Chapter 701 - - Duge secures the first basic board_3

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“But…” Xu Jinkui’s hand gripping the Sky Gang Sword trembled.

“Sect Head, don’t hesitate any longer,” Duge’s gaze became even more radiant, “The height at which a person stands is linked to their strength. When your power is strong enough, even an Immortal Emperor will take notice of you. After all, who wouldn’t want a few more elite warriors under their command?

If the Immortal Emperor can establish four Heavenly Master’s Mansions, he can establish ten.

Sect Head Xu, ask yourself this, would you rather be a Heavenly Master in the Immortal Realm, or a dog of the Heavenly Master’s Mansion? Perhaps by then, Heavenly Master Xu might even seek a good relationship with you, his junior!”

“Sect Head Senior Brother, Fellow Daoist is right,” Zhao Jinlu was the first to be persuaded. He swallowed nervously, “Ascending to immortality, entering the Heavenly Master’s Mansion, doomed never to rise above, whereas understanding Daoist Rhyme…”

Xu Jinkui looked at Duge, his face full of struggle.

“Fellow Daoists, are you willing to fight for your own fate?” Duge smiled slightly, surveying the crowd, adding the last piece of kindling to the fire.

“Of course, we are,” the crowd responded in a ragged chorus. Duge’s words had smoothly paved the way for their retreat, and as long as they could persuade Xu Jinkui, who could predict the future?

After all.

Daoist Rhyme is related to talent and insight. After surviving the most difficult times and entering the Heavenly Court, who ends up as a Heavenly Master is still uncertain, isn’t it?

Everyone was brimming with confidence in themselves.

“Are you willing to unite with Sect Head Xu, to advance and retreat together?” Duge asked again.

“Naturally, we are.” This time, the voices of the crowd were much more unified.

Xu Jinkui surveyed everyone, and finally, his gaze rested on Duge, “I…”

“Sect Head Xu, make the cut when it’s time to cut,” Duge nodded affirmatively. Then, once again revealing Daoist Rhyme, he looked directly into Xu Jinkui’s eyes, and declared loudly, “Opportunities to strive in life are rare.”

Gazing at the ethereal Daoist Rhyme enshrouding Duge, Xu Jinkui took a deep breath, and finally made up his mind, fervently saying, “Fine, I will bet on this.”

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From then on, Dragon Tiger Mountain was under Duge’s name!

Duge’s eyes shifted from the increasingly fanatical Xu Jinkui, full of satisfaction.

Before coming to Dragon Tiger Mountain, he had only thought of getting the basic scriptures, but unexpectedly, due to a stroke of luck, he ended up establishing a fundamental base. In this alien battlefield, his fortune was indeed very prosperous…

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Meanwhile.

Elder Daoming glanced sideways at Duge’s figure and suddenly doubted his identity.

Is he really an Innate Water Spirit?

Innate Water Spirits, being born of nature, rarely contact the mundane world and should, in theory, have an extremely pure mind. So why does this Innate Water Spirit have such a deep understanding of worldly affairs?

With just a few words, he managed to rally Dragon Tiger Mountain’s upper and lower ranks to his side, even betraying Heavenly Master Xu.

For a moment, he thought that after the Mountain Protection Array was activated, a great battle would be inevitable!

But.

Elder Daoming kept his doubts hidden deep within his heart; he was still counting on Duge to help him rebuild his Daoist Base, so this was not the time to undermine him.

Besides, the whole of Dragon Tiger Mountain was under his control; now was a different time from before, he could no longer control this little sprite.

From stealing the scriptures till now, in just a few short hours, Dragon Tiger Mountain had changed masters, and Elder Daoming felt as if he were in a dream.

This sprite is too terrifying!

If allowed to grow, he might indeed be able to overturn the Heavenly Master’s Mansion…

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Tossing and turning until now, the sky was already turning white; many in the Unity Stage who were in seclusion were disturbed by the Mountain Protection Array and rushed to Heavenly Master’s Peak.

Many disciples also didn’t understand what had happened on Heavenly Master’s Peak.

Since Xu Jinkui had made up his mind to cooperate with Duge, he no longer hesitated.

Taking advantage of the Mountain Protection Array sealing Dragon Tiger Mountain, he arranged for Peak Masters and Integration Dao True Men to soothe the many panicked disciples everywhere, issued a gag order to the disciples of Heavenly Master’s Peak who had seen Duge’s true form, and promised them the chance to comprehend Daoist Rhyme.

Through suppression and appeasement, Xu Jinkui strived to keep the situation within the smallest scope possible.

Fortunately, whether it was those at the Unity Realm Stage or Qi Refiners, they all understood the preciousness of Daoist Rhyme and thus, no one foolishly wanted to be at odds with their own future.

As for the outer sect disciples, there was no need to bother with them; they had no idea what had occurred on Heavenly Master’s Peak.

In less than a day, Dragon Tiger Mountain had been integrated and united under the leadership of Xu Jinkui and others.

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While Xu Jinkui and his people were busy integrating Dragon Tiger Mountain,

Duge had spent a day in the Scripture Library, and after helping Elder Daoming repair a meridian, he had flipped through all the books in the gold scripture vault and had also verified some art techniques, formations, and escape techniques of divine skills.

When Duge was experimenting with these art techniques, he almost shocked the jaw off of Elder Daoming, who was beside him solving his puzzles.

That was because Duge did not need to perform hand seals or chant spells to set up a formation or use the Five Elements Escape Technique; he could complete them with a simple gesture.

Elder Daoming had only seen such a thing in Heavenly Master Xu.

But Heavenly Master Xu was a Heavenly Immortal, while Duge was merely a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Although Duge had demonstrated combat power far beyond that of a typical Nascent Soul Cultivator, Elder Daoming knew that he was genuinely at the Nascent Soul Realm, which was quite incredible.

Was this due to an Innate Spirit Item?

Or was it because of the Daoist Rhyme?

Or could it be that he was actually the reincarnated body of some mighty being from the heavens, come down to the mortal world to cultivate and gain experience?

Elder Daoming could not figure it out, but that did not prevent him from discarding his previous sleazy thoughts about Duge and turning to a heart filled with reverence.

Perhaps the target of Xu Jinkui and the others was the Heavenly Master of the Immortal Court,

but Elder Daoming believed that, based on Duge’s current performance, his future achievements would at least be at the level of an Emperor…

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Duge did not care about Elder Daoming’s thoughts.

After becoming a Nascent Soul, Duge’s spiritual power had doubled again, reaching directly above fifty million.

The reason it had only doubled was probably due to his recent ascension to Nascent Soul, as the three Nascent Souls were continuously mobilizing Spiritual Power to nourish his Divine Soul, causing his spiritual power to rise steadily. He didn’t know how much it would grow to at the peak of the Nascent Soul Stage.

But the current fifty million was already a number beyond Duge’s wildest dreams, especially when considering that Hua Guyun, who was revered as a Magic Man by Qiyuan Star, only had a spiritual power of 1.53 million.

And the reason Duge could cast spells instantly probably had something to do with his spiritual power and Divine Power.

After the fusion of spiritual power and Divine Power,

Escape Techniques, formations, and art techniques held no secrets in Duge’s eyes.

It was like a high school student looking at a first-grade elementary school math problem; Duge could give the answer with just a glance.

Of course, this miracle was only manifested in him; the cultivators in the Unity Realm Stage of this world did not have his abilities…

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Now,

Duge’s cultivation level was only at the Nascent Soul Stage.

Above that were Unity, True Immortal—Heavenly Immortal—Golden Immortal—Great Luo Golden Immortal, and the highest, the Mixed Yuan Holy Man.

Duge could not imagine how high the spiritual power of the Daoist Ancestor could be.

If such a person were to act against him, could he really evade?

The faster he grew, the more intense his sense of crisis became.

Clearly,

this world was far more terrifying than he had imagined…

However, Duge also felt a sliver of anticipation, looking forward to proving himself as a Great Luo Golden Immortal in this world.

Based on his current rate of progress, if he could truly achieve the level of Great Luo Golden Immortal in this world, his spiritual power might reach several hundred million, and, moreover, this world should have methods to develop spiritual power and the soul.

Bai Long always said that spiritual power was very important.

With several hundred million spiritual power, once he left, he should be able to easily defeat Bai Long, right!

Indeed,

opportunity and risk always coexist, no matter the time!

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