Immortality and cultivation: Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable.

With his proficiency increasing at an astonishing rate, Jiang Shi began to cultivate in seclusion.

At this moment, inside the main hall of the Qingyun Sect's inner gate.

Sect Leader Lu sat at the head of the table, while the three below him were key figures of the Qingyun Sect: Lu Chuanxuan, Ma Qingfeng, and Liang Wanli.

"Sect Leader Uncle, the Misty Mansion has been opened multiple times in the past three months. With the combined efforts of the three sects, the mysterious scripture has been successfully recorded in four parts."

Lu Chuanxuan respectfully handed the four stone slips to Sect Leader Lu.

Sect Leader Lu took the stone slip and examined it with his spiritual sense. After seeing the scripture, he first frowned, then suddenly laughed.

"These four stone slips, together with the previous two, now make a total of six, but they are still obscure and difficult to understand, making cultivation impossible."

"These scriptures are useless if they cannot be practiced; no matter how good they are, they are useless."

Sect Leader Lu said with a smile, casually tossing the stone slip onto the table without a care.

"What the sect leader says is absolutely right. Our Qingyun Sect has its own lineage that leads directly to the Golden Core stage. This mysterious scripture is really useless," Lu Chuanxuan chimed in.

"However, although this scripture is useless to us, Biluo Valley will certainly not think so. The Happy Immortal's birthday is approaching and he is about to pass away. He will not let go of the slightest possibility."

"As long as he dares to leave Biluo Valley, we will wield our top-grade spiritual weapons and strike with lightning speed; we will surely capture that Happy Immortal!"

The goal of the Qingyun Sect was clear from the beginning: to kill the Golden Core cultivator from Biluo Valley.

"That's exactly right! The Ma family has prepared all the spirit stones and will do everything in our power to help the sect leader capture that villain from Biluo Valley!"

"The Liang family's spirit stones have also been prepared."

Ma Qingfeng and Liang Wanli, displaying an attitude of putting the Lu family at the forefront, expressed their stance to Sect Leader Lu.

After the two left, only Sect Leader Lu and Lu Chuanxuan remained in the hall.

"Sect Master, could the Liang and Ma families be plotting something? Although they said they had prepared enough spirit stones, they haven't taken out a single one."

Lu Chuanxuan did not trust the Liang and Ma families. The three major families of Qingyun Sect appeared to be united, but in reality, they were vying for power behind the scenes, and conflicts frequently occurred among their subordinates.

The Lin family and the Lu family used to have a very good relationship, but in the end, the Lin family was destroyed and its members perished.

"What they think doesn't matter. With a top-grade spiritual weapon in my hands, those two families can't cause any trouble no matter what."

"The Lu family must be the leader!"

Sect Leader Lu said in a deep voice that he didn't care about the Liang and Ma families at all. If it weren't for the fact that they still had some use, he would have already used a high-grade spiritual weapon to suppress them.

"What my uncle says is absolutely right; I was overthinking it."

"Chuanxuan, how is your cultivation of the technique I bestowed upon you?" Sect Leader Lu suddenly asked.

"I have already achieved minor success in my cultivation. Recently, I feel a significant increase in my spiritual awareness, abundant blood and qi, and my cultivation has improved considerably." Lu Chuanxuan replied happily upon hearing the question from Sect Leader Lu.

However, he had another question: what level was this nameless martial art, and how could it have such power?

As if sensing Lu Chuanxuan's confusion, Sect Leader Lu smiled and said:

"This technique was passed down by my Lu family ancestor, and it is said to have originated from the Five Elements Master."

"What?! The Five Elements Master!" Lu Chuanxuan was very surprised. As a core disciple of the Lu family, he naturally knew what kind of person the Five Elements Master was.

The Five Elements Master was a demonic cultivator back then, born into one of the six major demonic sects in the cultivation world. The cultivation techniques he passed down must be at least of the Earth level, or even possibly the Heaven level.

"To be honest, this technique is a high-grade Earth-level demonic art, with the wonderful uses of laying a solid foundation and condensing spiritual consciousness."

"Chuanxuan, you are the next head of our Lu family, the hope of the Lu family. When the Happy Immortal of Biluo Valley dies, I will entrust your golden core to you, and you will form it!"

Lu Chuanxuan was overjoyed by what Sect Leader Lu said. Every Foundation Establishment cultivator's lifelong dream is to form a Golden Core.

Once one breaks through to the Golden Core stage, their lifespan can reach nearly two thousand years!

Furthermore, their status is incomparable to that of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. In the Canglin region, a Golden Core stage cultivator is truly at the very top level.

A single word can determine the fate of other sects!

"Thank you for your guidance, Master Uncle. I will certainly live up to your expectations," Lu Chuanxuan said respectfully as he stood up.

"Alright, no need for formalities. Go and focus on your cultivation. Forming the Golden Core requires a solid foundation. You must diligently practice the cultivation technique I gave you and not slack off."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chuanxuan quickly agreed, bid farewell to Sect Leader Lu, and went to cultivate.

After he left, Sect Leader Lu's smile gradually disappeared, and his face darkened.

"Nephew, don't blame me, it's all for the Lu family."

At this moment, chaos had broken out in Canglin City.

Three guards from the Spirit Talisman Pavilion were killed in an attack.

This is the first time in thousands of years that this has happened.

The Spirit Talisman Pavilion is an asset of the three major sects, Biluo Valley.

Even a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator was alarmed and ordered a city-wide search.

The manager of Lingfu Pavilion drew up a portrait and handed it over to the law enforcement team and the guards of the city lord's mansion.

No matter how hard they searched, they were destined to return empty-handed.

The portrait was an image created using the "Hundred Illusions and Thousand Faces Technique," but Jiang Shi has long since changed his appearance.

No matter how hard they search, it's useless!

Meanwhile, Jiang Shi was diligently cultivating.

During this time, they were disturbed once by the cultivators who came to search, but after seeing that Jiang Shi's appearance was completely different from that on the search warrant, they went to other places to continue their search.

A week later, Jiang Shi's cultivation has now reached its final stage!

[Proficiency +200]

【Five Elements Technique: Great Success (563/3000)】

Finally, he finished refining the last pill, and his cultivation level broke through!

With the mastery of the Five Elements Technique, he naturally broke through to the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage.

There were no bottlenecks whatsoever; the breakthroughs were incredibly rapid!

His magical power has increased by another half. Now, in terms of the amount of magical power he possesses, he is no less powerful than a Grand Master in the early Foundation Establishment stage.

Of course, this only applies to quantity; the quality is still far from sufficient.

The difference between a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a Qi Refining cultivator is like heaven and earth; no matter how profound their magical power, they cannot compare.

After breaking through to the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage, Jiang Shi did not leave seclusion; he continued to consolidate his cultivation.

He has already broken through to the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage, and the Foundation Establishment stage is just around the corner!

As long as he cultivates the Five Elements Technique to perfection, he will surely be able to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

To become a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

Foundation Building Pills were useless to him!

Jiang Shi's destiny is "Heaven rewards diligence, and success is inevitable." As long as he has enough resources, he can achieve limitless breakthroughs!

Jiang Shi was in seclusion, cultivating diligently, while inside the city lord's mansion.

Enforcement team leader Guo arrived here.

"I..." Commander Guo was about to speak when the doorman interrupted him.

"Commander Guo, Elder Sui sent me to fetch you. Please come with me."

Commander Guo suddenly realized that Elder Sui was a fortune teller who was skilled in divination and fortune-telling. It was quite normal that he could figure out the purpose of his visit.

He came today because of the case of the three guards of Lingfu Pavilion who died a few days ago.