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

Chapter 189 Spiritual Vein Migration
There were thunder strikes in the sky one after another. Thanks to the colorful golden bamboo umbrella and the specially made third-level robe prepared by Wei Zhong, Xie Linghua was able to hold on under the thunder strikes.

After the six thunder tribulations, the golden bamboo umbrella had already had many damages on its surface, and even the robe on Xie Linghua's body was a little dim, obviously damaged by the thunder tribulation.

While Wei Zhong was on guard around him, he was watching what Xie Linghua was doing under the thunder tribulation. Seeing this, his face became solemn.

The last three of the nine thunder tribulations are the most powerful, and the thunder strike Xie Linghua will suffer will be further intensified.

Sure enough, as Wei Zhong thought, the seventh thunder fell and the golden bamboo umbrella broke.

Ling Ziwei's heart tightened as she watched from below, and she grabbed Wei Zhong's left hand.

"Don't worry, there are other ways."

Seeing that the treasure umbrella was damaged, Xie Linghua quickly put it away, mobilized the spiritual power in her body, and gathered a thick white cloud above her head.

This is the defensive secret method that is hidden in the "Qingyun Jue". The robe on her body also lights up simultaneously, and a dazzling light flashes, indicating that Xie Linghua is willing to damage this third-level robe in order to push its power to the extreme.

"Boom!"

The eighth thunder tribulation fell, the clouds collapsed instantly, and the thunder went straight to Xie Linghua. The robe glowed brightly, but the lightning was even more dazzling.

As soon as the two touched, Xie Linghua was knocked down into the sacred mountain below.

Failed? No, the thunderstorm above her head was still brewing, indicating that Xie Linghua did not die in this thunderstorm.

"It's done!"

Wei Zhong spoke with some joy. Sure enough, along with the ninth thunderbolt, a ball of blood light slowly rose from the sacred mountain.

This was the secret technique of escaping disaster that Wei Zhong obtained from Tan Tai Lin. After any thunder tribulation came into contact with it, it would slowly dissipate. The tenth thunder tribulation did not appear when Wei Zhong was undergoing the tribulation.

The two of them quickly fled towards the sacred mountain in the distance. Among the rocks, they found Xie Linghua, whose body was charred black and whose life or death was unknown.

After Wei Zhong's spiritual sense investigated, he found that he was just seriously injured and unconscious. He breathed a sigh of relief, put a magic pill into his mouth, and then asked Ling Ziwei to take care of him.

Then he flew to the outskirts of Lingdao:
"My wife was injured during the tribulation, so it is inconvenient for me to receive outside guests. Please leave. I will invite you all to the banquet another day."

When the nine thunder tribulations were over, the outer cultivators did not know what had happened to the people on the island who were undergoing the tribulations.

Now, after hearing what Wei Zhong said, I realized that he had successfully overcome the tribulation.

"My wife? Could it be Fairy Xie who is in charge of the secular affairs of the spiritual island on Qingbo Island?"

"This is really good luck. Master Wei has not only been in the Dan stage for many years, but his wife and concubine have also reached the Dan stage."

For an ordinary Jindan force, it is good enough to have one Jindan Zhenren. The next Jindan will also appear from the outstanding younger generations in the clan. How can there be three of them in the same generation at the same time?

Without having to think about it, everyone knew how much resources Master Wei had spent on this.

After hearing Wei Zhong send the guests off, everyone dispersed, thinking about what gifts they should prepare for the Jindan Banquet.

Qing Mu Zong and the other two originally wanted to take this opportunity to pay a visit, but after listening to what Wei Zhong said, they gave up the idea and turned to head towards the territory of Yunzhou City.

On Qingbo Island, Xie Linghua, who had taken the elixir, woke up. She looked inside herself and immediately saw a complete Baiyun Golden Pill.

He couldn't stop smiling any longer and looked up at Ling Ziwei, who was also smiling back at him.

After sending away the foreign cultivators, Wei Zhong instructed Hu Jinchuan and others to prepare for the upcoming Jindan Banquet, and then returned to the training room.

After checking Xie Linghua's injuries with his divine sense, he murmured:
"The damage from the thunder tribulation is quite serious, and there is still some divine power left. It will probably take quite a while to fully repair it."

But when he saw the smile on Xie Linghua's face, Wei Zhong also smiled and said:
"But Ling'er, after you advance to the Jindan stage, you will have plenty of time to heal this injury."

Once the Dan is formed, the upper limit of life span will be directly raised to five hundred years, and with subsequent practice and continued improvement, there is still a chance to extend the life span.

It was just a minor injury that posed no threat at all as time passed.

……

In Yunzhou City, Qing Mu Zong and his companions finally arrived at the Yunji Chamber of Commerce after several days of travel.

Looking at the formation that covered an unknown area above their heads, they were all amazed.

"Is this the Yuanying Sect?"

In comparison, the Qingmu Sect's protective formation is as small as an ant.

After delivering the visiting card, a passage appeared in the formation in front of him, and a disciple of the Chamber of Commerce wearing the robe of the Dan Palace came out.

"But Master Du is already waiting for the two guests from Qingmu Sect in the hall."

The two of them bowed and thanked him, then followed him into the formation.

At the same time, a beam of light flew over from above, directly penetrating the huge formation without causing any ripples, and disappeared into the formation.

In the formation, Miaolishan and others seemed to be sensed and all fled into the air to meet the escaping light.

"Master!"

"Father!"

"Guild Master!"

The person was none other than Shan Gu who had returned from a long journey.

After greeting everyone, he said:
"Prepare for the elders' meeting. I have an important announcement to make."

Hearing this, several people did not dare to delay and flew to each hall to summon the elders.

Shan Qin stayed where she was, looking at Shan Gu with a hint of inquiry in her eyes:
"Father, what happened? Why are you mobilizing so many troops?"

The latter sighed:
"Let's talk about it at the meeting. It will take a while to explain it clearly. Also, draft a notice to let the elders outside know about this matter."

Shan Qin nodded slowly.

Qing Mu Zong and the other person walked along the stone steps and saw the magnificent scenery of the Chamber of Commerce, with amazement and yearning in their eyes.

“This is the foundation of the Nascent Soul power. A fourth-order sacred mountain is only a small part of its power. How can my Qingmu Sect compare with it? Even if I advance to the Nascent Soul realm, I can only stay in the remote area of ​​Mangyuan Prefecture.

"There is no possibility for our Qingmu Sect to expand."

Thinking of the surrounding prefectures, Lian Chengjue couldn't help but shake his head. Mangyuan Prefecture was remote and had only a third-tier sacred mountain. The same was true for the nearby prefectures. If one wanted to find a first or fourth-tier sacred place, one would need to extend to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountains.

But how could the fourth-level monster in the mountains be someone that is easy to deal with?
Under the guidance of the disciples of the Dan Palace, the two of them walked all the way to the Dan Palace, but suddenly they saw several cultivators flying in the air. At first glance, many of them were elders of the association, even the Nascent Soul cultivator Du Longfeng was among them.

Flying is prohibited above Lingshan Mountain unless it is an emergency.

"It seems something big has happened. Elder Du just left. You two may need to wait for a while."

Yao Zhengsheng looked surprised:
"Well, may I ask, fellow Taoist, how long is this period of time?"

The latter shook his head:
"How can I know about the elders' affairs? It could take a few hours at the shortest, or several days, months, or even years. You two just wait."

After saying this, he led the two of them to a side hall, left them some spiritual tea and a few words of instruction, and then left.

Qing Mu Zong and the other man looked at each other. …

On Qingbo Island, Wei Zhong's guest token suddenly lit up with bursts of spiritual light. When he used his spiritual sense to probe it, he found a message flashing in it.

"In recent years, many sects in Fengzhou and even in the Northern Plains have been wiped out by some mysterious force. Not only have all the monks in the sect disappeared, but the underground spiritual veins where their forces were located have also disappeared, and it is suspected that someone has moved them away with magic...

"I hope all my fellows will remain vigilant. If you have any relevant information, please report it immediately. Those who find the information to be true will receive meritorious rewards from our human race...

"In addition, due to the large number of changes in the underground spiritual veins, the ground veins may tremble, which may trigger various spiritual disasters, such as the collapse of the secret realm, violent spiritual energy tides in the sky, etc. I hope everyone will be careful..."

Wei Zhong frowned as he read the long message.

"Many forces were wiped out? Even the spiritual veins of their locations disappeared? What a big deal! It actually alarmed the high-ranking officials of the human race, and even gave out things like merit as rewards."

Wei Zhong rubbed his brows, unable to understand the logic behind this. The message only contained a rough description of the incident and some instructions, but did not explain the cause of the incident.

"It's definitely a big deal. It involves merit, so you have to be careful."

Wei Zhong had no intention of getting involved. How could this mysterious force be simple if it could cause such a commotion?

"So far, it has only occurred occasionally in Fengzhou and Beiyuan, and has not yet spread to Yunzhou. Even if Yunzhou were to stir up such unrest, the possibility of affecting Yunzhou City and the nearby prefectures is very small.

"I still have plenty of time to grow."

Wei Zhong straightened his expression and decided to start a long period of seclusion to improve his cultivation.

A month later, on Qingbo Island, Xie Linghua's Dan-forming Banquet started as soon as possible.

It attracted many Jindan forces and subordinate foundation-building families in this prefecture.

The excitement was even more intense than when Wei Zhong was forming his elixir. This was because Qingbo Island was becoming more powerful, and news about Wei Zhong's identity as a fourth-level weapon refiner had also spread from Yunzhou City.

Such a master of weapon refining emerged in the small Luohe Prefecture, and everyone wanted to curry favor with him.

"Brother of the clan!"

Hu Jinqing looked at the high-spirited Hu Jinchuan, then looked at himself, and couldn't help but sigh.

He had advanced to the foundation-building stage many years ago, and his cultivation was now one level higher than Hu Jinchuan's, but his mental outlook was far inferior.

Decades ago, his master died of old age, and Hu Jinqing lost his only supporter.

Without a strong family background, in order to catch up with his peers, he could only desperately accept sect missions to earn money for practice. However, after years of busy work, he still could not make as fast progress as those disciples with strong backgrounds.

Feeling tired, he looked at Hu Jinchuan with a hint of envy on his face.

There are many people who have similar ideas, but they can only envy him.

Qingbo Island has not had any plans to expand its power for many years, and even if there is one more Jindan cultivator at this moment, it will be no exception.

Wei Zhong occasionally showed up at the banquet, met some old acquaintances, and then left in a hurry.

The three-day banquet finally came to an end.

A beam of Nascent Soul light descended, revealing Miaoli Shan's figure. Upon hearing that Ling Island had just held a grand banquet to complete the Dan Jie Dan, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

Seeing the Qi-refining maid who used to be beside Wei Zhong, Miaoli Shan's eyes were filled with even more surprise.

"Friend Wei really put in a lot of effort."

Miaoli Shan, as a Nascent Soul cultivator, was well aware of how much effort was put into pushing an ordinary Qi-refining cultivator with inferior spiritual roots to the Jindan stage.

Wei Zhong chuckled and asked:
"I wonder why Senior Miao came here?"

The latter drank a cup of tea:
"Fellow Daoist Wei, have you read the message sent by the Chamber of Commerce some time ago?"

Wei Zhong nodded slowly: "But what about the destruction of many forces in Fengzhou and Beiyuan?"

"Yes, according to what I learned from the Yunji Chamber of Commerce, in Beiyuan alone, no less than ten Jindan forces have been destroyed in the past few decades, and the number of foundation-building families under them who have perished is countless."

Wei Zhong was stunned. He didn't expect that the number in the message was such a huge number.

And this is just Beiyuan. If Fengzhou is included, how many would it be?

"It's been so long since the incident happened, why are you telling us now?"

Miaoli Shan sighed:
“The change of power is a natural law in the cultivation world, but this mysterious black hand has used various means to cover up the truth and confuse people.

“If it weren’t for the massive loss of spiritual veins and the imbalance of spiritual energy, which led to several spiritual energy disasters, we would still be kept in the dark.

"Master once said that this incident may spread to Yunzhou. Fellow Daoist Wei, please be careful."

Wei Zhong nodded, curious about the migration of the spiritual vein:
"Spiritual vein migration, what kind of great power can achieve this?"

“This matter is extremely complicated. It can only be accomplished by a Nascent Soul cultivator with the aid of a high-level formation, and one must be extremely familiar with the underground spiritual veins.

“Therefore, the higher-ups all speculated that our race might be involved in this incident.

“As for the purpose, opinions vary.

"The most popular theory is that someone intends to weaken the boundary wall through the migration of spirit veins in order to create conditions more suitable for the deployment of cross-boundary formations."

"A cross-border formation? Could it be that the demons and monsters are behind this? Do they want to start another cross-border war?"

Wei Zhong looked surprised, and the two girls beside him were confused.

“It’s just speculation, not certain.

"And to achieve this effect, it is not enough to just move a few third-level spirit veins. It must involve the fourth-level spirit veins of each state. However, in order to avoid such accidents," he continued in the voice transmission, "I came here to borrow the Heart Demon Cloak from fellow Daoist."

"Master promised that this item will be handed over to the upper level and divided among the appropriate people for use. By then, there will be a steady stream of merit points recorded in the name of fellow Taoists.

"In addition, if the magic weapon is lost, the top leaders including my Yunji Chamber of Commerce will compensate you."

After hearing this, Wei Zhong handed a storage bag to him.

This was what Wei Zhong promised before the magic weapon was refined.

With such a generous reward, there was no reason to refuse.

Miaoli Shan took the storage bag and examined it before continuing:
“Of course, Fellow Daoist Wei, there is no need to worry too much. It may be some rats in the gutter who are doing this in order to cultivate a large spiritual land. It is not necessarily a conspiracy of alien races.

"In short, fellow Daoist, just stay alert. If it is not necessary, try to reduce the possibility of going to the prefectures outside Yunzhou."

Wei Zhong nodded. Miaoli Shan's words coincided with his own idea.

"I have delivered my message. I will leave now."

"Senior, walk slowly!"

(End of this chapter)