Chapter 422: The nourishment of reincarnation, the return of the two religions (taking leave for rest on the 26th)
The boundary of the outer sect alliance.
The subsequent impact of Shen Laoxie's death and the split of Dulongtan are still fermenting. Driven by thoughtful people behind the scenes, the situation will continue to be chaotic and turbulent for many months.
In troubled times, the rise and fall of forces is inevitable.
Not long after, Xuanyin Pavilion gave birth to a second late-stage Jiedan, expanded its industrial power in the chaos, liquidated the cultivating forces that had maliciously suppressed Miaoyin Pavilion, and gradually became one of the giant forces in the outer sect alliance.
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Da Qingdong Territory, the evil land in the far east, belongs to the boundary between the two religions.
Through the boundless poisonous swamp on the east side of the Guardian Alliance, an area more dangerous than the endless flying sand chasm, you can reach the boundary between the two sects.
From Feng Yuan Kingdom and Waizong League to the southeast, you can also reach the boundary between the two religions, and the journey is slightly less risky.
The Far East Bad Land has richer spiritual products than the Guardian Alliance, but the living environment is harsh and not suitable for human monks at first.
Many years ago, the Five Poison Sect dominated the surrounding areas and expanded its territory. It was the leader of the evil sects and was no weaker than some of the six sects of the demonic sect.
Approximately 10,000 to 20,000 years ago, the Thousand Machine Sect emerged as a new force. It is said that it came from Zhongzhou, which has the oldest tradition of cultivating immortals in the Tianheng Continent.
Since then, the Far East Bad Land has entered a state of confrontation between the two religious camps. This dangerous and dangerous area is called the boundary of the two religions.
This is the eastward expansion of the Six Demonic Sects, and there is no area in the Eastern Territory that attempts to invade.
More than half a year later.
On the outskirts of the Qianjijiao territory, there are steep mountains and red and black rivers guarding a manor house where a quasi-fourth-level spiritual vein is located.
The mansion garden, with its beautiful mountains and clear waters, and beautiful scenery, is in sharp contrast to the harsh surrounding environment.
This is the ancestral home of the Teng family.
The ancestor of the Teng family, "True Lord Giant Elephant", is the elder of the Qianji Sect. He is now very old and has been retiring in his family's territory in recent years.
With the Holy Spirit Nascent Soul elders in charge, coupled with the precipitous environment and formation protection, the Teng family's ancestral land is a forbidden area in the surrounding area. It is the most dangerous and safest place.
On this day, in the manor house of the Teng family’s ancestral land, the clan-protecting formation suddenly shook, and an astonishing ray of light erupted, causing chaos in the spiritual energy of the heaven and earth.
Immediately afterwards, an earth-shattering scene ushered in.
A monstrous hurricane caused a vast ocean of water and erupted from within the Teng family's territory.
The base of the clan-protecting formation was cut off and destroyed from the inside. The formation mask collapsed from the inside before it lasted for a few breaths, and was washed away and covered by the vast ocean waters.
From the sky or from a distance, the huge land of the Vine family has been swallowed up by the vast ocean. Except for the faint burst of spiritual light, no specific signs can be seen.
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deep inside the ancestral home submerged by the sea water,
A vigorous and angry voice echoed:
"Who are you? Why did you attack the Teng family? Even if I die today, I still want to know the truth."
At the bottom of the ancestral home, eight top-level third-level puppet military formations were protecting a one-eyed old man with white hair and as dry as firewood in the center.
The shells of the eight puppets were seriously damaged, and the puppet force diagram of the puppet military formation was extremely bleak, and it was already at the end of its strength.
Elder Teng's complexion was pale, his soul was shattered, his body was stooped, and poisonous blood oozed from the corners of his mouth. There was a **** hole in one of the eye sockets, as if it had been pierced by some kind of spike.
In addition, there were multiple wounds on his torso and arms. There was a shocking withered hole in his abdomen, with a massive loss of life and blood.
Facing an unprecedentedly powerful enemy, Elder Teng was in despair.
Hovering above his head is a gorgeous and noble peacock with wings spread seven or eight feet. The previous few blows easily wiped out his protective magic shield, making the aura of the defensive magic weapon suddenly dim, making it difficult to resist.
His feet sank into the petrified mounds, and there was a huge pull on the ground.
Strange black threads, under the control of the underground fourth-level demon king, entangled the lower body of his legs and spread towards his torso.
The black silk thread is extremely weird, swallowing up the spiritual energy and mana, and the body is bound, making it difficult to break free.
This is a rare treasure that Elder Teng has never seen before in the realm of the two sects [Soul-Eating Black Silk]. It is the wig trophy of the True Monarch Ming Shui in the middle stage of Yuanying.
Diyan Jun used this treasure for the first time in actual combat. Combined with the level 4 poison and the master's nail-headed arrow, the effect was unexpectedly good.
Directly in front of Elder Teng, a mysterious middle-aged man in a black cloak is surrounded by blue water.
This person used unpredictable methods to sneak into the Teng family area where formations are strictly restricted. He disguised himself as a direct descendant and broke out in Elder Teng's room.
Such a terrifying infiltration method has never been heard of by Elder Teng in the land of the two sects. Perhaps only the rumored master of the Wujian Sect, one of the six demonic sects, could do this.
“I am the helmsman of the Qinglong Society. Today I came to the boundary between the two sects to seek justice for my subordinates and resolve past grievances!”
Lu Changan spoke indifferently, controlling the sea flag magic weapon engraved with the pattern of a water turtle, and a huge whirlpool of water suppressed Elder Teng in place.
In this operation, Lu Changan adopted a sneak assassination mode.
【Black Wind Cloak】coupled with 【Hundred Fantasy Mask】, it is like entering an uninhabited land in the Teng family.
Before taking action, the base of the clan protection formation was also affixed with thunder talismans by Lu Changan in advance.
At the moment of the violent attack, Elder Teng sensed it, but he still couldn't dodge a [nail-head arrow].
Following this came the up and down attacks from Diyanjun and Alien Peacock.
With the help of the fourth-level poison and the soul-eating black thread, Elder Vine was almost captured immediately.
Elder Teng is a Nascent Soul monk who is taking care of himself in his old age. His body functions have declined, his lifespan is less than a hundred years, and his strength is much worse than that of Shen Laoxie.
Lu Changan's goal is to capture Yuanying, but he is worried that the damage will be overflowed like last time, and he will directly destroy the target Yuanying.
Therefore, the methods in the latter round are relatively conservative, focusing on siege. At the same time, we must be careful of Yuanying's escape from the body.
At this moment, Elder Teng's physical body and Nascent Soul were severely injured, and his strength declined severely.
To deal with this kind of twilight monk, Lu Changan also unceremoniously activated the "Destroying Divine Light", which made the opponent worse, shortening his lifespan and withering his life energy and blood.
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“Blue Dragon Society... subordinates?”
Elder Teng was shocked and murmured to himself, knowing that he would not be able to escape today, and just wanted to know the truth.
He had never heard of the Qinglong Society. Just one helmsman had such magical powers, comparable to those in the middle stage of Yuanying. He could not imagine the original appearance of the iceberg hidden in the deep sea.
Elder Teng realized that the truth was related to the "subordinates" mentioned by the Azure Dragon Helmsman.
However, he could not remember any irresolvable life-and-death feud he had made in the past few hundred years.
“Jie Jie... It seems that Senior Brother Teng can’t remember Wei.”
The water surged behind him, and the deep and heavy water spread out, revealing a tall, thick, green-armored puppet with a black face and fangs.
Elder Teng was startled at first, then his face was slightly shaken, and dusty memories came flooding back.
“Junior brother Wei?”
After recognizing the identity of Wei Puppet Master, Elder Teng, as a fourth-level puppet master, quickly noticed something unusual about the green-armored puppet in front of him.
"You... actually still exist in the world? You turned into a puppet spirit, merged with the true fourth-level puppet, and transformed into a puppet spirit! How did you do this?"
Elder Teng was shocked, as if he had seen a ghost.
According to life expectancy, Wei Puppet Master was plotted by him back then, and his Taoist base was severely damaged. With no hope of Nascent Soul, it was impossible for him to survive until now.
"Jiejie! Brother Teng didn't expect this, did you? Wei turned to the art of ghosts and spirits, and his lifespan was greatly extended. He even received the gift of opportunity from his master to create a true fourth-level puppet, turning ghosts into puppets. Wei was not only able to I can live longer than you do now.”
Puppet Master Wei's words were full of ambition, which made Elder Teng's face drip with gloom, not to mention how uncomfortable he felt inside.
Such a truth, he might as well not know.
“Senior Brother Teng, I heard that you built a fourth-order giant elephant puppet in Qianji Cult, which is an indestructible war machine. Why don’t you take it out today and compete with me.”
The Puppet Master of Wei did not take action before, just as a support.
Facing the powerful Wei puppet master, Elder Teng was heartbroken and lost his mind.
"The majority of the material investment for the fourth-order giant elephant puppet was made by the Holy Religion. As the builder, Teng Mou only had the right to use it. Now that he is old and aged and his condition has declined, the puppet has been handed over to the Holy Religion for safekeeping in exchange for benefits for future generations. Even if the giant elephant puppet is here, it is no match for Junior Brother Wei’s true fourth-level puppet.”
Elder Teng smiled bitterly and begged again:
“Junior brother Wei, can you leave some direct bloodline seeds to your senior brother?”
“Hmph! When you plotted the plot, did you show any mercy? Wei’s wife and daughter were all killed by you..."
The eyes of the blue-armored puppet flashed with cold ghost flames. One of its arms suddenly expanded and turned into a huge green steel claw. It rolled up a ball of iron-gray wind and struck Elder Teng hard.
“Since this person can’t produce the giant elephant puppet, there is no need to be merciful.”
Lu Changan gave the order and asked Lord Diyan and Peacock Puppet to launch an offensive.
At a glance, the [Soul-Eating Black Thread] wrapped around Elder Teng's neck. Most of his mana was trapped, and his body couldn't struggle to get away.
The supernatural peacock in the sky once again dropped a five-color aura.
Boom!
Elder Teng's face was determined, his magic energy was burning, and he self-destructed his magic body on the spot. The spiritual pressure generated instantly was comparable to that of the middle stage of the infant.
At the same time, eight puppets in the surrounding puppet army exploded together.
The terrifying tide of spiritual light, accompanied by **** vitality and puppet fragments, caused the vast waters to turbulent and opened several rips.
The attacks of the green-armored puppet, the strange peacock, and the earth rock king were neutralized and they were forced to retreat a certain distance.
Lu Changan's face was stern, green light flowed from his body, and another nail-headed arrow appeared in his hand.
The supernatural peacock in the sky condensed the five-color aura and stared at the area where it exploded.
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唰!
A Nascent Soul villain with the image of an old monk, while self-destructing, chose a certain direction and moved several hundred feet.
Elder Teng Yuanying was severely injured and suffered a loss from the [nail-head arrow], which left a psychological shadow. He first escaped in the direction of Lu Changan.
The second is the five-color aura of the supernatural peacock, which makes the Nascent Soul spirit body feel threatened.
Excluding these two general directions, Elder Teng fled toward a gap that exploded in the vast ocean waters.
Even if the Nascent Soul is non-entity, escaping in the opponent's ocean waters will still face pressure, consume more, and speed will also be affected to a certain extent.
However, Elder Teng's Nascent Soul spirit body pulled away and found a cyan phantom, which he accurately intercepted nearby.
“Haha, my prediction was right!”
The cyan phantom showed the figure of a black-winged man. His speed was comparable to that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul, and he was able to quickly intercept with his phantom body technique.
On the other side, "Lu Changan" was holding a nail-headed arrow. After the green light faded away, he turned out to be a lifelike spirit tree clone.
It’s just a false threat!
“No! I was fooled!”
Elder Teng’s Yuanying spirit body trembled.
Phew!
Puff!
The old-looking Nascent Soul spirit body couldn't stop and had no time to change direction. It seemed as if it ran into a pale green ghost spider web on its own initiative.
The ghost spider's spiritual silk quickly turned into a spider web cage, trapping the Yuanying spirit body. Wisps of dark ghost power flashed out from the ghost spider silk web. The Nascent Soul villain felt a numbness and coldness. He tried his best to use the Nascent Soul Secret Technique, but was strangled tighter and tighter by the [Ghost Spider Soul Binding Thread].
Purple and black poisonous smoke appeared on the surface of Yuanying's spirit body, his consciousness was dim and weak, and a feeling of weakness came over him.
“Haha! The Nascent Soul is seriously injured and has been hit by the fourth-level infant poison. How can I let you break free and run away?”
Lu Changan waved his hand and took the Nascent Soul spirit body trapped in the ghost spider web into his palm.
The Nascent Soul spirit body in the ghost spider web was in various negative states, weak and weak, and gave up the struggle.
“Congratulations, master, for capturing the Great Elephant Lord of the Thousand Machines Sect.”
Puppet master Wei complimented.
At this moment, his blood-sea enemy Elder Teng’s body exploded, leaving only Nascent Soul at his mercy.
“Old Wei, you go and deal with the aftermath, and I’ll torture him.”
Lu Changan ordered.
Master Wei respectfully accepted the order and left.
This is the ancestral home of the Teng family, and there are still some surviving monks. Naturally, Puppet Master Wei would not let his enemies leave any trouble, and would kill them one by one, leaving no one alive.
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“Elder Teng, the grudge is settled today. You will hand over the hidden treasure house and the "Qian Ji Yan Shen Jue". Lu will consider giving you a chance to return to the reincarnation of heaven and earth."
Lu Changan threatened sternly.
"Haha! Idiots are dreaming! Even if you capture this elder alive, you won't be able to obtain the "Thousand Machines of Divine Art". The core of practicing this secret technique in the holy religion, and the relevant memories in the sea of consciousness, have set special and unsolvable restrictions. Even if Even if you are a Nascent Soul cultivator, you may not be able to search for the complete secret method."
Elder Teng faintly sensed the screams in the ancestral house. Several outstanding direct blood descendants were hiding in the secret room, but they were all taken out and killed by the Wei Puppet Master.
He was extremely sad and could not help but throw up his head and laugh, completely unafraid of life and death.
“The Thousand Machines Sect has a secret treasure that plants a unique energy in the soul of the core monks. If you kill this elder Nascent Soul, the Holy Sect will have its own means of tracing the source.”
Elder Teng didn’t mind any further delay and threatened instead.
"Really? The Thousand Machines Sect only has one mid-stage Nascent Soul in charge, and at most there are fourth-level middle-grade ancestral puppets, and they are checked and balanced by the Five Poison Sect. I really don't believe that your church is doing this for you, an old Yuan who is close to his lifespan. Ying, fight against my Qinglong Society regardless of the cost."
Lu Changan’s words made Elder Teng’s heart sink.
This helmsman of the Qinglong Society has more terrifying magical powers than those in the middle Nascent Soul stage. He has basically no natural enemies in the Da Qing Realm.
Waiting for Wei Puppet Master and Lord Diyan to finish dealing with the aftermath.
Lu Changan reached out without hesitation, grabbed the Nascent Soul spirit body in the ghost spider web, and at the same time contacted the [Nine-Seal Monument] deep in his consciousness.
Hum!
The mysterious ancient stele lit up with a grayish white light, and rolled up Elder Teng's Nascent Soul along his conscious arm.
"What's this-"
Elder Teng’s consciousness screamed in horror, and was sucked into the [Nine-Seal Monument] by the irresistible force of rules, and the Nascent Soul spirit body was twisted into particles.
【Nine Seal Monument】In the fifth frame seal, a pure crystal white light emerged at the moment, lighting up 10% of the area.
“Seven and a half percent!”
Lu Changan couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the lighting progress of the fifth life.
It was too late to check Elder Teng’s memory.
“Get out quickly!”
Lu Changan put away his puppets, spiritual pets, and magic weapons, and quickly left the scene of the incident under the cover of the [Black Wind Cloak].
The moment Elder Teng’s Nascent Soul was strangled and devoured.
The chief helmsman of the Thousand Machines Sect tens of thousands of miles away.
Poof!
Elder Teng’s soul lamp went out immediately, alarming the leader of the Holy Cult and several elders.
This is also the reason why Lu Changan did not devour Yuanying immediately.
It’s about procrastinating nonsense and after the aftermath is over.
Of course, the Nascent Soul cannot stay for long, and the news on the scene will soon be reported to the chief helmsman of the Thousand Machines Sect. The Thousand Machines Sect may have the means to track the elder Yuanying through induction.
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Two months later.
Lu Changan successfully circled back to the boundary of Fengyuan Kingdom. He did not go to the Snow Mountain Holy Land as a guest, and went directly south to return to the realm of immortal cultivation in Liang Kingdom.
In fact, he can go west from the boundary between the two religions, travel through the boundless poison gas swamp, and return to Liang Kingdom in a straight line.
However, that would require crossing the borders of the Thousand Machine Sect and the Five Poison Sect, and the risks would be more variable, which would not be conducive to a quick escape.
As for the refining of the Infant Transformation Pill, the third-level high-quality Life-Extension Pill and other elixirs.
Long before Lu Changan sneaked into the genocide, he used another late-stage alchemy-forming vest and asked a fourth-level alchemy master in the Five Poison Sect to refine it through Zhong Tianshi's personal relationship.
The operation in the Land of Two Religions was generally smooth. After all, they were bullying the elderly who were aging and their strength had declined.
However, capturing Nascent Soul is more difficult than killing Nascent Soul. To achieve the expected goals, we must also act with all our strength and not be careless in the slightest.
Golden Cloud Valley.
Lu Changan quietly returned to the Evergreen Peak Dojo without alerting the other monks in the sect. At most, he was noticed by Zhang Tianfeng, who possessed the spiritual treasure weapon spirit.
This journey will only last for a year, so it will not attract anyone’s attention.
Lu Changan’s whereabouts have been unpredictable and difficult to determine in the past few years.
As a fourth-level divination master, it is not difficult to cover up the specific whereabouts or deliberately confuse and induce.
The secret room of the cave.
Lu Changan looked back on this long trip, made predictions, and checked for omissions.
“Although there are some doubts and loopholes, the span between regions is large, and information transmission and sharing are slow. There are no signature features, and it is difficult to make connections out of thin air with people from different regions.”
“This Qinglonghui vest should be able to hold up another one.”
Lu Changan deliberately pulled Tianji and guided and concealed the relevant information about the Qinglong Society and the Qinglong Helm, so that the development of destiny would be more favorable to him.
Of course, the main reason is that he did not reveal any big flaws. The magical power that Lu Changan displayed to the outside world was the water-type magic power, not the wood-type health-preserving power.
The person who knows the truth best is Master Zhong.
But this fourth-level divination master, wearing the same pants as Lu Changan, will actually help hide the secrets.
If not, Master Zhong Tianshi will also feel troublesome if Qianji Sect finds out about the Snow Mountain Holy Land.
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Lu Changan carefully counted Elder Teng's trophies again, shaking his head slightly with regret.
Elder Teng’s trophies are far inferior to those of Shen Laoxie.
Mainly for two reasons.
First, the legal body at that time self-destructed, damaging some valuable items.
Second, Elder Teng serves as a pensioner for the Nascent Soul cultivator. The most valuable fourth-level puppet, which does not have full ownership, cooperates to return it to Qianji Cult. In this way, he gained a good reputation for being upright and upright, which was used to replace the holy religion's focus on cultivating disciples for future generations.
Fortunately, Elder Teng, as a fourth-level master of puppet refining, has a lot of puppet refining treasures that Lu Changan can use, including to complete the puppet army formation.
Conventional magic weapons, spiritual objects, medicinal herbs, talismans, etc., including some advanced strategic resources, are also wealth that the alchemy monks cannot hope for.
Having often killed Yuanying old monsters, Lu Changan has long been accustomed to the spiritual resources of Danjieyingjieying.
What Lu Changan really yearned for was the "Qian Ji Yan Shen Jue", the secret teaching of Qian Ji Cult.
Under normal circumstances, even if you search for souls, you will not be able to obtain such top-level secrets involving divine souls, or you will not be able to obtain them completely.
However, Lu Changan is an exception.
He closed his eyes and entered the fifth life of the [Nine-Seal Monument], exploring the newly lit 10% area and sorting out the vast and disordered memories of Elder Teng.
On the way back, Lu Changan briefly checked it out and found that there were fragments of the "Thousand Machines to Generate Gods" technique inside. It only took some time to sort them out.
After being promoted to Yuanying, Lu Changan was able to sort out the memory fragments of these old Yuanying monsters much faster.
From his memory, Lu Changan learned that the Qianji Sect did have a way to trace the source of the Nascent Soul that normally killed Elder Killvine. But it is not as simple as imagined, and it requires a lot of effort. If the distance is far, the effect will be greatly reduced.
What’s more, Lu Changan used the [Nine-Seal Monument] to devour the Yuanying spirit body, eliminating certain hidden dangers related to the evil spirits of cause and effect.
This is a conclusion drawn based on the details of his memory and excluding any abnormal aura on his body.
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A few days later.
Lu Changan sorted out the "Qian Ji Yan Shen Jue" from the memory fragments.
In order to increase the error tolerance rate, Lu Changan asked Wei Puppet Master to understand, study and confirm together.
As a genius in puppet refining, Puppet Master Wei was extremely excited when he had the opportunity to understand the secret method of suppressing the sect of Qianji Sect.
When he killed his family and took revenge, he was not so excited.
“The Secret Art of Thousand Machines to Evolve the Gods” is in the same vein as the puppet inheritance that we practiced before, the Secret Technique of Controlling the Puppet of the Thousand Machines. We have already laid the foundation, understand this secret technique, and just change it as normal.”
After conducting research, Master Wei brought surprising news.
"Thousand Machines of the Gods" is divided into nine levels. The lowest training requirement is the foundation building stage, and only at this time can it be considered as entry level.
Only when you reach the Nascent Soul stage can you enter the palace, which involves the cultivation of the soul and the many wonderful uses of the power of spiritual consciousness.
The amplifying effect of "Qian Ji Yan Shen Jue" on spiritual consciousness varies from person to person.
For ordinary high-level monks, their spiritual consciousness can be enhanced by 30 to 50%.
Those with extraordinary talents can be enhanced by more than 50%.
Having a top-level innate Tao body of the soul type, it can be promoted to nearly a small realm at most.
However, there have been very few people with this kind of innate spiritual talent in the world of immortality since ancient times, let alone the top beings among them.
Elder Teng’s puppet refining qualifications are actually pretty good, but not as good as Master Wei’s.
But he does not have the talent for the soul, and his progress in practicing the "Thousand Machines to Evolve the Gods" is not very fast. He has only reached the seventh level, and his spiritual consciousness has only increased by 30%.
That was still the peak period. After the twilight years, the body and the soul began to age, but there was some decline.
Based on Master Wei's research, Lu Changan tried to practice the "Qian Ji Yan Shen Jue" and found that the progress was relatively smooth and he was much better than Elder Teng.
“After several reincarnations, my innate soul has become stronger. It seems to be suitable for the "Thousands of Machines to Generate Divine Art".
Lu Changan was overjoyed. It is estimated that when he reaches the seventh Nascent Soul stage, his basic consciousness will be comparable to that of the Nascent Soul stage without the advent of the fourth life.
(End of this chapter)