The Shadow Bead was placed by Shen Lian when he realized that the female cultivator was half-crippled and that he had at least a 100% chance of killing her, so he turned back from the direction he had fled.
He had no other thoughts, he just wanted to see which unruly people might want to harm him.
They were all the most common and simplest first and second level stuff he got from scattered stalls in various places. The spiritual restrictions were also the most common ones in the fairy world. He didn't think about not being discovered by other cultivators, he just picked them up casually anyway.
After picking up the image beads, Shen Lian, dressed like an old devil, flew towards the nearest land. His spiritual sense could sense all the scenes left in the image beads.
One of the blurry figures was identified.
"Wu Zhongguang, you are here as expected."
Shen Lian mainly scattered these image beads in the direction where Mixuzi was moving. If the cultivator wanted to track the movement, the explosion site in the Waste Spirit Land and the battle site in the Void Star Sea were two locations that must be checked.
As long as you fly between these two points, you will be captured by the photo beads along the way.
Wu Zhongguang was Mi Xuzi's former protector, and he had protected him on his way to Tianxing Fairy City.
It's not just Wu Zhongguang. The number of figures left by all the image-retaining beads is really too large when added together, there are also the hazy shadows of three giant ships.
"I followed Pei Tianlan out of Juntian City. I'm afraid I'll be questioned when I return. It's best to make up a false memory first, so I can deal with the possible soul-searching phenomenon."
While hurrying on the road, Shen Lian thought for a moment. After all, when he left Juntian City, he was seen by many people, so he still had to make the necessary preparations.
"Let's go to the nearby area to find some spiritual medicine first."
After more than twenty years of seclusion, Mi Xuzi, who had been beaten into a pile of rotten flesh, finally recovered a little bit of his human form, and his soul power no longer seemed so floating.
The injury this time was so severe that even the aura of Mixuzi's Xianluo bloodline could not be concealed. In order to avoid being noticed, it still needed to be repaired.
It was not to guard against Juntian Pavilion, but because he was afraid that the cultivator who had chased Mi Xuzi before would appear again.
…
Six years later.
The land of Yunchen.
In the depths of a slightly remote mountain range, a stream of ochre-colored light came from afar and transformed into the shadow of an extremely sturdy middle-aged monk, emitting a strong aura of oppression.
The monk's eyes swept across the mountains like lightning, and finally landed on an inconspicuous hill.
A flash of earthy yellow light appeared, and the figure sank directly into the depths below the hill. After sinking thousands of feet, he sensed a breath-suppressing formation hidden between the earth and rocks.
The spiritual barrier flashed for a moment and swallowed up the monk's figure.
Inside the spiritual forbidden area, there is a cave ten meters in size, filled with a strong smell of blood.
Inside the cave, Mi Xuzi was seen sitting cross-legged in a huge pool of blood with a pale face and weak breath. Blood-colored runes kept appearing around his body, absorbing the essence of the blood into his body.
Wu Zhongguang frowned. He sensed the aura on Mi Xuzi's body. It was like a clay sculpture that would break with the slightest touch.
Such serious injuries are rarely seen in life.
But then I thought that even the sect’s trump card given to the Hedao Seed had been used, so one can imagine how terrifying the fight would be.
Once the sect's Hedao trump card is used, the spiritual treasure Juntian key will be able to sense it, but it will not be able to locate the most accurate position. How can such a big movement be concealed?
He went to the land of abandoned spirits.
The results of his investigation horrified him.
That is the power at the Hedao level.
Even if he was there to protect him personally at that time, it would probably be of no use.
I thought Pei Tianlan had died after so much silence, but I didn't expect him to reappear after more than 20 years.
This state is not very good.
"Elder Wu, you are here."
Mi Xuzi opened his eyes in the blood pool. Oh, yes, he is now Pei Tianlan.
"Tianlan, what's going on?"
"I almost died in the void star sea." Pei Tianlan smiled bitterly and shook his head gently.
"Escort me back to the sect. I will explain at the elders' meeting."
Wu Zhongguang pondered for a moment and nodded.
"This time it was my fault for not protecting the Dao in time. When I return to the sect, I will ask the Elders Council for punishment."
"Don't blame Elder Wu."
Pei Tianlan slowly stood up from the blood pool, opened his mouth and swallowed the essence of blood contained in the blood pool in one gulp.
Seeing this scene, Wu Zhongguang did not show any strange expression. He had sensed that these blood energies were all from demons or alien races.
Even among the elders in Juntian Pavilion, there are bound to be innocent lives killed by all of them. As long as they don't really massacre the entire area, the sect will not really pursue the matter.
Soon, a flying boat passed through the mountains and disappeared.
At the same time, in another cave tens of thousands of miles away, Shen Lian, who was meditating, opened his eyes.
Pei Tianlan returned to Juntian Pavilion. Next, he would go to Fu Guangzong to create the illusion that he had been staying there for hundreds of years to refine elixirs for Pei Tianlan, in order to guard against possible investigations by Juntian Pavilion.
…
More than half a year later.
In Juntian Pavilion, the most powerful holy place of Hedao in Juntian Realm, the sect hall was filled with cultivators at the late stage of Lianxu and the perfect stage.
The aura of these monks was as heavy as the abyss, and there was a gleam of light when their eyes opened and closed.
At this moment, all the elders were concentrating, some of them were frowning, and their eyes were fixed on the huge jade couch a hundred feet away.
However, no figure appeared on the jade couch.
The Pavilion Master hasn't appeared in the Elders' Council for a long time, and it seems that he will not come this time either.
An old man who was resting with his eyes closed at the first position on the lower left side of the jade couch opened his eyes and swept across the hall. All the elders restrained their breath and gazes.
"What do the elders think about the matter of the true disciple Pei Tianlan?"
The old man spoke, but the elders in the hall did not respond.
Even the Hedao trump card bestowed by the sect has been used, which is enough to show how critical the situation is. What insights can they have?
"Great Elder, it has already happened. No matter what happens next, we should at least find out what happened."
The elder of the sect's disciple hall, Liu Jiang, spoke. This cultivator was wearing a purple long skirt and had cold eyes. As she spoke, her eyes fell on Wu Zhongguang, who was not in the front position.
"Elder Wu, as the protector of the true disciples, you..."
"I failed to protect the road this time, I accept the punishment."
Wu Zhongguang glanced at the female cultivator and spoke in a muffled voice.
It's really boring to be a protector. It was okay only in the first few years. After Pei Tianlan advanced to the middle stage of refining emptiness, he was gradually able to fight against him without being defeated.
According to this trend, after Pei Tianlan was promoted to the late stage of refining emptiness, he, the protector, would probably be unemployed, but he did not expect such a situation to happen suddenly.
"you……"
Liu Jiang frowned, seeming very dissatisfied with Wu Zhongguang's response.
"My fellow elders, Tianlan has remained silent about what happened. It seems that he has something to hide. I think we should not ask him any more questions. The most urgent task is to mobilize resources to help Tianlan recover from his injuries."
"With Tianlan's realm and the fact that he has taken the Suspending Life Pill, even we are afraid that he will not be his opponent after his combat power has been increased. Elder Wu also went to investigate the scene in person and sensed the remaining Hedao aura. It is very likely that someone wants to kill the Hedao seed of our sect."
"We can't just let this go. Do you think Juntian Pavilion is easy to bully?"
The elders in the hall chatted with each other and soon shifted the topic to getting back the upper hand.
The Great Elder looked at the sect's chief alchemist, Chi Que, and asked, "How serious is Tian Lan's injury, and to what state can he recover?"
"My foundation was damaged after taking the Xuanming Secret Pill, and I need the Xuantian Spiritual Fluid. Fortunately, Tianlan has comprehended the blood path and the rules of vitality. If there are enough resources, there is still a great hope for recovery."
“What’s the probability?”
The Great Elder was somewhat dissatisfied with Red Bird's words.
"Eighty percent likely. This requires the mobilization of a large number of spiritual medicines."
At this moment, the words of the elders in the hall fell.
Anyone who can sit in this hall to discuss sect affairs has a large number of forces behind him. Once a large amount of resources are mobilized and handed over to Pei Tianlan, the small groups behind them will inevitably be affected.
Not to mention, the sect has two people who have achieved the state of Hedao.
"Elder Chique, the probability is 80%. You are not exaggerating, are you?"
Wu Zhongguang narrowed his eyes and glanced at the person who spoke.
The Yun family is a powerful family within the sect. Deacons and elders occupy more than a dozen positions. The strongest one is the inner mountain elder Yunshan who is about to advance to the perfection of refining emptiness. He used to be close to Xuan Yao.
Red Bird simply closed his eyes and ignored Yunshan who asked him questions. Yunshan was the sect's chief alchemist and had an extraordinary status. If he said he would ignore you, then he would ignore you.
"Great Elder, since Tianlan joined the sect, the sect has made great efforts to cultivate him. We are not reluctant to give up resources. The main thing is to see hope. Otherwise, a large amount of resources will be invested in vain, and it will also affect other disciples of the sect."
"Also, after Tianlan came back, he kept silent about what happened. We have no idea what happened. Is he afraid that the sect will know some of his secrets?"
"Shut up, without Tianlan, how could Lingmu Palace relax the restrictions on spiritual objects? Someone here is currently using a spiritual object that was purchased from Lingmu Palace. Don't eat with a bowl in your hand and curse when you put it down."
The sudden scolding suddenly brought the monks present back to their senses.
Yes, Pei Tianlan is related to Yunxiao, the reincarnated cultivator who worshipped at Lingmu Immortal Palace. It was also with the help of this opportunity that the sect was able to purchase a batch of spiritual objects that were previously unavailable from Lingmu Immortal Palace.
The Great Elder rubbed his head. Even the street vendors in the market would quarrel and fight, not to mention the chaotic factions within the Juntian Pavilion. Don't think that these inner mountain elders are all sages, they are actually weighing their own interests in their hearts.
"Okay, now let's resolve to agree to mobilize resources to treat Tianlan's injuries."
After a moment, the thirty-three Uchiyama elders in the hall expressed their agreement.
Wu Zhongguang glanced at the elders present, his expression calm.
If Tianlan can recover from his injuries, the scene will naturally be peaceful. If he cannot recover safely, there will probably be more troubles within a hundred years.
…
Yunxiao Lake.
Island in the middle of the lake.
The great elder Tian Yinshan flew over and walked into the hall.
"Grand Elder."
Pei Tianlan woke up from his injuries.
"Master Pei, I'm here to ask you again what happened at that time."
Tian Yinshan looked at Pei Tianlan. He had asked him no less than three times since Pei Tianlan came back, but he didn't get anything out of him every time.
It seems like Junior Brother Pei has something to hide.
Pei Tianlan looked embarrassed, pondered for a while, and finally sighed.
"The external calamity of the combined path."
Hearing the sound, Tian Yinshan waved his hand to open the spiritual barrier in the hall. His snow-white beard trembled, and even his breath began to shake.
"How is that possible!"
"You are only in the middle stage of the Void Refining Stage!"
"I comprehended the mysteries of the five elements, yin and yang, and touched upon..."
Having said this, Pei Tianlan sighed and said no more.
But he saw Tian Yinshan clapping his hands constantly, walking back and forth in the hall, "Nine Nine Heavenly Tribulations, my Juntian Pavilion is booming..."
After shaking for a while, Tian Yinshan woke up from his shock and sighed.
"Junior Brother Pei, even if this is the case, you shouldn't hide it from the sect. Although our sect is not strong enough, but..."
No wonder there was a lingering aura of Hedao at the scene of the fight.
No wonder the Juntian Key Seal was broken.
No wonder Junior Brother Pei kept his mouth shut after returning and refused to say what happened.
There are three or two cats, dogs and cats of all sizes in Juntian Realm. The external calamity of Hedao must have come from Haotian Realm, most likely from the powerful Hedao Holy Land in Haotian Realm.
Faced with the power of Haotian Realm, Juntian Pavilion was simply unable to resist.
Zhichun disciples! They are afraid of bringing disaster to the sect, so they want to suppress this matter.
He is worthy of being a cultivator who can lead an entire world to ascend. He has great courage and is able to take on responsibilities.
A pure disciple, a blessing from heaven.
"When Pavilion Master comes back, I will report to you immediately. I must report to you."
“Great Elder, let him go. My injuries are too severe and I’m afraid I can’t continue. Even if I recover in the future, I’m afraid I won’t be able to advance to the He Dao stage.”
Pei Tianlan continued to speak in a pretentious manner, pretending to be concerned about the sect.
If you want to be one, be a good boy of the sect. Wanxiang Mountain already has a pure disciple, and Juntian Pavilion wants one too.
"What are you talking about? The Elders' Council has already passed a resolution. The sect will do its best to collect the herbs you need for your healing."
Tian Yinshan said sternly, "Speaking of which, this is also your own fault. If you hadn't been on good terms with Lingmu Immortal Palace, there would really be a few elders who would have jumped out to oppose you."
"But from now on these are not problems anymore."
"By the way, no one else knows about this, right? I looked through the information I found out that when you left Juntian City before, you were able to take a guest alchemist with you."
"The Great Elder was the first to know about it. That alchemist is very good at refining special kinds of elixirs. After leaving Juntian City, I asked him to go to the Land of Medicine Spirits to collect some elixirs. This cultivator should be in the territory of Fuguang Sect now."
"That's good."
Tian Yinshan nodded and said, "Junior Brother Pei, just focus on healing. Unfortunately, my Zonghedao Lingbao has the five elements attribute. If it had the vitality attribute, it would be able to help you heal."
After leaving the hall, Tian Yinshan let out a long sigh of relief.
"The middle stage of Refining Void has attracted the external calamity of Hedao. This is a glimpse of the mark of the rules."
The reason why he was able to become the grand elder of Juntian Pavilion was, firstly, his strength, and secondly, he was alone and had never been too involved with other factions within the sect.
As the sect's grand elder, he would certainly want the sect to develop further.
Don’t think that Juntian Pavilion is the number one force in Juntian Realm, but in the eyes of fellow practitioners in Haotian Realm, Juntian Pavilion is just a guard dog.
Small rules are in harmony with the Tao, but they do not have their own rule imprints, so there is no hope of upgrading.
If the sect was in the territory of Haotian, there would definitely be a greater number of cultivators in the sect who would trigger the Hedao heavenly tribulation. Whether they could survive it or not is another matter. As long as there were enough cultivators who dared to challenge the Hedao heavenly tribulation, under the test of time, a new Hedao would eventually be born in the sect.
On that day, the sect's first batch of healing elixirs were delivered to Yunxiao Lake. Tian Yinshan even secretly ordered Wu Zhongguang to guard outside Yunxiao Lake and not let anyone disturb Junior Brother Pei's healing.
…
After making sure Pei Tianlan was taken back to the sect, Shen Lian ran all the way to the territory of Fuguang Sect, wandered around various cities, and bought a batch of spiritual medicines with different properties.
After doing all this, he rushed back towards Juntian City.
As soon as he returned to Juntian City, he entered Juntian Pavilion to ask to see Pei Tianlan, but was stopped by Wu Zhongguang.
"Junior Brother Pei is in seclusion for training. I will notify you when the seclusion is over."
Outside Yunxiao Lake, Wu Zhongguang spoke lightly.
"etc."
Just as Shen Lian was about to leave, Wu Zhongguang received a voice transmission and continued, "Junior Brother Pei said that you can continue to use the Dan Palace Villa outside Juntian City. Just concentrate on refining the special elixirs that he asked you to do."
"Yes, I will do my best to refine it."
Shen Lian bowed in the direction of the island in the middle of the lake, first went to the Dan Palace to ask for an audience with Elder Chilong, then left Juntian Pavilion and returned to the Dan Palace villa outside the city.
"Friend Ji, you're back."
Xu Zhijin saw Shen Lian returning and came out to greet him from his villa.
"Friend Xu, have you been in this villa all this time?"
Shen Lian was surprised.
"Yes, I have already completed my duty in Beppu. I will be neighbors with you for the next few hundred years."
"That's great. I just received instructions from Daoist Pei to make some elixirs for him here."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Shen Lian entered the alchemy room.
The news of Pei Tianlan's injury did spread. After all, many disciples saw him when he came back. However, it was said that he was only slightly injured and it was not a big deal.
He announced to the outside world that he was preparing to go into seclusion to break through to the late stage of the Refining Void Realm.
Apparently, those who knew the inside story were ordered to keep silent.
Although these inner mountain elders of Juntian Pavilion have many factions, they also understand that some things cannot be left unchecked. In the eyes of ordinary cultivators, they are powerful, but in front of the Hedao ancestor, the power they have built up for tens of thousands of years can be uprooted with ease.
This actually protected Pei Tianlan. After all, the news of the Wasted Spirit Land had already spread throughout Juntian, and everyone was wondering which Hedao cultivator was fighting.
This has nothing to do with him. He is just Ji Wuxian, the alchemist of the Alchemy Hall of Juntian Pavilion.
Are you kidding? How much fighting power can a fireman have?
Fellow Daoist, He Dao is the high and mighty ancestor, you have nothing to do with me at all, please don’t harm me.
Sitting cross-legged in the alchemy room, Shen Lian breathed a long sigh of relief.
The turmoil caused by this breakthrough to the late stage of the Void Refining Realm was really unexpected, but fortunately it was successfully suppressed.
Juntian Pavilion is pretty good.
In the next few years, Shen Lian worked hard to make elixirs. He first refined a part of the elixir designated by Pei Tianlan and sent it over.
However, during this period of time, the three kinds of skills running in the body have collided more and more frequently.
As the fusion degree of the three-in-one magic power reached 30%, none of the three techniques could control it.
One of the functions of the technique is to circulate magic power. The quality of the fused three-in-one magic power surpasses that of the three individual magic powers, making it increasingly difficult for him to control it.
The reason why they were able to use the five-colored water beads to snatch the head of the Hedao ancestor this time was mainly the result of compressing the three-in-one magic power. This method was very simple. As long as the internal condition of the female Hedao cultivator was not so bad, she could easily avoid or disperse it.
If you want to have more precise control over the three-in-one magic power, you will need to spend time honing it.
"It seems that I really need to create a new method."
After calming down the turbulence of magic power in his body, Shen Lian stopped practicing and made a decision in his heart.
It's not that he is arrogant, but he dares to create his own method when he is just a young man. As the fusion of the three-in-one magic power deepens, he really needs a method that suits him to operate the new magic power.
However, it is impossible to create a new skill and build a car in one go. This requires a lot of reference and self-understanding.
“I wonder how much insight the collections of the two holy places of Hedao can provide me.”
"The three-in-one magic power has a strong affinity for all kinds of rules and rhymes. You should keep this in mind when creating a new technique."
Once you have an idea in mind, the next natural step is to complete the idea bit by bit to form a complete and feasible strategy.
"Don't worry, prepare first."
Seeing that his thoughts were a little agitated, Shen Lian opened the alchemy furnace and prepared to refine a batch of elixirs to calm himself down.
“我还有很多事情要做，残破七阶灵宝中剩下的七阶本源灵物不好提炼，可另外一道却很容易，还要将五行、阴阳、血道等等都参悟到三转。”
“先让林化元再去万相山藏经阁转转。”
“道修、法修、体修之类我法门都要看看，不需要好高骛远，先把最初始的框架搭建出来，然后一点点进行补充和改进。”
……
丹火熊熊之间，沈炼置身于火焰之中，思绪中一条条所想到的事情，都被一一记录下来。
反正就是想到啥，就记下啥，等待以后的统一归纳。
……
转眼间，百年时间过去。
丹殿别府内，沈炼好似成了裴天澜的专用炼丹师，零星的有几位其他弟子上门，他也会乐呵呵的接待，将灵丹炼制出来。
一副好好丹师的形象。
而在钧天阁内养伤的‘裴天澜’，也初步能运转法力了，开始多次前往藏经阁翻阅一些典籍。
对此，大长老田殷山直接将藏经阁的权限悄悄放开，对于‘裴天澜’的翻阅也并不在意，反而继续暗中搜寻着悬天灵液的消息。
这东西对钧天阁来说并不算难获得，主要是出现的概率低，阁中修士已经跑空了两三个地方。
经过百年的积累，作为本尊的沈炼，满脑子里面都是各种类型的功法，神念小人张口就是五行，闭口就是规则。
各种功法加起来不下三千之数，这还都是他瞧得上眼的数量，大部分垃圾都直接抛掉。
有了这些功法后，他总算是有了自创功法的底气。
这一日，炼制完了一批灵丹后，沈炼将之收好后就进入了钧天阁求见‘裴天澜’。
这一次没有在被阻拦之外。
“此丹可能炼制？”
大殿内，‘裴天澜’又掏出了一副丹方交给了沈炼。
沈炼将丹方拿在手中沉吟了许久后，“我可以尝试一下，不过这上面好多灵药注解怎么都似是而非，有些连名号都没有，只有一些不清楚的图案？”
“这是我偶然得到的一张丹方，修炼界岁月久远，一些灵药在不同的地方药名也有所不同，这就需要你一一去查探了。”
‘裴天澜’挑了挑眉，接着说道，“将这副丹方上记载的灵药搜寻完整，并且能将丹丸炼制出来的话，日后保你在丹殿有一席之地。”
只见沈炼眼中一亮，接着说道：“我需要时间来走访各地，查找丹方上的灵药。”
“你有足够的时间去各地寻找灵药，我现在不着急用。”
……
“就这样让他走了了？”
随着沈炼离开，武仲广的身影缓缓的浮现在大殿中。
“无事，他的身上有我种下的秘法灵种，若好好收集灵丹日后自然保他一条通天大道。”
闻声，武仲广放心的点了点头，其实这也是他的想法。
一个丹殿客卿长老，毕竟不是宗门一点点培养起来的，这样放任着出去瞎逛，万一不回来的怎么办。
“此丹对于疗伤有用？”
“没用，是一种融合灵丹，待我伤势恢复后有大用。”
“宗门不是有融合灵丹，不够用吗？”
“宗门的融合灵丹至多只能加快三种规则的融合速度，对我来说远远不够。”
武仲广不觉明厉，点了点头随之消失在了大殿中，天才的世界他不懂，还是好好去看门吧。
裴天澜越强，日后一旦进阶合道，作为护道者的他，也将随着鸡犬升天。
从成为护道者的那一刻，两人间的关系就被绑定了。
虽说，他这个护道者实力有点差了一些，可这也不能怪他啊，是裴师侄战力提升的太快了。
真怕用不了几千年，他要反过来称呼裴师祖。
……
有了裴天澜的亲自准许，沈炼收拾了一下就离开了钧天城。
接下来他要闭关参悟的功法，时间可不会短暂，留在钧天城这里会被求上门炼丹的修士频频打断，不如远离钧天城，寻一个偏僻之地闭关。
反正出门寻药，居无定所，消失数百上千年也没啥问题。
……
虚无星海。
一片缓慢流动的陨石星海中。
若砂砾大小的内部，一个小小的空间开辟着，这里的砂砾数以亿万，朦朦胧胧的飘荡在四周区域。
这片沙海属于固定流动状态，只会在这片区域内反复流淌，这也是沈炼选择在这里闭关的原因。
砂砾不会把他带到未知地带去。
“先把残破灵宝中的本源灵物提取出来，让本源符阵盘进阶，这样先天紫光也能得到滋养，参悟法门也需要一个清醒的头脑。”
在钧天阁停留了百年，除了让弥虚子和林化元翻看资料外，沈炼还从弥虚子手中获得了一批两仪悟道丹的灵药。
算上他自己在钧天城内收集的，一共炼制出来了三十颗两仪悟道丹。
随身小世界内，一团团五色火焰灼烧着破碎的玉质碎片，其上朦胧的五彩雾气一点点衍生出来，化为了散发着淡淡先天之气的符文。
转眼间五十余年过去。
本命棋盘上，一个个五彩的格子交织，其上紫气灼灼，不断吞噬着漂浮的本源灵物。
气息也在一点点的提升着。
本命符阵盘这件灵物的品质，差不多和六阶上品灵物比肩。
不过本源灵物因为有部分先天之气的原因，玄妙更盛，威力也会更强。
在接连吸收了两件五行本源灵物后，本源符阵盘散发的气息也达到了六阶巅峰。
先天紫光衍化成了一条紫色玉带，其内好似灼灼银河闪烁着无数光点。
每一枚光点都是一枚符文。
游走在丹田和神念海之间，将沈炼整个人都笼罩在了一片紫色银河之中。
沈炼从沉寂中醒来，收敛了身上的气息。
合道女修的灵宝已经大半已经炼成了矿金状态，剩下的一部分和七阶本源灵物交缠在一起，再有五十年也无法完全提炼出来。
不过，目前这种状态倒也足够了，他也不是想要一口气将合道层次的功法创出了，那太不契合实际。
挥手间，一只小玉桌浮现出来，从扶光宗购买的百药灵露斟满了一杯，沈炼细细品尝起来，滋味不错，可少女的香气却是没有品出来。
心情放松了一天后，玉桌，酒坛消失不见。
身上淡淡的酒气也一闪而逝，眉心处一团紫光形成了玉冠释放出点点晶莹。
沈炼深吸了一口气，手指一弹面前的玉瓶打开，一颗阴阳两种神色的丹丸滚落到手中。
“修炼万年，我连合道都斩了，区区功法，岂能难得住我？”
……
钧天阁。
宗门大殿。
距离上次全体内山长老齐聚，才过去不过四百多年，全宗门的内山长老再一次齐聚一堂。
相比于上一次，这一次宗门所有的长老神情都紧绷起来，一个个屏气凝神，眸光中带着敬畏看向了玉榻上的身影。
宽大的玉榻上，一道身影如剑一般的身影高座，气息压得整个大殿内息声。
“宗门合道种子受伤之事，再有胡言乱语者，定斩不饶。”
朦胧的身影话语间剑气铿锵，周身缭绕着一缕缕朦胧的剑雾，游走了大殿之上。
闻声，大殿中诸位长老一个个心神狂颤。
“遵阁主令。”
“合道种子裴天澜，鉴于其惹是生非，将其罚入钧天洞窟内闭目思过千年。”
……
小半日后，诸长老大都散去，只留下了大长老田殷山。
“此事后续若有收尾没干净的，你暗中处理一下，我钧天阁弟子和废灵之地发生的事情没有任何关系。”
“已经在做了，庆幸是发生在虚无星海，灵木仙宫那里也没有获得具体的情报。。”
闻声，玉榻上的身影点了点头。
“我钧天阁看似在钧天境内高高在上，实则不过是昊天境眼中豢养的一条狗，历代合道老祖都想要进入昊天，却始终困于下界。”
说到这里，钧天阁主周身缭绕的剑气发出了杀伐之音，还从体内逸散出了五彩流光。
可惜五彩流光中白色的金属性煜煜生辉，而剩下的水火土木四种属性差了很大一筹，明明形成了五行循环，可却没有相应的威势，就像是并行的两条腿，有一条是瘸的的一样。
田殷山看了一眼五彩缤纷的景象，可以说整个钧天阁内除了钧天匙外，就只有他知道实情。
阁主当年进阶合道的时候，实际上是有很大概率以五行规则进行合道的，可来自昊天境的压力下，他只能选择了单一的金属性规则合道，失去了再进一步的可能。
钧天阁不需要大规则合道的修士，一旦有了大规则合道就有进阶十二楼的希望，有了十二楼境修士坐镇的钧天阁，还会安心待在钧天境吗？
“让裴天澜就在洞窟内修行吧，一行修行资源你悄悄调拨。”
留下一句话，玉榻上的身影消失不见。
与此同时。
在上钧天境和下昊天境之间的星海封禁深处。
一片黑云滚滚，若魔道世界的底蕴内，狂风骤雨，浊气滔天，整个虚空之内好似一口黝黑无比的大黑洞。
Turbid air continued to roll out of the black hole, impacting the spiritual restrictions in all directions, and dazzling light continued to explode.
In the strong wind, a golden sword lotus swayed.
A figure with a sword-like aura was sitting cross-legged on the lotus.
It was the Master of Juntian Pavilion.
As a holy place of Hedao with a long history in Juntian Realm, it naturally has its reasons for existence, such as guarding the turbid air cave that appeared in this forbidden place in the star sea.
This was one of the loopholes that appeared when the Three Realms Nine Heavens Star Sea Ban was first created, and it could not be completely banned.
It is precisely because of the existence of this loophole that Juntian Pavilion exists in Juntian Realm.
The present 'Juntian Pavilion' was not called 'Juntian Pavilion' millions of years ago. It became the Juntian Pavilion after the destruction of the previous generation's holy place 'Juntian Pavilion' which was in charge of one of the loopholes.
The reason why the previous holy place called "Juntian Pavilion" was destroyed was that it wanted to make progress too much.
Haotian Realm needed an obedient holy land, so it replaced it with a new Juntian Pavilion.
On the sword lotus, the master of Juntian Pavilion took out a sword talisman, his eyes were cold and fierce.
"This pavilion is in charge of the Turbid Air Cave in the Star Sea, so we are not very clear about what happened in the territory. The sect has not found out who the perpetrators are after investigation. Most likely, they are Hedao cultivators from the Haotian Realm. You can go to the Lingmu Immortal Palace to investigate."
After leaving a message, the leader of Juntian Pavilion put away the sword talisman. Everyone who inquired about the news found out that he was here. He really treated Juntian Pavilion like pigs and dogs.
What's more, the person involved in this matter is the Hedao Seed of his Juntian Pavilion, so he can't speak nonsense.
The aura of Hedao is naturally released by Hedao cultivators. Could it be that it was displayed by a young Lianxu cultivator?
With the broken feng shui in Juntian Realm, is it possible for a cultivator to survive the nine-nine heavenly tribulations?
A realistic response.
You must be rigorous in what you do and not speak nonsense.
…
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, another six hundred years have passed.
The sand and gravel in the void star sea remain the same as they were hundreds of years ago, with no sign of change.
Shen Lian's body was shrouded in purple light, and the dozens of jade bottles in front of him were already empty and toppled over.
At the lower abdomen where he sat cross-legged, there was a ball of hazy colorful energy light as small as a longan, but it emitted a terrifying aura, causing the surrounding void to collapse in a small area into a black hole.
From the small longan-sized magic ball, there emanated the aura of the nine major rules of power: the Five Elements, Yin and Yang, the Path of Soul, the Path of Blood, Life and Death, Wind and Thunder, Gravity, Space, and Reincarnation.
Among them, the Yin-Yang and Five Elements aura is the heaviest, and they have all reached the third level.
The Blood Path is second. Although it has also reached the third level, its aura is inferior to that of the Yin-Yang and Five Elements.
The aura of reincarnation and space is the worst. Samsara has at least entered one turn, but space has not even entered one turn.
"Nine rules are the basis, integrated into one."
"Is there any spiritual object in the Immortal Spirit World that conforms to the nine rules?"
In the sea of divine consciousness, the little divine being shrouded in purple light had a bitter face.
It doesn’t matter how many rules a cultivator of the Refining Void Sect comprehends before achieving the Dao, as long as you have enough talent.
But when you advance to the Dao, you have to make a choice.
After advancing to the Dao stage, one must also look for an original spiritual object that matches oneself and condense it into a Dao seed.
For example, if the Tao is combined with the two rules of the Five Elements and gravity, the original spiritual object selected by the Tao seed must contain the two attributes of the Five Elements and gravity.
Shen Lian integrated nine kinds of spiritual objects at once, and the corresponding original spiritual objects might not be easy to find.
It’s not that he is greedy, but that the original body and the clone are interconnected. After the power of rules comprehended by the clone is comprehended by the original body, it is directly integrated with the magic power.
The three-in-one magic power is even more compatible with the rules, which directly leads to this situation.
The characteristic of the 'Spirit' level techniques is that they can assist cultivators in comprehending the corresponding power of rules.
Shen Lian was in seclusion for a thousand years, integrating the strengths of hundreds of schools and combining them with the strange phenomena in his own body. The method he deduced directly incorporated the power of these nine rules.
In other words, if other cultivators practice this method, as long as they can cultivate to the Nascent Soul level, they will be able to gradually sense the different rules among these nine rules.
Of course, without the three-in-one magic power and the various mysterious blessings in his body, the corresponding level of comprehension will be greatly reduced, and cultivation will be extremely difficult.
This is a method tailor-made for him. Others can only practice it step by step, and it cannot suit themselves.
“Boom!”
At this moment, Shen Lian's body trembled violently. The surging energy intertwined and rushed through his body, covering the meridians of the original practice method and reopening the meridians for new techniques.
However, since this method was just created, the original techniques had been practiced for many years, and the corresponding meridians had existed for a long time, the conversion process took some time.
With the help of the new technique, the speed at which the new meridians are autonomously integrated is much faster than before with the three-in-one magic power.
In the meridians opened up by the new technique, the original five-colored magic power turned toward a grayish color, and the wide meridians were like a big river.
…
“Boom!”
Another roar sounded, and Shen Lian was awakened by the movement in his body, and groups of colorful mist rushed out.
"There are four kinds of meridians running routes. Even the Hedao Patriarch can't do as much as I can."
Feeling the collision of the four new and old meridians, Shen Lian felt helpless. The conversion of new and old magic powers would not happen overnight.
"Too messy, too messy. The new technique's meridians will melt the old ones. How about we temporarily name the new technique the Crucible?"
(End of this chapter)