545: Chapter 545 The Danger of the Elf Race

[After some thought, you speak: "How about this... I will first serve as a Sect Elder or Protector. Once I Breakthrough to the Mahayana stage in the future, I will take on this heavy responsibility. What do you think?"]

[Murong Changge and the other two look at each other and nod simultaneously.]

["Fine," Murong Changge says with a smile. "Then I shall toil for a while longer. Once you Breakthrough to the Mahayana stage, I will pass the position of Sect Master to you."]

[Having said that, he hands you a qiankun ring: "Inside are the Mind-Cultivation Techniques and Heaven And Earth Treasures you need to Breakthrough to the Body Integration stage. Take them for now."]

[Your eyes light up as you take it, cupping your fists: "Many thanks!"]

[The Wuji Old Ancestor suddenly speaks again: "By the way, my Wuji Immortal Sect has a secret that is only revealed after stepping into the Mahayana stage. But since your status is special, I will tell you beforehand."]

["What is it?"]

[He doesn't say anything, but simply hands you a Jade Slip.]

[Your Divine Sense probes inside, and your expression changes drastically. You remain silent for a moment before solemnly putting the Jade Slip away.]

[You look seriously at the Wuji Old Ancestor: "You said before that you would be Undergoing Tribulation and Ascension soon? Is it related to this matter?"]

[The Wuji Old Ancestor nods solemnly: "This matter concerns our Wuji Ancestral Master. I must find out what happened."]

["Very well," you nod. "I will definitely clear this matter up in the future."]

[The three nod, their figures flickering as they vanish. Just as when they arrived, they left without leaving behind even a trace of a breeze.]

[The next day, the Wuji Immortal Sect issued a Sect decree—Qin Chen is to serve as the Great Protector of the Wuji Immortal Sect.]

[This news quickly spread throughout the Immortal Domain.]

[In the following days, the entire Immortal Domain became strangely quiet.]

[You are currently inside the body of the Immortal Sword, taking stock of the assets you recently scavenged.]

[When the dozen or so qiankun rings from the Liu Clan were opened, the spiritual light almost blinded your eyes.]

[Magic Treasures were piled up like mountains, there were over a dozen Spirit Treasures, Top-Grade Spirit Stones were neatly stacked, and there were piles upon piles of unnamed Heaven And Earth Treasures.]

[Looking at those piles of Top-Grade Spirit Stones, you think of the word that fits you best—poor!]

[As expected of the Liu Clan Immortal Family, their family background is terrifyingly deep.]

[The qiankun ring of any random person here is wealthier than the Old Ancestor of a second or third-rate Sect.]

[After picking for a long time, you keep eight handy Spirit Treasures for yourself—the xuantian seal, the nine nether profound armor, the Soul-Suppressing Bell, the myriad transformations returning to origin scroll, the Primal Chaos Bead, the immortal binding rope, the Heaven-Earth Bottle, and the Dragon Abyss Sword.]

[You divide the rest into a dozen portions, and then give the remainder to Qin Han.]

[That fellow is so happy he's rolling around inside the spatial ring.]

[You then open the qiankun ring given by Murong Changge—the Body Integration Mind-Cultivation Technique, plus a pile of Heaven And Earth Treasures for the Breakthrough, are neatly stacked inside.]

[There are mainly two paths to Breakthrough to the Body Integration stage.]

[One is the path taken by Prodigies—relying on one's own profound comprehension of the Laws, supplemented by a Mind-Cultivation Technique, to forcibly break through the realm.]

[The success rate of this is not high, but it has the advantage of a solid Foundation.]

[The other is the path taken by most Cultivators—gathering all the Heaven And Earth Treasures and using external items to forcibly stack them up.]

[The success rate of this is also not high and depends on fate.]

[Regardless of which method, the probability of failure is terrifyingly high.]

[Unless you have an Immortal Spiritual Root or a Chaos Spiritual Root—for those two types of people, breaking through is like drinking water, and their cultivation has no Bottleneck or upper limit.]

[But no matter which method is used, the threshold is the same: at least one hundred Laws must reach Perfection.]

[You currently only have fifty-five.]

[You immediately condense a Clone to travel outside and fulfill your duties as a Protector, while your main body remains inside the Immortal Sword for closed-door Cultivation.]

[Fortunately, the xuantian treasure mirror has also awakened. You continue to rely on it, and your efficiency greatly increases.]

[In the eighty-fifth year, with the assistance of the xuantian treasure mirror and those Spirit Treasures, you finally reach Perfection in seventy-five Laws.]

[In the hundredth year,]

[Ninety Laws have reached Perfection; only ten more to go.]

[On this day, while your Clone is in the Protector's Hall, Yu Tiankuo, Yu Hong, and Yu Ji come to visit.]

[You had already guessed their relationship—they all come from the Elf Race.]

[The Elf Race has its own Star Continent, but their racial characteristics dictate that their population is extremely small.]

[Of course, this "extremely small" is relative to the Human Race.]

[The Elf Race only has a scale of tens of millions, which, in the context of the entire Immortal Domain, can indeed be considered on the brink of extinction.]

[You invite the three of them into a pavilion and pour each of them a cup of spiritual tea.]

[The tea fragrance lingers, but the three are absent-minded, picking up their teacups only to put them down, and putting them down only to pick them up again.]

[Seeing that they have something on their minds and seem to want to speak but can't find the words, you smile and say directly: "Just speak your mind. It's not like we've only known each other for a day or two."]

[Yu Tiankuo puts down his teacup, remains silent for a moment, and then speaks: "Brother Qin, to tell you the truth, the three of us are all from the Elf Race."]

[You nod, gesturing for him to continue.]

["You might not know this, but the continent where our tribe is located is near the Chaos Sea—that Chaos Sea at the junction of the three domains."]

[He pauses, his expression becoming serious: "However, we have discovered a strange occurrence."]

["That Chaos Sea is spreading outward every year. Bit by bit, the speed isn't fast, but it has never stopped."]

["By now, it is getting closer and closer to our tribal lands."]

[Yu Tiankuo's voice sinks: "Our Old Ancestor used his life essence blood and a Great Deduction Technique to deduce that within a thousand years, our tribal lands will definitely be swallowed by the Chaos Sea."]

["But..." He looks up at you, "The Old Ancestor also deduced the only chance."]

["What chance?"]

["A person," Yu Tiankuo says, emphasizing every word. "A person who can hold a sword and cleave open the Chaos Sea."]

["However, the information deduced was extremely sparse. All we know is that the person cleaved the Chaos Sea with a sword, but their face was blurred and their identity couldn't be seen."]

[Yu Hong and Yu Ji stand to the side with serious expressions, not saying a word.]

[You can't help but laugh: "Don't tell me you think that the person who cleaved the Chaos Sea with a single sword is me?"]

["How big is that Chaos Sea? It's probably no smaller than the Zixiao Immortal Domain, right? You're giving me too much credit. A person who can cleave open the Chaos Sea with one sword—even someone at the Peak of the Mahayana stage couldn't do that!"]

["Sigh," Yu Tiankuo sighs, shaking his head with a bitter smile. "We also find it very strange, but our Old Ancestor's Great Deduction Technique cannot be false."]

["Wait," you suddenly think of something and raise your hand to interrupt him. "Even if the Chaos Sea is spreading and will submerge your tribal lands, can't you just relocate?"]

[Yu Ji speaks up: "Big Brother Qin, there's something you don't know. Our Elf Race is very special, and our tribal lands cannot be moved."]

["Correct," Yu Tiankuo adds. "Has Brother Qin not noticed that my cultivation has not progressed at all for so many years?"]

[You look closely at Yu Tiankuo, and your heart stirs slightly—indeed, over these years, his cultivation has been like it was nailed down, not moving an inch.]

[The same goes for Yu Hong and Yu Ji; their true cultivation has always been at the Soul Transformation stage and has never changed.]