Chapter 38 - The River of Immortals! The Innate Dao Embryo!
Chapter 38 The River of Immortals! The Innate Dao Embryo!
But why?
Deep down, he still had doubts—he suspected Chu Tian was playing him. Chu Tian saw right through his thoughts and spoke directly, “Don’t be suspicious, and don’t cling to false hope. I have my ways. Trust me—I won’t harm you.”
Xuan Qing remained skeptical.
“Then, Senior, why did you bring me aboard this flying vessel?”
He simply didn’t believe that Chu Tian wouldn’t be tempted by a body rebuilt from a trace of Imperial Blood and a fragment of an Emperor’s soul!
Imperial Blood and an Emperor’s Soul—these were things people dreamed of obtaining. Even a mere drop—if a Quasi-Emperor learned of it—
They’d cross star systems and galaxies to snatch it!
That was exactly why he had resolutely left the resource-rich Heavenly Jade Holy Land. According to remnants of memories from his past life. The true foundations of these top-tier holy lands were terrifying—Not nearly as simple as they seemed on the surface.
Chu Tian didn’t beat around the bush.
He said straight out, “I saw your extraordinary origins and had the idea of taking you as my disciple.”
“You want to take me as your disciple?”
Xuan Qing laughed. In this era, even among the Saint Venerables, how many were qualified to teach him?
Though his memories were incomplete, he still remembered the top-tier cultivation techniques studied by the Ancient Xuan Emperor in his past life, as well as the cultivation insights at each realm of the Emperor tier.
With that knowledge, who needed a master?
He only joined Heavenly Jade Holy Land and Qiankun Cave Heaven for the resources. Resources—those were what he lacked.
Chu Tian noticed Xuan Qing’s indifference. It was true—someone with the perspective of an Emperor wouldn’t see modern cultivators as anything special.
Even a Quasi-Emperor wasn’t worthy, no matter what Xuan Qing lacked.
But!
Chu Tian believed he was qualified—and he immediately proved it with action. He waved his sleeve. In an instant, tens of thousands of high-grade spirit stones appeared around them, along with a variety of sacred medicines—each at least at the Saint Venerable level!
Upon counting, there were several hundred of these sacred medicines at minimum. In no time, the already spiritual energy-rich flying vessel was filled with condensed clouds of saintly aura that lingered long without dispersing.
The fragrance of the sacred herbs attracted Lin Chen and the others.
“What the heck!”
“What the heck!”
“What the heck!”
The remnant soul of the Saint Venerable was shaking Lin Chen’s shoulders wildly, pointing at the treasures surrounding Chu Tian. Drool was practically dripping from his mouth.
If he could just have one of those, wouldn’t he ascend to heaven on the spot?
“Can you calm down?”
Lin Chen rolled his eyes.
“Quasi-Emperor grade elixir! True Dragon Herb!”
None of the other Saint Venerable, Saint King, or even Great Saint Venerable grade herbs drew much reaction from Xuan Qing. But when he saw a golden, dragon-shaped herb, his face showed surprise.
“Don’t stare, bro. I’m the kind of legend you’ll never have.”
The True Dragon Herb—at the Quasi-Emperor level—already had sentience!
Its eyes, growing on the stalk, slowly opened.
It gave Xuan Qing a disdainful glance—Where did this bumpkin come from?
Never seen someone as dashing as me?
It could speak, and Xuan Qing wasn’t shocked. Many Saint Venerable-level herbs had developed intelligence, able to flee with two legs to escape being picked by cultivators. It was perfectly normal for an Emperor-level spiritual herb to be able to speak.
Looking at Chu Tian again, he seemed more and more mysterious in Xuanqing’s eyes. With just a wave of his hand, he brought out over a hundred spiritual herbs, all at least at the Holy Venerable level.
Among them was even a True Dragon spiritual herb—one that, after cultivating for 500,000 years, could evolve into an Emperor-level herb!
Who was this guy?
An ancestor of some top holy land?
It was very possible!
The more Xuanqing thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. That was the only explanation. Otherwise, how could he be so generous?
In fact, Xuanqing even felt that not even the ancestors of top holy lands were this wealthy and extravagant. Holy-grade herbs like these were usually grown and carefully protected in the medicine gardens of sacred grounds.
How could they just be casually kept in a cave dwelling?
With another wave of his sleeve, Chu Tian swept the spiritual stones and herbs back into his cave. This time, several Emperor-level scriptures appeared!
Over the years, although there had only been one ancient divine weapon…
There were so many Emperor-level scriptures that he couldn’t even hold them all with both hands. The cultivation technique he practiced himself was picked from among them. Having too many Emperor-level scriptures was a kind of trouble, too.
Did anyone understand how that felt?
“Master above, please accept Xuanqing’s bow!”
Thud!
Without another word, Xuanqing knelt on the ground and performed the formal disciple ceremony!
His face was solemn, he didn’t even glance at the Emperor-level scriptures.
Emperor scriptures? Resources? None of that mattered.
He just wanted to become a disciple!
“Haha, good disciple.”
“Quick, rise!”
Chu Tian put away the treasures and smiled happily. Xuanqing had top-tier talent and had even been a human Emperor in his past life. With some nurturing, he would undoubtedly become a great asset to the Holy Demon Mountain!
He could even be buried in the deepest part of the ancestral tomb. Chu Tian took out the Emperor Sword Technique Taiqing Mystic Sword Art and handed it to Xuanqing, saying, “Master doesn’t have much to give. Take this ordinary technique as your initiation gift—don’t mind it.”
Xuanqing accepted the Taiqing Mystic Sword Art with a serious expression.
“Master, it’s the thought that counts. This disciple understands that. Thank you for the sword technique!”
“Good!”
“Good!”
“Good!”
Chu Tian said “good” three times in a row, clearly very pleased with Xuanqing. He had thought that since Xuanqing had been an Emperor in his past life, he might be a bit stiff this time around. After all, having once stood high above others, it could be hard to interact as equals again. But it turned out he was overthinking.
Xuanqing was actually very tactful, not the least bit rigid or pretentious. He didn’t place himself on the pedestal of a former Emperor. He understood that times had changed, and he was no longer the human Emperor.
[Ding! Second disciple Xuanqing has been successfully accepted. Commencing reward settlement.
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining [Ancient Mystic Emperor Scripture].
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining a pool of Immortal River Water.
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining one ton of Eternal Immortal Gold.
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the special physique: Innate Dao Embryo.]
“???”
“What the heck?”
Chu Tian was stunned.
What kind of god-tier rewards were these?
Absolutely insane!
Compared to the rewards he got when he first accepted Shi Hao…
This time’s rewards for accepting Xuanqing were on a whole other level. He wasn’t even sure what Immortal River Water was.
But Eternal Immortal Gold—now that was the stuff even Emperors dreamed of using for forging divine weapons!
When forging an artifact, if even a bit of Eternal Immortal Gold or equivalent was added…
The strength of the divine weapon would increase significantly. Ancient divine artifacts infused with special immortal metals were fundamentally different from those without.
In actual combat, the latter would be at a serious disadvantage. And this time, he was given a whole ton of it!
How many top-tier treasures could he forge with that. Especially his life-bound treasure!