52: Golden Armor Taoist Soldiers

As soon as Elder Shi spoke, he keenly noticed the obvious change in expression on the face of Third Elder, the Sword Fighting Peak Lord. His heart sank, and he immediately pursed his lips, thinking, 'It's over, I seem to have caused big trouble!'

Looking at the Mingjing Peak Lord, Grand Elder, who had a speechless face, he became even more certain that what he had just said seemed a bit off.

But why?

Third Elder was indeed unaware, because during the Inner Sect assessment hall, when Grand Elder, Second Elder, Third Elder, and Fifth Elder were vying for Disciples, Elder Shi happened to be outside the Sect, naturally knowing nothing about Lu Chen's 'great name'.

"Cough cough!" Grand Elder lightly coughed, breaking the silent atmosphere in the hall: "Elder Shi, this Disciple from Doujian Peak named Lu Chen, you cannot take him."

The other two Elders from Mingjing Peak, Elder Gao and Elder Huang, nodded in agreement: "This one, you truly cannot take him."

Elder Shi nodded silently, thinking to himself: "What on earth did this old man miss?"

Is this Lu Chen really that extraordinary?

After much thought, Elder Shi still didn't ask the question out loud. At least, he couldn't ask it in front of the Third Elder, whose face had turned black.

Fortunately, the Mingjing Peak Lord, Grand Elder, promptly changed the subject: "The hundred-year period is approaching. It's time to start opening the 'Ancient Demon Remnant Tomb' to prepare for the subsequent 'Qing Ming Great Cleansing'."

'Qing Ming Great Cleansing'!

As these four words were spoken, the hall immediately fell into silence!

…………

In the small courtyard.

Inside Lu Chen's body, the spiritual energy surged violently, then like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, it all merged into his Qi Sea Dantian: "Late Spirit Transformation Realm!"

After a full half-month of diligent cultivation, all four Purple Spirit Pills were consumed, and ten middle-grade spiritual stones were refined. Only then did Lu Chen break through the middle Spirit Transformation Realm and step into the late Spirit Transformation Realm.

And stepping into the late Spirit Transformation Realm meant that his Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin could nurture ten more Dao Soldiers.

"Finally, I can start nurturing Dao Soldiers!" He suppressed the excitement in his heart and was about to select ten from the ten Xuan Fa Realm Monster Corpses to nurture into Golden Armor Dao Soldiers, but then he suddenly paused.

"Wait, I can't calculate it like that!" Lu Chen suddenly realized.

These thirty-five Silver Armor Dao Soldiers are different from ordinary Silver Armor Dao Soldiers. Having undergone the miraculous baptism of the dragon transformation fruit tree, they have already learned the first three stances of his 'Earthly Fiend Dragon Slaying Art'.

Therefore, to nurture Golden Armor Dao Soldiers, he couldn't start from scratch. He had to select from these thirty-five Silver Armor Dao Soldiers.

Otherwise, if he were to nurture ten new Golden Armor Dao Soldiers, although they would be one stage higher than Silver Armor Dao Soldiers, they wouldn't know the 'Earthly Fiend Dragon Slaying Art', and their strength would be discounted, which would be very uneconomical.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Chen directly selected ten of the strongest from the more than three hundred Penetrating Aperture Realm Monster Corpses and began to nurture new Dao Soldiers.

As for the eleven Xuan Fa Realm Monster Corpses, they had to be kept as nourishment for the thirty-five Silver Armor Dao Soldiers to absorb. When they are promoted to Golden Armor Dao Soldiers then, they will be Golden Armor Dao Soldiers who know the 'Earthly Fiend Dragon Slaying Art', and their strength will be completely different.

Even a Xuan Fa Realm cultivator coming would be hammered to death.

"Then, let me see just how powerful Golden Armor Dao Soldiers are!" Lu Chen whispered softly, then with a thought, the eleven Xuan Fa Realm Monster Corpses piled in the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin were immediately surrounded by eleven Silver Armor Dao Soldiers within it, who began to continuously absorb them as nourishment.

As for the remaining more than three hundred Penetrating Aperture Realm Monster Corpses, and a small number of Spirit Transformation Realm Monster Corpses, Lu Chen began to seriously consider them again.

More than three hundred Penetrating Aperture Realm Monster Corpses were definitely not enough to promote the remaining twenty-four Silver Armor Dao Soldiers to Golden Armor Dao Soldiers.

Then, was it possible to concentrate the resources and stack them to produce a new Golden Armor Dao Soldier?

Simply put, it meant giving all the more than three hundred Penetrating Aperture Realm Monster Corpses, as well as the few Spirit Transformation Realm Monster Corpses, to one of the Silver Armor Dao Soldiers to absorb, helping it to be promoted to Golden Armor Dao Soldier.

"A Golden Armor Dao Soldier, and one that knows the first three stances of the 'Earthly Fiend Dragon Slaying Art', will definitely be more useful than some slightly stronger Silver Armor Dao Soldiers, without a doubt." After comparing in his mind, Lu Chen came to this conclusion.

Afterward, he no longer hesitated and selected the strongest one from the remaining twenty-four Silver Armor Dao Soldiers, concentrating resources to feed it.

"My big brother, please don't disappoint me!" Lu Chen felt uncertain in his heart.

What if feeding it with more than three hundred Penetrating Aperture Realm Monster Corpses still didn't allow this Silver Armor Dao Soldier to be promoted to Golden Armor? That would be a huge loss!

Hmm! Actually, it's not a loss. As long as nothing is wasted, as long as the Monster Corpses are all used on the Dao Soldiers, it's not a loss!

After no longer overthinking, Lu Chen immediately felt the miraculous power feedback from the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin as the Silver Armor Dao Soldier continuously grew stronger. It surged into his limbs, bones, and internal organs, making his Physical Body stronger, stronger, continuously stronger.

He quickly stabilized his mind and circulated the 'Mixed Origin Undying Scripture', using this power for Body Refinement.

This process continued, continued for a very long time. Lu Chen's physical strength also continued to climb. His surging Qi and blood were vigorous, and an unparalleled sense of power filled him, making him even feel as if he could shatter mountains and the earth with a lift of his hand or foot.

In a blink of an eye, a day and a night passed.

The next day, Lu Chen suddenly felt a subtle vibration in the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin in his Sea of Consciousness.

"The Golden Armor Dao Soldier is complete!" An unprecedented feeling of joy rose from Lu Chen's heart, instantly filling his Sea of Consciousness.

"Steady, steady, can't waste this opportunity!" He didn't dare to be distracted at all and quickly immersed his mind into the newly formed Golden Armor Dao Soldier.

During the promotion of a Dao Soldier, there is a brief period of time when Lu Chen can experience the Dao Soldier's control power, which is a shortcut that can significantly enhance Lu Chen's True Intent.

At this moment, from the newly promoted Golden Armor Dao Soldier, Lu Chen felt the heaviness of the Earth Element, the explosive power of the Fire Element, the gentle and changeable nature of the Water Element, and...

The sharp, sturdy, immortal, and undying intent of the Metal Element, which he had never felt before!

Metal Element True Intent, this is the strongest offensive and defensive True Intent among the Five Elements True Intents, and can even be said to be the most outstanding one.

Once this True Intent is comprehended, the offense is unstoppable, and the defense is a Golden Body of Undying.

Time quietly flowed during the comprehension of the True Intent. Unbeknownst to him, the second Golden Armor Dao Soldier was nurtured, followed by the third, fourth, fifth...

And then more and more, driving Lu Chen's Physical Body to become stronger and stronger, and his comprehension of True Intent also became deeper and deeper.

Finally, another day passed. Within the Nurturing Soldier Immortal Coffin, the eleven Xuan Fa Realm Monster Corpses had disappeared, replaced by eleven Silver Armor Dao Soldiers who had successfully been promoted to Golden Armor Dao Soldiers.

And then, the bodies of the more than three hundred Penetrating Aperture Realm Monster Corpses had also completely disappeared, replaced by another Silver Armor Dao Soldier who had successfully been promoted to Golden Armor Dao Soldier.

It's worth mentioning that after this Silver Armor Dao Soldier was promoted to Golden Armor Dao Soldier, there were still more than twenty of the more than three hundred Penetrating Aperture Realm Monster Corpses left. So Lu Chen looked at the remaining twenty-three pitiful Silver Armor Dao Soldiers who hadn't gotten anything, and his heart softened. He gave the extra more than twenty Penetrating Aperture Realm Monster Corpses, as well as the Spirit Transformation Realm Monster Corpses that hadn't been touched yet, to these twenty-three Silver Armor Dao Soldiers.

"It's time to take a look at my Golden Armor Dao Soldiers!"