"Hello, fellow Taoist."

Zi Tianji's face turned cold, and his consciousness at the Return to Void level also rose from his body. Although he had no way to repel the opponent, it was enough to protect himself.

"I am Han Yue, the external affairs elder of the Sword Sect."

Han Yue withdrew his spiritual sense and a smile returned to his face.

After a brief test, he had confirmed that Zi Tianji's cultivation was the same as that in the Five Elements Patriarch's memory, at the early stage of Return to Void. This strength was not weak, but in front of a behemoth like the Ancient Sword Sect, it was not enough. Even a late stage Return to Void strongman like the Five Elements Patriarch would be suppressed, not to mention a casual cultivator at the early stage of Return to Void with no foundation.

I just hope this person can understand a little better.

"It turned out to be Elder Han."

Zi Tianji cupped his hands and responded indifferently.

This attitude is just short of showing impatience on his face. Han Yue on the opposite side did not get angry either, but nodded with a smile.

"Senior Zi, I called you here this time because I want to cooperate with Senior Han to investigate the theft of the black crystal vein."

Le Shang was very polite, and he always addressed Zi Tianji as his senior every time he spoke to him. He did not act arrogantly just because Zi Tianji was humble, as he knew the source of his status better than anyone else.

"Taishang Han Wuxin is very concerned about this matter, please be sure to cooperate."

After finishing the polite remarks, Le Shang said something seriously as if it was a reminder.

"I understand."

Zi Tianji immediately understood the meaning of it and began to complain to the Venerable Han Yue who came to investigate. He told the story of how he was tricked into joining the gang, how he fought wits and courage with the Five Elements Patriarchs, and finally how he escaped death and turned to the light. He told the whole story in great detail. All of what he said was true and could withstand the inspection of the other party. It was just that he selectively forgot some of the unimportant contents, such as Chen Luo's identity and whereabouts, and what he gained, etc.

It was two hours later when he finished his description.

Han Yue walked out of the Five Elements City with a grim face. Without saying a word, he turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the sky.

Zi Tianji and the city lord Le Shang, who had sent the person to the door, stopped and made sure that the other party could not sense the situation here before speaking.

"Will we offend Elder Han by doing this?" Zi Tianji wanted to ask the supreme elder behind Han Yue.

The supreme elders of the Ancient Sword Sect are at least old monsters at the Hedao realm.

After meeting him once in the tomb, he never wanted to meet him again.

"Didn't you just cooperate?"

Le Shang said calmly, then turned around and left the main hall. When Han Yue came here before, he was refining a furnace of elixirs. Now that so much time has passed, the elixir must be useless, and he must start over.

Looking at Le Shang's departing back, Zi Tianji withdrew his gaze and chose to leave.

The bigger the sect, the more intense the internal struggles.

Zi Tianji chose to join Le Shang for this reason. Having experienced the split of the Qionghua Sect, he knew the contradictions within these Dao Sects better than anyone else. If the Qionghua Sect was like this, the Ancient Sword Sect of the Upper Nine Sects would be even more chaotic.

The only way to immortality.

All those who stand at the top want to become immortals, but resources are limited.

This is a proven result, and the fact that the 'Corpse Immortal Way' became mainstream eight thousand years later is the best proof of this.

The process of refining the elixir went smoothly.

Chen Luo spent half a year refining a furnace of fire crystal pills.

The elixir is of top quality, with cloud patterns.

The fragrance was everywhere, and when the pill fell into his hands, its surface emitted energy similar to flames.

“The effect was unexpectedly good.”

Sensing the energy in the elixir, Chen Luo sat cross-legged and began to practice his mental method. The main cultivation method that had been modified countless times by Brother Changqing reappeared, and the spiritual energy spread in his body, forming a fiery red cloud that flowed in all directions.

The warm spiritual energy nourishes the soul, repairs the body, and the level of cultivation improves visibly.

The external brain adjusts its activity level, and the brain responsible for refining spiritual power takes the initiative and begins to distribute the spiritual power in an orderly manner to maximize the effectiveness of the medicine.

One day, two days.

Ten days, one month

Spring goes and autumn comes, and ten years pass in the blink of an eye.

An immortal cultivation sect named Huangye Valley arose near Xiongdang Mountain. The sect leader relied on his insect-controlling skills to defeat dozens of challenging sects and became the overlord of this area.

Many newly-minted cultivators came here to practice Taoism, and a small market was formed outside Xiongdang Mountain.

In order to highlight the status of Huangye Valley, they set a rule that only the immortal cultivators who had entered the Dao were qualified to enter the market, and mortals were only qualified to live on the periphery. This restriction made the status of Huangye Valley rise sharply, and it became the most famous immortal cultivation sect in the nearby countries. Even the royal family would send disciples with spiritual roots in the clan here to participate in the entrance examination.

The name of Patriarch Huang Ye was known throughout the Three Kingdoms and he became the strongest man in this area.

Inside the valley.

Patriarch Huang Ye, who was known as the strongest man in the Three Kingdoms, looked at the spiritual spring that was gradually drying up under his feet, and a trace of reluctance flashed in his eyes.

No more!

The last trace of spiritual power in the spiritual spring also disappeared. He chose to create the Yellow Leaf Valley here because he discovered this spiritual spring.

Patriarch Huang Ye is not a powerful person, but a foundation-building cultivator.

In the eyes of those high-ranking figures, foundation-building cultivators can only be regarded as rookies who have just embarked on the path of immortality, but in such a remote place, foundation-building cultivators are powerful. They are strong people who can establish a sect. In Huangye Valley, as long as the cultivation can reach the perfection of Qi Refining, they can become elders. In the late stage of Qi Refining, they can become hall masters, and those who enter the Tao are considered inner disciples.

Even in the outer sect area, there is a group of ordinary disciples practicing martial arts.

Huangye Valley covers a large area and its interior is also luxurious. In order to please this "immortal master", the royal family of the nearest Ye Kingdom sent a large number of craftsmen to build the buildings in Huangye Valley with carvings of dragons and paintings of phoenixes, which are very beautiful.

But this kind of beauty is only superficial, there is no spiritual energy inside, and powerful cultivators will never look at this side.

"After all, it's just a spiritual spring. If it's a spiritual vein..."

Next to Patriarch Huang Ye, an old man who looked older than him said with a sigh.

"If it's a spiritual vein, it wouldn't be our turn."

Patriarch Huang Ye gave a bitter smile.

The old man who was talking was Liu Hai, a friend he met three years ago. Both of them were casual cultivators with no foundation. Being able to build a foundation was already a stroke of luck, and as for forming a pill, neither of them had even thought about it. They stepped into the immortal path by chance, and they didn't know how many detours they took along the way.

The main cultivation method has changed two or three times, and the methods he has mastered are extremely diverse. He knows a little bit about alchemy, qi refining, and talismans, but none of them are perfect. He can't even be considered an entry-level practitioner. At most, he can infuse a little spiritual energy to fool ordinary people.

In the eyes of the inheritors of the big forces, they are like weeds in the world of immortal cultivation, only caring about the immediate interests and not caring about tomorrow.

Eat useless pills, practice evil methods, and don't be afraid of pill poison.

A magical method of overdrawing one's lifespan.

Those useless pills that were thrown away as garbage by cultivators from powerful forces were treasures in the eyes of these people.

This kind of immortal cultivator has never been recognized by the big forces, and those who occasionally come to join them are just treated like dogs.

"Without the spiritual spring, this place will be useless." Liu Hai reluctantly took out a few spiritual stones from the storage bag and threw them into the spiritual spring.

With the support of the spirit stone, a small amount of spirit liquid accumulated in the spirit spring.

But this method of accumulating spiritual fluid is like drinking poison to quench thirst, and it cannot solve the fundamental problem.

"What are you going to do next?"

"I'm ready"

As the two were talking, a dark cloud suddenly flew over from the distant sky.

The sky was clear before, but suddenly a strong wind blew. The whistling wind shook the entire mountain forest, and the trees outside the Yellow Leaf Valley began to shake violently. Large pieces of fallen leaves on the ground were rolled up, turning into a long yellow-brown dragon, flying towards the mountain.

The dark clouds gathered more and more, and finally converged into a thick black cloud, blocking the sunlight above.

The spiritual energy in the valley seemed to have found its home, swirling and gathering in the mountain. Liu Hai threw a little spring water stored in the spiritual stone into the valley, and it was immediately swept away by this force.

The two people who noticed this fluctuation quickly stood up.

Such a powerful fluctuation of spiritual energy must mean that a rare treasure has been born!

Both of them were born as independent cultivators, and they had no shortage of courage. Now that they were so close to the spiritual energy gathering point, they had to go over and take a look. If they picked up an opportunity, they might be able to change their fate and get the chance to form a pill.

For a casual cultivator to practice cultivation, all he relies on is his life.

Now that the spiritual spring in Huangye Valley has dried up, the two of them have no way out.

“Go and take a look!”

Huang Ye spread out his sleeves, summoned his flying sword, and flew quickly towards the core of the storm, with Liu Hai following closely behind.

Inside the cave.

Chen Luo swallowed the last Fire Crystal Pill in the gourd. He opened his eyes only after the spiritual power was completely digested.

The technique is put into practice, forming a vortex within the body.

At first it was still small, then slowly spread outside the body, to the cave, and even to the outside world. This strong wind was like a whirlpool, madly sucking the surrounding spiritual energy, forming a rotating eye of the storm. The green vortex surrounded the outer edge of the mountain wall, and the trees on the mountain were uprooted.

After a moment, the spiritual energy retracted and returned to Chen Luo's body.

His realm also achieved a breakthrough at this moment.

Late stage of Return to Void!

Chen Luo successfully broke through the realm that others could not reach after three reincarnations with the help of several pills. And this was not the end. After breaking through to the late stage of returning to the void, his cultivation continued to rise. The spiritual energy from the outside world gathered crazily, and even the sky above was affected, and black clouds began to form.

After a while, his cultivation reached its peak again.

'The three techniques of retrograde movement can break through the realm.'

'With the help of the power of heaven and earth, you can condense your spiritual consciousness.'

The Immortal Emperor Changqing, the Corpse-Reincarnation Immortal Zhao Qi, and the third brother Qiu Yuan all had experience in breaking through to the late stage of Return to Void. In their view, this kind of breakthrough in a small realm was normal "recovery", so there was no bottleneck for Chen Luo. After his cultivation accumulated to the peak, he naturally broke through to the next realm.

Return to the peak of the void.

After ten years of practice, he broke through two small realms in a row, and suddenly reached the limit of returning to the void, and began to touch the threshold of the integration of the Tao. (End of this chapter)