Chapter 255 Taking the Blame Again

In the northern part of Jing State, in a stone hall on a hidden peak of the Black Mist Mountains.

Elder Wang, with thick eyebrows, yellow hair and a gray robe, sat cross-legged to practice Qigong and recuperate from his injuries.

"Not good!"

His face suddenly changed, and he took out a colorful scroll of a purple-robed Taoist from his storage bag.

Tsk~

The Taoist portrait on the scroll flashed with purple flames, emitted green smoke, and quickly dimmed and turned into a dead gray.

It was like a longevity photo.

"How is this possible?"

Elder Wang was stunned. After a brief shock, he was more emotional than anger, but was completely cold.

Speechless fear and uneasiness.

The speed of the Yuanying spirit body is several times that of the same level.

Often, it takes the same Yuanying stage, with higher cultivation or magical powers, to destroy it.

As for those below the Yuanying stage, it is difficult to retain the spirit body Yuanying, and the speed is not at the same level.

Unless the top Zhendan masters join forces, lay out an ambush, and cooperate with the soul treasure, Lihuo Shangren will rashly fall into it again.

The latter possibility is not high, as it is difficult for a True Dan cultivator to ambush a Yuanying stage cultivator with keen senses.

In this case, it would be a waste of time and effort, and the noise would definitely be great, so the news could be easily obtained afterwards.

Elder Wang actually knew that there was another possibility... that was failure to seize the body!

Lihuo Shangren's Yuanying was weak, and if he seized the body of a Jindan cultivator, such as attacking Elder Wang, he might fail.

But the Yuanying would not be destroyed, and he could still retreat.

Unless the Jindan cultivator whose body was seized had a strong soul and his means were far superior to Elder Wang.

"Master's plan is to seize the body of a True Dan cultivator at most, and will not target a Jindan cultivator in the late stage..."

Elder Wang's face was bleak, and he shook his head in denial.

No matter what the situation was, it was not something that the Lihuo Palace team, which was now in ruins, could resist.

"Feng'er!"

Elder Wang thought of something and immediately took out a soul lamp from his storage bag.

The soul lamp flickered steadily.

Huh!

Elder Wang breathed a sigh of relief, and the worst situation did not happen.

If both the old and the young were killed.

Lihuo Palace may really have no hope of rising again.

"Master's soul was destroyed, and only I know it. This matter must be concealed as much as possible, and it can be delayed as long as possible..."

Elder Wang knew that if the cultivators in the Lihuo Palace team knew the truth, it would be a huge blow to morale and people's hearts would be easily scattered.

Fortunately.

Only the grandfather and grandson knew the plan of Lihuo Shangren to possess Wang Feng.

Find the murderer?

Don't act rashly!

At most, you can only investigate in a low-key manner, not publicize it, and don't be too serious.

Otherwise, you may dig a hole and bury yourself.

"When you reach the cliff, you must pull the reins."

Elder Wang took a deep breath and suppressed the idea of ​​​​getting to the bottom of it and avenging the Supreme Elder.

For the Lihuo Palace, which is now in a precarious situation, if it can't be stopped and can't help it, it will surely usher in destruction.

To take revenge, I'm afraid we have to wait until the day when Lihuo Palace is revitalized.

In fact, deep in Elder Wang's heart, there is a key suspect.

That person has amazing luck, is extremely strong in fighting, and hates Lihuo Palace very much.

The True Fire Demon Flame it possesses is the best among all the countries, and has the effect of restraining the spirit body and the Nascent Soul!

…

In the secret room of Qiufeng Island.

A man and a rat stared with wide eyes, checking the storage ring that broke the ban.

The space inside the storage ring is not much larger than that of an ordinary storage bag.

After all, it is a space prop, which needs to be integrated with rare space treasures before it can be created.

The items in the storage ring are less than expected, but the spiritual treasure aura emanating from it and the sense of oppression made Lu Changan very happy.

"Thousand-year Soul Nurturing Wood!"

One of the floating green spirit woods immediately attracted Lu Changan's attention.

This is a legendary spirit wood, and it is a rare soul road spirit wood, which is rarer than the spirit wood of the same level.

Lu Changan originally considered using the third-level superior spirit bamboo as the embryo of his future life magic weapon.

The soul nurturing wood in front of him is as high as the fourth level, which is a better choice.

Lu Changan took out the thousand-year soul-nourishing wood, and his soul felt strangely comfortable, as if it was flowing through a hot spring.

Even the loss of soul power in the second life was reduced a bit.

Just this wood made Lu Changan overjoyed, and the trip was worthwhile.

"Two Yuanying-level magic weapons!"

Lu Changan then found a magic weapon that exuded a strong spiritual pressure.

Magic weapons are exclusive to cultivators above the Jindan stage.

They are divided into low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, and top-grade.

The requirements for mana and consciousness of magic weapons between each grade are very different.

Among them, low-grade magic weapons are suitable for the early stage of false pills and true pills.

The consumption of false pills is relatively large and it is difficult to last.

The middle grade is suitable for the middle and late stages of true pills.

The high-grade and top-grade magic weapons are generally used in the early and middle stages of Yuanying.

Unless the mana is deep and the consciousness is strong, it can play a stronger magic weapon across grades, and the consumption is quite large.

Above the magic weapon is the spiritual treasure.

Lingbao, corresponding to the level of transformation and above, is basically extinct in the world of immortal cultivation.

Even if they occasionally appear, they are mostly imitations, or broken Lingbao, or Lingbao fragments.

The two magic weapons in Lihuo Shangren's storage ring are a green braided rope and a purple gourd.

The braided rope magic weapon is a top-grade magic weapon. Lihuo Shangren used it in the previous battle. It turned into a smart thunder snake whip and almost entangled Lu Changan.

The purple gourd is a top-grade magic weapon of the fire system. It is very valuable for the early stage of Yuanying.

There are two reasons why Lihuo Shangren did not use a stronger gourd magic weapon:

First, his initial goal was to capture Lu Changan alive and interrogate him for secrets.

Second, it was already very difficult for a cultivator in the foundation-building period to control the braided rope of a top-grade magic weapon.

Although his spiritual awareness was sufficient, his magic power was far behind.

If it had not been for years of sacrifice and cultivation, and the remaining magic power, it would have been difficult to control any other magic weapon.

"The main medicine for the elixir, the Seven-Star Mysterious Moon Grass!"

"Not bad! The materials for the crystal-forming pill are all gathered..."

"Hey! Small teleportation talisman!"

Among more than ten third-level talismans, Lu Changan found two special talismans.

Its material is not like ordinary talisman paper, it has a jade texture, in addition to the complex runes, there are traces of translucent silver lines on the surface.

Speaking of the small teleportation talisman.

Liang Shaotian's eldest disciple Li Hai escaped in front of the Qingming Secret Realm, and Master Wang was chased by the Demon Cult, both of them escaped through this talisman.

The small teleportation talisman is generally third-level or fourth-level.

For higher grades, the word "small" must be removed.

The two small teleportation talismans now have reached the third-grade upper grade. Theoretically, they can escape from the hands of a late-stage Jindan master.

However, the small teleportation talisman also has certain disadvantages. It is suitable for running away, but not very suitable for chasing the enemy.

Because it is a space-type talisman, it is unstable, cannot control the distance by itself, and the direction is not accurate enough.

For example, the enemy ran out five or six miles, and the small teleportation talisman was used to escape dozens of miles in an instant.

In addition, the direction is not accurate, and the pursuit is getting farther and farther.

"What a brilliant refining technique!"

Lu Changan observed the two small teleportation talismans and sighed that he was inferior.

There are too many varieties of talismans, and every talisman master can only master some talismans in his lifetime.

The small teleportation talisman is the talisman that Lu Changan failed to conquer in his previous life, mainly because of the lack of practice opportunities.

For talisman masters above the third level, the materials are too scarce, whether it is talisman embryos, talisman pens, or spiritual ink.

The small teleportation talisman requires space materials, which is several times more demanding.

In his previous life, Lu Changan finally became a third-level high-quality talisman master, but he was not outstanding among his peers.

In this life, he walked the talisman path again, nurtured and comprehended the treasure talisman, and the two verified each other, and only then did he gain more skills and experience.

"More than 20 bottles of third- and fourth-level elixirs, half of which are for healing and cultivation. It seems that they are preparations for taking over another body and rebuilding."

"Twenty or thirty kinds of third- and fourth-level medicinal herbs, spiritual objects, and minerals."

"More than a dozen high-quality spiritual stones, hundreds of medium-quality spiritual stones... a total of more than 200,000 low-quality spiritual stones."

Lu Changan guessed that this was not all of Master Lihuo's belongings.

If it were him, he would not put all his belongings on a foundation-building cultivator.

If he encountered a strong enemy, it would be easy for the Nascent Soul to escape, but the body of the foundation-building period would be hard to escape.

Even so, this was the biggest gain Lu Changan had ever had in this life, or even in the past three lives.

Just one top-quality magic weapon was worth more than the average True Dan cultivator.

Unfortunately, even if Lu Changan was promoted to the True Pill, he could not control the top-grade magic weapon in a short time.

Moreover, the purple gourd magic weapon should be one of the magic weapons of the Lihuo Palace, and it was obviously stolen goods.

"Fourth-level soul-nourishing wood, small teleportation talisman, seven-star black moon grass, space storage ring... enough, enough, people should not be too greedy."

Lu Changan sorted out the spoils and handed some suspicious items to the rock rat to take them to a farther place for destruction.

The rock rat was rewarded with dozens of medium-grade spirit stones and a third-level spirit fruit, and escaped underground happily.

...

In the secret room, Lu Changan pondered for a moment, and then entered the fourth life of the Nine Seals Monument to check the huge memory fragments of Lihuo Shangren.

Half a month later, Lu Changan shook his head.

Those memory fragments were too fragmented, without classification and association, and less than one ten-thousandth of the useful memories.

This may be the reason why the Nine Seals Monument swallowed the Nascent Soul, crushed it into particles, and then disrupted and reorganized it.

However, Lu Changan still found clues from it.

In a certain memory fragment, at an unknown location, Master Lihuo closed an underground palace and killed a group of strongmen.

Master Lihuo was not injured at that time, which should be the retreat route left many years ago.

In addition, from Wang Feng's shallow memory, Master Lihuo handed over a part of the important resources of inheritance to Elder Wang.

Elder Wang is the current manager of Lihuo Palace. If there is no promise of strategic resources, how can he retain those injured and retreating sect monks.

Cultivation emphasizes "wealth, companions, law, and land".

Among them, "wealth" ranks first.

If there is enough "wealth", the latter three are not difficult.

This is also the reason why Lihuo Palace still has a chance to rise after losing the spiritual vein dojo.

"Forget it! If I can't resolve the cause and effect and transform Master Lihuo into the reincarnation of the previous life, I will not be qualified to get more. Otherwise, it is excessive greed and easy to make mistakes."

Lu Changan no longer forced it. In the future, he will focus on cultivation and skills, and no longer spend a lot of time deliberately screening the huge and disordered memory fragments.

...

Half a year has passed.

The shadow of the soul in the second life that Lu Changan possessed has dissipated.

Inside the Nine Seals Monument, the white-bearded old man in the second life was engraved. Now it was dead silent. Under the nourishment of the soul, it began to light up slowly again.

Lu Changan estimated that it would not take ten years.

It took ten years to light up, that was in the early stage of foundation building.

Now in the late stage of foundation building, the soul has grown a lot.

Judging from the current trend, it will light up again in four or five years at most.

Before the second life possession disappeared, Lu Changan made the third-grade top-grade Tonghunling Bamboo into a talisman embryo and drew eight third-grade treasure talismans.

The remaining half of the Ghost Bamboo was found in Wang Feng's storage bag.

Because he got the fourth-level soul-nurturing wood, Lu Changan didn't have to worry too much and didn't have to save anything.

Since they were made from third-order high-grade spiritual bamboo, the eight treasure talismans refined this time performed exceptionally well and were refined into two third-order high-grade bamboos.

The remaining six cards all start from the third-level mid-level, and are basically high-quality products.

Ordinary talismans are equivalent to the spells of a monk of the same level, but are not as powerful as the magic weapons of the same level.

Therefore, the talisman is less dangerous to the same level; when encountering powerful monks of the same level, it may even be a bit scratchy.

Unless you win by quantity.

The high-quality talisman is different. It is equivalent to a full-strength blow from a monk of the same level, and the threat is significantly increased.

"That day, the eight treasure talismans consumed in the battle with Master Lihuo just made up for the gap. And the quality has been improved to a higher level!"

In the secret room, Lu Changan kept more than sixty treasure talismans at the same time.

The eight in the center are all made from third-order high-grade spiritual bamboos, with huge potential!

According to previous experience, it is not a problem to develop all the yin into the third level of high-grade, or even top-grade.

Two of the treasure talismans are themselves high-grade third-level talismans. One day in the future, they may be expected to reach the fourth level!

"With my current cultivation level in the foundation building stage, I can hardly feel any progress in cultivating a third-level mid-to-high-grade treasure talisman!"

Lu Changan estimated that the effect would be more obvious after forming a pill and nourishing the third-level talisman with evergreen mana.

In addition, more than half of the treasure talismans were originally made from second-level high-grade spiritual trees. After being cultivated to third-level low-grade spiritual trees, they are basically unable to progress.

After all, the quality of raw materials is a hindrance.

Unless one has cultivated to a very high level, such as reaching the Nascent Soul and transforming into a god, then the lower-level treasure talismans may have the effect of "turning stone into gold".

…

Another two or three months passed.

Lu Changan will be one hundred and sixty years old.

At this time, Lu Changan and Wang Feng's last treatment agreement was less than half a month away.

In the past half year, Lu Changan has paid attention to the intelligence of Lihuo Palace through the "Infernal Affairs Gate".

As a result, there was no news of the death of Zhenren Lihuo, and the outside world seemed to know nothing about it.

It is not difficult for Lu Changan to imagine that the current leader of Lihuo Palace suppressed the news to avoid disturbing the morale of the army.

Most of the monks in the Lihuo Palace were controlled by the Wujian Sect, and no one traced them to the Wufu Chamber of Commerce or Qingshawan.

Lu Changan was not surprised by this.

If the only Nascent Soul Lord in his force died mysteriously, would he dare to seriously investigate and take revenge?

If you don't pack up and run away, it's considered a discovery of conscience.

Even if there is a suspect in Lihuo Palace, Lu Changan still has to be ranked low.

Lihuo Palace used to dominate a country and made many enemies.

Lu Changan had no grudge against Lihuo Palace, and even had a good relationship with Song Wenshu and Wang Feng, disciples of the sect, at least openly.

Mr. Wang has been out for half a year, collecting supplies and looking for physical bodies, and has come into contact with many monks.

Lu Changan has been dating Mr. Wang for several years. If he had malicious intentions, he would have taken action against him long ago. Why wait until now?

As for seizing the body, there is even less motive.

Master Lihuo has the root of heavenly spirit and has become the Nascent Soul.

How could he fall in love with Lu Changan, an old and mediocre Mu Linggen?

Even if you don't care about qualifications and age, the spiritual root attributes are not suitable.

Therefore, unless Lihuo Palace has opened God's perspective, or Lu Changan has an aura of hatred, he will be listed as the most suspicious target.

"The attitude of Lihuo Palace depends on whether Wang Feng dares to come for the last treatment."

Lu Changan sat quietly on the Diaoyutai.

The little leader of Wujianmen helps collect intelligence to determine whether Wang Feng went to Fairy City alone.

Now he has many life-saving cards, he has a small teleportation talisman, and he is not afraid of the injured Zhendan Daxiu coming to his door.

Seeing that the appointed time is getting closer and closer.

"Mr. Lu, there has been no sign of Wang Feng around Yunyan Fairy City recently."

On this day, Xing Peng emerged from the shadows in the house and reported recent intelligence.

"It seems that Wang Feng may be a little suspicious, or he may not dare to go out casually out of caution."

Since Wang Feng won't come to Fairy City, Lu Changan naturally doesn't have to go to the appointment.

…

Two days later.

An unexpected guest came to Qiufeng Island to visit Lu Changan.

"Friend Lu Dao, this is something Mr. Wang asked me to send you."

Shen Bixin wore a woman's skirt and a bamboo hat and a green gauze on her head, covering her face that had become darker and darker over time.

Through the green gauze, Lu Changan could faintly see a pair of dark eyes and the outline of his beautiful facial features.

"Oh? Fellow Daoist Shen has met Mr. Wang?"

Lu Changan received a banned jade box.

Shen Bixin's arrival is actually reasonable.

After Song Wenshu died in battle, Shen Bi cherished his flesh and blood and was regarded as the widow of Lihuo Palace.

When Wang Feng first sought medical treatment, Shen Bixin acted as the intermediary.

"I've never seen it before." Shen Bixin said in a calm tone, "That night, there was this thing on my bed. There was also a note from Mr. Wang, asking me to help deliver it."

"Thank you, fellow Daoist Shen, for making a trip."

Lu Changan greeted him politely.

Although the two were old friends in the past, it was difficult for Lu Changan and the current widow to communicate in depth.

He maintained courtesy and sent Shen Bixin out of the mansion.

Back in the room, Lu Changan explored the room and broke the restrictions on the jade box.

Inside the jade box, there is a third-level middle-grade spiritual wood.

There was a letter pressed at the bottom.

"... Wang has broken his promise and cannot come to Xunxianfu Inn to keep the appointment. I hope that fellow Daoist Lu will forgive me. Wang accidentally lost the other half of the ghost bamboo, and this complete third-level spiritual wood is used as compensation. The favor owed in the past is still valid."

Wang Feng expressed his apologies in the letter and put an end to the transaction between the two.

The letter also mentioned: Wang Feng received the natural treasures given by his grandfather, even if there is one more time that he has not been treated, it will not affect his foundation.

Lu Changan pondered for a moment. From the content of the letter, Wang Feng's reaction seemed normal.

Out of caution, he did not dare to go out casually, and asked someone to write a letter to tell Lu Changan that he could not come to the appointment.

If Wang Feng lost contact, Lu Changan suspected that this person might be wary of him.

At the same time, this letter may not be without a test.

After thinking about it, Lu Changan took out a pen and paper and wrote a letter in reply.

"Thank you for the reward, Mr. Wang, I am ashamed to accept it..."

It was a very routine polite greeting, expressing his recognition and appreciation of Mr. Wang.

At the end of the letter, Lu Changan gave his sincere blessing;

"May Mr. Wang achieve the Immortal Golden Elixir as soon as possible and revive the Lihuo Palace!"

The most important reason why Lu Changan did not deal with Wang Feng that day was related to the wish of Master Lihuo.

Revitalize the Lihuo Palace, cultivate golden elixir cultivators, find a stable mountain gate spiritual vein, and see the hope of returning to the peak.

Secondly, Wang Feng and Lu Changan have no grudges.

Killing him will not have any benefits, nor can it reduce risks. It will also affect Lu Changan's fulfillment of Master Lihuo's wish, settle the cause and effect, and obtain reincarnation of the previous life.

After writing the letter, Lu Changan summoned the rock rat.

Shen Bixin's flying speed is not fast, and the rock rat took the letter over and asked it to help pass it to Mr. Wang.

Lu Changan believes that Shen Bixin, as the widow of the Lihuo Palace, was stationed in Jing State first, and there must be a way to contact her husband's sect.

...

Two months later.

In the large courtyard of a Xiuxian market on the northern border of Jing State.

Wang Feng finished reading the letter in his hand, especially the sincere blessing at the end, which moved him slightly.

"Daoyou Lu is a man of noble character. He did not hesitate to consume his vitality to help me repair my hidden injury. I... actually had a little doubt about him?"

Wang Feng felt guilty.

The Supreme Elder died, and only he and his grandfather knew about it in Lihuo Palace.

Before that, he did not suspect that Lu Changan himself did it.

Just guessing: Could Lu Changan be bribed?

For example, providing intelligence information, cooperating with the setup of the mastermind behind the scenes, and killing the Nascent Soul of Lihuo.

In his mind, Lu Changan was at most an accomplice, so he was wary of him.

"Grandpa's analysis is correct, the biggest suspect is Liang Shaotian!"

A fierce light flashed in Wang Feng's eyes.

Afterwards, Lihuo Palace purchased Liang Shaotian's whereabouts during that period through Tianzhi Tower.

The answer is that Liang Shaotian was in seclusion to recover from his injuries.

Elder Wang believed that seclusion was a cover!

As long as Liang Shaotian did not show up in public during that period, he would not be able to clear his suspicion.

One year before Lihuo Shangren died.

Liang Shaotian led a team to attack the Lihuo Palace team, causing casualties, and had a fight with Lihuo Shangren.

Lihuo Shangren was more seriously injured, and to make matters worse, how could Liang Shaotian miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

"Liang Shaotian!"

Wang Feng secretly made up his mind that when he achieved the Immortal Golden Pill and was promoted to the Nascent Soul in the future, he would avenge his master and eradicate the Demon Sect.

He was a ground spirit root, and his qualifications were better than Liang Shaotian's upper-grade spirit root.

Liang Shaotian's conditions for forming the pill were not ideal, and he only formed the upper-level true pill.

He is no match for him now, becoming the sect's only golden pill seed, the Nascent Soul seed, and the cultivation of maximized resources.

With the full support of his grandfather, as long as he achieves the Immortal Golden Pill, he will be able to surpass Liang Shaotian in the future!