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The True Monarch acted decisively and soon after bidding farewell to Xu Yang, Changrong left for White Cloud Taoist Temple to prepare for matters regarding Kunlun.

He left Orchid Ghost Realm under Xu Yang’s guard.

He too was straightforward and, rising on a cloud, transmitted his voice, “Since Brother Changrong has departed, this place is left in my care. All of you have labored hard over these past days and have merits in your guard duties. You may return to your own practices.”

With that said, he flicked his dust whisk and more than a dozen Spirit Pills flew out, each landing near a cultivator in different directions.

“Yes!”

“Thank you, True Monarch!”

Knowing that Xu Yang had reached the realm of a True Monarch and was more than capable of suppressing this area, the various Taoist True Men were more than happy to unload the burden, gratefully took the Spirit Pills, and bid farewell.

After the crowd had left, Xu Yang no longer concealed his actions and directly opened his Storage Bag to begin tallying the gains of battle strength from this occasion.

In truth, there wasn’t much to tally; with his current level of cultivation, there were only a few spoils of war that he found noteworthy.

The shattered remnants of a True Dragon’s Molt, the Divine Ferry Treasure Boat.

The corpses and internal pills of Chu Gonghou, Shocking Thunder Jiao, Sword Demon Ape, and Monarch Xunlong.

And amongst the possessions of several Demon Emperors, some special materials and Taoist True Scriptures.

Xu Yang’s method of handling them was quite straightforward; he immediately took out the Sword Box of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword.

The True Dragon’s Molt and the Divine Ferry Treasure Boat were relics left from ancient times, the kind of treasures that a second-tier Taoist sect might have as their mountain’s guardian objects.

Of high tier and powerful utility.

Unfortunately, they were broken!

Snapped across the middle by a whip from the Thunder Ancestor.

Looking at their condition, they seemed difficult to repair, and Xu Yang had no intention of expending the effort.

So, he chose the most trouble-free approach and fed them directly to the Xuanyuan Divine Sword.

The Xuanyuan Divine Sword was forged with the rituals of the Three Laws.

This Divine Ferry Treasure Boat was crafted by an ancient power and, aside from the True Dragon’s Molt as the main ingredient, it incorporated many heavenly and earthly treasures, including quintessence of gold and iron, which belonged to the earthly laws and were perfectly suited for nurturing the Xuanyuan Divine Sword.

After decades of rigorous cultivation and with many skill traits enhancing him, Xu Yang’s strength had become very powerful, a well-rounded form of strength with no weaknesses.

Whether it was his foundational cultivation, cultivating skills, divine magic, mana altars, or even his base of resources, forces, disciples, and hands, he had no shortcomings.

The only thing he lacked was a Magical Treasure!

In both spell combat and battles, Magical Treasures are of significant importance and carry serious implications.

The prominent sects of the Three Teachings and first-class Taoist Gates have their base founded on three things: the long-cherished Ancestor Master’s Altar, numerous Taoist True Scriptures, and Magical Treasures and Spiritual Artifacts left behind by Ancient Immortal Gods and the Ancestors of the Taoist Pulse.

Currently, Xu Yang was in need of a powerful Magical Treasure. Although he was an Artifact Refiner, he was only at the second tier, capable at most of forging Spiritual Artifacts, and to create a Magical Treasure on par with the Golden Core, he needed to become a third-tier Artifact Refiner.

Even if he became a third-tier refiner, without enough materials, his efforts would be for naught. There are not too many materials in this world for him to forge Magical Treasures with, unless he went on a rampage slaughtering Demon Beasts and even targeted those millennia-old demons.

But that would be too troublesome; there’s a simpler and faster way to provide him with a Magical Treasure.

That is, to nurture the Xuanyuan Divine Sword.

The Xuanyuan Divine Sword, a Holy Divine Weapon, was cast through the combination of the three laws of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

As long as it continues to absorb the powers of human faith, the elite essence of earthly gold and iron, and the might of heavenly thunder and lightning, the tier of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword can keep increasing. In theory, it could even become a genuine Divine Sacred Weapon.

Of course, that’s only theoretical. Now possessing only half of the Divine Sword Jue, Xu Yang, even if he used resources to force its advancement, could at most forge a Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifact.

To create a genuine Divine Sacred Weapon, he would either need to find the other half of the Sword technique to enhance the nurturing efficiency, or he could rely on centuries or millennia of accumulated time and skill traits to break through the limits of the cultivation method.

Still, this remains a viable path.

Moving forward, Xu Yang planned to focus on cultivating the Xuanyuan Divine Sword as his “life-bound Magical Treasure.”

Once it is forged, he truly would have no weaknesses in the World of Dao and Law; even if various Taoist sects spared no expense to bring out ancient relics and their guardian Magical Treasures, they wouldn’t be able to threaten him.

Xu Yang took out the Sword Box and tenderly caressed it, feeling the hum of countless Sword Artifacts within, merging into a vast and unparalleled sword intent, nurturing a Divine Sacred Weapon.

This feeling, how should one describe it? It was almost like having a pet.

Through all these years, with the million residents of North City, and the Cultural Qi he provided, human faith was certainly not lacking.

Regarding earthly laws, he had spent a fortune gathering famous swords from around the world, the elite of gold and iron, and placed them within the Sword Box, resulting in no lack of effectiveness.

Heavenly laws went without saying; the Thunder Lightning Mana King, with Heaven-Reaching fortuity, consecrated it daily with thunder and lightning.

With these three aspects, coupled with the “Three Laws Sword” trait of his cultivating skills, this Xuanyuan Divine Sword had already been nurtured into a Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifact.

A Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifact already possesses sentience, and with one more step, it could become a Magical Treasure and develop Spirit Wisdom.

Once the Spirit Wisdom reaches a certain level, and the tier of the Magical Treasure further advances, it becomes a Spiritual Treasure.

The most top-notch guardian treasures of the major Taoist Gates are also of this level.

A Spiritual Treasure has its Artifact Spirit, and even without a Cultivator’s input of mana for control, it can autonomously exert certain might.

It is said that above a Spiritual Treasure lie Immortal Artifacts, whose spirits can even take human form, gaining life indistinguishable from that of humans.

Right now, the Xuanyuan Divine Sword is merely a Spiritual Artifact, but its future potential is far beyond that.

Forget the future, even now, Xu Yang was confident in its advancement.

Firstly, he took out the Divine Ferry Treasure Boat which was broken into two halves, filled with scars.

“Hum!”

As soon as the object was taken out, the inactive Sword Box began to vibrate with a hum, exuding a sense of longing toward Xu Yang.

Xu Yang smiled and without further ado, he directly presented it to the Sword Box.

In the next instant, the Sword Box opened, and divine light spewed out, swallowing the two halves of the Divine Ferry Treasure Boat into its belly.

Afterward, the Sword Box trembled, emitting a series of sonorous ringing sounds, as if countless Sword Artifacts were stirring endlessly within.

So it went on, and it was unknown how long before the Sword Box finally calmed down.

Xu Yang then took out the second batch of materials.

Internal pills, the Thunder Jiao’s internal pills.

He had already planned for these spoils of war, using all the flesh and blood of the four Golden Core Demon Beasts as material reserves, purifying them of evil aura for use in Alchemy and Artifact Refining, or as food ingredients, all of which were of great importance.

As for the internal pills…

Whether in the Cultivation system or the Taoist system, these internal pills are extremely precious materials.

The saying goes, “The myriad paths of the great Dao lead to the same destination.” Whether it be Cultivation or Taoism, refining to the sixth realm involves the formation of a Golden Core.

Internal pills are also pills, and utilizing them can aid the Golden Core.

In the World of Dao and Law, the research in this area is quite primitive; it’s basically just refining internal pills to boost Mana.

The Cultivation World is different. Although the behaviors of those Cultivators aren’t great, their obsession with pursuing longevity is extraordinary. They have researched various Cultivation Techniques, such as Foundation Building Pills and Five Elements Gold Binding Pills.

These do not exist in the World of Dao and Law.

Moreover, there’s the method of “Pseudo Core”, which involves refining the internal pills of Golden Core Demon Beasts, or some special Magical Treasures, into Pseudo Cores to be integrated into the body.

In this way, one could also enter the Golden Core Realm, except it would cut off one’s path, leaving no possibility for further advancement.

Despite this, there are still countless Cultivators flocking to it.

After all, that is a Golden Core!

How many among the millions of Cultivators in the world can form a Golden Core?

One percent, one-thousandth, or one-ten-thousandth?

Being able to form a Golden Core and live for five hundred years already surpasses ninety-nine percent of Cultivators.

To Xu Yang’s knowledge, the Golden Core old ancestor of the Green Jade Sect is actually a Pseudo Core.

Not just the Green Jade Sect, but Medicine King Valley, and even the strongest, the Tianshu Sect, have quite a few Pseudo Core Cultivators.

This is a choice, an inevitable choice.

Xu Yang is now a Taoist True Monarch, equivalent to a Golden Core, so naturally, he no longer needs to consider the issue of Pseudo Core.

Besides, he has the Luotian Dajiao, a great killing device. As long as the nation is wealthy and strong with an increasing population, he could continuously hold Luotian Dajiao rituals, mass-producing Taoist True Monarchs, allowing people like Miss Xin Shisi and those in the academy system who are in the fifth realm to advance.

Therefore, the Pseudo Core method is not of much use to him. He decided to feed all four internal pills to the Xuanyuan Divine Sword to upgrade it into a Magical Treasure.

In this regard, it appears that the heritage of the World of Dao and Law is superior, for the Luotian Dajiao is much better than any Pseudo Core method.

However, it is only natural when you think about it. The Luotian Dajiao is a major Taoist ritual, connected to the Immortal Gods of Taoism, while the Pseudo Core method in the Cultivation World is most likely created by Nascent Soul or Divinity Transformation Cultivators.

With the difference in realms, it is natural that they cannot compare.

It’s just unknown if the powerful beings of the main world of Cultivation can match up to the gods of Dao and Law?

Xu Yang was very curious about this.

However…

The Sword Box stirred, lightly touching Xu Yang, pulling him back from his thoughts.

“Eating so fast?”

Looking at the Sword Box which had already devoured the Divine Ferry Treasure Boat, Xu Yang shook his head and tossed the Thunder Jiao’s internal pill to it.

The Sword Box moved, divine light emanated, and it swallowed the internal pill entwined with lightning.

This Thunder Jiao was an unusual breed, with its internal pill being extraordinary, perfectly suited to the way of thunder, greatly benefiting the Xuanyuan Divine Sword.

While feeding the Sword Box, Xu Yang pondered his next move.

He wasn’t the type to sit idly awaiting doom.

However, there wasn’t really a good approach to dealing with the Blood Armored Sky Dragon.

Exposing one’s identity, others may not believe.

Direct confrontation, storming into the capital?

Victory wasn’t guaranteed, and even if one could win, slaying the adversary would be difficult.

Instead, it would give him an excuse to unite the power of Buddhism, making things even more troublesome.

So, he could only wait for him to show his true colors in desperation, then join forces with the world to campaign against him.

Or… get ahead of him by breaking through limits in strength?

“First take over the entire south, then pluck out this Orchid Ghost Realm, and after that, it’s time for a trip to the capital.”

Xu Yang raised his head, gazing toward the north: “I wonder, will you be faster, or will I?”