Chapter 325 Late Jindan Period
Two years later.
The 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 two men and one woman who came here were all in the middle stage of pill formation or above. The mana fluctuations on their bodies exuded an exotic aura that was different from Daqing's.
"I found it. I heard the ancient Lingxu Pillar left by Haige Patriarch here!"
The young man in blue robe in the middle was injured, as were his companions, who all looked happy at this moment.
This person was in the late stage of alchemy cultivation. He has three-dimensional facial features, deep eyes, a hooked nose, a pair of big ears between his temples, and his outline is much larger than that of an ordinary person.
There was a "bang" sound.
The mountain was shattered by the force of the pill, revealing a broken and damaged stone pillar. The texture on it was blurred and dark.
"Another sixty years later, the induction of this Lingxu Ancient Pillar will completely disappear. Even if we arrive in Qingzhou after all the hard work and cannot find the location of the refuge and treasure house left by the ancestor, 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.
The Ancient Lingxu 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 heritage site left by our ancestor in another state!"
The female True Alchemy cultivator in a feather skirt on the side bowed and congratulated.
"Congratulations to 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 was wearing strange scale armor, made of fish scale material from some kind of sea monster.
The blue-robed young man with big ears was both an alchemy cultivator, but they were regarded as seniors in the upper realm.
The three foreign monks moved carefully and quickly found the location of the ancient ruins hundreds of miles away.
True Lord Chahai raised his hand and asked the two of them to calm down.
The big ears behind his temples beat frequently, sensing the movement in the ancient ruins area.
Its range of perception actually exceeds the consciousness of ordinary Yuanying Zhenjun!
"That ruins is controlled by a Nascent Soul 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 discovered first.
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.
After a lot of hard work, he managed to repair the hidden space node channel recorded by his ancestor. 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 man were cautious and did not dare to show off their arrogance.
"Check! Qingzhou's civilization of cultivating immortals is far inferior to that of Dayuan. The Nascent Soul Sect in a small place is not enough to deter us."
True Lord Chahai suppressed his furious anger 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 discovered the identity of the heirs of Tinghai Pavilion and we are killing 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 seriously injured, Zhenjun Chahai had no choice but to give it a try and enter the forbidden area of the ancient battlefield in the middle of the Great Abyss, choosing a path with unknown risks and benefits.
Whoops!
True Lord Chahai turned into a stream of dark blue water and approached the formation hall established by Jinyang Sect.
"who……"
The old Zhendan cultivator who was sitting in the guard was just aware of it when his consciousness was shaken and his whole body went numb.
The next moment, he fainted.
The dark and false lightning in Zhenjun Chahai's eyes disappeared, and the afterimage flashed before teleporting to the old Zhendan monk.
He turned one hand into a claw and pressed the Tianling Cap of the old true elixir to search for the soul.
Late at night, there were no people at the entrance to the formation hall and ruins.
The three people, 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, True Lord Chahai came to the center of the ruins, where the treasure house of the hexagonal palace building was located.
"Signs of collapse in the small space!"
Zhenjun Chahai felt the sensation for a long time, and his expression was cloudy and uncertain.
The small secret space opened the day after tomorrow will slowly collapse without long-term maintenance.
He could not 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 secret treasure realm, that small space was on the verge of collapse.
"We must find out! That unknown treasure could alarm the God Transformation Heavenly Lord eight thousand years ago. Even if the space collapses, there may still be fragments left!"
Through the records of the ancestor, Lord Chahai speculated 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 Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, and the Waihai Nine Dragons Palace. There was definitely a shocking secret.
From his perspective, it is speculated that the treasure that can make the God-Transforming Heavenly Lord be tempted is probably a powerful true spiritual treasure!
…
one year later.
In the oasis of grass, 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 shocked and confused.
"The ancient ruins controlled by the Jinyang Sect were attacked by mysterious monks, and no one survived."
"Half a year later, Wuye Town was attacked, and the third-order formation collapsed..."
"The number one casual cultivator in the Liang Kingdom, 'Zhenren Wuye', 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 disrupting the rear and launched a wanted search! However, the identity and whereabouts of the mysterious attacker are still unknown..."
Lu Changan sorted out and digested the details of the intelligence, pondered for a long time, and his face gradually became serious.
He did not think that the 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.
And as a genius formation mage, she studies the ruins the most, assisting the sect in breaking formations and exploring.
In the eyes of the outside world, Shi Xianzi is the monk who knows the most about the ruins, is the first to enter, and enjoys the opportunity.
Unfortunately, Master Shixianzi passed away seven years ago.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang, as Master Xianzi's Taoist companion for the last twenty years of his twilight years, suffered a terrible disaster."
Lu Changan sighed, feeling slightly guilty.
Jiang Yechen took the thunder for him!
That foreign monk was the monk who had the best relationship with Investigator Fairy 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 plotting against ancient ruins was naturally the first to target him.
As for Lu Changan?
To outside monks, they are at most Master Fairy's early mistress. 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 felt grateful and grateful 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 Wuye Town's third-level formation and seriously injure the first monk in the Liang Kingdom. It was almost successful. Ordinary pill-forming overhauls couldn't do it.
Back then, when Jiang Yechen and Lu Changan were fighting, they probably still had reservations about life-saving means.
Jiang Yechen possesses a third-level soul treasure, and his sense of crisis is better than ordinary people. Moreover, in his own territory, there is strength in numbers.
"At least she has a top-notch pill-forming overhaul! She can leave calmly afterwards and ignore the Jinyang Sect's wanted tracking. Her sensory skills are probably not inferior to those of the Nascent Soul Lord, and 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 there might be some secret to cover it up.
"Comes from the Great Abyss and is related to Tinghai Pavilion."
Lu Changan spent a little lifespan to calculate a more accurate result.
When it comes to Tinghai Pavilion, Lu Changan has a serious head.
If the attacker is not captured and interrogated, Lu Changan will not be able to truly feel at ease.
However, now at the critical moment of cultivation, the late stage of the golden elixir is getting closer...
Lu Changan didn't know enough about the other party's strength to be sure of victory.
"Don't worry about it for now! It's hard work, Fellow Daoist Jiang, for a few years."
Lu Changan quickly made a decision.
"As long as I advance to the late stage of the Golden Core, my mana will double and my magical power will increase greatly. By then, even if the person who comes is the Nascent Soul Lord, I will have the means to deal with it or even threaten it."
Lu Changan's original plan was to leave Xuanyin Pavilion after reaching the late stage of Jindan. The third-level mid-grade spiritual veins here were not enough to maintain subsequent practice.
He must definitely go back to the Weidao League to plot opportunities for the Nascent Soul, 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.
It took seventy years to cultivate from the middle stage of Jindan to the peak of the middle stage.
In terms of cultivation speed alone, it is considered mid-range during the pill formation stage.
Lu Changan's biggest advantage is that it is easier to break through bottlenecks.
For ordinary pill-forming monks, it takes many years to polish the later stages of pill-forming. It is extremely rare to be able to break through the bottleneck within ten years.
However, most of the real people who have formed the core of the core will find it difficult to be promoted to the ranks of late-stage masters of the core.
Therefore, the speed of cultivation at the moment is not the determining factor.
The key lies in the stamina and potential to break through the realm.
This is the advantage of the high quality of Chengdan.
If it is a downstream true elixir, it is almost impossible to be promoted to the level of elixir formation major repair, even if it is the earth spirit root.
The influence 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, whether good or bad, 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 Dan Formation.
This is because Zhang Tieshan is probably the upstream true elixir and has concealed the true elixir quality. This was Lu Changan's early speculation.
Half a month later.
Lu Changan's attempt to attack the late stage of Jindan ended in failure.
The layer of resistance in the later stage of pill formation is extremely tough!
Even if it is an immortal golden elixir or a heavenly spiritual root, it is difficult to achieve success in one go.
"It seems that it will take some time to polish it."
Lu Changan has several lifetimes of experience and knows this very well.
From this, it can be inferred that Changqing Gong only has a solid foundation and has a bonus to breakthroughs, but the bottleneck of the realm cannot be ignored.
In the past, when refining qi and building foundations, the bottleneck could be ignored because of the blessing of the experience and experience of the previous two lives, combined with the solid foundation of Changqing Gong. The combination of the two has such an effect.
Now, at the important node of the late stage of Jindan, approaching the last small realm of Yuanying, the blessing of the experience and skills of the previous life is not as effective as before.
"The bottleneck of the late stage of Jindan has such resistance! The calamity of Yuanying is a hundred times more difficult. The foundation of Changqing Gong may also have limited bonus to the promotion to Yuanying!"
Then one year.
Lu Changan is not impatient, and he relaxes moderately when polishing the bottleneck, and occasionally relaxes appropriately.
Find Fairy Niyue to drink tea and listen to music, go to the dream of God together, replenish mental strength, and maintain an open and comfortable state of mind.
In the past few years, although Lu Changan did not return to Liang State, he kept an eye on the intelligence of the mysterious foreign cultivator.
He had been to the desert border, controlled the 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: Wujianmen has already noticed the existence of the mysterious foreign cultivator. The three people seemed to appear out of thin air, without any traces, and they were tracked, but only a few clues were obtained.
Even several spies from Wujianmen lost contact because they tracked too closely.
"As expected of a high-level cultivator from Dayuan, Wujianmen was defeated without using top-level cultivators."
Lu Changan's heart sounded an alarm.
He was sure that the mysterious foreign cultivator had a strong sensory ability or anti-tracking means.
Fortunately, Brother Jiang helped him share a lot of firepower.
In recent years, due to the wanted by Jinyang Sect and the attention of Wujianmen, the mysterious foreign cultivator has been dormant in a low profile.
Lu Changan did not take it lightly, and entrusted Xing Peng to pass on the message, asking Zhou Qingxuan, Li Congren, Zhao Tan'er and others to be careful.
If the mysterious external cultivator investigated Lu Changan and could not find him, he might seek clues from the old friends and younger generations with whom he had socialized.
...
On this day, the chief guest cave of Xuanyin Pavilion was completely covered by the fourth-level illusion array.
Except for Fairy Ni Yue, the other female cultivators in the pavilion did not notice it.
After hundreds of years of material collection, Lu Changan finally restored the incomplete illusion array of that year to a complete fourth-level.
Even with the fourth-level illusion array covering it, the spiritual energy of the outside world became abnormally agitated and gathered.
A small-scale sandstorm "happened" to appear in the area of Fangcao Oasis.
The yellow sand storm and the rolling dark clouds concealed the abnormality of the spiritual energy of the world to the greatest extent.
In the cave.
The immortal golden elixir in Lu Changan's body, which was shaped like an oval fruit, rotated and trembled, and the glazed gold patterns on the surface continued to grow.
Every time the Changqing magic power goes through a great cycle and returns to the core of the golden elixir, the quality and quantity are improved.
His whole body is covered by a group of verdant spiritual clouds, and the extremely compressed immortal golden elixir in his body begins to expand steadily.
Ten days later.
The immortal golden elixir in Lu Changan's body expands to the extreme, and a roar resonates with the sea of consciousness.
His soul power is also rising and strengthening as the realm is improved.
Buzz!
In the secret room, the verdant halo blooms, surging with the vitality of the ancient evergreen trees, and the fragrance of fruit trees is ethereal like a dream, exuding infinite temptation, making people intoxicated and yearning.
"308 years old, late golden elixir!"
The immortal golden elixir in Lu Changan's body is like a small sun that never goes out, containing terrifying explosive power.
The power of the golden elixir has more than doubled in quality and quantity!
The consciousness has also been greatly improved, surpassing the peak of the late stage of the previous life!
From this moment on.
Lu Changan became a true late Jindan great cultivator, surpassing the second life in all aspects!
"It is worthy of being an immortal golden elixir!"
The huge leap in strength made Lu Changan's heart surge, and he had more confidence in the future of the Nascent Soul.
It was at this moment.
The humming of the Changqing Golden Pill touched the resonance of the sea of consciousness, and a mysterious induction was generated.
Lu Changan looked towards the direction of the Daqing Middle Region with a blessing in his heart.
At this time, he had a wonderful feeling that there was an important opportunity in that direction to attract him.
"It's clearer!"
Lu Changan's face was stern, and a sharp light appeared in his dark and deep eyes.
Because of the formation of the immortal golden elixir, he learned from the golden elixir Daoyun that the abstract information that the Changqing Dao fruit can devour each other.
Seventy years ago, when he was promoted to the middle stage of the golden elixir, Lu Changan also had a feeling, but it was not so clear, and there was no such blessing in the heart.
"The higher the realm, the closer the cultivation is to each other, and it is easier to have induction."
Lu Changan calculated the abstract information fed back by the Jindan Daoyun through two inductions and came to a new conclusion.
The higher the realm, the stronger the induction is and the wider the range is.
The swallowing of Changqing Daoguo has a great discount on the effect of low-level cultivators. The gap in life level is too large and the life extension is very small.
The effect of swallowing to extend life is good when the cultivation is similar, and the chance is relatively large, which forms the attraction of opportunity.
After a long time.
Lu Changan restrained the Jindan mana, and the distant induction disappeared.
When breaking through the realm, Changqing Daoguo and mana are in a highly boiling and metamorphosing state, so it is easy to have induction.
In normal state, it can only be sensed unless the distance is close.
……
Half a month later, Lu Changan came out of retreat.
Due to his worries, Lu Changan's good mood for the late Jindan stage was affected.
Fortunately, he already had the ability to deal with Yuanying-level threats.
Although the Changqing Gong practitioners in the Central Region were a long-term worry for Lu Changan, they were actually a great opportunity.
Lu Changan speculated that his cultivation was at least in the late Jindan stage, or possibly in the early Yuanying stage.
The higher probability was not high, and it would not produce a chance call of blessing to the heart.
If the person had the strength of "Ling Yu Zhenjun", the son of destiny, he would have come to the Daqing East Region long ago.
For seventy years, that person did not come, and he must not have the ultimate strength.
"As a cultivator in the Central Region, it is a long way to come to the Daqing East Region, and the risk is not small. Especially the six sects of the Demonic Path are fighting here."
Lu Changan could guess why that person did not dare to come to the East Region in the past.
Strength is the primary reason.
The practitioners of Changqing Gong are not outstanding in fighting.
They have half the lifespan of those in the same realm, but they practice slowly, so the advantage is not great.
It's nothing more than accumulating more and practicing one or two skills.
A normal Changqing Gong practitioner can't be compared with a sect genius like Peacock Saint.
Not even worthy of carrying shoes!
A long life span is also a hidden danger.
Lu Changan estimated that the "fellow disciple" in the Central Region was most likely a cultivator of the Gou Dao.
In addition, that person probably failed to form a golden elixir and didn't know the secret that the Changqing Dao fruit could be swallowed to prolong life.
But the situation this time was different.
The two sides had similar cultivation levels, and they had a chance to feel blessed.
For the opportunity, that person might have the idea of coming to the East Region.
"As a cultivator in the Central Region, if that person dared to come here when the Demon Dao invaded the East Region, he was most likely a Yuanying cultivator with good fighting skills."
In Lu Changan's view, even if he was in the early stage of the Yuanying, there was a certain risk in stepping into the area invaded by the Demon Dao.
If he was unlucky, he would be discovered by the Demon Dao True Lord and surrounded, and there was a possibility of falling.
"If he doesn't dare to come, he may be in the late Jindan stage. Even if he is in the early Yuanying stage, his fighting ability is mediocre and he doesn't have enough courage."
After analyzing the situation clearly, Lu Changan had a plan in mind.
If he comes, he will run.
If he doesn't dare to come?
After Lu Changan handles the affairs of the Weidao League and improves his strength and skills to the top, he will go to the Daqingzhong area to find out the truth.
Being familiar with Changqing Gong and knowing both himself and the enemy, Lu Changan is not afraid.
On the contrary, he has to be cautious in dealing with the mysterious external cultivators from the Great Abyss without knowing their background.