Chapter 123

In the realm of Qingyang, within the Ten Thousand Heavens Court, Lu Qingyang received the confidential report submitted by Zhang Ming, causing ripples of contemplation in his mind.

"A relic of a Sage?"

This was the legacy of a Seventh Rank giant.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, it would surely be an object of intense desire.

However, Lu Qingyang was no ordinary cultivator. As the Celestial Wood of the Heavenly Dao, he also controlled the Heavenly Court.

Regarding the inheritance of the Sage, he harbored no covetous thoughts.

He only awaited the Heavenly Court's advancement to the Seventh Rank, from where he could deduce the secrets of the Sages effortlessly.

Moreover, the aspirations of the quasi-emperors and emperors were things that Lu Qingyang could fathom and comprehend.

Therefore, he dispatched numerous cultivators from Qingyang Realm into the ancient wilderness without any concern that they might defect from the Qingyang Realm. This was all due to the deterrence power of the Heavenly Court's chat group.

Any prudent person recognized the profound significance of the chat group.

Even top-tier sanctuaries couldn't compare in terms of heritage.

If someone were to go astray and join another faction, attempting to betray the Qingyang Realm by revealing the secrets of the chat group, it would be a fool's errand.

Even if the secrets of the chat group were leaked, Lu Qingyang had no fear.

As long as the internal techniques and secrets of the Heavenly Court remained undisclosed, everything would remain under control.

Every member who joined the chat group was bound by the Heavenly Dao, strictly forbidden to divulge the secrets of their techniques. Violators would face heavenly condemnation and self-destruction.

The thought of betrayal briefly crossed Lu Qingyang's mind, but he immediately dismissed it and refocused on the Sage's secret treasury.

Although the treasury didn't tempt him with the Sage's inheritance, the treasures within piqued his interest.

Spirit stones, spirit veins, and spirit medicines—all were the essence nurtured by heaven and earth. If absorbed, they could assimilate the corresponding origins of the Heavenly Dao.

Especially the spirit veins.

In today's world, where spiritual energy was growing scarce, the preciousness of spirit veins within Qingyang Realm needed no elaboration.

If several top-grade spirit veins were to appear, the spiritual energy of Qingyang Realm would surge, enough to foster numerous strong cultivators, although not comparable to the ancient wilderness, it would still be sufficient to nurture many talents.

More importantly, Qingyang Realm had no concept of a "Golden Age" or "Shackles of Lifespan."

If the spiritual energy of heaven and earth reached its peak within Qingyang Realm, breaking through to the Seventh Rank, or even climbing to the Ninth Rank, would be a trivial matter.

From this perspective, Qingyang Realm had advantages over the No-Immortal Realm.

Cultivators in the No-Immortal Realm were bound by their life and soul to heaven and earth.

The shackles of lifespan were like a sword hanging over their heads. Even if they ventured to other realms, they couldn't break free; they could only dissipate the shackles to make further progress.

This situation was closely related to the "Path to Immortality."

Lu Qingyang pondered in secret, "Since ancient times in the Qingyang Realm, there has never been a legend of a cultivator ascending to immortality. Reaching the peak of the Ninth Rank was the ultimate limit. However, in the No-Immortal Realm, there's still a path beyond the Ninth Rank, offering a chance for eternal life and achieving immortality."

From this perspective, the essence of Qingyang Realm differed fundamentally from the No-Immortal Realm, where the latter had much deeper foundations.

In terms of territory, the No-Immortal Realm far exceeded Qingyang Realm several times over. The ancient wilderness alone could match several Qingyang Realms, let alone others.

The No-Immortal Realm harbored the secrets of becoming immortal, while Qingyang Realm had no such concept of ascension.

Ancient cultivators who reached the Ninth Rank considered it the ultimate peak with no further path to climb.

Lu Qingyang seemed to glimpse a secret, but his knowledge was limited, preventing him from piecing together a complete picture.

To delve deeper, he would need others to gather more information.

"At this moment, the priority is to draw upon the origin of the Heavenly Dao and elevate cultivation."

With this thought, Lu Qingyang's gaze turned once more to Zhang Ming, who was deeply engrossed in cultivation.

Through the eyes of his disciples, Lu Qingyang could grasp the depths of the Tai Chu Immortal Sect's heritage, which far surpassed the three major sanctuaries of the ancient wilderness.

From his investigations, Lu Qingyang knew that the ancient wilderness, Tianyang, and Taixu were all forces at the level of Sage-class powers, with legends of Sages attaining enlightenment and leaving behind treasures of the Sages. That's why they were called Sage-class.

It was rumored that the power of the treasures left by the Sage could rival that of the Sage himself. However, the three major sanctuaries did not use these treasures against Qingyang Realm. It was believed that the cost would be too great, and the three major sanctuaries were unwilling to pay it.

In comparison, Tai Chu Immortal Sect was indeed a force at the level of the Great Emperor, having once given birth to a Great Emperor of the True Extent. Although the Great Emperor had fallen, remnants of the Great Emperor's inheritance still existed within the sect, with imperial artifacts reigning supreme.

In the eyes of the No-Immortal Realm, such Great Emperor-class forces were top-notch.

To surpass them, one could only become a Great Emperor in the world.

Regardless of the Great Emperor's inheritance, the number of Sixth Rank experts in Tai Chu Immortal Sect was several times that of the three major sanctuaries. The two were not on the same level.

Zhang Ming could enter the Tai Chu Immortal Sect, becoming a direct disciple of the East Peak and the future hope of the sect, all because of the Battle Body.

Any immortal body cultivator was considered to have the potential to reach the Emperor's realm and dominate the world. Even those giant sects with the foundation of a Great Emperor would vie for such rare treasures.

If such a sect were to produce a new Emperor, its heritage would become even deeper and more unfathomable, and its lineage would extend for thousands of years, enduring forever.

Among the Great Emperor-class sects, there were also differences in strength. This was the natural order of heaven and earth, beyond dispute.

The deep heritage of Great Emperor's legacy and the brilliance of imperial artifacts meant that their sect's power was unrivaled, and no one dared to look down upon it.

Therefore, many Great Emperor-class sects were eagerly awaiting the birth of a new Emperor during the Golden Age to enhance their prestige and ensure the continuity of their lineage.

As for transcending the mundane and achieving the realm of immortality, it was indeed elusive and difficult to find. Only those with the cultivation of a Great Emperor who aimed for the sky and had lofty ambitions dared to pursue it.

Because the road to immortality was fraught with dangers, countless Great Emperors who once dominated the universe had perished on this path. Even if they had shaken the heavens and the earth during their lives, once they ventured onto this path, they could not avoid the disaster of their souls scattering.

However, the secrets of longevity and the path to immortality were like a magnet drawing iron for the Great Emperors. Even if they knew the road ahead was fraught with thorns, they were willing to risk their lives for it.

For those who could venture into this realm, who among them was not proud and unrivaled? Even though the road to immortality was fraught with dangers, it couldn't make them afraid or retreat.

Even if they eventually perished on the path to immortality, they had no regrets and viewed death as returning home.

This was the highest pursuit of cultivators, where life and death were both part of cultivation.

As Lu Qingyang pondered this, his gaze turned once again to Zhang Ming, who was dedicated to cultivation.

With a slight shift of his thoughts, he had already formulated a weighty task for Zhang Ming.

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