Chapter 354 Nothing to criticize
After the True Lord Ming Shui left, the two people in the phantom formation breathed a sigh of relief.
In the previous battle, Lu Changan had used secret medicine to increase his strength; both Earth Rock Rat and Jing Wufeng were injured, and their vitality was greatly reduced when they used secret techniques to explode.
In this case, it is natural to not want to cause trouble and fight hard with a powerful Nascent Soul of the evil way.
After a while, the spoils were distributed.
Lu Changan sealed up the Great Spirit Pill and the Heart of the Stone Dragon.
In addition, he got one-third of the dragon scales, bones, dragon blood, dragon muscles and other materials.
Jing Wufeng obtained valuable materials such as dragon eyes, dragon claws, and blood essence, but overall they were far inferior to Lu Changan.
Of course, even if the Stone Heart Dragon has a heavenly bloodline, it is not considered a true dragon, but can only be compared with a dragon with a purer bloodline.
On top of the Tianpin bloodline, there is also the legendary True Spirit bloodline, which has the potential to grow into a True Spirit.
Half an hour later.
Jing Wufeng's expression improved a lot, and he suggested: "The demon Stone Heart Dragon was killed, and there may be some rare treasures left in its lair."
Lu Changan nodded. After all, many dragons have a hobby of collecting.
After putting away the formation, the two quickly flew to Shi Xinlong's lair.
It turned out that it was too late. The stone heart dragon's lair was in a mess. Someone dug up three feet of the ground and there were still water stains.
“Let that woman pick up the leak.”
Lu Changan and Jing Wufeng looked at each other, inevitably a little unhappy.
They fought hard to kill Shi Xinlong and took a lot of risks, but in the end, the evil female Nascent Soul took advantage.
However, neither of them has cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, and it is not easy for them to question or cause trouble to the True Monarch Ming Shui.
Zhenjun Mingshui is not a casual cultivator. He is backed by the "Black Sea Sect", one of the sixteen sects in Zhenhai, and its power is not inferior to that of Daqing's Beast King Valley.
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at the same time.
In the caves deeper in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons.
Wearing a black veil and long hair hanging down to his waist, Ming Shui Zhenjun holds a simple oil lamp in his hand.
The lamp base is made of soul-nurturing wood, and the halo that lights up inside it is wrapped in a ball of miserable cyan broken ghosts.
"Fellow Taoist Mingshui, I'm lucky to be in your hands. Over the years, I have been sealed by the stone dragon's restrictions. It is difficult to prevent the day when the demonized stone heart dragon will completely lose control and bite back its master..."
The aura of the broken ghost fell to the foundation building stage, and the sound transmission channel was communicated.
“My main body is trapped in a forbidden area deep in the ancient battlefield. In that forbidden area, there is an opportunity to be promoted to the late stage of Nascent Soul. As long as fellow Taoist Mingshui can help me, I will be grateful when my main body sees the light of day again.”
Hearing Shura Ghost Lord's seduction of the soul, True Lord Mingshui had no emotion on his face and said in a calm tone.
“I have come to the forbidden area of the Central Region because I have other important matters. I am sorry that I can’t do anything about the situation of fellow Taoist Shura.”
After saying that, she was about to close the lamp.
Shura Ghost King is a leader in the middle stage of Nascent Soul, and even he is trapped in a forbidden area, his situation is unknown, and he cannot escape.
In such a dangerous place, Ming Shui Zhenjun would naturally not take risks.
Besides, she did have something important to do when she came to the ancient forbidden land in the Central Territory.
“Wait a minute! What’s the matter with fellow Taoist Mingshui coming to the ancient battlefield? I know the situation around the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons very well.”
The miserable blue ghost on the lamp is anxious to show his worth.
Hearing this, Ming Shui Zhenjun's heart moved, and his deep black pearl-like eyes showed a look of contemplation.
In recent years, Lord Mingshui has come to the forbidden areas of the Central Region to look for clues about Tinghai Pavilion.
After years of investigation, she has made the latest progress on the whereabouts of Zhenjun Chahai.
Tinghai Pavilion is suspected to be in a forbidden area in the Central Territory, with hidden space nodes that can lead to the boundaries of other states.
Tinghai Pavilion was the former offshore overlord and gave birth to the God-Transforming Heavenly King. Is there any heritage collection at the other end of the space node?
It’s just that the forbidden area in the Central Region is too large and full of unknown dangers, not limited to monsters.
Even if the news is confirmed, it is extremely difficult to find the space node.
Zhenjun Mingshui can only be roughly located in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, which is where Zhenhai Zhenjun last lost his trace decades ago.
“I don’t know about the space nodes or teleportation arrays mentioned by Fellow Taoist Master Ming Shui. However, twenty years ago, there were foreign monks passing by nearby. They were noticed by the Demonic Stone Heart Dragon and hunted them down.”
“A foreign monk? Tell me about that person.”
Zhenjun Mingshui was overjoyed, and her intuition told her that this was an important clue.
Because the world environment is different in each state in Tianyan Continent. If you arrive at another boundary from a space rift or teleportation array and are not fully integrated into the local area, you will have an alien atmosphere.
Subsequently, after listening to the description of the miserable blue ghost, Ming Shui Zhenjun frowned and fell into deep thought for a short time.
She always felt that the person described by Guijun Fenhun seemed familiar.
“The illusory sky formation used to hunt the magic dragon before!”
Soon, Zhenjun Mingshui thought of the source of the familiarity.
Previously, due to the obstruction of the space illusion array, her spiritual consciousness detection was relatively vague, but one of the human monks displayed partial space magical powers and magic weapon fluctuations, which were very rare in the Great Abyss.
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half a month later.
Lu Changan and Jing Wufeng parted ways outside the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons.
Lu Changan maintained the image of an old man in a bamboo hat from beginning to end. Jing Wufeng was petrified in the battle and his disguise was broken.
Before leaving, the two made an agreement.
Lu Changan got a benefit this time and promised to help Jing Wufeng go to the forbidden area in the Central Territory within a period of time and seal the dangerous place where the evil energy leaked.
The premise is that one of Lu Changan and Earth Rock Rat is promoted to Nascent Soul or transformed.
Lu Changan is now 341 years old, and it will take several decades to reach the peak of Jindan. He is estimated to be around 380 years old, and he will definitely not be able to reach the peak of Jindan.
In this way, if he is promoted to the Nascent Soul stage in the future, he will have time to fully prepare.
Fly thousands of miles.
Lu Changan suddenly thought of something and looked back in the direction of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons.
The appearance of True Lord Ming Shui aroused his alertness.
At that time, this woman was the most active in pursuing and killing True Lord Chahai, targeting the remnants of Tinghai Pavilion.
It is said that Zhenjun Mingshui's original qualifications were not top-notch.
At least half of his magical powers come from the exploration of the remnants of Tinghai Pavilion and related opportunities.
It is no exaggeration to say that this woman is half a descendant of Tinghai Pavilion.
Many of the magic weapons she possesses, including the water-type escape techniques she's good at, and the secret arts and magical powers, come from Tinghai Pavilion and are integrated with the sect's methods.
Lu Changan was worried that this woman would dig deeper and find clues related to the Tinghai Pavilion space node.
Thinking of this, Lu Changan made some calculations, and although the hexagrams obtained were not clear, they had a certain tendency.
The hexagrams prove that this possibility is not low.
"There is no need to worry about this hidden danger for the time being. As long as the Earth Rock Rat and I can successfully transform and have babies, even in the prosperous abyss, we will be strong men standing on the top of the clouds, enough to intimidate any party."
Lu Changan knows very well that when seeking opportunities and constantly being promoted, it is difficult to avoid any hidden dangers of cause and effect.
As long as the strength reaches a new level, the hidden dangers of the past will disappear.
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A few days later.
Lu Changan entered the sphere of influence of the "Wanfeng Sect" in the Central Region.
Wanfeng Sect is close to the forbidden area of the Central Territory. There is a Nascent Soul Middle Stage who is in charge. It includes multiple Immortal Cultivation Kingdoms, two Yuan Ying Sects, numerous vassals of the Jiedan Sect, and countless Immortal Cultivation Families.
The Wanfeng Sect camp had conflicts with the Dayu Kingdom before, but they have calmed down in the past hundred years.
The overall strength of the Dayu Kingdom is stronger than that of the Wanfeng Sect, but Dayu is not as geographically comfortable as the former, and there are not many threats.
There are other powerful forces surrounding Daewoo’s borders.
Lu Changan did not return to Dayu Kingdom immediately, but settled in the "Wouyou City" within the Wanfeng Sect's sphere of influence.
At the beginning of the year when he came to Dayuan, Lu Changan spent more than three years in Wuyou City.
The green-armored puppet was promoted to the fourth level, also in Wuyou City.
Lu Changan is familiar with the road and rents a third-level cave in Wuyou City
The following months.
Lu Changan set out to purify the Shixinlong material parts on hand.
The Stone Heart Dragon has been demonized and polluted. In addition to the Stone Dragon Heart, the Essence Pill, dragon blood, bones, scales, etc. all need to be purified, including quenching and purification.
Lu Changan's Evergreen Kung Fu, weapon refining skills, and Xuan Shui Turtle's water talent are a three-pronged approach to ensure the purification effect.
The evil spirit can be eliminated, but the evil spirit and turbidity contained deep inside cannot be eradicated. Fortunately, the Earth Rock Rat's attributes are consistent, it has absorbed the innate turbid air, and its earth-type demonic power has mutated, containing the evil energy of the earth.
After removing the evil spirit and contamination, it is then appropriately tempered and purified.
In this way, the parts and materials owned by Lu Changan will not have demonic characteristics, and will not be easily reminiscent of the Stone Heart Dragon in the forbidden area of the Central Region.
Pseudodragon beasts are not uncommon in the Great Abyss. There are many dragons in the sea, including fourth-order dragon kings. They are the source of materials that high-level monks yearn for.
After purifying and tempering the materials, Lu Changan carefully considered the transformation of the Earth Rock Rat.
Even, calculate and analyze the success rate of its transformation.
“Earth Rock Rat’s half-step golden elixir, after absorbing the innate turbid energy, is comparable to the earth-level bloodline, and is like a human’s earth-spiritual genius.”
“Stone Heart Dragon is a demon king with a heavenly bloodline. Its essence elixir, the Heart of the Stone Dragon, is an advanced treasure and transformed spiritual object, which is very suitable for the Earth Rock Rat.”
“The [Thunder Bead] traded from Yu Yuanjin is also suitable for physically strong creatures to withstand thunder.”
“In addition, after Xuantian sprouted, the central area absorbed the five elements of soil from Xuantian’s relics. It is different from the past. As an auxiliary spiritual object, it is probably beneficial, but the effect is unknown.”
After Lu Changan sorted it out, he found that the conditions for the rock rat to transform were very good.
At the very least, the spiritual pets of beast-controlling sects such as Valley of the Beast King, who are transformed by impact, will probably not enjoy such good conditions.
Putting aside the influence of the special five elements of soil, Lu Changan speculated that there should be about a 50% success rate.
For Lu Changan, this probability is really not high, but for the creatures in the world who are attacking the form or Nascent Soul, it is already very impressive.
Lu Changan thought for a long time and thought of two points for improvement.
First, using the Great Essence Pill as the main material, asking a fourth-level alchemy master to refine an advanced elixir of the earth evil type would be the most perfect.
However, Shi Xinlong's Essence Pill is of high quality and fits the Earth Rock Rat very well. Even if the pill is refined, there is no qualitative difference, it is just the icing on the cake.
Second, spiritual elixirs for the heart calamity type.
Heart calamity is the most difficult level to predict. It not only depends on the will and state of mind, but also depends on luck.
If you are too unlucky and encounter extremely powerful inner demons, even a monk with a good intention may fall over.
Lu Changan analyzed that the Earth Rock Rat had an ordinary origin, was self-reliant, and had a firm will. It had gone through more hardships than spirit beasts with a higher bloodline and higher grades, so it should have an advantage in this regard.
However, the heart tribulation is strange and unpredictable, and it is difficult to determine.
Those with a strong will may also have stronger obsessions at certain times.
For spiritual elixirs that deal with the heart calamity, it is definitely better to have it than not having it, and it has a little more room for error.
After weighing for a long time, Lu Changan decided to give up the first point and choose to strengthen the second point.
To refine advanced elixirs of the Disha type, you need to hire a fourth-level alchemist and collect other materials, so there are more variables.
If you make a mistake and fail to refine the elixir, you will be extremely happy and sad.
As for the second point, Lu Changan has a clear clue about the spiritual elixir for the Heart Tribulation.
The "Red Snake Lord" of Dashan Mountain once displayed the fourth-level [Xuanxin Beast Pill] at the Yuantian City Nascent Soul Trade Fair.
This elixir can be used as a spiritual creature for calamity when monsters transform, and it has high adaptability.
“If you can get the [Xuanxin Beast Pill], then everything will be ready and there will be nothing missing.”
Lu Changan had no intention of taking this elixir by force.
In the world of immortality, most problems cannot be solved through fighting and killing.
He is ready to make a peaceful deal with True Lord Red Snake.
At the Nascent Soul Trade Fair, Lu Changan had some understanding of the demands put forward by True Lord Red Snake.
With some of the resources at his disposal, he has a chance to impress True Lord Red Snake and complete the deal.
Moreover, Dashan Mountain and Yunxia Sect are both in Dayu Country, and they know their roots well, which is convenient for Lu Changan's planning.
If this matter fails, Lu Changan will not force it.
At worst, settle for the next best thing.
Through the relationship with the Yunxia Sect, it is not difficult to obtain heart-tribulation spiritual objects of mid-to-lower quality, or third-level high-quality heart-protecting elixirs.
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One month later.
Lu Changan returned to Dayu Kingdom and approached the territory of Yunxia Sect.
At this time, he noticed that the Yunxia Sect's mountain gate was thousands of miles away, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was gathering restlessly.
“Nascent Soul Tribulation? Could it be Zhenren Yunqing…”
Lu Changan's head moved, he slowed down and stopped to watch from a distance.
Boom!
Over the fourth-level spiritual veins of Yunxia Sect, dark clouds were rolling, calamity clouds were gathering, and blue sky thunder streaked across the sky.
The majestic power made many monks and countless creatures around him feel depressed and restless, and trembled.
"Tianleiguan? Master Yunqing has successfully broken the pill and transformed into an infant."
When Lu Changan approached the mountain gate, he found that the entire Yunxia Sect was surrounded by colorful light clouds, and the fourth-level sect-protecting formation was opened, cutting off the outside world.
Sect monks have a baby, this kind of precaution is considered normal.
The mountain-guarding monks of the Yunxia Sect discovered Lu Changan had returned and immediately reported it to their superiors.
Not long.
Sect Leader Hu, who had white hair and beard and a haggard face, flew to the mountain gate and communicated with Lu Changan across the fourth-level formation.
“Elder Xiang, the timing of your return is unlucky. Master Yunqing is at the critical moment of conceiving a baby.”
Zongzhu Hu looked ashamed and said with a bitter smile:
“The Supreme Elder has spoken: Before the end of the Jie Ying Tribulation, in order to prevent interference from hostile sects, the entrance and exit will be blocked.”
“No problem. After the baby is born, Xiang will enter the mountain gate again.”
Lu Changan smiled and expressed his cooperation.
The Supreme Elder who spoke did not say who he was, but it was probably Zhenjun Yunlan.
Such behavior shows distrust and lack of due respect for Lu Changan, an elder who is a foreign guest.
Of course, it is very important to have a baby to survive the calamity.
Sealing the whole sect and not allowing any unexpected factors is so prudent and understandable.
Lu Changan was sitting cross-legged on a big stone outside the mountain gate.
He was speechless. He used to think of himself as the lucky star of his sect, but when someone at the mountain gate had a Nascent Soul to survive the tribulation, he was actually turned away.
Lu Changan originally wanted to reciprocate the favor. After returning to the main peak cave, he planted the sprouted Xuantian Gourd Vine on the spot as soon as possible.
Half an hour later.
Three levels of thunder tribulation, each stronger and stronger, passed over the main peak of Yunlan one after another.
The thunder brewing above the calamity cloud slowly dissipated.
Due to the isolation of the formation, Lu Changan could not see the specific scene.
But he vaguely sensed that the aura of the newly born Nascent Soul had been baptized by wind and thunder, and the aura was weakened, but he resisted tenaciously.
“As expected of the great sect’s immortal golden elixir, with abundant resources and spiritual materials, the elixir was successfully transformed into an infant, and it survived the thunder catastrophe.”
Lu Changan secretly approved, this is an advantage that cannot be envied.
If you can customize a new reincarnation in the future, your background cannot be too bad.
After the thunderstorm ended, the rolling clouds of calamity in the sky did not dissipate.
Phew!
The gray calamity cloud is faintly black, and the twisted vortex in its center is like a dark magic eye, exuding an unsettling aura of disaster.
“The third level is the calamity of inner demons.”
Lu Changan’s head was filled with fear. This was the most dangerous and unpredictable stage of the Nascent Soul Tribulation.
For the Immortal Golden Pill, the failure rate of the inner demon tribulation is the largest.
At the third level, Lu Changan waited outside the mountain gate for a day and a night.
“The inner demon tribulation, the longer the time drags on, the smaller the hope becomes.”
Lu Changan looked at the sky in the distance, and the huge Yunxia Sect gate seemed to be shrouded in sad clouds.
Until a certain moment.
The huge black clouds in the sky roared and dispersed, returning to a clear blue sky.
We waited for another half an hour.
There was no sound of celebrations from the clan, and the disciples inside the sect were very quiet.
The sect-protecting formation was finally opened.
Lu Changan remained silent, stepped into the mountain gate after a year, and returned to his Qingluan Peak cave.
(End of this chapter)