Under the gaze of Qing Muling, the mysterious seed slowly and irreversibly changed. The cracks on the surface gradually expanded until they spread to the entire surface of the seed, and then gradually stopped.

Immediately, an indescribable and mysterious clear radiance overflowed from the inside of the seed, and countless obscure and majestic Dao patterns could faintly be seen swirling and dancing.

With the appearance of the clear radiance, the Dao Rhyme in Qing Muling’s sea of consciousness suddenly became more intense, as if there was a faint and mysterious celestial sound lingering and reverberating in his divine soul.

After dozens of breaths, with the mysterious seed as the core, a faint lotus leaf illusion with a clear and bright light and a clever and agile aura quietly appeared and gradually stabilized.

More chaotic crystal radiance separated from the blue lotus illusion, flew around the core of the mysterious seed, and brought out faint traces of light, finally merging into Qing Muling’s divine soul and continuously enhancing his innate talent.

Each point of chaotic spiritual light contained some obscure and subtle information, allowing Qing Muling to understand many secrets that he had never heard of before.

Breaking through the Condensing Elixir Realm and the mutation of the mysterious seed brought him two new innate abilities. One is a healing and recovery divine ability, which can restore the physical body and divine soul no matter how serious the injuries are, even if the source of life is on the verge of exhaustion.

The other is a secret method to perceive qi fortune, which can see the strength of others’ qi fortune. However, in Qing Muling’s opinion, this ability is not flawless, at least not at the current stage.

The Great Universe and all things in the world have their own qi fortune, especially for the human race, who are the masters of the world. Their qi fortune is far superior to other races.

However, for individual cultivators, this method of perceiving qi fortune may not be accurate, because there are many factors that affect qi fortune. Unexpected injuries, mistakes leading to demotion, being targeted and calculated by enemies… or breakthroughs in cultivation, accidentally discovering ancient powerful caves, obtaining precious spiritual pills, being appreciated and cultivated by a senior in the sect, etc., can cause a significant decline or rise in a cultivator’s qi fortune.

To give an inappropriate analogy, the rise and fall of qi fortune is like the stock market in Qing Muling’s previous life. There is no regularity in the rise and fall. His ability is equivalent to someone who has inside information, which allows him to gain many additional benefits, and even conditionally manipulate and profit from those retail investors.

However, everything needs to have a limit. If he goes too far, he will eventually trigger the backlash of the supreme laws of heaven. With Qing Muling’s current strength, he probably won’t be able to withstand it.

At this moment, in a luxurious courtyard in the backyard of the City Lord’s Mansion, core disciple Qi Shuyu was discussing matters with her trusted subordinates.

Among the many factions within the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, the power behind Qi Shuyu is quite strong, although it is not as strong as the Supreme Sect Master Mu Yinghua’s faction, it is not far behind.

One of her direct ancestors was the Sect Master of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace several generations ago. After retiring, he still had considerable influence within the sect.

“…Senior Sister Qi, just now, the people from the City Lord’s Mansion came to inform us that the welcoming banquet has been postponed. We have to wait for her to come out of seclusion before deciding when to hold it.”

A disciple from the inner sect came in and saluted, then respectfully reported.

The expressions of the female cultivators present suddenly became subtle. A middle-aged woman who looked like an elder said with some dissatisfaction, “What does she mean by this? We came all the way here to reinforce her, but she can’t even bother to hold a welcoming banquet? She is blatantly disregarding us. She really has a big attitude!”

Qi Shuyu waved her hand and calmly asked, “Didn’t her people give any reason? Can’t they even find an excuse to cover it up?”

“There is a reason. It is said that the junior brother Qin Muling was injured in the battle during the day, so they need to go into seclusion to help him recover.” The inner sect disciple reported the facts.

At this time, another cold and solemn woman in black robes came in and reported clearly, “Senior Sister Qi, our people have confirmed that Luo Wanqing and the other two did indeed go into seclusion with that junior brother Qin Muling. As for further information, we have not been able to obtain it because their people are guarding them tightly.”

Qi Shuyu nodded gently, looked at the more than twenty female cultivators present, their cultivation levels varied, but most of them were at the True Person Realm. As for the higher True One Realm and the Heart Demon Realm, there were also elders among them. These were the core members carefully prepared by their families, ready to compete with Xuebing Xuan for the position of the next Supreme Sect Master.

“As for the information about this junior brother Qin, I believe all the elders and junior sisters have read it,” Qi Shuyu said after a moment of contemplation. “I have to admit that he is indeed a rare talent with outstanding qualities. Coupled with the relationship with Senior Elder Hengyi, it is worth our efforts to win him over.”

“But they also understand this, so they have been keeping a close eye on him and not giving outsiders any chance to take advantage of it.”

An elder next to her spoke, “His current cultivation level is still somewhat low. It will take who knows how long for him to grow to the level where he can stand on his own. It is not necessary for us to pay too much attention to him now.”

Many female cultivators nodded in agreement. They had seen many so-called genius seeds before. It can be said that every one of them had reached the level they were at now.

However, geniuses are also divided into different levels, and the mortality rate of this group is quite high. Many geniuses, for various reasons, did not fully develop after breaking through a few realms. After reaching a certain limit, their potential and luck were exhausted, and they were unable to make further progress in their lifetime.

Therefore, in the eyes of these high-minded female cultivators, it is too rash to invest heavily in and win over Qing Muling too early. What if he does not achieve the expected achievements in the future? It would be a loss of investment.Qi Shuyu smiled, then immediately straightened her expression: “My status in the Qi family is quite good, and I am favored by our ancestors, so I know a bit more insider information than you.”

“I just want to ask you one question, what kind of genius would it take for the Supreme Sect Master to break the norm and take him as a disciple, and have several disciples who are not inferior to the core elders in terms of strength and status to jointly teach and train him? And when he gets injured, several people have to work together to heal him. How big of a face does he have?”

“Let alone me, even when the Supreme Sect Master was still a Daoist, he never enjoyed such preferential treatment!”

“……”

The field fell into silence, and all the female cultivators changed their expressions.

Whether it was Sect Master Mu Yinghua, the supreme elders, or Xuebing Xuan and the others, none of them would do meaningless things. So, what kind of secret does this Qing Muling have?