Chapter 1435 Strengthening the Sword Formation
Qingyang had considered this before coming here. Legend has it that there will be more or less natural treasures in the thunder pool. The thunder and lightning here are so powerful that there may be good things at the bottom of the pool. Qingyang was a little disappointed when he saw that the bottom of the pit was bare just now. Now he knows that the good things were blocked by the iron-eating beast. The value of this spiritual wood at the bottom of the pit is definitely not much worse than the dragon horn root he got in the dragon ruins many years ago. It may even be a treasure of the same level.
Qingyang had heard the Zhou family ancestor say that the dragon horn root is a spiritual root of heaven and earth, and is the main material for refining the sky-repairing pill. If this is also a treasure of the same level as the spiritual wood, it is likely to be a spiritual root of heaven and earth. The dragon horn root is of wind attribute. This spiritual wood grows in the thunder pool and contains terrifying thunder attribute energy. It must be of thunder attribute. In other words, if he gets it, he will have two spiritual roots of heaven and earth and can refine the two-color sky-repairing pill.
The Bu Tian Dan is used to complete the spiritual roots of the cultivators. The more spiritual roots a Jin Dan cultivator has, the more perfect the Nascent Soul he will form. After breaking through the Nascent Soul, the stronger the cultivator's strength will be. Originally, Qingyang's five-element spiritual roots were much stronger than other cultivators. If he could complete the two spiritual roots of wind and thunder, it would be easier for him to break through the Nascent Soul, and the Nascent Soul he formed would be more perfect, and his strength in the future would be stronger.
For low-level cultivators, the more spiritual roots they have, the more difficult it is to cultivate. The cultivators with multiple spiritual roots who can cultivate to the perfection of Jin Dan are rare. The spiritual roots of heaven and earth are so rare, and it is even more difficult to complete the spiritual roots after birth. There are almost no cultivators with five spiritual roots like Qingyang, not to mention cultivators with seven spiritual roots. Once Qingyang forms a Nascent Soul, how terrifying will that be?
Before, Qingyang chased the iron-eating beast just for the value of its corpse for some dark stones, and he didn't have the determination to kill it. If the price of killing the iron-eating beast was too high, Qingyang might have given up. But now with the spiritual wood at the bottom of the pit, Qingyang has changed his mind. This time, he will never give up, no matter how much it costs.
In fact, Qingyang didn't know that this spiritual wood is not only useful for cultivators, but also for demon beasts and magic beasts. The reason why the iron-eating beast kept the spiritual wood until now is not that he didn't need it, but he couldn't bear to give it up. The iron-eating beast is now at the peak of the ninth level and is not far from breaking through.
It's just that it's very difficult for demon beasts and magic beasts to advance, and the iron-eating beast has not been sure to proceed. His original plan was to keep this spiritual root of heaven and earth and use it at the critical moment of breakthrough. With the help of the huge energy obtained from refining this spiritual root of heaven and earth, he might be able to succeed in advancing.
But he didn't expect that he met a tough guy when he went out today. Not only did he not hunt for food, but he was chased to his lair by the other party, and the spiritual root of heaven and earth that he had guarded for countless years was also exposed.
The iron-eating beast had no choice but to fight hard, and Qingyang made up his mind at this moment. Seeing that the iron-eating beast had already rushed over and the distance between the two sides was less than ten feet, Qingyang quickly sacrificed the Five Elements Sword Formation.
Qingyang seemed to have forgotten that he still had to resist the lightning that was constantly released from the Thunder Pool, and his five giant swords had just received a lightning energy, but had not had time to release it. He could only use the lightning energy to forcibly perform the Five Elements Sword Formation and kill the rushing iron-eating beast.
Qingyang responded hastily, and the iron-eating beast was blinded by hatred in order to protect its treasure, and did not notice the difference between this Five Elements Sword Formation and the previous one outside. In a blink of an eye, the two sides collided with each other, and with a loud bang, the whole cave shook.
With such a big commotion, if it were an ordinary cave, it would have collapsed long ago. Fortunately, the entire Wanfeng Mountain is made of gold materials. After countless years of solidification, it is difficult to be destroyed by ordinary impacts. The cave just shook a few times, stirring up layers of sand and dust, but did not collapse.
The huge impact pushed Qingyang back several steps before he stood firm. At the same time, his face turned pale and he felt a tingling pain in his mind. It was not the backlash of the broken Five Elements Sword Formation, but because the five giant swords contained lightning energy, which was already a bit overloaded. After that, Qingyang forcibly performed the Five Elements Sword Formation. Under the double pressure, the magic weapon sword body suffered slight damage. The life magic weapon is connected to the cultivator's mind. If the magic weapon is damaged, the mind will also be affected.
In fact, Qingyang had expected this a long time ago, but the situation was urgent at the time and he had to do so. As for the damage to the magic weapon, he could only go back and slowly warm it up, and it would recover in three to five months.
Qingyang paid such a huge price, so the iron-eating beast was naturally not much better. As Qingyang retreated, the iron-eating beast also screamed and rolled out, and fell to the bottom of the pit with a snap.
Looking at the iron-eating beast at this time, although its scales were still intact, there was a palm-sized wound on its back where Qingyang had hit it. It was black inside and black blood was constantly oozing out. The iron-eating beast was listless and seemed to have been seriously injured.
Qingyang did not expect that the power of this five-element sword formation was so great that it almost took half of the iron-eating beast's life. According to this situation, at most two more times would be enough to resolve the battle.
In fact, this is normal. The iron-eating beast has lived in the thunder pool for a long time and has adapted to the lightning strikes in the thunder pool. If it is just lightning, it will not only be harmless to the iron-eating beast, but also enhance the strength of the iron-eating beast and repair the damage to his body. It is considered a tonic.
But lightning is destructive after all. Once it is combined with Qingyang's Five Elements Sword Formation and exceeds the iron-eating beast's tolerance, it will only cause harm and no benefit. It is just like people eating. Eating in moderation is a good thing, but if you eat too much, your stomach may burst.
The Five Elements Sword Formation, which contained lightning energy, had doubled its power. One attack from the outside made the Iron-eating Beast lose its defense, and one attack from the inside caused the Iron-eating Beast to suffer severe damage. This was the result that Qingyang had not expected, and the Iron-eating Beast had not expected this result.
Of course, although this method was powerful, it also caused considerable damage to the magic weapon. After using it, one had to spend energy to repair and nourish the magic weapon. If it could be avoided in the future, it should be used as little as possible to avoid causing greater damage to one's own life magic weapon. Fortunately, the Iron-eating Beast had been severely damaged. Now, even if Qingyang did not use the Five Elements Sword Formation, he was confident of winning.
Perhaps affected by the previous battle, the Thunder Pond also stagnated at that moment, and no new lightning was generated for a long time. However, after a while, the Thunder Pond seemed to have recovered, and gradually lightning was brewing in the deep pit. Qingyang could not care about the Iron-eating Beast at the bottom of the pit, and could only sacrifice five giant swords to resist the lightning that attacked him.