I am evergreen in the world of cultivating immortals

Chapter 466: The Xuanteng Seedling, Identity Revealed

"Congratulations, Master, your body training has been completed!"

Lord Di Yan, the guardian at the side, looked at his master whose physique and blood were comparable to those of a fourth-level demon king. His throat rolled slightly and a strange expression flashed across his face.

Whoops!

In the pool on the other side, Xuanshuijun's eyes appeared swollen, and his slightly open mouth was covered with ulcers in many places.

The black turtle stared at Lu Chang'an in a daze, and sensed a vague sense of closeness from the huge energy and blood.

"Huh? The skin defense is stronger than I thought, beyond the description in "Golden Luo Tyrant Body"."

Lu Changan took out a top-grade magical flying sword and slashed it across his arm. Dark golden round scales appeared on the surface of his skin, as if he had cut into a hard shell.

Ding!
Sparks flew, the top-grade flying sword was bounced away, and Lu Changan was unharmed.

Although the sword just now was not used at full strength, the performance was indeed beyond expectations.

You know, in actual fighting, Lu Changan also has outer protections such as body protection magic shield and defensive magic weapons.

Lu Chang'an looked at the Black Water Turtle thoughtfully, and seemed to have inherited some of the characteristics of this turtle.

With the giant turtle-like strong defense and the resistance of "Golden Luo Tyrant Body" to various negative spells, Lu Changan's self-protection ability has been greatly enhanced.

He was confident that when facing Emperor Yu's [Blue Dragon Sword], he didn't need to be as fearful as other mid-Nascent Soul cultivators.

Sensing the burning gaze of its master, the Black Water Turtle couldn't help but shrink its head and shuddered.

whoosh-

The black water turtle kicked its four short legs and dived into the pool of water at incredible speed, not daring to show its head again.

Lu Changan withdrew his gaze and thought to himself: The defense of the Black Water Turtle is probably far superior to that of himself and Lord Di Yan, and is enough to withstand the attack of a middle-stage Nascent Soul.

Unfortunately, the method of extracting essence and blood last time could not be used frequently.

The essence and blood of spiritual beasts are the quintessence of life energy. Extracting too much will affect cultivation and bloodline potential.

Lu Changan estimated that since the Black Water Turtle took a large amount of blood tonic, it would be appropriate to take a few drops of essence and blood every ten years.

Such a steady and long-term approach can not only promote his physical training, but also not hinder Xuanshui Jun's practice.

"Lord Diyan, are the tonics you prepared earlier enough?"

Lu Changan cast a concerned gaze towards the rippling deep pool.

"Enough, we can use it for decades."

Diyan scratched the back of his head with his claws and smiled shyly again:
"It's just that I ate too much and my Yang fire is too strong, and the big turtle has no place to cool down."

Only then did Lu Changan realize that the Black Water Turtle was a male turtle. After growing to the fourth stage, its body became even larger.

How easy is it to find a giant tortoise to mate with?
"As a spirit turtle with water as its main attribute, it is ridiculous that it cannot even digest this little bit of anger."

Lu Changan didn't care much.

Di Yanjun suggested: "Then Mouse, can you prepare some Yinming Stone, Millennium Cold Marrow and other precious materials to make Xuanshuijun cooler?"

"It's feasible! By the way, I can urge it to cultivate the heavy water magic..."

After Lu Changan finished explaining, he closed his eyes to consolidate and absorb the remaining body-refining medicine in the medicine pool.

……

half a month later.

Lu Changan's body refining realm was stable, and he returned to the Yunlan Peak Cave above the underground palace.

During this period, True Lord Zixia has been paying close attention to the developments at Yunlan Peak.

"The thunderbolt phenomenon that day was really strange..."

Jiang Ziyan suspected that Xiang Dalong was trying to reach the fourth level of body refining, but the thunder tribulation had not yet landed, so she could not determine his success or failure.

A pure physical cultivator who wants to advance to the fourth level will face a heavenly tribulation, which is more difficult than the Nascent Soul Tribulation.

The dual cultivation of body training is mainly to strengthen the physical body. Without the supernatural powers of physical training, generally no heavenly calamity will befall.

The scarcity of the fourth-level body refinement is no less than that of the Nascent Soul Great Cultivator, and it is extremely unpopular. True Lord Zixia knows very little about it and cannot make an accurate judgment.

Since I can't judge, I'll just go and test it out.

Jiang Ziyan dressed up, her hair was like clouds, her face was gorgeous, and she was wearing a colorful palace dress, radiant with the glow of the sunset.

"Did Dalong come out of seclusion?"

Fairy Zixia flew to Yunlan Peak leisurely, dignified and elegant, with a reserved smile.

She thought to herself: When we meet frankly and discuss matters of the heart later, I will be able to understand Xiang Dalong's true colors.

"Sister Jiang, this is unfortunate."

A yellow halo flashed, and Lord Di Yan bowed and said:

"My master is in seclusion creating a puppet. He is at a critical moment and cannot spare any time in the near future..."

"Building a puppet? At the critical moment?"

Jiang Ziyan frowned slightly.

He never expected that Xiang Dalong would refuse his proactive visit.

Ever since she was promoted to the middle stage of Nascent Soul, various major forces have visited her, actively showing their courtesy and asking to meet this giant.

This was the first time she had been treated so coldly today.

Jiang Ziyan didn't quite believe what Di Yanjun said.

It is still unknown whether Xiang Dalong has advanced to the fourth level of body refining. Is he starting to strive for the fourth level of puppet refining?

Otherwise, it will be difficult to convince people at this critical moment.

"It's okay. We haven't gathered together for a long time. My sister's cave has some exotic seafood and fine wines offered by other forces. I'll take you to taste them."

Fairy Zixia smiled gracefully and invited.

She had a good relationship with Diyan-kun and had accompanied him in the battles of Daewoo for decades.

If it weren't for the help of Di Yanjun, it would have been difficult for her to kill the Dharma body of the Nascent Soul cultivator in Mount Yaqi and obtain the Breakthrough Pill.

……

Inside the secret room of the cave.

"It is not a problem to build a fourth-level puppet formation. But as the core commander of the puppet formation, I still have many problems to solve in order to make the entire puppet formation able to send and receive freely and seamlessly."

Lu Changan and Master Wei are discussing the subsequent creation and improvement of the puppet formation.

The two working together are almost equivalent to two fourth-rank puppet refining masters, greatly improving efficiency.

After his body training was advanced, Lu Changan focused his main energy on the puppet formation.

He naturally sensed the visit of True Lord Zixia, but he had no interest in it.

His magical powers could not be improved any further, and no matter how much he practiced the "Dragon and Phoenix Twin Cauldron Method" together, it would only benefit Jiang Ziyan unilaterally.

It just so happens that there is a rift in the relationship between the two of them, so why not give him the cold shoulder?

Lu Changan focused on discussing and experimenting with Master Wei Kui.

Fortunately, the many Nascent Soul monsters that were devoured had vast amounts of memory information, providing a huge reserve of knowledge.

one year later.

With the successful creation of the last fourth-level puppet, the fourth-level puppet formation that Lu Changan and Wei Puppet Master had been preparing for many years took shape.

The four puppets all look like human-shaped men, dressed in white, green, blue, and black respectively.

The appearance of a simulated human makes it easier for Lu Changan to obtain a pseudonym in the future.

The puppet's appearance is just a representation and can be adjusted according to actual needs.

In fact, the skeletons of the four puppets are comparable to those of the demon king, and their outer shells are all scales made of fourth-grade refining materials.

In addition, there are matching weapons and armor, which are comparable to the magic weapons of the Nascent Soul stage, which is considered a luxury among the fourth-level puppets.

Lu Changan killed many Yuanying old monsters, so he didn't have too many spare magic weapons. He transformed and smelted some of the unused ones and allocated them to the puppet army formation.

It can be said that the cost of creating each puppet is close to the net worth of a person in the early stage of Nascent Soul.

After all, there are mistakes and even failures in the manufacturing process, which lead to the loss of materials.

……

"Friend Lu, why not give it a try?"

The Qingjia puppet that Master Wei was in had also been transformed. He was wearing a battle robe and his appearance was adjusted to a middle-aged man with green skin, like a battlefield commander.

Buzz! Ziz!
With Master Wei as the center, the four humanoid puppets around him emitted dark red arcs of puppet power, which gathered above the heads of the five figures into a twisted, deep red ball of destructive light.

During this process, Lu Changan used puppet control skills, which consumed some of his mana and consciousness, but compared to controlling it alone, the consumption was reduced by half.

"stop!"

Lu Changan's expression changed slightly, and he felt the huge spiritual pressure gathered by the entire puppet formation, which was slightly beyond the scope of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul.

Even with the fourth-order formation and layers of restrictions in this secret room of the cave, it could not withstand the test of the puppet army formation.

"I'm afraid the materials on Wei's body need to be strengthened, otherwise he won't be able to continue to serve as the hub and exert the full power of the puppet formation."

Master Wei stopped the operation of the puppet formation and was also amazed at its powerful power.

It is very powerful, and the consumption of puppet crystals is also extremely terrifying.

The cost of a small-scale battle could bankrupt some family chambers of commerce.

Due to venue limitations, Lu Changan is temporarily unable to test the full power of the fourth-level puppet formation.

However, he had a rough guess: facing a positional battle with a fourth-level puppet formation, people like True Lord Mingshui and True Lord Zixia who were in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul would not be able to withstand it at all and would be in danger of falling.

The leader of the Demon Sect could only maneuver around and could not resist head-on.

"Invincible in positional warfare. If you add this True Lord's 'Qingxuan Sword Formation'..."

Lu Changan analyzed the accounts and felt that he seemed to be able to compete with the Nascent Soul cultivators, or at least protect himself.

It’s a pity that his cultivation is not enough and he is unable to unleash the strongest attacking power of the “Qingxuan Sword Formation”.

In other words.

He can "resist" the great monks, but lacks the effective threat to this level.

To fight or not to fight, the initiative lies entirely in the hands of the great monk.

"Too passive."

After a little calculation, Lu Changan shook his head. It turned out that cultivation was the root of everything.

As long as he makes up for the shortcomings in his cultivation and advances to the middle stage of Nascent Soul, his supernatural powers will skyrocket.

He has begun to prepare to go to Dakun.

He is familiar with Da Kun and his family in his previous life.

He had clues to another volume of "Eternal Green Skill" in his memory.

In his previous life, in Yan Donglai’s cave, he fought with a Jindan cultivator from a big sect, and the latter took away half of his skills.

According to Lu Changan's calculations, going to Dakun has the highest feasibility and success rate.

……

Half a month later.

Inside the talisman room, Lu Changan waved the talisman pen and drew an animal skin map about ten feet long.

The map is centered on Dayuan and covers the terrain routes of more than a dozen surrounding state borders, including some offshore island areas.

This map was drawn by Lu Changan after sorting out known information.

Among them, Dakun in the previous life was located around Dayuan, and the geographical markings of these two places were the most detailed.

After all, this is the place that Lu Changan has experienced in two lifetimes.

Dayuan is indeed the Great Earth Realm, its area is several times that of Dakun.

The two places seem to be adjacent to each other, but in fact they are not bordering each other. There is a remote, desolate and dangerous land in between, which is not suitable for human cultivation.

The spiritual energy in the barren land is thin, and high-level cultivators need to rest and replenish their energy when flying, and they also have to face some unknown dangers. When you reach the Nascent Soul stage, you have the ability to cross state boundaries. If the distance between state boundaries is not far, it is not difficult for a Nascent Soul in the early stage to cross.

If the distance is too far, across several state borders, it would be safer to enter the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage.

"Through intelligence gathering and devouring the memories of multiple Nascent Souls, the route on this map is safer and the shortest."

Lu Chang'an has been quietly working on this matter for decades since he returned to Dayuan.

It would usually take six or seven years for a Nascent Soul cultivator to reach Dakun, but Lu Changan estimated that two or three years would be enough for him.

At his level, the danger of crossing state borders is minimal.

I heard that Zhenhai Sect has a large cross-state formation with extremely long distances.

However, it is only limited to a few central states in Tianheng Continent, and a small place like Dakun is obviously not eligible.

Judging from the existing information, it was thousands of years ago that the last Nascent Soul cultivator of Da Kun was born.

"I don't know how the Xu family developed in the previous life? How many of those bloodline descendants are still alive?"

Lu Changan felt absurd when he thought about the scene of having many wives and concubines in his previous life.

Everything is for the continuation of the family.

Those memories are very distant, as if they were just a dream in the cycle of reincarnation and cultivation, but they are also my real experiences.

The passive reincarnation in the past and the reincarnation cultivation of the Nine Seals Monument were mainly based on this life, while the previous life was like a dream.

However, now that I have mastered independent reincarnation, the situation is different. I will continue my reincarnation mainly in the third life.

……

After sorting out the interstate route, Lu Changan came to the underground palace under Yunlan Peak.

The Xuantian gourd vine took root here, beside the pond where Xuanshuijun lives.

Even during the period when his essence and blood were being drained and he was in a state of low energy, Lord Xuanshui did not stop watering and nourishing the gourd vine.

"Regularly watering it with the secret spiritual liquid in the Universal Pharmacopoeia will greatly increase the growth rate."

Lu Chang'an looked at the growth of the gourd vine and a look of joy appeared on his face.

The "Pharmacopoeia of All Spirits" contains top-level spiritual liquid recipes for growing spiritual plants. Lu Chang'an has strong resources and financial resources, so he can maintain year-round watering.

At the same time, the nourishment of his Changqing Gong and the magical power of the Black Water Turtle was not interrupted.

At this moment on Xuan Teng.

The original gourd sprout has grown to be thicker than a finger and has developed into a rudimentary stem seedling.

Initial entry into the second stage:

Seedling stage!
It takes two to three hundred years from the germination stage to the initial seedling stage.

Lu Changan remembered that ever since the Xuan Vine sprouted, it had begun to slowly gather the luck of the world.

The fortune of the sect where it is rooted will also rise accordingly.

From then on, he called himself the "lucky star of the sect", bringing good fortune to the two major immortal cultivation forces, Yunxia Sect and Jinyun Valley.

Jinyun Valley was upgraded from a Jindan sect to a Yuanying sect.

The Yunxia Sect gave birth to a fourth-order mid-grade spiritual vein, and a giant in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul was born in the Taoist sect.

Lu Changan speculated that the reason why True Lord Zixia was able to advance to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul so smoothly was not only due to the effects of the rank-breaking elixir and the "Dragon and Phoenix Double Cauldron Method", but also because of the benefit brought by Xuantian's luck.

As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes.

If you have good luck and act in accordance with the will of heaven, you will be more likely to succeed.

……

"Alas! I don't know who will be the next lucky force."

Lu Changan sighed, and personally pulled out the Xuantian gourd vine and the five elements earth area where it was located.

If Lu Chang'an leaves for a short time, it will have little impact on the fortune of the Yunxia Sect.

If he were to leave for many years, the Yunxia Sect's fortune would lose its benefits. I dare not say that it would definitely decline, but the upward momentum of its fortune would inevitably decline.

Lu Changan was not sure how many years he would be away this time, so it would be safer to bring the Xuantian Gourd Vine with him.

There are benefits to carrying Xuantian items.

Divine objects conceal themselves, shielding relevant heavenly secrets, and can be ignored or calculated in the human world.

Although Lu Changan cannot directly enjoy this effect, if a powerful person deeply deduces his basic secrets, once it is related to Xuantian's things, he will also enjoy the indirect effect.

This is a detail that was only confirmed after Lu Changan's fortune-telling skills reached the fourth level of grandmaster.

Lu Changan had no doubt that Yan Donglai, who had lived for countless years, must have reached an unimaginable level of divination skills.

If he is unlucky enough to be found by it in advance, all Lu Changan's skills, supernatural powers, spirit pets, puppets and other external objects may be useless.

He only needed to imagine how powerful he would be if he lived for tens of thousands of years in the late Nascent Soul stage.

After Qingmu was planted, Yan Donglai must have known of his existence.

I just hope that this legendary monk has not made him his main target. After all, there are some fellow disciples who have mastered the Changqing skill in various parts of the human world.

Lu Changan had a hunch that if he wanted to survive this thousand-year catastrophe, only a treasure of the level of the Xuantian Gourd Vine could bring him a turning point.

……

a few days later.

Lu Changan left Yunxia Sect on the pretext of going to the coast of the Eastern Region to collect materials and blood essence.

Diyan-kun left with his master.

True Lord Zixia did not think much about it, thinking that Xiang Dalong lacked the materials for body and puppet training.

There are indeed more abundant supplies along the coast of the Eastern Region, and it is easier to find such resources.

Moreover, Lu Changan did set out for the coast of the Eastern Region to obtain the blood essence of the demon king, medicinal materials for body refining, and further spiritual resources from Lord Di Yan.

Since he was planning to go to other states, Lu Changan naturally had to buy low and sell high.

Many seafood products along the coast of Dayuan can be sold at high prices inland. Lu Changan happened to be practicing in Dakun in his previous life and knew the general market conditions there.

At Zixia Peak, Jiang Ziyan did not take the initiative to see them off.

"When Dalong left last time, he took the initiative to tell me..."

Thinking back to the three crazy days and three nights before they separated, Jiang Ziyan's heart warmed slightly, and a hint of tide appeared on her beautiful face.

Ever since she was promoted to the middle stage of Nascent Soul, cracks began to appear in their relationship. Xiang Dalong became much colder towards her and often stayed in seclusion without showing up.

Without the help of the "Dragon and Phoenix Twin Cauldron Method", she felt that her cultivation progress was slow, and every step forward in the middle Nascent Soul stage seemed difficult.

True Lord Zixia made up his mind to find an opportunity to have a deep talk in the future and repair their relationship.

……

Lu Changan left Yunxia Sect not long ago.

Emperor Yu, who was stationed in the north, initially conquered the entire Daluo Kingdom and finally returned to the Dayu Kingdom.

Dayu Imperial City.

At the first court meeting after returning, Emperor Yu received bad news.

Master Tiesuan is ill!

This fourth-rank master of divination has retired due to illness and will not be able to offer advice to the Dayu Kingdom in the short term.

Emperor Yu was upset.

Since the victory of the war, the royal family has been experiencing misfortunes one after another, as if the war had drained away the country's fortunes.

The core descendants of the Luo royal family, the Ninth Prince and Princess Luo Qianshui escaped the dragnet and laid a hidden danger.

The Yunxia Sect has two giants. The birth of such a powerful force in the country poses potential pressure on the royal family.

Although the Yunxia Sect did not expand on a large scale, Fairy Zixia negotiated privately with some major forces in the Central Region and senior leaders of the alliance, subtly revealing her ambitions.

Xiang Dalong seized vast amounts of resources and wealth through war, and his power expanded to an unpredictable level.

That night.

Emperor Yu entered the royal secret realm and saw the old patriarch who was becoming increasingly old and exhausted.

"Is Tiesuan's illness related to Xiang Dalong?"

Emperor Yu learned the incredible truth from the old patriarch.

original.

A thorough investigation of the royal family's internal traitors had previously exposed many problems. Emperor Yu carried out a bloodbath, causing panic among the royal family.

However, the key insider who colluded with Xiang Dalong and passed the information was never found out in the end.

For this reason, he had to ask Tiesuan Zhenjun to personally tell the fortune.

During that time, Yunxia Sect released inside information:

There was a brief "thunder disaster phenomenon" in the sky above Yunlan Peak.

The royal family had traded a lot of body refining resources with Xiang Dalong, including secret techniques, so they suspected that Xiang Dalong might have attempted to reach the fourth level of body refining.

Whether it was successful or not is unknown.

Both things are related to Xiang Dalong and concern the future of Dayu Kingdom.

Master Tiesuan had no choice but to ignore the cost, consume his life force and energy, and forcibly break through the fog of heaven's secrets.

The royal family finally got their answer.

However, the divine power backfired on Master Tiesuan, causing him to fall ill and shorten his life.

"An old monster with Changqing Gong... a fourth-level body refinement master... a fourth-level puppet refinement master... a fourth-level divination master..."

"It is suspected that he has multiple fourth-level puppets! His strength is unpredictable! His whereabouts are unpredictable..."

Learn about the hexagram of Master Tiesuan.

Emperor Yu's expression kept changing, his eyes were slightly dull, and he was silent for a long time.

There is no such thing as a ghost.

Xiang Dalong turned out to be a strange man in the world of immortal cultivation.

The old monster with Changqing Kung Fu!
I don’t know how many years this old man has lived!
As an emperor, a giant who looked down upon the Central Region, he was played around by that old monster.

The royal family's body refining resources and secret methods allowed the old monster to achieve the fourth level of body refining, which is rare in the world of immortal cultivation.

Thinking of this, Emperor Yu’s face turned pale, his blood rushed up, and his head started buzzing.

"Don't act on impulse!"

"The information from the Iron divination is not all that the old monster has. It may just be the tip of the iceberg."

"Based on the information that has been exposed so far, even if we join forces at our peak, we will still be unable to do anything to him."

The old patriarch of the royal family said bitterly.

Emperor Yu took a deep breath, calmed down, and felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

This is only part of the background of Xiang Dalong, one of the Twin Dragons of the Central Region.

After a long discussion, Emperor Yu and the clan leader came to a unanimous conclusion:
The royal family cannot afford to offend this old monster with Changqing Kung Fu.

Fortunately, Xiang Dalong seemed to have no ill will towards the royal family and had no ambitions.

Judging from his actions of saving hundreds of thousands of monks, he is not a very evil person. He is more inclined to be neutral and righteous, or even both good and evil.

Even so, the two royal family members were deeply wary of Xiang Dalong and were full of worries about the future.

If Xiang Dalong, who is so powerful and unpredictable, supports Zixia Zhenjun's ambition behind the scenes, how should the royal family respond?
……

However, not long after.

The royal family learned that Xiang Dalong had left Yunxia Sect and went to the coast of the Eastern Region.

A year later, Xiang Dalong disappeared in Dayuan.

(End of this chapter)