Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

Senior Brother Li felt a weight in his heart.

A forced smile immediately rose on his face as he softly said,

"Senior Brother, you already know?"

Xie Yu's expression remained unchanged as he asked,

"What's his name?"

"Zhang Jing," Senior Brother Li hurriedly explained. "Senior Brother may not know, but this Junior Brother Zhang Jing has an extraordinarily high cultivation talent. He has only been in the Dao Institute for a few months, but he has already reached the sixth level of Qi Refinement."

"Zhang Jing..."

Upon hearing this name, a flicker passed through Xie Yu's eyes.

After a moment of contemplation,

He looked at Senior Brother Li again:

"So, you think that this Junior Brother Zhang Jing can reach the tenth level of Qi Refinement within a year and a half and enter the Minor Void of the Ten Thousand Gods?"

He could naturally see right through the plan in the mind of the Brother Li right in front of him.

The idea was to take a Grade-B talent in the eyes of the masses and forcibly cultivate him to Grade-A level.

By doing so,

Not only would it create a 'Grade-A' for the Luodu team, keeping it from lagging behind the other two teams, but it would also use this achievement as a foundation to move the team's rank upward.

However, one had to say that this Junior Brother Li certainly had a sharp eye for picking people.

As though he'd thought of something,

A nearly imperceptible oddness flashed across Xie Yu's eyes.

And at this moment,

Across from him,

Senior Brother Li slowly nodded, saying earnestly,

"We have to at least give it a try, after all. If Junior Brother Zhang can successfully reach the tenth level of Qi Refinement before the opening of the Minor Void of the Ten Thousand Gods, you should understand what this means, Senior Brother—"

"But you've broken the rules!" Xie Yu interrupted.

"Senior Brother, this is the opportunity for the Luodu team!"

Senior Brother Li stared intently at Xie Yu, refusing to back down!

He paid no heed to the fact that the other party was from the Inner Academy while he was just an Outer Academy disciple.

The room suddenly filled with silence.

Time slowly passed.

Feeling the pressure rising sharply, a pleading look slowly appeared in Senior Brother Li's eyes.

In his line of sight.

A joyful smile suddenly bloomed on Xie Yu's face.

The terrifying pressure filling the room evaporated at once.

"Haha! We didn't place our bets on the wrong person, and you, Junior Brother, likewise didn't pick the wrong person!"

This abrupt change caught Senior Brother Li off guard.

He looked at Xie Yu with a bewildered expression, asking, "Senior Brother, what do you mean by that? What do you mean—I didn't pick the wrong person?"

"Have you met Junior Brother Zhang?"

Excitement crept into Senior Brother Li's voice.

Clearly!

Not only did Senior Brother Xie not carry on pressing the matter of his rule violation, but also both his words and his tone indicated...it seemed that he held the same high regard for Junior Brother Zhang as him.

"Junior Brother Yuanhang, Zhang Jing is not as simple as you think."

Xie Yu's voice suddenly rang out.

"About half a month ago, he exchanged an advanced cultivation method at the Legacy Pavilion. It wasn't until you mentioned Zhang Jing just now that I realized."

"Advanced legacy? Where did he get so many Tao merits?"

Senior Brother Li was taken aback.

"This little guy probably has a big opportunity on him."

Xie Yu's voice rang out at the right time.

"But that's not important. The fact that he dared to spend such a massive amount of Tao merits on an advanced cultivation method, knowing that the Minor Void of the Ten Thousand Gods will soon open, proves—"

"Compatibility!"

Senior Brother Li blurted excitedly:

"Zhang Jing must have known beforehand that his compatibility with that Dharma door is extremely high, which is why he made the exchange. Otherwise, he could have used the nine thousand Tao merits to exchange for a massive amount of cultivation resources to reach the tenth level of Qi Refinement."

"After all, I already told him how important the Minor Void of the Ten Thousand Gods is."

"He definitely wouldn't willingly miss it!"

"Correct, that's what I was thinking too. Only a compatibility of at least three feet would make this worthwhile for him. Tsk tsk, such talent is not far from being Grade-A."

Xie Yu connected the conversation, a playful expression on his face.

A pearl from the sea?

This pearl seems a bit big~

Coming back to reality.

He looked at Senior Brother Li, and said in a deep voice, "Junior Brother, I need you to take some time to confirm with Zhang Jing whether his advanced cultivation method's compatibility actually reaches three feet."

"If it does..."

"Just keep it quiet. All you need to do is discreetly increase the intensity of his cultivation; everything else should be aligned with those two Grade-As! I'll provide cover for you and ensure that those people from the Supervision Pavilion won't find out."

"Also, remember to have Zhang Jing maintain a low profile like before."

"Senior Brother, are you planning to?"

Li Senior Brother gazed thoughtfully at him.

"Haha, I think that after Zhang Jing reaches the tenth level of Qi Refinement, he can just come directly to my Legacy Pavilion. There's no need to let the other pavilions know about such a minor issue."

"What do you think, Junior Brother?"

Xie Yu said with a smile.

"What about the Luodu team?"

"Don't worry, Junior Brother."

...

Leaving the Legacy Pavilion.

Seeing no one around, Senior Brother Li could no longer contain the excitement in his heart and burst into laughter.

The gloom of recent days was wiped away in an instant.

After the darkness, there is light again, and it is just so.

This time, Junior Brother Zhang Jing did such a big thing quietly.

But since Senior Brother Xie advised against announcing it, then it should be kept quiet.

When the Void of All Gods opens.

Let's give the Coiling Dragon and Yanxia teams a 'surprise' then!

That's right!

Recollecting the instructions of Senior Brother Xie earlier.

Senior Brother Li suppressed his excitement, transformed into a streak of rainbow light and flew towards Luodu Island at maximum speed.

Before long.

In front of Zhang Jing's dwelling.

Senior Brother Li, who was about to send a message inside, suddenly calmed down.

The mana on his body gradually subsided.

Junior Brother Zhang should be cultivating at the moment, disturbing him rashly might affect his cultivation.

Anyway, after more than ten days, he will come to find me on his own. I can ask him then. In the meantime, I can consider what resources would be more suitable for his cultivation progress.

After entering the later stage of Qi Refinement.

The effectiveness of the Water Element Pill is much diminished.

So... switch to another Spirit Pill!

With the guarantee of Senior Brother Xie.

At this moment, Senior Brother Li, devoid of all worries, couldn't help but act more boldly.

...

Half a month later.

Inside the dwelling.

Zhang Jing looked at the talismans piled high on the table and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

Although ninety-nine percent of them are inferior talismans.

It doesn't matter since the quantity is large.

He didn't count in detail.

But selling these talismans for two thousand Dao Merits shouldn't be a problem.

And although there were many talismans, they were all made by Zhang Jing during his spare time from cultivation.

It didn't hinder his cultivation progress... of course, this had something to do with him not getting many demon cores last time.

In fact.

Without the aid of Demon Cores and Spiritual Medicine.

Only relying on inhaling and releasing Spiritual Energy for cultivation, even though the Spiritual Energy in the dwelling was dense, the cultivation speed was still too slow.

For Zhang Jing.

Rather than cultivating so slowly, it would be better to use the time to make talismans.

He doesn't have the issue of slowly cultivating and nourishing the mind now. As long as he has resources, his cultivation can make a huge progress.

Thinking so.

Zhang Jing packed up the talismans and walked straight out of his dwelling.

Sell talismans, earn Dao Merits, buy resources!

When passing by the Spirit Plant Room.

He noticed that Thirty-Eight was butt-up in the air, with its two front hooves on the ground, as if intently caring for the spiritual herbs.

Zhang Jing unconsciously lightened his footsteps so as not to disturb the other party.

Also, he left Thirty-Eight with a wishful thought.

In fact, he couldn't buy a cultivation method for it using Dao Merits, because it seemed that the Dao Institute has never opened its legacy to magical beasts.

At least, he has never heard of it in the Outer Academy.

Zhang Jing guessed that he would have to wait until he enters the Inner Academy before he could figure out a way to get a legacy for Thirty-Eight.

...

Merit Tower.

"This many?"

Zhang Jing looked at the more than twenty demon cores in his hand in surprise.

"Senior Brother Zhang, the bidding war you had with those few Pill Masters caused many cultivators to go out and hunt water attribute devils. But when they returned, they found that those Pill Masters have withdrawn their task of purchasing water attribute demon cores, so they could only sell the demon cores they had at a fair price to you."

Junior Sister Feng on the other side, patiently explained with a helpless smile on her face.

She never thought that things would turn out this way.

On the other side.

Zhang Jing put away the demon cores and handed out his identifying spirit token again.

"Junior Sister, continue the task, this time, save two thousand Dao Merits first."

"All right, Senior Brother."

...

Half a quarter of an hour later.

Inside Luodu Tower.

"Junior Brother, please sit down!"

Senior Brother Li looked at Zhang Jing fervently, his words were full of enthusiasm, and his face was filled with a radiant smile that he could not hide.

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

Zhang Jing stiffened, barely managing to reply.

Oh heavens, this was the first time he had seen Senior Brother Li behave like this.

He couldn't help feeling a bit nervous.