Journey to the head

When they heard that the person chasing after Gu Nishang and Dong Chengjun was actually a Nascent Soul Spirit Lord, everyone present took a deep breath.

Dong Chengjun also showed hesitation and struggle on his face, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Master Lu, since Junior Sister Gu has been sent here, I have no other request. I will leave now, and perhaps I can distract the old thief Qiming for a while."

It turned out that after Dong Chengjun formed the golden elixir, he was given the Taoist name Fei Xingzi. His magical powers and secret techniques were good at moving through the air, flying in the air, and there were also various elixirs that suppressed injuries and stimulated potential, which allowed him to shake off the other pursuers.

But just when they thought they were safe, Qiming Lingjun suddenly joined the pursuit team. This Qiming Lingjun was like a dog-skin plaster, even if they tried their best to get away, he could still catch up.

Lu Qian shook his head: "Even though he was thousands of miles away from you, he was still able to track you down. There must be something mysterious about this. If Gu Nishang stays in my sect, she will definitely be discovered. You can't lure her away."

"Master, rest assured. Gu Nishang is great, and Master Chiyu is also my respected elder. The Danxia Sect and Yunshan have a close relationship. I will do my best to protect you!"

Dong Chengjun felt warm in his heart when he heard this, and was filled with gratitude. Then he heard Lu Qian say, "Now, please tell me the whole story of this battle, and the characteristics of Qiming Lingjun's cultivation."

A loud rumbling sound in the air shook the mountains. A series of purple-blue lightning balls as big as wheels, dozens of them still remaining after being weakened, flew towards Wu Yan.

Wu Yan shouted softly and activated the Dao pattern.

Tao pattern·ripple!

Layer upon layer of ripples appeared around her, as if she was covered by water waves, but the thunder balls in the sky suddenly turned a corner and slammed towards another empty direction.

A flower bud lit up faintly in the corner, and Wu Yan suddenly appeared there again. She gritted her teeth and retracted the Dao pattern, but it didn't work after trying it.

The thunder balls in the sky locked onto her body tightly under the might of heaven, rendering her Dao patterns useless.

We can only resist!
Ripples are actually spatial fluctuations and ripples. These are the Dao patterns produced by the ethereal root, which are naturally mysterious.

When the Dao pattern is activated, the space around Wu Yan will fluctuate, and light and spiritual consciousness will be deflected in this space. Therefore, the Wu Yan seen by the enemy is actually a phantom after the space is deflected. Her real body is standing in another position and is difficult to detect.

To put it more simply, it is similar to the refraction of light when it enters water. A fish in the water appears to be in this position, but its actual position is offset. If you stab it straight with a harpoon, you will probably miss it.

It's just that the light refracts in the water, and the angle is traceable, but Wu Yan can change the shape of the space ripples at will, and change the angle and distance of the offset at any time, making it more difficult for the enemy to figure out.

This move was extremely effective most of the time. It was only during the defense of Lingsha City that it was broken by Zhuang Qing's soul-seeking talisman, which was strengthened with the "luo-shaped" Taoist pattern and was specially used to find spiritual roots. Now it was locked by the power of heaven and could not be relied upon at all.

Her spiritual power surged, and the green calyx of the spiritual flower rose up. Inside and outside the three layers, a total of thirty-six green petals formed layer after layer of defense. The thunder ball smashed down swiftly, the petals flew, and the lightning was wanton. At a glance, the place where she was was like being submerged by a sea of ​​thunder.

The ethereal and dreamy beauty was in a secret place in Mianlong Mountain, watching Wu Yan with full of worry.

It was the Yuanpin Pearl Spirit. She was not Wu Yan's own spiritual treasure. If she entered the range of the heavenly tribulation, she would be judged as a person who should be tribulations, and the power of the heavenly tribulation would be increased to a terrifying level. She could only wait here quietly, hoping that Wu Yan could succeed.

The thunder of the heavenly calamity was so fierce that this top-grade defensive spiritual weapon vibrated violently, and the petals filled with spiritual light fluttered. After blocking more than a dozen thunder balls, the thirty-six petals had been broken off one after another, and a large cracking line appeared on the calyx.

Wu Yan's hands were constantly moving. She had a precious umbrella adorned with layers of jewels, a 18-fold precious fan painted with mountains and rivers, and a jade ring enlarged with rare and exotic animals.
Every time a spiritual weapon was destroyed by heavenly thunder, another one would take its place.

One after another, the top-grade spiritual weapons filled with precious light were replaced like flowing water. After three spiritual weapons, the thunder balls in the sky had disappeared, and the first level of heavenly tribulation was over!
Each one is a rare top-grade defensive spiritual weapon, enough for an ordinary foundation-building cultivator to spend all his money on. Except for the spiritual flower Cui'e, all of them were made by Tao Boliang himself, using the secret method of the Golden Gate, and choosing the exquisite drawings in "The True Mirror of Treasures". The cost of the rare materials needed to create the spiritual weapon alone reached more than 100,000 spiritual stones!
This is a level of heavenly calamity that was forcibly broken through by a spirit stone.

The first calamity cloud dissipated, Wu Yan just took a breath, and the second calamity began to brew. Because she dealt with the first calamity well, she still had enough spiritual power.

But from now on, you have to face the power of heavenly thunder.

On the ground, Lin Le kept staring at her figure, clenching his fists nervously.

With his keen insight into Tibetan Buddhism, he understood it the moment Wu Yan showed up to respond to the calamity.

I should have thought of it earlier, it turns out Xiaoyan is a natural spiritual person!
He fully understood Lu Qian and Wu Yan's concealment, and felt extremely proud of Wu Yan.

As long as she survives two more thunder tribulations, Xiaoyan will be able to achieve the status of a Golden Core Master. Her spiritual roots are improving rapidly, and I am afraid she will become the first Yuanying Spirit Master in Yunshan.

No matter how hard I try, I will only become a burden to her. It was the right decision to break up with her.
You must succeed, Xiaoyan.

On the top of the mountain, Lu Qian and the elders watched Wu Yan face the calamity while listening to Dong Chengjun quickly explain the situation.

The road of cultivating Taoism is long and arduous, with one level after another and one obstacle after another.

If you don’t become a true immortal, you can’t be free. If you can’t break through the barriers before your life span runs out, you will die with endless regrets.

Up to now, it has been more than fifty years since the Danxia Sect Leader Wusuanzi perfected the Golden Elixir, and it has also been more than fifty years since he prepared for the great calamity of the inner demon. His goal is to do his best to increase the success rate as much as possible.

The Heart Demon Tribulation is the karmic obstacle in the human heart, existing at the level of the mind, not an obstacle from heaven and earth. Therefore, it is not like the Golden Core Heaven Tribulation, which is a disaster sent from heaven and forces the cultivator to face it.

To overcome the great tribulation of the inner demon. To put it simply, it means to rely on cutting off the inner demon, achieving a perfect state of mind, thus achieving unity of body and life, and returning to the innate state.

The golden elixir shatters and the baby is born, entering the position of Yuanying Spirit Lord.

When to go through the heart demon tribulation, the Jindan Zhenren himself has a lot of choice. When the Jindan is perfect, it means that the life work is complete. The next step is to see the cultivation of the sexual work. When you feel that you have mastered it, it is time to go through the tribulation.

Jindan Zhenren emphasizes following the laws of nature, relaxing the mind and returning to one's true self. This means that one must try every possible way to reduce the karma in one's heart and reduce the power of the inner demons.

However, if the Golden Elixir's thoughts are distorted and the mind is in chaos, the inner demon calamity is likely to come early.

In short, Sapindus has been in good condition and has spent more than fifty years dealing with this calamity. There is a good chance that he will be able to overcome the calamity successfully and advance the Danxia School to the Nascent Soul Sect in one fell swoop.

However, in order to break into the Nascent Soul stage, in addition to having superb cultivation, one must also break through the heavy pressure from the outside world. There are at least four or five Nascent Soul Spirit Lords in a state, and no more than ten at most.

The Yuanying Sect can already control an entire state. Its power, authority, resources, and interests... Which one of them is not coveted? How can it be handed over to others?

A new Nascent Soul and a new sect would mean that a piece of the cake in your hands would be taken away. Who would be willing to do that?

But most Yuanying sects would not directly attack Jindan sects. Although the success rate of the Heart Demon Tribulation is higher than that of the Jindan Heaven Tribulation because of sufficient time to prepare, it is only one in seven or eight. For a possibility, to suppress all the Jindan Perfection, how can you take care of it? Do you still want to develop yourself?
Moreover, it is relatively easy to achieve perfection in the Golden Core, and every Golden Core sect has potential. If a Yuanying Lingjun really did this, he would undoubtedly arouse public anger and become the mortal enemy of all Golden Core sects.

Therefore, it is impossible for the Yuanying Sect to cover the sky with one hand. People go to higher places and water flows to lower places. This is the natural law and human desire. How can it be possible to block the path for others to ascend with its own strength?

In this situation, the choice of who to suppress, who to support, who to win over, and who to oppose by the Yuanying Sect has become a complete game.

If a casual cultivator wants to advance to the Nascent Soul stage and achieve Golden Elixir Perfection, naturally no one can help him. However, if he has his own sect, he cannot escape from this chessboard. He needs to play both sides of the game, and check and balance the front and back, and finally get a chance.

Originally, Danxia Sect had handled the game of chess well. They had been rooted in Ningzhou for 800 years. They had enemies, but also allies. They had achieved a delicate balance among several Yuanying Sects in Ningzhou. Even if there were old enemies around who continued to cause trouble, it did not involve Yuanying-level power.

What's more, before this battle came, the Danxia Sect already had six Golden Cores. In theory, even if the Nascent Soul invaded, they would be able to fight.

But the situation suddenly changed dramatically. First of all, the Xiantian Taixin Pill that Soapberry had high hopes for was successfully made.

The innate crimson grass obtained from Lu Qian was used as the main medicine, and then more than ten years were spent searching for thirty-five kinds of rare and precious herbs and spiritual marrow and spiritual liquid as auxiliary medicines. Finally, after eighteen years of refining, the innate fetal heart pill, which can effectively reduce the power of the inner demon and help to overcome the tribulation, was finally refined.

Moreover, two were successfully produced in one furnace!

The news leaked out accidentally, and a Yuanying sect in Ningzhou called Xingyuan Palace couldn't hold back and came to the door, which seemed to be a forced purchase. Danxia Sect had other Yuanying sects to support it and refused to give in. In addition, the surrounding Jindan sects, which were already uneasy about the strength of Danxia Sect, added fuel to the fire, and the battle began.

Originally, the two sides were evenly matched, but unexpectedly, a Qiming Lingjun suddenly appeared!
Qiming Lingjun, originally Qiming Zhenren, is the ruler of Lanshan Island in Ningzhou.

Ningzhou is located on the inland sea of ​​the Star Sea. Lanshan Island has been included in Ningzhou since ancient times. In fact, it is an island thousands of miles away from the mainland and has been isolated from the mainland for a long time.

The force on Lanshan Island is even more peculiar. Unlike other sects that recruit many disciples and spread their influence everywhere, it has only a handful of cultivators. Each generation of cultivators is passed down from master to disciple, and it can basically be said to be a single-line inheritance.

There are not many resources here, and there are no mortals at all. If Lanshan Island wants to find disciples, they have to travel around the mainland to search. There are only three high-level spiritual lands, which have been forgotten by the mainland for a long time. Many people directly treat Qiming Zhenren as a casual cultivator.

But in this place where no one paid attention, in less than ten years, Master Qiming miraculously achieved perfection in the Golden Elixir, successfully broke the mirror, and became a Nascent Soul Spirit Lord!
Who could have expected this?
In the past, Master Qiming once traveled to the territory of Danxia Sect and tried to take a cultivator to the island. However, the cultivator was already a Danxia disciple at that time, so the Danxia Sect could not compromise, and the two sides became enemies.

Now that he has suddenly been promoted to the position of Yuanying Lord, he comes to my house out of the blue to vent his anger.

His sudden joining caused the Danxia sect to be defeated. Sapindus was seriously injured, the disciples scattered, and the mountain gate was surrounded.

The cultivator that the former Qiming Zhenren, now Qiming Lingjun, had taken a fancy to and wanted to take away was - Gu Nishang!

Boom! A beam of lightning exploded in the sky, and the second level of thunder tribulation had already come down.

The calamity cloud that was several hundred feet wide suddenly shrank inward, and a ray of light suddenly lit up in the sky. The monks who were staring closely below were caught off guard, and they covered their eyes and cried out in pain.

A beam of purple lightning with a radius of about ten feet blasted down without any fuss and was in front of Wu Yan in an instant.

Wu Yan opened her palms, and a crystal clear bell-shaped spiritual weapon wrapped her tightly. In an instant, the purple lightning swallowed her!

But the purple lightning that contained terrifying destructive and tearing power suddenly split into sixteen strands after passing Wu Yan, and they fluttered and shot in all directions.

The incomparably powerful force pushed Wu Yan down, and lightning also shot in all directions. Several beams of lightning shot into the Mianlong Mountain, the earth shook, and then there was a violent explosion that shook the world!
Rocks flew everywhere, cliff walls broke, a large area of ​​buildings collapsed, and a corner of the Dragon Back Peak was shattered.

Because the heavenly tribulation was between the visible and invisible, it was pervasive and could reach everywhere. Only the means of the person who was facing the tribulation could stop it, and the mountain protection formation on Mianlong Mountain seemed to be non-existent at this time.

There was a flash of lightning, followed by a loud explosion. The waterfall on Longshou Peak collapsed and a column of water dozens of feet high exploded in the deep pool.

The jade dragon was full of electricity and its body was twitching. It suddenly jumped out, jumping to its feet and roaring towards the sky.

"Are you kidding me? I've already hidden so far away, is it really necessary to hit me on the head?"

Fortunately, apart from it, no other disciples were injured. However, after this incident, the disciples scattered and avoided it, realizing that watching the heavenly calamity also carries the risk of sudden disaster.

Hearing the roar of the jade dragon and sensing the electric current spreading into the mountain, Wu Yan shouted loudly, and the hazy and illusory spiritual flowers in her dantian, which gathered and dispersed like clouds, rustled, and her spiritual power surged, constantly pushing up!
At this moment, the crystal clear little bell trapped Wu Yan inside. The bell was entangled with a surging torrent, like a dragon or a python, constantly dancing. Sixteen clear, blue and tenacious streams of water hung from the bell's mouth, as if they were decorated with sixteen whiskers.

The rapids were extraordinary. Outside the clear water, there was a layer of hazy, almost invisible spatial ripples!
Purple lightning struck the bell, and with a loud bang, densely packed talismans flashed and lit up. Then they were pulled by the strange torrent, split into sixteen beams, and shot outwards.

The ultimate spiritual weapon: the Lightning-Proofing and Lightning-Scattering Bell.

The secret method of the ethereal root and the spatial veins.

The secret method of the ethereal root: water has no fixed shape.

The Lightning-Proofing and Scattering Bell was also recorded in the "True Mirror of Treasures" as a precious spiritual weapon that was specifically designed to survive thunder tribulations. Most of the heavenly tribulations that cultivators experienced were thunder tribulations, so the genius seniors among the cultivators had designed some special methods.

But the most important thing is the secret technique of the ethereal root that Wu Yan learned from the "Taishang Yuanling Zhenhai Xuangong". The water flow is used as a guide, and the spatial fluctuations are used as a shield to disperse and release the terrifying thunder force and guide it to other places.

Just like when a strong wind blows on strong grass, the grass will bend down. After the strong wind passes, the grass will stand up again without any damage.

The second thunder tribulation has passed! (End of this chapter)