175: Golden intelligence: Diligence can make up for lack of talent!

Transcendent Spiritual Treasure—Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron!

This was the Gu Family's ancestral foundation; its offensive power was unparalleled in the world, claimed to be able to suppress all things in heaven and earth.

"Buzz!"

The great cauldron expanded with the wind, instantly growing to ten thousand feet in size, like an ancient divine mountain, emitting a terrifying pressure that was heavy to the extreme.

The surrounding Void Realm shattered inch by inch under this pressure, even light being swallowed up.

"My god! That's a Transcendent Spiritual Treasure!"

"It's over! With two at the Integration Peak driving a Transcendent Spiritual Treasure, can this Formation hold?"

Inside the Formation, the Sect Master of the Thousand Mechanisms Sect, Sect Master Yuhua, and others were scared pale and trembling.

Integration Peak plus a Transcendent Spiritual Treasure—this was already a strike close to the Great Ascension Stage!

However, Gu Qingxue, Leng Yue, Lu Xueyao, and the others remained calm, with no hint of worry in their eyes.

They had blind faith in Lu Yuan.

"Break for me!!"

Gu Xuanji and Gu Yandao roared simultaneously, their full cultivation base madly pouring into the great cauldron.

Rumble!

Carrying a world-destroying momentum, the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron slammed violently into the Source Heaven Yin-Yang Formation below.

This single strike was enough to level the entire Kunwu Mountain range!

Just as the cauldron was about to crash into the light barrier.

"Buzz!"

The Taiji Yin-Yang fish atop the Source Heaven Yin-Yang Formation suddenly began to rotate slowly.

A soft yet extremely resilient power surged out from the Formation.

"Dong!"

A dull, heavy sound rang out.

There was no world-shaking explosion as imagined, nor was there a scene of the great array shattering.

The aggressive Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron, upon hitting the light barrier, felt as if it had crashed into a massive ball of cotton.

The light barrier merely rippled with circles like water waves.

That terrifying impact was actually completely neutralized by the Yin and Yang Qi in an instant, even being converted into nourishment for the Formation!

The cauldron was bounced back, spinning wildly in the air, its light dimming significantly.

"What?!"

Gu Xuanji and Gu Yandao both spat out a mouthful of blood, suffering from the backlash, their eyes filled with utter horror.

"How is this possible?!"

"This was a full-power strike from a Transcendent Spiritual Treasure! It didn't even manage to crack it?!"

"Just what kind of Formation is this?!"

They could not accept this reality.

Even if they encountered the defense of a Great Ascension Stage Cultivator, it couldn't be this effortless, right?

Lu Yuan stood within the great array, looking at the two men whose faces were full of self-doubt, a mocking curve appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"That's it?"

"And here I thought the Gu Family had some real ability."

"You can't even break my mountain-protecting array, yet you want to flatten Kunwu Mountain?"

"Scram."

"Scram quickly while I'm in a good mood."

"Otherwise, once I activate the killing array, you won't be able to leave even if you want to."

This Source Heaven Yin-Yang Formation was established by relying on a Saint Grade Spiritual Vein and a yin-yang dragon vein, with the cauldron of the mother qi of all things suppressing it as the Formation eye.

Never mind two at the Integration Peak.

Even if a Great Ascension Stage came, if he were presiding over the Formation, it would be impossible to break!

"You..."

Gu Xuanji trembled with rage, pointing at Lu Yuan, unable to speak for a long time.

Humiliation!

An utter humiliation!

Bringing a Transcendent Spiritual Treasure to demand accountability, only to not even be able to enter the front door and be publicly shamed!

"Fine! Lu Yuan! You've got guts!"

Gu Xuanji took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth, "The Gu Family will remember this debt!"

"Don't be too smug! This Formation might protect you for a moment, but it won't protect you forever!"

"Let's go!"

He knew that he could do nothing to Lu Yuan today.

Staying any longer would only be more embarrassing.

With a wave of his sleeve, Gu Xuanji stowed the Dragon-Patterned Black Gold Cauldron and led Gu Yandao and the Gu Family Disciples away in their warship, dejected.

Watching the Gu Family's pathetic departure.

Within the Qingyun Dao Sect, world-shaking cheers erupted.

"The Old Ancestor is mighty!"

All the Disciples stood taller.

Even the head of a Longevity Aristocratic Family was scolded away by the Old Ancestor; in this world, who else would dare provoke the Qingyun Dao Sect?!

Kunwu Mountain, Azure Cloud Peak Main Hall.

The night was as dark as ink, the galaxy hung upside down, and when all was silent, only the ever-burning lamps in the hall flickered, reflecting Lu Yuan's handsome and profound face.

He sat cross-legged on a cloud couch, Chaos currents slowly flowing around him as if he were merging with this world, breathing in the vast spiritual essence with every breath.

As 11 PM - 1 AM arrived, the familiar System notification sounded.

[Ding, Daily Intelligence has been refreshed!]

Lu Yuan slowly opened his eyes, a golden light flashing within them as he looked at the System panel in the void.

[Golden Intelligence: In the Myriad Treasures Immortal City of the Central Plains, there is a man named Li Changsheng, who is the chief artifact refiner and Alchemy Grandmaster of the Myriad Treasures Immortal Tower.]

[He externally disguises himself as being in the Early Stage of Void Refining, but in reality, he has already hidden his way to the Early Stage of the Body Integration Stage.]

[This person has no Heaven-Defying background and relies entirely on the talent "Diligence Makes Up for Lack of Talent" to forcefully grind multiple skills such as Alchemy and Artifact Refining to the Grandmaster level.]

[No matter what Spell or Cultivation Technique it is, he only needs to repeat the practice ten million times to force his proficiency to Perfection, ignoring any Bottleneck or Heart Demon.]

[Li Changsheng will leave the Central Plains today at 11 PM - 1 AM, using his max-leveled "Breath Concealment Technique" to sneak into the Secret Realm deep within the Southern Ridge—the "Ancient Ominous Nest."]

[His goal is the royal Bloodline ranked ninth on the Ancient Myriad Races Ranking—the "Cloud Silkworm Immortal Butterfly."]

[Although this butterfly is currently in its juvenile stage, it possesses terrifying mental combat power comparable to the Body Integration Stage. The "Origin Pollen" it breathes out can construct the most realistic Dao-Enlightenment Illusion, assisting Cultivators in comprehending the Great Dao, passing the Great Ascension Stage Heart Demon Tribulation, and even healing dao wounds.]

[The "Cloud Silkworm Immortal Silk" it spits out is an excellent primary material for forging defensive-type Transcendent Spiritual Treasures, impervious to fire and water, and difficult for any law to sever.]

[Li Changsheng has prepared for this for ten whole years, grinding the niche secret technique "Ancient Beast Taming Technique" to max level and spending a fortune to refine the "Myriad Spirits Soul-Confusing Powder," a prohibited drug targeting the Divine Soul, intending to enslave the butterfly during its weak molting period and use the Origin Pollen to help himself break through to the Great Ascension Stage.]

[Furthermore, he has another deep-seated purpose, which is to use the healing ability of the Cloud Silkworm Immortal Butterfly to heal the dao wound of the Old Ancestor of the Qin Family, a Longevity Immortal Clan, thereby controlling that Great Ascension Stage Old Ancestor and making him his Dao-protecting Puppet. [Click to view coordinates]]

[Purple Intelligence: Regarding the only perfect plan to subdue the Ancient Royal Race Cloud Silkworm Immortal Butterfly.]

[Cloud Silkworm Immortal Butterfly although has terrifying combat power and excels at creating realistic illusions, its mind is like that of a young child, pure and lonely, longing all its life to weave an eternal and indestructible beautiful dream as its nest.]

[Within the Host's Formless Heavenly Demon Art, there is a move called "Great Dream of a Thousand Autumns" that can construct the most perfect immersive dreamscape.]

[If the Host does not show any killing intent upon the first meeting, but instead, as a "Dreamweaver," weaves a perfect dream filled with Innate Spiritual Qi and undying substances for it, this Cloud Silkworm Immortal Butterfly will regard the Host as its only reliance, voluntarily offering a Soul contract and following to the death.]