By the time Zhao Yuande woke up from his comprehension, a few days had passed.
"Young Master Zhao, our young miss and some friends would like to meet you!" The silver-armored guard beside Li Rushuang knocked on the door of the Zhao Clan.
Looking at the young man in front of him who was as calm as a mountain and gave off an inexplicable pressure, Zhang Kai's heart was filled with emotions. Back then, he had threatened the other party, but now that he thought about it, it was laughable. The other party had already shown mercy by not killing him.
"Lead the way!" Zhao Yuande had nothing to do anyway, so he wanted to go out for a walk.
Precious Cuisine House was the largest restaurant in Heavenly Flame City. At this moment, Zhao Yuande was sitting near the window on the second floor. Opposite him were two great beauties, Li Rushuang, who had a cold and elegant temperament, and Jiang Tianyue, who had the aura of a queen.
Jiang Tianyue was especially enthusiastic about Zhao Yuande. He was the disciple of Dan Ding Daoist, a Black Grade alchemist, and now he had activated the Fire Cloud Stele and comprehended the cultivation method on it. This made Zhao Yuande more and more valuable. If they could rope him in, they would have another heaven-defying expert in the future.
Li Rushuang's motive was much simpler. Zhao Yuande's potential was boundless. After entering the sect, he would definitely shine. If they had a good relationship with him, they would have a powerful ally in the sect in the future.
As a reincarnated Divine Emperor, Zhao Yuande naturally knew what these two women were thinking. However, he didn't dislike their methods. If he could get one of them, it would only benefit him.
With two beauties present, Zhao Yuande was also very happy. The three of them toasted and drank to their heart's content.
Zhao Yuande saw a ragged figure on the street. His eyes narrowed slightly. This mysterious expert had appeared again.
"Brother Zhao, what are you looking at?" Li Rushuang saw the change in Zhao Yuande's expression and couldn't help but follow his gaze. She found that he was looking at a beggar.
Li Rushuang was puzzled. Was there something special about this beggar?
Right at this moment, the beggar turned his head to look at them. His dark eyes seemed to have discovered a new continent, and a foot-long golden light suddenly erupted from them.
In Li Rushuang's eyes, the golden light was countless times hotter than the sun, causing the air to sizzle as it burned.
Li Rushuang was still puzzled when she felt a sharp pain in her eyes. She covered her eyes in pain and groaned in pain.
However, Zhao Yuande did not have such a feeling. His vision blurred and the beggar appeared in front of him.
"Senior, please take a seat." Zhao Yuande hurriedly stood up and invited him.
At this time, the beggar's eyes seemed to have a trace of clarity. He looked at the two women and shook his head. Then, he grabbed Zhao Yuande and the two people's figures suddenly disappeared.
"This is …" Although Jiang Tianyue had just joined the Jiang Family, he was more knowledgeable than ordinary Yin Yang Integration Realm experts. He muttered softly, "This must be Void Transference! He directly tore through the void and teleported here and there. This is an expert who has comprehended the Laws of the Void! "
Zhao Yuande felt his vision blur, and in the next moment, he appeared in a vast mountain range.
The mountain range was completely barren and devoid of any signs of life. It gave off an ancient, desolate aura.
This is the depths of the Ancient Wilderness Ridge. How did I end up here?
Zhao Yuande couldn't help but reveal a look of shock. Skyfire City was thousands of kilometers away from here. To be able to teleport that far in an instant was something only a World-level expert could do!
He stared at the beggar in front of him in disbelief. Could it be that this person had entered the Heart-Tempering Realm?
The Heart-Tempering Realm was the peak of the third stage of the World realm. It was a threshold that would allow one to break through to the next stage. Only by passing this threshold would one be able to truly transform into a dragon, charge out of a major world, and roam the Astral Sea unhindered.
This threshold was one of the three thresholds of cultivation. The first threshold was the fusion of the soul and the embryo, forming the soul and achieving the unity of Yin and Yang.
There were millions upon millions of cultivators, but less than one in ten thousand would be able to successfully pass this first threshold. Thus, after passing this threshold, one would be able to establish a sect and become a true cultivator.
The second threshold was the Heart-Tempering Realm. By tempering one's heart to perfection, one would be able to transcend the mortal world and become one with the body.
This threshold was the most difficult, but also the simplest. Some people's hearts were pure and clear, and they would be able to pass this threshold in an instant. Others, however, had too many distracting thoughts in their hearts and were unable to pass this threshold even after hundreds or thousands of years.
However, those with pure hearts probably wouldn't be able to survive in this world where the strong preyed on the weak, much less reach the World-level. Thus, there were very few such people. In fact, it could even be said that they didn't exist.
Zhao Yuande had undergone the Heart-Tempering Realm for ninety-eight years before finally attaining eternity.
The third threshold was becoming an Immortal. Upon reaching the peak of the God Emperor level, one would be able to sense the existence of the Immortal Realm and constantly draw upon the aura of the Immortal Realm to erase one's mortal energy and form one's Immortal fetus.
This threshold blocked virtually all cultivators. In the past thousand years, only three or four people had been able to ascend to the Immortal Realm and become Immortals. From this, one could see how difficult it was.
This beggar in front of him, as expected, was tempering his heart. Instantly, many of Linley's questions were answered, and many of the things that didn't make sense were explained.
The beggar glanced at Zhao Yuande. His dazed eyes slowly regained their clarity, and his eyes seemed to contain an enormous world within them. This world was in a cycle of life and death, and an enormous amount of power was contained within it.
"You … you have mastered the secrets of the Firecloud Stele?" The beggar spoke. His voice seemed to come from the distant past, and it rumbled like thunder.
"Yes!" Zhao Yuande felt a sense of terror in his heart. There was no way he could lie in front of someone like this. His soul had been damaged, and it wasn't even a billionth of what it had been in his previous life. This beggar could easily take control of everything about him and strip him of all his secrets.
"Don't be afraid. I have no ill intentions! I won't covet your secrets. " The beggar seemed to be able to sense what Linley was thinking. He slowly said, "I just want to thank you."
"Thank me?" Zhao Yuande instantly thought of the packet of snacks. Perhaps his words had touched the beggar and made him break through on the path of tempering his heart.
"Yes! Thank you. " The beggar's eyes were deep as he sighed faintly. "After 18 years on the path of tempering my heart, there is finally a glimmer of light. Without you, I don't know how many years I would have to go through."
"This is senior's opportunity." Zhao Yuande suddenly thought of something and said, "Senior, could it be that you want to know the secret of the Firecloud Stele?"
"That's right! Everyone wants to know the secret of the rise of the Firecloud Ancestor, but I won't force it. This is just a reference for me, and it doesn't have much practical significance! " The beggar's eyes revealed an incomparably confident light. Only he was qualified to say such words.
"If you agree, I can grant you a request!"
"A request!" Zhao Yuande was delighted. This person would have a breakthrough sooner or later. After he broke through, he would be able to look down on everyone and be an invincible figure in the entire Central Region.
"I would like to ask senior to protect me for three years!" Zhao Yuande's heart thumped. After three years, he would be able to enter the Ruins of God. As long as he obtained an opportunity from the Ruins of God, his cultivation would be greatly improved. At that time, he would have the ability to protect himself.
During these three years, many people would easily crush him to death. He wouldn't even have the chance to escape. If this person could protect him for three years, he would be able to go all out.
"No! Three years is too long. I can complete the tempering of my heart in one or two years! " The beggar shook his head, but then he said, "However, I can help you three times. As long as you crush the jade talisman, I will appear in front of you."
The beggar reached out and handed Zhao Yuande three thumb-sized jade talismans.
"Thank you, senior!" Zhao Yuande hurriedly took them. He couldn't hide the joy on his face. Three chances to save his life was enough!
He sat down cross-legged and his soul appeared. He demonstrated everything he had comprehended from the Firecloud Stele to the beggar.
The beggar's eyes were filled with extraordinary splendor. His hands danced together with the palm in the image. The surrounding heaven and earth changed as if they had entered the vast land of ancient times. A palm descended from the sky …
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