Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 270 - 253: All Hidden Worries Gone!

"Come!"

Lu Qingfeng flashed his fingers into claws, pulling a fish directly from the Azure Dragon River. The fish exploded in the air, its Divine Soul falling into the Dutian Xuanming Strategy.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The energy of Dutian swept through, pouring into the soul of the fish.

Originally a common mortal fish, it rapidly became more formidable under the continuous tempering by the energies of Dutian.

Fetal Breathing!

Peak of Fetal Breathing!

True Qi!

Peak of True Qi!

Bang!

Upon reaching the Peak of True Qi Realm, the energies of Dutian continued to pour in, pushing the soul of the fish until it burst open.

"Is this the limit?"

Lu Qingfeng's eyes reflected a pondering hue, and with a thought, the fish's soul reappeared within the Dutian Creation Pool. Initially feeble, it grew robust rapidly as a great amount of Dutian energy entered its body, reaching the peak of the True Qi Realm before Lu Qingfeng halted the infusion of Dutian energy.

The fish roamed within the Dutian Creation Pool and then suddenly leaped out, landing in the expansive space of the Magic Artifact Space.

Near the forehead of the fish, the character '兵' (Soldier) flickered, nearly imperceptible unless looked at closely.

[Rank: Xuanming Yin Soldier]

"Rank—"

Lu Qingfeng realized.

Though the Dutian Xuanming Strategy was a sect magical artifact, it consisted of two types of Daoist soldiers. One was the 'Dutian Ghost General,' and the other, the 'Xuanming Yin Soldier.' Lu Qingfeng initially thought there wasn't much difference, but now he realized the distinctions in ranks between the Ghost Generals and the Yin Soldiers.

"The fish is mundane and mortal, suitable for the rank of Yin Soldier."

"If it were to be a Ghost General, perhaps during the Foundation Establishment?"

Lu Qingfeng held the Dutian Xuanming Strategy, and insights from the Daluo Cave Temple provided more detailed information—

Dutian Ghost Generals numbered eighteen, requiring souls at the Foundation Establishment level.

Xuanming Yin Soldiers numbered three hundred sixty, requiring postnatal souls.

"Fourth-rank Dutian Xuanming Strategy."

"It can accommodate eighteen Dutian Ghost Generals, comparable to Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and three hundred sixty postnatal-level Xuanming Yin Soldiers."

Clarity dawned in Lu Qingfeng's mind.

Although these seemed weaker currently, their future upgrade potentials to fifth or sixth rank not only meant a large increase in the number of Daoist soldiers but also an increase in their strength limits.

Its potential was enormous!

"With the Dutian Xuanming Strategy in hand, breeding Daoist soldiers is this simple!"

Lu Qingfeng looked toward the Azure Dragon River; for fifty years, neither shrimp soldiers nor crab generals had formed. Behind, on the Abandoned Mountain, over a hundred fire attribute demon birds frolicked, while Fire Crow Daoist Soldiers remained equally elusive.

"In the Bamboo Mountain Sect's Central Plains, an original Dutian Xuanming Strategy was used to capture strong souls, slightly cultivating and refining them into Daoist soldiers."

"In my hands, after further strengthening, it's even simpler. The Dutian Creation Furnace refines everything, fostering Dutian energy. Whether human, demon, or beast, any soul placed within is immediately subjugated and transformed into a Daoist soldier. Furthermore, by utilizing Dutian energy, their strength can be enhanced to the peak of their corresponding rank."

"Compared to the laborious cultivation, selection, breeding of creatures, and imparting of spells that the major immortal sects undergo, requiring hundreds of years to train just one group of Daoist soldiers, this method is countless times easier."

Just like the Water Dao Soldiers.

Just like the Fire Crow Daoist Soldiers.

"With the Dutian Xuanming Strategy in hand, who needs these low-level Daoist soldiers!"

Lu Qingfeng shook his head.

No wonder the Bamboo Mountain Sect was mighty, rumored to possess only two types of Daoist soldiers: the Dutian Ghost Generals and the Xuanming Yin Soldiers.

This method of breeding Daoist soldiers was indeed a hundred times lighter.

Yet, ultimately, it's far too singular and easily countered. If one encounters measures or techniques that counteract Daoist soldiers, there would be no room to maneuver. Like the Bamboo Mountain Sect, even possessing the Dutian Xuanming Strategy couldn't escape its demise.

Lower-level Daoist soldiers, though intricate to cultivate and weaker compared to intermediate Daoist soldiers, possessed their unique advantages and should not be discarded lightly.

Water Dao Soldiers dominate in aquatic environments, unmatched even by Dutian Ghost Generals and Xuanming Yin Soldiers within water domains.

Fire Crow Daoist Soldiers excel in manipulating flames, performing notably in specific environments like fire domains, unlike other Daoist soldiers.

"To summarize."

"Ordinary Daoist soldiers are suitable for sect breeding, benefiting from immortal sect inheritance over the centuries, favoring future generations."

"For an individual, possessing the Dutian Xuanming Strategy excels in rapid formability. Though easily countered, its combination with other Divine Skills, techniques, and magical artifacts can still manage these counters."

Holding the Dutian Xuanming Strategy, amidst his contemplation, a rumbling sound continued. Lu Qingfeng peered in and saw an entire mountain's worth of discarded magical artifacts still undergoing refining within the Dutian Creation Pool.

Calculating, not even thirty minutes had passed since the process had started.

At this rate, complete refining might need three to five more days.

Despite this, the efficiency was terrifying.

"The Dutian Creation Pool, truly worthy of the name 'Creation!'"

Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but exclaim.

Suddenly.

"What's this—"

Lu Qingfeng flicked the Dutian Xuanming Strategy he held, causing a black spine to fall out.

[Magic Artifact: Three-Edged Demon Slaying Needle]

[Grade: Sixth Rank]

[Description: A treasure refined by an ancient cultivator for slaying demons, crafted from the spine of an evil shark from the sea. Unlike other magical artifacts, each Three-Edged Demon Slaying Needle can only be used once. When released, it shoots forth as a thick silver glow, tipped with three sharp edges. Once it hits the enemy, it immediately bursts open on impact, transforming into countless sharp fragments that bore into bones and pierce the heart, draining the lifeblood.]

"This really is—"

A smile involuntarily spread across Lu Qingfeng's lips.

Clearly.

Among the discarded magical artifacts, somehow a true treasure had been mixed in. Genuine trash artifacts, effortlessly refined by the Dutian Xuanming Strategy, but this 'Three-Edged Demon Slaying Needle' with a sixth rank was completely beyond the refining ability of the fourth-rank Dutian Xuanming Strategy's Dutian Creation Pool.

Upon being conspicuously revealed, it was discovered by Lu Qingfeng.

"What a formidable hidden weapon!"

Lu Qingfeng examined the Three-Edged Demon Slaying Needle. This Magic Artifact could only be used once, but according to the properties analyzed by the Daluo Cave Temple, it was immensely powerful. Even a Jiedan True Man, if caught off guard and struck by it, would have his vital essence sapped, and if not killed, his cultivation base would significantly suffer.

It was truly sinister.

"Excellent!"

"Excellent!"

Lu Qingfeng smiled.

In addition to praising the Three-Edged Demon Slaying Needle, he also quite enjoyed the sensation of this 'serendipity' and being a 'child of destiny.'

The Dutian Creation Pool continued refining discarded Magic Artifacts.

Lu Qingfeng put away the Three-Edged Demon Slaying Needle and turned to his cave dwelling.

"Inverted Void Glazed Glass Wall!"

Seated in meditation in the cave dwelling.

Lu Qingfeng closed his eyes and comprehended the Great Divine Power.

After twelve lifetimes, Lu Qingfeng possessed twenty-four Divine Skills, fourteen being ordinary Divine Skills and ten being Great Divine Powers.

The Inverted Void Glazed Glass Wall was one of these ten Great Divine Powers.

[Divine Skill: Inverted Void Glazed Glass Wall]

[Grade: Great Divine Power]

[Description: With the void inverted and the glazed glass shaping the Divine Soul, it can conceal Heaven's Secrets.]

With his eyes closed, his Divine Soul continuously shifted between reality and illusion. Hues of glazed color flashed, appearing both inside and outside his Divine Soul. Upon closer inspection, these colors were all woven from talismans. The talismans refined the Divine Soul and transformed into a Glazed Treasure Bottle, seeming to both contain the Divine Soul and merge it with the bottle.

Mystery burst forth, and Lu Qingfeng felt as if he wandered through the boundless void, with endless mysteries swarming towards him.

His Dao ability and cultivation realm elevated unconsciously.

The Divine Skills were inherently aligned with the grand Dao.

Ordinary cultivators could spend their entire lives gaining one Divine Skill and barely make a name out of it, for Divine Skills were profoundly mystical. Mastery required immense wisdom and determination.

Lu Qingfeng, cultivating multiple Divine Skills, managed to make progress in each. Apart from spending a vast amount of time, the key was that most Divine Skills were derived and enhanced from Super-level, High-level, and Middle-level Techniques.

Step by step, each had a trace to follow.

Like 'Inverted Void Glazed Glass Wall,' a Great Divine Power, was much harder to cultivate than ordinary Divine Skills.

Yet, this technique was derived and achieved by Lu Qingfeng from Middle-level Techniques all the way up. He comprehended the Great Divine Power while simultaneously deriving from Middle, High, and Super-level stages, corroborating each other, thus making his path far easier than directly comprehending the 'Inverted Void Glazed Glass Wall.'

Thus,

In fifty years, he managed to reach the introductory stage of mastering a Great Divine Power.

Glazed Divine Soul, escaping mundane scrutiny.

Unless Immortal Gods intervened, no one could discern any information about Lu Qingfeng. Although this might be insufficient in the game, in reality, where tales of Immortal Gods were elusive, and between mortals, the strongest was only but a Jiedan True Man. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

At his current level, comprehending this Great Divine Power to such a realm was entirely sufficient.

This was Lu Qingfeng.

With the help of the game, he could master a Great Divine Power in less than a year in reality. Even in the game, mastering the introductory level of a Great Divine Power in just fifty years would leave countless prodigies looking up to him.

Ultimately,

It was because there was a trace to follow, corroborating comprehension, thus doubling efficacy.

In an Immortal Sect, who would invert the derivation of a Great Divine Power, pushing out Super-level, High-level, and even Middle-level Techniques? Even if they achieved that, none could follow the seamless lineage of derivation enhancement like the Yellow Court Scripture.

From the previous many Divine Skills.

Lu Qingfeng also quickly grasped them for this reason.

Only the Great Sun Annihilation Divine Light and the Taiyin Calamity Crossing Robe, originally Divine Skills, required considerable effort from Lu Qingfeng to barely grasp. Since arriving from the Red Smoke Realm, he had repeatedly utilized these two Divine Skills to refine them through actual combat.

In fact,

Lu Qingfeng's mastery in Divine Skills such as Light Splitting and Shadow Transformation, Sword Condensation in Void,

and Little Thousand Thunder Prison far exceeded these two skills from the lineage of the Black Vein Golden Butterfly.

"At last, I've reached the rudimentary stage."

Feeling some glazed presence within his Divine Soul, Lu Qingfeng opened his eyes and took a deep breath.

It sounds simple.

But this non-combat Great Divine Power still took fifty years to barely reach the rudimentary stage, literally half a mortal's lifetime. The further one cultivates, the more time it consumes.

To truly reach Great Success, nothing less than the realm of a Heavenly Immortal, or even higher, would suffice.

With a sigh, Lu Qingfeng reached out, and a circular disk appeared in his hand.

[Magic Artifact: Yu Guang Disk]

[Grade: Third-rank]

[Description: Flying Escape Type Investigating Magical Device]

"Yu Guang Disk."

Lu Qingfeng stared at the Magic Artifact in his hand.

Whether in reality or the game, he had always been collecting and analyzing various Qi Men Magic Artifacts, and the Yu Guang Disk was one among them. As an Investigation Magic Tool, at first glance, it seemed inferior to a Puppet, but its advantage lay in its speed and its ability to fly invisibly in the air.

But to call it mediocre would also be fitting.

The Yu Guang Disk could not directly transmit back information; it could only record all passed scenes, set a return time, and then the information could be gathered.

It was probably a product of some cultivator's boredom during the game.

Lu Qingfeng searched deep in his memory, refining it into a Magic Artifact, also a creation of the game.

"Let's give it a try."

Placing both hands on the Yu Guang Disk, he concentrated as streams of glazed talismans continuously flickered from the depths of his Divine Soul, mixing with True Yuan to pour into the Yu Guang Disk.

Arranged in an Array.

Lu Qingfeng's palm ignited, scorching the Yu Guang Disk, embedding the glazed talismans into it, and melding them completely with the Magic Artifact.