Chapter 911 - 679: Preaching and Opportunity
On Little Turtle Peak.
Qin Ming exchanged for half a day with Yao Tiannan.
He also learned from the other’s mouth that the junction between the Spirit Realm and the Underworld had been suppressed again by a Great Power of the Human Race.
Yet, there were still many Asura Ghosts that managed to escape, and the surrounding major powers were currently conducting a large-scale sweep.
Yao Tiannan and his companions had also returned to the city for some supplies and rest, as they would be heading to the Devouring Abyss on a mission in half a year’s time.
Qin Ming once again provided him with some Demon Grain Spirit Rice and various Healing Pills, most of which were Tier Five Spirit Pills.
"Brother Yao, if you manage to obtain some treasures over there, you can exchange them with Li Mou, and we can just share what we lack..."
Qin Ming was aware that the Yellow Springs Devouring Abyss was extremely rich in resources, with no shortage of rare spiritual materials.
The Human Race dispatched such a large force to suppress the ghosts there, so naturally, there would be a batch of spiritual objects that would emerge from the depths of the Devouring Abyss, which are seldom seen.
For someone like Yao Tiannan, a High Tier Star Guard Captain, it was impossible not to have acquired something valuable.
Previously, as a disciple of a Void Refining Elder, he could even produce Tier Six Spiritual Objects.
Sure enough.
As soon as Qin Ming finished speaking, Yao Tiannan waved his hand forward, and a large pile of spiritual materials appeared on the stone table in front of them.
Various spirit herbs and medicines, along with Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Materials, were arrayed beautifully.
Yao Tiannan also seized the opportunity to get closer to Qin Ming, a Tier Six Pill God, promising that if he obtained spiritual materials, he would bring them here first for Qin Ming to choose from.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lii, for your hospitality. I must make a trip to Yunmeng Mountain and the Li Family, so I won’t stay any longer," Yao Tiannan said.
After the exchange, Yao Tiannan bid farewell and left.
Qin Ming escorted him out of the mountain gate.
...
Time swiftly passed by.
In the blink of an eye, two months had gone by.
Qin Ming was preparing to go out, heading to Celestial Star City to listen to Elder Lin’s lecture.
He saw two Escape Lights speeding towards his Spirit Land from outside.
He released his Divine Thought and found that it was Lu Yun Daoist and Li Changqing from the Li Family.
Qin Ming went out to greet them, cupping his hands in salute, "Greetings, Fellow Daoists."
"Fellow Daoist Li, it’s been a long time! I assume you’ve also received the invitation from the Immortal City to attend Divine Monarch Xuyang’s lecture. Shall we go together?" Li Changqing, with his farmer-like face, broke into a cheerful grin.
"That would be perfect." Qin Ming agreed immediately, and soon they were on their way to Celestial Star City together.
After all, the relationship between Divine Monarch Lingtian and his disciple towards him was somewhat ill-intentioned.
Several days later.
The three of them arrived within the Immortal City and used the Teleportation Array to reach the inner city’s Dao Discussion Square directly.
The square was established atop a misty Spirit Mountain filled with Spiritual Qi, and when Qin Ming and the other two arrived, it was already filled with cultivators of various appearances.
There were thousands of them, but apart from Divinity Transformation Stage cultivators, there were even Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, who were probably promising young individuals.
Therefore, they could receive an invitation from the upper echelons.
The square was lined with grass-woven meditation cushions, and the attending cultivators were taking their seats accordingly.
Qin Ming and his two companions also found their places, surprisingly enough, quite near the front.
And within the inner city, countless cultivators looked on with extreme envy at those entering and exiting Spirit Mountain.
"Alas! I heard that this time Divine Monarch Xuyang is giving a public lecture. If I could also hear his teachings, my life would be fulfilled!"
"Celestial Star City invites a Void Refining Elder to impart cultivation experience every century to nurture potential cultivators among the Human Race—how could it be your turn?"
"They say that in previous lectures, some cultivators even gained sudden insight on the spot, directly breaking through bottlenecks..."
"The cultivation experience of a Void Refining Great Power is invaluable!"
...
After waiting for an entire hour.
On the square, a golden Escape Light descended from the sky, settling securely onto the lead position’s meditation cushion.
The light dispersed, revealing a sage-like elderly man in blue robes, none other than Elder Lin, whom Qin Ming had seen before.
The moment he appeared, an aura of natural authority spread, with no detectable Mana fluctuation.
Yet, deep in everyone’s heart, a sense of awe arose involuntarily.
This was the pressure of a Void Refining Great Power, quelling everyone with sheer presence.
The numerous cultivators on the Dao Discussion Square fell silent, sitting upright with their attention focused solely on Elder Lin.
"I am Lin Xuyang, and I will be publicly giving a lecture here for seven days. How much you gain depends on your own fortune." "Well, let’s begin now."
Elder Lin wasted no time, diving straight into the lecture theme.
As a high-ranking official in the Human Race’s Celestial Star City, and having lived for thousands of years, his insight and cultivation were beyond compare to these gathered cultivators.
Including Qin Ming, all present were listening with rapt attention.
Only Lu Yun Daoist, who sat beside him, appeared distracted, his mind seemingly elsewhere.
After three days.
Elder Lin even spoke about secret tales among various alien races in the Spirit Realm, unknown to outsiders.
These secrets were acquired by the Human Race over millions of years of development in the Spirit Realm, at great cost over numerous generations.
"Next, I will tell you about some matters regarding the Giant Spirit Race, a major race in the Spirit Realm bordering our Human Race..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ming perked up, fully attentive!
