Chen Luo discovered he could scavenge the minds of the dead.
So he went to a graveyard and scavenge the brain of a deceased Great Emperor, figuring he’d borrow it for a bit.
While other...
Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye.
"Master Chang, this is the elixir you ordered."
Inside the spiritual medicine shop, Chen Luo looked at the main ingredient of the Soul-Enriching Pill in his hand, which he had bought for a thousand spiritual stones, and couldn't help but feel emotional.
The main material that was once impossible to buy with money in Baiguling can now be easily obtained in Wuxi Mountain because this place is its origin. This also made Chen Luo understand a truth: the resources in the world of immortal cultivation are regional, and many things that are extinct in other places may be sold at a very low price in another place.
The world of immortal cultivation is full of dangers, and not everyone can go to other areas to practice. The place where Chen Luo is now is a dangerous place that the immortal cultivators of the seven countries cannot set foot in.
"Yes, this is a reward for you."
Chen Luo was in a good mood after buying the medicinal herbs and casually threw out two spirit stones.
He already possesses two of the elixirs that fulfilled Elder An’s three last wishes. The practice of the Foundation Establishment Realm will also become smoother, and the power of the curse remaining in the soul can also be successfully resolved.
He took the herbs back to the house, and with the help of the external brain, the pill was quickly made.
After taking a soul-nourishing pill, Chen Luo clearly felt his soul become lighter and the influence of the mask was disappearing. At this rate, it wouldn't take long for the curse to be erased by him. Then we can leave this place and go to Black Stone City to look for the third-level spiritual veins and the method of forming elixir.
After practicing for half a day, Chen Luo went to the pig demon's mansion again.
The pig demon was still practicing, so Chen Luo went to the backyard to read a book for a while. In two months, he had digested most of the Pig Immortal's collection of books. Such a huge amount of skills and experience made the external brain in his mind more active. Many of his abilities in his 'pre-life' were mobilized, and they began to give various different suggestions for cultivation.
This also allowed Chen Luo to improve many of his magical powers, such as the Wind Control Technique and the Fire Curse, the power of which was enhanced, and his soul technique also changed.
The improvement of the skills requires the accumulation of knowledge and experience. A scholar who cannot even pick up a pen to write cannot write a "Collection of Scriptures".
As Chen Luo grows, the effect of the external brain becomes more and more obvious. Perhaps one day in the future, Chen Luo will be able to create supernatural powers and write his own path.
Inside the practice room.
The pig demon looked at a belt and a tattered red dress on the table and remained silent. He recognized these two things. The belt belonged to his third apprentice Chi An, and the red clothes belonged to his second apprentice Hong Rui.
"My disciple picked this up from outside. The two people you painstakingly trained actually killed each other because of some meaningless emotions. This is simply stupid."
The Sheep Fairy appeared again in the Pig Demon's training room.
The pig demon picked up the clothes and belt on the table and was silent for a long time.
Although he often beat and scolded these two disciples, the efforts he poured into them were genuine. He always hoped that they could master the 'Demon Bone Array Pattern Technique' and prove that his path was correct. It's a pity that all the efforts were in vain and in the end nothing was left.
Human heart.
What are you seeking?
"Third brother, let's go, these humans are not worth it!"
Yang Xian tried to persuade again.
"I see."
This time, the pig demon did not refuse, but put the two things away. At this moment, the huge figure looked like a lonely old man.
"Give me three more days, and I'll go with you after three days."
The pig demon put away his things and spoke.
"Because of that person?"
"This is the last time."
The pig demon looked at the brother in front of him, was silent for a moment, and then replied.
Yang Xian looked disappointed, but they were still brothers after all. The friendship between demon cultivators is different from that of humans. They have long lifespans and their feelings are more sincere.
"I'll come see you in three days."
After saying this, the Sheep Fairy's figure flashed and turned into black mist and disappeared. Only the Pig Demon was left sitting quietly in the training room. The candlelight on the wall kept flickering and the reflection was flickering.
After reading the collection of books, Chen Luo appeared in the pig demon's training room again.
The training room was still the same clean and tidy as the first time I came here. Apart from the cushion where the pig demon sat, there were only some bookcases and wall paintings. The room was so clean that it didn't look like a demon cultivator's cave at all.
The pig demon is a very pure cultivator. In this respect, many human cultivators cannot compare to him.
"'Demon Bone Array Pattern Technique', do you think it is really possible to practice it?"
Looking at Chen Luo who walked in, the pig demon suddenly asked a question.
Chen Luo was stunned for a moment. He looked at the pig demon and actually saw hesitation and expectation in the eyes of this demon cultivator. He hoped that Chen Luo would approve of his martial arts, even though he himself had not yet mastered this technique.
"Yes, this is a powerful technique."
Chen Luo nodded. He had already started practicing this technique. Although he had not yet successfully mastered it, he had already felt the power of the technique. If the array pattern was engraved successfully, his Iron Body Technique would definitely be further improved and break the original upper limit.
"That's good."
The pig demon breathed a sigh of relief. He just needed an answer, an affirmation, even if the answer was a false deception.
"I'm leaving now."
The pig demon stood up and walked to the side, opened the cabinet next to him, and took out three bone tablets.
"If you really master the 'Demon Bone Array Pattern Technique' in the future, spread it and tell the world that this technique was created by me, Zhu Chungang."
Zhu Chungang is the name of the pig demon.
The three bone tablets were his lifelong learning, and he put all his research into them.
"I, Zhu Chungang, am not inferior to anyone."
Chen Luo took the bone tablet handed over by the other party and nodded. He didn't know what the pig demon was going to do, but he definitely had his own persistence.
"Go ahead, I'll take a break by myself."
A trace of fatigue flashed across the pig demon's eyes, and this time he did not talk to Chen Luo about anything related to the martial arts.
Three days later, in the market town.
A piece of news suddenly spread in Wuxi City.
"The Wuxi Immortal has left?"
The bustling market town suddenly became quiet, and unknown emotions flowed among the crowd.
"Rob!"
No one knew who in the crowd shouted, but the first one to rush to the nearby medicine pavilion. A Gu cultivator waved his sleeves and a large swarm of insects flew out, starting to kill indiscriminately. He then rushed into the pavilion and started burning, killing and looting.
With someone taking the lead, things naturally became more and more chaotic. Several cultivators who had reached the peak of Qi Refining all took action, and those in the late stage of Qi Refining were also mixed in. Even independent cultivators in the early and middle stages of Qi Refining would grab whatever they could.
Everybody is crazy.
Without the suppression of the foundation-building cultivators, the disciples in the market town were simply unable to suppress these tribulation cultivators.
Just when everyone thought that the market was going to end, the pig demon's eldest disciple 'Chang Kun' suddenly appeared above the market.
The momentum of the foundation-building movement dissipated, and it was like pouring cold water on the fanatical people below.
"Foundation Building Overhaul!"
The group of Tribulation Cultivators looked terrified.
Haven’t all the Wuxi Immortals left? Where does this foundation come from!
"Chang Kun? He advanced?"
“Why?”
Someone recognized Chen Luo's identity and shouted in disbelief.
Chen Luo stood in the void, looked at the chaotic scene below, and stretched out his hand.
The power of the soul technique acted precisely on every robbery cultivator. The few robbers who had committed the most robberies screamed, and their heads exploded with a bang, and they and their storage bags all fell to the ground. The other Tribulation cultivators fled in all directions, but the Qi Refining Realm cultivators were like ants in front of Chen Luo, and they were all killed by him in just a few moments.
The Wuxi Immortal has left, and this is his territory!
What these people robbed was all his money! !
After dealing with these troublemakers, Chen Luo quickly flew to the training room where the pig demon was in seclusion.
When he pushed open the training room again, Chen Luo found that the pig monster had disappeared. Not only the pig demon, but the remaining several "Five Rivers Immortals" have all disappeared. It seems that these demon cultivators are carrying out some plan, and they stayed in Wuxi Mountain just to make preparations. Now that the time has come, they will naturally not stay any longer.
"Bone tablet?"
Chen Luo found a bone tablet on the table next to him and sensed the breath of a pig demon from it.
"Your hiding method is good, but the abilities of the immortal cultivation world are all kinds of strange. Don't be overly superstitious about these small magical powers. Strength is the foundation."
"I will now teach you the Demon Bone Array Pattern Secret. My eight hundred years of accumulation has not been in vain. When you leave, I hope you can bury my disciple, which will complete the relationship between master and disciple."
There were only two sentences in the bone tablet, and Chen Luo knew that these words were spoken to him by the pig demon.
Lao Zhu is not stupid. Ever since Chen Luo discussed the "Demon Bone Array Pattern Technique" with him, he knew that Chen Luo was not his disciple Chang Kun. He was very clear about the level of the disciple he had raised. Chen Luo brought him hope, so he put aside this little grudge and, from the perspective of a seeker, passed on everything he had learned to Chen Luo, which could be considered a kind of sustenance. It can be roughly seen that the place where the "Five Rivers Immortal" went this time was very dangerous, and even the pig demon in the late stage of foundation building was unsure.
"Whatever."
Chen Luo walked out and took off Chang Kun's vest, dug a hole in the yard, and filled it with soil. Building a tomb for Chang Kun can be considered as settling this grudge. No matter what kind of person Chang Kun is, since the pig demon has spoken, Chen Luo will not refuse.
After receiving so many benefits, you still have to give the face you deserve.
Building a tomb can be considered as fulfilling this friendship. From an ordinary person's perspective, the Pig Demon is indeed a qualified master, but it's a pity that his three apprentices are not up to par.
After dealing with the main matters here, Chen Luo went to the yard of other demon cultivators again, but he didn't pick up anything.
These demon cultivators left very decisively, taking away everything they could, and the only things left were some worthless scraps.
In the next few days, Wuxi Mountain was in a turbulent environment.
The appearance of Chen Luo made this turbulent process disappear quickly.
Wuxi City has become stable again. With a foundation-building cultivator in charge, this place will not be in chaos. Two days later, all the forces that once belonged to the Wuxi Immortal came to visit Chen Luo and expressed their willingness to surrender. The person in charge of the market town also came. The Immortal of Wuxi plundered a lot of money when he left. Now the forces under him are very poor and there is not much money to be made. Chen Luo does not even think highly of the gifts they presented to him as filial piety. He only accepted their gifts in order to stabilize people's hearts.
Everything remains the same after that.
Chen Luo found a person in charge from among this group of people and asked him to be in charge of the trivial matters of Wuxi City. He himself went into seclusion to practice like the former Wuxi Immortal.
Time flies, and half a year has passed in a flash.
Inside the practice room.
All the things that once belonged to the pig demon were cleared out, and now everything in here is brand new, donated by the people below.
Chen Luo sat in the middle of the room, spiritual energy surrounding him, his spiritual power constantly twisting and fluctuating like the tide.
Strands of black air as thin as hair emerged from his heart, being dragged and pulled by this force.
This process repeats itself over and over again.
Over and over again, until a certain limit is reached, the 'hair' suddenly breaks. A sound of a baby crying was heard in the room, and then a cracked mask was brought out by this force.
The broken mask shattered as soon as it left Chen Luo's body.
Snap!
After a crisp sound, it turned into a circle of pale white energy, was wrapped by this spiritual power, and merged into Chen Luo's body. After absorbing this power, his spiritual power was visibly enhanced.
If the strength of ordinary spiritual consciousness in the late stage of foundation building is sixty units, then the strength of Chen Luo's spiritual consciousness after absorbing the broken mask is seventy units, which has exceeded the limit of the late stage of foundation building and entered the level of perfect foundation building.
Chen Luo opened his eyes and let out a long breath.
"It was finally solved, eight months faster than the expected two years."
This time of seclusion, Chen Luo sat for nearly a year. Including the time wasted learning the demon bone formation pattern technique with the pig demon, he stayed in Wuxi Mountain for one year and four months. The gains brought were also the most direct. First of all, the remnants of the curse were cleared away. Without this power, he would not be discovered by the old guy from the Demon Sect when he entered Black Rock City again.
In addition, the magical powers and techniques have been strengthened. Chen Luo has mastered a large number of techniques here with the pig demon. Through the external brain, he absorbed and integrated these techniques and transformed them into his own strength. Now he needs less energy to release his magical powers, and his powers are more powerful.
The last point is the "Demon Bone Array Pattern Technique" that the pig demon has learned throughout his life. This is a skill that even the mummies' brains recognize. Just based on this point, Chen Luo's time spent over the past year is worth it.
Open the door.
Chen Luo glanced at the weeds in the yard that were more than one meter high.
During the time he was in seclusion, no one had entered this place. Unlike the Wuxi Immortal, the mysterious foundation-building cultivator Chen Luo killed people in the market town on his first appearance. The corpses of those troublemakers are still hanging in the market town.
"Let's go. There's nothing to miss about this place."
Walking out of the gate, Chen Luo waved his sleeves and set up a simple formation outside that could block the entry of ordinary Qi Refining cultivators.
With this formation, Wuxi City should be able to hold on for a while longer. It may be several years before people discover that he has left.
Whether he can hold on or not has nothing to do with him. After all, he is just a passer-by and it is impossible for him to stay here forever.
(End of this chapter)