The eleventh heaven of the Divine Dynasty.
Besides Yulongtian, there are also spies from the Heavenly Court and the Dao Palace in other heavens.
but.
Unlike the Qingyou Pavilion of Yulongtian, which collects and sells information, the spies in other heavens help the Heavenly Court and the Dao Palace from other angles.
Therefore, collecting information in the other ten heavens of the Divine Dynasty is relatively more difficult.
But no matter how difficult it is, it can't compare to being in Heaven.
With a large number of disciples from the Immortal Sect mobilized, all the information about the major forces and locations of the Tenth Heaven, and even other secret realms, fell into Lu Tao's hands.
With this information, the Immortal Sect could act very conveniently and quickly.
While Lu Tao used the Anywhere Door to send his disciples into various secret realms and dangerous places, he also led them into various treasure vaults to plunder.
It's a two-pronged approach.
With the help of the prayer statues and their own strength, they handled these actions with ease.
When certain secret realms are of too low a grade to allow disciples of the God Emperor to enter, only a small number of disciples who are still at the God King level can be sent out, which is relatively more troublesome.
During the operation, Lu Tao also discovered that compared to the ease of looting the Heavenly Court, the Divine Dynasty faced far greater difficulties.
The reason for this lies with Lu Tao himself.
When Luo Xian bought up all the lands of the Divine Dynasty, she attracted the attention of many forces and powerful figures. She was directly wiped out by the Immortal Sect, which caused these forces to be on guard.
Their treasure trove is actually difficult to enter immediately.
"Perhaps this is what they mean by fortune and misfortune being intertwined?"
Lu Tao sighed softly.
But he didn't really care. Anyway, there weren't many forces like that, so losing a few Emperor-level materials wouldn't really matter.
that's all.
With the help of the Anywhere Door, the Immortal Sect quietly entered various secret realms and treasure troves one after another.
Without the cultivators of the Divine Dynasty being aware of it, just like in the Heavenly Court, it only took about ten days to empty the entire Divine Dynasty.
but.
The only thing that Lu Tao regretted was that, apart from a few treasures from the Tianyu Sect, he could only look at the other treasures sealed by the Dao Saints and could not take them away.
In fact, if Lu Tao really wanted to take those treasures, he could have done so.
He only needs to enslave the powerful elders who remain in charge of these forces within the sect, and he can take them away just like the Tianyu Sect.
However, the elders of other factions are not as easy to deal with as Elder Fu.
Elder Fu took the initiative to investigate Ji Yucai's enslavement by Lu Tao. He wanted to enslave other late-stage God Emperors, but even if Ji Yucai made a move, he couldn't do it quietly.
It's easy to alert the enemy.
"It's alright, getting these things is already pretty good!"
Lu Tao was easily satisfied; after plundering the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty, he had obtained enough Emperor-level materials.
Lu Tao looked at the world filled with all kinds of materials and resources and felt very satisfied.
It's no exaggeration to say that the resources Lu Tao has recently amassed are probably equivalent to one-tenth of the entire God Realm.
That's absolutely terrifying!
It should be noted that this figure includes the wealth and resources of other Dao Saints, and reaching one-tenth of that is indeed quite exaggerated.
"Phew—now that we've plundered the Divine Dynasty, we don't have to worry about being exposed."
Lu Tao breathed a sigh of relief after plundering the Divine Dynasty.
Even if the theft of the treasure vault were exposed and the Divine Dynasty and the Heavenly Court found out, he wouldn't care.
but.
I still need to go to the Taoist temple.
If the Dao Palace is like the Heavenly Court and the Divine Dynasty, then Lu Tao will naturally not let it go. Therefore, during the previous looting process, Lu Tao prayed that he would leave enough time for ten days.
"But before heading to the Dao Palace, we still need to go back to the lower realm."
Another month has passed, and it's time to go down to the mortal realm to recruit a new batch of believers. Fortunately, this is a simple matter and won't take much time.
Buzz—
As the portal opened, Lu Tao vanished from the emptied treasure vault and reappeared in the outer heavens of the lower realm.
"Go and bring the believers back!"
Lu Tao directly ordered the disciples of the Immortal Sect to take action, instructing them to use their own small worlds to bring the believers back.
The Immortal Sect has killed too many powerful figures along the way. Not to mention gods and lords, even gods and emperors number in the tens of thousands.
These powerful individuals all possess, to varying degrees, their own miniature worlds.
Furthermore, among the spoils of war obtained by these powerful individuals, there were also small worlds. It can be said that every disciple of the Immortal Sect now possesses a small world.
As for the cave dwellings, they were practically garbage, more than enough of them.
"Yes, Sect Master!"
Many Immortal Sect disciples took action, traveling to various places to win back believers according to their ranking on the faith leaderboard.
Lu Tao then returned to the weapon-refining room in his cave.
"Ice-based artifacts..."
Lu Tao stared at the icy, bone-chilling longsword in his hand, his expression slightly strange.
This is the Dao artifact obtained from the Tianyu Sect. It contains the perfect Dao of Ice. Once released, it is equivalent to a powerful God Emperor at the peak of his power making a move.
Such a Dao artifact is clearly extremely precious.
Lu Tao felt that this Dao artifact was probably left to Han Bing by a sage of the Tianyu Sect.
It's at least meant for Han Bing's use.
But who would have thought that Han Bing would perish before he could grow up, at only the mid-stage of the God Emperor realm, without ever having the chance to use this Dao artifact.
If Han Bing had possessed this Dao artifact back then, how could she have perished?
It's obvious.
The reason why the Sage of Tianyu Sect did not hand over this Dao artifact to Han Bing, but instead kept it in the treasure vault, should be because it was a so-called test, or related to the qualification to use it.
also.
Lu Tao guessed that it might also be related to Elder Fu's power.
After all, once Han Bing obtains this Dao artifact and surpasses Elder Fu in strength, whether he will obey Elder Fu's orders is not up to Elder Fu to decide.
Lu Tao didn't know if this was a drawback of many sects.
Resources and equipment intended for certain exceptional disciples are subject to various tests; otherwise, even if the equipment matches their abilities, they will not be given the opportunity to use it.
However, the Immortal Sect did not consider this aspect.
Lu Tao manages the disciples of the Immortal Sect by displaying their loyalty on a panel, making it perfectly clear who is loyal to him and the Immortal Sect.
As for qualifications...
There's absolutely no need to consider these things.
All the cultivation techniques practiced by his disciples were personally taught by him, and all of them were taught to perfection.
Even if they are not qualified, we will make them qualified.
Buzz—
Lu Tao didn't think much of it and began refining the Dao artifact.
Since this sword was left in the Tianyu Sect's treasury and was prepared for Han Bing, it naturally does not have the divine soul imprint of a Tianyu Sect saint.
When Lu Tao refines it, he doesn't need to worry about attracting the attention of the Tianyu Sect Saints, as he did when he refined the Myriad Soul Banner before.
"A mere God-Emperor dares to attempt to refine me?"
Divine artifacts possess spirits, especially imperial artifacts and Dao artifacts, whose inherent strength is incomparably powerful, comparable to a perfected God Emperor.
Such strength is beyond Lu Tao's ability to handle.
But since it is a vast world, even if Lu Tao's own strength is insufficient, he can still rely on external forces.
For example, the power of two vast worlds, or the power of formations.
Buzz!
Under the suppression of the immense power of the world, coupled with the terrifying power of multiple array formations, even a high-grade Dao artifact could hardly move an inch.
"Damn it, if you have the guts to fight me head-on, what kind of skill is it to rely on external objects?"
The spirit of the artifact was clamoring, clearly unwilling to accept defeat.
Its voice sounds like that of a young child, very innocent, as if it had just been created.
Lu Tao chuckled and said, "It's your good fortune to be refined by me!"
"Tch, even more pretentious than me. Just a mere God-Emperor. In my eyes, such cultivation is utter trash..."
The artifact spirit was utterly disdainful. Although it was somewhat arrogant, it was indeed speaking the truth compared to its own level of a perfected God Emperor. It was about to call Lu Tao trash...
Buzz!
Suddenly, the nascent Chaos Dao spread, forcibly forcing the last word back into its belly.
In an instant.
The sword, which had been unable to move even under its full force, suddenly trembled slightly with excitement, and its tone became urgent: "Master! Quickly, quickly refine me! Master, little sword is the best, it will absolutely not resist!"
As they were talking.
The astonishing resistance that had originally emanated from its sword vanished without a trace.
Under the suppression of two great worlds and numerous formations, the sword's aura was completely suppressed, making it look like an ordinary longsword.
It doesn't resemble a Dao artifact at all.
"..."
Lu Tao was slightly taken aback upon seeing this.
This sword... is indeed somewhat unusual.
"Master, hurry up and refine it! Don't just stand there!"
Seeing Lu Tao in a daze, it urged him anxiously, as if afraid that Lu Tao would give up refining it.
This left Lu Tao speechless.
But this also shows how much shock the Chaos Dao Embryo caused to other God Emperors, as well as to Emperor Artifacts and Dao Artifacts.
Whether it was the other many God Emperors back then, or this high-grade Dao artifact now, their behavior after the emergence of the Chaos Dao embryo was extremely out of control.
This kind of expression is actually extremely rare on beings like them.
But they do this every time the Chaos Dao Embryo appears.
Buzz—
As Lu Tao refined the sword, its spirit actively cooperated with him, making it easier for him to refine it.
Refining an imperial artifact is actually very difficult.
Back when Lu Tao was refining the Myriad Souls Banner, he spent a full three months refining it in his cave, and the Myriad Souls Banner was only a mid-grade Emperor-level artifact.
Not to mention, Dao artifacts are even more powerful than ordinary imperial artifacts.
It inherently contains the perfect power of the Great Dao.
As a spirit of the artifact, it can also unleash a portion of the artifact's power. Even if it cannot unleash its full potential, it can at least unleash about 50%.
With 50% of the power of the Great Dao, one can rival a mid-to-late stage God Emperor.
Such a powerful artifact, if it were to resist, would take Lu Tao much longer to refine than when he refined the Myriad Soul Banner.
But what about now?
The sword's spirit not only offered no resistance, but also cooperated fully with Lu Tao in refining it.
He refined it with extraordinary ease.
In less than a day, Lu Tao had completely refined the Dao artifact.
"Greetings, Master! Master is so amazing!"
Like a mischievous child, the Dao Sword danced joyfully around Lu Tao after he refined it, appearing extremely excited and thrilled.
"..."
Lu Tao was both amused and exasperated.
He hadn't expected this Dao sword to have such a personality.
Upon seeing his nascent Chaos Dao, he immediately stopped resisting and, after being refined, even began to flatter him.
This is completely out of place with the icy grandeur inherent within it.
Even if it's not aloof, shouldn't it at least be more composed?
The result was completely different.
Lu Tao didn't mind, and stroked the sword, asking, "Do you have a name?"
"The old man called me Xiao Jian, so I've always called myself Xiao Jian. Master, would you like to change my name?"
In the end, the spirit seemed somewhat expectant.
Lu Tao laughed and said, "Since you are the Dao of Ice, then let's call you Frost."
"Thank you, Master, I have a name now!"
Han Bing happily danced around again. This personality of hers was nothing like that of someone associated with ice.
Lu Tao didn't mind. Remembering the old man Han Bing had mentioned earlier, he asked, "Han Bing, the old man you're talking about, is he the saint from the Tianyu Sect?"
"Yes, Master."
Lu Tao asked curiously, "What exactly is a sage like?"
There are very few records about Dao Sheng.
The records regarding their cultivation level and strength are relatively vague.
Unlike the rules of the God-King, the world and Dao embryo of the God-Emperor, the Great Dao of the God-Emperor... the introduction of each realm is very clear.
However, there is no mention of Dao Saints above the Great Dao in any records. Even a God Emperor like Elder Fu doesn't know much about Dao Saints.
It seems as if these Daoist saints are deliberately concealing the truth.
Han Bing said helplessly, "I don't know either. After that old man created me, I was sealed away and I haven't even spoken a few words to him."
"Alright."
Lu Tao felt quite helpless.
As for the Daoist Sage, he himself must find the answer.
but.
Since a Dao Saint is someone who has reached the end of a great path and thus ascended to the Dao Saint realm, it must be related to the Dao, and if nothing unexpected happens, it should also be related to the world within their body.
It's similar to the Dao embryo at the God Emperor realm.
In his heart, Lu Tao already had some guesses about Dao Sheng.
We'll have to wait and see.
"Alright, let me see how strong you are."
Lu Tao reached out and grasped the Frost Sword, channeling his vast inner energy into it. Instantly, through his divine sense, he perceived a terrifying power of the Great Dao.
If this sword were to be swung out, the entire cave and Rule World No. 1 would be completely frozen.
All living things within will instantly turn into ice sculptures, devoid of any life.
It's absolutely terrifying.
The terror of the Path of Ice is even more frightening than that of the Path of Desire.
The Great Way of Desire is primarily aimed at living beings. In terms of its true destructive power, especially its destructive power to space and the environment, it is certainly far less than that of the Great Way of Ice.
Even Elder Fu's Great Dao of Earth is like this.
"Very good, I can now say that I possess the strength of a fully realized God Emperor!"
With the acquisition of this Frost Sword, Lu Tao's combat strength is now comparable to that of a fully-fledged God Emperor. If he were to add the assistance of formations and the Great Thousand World, he would naturally become even stronger.
Below the Dao Saint level, there are probably not many who can pose a threat to Lu Tao.
"However, just to be on the safe side, we should still create an even better Great Thousand World."
Lu Tao nodded silently and put away the Frost Sword.
He wasn't in a hurry to refine the Great Thousand World; he would decide after visiting the Dao Palace.
While his disciples were collecting believers, Lu Tao also organized the other jade slips, cultivation methods, and martial arts techniques, and had his clones memorize all of them.
Several years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The Immortal Sect disciples led their followers back to the world.
Without delay, Lu Tao opened the space and stepped into the Dao Palace territory.
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