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The first volume is about Cultivation Techniques, focusing on Dual Cultivation of essence and life.

The second volume is about the method of refining Magical Artifacts, specifically how to refine exclusive Magical Artifacts that complement oneself.

Previously, Dream Hongshang's Junior Sister did just that, refining the Withering Green Silk which specializes in breaking through Peach Blossom Miasma.

The third volume is about drawing Talismans. There are thirty-six Talismans in total, for summoning gods, expelling ghosts, warding off evil, suppressing malevolence, praying for blessings, protecting oneself, attracting wealth, and attracting Peach Blossom luck, among others.

However, to unleash the power of the Talismans, they needed the Qinghua Sect Leader's seal to bestow the Talismans upon their Disciples. Thus, Dream Hongshang had not deeply studied this aspect.

But because you had studied similar knowledge on Earth, you were very interested in this Talismanic Incantation method.

So, after Dream Hongshang purged all Yin Qi from you, you began to diligently study Talismanic Incantations.

Seeing your interest in Talismans, Dream Hongshang told you that the Qinghua Sect Leader's seal was currently with her Senior Brother.

She could help you seize it.

Upon hearing this, you naturally agreed without hesitation.

However, no one knew where her Senior Brother was, so everything had to be planned for the long term.

In the waterside pavilion of Peach Blossom Pond, you continuously Cultivated the Qinghua Treasure Tome through meditation.

Perhaps due to your powerful Divine Soul, your Cultivation speed could be described as advancing by leaps and bounds.

Just then, a charming voice came from behind you.

"Su Lang, look."

You slowly withdrew from your Cultivation state.

You found Dream Hongshang holding up a dark blue Daoist robe, seeking praise from you.

She had spent two months sewing it, specifically for you to wear.

You were delighted and quickly got up and walked forward. (At this moment, Nangong Liuli accounts for 75%, Dream Hongshang 25%.)

"Hongshang, this robe you've sewn is truly beautiful."

Dream Hongshang gave a seductive wink.

"Of course."

"Recently, an Immortal Cave of a Loose Immortal appeared in Cuiyun Mountain. I sewed this Daoist robe so you could conveniently go out with me. Otherwise, wearing coarse cloth all day long wouldn't look like a Cultivator at all."

Chapter 135: Isn't this what you hoped for?

When you heard that you could leave Peach Mountain, you were pleasantly surprised but also felt a hint of reluctance.

Although this was what you wanted, Dream Hongshang had already occupied a place in your heart, and at this moment, you started to feel constrained.

Dream Hongshang didn't notice your unease; instead, she happily put on the Daoist robe she had personally sewn for you.

After changing into the Daoist robe, you suddenly transformed into a Daoist priest with an air of Immortality.

Coupled with your ethereal and transcendent demeanor and appearance, you and Dream Hongshang looked like a pair of divine companions.

Dream Hongshang then told you that the appearance of the Loose Immortal's Immortal Cave in Cuiyun Mountain would inevitably attract many Cultivators.

Among them, there might even be Cultivators of the more powerful Earth Immortal Realm.

But treasures have spirits. If there is an Opportunity, even if a powerful Cultivator arrives, if your Opportunity is stronger than his, it is possible to obtain the treasures in that Immortal Cave.

With a heavy heart, you and Dream Hongshang left Peach Mountain and set off towards Cuiyun Mountain, which was a thousand li away.

Although Dream Hongshang's Peach Blossom Colored Cloud Miasma could travel a thousand li a day, since there were still seven days until the Immortal Cave appeared, you were not in a hurry. Instead, you used this time to admire the beautiful mountains and rivers of the Earth Immortal Realm.

And whenever you had free time, you would exert yourselves amidst these mountains and rivers, finding it quite enjoyable.

Stopping and going along the way, you reached Cuiyun Mountain exactly seven days later.

On the outskirts of Cuiyun Mountain, you saw many Cultivators.

However, most of these Cultivators were weaker than you; only a few had a stronger aura.

Dream Hongshang told you that these were mostly younger Disciples from various Schools and Loose Immortals.

The former owner of this Loose Immortal Immortal Cave was not powerful; he eventually died after his Lifespan was exhausted.

Such Loose Immortals could not escape the great tribulation of life and death; they belonged to the lowest grade of Loose Immortals.

Such places were most suitable for junior Disciples from Schools to come and gain experience.

Perhaps it was because Dream Hongshang was among the higher-ranking Cultivators in the Earth Immortal Realm.

Upon seeing you, no one came to disturb you; instead, they looked at you with curiosity.

Although Dream Hongshang, the Peach Blossom Goddess, was widely renowned for her beauty, she had always been alone.

Now that she had a man by her side, how could they not be curious?

You were somewhat confused by Dream Hongshang's classification of Loose Immortals, not understanding the differences between them, nor the Realm divisions in the Earth Immortal Realm.

Dream Hongshang then told you that Loose Immortals face a great tribulation of life and death every 500 years, and no one knows what form this great tribulation will take.

It could be the exhaustion of Lifespan, the Five Declines of Heaven and Man, a Lightning Tribulation from the heavens, or being killed by an enemy, or an accident befalling oneself, and so on.

If one survives, another five hundred years are added to their destiny; if not, their body dies and their Dao vanishes.

Surviving the first time makes one a First-Turn Loose Immortal, the second time a Second-Turn, and so on.

Surviving nine times makes one a Ninth-Turn Loose Immortal, with a chance to be ranked among the Immortals.

...

Watching Dream Hongshang's explanation in the scene, Su Mo suddenly thought of Yan Chixia, who preferred to hide rather than eliminate demons.

Perhaps.

He was currently in the hiding-from-disaster phase.

He couldn't even determine where the disaster would come from.

So, hiding in the uninhabited Lanruo Temple was the best option.

...

In the scene, Dream Hongshang continued to introduce other Realm divisions to you.

In this Earth Immortal Realm, the Realms are divided into Martial Artist, Cultivator, Loose Immortal, and Earth Immortal.

However, due to different Cultivation Techniques, different methods, different Magic Treasures, and different luck, people in different Realms can have the same combat power.

For example, a Martial Artist, if he Cultivates to the Innate Realm of Sacred Comprehension, even an ordinary Loose Immortal cannot easily defeat him. Without good Magic Treasures or methods, he might even be counter-killed.

Of course, Martial Artists have short Lifespans, and Cultivating to the Innate Realm of Sacred Comprehension is extremely difficult. Dream Hongshang hadn't seen one in several hundred years.

The same goes for Cultivators. If their luck is good and they obtain a powerful Magic Treasure, they can even kill an Earth Immortal for you to see.

This is like Nangong Liuli, who had not entered the Loose Immortal Realm but, due to her sword manipulation techniques and the bonus from the Binding Immortal Rope, directly trapped Dream Hongshang, who was a Loose Immortal.

For various reasons, one absolutely cannot judge combat power by Realm alone.

Additionally, when a Cultivator's Cultivation naturally reaches its peak, they can advance to become a Loose Immortal or an Earth Immortal.

But if one's foundation is shallow, one should not even think about advancing to become an Earth Immortal; being a carefree Loose Immortal for a few hundred years is also not bad.

Dream Hongshang became a Loose Immortal precisely because she had no one to assist her and her foundation was too shallow.

Upon hearing Dream Hongshang's words, you couldn't help but worry about her.

"Hongshang, then won't you have to Undergo Tribulation as a Loose Immortal in less than one hundred and fifty years?"

Dream Hongshang nodded gently.

"No matter, I will strive to find some powerful Magic Treasures, so I can pass through smoothly."

Upon hearing this, you couldn't help but look towards the distant Cuiyun Mountain.

At this moment, Cuiyun Mountain was covered in dark clouds, with lightning flashing and thunder rumbling. Occasionally, lightning bolts struck the mountain, and ordinary travelers and wanderers, seeing this, quickly left the mountain area.

"Hongshang, do you think there might be Magic Treasures in this Loose Immortal Immortal Cave that could help you Undergo Tribulation?"

Dream Hongshang gently shook her head.

"I don't know."

"But the news that this Loose Immortal Immortal Cave would appear today has already spread five years ago."

"So, we can only try our luck."

"See if we have an Opportunity with this Immortal Cave."

Upon hearing Dream Hongshang's words, you felt a vague sense of anticipation.

You wondered if the two of you had this Opportunity.

Just then, you vaguely saw a middle-aged man on the plank road of Cuiyun Mountain, enduring the lightning, struggling to climb upward.

You could tell that this middle-aged man had only a trace of Qi Cultivation, even less than some Martial Artists.

You were somewhat puzzled by this middle-aged man's behavior.

Then you looked at Dream Hongshang.

"Hongshang, why is this person climbing the mountain in such stormy weather?"

"Isn't he afraid of being struck dead by lightning?"

Dream Hongshang, seeing this, performed a quick divination and vaguely divined some Opportunity for this middle-aged man.

"Su Lang, we are blessed."

"Peach Blossom Colored Cloud Miasma, go!"

Immediately, Dream Hongshang conjured her Peach Blossom Miasma, sweeping up the middle-aged man who was still on the plank road.

The middle-aged man at this moment felt a dizzying sensation and, before he could react, found himself before you.

Seeing you and Dream Hongshang, the middle-aged man's eyes flashed with a hint of fear.

"Who are you, and why have you brought me here?"

You were also somewhat confused by Dream Hongshang's actions at this moment, but you believed that Dream Hongshang would never act without reason, so you stood by silently.

Dream Hongshang smiled faintly.

"Green Bamboo Hermit, Zhao Qinghe!"

"Were you the original owner of the Cuiyun Mountain Immortal Cave?"

The middle-aged man's expression changed abruptly, and his first reaction was to deny it.

"Immortal Maiden, you jest. How could I possibly be the owner of the Cuiyun Mountain Immortal Cave?"

Dream Hongshang, however, did not waste any more words and looked at you.

"Su Lang, tie him up. He'll be of great use when the Immortal Cave appears later."

Seeing this, you immediately understood.

This middle-aged man before you was likely the Reincarnation of that Loose Immortal from Cuiyun Mountain.

Although you didn't know why he only began to Cultivate in middle age, you still listened to Dream Hongshang and tied the middle-aged man with his own clothes.

Seeing that he could no longer escape, the middle-aged man's face turned desolate.

He then uttered a passage.

"The enigma in the womb, the enigma in the womb. Unfathomable, useless to ponder. Only after death does one know, all things undergo Reincarnation. Both beginning and truth. Falsely obscured by delusion, unaware of the beginning, how can mortal things know the laws of heaven and earth?"

"Forget it!"

"I admit, I am Green Bamboo Hermit Zhao Qinghe, but in this life, my name is Liu Moran. Zhao Qinghe is a thing of the past; you can call me Liu Moran."

Upon hearing this, you immediately asked.

"I see you've just started Cultivating. Why didn't you Cultivate before?"

Dream Hongshang, who was beside you, spoke.

"Su Lang, you have only recently entered the Cultivation world. Whether a Reincarnation of a Loose Immortal can Awaken the enigma in the womb also depends on the strength of their Primordial Spirit."

"His Primordial Spirit must have been very weak when his Lifespan was exhausted, which is why he only Awakened his past life memories at the age of forty."

"Moreover, he must have calculated this in his previous life, which is why the Immortal Cave is appearing at this time."