What exactly caused the Taoist Alliance to suddenly collapse overnight?
Even if Lu Zhong had a guess in his mind, without conclusive evidence, it could only be a guess, and it might be far from the truth.
Later, Ye Panyan elaborated on the precautions in the void world.
Unlike the real world, everything that exists in the void world is not real matter. However, according to the research of the Cardinals, it is not the other side.
What exactly it is is currently unknown.
When the soul leaves the body and goes to the void world, it must consume divine energy.
If a being in the void realm wants to reach the real world, it must obtain a physical form.
"Tian Yuan is the only exception. This may be related to the fact that it comes from the other side. As long as it can be obtained, it can be absorbed into the soul and bring Tian Yuan to reality unconditionally."
Ye Panyan's voice was calm and his expression was slightly reminiscent.
"The Void Realm is vast and vast. Although it is collectively called one realm, in fact, different regions have different situations. Night Tour Guide can only go to the Night Tour Zone. Other places such as the Abyss Realm, the Giant Object Realm, etc.
Unless the corresponding method of entry is obtained, cross-domain actions can only be achieved through movement."
"Cross-domain is very dangerous!"
Hearing this, Lu Zhong had actually expected it and continued to listen to what the other party said.
"The void world is not a peaceful place. To be precise... it is full of dangers. When we immortal monks enter it, most of their methods will be abolished, or their power will be reduced sharply. Only special skills such as Taoist magic and thunder methods will be lost.
Only by means can it exert its original power as if it were in reality."
Ye Panyan said this and handed out a jade slip.
"It contains a lot of information about the void world, including research on the creatures in it, some known maps, and research on various scenes. I hope it can be helpful to you."
Lu Zhong took the jade slip and thanked the other party.
Finished talking about the void world.
Ye Panyan then shut up and said nothing.
When he got here, Lu Zhong knew it was time to say goodbye.
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Return to Jinguang Ridge soon.
During the time that Lu Zhong left, the prying eyes of the outside world became active again. Perhaps he felt that the owner was bluffing, or he felt that he had guessed something, so he started to act frequently recently.
Even if the incarnation strikes frequently, it cannot stop the momentum.
Lu Zhong didn't plan to put too much thought into this, and still left full power to the incarnation.
Compared with gaining or losing spiritual stones, the most important thing at the moment is to explore the void world to determine whether we can use this to obtain a stable way to obtain Tianyuan.
It’s a matter of advancing your cultivation, and there’s no room for any delay.
Thirty years later.
Lu Zhong was finally ready.
Thanks to the Qi-nourishing technique of the Taiyin Immortal Sutra, his total amount of Divine Qi increased tenfold compared to the stage of Divine Transformation. At the same time, he also learned a new Taoist technique.
"Moonlight Sword"
In essence, this Taoist technique is no different from the magic "Spiritual Sword Technique".
The only difference is that the former uses divine energy as a medium and is only suitable for use in the void world. If put into reality, Moonlight Sword Art is mediocre, even slightly inferior to Lingbao.
Maybe it's because of the different refining shapes.
Lu Zhong was surprised to find that the Moonlight Sword Art he performed was not as white and flawless as the bright moon as described, but was slightly white in the blue, emitting a hazy glow, just like the reappearance of the Emperor's Night of Oozing Thousands of Years ago.
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"I'll just call you Ancient Moonlight."
Then, he released the nine incarnations to protect himself.
Sit cross-legged for a while, regulate your breathing and calm down.
After the condition was adjusted to the best, Lu Zhong began to recite the night tour guide orally.
Just by saying the first mantra, Yuan Shen felt an inexplicable attraction. He could clearly tell that this was different from the normal out-of-body state. He was indeed going to an unknown world.
After confirming this, Lu Zhong used future deduction.
According to the classics, the location of each monk entering the void realm, even if they use the same entry method, can only guarantee that they are in the same realm, and the specific location is completely unknown.
The purpose of his deduction is naturally to prevent possible dangers.
In the past records of the Dao League, there have been many monks who were extremely unlucky and fell into danger as soon as they entered the void world. Even if they were lucky enough to survive afterwards, they would have to suffer serious injuries to their souls.
Fortunately, Lu Zhong's luck is not bad.
Across the way is a peaceful place, or so it seems on the surface.
After getting the answer, he recited the last mantra, and his soul no longer resisted the attraction.
When he closed his eyes and opened them, he was already in a green grassland.
"Is this the void realm?"
Lu Zhong looked ahead at the strange world filled with light and darkness, and suddenly found that only the place under his feet was normal.
Other places are comparable to the foolish fantasies of a madman.
But soon, he had to take back his words.
I saw the grass beneath my feet in front of me, squirming and twisting, and turned into a huge human face, which looked similar to a dark old farmer, but with a strange smile, a huge mouth open and a long tongue spitting out, and it rolled towards the target at high speed.
Wherever the long tongue passes, there is billowing poisonous smoke.
"Miscellaneous elements!"
Seeing the appearance of the creature clearly, Lu Zhong couldn't help but think to himself that his luck was really bad.
The so-called miscellaneous elements refer specifically to the virtual world creatures that are mixed with various information elements in the real world. Their shapes are often extremely weird and cannot be understood by humans, and their strengths are also strong or weak.
According to custom, monks divide them into levels one to nine.
First-level impurities are equivalent to the strength of Qi refining.
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The ninth level of miscellaneous elements is no less than the level of transcending tribulation.
The latter is extremely rare, even from the Dao League Cardinals, there is only one sighting record.
After some careful testing.
Lu Zhong finally determined that the strength of the Zasu in front of him was between that of Ji Zhu and Nascent Soul.
For Lu Zhong, who had just entered the Void Realm, it was the perfect training object. He could also experiment with it on the effect of "ancient moonlight" and lightning techniques on the creatures in the Void Realm.
First there is the ancient moonlight.
Lu Zhong clasped his hands together and then slowly opened them.
Suddenly, the blue and white moonlight enveloped the place.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! A large sword with a simple shape was quickly formed by condensing divine energy. For some reason, it is shrouded in an extra layer of pale gold glow compared to the real world.
With a thought, the green and white sword shot out.
When it hits the impurity, a wave of Yingying light will immediately overflow.
The light waves do not arise out of thin air. One side comes from the ancient moonlight and the impurity itself. It is the intertwining and collision of the power of reality and the power of the virtual world. Like neutralization and elimination, the ancient moonlight ultimately wins.
In classics, this phenomenon is called "returning to the void".
After a little trial and error, it turned out to be unbearable.
Lu Zhong no longer wanted to experiment. After confirming that the thunder method was also effective, he did not continue to try it.
In the face of his overwhelming power, Zasu obviously had no chance of winning. He couldn't even hold on for a moment, and soon exhausted all his strength.
In a burst of light particles, it completely turned into nothingness.
"Crack!"
A small ball of light that is as big as a mung bean and is made up of countless squares. It emits illusory light and has a shapeless shape. It makes a sound when it falls to the ground.
"Phaseless crystal?"
Lu Zhong looked surprised and took the ball of light into his hand.
After careful identification, he determined that this object was the phaseless crystal, one of the few rare objects in the void world that was useful to monks. It was often born after the creatures in the void world returned to the void.
The effect of phaseless crystals is very simple.
That is, it can repair the erosion suffered by the soul due to traveling in the void world. At the same time, the damage caused by the creatures in the void world can also be slightly healed through this object.
All in all, it is a useful thing.
Being in the void world, Lu Zhong only entered with his soul. Without any means of storage, he could only use his spiritual energy to create a bag, and then put the phaseless crystal into it.
After keeping it close to his body, he continued to explore.
If you choose a direction at random, you will only see a lot of fog.
The origin of the fog is unknown, and it is not condensed by water vapor. They seem to be the isolation mechanism of the virtual world, thereby isolating different parts from each other.
Walking slowly in the mist, lonely and quiet.
Soon, the scene ahead gradually became clear, it was a green swampland.
There was no chirping of insects or birds, and there were only Taoist temples scattered in the swamps and dense forests, which were as quiet and chaotic as green onions.
What is very strange is that all the Taoist temples are carved out like molds, and they are all crooked and filled with swamps in front of them.
I don't know how long this place has existed.
The Taoist temple buildings are mostly covered with moss and even silt.
In the strange jungle, there are figures wandering around.
These miscellaneous figures all have the same face, the image of a mean middle-aged Taoist priest, giving people a rigid and serious impression. One hand is holding a ruler dripping with blood, and the other hand is holding a scroll covered with immature fonts.
Seeing this scene, Lu Zhong thought of the Taoist monks' speculations about the origin of Zasu.
There have always been different opinions on this point, but the mainstream theory has always been that the miscellaneous elements are most likely to be the projection of someone's dream in the void realm in the real world, and are formed by absorbing intense emotions.
It's weird and bizarre, but it can be partially recognized by real life.
The cause of this miscellaneous factor is called the "dream theory".
The scene in front of us, using this term, can undoubtedly be explained as: it is a virtual scene transformed from a certain Taoist boy's fear of his master in the real world.
Lu Zhong tried to avoid the impurities and pass through the swamp here.
But the result was unexpected.
Every time he steps into the swamp, no matter how he does it, he will immediately alert the wandering miscellaneous elements, and at the same time, he will feel an inexplicable whipping sensation on his body, which will rapidly weaken the protective energy.
After several attempts, Lu Zhong had to give up.
After such consumption, less than half of the amount of Gain's divine energy is left.
For the sake of caution, he decided to end this exploration.
Exiting the void world is very simple. You only need to recite Ye Youyin again and resist the attraction of the void world, so that the soul can return to the real world.
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In a quiet room.
Lu Zhong slowly opened his eyes, but did not get up immediately.
When entering the void world, the danger is not only the virtual world creatures inside, but also the erosion of the soul by the virtual world.
After a careful physical examination, he quickly discovered something was wrong.
"Part of the memory disappeared out of thin air. Is this the price of being eroded?" Lu Zhong's expression changed, and he immediately thought of the consequences of being seriously eroded.
Wouldn't it be possible to get lost in the void world?
He shuddered when he thought of this.
Regarding this matter, there is only a cursory mention in the Dao League's classics, but there are several stern warnings. It is obvious that they are aware of the consequences of being eroded by the virtual world, but there is no record of a solution.
An idea flashed in his mind, and Lu Zhong thought of a solution.
That is to back up your own memory through the gray fog space.
At the same time, every time before entering the virtual world, the memory is copied and diluted, and the huge total amount of memory is used to offset the impact of erosion and loss of memory.
Thinking of these two countermeasures, he felt a little more at ease.
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After resting for more than ten years, Lu Zhong completely replenished the depleted spirit energy with Qi nourishing methods, and after making full preparations according to the countermeasures he had thought of before, he started the second exploration.
It’s still the same as before, first deduce the future to determine the safety of the landing place.
After confirming that there is no problem, the soul comes to the virtual world.
When he came in again, he had already changed his appearance.
There is no longer grass under your feet, but a ground paved with gold bricks. It's like standing in a huge square, surrounded by thick fog.
That feeling of never being able to get out is really scary.
"What kind of dream is this?"
According to the theory of dreams in the virtual world, Lu Zhong guessed that it was probably the fear in the heart of someone who was lost.
Concretely, there is a scene in front of you.
After a little exploration, he found no impurities here.
At the same time, we also encountered trouble.
Then no matter which direction you choose to go forward, even if you follow the cracks in the gold bricks, you will feel weirdly disoriented and eventually return to the place you just entered, as if you are really a road fool.
I tried using Taoism to destroy the ground to get a reference for moving forward, but the result remained unchanged.
After going round and round, we came back to the starting point.
"The virtual world is so weird and bizarre!"
Lu Zhong couldn't help but sigh.
After seeing for a while, he couldn't find a way to leave, so he had to give up the exploration in frustration.
Since this trip ended hastily and his energy was not much lost, Lu Zhong just repaired it a little and immediately started his third exploration of the virtual world.
Fortunately, Lu Zhong had good luck this time and appeared in a normal place.
He was suspended in mid-air, taking in the scene in front of him.
It is a sea of dark red flowers.
The flower is an iron flower, resembling peony or amaryllis. The petals are dyed with blood, and the pedicels are covered with iron thorns. They are also sharp and hurtful, resisting everything from the outside.
I don’t know whose nightmare it is.
After walking forward for a while, a figure appeared out of thin air in front of him.
He is obviously a man, but he sits on the ground like a girl.
Its image is also extremely abstract. It has three heads and three bodies. It has an unusually handsome face, a calm and majestic face, and a childish and vague face. The body with the head is respectively a pig, a dragon, and a human.
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The body of a pig and the body of a dragon are mixed together, but it takes on a human shape.
When Lu Zhong saw it, he couldn't help but marveled.
No wonder the mainstream public agrees with the theory of dreams in the virtual world. The abstract miscellaneous elements and unimaginable bizarre structures in front of us may only appear in bizarre dreams.
Just when Lu Zhong was thinking about whether he should bypass this thing.
Suddenly, that Zasu suddenly stood up.
The handsome face suddenly opened its mouth and spit out streaks of bloody sword light. The number was overwhelming, and like a sword tide, it gathered into a torrent and came towards Lu Zhong with great force.