txolops Chapter 36: The Two Ancestors!
Chapter 36: The Two Ancestors!
Sitting in the quiet room on the third floor, Chu Xuan reviewed what he had seen and heard that day.
The Immortal Abode was far more powerful than he had imagined; even a mere Outer Affairs Hall contained Nascent Soul Realm elders.
Elder Du is the guardian of the Shock Gate of the Eight Gates of the Human Realm. Therefore, it is reasonable to deduce that there are also corresponding powerful figures guarding the cores of the other seven gates. If my deduction is correct, these are eight Nascent Soul cultivators.
The entire Dragon Locking Hall has at least ten Nascent Soul cultivators.
This is just one of the Dragon Locking Halls. The Federation has twelve such halls, as well as the headquarters where the Lord of the Prefecture resides.
The Immortal Abode Master and the Federal Speaker were among the first powerful followers of the Immortal Venerable, and are the only two founding fathers of the Federation besides the Immortal Venerable who are still alive.
It is now the beginning of the 32,032nd year of the Federal Calendar, but this calendar is not based on the time when the Federation was established, but on the time when the previous era ended.
Even so, the Federation has been established for over ten thousand years.
To survive until now, if it were purely based on cultivation level, one would have to be at least at the Integration Realm. Given the current state of the spiritual energy in the world, it's unlikely that they've recovered to such an extent.
It is highly likely that it was obtained from a secret realm as an elixir or rare treasure.
Having lived for over ten thousand years, even if he wasn't a Nascent Soul Realm expert, his true strength far surpassed that of ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.
No one knows how strong these two have become. Since the Immortal Venerable went into seclusion, one of them has been guarding the Immortal Mansion and the other has been guarding the Federation, making the entire Federation as stable as Mount Tai!
There are plenty of Golden Core disciples, quite a few Nascent Soul stage monsters, two unfathomable "Ancestors" in charge, and Immortal Venerables secretly protecting the Federation!
The Federation is so powerful it's suffocating.
Although we don't know the overall strength of the world where the Xuanming Sect is located, or whether it can surpass the Federation, at least the Xuanming Sect is no different from a roadside tree in front of the Federation.
Let alone the Federation, the favors I gained by exchanging a storage bag would probably give the Xuanming Sect a run for its money.
Of course, Xuanming Sect also has its advantages. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is abundant, and spiritual objects are plentiful. This alone is enough!
However, for the next period of time, he planned to first cultivate the Qi Refining Method and the Spirit Refining Method. He originally thought that the Xuanhuang Imperishable Body was a physical cultivation method, but it turned out to be the supreme orthodox method that cultivates the three treasures of essence, qi and spirit simultaneously.
Once you've mastered the basics of your cultivation technique and acquired the necessary magical artifacts, that will be the best time to go to the Xuanming Sect.
However, there is one thing to note: the immortal artifacts are profound and mysterious, and the Federation has countless wonderful techniques. If one were to carry them between the two realms, there would inevitably be a risk of exposure.
However, since the Federation has bestowed a celestial artifact to assist them, they certainly cannot refuse it outright. If they do refuse, wouldn't that be blatantly telling the Federation that they have a problem?
The fact that he could travel between two realms was too mysterious, and no one in the Federation would think of it that way. As long as he didn't say anything, they would basically assume that it was a larger secret realm.
Logically speaking, they probably wouldn't bother to specifically monitor themselves, but regular surveillance is certainly necessary.
Since that's the case, then we'll use the excuse that the secret realm only recognizes our own aura and travel through it without bringing any immortal artifacts for the first time. We can only bring the immortal artifacts with us after we've completely refined them.
Even spiritual treasures and magical artifacts below the level of immortal artifacts are handled in the same way; they can only be taken over after being completely refined.
In this way, it should be able to evade most monitoring methods. There are many secret realms in the Federation. At present, the Federation's spiritual item production mainly relies on secret realms, with the secret realms controlled by the Federation as the main source and the secret realms being explored as a supplement.
As long as you don't bring out any particularly valuable treasures, the Federation won't pay too much attention to you.
Moreover, with my current strength, even if I went to the Xuanming Sect's territory, I wouldn't be able to bring any Golden Core or Nascent Soul level spiritual items. I would mainly bring out some first and second-tier spiritual items. This level of secret realm should still be safe.
Having roughly finalized his plans, Chu Xuan didn't delay any longer and began exchanging for the Qi Refining Technique and Spirit Refining Technique corresponding to the Thick Earth Suppressing Yuan Technique.
After becoming a disciple of the Immortal Abode, access to the Federal Library is completely unlocked. You can exchange for electronic versions directly on Spirit Jade without going to the library.
That's right. The spirit jade of the Immortal Abode disciples is not just an identity token, but also integrates contribution points and related communication functions. It is a personal terminal for cultivation, an enhanced mobile phone.
A moment later, two more books appeared on Chu Xuan's bookshelf: one was the Qiankun Yangyuan Jue, and the other was the Xuanhuang Lianshen Fa. One was for cultivating Qi, and the other was for cultivating Shen.
Corresponding to the Thick Earth Suppressing Yuan Technique that Chu Xuan cultivated back then, once all three have reached the second stage, they can fuse the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit to forge the foundation of their Dao.
This method of foundation building is very much in line with the Federation's style; it's clearly a genius's approach. In the Federation, only geniuses are qualified to cultivate it.
According to that senior student An, after establishing the foundation in this way, advancing to the Golden Core stage is almost a natural process. Establishing the foundation may be more difficult, but the difficulty of forming the Golden Core has indeed decreased.
That's actually a good thing.
Just as Chu Xuan was about to open the cultivation technique to begin learning, his finger suddenly stopped. He hadn't been home for four years.
Although Chu Xuan awakened his innate wisdom early in this life and did not have the same dependence on his parents as ordinary children, they had still spent more than ten years together and raised him, so they had long occupied an important place in Chu Xuan's heart.
In order to reasonably explain the origin of this other world, I boldly stepped into it. To prevent being exposed upon my return, I had already crushed the phone I brought with me.
Now, four and a half years have passed, and I wonder how they are doing.
Thinking of this, Chu Xuan fiddled with the jade a few times, syncing all the information from his account via the cloud. The Federation's online world exists based on the Immortal Network.
Having become a disciple of the Immortal Abode, Chu Xuan's access to the Immortal Network was greatly enhanced. He could directly synchronize all cloud data on the Immortal Network without any verification. The piece of green jade in his hand was the fastest verification.
In just a few breaths, all the data from the cloud was synchronized, and countless red dots appeared on the jade surface.
My parents, grandparents, older sister, best friend Su Ming, and most of my classmates from elementary to high school all sent me messages.
Among them, there were the most messages from five relatives and his best friend Su Ming, with each of these six people having over ninety-nine messages. The messages from the others were fewer, ranging from a dozen to three or five.
Seeing this, Chu Xuan smiled and immediately started a group voice chat in the family group.
A mysterious light flowed across the jade, shooting out a light screen that hovered in the void. Soon after, five familiar figures appeared on the light screen.
"son!"
"·····"
I talked with my parents for a long time, told them about my experience, and agreed that I would return to Mingjiang City in a couple of days after I settled in. Then I hung up the phone.
My parents have been doing well these past few years. The federal government treats its citizens exceptionally well, providing them with food, clothing, and a comfortable life – it's not just empty talk.
The only regret was that he "died" too early. Now that he knows he not only didn't die, but has become a disciple of the Immortal Abode, he can make up for his regret.