Chapter 447: Cultivation in the Green Mountains, Journey to the Central Region
Chapter 448: Cultivation in the Green Mountains, Journey to the Central Region
One month later.
Lu Changan not only passed through the borders of the Seven Kingdoms Alliance, but also escaped from the surrounding demonic battlefields.
With Wang Feng's token of the true king, traveling through the territory of the Seven Nations Alliance went smoothly.
After passing through the radiation area of the Demonic Battlefield, there are some twists and turns.
Fortunately, Lu Changan put away the quasi-fourth-order big bird puppet at the critical moment, covered his aura with the black wind cloak, and avoided the scanning of his spiritual consciousness.
Although the Black Wind Cloak is made of a fifth-level material, it is not a real magic weapon, so it cannot cover the large bird puppet.
The Black Wind Cloak mainly has a concealing effect and has no invisibility function.
It works best in a static state, or when you are breathing and sneaking.
If you are in a fighting or flying state, the black wind cloak cannot cover your aura.
"Fortunately, like Lord Aoki, he was not discovered by the Demonic Nascent Soul on the road and fought. As a result, the Evergreen Dao Fruit had a clear induction and missed the opportunity."
Lu Changan looked back at the Seven Nations Alliance and the direction of the Demonic Battlefield, and murmured.
He controlled the big bird puppet under his seat and flew towards the border of the Eastern Region.
The wing frame of this big bird comes from the fourth-level roc bird of Lord Aoki. Its flight speed is no less than that of early Yuanying monks.
Although the next journey is longer, it can speed up appropriately since we are away from the demonic battlefield.
…
Half a year later.
Daqing Zhongyu, Bishan Sect.
In the mist-filled Spirit Washing Pond, a man in green robes sits cross-legged and performs martial arts. The evergreen mana of the ancient trees makes the surrounding flowers and trees full of life.
The man in green robe is plump and plump, his face is not outstanding, and the aura of wood magic power from the Nascent Soul stage leaks out from his body.
"Junior Brother Aoki, how is your mana recovery going?"
In the forbidden area of the Bishan Sect, two rays of light from the Nascent Soul stage arrived one after another.
At first there was an upright, silver-haired old man with kind eyes and a gentle tone.
"Senior Brother Aoki."
Another beauty in green shirt, Pingpingtingting, has a light and elegant fragrance, and her voice is like tinkling spring water.
This Nascent Soul female cultivator's bright eyes showed concern, and she pursed her red lips again, wanting to stop talking.
"Excuse me, Senior Brother Chen, Junior Sister Tian is concerned about me."
Lord Aoki quickly stood up and raised his hands to the two of them.
"With the help of the sect's Spirit Cleansing Pond, my cultivation has been stabilized. It's just that I still need a year or two to recover before I can return to the peak of my Nascent Soul."
Compared with the calm and gentle look of the past, Aoki's smile now seems a little forced and a bit bitter.
"Senior Brother Qingmu, when your Nascent Soul left the body and reshaped the Dharma Body, why didn't you come back earlier. In this way, Junior Sister can take care of you as soon as possible and recover as soon as possible..."
Junior Sister Tian stared at him, with a hint of blame in her resentful tone.
Without the protection of the sect, the Yuanying spirit body that was left alone and seriously injured would be very risky and might encounter some accidents.
Lord Aoki smiled bitterly and explained:
"Alas, it's not that senior brother doesn't want to return to the sect as soon as possible. At that time, I was seriously injured by the soul magic weapon and almost collapsed. I was unable to cross the long distance and return to the Bishan sect."
"Fortunately, I have a collection of rare trees from heaven and earth, which are suitable for the wood-type Nascent Soul to reshape the body. In this way, there is no need to take over the body, and there are fewer risks."
When Lord Aoki was cultivating the Yimu clone in his early years, he kept a small piece of precious Yimu as a spare.
The spiritual objects of heaven and earth that are suitable for reshaping the legal body are extremely rare and almost extinct in the world, and their value is far greater than the spiritual objects of infant formation.
Lord Aoki was born through the life-saving technique of Evergreen Gong, and was able to cultivate Yimu with a sufficient number of grades.
"Senior Brother Aoki, what a blessing! Rebuilding the Dharmakaya with heavenly and earthly spiritual objects that fit the technique will have less side effects and greater potential than taking the body and rebuilding it. In the future, it is expected to reach the middle stage of Nascent Soul."
Silver-haired Senior Brother Chen laughed loudly, helped Aoki Aoki cover up, and changed the subject.
Why doesn’t Lord Aoki come back soon?
I'm afraid that I don't have 100% trust in the Bishan Sect where I am.
Therefore, when he returned to the sect two years ago, his cultivation initially returned to the Nascent Soul stage. Then he relied on the sect's spiritual energy resources to speed up the recovery of his full mana.
Junior Sister Tian understands this, so she is a little dissatisfied.
Many years ago, Aoki saved her life when she was searching for treasure in the secret realm of the Central Region, so she had a good impression of her.
Qingmu Dao has a firm heart and is unfazed by favors and disgrace.
After lying dormant for many years, it made a splash in the Demonic War in the Eastern Region, allowing the Bishan Sect to grow and become a powerful immortal cultivating sect under the ten sects of Xuanmen.
Being together in the sect for a long time, experiencing hardships, discussing Taoism and practicing cultivation gradually made Junior Sister Tian secretly fall in love with her.
It's a pity that Lord Aoki is just like his name, he is just a piece of wood that doesn't know the style.
He is devoted to cultivating Taoism, lives in seclusion, and has no reaction at all to the love between men and women.
Junior Sister Tian's true friendship was betrayed invisibly.
…
The three of them moved into the pavilion.
Senior Brother Chen and Junior Sister Tian asked about the specific causes and consequences.
"Junior Brother Aoki, you lost contact with us more than ten years ago, but you were injured by the newly rising giant in the Eastern Region, 'Evergreen True Lord'."
"Yes, it is this person!"
Lord Aoki took a deep breath and his eyes became cold.
When he thought of Lu Changqing and the battle that year, his face became gloomy and his heart was filled with resentment.
If there were no Yuan Ying assassins from Wu Jian Sect who attacked behind him at critical moments, he would not have been defeated so miserably.
At least, there is a chance to collect the sword array, magic weapon, fourth-level roc, and Yimu clone. The losses will not be so heavy.
Without these powerful means, even if he returns to his peak cultivation level, his fighting skills will decline significantly.
After his Nascent Soul escaped a certain distance, he cast a spell in the air to make Yimu clone and the fourth-level Pengniao self-destruct to avoid attacking the enemy.
Among them, the fourth-level roc's soul was inexplicably extinguished before he cast the spell, possibly due to the terrible nail-headed arrow.
"It is indeed True Lord Evergreen!"
Senior Brother Chen was thoughtful.
The years when True Lord Aoki disappeared were the period when True Lord Evergreen was powerful in the Eastern Territory and his fame spread throughout Daqing.
He was not sure before, but now it seems that Junior Brother Aoki should be a practitioner of the legendary "Evergreen Kung Fu".
"Next time I fight against this person, Senior Brother Aoki must call my little sister."
There was a cold light in Junior Sister Tian's eyes.
She was in love with everyone, and she felt a little bad towards Lu Changqing, whom she had never met and only heard rumors about.
"Junior sister, please don't be alone and take action against Lu Changqing! This person's magical powers are unfathomable and extremely sinister and vicious."
Lord Aoki's expression changed and he immediately warned.
Looking at the serious-looking Lord Aoki, Junior Sister Tian smiled:
"My little sister is not that stupid. If she really wants to take action, the three of us brothers and sisters will join forces to make her pay a heavy price."
"Speaking of which, is True Lord Evergreen's magical power really that powerful? Can it be compared to the leader of the Demon Sect?"
"The rumors are not exaggerated in the slightest."
Lord Aoki said solemnly.
"However, our three Nascent Souls join forces and use the Zhenzong treasure and the fourth-level formation. Even if Lu Changqing is a little stronger, we will not be able to break through it head-on."
Hearing this, Senior Brother Chen couldn't help but be shocked.
Junior Brother Aoki, whose strength is comparable to that of the mid-stage Nascent Soul, now only wants to defend passively and has no idea of taking the initiative to take revenge.
There was silence for a while.
Senior Brother Chen said in a deep voice: "Junior Brother Qingmu must believe in the Bishan Sect, and we will share life and death together!"
"Thank you, Senior Brother Chen."
Lord Aoki felt a sense of warmth in his heart.
Facing an unprecedentedly powerful enemy, the two Nascent Soul monks from the Bishan Sect stood firmly on his side regardless of right or wrong.
In his early years, he chose to join the Bishan Sect, mainly because he considered the fourth-level spiritual veins and needed a stable and comfortable training environment.
He has many secrets of his own. As a righteous sect, Bishan Sect is not weak in strength, but not too powerful like the ten Xuanmen sects, so it is a suitable choice.
Also because there were many secrets and he was too cautious, Qingmu did not ask the Nascent Soul monks from the Bishan Sect for help when dealing with Lu Changan.
"Senior Brother Chen has known the master of the Seven Stars Temple for a long time and has a good relationship. Could you please ask him to do a favor for me?"
After deliberation for a long time, Lord Aoki made a request.
"Master Mi Guan has a transcendent status, so I won't be able to invite Nascent Soul for a while. Senior brother, if I show my shame, I should be able to ask him to take action once."
Senior Brother Chen frowned slightly and said in confusion:
"Junior brother is meditating in the Bishan Sect. Is it possible that he still feels uneasy? No matter how powerful Lu Changqing is, does he really dare to take action within the sphere of influence of the ten Xuanmen sects?"
The favor of Qixingguan is very important, and it will only be used when the life and death of Bishan Sect is at stake.
"My intuition tells me that Lu Changqing will never give up. This gentleman is unpredictable, and his spiritual consciousness is better than that of the average mid-stage Nascent Soul. Once the 'Qingxuan Sword Formation' is completed, he will be a huge threat."
Lord Aoki revealed part of the truth.
During the battle that year, Lu Changqing's sudden surge of terrifying consciousness at a critical moment left a deep impression on him.
Recently, he felt inexplicably uneasy.
Even if I am practicing in seclusion in a sect, I still feel uneasy.
Lord Aoki has repeatedly thought about the tragic defeat that year, including being ambushed by the Demon Sect earlier and joining forces to hunt him down, which was full of dangers.
Finally, he came to a conclusion.
The two tragic defeats were both related to divination.
Behind Lu Changan, there is an ally who is a fourth-level divination master.
After the defeat in the Beast King Valley, this relationship is no longer a secret to the major forces in the world of immortality.
Facing the advanced Lu Changan and the calculations of the fourth-level divination master, True Lord Aoki did not feel safe enough even if he was hiding in the Bishan Sect.
Qixingguan is a cultivating force that specializes in astrological divination, and its related inheritance is the oldest in Daqing.
The power of the Six Demonic Sects has not yet swept across the Eastern Region, which is related to the behind-the-scenes promotion of Qixingguan, one of the ten sects of Xuanmen.
In the past actions, Aoki did not dare to alarm the Seven Stars Temple due to his own secrets, and even deliberately avoided contact.
But now, most of the secrets of "Eternal Green Technique" are known to the big bosses of the ten Xuanmen sects. In order to resolve the unprecedented crisis, Aoki Shinjun cannot take into account all aspects.
…
"Senior Brother Aoki, I am sure to use that favor..."
"Sure!"
Half an hour later, Senior Brother Chen and Junior Sister Tian left one after another.
Junior Sister Tian left later, her eyes filled with warmth, leaving behind a storage bag:
"Senior Brother Aoki, you lost your protective magic weapon in the first battle. There are two high-grade magic weapons here, as well as several fourth-level wood materials. Senior brother can use them to refine the magic weapon."
Lord Aoki took the storage bag and hesitated to speak, staring blankly at the graceful figure riding away in the wind.
He then left the Spirit Cleansing Pond and returned to his Cyanwood Forest Cave.
"The art of divination..."
In the cave, Lord Aoki thought hard for a long time and could not find a way to break the situation.
The existence of the fourth-level divination master creates a permanent information gap between the enemy and ourselves.
He had a vague feeling that his body, the Yimu Dharma Body, had not completely died after its vitality was cut off.
Using this body bag as a medium, the fourth-level divination master made calculations and tracking, and made various calculations to gain an absolute advantage.
Fortunately, the Bishan Sect is still able to protect itself. Once you leave the sect, the risks are difficult to predict.
He regretted that he had not made up his mind to study divination.
First, there is no qualification in this area.
On the other hand, most of his longevity is used to improve his combat power and cultivate elixirs and spiritual trees. He also has good attainments in weapon refining and formations.
As the saying goes, there is something to be gained.
If he devotes a lot of energy to divination, he will not have the peak combat power of Evergreen and many life-saving trump cards.
"No one wants to give up everything they have been doing for hundreds of years unless they have no choice..."
Lord Aoki sighed deeply, spread his hands and took out a simple, yellowed map made of an unknown animal skin material.
The animal skin map outlines the general terrain of Daqing and more than ten surrounding areas, with interspersed routes and power markings.
In Daqing, the terrain of the Black Mist Mountains is clearly visible.
The only forces that can be marked on the animal skin map are Taiyue Sect, Mingquan Sect, Xuanqing Sect, Beast King Valley and less than ten existences.
Among them, Taiyuezong drew a faint red circle.
Other major sects of cultivating immortals, including some sects of Xuanmen and Demonic Dao, are not even qualified to be labeled.
Not to mention the lower-level Nascent Soul forces in the Wei Dao Alliance and the Seven Nations Alliance.
Lord Aoki's finger slowly moved across the animal skin map, passing through the boundaries of the two adjacent states of Daqing.
The adjacent map tiles are not very different, but there are large areas of desolate land and natural chasms between them, and the distance is extremely long.
Finally, Lord Aoki's finger landed on a state border that far exceeded its surroundings and stood out from the rest.
It's called "Tianhe Prefecture".
The map plate of this state boundary is several times larger than Daqing.
On the map plate, a huge Tongtian River can be clearly seen, which connects the huge territory of one state and divides it into two.
…
In the mountains and forests two thousand miles away from the Bishan Sect.
A figure in a black robe and cloak blends into the shade of the tree.
"Shen-Jun Aoki's recovery speed is faster than expected. If this person is stuck in a shelter, he will really be in trouble."
Inside the black wind cloak, Lu Changan calculated for a moment and frowned slightly.
A forceful attack is unrealistic.
A complete sect of cultivating immortals, with a complete fourth-level formation, many Nascent Souls in charge, and tens of thousands of disciples.
Even if the Nascent Soul cultivator wants to attack by force, he still needs to rely on the cultivating forces behind him.
Besides, Lu Changan only had one chance to take action.
Bishan Sect belongs to the ten camps of Xuanmen and is located in the hinterland of the Central Region.
Once he takes action, regardless of success or failure, Lu Changan will immediately offend the strongest alliance of immortal cultivators in Daqing.
If you evacuate slowly, you may be chased by the Nascent Soul boss from the ten Xuanmen sects.
No matter how powerful his magical power is, he is still weak in the Central Region.
Therefore, if you want to capture Lord Aoki, it is best to ambush him alone.
The second step is to sneak in and assassinate, which is a bad strategy and has high risks and variables.
Even if the assassination is successful, he may be entangled by the other two Nascent Souls of the Bishan Sect, and they may cooperate with the fourth-level formation to stay for a while to escape the trouble.
"When facing a Gou Dao monk, don't act too hastily."
Lu Changan looked slightly distressed.
In the past, he relied on Gou to develop silently, surpass those darlings of the times, and then take revenge later.
Nowadays, he has absolute crushing strength, but the opponents he faces are stubborn and have no good chance to make a move.
After all, the Central Territory is not your own territory.
Unlike the war-torn Eastern Region, the Central Region is peaceful and orderly, and the cost of attacking a Goudao Nascent Soul is too high.
Even with the fourth-level divination skills, Lu Changan had to be careful in using them in the Central Territory and not be reckless.
The seven-star view of the ten sects of Xuanmen is the founder of Daqing divination.
Rumor has it that the master of the Seven Stars Temple may be able to touch the level of the fourth-level mid-level in the divination process.
In terms of technical strength, heritage, and divination sacred objects, they all surpass Lu Changan and Zhong Tianshi.
Therefore, before Lu Changan set out, he asked Master Feng Yuan to help him secretly.
Various factors limited Lu Changan's actions in the Central Region.
…
Half a day later.
After completing the mission, Lu Changan returned to Bishui City within the jurisdiction of the Bishan Sect.
This fairy city is built on the lake and is the property of the Bishan Sect.
Lu Changan has been in the Central Region for two or three months.
Previously, he changed his identity through Baihuan Mask and settled in Bishui City as a fake alchemy cultivator to inquire about the news.
The disguised image of Lu Changan is that of a fake alchemy monk wearing a black robe and cloak. Ordinary monks cannot tell the reality of the black wind cloak.
He was not sure whether the [Black Wind Cloak] had a certain shielding effect on the Evergreen Dao Fruit's induction, but it was definitely safer to wear it.
In the Central Territory, there are many famous mountains and rivers, and the aura of heaven and earth is much stronger than that of the Eastern Territory.
Overall it is similar to the Great Abyss Central Region.
Due to the destruction of the demon-sealed land and ancient battlefields in the Great Abyss Central Region, the cultivation environment is the worst in the Great Abyss, and is actually not as good as other regions.
Return to Fairy City Inn.
Lu Changan meditated and fell into silence, but could not practice.
In order to isolate the induction of the Evergreen Dao Fruit, he banned his magic power and even sealed the Nascent Soul himself.
He can only take one shot in the Central Territory, not limited to Aoki True Lord.
Fighting with any monk will cause the Evergreen Dao Fruit to react, alerting True Lord Aoki.
Fortunately, Lu Changan is also a cultivator and has puppets, talismans, and fourth-level spiritual pets, so he doesn't need magic power for ordinary troubles.
Inside the inn.
Lu Changan had several divination objects floating around him. He had been calculating for a long time, but there was no good chance to break the situation.
"The Gou Dao monks are indeed difficult to deal with! If it is consumed for a long time, I will not be able to practice. It is a waste of time..."
Lu Changan was not sure how long he could take it.
With the help of Aoki's corpse skin, the divination target has been locked and can be continuously tracked.
The problem is that the target can't come out, so there is currently no other entry point other than a strong attack or sneak assassination.
Fortunately, Lu Changan, as a similar monk, has enough patience.
He has to wait for a change, a good opportunity.
…
In a blink of an eye, it had been more than half a year since Lu Changan arrived in the middle region of Daqing.
Just as he expected.
Lord Aoki has been practicing in seclusion and never goes out at all.
Even the other two Nascent Souls did not leave the mountain gate.
On the other hand, the Bishan Sect's pill-forming, foundation-building monks, outings for exchanges, and interpersonal relationships were all normal.
In order to avoid alerting the enemy, Lu Changan did not attack the Bishan Sect monks. He only secretly absorbed a few mana breaths to prepare for possible disguised infiltration in the future.
In Bishui City, where Lu Changan settled, there were monks from the Bishan Sect stationed there.
Through the "Secret Technique of Heavenly Demon", Lu Changan can sneak into the mind, trigger inner demons, and obtain some useful information.
The Bishan Sect itself has no obvious flaws.
The three Nascent Souls of this sect have a harmonious relationship.
After showing great strength in the Demonic War in the Eastern Territory, True Lord Aoki did not take the lead and had no interest in the power of the sect. He still respected Senior Brother Yuanying of the Bishan Sect.
There are no rumors of Aoki Shin-kun doing any evil in the past, but he has a reputation for eradicating evil cultivators.
The reviews from all parties are very positive, and there are no definite negatives.
Lord Aoki was alone, with no wives, concubines, or Taoist companions, and not a single maidservant in his cave.
The affectionate disciple also does not exist.
Lord Aoki did not accept any disciples. He was originally from a family of cultivators, but hundreds of years have passed and his blood relatives have long faded away.
"Shenjun Aoki, is he a kind and lawful righteous monk?"
Lu Changan thought.
More than a hundred years ago, when Lu Changan moved to fight in Dayuan, Aoki came to the Guardian Alliance and made significant contributions to the Demonic War Bell, helping to share the pressure.
Zhang Tianfeng had interacted with him, and even had a relationship with him as a comrade, so he had a good evaluation.
At that time, Lu Changan could not be found, and True Lord Aoki did not take action against his old friends or descendants, causing disaster to Chi Yu and killing innocent people indiscriminately.
Until this day.
Lu Changan received a piece of information from the outside world and finally had an opportunity.
"Two years later, there will be a large-scale auction held once every twenty years in the Central Territory. The chamber of commerce held is said to have the background of the Ten Sects of Xuanmen, the Taiyue Sect, and its reputation is guaranteed. At that time, not only the Central Territory monks will participate, but also Daqing various
High-level monks from the domain will also come upon hearing the news."
When Lu Changan learned the news, he made some calculations and was immediately overjoyed.
At first glance, this information has nothing to do with Bishan Sect and Lord Aoki.
But Lu Changan knew that in the battle of Changqing, the legal body of True Lord Aoki was destroyed, and the protective magic weapon was not collected in time.
The Qingxuan Sword Formation, Thunder Wooden Stakes, Dragon Scale Armor, Xuanguang Ancient Mirror, etc. all fell into Lu Changan's hands.
The soul magic weapon was destroyed and scrapped by the nail-headed arrow.
It can be said that Mr. Aoki's magic weapon has basically been lost.
"How can a Taoist monk miss the opportunity to develop if he loses his magic weapon to protect his way and his life-saving trump card? The highest-level auction in Daqing, many magic weapons, top-quality materials, spiritual objects from heaven and earth..."
Although Lu Changan seized Qingmu's magic weapon and sword array, the storage ring was taken away by the Nascent Soul who had left his body.
Therefore, Mr. Aoki still has certain financial resources and family resources, which he can use to make a comeback and develop again.
"By then, even if Lord Aoki doesn't go out, there will probably be enough monks from the Bishan Sect to participate. This is really a rare opportunity and a breakthrough!"
Of course, Lu Changan himself also has great expectations and needs for the top auction in Daqing Zhongyu.
The spiritual resources for Xuan Shui Turtle to reach the top level of the third level and be promoted to the fourth level Demon King are not enough.
Another purpose of Lu Changan's trip to the Central Region was to seek a spiritual medicine for the Xuan Shui Turtle to achieve a breakthrough.