"Don't be fake this time."
After hearing what Dahei said, an ochre-colored light emerged from Shen Lian's body and he dived into the ground.
Black-horned ants are everywhere in the mountains. They climb over mountains and ridges, dig holes in the soil, and find places with inspiration with ease.
Over the past few days, he has harvested more than two hundred plants of various medicinal herbs, including thirteen plants of the second grade.
He also discovered two small medicinal gardens planted by monks. He did not steal their medicinal materials, but only some first-grade spiritual herbs.
It's not the black-horned ants' fault. These little creatures are weak and can only do preliminary investigations. They can't get close to places with rich spiritual energy and restrictions.
But as long as there is a discovery, you will definitely be able to dig something up, and your treasure hunting skills are top-notch.
The place where the discovery was made this time was a valley surrounded by spiritual energy. There were nearly a hundred houses of various types built in the valley, which formed a small residence.
After Shen Lian finished the inspection, he found that there was a second-level medium-grade formation set up in Xiaofang City, and there was nothing strange about the rest.
The only bad thing is that this residence was also slaughtered by the evil cultivators, and the formation is in tatters.
The entire valley was filled with blood and demonic energy.
Although he had been searching for earth dragon roots in the mountains in recent days, he was only looking for places with abundant spiritual energy in the mountains, and places with abundant spiritual energy would mostly become the residences of monks.
This is the fifth place discovered to have been harmed by evil cultivators.
Wherever the evil cultivators appear, everything will be swept away, even the corpses of the cultivators will not be spared.
As for the number of demon cultivators, Shen Lian already knew it. There were only two guys, and their strength should be at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, otherwise they would not dare to target the family of the Golden Core True Man.
The exact location is not clear, as the Thousand Pillar Mountains are too large. Every time Dahei finishes communicating with his Black Horned Ants, the place where the two demon cultivators stayed has already been moved.
After a quick check of the environment, he controlled the spirit puppet to sink deep into the earth, looking for the core place where spiritual energy gathered.
The spiritual veins in Qianzhu Mountain are scattered, but in every place where spiritual energy gathers, there is a spiritual power eruption point, just like a spring.
A spiritual spring is equivalent to a small opening on the spiritual vein.
Since a small residence can be built here, it means there is a spiritual spring here.
The market town is oriented from northeast to southwest, with a total length of four or five miles, and the houses are all built along the valley.
Not long after, the spirit puppet discovered spiritual energy release points underground. Not one, but a series of them. Each point released gurgling spiritual energy, nourishing the area near the valley like irrigation.
Next to the largest spiritual spring in the middle is a towering ancient tree, which covers a large part of the residence. The roots below are twisted like dragons and penetrate into the soil on all sides.
At the edge of the area covered by the roots of the ancient tree, there is a dark yellow section similar to the roots of the tree. The entire surface is also covered with fine roots, quietly rooted in the soil, absorbing spiritual energy.
Next to this root, there are some scattered broken minerals, wrapped by fine roots.
After the spirit puppet grabbed the big root from the soil, it also brought out the nearby soil.
"ore."
When Shen Lian took the Earth Dragon Root in his hand, he also looked at the soil and gravel he brought with him. These grain-like gravel in his hand were crystal clear, some emitted golden light, and some emitted earthy smell.
"It is said that earth dragon roots like to grow in the land of Bailing, and it is true."
After carefully examining the broken mineral particles, he discovered that they contained many types of minerals, more than thirty in total.
This made Shen Lian think. In terms of mineral content, no one in the entire southern continent has more than Tianzhu Mountain.
This earth dragon root is less than one foot long, and the largest part is as thick as a baby's arm. It should be less than a hundred years old, and can barely be considered second-grade.
Just as Shen Lian collected the Earth Dragon Root and prepared to leave, he detected a strong smell of blood within the range of his spiritual perception.
In another direction of the valley, under a stone house near the edge, a faint smell of blood filled the air.
Under the house is a secret room and two figures.
These two people are very brave. They have set up a breath-suppressing formation in the secret room under the stone house.
They are cautious, but they dare to divide the spoils after slaughtering everyone.
…
In the secret room, the monks who had just been hunted were piled together. Two demon shadows were sitting cross-legged among the corpses and blood, practicing magic skills.
Streams of blood-red air were absorbed into the bodies of the two monks like blood snakes.
During the practice, their faces flushed and there was a faint black aura lingering around them.
A ferocious face emerged from the black air, roaring angrily. It wanted to pounce on the two men but was eventually turned into a ball of smoke by the blood.
The corpse, whose blood and energy had been drained away, shrivelled up at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Soon, one of the figures woke up from his practice.
"Some of these Qi training stage trash are not enough for our cultivation. If we continue like this, it will be a long time before we can advance to the Golden Core stage."
A sound like a broken gong was heard, and the man grabbed the bones that had been sucked dry and crushed them into powder.
Another figure also woke up from his training, opened his mouth and sucked the last bit of blood and energy in the secret room into his stomach.
"Brother Luo, we have hunted down four foundation-building cultivators this time, which is almost enough. Master's mission is the top priority."
Junior Brother Luo grinned, but his smile was tinged with ferocity.
"Brother Zhong is right. Without our master, we wouldn't exist. Taking advantage of this trip to hunt down four male foundation-building cultivators, it's already worth the trip."
Senior Brother Zhong did not say anything else. He stood up and sent out a ball of blood and fire, sweeping away all the remaining bones in the secret room.
"Okay, we should bring back the female monks that Master needs for his cultivation as soon as possible, otherwise Master will blame us. You and I both know how terrifying the Devil's Fire Soul Refining Technique is. Do you want to try it again?"
Junior Brother Luo shuddered, "Brother is right, Master has already reached the third stage of practicing Yin Yang Five Organs Refining Magic Skill, and this Yin Qi cannot be lacking."
"It's a pity that you and I are not destined to receive this supreme magic skill."
Listening to his fellow apprentice mumbling behind him, Senior Brother Zhong couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, but they soon returned to normal.
The Yin Yang Five Internal Organs Refining Magical Art is a method that directly leads to the state of becoming a god, but the damned old demon practiced it alone and let his disciples practice other magic arts.
The other magic skills are good, but compared to the Yin-Yang and Five Internal Organs Refining Magic Skills, it is like the difference between a firefly and the bright moon.
It is difficult for other magic skills to break through the golden elixir, but the Yin Yang Five Internal Organs Refining Magic Skills can easily break through the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul and reach the realm of transformation.
To practice such a magical method requires extremely difficult natural conditions, not to mention that the old man has already cultivated to the Golden Core Realm and is preparing for the Condensation of the Infant.
Given the old demon's personality, if he doesn't feel he has 100% control over his disciples, he will definitely not let them break through to the Golden Core realm.
But it is not a big problem. Female cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage are already rare, but the Yin Qi in the bodies of female cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage may not be sufficient. I believe that the old demon will definitely reach out to female cultivators in the Golden Core Stage.
There are even fewer female cultivators in the Jindan stage. When the time comes, hunting down female cultivators in the Jindan stage will be a chance for these disciples to advance to the Jindan stage.
The two demon cultivators casually cleaned up the quiet room, then flew out of the valley.
…
"Yin Yang and Five Internal Organs Refining True Magical Art."
Shen Lian, who accidentally captured the conversation between the two demon cultivators, stood in the depths of the jungle and watched the two demon cultivators go away.
He is indeed a demon cultivator at the ninth level of foundation building.
"Is it a roll up and down?"
Without thinking, Shen Lian thought of this possibility.
The Five Internal Organs Refining Magic Skill in his hand, which came from the old demon Lianzhen, can directly reach the great perfection of the Golden Elixir, and there is a 30% probability of condensing the Nascent Soul.
What does a technique with a 30% chance of condensing Nascent Soul represent? Today's Shen Lian is no longer the young Qigong practitioner he was back then.
Take the Yunshang Sect for example. It has had only one Nascent Soul cultivator in each generation. Looking at the entire South China Sea, there are many cultivators, but the only one Nascent Soul cultivator in the public eye is Ancestor Mo Long.
There are so many cultivators in the entire South China Sea, but there is only one Nascent Soul cultivator like Ancestor Mo Long. The probability of this happening is even lower than being killed by lightning.
The old demon's Five Internal Organs Refining Demonic Art requires devouring the five internal organs of cultivators who practice the Five Elements during the Qi training period, and incorporates blood-stained Five Elements spiritual objects during the foundation-building period.
The Jindan stage is not described, so it seems incomplete.
These two evil cultivators captured the female cultivator to refine Yin Qi, and it was easy to infer the Yin and Yang Qi.
After all, yin and yang and the five elements have always been inseparable.
After thinking about it, Shen Lian felt that this should be a big devil with better opportunities than the old devil Lian Zhen.
The old demon Lianzhen only got the upper half, but others may have gotten the entire thing.
However, this technique is powerful, but it has too many limitations. Now they have started to capture female monks who have established their foundation. Will they also hunt down female monks who have achieved golden elixir in the future? It is so terrifying.
This guy's fate in the future will definitely be the same as that of the troublemaker.
…
Watching the two demon cultivators walk away, Shen Lian's mind fell on the jade box left behind by the old demon Lian Zhen.
As for the earth dragon root, he also got some inspiration from the earth dragon root he just found.
If we talk about the place where spiritual veins converge, it must be Tianzhu Mountain. The minerals here are many times richer than those in the Qianzhu Mountains.
It is determined that there are high-level earth dragon roots in Tianzhu Mountain.
Instead of wasting time here, it is better to go directly to the Tianzhu Mountain mining area to collect mineral materials and look for the earth dragon root.
…
Three days later.
Thousands of miles away from the Qianzhu Mountains, in an inconspicuous little jungle.
Inside the underground cave, after Shen Lian had prepared his defenses, he took out a storage bag from his storage ring and poured out a jade box.
His spiritual power has now reached three thousand eight hundred feet, which should be about the same as that of a real person who has just entered the golden elixir stage.
Why not try to see if you can open this jade box.
I don’t know what the treasure is that the old demon Lianzhen sealed and preserved so solemnly.
This way, even if it exploded, he would have time to react and escape.
His divine sense carefully fell on the restriction of the jade box. The carving of this restriction of the jade box was not very delicate, and the technique was not very exquisite.
The reason Shen Lian couldn’t break it before was because the power of the restriction was too strong and his spiritual power was not strong enough to tear the restriction apart.
“Buzz——”
He first carefully and comprehensively checked the restrictions, found a breakthrough, and spent half an hour to tear open the first restriction.
Although the speed was a bit slow, Shen Lian was not in a hurry at all. His spiritual power was already able to wear away the restriction.
Decades have passed, and no one knows what kind of surprises the first demon who gave him the treasure can bring him.
Don’t let it be a monster. He has already collected a Ten Thousand Demon Banner.
After breaking the first restriction, Shen Lian's speed became faster and faster, but there were too many restrictions, so it took quite a while overall.
After a while, he stopped his actions.
After meditating and resting for a few days, he took out the alchemy furnace, took out the newly obtained earth dragon root and prepared to refine the yellow dragon pill.
The grade of Huanglongdan is based on the quality of the earth dragon root. The better the quality of the earth dragon root, the higher the grade of Huanglongdan.
As for the auxiliary materials for refining the Yellow Dragon Pill, there is no restriction. Only five kinds of spiritual medicines with all five elements and good spirituality are needed.
When in Nanya Fairy City, Shen Lian also inquired about the Yellow Dragon Pill from other sources, but this pill was not found in any of the pill buildings or pavilions, and the alchemists didn't even know the name of this pill.
It is no wonder that no one has looked for the Earth Dragon Root. It may be that the alchemy knowledge inherited in the South China Sea is incomplete.
Half a month later, the furnace was opened to refine the elixir.
A total of twenty-seven second-grade lower-grade Yellow Dragon Pills were refined, nineteen of superior quality, and eight of medium quality.
Once again feeling tired after breaking the restriction, Shen Lian swallowed a top-quality Yellow Dragon Pill.
After taking the pill, the melted medicinal power turned into wisps of yellow smoke, which brought a numbing sensation to the flesh and blood, and then flowed into the sea of consciousness.
The spiritual energy that seemed to be consumed before was quickly replenished.
After taking one Yellow Dragon Pill, the mental fatigue that previously required more than ten days of rest to recover was quickly restored.
If the spiritual power can be quickly replenished when it is exhausted in a life-and-death battle, it is equivalent to being able to cast the Soul-Binding Seal two more times to deal a fatal blow to the opponent.
Shen Lian understood that if his spiritual power was not comparable to that of a golden elixir, the effectiveness of this elixir would be even stronger.
In short, the medicinal age of Tulonggen is too young.
"It would be even better if we could find the 500-year-old earth dragon root when we get to Tianzhu Mountain."
…
Two months later.
Shen Lian was tense and focused on the jade box in the small space inside the Dunjia Talisman. There were only three restrictions left, and he would dodge if there was anything unusual.
“Buzz!”
The moment the last restriction was broken.
A flash of earth appeared on Shen Lian's body, and he had already escaped thousands feet away.
Inside the cave, a puppet figure stood there blankly.
"call."
Shen Lian flashed back again and said, that’s what he meant, the old devil Lian Zhen wouldn’t even be on guard against himself.
Click.
The jade box opened.
Unlike what Shen Lian had imagined, this jade box was actually a storage device.
After opening, the space inside is about ten feet in size.
There are quite a lot of things inside.
A jade slip, a scroll, a folded animal skin, a jade mirror, and three small blood coffins, sealed with third-order talismans on the outside.
There is also a jade coffin that is ten feet in size.
The jade coffin was filled with a thick aura of death and evil.
With a sweep of his mind, he saw the figure lying in the jade coffin. His face was stiff, his eyes were wide open, and he looked like he died with his eyes open.
One arm was still raised, with a finger pointing forward.
"Old Demon Lianzhen?"
Shen Lian felt that it couldn't be the old demon. If the old demon could calmly settle his own body, he wouldn't have taken over the body of a spotted snake with a low bloodline.
Moreover, the figure in the coffin had severe scars on his body, with deep scratches on his chest and abdomen, revealing his bones. There were also bruises from the neck down, which looked like he had been poisoned.
Even though he was dead, his aura still made him tremble, and when he cast his spiritual thoughts on him, he felt extremely suppressed.
He picked up the jade slip and immersed his mind into it.
After a long while, Shen Lian withdrew his spiritual thoughts.
I instantly imagined a series of scenes in which the master and his disciples of the Demon Sect killed each other.
This jade slip contains a lot of information. The old demon was afraid that there would be problems with the memory after taking over another body and rebuilding himself, so he specially recorded some important things in case he needed them when he returned.
The old fellow in the jade coffin who died with his eyes open was the master of the old demon Lian Zhen.
Before the old demon Lian Zhen possessed another's body, he was called Zhenren Xue Hun, and his master was a demon Nascent Soul.
He was called Meishan Zhenjun.
Jindan killed his Yuanying master, I have to say it's really amazing.
The master of the old demon Lianzhen, the old demon Meishan, has accepted hundreds of disciples. Including the old demon Lianzhen, a total of three have been promoted to the Jindan level.
According to the tradition of the demonic sect, one must first hand over a wisp of spiritual consciousness to the master when joining.
The master holds your life in his hands, so he can train you well, and you can also work well for the master.
The disciples of Meishan Old Demon kept dying, and finally Lianzhen Old Demon became the eldest senior brother.
It is common for demonic cultivators to retaliate, and you can't blame the master for taking away a wisp of his disciple's spiritual thoughts when he accepted him as a disciple.
The root of this matter lies with the evil cultivator at the beginning, who first corrupted the industry's atmosphere.
Later on, the devil cultivators could only accept disciples with their spiritual thoughts.
Otherwise, even the most honest disciple will become twisted after embarking on the path of cultivation and going through blood and rain every day, no matter how strong his will is.
In the eyes of the Meishan Old Demon, there is no difference between disciples and slaves. The Lianzhen Old Demon cultivated all the way to the Jindan stage, but he was still in fear under the Meishan Old Demon's hands all day long.
On one occasion, the Meishan Old Demon accidentally obtained the Five Internal Organs Refining Magic Technique, and began to plan to practice this technique.
He began to ask his disciples to prepare various spiritual objects that would be needed.
However, after trying many methods, all ended in failure.
This magical skill can only be practiced from the beginning. The Meishan Old Demon is already in the Nascent Soul stage, and the risk of taking over another body and practicing again is extremely high. Unless it really comes to a critical moment, it can be used as a backup.
It was also at this time that the old demon Lianzhen also found out some information while searching for related spiritual objects for his master.
As he learned more and more relevant information, the old demon Lianzhen became more determined to kill his master and take over his body.
The Meishan old demon was reluctant to give up his Nascent Soul, but he was in the Golden Core stage and was under the control of the old demon. Regardless of the reality or his own situation, it was impossible for him to advance to the Nascent Soul stage.
Instead of doing this, it is better to kill the master and take over his body to start over.
It would be better to leave the person who has taken over another's body for the master to use.
But after preparing the things related to possession of the body, the Meishan old demon remained motionless. Lianzhen also understood that his master was hesitating, so he could only wait for the opportunity silently.
Finally, Huang Tian did not let down the man who killed his master, and he really saw an opportunity.
That day, Meishan was seriously injured and hid himself. He notified his fellow disciples to find the relevant elixir and send it to a specific place.
The old demon Lianzhen did not think much of his master's distrust. It was a tradition of demonic cultivation that masters and disciples were suspicious of each other.
He deliberately released the news, pointing out the places where Master Meishan might be recuperating.
Sure enough, I guessed it right.
Master Meishan had no choice but to flee again due to his injuries. After running continuously, he finally got the opportunity to get close to the hiding place of the Meishan old demon.
…
There is no subsequent record in the jade slip, but based on the fact that the old demon was stranded in the wilderness, it can be seen that the attempt to kill the master was successful, but it also failed.
Instead of taking over another body as planned, he ended up with a small demon snake.
In addition to recording the events before and after the old demon killed his master, the jade slip also recorded several places where several spiritual objects were hidden.
They were all third-tier spiritual objects collected by the old demon, including a top-grade third-tier Inviting Moon Star Plate, which was a magic weapon of inheritance that was snatched from a ruined Jindan sect. He hid it in a place called Qianyun Mountain.
Shen Lian speculated that the old demon recorded the process of killing his master in such detail probably because the Meishan Patriarch left such a deep impression on him.
He could feel the suppressed excitement between the lines of the text recorded by the old demon.
Especially when it comes to the follow-up work, the excitement is about to explode.
I have updated two chapters today, totaling almost 10,000 words. I am a bit too tired to type anymore.
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