The Black Mist Mountains, among the mountains hundreds of miles away from the ancient ruins.
Three escaping lights flew past at low altitude, approaching quietly under the cover of dark fog in the middle of the night.
The two men and one woman who came here were all in the middle stage of alchemy formation or above. The mana fluctuations on their bodies exuded an exotic aura that was different from Daqing's.
"I found it. I heard the ancient Lingxu Pillar left by Haige Patriarch here!"
The young man in blue robe in the middle was injured, as were his companions, who all looked happy at this moment.
This person, who has cultivated in the late stage of pill formation, has three-dimensional facial features, deep eyes, a hooked nose, a pair of big ears between his temples, and his outline is much larger than that of an ordinary person.
There was a "bang" sound.
The mountain was shattered by the power of the pill, revealing a broken and damaged stone pillar. The texture on it was blurred and dark.
"Another sixty years later, the induction of this ancient Lingxu Pillar will disappear completely. Even if we arrive in Qingzhou after all the hard work and cannot find the shelter left by the ancestor, it will be in vain."
The young man in blue robe said happily, waving his hand to put away the broken ancient pillar.
This is a rare material and a strategic resource.
The Ancient Lingxu Pillar is made of rare space treasures and can sense directions across distant spaces and even send messages.
Only the special props and secret techniques of Tinghai Pavilion can be sensed within a certain range.
"Congratulations to the Great Elder for finding the inheritance site left by the ancestor in another state!"
The female True Alchemy cultivator in a feather skirt on the side bowed and congratulated.
"Congratulations to True Lord Chahai! You have achieved a great achievement that has not been completed for thousands of years!"
The last man with a black face was wearing strange scale armor, made of some kind of sea monster fish scale material.
The blue-robed young man with big ears was obviously both an alchemy cultivator, but they were regarded as seniors in the upper realm.
The three foreign monks acted carefully and quickly found the location of the ancient ruins hundreds of miles away.
True Lord Chahai raised his hand and asked the two of them to calm down.
The big ears behind his temples beat frequently, sensing the movement in the ancient ruins area.
Its range of perception actually exceeds the consciousness of ordinary Yuanying Zhenjun!
"That ruins is controlled by a Nascent Soul sect, and there is an early stage Zhendan in charge."
After inquiring, Zhenjun Chahai looked ugly and his eyes were extremely gloomy.
The treasure trove of materials left by our ancestors was unexpectedly discovered first.
Today, when Tinghai Pavilion is in decline, he is the only helmsman in thousands of years who has achieved the status of Nascent Soul True Monarch and has very high attainments in formations.
After a lot of hard work, he managed to repair the hidden space node channel recorded by the ancestor. Monks below Nascent Soul can try to travel, but they will face the risk of backlash from space disorder.
After paying a huge price, we finally found the old site of the treasure house left by our ancestors, but in the end it was all in vain.
Chahai Zhenjun had bulging veins and almost wanted to vomit blood.
"Great Elder, what should we do next?"
The female cultivator in the feather skirt and the dark-skinned middle-aged man were cautious and did not dare to show off their arrogance.
"Check! Qingzhou's civilization of cultivating immortals is far inferior to that of Dayuan. The Nascent Soul Sect in a small place is not enough to deter us."
True Lord Chahai suppressed his furious anger and stared at the formation hall at the entrance to the ruins on the swamp with cold eyes.
"We have no way out! The 'Linhai Sixteen Sects' have discovered the identity of the heirs of Tinghai Pavilion and we are killing them all. There is no room for maneuver."
On the other side of the Great Abyss, Tinghai Pavilion has no living space. Even if it cannot recover the ancestral treasure house, it can only stay in Qingzhou and establish a sect.
Because he was wanted and seriously injured, Zhenjun Chahai had no choice but to give it a try and enter the forbidden area of the ancient battlefield in the middle of the Great Abyss, choosing a path with unknown risks and benefits.
Whoosh!
True Lord Chahai turned into a stream of dark blue water and approached the formation hall established by Jinyang Sect.
"who……"
The old Zhendan cultivator who was sitting in charge had just noticed it when his consciousness was shaken and his whole body went numb.
The next moment, he fainted.
The dark and false lightning in Zhenjun Chahai's eyes disappeared, the afterimage flashed, and he teleported to the old Zhendan monk.
He formed a claw with one hand and pressed the Tianling Cap of Laomaizhendan to search for the soul.
Late at night, there were no people at the entrance to the Formation Hall and the ruins.
The three people, Zhenjun Chahai, quickly took control of the ruins and isolated the inside and outside.
Half a day later.
Based on the familiar incomplete formations and architectural layout, Master Chahai came to the center of the ruins, where the hexagonal palace treasure house was.
"Trace of the collapse of the small space!"
Zhenjun Chahai felt the sensation for a long time, and his face was cloudy and uncertain.
The small secret space created the day after tomorrow will slowly collapse without long-term maintenance.
He could not determine whether this small space collapsed naturally or was caused by man-made collapse after someone had the opportunity to obtain a valuable treasure.
In fact, when Lu Changan entered the secret treasure realm, that small space was on the verge of collapse.
"We must find out! That unknown treasure could alarm the God-Transforming Heavenly Lord eight thousand years ago. Even if the space collapses, there may still be fragments left!"
Through the records of the ancestor, Lord Chahai speculated that there was a supreme treasure in the refuge treasure house here.
Although I don't know what it is.
But back then, Tinghai Pavilion was hunted down by the top cultivators of the Piaomiao Sect, the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty, and the Waihai Nine Dragons Palace. There was definitely a shocking secret.
Based on his vision, it is speculated that the treasure that can make the God-Transforming Heavenly King be tempted is probably a powerful true spiritual treasure!
…
one year later.
In the oasis of grass, Lu Changan, who was dormant and cultivating, reached the age of 303.
On this day, a piece of information came from the Liang Kingdom, which made him shocked and confused.
"The ancient ruins controlled by the Jinyang Sect were attacked by mysterious monks, and no one survived."
"Half a year later, Wuye Town was attacked, and the third-order formation collapsed..."
"The number one casual cultivator in the Liang Kingdom, 'Wu Ye Zhenren', was seriously injured, his pet was killed in the battle, and many true elixirs were injured or killed. Fortunately, the sect's elixir-forming overhaul passed by and escaped."
"The Jinyang Sect characterized the attacker as a demonic spy who was disrupting the rear and launched a wanted search! However, the identity and whereabouts of the mysterious attacker are still unknown..."
Lu Changan compiled and digested the details of the intelligence, pondered for a long time, and his face gradually became serious.
He did not think that the group of attackers were demon spies.
Although demon spies disturb the rear, this situation is not uncommon in various parts of the Guardian League.
"Ancient ruins...Jiang Yechen...Master Fairy?"
Lu Changan cooperated with the calculation and probably knew the reason.
Shi Xianzi was one of the first monks to enter the ancient ruins, much earlier than Lu Changan, and later obtained the third-level formation inheritance.
And as a genius formation mage, she has the most research on ruins, assisting the sect in breaking formations and exploring.
In the eyes of the outside world, Shi Xianzi is the monk who knows the most about the ruins, is the first to enter, and enjoys the opportunity.
Unfortunately, Master Shixianzi passed away seven years ago.
"Fellow Daoist Jiang, as my Taoist companion for the last twenty years of Master Xianzi's twilight years, suffered an unparalleled disaster."
Lu Changan sighed, feeling slightly guilty.
Jiang Yechen carried the thunder for him!
That foreign monk was the monk with whom the Investigator Fairy had the best relationship during his lifetime.
The Taoist couple is naturally the first relationship person.
Moreover, Jiang Yechen became the number one casual cultivator in the Liang Kingdom, which gave people the feeling that he must have a lot of opportunities.
The foreign monk was plotting against ancient ruins, so he was naturally the first to target him.
As for Lu Changan?
To outside monks, they are at best Master Xianzi's concubine in their early years. How can their relationship be as good as that of a Taoist couple?
"Alas, the number one casual cultivator in the Liang Kingdom, such a high-profile and unearned reputation is unacceptable!"
Lu Changan felt grateful and thankful that he sternly refused and refused to accept Jiang Yechen's transfer of his name.
He is far away in Feng Yuan Kingdom and has disappeared in Liang Kingdom. Even if the mysterious attacking monk is targeted later, he will not be found in the short term.
Subsequently, Lu Changan analyzed and calculated the identity and strength of the outsider based on the existing information.
It was able to forcefully break through Wuye Town's third-level formation and seriously injure the first monk in Liang Kingdom. It almost succeeded. Ordinary pill-forming overhauls couldn't do it.
At that time, Jiang Yechen and Lu Changan's discussion, most of them still had reservations about the life-saving means at the bottom of the box.
Jiang Yechen possesses a third-level soul treasure, and his sense of crisis is better than ordinary people. Moreover, in his own territory, there is strength in numbers.
"At least she has a top-notch pill-forming overhaul! She can leave calmly afterwards, ignoring the Jinyang Sect's wanted tracking. Her sensory skills are probably not inferior to those of the Nascent Soul Lord, and even more powerful than the Peacock Saint."
Judging from the current strength, although it can put pressure on Lu Changan, the threat is not very great.
I'm afraid, the real strength is more than that.
As for the identity of the outsider, Lu Changan's calculation still faces certain resistance despite sufficient clues and media.
Lu Changan suspected that it involved True Lord Nascent Soul, or that there might be some secret to cover it up.
"Comes from the Great Abyss and is related to Tinghai Pavilion."
Lu Changan spent a little lifespan to calculate a more accurate result.
When it comes to Tinghai Pavilion, Lu Changan's head is filled with sternness.
If the attacker is not captured and interrogated, Lu Changan will not be able to truly feel at ease.
However, now at the critical moment of cultivation, the late stage of Golden Elixir is getting closer...
Lu Changan did not know enough about the strength of the other party and was not sure of victory.
"Don't worry about it for now! It's hard work, Fellow Daoist Jiang, for a few years."
Lu Changan quickly made a decision.
"As long as I advance to the late stage of the Golden Core, my mana will double and my magical powers will increase greatly. By then, even if the person who comes is the Nascent Soul Lord, I will have the means to deal with it or even threaten it."
Lu Changan's original plan was to leave Xuanyin Pavilion after reaching the late stage of Jindan. The third-level middle-grade spiritual veins here were not enough to maintain subsequent practice.
I will definitely go back to the Weidao League to plot opportunities for the Nascent Soul, including Xia Wenyue's Taiyin Jade Liquid.
Now, there is one more task.
…
Four years later.
Lu Changan is 307 years old, and his magic power has steadily reached its peak in the middle stage of Jindan.
It took seventy years to cultivate from the middle stage of Jindan to the peak of the middle stage.
In terms of cultivation speed alone, it is considered mid-range during the pill formation stage.
Lu Changan's biggest advantage is that it is easier to break through bottlenecks.
Ordinary pill-forming monks have to hone their skills in the later stages of pill-forming for many years. It is extremely rare to be able to break through the bottleneck within ten years.
However, most of the real Dan-Jie practitioners will find it difficult to advance to the ranks of later-stage Dan-Jie major cultivators throughout their lives.
Therefore, the speed of cultivation at the moment is not the determining factor.
The key lies in the stamina and potential to break through.
This is the advantage of the high quality of Chengdan.
If it is a downstream true elixir, it is almost impossible to be promoted to the level of elixir formation major cultivation, even if it is the earth spirit root.
The influence of spiritual root qualifications is mainly in the early and middle stages.
After reaching the elixir formation stage, the monk's basic qualifications have improved to a certain extent.
Qualifications may be good or bad. They are not as influential as the Qi refining and foundation building stages. They are just one of many factors.
This is why Lu Changan was not surprised when Zhang Tieshan was promoted to the late stage of Dan Formation.
This is because Zhang Tieshan is probably the upstream true elixir and has concealed the true elixir quality. This was Lu Changan's early speculation.
Half a month later.
Lu Changan tried to attack the late stage of Jindan, but ended in failure.
The layer of resistance in the later stage of pill formation is extremely tough!
Even with the Immortal Golden Pill or Heavenly Spiritual Root, it is difficult to achieve success in one go.
"It seems that it needs some polishing."
Lu Changan has several lifetimes of experience and knows this very well.
It can be inferred from this that the Evergreen Skill only has a solid foundation and has a bonus for breakthroughs, but it cannot ignore the realm bottleneck.
In the past, when I was refining qi and building foundation, I was able to ignore bottlenecks because of the experience and blessings from my previous two lives, coupled with the solid foundation of Evergreen Gong. The combination of the two resulted in such an effect.
Now, we have reached an important point in the later stage of the Dan Formation, approaching the last small realm of the Nascent Soul stage, and the blessings of experience and skills from previous lives are not as effective as before.
"The bottleneck in the later stage of pill formation is such a resistance! The Nascent Soul calamity is a hundred times more difficult. The foundation of the Evergreen Kung Fu may only have a limited bonus to the promotion of the Nascent Soul!"
The following year.
Lu Changan was neither impatient nor impatient, polishing bottlenecks with ease and occasionally relaxing appropriately.
Find the Niyue Fairy to drink tea and listen to music, and go to the divine dream together, replenish your mental strength, and maintain an open and comfortable state of mind.
In the past few years, although Lu Changan has not returned to Liang Kingdom, he has continued to pay attention to the intelligence of mysterious foreign monks.
He once went to the desert border, controlled a puppet clone to enter Liang State, and negotiated with Xing Peng.
Lu Changan entrusted Xing Peng to use the power of Wujianmen to find the whereabouts of the mysterious external cultivator.
According to Xing Peng's report: Wujian Sect has noticed the existence of the mysterious external cultivator. The three people seemed to appear out of thin air and did not follow them. They were tracked, but only a few clues were obtained.
In fact, several secret agents of Wujian Sect have been lost since they followed too closely.
"As expected of a high-level monk from the Great Abyss, the Infernal Sect collapsed without using the top monks."
Lu Changan's head rang with alarm bells.
He was certain that the mysterious foreign cultivator had powerful sensory abilities or anti-tracking means.
Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Jiang helped him share a lot of his firepower.
In recent years, due to the Jinyang Sect's wanted status and the attention of the Wujian Sect, the mysterious external cultivator has been low-key and dormant.
Lu Changan did not take it lightly, and entrusted Xing Peng to pass on the news to ask Zhou Qingxuan, Li Congnen, Zhao Tan'er and others to be careful.
If the mysterious foreign cultivator investigates Lu Changan and can't find him, he may look for clues from old friends and juniors with whom he has social relations.
…
On this day, the cave of Xuanyin Pavilion's chief guest was completely obscured by the fourth-order illusion formation.
Except for Fairy Niyue, no one else noticed among the female cultivators in the pavilion.
After hundreds of years of material collection, Lu Changan finally restored the incomplete phantom formation back then to a complete fourth level.
Even if there is a fourth-level phantom formation covering it, the spiritual energy of the outside world is abnormally restless and gathering.
A small-scale sandstorm "happened" to occur in the Fangcao Oasis area.
The yellow sand, the storm, and the rolling dark clouds covered up the abnormality of the spiritual energy of the heaven and earth to the greatest extent.
Inside the cave.
The immortal golden elixir in Lu Changan's body, which is shaped like an oval fruit, rotates and trembles, and the glazed golden patterns on the surface are endless.
Every time the Evergreen mana passes through the Great Zhoutian and returns to the core of the Golden Elixir, the quality and quantity will improve.
His whole body was shrouded in a cloud of green spiritual clouds, and the extremely compressed immortal golden elixir in his body began to expand steadily.
Ten days later.
The immortal golden elixir in Lu Changan's body expanded to the extreme, and the roar resonated with the sea of consciousness.
The power of his soul is also improving in level, rising and strengthening accordingly.
Buzz!
In the secret room, the green halo blooms, the evergreen vitality of ancient trees surges, and the fragrance of fruit trees is as ethereal as a dream, exuding infinite temptation, making people intoxicated and yearning.
"308 years old, late stage of Golden Elixir!"
The immortal golden elixir in Lu Changan's body is like a small sun that will never go out, containing terrifying explosive power.
The power of the golden elixir more than doubles its quality and quantity!
His spiritual consciousness has also been greatly improved, surpassing the peak of the late stage of pill formation in his previous life!
From this moment on.
Lu Changan became a real late-stage master of the core formation, surpassing the second life in all aspects!
"As expected of the Immortal Golden Elixir!"
The huge leap in strength made Lu Changxin feel excited and more confident about the future path of Nascent Soul.
Just at this moment.
The buzz of the evergreen golden elixir resonates with the sea of consciousness, creating a mysterious sense of mystery.
Lu Changan felt blessed in his heart and looked towards the direction of Daqing Middle Territory.
At this time, he had a strange feeling that there was some important opportunity in that direction that attracted him.
"Clearer!"
Lu Changan's face turned serious, and his dark eyes shone with a sharp light.
Due to the formation of the immortal golden elixir, I learned from the golden elixir Taoist rhyme that the evergreen Taoist fruits can eat each other.
Seventy years ago, when he was promoted to the middle stage of the Golden Elixir, Lu Changan also had a reaction, but it was not so clear, nor was it attracted by the opportunity to bring blessing to the soul.
"The higher the realm, the closer each other's cultivation is, and the easier it is for them to sense each other."
Lu Changan made calculations through two inductions and the abstract information fed back by Jindan Daoyun, and came to a new conclusion.
The higher the realm, the stronger the induction and the wider the range.
However, the swallowing of the Evergreen Dao Fruit will have a greatly reduced effect on low-level monks. The gap in life levels is too great and the life extension will be very small.
If the cultivation level is similar, the effect of swallowing and extending life is good, and the chance is relatively large, which forms the pull of chance.
After a long time.
Lu Changan gathered the magic power of the golden elixir, and the distant feeling disappeared.
When breaking through the realm, the Evergreen Dao Fruit and mana are in a highly boiling and transforming state, so it is easy to induce induction.
In normal state, it can only be sensed unless the distance is relatively close.
…
Half a month later, Lu Changan left the customs.
Lu Changan's good mood after being promoted to the late stage of Dan Dan was affected due to worries about the past and present.
Fortunately, he already has the ability to deal with Nascent Soul-level threats.
Although the Evergreen Gong practitioners in the Central Region are a distant worry to Lu Changan, they are actually also a great opportunity.
Lu Changan speculated that his cultivation level was at least in the late stage of Dan Formation, and possibly in the early stage of Nascent Soul.
The probability of being higher is not high, and it will not lead to a chance inspiration that brings blessing to the soul.
If the lucky son "Ling Yu Zhenjun" had the strength, he would have come to Daqing East Territory long ago.
For seventy years, if that person has not come, he must not have the ultimate strength.
"As a monk in the Central Region, it is a long journey to the Eastern Region of Daqing, and the risks are not small. Especially since the Six Demonic Sects are trying to gain territory here."
Lu Changan could guess the reason why that man didn't dare to come to the Eastern Region in the past.
Strength is the primary reason.
Practitioners of Evergreen Gong are not outstanding in fighting skills.
He has half the lifespan of the same realm, but his cultivation is slow and the advantage is not great.
It's just about accumulating more points and practicing one or two skills.
A normal Evergreen Gong practitioner cannot compare with a sect genius like the Peacock Saint.
Not even suitable for carrying shoes!
Longevity is also a hidden danger.
Lu Changan estimated that the "fellow disciple" in the Central Region was probably a Taoist monk.
In addition, that person most likely failed to form the golden elixir and did not know the secret of the Evergreen Dao Fruit that can be consumed to extend life.
But this time the situation is different.
The two sides have similar cultivation levels, resulting in a chance connection of blessed souls.
For the sake of opportunity, that person might have the idea to come to the Eastern Region.
"As a monk from the Central Territory, if he dares to come over when the devil invades the Eastern Territory, he is probably a Nascent Soul monk with good fighting skills."
In Lu Changan's view, even in the early stage of Nascent Soul, there are certain risks when stepping into an area invaded by demons.
If you are unlucky and are discovered by the Demon Lord and surrounded by him, you may fall.
"If you don't dare to come, that person may be in the late stage of Dan Formation. Even if he is in the early stage of Nascent Soul, his fighting skills are mediocre and his courage is not enough."
After analyzing the situation clearly, Lu Changan had something to worry about.
If that person comes, he will run away.
What if you don’t dare to come?
After Lu Changan had taken care of the affairs of the Wei Dao League, and his strength and skills had reached the top, he went to the Central Daqing Territory to find out the reality.
Knowing enough about Changqing Gong and knowing himself and his enemy, Lu Changan was not very afraid.
On the contrary, it is a mysterious external cultivator from the great abyss. If you don’t know the origin, you must deal with it carefully.