As the five strands of Xuanhuang Qi were subdued by Shen Yuan, the terrifying gravity that was like a mountain suppressing others disappeared in an instant.
The geniuses from the major sects who had been severely injured also recovered slightly from their previous near-death state.
The five fingers of Shen Yuan's right hand gently fiddled with the Xuanhuang Qi. Wisps of Xuanhuang Qi as heavy as mountains seemed to be endowed with some kind of spirituality in Shen Yuan's hands and wandered between Shen Yuan's five fingers, but did not cause any harm to Shen Yuan.
But Shen Yuan was very clear that once freed from the constraints of the Nine Breaths to Subdue the Qi, this Xuanhuang Qi would show destructive power enough to threaten the True Man of the Spirit Refining Realm.
The Xuanhuang Qi is considered to be superior among the many middle-level Qi of heaven and earth. This is not only because the Xuanhuang Qi is the mother Qi of the earth and carries the weight of the mountains.
What’s more important is that this world is named Xuanhuang Realm. The Xuanhuang Qi coincides with the heaven and earth of this world, and it possesses a trace of the Xuanhuang Realm’s luck.
This trace of Xuanhuang Realm's luck cannot be manifested when the amount of Xuanhuang Qi is scarce, but once the Xuanhuang Qi is abundant enough, after the quantitative change reaches a qualitative change, luck will descend, attracting the favor of heaven and earth from the Xuanhuang Realm.
As an immortal weapon nurtured by the Xuanhuang Realm, the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower can naturally give birth to the Xuanhuang Qi, and also has the ability to suppress luck.
Of course, the amount of Xuanhuang Qi needed to condense the luck is enormous. Even if there is such a perfect opportunity as the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower to appear in the world, the Xuanhuang Qi that all the real people of refining spirits have spent half a year searching for is not enough to attract the luck of this world.
Therefore, the main function of the Xuanhuang Qi is to improve the quality of earth-attributed magic weapons and promote them to spiritual treasures.
Or it can be handed over to a mountain god, allowing the mountain controlled by the mountain god to refine the mysterious energy, thereby improving the quality of the mountain veins.
Of course, these uses are a waste of resources for Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan, who possesses the great ability of Nine Breaths to Subdue Qi, can completely refine the Xuanhuang Qi, and then use the Tiangang method to derive more Xuanhuang Qi, so as to steal a trace of the luck of the Xuanhuang Realm.
"But it takes a long time to generate Xuanhuang Qi. In this world thousands of years ago, I don't have so much time to waste."
Shen Yuan muttered to himself, his eyes gradually looking towards the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower standing on the ground.
Without the barrier of Lingxu Market, Shen Yuan could sense more clearly how magnificent this pagoda supporting the heaven and earth was.
The mysterious yellow energy hanging down from the top of the pagoda is like a Milky Way waterfall falling from the sky. How many wisps of mysterious yellow energy are there in it?
Under the treasures of immortal weapons bred in that world, even a Taoist master who has reached the state of harmony with the Tao will be suppressed by the vast amount of Xuanhuang Qi.
This is a power that almost surpasses the boundaries of the Xuanhuang Realm. This is also the reason why the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower has stood in the world for tens of thousands of years without anyone forcibly suppressing it.
"There is quite a bit of Xuanhuang Qi at the top of the pagoda."
Shen Yuan's words were calm, but if what he said were to be spread, even the True Lords and Dao Lords would scold him and call him a madman.
Even the major blessed lands only dare to allow some soul-refining masters to search for the Xuanhuang Qi during the period when the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower is open for trial. This is the lesson learned from the deaths of many powerful people.
Shen Yuan set his eyes on the mysterious yellow energy at the top of the pagoda, which was a complete way to seek death in the eyes of others.
But for Shen Yuan, who possessed the great supernatural power of Nine Breaths to Subdue Qi, there was no substantial difference between a wisp of Xuanhuang Qi and billions of wisps of Xuanhuang Qi.
As long as the essence of the Qi of heaven and earth does not exceed Shen Yuan's control at this stage, even the Qi that is sufficient to encompass an entire world can be controlled by Shen Yuan.
This is the original method of refining Qi, and the extraordinary aspect of the thirty-six great divine powers of Tiangang that are famous in all realms.
If it is impossible to break common sense and change the rules of heaven and earth, how can it be called the Tiangang method?
Shen Yuan's eyes flickered as he pondered secretly in his heart.
“In terms of cultivation and strength alone, I am definitely not as good as the saints and saintesses of the cave heaven holy land, but climbing the tower is not entirely based on cultivation strength.
Perhaps the opportunity to ascend the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower lies in this Xuanhuang Qi."
The five fingers of his right hand were lightly clenched, and the five strands of mysterious yellow energy lingering between the five fingers were gathered by the Nine Breaths to Subdue the Qi Great Skill. After being refined, they could be fully controlled.
However, Shen Yuan only decided to refine one of the strands of Xuanhuang Qi, and temporarily suppress the remaining four strands with the Nine Breaths Subduing Qi supernatural power, so that it would be convenient to use it against the enemy later.
Zhu Ming Cheng Ye, Sui Mu Tian Han, Xuan Huang Zhi Qi and other middle-level heaven and earth Qi are all treasures with extraordinary foundations. If they have not been refined, even a real person with a refined spirit will have to be careful when dealing with them.
However, once the Qi of heaven and earth is refined, the power it can exert will be limited by the realm of the practitioner.
For example, the cold weather at the end of the year when it turns into the eternal black ice is enough to freeze to death a real person who practices spirit cultivation, but in Gong Buyu's hands it can only suppress people of the same level, and it is even difficult to defeat Mingquan Guixiang across levels.
The same is true for the Xuanhuang Qi. Once refined, it will be suppressed by Shen Yuan's late stage of Qi training and will no longer be able to display the terrifying gravity comparable to that of a mountain.
For ordinary practitioners, if they want to control the Qi of heaven and earth, they must refine it first. However, Shen Yuan has mastered the great skill of Nine Breaths to Subdue Qi, which is enough for him to control the Qi of heaven and earth without refining it.
Therefore, the remaining Xuanhuang Qi will be used to fight the enemy, so that even when facing the True Man of Refining Spirit, you will be able to retain some self-protection power.
After dealing with these five turbulent strands of Xuanhuang Qi, Shen Yuan turned and walked towards the direction of Lingxu Market.
His eyes swept over Wen Tiantai who was supporting Liu Hang, Shen Yuan nodded and said softly:
"Friend Wen, I have something to do so I have to go first. I'll see you after the trial begins."
Wen Tiantai, with a dazed look on his face, quickly woke up from his shock and responded repeatedly:
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Shen, for your help."
"See you after the trial begins."
As for those geniuses who were suppressed and seriously injured by the Xuanhuang Qi, Shen Yuan did not even bother to pay the slightest attention to them and disappeared in the land ravaged by the earth's spiritual energy.
Shen Yuan disappeared from his sight, and Liu Hang, who had barely recovered some of his energy, suddenly woke up and took out a healing pill from his storage ring and swallowed it.
Suppressing the injuries in his body, Liu Hang grabbed Wen Tiantai and asked urgently:
"Junior Brother Wen, tell me the truth, who is this Fellow Daoist Shen?"
"Such a brilliant person is definitely not just at the late stage of Qi training. Could it be that he is a disguised identity of a Holy Son of a Cave Heaven Holy Land?"
Liu Hang's words made Wen Tiantai smile bitterly:
"Brother Liu, you are joking. Even if Fellow Daoist Shen really hides his identity, how can I know it?"
"Fellow Daoist Shen and I just met on the way to Lingxu Market. At that time, I was ambushed by a fourth-level wild beast and tried to fight to the death. In the end, it was Fellow Daoist Shen who killed the fourth-level wild beast with a sword and saved me."
Liu Hang was not at all surprised that Shen Yuan killed the fourth-level wild beast.
With the means displayed by Shen Yuan, a mere fourth-order wild beast was totally not worth mentioning, but what made him dissatisfied was that Wen Tiantai did not tell him about this in advance.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Liu Hang said with a somewhat unhappy look.
If he had told this matter earlier, he would not have allowed the geniuses from other sects to mock Shen Yuan, thus making the relationship between the two sides so strained.
Liu Hang's words also made Wen Tiantai a little unhappy.
“When I first introduced you, I said that Fellow Daoist Shen’s flying sword skills were not bad. It was you who looked down on Fellow Daoist Shen because his lineage was not prominent. You even mocked him after he said those words.
Even if I really told you that Fellow Daoist Shen killed a fourth-tier wild beast, as long as you knew that Fellow Daoist Shen was not from a large sect, you would definitely deny Fellow Daoist Shen's contribution and think that he had the opportunity to kill the fourth-tier wild beast because he took advantage of the opportunity. "
"The root of the conflict lies in the sectarianism in your hearts and the arrogance in your hearts."
As he spoke, Wen Tiantai released his hands that were supporting Liu Hang, bowed respectfully to Liu Hang and said:
"Since none of you are in danger of life, I will take my leave first. I will go to the various sects' headquarters to notify others to come to the rescue."
After he finished speaking, Wen Tiantai turned around and left without any hesitation.
Liu Hang sat there stiffly, his eyes swept over several of the previously arrogant geniuses in the pits, and muttered to himself:
"Is I really wrong?"
The turmoil of earth spiritual energy brought about by the Xuanhuang Qi was blocked by Shen Yuan, and did not cause much damage to the Lingxu City as a whole. Only the restaurants and inns where the major sects lived in the core area collapsed. On the contrary, the outskirts of Lingxu City far away from the direction of the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower did not suffer any damage.
After crossing the barrier and returning to the outer market, the lively atmosphere and the sounds of practitioners hawking their wares and bargaining made Shen Yuan feel quite at home.
Compared to interacting with disciples from large sects, Shen Yuan actually prefers the atmosphere outside the market. "When I was secretly plotted against before, I considered finding some deduction methods to practice.
And Wen Tiantai saw through my cultivation. It was fine if no one knew me before ten thousand years ago, but if this happens in the future, it will definitely cause big trouble, and I will need to find some way to conceal my cultivation."
Shen Yuan was walking on the streets of Fangshi while thinking about the problem.
“During the heyday of cultivation ten thousand years ago, the magic civilization had already developed to its peak, and its foundation far exceeded that of later generations. Perhaps we can find a few excellent deduction methods and breath-concealing spells.
Of course, the best choice is actually the Earthly Evil or even the Heavenly Power, but such treasures are hard to come by."
Thinking of this, Shen Yuan couldn't help but shook his head.
He did have a lot of magical powers in his hands, but that didn't mean he could get them easily. It would be too greedy to have such an idea.
His eyes swept across the street stalls. There were definitely quite a few rare treasures displayed there. Shen Yuan even saw several fifth-level spiritual objects.
Shen Yuan even saw an extremely precious Yuanling ore hidden among many ores.
Seeing this piece of ore, Shen Yuan couldn't help but feel a little moved.
Yuanling Mine is a precious mineral recorded in "The Method of Melting Evil with the Qi of Heaven and Earth". It can be used to refine the lower-level Qi of Heaven and Earth to control the Yuanling, and has the miraculous effect of enhancing magical powers and spells.
Although it is impossible to extract a complete set of Yu Fa Yuan Ling from this Yuan Ling ore, but as long as there is a trace of Yu Fa Yuan Ling, it can generate an endless supply of Qi of heaven and earth for Shen Yuan, who has mastered the Nine Breaths to Subdue Qi.
But just as Shen Yuan was about to take the Yuanling Mine, he suddenly had an idea and activated his Nine Breaths to Subdue the Qi to sense it.
The final result surprised Shen Yuan. The ore that looked like Yuanling ore was actually fake. It did not contain any Qi of Heaven and Earth, and could not be refined through the "Qi of Heaven and Earth Melting Evil Method".
But just looking at the appearance, the Yuanling Mine does not seem to have any flaws at all, and it is exactly consistent with the description in "The Qi of Heaven and Earth to Melt Evil Method".
This discovery immediately made Shen Yuan retract his contemptuous thoughts, and he exclaimed in amazement:
"Sure enough, the waters of this market stall are too deep. If it weren't for the fact that I could control the Qi of Heaven and Earth with the Nine Breaths Qi Subduing Divine Ability, I would really be deceived by this stall owner."
Just when Shen Yuan realized the trap, a young man walked up to the stall, picked and chose from a pile of ores, and pretended to accidentally put the hidden Yuanling ore into the purchased ores.
Although he pretended to be nonchalant on the surface, there was a glint of surprise in the young man's eyes as if he had found a bargain.
Shen Yuan's mouth twitched slightly when he saw this, and he withdrew his gaze to look at the luxuriously decorated shops on both sides of the street.
Qizhen Pavilion, Xuanzhen Treasure Pavilion, Wanwu Chamber of Commerce. Plaques are hung high, with the power of the Yang God bestowed by the True Man of Lianshen to prevent others from impersonating.
In the corners of the plaque, there are marks of blessed places engraved, representing that these treasure pavilion chambers of commerce are all controlled by blessed places.
There is a guarantee that you can buy magical weapons, rare treasures and spiritual objects in these shops, but there is only one drawback, which is that they are expensive!
Even many of the treasures do not accept the transaction of spirit stones, but are exchanged for certain specific treasure materials.
Shen Yuan's eyes swept across the chambers of commerce one after another, and finally locked onto a shop called Wanwu Chamber of Commerce.
The reason is simple: the Wanwu Chamber of Commerce has the largest storefront and the most customers.
As I walked into the shop, female cultivators in light clothing immediately stood up on both sides and said:
"Welcome to the Chamber of Commerce of All Things."
Numerous treasures were neatly displayed in the shop hall on the first floor, stored in different areas according to their types, and many monks came and went to check them out.
The cultivators on the first floor were generally at the Qi Transformation and Qi Training stages, and those who showed signs of reaching the Spirit Transformation stage all went up to the second floor of the shop.
After touring the first floor, Shen Yuan couldn't help but frowned slightly.
The spells on the first floor were all of the more basic types, and the magical powers were only of the extraordinary level, which were of no value to him.
However, there are cultivation level restrictions for entering the second floor, which makes Shen Yuan a little troubled.
At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing a golden robe with the words "All Things" embroidered on it walked up to Shen Yuan and said:
"Are the treasures on this floor not pleasing to the distinguished guest?"
Shen Yuan glanced at the middle-aged man in surprise. The other party's Yin Shen had already achieved the state of transformation into a spirit. Judging from his robes, he must be a high-ranking official of the All Things Chamber of Commerce.
"It's indeed a little off." Shen Yuan nodded in response.
The middle-aged man extended his hand and said with a smile:
"I would like to invite you to come up to the third floor for a chat. What do you think?"
This attitude made Shen Yuan a little curious.
"I am only practicing Qi, why did you invite me to the third floor?"
The middle-aged man laughed and said:
"When the distinguished guest stepped into this Lingxu Market, he was accompanied by a disciple of Zixuan Cave Zhaotian. How can a mere realm determine the distinguished guest's identity?"
Shen Yuan suddenly realized that the reason why he had such an attitude was because he was noticed by the people from the All Things Chamber of Commerce when he entered the market with Wen Tiantai.
Shen Yuan had already intended to go to the upper level, so he did not refuse the middle-aged man's invitation and walked up to the third floor of the Chamber of Commerce of All Things.
As soon as they entered the third floor, the number of monks dropped sharply to only a dozen or so. In the hall on the third floor, many treasures were neatly displayed on the exhibition stands, all emitting extraordinary spiritual light.
At a glance, Shen Yuan saw more than ten spiritual treasures, and even more precious spiritual objects whose value exceeded that of ordinary spiritual treasures.
So many treasures were placed on the exhibition stand for people to see.
The middle-aged man said to Shen Yuan confidently:
"Those who can go up to the third floor of the Wanwu Chamber of Commerce are the most distinguished guests of the Chamber of Commerce. The Wanwu Chamber of Commerce has everything in the Xuanhuang Realm. If you have any needs, just let us know."
These arrogant words actually aroused Shen Yuan's curiosity.
"He has everything. Could it be that he also has the magical power of the Heavenly Gang and the Earthly Demons?"
The middle-aged man said without changing his expression:
“The Tiangang magical power is no longer a thing of the Xuanhuang Realm, so the Wanwu Chamber of Commerce naturally cannot have it.
But in the Chamber of Commerce, there are indeed a few earthly evil powers. "
Shen Yuan's expression suddenly changed, and before he could ask, he heard a mocking laugh.
"Deacon Wan, what era is it now? Are you still using those old methods to fool people?
The Earthly Demonic Power is unique in this world. Once someone masters it, other people will not be able to comprehend it even a little bit even if they get the method to practice the Earthly Demonic Power.
The several methods of practicing the Disha magic skills collected by the Wanwu Chamber of Commerce all have owners. Even if you buy them but cannot comprehend them, what difference is there between them and waste paper?"
Deacon Wan showed a trace of barely perceptible embarrassment on his face. He looked at the person who was speaking and bowed, saying:
“It turns out to be Fellow Daoist He from the Tianyun Sect.
Since our Wanwu Chamber of Commerce sells treasures, we will certainly explain the details in advance and will never cheat any customer. This is especially true when it comes to the methods of practicing these earthly evil magical powers.
It's such a small matter, so I won't bother you, Daoist He."
The conversation between the two made Shen Yuan's expression suddenly stunned, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"The Disha magic power was passed down thousands of years ago. Even if we get the method of cultivation, we really can't comprehend it."
“But if ten thousand years pass after the destruction of the heaven and earth connection, how many of the Taoist traditions that possess the earthly evil power will be left?”