Chapter 386: Five Years Later (1)

Chapter 386: Five Years Later (1)

From the teleportation array in the sky city, Wu Yuan swiftly exited Dragon Star, returning to his world residence.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Lu Zhu and the Golden Core followers sensed his return and flew over one after another to pay their respects to Wu Yuan.

Curious, Lu Zhu asked, "Heir, didn't you just depart for the Star Origin Soil not long ago? However, according to the teleportation array's message, it seems you returned from Dragon Star?"

As the steward of the world residence, he was granted a high level of access and could look into many matters. After all, how could he manage the world residence without this level of authority at least?

"I was summoned by my master," Wu Yuan said, a light smile on his face. "Thus, I returned from Dragon Star. In the future, I will be visiting Dragon Star frequently."

"Master? Dragon Star?" Lu Zhu's eyes lit up. "Heir, have you been accepted by an immortal as their disciple?"

Even though he had anticipated this, hearing it confirmed from Wu Yuan himself still stirred his excitement. The other Golden Core followers were overjoyed as well.

Over the years, it seemed as though Wu Yuan hadn't paid much attention to them. However, the higher Wu Yuan climbed in status, the more substantial the indirect benefits they would receive, not to mention the various rewards the sect offered.

"Something like that," Wu Yuan chuckled. "However, I'm still only a nominal disciple."

"Nominal disciple?" Lu Zhu was taken aback.

"Alright, that’s enough questions. I'm going to cultivate," Wu Yuan said, then flew into the hall, leaving behind a puzzled Reverend Lu Zhu and a group of Golden Core followers.

"Reverend, what's going on?" A Golden Core follower couldn't help but ask, "With the Heir's talent, how can he only be a nominal disciple?"

Recently, there had been a flurry of rumors surrounding Wu Yuan.

"Indeed, that shouldn't be the case."

"The Heir is a sword cultivator. Even Ancestor Dong Yang did not take him in as his disciple, shouldn’t he at least be a direct disciple of a different High Immortal?"

Reverend Lu Zhu shook his head, "I'm not sure."

"Alright, everyone is to head back for now." Reverend Lu Zhu instructed.

Just a few days later, the doubts of Reverend Lu Zhu and the Golden Core followers in the world residence were finally resolved.

"A disciple of the founding ancestor?"

"The founding ancestor?"

"Legends say that our Dragon Star Immortal Sect is known as the number one sect of the immortal continent because the founding ancestor is still alive. Having lived for hundreds of millions of years, he’s definitely an Archimmortal."

"No wonder the Heir said that he's just a nominal disciple."

"In terms of status, a nominal disciple of an Archimmortal is still much higher than a direct disciple of a High Immortal. After all, an Archimmortal is an eternal being." Reverend Lu Zhu and the group of Golden Core followers were completely stunned when they received the news.

Immediately after, they were filled with elation, especially Reverend Lu Zhu.

One had to remember that Wu Yuan had no family to rely on. Thus, he was considered a cultivator without any backing. Now that he had become the disciple of an Archimmortal, he would naturally establish his own faction within the sect as he grew stronger in the future.

And who would be his most trusted follower? Lu Zhu would definitely be one of the top candidates.

...

"Disciple of the immortal ancestor?"

"Though he’s only at the Golden Core phase, he has already been accepted as a disciple. It might just be nominal for now, but in the future, once he advances to the Earth Immortal phase, there’s a chance that he’ll become a direct disciple of the ancestor."

"With Li Xia's talent, it's unsurprising." Almost every High Immortal and Earth Immortal in the whole Dragon Star Immortal Sect received the news.

"It's been a million years since the immortal ancestor last took in a disciple."

"With the support of the immortal ancestor, Li Xia is destined to become the new leader of the sect as long as he matures." Even those immortals in the sect who didn't pay much attention to Wu Yuan before were now taking the initiative to learn who he was.

They knew all too well the significance of being a disciple of the immortal ancestor. Moreover, Wu Yuan exhibited astonishing talent.

...

“The founding ancestor of the sect is still alive?"

"Our Dragon Star Immortal Sect still has a living Archimmortal?" All the disciples of the Dragon Star Immortal Sect were in complete uproar upon hearing this news.

In reality, the sect did not deliberately try to hide the fact that the Archimmortal was alive. However, Archimmortals held extremely high positions and rarely diverted their attention to the happenings on the immortal continent.

Even a mountain backing me might crumble. So what if I am an Archimmortal’s disciple? What matters most is my own strength. Wu Yuan maintained a cool composure.

One could only rely on oneself, not anyone else.

Becoming a disciple only changed one's status, not one's strength. With all external noise blocked out, Wu Yuan calmed his mind and resumed his cultivation.

...

In Mirage Dragon City of the Dragon Star Immortal Voidrealm, within the Daoist Scripture Tower.

The ‘Extended Life Sword Codex’ is also divided into initial, middle, and final segments. Wu Yuan found this out once he looked up the related information. The initial segment costs one million dragon crystals, the middle segment costs ten million, and the final segment costs fifty million?

In an instant, Wu Yuan determined that this ‘Extended Life Sword Codex’ was probably on the same level as his own Star Ruins Sword Codex.

Both were among the top sword teachings within his sect, incredibly profound and significantly more challenging than most Archimmortal level sword codices.

After a brief moment, Wu Yuan made his decision.

"I'll take the initial segment," Wu Yuan declared.

The initial segment would only cost him a million dragon crystals, an expense he could bear.

Wu Yuan had his own considerations.

I must cultivate the ‘Dark Earth Sword Codex’, so it’s no big issue to purchase both the initial and middle segments. But this ‘Extended Life Sword Codex’ ultimately encompasses the profundity of the Wood Dao. I wonder how strong my affinity for the Wood Dao is? Wu Yuan pondered, apprehensive.

Although he trusted his master's judgment, it was never a bad thing to stay cautious.

If he found that comprehending it was too difficult, Wu Yuan would simply give up, allowing his two true selves to fully focus on the Celestial Body Dao.

In the end, he had the greatest affinity for the Celestial Body Dao. Hence, Wu Yuan had some doubts regarding the ‘Extended Life Sword Codex’, and was only acting on his master's orders.

If I can cultivate it successfully, that would be ideal. But if I fail, the only loss would be a million dragon crystals, an amount I can bear. Wu Yuan thought it through.

"You are redeeming the initial segment of the ‘Extended Life Sword Codex’ for one million dragon crystals. Do you confirm?" a cold voice echoed in Wu Yuan's ear.

"Confirm," Wu Yuan responded.

Time passed.

Wu Yuan continued to sift through teachings within the Daoist Scripture Tower.

"Next, I'll redeem the Soul teaching 'Sword Soul Sourcelight'." Wu Yuan made his choice – a set of soul teachings.

"You are redeeming the initial segment of the 'Sword Soul Sourcelight' for one million dragon crystals. Do you confirm?" The voice echoed once more.

"Confirm."

...

Soon after, within his personal hall, Wu Yuan absorbed the information within the virtual immortal slips, memorizing the initial segments of both the 'Extended Life Sword Codex' and 'Sword Soul Sourcelight' teachings.

Memorizing them was just the beginning. Only by truly cultivating them to the initiate threshold could he justify the dragon crystals spent.

...

Although Master made it sound nice, he didn’t give me any extra ethercrystal or dragon crystals. Wu Yuan felt somewhat helpless.

He didn’t have much ethercrystal or dragon crystals remaining.

That small piece of divine crystal was highly valuable, worth a billion catties of ethercrystal! Yet, Wu Yuan dared not sell it. He needed it to cultivate his essentia and mana.

Moreover, his master had made it clear that it was not to be exchanged for other treasures. Wu Yuan naturally did not dare defy his orders.

I should take it slow for now. At least, until I cultivate to the ninth-stage Golden Core phase, my demand for ethercrystal won't be too high. Wu Yuan thought silently.

What was the most resource-consuming aspect of his qi refiner self? His lifebound flying swords!

With Wu Yuan's immortal root, once he reached the ninth-stage Golden Core phase, he could attempt to upgrade his lifebound flying swords to third-grade spirit weapons.

Wu Yuan had chosen to take the optimal path for his lifebound flying swords. The total cost of the minerals and special materials required was staggering. Even hundreds of millions of catties of ethercrystal might not suffice.

I must train hard. Once I clear level sixty of the one-star tower, not only will the sect reward me, but Master will also grant me a hundred million catties of ethercrystal. Wu Yuan couldn’t wait.