410: Chapter 410 Taiyi Golden Elixir, Golden Palace Jade Book!

He patted his hands with a sense of gloom, as if trying to brush off the bad luck clinging to them.

Afterward, Lu Li did not look back at the ruins again. With a flicker of his figure, he instantly transformed into a brilliant stream of light, cutting through the gloomy sky of the Secret Realm, and left the Yuding Secret Realm, which was about to collapse completely, without turning his head.

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Several days later, at the Qingyun Dao Sect, where Spiritual Qi was dense and misty.

The main hall was situated above a sea of clouds ten thousand zhang high. The entire hall was built from ten-thousand-year-old Purple Thunder Spirit Wood, surrounded by Prismatic auspicious light that never dissipated and Immortal Qi so thick it was almost liquid.

Several Immortal Cranes with wingspans of several dozen zhang soared and chirped amidst the clouds, resembling a fairyland on earth.

Just then, the heavy vermilion doors of the main hall were pushed open with a shove. Lu Li, like a child who had received a beloved toy, ran in excitedly from outside.

He trotted all the way to the desk at the front of the hall, which was carved from a single piece of ten-thousand-year-old Mysterious Ice Jade. He slammed the shimmering purple-gold jade gourd and the ancient, vicissitudinous Legacy Jade Slip in his hands onto the desk in front of his father, Lu Yuan, with a loud "bang."

"Daddy! I've successfully completed the mission! Look, inside this jade gourd are ten whole golden soul pills! And this, it's the lifelong Alchemy Legacy left behind by the Jade Tripod Golden Immortal. I didn't miss a single thing; I brought it all back intact for you!"

Lu Li propped his hands on the desk, looking up with his flushed, excited little face, his eyes sparkling. He wore a proud and expectant expression that clearly said, "Daddy, praise me quickly." Then, without waiting for Lu Yuan to ask, Lu Li began to recount his "great achievements" in the Secret Realm vividly, gesticulating wildly. He would occasionally pinch his voice to imitate Fairy Linglong's delicate and self-righteous tone, and then deliberately act out his comical, bedraggled appearance with burnt clothes to garner sympathy.

He described in vivid detail, with some embellishments, how he had cleverly disguised himself, how he had toyed with the two great Immortal Sects by exploiting their arrogance, and finally, how he had cleanly and neatly beheaded Hua Yunfei with a single slash.

Listening to his son's account and looking at the treasures on the table, the corners of Lu Yuan's mouth curled up wildly. However, in order to maintain his image as a strict father, he forcibly suppressed the urge to laugh out loud.

"Ahem..." Lu Yuan placed his fist to his lips and cleared his throat forcefully, putting on a serious yet somewhat gratified expression.

He looked at Lu Li, nodded slightly, and said in a magnetic and steady voice: "Lier, you really did an excellent job with this matter."

"Being able to remain calm in the face of strong enemies, showing both courage and strategy, and knowing how to exploit the enemy's weaknesses to land a fatal blow—you truly haven't embarrassed me or our Qingyun Dao Sect."

Lu Yuan gave his praise without hesitation, but he quickly changed the subject. His tone instantly became earnest, and his eyes even revealed a trace of a father's deep concern: "However..."

As he drew out his tone, he naturally reached out with his large, powerful hands and slowly gathered the jade gourd and Legacy Jade Slip on the table toward himself.

He reached out and took the jade gourd and the Legacy Jade Slip: "Lier, you are now a True Immortal, but these golden soul pills are overbearing items containing Immortal Golden Nature. If you were to consume them rashly at your current Realm, not only would you be unable to absorb them, but they would also rupture your Meridians, leading to an unstable Foundation."

"As for this Alchemy Legacy, it is too profound and obscure, which could easily distract you. Your current task is to stabilize your Physical Body and Laws; you must not put the cart before the horse."

While Lu Yuan spoke these high-sounding platitudes with a righteous air, his hands moved with the fluidity of flowing water, without the slightest pause. With a wave of his large sleeve, he naturally and steadily tucked the two rare treasures, which would drive countless people to madness, into his own secret storage space.

"Therefore, for the sake of your safety and long-term development, I will suffer a little today and keep these two dangerous things safe for you. When you have achieved success in your Cultivation in the future and truly step into the Profound Immortal Realm, possessing the strength to control them, I will naturally return them to you with interest for your study and use."

"Ah? You're keeping them for me again..."

After hearing his father's long string of impeccable excuses and watching the treasures disappear into his father's sleeve, Lu Li's originally excited little face slumped like an eggplant beaten by frost.

Although he had long been accustomed to his father's classic "for your own good" and "keeping it safe for you" routines since he was a child, seeing the top-tier treasures he had risked his life to snatch from the two great Immortal Sects disappear again made him feel a bit gloomy, and he couldn't help but pout his lips slightly.

"What? Do you think I would covet your things? Do you not even trust your father?" Seeing this, Lu Yuan's two thick, sword-like eyebrows shot up, his eyes revealing just the right amount of stern reproach.

"I trust you, I trust you! How could I not trust Daddy? Everything Daddy does is for Lier's own good; Daddy is the best daddy in the whole world!" Seeing that his father seemed to be on the verge of losing his temper, Lu Li shrank his neck in fear and hurriedly nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

He had experienced the terror of his father when truly furious, so how could he dare to have any complaints? He immediately changed the subject: "Then... Daddy, since the treasures are handed over to you, I'll go back to the back mountain to close-door Cultivate. I must Breakthrough to the True Immortal Realm as soon as possible!"

Having said that, fearing that his father might find another reason to test his schoolwork, Lu Li turned around immediately, moved his flexible little short legs, and like a startled rabbit, ran out of the main hall in a flash, disappearing into the misty mountain path in the blink of an eye.

Watching the heavy wooden door of the main hall slowly close behind his son, and confirming that Lu Li's energetic figure had completely disappeared from the perception of his Divine Sense, Lu Yuan, who had been sitting upright behind the desk and trying hard to maintain his dignified demeanor, finally couldn't hold it in anymore.

[Ding, successfully intercepted the Son of Destiny Lu Li's golden Opportunity "golden soul pill (ten pieces)", triggered ten-thousand-fold critical return, obtained "Taiyi Golden Core" (ten pieces) (Profound Immortal Peak consumption can directly transform into Immortal Golden Nature, promoting to Golden Immortal Realm).]

[Ding, successfully intercepted the Son of Destiny Lu Li's golden Opportunity "Yuding Alchemy Legacy", triggered ten-thousand-fold critical return, obtained "jinque jade book · Alchemy Chapter" (the highest Alchemy general outline of the Immortal Realm, containing Immortal King-level and even Immortal Emperor-level Pill Formula and refining methods).]