What's more, Lu Ye and Giant Armor were connected by Hu Po.
Lu Ye still couldn't figure out how Hu Po and Giant Armor got along so well. They were strangers who met by chance, but they seemed to be very close.
"How many merit points do you have now?" Lu Ye suddenly thought of something.
Giant Armor's Ninth Order cultivation meant that he had opened 180 apertures. When a cultivator reached this level, they should find a suitable Heaven Grade Secret Art.
There were very few sources for Heaven Grade Secret Arts. The biggest source was to spend merit points to exchange from the Heaven Secret Treasure House. However, because of the restrictions of the Heaven Secret, the Heaven Grade Secret Arts exchanged could only be used by the cultivator and could not be passed on to others. Therefore, it was impossible to learn a Heaven Grade Secret Art from others.
Heaven Grade Secret Arts were the key for cultivators to break through to the Cloud River Realm. Without a Heaven Grade Secret Art, one would not be able to open their Spirit Apertures and break through to the Cloud River Realm.
Therefore, for cultivators who were qualified to break through to the Cloud River Realm, a Heaven Grade Secret Art was a must. It was not cheap. Many cultivators had been accumulating merit points since they started cultivating, but they might not have enough even after reaching the Ninth Order. In the Spirit Stream Battlefield, because of the lack of Heaven Grade Secret Arts, there were many cultivators stuck at the Ninth Order, especially rogue cultivators.
When he was with Sima Yang, Giant Armor did not kill anyone. If he did not kill enemies, how could he get merit points?
"35," Giant Armor replied in a muffled voice.
Although he had guessed it, Lu Ye still felt incredulous when he heard this number.
A dignified Ninth Order cultivator actually only had thirty-five merit points. These thirty-five merit points were probably obtained by killing a few cultivators from Wind Flower Courtyard.
In other words, when he was with Sima Yang, Giant Armor really did not have any merit points.
Lu Ye did not know how long Giant Armor had been stuck at the Ninth Order, but it was definitely not a short time. He had to quickly get him a Heaven Grade Secret Art. If he just relied on killing enemies, he would not be able to accumulate so many merit points in a short time. However, there were other ways to obtain merit points. He would have to wait until he left Immortal Essence City.
Continuing forward, they soon arrived at the central area of Immortal Essence City.
Before this, whether it was Grand Heaven Alliance or Myriad Demon Ridge cultivators, they tried their best to avoid coming to this place because it was close to Immortal Essence City's City Lord's Mansion.
The cultivator with the red dress woman was already unfathomable. No one knew what kind of cultivator the City Lord was..
The Immortal Essence City had been opened so many times, but no cultivator had ever seen the City Lord. It was said that those who had seen the City Lord were all dead.
The reason Lu Ye came here was not to see the City Lord.
His purpose in coming here was to see if he could get some benefits.
Originally, he didn't think of this. However, after using the token to save Gu Canyang and many Grand Heaven Alliance cultivators from the dungeon, he realized that the token given to him by the red-dressed woman was more or less useful.
What was the greatest benefit of the Immortal Essence City?
It was the legendary Soul Cleansing Pool! Anyone who knew a little about Immortal Essence City would know this information.
Lu Ye wondered if he could enter the Soul Cleansing Pool with his token. If he could, then he would have struck it rich this time.
The effect of the Soul-Cleansing Pool was to target the divine soul. The divine soul could not be seen or touched, and the Spirit Stream Realm cultivators were temporarily unable to come into contact with it. However, being unable to come into contact with it did not mean that it did not exist.
Everyone had their own divine soul.
If he could gain some benefits from the Soul-Cleansing Pool, it would be of great benefit to his future growth.
The Soul Cleansing Pool was in the City Lord's Mansion, so even though Lu Ye knew that the elusive City Lord's cultivation was terrifying, he still had to bite the bullet and try.
What if his idea was feasible?
In front of the City Lord's Mansion, there were two teams of Immortal Essence Guards standing guard. Those Immortal Essence Guards were not ordinary Immortal Essence Guards. Each of them was at the commander level, and the spiritual light on the surface of their bodies was not inferior to that of the commander guarding the dungeon.
When Lu Ye brought Giant Armor to the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion, pairs of eyes stared at him, instantly making him feel pressured.
One of the Immortal Essence Guards even shouted in a low voice, "The City Lord's Mansion is an important place. Unrelated people are not allowed to come close!"
Lu Ye took the token from Hu Po's mouth, raised it with one hand, and said in a deep voice, "I'm here on the orders of that lord."
He was going to use the red-dressed woman's tiger skin as a flag again.
Unexpectedly, the Immortal Essence Guard was indifferent and only said coldly, "Leave quickly, or we'll kill you without mercy."
Judging from his expression, if it weren't for the token in Lu Ye's hand, he would have already killed his way over.
Lu Ye still wanted to try, but the group of Immortal Essence Guards suddenly pulled out the weapons at their waists. Their killing intent began to spread, and they shouted in unison, "Retreat!"
Giant Armor clenched his fists foolishly, and his Qi and blood began to boil. Lu Ye grabbed him, turned around, and ran.
After running for two blocks, Lu Ye finally came to a stop, knowing that his plan had failed.
The situation just now was very obvious. Even if he had the token given by the red-dressed woman, he couldn't enter the City Lord's Mansion. The Soul-Cleansing Pool was in the City Lord's Mansion. If he couldn't even enter the City Lord's Mansion, how could he talk about the Soul-Cleansing Pool?
He felt a little regretful, but it was also reasonable.
If the greatest benefit of the Immortal Essence City was really so easy to obtain, then the cultivators who entered the Immortal Essence City before would have already obtained a lot. How could it be so precious?
"Let's go."
He called out to Giant Armor, and while moving forward, he contacted Ji Yan.
There was no need to think about the Soul-Cleansing Pool. The people of the Myriad Devil Ridge were almost wiped out. There weren't many benefits in the Immortal Essence City, so there was no need to waste time searching. All that was left was to wait.
Soon, Ji Yan sent a message and pointed the way for Lu Ye.
Four hours later, Lu Ye arrived in front of a large courtyard. Ji Yan was waiting at the door.
Seeing that Lu Ye had returned, he naturally welcomed him warmly. As for what Lu Ye had done, he didn't ask.
This courtyard was very large. It should have belonged to a large family. There were several entrances and exits. Under Ji Yan's arrangement, Lu Ye and Giant Armor were arranged to rest in a small, independent courtyard. The Hidden God Palace was grateful for Lu Ye's previous kindness. Every day, meals would be sent over.
Lu Ye didn't know how long it would take for the Immortal Essence City to close. Calculating the time, it had only been open for less than seven or eight days. He thought that he still had to wait for a few more days.
He wasn't in a hurry. It was rare to have such a stable environment. The Immortal Essence City was rich in Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi. It was just right for him to cultivate and improve his strength.
While cultivating, he would also read the books brought out from Madam Yun and learn the Dao of Spirit Runes. At most, he would consume some Spirit Qi when constructing Spirit Runes, which would slow down his cultivation speed.
Because he had mentioned to Madam Yun that he wanted to break the formation, the books that Madam Yun asked him to bring out were all about this. If he wanted to break the formation, he had to know how to set it up, and this was related to the use of Spirit Runes.
He lived in seclusion here, so no one came to disturb him.
It wasn't until two days later that guests came to visit. They were the Grand Heaven Alliance cultivators that Lu Ye had rescued from the dungeon. Among them, Gu Canyang was the leader, accompanied by Ji Yan.
These people specially came to thank him.
In the past, when cultivators were imprisoned in the Immortal Essence City's dungeon, very few of them could survive. This time, if Lu Ye hadn't gone to rescue them, these cultivators would have most likely died in the dungeon. Only those who had stayed in the dungeon would know the strangeness of that place.
Such a life-saving grace naturally made the cultivators very grateful.
After chatting for a while, most of the cultivators left. Only Gu Canyang and Ji Yan stayed.
Gu Canyang proposed to form an alliance contract with Lu Ye, and Lu Ye naturally agreed. This was one of the reasons why he came to the inner circle.
The two of them immediately used their authority as Guardian to form an alliance contract. Although this alliance contract was only limited to the Spirit Stream Battlefield, it was enough.
Then, Gu Canyang sent an invitation to Lu Ye, asking him to be a guest at the Hidden God Palace's encampment after the matter in the Immortal Essence City was over. Lu Ye also agreed.
After chatting for a while, Gu Canyang still had lingering fears when he mentioned the dungeon. According to him, once one entered the dungeon, they would feel like they were slowly waiting for death. The dungeon was constantly devouring the life force of those imprisoned. This was also the reason why Gu Canyang was extremely dispirited after being rescued, as if his body had been hollowed out.
He was indeed not injured, but his life force had been severely drained. Even if he went back this time, he would need to recuperate for a while to recover.
After listening to him, Lu Ye finally understood why he had a strange feeling in the dungeon.
He hadn't been in the dungeon for a long time, so his experience was not as deep as Gu Canyang's.
He finally understood why cultivators who were imprisoned in the dungeon rarely survived. Their life force was constantly being devoured. Once their life force was severely drained, they would definitely die.
Only people with strong physiques and vigorous life force could live for a long time in the dungeon. For example, Giant Armor. If he was imprisoned in the dungeon, it shouldn't be a big problem for him to last until the Immortal Essence City closed.
After chatting for a while, Gu Canyang took his leave.
Lu Ye sent him out of the small courtyard and returned the way he came. Just as he was about to enter the house to continue cultivating, he suddenly turned his head and looked to the side.
Giant Armor was sitting cross-legged on the ground, motionless, cultivating.
If one were to sense it carefully, they could even feel the traces of World Energy pouring into his body.
Giant Armor's talent in cultivation was definitely very high. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to cause such a commotion.
That was indeed the case. Giant Armor was born in the Spirit Stream Battlefield. It was Sima Yang who discovered him and led him on the path of cultivation. At that time, Sima Yang was already in the Third-Order Spirit Stream Realm, but after cultivating with Sima Yang, his cultivation caught up and even surpassed Sima Yang.
If he didn't have a very high cultivation talent, he wouldn't have been able to achieve this.
As if sensing Lu Ye's gaze, Giant Armor opened his eyes and looked at him with a puzzled look. He didn't know why Lu Ye was staring at him.
"You've already opened one hundred and eighty apertures. Without a Heaven Grade Secret Art, is this cultivation effective?" Lu Ye asked.
Logically speaking, Giant Armor didn't need to cultivate in his situation because he didn't have a way to open the subsequent Spirit Apertures. No matter how much he cultivated, the Spirit Energy in his body wouldn't increase. At most, it would keep his Spirit Apertures full, but this was meaningless.
But these two days, Lu Ye found that Giant Armor was very diligent in his cultivation. Other than eating, sleeping, or playing with Hu Po, he basically just sat there and didn't move.
It was rare for him to be able to endure loneliness. This made Lu Ye feel that he had to get a Heaven Grade Secret Art for Giant Armor as soon as possible.
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