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

Chapter 174 Enemy Appears
While Miaoli Shan was talking, Wei Zhong pointed to the five-colored formation above his head and asked:
"Senior Miao, is it possible for this formation to distinguish between demon cultivators and ordinary human cultivators?"

"Of course not. The Chamber of Commerce's description of this formation states that it can only attack and defend when under the control of a cultivator.

"Why are you asking about this all of a sudden? Do you think there are demon cultivators sneaking into this banquet?"

Wei Zhong shook his head:

"I don't know, but a few days ago when I was returning from the exchange meeting, I encountered someone following me."

Miaoli Shan chuckled upon hearing this:
"I think you are too sensitive. You must have been generous in making multiple investments at the trade fair, letting others know that you are wealthy, which attracted people with ulterior motives."

"Maybe I'm overthinking it."

"In the heart of the Wang family, just enjoy this feast. Even if a fourth-level demon cultivator comes, he won't be able to take advantage of this formation."

Recalling that there were four Nascent Soul warriors in front of the Wang family, Wei Zhong felt a little more at ease.

Someone outside the door knocked on the iron ring:

"Senior Miao, Fellow Daoist Wei, the banquet has begun. Please go to Xingyun Peak."

……

Xingyun Peak is not far from Yunhai Peak, only three miles away.

When Wei Zhong was rushing to this peak, many visitors had already gathered from all directions.

When Wei Zhong arrived, he found that the Nebula Peak was not as tall as the Yunhai Peak. Instead, it was quite low. The smooth surface on the top of the peak looked as if it had been cut off by some magical weapon.

At this moment, the Wang family is holding a banquet here.

When Wei Zhong arrived, a disciple of the Wang family led him to his seat. At the same time, Wei Zhong looked around and saw many familiar faces.

Wanyan Fu, who had not been seen for three days, gathered with his colleagues from the Chamber of Commerce, as well as the representative black-robed members of the Red Flame Society.

There were many visitors, and most of them were Jindan cultivators. Wei Zhong looked around and saw that there were more than a hundred of them.

'The resource richness of Yunzhou City is indeed far greater than that of the prefectures below it. The number of Jindan cultivators in Luohe Prefecture is only a few dozen at most, and this number is simply not worth mentioning on Xingyun Peak.'

"And these 100 Jindan are only a part of the entire Yunzhou City. If we count the other Jindan, wouldn't there be nearly a thousand fellow Daoists?"

"Sure enough, the fourth-level spiritual land is for nurturing people. For subordinate prefectures, Dan-forming resources are still precious spiritual objects, but in Yunzhou City, they have become the norm. The disparity in the cultivation world is once again highlighted here."

Wei Zhong raised his head and looked at a huge cloud in the sky, on which was the location of the Nascent Soul visitor.

As far as Wei Zhong could see, there were six Nascent Souls on it.

"Two from the Wang family, one from each of the other three major factions, and one Nascent Soul, where did they come from?"

Wei Zhong identified the identities of several people and recalled the other Nascent Soul cultivators in Yunzhou City.

'Yunzhou City is so rich in resources, but the number of Yuanying has remained at a dozen all year round. It is true that every step forward in realm is extremely difficult.

'In the past hundred years, only Song Linfang and the head of the Wang family have advanced, but no one else has reached this level.

The chances of two Yuanyings advancing to the next level in front of thousands of Jindans is really pitifully small.'

When Wei Zhong was sighing, a person suddenly walked up to him.

"Friend Wei, I haven't seen you for a long time..."

Wei Zhong turned around and recognized Xun Yangzi's face. He showed joy on his face, then smiled bitterly:
"Fellow Daoist Xun Yangzi has been praising me to death recently!"

……

In the clouds above their heads, six Yuanyings held cups and drank.

"My dear nephew Qingyun, you have finally entered the fourth level of body refining. From now on, we will address you as fellow Taoist. Congratulations!"

The speaker was the strange Yuanying, with a ruddy face and a kind smile. There was not a single hair on his head, and he seemed to be a rare Buddhist practitioner.

“Uncle Hui, you are too polite. You are a good friend of our ancestor, and Qingyun grew up under your care, so you can’t mess up the generations.

I will have to call you uncle from now on."

Wang Qingyun said modestly.

"Haha, it's rare for the Wang family to have a good patriarch like you..."

Several people chatted and laughed non-stop.

Miaoli Shan drank a pot of spirit wine and took another one, but had no intention of joining in the conversation.

This kind of occasion was not something he was used to, not to mention that Miaoli Shan, the bald donkey from the Western Desert, was not familiar with it either.

I no longer had the heart to interrupt.

“Speaking of which, where is Fellow Daoist Song, the other protagonist of this banquet?
"The fact that he was born in Luohe Prefecture, a third-level spiritual place, and has reached the Nascent Soul stage really makes us very curious."

The speaker was the black-robed monk of the Red Flame Society, Nascent Soul Elder Chu Wenqian.

His expression was stern, and he did not smile when he said this. It was difficult for the two Wang family members to tell whether there was any genuine curiosity on his face.

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist. Since I am the protagonist, I will naturally be the last to appear. If I were not here to receive you, I would not appear here..."

Miaoli Shan drank another pot of wine, feeling deeply moved by the generosity of the Wang family.

'Perhaps only with this opportunity can I continue to drink this fourth-level spiritual wine.'

"It's normal not to see Brother Song, but why haven't I seen Sister Qianxi either?"

Miaoli Shan raised a mouthful while burping.

"My sister is inspecting the magic circle. She must ensure that no thieves offend our Wang family today."

"The Wang family is still as cautious as ever."

Che Kunlin secretly praised in his heart.

"We should be more cautious indeed. A few days ago, a disciple of our sect was followed by a thief. I don't know who he was from."

"Oh, there is another matter. You dare to do something bad on my Wang family's territory. Don't worry, fellow Dao, I will investigate this matter thoroughly..."

The Wang family’s land, far away from the Nebula Peak, is located on the edge of the formation.

A ball of black light appeared in a corner of the formation, avoiding the formation and cutting out a special space.

Among them, Wang Qianxi frowned. She was originally here to inspect the Galaxy Mirror Formation, but something unexpected happened when she arrived here. She was attacked by an unknown monk and was forced to stay here.

"The treasure of the barrier?"

After observing for a while, Wang Qianxi recognized the environment she was in.

After a magical instrument reaches the fourth level, some of the finest ones will have the ability to create a barrier.

For example, Wanyan Fu’s treasure fan, but the treasure in front of him is more powerful than the flaming treasure fan.

In addition, the person casting the spell is at a higher level, so the intensity of the spell is extremely different.

Wang Qianxi attacked several times but failed to shake the black fog around her and could not escape.

Suddenly, black fog rolled in the barrier, and a mysterious monk in a black robe appeared. His face was covered with a fanged ghost mask. Wang Qianxi could not recognize the other person's face.

When the spiritual consciousness reached out, it was bounced back by a mysterious force.

"The Secret Treasure of Divine Consciousness?"

Wang Qianxi frowned even deeper.

“Since you dare to offend my Wang family, why don’t you dare to show your true appearance?

"It's not like a Nascent Soul to be so sneaky."

“My power is not as strong as the Wang family, but I dare not reveal my identity, lest I invite revenge from the Wang family in the future.

“We have no intention of harming you, fairy. You just need to stay in this barrier for a while.

"Once we have achieved our goal, we will leave."

How could one trust the enemy's words? The fact that the enemy was able to set up a trap near the Galaxy Mirror Formation showed that they had been planning this for a long time, and they might have even bribed a formation master in the family.

With so much effort put in, I'm afraid the purpose is not simple.

'The purpose of moving myself here is probably to stop me from controlling the magic circle. It seems that the enemy is not that strong.'

“Humph, you invaded my Wang family’s land, and you still dare to speak so brazenly.

"Let's fight with me first."

Before he could finish his words, the magic sword in his hand turned into an arc of light and flew towards the black-robed monk.

Outside the barrier, four Jindan masters gathered here, each holding a formation plate and injecting their own spiritual power into it.

Fang Jie looked up at the huge black sphere that was shaking in front of him, with a look of amazement on his face:

"As expected of the Nascent Soul stage, there is a huge gap between him and us at the Core Formation stage."

The other four had the same expressions.

"This Wang Qianxi is a fourth-level formation master with Nascent Soul cultivation. If we control her here, this fourth-level formation will be half-wasted, and the Wang family will lose an arm. Our actions will be much easier..."

While they were talking, two people flew over from a distance, appearing as two old men.

One of them was wearing a black robe, while the other was wearing a gray robe engraved with the royal emblem.

"Friend Wei, have you finished cleaning up the area?"

"Haha, with the help of Fellow Daoist Ye, it will be a piece of cake," said the black-robed monk, looking at the old man beside him.

The grey-robed old man flew to the edge of the formation without saying a word, threw in several formation plates, pinched his fingers and cast spells many times. A layer of hazy spiritual light rose up, covering the black ball of the barrier.

This cultivator named Ye actually used the Wang family's protective Galaxy Mirror Formation to cover up the enemy's tracks.

The black-robed monk named Wei clapped his hands and praised:

"As expected of Fellow Daoist Ye, you were able to seize some of the operating rights of the Galaxy Mirror Array from Wang Qianxi without being discovered.

"With such ability, he is not far from becoming a fourth-level formation master."

"Haha, this Wang family doesn't recognize talented people. It is indeed wise for Fellow Daoist Ye to invest in us."

"..."

While the five people were chatting and laughing, the traitorous monk from the Wang family had a calm expression.

His name is Ye Xiukai, and he married into the Wang family a hundred years ago.

When he was building his foundation in his early years, he relied on his talent in formation to become a Taoist partner with a daughter of the Wang family, and naturally entered the Wang family.

After years of practice, he not only raised his cultivation to the middle stage of Jindan, but also entered the third level of formation. In this Wang family, he should be one of the top cultivators.

However, because he was a cultivator from another family and his Taoist partner had died in an accident many years ago, he was looked down upon and even suppressed by the Wang family.

Although his spiritual stone salary was not damaged at all, his quota of other rare resources was far less than that of others.

This led to a slow progress in his realm. After years of procrastination, he saw that his remaining life span was not enough for him to enter the late Jindan stage or even the Yuanying stage, so he became disloyal.

Just at this time, a group of mysterious monks contacted him.

After struggling for a long time, he finally chose to rebel.

“This place has been covered by the Galaxy Mirror Formation. Only a fourth-rank formation master or a Nascent Soul cultivator can discover the anomaly.

"I have kept my promise, and I hope you will not go back on your promise."

Fang Jie replied:

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Ye. Elder You went to great lengths to abolish the spiritual contract between you and the Wang family. This is enough to show his sincerity."

Thinking about the spiritual contract, Ye Xiukai felt a little relieved. It was the other party's method of abolishing the spiritual contract that drove Ye Xiukai to cooperate with him.

In this way, one can break away from the restrictions of the royal family and go anywhere in the world.

Even if you don't join this group of people, just get what you need from them.

After leaving Yunzhou and getting out of the Wang family's sphere of influence, you can also find a spiritual place to practice well.

Looking at the black barrier in front of him, Ye Xiukai couldn't help but ask:

"You can deal with this Miss Wang, but how are you going to deal with those Yuanyings in the Wang family?"

"Haha, Brother Ye, don't bother with that.

"We only need to complete the task of trapping Wang Qianxi and preventing her from controlling the formation. As for the rest, we have someone to handle it."

Realizing the ambiguity in Fang Jie's words, Ye Xiukai did not ask any more questions.

"As long as you achieve your goal, let the Wang family be in turmoil."

On the Xingyun Peak, Wei Zhong chatted with the other cultivators non-stop. At this moment, many fellow Jindan practitioners had gathered around Wei Zhong.

Among them, Wanyan Fu, Xun Yangzi and others are the most prominent.

As for the others, some of them valued Wei Zhong's identity as a fourth-rank weapon refiner and came forward to talk to him.

Some also wanted to make themselves known to the Shadow Moon Sect's disciples and Puyang's family.

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Wei would accept a custom-made fourth-tier magical instrument. I still have some fourth-tier spiritual materials in my family..."

Wei Zhong smiled and shook his head:

"I have only been a fourth-level weapon refiner for a few years, and my skills are not yet mature. Fellow Daoist, you should find another expert."

"Daoyou Wei is too modest. Your sword and saber are not ordinary weapons..."

The monks next to him praised Wei Zhong's skills so much that Wei Zhong couldn't stand it anymore. He bowed to apologize and squeezed out of the crowd.

Cheng Ruirui came closer and asked Wei Zhong in confusion why he did not accept these people's commission to refine weapons.

Wei Zhong was about to answer when he heard Wanyan Fu say:
"Junior sister, you know these people by appearances but not by heart. If Fellow Daoist Wei succeeds in refining a weapon for them, it would be good, and you can earn a small reputation.

But if you fail, it won’t be easy. You will inevitably turn against each other and have conflicts of interest.”

"Fellow Daoist Wanyan is still the one who sees things clearly!"

“Haha, Fellow Daoist Wei is now a recognized fourth-rank weapon refiner, so he doesn’t need to refine weapons specifically to prove himself.

“Besides, since I’m wealthy and have no shortage of cultivation resources, I’d better accept fewer commissions from individual people.

"Their family background is not as good as Fellow Daoist Wei's. If the weapon refining fails, they will pester you to death."

Wei Zhong nodded and kept these words in his heart.

"Come to think of it, it's already noon, why hasn't the banquet officially started yet?"

Wanyan Fu was also a little surprised when he heard what Wei Zhong said.

I called the Wang family member over to ask the reason, and the answer I got was:
"The banquet schedule is all arranged by the head of the family. We are only responsible for settling the seniors here. We don't know anything else."

When Wanyan Fu was confused, Cheng Ruirui suddenly patted his shoulder and pointed to the sky in the distance and said:
"Brother, look!
"There comes a spirit boat."

Wei Zhong looked up as he was directed, and indeed, he saw a jade boat decorated with brilliant colors.

In amazement, he turned around and looked at Cheng Ruirui.

"This girl's spiritual power is quite strong, almost the same as mine after being weakened."

When Wei Zhong placed several spiritual fragments into the puppet's body, the strength of the spiritual consciousness would drop to about 30% of the total.

But even if it is only 30%, it is definitely the early stage of Jindan.

It is really shocking that he has such a strong spiritual awareness when he is only in the middle stage of foundation building.

(End of this chapter)