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

Chapter 294: Totem Road, Changes in the Spirit World

Wei Zhong's soul was covered with five-colored spiritual power, and he reached for the "Record of Time" that was glowing with silver light.

Holding it in his hand, he turned the pages easily. There were faint rune patterns on each page, but only a few of them were lit.

Turning to the page of wood, the rune on it was exactly the same as the talisman given by the oriole, occupying a small area on this page.

There are also scattered bright lines on other pages.

"Do you want to light them all up?"

Such dim and bright runes forced Wei Zhong to think in this direction.

But when it comes to such intangible things as laws and the way of heaven, it is really difficult for Wei Zhong to understand with his mere cultivation level of a spirit being transformed, so he can only let it go.

'but.'

Wei Zhongyuan's spirit held the "Record of Time" in one hand, while his physical body in the outside world began to move. He raised his right hand slightly, gathered the spiritual power in his body, used his finger as a pen and the spiritual power as ink, and drew a rune in the void.

This is exactly the wood rune on that page of the treasure record.

"In addition to being composed of pure wood spiritual patterns, this talisman also has healing effects. The effect seems to be better than those fifth-level elixirs," Wei Zhong's eyes showed some joy.

"So, doesn't it mean that every rune on this page of the "Time Treasure Record" represents a spell or rule, and even an incomplete part can still be used?"

Looking up at the sky blocked by the steel forest, that is where the Kyushu Heavenly Dao hangs high.

"This world is definitely closely connected to the Treasure Record of Time, but my cultivation is too low to investigate. The people of Kyushu are not as generous as they seem.

"We still have to wait until our cultivation level is improved enough to suppress this world before considering it."

The high-level people of Jiuzhou have currently displayed are only at the level of Refining Void. Even if there are some hidden things, they are just at the level of Harmonizing the Dao.

With Wei Zhong's speed of practice, he still has a good chance of catching up.

While I was thinking about this, a message came.

After seeing the content, Wei Zhong took the city car to Min Laiqing's laboratory.

The latter had a passionate look on his face. He sensed that Wei Zhong's cultivation had decreased and said in surprise:

"Fellow Daoist Jie has started to retrain his spiritual skills so quickly?"

Wei Zhong nodded slowly:

"It is better to practice the skills as soon as possible. Why did Fellow Daoist Min call me here now?"

Min Laiqing did not rush to answer, but instead recounted the original mission.

"Which dragon cub?"

"That's right. The mother of the dragon cub has a high status in the demon world. Her cultivation is at least at the seventh level or the eighth level, which corresponds to the Hedao or Mahayana level of my spiritual practice.

"Of course, Jiuzhou does not focus on this point, but on the totem power that this dragon cub inherited from its mother."

Wei Zhong was surprised:

"Can this thing be inherited through blood?"

“Bloodline inheritance may be unfamiliar to my human race, but it is commonplace for monsters.

“After inspection by my fellow practitioners in Jiuzhou, it was found that the dragon cub indeed had residual totemic power in its body.

"And after extraction, we have already drawn a totem pole that belongs only to our Kyushu realm."

"Did you really figure it out?"

Wei Zhong looked normal:

"What do you mean by telling me this, Fellow Daoist Min?"

The latter rubbed his hands:
"Fellow Daoist is very good at body training. It just so happens that this totem pole also represents a path of body training. Does fellow Daoist Jie have any idea..."

Before he could finish his words, Wei Zhong interrupted him:
"If that's what Fellow Daoist Min is thinking, why don't you just give up?"

Wei Zhong was practicing well, but he had no intention of taking another path.

Wei Zhong has always avoided unfamiliar forces and systems.

Why take risks when you can improve yourself along a fixed path?

Is it that the "Seven Aperture Thunder Power" is not strong enough, or is it that the subsequent "Zhou Tian Thunder Power" cannot be practiced to the Mahayana level?

Wei Zhong was not crazy enough to get involved in this so-called totem road.

Moreover, this thing is suspected to involve immortals in the fairy world and you might end up becoming their believer and losing yourself.

“Fellow Daoist Jie, please listen to what I have to say. If you are afraid of the so-called real dragon, you don’t have to.

"The source of power for this totem pole is not the real dragon from the demon world, but the Heavenly Dao of my Nine Provinces.

"Unlike the demon world, the Heavenly Dao of the Nine Provinces is quite strange. It is not something illusory, but is visible to the eyes of cultivators like us. Once you reach the realm of refining emptiness, you can borrow some of it.

“From this, we have refined the Five Elements Talisman, just like the one that Daoyou obtained from Huangli.

“I believe you have already seen the power of the Heavenly Dao Talisman.

“The totem power we obtained from the dragon cub is just a more convenient form of connecting power, rather than the path to the real dragon in the demon world.

"It is connected to my Nine Provinces Heavenly Dao, the true path of body refinement."

Wei Zhong was surprised when he heard this, but he had expected this in his heart.

'Jiuzhou is a strange land. Not only does it echo the "Record of Time and Treasures", but the things of the Heavenly Dao are also strangely manifested in the world.

'You can reach the realm of refining emptiness, and even the way of heaven becomes worthless.

"And this world has been sealed off for who knows how many years, with no way to ascend. Or is it that coming to this demon world is the collective ascension of the entire world?"

In short, what is shrouding Kyushu is a thick fog, like the product of some experiment.

Wei Zhong couldn't see clearly, he only knew that it was somehow related to the treasure in his hand.

But this does not mean that Wei Zhong will accept Min Laiqing's proposal and participate in the so-called totem pole plan, even if the other end is connected to the Jiuzhou Tiandao related to the "Treasure Record of Time".

"Fellow Daoist Min, you should find some native cultivators from Jiuzhou to give it a try. If it is really a path of physical training that leads directly to the Great Dao, it would not be a problem for me to participate in it in the future."

At this point, Wei Zhong was firm in his attitude, and Min Laiqing sighed:
"That's such a shame!"

The two parted unhappily, and Wei Zhong immediately left Jiuzhou, went deep into a passage, and headed for the demon world.

He then fled to the territory of the dragon beasts and completely lost any news of him in Kyushu.

Min Laiqing was sitting in the Jiuzhou Laboratory and heard this, muttering:
“I am indeed on guard, but I have no intention of forcing anyone. Can’t anyone give it a try?
A message was passed down, that is, to draw body-refining monks from various defense cities, with cultivation levels ranging from Qi Refining to Core Forming...

At this time, Wei Zhong had already opened the door to space, left the demon world and returned to the Mingyu world.

"Now that I have acquired the complete technique, I really don't need to stay in the Nine Provinces or the demon world any longer.

"There is no place where cultivation cannot be carried out?"

Wei Zhong was at the same place where he traveled to the demon world last time. It was located in a deep mountain, surrounded by tall trees.

After escaping from the forest, Wei Zhong took out a map. "This place is not far from Guangji City. Perhaps we can go here to find a spiritual place for cultivation."

Guangji City is the garrison of Taofang Pavilion, and I don’t know whether the trouble that Chang Pingnan mentioned at the beginning happened.

Flying all the way, following the guidance of the map and terrain, Wei Zhong came to a rather large market for independent cultivators.

This place is not the location of Guangji City. Wei Zhong went inside and used some spirit stones to find a spiritual practitioner to lead the way:
"Do you know the direction of Guangji City?"

There was something strange in the latter's eyes:
"Senior, are you going there to dig for treasure?"

Wei Zhong didn't know why he said this:
"Treasure hunting? I just want to go to Guangji City to find a spiritual place to practice. I heard that it is the largest fairy city within a thousand miles..."

"Senior, this news is a bit delayed. Guangji City was completely destroyed by the war between various forces more than ten years ago."

Wei Zhong was stunned:
"destroyed?"

'I have only been in the demon world for a dozen years. The war ten years ago, that is to say, it was not long after I left that the war broke out?
"Is there anyone as cruel as Lianxu in the Spirit Realm? A dignified immortal city with a sixth-order spiritual vein was destroyed just like that?"

"Senior, are you from somewhere else?"

Wei Zhong nodded:

"I have been in seclusion for decades. I heard that Guangji Immortal City is suitable for cultivation, so I came here to see its full picture. I never thought..."

“In the past, Guangji Immortal City was indeed a good place to go, but due to that earth-shattering war, not only was the Immortal City destroyed, but even the spiritual veins within it were polluted by corpse qi.

“The spiritual energy carries the aura of corpse evil, which has not dissipated for a long time and is no longer suitable for cultivation.

"If you need a place to practice, please look for another place. The Mulanfang where we are is a good place. There is a fifth-level spiritual vein in the market, and the practice caves ranging from the first to the fifth level can be rented.

"If you need it, I have some ideas. I can find a cave with nice scenery for you."

Wei Zhong took out a few medium-grade spirit stones and placed them in his hands:
"If there is a chance I will come to see you again in the future."

After saying this, he left the market and turned into a flash of lightning and flew into the sky.

"What can a mere foundation-building cultivator do against a fifth-order cave dwelling?"

Wei Zhongquan thought that the man was talking nonsense.

"But the news from Guangji City did arrive just in time. Let's go and see what the city has become after the battle of Lianxu."

After flying for a long time, Wei Zhong saw more and more escaping lights from the desolate land.

Recalling what the foundation-building monk said about treasure hunting, Wei Zhong murmured softly:
"Is this after the war, searching the city for dead money?"

In a war that destroyed a city, it was inevitable that some things would be left behind.

Even some fragments of magic weapons are an inestimable wealth to these cultivators who are only at the stage of Qi Refining and Foundation Building.

If you are lucky, you may find a monk's storage bag buried deep in the ruins, and perhaps you can get a complete inheritance of the God Transformation from it, and the bumpy road of cultivation will become a smooth one.

Following the direction in which the crowd was flying, Wei Zhong arrived in front of a ruined city. There was hardly a single intact building inside, only broken walls and ruins.

There was a black aura of corpse evil floating and gathering in the city, gradually gathering inside a huge alchemy furnace in the sky.

"Is someone collecting and processing the evil spirits of the corpses in the city?"

Looking down, there was a small cultivator market outside the city, where cultivators were coming and going. Most of them were at the Qi Refining stage and had reached the Core Forming stage. There were no Nascent Soul or Spirit Transformation stages to be seen.

These people shuttled between the city and the outside markets, apparently selling broken items in the city.

There are many shops in the market, some collect broken magical instruments, some collect spiritual materials, and they also sell elixirs, skills and complete magical instruments.

Wei Zhong had anticipated such a strange ecosystem when he heard about the treasure hunt.

Just as Wei Zhong was looking at it, a beam of light flew over from the side of the alchemy furnace.

"You look unfamiliar, fellow Daoist. What brings you to Guangji City?"

The escaping light appeared, and it turned out to be a fat man with an exposed belly. His body was like a ball. He was stroking his abdomen with his right hand and a smile on his face.

He is a cultivator who has reached the state of Divine Transformation like Wei Zhong.

"My name is Wei Zhong, a casual cultivator. I heard that Guangji City was destroyed in a war ten years ago. It's a pity, so I came here to take a look.

"Fellow Daoist, I am collecting the evil spirit of corpses here. I wonder if you are here?"

"I am Yang Bao from the Five Elements Immortal Sect. I am here to handle the beginning and end of this battle under the order of the sect."

Wei Zhong was slightly surprised, and said with a folded hand:
"It's actually a fellow from the Five Elements Immortal Sect right in front of me!"

Wei Zhong knew that the land under his feet was the territory of the Five Elements Immortal Sect, but because he had previously lived in the small Faquan City, he only knew the name of the Five Elements Immortal Sect but had never seen any of the cultivators there.

"He is just a minor cultivator in the sect. After practicing for more than a thousand years, he has only reached the level of a spirit. He is just a joke to others..."

As he spoke, he invited Wei Zhong to escape towards the alchemy furnace in the air. Wei Zhong then realized that this was not just an alchemy furnace, but a huge palace.

The alchemy furnace is just one of the functions of this palace.

Such a diverse and luxurious palace made Wei Zhong imagine the latter's identity.

'Either rich or noble!'

I thought about asking about Yang Bao's name later.

I heard the latter talking about the war that year.

"The head of Taofang Pavilion, Jin Wenlan, is quite talented. Not only did he gain a firm foothold in the realm of refining emptiness and founded the Taofang Pavilion, but he also found an opportunity to achieve the Dao of Unity and is expected to reach a higher realm.

"But somehow this news was leaked by my spies, which led to the targeting and calculation of many nearby forces.

"Ten years ago, just when Jin Wenlan was almost ready, many virtual refining forces from the Illusion Sword Sect and the Sand Crane Sect came together.

"He threatened Jin Wenlan to share the opportunity of the Dao. But how could a master of a pavilion, a cultivator in the late stage of the Void Refining Sect, be threatened by others? After a verbal battle, he turned into a fight.

"If it was an ordinary battle between the Refining Void, it would be fine, but there happened to be two anomalies among these Refining Void."

"Alien?"

Yang Bao nodded and drew a dragon shape on the table with his spiritual fingers.

"The Illusion Sword Sect found a dragon body from somewhere. Its Grand Elder Gu Shuping was seriously injured in resisting the heavenly tribulation a hundred years ago and almost died. In order to survive the tribulation next time, they actually took the dragon body.

"What's strange is that this possession was actually successful. The old man fused the spiritual power of a cultivator with the flesh of a dragon, and controlled the two forces at the same time. He is undoubtedly a top-notch fighter in the late stage of refining emptiness.

"For a moment, Jin Wenlan was suppressed to the point where she couldn't even raise her head.

"The latter watched helplessly as his fellow disciples in the Immortal City were destroyed, and then he moved the item of opportunity inheritance, and once again reversed the situation of the war.

“Seeing that they were no match for the enemy, the second alien from the besieged sect took action.

“Lai Rongzhi from the Sand Crane Sect, this old fellow is practicing corpse magic, and has refined his body into a sixth-level magic corpse.

"But unfortunately, I didn't master the method well and something went wrong."

"This city is full of corpse qi, could it be?"

(End of this chapter)