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 eight years have passed in a flash.
This is Chen Luo’s fortieth year of practice.
After the battle with Shenhu Xianmen, the three major sects were reshuffled. Jiudu Valley became the strongest sect among the three sects, followed by Yangshi Sect. Shenhu Xianmen, once the strongest, became the weakest. Shenhu Xianmen, which had experienced the disaster of the immortal sect, was almost wiped out. Fortunately, Chen Luo stood up at the last moment and succeeded the position of sect master. He fought for a glimmer of hope with the help of the Silver Armored Corpse King and the way of formation. In the third year, the conflict between Yangshi Sect and Jiudu Valley broke out, and the pattern of the three sects changed again.
Chen Luo joined forces with the weak Corpse-raising Sect to resist the powerful Nine Poison Valley.
The interests of the seven nations were reshuffled. The Yi Kingdom, which originally belonged to the Shenhu Immortal Sect, was occupied by the Nine Poison Valley, and the Changnan Kingdom was also taken away by the Corpse Cultivation Sect. The only country that truly belonged to the Shenhu Immortal Sect was the She Kingdom, and the sect's income was reduced by two-thirds.
After that, there were several changes, and after five years of friction, the situation was finally stabilized again.
"Spiritual power compression is the last step. There are similar secret techniques in the Black Stone Secret Technique and the Seeding Magic Technique."
In eight years, Chen Luo successfully digested the brain of the leader of the Immortal Sect, a highly complete Jindan cultivator's brain, which brought him gains beyond imagination. In the second year after obtaining this brain, he completed the last step of the foundation building realm, and the number of spiritual dragons reached 100, officially advancing to a great cultivator in the perfect foundation building realm.
It is precisely because he has reached this point that he has the strength to return to the Immortal Sect and succeed the Sect Master.
In the following seven years, Chen Luo and Wuwei Zhenren joined forces to fight against the enemy and practiced together. After Chen Luo read three books on the Dan-forming technique, most of the memory of the immortal sect master's practice was restored.
It was like having a Jindan ancestor to guide them personally. In seven years, both of them had reached the critical point of Jindan. As long as they wanted, they could trigger the heavenly tribulation and condense the red pill at any time!
There is only one step left on the road to forming the elixir.
"My Heart Demon Art has already gone down another path. The techniques you gave me can only serve as a reference." Master Wuwei sighed.
During the seven years of communicating with Chen Luo, his cultivation level improved faster than the previous hundred years combined.
Lately he has been able to sense the heavenly calamity. That boundless divine power is like a sword hanging over his head, causing him to have palpitations.
"The spiritual energy here is scarce. At most, we can only cultivate Red Dan monks. If we want to go further, we must have more resources."
Chen Luo felt the limitations of the Seven Kingdoms, and he has recently been thinking about returning to the evil cultivation land.
With his means, he could also form a golden elixir in the land of the Seven Kingdoms, but the key issue was that he wanted to condense a flawless golden elixir. The foundation laid during the foundation building process could not be abandoned at this step. The route planned by the mummy's brain could help him avoid many detours.
"Different roads, different paths, the path I take does not require as much from the outside world."
Wuwei Zhenren's cultivation is getting stronger day by day. As long as he takes the last step, the three sects will be completely stable. Chen Luo also invited Wuwei Zhenren to go to the evil cultivation area with him, but he was rejected. Wuwei Zhenren is taking another path, which is different from Chen Luo's. Chen Luo guessed that it might be related to his "master's wife" Bai Su. "
"I will start my tribulation journey in half a month."
Master Wuwei stood up. He had prepared for a long time, and Chen Luo’s return made up his mind.
The two finished their practice and returned to their respective practice places.
Half a month passed in a flash.
Thunder rolled in the sky, and Wuwei Zhenren stood on Wudao Peak, welcoming the heavenly tribulation he had been waiting for for a long time.
"The materials for the Qi Refining Stage will be left in the sect. This is my final contribution to the sect as the sect master."
Chen Luo packed up his things and prepared to leave the Seven Kingdoms area.
He gave all the materials that were useless to him to Wuwei Zhenren. Gathering Spirit Pills, Foundation Building Pills, First-level Spirit Talismans, First-level Spirit Weapons, etc. The gap between him and these things was getting bigger and bigger. If they were kept in the storage bag, they would only be waste. It would be too trivial to exchange them. The benefits were not proportional to the efforts, so he simply gave them all away and ended some worldly ties. Chen Luo left a copy for his senior brother Du De who came out of the Yue Kingdom Tomb with him, and also left a copy for Ding Xiaoxia, Lian Qiang and other acquaintances.
From his current perspective, both the Foundation Building Pill and the Soul Gathering Pill were readily available resources. The Soul Concentrating Grass that once required risking one's life to snatch could now be obtained with just one word.
This is the change brought about by strength and status.
Monopoly is also divided into classes.
Chen Luo did not go to see Wu Wei Zhenren's Heart Demon Tribulation. He and he were both practicing the Heart Demon Art. Although their paths were different, their understanding of the Heart Demon Tribulation was the same. Wu Wei Zhenren had been preparing for the Tribulation for hundreds of years, so he must have a plan to deal with the Heart Demon Tribulation. He would not be able to do anything if he went in.
Fly out of the immortal gate.
The thunder in the distance gradually subsided.
Chen Luo sat down on a hilltop, and did not leave until a new Dan-forming aura rose in the distance.
After finishing the affairs of the seven nations, he is also going to pursue his own path to forming the elixir.
"Brother."
On the Wudao Peak, the woman in green skirt is dancing and looks like a painting.
After all, I couldn't keep the other person, and I don't know if I will see him again in this life.
It was half a year later that Chen Luo returned to Qionghua Sect. In the meantime, he went to Gumo Mountain. During all the years he was away, Gumo Mountain had survived the previous turmoil. His disciple Mu Xiaoyu also joined Qionghua Sect. As a talent with natural spiritual roots, she was sent to the main peak by the White Robe Peak Master five years ago.
Now Ding Zhao is the only one in charge of Gumo Mountain. The Jindan ancestor of the Qionghua Sect killed the Heishi ancestor and officially occupied the entire southwestern region. The demon clan was also unable to stop the expansion of the Qionghua Sect and was driven back to the north.
It is worth mentioning that this time when Chen Luo came back, he did not encounter the Yinsha Forest, and even the swamp disappeared. The area was in a mess, leaving only a bottomless pit.
Chen Luo stood on the periphery and sensed it roughly, only to detect a frightening black air and tree fragments.
I don’t know if there will ever be a chance to solve the mystery of this life’s inn.
After passing these two places, Chen Luo returned to the Qionghua Sect smoothly.
"The formation leading to the sect will be opened once next month. If you want to go back, you must start preparing now."
Xie Wudao, the White Robe Peak Master, looked at Chen Luo's application without any surprise. This time, Chen Luo had been away for nearly ten years, completing the "infiltration mission" and playing a role in killing the Black Stone Ancestor.
The two Sealing Elders Gong Cheng and Weng Jiang had already explained the situation when they submitted the task.
"Thank you, Peak Master."
Looking at the merits that were crossed out, Chen Luo expressed his thanks solemnly.
The Seven Kingdoms and the Southwest Region were both shallow, with few Jindan cultivators. If he wanted to achieve perfect Jindan, or even pursue a higher level of Yuanying Realm, he had to go to the main gate of the Qionghua Sect, which had more abundant resources.
"Although the sect has abundant spiritual energy and rich resources, it also faces greater competition. You are an inner sect elder at Jianchi Peak, but when you return to the main sect, you will be an ordinary disciple. You have to think about this carefully."
Peak Master Xie Wudao said solemnly.
This group of people chose to go out to explore new areas because they could not compete within the main gate.
Many of the Qionghua Sect's outreach forces developed in this way, just like the branch sects, they are still members of the Qionghua Sect in name, but in fact they have to fight for their own cultivation resources. The relationship between them and the sect is not that strong, and if they need materials from the sect, they have to exchange them with corresponding resources.
"I have made up my mind."
"Whatever."
Seeing this, Xie Wudao stopped trying to persuade them. He believed that people who had cultivated to this level were all people with a firm faith in the Tao and would not be shaken by a few words from others.
Soon, the day for the sect’s teleportation array to be opened arrived.
Chen Luo brought the supplies that needed to be exchanged from Jianchi Peak and stood on the cross-domain teleportation array. After a dizzying pulling feeling, the person spun around like smoke and disappeared.
The spirit stone that completed its teleportation mission dimmed and shattered into small gray-white stones.
Buzz!!
Chen Luo felt as if his head was hit hard by a drumstick, and he began to retch while leaning against the wall. The inter-domain teleportation array of the Qionghua Sect and the inter-domain teleportation array of the Yue Kingdom Tomb were two completely different things.
He finally understood why Qionghua only sent Foundation Establishment and Core Formation Realm people to the Far West, and Qi Refining Realm disciples had to be recruited locally. With this shabby teleportation array, nine out of ten Qi Refining Realm disciples would die, and the one who survived would become disabled.
"I don't know how they got Xiaoyu there, maybe it was another way."
A thought emerged in Chen Luo's mind.
It took me a long time to come back to my senses.
This is a temporary cave, which contains some elixirs for restoring the soul and spiritual power. There is also a layer of restriction on the side, which can only be opened with the token of a disciple of the Qionghua Sect.
Chen Luo did not take these pills. Compared with the pills he had, these pills were too inferior.
As I walked out of the cave, a strong light shone down.
The salty sea breeze blows in your face, seabirds are circling over the blue sea, and there is soft sand under your feet.
This is an isolated island.
Returning to the cave, Chen Luo found a bone tablet on the table next to him, which recorded the areas that the cross-domain teleportation array passed through, as well as the next walking route.
"A mountain that the formation cannot penetrate? Do we need to wait for the sect's inter-domain flying boat?"
Chen Luo rubbed his temple and confirmed the level of this cross-domain teleportation array again.
Maximum four levels.
When he came out of the Yue Kingdom Tomb, the cross-domain teleportation array in the tomb took them across countless obstacles. He had never heard of an area that could not be penetrated by the array. A group of disciples who had just entered the Tao were not harmed at all.
Buzz!
While Chen Luo was waiting for the Qionghua Sect's inter-domain flying boat, the teleportation array behind him lit up again. A female foundation-building cultivator in a white dress knelt on the ground and vomited violently. Her situation was even worse than before.
It took the female cultivator a long time to recover.
Chen Luo walked over and handed her a pill, which he had taken from the table, as a favor.
"Thank you, Senior Brother."
They are all disciples of the Qionghua Sect. When they go out, seniority is determined by their cultivation level. The female cultivator cannot see through Chen Luo's cultivation level, so she naturally calls him senior brother.
"Where did you come from?"
Chen Luo wanted to know about the situation of the Qionghua Sect. The female cultivator was also a disciple of the Qionghua Sect, so he could use her to see how the Qionghua Sect in other places was developing.
"I came from Chixia Peak."
"Chixia Peak?"
Chen Luo frowned. This place did not appear in the records of the Qionghua Sect that he had looked through at Jianchi Peak.
"The sect has been expanding over the years. Chixia Peak was established ten years ago."
The female cultivator was very polite, mainly because she couldn't see through Chen Luo's cultivation level. He gave her the feeling that he was as powerful as the leader of Chixia Peak. (End of this chapter)