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

However, in the true cultivation world, 99.99% of cultivators mostly use low-grade or ordinary magical artifacts. Flying swords, based on their materials and rough craftsmanship, can be categorized as follows:

Inferior, average, superior, top-grade, ancient immortal weapon.

Even low-grade or ordinary flying swords require rare materials such as millennium-old black iron and the finest metals to forge.

Superior-grade flying swords require rare stones from all over the world, such as Heavenly Emperor's Nether Stone, Five Elements Profound Essence, and Ten Thousand Year Essence. As for top-grade flying swords, in addition to rare stones that are hard to come by, they also require the help of a master craftsman and tempering with Heavenly Fire. The final product can only be considered a top-grade flying sword.

To become a truly top-tier magical artifact, one must cultivate the magical power of a great master.

Only with time and effort can one advance to the top level of flying swords.

Therefore, even the elite disciples of major sects possess at most one high-grade flying sword.

Top-tier or top-level flying swordsmen must be like Zhang Xiaoshan, becoming direct disciples of major sects, with powerful figures backing and appreciating them.

As for the final ancient immortal weapons, they are probably only possessed by the leaders of a few major sects, serving as their sect's most prized treasures.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoshan observed that his three senior uncles did not show much emotion towards the Dragon-Slaying Sword, indicating that their weapons were definitely no less powerful than ancient immortal weapons.

The Kunlun Taoist sect truly deserves its reputation as the supreme Taoist sect!

It should be noted that even the Shushan Sword Sect only has one ancient divine weapon, the Demon-Suppressing Sword, which is the most precious treasure of Shushan.

The Shu Mountain and Emei Sect possess two such swords—the Purple and Green Twin Swords. However, only when the Purple and Green Twin Swords are combined can the full power of these two ancient immortal weapons be unleashed.

"Alright, let's leave this matter here for now."

"You all know Chunyangzi's innate supernatural power; the power of merit is ethereal and intangible. Although Chunyangzi can mobilize the power of merit, it is actually a great threat!"

A major threat?

Everyone was puzzled by what the old Taoist Xuanxu meant, but Bai Xuan and Lingxu seemed to be deep in thought.

"Please enlighten me, Sect Leader!"

"We who cultivate ourselves embody the will of Heaven and follow the righteous path."

Therefore, by slaying demons and eliminating evil, accumulating merit and virtue, one can gain the approval of Heaven and ascend to the celestial realm.

However, when Chunyangzi mobilizes the power of merit, he consumes his own merit. Even if Chunyangzi accumulates a great deal of merit, once it's all used up, it means he has no merit in the perception of the Heavenly Dao.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately realized what was happening.

They all know that accumulating virtue and doing good deeds will bring them divine favor, so they see their own merits, but the divine way can perceive them.

Zhang Xiaoshan, however, was different; he directly materialized his own merits.

In this way, all merits will be exhausted, and there will be no more merits from cultivation.

On the contrary, their own killings will make them no different from demonic cultivators when faced with the heavenly tribulation, and they may even be worse off than demonic cultivators.

"Chunyangzi thanks the sect leader for his guidance!"

However, in this respect, after a magical artifact is strengthened by the power of merit, it acquires a layer of golden light that can neutralize some of the attacks!

"Golden light of merit?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked at the old Daoist Lingxu, who had already begun to inspect the Heaven-Refining Furnace.

After all, the Heaven-Refining Furnace had just been strengthened by the power of merit, and Lingxu was also a master craftsman; no change in the magic weapon could escape his discerning eyes.

Sure enough, in less than three breaths, a golden light flashed on the Heaven Refining Furnace.

Lingxu, the old Daoist, had a glint in his eyes and nodded, saying:

"Indeed, the Heaven Refining Furnace has a layer of golden light of merit that is comparable to a top-tier defensive magic weapon, and this is only for defense, which should be the simplest and most wonderful use."

Hiss...

Lingxu Daoist's answer startled even Xuanxu Daoist.

Regardless of whether Zhang Xiaoshan can exhaust all his merits, the golden light gathered from his merit artifacts is comparable to an ancient defensive artifact.

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"The power of merit is too ethereal, and Chunyangzi dares not say how much merit he has accumulated."

Since his uncles and senior masters wanted Chunyangzi to enhance the magic weapon, Chunyangzi, as a disciple, could not refuse. Therefore, he planned to enhance a top-level magic weapon for the sect over ten years.

Of course, this magical artifact cannot be like the Heaven-Refining Furnace and the Qian Yuan Cauldron, which directly consume most of the disciple's merit accumulated over ten years.

As for which uncle or senior uncle's magical artifact to strengthen?

As a junior, I find it difficult to make a decision, and I don't want to offend anyone directly. Everything is up to the sect leader to decide!

Looking at the burning gazes of the crowd, he knew there were far more wolves than meat, and with his current strength, he had no way of controlling his own destiny.

The only advantage is that he is a direct disciple, so people won't turn against each other.

Zhang Xiaoshan didn't mention the payment, but he believed that the Taoist priest Xuanxu wouldn't let him suffer much loss.

Therefore, everyone who heard this was also very tempted.

Although they are strengthened once every ten years, don't forget that they are all old monsters who are two or three hundred years old.

Once every ten years, once every hundred years... Over time, it will happen to them at any time.

Moreover, the merit points consumed in each enhancement are real, so they would never take advantage of a junior for nothing.

According to the standards of top-tier magical artifacts, the reward should absolutely not be lower than that of rare and extraordinary items, and it also excludes some poor people who have been cultivating diligently all along.

After all, the enhancement of a magical artifact is only superficial; the truly mysterious aspect lies in the power of merit accumulated within it.

On this point, everyone is perfectly clear.

Chapter 951 Kunlun's Ten Great Immortal Techniques: Deducing the Pure Yang Dao Technique

Zhang Xiaoshan left the main branch of Kunlun.

When he left, he was carrying many treasures, not to mention the reward he received this time: the Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan, the ancient divine weapon Dragon Slayer Sword, and the Pure Yang Cauldron.

There are also two chapters, "Transformation of Spirit" and "Return to Emptiness," in the "Supreme Golden Chapter."

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoshan has obtained the three Kunlun Ten Great Daoist Divine Powers this time: Yuan Shen Qing Yun, Zhu Xian Sword Technique, and Yin Yang One Qi Great Divine Power!

These are the Ten Great Immortal Arts of Kunlun, Taoist supernatural powers passed down from ancient times.

In addition to Zhang Xiaoshan's three supernatural powers, there are also One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, Physical Body Achievement, Nine Dragons Divine Fire Curse, Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, Earth Escape Technique (Supernatural Version), and Fuxi Eight Trigrams.

Each of these supernatural abilities boasts an extremely glorious record in ancient times.

Once one has mastered cultivation, one can roam freely throughout the cultivation world.

Unfortunately, the Ten Great Immortal Techniques are not a secret within the Kunlun Daoist sect, but very few people have mastered them; they are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

The lowest level of supernatural power cultivation is the Nascent Soul stage, not to mention other stringent requirements:

For example, the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Spell requires an innate fire spirit body, and the Five Elements Fire Escape technique must also reach the level of the Nine Yang Bing Fire Spell.

Earth Escape Technique requires an innate Earth Virtue body; Purple Heaven Divine Thunder requires an innate Thunder Body; and the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife requires the innate Geng Metal Qi from mythology to forge the primordial spirit flying knife...

It can be said that the cultivation requirements for each ancient immortal technique are extremely demanding.

Originally, the old Taoist Xuanxu wanted to appease Zhang Xiaoshan and asked him to choose a celestial technique to comprehend.

Although Zhang Xiaoshan has not reached the Nascent Soul stage, his foundation is solid, comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, and he possesses both a Pure Yang Dao Foundation and a Pure Yang Golden Core, so he may well have a chance.

Or you can first try to comprehend it, and then cultivate when you reach the Nascent Soul stage.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan's greed led him to choose three supernatural immortal techniques.

Even the old Taoist Xuanxu was helpless, hoping that after Zhang Xiaoshan suffered a crushing defeat, he could concentrate on cultivating a single skill.

Yuan Shen Qing Yun, a symbol of the disciples of ancient sages, is related to merit.

The Immortal Slaying Sword Technique is the most powerful offensive divine power in ancient times. Legend has it that when mastered, it can defeat immortals. It is paired with the Dragon Slaying Sword.

The Great Divine Power of Yin and Yang Unity evolves chaos from the origin of Yin and Yang, making it the strongest divine power in Taoism.

If Zhang Xiaoshan's pure Yang Dao foundation hadn't been able to bear the Heavenly Dao Divine Patterns, it would have been impossible to imprint the cultivation methods of the three great immortal techniques. These are the secrets of the Kunlun Daoist sect, never to be passed on to outsiders.

Only great cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage can barely comprehend it.

Therefore, when he learned about Zhang Xiaoshan's inheritance of the three great immortal arts and supernatural powers under the Pure Yang Dao foundation, the old Taoist Xuanxu also looked incredulous.

After that, everything was left to Zhang Xiaoshan.

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Jade Pool Celestial Palace!

When Zhang Xiaoshan reported everything that had happened in the Jade Void Hall to the Palace Master of Yaochi Palace, the Guanghan Palace was unusually quiet.

Zhang Xiaoshan exposed the power of merit, and even in Kunlun, he was innocent but guilty of possessing a treasure.

Fortunately, Zhang Xiaoshan was in Kunlun, so no one would attack him. Moreover, the trouble had been handed over to the old Taoist Xuanxu, so he would not be in danger for the time being.

Next, Zhang Xiaoshan only needs to go into seclusion and cultivate diligently to reach the Nascent Soul realm.

With the help of the ancient divine weapon to slay the dragon, Zhang Xiaoshan's strength will inevitably undergo a tremendous change after he emerges from seclusion.

"Within ten years, are you confident that you can reach the Nascent Soul stage?"

Although Zhang Xiaoshan set a goal of becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator in three years, this goal was like an ideal world, too idealistic.

Reaching the Nascent Soul realm within ten years was a deadline set by the Palace Master of Yaochi Palace.

"Palace Master, rest assured, it shouldn't be a problem for me to reach the Nascent Soul stage within three years."

The merit energy gives rise to the Nascent Soul and Void Return chapters of the Pure Yang Daoist Technique. During this process, the immense merit nourishes the Pure Yang Daoist foundation, causing the disciple's cultivation level to rise accordingly. This is the foundation upon which the disciple broke through to the Nascent Soul stage in three years.

"Is that so? Then go!"

Even the Palace Mistress of Yaochi was jealous of the benefits Zhang Xiaoshan had gained this time.

She worried that she might not be able to resist snatching Zhang Xiaoshan's Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan directly, after all, it was an ancient immortal weapon made by an ancient immortal in imitation of the ancient divine artifact Five Fires and Seven Birds Fan, which was no less powerful than the Nanming Fire Seal, and even more powerful.

After bidding farewell to the Palace Mistress of Yaochi, Zhang Xiaoshan turned and left Guanghan Palace, preparing to go into seclusion for cultivation.

As for why the Palace Master of Yaochi was not given a stronger magical artifact?

This time, Zhang Xiaoshan consumed nearly a third of his merit in the Jade Void Hall. He also needed to develop the "Transformation of the Gods" and "Return to Emptiness" techniques during his seclusion. In addition, he had to cultivate other immortal arts and supernatural powers. He might not even have enough merit left this time.

Let's accumulate some time and then strengthen the protective magic weapon for the Palace Master of Yaochi after she leaves seclusion.

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The forbidden area of ​​Yaochi.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoshan sat cross-legged on the Flying Immortal Platform, which was rich in spiritual energy.

As Zhang Xiaoshan entered a meditative state, the originally invisible spiritual energy within a thousand feet of the Flying Immortal Platform converged towards Zhang Xiaoshan's spiritual platform like a hurricane.

This surging spiritual energy was a sign that Zhang Xiaoshan had broken through his cultivation level.

Seven years ago, Zhang Xiaoshan was able to break through to the fifth level of the Golden Core stage, but because he was in the mortal world where spiritual energy was scarce, he had been suppressing it until now.

At this moment, the raging spiritual energy of heaven and earth poured into the golden core from the rooftop. With a 'crack' sound, the golden core shattered, giving rise to the fifth aperture.

A month later, when Zhang Xiaoshan awoke from his cultivation, his Golden Core Stage 5 realm was completely stable!

Although it was only a difference of one turn, his magical power increased by at least 30%, and he also became much more proficient in using the power of heaven and earth.

Compared to a month ago, Zhang Xiaoshan's basic strength has at least doubled.

This is already an extremely significant improvement.

For cultivators at the Golden Core stage, the difference between each stage is roughly 30%.

Zhang Xiaoshan's breakthrough was the culmination of years of hard work and his solid foundation, resulting in a doubling of his potential.

However, Zhang Xiaoshan didn't pay any attention to this improvement.

Unless there is a truly major breakthrough, the power of the enhanced magic weapon will not change much.

"… Begin to generate the Pure Yang Dao Technique!"

Pure Yang Daoist Manual - Transformation Chapter - Fifty Million Merits!

Pure Yang Daoist Manual: Returning to Emptiness - 150 Million Merits!

Looking at the enormous merit generated by the cultivation technique before him, one must know that the combined merit of the Qi Refining Chapter and the Golden Core Chapter is only thirty million.

The Nascent Soul stage alone requires 50 million merits, while the subsequent Void Return (Qian Zhaohao) stage requires a staggering 150 million merits. However, Zhang Xiaoshan did not hesitate at all and directly chose to continue developing the story.

Boom!