The hall was empty. Apart from the painting master, Xu Qing was the only other person in the hall.
Servants were never around.
"Are you curious as to why I painted a meditating person in the Southern Peak Ghost Mountain?
"
Lord Seven turned his head to look at Xu Qing and said indifferently.
Xu Qing nodded.
"This is the key to the Emperor Province.
When you reach the fourth flame, I'll take you there. Perhaps that's where you'll find your fortune. "
"
Lord Seven didn't explain too much. His gaze fell on the medicine bottle in Xu Qing's hand. With a wave of his hand, the medicine bottle flew out on its own. He took a sip, put it away, and sat down on one side of the Go board.
"Come and sit across from me."
Master Seven beckoned to Xu Qing.
Xu Qing obediently approached and sat on the other side of the chessboard.
"Do you know how to play chess?"
Master Seven asked.
Xu Qing shook his head.
"I'll teach you."
Master Seven picked up a chess piece and placed it in one corner of the chessboard. Xu Qing thought for a moment and also placed a chess piece in another corner.
"Chess is like life. It's also a reflection of a person's nature. For example, I've never lost a game of chess in my life. Do you know why?"
Master Seven placed another chess piece and said calmly.
Xu Qing shook his head and also placed a chess piece.
"When I place a chess piece, I'm not looking at the current situation, but the overall situation. Many people know this and want to do so, but often they don't have enough luck or talent, so they can't do it.
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"As you can see, the disciples of the seven sects with 120 dharma apertures stopped at the fourth flame and didn't go to the Golden Core Heavenly Palace because they wanted to see the overall situation."
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"They want to open the 121st dharma aperture!"
Master Seven placed a chess piece and said softly.
Xu Qing pondered. This was similar to his judgment when he opened the 120th dharma aperture when he reached Foundation Establishment. At that time, he felt that there might be more dharma apertures after the 120th.
Master Seven seemed to see through Xu Qing's thoughts and smiled.
"After the 120th dharma aperture, there's only one dharma aperture. The 121st aperture can take the form of a flame, but the difficulty of opening it is beyond imagination. Without great luck, you can't open it. You can only rely on yourself."
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"As for the difficulty, it's not opening it, but finding its location.
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"In the history of the Welcoming Emperor Continent, the people who have opened the 121st Dharma Aperture have often experienced great danger and coincidentally found the location of the 121st Dharma Aperture at the moment of life and death. According to the records and deductions, the location of each person's Dharma Aperture is different, so there is no point of comparison or reference.
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Xu Qing muttered to himself for a moment before putting down the chess piece.
"Master, what are the benefits of having five flames?
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"The benefits will be reflected the moment the Sky Palace Jindan is formed.
Master Qi smiled.
"You should have heard of a saying before. It's called igniting the Vital Fire and illuminating the Heavenly Palace. The Heavenly Palace here … is the key to the Golden Core.
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"The Golden Core cultivators of the Heavenly Palace have their own limits. This limit is reflected in their Life Fires. Three Flames Reflect Six Palaces. This is the ultimate limit of a disciple with a decent aptitude.
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"In other words, those with three Life Fires can reflect six Heavenly Palaces. After they are completely nurtured and placed into the Golden Core, they will be at their peak state. However, this is only the foundation.
The Seventh Boss paused for a moment, waiting for Xu Qing to digest.
Xu Qing pondered for a moment before asking.
"Thirty-six Flames?
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"You can understand it that way."
The Seventh Boss nodded.
"The reason why it's called the foundation is because there is a Life Fog above the six Heavenly Palaces. There are also some Heavenly Palaces within the Life Fog.
Because of the fog, it is difficult for those who are not outstanding to reflect it. Only those with four flames can reflect the seventh Heavenly Palace.
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"Don't think that there is only one more Heavenly Palace. Seven Heavenly Palaces suppressing six Heavenly Palaces is the same as your six flames fighting five flames.
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"Therefore, those who already have four flames yearn to open the 121st Dharma Aperture and form five flames. Because five flames reflect eight Heavenly Palaces, the higher the limit, the greater the final achievement!
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The Seventh Boss's voice echoed in Xu Qing's ears. Xu Qing thought for a moment before nodding.
"As for the Life Fires, you might have already experienced it. In fact, its value is not reflected too much in the Foundation Establishment Realm. Only in the Sky Palace Jindan can part of its value be revealed.
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"The moment a person with a Life Lamp breaks through his cultivation and steps into the Golden Core of the Heavenly Palace, a Life Lamp can be directly above the Life Fog.
Opening a Heavenly Palace didn't require any nurturing or slow tempering. It opened in an instant, and the Fate Lamp turned into a Fate Pill similar to a Golden Core.
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"Therefore, with your aptitude, if you reach the limit and open 121 dharma apertures, you will have 10 Heavenly Palaces in the end!
Master Qi looked deeply at Xu Qing.
"Now, do you know the value of a Life Lamp to a Golden Core cultivator?
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Xu Qing's expression changed slightly. After listening to Lord Seven speak for so long, this was the first time his expression had changed. In truth, he had already made some guesses before, and now that Lord Seven had confirmed them, he became even more serious.
A strong sense of danger entered Xu Qing's heart. This sense of danger naturally did not come from Seventh Master, but from the unknown malice towards all the Golden Core cultivators he would encounter in the future.
"Are you scared?
Seventh Master smiled.
"I'm afraid.
Xu Qing said truthfully.
"Then what are you going to do?
Master Qi asked with interest.
Xu Qing took a deep breath and slowly calmed down. This was something that could not be changed. If he wanted to avoid it, he could only try to open up four flames and try to open up five flames as soon as possible. If he could not do it, he would not force it. He had to break through as soon as possible.
Golden Core.
Once his Celestial Palace Aurous Core was formed, he would instantly possess two complete Celestial Palaces. At that time, he would only be barely safe if he used his poison.
However, Xu Qing felt that these were only long-term plans. He pondered for a moment and then secretly glanced at Grandpa Seven.
After his battle with Master Shengyun, the Seventh Master scolded him for not asking the First Brother, Second Brother, and Third Brother to fight together.
"Master, save me."
"
When Grandpa Seven heard this, he laughed heartily. He was very satisfied with this reply and pointed at Xu Qing's head.
"I gave you the Purple Sky Limitless Crown before. Don't forget to wear it. That is the Nascent Soul protection I gave you!"
With that, Grandpa Seven waved his hand and five balls of light flew out. He flicked one of the balls of light and it turned into a jade that flew toward Xu Qing.
"The method to use it is inside. Go back and think about it later."
"
Xu Qing received it. His heart raced as he looked at the other four balls of light.
Grandpa Seven flicked his finger again and the second ball of light flew toward Xu Qing. After Xu Qing caught it, the ball of light turned into a palm-sized doll.
This doll was like a living creature. Its eyes turned and then it stared at Xu Qing. It opened its mouth and revealed its sharp teeth. It struggled in Xu Qing's hand as if it was dissatisfied with being caught.
"This is the Life Substitute Ghost Doll. It is an extremely strange creature. It was born with three lives. After you form a blood alliance with it, it can save you from death three times. It is fine in the sect, but if you go out, remember to bring it with you."
"
Xu Qing's heart palpitated with eagerness. He held onto the ghost doll tightly. Perhaps because he held onto it too tightly, the ghost doll let out a shrill cry and struggled even more intensely.
Xu Qing ignored it and raised his head to look at the other three balls of light. When the three balls of light were reflected in his eyes, it was unclear whether it was them that were too dazzling or Xu Qing's eyes that were shining.
In short, it was very bright.
Grandpa Seven was in a good mood.
"It's hard to impart an Emperor-level cultivation technique to others, so I can't teach it to you. You need to find your own way to advance. I can only tell you that once an Emperor-level cultivation technique advances, its power will be even more terrifying. The fastest way to advance is to devour the essence, energy, and spirit of other Emperor-level cultivation techniques. Of course … if it's an Emperor-level cultivation technique of the same type, the effect will be the best.
"
Xu Qing's eyes narrowed.
"You're too weak right now, and the Alliance Master isn't someone to be trifled with. He'll have to weigh your Seven Blood Pupils' background and how much benefit he'll gain if he attacks, so you don't have to worry about this threat to you.
"
Xu Qing nodded as Master Sheng Dan's Mie Meng appeared in his mind. He suddenly felt a strong desire in his heart as he stared at the three balls of light next to Grandpa Seven.
"Master Sheng Yun said that you have a weakness of lacking in spells. That's because you haven't taken me in as your master yet. Every single one of my disciples has a different cultivation method and divine ability. I've specially collected and organized all of them for them, choosing and tailoring them for them.
"
As Grandpa Seven spoke, he flicked the third ball of light toward Xu Qing.
This light wasn't a material object, but a mark. It landed between Xu Qing's brows and directly imprinted itself into his mind. It transformed into waves of ringing that reverberated throughout his sea of consciousness.
At the same time, Grandpa Seven's voice echoed in Xu Qing's mind.
"The first technique I'll teach you is a spiritual technique called Nine-Fold Sea Roaring.
This technique creates a sea and the power of nine waves rises one after another until they become a tsunami that can suppress the sea and shock the heavens.
"
Xu Qing took a deep breath and his eyes lit up. Images of this technique appeared in his mind.
The images were incomparably vast. With a wave of his hand, the sea would appear in all directions. The waves contained the power of the sea, and they would sweep through everything.
"The second technique I'll teach you is a crafty technique called … Profound Nether Spell!"
Grandpa Seven waved his hand and the fourth ball of light imprinted itself on Xu Qing's forehead.
This time, it wasn't a roar but a cold wind that blew through every inch of Xu Qing's body. Even the breath he exhaled turned into white mist.
In Xu Qing's perception, he seemed to see an extremely withered finger, bringing with it a boundless sense of strangeness. It stretched out from a gigantic black vortex, suppressing everything in its path. It was a ghastly sight.
"This Xuan You Incantation was created after I researched the Xuan You Finger and gathered all my knowledge.
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"As for the last technique I'll teach you … It's not a spiritual technique or a crafty technique, but a secret technique of mine!
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"I noticed that you like to fight with your fists, so this secret technique is very suitable for you. It's called Nine Springs.
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"After you unleash it, anyone who is hit by eight of your punches will have one of their dharma apertures destroyed by your ninth punch. Even the Aurous Core of the Celestial Palace requires the light of the Life Fire and the power of the dharma apertures. This is the foundation!
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"This technique is extremely overbearing and sinister. You must use it with caution."
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"Once you use it, it's not a big deal to shatter your opponent's foundation. However, if your opponent survives and spreads the news, you won't be able to use this technique against others in the future. That's the main point.
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With a flick of his right hand, the fifth ball of light shot toward Xu Qing's brand.
"Up till now, no one knows that I've used this secret technique.
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"I'm only teaching you. I'm not being biased. It's just that your three senior brothers and sisters have different styles from you."
"Therefore, you have to use it carefully.
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