Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 811: The poisonous toad takes action and encounters treasure on the way!

The Qingyang Ancient Battlefield is a very famous exploration site in Luoyang Continent. It is very large.
Surrounding this ancient battlefield,
There are thousands of markets of all sizes.

On the southwestern border of the Qingyang ancient battlefield, 60,000 miles away from Qinghefang, there is a market called Xuanjianfang.

It is controlled by the local Li family, a famous weapon refining family. According to legend, their ancestors once produced a weapon refining master above the fourth level.
However, as time went by, it gradually declined and now lives in a small corner of Qingyang Prefecture.
The Li family now has five foundation-building cultivators.
Its chief elder, Li Changfeng, is a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building, and is also a top-grade second-rank weapon refiner. Therefore, he is a very famous figure in the area thousands of miles away.

Xuanjianfang, the Li family mansion.

The great elder Li Changfeng was sitting in the conference room with a frown on his face, holding a jade slip in his hand with a serious expression.

Several key figures of the Li family were sitting in the hall, including the second elder Li Qingyun and the third elder Li Qingshan.

"Great Elder, the poisonous insects in the Ten Thousand Poison Caverns have been rioting, destroying dozens of towns and cities. I just received news that Qingyun Town, three thousand miles away, has been destroyed!"

Li Qingyun said in a deep voice, with a hint of worry in his tone.

Li Changfeng sighed, slowly stood up, paced in the hall, struggling internally.

After a long silence, Li Changfeng stopped and said with a firm look:

"Qingyun, go and inform all the major forces in the market immediately and tell them that the Li family has decided to evacuate. Anyone who is willing to leave together can follow us to a safe place."

"Qingshan, you are responsible for organizing the clan members, packing up important items, and preparing for evacuation. Remember, you must act quickly and don't panic."

Just at this time,

Suddenly, a dull roar came from the distance, like thunder rolling across the sky.

Li Changfeng's face suddenly changed, and he looked up hastily. He saw that the sky in the distance was covered by a dark cloud.
The dark cloud was not formed naturally, but was composed of densely packed poisonous insects that came like a surging tide, covering the sky and the earth.

"Oh no, the insect swarm is coming, quick, activate the magic circle!"

The Li family has an extraordinary foundation, and the mountain protection formation 'Lihuo Hanging Formation' is at the quasi-third level!

Almost at the same moment when the light shield rose, the overwhelming force had already come close.

Swallowing up all those escaping spiritual lights,

At the same time, the swarm of insects, like a huge black wave, slammed heavily onto the magic circle of Xuanjianfang.

"Quick, kill the poisonous insects and try not to let them attack the light shield!"

At Li Qingyun's command, a long sword emitting spiritual light appeared in his hand. Every time he swung it, it brought up a sharp sword energy, killing the approaching poisonous insects.

At the same time, other monks in the market also joined the battle.

However, the number of poisonous insects was too large, one wave after another, as if endless.

The resistance of the crowd seemed a bit strenuous.

Under Li Changfeng's control, the quasi-third-level "Lihuo Xuankong Formation" emitted golden flames from time to time.

Burn a big hole in the insect swarm.

But the poisonous insects continued to attack the light curtain with their bodies. Every impact caused the light curtain to shake violently, and the light of the runes dimmed a little.

"Great Elder, this magic circle won't last much longer!" a member of the Li family shouted anxiously.

Li Changfeng gritted his teeth, his forehead covered with sweat:
"Everyone, keep working hard and hold on! We will definitely be able to wait for a turnaround!"

As time went by, the light of the magic circle became dimmer, cracks began to appear on the light curtain, and spread rapidly.

Li Changfeng looked at the crumbling magic circle, his heart filled with despair.

At this moment, a black hole suddenly appeared above the battlefield, followed by a blue ball of light floating out of it.

The cyan ball of light slowly fell to the ground, and the light faded, revealing Zhou Xun's figure. He looked around, frowning slightly, obviously surprised by the scene before him.

"Is this... a cloud of poisonous insects?" Zhou Xun whispered to himself. He glanced around and saw the overwhelming poisonous insects and the crumbling magic circle. He immediately understood the situation.

When Li Changfeng and the others saw Zhou Xun suddenly appear, they were all stunned, and then they were overjoyed and a glimmer of hope rose in their hearts.
This kind of method that appeared out of nowhere was unheard of even for the Li family's eldest elder who was in the late foundation building stage.

'Even if he is a Yuanying Zhenjun, he probably doesn't have such means. Could he be the legendary great monk?'

Li Changfeng became more and more delighted. Although these insect clouds were powerful, they might be nothing more than a minor scabies in front of the great monk.

So he hurried forward and bowed to the ground: "Junior Li Changfeng, I pay my respects to you, Senior. I beg you to save our Xuanjianfang. We will be grateful to you forever!"

As soon as the words fell, the other Li family monks also reacted and bowed together with the other monks in the market:
"I beg you to help me, Senior, and save Xuanjianfang's life!"

"Our Li family is willing to take out our ancestral treasures, and only asks the senior to help us!"

"What kind of treasure can a mere foundation-building family have that would attract me?" Zhou Xun smiled curiously.
"Senior, you may not know that five thousand years ago, my Li family also had a fourth-rank top-grade weapon refining master. If you take action,

"I'm willing to give you the ancestral weapon-making heritage and treasures of my Li family as a reward!" Li Changfeng said in a voice transmission.

"Oh, a small foundation-building family actually has such a history?" Zhou Xun couldn't help but become interested.
"If that's the case, then it won't be a problem for me to do it. If you dare to lie to me, your Li family will probably be extinct today!"

"I am not lying at all. I just hope that you can make a copy of the inheritance and pass it on to the Li family!" said Li Changfeng.

"It only takes a jade slip. I promise you!"

As soon as Zhou Xun finished speaking, he slapped his shoulder suddenly. The Purple-Scaled Poisonous Toad understood and its body instantly expanded to a size of ten feet, standing on the square like a small mountain.

Its originally small mouth now opened like a huge mouth of the abyss, and a poisonous mist so thick that it was almost tangible emanated from its mouth, as if it could corrode everything in the world.

The purple-scaled poisonous toad raised its head and made a deafening "quack" sound. The sound waves rolled and actually shattered the poisonous insects hovering in the low altitude around it.

Then, it sucked hard, and a powerful suction force was formed instantly. With it as the center, the surrounding air was stirred violently, forming small air vortices.

Those poisonous insects that were originally rushing towards the magic circle in dense and overwhelming numbers, under this suction force, seemed to be pulled by an invisible big hand, and they all changed direction and flew towards the mouth of the purple-scaled poisonous toad.

For a moment, all the poisonous insects in the sky were like a black torrent, continuously pouring into the mouth of the purple-scaled poisonous toad.

The purple-scaled poisonous toad seemed to be enjoying this feast very much. It ate faster and faster. In a moment, it had swallowed up one third of the swarm of insects that originally covered the sky and the sun.

Li Changfeng and other Li family cultivators as well as other cultivators in the market town were still struggling to resist the insect swarm. When they saw this scene, they couldn't help but stop what they were doing.

He looked at the purple-scaled poisonous toad with shock on his face.

They had never seen such a magical and powerful spirit beast, and their awe for Zhou Xun reached its peak.

"This...what kind of divine object is this? It has such power!"

The second elder, Li Qingyun, stammered, his eyes full of amazement and envy.

"It should be at least the fourth level!" Li Qingshan said with emotion.

Under the crazy devouring of the purple-scaled poisonous toad, it didn't take long for the raging insect tide to be completely quelled. Only a few poisonous insects were left, escaping under the pursuit of the monks.

Zhou Xun waved his hand gently, and the purple-scaled poisonous toad shrank obediently to a size of three inches, jumped back onto his shoulder, and lay down comfortably, seeming extremely satisfied.

Upon seeing this, Li Changfeng hurriedly led the crowd forward again, bowed deeply to Zhou Xun, and said gratefully:
"Thank you very much for your help and for saving Xuanjianfang from the dire situation. Senior, your kindness will be unforgettable to our Li family!"

Everyone followed suit and bowed to express their gratitude, and the square was filled with gratitude.

"Please go to the Li family to have a rest. We have prepared a banquet as a token of our gratitude!" Li Changfeng said respectfully.

Such a powerful senior is, in a sense, an opportunity for their Li family, so naturally they have to find ways to make friends with him.

"There's no need for a banquet, just bring the food here!" Zhou Xun said calmly.

"Yes, please follow me, senior!" Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng sighed in his heart and had to obey.

Li Changfeng led the way and took Zhou Xun towards the depths of the Li family mansion.

The Li family's architecture is simple and elegant. Although it has gone through the baptism of time, it still exudes a calm atmosphere. It is not difficult to see the past glory of the Li family.

After passing through several corridors, a tall and quaint attic comes into view.

The attic was filled with a faint spiritual fluctuation, and countless strange runes were looming on the walls of the attic.
"Senior, this is the weapon refining pavilion of my Li family." Li Changfeng introduced respectfully.

"This pavilion was built by our Li family's ancestor, and it has been around for thousands of years."

Zhou Xun looked up at the Equipment Refining Pavilion and nodded slightly. Judging from the fluctuations of spiritual energy and the aura of runes emanating from this pavilion, it was indeed rich in heritage.

Even the bottom layer is a building that combines refining equipment and magic arrays, and is somewhat similar to a war flying boat.

The age is very long,

It seems that what the Li family's elder said was true. Their Li family did have a master of refining equipment.

"The pavilion houses many refining materials and magic weapons made by our ancestors, but the most precious treasures are hidden in the bottom layer of the pavilion." Li Changfeng added, with a complicated look in his eyes.

The two stepped into the Refining Pavilion. The first floor of the pavilion was filled with various low-level refining materials. Spiritual wood, ores, etc. were neatly arranged. Although the quality was not top-notch, the quantity was quite abundant.

Zhou Xun took a casual glance and continued walking down with Li Changfeng.

The further down you go, the richer the spiritual energy becomes, and the more powerful the aura of the magic weapon becomes.

When he arrived at the third floor, Zhou Xun saw some top-grade magical instruments, which were considered top-notch among these foundation-building families.

"Senior, the bottom floor is where the heirloom of my Li family is stored. However, there is a fourth-level middle-grade restriction there. With our strength, we can't break it and enter." Li Changfeng looked embarrassed.

"Our ancestors left this restriction to prevent the treasure from falling into the hands of outsiders."

Zhou Xun heard this, a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes:
"So, you have another intention, which is to use me to open the restriction and obtain your Li family's weapon refining inheritance!"

Hearing this, Li Changfeng bowed hurriedly, his face covered in sweat:
"Junior. Junior"

"Let's put this matter aside for now. If there is something I'm interested in, I'll spare you. If it's just an ordinary thing, then you're out of luck!"

As he spoke, Zhou Xun slowly walked down the stairs to the bottom floor.

I saw a huge stone door closed tightly, which was engraved with complicated runes. The runes were flashing with faint blue light and emitting powerful forbidden power.

Zhou Xun walked forward, carefully observed the runes, clasped his hands together, pointed at his eyes, and used the "Spiritual Blue Pupil".

Li Changfeng watched nervously from the side, not daring to breathe.

After a moment, Zhou Xun nodded slightly.

"Yes, it is indeed a fourth-level mid-grade restriction. With the current strength of your Li family, it will be difficult to open it even after hundreds of years!"

"But the problem is that this is a blood restriction. If you want to break it, you need the blood of the Li family as a guide. Otherwise, if you force it,

"The restriction will inevitably destroy itself, and the treasures inside will naturally not be spared!"

Zhou Xun's words made Li Changfeng's face change. He didn't expect that the restrictions left by his ancestors were so complicated.

He hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously: "Senior, then...what should we do?"

Zhou Xun glanced at him and said calmly: "Since we need the blood of the Li family as a guide, then you can do it."

"Take out a drop of my heart's blood!"

Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng nodded quickly and said, "Yes, senior."

As he spoke, Li Changfeng made a gesture with one hand and pointed at himself.
A red light flashed, and then a drop of blood suddenly appeared between his eyebrows.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun nodded, clasped his hands together, and pointed at the blood essence. Then, a magical hand seemed to stretch and extend it.
Eventually it turned into a strange blood symbol.
"open!"

With a low shout, he hit the stone door, and the runes on the stone door began to flow slowly, as if they came alive.

"Rumble--"

With a slight sound, the stone door slowly opened, revealing the scene inside.

Zhou Xun walked in, and Li Changfeng followed closely behind him. Just as he was about to step in, he finally stopped.

If there is really some earth-shattering treasure inside,

If he saw it, it might become a death warrant, so he tried to avoid seeing it.

Seeing that Li Changkong was so tactful, Zhou Xun nodded secretly.
Inside the stone door is a spacious stone chamber. In the center of the chamber stands an ancient refining furnace, which is engraved with complex runes and emits a faint spiritual light.

"This is... a top-grade refining furnace!" Zhou Xun's eyes flashed with surprise. He didn't expect that the Li family still kept such a precious treasure.
With a wave of his hand, he put it into the storage bag.

If they had a treasure like this and could find a fourth-level equipment refining inheritance, it would just fill the gap in their Wangchuan Lake.

Zhou Xun nodded and glanced around the stone chamber, discovering that there were many insights and secret methods of refining equipment engraved on the walls. These were obviously the refining heritage passed down by the Li family's ancestors.

There were five or six jade slips placed below.

Zhou Xun picked it up and took a look.
They are all weapon refining inheritances above the fourth level. It seems that they were all collected by the ancestor of the Li family.

At the same time, his fourth-grade top-grade weapon refining inheritance was also included.

After a moment's thought, Zhou Xun took out a Kongpai jade slip and copied it inside, thus giving an explanation to the Li family.

Zhou Xun continued searching in the stone chamber, and soon he found an ancient wooden box in a corner of the chamber. It was also engraved with runes and was obviously also a treasure.

"what is this?"

(End of this chapter)