Xu Dao has been in the West Sea for ten years, and he has been in the Sea Market Conference, which is the most well-informed on the sea. Although he does not know everything about the situation in the West Sea, he still knows it better than the average Taoist priest.
Now that he knew about the establishment of the Sea Alliance, he immediately began to think about it and understood the intentions of the golden elixir masters.
Although there is Yuanying Zhenren in this Western Sea, there has only been one Kunjing Zhenren in the past thousand years, which is only slightly better than Wu Kingdom Tiandi.
It's just that the West Sea is huge, with a sea area of millions of miles, and there are many ferocious beasts in the deep sea, which can raise dragons. Although its spiritual energy is exhausted, the total amount of spiritual resources is much greater than that of the Wu Kingdom.
Therefore, the number of Jindan Taoists in Xihai is also much larger, at least thirty-six, occupying thirty-six islands respectively, building their own Taoist palaces, and obeying the command of Kunjing Zhenren.
In the past hundreds of years, the reason why no real Nascent Soul has been born in Xihai is that apart from the false foundation of Xihai's golden elixir and the mixed true energy, the most important reason is the decline of Xihai's Taoism.
The disciples of the Erhai Taoist Palace can easily practice many Dharma methods, but the Taoist priests of the West Sea cannot even buy casual books. The combined heritage of the thirty-six golden elixir islands may not be as profound as that of the Erhai Taoist Palace.
Even if the people of Saikaido have excavated ancient cultivation methods from ruins and caves in various places, they require a lot of energy and are not suitable for today's era. They can only be used as a reference.
Especially high-level sects, such as the three-party Taoist traditions in Xu Dao's hands that are involved in forming pills, all have strict requirements for spiritual materials. However, with the spiritual beings in the West Sea now extinct, there are no corresponding resources for a long time.
If you want to take advantage of this "outdated" orthodoxy, you must rely on your talent and intelligence to correct the ancient law and modify it into today's law.
The master of Qianlong Pavilion and Taoist priest Tianshu took this path.
The former took a hundred years of hard work and relied on the power of the sea market to succeed, while the latter barely succeeded just before his death, and even became obsessed with the revised ancient method.
There is a glimmer of hope for elixir formation.
Just the method involving the formation of elixirs is already so difficult, let alone the method of breaking the elixir and forming a baby, which is also wanted by the golden elixir Taoist masters.
In the past, the reason why Xihai Jindan obeyed the orders of Kunjing Zhenren was not only that they were inferior to others and had to do so, but also another important point was that they hoped to obtain the elixirs and techniques for breaking the pill and forming a baby from the hands of Kunjing Zhenren.
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It is a pity that for hundreds of years, these golden elixirs have been treated like dogs, and Master Kunjing has never thought of giving them elixirs or techniques.
If it weren't for the fact that the West Sea is really huge, with 108 islands scattered all over the place, and Yu Yuan is too far to the west, and the Golden Pills of the West Sea are not without their trump cards, Master Kunjing would have conquered all 108 islands himself, and would not let them go.
The Jindan Taoist masters are working as local emperors outside.
Even so, the resources of the 108 islands in the West Sea must be supplied to Yu Yuan. If there is any dissatisfaction, Kun Jingzhen's men will directly massacre the islands to obtain materials and refine the entire island.
The demon-slaying and island-slaying order in Haishi was inherited from Yu Yuan’s forces!
Even if the Haishi has a somewhat transcendent status, it still needs to hand over half of its income and resources to Yu Yuan every ten years, so that it can continue to do business in the Western Sea.
Now that Kunjing Zhenren failed in his conquest of the Wu Kingdom and suffered heavy losses, a group of golden elixir Taoist masters were naturally ready to take action.
In the past few years, they had restrained themselves, but as time went by, the Jindan Taoist masters confirmed the status of Kunjing Zhenren, and each of them was prepared, but there was also considerable friction between them.
In addition, although Wu Kingdom was conquered by Master Kun Jing, the benefits were not obtained by Master Kun Jing and his men.
The entire Wu Kingdom turned into countless fragments and fell into the West Sea, spreading in all directions. Most of them were conquered by islands in various places. The population, spiritual veins, mine herbs, etc. all increased the strength of the 108 islands.
Now, under the leadership of Haishi, the resentment that the Jindan Taoists had suppressed for hundreds of years broke out, and their desire to break through to the Nascent Soul immediately turned into a fire, burning towards Master Kun Jing.
They pinned their hopes on obtaining the secret method of forming a baby from the Taoist Palace of Yuyuan, as well as obtaining the body of Kunjing Zhenren to assist them in conceiving a baby.
Hundreds of years of oppression and resentment, as well as the fear of dying, this anger may be more intense than Xu Dao imagined!
Thinking about this, Xu Dao suddenly thought: "I wonder if Taoist Master Jinlin and others have also considered this when they split the world of Wu. If they have, the plan of Taoist Master and others is really far-reaching!"
He sighed softly and thought of You Bing, Zhuang Bufan and others again, especially You Bing.
The two met briefly and then separated again. They had not seen each other for more than ten years.
Fortunately, the other party's strength is already at the fake elixir level, and its situation in the West Sea should be much better than Xu Dao's. It is not Xu Dao's turn to worry about the other party, but the other party's worry about Xu Dao.
However, what makes Xu Daowei frown is that he has actually been inquiring about old friends of the Wu Kingdom in recent years, but he has always gained very little. And the more time goes by, the more completely the world of the Wu Kingdom is digested by the West Sea, and what he can get
There is less news.
But since You Bing has the power of fake pills, it should be easier for her to become famous in the West Sea and be known to everyone.
But even though Xu Dao was in a well-informed Hai City, he still didn't find out any news about her.
This made Xu Dao think that You Bing was also hiding her clumsiness and was trying to make a fortune in silence. This woman also has great ambitions and can endure loneliness. It is really possible that this is the case.
Xu Dao thought to himself:
"Right now, the West Sea is turbulent. Taoists from all over the country will be forced to take sides, regardless of whether they are willing to participate in the war. It is also a great opportunity to collect information. Maybe in some time, we will hear news about You Bing and the White Bone Temple Master."
He was looking forward to it.
In the hotel, Xu Dao sorted out the major events that had happened in the past five years and suddenly felt relaxed.
He took the Dongji Island specialty tea brought by the hotel clerk, took a sip, and finally thought about one thing, that is, whether he should participate in the battle between the Sea Alliance and Yu Yuan.
But just after looking at the table a few times, Xu Dao made up his mind. He smiled on his face and said secretly:
"Although I am already a Gang Refiner and have more magic power than ordinary Taoist priests, I am still just a more powerful thug when caught in the battle of Golden Dan. I must not have the idea of fishing in troubled waters, lest I accidentally lose my life.
Already."
His top priority is to improve his magic power as much as possible.
Perhaps when he reaches the realm of refining the Gang and encounters obstacles in forming pills, and the dispute in the West Sea is not over yet, he will seriously consider whether to get involved in this matter.
This situation is not impossible.
Mortal wars have a saying of "ten years of gathering, ten years of lessons". Taoist priests have a long lifespan, and Jindan Taoist masters are even longer. As long as a decisive force does not appear, it is common for a war to last a hundred years.
Things will only cause suffering to the mortals involved, low-level Taoists, life and death are like grass and trees.
And now, the Sea Alliance is following the steps of the Hundred Years' War, methodically taking over the 108 islands, collecting from all directions, and further stimulating Yu Yuan and Master Kun Jing.
And Xu Dao is far from perfecting the Gang practice, and each of Xianwu still owes one hundred and twenty years of Dao practice, which adds up to two hundred and forty years.
Even if he has Soaring Snake as his cultivation cauldron, Yajiang Scale Soldier as his bloodline elixir, Moonlight Treasure Island as his cave, his spiritual roots are solid, and his cultivation speed is at least twice that of ordinary people, but if he wants to achieve perfection in refining the Gang without a panacea,
He still had to spend about a hundred years to accumulate his energy.
It just so happened that Xu Dao was able to devote himself to practice for a hundred years and avoid the war.
Anyway, he is still young and green now, and he is still far away from a century. His longevity is completely affordable for him to live in seclusion for a hundred years, or even two hundred years.
It should be noted that those who have established the foundation of the Immortal Way can live up to three hundred years. If they practice both Immortal and Martial Arts, and there are no hidden injuries, living for three hundred years is more than enough.
Practicing in seclusion for such a long time may not only be a bad thing, but also a good thing.
After all, his cultivation growth since Ningsha has mostly been achieved by taking elixirs and dual cultivation. Although he has taken the opportunity to polish his foundation every time, Xu Dao is still worried about his foundation.
There will be some frivolity that will hinder his future practice.
At the moment, he has just finished refining the Gang. If it is really time to form the elixir and everything is ready, but as a result, there is a problem with his own foundation, which will lead to the inability to form a first-grade golden elixir, then he will regret it to death.
After thinking about it, the only thing that made Xu Dao worried about being in seclusion for hundreds of years was his old friend from the state of Wu.
Regardless of whether it is Zhuang Bufan or You Bing, both of them are very powerful, but there are hidden dangers in terms of lifespan.
The former lost his body, leaving only a ball of soul hidden in the sword, and his spirituality was gradually worn out; the latter lost all his bones, and his life span was also greatly reduced, and he no longer lived long.
Xu Dao was worried that after being in seclusion for a hundred years, the lives of these old friends would end before the war in the outside world ended. Even if he formed a pill and came out by then, he would be unable to recover from such a situation.
While drinking tea, Xu Dao came up with two measures:
"First, we need to set up ears and eyes outside. It's okay to go into seclusion, but we can't completely lose news from the outside world. Once there is news about You Bing and others, I can make some preparations."
"Secondly, it is best to shorten the period of retreat. After all, a hundred years is too long. Thirty or forty years is just right."
After thinking a lot, he did not have the idea of giving up seclusion and hiding from the limelight.
Moreover, in addition to him looking for the other party, if You Bing and others are still in Xihai, they will definitely take the initiative to look for him. If they are really facing a situation where their life span is about to end, You Bing and others cannot just sit still and wait for death, and they will definitely try every means to create noise.
.It is normal for them to participate in the war to obtain life-extending supplies for themselves.
Xu Dao let out a breath: "Although magic power cannot solve everything, everything needs magic power as the basis. For now, my most important thing is to increase my strength, make brave efforts, and persevere."
His thoughts flashed and he landed on the last secret vault of stars in his memory.
Xu Daode took advantage of the beginning of the war in the West Sea and rushed to take over the secret treasury to avoid any changes later. Moreover, the wealth in the secret treasury will also be the source of resources for his subsequent retreat practice.
"The third secret vault, according to the introduction in the memory of Fanxing Goddess, this secret vault is the largest secret vault in the entire Fanxing Taoism. It was left by the Taoist priest who was most promising to form an elixir in Fanxing Island in the past three hundred years. It contains
There are many things that help to form elixirs, and they are still growing every year."
Thinking of this secret vault, Xu Dao suddenly became excited:
"After taking over this secret storehouse, it is impossible to gather the items for forming pills. After all, it will be difficult even when Fanxing Island itself is still there, but it should be easy to meet the needs of my Gang refining stage."
He drank the last sip of the spiritual tea in the cup, and then took out the chart he had just purchased on Dongji Island during the day.
Xu Dao did not rest on Dongji Island for many days, nor did he prepare to return to Moonlight Treasure Island. He planned the route, had a good sleep, and left Dongji Island the next day, heading for the place where the secret vault was located.
It came and went in a hurry, without any accident.
Only the Taoist priests on Dongji Island were still vigilant, suspecting that a strange Taoist refining priest had infiltrated the island, thus starting a three-month state of loosening on the outside and tightening on the inside.
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The West Sea is vast, and the distance between islands can be measured in thousands of miles.
The location of the third Secret Vault of Stars is different from the first two. It is not located outside a deserted island, but is located on an island.
The island is called Platinum Island. It is neither big nor small. It is not an unpopular island, but it is not very famous. It is occupied by Taoist priests of the human race. There is a mine of platinum stone on the island. It is just a random island among the 108.
Platinum Island is more than 300,000 miles away from Dongji Island.
There were constant storms along the way, and ferocious beasts appeared frequently. Even though Xu Dao had a star snail treasure ship to stay, the treasure ship was conspicuous and was wanted. He had to avoid other islands as much as possible along the way.
As a result, although he set off in time, it still took Xu Dao nearly half a year to arrive near Platinum Island. If he had not already broken through to the realm of refining, this time would actually have been doubled.
On this day, the blue sea was turbulent.
Xu Dao was sitting cross-legged in the boat, his eyelids suddenly twitched, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked forward.
At sunrise, it's hundreds of miles away.
A golden island appeared in his eyes, as if the sun should rise from the west. Xu Dao was suddenly pleasantly surprised, and he stood up suddenly:
"Platinum Island!"
Immediately afterwards, Xu Dao stepped out of the star snail treasure ship, flew alone on the sea, and put the treasure ship into his sleeve to avoid meeting a nearby Taoist later and exposing his identity.
Xu Dao's decision was timely. Before he was even a hundred miles away from Baijin Island, a group of Taoists suddenly appeared. One of them, a Foundation-building Taoist priest, shouted:
"Fellow Taoist He Fang, why do you want to come to my Jin family's territory?"
Xu Dao heard the other party's shouting, thought about it carefully, and remembered that the Taoist priest in charge of Baijin Island was named Jin, and that the entire island was led by the Jin family. According to the records in Fanxing Goddess, the origin of the Jin family was related to the departure from Fanxing Island.