In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

"Yes, Senior Sister!!"

When the women saw the male swordsman arrive without warning, they assumed he was a lewd scoundrel who had barged in, but they never expected him to be the palace master's disciple.

In an instant, the female sword immortals who had seen Zhang Xiaoshan before all came to their senses, and with smiles on their faces, they gave a slight curtsy and said:

"Greetings, Senior Brother Chunyangzi!"

Fox Meizi!

Princess Liyang looked at the shy gazes of the group of female disciples and couldn't help but show a hint of dissatisfaction.

A touch of green amidst a sea of ​​flowers!

Even if Zhang Xiaoshan were just an ordinary disciple among the top elite disciples of the Kunlun Daoist sect, he would still be a treasure among these beauties.

"Chunyangzi greets all senior and junior sisters!"

On this trip down the mountain, Chunyangzi prepared some local specialties for his fellow disciples, including rouge, cloth, jewelry, and some pastries from the Jiangnan region, along with their recipes.

"Dear senior and junior sisters, see if there's anything you like? Distribute them one by one. Chunyangzi will go and pay his respects to the Palace Master first."

As he spoke, Zhang Xiaoshan tossed a Qiankun bag to the senior sister who had spoken earlier. Inside were various local specialties that Zhang Xiaoshan had brought with him this time.

The quantity was so large that even if each person in the Jade Pool Fairy Palace received three boxes of rouge, ten bolts of brocade, and ten pieces of jewelry, it would still be more than enough.

In an instant, all the female disciples looked at the Qiankun bag in their senior sister's hand with shining eyes.

You should know that Yaochi Immortal Palace has remained unchanged for ten years. Most of them have lived here since childhood and have long forgotten the prosperity of the area below the mountain.

As for procurement?

Here, millennia-old and tens of thousands of years-old ice silkworm silk is used as brocade material; everywhere you look, there are rare herbs and fruits, ancient trees, and wondrous jade stones...

They cannot come down the mountain unless it is for a specific purchase.

At this moment, the special products from the mortal realm that Zhang Xiaoshan brought instantly became highly sought-after. Even though they were insignificant compared to ordinary items in the celestial palace, their rarity made them valuable!

While the female disciples were dividing up the local specialties, Zhang Xiaoshan led Princess Liyang to the depths of the Yaochi Immortal Palace—

Guanghan Palace!

The spiritual energy gathered here contains extremely strong yin and cold attributes, making it extremely suitable for cultivating the Taiyin Treasure Scripture.

It is also the core of the entire Yaochi Immortal Palace. If a great enemy attacks, the Yaochi Immortal Palace, after all, is inherited from the ancient Taoist sect's Taiyin Goddess, and its hidden trump cards should not be underestimated.

Inside the main hall, the Palace Mistress of Yaochi was lying on her side with her back to the outside.

A slender arm supports her cloud-like hair, and her graceful and charming figure, though turned away, reveals a myriad of charms and endless allure.

Even Zhang Xiaoshan couldn't help but be momentarily amazed when he looked up.

Her innate charm blends seamlessly with her refined and ethereal气质, making her resemble a delicate orchid blooming gracefully in a secluded valley.

"Disciple Chunyangzi greets Palace Master!"

"Chunyangzi, who is she?"

Her voice was like jade, lively and ethereal, yet it carried a hint of indifference and domineering (bjca).

Princess Liyang, being a woman and a princess of the Great Li Dynasty, was only a fraction of the age of the Palace Mistress of Yaochi, but the royal scheming she had dealt with since childhood far surpassed that of the reclusive Palace Mistress of Yaochi.

With a woman's intuition, Princess Liyang sensed the Yaochi Palace Master's rejection, and even a hint of jealousy.

"Reporting to the Palace Master, this Princess Liyang was my collaborator during my training in the mortal realm, and she possesses the Xuan Yin Absolute Meridian."

About seven years ago, the disciple fulfilled his promise and helped him establish his foundation and cultivate his Qi...

Zhang Xiaoshan recounted his affair with Princess Liyang and did not conceal the existence of the Phoenix Blood Jade.

Even the Five Elders of Shu Mountain knew that he possessed the Southern Bright Fire, so Zhang Xiaoshan naturally had no need to hide it from the Palace Master of Yaochi Palace; he had come here to seek refuge.

Xuan Yin Absolute Meridian?

The Palace Mistress of Yaochi, who had been facing away from Zhang Xiaoshan, suddenly leaped up, like a goddess dancing gracefully. Her elegant and enchanting beauty was captivating, and her every smile and frown exuded a charm that could bewitch all living beings. Moreover, her aloof and otherworldly aura made her seem sacred and inviolable.

The Palace Mistress of Yaochi landed in front of Princess Liyang, and placed a jade-like hand on Princess Liyang's brow.

In an instant, everything about Li Yang in front of the Palace Master of Yaochi Palace seemed to become transparent.

The Mysterious Yin Meridian is Severed! The Pure Yin Yin Technique!

The Palace Mistress of Yaochi looked at Li Yang with a satisfied expression in her eyes.

The Nine Yin Meridians is inherently a fatal calamity, but unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaoshan not only resolved it through the method of cultivating both pure Yin and pure Yang, but also helped Li Yang cultivate to the point of perfect Qi Refining.

In this way, Princess Liyang would be the most suitable person to take over the position in the Yaochi Immortal Palace.

"Very good, pure yin foundation building, Qi cultivation at its peak."

"Chunyangzi, did you return from this training trip to refine your golden core for her?"

"That's right. The reason I came back this time is to help him open the Xuan Yin Meridian and condense the Golden Core."

Secondly, given his Yin-Yang constitution, besides cultivating the Pure Yin Yin Technique, he is also the best inheritor of the *Taiyin Treasure Scripture*, since the *Taiyin Treasure Scripture* is the foundation of the Jade Pool Immortal Palace.

"With a clean background and impeccable character, one can inherit the 'Taiyin Treasure Scripture'!"

The Palace Mistress of Yaochi nodded gently, her tone kind, even her previous hostility had vanished.

The Jade Pool Immortal Palace has many disciples, but few possess the Xuan Yin Physique.

Moreover, Princess Liyang possesses the Nine Yin Meridians, and once fully opened, it will be like breaking through and rebuilding, resulting in even greater talent.

"In addition, this disciple has reached a certain level of cultivation and accumulated a lot of merit during this training."

The disciple plans to go into seclusion for three years to break through his cultivation level and also to develop the Nascent Soul chapter of the Pure Yang Dao Technique.

Within three years, this disciple is confident that he will break through to the ninth stage of the Golden Core realm.

The Transformation of the Spirit Chapter is different from the Qi Refining and Golden Core Chapters. Zhang Xiaoshan had already entered the Golden Core stage at that time and had also re-cultivated the Kunlun Dao Technique.

But this was a sudden enlightenment out of thin air, and the amount of merit required to develop the Divine Transformation Chapter far exceeded the merit required before. Even if the merit was used to nourish the Pure Yang Dao Foundation, it would still greatly advance Zhang Xiaoshan's cultivation.

Moreover, after ten years of training, Zhang Xiaoshan's cultivation level was perfected, and he could have already broken through to the fifth level of the Golden Core stage, or even advanced to the sixth level.

With both factors combined, reaching the ninth stage of the Golden Core realm within three years is not an unrealistic expectation!

Chapter 948 Xuanhuang Pure Yang Cauldron

"Nine-stage Golden Core within three years? No way..."

The Palace Mistress of Yaochi wanted to say that three years was too short, that things were being rushed, and that the foundation was unstable.

Even elite disciples of the Kunlun Daoist sect need to spend decades, or even hundreds of years, refining their Golden Core before daring to break through to the Divine Transformation stage.

After all, the more solid the foundation, the greater the chance of breaking through to the Divine Transformation stage.

Otherwise, there are many Golden Core cultivators in the secular world, but not many can break through to the Nascent Soul stage and enter the ranks of Great Cultivators.

The Nascent Soul realm is different from the Golden Core realm, and it is also not the process of breaking through the Core and becoming an Infant.

Huashen is the Taoist Yuanshen.

The primordial spirit is immortal, a truly transcendent existence.

But then the Palace Mistress of Yaochi thought of something, and her bright, starry eyes turned to Princess Liyang.

Princess Liyang had already broken through to the peak of Qi Refining, but condensing a golden core wouldn't be a matter of a short time. Princess Liyang still had a lot of room for improvement in her Qi Refining realm; staying at the peak of Qi Refining for at least three years would allow her to solidify her foundation.

"You want to break through to the next level together with Li Yang?"

"But I have such a plan. Under normal circumstances, it would take me a long time to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

However, if one can use the profound Yin cold energy of Junior Sister Li Yang to unite heaven and earth, and achieve the perfect harmony of Yin and Yang, thus reaching the ultimate state of creation in Taoism, one will surely obtain an unparalleled opportunity.

It can also help Junior Sister Li Yang forge a flawless golden core!

"What a plan!"

The Palace Mistress of Yaochi looked at Princess Liyang, whose face was flushed and whose beautiful eyes were shy, and knew that the two were already in love.

Most importantly, this is of great benefit to both Zhang Xiaoshan and Princess Liyang.

Zhang Xiaoshan broke through to the Nascent Soul stage and became a top-tier cultivator.

The flawless Golden Core is something all cultivators dream of, as it far surpasses ordinary cultivators of the same level in terms of both cultivation speed and foundation.

"Li Yang, are you willing?"

"Disciple is willing!"

The hesitant whispers were so subtle that only two highly skilled cultivators could hear such a shy reply.

"Since that's the case, Li Yang, you will stay with me in the Guanghan Palace to cultivate for the time being."

Besides relearning the Pure Yin Technique, I can also help you suppress the ever-accumulating Yin Qi, preventing the cold Qi from harming your very foundation.

The more profound Yin energy you accumulate during your breakthrough, the greater the benefits will be for you.

"Yes, Palace Master!"

At the same time, Zhang Xiaoshan also presented the gifts he brought from the mortal realm to the Palace Mistress of Yaochi.

He knew the Jade Pool Palace Master's personality; she would never like mortal cosmetics or jewelry. Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan only sent some mortal desserts as a token gesture.

Next, Zhang Xiaoshan went to the main hall of the Kunlun Taoist sect—Yuxu Palace!

This is the main branch of the Kunlun Daoist sect, and also the place where the sect leader, Xuanxu, resides.

Besides returning from my training, there's another thing—the Pure Yang Cauldron!

This treasure was forged from meteorite copper. After Zhang Xiaoshan left, the Palace Master of Yaochi Palace handed it over to the most outstanding weapon refiner of the Kunlun Daoist sect.

However, not long after, rumors of a 'divine artifact' appeared in the cultivation world and was obtained by a pure Yang cultivator from the Kunlun Daoist sect.

However, the leaders of the major immortal sects were not idiots. The captured demons confessed everything, and the Palace Master of Yaochi Palace knew about Zhang Xiaoshan's merits and enlightenment. The turmoil was quickly quelled by Kunlun.

Therefore, Zhang Xiaoshan needs to give an explanation to the Taoist priest Xuanxu.

"Chunyangzi greets the Sect Leader!"

Although Zhang Xiaoshan usually addressed Xuanxu Laodao as such, the Jade Void Hall was now filled with experts.

At the head of the table, besides the old Taoist Xuanxu, there was also a Supreme Elder; below, a dozen or so elder-level cultivators were all watching Zhang Xiaoshan return from the main hall.

Below the old Taoist Xuanxu were three middle-aged Taoists dressed in white robes, exuding an air of otherworldly elegance.

Chunyangzi? The meaning behind his Taoist name is self-evident.

This title was personally given to Zhang Xiaoshan by the sect leader, so they knew that the young man's talent was among the best of everyone present.

In particular, Zhang Xiaoshan had only been a disciple of Yaochi Immortal Palace for seventeen years, of which only seven years were spent cultivating, yet he had already reached the fourth stage of the Golden Core realm, and his foundation was so solid that it was comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

For a moment, everyone looked at Zhang Xiaoshan with even more attention.

Unfortunately, the old Taoist Xuanxu actually placed Zhang Xiaoshan in the Yaochi Immortal Palace. Which of them wouldn't want such a monstrous disciple?

"Chunyangzi, these are all elders of the Kunlun main lineage, most of whom are your senior uncles."

These three are your senior uncles. Your eldest senior uncle, Bai Xuan, has already passed the Nine Heavens Tribulation and become a Loose Immortal. Your second senior uncle, Tong Xuan, and your third senior uncle, Ling Xuan, are both just one step away from achieving immortality.

This is your Grand Uncle Lingxu, and the one who forged the Xuanhuang Pure Yang Cauldron for you.

"Pure Yang Finger greets Grandmaster Uncle Lingxu, three senior uncles, and all senior uncles!"

Zhang Xiaoshan bowed respectfully, neither humble nor arrogant.

At the same time, I was also surprised and astonished by the difference in my mind.

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He initially thought that the Taoist priest Xuanxu belonged to the Xuan generation, but he didn't expect him to belong to the Xu generation.

However, the senior and junior masters are the ones with the character "Xuan" in their names.

But as the senior uncles introduced themselves to each other, Zhang Xiaoshan suddenly realized that their seniors were of different generations. Cangxuan, Guling, Xuanling... they were not ranked according to the same generation at all, and each had its own basis.

"Hehehe, the little guy is lucky."

Although this Xuanhuang Chunyang Cauldron is a top-tier magical artifact, combined with the Heavenly Emperor's Nether Stone and Kunlun Mystic Essence, its power is unparalleled, and its wondrous uses are comparable to ancient immortal weapons.

With a wave of his hand, the old Taoist Lingxu sent a bronze cauldron, about the size of a palm and entirely dark yellow, flying toward Zhang Xiaoshan.

This Pure Yang Cauldron is a rare treasure; its offensive capabilities are merely its least noteworthy aspect, yet even the old Daoist Lingxu is reluctant to let it go.

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