Lord of Time: From a Five Elements Cultivator to a Master of All Daos

Chapter 103 Clues

Wei Zhong carefully counted the other spiritual medicines and found that most of the spiritual medicines needed for the Soul Summoning Pill had been collected. Except for a few auxiliary medicines, only a portion of the third-level Xuanling Jade Liquid was missing.

This saved Wei Zhong a lot of effort and reduced the time spent searching for these elixirs.

Wei Zhong checked other spiritual medicines too. They were of complete types. Basically all the spiritual medicines needed to refine elixirs such as Haoyuan Dan and Yanghun Dan were available. He only needed to add some century-old auxiliary medicines from the Yunji Chamber of Commerce before he could start refining the elixir.

Finally, Wei Zhong took out the only thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum that he had exchanged from Nie Yuansen.

The entire Ganoderma lucidum is blood-red, with six golden lines attached to the cap, making it look quite magical.

Due to its unique appearance, Wei Zhong couldn't tell its specific type based on his own knowledge.

'It seems that we need to ask a knowledgeable expert to identify it later.

However, when identifying such a thousand-year-old spiritual object, one must consider safety issues to avoid being targeted by others and having one's property robbed.'

Since it cannot be distinguished, this elixir is naturally useless in the short term, so Wei Zhong planted it in the spiritual field in the cave.

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Inside a hall of Qingmu Sect, Yao Zhengsheng and others were eagerly waiting.

"Senior brother is back," Yu Xianglan was the first to notice Nie Yuansen's return.

Several people stood up at the same time, and Nie Yuansen then walked into the hall.

"Master, what is the result of the transaction?" Yao Zhengsheng asked anxiously.

The others also looked expectant.

"Of course it's done."

Hearing Nie Yuansen's answer, the four of them smiled at the same time.

“Although Tiezhen is a bit ruthless and has lowered the price of spiritual medicines, this is also within my expectations.

The overall harvest is pretty good, especially the quality of these elixirs is very high, which is higher than those in Yunji Chamber of Commerce."

After saying that, Nie Yuansen took out several bottles of pills, including medium-grade and low-grade Haoyuan Pills.

As for the top-grade Haoyuan Pill, it was naturally left for himself and the Grand Elder, two late-stage Jindan cultivators, to digest.

"If you have enough contribution points, feel free to exchange these elixirs. This trip to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range may be extremely dangerous, so you should improve your strength as much as possible."

Upon hearing this, Yao Zhengsheng, Yu Xianglan and Zhao Bai all used their spiritual power to absorb the several bottles of elixirs on the table.

The two cultivators in the middle stage of Jindan both took mostly medium-grade pills and a small portion of low-grade pills. As for Zhao Bai, he obtained all low-grade Haoyuan Pills.

Nie Yuansen looked at Yi Liu, who was not moving, with some curiosity:
"Xiao Liuzi, why don't you do anything? Don't you think highly of this little elixir?"

Yi Liu shook his head:

“Uncle Master, please forgive me. Liuzi’s spiritual cultivation is only at the middle stage of foundation building now. He does not need such a good elixir. The Qi-combining elixir in the sect is enough for me.

As for physical cultivation, there is no need to use such precious spiritual cultivation elixirs. They are not very useful anyway, so it is better to leave them to the brothers and uncles so that they can improve their cultivation further. "

This answer immediately made Yao Zhengsheng's eyes show a strange look.

'Yi Liu is usually very competitive, but rarely is he so humble.'

Only the experienced older generation could see the hint of resentment in Yi Liu's words.

Nie Yuansen sighed:

“It was my uncle who was careless and only paid attention to the spiritual cultivation within the sect, but ignored the physical cultivation of you and your master.

After all, Haoyuan Dan is a spiritual elixir. For physical cultivators like you, its effect is still far from satisfactory.

Later, when my uncle visits those two, I will ask Tie Zhen if I can get some more third-level body-refining pills.”

Zhao Bai looked at this disciple with a bit of blame in his eyes, and said in a voice transmission:

"Sixth son, it's not that physical cultivators like us can't use this Hao Yuan Dan, it's just that the effect is a little bit weaker. And can't you also use it to speed up your spiritual cultivation and enter the spiritual cultivation Dan formation stage sooner? This way, your strength will be a little stronger."

Yi Liu replied via voice transmission:
“It’s natural for my disciple to use this elixir, but what about you, Master?

Master is now over 400 years old, right? His body has been damaged by years of fighting, and he still has a few years left. If he can’t break through to the middle stage of Jindan within a few decades, then…"

Zhao Bai never expected that Yi Liu was actually thinking about him. For a moment, his face was depressed and he didn't know how to respond.

Yi Liu bowed to Nie Yuansen:

“My nephew has already privately asked Master Tie Zhen, and he doesn’t have any third-level body-refining elixir.

I just gave you a suggestion that you can go to the state capital or the prosperous provincial capital that is closer to the state capital to buy it.

Please allow me to go to Yunzhou City after this trip to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range."

Hearing this, Nie Yuansen sighed again:

"Forget it, Uncle Master has agreed, but you should take these elixirs as well. We are going to the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range with Nascent Soul cultivators. It will be extremely dangerous, so it is best to improve your strength."

Nie Yuansen took out two grades of Hao Yuan Dan, one medium grade and one low grade.

Nie Yuansen was extremely skilled in this method of winning over his subordinates.

"Okay, everyone, take the elixir and go down. While improving your cultivation, don't forget to mobilize the disciples in each hall. Leave the Dharma Hall and the Weapon Hall to Junior Sister Yu and Junior Brother Zhao, and as for the Alchemy Hall, you, Zhengsheng, will go!"

"Yes!"

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After dispersing the crowd, Nie Yuansen went to the flower courtyard alone. He knocked lightly a few times outside the gate, and the gate opened instantly.

"Junior Nie Yuansen is here to visit Senior and Master Tiezhen."

After saying this, he walked towards a room in the courtyard. At this moment, Wei Zhong and Tan Tai Lin were sitting at the tea table waiting for Nie Yuansen's arrival.

As I walked into the room, I saw Wei Zhong’s iconic black iron mask and Tan Tai Lin’s profile.

Looking at the other person's unfamiliar face, Nie Yuansen was puzzled. This person was not any famous Nascent Soul that he knew.

But this did not stop Nie Yuansen from bowing:
"Greetings, Senior. May I ask your name?"

Tan Tai Lin laughed:
“Don’t play tricks on me. My name is Tan Tai Lin. I am not from any Nascent Soul power in Yunzhou City. I am just a casual cultivator.

I have no ill intention in coming to you, Aoki Zong. I just want to ask you for a favor for a small personal matter.

If you do well, there will be a great reward."

"Then I would like to thank you in advance, senior. However, our sect's stronghold in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range is currently in a very dangerous situation. I am afraid that I cannot spare too many people to search the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range for you," Nie Yuansen replied respectfully.

"You don't have to worry about this. Since we need your Qingmu Sect's help, the two of us will naturally help your Qingmu Sect overcome this difficulty," said Tan Tai Lin, pointing to Wei Zhong beside him.

Wei Zhong was confused and sent a message to Tan Tai Lin:
"Didn't you say that you would lure the snake out of its hole this time and not use force?" "Yes, so I brought you along as well."

Wei Zhong was speechless for a moment, but he couldn't refute anything.

The Qingmu Sect's men were tied down by the monsters in the Wanshou Mountains, and they really couldn't spare much strength to deal with what Tan Tai Lin asked for.

It would be better for him to help Qingmu Sect solve this problem himself, so as to attract True Lord Xuehai to take action.

Nie Yuansen was overjoyed when he heard this: "Then I would like to thank you, Senior and Master Tiezhen."

'Tie Zhen was able to defeat Yi Liu, so there is naturally no problem with his combat power. With this person, the strength of the monster defense line has been greatly increased.

As for Senior Tan Tai, he can prevent those fourth-level monsters that don't know the rules.'

After Nie Yuansen communicated with Shadow Moon Sect, he still did not get support. He did not care about the various crises Nie Yuansen mentioned and directly rejected the request for military support.

Not only did they not send out Nascent Soul cultivators to maintain order, but even the Jindan and even the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining disciples below them were unwilling to send out any.

He just persuaded Nie Yuansen to handle the affairs in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range alone. If the monsters were too powerful to defeat, he should abandon the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range and retreat back to Mangyuan Prefecture.

But wouldn't this allow Aoki Mun to cut off one of his arms?

The reason why two people in Qingmu Sect have entered the middle stage of Jindan in recent years, and Nie Yuansen has even entered the late stage of Jindan, is all thanks to the supply of various resources mined from the Wanshou Mountains.

Otherwise, how could the Aoki Sect have become so powerful today?
"Is the Shadow Moon Sect dissatisfied with our sect's recent increase in strength but the lack of an increase in the spiritual offerings it pays them?"

Nie Yuansen couldn't help but suspect that there was something fishy going on.

"I'm sure Fellow Daoist Nie has already heard about what Senior Tan Tai wants from other fellow Daoists who have reached the Jindan stage. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Nie has gained anything from his stay in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range over the years?"

Wei Zhong asked.

Hearing this, Nie Yuansen fell into deep thought, and after a moment he replied:

“The Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range is vast, and my Qingmu Sect occupies only a small outer area bordering it and Mangyuan Prefecture. My Qingmu Sect is not aware of the events there.

Since Fellow Daoist Tiezhen has already read the files of our sect, he must have some understanding of them. He should also have noticed some of the strange things in them.

For example, the heavenly thunder disaster that the suspected human cultivators survived several decades ago..."

Nie Yuansen spoke slowly and leisurely, and most of what he said was what Wei Zhong knew. It did not have much substantive value, and only added a few small details to the file.

"Okay, okay, you said there were mad monsters in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range. Did you bring back some mad monsters this time?" Tan Tai Lin interrupted impatiently.

Upon hearing this, Nie Yuansen took out a small gray bag, which was the spirit beast bag commonly used by cultivators in this world.

A stream of green spiritual power was injected into it, and two two-person wind wolves immediately appeared in front of the few people.

The Wind Wolf is the iconic monster on the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range. Because they mostly live in groups, they are very powerful. They occupy large areas of spiritual land on the outskirts of the mountain range and are also the type of monster that has the most violent impact on the Qingmu Sect.

Wei Zhong looked at the two wind wolves. Their fur was a protective color of black and gray, and there were still many wounds on their bodies, which were obviously left when Nie Yuansen captured them.

However, what made Wei Zhong feel a little strange at this moment was that the two second-order wind wolves did not show the slightest fear when they saw two Jindan cultivators and one Yuanying cultivator. Instead, they grinned with their mouths wide open and their eyes were full of ferocity.

'He's really crazy!'

Wei Zhong looked at the ring around his neck.

It seemed similar to the Spirit Control Ring in his hand, but of a lower grade, and its effect was not as good as the one in Wei Zhong's hand.

Seeing that Wei Zhong seemed to be somewhat curious about the ring on the Wind Wolf, Nie Yuansen immediately explained:
“These two beasts are ferocious and cannot be tamed using ordinary animal taming methods. We can only restrain one or two of them using this Soul Control Ring.

But the Imperial Spirit Ring restrains the body but not the mind, and still cannot suppress its ferocious nature."

"It's really a soul-controlling ring, but it can bind the body but not the mind, so it's not suitable for the one in my hand."

In Wei Zhong's opinion, these two spirit-controlling rings were rather crudely made. Not only were they only of the second grade, they also lacked the essence and blood of high-level monsters to suppress their will.

Tan Tai Lin reached out and grabbed one of the wind wolves, crushing the spirit control ring on its neck. In an instant, the wind wolf lost all restraints and rushed towards the nearest Wei Zhong fiercely.

Wei Zhong condensed a huge black spiritual power hand to capture it and pressed it firmly on the floor.

Nie Yuansen noticed that Wei Zhong's black spiritual power had a different color.

'It really is the Spring and Autumn Water Refining Secret.'

Even with the suppression of the spiritual hand, the Wind Wolf was still struggling to break free, not even caring about his own injuries. After a struggle, the wound on his body, which had just been healed, suddenly opened again, and bright red blood flowed out.

Nie Yuansen stretched out a finger, and a burst of energy instantly broke the wind wolf's head.

Red and white objects erupted from its head, and the Wind Wolf's body struggled a few times before becoming motionless.

While Wei Zhong was still wondering why Tan Tai Lin did such a thing, he broke the soul-controlling ring on the neck of another wind wolf with one finger.

Suddenly, another mad wind wolf was freed from its restraints, and Wei Zhong was on high alert to prevent it from attacking him.

But to Wei Zhong's surprise, the mad wind wolf did not attack him, but ran towards the body of its companion.

The possessed being bit the still somewhat warm broken head.

"this?"

Wei Zhong and Nie Yuansen had not expected this to happen, and a look of surprise appeared on their faces.

Although Nie Yuansen had seen wind wolves cannibalizing each other when he was in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, he thought it was just a group habit of the wind wolves.

But at this moment, they don't even care about their own lives and are going to eat the bodies of their own kind. This is a bit too much.

Wei Zhong looked at the scene in front of him and looked at Tan Tai Lin with a puzzled look.

But he saw it squinting its eyes, staring at the remains of the wind wolf that was being eaten.

Suddenly, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He slapped away the wind wolf with a mouth full of blood with one hand, and then, regardless of the filth in it, he reached his left hand into the remaining body of the other one.

After groping for a while, he grabbed out a thumb-sized bloody earthworm-like thing.

When Wei Zhong got closer, he found that it was not an earthworm, but a twisted strip of blood. He could still smell the bloody smell in his nose.

"Senior, what is this?"

Tan Tai Lin ignored Wei Zhong, but grabbed it in his hand, then flashed to the other surviving wind wolf, broke through its chest with his right hand and inserted it into its body.

After groping for a while, he shouted fiercely: "Still want to hide?"

With a shake of his arm, the Wind Wolf's body instantly turned into a ball of blood. Tan Tai Lin reached out to take it back, and another identical blood strip appeared in his hand.

"Haha, cannibalism, it really is the work of Master Xuehai!"

(End of this chapter)