Yellow Court Daoist

"Self-destruct?"

Lu Qingfeng's eyes were blood-red, chilling to the bone.

"Condense!"

With a wave of his hand, myriad sword lights immediately converged, centering around Ao Pi's Golden Core, instantly forming a Sword Seal.

Ao Pi intended to self-destruct.

However, the Sword Qi surged into the Golden Core from all directions, dissipating the explosive mana.

Sealing it instantly.

Ao Pi was a Golden Core, but this incarnation of Lu Qingfeng was at the Primordial Spirit Realm.

The two were simply not on the same level.

The gap was too vast.

"Senior, please spare me!"

"Senior—"

Within the Sword Seal, inside the Golden Core, Ao Pi thought of his miserable future circumstances, and despite being only a Divine Soul, he couldn't help but shiver uncontrollably. His voice was hoarse as he continuously begged for mercy, devoid of his earlier sharpness.

Lu Qingfeng paid no attention.

Casually throwing it into the Mustard Space.

His gaze shifted, looking towards the distance—

Ao Pi was beheaded.

But there was another person.

...

In the distant place.

West Extreme State.

Lu Qingfeng's face bore an Evil Qi.

He reached into the Mustard Space and retrieved the Sword Seal.

"It's you!"

"Guang Yuan!"

At this moment.

Facing each other, Ao Pi recognized Lu Qingfeng. Momentarily delirious, his voice almost cracked. Instantly, he realized why he was raided. However, he couldn't understand how this despised son-in-law of Min River could command a Fourth Realm Cultivator.

Lu Qingfeng completely disregarded him.

Nor did he explain.

He threw Ao Pi's Golden Core, sealed with Sword Qi and Divine Soul, into the Dutian Xuanming Strategy. The Dutian Creation Pool roared into action, turning Ao Pi's Golden Core into a vast amount of Dutian Qi.

It caused the Yin Souls in the Dutian Creation Pool to cheer joyfully, even the Ghost General Yin Soldiers showed delight.

"Ah ah ah!"

Only Ao Pi suffered erosion, as if layers of flesh were slowly being shaved off with a rasp. The pain far exceeded lingering death.

"Don't scream yet."

"There's more to enjoy."

Without the protection of the Golden Core, Ao Yin's Divine Soul fell into the Dutian Creation Pool. With a slight operation, it could be transformed into a Dutian Ghost General, enhancing Lu Qingfeng's strength.

But Lu Qingfeng had another thought.

Hidden within the Dutian Xuanming Strategy, twenty-one Dutian Ghost Generals along with three thousand six hundred Xuanming Yin Soldiers arranged a Great Array, roaring into operation.

"Ah!"

"Pain pain pain!"

Ao Pi screamed non-stop, chilling to the bone, "Guang Yuan, if you dare kill me, my father will surely invade Min River, slaying you, Ao Le, and every soul in Min River without leaving a single armor!"

While painfully howling, Ao Pi was also provoked into ferocity, menacingly threatening Lu Qingfeng.

Lu Qingfeng's face carried even heavier Evil Qi.

In a thought.

The array grew increasingly powerful.

Before long, Lu Qingfeng reached out, and within the array, nine thin-as cicada's wing jade pieces fell into Lu Qingfeng's hands.

[Special Item: Scattered Character Rubbing]

[Description: Innate Scattered Characters and Eight-level Jade Characters formed, containing great mysteries, known as Postnatal Scattered Characters]

Postnatal Scattered Characters rubbing!

Wujiang Dragon Palace truly had deep foundations, Ao Pi, as the eighth son of Wujiang Dragon Lord, and unlike ordinary Primordial Spirit Practitioners got nine Postnatal Scattered Characters at once.

Presumably, it was also to aid Ao Pi in the Chunshen Realm, with better chances of ascending to the Primordial Spirit Realm, to seek greater benefits for the Wujiang Dragon Palace.

Now all had fallen cheap to Lu Qingfeng.

Lu Qingfeng's fury had not subsided, barely looking before casually storing the nine rubbings into Mustard Space. Then, his fingers formed a claw, capturing Ao Pi's unprotected Divine Soul into his palm.

Ao Pi's Divine Soul scattered, but his will was still lucid, cursing and yelling at Lu Qingfeng.

Lu Qingfeng didn't listen.

With his right hand holding Ao Pi's Divine Soul and the left showing a lamp, it was indeed the Luofu Heart Lamp.

The flame trembled slightly, radiating fierceness.

Ao Pi was still cursing, then halted, stunned for a moment.

"Enjoy it thoroughly."

"Ao Yin will soon join you."

Lu Qingfeng smashed Ao Pi's Divine Soul hard into the Luofu Heart Lamp, instantly appearing in the middle layer of the Luofu Heart Lamp's flame.

Unlike ordinary flames.

The flames of the Luofu Heart Lamp burned hotter the deeper the layer, more mysterious. Even though Ao Pi was a Golden Core Expert, his Divine Soul couldn't withstand it. Lu Qingfeng didn't want Ao Pi's Divine Soul to dissipate easily; this middle layer was just right, enough to make him endure extreme torment without perishing quickly.

"Ah ah ah!"

"Guang Yuan!"

"You will not die a good death!"

As soon as Ao Pi's Divine Soul entered the Heart Lamp, the cursing immediately intensified. Lu Qingfeng listened, the louder the curses, the happier he felt.

Just as he had thrown Ao Pi's Divine Soul into the Luofu Heart Lamp.

His expression shifted.

Reaching out into the void, another Sword Seal appeared in his hand, within it another Golden Core, this time belonging to Ao Yin.

Without further ado.

As per the same method.

Brothers Ao Yin and Ao Pi were reunited in the Luofu Heart Lamp.

Lu Qingfeng had a thought, drawing the Luofu Heart Lamp into his Dantian. Listening to the curses coming from the two Divine Souls within the Heart Lamp, his heart joyously soared, and his anger finally subsided a bit.

Calming his mind.

After a while.

He calmed down.

...

Kunlong Mountain.

Lu Qingfeng ignored the curses echoing around his ears.

Ao Yin and Ao Pi, the brothers who had bullied Ao Le the most back in Wujiang Dragon Palace. Even if they hadn't come looking for trouble with Lu Qingfeng, he harbored the intention to kill them.

Who would have thought.

The two took the initiative, feigning repentance and goodwill, setting a trap for Lu Qingfeng.

In his previous life in the Barbarian God Realm, hidden by the Heavenly Mechanism and calculated against by numerous gods, and just when Lu Qingfeng was on the verge of enlightenment, he unsuspectingly fell into the trap, losing his life and missing a grand opportunity.

But Ao Yin and Ao Pi, mere Golden Core Cultivators, dared to scheme against Lu Qingfeng.

It was like throwing oneself onto the blade—

Seeking their own demise!

Lu Qingfeng sensed it right away and decided to play along, giving them the method to call upon him. The two, either out of naivety or arrogance, called out immediately.

Little did they know.

When they called out, Lu Qingfeng responded, using the "Heavenly Listening and Earthly Viewing Great Method" to hear and see all their past and present actions and words.

This infuriated him.

If the two had only thought to kill Lu Qingfeng, he would have simply slain them and destroyed their Divine Souls.

Unfortunately, with their careless and malicious words, they now faced much greater torment.

Year after year, not seeing the light of day.

...

Killing the two.

Tormenting the Divine Souls.

Lu Qingfeng felt a great delight in his heart. With a flip of his hand, a Golden Lotus appeared in his left hand, mysterious beyond compare.

[Mysterious Item: Golden Lotus]

[Description: In the Chun Shen Realm, the Mahayana True Immortal 'Ancient Capital' planted it, inscribing nine Postnatal Scattered Characters within the Golden Lotus, seeking the method to convert postnatal to innate. However, this method was not feasible. Hundreds of thousands of years later, six characters had dissipated, leaving only three remaining.]

In his other hand, thin jade pieces stacked layer upon layer; upon counting, there were eighteen pieces.

These were rubbings of the Postnatal Scattered Characters.

He had obtained nine from Ao Pi's Divine Soul, and nine more from Ao Yin.

It was a great harvest.

"Primordial Spirit Practitioners eligible to enter the Chun Shen Realm usually come from extraordinary backgrounds."

"They guard against each other and kill each other."

"Besides different factions and sharing rewards in the future, the main reason is mostly for treasures like these 'Scattered Character Rubbings'."

Lu Qingfeng suddenly understood.

Scattered Characters are rare.

Even Postnatal Scattered Characters are difficult to obtain. Given this opportunity, he naturally would not let it go.

Even so.

The reason Ao Yin and Ao Pi schemed against Lu Qingfeng also included this aspect. Unfortunately, even if their scheme had succeeded, they would not have obtained a single Scattered Character.

Not to mention now, they were in a state worse than death.

"Ten years."

Lu Qingfeng's crown radiated Five-Colored Divine Light, sweeping over the eighteen Scattered Character Rubbings consecutively, erasing all their contingencies. Then, he absorbed them into his Divine Soul for future contemplation.

Immediately.

He tucked the Golden Lotus into his sleeve, feeling its mystery, while simultaneously, with a movement of his feet, he vanished from Kunlong Mountain.

Ten years of rest.

Now, it was also time to reunite with his clone and then go back to the Wuwang Sea and White Head Island together.

Thus.

In the following time—

As Lu Qingfeng traveled, he cultivated and contemplated the three Postnatal Scattered Characters within the Golden Lotus, while also casually searching for the Earth Evil Yin Vein and Heavenly Gang Qi.

The Chun Shen Realm is vast.

For Lu Qingfeng, crossing the West Extreme State was not easy.

...

Continuing over land.

Lu Qingfeng was perched on the back of a Golden-eyed Tiger with flapping wings, bouncing and shifting, the scenery around changing. Lu Qingfeng's eyes were slightly closed, as if in a dream.

In reality, he was cultivating.

Within his wide sleeves, the Golden Lotus in hand.

Feeling the three vague qi within, Lu Qingfeng tried to comprehend. His thoughts entered the Golden Lotus, intertwining with the three Postnatal Scattered Characters. Bursts of mystery emerged, making Lu Qingfeng feel enlightened at times, and at other times, utterly confused.

Along the way.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of days passed.

"It's too slow."

Lu Qingfeng opened his eyes, his eyebrows slightly furrowed.

He had thought that the slow progress of his clone was due to incompatible attributes and being a clone. But now, even his original body's comprehension was frustratingly slow.

Over a month had passed with almost no progress.

"Postnatal Scattered Characters, for Primordial Spirit Practitioners, are just the foundation for understanding Innate Scattered Characters and Jade Characters."

"Their Divine Souls are powerful, their realm profound. Although comprehension is not easy, they could master a Postnatal Scattered Character in at most several decades or even just a dozen years."

"But for Jiedan True Men, their Divine Souls are not as powerful as those of Primordial Spirit Practitioners, and their realms cannot compare."

"Therefore, comprehension is extremely slow."

Lu Qingfeng, after a bit of contemplation, quickly clarified.

After all.

Postnatal Scattered Characters are essentially comprehensible only at the Primordial Spirit Level. But some Jiedan True Men with substantial backgrounds obtain these Postnatal Scattered Characters at the Jiedan Level and proceed to comprehend them.

Naturally, the process is slow.

But after several decades or several centuries, understanding one Postnatal Scattered Character is a huge gain.

Some exceptionally talented geniuses, before even becoming Primordial Spirits, may even comprehend and master multiple or even more than ten Postnatal Scattered Characters. Not only does this speed up their cultivation at the time, but upon advancing to the Primordial Spirit stage, they might even grasp Innate Scattered Characters in one fell swoop.

Upon initially becoming a Primordial Spirit, they are not at the bottom.

Of course.

That is not the goal.

But it also indirectly proves—

During the Jiedan Stage, comprehending Postnatal Scattered Characters is all gain and no harm.

The only issue is the slow pace.

"Side Door Level, True Sect Level, and other top-tier Cultivation Techniques are profound and inscrutable, holding great meaning. Upon cultivating to a certain level, it is even possible to use the Cultivation Technique to comprehend the heavens and the earth, and thereby deduce the Great Dao Heavenly Mechanism, comprehending Innate Scattered Characters and even Desert Book Jade Characters."

"Comprehending Postnatal Scattered Characters and Innate Scattered Characters, on the other hand, is like reverse engineering from the endpoint."

"Combining the two."

"Deeper understanding of the Cultivation Technique and easier comprehension of Scattered Characters."

In combination, this undoubtedly reduces the difficulty of cultivation. But this is for Primordial Spirit Practitioners; for Jiedan Cultivators—