Journey to the head

What does a life span of 400 years represent?
Among the cultivators, those with three spiritual roots are already considered to have good qualifications, accounting for about one to twelve percent.

For ordinary cultivators with three spiritual roots, it would take 170 to 180 years to reach the Golden Core Realm if they practiced normally without any additional resources. This was the case when everything went smoothly, the foundation was built in one go, and the Golden Core Heavenly Tribulation was successfully overcome.

If something went wrong when building the foundation, it would be normal to have no hope of achieving the golden elixir for more than two hundred years.

Even if everything goes well, it will take one hundred and seventy to eighty years to achieve the golden elixir. Then it will take nearly another four hundred years to cultivate the golden elixir to perfection.

Nearly four hundred years! But their life span is only two hundred and twenty to thirty years left!
This strange and vicious corpse poison spread through the blood, directly locking the upper limit of the Ao clan.

Cultivators with three spiritual roots can forget about forming the Nascent Soul. Those with two spiritual roots have some hope, but two spiritual roots are rare, and for the Ao family, which has been almost wiped out and has a small population, how many years will it take to produce a person with two spiritual roots?

Moreover, this "a little hope" is based on the assumption that everything goes smoothly.

For the Ao family, which has completely declined and has been hiding for a long time, smooth sailing is just a luxury. In their only remaining spiritual land, the resources for cultivation are extremely limited, and it is a difficult start for new cultivators.

Therefore, over the years, the Ao family has always found it difficult to recover. The only time there was a glimmer of hope was when Jichuan Xuanjun appeared.

Jichuan Xuanjun is a man of extraordinary talent. He not only has an alien spiritual root, but also has awakened the Fuxi bloodline!
He cultivated to the position of Yuanshen Xuanjun, but by that time, his life span was almost over.

"So Jichuan Xuanjun can only choose an extremely radical path." Hongzejun said in a deep voice, "Use the most powerful force to subdue Cangzhou. Those who don't obey will be beaten into submission, and those who don't listen will be beaten into submission. No one dares to disobey the order."

Lu Qian nodded silently.

Therefore, Xuan Jun oppressed Cangzhou and took away many mysterious skills and rare treasures. He did this not only to search for the secret recipes, but also to accumulate wealth for the Ao family to rise again.

He also wanted to integrate the power of a state to realize his ultimate ambition - to rid the Ao family of the blood poison.

It’s a pity... God doesn’t help.

“Xuan Jun was too radical and soon suffered a backlash. However, if he was not at the end of his life and had not been weak, how could he have been poisoned by such a ridiculous poison?!” Hong Zejun was very excited, and Lu Qian was also full of melancholy.

The backlash from the Cangzhou natives came faster than Jichuan Xuanjun had imagined, so fast that he had no time to let his family return to the land world, and no time to let the Ao family stand on his shoulders and regain their glory.

He was chased and surrounded all the way, but he was so strong that he finally broke through the siege and met his relatives who came to rescue him. They were of low cultivation and useless.

Before his death, Jichuan Xuanjun passed some information to the Ao clan, including the whereabouts of the Yuanpin Pearl - because the condition of the Ao clan's spiritual land was not sufficient to support the restoration of the Yuanpin Pearl, this task could only be left to future generations.

Fortunately, part of the resources collected from Cangzhou had already been transferred to the family before, and these resources also contributed greatly to the Ao family's survival to this day.

Jichuan Xuanjun's ambitions were unfulfilled and he was full of regrets, but after trying his best, he calmly embraced his own end and left this infinitely beautiful yet extremely painful world forever.

Lu Qian suddenly remembered that Yuanpin Zhuling said that Jichuan Xuanjun was a happy person and he was always smiling.

He is a man who is passionate about life. He loves this world deeply, but he has to leave in a hurry.

In just four hundred years, it flashed by like a shooting star, leaving behind its own legend.

At this moment, when Hong Zejun finished telling this story, the quiet room fell into silence. He was immersed in the grief of the death of the Ao family, while Lu Qian thought of Xuanjun's style from afar, and was deeply impressed and extremely regretful.

Xuanjun's business is not even halfway completed, and the situation of the Ao family is not optimistic now.

On the way back, Lu Qian kept chatting with Hong Zejun. This Ao clan leader had little experience and a simple mind. Since Lu Qian expressed that he was deeply indebted to Jichuan Xuanjun, claimed to have inherited Xuanjun's lineage, and wanted to return the Yuanpin Pearl to the Ao family, he naturally became very close to him. Although there were still some concerns and concerns, the Ao clan's simple situation was still told to Lu Qian.

The Ao clan now lives in seclusion on the inner sea of ​​the Star Sea. They seem to own a movable spiritual land that is difficult for outsiders to find.

However, judging from the external environment, even in the relatively safe inland sea, there are terrifying gales and wild beasts, as well as some strange sea creatures that often pose a risk of harassment.

Judging from the internal situation, the Ao family had barely escaped from the brink of extinction. The population was already very small, and coupled with limited resources at sea and the scarcity of humans, they did not have the convenient conditions for expansion like the immortal clans on land, such as connecting with the same surname, changing surnames and giving names, marrying into the wife's family, and setting up outside surnames. Finally, coupled with the bloodline corpse poison and the upper limit on lifespan, they have always found it difficult to grow.

Currently, the Ao family has only a few hundred cultivators, and most of them are practicing Qigong. However, in this generation, perhaps due to the blessing of the ancestors, a person with a natural spiritual root has appeared again from among the sparse population.

Hongzejun·Aofang!
It was with the appearance of Ao Fang that the Ao clan saw a little hope again. In addition, the time had come, so they sent Ao Zhao, the only Jindan Moyun Zhenren at the time, to retrieve the Yuanpin Pearl, continue the glory of Jichuan Xuanjun, and try to revive the family.

After the death of Master Mo Yun, the Ao family was lucky enough to obtain another golden elixir in addition to Ao Fang.

If everything went well, the Ao family would have two golden elixirs, and Ao Fang would have a helper. However, the golden elixir had a grudge against the clan members because of trivial matters since childhood, and after achieving the golden elixir, he became more arrogant and acted rebellious, and Ao Fang cut off one of his arms.

The hatred was even deeper, and with the suffocating confinement of the blood corpse poison, the golden elixir actually betrayed the family.

Ao Fang chased him out, which led to the story of meeting Lu Qian later.

The golden elixir Taoist name is Henghai, his given name is Ao Ying, he has the talent of three spiritual roots, and he is now over two hundred years old.

If it were in the Ao family, it would mean that he would not be able to advance to the Nascent Soul stage.

Haiyuan Pavilion's protection of both parties in the transaction was so thorough that Lu Qian had no way to trace it from this line. However, since he had met Hongze Jun Ao Fang and obtained detailed information about Ao Ying, he could naturally mobilize the power of the Yunshan Sect's intelligence department to conduct a secret search.

If this Ao Ying obtained the Creation Fire Pill and recovered his broken limbs, but was still bold enough to stay in Cangzhou, he would definitely be found by the Intelligence Department!
In fact, Lu Qian was so keen to capture Ao Ying, mostly for his own sake.

Ao Ying is an uncontrollable factor, and he also knows that the Yuanpin Pearl is in the Yunshan Sect!

He has recovered now and still has another two hundred years to live. He will probably have to travel around the world to find a way to remove the corpse poison. At worst, he will rebel at sea, change his appearance, and enjoy the life of a superior Jindan person on the mainland.

But we must also be wary of his radical personality, as he may be provoked into exposing himself and dragging the Yunshan Sect into trouble, which would be troublesome.

Lu Qian was thinking about how to deal with the situation when he heard Hong Zejun speak earnestly.

"My family has suffered many setbacks and has been seeking a way out. I have also heard of the story of the Yunshan Sect, which suffered a disaster and rose from the ashes. I think Sect Leader Lu can empathize with my family's experience. I hope that Fairy Kongmeng can be invited back as soon as possible. I will bring back the Yuanpin Pearl as soon as possible to try to revive the sect." "With the help of the Yuanpin Pearl this time, we can do better. And we will learn from the lessons of Jichuan Xuanjun. Even if we don't have much time left, we should take it step by step. At least we should first establish a solid foundation in the heart of the continent. After a few generations, there may be a turning point."

Lu Qian nodded, but sighed in his heart.

Such a plan is not appropriate either. If Hong Zejun can achieve Nascent Soul or even Primordial Spirit, a great cultivator can indeed secure a good enough spiritual land for the Ao family.

However, he will soon die of old age, and the cultivation of other cultivators in the Ao family is too poor, and the gap is too obvious!
It is even possible that when he was the primordial spirit, other cultivators of the Ao family had not yet produced new golden elixirs!

In this case, once the great monk dies, how this family will be treated is something that can be easily guessed with one's toes.

It is really difficult to develop after being infected with that kind of blood corpse poison.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Hongze. I will write a letter and send Wu Yan back."

Perhaps, this will be an opportunity for the Yunshan Sect.

Seeing Hong Zejun's grateful look, Lu Qian smiled and added more spiritual tea for him.

Lu Qian did not forget one thing, and Hong Zejun did not reveal it.

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Jichuan Xuanjun seized a treasure from Qingzhou, a peerless treasure that directly triggered a war between the two states.

That treasure has since disappeared, and it is most likely that Xuanjun gave it to the family before his death.

Could this treasure also be one of the reasons for the Ao family's comeback?
At this moment, a small banquet was being held on the main peak of the Liuxia Mountains of the Danxia Sect in Ningzhou.

"Come on, my friend Wanfa and Fairy Kongmeng, you two have fought hard in this battle, please drink this cup to the full!"

The head of Danxia, ​​Yuanying Lingjun Wusuanzi, raised his glass and toasted Lin Le and Wu Yan.

The two did not dare to neglect it. Just as they were about to stand up, Akabane Zhenren on the opposite side shouted, "Don't be so polite! This is not your fancy Mianlong Mountain. Since you have made contributions, you should accept this cup. If you stand up, you will have to drink a jar of wine as punishment!"

Soapberry clapped his hands and laughed, agreeing very much with what Akabane Zhenren said.

Lin Le and Wu Yan looked at each other and had no choice but to obey.

Taking advantage of the moment of raising his glass, Lin Le looked around the field again.

Sitting in the main seat at the top, Sapindus Mukorossi wore a wide robe with big sleeves and had an elegant appearance, especially a pair of eyes that were clear and deep, as bright as stars. When looking into the eyes of him, I often felt ashamed of myself. But after getting to know him, I found that he was a graceful, calm and cultured person, who made people want to get close to him.

The lower side is divided into two columns. The right column is several Jindan of Danxia Sect, including the eldest elder Zhenren Chenxi who has a calm face and a tall and thin figure, the second elder Zhenren Chiyu who is casual and bares his breasts, and three other younger Jindan masters.

Over the past thirty years, not only did Sapindus successfully advance to the Nascent Soul stage, but the Danxia Sect also added two new Golden Core True Immortals, and its strength has steadily increased.

Including Gu Nishang, the Danxia Sect has a total of one Yuanying Lingjun, seven Jindan Zhenren, nearly a hundred foundation-building feathered practitioners, and nearly ten thousand elite disciples in the middle stage of Qi training and above.

For a newly promoted Yuanying Sect, it seems that there are fewer Jindan Zhenren. This is because of the help of that Xiantian Taixi Pill, which allowed Wusuzi to successfully advance, reducing the further accumulation of Danxia Sect.

But no matter what, this is at least much healthier than the ratio of Yunshan Sect's high-end combat power to grassroots base.

Moreover, with the support and protection of the Nascent Soul, the Golden Core True Person will have more space to survive and can enjoy more resources, which will naturally increase gradually and slowly become an old-fashioned Nascent Soul sect like the Qinglian True Sect and the Lingshou Sect.

The row to the left below Sapindus is composed of Lin Le, Wu Yan, Gu Nishang and Feixingzi Dong Chengjun who is sitting with him.

Cangzhou is now peaceful and stable. The strength of the Yunshan Sect is growing day by day, and its position is becoming more and more stable. The Danxia Sect has started a war of expansion and revenge. Gu Nishang naturally returned to serve in the Danxia Sect, so that she can continue to hone her skills on the battlefield and show her strengths.

In the battle with Shenmu Sect in Bizhuang County, although Yunshan Sect won a great victory, it also suffered heavy losses.

The sixth generation of disciples were basically all green hands. It was their first time going to the battlefield. Shenmu Sect was an old Jindan Sect with high-quality elite soldiers and the commander was very experienced and responded appropriately. After one battle, even though they wiped out all the remaining monks of the enemy, plundered all the accumulation of Shenmu Sect for eight hundred years, and burned the mountain gate to the ground, the Yunshan Sect also paid the price of more than forty disciples killed and more than twenty disciples seriously injured and disabled.

There were a total of seventy casualties, and there were a total of six hundred disciples going on the expedition, which was more than one-tenth!

In peacetime, such a loss would have been considered serious. However, after experiencing a real war and being tempered by blood and fire, the temperament of this group of disciples has completely changed, and their psychological qualities have also undergone a drastic change.

This is the reason why the top leaders of Yunshan Sect selected this group of elite soldiers and the top players among the sixth generation disciples to come to Cangzhou for training.

Under the leadership of Lin Le, Wu Yan and nine foundation-building disciples, the Yunshan disciples successfully completed the assigned tasks and created enough chaos in the rear of the enemy's Nascent Soul forces to hit the enemy's momentum, shake the fighting will of the enemy's subordinate Jindan sects, and cause a certain amount of panic. Some enemy sects had to withdraw their combat forces and return to the defended territory.

The Danxia sect took this opportunity to advance, achieved some results on the front line, and gained a slight advantage.

But the war between the two Nascent Soul sects was originally about deploying troops and competing with each other in strategy. Before the key winner appeared, it was a war of attrition. Now they have only gained a slight advantage, and it is still a long way to go before they can truly win.

The intelligence errors of the Danxia Sect have been reported by Lin Le and have attracted enough attention. A storm of anti-espionage is also brewing in their sect, and it is unknown how far the impact will be. This will also distract the attention of the war, and if we are not careful, the enemy will win back everything we put in.

In short, the Yunshan Sect won but suffered heavy losses. As an ally, the Danxia Sect knew that Lu Qian had sent them here for training, so they withdrew the Yunshan disciples and allowed them to rest for a while before sending them back to the battlefield.

Master Chiyu drank from it in big gulps, then slammed a jar of Star Brew on the table and glared at Lin Le: "Drink! You little brat, your eyes are just looking around, you must have a lot of ideas in your mind, you are cut from the same mold as that sly kid Lu Qian!"

This was the greatest compliment to Lin Le. He smiled and raised his glass: "This is the first time I've sat at the same table with all the heroes of Danxia Sect. Naturally, I'm excited. I should remember my allies more clearly. I can't help but take a few more glances at them. Please don't blame me, Master."

Wu Xiuzi smiled and said, "Come to think of it, I have indeed never introduced my sect's golden elixir to you in detail. For example, you may have spent a lot of time with Elder Pei, but you certainly don't know his heroic deeds. Let me tell you about it today, and have some fun with you."

He was talking about Akabane Zhenren, Pei Lie. (End of this chapter)