Longevity Chronicles

Tao Qian successfully borrowed the Toad God's Qi, tricking the heavens and escaping the risk of being secretly plotted against, furthermore preventing Ying Qingdi from scrutinizing his background.

Thus, he no longer had to flee for his life due to having "too many enemies."

Elated, he planted his flag.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it, thinking to himself, "Alas, planting the flag feels good momentarily, but I forgot to agree on a specific number of heads. I just hope the Toad God is reasonable and won't claim there aren't enough at the end, forcing me to sabotage my own hard work."

While he was muttering to himself, suddenly another unexpected record erupted in his mind:

[Being infiltrated by an Outer Realm Origin Profound Qi Transformation Divine Crystal...]

"Hmm?"

This record surprised Tao Qian.

With the record came great tumult.

Tao Qian arrived late and naturally didn't know that before him, Ying Qingdi, Zhong Ziyang, and two others had each inscribed their names and each received significant benefits from the Ancestor God Tablet.

Zhong Ziyang transmitted a message focusing on key matters but forgot to mention this incident.

However, many members of the Ancestor Dragon Society who were watching had seen everything.

Each of the four received an Outer Realm Divine Crystal.

Upon entering their bodies, the crystals instantly transformed into extremely pure Source Qi, requiring no refining, at no cost, directly becoming Cultivation Power.

Everyone knew that for high-level cultivators like those in the Cavernous Mystery Realm, increasing their cultivation was not easy.

Even talents would take a considerable time, not just a few days or months of strenuous cultivation, and often at a cost.

But just now, the four who received the Divine Crystals experienced a significant increase in their Cultivation Power instantly.

There were other gains as well, which made onlookers envious.

Without such gains, the scene wouldn't have been so lively.

It was fortunate that Ying Qingdi, whose prestige was now immense, combined with the fact that he had summoned the Divine Ancestor God Table from the Outer Realm, said:

"This tablet has its own spirit. Regardless of the order in which names are written, it awards benefits based solely on Human Dao Destiny and the contributions to the rebellion."

"Those with fewer contributions may receive a strand of Source Divine Qi of varying thickness."

"Those with more may transform Source Divine Qi into Divine Crystals, which not only increase Mana but also offer other wonderful benefits."

"We were supposed to inscribe our names after the rebellion was completely successful to achieve the perfect outcome… considering the fleeting opportunity, and that all Daoists need a rapid increase in Mana to quickly take down Shangyang City, plus the Divine Tablet manifesting its own abnormal activity, clearly, the time has come, and it is appropriate."

"Nevertheless, the benefits remain the same."

"For instance, I, Ying Qingdi, having received this Outer Realm Divine Crystal, after the rebellion, can retreat for a few years and should be able to step into the Ultimate Happiness Realm."

This speech not only calmed the restless crowd but also made many cultivators' spirits boil with excitement.

With the four previous examples in mind, everyone knew that Lin Runiu, being the "fifth person," would also get a Divine Crystal.

According to contributions, it might be somewhat less than the previous four.

But at this moment!

As the three characters of Lin Runiu's name were completed, the Heavenly Dao runes and tadpole Heavenly Books on the Ancestor God Tablet burst forth with radiance simultaneously.

At the top of the tablet, a light resembling a star materialized.

Anyone who glanced at it knew instinctively that it was an item of profound mystery.

And this treasure, initially small as a grain of rice, began to expand bit by bit as it fell — when it materialized from the void into reality and landed in Tao Qian's palm, it seemed to melt like a snowflake, evidently entering into the body of this keeper of the Toad Sect's secrets, including Ying Qingdi, everyone present could not help but widen their eyes.

The reason? It was clear to all; the Divine Crystal was excessively large.

It was known that among the four, Ying Qingdi had received the largest, like a peanut still in its shell, while the other three got ones about the size of soybeans, with slight variations, fitting their status and contributions.

Contrary to what one might expect, Lin Runiu, though a significant contributor as the Grain and Grass Officer, still should not have received larger than Zhong Ziyang and the other two.

But seeing is believing, and the Divine Crystal Tao Qian received was even larger than Ying Qingdi's.

Like a round pigeon egg, a celestial star plucked from beyond, merging into the body, extremely mystical.

Instantly, there was an uproar in front of the tablet.

A myriad of gazes filled with incomprehension, jealousy, and even anger were directed at Tao Qian.

But at this moment, he couldn't afford to explain.

In his mind, records that Tao Qian had never expected burst forth one after another:

[Record Name: Outer Realm Origin Profound Qi Transformation Divine Crystal.]

[Record Type: Divine Treasure.]

[Record: Though the Ancestor God Tablet is an artifact of the Evil God, to fulfill the wishes of his descendants, the Yellow Robed Evil God specifically used supreme Divine Power, using himself as a medium, and connected to the Human Dao Destiny within New Moon Province, leveraging that Destiny to stir the Source Divine Qi in the Outer Realm Abyss, this artifact being the source of all sources, endless and supremely mystical, immensely beneficial to any cultivator and without any cost.]

[Note one: When the concentration is too high, the Source Qi will transform into Divine Crystals, with effects quite extraordinary, method of acquisition: inscribe one's name on the Ancestor God Tablet, the amount received completely depends on the favor of Human Dao Destiny.]

[Note two: As "Lin Runiu" the individual is particularly favored by Human Dao Destiny, he received the most.]

[Note three: Refining the Divine Crystal will allow one to step into the Cavernous Mystery Realm instantly.]

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"Has Ying Qingdi gone mad?"

"Such generosity, really going all out."

While Tao Qian was astonished by the records, he also silently channeled his Mysterious Skill, temporarily storing this unexpected gift from above, the Divine Crystal, within his body.

Outer Realm Origin Profound Qi Transformation Divine Crystal!

The longer the name, the more extraordinary.

This item was surely not ordinary.

If it were only about increasing some cultivation level, Tao Qian could have refined it on the spot and concealed it somewhat.

But as the records clearly stated, refining the Divine Crystal would directly allow one to step into the Cavernous Mystery.