Chapter 423: Three Gates, Four Stages, Beast King Counterattacks

Three years later.

Lu Changan's age reached 419 years old and he had returned to Daqing for seven years.

Due to geographical separation, most of the cultivators from the Wei Dao Alliance did not know about the death of a Nascent Soul elder from the Qianji Cultivator.

Neither the Wei Dao Alliance nor the Beast King Valley has much interest in and lack of attention to the Far East bad land where the two religions are located.

The two religious camps are in opposition, with numerous forces, and wars for cultivating immortals are common. True Lord Yuanying has fallen in every era. Even if other regions knew the news, they didn't care much or guessed who was the master of water-based techniques.

…

On this day, Changqingfeng Dojo.

In the secret room, Lu Changan finished his Evergreen Gong practice for the day.

"Compared with the rapid progress of "Qian Ji Yan Shen Jue", Evergreen Kung Fu has no follow-up techniques, and the cultivation efficiency is really too low."

Lu Changan slowly finished his work and sighed in his heart.

When I was in Dayuan and Yunxia Sect, I could make up for it with the help of Zixia Fairy in the Nascent Soul stage.

The efficiency of cultivation is low and it takes up a lot of Lu Changan's time every day. He doesn't have much free time to tackle difficult problems such as puppet refining and talisman painting.

This is because Lu Changan's physical training is stuck at the fourth level, unable to break through the bottleneck, and he has not wasted time in this regard.

Lu Changan has a long lifespan, so his cultivation efficiency is low, but the key is that he will not be able to advance to the middle stage of Nascent Soul in the future.

Fortunately, it is still far away to reach the peak of the early stage of Nascent Soul, so there is enough time for the subsequent plans.

In the past three years, the cultivation of "Qian Ji Yan Shen Jue" has made rapid progress.

The previous puppet inheritance and secret techniques of controlling puppets mainly came from the Thousand Machines Sect and belonged to the same line.

Therefore, the early stage of training was smooth and seamless, and the cultivation was completed to the fourth level of the alchemy level of "Qianji Yanshen Jue".

Even so, Lu Changan's progress was beyond common sense and far exceeded that of Wei Puppet Master, a puppet-refining genius.

And Puppet Master Wei is faster than Elder Teng.

In terms of puppet refining qualifications alone, Lu Changan may not be as good as Wei Puppet Master, but his soul talent is much stronger.

In actual practice, Lu Changan also has two major advantages:

First, gain experience directly from Elder Teng’s memory and avoid many detours.

Secondly, when the past life comes, the soul is more powerful, which can improve the training effect of "Thousand Machines to Evolve the Gods" and extend the training time.

Every time you practice the Soul Secret Technique, it takes a big toll on your mind, and the recovery speed is much lower than your mana.

Lu Changan can break this shackles by coming through his past life, and the effect and time will be greatly improved.

Even if you come to the second life, there will be a promotion effect, which may be related to the reincarnation characteristics.

After reaching the fourth level of "Qian Ji Yan Shen Jue", Lu Changan's spiritual consciousness has been enhanced by nearly half.

It may not seem like much, but compared to the soul foundation of Yuanying monks, this improvement is already considerable.

As you move up to the fourth level, most of the early basics have been transformed, and the speed of practice is not so exaggerated, but it is still enough to make the elders of Qianji Sect jealous.

The most difficult level is above the seventh level, which corresponds to the Nascent Soul level. Elder Teng was stuck for nearly a hundred years.

Lu Changan speculated that it would be easier to break through the bottleneck by himself.

In addition to the outstanding talent of the soul. After the advent of the fourth life, Lu Changan's soul was comparable to the peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul. His strength was so great that it was easier to break through bottlenecks.

Moreover, when he reaches the top of the sixth level, there is still room for slight improvement in the intensity of his spiritual consciousness.

…

End daily practice.

Lu Changan took out a jade pendant with flashing spiritual patterns and received the message from Zhang Tianfeng.

He did not hesitate and came to Tianfeng Mountain Dojo.

In the main hall, the two sat opposite each other and talked, but the topic was not about the Wei Dao Alliance.

"Lu is not surprised that the Demonic War of the Seven Kingdoms Alliance broke out again. However, the Mingquan Sect, the leader of the six demonic sects, has given certain support, which shows that they are determined to conquer this hard nut."

Lu Changan looked thoughtfully and looked in the direction of the Seven Nations Alliance.

A few years ago, he returned from the Seven Kingdoms Alliance.

The space formation node of Tinghai Pavilion is also within the territory of the Seven Nations Alliance.

"If the Seven Nations Alliance is completely conquered, even if the Beast King Valley does not take action, the people within the Guardian Alliance will probably be panicked and their will to fight will be lost."

There was worry in Zhang Tianfeng's eyes.

The Nether Spring Sect can support the Blood Spirit Gate and the Phantom Demon Palace, and theoretically it is also possible to assist the Beast King Valley. The difference is that the Beast King Valley strategy has basically been achieved and the situation is under control.

Once the Seven Nations were captured, the Wealth Alliance would have little room for survival. By then, the Blood Spirit Gate and the Phantom Demon Palace will also be able to free up their hands, putting tremendous pressure on the Wei Dao Alliance from the side.

"The news we have received so far is that the rear areas occupied by the Six Demonic Sects in the Eastern Region have reached an agreement on the distribution of interests and are almost in check."

Zhang Tianfeng looked solemn and paused:

"Fortunately, the territory under the management of the Mingquan Sect is so large that it cannot use all its resources. The support for the Seven Nations Alliance currently consists of two Nascent Soul Lords, more than a dozen Pill Formation Lords, and some high-level craftsmen. "

"I hope the Seven Nations Alliance can hold on, or at least not collapse."

Lu Changan looked far-reaching and murmured.

In fact, a hundred years ago, the Seven Nations Alliance was somewhat unable to withstand it.

Fortunately.

"Shenjun Aoki" suddenly emerged and suddenly came to the Seven Nations Alliance to kill the demon Yuanying, changing the regional situation.

Otherwise, the Seven-Nation Alliance may lose a large area of ​​territory and will not have the time to recuperate and breathe in these years.

"By the way, Lu Zhenjun. The materials for the quasi-fourth-level puppet refining agreed upon a few years ago have been secretly prepared."

Zhang Tianfeng took out a storage bag.

"good."

Lu Changan finished counting the materials and confirmed that they were correct.

Before that, Zhang Tianfeng helped to refine and transform magic weapons, and Lu Changan had materials on credit, so he gave him such a quota to compensate.

Zhang Tianfeng asked that the creation of this puppet should be kept secret.

The future situation of Daqing East Region is uncertain, and a quasi-fourth-level puppet can enhance the sect's foundation and strategic reserves. It may be able to cope with crises at critical moments and reduce a lot of losses.

…

A few months later.

Lu Changan created a quasi-fourth-level puppet that met Zhang Tianfeng's needs.

This time, Lu Changan made it alone, and Master Wei did not participate in the guidance.

Perhaps because of the practice of "Thousand Machines and Gods", Lu Changan felt at ease, and the quasi-fourth-level puppet he created was of higher quality than expected.

"Daoyou Lu's puppet refining skills have basically entered the fourth level."

Master Wei gave an objective evaluation.

For the final product, he, a fourth-level puppet master, could not find any obvious faults.

In order to hone his puppetry skills, Lu Changan used the suitable treasures he had obtained in the previous years to upgrade the Peacock Puppet and fill in the gaps in the puppet army formation.

The original puppet army formation was almost complete.

If it weren't for killing Shen Laoxie and Elder Teng, two Yuanying old monsters, the progress would not be so fast.

Puppet is actually a consumable.

If a fight fails, the puppet will often be seriously damaged, the quality will be downgraded, or even written off on the spot.

For example, Elder Teng had previously self-destructed eight puppets. Lu Changan won the battle of sealing the demons, and half of the puppet army formation was scrapped.

In a fierce fight between evenly matched forces, puppets will also be damaged and need materials to repair.

Unless a high winning rate can be guaranteed and the spoils of war resources obtained are greater than the loss, the puppet can continue to improve.

But as long as there is a tragic defeat or a great disaster, all the previous efforts may be wasted.

Therefore, even the Qianji Sect cannot accumulate infinitely and inherit a lot of fourth-level puppets.

In the short term, Lu Changan does not have enough fourth-level treasures to build a brand new fourth-level puppet.

The upgrade of the Peacock Spirit to the fourth level, the upgrade and transformation of [Nail Arrow] and [Black Sky Wing] consumed too many precious materials for Lu Changan.

In addition, too many puppets will exceed Lu Changan's control limit.

In the battle, puppets and magic weapons will occupy the spiritual consciousness of the cultivator, and the more the stronger.

As a puppet spirit, Master Wei controls the real fourth-level puppets. In special circumstances, he can help Lu Changan save some of the spiritual load.

But the puppet army and the Peacock Spirit cannot avoid a certain spiritual load.

The current puppet configuration is close to the limit, and more is not conducive to performance.

Lu Changan's future route is to strengthen the quality of puppets, rather than pursuing quantity.

...

In addition to puppet refining, Lu Changan's other fourth-level skills will also step into the fourth level.

In the decades since he was promoted to the Nascent Soul, Lu Changan has accumulated a lot of fourth-level spiritual talisman embryo materials.

Some come from monsters and monsters, and some come from fourth-level spiritual wood. There are both gains and trades, with the former accounting for a higher proportion.

This is a training opportunity that other talisman masters cannot hope for.

Under the possession of the fourth life, Lu Changan's spiritual consciousness is powerful. The quality and success rate of the fourth-level spiritual talismans he has drawn in recent years have barely reached the standards of fourth-level talisman masters.

When "Thousand Machines Divine Art" advances two more levels, Lu Changan's spiritual control will be more exquisite, and his talisman refining skills will be able to stand firmly at the fourth level.

Unfortunately, Lu Changan did not inherit the treasure talismans above the fourth level.

However, there are some similarities between spiritual talismans and treasure talismans.

The spiritual talismans with fourth-level spiritual wood as the talisman embryo can also be nurtured with the past method of "Eternal Green Art", but the quality and power are improved very slowly.

It can be nurtured into a fine product of the same level, but it is difficult to improve the grade.

Unless the talisman embryo of the spiritual wood is itself a fourth-level middle-grade, only the fourth-level lower-grade can be refined, so the difficulty is lower.

Lu Changan speculated that when the spiritual talismans and treasure talismans reach the fourth level and above, the skills are constantly overlapped and gradually become a system.

Due to the scarcity of the fourth-level spiritual talisman, each one is equivalent to a treasure that can be inherited, and has similar characteristics to the treasure talisman.

Lu Changan also gained little from the hands of the Yuanying old monster he killed.

...

Half a year later.

Lu Changan used the fourth-level medium-quality Tianshan wood to make the talisman embryo and refined several fourth-level low-quality spiritual talismans to be slowly nurtured in the future.

At this moment, he has three fourth-level skills.

Even among the Yuanying Zhenjun, this is incredible, and it is difficult for Yuanying great cultivators to do it.

Due to the low efficiency of Changqing Gong cultivation, Lu Changan did not have much time to consolidate and attack.

The skills of refining puppets and drawing talismans have barely reached the fourth level.

Especially the talisman skills, which gave Lu Changan a feeling of barely breaking through, faintly reaching the upper limit, and no further progress.

"The time is ripe, Fairy Xia should be almost ready."

Recently, Lu Changan planned to go to Fengguo.

He has a complete opportunity to form an infant in his hand, which is not very useful to him.

After hundreds of years of cultivating immortals, most of the old friends and juniors who had been deeply bound to him have passed away, or have lost their potential to make further progress due to their limited talents and lifespans.

Apart from Xia Wenyue, Lu Changan has no better choice.

From a public perspective, if the Weidao League can have one more Nascent Soul cultivator, it will be beneficial to the overall situation.

…

On the eve of Lu Changan's departure, Fengguo sent a shocking piece of bad news.

This is bad news.

It is bad news for Lu Changan.

"Chu Tianfeng's direct disciple 'Situ Lan' was assassinated on the way to the auction."

"According to gossip, Situ Lan has resolved his knot and has been secretly preparing for the formation of a Nascent Soul in recent years. His whereabouts were betrayed by an insider."

“After Situ Lan’s death, the demonic ‘Wu Jian Sect’ claimed responsibility for the incident.”

"Beast King Valley claims that this is a retaliatory counterattack against True Lord Evergreen for violating the peaceful trade agreement, killing True Lord Black Feather's body, and not cooperating in handing over [Black Sky Wing]!"

After receiving the information, Lu Changan frowned and remained silent for a long time.

A few years ago, Beast King Valley threatened to take "countermeasures" during negotiations.

At that time, Lu Changan subconsciously didn't take it seriously, maybe it was just a joke.

As a fourth-level divination master, his whereabouts are difficult to determine. He has no Taoist heirs and is not afraid of revenge from the Beast King Valley.

Lu Changan, the junior Zhao Tan'er who was close to the family, had done fortune-telling and found no signs of disaster.

Unexpectedly, the counter-retaliation that had been brewing in the Beast King Valley for several years would eventually fall on the disciples of Alliance Leader Chu.

It seems to have nothing to do with Lu Changan personally, but in fact it has a huge impact.

"As expected of the demonic camp, if we say counterattack, we will counterattack. This move of Beast King Valley can be said to kill three birds with one stone."

Lu Changan sighed secretly, realizing the negative impact of this incident.

First, Situ Lan's death killed a potential baby-bearing seedling in the Wei Dao League, and once again shattered the hopes of a Sanyuanying in Wuya Palace.

Secondly, assassinating the direct disciple of Alliance Leader Chu would be a blow to the prestige of Alliance Leader Chu and the main war faction.

When Lu Changan killed True Lord Black Feather's body, didn't Alliance Leader Chu reward him and support him?

Beast King Valley directly slapped the Chu leader in the face and retaliated by killing his own disciples, making him feel sad.

Third, drive a wedge between Lu Changan and the Wei Dao Alliance.

Taking advantage of this incident to counterattack, the main peace faction of the Wei Dao Alliance became dissatisfied with Lu Changan.

If Lu Changan had given in appropriately and handed over [Black Sky Wing], the relationship between the two camps could have been eased.

Situ Lan was assassinated and was implicated by Lu Changan. Many monks in Wuya Palace will inevitably have prejudices against him.

Who can be sure whether this incident will make Alliance Leader Chu have thoughts and regrets.

After all, Situ Lan was once a personal disciple valued by Alliance Leader Chu, and the relationship between master and disciple was deep.

Once there is a gap between Chu Tianfeng and Lu Changan, Beast King Valley's counterattack will be a complete win!

If Chu Tianfeng is the number one monk in the Wei Dao League, then Lu Changan, who has a fourth-level spiritual pet, is the second most powerful monk in the Wei Dao League.

"Brother Situ, the real cause and effect of this matter has little to do with Lu."

"I can only blame you for being careless when going out. The sect was infiltrated and leaked secrets. If you don't have the ability to protect yourself against the old monster Nascent Soul, how can you go out?"

Lu Changan shook his head, and after some calculations, he came to some conclusions.

When preparing to have a baby, leaking the news is key.

Lu Changan's behavior just gave Beast King Valley a reason to take fair and just revenge.

In fact, Situ Lan is older than Xia Wenyue and is not in the best stage for conceiving a baby. Of course, we can't talk about being old, and there is little hope. It's just not in its prime.

If he hadn't received the news from Xiao Niyue, Lu Changan would not have known that Situ Lan might have resolved the knot in his heart and was still firmly preparing to have a baby.

Chu Tianfeng seemed willing to give his disciple a chance.

…

Soon after, Zhang Tianfeng visited Changqing Peak to discuss countermeasures with Lu Changan.

Zhang Tianfeng said seriously: "An unfortunate incident occurred in Wuya Palace, and it has a certain relationship with our sect. It is best for Lu Zhenjun to go to Feng Kingdom to mourn the dead on behalf of Jinyun Valley and handle the relationship with Wuya Palace and the leader of the Chu Alliance."

"Well, Mr. Lu happens to be going to Feng Country."

Lu Changan nodded, agreed to the matter, and set off to leave Jinyun Valley that day.