The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

What made Xu Zhiyu extremely happy was that the oasis occupied by the "Spotted-Winged Thunder Lion" was not only very large, almost as big as the Xu family's land, but also had a fourth-order mid-grade spiritual vein on it.

The lair of the "Spotted-Winged Thunder Lion" is right above the spiritual eye of the spiritual vein.

This guy knows how to find a place. He built his nest on a small hill with a river, flowers and plants. The spiritual energy here is rich, and many spiritual medicines unique to the "Liuyun Desert" grow there.

I won’t go into detail about the third level ones. Xu Zhiyu didn’t have much interest in them. He just took a casual look at them and then put them all into the storage ring.

What is worth mentioning are several fourth-level spiritual medicines, which are the main ingredients of several fourth-level spiritual pills that he is familiar with and can promote cultivation. He plans to take these spiritual medicines to a larger market and exchange them all for pills.

In fact, with the improvement of his cultivation, it has become increasingly impractical to use spirit stones to purchase various elixirs for cultivation. He has a deep understanding of this.

The Jindan stage is like a watershed. Before the Jindan stage, whether it is a breakthrough elixir or various healing elixirs, as long as you have enough spirit stones in your pocket, you can basically have everything.

However, when you enter the Golden Core Stage, this phenomenon immediately changes. There are many times when you have spiritual stones but cannot spend them. Why? Because resources above the fourth level are very rare, and most cultivators only accept barter.

For example, if he wanted to buy a bottle of elixir that could improve his cultivation, he would go to a large shop in a certain market town and tell the clerk or steward about his need.

Those low-level cultivators certainly cannot make the decision on such a big matter, and in the end they will have to find a Jindan shopkeeper with the same cultivation level as him to receive him.

After the two met, he put forward his request. The shopkeeper said that under normal circumstances, if he only needed one or two bottles of elixirs to promote his cultivation, he might agree to trade with medium-grade spirit stones.

But for Jindan cultivators, one or two bottles of elixir are enough for one or two years at most. They are definitely not willing to go into seclusion frequently just to buy elixirs. What they want is to buy elixirs that will last them thirty or forty years at one time, and then go into deep seclusion to improve their cultivation.

If you want to use spirit stones to trade at this time, the shopkeeper will probably refuse you, and the reason for the refusal is very legitimate. That is, fourth-level spirit medicines take a long time to grow and are scarce. There are simply not so many mature spirit medicines that can be refined into pills.

You want elixirs, right? Sure, you can exchange them for spiritual medicines. And they can't be ordinary fourth-level spiritual medicines. At least they have to be important auxiliary medicines for refining elixirs that promote cultivation. Of course, it would be even better if there were main medicines.

But the general fourth-grade spiritual medicine is basically more than a thousand years old. Even though the area of ​​this immortal cultivation world is large enough and the storage is rich enough, there are also many cultivators. You collect it and I collect it. After collecting so much, of course there will not be enough spiritual medicine in the end.

That was why he was so happy when he saw these spiritual herbs. According to his estimation, these spiritual herbs were more than enough to exchange for seven or eight bottles of spiritual herbs that could promote cultivation.

Although his spiritual roots have been transformed and his cultivation speed without taking elixirs is already the fastest among his peers, why not use it if it can be accelerated?

The current Jindan cultivation is already so troublesome, but as far as he knows, after reaching the Yuanying cultivation, finding resources for cultivation will become even more troublesome.

At that time, even if you had only high-quality spirit stones in your hands, you might not be able to buy a fifth-level magic weapon or a fifth-level pill. The only way was to participate in various exchange meetings and share what you had.

This is quite troublesome. Take Xu Zhiyu, Tong Ying, Zhuang Zhenjun, and Xia Zhenjun as examples.

For example, these people didn't know each other, and then by chance at an auction, he and Tong Ying met, and he happened to have a fifth-level spiritual medicine in his hand, which she urgently needed.

But what he needed was a high-level material, which Tong Ying did not have.

At this point the transaction was stuck and could not proceed, but Tong Ying was unwilling to give up, so after attending the exchange meeting, she began to ask around to see who had the materials that Xu Zhiyu wanted.

After asking around, she finally found out that Zhuang Zhenjun happened to have this material in his hands. This made her overjoyed, and she went to find the latter without stopping.

Finally, the person was found and was willing to exchange, but the request he made was for another kind of spiritual object that was extremely difficult to find in the world of immortal cultivation. Tong Ying still didn't have this thing. Tell me, is this crazy or not?
Finally, Tong Ying went through untold hardships and finally exchanged the spiritual object that Zhuang Zhenjun needed from Xia Zhenjun. Then she took the spiritual object to find Zhuang Zhenjun and exchanged it for the materials that Xu Zhiyu needed.

Finally, he took this material and spent a lot of time to find Xu Zhiyu, who had not been seen for a long time, and expressed his desire to exchange the elixir in his hand.

The most amazing thing is that Xu Zhiyu had to wait too long and couldn't wait any longer, so he exchanged the elixir to someone else. Tell me, if you were Tong Ying, would you cry or laugh when faced with this situation?
This is why cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage may still be independent cultivators venturing into the world of immortal cultivation alone. After breaking through the Nascent Soul stage, they will have to choose to join a force or consider establishing their own force.

The reason is simple, it is to collect resources for cultivation. Only when the territory occupied by your forces is large enough and you have enough disciples, you will be able to find spiritual objects faster.

Otherwise, you will just have to watch others surpass you while you remain where you are.

However, for Xu Zhiyu, this kind of worry is much less, the reason and confidence lies in the sealed space left for him by his master.

The spiritual herbs and medicines there were just like the weeds on the roadside. He had not counted the exact number, but there were definitely tens of thousands of them. With these spiritual herbs, not only could he ensure that he would have enough spiritual pills for his Nascent Soul stage cultivation, but it would also be more than enough for other members of the Xu family.

We’ve gone a bit off topic, let’s get back to the topic.

In the lair of the "Spotted-Winged Thunder Lion", what he cared about most was not the few fourth-tier spiritual medicines, but the dozens of tender green leaves on the branches of a three-foot-long tea tree growing on the top of the hillside.

Those five pieces of spiritual tea were exactly the same as the 'Liuyun Fairy Tea' recorded in the jade slips. The color was also very bright and vivid. After repeated comparisons, he could basically confirm that the two were of the same species.

After seeing these fifty pieces of "Liuyun Fairy Tea" that were already drinkable, Xu Zhiyu finally understood why the previous Jindan cultivator would rather risk getting injured and fight with the "Spotted Winged Thunder Lion".

It is very likely that his target was these tea leaves, but his luck was not good, and he was finally injured and chased away by the "Spotted-Winged Thunder Lion", allowing him to get an advantage in the end.

In fact, it cannot be said that he was taking advantage, because he was extremely powerful, otherwise, if there was another cultivator like Huangpao Jindan, wouldn't he still be defeated?

Drinking one hundred tablets of "Liuyun Fairy Tea" can increase the power of a Jindan stage cultivator by sixty years. Fifty tablets is half of that, which is thirty years. How can an ordinary cultivator withstand such temptation?

The same was true for the escaping Jindan cultivator. He entered the 'Liuyun Desert' this time in order to find a sufficient amount of 'Liuyun Fairy Tea' and then break through to the late Jindan stage in one go.

Looking at the fifty pieces of ripe fairy tea so close at hand, Xu Zhiyu was naturally very happy.

This means that as long as he picks these fifty pieces of "Liuyun Fairy Tea" and soaks them in water to drink, he can increase his cultivation by thirty years out of thin air.

For ordinary cultivators, this level of cultivation can barely improve their cultivation by half a level, but he is different. I dare not say that he has broken through to the fourth level of Jindan middle stage cultivation, but he has definitely broken through to become a Jindan third level cultivator. "There is no rush to drink tea. Let me first try the lightning energy in my body to see if it has any effect on the corrosive force in the yellow sand. If it is really effective, I can stay here for a few more years.

Thinking of this, he took out the third-order flying sword magic weapon he had used before, found a valley next to the "Liuyun Fairy Tea" tea tree, and casually opened up a simple cave.

After a while, a simple cave with only one inner room was opened up. Then he took out a set of third-level inferior protective formation and covered the cave. Although there was no danger here for the time being, it did not mean that it would be the same in the future. The necessary vigilance should still be maintained. He was always very cautious when it came to being cautious.

After setting up the formation, Xu Zhiyu expanded his spiritual sense and scanned the surroundings again. After making sure that there was nothing unusual, he entered the cave.

In the cave, Xu Zhiyu had no intention of looking up at the sky, so he let his mind empty. He began to use his spiritual sense to look inward and carefully sense the existence of the strange force that was destroying his body.

Through the previous battles, he did not feel any impact of this strange power on his strength, but this does not mean that he can ignore this matter. This matter must be taken seriously because it is a lesson learned by countless monks who entered the "Liuyun Desert" at the cost of countless lives.

Of course, many of the predecessors in the world of immortal cultivation before him must have conducted research on this strange power, but they all gained nothing, so he did not fantasize that he could research anything, but simply made a simple sense of it.

After sensing it, he withdrew his spiritual sense and began to mobilize the power of thunder in his body, coming into close contact with these strange energies.

Chi Chi Chi!
Something happened that surprised and delighted Xu Zhiyu.

After the two collided, the strange power was like it had met its nemesis and was quickly refined.

Yes, refined.

This strange force did not exit Xu Zhiyu's body, but was directly refined by the power of thunder and turned into wisps of black smoke, floating out from all parts of his body.

Xu Zhiyu's nostrils twitched, and he clearly smelled a burnt odor like burning insects in the black smoke.

This greatly surprised him. If the strange power was a kind of energy, then when it invaded the body of a cultivator, it would naturally conflict with the cultivator's magic power.

Every time a cultivator breaks through a realm, the purity of his magic power will increase.

Therefore, if foreign energy invades the body of a cultivator, it will naturally be strongly rejected by the cultivator's own magic power.

If the cultivator's cultivation level is low and he is unable to expel the alien energy, he will have to expend a large amount of mana to resist the erosion of the alien energy, engaging in a tug-of-war with it to slowly dissipate the alien energy that has invaded his body.

No matter which situation occurs, it will not be like the strange power in the fog of the "Flowing Cloud Desert". Before it erupts completely, it will not have any impact on the strength of the cultivators.

As for why immortal cultivators will not encounter any problems as long as they exit the "Liuyun Desert" before that strange power erupts, it can only be attributed to the environment.

As long as the immortal cultivators leave the "Liuyun Desert", the alien energy accumulated in their bodies will naturally disappear due to the lack of adaptation.

The fact that monsters can survive in the "Liuyun Desert" for a long time can also be explained by the monsters' strong bodies gaining resistance to alien energy.

If this assumption is true, then the speculation that this [Liuyun Desert] is a forbidden area formed by a super formation is completely untenable. This place should be a forbidden area for cultivators created naturally by heaven and earth!

Xu Zhiyu thought to himself with a smile on his face.

He was of course very proud that he had solved the ancient mystery that had troubled countless cultivators.

Of course that is impossible. He hasn't lived enough. It's enough for him to know the secret himself.

Moreover, there was a mystery in his speculation that could not be explained, that is, where did the power that suppressed the spiritual consciousness of the cultivators in the "Flowing Cloud Desert" come from? This could not be explained no matter how hard he tried!
However, Xu Zhiyu did not try to find out the reason. As he said, he came to the "Liuyun Desert" to explore and search for treasures, not to solve the mystery.

Now that he has discovered that the energy from thunder and lightning can refine the strange power in his body, then this "Liuyun Desert" is no different from the outside world to him, and he will basically not be affected in any negative way.

That's enough!
In this case, he could stay in this oasis temporarily and slowly search for the "Spiritual Mist Pearl".

Xu Zhiyu narrowed his eyes slightly and made a decision in his mind instantly.

After he made the decision, he immediately renovated the cave and opened up several stone chambers with different functions, such as bedrooms and training rooms.

This island is located deep in the "Liuyun Desert". It is unlikely that anyone will pass by for ten or even dozens of years. Xu Zhiyu does not have to worry about being discovered while practicing here.

Only some monsters in the "Liuyun Desert" might come here and try to occupy this oasis with a fourth-level spiritual vein after discovering that the original overlord of the oasis, the "Spotted-Winged Thunder Lion", has disappeared.

In addition to his daily practice in the oasis, Xu Zhiyu would often leave here to look for the spiritual objects he needed.

However, he only searched within a radius of ten thousand miles around the oasis and did not dare to go too far away for fear of getting lost and unable to return.

In less than a year, he had captured almost all the spiritual creatures within a thousand miles around the oasis.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Xu Zhiyu has been in the "Liuyun Desert" for three years.

During the three years, he took a fourth-level elixir every six months to improve his cultivation. Although he only cultivated for three years, the actual cultivation effect he achieved was equal to that of three years without taking the elixir, a full ten times difference!
If he continues like this, within ten years, his cultivation will be able to advance to the fourth level of the Golden Core Palace.

While improving his cultivation, he also did not neglect other aspects of his practice.

His talisman making skills have improved by leaps and bounds in the past three years, and he has successfully advanced to the fourth-level middle-grade. He has made a lot of fourth-level spiritual talismans, and the energy in the amulets has also accumulated a lot. (End of this chapter)