Practice Qi to swallow the five internal organs, build the foundation by eating spiritual objects, and use the golden elixir to nourish the yin and yang mysterious energy.

This completes it.

The martial arts technique that the old demon left outside was a castrated version, without the step of nourishing the yin and yang energy with the golden elixir.

After this method nurtures yin and yang, there is only a 30% chance of breaking the elixir and forming an infant.

As for the skills after the Nascent Soul stage, there is no record of them in the scroll.

After putting the scroll down, he picked up the folded animal skin. The skin was glowing with a restrained green light, the surface texture was extremely delicate, and there was a faint dragon aura.

"Dragon hide?"

Then, Shen Lian released Sanqian from the spirit beast bracelet.

"Come and smell it."

When the three thousand big eyes saw the dragon skin, they suddenly lit up, and they opened their mouths to take a bite, but as soon as their mouths landed on the dragon skin, they were knocked away.

“Ah… ow…”

"Master, this bloodline aura is so strong, I feel my blood trembling."

Without Sanqian saying anything, Shen Lian could sense the precious blood in the small dragon bone in Sanqian's body churning.

At least a fourth-level dragon skin.

It was not known how the aura of the Demon Dragon King was concealed, otherwise he would not be able to get close to observe it.

The entire dragon skin was folded into a square. Shen Lian tried it and used all his spiritual power to open it. He saw an ancient text of cultivation written in golden spiritual ink inside.

'Only when the five elements are unified can one achieve the unity of the body.'

After seeing the first line of words, an extremely strong aura made Shen Lian lose the ability to see things as if he was staring at the sun.

"…There are spirits in the Immortal Palace…"

After a moment, the dragon skin folded itself together again. Shen Lian stood there in a daze. It was a long time before he felt his eyesight regained.

In the sea of ​​divine consciousness, the little soul was also filled with fatigue.

"The five elements merge into one, refining the void and combining them into one."

"The Spiritual Transformation Realm, the Void Refining Realm, the Body Integration Realm, these are the subsequent realms on the road to immortal cultivation!"

Shen Lian put the dragon skin away and did not force himself to look at the other records inside. Just from these two unclear sentences, he could guess a lot of things.

Why are the Five Elements spiritual roots so sought after by large sects? Of course, they are the Five Elements spiritual roots with high spiritual root scale values, such as the woman who was accepted into the Yunshang Sect in Wanxinghai.

As for the inferior five spiritual roots, those whose total scales of the five spiritual roots are less than 150 are not worth mentioning, as they will be eliminated players.

Only when the five elements are unified can one advance to the stage of refining emptiness. Those old monsters who have cultivated to the stage of transformation of the spirit, when they are unable to complete their own spiritual roots, finding a cultivator with a good scale of five spiritual roots to take over his body is a new path of cultivation.

Although there are no rumors of any Divine Transformation cultivators in the entire Tiannan Continent, Shen Lian understands that just because there is no Divine Transformation cultivator in the open, it does not necessarily mean there is no Divine Transformation cultivator in secret.

An old monster who has reached the state of transformation of spirit is enough to control all the major Yuanying sects.

The Spirit Transformation Realm belongs to the top of the world of immortal cultivation. After ascending, one will go to another place, perhaps the Sun Star far above.

This is easy to understand. In the world of immortal cultivation, the God of Transformation is the top existence. He can wreak havoc in the entire world and collect the resources he needs.

Perhaps there are not many spiritual objects for the old monster Huashen to use in this world, but it is better than going to another world of immortal cultivation and becoming a grandson of the big guys in Lianxu and Hedao realms.

After putting down the dragon skin, Shen Lian took out the jade mirror.

This is the Meishanjian, the natal magic weapon of the Meishan Old Demon. It became the collection of the Lianzhen Old Demon after he killed his master.

As for the remaining three blood coffins, the strong bloody smell could not be sealed even by the third-order talismans outside. They should be the cultivation resources prepared by the old demon Lianzhen for himself.

After checking the things left behind by the old demon Lian Zhen, Shen Lian let out a long sigh and touched his chest.

Now I can save myself from this trouble. I just need to protect myself in the future. What a good embryo for taking over someone else's body.

"I don't think someone else prepared it."

For a moment, Shen Lian felt a little chilly.

…

Two months later.

The rolling mountains seem to have no end.

There are still mountains on the other side of the mountain.

In the lush jungle, the roar of beasts was heard continuously. A figure emerged from the winding valley and flew away in a slightly embarrassed manner.

"There are too many monsters in this mountain. We can't run away anymore."

After summoning his own flying boat, Shen Lian swallowed a few Huiyuan Pills and began to refine them, muttering a few words as he went along.

After opening the jade box left by the old demon Lianzhen, he packed up and headed north to the Tianzhu Mountain mining area.

It was also bad luck. A beast tide occurred in the mining area belonging to the Yunshang Sect not long ago, and the spirit ship could only anchor outside the mining area and could not move away.

There was no other choice but for everyone to get off and go on their own.

After entering the mining area, Shen Lian tried to use earth escape to travel faster. Unexpectedly, he accidentally escaped into a group of black-blood tusk pigs.

These were a group of monsters that, instead of retreating after a wave of beasts, occupied a valley.

This pig has rough skin and thick meat, and is best cooked like pork brisket.

As soon as he came out, he was smelled by the group of demon pigs. Thousands of them lowered their heads, raised their fangs and rushed towards him.

The entire valley was shaken by the black pig monsters, and the demonic energy in the sky gathered into a torrent.

Originally, these piglets were not a big threat to Shen Lian at the moment. He could harvest more pork and monster blood.

But the reality is just the opposite. There are actually two second-level great perfection pig kings and queens in the pig herd, and dozens of second-level ones.

When this group of demon pigs, regardless of everything, lowered their heads and pushed towards Shen Lian, he did not hesitate to use the Soul-Binding Seal to kill the Pig King and the Pig Queen, then collected two big fat black pigs and escaped.

As for the Tianyan Jade Talisman, Shen Lian had no intention of using it. There were too many cultivators in Tianzhu Mountain, and the aura of the Tianyan Jade Talisman was too unique. It would be better not to use it unless he was in a life-and-death crisis.

Moreover, if they were to engage with this group of demon pigs for a long time, it would attract other groups of demon beasts and human monks nearby.

Of course, once he develops the high-level cleaning talisman, he can use it.

After recovering his spiritual power, Shen Lian changed into his robes again. The smell in the pigpen was too strong.

On the way, he encountered groups of monsters many times. He captured small groups and ran away if there were large groups.

He did not let the accumulation of monster bones in his storage bracelet blind him to the profit and risk his life to hunt down powerful monster tribes.

…

“Chirp…”

Between the mountains, overwhelming numbers of black mixed-feathered birds swooped down from the sky, and fierce fighting continued to explode in the mountains.

Shen Lian, who was flying his spirit boat at a moderate altitude, scanned the fierce battle taking place three thousand feet away with his spiritual sense.

Tens of thousands of mixed-feathered birds are besieging a dozen monks.

To be precise, the number of cultivators should be a little more. Those fellow Taoists who are not included in the statistics are all in the mouth of the mixed-haired bird or on its sharp claws.

Without hesitation, Shen Lian took a detour.

“Chiu!”

But it was not easy to run among the undulating mountains. The birds flying in the sky saw him from a distance, spread their wings and swooped down.

This cry attracted responses from fellow birds from all directions, and they flew over with a cackle.

But how can this catch up with Shen Lian?

He simply retracted the flying boat and dropped it into the jungle with a whoosh.

Wood Release.

Now, hundreds of demon birds gathered together, circling back and forth in the air, and from time to time, they shot out sharp demonic power from their mouths and claws, bombarding the mountains and jungles below.

Shen Lian, who was embedded in a giant tree, frowned as he looked at the monster in the sky.

The Tianzhu Mountains are worthy of being the junction of various regions. Not only are there mines, but there are also plenty of monsters.

Tianzhu Mountain, as the largest mining area in the southern continent, is roughly located in the center of the southern continent and covers an extremely vast area.

The entire Tianzhu Mountain mining area covers the northern part of the South China Sea, the northwestern part of the East China Sea, the northeastern part of the Wanshan Domain, the eastern parts of the Qianyue Domain and Yueyan Domain, and the western and southern parts of the Wan Yao Domain.

It can be said that Tianzhu Mountain is the boundary area of ​​various regions in the southern continent.

Since the mountains extend to various regions, each area has a large mining city built by a Nascent Soul Sect. There are even more small mining cities between the large mining cities. Countless cultivators rely on this mining area for their livelihood.

It is even more convenient for the demons in the Ten Thousand Demon Realms. As long as there are mountains, that is the demon’s home.

Tianzhu Mountain provides 70% of the minerals to the Southern Continent, and also provides 50% of monster skins, bones, flesh and other materials.

Of course, it was also obtained at the cost of the monks' lives.

The monsters living in Tianzhu Mountain belong to the peripheral forces of the monster domain. They rush out every once in a while to cause trouble.

Similarly, the major sects would also regularly clear out the monsters in the mining area.

In both scenarios, the Nascent Soul Sect and the Demon Realm both maintain restraint, the Nascent Soul level will not be dispatched, and at most there will be a fight at the Golden Core level.

Humans hunt monsters for cultivation, and monsters do the same to the hunters.

Those ordinary monsters reproduce at an astonishing rate. Even if they do not form a beast tide, they will fight and devour each other among themselves.

In contrast, the Demon Realm is more inclined to let low-level demons attack the human race, perhaps they can kill a few demons with good bloodlines.

After failing to find any trace of Shen Lian, the mixed-haired birds dispersed unwillingly and gathered towards the battlefield three thousand feet away.

However, the situation on the battlefield soon turned around, and several spirit ships suddenly rushed out from the distant mountains and forests.

The spiritual forbidden cannon roared one after another, flames exploded among the flock of mixed-feathered birds, and feathers and broken bones fell down all over the sky.

The leading spirit ship reached the third level, and the remaining ones were at the second level. They all looked the same and were standard spirit ships.

Under a series of artillery fire, a shrill cry was heard from the flock of mixed-feathered birds.

Then, this group of mixed-feathered birds turned into dozens of teams and flew towards the mountains and fields in all directions.

They did not go to high altitudes, where there were dense mountains and isolated peaks, and they actually used the terrain to escape the pursuit of the spirit ships.

A second-level spirit ship rescued the injured monk. After killing several mixed-feathered birds that had caught up with it, the spirit ship collected the spoils and headed deep into the mountains.

…

After Shen Lian followed the spirit ship for three thousand miles, he found that the spirit ship dispersed and crashed into several fortresses carved into the mountains.

Such buildings are built in places with majestic terrain and towering mountains, forming a line with a long distance between them, and some even extend deep into the earth.

There are foundation-building and Qi-cultivating monks stationed in the buildings, and in the largest building fortress, there is also a fake elixir monk in charge.

These are the defensive outposts built by the major sects.

Led by the Yunshang Sect, all sects that mine in Tianzhu Mountain must send disciples to take charge.

In addition to the sect's monks, independent cultivators also have to join in when encountering a large-scale wave of monsters.

It is said that deep in Tianzhu Mountain, there are even more powerful defense outposts to protect the mining city.

In addition to the obvious sentries, there were also secret outposts. Shen Lian noticed one, but he quickly withdrew his spiritual thoughts.

He retreated a hundred miles again, emerged from a valley, and drove the flying boat towards the sentry post.

…

"Fellow Daoist, please stop."

Thousands of feet away, Shen Lian received the message.

He stopped the spirit boat and then saw a green light rushing out from a mountain fortress.

After a few breaths, the green light dissipated, revealing a middle-aged monk.

He was at the seventh level of foundation building, with deep scars between his brows. He was wearing a navy blue robe and looked Shen Lian up and down with his eyes.

Sensing Shen Lian's aura, Xiao Xingrui raised his hands and clasped his fists.

"Fellow Daoist, I am Xiao Xingrui, the commander of the Yunxing Mountain sentry post. May I ask which immortal sect you are from?"

"Commander Xiao is polite. I am a casual cultivator from Lu Shan."

Shen Lian clasped his fists and bowed to the visitor.

"Is this your first time in the mining area?"

"yes."

Xiao Xingrui said in a serious tone, "There has just been a beast tide in the mining area. You need to follow me to the sentry post for screening before you can enter the mining city."

"Xiao is just doing routine work, please don't blame me, Brother Lu."

Shen Lian nodded and flew towards the Yunxingshan outpost ahead with Xiao Xingrui.

"Since this is your first time in the mining area, Fellow Daoist Lu, you may not know how cunning the monsters here are. They raise human pets and often sneak into our mining area, making it difficult to guard against them."

Seeing that although Shen Lian's realm was higher than his, his tone was very kind, Xiao Xingrui's expression relaxed.

"I have heard that the monsters in the mining area are very powerful, but I didn't expect them to be so cunning."

Shen Lian agreed. The reason why he did not sneak into the mining area directly was mainly because he needed to obtain an identity jade talisman in order to enter the mining area.

It is very troublesome in the mining area without jade talisman.

There are special restrictions in this jade talisman. The monks stationed in various outposts can sense the restrictions in the jade talisman through special magic weapons, so they can identify the demon cultivators and monsters.

Only with this jade talisman can you purchase spiritual objects or live in the mining city.

As a newcomer, Shen Lian thought it would be better to follow other people's rules first.

"Fellow Daoist, you must have heard about the recent beast tide and came here specifically to hunt the monsters."

After leading Shen Lian into the sentry post, Xiao Xingrui spoke.

"You came at the perfect time. The beast tide has just receded, but there are still too many monsters left in the mountains. I'm sure you encountered some when you came here. There are also many fellow Taoists who have come here to hunt recently."

(End of this chapter)