Chapter 1969 - 839: Tongxuan Selection_2

Chapter 1969: Chapter 839: Tongxuan Selection_2

Just like Yuan Chengfa, Cultivation Level has rapidly broken through to Star Monarch, while Lu Zhen has already reached the Tenth Rank Great Star Monarch.

For these two, who have the support of a True Monarch behind them, as long as their Realm is elevated, a swift increase in Cultivation Level is quite normal.

Even the declining Yutang Royal Mansion can provide Xu Jin with over a hundred drops of All Heaven Star Dew.

Let alone these residences with True Monarch experts presiding over them.

However, the Cultivation Level of the other few individuals is slightly inferior, all being Tenth Rank Little Star Monarchs, but Liu Shu from Xiji Star Monarch Mansion is only one step away from being a Great Star Monarch.

This time, there was no banquet.

Time is limited, and everyone is racing against the clock to improve themselves.

After all, once selected as the Saint Heir to the Imperial Palace, the change affects not just one’s own destiny, but also that of their family.

On June 14th, Xu Jin, accompanied by Su Xuan and Yutang King Zhu Shizhen, ascended the Wood Element Law Heavenly Road.

Because among the nominees participating in the Imperial Palace Saint Heir selection, those still stuck at the Peak of Ninth Rank were only Xu Jin, Su Xuan, and Zhu Shizhen.

This led to their exclusive session of Enlightenment.

As for Su Lingluo, she went on her own to Enlightenment at the Thunder Law Heavenly Road.

The opportunity cannot be wasted.

Moreover, she did not follow Xu Jin to take advantage of the Wood Element.

The benefit of having family guidance from a True Monarch is that it can help the future generation avoid many detours and errors.

Too much can lead to indigestion.

Although following Xu Jin to take advantage of the Wood Element is easy, not everyone possesses the terrifying talent of Xu Jin.

Thus, Su Lingluo’s choice to major in Thunder Series, with Wind Series and Water Series as minors, is very firm.

Without any surprises.

This time, Xu Jin took four and a half days with Su Xuan and Zhu Shizhen to emerge from the Mysterious Star Gate at the peak of the Law Path.

They gained substantially.

Within the Mysterious Star Gate at the summit of the Wood Element Law Heavenly Road, there are nine Law Paths in total.

Xu Jin’s highly configured Wood Element Lifebound Spiritual Treasure suppressed five Wood Series Law Paths all at once, plus Chaos Cloud Tower suppressing one, totaling six.

In a short amount of time, the Cultivation Level of the Wood Element Law Path was pushed to the Star Monarch level.

Su Xuan and Zhu Shizhen, who were well-prepared, also proved formidable, each evolving and suppressing three paths, and thoroughly participated in the remaining six.

As before, Xu Jin slightly masked with Starlight, acquiring another Origin Color Crystal and a Tongxuan Holy Order.

On June 18th, Xu Jin, along with Su Lingluo and Zhu Shizhen, ascended the Wind Element Law Heavenly Road.

Since Xu Jin’s Wind Element Lifebound Spiritual Treasure had been refined nearly half a year ago, it had long been nurtured into the Lifebound Suppressing Artifact.

This time, the Wind Element Lifebound Suppressing Artifact directly evolved and suppressed six Wind Series Law Paths, with Chaos Cloud Tower suppressing one more.

The number of suppressed Wind Element Law Paths reached seven.

On June 22nd, Xu Jin took Su Xuan to ascend the Earth Series Law Heavenly Road.

This time, counting the Chaos Cloud Tower, Xu Jin evolved seven Earth Series Law Paths.

The Earth Series Law Path is a Law Path that Xu Jin currently values greatly.

Thus, Xu Jin invested heavily in the Earth Element Lifebound Suppressing Artifact, using three pieces of Chaos Elemental Materials and two Innate Treasures.

The reason is simple: Earth Series Law Path is primarily defensive.

Xu Jin’s Earth Element Lifebound Suppressing Artifact is also focused on defense.

In terms of form, Xu Jin’s Earth Element Lifebound Suppressing Artifact drew inspiration from remnants of high-tech mecha armor, with a composition of 256 armor pieces.

It can cover the entire body, and at crucial moments of partial defense, some armor pieces can be independently detached to form either large or small scale shields.

Creating an external shield for ultra-strong defense structure.

Xu Jin can say he went to great lengths for Stacking Armor.

The effort he put into the Earth Element Lifebound Suppressing Artifact surpassed that of any other Suppression Artifact by several times.

Xu Jin especially chose several extremely practical traits, and these traits either came from Chaos Elemental Materials or Innate Treasure Materials, boasting immense power.

Traits such as dispersion, reflection, star shifting.

Each can enhance Xu Jin’s defense, or rather, survival capability to a certain extent.

Previously the defense capability was average, but today, after evolving and suppressing seven Earth Series Law Paths, the defense ability surpassed the Space Lifebound Suppression Artifact Silver River’s space folding.

The key is, its defense and space folding Star Skill can be stacked.

Xu Jin understood that from this moment, he had the capability to confront an Initial-stage True Monarch head-on.

The previous tactics of only striking first could be changed.

In the future, Xu Jin’s tactics would be simpler and more violent.

This Earth Element Lifebound Suppressing Artifact armor, Xu Jin named it Chaos Fish Scale Armor.

If he could obtain Innate Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures with better traits, he would integrate them and rename it accordingly.

On June 26th, Xu Jin and Su Lingluo stepped onto the Water Series Law Heavenly Road’s Mysterious Star Gate peak.

They emerged on June 30th.

Ultimately, Xu Jin evolved and suppressed six Water Series Law Paths in total.

At this point, all Eight-Star Towers of Xu Jin possessed Lifebound Spiritual Treasures, and even the weakest tower suppressed five Law Paths, reaching the Star Monarch level.

Xu Jin’s goal of climbing the summit of the Eight Series Law Path was thus achieved.

The most important goal in Xu Jin’s cultivation journey was thus accomplished, as it saved him approximately a hundred years of arduous cultivation.

The number of Origin Color Crystals Xu Jin had in hand reached eight, and Tongxuan Holy Orders reached seven.

Especially the Tongxuan Holy Orders, which are regarded as treasures that can change one’s fate just with a single piece, Xu Jin had acquired seven in total!

And just as Xu Jin and Su Lingluo emerged from the Mysterious Star Gate at the peak of the Water Series Law Heavenly Road, Su Xuan and Yutang King Zhu Shizhen had both broken through to Tenth Rank Little Star Monarch.

Their goal was also to increase their strength, so as to successfully advance in the upcoming Imperial Palace Saint Heir selection.

"Dear nephew, according to the Imperial Palace notification, all nominees must report to Tongxuan Domain by noon tomorrow.

It means the selection for the Imperial Palace Saint Heir officially begins at noon tomorrow." Tianzhang True Monarch told Xu Jin face to face, always waiting at the foot of the Law Path Mountain.

"So soon? I was hoping to engage in another True Monarch Blood Crystal enlightenment," Xu Jin said.

"Dear nephew, do not worry. The Imperial Palace Saint Heir is essentially the future of Tongxuan Domain, a cradle for future Imperial loyalists and disciples, extremely meticulous in selection, assessing from all angles.

I’m not entirely sure how long this will last, but of the three previous selection instances within the past century, the longest lasted three and a half years, whereas the shortest lasted a year and seven months," Tianzhang True Monarch said.

"That long?"

"Certainly, in fact, the selection process itself is a part of cultivation.

Every cultivator’s current level only represents the past, but the past can only speak for the past, what’s crucial is the future.

The Emperor assesses the growth rate of participants throughout the selection process for the final selection.

In design terms, the Imperial Palace Saint Heir selection is fair beyond compare," Tianzhang True Monarch said.

"Fair in design terms?" Xu Jin seemed to catch a hint of meaning, "Are you suggesting execution might have issues, Uncle?"

"There won’t be major issues, but minor ones might be unpredictable!

No matter how great the Emperor’s selection scheme is, it’s ultimately executed by those below, supervised specifically by certain individuals, so dear nephew should pay a bit more attention, for instance, involving Heavenly Patrol True Monarch," Tianzhang True Monarch said.

"Thank you, Uncle, for the advice."

"It’s my duty, as a senior, to remind you.

You’ve worked hard these days, return for a good rest, and tomorrow I will personally escort you to Tongxuan Imperial Palace.

As for the True Monarch Blood Crystal and Emperor’s Secret Realm enlightenment opportunities, I’ll keep them reserved for you, and once you have the time, you can enter immediately." Tianzhang True Monarch said.

"Thank you, Uncle."

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The semidiurnal period on July 1st.

Led personally by Tianzhang True Monarch, accompanied by avatars of Bixuan True Monarch and Yuanling True Monarch, ten Daoists from Dongxuan Star Realm participating in the Imperial Palace Saint Heir selection were transported via the Earth Vein Transmission Array to Tongxuan Domain, the site of the Tongxuan Imperial Palace.

Almost the instant they landed, a difficult-to-describe might pressed down upon Xu Jin with an indeterminable sense of oppressive force, as if his very breathing were hindered.

Before he could inquire of Tianzhang True Monarch, Xu Jin’s gaze sharpened, spotting Heavenly Patrol True Monarch Ding Moqiu, an old adversary, arriving stepping on stars.