As a massive influx of luck and wish power converged, Hao Ren's cultivation base surged.
Very quickly, incredibly quickly, he successfully broke through his bottleneck, advancing to the "Foundation Establishment Mid-stage realm."
After the breakthrough, the luck and wish power continued to gather.
The entire Yun Family Immortal Manor, with its nearly ten thousand inhabitants, held boundless admiration and faith for the "mysterious senior."
Each and every one of them contributed their luck and wish power.
Hao Ren's cultivation soared, and very quickly, incredibly quickly, he broke through his bottleneck once more, advancing to the "Foundation Establishment Late-stage realm."
At this point, Hao Ren's frenzied ascension path had not stopped; it was instead accelerating.
Due to the Yun Family's "Immortal Manor Convention," surrounding cultivation forces had witnessed the power of the "mysterious senior."
Especially since the "mysterious senior" had manifested publicly, using an unprecedented "seven-layered phenomenon" to welcome his newly accepted disciple.
Awesome!
So awesome!
A large group of Golden Core cultivators, led by Chong Xuanzi of the Chong Xuan Sect, were all conquered by the "mysterious senior's" grand gestures.
They were currently kneeling outside the cave, seeking an audience with the "mysterious senior."
In terms of faith, they were in no way inferior to the people of the Yun Family.
[Ding! Congratulations Host, your friend "Chong Xuanzi" holds fervent faith in you. "Nine Dragon Sacred Emperor Qi" has absorbed an immense amount of luck and wish power from him, your cultivation +9999]
[Ding! Congratulations Host, your friend "True Person Qingfeng" holds fervent faith in you. "Nine Dragon Sacred Emperor Qi" has absorbed an immense amount of luck and wish power from him, your cultivation +9999]
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Soon, very soon, Hao Ren broke through yet again.
He successfully advanced to the "Foundation Establishment Perfected realm."
He was now only one step away from the Golden Core realm.
Hao Ren smiled.
This "Nine Dragon Sacred Emperor Qi" cultivation technique was truly amazing!
With mere casual cultivation, he had already reached the "Foundation Establishment Perfected realm."
This speed was like riding a rocket.
Then, Hao Ren thought of another matter.
Didn't the monkey's cultivation also reach the "Foundation Establishment Perfected realm"? He had been a little dejected before, unable to casually beat up the monkey anymore... But now, all problems were solved, heh heh heh...
With the same realm, Hao Ren had the "Nine Dragon Imperial Seal," a powerful weapon, so beating up the monkey was no problem!
He could already envision the beautiful scene of the monkey being pressed to the ground and dominated by him once more, a "wicked," oh no, a blissful smile appearing on his lips!
...
Hao Ren let out a "cackling" laugh from within the cave, while the Golden Core cultivators outside also beamed with joy.
Each of them held fanatical faith in Hao Ren. They were cared for by golden threads, all connected to the "luck network."
The benefits of being online were numerous.
Take Chong Xuanzi of the Chong Xuan Sect, for example. His original luck was a patch of yellow auspicious clouds; after going online, a streak of purple qi appeared at the core of the yellow clouds.
Purple qi luck, priceless!
Chong Xuanzi felt refreshed and his thoughts became clear.
The confusion and doubts in his mind vanished.
He had achieved enlightenment!
That's right, he had achieved enlightenment on the spot!
He had unexpectedly grasped three flaws in his Chong Xuan Sect's foundational technique, the "Chong Xuan Scripture," and had repaired them.
Chong Xuanzi's body radiated light, his dantian's Golden Core transformed, becoming a pure, spotless Glazed Golden Core.
Chong Xuanzi advanced from the "Golden Core Late-stage realm" to the "Golden Core Perfected realm."
Furthermore, this was no ordinary advancement. The "Glazed Golden Core" represented ultimate perfection and guaranteed the ability to "form a Nascent Soul."
In other words, Chong Xuanzi's cultivation and foundation were sufficient. As long as he felt confident in passing the "Nascent Soul Tribulation," he could choose to advance to the "Nascent Soul realm" at any time.
So envious!
He was practically on the verge of tears from envy!
It was already incredibly difficult to advance from the "Golden Core Late-stage realm" to the "Golden Core Perfected realm," and to refine the Golden Core to the pure, spotless "Glazed Golden Core" state within the "Golden Core Perfected realm" was extremely challenging. Ninety percent of cultivators could not achieve this and could only regretfully pass away.
Chong Xuanzi was overjoyed.
He "plop"ped down to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly in the direction of the cave. While kowtowing, Chong Xuanzi continuously spoke.
"Thank you, senior, for your nurturing. Thank you, senior, for your nurturing!"
Why thank the senior?
Chong Xuanzi's logical chain was as follows: He was extremely familiar with the "Chong Xuan Scripture." He had never thought there were any issues with this technique before, nor had he encountered any problems while cultivating it for so long... However, after spending half a month outside Hao Ren's cave, he suddenly achieved enlightenment, not only advancing his cultivation but also discovering three flaws in the "Chong Xuan Scripture"... A person doesn't just have an epiphany out of nowhere, so it must be the "mysterious senior" who was secretly assisting him... Thank the senior, one must thank the senior!
Excellent!
This was truly "Dehua"!
If Yun Zhenting were here, he would have felt a sense of "kinship."
Chong Xuanzi did not consider the other possibility at all: that his own diligent cultivation, his profound understanding of the "Chong Xuan Scripture," had brought him to the verge of a breakthrough, and the power of luck was merely a catalyst, not the decisive factor.
Chong Xuanzi: I don't care, I don't care, I definitely wasn't this strong on my own; it's all the senior's merit, that's right, all the senior's merit!
Chong Xuanzi's wave of "Dehua" was highly successful, inheriting and carrying forward Yun Zhenting's style.
He was on the path to joining the "Dehua Divine Cult"!
Chong Xuanzi was excited and thrilled. His pupils dilated, and he exhaled heavily through his nose. At this moment, he made the most important decision in his heart.
"The mysterious senior guided me to enlightenment, owing me a debt of gratitude. I must repay him... I've decided, I will become a young Daoist boy by the senior's side!"
Since the senior is unwilling to accept me as a disciple, I will be a young Daoist boy to serve the senior!
Chong Xuanzi grabbed a Golden Core elder by his side.
This elder was named Tao Ming, a highly respected elder of the Chong Xuan Sect.
Uh...
It was this elder who had come to persuade Chong Xuanzi to return to the Chong Xuan Sect previously. He had stood in for Chong Xuanzi to apprentice himself, and Chong Xuanzi had refused, leading to a fight between them.
Chong Xuanzi said to Tao Ming, "I declare, starting today, I resign from my position as the Sect Master of the Chong Xuan Sect. You will assume the position of Sect Master!"
Tao Ming heard this and shook his head like a rattle drum.
"No, I don't want to be the Sect Master. I want to serve the senior here!"
Uh...
Tao Ming had originally come to persuade Chong Xuanzi to return to the Chong Xuan Sect, but he was quickly brainwashed by the "Dehua Divine Cult" outside the cave.
He had now become a fanatical follower of the "mysterious senior."
Return to the Chong Xuan Sect? Whoever wants to go can go, but I'm not going back!
Go back and be the Sect Master? Whoever wants to be, can be, but I'm not doing it!