Yellow Court Daoist

"Congratulations, General, for gaining yet another Earth Immortal Admiral!" Daoist Chi Cheng's expression shifted as he hurriedly congratulated Lu Qingfeng with hands clasped together in salute.

If what Lu Qingfeng said was true,

then in at most three to five years, the Capturing God General Mansion could gain another Earth Immortal True Monarch. With that, they would have no less than three Earth Immortal Admirals, even surpassing some lesser Divine Generals in foundation!

From then on, I'm afraid no one would dare to look down on this Capturing God General.

Lu Qingfeng also smiled.

The advancement of Iron Feather Daoist to Earth Immortal had indeed brought many benefits. Having an Earth Immortal subordinate, having yet another powerful hand to use, was second to the key point: Iron Feather Daoist's proof of his Dao would attract even more True Immortals to join, and Heavenly Generals would no longer be lacking in the General Mansion.

With this,

the speed of searching for the Immortal Qin Realm could also be accelerated.

"Teacher."

While the two conversed, from beyond the heavens, the radiance of Xuan Light appeared again. Daoist Longevity rode the clouds to arrive, landing before Lu Qingfeng, respectfully greeting him, and also giving Daoist Chi Cheng a slight nod. His gaze swept past Dragon Tiger Peak, pausing momentarily, clearly sensing certain clues.

But he remained silent.

Daoist Chi Cheng returned the nod, having thus greeted Daoist Longevity. Observing the latter's aura as deep as an abyss, his heart stirred, "This Daoist Longevity has a mysterious origin, but it's rumored that his proof of Dao as an Earth Immortal was only ten thousand years ago. Yet now, his Cultivation seems no less than mine."

No wonder Daoist Chi Cheng was astonished.

Earth Immortals, possessing eternal youth, find it extremely difficult to advance their Dao ability. Having achieved the Dao for two hundred seventy thousand years, but due to a limited heritage, his foundation was weak, and he still lingered in the first stage of the Earth Immortal Realm.

Though he had lived long, his strength among Earth Immortals could only be considered average.

If not for a fortunate coincidence that allowed him to refine an Immortal Artifact, he would have been at the very bottom.

But Daoist Longevity possessed the 'Moon Worship Treasure Fan,' and the power of that Treasure Fan far surpassed the Immortal Artifact in his hand.

With such a comparison,

Daoist Chi Cheng reckoned he might no longer be a match for this Daoist Longevity.

For a moment, his heart was filled with complex emotions.

Daoist Longevity, unaware of the thoughts in Daoist Chi Cheng's heart, reached out and produced a strand of sparkling fruits. The fruits were dark red, the size of a thumb, resembling cherries.

Upon sight, one would sense their extraordinariness.

Daoist Chi Cheng, seeing them, his eyes lit up, couldn't help but utter, "Fellow Daoist has immense fortune. This 'Immortal Grape,' a single one equals a thousand years of mana. This strand of Immortal Grapes has seventeen, that's seventeen thousand years of mana, truly a considerable value."

In the world, there were countless Immortal Fruits and Immortal Elixirs.

Among them, those that increased mana were the most common. But even common is only relatively speaking. Like the 'Immortal Grape,' capable of such great enhancement, without side effects, and even augmenting pure mana, such an Immortal Fruit is indeed precious.

"To receive such filial respect from an Earth Immortal disciple, this Capturing God General truly has some methods."

Daoist Chi Cheng, watching the master and disciple, and then looking over at the Immortal Grapes taken out by Daoist Longevity and casually caught by Lu Qingfeng, muttered to himself inwardly.

"Immortal Grapes."

"You've gone to much trouble."

Lu Qingfeng accepted the Immortal Grapes.

Spiritual Objects that increase mana are indeed precious to Earth Immortals, but as Earth Immortals have endless life spans, they have abundant time for Cultivation and thus do not prize such objects as much. In contrast, True Immortals, with limited life spans, value these items greatly. Often engaged in understanding the Great Methods and comprehending heaven and earth while dealing with tribulations, they lack time for cultivating mana. With the aid of such Spiritual Objects, the time saved might just help them achieve the state of Earth Immortal.

Lu Qingfeng, who remained in the True Immortal Realm and had reached the Longevity Mist stage, was still able to increase his mana further while practicing the Great Method. And with several other incarnations, his mana was not yet perfected.

Of course, such Spiritual Objects as the Immortal Grapes were a welcome boon, never to be refused.

These past years,

his disciple, using Earth Immortal mana and beside his official duties, aside from Immortal Grapes, had also presented numerous Spiritual Objects and Immortal Elixirs that increased mana.

As a mentor,

Lu Qingfeng felt righteously content to accept.

Seeing the teacher accept, Daoist Longevity's stern face also softened slightly. His eyes then moved towards Dragon Tiger Peak, "The Immortal Mechanism here seems somewhat weak. Elder Iron Feather's forced ascension this time might mean he'll have to remain in the Dust-clearing Realm for a long time to strengthen his foundation."

Being an Earth Immortal, his perspective was naturally different.

Achieving the Dao as an Earth Immortal,

it is best not to rely on external forces. After stepping into the Earth Immortal Realm, one can effortlessly create Blessed Lands and are not bound by them.

But for Iron Feather Daoist, it was the second case.

Which is lesser.

There are levels of distinction within this as well.

For Iron Feather Daoist, the time he had received the Great Method was too short, as was his management of Dragon Tiger Peak, resulting in a foundation for the Blessed Land that was somewhat weak and unstable.

As the saying goes, a high-rise building begins from the ground.

With an unstable foundation, how high can you build? Cultivation is the same: with an unstable Immortal foundation, any future advancement will be as precarious as a castle in the sky, with one misstep risking collapse, possibly leading to the destruction of both the Dao and the individual.

But in the presence of Longevity,

who cares so much?

Iron Feather Daoist was running out of time; there was no time to properly manage the Daoist Field and refine the foundation of the Immortal base. Regardless of the consequences, becoming an Earth Immortal was the priority. If the cultivation stagnates later, there are still remedial methods.

...

"Hm?"

Iron Feather Daoist was in the midst of his ascension, and a thought suddenly flickered in Lu Qingfeng's mind.

As soon as he split into a clone to observe the Earth Immortal ascension, accumulating experience for his future ascension. His original body flew back to the General Mansion.

Passing through formations, he returned to the Nine Nether.

Buting Mountain.

Southern Border Rotten Peach Mountain.

The name of Rotten Peach Mountain came from peach trees covering the mountain, bearing fruits as large as platters. Unfortunately, located in deep mountains where steep ravines abound and rarely visited by humans, the peaches grew and ripened ungathered.

Over years and weathering, peaches from the upper reaches, washed by rain and streams, accumulated at the lower regions, and, eventually rotting, turned into a mushy sludge, transfiguring the mountain's heart into a marshy plain.

From March-April to August-September, the marsh's peach mire, steeped in yang-energy, evaporated into a persistent multi-colored fog, unaffected by strong winds.

Known also as Peach Blossom Miasma, the phenomenon was extraordinarily remarkable.

Near Rotten Peach Mountain, there is a volcano that erupts reliably once or twice a year, though unpredictably. Whenever the neighboring mountain erupted, the miasma shaken by the tremors below, the accumulated Five Cloud Poison Miasma from thousands of years would burst forth from the earth, spreading over an area of about a hundred acres.

From a distance, it resembled an iridescent five-colored pillar, dazzlingly bright, ten times more beautiful than a rainbow after rain, with venom unparalleled in toxicity. Fortunately, this miasma was short-lived, dissipating back into the marsh within an hour or two at most.

Years past, the Evil Path magnate, Red-haired Ancestor, passed through here and, after a millennium of arduous work, finally captured the Five Cloud Poison Miasma. This essence, a condensed form of millions of years of vile and lascivious airs in the dank and dirty marshes of the Southern Border, rendered into an elixir by Red-haired Ancestor, grew tremendously in power.

Its possession elevated Red-haired Ancestor's reputation, not just in the Southern Border but across the entire Buting Mountain Earth Realm.

And thereafter.

Red-haired Ancestor established a sect at Heavenly Dog Cliff not far from Rotten Peach Mountain, taking in disciples and cultivating them into a great teaching. In a brief period, he achieved climate, and today is one of the top forces in the Southern Border.

Red Wood Ridge lineage.

With Heavenly Dog Cliff, where Red-haired Ancestor cultivated, at the helm, Rotten Peach Mountain served as a branch location of the sect.

Yao Sihai, master of the Peach Blossom Cave on Rotten Peach Mountain, once a barbarian, was lucky to inherit a legacy, and after substantial cultivation, by chance attended a lecture on the great Dao at Heavenly Dog Cliff. Demonstrating his talents, he was taken in by Red-haired Ancestor as the sixth disciple, and also one of the few remaining Earth Immortals in Red Wood Ridge after an Evil Demon slew seven Earth Immortals.

Cultivating with the poisonous miasma found on Rotten Peach Mountain, his techniques were outstanding.

On this day.

Yao Sihai summoned two top experts from his followers.

After all, he was an Earth Immortal.

Long established, many True Immortals were among Yao Sihai's forces. Of the top-notch True Immortals capable of Mahayana Dao, there were sixteen.

Aside from seven who were Yao Sihai's own disciples, the remaining nine were top figures recruited by Yao Sihai or ones who sought him out.

Though not as prominent as King Yun Gou, they were formidable in their own right.

Especially noteworthy were the two who were currently summoned in Peach Blossom Cave by Yao Sihai. Both their strategies and combat skills were exceptional, each possessing strength on par with King Yun Gou, once of Heavenly Lion Peak at Hundred Barbarians Mountain.

They could even measure up against Vulture Daoist Lin Feng of Vulture Mountain.

Of course.

That Vulture Daoist had quite a reputation in the Southern Border, not only for his unrivaled True Immortal battle power but also for his extraordinary proficiency in Alchemy and Artifact Refining. Many Earth Immortals had sought him out for Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

His broad connections were unmatched by any top True Immortal based solely on combat capability.

Even the strongest of Rotten Peach Mountain's two True Immortals—

'Overlord' Wen Guang.

'Jian He' Gu Yang.

paled in comparison to him.

Yao Sihai addressed his two top generals, "At Shaohe Abyss, someone has found a creek on a desolate mountain, through which flows 'Divine Soul Reviving Elixir'. You two, pick two helpers each from our True Immortals, leave promptly, and be sure to seize that mountain!"

"Divine Soul Reviving Elixir?!" Gu Yang, initially puzzled by his master's summons, widened his eyes in astonishment upon hearing this, unable to restrain himself from asking out loud, "May I ask master, is that the 'Divine Soul Reviving Elixir' famed for being able to restore the entire soul of a Mahayana Dao realm True Immortal with a single drop?"

Yao Sihai, with a smile on his face, nodded slightly.

Even as an Earth Immortal,

gathering enough Divine Soul Reviving Elixir would be of considerable benefit to him.

"So, it truly is the Divine Soul Reviving Elixir!"

Joy appeared on Gu Yang's face, and even the somewhat burly 'Wen Guang' raised an eyebrow.

The fame of the Divine Soul Reviving Elixir was not unsubstantial.

True Immortal cultivation was paramount to understanding the Dao.

Yet the Dao was abstruse; enlightenment arduous. Immersing oneself too deeply often led to spirit depletion and soul frailty. This disrupted the flow of cultivation and, without timely recuperation, could cause instability at one's core and leave lingering problems.

There were indeed many miraculous pills and rare treasures capable of revitalizing the spirit and the soul, but in terms of efficacy and value, the 'Divine Soul Reviving Elixir' was among the top ten.

Now that it had appeared in Shaohe Abyss, no wonder Yao Sihai gathered them all.

"At Shaohe Abyss lies an Ancient Fierce Beast in slumber. The aura of an Earth Immortal would attract its attention upon entry, awaken the beast, and stir up calamity. Therefore, only you True Immortals may contend for this 'Divine Soul Reviving Elixir'. I will set up formations outside to block entry and exit; upon entering, you must swiftly secure the creek."

Yao Sihai instructed.

Shaohe Abyss was known for its mysterious landscapes, filled with treasures. Because the slumbering beasts deterred Earth and Heavenly Immortals from entry, and Core Formation and Primordial Spirit disciples could hardly traverse or dwell within, only True Immortals were dispatched to roam Shaohe Abyss, seeking out superb treasures and resources.

Thus, Shaohe Abyss accumulated countless rare treasures and valuable resources.

Truly an unparalleled treasure trove.

Regrettably, none could wander at leisure to retrieve them.

This current batch of Divine Soul Reviving Elixir was discovered by True Immortals under Yao Sihai's control. Frustratingly, with fierce beasts occupying the mountains, ordinary True Immortals would struggle against them. His enslaved True Immortals were adequate for exploration but fell woefully short in combat.

Hence, he summoned Wen Guang and Gu Yang.