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Chapter 419 Ritual and Ceremony
Chapter 419 Ritual and Ceremony
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The gifts left behind by Yu Zhaohua and the other four shone brightly, exuding an extraordinary spiritual charm.
Xu Lingling glanced at the congratulatory gifts, her expression revealing surprise.
As far as she knew, the four great Dao Venerable Immortal Clans of Tianyuan Yu Family, Tianyuan Xiao Family, Tianyuan Wei Family, and Tianyuan Zhou Family had numerous powerful figures and formidable foundations. They could almost represent most of the Yuqing Immortal Sect, and their status and power within the Immortal Alliance were terrifying.
Even so, in order to recruit Chen Beiwu, the high-ranking members of the four immortal clans all sent cultivators to present Nascent Soul gifts before the Nascent Soul Ceremony.
It is evident that after Chen Beiwu attained the status of True Monarch, his position is now vastly different from before. He is now a highly sought-after figure in the Jade Purity Immortal Sect, and even the Dao Venerable Immortal Clan will not underestimate him.
"The Northern Martial Arts have gained complete power and have become highly sought-after by the four Great Dao Venerable Immortal Clans. Lingling, what are your thoughts?"
Xu Ziqing gently nudged Xu Lingling with her elbow and transmitted her thoughts telepathically.
"Of course I'm happy for Beiwu." Xu Lingling glanced at her best friend.
"Oh, is it genuine happiness, or just feigned happiness?"
Seeing Xu Lingling feigning calmness, Xu Ziqing chuckled and transmitted her thoughts, saying, "You can't not see that the reason the Tianyuan Yu family sent Yu Zhaohua and Yu Zhaozhen to deliver congratulatory gifts is simply to see if there's a chance for them to form a marriage alliance."
"Especially Yu Zhaozhen, with her composed demeanor, is truly captivating. Her eyes are always fixed on Bei Wu, unwilling to look away even for a moment. You surely know what that means?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Lingling took a deep breath, suppressing her inferiority complex, and transmitted her thoughts telepathically, saying, "Aren't you overthinking this?"
One should marry a woman from the celestial realm.
These seven words carry considerable weight in the hearts of the younger generation of geniuses in the Immortal Alliance.
Yu Zhaozhen was born into the Daoist Immortal Clan. She was not only a prodigy of the Zhao generation of the Yu family, but also the top-ranked new talent on the Yuqing Immortal Sect's list.
According to the standards of the Immortal Alliance, whether it is talent, social status, cultivation, temperament, or appearance, Yu Zhaozhen is a first-class immortal woman in the Immortal Alliance and a true prodigy standing at the top of the Immortal Alliance.
It is no exaggeration to say that such a noblewoman of the immortal race was destined to be paired with a prodigy who also stood at the top of the immortal alliance.
Even if a renowned Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Immortal Alliance wanted to marry a woman from the Immortal Clan, he would not be of enough weight to be taken seriously by the Tianyuan Yu family.
If the Tianyuan Yu family truly intends to take Bei Wu as their son-in-law, such a temptation is far beyond what the young prodigies of the Immortal Alliance can resist.
"You can lie to me, but Lingling, don't lie to yourself." Xu Ziqing shook her head slightly.
She was self-aware and content with occasionally practicing dual cultivation with Bei Wu, without having the slightest thought of competing with the noble ladies of the immortal clan.
Otherwise, if such a noble lady of the celestial race were to become angry, she could be made to disappear silently at any time.
Wait, don't you have any other thoughts?
Xu Lingling suddenly sensed something was wrong and glanced at Xu Ziqing.
For me, being able to stay by Beiwu's side is enough; asking for too much would only make things worse.
With that thought, Xu Ziqing turned to Chen Beiwu, took her leave, and couldn't hide her joy.
So what if she's a fairy?
Even the noble ladies of the immortal clan were captivated by this peerless prodigy, but in the end, she still beat them to it and got to enjoy the first taste.
Even if she doesn't get the result, being able to outdo the fairy woman in this matter will make her life worthwhile.
As for her best friend, out of consideration for their past friendship, she gave all the hints she needed to.
Upon hearing this, Xu Lingling frowned, her thoughts a jumble of emotions, and she too bid farewell to Chen Beiwu.
Chen Beiwu glanced at the neatly arranged congratulatory gifts on the table and did not try to persuade him to stay any longer.
He had originally arranged to have lunch with Xu Ziqing and Xu Lingling, but since there was a gift from the immortals and the two women had taken the initiative to say goodbye, it wouldn't be a problem to postpone the meal.
After seeing the two women off from the cave, Chen Beiwu hung up the seclusion sign and returned to his residence. With a flick of his sleeve, the four little ones, Jin Dan, Tie Dan, Xue Le, and Zhi Ling, appeared together.
"Hey!" (Good stuff!)
Schiller brought the jade box sent by the Zhou family of Tianyuan closer and his nose twitched slightly.
Despite the barriers, the connection between its bloodline allowed it to sense the extraordinary nature of the contents of the jade box.
"If you like, open it and take a look." Chen Beiwu smiled.
The Five Mysteries dowry given by the Demon King Ziyao is related to Zhiling's future cultivation expenses, so he will not use it easily.
However, the congratulatory gifts from the Yu family, Xiao family, Wei family and Zhou family for his Nascent Soul formation were different and quite valuable. Even if he didn't need them, he could resell them to raise money for his future cultivation.
"Let me open it for you."
Golden Egg was the fastest, opening the Zhou family's jade box with a single paw.
In an instant, an indescribable fragrance of herbs and trees filled the entire cave.
"Gurgle."
The three golden egg heads swallowed hard, suppressing their restless desires.
What a lovely scent, baby!
Just by inhaling the fragrance, its bloodline began to stir, and even its inner core became slightly agitated.
Upon seeing this, Schiller felt a great sense of danger. He pretended not to notice and took a step forward, using his body to block the golden egg's view. He then looked at the jade box.
Inside the jade box, there was a seven-inch tall black fungus with purple-gold roots. The color of the fungus cap sometimes appeared silver-white and sometimes red-gold, and the surface was covered with starlight, as if yin and yang were alternating and forming a cycle. It was truly extraordinary.
"This is Qian Xingzhi!"
Chen Beiwu's eyes flickered, his expression revealing undisguised joy.
Although mystical medicines are classified into different grades, their actual value far exceeds what can be summarized by their specific grades. These mystical medicines are collectively referred to as top-grade mystical medicines.
Qianxingzhi, also known as Zhou Tian Yin Yangzhi, is a top-grade Xuan medicine that is almost never circulated in the Immortal Alliance market. Its preciousness is such that it has never appeared even at the Wanbaohui auction.
The reason is simple: Qianxingzhi can activate the Daoist essence of the Zhou Tian stars, replacing the Nascent Soul True Monarch in advancing to the next realm. It is a key resource for cultivators to complete the ritual of seeking truth and position, and can even greatly improve the effect of the Four Elements Proving Dao during the process of seeking truth and position.
"What a grand gesture!"
Chen Beiwu took a deep breath.
The sect has not yet held a Nascent Soul Ceremony for him, yet the Tianyuan Zhou family has already presented him with such a generous gift in private. When the Nascent Soul Ceremony begins, wouldn't the formal Nascent Soul Gift they present be even more extraordinary?
Indeed, no matter how talented a cultivator is, they can never become a significant figure in the Immortal Alliance unless they reach the Nascent Soul stage!
"Huh?"
Sensing the importance Chen Beiwu placed on the matter, Xue Le spoke cautiously.
"If you want it, then take it and plant it first." Chen Beiwu had no objection and readily agreed.
Before Shelepu ascended to the level of a fourth-realm demon king, his awakened creation technique, the Five Elements Forest, could accelerate the ripening of spiritual herbs and precious medicines.
Fourth-tier mystic herbs planted in the Yuanlin for more than a year can increase their medicinal power by a full two points.
After advancing to the Demon King level, Schiller's Five Qi Yuan Forest became even more extraordinary, gaining the effect of increasing the age of Xuan Medicine.
However, rapidly increasing the age of a Xuan medicine requires consuming a large amount of Five Elements Xuan Qi. Unless it is an extremely precious fourth-tier Xuan medicine, Xue Le simply cannot bear to expend Five Elements Xuan Qi to increase it.
"Hey."
Schiller smiled and happily accepted Qian Xingzhi.
"In your spare time from cultivation, you can use the Five Elements Profound Qi to nourish the Qianxingzhi," Chen Beiwu reminded him.
His Dao Seed Nascent Soul is not yet perfect, so he doesn't need the Qianxingzhi for the time being.
Once his cultivation reaches the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage and he wishes to advance to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, he can consider whether or not to use the Qianxingzhi as resources for the Seeking Truth Ritual.
"No problem."
Schiller nodded quickly in agreement, afraid that Chen Beiwu would change his mind and take the Qianxingzhi from his hands.
Zhiling blinked, looking at the congratulatory gifts sent by the Tianyuan Wei family, somewhat eager to try them out.
"You open it."
Chen Beiwu naturally wouldn't spoil the fun, so he let Zhiling start it.
"Click!"
With a soft click, the box lid slowly opened, revealing five gleaming spirit stones of different colors to Chen Beiwu.
These spirit stones are about the size of pigeon eggs, naturally shaped, and without any impurities.
The shimmering light within each spirit stone corresponds to one of the five elements, making the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the entire cave extremely active.
Golden Egg, Iron Egg, and Schiller looked at the spirit stones with curiosity in their eyes.
They had seen many high-grade spirit stones, but they had never seen this kind of special spirit stone before.
"Eek."
Of the four pets, only Zhiling recognized what these spirit stones were, and her eyes lit up.
It knew that Chen Beiwu had been worried about the cultivation resources of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, but it did not expect the Tianyuan Wei family to be so thoughtful as to send such a treasure.
"Zhi Ling is right, these are all top-grade spirit stones," Chen Beiwu said softly.
Although both are spirit stones, top-grade spirit stones and high-grade spirit stones are two completely different things.
High-grade spirit stones possess abundant spiritual energy, which can be used to set up fourth-order profound arrays or to allow Nascent Soul True Monarchs to absorb spiritual energy for cultivation and restore their Heavenly Gang True Qi. However, they are not irreplaceable.
Top-grade spirit stones are different. Their value lies not in the immense spiritual energy they contain, but in their extreme refinement and their ability to approach the essence of the Dao of Heaven and Earth.
This is precisely why the greatest value of top-grade spirit stones lies not in cultivation, but in guiding one's path.
To verify their own path, the Nascent Soul True Lord holds the Ceremony of Seeking Truth and Following Heaven. This requires an extremely stable spiritual core to maintain the operation of the entire Daoist ritual, thereby guiding the Daoist principles of heaven and earth to break through to a higher realm.
Therefore, for Nascent Soul True Monarchs, top-grade spirit stones are the only hard currency and the true high-level cultivation resources.
In the Wanbaohui group chat, Nascent Soul True Monarchs often offer resources such as fourth-tier Mystic Pills, Mystic Scrolls, and Mystic Medicines to buy top-grade spirit stones, but no one is willing to trade. This is also the reason why Chen Beiwu is troubled by the lack of cultivation resources for True Monarchs.
Even fourth-tier cultivation resources can't be exchanged for top-grade spirit stones, let alone the high-grade spirit stones that circulate daily in the Immortal Alliance market.
"In terms of value and scarcity, the Tianyuan Wei family's gift is no less valuable than the Zhou family's!" Chen Beiwu thought to himself.
The Great Way is formless, yet it gives birth to heaven and earth.
Borrowing beasts is borrowing the path; cultivating truth is proving truth.
Before his cultivation reached the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage, Chen Beiwu was unable to use the Primordial Cave True Fundamental Immortal Technique to inquire about the Nascent Soul stage and understand the true nature of his Heavenly Ritual of Seeking Truth.
However, based on his research of the Immortal Alliance's records, he speculated that an ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch seeking truth and position would need to use one top-grade spirit stone to activate a ritual.
Even if a sect's most outstanding disciples or True Monarchs expend a great deal of energy, it would only amount to two or three top-grade spirit stones.
This means that, according to conventional theory, the five top-grade spirit stones in the box should be enough for Chen Beiwu to complete at least one Ceremony of Seeking Truth.
After closing the jade box, under the watchful eyes of his many pets, Chen Beiwu carefully put away the five top-grade spirit stones and placed them into his storage ring.
It's impossible to resell it; top-grade spirit stones are incredibly precious!
To reach the pinnacle of True Monarch cultivation, he needs to prove the Dao through the Four Elements and complete the Four Truth-Seeking Ritual. Five top-grade spirit stones alone are far from enough.
The next second, the golden egg looked at the congratulatory gift sent by the Xiao family of Tianyuan and took the initiative to open the box.
Better safe than sorry.
Chen Beiwu has a grudge against the Tianyuan Xiao family. Even if Xiao Yu is unlikely to go crazy and risk serious consequences by using underhanded tactics during the Nascent Soul celebration, it's always good to be cautious.
"Can."
Chen Beiwu glanced at the golden egg, somewhat surprised by the little guy's excessive caution.
The golden egg solemnly raised its claws, not daring to be presumptuous, and activated the Three Phases Imperishable Profound Power.
As the strongest and most powerful being in the Northern Wumo region, it is destined to face such a dangerous situation.
"Buzz!" The jade box opened, and the restriction was lifted.
There were no insidious methods as the golden egg had anticipated, nor any magical treasures; inside the box was only a sealed jade bottle and a gold-embossed invitation.
Chen Beiwu's eyes lit up as he noticed four large characters written on the jade bottle label: "Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Pill".
interesting."
Chen Beiwu raised an eyebrow.
The Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Pill has extraordinary effects. After taking it, a Nascent Soul stage True Monarch does not need to practice embryonic breathing or meditation. After a hundred years of seclusion, he can make his Nascent Soul flawless, fully master the power of the Nascent Soul, and reach the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.
"Could it be poisonous?" Influenced by the golden egg, Tie Dan frowned, feeling that the Xiao family had ill intentions.
"poisonous?"
Zhiling was stunned for a moment, then looked at Chen Beiwu.
Are human cultivators really this treacherous? They actually hid poison in the congratulatory gift for a Nascent Soul cultivator!
"Don't make wild guesses." Chen Beiwu smiled speechlessly.
If Xiao Yu were truly foolish enough to hide poison in the Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Pill, he would laugh himself to death.
Putting aside everything else, with the pills as proof, even if Xiao Yu comes from the Dao Venerable Immortal Clan, the crime of plotting to harm the chief of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect alone is enough to condemn him to death.
"Hey!" (I'll do it!)
Schiller reached out his hands, picked up the jade bottle, and took the initiative to unseal the bottle stopper that had been sealed with a restriction.
In an instant, a surge of pure yang energy, brimming with vitality, suddenly erupted.
"No problem."
Schiller took a light sniff, indicating that there was no problem with the Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Pill.
Chen Beiwu was not surprised by this. With a thought, the gold-embossed sticker inside the box fell into his hand.
He opened the post and saw that the seal script written in red sand faintly shimmered with spiritual light, exuding a special artistic conception.
"Respectfully presented to True Martial Lord:"
"The True Lord broke through the elixir and formed the infant, thus revealing the Great Dao and becoming a peerless genius of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect."
"Yan, as the eldest son of the Xiao family, is someone I greatly admire."
"6
Respectfully submitted by Xiao Yan, the eldest son of the Xiao family.
Chen Beiwu slowly closed the invitation and gently tapped the golden egg's head with his fingertips.
As he expected, where there are people, there is conflict, and the Daoist Immortal Clan is no exception. The direct descendants of the various branches of the Xiao family are not a united front; on the contrary, they compete fiercely.
Xiao Yan of the Xiao family even subtly pointed out in the post that he and Xiao Yu were not on the same path.
This is a good thing.
In this way, if Chen Beiwu wanted to use the life-and-death arena to kill Xiao Yu, he wouldn't have to consider the entire Tianyuan Xiao family as a hypothetical enemy.
"What did the post say?" Golden Egg didn't activate its divine sense, but still insisted on bringing its three heads closer.
"Nothing more than offering gifts to win me over and curry favor, hoping to meet me." Chen Beiwu handed the invitation to Jin Dan.
"Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious; could there be a conspiracy?" Golden Egg muttered to himself.
"Whether there's a conspiracy or not, we'll know once we meet him," Chen Beiwu said dismissively.
No matter how high Xiao Yan's status was in the Xiao family, he was still just a Foundation Establishment cultivator.