Because Chen Yun was eager to refine the elixir left by the fairy Bile Dashen, he politely declined Zhao Hongyin's entreaties and left first with Wu Xingde.

    The two arrived at Chen Yun's residence in Luoyang.

    The mansion was given to Chen Yun by Zhang Chengfan, who tried to please him when the Tang Dynasty still existed.

    During that period, Chen Yun had Zhang Qian and Lin Chen stay temporarily.

    Later, there was a war, and the two fled from Luoyang, leaving the mansion here deserted for a long time.

    When Chen Yun and Wu Xingde arrived at the mansion, it was already overgrown with weeds.

    This posed no challenge for Chen Yun.

    He took out the Yellow Turbine Martial Arts License Plate.

    Using a secret method, he summoned a Yellow Turbine Martial Arts War God, who then swept the yard.

    As for Chen Yun and Wu Xingde, they bought some necessities of life from the nearby market.

    After all, they needed to live here for at least seven years, so it was necessary to stock up on things.

    In the evening.

    Chen Yun gave some pointers to Wu Xingde on refining the elixir.

    Then, he returned to the upper room to refine the elixir.

    In the room, Chen Yun sat cross-legged on the bed, absorbing that point of elixir into his body.

    As soon as this elixir entered his body, he felt an immeasurable energy within, as if it was lurking inside him.

    Chen Yun glanced at the stars outside and exclaimed in wonder, "Bile Dashen truly lives up to his reputation as a deity, as even a tiny fraction of the elixir power he left behind after rebirth is so vast. If he hadn't been reborn, I wonder how formidable he truly was."

    As the leader of the cult, he already had the strength of a "country-destroying" level.

    Chen Yun pondered in the dark that at the level of human immortality, he might possess explosive star power.

    He speculated that the explosive star ability was probably an understatement.

    For example, according to his current level, he is actually at the early stage of the leader's level.

    Because he had advanced the refinement of his immortal body early, his fighting power was much more ferocious than that of a normal early-stage leader-level disciple.

    If he were at the mid-level of the leader's realm, Chen Yun could roughly deduce that he would have the ability to wipe out a continent.

    According to these calculations, then, the even stronger leader's realm later stage, his actual power has already approached the limit of explosive stars.

    Therefore, Chen Yun guessed that the human immortality realm must have at least explosive star power, and may even be stronger.

    As for the level of earth immortality and how multi-divine and powerful it is, he is currently unable to make a guess.

    However, one thing can be definitely guaranteed: once one reaches the level of the divine being of light, his divine light can illuminate countless realms.

    That is to say, the immortality realm is at least the level of a single universe, and may even be the level of a multiple universe.

    "I'm currently only at the level of the sect leader, a million miles away from the realm of immortals. How could I possibly imagine it?"

    Chen Yun couldn't help but secretly feel moved.

    He has practiced for several decades.

    It seems as though he has reached the pinnacle of ordinary people.

    In reality, he has not even touched the threshold of true cultivation.

    To truly touch the threshold of cultivation, one must achieve immortality.

    Only by becoming an immortal can one possess a long life span, allowing for sufficient time to contemplate the workings of the Tao and thereby gain insight into how to truly transcend.

    "Don't worry about all that for now, let's see how much elixir I can refine tonight."

    Chen Yun set aside his wandering thoughts.

    Cross-legged, closing his eyes, he clicked his teeth nine times.

    After stabilizing his mind and regulating internal energy, he began practicing the method of closed breath.

    Each cycle of inhale and exhale constituted one breath, and each cycle of eight or nine breaths was considered one complete set.

    With the cultivation method in motion, Chen Yun felt the elixir absorbed into his body being refined.

    Gradually, a series of divine energy surged rapidly within his body before settling in the Dantian.

    Chen Yun was surprised after practicing for a while, "The danqi generated by refining the elixir shouldn't be this much, right? In just one cycle of my cultivation, I can replace the effort of a month's practice?"

    This left him feeling extremely incredulous.

    After developing the "Chen Master's Inner Elixir Scripture" "one layer and a half" method, combined with the "Pangu True Body Secret," his original cultivation speed for danqi had already been quite fast.

    But compared to the speed of refining the elixir now, that cultivation speed is like a snail's pace.

    One cycle of closed breath is equivalent to one month's normal cultivation.

    After one night's cultivation, it's equivalent to the effort of three years in the past!

    Chen Yun pondered for a moment and then understood, "I previously speculated that immortals can at least explode stars. Bile Dashen had also explicitly stated that if he could completely refine this elixir, he should be able to attain enlightenment and become an immortal. Naturally, refining the elixir would greatly accelerate the growth rate of danqi."

    If the effect of refining danqi did not reach this level, he might even suspect that Bile Dashen was exaggerating.

    Now it seems that refining this elixir to attain enlightenment and become an immortal is not groundless.

    "All right, then, let's refine the elixir well and strive to attain enlightenment and become an immortal as soon as possible."

    Chen Yun once again focused his mind and continued refining the divine energy within his body.

    The danqi surged like a tide.

    Sometimes he felt it was too much for him to absorb into his dantian.

    If not all of it could be absorbed into the dantian, it might cause waste.

    But this was not a problem for Chen Yun.

    He was currently practicing the second layer of "Yinyang Forging Form" from the "Pangu True Body Scripture".

    With a dual focus, he refocused the danqi that could not be absorbed into the dantian in time for forging form.

    It might be because there was too much danqi produced.

    Even if only a small part were used for Yinyang Forging Form.

    Chen Yun still felt that the progress of Yinyang Forging Form was much faster despite the difficulty he faced in making any progress.

    The growth of danqi was not as rapid, but Chen Yun could calculate that after tonight's cultivation, the progress of Yinyang Forging Form would be equivalent to a year of hard cultivation for him.

    It must be said, the energy left behind by Bile Dashen's elixir is too vast.

    A small week had quickly passed.

    Chen Yun felt a bit tired.

    According to reason, he should stop practicing.

    However, when he practiced the "one layer and a half" method before, he would do three small week cycles.

    He was determined to persevere.

    Of course, Chen Yun did not act impulsively, knowing the importance of rest and relaxation.

    He first opened his eyes and rested for a short while.

    After feeling less exhausted, he began the second small week cycle of cultivation.

    After half an hour, the second small cycle also ended.

    Chen Yun felt physically and mentally exhausted, "I can't continue, my current level is not sufficient. Refining the elixir is too strenuous for me. I cannot perform a third small week cycle, or else it may damage my foundation."

    He thought it over and finally decided not to continue refining the elixir.

    He checked his progress.

    Chen Yun was surprised to find that even though he did not perform the third small week cycle of cultivation, the growth of danqi was still as if he had practiced diligently for more than two years. In terms of refining form, he was slightly behind, but it was roughly equivalent to a year's worth of hard practice.

    "Looking at this pace, I can reach the mid-level of the sect leader's realm in at most a year's time."

    Chen Yun was overjoyed inside, but he also understood why he had felt no progress before.

    It wasn't that he hadn't made any progress; it was just that after entering the sect leader's realm, the energy required to improve his strength was too vast.

    The tiny amount of danqi he had cultivated through his hard work was negligible and therefore did not feel like any progress.

    If he perseveres for a hundred or two hundred years, he can still notice improvements in his cultivation.

    "Precious elixir is needed for cultivation," Chen Yun couldn't help but sigh, "I practice internal elixir refinement, and normally, without the aid of precious elixir, there is hope to attain enlightenment and become an immortal. However, the speed of cultivation would be too slow. Perhaps it would take me hundreds or even thousands of years to truly achieve enlightenment and become an immortal."

    With precious elixirs, it's a different story.

    From nothing to now being at the sect leader's level, he has only spent a mere two decades or so.

    What's most crucial is that he "lost" ten or so years of cultivation during his stay at the Lingjiu Mountain.

    In reality, he had only spent a decade to cultivate from an ordinary person to the level of a sect leader.

    It would take an ordinary person at least a hundred years to cultivate to this level, even someone as talented as Wang Laozhi.

    And that is with someone as exceptionally gifted as Wang Laozhi.

    For a slightly less talented person, it may not be possible to reach the level of a sect leader in even thousands of years.

    For someone slightly less talented, it might take a thousand years to reach the level of a sect leader, not impossible. For example, the self-renewed monk he killed in the Zhao Mansion had been cultivating since the Jin Dynasty, and it took him several hundred years to reach the level of a high-level monk.

    Just imagine, for someone who is not exceptionally talented, it would be extremely difficult to reach the level of a sect leader.

    Chen Yun knew he had a good talent, but he didn't think his talent could compare to that of Cai Rujin or Wang Laozhi, who were true geniuses.

    He believed that his fast cultivation speed was largely due to the benefits of the "Great Perfection Elixir."

    "Enough thinking for now, let's have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow, have the Yellow Banner Bodyguards bring Shiyan over. This house cannot be without a woman, or else many things would be quite troublesome."

    Chen Yun thought about this and closed his eyes to rest.

    Perhaps it was because of the exhaustion caused by today's elixir refinement, he fell asleep soon after lying down.

    ……

    The next day, early morning.

    Chen Yun woke up refreshed and energetic.

    He couldn't help but feel surprised, "My 'true body' is really wondrous. Last night's elixir refinement made my body so heavily loaded, I thought it would take a day or two to recover. Who knew that after a night's sleep, I am already restored?"

    It must be said that the "Pangu True Body Scripture" truly lives up to its reputation as a top-level cultivation method.

    Chen Yun washed up and then took out the yellow banner bodyguard token.

    He sent out the Yellow Banner bodyguards and instructed them to go to the Qingcheng Mountain to pick up Wang Siyan.

    Afterward, he went to the training ground outside and was about to practice some martial arts.

    Suddenly, Chen Yun heard the conversation between Wu Xingde and Zhao Kuangji at the door.

    "Mr. Wu, please, let me meet Chen Xianren. I want to become his disciple."

    "Master Zhao, I cannot make the decision on this. How about waiting for my uncle to wake up and then I'll ask him and give you an answer?"

    "I'll just wait here until Chen Xianren wakes up and then we'll talk."

    Chen Yun couldn't help but burst into laughter.

    He had never imagined that showing a little skill at the Zhao Mansion yesterday would attract Zhao Kuangji to come and ask to become his disciple.

    It's just that in the Daoist community, it is more common for the teacher to find a disciple, rather than the disciple finding the teacher.

    For example, Zhao Mu, who was determined to find Master Zhang Tianshi to become his disciple, still went through various tortures and trials.

    Chen Yun wouldn't agree to take Zhao Kuangji as a disciple just because he was kneeling outside.

    He directly called out to the person outside the door: "Let him kneel if he wants, Xingde. Come and practice your exercises."

    Wu Xingde hurriedly said: "I shall follow the order of my respected uncle."

    Chen Yun paid no more attention to Zhao Kuangji and began practicing the "Slaying Dragon" technique on the other side.

    Perhaps it was because of his cultivation becoming deeper, when he practiced the "Slaying Dragon" technique before, there would be some unintentional force released in his body. However, this time, Chen Yun found that he was like a park old man practicing Taijiquan, without leaking any force at all.

    He immediately understood what was happening, "It seems that my control over power is gradually returning to its original simplicity. After all, I am only a step away from becoming an immortal. It's natural for my control over power to become stronger."

    (End of this chapter)