Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 716: The current situation of the old friend, the surprised Nine Swords Master!

"Brother Yu Dao, long time no see!" Zhou Xun bowed in return.
"Greetings, Alliance Leader Yu!" Tianci Zhenjun and Wang Erniu on the side also saluted!

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Ji, and Little Friend Wang. Hey, you have also reached the Nascent Soul stage. When Fellow Daoist Jiujian finds out, I wonder how happy he will be!"

True Lord Tianci had made many contributions in Zhenhai Fairy City before, so True Lord Yanmo naturally knew him. And Wang Erniu followed True Lord Jiujian in and out during that time, so he was naturally very familiar with him!

"Let's go to my cave and have a chat. Fellow Taoist Tianyi and the others will surely be very happy to hear that you have arrived!"

Lord Yan Mo laughed and slapped Zhou Xun on the shoulder.

"Brother Dao, I will obey your order!"

Zhou Xun and Tianci Zhenjun Wang Erniu followed Zhenjun Yanmo and left the square chatting and laughing.

In the square, everyone looked at the slowly receding figure and couldn't help but talk about it.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, you are well-informed. Do you know the origins of those three people?"

How could he be so favored by Lord Yama?

A tall man with a broad forehead and big eyes asked the white-haired old man next to him.

"These three people are very unfamiliar. They are probably cultivators who have just arrived in the Western Desert. Two of them are in the early stage and one is in the middle stage. How could they be treated differently by Master Yan Mo?"

"It is very likely that he is from Lord Yan Mo's hometown!"

Only when good friends and descendants from my hometown come here can we receive such care.

"Yes, what Brother Wu said makes sense!" Everyone nodded.

"I don't know what kind of place Zhongzhou is, which can give birth to a figure like Yan Mo Zhenjun, and even Yan Yang Zhenjun of Luoyang Fairy Palace."

"Even Master Wuxin of the Boro Temple has to be inferior to him!"

About half an hour later, the four of them arrived at the door of a very imposing cave.

Yan Mo Zhenjun took out a dozen tokens,
The door opens automatically.

"please!"

Stepping into the cave, the view in front of you suddenly becomes clear, with carved railings and jade bricks, rockery and strange rocks, small bridges and flowing water.
"Brother Yu's cave is much better than ours!" Zhou Xun couldn't help but sigh.
However, when I think of the other party's title of first place in the military merit list, I feel that it is well deserved.

Everyone went straight to the reception room and took their seats as host and guest.

Yan Mo Zhenjun waved his hand, and spiritual light flew out, transforming into a pot of spiritual wine and four wine glasses that fell in front of him.

Then the wine jug flew up automatically and filled the four glasses.

"This is 'Ice Soul Wine', which comes from the Ice Continent. It tastes different from ordinary spirit wines. You can try it!" Yan Mo Zhenjun said, picking up a glass of spirit wine and taking a sip.
Zhou Xun heard this and picked up the wine glass to taste it.

As the wine went down my throat, a cool feeling rose up, making me feel as if I were in the Arctic ice field, and my thoughts seemed to flow faster.

My eyes light up:
"This wine is chilled and refreshing, and seems to have a special mood. It should be able to fight against inner demons!"

"Hahaha, brother, you are really perceptive. Many people have drunk my 'Ice Soul Wine', but only a few can appreciate its artistic conception!"

Yan Mo Zhenjun laughed loudly, and then asked:
"By the way, I wonder how did you get here?"

"Brother Dao must also know that I am not from Central Continent, but from the Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World!"

"After the war ended, I returned to my hometown. Unexpectedly, I discovered a teleportation array to Dajin by chance."

"So he went with Brother Tianci and Erniu."

"He became a palace lord under the command of the Great Jin Dynasty, and was later summoned by the Emperor of Jin to come here to hunt down the ghosts."

"I didn't expect that as soon as I came here, I would hear about Brother Dao's reputation!" Zhou Xun spoke briefly and briefly described his experiences over the years.
However, the matter of the teleportation array was just briefly mentioned.

"I see. You have traveled to several continents. Such experience is really enviable!" Lord Yama said with emotion.

He was a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and number one on the battle merit list. The Western Desert was only the second place of cultivation he had come to.

"We have walked a long way, so how can we compare to your majesty? I wonder how you achieved such great military exploits. Can you give me some advice?"

"To be honest, the three of us came here for another purpose, which is to accumulate military merits in exchange for treasures!" Zhou Xun asked very seriously.

Yan Mo Zhenjun has been here for decades and is ranked first on the battle merit list.

They must have accumulated a wealth of experience, which is extremely valuable for the three newcomers.

"Okay, I'll tell you about my experience!"

Lord Yama picked up the spiritual wine and drank it all, then slowly narrated his experience.

"Back then, we ended the war between humans and demons and began to withdraw our troops to the Central Continent!"

"But at this time, we received an order from Yun Ku Tian Jun to send one-third of the army to the Western Desert to guard the passage to the ghost world and deal with the ghost tribe."

"After discussing with fellow Taoist Tianyi and others, I was put in charge of leading the team, commanding one third of the monks."

"Leaving Yuexi Immortal City, crossing millions of miles of quicksand sea, and finally reaching the Western Desert!"

"Not long after we arrived, we encountered a major counterattack by the ghost tribe, so we had to directly join the battle, along with the reinforcements from other continents."

"The battle lasted for a whole year, covering tens of millions of miles, and finally we suppressed them."

"In this battle, one third of the troops died directly, including the 'True Lord Xuan Lei' who came with the reinforcements."

"He was alone against many enemies, dealing with the siege of five fourth-rank upper-grade ghost kings. One of them was seriously injured and one was slightly injured. He kept delaying until I arrived."

"That's why I was able to suppress five people of the same level."

"If it weren't for Fellow Daoist Xuan Lei's previous injury to them, I would never have been able to achieve this!"

"Speaking of which, he should be credited with the greatest achievement in this battle!"

At this point, a complex expression appeared on Lord Yama's face. He paused for a moment and continued.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Lei held back five people, and he also paid a huge price. When I saw him, he was almost emaciated, like a corpse."

"After returning, even if we use top-grade precious medicine to save him, it will be powerless to save him."

"After only half a year, he passed away!"

Hearing this, Zhou Xun was stunned, remembering the days when he and him went into the Thunder Prison together. He didn't expect that they would be separated forever so soon.

"Brother Xuan Lei has always been a man who is willing to sacrifice his life for justice!"

When the demons invaded, it was Master Xuan Lei who put his life at risk and tried his best to hold back the three demon kings of the same level, including the Demon King Nan Yuan.

The beaten physical body collapsed, with only the Nascent Soul escaping. This bought time for Zhou Xun and others to arrive, and saved the southern front.

Now in the Western Desert, he has made the same choice, which is respectable and worthy!
"Yes!" Yan Mo Zhenjun sighed.
"Therefore, in this battlefield, even a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage is not absolutely safe. When you and Fellow Daoist Ji ventured into the ghost fog land,"

"You should be cautious and careful, and protect yourself first in everything you do!"

The Land of Ghost Fog, which is the area of ​​millions of miles around the passage to the ghost world, is now covered by thick ghost fog and has become the world of the ghost clan.

It is also a battlefield where humans and ghosts hunt each other.

"We will keep this in mind!" Zhou Xun nodded.

"There are some things you need to pay attention to when going to the Ghost Fog Land to hunt ghosts," Yan Mo Zhenjun said solemnly, and began to talk about his real experience.
Zhou Xun and the other two sat up straight and listened carefully, not daring to miss a single word.

"First, the ghost fog is full of ghost energy. According to Senior Ji, the environment is almost comparable to the ghost world. It is dangerous for me to be a cultivator and my soul will be corroded."

"Even for Nascent Soul cultivators, it is best not to stay in the Ghost Mist Land for more than a year."

"And after returning, you need to recuperate for at least three months before you can enter again."

"There were some fellow Taoists who didn't pay attention to this matter at the beginning. They stayed in the ghost fog for too long and were corroded by the ghost energy. They eventually became insane and have not recovered yet!"

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"So when you enter the Land of Ghost Mist, the one-year time limit is an iron rule. Remember it!"

Hearing this, Zhou Xun and the other two looked at each other.
They had experienced ghost fog more than once. They were responsible for solving the hundreds of ghost fog areas in the East Wilderness.
I never thought there would be such danger.

'It seems that the ghost fog here is not ordinary, it is worthy of being a direct ghost fog passage!'

"Secondly, the ghosts are elusive in the ghost fog, often hiding nearby and launching surprise attacks."

"In addition, they seem to have mastered some very special way of contact in the ghost fog. Once you start fighting with them, the ghosts within a hundred thousand miles will gather around you."

"So once the battle begins, it must be fought quickly and decisively. If one strike fails, one should flee immediately."

"Otherwise we will be surrounded by the ghost tribe and everything will come to an end!"

"True Lord Xuan Lei was unaware of this at the time. He first fought a great battle with a top-grade ghost king, and then attracted the surrounding ghosts to gather together, and finally gathered five fourth-rank top-grade ghost kings."

"That's how it ended up!"

"Of course, after this happened, I and other like-minded people decided to use the same strategy against them!"

"Hide most of the people, use a small number of people to attack, attract the surrounding ghosts to come, surround and attack the reinforcements!"

"We killed a lot of ghosts and made them restrain themselves."

"But it is still a hidden danger after all, so we still need to be more careful!"

"As for the third one, it is about the recognition of military merits," said Lord Yan Mo, his face became relaxed.
"Here, when it comes to recognizing military merits, there is only one thing to look at, and that is the ghost bead, which is like the demon pill in the body of a demon."

"As long as the ghost is at the second level or above, a ghost bead will be born in the body of the ghost."

"After each kill, you can bring it back to the camp's Merit Assessment Office for evaluation!"

"But after the war merits were recorded, the Jade Book of War Merits has already recorded the aura and marked the ghost bead. Brother, don't think about repeating the merits."

"You must know that the aura of this ghost bead is like the patterns on the palms of our human race. Each one is unique."

"Once you take out the same ghost bead when you are claiming your military exploits, you will definitely be discovered!"

"Some people have done this before. After they were found out, they were killed by Senior Ji himself!"

"The fact that the God-Transforming Heavenly Monarch took action shows how serious this matter is!"

Having said this, Lord Yan Mo paused and slapped his hand on his waist.
"Here, this is it!"

I saw a black bead flying out and landing in his palm.
Looking closely, the bead was about the size of an adult's fist, and its surface emitted a strange light, as if wisps of ghostly energy were lingering in it.

Zhou Xun and others looked at the ghost bead carefully, and saw some obscure runes engraved on its surface, faintly emitting an evil aura that made people feel chilly when they saw it.

Yan Mo Zhenjun pointed at the spiritual light on the ghost bead and said:

"This is the mark given after a military achievement, but it does not affect the effectiveness of this pearl!"

Zhou Xun looked over and nodded to show that he understood. Then he asked carefully,

"The runes on this ghost bead seem to have special meanings. Could it be related to the ghost clan's power system or level division?"

Lord Yan Mo nodded slightly and said, "Brother, you are indeed sharp-minded. Generally speaking, the higher the level of the ghost bead, the more complex the runes, and the richer the ghost energy, which means that the ghost clan was stronger in life."

"The one in my hand is a fourth-level, top-grade ghost bead, which can be awarded 500 points of merit!"

"If it's a fourth-grade middle-grade one, it's 150 points, and a low-grade one, 50 points!"

"It is consistent with the contribution points of the Secret Treasury of Dajin!" Zhou Xun said, and then explained the meaning of the Secret Treasury and contribution points.

"Perhaps these battle merit points can be exchanged for contribution points!" guessed Lord Yama.

"Besides this, is there any other way to gain military merit?" asked Tianci Zhenjun.
"Of course there are. For example, completing missions and participating in wars will all be rewarded according to your contribution!"

"Otherwise, I won't be able to accumulate 7,000 points of military merit just by hunting ghosts!" replied Lord Yama.

"Excuse me, Brother Dao, where in the camp can I find this ghost bead for exchange?" Zhou Xun suddenly asked. If he wanted to reach the second level of the 'Spiritual Blue Light Pupil' he was practicing, he would need this fourth-level ghost bead.

Hearing this, Lord Yan Mo's face turned solemn, and then he said slowly:
"Brother, although the base camp has not prohibited such things, it is best to hunt this thing yourself. Even if you buy it, the price is very high!"

"Brother Daoist, you have misunderstood. I have a pupil technique. If I want to advance, I need the assistance of a fourth-order ghost bead. I will need it after I have achieved certain military merits!" Zhou Xun said.

"So that's how it is. I have a lot of these things. I'll give you as many as you want!" Lord Yan Mo said, and took out a handful of ghost beads, as many as four or five.
Put it in Zhou Xun's hand.

"This thing is useless to me, but since it is useful to you, I'll give it to you!"

"Thank you very much, Brother Dao!"

As he was speaking, a flame flew in and landed in the hand of Lord Yan Mo.
After a quick glance, he couldn't help but smile.
"Haha, it's Fellow Tianyi and the others!" He stood up and walked towards the door.

Zhou Xun and the other two followed, especially Wang Erniu, who had already shown anticipation on his face. After all, his master, the Nine Swords Master, was on the front line in the Western Desert.

Come to the door, open it,

Then I saw four people standing outside the door.

The leader was a man of profound stature and a serene temperament, and he was none other than Tianyi Zhenjun. On his left was a middle-aged man dressed as a Confucian scholar, and he was none other than Xuanlang Zhenjun of the Righteous Alliance.
On the right was the Nine Swords Master, who was looking at Wang Erniu with excitement. He had never thought that he would be able to see his disciple here.
What surprised him even more was that the aura emanating from Wang Erniu was clearly that of a Yuanying Zhenjun!
The last one was a little old man with a gloomy temperament. Zhou Xun also knew this man and had some connections with him.
He is the supreme elder of the Blood Refining Sect, the old demon Blood Refining.

Although he was only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, with the Blood Demon Emperor, his combat power was also at the late stage of the Nascent Soul.

These four people and Lord Yama represent the highest level of Zhongzhou in the Western Desert today.

(End of this chapter)