161: Chapter 162: Sutra Library

During their casual chat, Lu Ming's aura fluctuated, appearing and disappearing, which caught the attention of He Fei.

"Fellow Daoist Han, your aura?"

His eyes were filled with surprise; this aura faintly showed signs of a Breakthrough to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Lu Ming heard this, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes, and a timely smile appeared on his face.

"Alas, there's great terror between life and death. Although there was no actual combat, I was fortunate enough to touch the threshold of the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment. However, a Breakthrough is still quite difficult."

Although it was his main body that was about to Break through its Realm this time, his Clone's Cultivation would also increase synchronously in the future.

Lu Ming was also patching things up for his future display of Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation, otherwise, his promotion speed would be a bit too exaggerated.

Moreover, Cultivators who comprehended the Dao and Broke through their Realm between life and death were not uncommon, so this reason was quite plausible.

The others indeed did not suspect anything, but their faces showed envy.

Among them, Han Feiyu had the shortest time since his Breakthrough, but through an Opportunity, he had touched the threshold of the Middle Stage a step before them.

As long as he continuously accumulated and refined his magical power in the future, the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment would have no Bottleneck for Han Feiyu.

How could this not make those who had been stuck in the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment for a long time envious?

However, envy aside, they still felt that Han Feiyu deserved it.

Moreover, this situation was very difficult to replicate; they did not have the courage to comprehend the Dao between life and death.

The group did not stay in Ink Talisman Pavilion for too long; they knew that at this time, Fellow Daoist Han needed to go into seclusion.

So, they agreed to celebrate once Fellow Daoist Han finished his seclusion, then bid their farewells and left.

After seeing them off, Lu Ming also flew towards the Immortal Cave district in the inner city.

As soon as he returned to his Immortal Cave, Lu Ming sensed a vast and profound aura emanating from his main body in the Cultivation room.

Fortunately, layers of Formations blocked it, preventing any energy from leaking out.

"It seems that in the future, I should try to Break through outside as much as possible, otherwise, as my Cultivation increases, some problems will eventually be exposed."

Lu Ming pondered, but his movements were not slow.

With a lift of his hand, two corpses, one Yao Beast and one human, appeared in the Immortal Cave.

As soon as they landed, the two corpses visibly began to shrivel.

Streaks of crimson vital blood seeped out of their bodies, transforming into a thick, viscous liquid in mid-air, then, as if alive, crawled towards the Cultivation room.

The vital blood first crawled along the ground onto the Cultivation room door, then flowed through the cracks and disappeared.

It was as if there was a bottomless maw, eager to devour humans, in the Cultivation room, consuming all living things.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Like a fuse, after the blood entered the Cultivation room, there was a sudden silence inside.

Then, a drum-like heartbeat sound emanated from the Cultivation room, resonating with the diffused aura.

Rumble!

Immediately after, the ground trembled slightly, and a terrifying Spiritual Pressure erupted from within.

It brought with it whistling winds, spreading back and forth throughout the Immortal Cave.

After this Spiritual Pressure gradually subsided, the stone door of the Cultivation room opened with a bang, and a handsome young man slowly walked out.

He stood with his hands behind his back, blood-colored light swirling around him, yet he possessed a unique, transcendent temperament.

On his clean and handsome face, his dark eyes were filled with crimson light, and a faint smile played on his lips.

He appeared both demonic and gentle, yet the two did not seem incongruous.

"Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, achieved!"

Lu Ming murmured, and the surrounding hazy blood-colored light receded into his body, then disappeared.

In just three years, he had advanced from newly entering Foundation Establishment to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, and his Body Refining Dao had also reached the Early Stage of the second tier.

This speed was simply astonishing.

"The Demonic Path is a great Dao to the heavens; all things in the world are nourishment. As long as resources are sufficient, the speed of Cultivation improvement crushes all Righteous Path methods."

Although there were some discrepancies in the resource estimation this time, it was not a big problem.

If Cai Mingkun hadn't delivered himself, he wouldn't have had to wait too long; he estimated he could have advanced autonomously within a year.

Lu Ming was not at all worried about his Foundation being unstable.

Firstly, when he Broke through to Foundation Establishment, he had repeatedly refined his magical power liquid more than a dozen times, having already laid a very solid Foundation.

Moreover, the golden book would not allow him to be mediocre!

Lu Ming opened the golden book, his gaze sweeping over its contents.

He directly ignored the Qi Refining Cultivators and looked at the Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Currently, besides [Murong Jingyang], whom he had left to develop on his own, all were Ji Family Cultivators.

[Ji Yuting] [Ji Wuli] [Cao Chungang]

However, according to the news received by his Clone, these individuals had all left Heavenly Star Immortal City and returned to the Imperial City.

Moreover, this time, the Ji Dynasty had paid a considerable price to redeem Ji Wuli.

"It's good that they left, saving me from getting involved if something happened in the Immortal City."

Without available personnel, these individuals were his resources for future Cultivation.

Their departure, therefore, eliminated some of Lu Ming's worries.

Lu Ming retracted his gaze and looked at his Clone.

Without needing to communicate, the Clone took out several Yao Beast cores and some Yao Beast carcasses.

"It's time to go to the Scripture Pavilion."

The Cultivation Technique he had been longing for had not yet been exchanged. His contribution points were now sufficient, so he could go exchange for it.

Thinking of this, Lu Ming did not hesitate, turning and walking out of the Immortal Cave.

As he moved, his Middle Stage Foundation Establishment aura also began to drop.

By the time he walked out of the Immortal Cave, he had already returned to the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment.

Not long after.

Lu Ming arrived in front of a magnificent building.

This was a huge palace complex located on Tianxing Peak.

Lu first went to the Hall of All Matters and exchanged the Yao Beast cores and carcasses for contribution points.

Then Lu Ming arrived in front of a pavilion, where a plaque bore three vigorous characters: 'Scripture Pavilion'.

This was where the Immortal City collected various Cultivation Techniques, secret arts, and Spells.

Lu Ming had been here once when he exchanged for "Reverse Flourishing and Wither", so he was quite familiar with the way.

Lu Ming took out his Guest Elder token, went to the door, and walked in.

The Scripture Pavilion was not complicated, but there were many Cultivators coming and going.

Lu Ming only slightly sensed a few Foundation Establishment auras.

Lu Ming didn't care; he wasn't the only Cultivator who needed Cultivation Techniques. As long as one had enough contribution points, anyone could come.

He came to a jade table, where an old man with white hair was lying in a chair behind the table, resting with his eyes closed.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, this humble Daoist has come to exchange for a Cultivation Technique."

Lu Ming cupped his fists at the old man, as a greeting.

The old man did not open his eyes, merely waved his hand, signaling Lu Ming to go in himself.

Seeing this, Lu Ming did not feel slighted; this old man simply had this temperament.

This person was named Jiang Lai, a Cultivator in the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment.

He was one of the earliest Elders who followed True Person Tianxing, and also an Elder of the Immortal City.

He had injured his Foundation while defending the Immortal City during a beast tide, causing his Cultivation to never advance again.

True Person Tianxing, grateful for his contributions to the Immortal City, gave him the leisurely task of guarding the Scripture Pavilion.

It was essentially sending him here to retire.

After all, this place recognized contribution points, not people. Theoretically, if you had enough contribution points, you could even empty the Scripture Pavilion.