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

Chapter 146 Showing Power
"These are the pills that the island master asked me to deliver. Please count them, senior," Hu Jinchuan said as he looked at the two monks in front of him.

Ling Yunsheng took the storage bag from the other person, broke the restriction on it, and then handed it to someone else after checking it with his spiritual sense.

The person next to him was none other than Zhu Shen, the third-level alchemist who had learned from Wei Zhong.

Although the other party has been promoted to the third-level alchemist for several decades, it is still quite difficult to refine the third-level intermediate-grade elixir, not to mention the top-grade one.

Therefore, the Ling family often purchases this kind of elixir from Wei Zhong.

After checking with his divine sense, the other party sighed:
"Friend Wei's alchemy skills are extraordinary. I wonder if I can reach this level in my lifetime?"

Zhu Shen had been traumatized since he failed to condense the elixir. He had never thought about forming the elixir in the following decades. Now, he probably only had a few decades left to live.

After much difficulty, he entered the third level of alchemy, but it was profound and difficult to make progress.

Ling Yunsheng didn't know how to comfort him. The other party's alchemy skills were far inferior to Wei Zhong's.

Now, as the opponent of the Ling family's alchemist, the success rate of refining third-level elixirs is too low, which can only allow the Ling family to maintain a balance between income and expenditure.

Therefore, the other party in the Ling family mainly refines the first and second level elixirs, or teaches the descendants of the Ling family.

Zhu Shen knew that he was boring, and said:
"Forget it, forget it. I will give the elixir to the patriarch right away."

Seeing him leave, Ling Yunsheng said to Hu Jinchuan:
"Friend Hu is quite favored by Senior Wei, and he has even given you full authority to sell the elixir."

Hu Jinchuan touched his head embarrassedly:
"It's all thanks to the island owner's kindness."

"A few young men in my Ling family heard that you are here and would like to make your acquaintance. I wonder if you would do me the honor."

Hu Jinchuan looked in the direction his finger pointed and immediately saw several young and beautiful women. His face turned red:
"I still have the task of being the island master, so I'm sorry to delay you here. Please forgive me, senior."

Ling Yunsheng looked calm: "What a pity!"

Hu Jinchuan bowed slightly:

"The elixir has been delivered, so I will leave now."

After saying this, Hu Jinchuan flew into the air, stepped onto a spirit boat and fled into the distance.

For a Jindan force like the Ling family, Hu Jinchuan was only the transporter of the elixir, and the spiritual stone reward had already been received by Wei Zhong himself.

Therefore, he no longer had to collect spiritual stones as reward.

Ling Yunsheng dispersed the Ling family members who were gathered together, with an inexplicable look in his eyes.

The fact that Hu Jinchuan was highly regarded by Wei Zhong naturally spread to the entire Ling family. Many elders of the Ling family wanted to use this person to improve their relationship with Wei Zhong, so this incident happened.

"Hu Jinchuan is a shy person," Ling Yunsheng couldn't help but laugh when he recalled his reaction just now.

He closed the formation in front of him and turned around to fly towards the clan.

Hu Jinchuan breathed a sigh of relief when he left the Ling family. He was well aware of the Ling family's attempts to win him over.

'But this skin of mine was given to me by the island owner. It was not earned by my own ability. If I just rely on this skin to enjoy myself.

I'm afraid it's more of a disaster than a blessing.'

Although Hu Jinchuan is young, he is very clear-headed about such matters, which is also one of the main reasons why Wei Zhong values ​​him.

Hu Jinchuan touched the storage bag in his arms:
"Next stop, to Gang Palace."

Hu Jinchuan was relieved that there were no robbers blocking the way to the Ling family.

“I hope the journey ahead will be as smooth as before.”

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The two gathered in a forest dozens of miles away from Hu Jinchuan.

A man wearing a white Taoist robe with a red-eyed crane painted on it was muttering:
"Is the news you got from Zhigang Palace true? Why haven't we seen the Qi-refining boy who was transporting the elixir?"

Opposite him was an old-looking female cultivator, who replied:
"The news is absolutely true. If you don't believe it, you can leave. I will take all the windfall."

These words immediately made the crane-robed male cultivator groan, thinking to himself:

'This old woman has lost her manners after reaching the Jindan stage. How dare she talk to me like this now.'

The elderly female cultivator looked calm, not annoyed by the other party's groan.

If Wei Zhong and Ling Ziwei were here, they would probably recognize these two "acquaintances".

These two people were the calamity cultivators that Wei Zhong encountered when he left Mangyuan Prefecture.

One of them is He Daoren, a cultivator in the middle stage of the Jindan realm. Now, more than a hundred years have passed, and he is still in the middle stage of the Jindan realm, without any change.

The other elderly female cultivator was the old woman who had fought with Wei Zhong several times.

A hundred years ago, the other party was only at the foundation-building stage, but now he has successfully formed a golden core and is at the early stage of golden core formation.

The two of them gathered here and naturally heard the news that Qingbo Island was transporting elixirs to various major forces.

The Taoist He said:
"The one transporting the elixir is just a minor Qi-refining cultivator. I wonder why you want to drag me along with you now?"

At this point, the elderly nun began to explain:
“Fellow Daoist He, don’t be careless. Although the other party is only a Qi Refining cultivator, he has a peak second-level spirit beast accompanying him. It is a wind and thunder attribute bird demon, and it is the contracted spirit beast of Master Wei Dan.

His speed of escape was extremely fast, and when he burst out with all his strength, he was no less powerful than the two of us.

If he encounters a robbery, he will most likely abandon the Qi-refining kid and leave alone with the elixir. That’s why we need you and me to stop him together.”

Hearing the female cultivator's words, He Daoren understood and laughed:
"Master Wei actually entrusted such an important matter to a Qi-refining subordinate and a spirit beast. He really doesn't take us seriously."

The female cultivator opposite him could not deny it and obviously had the same attitude.

"Come to think of it, fellow Daoist, you must have spent a lot of effort to get this information, right?"

"It's just that they sent people into the Zhigang Palace. In recent years, they have expanded their power and recruited many independent cultivators, so their requirements have been lowered a lot.

If you have some free time, you can join in and try to get a position as an elder."

Taoist He was not a fool. He guessed that the person in front of him was a Foundation-Building or Qi-Refining spy under him, so he did not bring him to Gang Palace for attention.

And his cultivation level at the middle stage of the Jindan period would definitely be re-examined at the Zhigang Palace, and his identity as a demon cultivator would most likely be exposed.

In Luohe Prefecture, which is in the righteous camp, this is no different from a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.

Taoist He complained in his heart and added:

"I wonder if there are any third-level elixirs among the elixirs traded at Gang Palace this time?"

"Of course, otherwise why would I choose this opportunity to rob and kill. It is said that among the elixirs transported by Qingbo Island this time, there are not only third-level low-grade elixirs, but also middle-grade ones."

Hearing this, Taoist He's breathing stagnated, and his face flushed with excitement:
"really?"

It is not easy for evil cultivators to survive in the righteous world, so Taoist He migrated all the way from Mangyuan Prefecture, mostly doing the "business" of robbing small foundation-building cultivators.

Few people target Jindan cultivators, and they are worried that they will encounter the same troublesome thing as last time where a cultivator in the late Jindan stage suddenly appeared.

It was not easy to escape from Yan Wanhong last time, and Taoist He still remembers it vividly.

"How could I deceive you? If you complete this order, you and I won't have to worry about the resources for cultivation for decades. Maybe you can even take this opportunity to advance to the late Jindan realm."

This made He Daoist very excited. Suddenly, the female cultivator said, "Be careful, that person is coming."

Looking up in the direction of his gaze, Taoist He indeed spotted Hu Jinchuan passing by in the distance, and at the same time he also saw the mixed-feathered bird on the other's shoulder.

"Can a monster of this inferior quality possess the power of wind and thunder?"

Taoist He was puzzled, so he used his spiritual sense to explore and see the difference.

But once it spread to Hu Jinchuan, Jiucai seemed to have noticed it and let out a quick cry.

"Oh no, this bird is alert. We have been discovered. We must act quickly," Taoist He flew out first upon seeing this, and with a long sword in his hand he controlled it straight to the spirit boat in the distance.

Hu Jinchuan was startled when he heard the Nine-Colored Bird's cry. He quickly clenched the talisman in his hand, turned his head and saw two black-robed monks in front of him.

After sensing the other party's momentum, he felt a chill in his heart:
"Jie Dan, or two people?"

"What kind of elixir did the island master ask me to deliver that would attract two Jindan monks to attack and kill me together?"

"My life is over!"

At the same time, the talisman in his hand was activated, and the spiritual light spread from the talisman paper to the spiritual boat under his feet.

A layer of hazy golden light suddenly rose up, wrapping the entire spirit boat like an eggshell.

It is difficult for Qi-refining monks to control third-level talismans, and even defensive types are very difficult, and they will hurt themselves if they are not careful.

But Wei Zhongfu used the art of refining weapons and combined it with the art of talismans, which enabled Hu Jinchuan to use his Qi-refining body to cast these third-level spiritual talismans.

Taoist He's magic weapon hit the golden defense shield, causing it to tremble violently and sink half a foot in the middle.

But the latter had a flash of inspiration and bounced the flying sword away, returning it to its original state.

"It's a nice turtle shell, but I want to see how long you can hold on."

At this time, another elderly female cultivator also arrived. When she saw the spiritual defense in front of her, she also felt warmed in her heart.

"I have been in the Dan Formation stage for decades, but I don't have such a powerful defense method. How can you, a Qi Refining cultivator, be so worthy of such a powerful defense method?"

His appearance reflects his heart. He suddenly looked ferocious, and in his hand he raised a strange magic sword that was spreading a chilling green aura, and stabbed it towards the protective shield.

Each sword left a trail of green smoke on the golden defensive shield. Upon closer inspection, the green smoke was eroding the spiritual light defense, reducing its power.

Seeing this, Hu Jinchuan knew that the talisman's defense would not last long, so he took out the storage bag in his arms and tied it to Jiucai's leg.

He patted its wings and said:

"I will open the protective shield later. You don't have to worry about my safety. Just take this storage bag and run away."

Jiucai waved his wings nonchalantly, revealing a silver ring underneath.

Hu Jinchuan seemed to be confused, and suddenly saw a dazzling silver light. He had to close his eyes and put his hands in front of him.

The two people outside the protective shield were also shocked to see this sudden change. When the silver light dissipated, they saw a white-robed monk appear in it.

Glancing at his face, he seemed to be somewhat similar to the owner of Qingbo Island.

Hu Jinchuan looked at the person in front of him with some disbelief:

"Island owner?"

Wei Zhong, or rather Wei Zhong's spiritual puppet, looked back at Hu Jinchuan and said:
"Well done."

Then his figure flashed and passed through the protective shield to the outside world.

He looked at the two Tribulation Cultivators in front of him with a sigh, and murmured:
"It's fate. I didn't expect to see you two here."

Wei Zhong had already recognized that the person in front of him was the demon cultivator who had robbed and killed the Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

'One is in the middle stage of Jindan, and the other is in the early stage of Jindan. I didn't expect that the old woman who built the foundation back then would still have the opportunity to form a Jindan. Speaking of which, I still have some hatred with her.'

Wei Zhong remembered that he had killed the other party's closest relatives.

The two were also surprised to see the monk suddenly appear in front of them: "Are you the master of Qingbo Island? Have you seen us?"

At the same time, they wondered in their hearts why there was such a Jindan cultivator here. Could he be hiding inside the spirit boat? However, the two of them did not detect the aura of the cultivator inside just now.

The two did not understand the details.

In fact, Wei Zhong's puppet body has always stayed in the ring magic weapon. This is a magic weapon specially refined for the spirit-splitting puppet by Wei Zhong according to the description in the inheritance jade slip.

"Not only have I met you two, I've also fought with you two."

"Have you ever fought?" Taoist He was puzzled, and suddenly heard a reminder from the female cultivator behind him.

"Fellow Taoist, be careful!"

When he came to his senses, the owner of Qingbo Island had appeared in front of him, and his arm was stabbing towards his face like a sword.

'So fast! '

It turned out that while Wei Zhong was speaking, he took the lead in launching the attack.

According to the Tengyun runes engraved on the puppet's body and the spiritual power provided by the psychic core, the escape speed of the puppet clone is almost the same as that of Wei Zhong's original body.

Taoist He raised the sword in his hand without hesitation and held it in front of himself.

A sneer appeared on his lips: "How can your mortal body compete with my magic sword?"

As long as Wei Zhong does not change his attacking movements, he will definitely be injured by his magic sword, and in serious cases, half of his palm might even be cut off.

But the one here at the moment is not Wei Zhong's real body, but a puppet made of high-level spiritual materials. Except for the thin outer layer of skin, there is no weak point on the body.

The arm went straight forward without any change.

Taoist He watched helplessly as the opponent's palm and the magic sword came into contact, and then the surface flesh was scraped away, revealing the silver-white "skeleton".

What followed was an enormous force. The "skeleton" directly crushed the magic sword to his left face, cutting off half of his flesh and blood, and then the remaining force gouged out one of his eyes.

"what!"

Taoist He screamed in pain.

The female cultivator nearby had already arrived and pulled his body back.

When he saw the other person's injuries, he was shocked.

"A cultivator in the middle stage of Jindan was seriously injured by his attack? Are you mistaken? Isn't the Qingbo Island Master in the early stage of Jindan? Or is he hiding his strength?"

Taoist He groaned in pain, and his remaining eye looked at Wei Zhong angrily, uttering word by word:

"Late Jindan stage physical cultivation?"

Who else but a cultivator in the late Jindan stage who can defend his own Jindan magic weapon with his physical body?

Taoist He never expected that after robbing for so many years, he would offend a cultivator in the late Jindan stage again.

(End of this chapter)