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234: Breakthrough, True Immortal in the Middle RealmAt the Chang Sheng Sword Sect, Hua An and the others watched as Qin Jiang departed.

”I wonder how many years it will be before we see Elder Qin again after this departure.”

Hua An sighed softly; a True Immortal’s Lifespan was truly long, and a single seclusion could easily last three to five hundred years.

In the mortal world, that would be the passing of dozens of generations; looking back, the world would have long since changed.

No, not just the people, but the things as well.

But for someone of Elder Qin’s level, an Immortal Lord, a thousand years was nothing—just a flick of a finger.

He wondered if he would have already stepped into the Saint Lord Level by the time they met again.

Beside him, Black White Sword Ancestor watched the black speck in the sky vanish completely, a sharp glint appearing in his eyes.

Yesterday, Elder Qin had returned and discussed the Sword Dao with him, leaving him deeply moved.

He had to admit, Elder Qin was indeed an incomprehensible Prodigy; one could never tell where his limits lay.

”I’m going into seclusion; it might take a bit longer this time.”

With that, he turned to leave, but suddenly seemed to remember something and abruptly looked back at Hun Jianxian.

”You unfilial son! If you dare to take on a few more wives by the time I come out of seclusion, don’t blame my sword for being unforgiving!”

Hun Jianxian swallowed hard and quietly tucked away his wine gourd. ”Ah, your son understands.”

”Hmph! You’d better!”

Black White Sword Ancestor transformed into a streak of sword light and departed.

After he left, Hun Jianxian curled his lip, took out his wine gourd, and gulped down two mouthfuls, muttering under his breath, ”Old fogey, I’m just spreading the family branches for you. Besides, it’s a matter of mutual affection; how could I let them down?”

Stretching his body, he glanced in the direction Qin Jiang had left and couldn’t help but shake his head.

It’s truly despair-inducing; I don’t even have the motivation to try and catch up.

”Sect Master, Xiao Lan, I’m heading back. Lin’er just gave birth to a big, healthy boy and is still weak; I need to go take care of her.”

Having said that, he also transformed into sword light and left.

After Hun Jianxian left, Hua An glanced at his daughter, who was still silently staring in the direction Qin Jiang had gone.

”Daughter, stop looking. If you’re truly interested, then work hard on your cultivation. I sealed and nurtured you until this era not just to make you a Saint-level Prodigy.

With your potential, you are enough to suppress this generation and become the Number One Dao Child.”

When his daughter was born, a natural phenomenon occurred, and a mysterious Daoist gifted her a treasure, claiming it could increase her talent tenfold, though it required time to nurture.

At that time, he hadn’t expected this nurturing process to last for tens of thousands of years.

Hua Junlan turned around upon hearing this and murmured to herself, ”Number One Dao Child... with just me, is it really possible?”

In the Eastern Region, deep within a vast mountain range, lay a forbidden land shrouded in thick miasma, with exotic poisonous herbs growing everywhere.

Qin Jiang looked at the valley before him, which resembled a fallen sea of clouds. He raised his hand slightly and then pressed down gently.

A platinum-colored circular array pattern emerged, slowly expanding until it covered the entire valley.

In an instant, the intricate patterns on the array rippled with points of light like breathing, and the poisonous miasma in the valley was crushed into nothingness.

A valley filled with black shrubs came into view; these shrubs were twisted and knotted together like tiny black snakes coiling around one another.

They had an oily luster, but sharp little thorns grew at some of the branches.

blackthorn coiled serpent wood, an extremely special plant. According to records, it was related to an ancient Immortal King, formed after his blood was spilled.

However, what he valued was not this Coiling Snake Wood, but the valley itself.

This valley, formed by the blood of an Immortal King, could conceal all aura. He did not want his Breakthrough to the Middle Stage True Immortal Realm to be deduced by others.

No matter the time, he had to maintain the strength for a desperate counterattack.

When he had seen the Clone of the Emperor Ancestor Sovereign before, he knew he was definitely no match for this Imperial Venerable.

His current strength was roughly above the Early Stage of the Immortal Lord Realm, but had not yet reached the Middle Stage.

However, soon—after today—it would be reached.

He leaped from the edge of the valley and landed directly in the center, the platinum array pattern above the valley flickering.

Fine black points of light emanated from the blackthorn coiled serpent wood, floating upward and merging with the platinum array pattern, tinting it with a faint layer of black.

Looking closely, one could see that these black points of light were not circular, but tiny twisted black snakes with sharp heads and flat, elongated bodies.

They weren’t just floating into the sky either; they used the sharp keratin on their heads to pierce through space, using space itself as a medium for movement.

It could be said that any single one of these little snakes was enough to kill an ordinary Demon King.

This was also why this place was called a forbidden land; anyone below the Middle Stage True Immortal Realm would surely die here.

He sat cross-legged, his gaze falling upon the panel.

[Current Martial arts]

Immortal - Ten Directions Overlord Record (initial realm) (91530/120000) [99%]

Immortal - Azure Emperor Longevity Record (initial realm) (920/80000) [95%]

[Branches]

Array Dao: Grand Sage of Array Dao (8010/100000)

Artifact Dao: Grandmaster of Crafting (4010/100000)

[Potential Points: 47366.8]

He didn’t rush to upgrade, but instead looked at the progress bars behind each stat; it was even better than he had estimated.

Even without Potential Points, he could have achieved a Breakthrough after spending a hundred years or so.

Of course, that was without considering that final Bottleneck.

But even so, this amount of time was really nothing compared to a True Immortal’s Lifespan, which could easily reach tens of thousands of years.

Sometimes, he would also wonder if he should stop for a while.

Now that Xu Yanran’s location was known, once he found her, there would be nothing left to push him forward.

Looking back on his journey, he had always been pushed forward; his time at the Chang Sheng Sword Sect was one of the few periods of rest.

After a moment of silence, his eyes brightened slightly.

It’s not enough; now is not the time. I’ll reconsider after I’ve truly stepped into the Immortal Lord Realm or become an Immortal King.

At least, for now, it doesn’t seem too difficult.

The Zhongyuan Continent was vast, and the Potential Points it contained definitely exceeded ten million, enough to push him to the peak of the Immortal King Realm.

Looking at the bottom of the panel, the number of Potential Points collected through Hua Junlan was indeed somewhat beyond expectations; it was already enough to upgrade the Ten Directions Overlord Record to the middle stage.

’Potential, upgrade, Ten Directions Overlord Record.’

[Immortal - Ten Directions Overlord Record (initial realm) (91530/120000) [99%], Potential Points +29470]

[Immortal - Ten Directions Overlord Record (middle stage) (1000/240000) [99%]]

[Potential Points: 17896.8]

In an instant, the world changed color as a platinum pillar of light soared into the sky, turning the heavens and earth black by contrast.

But before it could reach the mouth of the valley, the platinum array pattern covering the entire valley released a dark light, suppressing the platinum pillar within the valley.

Looking closely, one could tell that the dark light was no light at all, but rather dense swarms of tiny black snakes.

These tiny black snakes greedily opened their mouths, their sharp horns slicing through the space the platinum pillar passed through, before swallowing it in one gulp.

After a moment, the platinum pillar of light gradually dissipated, and Qin Jiang slowly opened his eyes.