Chapter 1057

Chapter 1057: The Celestial Lord’s Secret Treasure

Xu Fan looked at the master and disciple with a slight smile and asked, “Nephew disciple, do you possess an innate treasure?”

“Yes, it was obtained from the inheritance of the Painting Scroll Celestial Lord.”

“The Painting Scroll Celestial Book~”

The Sage of Book Spirit held in his hands a celestial book that seemed to be made of stars, yet it bore no words.

“The Painting Scroll Celestial Book carries the Dao rhyme condensed by the Painting Scroll Celestial Lord. If you are willing, you can refine it into your Past Self using secret methods.”

“That’s one way to do it,” Xu Fan said, gazing at the starry Painting Scroll Celestial Book.

The master is a powerhouse, and the disciple follows suit; there are many who are favored in the Three Thousand Realms.

Xu Fan’s mind filled with images of many people.

“However, the downside is that when your three bodies merge, the small opportunity for a breakthrough offered by the Painting Scroll Celestial Book will no longer be useful to you,” Xu Fan explained.

The Wheel of Three Thousand Paths appeared behind Xu Fan as a faint strand of Celestial Book Dao law rose from the Painting Scroll Celestial Book and merged into the Wheel.

Soon after, Xu Fan had comprehended the Celestial Book Dao to the true immortal realm.

Just as Xu Fan’s Celestial Book Dao reached the true immortal realm, the Sage of Book Spirit felt the aura of his innate treasure, the Painting Scroll Celestial Book, grow slightly stronger.

“Truly, this is the path opened by a Saint—profound and mysterious, revealing the principles of heaven,” Xu Fan remarked in admiration.

“Now, all you need to do is find a way to teach nine Golden Immortals in the Celestial Book Dao.”

“Book Spirit, it won’t take much effort to spend a few million years teaching nine Golden Immortals in the Celestial Book Dao. Let’s proceed as your uncle master suggested.”

“Using even a sliver of what made you a Saint to break through your Past Self isn’t worth it,” the elderly man with white hair said.

“I agree,” the Sage of Book Spirit replied thoughtfully, his gaze lingering on the Wheel of Three Thousand Paths behind his mysterious uncle master.

“Let Brother deduce it; finding a few thousand suitable geniuses to practice the Celestial Book Dao should be simple enough,” Xu Fan added.

“Thank you for your guidance, Uncle Master,” the Sage of Book Spirit said gratefully.

“It’s no trouble. Besides, the stronger you become, the more it benefits me,” Xu Fan replied with a smile.

“Brother, no need for formalities. From now on, you can summon these disciples whenever you need,” the elderly man with white hair said, his voice still weak.

“Brother, you should focus on recovering. Otherwise, you’ll need to make up for the losses even more,” Xu Fan said, glancing at the brother who had self-destructed four times.

“Alright, I won’t disturb you any longer.”

With that, the elderly man left with the Sage of Book Spirit.

Xu Fan remained in his previous position, lounging on the chair, lazily soaking up the sun.

“One more day of rest, then back to refining elixirs~”

……

In the Wuwang Immortal Realm, within a Celestial Lord’s secret treasure.

Ye Xiaoyao’s eyes gleamed as he surveyed the treasures within the secret stash.

“Old Sword, you’re quite something! I didn’t expect you to hold the status of a Celestial Lord in the Immortal Realm,” Ye Xiaoyao said, surprised as he absorbed the information from the secret treasure.

“Of course, I laid down countless contingencies to ensure I could rise again after my fall,” Old Sword replied in Ye Xiaoyao’s mind.

“But what realm is this Celestial Lord?” Ye Xiaoyao asked curiously. In the Immortal Realm, he had only heard of Saints and Great Immortal Emperors, and now the addition of a Celestial Lord left him a bit confused.

“Above the Great Luo is the quasi-saint, and above the quasi-saint is the Saint.”

“Those who are slightly stronger and carve out their own unique paths are called Saints.”

“Those who follow the paths of their predecessors to become Saints are known as Celestial Lords.”

“Saints who dominate a region of the Immortal Realm are called Great Immortal Emperors.”

“They are all in the Saint realm; it’s just different titles,” Old Sword explained.

“So, who’s stronger?” Ye Xiaoyao pressed.

“Saints usually reside within the realms of powerful immortals, coexisting with the Heavenly Way’s Will of that Immortal Realm.”

“Those who become Celestial Lords are often unambitious wanderers, roaming freely across the Three Thousand Great Worlds.”

“They might be slightly stronger than Saints who aren’t in the main Immortal Realm.”

“As for Great Immortal Emperors, only Saints who dominate their realm hold the right to that title.”

“In terms of titles, the Great Immortal Emperor is the strongest.”

“At one point, I was a Great Immortal Emperor who ruled over a part of the Immortal Realm, overseeing five great Immortal Realms, including places like the Wuwang Immortal Realm.”

“The middle thousand worlds are as vast as grains of sand.”

“Back in the day, my name as Sky Sword Immortal Emperor echoed throughout the Three Thousand Great Worlds,” Old Sword said with pride in Ye Xiaoyao’s mind.

“And then?” Ye Xiaoyao replied lightly.

“Then I’ll now teach you to become the new Great Immortal Emperor,” Old Sword said after a moment of silence.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaoyao fell silent as well.

Old Sword had once nurtured him according to the standards of the Great Immortal Emperor, but unfortunately, he hadn’t lived up to expectations and was only able to focus on his own cultivation up to now.

“Alright, take it one step at a time. In the middle thousand worlds, it’s just small matters; whether you succeed or fail doesn’t matter much.”

“Once you reach the Immortal Realm, it’ll be easier to discuss. Use the items in this Celestial Lord’s secret treasure to cultivate to the Golden Immortal realm, then build your own sect.”

“Start operating slowly, set a small target first—dominate this Wuwang Immortal Realm before anything else.”

“As for the unopenable Great Immortal Emperor’s secret treasure, take your time; one day it’ll open,” Old Sword said.

“Okay,” Ye Xiaoyao nodded.

“In this Celestial Lord’s secret treasure, there’s a golden lotus of Merit and Fortune Aura. You just need to refine it, and you should be able to advance to the Golden Immortal realm,” Old Sword said.

Ye Xiaoyao walked into the deepest part of the Celestial Lord’s secret treasure, where he found an eighth-grade golden lotus of Merit and Fortune Aura.

“This truly is the legendary golden lotus of Merit and Fortune, quite extraordinary,” Ye Xiaoyao remarked as he felt the aura of the golden lotus.

“To condense this golden lotus of Merit and Fortune, I transformed into a Great Luo Saint and managed this Immortal Realm for thirty million years.”

“I dominated nearly thirty percent of that Immortal Realm, helping the human territory flourish, and only then was I able to condense this eighth-grade golden lotus of Merit and Fortune Aura.”

“It feels a bit wasteful, just for you to refine and achieve the Golden Immortal, but there’s no other way,” Old Sword said with some regret.

“Give me some time; I can also break through to Golden Immortal on my own. Otherwise, I’ll save this eighth-grade golden lotus of Merit and Fortune Aura for later use.”

“Using it now is possible, but even though you’ve already touched the Golden Immortal realm, truly breaking through may still take over a hundred thousand years,” Old Sword advised.

“The golden lotus of Merit and Fortune Aura can help you break through to Golden Immortal and also allow you to gather the human race’s Merit and Fortune in the Wuwang Immortal Realm, which will be beneficial for your future sect.”

Ye Xiaoyao nodded and then directly began refining the eighth-grade golden lotus of Merit and Fortune Aura in the secret realm.

In the Hidden Spirit Sect, Xu Fan, who was refining the Xuanhuang Great Nourishing Holy Elixir, suddenly felt a surge of inspiration.

“Grape, call Li Xuandao over for me,” Xu Fan said while refining his elixirs.

“Understood, Master.”

Not long after, Li Xuandao appeared before Xu Fan.

“Greetings, Master,” Li Xuandao respectfully bowed.

“You found a Great Immortal Emperor’s secret treasure in the Wuwang Immortal Realm; I want you to take one of my avatars along with two Golden Immortal puppets to retrieve the secret treasure from that Immortal Realm.”