Journey to the head

This is a completely contradictory situation.

The spiritual energy output of the spirit vein has increased, which means that the spirit vein has been upgraded.

The increasing decadence in the spirit veins means that the spirit veins are aging, and the day of downgrading or even destruction is not far away.

These two completely opposite characteristics actually appeared on the same spiritual vein!
How is this going?

Lu Qian tightly grasped the golden branch, stared at the spiritual vein that was slowly emitting spiritual energy, and a bold guess arose in his mind.

This is the only explanation that makes sense: this is some kind of overdraft!
It accelerates the aging of the spirit veins, and in exchange for this, the output of spiritual energy increases.

Will it be so?
Lu Qian's heart beat faster. There were too few samples now and he couldn't be sure at all.

If this kind of "overdraft" does exist, what does it mean?
The amount of spiritual energy that each spiritual vein can produce is fixed. If the output is faster, the time it can produce will naturally be shorter?
Or does the spiritual vein itself have the concept of "loss", and excessive use will lead to premature aging?
What about the upgrading of the spirit vein?

No, everything about the spiritual vein is shrouded in fog, and it is impossible to figure it out based on the phenomena before our eyes.

It seems that after returning to the mountain gate, I need to spend more time doing more experiments.

Lu Qian carefully put the golden branch back into his Dantian and continued to hang it above the golden elixir. It was this mysterious golden branch that gave him the qualification to peek at all this with the power of the golden elixir.

If the conjecture is true, then this golden branch will become the most precious treasure of Yunshan Sect! And its value is more reflected in its effect on the spirit veins, which far exceeds the power of closing the space and locking the realm during combat.

After sorting out all the speculations of today, Lu Qian had just put away the Five Elements Formation when he heard Zhu Ling shouting not far away: "Lu Qian, are you ready? Come quickly, I found a secret passage!"

It turned out that Lu Qian was concentrating on the golden tree branches and the spiritual veins, and Zhu Ling was bored waiting outside. Anyway, this place was isolated and no one was around, and Lu Qian had his own five elements formation to protect him, so she didn't wait there foolishly.

And the place she wanted to go was right next to it, which was the last building the two of them were going to search on Lanshan Island, a storage room on the fifth floor.

So she went there alone, and with a light push, she turned the storage cabinet's magic circle and the door into pieces, and walked straight into the building.

First, I took a tour from bottom to top. The five floors of the pavilion were the materials layer, talisman layer, elixir layer, treasure layer and the top layer of skills.

After hiding in Wu Yan's Dantian for decades and observing the world from Wu Yan's perspective, Zhu Ling had already completed the common sense of cultivation and had a basic understanding of the value of these things.

Although it still looked like a pile of junk to her, she at least knew which junk was still useful to the Yunshan Sect now.

However, Lanshan Island is indeed a remote place, and the small forces of a few people are not rich. Qiming Lingjun had just formed a Nascent Soul not long ago, and he didn't have many Nascent Soul-level things, so he brought them all with him, and then they were all blown away by the five-colored divine light.

In addition to some materials, there are also several rare items stored on this island. Other elixirs, talismans, treasures, etc. are at most golden elixir level, and there is no such thing as secret treasures.

In addition, the martial arts layer stores the inherited Taoist foundation of Lanshan Island, but the value of the martial arts secrets still needs to be slowly identified, and Zhu Ling is not interested in this.

Such a shabby sight made Zhu Ling sigh. She was too lazy to take a closer look and directly activated the vortex of clouds that swallowed up everything. It swept down from top to bottom, layer by layer, and swallowed everything in the pavilion into the Yuanpin Pearl. She thought about showing it to Lu Qian later.

Wherever she passed, everything and the shelves disappeared without a trace, leaving only the empty floor without even a speck of dust.

It was not until they returned to the first floor that the cloud vortex started again, and Zhu Ling couldn't help but let out a light exclamation.

There was a shelf in the corner that didn't move at all, as if it had taken root in the ground.

She knew something was wrong, so she walked around, but couldn't see any clues from the outside. She didn't bother looking for the key, but simply turned around, and the misty orb flashed by!

With a loud crackling sound, the shelves were shattered in an instant, a large number of mechanisms were completely reduced to waste, and a dark hole appeared on the ground!

At this moment, she finally sensed that the Five Elements Formation outside the pavilion had been withdrawn and Lu Qian's aura was coming out again, so Zhu Ling hurriedly shouted, "Lu Qian, are you okay? Come on, come on, I found a secret passage!"

Lu Qian slipped in and saw the dark hole on the empty floor, which was particularly eye-catching. He was amazed at Zhu Ling's super high efficiency.

With a praise, Lu Qian's Niwan Palace vibrated slightly, and his spiritual consciousness extended into a beam, continuously probing inward.

The deep tunnel went straight into the ground for a hundred feet, and at the end was a stone chamber. Inside the stone chamber -

"Let's go!" Lu Qian was shocked and took Zhu Ling with him and drove straight in and fled at high speed.

This secret passage was reinforced with stone slabs, and the traces of carving were very recent, no more than 20 to 30 years old. Although Lu Qian moved quickly, he also used his spiritual sense to carefully sense the way along the way. There were no traps or magic arrays, and he reached the stone chamber unimpeded.

A clear light floated before her eyes, and Zhu Ling exclaimed.

In the middle of the stone chamber, there was a piece of solid ice about ten feet square, and inside the ice, there was a female cultivator trapped!
Lu Qian first walked around the area. Apart from the huge block of ice and the girl in the ice, there was nothing in the secret room.

He stepped forward and saw that the huge piece of ice was clear and transparent, without any color, just like pure crystal. If it weren't for the icy cold air floating around the ice, at first glance, you would have thought that the girl was floating in the air.

When you look closely, you can see that the female cultivator in the ice is petite and delicate, with a tender figure, about thirteen or fourteen years old, with a delicate and beautiful face that is very cute. She also has a striking ice-blue long hair that falls to her waist and covers most of her body.

The girl quietly closed her eyes, sealed in the ice without any movement. Lu Qian's spiritual sense swept over, but the ice blocked his spiritual sense firmly, unable to penetrate at all, so he had no way to judge any of her conditions, nor could he sense any breath.

I thought I might be able to discover the secret of how Qiming Lingjun was able to advance quickly to the Nascent Soul stage, but I didn't expect to find a mysterious girl sealed in ice in this secret room!
Who is she, what is her relationship with Qiming Lingjun, and why is she sealed here?
It is hard to tell whether they are enemies or friends, so we cannot act rashly.
While Lu Qian was thinking, Zhu Ling's brows suddenly relaxed and she exclaimed, "I remember! This is that Master Han Mu, Hai. Hai Shuangyao!"

Master Hanmu, Hai Shuangyao!

Lu Qian hid a scroll and immediately found the relevant memories.

He had not seen this real person in person, but he had heard reports about it from Jiang Qingfeng, Jiang Baitao and Lin Le.

Twenty years ago, this immortal traveled to Cheorwon County and was attracted by the novelty of the city that never sleeps. He wanted to enter the city, but he was stopped because he was still a mortal at the time. Then he was encountered by Jiang Qingfeng and his group who had successfully built their foundation, which triggered a series of stories later.

Hai Shuangyao discovered Lin Le's hidden place and gave him a precious ice magic experience, which Jiang Qingfeng still studies day and night. She also generously compensated Lin Le with a spiritual essence for the destruction of the Never-Sleeping City in a battle with her old enemy.

According to the reports of several people, this real person is innocent, quirky, a curious baby, and has a good relationship with the Yunshan Sect.

The most important thing is that she was born in the place where many immortals fell. There are extraordinary spiritual veins, spiritual objects everywhere, and rare treasures are as numerous as stars!

The monks on the island are often proud of this. Many people believe that the archipelago is the core of this world, and the monks on the mainland are all country bumpkins.

Xianyun Islands, Binglan Island Hai Family, Hai Shuangyao
Wu Yan was also at the scene at that time. The Yuan Pin Pearl was in Wu Yan's dantian, observing the outside world. She was also an eyewitness to the chaos in the City That Never Sleeps, so she recognized Hai Shuangyao.

It was reported that she continued her travels after leaving the City That Never Sleeps. How come she was seen here, and she was trapped in ice!

Could it be that this Jindan Zhenren with an extraordinary origin was trapped here by Qiming Lingjun?
No matter what, Master Hanmu is a friend, not an enemy, so he should rescue her.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Qian said to Zhu Ling, "Senior, please put her and the ice into the Yuanpin Pearl and bring her back to Mianlong Mountain before making any plans." Zhu Ling nodded and waved her hand. A magnificent vortex of clouds appeared out of thin air and a strong wind pressure suddenly formed, wrapping the solid ice.

But the next moment, Zhu Ling's face changed, and the cloud vortex that had always worked was ineffective!

"This block of ice is not just standing there." Zhu Ling said in surprise, "It has frozen the surrounding space as well!"

How deep must the cold be for the solid ice to freeze directly into space, so that the Yuanpin Pearl cannot swallow it!

If it cannot be swallowed, there is no way to transport it back to Mianlong Mountain.

Lu Qian was secretly shocked. He looked around for a few times and wanted to try it with the golden branch. Then he thought about the wonderful changes that the branch had just undergone. Would it have any effect if he used it now? Besides, the function of the golden branch was to close the space and lock the realm. It could certainly strengthen the space, but he had not discovered that it had the function of breaking the space.

Zhu Ling tried a few more times, but the ice still didn't move, so she immediately became competitive.

Since we can't move, we can only try to break the ice here.

"Make way, Lu Qian." Zhu Ling was very excited and planned to transform into the original body of Yuan Pin Zhu to penetrate the ice directly. "Don't smash your face."

Lu Qian tried to stop him quickly. The Yuan Pin Pearl unleashed a thunderous and lightning-like force. If it accidentally made a hole in Hai Shuangyao's body, it would be disastrous.

"Let me give it a try." Lu Qian said.

He walked to the solid ice, slowly stretched out his hand, the golden elixir shook slightly, and five-colored light emerged from his palm.

Supernatural power: five-colored divine light!
White, green, black, red, and yellow, five rays of light flow in the palm of the hand. If you follow the flow, the five elements are created, and if you go against the flow, the five elements break apart.

Nothing is unbreakable with the Five Elements, and nothing can be unsolved with the Five Elements!
The piece of ice before him was extremely cold, solid enough to freeze space. It was also a variation of water magic. It could not escape the five elements and was naturally defeated by the divine light!
As the five-colored light passed by, the solid ice shook slightly, large pieces of ice shattered and fell, and icy air currents spread out.

This clear and transparent ice is gradually breaking apart.

Zhu Ling was watching from the side, and was also very impressed. When she was in Wu Yan's Dantian, she had seen from afar the scene of Lu Qian destroying the immortal golden body of Qiming Lingjun with the five-colored divine light. This magical power was extremely mysterious, and the aura of breaking everything and destroying everything made her feel terrified. I really don't know how this guy cultivated it.

Lu Qian was holding a small beam of divine light in his palm, and sweat was already appearing on his forehead.

Unlike the previous direct and violent explosion of divine light, in order to avoid accidentally hurting Hai Shuangyao, Lu Qian had to use such a strong force for delicate operations, just like carving patterns on bamboo sticks with a big knife. Whether it was divine consciousness or spiritual power, they were consumed very quickly, and the difficulty was much higher than directly hitting.

If it weren't for his amazing knowledge of hiding things, he might not have been able to do it.

After a few breaths, the five-colored divine light had broken through half of the ice, and was only a thin layer away from Hai Shuangyao.

The next operation might be even more difficult. Lu Qian was just about to take a break to catch his breath when suddenly the crystal clear ice shook slightly.

Hai Shuangyao suddenly opened her eyes!
With a crackling sound, the ice suddenly shattered, and a ray of blue light shot out from her mouth and went straight to Lu Qian's eyebrows!

Lu Qian shouted loudly, and in an instant, five-colored divine light suddenly rushed up, the stone wall of the secret room collapsed, and the azure light stagnated, and then turned into powder in the divine light.

It was a slender flying needle!

Hai Shuangyao showed a surprised look, but after this attack, Lu Qian's spiritual power was exhausted and his body was unstable. She shouted angrily and raised her hand to attack again, but she heard a sharp whistle, and the Yuanpin Pearl flashed with lightning and shot straight at her.

Hai Shuangyao screamed loudly, her body flashed with light, and a blue gem rushed out and met the Yuanpin Pearl.

"Senior, stop!"

With a cracking sound, the Yuanpin Pearl smashed Hai Shuangyao's magic pearl into pieces. With a slight pause and Lu Qian's attempt to stop it, it finally stopped in front of Hai Shuangyao's forehead.

Hai Shuangyao's face turned pale and she exclaimed, "Lingbao!"

Lu Qian called back the Yuanpin Pearl, and the pearl spirit spun around and floated down, snorting coldly at Hai Shuangyao.

Lu Qian bowed and said, "Master Hanmu, we are here to save you."

Hai Shuangyao looked at Zhu Ling again, patted her chest with lingering fear, and nodded.

"I believe it. With a magical treasure that can breed spirits, how can Mi Mengyin invite such a big shot?"

Mi Mengyin? Lu Qian had heard this name in the report. It seemed that she was the old enemy of this Master Hanmu.

As expected of a wealthy cultivator from the Xianyun Islands, he could tell the situation of the Yuanpin Pearl at a glance. Lu Qianwei sensed it and found that Master Hanmu had already reached the Golden Core Perfection.

However, Hai Shuangyao seemed to have a misunderstanding, thinking that Lu Qian was a direct descendant of some powerful figure, which was why he had such a bodyguard.

You should know that generally speaking, only the True Lord Lianxu can give birth to a spirit from a spiritual treasure!
"Oh, your elders are really generous. My great-grandfather was very stingy, otherwise I wouldn't have been persecuted by that bad woman Mi Mengyin."

"But I don't remember seeing you before in any of the sects, palaces, families, or factions in the archipelago." Hai Shuangyao blinked her bright eyes. "Where are you from? How did you know that I was trapped here?"

"Master Hanmu, although we have never met before, we are old friends." Lu Qian said with a smile, "My name is Lu Qian, and I am the head of the Yunshan Sect."

"Yunshan Sect?" Hai Shuangyao was a little confused, "I think I've heard of it somewhere."

Lu Qian continued, "I am Jiang Baitao's senior brother. The city that never sleeps in Tieyuan County, Cangzhou is considered as my faction's property."

"Bai Tao? The City That Never Sleeps?!" Hai Shuangyao finally reacted and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it turns out we are acquaintances!"

Before Lu Qian could say anything, Hai Shuangyao jumped over, stood on tiptoe and patted Lu Qian on the shoulder.

"Thanks to you for saving me this time, damn Mi Mengyin, I will make her pay!"

"So, how did the real person get trapped here?" Lu Qian asked.

Hai Shuangyao twisted left and right, stretched herself, and relaxed her body which had become very stiff due to being frozen.

Hearing Lu Qian's question, she snorted, "Fighting."

"Mi Mengyin stole my Jade Pot Ice Heart Infant Lotus Seed."

"I didn't suffer any loss this time." Hai Shuangyao was delighted. "I stole her Dragon Palace Ascension Treasure Ticket."

"Oh, you don't know about the Dragon Palace, but have you ever heard of the True Dragon Lord who turned the oceans upside down?" (End of this chapter)