138: Chapter 138 Main Quest Completed, Great Clone Technique

Time flowed quietly once more, and in the blink of an eye, another year had passed.

During this year, the spiritual energy of Tianduan Mountain grew increasingly dense, reaching its absolute peak. Mists lingered year-round, condensing into spiritual rain that drizzled across the mountainside. The Spiritual Soil on the ground became soft and fertile; a mere handful could be squeezed to produce pure, liquid spiritual energy. The spirit beasts in the mountains became more attuned to the world, with birds and beasts alike possessing Dao rhymes. Many ordinary animals quietly awakened their intelligence. Tianduan Mountain had truly become the premier immortal paradise on the Continent of Desolation. Countless cultivators came drawn by its reputation, but Tianduan Mountain was already well-staffed. These cultivators were blocked by the grand array outside the mountain and could only cultivate diligently on the periphery, not daring to step easily into the core area.

As for Lu Hu, within this year, he finally broke through to the next realm, surpassing the Heavenly Immortal stage.

From the start of his cultivation until now, it hadn't even been ten years, yet he had reached such a realm. If word of this got out, it would surely leave countless people dumbfounded, their Dao hearts shattered as they cried out against the unfairness of the heavens.

However, Lu Hu still felt his cultivation was slow. He was using cheats, yet it took him this long to break through; what was that if not slow?

But it couldn't be helped. He possessed multiple physiques, each one a top-tier constitution rarely seen in the world. Lu Hu was reluctant to give up any of them, but his energy was limited. Cultivating them all simultaneously made his progress agonizingly slow.

This was also the reason why his breakthrough had been so delayed.

He had to make a choice soon. Cultivating like this was too exhausting and too slow; it was holding back his footsteps.

“I'll nurture the fire dragon tree first before making further plans!”

The Heavenly Fire Physique was definitely a good constitution. Lu Hu had the idea of making it one of his primary physiques. He began to meticulously care for the fire dragon tree, feeding it with true fire.

Half a year later, tens of thousands of rays of auspicious light radiated from the peak of Tianduan Mountain. Crimson Fire light shot straight into the clouds, dyeing the entire sky a brilliant fiery red. The fire dragon tree's canopy extended for tens of millions of feet, and fiery-red Dao patterns flowed across its trunk. Faintly, the phantom of a true dragon coiled and roared as streams of Crimson Fire dragons surged forth.

The fire dragon tree quest was about to be completed as well.

[Ding! Collected one fire dragon tree. Quest complete!]

[Ding! Obtained rewards: Heavenly Fire Physique, Heavenly Fire World-Burning Manual.]

[Ding-ding-ding! Congratulations on completing the five major main quests. You have obtained one Mysterious Grand Gift Pack!]

A vast amount of fire-attribute power instantly surged into Lu Hu's body. A sensation of burning intertwined with a feeling of power as the Heavenly Fire Physique automatically formed, and faint golden Heavenly Fire patterns appeared across his body.

Feeling the powerful strength of the Heavenly Fire Physique within him and the overbearing technique contained in the Heavenly Fire World-Burning Manual that could incinerate all things, Lu Hu's heart didn't ripple much.

By now, he had too many awesome physiques. While this Heavenly Fire Physique was indeed top-tier in the world, it couldn't surprise him too much. All of his attention was already focused on the system's Mysterious Grand Gift Pack.

Judging from the gift pack rewards obtained through the accumulated count of daily tasks...

The divine abilities and cultivation methods opened from these mysterious gift packs were not inferior to the main quest rewards at all.

And this time, the Mysterious Grand Gift Pack was issued for completing all five major main quests. The treasures within were bound to be extraordinary.

“Open!”

[Ding! Gift pack opened. Obtained: innate breathing earth, Great Avatar Technique, cross-realm teleportation jade!]

Auspicious light flowed and thousands of threads of lucky aura appeared as three treasures slowly emerged, each emitting its own unique and mysterious aura. Just looking at them made one's mind tremble.

Lu Hu picked up one of them—a clump of earthy-yellow Spiritual Soil. It looked unremarkable, yet it contained endless vitality.

Even without a system description, Lu Hu knew the great name of the innate breathing earth.

It was Nüwa's first choice for creating humans, a supreme treasure of the human race.

It grew when exposed to the wind, expanding infinitely and never being depleted. It could nurture all things and was the ultimate treasure for cultivating spiritual plants.

It really seemed like he was going to take farming to the very end.

With this innate breathing earth, combined with the assistance of the Xuan Kingdom, Lu Hu was fully confident in planting spiritual herbs in every corner of the Continent of Desolation.

System spiritual herbs originally didn't need to absorb heaven and earth's spiritual energy; they only needed ordinary nutrients to grow. Now, with the innate breathing earth, the growth speed and quality of the spiritual herbs would surely increase several times over. By then, the spiritual energy of the Continent of Desolation would reach an unprecedented peak, and the aptitudes of all living beings across the continent would undergo a qualitative leap. For the Xuan Kingdom and the entire Continent of Desolation, this was a rare opportunity that wouldn't be encountered in ten thousand years.

This was essentially equivalent to a world upgrade.

Lu Hu put the innate breathing earth into the system space, and his gaze then fell upon the second treasure. It was a jade slip. The moment his tiger claw touched it, the information was fully transmitted into his mind.

Great Avatar Technique!

Using one's origin as the womb and infusing a wisp of the divine soul into it, a clone could be condensed.

The clone would act according to the main body's commands, or it could be enlightened to develop its own consciousness. Once the clone's cultivation was successful, it could be recalled and merged at any time, with its cultivation, techniques, and physique all becoming one with the main body.

Knowing the effect of the technique, Lu Hu laughed heartily. His current predicament was solved just like that.

He possessed multiple top-tier physiques but was unable to cultivate them all due to limited energy, resulting in slow progress. The Great Avatar Technique perfectly compensated for this flaw.

He could extract the origins of the God-Slaying Physique, Creation Physique, Dream Illusion Physique, Heavenly Fire Physique... one by one, and condense them into clones. He would let each clone specialize in one physique and its corresponding technique, without interfering with each other. They would each cultivate diligently, and once they reached great completion, he would merge them one by one.

He wouldn't have to waste a single moment more to cultivate every single physique to perfection.

“This really came at the perfect time!”

Lu Hu was extremely gratified. This Great Avatar Technique surprised him more than any physique or cultivation method. This was the heaven-defying treasure that truly suited him. With it, his path of immortal cultivation would surely be a smooth journey.

Calming the excitement in his heart, Lu Hu slowly looked at the final treasure.

It was an ancient and translucent precious jade. The treasure's brilliance was concealed, making it look plain. If it weren't for the system's description, it would be hard to believe it was a treasure.

cross-realm teleportation jade. As long as coordinates were provided, one could quietly teleport across realms without spatial fluctuations and without being detected by the laws of the plane.

Uh...

Looking at this cross-realm teleportation jade, a strange expression appeared on Lu Hu's face.

Among the three thousand worlds and infinite planes, he only knew of one: the Upper Realm that Young Ancestor Xuan spoke of.

The Upper Realm that had been usurped by the Extradimensional Demons.

The system's purpose in rewarding this item was very clear.

Why did it want him to become stronger? Why was it guiding him to the Upper Realm? Was it related to the Upper Realm?

Lu Hu looked toward the horizon, his gaze seemingly piercing through the canopy of the Continent of Desolation to look at that unknown and dangerous Upper Realm.

His previous idea was to hide away, slowly accumulate strength, and wait for the demons from the Upper Realm to come down before fighting a defensive war.

But this cross-realm teleportation jade from the system wanted him to take the initiative and go to the Upper Realm.

Should he go?

After a long time, Lu Hu took a deep breath and put away all three treasures.

He would go. In the future, when he practiced the Great Avatar Technique, so many physiques would need to be cultivated and would require resources. The growth of the Continent of Desolation had only just begun, so he wouldn't let his clones cause trouble here. It was better to go to the Upper Realm to find resources.

Besides, with the cross-realm teleportation jade, he could jump back and forth between the two worlds.

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