Chapter 123: The Eligible and the Taixuan Space

Gradually, the white markings grew denser, until finally, all four fingers were completely covered in a silvery white!

Furthermore, Tu Lu could clearly feel that these four white-turned fingers were brimming with an explosive power, one that far surpassed even his own Saint Body.

This was simply terrifying.

He even had the feeling that if he could use this serum to temper his entire body, his physical form alone might allow him to contend with a Transforming God Venerable.

This was truly unimaginable!

Little did he know that while he was shocked, Blue Fatty was even more so!

Though he lacked experience, Blue Fatty did not. With such a massive amount of high-quality True Spirit Essence, even someone with his Dao Venerable body could have tempered nearly half of their physique, yet here it was, only enough to temper four of Tu Lu’s fingers!

Could it really be that exaggerated?

One had to understand that the tempering of a Taixuan Body was related to the practitioner's original constitution; the stronger the original foundation, the more True Spirit Essence was consumed, but the resulting Taixuan Body would also be vastly more powerful.

That Little Cai had only managed to temper one finger with a vast amount of True Spirit Essence was due to special circumstances, which did not surprise him, but why was this young man before him the same?

Before he could ask, however, Tu Lu spoke first.

"Little Cai, do you know where this place is? Why is my cultivation sealed?"

"Hmm..."

Little Cai pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and said, "To be precise, this is the Taixuan Space, one of the ancient heritage ruins of your human race. Strictly speaking, it is no longer in your original world."

"Ah?!"

Tu Lu was startled.

Little Cai shrugged and explained the situation regarding the Taixuan Space.

Only then did Tu Lu understand. It turned out that when he was in the Thunder Demon Mountain Range, he had accidentally triggered the inheritance passage of an ancient ruin, opening the ancient heritage of the Eternal Star Road. This caused this space to connect with his original world, leading them to arrive here from their home.

In other words, this was not the Thunder Demon Mountain Range at all. Little Cai had come here for certain reasons, and also to follow him.

This touched him, but at the same time, it confirmed his suspicions.

Any cultivator arriving from another world would have their cultivation suppressed, leaving them only able to utilize their blood energy—essentially exerting power at the peak of the Mountain Moving realm. While higher cultivation levels meant a stronger physique tempered by heavenly tribulations, and Xuantian Experts remained far stronger than Purple Mansion cultivators, this reality significantly narrowed the gap between major realms. There were, after all, many documented cases of Xuantian Experts dying at the hands of Transforming God Venerables.

Unless one was a Dao Venerable-level existence, whose physique had achieved the Undying Dao Venerable Body, they would not truly pull far ahead of others. Such a physique was, in some respects, even more formidable than most Saint Bodies, though it was hard to say for certain which was superior.

"In the Taixuan Space, the first thing we must do is temper our physiques into Taixuan Bodies. The Taixuan Body is not only powerful, but more importantly, it is the qualification to receive the heritage. Many opportunities can only be accessed with a complete Taixuan Body, and some inheritances can even allow you to breakthrough major realms directly!"

Hearing this, Tu Lu couldn't help but ask, "Then is there any way to go back?"

He still had many unresolved matters in his original world. Not to mention anything distant, there was still Zi Ling, who was currently lying inside his Heavenly Dragon Token space. But because his cultivation was sealed, he couldn't even perceive where the Heavenly Dragon Token was.

Although Little Cai didn't know Tu Lu's thoughts, she could guess a few things. She giggled and said, "That is another function of the Taixuan Body. Once you complete the tempering, you can enter the Central Cang Mountain region, where you will have a chance to leave. The Taixuan Body is the ticket out; otherwise, an ordinary physical body would be unable to withstand the spatial hurricanes and would explode and perish!"

Tu Lu nodded and was about to say something, but Blue Fatty’s expression suddenly changed, as if he had discovered something astonishing. He pointed at Tu Lu and exclaimed, "You—you are actually a Qualified One!"

"Hm? What does that mean?"

Tu Lu furrowed his brows. He had just heard that the short youth was some kind of Fire-element Qualified One, which seemed impressive, but in truth, he had no idea what it meant.

"It doesn't mean anything. Every time an ancient inheritance passage opens, the person responsible for opening it is a Qualified One. If it hadn't been for you opening it, the cultivators of our world could never have entered."

As she spoke, she skillfully avoided Tu Lu’s gaze and glared fiercely at Blue Fatty.

Blue Fatty wanted to say more, but under that glare, he dared not speak. Yet, he was deeply confused. A Qualified One... wasn't this the exact type of person his master’s clan was supposed to eliminate? But since Little Cai forbade him from speaking, he naturally dared not say another word.

"Oh."

Tu Lu nodded, feeling slightly disappointed.

This "Qualified One" sounded grand, but wasn't it just someone responsible for opening a door? He didn't doubt it, as Little Cai had no reason to lie to him about such a thing.

"However... Qualified Ones have other uses, especially in the Central Cang Mountain region." After thinking for a moment, Little Cai added.

"What do you mean?" Tu Lu was taken aback.

"Exactly what I said. Every Taixuan Space is a bit different. I’m not entirely clear on the details myself, but you'll know when the time comes. Little brother, you know my situation." Little Cai said, mixing truth with half-truths.

"Oh."

Tu Lu nodded.

As a clone of the Seven-Colored Giant Dragon, Little Cai had lost most of her memories; he knew this, so he naturally did not doubt her.

"By the way, what is that?"

Tu Lu suddenly noticed an old scroll of paper in Blue Fatty’s hand and asked with curiosity, as he seemed to recall that the old paper had originally been held by the short youth.