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

Chapter 212: The Mystery of Ascension, Lei Gong Promotion

Wei Zhong heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the two Divine Transformation cultivators, Hongxu and Baiheng, leave.

'It seems that Hongxu has not discovered my identity.'

After practicing Taoism for hundreds of years, Wei Zhong was completely different from before. Not to mention that when he was building his foundation, he used the Taoist method of time to change his appearance and aura, so it was reasonable that Hongxu could not see it for a while.

A Divine Transformation cultivator is still a cultivator after all, and is not omniscient.

At the same time, Wei Zhong was also glad that Yu Hongxu did not touch his bones right away, otherwise he would have discovered clues after contact.

Although Wei Zhong's lifespan is quite consistent with his cultivation level, his identity probably can no longer be concealed.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator with ordinary aptitude actually entered the Nascent Soul stage in more than two hundred years. This was bound to cause the two God Transformation cultivators who had already doubted Wei Zhong to become suspicious again.

Wei Zhong did not want to be exposed in front of the Divine Transformation cultivators like this.

'At least not now.'

Without the means to capture the two men, Wei Zhong would not reveal his identity.

"At least I have to wait until I reach the late Nascent Soul stage."

By then, with the help of the Taoism of Time, you can obtain the temporary late stage of Divine Transformation, and that will be the time when you are truly safe.

'The only remaining flaw is my record in the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. Although as a Divine Transformation cultivator, it is unlikely that he would strictly check the identity of a Nascent Soul cultivator, it is still better to be careful.'

Wei Zhong has decided that when he returns to Yunji Chamber of Commerce, he will use his power to completely delete the records of his training experience in Mangyuan Prefecture.

After thinking about it, he looked at the two beasts in front of him.

Wei Zhong could sense Hongxu and Baiheng's hostility towards the monsters.

Black Crow's face turned pale, as if he was still angry about what Red Beard had said.

Lei Bao had a look of horror on his face.

"Fortunately, I don't have the means to capture this thunder seed, otherwise the moment I obtain the thunder seed, I, Old Leopard, will be the moment I die."

"My two fellow Taoists, my spiritual power has been restored, and I will leave now."

Wei Zhong said goodbye at the right time, leaving various spiritual wines and teas for the two beasts, and then took Jiucai and Jinmei into the cave, and turned into lightning and escaped.

It took several days to return to Yunzhou City from the Wanshou Mountains.

He had just arrived at Yuxiao Lingshan and had not yet had time to go into seclusion when Shan Gu and Miaoli Shan came to visit.

During the banquet, Shan Gu took out a cloud-patterned token and explained:

"This token is the special seat symbol of the elders of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. It can be used to replace the guest token in your hand."

Wei Zhong picked it up:

"Special seat? If I remember correctly, there are only six special seats in the Chamber of Commerce. What is this?"

"From now on, the number of special seats for elders of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce will be expanded to seven. Fellow Daoist Wei is a Yuanying, but I dare not exclude you."

Miaoli Shan teased with a smile.

Wei Zhong nodded and put the two tokens together. In an instant, his own information appeared in the cloud pattern token.

"I am here to visit you, fellow Taoist. Besides this token, I have another important matter."

Wei Zhong looked up with a puzzled look on his face:

"Please speak, Master!"

"Miao girl should have told you before that there is an opportunity behind the Divine Attraction Technique. I will share it with you when you refine a fourth-level puppet."

"It is true. Is it time now?"

Shan Gu shook his head:
"Unfortunately, this fourth-level puppet was unable to help us obtain this opportunity."

Then Shan Gu described in detail the secrets between the secret realm and the "Divine Attraction Technique".

"Xiangui Sect, Ascension Platform, Puppet Trial..."

Wei Zhong looked dazed. He thought it was a chance to become a god, but he didn't expect it was actually related to ascension.

As the Nascent Soul approached the Treasure Record of Time, Wei Zhong asked directly:
"Lei Long, have you ever heard of the name of the Immortal Puppet Sect?"

Lei Long looked dazed:

"I'm not very familiar with this name. I seem to have heard it somewhere before, but I can't remember where."

Wei Zhong looked surprised and doubtful.

As a special existence like the Spirit of Law, how could Lei Long have a bad memory?

Either this dragon is trying to save face, or there is something fishy going on.

But no matter what, Wei Zhong could hardly get any useful information from him.

After returning to the outside world, Wei Zhongmian was puzzled:
"The Immortal Puppet Sect, in the name of immortals, is quite arrogant. Does the leader know the details of this sect?"

Shan Gu shook his head:
"I heard this name from Senior Hongxu. All I know is that it is a spiritual force famous for its puppetry. I don't know any other information."

Wei Zhong stroked his chin:

"But why does this Immortal Puppet Sect have anything to do with the chance of ascension? There should be more than one ascension platform in my human world!"

"Indeed, there are still three ascension platforms in our human world. But a thousand years ago, these ascension platforms were half abandoned and could no longer be used.

"It can be said that the path to ascension for the cultivators of this world has been cut off for a long time."

"what?"

Wei Zhong looked shocked.

I had been thinking about my ascension for only a few days, but I didn't expect to suddenly hear such tragic news.

"Lei Long, do you know that the path to ascension in this world has been cut off?"

The latter scratched his dragon beard:

"Master, you think too highly of me. I am not a know-it-all, so how can I know everything?

“I only know about some spiritual forces through hearsay in my spare time. As for ascension, there are so many people ascending from the lower realms to the Mingyu Realm. Why would I pay special attention to these people?

"Besides, the matter of ascension is not within my responsibility. I am only responsible for sending down the thunder tribulation."

"Since you can come from the lower world, how is it possible that there is no way to ascend?"

The Thunder Dragon shook his head:

“Your Excellency may have some misunderstandings about this. I am a true spirit that lives in the long river of laws. I am a special existence that is separate from ordinary creatures such as humans, demons, and monsters.

“Similar to the Law itself, but different.

“Crossing boundaries is not like the ascension of a cultivator through an ascension platform, but rather taking advantage of loopholes in the laws of heaven.

"Master, if you want to cross the boundaries like me, it is impossible."

The obvious disappointment in Wei Zhong's eyes:

"how come?"

Shan Gu from the outside world also noticed the change in Wei Zhong's expression and continued:

"The path to ascension has been cut off for a long time, but our generation of cultivators has never given up on finding a chance to ascend. Seniors like Hongxu and Baiheng have spent most of their time on this.

"The secret realm of the Immortal Puppet Sect is one of the opportunities for ascension that have been discovered in recent years. In the secret realm are the inheritance and trial paths left by the sect.

"According to the historical records obtained by our predecessors, those who pass the trial will have the opportunity to ascend. Therefore, we all speculate that there is an independent ascension platform for the sect inside the secret realm.

“Although I don’t know if it will become ineffective like those ascension platforms, it is at least a source of hope.”

Hand over the storage bag containing the fourth-order puppet:
"Fellow Daoist is proficient in the art of puppetry. I'm afraid this opportunity will still fall on you."

Wei Zhong took the storage bag, put his spiritual sense into it, and immediately saw the broken fourth-order puppet.

"Shh, what kind of dangerous trial was it that this puppet was destroyed like this?"

"Fellow Daoist Wei, don't worry about the various materials for making puppets. This is something that Senior Huashen ordered, and he will support you. "When necessary, you can also work together with the weapon refiners in the hall. Since you spent decades to forge this fourth-level puppet, it is probably possible to forge a fifth-level puppet..."

At this point, Shan Gu's voice became smaller and smaller, and it was obvious that he did not have much confidence.

Wei Zhong smiled bitterly:
"I will do my best, but please don't hold out too much hope, as success or failure is still uncertain."

"I understand!
"I have already explained the two matters to you before this trip, so I won't bother you any more."

After seeing the two off, Wei Zhong showed a look of regret.

'It turns out that the path to ascension in this world has been cut off for a thousand years!'

Wei Zhong returned to the training room with a worried look on his face, and his Nascent Soul immediately sank into the sea of ​​consciousness.

The spiritual consciousness approached the Record of Time and asked Lei Long more about ascension.

But no matter how many times I asked, the other party was ambiguous and didn't dare to make a conclusion.

"If the master is worried about the path to ascension, you might consider sneaking across."

"Smuggling?"

"I have heard in the spirit world that there are cultivators who have reached the spirit world by crossing the void without relying on the ascension platform..."

"Is there such a capable person?" Wei Zhong looked surprised and doubtful.

Lei Long nodded:

"It is true. Rumor has it that one of the Five Elements Immortal Sect's leaders sneaked into the spirit world from the lower realm."

Seeing Wei Zhong thoughtful, Lei Long continued:
"The smuggling route is extremely dangerous, and there is an eight out of ten chance that you will get lost in the turbulence of space.

“In addition to the coordinates of the spirit world, we also need to find a void passage in the void that leads directly to the spirit world.

“This passage is different from the Ascension Platform passage. It is not stable enough and is more dangerous.

"So it requires the cultivators to be strong. Those who succeed are all at the peak of the Spiritualization Realm, and some even enter the Void Refining Realm during their journey...

"I know the location of the spirit world, and the master has the void thunder seeds in his hands, so the possibility of sneaking across is a little greater than that of other cultivators."

"It's really risky to stow away."

Compared to crossing the void at a risk of death, Wei Zhong prefers to ascend step by step along the ascension platform.

But if you are really desperate, you can only push your cultivation to the limit and then consider this matter.

"Let's put off the matter of smuggling for later. Improving our cultivation is the most important thing now."

He had just started to learn the Seven Aperture Thunder Art, and his Nascent Soul cultivation had only taken a small step. He was still a long way from the realm of Spirit Transformation where he could ascend.

It’s not something Wei Zhong should consider at the moment.

Calming down, Wei Zhong used his qi and blood to stimulate the lightning in his body, guiding it along his meridians to temper his own body.

……

Fengzhou,

In a dark cave, Yu Si sat cross-legged to heal his wounds.

A ray of sunlight shone down from above his head, illuminating his body and two feet around him, while the rest of the place was pitch black.

Suddenly, a breath appeared in the darkness of the cave. Yu Si, whose injuries had eased a little, opened his eyes, looked at the darkness on the left, stood up and bowed:

"I've met senior brother!"

The latter waved his hand gently, and Yu Si sat down again.

"You were rescued by Cang Mingzi this time. If you have time, you must go to Wu Shi Men to offer a thank you gift."

Yu Si clenched his fists with reluctance, but he finally lowered his head:

"Junior brother understands."

The latter then nodded and walked forward slowly, revealing himself under the sunlight.

His face was pale and he looked sickly, and his body was as thin as a bamboo pole. Even the wide Taoist robe could not hide it, forming a sharp contrast with the burly Yu Si.

This person is Yuchi Yu, the Nascent Soul master of Tianji Sect.

"Tell me about your experience in Yunzhou."

The attack on Yu Si during this trip was closely related to the serious injuries he suffered in Yunzhou.

When Yu Si was in his perfect state, even a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage would have some trouble dealing with him, so it was absolutely impossible for him to suffer such a disaster.

Yu Si recalled what happened at that time and recounted it in detail.

"Early Nascent Soul stage, strong spiritual power, and a powerful lightning and fire barrier...

“No wonder it would compete with you for the Thunder Seed.

“But being able to defeat you with my Nascent Soul early stage cultivation is quite impressive.

"Does Yunji Chamber of Commerce, Wei Zhong, and Qianshui Demon Sect have any information about him?"

Yu Si took out the jade slip that he had prepared long ago. Yuchi Yu took it and looked at it, and couldn't help but frowned:

“This is really too simplistic.”

The jade slip only recorded that Wei Zhong made his fortune in Luohe Prefecture, Yunzhou, and later had intersections with the Yunji Chamber of Commerce.

He is a fourth-rank weapon refiner. He was extremely powerful when he was in the stage of Dan Formation. During the fight, he seriously injured Puyang Xun, a cultivator of the same rank.

Then he disappeared for several decades, and when he returned he was already in the Nascent Soul stage.

However, there are no more detailed records such as the skills, opportunities gained, and the specific time of advancement in cultivation.

"A few decades ago, he was only in the early stage of Jindan, but now he has already reached the Nascent Soul stage. It seems that he is also a fellow practitioner who has hidden his cultivation," Yuchi Yu teased.

"Brother, this person must have a secret."

Looking into his fellow apprentice's eyes, Yuchi Yu smiled and said:
"So what if I have secrets? After cultivating to the Nascent Soul stage, who doesn't have secrets? You, Yu Si, don't have any, and neither do I, Yuchi Yu?

"Then Senior Huashen has more secrets? But what can we do about it?"

"But that thunder seed..." Yu Si wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Yuchi Yu:
"Don't have those crooked ideas anymore. You deserve to lose the Thunder Seed after being defeated by others.

"Instead of thinking about how to avenge your previous humiliation, you should focus on improving your cultivation. You have wasted two hundred years in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and you should have entered the late stage long ago.

"Those who are currently studying the secrets of the Demon Sect should stop. Practicing well is more important than anything else."

Yu Si's eyes darkened for a moment:
"Junior brother understands."

Yuchi Yu patted his shoulder:

"Recover from your injuries and practice hard. Be careful when traveling. The remnants of the demon clan are becoming restless again."

"Brother, have you heard the news?"

Yuchi Yu nodded:
"Senior Huashen will take action, so don't worry too much. We can just take care of our own affairs."

……

In the Lingshan Mountain in Yunxiao, a huge and handsome bird was flying around the mountain, and on it sat two girls, Ling Ziwei and Xie Linghua.

The two of them were holding spiritual flowers picked from near Ziyun River, intending to transplant them to Yunxiao Lingshan Mountain to add some charm to the monotonous place of practice.

Suddenly, thunderclouds gathered above the sacred mountain, and bolts of lightning struck down.

This thunder was not a thunder catastrophe, but heavenly thunder that Wei Zhong induced through a method to assist in the practice of the "Seven Aperture Thunder Power".

Sitting cross-legged on the top of Lingshan Mountain, Wei Zhong did not move at all because of the thunder.

The lightning fell around Wei Zhong and was quickly absorbed by the formation engraved below, and then gradually refined into Wei Zhong's body.

Suddenly, the sound of thunder and lightning exploding continued to be heard above Wei Zhong's body. The scattered thunder and lightning destroyed the nearby rocks and the magic circle under his feet.

There was a roar, and Wei Zhong's loud laughter was heard from it.

(End of this chapter)