Chapter 170: Heavenly Phoenix Feather
[In the 120th year, you decided to enter the secular world to practice cultivation, and make a living by painting and calligraphy]
[One day, a man with a pointed face and monkey cheeks threw a painting at your face, angrily saying, "What's your painting? The paintings of three or four-year-old children in the town are better than yours!"]
[You are determined, and looking at those mocking faces, your resolve becomes even stronger]
[Acalanatha Secret Art. Earth Rank Middle Grade (Minor Achievement)]
[In the 845th year, you lived in a run-down courtyard, always sticking to your own painting style. Finally, your calligraphy and paintings became famous in the city]
[The rich man in the city admires you very much, invites you to paint in public, and lets his favorite concubine serve you]
[Although the concubine is young and beautiful, your faith is firm and you are not moved]
[In the 1,400th year, you suddenly made some progress, and some bottlenecks regarding the Acalanatha Secret Art were broken.]
[Acalanatha Secret Art. Earth Rank Middle Grade (Great Completion)]
[In the 4670th year, you made no progress in the Acalanatha Secret Art, so you decided to travel around the world. When you arrived at a famous city, you hung your calligraphy and paintings all over the room, and attracted the attention of Liu Shishi, the most talented prostitute in the local brothel.]
[Liu Shishi came to your school, spent every day with you, and was willing to consider herself a disciple, learning your calligraphy and painting]
[She undressed and was willing to serve you, but you left in anger, saying that I, Ning Daoran, was not the kind of person you imagined]
[Your heart is strong, and you have been tempered by the heavens. Your skills have finally made further progress...]
[Acalanatha Secret Art. Earth Rank Middle Grade (Perfect)]
…
“Huh~~~”
Ning Daoran exhaled deeply. The perfect level of Acalanatha's magic was continuously feeding back into his body. His already extremely powerful soul began to strengthen further!
The strength of his spirit made his mind clearer.
The benefits of this state for cultivation are self-evident, so he entered the state of intensive cultivation again, and practiced the divine formula to return to the original state in one go! [In the 9400th year, you have become a great scholar. Although you live in a deep courtyard in the capital, you have attracted much attention. Wang Situ, the minister of the court, personally visited you and asked you to serve as an official in the court, but you refused. You have no intention of fame at all.]
[The emperor learned of your talent and sent General Chen to recruit you. He was willing to confer you the title of Sikong, one of the Three Dukes, but you remained unmoved.]
[In the 15,400th year, your Dao heart has become so stable that you have finally seen part of the true meaning of the Acalanatha Secret Art through the light in your heart.]
[Acalanatha Secret Art. Earth Rank Middle Grade (Transformation Realm)]
[In the 27,600th year, the world changed drastically and the people were displaced. You decided to serve as an official in the court to save the world. You were successively appointed as the Captain of Cavalry, the General of Fenwu, the General of Zhendong, the General of Chariots and Cavalry, and the General. Finally, you became the Prime Minister of the court and controlled the military power of the world.]
[The emperor is a warlord without strategy. He was captured by the enemy during his personal expedition. He was forced by the enemy to return to the capital and knock on the gate, demanding that you surrender. You shouted "There is no Ministry of War to negotiate peace", and immediately led the soldiers and civilians in the city to defeat the enemy.]
[The emperor ascended the throne again, and he praised you highly. A few years later, he imprisoned you on trumped-up charges.]
[A group of your old subordinates gathered in the prison. They were all generals and military governors. They obeyed your orders and said, "As long as the prime minister gives an order, we will sacrifice our lives and help the prime minister to overturn this world. What's wrong with that?"]
[You smiled sadly. This is certainly very satisfying, but who knows how many people in the world will die because of this war. You smiled and shook your head, saying, "Once the hero draws his sword, the people will suffer another ten years of disaster. I am tired. Everyone... please disperse. Ning is willing to die."]
[On the guillotine, you laughed uncontrollably, and the light in your heart that had been dark for many years was finally ignited. You leaped up with your magical power, frightening the executioner so much that he fainted on the spot. In one leap, you flew through the air for thousands of miles, and there was no place in the world that could hold you.]
[Acalanatha Secret. Earth Rank Middle Grade (Return to the Original Nature)]
[Time remaining for intensive cultivation: 134,564 years]
…
Ning Daoran slowly withdrew from the time of intensive cultivation.
My head felt swollen and painful, as if countless things were being poured into it.
The swelling and pain lasted for a few breaths and then disappeared without a trace. Afterwards, I felt my ears and eyes become clear, and I felt smarter.
At this time, his soul had become powerful to an unimaginable level.
With the help of the Soul Searching Technique and the Evergreen Technique, the strength of his soul... is probably not inferior to that of an old monster in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.
Ning Daoran took a deep breath, and the long-lost sense of security returned to him.
Such a powerful soul meant that... even if he encountered a Nascent Soul monster taking over his body, he would be able to repel it with his powerful soul, just like the time in Yipin Pavilion.
He was filled with joy.
Continue, refine the Bamboo Leaf Knife.
"Shua~~"
A bamboo leaf-shaped handleless short knife appeared suspended in the air. This was a top-grade magic weapon. It would be a real treasure anywhere in the Eastern Wilderness's immortal cultivation world.
After all, the scarcity of treasures in the world of immortal cultivation is unimaginable. Many cultivators in the early stage of the Golden Core stage may not have a decent magic weapon even after years of forming the Golden Core, and they are still using second-order spiritual weapons.
The ancestor of the Zhang family in Qingzhou City belongs to this kind of golden elixir.
Looking at the world of immortal cultivation, first-level magic tools and second-level spiritual tools all have prices on the market, and the most expensive spiritual tool is only about four or five thousand spirit stones at most.
And magic weapons are simply priceless.
It is impossible to buy magic weapons on the market. Every magic weapon is in the hands of a powerful person.
There are three main ways to obtain magic weapons.
First, killing people for treasure. This method is the most common, but also the most dangerous.
The second one is exploring the secret realm, which is just as dangerous as the first one.
Third, obtain a prototype of a magic weapon, then slowly refine it, and cultivate it with your own true essence until it is refined into a magic weapon. This method is the best, but the difficulty of obtaining a magic weapon embryo is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.
Therefore, Lin Qing'er's gift of the Bamboo Leaf Knife to Ning Daoran really raised Ning Daoran's status to the level of several elders.
Half a day later, the refining was completed, and one's own foundation increased slightly.
…
The beast tide receded, and life on Qiongbi Peak returned to peace again.
A few days later.
News has come that the Five Sacred Mountains were attacked a few days ago. The giant King Kong ape in Nanlu Valley had half of his arm chopped off, and the Aries Demon King in Maple Valley was also slightly injured. It is said that the attacker was a female cultivator wielding a greatsword.
No need to think, it must be our great-grandmaster Lin Qing'er.
Before she left Qingzhou, she went to the Five Saints Sect. Although she couldn't get rid of several demon kings in one go with her level of cultivation, she was able to punish them slightly.
In this way, the demon kings of the Five Sacred Mountains would be quite obedient for a few years or even decades, which would buy the Qingzhou immortal cultivation world some time to recuperate.
Ning Daoran didn't care about all that and continued to concentrate on farming and raising fish, enjoying it.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
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Time flies, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye.
This year, Ning Daoran was 125 years old. With the accumulation of time, his cultivation had improved slightly, and he was one step closer to completing the foundation building phase. However, he was still some distance away from forming a pill.
At this point, the time of intensive cultivation has reached more than 180,000 years, and it is time to make a breakthrough to the nineteenth level of the Evergreen Art!
In the Lingpu Cave, he sat cross-legged, slowly closed his eyes, and poured the time he had practiced into the Changqing Jue. Suddenly, the familiar feeling came back again.
[Year 5410, the long years are but a blink of an eye for you. After tens of thousands of years of diligent practice, your Evergreen Technique has become more and more profound, and you are getting closer and closer to that breakthrough step.]
[At this moment, your state of mind has undergone a subtle change. After seeing so much of the ups and downs of life, you gradually pull yourself out of the material world, as if you are the entire world in motion.]
[In the one hundred and five thousand five hundred and sixty years, you sit cross-legged in the wilderness like a tree. In the distance, countless monks fly away on swords. You can faintly hear someone shouting, "Emei disciples, follow me to fight against the Youquan old monster."]
[There were lightning and thunder in the sky, and an old man in a white robe passed by holding a magic mirror. He glanced at you from mid-air, but you didn't take it seriously. A battle between good and evil took place in the sky.]
[In the 159,400th year, the war between good and evil has ended for more than 50,000 years, but you have already become immortal, as if you have seen through everything.]
[Inside your body, an endless source of life energy keeps surging. You have finally made another step forward in your attainment of the Evergreen Technique! ]
[Eternal Youth Technique. Earth Rank Top Grade (19th Level)]
[Time remaining for intensive cultivation: 24,566 years]
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'Comfortable……'
Ning Daoran slowly lay down on the ground in front of the hut. The nineteenth level of the Evergreen Art, the feeling of longevity and endless life was so good that it made him intoxicated.
At this time, when his spiritual consciousness looked inward, his lifespan had reached 860 years.
"Old Deer, cook two dishes and celebrate tonight!"
“Ahhh~~”
Although the big stupid deer didn't know what to celebrate, he believed that as long as it was a celebration, it must be a good thing, so he walked out of Lingpu Cave with a spoon to cook.
“Squeak~~”
In the backyard, Xiao Heizi greeted Brother Lu, and after a flick of his tail, he threw a fat carp onto the shore.
After dinner.
Ning Daoran sorted out his thoughts and was finally ready to start refining the third-level intermediate-grade White Feather Flowing Sound Array!
He has been promoted to a third-rank lower-grade formation master for decades and is eager to break through his limits and challenge the legendary title of third-rank middle-grade formation master!
However, the Baiyu Liuyin Formation is still missing a main ingredient.
White feather, the true feather of a third-grade middle-grade demon bird.
According to legend, the Xiyu Pavilion's main hall hides a third-order mid-stage celestial phoenix's true natal feather, which meets the requirements for refining the White Feather Flowing Sound Array. I just don't know whether Xiyu Pavilion will give it up.
After all, this kind of monster material is extremely rare and precious, and Xiyu Pavilion probably treats it as the treasure of the store.
…
The next day, Xiyu Pavilion.
"Daoyou wants that Phoenix feather..."
Chen Ping'er was slightly stunned and looked embarrassed.
"If your pavilion is in trouble, then forget it."
Ning Daoran said: "I'll think of another way. Besides, the treasure I want to refine doesn't necessarily have to be refined."
“That’s not impossible.”
Chen Ping'er said, "It's just that this Heavenly Phoenix Feather is not in the Huanglong Market, but hidden in the treasury of the Xiyu Pavilion's main hall. In addition, whether the Heavenly Phoenix Feather is for sale requires the approval of the Supreme Elder. How about this, I accompany you to the main hall and buy this item from the Supreme Elder in person?"
(End of this chapter)