Luo Feng's name was now useless, but he didn't have a Daoist title yet, so he said, "To be honest, everyone, my Daoist title is 'One with Fate'."
"One with Fate?"
The four pondered for a moment. They weren't surprised that the Daoist title was unusual. After all, they had heard all sorts of strange Daoist titles, like one of them being called 'Self-Pleasure'.
They just didn't understand its meaning. Qian Xingzi asked doubtfully, "May I ask, friend, forgive my ignorance, but what does the 'Fate' in 'One with Fate' mean?"
The others were also puzzled, as the term was too vague and unclear.
Lu Xin couldn't be too straightforward, so he casually explained, "It means that all things are connected to me by fate."
"All things are connected to you by fate?"
The four still couldn't quite understand, but they didn't think too much about it. 'Connected to all things by fate' probably meant he wanted to bring 'good luck'. Anyway, they would never have guessed the true origin of this Daoist title.
The Self-Pleasure Immortal thought for a moment and said, "Since that's your Daoist title, friend, there happens to be a place that might be connected to you by fate."
"Oh? What place is it?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Xin already had a guess. Could it be the Profound Origin Mystic Ground? If so, it was indeed connected to him by fate.
The Self-Pleasure Immortal didn't answer directly but looked at the other three. After seeing them nod, he replied:
"Friend, this place is within White Radiance Star, where we are now. It's an underground space filled with piles of white bones, both human and beast. We don't know what caused it, so we named it the Land of White Bones."
Lu Xin immediately became interested. "Have you all been inside?"
The four nodded. Qian Xingzi continued:
"This place was blown out by a great wind disaster a hundred years ago. We discovered it and went in to explore."
"As a result, we could only wander around the periphery. Further in, we would encounter Yin-Dark Qi that was even stronger than the Astral Winds of the Boundary Sea. We were unable to resist it, so we stopped there."
"If it's stronger than the Astral Winds of the Boundary Sea, I'm afraid I can't get in either," Lu Xin frowned slightly.
The Purple Mountain Immortal, who rarely spoke, smiled and said:
"Friend, you're overthinking it. Over the past hundred years, we've occasionally gone in to try our luck, hoping to find some treasures on the periphery. But over time, treasures became scarce, and we discovered a pattern."
"You mean the Yin-Dark Qi weakens sometimes?" Lu Xin looked at him.
"Friend, you're indeed clever."
Qian Xingzi smiled, confirming the answer, and explained:
"According to our observations, this Yin-Dark Qi is unstable, sometimes strong and sometimes weak. The last time it weakened to a level we could withstand was more than sixty years ago."
The Azure Orchid Immortal continued, "Although we were delighted at the time, we didn't dare to enter rashly, fearing the Qi would strengthen again, so we missed the opportunity."
"But because of this, we know the duration of the Qi's weakening, so we can grasp it better next time we go in."
The four spoke in turn, finally explaining the situation clearly.
"Then how long will it last specifically?" Lu Xin asked quickly.
Qian Xingzi didn't hide anything and said directly, "The Qi's weakening will last for a total of three hundred and sixty-three days."
"That's almost a year."
Lu Xin pondered. With his cultivation, he could travel far in a year. It shouldn't be a problem to go back and forth inside.
It was just that the timing might conflict with the Profound Origin Mystic Ground, so he asked, "I wonder how weak the Yin-Dark Qi is now?"
Qian Xingzi said:
"According to our calculations, it will be possible to enter in about forty years. Of course, with your cultivation, friend, it will be even shorter. We can't be sure of the exact time."
Lu Xin nodded. Forty years wasn't long, and it coincided with the Profound Origin Mystic Ground. If he had the chance, it wouldn't hurt to go.
So he cupped his hands and said, "Then thank you all for telling me this news."
The four didn't dare to be negligent and quickly returned the courtesy.
Qian Xingzi said, "How dare we? Friend, you are generous, allowing us to have the good fortune to taste the Eight Immortals Cloud Mist. We are just returning the favor."
Afterward, Lu Xin invited them to sit back down. They sipped tea and continued to chat until it was getting late. Then, they left their addresses, agreed to visit each other, and got up to say goodbye.
Lu Xin sent them to the entrance of the temple before returning.
He calculated the time. There were still almost two years before the Profound Origin Mystic Ground opened. There was plenty of time. Next, he planned to upgrade the Profound Yellow Armor and the True Yang Divine Sword.
He had discovered that increasing his cultivation too quickly also had its troubles, which was that his treasures couldn't keep up and had to be upgraded frequently.
Fortunately, he had prepared in advance. He had already prepared the upgrading materials for these two treasures before going to the Barbarian Ruins.
Now, he just needed to spend some time refining them.
Without delay, Lu Xin instructed Hua Nu and the other before starting to refine.
He first refined the Profound Yellow Armor, simply upgrading it to a Mid-Grade Acquired Treasure, which was relatively easy.
In this way, more than half a year passed in the blink of an eye. As several lightning tribulations descended, his Profound Yellow Armor had become a Mid-Grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure with seventeen Dao patterns.
It was considered a good defensive treasure.
"With this treasure armor, I'll be even more confident in sweeping the Profound Origin Mystic Ground."
Lu Xin didn't underestimate all Earth Immortals just because he was already a Celestial Immortal, especially the geniuses and prodigies who could enter the Mystic Ground.
They were all the pride of their respective forces, so it wouldn't be strange for them to have any treasures. Like his Netherworld Ghost Seal, they might have something that could break his defense.
Now, he was basically not worried. A layer of Celestial Immortal-level Astral Qi, plus a layer of armor, and finally a Golden Body that could withstand the full blow of an Earth Immortal.
It would be extremely difficult for those Earth Immortals to break his defense.
Without thinking too much, Lu Xin planned to continue upgrading the True Yang Divine Sword.
But after more than a month, he gave up.
Because he found that the wisp of Southern Blazing Fire in the bronze furnace was extremely slow to melt the Tier 3 materials. If he slowly refined them like this, it would only be a waste of time.
It wouldn't be worth it.
So he gave up directly. Anyway, a Mid-Grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure was enough in the Mystic Ground.
"It seems I still need to find a powerful kindling or learn a True Fire."
Lu Xin helplessly put away the bronze furnace. It wasn't that the Southern Blazing Fire was weak, but that the wisp of Southern Blazing Fire in his hand was weak.
After finishing refining, he walked out.
It was daytime outside, the sun was shining brightly, and he stretched comfortably in the breeze.
"Master, you're out. Are we leaving soon?" Hua Nu suddenly appeared beside him.
Lu Xin tilted his head and glanced at her, seeing her holding a white sable, and smiled, "What, you want to take it with you?"
"Of course, the space inside the painting is also very large," Hua Nu stroked the white sable's head.
Lu Xin didn't object. The space in the Beauty Picture was indeed not small. He had also been inside to see it. That was why he had no idea how to upgrade the Beauty Picture.
He didn't even understand what Hua Nu was. Say she was a Artifact Spirit, but he had never seen a treasure with such a high level of intelligence. It would be more or less the same if the Beauty Picture was an Innate Supreme Treasure, but it was obviously far from it.
Say she was a Soul Body, but she was also very different from Zi Wan. If she couldn't be too far away from the Beauty Picture, she was almost the same as a real person.
Even Hua Nu herself didn't know what she was. She only knew that she was like this when she woke up.
Lu Xin had already used Soul Searching to check, and that was indeed the case. Her memories seemed to have been forcibly severed, with no past.
"Master, why did you suddenly stop talking?" Hua Nu reached out and waved in front of his eyes in confusion.
"Oh, it's nothing," Lu Xin came back to his senses. "I was just calculating the time when the Profound Origin Mystic Ground will open."
"There are still one year, two months, and thirteen days," Hua Nu said immediately.
"You calculated it so clearly?" Lu Xin was a little surprised.
Hua Nu snorted softly, feeling wronged, "How could I not know? You know how boring it is for me here. I'm counting the days."
Lu Xin smiled, "Isn't your Zi Wan sister keeping you company?"
"Her?" Hua Nu snorted softly, then glanced around like a thief, and when she didn't see Zi Wan, she whispered:
"Master, I'll tell you a secret, but don't say I told you."
"A secret?" Lu Xin's eyes narrowed. "What is it?"
