Longevity, starting from raising chickens

In the Kokura area.

Dojo.

The thunder gradually subsided.

Wang Ba's figure slowly walked out from the lightning. His green robe was slightly damaged, but arcs of electricity were still flashing on his body, which was tempered by the Thunder God's Body.

"I have finally entered the realm of refining emptiness."

"With your ability, you should have passed the Void Refining Tribulation long ago."

Jiang Yi on the side said softly.

Wang Ba shook his head slightly, but did not explain.

His Xuanhuang Dao Realm had indeed reached the second level a long time ago, but because his soul had an overly strong foundation, it had not been able to keep up with the progress of the Dao Realm through its natural growth, and had previously been at the God Transformation level.

Fortunately, he practiced various arts at the same time, and the three most essential elements of his soul, namely essence, energy and spirit, were all improved through corresponding techniques. With this nourishment, and the addition of many treasures accumulated in the sect, his soul was improved at a speed far exceeding that of an ordinary god.

The advantages of the Wanfa Meridian finally gradually emerged after the transformation into a spirit.

These years, he has been comprehending the way of wind and honing his soul in the sea of ​​​​boundaries, and now it has finally come to fruition.

However, there was no need to say more about these words, so Wang Ba just smiled calmly, casually passed it over, and then said seriously:

"Thank you, Senior Jiang, for taking care of me these days."

There are idle Divine Transformation cultivators in the Taoist temple, but in terms of knowledge, Jiang Yi is more reliable. Although nothing has happened outside the realm in recent years, this cannot negate the other party's hard work.

Jiang Yi shook his head and said:
"Although I am not from the Xiaocang Realm, I am also a disciple of the Wanxiang Sect. There is no need to mention these things... But I saw that as soon as you returned to the dojo, you arranged for people to place many talismans on the boundary membrane. Did you notice anything?"

Wang Ba heard this and did not hide it. He nodded and said:

"I am in harmony with the wind zone here. I can vaguely feel that the wind ahead seems to have changed. However, the distance is too far, so I can't be sure of the situation. Just in case, I made this arrangement."

Hearing this, Jiang Yi couldn't help but frown:
"Since you don't know what's changing, why don't you just leave?"

Wang Yan shook his head slightly:
"Can we leave?"

Jiang Yi was stunned and asked in confusion:
"how you said that?"

Wang Ba looked outside the realm but did not speak. Instead, he transmitted his voice:

"Senior Jiang, do you still remember the person with double pupils from outside the world that we met here before?"

Jiang Yi was startled, and the purple-robed figure quickly appeared in his mind. He nodded:
"That cultivator who is suspected to be a great tribulation master...what happened to him?"

Wang Ba then recounted the story of seeing the portrait of the purple-robed figure in Guantaojie.

He didn't want to say these words because he was worried that the elusive purple-robed Taoist would know them.

But when I think about the fact that one person's plan is short but two people's plan is long, if I speak it out, maybe there will be another turn of events.

Jiang Yi's eyes flashed with shock when she heard this, but she immediately realized the key point. Without changing her expression, she quickly transmitted her message:

"So, we were forced into the realm by that innate god and demon, which was most likely the work of this great master with double pupils? But why did he do this? Why would a great master who has transcended the tribulation go to such great lengths to force us in?"

Wang Ba calmly expressed his guess:
"So this person should not be a Tribulation-crossing cultivator, or at least, when we met him, he did not have the ability of a Tribulation-crossing cultivator... There must be a lot of information that we don't know, but it doesn't matter. We just need to connect the few words left by Baiyun Sanren from Guantao Realm with our current situation, and everything will be clear at a glance."

"He used the innate demon to force us into this storm-hit area. The whirlpool before should be the passage he deliberately left for us. From this, we can infer that he wants us to enter here to complete his unknown purpose, and this purpose must be a big problem that he has not been able to solve for a long time. Those 'saints' who left Guan Tao Realm have never returned. If we go there, it is obvious that this will be the outcome."

Jiang Yi was thoughtful:
"It seems that our lives are of use to him?"

Wang Ba nodded calmly and continued to transmit his voice:

"Think about one more thing. Since this Taoist with double pupils can bewitch the Guantao Realm, then the realms around the storm-hit area must be unable to escape. Over the years, I'm afraid that he has already searched all the realms that meet his requirements, but it's still not enough... There shouldn't be many people like us who wander in the sea of ​​realms with the Xiaocang Realm, and there must be even fewer who have passed through the storm-hit area."

"If I were him in this situation, I would definitely not let Xiaocangjie go. Once Xiaocangjie shows up outside the storm-hit area..."

Jiang Yi's eyes lit up and he blurted out:

"He will definitely force me back!"

Wang Ba nodded slightly and said approvingly:

"Yes, we ran for so long before, but we were still caught up by that innate god and devil. This is completely different from the slow-moving appearance of those world eaters we encountered. The world eaters we encountered were not discovered until we got close to them, but this innate god and devil was able to find us accurately from a long distance. If it says that there was no guidance from the Taoist with double pupils, I don't believe it."

"So, I would like to avoid it, but the reality is that there is no way to avoid it."

Speaking of this, Wang Ba also sighed slightly.

Although the boundary sea is vast and the storm-stricken area is endless even after flying for more than 30 years, there is no place for them to stay.

Even though he had anticipated today's situation when he decided to wander with Xiao Cangjie, when this day really came, even he couldn't help feeling a little confused.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yi could not help but remain silent.

She was able to cultivate to the realm of Lianxu, and was also looked at differently by Patriarch Chongyuan, who specially arranged for her to reincarnate in Xiaocang Realm and lead the Wanxiang Sect of Xiaocang Realm. Her Taoism heart was naturally firm and extraordinary.

But I have never experienced the current situation.

The confusion in his heart is indeed much greater than Wang Ba's.

But as she thought about it, her eyes suddenly lit up:
"This Taoist with double pupils arranged a whirlpool in the boundary sea and wanted to take us to the place he arranged. Does this mean that there are actually many places in this storm-hit area that he cannot take care of?"

Hearing this, Wang Ba was stunned at first, and then his eyes suddenly lit up:

"It is also!"

"If he can manipulate this storm-hit area at will, he can just move us there directly. Why would he need to create a boundary sea whirlpool?"

"In that case, this storm-hit area is actually a good place to avoid this person."

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt enlightened.

The heavy burden that had been weighing on my heart was suddenly lifted.

The two of them discussed it and although the future was still uncertain, they were no longer as depressed as before. After all, although the Taoist with double pupils was mysterious, he was not as invincible as they imagined.

As long as you haven't really reached the state of being omnipotent, there is still a glimmer of hope.

"But we can't slack off because of this. We still need to take this opportunity to practice hard."

Wang Ba always kept a clear mind.

Jiang Yi also nodded, then thought of Ling Weizi who had just left, and said with some pity:
"You asked Ling Weizi to refine so many Suspended Talismans, but it wasted his time for cultivation."

Wang Ba shook his head upon hearing this:

"The delay is necessary. Right now, I am in the storm-hit area. I can use the 'wind-driving staff' to hold up the Xiaocang Realm. But once we leave here, the sea of ​​the realm will be empty. How can there be so much wind to borrow?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yi glanced at the jade-like wind-driving staff and nodded slightly.

After some more conversation, Wang Ba left.

……

Wanfa Peak.

When Wang Ba appeared at the top of the mountain, he did not see Bu Chan, Wang Qingyang and Wang Yian.

"Has it recovered?"

Wang Ba frowned slightly, and swept his spiritual sense across the Taoist temple, but did not detect the breath of the three people.

The thought in my mind turned slightly:

"It seems that he went to the secret realm to practice."

Among the three, Wang Yian is a Jindan cultivator and a fifth-level True Warrior, while Wang Qingyang and Bu Chan are both Nascent Soul cultivators. Not to mention their relationship with him, there are not many people in the entire Xiaocang world who can do anything to them.

So he didn't worry too much.

If he had free time, he would still have the mind to find out the whereabouts of the three people. Now the situation outside the world is unclear, and the monks in the entire Taoist temple are actively practicing and preparing for war, and he is naturally no exception.

He immediately flew into the secret realm of beads.

With a thought, he appeared in front of the incarnation of Zhenwu.

Seeing this Yuantai, Wang Ba couldn't help but frown.

For more than thirty years, and with the blood and energy of countless spirit beasts, this primordial fetus still showed no signs of breaking.

It is a little fuller than before, but also limited.

And for some unknown reason, on the originally smooth fetal membrane, lines similar to the bark of the Immortal Tree slowly appeared.

Just like the blood vessels in the human body.

One could even faintly hear the sound of a strong pulse beating.

But there was no sign of breaking.

Nor could he feel the breath of the birth of the incarnation.

"What went wrong?"

Wang Ba's eyes showed thought.

If it has not hatched for several months, it can be said that it has great potential. However, if there is still no sign of breaking out of the womb for more than 30 years, it can no longer be said that it has great potential. It can only be said that something has gone wrong.

After thinking it over, the only thing he could think of was that there was something wrong with the Immortal Tree, the carrier of the incarnation material.

"Is it... the only way is to destroy it, take back the soul, and reshape the incarnation?"

This thought arose in Wang Ba's mind.

But he was a little hesitant.

So much blood and energy of spiritual beasts have been watered over the years, plus the carrier of the Immortal Divine Tree. Once it is destroyed, all these things will be wasted. Such a loss will still make him feel sad even now.

However, with his current abilities, he didn't know how to solve the problem of the Zhenwu incarnation's Yuantai being unable to be successfully broken.

"Forget it, let's leave it like this for now."

Wang Hao shook his head slightly.

He didn't think about it any more. He returned to the Secret Realm of Pearls this time not for the incarnation of Zhenwu, but for another matter.

He raised his hand slightly and released a spirit beast bag.

Then, more than ten kinds of creatures that looked very different from the spirit beasts in the Xiaocang Realm flew out of these spirit beast bags.

Wang Ba's eyes fell on more than ten spiritual beasts that were glowing with golden light, like golden lotus, but with two slender long legs. These were the golden lotus spiritual beasts that Wang Ba had captured from Guan Tao Realm - Lian Gu.

The reason why she was captured was not only because she was very rare, but also because she had a unique ability.

"The lotus seeds produced by this lotus lady can help the soul. During my previous practice, the few treasures in the sect that can assist the soul in cultivation have been almost all used up. From now on, I can either rely on the origin of the world to condense treasures, or I can only improve naturally."

"Now, there is still such a way to go."

Wang Ba looked at the group of lotus girls who had just landed in the secret realm and were wandering around looking for underground magma, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The creation of living things is truly mysterious. These lotus girls are only third- and fourth-level spiritual beasts, but they can produce lotus seeds that are effective for cultivators who have reached the stage of spiritual transformation.

This also further confirmed Wang Ba's idea:
"It seems that I still need to pay more attention to the art of taming beasts. There are many possibilities hidden in the many spirit beasts. You never know when they might be useful..."

But right now he is really too busy to take care of even Dafu and the others.

Without thinking too much, he directly recreated a piece of underground magma in the secret realm according to the habitat of these lotus girls.

However, to Wang Ba's surprise, these lotus girls did not jump into the lava as he had imagined. Instead, they quickly leaned near the jade fire tung tree, stretched out their long legs, and circled around the fire tung tree.

"The energy of the fire element... I see."

Wang Ba pondered it for a moment, and suddenly he understood.

What the Lotus Ladies like is not the underground magma, but the fire energy.

Of course, it would be better if there was a terrain like Guantaojie.

After a little thought, he opened up a pool of lava around the firewood tree.

Seeing the magma pool appear out of thin air, these lotus ladies, who were intelligent but not very intelligent, watched carefully for a long time before tentatively exploring the magma pool. They quickly adapted to the environment here and then floated on the surface of the magma pool, as if they were really golden lotus flowers blooming in the "water".

Wang Ba saw this, thought for a moment, then reached out and grabbed a dumb turtle from the Spirit Turtle Pond.

He strangled it to death, opened its shell, and threw it next to the lava pool.

This flesh turtle has already reached perfection at the fourth level, but due to its innate limitations, it has been unable to break through to the fifth level. This is also the current situation of most of the spirit beasts in the secret realm. There seems to be a natural limitation between the fourth and fifth levels. This limitation is not so easy to break through, even by breaking through the lifespan.

Wang Ba didn’t quite understand it before, but now he can vaguely understand the reason.

Most spirit beasts rely on their physical blood and spiritual power to forcibly break through the limits of the physical body, thereby undergoing a transformation in their life level. Therefore, blood becomes a very important influencing factor. After all, the blood of most spirit beasts is too low and thin. Therefore, even if they use the breakthrough in lifespan to attract a little bit of the origin of the world, it is not enough to make up for the defects in their blood.

Especially the transition from stage 4 to stage 5 is an extremely important period of qualitative change.

Unless more world origins are attracted, but this involves the issue of cost and whether it is cost-effective.

And the origin of the world of Xiaocang Realm is even more rare than the divine beasts.

This situation can be verified in the cases of Ape King Wu and Jia Shiwu. Although their growth is due to Wang Ba's help in purifying their blood, it is also due to their own continuous practice. Therefore, their breakthroughs are much easier than other spirit beasts of the same period.

All in all, these two are the only spiritual beasts that have accompanied him all the way since a long time ago.

King Wu of the Ape has now walked his own path and there is no need for him to be distracted.

And Jiawu is...

Thinking of this, Wang Ba glanced at the Lotus Ladies under the Fire Tung Tree who were tentatively approaching the corpse of the meat turtle from the magma pool, and then his spiritual sense probed towards the Lingji Mountain in the distance.

It didn't take much time, he found the trace of Jia Shiwu almost immediately.

In fact, on Lingji Mountain today, it and another Taoist spiritual beast, the Lion-headed Goose, are the only two remaining fifth-level divine beasts.

Although it is a chicken, it can be regarded as a "crane" standing out among the chickens on Lingji Mountain.

"The fifth stage..."

Wang Ba showed a hint of strangeness.

The progress of Jiashiwu was somewhat beyond his expectations.

The divine sense swept over the lion-headed goose in another place. The aura on its body was obviously weaker than that of Jiawu, and it was not even in the middle stage of the fifth level.

The two spirit beasts were obviously at similar levels at the beginning, but now there is a clear gap between them.

"It seems this guy hasn't forgotten to practice while working."

Wang Ba couldn't help but sigh again.

Whenever he saw Jia Shiwu, he felt that his practice was not serious enough.

It is just as the saying goes: There is no shame in being born in a humble family. Only a man who can bend and stretch himself is a real man.

This further motivates me to work harder on my practice.

Thinking of this, his gaze followed the location of his spiritual consciousness.

But at this moment, Jia Shiwu was in an open-air chicken coop on the top of Lingji Mountain. He looked heroic and energetic. As usual, there was a petite fourth-level spirit bird underneath him, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a male or a female.

Not long after, the fourth-order spirit bird shuddered, rolled its eyes, and fainted.

However, Jia Shiwu's eyes were clear, without any lustful look, and he was calm and absorbed the essence that overflowed from the spirit bird, taking the opportunity to practice.

For a moment, there was a fairy air lingering, carrying a sense of holiness.

Wang Ba looked at him with a strange expression:
"Take the yang to replenish the yin?"

"Where did it learn the art of collecting and replenishing?"

Wang Ba's eyes shifted slightly, and he saw that next to him were the many jade slips he had left behind, as well as the male and female spiritual birds lying in a jade-like state...

Although he was not there in person, he seemed to have smelled a special scent in the air.

That was all proof of Jiawu's diligent practice...

Obviously, he didn't need to worry about Jiashiwu's growth at all.

Even better than he imagined.

At least if it were Wang Ba, he would never have thought that there would be such a... unique path on Lingji Mountain.

Glancing at the unconscious spiritual birds, Wang Ba hesitated for a moment and quietly lifted the ban on Lingji Mountain leading to other areas.

He has done everything he can, and now it’s up to Jiashiwu himself.

He also summoned the red-haired gibbon, the manager of the secret realm of the beads, and asked it to take some excellent treasures for replenishing kidney essence to give to Jia Shiwu.

The red-haired gibbon glanced at Wang Ba, and Wang Ba was self-conscious and took a spiritual fruit obtained from the Guantao Realm. The red-haired gibbon took it and his expression turned from gloomy to bright, and then he handed it over.

After retracting his gaze, Wang Ba's attention quickly fell on the lotus ladies.

As expected, the third-level lotus girl that had first stabbed its two legs into the turtle corpse had already produced lotus fruits, and three in one go.

Obviously, this meat turtle is more nutritious than those spiritual beasts in Guantao Realm.

Wang Ba didn't hesitate and took two of them directly.

When she realized that the lotus seeds had been taken away by Wang Ba, the Lotus Lady was so angry that she stomped her feet on the spot, just like a cute and nagging young girl.

This made Wang Ba feel a little embarrassed, which was rare for him.

However, after he swallowed the two lotus seeds, he felt there was no need to keep one.

"It's equivalent to half a month of my cultivation."

Wang Ba chewed the lotus seeds, feeling the coolness from the lotus seeds quietly passing through his body and blending into his soul.

By this calculation, a perfect fourth-level meat turtle could save him about half a month's effort in nourishing his spirit.

It sounds like a lot, but compared to his current refined soul, it is like a drop of water in a pond, which is really insignificant.

"Unless the number increases...it seems that we really can't abandon the spiritual beast."

After thinking about it, he observed these lotus girls and provided them with some spiritual materials to purify their blood.

Breaking through lifespan is the last resort. Before that, it would be more appropriate to use the ability of taming beasts to raise the grade of these lotus ladies.

"When a fifth-level divine beast can become a material like a meat turtle..."

Wang Ba imagined that day and couldn't help but be fascinated.

This day is not far away, because the group of fifth-order Moro giant elephants he had previously placed in the secret realm are now reproducing normally.

Those were a batch of seeds that the Moro Giant Elephant King had cultivated with great effort.

After years of natural breeding, there are now more than 400 fifth-level lower-grade Moro elephants in the farm.

Once the required number of fifth-order Dragon Elephant Taoist soldiers is met, these remaining Moro giant elephants can be used as materials.

Of course, the Moro elephant is not Wang Ba's ideal material, because the Moro elephant is ferocious, likes to eat meat, and also needs the meat of high-grade spiritual beasts. A fifth-grade late spiritual beast like Jia Shiwu only eats food mainly composed of fourth-grade spiritual rice husks.

The cost of raising a giant Moro elephant is enough to raise dozens or hundreds of Jiashiwu.

When you think about it, it’s actually not worth it.

However, at the moment, apart from the Moro giant elephant, there are no other fifth-level spiritual beasts that can be bred on a large scale.

“It takes time and resources.”

Wang Ba couldn't help but feel emotional.

If there is enough time and resources, he is confident that he can breed spiritual beasts that can reproduce on a large scale and have a very high cost-effectiveness.

Just like the magical chicken varieties he bred on Lingji Mountain.

But now I can only sigh and despair.

However, he did not have much time to sigh. He made good use of his time and worked hard in the Pearl Secret Realm for several months...

This day.

Wang Ba, who was training Lian Gu's blood to purify the spiritual liquid, suddenly paused.

He slowly raised his head, his eyes silently penetrating the secret realm, the dojo, and the boundary membrane, and looked outside the boundary.

There, he vaguely saw a patch of white slowly creeping towards the direction of the Ogura Realm...

He sighed softly:
"finally come."

His eyes were quietly fixed. (End of this chapter)