"Greetings, Sect Master!"
In the main hall of the Immortal Sect, excluding elders and Xu Le, more than 140 disciples of the Immortal Sect respectfully bowed to Lu Tao.
They were all visibly excited.
Lu Tao nodded and chuckled, "Take the Transformation Pill and pray to the statue of the deity, praying that after taking the Transformation Pill, your aptitude will be raised to the upper level of the Heavenly Grade."
This is why Lu Tao gave such instructions.
It's because these little guys make all sorts of random wishes every time they visit the temple.
For example, one might pray to grow taller, to increase one's cultivation level, to stop having nightmares, to dream of loved ones, or to have the ancient barbarian kingdom destroyed.
Lu Tao granted some of Lu Tao's wishes, but naturally could not fulfill the more difficult ones.
"Yes, Sect Master!"
All the disciples excitedly agreed.
Then, more than 140 people stood in neat rows in front of the statue, solemnly bowing and making prayers as instructed by Lu Tao.
The next moment, Lu Tao's voice rang in everyone's ears, "You can take the pills now."
"Yes, Sect Master!"
All the disciples immediately sat cross-legged and excitedly swallowed the Transcendent Pill.
The hall fell silent instantly.
"Brother Lu, I'm so nervous."
He Yuanshuang looked at the disciples, her pretty face flushed, a mixture of excitement and nervousness. She couldn't help but send a telepathic message to Lu Tao.
The other disciples had the same expression.
"Stay calm."
Lu Tao remained calm, a slight smile on his face, as if everything was under control.
A moment later.
One by one, the disciples opened their eyes and looked at Lu Tao with fervor, wanting to speak, but at Lu Tao's signal, they remained silent.
Several dozen breaths passed.
Finally, all the disciples successfully advanced, without exception, and all of them achieved the highest aptitude.
This is simply a miracle.
"Thank you for your kindness, Sect Master!"
Everyone bowed to Lu Tao.
Many disciples even knelt down, not to worship the statue, but to worship Lu Tao himself.
Seeing this, the other disciples followed suit.
"Yes, get up, everyone."
Lu Tao nodded in satisfaction, then tossed out a prayer mat, making it grow larger and spread it under everyone's feet. He said solemnly, "Next, I will begin the sermon. All other disciples, come over and sit down together."
"Yes, Sect Master!"
The other disciples, who had initially envied the group of disciples who were improving their aptitude, also sat down and cross-legged on the prayer mats upon hearing this.
The next moment.
Lu Tao activated his Heavenly Eye.
The disciples were immediately trapped in an illusion.
Then, the proficiency in various cultivation techniques surged wildly in his mind.
That's not all.
One after another, low-grade and mid-grade Earth-rank cultivation techniques appeared in his mind.
And so, in a short time, the preaching was finished.
The disciples exchanged glances, all of them extremely excited.
Lu Tao was also very satisfied with this.
Although the Heavenly Eye is still only a high-grade Xuan-level technique, it can teach hundreds of people at the same time, and the technique can also be taught to ordinary middle-grade Di-level people.
This really surprised Lu Tao.
The Dao of Gou integrates tens of thousands of techniques, but its effect only surpasses two minor ranks; while the Eye Technique, with less than five thousand techniques, can already be taught beyond two minor ranks.
The two are very different.
But upon closer reflection, it seems to make sense.
Because techniques like the Breath Concealment Technique are very common in the martial arts world, they are not as refined as pupil techniques; therefore, although the number of the two differs greatly, their effects are almost the same.
What Lu Tao taught his disciples included his self-created low-grade Earth-rank physical cultivation technique and the low-grade Earth-rank Yuan Qi cultivation technique—the Immortal Scripture.
In this way, they gain an amplification of loyalty when they cultivate.
Cultivation will be faster.
"From today onwards, you are the core disciples of the Immortal Sect."
Lu Tao promoted all the disciples whose aptitude had improved to core disciples. At the same time, he distributed futons to the disciples, saying, "These futons can improve your cultivation speed. After you recognize them as your masters, if you don't use them, keep them in your dantian to nurture them. Don't let outsiders know about them."
The futon was crafted by Lu Tao's clone. When he was adding points to his skills such as the Concealing Breath Technique and the Eye Technique, he simply spread the futon out as a bed and lay on it to gain experience.
In a short period of time.
Hundreds of futons, and you've gained enough experience.
At this time, he distributed the items to his disciples, hoping to maximize their cultivation speed so that they could gain experience for his various cultivation techniques.
Then, Lu Tao said, "Go back and cultivate now. Remember, you must advance to the Marrow Refining Realm."
"Yes, Sect Master!"
More than a hundred disciples immediately ran back to their rooms to cultivate.
Each of their rooms has a cultivation room.
Lu Tao ignored them and continued to look at the other disciples. He called out the more than four hundred disciples, distributed pills to them, and had them begin to worship the statue of the god.
After dealing with this matter, Lu Tao looked at the remaining disciples whose loyalty was not yet 90 and said, "I will say it again: I have seen all your performance and efforts. Whether you can obtain the Transcendent Pill depends entirely on yourselves. Go and continue doing the mission."
"Yes, Sect Master!"
The remaining hundred or so disciples, who had initially looked somewhat dejected, mustered their spirits and went back to continue washing the chopsticks.
They are the kind of people who are cautious and stubborn, relatively older, and not so easily trusting of others.
However, their loyalty level has now exceeded 85 points.
Lu Tao was not disappointed in them at all; on the contrary, he had high expectations for them. People with such stubborn hearts were not easy to fall from grace once their loyalty was established.
"You, come with me."
After settling things here, Lu Tao took all the elders, Xu Le, Zhang Chao, and others to his residence.
Lu Tao took out a pile of pills and handed them to everyone. He looked at He Zongming, Su Peng, and Kong Xin and said, "You three can start by breaking your core and rebuilding."
"Yes, Sect Master!"
The three of them nervously followed Lu Tao's instructions, sitting cross-legged in front of Lu Tao, Wu Ming, and He Yuanshuang respectively, and began to take the pills, destroying their own dantian.
puff--
Even with the protection of the pills, the three of them still coughed up blood and looked utterly exhausted the moment they destroyed their dantian.
That's not all.
Their cultivation disappeared, and the boost to lifespan and essence from the innate realm vanished. Their skin became loose, their faces gradually became haggard and aged, and even their hair turned snow-white in an instant.
He Zongming, in particular, was already old, but now he looked like he was about to die, his breath was very weak, and he looked like he was about to die.
He Wenjing, Xia Qing, and He Yuanshuang were all worried upon seeing this.
"Hold on!"
Lu Tao remained calm as he channeled a dense stream of vital energy into He Zongming's body, working in conjunction with the medicinal pills to maintain He Zongming's life force even as his dantian collapsed.
The same applies to the other two.
He Yuanshuang protects Kong Xin, and Wu Ming protects Su Peng.
A moment later, He Zongming's dantian completely collapsed and, under the effect of the elixir, completely closed, as if it had never been opened.
As his dantian closed, He Zongming's consciousness dissipated in an instant, reverting to his soul energy.
He himself was also affected.
In that instant, a look of confusion appeared in He Zongming's eyes, as if he were having a bout of dementia, his mind a complete blank, unable to remember anything.
The once shrewd shopkeeper He had lost the light in his eyes.
It was only thanks to Lu Tao's protection, using his divine soul power to maintain his soul, that the consequences would have been far more severe.
This is the danger of rebuilding from a broken core.
It's not just the life force lost in an instant, but also the power of the soul, which has a very significant impact on them.
In other words, during the process of rebuilding one's core, one's aptitude and comprehension will be affected.
but.
After advancing to the Marrow Refinement stage, one's aptitude and comprehension will be restored and even improved, while one's strength will surge.
This is the benefit of rebuilding your elixir after shattering it.
Otherwise, no one would risk shattering their core to rebuild their cultivation.
Lu Tao continuously nourished He Zongming's soul with his divine soul power, allowing him to gradually regain his senses.
Fifteen minutes later, He Zongming finally recovered.
then.
Lu Tao taught him the techniques, had him pray to improve his aptitude, and then had him protect the next person.
beside.
Kong Xin and Su Peng have both successfully broken through the elixir.
Although they were younger than He Zongming, their cultivation levels were higher. Therefore, the danger of their core shattering was no less than He Zongming's, and perhaps even greater.
It's only because He Yuanshuang and Wu Ming are highly skilled that they could protect him.
Next.
Lu Tao and his two companions continuously protected everyone, causing everyone's cores to shatter.
The others spent much less time, firstly because they were young, and secondly because their cultivation level was not high, making it much easier for them to break through their core.
Even a big black dog is like that.
In just over an hour, all the disciples and elders at the Innate Realm successfully shattered their cores.
Praying, improving aptitude, imparting skills, distributing prayer cushions...
and.
Lu Tao also assigned Xu Le, Zhang Chao, and the other eight people another identity—protector—so that they could improve their cultivation more quickly.
"Alright, you can all go back and cultivate."
Lu Tao had high expectations for everyone.
With the boosts from the sect, loyalty, and the futons, their cultivation speed is now faster than Lu Tao's previous cultivation in the secret realm.
Even if they don't use the Dust Removal Pill, Mortal Transformation Pill, or Marrow Cleansing Pill in the Marrow Refining stage, they can still quickly advance to the Innate stage.
Once you reach the Innate Realm, with access to cultivation resources, the progress will undoubtedly be even faster.
"Yes, Sect Master!"
He Zongming, Kong Xin, Su Peng, and the others all bowed and withdrew, returning to their respective rooms to cultivate in their training rooms.
Buzz—
Kong Xin's residence was next to He Yuanshuang's. At this moment, she was cultivating with the highest-grade Heavenly Qualities for the first time in a true sense. In just a moment, the rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged towards her like a tide.
Faced with such a vast amount of spiritual energy, she would have needed an extremely long time to refine it in the past.
But now, with the help of her top-grade aptitude and top-grade cultivation techniques, she can completely refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with just a breath.
then--
boom!
It didn't take long.
Kong Xin advanced to the Marrow Refining Realm as naturally as water flowing into a channel.
"I never imagined that one day I could become a prodigy in the Marrow Refining Realm."
Kong Xin sensed her cultivation level and couldn't help but cry tears of joy. For many people, the Marrow Refinement Realm is like an insurmountable barrier, a realm that countless people yearn for but cannot reach.
And yet, with Brother Lu's help, I achieved it so easily.
"Brother Lu, thank you!"
Kong Xin silently expressed her gratitude in her heart, "I will work hard to cultivate and help Brother Lu. I hope to ask Brother Lu for a Transcendent Pill for my father so that he can also break through his core and start cultivating again."
With this in mind, Kong Xin devoted herself wholeheartedly to cultivation.
The others who had broken through to rebuild their cultivation also fared similarly, quickly advancing to the Marrow Refining Realm and cultivating frantically.
"These disciples now are barely worthy of the Immortal Sect's status."
Lu Tao sensed that many disciples of the Immortal Sect had advanced to the Marrow Refining Realm.
immediately.
Lu Tao also devoted himself to cultivation, hoping to advance to Martial King as soon as possible...
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