56: The first best friend! The ultimate imperial magic weapon, the Yun-Zhen Ding!

Two hours later, an exasperated and heart-wrenching voice echoed throughout the entire Qing Xuan Prefecture.

"Lu Hao, you little brat!! You've gone too far!!! Would it kill you to let me win just once!! Huh???"

"You have such a cruel heart! How could you treat me like this!!"

Lu Hao looked at Rong Yuanliang's broken expression across from him and laughed uncharitably.

"Hahaha..."

"You're still laughing! Damn it, you brat! I really misjudged you!!"

The two had been battling for two hours, a full twenty-five rounds. Looking at the current situation, there was no doubt: Rong Yuanliang hadn't won a single game.

Adding the previous twelve rounds, Rong Yuanliang had suffered a total of thirty-seven consecutive losses!

Especially in the last round, Lu Hao suddenly had a bad idea and kept attacking until only the commander was left before ending it.

This was what truly broke Rong Yuanliang.

"I refuse to accept this! I clearly have no rivals left in the Heaven Sword Sect, so how can I still not beat you at this!"

"Brother Rong, this requires brains. I am the Chess Saint of this generation; it's no shame to lose to me. You must know, I haven't tasted defeat since I came down from the mountain!"

After hearing this, Rong Yuanliang was even angrier. Was this kid implying he had no brains?

"Your brain is the one with the problem! You just wait, I will definitely defeat you next time! If I don't vent this anger, my Dao Heart will become unstable!"

"Hahaha, fine, fine. I'm always ready to accompany you."

...

In a fit of pique, Rong Yuanliang didn't leave and instead stayed temporarily at the Qingxuan Sect.

After all, there was nothing pressing in his own Sect, and to defeat Lu Hao as quickly as possible, he continued to work hard.

Moreover, the Origin Qi here was so rich, it was also a good place to Cultivate.

From then on, almost every day, Rong Yuanliang would go to find Lu Hao with full confidence to play a few games.

But every time, he would leave that courtyard with a red face, seething with suppressed anger.

The Disciples of Qing Xuan Prefecture were already accustomed to it, though they secretly wondered why this Elder from the Heaven Sword Sect was always blushing—could it be?

Rong Yuanliang was also a person who understood etiquette; apart from the first time when he instinctively probed some of the Qingxuan Sect's Disciples, he never released his Divine Sense again.

Lu Hao nodded secretly at this; this person was indeed someone worth befriending!

Ten days after Rong Yuanliang started his temporary stay, Lu Hao secretly helped him make a Breakthrough.

That day, Rong Yuanliang was exceptionally happy, dragging Lu Hao to drink for a full three hours, and he didn't even blush after losing at chess.

After all, no matter how great the world was, his own cultivation was the greatest.

Rong Yuanliang returned to his residence with a happy smile.

Even the passing Disciples were secretly surprised.

Why is this person so happy today and not blushing?

...

All good things must come to an end.

Two months later, Rong Yuanliang came to find Lu Hao to say goodbye.

He was, after all, an Elder of the Heaven Sword Sect; it wouldn't be good if he didn't return for too long.

When Lu Hao learned of this, he felt a bit reluctant to part.

So he personally saw him off for a thousand miles.

Rong Yuanliang was secretly moved and turned to say to Lu Hao:

"There is always an end to every gathering, Brother Lu, no need to see me off further."

"Haha, alright. Safe travels, Brother Rong."

"There isn't anyone blind enough to mess with me yet. Brother Lu, if you have time, you must come to my Heaven Sword Sect to sit for a while; I'll play the host."

"Of course. After the matter of the Tian Yuan Secret Realm is over, I will definitely visit in person."

"Until we meet again."

"Until we meet again."

In an instant, the person beside Lu Hao had disappeared.

Lu Hao returned to the Qingxuan Sect with a slight sense of loss.

Suddenly having one less person to share wine and conversation with did make him feel empty.

【Ding, the intimacy with Rong Yuanliang has reached the level of Best Friend. Do you wish to bind?】

"Bind!"

Lu Hao didn't hesitate for a moment. The loss in his heart was swept away instantly; what an unexpected gain.

He had always wanted to bind with his eldest Disciple, but the intimacy had never been high enough.

He had only coveted the other's Heavenly Immortal cultivation.

He had never thought about the System factor regarding Rong Yuanliang, yet he had unexpectedly achieved the intimacy level in the end.

It truly was.

Intentional planting of flowers yields no blossoms, while unintentional planting of willow branches creates shade.

Lu Hao opened the System:

【Host: Lu Hao

Cultivation: Mahayana Early Stage

Beloved Friends and Family: Can bind Dao Companion: 2, Can bind Disciple: 2 (Bound Disciple Dugu Litian), Can bind Master: 1 (Bound Master Lingyun), Can bind Best Friend: 1 (Bound Best Friend Rong Yuanliang)

Cultivation Techniques: Heavenly Spirit Art Great Perfection, Muscle Transformation Sutra Great Perfection, Demon Transformation Art Great Perfection, Great Heaven Creation Palm Great Perfection, Sword Soaring Nine Heavens Art Great Perfection... Click to expand

Magic Treasures: mountain and rivers state diagram, cosmos cauldron, all heavens celebration clouds, pangu banner, innate five direction flag, heaven and earth exquisite pagoda, Bitter Sea, Golden Lotus... Click to expand

Special Physique: None

Special Ability: Heavenly Eye of Unveiling

Special Functions: Master-Disciple Cultivation Function, Sect Development Function

Points: 684

Daily Breakthrough Attempts: 1000

Tasks: None】

Hahaha, time to go back to sleep!

The years are peaceful. Time, like a rainbow after the rain, slowly fades into the azure horizon, leaving behind a faint memory.

More than half a year later, the Tian Yuan Secret Realm was about to open soon.

The Qingxuan Sect had reserved three hundred and fifty spots in total. This wasn't because the Qingxuan Sect didn't want to share with other powers in Nansu City.

The problem was that apart from the Qingxuan Sect, there weren't many Core Formation Cultivators in the entire Nansu City.

The spots were naturally obtained by those with stronger strength.

If it hadn't been for Lu Hao speaking up, in a normal competition, all four hundred spots would have gone to the Qingxuan Sect.

Lu Hao looked at the three hundred and fifty Disciples before him.

After more than half a year of Cultivation, these people's cultivation levels were all at Core Formation Great Perfection.

And it wasn't just simple Core Formation Great Perfection!

The cultivation of these three hundred and fifty Disciples had been suppressed to the extreme; they were now in a state where they couldn't absorb even a trace of Origin Qi.

Everyone's body was in a state of constant tension.

Parts of their Origin Qi would escape from their bodies from time to time.

Every time they spoke, large mouthfuls of Origin Qi would gush out.

The sight was truly amusing.

"Everyone, for this trip to the Tian Yuan Secret Realm, you must do your best to obtain treasures from within the Secret Realm for our Qingxuan Sect!"

"Yes, Senior Brother Lu!"

"Before setting off, everyone must walk under this cauldron."

Lu Hao took out a cauldron. The others might not know what this was, but Lu Hao knew it all too well.

"Luck Suppressing Cauldron, Imperial Rank Peak Magic Treasure, can greatly increase and permanently stabilize a Cultivator's Luck!"

A Cultivator who obtains this treasure will receive a massive boost of Luck, which will be suppressed into their own destiny.

Luck is a very mysterious thing, elusive and unfathomable.

The Luck between Heaven and Earth is a fixed number; if one side is prosperous, another must decline.

A person with strong Luck can do anything with ease; they can turn the ordinary into Opportunity and turn disaster into good fortune.

For example, if you fight against someone with strong Luck, even if their cultivation is inferior to yours, it is very difficult to kill them.

Countless twists and turns will arise during the battle to prevent you from killing them.

If the other party's Luck is extremely strong, it's even possible that while you are fighting, a cauldron might fall from the sky and crush you to death!

Such things are not fabricated out of thin air.

There has been such a precedent on the Tiangang Continent.

And if a person with low Luck does anything, it is like rowing against the current.

They might even choke to death while drinking water!

From this, we can see the importance of Luck.

But precisely because of this, the path of Luck is extremely difficult to enter; even Immortals can hardly be sure of it.

Any Magic Treasure that involves the power of Luck is of a very high rank!

At this moment, the three hundred and fifty Cultivators had no idea that they were about to receive the greatest Opportunity of their cultivation journey so far.