One person: I, Daoist Master, am a cultivator of immortality!

"Alright, I'll be fine once I get back to Longhu Mountain. Since the Unloading Ridge has something to do, you should go back first."

"Thank you for your understanding, Daoist. There are disciples of the Unloading Ridge stationed at the foot of Longhu Mountain. If you have any instructions, please light this signal flare, and our disciples of the Unloading Ridge will come to Longhu Mountain to find you."

As she spoke, Hong Guniang handed Sun Yao a specially made signal flare. Sun Yao naturally accepted it and put it in his magic pouch. After everything was explained, Hong Guniang took her leave, and Sun Yao, along with Yue Qiluo and Xiaobaiqi, went up Longhu Mountain.

Back on the mountain, Sun Yao introduced Yue Qiluo and Xiao Baiqi to his fellow disciples, and most importantly, introduced her to the Old Celestial Master. However, to Sun Yao's surprise, the Old Celestial Master had already heard rumors about Yue Qiluo. But upon hearing that Yue Qiluo had reformed and was going to become his disciple's wife, the Old Celestial Master was quite pleased with their arrangement.

Time flies like an arrow; nearly three years have passed since Sun Yao returned to Longhu Mountain. During these three years, Sun Yao's cultivation level has not increased at all. However, his physical body has reached a terrifying level under the constant tempering of spiritual energy. Ordinary swords and blades can no longer harm his body; even if an adult man wields a sword and strikes with all his might, at most a white scar will be left on his skin, which will disappear in no time.

Sun Yao didn't know what his current level was, or whether he had reached the legendary "golden skin and jade bones" of Taoism, but he was certain that, in terms of physical strength alone, no one in the world could surpass him.

However, a problem arose: over the course of those three years, Sun Yao's hair gradually turned silver-white, and his eyes became a dull gold. (Ahem, Director Wu is so handsome! Although Shen La looks good too, Wu Rendi is still the most handsome.)

Perhaps due to the advancement of his bloodline, his body has undergone certain changes. Now his bones are like white jade, but their hardness surpasses that of metal. Sun Yao once tried to strike him with his elbow without using spiritual energy, and even a rockery would crumble.

During these three years, Yue Qiluo also completely transformed her cultivation. All her evil cultivation practices were converted into Qi Refining Technique, and with Sun Yao's supply of pills, she has now reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.

It's not that Sun Yao wouldn't provide Yue Qiluo with pills of exceptional efficacy like the Fulong Pill, but rather that the ingredients for such pills are extremely rare and hard to come by. Sun Yao did have some materials, but to make exceptional ingredients like dragon blood effective, corresponding auxiliary materials were also necessary.

A few decades-old ginseng is simply not enough, but where could Sun Yao find so many century-old ginseng in this world? So, he could only add a drop of dragon blood to the ordinary Little Yellow Pill to improve its quality. It was precisely because of this drop of dragon blood that Yue Qiluo was able to successfully advance to the sixth level of Qi Refining in just three years.

After Yue Qiluo reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, Sun Yao also noticed a problem. It seemed that everyone else, except him, was progressing quite slowly in cultivating the Qi Refining Technique. Perhaps this was the normal phenomenon, and he was an exception. Even with his continuous supply of pills, Yue Qiluo's cultivation didn't increase rapidly; instead, she needed to go into seclusion for several days to break through the bottleneck at each minor realm.

Besides her, the Old Celestial Master and Zhang Zhiwei were in the same situation, as were Zuo Ruotong and Lu Jin, who were far away at the Sanyi Sect. Their cultivation was slow. However, they could feel obvious changes in their bodies after successfully cultivating each level, but this was not noticeable for Sun Yao.

As for Xiao Baiqi, she's had a blast on Longhu Mountain these past three years. But having fun is one thing, cultivation is another. Because she's been constantly pestering Sun Yao, and with the combined blessings of the dragon's luck and Sun Yao's constant attraction of the world's spiritual energy, Xiao Baiqi's cultivation has progressed by leaps and bounds.

These immortals have this advantage: they are born with the ability to absorb the essence of heaven, earth, sun, and moon. Bottlenecks seem to be nonexistent for them, but Sun Yao knows that even greater bottlenecks await them. After all, according to reliable sources, the immortals of the Northeast are still reeling from the fact that the Fire Dragon, despite successfully transforming into a dragon, still perished.

The matter of the Fire Dragon is not simply about the Fire Dragon transforming into a dragon and extending its lifespan; it is also a test of the heavens and earth by the immortals. Otherwise, these immortals would not have been so dutiful, not only gathering information for them well in advance but also having various immortals clear the way along the route.

The current shamanic families, like the San Yi Sect before them, feel their future is bleak, a sentiment particularly pronounced among the Liu Xian lineage. After all, the Fire Dragon was originally a snake that transformed into a dragon and then into a serpent, so the Liu Xian people naturally had high hopes. However, reality shattered their expectations, and they haven't recovered yet.

For the past three years, Sun Yao had diligently practiced weapon crafting techniques in order to fully utilize the fire dragon's body. During those three years, he crafted countless magical artifacts, which he distributed to his fellow disciples. It wasn't until half a year ago that he was confident he could utilize the dragon materials that had fallen from the fire dragon's body.

He first used the two dragon horns he had used to reforge the Thunder Pool Flying Sword. Later, he used the dragon scales to make dragon scale armor. If the fire dragon's body hadn't been too small, he would have even considered making the scale armor into a shield.

Now that Sun Yao finally had some confidence, he planned to try using the Fire Dragon's body to forge a magical artifact. However, before using its dragon body, he needed to prepare some auxiliary materials, the most important of which were the two Celestial Copper pieces that had fallen to the south.

Having watched The Mystic Nine, Sun Yao naturally knew the location of the two Heavenly Star Bronzes. One was in Bai Qiao, buried under the roots of the Bai Qiao Sacred Tree. The other was in Qing Wuzi's tomb, hidden by Qing Wuzi in his own coffin.

These two Celestial Coppers have produced different effects because they came into contact with different people. Therefore, if you want to make good use of them, you need to consider their respective abilities.

Sun Yao's purpose in leaving the mountain this time is to retrieve the Celestial Star Copper from Qingwuzi's tomb. This Celestial Star Copper, within the Nine Gates, once created another dimension, allowing Second Master and Ya Tou to reunite in that dimension. Its function is self-evident; it is very likely related to space, though not simply to space, but it is undoubtedly connected to it.