Chapter 431: Not inferior to Zheng Fa, the essence of spiritual stone
This is Zheng Fa's second visit to the top of Shenhuo Mountain.
Despite his experience last time, he was still alarmed when he came up.
At the crater, the Xianjian sword was filled with murderous intent. The underground fire gathered into long dark red snakes, licking the sword body, making it even more hideous.
As soon as he entered the fog, the threat posed by the Xianjian Sword increased tenfold.
Shi Nandang's enthusiasm for Zheng Fa was more than ten times greater than last time. As soon as he got on the mountain, before Zheng Fa could say anything, the Eighth Elder who was walking in front of him knelt on the ground respectfully, saluted respectfully to a somewhat unfamiliar incarnation, and said loudly:
"Meetings, Master!"
Junior Sister Ye is really well-informed! This Eighth Elder really lowered his generation and desperately found a new master.
Zheng Fa glanced at his cheap master, the Ninth Elder, and Sect Leader Chongxuan, both of whom had their eyes downcast and looked a little embarrassed.
In fact, a wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in, and the other two Yuanying of Chongxuan Sect should not have too many thoughts about an unrelated person becoming their disciple.
The problem is... the Eighth Elder used to have a master. Although he has passed away, he was also an elder of the Chongxuan Sect.
This eighth elder seemed to be betraying his teacher and ancestors, and the one he destroyed was the ancestor of Chongxuan Sect, which made the two of them feel a little aggrieved.
Among the seven gods on the top of the mountain, only Shi Nandang can be called the true disciple of Hao Ri Mountain. The others are mostly like Master Tongming. Although they have the cultivation level of gods, they cannot enter the gate of Hao Ri Mountain.
The eighth elder’s new master is one of them.
In other words, this god-transforming person is not even a proper cultivator of Haori Mountain.
In this case, even if he wanted to find an excuse and say that Master Chongxuan was originally a disciple of Haori Mountain and he was just returning to the mountain gate, it seemed a bit unreasonable.
Given the status of the Eighth Elder, naturally no one in the Chongxuan Sect, including the Sect Leader and the Ninth Elder, could say anything, but it was normal for them to feel uncomfortable.
The Divine Transformation cultivator's eyes were somewhat indifferent, but when he saw the Eighth Elder kneeling on the ground with an extremely respectful and admiring attitude, a hint of smile appeared in his eyes, and he raised his hand and said, "Stand up."
"Thank you, Master!"
The eighth elder stood up and walked towards the side of the Master of Transformation.
This newly-minted master and disciple both hold the title of elders of the Chongxuan Sect, but at this moment the Eighth Elder is like a humble servant disciple, standing on the side, caring for them meticulously and eloquently.
The discomfort on the Ninth Elder's face deepened.
Zheng Fa shook his head slightly in his heart. His master had some pride in his heart...
But the difference in cultivation is real.
It is often the case that people like the Eighth Elder, who are willing to lose face, will live a better life.
As expected, the Elder Huashen seemed quite satisfied with the Eighth Elder and asked:
"Since you have accepted me as your master, your cultivation is sufficient. This method of transformation into a spirit was created by me. Take it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."
The Eighth Elder was filled with ecstasy. He knelt on the ground again, kowtowed and shouted, "Thank you, Master, for teaching me the Dharma!"
Zheng Fa heard from the Ninth Elder that although Hao Rishan promised to give Chong Xuan Sect the method of Nascent Soul Transformation to the God, the reward would not be given without merit. At least the Ninth Elder had not yet come into contact with the method of Transformation to the God.
Now the eighth elder has finally got what he wanted, and his humble efforts were not in vain.
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Over there, the master was kind and the disciple was filial, but over here, Shi Nandang didn't care much about those two people. Instead, he looked Zheng Fa up and down with admiration in his eyes.
"I don't want to re-emphasize Xuanzong, but there is still a talent like you..."
Suddenly, golden flames ignited in his eyes, as if he wanted to see through Zheng Fa's bones, dantian, and eight extraordinary meridians.
"The spiritual power of the Burning Heaven Technique is so pure? This Dharma body..."
“Not bad… not bad!”
As soon as he spoke, the two people over there immediately shut their mouths and listened attentively. It was obvious that as a similarly-achieving god, Shi Nandang, a true disciple of the Haori Mountain, had a much higher status than the other six gods.
Zheng Fa was a little surprised.
Why was Shi Nandang so happy? His next words solved his doubts: "My master sent me to take charge of Chongxuan Sect. Although the most important thing is to refine the Xianxian Sword, dealing with the Hundred Immortals Alliance is also a big deal." Shi Nandang glanced at everyone and exposed his shortcomings: "How many spirit stones and resources did the mountain give us for this?"
There was no sound in Shi Nandang's words, but the top of the Shenhuo Mountain was completely silent. Even the surging underground fire was a little cautious at this moment.
"But what about now?"
"We tried to win over various sects, but the Zheng Fa's Infant Formation was so grand that those people were scared and didn't dare to interact with us openly. They just wavered between the two sides."
"A large reward has been offered, but the Jiushan Sect's Shenxiao battleship is almost unbreakable for anyone below the Jindan level."
"Even Zheng Fa was able to reach the gate of Chongxuan Sect, and we were powerless to stop him. All the Yuanying cultivators from Haori Mountain were timid and unusable."
Zheng Fa also knows the current situation.
There were quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators who came from Haori Mountain, looking for opportunities in the Hundred Immortals Alliance.
But most of these people have some connection with Chongxuan Sect. Zheng Fa got the news from Junior Sister Ye and passed it on to Mr. Han.
In this way, 80% of the Nascent Souls coming from Haori Mountain are actually under the control of the Hundred Immortals Alliance.
There is another 20% chance that if the lives of the disciples of Jiushan Sect are harmed, Senior Sister Zhang, Zheng Fa, and even Xie Qingxue will take revenge.
Especially after Zheng Fa brazenly killed the Green Water Poison Immortal at the gate of Chongxuan Sect, many Nascent Souls did not dare to provoke Jiushan Sect easily.
The grand reward for Haori Mountain now seems to be a lot of noise but little action—
The loss of Jiushan Sect's spiritual materials was inevitable, and Zheng Fa even deliberately asked his disciples to give up when the opportunity arose.
After all, if Li Hao was the only one who could snatch the spiritual materials from Jiushan Sect, it would easily arouse suspicion from those who were interested.
However, the deaths of Nine Mountain disciples are very rare.
"Now that this is happening, how can I explain this to the sect?"
Shi Nandang's tone was very cold.
No one on the mountaintop dared to speak, as if the Xianjian Sword was pressing against their throats.
Zheng Fa still had the energy to think wildly -
Shi Nandang's current situation is like that of a project manager who came to Chongxuan Sect with a large amount of resources with the purpose of hindering the development of Jiushan Sect.
In the current situation, the project is almost losing all the money.
"I didn't expect you to give me a surprise!" Unexpectedly, Shi Nandang's face turned cloudy and suddenly pointed at Zheng Fa and said with a smile, "With Li Hao, I can give an explanation to the elders in the mountain!"
Me? Zheng Fa was puzzled, and the others also looked confused.
"I took a look and found that you, Li Hao, had robbed a lot of goods from the Jiushan Sect, right?"
Zheng Fa nodded silently.
Quite a few indeed...
Today, the trade of Baixian League in Haori Mountain is booming and has reached a new level.
"The people in the sect were very happy about this and wrote to praise it."
When Zheng Fa heard this, he also felt that he had done a great thing.
The Jiushan Sect obtained the missing spiritual materials.
Hao Rishan received a wonderful battle report.
Shi Nandang received praise from his fellow disciples.
Win-win-win!
"Of course, these are just side stories... Compared to you, Li Hao, they are nothing!"
Shi Nandang looked at Li Hao with a look of someone discovering a rough gem: "I heard that you alone can stop those Shenxiao warships?"
Zheng Fa nodded slightly.
"Good! Although those Shenxiao warships are only Wai Dan, they are not ordinary Jin Dan early stage... You can defeat more than 30 Shenxiao warships alone, which can be said to be invincible in Jin Dan!"
"Well, except for Zheng Fa who is in the Jindan stage!"
There is nothing wrong with that.
Although Zheng Fa suppressed his strength in the Chongxuan Sect... he could be considered a peerless figure.
If we don't count out his own abnormality of mastering the Fusang wood at the Jindan stage, Li Hao's performance might be able to catch up with Venerable Tianhe.
Shi Nandang then said, "Although Zheng Fa is strong, he has offended my Haori Mountain, so his future will be difficult."
"But you will be accepted into the Haori Mountain sect in the future and trained by Haori Mountain..."
"Maybe in the future I can catch up, and one day I may even be as good as Zheng Fa!"
Zheng Fa glanced at the other people on the top of the mountain and saw that everyone's lips curled slightly, as if they all thought Shi Nandang was bragging.
But he really felt that Shi Nandang was right.
If there is a cultivator in this Xuanwei world who is not inferior to Zheng Fa, it can only be Li Hao! This true disciple of Haori Mountain has beautiful ideas, but he is very accurate in judging people...
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Seeing the satisfied look in Shi Nandang's eyes, Zheng Fa also understood the way this man was thinking.
As a project manager who worked hard but achieved nothing, Li Hao's performance was almost the only bright spot in the battle report.
What's more, Shi Nandang was ready to paint a big pie for the sect: You want me to deal with Zheng Fa? Short-sighted!
I found the next Zheng Fa in the sect! Whether or not you can eat this cake is not important, let's just say whether it smells good or not? "Are you... confident?"
Shi Nandang looked at Zheng Fa with a smile, his eyes somewhat deep.
"Disciple, you should take on this responsibility!"
Zheng Fayi bowed, the confidence on his face was genuine, without a trace of water.
He understood that Shi Nandang didn't care whether he could really have the strength comparable to Zheng Fa in the future, but now, Shi Nandang needed to create a genius in Chongxuan Sect in order to give the sect a short-term explanation.
"good!"
Shi Nandang chuckled, seemingly not surprised by Zheng Fa's choice.
He threw a storage ring at Zheng Fa.
"Here are some elixirs for the Jindan stage, and my Haorishan Yuanying method. Take them and practice well."
"Of course, we can't stop looting the Nine Mountains Sect's magical instruments and elixirs."
Zheng Fa nodded slightly. What Shi Nandang meant was... Li Hao’s character must not only be a genius, but also a combat genius!
Not only was he a genius in combat, he also defeated the Jiushan Sect and left the Baixian Alliance without any chance to fight back.
The main goal is to win! As for whether Li Hao would be discovered to be a fake by Hao Rishan because he boasted too much.
Or maybe he was beaten to death by Zheng Fa because he was too arrogant...
Shi Gandang didn't seem to care much.
However, the Ninth Elder behind Zheng Fa had some worry in his eyes, as if he understood that it would not be a good thing if Li Hao stood out from the crowd.
Shi Nandang seemed to have seen her expression and threw a jade tube at her: "Master?"
The ninth elder was a little confused.
"The path of the Tao is all about fighting. If you, as a disciple, don't fight, how can you survive? Can I force him to do it?"
The Ninth Elder bowed his head and said, "Master is right. I was wrong for a moment."
Shi Nandang shook his head and said, "I am not an unkind person... This jade tube contains my Haori Mountain's true divine transformation technique, the "Sun Shooting Divine Canon."
"this……"
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"You have trained such a disciple, so you deserve a reward."
Zheng Fa felt a little sad after hearing this - no matter how Hao Rishan acted, this stone was difficult to handle, but he was quite open and honest in his actions.
Of course, it might also be because Hao Rishan is really rich.
The Eighth Elder, who was standing next to his mentor, looked at his new master, then at the jade tube in the Ninth Elder's hand, and his expression was distorted for a moment...
They all inherited the power of transformation.
I rely on being a disciple, and you rely on taking in disciples? In the end, you still got the true teachings of the God of Transformation from Haori Mountain... Is there any justice!
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The Ninth Elder put away the jade tube. Shi Nandang did not say much to her. He just took out a token and handed it to Zheng Fa, saying, "This token is the key to enter the formation on the top of the mountain."
"If the Jiushan Sect really calls."
"Once you enter this formation, you will be safe."
Zheng Fa took the token and finally asked the question he wanted to ask the most: "Master, may I ask, what is the purpose of this mountaintop formation?"
Shi Nandang smiled proudly, glanced at Zheng Fa and said, "It's okay to tell you."
"This sword is called Xianjian Sword. It is one of the most powerful swords in Xuanwei, powerful enough to make immortals surrender."
"This great formation is established with the help of this sword."
"If Zheng Fa enters this formation, he will die."
What a coincidence, I'm right here...
But he also understood that Shi Nandang was probably not bragging.
There is a difference between inside and outside the formation.
Shi Nandang dared to stay in Zhongxuan Sect and even had the idea of luring Zheng Fa into the battle formation. I'm afraid he really has some confidence.
"It's a pity that Zheng Fa is such a coward!"
Shi Nandang cursed, his tone full of regret.
...You keep scolding me!
I'm right here!
At this time, another incarnation spoke up: "Master, calm down. We all know that it doesn't matter whether Zheng Fa comes or not."
Hmm? Zheng Fa looked at Shi Nandang in confusion.
Shi Nandang laughed heartily, and actually suppressed his anger:
"If Zheng Fa goes up the mountain, he will be courting death."
"If you don't come up...ha."
"You will not be able to escape death in the future."
Zheng Fa became more alert and asked, "Could it be that this Xianjian Sword has some magical powers?"
"The power of this sword is beyond our imagination." Shi Nandang's eyes fell on the Xianjian Sword in the crater, and his tone was full of admiration and fear. "I am the number one sect of Xuanwei refining in Haori Mountain, but I have been helpless against this sword for hundreds of thousands of years and have been unable to refine it."
"Now Daoguo in the sect has finally thought of a way - to use the Qiankun Divine Evil Formation to forge this sword and refine it into the most precious treasure of our Haori Mountain."
Zheng Fa naturally understood that the so-called Qiankun Shensha formation was the key point, and pretended to be curious and asked, "Qiankun Shensha formation?"
Shi Nandang paused, glanced at Zheng Fa, thought for a moment, and then spoke again:
"Since you have the token and can help set up the formation, it's okay for me to tell you about this formation. There's actually no need to keep it secret now. Even if Zheng Fa knew what we were doing... what would happen?"
Seeing that he was becoming more and more confident, Zheng Fa felt even more uneasy.
"The so-called Qiankun God Demon Array is to use the evil energy in the earth veins and combine it with the destructive power of the stars in the sky. This array is extremely powerful..."
"Earth veins?"
Zheng Fa was stunned at first, then he immediately understood.
Before, he was a little puzzled as to why Haori Mountain was located on the Shenhuo Mountain. Now he understood the reason.
"It's the earth vein." Shi Nandang said with a smile, "This Divine Fire Mountain is the source of the earth fire vein of the Hundred Immortals Alliance. It is not only beneficial for us to refine weapons, but also can connect with the major spiritual veins of the Hundred Immortals Alliance."
Zheng Fa was shocked, and then he heard Shi Nandang say: "When this formation is formed, not only will the Xianjian Sword be refined, but the many spiritual veins of the Hundred Immortals Alliance will also be broken."
"So I say that Zheng Fa will not be able to escape death in the future."
Everyone on the top of the mountain nodded immediately.
Even Zheng Fa had to admit that Hao Rishan's plan... was truly sinister and tricky.
If Shi Nandang's idea is true, then when the Qiankun Shensha formation is formed, there will be an unparalleled evil sword in Haori Mountain.
Even if Zheng Fa did not die under the Xianjian sword.
This formation can destroy the spiritual veins of the Hundred Immortals Alliance, which is a move to cut off the source of the problem.
The spiritual vein is the foundation of a cultivator. Without the spiritual vein, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Hundred Immortals Alliance is dead.
Just like Shi Nandang said, Zheng Fa also felt a dilemma: if he let these people go, once the formation was set up, the Hundred Immortals Alliance would be in great trouble.
But at this moment...
Zheng Fa thought secretly in his heart that if he launched an attack at this moment, these people in front of him would not be a problem.
He glanced at the Xianjian Sword, hesitated for a moment, and decided to stay put.
It will take some time to set up the formation. At least we need to find out more information about the Xianjian and the Qiankun Shensha formation.
Thinking of this, Zheng Fa asked Shi Nandang again, "What can I do for you, Master?"
Shi Nandang smiled, took out a spiritual stone and handed it to Zheng Fa: "You should first learn how to set up this Qiankun Shensha formation."
Zheng Fa was a little confused.
Of course he had learned a little bit about formations.
For example, the elder’s Zhoutian Divine Thunder Array.
For example, the Jiushan Sect’s mountain protection formation.
He naturally knew that spirit stones could be used to set up formations.
But that is only used to supply energy, how can it be used to learn how to set up formations?
Shi Nandang saw his expression and seemed to have thought of something. He said, "I almost forgot that you don't have the inheritance of the Dao of Formation."
"Disciple only knows the mountain protection formation..."
"Ha! That can also be called a formation?" Shi Nandang smiled proudly, "The true secret of the formation is almost not passed down outside the Five Sects!"
"Among the cultivators who know the four arts of cultivation, formation masters are the least!"
This statement is consistent with what Zheng Fa saw.
When he first entered the immortal world, he thought that the four arts of cultivation were parallel and there was no distinction between high and low.
But then I found out——
The way of talismans should be the most fundamental.
Refining tools and elixirs are actually based on the art of talismans, and one can only truly get started when one reaches the Golden Elixir stage.
And the art of formation... is extremely rare.
When the Hundred Immortals Alliance established the guild, the Formation Master Guild did not even exist.
It can be seen that the number of people is small, and it is probably considered a high-end industry.
Shi Nandang added: "Those mountain protection formations you mentioned are also formations, but they are just the most superficial applications of formations."
"Those large formations can only rely on the operation of the spirit veins. Not only can they not be moved, but they are also limited by the spirit veins and have a single function."
"You even only use this spirit stone as something to restore mana and provide spiritual energy. This is really a waste of natural resources."
Zheng Fa set his eyes on the spirit stone, and became more and more curious about how a real formation master viewed the spirit stone.
Earlier, he was also somewhat puzzled by the spirit stone:
Spirit stones are certainly the most suitable spiritual materials for restoring spiritual power, but there are so many elixirs in the world that have this effect, so why are spirit stones special?
And spirit stones can be used to set up formations... Just like Shi Nandang said, the core of the mountain protection formation is still the spirit veins.
Spirit stones only provide spiritual energy at some nodes.
But this thing is hard currency.
"The real way of formation... is like the Great Formation of Heaven and Earth Gods, where the formula is engraved into the spirit stone and the spirit stone is used to control the formation."
"In this way, the formation can transcend the constraints of the spirit veins, become a whole in its own right, and even have the power to destroy the heavens and the earth."
Hearing this, Zheng Fa lowered his head and looked at the spirit stone in his hand with a look of realization in his eyes.
I thought you were gold, but you turned out to be a chip? (End of this chapter)
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