Practice begins with immortality

Not long after returning to his residence, he heard the sound of steady and orderly footsteps approaching from afar. Then, a group of people dressed in exquisite guard uniforms appeared in front of Wang Bai's residence.

"Greetings, Sergeant Wang!" The leader saluted Wang Bo respectfully and walked forward, holding a copper tray in both hands. On the tray, twenty "gold bars" were neatly placed, gleaming brightly in the sunlight.

Then, the leader smiled and said, "Sergeant Wang, this is the Dharma gold you deserve. Since you are a newcomer and an ascender, you may not know much about this Dharma gold. In fact, although the material of this Dharma gold is the gold used by mortals in the lower world, it is just a carrier. You only need to use your spiritual thoughts to sense it, and you will be able to perceive the spirituality contained in it." After that, he gently gestured to Wang Bai to try it.

Hearing this, Wang Bai acted accordingly, concentrating his mind and releasing it towards the "gold bars." Instantly, a faint but distinct wave of energy entered his perception. As the guard had predicted, within these seemingly ordinary "gold bars" lay hidden strands of spirituality.

After confirming that everything was correct, Wang Bo simply reached out and picked up a gold bar, and then began to absorb the true spirit in it without hesitation.

After just a few breaths of time, an astonishing scene occurred. The gold bar that had once shone so brightly gradually became dull and dull, losing its previous luster. It looked just like ordinary gold.

"That's right!" Wang Bai couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise, "It really lives up to its reputation. No wonder Fa Jin has become hard currency. The true spirit in it is not only completely harmless, but also does not require any tedious steps such as refining. It can be directly absorbed by the human body, thereby enhancing the power of its own true spirit. It's really amazing!" At this time, Wang Bai's eyes were full of excitement and surprise.

After "eating" a stick of Fajin, Wang Bai's eyes lit up, and he was obviously very comfortable and refreshed, as if he had taken drugs.

Afterwards, Wang Bo asked the guard, "By the way, are the carriers of this Fajin all gold bars?"

"Of course, otherwise why would it be called Dharma Gold? As for why, it's because gold is everywhere and has a good capacity to carry spiritual energy. Anything stronger than it is basically a high-level spiritual material, but in that case, just producing Dharma Gold would be a considerable expense."

"By the way, Sergeant Wang, since this is your first time refining magic gold, there's an important point I need to tell you. It's best to use this magic gold over several days, otherwise you'll experience auditory hallucinations and other issues. After all, this is made from the power of incense and vows, so there's a good chance some obsessions still linger within it..."

After explaining everything, these people left here directly.

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After those people left, Wang Bai continued to absorb the magic gold. After ten breaths, all the remaining magic gold was absorbed by Wang Bai.

"There is indeed a trace of obsession left in it, but it is nothing compared to my 'Soul Devouring Furnace'. However—"

Wang Bai opened the system panel, which clearly showed his progress.

"Fairyland 2.1% (True Spirit 2.11%, Fairy Power 2%)"

"Twenty taels of magic gold only increased my progress by one ten-thousandth. In other words, I need at least two hundred thousand taels of magic gold to break through!"

Wang Bai's breakthrough cost twenty times that of an ordinary person, two hundred thousand taels of magic gold, which is not a small number for some big forces in the ancient country of Sui Han. This is just the cost of breaking through one calamity!

"Fortunately, I have the power of the Four Tribulations Hound Beast, plus the two I got before, which is at least enough for me to break through to the Second Tribulation. By then, the One Lotus Rebirth Method will definitely be ready, which will be equivalent to another way to strengthen my true spirit. In addition, I can also obtain the power of my counterparts in other time and space. I just don't know if my self in that other time and space will..."

Thinking of this, Wang Bai immediately began to practice. According to his estimation, he would be able to break through and become a first-level immortal in three years at most.

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Meanwhile, far away, in Bingcheng, the former capital of the ancient Suihan Kingdom, a magnificent mansion known as the Yuan Mansion stood. Within the mansion, a quiet and elegant space resembling a study, was where both the old man surnamed Yan and Huo Yan were now.

Not far in front of them stood a middle-aged man in a black robe. He had his back to the two of them, his hands clasped behind his back, his posture as straight as a pine tree, emitting an awe-inspiring aura.

At this time, the old man surnamed Yan was heard slowly saying: "...This is what happened to the two of us in the snowfield." As soon as he finished speaking, the whole room fell into a brief silence.

After a moment, the middle-aged man in the black robe turned around, his eyes sweeping over the old man surnamed Yan and Huo Yan in turn. He spoke slowly, "Old Yan, Lord Yan, thank you both for your hard work on this trip! According to reports from other personnel, they all encountered the One Tribulation Snow Beast and a large-scale migration of beasts. It's like they're trying to avoid something. This isn't normal."

"It seems some shocking change has occurred deep within the snowfield. This situation reminds me of something in the past."

At this point, the black-robed man frowned slightly and continued thoughtfully, "Back then, the ancient nation of Haoyang invaded our border. The reason they gave was that a powerful cultivator from their country, who had reached the Second Tribulation True Immortal realm, had mysteriously disappeared deep in this snowy plain. At the time, the entire nation believed this was a crude excuse fabricated by the ancient nation to provoke war. However, the various anomalies occurring deep in this snowy plain today may not be groundless! Perhaps the disappearance of that Second Tribulation True Immortal is indeed related to the unusual changes here."

"Besides that, you encountered that being who looked like a Second Tribulation True Immortal, a True Immortal of the Technique Dao, a being that only existed in rumors. Yet, they appeared in the snowy plains. Why was that?"

"Looks like I need to go to the capital and check the Bingji Palace's books. I remember there seem to be some records about the Taoist immortals in there."

Before he finished speaking, the person in front of him turned into a cold wind and left.

Then, "Master Yan, what is the Ice Palace that the prince mentioned?"

"It's a major power. Legend has it that the Ice Pole Palace's master, the Ice Phoenix Fairy, is a Four Tribulations existence! And the ancient nation's ancestor is said to be an elder of the Ice Pole Palace. Many members of the ancient nation's royal family are disciples of the Ice Pole Palace."

"Besides that, the other three ancient nations also have their own masters, and they are basically all powerful forces from the outside world!"