“Bang, bang, bang!”
In the small portable world, the four-eyed spirit forbidden mink was only thinking about kowtowing, with no other thoughts. In short, it was right to kowtow, otherwise, I, Diao Diao, might be stewed.
Shen Lian was quite satisfied with the little marten. It was quite fun to make such a little toy in the first place.
However, this thought disappeared in a flash, and his mind once again fell on the five five-element monsters.
Under the condescension of Ancestor Shen, the five demons released their own natal marks one by one, making the following things go smoothly.
Of course, Shen Lian also recorded the last wishes left by the five fellow Taoists, and he would do his best to do what he promised.
It's just not now, but after advancing to the Dao in the future.
"Retreat and form the Five Elements Mutual Generation Formation!"
Shen Lian waved his hand and started to get busy.
…
More than fifty years later.
"Buzz!"
In the sea of divine consciousness, on the suspended natal talisman array plate, colorful spiritual light flickered and formed groups of colorful clouds, covering the surroundings, making the whole thing look ethereal and gorgeous.
A ray of purple light was like a shooting star, shuttling back and forth among the colorful clouds.
Inside the colorful cloud, three hundred and sixty phantoms like chess pieces were arranged in all directions, guarding the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth in the middle.
On the chess pieces of the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, demonic figures appeared from each of them. A sea-swallowing dragon rolled up a vast ocean, and a peacock bird transformed into a ball of colorful flames...
Five different attributes covered the area in the middle of the talisman array and started flowing in one direction.
The five elements are interdependent and cyclical.
In a flash, the aura of the Five Elements surged out and formed a colorful vortex. The strands of the Five Elements' power exuded vitality like spring rain.
"Buzz!"
Above the soul, a soul-path stone chime Dharma image emerged, emitting tiny ripples, as if a clear and pleasant chime sound was heard.
In an instant, Shen Lian's soul trembled slightly, and a tingling sensation spread throughout his body. His overall perception suddenly increased by 30%.
A ball of purple light emerged from the body of the original body and sank into the talisman array plate. It then continued to sank into the bodies of several clones through the talisman array plate, sensing the changes in it.
His soul rules had already reached the second level, and now his control strength was increased by 30% on this basis.
His method of transforming one qi into three pure ones is essentially still one main soul and one secondary soul.
The main soul occupies the largest share.
However, the secondary soul can be seen as a whole, and the ultimate goal is to include the 365 clones on the talisman array plate.
Of course, if he wanted to achieve this goal, Shen Lian estimated that it would be impossible to reach the realm of refining emptiness, and he was not very confident even of reaching the realm of Hedao. This would be a long-term goal that would accompany his practice.
Just like a normal cultivator creates a clone, the clone created by Shen Lian also separated a part of the main soul and condensed it into the clone's soul.
The difference is that his clone has innate spiritual objects as a blessing to conceal the secrets of heaven, and he also has the method of transforming one qi into three pure ones which was created based on the Wanling Immortal Puppet Technique.
What's more important is that most of the main soul in the clone is actually the soul left behind by the original cultivator, but he gave it to Shen Lian willingly.
This allowed Shen Lian to use a small part of his own soul to devour the soul and life left behind by the original cultivator.
Compared with the clones created by other cultivators, the consumption of soul and spirit is greatly reduced. Of course, creating so many clones at once, even if only a little soul is required for each one, is still a huge consumption for the original body.
In order to solve this problem, Shen Lian's idea was very simple, which was to make his soul bigger and stronger.
If his soul is ten, then the proportion of dividing it will be one tenth. If his soul is one hundred, then the proportion of dividing it will drop to one percent.
The improvement of the soul does not focus on quantity, but on qualitative change. Shen Lian happens to have innate spiritual objects and the assistance of his natal talisman array.
"Unfortunately, the five demon clones that formed the Five Elements Mutual Generation Formation were injured, otherwise the increase could be at least 10% or 20% higher."
Shen Lian slowly took the array plate back from the talisman array. He was originally at the level of the second level of the Soul Path. If the increase could be doubled, it would be equivalent to reaching the level of the third level of the Soul Path.
The stronger the soul rules you comprehend, the higher the quality of your soul will naturally be.
"If my soul path is only at the third level now, the increase in the five elements formation will be lower than it is now. The strength of these monster clones is too low. It would be best to raise them to the level of perfect refining after they have recovered from their injuries."
Both healing and spiritual practice require elixirs, and Shen Lian once again thought of Fu Guangzong.
After the divine consciousness passed through the small world on his body, it fell on the body of the demon cultivator he had obtained. The old demon was also seriously injured.
This demon practiced the five elements, the way of blood, and the energy of death. He also practiced wind and gravity. He looked like an old demon with aspirations. Unfortunately, he met his unworthy disciple.
After comprehending so many rules, Shen Lian set his sights on the single rule of wind. Unfortunately, this old devil was not up to the task and he barely reached the second level of the rule of wind.
In comparison, the Five Elements rules are well comprehended. They can be split into separate small Five Elements rules and one can be selected to integrate with the Dao.
As for choosing which rule to follow, it still depends on which kind of spiritual object that can protect you from disasters.
In order to allow the old devil to successfully achieve the Dao, Shen Lian felt that he still needed to equip himself with a spiritual object to protect him from disasters. He had not truly witnessed the heavenly tribulation of achieving the Dao, so he still had to prepare some necessary things in order not to end up with nothing and affect his subsequent plans.
As for where to find the spiritual object that can protect him from disasters, he is not without a goal.
That is the ancient land of Lingze.
This is where the dreams of Huang Youdao, Wangshu and You Shifang began.
The ancient land of Lingze is actually the first choice for major forces and cultivators in Juntian Realm to find spiritual objects that can protect them from disasters. Many old guys wander around Lingze all year round.
Back then, Huang Youdao and his companions went to the ancient land of Lingze with the original intention of looking for spiritual objects that could protect people from disasters. However, they only obtained a greater opportunity for reincarnation than spiritual objects that could protect people from disasters.
The three of them, including Ye Dongliu, found a way to protect themselves from reincarnation. This shows that the opportunity they found can definitely be further explored, and it is very likely that there are spiritual objects that can protect them from the original disaster.
It is said that the Lingze Ancient Land is an area formed by broken regions, folded in the extremely deep space, connecting the Three Realms and Nine Heavens. The reason for this is that there really was a cultivator in the Haotian Realm who came out of the Lingze Ancient Land, and then cried to the sky and said that he could not go back.
As for whether there are people from Juntian Realm who go to Haotian Realm, there should be some. Anyway, even if they did, the cultivators in Juntian Realm would not know about it.
"Ye Dongliu..."
Shen Lian felt that it was about time for him to go and meet Master Ye Hui.
Thinking back to when they just came out of the Yunxiao Realm, Ye Dongliu had been paying attention to Huang Youdao and the other two. Later, Shen Lian brought Huang Youdao and the other two across the starry sea to Juntian City, and even threw away the communication jade pendant.
Unexpectedly, Ye Dongliu knelt down directly at the gate of Lingmu Fairy Palace, which led to the subsequent "Yunxiao Incident".
During the years when Shen Lian was in seclusion to comprehend the martial arts, Huang Youdao and the other two had been practicing diligently. Wangshu had already advanced to the late stage of Lianxu, and Huang Youdao and You Shifang were also in the advanced stage.
The three of them advanced to the late stage of refining emptiness, and it was time to meet Ye Dongliu.
The place of opportunity that the four people entered deep in the ancient land of Lingxu, is it an opportunity or a cauldron? It's time to dig deeper.
…
Two months later, Shen Lian came out of seclusion and headed towards Juntian City.
Fellow Daoist 'Pei Tianlan' of Juntian Pavilion has been searching for elixirs for over a thousand years. Now he is returning exhausted. Everyone would praise the benevolent and righteous Master Ji.
As for the elixir, it's simple…
Just roll a big black ball and give it to Pei Tianlan. Whether the ball is useful or not is up to Pei Tianlan.
As for the fusion of rules, the descendants of Xianluo are good at fusion of rules, and whether it is fused or not is still up to Pei Tianlan.
…
Juntian City, Dandian Villa.
The cultivator stationed in Beppu was no longer Xu Zhijin, but a female cultivator whom Shen Lian had never seen before.
"Master Ji Dan, you are back."
Jin Yunshan took a look at the dusty aura on Shen Lian and spoke first, "Master Ji Dan, I accepted the task of guarding the Dan Mansion a hundred years ago."
"Thank you for your help, fellow Taoist."
Shen Lian replied with a smile, his face revealing an undisguised look of weariness.
"Fellow Daoist Ji, please go back to the cave and rest for now."
Jin Yunshan made way. It was very quiet here in the Dan Palace Villa. The main reason why she accepted the mission here was that she was about to advance to the middle stage of the Refining Void Realm, and she wanted to find a quiet place to retreat while receiving contributions from the sect.
After much selection, this is the most suitable one.
A day later, Shen Lian came out of the cave and headed towards Juntian Pavilion.
Pei Tianlan is still in solitary confinement. Of course, this is just an external statement. His freedom is not restricted in the confinement area. Instead, they want to give him a quiet place to heal his injuries.
After more than a thousand years, the injuries he suffered back then were finally recovered. In addition to the assistance of his own blood and life rules, the various elixirs from Juntian Pavilion and the Xuantian Spirit Liquid he found were of great help.
Not to mention anything else, what Juntian Pavilion did is worthy of praise, and this is a favor to Shen Lianji.
After entering Juntian Pavilion, he first went to the Dan Palace to meet Elder Chilong, and then Shen Lian saw the protector Wu Zhongguang who came to greet him outside the Dan Palace.
"Friend Ji, follow me."
Hearing the voice, Shen Lian stood up and followed Wu Zhongguang to fly towards the depths of Juntian Pavilion. On the way, he passed through the sect's small space wormhole and entered a valley full of lush vegetation and vitality.
"This is where Junior Brother Pei was treated... and was imprisoned."
Outside the valley, Wu Zhongguang landed and pointed to the depths where green runes were flashing all around. "Go in, Junior Brother Pei is waiting for you inside."
Shen Lian first signaled to Wu Zhongguang before heading towards the valley.
How could he not know what the place where Pei Tianlan was in seclusion looked like? The wood here was rich in vitality and was extremely suitable for healing and cultivation.
Pei Tianlan, who has recovered over the years, is preparing to go into seclusion to break through to the late stage of refining emptiness.
If it weren't for the great war more than a thousand years ago, Pei Tianlan would have been able to advance to the late stage of Refining Void long ago. Fortunately, he was a descendant of the Xianluo clan. If he were a human cultivator, the delay of a thousand years would have made it much more difficult to achieve He Dao.
Pei Tianlan sat under a wooden pavilion in the valley, watching Shen Lian flying over.
Shen Lian pretended to salute with his fists clasped, and then began to talk nonsense in a serious manner.
"Thanks to the blessing of Daoist Pei, I was able to collect some materials and refine one pill with great effort."
Why is there only one? I'm afraid someone else might want it.
If it is real, Shen Lian doesn't mind giving one to someone else, but if it is fake, he can only produce and sell it himself.
"I really didn't misjudge Fellow Daoist Ji."
"Pei Tianlan" clapped his hands and chuckled, holding the black elixir that was sparkling with starlight in front of his eyes and looking at it. A strong medicinal fragrance filled the air, and several different auras of rule power also emerged.
Anyway, anyone who looks at it can tell that it is a mysterious and unparalleled excellent pill.
Then, Pei Tianlan swallowed the pill in one gulp, and there was a slight sweetness in its mouth.
After destroying the pill, Pei Tianlan continued, "Master Ji has been busy outside for more than a thousand years. I will not forget his contribution. I have already informed the Dan Palace. During these years of searching for medicine outside, contribution points will be issued according to the daily tasks you accept.
In addition, this is my thanks to Fellow Daoist Ji, you can use the Dan Palace outside Juntian City for now."
"Ji thanks Elder Pei."
He grabbed the jade box that Pei Tianlan handed over, and then stopped calling him Fellow Daoist Pei and directly addressed him as Elder.
The rank of a Hedao seed disciple is higher than that of an Neishan elder, so it is somewhat inappropriate for him, a guest alchemist from outside, to call him senior brother.
"Fellow Daoist Ji, please go and rest for a while. I still have something to trouble you with next."
"Brother Pei, please give me your orders. I will do my best."
After bidding farewell to Pei Tianlan, Shen Lian left Juntian Pavilion.
Since Pei Tianlan is about to break through to the late stage of refining emptiness, he plans to wait a little longer. He plans to take Pei Tianlan with him on this trip to Lingze Ancient Land.
Juntian Pavilion's strength is enough to support one Hedao Seed, but due to the existence of Pei Tianlan, there are now two Hedao Seeds in the pavilion.
Over the years, Pei Tianlan has almost always been a loner in Juntian Pavilion. Apart from his protectors, he has distanced himself from the complicated families and factions in the pavilion.
These family forces had no choice before and could only get close to Xuan Yao, the only seed of Hedao. After the addition of Pei Tianlan, these factions began to think of provoking him.
Although things have been peaceful in recent years, this is a matter of harmony with the Tao. It is a dispute over the Tao, so there will inevitably be conflicts.
Pei Tianlan had not waited these years in vain, he also knew that there were no spiritual objects that could protect against disasters in the treasury of Juntian Pavilion, it seemed that Haotian Realm had not allocated any of them.
As for the deeper reasons, they are still unknown.
Shen Lian was too lazy to get involved in any internal conflicts. The spiritual objects provided by Juntian Pavilion could only assist in the integration of a single small rule.
He didn't care about this kind of spiritual object, nor did he think about turning Juntian Pavilion upside down. After all, they had treated Pei Tianlan well.
Including the memory of Pei Tianlan's true body, Mi Xuzi, he had never taken the other Hedao seed Xuan Yao seriously.
Mi Xuzi really looked down on him.
After Shen Lian took over, his vision became even broader and he was no longer confined to the world of Juntian Pavilion. His goal was to achieve the He Dao of Juntian Realm.
Perhaps it was precisely because Pei Tianlan did not fight or compete that the top management of Juntian Pavilion breathed a sigh of relief, especially since the ancestor of Juntian had never shown up.
…
Three years later.
"What, you want to go to Lingze Ancient Land?"
In Juntian Pavilion, the Great Elder looked at Pei Tianlan who suddenly came to him.
"Don't worry, Great Elder. I am now under confinement in the sect, so I will naturally not go out with this identity. I will disguise myself and quietly go to the Lingze Ancient Land. Great Elder, don't you know my strength?"
Tian Yinshan's eyes were dim. The ancient land of Lingze was the first choice for finding the spiritual creatures that could protect the origin of the Juntian Realm. As soon as Junior Brother Pei opened his mouth, he understood the meaning.
"Great Elder, the sect has treated me well, but the sect can only support one cultivator to break through the Heavenly Tribulation of the Merging Dao. Instead of being trapped in the sect, it is better to go out and look for someone."
Tian Yinshan opened his mouth but no words came out.
There are two seeds of the Dao, but the sect can only raise resources for the breakthrough of one of them. It is truly a happy sadness.
"The Pavilion Master has guarded the Turbid Air Cave for many years and has made outstanding contributions. It is possible for him to obtain the second apocalyptic spiritual object from the Haotian Realm."
After a moment, Tian Yinshan pondered, but his words lacked confidence.
The reason why Juntian Pavilion has had Hedao monks from generation to generation, instead of being in such a miserable state as Wanxiang Mountain, is because Juntian Pavilion has a stable supply of spiritual creatures that can protect it from disasters.
Outsiders are extremely envious, but they don't know the inside story.
The Hedao cultivator of Juntian Pavilion is actually a gatekeeper dog. After advancing to the Hedao stage, he has to sit outside the Zhuoqi Cave most of the time.
Moreover, the Haotian Realm is very strict about the spiritual objects that can protect people from calamities. Only when a sect is approaching the end of its life span will a spiritual object be bestowed upon it.
This spiritual object that protects against tribulations is somewhat different from the wild spiritual objects that protect against tribulations found in the outside world. An 80% chance that any cultivator who uses the spiritual object that protects against tribulations bestowed by it can successfully do so.
According to the records of Juntian Pavilion, only one generation of ancestors failed to survive the tribulation, and Haotian Realm just then sent down an extra spiritual item to protect against the tribulation, thus saving Juntian Pavilion from the crisis of losing the master of Hedao.
In short, you will not be cut off from the spiritual objects that protect you from disasters, but it will be impossible for you to make any further progress.
Therefore, during the years when each generation of Hedao ancestors was in charge, the first few Hedao seeds were actually just the sect's facade, and the probability of them advancing to Hedao was almost zero.
Fortunately, Pei Tianlan's generation is pretty lucky. Although the lifespan of the contemporary Hedao ancestor is better than that of the one in Wanxiang Mountain, it is still less than 40,000 years.
As my life span is approaching its twilight years, I can ask for spiritual objects to protect me from disasters.
As for resistance, the successive generations of Hedao in Juntian Pavilion had never thought about it and at most they just complained.
The existence of Juntian Pavilion is to guard the Star Sea Ban, and the builders of the Star Sea Ban are Lingmu Fairy Palace, Kunpeng Palace, and Yuxu Fairyland. These are the giant forces in the fairy world, and they all have half-immortals who have transcended tribulation in charge.
Perhaps in the eyes of the semi-immortal giants, Juntian Pavilion knows nothing and they are too lazy to know. These trivial matters are arranged by the Mahayana below. The Mahayana arranges them for the Hedao at the Yujing level, and Yujing arranges them further down... The only thought of the semi-immortal giants is to pursue immortality.
"Forget it. Even if the sect tries its best and gathers the resources to help you achieve the state of integration, it can only help you overcome the minor rules of heavenly tribulation. I don't think you would choose this kind of heavenly tribulation that destroys your own path."
Tian Yinshan shook his head gently, "It's good to go out for a walk. Just in case you encounter an opportunity, the sect will cover it for you."
As he spoke, Tian Yinshan's divine consciousness began to search through the storage magic treasures, and finally found a jade slip and handed it to Pei Tianlan.
"This is some information about the Lingze Ancient Land that I collected when I went there. The information collected by other cultivators in Juntian Pavilion is more than three people's."
"Thank you, Great Elder."
…
"I didn't expect that the dignified Juntian Pavilion would be in such a predicament."
Inside the cave of the Dan Palace's annex, Shen Lian was cleaning the alchemy furnace and sighed.
Immortal sects such as Fuguang and Tianxing pursue the unity of a single small rule and solve the problem of whether there is an ancestor of the unity of the Tao.
To transform the spirit, one hopes to refine the emptiness; to refine the emptiness, one hopes to be in harmony with the Tao. The pursuits at different levels have their own troubles.
Soon, a series of information emerged in the sea of consciousness. It was the message conveyed by Pei Tianlan after reading the jade slip given by the great elder.
As expected, it was information collected by the Great Elder, which detailed the formation of the Lingze ancient land, and could be traced back to the time when the three realms and nine heavenly spiritual forbidden areas were divided.
This is the reason why it is said that there is overlapping space deep in the Lingze ancient land.
I don't know if those semi-immortal ancestors dozed off when they set up the spiritual ban, but in any case, they left behind such a place, and it continues to attract broken areas in the void to gather together.
The territory of Lingze Ancient Land has gradually increased with the passage of time. No one knows where so many broken places came from, and they were piled together little by little.
"My true self is comparable to He Dao, Xiao Mi is almost the same, together with Huang Youdao and the other two, the leader of Ye Dongliu Ye Club will give you a small surprise."
With a smile on his lips, Shen Lian stroked his chin, imagining Xiao Ye's horrified look.
Ye Dongliu still had to stay. When the four people came out of the cave, each of them brought back a piece of spiritual treasure fragment, most likely for communication.
If it weren't for Master Ye, Huang Youdao and the other two would not have had the opportunity to meet Pei Tianlan openly.
This time, he quietly let Pei Tianlan follow behind him. In case of any accidents, it would be normal to let Pei Tianlan come forward to thank Ye Dongliu.
"The plan is divided into two steps. I will take Pei Tianlan to the Lingze Ancient Land, and Lin Huayuan will go to Fuguang Sect to look for a suitable candidate for the cultivator. The spiritual medicine must be provided."
…
The eastern part of Juntian Realm.
In the vast sea of nothingness between the Dongshan and Chaoyuan areas, a dark, rocky area protrudes out from the sea of nothingness.
The space around this area was flashing with silver light, forming a unique silver ring belt.
The entire area has three layers from top to bottom, with lakes, mountains, oceans, jungles and other scenes. Everything that exists in the fairyland can be found here.
An atmosphere of chaos filled the air. Thousands of miles away, a streak of light flashed by and landed on a floating piece of rubble. Then, with a slight tap, the figure flew upwards again as if riding the wind.
After moving several times, Shen Lian landed in a piece of void. In the farther direction, a stream of light streaked across the sky like a meteor and fell towards the area within the silver halo.
Everywhere around, there were countless strange visions, brilliant and splendid.
"Let's find a fairy city to stay in first."
After taking a look at the environment, Shen Lian walked away into the distance.
Although he had obtained relevant intelligence information, he still rushed here first to prepare for an on-site investigation.
Shen Lian, who has always believed that there is a 98% chance that there is a cauldron behind chance, feels that he cannot make an accurate judgment without personally checking it out.
The ancient land of Lingze is different from other places and seems to have formed its own unique rules.
For example, the silver halo surrounding the area is actually the most stable place in the space near this area. The fairy cities are all built on the silver halo belt.
Moreover, the established fairy city will wander around the halo belt and move in a circle around the Lingze ancient land.
Passing through the silver halo belt area, there seems to be no fetal membrane blocking, but the breath inside the halo belt is ten times more violent than the external airflow.
Ye Dongliu was no longer taken seriously by him. What he cared about was the events behind the reincarnation opportunity more than ten thousand years ago.
Interestingly, according to the news given by Tian Yinshan, more than 10,000 years ago, a great turmoil occurred somewhere in the ancient land of Lingze, with the five elements rushing into the sky and meteors like fire.
Calculating the time and place, it was exactly when Huang Youdao and his group got the opportunity to reincarnate.
During that turmoil, quite a few Void-Refining cultivators died.
Come and take a look first, and wait for Huang Youdao and You Shifang to complete their breakthrough, and then ask Ye Dongliu to come later.
This time, Shen Lian did not use Ji Wuxian's identity. Thanks to the special environment here, the name of Juntian Pavilion is not useful here, and it is easy to be targeted.
Some people are trying to get disciples from big sects like Juntian Pavilion and Wanxiang Mountain. Others are not as rich as the disciples from big sects. After they get what they want, they run directly to the ancient land of Lingze. Come and catch me.
After entering the silver halo area, Shen Lian headed in one direction. A month later, he saw a towering fairy city flying towards him.
The entire fairy city was built on a dark and glowing land. Inside the city, there were jagged towers, towering mountains, and fairy waterfalls cascading down.
There are four gates in the fairy city, each of which is a thousand feet high. In fact, it doesn’t matter whether there is a gate or not. Almost no one goes through the gate, and most of the monks who come and go climb over the wall.
The key point is that there are still monks stationed on the city wall, huddled in the corner with bruised faces and noses. Among the spiritual treasures stored in the city gate like a treasure pot, there are only some scattered middle and low-grade spiritual stones.
A streak of light flew over from afar and turned into an old man with a crutch. He landed outside the treasure storage basin, rummaged through it, found out a few top-grade spirit stones and put them in his arms.
"A bunch of poor bastards, bah!"
"If you can't even collect the city entry tax, what use does the city lord have to you?"
With spit flying everywhere, the old man seemed to feel that he was not satisfied with cursing, so he jumped directly onto the city wall, swung his crutch, and smashed it at the figures huddled in the corner.
"The spiritual stones I've collected in the past month aren't even enough to buy me a bottle of wine. How come you haven't made any progress in all these years? It makes me so angry."
The monks who were beaten ran away with their heads in their hands, and one of them took out several top-grade spirit stones from his arms.
"Senior Gai, please stop fighting. I'll buy you a drink today."
"How many spirit stones do I need from you?"
The old man knocked the spirit stone away with his cane and looked around. "The world is getting worse and worse, people's hearts are no longer the same. If someone dares not to pay the city tax today, he will attack the city lord's mansion tomorrow and seize his position as city lord. Will your city lord do it? Has he worked hard all these years..."
"waste."
After he finished speaking, the old man sat on the top of the city wall, took out a handful of straw, and started to weave a little man.
"Two hundred top-grade spirit stones per person, or one low-grade spirit crystal, is the city entry tax. Hurry up, if you don't want to pay, get out of my way. Don't stand in the way of those who are working hard to make progress."
…
"Why did Gai Tianmian pop up again?"
"What bad luck! I ran into this old wizard again. I'll spend some money to ward off bad luck."
"Shh, don't be so loud, aren't you afraid of being heard?"
The cultivators who flew from afar and wanted to enter the fairy city were shocked when they saw the figure on the top of the city wall. They took out their spirit stones and threw them into the storage basin below.
Shen Lian was no exception. He paid two hundred top-grade spirit stones and entered Lingze Immortal City.
Gai Tianmian, a famous person in the ancient land of Lingze, is good at the art of witchcraft and curse, and his best skill is making straw men.
He can be said to be an old resident. All the cultivators who come here have been cheated of their spirit stones by him.
The battle that made him famous was fought by a cultivator of the Spiritual Clan who had been searching in Lingze for a spiritual object to protect him from disasters in vain, and who saw that his life span was running out, so he forcibly triggered the heavenly disaster of Hedao.
However, before the heavenly tribulation clouds could fully take shape, this cultivator was struck to death by a sudden bolt of lightning.
It is said that ten years before he began to overcome the tribulation, he had a conflict with Gai Tianmian.
Although no one has seen Gai Tianmian take action with their own eyes, this seemingly true rumor makes people feel even more frightened.
Being killed by a heavenly calamity is nothing, but breaking through a small realm and suddenly having your magic power reversed and exploded is a real thing, and many people have enjoyed this treatment.
…
On the top of the city wall, Gai Tianmian grabbed the scarecrow he had just made, covered its left eye with it, then shook his head and looked around with his right eye.
At this moment, the monks who saw Gai Tianmian's actions panicked and avoided the direction of the scarecrow.
"No, this one isn't it. Is there something wrong with my Qi-reading technique?"
"I sensed the fluctuations. Unless it is self-concealing, it seems that I need to cast a spell properly. It has been more than a thousand years and I finally encountered a suitable one."
After sticking the scarecrow in his hand on the top of the city wall, Gai Tianmian jumped down from the city wall, put the spiritual stones in the storage basin into his arms, and walked away with a crutch.
In a cave crawling with hundreds of insects such as snakes, rats, ants, centipedes, scorpions, etc., the flowing blood river was filled with a sweet fragrance.
Both sides of the river bank are covered with bright flowers, but these flowers are all growing on bodies.
At the end of the blood river is a spacious cave, which contains a pile of broken tortoise shell fragments, a large part of which have materialized and solidified with the soil.
In the cracks of the broken tortoise shell, there are yarrow plants with slender branches and white umbrella-like flowers on the top.
After looking at these yarrows, Gai Tianmian selected a few of the oldest ones and picked them. He divided them into fifty equal parts and took out one of them. This was the Dayan Fifty Minus One.
Then, use both hands to randomly divide the remaining yarrow into two portions of different quantities, and continue counting the yarrow.
“Yin Yao… Yin Yao…”
“Buzz!”
When he divided the yarrow for the third time, Gai Tianmian suddenly felt his blood boiling. His palms, which were as dry as chicken claws, trembled slightly. The yarrow in his hands, which contained a lot of vitality, was rapidly losing its vitality.
"puff!"
In an instant, his face turned red and the blood rushed to his throat.
"Not good, this is a very bad omen, and the plan will lead to bad luck."
"How could there be such a strong luck that I could stop before the third hexagram?"
"It's not advisable to stay here for long. This cultivator will definitely be able to detect my spying!"
"This is not my chance. If I don't leave now, my life will be over."
In a flash, Gai Tianmian took out a elixir that smelled of blood, suppressed the surging blood in his body, and began to pack his bag.
"Everyone, come out!"
At the command, the snakes, rats, insects and ants wandering in the cave began to crawl quickly, tearing open pieces of the spiritual restrictions and dragging out the bodies of the monks who were intact, as if in a sleeping state, from the depths of the spiritual restrictions.
There are seven cultivators in total, and each of them has an aura that has reached the perfection of the Void Refining Realm. They also emit strange and mysterious fluctuations, which are accumulated after 50,000 years of hard work.
A huge price was paid to keep these monks alive, and each of them has extremely powerful talents.
Why did it suddenly run out to collect city taxes today? It was not because it was in the mood, but because it used a combination of divination and qi-watching techniques in advance, and with the help of the fragments of tortoise shells in the cave, it sensed the arrival of a talented monk.
But it didn’t expect to encounter ghosts while walking on the night road for a long time, and its talent was so strong that it could not control itself.
The wind is strong and if you run slowly you might get into trouble.
"Damn it, when I plotted against that little fairy in the Shenyu Xianzong in Haotian Realm, there wasn't such a strong backlash. How come a big dragon suddenly appeared in Juntian Realm?"
After collecting everything in the cave, Gai Tianmian put the broken tortoise shell into his dantian. It was not that he did not have a cave with him, but that the cave could not hold the tortoise shell.
"My friend, I am sorry for the offense. It was not my fault. This small token of apology is not a sign of respect. It is presented by a small, humble and timid monk."
Before leaving, Gai Tianmian placed a storage ring in the cave and prepared a banquet.
Next to the table stood a scarecrow in his own image, hunched over, with a towel draped over his shoulders, and holding a wine jug to serve.
"Let's go hide deep in the Lingze Ancient Land first. It's better than dying."
It didn't even dare to carefully deduce who the target was. In such a scenario, it, as the one who was deducing in secret, was exposed, while the monk who was being deduced by it became the hidden one.
…
In Lingze Fairy City.
Shen Lian sat near the window of a restaurant, looking up into the void, feeling as if he was being spied on.
In the sea of divine consciousness, the natal talisman array plate trembled gently, and purple light flowed like a churning sea of fog.
This made him feel a little strange. How could he be targeted the first time he came? If he had released some divine thoughts and left a little bug to track him, it wouldn't be surprising.
But it has been a long time since I have encountered something that can be directly deduced. How come the method suddenly became so high-end and classy?
But the voyeurism came and went quickly.
It was like it had been gathering strength for a long time...Has it started? One, two, three, it's over.
"Gai Tianmian, the old wizard?"
Without much thought, Shen Lian thought of the old man who collected city taxes at the city gate.
How could there be so many coincidences? There are four gates in Lingze Fairy City. He happened to come through the gate where he encountered old man Gai who was arrogantly collecting the city entry tax.
He was very familiar with the things that were secretly deduced by others as early as in the Yunxiao Realm. At that time, he didn't know how many people wanted to dig him out.
This is the first one that failed halfway.
Shen Lian held the wine glass and drank slowly, and he became alert in his heart. When he did not have enough strength, he still had to hide behind his clones and must not let anyone notice his existence.
Although he can now rival a cultivator who has achieved the state of Hedao with a single small rule, if a cultivator at the twelfth level of Hedao attacks him, he will have no power to fight back at all.
Fortunately, Mi Xuzi, who arrived later, did not sense the sense of being spied on brought by the deduction, which shows that the destinations of this master and Mi Xuzi are indeed two different ones.
"It seems that we need to prepare a method to interrupt the divination and deduction just in case. As long as we can quickly interrupt the deduction of the caster, we can quickly hide ourselves."
"Why did you interrupt the spell? Could it be that you were frightened by me?"
The vibration dissipated in an instant, which probably meant that the cultivator had suffered a seizure. Shen Lian thought that he must have caught the attention of the person behind the deduction in some way, just like he had chosen his clone.
This cultivator was entrenched in the Lingze area, relying on the art of divination and deduction, casting his net every day like a fisherman. It happened that he was caught in the net today.
"…I should run away now."
The basic rule is to run away as soon as possible after doing something bad.
The person has run away, so there is no point in chasing him. A monk who is proficient in witchcraft may have some backup plan. He didn't spy on me accurately in the first place, but it was confirmed once I showed up.
"I was not accurately located, but you turned from darkness to light, my friend. I hope you ran far enough."
…
More than half a year later.
In the ancient land of Lingze, somewhere dark and damp.
A lame little turtle crawled out of the mud.
"It's strange. If this cultivator sensed my spying, he would definitely think of my human name at the first time. Why hasn't he come to me yet?"
"It's over. This is a grudge that has been kept in mind."
"Why am I so unlucky? I haven't even identified the specific target. I can't use Gai Tianmian like this in the future."
I swear to God, it did leave something in the cave, but it had no evil intentions at all. It just wanted to find out the specific identity of this Taoist friend and worship his majestic aura from close range.
Can't we just take a detour in the days ahead?
But... this cultivator obviously doesn't want to reconcile with it.
As for saying that this cultivator did not sense its spying, that is pure nonsense, like a eunuch going to a brothel.
"It seems I have to hide for a while longer. What bad luck... I have run into someone so sinister and cunning."
The turtle flipped over and sank back into the mud.
"Fortunately, I have always presented myself as a human to the outside world, just in case I mess with someone I shouldn't."
…
On the other hand, after arriving in Lingze Fairy City, Shen Lian rented a cave and lived in it, while Mi Xuzi began to frequently enter the ancient land to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment, and took the opportunity to investigate the place where Huang Youdao and others had obtained opportunities.
More than fifty years passed like this.
In the land of Huai River, there is Jinghe Chamber of Commerce.
Over the past thousands of years, the reputation of the Jinghe Chamber of Commerce has become increasingly famous, and its cooperation with the Lingmu Immortal Palace has become increasingly deepened.
In the dim place deep in the giant lake where the Chamber of Commerce is located, there are dots of faint light. Ye Dongliu is sitting cross-legged inside a water ball that is interwoven with black and blue, with an extremely deep aura.
Behind him, there was a cultivator who looked like a child. His cultivation aura was synchronized with him, and he was surrounded by colorful spiritual light.
"Master, an envoy from the Lingmu Immortal Palace has come to see you."
A voice washed down with the waves and reached the ears of Ye Dongliu who was practicing.
…
"Which messenger?"
"Ye Dongliu, we haven't seen each other for thousands of years and we don't recognize each other. Thanks to you, we were almost killed by Brother Pei from Yunxiao Realm. Shouldn't you give us an explanation?"
(End of this chapter)
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