Mortals get a golden finger for immortal cultivation every year

A male angel accompanied by a female angel was not a particularly noteworthy sight on the Conferred God Platform, nor was it likely to attract attention. However, the male angel was completely unfamiliar, while the female angel was somewhat famous. This inevitably aroused curiosity, leading to speculation that this might be a new male angel cultivated by the Heavenly Realm, or perhaps a new prodigy of the Saint King class. After all, the situation in the Kunlun Realm was far from optimistic, and the Heavenly Realm, having seized the four dominant worlds of the Kunlun Realm, would undoubtedly try every means to destroy it and seize everything within it.

It's perfectly normal to train more male angels, especially those of the Holy King rank.

The moment this thought crossed Zhao Shuang's mind, everyone greeted him and his companion. However, Zhao Shuang left all the greetings to the female angel behind him. After all, this female angel, aside from being somewhat famous, was enough to intimidate most people with her status alone. She was capable of resolving considerable trouble, and this female angel was terrified of Zhao Shuang, or rather, extremely afraid of her.

Zhao Shuang had just demonstrated his power to her, leaving the female angel with no emotion other than fear. As for feelings, emotions, or love, those were completely impossible. She felt only fear towards Zhao Shuang; nothing else mattered. And that was exactly what Zhao Shuang wanted. Developing feelings for this female angel was even less likely; at most, it was just a game, and he didn't care about anything else.

However, this female angel did indeed solve a lot of his problems.

At least all those troublemakers were driven away without exception, and none of them dared to disturb them, after all, the power of the Heavenly Realm in this Conferred God Platform is still very strong.

So no one dared to offend them.

However, after wandering around for a while, Zhao Shuang walked back to the cave he had discovered earlier, because he figured the guy inside should be appearing soon.

He wasn't the only one heading towards that cave; others were too. After all, this wasn't something that had been kept secret from many people.

At the same time, the aroma of the herbs also attracted countless people.

Under these circumstances, countless holy kings flocked to the scene.

However, for Zhao Shuang, he could enter the cave at will. The most conspicuous feature inside was a Taoist temple. This temple wasn't large, only about a meter high, and consisted of four levels. It was completely undecorated, filled only with an overwhelmingly strong medicinal fragrance.

There is no doubt that the 100,000-year-old sacred medicine that everyone is drooling over is very likely in this Taoist temple.

Therefore, some people were already drooling as they approached the Taoist temple, because even a deep breath made them feel their life force surging, and even some of their injuries were healing. After all, conflict was inevitable in the Conferred God Platform, and there would even be casualties. Under such circumstances, being able to recover quickly was a good thing. One can imagine that the medicinal fragrance alone was so powerful, so the original medicine must be an incredibly rare 100,000-year-old sacred herb.

Although this sacred medicine, which has been around for 100,000 years, is not as good as the divine medicine, it is not far off.

I don't know how many people it attracted.

Soon, those who approached the Taoist temple first were all driven away. The one who made the move was an old man dressed in a purple Taoist robe, whose hair was surprisingly golden. He also wore a hat that was larger than his own body, resembling a lingzhi mushroom.

Just as everyone was about to take action, they found themselves teleported outside, and the entrance to the cave was sealed off.

"What's going on? What's going on?"

The people who had been moved outside looked at each other, completely bewildered as to what had happened.

But people quickly realized what was happening.

"It's the master of space! It's the master of space! He used profound spatial power to teleport us all out. This person's spatial control has definitely reached its peak; even a Great Sage might not be able to compare. So we don't need to go back in. Even if we did, we'd be teleported out again. Besides, he's already sealed the entrance with spatial power. Unless our strength is several times greater than his, don't even think about opening it. Alas, the fact that he could teleport all of us out proves that his strength is above all of us. In fact, all of us combined wouldn't be a match for him. Under these circumstances, forcibly trying to open the entrance would be pure humiliation and self-destruction." A young woman explained the reason.

She was also a renowned spatial cultivator, and it was precisely for this reason that others believed her words.

However, some people were unwilling to believe or give up on such a sacred herb, so they took action directly. Without exception, they were all completely obliterated by the spatial power outside the cave entrance, practically torn to pieces. After witnessing this, those who wanted to make another move completely lost their confidence. Meanwhile, inside the cave entrance, in front of the Taoist temple, Zhao Shuang was squatting, speaking to the old man in the purple-gold Taoist robe before him.

"You've been putting on an act. I can't believe you didn't die back then. Instead, you entrusted a part of your soul to the sacred medicine you cultivated. How could you even think of that? There's nothing wrong with what you did, because at least you could stay alive. But is this still you?"

Zhao Shuang's sigh made the old man's expression change, but he still stubbornly shook his head and refused to admit it.

"Who are you? Do I know you? I am an old man..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was slapped to the ground, with only his head showing.

"I already told you, don't pretend in front of me. Don't you know? We spent over ten thousand years together, and you were only able to survive that final tribulation because of my help. Without me, you probably wouldn't even have had this chance. However, it seems your situation is quite dire. Although you've retained a wisp of your soul, your supreme artifact has been destroyed, and even your Taoist temple has shrunk considerably. Your strength has also fallen to such a low level that you're easily coveted. If those gods were to discover your identity, they would probably all try to find ways to..." "You'll become their elixir. After all, you possess too many valuable things, whether it's this sacred herb you're currently cultivating or the memories within your soul, they're all of considerable use to them. I think you understand this very well, therefore you only have one choice now: come with me. That way, you can regain your former strength. If you don't come with me, hoping to regain your former strength is purely a pipe dream. I think you understand this very well, so I don't need to say anything more." Zhao Shuang's words made the old man hesitate, but he still shook his head in denial.

"I don't understand any of what you're saying. You'd better leave now, or don't blame me for being impolite."

The old man's words were followed by another slap. He had barely poked his head out before, but now even that was gone. He tried to burrow underground to escape, but found he couldn't move at all; he could only stay obediently in the soil, letting out strange cries.
"Now there are two paths, the two paths I just mentioned. The first is that I will let you go now, but I will let those people come over. If you want to live then, it will probably not be an easy thing. The second is that you come with me, and I can guarantee that I will do my best to help you restore your former strength so that you can survive the next great tribulation."

"You're still the same old braggart. You haven't even gotten through your own ordeal, how can you help me get through this one? You're just spouting nonsense. I won't believe a single word you say, absolutely not. If I ever believe you again, I'll change my surname to yours. I will never believe you again, absolutely not. You should just get out of here. Even if you let those people go, it's impossible for them to do anything to me. Don't even think about it. That little threat can't touch me at all."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was pulled out of the ground like a radish, and his dusty and dirty appearance made Zhao Shuang laugh. Then he mentioned another danger.

"You have another choice: to be stewed by me, or refined into a pill. I think you'll be of considerable use to me. If I can refine you, I believe I can quickly recover to the Great Sage realm. At that time, you'll have done me a favor, and your life won't have been wasted. After all, you've lived for so many more years; there's no point in living any longer. Moreover, if you can't break through that final realm and overcome that final tribulation within the limited time, you'll likely die without a burial place. That will be your last tribulation. Because the effort you need to overcome the next tribulation will be at least ten times, even a hundred times, more difficult than it is now. Even I will find it difficult to help you overcome it unless you can advance to that realm. Otherwise, you're just indulging in wishful thinking. What's your choice now? Your choices are either to be stewed by me, or to be left here and stewed by someone else, or to come with me."

These threats completely panicked the old man, because he knew very well that Zhao Shuang was capable of doing such things.

"I'll go with you, I'll go with you, I'll go with you."

For the sake of his own life, and to avoid wasting his hundreds of thousands, even millions, of years of suffering, he had no choice but to follow Zhao Shuang. He hated Zhao Shuang to the core, but there was nothing he could do. He was no match for Zhao Shuang before, he wasn't now, and whether he would be in the future was still unknown. In short, if he didn't go with Zhao Shuang now, he might not even be able to save his life.

"Good, good, you've made a very correct choice, absolutely the right one. Don't worry, I promise I'll help you restore everything you had before I die. But if you don't obey me, restoring everything you had before is just wishful thinking, it's impossible. I think you understand what I mean. From now on, you'll obediently follow me. As long as you follow me, you'll have no problem with food, drink, entertainment, or anything else."

"It's good that you're doing this. If it were before, you would have needed to put in a lot of effort to deal with it this way, and you might not even have been able to do it, because you would have run away in a flash. I knew that coming to this Conferred God Platform would allow you to meet many good friends, and sure enough, you've already met two. I don't know who the third one will be. Anyway, what you need to do now is to be obedient and listen to me without any worries. If there are no surprises, it should be that divine herb. I've nurtured and cared for that divine herb for so many years, but it still hasn't become a god. Alas, it's really disappointing. I originally thought it would become a god, but it didn't even become a god. It's really disappointing, so disappointing, isn't it?" Zhao Shuang's words made the old man roll his eyes and say without any politeness.

"Can't you have any shame? That divine herb wasn't cultivated by you; you only taught it the techniques, the Great Dao, and supernatural powers. Whether it becomes a god or not seems to have little to do with you. And even if it does become a god, what would it do? Be refined into pills or stewed into soup? You need to understand. Its current strength is beyond your current capabilities. Although it hasn't reached the level of a god, it has reached the level of an unlimited Great Sage. While not as powerful as a god, capturing it wouldn't be easy for a god. Perhaps there would be some possibility outside. Yes, it's true that our territory on the Conferred God Platform isn't right—it should be said, it's that divine herb's territory. Capturing it here is simply impossible. You can't do it." No one else could do it, absolutely no one. Otherwise, do you think he could have stayed on this Conferred God Platform for so many years, relying solely on that dark-skinned guy and woman from the Temple of Truth taking care of him? How could that be possible? You must know that ten thousand years ago, more than one person secretly infiltrated this place to steal that divine herb, but without exception, they all failed and were injured beyond repair, defeated by him using the formation here. He probably lost face completely in the outside world and dared not say much, otherwise, he would definitely come knocking on their door. Under such circumstances, are you sure you can afford to provoke him? If you can't afford to provoke him, then don't provoke him. If you can't afford to provoke him, you'll only be humiliating yourself. It's best if we don't do this. Being kicked out of the house by the divine herb you cultivated would be truly shameful. (End of Chapter)