Shen Lian, who was sitting cross-legged in the cave, had a rosy face and the turbulent breath in his body had completely calmed down.

He has also come to terms with the fact that the second golden elixir magical power cannot be imprinted.

Although he lost something in one place, he gained something in another. Although the second magical power could not be imprinted on the golden elixir, it appeared in the five internal organs, which was no less than that of other cultivators.

His current speculation on this is that it may be related to the three different energies he possesses, which are somehow preventing him from imprinting the magical runes on the golden elixir.

As for the deeper issues, Shen Lian couldn't figure them out at the moment and could only slowly find out the truth in the future.

The second golden elixir magical power cannot be imprinted. Now that things have come to this, there is no point in suppressing the realm at the peak of the middle golden elixir stage.

After thinking the matter through, Shen Lian calmed down and began to prepare to advance to the late Jindan stage.

…

As spring goes and autumn comes, the withered yellow leaves outside the cave fly up.

Dahei was shaking his big pliers in boredom.

"Heizi, when do you think the master will come out of confinement?"

Dahei, who was originally in a bored state, started to rub his two big pincers until sparks flew after hearing this.

"Xiaoer, what did you say? Say it again."

"Flutter."

In the blink of an eye, two figures, one black and one red, began to wrestle with each other.

"Remove your clamps from my beautiful crown."

"Get your claws off my little brother."

"My little brother has done meritorious service to the master, shed blood for the master, and made great contributions."

"Bah, you ant!"

In the pond in the spirit beast room, Sanqian spit out bubbles, "Fight, fight, fight."

…

Inside the practice room.

The first thing Shen Lian sensed when he woke up was the fight between his three spirit beasts.

Two fools and a troublemaker.

It was not difficult for him to advance to the late stage of the Golden Core. In fact, he did not even use the third-grade superior Golden Essence Breaking Yuan Pill to break through the level. He only used ordinary pills for cultivation and he easily broke through the bottleneck of the late stage of the Golden Core.

During the breakthrough process, the strength of his spiritual power skyrocketed by 12,000 feet, which made Shen Lian's spiritual power reach the level of 53,000 feet.

Looking at the entire world of immortal cultivation, there are very few cultivators who have reached the great perfection of the Golden Elixir and can reach a spiritual power of fifty thousand feet.

After only breaking through a small realm, his spiritual power surged by 12,000. This made Shen Lian somewhat doubtful about his five elements spiritual body. Could it be that it was related to his spirit and soul?

Some spiritual bodies that are suitable for the soul will feedback the strength of their spiritual thoughts when a cultivator breaks through, which will be far greater than that of cultivators of the same level.

After the breakthrough, Shen Lian practiced in seclusion for a while and re-refined several spells that came with the Five Qis Converging to the Origin Technique.

With the improvement of spiritual consciousness, the comprehension and perception of cultivators will also be improved, which is why everyone will review their old spells.

“Buzz.”

With a wave of his hand, the Five Elements Ship flew out of his body.

As a third-rank superior magician who is proficient in formations, talismans, and weapon refining, he naturally has to take good care of his own magical weapon.

The five thunder treasures that were previously withdrawn from the body can just be integrated into the Five Elements Ship.

…

"I don't know if I can defeat a true Nascent Soul cultivator with my own strength."

More than half a year later, Shen Lian muttered to himself with a smile on his face, and the Five Elements Ship turned into a stream of light, flashing lightning arcs and surrounding him.

"I have to take good care of the three little ones next. They have been with me for so long, it's time for them to advance to the third level."

"…I need to exchange for more lightning-attribute spirit stones for backup."

"From now on, we will also need to increase our schedule to stock up on fourth-tier spiritual objects."

"The late stage of the Golden Core is not far from the Great Perfection of the Golden Core. We need to collect the corresponding five elements of spiritual objects, and then focus on evolving the five elements of yin and yang energy."

"Walk around more and see if you can find the follow-up method of Wu Qi Chao Yuan Gong. Otherwise, you can only practice the method you got from old monster Zi Yang again."

"With my current strength, an early Nascent Soul cultivator should not be able to kill me. Next, I can quickly develop some Bu Tian Sect members."

"The teleportation arrays and star markers that I had conceived and collected in Yunduan Xiancheng can also be put into practice. It's always a good idea to leave a way out for yourself."

Inside the cave, Shen Lian opened and closed his eyes, and slowly stretched his body.

"Owner."

Sensing that Shen Lian had finished his training, the three little guys came running over.

The big black, three thousand, and two thousand and three small beasts crowded at the door, all trying to get in, and then they squeezed down the stone door frame of the training room.

Now the three little beasts have cultivated to perfection at the second level, and the next step is to overcome the tribulation and advance to the third level.

Shen Lian knocked on the heads of the three little ones one by one, "Now I have time to deal with you three. Whoever can't survive the heavenly tribulation, I will stew and eat him."

"ah……"

Dahei was suddenly startled.

"Don't be afraid, Dahei. The master lied to you."

Erwan comforted Dahei.

"Don't worry, there won't even be ashes left under the heavenly calamity."

"ah……"

This time, Dahei was even more trembling.

"Don't shake, it's okay, I'll help you dig a hole."

"ah……"

Dahei's two pincers drooped to the ground, then he raised them up again, "I'm going to strangle you to death first."

"Fight, fight, fight."

Shen Lian grabbed Sanqian who was watching the show and carefully examined the reverse scale on its lower jaw. He found that this reverse scale was only one fifth the size of the other scales and was somewhat whitish.

"Master, it hurts."

Sanqian's two little dragon whiskers kept pushing Shen Lian's big hands, but it was of no use. Shen Lian carefully checked it from inside to outside.

Dahei and Sanqian also could not escape this process.

After examining the bodies of the three spirit beasts, Shen Lian had a rough idea in his mind.

Next, before the three spirit beasts are promoted to the third level, they need to prepare the spiritual medicine that can help stimulate their bloodlines.

With the power of the heavenly tribulation, the spiritual medicine can be released into the body to achieve the best medicinal effect.

…

One month later.

Shen Lian piloted the spirit ship, shuttling between the vast mountains and rivers.

Passing through some smaller fairy cities along the way, the most intuitive feeling he had was that they were more prosperous than those in the southern continent.

There are also many low-level alchemists, and the elixirs used for Qi training and foundation building are cheaper than in the Southern Continent, of course, with the exception of foundation building pills.

Although the Foundation Establishment Pill is easier to obtain than in the Southern Continent, the price has not changed.

Along the way, in some undulating mountains and hills, one could clearly sense that there were cultivators fighting.

The monks passing by had long been accustomed to this, and some of them turned around and ran away.

Some monks joined in and started businesses together to get rich.

Shen Lian suddenly appeared, and naturally some people also set their sights on him, but unfortunately they were not strong enough and failed in their business venture.

"Why does it feel even more chaotic than in the Southern Continent?"

This is clearly a territory controlled by the Yuanying sects. It is not the chaotic zone where humans and other races meet, nor is it a territory controlled by the Demon Sect or the Evil Sect.

If Shen Lian came across a small town or market town along the way, he would go in and take a look around, buy some spiritual objects, and sell some of the small puppets and pills he had made.

He didn't make much from a small market, just a few thousand or tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones. After conquering dozens of small cities, he had an income of 200,000 spirit stones.

Lingyun Pavilion cheated him, but he turned around and solved the pill problem for his fellow Taoist. Let’s just say that his realm is high.

In this way, Shen Lian traveled 30,000 miles and saw a large immortal city by the water and the mountains in the distance.

The fairy city is divided into three parts, one in the huge lake, one on the plain, and one on a gentle hillside.

He could sense the aura of the forbidden sky spirit from a distance, so he put away the spirit ship.

It is rare to find a city that prohibits flying within a hundred miles of the fairy city.

This city is called Dongting Fairy City and is well-known throughout the Tianping Region.

After falling to the ground, Shen Lian walked forward for twenty or thirty miles, and before him appeared a number of illegal buildings outside the city.

These buildings outside the city are built on the foot, hillsides and valleys of the hills, relying on the undulating terrain, and are very beautifully embellished.

After passing through the buildings outside the city, Shen Lian was stopped by two green-robed monks near the city gate.

"Senior, you need to pay one hundred low-grade spirit stones to enter the city, and you can stay in the city for one year."

Shen Lian casually threw out a hundred spirit stones, took a jade talisman and walked towards the city.

In the city, inside a restaurant.

Shen Lian happily drank the wine in the glass and looked through the window at the monks walking back and forth on the street below.

He has been in the Central Continent for quite some time, and has gained some understanding of the region.

In the Central Continent area, there are many ethnic groups, not only humans, but also monsters, sea creatures, spirits and other alien races. The places where the various ethnic groups live are intertwined, and you are in me and I am in you.

The place where he is currently is called the Tianping Region. The area of ​​this region is very large, almost two-thirds the size of the entire southern continent.

The one who controls this area is the Haoyang Sect.

This is the reason why this sect has six Nascent Soul cultivators.

After years of fighting and annexation, there are now seven large human forces in the South Central Continent.

Tianyuan Sect, Yushan Sect, Chixiao Sect, Zhenyue Palace, Rakshasa Valley, Wanmo Cave, and Yaoyue League.

These seven major sects all have great cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage in charge.

Among them, Rakshasa Valley and Ten Thousand Demons Cave are the Demon Sect, and Yaoyue League is the Evil Sect. They are well-known in the Central Continent and can stop children from crying.

The remaining four major sects belong to the orthodox sects.

The seven major sects, plus the demon clan, spirit clan, sea clan and other alien races, divided up more than 70% of the territory of Tiannan Central Continent, as well as the waters of the East China Sea.

And where these territories meet, there are some smaller Nascent Soul level forces.

The Haoyang Sect in Tianping Domain is located at the southernmost tip of the Central Continent. To be honest, it has been able to develop to where it is today because of its geographical advantage. As it is too far away from other major sects, it is much more stable.

Those Nascent Soul Sects sandwiched between the seven major sects' territories have a much stronger sense of crisis than the Haoyang Sect.

Among the seven major sects, Yushan and Chixiao are the strongest, and both have cultivators who have reached the great perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.

Before killing Zi Yang, Shen Lian heard from him that the Yushan Sect had held a body-snatching ceremony.

It was held for the second-ranked elder in the late Nascent Soul stage of Yushan Sect.

Another sect that Shen Lian had heard of was the Tianyuan Sect. Before he was promoted to the Golden Core stage, he met Xue Zishou, a disciple of the Tianyuan Sect, at Tianzhu Mountain.

At that time, he was a little surprised by the man's strength.

The Tiannan Central Continent is vast. In addition to the areas where the Nascent Soul Sect is entrenched, there are also some areas in chaos, and various disputes are very intense.

In short, combined with the fighting situations encountered along the way, it can be seen that Zhonglu is not a peaceful place.

Fortunately, most of the instability is outside the city, and some large immortal cities are still very stable.

Take the Dongting Fairy City for example. It is called a fairy city, but in fact it can also be seen as an independent domain.

The entire fairy city is over a thousand miles from north to south, and two thousand two hundred miles from east to west.

They are called city walls and gates, but in fact they are just boundaries on all sides.

What the monks saw was only the outermost part of the area, where the monks lived and traveled. Deeper inside was where ordinary monks lived, and there were hundreds of millions of ordinary people.

In the entire Dongting Fairy City area, there are three Jindan-level forces.

After a few drinks, Shen Lian left the restaurant and walked onto the street.

The street was very wide, and even a hundred people could walk side by side without any problem. He quickly walked towards the center of the street and finally stopped in front of a building that was a hundred feet tall.

"Dongting Waterside Pavilion."

After taking a look at the plaque, Shen Lian stepped in.

"Senior Wanan."

As soon as he entered the door, two rows of female monks dressed in classical style on both sides of the door bowed to him.

"Senior, I wonder what spiritual objects you need."

Then, a female cultivator came up quickly to guide them.

"Is there any dragon blood?"

Shen Lian asked.

The maid who was leading him heard the voice and then led him into a quiet room on the second floor.

Not long after, a middle-aged fat monk with a small mustache walked into the meditation room.

"I am the deputy manager of Dongting Waterside Pavilion. You can just call me Manager Lin. I don't know your name."

Shopkeeper Lin clasped his fists towards Shen Lian.

"Li Yufei."

"It turned out to be Fellow Daoist Li."

Shopkeeper Lin sat down opposite Shen Lian and said, "I wonder which level of the third-order dragon blood you need."

Shen Lian said calmly, "Of course the higher the grade, the better. What level does your place have?"

"At present, I do have a portion of the essence of a third-level low-grade rock dragon in my pavilion, but I'm afraid it won't be worthy of your attention."

Shen Lian shook his head slightly and sighed, "I need some water dragon blood."

"Fellow Daoist, please listen to me."

Shopkeeper Lin smiled and continued, "If you are not in a hurry, I can go and buy some for you."

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows.

Is this meant literally?

"As long as you can afford the price, even if you can't get the fourth-level dragon blood essence, you can still get the third-level middle and upper quality ones."

Looking at the smiling Shopkeeper Lin, Shen Lian tilted his head.

I think he has traveled a lot and is well-informed, but this is the first time he has seen such a arrogant seller.

The toad yawns and pretends to be a golden toad.

Behind the Dongting Water Pavilion are three Jindan-level forces, and the strongest of them is only a Jindan-level cultivator. Where do they get such confidence?

There is also third-grade top-quality dragon blood.

People in big places are just different, they all speak in a louder tone.

"Do you think this is true, fellow Daoist?" Shen Lian tilted his head and looked at Shopkeeper Lin and asked quietly.

"Of course I won't lie. My Dongting Waterside Pavilion has been open here for many years. How can it continue to operate if I lie and don't keep my word?"

(End of this chapter)