The fate of the Taoist priests in the cage made Xu Dao really frightened.
After the screams completely stopped, the golden birdcage also returned to calm, leaving only the golden flames still burning everything in the cage crazily.
The bodies and souls of the dead Taoist priests were quickly burned into pure spiritual energy and merged into the goddess's mind power.
Xu Dao looked at this scene and could only feel grateful that the master of Qianlong Pavilion did not do this cruel thing to plunder spiritual power. Otherwise, he and the remaining people would probably not be able to escape this disaster.
Cackling!
The huge body of the Pavilion Master was still entrenched outside the birdcage, and the friction between his scales and armor brought a great sense of oppression to everyone in the cage.
At this time, Xu Dao had no choice but to sit cross-legged on the altar, watching and staring at the telepathic force outside the altar. His plan to work hard and perfect the Ningsha Realm was suddenly shattered.
Fortunately, he was not too disappointed.
Xu Dao thought to himself: "The master of Qianlong Pavilion is outside, and his vigilance has been greatly increased. He must not steal his mind power again! Otherwise, the consequences will be unpredictable."
"Fortunately, after more than half a year of stealing, my cultivation level has been greatly improved. In the end, if I just practice on my own, it won't take long."
At this time, his Immortal Dao cultivation has reached one hundred and seventy-nine years, and his martial arts cultivation has increased to one hundred and seventy-five years. The former is one year short of perfecting Ningsha, and the latter is five years short of Ningsha.
Perfect.
The total lack of Taoism of the two only lasted for six years.
Six years is not a short period of time for ordinary people or Taoist disciples, but for Foundation-building Taoist priests, they no longer take it seriously.
Especially compared with the mere "six years", Xu Dao saved about a hundred years in the process of refining the goddess!
He breathed out: "In the remaining six years, while I am practicing, I can also polish my new cultivation base."
Although with the help of the golden flames in the cage, Xu Dao's soaring Taoism did not have an unstable foundation, and he also paid a severe price, but in the final analysis, his own cultivation is still the best.
Having made up his mind, Xu Dao no longer coveted the huge mental power in the cage, but looked forward to finishing the refining as soon as possible and letting him go home.
However, the master of Qianlong Pavilion never spoke, so he and the remaining Taoist priests could only continue to sit cross-legged in the altar, waiting silently.
Vaguely, Xu Dao once again felt the prying eyes from outside the cage sweeping over him.
And I don’t know what method the Master of Qianlong Pavilion used. At the moment when it appeared and roared, it was able to isolate the internal and external golden flames, but its color quickly faded, as if it was extinguished, and it seemed to be changing away from the invisible fire.
This is also the reason why Xu Dao and others could see the huge body of the Qianlong Pavilion Master outside the cage when they raised their heads.
Being swept by the Qianlong Pavilion Master's eyes repeatedly, Xu Dao couldn't help but tighten the cuttlefish sword in his hand. He held the golden fishing rod, and with a thought in his heart, the cuttlefish sword completely detached from the golden pole, and in turn covered himself.
body to cover the air.
At this time, Xu Dao realized a problem, that is, he enjoyed "stealing and drinking" in the cage, which greatly increased his strength, and the opponent did not notice his little moves.
But once his soaring cultivation level comes into the eyes of the Qianlong Pavilion Master, he will do it on his own!
The moment he realized this problem, Xu Dao had thousands of thoughts in his mind, and he even had the idea of giving up his immortal cultivation.
Fortunately, he immediately thought of the cuttlefish sword in his hand.
After the previous preparations, the grade of the Cuttlefish Sword has been greatly improved, and it has been promoted to a medium-grade foundation-building magic weapon, and its concealment effect is even more outstanding.
At this moment, Xu Dao is sitting cross-legged on the altar and covering his whole body with the cuttlefish sword, which is mobilizing its hidden magical effect and making him think about it.
After thinking about it for a while, he let out a long sigh of relief.
Before he was promoted, the combination of the Cuttlefish Sword and the Qing Jing Chapter could only cover his immortal or martial arts energy, almost sealing it, and he could not control the number of years of his Tao practice that was revealed to the outside world.
But now the Cuttlefish Sword has been greatly improved, and its functions are even more magical, making it possible for Xu Dao to control the revealed Dao.
But after all, Xu Dao has never acted like this before, and he needs to think more quickly.
Fortunately, during his last retreat, his Qingjing Chapter exercises were also supplemented, and the combination of the two can be even more effective.
Under the pressure of crisis, Xu Dao sat on the altar and immediately listened.
He concentrated on it and began to think about how to better hide his cultivation so that he could hide it from the Master of Qianlong Pavilion when he left this place.
Days and months pass.
To Xu Dao's expectation, after the golden flames in the cage became weak, the process of refining the goddess did not end quickly.
The formation continues to operate, still polishing the extremely pure power of thought.
Later, Xu Dao and the remaining Taoist priests had nothing to do, and because the stored magic weapon was difficult to open, they were still unable to practice, so they had to sit around all day long, or chat on the Qianlong Order for fun.
With such frequent exchanges, the seven Taoist priests, including Xu Dao, all exchanged names and agreed to get together and get acquainted after leaving the cage.
In the past few months, Xu Dao also successfully combined the promoted Cuttlefish Sword with the Quiet Chapter, improving his ability to conceal Qi.
Now he is still confident that as long as he doesn't fight, it will be difficult for Taoists below the Golden Core realm to discern his hidden cultivation.
Even if the Jindan Taoist is in person, Xu Dao is confident that the other party can't see through it as long as he doesn't focus on him and doesn't scan him from beginning to end with his spiritual consciousness.
Although the master of the Qianlong Pavilion is famous, his specific cultivation level is still only perfect in foundation building and has not yet condensed the great elixir, so it is 90% impossible to see through it.
As for whether the opponent is gifted with special talents and has secret skills, or whether he can directly attack Xu Dao and force Xu Dao to fight... that is another situation.
This situation is beyond Xu Dao's control. He has done the best he can at the moment, and the rest can only be left to fate.
Looking at the mental power of steaming clouds and xiawei in the cage, Xu Dao sighed in his heart: "How can there be no risk in stealing other people's things? If only, I could have such a huge amount of resources."
Thoughts were floating in his mind, and he finally shook his head.
Xu Dao continued to stay at the altar peacefully, counting the days to see when the master of Qianlong Pavilion would release them.
At the same time, the scene in the birdcage became clearer and clearer.
The cloud-like power of the goddess floats in the cage, forming a cloud-like scene with stars dotted in the middle, condensing into each other, which is really beautiful.
The full moon at the core of the scene is the result of pure thoughts and contains infinite charm.
Xu Dao and others were amazed by its beauty just by looking at it. Not only did they not feel coveted in their hearts, but they subconsciously felt ashamed of themselves.
The master of Qianlong Pavilion, who was entrenched outside the birdcage, stared at the scene of the dark clouds holding the moon with his two vertical eyes, without moving away for a breath.
rustle!
Different from the previous movements that were like burning fire, the interior of the cage now is smooth and soft. When the thoughts surge, like the breeze blowing, there is only the sound of rustling.
In the breeze, the full moon seemed to be breathing, its light and color flickering.
The cloud-like mental power also continued to penetrate into the full moon, making the full moon even brighter, and the scattered mental power in the cage became even rarer.
Xu Dao estimated that when there was only a bright moon left in the birdcage, it would be the time when the goddess was finished refining.
And when the mental power in the lower level of the cage completely dissipated, and only the mental power existed in the upper level, he suddenly discovered that besides the Taoist priest, there were other people in the bird cage!
Circle by circle, a total of twenty-nine figures were tied in the center of the birdcage, including men and women. They were the male and female slaves that Xu Dao saw when he first entered the cage.
These slaves are all of the highest quality. Le Lao once told Xu Dao that once they succeed, they can exchange them for purchases based on their merits.
Xu Dao originally thought that Qianlong Pavilion tied the slaves in cages to seduce Taoist priests like them, but when the refining of the goddess began, the slaves should have been taken out of the cages long ago.
But the current situation clearly shows that these slaves have also gone through the entire refining process in the cage. Moreover, after a year or two, most of the Taoist priests involved have been damaged, but the twenty-nine slaves are still a lot.
Xu Dao looked over from a distance and found that the slaves were in good condition and there seemed to be no change.
The only thing that has changed is that the star goddess surrounded by the other party has long since disappeared, leaving nothing behind.
Xu Dao was surprised by this situation. He asked the other six Taoist priests through the Qianlong Order, and the others were also confused.
After some discussion, everyone could not find out the use of these slaves from the formation. They could only wonder if Mr. Le and Master Qianlong had forgotten to take each other out.
But this suspicion was rejected by Xu Dao.
He remembered that at the beginning of the refining process, in order to prevent the refining process from being delayed, the Taoist servants, snake girls and shark girls who were responsible for taking care of the Taoist priests were all removed without exception.
No matter how confused they were, no one could give an accurate explanation. Xu Dao and others could only suppress their doubts in their hearts.
As the bright moon in the cage became brighter and brighter, and the day came closer to being released from the cage, the Taoist priests began to discuss the arrangements after being released from the cage.
Counting the initial preparation time for refining, they had spent more than two years in the birdcage.
Especially in the later refining stage, apart from taking care of the formations, the Taoist priests could not even practice. It was extremely boring and their character was severely polished.
Many of the surviving Taoist priests muttered: "No wonder they were so generous at the beginning. We were free to use the elixirs, talismans, and money in the treasure house without hesitation... I thought it was a big advantage, but now it seems that is not the case.
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When Xu Dao heard these words, he secretly touched the cuttlefish sword on his body, narrowed his eyes slightly and remained silent.
Finally, there was a crisp ding!
The whole birdcage shook slightly, and there was already a bright moon-like mind power inside the cage. It was round and round, shining brightly, and it was truly magical.
When it took shape, no matter how hard Xu Dao and others suppressed their minds, they could not help but be captured by its brilliance. They raised their heads and looked at this thing infatuatedly.
"If you take it, you can form an elixir!"
Such thoughts appeared in all of their minds.
But then, the sound of scales rubbing together appeared, and a ferocious head appeared in the golden birdcage, and its body continued to pour out of the cage.
It was the Master of the Qianlong Pavilion who got into the cage. It arched its body. It had not yet formed an elixir, but it was more than thirty feet long. It raised its eyes to look at the bright moon in the cage, and was filled with joy!
What appeared together with it was the strong pressure on it.
Obviously the other party did not take the initiative to intimidate, but the expressions of all the Taoist priests, including Xu Dao, all changed.
The bad ones looked pale and frightened; the better ones just looked gloomy, frowned, and quickly suppressed the inappropriate thoughts in their minds.
After a long time, the master of the Qianlong Pavilion just moved his eyes away from the bright moon in the cage. He looked around at the remaining Taoist priests and said in a loud voice: "That's right! The great medicine of this Tao is made, and you all have merit!"
The master of Qianlong Pavilion flicked his scale tail, and a strong wind blew through the birdcage, overturning all the altars and opening the barrier.
Xu Dao and others were exposed. Either urgently or slowly, they all stood up and bowed to each other: "See the Pavilion Master!"
"I've met the Pavilion Master!"
"The master of the pavilion has unpredictable magical powers. How dare we take the credit..."
A cry rang out, and the master of Qianlong Pavilion felt even better after hearing it. His consciousness swept over everyone, and the whistling sound contained a deep smile: "The work is done, you will go back to the cave, and all your work is ready."
Hearing this, the Taoist priests were immediately overjoyed, and many who were wary breathed a sigh of relief, relieved: "Fortunately, the master of the Qianlong Pavilion is really not as good as a bird."
Among them, Xu Dao was even more happy. He held the golden fishing rod in his sleeve and realized that the master of Qianlong Pavilion really didn't find any clues about him.
In the joy, Mr. Le also appeared in the birdcage. He had not seen him for two years, but he still looked humble.
This man stood next to the master of Qianlong Pavilion, cupped his hands and said to everyone: "Thank you for your hard work, Taoist priests. Please follow me and leave here, and go back to the pavilion to cleanse yourself from the dust."
Immediately a Taoist priest came back and said: "Shan!", "Le Lao quickly lead the way, poor Taoist can't wait any longer!"
Right here, the master of Qianlong Pavilion suddenly made another sound.
It lit Le Lao and ordered: "You should also bring out these twenty-nine slaves and distribute them to all fellow Taoists according to their merits."
After hearing this, the Taoist priests who were packing up and preparing to leave all had their eyes brightened and their gazes fell on the twenty-nine slaves. They also looked around and secretly counted the number of people on their side.
Of the original twenty-seven Taoist priests, those who made medicine, made formations, and made weapons, there were now only eleven left.
The eleven Taoist priests were originally worried, but now they were all pleasantly surprised: "The eleven people divided up the twenty-nine slaves. If they were divided equally, each of them would get nearly three."
Thinking of this, Xu Dao's breathing became a little heavy.
You must know that among this batch of slaves, the most inferior ones are also in the foundation-building realm.
The total number of twenty-nine people is equivalent to a force. After acquiring the foundation slaves, the Taoist priests will undoubtedly make a lot of money whether they drive them themselves or sell them out.
Xu Dao estimated his contribution in the cage and was even more surprised.
Among the eleven Taoist priests, his merits should be the highest!