Chapter 59 : Chapter 59

Chapter 59: Sister Qianxue, Why Do You Keep Looking at My Daddy?

If he had not known about it, then letting the Dao Spirit go would have been one thing.

But now that he already knew, there was naturally no way he was going to let the Dao Spirit slip away.

“However, Master, there is one thing you need to note. Even if a Dao Spirit breaks through to the Immortal Emperor Realm, its lifespan is only one hundred million years.”

At that moment, the Immortal King of Myriad Weights gave a reminder.

To an Immortal King, one hundred mChapter 58: Dao Spirit

“That is normal. They likely entered the Body-Melding Immortal Cave, failed to withstand the Immortal Source Power, and were erased by it.”

With just a glance, Lu Xunxian understood how the three had died. He shook his head as he spoke.

But Luo Qianxue caught an important term in Lu Xunxian’s words: Immortal Source Power.

Thinking of something, she could not help swallowing nervously as she asked,

“Master, what is this Immortal Source Power?”

“You do not need to know that yet. Once you ascend to the Immortal Realm, you will naturally know.”

Clearly, however, Lu Xunxian had no intention of telling Luo Qianxue about it. Seeing this, Luo Qianxue could only give up on asking further.

Just then, Lu Qingyun tugged on Lu Xunxian’s hand, looked up at him, and pleaded,

“Daddy, can we let those three grandpas rest in peace? They look so pitiful, just sitting there like that.”

Children were always innocent and pure, innocent to a fault.

If it were anyone else, they probably would not have been able to fulfill Lu Qingyun’s request, but Lu Xunxian was no ordinary person.

“All right. Daddy will let them rest in peace.”

Lu Xunxian smiled, then looked toward the corpses of the three old men. The instant he raised his hand, a mighty force buried their bodies beneath the earth of the Body-Melding Immortal Cave.

Of course, Lu Xunxian collected all the Storage Rings on them first.

Things like Storage Rings could neither be brought into life nor taken into death. He might as well treat them as payment for letting the three rest in peace.

After this small interlude, Lu Xunxian continued onward with them. Before long, they arrived at the farthest point the Extreme Void Saint Emperor had ever reached: a depth of thirty-eight li.

Yet when Luo Qianxue looked at Lu Xunxian, she still could not see the slightest sign that he felt any pressure.

One had to remember that Lu Xunxian was still bringing others with him. Back then, the Extreme Void Saint Emperor had been alone, yet he had still been unable to go any farther once he reached this point.

But Lu Xunxian hardly seemed to feel anything at all. Even if he could only use the strength of the Peak of the Saint Emperor Realm, he was still far beyond those Saint Emperors.

Soon, Lu Xunxian brought them to the fifty-li mark within the Body-Melding Immortal Cave.

After arriving there, he did not continue leading them deeper. The energy there was already sufficient to strengthen their physical bodies.

Luo Qianxue’s worldview had already been overturned by this point. Only after Lu Xunxian stopped did she finally let out a sigh of relief. If they had kept going any deeper, her poor heart would not have been able to take it.

“The energy here is enough for your cultivation. Stay here. I will continue onward and take a look.”

With a wave of his hand, Lu Xunxian laid down a formation there. As long as Luo Qianxue and the others did not step beyond a hundred zhang, there would be no danger at all.

“Master, you still intend to go deeper? This is already deep enough, is it not? If you go farther in, I am worried you will be in danger.”

Luo Qianxue looked deeply worried. She was genuinely concerned for Lu Xunxian’s safety. After all, ever since the Body-Melding Immortal Cave had appeared, no one throughout history had ever been heard of reaching its end.

But Lu Xunxian merely waved his hand, his tone calm.

“Do not worry. This Body-Melding Immortal Cave is nothing to me. With my strength, reaching the end is entirely possible. You only need to cultivate here at ease.”

Once the formation was completed, the violent Immortal Source Power within the cave was transformed by Lu Xunxian into a gentle force that the three of them could absorb.

After finishing all this, Lu Xunxian looked at Lu Xiaoyao and Lu Qingyun and instructed them,

“Xiaoyao, Qingyun, Daddy has something to do. You two stay here and cultivate with Sister Qianxue, all right?”

“Mhm, Daddy, I understand. I will protect little sister, so you can go without worry.”

Lu Xiaoyao thumped his chest and made his promise to Lu Xunxian.

The more Lu Xunxian listened, the more he felt there was something odd about that line, but since Xiaoyao was his son, he said nothing.

Lu Xunxian then walked straight out of the formation’s protective range, and the wild, chaotic Immortal Source Power immediately surged toward him in endless waves.

Yet the moment it approached Lu Xunxian, it was blocked by the Dao Resonance around him. It did not even stir the corner of his robe.

Just like that, Lu Xunxian continued deeper and deeper until he soon disappeared from Luo Qianxue’s sight.

Although Luo Qianxue was extremely worried, she could only choose to trust Lu Xunxian. She then began cultivating inside the formation together with Lu Xiaoyao and Lu Qingyun.

It had to be said that Lu Xunxian’s attainments in formations were now also terrifyingly profound.

Inside the formation, Luo Qianxue could feel it continuously tempering her physical body, making it stronger and stronger.

Her face was filled with shock. At this rate, if she cultivated inside the Body-Melding Immortal Cave for ten years, her physical body would likely grow strong enough to rival that of a Saint Emperor!

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The violent Immortal Source Power could not hinder Lu Xunxian in the slightest. Step by step, he went where others could never reach, and before long, he arrived at the very end of the Body-Melding Immortal Cave.

At the end of the cave was an enormous cavern. Floating in the air at its center was a gigantic golden sphere, radiating an incomparably dazzling brilliance.

By now, the Immortal Source Power here had reached an utterly terrifying level. Forget Saint Emperors—even if a True Immortal arrived here, they would be killed by the Immortal Source Power in an instant.

“Interesting. Wan Zhong, can you tell what this thing is?”

Lu Xunxian’s tone carried a trace of amusement as he asked.

As soon as he spoke, the Immortal King of Myriad Weights floated out from within Lu Xunxian’s body. But the instant he emerged, he almost got annihilated by the Immortal Source Power. Had Lu Xunxian not blocked it for him, he would likely have been erased on the spot.

“Hiss, it is actually this thing!”

At the sight of the golden sphere, the Immortal King of Myriad Weights could not help sucking in a cold breath.

Never mind his current state—even at his peak, he would have had to be extremely wary of this thing.

“So what exactly is it?”

Seeing even the Immortal King of Myriad Weights react this way only made Lu Xunxian even more interested.

“Reporting to Master, this thing is called a Dao Spirit in the Immortal Realm.”

“It is said that Dao Spirits are born in response to the power of the Heavenly Dao. From the moment of birth, they possess the strength of the True Immortal Realm, and as time passes, a Dao Spirit will ultimately grow to the Immortal Emperor Realm.”

The Immortal King of Myriad Weights hurriedly explained. One had to know that for ordinary people, let alone cultivating to the Immortal Emperor Realm, even reaching the True Immortal Realm was something they could spend their whole lives chasing without ever attaining.

But a Dao Spirit was born with the strength of the True Immortal Realm, and at its peak, it could reach the Immortal Emperor Realm. It stepped from birth onto an endpoint others could never reach. It was an existence of terrifying potential.

“However, Master, there is one thing you must be careful of: the birth of a Dao Spirit will inevitably draw the attention of countless mighty figures in the Immortal Realm.”

“When that time comes, Tiansheng Continent will inevitably be plunged into a storm of blood.”

At this point, the expression of the Immortal King of Myriad Weights grew extremely grave.

When a Dao Spirit was born, it would cause an enormous disturbance. At that time, the mighty experts of the entire Immortal Realm would likely notice the commotion here.

And most importantly, when a Dao Spirit was first born, it was a being without any intelligence. With only a little effort, it could be easily controlled.

In other words, whoever subdued the Dao Spirit would effectively gain an Immortal Emperor as a future backer!

illion years was no more than the time of a few periods of Seclusion.

“Oh? And why is that?”

Lu Xunxian was somewhat surprised. Logically speaking, once one broke through to the Immortal King Realm, one’s lifespan transcended the River of Time itself, becoming deathless and indestructible.

This Dao Spirit would reach the Immortal Emperor Realm, so how could it have only one hundred million years of life?

The Immortal King of Myriad Weights shook his head and said,

“That is because Dao Spirits are born in response to the workings of Heaven and Earth. Their cultivation requires no resources. From the moment they are born, they continuously grow stronger, and they need only one hundred years to become powerful enough to reach the Peak of the Immortal Emperor Realm.”

“Perhaps this is a flaw, and also a means of restraining a heaven-defying existence like a Dao Spirit. That is why, even if a Dao Spirit grows as strong as the Peak of the Immortal Emperor Realm, it still has only one hundred million years of lifespan.”

“It does not matter. One hundred million years is enough.”

Lu Xunxian spoke with complete indifference.

A hundred million years from now, he would likely have long since surpassed the Immortal Emperor Realm. By then, the Dao Spirit would not be of much use to him.

Still, if he could find a way to solve the problem on the Dao Spirit’s body, placing it at his daughter’s side as a guard would not be a bad option.

“By the look of it, the Dao Spirit still needs another ten years before it is born.”

After taking a look, the Immortal King of Myriad Weights made his judgment, while Lu Xunxian waved his hand and set up several Immortal-Grade Grand Formations around the Dao Spirit to prevent the mighty experts of the Immortal Realm from detecting it.

At present, Lu Xunxian was still not invincible within the Immortal Realm, so naturally he had to be somewhat cautious.

After concealing the Dao Spirit’s aura, the Immortal King of Myriad Weights returned to Lu Xunxian’s body.

Once the matter of the Dao Spirit was settled, Lu Xunxian retraced his steps and soon returned to the formation.

Seeing that Luo Qianxue and the other two were still absorbing and refining the Immortal Source Power, he did not disturb them and simply sat to one side with his eyes closed to rest.

Very soon, seven days passed.

Luo Qianxue had just finished cultivating. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Lu Xunxian sitting not far away with his eyes closed in repose.

Looking at Lu Xunxian’s extraordinarily handsome face and the focused stillness on him while he rested with closed eyes, Luo Qianxue could not help staring in a daze.

That lasted until Lu Qingyun’s voice came from beside her.

“Sister Qianxue, why do you keep looking at my daddy?”

“Ah!”

Only then did Luo Qianxue come back to her senses. A faint blush appeared on her fair face, though it quickly disappeared.

“Ahem, I was not. I only just finished cultivating.”

Seeing Luo Qianxue stubbornly refuse to admit it, Lu Qingyun was just about to continue asking when her brother stopped her.

He simply shook his head, and only then did Lu Qingyun stop pressing the matter.

When Luo Qianxue turned to look at Lu Xunxian again, she was shocked to discover that he was already standing before them.

Yet Lu Xunxian seemed not to have heard their conversation at all and directly asked,

“Are you all done cultivating? If you are, then let us go.”

In truth, there was no need for him to ask. Lu Xunxian could already tell that their physical bodies had reached completion and no longer needed to absorb any more Immortal Source Power.

“Daddy, Qingyun is done cultivating! Qingyun feels like she can punch Wangcai flying with one blow!”

Looking at Lu Xunxian, Lu Qingyun gestured excitedly, already wondering whether she should have a little spar with Wangcai after they returned.

Inside the seclusion chamber of Lu Xunxian’s residence at Myriad Dao Academy, Wangcai, who had been refining Spirit Treasures to enhance his bloodline, suddenly jolted awake.

“Strange. Why do I suddenly have this uneasy feeling? I must be overthinking. I had better hurry and absorb and refine all these Spirit Treasures.”

Shaking his head, Wangcai closed his eyes again, while his aura continued to rise.

As his bloodline improved, his realm would naturally break through along with it.

“Come. Let us go home.”

Inside the Body-Melding Immortal Cave, Lu Xunxian led them toward the outside.

Meanwhile, outside the cave, those several Saint Kings were still there cultivating, and their progress was extremely slow.

The Saint King who had previously seen Lu Xunxian and the others had just finished cultivating. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw Lu Xunxian and the others emerging alive from the Body-Melding Immortal Cave.

“Quick, quick, look! They actually came out alive!”

At his cry, the others all looked toward the cave entrance, but they saw no one at all. They immediately turned toward the Saint King who had spoken and snorted coldly.

“Old Fourth Kong, are you messing with us? That is the Body-Melding Immortal Cave. Even a Saint Emperor cannot bring people inside, much less keep them alive in there for seven whole days.”

“I think Old Fourth Kong got squeezed dry too many times by the immortal maidens at the Immortal Courtesan House. He is hallucinating now.”

“Hahahahaha!”

After mocking Old Fourth Kong, the others resumed cultivating.

Old Fourth Kong, meanwhile, wore an aggrieved expression. He really had seen Lu Xunxian and the others come out, and then in the next instant, they had disappeared.

No matter how slow-witted he might have been, Old Fourth Kong could still tell that Lu Xunxian was absolutely a mighty Saint Emperor expert, and one of the very best among them.

But he did not say any of this to his group of friends, because he knew perfectly well that even if he did, they would not believe him. He might as well keep his mouth shut and cultivate honestly.

Half an incense stick later, Lu Xunxian brought them back to Myriad Dao Academy.

To Luo Qianxue, these seven days had felt almost like a dream, something too unreal to believe. Lu Xunxian had completely overturned her understanding of the world.

That made her somewhat worried about the gap between herself and Lu Xunxian. Would Lu Xunxian even think highly enough of her?

Thinking of this, Luo Qianxue felt rather troubled. She looked at Lu Xunxian and apologized,

“Master, I am sorry. I have some matters to deal with over the next few days, so I probably will not be able to come.”

Lu Xunxian froze for a moment, but he did not stop her. He merely reminded her,

“If there is anything that requires Master’s help, just say the word.”

“Mhm. Thank you, Master.”

Luo Qianxue smiled, then left with a worried expression.

After Luo Qianxue left, Lu Xunxian turned to look for the two little ones, only to realize that he had no idea when they had already run off.

Within Myriad Dao Academy, after returning home, Lu Xiaoyao pulled his little sister along and led her to a deserted corner of the academy before finally stopping.

“Brother, why did you stop me earlier inside the Body-Melding Immortal Cave?”

Only then did Lu Qingyun reveal her curious expression. She was rather innocent, so naturally she did not understand what Luo Qianxue’s expression had meant earlier.

But Lu Xiaoyao was comparatively more mature, and after being subtly influenced by his classmates, he understood matters between men and women rather well.

So he had already realized that Sister Qianxue had, in all likelihood, taken a liking to their daddy.