The last question in Xu Dao's mind was explained by Old Centipede.
He also knew why the old centipede could still survive with the help of the Yin Beast after his physical body died, without even losing too much vitality.
It turns out that this guy really has a secret method that allows him to abandon his human body and directly use the Yin beast and Yin Gu as his body to extend his life.
According to Old Centipede, this kind of secret method is somewhat similar to the method of sword cultivation. But what is different from the path of sword immortal is that it is not about cultivating the truth through false pretenses, but about opportunism.
After abandoning its physical body, although it survived with the help of the body of the Yin Beast, the Yin God could no longer break away from the body and travel outside. It was imprisoned in the body of the Yin Beast, as if it had become a martial arts practitioner.
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But what is different from martial arts is that the old centipede's spirit and body are not one. Whether it is a ghost or a body, its Tao will not be able to improve by half, and it can only stick to its original state.
At the same time, its mind is also easily affected by its body, which can lead to great disasters. If it is not careful, it will turn into a complete monster.
Even if his sanity remains intact, the maximum lifespan that the old centipede can live is not determined by the body it possesses, but by the level of its soul.
Once it reaches the life limit of a Taoist disciple - one hundred and fifty years, even if the body of the Yin Beast possessed by it can survive for tens or even hundreds of years, it will die on the spot due to the exhaustion of the soul and the body will collapse.
After Xu Dao heard these words, thoughts floated in his mind:
"Although such a method makes Taoists no longer have the potential to improve, and it cannot be regarded as the path of Waidan, it is a profound life-preserving secret method that allows people to live again with the help of external incarnations after the death of the physical body!"
His eyes were slightly bright: "Compared to dying on the spot and losing your soul, it is better to live a few more years in the end! This method is so wonderful that you have to ask it from the mouth of the old centipede."
But now is not a good time to press him. He can press him calmly later.
As for why the Shezhao Taoist priests thought of refining the mirage dragon into a golden elixir corpse dragon, it happened to be related to the secret method mentioned by the old centipede.
According to what Old Centipede said, the secret method it uses is most likely derived from a method of forming pills.
This method is called "Fake Alchemy Method".
Once the corpse dragon is made, because the corpse dragon has been raised by the Shezhao Taoist priests for two to three hundred years, it is almost a ghost beast to them. They can adopt opportunistic methods to directly swallow or occupy the body of the corpse dragon.
, and then you can have the strength of the golden elixir realm.
The golden elixir formed in this way is called a "fake elixir". It belongs to the lower third-grade golden elixir among the nine levels of elixirs. Its strength is based on the fake elixir. It cannot go any further and will be imprisoned for life.
But the fake elixir is also an elixir. In such a state, it already exists across the world, its strength will be greatly increased, and its lifespan will also be extended!
When Xu Dao learned this from the old centipede, he was slightly shocked.
He didn't expect that just by asking a question, he found out that the secret method mentioned by the other party was related to pill formation.
Moreover, when he recalled what was introduced in "Hundred Solutions to Cultivation", he did remember the term "fake elixir", which was the lower third grade of the golden elixir, and its quality was worrisome.
Xu Dao secretly exclaimed in his heart: "I thought that the fake elixir was the product of Taoist priests' failure to cook yin and yang, and the blending of evil spirit and gang energy. They were useless elixirs and just fake goods."
"But I didn't expect that this title mainly means borrowing the strength of others."
After careful combing, Xu Dao found that if what the old centipede said was true, this path was actually a feasible path, especially for those Taoist priests who failed to form elixirs or were unable to form elixirs. After all, it was a way for them to break through the bottleneck.
Methods.
Apart from the disadvantages, the biggest problem is that it is difficult to find the golden elixir. Even if ten foundation-building Taoist priests join forces, they will not be able to defeat a being in the golden elixir realm.
As for the Taoist priests of Shezhao, they are much luckier. There is a corpse of a dragon in the golden elixir realm in their ancestral land. They only need to let the corpse begin to transform and then provide blood food, and the corpse can be directly transformed into a corpse.
Restored his previous strength and became a corpse dragon in the golden elixir realm!
With such an opportunity, if Xu Dao is unable to break through to the realm of pill formation for a long time, he may not be able to help but feel excited.
Xu Dao suddenly thought in his heart: "According to the records in "Hundred Solutions to Cultivation", if the martial arts foundation is established, the life span of a Taoist priest can reach 240 years; if the immortal path is established, the life span of a Taoist priest can reach 300 years!"
"The sacrifice of Shezhao has been maintained for about two hundred years. The methods and cultivation of the six elders are unpredictable. I heard that the foundation was established at least a hundred years ago. In this way, regardless of the immortal martial arts, these six Shezhao Taoist priests are no longer
No matter how young you are, you may even be approaching the end of your life."
"In such a long period of time, if there are any of them who can form elixirs, they may have already formed elixirs long ago. Maybe they didn't think about taking the 'fake elixir' route at the beginning, just to be prepared, but to this day,
There is no choice for them anymore.”
All kinds of clues and traces were connected in Xu Dao's mind.
"It's no wonder that the six Taoist priests directly used a hundred thousand people to feed the mirage, and also spent all their hard work to gather the ghost market. Even if there is no situation at the White Bone Temple, for the six Taoist priests, it is probably just a difference.
It will take more than ten or twenty years to raise the corpse dragon. Otherwise, some of them will never be able to wait until the next Black Mountain Divine Banquet begins!"
In an instant, the thoughts in Xu Dao's mind were smooth, and he had a thorough understanding of the inside story of the Shezhao tribe and the Taoist priests, and was no longer confused.
During this long conversation, he looked step by step and walked up the hundred steps. The murals on both sides had been completed, and finally ended with two pictures, the panoramic view of Dragon Palace and the panoramic view of Sheshan Mountain, which were arranged on both sides.
At this time, Xu Dao also suddenly discovered that there was no longer a road ahead, and he had reached the deepest and highest point of the iron tower.
The two panoramic views each occupy one wall, and on top is the thick lake water, which is deep and sloshing, as if there is no real roof.
Apart from this, there is nothing else in the tower. No utensils, treasures, warehouses, etc. can be seen. It is empty, simple and simple.
But when Xu Dao looked at the scene in front of him, a look of disappointment did not immediately appear on his face. He could sense that there were countless spiritual powers lurking in this secret room.
Almost every inch of the iron wall has formation patterns faintly carved on it, which is undoubtedly the core hub of the Dragon Palace formation.
After thinking about it, Xu Dao looked at the golden centipede he was holding in his hand and cast a questioning look at the old centipede.
But the old centipede swung its body, looked around, and said in surprise: "This place is too shabby!"
Seeing the old centipede, Xu Dao simply walked around in the secret room and looked around. He looked at the panoramic view of the Dragon Palace, thought about it for a while, and then suddenly tapped out a stream of true energy, touching the iron wall.
In an instant, it was as if a fire had been set on fire.
Little bits of spiritual light rise on the wall and connect into lines. The entire painting is highlighted, every detail is visible, and the spiritual light is shining.
The same is true for another panoramic view of Sheshan Mountain, which uses auras as lines and is clearly visible.
Suddenly, words appeared on the third wall. Xu Dao raised his eyes and saw the words "The Way of Transforming Dragons" directly into his eyes.
Below it is:
"A dragon can be big or small, it can rise or disappear; if it is big, it can stir up clouds and spit out mist; if it is small, it can conceal its form; if it rises, it can soar in the universe; if it is hidden, it can lurk within the waves..."