When Lu Xuan reappeared, he had already cultivated the Golden Jade Glazed Technique to the sixth level. However, this was also a bottleneck. He only had a vague idea for the next stage of the technique and couldn't yet perfect it.
Creating a cultivation technique is not so simple. The techniques Lu Xuan had previously collected were only low to mid-level techniques. To perfect the last three levels of the Golden Jade Glazed Technique, Lu Xuan needed to refer to more advanced body-refining methods.
He made a request to the Star Palace. The Twin Saints immediately retrieved the Star Palace's collection of body-refining techniques for him. However, unfortunately, after reviewing them, Lu Xuan discovered that they were no longer sufficient to meet his needs. This was because the quality of these techniques was inferior to his own Golden Jade Glazed Technique, and their ability to provide assistance was minimal.
Unbeknownst to him, his cultivation technique had actually become one of the top-tier body-refining techniques in the mortal realm. Crucially, this technique had no special requirements. Anyone of human descent could cultivate it. However, how many levels one could reach depended on talent, much like the legendary Vajra Mantra.
Many people know how to do it, but very few can truly master it. The technique has almost no special requirements. It doesn't need special rare materials or a special physique. As long as you practice step by step, you will definitely succeed. However, the prerequisite is that you have enough lifespan. Otherwise, you'll only be a player like Lu Xuan with a physically superior body.
Continuing his seclusion was pointless. Lu Xuan decided to emerge from seclusion, as this period was somewhat unusual.
One reason is that Hongyu is preparing to break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
In the past sixty years, Xiao Qing, Xiao Bai, Qing Feng, Yue Chi, Hong Xiu, and Xin Shisi Niang of the Hidden Immortal Sect have all advanced to the Nascent Soul stage. Hong Yu has also reached her peak and is preparing to break through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage.
The benefits of the world's upgrade are over. Therefore, starting from this advancement, Hongyu will face the same bottleneck as other cultivators. However, Lu Xuan is not too worried, because he could sense after emerging from seclusion that Hongyu had already faintly reached a state of sword heart clarity.
With her sword heart clear and bright, inner demons were no longer a problem. Her accumulated strength was also sufficient. Over the years, the immense benefits from the Hidden Immortal Sect had brought Hongyu countless rare treasures. Among them were many spiritual herbs that could aid in leveling up. Hongxiu refined these into pills, all used to assist Hongyu's advancement.
This is the advantage of a sect. It can concentrate massive resources to cultivate top-notch cultivators.
With Hongyu's advancement no longer a concern, Lu Xuan began preparing for another matter. The opening of the Void Heaven Palace was fast approaching. There was something within that Lu Xuan was determined to obtain.
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Chapter 503 The Void Heaven Palace Opens
I'm so sorry, I had something come up at home yesterday and couldn't finish writing. I planned to finish it at work last night. But when I got there, I encountered an urgent task. Since it was a 16-hour night shift, I worked straight until after 2 a.m. Naturally, the update fell through. I'm so sorry for missing it all day.
The Void Heaven Palace is the most mysterious place in the Chaotic Star Sea. It's unknown whether it's the cave dwelling of some ancient cultivator or some other special hidden place. All that's known is that the Void Heaven Palace contains countless rare treasures.
This mysterious place, for some unknown reason, is filled with spiritual energy surpassing even that of ordinary spiritual veins. Countless exotic herbs grow within it. Because it has been sealed away for countless years, the age of these herbs is astonishing.
However, for the Void Heaven Palace, spiritual herbs were merely appetizers. The truly valuable treasures lay within its treasury. It was said to contain a vast number of ancient artifacts belonging to ancient cultivators. With just a little refinement, they would possess immense power. Deep within the treasury lay a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure known as the Void Heaven Cauldron.
Of course, news of the Void Heaven Cauldron only circulated among the upper-level cultivators of the Chaotic Star Sea. Lower-level cultivators only knew that there were treasures inside, but they couldn't possibly know the specifics.
Ordinary cultivators need a special guide map to find the Void Heaven Palace. However, Lu Xuan certainly didn't need one. Cooperating with the Star Palace over the years had yielded some benefits. The Star Palace had long since discovered the true location of the Void Heaven Palace and could even manipulate some of its restrictions. Lu Xuan naturally already knew the exact location.
Lu Xuan arrived at the Void Heaven Palace a little early. This palace was about a hundred feet tall, made entirely of flawless white jade, exquisitely beautiful, and emitting a faint glow. It was surrounded by a thick layer of golden light, hanging in the sky about a thousand feet high.
The restrictions on the Void Heaven Palace are lifted once every three hundred years. Now that the time has come, Lu Xuan saw dozens of cultivators entering the Void Heaven Palace along the way. He didn't alert anyone, simply disguising himself as a Golden Core stage cultivator and following the crowd into the Void Heaven Palace.
After passing through a narrow passage, Lu Xuan entered the interior of the Void Heaven Palace. It was a huge, square hall.
This hall is three or four hundred feet wide, extremely magnificent and grand. Even if thousands of people entered at the same time, it would not feel crowded.
Even more peculiar was the presence of dozens of thick jade pillars evenly spaced throughout the hall. These pillars were so large that it would take several people to encircle them, and they were exquisitely carved. Each pillar was engraved with various rare birds and beasts that Han Li had seen or had not seen before, each one lifelike and full of spirit, with no two alike.
At the top of some of the pillars, dozens of cultivators in various attire stood or sat. Undoubtedly, these were all cultivators who had come to the Void Heaven Palace to search for treasures. The appointed time had not yet arrived, and more cultivators continued to enter from outside.
In just three days, nearly a hundred cultivators gathered in the main hall.
Lu Xuan mingled among a group of Golden Core cultivators, secretly observing his surroundings. He believed that with his current cultivation level, he was invincible in the Chaotic Sea realm. However, in the cultivation world, nothing is absolute. The world is vast and full of wonders. Perhaps someone possesses a divine ability specifically designed to counter Lu Xuan. This is all too common in the cultivation world, because there has never been a divine ability that truly counters all laws under heaven.
Look at Han Laomo's growth experience. In his later stages, countless extremely powerful demonic cultivators were killed by his Evil-Repelling Divine Lightning. Those ghost cultivators didn't even deserve to be named. Often, upon their appearance, they would be swallowed whole by several Soul-Crying cultivators. Therefore, Lu Xuan still chose to keep a low profile at this time. In any case, within the Void Heaven Palace, he only cared about one thing among all the treasures.
Lu Xuan scanned the crowd, finally fixing his gaze on an unremarkable young man in gray. This was none other than Han Laomo, the man Lu Xuan was searching for. Han Laomo naturally didn't recognize Lu Xuan, but he sensed a deeper meaning in the man's eyes. This made him quite uneasy. Because besides him, there was another Nascent Soul cultivator in the hall, also staring intently at him.
The man was named Ancestor of Extreme Yin, a powerful figure in the demonic path. He was currently staring at Han Li with a strange look. This made Han Li inwardly groan. He didn't know why, but he, who was always so cautious, had suddenly attracted so much attention.
It's natural that Lu Xuan is paying attention to Old Demon Han. For the Void Heaven Cauldron to emerge, Old Demon Han still needs to step in. After all, his pair of Blood Jade Spiders are the key to unlocking the Void Heaven Cauldron. Interestingly, Lu Xuan already knew about the ancient teleportation array in Tiannan, but didn't know its exact location. He only found it by secretly following Old Demon Han. Of course, Old Demon Han had already taken the pair of Blood Jade Spiders.
However, Lu Xuan wasn't unprepared. After understanding the characteristics of the Jade Spider, he also cultivated a team of similar spirit beasts.
Targeted breeding of spirit beasts sounds incredible, but Lu Xuan can actually do it. This is one of the legacies left to him by the Beast God. The Beast God is practically a cheat code in this area. Not only does he command all wild beasts and demonic creatures within a radius of ten thousand miles upon his appearance, but he also...
He can even freely enhance mortal beasts, rapidly transforming them into demonic beasts. Furthermore, he can use the flesh and blood of demonic beasts to create even more powerful ones. These abilities are practically a bug in the system. It's just that the potential of these abilities in the world of *Zhu Xian* is limited. If this ability were developed in the mortal world, it would definitely be a strategic asset.
Lu Xuan's path is different from his; he can't achieve the same level of complete freedom. But with a little effort, it's still achievable.
The reason the Void Heaven Cauldron cannot be removed is because it is covered by azure ice flames. This extremely yin spiritual fire is so potent that even Nascent Soul stage cultivators cannot approach it. Therefore, only special spiritual beasts that are not afraid of the cold flames can be used to try to pull the Void Heaven Cauldron out.
The Blood Jade Spider is an excellent choice. However, there are a few other spirit beasts that are barely usable, but they are far less effective than the Blood Jade Spider.
After waiting for several more days, the time for the Void Heaven Palace to truly open finally arrived. At the far end of the hall, the ground shook slightly, and then several stone slabs on the ground emitted a dazzling white light.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, a small teleportation array about ten feet in size appeared there.
Among the many cultivators in the hall, none of them could figure out how the teleportation array had appeared there. This greatly surprised many self-important cultivators.
Two white-robed elders from the Star Palace stepped forward, but calmly walked to the teleportation array and bowed to examine it carefully.
After a long while, the two looked at each other and nodded.
"Alright, this teleportation array works fine. Going through here will take you to the outer hall of the Void Heaven Palace. You all better take care of yourselves."
After saying this, the two men in white stepped onto the teleportation array one after the other. As a result, after two flashes of white light, their figures disappeared without a trace.
At this, the other cultivators in the hall couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.
Lu Xuan had no intention of being the first to act, but soon someone nearby couldn't resist. A Nascent Soul cultivator named Wan Tianming, accompanied by two subordinates, was the first to step into the teleportation array.
Once someone takes the lead, others naturally follow suit.
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