Eternal Life by Dual Cultivation

Chapter 540: Chapter 291: 5-Colored Golden Lotus

Celestial Monarch Luo Qi was not trapped for long. After only a few dozen breaths, she successfully broke free from her restraints and regained her freedom.

By now, however, the handsome young man in ornate purple robes and his three female companions were long gone, not a trace of them to be seen.

The elegant and stunningly beautiful woman’s face darkened slightly. She mounted her Escape Light and gave chase, heading deeper into the Divine Land.

A few breaths later, she stood before an Azure Gold Gate that was over thirty feet tall and shimmering with spiritual light. Her expression soured even further.

She had previously spent a great deal of effort to successfully break the Restriction on this Azure Gold Gate and open it.

But in the blink of an eye, the gate had been closed again. Furthermore, the Array Restriction fortifying it had become even more profound and obscure. It was impossible to say how long it would take to reopen it now.

’...How strange. Their Cultivation isn’t particularly high, so why are they so familiar with this place?’

’Could it be... they’re reincarnations of some Great Power from the Ancient Era? And they’ve recovered their past memories? Is that how they can do this?’

Celestial Monarch Luo Qi muttered in confusion, her elegant brows knitting together.

In order to completely unravel the secrets of these Ancient Divine Land Ruins, she had already spent over a thousand years in Cultivation in Seclusion here, studying and deciphering the many Array Restrictions within day and night.

Celestial Monarch Luo Qi was herself a Grandmaster in the Array Dao Domain. Through long years of dedicated research, she had indeed figured out some of the intricacies of the Array Restrictions, and her gains from various opportunities had not been small.

She had personally captured Ji Xuanchen and Ji Minghui by using some of the hidden Restriction Traps in this place.

Considering their two noble identities, Celestial Monarch Luo Qi had chosen not to kill them. Instead, she imprisoned them, planning to use them as bargaining chips in the future to exchange for some benefits.

After a moment of contemplation, a Bronze Ancient Seal shimmering with a rosy glow appeared in Celestial Monarch Luo Qi’s hand. Dozens of Blood Colored Divination Sticks with obscure auras materialized around her, slowly circling and dancing as a desolate, profound, and mysterious aura quietly spread out.

She silently activated a Celestial Secret Technique and began to divine the identity and origin of the handsome, purple-robed young man.

But in less than ten breaths, Celestial Monarch Luo Qi’s expression changed drastically. Amidst a series of CRACKLING POPS, all the dozens of Blood Colored Divination Sticks exploded at once, turning to ash and dissipating.

Even the precious Bronze Ancient Seal developed several barely perceptible cracks, clearly having sustained severe damage.

"No! How... How could this happen?"

Celestial Monarch Luo Qi’s face was now deathly pale, and her Essence, Qi, and Spirit had practically hit rock bottom. She muttered to herself in disbelief.

The backlash from the unseen Celestial Secrets had nearly wiped out a hundred years of her Cultivation. And that was only because she had reacted quickly, using a secret treasure to protect herself and block the calamity.

’Logically, his Cultivation is far inferior to my own. Even if he has some treasure on him, the divination shouldn’t have produced a reaction like this. What on earth went wrong?’

’Could it be... not only is he the reincarnation of a Great Power from the Ancient Era, but he also possesses supreme Destiny? Is that what allowed him to achieve a Shielding effect against my Celestial Secret Technique’s prying?’

As a Refining Void Great Power, Celestial Monarch Luo Qi had naturally seen a great deal in her life and was not completely ignorant of certain legendary special existences.

’Don’t tell me... that exceptionally handsome and poised young man is the legendary Child of Destiny? If so, my luck is just a little too good, isn’t it?’

Celestial Monarch Luo Qi mulled it over for a moment, let out a soft sigh, and began to work on breaking the Restriction on the Azure Gold Gate.

’No matter what, I have to see him again before I decide anything else. Otherwise, even a heaven-sent opportunity will have nothing to do with me.’

...

「Deep within the Divine Land.」

Inside a certain Secret Hall, under Meng Feiyu’s control, the gate before them slowly closed, sealing off the passage they had come through.

"No matter how powerful she is, she won’t be appearing before us for at least two or three days!"

Meng Feiyu said with a solemn expression.

Ling Changqing breathed a sigh of relief at her words, then took out a Magical Artifact to divine if there were any other Cultivators inside.

Fortunately, the results of the divination were good. No outside Cultivators had made it this far, as this place was already quite close to the core area of the ruins.

"...Never mind anything else, let’s hurry inside!"

Bai Qingyi urged, also worried that delays could bring trouble.

"Of course, no problem."

Meng Feiyu said. She was just as eager to regain central control of the Divine Land Ruins and then capture all the unwanted intruders in one fell swoop.

Of course, she also needed to restore her own Cultivation Realm as soon as possible. Even if she couldn’t compare to her previous life, it should at least be enough to deal with Divinity Transformation Powerhouses without much trouble.

The four of them continued onward, passing through dozens of palaces and grotto-abodes. Before long, they arrived at the edge of a Baiyu Lotus Pool that was shrouded in purple qi and filled with magnificent sights.

Inside the pool was a vast expanse of jade-green water filled with a misty, rosy glow. Golden lotuses, each several feet in diameter, lay flat upon the sparkling surface of the lake, perfectly still.

The golden lotuses were shrouded in a veil-like, five-colored light, their beauty as ethereal as a dream.

Some lotuses were already in full bloom, while others had formed seed pods the size of large bowls, their plump seeds clearly visible. A faint, sweet fragrance permeated the air.

A few feet above each lotus hovered a head-sized, golden cloud of qi, likely the accumulated and transformed essence of the heavens, earth, sun, moon, and stars that the lotuses had absorbed over countless years.

"What incredible treasures! If a Cultivator can successfully refine and absorb these Five Colored Golden Lotuses, it can significantly improve their Physique and Root Bone. It can even enhance their destiny, bringing all sorts of tangible and intangible benefits!"

Su Qinglian’s beautiful eyes widened as she spoke with delighted surprise.

Meng Feiyu shook her head. "Ninety-nine percent of the Five Colored Golden Lotuses in here are fakes. They are Illusions, Heart Demons. And as for the real ones that remain, ordinary Cultivators can’t easily refine them either."

According to her, the origins of these Five Colored Golden Lotuses were somewhat problematic, and they carried a potent karmic curse that was difficult to dispel. If one were to rashly pick and refine them without the proper means to neutralize it, the consequences would be dire.

"In that case, was this opportunity prepared just for our husband?"

Bai Qingyi smiled. Ling Changqing’s supreme Destiny was the ultimate trump card for suppressing and neutralizing curses and misfortune.

"Mm, that’s the most suitable method!"

Meng Feiyu agreed. "Husband, you refine the Five Colored Golden Lotuses, and then you can engage in Dual Cultivation with us sisters. By transferring the Spiritual Mechanism Dao Rhyme, you can share the opportunity with everyone. It’s the perfect solution."

"Alright, it’s settled then."

Ling Changqing did not refuse.

With elegant grace, Meng Feiyu formed a few hand seals for a Spirit Technique. The scene in the Baiyu Lotus Pool changed abruptly; the purple qi and golden light quietly faded, and the vast majority of the lotuses and seed pods vanished.

In the end, fewer than thirty Five Colored Golden Lotuses remained, shining brilliantly and releasing an intoxicating fragrance.

Meng Feiyu acted again, picking the lotuses, each several feet in size, one by one and handing them to Ling Changqing.

Ling Changqing didn’t delay, beginning to refine them on the spot. During the process, faint wisps of black qi appeared, carrying a slight bloody glow.

However, under the suppression of Ling Changqing’s supreme Destiny, this black qi and bloody glow were quickly ground down to nothing and dissipated into the air.