549: Experience sharing (two-in-one, please vote for me)

"Everyone, look at this Spirit Map!" True Lord Xueshan walked to the innermost part of the conference room. With a wave of her hand, a Spirit Map immediately appeared.

This Spirit Map was enormous, covered with countless tiny islands and various sea areas.

Everything was laid out with extreme clarity, almost like a miniature version of the entire sea area.

All the islands and mountains within it could be magnified with Divine Sense.

Some more critical locations were even marked.

Among them, Tai Gan Abyss was also on the Spirit Map and similarly marked.

Clearly, in the eyes of True Lord Xueshan, she was equally wary of the Tai Gan Sharks within the Tai Gan Abyss.

"The Sect Leader of Heaven Gate of the Heavenly Illumination Sect has two possible locations for his closed-door Breakthrough!"

"One is within this Tai Gan Abyss, and the other is within the Heaven Gate!"

Upon hearing this, the others were visibly surprised, and even Shiming was a bit puzzled.

The Heaven, Earth, and Human Gates were clearly incomplete Spirit Treasures.

They might even be a complete Spirit Treasure.

The function of the Human Gate was to transfer all Dao techniques and had an effect similar to teleportation.

Shiming had witnessed this during the last defense of Coral Island.

The only flaw was that the gate had to appear first before people could emerge from it.

However, for Dao techniques, it was different; it could directly transfer your attack a thousand miles away!

Therefore, the Human Gate's greatest function was still to transfer Dao techniques, making it a terrifying defensive Magic Treasure.

If not for Immortal Master Kuangfeng, who, as a True Lord, later deployed a sixth-tier formation, leaving the Earth Gate Master with no escape, he would never have been killed.

Now, the Human Gate was also in the hands of Coral Island.

The Earth Gate was even more profound and unfathomable. Although Shiming didn't know its exact function, the fact that it could evade a True Lord's Divine Sense detection and appear on Coral Island was extremely powerful.

Thinking from another perspective, if the Lin Family had such an enemy appearing on Shuangmu Island, he would also be restless.

Of course, if such a situation truly occurred, Shiming's System notifications would surely provide a warning.

Moreover, he estimated that this Earth Gate must also have its flaws; otherwise, it would be too powerful.

"Fellow Daoist Xueshan, the Heaven Gate must be hard to find, right?" Demonic Blood True Monarch hesitated for a moment, then tentatively spoke.

The reason the four of them were here was precisely to divide the Tianzhao Sea.

As for sending gifts and congratulations, that was secondary.

But if the Sect Leader of Heaven Gate of the Heavenly Illumination Sect also achieved a Breakthrough to True Lord, then their idea of dividing the territory might have to change.

Otherwise, an undying True Lord would be enough to give all of them a headache.

For the six major powers, what made them hesitate was that 'you also have Family disciples, and I also have Family disciples.'

They constrained each other: 'you don't offend me, I don't offend you.'

But once this breach was torn open, there wouldn't be so much benevolence and morality.

Endless retaliation would become the main theme.

"The Heaven Gate is naturally hard to find. As far as I know, only one person knows the location of the Sect Leader of Heaven Gate: the Earth Gate Master!" True Lord Xueshan continued.

"Fellow Daoist Xueshan, this Earth Gate is known as the Formless Gate. If he doesn't emerge from within the gate, neither you nor I can easily discover him!" Golden Light True Buddha on the side also spoke.

They had long heard about the three gates of the Heavenly Illumination Sect.

The Heaven Gate was called the Heavenly Dao Gate, containing a Small World. There were rumors it was a Heavenly Secret Realm, and also rumors of hidden treasures within the Small World.

The Earth Gate was called the Formless Gate. Its greatest function was to distort space and project space.

What seemed like a mere inch apart could actually be tens of thousands of miles away.

Yet, you would feel like he was right there.

He could attack you, but you would find it difficult to attack him.

One could even say that it could project anywhere at will.

Of course, the strength of the projection would be greatly reduced, and this reduction would vary with distance.

"Fellow Daoist Jinguang, don't worry. The Heaven Gate and Earth Gate are indeed hard to find, but the Heaven, Earth, and Human Gates were all refined from the same Void Realm fruit, and they are originally a set of Spirit Treasures. It's just that when combined, they cannot be refined or wielded by a Golden Core Cultivator."

"And the masters of these three gates are also blood brothers!"

"By using a secret technique with the Human Gate, one can deduce the Heaven Gate's location, and finally, even directly teleport there!" True Lord Xueshan clenched her fist, making a gesture of catching them all in one net.

As she spoke, she flipped her hand, and a small, palm-sized gate appeared.

The aura of this small gate was somewhat similar to Shiming's Book of Hidden Paths, emitting a faint treasure light. He hadn't noticed it before.

Now, upon closer inspection, he found a faint treasure pattern on it.

It seemed to be the Treasure Unlocking Art.

The other True Lords also nodded after a glance.

Their concerns were largely dispelled.

This time, their division of spoils was naturally not to be done brazenly, but rather in the capacity of victimized families from Coral Island, seeking justice.

If the Sect Leader of Heaven Gate couldn't be found, this justice couldn't stop.

"Since we've agreed on a strategy, next is the division of the various large islands. The distribution of sea areas and the division of Secret Realms also need to be determined in advance, and I've made a preliminary division based on geography!"

"Of course, this is a preliminary determination. The actual situation will depend on each individual's strength. If even the remnants of the Heavenly Illumination Sect cannot be dealt with, others have the right to continue sharing the spoils!" True Lord Xueshan added.

Next, there was a series of island divisions, which Shiming found rather tedious.

According to the division of sea areas, the Coral Alliance took the lion's share, almost half of the region, with the remaining half divided among the other three families.

This division clearly included Shiming.

Shiming and True Lord Xueshan both belonged to the Coral Alliance.

The two Golden Core-level forces were enough to secure more interests.

Moreover, this time, the Coral Alliance was in the commanding position.

Although the other True Lords hesitated somewhat in their words, they ultimately agreed.

Especially when it was added later that the actual situation could be renegotiated, all three nodded. They naturally wanted to occupy a bit more.

And True Lord Xueshan understood their thoughts. No power would be entirely clean, but the Coral Alliance started with half the territory, so sharing a bit more wouldn't hurt.

However, these things were not openly discussed.

As for Shiming, he was tied to Coral Island.

Once the Coral Alliance rose, it would inevitably allocate some territory to the Lin Family.

For Shiming, the best territory wasn't any isolated land, but the Hongye Islands plus the Lanling Archipelago.

The Hongye Islands should not pose much of a problem now, but the Lanling Archipelago might still have some issues.

Next, they discussed some details. For Shiming and Zhao Yulin, it was all just listening, with no opportunity to express opinions.

In fact, this also applied to Demonic Blood True Monarch, Golden Light True Buddha, and Lord Nine Dragons.

Everything had already been arranged by True Lord Xueshan over the past few years.

After the last sentence was spoken, True Lord Xueshan spoke again:

"Everyone, in fact, you all should have noticed that the power of a True Lord should be far beyond what we currently grasp. The main reason is that the sixth-tier Legacy has been lost. Therefore, in my opinion, we should piece together and exchange our sixth-tier Legacies to maximize our strength. Otherwise, when we go to the Eastern Domain to compete for treasures in the future, we will have no advantage whatsoever!"

"The Nascent Soul True Lords over there might not be like us, completely lacking a sixth-tier Legacy!" True Lord Xueshan said.

Upon hearing this, even Shiming was deeply shocked.

True Lord Xueshan had so many intentions.

And these words were indeed true, benefiting all four True Lords.

"This matter is excellent!" The others also spoke.

Even the usually inarticulate Golden Light True Buddha made a Buddhist hand gesture and nodded.

Then, the others looked at Shiming. Clearly, they wanted Shiming to release the Autumn Blood Sword.

Shiming couldn't help but secretly curse the True Lords in his heart.

Sure enough, he had been calculated.

Although he initially thought that the other party was placing him at a certain level, now it seemed that they were calculating for the Autumn Blood Sword behind him.

"Fellow Daoist Lin, our four experiences of breaking through to Nascent Soul can also be shared together. Your Dao Protector can also count as one!"

"This grand assembly of Fellow Daoists is truly rare..." True Lord Xueshan began.

At this point, Shiming also began to inquire about the Autumn Blood Sword. He naturally wanted to know the experiences of these four in breaking through to Nascent Soul. This would not only help Shiming but also be of extraordinary significance to the other members of the Lin Family!

A single experience of breaking through to Nascent Soul could even serve as the foundational heritage of a Golden Core Family.

And there were four of them, encompassing Buddhist Cultivators, Demonic Cultivators, as well as Fire Cultivators and Beast Cultivators!

"Alright!" The Autumn Blood Sword nodded. To be honest, it was no longer the same as before. It used to be a pure Magic Treasure, but now it had transformed into a Spirit Cultivator.

It could be considered to have embarked on the path of a Cultivator.

If there was anything to learn from, it would naturally learn.

As the Autumn Blood Sword emerged, Shiming introduced it.

"This is Senior Qiu Xue!"

"Fellow Daoist Qiuxue, I apologize for any offense earlier. I hope Fellow Daoist will not take it to heart!" Lord Nine Dragons was the first to speak.

These True Lords were truly capable of letting go. One should know that if there was any offense earlier, it should have been the Autumn Blood Sword that severely injured him.

But Lord Nine Dragons was the first to apologize!

The Autumn Blood Sword did not respond. After all, it was a sword.

A sword surely didn't need to apologize!

The other True Lords also greeted the Autumn Blood Sword.

After the greetings, True Lord Xueshan was the first to begin explaining.

"Nascent Soul is the transformation of the Golden Core into a Nascent Soul. In my opinion, it is divided into three steps: Flawless Body, drawing Innate Qi into the Golden Core, and solidifying the Nascent Soul!"

"Among them, the most important is to draw Innate Dao Qi into the body!"

"The reason there was no path to Nascent Soul before was that the Innate Dao Qi was invisible!"

"Blocked by this world, breaking the Golden Core would only lead to one possibility: the Divine Soul shattering, True Qi depleting, and Lifespan exhausting, leading to death!"

"And this Innate Dao Qi is like the Innate Qi of a newborn infant, capable of locking in Lifespan!"

...True Lord Xueshan continued to explain.

Some of it came from ancient texts of Coral Island, while some was True Lord Xueshan's own understanding!

Shiming listened very attentively, completely engrossed.

He wished they would speak for ten days or half a month.

After about half an incense stick's time, the System notifications also corrected a point for Shiming.

This made Shiming a little heartbroken.

True Lord Xueshan seemed to be holding nothing back, perhaps to encourage the Autumn Blood Sword to speak more.

Every word she spoke was profound.

They had researched for nearly a thousand years, and their understanding of Realm and cultivation was indeed not low.

This could be seen from the fact that the notification only appeared after half an incense stick.

After True Lord Xueshan finished, it was Demonic Blood True Monarch's turn. Demonic Blood True Monarch spoke about Demonic Path methods.

"True Lord Xueshan's words are reasonable. I shall supplement them. In my opinion, besides the Physical Body's blood Qi, True Essence, and Divine Sense reaching their Peak for a Flawless Body, one also needs clear thoughts and an unwavering Dao Heart. In our Demonic Sect, we all undergo thirty years of closed-door cultivation amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood, eliminating all distracting thoughts..."

Demonic Blood True Monarch's methods sounded somewhat bloody at first listen.

But in fact, they led to the same destination, just one relied on indifference, and the other on the Dao of nature.

After Demonic Blood True Monarch finished, Golden Light True Buddha eagerly began to explain.

"Fellow Daoist, this seems like too much slaughter, which is not good for passing the Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation and Heart Demon Tribulation..."

After Golden Light True Buddha finished his supplement, it was Lord Nine Dragons' turn.

"I, however, was somewhat fortunate, utilizing the tribulation-transforming Qi of the Tribulation-Transforming Dragon..." Lord Nine Dragons also began to explain.

Shiming remembered everything clearly. At the same time, he also used the Soul Contract to have Old Wood record every word in the Jade Slip within the Grotto-Heaven.

These were precious experiences, and he had great trust in Old Wood's intelligence.

Plus, he could use the System notifications to correct them daily in the future.

That way, the Lin Family would have four almost perfect insights into breaking through to Nascent Soul.

After Lord Nine Dragons finished, two hours had inadvertently passed. Shiming only felt that time flew by too quickly.

At this moment, the four True Lords looked expectantly at the Autumn Blood Sword.

They completely ignored Shiming.

The Autumn Blood Sword also didn't hide anything and began to explain.

However, what it explained were only some theories.

Of course, even theories were of great help to the four!

And Shiming also recorded what the Autumn Blood Sword said.

These were five insights.

After explaining for half an hour, the Autumn Blood Sword shook its head and entered Shiming's Grotto-Heaven.

True Lord Xueshan and the others were a bit regretful.

They wanted to continue asking, but ultimately gave up.

"Fellow Daoists, prepare yourselves well. There must be some Secret Manuals within the Heavenly Illumination Sect!" True Lord Xueshan seemed very free and easy, and was the first to recover from the discussion.

She spoke directly.

Her words also stirred the hearts of the other three.

Now that they had all broken through to Nascent Soul, they naturally wanted to advance further, break through to Incarnation, and undergo Tribulation to Ascension!

It was said that the Lifespan-extending treasures in the Spirit Realm started at a thousand years... The three quickly took their leave. After that, only Shiming, Zhao Yulin, and True Lord Xueshan remained in the room.

"Are you not curious why I called the two of you?" True Lord Xueshan asked.

"You'll know once you see this Storage Pouch!" True Lord Xueshan raised her hand.

Zhao Yulin took the Storage Pouch.

Inside, surprisingly, was a ten-thousand-year-old Ice Core Fruit!

And a ten-thousand-year-old Cloud Willow Wood Core!

These two treasures were specifically for Zhao Yulin and Immortal Master Tian Liu.

"He exchanged three ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicines for the price of covering for me!" True Lord Xueshan said.

Shiming was not surprised by the ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicines. Other powers might lack them.

But Coral Island certainly didn't, after all, the Ziyang Secret Realm had them. Shiming himself had obtained a Crimson Cloud Grass back then.

According to the Coral Alliance and Coral Island's quotas and their understanding of the Secret Realm, obtaining one plant every fifty years was highly possible.

Even at the very beginning, obtaining one every twenty years was possible.

And for Immortal Master Kuangfeng, Shiming felt deep regret!

"You are also a member of my Zhao Family. Whether you return to the Family or not, as your Uncle, I hope you can successfully form your Nascent Soul!"