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

Chapter 158 Scenery
A month passed in a flash, and the brothers Tao Ming and Wanyan Fu, who had lived a carefree life in Yuelan City, returned to Qingbo Island again.

Wanyan Fu had a look of unsatisfied feeling on his face, while Tao Ming felt a little disgusted when looking at the Lingdao formation in front of him.

Wait until Wei Zhong's voice came out from the formation:
"Why are you two Daoists staying outside the formation without even saying hello?"

After he finished speaking, a passage several feet wide appeared in the formation.

Only then did Tao Ming and Wanyan Fu step into the battle formation together.

Following the instructions, he landed in the courtyard below. Wei Zhong smiled when he saw the two people appear and took out a jade bottle:
"Fortunately, I live up to my fate!"

After Tao Ming took it, he opened the cork and looked into the bottle, and immediately saw six golden elixirs.

His face lit up instantly, and he threw away his worries about the formation, and bowed to Wei Zhongyan and said:
"Master Wei's alchemy skills are superb. I admire him!"

Wei Zhong had a smile on his face. This time, the three spiritual materials were used to refine a total of seven Golden Marrow Pills, but Wei Zhong did not take out the middle-grade spiritual pill.

It's not that he was greedy, but he produced a mediocre quality elixir when he first refined this unfamiliar elixir, which would really expose his own level of alchemy skills.

Tao Ming and Wanyan Fu are not ordinary characters, but true disciples of the Yingyue Sect, a real Yuanying sect.

There is more than one fourth-level alchemist in the sect. If Wei Zhong is brought back with the middle-grade golden marrow pill this time and compared with those fourth-level alchemists, they will definitely recognize him as the new fourth-level alchemist.

The first time I refined the unfamiliar Golden Marrow Pill, I got a mid-level quality pill. If I’m not a fourth-rank alchemist, could it be just luck?

Wei Zhong knew it very well.

"You are too polite, fellow Daoist. Unfortunately, I am not familiar with the recipe of the Golden Marrow Pill. Otherwise, I could refine one or two middle-grade pills in time. But now, only six low-grade pills have been produced."

Tao Ming shook his head:

"Daoyou was able to produce six low-grade pills from the first refining of three spiritual materials, which has surpassed countless third-level alchemists. With Daoyou's alchemy skills, you are not far from the true fourth-level.

Next time we meet, I will probably have to call you Master."

Tao Ming was in a good mood after getting the elixir and was full of praise for Wei Zhong.

"With these six elixirs, I will be able to reach the late Jindan stage within two years, and the Yuanying stage will be just around the corner."

Tao Ming was very excited.

"What kind of reward does Fellow Daoist Wei need?"

Although Tao Ming was excited, he did not forget the rules.

Wei Zhong hesitated for a moment and replied:

"Since this is your first time refining an elixir, I won't charge you any money. But I'm quite curious about the cultivation world in Fengzhou, and I wonder if you can tell me a little bit about it."

Hearing this, Wanyan Fu also turned around and looked at his senior brother.

He was very curious about Tao Ming's decades of experience in Fengzhou, but Tao Ming was obsessed with practicing and had no time or patience to tell Wanyan Fu the details.

Wei Zhong's request was exactly what Wanyan Fu wanted.

"Brother Daoist Wei, your words are too polite. How can the reward for alchemy be so low?"

Then he took out six top-grade spirit stones and handed them to Wei Zhong.

Wei Zhong was impressed in his heart that the Shadow Moon Sect's true disciple was very generous. For a mere commission to refine a third-grade elixir, they actually used high-quality spirit stones as compensation.

Wei Zhong accepted it, and Tao Ming added:
"As for the customs and scenery of Fengzhou's cultivation world, since Fellow Daoist Wei is curious, I will be happy to tell you."

Wei Zhong's face lit up with joy. He prepared tea in the yard and chatted with the two of them while drinking.

"A few decades ago, I crossed the passage in the Wanshou Mountains and headed for Fengzhou..."

Tao Ming slowly narrated what he had seen and heard.

"Fengzhou is a cultivation world dominated by demon sects, among which the Wushi Sect and Tianji Sect are the most powerful. There are great Nascent Soul cultivators in the sects to suppress them, which is similar to the Yingyue Sect and Yunji Chamber of Commerce in my Yunzhou."

Wanyan Fu interrupted and said:

"Brother, I heard that the new Saint of Wu Shi Sect, Luo Mingyan, has an extremely profound cultivation. I wonder if you have ever met him?"

Wei Zhong saw Tao Ming nodded and showed a trace of regret:
“This person is indeed a prodigy in the Demon Sect in the past hundred or thousand years. He has cultivated the Wu Shi Sect’s “Free and Wishful Heavenly Demon Art” to an extremely high level.

At that time, my realm was the same as his, and I was in the middle stage of Jindan, but I was defeated before I could last more than ten moves."

There was a hint of horror in Wanyan Fu's eyes. He never expected that his senior brother, who had always been powerful, would be so vulnerable in front of the Holy Son of the Demon Sect.

Wei Zhong was also extremely surprised.

"Luo Mingyan made the right choice by joining the Demon Sect. Not only has his cultivation progressed so quickly, but his strength is also outstanding among his peers."

Wei Zhong would never think that Tao Ming, the true disciple of Yingyue Sect, was a mere figurehead.

Such a simple defeat can only mean that Luo Mingyan’s strength is beyond common sense.

"How could it be, could it be that Luo Mingyan relied on the power of the magic weapon?"

Tao Ming shook his head:

"No, both of us have fourth-level magic weapons. I lost only because I am not as strong as you."

Tao Ming had a serious look on his face and was not at all discouraged by the failure.

“This person’s level of “Free and Wishful Heavenly Demonic Art” has surpassed many of the true teachings of the demon sects in his sect. Not only can he perform various secret techniques with ease, but he also has some dissolving effects.

He could almost move freely in the midst of my sword, and no matter how I used my sword moves, I could not hurt him in the slightest.

It was so strange that I was defeated quickly before I could figure out its characteristics. It was too late to think about how to deal with it afterwards..."

After hearing what he said, Wei Zhong realized that Luo Mingyan carried a special energy substance when he fought. It was this energy that allowed him to move freely in Tao Ming's sword light and break all his spells.

The only way Tao Ming could think of to deal with it afterwards was to use a large amount of spiritual power to consume it until the energy was exhausted, and then he could pull Luo Mingyan to the same level of fighting. It would no longer be just touching the corner of his clothes without hurting his body.

However, this method consumes a lot of spiritual power from the cultivators. Generally, it may not succeed if the spiritual power is exhausted before the Dan is formed. Even if the spiritual power is exhausted, it will still be defeated due to lack of spiritual power.

"Why does this mortal world have such a terrifying technique?"

Tao Ming shook his head:

"It is indeed extremely difficult, but it is not terrible. The reason why Luo Mingyan used this method to defeat the people of the Demon Sect is probably related to the true demon blood in his body, which enabled him to exert some of the Nascent Soul spiritual power when he formed the pill."

"Nascent Soul spiritual power?" Wei Zhong was puzzled.

“It’s normal that Fellow Daoist Wei doesn’t know, this is a secret circulating among the Nascent Soul forces.

Under the blessing of the Nascent Soul of a cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage, the spiritual power in the body will undergo a dramatic change. With a huge increase in quality, most of them will be able to fully exert the characteristics of the techniques they practice.

Luo Mingyan is one of them, and the withered and prosperous mana of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce, the sword method I practiced, will be very different after reaching the Nascent Soul stage. "

Only then did Wei Zhong know this secret, and at the same time he recalled the word "heavy" from the "Spring and Autumn Water Refining Art" in his hand.

Wanyan Fu, on the other hand, seemed a little unconcerned:
"Oh, it's just the effect of the great concentration of spiritual power. What's so strange about it? When I reach the late stage of Danjie, I can also condense this kind of special fire spiritual power."

"If you can reach this level without relying on Master, that would be great."

Wanyan Fu's expression froze.

"In short, with this kind of spiritual power, Luo Mingyan has almost no rivals in the Jindan stage. Even those in the late Jindan stage can only fight a hundred more rounds in his hands."

Wei Zhong nodded and asked doubtfully:
"Fellow Daoist Tao Ming, do you know what this True Demon Bloodline is? Could it be related to the demons that invaded this world nearly ten thousand years ago?" Tao Ming touched the teacup in his hand:

"Fellow Daoist Wei knows a lot. I have heard rumors circulating in Fengzhou that this bloodline does come from the demon clan, but it is not the demon clan of the invading small world.

It originated from the real demons in the upper realm. Even the advanced magic skills practiced by the demon sects today are said to have originated from this realm."

"Upper Bound?"

Wanyan Fu added:
"The Divine Transformation cultivators can try to ascend to the upper realms. The righteous spiritual cultivators like me will naturally ascend to the spiritual realm, while those who practice the magic sect's skills will ascend to the true demon realm."

Wei Zhong was really enlightened at this moment. He didn't expect that there were two ways to ascension in the small world he was in.

"What you two said really opened my eyes."

"Haha, it's just some gossip. If you are interested in it, you can find out by asking around."

Wei Zhong nodded slowly:

"I heard that the cultivators who practiced the magic sect's skills made rapid progress in their cultivation. Is this true?"

Wanyan Fu frowned, as if remembering some rumors about Wei Zhong:

“Fellow Daoist Wei, you’d better not think about acquiring magic skills. Apart from the skills of the Nascent Soul Demon Sect, most other magic skills are crude and have strange origins, and they carry great hidden dangers.

Even though the Yuanying Demon Sect's skills were in this world, they were still somewhat difficult to adapt to the local climate. Only a few people like Luo Mingyan had fully adapted.

In the final analysis, my human world is more inclined towards the spirit world and less towards the true demon world. Before you have the strength to ascend, the path of demon cultivation cannot be considered the right path."

Wei Zhong was practicing "Spring and Autumn Water Refining Art" well, so naturally he would not make such a move to change his technique.

"Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Wanyan."

"Fellow Daoist Wei should concentrate on cultivating his own spiritual skills. You may have a chance to reach the Nascent Soul stage in your lifetime."

Wei Zhong pretended to smile bitterly.

Tao Ming then talked about other forces in Fengzhou, among which was the Qianshui Demon Sect, which was second only to the Wu Shi and Tianji Sects.

This sect only accepts female disciples, and what they practice is the art of sexual intercourse, and they are quite open to indulging in lust.

Most of the disciples in the sect are connected with the subordinates of various major forces, and their network of contacts covers all the large and small forces in Fengzhou. It can be said that apart from Wu Shi and Tian Ji, they are the third ones that cannot be provoked.

"I wonder if you have ever tried the art of lovemaking?"

Tao understood it at a glance, but still answered honestly:

"This technique is amazing!"

Wanyan Fu became excited and wanted to know the details, but was suppressed by Tao Ming with a slap.

"In addition to this secret art of Hehuan, Qianshui Demon Sect also relies on its own complex network of relationships to engage in the spiritual stone trade. It is quite similar to the Yunji Chamber of Commerce in my Yunzhou.

If Fellow Daoist Wei goes to Fengzhou in the future, you can buy all the spiritual objects and information from him."

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Tao Ming talked a lot, which benefited Wei Zhong a lot.

The three chatted for three days and three nights, and Wei Zhong finally sent the three out of the battle reluctantly.

"Fengzhou, I'll go and see it someday if I have the chance."

Wei Zhong watched the two of them leave, stretched out his hand to close the formation passage, turned around and returned to the cave.

The Fengzhou scenery described by Tao Ming really made Wei Zhong yearn for it, but unfortunately he was not strong enough to go there.

Moreover, hearing that Luo Mingyan had reached the late Jindan stage and one of his hands had touched the Yuanying level, Wei Zhong felt a sense of urgency in his heart.

"He holds the inheritance of the True Demon Realm, and I also have the magical power of the Spirit Realm. We can't fall too far behind."

With his eyes slightly closed, he was already practicing the "Spring and Autumn Water Refining Technique".

A year later, a mass of black water spread on Wei Zhong's arm, and his eyelids twitched as he looked up at the panel.

[Black Water Spiritual Clothes - Grandmaster (1%)]

After practicing this method for a hundred years, he finally reached the Grandmaster level.

"It really takes time to improve this second-level technique."

Compared to the first-level magic that Wei Zhong practiced, the proficiency of the Black Water Spirit Clothes was progressing much slower.

Moreover, the time spent on practicing is almost equivalent to the sum of all the first-level techniques.

This is also one of the reasons why Wei Zhong has not practiced more second-level or third-level spells in the past hundred years.

A black water spirit robe filled the defense gap. As for the method of attack, Wei Zhong did not have too many in his hands.

Various peerless magic techniques and third-level magical weapons, etc.

At present, there is really no need to practice other techniques to squeeze out the time for practice. After all, for a cultivator, the most important thing is always cultivation.

A high-level cultivator is one level stronger than a low-level cultivator even without the use of magic.

"Let's put off practicing other techniques for later."

Wei Zhong turned his attention back to the black water ball in his hand, which was exactly the black water spirit robe.

Compared to the master level, after the grandmaster level, the primary effect is that the defensive ability is greatly enhanced.

With Wei Zhong's full spiritual power at the middle stage of the Jindan stage, even a top-grade third-order magic weapon would be difficult to break. This was the conclusion Wei Zhong came to after experimenting with controlling the Yinxuan puppet.

In addition to the greatly increased strength, the Grandmaster-level Black Water Spiritual Robe also brings out the softness of water to its fullest.

It is not restricted to any shape and can be transformed as freely as plasticine, and the defensive effect will not be reduced too much.

Wei Zhong cut off the black water mass on his arm, and part of it fell onto the stone slab below.

Without Wei Zhong's spiritual power supply, the water group showed no signs of dissipating. Instead, it absorbed the free spiritual energy in the air to replenish itself.

When he stabbed it with the magic sword, it only made a slight dent, and the defensive effect was still there.

“This is really…”

Wei Zhong was so surprised by the effect that he didn't know how to describe it.

"It's like the water ball formed by the magic is operating the magic on its own."

Wei Zhong conducted several experiments and found that this characteristic was not completely independent of his existence. If the water mass exceeded two miles from him, it would completely lose this effect. The spiritual power dissipated and turned into an ordinary water stain.

"Fortunately, there are limits, otherwise it would be too outrageous."

Wei Zhong could already imagine himself waving his hand, and thousands of black water balls absorbing the free spiritual energy in the air to build an invincible defense.

“Although it’s not possible now, after reaching the peerless level, with its magic runes as the core, this idea is not a fantasy.”

“It’s the time it takes…”

Wei Zhong gave a bitter smile.

(End of this chapter)