Mysterious mirror hanging high

"Emperor's blood aura! How is this possible?"

"It's so pure...it's almost comparable to the pure-blooded imperial race!"

Yunding Tianjun's stunned voice echoed in his sea of ​​consciousness: "Could it be that you are a descendant of the Divine Cauldron Emperor who has wandered abroad?"

Jing Yu calmly took the drop of blood essence back into his body and said calmly, "Senior, you still lack experience. These are just some of the mysteries that come with the body-refining technique."

Yunding Tianjun was amazed. "Where on earth did you come from? You have surprised me time and time again. It is truly not unfair that I fell into your hands."

Jing Yu collected some spiritual resources, spiritual stones, elixirs, talismans, etc. from Yu Wen Baoding's storage bag, and then turned his attention to the last magic weapon in the storage bag.

【Jiuzhou Ding】!

"This [Jiuzhou Ding] is Yuwen Baoding's natal magic weapon. It has now been nurtured to the level of a mid-grade magic weapon. However, without his mana nourishment, its power will gradually decrease, and eventually it will fall to the level of a magic weapon, and will be completely damaged after tens of millions of years."

Jing Yu said regretfully, "I wonder if I can use my connections to find a Nascent Soul Refiner to apply a layer of [Solidification] to this magic weapon, fixing its power at the level of a mid-grade magic weapon. However, this will lose its infinite growth characteristics and there will be no possibility of further improvement."

This is the case with natal magic weapons. Only the master's own magic power can continue to nurture them. Once the master dies, the natal magic weapon loses the possibility of further improvement. Unless the weapon refiner [solidifies] it, its magical power can be guaranteed not to degenerate.

"This Yuwen Baoding's [Jiuzhou Ding] has been well nurtured. Its compatibility is among the best among all the divine cauldron immortals. It would be a pity to solidify it..." The voice of Yunding Tianjun came.

"Senior Yunding, is this [Jiuzhou Ding] very popular in the Shending Immortal Dynasty?" Jing Yu asked.

Yunding Tianjun said slowly, "Of course, otherwise why would the name of the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty have the word 'Ding' in it?"

"Let's not talk about anything else. Just look at the royal descendants of the Immortal Dynasty. Five out of ten Jindan cultivators choose tripod-type magic weapons as their life-saving magic weapons."

"What does this mean?" Jing Yu asked curiously.

"That's because the first Immortal Emperor of the Divine Cauldron Immortal Dynasty used the [Jiuzhou Cauldron] as his natal magic weapon. Later, the Immortal Emperor ascended, and his cultivation in the upper realm also climbed steadily, feeding back to his bloodline in the lower realm. This is why the descendants of the Divine Cauldron Emperor gain additional benefits when using cauldron-type magic weapons."

"Yuwen Baoding has been transformed by the blood of the Divine Tripod Emperor, so he can be considered half-descended from the Divine Tripod Emperor. Naturally, he can also get some benefits."

"Just because the first generation Immortal Emperor used the tripod as his natal magic weapon, it can affect his bloodline descendants and gain certain benefits?" Jing Yu said with a sigh.

Yunding Tianjun snorted coldly: "Of course, the rules of heaven and earth are so mysterious. The higher the cultivation level, the more it can influence the lower cultivation levels..."

"Why do you think sword cultivators are the only ones in the world with unrivaled killing power? They're both offensive weapons, so why can't blades be as powerful as flying swords?"

Jing Yu suddenly realized: "It seems to be true!"

Yunding Tianjun said softly, "Many people in the world of immortal cultivation speculate that this is because there is a great master who achieved enlightenment through swordsmanship, embedding the principles of the sword into the laws of heaven and earth. This is why the sword's offensive power is significantly superior to other weapons."

Jing Yu knew more inside information and nodded in agreement when he heard it. He was almost certain that there must be a powerful person in the fairy world who achieved enlightenment through swordsmanship, but he didn't know whether this powerful person was the Taoist Lord or the Taoist Reverend.

Jing Yu suddenly thought of another possibility. Since there are already people on the path of swordsmanship, it actually means that this path has been occupied by others. If swordsmanship is used as the fundamental path, it will be difficult to surpass the predecessors unless there is a new idea...Then thinking about it the other way around, doesn't it mean that the paths of other weak weapons have not been occupied by others yet, but it is more suitable to achieve enlightenment with these weak weapons?

He transferred most of the other items into his storage bag, leaving only the [Jiuzhou Ding] behind. A plan gradually formed in his mind...

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An hour later, the three of them met again in the main hall of Yunding Fairy Palace. Looking at Yuwen Baoge's depressed expression, they knew that they had gained nothing again.

"Have you found any of the Heavenly Lord's treasures?"

Yuanji shook his head like a rattle. Yuwen Baoge rolled his eyes and said, "What a waste of time."

Jing Yu said softly, "Sir, this trip has yielded the remains of Yunding Tianjun's divine transformation, as well as the control hub of this celestial palace. This is like holding a cave heaven in your hands. This is a feat that many sects would never dare to dream of! How can you say you've gained nothing?"

Yunding Tianjun's gloating voice echoed from his sea of ​​consciousness: "Why do you think I set up the Soul-Exterminating Formation and regularly drained the spiritual energy from the secret chamber where my remains were stored? It was simply because I was afraid that my remains would be nourished by the spiritual energy and develop spiritual intelligence. Now, after three thousand years of continuous spiritual energy extraction, the remains have long passed the optimal period for developing spiritual intelligence and turning into rigor mortis. Refining the remains? Difficult."

"Furthermore, this [Cloudtop Fairy Palace] isn't actually at the Cave Heaven level; it's just a blessed place. The spiritual energy level within is only around the Golden Core stage. It's enough to serve as a mountain gate for the Golden Core forces, but forces above the Nascent Soul stage won't look down on it. At most, it can serve as a temporary refuge."

Fortunately, Yuwen Baoge couldn't hear these words. His expression brightened slightly when he heard them and he nodded.

"Now that the trip to Yunding Immortal Palace is over, at least we have eliminated the great enemy Yuwen Baoding. Although the gains were not much, they are still some achievements. It is enough for me to report to my clan for credit."

Yuwen Baoge raised his head and said, "What are your plans, the two of you? Do you want to come with me back to the cave heaven [Xuandu Heaven] where the Yuwen family resides? I happen to be short of a few trusted people in the clan, and you two can fill in and get some training."

Yuanji's heart sank, and he cursed inwardly, "You idiot, are you really treating us like cattle and horses? I'm an ancient Buddhist monk after all, and my lifespan is naturally much shorter than that of a cultivator practicing the Foundation-Building Alchemy Dao. I don't even have enough time to practice on weekdays, so how can I have the time to run errands for you?"

But Jing Yu suddenly said, "Sir, no."

Yuwen Baoge frowned and said in a slightly cold voice, "Why? Don't you want to go?"

Jing Yu shook his head: "Not only the two of us, but even the adults shouldn't go back now."

"Ok?"

"What is your status in the clan? Is he considered the first direct descendant?"

Yuwen Baoge frowned and said, "The Yuwen family is, after all, a clan of immortals who occupy a cave heaven. They have several descendants of the Nascent Soul stage, but no matter how I look at it, I can't even be in the top three."

"If that's the case, then we can't return to our clan like this!"

Jing Yu whispered, "The Huashen Immortal Clan is still ruled by Huashen Tianjun. In the past, my Lord fought with Yuwen Baoding, demanding that the villain hand over the token to open the Yunding Palace so that the Yuwen family could distribute and coordinate. Now that the Xuanjing Pill has turned golden and purple, I'm boasting that his promotion to the Nascent Soul stage is a foregone conclusion! With such a future Nascent Soul cultivator, how can we be sure that no one in the Yuwen family will force my Lord to hand over the Xuanjing?"