Chapter 4699: Star Dao Ancestor

"Incorporate two fifth-grade lightning-attribute immortal materials!" Wang Changsheng exclaimed, surprised. He naturally knew the preciousness of fifth-grade immortal materials; lightning-attribute ones were even more valuable.

"That's right. How about it? Do you have confidence? If you succeed, I can give you a bottle of Heavenly Kylin Pills as compensation. This pill, refined with the core of a mid-Great Luo Golden Immortal nine-colored Chaos Beast, can assist you in cultivating a top-tier immortal physique. If you don't like it, I can offer you something else, provided you successfully refine the item," Chilinzi said.

Wang Changsheng frowned, looking troubled, and said, "If the refining fails, I can't compensate for it."

"Of course. We know the rules. Since we've asked you to refine an artifact, we've naturally anticipated this. Failure to refine is acceptable. After the refining is complete, I will need to use this Immortal-Measuring Orb to ask you whether you incorporated the two fifth-grade immortal materials into the treasure. Fifth-grade immortal materials are too precious." Chilinzi flipped his right hand, a red light flashed, and a glowing red orb appeared in his palm.

"A high-grade immortal artifact!" Wang Changsheng said, confused.

"This is a mutated Primordial Spirit Treasure, primarily for lie detection. I won't ask you about anything else, only whether the two fifth-grade immortal materials were incorporated into the treasure. If you lie, this treasure can detect it," Chilinzi explained.

Wang Changsheng pondered for a moment, then said, "Alright! I'll give it a try. However, Senior Qin has also asked me to refine an artifact, and I've already agreed to help him, with delivery within a million years. How does that sound?"

"Delivery! It seems Fellow Daoist Wang is very confident! No wonder the Ancestor asked me to find you. That's fine. You can make a list of what you want, and we'll do our best to fulfill it," Chilinzi promised.

Wang Changsheng nodded and said, "Let's refine it first before discussing compensation. By the way, where are the materials, and what kind of immortal artifact are you looking to refine?"

Chilinzi took out a red jade slip and a red storage bracelet, handing them to Wang Changsheng. Wang Changsheng's divine sense permeated the jade slip. A thoughtful expression appeared on his face as he said, "A giant hammer! No problem."

"I will be temporarily residing on Kunlun Immortal Island. You can contact me directly if anything comes up, or send someone to Kunlun Immortal Island to notify me. However, this matter should not be spread outside; it's the Ancestor's wish," Chilinzi said. It was fine if Kunlun Dao Ancestor knew, but he was worried about the Chaos Beasts finding out.

"Understood, I'm aware." Wang Changsheng understood.

"Good, in that case, I won't disturb you any further. I'll take my leave." Chilinzi rose to bid farewell.

Wang Changsheng rose to see him off. After Chilinzi departed, Wang Changsheng returned to Green Lotus Peak, where Wang Ruyan was seated in a stone pavilion.

"Even Dao Ancestors are seeking my husband for artifact refining; this is not a good sign," Wang Ruyan said, frowning. For now, with Kunlun Dao Ancestor's protection, other Dao Ancestors would treat Wang Changsheng respectfully. However, the future was uncertain. Furthermore, Chaos Beasts would resent Wang Changsheng even more.

"Since Dao Ancestors sent people, it wouldn't be good to refuse them. Let's first deal with these two, then we'll figure out how to break through our bottlenecks," Wang Changsheng said. With his artifact refining skill, it wouldn't take much time to refine two sets of supreme-grade immortal artifacts.

Wang Ruyan nodded and said, "I wonder where Qingfeng and Xueli are. I hope they don't get stuck at a bottleneck for too long."

"Let's hope so. I'll go refine artifacts now," Wang Changsheng said.

He entered a secret chamber where the Green Lotus Creation Cauldron was placed. Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on a blue futon, took out the artifact refining materials, and began refining. He cast an incantation into the Green Lotus Creation Cauldron. The cauldron lid flew open, he dropped the materials inside, and then closed the lid. Wang Changsheng opened his mouth, and a snowy blue flame flew out, landing at the base of the Green Lotus Creation Cauldron. His divine sense spread out, observing the situation inside the cauldron.

***

On Kunlun Immortal Island, inside Kunlun Hall, Kunlun Dao Ancestor sat on the main seat, smiling. A tall, silver-robed old man sat beside him, his aura unfathomable. This was Star Dao Ancestor, a newly advanced Dao Ancestor of the human race, who achieved Dao through the Law of Stars.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, please stay on Kunlun Immortal Island for now; we can exchange more insights," Kunlun Dao Ancestor said enthusiastically. As the human race's current third Dao Ancestor, Kunlun Dao Ancestor wanted to win over Star Dao Ancestor to strengthen Kunlun Immortal Island.

Star Dao Ancestor nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, young Fellow Daoist Wang's artifact refining skill is so high that even the Kylin Clan has sent someone to find him. Haven't you considered entrusting him with the Grand Unity Creation Pot to elevate it to a supreme-grade immortal artifact?"

"Of course I have. But I asked him, and he wasn't confident. It's better to let the Grand Unity Creation Pot slowly absorb fifth-grade immortal materials and see if its grade can improve," Kunlun Dao Ancestor said. He wanted to exchange the secret method of opening ten apertures with other Dao Ancestors, but their asking price was too high, something Kunlun Dao Ancestor simply couldn't meet.

"If the Grand Unity Creation Pot were to give birth to a tool spirit, perhaps it could purify ten-colored cores," Star Dao Ancestor said. When a mutated Primordial Spirit Treasure gives birth to a tool spirit, its abilities greatly increase.

"I wish, but it's too difficult. The Four Great Demon Races each possess multiple mutated Primordial Spirit Treasures, most of which are not high-grade. A few are supreme-grade immortal artifacts, but I haven't heard of any mutated Primordial Spirit Treasures giving birth to tool spirits. Perhaps they exist, but their numbers wouldn't be many," Kunlun Dao Ancestor said.

"That's true. Speaking of which, Fellow Daoist Zhang has been a Dao Ancestor for many years; have you not cultivated a Dao Body yet?" Star Dao Ancestor asked curiously.

Kunlun Dao Ancestor gave a wry smile and said, "Fellow Daoist Qin must be joking. I do wish to cultivate a Dao Body; once I reach that stage, even Dao artifacts would find it hard to destroy me. But let alone me, only a few of the Dao Ancestors among the Four Great Demon Races have cultivated a Dao Body."

"That's also true. Then I'll stay on Kunlun Immortal Island. There are many things I'd like to consult Fellow Daoist Zhang about," Star Dao Ancestor said.

Kunlun Dao Ancestor smiled and nodded, saying, "There's no need for consultation; let's simply exchange insights."

After a brief chat, Kunlun Dao Ancestor summoned Immortal Lady Longyue and asked her to escort Star Dao Ancestor to his rest.

***

Time flew by; five hundred thousand years passed.

The Wuzhu King Mountain Range, the ancestral land of the Wuzhu King Tribe, was heavily guarded. Deep within the mountain range, Wu stood atop a peak, gazing at the distant nine-colored thunderclouds. With rumbling roars, thick nine-colored immortal lightning bolts struck down repeatedly. The ground shook, and dust billowed.

After a while, the nine-colored thunderclouds transformed into a colossal nine-colored thunder tiger, pouncing from high in the sky. A whooshing sound pierced the air as a giant golden fist flew out from a small valley, smashing into the nine-colored thunder tiger. The nine-colored thunder tiger's body twisted incessantly before exploding. A giant nine-colored thunder sun soared into the sky, filling the air with dust.

A sky-shattering roar echoed. The nine-colored thunder sun dissipated, revealing a smoking giant pit where a beast-humanoid ten-colored Chaos Beast could be seen, its body covered in blood and its aura weak. The ten-colored Chaos Beast's body was a bloody mess, and a scorched scent emanated from it. This was Zhang, a ten-colored Chaos Beast, master of the Law of Reincarnation, who achieved Dao through the Law of Strength.

Wu flew over and landed in front of Zhang.

"How are you? Are you alright?" Wu asked.

"I won't die, but I'll need some time to recover properly." Zhang's voice was weak, sounding very feeble.

"That's good. Recover well! Our Wuzhu King Tribe now has a second Dao Ancestor, haha!" Wu's tone was excited. Among the twelve great Chaos Beast tribes, a tribe with two Dao Ancestors was very powerful, as most large tribes only had one Dao Ancestor.