Mortals get a golden finger for immortal cultivation every year

"Is the Rakshasa clan planning to form a marriage alliance with the Heavenly King? They even sent a princess, and if nothing unexpected happens, this princess will become the Rakshasa clan's God-Empress. Isn't this a bit too much of a sacrifice?"

One of the gods in the Heavenly Court, especially one who disliked Zhao Shuang, frowned and said.

"What's this? Just a Rakshasa. A lowly clan. Don't forget that the Yama clan member, in his attempt to be with the Heavenly King, almost destroyed the entire Yama clan. It caused chaos, darkness, and almost no one could stop them. The entire Yama clan paid a heavy price to suppress them, and even had to agree to a series of unequal treaties to calm things down. Now the Rakshasa clan wants to offer a princess? Isn't that underestimating the Heavenly King? They have no sense at all. If they underestimate the Heavenly King like this, he certainly won't take them seriously. He's probably laughing at that Rakshasa guy right now. I bet after this is over, he'll have to discuss something with the Rakshasa clan..." The development continues... but it's uncertain how things will unfold. Will the Heavenly King actually marry this Rakshasa princess? If they truly get together, it would be a tremendous boon for the entire Rakshasa race, but not for the Heavenly Court. The benefits the Rakshasa race would gain with the Heavenly King's help are unimaginable. They would acquire at least five or six divine artifacts, and that would only be the beginning. The subsequent Daoist supernatural powers would be countless. If they could obtain several Daoist supernatural powers, the Rakshasa gods would become incredibly powerful. At that point, dealing with the Rakshasa would be far too difficult. Therefore, we absolutely cannot allow the Heavenly King to have any dealings with the Rakshasa race. We must eliminate this Rakshasa princess at any cost.

Another deity from the Heavenly Court spoke, and his words drew disdain from the other deities. They all knew perfectly well what the Rakshasa princess meant; killing someone like her was virtually impossible. The consequences would be far too great, incurring the wrath of the entire Rakshasa race—definitely not a good thing for the Heavenly Court. Generally, defeating such an important figure was already a feat, and even then, it would require a cultivator of the same cultivation level. Deities like themselves couldn't possibly intervene; doing so would break the rules.

But they couldn't just stand by and watch the Rakshasa princess hook up with Zhao Shuang.

If you were to hook up with Zhao Shuang, the consequences would be unimaginable.

They could not imagine or bear the consequences, so they had to seize every possible means to stop it.

While they were pondering how to stop them, Zhao Shuang had already taken Xiao Qingmo to the Phoenix Nest. He was determined to obtain the inheritance of the Phoenix Nest no matter what.

This is a great sage's inheritance. If this inheritance were given to his beloved Mu Lingxi, the benefits would be immense.

The original plot was that Mu Lingxi obtained it, and now we must help him obtain it no matter what, because the current Mu Lingxi is much stronger than in the original plot. He has reached the realm of the Supreme Saint and is only one step away from breaking through to the Saint King.

Like everyone else, they hadn't broken through to Saint King status yet because of this Holy War of Merit. Although Kunlun Realm couldn't possibly win first place among Saints in this Holy War of Merit, even so, Kunlun Realm would still gain immense benefits. As for breaking through to Saint King, they might become easy prey for others, because the Daoist arts weren't yet capable of instantly elevating them to the peak at the Saint King level; their potential was still somewhat weak. Moreover, this would be tantamount to squeezing out their future potential, which was absolutely unacceptable. On the contrary, if they could obtain some fortuitous opportunities here, the benefits later would be enormous.

For example, if Mu Lingxi could obtain this opportunity of the Phoenix Nest, her future would be smooth sailing, and she would have nothing to worry about.

At this moment, he was leading Xiao Qingmo towards the ninety-nine sacred mountains. Before him stood a mountain peak, resembling a tortoise and radiating a cold aura.

That wasn't a problem, but hundreds of miles away lay a mountain peak—a volcano, both icy and frigid, making it incredibly eerie. However, Zhao Shuang had witnessed countless such strange sights and had nothing to worry about. His current task was simply to obtain the Wall of Merit within this sacred mountain.

Unlike others, he can directly convert the essence and remnant soul of the Rakshasa clan into merit points, but others cannot.

This was his power as one of the heavens, and yet, within this sacred mountain, existed a terrifying and mysterious force. It could be said that the further they went, the stronger this force became, simultaneously increasing the pressure on them.

Of course, there were other people besides them, but among them were the Ice Men, those who had turned into ice. The fact that all of them had died here was enough to prove just how terrifying this path was.

All of this meant nothing to Zhao Shuang, but it posed a certain danger to Xiao Qingmo. Therefore, he had no choice but to keep Xiao Qingmo by his side to prevent her from doing anything bad—or rather, anything foolish. Given Xiao Qingmo's current strength, if she were to do something stupid, he wouldn't be able to say much. Because Xiao Qingmo was truly too foolish.

Besides these ice men, there are many other dangers, such as the sacred beasts that live here.

But this was true for everyone else. For Zhao Shuang, these sacred beasts posed no threat whatsoever. With a mere wave of his hand, he had already annihilated more than ten sacred beasts. These sacred beasts seemed to be intimidated by him, and those that were hiding chose to remain hidden, waiting for the arrival of other cultivators. They dared not provoke Zhao Shuang any further.

These sacred beasts possess intelligence comparable to humans, so they knew very well that they absolutely could not provoke Zhao Shuang again, otherwise they would suffer a terrible death.

"Now you understand, right? Now you understand how powerful I am, right? Just follow me, and you don't need to worry about anything else. From now on, just follow me obediently."

"Oh, I understand." Xiao Qingmo naturally had no objection to this matter, because he knew very well that the most powerful person in the entire world was Zhao Shuang in front of him, and as long as he followed him, he would definitely not be in any danger. However, it would be quite difficult to gain anything, so he kept praying that Zhao Shuang could share some of his spoils with him, but Zhao Shuang naturally could not agree to this request.

"If you want spoils, go and annihilate the Rakshasa clan yourself. You should know that in the entire Ancestral Spirit Realm right now, the Rakshasa clan has the most spoils. You just need to kill them, and you'll get enough spoils. This is definitely a good thing for you, and you can do it with your abilities. If you can't do it, then it proves one thing: you're really too stupid." Zhao Shuang's blunt words made Xiao Qingmo pout, but she didn't say anything more. She just complained in her heart that Zhao Shuang's words were too sharp, but she didn't leave. Zhao Shuang didn't care about Xiao Qingmo's resentment, because he still needed Xiao Qingmo to cook delicious food for him. He greatly appreciated Xiao Qingmo's cooking skills. If it weren't for these cooking skills, he would never have stayed with Xiao Qingmo for so long. Xiao Qingmo was just a burden. The only good thing was that Xiao Qingmo could cook the delicious dishes that he liked very much. This was the only purpose for Xiao Qingmo staying by his side, and Xiao Qingmo was well aware of this, so she constantly prepared various delicious dishes for him to enjoy as he pleased. This was not difficult at all for Xiao Qingmo, the successor of the God of Cookery; she could even cook while walking without any problem, because she was a very powerful Saint.

But he still wanted to exchange his delicious cooking for spoils from Zhao Shuang. These spoils were extremely important to him.

"Alright, alright, I'll give it to you when the time comes. Don't worry, I'll definitely make sure you don't suffer any losses. Just follow me without worry, and I'll also make sure you get enough benefits."

After saying this, Zhao Shuang saw the person he had been waiting for. That's right, it was Mu Lingxi.

The current Mu Lingxi is quite different from before. Not only has her strength greatly increased, but she also possesses extraordinary abilities. Most importantly, she has cultivated the Great Dao Divine Power, namely the Three Thousand Great Daos. Moreover, these are not ordinary Three Thousand Great Daos; they are absolutely the Three Thousand Great Daos most suitable for Mu Lingxi.

Mu Lingxi's current strength is actually not much inferior to that of the Rakshasa princess.

If the two were to actually meet, it would be uncertain who would live and who would die. Moreover, Mu Lingxi would have a greater chance of surviving, since Zhao Shuang's teachings on the Three Thousand Great Daos also included the Three Thousand Great Daos for escaping.

It is absolutely guaranteed that Mu Lingxi will escape unscathed from the Rakshasa princess. Conversely, if the Rakshasa princess were to encounter Mu Lingxi, her survival would be uncertain.

If Mu Lingxi were to kill the Rakshasa princess, the merit points she would gain would be immense, perhaps even comparable to killing a Great Sage.

Indeed, these are the merit points possessed by the Rakshasa princess—far too many. However, eliminating her is no easy task, even if Mu Lingxi had the strength and the ability, it would be difficult. The consequences would be far too severe, incurring the wrath of the entire Rakshasa clan. Even a god, let alone a saint like Mu Lingxi, couldn't withstand such retribution. Although this violates the rules established by the Hell Realm and the Heavenly Court, it depends on the circumstances.

Princess Rakshasa's status is extraordinary, far surpassing that of others. Under these circumstances, Zhao Shuang also advised Mu Lingxi to restrain herself.

"If you encounter that Rakshasa princess, just teach her a lesson, but whatever you do, don't kill her. You can't hurt her. If you really kill her, the consequences will be unimaginable. You will face retaliation from the entire Rakshasa clan. So if you encounter her, just teach her a lesson."

Mu Lingxi deeply agreed with Zhao Shuang's instructions, because he had indeed encountered that Rakshasa princess.

"If I wanted to kill him, the price I would have to pay would be too high, so I won't kill him. The price is just too high, and he might even take me down with him. So even though I encountered him, I didn't take his life; I just chased him away."

Mu Lingxi answered truthfully.

"It's good that you understand. By the way, you came here for the inheritance in the Phoenix Nest, right?" Zhao Shuang returned to the main topic, because he knew very well that Mu Lingxi came here for this inheritance, which was something that had been agreed upon beforehand.

"Of course, if I could obtain this inheritance, I would definitely be able to break through to the Saint King realm directly, and my cultivation in the Saint King realm would be smooth sailing. I might even be able to break through to the Great Saint realm soon. After all, with the cultivation method you taught me, I am confident that I can break through to the Great Saint realm within a hundred years or even less."

Mu Lingxi was very confident in himself, mainly because of his physique and the top-notch skills taught to him by Zhao Shuang.

In addition, the divine powers he cultivates can also help him advance further.

This will allow him to cultivate faster and become stronger.

"I know all this, so you must obtain this inheritance, no matter the cost. If you obtain it, it will bring you unimaginable benefits. As you said, you can successfully break through to the Great Saint realm within a hundred years. However, I advise you not to cultivate so quickly. It's not that a hundred years is too short; on the contrary, if you use a time-space treasure, cultivating so fast will affect your potential. Therefore, I don't mind if you cultivate too quickly. Just take it slow. Other things don't need to be cultivated so fast, but they can't be too slow either. How about this: ten years. Try to break through to the Great Saint realm within ten years in the outside world. Of course, a time-space treasure is indispensable; I can assure you, there will be none." Zhao Shuang's words made Mu Lingxi very happy. (End of Chapter)