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

Chapter 280: Elixir Path, Human Face and Dragon Body

After searching the entire city, Wei Zhong couldn't find a suitable martial art, so he had to give up.

Following the direction indicated by Taofang Pavilion, Wei Zhong headed towards the strange building in the center of the city.

From a distance, it looks like a magic sword standing in the clouds, but when you look closer, you will realize that it is a huge towering mountain.

However, the shape of this mountain is strange and looks like a magic sword. I don’t know whether it was formed naturally or man-made.

During this time, cultivators came and went, and Wei Zhong's early stage of transformation cultivation was quite outstanding among the crowd.

Wei Zhong walked through the crowd and climbed up along the foot of the mountain and came to a market town located at the foot of the Fajian Mountains.

"Phantom Market."

This place is a market town developed by the Fantasy Sword Sect, and is located not far from its mountain gate.

Because it is close to the sect’s headquarters, the spiritual energy in the market town is rich, comparable to a third-tier spiritual land.

An ordinary Jindan cultivator could absorb spiritual energy and improve his cultivation just by stopping there.

But unfortunately, the time spent in the market town has to be purchased with spirit stones.

The entry fee is fifty low-grade spirit stones, and it can only last for one day. Once the time is up, one will be expelled from the Illusion Sword Sect.

If you want to stay in the market for a long time, you need to rent a cave and obtain a long-term stay certificate.

What is even more daunting is that the rental price of the cave is very high, especially for the fifth and sixth levels from the fourth level onwards. It is not a price that ordinary cultivators can afford.

Wei Zhong looked at the old man in front of him, a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, with a white beard and wrinkles all over his face, looking like he was about to be buried.

One could tell at a glance that he was a cultivator from the Huanjian Sect who had been unsuccessful in his practice and was sent to the Huanling Market to do menial tasks.

"Senior, do you want to rent a cave?"

"Officially, I wonder how much this fifth-level cave house costs?"

The latter chuckled twice, and a jade slip in his hand projected a mountain forest dotted with stars.

"The red spots are occupied by others, and the yellow spots are ownerless caves. Is there anything that you value?"

Wei Zhong took a few looks and found that most of the caves were gathered in one place on the map, forming an almost huge crescent shape with an obvious black area in the crescent.

Wei Zhong pointed here and asked:
"Why is this area not marked on the map?"

The latter rubbed his hands:
"This is the location of the sixth-level spiritual vein. Most of the people who offer it are seniors in the late stage of the Spiritualization Realm or true masters of the Void Refining Realm..."

"What's the price?"

"What?" The old man rubbed his ears, thinking he had heard it wrong.

Wei Zhong repeated:

"What's the price? I want to find a sixth-level cave to practice."

……

After a while, the old man led Wei Zhong into a forest closer to the Fajian Mountains, explaining:
“Senior, please don’t think it’s expensive. From my Faquan City, which extends for thousands of miles, all the sixth-level spiritual lands have names and are occupied by others. Few are allowed to be used by outsiders.

"My Illusion Sword Sect is able to lease a piece of land to others, which is a good deed done at great risk. It is reasonable to charge more spirit stones..."

Wei Zhong ignored the old man's chattering and looked into the distance. He could vaguely see the aura of the protective formation outside the mountain gate of the Illusion Sword Sect.

Attacking the gate of the Huanjian Sect from this place is undoubtedly the shortest direction. Of course, the cover of the protective formation must be removed.

I took a token from the old man and heard his words:
"This hilltop belongs to you, seniors. As long as it does not leave the valley below, it is all your territory.

"The token contains the authority to control the magic array here. If you feel it is not safe enough, you can also set up the magic array yourself.

"In addition, whether you want to plant spiritual medicine or raise spiritual beasts on this hilltop, you can do so. As long as you don't destroy the spiritual veins below, our Illusion Sword Sect will not pursue the matter..."

Watching the latter leave, Wei Zhong couldn't help but shake his head and slowly walked towards the top of the mountain.

While walking along the steps, I also looked at the mountains and forests around me.

The spiritual energy here is not very high, at most it is the level of a fourth-level spiritual land. Feeling the flow of spiritual energy in the air, Wei Zhong gradually had some guesses in his mind.

When he stepped into the small courtyard on the top of the mountain, the fifth-level spiritual energy came over him, and Wei Zhong knew that his guess had been verified.

Coming to the most secret underground training room in the courtyard, Wei Zhong saw a small spiritual spring. The spiritual energy emanating from it made Wei Zhong feel extremely comfortable.

"Sixth level."

"It seems that the Illusion Sword Sect used the formation technique to affect the earth veins, causing all the spiritual energy on this mountain to gather here, forming a small sixth-level training room."

He placed his hand into the spiritual spring and extended his spiritual consciousness along the spiritual veins. As expected, he saw dense array of spiritual patterns all around.

In the distance, there was a huge sixth-order spiritual vein that shocked Wei Zhong.

"It relies on the surrounding of the main vein, gathers spirits and barely achieves the sixth level.

"Although the level is not high, it is enough for me to use."

Just as Wei Zhong was spying, someone inside the gate of the Illusion Sword Sect also sensed something.

Wei Yuesheng called his disciples:
"Jibang, has a new Divine Transformation cultivator moved into Linhuichuan? Go and ask around."

The latter bowed respectfully, accepted the order and left.

Less than three days after Wei Zhong moved in, he welcomed someone to his door. The visitor was a cultivator named Chang from the next hill, who was in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

It seems that he is practicing here, accumulating skills to impact the realm of refining emptiness.

I heard that there is a new neighbor, so I came to visit:
"Fellow Daoist Wei, you moved to Linhuichuan in the early stage of the Spiritual Transformation period. You must be very wealthy. I feel pain every time I stay here!"

"There, there, spiritual stones are just external things. For cultivators like me, cultivation is the foundation..."

The two had a pleasant conversation, and Wei Zhong also asked him many questions.

"Are there any other fellow Taoists in Lin Huichuan?"

The latter shook his head:

“There was one before, but more than 30 years ago, that fellow Taoist went out on an adventure and never came back. After the rent was due, the cave was taken back by the Illusion Sword Sect.

"Before you came, I was the only one living here."

"Is there no Void Refining Master passing by and staying here?"

"Where do so many refining virtual beings come from? In this small corner of Baifeng Spiritual Domain, there are only a handful of refining virtual beings. Besides, why would a foreign refining virtual being come here to settle down?

"The Huanjian Sect is worried that someone with ill intentions might attack their sect, so how could they let Lianxu in so easily..."

The two drank spiritual wine and chatted with each other. Wei Zhong learned that the other party was not only a cultivator in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, but also a fifth-rank array master. He was quite experienced in arranging arrays. With this skill, he earned resources for cultivation in the Huanling Market while renting spiritual land in Linhuichuan for cultivation.

"If you have a skill, it will be very easy in this Huanling Market."

Hearing what he said, Wei Zhong rubbed his chin:

"So, I do have a special skill..."

Before he finished speaking, a beam of light came flying from afar, and a young monk in a blue and white Taoist robe fell from it.

He stood outside the formation, clasped his hands and said:

"I heard that another fellow Daoist who has reached the Spiritual Transformation Realm has come to Linhuichuan, so I, Xie Jibang from the Illusion Sword Sect, have come to pay my respects to him."

Wei Zhong looked at Chang Pingnan with a questioning look and heard the latter's words:
"Every guest staying in Linhuichuan has to be greeted by someone from the Illusion Sword Sect. Wei Zhong will just meet him. Don't offend him." After opening the Mysterious Seven Illusions Formation, Xie Jibang landed beside the two of them, talked for a few words, and then asked about Wei Zhong's origins:

"Where did Fellow Daoist Wei come from?"

Wei Zhong had no intention of hiding anything and directly revealed the fact of his ascension.

Chang Pingnan was somewhat surprised, and Xie Jibang was even more surprised:
"I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Wei is actually an Ascended being. Are you interested in joining my Illusion Sword Sect?"

Wei Zhong hesitated and shook his head:

"Before me, several fellow Taoists also ascended here. I would like to discuss this with them before making a decision."

Xie Jibang was not surprised by this idea of ​​banding together, and just said softly:
"The small world where you are is really full of talented people. In just a hundred years, there are many gods who have ascended to this world. But it will be a bit troublesome for you to find others."

Wei Zhong looked puzzled, and the latter continued to explain.

“The reception platforms in my spiritual world do not correspond one to one to the small worlds below. Instead, the large reception platform in one area is the center, accommodating multiple small worlds at the same time.

"Because of the instability caused by spatial turbulence, flying from the same small world will not necessarily land in the same place."

Wei Zhong understood this:

"No wonder it took me so long to ascend. It turns out that the location was shifted."

"Fellow Daoist, it is very difficult for a Spiritualization cultivator to cross a region now. Why don't you join my Illusion Sword Sect and try again after you reach the Void Refinement stage?"

Wei Zhong still hesitated and finally refused.

There was a hint of impatience in Xie Jibang's eyes.

Seeing this, Chang Pingnan quickly helped to smooth things over:

"Just now, Fellow Daoist Wei mentioned that he possessed a skill. I wonder what it was?"

Wei Zhong took out two elixirs and placed them on the table:
"I have good skills in alchemy."

The two looked at the pills Wei Zhong showed, with a hint of surprise on their faces.

Xie Jibang even said:
"Friend Wei, can I have a closer look?"

"Please do as you please, fellow Taoists."

So one person picked up the Dragon Blood Pill and the other picked up the Purple Cloud Pill and looked at them carefully.

The Dragon Blood Pill is no longer the version that Jie Yuanping had given to Wei Zhong. Instead, it incorporates some of the understanding of the "Li Yuan Dragon Spirit Pill" obtained from Jiuzhou, and is beyond the level of ordinary body-building spirit pills.

When given to the monster to consume, it has the effect of cultivating dragon blood and nourishing the monster's bloodline.

This one is of the fifth level, and is a very precious treasure for a fifth-level dragon monster.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, could it be that this pill contains a trace of dragon blood?"

Wei Zhong nodded:

"This elixir is very suitable for body-refining cultivators. Moreover, if given to dragon-like monsters, it can also help them nourish their dragon veins and purify their own blood."

Xie Jibang was greatly surprised when he heard this:
"Fellow Daoist Wei, can you sell this pill?"

"Of course it can be sold, but the price is too high."

Wei Zhong had no intention of obtaining spirit stones, but intended to exchange them for cultivation resources that were strictly controlled by these refining sects.

'Since we are close to the demon world, there are countless demon beasts with dragon blood, so the raw materials for this pill are not difficult to come by.'

"I need some precious spiritual objects."

While people were talking, Chang Pingnan looked at the other Zixia Pill with fascination.

"This pill seems to be much more effective than the Yuqing Pill I took."

These words immediately attracted Xie Jibang's attention.

The two of them carefully examined the pill, and with Wei Zhong's permission, they scraped off some of the powder and took it, their eyes lighting up.

“It’s about the same as an ordinary fifth-grade middle-grade Jade Purity Pill, but the quality is slightly higher by 10%.

"How many of these pills do you have, Brother Wei?"

Wei Zhong looked embarrassed:

"I don't have much on hand. I also need to use it for my own cultivation, so I don't have much. And most importantly, I don't have enough spiritual medicines. I need many thousand-year-old spiritual medicines, and the stock I have is really not enough."

Even if what Wei Zhong said was the truth, there was some concealment in it. The spiritual medicines he brought from the human world were indeed not many, and their age was not enough. But with the help of the "Secret Record of Replenishing the Spirit", Wei Zhong had already produced a large number of spiritual medicines in batches for the purpose of refining Zixia Pills.

It was enough for Wei Zhong alone, but it was still insufficient for the Illusion Sword Sect.

"The matter of spiritual medicine is not a problem. Daoyou can just bring out the list and our Huanjian Sect can collect them. However, our Huanjian Sect needs some of the finished elixirs. As for the price, Daoyou Wei, please consider it carefully."

Wei Zhong nodded. Being able to use the art of alchemy to exchange what he needed from the Huanjian Sect was naturally part of his plan.

"In addition, my Illusion Sword Sect also needs this Dragon Blood Pill, so I hope you can help me."

"No problem, it's just a matter of raw materials. I hope your clan can give us support."

The two quickly agreed to cooperate, which made Chang Pingnan, who was watching from the side, extremely envious.

Although he has a good level of formation skills, there is no shortage of formation masters like him within the Fantasy Sword Sect.

On the contrary, the two strange elixirs displayed by Wei Zhong are rare items in the territory of the Fantasy Sword Sect and even in the surrounding areas, and have a good market.

Moreover, it is a pill that can be mass-produced, so it can be said to be a cash cow.

No wonder Xie Jibang is so enthusiastic.

The three of them chatted for a few words and then left.

Xie Jibang holds a good status in the sect, but he does not have the qualifications to finalize such a big deal. The specific details will be decided by his master, Wei Yuesheng, the head of the Huanjian Sect.

When Xie Jibang brought the two pills to Wei Yuesheng, the latter immediately picked up the dragon blood pill and stared at the golden-red pill.

"I didn't expect that the person who moved into Linhuichuan of my Huanjian Sect is an outstanding alchemy master."

He took out the pill from the pill bottle, scraped off the powder and tasted it.

A hint of satisfaction appeared in his eyes.

"This pill is good. You can buy a large amount from them. My Illusion Sword Sect can consume it."

Then he turned to look at another kind of Zixia Dan:

"This pill is also good. It will be perfect for impacting the Yuqing Pill market of Taofang Pavilion. But Jin Wenlan still wants to impact Hedao. It's wishful thinking..."

The deal was finalized by Wei Yuesheng in a few words, and he then dismissed his disciples.

Walking along the Fajian Mountains, we continued to go straight into the sky and finally arrived at a cave in the clouds.

A giant two-horned beast emerged from it. Its body was covered with earth-brown scales, but its face was that of a human.

When it stretched out its body completely, what appeared in front of Wei Yuesheng was a huge reptile with a human face, a dragon body and two horns on its head.

Wei Yuesheng bowed respectfully, placed the Dragon Blood Pill in his palm, and raised it high:

"Ancestor..."

(End of this chapter)