Starting Immortal Cultivation from a White Dog

Lady Zhurong's incantation was written on special talisman paper, with characters as red as blood, flowing like dragons and phoenixes, exuding a powerful and domineering aura belonging to Lady Zhurong. The content was not long, but every word pierced Lu Nanxi's eyes like a needle.

"Personally, Patriarch Lu Nanxi writes: It has been many days since we last met. I have been thinking of the handsome young master Lu Ding and miss him dearly."

"This child's destiny is special and complements my Zhu Rong Dharma Image, which is necessary for my path of cultivation. I am willing to offer three catties of Li Huo Jing Jin, five Crimson Dragon Divine Blood Pills, and ten thousand catties of superior spirit iron as gifts to exchange for Lu Ding to join my Zhu Rong clan, to accompany him by my side and jointly study the Great Dao."

"This move is a tremendous opportunity for him, and it will also bring great rewards to the Lu family."

"We hope that the head of the family will prioritize the overall situation and help others achieve their goals."

"Snapped!"

Lu Nanxi slammed the spellbook shut, her slender knuckles turning white from the force, her chest heaving violently, a surge of anger mixed with intense jealousy rushing to her head, making it almost impossible for her to maintain her composure.

Still calling him "Young Master"? Still "longing for him"? Still "sharing the Great Dao"?!

She really wanted to throw the spellbook right in the other person's face!

But reason held her back. The Lu family couldn't afford to completely enrage the Zhu Rong clan. Even though Lady Zhu Rong was seriously injured, her cultivation as a rogue immortal and the power of the Zhu Rong clan were far beyond what the Lu family could contend with.

She gently placed the spellbook on the table beside her, looked up at Yunzhu, and said in a colder tone than before, but still maintained basic etiquette: "Please tell Lady Zhurong that Lu Ding is currently in seclusion and will probably not be able to travel for a year or two."

“We appreciate your kindness, Madam, but please take back those rare and precious materials.”

Yunzhu seemed to have anticipated Lu Nanxi's refusal; her gentle and serene smile remained unchanged, even softening slightly. "I never imagined my timing would be so unfortunate, but..."

She leaned slightly forward, lowering her voice, but it reached Lu Nanxi's ears even more clearly, "Madam once said that Young Master Lu Ding is born with a special destiny. If he can receive personal guidance from Madam and cultivate together with her, it will be of immeasurable benefit to his cultivation progress and even his future path."

"This is indeed an unparalleled opportunity that others would beg for. Patriarch Lu deeply loves his Daoist partner. Can he bear to hinder his path of advancement and cut off his hope of further progress because of his own selfish desires?"

She sighed softly, her tone full of regret: "Besides, Madam values ​​Young Master Lu Ding highly and has no intention of harming him, only of nurturing and cultivating him. Patriarch Lu really doesn't need to worry too much."

"On the contrary, if the patriarch goes against the lady's wishes for his own selfish reasons... not only will he ruin Lord Lu Ding's opportunity, but it will also be bad for the Lu family..."

She paused, then didn't continue.

Lu Nanxi was so angry that her whole body felt cold, and her nails dug deep into her palms, almost drawing blood. She stared intently at Yunzhu's seemingly harmless pretty face, her heart filled with disgust and resentment.

Yunzhu seemed oblivious to the anger in Lu Nanxi's eyes and continued gently, "I know this matter may be difficult for Patriarch Lu. Why don't I wait here for a while until Young Master Lu Ding comes out of seclusion and ask him for his wishes personally?"

"With Young Master Lu Ding's intelligence, I'm sure he can discern the advantages and disadvantages and make the choice that is most beneficial to himself and the Lu family. I, Yunzhu, will be bothering you for a few days now, and I hope that Patriarch Lu will do me a favor."

After speaking, she gracefully picked up the fragrant tea that the maid had just served her, blew on it gently, took a small sip, and remained calm and composed.

Lu Nanxi's chest heaved, and after a long while, she forcibly suppressed the anger that was about to burst forth.

After a long silence, Lu Nanxi finally squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth: "In that case... please ask Miss Yunzhu to stay in the guest courtyard for a few days. Lu Ding... he is at a critical moment of breakthrough in his seclusion, and I'm afraid he will not be able to come out of seclusion to see me in the short term."

Yunzhu put down her teacup, smiled gently, as if relieved: "Thank you for your understanding, Patriarch Lu. Breaking through in seclusion is a major event, and naturally I cannot disturb you. Yunzhu will wait patiently."

She smiled gently and harmlessly, as if those words, which were a mix of soft and hard tactics and hidden barbs, were not spoken by her at all.

Lu Nanxi didn't want to face that seemingly gentle but actually hateful face for another second. She barely maintained the dignity of the head of the family, summoned the steward, and instructed him to arrange for Yunzhu to stay in the best guest house and be treated with courtesy.

After making the arrangements, Lu Nanxi left the main hall with steady steps.

Upon returning to the ancestral hall area, she dismissed everyone around her and stood alone in the dimly lit corridor, leaning against the cold wall. She looked up, took a deep breath, but still felt a tightness in her chest.

That damned Lady Zhurong! She's already married, yet she still dares to seduce her own man... What a shameless slut.

And then there's Yunzhu, who appears gentle and kind, yet her words are sharp and threatening.

Jealousy, anger, frustration... a mix of emotions made it difficult for her to calm down.

She was not afraid of Zhu Rong's threats; for Lu Ding, she was willing to risk everything.

But she couldn't ignore the entire Lu family.

Moreover... Yunzhu's words were like a poisonous thorn, piercing the softest and most uneasy place in her heart. Would Lu Ding himself be willing to do that?
Will he feel that he is hindering his path to advancement?

After all, that was Zhu Rong, and a female immortal at that.

Although Lady Zhurong is powerful and domineering, she is a wandering immortal, possessing resources and guidance abilities unimaginable to ordinary people... If Lu Ding himself...

No, it can't be! Lu Nanxi shook her head vigorously, trying to shake off the thought that was making her anxious.

Lu Ding is not that kind of person.

But what if? What if he thinks it's a better option?
Her chaotic thoughts made her feel upset.

She couldn't help but look towards the depths of the ancestral hall, towards the altar. Lu Ding was still there, engrossed in his cultivation, completely unaware of this.

After a long pause, Lu Nanxi took a deep breath, her eyes regaining their firmness and coldness.

In any case, the most important thing right now is to ensure he can successfully complete his breakthrough.

As for Zhu Rong... he'll meet soldiers with generals and water with earth!

If he really wants to leave, I... won't stop him?!
She composed herself, took another step, and headed towards the ancestral hall.

……

Inside the ancestral hall, time seems to stand still.

Wu Tian sat cross-legged on the fifth level of the altar, his aura surging.

Before him, a Dao Embryo Realm Dharma Pearl the size of a pigeon egg, as red as blood jade, floated quietly. He then swallowed it whole, releasing a massive amount of blood essence.

These past few days, he has been refining the magic beads every day, using the slow and meticulous process of cultivating the "Sun Chasing Light Sutra," constantly dismantling his three supernatural power seeds into incantations and integrating them into his bloodline.

The one he just swallowed was the eighth Dao Embryo Pearl he had refined. As the continuous blood essence was refined by the Heavenly Flame, the totem flowing into his body merged into the already overflowing and boiling blood river.

"Boom!" A silent roar exploded within every tiny particle in his body.

Wu Tian's body suddenly trembled.

The next instant, an incredible change occurred.

The three tenth-grade divine power seeds within his body, which had already been condensed to their extreme—the Heavenly Pillar, the Crimson Dragon Reaching Heaven, and the Immortal-Slaying Banner—simultaneously emitted a "crack" sound as if they could not bear the weight, and then collapsed with a bang.

They did not dissipate, but instead disintegrated into billions of ancient incantations, each as fine as dust, yet containing the profound mysteries of their own supernatural powers.

These incantations, like a vast galaxy, instantly surged into his blood vessels and began to merge with the totems within his body as he visualized the image of Kuafu chasing the sun.

"Chichichi..."

The faint golden totem patterns that had been barely visible on his skin suddenly brightened, like a lit fuse, spreading, intertwining, and becoming increasingly complex. As if alive, they moved and reorganized on his skin, forming a more magnificent, ancient, and savage demon totem.

At the same time, Wu Tian felt that the internal structure of his body was undergoing a fundamental change.

The boundaries between the five internal organs began to blur, the distinction between tendons, bones, flesh, and blood gradually dissolved, and the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit were unified like never before. Everything, whether flesh and bones or magical power and soul, seemed to be thrown into a giant furnace.

That furnace was frantically absorbing and fusing supernatural spells and divine and demonic totems that were part of its own existence.

His body visibly "melted," his essence, energy, and spirit merging into a pure, blazing ball of energy flowing with billions of golden incantations and radiant light.

At the core of this ball of light was the totem, which was becoming clearer and more solidified. The outline of the totem could be vaguely discerned as a towering figure that stood tall and pursued the sun, or a divine pillar that supported heaven and earth and engraved all laws.

Finally, Wu Tian's figure completely disappeared, leaving only a pillar of light about the height of a person, its entire body shimmering with pale golden light and countless fine ancient incantations.

The pillar of light was not a physical object, yet it conveyed a profound sense of timelessness and immortality. It stood silently on the altar, its interior seemingly containing swirling galaxies, roars of gods and demons, and the rising and setting of the sun and moon—mysterious and unfathomable.

This is the divine and demonic totem that he condensed after completely fusing his bloodline, supernatural powers, essence, energy, and spirit into one, and sublimating and transforming it. It can also be called the Kuafu totem.

It is the foundation of his life, and can also be called... his primordial spirit!
"Congeal!"

A voice, seemingly from nowhere, resounded from within the totem pillar of light.

In an instant, the pillar of light contracted, and the endless radiance and incantations collapsed and reformed inward. A moment later, a tall and slender human figure slowly appeared and solidified from the center of the radiance.

As the last glimmer of light dissipated into his body, Wu Tian's figure reappeared on the altar.

His appearance had changed dramatically. His already angular face now had even more perfect lines, as if it had been carefully sculpted by heaven and earth, making him breathtakingly handsome.

His skin became exceptionally fair, like the finest mutton fat jade, with a warm and restrained luster, and faintly visible pale golden runes flowing beneath his skin.

He has a tall and slender figure, with every muscle line flowing and perfectly smooth, containing explosive power and amazing coordination.

On his body, the pale golden totem patterns did not completely disappear, but transformed into more subtle and mysterious veins, faintly visible under his skin, like natural tattoos, spreading from his limbs to his torso, and finally converging on his brow.

At the very center of his brow, all the totem patterns intertwined and coalesced, eventually forming a vertical, pale gold mark about an inch long.

The mark resembles a miniature divine pillar shrouded in cloud-like patterns, or a closed vertical pupil, quietly imprinted there, exuding an ancient, majestic, and sacred aura.

Divine Seal!

In ancient times, only descendants of gods and demons who had reached a certain level of bloodline concentration and successfully condensed the divine and demonic totem could manifest this mark between their eyebrows.

This seal is a symbol of identity and power; one can immediately recognize which ancient god or demon one's bloodline originates from.

The pale golden divine pillar mark between Wu Tian's eyebrows undoubtedly indicates that he is a legitimate descendant of Kuafu and has embarked on the path of returning to his ancestral origins as a god and demon.

The moment the divine seal was formed.

"Boom!!!"

The vast, transformed, and sublimated Kuafu true blood within him naturally manifested, and his body uncontrollably erupted with dazzling pale golden flames.

A pale golden beam of light, several meters in diameter and as solid as a physical object, shot up from the top of his head, ignoring the roof of the ancestral hall and the obstruction of the array formations, and pierced straight into the sky.

The pillar of light stretched from the sky to the earth, magnificent and vast, turning the clouds within a radius of hundreds of miles into a pale gold.

At the same time, from the Lu family's ancestral home as the center, boundless crimson clouds suddenly gathered in the sky within a radius of a thousand miles.

A vast expanse of crimson clouds stretched for thousands of miles, like a burning sky, rolling and surging, reflecting the pale golden pillar of light that reached the heavens and the earth, illuminating Wuling County and the surrounding vast area in a magnificent and sacred light.

"Oh my God! What is that?!"

"A thousand miles of crimson clouds, golden pillars reaching the heavens! Is this the birth of an unparalleled treasure, or the breakthrough of an unrivaled expert?!"

"The direction is... Wuling County City, could it be the Lu family?!"

"Such an unusual phenomenon, could it be that the new patriarch of the Lu family, or that mysterious Grand Commander, has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage?"

"Someone in the Lu family... has broken through to the Nascent Soul stage?"

Within the city of Wuling, countless cultivators and mortals took to the streets, gazing up at the extraordinary celestial phenomenon that could be described as a miracle, discussing it animatedly and expressing their utter awe.

Spies from various families and factions frantically spread the news. This extraordinary phenomenon was far too astonishing, exceeding that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, inevitably sparking much speculation.

The crimson glow surged, and the golden pillar stood tall, lasting for a full half hour.

Finally, the primordial energy of heaven and earth gradually calmed down. The crimson glow of a thousand miles slowly dissipated into the sky, and the pale golden pillar of light that stretched from the sky to the earth also receded like the tide, eventually disappearing completely into the depths of the Lu family's ancestral home.

On the altar, Wu Tian slowly opened his eyes. A flash of golden light appeared in his eyes, then disappeared, replaced by a deep and calm gaze.

The pale golden light around him had subsided, and the faint totem patterns on his body had also faded away. Only the pale golden divine pillar mark between his brows remained clear and dazzling, demonstrating his different life essence.

Ding, system notification. Your first stage of the "Chasing the Sun and Treading on Light Scripture" has been completed. Your Dutian Blazing Fire True Blood has transformed into Kuafu True Blood. You have condensed a divine and demonic totem and awakened the twelfth-grade divine power, the Dutian Divine Pillar.

*Ding! System notification: You have successfully broken through to the first level of the Nascent Soul realm. Please check the details yourself.* (End of Chapter)