Extra 16: Human-Dragon Hybrid, Entering the Treasure
Although he had already decided to find Taoist Lan to open the treasure together, Zhou Yang was not in a hurry to take action immediately.
Taoist Lan also made it very clear in the jade slips that the treasure was not easy to obtain. He only remembered the location and had the right to pass some of the forbidden laws within the treasure.
Where the real core treasure is located, most of the time you have to rely on brute force to break through.
Moreover, Taoist Lan himself is even more worried. He is worried that when he goes to retrieve the treasure alone, if he falls into the trap left by the original entity during his lifetime, the self-awareness that he finally formed may be erased and become the carrier of the original entity's resurrection.
So he would definitely wait for Zhou Yang to come over before actually getting the treasure.
Similarly, Zhou Yang was also worried about the danger hidden in the treasure, and felt that it would not be too late for him to wait until he had cultivated all his natal immortal weapons into seventh-level high-grade immortal weapons before setting out to seize the treasure.
Not long after, after learning that Master Zhou Yang had returned from the lower realm, his six disciples all returned to Dongyang Peak to pay him respects.
During his time in Zhou Yang's lower realm, his only sixth disciple, Wang Qian, who he accepted as his true disciple, had successfully conceived a baby, and all of them had advanced to the third level of the Nascent Soul stage.
And his eldest disciple Zhu Chongyang is already at the ninth level of Nascent Soul stage, and has already begun to think about overcoming the tribulation and becoming an immortal.
The rest, such as the second disciple Yan Donglai, has also reached the eighth level of Yuanying. The third disciple Han Sheng has reached the sixth level of Yuanying. The fourth disciple Su Qing and the fifth disciple He Zhenzhen have both reached the fifth level of Yuanying. .
"Very good. It seems that you have not relaxed your practice in these years when my master has been away. This is very good."
In the cave, Zhou Yang glanced around and after understanding the cultivation status of several disciples, his face showed a slight look of satisfaction, and he did not hesitate to praise a few of them.
To be honest, Zhou Yang only accepted these disciples in order to better integrate himself into Chixiao Immortal Palace and win the trust of Master Zishan and others. In fact, he did not invest much energy in these disciples.
However, after so many years, he saw that these disciples were still serving him with all their heart, and did not give up on themselves or blame themselves for neglecting to teach them, and he gradually accepted a few of them in his heart.
At this time, after complimenting a few people, he also gave a few people a bigger surprise.
I saw his kind eyes scanning the faces of several people one by one, and then said softly in a soft tone: "My teacher has seen your performance over the years and will keep it in my heart."
"It is said that people are merciless. Even if a teacher has attained Taoism and become an immortal, his heart is still made of flesh. He will not be unmoved by the respect and filial piety of you disciples."
"From now on, you guys will be regarded as the official disciples of the master, and all treatment will be in accordance with the standards of true disciples. This matter has been informed by the master association and senior brother Zishan."
Transforming from a registered disciple to a formal disciple has been the biggest wish of Zhu Chongyang, Yan Donglai and other five people since they became disciples of Zhou Yang.
Over the years, the five of them have put in so much effort, sweat, and hard work.
Now that they finally heard Zhou Yang say the words to accept them as formal disciples, even a ninth-level Nascent Soul monk like Zhu Chongyang was extremely excited.
The female disciple He Zhenzhen was so excited that tears flashed in her eyes.
They all kowtowed to Zhou Yang and thanked him endlessly.
Next, Zhou Yang also carefully inquired about each disciple's practice status, gave guidance and suggestions, and also rewarded each disciple with a gift.
After giving instructions to each disciple one by one and rewarding them with gifts, Zhou Yang asked the other five disciples to retreat and carefully ponder and understand what he had just given, but left the eldest disciple Zhu Chongyang alone.
"How old are you this year, Chongyang?"
Hearing Zhou Yang's question, Zhu Chongyang immediately responded respectfully: "In reply to Master, this disciple is already 2,169 years old this year."
"I have cultivated to the ninth level of Nascent Soul at the age of more than 2,100 years. Although this speed is not particularly fast, it is not bad."
Zhou Yang nodded slightly, and then continued to ask: "Then do you have any plans for the future? Do you have your own ideas on how to overcome the tribulation and become an immortal?"
"This... Thanks to Master's great blessing, this disciple has been fortunate enough to browse through the various techniques and methods of becoming immortals collected by our sect. I feel that I can give it a try, which is to find a person who is on the ninth level of the Nascent Soul.
Female monks and fellow monks practice the art of extreme transformation of yin and yang, and use external forces to break through the realm and become immortals!"
Zhu Chongyang hesitated for a moment, then whispered his plan.
"The art of extreme transformation of yin and yang? But that [deadly yin and yang spirit transformation method] that is both good and evil?"
Zhou Yang's face changed slightly, and he looked at Zhu Chongyang in surprise and asked.
Zhu Chongyang immediately lowered his head deeply and only responded in a low voice, "This is the method."
Zhou Yang's brows furrowed even more this time. He looked at the eldest disciple with his head lowered in front of him, and suddenly realized that his understanding of these disciples was actually not very deep.
At least because the two parties don't usually communicate much, his understanding of the temperament of these disciples is far less profound than his understanding of Lu Xuewei and other disciples when he was in the lower realm.
Apart from the exchange just now, he had never thought that in order to be able to overcome the calamity and become an immortal, his great disciple would even dare to practice a method that was both good and evil, such as the "Deadly Yin-Yang Spirit Transformation Technique".
Zhou Yang felt that he still had to persuade this disciple.
After all, he is now the elder who has the closest relationship with Zhu Chongyang. He can only be the one to advise on this kind of matter.
At that moment, he also looked deeply at Zhu Chongyang and said: "I don't think I need to say more about the dangers of this method. Although the probability of becoming an immortal is indeed higher than that of ordinary methods, no matter who can succeed, the other party as a Taoist couple will
You will fall because of this and become the nourishment for successful people!"
"Even if you can become the final winner, can you really not regret it when you recall this incident in the long years of immortality?"
However, after Zhu Chongyang heard what he said, he replied calmly: "I don't know whether I will regret it after becoming an immortal in the future, but I know that if I don't fight hard, in the next thousand years, I will not
There is a high probability that you will regret more and more why you didn’t give it a try!”
When Zhou Yang heard this, he immediately didn't know how to persuade him.
He is only Zhu Chongyang's master, not his parent.
What's more, for immortal cultivators, even their biological parents cannot interfere and prevent them from pursuing immortality.
"Since you know the consequences and have made up your mind, I don't have much to say to you."
"This jade slip contains a [Three Treasures Ruyi Technique], which is the secret method used by my teacher to break through the realm and become an immortal. Although it is difficult to practice, it is not as good as your [Deadly Yin-Yang Spirit Transformation Technique]
side effect."
"My teacher's suggestion is that you try to practice this method first. If it doesn't work, it won't be too late to practice the [Deadly Yin-Yang Spirit Transformation Technique] again."
Zhou Yang said, and handed the jade slips he prepared to Zhu Chongyang.
He has already said what needs to be said. What Zhu Chongyang will do is beyond his control.
The so-called master leads you in, and your practice depends on the individual.
As a master, you can only point out a path for your disciples.
Whether the apprentice is willing to follow the clear path pointed out by him or not depends on the apprentice himself.
After Zhu Chongyang thanked him and left, Zhou Yang couldn't help but think of his wife and children in the lower world again.
His heart towards the Tao has always been firm, but with his temperament, it is absolutely impossible to practice such secret techniques as [Death-killing Yin-Yang Spirit Transformation Technique].
In some respects, he seems to be a passionate seed!
After missing his wife and children in the lower world alone for a while, Zhou Yang adjusted his thoughts and entered a state of practice.
Time flies, and twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
After twenty years of painstaking cultivation, Zhou Yang finally upgraded the [Qianyang Golden Pagoda] to a seventh-level high-grade immortal weapon.
In this way, he has the [Sun Divine Sword], a seventh-level high-grade immortal weapon, and the defensive weapon, the [Qianyang Golden Pagoda], is a natal immortal weapon. Regardless of offense and defense, he is not considered weak among the true immortals in the late stage of the Tribulation.
But even so, Zhou Yang did not immediately set out to find Taoist Lan. Instead, he went to visit [Zhenjun Liyang] again and asked him for a self-defense talisman to protect himself and his life.
At this time, although [Zhenjun Liyang] has not yet set out to search for the treasure left by "Chixiao Daozu", he is also making preparations.
After Zhou Yang explained that he needed to go out, he was persuaded by Zhou Yang, who wanted Zhou Yang to wait until he took out the treasure before leaving the sect.
But Zhou Yang knew that the treasure left by "Chixiao Taoist" was of great importance. If [Zhenjun Liyang] did not make foolproof preparations, he would never be able to easily leave Chixiao Immortal Palace to collect the treasure.
Calculated based on the lifespan of the True Lord in the Return to Void Stage, it is normal for this preparation time to take hundreds of years.
How could Zhou Yang be willing to wait so long before setting off?
He believed that Taoist Lan was unlikely to wait for him for so long.
Therefore, he resolutely declined [Zhenjun Liyang]'s kindness this time, and soon quietly left the mountain gate of Chixiao Immortal Palace.
For the sake of confidentiality and safety, Zhou Yang did not take the cross-immortal realm teleportation array controlled by the Scarlet Firmament Immortal Palace to leave the Scarlet Firmament Immortal Territory, but chose to move and fly on his own.
Although this is a waste of time, it is safer and more concealed.
Fortunately, the treasure location that Taoist Lan mentioned was within the Huangshi Immortal Territory. It would only have taken twenty or thirty years for Zhou Yang to move and fly there from the Chixiao Immortal Territory.
When Zhou Yang came from Chiming Immortal Territory to Chixiao Immortal Territory, he also passed through Huangshi Immortal Territory.
It was just that at that time, he was only thinking about rushing to the Scarlet Firmament Immortal Territory and did not stop much in the Huangshi Immortal Territory.
At this time, after twenty-three years of long journey, crossing the entire Thousand Mountains Immortal Territory and half of the Chixiao Immortal Territory, he finally arrived at the Huangshi Immortal Territory again.
Because his whereabouts must be kept strictly confidential during this trip, after Zhou Yang arrived at the Huangshi Immortal Domain, he did not report his immortal status to the ruling power in the Immortal Domain, the Huangshi Immortal Palace. Instead, he restrained his cultivation and transformed into a ninth-level Nascent Soul monk. Went to the address left by Taoist Lan.
Four more years passed in this way, and Zhou Yang arrived at an area called "Chaos Konghai" in the Huangshi Immortal Territory.
"Chaos Konghai" is a famous dangerous place in Huangshi Immortal Domain. It is said that in ancient times, this place was the ancestral land of a foreign race in the True Immortal Realm. Later, the human race rose up and defeated the foreign race and drove it out of this place.
And it is said that when the alien race left their ancestral land, because they were unwilling to accept that their ancestral land was occupied by the human race, several strong men who were equivalent to the cultivation level in the late stage of returning to the void jointly performed some kind of taboo magical power, shattering the void here and almost changing it forever.
The laws of space here.
So even though countless tens of thousands of years have passed, the space laws in this "chaotic sea of emptiness" are still extremely unstable, and many overlapping spaces have been derived from it, forming many natural caves and secret realms.
At the same time, because the space laws here are extremely unstable, the Tribulation Immortal can easily break the space when he takes action here, which will lead to some unpredictable consequences, making it very rare for seventh-level existences to come here.
This is probably the reason why Taoist Lan put the treasure here.
After Zhou Yang arrived near the "Chaos Konghai", he used secret techniques to convey a signal to Taoist Lan and asked him to come over and meet him.
After waiting on a barren mountain for less than half a month, he saw Taoist Lan again.
At this time, although Taoist Lan's appearance was no different from before, his original aura that was not like a living person had completely disappeared.
If he didn't know him thoroughly, even with Zhou Yang's current cultivation and spiritual consciousness, he wouldn't be able to see his roots and would only regard him as a true human immortal.
This made Zhou Yang extremely amazed, feeling like he had witnessed an incredible miracle.
From a pure puppet clone at the beginning, he gradually developed an independent consciousness, and then broke the shackles of the clone, successfully condensed the immortal body, and embarked on the alien path of becoming an immortal, which is neither human nor demon. This is definitely a journey that a true immortal in the Return to Void Stage will see.
A miracle to be astonished by.
However, although he was amazed in his heart, as an old friend who had known each other for many years, Zhou Yang still did not put this thought on his face.
After just sizing up the other person, he congratulated him with a smile on his face and said: "Congratulations to fellow Taoist Lan, you have finally successfully gotten rid of the influence of the original body and walked out on your own path!"
When Taoist Lan heard what he said, he looked at him with emotion, shook his head and said, "It should be Lan who should say congratulations. It has only been a short thousand years since Taoist friend Zhou ascended to the throne, but he has already made breakthroughs one after another, and has reached the level of cultivation."
The state in the later stage of transcending tribulation is really amazing and enviable!"
Thousands of years may be a very long time in the eyes of ordinary cultivators who have cultivated during the Tribulation Period.
But in the eyes of the true immortals in the Tribulation Stage who have become immortals and attained enlightenment, that is really just a "short thousand years".
For the vast majority of true immortals in the Tribulation Stage, being able to break through a small realm in three to five thousand years is already very powerful.
A true immortal like Zhou Yang, who has broken through twice in a row in the Tribulation Stage within a thousand years, is not to say unique, but it is also very rare.
Even among the younger generations who are valued by powerful beings, not many can do it.
Therefore, Taoist Lan was very shocked when he saw that he was already in the late stage of transcending the tribulation. He knew that he must have had some other extraordinary adventures during the hundreds of years apart from him.
Sure enough, after Zhou Yang heard his words of amazement, he quickly waved his hands modestly and said: "I just got some elixir by chance, and it was all due to the power of the elixir. I don't deserve Fellow Taoist Lan to praise me like this.
"
After saying that, he took the initiative to change the topic and said: "Let's talk about the treasure mentioned in your message, Fellow Daoist Lan. I wonder what discoveries and gains you have made during your investigations here these years, Fellow Daoist Lan?"
Upon hearing this, Taoist Lan immediately understood what he meant, and immediately followed his words and replied: "As for discovery, Lan has already found the specific location of the treasure, and he is also sure that the treasure has not been touched.
"
"But something is a bit troublesome. Because too much time has passed, there are several overlapping secret caves near the treasure. If there is too much movement while I am waiting to retrieve the treasure, I am not sure whether those secret caves will be triggered.
Broken, forming space turbulence!"
Zhou Yang was slightly startled when he heard his answer. He couldn't help looking at him in surprise and said, "So, Taoist friend Lan, you haven't gone in yet?"
"Lan was the best at scheming and scheming others during his lifetime. The treasures he left behind are not that easy to get. Without the protection and companionship of fellow Taoist Zhou, Lan would not have dared to enter there alone. Otherwise, if he fell into a conspiracy, he would regret it.
It’s too late!”
Taoist Lan shook his head slightly and expressed his concerns with a solemn expression.
It is not difficult to tell from his words that although he has walked his own path, he still feels awe and fear for his former identity and does not dare to face it alone.
Zhou Yang can understand this.
At that moment, he nodded lightly and promised: "Fellow Taoist Lan, don't worry, as long as it is within Zhou's ability, Zhou will never let fellow Taoist be harmed!"
"Fellow Daoist Zhou has never let Lan down. With these words from Daoist Zhou, Lan feels relieved."
Taoist Lan's eyes lit up, he was very satisfied and relieved with Zhou Yang's promise.
Then the two of them talked about the situation of the treasure, and Taoist Lan personally took Zhou Yang to the area where the treasure was located.
Because the laws of space in the "Chaos Konghai" are very fragile and unstable, after entering it, neither Zhou Yang nor the two dared to use the teleportation technique easily. They could only fly towards the treasure at a speed equivalent to that of a ninth-level Nascent Soul monk.
go.
For the two of them who are trying to retrieve the treasure, it doesn't matter if they spend more time traveling. The most important thing is confidentiality and safety.
After flying in the "Chaos Sea" for nearly three months, the two of them arrived near the treasure that Lan Taoist said was outside the sea area filled with gray-white mist.
After the two stopped outside, Taoist Lan softly explained to Zhou Yang:
"This place is also called the Sea of Spiritual Void by the Huangshi Immortal Realm monks. The gray-white mist can distort people's spiritual consciousness and obstruct their sight. If monks below the Tribulation Stage enter it, their strength will be greatly suppressed.
On the contrary, demons with strong bodies and keen instincts will be less restricted inside."
"Therefore, there are still many sixth-level demon clans hiding and cultivating inside. Occasionally, some immortal cultivators who have cultivated physical magical powers will enter in search of treasures."
When Zhou Yang heard this, he immediately put his spiritual consciousness into it and tried it.
As a result, I quickly discovered that although my spiritual consciousness was indeed disturbed to some extent, it still had a wide range of effects and basically had little impact.
Then he lightly commented: "It does have some tricks up its sleeve, but it's still far from the void fog in the Immortal Valley, so it won't have any impact on you and me."
Taoist Lan didn't know where the "Mysterious Immortal Valley" was, but he only understood it after Zhou Yang explained it.
At that moment, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Fellow Daoist Zhou is indeed amazing, he can actually enter and exit such dangerous places with ease!"
"It can't be said to be easy to get in and out, it can only be said to be a narrow escape!"
Zhou Yang shook his head, recalling his experience in the "Mysterious Immortal Valley" and feeling quite frightened.
However, he didn't want to talk about these past things, and quickly urged Taoist Lan to enter the Sea of Lingxu and rush towards the treasure.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Zhou Yang slightly activated the true dragon bloodline in his body as soon as he entered the Sea of Spiritual Void, releasing a strong dragon power to intimidate the monsters hiding in it.
However, what Zhou Yang didn't expect was that the dragon power he unleashed certainly frightened those monsters and saved them from a lot of unnecessary trouble.
However, the appearance of this dragon's power also alarmed a hidden cultivator somewhere deep in the Sea of Spiritual Void.
I saw a middle-aged man with a pair of black dragon horns on his head in an abyss deep in the Sea of Lingxu. He suddenly opened his eyes from meditating and looked up at the sea above with a face full of surprise.
"Huh? What a pure dragon power. Has a real dragon entered the sea of spirits? Is it also because of the Dragon Spirit Immortal Zhi that is about to mature?"
"But it shouldn't be. I have obviously blocked the Qi here with the immortal formation. Even if a real dragon with a seventh-level high-grade cultivation passes nearby, it is impossible to feel the remnants of the real dragon here before the Dragon Spirit Immortal Zhi is fully matured.
The corpse has no energy at all."
"There are still two to three hundred years before Longling Xianzhi matures, so how could Longwei's owner discover the existence of Longling Xianzhi in advance?"
The middle-aged man muttered to himself, his eyes suddenly turned cold. When he flicked his sleeves and hands, a black one-horned dragon several feet long flew out from his wrist, and quickly expanded into a snake several hundred feet long.
Giant dragon.
Then he told the black giant dragon in a serious tone: "Go and see what's going on with that dragon's power."
"good."
The giant black dragon responded with a sound, and immediately swung its tail, and its body quickly turned into a black ray of light and left the abyss.
Not long after, Zhou Yang, who had arrived outside the treasure he mentioned with Taoist Lan and was about to enter the treasure with him, suddenly frowned.
"What's wrong? Why did Fellow Daoist Zhou frown suddenly?"
Taoist Lan keenly noticed the change in Zhou Yang's expression and quickly asked about the reason.
"Zhou felt as if someone was spying on us, but he didn't find any trace."
Zhou Yang's lips moved slightly, and he immediately told the reason for his frown.
"This is impossible!"
"Fellow Daoist Zhou is already in the late stage of transcending tribulation. If someone is really spying on us secretly, and even you, fellow daoist Zhou, can't find his whereabouts, doesn't it mean that this person's cultivation is likely to have reached the stage of returning to the void?"
Taoist Lan looked at Zhou Yang in shock, feeling very unbelievable about his statement.
In fact, this is not what Zhou Yang had in mind.
His spiritual consciousness has always been much stronger than that of monks in the same realm. Now even he has not found the slightest trace of the spy, which makes him have some doubts about his own feelings, wondering whether he feels wrong.
"Perhaps Zhou really feels wrong!"
With a sigh in his mouth, he decided not to worry about this matter for now, and it was more important to go into the treasure first.
If there really is a powerful being in the Void Return Stage secretly spying on them, it might be safer to enter the treasure at this time.
Taoist Lan thought so too.
So he quickly used the magic formula and led Zhou Yang into the treasure hidden by the immortal formation.
"I didn't expect that there would be such a mysterious fairy formation hidden here. What an unexpected bonus!"
Thousands of miles away in the sea water, the blue light flashed in the eyes of the giant black dragon, and words full of unexpected surprises came out of its mouth.
Then it swung its dragon tail, and its body quickly disappeared from the spot, returning to the abyss of the seabed.
"Oh, like me, I have the blood of a true dragon, but I am not a half-demon hybrid of human and dragon. Could it be that I am a few immortal disciples from the Ten Thousand Beasts Immortal Realm who practice physical magical powers?"
"But that Immortal Formation is really interesting. I have been in this Sea of Spiritual Void for almost two thousand years, and I haven't even discovered its existence. This is at least a method that only the True Lord of the Returning Void Stage can possess!"
"It seems that my luck has come. Not only will I be able to harvest a Dragon Spirit Immortal Zhizhi that will help survive the fire, but I will also be able to obtain another secret treasure left by the True Lord in the Return to Void Stage!"
In the abyss of the seabed, after hearing what the black giant dragon incarnation said, the middle-aged man Longjiao's eyes lit up, and he showed a look of extreme interest on his face.
He is guarding the Dragon Spirit Immortal Zhi that is about to mature here, which is actually very boring.
Because his cultivation has been unable to improve even a little bit now, and he has already survived the thunder disaster among the three disasters. He usually meditates, just cultivating immortal weapons or understanding the laws.
Now that he discovered that there might be a secret treasure left behind by the True Lord of the Returning Void Stage in the Sea of Lingxu, he immediately became interested.
Immediately, after pondering for a while, he left the black giant dragon incarnation in the abyss of the sea and guarded the Dragon Spirit Immortal Zhi that was about to mature for himself.
Then he quietly set off and rushed towards the treasure place where Zhou Yang and Taoist Lan entered.
On the other side, after Zhou Yang was led into the treasure by Taoist Lan, he soon appeared in a sealed void space.
Without waiting for him to observe the specific situation of this void space, a total of five beast-shaped puppets exuding powerful aura appeared in the void space.
Dragon, phoenix, turtle, tiger, unicorn, five animal-shaped puppets with different shapes and attributes. Each one exudes a powerful aura comparable to a true immortal in the middle stage of the Tribulation. They are five immortal-level puppets!
However, just when Zhou Yang was on guard and ready to strike first and destroy one of the puppets, Taoist Lan made the first move.
Taoist Lan was seen quickly making seals with his hands, reciting some difficult and mysterious spell in his mouth, and golden and silver seal scripts flew out of his mouth and hands, and shot towards the puppets.
Any puppet hit by these seal characters quickly restrained its hostility and momentum, and stopped where it was.
"Although Lan's true body is not from the Immortal Palace sect that dominates a certain area of the Immortal Realm, his cultivation strength is not weaker than those from the Immortal Palace sect in the same realm."
"And in terms of skills such as formations, talismans, and puppet refining techniques, it is because of his outstanding talents that he is unique and a sect of his own, surpassing many of the true kings of the major sects of the Immortal Palace!"
"This set of five-element fairy puppets are just the guardians of the first level outside the treasure. Although Lan can't drive them, it's not difficult to let them go."
After Taoist Lan calmed down the five immortal puppets, he quickly explained the inside story to Zhou Yang who looked at him in surprise.
After Zhou Yang heard this, he immediately waved his hand and said: "Fellow Taoist Lan, there is no need to say more, Zhou trusts you."
He believed that Taoist Lan must have his own reasons for not telling him the origin of his body, and there was no need to force him.
As someone who had ascended from the lower world together, Zhou Yang's trust in Taoist Lan was definitely higher than his trust in Master Zishan and his fellow disciples from the Scarlet Firmament Palace.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, for your understanding. I'll go to the next level right now."
Taoist Lan's face relaxed, and he nodded gratefully to Zhou Yang. He immediately made a secret to activate the formation restriction here, and teleported the two of them to the next level.
Next, under the control of Taoist Lan, Zhou Yang and he passed the second and third levels safely.
By the time they reach the fourth level, Taoist Lan's authority has ended, and the two of them have fallen into a bitter battle.
ps: Second update, try to update another chapter before the end of the month!