My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Chapter 98 Immortals Are Not Just a Fiction | Thank You for Your Support

Beyond imagination!

incredible!

Is there really such a mysterious art in this world?! Master Lu was filled with endless amazement and longing, as if a brand new door had suddenly opened before him.

He imagined the spiritual energy flowing through his body, from an ethereal gaseous state, undergoing countless refinements and compressions, gradually becoming solid, transforming into drops of dazzling spiritual liquid, and finally forging a "foundation stone"...

Master Lu's mouth was dry, and his increasingly withered face showed a pale blankness due to his great surprise, but he himself was unaware of it.

He spoke up, asking, "Miss Chu, is this... really possible?"

Chu Lengyu nodded naturally and took out a spirit stone from her storage bag and gave it to him.

This mid-grade spirit stone has a warm and lustrous color and surging spiritual energy within; its value is comparable to a hundred low-grade spirit stones.

As soon as Master Lu touched the spirit stone, he felt a pure and gentle spiritual energy emanating from it and flowing into his palm.

His hands trembled slightly involuntarily, his eyes gleaming with disbelief, and he exclaimed excitedly, "What... what kind of treasure is this!"

"These are mid-grade spirit stones," Chu Lengyu explained patiently. "When spiritual energy gathers and settles in the world, it creates spiritual veins, and the minerals within them are spirit stones. Spirit stones are divided into several grades based on the amount of spiritual power they contain, and they are the most commonly used currency in the cultivation world."

Upon hearing this, Lin Li, who had been listening silently, was startled and stared intently at the square white stone in Lu Danshi's hand.

Cultivators have their own currency? Is this it?!

After his initial surprise, Master Lu Dan realized that this was perfectly reasonable.

He murmured, "That's true. For those at the Innate Realm, gold and silver are nothing more than external possessions. Most of their transactions are barter."

He was invited to the Mist Mountain Tea Party precisely because of his exceptional alchemy skills. For a time, the elixirs he refined were highly regarded and could be used to exchange for many items, which he was very proud of.

But his confidence was completely shattered in the face of this spirit stone!

Even a mountain of pills couldn't compare to the value of this small stone. It's rich in spiritual energy, its value immeasurable!

As his thoughts deepened, a bitter wave began to rise in his heart.

For the past half of his life, he had been immersed in alchemy, believing he had reached its limits. Little did he know, what he knew was merely the tip of the iceberg of this world.

This disparity made him feel an unprecedented sense of frustration and emptiness, as if half a lifetime of accumulation had vanished overnight.

Master Lu's eyes were red, partly from his dejection and self-pity for not having attained the true Dharma in the past half of his life, but partly from his excitement and joy at finally witnessing a wider and more magnificent world.

Overwhelmed by such extreme joy and sorrow, he opened his mouth but didn't know where to begin, remaining speechless for a long time, as if he had suddenly become mute.

Worried that the old man might get into trouble due to his excitement, Lü Yun quickly stepped forward, gently patted his shoulders and back, and comforted him softly, "Sir, don't be anxious."

Upon hearing this, Master Lu slowly raised his head, looked at Lü Yun, and a trace of gratitude and realization flashed in his eyes.

He took a deep breath, looked at the spirit stone that emitted a faint spiritual light, gently touched the surface of the spirit stone, and felt the pure and powerful spiritual energy, feeling both awe and longing.

Chu Lengyu's discourse on cultivating immortality echoed repeatedly in his mind. Gradually, he realized an astonishing fact—perhaps what Chu Lengyu said was true, that the path of cultivating immortality did indeed exist, and that it far exceeded his imagination.

According to the realm she just mentioned, if she is really a cultivator, then wouldn't she be at least a Qi Refining cultivator equivalent to the Innate Realm?

Thinking of this, Master Lu felt an irresistible urge surge within him. He could hardly contain his curiosity and longing, and blurted out, "Miss Chu, what realm are you at now?"

This question was very presumptuous, and his words were quite impolite, but Master Lu couldn't care less about such trivial matters at this moment; he was eager to know the answer.