the Bitter Realm world, cultivate a group of spies, breed hybrids, and then develop various resources in the Bitter Realm. After the resources are exhausted, bring in immortals to complete the final harvest."

Upon hearing this, Shen Linyuan nodded.

"Well, these are just the development of resources on the surface, which can be considered as compensation from the immortals for the hard work of us henchmen."

The real goal is to plunder the origin of that world.

For example, the sacrifice of things nurtured by heaven and earth.

Those naturally born elemental life forms, wondrous objects imbued with strange power, extraordinary corpses...

These are the real goals.

This includes Dao puppets...

A brief explanation.

Shen Linyuan finally got to the point that Li Qingshan was most concerned about.

...

Li Qingshan's eyes lit up.

Shen Linyuan didn't waste any more time and said directly:

"Although the perception of this Heavenly Dao is blurred due to the Heavenly Sacrifice Tower, it will, driven by instinct, disregard everything and give birth to a chosen one who can save the world."

These chosen ones are born with the mission of saving the world.

Its most obvious characteristics are its extraordinary talent, strong luck, and numerous fortuitous encounters, making it extremely difficult to kill.

This kind of person is protected by heaven and earth.

Harvesting prematurely will only invite the most furious retribution from heaven and earth.

Afterwards, a new chosen one will be born.

Dealing with it would be counterproductive.

Therefore, we generally leave the issue of the chosen one to the final immortal to resolve.

Apart from the chosen one.

When encountering individuals with exceptionally strong characteristics, the Heavenly Dao, driven by instinct, will provide frantic feedback, stimulating the growth of these individuals.

The unique characteristic of the barbarian realm we are currently in is its spirituality and intuition.

And this spirituality and intuition, in our Guixu region, is enlightenment!

Those with strong comprehension, living in such a small world, are easily corrupted by the Heavenly Dao silently, transforming into an acquired Dao body and being branded.

The chosen ones, including these individuals who are brought to life, are collectively called Dao puppets. They are puppets of the Heavenly Dao and also contain the manifestation of the rules of that world.

Li Qingshan suddenly realized.

It seems this is the hidden information about enlightenment within the sect.

Speaking of Dao puppets, Shen Linyuan sighed:

The development of the Bitter Realm has a history of more than 30,000 years.

These are not actually secrets; they are information that anyone at the Meridian Opening Realm can access.

Powerful individuals will deliberately exploit this characteristic, allowing talented juniors to enter those small worlds, fostering their acquired Dao bodies, and enabling them to leap into the ranks of martial arts prodigies.

Our Iron Legs Sect Master is a beast who walks the path of bloodline.

For him, the Dao Puppet contained the rules of a small world, and sacrificing it would be of great value. In comparison, nurturing geniuses and then giving them to those major sects would be less worthwhile.

Therefore, under his strict orders, information regarding this matter was blocked inside the gate.

If you encounter a junior with strong comprehension, you should either send them away or teach them special guidance techniques to prevent them from becoming Dao puppets.

As for disciples from humble backgrounds..."

Shen Linyuan looked at Li Qingshan and smiled:

"Do you really think nobody has any faith in your abilities?"

They just don't dare to recruit you because they see you have the aptitude for high-level understanding.

"If the sect leader hadn't been deposed, I wouldn't have dared to recruit you. I even offered to, but you refused..."

Li Qingshan chuckled.

He finally understood why the sect leader had targeted him, and why there was a closed eye in the Dao Body Imprint he had condensed.

He looked at Shen Linyuan: "Master, my Dao body is complete, what should I do now?"

Shen Linyuan waved his hand: "It's simple. Once you've settled your clansmen, I'll convene an elders' assembly and elect you as the new elder. After that, you can sacrifice the mark left on you by the Heavenly Dao consciousness through the Heavenly Sacrifice Tower. You'll also receive some extra benefits then."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingshan was stunned.

Is it really that simple?

He couldn't help but ask, "Master, didn't you say that resolving this problem would affect your advancement to the Spirit Transformation stage?"

Shen Linyuan nodded: "That's right. If you don't become my disciple, I wouldn't feel comfortable asking you to go to the secret realm to retrieve things for me, given my principles. Now that you've become my disciple, I feel much better. Without you, I really wouldn't be able to advance in my career."

After listening, Li Qingshan's head was buzzing.

That's it!

This is just right!

...

"Make arrangements for your relatives first. Three days later, I will convene an elders' meeting at the Bitter Realm base camp to appoint you as the new leader and allow you to take over the remaining mines and farms of West Pool..."

After Shen Linyuan finished speaking, he flew towards the base.

Watching his cheap master's departing figure, Li Qingshan felt a mix of emotions.

From the current perspective, becoming an apprentice has brought him many benefits, saving him a lot of trouble and even solving his most difficult problems.

As for the secret realm they mentioned...

We'll talk about it later.

Now is the time to enjoy the fruits of victory!

...

Mid-air.

A shrill voice reached Shen Linyuan's ears: "Linyuan, didn't you look down on this kid before?"

Shen Linyuan smiled faintly: "The past is the past, the present is the present. Xiao Yan, don't always look at people with old eyes, look forward."

joke.

By breaking free from assimilation by the natural order, he maintained a clear mind and was even able to detect that his cognition was flawed.

This means that Li Qingshan has a very high resistance to the erosion of the Dao!

Coupled with his comprehension that allows him to transform his physical body into a Daoist form within three months.

Shen Linyuan gasped at the thought.

This is no ordinary monster.

In harmony with the Dao, an innate Dao body, and powerful comprehension...

If you take any one item out of the picture, it would be one in ten thousand.

The opponent has three items!

Such a prodigy would be cultivated as a core member even by major sects with thousands of years of history.

As for Li Qingshan's average willpower, lack of cultivation, and unclear source of combat power, these are minor matters.

He taught me.

Even the most worthless mud can be transformed into something great!

His talent is limited; reaching the Spirit Transformation stage is his limit.

In Li Qingshan, Shen Linyuan saw the potential to achieve a Dharma form or even something higher after transforming into a spirit.

His eyes were filled with anticipation.

Despite his painstaking planning, he still felt immense pressure facing Wang Qitian, that beastly sect leader.

It is different now.

With a true prodigy like Li Qingshan, all that's needed is to support and guide him when he's young, and protect him from harm.

When this disciple rises to prominence in the future, given the karma of being schemed against before, he won't need to push things along.

Wang Qitian was nothing more than a stray dog ​​that could be easily crushed.

Cultivating a prodigy is much easier than planning a risky adventure.

Next.

He will focus most of his energy on Li Qingshan.

"A prodigy like a rainbow, capable of breaking all shackles. This immense wealth and honor is something I, Shen Linyuan, have truly encountered! Hahaha!"

Shen Linyuan became happier and happier as he thought about it, and he laughed loudly!

"Ha, humans!"

In the shadow dimension, the Nightmare Beast looked at its symbiote with disdain.

I lecture it every day.

The result was that he changed his mind faster than anyone else.

...

the other side.

Li Qingshan couldn't wait to fly to where his clansmen were hiding.

He looked down at the mountains and fields below, a smile playing on his lips: "My people have helped me achieve my lofty ambitions; in return, I bestow upon them the title of 'superior among men'..."

The reason why the Fuze family was hesitant to fully commit before was ultimately because their foundation was too shallow.

Even if you bring benefits to your family, you can't protect them.

It's different now.

He now has powerful connections and his own abilities.

Anyone who dares to reach out is like meat delivered to your door.

After swallowing up the accumulated wealth of the Xichi family.

The Li family was then able to establish themselves properly, set up their own residence and erect a monument, and leap into the top echelon of the county, achieving instant success.