Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 801: Ancient alien species, the magical power of the horse-inverting stake!
As Zhou Xun went deeper into the cave, the poisonous fog became thicker and thicker. The surrounding rock walls were covered with all kinds of strange poisonous weeds and insects, and the air was filled with a disgusting stench.

Zhou Xun's lightning shield made a slight "sizzling" sound under the erosion of the poisonous fog. It was obvious that the poisonous fog was extremely corrosive.

"This Cave of Ten Thousand Poisons is indeed worthy of its reputation. No wonder even Nascent Soul cultivators dare not step in easily." Zhou Xun was secretly alert in his heart, but his pace did not slow down.

Suddenly, Zhou Xun's spiritual sense sensed a strange fluctuation coming from the front, as if something was approaching quickly.

He stopped immediately, quickly formed seals with his hands, and the lightning shield instantly expanded, wrapping him tightly.

"Be careful, something is coming!" The voice of the Blood Demon Ancestor sounded in Zhou Xun's mind, with a serious tone.

Zhou Xun's eyes focused, staring at the darkness in front of him. After a moment, a black shadow suddenly rushed out from the poisonous fog at an astonishing speed and headed straight towards Zhou Xun.

"boom!"

Zhou Xun did not hesitate. He raised his hand and a bolt of lightning blasted out. The lightning collided with the black shadow, making a loud noise.

The black shadow was hit by the lightning and flew backwards instantly, hitting the rock wall heavily and letting out a shrill roar.

Zhou Xun took a closer look and discovered that the black shadow was actually a giant poisonous scorpion. Its body was pitch black, and its tail hook was flashing a cold light. It was obviously extremely poisonous.

"Third-level poisonous scorpion!" Zhou Xun frowned slightly, secretly alert in his heart.

The poisonous creatures in this Cave of Ten Thousand Poisons are indeed extraordinary. Any scorpion has the strength of a third-level poisonous creature.

The poisonous scorpion was hit by the lightning, but it did not die immediately. It struggled for a few times, let out a sharp hiss, and pounced towards Zhou Xun again.

Zhou Xun snorted coldly, and the Xuan Ting Thunder Sword in his hand was instantly unsheathed. With a flash of sword light, the Thunder Sword turned into a purple light and went straight towards the poisonous scorpion.

"laugh--"

The lightning sword pierced the scorpion's head accurately, killing it instantly. Zhou Xun waved his hand, put the scorpion's body into the storage bag, and continued to move deeper into the cave.

As Zhou Xun went deeper into the cave, there were more and more poisonous creatures in the cave, such as scorpions, snakes, spiders, etc., and their strength was getting stronger and stronger. Zhou Xun had to frequently use lightning and lightning swords to kill these poisonous creatures one by one.

"Zhou boy, although these poisonous creatures are quite powerful, they are not a big threat to you. The real danger is probably still to come."

The voice of the Blood Demon Ancestor sounded in Zhou Xun's mind, with a serious tone.

Zhou Xun nodded, secretly alert in his heart. He knew that what the Blood Demon Ancestor said was true, and there must be a more terrifying existence hidden deep in the Ten Thousand Poison Cave.

At this moment, Zhou Xun's consciousness suddenly sensed a strong fluctuation of spiritual power coming from the front, as if something was approaching quickly.

He immediately stopped, opened his mouth, and eighteen thunder seeds flew out instantly.
Purple light flashed and turned into lightning shields, blocking him.

"Be careful!" The voice of the Blood Demon Ancestor sounded in Zhou Xun's mind, with a serious tone.

Zhou Xun's eyes fixed, and the next moment,
A black light suddenly flew out from the poisonous fog and hit his thunder shield!
"laugh--"

A series of sounds of piercing the shield were heard.
Then, Zhou Xun felt a powerful force coming from his chest.

"Ding!"

With a crisp sound, it was finally blocked by his Tianyuan Lingjia.

"What kind of magical power is this?"

Zhou Xun was shocked.

The attack just now actually directly broke through his eighteen lightning shields and three lightning shields.

Finally, it was blocked by Tianyuan Spirit Armor.
You know, his current cultivation level is almost the same as that of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. In addition, his natural magical power is different from that of ordinary people, and the spiritual armor has an amplifying effect.
It can be said that except for the slightly inferior total amount of mana, the mana strength is no less than that of an ordinary late Nascent Soul.
But it is this strength,

It was actually broken by this attack.

Doesn't this mean that ordinary cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage are in danger of dying when facing this attack?

Thinking of this,

Zhou Xun couldn't sit still any longer, and opened his mouth.
He summoned the remaining fifty-four lightning species and transformed them into lightning shields to block in front of him.
Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

He sent out his divine sense and began to carefully search for the culprit of the sneak attack.

Zhou Xun's spiritual awareness spread out like a tide, carefully searching every inch of space around him.

However, the poisonous fog in the cave was extremely thick, and the detection range of spiritual sense was greatly limited. Zhou Xun could only sense the movements within a hundred feet around him.

"The attack just now was extremely fast and powerful. It is definitely not something that can be unleashed by an ordinary poisonous creature." Zhou Xun thought to himself, frowning.

The Blood Demon Ancestor's voice rang out in Zhou Xun's mind, with a serious tone:

"Zhou boy, that attack just now was probably the innate magical power of some high-level poison creature. There really is an extremely terrifying existence hidden deep in this Ten Thousand Poison Cave."

Zhou Xun nodded, becoming even more alert.

While maintaining the defense of the thunder shield, he slowly moved forward, taking every step extremely cautiously.

At this moment, Zhou Xun's consciousness suddenly sensed a weak spiritual power fluctuation coming from the front. He quickly formed a seal, and the lightning shield instantly expanded, wrapping him tightly.

"here we go again!"

A black shadow suddenly shot out from the poisonous fog and hit Zhou Xun.

Only then did he see clearly,
It turned out to be an extremely fine needle-like thing.
"Horse-turning pile!"

The Blood Demon Ancestor's voice rang out instantly.
"It seems to be the bloodline of the alien purple jade poisonous scorpion left by old Wan Du. No wonder he has such magical powers!"

"What the hell is this thing? It's so hard to deal with!" At this moment, the scorpion's next attack followed.

It pierced through fifty layers of thunder shields before it stopped.

"This scorpion itself is not very strong, but it has this magical power of 'Falling Horse Stake', which is extremely formidable and can exert power several times greater than its own!"

"As long as you can find its true form, you can easily deal with it!" The Blood Demon Ancestor explained slowly.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun activated his 'Spiritual Blue Light Pupil', his eyes emitted a faint blue light, and he began to search among the poisonous creatures.
At the same time, the spell in his hand changed.
"Thunder Prison World!"

Lightning arcs fell from the sky, dispersing the surrounding poisonous fog.
Soon, the area of ​​a thousand feet around Zhou Xun became empty.
His eyes were as sharp as torches, carefully scanning every inch of space, not missing any unusual movement.

Suddenly, Zhou Xun keenly detected an extremely weak vibration coming from the poisonous fog on the right.

"fall!"

He tapped with one hand.
More than a dozen lightning bolts as thick as buckets shot over in an instant. At the same time, his eyes looked over there.

These lightning bolts, like a bright lamp, illuminated the area and dispelled the poisonous fog in that direction.
At this moment, a poisonous scorpion about seven feet in size, emitting a faint purple light, appeared looming.

"found it!"

Zhou Xun shouted in a low voice and flipped his palm.
A short spear about half a foot long and dark blue appeared in his hand. It was the Thunder Spear.

Slowly inject mana,

The lightning spear grew greatly, becoming three feet long.
"go with!"

Throw it lightly at the poisonous scorpion,
The lightning spear suddenly disappeared from its original place.

When it reappeared, it was already several feet in front of the poisonous scorpion.

"laugh--"

The lightning spear broke through the air, carrying with it a sharp flash of lightning, and pierced straight into the scorpion's head.

The scorpion seemed to sense the danger, and let out a sharp hiss. It quickly retreated, and at the same time swung its tail hook violently, trying to block the lightning spear.
But its body is ordinary.

However, the speed of the lightning spear's teleportation was too amazing, and by the time he reacted it was already too late.
"Pfft" sound,
The lightning spear pierced his body fiercely, and the huge force made his body retreat rapidly.

It was nailed hard into the stone wall behind, causing pieces of rubble to break into pieces.

The scorpion struggled for a few times, and finally stopped moving without making any sound.

Zhou Xun flew closer, not daring to be careless, and chopped off its head with a sword. Only then did Fan feel relieved.
Take a closer look at the true form of the poisonous scorpion.

Then I saw that its whole body was dark purple, its shell was covered with strange patterns, and its tail hook was flashing a heart-pounding cold light. It was obviously not an ordinary poisonous creature.

"As expected, he has the blood of the Purple Jade Poison Scorpion!" The Blood Demon Ancestor's voice sounded in Zhou Xun's mind, with a bit of surprise in his tone.

"This scorpion is an ancient species, and is also very famous in the fairy world, especially its magical power of 'inverted horse pile', which is specially designed to break the protective qi of the body. It is said to be extremely sharp and can break everything in the world!"

"Fortunately, this scorpion has only just entered the fourth level. If it was a fourth-level mid-level or above, it might have been seriously injured if not dead today!"

Zhou Xun tensed up when he heard this.
"It seems that the world is so big, and there are countless rare treasures. I should not be too proud and arrogant!"

Then he looked towards the scorpion's tail, only to see a tail hook flashing with cold light at the end.
Is this the magical power of "Horse-Falling Stake"?
"Hey, Zhou kid, this tail hook is the essence of this poisonous scorpion. It is also a very precious material in the fairy world."

"If it can be refined well, it may become a killer weapon!"

Zhou Xun nodded. This thing was even sharper than his 'Sharp Blade'. If he could integrate it into his weapon,
It will definitely enhance its power.

Thinking back to that scene just now, I still feel scared.

If his sharp blade could reach this level in the future, he would die of laughter.

After collecting its body, Zhou Xun continued to move deeper into the cave.

At the same time, at the entrance of the cave,

Seven figures appeared here, the leader was an old man in a brocade robe. If Zhou Xun saw him again, he would recognize him.
This person is the fifth elder of Luoyang Immortal Sect.

Next to him, there was a gray-haired old man, who was introducing something with a respectful attitude.
This person was none other than the lord of Qingyang Prefecture, Master Qingxu.

"Fifth Elder, it has been three days since this cave erupted!"

Master Qingxu said respectfully, with a serious tone in his voice,

"According to our investigation, the poisonous fog in the cave is getting thicker and thicker, and the number and strength of the poisonous substances are increasing rapidly. If it is not controlled, I am afraid that the entire Qingyang Prefecture will be affected."

The fifth elder nodded slightly, looking deep into the depths of the cave with a frown on his face. He pondered for a moment and slowly spoke:

“Although this Ten Thousand Poisons Cave is a forbidden area, it is also a place of opportunity. It is rumored that it was the place where the ancient powerful Ten Thousand Poisons Ancestor practiced. It contains countless poisons and rare treasures.”

"The unusual movement in the cave this time may be related to the inheritance of the Ten Thousand Poison Ancestor."

Upon hearing this, Master Qingxu's expression changed and he whispered:
"Fifth Elder means that someone in this cave may have triggered the restriction of the Ten Thousand Poison Ancestor, causing the poison to riot?"

The fifth elder nodded, his tone a little serious: "Yes, there is such a possibility!"

"The Ten Thousand Poisons Ancestor is an ancient great power, and his inheritance is extraordinary. If someone obtains his inheritance, it may cause greater turmoil."

Master Qingxu felt nervous and asked hurriedly, "Then how should we deal with it?"

The fifth elder pondered for a moment and said slowly: "You take people to guard the entrance and prohibit anyone from entering. At the same time, I will take the five elders of Zunyang into the cave to explore."

Master Qingxu nodded in agreement, then turned around and gave instructions.

The Five Zunyang Elders are extremely famous figures in the Luoyang Immortal Sect.
The five of them are brothers who are in tune with each other. They practice the Luoyang Immortal Sect's Zunyang Zhen Jue, which is a top-level technique with fire attributes.

Although the five of them were only in the middle Nascent Soul stage, they were able to join forces to fight the enemy as if they were one.

Even he couldn't say that he could defeat the combined attack of five people.
This is why the five elders led them into the investigation.

Entering the cave, the five elders took the lead, followed by the five elders of Zun Yang. Soon they arrived at the place where Zhou Xun and the Purple Jade Black Scorpion had a great battle.

The fifth elder's eyes were sharp as a torch, scanning the traces of battle around him, his brows slightly furrowed.
The traces of lightning and the fragments of scorpion corpses left all around showed that a fierce battle had taken place here.

“It seems like someone entered the cave earlier than us.” The fifth elder said in a deep voice, with a hint of solemnity in his tone.

The eldest of the five elders of Zunyang, Elder Zunyang, stepped forward and carefully examined the body of the poisonous scorpion, with a hint of surprise in his eyes:
"Fifth Elder, this poisonous scorpion is not ordinary. It seems to be the offspring of the Purple Jade Poisonous Scorpion. Although its bloodline is rare, its strength should not be underestimated."

"The person who can kill this scorpion must be at least in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul."

The fifth elder nodded and slowly asked:
"How many True Lords of Thunder Dao are there in the Qingyang Prefecture records?"

Upon hearing this, an old man immediately took out the jade slip and began to examine it. After a moment, he slowly spoke:

"There are a total of four Lei Dao Zhenjuns recorded in Qingyang Prefecture. The one with the highest cultivation level is Master Qingxu, and the remaining three are all in the early Nascent Soul stage!"

Hearing this, the fifth elder frowned.
Master Qingxu is in the late Nascent Soul stage, and the remaining magical energy here is obviously from the middle Nascent Soul stage.
"Could it be that someone from outside the area came here by chance and encountered the eruption of the underground cave, or perhaps one of the three people hid his cultivation!"

The fifth elder looked deeply into the depths of the cave:

"No matter what, this person is quite powerful and moves quickly. He is obviously well prepared. We need to speed up and not let him get there first!"

The fifth elder waved his hand, and everyone continued to advance deeper into the cave. As luck would have it, their direction of advance overlapped with Zhou Xun's.
(End of this chapter)