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Five months later, the Chief Elder of Heavenly Pill Hall, Wuwei, received a notification that everyone should gather at the tower platform to receive their magical artifacts.
Wuwei felt extremely excited; over a hundred people were going to receive magical artifacts at the same time. This was something unimaginable in the past for Heavenly Grain. It seemed that joining the Nine Li Sect was indeed the right and wise choice.
When the time came, Wuwei led the more than a hundred disciples slowly up the steps. The steps were high, leading through the nine-story hall. With each level they passed, Wuwei felt his heartbeat intensifying.
Suddenly, he saw a bright light; they had arrived at the tower platform.
Under the blue sky and white clouds stood the towering White Tower. On the Azure Jade Platform stood about ten people, dressed in white robes with high crowns, looking solemn and dignified. In the center was the acting sect leader, Chu Hongzi. His fiery red robe made him appear even more majestic and tall, wearing a fire-colored jade crown, standing with his hands behind his back, looking as if he were a true immortal descending to earth.
Chuxuan stepped forward and loudly declared, "Cousin Danzi, step forward to hear the orders!"
"Present!"
"You will receive your entry-level magical artifacts. From now on, loyalty and righteousness are paramount; you must face challenges together. Do not initiate slaughter without reason, nor harm an innocent person recklessly. Those who violate this will be punished by sword and perish; heaven and earth will not tolerate it!"
"Understood!"
Li Hong stepped forward, raised his hands, and a streak of fiery light shot directly toward Wuwei.
Wuwei was initially startled but immediately straightened his chest and stood tall, not even glancing at the red light rushing toward him, firmly looking at Li Hong.
Li Hong's fingers moved rapidly as flames shot toward everyone at incredible speed, resembling a thousand-handed Avalokiteshvara; it was impossible to see his hand movements clearly.
Just as everyone was dazzled by the spectacle, Li Hong suddenly stopped moving, his hands quietly resting behind his back as if he had not moved at all just moments before.
It was then that everyone noticed that a magical artifact was quietly hovering in front of each person.
Li Hong smiled and said, "I have selected magical artifacts for you based on your cultivation levels; now claim them."
Wuwei focused his gaze and saw a small red scissor-like object hovering in front of him. It turned out that the red light from earlier was actually the magical artifact!
The small scissor-like artifact, Crystal Light, shimmered with dazzling red light. At first sight, Wuwei fell in love with it. Without hesitation, he bit his middle finger to draw blood and recognized it as his own. The artifact transformed into a streak of red light and entered his Baihui point. Wuwei's mind suddenly shook; it turned out to be a Superior Spirit Artifact! He, an Elder of Heavenly Pill Hall with only Refining Heart Early Stage cultivation and negligible power, had actually received a Superior Spirit Artifact! Wuwei's face flushed with excitement as he looked up at Li Hong with not only recognition but also deep gratitude and gradually a hint of pride. He had joined a sect capable of providing over a hundred disciples with at least mid-grade spirit artifacts or higher!
Li Hong had already walked over quickly and patted Wuwei heavily on the shoulder: "Good brother! Let's all work hard together; we have only one goal: ascension!"
Wuwei's heart was warm, and without thinking, he patted Li Hong on the back and said, "Good brother!"
The atmosphere was lively, and all the disciples of the Exiled Nine Li Sect found a deep sense of belonging at that moment. Even someone as profound as Chuxuan furrowed his brow slightly when he heard Li Hong call Wuwei "good brother," but he quickly relaxed. After all, if Li Hong regarded Wuwei as a good brother, how could he feel otherwise? This gesture only made everyone feel more at ease and united, which was undoubtedly a good thing for the Exiled Nine Li Sect.
From a distance, Yan Luo stood at the edge of the platform. At Chuxuan's "strong request," she had no choice but to stand aside and watch this scene unfold. At that moment, the enthusiastic atmosphere also infected her.
Yan Luo understood very well what magical artifacts meant to cultivators from small sects. Some heads of cultivation families spent their entire lives without obtaining even a single decent magical artifact. Even Qixia Palace, a prominent sect within the Immortal Sect, suffered from a lack of magical artifacts due to their inability to refine them, which was heartbreaking for their disciples. Before she met Li Hong, Yan Luo only possessed a Low-Grade Spirit Tool Flying Sword, which made many of her peers envious. But now! Just thinking about it made her so excited that she felt like singing out loud because she had received three Superior Spirit Artifacts from Li Hong!
For cultivators, magical artifacts represented power and strength! They meant an increased chance of survival when facing enemies!
Yan Luo completely understood Wuwei and the others' excitement. Unable to hold back any longer, she flashed over to Wuwei's side and said sweetly, "Your magical artifact is so special; can you show it to me?"
Wuwei chuckled and really summoned his scissor-shaped magical artifact right there, enthusiastically explaining its uses to Yan Luo. For the first time, Yan Luo didn't try to "cleverly take" something; instead, she wore a genuine smile as she discussed the name of the magical artifact with Wuwei.
Li Hong saw this scene and felt a slight stir in his heart. He quietly withdrew and turned to walk into the tower.
Moments later, Li Hong had the Spirit of the Hall teleport him to the Ancient Celestial Field Temple. His figure flickered as he arrived outside a secret chamber.
The Azure Jade Gate of the secret chamber seemed to be burning with fire, but this fire was mysteriously generated out of thin air, floating eerily on the surface of the Azure Jade Gate. A Fire Shield had been set up here for safety. Li Hong performed a hand seal to remove the Fire Shield and opened the door to enter the room.
The secret chamber, once filled with refining materials, was now empty. In the center sat a shadowy figure with closed eyes in meditation. The figure looked exactly like Li Hong but lacked eyebrows and facial hair; it was smooth and dark like a carbon figure. Bright iridescence burst forth from within this shadowy figure, making it appear as a black reflection amidst brilliant Buddhist light.
For these past few days, this external Avatar had been transmuting materials while Li Hong's main body had not been idle either. Besides refining artifacts with Yue Changzi and others, he also created many special vermilion papers for talismans and drew numerous High-Level Spirit Talismans using his newly crafted Spell Pen—both tasks were progressing simultaneously.
During this process, Li Hong discovered an exhilarating phenomenon. As this external Avatar continuously operated and spewed forth fiery energy to transmute materials, its power became increasingly pure, surprisingly boosting his main body's strength significantly. This indicated that there was some mysterious commonality between his main body and this external Avatar. It was akin to having a substitute that could continuously cultivate in seclusion.
Upon realizing this point, Li Hong couldn't help but grin widely. Ever since arriving in Temple City, everyone and everything had sought him out, leaving him busy and envious of Chuxiong who could focus solely on cultivation without distractions. Now that this external Avatar had such benefits, his cultivation issues were effectively resolved.
Currently, this external Avatar was continuously operating under the sixth chapter of the Six Spirit Salty Ritual's heart method. Centered around the Upper Dantian core, its entire energy body perfectly simulated the extraordinary meridians and Dantian Sea of his main body. He took out a massive Supreme Celestial Stone from his Cosmic Bag—about the size of a soccer ball—and placed it in front of his external Avatar's knees. With a thought, his Six Senses immediately shifted into his clone; its "hands" reached out to rest on the Supreme Celestial Stone while thick Five Elements Spiritual Energy flowed continuously along his Yin-Yang meridians through the Ren Meridian into his Upper Dantian where it transformed into his own Awareness.
As a result, his cultivation speed increased even further.
The next moment, Li Hong's Six Senses shifted back to his main body where he found that within his Upper Dantian, Nine Infants were slowly sitting in meditation and rotating. Upon closer inspection, one position among them was empty; there was a faint black phantom resembling his external Avatar there. From this faint black phantom floated strands of golden Awareness extending toward the surrounding Nine Infants which absorbed them from Baihui. The Nine Infants gradually grew stronger as well.
Li Hong opened his eyes and thought to himself that at this rate of cultivation, it wouldn't be long before he could cultivate a second external Avatar. If both external Avatars cultivated simultaneously, their speed would increase even more. The Spirit of the Hall had once said that he would face Tribulation in less than a hundred years; however, at this pace, he could face it in no more than fifty years. Just thinking about it made Li Hong involuntarily grin widely.
However, the prerequisite is to have enough Supreme Celestial Stones.
The Supreme Celestial Stones in the Cosmic Bag have already been consumed by more than half. Currently, the only known source of Supreme Celestial Stones is Nine Li Cave Heaven. The Supreme Celestial Stones there have been nearly exhausted; although they continue to produce Supreme Celestial Stones, the rate is very slow. Li Hong estimates that it may take tens of thousands of years for them to regenerate the amount he has extracted. This means that other sources must be developed. However, no other sources of Supreme Celestial Stones have been discovered so far.
After pondering for a long time, Li Hong opened the door and stepped out. He glanced back at his Avatar, who was still diligently cultivating, and placed a high-level Fire Shield on the door. Only then did he teleport back to Temple City.
There, Yue Changzi and Chuxuan had already begun considering allowing Wuwei and others to enter the Ancient Celestial Field Temple in batches for closed-door cultivation. However, there was a prerequisite: they needed to impart the highest secret technique of Nine Li Sect—the Li Fire Scripture.
In fact, Heavenly Grain's Great Wilderness Herbal Classic and Li Fire Scripture share similarities; both cultivate the Li Fire Aura, which means that Skyward Valley Disciples possess a Fire Spirit Root and have a fire-oriented constitution. However, Li Fire Scripture is superior to Great Wilderness Herbal Classic in terms of skill and intricacy, making it more effective for them to cultivate Li Fire Scripture.
However, at this point, Yue Changzi and Chuxuan had differing opinions. A faction led by Yue Changzi argued that since Wuwei and others are now officially disciples of Nine Li Sect, they should naturally receive complete instruction in Li Fire Scripture. In contrast, another faction led by Chuxuan believed that since Wuwei and others joined midway, it would be unwise to impart everything at once; it would be better to first teach them the foundational techniques and then gradually provide further instruction based on their progress.
The two factions were engaged in a heated debate when they saw Li Hong enter through the door, immediately turning their attention toward him.
Chuxuan said, "Sixth Senior Brother, please make the decision. However, I must remind you that Wuwei's master Qiu Mingzi is still nominally the Master of Heavenly Grain. He has already defected to Kunlun; if he were to incite Wuwei and the others in the future, our Nine Li Sect's secret techniques could be leaked to outsiders. This is something we cannot overlook."
Yue Changzi dismissed this concern: "Chuxuan is overthinking! Even if Qiu Mingzi and Kunlun wanted to incite them, they would first need to enter our Temple City! Since they can't even get in, I see no problem!"
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