Chapter 430 Lyra (Person Name) Takes a Disciple

"It seems I should also focus my efforts on deducing the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure)."

Recalling the myriad wondrous applications of the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss, Eldrin remarked with a sigh.

After finishing his words, he recalled Gu Lanshan and added, "The Clear Lyrics Hermit and his wife have a daughter who surprisingly possesses the Tri-Yin Body (Spiritual Root). They entrusted me to ask if you would consider taking the girl as your disciple."

"Oh?"

Lyra's eyes flickered slightly. The Tri-Yin Body spiritual root was truly extraordinary—this was the caliber of a Nascent Soul True Monarch. With proper nurturing, its potential would be immeasurable.

At that thought, Lyra said, "Your Dao Body possesses extraordinary grace. Indeed, you are qualified to become my personal disciple."

Having decided to take on a disciple, Lyra wasted no time. The 2 of them directly teleported via the formation to the Yan Kingdom.

After meeting the Clear Word Wanderer, Lyra examined Gu Lan Shan's spiritual roots and nodded with a smile. "It is indeed the Tri-Yin Body."

A look of joy appeared on the faces of Qingci and her husband. A Dao Body physique was exceptionally rare—even among Nascent Soul True Monarchs, such aptitude could be considered quite remarkable.

The Fair-faced Fairy Queen suppressed her joy, her gaze fixed upon Lyra (Person Name) as she asked with a trace of concern, "I wonder if my daughter's spiritual roots can be fully restored?"

"If she possessed a Quadruple Spirit Roots or even a Quintuple Spirit Roots, then I might have no means to sever her superfluous spiritual foundations for her."

Lyra smiled faintly and said, "But she possesses a Dual Spirit Root. My Heaven Mending Secret Art would be effective for her."

"Excellent." Fairy Qingyan's face lit up with joy as she eagerly pulled Gu Lanshan forward. "Quickly, pay respects to your master now."

Greetings, Master.

Though Gu Lanshan was not yet 7 years old, she was already remarkably poised and sensible. Without hesitation, she responded in a delicate, lively voice.

Delighted to have gained a disciple of extraordinary talent, Lyra felt a surge of joy. She helped Gu Lanhan to her feet and said with a gentle smile, "From this day forward, you shall be the second personal disciple under my tutelage."

To take a master for 1 day is to honor him as a father for a lifetime. In the legacy of immortal cultivation within this realm, the bond between master and disciple holds no less significance than that of blood ties between parent and child.

Cultivators might take on nominal disciples without much fuss, but when it came to accepting a personal disciple, it often required trials from multiple fronts.

This involved assessing the other party's character, often requiring thorough evaluation of their family background and parents before considering whether to accept them as a personal disciple.

Because a personal disciple would inherit part of their legacy, each was regarded as 1's own child, requiring painstaking effort and dedication to nurture.

In truth, the reason cultivators take on personal disciples is because they recognize the disciple’s potential to be at least comparable to their own, if not greater—perhaps even surpassing them 1 day.

The reason he took such pains to nurture his disciples was mostly because he felt uncertain about his own chances of attaining immortality. Should any disciple truly reach profound realms of cultivation in the future, they naturally would not forget the grace of such wholehearted mentorship.

It is said that as far back as tens of thousands of years ago, when the Violet Realm was still at the peak of its glory, every immortal, upon achieving ascension, would first seek out the reincarnated form of their master to repay the karmic debt of guidance on the path to enlightenment.

A supreme cultivator like Lyra (Person Name) was someone countless families wished to have their most gifted daughters study under. Yet, few ever managed to catch her discerning eye.

For she herself possessed the innate talent for ascension, and exhausting her efforts and resources to elevate her disciples might instead hinder her own cultivation.

She agreed to take Gu Lanshan as her disciple not only because of the girl’s remarkable innate talent, but more importantly, because Eldrin (Person Name) had personally recommended her.

Getting back to the main story, after Gu Lanshan performed the grand ceremonial bow, she was ultimately accepted by Lyra (Person Name) as her second personal disciple.

Lyra brought him back to the Spirit Lake Continent, imparting cultivation techniques and the Heaven-Mending Secret Art. After personally instructing him for 3 months, she entrusted Gu Lan’an to Elara’s care.

The cultivation stages of Qi Refining and Foundation Building were not particularly difficult. Having Elara (Person Name), a Golden Core cultivator, personally guide her through the foundational teachings was already an exceptionally rare opportunity.

Lyra (Person Name) only needed to personally check on the progress of his studies at regular intervals.

In the days that followed, Eldrin and Lyra devoted most of their energy to deducing the secrets of spiritual treasures and divine abilities, aside from their daily cultivation practices.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another 2 years had passed.

That day, the old patriarch personally arrived at Spirit Isle Lake (Location), much to Eldrin's (Person Name) surprise.

Eldrin poured a cup of tea for his grand-uncle and asked with a smile, "You seemed to be in quite a hurry today, Uncle. Is there something going on?"

"A calamity has struck—the Qians have been wiped out."

At the sight of Eldrin, the old clan leader said with a livid face,

Eldrin's pupils contracted slightly as he couldn't resist asking, "But the Qian Family was after all a Golden Core Immortal Clan—how could they have been suddenly wiped out?"

"I've had someone look into it, and this Qian Family..."

The old clan leader’s words trailed off, his expression turning icy as he handed a letter to Eldrin (Person Name). "Take a look at this first."

"Oh?"

Eldrin's eyes flickered slightly as he took the letter. After a single glance, his expression swiftly turned icy.

After reading it, he handed the letter to Lyra (Person Name) and sneered coldly, "The Qians are truly digging their own graves."

According to the investigation detailed in the letter, the annihilation of the Qian Clan could be described as a self-inflicted demise.

It turned out that as early as 1 cycle—60 years—ago, the Qian Clan had discovered a medium-sized spirit stone vein within the territory of the Earthlion Province.

The Landlion Province was conquered primarily by the Chen Clan and Lyra (Person Name), with Eldrin (Person Name) and Lyra (Person Name) accounting for 80 percent of the meritorious contributions.

Back then, the compensation for Grandmaster Taiwu of the Verdant Azure Immortal Sect who participated in that battle was funded by the couple themselves. The Golden Core sects responsible for containing the other demon kings were also paid by them.

As agreed, the Zifu immortal clans of that year received bountiful rewards, which included numerous spirit mountains and mineral veins.

Back when the Qian Clan participated in the war as a Purple Mansion immortal family, they didn't even have a single Purple Palace, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm) expert. Among the dozens of Purple Mansion immortal families that joined the battle, their military achievements couldn't even rank within the top 10.

Therefore, although this medium-sized spirit vein was discovered by the Qians, their strength and contribution were both minimal, so they were in no position to claim the lion's share.

Yet wealth stirs men’s hearts. In their greed for this fourth-order vein, the Qian Clan chose not to report it to the Sky Ruins Alliance. Instead, they concealed its existence and secretly began mining the deposit.

To prevent the Heaven's Ruin Alliance from discovering this, the Qians didn't even mobilize their mortal clan members, instead secretly dispatching 2,000 Qi Refining cultivators for the mining operation.

After a full 60 years of mining, the spirit stones obtained actually exceeded 18,000,000.

The reason Qian Xinghe was able to break through to the Golden Core Realm was entirely due to the immense benefits brought by this spirit vein.

Rumor had it that to prevent the Chen Family from noticing anything unusual, Qian Xinghe had even secretly traveled beyond the borders of Ji Province, venturing into the territory of Heavenly Abode Continent (Location) to procure a Golden Core Formation Pill (Spiritual Object).

It is said that after Qian Xinghe broke through to the Golden Core realm, the spirit stone mine continued to be excavated for several more years. Until 2 or 3 years ago, he still retained over 10 million spirit stones in his possession.

Thus, to further cultivate Golden Core cultivators, Qian Xinghe once again secretly took a massive sum of spirit stones to the Heavenly Abode Continent.

This time, he broke through to the Golden Core Realm, his courage and strength having grown immensely. Yet he remained unaware that he had long been marked by a ruthless figure.