“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.
东山和朝元两块地域之间的广袤虚无星海中，一片黑黝黝、怪石嶙峋的地带，从虚无星海中狠狠的顶出来。
这片区域内四周空间闪烁着银光，形成了一条独有的银色环形带。
整个地带从上到下一共三重，湖泊、山峦、汪洋、丛林等等各种景象，只要仙灵界有的在这里都有。
混乱的气息弥漫在四周，数千里外一道流光一闪而逝，于一块漂浮的碎石上落脚，接着轻轻一点，身影如凭虚御风再次往高处掠去。
几次挪移后，沈炼落在一片虚空上，更远的方向一片流光若流星划过长空，朝着银色光圈内的地域落去。
四下各处，全是数不清的各种异象，璀璨绚烂。
“先找仙城落脚。”
打量了一眼环境后，沈炼朝着远方而去。
虽说获得了相关情报信息，他还是先一步赶到了这里，准备实地考察一下。
从来信奉机缘背后九成八概率是大锅的沈炼，觉得不亲自查看就无法做出精准判断。
灵泽古地和别的地方不一样，似乎形成了一片独有的规则。
比如，环绕在地域之外的银色光环，实则是这片区域附近空间最安稳的地方，仙城都是在银色光环带上建立的。
而且，所建立的仙城还会环绕光环带徘徊，围着灵泽古地做环形运动。
穿过银色光环带区域，看似没有什么胎膜阻隔，可光环带内部的气息，就比外部的气流狂暴的十数倍。
叶东流已经不被他放在眼中，他在意的是一万多年前的转世机缘背后的事情。
有趣的是在田殷山给的消息中，一万多年前灵泽古地某处发生了一次大动荡，五行冲霄，流星如火。
算算时间和地点，正是当初黄有道一行人获得转世机缘的时候。
当年那场动荡，倒是陨落了不少炼虚修士。
先一步来看看，顺道等候黄有道和幽什邡突破完毕，招呼叶东流随后再来。
这次来，沈炼没有再用姬无咸的身份，得益于这里的特殊环境，在这里钧天阁的名号也不好用，反而容易被盯上。
有一些人搞的就是钧天阁、万相山等大宗门弟子，别人哪有大宗门门人富有，搞完直接往灵泽古地一跑，你来抓我呀。
进入银色光环地带后，沈炼迎着一个方向赶路，在一个月后迎头就看到了一座巍峨的仙城飞掠而来。
整个仙城建在一座黝黑发光的陆地上，城池内部楼台嶙峋，山岳高耸，仙瀑飞流直下。
仙城一共有四个大门，每一个都高达千丈，其实这门有没有都差不多，几乎没有人走门，往来的修士大都翻墙。
关键是，城墙上还有驻守的修士，鼻青脸肿的缩在角落，城门口和聚宝盆一样的收纳灵宝中，只有零星的一些中、下品灵石存在。
远方一道流光飞过来化为一个拄拐老头，落在了收纳灵宝盆外，翻了翻找出来了几块上品灵石揣到了怀里。
“一群穷逼，呸！”
“连入城税都收不到，城主要你们何用！”
吐沫星子飞溅间，老头似乎觉得骂的不过瘾，直接跳到了城墙上，抡起了手中拐杖，朝着缩在角落中的几道身影砸去。
“一个多月来收的灵石连老盖我一壶酒钱都不够，这么多年你们怎么一点长进都没有，气死我了。”
挨揍的几位修士一个个抱头鼠窜，有一人从怀中摸出了几块极品灵石。
“盖前辈别打了，今的酒我请了。”
“老夫差你们这几块灵石？”
一把用拐杖打掉灵石，老头眸光四下观望了一番，“世风日下，人心不古，今天敢不交入城税，明天就敢杀向城主府，夺了他城主的鸟位，你们城主会不会干，这么多年有没有努力……”
“废物。”
语罢，老头坐在了城头上，手中抓出了一把稻草，就这样自顾自的编起小人来。
“一人两百块极品灵石，或者一块下品灵晶的入城税，快点快点，不交就给我让开，别挡着努力上进的。”
……
“盖天沔咋又蹦出来了。”
“晦气，又碰到这个老巫师，破财消灾吧。”
“嘘，不要大声，不怕被听到吗？”
从远方飞掠而来想要进入仙城的修士看到城头上的身影，一个个神色大惊，老老实实拿出灵石扔进下方的储物盆中。
沈炼也不例外，交了两百块极品灵石进入了灵泽仙城。
盖天沔，灵泽古地的名人，擅长巫蛊诅咒之术，最擅长的就是扎草人。
可以说是老坐地户了，来这里的修士没有不被他坑灵石的。
成名之战，是一位在灵泽苦苦寻找庇劫灵物不得，眼看寿元不多的灵裔族修士，强行引动了合道天劫。
可此修在天劫劫云还没有完全成型的时候，就被突如其来的一道劫雷给劈死了。
据传，在此修渡劫之前十年的时候，和盖天沔生出了矛盾。
虽说没有人亲眼所见盖天沔出手，可这种似是而非的传闻，更加让人觉得惊惧。
天劫劈死不算啥，突破小境界突然法力逆转暴动，这却是真实存在的事情，有不少人都享受到了这个待遇。
……
城头上，盖天沔抓着刚刚编好的稻草人，将之遮住了左边眼睛，然后晃动脑袋用右边眼睛四下打量。
这一刻，看到盖天沔动作的修士们，一个个惊慌的避开稻草人的方向。
“不对，这个也不是，老夫的望气之术难道出错了？”
“冥冥感应到了波动啊，除非是自我遮掩了，看来我要好好施法一次，都一千多年了好不容易碰到一个合适的。”
将手中稻草人扎在城头上，盖天沔跳下了城头将储物盆中的灵石收入怀中，拄着拐远去。
一处爬满了蛇虫鼠蚁、蜈蚣、蝎子等等数以百计虫类的洞窟内，流淌的血河中泛着馨香的气息。
河岸的两边长满了鲜艳的花朵，只不过这些花朵都长在了一具具身躯之上。
血河的尽头是一座宽大的洞府，里面堆着一堆破碎的龟甲碎片，很大一部分都已经实质化，和泥土凝固在了一起。
在破碎龟甲的缝隙中，有着枝干修长，顶端白色若小伞花朵的蓍草。
盖天沔打量着这些蓍草后，选取了其中年份最高的几株采了下来，将之分出了均等的五十之数，取出了其中一个，这是大衍五十遁去一。
接着，开始双手将手中剩下的蓍草随意的分成不同数量的两份，继续数起蓍草来。
“阴爻……阴爻……”
“嗡！”
当第三次分蓍草的时候，盖天沔突然感觉自己气血翻涌了起来，干瘪如鸡爪的手掌轻颤，手中蕴藏着滂沱生机的蓍草，在快速的流逝着生机。
“噗！”
刹那间，他脸色涨红，逆血翻滚到了喉咙处。
“不好，大凶之兆，谋之必遭厄运。”
“怎么会有如此强大气运，让我止步于第三幅卦象之前。”
“此地不宜久留，此修一定能察觉到我的窥探！”
“这不是我的机缘，再不走小命就到头了。”
一念之间，盖天沔摸出一枚散发着血腥味的灵丹，压住了体内翻涌血气，开始收拾自己的行囊。
“都出来！”
一声令下，在洞窟内徘徊的蛇鼠虫蚁快速的爬动起来，撕咬开一片片灵禁，将一具具完好如沉睡状态的修士从灵禁深处拖了出来。
这些修士一共有七位，每一位身上的气息都达到了炼虚圆满，并且身上还散发着奇异的玄妙波动，是它忙碌了五万年方才积攒下来的。
为了维持这些修士生机不坠，花费了极大的代价，每一位的天赋都相当强大。
今日为何突然跑出去收入城税，可不是它兴致起来了，而是提前用结合占卜和望气之术，又借助了洞窟内的残片龟甲，感应到了有天赋的修士到来。
只不过没想到夜路走多碰到鬼了，天赋强的有些让它有些把握不住。
风紧扯呼，跑慢了就有可能要遭殃。
“他娘的，当年在昊天境沉鱼仙宗算计那个小仙子，也没有这么大的反噬力度，钧天境怎么蹦出来了一条大龙？”
将洞窟内一切收拢了起来后，盖天沔又将破碎的龟壳收入了丹田中，不是它没有随身洞天，而是洞天内装不进去这件龟壳。
“道友，得罪了，在下不是有意的，小小赔罪之礼不成敬意，一个渺小、卑微且胆小的修士敬上。”
临走之前，盖天沔在洞窟内放下了一个储物戒指，并且还置办了一桌酒席。
桌案一旁，还立着一个自己模样的稻草人，躬着身子，肩头搭着毛巾，端着酒壶伺候。
“先去灵泽古地深处躲一躲，总比没命了强。”
它甚至不敢再去仔细推衍目标到底是哪一位，如此场景下，作为暗中推衍一方的它反而暴露了出来，被它推衍的修士却成了暗处。
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灵泽仙城中。
沈炼坐在一处酒楼临近窗户的位置，抬头朝着虚空望去，冥冥之中感觉有种被窥探的感觉。
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 destinies 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 his, 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)