Yellow Court Daoist
Chapter 503 - 477: If the Master Does Not Pass on the Dharma, I Shall Slay the Entire Six Dust Temple!

Ao Le's face was somewhat pale, beads of sweat, born from either exertion or pain, dotted her forehead. Within a few steps, she approached Lu Qingfeng, her expression brightening with joy, "This 'Dragon Gate' truly lives up to its reputation as a supreme treasure of the True Dragon Clan. I have now unified my Primordial Spirit, physical body, and Dharma Image."

If the Shang River Dragon Transformation Pond is considered a treasure for the cultivation of the Dragon Clan, then the West Sea Dragon Gate is their breakthrough treasure. Whoever crosses it achieves a breakthrough; the only question is whether it's a major or minor one. Once Ao Le leaped through the Dragon Gate, she indeed experienced a breakthrough. The barrier of the First Layer of Primordial Spirit Unification that had troubled her for nearly twenty thousand years was crossed in an instant. No wonder the West Sea cherishes it so deeply, and no wonder Ao Le was elated at the moment.

Yet still— "I ultimately failed to break through the final barrier to become a True Immortal," Lu Qingfeng reached out, wiping the sweat from her face and straightening her bangs, while inwardly he sighed.

For a moment, he didn't know whether to sigh or rejoice— "I have witnessed both the Dragon Transformation Pond and the Nine Dragon Seal. The Dragon Gate shares the same origin as these two, and its power is not much different. I hoped that Le'er, by crossing the Dragon Gate, would successively cross the barriers of unifying Primordial Spirit, physical body, Dharma Image, and advance rapidly on the path of Dao."

"But now it seems—" Lu Qingfeng looked at Ao Le. Over the years, he had been inseparable from Ao Le, and now having become a True Immortal himself, he probably understood Ao Le's cultivation progress even better than she did herself. With the help of the Dragon Gate, Ao Le did achieve a breakthrough, but it was only barely past the first threshold. Since becoming a True Immortal was not accomplished, the theft of the Three Treasures by Lu Qingfeng now seemed indeed a prudent choice.

"I've disappointed you, my husband." "You risked so much to obtain the Dragon Gate, yet I, dull as I am, still failed to achieve True Immortal status," Ao Le said, pressing her lips together with a frown of unresolved worry, tightly grasping the hand that was arranging her hair.

Deep in her heart, she truly hoped to ascend to True Immortal status and even achieve Earth Immortal longevity to spend eternity with Lu Qingfeng. But despite her shallow fortune and dull aptitude. Even though Lu Qingfeng risked all to steal the Dragon Gate from the West Sea for her, it didn't help her make the breakthrough, only succeeding in antagonizing the West Sea.

"It's alright." "If not the Dragon Gate, there are other methods," Lu Qingfeng said, holding Ao Le's hand with a slight smile.

Ao Le hesitated, "What other methods?" Then, as if thinking of something, she hurriedly exclaimed, "If even the West Sea Dragon Gate couldn't help me break through, no other treasure will be of use, please don't risk yourself for me again."

Ao Le recalled how, six months ago, Lu Qingfeng had initially gone to the West Sea and stole the 'Dragon Transformation Pond', her heart tightening with concern.

Lu Qingfeng smiled and reassured, "Don't worry, there's no need to risk anything further." "That's good then," Ao Le breathed a sigh of relief.

But the next moment, she saw Lu Qingfeng wave his sleeve, and a cup-sized object fell upon the Blood Sea, swelling with the wind to the size of several tens of miles before stopping. It floated on the Blood Sea.

Ao Le looked closely. What kind of cup was this? It was clearly the 'Dragon Transformation Pond' from the Shang River Dragon Transformation Hall.

"This—" Ao Le's eyes widened, and then she snapped back to reality, somewhat angrily staring at Lu Qingfeng, "Not only did you take the West Sea Dragon Gate, but you also took the Shang River Dragon Transformation Pond!?"

When Lu Qingfeng had returned to Dong Xian State with the three treasures, he had only told Ao Le about taking the 'Dragon Gate' from the West Sea. He had not mentioned a word about Shang River, the East Sea, or the details of his clash with the three Great Earth Immortal Dragon Ancestors at all.

Ao Le had seen Lu Qingfeng break into the West Sea and bring her mother back. Thus, she had not doubted him.

But she hadn't expected— "When I went to the West Sea for the 'Dragon Gate', I also made trips to Shang River and the East Sea."

Lu Qingfeng said with an apologetic smile, pacifying the somewhat irritated Ao Le. "Along the way?" Seeing her husband's demeanor, Ao Le couldn't help but feel both amused and annoyed. The West Sea was to the north, Dong Xian State to the south, while Shang River and the East Sea were both to the east of the West Sea. What kind of detour was this?

She looked at Lu Qingfeng, seeing him carelessly smiling, her heart suddenly felt a pang, "My husband—" Her nose turned sour. Thinking of all Lu Qingfeng had done for her over the years, she was momentarily lost for words.

Lu Qingfeng smiled and soothed, "Stealing from one is theft, stealing from three is still theft. Relax, I have the 'Invisibility Technique' and the 'Inverted Void Glazed Glass Wall'; the strongest of the Three Great Dragon Palaces are just Earth Immortal Dragon Ancestors, they cannot find my trace."

Of course, these words were merely to comfort Ao Le. Lu Qingfeng knew clearly— "Even though I've stolen the three treasures, even with thirty-six layers of 'Inverted Void Glazed Glass Wall' concealing Heaven's Secrets, if the Three Great Dragon Palaces earnestly investigate and reason through the clues to find me, it's only a matter of time."

The Inverted Void Glazed Glass Wall was formidable; cultivating it to thirty-six layers could conceal anything under Heaven from detection. But against the mighty Three Great Dragon Palaces and the overwhelmingly powerful Three Dragon Ancestors, it could at best sever the quickest path of Heavenly Mechanism Derivation used in tracking.

In the mortal world, mortals do not know the Heavenly Mechanism, nor do they possess Divine Skills, yet they can unravel the truth from tangled clues and a mess of threads. This holds true in the Cultivation World as well.

Unless Lu Qingfeng had left no trace before, making it impossible for the Three Great Dragon Palaces to gather any information or trace it back to him. Otherwise, with the path of Heavenly Mechanism Derivation blocked, the Three Great Dragon Palaces still possessed other means.

Only the vastness of the heavens and earth and the river of time it would take to locate Lu Qingfeng from sparse clues in the expansive world and the ceaselessly flowing river of time required some painstaking effort. What Lu Qingfeng needed was precisely this time of diligent effort.

But these worries were unnecessary for Ao Le to hear, so as not to add to her burdens and hinder her cultivation.

Ao Le listened, her brows still furrowed, clearly not entirely convinced, voicing her concerns, "The Dragon Gate, Dragon Transformation Pond, and Nine Dragon Seal are the three great treasures of the Dragon Clan, cherished deeply by the West Sea, Shang River, and East Sea. Now that you have forcibly taken them all, the Three Great Dragon Palaces will not rest easy."