“Lin Xuan Daoist? Thank you for avenging me. This is the agreed upon reward.”
The First Generation Yue Lao walked up to Lin Xuan, her voice filled with emotion. Upon greeting him, she handed him a Qian Kun Bag, paying the bounty reward.
Her eyes were slightly red, as if she had just cried, likely due to the satisfaction of her revenge. However, she quickly composed herself, looking at Lin Xuan with gratitude.
She then formally bowed to Lin Xuan, both as a gesture of thanks and a recognition of his equal status. In terms of strength, she was at the bottom among Golden Immortals, and Lin Xuan was likely stronger than her!
Of course, Yue Lao's duty was special, and she was actually quite wealthy. The reward she gave Lin Xuan alone was extremely generous, exceeding the wealth of many Golden Immortals. It was even twice as much as what she had promised during the bounty announcement!
Despite exceeding her initial promise, she was still very grateful to Lin Xuan. After all, no other Golden Immortal had managed to find the bat demon, and Lin Xuan was the one who found and killed it. Otherwise, she wouldn't know how much longer she would have to wait for revenge.
“Huh? This reward is double the mission reward.”
Lin Xuan immediately took the Qian Kun Bag and scanned its contents with his Divine Sense. He saw a vast amount of resources inside, twice as much as the mission reward he was supposed to receive. It was roughly equivalent to ten million War Merit Points, shocking him!
“Lin Daoist, you needn't be so polite. It's difficult to kill a Golden Immortal. I originally thought that after taking on the task, I could find the bat demon and inflict serious injuries on it. I didn't expect you to be able to kill it. You exceeded my expectations.”
“These resources are all yours.”
Yue Lao spoke sincerely, her face full of gratitude.
“If that’s the case, then I’ll accept them.”
“If you need anything in the future, you can come to me again.”
Lin Xuan didn't refuse and directly accepted the reward. After all, he truly needed resources, and a warm smile spread across his face.
He could see that this First Generation Yue Lao was indeed a wealthy woman who didn't mind spending money. If there were any more bounty missions in the future, perhaps he would receive more generous rewards!
“Yes, if there's anything, I will definitely ask for your help in the future.”
“Besides the reward, I owe you a favor for this matter. If you need anything, feel free to come and find me anytime.”
Yue Lao smiled gently, obviously having a favorable impression of Lin Xuan. She directly promised him and told him the location of her palace.
Lin Xuan didn't quite understand yet, but this favor was more valuable than the ten million War Merit Points worth of resources. It was practically priceless!
However, he could sense Yue Lao's kindness. He also had the intention of befriending her. After a brief exchange, they established a good relationship, and Yue Lao then took her leave.
As for the Giant Spirit God standing nearby, Yue Lao only nodded in greeting, without any desire to converse with him. She seemed rather aloof, and her friendliness towards Lin Xuan was likely due to the favor of avenging her.
With her special identity, she didn't need to actively seek out friendships. It was usually other celestial officials who wanted to curry favor with her.
“Haha, your luck is truly enviable, kid! Yue Lao actually owes you a favor!”
After the First Generation Yue Lao left, the Giant Spirit God, who had been observing, finally approached with a laugh. Even he envied Lin Xuan!
In the Heavenly Court, countless Golden Immortals and even Taiyi Golden Immortals couldn't even establish a relationship with the First Generation Yue Lao, let alone have her owe them a favor. If used wisely, it could even change their future destiny!
“Favor? I don't seem to have anything I need her help with.”
Lin Xuan shrugged and didn't think much of it. He preferred to be the one asked for help, in exchange for more resources as a reward.
“You don't understand. The First Generation Yue Lao has a special background and controls the threads of fate. If she wants to tie a red thread, even the Heavenly Emperor wouldn't dare refuse.”
“If she were to match you with a high-status princess or a powerful goddess, and you were to form a marriage bond with them, wouldn't that be a direct path to soaring to greatness?”
The Giant Spirit God winked and spoke excitedly.
If Lin Xuan could really form a connection like that, it would be a great blessing. His position in the Heavenly Court would also rise significantly!
In any case, their relationship was still quite solid. When Lin Xuan had just become a Heavenly General, he had taught him the Giant Spirit God Scripture, his fundamental body-tempering technique. This could be considered a debt of gratitude.
“Uh, those things will happen as fate dictates.”
Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow and smiled, not saying much. He didn't want to hold any unrealistic expectations. He always believed in his own cultivation and strength!
If his strength wasn't sufficient, even if he had the Red Thread of Fate and was matched with someone, he wouldn't necessarily obtain a good status. He would be better off being alone.
Afterwards, they chatted for a while longer. The Giant Spirit God noticed that Lin Xuan was a bit distracted. He knew that Lin Xuan was eager to absorb the newly obtained resources and couldn't help but chuckle.
“Alright, I won't hold you back anymore. Go ahead and cultivate.”
“With so many resources now, you should be able to truly advance to Golden Immortal soon. When you do, your position will be the same as mine, and your treatment will be much better than now.”
The Giant Spirit God took his leave. He had no doubts about Lin Xuan's ability to advance to Golden Immortal. With Lin Xuan's potential, it wouldn't be a problem at all.
“I hope so.”
Lin Xuan smiled and then looked at the Qian Kun Bag in his hand. It contained all the resources given by Yue Lao. Many of them could be directly refined to improve his cultivation, but they were of various types. Some were not for cultivation and couldn't be refined.
So, he first went to the Heavenly General's Palace to exchange them for War Merit Points. This was very convenient in the Heavenly Court, allowing the exchange of War Merit Points and resources at stable prices.
These resources given by Yue Lao, combined with the Heavenly Court's reward for killing the bat demon, and his own previous accumulation of War Merit Points, amounted to a total of over twelve million!
“This time, I will exchange it all and strive to raise my physical body and soul to Golden Immortal.”
Lin Xuan made up his mind and directly emptied his War Merit Points, exchanging them for three Purple-Veined Peaches and two Seven-Turn Golden Pills!
Then, he took these resources and left the South Heavenly Gate, arriving at a certain layer of the Thirty-Three Heavens. He found a place with ferocious power, where countless thunderbolts traversed. Even his physical body was struck and pained, his flesh turning black, even his Immortal Golden Body couldn't withstand it completely!
“This layer is considered harsh even for Golden Immortals. It's perfect for accelerating the transformation of my physical body. I'll cultivate here.”
Lin Xuan gritted his teeth, sat cross-legged, and swallowed a Purple-Veined Peach, beginning to circulate his Immortal Golden Body, refining the peach's boundless spiritual energy!
He had exchanged for a Purple-Veined Peach before, which immediately raised his cultivation by two minor realms. However, the spiritual energy needed to advance from Xuanxian Perfection to Golden Immortal was significantly more than before. One peach wasn't enough, it was still lacking a lot!
He then refined another Purple-Veined Peach. The vast, gentle spiritual energy circulated within his body, continuously strengthening his flesh. The countless surrounding thunderbolts were like iron hammers, constantly forging him, causing his body to radiate increasingly brilliant golden light.
After refining the third Purple-Veined Peach, his physical body became increasingly stronger. Gradually, the thunderbolts could no longer break his physical body!
Boom!!
Finally, his blood qi surged upwards, successfully advancing to the initial stage of Golden Immortal!
The surrounding thunderbolts no longer caused him any harm.
“Good! My physical body has successfully broken through. Next is the soul.”
Lin Xuan's heart filled with joy, but he didn't stop cultivating. He began to improve his soul cultivation, circulating the Great Dao Heavenly Immortal Scripture, and then swallowed two Seven-Turn Golden Pills in one go, preparing to refine them simultaneously.
Seven-Turn Golden Pills were immortal pills refined by high-level alchemy masters. They were extremely precious, and their spiritual energy was not inferior to the Peach. One pill could help an ordinary Qi Refinement Xuanxian Perfection advance to Golden Immortal!
Of course, this referred to more ordinary Qi Refinement cultivators. His own mana was far more abundant than his peers, and the spiritual energy needed for his breakthrough would likely be even greater. Therefore, he decided to refine two Seven-Turn Golden Pills to ensure his breakthrough!
Thus, under the impetus of a massive amount of spiritual energy, Lin Xuan's soul cultivation also rapidly increased, ultimately also successfully breaking through and advancing to the initial stage of Golden Immortal!
His physical body and soul, both had broken through!