"Hey, what's that? It's sparkling. Could it be the treasure we're looking for?" Suddenly, a man exclaimed excitedly, as if he had discovered something.

The crowd followed his gaze and indeed saw the glittering thing he had mentioned, and were immediately overjoyed.

So they couldn't wait to walk forward, and when they got to the front, they saw that it was a pile of spirit stones. They were immediately excited, because there really was a treasure.

Gu Changqing stepped forward to take a look and found it was just a pile of low-grade spirit stones, nothing special.

At this moment, the elder spoke first: "We were able to discover these spirit stones thanks to Young Master Gu, so half of these spirit stones should be given to Young Master Gu, and the rest we will divide equally. What do you all think?"

“I think it’s a good idea. We should never forget our roots. If it weren’t for Young Master Gu saving us time and time again, we wouldn’t have had the chance to discover these spirit stones,” the woman in white said in strong agreement.

"Yes, I agree, I agree..." Everyone echoed, though they were a little reluctant, they still expressed their agreement.

"I appreciate everyone's good intentions, but I don't need them. Your cultivation levels are too low, so you can absorb them instead," Gu Changqing said with a faint smile, politely declining.

He wasn't being overly compassionate or trying to be a pushover; he simply didn't care for these low-grade spirit stones. Spirit stones were the last thing he needed right now, and all he possessed were top-grade ones, so naturally he didn't want these low-grade ones. They would just take up space in his storage ring anyway, so he simply gave up on them.

"This, this is probably not quite right, is it?" the elder said somewhat embarrassedly.

"There's nothing wrong with it. You can arrange these spirit stones as you see fit. I'm going to the spirit pool to absorb spiritual energy." Gu Changqing said with a faint smile, and left without waiting for the elder to speak.

"Since Young Master Gu doesn't want them, let's keep them ourselves and not divide them up. We can just absorb these spirit stones here and do it ourselves," the elder casually suggested.

"Yes, that's fine..." Everyone agreed.

So they sat down to meditate, and with a thought, began to absorb the nutrients.

At the same time, Gu Changqing suddenly jumped into the spirit pool and, without saying a word, prepared to absorb the spiritual energy here.

Just then, Gu Changqing suddenly remembered something and said to the air, "System, come out quickly, I have something to ask you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Greenie's voice echoed in his mind.

"Greenie is here. May I ask what business you have with me, host?"

"I have a question. I am already at the fifteenth level of Immortal Emperor, reaching the highest realm in history. What is the use of absorbing cultivation?" Gu Changqing frowned and asked with a puzzled look.

“Host, you’re only half right. It’s true that you are the first Immortal Emperor of all time to reach the fifteenth level, but there is the Transcendent Realm above that,” Greenie corrected.

"What the hell? What did you say? There's a Transcendent Realm? How come you've never mentioned it before? I thought the highest realm was the fifteenth level of the Immortal Emperor. Why didn't you say so earlier?" Gu Changqing rolled his eyes at Lü'er and said incredulously.

"Yes, host, the Transcendence Realm is divided into several stages: Early Transcendence Realm, Initial Transcendence Realm, Middle Transcendence Realm, Late Transcendence Realm, and Great Perfection of Transcendence Realm. The reason I didn't tell you before was because I felt it was a bit too early. But I didn't expect you to level up so quickly. Almost no one knows about the Transcendence Realm. They can't even reach the Immortal Emperor level, let alone the Transcendence Realm. No one has reached it, and it's even harder to advance beyond the Transcendence Realm. The conditions are even more stringent." Greenie explained patiently.

"Alright, if you dare to leave things half-said again, I'll spank you." Gu Changqing said with a pout.

"Understood, host, Greenie won't do it again," the system quickly replied.

"What conditions does the master need to reach the Transcendent Realm?" Gu Changqing then asked.

“To reach the Transcendent Realm, you need to create a Heaven and Earth Pagoda within your body. This pagoda has nine levels. Only by creating all nine levels can you complete this Heaven and Earth Pagoda and reach the Transcendent Realm. You’ll know once you try it, host. Besides, you received so much power last time, and with the blessing of this Spirit Pool, I believe that leveling up shouldn’t be too difficult for you,” Greenie said with great confidence.

Then Gu Changqing stopped talking nonsense, sat down cross-legged, took out the cultivation he had just gained from the transfer of power, and began to absorb it with a rumbling sound.

In an instant, he absorbed countless orbs of light at a speed like a rocket, and his aura also surged rapidly like a rocket!

Instantly, surging waves of energy rushed into Gu Changqing's body. With the help of the spiritual pool, he soon reached a peak, just a step away from breaking through.

"Boom!"

A series of deafening explosions echoed through the sky, like a magnitude 12 earthquake. The entire cave shook violently, seemingly on the verge of collapse. Gu Changqing immediately activated the Sky-Shielding System to its maximum, which prevented the cave from collapsing.

"Boom boom boom!!"

"Boom boom boom!!"

"Boom boom boom!!"

The first level of the pagoda!

The second level of the pagoda!

The third level of the pagoda!

The fourth level of the pagoda!

The fifth level of the pagoda!

In just a short while, Gu Changqing opened up the layers of the Heaven and Earth Pagoda one by one. The primordial power within Gu Changqing's body was still rolling like the sea, endless and inexhaustible. Gu Changqing opened up five layers of the Heaven and Earth Pagoda in one go with ease, like a car that had run out of control and could hardly stop.

If he wants to continue to improve his cultivation level, he must open up a nine-layered Heaven and Earth Pagoda within his body. Only in this way can he continue to level up smoothly. Once a Heaven and Earth Pagoda is opened within his body, his strength will immediately be greatly enhanced!

Gu Changqing suppressed his excitement and continued to absorb cultivation power. The cultivation power within his body was like a flood that had been released from its dam, flowing endlessly, inexhaustible, and incredibly powerful.

"Boom!"

The sixth level of the pagoda!

The seventh-story pagoda!

The eighth level of the pagoda!

The ninth-level pagoda!

Early stage of Transcendence!

Gu Changqing was so excited that he couldn't extricate himself. He immediately stopped absorbing the energy and exhaled a long breath.

After creating a complete nine-story Heaven and Earth Pagoda, Gu Changqing glanced at the system space and saw that a small portion of his cultivation had been used up. This surprised Gu Changqing slightly. Don't underestimate this small portion; it was obtained by passing on his knowledge to hundreds of sect disciples, and the amount was extremely large.

Then Gu Changqing looked into the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness, preparing to see what these Heavenly Pagodas were, that they had used so much cultivation.