Chapter 314: Locking the door and the workshop, the first test of blood qi!
With just a few words, the atmosphere in the law enforcement hall dropped to freezing point.
Although with the passage of time, the cultivators' cultivation will definitely become higher and higher, but the Grandmaster cannot continue to improve. The influence of the Grandmaster himself will decline, and turning to the way of immortal cultivation will depend on their mood. The Immortal House even dares to let the Grandmaster sign a ten-year contract, and it seems that the situation is very good.
But the prerequisite is that they don’t provoke all the masters.
Those who are truly outstanding and capable have already become the upper echelons of the Immortal House in the initial period, joined various halls, and had a place in them. With such differentiation, there is naturally no hindrance.
As for the later masters, they lost their first-mover advantage and their positions were occupied by other masters. They could only suffer in vain and had no choice but to accept it.
But if there is a problem with the cave that maintains the core of the Immortal House, no one can handle it!
"Didn't the Fire Shop restrict the purchase of cave dwellings 20 years ago? You need to meet various conditions to buy a cave dwelling. How come all the cave dwellings are sold out all of a sudden? Are those people in the Fire Shop crazy?! Do they know how much trouble this will cause?"
Lu Yu's voice was so cold that he almost went berserk.
This is a matter of domino effect. If one immortal house goes bankrupt, the remaining five places will not be able to escape easily!
Ningfang, which was established the shortest, should have stayed out of the matter, but once trust was broken, no one would be happy! "It's impossible not to sell it. A group of masters who are about to die have joined forces to buy the cave. No matter how harsh the conditions are, they will always find a way, unless they just go against each other."
Huang Chao's eyes were dim and he understood clearly, "There was no choice in this matter from the beginning."
"Lifespan limit?!"
Murmuring these words, everyone in the Law Enforcement Hall seemed to understand something.
It is now eighty-seven years since Xianlin came to power.
That was counted from the time when Zhou Mountain collapsed, not from the time when Xianfang was established.
If we calculate based on the time when the Immortal House was established, it will undoubtedly be postponed for another ten years.
In addition, it would take time for the Grand Master to rush here after hearing the news. If we cut the time in half, most of the Grand Masters still alive in the six Immortal Pavilions have actually reached the limit of their lifespan!
This is not a coincidence, but a necessity.
Because of the existence of the Buzhou Mountains, the masters who were originally few in number but famous in a country gathered together as never before.
No one can truly control this tremendous force, not even the current Immortal House.
As the saying goes: When a man is about to die, his words are good. But that is what ordinary people do when they are helpless and rushing towards the underworld of death, without any hope, so they naturally won't struggle.
But how many Grandmasters are willing to wait for death? They were originally at the top of the mortal world, and after practicing the immortal way for fifty or sixty years, they were still stuck at the barrier of advancing from the late stage of Qi training to the foundation building stage. This was considered to be a relatively good qualification. If the qualification was worse, they would not even have a chance to break through to the foundation building stage not long after reaching the late stage of Qi training.
Mortals grow old and become unknown.
The Grandmaster is about to pass away, so what? Gu Dan suddenly thought of the seven monks who attacked and killed the foundation-building elders of Lingzhen Hall in Huofang five years ago.
Including Yu Qing, who was killed by the owner of the Fire Workshop, Feng Qian, using extreme means.
Aren't those seven people "risking their lives" as their lifespans are about to end? Because of the immortal way, the Buzhou Mountains have brought together masters from various countries as never before, and they must also endure the final madness of these masters before they grow old!
Faintly, Gu Dan had already felt the breath of the second 'Grandmaster's Disaster' approaching. No, no, no, it's not approaching, but imminent!
A group of masters who are nearing the end of their lifespan, their greatest hope is to advance to the foundation-building stage, which can still extend their lifespan by a hundred years.
The problem is, it is not so easy to break through the foundation.
Those with inferior spiritual roots do not have the legendary foundation-building pills and the protection of the advancement spiritual array. In addition, they do not have enough time to practice and their own foundation is insufficient. It is hard to say whether even one out of a hundred people can succeed.
But is there really no way to increase the chances of success in the foundation building? Yes! The spiritual energy source of the earth-level area, or even the foundation of the immortal square! The extremely rich ownerless spiritual energy is one of the best nutrients for cultivation.
Don't forget, Huang Chao was able to surpass the others and advance to the foundation-building stage with his lower-grade spiritual roots because of the spiritual energy source! If he said that it was all due to his own efforts, he would only be able to fool a three-year-old child.
With such a good example, how could the masters not be tempted? However, the spiritual energy source and even the local area were tightly controlled by the Immortal House before, so it was useless to think about it.
It doesn't matter if a few people, dozens of people, or even hundreds of people are tempted. After all, the dozens of foundation-building cultivators above are not fake, and they are enough to suppress those with ulterior motives.
But now, someone has found an opportunity.
On the one hand, the Grandmaster's life span has come to an end, and if he doesn't fight, he will die; on the other hand, the promotion path within the Immortal House is broken, and the monks who have worked hard for the Immortal House for decades suddenly find that there is no place for them. With two approaches, who can withstand it? !
This is the wave of the times! "It has come to this."
On the main seat, Huang Chao's face was as cold as iron, "No need to discuss too much. I summoned you to tell Ning Fang about the countermeasures."
Everyone in the audience became serious and didn't want to miss a single word.
Once this disaster really spreads, it is no exaggeration to say that everyone will be in danger, and those of them who are at the top of the Immortal House will inevitably become thorns in the eyes of others.
To a certain extent, even if there was no hatred in the past, the oppressors and the oppressed have an innate hatred that is irreconcilable.
Their salaries and the benefits they enjoy are actually the result of the blood and sweat of every grassroots monk.
From this perspective, the relationship between everyone in the Law Enforcement Hall and the Immortal House is one of shared success and shared failure.
This is also the real reason why they reacted so strongly after hearing the news.
Since you have enjoyed the benefits of the system, how can you escape the bitter fruits of the system? You can't take all the good things for yourself.
"In the next period of time, Ningfang's formation will be fully operational. For three days, no one is allowed to leave but not enter. After three days, Ningfang will be in seclusion, isolating itself from the outside world. Anyone who dares to knock on the door will be regarded as a provocation to Ningfang and will be killed without mercy!"
Huang Chao said slowly.
The people in the audience looked at each other in bewilderment.
This is not the solution to the problem.
But, there is no other solution.
Compared to the other five immortal workshops, Ningfang was established the shortest time, so the cultivators here do not have much savings, and the yellow-level caves are far from being sold out. Even the strength of the cultivators in the market is actually far behind the other five immortal workshops.
The cultivators who joined Ningfang later were mostly masters who were a step behind others and immortal seedlings they recruited themselves, which created a time difference with the other immortal houses.
This was originally Ningfang's weak point, but now it has become a real advantage.
Taking all these conditions together, as long as Ningfang is not affected, it is very likely to survive this disaster.
There is indeed no safer way.
"Everyone, this difficult situation requires everyone's joint efforts. Even if it's for your own sake, you must not slack off."
Huang Chao stood up, the aura of a foundation-building cultivator was undoubtedly fully displayed, and a strong murderous intent surged.
It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only one day to deploy it! The current situation has reached the point where the Law Enforcement Hall must operate at full capacity.
"no problem!"
"I will follow the orders of the Hall Master!"
"Since we have received salaries from the Law Enforcement Hall, we should protect the peace of Ningfang!"
Colleagues began to speak up.
"Everyone, please go and make some preparations. In three days, the Law Enforcement Hall will be fully operational. Everyone has their own responsibilities and must not slack off."
Huang Chao waved his hand, leaving them some time to handle their personal matters.
When I walked out of the Law Enforcement Hall, the daylight was still good.
Gu Dan looked at the peaceful and tranquil place for cultivating immortals, which looked like a idyllic paradise. His eyes wandered, and he didn't know what to think.
"Friend Kong."
While I was thinking, a very familiar voice sounded.
Gu Dan turned around and saw that it was Zhuang Sheng.
"Friend Zhuang."
Gu Dan and Zhuang Sheng greeted each other.
During the five years when he devoted himself to cultivation, he often went to Zhuang Sheng to discuss matters of cultivation. Zhuang Sheng had great insights into his understanding and knowledge of the way of immortality, and over the years, they had become quite familiar with each other.
"Friend Kong, you might as well take advantage of these few days to buy some more talismans for self-defense."
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Zhuang Sheng warned.
On the surface, Gu Dan is the weakest one in the Law Enforcement Hall.
Even the strength that he has shown now is only that of the third level of Qi training, and has not yet reached the middle level of Qi training.
Although he possesses the body of a grandmaster, his control over immortal magic is inferior. If he really fights against a grandmaster who is also a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training, he will not be his opponent even if he burns his flesh and blood.
If your own strength cannot be improved in a short period of time, then it is natural for you to purchase external things to increase your confidence.
"Are there any talismans that can harm the foundation-building cultivators now?"
After thinking about it, Gu Dan asked.
"That's not the case."
Zhuang Sheng shook his head. "It's already a big deal if the talismans we refine now can threaten cultivators in the late stage of Qi training. The materials used even require the blood of the foundation-building cultivators. Naturally, no one would do such a losing business."
The immortal way has existed in the world for more than eighty years, and even most of the masters who came here are about to reach the end of their lives. Even if they have never given up the cultivation of various spiritual treasures, they seem to be a little stretched.
Even a large part of the spiritual materials are "self-produced and self-sold" by the cultivators. The skeletons of the masters are used as spiritual materials, the blood of the masters is used as spiritual materials, and even the blood for foundation building has been secretly tried. You can imagine how embarrassed they are.
The prefecture-level areas are almost not open to the outside world, not only because they are close to the source of spiritual energy, but also because most of the prefecture-level areas are used to plant various rare treasures that have been found, in the hope of recreating the true glory of the immortal way.
The way of immortality is not to call someone an immortal just because he or she can practice it.
Nowadays, almost all the skills of cultivating immortals are not well known to the world, only the formation of formations can be barely seen as beginning to show its potential, but there are no truly suitable spiritual materials to set up the formations.
Even maintaining the formation of the entire Ningfang and resisting the attack of a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training is not a big problem, but the time cannot be too long, otherwise the master's skeleton used as spiritual material will not be able to withstand it.
I don’t know how long this dilemma over materials will last.
If a cultivator has no external help, he can only rely on his real strength.
Those with low strength can barely rely on external assistance, but the stronger they are, the more limited they are and the less they can make up for the gap.
Natural treasures, spiritual treasures, and magical beasts. It has only been over eighty years, not to mention that the spiritual energy has been trapped in a few immortal pavilions by formations. How can we wait for them to grow naturally?
After all, this is not the real arrival of immortality, but a small piece of immortal afterglow that is independent of the world.
After all, a real dragon cannot be raised in a pond. Those who seek here must face this cold reality.
"I will. Thank you for your concern, Brother Zhuang."
Gu Dan didn't say much.
No matter how much the external environment changes, it is difficult to have any significant impact on him.
If the Immortal House can hold out, then so be it. If not, then he can retreat. There is nothing here worth his life. Immortality is a priceless treasure.
If things here are really too chaotic and even the grandmaster can't keep still, the worst that can happen is that he'll have to wait another 10 or 20 years before coming back to see who can outlast the other.
As for the source of spiritual energy, that thing was too conspicuous and could not be moved at all. Gu Dan had no intention of snatching a dead object, which would directly become a thorn in the eyes and flesh of countless cultivators, which was inconsistent with his philosophy.
The talent that Qingmuye brought him was enough to make up for his disadvantage in resources; the margin that Changsheng brought him was the confidence that he "did not rely on external things"!
The son of a wealthy family cannot sit still in the hall, and Gu Dan has no intention of truly participating in the wave of this era.
After saying goodbye to Zhuang Sheng briefly, Gu Dan returned to the cave, closed the door, and started bleeding himself in an attempt to refine the acquired Qi.
No matter how turbulent the outside world is, he just needs to keep moving forward step by step without being affected by the outside world.
Three days passed in a flash.
Gu Dan stared at the blood in the wooden barrel that was as crystal clear as a blood diamond - it was all his blood!
If there is no help from Qingmu Liquid, it would be a pipe dream to leave this bucket of blood without recuperating for a year or two.
"Refine Qi!"
There was a gleam in Gu Dan's eyes, and he made a gesture with his fingers.
The invisible divine consciousness, along with the magic spells, continued to sink into the blood in the wooden barrel. With the influx of divine consciousness, the blood slowly began to flow.
One after another magic spells were injected into it, and the slightly crystal-clear blood seemed to boil, rolling out bubbles. If this cave was not gloomy, it would really look like an evil cultivator performing some evil ritual.
When the last spell in Gu Dan's hand fell and hit the wooden barrel, Gu Dan's eyes burst into light, and he looked expectantly at the blood inside the barrel.
What does the acquired Qi look like? "Buzz buzz buzz ~"
The blood flowing in the barrel made a slight buzzing sound, as if something was about to emerge.
Under Gu Dan's expectant gaze, there was a loud "bang".
The wooden barrel suddenly burst, and all the power of the blood inside exploded!
"Fuck!"
Gu Dan cursed angrily, but failed to dodge. It was as if he had been punched by himself with all his strength, and he was welded to the wall like a flying being.
The entire cave was shaking and the protective formation collapsed completely in an instant, unable to withstand this terrifying force.
“Boom!”
The rubble collapsed and the soil rose, burying the place in the blink of an eye.
(End of this chapter)