In the blink of an eye, more than half a year has passed.
The situation in Qingnang Region is still the same as before.
Calm with a little confusion.
All evil forces are still trying to penetrate. Their purpose is very simple, which is to engulf all the billions of living beings in order to please the "god" behind them.
To this, the first one who refused to agree was naturally the indigenous forces in the Qingnang region.
Sects and families rarely join forces.
It was precisely with this in mind that Lu Zhong did not have any thoughts about Qing Nang Wei.
Seizing the general's power is tantamount to causing trouble for oneself.
Right now, that's the only thing he cares about.
When can I break through to refining the void?
The collection of moonlight crystals is not going smoothly at the moment.
With no support from powerful forces and no reliable information channels, it is natural to suffer setbacks at every turn.
It is precisely for this reason that Lu Zhong set his target on the Tu Palace Treasure House.
According to the exchange list that is updated every year, there is indeed a lot of moonlight crystals in stock in the treasure house.
The quantity is small and will only be enough for him to break through once.
This is enough.
However, it is not an easy task to redeem all the required crystal stones.
Even based on the minimum requirement, it will cost at least 100,000 merits to redeem it. If you want to be slightly richer, you need to increase it to 300,000 merits.
And Lu Zhong’s plan was to choose the highest gear.
In other words, it takes one million merits to exchange for ten moonlight crystals.
Only in this way can the step of refining the moonlight be achieved to the extreme.
Thus, the success rate of refining the void is slightly increased.
This is where the problem comes from.
Just thinking about how difficult it is to collect one million merit points is a headache.
You know, you can only get 5,000 points by completing basic tasks every year.
According to current trends, it will take at least two hundred years.
For the cultivators who transform themselves into gods, this time cannot be said to be long, but it is actually not short. Moreover, moonlight refining does not guarantee success in one go. If it fails accidentally, it will take another two hundred years.
Lu Zhong couldn't help but take Guan Lv Zhong's breakthrough seriously.
It can be said that it is imperative to increase merit point income.
...
On this day, inside the Archon's Cave.
Lu Zhong was sitting cross-legged in the formation, with pure medicinal aura floating around his body, in different colors, all produced by the transformation of the secret formation of counter-creation. At this moment, it was like a ribbon, constantly pouring into his body.
Suddenly, a surging sound like waves came from his body, and an astonishing amount of blood surged out.
It was as if the tide was spreading, instantly submerging everything around it.
"Quenching blood, done!"
Lu Zhong slowly opened his eyes, feeling the unprecedented vitality in his body, with a hint of joy in his eyes.
Turning his hand, he took out the lightning rod.
Without hesitation, I cut it directly into my palm.
Even though he has been practicing for many years, his body still performs mediocrely in front of Lingbao. It feels like a knife cutting leather. Although there is a slight lag, it can still be cut easily.
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Wherever the sword edge passed, there was an inch-deep wound.
Then a shocking scene appeared. Although the lightning rod could cut the wound, as soon as its blade passed by, only a faint light red mark was left on the palm.
"In terms of physical strength, I haven't made much progress. I'm only comparable to a fifth-level dragon. If I'm hit by a spiritual treasure, I have a good chance of surviving. Thanks to the Blood Tempering Mastery, my self-healing ability has become much stronger.
, if you suffer a slight level of injury, you only need to consume mana to quickly recover from the injury. In this way, it not only improves the fighting strength in disguise, but also has stronger self-healing ability, and also greatly improves the daily practice limit.
.”
After summing up the harvest, Lu Zhong was very satisfied with it.
It's not in vain that he invested massive resources.
"However, if you want to complete the first level of ascension, you need rare spiritual objects."
When Lu Zhong thought of this, the smile on his face gradually faded, and he murmured: "Guang Yaozhi... I didn't expect that this thing is needed. As expected, the stronger the skill, the more training objects are needed.
It’s rare.”
The secret formation of counter-creation is magical. It can use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to reverse the spiritual energy of a specific medicine, thereby solving the problem of the lack of spiritual medicine of heaven and earth. However, this requires him to analyze this kind of medicinal spiritual energy or obtain the young plant of the corresponding elixir, otherwise the reverse will be reversed.
Refined from the Secret Formation of Creation.
The problem arises here.
Although some of the main ingredients of the elixirs he needed to make elixirs in the past were considered rare, as long as he was willing to spend a lot of money, it was not difficult to buy young elixir plants. Or, they could simply be finished elixirs that only needed to be refined.
The impurities contained in the elixir, that is, the unconverted medicinal spiritual energy, can be extracted.
But Guangyaozhi is completely different, it is really too rare.
As a result, there is no exchange option for this item even in the Tuwang Palace treasure house.
"Sure enough, practice is destined not to go smoothly." Lu Zhong thought in his heart.
He has the secret formation of positive and negative creation, which can solve the problem of the elixir year and the scarcity of elixirs in the world, but it does not mean that he will not encounter the problem of elixirs.
Although Lu Zhong had already expected this.
When the problem actually occurs, you will still feel a headache.
There is no choice but to put it on hold temporarily.
When will I obtain Guangyaozhi, and when will I put the practice of Tempering Spirit Yaosheng Dharma back on the agenda?
Fortunately, after breaking through the blood quenching stage, his physical strength is considered sufficient.
Otherwise, he will definitely have to find a body-training method to make up for it.
Before that, Lu Zhong decided to focus on improving his cultivation.
In order to cultivate as quickly as possible to the perfection of spiritual transformation.
...
A few days later, Lu Zhonggong finished leaving the customs.
Walking out of the cave, everywhere you look you can see the desolation visible to the naked eye.
In fact, except for the necessary maids to complete the daily cleaning, there is no one else in the Archon's Cave. The popularity of the Cave may be the lowest since it was built.
Looking at the distant peaks, he couldn't help but sigh slightly.
"I don't know what the situation is like in the Qinghe Realm... Although there is a secret formation of creation, it is no longer as difficult as it was before to cultivate a god-forming monk, but things are unpredictable, and no one knows what will happen in the future.
What."
Fortunately, Lu Zhong never felt any ominous premonition in his heart.
Judging from this, the situation in Qinghe Realm is at least not bad.
Just then, there was a sound of footsteps.
A young maid wearing lotus sleeves and colorful clothes, who was in the foundation-building stage, came in from the outside in a hurry. When she came to Lu Zhong, she immediately handed over the invitation card she was holding and offered it with both hands:
"Your Majesty the Consul, Li Jiyun, the head of the Li family in Shuyang Mountain, would like to see you."
Lu Zhong took the invitation and glanced at it.
Seeing that it was really the Li family of Shuyang Mountain, I felt a little surprised.
Lu Zhong originally thought that if he spread the word to the outside world that he wanted to take back the government-run elixir plantation in Qingyang Region, no one would come to take action in a short time.
However, the development of things now was beyond his expectation.
It's only been a few days, but someone actually came to your door?
Lu Zhong pondered for a moment and said:
"Take him to Yanhe Hall."
"Yes, sir."
The maid received the order and quickly disappeared into the corridor.
...
Yanhe Hall.
Lu Zhong met Li Jiyun.
This person is slightly stout and has reached the middle stage of Nascent Soul. He looks very imposing. He must be aloof on weekdays, but when facing Qing Nang's power, he can suppress his arrogance in his heart.
This is what the patriarch of a cultivating family should look like.
Since it was an informal meeting, after a brief greeting, the two of them got down to business.
Lu Zhong took a sip of tea and then said slowly:
"Okay, please tell me what you mean."
"Senior Lu, please save the Li family in Shuyang Mountain!" When he said these words, Li Jiyun looked sad, as if the Li family in Shuyang Mountain was really facing a life and death crisis.
"What happened?"
Lu Zhong's face was still as calm as ever.
As far as he knows, the Li family in Shuyang Mountain is a Yuanying family with a heritage that lasts for at least ten thousand years. It is currently a three-family Yuanying family. It is precisely with such power that they can firmly control Shuzhou, one of the thirteen states of Qingnang.
Half of the elixir gardens.
A family of this size rarely collapses suddenly.
Usually, it declines slowly.
"Senior, I am the son of Changchun!"
When Li Jiyun said this, he looked like he was gnashing his teeth. For a Yuanying monk to show such an expression, it shows that he really hates these evil forces in his heart.
Hearing this, Lu Zhong suddenly didn't feel strange.
If all evil forces are involved, the Yuanying family will indeed be in danger of being destroyed.
Moreover, if he thought correctly, the threat facing the Li family in Shuyang Mountain must be extremely difficult. Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible for Qingnang Guard to let the Li family seek help from them.
"It seems that you are really desperate if you can ask for help from me."
When Lu Zhong thought of this, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
Did not refuse directly.
He planned to listen carefully to find out what kind of trouble the Li family had encountered. It was not sympathy or pity, but he simply wanted to know more about the "Son of Changchun" so as to avoid facing him head-on and still knowing nothing.
Seeing that Lu Zhong knew the source of the trouble and was willing to listen to him tell the whole story, Li Jiyun couldn't help but feel hope in his heart, so he immediately organized his words to explain the threats that the Li family in Shuyang Mountain was facing one by one.
The cause of the incident was beyond everyone's expectations.
That is the ancestor of Shuyang who has the highest level of cultivation in the Li family of Shuyang Mountain. Without anyone knowing, he was seduced and corrupted by the son of Changchun and fell into the embrace of evil. It is precisely because such a person appeared among the top officials.
Spies, the degree of corruption of the Li family is shocking. In just two years, most of them have been corrupted.
The so-called corruption means betraying the immortal way and turning to evil ways.
By doing something like this, you can usually get the corresponding "divine" baptism, which can wash away all the fairy aura and turn it into the power of evil, and you can get great benefits from it.
The benefit of investing in the Son of Changchun is usually longevity.
Tens of thousands of years!
In fact, if the monks of the Li family hadn't accidentally discovered this situation before the once-a-millennium Shuyang Mountain celebration was held, I'm afraid...the entire Li family in Shuyang Mountain would have been corrupted.
The current Shuyang Mountain has already become a nest of evil.
Even the elixir garden under his control has become a stronghold for corrupt monks.
Originally, Qingnangwei could easily solve a situation like this.
But the bad thing is, Shuzhou is adjacent to the Molten Iron Region.
After the corrupted monks gained the upper hand, the evil forces in the Molten Iron Domain immediately spread over.
It is precisely because of this that Qingnang Guard is unable to rescue.
"Speaking of which, the source of this disaster for the Sons of Changchun is the fallen Molten Iron Territory next door. If it hadn't been conquered by evil forces in the past two years and became a part of the wilderness again, so that the corrosion spread, I, Shuyang Mountain Li
The situation at home will not deteriorate to this extent overnight."
When Li Jiyun said this, he couldn't help but sigh.
"So, you want me to take action." Lu Zhongdan said.
Immediately afterwards, he said:
"It is true that I do have the ability to not only kill all the Sons of Changchun who have invaded Shuzhou, but at least expel them all. But... what price can you pay? The elixir plantation in Shuzhou, haha...
It’s a bit too little.”
Lu Zhong didn't say big words. After all, although the Sons of Changchun are strong, those operating in the Qingnang region are actually just a weak branch.
The most powerful ones are only equivalent to the Void Refining stage.
According to the information he knew, the group that invaded Shuzhou did not follow them during the Void Refining Period.
The trouble is that there are so many heretic monks who are equivalent to the god-transformation stage that even if the Qingnang Guards assemble them all and launch a large-scale battle, they will have to pay a heavy price to drive them out.
All the indigenous forces are watching the fire from the other side. Seeing that their own homes are not in danger, how can they fight to the death?
When Li Jiyun said this, he knew that if he couldn't appeal to Governor Lu this time, I'm afraid he would have no choice but to appeal to the Void Refining Forces.
And this is tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house, which is completely different from allowing the Tu Palace to rule and control power.
Even if the Tu Palace is in power and can cover the sky with one hand, it will still have to leave.
But once the forces from outside the state are allowed to extend their hands into Shuzhou, the Li family's basic base will be greatly affected. To put it mildly, it will be eaten away bit by bit, and the seeds of decline will be sown from then on. If this is the worst outcome
, maybe the Li family will be in ruins because of this, and will never have a chance to turn around.
So, he gritted his teeth and said:
"Also, the elixir franchise in Shuzhou! Before I came, this junior had already met with various sects and families in Shuzhou. They are also facing the threat of evil invasions and urgently need people to repel the invasion of the Sons of Changchun.
, so I am willing to sell all the elixirs produced in the future to the Qingnang government."
Having said this, Li Jiyun handed over a spiritual contract.
Just as he said, all the sects and families in Shuzhou have indeed made a commitment to this.
After Lu Zhong read the spiritual contract, he immediately became interested.
If it were now, what would the alchemy workshop he controlled lack the most?
That is undoubtedly the raw material for elixir.
The amount of elixirs produced in one state is not very large. Although it cannot meet the production capacity of the factory, it can also alleviate the current situation a little. At least the two alchemy factories no longer have to do OEM work for others.
Think about the benefits that obtaining the elixir franchise can bring to you.
Lu Zhong couldn't help but be moved.
Of course, if you are tempted, you will be tempted.
It was impossible to get him to agree immediately.
After all, what Lu Zhong knows about the situation in Shuzhou at present is all from the reports of the Qingnang Guards. Who knows how much water is mixed in. If Ning Situ has bad intentions, he is likely to be in trouble.
Therefore, Lu Zhong did not intend to take action immediately before investigating the situation clearly.
As for the situation, will it become corrupted as a result?
Don't worry about this.
For matters between monks, the time span is often measured in years.
It is considered commonplace if it lasts for thirty or fifty years.
This time is enough for Lu Zhong to send out several incarnations to find out the true situation in Shuzhou.