I am evergreen in the world of cultivating immortals

Chapter 422: Reincarnation Nutrients, Return of the Two Sects (Taking Leave on the 26th for Rest)
The territory of the outer sect alliance.

The aftermath of Shen Laoxie's death and the split of the Poison Dragon Pond is still brewing. With the push of someone with ulterior motives behind the scenes, the situation will continue to be chaotic and turbulent for many years.

In troubled times, the rise and fall of forces is inevitable.

Not long after, Xuanyin Pavilion gave birth to the second late Jindan cultivator. He expanded his industrial power in the chaos, liquidated the immortal cultivation forces that had maliciously suppressed Miaoyin Pavilion, and gradually became one of the giant forces in the outer sect alliance.

……

The Eastern Region of Daqing, the evil land in the far east, belongs to the territory of the two religions.

By passing through the boundless poisonous swamp on the east side of the Wei Dao League, an area more dangerous than the Endless Flying Sand Chasm, one can reach the border between the two religions.

By heading southeast from Fengyuan Kingdom and the Outer Sect Alliance, you can also reach the territories of the two sects, and the risk of the journey is slightly smaller.

The area of ​​the Far East Evil Land has richer spiritual veins and resources than the Defense Alliance, but the living environment is harsh and was initially not very suitable for human monks.

Many years ago, the Five Poison Sect dominated the surrounding area, expanding its territory and becoming the leader of the evil sects, no weaker than some of the six demonic sects.

About 10,000 to 20,000 years ago, the Qianji Sect emerged as a new force. It was said to have come from Zhongzhou, the oldest region in the Tianheng Continent with the most ancient immortal cultivation tradition.

Since then, the evil land of the Far East has entered a state of confrontation between the two religious camps. This sinister and dangerous area is called the boundary between the two religions.

This is the area in the Eastern Region where the six sects of the Demonic Path expanded eastwards and did not attempt to invade.

More than half a year later.

Inside and outside the Qianji Sect, a group of steep mountains and red-black rivers guard a manor house where a quasi-fourth-level spiritual vein is located.

The mansion garden, with its beautiful scenery and verdant mountains and clear waters, is in sharp contrast to the harsh environment around it.

This is the ancestral home of the Fuji family.

The ancestor of the Teng family, "True Lord Giant Elephant", is an elder of the Qianji Sect. Now he is old and has been living in the clan's land in recent years.

With the presence of a Nascent Soul Elder of the Holy Church, and due to the rugged environment and the protection of formations, the Teng family's ancestral land is a forbidden area in the surrounding area. It is both the most dangerous and the safest place.

On that day, in the Teng family's ancestral manor, the clan protection formation suddenly shook, bursting out with astonishing light, causing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to become disordered.

Then, an earth-shaking scene came.

A huge hurricane, causing a vast ocean of water, erupted from within the Teng family's territory.

The foundation of the clan protection formation was cut off and destroyed from the inside. The formation's light shield had not lasted for a few breaths before it collapsed from the inside and was washed away and covered by the vast ocean.

Viewed from the sky or from a distance, the vast territory of the Teng family was engulfed by the vast ocean, and apart from the faint bursts of spiritual light, no specific signs could be seen.

……

Deep in the ancestral home flooded by the sea,

A vigorous and angry voice echoed:

"Who are you? Why did you attack the Fuji family? Even if I die today, I want to know the truth."

Under the water of the ancestral home, eight top-level third-order puppet armies were protecting a white-haired, dry-looking, one-eyed old man in the center.

The shells of the eight puppets were badly damaged, and the puppet force formation diagram of the puppet army was extremely dim, and it was already a spent force.

Elder Teng's face was pale, his spirit was about to break, his body was hunched, and poisonous blood oozed from the corner of his mouth. One of his eye sockets had a bloody hole, as if it had been pierced by some kind of long nail.

In addition, his torso and arms were covered with multiple wounds, and there was a shocking withered hole in his abdomen, with a large amount of vital energy lost.

Faced with an unprecedentedly powerful enemy, Elder Teng has become desperate.

A gorgeous and noble peacock was hovering above his head, with its wings spread out for seventy or eighty feet. The previous few attacks had easily destroyed his protective magic shield, causing the light of his defensive magic weapon to dim rapidly, making it difficult to resist.

His feet sank into the petrified mound and there was a huge pull from the ground.

Under the control of the fourth-level underground demon king, strange black threads wrapped around his lower legs and spread toward his torso.

The black thread was extremely strange. It devoured spiritual energy and magical power. The body was bound and difficult to break free.

This is a rare treasure that Elder Teng has never seen in the territories of the two sects, the [Soul-Devouring Black Silk], which is a wig trophy from the middle-stage Nascent Soul Master Mingshui.

This was the first time that Lord Di Yan used this treasure to attack in actual combat. Combined with the fourth-level poison and the soul-killing power of the master's nail-headed arrows, the effect was unexpectedly good.

Directly in front of Elder Teng, a mysterious middle-aged man in a black cloak was surrounded by blue water light.

This person used mysterious means to sneak into the Teng family's territory, which was heavily restricted by formations, disguised himself as a direct descendant, and suddenly attacked in Elder Teng's room.

Elder Teng had never heard of such a terrifying infiltration method in the land of the two sects. Perhaps only the leader of the Wuxian Sect, one of the six legendary sects of the evil way, could do this.

"I am the leader of the Qinglong Society. Today I came to the two sects' territory to seek justice for my subordinates and to settle past grudges!"

Lu Chang'an spoke indifferently as he controlled the magic weapon, the sea flag, which was engraved with a water turtle pattern. A huge vortex of water appeared, suppressing Elder Teng in place.

In this operation, Lu Changan adopted a stealth assassination mode.

With the combination of [Black Wind Cloak] and [Hundred Illusion Mask], one can move freely in the territory of the Teng family.

Before taking action, Lu Changan also affixed thunder talismans on the base of the clan protection formation.

At the moment of the sudden attack, Elder Teng sensed it, but still could not avoid the [Nail-Headed Arrow].

Then came the pincer attack from Lord Diyan and Peacock.

With the help of the fourth-level poison and the soul-devouring black silk, Elder Teng was almost captured in the first moment.

Elder Teng is a Nascent Soul cultivator who is retiring in his old age. His physical functions have declined, his life span is less than a hundred years, and his strength is much weaker than that of Shen Laoxie.

Lu Changan's goal was to capture the Nascent Soul, but he was worried that the damage would overflow like last time and directly destroy the target's Nascent Soul.

Therefore, the means in the second round are relatively conservative, focusing on siege, while at the same time being on guard against the escape of the Nascent Soul.

At this moment, Elder Teng's Dharma body and Nascent Soul were both severely injured, and his strength had seriously declined.

To deal with this kind of old monk, Lu Changan unceremoniously launched the "Divine Light of Withering", making the opponent's situation even worse, shortening his lifespan and drying up his vital energy.

……

"Qinglong Society...men?"

Elder Teng was in shock and confusion, muttering to himself, knowing that he could not escape his fate today and he just wanted to know the truth.

He had never heard of the Qinglong Society. It was incredible that a mere helmsman had such magical powers, comparable to that of a mid-Nascent Soul. It was hard to imagine the true appearance of the iceberg hidden in the deep sea.

Elder Teng realized that the truth was related to the "subordinates" mentioned by the Qinglong helmsman.

However, he could not remember what irreconcilable life-and-death feud he had formed in the past few hundred years.

“Hehehe…it seems that Senior Brother Teng can’t remember Wei anymore.”

The waves behind him surged, and the deep and heavy water dispersed, revealing a tall and heavy green-armored puppet with a black face and fangs.

Elder Teng was stunned at first, then his face shook slightly, and dusty memories came flooding back.

"Junior Brother Wei?"

After recognizing Master Wei's identity, Elder Teng, a fourth-rank puppeteer, quickly noticed something unusual about the green-armored puppet in front of him.

"You...are still alive in this world? You turned into a puppet spirit and merged with a true fourth-level puppet to become a puppet spirit! How did you do that?"

Elder Teng was shocked and looked like he had seen a ghost.

According to the estimation of life span, it is impossible for Master Wei Kui to live till now since he was ambushed by him and his foundation of Taoism was severely damaged, leaving him with no hope of reaching Nascent Soul stage.

"Hehe! Senior Brother Teng, you didn't expect that, did you? I switched to practicing ghost spirit arts, and my life span was greatly extended. I was also blessed by the master to create a true fourth-level puppet, using ghost spirits to transform into puppet spirits. Not only can I live until now, I can live longer than you."

Master Wei Kui's words fully revealed his ambition, which made Elder Teng's face gloomy and he felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.

It would be better for him not to know the truth.

"Brother Teng, I heard that you built a fourth-order giant elephant puppet in the Qianji Sect. It is an indestructible war machine. Why don't you take it out today and compete with me?"

Master Wei Kui had not taken action before, but was just providing support.

Facing the powerful Wei Puppet Master, Elder Teng felt disheartened and lost.

"The materials for the fourth-order giant elephant puppet were mostly funded by the Holy Church. As the creator, I only have the right to use it. Now that I am old and in good condition, the puppet has been handed over to the Holy Church for safekeeping in exchange for benefits for future generations. Even if the giant elephant puppet was still there, it would not be a match for Junior Brother Wei's real fourth-order puppet."

Elder Teng smiled bitterly and begged:

"Brother Wei, can you leave me a few direct bloodline seeds?"

"Humph! Did you show mercy when you attacked me back then? You killed my wife and daughter..."

A cold ghostly flame flashed in the eyes of the green-armored puppet. One of its arms suddenly expanded and turned into a huge green steel claw, which rolled up a ball of iron-gray gust of wind and slammed towards Elder Teng fiercely.

"Since this person can't produce the Giant Elephant Puppet, there's no need to show mercy."

Lu Changan gave an order and asked Di Yanjun and the Peacock Puppet to launch an attack.

The [Soul-Devouring Black Silk] was seen wrapping around Elder Teng's neck, restricting most of his magic power and making it impossible for him to struggle free.

The strange peacock in the sky once again dropped a ray of five-colored light.

boom!
Elder Teng had a resolute look on his face, his magic power and vitality burned, and he exploded his body on the spot. The spiritual pressure he generated instantly was comparable to that of a mid-stage Yuanying.

At the same time, the eight puppets in the surrounding puppet army exploded together.

The terrifying spiritual light tide, accompanied by blood-colored vitality and puppet fragments, caused the vast ocean to become turbulent and tore open several cracks.

The attacks of the Green-Armored Puppet, the Alien Peacock, and the Earth Rock Lord were neutralized and they were forced back a distance.

Lu Chang'an's face was grim, a green light was flowing on his body, and a nail-head arrow appeared in his hand.

The five-colored spiritual light of the strange peacock in the sky condensed and stared at the area of ​​the self-destruction.

……

Swish!
A Nascent Soul figurine in the image of an old monk, while self-destructing, chose a direction and moved several hundred feet.

Elder Teng's Nascent Soul was severely damaged, and he suffered a loss from the [Nail-Headed Arrow], which left him with a psychological trauma. He first fled in the direction of Lu Chang'an.

Secondly, the five-colored spiritual light of the alien peacock makes the Nascent Soul spirit feel threatened.

Excluding these two major directions, Elder Teng fled towards a gap that had been blown up in the vast ocean.

Even if the Nascent Soul is not a physical entity, it will face pressure and consume more energy when escaping in the enemy's vast ocean, and the speed will also be affected to a certain extent.

However, Elder Teng's Nascent Soul spirit had just pulled away and discovered a green phantom, which it intercepted accurately nearby.

"Haha, the prediction was right!"

The green phantom showed the figure of a black-winged man, whose speed was comparable to that of a middle-stage Nascent Soul, and he used phantom body skills to intercept quickly.

On the other side, "Lu Chang'an" holding the nail-head arrow, after the green light faded, turned out to be a lifelike spiritual wood clone.

Just false threats!
"No! I was fooled!"

Elder Teng’s Nascent Soul spirit body trembled.

call!
A strange, pale green spider web spread out in the air above the Nascent Soul figure's head, becoming twenty feet long and wide, just enough to cover his flying trajectory.

Puff!

The old-looking Nascent Soul spirit couldn't stop and had no time to change direction, as if it had actively crashed into the pale green ghost spider web.

The Ghost Spider Soul Binding Silk quickly turned into a spider web cage, trapping the Yuanying spirit body, and wisps of dark ghost power flashed between the Ghost Spider Silk. The Yuanying little man only felt a tingling and cold feeling, and used the Yuanying secret technique to struggle hard, but was tightened by the [Ghost Spider Soul Binding Silk].

Purple-black poisonous smoke appeared on the surface of the Yuanying spirit body, and the consciousness became drowsy and weak, and a feeling of weakness came over him.

"Haha! Your Nascent Soul was severely injured and had been poisoned by the fourth-level Nascent Soul Poison. How could I let you escape?"

Lu Changan waved his hand and took the Nascent Soul spirit trapped in the ghost spider web into his palm.

The Nascent Soul spirit in the ghost spider web was in various negative states, weak and powerless, and gave up struggling.

"Congratulations, Master, for capturing the Giant Elephant Master of the Thousand Machine Sect."

Master Wei Gui complimented.

At this moment, his blood enemy, Elder Teng, had his body exploded, leaving only his Nascent Soul to be slaughtered at will.

"Old Wei, you go and clean up the mess. I'll interrogate him."

Lu Changan ordered.

Master Wei Kui respectfully accepted the order and left.

There were still some surviving monks in the Teng family's ancestral home. Master Wei Gui would naturally not let his enemies leave any trouble behind, so he killed them one by one, leaving no one alive.

……

"Elder Teng, today we have settled our grievances. If you hand over the hidden treasure house and the Thousand Machines Divine Art, I will consider giving you the opportunity to return to the cycle of heaven and earth."

Lu Changan threatened sternly.

“Haha! You are just dreaming! Even if you capture this elder alive, you will never get the Thousand Machines Divine Art. The core of this secret art in the Holy Church and the related memories in the sea of ​​consciousness have been set up with special and unsolvable restrictions. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator may not be able to search the soul to find the complete secret art.”

Elder Teng vaguely sensed the screams in the ancestral home. Several outstanding direct bloodline descendants who were hiding in the secret room were pulled out and killed by Master Wei Puppet.

He was so sad that he couldn't help but laugh with his head raised, completely fearless of life or death.

"The Qianji Sect has a secret treasure that can instill a unique aura in the core cultivators' souls. If you kill this elder's Nascent Soul, the Holy Sect will have the means to track it down."

Elder Teng didn't mind the delay and threatened in return.

"Really? The Qianji Sect only has one mid-stage Nascent Soul master, and at most a fourth-order mid-grade ancestral puppet, and is restrained by the Five Poison Sect. I really don't believe that your sect would go against my Qinglong Society regardless of the cost just for you, an old Nascent Soul whose life span is almost over."

Lu Changan’s words made Elder Teng feel depressed.

The leader of the Azure Dragon Society has magical powers that are even more terrifying than those of an average mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, and he has basically no natural enemies in the Daqing area.

Wait for Master Wei Kui and Di Yanjun to finish the aftermath.

Lu Changan suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the Nascent Soul spirit in the ghost spider web, while at the same time contacting the [Nine Seals Monument] deep in his consciousness.

hum!
The mysterious ancient monument lit up with a grayish-white light, which followed his conscious arm and rolled up Elder Teng's Nascent Soul.

"What's this--"

Elder Teng's consciousness screamed in terror as it was sucked into the Nine Seals Monument by the irresistible force of rules, and its Nascent Soul body was shredded into particles.

[Nine Seals Monument] Within the fifth frame, a pure crystal white light emerged, lighting up 10% of the area.

"Seventy-five percent!"

When Lu Changan saw the progress of the lighting of the fifth life, he couldn't help but feel happy.

There was no time to check Elder Teng’s memory.

"Get out!"

Lu Changan put away his puppets, spirit pets, and magic weapons, and quickly left the scene under the cover of the [Black Wind Cloak].

The moment when Elder Teng’s Nascent Soul was strangled and devoured.

The Thousand Machine Sect’s headquarters is tens of thousands of miles away.

puff!
The soul lamp of Elder Teng went out immediately, which immediately alarmed the chief monk and several elders of the Holy Church.

This is also the reason why Lu Changan did not devour the Nascent Soul immediately.

It’s about delaying the bullshit, after the aftermath is over.

Of course, the Nascent Soul couldn't stay there for long, as the news on the scene would be reported to the Qianji Sect headquarters in no time. The Qianji Sect might have the means to sense and track the elder's Nascent Soul.

……

Two months later.

Lu Chang'an successfully returned to the territory of Fengyuan Kingdom. He did not visit the Snow Mountain Holy Land, but went directly south to return to the Liang Kingdom's immortal cultivation world.

In fact, he could go west from the border between the two religions, pass through the endless poisonous swamp, and return to Liang State in a straight line.

However, that would require crossing the territories of the Thousand Machines Sect and the Five Poisons Sect, which would involve more risks and variables, making it difficult to escape quickly.

As for the refining of the Infant Transformation Pill, the third-grade fine longevity pill and other elixirs.

Long before Lu Chang'an infiltrated the sect to exterminate the clan, he used another late Jindan stage alias and, through the connections of Master Zhong Tianshi, asked a fourth-rank alchemy master in the Five Poison Sect to refine the alchemy.

The operations in the two religions' lands were generally smooth, after all, they were targeting elderly people whose bodies had aged and whose strength had declined.

However, capturing a Nascent Soul is more difficult than killing it. To achieve the desired goal, one must act with all one's strength and not be careless at all.

Golden Cloud Valley.

Lu Changan quietly returned to the Changqing Peak Dojo without alerting other cultivators in the sect. At most, he was discovered by Zhang Tianfeng, who possessed a spiritual treasure.

This long journey will only take a year and will not attract much attention.

Lu Changan's whereabouts have been mysterious and difficult to determine in the past few years.

As a fourth-rank master of divination, it is not difficult for him to conceal his whereabouts or deliberately confuse and mislead others.

The secret room in the cave.

Lu Changan looked back on this long journey, using divination and calculation to find out what he had missed and fill in the gaps.

"Although there are some doubts and loopholes, the distance between regions is large and information transmission and sharing are slow. Without signature features, it is difficult to make associations between people from different regions."

"The Qinglong Society's vest should still be supported."

Lu Changan deliberately guided and concealed the relevant information of the Qinglong Society and the Qinglong helmsman, so that the development of fate would be more favorable to his own trend.

Of course, the main reason was that he did not reveal any major flaws. The magical power that Lu Changan displayed to the outside world was water-related, not wood-related health-preserving skills.

The person who knows the truth best is Master Zhong Tianshi.

But this fourth-rank master of divination, who is in the same boat with Lu Changan, will help conceal the secret.

Otherwise, if the Qianji Sect finds out about the Snow Mountain Holy Land, Master Zhong Tianshi will also find it difficult.

……

Lu Changan carefully counted Elder Teng’s spoils again and shook his head slightly, showing a hint of regret.

Elder Teng’s spoils were far inferior to those of Shen Laoxie.

There are two main reasons.

One is that the Dharma body at that time exploded, damaging some valuable items.

Second, Elder Teng, as a retired Nascent Soul cultivator, did not have full ownership of the most valuable fourth-order puppet, so he returned it to the Qianji Sect. This would win him a good reputation for being upright and upright, and would be used to exchange for the Holy Sect's focus on cultivating future disciples.

Fortunately, as a fourth-rank puppet-refining master, Elder Teng has a lot of precious materials for puppet-refining that Lu Changan can use, including to complete the puppet army formation.

Conventional magic weapons, spiritual objects, medicinal herbs, talismans, etc., including some advanced strategic resources, are also wealth that Jindan cultivators cannot even dream of.

As Lu Changan often killed Yuanying monsters, he was no longer surprised by the spiritual resources of Jindan and Yingying.

What Lu Changan really yearned for was "Qianji Yanshen Jue", the secret knowledge of Qianji Sect.

Under normal circumstances, even if one searches the soul, one cannot obtain this kind of top-level secret knowledge involving the spirit and soul, or cannot obtain it in its entirety.

However, Lu Changan is an exception.

He closed his eyes and entered the fifth life of the Nine Seals Monument, exploring the newly lit 10% area and sorting out Elder Teng's vast and complex memories.

On the way back, Lu Changan made a quick search and found fragments of the "Thousand Machines Divine Art" technique in it. It would only take some time to sort them out.

After being promoted to the Nascent Soul stage, Lu Changan was able to sort out the memory fragments of these Nascent Soul monsters much faster.

From his memory, Lu Changan learned that the Qianji Sect did have a way to trace the source of Elder Teng's Nascent Soul. But it was not as simple as imagined, and it required a lot of cost. If the distance was far, the effect would be greatly reduced.

What's more, Lu Chang'an devoured the Nascent Soul spirit through the [Nine Seals Monument] and eliminated certain hidden dangers related to cause and effect evil spirits.

This conclusion was drawn based on the details of his memory and excluding the abnormal aura on his body.

……

a few days later.

Lu Changan sorted out the "Thousand Machines Divine Art" from the fragments of memory.

In order to increase the tolerance rate, Lu Changan asked Master Wei Kui to comprehend, study and verify together.

As a genius in puppet refining, Master Wei was extremely excited to have the opportunity to comprehend the Qianji Sect's secret technique.

He was not this excited even when he wiped out the entire family for revenge.

"The Qianji Yanshen Jue is a continuation of the puppetry tradition that we practiced before, the Qianji Sect's puppet control secret technique. We have already laid the foundation, and after comprehending this secret technique, we can transfer to practice normally."

After some research, Master Wei Gui brought some surprising news.

"Thousand Machines Divine Art" is divided into nine levels. The lowest requirement for cultivation is the foundation-building stage, which is the entry level.

Only when one reaches the Nascent Soul stage can one be considered to have reached the master level, which involves the cultivation of the soul and the many wonderful uses of the power of consciousness.

The effect of "Thousand Machines and Divine Art" on amplifying spiritual consciousness varies from person to person.

For ordinary high-level cultivators, their spiritual awareness can be enhanced by 30% to 50%.

Those with extraordinary talents can increase their abilities by more than 50%.

Possessing a top-level innate Taoist body of the soul type, one can at most improve to nearly one small realm.

However, such people with innate spiritual gifts have been extremely rare in the world of immortal cultivation since ancient times, let alone the top ones.

Elder Teng’s aptitude for puppet refining is actually quite good, but it is inferior to Master Wei’s.

But he had no spiritual talent, and his progress in practicing "Thousand Machines to Evolve into the Gods" was not fast. He only managed to cultivate to the seventh level, and his spiritual awareness only increased by 30%.

That was his heyday, but after his old age, his Dharma body and Nascent Soul began to age and even declined.

Based on Master Wei Kui's research, Lu Changan tried to practice "Thousand Machines Divine Art" and found that his progress was smoother and he was much better than Elder Teng.

"After several reincarnations, my innate spiritual foundation is strong. It seems to be in line with the "Thousand Machines Divine Art."

Lu Changan was overjoyed. He estimated that when he cultivated to the seventh level of the Nascent Soul, his basic spiritual consciousness would be comparable to that of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul without the need for a fourth reincarnation.

(End of this chapter)