Chapter 482: Retreat

Zhuge Qi was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Qi Yuanshan and said hesitantly: "This..."

It was really hard for him to believe that the elder of the Ziyang Sect suddenly became an internal agent of the Lingyun Sect.

Chen Yuan smiled and said: "Elder Zhuge, don't worry. Dai Daoyou is loyal to our sect. The information he gave you will not be wrong."

Qi Yuanshan bowed his hands and said sincerely: "Dai has abandoned the secrets and turned to the light. No matter what information Elder Zhuge wants to know about the Ziyang Sect, just ask, Dai will tell you everything he knows."

Only then did Zhuge Qi agree: "I understand. I will discuss this matter in detail with fellow Taoist Dai later."

Chen Yuan nodded, suddenly remembered something, looked at Qi Yuan Mountain, and secretly sent a message: "Then where did you get the "Demon God Art" from?"

Qi Yuanshan was startled, then sent a message and replied: "After I formed the elixir, I entered an ancient monk's cave with several colleagues and found the corpse of an ancient monk."

"The skeleton wears a mustard ring on its hand, which has decayed. There is a jade slip in it, which records the "Demon God Art" and the secret technique of seizing a body."

"Several other comrades unfortunately died under the cave's protective formation. Only the junior survived and took away the jade slip."

Chen Yuan frowned: "Do you know the identity of that ancient monk?"

Qi Yuanshan said: "I don't know, this junior, except for the jade slip, everything else in the mustard seed ring has decayed, and there is no way to prove the identity of the ancient monk."

Chen Yuan stopped transmitting the message and said, "Fellow Daoist Dai, please step aside and wait for a while outside the cave."

"Yes." Qi Yuanshan bowed with his fists clasped, turned and left.

After he walked out of the cave, Chen Yuan raised his hand and waved, and the stone door slowly closed.

Zhuge Qi hesitated for a moment and said: "This Dai Qing is highly regarded by Taoist Du Kun. Even if the Supreme Elder has the means to restrain him, it is best to be careful."

Of course he knew that Chen Yuan could not believe Dai Qing for no reason, but inciting a rebellion against the elders of the Ziyang Sect was too unbelievable, and he was still a little worried.

Chen Yuan said: "I know Elder Zhuge's concerns. Dai Qing has been subdued by me and does not dare to rebel."

"But you are right, don't be careless. Is there someone hidden in the Ziyang Sect in our sect?"

"Of course, not only the Ziyang Sect, but also the other four sects all have secret agents lurking." Zhuge Qi took out a jade slip from his storage bag and presented it with both hands, "This is the list of secret agents of our sect who have infiltrated each sect. Please The Supreme Elder has reviewed it."

Chen Yuan waved his hand: "Just keep it yourself. Don't expose all Ziyang Sect's secrets to Dai Qing. If something goes wrong with him, it won't affect everyone."

Seeing that Chen Yuan was not careless, Zhuge Qi felt relieved and put away the jade slip: "Zhuge understands, what else does the Supreme Elder have to say?"

Chen Yuan pondered for a while and then said: "I am sending an order to the disciples and elders of the Ming Sect to pay attention to the Millennium Spiritual Grass and the eighth-level demon elixir, especially the Millennium Body Tempering Spiritual Medicine and several spiritual materials. If there is any definite news, , there will be a big reward."

After that, he took out a blank jade slip, penetrated it with his spiritual consciousness, left a mark, and handed it to Zhuge Qi.

Zhuge Qi took the jade slip, read it hastily, and frowned: "These spiritual materials are extremely precious, and even for pill-forming monks, they are rare to see. I'm afraid..."

"Just let the monks in the sect pay attention while walking in the world of cultivating immortals." Chen Yuan said calmly.

He left eighteen kinds of spiritual materials in the jade slips, which are relatively common among the twenty-four kinds of spiritual materials needed to repair the ancient teleportation array.

The remaining six kinds of spiritual materials are all rare and rare. Among them, there are three top-quality spiritual materials that cannot be seen by the alchemy monks, so they are simply not included in them.

But these eighteen kinds of spiritual materials that are relatively common in Jiuxian Continent are also extremely rare in Donghua Continent.

Chen Yuan just happened to find a piece of work. The Lingyun Sect monks could find the best one. It didn't matter if they couldn't find it. The main thing was to rely on himself.

Zhuge Qi felt relieved and put the jade slip into his storage bag.

Chen Yuan said calmly: "I will be in seclusion for a period of time. You will handle all the affairs in the sect. If it involves the Nascent Soul cultivator, come and ask me again, go ahead."

"Yes." Zhuge Qi cupped his fists and bowed, turned around and left, feeling quietly relieved in his heart.

He has been worried that Chen Yuan, who was just trying to appease people before, would one day take back the leader's seal, or ask him to hand over the leader's seal to Jin Luoheng.

Especially after the Nascent Soul Ceremony, Chen Yuan preached to the majority of his disciples, and his prestige increased again. He had complete control over the sect, as well as the aspirations of the people in the sect.

He only needs one word to take away the leader's seal, and the other elders will never be dissatisfied.

But Chen Yuan did not do this. Instead, he continued to let him take charge of the affairs of the family, and did not even let Jin Luoheng decentralize power.

He was completely relieved and sincerely convinced of Chen Yuan.

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After Zhuge Qi left, Chen Yuan returned to the training room, took out the jade slip given to him by Qi Yuanshan, and looked at it carefully.

After a long time, he regained his consciousness, pondered for a moment, put away the jade slips, stood up and walked out of the cave, drove up the escape light, and arrived at the top of Baiyun Peak.

There are clouds and mist here all year round, covering the Millennium Spiritual Medicine Garden and Xuan Yuanzi Cave, making it impossible for others to peek.

The jade slip records the complete skills of "Demon God Technique", which points directly to the late Yuan Ying stage. Compared with the fragments he obtained before, there are four more magical powers above the pill formation stage.

The power of these four magical powers is astonishing. Among them is the demonization technique, which can transform into a demon clan. It is somewhat similar to the true spirit that can be transformed into a true spirit after practicing "Nine Transformations of the True Spirit" to the combined state, which can greatly improve the strength.

There is also a blood-burning technique that can burn the blood essence of monsters in the body, greatly purifying it and greatly increasing the power of the innate magical powers.

These two magical powers do not require cultivation. As long as there is the essence and blood of monsters in the body, they can be used. They are specially prepared for the physical cultivators who practice the "Demon God Art".

Chen Yuan followed the method recorded on the jade slip, raised his hand to pinch the seal, circulated the true essence, and performed the demonization technique, but failed after several attempts.

He turned to the blood burning technique, and the true spirit blood in the body was also motionless.

Chen Yuan shook his head, gave up helplessly, and returned to the cave.

These two magical powers should only be useful for the essence and blood of monsters, and cannot activate the true spirit blood.

In addition to several magical powers, the "Demon God Art" is also quite profound. Although it is far inferior to the "True Spirit Nine Transformations", for Chen Yuan, who is only in the early stage of the Nascent Soul, this simple technique is more inspiring.

He carefully studied the Nascent Soul period of the "Demon God Art" for seven days and seven nights, benefited a lot, and had a better understanding of the practice of physical cultivation and the mystery of the flesh.

He also mastered several secret methods. Although they could not improve his cultivation strength, they could better refine the body-tempering elixir and use his great strength.

What surprised Chen Yuan the most was that the "Demon God Art" recorded the refining methods of thousands of demon elixirs, from level 2 to level 10, with detailed introductions.

Chen Yuan had a deeper understanding of demon elixirs, and it became easier for him to study the formula of demon elixirs.

He had previously studied the formula of the Howling Moon Wolf Demon Elixir, but there were still some difficulties in the formula of the Bone Crocodile Demon Elixir.

After reading the record of the Bone Crocodile Demon Elixir in the "Demon God Art", these difficulties were solved.

Chen Yuan walked out of the cave and came to the Alchemy Pavilion. The foundation-building deacon saw Chen Yuan coming and was very respectful.

After the Yuanying Ceremony, Chen Yuan's appearance had been deeply remembered by all Lingyun Sect disciples.

Chen Yuan took away several three-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs needed to refine the demon elixir, and then came to Jiangzhen Peak to meet Jin Luoheng.

He took out the remaining nine Kunyu pills, and handed them over to Jin Luoheng along with the experience of forming a baby from the Yuan family and the experience he had summarized after forming a baby.

Jin Luoheng only kept four Kunyu pills and returned the remaining five: "Master is not a physical cultivator. I have taken several body-tempering pills in the past. These four pills are enough. Too much is as bad as too little." Chen Yuan said: "Disciple dares to use a secret technique to check Master's body?"

Jin Luoheng agreed. Chen Yuan came to him, stretched out his hand to pinch his wrist, injected a trace of true energy, and slowly traveled through his body.

This is a secret technique recorded in the "Demon God Sutra", which can be used to check the strength of the cultivator's body and whether it is suitable for practicing the "Demon God Sutra".

After a while, Chen Yuan withdrew his hand, took out another Kunyu pill, and handed it to Jin Luoheng: "Master, you can also refine five body-tempering pills."

Although the body-tempering pill has the effect of strengthening the body, the drug power is extremely overbearing and will damage the meridians.

Since the Dharma cultivators have not practiced the physical cultivation method, it is difficult to be comprehensive when refining the body-hardening pills, especially to strengthen the meridians.

If too many body-hardening spiritual medicines are taken, the meridians may be torn before the physical body is strengthened.

Jin Luoheng left four Kunyu pills out of caution.

After Chen Yuan checked, he gave him another pill, which can strengthen the physical body to the maximum extent without tearing the meridians.

Jin Luoheng trusted Chen Yuan very much, and accepted the Kunyu pill. Chen Yuan said goodbye and left.

He returned to the cave, came to the alchemy room, took out the alchemy furnace and two level eight demon pills, and started to refine the pills.

Time passed, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye. Chen Yuan finally walked out of the alchemy room.

Before the Yuanying Ceremony, he gathered four furnaces of pills.

At the ceremony, the cultivators of various factions presented thousand-year-old spiritual herbs as gifts. Together with Huang Linye’s two Mingyin grasses, there were a total of seven thousand-year-old spiritual herbs.

Together with the thirteen spiritual herbs obtained from the Lingyun Sect's treasury, two furnaces of elixirs were made.

In the past six months, Chen Yuan, in addition to drawing starlight into his body, has been refining elixirs.

There are a total of six furnaces of elixirs, with a success rate of 40% each. A total of twenty-four Yuanying-stage elixirs were obtained, and six thousand-year-old spiritual herbs were left.

They are a thousand-year-old thunder calamus, two main herbs for refining Yuanying-stage middle-stage elixirs, one of which is a sunflower as the main herb, and the other three thousand-year-old spiritual herbs are added, which is just enough to refine a furnace of Nine Yang Pills.

This is a middle-stage Yuanying elixir. After Chen Yuan got the sunflower from Tang Daozhou, he deliberately collected the Yuanying-stage elixir recipe and found it in a store in Wanling Pavilion. He spent ten high-quality spiritual stones to buy it.

The difficulty of refining Nine Yang Pills is much higher than that of Yuanying-stage early-stage elixirs. With Chen Yuan's current alchemy skills, the success rate is extremely low, and it is not yet time to refine this pill.

However, after refining six furnaces of pills, Chen Yuan felt that his alchemy skills had reached a new realm. As long as he refined a few more furnaces of pills, the success rate should be able to improve.

His wife who refined the Nine Yang Pill may not be far away.

There are not many alchemy masters who can refine eighteen furnaces of Yuanying stage pills just over ten years after forming the infant stage like him.

Even the alchemy masters with the most exquisite alchemy skills in the ten major sects of Jiuxianzhou need at least a hundred years to refine so many pills.

The number of thousand-year spiritual herbs is rare. It is impossible for there to be only one alchemy master in the ten major sects, and fellow cultivators may not necessarily ask him to help refine pills.

Chen Yuan is very powerful. By chance, he obtained dozens of thousand-year spiritual herbs in total and mastered the method of refining Yaoyuan Pill, so he can frequently open the furnace to refine pills.

His experience in alchemy is too rich, and his alchemy skills have improved very quickly. The success rate of 40% can already be ranked among the top among the alchemy masters.

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After Chen Yuan finished refining the elixir, he did not immediately start practicing. Instead, he waited until late at night and came to the outside of the cave.

He took out the jade pendant and drew the starlight into his body. A dazzling silver light column descended.

A warm feeling enveloped his whole body. Chen Yuan looked inward and saw countless silver light spots merged into his limbs, meridians, blood and flesh.

After fifty breaths, the silver light column slowly dissipated, and his body became stronger again, one step closer to breaking through the bottleneck of the ninth-level demon king.

Chen Yuan put away the jade pendant and returned to the practice room. He closed his eyes and meditated, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to restore the true essence consumed by refining the elixir and infusing the starlight into his body.

Three days later, he slowly opened his eyes, his true essence was fully restored, his mind was peaceful, his fatigue was gone, and his spirit was full.

He took out a jade bottle from the mustard ring, tilted it slightly, poured out a pill, and put it into his mouth.

The pill entered his throat and turned into a huge and pure spiritual energy, pouring into his meridians.

Chen Yuan closed his eyes slightly, concentrated his mind and calmed his breath. According to the method recorded in "Nine Transformations of the True Spirit", he slowly mobilized the spiritual energy, circulated it in the meridians, removed impurities bit by bit, became more pure and thick, and finally entered the Dantian and merged into the sea of ​​true essence.

Looking at the sea surface, which had slightly increased a little, Chen Yuan shook his head helplessly, got up and walked out of the cave, took out the jade pendant, and led the starlight to fill his body.

After fifty breaths, feeling that his body had been strengthened a little more, Chen Yuan returned to the practice room, absorbed the spiritual energy, restored his true essence, and then took another pill to improve his cultivation.

This cycle repeated itself. After two and a half years, Chen Yuan had refined all 24 pills and his cultivation improved a lot.

After forming the infant, he refined a total of 76 Yuanying stage pills, which were enough for other Yuanying cultivators to cultivate to the peak of the early Yuanying stage.

But his true essence was too pure and thick, and at least 12 bottles of pills were needed to reach the bottleneck of the middle stage.

However, compared with other peak cultivators in the early stage of the Nascent Soul, Chen Yuan's true essence is not inferior at all, and is even more refined.

After more than thirty times of starlight infusion, his physical body has also been strengthened a lot, and he is only a step away from breaking through the bottleneck of the ninth level.

After three years of hard practice, Chen Yuan's state of mind is also a little lonely.

He put down his practice, walked out of the cave, lingered on Baiyun Peak, and was distracted, watching the beautiful scenery in the mountains.

Seven days later, Chen Yuan's state of mind was harmonious, and the yin and yang were balanced, and he returned to the cave.

He sent out a sound transmission note, and in less than a quarter of an hour, Zhuge Qi walked into the cave, clasped his fists and bowed: "Welcome the Supreme Elder to come out of retreat."

"Elder Zhuge, there is no need to be polite. Has anything big happened in the sect in the past three years?" Chen Yuan got straight to the point.

Zhuge Qi replied: "Since the end of the Yuanying Ceremony, our sect has been thriving. Ziyang Sect has retreated everywhere and no longer dares to bully our sect."

"I have sent elders from the sect to take back the mines and spiritual plant gardens occupied by Ziyang Sect, and joined forces with Tiangang Sword Sect and Mingyin Valley to seize several spiritual material mines of Ziyang Sect."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "Well done, you can do it. If Taoist Du Kun comes forward, don't resist, report to me quickly."

"Zhuge understands." Zhuge Qi nodded, took out a few spiritual stones from the storage bag, and presented them with both hands, "The mines of Yuyang Mountain have been opened. Because it has been sealed for twenty years, and there is a large formation to nourish the origin, it took only two years to mine thirteen pieces of top-grade spiritual stones. Our sect has eight pieces. Please accept them, Grand Elder."

Chen Yuan smiled, raised his hand to take the spiritual stone into his hand, and put it away.

He thought for a moment, took out a mustard seed ring from his bosom, raised his hand and slowly flew it towards Zhuge Qi, saying lightly: "I got this mustard seed ring by chance, please accept it."

Zhuge Qi's eyes flashed with joy, and he took the mustard seed ring: "Thank you for the reward, Grand Elder."

Chen Yuan asked again: "Did Dai Qing make any moves?"