Taoist priest Linghu was tightly surrounded by earthworms, and the chirping of insects and demonic aura drowned out his shouts. At the same time, it also temporarily blocked outside sounds from reaching his ears.
"What a thief!"
Three roars rang out, and the Taoist priests from Shezhao cast spells on the crickets rolling in the lake, and they all hit Taoist priest Linghu.
Not only did they want to beat Taoist priest Linghu to death on the spot, they also wanted to severely injure him so that they could capture him and force him to confess.
In addition, there were also surprising changes in the Dragon Palace.
The three Taoist priests who were originally staying in the Dragon Palace worked hard to carry the corpse of the mirage, and they were quite effective. Half of the corpse was moved out of the Dragon Palace.
But at this time, there was also a vibration inside the Dragon Palace, crackling, like the sound of firecrackers exploding, and the sound of frying soybeans.
The Taoist priests in the Dragon Palace were surprised. After taking a closer look, they discovered that there were still a small number of earthworms staying in the Dragon Palace. All of them exploded, triggering the evil spirit and spiritual energy that had gathered and rolled in the Dragon Palace.
Thousands of worms self-destructed, and the collapse of the dragon-transforming formation was accelerated, which shocked the hearts of the Shezhao Taoist priests who were having a good time with Taoist Priest Linghu.
They lowered their heads and looked down, their minds suddenly tense: "No! There is something wrong with the formation!"
Several Taoist priests immediately wanted to return to the Dragon Palace and help their fellow disciples completely remove the corpse of the mirage.
Unfortunately, they waited until they rushed to the bottom again before pulling out a small part of the mirage's body. The thick evil spirit and spiritual energy in the Dragon Palace formation had already collided together.
Boom! Its momentum and energy were so great that it stirred up the entire dark lake.
The rumbling sound spread out in all directions, really like an earth dragon turning over.
After Xu Dao gave the order for hundreds of thousands of earthworms to self-destruct, he just looked at the plight of Taoist Linghu, sneered in his heart, and then hurriedly swam to the place where the Dragon Vein Evil Cave was.
Only after he ran hundreds of feet did he realize that the water in the underground river was shaking.
Shocked by such a momentum, Xu Dao quickly jumped out of the underground river and landed in the evil cave.
There were dragon ants waiting for him in the evil cave. As soon as they met, he quickly ran away from the Dragon Palace under the protection of the dragon ant king.
boom!
For about ten breaths, amid the continuous tremors and muffled sounds, an earth-shattering sound suddenly exploded in the soil.
Even though Xu Dao was already quite far away from the Dragon Palace, he was still dizzy. At the same time, he noticed that the water flow and soil around him were violently stirring several times.
Immediately, Xu Dao knew that this was the dragon palace's formation finally self-destructing, and the shocking explosion appeared in the lake.
He thought in his mind: "With such a momentum, most of the mirage's flesh and blood have been scattered into the aura of heaven and earth. I don't know if those foundation-building Taoist priests are dead or not."
Xu Dao was quite looking forward to this, but he didn't have much hope.
After all, these Taoist priests are experts in the foundation-building realm, and they may have some life-saving secrets at their fingertips.
Even if the formation's self-destruction can kill the mirage's body, the mirage cannot successfully transform into a corpse after all. It is just a dead object, while the Taoist priests are living creatures, able to fight and run, and have magic weapons in their hands.
Extremely difficult to kill.
He secretly thought in his heart: "It would be better if a few died."
Having completely left the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the lake, Xu Dao thought for a moment, and after gloating over his misfortune, he put all these things behind his mind.
At this time of year, even though he had more than 100,000 earthworms in his hands, not a single one was left buried in the dark lake, leaving only one earthworm ant king beside him.
But the Ant King has transformed from an ordinary monster into a dragon. It is a monster in the foundation-building realm, and it is enhanced by devouring the flesh and blood of monsters.
Xu Dao has this Gu worm in hand, so the first priority is to quickly find a safe place, and then exchange blood to break through to the foundation-building realm!
While running, due to the self-destruction of the Dragon Palace Formation, many underground waterways were shaken and collapsed. It took a lot of effort for him to appear in the Wuxia River, which was dozens of miles away from Sheshan Mountain.
It was still dark outside at this time, and the sky was in the darkest period before dawn.
Xu Dao emerged from the river, with dragon species and earthworms floating around him. He used them to float in mid-air, looking far away in the direction of Sheshan Mountain.
Half an hour has passed since the self-destruction of the Dragon Palace Formation, and the area around Sheshan has not yet returned to calm. The birds and beasts in the nearby forest have not dared to return to the forest for a long time. Instead, they are lingering in the sky above the forest, flapping their wings randomly.
The roars of beasts also echoed in the mountains, rivers and valleys, and there were also the sounds of apes crying and whistling, which was frightening and sad.
What made Xu Dao even more concerned was that he could see from a distance that green smoke was coming out of Sheshan Mountain. It stretched across the bank of the river, and the smoke was lingering. The whole mountain looked more like an immortal than before.
Such a scene should be that after the Dragon Palace self-destructed, the aura and essence generated by it rose up, emerged from the earth, and nourished near Sheshan Mountain, forming a strange phenomenon.
"There is green smoke coming out of the ancestral graves." Xu Dao looked at it, and his heart was moved.
"Right now, Sheshan is full of spiritual energy. Even ordinary mortals living in it, nourished by the pure spiritual energy, have a great chance of living a long life. Children can even get a rare opportunity to improve their bones!"
"If I find a secret room in it and use it as a foundation building, I might be able to get a lot of benefits!"
But after thinking for a moment, Xu Dao shook his head and gave up this plan.
You have just emerged from the tiger's den and you have already caught the tiger's cub. Why put yourself in danger again for the sake of a small profit?
Anyway, he still has more than 10,000 talisman coins in his hand. Even if there is no spiritual vein foundation, with this much talisman money, he can smash it into a secret practice room full of spiritual energy.
As for the majestic spiritual energy nourishing Sheshan Mountain, even the countless people of the Shezhao tribe over the past thousands of years did not die in vain, but left their descendants behind.
There is no need to be too envious of this.
At that moment, Xu Dao no longer looked back at Sheshan, but turned around and walked away. He stepped on the dragon seeds and flew away in the direction away from Sheshan.
I kept running for more than half an hour.
Because the ant king was not slow, Xu Dao didn't know how many hundreds of miles he had traveled.
He only felt that the surrounding mountains and forests were more luxuriant, devoid of human habitation, and there were no places that attracted too much attention. It was a suitable place for him to quietly dig a cave and then use it to build a foundation.
So Xu Dao walked around in circles a few times, then chose a valley that was heavily shrouded in miasma, and ducked in.
Just like when he opened a cave before, after making all the preparations, he sat cross-legged in the cave and began to work on his Taoist affairs.
Just coming out of the Dragon Palace, Xu Daoxu had to recover his strength, adjust his mind, and adjust his condition to the best before he could try to truly build the foundation.
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time flies.
Xu Dao originally thought that adjusting his state did not require much effort at all, but in fact, when he examined his physical body, he discovered that although he had always remained awake in the Dragon Palace, he had actually inhaled a lot of mirage.
This mirage is nothing to worry about at all. It can only affect the mind and will dissipate naturally in ten days and a half.
But who told Xu Dao that what he was about to do was to plant his spiritual roots and build the foundation for cultivating Taoism. There is absolutely no room for sloppiness in this kind of work.
So just to calm his mind, he sat upright for three days and finally tempered his temper to an excellent level.
During these three days, Xu Dao did not do anything that hindered his tranquility, nor did he even think about it, except occasionally opening the wormwood banner to see if Su Jiu had woken up from his drowsiness.
What echoed in Xu Dao's mind was how to refine his heart's blood, how to plant spiritual roots, how to build a foundation, and be promoted to a Taoist priest!
This day.
After burning incense and bathing again, he finally felt that he was in good condition and could use his methods.
So he sat cross-legged in front of the alchemy furnace where he was refining his blood, and his eyes suddenly flashed with emotion, but even this distracting thought was immediately suppressed by him.
After calling the ant king who had transformed into a dragon species, Xu Dao looked at the ant king's whole body and began to think about which part he should start using.
The ant king was suspended in front of him. The demonic aura on his body was rich, his whole body was jade white, and he was so exquisite that he was in a daze and could not think of hurting him at all.
During this period of seclusion, Xu Dao tried several times to have the Yin spirit leave his body and possess the dragon ant king.
Every time he is possessed, he can sense the majestic demonic energy from the ant king's body that is about ten feet long. Even if he is not accompanied by the swarm of insects, he is just driving the ant king in the Dragon Palace to travel, and his power is still impressive.
The monks in the physical realm would never dare to provoke him.
Even veteran Taoist priests, such as Taoist Linghu and others, he dared to provoke one or two, and then escaped with confidence. In addition, the other wonderful features of the ant king after transforming into a dragon species also impressed him.
There are so many that it is difficult to express them in words.
Just possessing the Ant King in this way, in addition to allowing him to sense a wave of foundation-level demon bodies in advance, also caused a lot of pressure on his soul.
From time to time, his mind would pass over the thought: Should he abandon his physical body directly, put the Yin God into the body of the Ant King, and then transform into a foundation-building monster, wreaking havoc on the world!
Fortunately, he was very sensible. Not only did he not imagine this too much, but he also temporarily suppressed his thoughts on the secret technique of infiltrating into the underworld beast to save his life, and did not press the old centipede.
Therefore, Xu Dao seriously considered whether he should just cut some flesh and blood from the body of the Ant King, and then use it to build his own foundation.
The dragon ant king continued to stay in his hands and used it as a poisonous insect to drive away.
If he is really lucky, he will not only be able to build a foundation to become a Taoist priest, but will also have a monster in the foundation-building realm as a slave, which will be of great benefit in terms of increasing his strength and preserving his life.
However, according to the records on the iron wall, when a Taoist builds the foundation, it is best to refine all the essence of the natal Gu insect into the physical body.
This way the foundation building has the highest probability of success! At the same time, after building the foundation, the Taoist can also obtain more qualifications and talents from the natal Gu.
Moreover, the secret method in Xu Dao's hand that explains how to exchange blood also has requirements for the refining of the "heart blood". It is best to use the whole body of a living creature as a material to refine it.
Although Nanke Pingying is just an insect from heaven and earth, it has helped Xu Dao a lot so far, and now it has transformed into a dragon-type monster, but compared to Xu Dao's own cultivation, it is still a foreign object.
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It should be noted that planting spiritual roots to build a foundation does not have a 100% success rate, and there is a high possibility of failure.
Although "Hundred Explanations of Cultivation" does not clearly state how many opportunities a Taoist can have to build a foundation in his life, many other Taoist books say that a Taoist can only build a foundation unless all preparations have been made.
And strive to win every battle, don’t be discouraged!
This is another reason why Xu Dao is willing to spend several days just to clear his mind. Therefore, although he is heartbroken about using the dragon ant king as his spiritual root, he will never risk destroying the road by just
In order to keep the dragon ant king
Finally, when it was time to refine the spiritual roots used to build the foundation, distracting thoughts kept coming to his mind, making him sigh inwardly.
In the cave.
After Haosheng suppressed it for a while, Xu Dao looked at the dragon-level Nanke Ant King. His eyes were bright, and he slowly raised his head and stared at the ten-foot copper and iron furnace in front of him.
With a fierce throw of his hand, Xu Dao threw the ten-foot-long Nan Ke Pingfly into the alchemy furnace and closed the lid of the alchemy furnace.
According to what is said in the secret method, refining the heart blood requires the coordination of raw materials, and it cannot be rebellious.
For Taoists to refine it, it is best to use water-milling techniques to influence the mind of the bloodline material and make it docile, and only then can it be refined into a quality piece of hard work.
Fortunately, Xu Dao's spiritual root material was his Gu worm, and his spiritual wisdom was just an idea he differentiated. He could avoid this and just start refining it directly.
Buzz buzz!
The copper-iron alchemy furnace stands in a dark cave, with objects full of spiritual light piled underneath. There are talismans, spiritual plants, animal bones, and a few miraculous dragons that Xu Dao hurriedly put into the earthworm streamers when he was still in the Dragon Palace.
flesh.
As the firewood burns like this, billowing spiritual energy will be released with every breath, pouring into the alchemy furnace.
In the entire cave, the spirit gathering formation is also running continuously. A large amount of talisman money is consumed, and the spiritual energy is released. It accumulates in the cave, making the richness of the spiritual energy in the cave reach the extreme that the formation can maintain.
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Xu Dao was sitting among them. He was only wearing a Taoist robe, his black hair was hanging down, and there was no earthworm flag on his head.
All of his magical weapons and other objects were temporarily sealed by him and stored in a nearby cave, and a formation was set up to isolate the fluctuations of spiritual energy and sounds.
To be on the safe side, Xu Dao only left a note and food for Su Jiu in the banner, but did not release her from the banner. Instead, she stayed in the banner like a spiritual pet.
This would prevent Su Jiu from accidentally disturbing his foundation building if he happened to wake up during the process of refining the pill.
Time passed slowly, the bronze cauldron kept shaking, and Xu Dao's spirit was tense. All his mind was poured into the bronze cauldron, and he worked hard to refine the "blood of his heart."
Once the heart blood is refined, he can implant the blood of the dragon species Nanke Pingfly into his physical body and try to break through to the foundation-building realm.