Cultivation of Immortality: Start by Improving Spiritual Root Qualifications

Chapter 869: The formation is repaired and Donghuang preaches!
Donghuang, 30,000 miles southwest of Wangchuan Lake,

A figure suddenly appeared in the sky. This person was dressed in a green shirt, had a handsome face and an extraordinary temperament. It was Zhou Xun.

After 81 days of refining,

His "Five Heavens Purple Thunder Formation" was finally successfully repaired.
I came here today to test the power of this magic array.

The Wangchuan Lake Cave is not far from Wangchuan Fairy City. There are many people and eyes, and the magic circle is so powerful that it is bound to cause panic, so he came here.

The spiritual energy here is thin, and even cultivators in the early stages of Qi training will not come here. It is definitely a great place to test out magical powers and spells.

Then he clapped his hand to his waist and took out a wooden box, inside of which was his set of 'Five Heavens Purple Thunder Formation'!
He threw the wooden box lightly, and 360 battle flags flew out and hovered in the air.
Zhou Xun closed his eyes slightly, made hand gestures as fast as lightning, and muttered something.

Purple lightning burst out from his fingertips and accurately hit each flag in the formation. The flags immediately hummed and complex lightning patterns appeared on their surfaces.

"fall!"

With a light shout, 360 formation flags flew out like flowers scattered by fairies, and were inserted into the surroundings of the wasteland in specific directions, occupying a space of tens of thousands of feet.
"Thunder gathers in the five heavens, purple air comes from the east, and the formation begins!"

As Zhou Xun's last ray of light was released,
Thunderclouds surged in the sky. Countless purple lightning bolts struck from the clouds, being pulled by the five array plates and transformed into a purple translucent light shield.
First of all, its defensive ability.
Thunder dragons roamed on the surface of the light shield, and electric snakes danced wildly, emitting a frightening pressure. Zhou Xun stood outside the formation with his hands behind his back, and lightning patterns appeared in his eyes.

"Try the defensive ability first!"

He made hand gestures as fast as lightning, and the thunder pool in his dantian suddenly lit up. Seventy-two thunder seeds came out one after another, forming a sword formation in the air. Each thunder seed turned into ten sword lights.

"Sword shadows become one!"

With a clear shout, seven hundred and twenty sword lights, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, all merged into the Black Thunder Sword in the center.

The sword body suddenly expanded to a hundred feet in length, and its entire body was as crystal clear as a purple jade carving. The space at the sword edge was cut by tiny black marks.

"go with!"

The lightning sword struck the light shield with devastating force.

"boom--!"

Amid the deafening explosion, violent ripples appeared on the surface of the light shield.

Countless lightning patterns emerged from the formation flag and transformed into chains that entangled the sword. What was even more shocking was that more than 30% of the falling thunder was absorbed by the light shield and fed back into the formation.

After a stalemate of more than ten breaths, the power of the Thunder Sword was exhausted, and it finally turned into dots of purple light and dissipated. The light shield only dimmed by three points, and in the blink of an eye it returned to its original state.

"Okay!" Zhou Xun's eyes lit up.
"This attack exceeded the full strength of an ordinary Nascent Soul Peak, yet it was easily blocked."

This means that even if he accidentally entered this formation, it would probably take him a long time to escape.

Such defensive ability is enough!

Then he flashed and rushed straight into the formation.

As soon as you enter, the world changes suddenly.

The originally clear sky turned into a purple curtain of rolling thunderclouds, and the shadows of the five Thunder Gods were looming in the clouds. The free thunder spirit power in the air was as thick as substance, and waves of tingling came from my skin.

"Five Heavens Thunder Prison, rise!"

As the formation spirit responded, nine purple-gold thunderbolts as thick as water jars suddenly descended from the clouds. These thunderbolts intertwined into a net in mid-air, and each contained a full-strength attack that was not inferior to that of a late Nascent Soul stage.

Zhou Xun was not in a hurry. He clenched his right hand and the lightning seed instantly condensed into a lightning shield.

When the first bolt of lightning struck, he deliberately only exerted 70% of his strength.

"Fuck!"

The thunder shield shattered with a sound, and the aftermath caused him to retreat three steps, and the protective aura shook violently.

"Wow!" Zhou Xun was not surprised but delighted, "This power is nearly 50% stronger than before the repair!"

"Even compared to before it was damaged, it is in no way worse!"

He no longer held back, and his hands moved as fast as lightning.

Seventy-two thunder seeds turned into thunder dragons all over the sky, colliding with the subsequent thunder. The shock wave of the explosion plowed dozens of deep grooves on the ground, but all the aftermath was absorbed by the formation wall, without leaking out at all.

The experiment lasted for half an hour, and Zhou Xun experienced all the changes of the formation.

When he finally removed the magic circle, the 360 ​​flags flew back to the wooden box on their own, and the lightning patterns on the flags were three times brighter than before the formation was set up.

"It is worthy of being the inherited magic circle of the Lei Xiao Sect." Zhou Xun stroked the wooden box gently, his face full of satisfaction.

"With this formation's power, it would be no problem to trap three Nascent Soul Peaks at the same time."

What surprised him even more was that perhaps it was because the purple gold thunder cores were added to the newly refined flagpoles.

It gave them the ability to absorb the power of thunder and strengthen themselves.
This gave the formation a lot of room for growth, and gave him an extra surprise.

"If we can find fifth-level materials one day, we might be able to upgrade it to a fifth-level magic array!"

However, magic arrays of that level are already able to generate array spirits on their own, and are products of another level.

It was already evening when we returned to the island.
Zhou Xun went straight to the meditation pavilion and sat down.
With a wave of his hand, he took out a set of tea sets, and then with a big hand, he was ready to take a few cups of fresh cloud tea.

Then the movement suddenly stopped.
He had forgotten that he had already used his fourth-grade middle-grade cloud tea to exchange for two pieces of Tianyuan spiritual armor.

A new tea tree was planted in the place that originally belonged to Yunwu Tea. It was called "Wudao Tea", a very famous third-grade high-quality spiritual tea.

With the help of Zhou Xun's condensed elixir essence, he showed signs of advancing again.
With his many years of experience in cultivating spiritual tea, he thought it would take at most ten years for it to become a lower-grade fourth-grade tea.

"Forget it, let's just wait!"

After years of experimentation, he discovered that the elixir essence condensed in the Ningchun Sutra had the effect of promoting the mutation of spiritual plants and beasts.

This was the case with the black-armored armadillo, the cloud tea tree, and even the Renshui pear and the green peach on the island.

All have unique effects.

He reached for his waist again, and a jade box appeared in his hand. It was the "Cloud Tea" he had left behind, which he had originally intended to give to his friends.
Now it is the last stock in my hands.

"Well, I'll just use it as a substitute for the next few years!"

When the "Enlightenment Tea" is promoted to the fourth level, he will be able to drink fresh spiritual tea again.

Then take out a few pieces of Lingwu tea leaves and put them into the teacup.
He clasped his hands together and pointed toward the teacup!
A flash of spiritual light flew out and hit it, and water in the teacup began to flow, and then it began to boil with a "gurgling sound"!

Wisps of the fragrance of tea began to emanate.

Zhou Xun picked up the teacup and took a sip.
As the tea goes down my throat, I feel it is sweet and moist. A warm current rises from my abdomen and slowly flows through my body, as if all the fatigue and distracting thoughts in my body have been washed away.

It was evening, and the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the entire Wangchuan Lake golden.
As the effect of the spiritual tea gradually emerged, coupled with the beautiful environment, Zhou Xun's mood also became tranquil and peaceful!
"Master!"

But soon, this mood was broken by a female voice.

In the sky above, there was a monster beast about ten feet in size, with two wings on its back and covered with blue scales. It was the Water-avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast.
behind her,
Also sitting there was a petite girl who looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, with some baby fat on her face.

It was her young disciple, Yu Siyue. "Master, you have come out of retreat!"

As soon as Yu Siyue saw Zhou Xun, she immediately jumped lightly from the back of the water-avoiding golden-eyed beast. The hem of her skirt fluttered in the breeze, and she jumped in front of Zhou Xun like a happy little bird.

Although I haven't seen her for a year or two, Yu Siyue is now a cultivator at the fourth level of foundation building.

As expected of a possessor of the Ice Phoenix Marrow Body, his cultivation speed is truly astonishing.

At this moment, a beam of fire suddenly flew in and landed in front of Zhou Xun.
It turned out to be a sound transmission note.

Zhou Xun took it in his hand and listened. A woman's voice came from it.

"Master, disciple Xu Shaoqing is here to visit you!"

"Xu Shaoqing?" He was naturally Zhou Xun's fifth disciple, and also the most talented person before Yu Siyue.

A cultivator with fire attribute earth spiritual roots.

"Come in." Zhou Xun put down the teacup and lightly tapped the restriction outside the island in the middle of the lake with his fingertips.

Soon, a fiery red light streaked across the sky and landed outside the Jingxin Pavilion.

The light faded, revealing a heroic woman in a crimson silk dress. It was Xu Shaoqing. She had her hair tied up high, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, and there was a faint aura of fire flowing around her body. It was obvious that she had mastered the "Red Sun Secret" to a profound level.

"Disciple pays homage to Master!"

Xu Shaoqing bowed respectfully, his eyes lit up slightly when he glanced at the tea sets in the pavilion, "Master, you are in a good mood today."

Zhou Xun motioned her to take a seat, then took out a jade cup, filled it with spiritual tea and pushed it over: "Try it, we have the last two taels of Cloud Mist Tea."

Xu Shaoqing took it with both hands, took a sip and showed surprise: "This tea."

"It can temporarily improve your understanding, which may help you break through the bottleneck." Zhou Xun said with a smile.
"Master, I want one too!" Yu Siyue, who was standing by, started muttering when she saw this.

"You are only in the foundation-building stage. How can you bear the power of this fourth-level spiritual tea? Even for your senior sister's cup, I reduced most of my spiritual power before she could drink it. Don't make trouble!"

Zhou Xun tapped her forehead lightly.
"If you don't want to give it to me, then don't give it to me. Master is stingy!"

Zhou Xun laughed and ignored him, turning his gaze towards Xu Shaoqing:
"I heard that you have been stuck in the middle stage of Jindan for more than ten years?"

Xu Shaoqing put down the teacup, a trace of worry appeared between his brows:
"I am ashamed. Since I reached the middle stage of Jindan sixteen years ago, I have never been able to reach the threshold of the late stage. Recently, when I was practicing, I felt that my spiritual power was stagnant, as if..."

"It's like being in a sea of ​​fire and not being able to find a way out?" Zhou Xun suddenly interjected.

"Master, please understand!" Xu Shaoqing raised his head suddenly.

“That’s exactly how it feels!”

Zhou Xun spoke slowly:
"The Red Sun Secret Art emphasizes 'the blazing sun hides warmth'. You have led the palace guards for many years, and your murderous aura is too strong, which naturally goes against the original intention of the art."

Xu Shaoqing seemed to be lost in thought when he heard this, and the fire spirit energy around him gradually calmed down.

"Master, I."

Zhou Xun waved his hand to interrupt her: "I called you here today for another matter." He looked at the ripples on the lake.
"The Eastern Wasteland cultivation world has been silent for many years, and there are many people like you who are stuck in bottlenecks. I am talking to you and to everyone else. I plan to hold a sermon for all the Eastern Wasteland cultivators."

"Master wants to preach publicly?" Xu Shaoqing widened his eyes.

"good."

"As the only two late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in the Eastern Wasteland, I naturally have to shoulder more responsibilities. It is rare for the spiritual energy in the Eastern Wasteland to revive, and there is also the threat of the ghost tribe in the outside world."

"Why not give them a chance? If we can have more high-level cultivators, the human race will have a better chance of winning in the future!"

Hearing this, Xu Shaoqing was impressed.

"Master is a man of high moral character!"

Suddenly I remembered something: "Master, what about the qualifications to attend the meeting?"

"All Eastern Wasteland cultivators who are at the Foundation Establishment stage or above can come and listen." A lightning lotus condensed from Zhou Xun's fingertips. "As for the questions of the Jindan cultivators, I will answer them individually."

"The time and location will be set half a year later, outside Wangchuan Immortal City!"

"Yes, I'll prepare it right away!" Xu Shaoqing bowed.

"By the way, pick two fourth-level low-grade Renshui pears before you leave. They can neutralize the scorching sun energy in your body. Once you have completely refined it, you may be able to break through to the late stage of Jindan!"

"Yes, disciple, I obey!"

Soon, the news that Wangchuan Zhenjun Zhou Xun was about to preach publicly swept across the Eastern Wilderness like a hurricane, shocking countless cultivators.

In Dongqi City, in the main hall of Dongyang Sect, Master Dongyuan was discussing sect matters with his disciples when he suddenly saw a sound transmission note flying in. He scanned it with his spiritual sense, stood up suddenly, clapped his hands and laughed:
"Alliance Master Zhou is willing to give a lecture. This is a rare opportunity for Eastern Wasteland cultivators!"

He immediately ordered all the disciples of the sect who had reached the foundation building stage and above to go there, and personally prepared a generous gift to thank Zhou Xun for sealing the ghost fog in the past.

In Tianhandan City, Zhao Wuya, a Jindan cultivator who came from a casual cultivator background, was in seclusion in his cave. His Taoist companion rushed in and handed him a jade slip.

After Zhao Wuya finished reading, his eyes sparkled, "It was thanks to the guidance of the True Lord that I have achieved what I have today. This sermon may help me break through the shackles of the middle stage!" He immediately took out the third-level spiritual wine "Bixia Niang" that he had treasured for many years, as a gift for an audience.

In Yuquan Valley, the elderly Master Yuyuan heard the news, tremblingly walked out of the meditation room with a cane, and sighed to his disciples:

"My life span is about to end, and I have no hope of achieving Nascent Soul. However, Master Zhou has a broad mind. If I can hear the great Dao, I will die without regrets!"

Therefore, he ordered all the cultivators above the foundation-building stage in the valley to come out in full force, and even ignored the defense of the sect, leaving everything to the Qi-training disciples.

Such scenes also occurred in every corner of the Eastern Wasteland.
Countless cultivators from all over the Eastern Wasteland gathered towards Wangchuan Immortal City.

This is also the reason why Zhou Xun set the time limit to half a year, so that monks from far away can arrive.

Half a year passed in a flash.

On the day of the sermon, the area within a thousand miles of Wangchuan Fairy City was crowded with people.

Outside the city gate, six disciples under Zhou Xun led three thousand Wangchuan guards to maintain order. Xu Shaoqing stood in front of the formation in a red robe, with the pressure of a middle-stage Jindan cultivator looming, and all the cultivators were in awe.

"There are nearly 30,000 people here!" Wang Shun was shocked as he stood on the city wall.

These are all the foundation-building cultivators in Eastern Wilderness today!
On the plain outside the city, monks were seen sitting cross-legged in different areas according to their cultivation level:
At the front row are the dozen or so Nascent Soul cultivators currently in the Eastern Wasteland, followed by a thousand Jindan True Immortals, and finally more than ten thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Suddenly, nine bell sounds were heard, echoing through the sky, and Zhou Xun came flying from the island in the middle of the lake.

He was not wearing fancy clothes today, only a plain white Taoist robe, with the piece of "Immortal Binding Vine" hanging around his waist. Not a single spiritual power leaked out of his body, but he made all the Yuanying Zhenjun present feel oppressed.

True Lord Tianci and True Lord Tieshan were the first to stand up and salute, and all the cultivators shouted in unison: "Greetings to True Lord Zhou!"

The sound waves scattered the clouds.

Zhou Xun nodded slightly, and waved his sleeves lightly.

A green lotus pedestal appeared out of thin air, and Zhou Xun sat in it.
"The truth is simple, today I will start with Qi training."

(End of this chapter)