Begin the path of immortality from mortals

"what?"

As soon as Master Lei Luo finished speaking, Lu Tian was stunned, while Lei Sen on the side looked surprised and unexpected, and couldn't help but speak out.

Tianyuan City is the gateway for humans and demons to enter and exit the wilderness, and is considered a semi-militarized town to resist foreign invasions.

In addition to the Elders Council which serves as the mainstay, there are numerous key institutions under Tianyuan City, but the most important of them is the Tianwei System.

There are as many as one million cultivators in the Tianyuan City Tianwei system. Although the main cultivators are body cultivators in yellow and white armor and Black Iron Guards with Nascent Soul cultivation, there are also a large number of higher-level Qingming Guards and Jinting Guards.

The entire Tianwei system has a strict hierarchy. Generally speaking, there is a team of ten people, with a captain. Ten teams form a brigade, with a brigade commander. Ten brigades form a guard, with a guard lieutenant.

Above the Weiwei, there was an army of 10,000 people, with a military commander.

There are millions of cultivators in Tianyuan City, and more than a hundred military lords of respected status. Only the Jinting Guards who have made great contributions to Tianyuan City are eligible to compete.

Those who finally won the position of military leader were almost all senior Jinting Guards who were in the late stage of Lianxu. Each of them was a prominent figure in Tianyuan City and held great power.

Above the respected military commander, there are ten grand commanders who are in charge of all the armies. In name, the entire Tianwei system is under the control of these ten people.

Therefore, in Tianyuan City, the ten great commanders of the Golden Court Guards have extraordinary status, second only to the elders of the Elder Council, and their glory is extraordinary.

If the position of military leader in charge of Wan Xiu is taken as long as one accumulates enough merit points, has outstanding combat power and suppresses competitors, then one can compete for the position. However, the position of commander-in-chief is different.

There are only ten great commanders among the human and demon races in the entire Tianyuan City, and the competition among each great commander is extremely fierce.

These competitors are usually military leaders who have made significant contributions to Tianyuan City and have outstanding combat capabilities. In addition, they must be nominated by the rotating elders of Tianyuan City and approved by more than half of the elders of the Elder Council before they can take office.

There are ten great commanders, five from each of the human and demon races.

As far as Lu Tiandu knows, among the five great commanders of the human race's Golden Court Guard, only one vacancy is occupied by an ascender or his descendants.

Moreover, this great commander has already fallen. It was Xiahou Tao, who died in the great calamity more than a hundred years ago due to Qin Ze's conspiracy.

When Youluo came out of seclusion, Lu Tiandu had already learned this secret when he searched Qin Ze's soul. However, there is no difference between Qin Ze and Qin Ze now, so Lu Tiandu did not tell Xuan Xuan the real reason for her father's death.

It can be said that since the death of Xiahou Tao, the ascender lineage has lost the position of commander-in-chief of the Jinting Guard, and its influence in the Tianwei system has also declined.

Now that Tianyuan City is facing an attack from alien races, if nothing unexpected happens, the Elders' Council will have to fill the vacant commander-in-chief.

In order to fill this position of commander-in-chief, the first thing is to obtain the nomination of the rotating elders.

The rotating elders of the Council of Elders change every five hundred years. Currently, the rotating elder of the human race is Lei Luo, who has been in office for three hundred years.

Ever since the death of Xiahou Tao, the position of the commander-in-chief has become vacant. Many senior military leaders have been fighting openly and secretly, eyeing the position of the commander-in-chief.

Even Lei Sen himself was interested in competing for this position, but he did not expect that Lei Luo would suddenly nominate Lu Tiandu this time and seemed to be fully supporting Lu Tiandu.

The commander-in-chief of the Jinting Guard not only represents his lofty status and relevant power in the Tianwei system, but also has other benefits, such as the opportunity to advance to the fusion stage, which is the most important for all cultivators in the late stage of the refining void.

Although Lu Tiandu was not clear about the benefits of becoming the commander-in-chief of the Jinting Guards, he guessed that this position would inevitably involve many conflicts of interest.

However, for him, except for a small number of top-level resources that currently require the help of Tianyuan City, he has no intention of relying too much on Tianyuan City.

Therefore, even though Lei Luo offered this temptation, he did not show excessive interest.

"Earth Origin Fruit? Could you please tell me more about it, Elder? As for the Thunder Origin Fruit, I can't guarantee two, but I will at least bring one to you, Elder. I will try my best to get the others... As for the position of the Grand Commander, Tiandu is not interested in it. Thank you for your kindness, Elder!"

He already had the Thunder Source Fruit, but it was extremely rare, so he naturally wouldn't agree to it so quickly.

After hearing what Lu Tiandu said, before Elder Lei Luo could speak, Lei Sen looked at Lu Tiandu with a strange expression.

Everyone was fighting for the position of the commander-in-chief, and he really didn't expect that Lu Tiandu would not be moved at all.

After all, let alone other things, just the opportunity to advance to the next stage of fusion is not something that any Void Refinement cultivator can ignore!
At this moment, Lei Luo seemed to understand Lu Tiandu's confidence, and smiled slightly and said:

"One is fine, but two would be even better. As you know, I have been stuck in the bottleneck of the early stage of fusion for many years. The Black Tortoise Blood and Thunder Turtle Crystal Core I exchanged with Tiandu before gave me a little more confidence in breaking through to the middle stage. And if I can get one or two more Thunder Source Fruits, if nothing unexpected happens, I will be able to advance to the middle stage of fusion within a hundred years..."

"In that case, I wish the elder to advance to the next level soon!"

Lu Tiandu smiled and congratulated him, and Lei Sen naturally congratulated him with a happy face.

After all, among the thirteen elders of the Tianyuan City Elder Council, there are only two cultivators in the middle stage of the fusion. If Lei Luo can advance to the middle stage, the benefits to Lei Luo's lineage are self-evident.

"As for the Earth Origin Fruit, it's easy to talk about. Others may not know about it, but I know that Brother Jin Yue has the Earth Origin Fruit, and it seems that he has more than one. However, I guess this fruit is most likely used by him to cultivate the Golden Body Dharma. However, I saw that you mentioned the fruit core in the jade slip before. With me communicating, it is very likely that you can trade for the fruit core."

This kind of Lingyuan fruit will take 30,000 years to mature and bear fruit. A cultivator in the combined state can only survive 18 great heavenly tribulations at most, and can only live for about 50,000 years at most. Zen Master Jin Yue is alone, with only a few registered disciples. Lei Luo naturally guessed that he would not spend the effort to cultivate the Tuyuan fruit.

Therefore, the core of the Tuyuan Fruit is most likely still in his hands.

In fact, it was also because Zen Master Jin Yue was alone and had no worries. In addition, he was a person who practiced hard and was dedicated to the great way. Therefore, even though he was the strongest among the ascended monks, he did not pay much attention to the conflicts between local monks and the ascenders, let alone fight for the interests of the ascenders.

"Thank you, elder!"

When Lu Tiandu heard that Lei Luo was confident that he could trade the Tuyuan Fruit core from Zen Master Jin Yue, he also showed joy.

"As for the position of the Grand Commander, although the other benefits are not very important to you, Tiandu, but even if you can't use the opportunity of advancing to the fusion, I heard that you have many confidantes, and they also need it."

Lei Luo smiled at Lu Tiandu and said, "In addition, this opportunity originally belonged to Xiahou Tao. He had a great chance to advance to the fusion stage, but unfortunately he died. I naturally don't want this opportunity to fall into the hands of certain people..."

From the previous dispute over the spiritual land in Lu Tiandu, he guessed that the matter of Xiahou Tao seemed to have some connection with Qin Ze, but he had no evidence on this matter, so naturally he couldn't say much.

The reason why Xiahou Tao was able to seize the position of commander-in-chief, in addition to the support of the Elders' Council, was mainly because his original body and several clones had extraordinary combat power, and he defeated the competing military leaders one by one, and then he was able to seize this position.

Of course, not to mention the numerous hatreds that were created as a result.

But isn’t this the way to become an immortal? The path to becoming an immortal is about competition. If you don’t compete, how can you obtain the many resources for cultivation?
If he had not fallen, after he advanced to the fusion stage, he would naturally not take those former enemies of the Refining Void seriously. "This position of the Grand Commander originally belonged to our lineage of Ascendants. Now that Xiahou Tao has passed away, Tiandu, as the leader of the lineage of Ascendants, you have to shoulder some responsibilities. Although the situation of the lineage of Ascendants has improved slightly in recent years, it is still not as good as the local cultivators as a whole. Tiandu, you can also feel that everyone has high hopes for you..."

"I am extremely confident in your fighting ability. The only thing you lack is achievements, which is not a difficult task for you. What do you think, Tiandu?"

After hearing the reasonable advice from Master Lei Luo, Lu Tian thought for a moment and knew that it was not a good idea to refuse.

"In this case, Tiandu is also willing to do what he can for the ascenders."

Lu Tiandu bowed slightly.

"Congratulations Tiandu!"

At this time, Lei Sen on the side congratulated with a smile.

Since Master Lei Luo intends to let Lu Tiandu compete for the position of commander-in-chief, needless to say, almost no one can compete with Lu Tiandu.

After hearing that Lu Tiandu was practicing the Wind and Thunder Prison Technique, he understood that what Lu Tiandu showed in front of others was only a part of his strength.

"It's just a fluke!"

Lu Tiandu smiled and shook his head, "I wonder what arrangements the elders have for next?"

Obviously, he will be promoted to Jinting Guard later. Currently, he is not even the army leader and does not meet the conditions for nomination. Needless to say, Lei Luo must have made corresponding arrangements when he summoned him here this time.

"You don't have to worry about being promoted to the Golden Court Guard. The merits you have accumulated over the past hundred years are more than enough. In addition, you have also gained two mustard seed caves for Tianyuan City. This is enough for you to directly challenge the position of military leader."

"As for the future, within the border area between the human and demon tribes, the Shadow Tribe and the Wood Tribe have already seized many of our strongholds. There are many tasks to be done. You can choose a number of tasks that suit your taste. I will let you take over the position of the Grand Commander temporarily. As long as you gain enough fame and achievements, the position of the Grand Commander will come naturally!"

Lei Luo told Lu Tiandu about his plan and handed him a jade slip.

This jade slip basically covers all the major and minor tasks currently being carried out by Tianyuan City.

As for what Lei Luo mentioned before about only selling two mustard seed cave residences to Tianyuan City instead of three, Lu Tiandu was also aware of this.

This is what Lei Luo talked about after completing the first transaction.

The first mustard seed cave residence was ordered privately from Lu Tiandu entirely with Lei Luo's own money. After having this object, Lei Luo and another rotating elder of the demon clan, Elder Duanmu, decided to purchase two mustard seed cave residences for Tianyuan City.

After Lu Tiandu took the jade slip and looked at it carefully, he already understood the current tasks.

The most generous rewards are naturally for beheading the enemy leader on the battlefield, retaking strongholds and resource points, etc. Of course, the strength required to complete such tasks has a high threshold.

However, this is naturally not a difficult task for Lu Tiandu. Since he advanced to the middle stage of the Void Refining Realm, he also refined the Evil-Defeating Xuanzhen Sword and the True Spirit-level magical power Cangyuan Qingfeng in the past few years. It is a good opportunity for him to test his current combat power.

These alien missions mainly involve killing people, which not only takes less time but also earns a large number of merit points and spoils. In addition, it can also spread the name of himself as the new acting commander-in-chief of the human race. It can be said to kill several birds with one stone, which is exactly what he wants.

In addition, Jin Zhuer and Ming Baoer's talents have been enhanced to varying degrees after taking the true blood of Pixiu over the years, so this trip is a good opportunity for them to look for treasures along the way.

After hearing the types of tasks that Lu Tian was going to accept, Lei Luo nodded with a smile and gave another instruction:
"You have the Mustard Seed Cave in Tiandu, so you don't have to fight alone against some powerful enemy strongholds..."

"Tian Du understands this matter. Thank you for the elder's advice. Tian Du will pay attention to his own safety."

Obviously, Lei Luo was hinting that if he had some tough problems, he could use the help of multiple people in his Mustard Seed Cave to ensure his own safety.

Moreover, the more large enemy strongholds he could destroy, the greater the merit and fame he would gain, and the more advantages it would have for him to become the commander-in-chief in the future.

Later, the three of them chatted for a while. After Lei Luo asked Lu Tiandu to take away the Kunpeng true bone, he also traded the two 20,000-year-old elixirs he mentioned earlier.

After this transaction, Lei Luo gave him some five-element spiritual materials that he had no use for, and then took Lu Tiandu to handle the promotion to the Golden Court Guard.

Half an hour later, Lu Tiandu, who had just escaped from a high tower, went to the Lingbao Palace again. With the identity token of the Jinting Guard, he exchanged his merit points for a set of Lingbao-grade golden armor at half price, and then flew to the Qianji Palace in a flash.

This is naturally one of the benefits of Jin Tingwei.

In Qianji Hall where he received tasks, Lu Tian used his new identity token to look for high-level tasks that he had not been able to accept before.

Some of these high-level tasks involve finding various high-year-old spiritual medicines and true spiritual objects, which he can complete immediately. However, there is no rush for this matter. After all, it is a bit too ostentatious to complete many tasks that are difficult for others to complete at once.

Since he could use other things to trade for what he needed, he naturally didn't want to trade with spiritual objects like true spiritual objects.

After having a clear idea in mind, Lu Tian did not hesitate and issued various tasks to find spiritual materials and medicines.

After another half hour, Lu Tiandu left Qianji Hall and returned to Xuanzhen Palace.

This time, whether it was the previous gathering of ascended monks or the subsequent transaction with Master Lei Luo, he obtained many rare spiritual materials. The most valuable ones were naturally the feathers of Thunder Peng and the true bones of Kun Peng.

There are still some deficiencies in refining top-level Five Elements spiritual treasures like the Five Directions Five Elements Flag, but two top-level spiritual treasures like the Wind and Thunder Wings and Wind and Thunder Scissors can now be refined.

Of course, before that, he also had to recycle a large number of unused spiritual materials, spiritual stones, etc. to strengthen the origin of the world.

After returning to the Stone Bead World and dealing with all the unused resources in his hands, Lu Tiandu used the origin of the world to generate hundreds of Thunder Peng feathers and some wind and thunder attribute spiritual materials for refining Wind and Thunder Scissors. Then he left the Stone Bead World and headed straight for Kunwu Holy Mountain.

After hearing Lu Tiandu's brief talk about the popularity of the four talismans at this trade fair, the girls were naturally very happy and looked forward to the first auction of Yao Chi Palace in the future.

"Okay, let's not rush this matter for now, let's see what I have gained this time!"

Lu Tiandu smiled mysteriously and flicked his sleeves. Nearly a hundred golden Thunder Peng feathers, huge Kunpeng bones, thunder tortoise shells, wind disaster stones and seven or eight other top-grade spiritual materials with wind and thunder attributes appeared in front of the girls.

Seeing the surprised expressions of the girls, Lu Tian smiled slightly:
"With these top-grade spiritual materials of wind and thunder attributes, it is just right to refine the wind and thunder wings in each of your hands... In addition, it is just right to refine a batch of wind and thunder scissors..."

Because there is enough Kunpeng and Xuanwu blood, even the women who switched to practicing Yin Yang Hua Ji Jue also practiced the two great wind and thunder magical powers, Taiyin Divine Thunder and Cangyuan Qingfeng, so it is not difficult to make the wind and thunder wings exert their full power. (End of this chapter)