Chapter 325 The Late Stage of Golden Elixir
Two years later.
Black Mist Mountains, among the mountains hundreds of miles away from the ancient ruins.
Three escaping lights flew past at low altitude, approaching quietly under the cover of dark fog in the middle of the night.
The visitors were two men and one woman, all of whom were in the middle stage of alchemy formation or above. The mana on their bodies fluctuated and exuded an exotic aura that was different from Da Qing's.
“I found it, I heard the ancient Lingxu Pillar left by Haige Patriarch here!”
The young man in the blue robe in the middle was injured, as were his companions, who all looked happy at this moment.
This person has three-dimensional facial features, deep eyes, a hooked nose, and a pair of big ears between his temples. His profile is much larger than that of an ordinary person.
A "bang" sound.
The mountain was shattered by the power of Dan, revealing a broken and damaged stone pillar. The texture on it was blurred and dark.
“One more century later, the induction of this ancient Lingxu Pillar will disappear completely. Even if we arrive in Qingzhou after all the hard work and cannot find the location of the refuge and treasure house left by our ancestors, it will be in vain.”
The young man in blue robe said happily, waving his hand to put away the broken ancient pillar.
This is a rare material, a strategic resource.
Lingxu Ancient Pillar, made of rare space treasures, can sense directions across distant spaces and even send messages.
Only the special props and secret techniques of Tinghai Pavilion can be sensed within a certain range.
“Congratulations, Great Elder, for finding the inheritance site left by our ancestor in another state!”
The female Zhendan cultivator in a feather skirt on the side bowed and congratulated.
“Congratulations to the True Lord Chahai! You have achieved a great achievement that has not been completed for thousands of years!”
The last man with a black face is wearing strange scale armor, made of fish scale material from some kind of sea monster.
The blue-robed young man with big ears was obviously both an alchemy practitioner, but they were regarded as seniors in the upper realm.
The three foreign monks acted carefully and quickly found the location of the ancient ruins hundreds of miles away.
Zhenjun Chahai raised his hand and asked the two of them to calm down.
His big ears behind his temples beat frequently, sensing the movement in the ancient ruins area.
The range of his perception actually exceeds the consciousness of ordinary Yuanying Zhenjun!
“That ruins is controlled by a Yuanying sect, and there is an early stage Zhendan in charge.”
After inquiring, Zhenjun Chahai looked ugly and his eyes were extremely gloomy.
The treasure trove of materials left behind by our ancestors was unexpectedly taken advantage of by others.
Today, when Tinghai Pavilion is in decline, he is the only helmsman in thousands of years who has achieved the status of Nascent Soul True Monarch and has very high attainments in formations.
With great hardship and effort, he managed to repair some of the hidden space node passages recorded by his ancestors. Monks below Nascent Soul can try to travel, but they will face the risk of backlash from space chaos.
After paying a huge price, we finally found the old site of the treasure house left by our ancestors, but in the end it was all in vain.
Chahai Zhenjun had bulging veins and almost wanted to vomit blood.
“Great Elder, what should we do next?”
The female cultivator in the feather skirt and the dark-skinned middle-aged woman are cautious and dare not show off their arrogance.
"Check! The civilization of cultivating immortals in Qingzhou is far inferior to that of Dayuan. The Nascent Soul Sect in a small place is not enough to deter us."
Zhenjun Chahai suppressed his furious energy and stared at the formation hall at the entrance to the ruins on the swamp with cold eyes.
“We have no way out! The ‘Linhai Sixteen Sects’ have figured out the identity of the heirs of Tinghai Pavilion and killed them all. There is no room for maneuver.”
On the other side of the Great Abyss, Tinghai Pavilion has no living space. Even if it cannot recover the ancestral treasure house, it can only stay in Qingzhou and establish a sect.
Because he was wanted and was seriously injured, Chahai Zhenjun had no choice but to give it a try and enter the forbidden ancient battlefield in the middle region of the great abyss, choosing a path with unknown risks and benefits.
Hurrah!
Zhenjun Chahai turned into a dark blue water stream and approached the formation hall established by Jinyang Sect.
"who…"
The old Zhendan monk who was sitting in the town had just noticed it when his consciousness was shaken and his whole body became numb.
The next moment, he fainted.
The dark and false lightning in Zhenjun Chahai's eyes disappeared, and with a flash of afterimage, he teleported in front of the old Zhendan monk.
His one hand turned into a claw, pressing the Tianling Cap of Laomai Zhendan, searching for the soul.
At midnight, there were no people at the entrance to the Formation Hall and the ruins.
The three of them, Zhenjun Chahai, quickly took control of the ruins and isolated the inside and outside.
Half a day later.
Based on the familiar incomplete formations and architectural layout, Zhenjun Chahai came to the center of the ruins, where the treasure house of the hexagonal palace building was.
“Trace of the collapse of the small space!”
Zhenjun Chahai felt the sensation for a long time, and his face was cloudy and uncertain.
The small secret space opened up the day after tomorrow will slowly collapse without long-term maintenance.
He couldn't tell whether this small space collapsed naturally or was caused by man-made collapse after someone had the opportunity to obtain a valuable treasure.
In fact, when Lu Changan entered the small secret treasure hiding place, the small space was on the verge of collapse.
“We must find out! That unknown treasure could alarm the God-Transforming Heavenly Lord eight thousand years ago. Even if the space collapses, there may still be fragments left!”
Chahai Zhenjun speculated from the ancestor's notes that there was a supreme treasure in the refuge treasure house here.
Although I don’t know what it is.
But back then, Tinghai Pavilion was hunted down by the top overhauls of the Piaomiao Sect, the Dajin Immortal Dynasty, and the Waihai Nine Dragons Palace. There was definitely a shocking secret.
From his perspective, the treasure that can tempt the God-Transforming Heavenly Lord is likely to be a powerful true spiritual treasure!
…
one year later.
At the grass oasis, Lu Changan, who was dormant and cultivating, reached the age of 303.
On this day, a piece of information came from the Liang Kingdom, which made him suspicious.
“The ancient ruins controlled by the Jinyang Sect were attacked by mysterious monks, leaving no one alive.”
“Half a year later, Wuye Town was attacked and the third-order formation collapsed…”
“The number one casual cultivator in the Liang Kingdom, ‘Wu Ye Zhenren’, was seriously injured, his pet died in the battle, and many true elixirs were injured or killed. Fortunately, the sect’s elixir-forming overhaul passed by and escaped.”
“The Jinyang Sect characterized the attacker as a demonic spy who was disturbing the rear and launched a wanted search! However, the identity and whereabouts of the mysterious attacker are still unknown..."
Lu Changan compiled and digested the details of the intelligence. He pondered for a long time and his face gradually became serious.
He did not think that the group of attackers were demon spies.
Although demon spies disturb the rear, this situation is not uncommon in various parts of the Guardian League.
“Ancient ruins…Jiang Yechen…Master Fairy?”
Lu Changan cooperated with the calculation and probably knew the reason.
Shi Xianzi was one of the first monks to enter the ancient ruins, much earlier than Lu Changan, and later obtained the third-level formation inheritance.
As a genius formation mage, she has done the most research on ruins, assisting the sect in breaking formations and exploring.
In the eyes of the outside world, Master Shixianzi is the monk who knows the most about the ruins, is the first to enter, and enjoys the opportunity.
It is a pity that Master Shixianzi passed away seven years ago.
“Fellow Daoist Jiang, as the Taoist companion of Master Xianzi for the last twenty years of his twilight years, suffered a terrible disaster.”
Lu Changan sighed, feeling a little guilty.
Jiang Yechen, bear the thunder for him!
That foreign monk, the monk with whom the Investigator Fairy had the best relationship during his lifetime.
The Taoist couple is naturally the first relationship person.
Moreover, Jiang Yechen became the number one casual cultivator in the Liang Kingdom, which gave people the feeling that he must have a lot of opportunities.
The foreign monk was plotting ancient ruins, so he was naturally the first to target him.
As for Lu Changan?
To outside monks, they are at most the mistress of Master Xianzi in their early years. How can their relationship be as good as that of a Taoist couple?
“Alas, the number one casual cultivator in the Liang Kingdom, such a high-profile and unearned reputation is unacceptable!”
Lu Changan was emotional and thankful that he sternly refused and refused to accept Jiang Yechen's name.
He is far away in Feng Yuan Kingdom and has disappeared in Liang Kingdom. Even if the mysterious attacking monk is targeted in the future, he will not be found in the short term.
Subsequently, Lu Changan analyzed and calculated the identity and strength of the outsider based on the existing information.
It was able to break through Wuyezhen's third-level formation and severely injure the first monk in Liang Kingdom. It almost succeeded, and ordinary pill-forming overhauls couldn't do it.
At that time, Jiang Yechen and Lu Changan's discussion, most of them still had reservations about the life-saving means at the bottom of the box.
Jiang Yechen possesses a third-level soul treasure and is more sensitive to crises than ordinary people. Moreover, in his own territory, there are many people.
“At least she has a top-notch alchemy overhaul! She can leave calmly afterwards, ignoring the wanted pursuit of Jinyang Sect. Her sensory skills are not inferior to those of Nascent Soul Lord, and are even more powerful than the Peacock Saint.”
Judging from the current strength, although it can put pressure on Lu Changan, the threat is not very great.
I'm afraid, the real strength is more than that.
As for the identity of the outsider, Lu Changan’s calculation still faces certain resistance despite sufficient clues and media.
Lu Changan suspected that it involved True Lord Yuanying, or that there might be another secret to cover it up.
“Coming from Dayuan, related to Tinghai Pavilion.”
Lu Changan spent a little lifespan to calculate a more accurate result.
When it comes to Tinghai Pavilion, Lu Changan's head is stern.
If the attacker is not captured and interrogated, Lu Changan will not be able to truly feel at ease.
It’s just that at this critical moment of practice, the late stage of the Golden Elixir is getting closer...
Lu Changan didn’t know enough about the other party’s strength and was not sure of victory.
“Never mind it for now! Thank you Daoyou Jiang for taking the lead for a few years.”
Lu Changan quickly made a decision.
“As long as I advance to the late stage of Jindan, my mana will be doubled and my magical power will increase greatly. By then, even if the person who comes is Nascent Soul Lord, I will have the means to deal with it and even threaten it.”
Lu Changan's original plan was to leave Xuanyin Pavilion after reaching the late stage of Jindan. The third-level middle-grade spiritual veins here were not enough to maintain subsequent practice.
I definitely want to go back to the Guardian League, Mou Yuanying, including Xia Wenyue's Taiyin jade liquid.
Now, there is one more task.
…
Four years later.
Lu Changan is 307 years old, and his magic power has steadily reached its peak in the middle stage of the Golden Elixir.
In terms of cultivation speed alone, it is considered to be in the middle of the pack during the pill formation stage. Lu Changan’s biggest advantage is that it is easier to break through bottlenecks.
Ordinary pill-forming monks have to hone their skills in the later stages of pill-forming for many years. It is extremely rare to be able to break through the bottleneck within ten years.
Most of the real people who have completed the Dan formation will find it difficult to advance to the ranks of the later stages of Dan formation and major cultivators throughout their lives.
Therefore, the speed of cultivation at the moment is not the determining factor.
The key lies in the stamina and potential to break through.
This is the advantage of the high quality of the finished product.
If it is a true elixir from the lower reaches, it is almost impossible to be promoted to the major cultivation of elixir formation, even if it is an earth spirit root.
The impact of spiritual root qualifications is mainly in the early and mid-term.
After reaching the elixir formation stage, the monk's basic qualifications have been improved to a certain extent.
Qualifications may be good or bad. They do not have as big an impact as the Qi refining and foundation building stages. They are just one of many factors.
This is why Lu Changan was not surprised when Zhang Tieshan was promoted to the late stage of Danjie.
Because Zhang Tieshan was probably the upper reaches of the true elixir and concealed the true quality of the elixir. This was Lu Changan's early speculation.
half a month later.
Lu Changan tried to attack the late stage of Jindan, but failed.
The layer of resistance in the later stage of pill formation is extremely tough!
Even with the Immortal Golden Elixir or Heavenly Spiritual Root, it is difficult to achieve success in one go.
“It seems that it needs some polishing.”
Lu Changan has several lifetimes of experience and knows this well.
It can be inferred from this that the evergreen skill only has a solid foundation and has a bonus for breakthroughs, but it cannot ignore the realm bottleneck.
In the past, when refining Qi and building foundation, I was able to ignore bottlenecks because of the blessing of experience and insights from the previous two lives, coupled with the solid foundation of Evergreen Gong. The combination of the two can achieve this effect.
Now, we have reached an important node in the later stage of pill formation, approaching the last small realm of the Nascent Soul stage. The blessings of experience and skills in previous lives are not as effective as before.
“The bottleneck in the later stage of pill formation is such a resistance! The Nascent Soul calamity is a hundred times more difficult. The foundation of the Evergreen Kung Fu may only have a limited bonus to the promotion of the Nascent Soul!”
The following year.
Lu Changan is neither impatient nor impatient. He polishes bottlenecks with ease and occasionally relaxes appropriately.
Find Fairy Niyue to drink tea and listen to music, go to the divine dream together, replenish your mental strength, and maintain an open and comfortable state of mind.
In the past few years, although Lu Changan has not returned to Liang Kingdom, he has continued to pay attention to the intelligence of mysterious foreign monks.
He once went to the desert border, controlled a puppet clone to enter Liang State, and negotiated with Xing Peng.
Lu Changan entrusted Xing Peng to use the power of Wujianmen to find the whereabouts of the mysterious foreign cultivator.
According to Xing Peng’s reflection: Wujianmen has noticed the existence of the mysterious external cultivators. The three people seemed to appear out of thin air without following them. They were tracked, but only a few clues were obtained.
Even several secret agents of Wujian Sect have been lost since they followed too closely.
“As expected of a high-level monk from the Great Abyss, the Wujian Sect collapsed without using the top monks.”
Lu Changan sounded the alarm in his head.
He is certain that the mysterious foreign cultivator has powerful sensory abilities or anti-tracking means.
Fortunately, Daoyou Jiang helped him share a lot of firepower.
In recent years, due to the Jinyang Sect’s wanted status and the attention of the Wujian Sect, the mysterious foreign cultivator has been keeping a low profile and dormant.
Lu Changan did not take it lightly, and entrusted Xing Peng to pass on the news to ask Zhou Qingxuan, Li Congnen, Zhao Tan'er and others to be careful.
If the mysterious foreign cultivator investigates Lu Changan and cannot find him, he may look for clues from old friends and juniors with whom he has social contacts.
…
On this day, the cave of Xuanyin Pavilion’s chief guest was completely obscured by the fourth-order illusion formation.
With the exception of Fairy Niyue, no one else noticed the female cultivators in the pavilion.
After hundreds of years of material collection, Lu Changan finally restored the incomplete phantom formation back then to a complete fourth level.
Even if there is a fourth-order magic array covering it, the spiritual energy of the outside world is abnormally restless and gathering.
A small-scale sandstorm "happened" to occur in the Fangcao Oasis area.
The yellow sand, the storm, and the rolling dark clouds covered up the abnormality of the spiritual energy of the heaven and earth to the greatest extent.
Inside the cave.
The immortal golden elixir, which is shaped like an oval fruit in Lu Changan's body, rotates and trembles, and the glazed gold patterns on the surface are endless.
Each time the Evergreen mana passes through the Great Zhoutian and returns to the core of the Golden Elixir, its quality and quantity will improve.
His whole body was shrouded in a cloud of green spiritual clouds, and the extremely compressed immortal golden elixir in his body began to expand steadily.
Ten days later.
The immortal golden elixir in Lu Changan's body expanded to the extreme, and the roar resonated with the sea of consciousness.
The power of his soul is also improving in level, rising and strengthening accordingly.
Buzz!
In the secret room, the green halo blooms, the evergreen vitality of ancient trees surges, and the fragrance of fruit trees is as ethereal as a dream, exuding infinite temptation, making people intoxicated and yearning.
“308 years old, late stage of Golden Elixir!”
The immortal golden elixir in Lu Changan's body is like a small sun that will never go out, containing terrifying explosive power.
The power of the golden elixir has more than doubled in quality and quantity!
Divinity has also been greatly improved, surpassing the peak of the late stage of pill formation in the previous life!
From this moment on.
Lu Changan has become a true late-stage master of the alchemy process, surpassing the second life in all aspects!
“As expected of the immortal golden elixir!”
The huge leap in strength made Lu Changxin feel excited and more confident about the future road to Yuanying.
At this time.
The buzz of the evergreen golden elixir resonates with the sea of consciousness, creating a mysterious sense of mystery.
Lu Changan felt blessed in his heart and looked towards the direction of Daqing Middle Territory.
At this time, he had a strange feeling that there was some important opportunity to attract him in that direction.
“Clearer!”
Lu Changan's expression turned serious, and his dark and deep pupils shone with a sharp light.
Because of the formation of the immortal golden elixir, I learned from the golden elixir Taoist rhyme that the evergreen Taoist fruits can eat each other.
Seventy years ago, when he was promoted to the middle stage of Jindan, Lu Changan also had a reaction, but it was not so clear, nor did it attract the kind of luck that brings blessing to the soul.
“The higher the realm, the closer the cultivation levels are to each other, and the easier it is for them to sense each other.”
Lu Changan made calculations through two inductions and the abstract information fed back by Jindan Daoyun, and came to a new conclusion.
The higher the realm, the stronger the induction and the wider the range.
As for the devouring of the Evergreen Dao Fruit, the effect is greatly reduced for low-level monks. The gap in life levels is too great, and the life extension is very small.
With similar cultivation levels, the effect of swallowing and extending life is good, and the chance is relatively high, which creates the pull of chance.
After a long time.
Lu Changan gathered the magic power of the golden elixir, and the distant feeling disappeared.
When breaking through the realm, the Evergreen Dao Fruit and mana are in a highly boiling and transforming state, so it is easy to induce induction.
Normal state, it cannot be sensed unless the distance is relatively close.
…
Half a month later, Lu Changan left the customs.
Due to worries about the past and present, Lu Changan's good mood was affected by his promotion to the late stage of Jiedan.
Fortunately, he already has the ability to deal with Nascent Soul-level threats.
The cultivator of Changye in the middle of the domain is actually a great opportunity for Lu Changan.
Lu Changan speculated that his cultivation was at least in the late stage of Dan Jie, and possibly in the early stage of Yuanying.
The probability of it being higher is not high, and it will not lead to a chance inspiration that brings happiness to the soul.
If the lucky son "Ling Yu Zhenjun" had the strength, he would have come to Daqing East Territory long ago.
Seventy years later, if that person has not come, he must not have the ultimate strength.
“As a monk in the Central Region, the journey to the Eastern Region of Daqing is long and risky. Especially since the Six Demonic Sects are trying to gain territory here.”
Lu Changan can guess the reason why that person did not dare to come to the Eastern Region in the past.
Strength is the primary reason.
Practitioners of Evergreen Gong are not outstanding in fighting skills.
Half the lifespan is longer than that of the same realm, but the cultivation is slow and the advantage is not great.
It is nothing more than accumulating more points and practicing one or two skills.
Normal practitioners of Evergreen Kung Fu cannot compare with sect geniuses like the Peacock Saint.
It’s not even worthy of carrying shoes!
Having a long life span is also a hidden danger.
Lu Changan estimated that the "fellow disciple" in the Central Region was probably a Taoist monk.
In addition, that person most likely failed to form a golden elixir and did not know the secret of how the Evergreen Dao Fruit can be swallowed to extend life.
But this time the situation is different.
The two parties have similar cultivation levels, which creates a chance connection of blessed souls.
For the sake of opportunity, that person may have the idea to come to the Eastern Region.
“As a monk from the Central Territory, if he dares to come over when the devil invades the Eastern Territory, he is probably a Nascent Soul monk with good fighting skills.”
From Lu Changan's point of view, even in the early stage of Nascent Soul, there are certain risks in stepping into an area invaded by demons.
If you are unlucky and are noticed by the Demon Lord and surrounded by him, you may die.
“If you don’t dare to come, that person may be in the late stage of Dan Formation. Even if he is in the early stage of Nascent Soul, his fighting skills are mediocre and his courage is not enough.”
The situation was analyzed clearly, and Lu Changan had some calculations in his mind.
If that person comes, he will run away.
If you don’t dare to come?
Lu Changan has taken care of the affairs of the Wei Dao League, and has improved his strength and skills to the top, so he went to the Daqing Middle Territory to find out the reality.
Having a good understanding of Changqing Gong and knowing himself and his enemy, Lu Changan was not very afraid.
On the contrary, it is a mysterious external cultivator from the great abyss. If you don’t know the origin, you must deal with it with caution.
(End of this chapter)