Begin the path of immortality from mortals

"The wilderness is vast, and in ancient times many paths flourished. How can the way of curses be ranked among the top ones? Is this a joke?"

Elder Xing sighed, "Not to mention the curse that can hurt a fusion cultivator, it is rumored that countless Mahayana cultivators were cursed to death back then. Do you know why this 'Xianlan Ruins' is called 'Xianlan' as a famous ruins in Fengyuan Continent?"

"Could it be related to the immortals?"

Lu Tiandu was surprised.

This lost world has long lost any trace of immortals because of the great war in the immortal world. If this relic is really related to the real immortals, then it must have existed for a very long time!

"You guessed right!"

Elder Xing nodded and said, "If you know enough about the history of the spirit world, you should know that the spirit world was not like this in ancient times. At that time, the top forces were several overlord-level super races, and this Xianlan ruins is related to one of the overlord-level races!"

"This tribe is called the 'Spiritual Witch Tribe', and they are best at witchcraft and incantations. It is rumored that this secret place is the remains of a war between the Spiritual Witch Tribe and the True Immortals of the Upper Realm in the late ancient times. It is also rumored that the True Immortals of the Lower Realm were cursed to death by the Spiritual Witch Tribe in the end..."

"Even immortals can be killed with curses. It is only natural that the curse power left by this clan in the ruins has left many combined cultivators helpless or even perished in it."

When he spoke of the latter part, Elder Xing had an inexplicable look on his face.

"The Spiritual Witch Clan? It seems that this race should have existed in ancient times like the evil dragon clan, the soul clan, the blood clan and other overlord-level forces!"

Lu Tiandu pondered.

"I didn't expect you to know these secrets!"

Hearing Lu Tiandu mention these ancient overlords who had long disappeared in the long river of time, a strange look flashed in Elder Xing's eyes.

"It's just a coincidence."

Lu Tiandu smiled faintly.

He had learned these secrets from Min Yan, the reincarnation of his true spirit.

According to his understanding, these ancient super clans each have their own strengths. The Soul Clan is naturally good at the Soul Law and the Slave Law, the Blood Clan is good at the Blood Law, the Evil Dragon Clan is good at the Evil Spirit Law, and the Spirit Witch Clan is good at the Curse Law. These laws are all outstanding among the three thousand laws. No wonder they are all ancient overlords.

Moreover, according to the secrets from the end of ancient times, the decline of these overlord-level forces in the spiritual world seemed to have occurred after a shocking war. Judging from the Xianlan ruins, perhaps the true immortals from the upper realm participated in this war.

It was also after this battle that these ancient overlords fell, and afterwards the hundreds of races in the spiritual world had more living space, and a situation of hundreds of races competing with each other emerged.

"I wonder what kind of curse injured the elder that he has not recovered yet?"

From what Elder Xing had mentioned before about the inheritance of spells and the Xuanqiao Wood Heart, Lu Tiandu guessed that Elder Xing would want to exchange the information about the Xianlan ruins for things like the fusion-level talismans.

According to Elder Xing, the ruins were still shrouded in a curse, so Lu Tian naturally wanted to find out more about it.

"I actually haven't gone deep into the core area of ​​the Xianlan Ruins, but I know that if I want to enter the core area, I must pass through a Lingwu Clan Ruins, and there, there is the power of curse."

Elder Xing said, "In order to enter the core of the ruins, I had made many preparations and was confident that I could withstand the curse. Unfortunately, none of the combined cultivators who entered with me made it through."

"Since you are looking for the inheritance of the way of curses, you should know that in the way of curses, the blood-falling curse, the scattered essence curse, the withered heart curse, the life-reducing curse, the heart demon curse and other curses can be said to be extremely strange once they are practiced to a high level."

"The curses we were hit with were different. The one I was hit with was the Bloodfall Curse. After being hit with this curse, the cultivator's blood and energy will begin to decline, and over time the body will decay. Although this curse can easily damage the cultivator's body, compared to other curses, there are various ways to prevent it."

"So I made preparations before. Originally, I didn't take this curse seriously. Who knew that I was careless and was inexplicably cursed again. This curse is really weird. It was combined with the Bloodfall Curse. My original body was destroyed because of it. Moreover, even after taking over another body, many years have passed, and I am still harmed by this curse..."

"What curse is so difficult?"

Lu Tiandu's expression changed slightly.

This Blood Curse is just as its name suggests. If the power of the curse is not dealt with in time, the end result will be the decline of Qi and blood, and the decay of the body. Theoretically, a cultivator will no longer be affected by this curse after abandoning his body, but Elder Xing has not been able to recover from his injuries after taking over a new body. This is weird.

"At that time, I was so shocked that I didn't know what kind of curse I was under. I could only use my secret technique to save my Nascent Soul and escape. Later, after spending a lot of resources to read relevant books, I learned that this curse is called the 'Pearl Embryo Secret Curse'."

"The Curse of the Pearly Pregnancy? What a strange name!"

"I'm pregnant, hehe, did you know that this curse could merge the Bloodfall Curse and my Nascent Soul into one without anyone noticing? After I took over another body, the new body was cursed by the Bloodfall Curse again..."

Elder Xing had a cold smile on his face, and his expression was extremely ugly. "After a cultivator reaches the stage of refining emptiness and merging into a body, although the chance to possess another body is still only once, but at our level, it is naturally not difficult to use secret techniques to parasitize the Nascent Soul on other living beings."

“However, if this secret technique is used, the great calamity I will encounter in the future will be even more terrifying. Therefore, although the new body still has its blood and energy weakened from time to time due to the curse in the Nascent Soul that cannot be removed, which makes people suffer, I have not found another body to inhabit. Unfortunately, because of the curse on this pearl embryo, the great calamity I have encountered in recent years has become more and more severe, but my strength has not improved much…”

"I almost died in the last great calamity. Two thousand years later, there will be a new great calamity. I don't know if I can survive it. But before that, I will naturally prepare some more methods."

"If you want to find top-level spiritual objects such as the Mantra Heritage and the Mysterious Aperture Wood Heart, you will most likely have to go to the Xianlan Ruins. I can trade you the detailed information of the Xianlan Ruins of the Lingwu Clan... As for the fusion-level spiritual talisman in my hand, I can also trade it to you. The price is, in addition to a spiritual talisman inheritance that is useful for me to overcome the tribulation, I also need some fusion-level spiritual talismans."

After listening to Elder Xing's trade request, Lu Tiandu pondered for a moment and shook his head:

"I do know that the Golden Palace Jade Book in the hands of the Yao Chi Palace cultivator records several combined-level talismans. In addition to the Jia Yuan Talisman, there is also a talisman that can trap the enemy, the 'Nine Palaces Heavenly Stems Talisman', and an attacking talisman, the 'Heavenly Spear Talisman'."

"But I know they can't trade with you using their own spiritual talisman heritage. But I am interested in the 'Yellow Turban Warrior Talisman' and the information about the Xianlan ruins in your hand. How about we try another way of trading?"

Elder Xing's heart sank after hearing this, and he said:

"You said."

"If you want to transcend the tribulation, I will lend you a secret treasure for transcending the tribulation. This treasure is as powerful as the Tongtian Lingbao, and it has the wonderful effect of weakening the thunder tribulation. As for the fusion-level talismans, in addition to these two, I can also give you a few more Tiange talismans in the next hundred years..."

The secret treasure that Lu Tiandu mentioned that could weaken the thunder tribulation was naturally the Yuanhe Five Extreme Mountains. After two thousand years, even if he could not refine the Yuanhe Five Extreme Mountains, the acquired Xuantian treasure that combined the five extreme mountains into one, Lu Tiandu was confident that he could refine the other four extreme mountains except the Haoyin Hanpo Mountain.

With the help of this treasure, and the other means prepared by Elder Xing, it should not be difficult to survive the great calamity.

"A secret treasure that can weaken the thunder tribulation?"

Elder Xing looked at Lu Tiandu with some doubt in his expression and some disbelief in his tone.

"Don't worry, this treasure is the secret treasure of a certain Mahayana cultivator. It can even withstand the great heavenly tribulation of a Mahayana cultivator. It shouldn't be difficult to help you survive the thunder tribulation."

Lu Tiandu said confidently. "It seems that the rumors are true. In that case, I agree."

Elder Xing thought of all the rumors about Lu Tiandu, took a deep breath, and agreed without hesitation, "I can give you the information about the Xianlan Ruins first, but I want to remind you that for some reason, only cultivators below the Mahayana level can enter this secret realm. If you want to enter, it's best to wait until you advance to the fusion stage!"

"I have my own opinion on this matter, and I will not joke with my life."

Lu Tiandu smiled slightly.

As for the inheritance of the Yellow Turban Warrior Talisman, there is no need to rush. After all, it sounds like the materials needed to draw this talisman are hard to find.

After Elder Xing left, Lu Tiandu stroked the jade slip that recorded the information about the Xianlan ruins and began to ponder.

This place is really dangerous. Although he is proud of his extraordinary supernatural powers, strong blood, spirit and soul, and his physical strength far exceeds that of his peers, he still has to be on guard.

"It seems that I have to take Sister Qing with me when the time comes. In this way, if we encounter some strange spells, we may be able to deal with them..."

As this thought flashed through his mind, Lu Tiandu put away the jade slip and began to meditate.

A few days later, after receiving Lei Luo's message, Lu Tian went to the Elder Tower again.

The matter regarding the Tuyuan Fruit has been settled.

Zen Master Jin Yue did have the Tuyuan Fruit core in his hand, and he also agreed to trade one to Lu Tiandu.

As for the transaction items that Lu Tiandu needs to pay, they have also been recorded in the jade slip.

Lu Tian took a rough look and found that except for two uncommon high-aged spiritual medicines, the rest were some rare materials. He had them all in his collection and could get them all with a little preparation.

Therefore, Lu Tiandu accepted the deal without hesitation and stated that he would try his best to complete the transaction within a hundred years.

Time flies, and another ten days have passed.

This day was the time when Lu Tiandu and many guards were competing for the position of military leader.

When Lu Tiandu appeared on the stage, although those who were well-informed already knew that Lu Tiandu, the number one refining master in Tianyuan City, would participate, when they actually saw Lu Tiandu, everyone's hearts sank and they lost all hope.

The outcome of this battle was naturally not surprising. Lu Tiandu only used the Taiyin Xuanzhen Sword and the Five Elements Ring to subdue all contenders and took the position of military leader without any surprise.

A few days later, in the Elder Tower, Lei Luo casually pointed his finger, and a golden seal as big as a walnut flew towards Lu Tiandu.

This golden seal was engraved with dense runes and shone with soft golden light. It had a purple jade belt tied on the top, and was obviously some kind of identity certificate.

Lu Tiandu took a quick glance at the seal and knew that it seemed to be a rare spiritual treasure.

"This is the golden seal of the commander-in-chief of the Jinting Guards. Although you are now temporarily acting as the commander-in-chief, you can still use this seal to mobilize some of the Heavenly Guards in the wilderness... You must be prepared for the next war with foreign races..."

Master Lei Luo warned.

"Don't worry, elder. Heaven understands."

Lu Tiandu hung the golden seal of the commander-in-chief around his waist and said.

After returning to Xuanzhen Palace and refining the treasure a little, Lu Tiandu informed the women in Xuanzhen Palace about his next itinerary. Without hesitation, he left Xuanzhen Palace and headed straight for a secret teleportation array in the Tianyuan City Teleportation Hall.

Naturally, Lu Tiandu would not hide his identity this time when going to the wilderness, and now the battle between the human, demon and foreign races is in full swing, so strict checks will be carried out on people entering and leaving Tianyuan City.

Moreover, after the war entered a stalemate phase in recent years, Tianyuan City has built several temporary war fortresses in the wild areas under its control. According to Elder Lei Luo, the Tianwei Corps intends to launch a counterattack in the near future to regain lost territory.

The first step for Lu Tiandu to go out of the city to participate in the war was to pay a visit to the two combined elders who were in charge of the battle outside as the acting commander-in-chief.

In addition, he naturally needs to understand the current war situation in detail, and also meet and get to know many of the military leaders, guards and other Jinting guards under his jurisdiction.

As for what happens next, according to his plan, once he takes on enough missions on his own and accumulates enough merits in a short period of time, he can temporarily leave the battlefield.

After leaving the battlefield, Lu Tiandu nominally went to the Soul-Breaking Wilderness, but in fact he entered the Stone Bead World to practice for a period of time.

After returning, he will take the opportunity to complete the transaction of two Thunder Source Fruits with Master Lei Luo, and he will also make a deal with Lei Sen at that time.

The transaction was naturally for the Nine Spiritual Ganoderma.

With the help of the Nine Spiritual Ganoderma, the elixir prepared by Lei Luo for Lei Sen, and the legacy of the Shangguan family, it would not be difficult for Lei Sen to advance to the fusion stage in the future. In this way, he could also settle the cause and effect between him and Fenglei Zhenjun.

When Lu Tiandu appeared in a secret hall somewhere in the teleportation hall, guarding there were three teams of Qingming guards led by six Jinting guards.

Obviously, the guarding force of this special teleportation array has been strengthened a lot.

As soon as Lu Tiandu, the famous cultivator from Tianyuan City, appeared, the Jinting Guards and Qingming Guards all looked over. Just as they were about to greet him, they suddenly saw the golden seal and green tiger talisman hanging around Lu Tiandu's waist. They were startled and saluted in unison:
"I greet the commander-in-chief!"

"No need to be polite, just open the teleportation array for me!"

Lu Tian waved his hand.

"Yes!"

Everyone had already sensed the special spiritual light in the golden seal and the tiger talisman, so naturally they had no doubts at this moment and quickly opened the teleportation array for Lu Tiandu.

After Lu Tiandu's figure disappeared from the teleportation array, everyone looked at each other, and one of the Jinting Guards said:

"I heard that the Army Chief just took over the position of Army Chief a few days ago. I didn't expect that he would become the Grand Commander so soon!"

"This is not surprising. Who doesn't know the name of Xuanzhen Killing Sword? Who among the same level can be his opponent? It is not surprising that he won the position of military leader. However, the position of the commander-in-chief should not be so easy... But it is obvious that Master Lei Luo seems to have high hopes for Commander Lu..."

As the other Jinting Guard spoke, a thoughtful look flashed across his eyes. (End of this chapter)