Sheng Yuan Hall is located opposite the City Lord's Mansion. The City Lord's Mansion is heavily guarded and silent. The Sheng Yuan Hall is bustling with people and there is an endless stream of cultivators coming and going, which is in sharp contrast to the City Lord's Mansion.
Shengyuan Temple has only two floors. The first floor is very spacious, with a length and width of more than 500 meters. It is mainly responsible for receiving foreign cultivators. It is not only equipped with enough guards, but also has many beautiful waiters.
The first floor is equivalent to the reception hall, with a special waiting area. Qianyu hugged Beiyan and sat down in the waiting area. There was a long queue at every service window, and it was estimated that he would have to wait for more than ten minutes.
"Why are there so many people?" Qianyu complained.
"Not only cultivators from Tianyicheng, but also cultivators from Liuyun City will come here to practice." Beiyan explained.
"Do the cultivators from Liuyun City allow you to come?"
"As long as you have the Saint Yuan Token, you can come in and out at will. I heard that the conditions for cultivators in Liuyun City to come in are very stringent, and very few people can get the token."
"This is reasonable. After all, it is the territory of Tianyicheng. The main consideration is the cultivators of Tianyicheng." Qianyu thought it was reasonable, and then he asked: "Beiyan, do you know the Assassin's Mansion?"
"I know, the most mysterious assassin organization in Ping An Juli."
"Then do you know the location of the Assassin's Mansion?"
"I heard it was at Burial Dragon Mountain."
"Not in Tianyi City?"
"The eastern area of Tianyi City borders the Dragon Burial Mountain, so part of the Dragon Burial Mountain is also divided into the jurisdiction of Tianyi City. Ping Anju is located in the easternmost part, which is in the Dragon Burial Mountain."
"So, very few people know the specific location of the Assassin's Mansion?"
"Well, everyone only knows its name. Not many people know where the Assassin's Mansion is." What Beiyan knows about it is also from hearsay.
After chatting for a while, the number of people in line not only did not decrease, but continued to increase. Seeing that Qianyu was anxious, he quickly joined the line. If he kept waiting like this, he probably wouldn't be able to get his turn until nightfall.
"Beiyan, can you turn into a human form?"
"Not now. If the Purple Flame Rabbit wants to transform, he needs to have a cultivation level above the Yuanyang realm. I only have the Gu Yuan realm now. Even if I practice till death, I will not be able to reach the realm of transformation."
"In addition to self-cultivation, there should be other methods, right? For example: elixirs?"
"Forget it." Bei Yan sighed, "The elixir required for transformation is the Transformation Pill, which can only be refined by a fifth-grade spirit gathering master. Finding a fifth-grade spirit gathering master is no less difficult than that of a fifth-grade spirit gathering master.
Fairy."
"It's only level 5, maybe I can help you."
"Master, please don't comfort me, I'm fine just like this." Beiyan didn't believe what Qianyu said.
Qianyu said: "You don't believe me?"
"Master, a fifth-grade spirit-gathering master. There are tens of millions of people in the five major cities, and only one Zhao Ruxun has appeared, and I heard that he is dead. It is simply a dream to find a fifth-grade spirit-gathering master."
"To be honest, my current Spirit Gathering Technique has already reached the fourth level, and will soon be close to the fifth level." Qianyu told the truth.
"Isn't it?" Bei Yan was so shocked that his voice broke, "Master, are you serious?"
"When I find all the medicinal materials required for the Transformation Pill, I will help you refine the Transformation Pill."
"Wow, Master, you are so kind. If I were a woman, I would definitely marry you!" Beiyan said overly excitedly.
"Nonsense." Qianyu said with a smile and looked at the team in front. There were at least twenty people. He had been waiting for half an hour. Looking at this formation, he would have to wait for at least another half hour. Right here.
At that time, he saw two familiar faces, a graceful young man and a beautiful girl, Ye Ling and Shui Xi from Liuyun City!
They didn't notice Qianyu who was queuing up, but walked straight through the hall to the second floor.
At the entrance of the stairs, there was a strong man in charge of inspection. Mizuki took out a silver square jade sign. The strong man glanced at it, nodded and let them go upstairs.
"Why don't they have to queue up?" Qianyu felt confused, "Is it because of the silver jade medal in their hands?"
"Master, go over and ask."
Qianyu didn't want to wait in line anymore, and came to the strong man with a puzzled face. The strong man said coldly: "Token."
"Brother, I would like to ask, how can I get that silver jade medal?"
"Why, you want it too? You look like a foreign cultivator, right?" The strong man glanced at Qianyu with disdain, "You'd better hurry up and queue up. Only third-grade spiritual gathering masters can receive the silver jade medal."
"With the silver jade token, you don't have to queue up?"
"Not only do you not have to queue up, but you can also get the qualification to enter the Holy Yuan Tower for free for one year, and you can enter the fifth floor to practice." The strong man introduced the benefits of the silver jade medal, and Qianyu asked excitedly: "Excuse me
Where can I get the silver jade medal?”
"Are you also a spirit-gathering master?" The strong man looked down on Qianyu. "Did you see that there is a room over there that is specially designed to test the spirit-gathering technique? After you enter, someone will naturally receive you." He pointed to the right.
There was a large room with the door closed and no one waiting in front of the room.
"Thank you." Qianyu thanked him politely, took Beiyan to the house, and knocked on the door gently. A sleepy old man opened the door expressionlessly, glanced at Qianyu, and said, "Come in.
"
Qianyu entered the room and smelled a very strong smell of herbs. Medicinal materials were placed in every corner of the room. There were three alchemy furnaces placed against the wall on the left. The alchemy furnaces were brand new and no one had used them.
"Are you here to test...the spirit-gathering technique?" The old man yawned, a little distracted.
"Yeah." Qianyu nodded.
"Register your identity information." The old man continued to ask, "Name?"
"Qianyu."
"age?"
"Twenty-three."
"Okay, you can start with the Blood Coagulation Seal first." After collecting the information, the old man grabbed a handful of Blood Coagulation Grass and threw a bunch of talismans to Qianyu.
"There are a total of one hundred copies of the Blood Coagulation Grass, and you only need to refine thirty copies of the Blood Coagulation Seal to pass the test."
"Senior, this is too simple. Can you let me take the test of a third-grade spirit gathering master?" Qianyu didn't want to waste time. The Blood Coagulation Seal is not difficult.
"Hmph." The old man snorted coldly. He didn't believe Qianyu could complete the test, but he still brought Qianyu the three ingredients needed for the third-grade elixir.
"Jingxin Dan, a third-grade elixir. There are three parts of each medicinal material. You only need to successfully refine one to pass the test."
"Simple."
Qianyu condensed Qi into fire and started refining it in front of the old man. The old man didn't believe Qianyu at first, and his eyes were full of contempt. However, as Qianyu succeeded in refining step by step, a perfect Jingxin emerged.
After Dan appeared in front of the old man, the old man was completely stunned.
"Little friend Qianyu, no, Master Qianyu, you are a third-grade spiritual master at a young age, which makes me ashamed." The old man praised in surprise, and his expression became one of admiration, "My name is Zhou Hanyue.
He is the person in charge of the third to first floors of the Holy Yuan Tower. If you need anything in the future, just come to me."
"Haha, Senior Zhou deserves the award." Qianyu smiled modestly.
"That old man looks down on others." Beiyan complained silently.
Zhou Hanyue laughed awkwardly twice, Qianyu glared at Beiyan, and Beiyan immediately shut his mouth.
"Master Qianyu, this is a silver medal specially prepared for you. With this card, you can enter the seventh to fifth floors of the Holy Yuan Tower at will." Zhou Hanyue carefully took out a jade medal from the drawer. The front of the jade medal was engraved with
The model of Shengyuan Tower has three characters "Shengyuan Temple" written on the back.
"Senior Zhou, can I try the fourth-grade elixir?"
"Fourth grade?" Zhou Hanyue smiled happily and said, "Of course."
After learning that Qianyu was a third-grade spirit gathering master, Zhou Hanyue's attitude changed 180 degrees, from indifference and contempt to respect and flattery. Qianyu couldn't help feeling that the spirit gathering master was so respected no matter where he was.
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"The longevity pill requires ten kinds of herbs, three servings of each herb. Master Qianyu, you have three chances." After Zhou Hanyue put the herbs away, he immediately stepped aside and admired the master's operation.
"rise!"
Qianyu put his palm on the table, and ten kinds of medicinal materials were immediately wrapped in vitality and flew into the air. Then, he came to an alchemy furnace, and the silvery vitality condensed into fire, burning the alchemy furnace hot.
"melt!"
Qianyu, who has made elixirs many times, is very skilled in his movements. All ten kinds of medicinal materials are put into the elixir furnace. He is dedicated to ten purposes, which consumes a lot of energy and vitality. Zhou Hanyue admires Qianyu more and more. Beiyan is standing aside.
I was in a daze looking at it, the master is so awesome!
The refining techniques for fourth-grade elixirs are not particularly different from those for third-grade elixirs. The key to refining lies in techniques and patience. The technique must be delicate and there must be no mistakes. Each of these herbs is worth a lot of money when refining them.
It was particularly difficult. It took a full hour and a half to refine all ten herbs with different properties. Qianyu was sweating profusely and was in a state of high tension.
"Condensation!"
After refining the medicinal herbs into liquid droplets, the next steps were much easier. Under Qianyu's patient refining, ten minutes later, a burst of fragrance of medicinal herbs came from the alchemy furnace. This refreshing smell spread from the room.
Go out and wander in the hall.
“What a special elixir aroma!”
"With such a strong fragrance, could it be a fourth-grade elixir?"
"Fourth-grade elixir? Isn't that a fourth-grade spiritual gathering master? Go and see who has such great ability!"
People queuing up in the hall rushed towards the room where Qianyu was staying. Zhou Hanyue refused to open the door for them. Qianyu was refining medicine and he couldn't let outsiders disturb Qianyu.
"Dancheng!"
Qianyu smiled happily, opened the furnace lid, and a light green pill appeared in front of his eyes.
"The refining was successful!" Zhou Hanyue looked at Qianyu excitedly, with not only excitement but also infinite admiration in his eyes.
"Little friend Qianyu, do you know that you are the third fourth-grade spirit gathering master I have tested!"
"Who are the other two?"
"Zhao Ruxun from the City of Divine Shadows and the Water Lion from Liuyun City. However, they are both older than you, and your future achievements will definitely surpass them!" Zhou Hanyue is very optimistic about Qianyu's future.
"Actually, I can also try the fifth-grade elixir..." Qian Yu's words were startling, and Zhou Han was so surprised that he was incoherent and said: "This won't work, no, it will work, but... it won't work..."
"Master Qianyu, I am only responsible for the test of spirit gathering masters below the fourth rank. You can't contact me if you are above the fourth rank." Zhou Hanyue felt embarrassed, "If Master Qianyu doesn't mind the trouble, I will go to Tongbing City Lord and ask him
He takes the test for you."
"Don't bother, I'm just talking." Qianyu didn't want to cause too much trouble.
"Master Qianyu, this is your Saint Yuan token." Zhou Hanyue took out a golden token with trembling hands. After Qianyu took it, he felt heavy. This token was made of gold, sparkling and extremely bright.
"What is the use of this gold medal?"
"You can enter and exit the Holy Yuan Tower and the City Lord's Mansion at will. You can enter the Holy Yuan Tower for free permanently to practice, and you can choose the number of floors."
"Then can I enter the Saint Yuan Tower to practice now?"
"Of course, I will lead the way for you!" Zhou Hanyue opened the door respectfully, and a group of people at the door looked at Qianyu doubtfully, wanting to confirm whether he was a fourth-grade spiritual gathering master.
"Fellow Taoists, please leave. There's nothing to see."
Zhou Hanyue dispersed the crowd and told them to disperse quickly and not to block the road.
When the strong man saw Zhou Hanyue, he immediately bowed and said, "I have met Elder Zhou."
Zhou Hanyue didn't pay attention to the strong man at all, and his thoughts were all on Qianyu.
"Master Qianyu, please go upstairs." Zhou Hanyue made a gesture of invitation.
"Wait a minute." The strong man was a little confused. He didn't understand why Zhou Hanyue was so polite to Qianyu, so he wanted to check his token. "Take out the token."
Qianyu handed the golden token to the strong man.
"What is this?" The strong man was frightened. He took the golden token with both hands and was speechless. "Gold...golden token?!"
"No way, no way, that guy is really a fourth-grade spiritual gathering master?"
"The golden token, the exclusive token of the fourth-grade spiritual gathering master, can it still be fake?"
"Looking at his appearance, he must be in his twenties at most. He is a fourth-grade spiritual gathering master at such a young age. His future development is limitless!"
Everyone in the queue cast envious glances. Qianyu enjoyed this feeling. He calmly took back his token, hugged Beiyan, and stepped onto the stairs.
Upon entering the second floor, Qianyu's first impression was that it was empty. The area of the second floor was the same as that of the first floor, but there were only two elders guarding the second floor. The entire floor was empty, and echoes could be heard when talking.
"Please open the teleportation array." Zhou Hanyue respectfully saluted the two elders. The two elders each raised their hands and made seals respectively. One was white and the other was black. One black and one white merged with each other to form a Bagua pattern.
, and finally floated in mid-air.
"now!"
The two elders spoke in unison, and the Bagua patterns shone brightly, forming a teleportation array on the ground.
"This is..." Qianyu was a little confused. Is the Holy Yuan Tower far away from the Holy Yuan Temple? The teleportation array is only used for ultra-long distances.
The teleportation array is extremely expensive to build and very troublesome to maintain, and requires the participation of a fifth-grade spiritual gathering master to complete its construction.
"Teleportation array. This array was jointly built by Zhao Ruxun, Water Lion and 300 spirit gathering masters." Zhou Hanyue introduced.
"Where does it lead?"
"Saint Yuan Tower."
"Saint Yuan Tower is not in Tianyi City?"
"Master Qianyu didn't know that the Holy Yuan Pagoda was an ancient ruins located in Dragon Burial Mountain. It was accidentally discovered by the city lord. At that time, the Holy Yuan Pagoda was in a dilapidated state and the energy of the Holy Yuan Divine Stone was seriously insufficient. The city lord immediately
He sent people to carry out maintenance, constantly transporting his own energy day and night, and injected all the sacred stones. After two years of nourishing, the Holy Yuan Divine Stone was once again radiant. The city lord renovated the dilapidated Holy Yuan Tower and turned it into a place for any cultivator to practice.
"
"That's it." Qianyu nodded suddenly, "I thought the Holy Yuan Tower was located in the Holy Yuan Hall..."
"That is just false news spread by the city lord." Zhou Hanyue said, "The Holy Yuan Divine Stone has inexhaustible vitality and is extremely attractive to cultivators. If everyone knew the specific location of the Holy Yuan Tower,
Then there will be a steady stream of trouble pouring into the Holy Yuan Tower."
"People with tokens can enter and leave the Holy Yuan Tower at will. Aren't you afraid that these people will leak the news?"
"Haha, except for the elders and city lords of Shengyuan Temple, when anyone uses the teleportation array, they must blindfold their eyes. They can only open their eyes after entering Shengyuan Tower. After practicing in the tower, they also need to cover their eyes when leaving until they leave Shengyuan Tower.
Only then can you open your eyes."
"What if you peek while blindfolded?"
"Then he will turn into a corpse soon." Zhou Hanyue's expression suddenly turned cold, "Don't worry, Master Qianyu, as long as you abide by the rules, I guarantee that you will come out alive and well."
"The punishment is too harsh." Qianyu said, "It won't kill you if you take a peek."
"Just in case, we have no choice but to do so." Zhou Hanyue saw that the teleportation array was fully activated, so he took out a special black eye mask and put it on Qianyu.
After putting it on, Qianyu's eyes went dark and he couldn't see anything. He asked, "Do spiritual pets also need to wear it?"
"No need." Zhou Hanyue replied, "Basically no one will believe you if you are a spiritual pet."
"Why?"
"The beast's words have no credibility." Zhou Hanyue replied matter-of-factly. Beiyan didn't react at all. He was used to being ignored. Qianyu was a little unhappy.
"Put on a blindfold for Beiyan too."
"Animals don't need blindfolds. It's a waste to put them on..."
"Put it on him quickly!" Qianyu said sharply.
"...Okay." Zhou Hanyue stopped being stubborn and put an eyepatch on the Purple Flame Rabbit. The eyepatch was specially designed for humans and did not match the shape of the Purple Flame Rabbit's head. It would easily fall off after putting it on. Beiyan could only
Use your front feet to support the eye mask so that it can be effective.
Despite this, Beiyan didn't find it troublesome at all, but was very happy. This was the first time since he was born that he was treated as a human being, and it was also the first time he experienced the feeling of being cared for by his master.
"Master Qianyu, give me your hand."
Zhou Hanyue took Qianyu's hand and led him to the center of the teleportation array. The array glowed brightly. After a burst of dazzling light, the world spun. The scenery in front of him changed from the second floor to towering trees, and in the blink of an eye he was hundreds of miles away.
The Burial Dragon Mountain.
Qianyu couldn't see the changes happening in front of him, but he could feel that the surrounding atmosphere was completely different from the second floor.
"We'll be there if we walk for a while."
Zhou Hanyue continued to hold Qianyu and walked slowly through the jungle for about half an hour before stopping.
"Master Qianyu, you can take off the blindfold."
Taking off the blindfold, a completely black tower appeared in front of him. Only the seventh floor of this tower was on the ground, and the other six floors were buried deep underground. The seventh floor was guarded by an early Yuanyang realm cultivator, and Zhou Hanyue followed him
After saying hello, he asked Qianyu which floor he wanted to go to.
The seventh floor has the largest number of people practicing, and they are all sitting cross-legged. Looking around, there are at least four hundred people. The vitality here is obviously much stronger than the outside world, and practicing here has the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.
The seventh level alone has such an effect. The further down, the better the effect will be.
"Can I go to the first floor?"
"Of course." Zhou Hanyue led Qianyu all the way down. The further down, the fewer people were practicing. When you get to the third floor, there are no more people to see. Continuing down, there are no more people on the second floor and the first floor.
It was empty, and Qianyu couldn't help but ask: "No one comes in from the lower three floors. This is a waste of resources."
"That's because the vitality in the lower three layers is too strong. If too much is absorbed, it will form "cold poison" in the body. When the Holy Spirit Stone releases the vitality, the toxins remaining in the stone are also mixed in. This "cold poison" is only of the fourth grade.
The Spirit Gathering Master can relieve it, but ordinary people simply can't bear it."
"Understood." Qianyu nodded and continued to ask: "Are only the lower three floors affected by the "cold poison"?"
"The fourth floor will also be affected, but as long as you don't stay too long, nothing will happen. There is basically no impact above the fifth floor, so most people stay on the seventh to fifth floors." Zhou Hanyue explained in detail, "Qian
Master Yu, how long do you plan to stay?"
"Estimated about half a year."
"Then you have to be careful. If you stay on the first floor for such a long time, cold poison will inevitably breed in your body." Zhou Hanyue reminded.
"Thanks for the reminder." Qianyu is not very afraid of cold poison.
"Master Qianyu, see you in half a year." Zhou Hanyue opened the door on the first floor, and what came to his face was a flood of vitality. Qianyu took a big breath, and it was filled with vitality. He was so happy that he entered.
When walking around the building, you can feel the vitality flowing like water, as if you are in an ocean of vitality!
The concentration of vitality here is at least ten times greater than that in the outside world!
"Beiyan, you should also start practicing." Qianyu said happily.
"Master, my body can't bear it. There is too much vitality here and I can't absorb it." Beiyan decided to wait outside. The first floor was not suitable for him. "I'll wait for you outside the tower."
"Okay." Qianyu agreed, and at the same time gave Zhou Hanyue a fourth-grade elixir and told him to take good care of Beiyan.
"Don't worry, Master Qianyu, keep it with me." After receiving a fourth-grade elixir, Zhou Hanyue regarded Beiyan as his ancestor.
With Zhou Hanyue taking care of him, there is no need to worry about Beiyan's safety. Qianyu can practice with peace of mind.
There was only Qianyu on the empty first floor. Qianyu sat cross-legged, looking at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose. He entered a deserted place and began a long practice...
On the first floor of the Saint Yuan Tower, all you could feel was the water-like vitality, and you couldn't feel the passage of time at all. Two years flew by in a blink of an eye.
Within half a year, Qianyu's cultivation level broke through from the early stage to the middle stage of Yuanyang realm. After a year and a half, he broke through from the middle stage to the late stage. After a cultivator enters the Yuanyang stage, the promotion speed will become extremely slow. Most people will go from the early stage to the middle stage.
, it will take at least one to two years, which is relatively fast, and at least three years for those with less talent. For people like Qianyu who broke through two small realms in two years, the speed of promotion can only be described as exaggerated.
This is inseparable from the rich vitality on the first floor of the Saint Yuan Tower. It was under such strong vitality conditions that his promotion speed became very amazing. As his cultivation level increased, a large amount of cold energy accumulated in his body.
The poison lingered in the meridians throughout his body.
"It's time to get out of seclusion!"
Opening his eyes, Qianyu was overjoyed. He was now at the late stage of Yuanyang Realm. He had the ability to deal with even the assassins who fought against the Assassin Mansion and would no longer be humiliated by Canhua.
"After we get out, we must first remove the cold poison from the body, and then go find the honest monk to discuss the plan to attack the Assassin's Mansion." Qianyu has a clear mind, and with a goal in mind, the next trip will have a direction.