Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 573 Purple Tree Emperor (Seeking Subscriptions)

At this moment, the Ice Soul Divine Sword disappeared deep within the ice layer, serving as the core of this frozen domain.

Shen Xuan returned from the iceberg to the small island in the lake.

"Shen Xuan, your mastery of ice magic is truly extraordinary!"

The Purple Divine Tree exclaimed in admiration.

Shen Xuan said modestly, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Senior Ziyun."

"Alright, I'll focus on transforming now."

Seeing that the Purple Divine Tree had stopped speaking, Shen Xuan sat down beside the giant white cocoon and meditated.

Just now, he fully activated [Dragon Blood Boiling], which cost him another year of his lifespan.

Fortunately, it was all worth it.

This time, after the Purple Essence Divine Tree survived the heavenly tribulation, it transformed into human form and became the eighth Demon Emperor of the Wilderness.

He made outstanding contributions.

From the initial planning to the subsequent protection of the Dharma.

Shen Xuan risked his life.

He wouldn't take the risk unless he could reap unimaginable profits.

He even managed to get Qingyun Zhenjun to project his spiritual power onto the Zhenjun token.

Now that the task is nearing completion, my heart, which had been hanging in suspense, can finally relax a little.

Three months passed quickly.

On this day, the rising sun cast its golden rays.

Shen Xuan sensed something and suddenly opened his eyes.

In an instant, the giant white cocoon suddenly transformed into wisps of demonic mist and dissipated.

"Ha ha!"

With a loud laugh, an old man with a venerable air, white hair, and a youthful face emerged from the white demonic mist.

"Mission accomplished! Shen Xuan, how do I look?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xuan smiled slightly and abruptly stood up.

"Purple Tree King, with your appearance, you are clearly a celestial being!"

"so far so good!"

The Purple Tree King laughed and said, "This is my true appearance after taking human form. Over the years, I have done many good deeds and avoided getting involved in karma, which has finally earned me the approval of the Heavenly Dao."

The appearance of demons after they transform is not randomly generated, but follows the will of Heaven.

Even a fourth-tier demon cultivator can transform at will.

However, its true form is closely related to the rules of Heaven, its own bloodline, its cultivation methods, and its external perception.

The Purple Tree King's appearance was so outstanding that it had no monster-like features whatsoever.

This also means that he is favored by Heaven.

The form it takes is the nine-aperture humanoid Dao body most suitable for cultivation.

The Purple Tree King surveyed its surroundings.

"It's been cleaned up quite well. Shen Xuan, the rest is fine. But what about my half-crippled body?"

Shen Xuan remained expressionless.

"I put it away."

"Oh, then I'll give it to you."

The Purple Tree King did not pursue the matter further.

"You should go back first. We'll meet again in a while. The seven demon emperors of the Wilderness will all be here soon. I know you don't want to see them."

"it is good!"

Shen Xuan couldn't have gotten what he wanted.

The benefits have already been obtained.

The Purple Tree King successfully transformed into human form.

He held the big tree tightly.

From now on, this will be his biggest network of connections.

It's even more effective than Qingyun Zhenjun.

"Here comes the sword!"

The Ice Soul Divine Sword flew out of Sunset Lake and returned to the dantian.

The massive iceberg is gradually melting away.

Shen Xuan summoned the Silver Horned Heavenly Horse, mounted it, and flew straight towards the Qingyun Sect.

a few days later.

Shen Xuan returned to his sect.

The Mysterious Immortal came to his door and led him to pay homage to the Azure Cloud True Lord.

Qingyun Peak, a blessed land.

After the mysterious master left.

Shen Xuan returned the True Monarch Token with both hands.

"Has that Purple Divine Tree survived the Heavenly Tribulation and transformed into human form?"

"Just as the Supreme Elder predicted!"

"Tell me what happened."

"Yes!"

Shen Xuan will help the Purple Essence Divine Tree overcome its tribulation, and will encounter the Divine Power Ape King and the Golden-Winged Eagle King.

After the two demon emperors left, Shen Xuan protected the Purple Essence Tree Emperor and fought against the Burning Heart Butterfly King and the Golden Armored Sky Bull.

At the crucial moment of the battle, the Purple Divine Tree awoke and drove away the two demons.

Shen Xuan recounted his experience in detail.

In fact, Qingyun Zhenjun had a spiritual projection of the first half, and he saw it all clearly.

In the latter half, after the spiritual energy projection disappeared, True Monarch Qingyun could not detect it.

"So it seems that the seven demon kings of the Wilderness are still going their own way."

"Qingyun Zhenjun said thoughtfully."

He glanced at Shen Xuan.

"Since you've gone to so much trouble, what's next?"

Shen Xuan thought for a moment.

"This disciple wishes to use the power of the Purple Essence Tree King to conduct trade with the Wilderness Demon Clan in the name of Starshine Island, thereby creating resource complementarity and increasing Starshine Island's income."

He didn't hide it.

The best approach is to speak the truth in front of True Lord Qingyun.

"Why not the Qingyun Sect?"

"The cooperation between the Qingyun Sect and the demon race of the Wilderness Plains has too great an impact. The other sects of the Song Kingdom and the seven demon emperors of the Wilderness Plains will have objections."

Shen Xuan explained, "My cooperation with the Purple Essence Tree King is purely a personal matter, and no one else can criticize me for it."

Qingyun Zhenjun nodded.

Clearly, he agreed with Shen Xuan's statement.

After all, if word got out that a human sect was cooperating with the demon emperor, it would damage the sect's reputation.

Moreover, if the interests involved are too large, it can easily lead to disputes.

Ordinary spiritual objects are fine.

Some rare Tier 3 spiritual items can be secretly traded through this channel.

Trading ordinary spiritual items only increases the income from spirit stones.

It was irrelevant to the higher-ups of the Qingyun Sect.

What they need are spirit objects of the third rank or higher.

Such as third-tier spiritual pills and medicinal herbs, various rare and precious materials, third-tier demon king materials, and so on.

"What do you plan to use to trade with the demon race?"

"Our main products are demon beast elixirs, as well as some spiritual items such as pills, talismans, arrays, artifacts, and plants that have been phased out by our human race."

Qingyun Zhenjun nodded slowly.

"You should listen to Mizong's opinions on this matter."

"Yes, Supreme Elder."

Shen Xuan understood what Qingyun Zhenjun meant.

He shared a portion of the profits he gained from the trade in the desolate wilderness with the Qingyun Sect.

Shen Xuan did not object to this.

Using the banner of the Qingyun Sect, they would definitely repay the Qingyun Sect if there were any benefits.

The conversation came to an end.

Shen Xuan took out three fist-sized pieces of lightning-struck wood.

This is a high-grade lightning-struck wood formed from the ninth wave of Purple Heavenly Lightning striking the main trunk of the Purple Essence Divine Tree.

This was also the highest-grade item Shen Xuan had acquired on this trip. He presented it with utmost sincerity.

However, True Lord Qingyun politely declined.

"This lightning-struck wood is of good quality; you can keep it for yourself."

This outcome was within Shen Xuan's expectations.

A dignified Nascent Soul True Lord wouldn't even look at such a trivial spiritual object.

Moreover, Qingyun Yuanjun is a water-based cultivator.

The lightning-struck wood was of little use to him.

However, we can do without True Lord Qingyun.

But he couldn't refuse to send it.

This is a matter of attitude.

Now, Shen Xuan is certain.

Qingyun Zhenjun nurtured himself as a potential Nascent Soul seed.

Lingjian Zhenren and Mizong Zhenren are in the first tier.

There are also Tianfeng Zhenren and Tianlei Zhenren as substitutes.

As for the Hidden Manifestation True Man and the Soaring Sky True Man, they were excluded because they were too old and their Golden Cores were of average quality.

Shen Xuan has an age advantage compared to them.

However, even if you know the truth, you can't say it out loud.

Thinking about it carefully, Qingyun Zhenjun treated him quite well.

There was no deliberate suppression.

They also offered their help when he asked for it.

Shen Xuan guessed that True Monarch Qingyun's lifespan was also running out.

Otherwise, Master Lingjian would not have put in such effort, leaving seclusion to confront the army of cultivators from the Yan Kingdom's sects.

He killed a True Core cultivator from the True Meaning Sect and severely injured a late-stage Golden Core cultivator.

This time, Master Lingjian did not hold back and demonstrated his true value.

The defection of Medicine God Valley also served as a warning to the Song Kingdom's sects.

In major sects, Nascent Soul True Monarchs are indispensable, and preparations need to be made early.

After leaving Qingyun Peak.

Shen Xuan and the Mysterious Master met alone in a secret room.

He plans to build a fast route from Luoxia Lake Island to Xinghui Island.

This requires a huge investment of human and material resources.

According to Shen Xuan's idea, a teleportation array would be best.

But upon hearing about the special features of the teleportation array, Shen Xuan immediately gave up.

It is expensive to build and requires various rare materials.

The construction time was too long; it took several years for a third-tier spatial array mage to complete it.

The risk is too great; after the teleportation array is built, both sides will need to debug it.

Even a slight deviation will result in teleportation failure, with the user either torn apart by spatial forces or exiled to an unknown space.

The maintenance costs are enormous, requiring regular maintenance. Long-distance teleportation consumes a large amount of spirit stones and is subject to weight restrictions.

Teleportation arrays have another fatal flaw: they are easily destroyed.

If damaged even slightly, the teleportation array will become ineffective.

Therefore, teleportation arrays are rarely seen in the Song Kingdom.

The transportation of cultivation resources mainly relies on various types of ships.

Shen Xuan discussed it with the Mysterious Master.

Ultimately, a Tier 3 transport ship was leased in the name of Starshine Island.

As for the person in charge of the transport spaceship, the Mysterious Master recommended his personal disciple, Zhang Xingyuan.

Xuan Yuan Zhenren, one of the two newly promoted True Core Realm Masters of the sect.

Shen Xuan had met him once in Wangyue Immortal City.

A third-tier transport spaceship requires at least one True Core Realm cultivator to oversee and manage it.

After the truce between the sects of Yan and Song, Master Zhiyi, a disciple of Master Lingjian, succeeded to the position of Lord of Tianbao Immortal City for his meritorious service.

Actually, the real reason was that Master Lingjian killed Master Lingyun to avenge Master Duobao.

In a one-on-one duel, he severely injured Master Huidao.

On this condition, he promoted his disciple, Zhiyi Zhenren, to a higher position.

The True Man Xuanyuan had mediocre achievements, and the Daoist temple he was granted was a newly opened spiritual peak in the desolate wilderness.

The mysterious master recommended him, partly as a way of making amends.

Shen Xuan readily agreed.

He didn't take such a trivial matter to heart.

This is a lucrative job.

Master Xuanyuan can expand his network and build good relations with the demons of the desolate wilderness.

In addition, one can also obtain a certain amount of sect merit points.

The personnel responsible for transporting the spacecraft smuggled in their own goods and profited from the transactions on Xinghui Island and Yingxia Island.

No matter how much you gain, you must offer a portion to Master Xuanyuan.

Of course, the people specifically responsible for this task must be Shen Xuan's trusted confidants.

He preferred that Zhuang Xueqin handle the matter.

After Starshine Island got on track, the island's affairs proceeded smoothly.

Shen Xuan planned to have Qin Yuehan and Shangguan Yan'er take over the general affairs of Xinghui Island.

With the assistance of Ding Yijin and others, maintaining the status quo is not too difficult.

After bidding farewell to the Lost Immortal, Shen Xuan found the Jade Sun Immortal, took out two Demon Dragon Tendons, and asked him to refine them into the Immortal Binding Rope.

The lightning rod was repaired and reworked.

This magical artifact, used to weaken the divine lightning of heavenly tribulation, was placed in a storage bag after it was refined.

The Purple Essence Tree King will still be useful in the future.

The same applies to the Spirit-Replenishing Array.

Shen Xuan took out the damaged array plate and array flags and asked Master Chongxu to repair them.

Both senior brothers readily agreed.

Shen Xuan now holds a high status.

Within the sect, he is second only to the five Golden Core cultivators.

Even Lingxiao Zhenren is no match for him.

Shen Xuan was even able to obtain the Azure Cloud True Monarch's token.

Anyone with eyes can see that True Person Xuanbing is a key person being groomed by True Lord Qingyun.

Even Tianfeng Zhenren and Tianlei Zhenren are inferior to him.

After finishing these trivial matters, Shen Xuan returned to Hanyu Peak.

First, go and pay your respects to Master Hanyu.

As a result, Master Hanyu directly assigned him an important task: to help Liu Bingyu condense her elixir!
"Is Junior Sister Liu about to form her core?"

Shen Xuan was somewhat surprised.

"You call yourself a senior brother! Didn't I tell you before that you should give your two junior sisters some pointers when you have time!"

Master Hanyu asked angrily, "Did you give me any guidance?"

Shen Xuan blushed and remained silent.

On the opposite side, Fang Huixue hid behind Hanyu Zhenren, making faces at Shen Xuan with schadenfreude.

Master Hanyu sighed.

"Fang Huixue is fine. I will personally teach her."

“Your junior sister Liu has a good heart. However, her talent is limited, her foundation is not solid, and she has not experienced any setbacks since childhood.”

"Shen Xuan."

"The disciple is here."

"I've taught you everything I could. Now, think of a way to help Liu Bingyu condense her inner core, which will also fulfill our master-disciple relationship!"

"I will not trouble you again in the future."

That's a bit harsh.

Shen Xuan quickly clasped his hands in a salute: "Master Hanyu, rest assured! This disciple will do his utmost to help Junior Sister Liu condense her core!"

Master Hanyu stared intently at Shen Xuan.

"How sure are you?"

"This……"

(End of this chapter)