Traveling through the Immortal Realm: Starting from Becoming a Top-Level Furnace Cauldron

"Come on this!"

Jinluan Taizu sneered, "You barged into the Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits and stole my first kiss, and you think you can just let it go like that?"

Emperor Xuanyu scratched his head: "The situation was urgent at the time, I had no choice..."

"no way?"

Jinluan Taizu raised her eyebrows and said, "You're so carefree, just leaving like that. Have you ever thought about how I feel?"

Seeing this, everyone wisely lowered their heads.

Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Emperor Xuanyu had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Fine, fine, I'll compensate you."

"How to compensate?"

"It's all your fault! You've ruined my reputation!"

"I am Jinluan Taizu," he said through gritted teeth.

Xuan Yu Taizu said hesitantly, "Give me a kiss, and we'll be even."

The private room fell silent.

Lu Yuguan was speechless, his lips twitching.

How can there be such a shameless person in the world?

【Host】

You're not bad either!

The system teases.

"Why are you speaking such blunt truths?" Lu Yuguan chuckled. "I'm only slightly better."

[At least five chips]

"..."

Jinluan Taizu was so angry that her pretty face turned red. She pointed at Xuanyu Taizu's nose and cursed, "You scoundrel, how dare you make such an absurd request!"

Xuan Yu Taizu: "A scoundrel is a scoundrel. It's a fool not to take advantage of a good deal."

Snapped!

Another incredibly loud slap.

Xuan Yu Taizu covered his face in grievance: "What are you doing?"

"Who told you to be so foul-mouthed?" the Golden Phoenix Ancestor roared. "And so are you! How could the Taixu Sect possibly recruit a scoundrel like you?"

"do not know."

"I went there as soon as they offered free food and lodging."

"..."

The two were arguing fiercely when Lu Yuguan quickly intervened, saying, "Senior, let's talk things out and sit down."

Without any hesitation, Emperor Jinluan moved a stool and lingered in front of Emperor Xuanyu.

"Hey!"

Before Xuan Yu Taizu could finish speaking, Jin Luan Taizu directly took out a Binding Immortal Rope and tied the two wrists together.

"..."

"A good man doesn't fight with a woman!"

Emperor Xuanyu glared and puffed out his beard.

Jinluan Taizu looked at Lu Yuguan and said coldly, "You want to go to the Immortal Realm?"

"Exactly."

Lu Yuguan stood up and clasped his hands in greeting.

“Nonsense,” the Golden Phoenix Ancestor looked at Xuan Yu again, “If you take him up there, won’t the world’s will stop you?”

"Someone specifically requested him."

Emperor Xuanyu did not speak definitively.

Jin Luan frowned: "You might be able to do it with your skills, but what about them?"

She pointed to Li Chonglin and the others.

"I heard you personally laid the foundations for them?"

"OK."

"is that useful?"

The Golden Phoenix Ancestor frowned. "The Eastern Xuan Continent, no, even the Central Capital, has not seen an ascension for a full eight hundred years."

"Relying solely on cultivation to ascend to immortality, with that little bit of spiritual energy, he'd probably die of old age before even reaching the Mahayana stage."

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

"Senior, do you mean that even if we cultivate diligently, we still won't be able to ascend to the Immortal Realm?" Li Chonglin asked.

“To be honest,” the Golden Phoenix Ancestor said in a low voice, “the spiritual veins of this world have long been depleted, making it almost impossible to cultivate and ascend.”

"Hey……"

"Don't discourage the child..."

"It's not necessarily a bad thing to face reality sooner rather than later."

After listening, Lu Yuguan asked in confusion, "Senior, what is a spiritual vein?"

Jinluan Taizu sighed softly: "The spiritual veins are the source of the convergence of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, just like the dantian of a person, providing spiritual energy nourishment for cultivators."

"After I ascended to immortality, the spiritual veins of this world were emptied out at some point, and the spiritual energy is no longer as abundant as it used to be."

Lu Yuguan frowned and asked, "Who emptied the spiritual veins?"

"Extraterritorial evil spirits."

Xuan Yu Taizu said solemnly.

Lu Yuguan had heard this term more than once.

Ji Shan gained power through extraterrestrial demons. The Dragon God of Panlong Palace was also imprisoned by extraterrestrial demons, and the Blood Demon Lord also fell under the control of demons in order to be resurrected.

"Isn't there any way to take it back?"

Zhao Ziming's eyes dimmed, clearly showing his extreme resentment.

"No."

Emperor Jinluan answered directly: "The evil spirits from beyond the realm are nowhere to be found, and no one knows where they are."

Lu Yuguan pondered for a moment.

"What if we could restore the spiritual veins?"

"You're dreaming," Xuan Yu Taizu rolled his eyes at him. "Spiritual veins are naturally formed and are inherently pure. How could anything else possibly compensate for them?"

【Ding! ——】

[Side quest triggered: [Repairing the Spirit Vein]]

[Mission Details: Before ascending, please repair the spiritual veins of the continent to benefit the masses.]

[Quest Reward: Fragment of a Broken Artifact*1]

[Punishment for failure: Ten years of impotence]

……

Lu Yuguan remained silent for a moment.

【What's wrong with the host】

[Unhappy upon seeing the mission]

the system asked.

"Is the punishment for this mission even fair?"

"Spare the rod and spoil the child; punish a lecherous thief by beating him."

No problem.

"..."

Lu Yuguan scratched his nose: "Seniors, if I want to repair the spiritual veins, how should I do it?"

Emperor Xuanyu placed his hand on his forehead: "You don't have a fever?"

“I’m serious,” Lu Yuguan said helplessly, “I hope you can give me some guidance, senior.”

“There is a way, but it is extremely demanding,” the Golden Phoenix Ancestor pondered for a long time. “First, we need to use the purest substance as a catalyst, then dilute it into a spiritual liquid, and finally put it into the source of the spiritual vein.”

Lu Yuguan listened and roughly understood the process.

"There are three sources of spiritual veins in this world, located in the Ice Cave in the far north of the Eastern Xuan, Peach Blossom Pool in the Central Capital, and Beast City on the Cloud Peak of the Western Xuan."

“The source is easy to explain, since it has become a dilapidated ruin and almost no one goes there.”

"But... things of the purest quality are truly rare."

"This is what Emperor Taizu Jinluan said."

Lu Yuguan stroked his chin and nodded: "Thank you, senior, I understand!"

Emperor Xuanyu joked, "Now you understand how difficult it is, right?"

"I know what to do."

"Keep bragging!"

Xuan Yu Taizu glared: "Looking across the Immortal Realm, even the purest things are extremely rare. I don't believe you can conjure them out of thin air."

Lu Yuguan chuckled, "You don't need to worry about that. I just hope that before you return to the Immortal Realm next time, you can give me some time to try it out."

Seeing his stubbornness, Emperor Xuanyu didn't bother to say anything and turned to look at Li Chonglin and the others.

"I have done all I can. As for whether you can cultivate to the Mahayana stage and successfully pass the tribulation, it all depends on your own fate."

"I must take this kid with me."

Xuan Yu Taizu pointed at Lu Yuguan and said, "I will give you a month. Do whatever you want."

Lu Yuguan's face stiffened.

"Emperor Taizu".

"Your words are truly interesting."

Emperor Xuanyu asked in confusion, "What? Can't I even eat a little more rice?"

"..."

Lu Yuguan mentally slapped himself.

Pooh!

What are you thinking!

"Oh, by the way, kid, there's something I need to tell you..." said the Golden Phoenix Ancestor.

"what?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Little Sesame chirped contentedly and popped out from under the robe of Emperor Taizu Jinluan.

"Meow!"

"Senior, what are you doing..."

"Although the Xuanhu bloodline is thin, its talent is quite good," said the Golden Phoenix Ancestor. "Give it to me, and as long as it stays in the Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits for a few years, I guarantee it will be able to take human form!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuguan was overjoyed.

Little Sesame has been with him for a long time. Although it is clever and quick-witted, it has never had a suitable opportunity to cultivate, nor has it ever taken human form. Now that he has such an opportunity, he naturally cannot ask for it more than he could ever ask for.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior!"

Lu Yuguan quickly bowed and paid his respects.

The Golden Phoenix Ancestor waved his hand, "It's alright, this can be considered fate. Besides, keeping it with me will also benefit the Hall of Ten Thousand Spirits."

After saying that, Empress Jinluan gently beckoned, and Little Sesame obediently jumped onto her shoulder, occasionally rubbing its head against Empress Jinluan's face, which made Empress Jinluan laugh heartily.