Cultivation of Immortality: This is what unorthodox methods are like.

Wang Quan and Ying Jiaren became even more interested in the source of the Nu River.

The sheer number of geniuses and prodigies who come here is enough to prove that this source is extraordinary.

The two bid farewell to the monk and continued on their journey.

Along the way, they noticed that the surrounding mist was getting thicker and thicker.

The only thing was the mist that filled the air, spreading only over the mountain peaks on both sides.

On both sides of the mountain, waterfalls gush forth, like the Milky Way pouring down.

In the rivers, countless fish demons roamed about, and a vast number of great demons roared.

Large ships are gathered on the river.

In the sky, colorful clouds drifted by, like torrents flowing upstream towards the source of the Nu River.

A massive number of Golden Core cultivators roared forth, and countless Primordial Spirits and Dharma Forms emerged, including even cultivators from blessed lands and grotto-heavens.

However, cultivators at the levels of Blessed Land and Grotto Heaven are rare, and most of them just rush by without interacting with any living beings.

Wang Quan and Ruo Jinghong were mixed in among them, like a drop in the ocean, inconspicuous.

The two followed the large procession straight to the source.

After traveling for several more days, Ying Jiaren grabbed Wang Quan's arm: "Look, what's that?"

She pointed to the sky ahead.

A huge vortex was swirling in the azure sky.

This whirlpool stretches as far as the eye can see.

Water gushed out from the whirlpool, like a galaxy falling from the sky.

Countless living beings are insignificant and unworthy of mention before this reversed flow of stars.

Even from a great distance, both of them felt a sense of vastness and insignificance.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The river water descended from the sky, falling and transforming into the Nu River.

Beneath the cascading river water, even larger stone figures bravely resist the current.

These stone figures are submerged in the river from the chest down, while their exposed bodies are taller than the surrounding mountains that are thousands of meters high.

They stand there silently, as if they have existed for countless years, since time immemorial.

Countless monsters and cultivators traveled upstream along the river that flowed down from the sky.

They were like a hundred boats racing, fish demons trying to leap over the Dragon Gate, vying to use their skills to ascend.

Some stopped rising halfway through their flight, while others continued to rise.

Wang Quan and Ying Jiaren stood there, staring at the river water falling from the sky, momentarily stunned.

The enormous roar made the two of them feel something strange.

In a daze, Wang Quan sensed an ancient aura of desolation and wilderness.

Ying Jiaren, standing to the side, was the same.

After a long while, the two exchanged a knowing glance: "Let's go, we also need to go upstream and see the true source of this river."

call out!

Seventy-two trails of smoke and dust, trailing long plumes, flew straight upwards along the cascading river.

call out!call out!call out!

They passed over one powerful demon after another, and one Golden Core cultivator after another, rising ever higher.

As they rose, the two felt the descending river grow ever larger, making them feel increasingly small, while the desolate and wild atmosphere they sensed grew ever stronger.

The higher one climbs, the fewer Golden Core cultivators there are, with only a few Nascent Soul cultivators appearing around.

They continued to rise, and after an unknown amount of time, Wang Quan felt as if he had flown to the heavens above.

But at this moment, neither he nor Ying Jiaren saw the fierce winds from the heavens.

At this moment, those ascending alongside them no longer included Golden Core cultivators, but only Nascent Soul cultivators and great demons.

When these cultivators and great demons saw Wang Quan and his companion, they were first stunned, then their faces lit up with joy: "Fellow Daoists, it is truly extraordinary that you, as Golden Core cultivators, could fly to our position."

Wang Quan and Ying Jiaren asked curiously, "Can't other Golden Core cultivators reach this level?"

One cultivator laughed and said, "Only geniuses and prodigies can reach this level."

"Once a normal Golden Core cultivator reaches a certain level, they can no longer advance."

Wang Quan chatted with them for a while and then learned that:

As long as a cultivator's foundation is strong enough at their current level, they can continue to rise.

Before the polar regions were opened up, every year Golden Core cultivators were able to fly to extremely high places.

It is a place where geniuses and prodigies of various realms gather.

They were there engaging in magical duels, expounding doctrines, and discussing future spiritual practices.

Whenever something like this happens, the living beings downstream always benefit from it.

Wang Quan and Ying Jiaren exchanged a glance, their curiosity growing.

The two stirred up dust and rushed upwards again.

call out!call out!

They passed the group of Nascent Soul cultivators and stepped into the place where the Dharma Aspect cultivators were entrenched.

Here, they saw some Daoist inscriptions and golden elixirs.

These Daoist Golden Core cultivators are moving at a similar speed to the Dharma Aspect cultivators, and are attempting to reach higher levels.

They were filled with envy and jealousy when they saw that Wang Quan and Ying Jiaren were faster than them.

Because being able to maintain such a high speed at this level means that the two people have a stronger foundation than them.

One of the Dao Seal Golden Core cultivators was jealous: "We're both Dao Seal Golden Core cultivators, we should all be top-tier Golden Core cultivators, so what makes their foundation stronger than ours?"

"Could it be that they have more Golden Cores than we do?"

One of the Golden Core cultivators shook his head: "External Golden Core cultivators and magic weapons are not considered valuable assets in this place."

"The reason they are stronger than us is that they have reached the limit in terms of magic, fundamental techniques, and various realms."

You Daozhuan Jindan frowned: "My Foundation Establishment Platform is top-tier, my Purple Mansion is a magic treasure Purple Mansion, and my Golden Core is also a top-tier Golden Core."

"I have also practiced all the unorthodox and esoteric methods, as well as the fundamental techniques of the orthodox schools, and I have mastered a million kinds of magic."

"Do you think my background is any less impressive than theirs?"

One of the Golden Elixir cultivators sighed, "It's always going to be a little worse."

"Perhaps they possess more spells and fundamental techniques, perhaps their Purple Mansion is a legacy Purple Mansion, or perhaps their Golden Core is a newly developed top-tier Golden Core."

"They're even legendary."

"And we don't have legendary status."

"In short, if you and I have similar backgrounds to them, we will definitely be able to walk alongside them, instead of looking up at them from behind."

The golden pill looked up, only vaguely seeing the trails of seventy-two trails of smoke and dust, and gritted his teeth, saying, "In my life, I have never been inferior to anyone."

"I can catch up with them."

He roared and spat out a golden pill, which then transformed into golden light and chased after him madly.

But after chasing for a while, he stopped.

Because he couldn't even see the tail of the smoke.

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call out!call out!call out!

Wang Quan and Ying Jiaren continued their ascent, tracing back to the source of the Nu River.

They transcended the primordial spirit and the Dharma form.

In the Dharma realm, they saw some Daoist inscriptions and golden elixirs.

They nodded to each other and then drove off in a cloud of dust.

After an unknown amount of time, they set foot in a new area.

There are some Daoist spirits and Dharma forms here, but they are few in number.

As for those at the same level as them, not a single one of them possessed Daoist Golden Core.

Those Daoist spirits and Dharma forms were quite surprised to see the two: "The opening of the polar regions, I didn't expect there would be such a prodigy here?"

Wang Quan smiled and said, "Everyone, we'll meet at the end."

You Dao, a master of seal script, laughed and said, "From ancient times to the present, no one has ever seen the end of the Nu River."

Wang Quan was stunned.

The seal script figure laughed and said, "The wild cultivators and monsters thought that the cascading river was the end."

"They could only trace one-tenth of the way down into the river before they had to stop in despair."

"Ordinary Daoist cultivators might be able to pursue half of it."

"And you legendary cultivators might be able to trace back to a place just one step away from the source."

"However, throughout history, there has never been a legend of a cultivator setting foot at the source."

"You can't do it, and neither can those legendary grotto-heavens."