216: Stabilize your cultivation and siege

After the ceremony, Real Person Midnight Gao Sou ordered Jiang Yezi and others to quickly annex the Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty's territory, while he himself found a good place to enter seclusion.

His spiritual consciousness delved into his storage ring, comprehending the Legacy given to him by Duan Kong Cave.

Although Midnight Gao Sou was a player, the Xuanhuan World did not have a skill System like other games.

Players could not directly view the names and detailed information of Cultivation Techniques; instead, they acquired their own knowledge base based on various materials and items obtained.

When an item matched the knowledge base, an information prompt would appear.

For soul-transmigrated players, once they transmigrated, they immediately possessed a rich knowledge base.

As for ordinary body-transmigrated players, they would also have a basic knowledge base of Cultivation World common sense at the start.

Some widely circulated knowledge, deemed to be known by most people, could even be possessed by Mortals who body-transmigrated.

Midnight Gao Sou had previously cultivated with Star Fiend Daoist, so his knowledge base was sufficiently rich, which was a great advantage compared to other players.

Because when finding secret treasures or ancient Legacies in the wild, Midnight Gao Sou had a greater chance of recognizing them than other players.

But sometimes, guidance from predecessors was itself a form of calculation.

As Midnight Gao Sou comprehended the Legacy from Duan Kong Cave, he combined it with Star Fiend Daoist's teachings and easily recognized the name and origin of the Cultivation Technique:

【Righteous Aura Scripture】

【Golden Core Volume】

【Inherited from the Kongming Dao Lineage, it was once suppressed by righteous Cultivators and even Void Gazer Lineage Elders at its inception, but its extremely high Cultivation efficiency made it favored by many Prodigies, and it has been passed down through generations.】

“It is indeed the Righteous Aura Scripture, exactly the Golden Core Volume I need.”

Midnight Gao Sou beamed with joy: “It seems Duan Kong Cave is indeed dominated by evil Cultivators, which is why they have a natural affinity for an evil Cultivator like me, allowing me to continue my Dao path.”

Midnight Gao Sou sat down, carefully comprehending the Righteous Aura Scripture, constantly consuming Lifespan to accelerate, and also took out all the Medicinal Pills and other treasures he had previously obtained to use.

He decided to seclude himself for ten days, expend a hundred years of Lifespan, and thoroughly stabilize his Realm before going out to enjoy himself... While Midnight Gao Sou was in seclusion, the Great Love Sect advanced rapidly throughout the Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty.

Originally, the cities of Great Jiang still resisted, but after Real Person Midnight's sudden appearance, all Immortal Foundation forces bowed down and chose to join the Great Love Sect.

In just a few short days, the entire Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty had only the Imperial City left unbreached.

Jiang Yezi led his men to completely surround the Imperial City, but dared not attack rashly.

Everyone knew that the Imperial City most likely possessed terrifying means that could easily suppress and kill everyone directly.

So they were all waiting for Midnight Gao Sou to exit seclusion.

“As long as Gao Sou breaks through, we can directly deal with the Imperial City and completely occupy the entire Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty.”

Jiang Yezi looked at the Imperial City, and in his mind, he already saw the complete rise of the Great Love Sect... Midnight Gao Sou spent ten days in seclusion, consuming a hundred years of Lifespan, and finally thoroughly understood the Righteous Aura Scripture Golden Core Volume.

He then used various Heaven And Earth Treasures to stabilize his cultivation, becoming a fully formed Early Stage Golden Core.

After completing one final Cultivation Technique cycle, all the treasures sent by the Qingling Sect were consumed, so Midnight Gao Sou had no choice but to exit seclusion.

“I need to find more resources.”

He stepped into the air, preparing to return to the Great Love Sect's main peak to see how many resources had been gathered from within the Great Jiang Imperial Dynasty over the past ten days, and if they could be used for further Cultivation.

However, the moment he left his Immortal Cave, the sky darkened, becoming gloomy, as if covered by something.

Midnight Gao Sou's released spiritual consciousness was cut off like a sharp knife, directly dwindling to only a few hundred meters, and even then, it was blurry.

“Someone is ambushing me?”

Midnight Gao Sou was not foolish and immediately reacted, his mind racing. His entire body burst forth with an Aura, and wisps of blood mist surged.

He looked around but could only see hazy dark clouds.

Midnight Gao Sou felt uneasy and quickly used the communication function to ask Jiang Yezi and others if they had noticed anything abnormal.

Before Jiang Yezi and others could reply, he quickly saw one post after another on the forum:

【I'm near the Great Love Sect, and I suddenly saw Formation Flags. Did Midnight Gao Sou hire someone to set up a Formation?】

【Strange, the sky here at the Great Love Sect suddenly darkened. Are the evil Cultivators causing trouble again?】

【I'm from the Great Love Sect, and we can't get out now. It seems like something is blocking us.】

Seeing these messages, Midnight Gao Sou's unease grew.

He anxiously chose a direction, transformed into a ball of blood mist, and rapidly charged forward.

Soon, just as the forum posts described, he crashed into an invisible barrier, completely unable to Breakthrough.

Midnight Gao Sou waved his sleeves, unleashing One by one blood-colored giant hands, trying dozens of times in a row, but still unable to Breakthrough the barrier.

At this point, his heart sank completely.

Undoubtedly, this was a Golden Core level tactic, specifically targeting him, the new Immortal Master.

By this time, Midnight Gao Sou had calmed down instead, letting out a breath.

With his hands clasped behind his back, he struck a dashing pose.

He said loudly:

“May I ask which Fellow Daoist this is? Would you be willing to show yourself?”

As his voice fell, ripples appeared in the dark clouds.

Elder Xiang Yuan of Duan Kong Cave stepped out, looking at Midnight Gao Sou with a half-smile.

Beside him, Xiang He and Xiang Qing also stood in mid-air, dressed in white robes, gently swaying with the wind.

Midnight Gao Sou's hanging heart completely died.

Three Golden Cores had arrived, and they had even set up a Formation in advance; it would be difficult for him not to die.

However, he still held a sliver of hope, cupped his hands in a salute, and asked:

“Three Immortal Masters have come to visit, may I ask the purpose?”

Xiang Yuan chuckled softly: “Fellow Daoist, we are indeed here for something.”

“What is it?”

“To seek your Alchemy.”

Midnight Gao Sou was stunned: “I am not skilled in the art of Alchemy...”

Mid-sentence, Midnight Gao Sou suddenly stopped.

He was silent for a moment, then looked at Xiang Yuan, his expression suddenly changing. A wave of shock and awe surged, making his entire body tremble: “Human Medicinal Pill?”

Xiang Yuan laughed heartily: “That's right, a Human Medicinal Pill. All the auxiliary ingredients are prepared, we just lack one main ingredient. Fellow Daoist Midnight, would you be able to help with this?”

Xiang He suddenly waved his hand, and a streak of light flashed. A mountain peak of the Great Love Sect instantly vanished, and countless pavilions, Immortal Caves, and the players and Cultivators still inside were all destroyed along with it.

“Fellow Daoist Midnight, if you help us with this, the Great Love Sect can still be preserved.”

Xiang He looked coldly at Midnight Gao Sou: “You'd best think carefully about how to choose.”

Midnight Gao Sou's cold sweat streamed down, an unprecedented pressure surged in his heart, and various choices weighed on his mind.

After a long silence, Midnight Gao Sou finally spoke:

“Although there is a gap in Golden Core cultivation, and you have made preparations, if I am determined to escape, you may not have absolute certainty of stopping me.

“Even if there's just a slim chance that I escape, I only need to lie low for a while, and in the future, I will relentlessly target your Duan Kong Cave. Any of your Prodigies and Outstanding Talents who dare to leave Duan Kong Cave will not escape death.

“So, three Fellow Daoists, please state your true conditions.”

Midnight Gao Sou thought these three were trying to drive down the price, deliberately using the Human Medicinal Pill to bluff him.

However, Xiang Yuan merely chuckled:

“Fellow Daoist, you overestimate yourself.

“Today, you cannot escape, I say so.”