Shen Mo traveled thousands of miles to patrol the sky for two main purposes.
One, naturally, is to look for opportunities to strengthen one's own accumulation, thereby promoting the growth of cultivation realm.
The second is to have an in-depth understanding of the situation in the Xantian Territory, and if the conditions are ripe, prepare backup plans to prepare in advance for the Linjiang Zongju sect to move to this territory.
To say which point is more important, of course it is the former.
In the world of immortality, one is powerful enough to solve almost all difficult problems.
If Shen Mo had the strength to defeat the Heavenly Lord of the Shenqiao Realm, he wouldn't have to go through as much trouble as he does now. He could just move the Linjiang Sect here and conquer the Xantian Taoist Temple.
If he were a seventh-level existence, not to mention, all the soaring snakes entrenched in the Linjiang Mountains would have to be boiled into snake soup!
Of course, even if he has the destiny panel, his cultivation will not happen overnight, and now he cannot "break the situation with force".
Especially after entering the middle stage of Yuan Dan, his cultivation level almost stagnated.
His strength is still growing. After all, he has the destiny of [Performing Martial Arts], so he can continue to master various levels of immortal arts and martial arts!
As for the sub-professions such as the Dan Fu Weapon Array, thanks to the acquisition of all Linjiang Sect’s secret scroll collections and the benefit from the unique environment of the Xuntian Domain, the progress has been pretty good.
[Lord: Shen Mo]
[Cultivation: Mid-stage Yuan Dan realm]
[Fu Dao: Fourth Grade (7163/9000)]
[Alchemy: Fifth Grade (1185/)]
[Forging: fifth grade (495/)]
[Array: Third Grade (3770/6000)]
Alchemy and forging skills have both entered the ranks of the fifth rank; Fu Dao is not far away from the fourth rank.
As for the formation method, apart from setting up formation restrictions on the Xuntian Tower ship and building a mountain-protecting formation in Chong'a Mountain, there are no other opportunities to practice. After being promoted from the second level to the third level, it has not been touched for a long time.
"It wasn't until this moment that I truly understood the difficulties faced by Patriarch Yuan and the others!"
"How helpless it is to sit and watch as time goes by without any improvement in the Tao."
"It would be great if I could be like the mutated demon soul general, and my cultivation level could continue to rise just by devouring the blood and food of living creatures..."
As soon as these thoughts emerged, Shen Mo became alert, and immediately chanted a mantra and blessed himself with the Mahamudra of the Eastern Blue Dragon Qisu Heart.
As the lifelike and extremely agile Xinyue Fox's virtual shadow merged into his body and soul, Shen Mo's mind instantly became clear, and then he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
"The slightest flaw is revealed in the Taoist heart, and the backlash of the Soul Refining Flag will follow..."
"There is really no room for any negligence!"
There is a demon soul in the flag that has entered the fourth level, and this evil magic has become more and more magical.
Even if Shen Mo reshaped the Demon Soul General sequence and used demons to control demons, greatly reducing its counterattack power, it would still have a certain impact on himself.
When he couldn't make any progress in his cultivation and became impatient, this influence would take advantage of him and make him have evil thoughts...
If Chen Mo doesn't notice it and ignores it, his character will become distorted and lose its original nature over time; he may even go astray and become an evil cultivator controlled by the Soul Refining Flag!
If you want your Taoist mind to be as clear as a bright mirror, you have to wipe it from time to time.
Suppressing the distracting thoughts in his heart, Shen Mo sacrificed a middle-grade spiritual stone to [Yanwu] Tianming, so that Yanwu Dao body can practice immortal martial arts.
And he himself took out the Fire Chi Pill Cauldron, Green Lotus Fire, and many spiritual medicinal materials, and began to refine a furnace of fifth-grade spiritual pills!
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Every time the level of the elixir increases, the time taken to refine it will increase several times.
Like Zhao Lingyin, it only takes two or three hours to refine a furnace of second-grade elixir; but it takes a whole day and night to refine a furnace of third-grade elixir.
It is common to not sleep for days and nights when refining a fourth-grade elixir!
Other talents, spiritual flames, techniques, etc. are not as good as her alchemist, and it takes longer to refine a pot of elixir.
Even if Shen Mo could rely on the panel to maximize his proficiency in the elixirs he has mastered, greatly shortening the elixir refining time, it would still be impossible to refine a furnace of fifth-grade elixirs in less than ten days and a half.
While living in Wangxian Mountain for more than half a year, he refined a total of seven furnaces of fifth-grade elixirs. Most of the other time was spent refining third-grade and fourth-grade elixirs.
This is also one of the reasons why his sub-professional attainments improve more slowly as he gets later!
During the elixir refining period, he hung a "no disturbance" jade sign outside the cave, informing the monks who came to visit to purchase elixirs to wait patiently for a while.
On this day, he finished refining a batch of fifth-grade Drunk Death and Dream Life Pills. As soon as he opened the cave ban, a charming voice came in.
"Fellow Daoist Shen... Honggu is here to visit, and I hope to see her at all costs!"
As Shen Mo's spiritual consciousness spread out, he "saw" a charming and beautiful woman wearing a bright red neon feather dress, standing at the door of the cave with a smile on her face.
The alchemy seekers who had been waiting for Shen Mo to come out of seclusion these days were pushed aside, so scared that they didn't even dare to breathe.
"It turns out that the great Daoist Fellow Hong is here, and it really makes my poor cave home shine!" Shen Mo personally welcomed her into the cave home and poured the high-quality spiritual tea that he had recently obtained.
Hong Gu, like Shen Mo, is a monk in the middle stage of Yuan Dan realm.
She has lived in Wangxianshan for more than a hundred years, and has many industrial shops under her name, which can be found throughout the market town of Xianfang.
Moreover, Honggu also has some knowledge of alchemy and is a third-grade alchemist.
When Shen Mo first came to Wangxian Mountain, she came to visit.
Later, as the reputation of "Master Shen" for alchemy gradually spread, she came and went more frequently, and would come over from time to time to ask Shen Mo about alchemy!
Shen Mo also often purchases various spiritual materials through the store under her name.
After going back and forth, Shen Mo became familiar with her, and she was one of the few friends of the same level he had in Wangxian Mountain.
After staying in Wangxianshan for a long time, Shen Mo also had some idea of Honggu's identity.
It is said that she is the concubine of a high-ranking person in the Lishan Dan Sect, and she was involved with him when she was still in the Linghai Realm; her ability to achieve Yuan Dan is inseparable from the favor of that high-ranking person in the Lishan Dan Sect.
In addition, many of the industrial shops under her name are also owned by the Danzong senior executive, and Honggu just puts on a name and manages them on her behalf.
Because of this relationship, the immortal cultivators in Wangxian Mountain may criticize her behind their backs, but openly they all hold her in awe...
After all, this gathering place in Wangxian Mountain is under the jurisdiction of Lishan Dan Sect!
Shen Mo didn't look at her strangely. Anyone who could cultivate to the middle stage of Yuan Dan Realm was a leader among people. In the Scarlet Flame Territory, he could be regarded as an ancestor.
As for what kind of life she chooses, as long as it doesn't harm him, he won't make any judgments.
"Fellow Daoist Hong, you came here today, but you have some difficulties in alchemy. Do you want to discuss something with Shen?" Shen Mo poured himself a cup of spiritual tea, sipping the fragrance and asked.
Hong Gu smiled sweetly, and as soon as Fang opened her mouth, her charming voice was tingling to the bone, making it difficult for ordinary people to resist.
"Hong Gu came to visit Taoist fellow Taoist today not to make elixirs or anything like that!"