Chapter 519: Breakthrough, The Astonishing Effects of the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus!

Bihu Mountain.

Sumeru Cave Heaven, Hall of Everlasting Life.

Lu Changsheng sat cross-legged, and before him, a jade-green lotus seat shimmered, floating up and down, radiating a mysterious aura.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz——”

As Lu Changsheng continued his refining, the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus emitted a splendid sheen of color.

The lotus platform and petals seemed to be interwoven with innate Dao patterns, exuding ancient vibes, returning to simplicity, and appearing extraordinarily mysterious.

“Boom!”

It was unclear how much time had passed when the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus suddenly bloomed with countless rays of multicolored light. The brilliance was dazzling as the innate Dao patterns flashed wildly, merging with Lu Changsheng’s Yin-Yang Spiritual Energy.

Lu Changsheng formed a hand seal, softly shouting.

The Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotus in his Qi Sea Dantian shot out instantly, spinning above his head, its brilliance flowing and flashing brightly.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz——”

This Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotus intertwined its aura with that of the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus in front of him, forming a vast tide of spiritual energy.

In an instant, the spiritual energy of the entire Sumeru Cave Heaven was drawn in, surging madly toward Lu Changsheng and the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus.

“Sumeru.”

Lu Changsheng remained seated with his eyes closed, splitting a strand of thought to communicate with the Sumeru Tree King.

He indicated that it should stabilize the spiritual energy of the Cave Heaven to avoid disturbing others before directing more spiritual energy toward him.

“Yes, Master!”

A pure, ethereal voice of the Sumeru Tree King responded, controlling the spiritual energy of the Cave Heaven.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——”

Countless streams of spiritual energy swept toward Lu Changsheng’s Cave Dwelling, forming a vortex of energy above the Hall of Everlasting Life.

“What’s this?”

Hong Lian, Lu Miaoyun, and Meng Xiaochan,who were cultivating in the Sumeru Cave Heaven, sensed something and opened their eyes.

Realizing that this was caused by Lu Changsheng’s cultivation, Lu Miaoge and Meng Xiaochan ooserved for a moment before resuming their meditation and cultivation.

Only Hong Lian’s eyes glimmered with astonishment as she watched the scene.

Astonishing, absolutely astonishing!

This spiritual energy tide did not seem like it was caused by a cultivator who had only broken through Golden Core Formation a few years ago.

Even at the peak of Golden Core Formation, when a cultivator practices Divine Abilities, the spiritual pressure and energy vortex formed wouldn’t be this intense.

“What is Master doing now?”

Hong Lian was filled with amazement and doubt.

Over the past decades, she had witnessed many miracles and things that defied common understanding from Lu Changsheng.

But these extraordinary occurrences never stopped—she would see them from time to time.

Just as recently, she had seen her disciple Lu Lingxiao.

At a glance, it was clear that this disciple had acquired some kind of inheritance or a divine object from heaven and earth.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to have made such a sudden improvement!

And there was no need to wonder; it was obviously Lu Changsheng who provided this opportunity and inheritance.

“With Master’s current situation, in less than a century, he could reach Nascent Soul. I must not fall too far behind.”

Hong Lian felt immense pressure in her heart.

She possessed a celestial fetus body and a Nascent Soul Divine Soul!

So long as she had enough resources, she could naturally break through to Nascent Soul in less than a century.

But facing Lu Changsheng’s growth speed, which was beyond ordinary understanding, she still felt immense pressure.

Yet, precisely because of this, she admired Lu Changsheng all the more.

She looked forward to the day when Lu Changsheng would rule the Southern Wilderness, the Northern Plains, and even the Central Plains.

When that day came, she could return to her peak and follow him to the Northern Plains cultivation world to uncover the truth of the past.

To see the current state of the Vermilion Bird Palace.

Inside the Hall of Everlasting Life.

Spiritual energy ferociously swept in, surging into the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the entire Great Hall was so dense it was almost like water or mist, hazy and indistinct.

As time passed, the spiritual energy in the Sumeru Cave Heaven thinned considerably.

It was simply because the amount of spiritual energy Lu Changsheng absorbed was too absurd.

It was several times more intense than what was needed during his breakthrough to Golden Core Formation.

“Hah!”

It was unclear how much time had passed when Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, his pupils burning like two torches, radiating Yin-Yang energy.

In front of him, the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus’s innate Dao patterns intertwined, releasing a mysterious aura before merging back into his Qi Sea Dantian.

“Buzz, buzz, buzz——”

The Yin-Yang Five Elements Dao Foundation and the Yin-Yang Dao Golden Core emitted tens of thousands of rays of light, resonating with the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus.

In an instant, the innate Dao patterns of the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus flashed wildly, intertwining with his Yin-Yang Spiritual Energy, washing over his Qi Sea Dantian, flesh, bones, and meridians.

At the same time, Lu Changsheng’s cultivation, at the peak of the third layer of Golden Core Formation, seemed to break through an invisible shackle, with his Spiritual Energy running on its own like a vast ocean breaking through a dam, seeking to break through.

Lu Changsheng remained calm in the face of this, sitting steadily, unhurriedly operating the Yin-Yang Creation Sutra.

One day, two days, three days.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

“Buzz!”

A humming sound echoed.

Lu Changsheng sat with a dignified air, his body was incredibly pure, radiating an endless flow of Yin-Yang energy, appearing holy and inviolable.

In his Qi Sea Dantian, above his Dao Foundation, the black-and-white Yin-Yang Dao Golden Core glittered brilliantly.

The glazed Yin-Yang patterns on its surface pulsed, as if interpreting the trajectory of the Yin-Yang Dao, pouring out a vast amount of Yin-Yang Spiritual Energy.

“Golden Core Formation, fourth layer.”

Lu Changsheng opened his eyes.

Back when he was adrift within the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus, his cultivation had almost reached the peak of the third layer of Golden Core Formation.

Now, having thoroughly refined the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus and made it his second dantian, he directly broke through the bottleneck from the early to mid-stage of Golden Core Formation.

The improvement was significant.

The quality of his Spiritual Energy had nearly doubled!

He even felt that his current Spiritual Energy surpassed that of a Golden Core Formation cultivator at the fifth stage when enhanced by the Nine Treasures Dao Bone.

This was the growth brought by the Yin-Yang Dao Golden Core!

Each breakthrough improved the quality of his Spiritual Energy by several levels!

Although the Nine Treasures Dao Bone was indeed marvelous.

Its amplification effect couldn’t match the effect of a foundation rooted in the Dao Golden Core!

Besides the enhancement of his Spiritual Energy, Lu Changsheng’s Divine Sense also took another step forward.

He possessed the Taiyi Soul Body.

Every time he broke through a realm, his soul and Divine Sense’s growth outpaced that of ordinary practitioners.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng wasn’t even certain how far his Divine Sense had advanced.

He felt like he was just a step away from Nascent Soul-level Divine Sense!

“But this one step feels like a chasm.”

“Without a fortuitous opportunity, it won’t be easy to cross it.”

Lu Changsheng murmured to himself as he continued to gaze at the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus in his Qi Sea Dantian.

Although he had long known that the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus was extraordinary, far beyond compare with the Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotus.

But after fully refining it as his second dantian, he was still amazed by its abilities.

First, this Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus could store Spiritual Energy a hundred times greater than that of the Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotus!

Lu Changsheng didn’t know the upper limit of this Spiritual Energy storage.

Because he couldn’t fill it up.

And he simply couldn’t store more.

If he continued to store Spiritual Energy, it would exceed his current capabilities.

Second, this Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus had the ability to obscure heavenly secrets and divination.

Now that Lu Changsheng had thoroughly refined the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus as his second dantian, unless a Top-Tier soothsayer or someone with a powerful divination treasure was involved, no one could calculate his situation.

In fact, his heavenly secrets were now completely shielded, making it impossible to divine anything about him.

Third, the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus had an affinity with the earth’s spiritual energy and could control the essence of spiritual energy for his own use, supplementing his Spiritual Energy, physical strength, and more.

This ability was incredibly powerful!

Previously, the Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotus only enhanced the efficiency of absorbing spiritual energy to restore Spiritual Energy.

But now, the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus could tap into the essence of spiritual energy, replenishing itself and even slightly boosting the power of his Divine Abilities.

It’s important to note that even possessing the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus as a second dantian, which stores Spiritual Energy several to even tens of times greater than normal practitioners.

It now allowed him to replenish his Spiritual Energy and physical strength during battle, making him almost like a perpetual motion machine!

“If my Nine Treasures Dao Bone could enhance the Nine Divine Abilities, even slightly improving the three fundamental energies, with the help of the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus, I could possibly maintain it indefinitely.”

Lu Changsheng was delighted, deeply realizing how much the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus benefitted him.

And he was only in the fourth layer of Golden Core Formation.

This Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus, as a Fourth-Tier peak treasure, could accompany him for a long time.

As his cultivation increases, the Lotus’s effects won’t diminish but will display even greater power.

After all, with his current cultivation level, he hadn’t utilized even one-tenth of the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus’s potential.

Even the most basic ability, storing Spiritual Energy as a second dantian, was like using a toothpick to stir an ocean.

“Unless this Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus’s spiritual energy storage is fully filled, becoming like True Lord Tianyuan, directly carrying the Cave Heaven as a portable residence or using it to grow medicinal herbs and spirit plants is impossible.”

Lu Changsheng murmured to himself, aware of a few issues.

For example, refining the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus as his second dantian would place a heavy burden on him during battles if too many things were stored in the Cave Heaven.

It would make it difficult to fully utilize the abilities of the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus.

“Sigh, still too weak.”

“I suppose only by breaking through to Nascent Soul can the full potential of this Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus be realized.”

Lu Changsheng let out a long sigh.

He knew that this Fourth-Tier Imperial Lotus being used as a second dantian by a Golden Core Formation cultivator was a complete waste of such a divine treasure.

However, as an ancestor of the Lu Family, he had squandered enough treasures anyway, so he didn’t mind.

“This Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotus can be kept at home for Xiaochan, Xiyue, Miaoge, Zixiao, and the others to use when breaking through to Golden Core Formation.”

He raised his hand lightly, looking at the previous Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotus.

Now that he had the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus, the Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotus was no longer needed.

So Lu Changsheng planned to leave this Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotus at home for his wives and children to use in the future.

Whoever needed a breakthrough could refine it into a second dantian to accumulate Spiritual Energy foundations.

After the breakthrough, the imprint could be removed for the next person to use.

However, repeated refinement and removal of the imprint would diminish the Treasure Lotus’s spirituality.

After three to five times, it wouldn’t be usable anymore.

“Now that I’ve broken through to the fourth layer of Golden Core Formation, going to Da Mengze later should be much smoother.”

Lu Changsheng put away the Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotus, stretched, his muscles and bones crackling with every movement.

He planned to head to Da Mengze after completing the crafting of his Magical Treasure and once Bai Ling gave birth, to replenish his stock.

Thinking of Bai Ling, he ventured into the adjacent chamber, where Bai Ling slept on a white jade bed.

These days, Bai Ling spent most of her time sleeping, and her sleep grew deeper.

At this moment, she hadn’t even realized his presence.

Lu Changsheng approached, sat by the bed, and gently stroked her somewhat pale cheeks, his eyes filled with affection.

“Brother.”

Bai Ling, seemingly sensing something, woke up groggily, her voice weak. She nuzzled her soft, smooth cheek against Lu Changsheng’s hand.

“Ling’er, I’m here. Rest well.”

Lu Changsheng spoke tenderly.

“Mmm~”

Bai Ling hummed sweetly and rested her head on Lu Changsheng’s hand, falling back into a peaceful sleep.

Seeing Bai Ling like this, Lu Changsheng felt a pang in his heart.

Although it’s known that a pregnant cultivator becomes weak, she shouldn’t be as fragile as Bai Ling.

She was almost like a hibernating beast.

However, the fetus in Bai Ling’s womb had become more and more vigorous these days. Lu Changsheng could clearly sense the baby’s breathing.

After quietly accompanying Bai Ling for a long time, he continued to instruct Sumeru: if anything happened to Bai Ling, inform him immediately. Then, he walked out of the Hall of Everlasting Life.

Since he had absorbed too much of the Cave Heaven’s spiritual energy, it had become somewhat thin, requiring time to gradually recover to its normal level.

However, since only Lu Changsheng and Hong Lian were the Golden Core Formation cultivators in the Sumeru Cave Heaven, it wasn’t a problem.

Lu Changsheng glanced at the three Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotuses in the Spirit Eye Spring.

After so many years, those three Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotuses had hardly grown.

It could only be said that without the Wanling Bottle, even after another thousand years, these Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotuses would still find it difficult to grow into Heavenly Yuan Treasure Lotuses.

Not far away, the Five Elements Fruit Tree had already started bearing fruit.

With the Wanling Bottle, in about three more years, they would probably mature.

“Congratulations to Master for advancing further in your cultivation!”

Just then, the dignified and elegant Hong Lian stepped out of the Hall of Everlasting Life, congratulating him.

Seeing the residual Spiritual Energy around Lu Changsheng, Hong Lian’s composed face couldn’t hide the massive shock surging in her heart.

Mid-stage Golden Core Formation!

Although she couldn’t be completely sure.

But in her previous life as a Nascent Soul True Lord, she could discern that something was off with Lu Changsheng’s Spiritual Energy.

It was highly likely that he had broken through to mid-stage Golden Core Formation!

Such speed was astonishing, unheard of!

She vividly remembered the scene of Lu Changsheng breaking through to Golden Core Formation.

Only seven years had passed since he broke into Golden Core Formation.

In only seven years, he had advanced from early-stage Golden Core Formation to mid-stage Golden Core Formation.

Even as a Nascent Soul True Lord in her previous life, she found it unbelievable!

“It’s just some fortuitous opportunities.”

Lu Changsheng chuckled lightly.

This wasn’t just a humble statement.

To achieve such speed, it was indeed due to fortuitous opportunities.

Thanks to the accumulation of benefits from his family and children, the effects of the Yin-Yang Spirit Integration Pills, and the Nascent Soul essence of True Lord Tianyuan, it had saved him a significant amount of time.

Otherwise, with his current busy life, barely having time to meditate and cultivate, how could he break through so rapidly?

“Fortune and opportunities are all parts of cultivation and development. With Master’s talent and exceptional luck, it’s only natural.”

Hong Lian responded flatteringly.

She then mentioned that her celestial fetus body had stabilized substantially.

To rapidly advance, she would need a vast amount of resources and Natural Treasures.

So she planned to venture out for a while to solve the issue of cultivation resources.

“Venture out?”

Lu Changsheng pondered slightly.

The resources at home were sufficient for supporting the cultivation of his wives and children.

But for Hong Lian, who was a celestial fetus body and a Golden Core Formation cultivator, the resources needed for her cultivation were not something he could readily provide.

After all, such resources were not a small matter.

If Hong Lian ventured out to gather the resources, it would indeed be for the best.

“Perhaps in a few years. I’m planning to visit Da Mengze, and you can accompany me then.”

Lu Changsheng suggested.

While he trusted Hong Lian, there were still many matters at home.

For example, the crafting of the Magical Treasure still required her assistance.

Moreover, their relationship hadn’t yet crossed that final line.

Their relationship had reached the point where Lu Changsheng could do so whenever he wished.

But she was a Nascent Soul True Lord in her previous life, so Lu Changsheng showed her due respect and waited for the right moment.

In due time, they could venture out together, gradually deepening their relationship and letting things progress naturally.