Yu Danqiu had a deep understanding of this.
Back then, there was a protective aura on his body, and even an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator who touched it would be scared to death.
This kind of person cannot be killed. You can only stay away from him, otherwise you will be the one who dies.
Rustle, rustle.
Insects and ants crawled between the mountains and forests, black-horned ants shuttled between the mountains and fields, and red-crystal black-horned ants flew through the jungle close to the ground.
Densely packed ant nests are built on cliffs, rift valleys, underground, and under giant trees.
And they multiply rapidly, doubling in number every three to five days.
"Master, there is a magic medicine."
"Master, there is ore."
"Master, there is someone."
"Master, there is a monster."
…
Dahei came to where Shen Lian was hiding and reported back what the black-horned ants had observed.
The abundance of resources within the Vast Sea Secret Realm was far beyond Shen Lian's expectations, and it has formed a relatively independent cultivation world.
The entire secret realm can be divided into two parts, inner and outer. He is currently in the outer area.
Shen Lian used local materials, including several-year-old herbs from the mountains, and refined a large amount of simplified version of the Soul-Feeding Pill to catalyze the reproduction of black-horned ants.
The black-horned ants were upgraded to the level of demonization, but were not advanced to the first level of Qi training.
…
Half a month later.
"Master, according to the information we sent back, the escaped monk is deep in the forest ahead."
Inside the jungle, Shen Lian stood under a lush tree, looking at the misty hills in the distance.
The mountain range that seemed to be right in front of him was actually fifty miles away. In order to avoid alarming this person, he did not dare to get too close.
He needed to personally verify whether the Bear Demon King's words were true or false.
…
"Um."
Yu Danqiu, who was still recuperating, suddenly shuddered. He had just explored the outer area and noticed something strange.
A faint divine power floated around him, and when he wanted to chase the source of this divine power, there was no movement.
"Fellow Daoist, why panic? A third-level demon king has already resolved our grievances."
A faint voice traveled across the mountains and ridges and suddenly rang out in the cave. Yu Danqiu's expression suddenly changed.
Just as he was about to take action, another voice was heard.
"Sir, I have set up a third-order intermediate-grade Mountain Shaking and Sky Subduing Formation in this forest. Do you really want to fight me again?"
Yu Danqiu's breath stagnated, and his mind swept around like ripples, but he didn't find anything unusual.
But the more this happened, the more flustered he became.
"What do you want?"
After thinking for a moment, Yu Danqiu spoke. The fact that he was able to set up a third-order intermediate-grade formation without Shen Lian having any sense of it once again proved how powerful Shen Lian was. He could not be treated as an ordinary early-stage Jindan cultivator.
Of course, he also suspected that Shen Lian was cheating, but he didn't dare to try.
"Let's talk."
Sensing that Yu Danqiu did not move, Shen Lian's voice rang out again.
Yu Danqiu understood immediately, "You want to know how I survived being possessed?"
Hearing the voice, Shen Lian raised his eyebrows.
What the demon king said was actually true? "Yes."
Shen Lian did not hide it, "If you are not comfortable telling me, you and I can sign a Hou Tu contract, agreeing that this matter will never be told to Liu Er, and the demon king can also belong to you."
Yu Danqiu looked thoughtful. Shen Lian caught up with him and asked him about this, which made him confirm his thoughts once again.
As a former backup plan for taking over another's body, he was certain that Shen Lian also had a backup plan.
Moreover, even if Shen Lian did not use his backup plan, just the smashing of the third-tier magic weapon would be enough for him to resist.
"I have little chance of winning against this man. If it is a life-and-death fight, I will be the one who will die if I use my hidden trick."
"No, once this person is successfully possessed by the old monster, today's incident will inevitably be affected. At that time..."
While Yu Danqiu was pondering, a voice was heard again in the cave.
"Don't worry, sir. The Hou Tu contract you and I made is based on the condition that the person who controls this body will not attack you no matter before or after the event."
"I have the heaven and earth as my witness."
Yu Danqiu thought for a moment and said, "Since you are from an extraordinary family, don't you know the secret of possessing another's body?"
"It is clear, but I am curious about how you managed to defeat the enemy."
"We have only one space to walk through, and life and death are all up to fate."
Thinking of the thrilling battle that almost cost him his life, Yu Danqiu still felt a little trembling.
Fortunately, God did not abandon him.
With a sigh, Yu Danqiu did not explain the idea of the unique space. In his opinion, Shen Lian, as a backup for taking over another person's body, should know about the existence of the unique space.
Even old monsters are clear about this. No one would go down this path unless it is absolutely necessary or they are ruthless.
In this unique space, even an old master who has reached the state of incarnation of a god is in danger of falling into a trap.
Under the rules of heaven and earth, the two will be brought to the same starting line.
For example, if the spare tire whose body is possessed is at the Jindan stage, then the strength of the Ancestor Huashen will be suppressed to the Jindan stage.
It is true that the Ancestor Huashen is feared by the whole world, but when he is at the Jindan level, his combat power may not be the best among his peers.
Of course, some old guys will use some extra means to avoid falling into trouble.
But there is gain in loss. If you gain benefits here, you will get them back somewhere else.
For example, misfortune may befall the entire sect, the clan’s spiritual roots may be destroyed, or even the bloodline may be completely cut off.
It is precisely because of these many restrictions that the world of immortal cultivation has not been completely messed up, otherwise the ancestors all over the world would be able to take over other people's bodies at will.
"What is the interior of the One Space like?"
Shen Lian didn’t know what the unique space was, but that didn’t stop him from asking.
The two of them communicated with each other through the mountains and fields that were dozens of miles apart, using their spiritual thoughts as a guide.
Yu Danqiu frowned and shook his head gently, "I can't say it. I can't say it."
Then, his spiritual thoughts gathered together and penetrated out of the cave like a beam of light.
"Sir, after all this talk, where is the Houtu Contract?"
Shen Lian took out a Hou Tu contract and threw it towards Yu Danqiu.
In fact, compared to using the Hou Tu Contract, the most efficient and effective method is to capture Yu Danqiu and kill him with the soul-searching method.
It is easy to kill the guy opposite with a bomb, but he is not sure if he can search his soul and take it away.
In this case, it is better to be peaceful and let the rules of heaven and earth be witnesses so that everyone can get what they need.
"Fellow Daoist, these are the rules of the Houtu Contract that I have drawn up."
Along with the Hou Tu contract, a jade slip also fell into Yu Danqiu's hands, which was filled with small characters.
"Fellow Daoist, please read the clause after the 50,000th word. If either party uses any means, including but not limited to secret methods, to break this contract, their souls will be shattered and they will lose the chance of reincarnation forever."
There are many ways to break a contract, such as doing it yourself, using some secret method of heaven and earth to resist the backlash of the contract, or instigating other forces or monks to assassinate the other party.
Therefore, adding this clause is equivalent to repairing the possibility of someone taking shady action at the cost of violating the contract.
Yu Danqiu pressed the jade slip against his brow, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses. He looked at Shen Lian with a complicated expression.
"Daoyou, be steady."
"but……"
Yu Danqiu pondered for a moment. The terms of the contract stipulated that he had to write down the name of the cultivation method and all the detailed circumstances before and after the possession of the body for Shen Lian.
"Fellow Daoist, you can set your conditions."
As soon as Yu Danqiu hesitated, Shen Lian knew that he was waiting for a good price.
"Five million low-grade spirit stones, or spirit objects of equal value."
With the contract guarantee, Yu Danqiu felt relieved and felt that he was back to normal.
"Your Excellency is so brave to speak."
Shen Lian was amused. This guy was really good at talking. How did he know that he had five million low-grade spirit stones?
"You don't have it, but the people behind you won't lack your cultivation resources."
Yu Danqiu spoke.
"One million spirit stones."
For an ordinary Jindan cultivator to have a net worth of one million spirit stones is already considered a small amount. To ask for five million, unless one is an elder or direct descendant of a large sect, he must have all kinds of spiritual objects added up.
"Four million."
"One million."
Shen Lian was willing to pay with spirit stones. In his opinion, things that could be accomplished with spirit stones were simply the best way of doing things in the world of immortal cultivation.
"Use spiritual stones and various spiritual objects to offset it."
…
After a round of bargaining, the two sides offered spiritual objects worth two million spirit stones as the price for exchanging the information.
Shen Lian took out a bunch of random things, all kinds of junk left over from the Wanxing Sea, plus a bunch of pills and spirit stones that he couldn't eat, and made up a total of two million spirit stones.
The smuggled goods that had been piled up for decades finally had a place to go.
Yu Danqiu took the storage ring and looked inside.
His face turned green.
First-level yellow bud pill?
Second-order demon core?
A bunch of broken magic weapons?
Shen Lian said calmly, "Fellow Daoist, you can find a black market to pack and sell them after you go out. The value of these is definitely more than two million spirit stones."
"Fellow Daoist, you are really good at diverting trouble away."
Yu Danqiu also noticed that most of the items in the storage ring were black goods.
"My friend, I am very sincere."
At this moment, Shen Lian's face suddenly turned cold.
Seeing Shen Lian's cold face, Yu Danqiu felt weak in the heart.
"Fellow Daoist, let's sign a contract."
"Great kindness."
"...you need to tell me all the information related to the possession..."
…
The third-level Hou Tu Contract burned in the void, transforming into two streams of light that crashed into Shen Lian and Yu Danqiu respectively.
In their respective seas of consciousness, the little soul figures were covered with a dense layer of feathers, and runes with more than 60,000 words were flashing.
Compared with the second-level Hou Tu contract, the third-level contract is more powerful and directly penetrates into the soul figurine.
Yu Danqiu then grabbed a jade slip and pressed it on his forehead. Five incense sticks later, the jade slip flew into Shen Lian's hands.
"Fellow Daoist, let's not meet each other after we leave the secret realm."
After handing the jade slip to Shen Lian, Yu Danqiu's expression turned cold and he prepared to fly away.
"Wait." Shen Lian interrupted.
"What do you mean, Fellow Daoist Shen?"
"Fellow Daoist Yu, do you have any other Five Elements techniques in your collection?"
Yu Danqiu glanced at Shen Lian and shook his head gently, "Friend Lu, even if you change the Five Elements Kung Fu, it will be useless. The five elements in the world come from one family. Even if you practice different Five Elements Kung Fu, you will eventually trace it back to the same source."
In order to escape the situation of being possessed by another spirit, he also changed to the Five Elements Kung Fu that was bestowed upon him, but it had no effect at all in resisting the possession. It could only be said that it was fate that he was able to survive.
"If you have any, I can buy them."
Seeing that Shen Lian didn't believe him, Yu Danqiu didn't say anything more.
"In addition to the method I'm practicing, there are two other five-element techniques that can be practiced to the late Jindan stage. If you want one, you can get... 800,000 spirit stones for each one."
"By the way, Your Excellency can no longer exchange it with contraband goods."
Shen Lian, who was about to rummage through the storage ring, paused after hearing these words.
"How about I exchange these ores?"
As he spoke, Shen Lian waved his hand and five-colored spiritual light flashed in front of him. Pieces of third-level ore flew out, worth no less than millions of spiritual stones.
After a slight hesitation, Yu Danqiu nodded.
The skills can be copied anyway, so it won’t be a loss for him if he can exchange them for third-level ore.
With a wave of his hand, a scroll flew towards Shen Lian and collected the ore.
"Goodbye, sir."
After he finished speaking, Yu Danqiu turned into a streak of light and disappeared among the mountains.
"Although I don't know how you tracked me down, you and I are not enemies. Please stop chasing me."
"call……"
Shen Lian grabbed the scroll and also disappeared on the spot.
…
A few days later, somewhere in the secret realm.
Shen Lian slowly put down the jade slip in his hand. There was a lot of information imprinted by Yu Danqiu, and the text alone exceeded tens of millions of words.
The content records in detail the experiences of Yu Danqiu in possessing other's bodies. Of course, Yu Danqiu also deliberately avoided some matters involving rules.
Generally speaking, the situation of cultivators with five spiritual roots is not as miserable as imagined.
Of course, this does not include him after the secret of his spiritual roots was exposed.
Fortunately, the secret of the spiritual roots is not so easy for outsiders to pry into. As long as it is not exposed, the safety is still very high.
The reason why Yu Danqiu was able to survive the possession was mainly because of his good luck. The Nascent Soul monster that possessed his body was not very powerful when he was in the Golden Core stage.
In addition, the old monster suffered severe damage when he took over the body, so that in the life-and-death fight in the only space, he was killed by Yu Danqiu.
The lightning mark between his eyebrows was the compensation given to Yu Danqiu by the rules of heaven and earth. Unfortunately, Yu Danqiu was not good at thunder magic and did not fully grasp the opportunity bestowed by the rules.
Even so, because of the existence of this thunder method, he still has the equivalent of an additional golden elixir magical power, and it also has the effect of breaking demons and bans.
The so-called only space is that when a cultivator is taking over another's body, the rules of heaven and earth will pull the two into a space of rules before the thunder tribulation comes.
In the only space, both sides are equal. The old monster at most has more cultivation experience and means, but he is not invincible.
After a life-and-death struggle, only the breath of fate of one living being can leave the only space.
If the person whose body is possessed manages to kill the possessor in the only space, then it is possible to obtain the possession's cultivation experience and memories.
This can also be considered an opportunity for the person whose body has been possessed.
Yu Danqiu killed the old monster, and it was unknown how many opportunities he gained from the old monster.
However, being able to survive from the old monster who had taken over someone else's body was already an exhaustion of the luck of one hundred and eighty generations of ancestors.
Yu Danqiu also wrote a piece of news circulating in other cultivation circles, saying that a cultivator who was possessed by an old monster from a large sect killed the old monster in the only space, but did not show it.
Instead, he received the full resources of his sect, stepped on the old monster's practice experience, and was promoted all the way to the Spirit Transformation Realm, and in turn completely destroyed the sect.
It can be said that the risk of taking over another's body is equal. If things go wrong, the old monster may fail and even lose himself.
Generally speaking, there are three laws of possession.
Each cultivator can only possess another's body once.
This is also the reason why Yu Danqiu came out to waver. With the lightning mark on his forehead, any old monster who is familiar with the law of possession will not choose him again.
The success rate of the possessor and the possessed is equal.
Yu Danqiu is a living example, he killed the old monster.
In the unique space, only one person is completely annihilated, and the other person has a chance to control the body.
Under the rule of heaven and earth, every living being, even mortals, has an independent destiny.
The act of taking over another's body means devouring the other person's fate. It is impossible for one person to have two fates.
Generally speaking, both parties face the danger of possession, but the person whose body is possessed is passive.
But for the Ancestor of Huashen, even if he does not take over the body of a cultivator with five spiritual roots, he can still use the spiritual essence of heaven and earth to make up for the lack of his own spiritual roots.
This road is actually less dangerous.
…
Shen Lian tapped his knees with the jade slip in his hand, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Even though he knew the detailed secrets of possession, he still had to be careful.
At this moment, an idea came to his mind. Should he use himself as bait and let an old demon take over his body once? This way, he could completely escape the fate of being possessed by another demon.
You can even become a patriarch in a sect like the cultivator in the record.
After adjusting his thoughts for a while, he took out two scrolls of martial arts.
Yu Danqiu gave him these two skills at a bargain price.
One is called the Five-Turn Sutra, and the other is called the Five Elements Immortal Vein Sutra.
Both skills can be cultivated to the late Jindan stage, and both come with three to five matching attack spells.
It's a pity that he couldn't cultivate to the Nascent Soul level, which made Shen Lian feel a little regretful.
He is now in the early stage of the Golden Core. If he switches to practice these two methods, he will need to find another method when he reaches the late stage of the Golden Core.
I came here originally to seek for the method of cultivation. Although I haven't completed the task perfectly, I have at least completed half of it.
"Master, there is a fight outside."
Dahei crawled in from underground and said tremblingly, "There are so many terrifying auras."
He was only at the second level and didn't dare to get close to the fight.
"It seems that more and more monks are coming in."
Shen Lian pinched Dahei's small black belly and said, "It seems that we can't stay in the secret realm for long."
He knew it was a weird place, but he wouldn't have been able to get in if he hadn't been blocked.
"The number of golden elixirs that cultivate the five elements is not rare. You can look for a declining sect. How can you hang yourself on a tree?"
At this moment, Shen Lian had a new idea. Judging from the Jindan cultivators attracted to this secret realm, there were always Five Elements Jindan cultivators in any larger sect.
He could start from the sects behind these monks.
Not every sect is strong and indestructible. The world of immortal cultivation is so vast that there will always be forces that decline from the Nascent Soul stage to the Golden Core stage, or even the Foundation Establishment stage.
…
Three days later.
In the blue mist at the edge of the secret realm, Shen Lian was thrown back in a mess by the mist.
The secret realm is sealed and you can't get out.
Looking at the rolling blue mist with a gloomy face, he selected different places and tried several times, but was blown back every time.
After choosing a new place to hide, Shen Lian thought for a long time and made a decision.
He ordered Dahei to lead his small black horn ants to take action, "Let your people collect ore, the more the better, I will use it to refine formation stones and fill this secret realm with formations."
"No matter who is in charge, if ten formations are not enough, then use a hundred."
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ps: There is only one update today. I will reconsider the subsequent plot in the afternoon. Some fellow Taoists said that the quality of these chapters has declined recently. The clan leader also had this feeling when he was writing.
(End of this chapter)