Chapter 184 The Troublemaker

"Dianhua is back."

When the weak cultivator landed on the treasure ship, an old man with gray hair walked out of the treasure ship.

"Did you see Master Yunlan?"

"He said that he was too seriously injured in the previous attempt to break through the Nascent Soul, and he is still in seclusion to recuperate. He just asked the deputy city lord Yunding to meet him."

The old man stroked his beard and murmured softly: "It is reasonable to retreat to recuperate after failing to advance to the Nascent Soul. It seems that Yunlan ran to Nanya Immortal City and hid away in peace."

Speaking of this, the old man's eyes turned and asked: "The Hanhai Secret Realm is such a big event. Since Yunlan is in seclusion to heal his injuries and ignore external affairs, the remaining two deputy city lords may not be able to make the decision."

The weak cultivator Xing Dianhua nodded, "The sixth elder of the Yunshang Sect who is in charge of the Wanxing Sea is said to be back."

"Yunlong?"

The old man frowned. The reputation of this Master Yunlong is not inferior to the Jindan Dayuan Patriarch, and there is also a third-level green water mirage dragon, which is not easy to deal with.

However, judging from the current situation, the number of Jindan cultivators that Yunshang Sect can control is really limited.

The old demon Yuanling in the Tianzhu Mountain mining area gathered all the demons and established the Abyss Demon Sect, which was so powerful that it had already swept across the southern mining area.

Once the demon cultivators become powerful, they will not practice honestly, but will only go out of the mountain to wreak havoc.

Yunshang Sect has had some bad luck in recent years. In the battle for the Tianzhu mining area 20 or 30 years ago, the disciples of the sect were unfortunately defeated by Taiyi and other sects.

The main ore vein deep in the mining area, which can produce a large amount of fourth-level spiritual ore, has been reduced again.

Originally, the mining cities in the outer areas occasionally had one or two fourth-level spiritual ores, which could barely make up for the failure in the core main mining area.

Now, the major mining cities outside the mining area have been stirred up by the newly emerged Demon Sect, which can be said to have directly cut off the source of fourth-level ore for Yunshang Sect.

The fourth-level spiritual objects in the southern continent are already scarce, and the ore produced is one of the few things that the Yuanying Sect can go to the Central Continent to trade.

The source of income was cut off at once, and Yunshang Sect had to take action to kill the demon.

"This Yunlong Zhenren is not a good person to deal with. Be careful of him in the secret realm of Hanhai."

Xing Dianhua nodded.

The structure of the sects in the South Sea has not changed for many years, with Yunshang Sect as the leader.

On the contrary, the major Jindan sects under its command have occasionally changed. Yanzhen Sect is now known as the number one Jindan sect in the South Sea, and it has only been in the past thousand years.

The last Jindan sect that was known as the strongest in the South Sea was called Tianhuan Sect. It once had three Jindan Dacheng cultivators, and one of them had an unknown spirit body. Even without the help of external forces, he had a 20% chance of being promoted to Yuanying.

But such a Jindan Zhenren was ambushed by a demon cultivator when he went out by chance, and his Jindan was directly destroyed.

Afterwards, the remaining two Jindan Dacheng of Tianhuan Sect gradually passed away, and now it has become an ordinary Jindan sect.

Going back, the powerful Jindan sects in the South Sea area all had different things happen, in short, almost all of them destroyed the possibility of giving birth to Nascent Soul cultivators.

The reason why Yanzhen Sect can be called the first Jindan sect and pass on its inheritance for a thousand years is mainly because the two consecutive generations of Jindan great perfection ancestors in the past thousand years have no possibility of advancing to Nascent Soul.

Although there is a fourth-level formation in hand, the formation is a dead thing after all.

In addition, there are not a few potential Jindans who have fallen in the South Sea area over the years.

"The South Sea has been in the bitter clouds for a long time."

The old man blurted out when he thought of this, while Xing Dianhua's eyes suddenly became cold and stared at the old man.

The old man also realized that he had spoken out of turn.

"Elder Lu, be careful with your words and don't bring trouble to the sect."

"There are five-element spiritual objects in the Vast Sea Secret Realm, I must go there."

Xing Dianhua rubbed his brows and said in a deep voice: "It's not just me. I believe that other Taoist friends who practice the five elements with me will also be attracted."

The old man readjusted his emotions, "The Vast Sea Secret Realm has existed for tens of thousands of years. I have never heard of so many five-element spiritual objects being born in the hands of the sea clan back then. Dianhua should be careful."

...

Nanya Immortal City.

In the hall surrounded by spiritual mist.

Yunlan Zhenren, who was injured in the advancement of the Nascent Soul, looked pale and his breath was still sluggish.

In front of him, stood a middle-aged cultivator with a majestic aura.

The aura around him surged, and the aura was majestic, releasing the aura that had just advanced and had not been completely restrained.

At this moment, the aura of the two people was already very different.

"Junior Brother Yunlong has a chance to achieve the Nascent Soul."

Looking at his own sluggish appearance, Yunlan Zhenren smiled bitterly.

Yunlong Zhenren, who had just advanced to the Great Perfection of Golden Elixir, returned to Nanya Xiancheng from Wanxinghai with the power of advancement.

"Brother, do you have anything to ask?"

"Yes."

Zhenren Yunlong nodded, "Third Elder, the Vast Sea Secret Realm is one of the few large secret realms in the territory of our sect. It is at least a hundred years away from opening. Why is it opened in advance? Do you know the reason?"

Hearing that Yunlong Zhenren even changed his address, Zhenren Yunlan's breath stagnated.

"Since I came to Nanya Xiancheng, I have been repairing the foundation of the Golden Elixir and have not paid much attention to things outside. The Vast Sea Secret Realm suddenly fluctuated, and I also asked the two deputy city lords to investigate, but they didn't find anything unusual."

"After noticing that the secret realm had signs of breaking through, I immediately reported it to the sect, but I didn't expect that the turmoil in the secret realm was far greater than I thought. Someone actually took out various spiritual objects from it first."

Facing Zhenren Yunlong's scrutiny, Zhenren Yunlan smiled bitterly.

"I speculate that the secret realm restriction may have existed for so long that it was broken, which allowed the Vast Sea Secret Realm to appear in advance."

Master Yunlong nodded. Before he came from Wan Xinghai, he stopped by the Hanhai Secret Realm to take a look.

There is a theory of nature and nurture in the secret realm of the world of immortality. The acquired secret realm is constructed by monks using cave stones and various spiritual objects. The potential of this secret realm depends on the spiritual objects at the time of construction and subsequent cultivation.

The innate secret realm is an autonomously derived space. There are often mountains, rivers, land, and spiritual mountains inside, and some unique monsters or elixirs will be born.

The Vast Sea Secret Realm is an acquired secret realm. According to research, it originated in the Middle Ages and was opened by a large sect in this sea area at that time.

The secret area is very large, spanning thousands of miles, with mountains, rivers, spiritual swamps, and demon clans living and multiplying. It is not weaker than some innate secret realms.

Every eight hundred years or so, the restrictions in the secret realm will be weakened, allowing outside monks to enter.

Eight hundred years are enough time for some elixirs to grow in the secret realm, allowing Golden Elixir monks to use them to improve their cultivation.

Back then, there was a spiritual ginseng with a temperature of three thousand years. The Yunshang Sect's previous Yuanying Ancestor was promoted to the realm of Yuanying with the help of that spiritual ginseng.

It can be said that every time a secret realm appears, many Jindan monks will be attracted to enter it, looking for opportunities.

Due to the wide range of the forbidden wave law, Yunshang Sect cannot guard all places, so it cannot prevent outsiders from entering.

"Over the years, the Vast Sea Secret Realm has been opened. Although the Five Elements elixirs sometimes appear, so many Five Elements elixirs have just been opened this time. This is a bit abnormal."

Master Yunlan took a breath and said: "Junior brother needs to go and investigate this in person. I am more than willing but not strong enough."

"Brother, please take a good rest and leave the follow-up matters to me."

Master Yunlong clasped his fists, turned around and flew away.

Seeing Master Yunlong disappear into the horizon, the smile on Master Yunlan's face gradually turned cold.

"Jie...it doesn't feel good to be looked down upon."

A voice echoed in my ears, with a hint of teasing.

Master Yun Lan's expression became even more ugly.

"Strength is the most important thing. Without strength, you are no better than a fool. I don't know why you are still hesitating."

Taking a deep breath and suppressing the annoyance in his heart, Master Yunlan asked: "Before you and I put the Five Elements spiritual objects in, several Five Elements spiritual objects have been produced in the secret realm. Don't you think something is wrong? "

As soon as these words came out, the voice just now was stagnant.

After a long time, the uncertain voice sounded again.

"The secret realm of the vast sea has existed for so long. Isn't it normal for a few elixirs with five elements attributes to be born?"

Master Yunlan's heart sank,

“The secret realm of the vast sea is dominated by lakes and mountains, which are rich in elixirs with two attributes: water and earth.

According to the records of the opening of the Five Elements elixir in the past dynasties recorded by my sect, the number of times the Five Elements elixir appeared was only twice, and the total number was only three.

And now, the news has spread that the number of Five Elements elixirs has reached four, and there are also seven or eight other elixirs of various attributes. "

Sensing the silence of the owner of the voice just now, Master Yunlan's eyes turned cold.

"Old ghost Ziyang, don't you claim to have a perfect plan and always make a comeback from desperate situations? Why don't you say it now?"

At this moment, the palace became even more silent.

"Everything depends on people, and everything depends on heaven. Ancestor, I have been planning for hundreds of years. I have traveled hundreds of millions of miles from Lingxi Continent, and there is no way out."

"...And you don't have much lifespan. If you can't ascend to the Nascent Soul and grab your lifespan from the sky, you won't have a few years to live even if you take your body."

"Ancestor has no retreat, and neither do you."

Master Yunlan's face darkened.

The monks who seize the body not only bear the thunder tribulation, but also have a lifespan limit. This does not mean that the life wheel will be recalculated after the body is taken. In that case, the old monsters in the world of immortality are likely to live three to five lives.

Even if the golden elixir seizes the body, you can survive the thunder tribulation, but you will still face the Nascent Soul bottleneck after rebuilding.

If the Nascent Soul seizes the body and finds a high-grade spiritual root as the body to seize the body, then as long as there is no shortage of resources, it can be restored to the original state in a very short period of time.

After pondering for a moment, Master Yunlan said, "Old ghost, can you tell who is causing trouble behind the scenes?"

"cannot."

Ancestor Ziyang spoke quietly.

"The Five Elements Spiritual Roots are involved in the Five Elements Immortal Palace. There are too many monks watching eagerly, but here in the Tiannannan Continent, the scheming monks are probably not too strong."

"The arrow has to be fired when it's on the string, so what's the point of knowing who's behind it?"

Ancestor Ziyang spoke calmly, his voice calm, as if he had taken everything lightly.

"Can my golden elixir really be repaired?"

"I obtained this method from an immortal palace somewhere in the Five Elements Immortal Palace. Whether it works or not depends on you."

"After you repair the golden elixir and advance to the Nascent Soul, coupled with my experience in seizing a body and rebuilding it, as long as you find a suitable Five Spiritual Root monk, you have at least a 50% chance of succeeding in seizing the body."

"When the time comes, use the five spiritual roots to advance to the Yuanying, palm the five-color stone to refine the magic weapon, and have a glimpse of the realm of divine transformation. The world is so big that it will not go anywhere, and the mere Yunshang Xiaozong will not matter."

Master Yunlan's eyes slowly closed, but the rise and fall of his chest revealed the unease in his heart.

…

A few days later.

Outside Nanya Immortal City, a flying boat turned into a stream of light and fled towards the depths of the sea.

On the spirit boat, the black spiritual light flashed, revealing Shen Lian's figure.

After staying in the Immortal City for a few days, he noticed that there were too many Jindan monks coming and going, more than a hundred, including seven or eight of the Five Spiritual Root Jindan cultivators.

Almost all of these golden elixirs come for the secret realm of the vast sea.

This secret realm passed down from the Middle Ages was controlled by the Hai Clan when the Hai Clan was powerful.

Later, the Sea Clan retreated, and the secret realm became a place of opportunity for human monks. The third-level elixirs abundant in it can be said to be necessary for the cultivation of golden elixir monks.

After driving the flying boat away from the South Cliff Sea, Shen Lian felt that no one was around and plunged into the sea.

Under water escape, his speed was as fast as lightning, and he quickly caught up with a treasure ship with colorful flags.

The monk on the treasure ship was the breakthrough point where he lingered for several days, preparing to intervene.

The treasure ship sailed close to the sea surface, and gurgling bubbles were generated between the sea surface and the bottom of the ship. Wisps of spiritual power gathered at the bottom of the ship and turned into energy for the treasure ship to travel through.

On the treasure ship, there is the sound of orchestral strings, silk and bamboo, and fairies in neon clothes are dancing. Thin gauze is swinging between the legs, and the slight twist of the body will reveal a large area of ​​snow-white.

"good!"

"This fairy dance choreographed by Fellow Daoist Luo is truly astonishing."

In the inner hall of the treasure ship, a thick spiritual candle burned, forming the shadow of a fire phoenix, which emitted a high-pitched cry, and the shadow circulated in the hall.

Under the candlelight, there are two figures sitting cross-legged in front of Bai Yu committing the crime.

One person was hugging him from left to right, and the other person was sitting upright. Apart from enjoying the singing and dancing, he didn't care about the female sex.

The person hugging him from left to right, wearing a high crown and robe, is as rich as jade, and his body is surrounded by five colors of light.

The man sitting upright has a yellowish complexion and a vaguely bitter look on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Huang, you are really boring. After cultivating immortality, sitting and talking with fairies can also wash away the fatigue in cultivation."

Luo Yongduan spoke to the yellow-faced monk.

"Although you say that my singing and dancing are good, you are only talking about it."

"Fellow Daoist Luo, the path of cultivation is different. Meditation can also relieve fatigue during practice." The yellow-faced monk said solemnly.

"That's all, please step back later."

Luo Yongduan waved his hand and made the dancers in the hall retreat. His expression calmed down and he solemnly said: "Fellow Daoist Huang, before coming here, I specifically checked the previous records. In the past years, when the secret realm of the vast sea was opened, the number of Five Elements elixirs that appeared was limited. .

But this time, not only did the secret realm open a few years earlier, but there were also many Five Elements elixirs appearing right away, which seemed a little wrong. "

The sallow monk pondered for a moment and said: "The secret realm of the cave is nourished by the heaven and the earth, and spiritual things are created by nature. I don't think there is any surprise."

"If you can get a few Five Elements elixir, even if you don't find a great alchemist to refine it into an elixir, just swallowing it will be of great help to you and me in our practice."

The yellow wax monk sighed softly, "Compared to Luo Daoyou, who is a top-grade five-spirited root and who was born in the Yuanying Sect of the East China Sea. I am just a relatively good middle-grade five-spirited root. Being promoted to the golden elixir has exhausted everything. Every step forward It’s all very difficult, and the demand for the Five Elements elixir is even greater.”

"What about the top-grade five spiritual roots?"

Luo Yongduan sighed softly, "Aren't you still worried about Yuanying and hopeless to transform into a god? This road is really getting more and more difficult."