Dragon Devouring Cultivation

Chapter 264 Taking refuge
Under the guidance of Master Gu, Master Ming entered the mountain gate. He looked up and saw Li Zhen floating at the highest point.

He also saw Li Zhen's condition and found that he was in seclusion.

However, it is extremely rare for Li Zhen to be so ostentatious in his retreat. Other cultivators would find a relatively safe place for retreat.

But he didn't have even a trace of other thoughts in his heart. Not only was Li Zhen's reputation too terrifying, but there was also the figure of the spiritual pet beside Li Zhen.

It has already spread by now that the spiritual pet named Sizu beside Li Zhen can easily kill an early Jindan cultivator in seconds. Many early Jindan cultivators who spied on Anqing City were killed by Sizu.

Master Gu brought Master Ming to the guest hall at the mountain gate, where they were served spiritual tea and spiritual fruit.

"After the reconstruction of Shifang Valley, will Master Gu still stay in Anqing City?" Master Ming picked up the spiritual tea and asked without drinking it.

Master Gu smiled slightly. He understood why Master Ming asked this. He wanted to test the relationship between Shifang Valley and Anqingcheng.

The reconstruction of Shifang Valley was no secret, and Master Gu's recruitment of independent cultivators was a big deal.

Even though Shifang Valley had been removed from the list before, after its reconstruction it was at least a sect with a Jindan cultivator. As long as ten or twenty years passed, Shifang Valley would be able to recover.

What Master Ming is most concerned about is the way An Qingcheng and Shifang Valley get along with each other, which has guiding significance for the future development of Haoyue Sect.

“I will stay in Anqing City in the future and help the city lord deal with affairs. Shifang Valley will become a subsidiary sect of Anqing City. Half of its output will be handed over to Anqing City and it will be under the protection of Anqing City!” Master Gu had no intention of hiding anything. He said after taking a sip of spiritual tea.

He was still very clear-headed. Now Anqing City's power was too great, and more Jindan cultivators were needed to join in order to stabilize the situation.

In addition, only when Anqing City becomes stronger, the weak Shifang Valley will be safer.

Master Ming fell into deep thought. The Haoyue Sect did not have much property. The Haoyue Sect moved here. Due to the tyranny of the Cuihong Sect, the Haoyue Sect could only occupy a barren place as a temporary settlement.

He still had some resistance to becoming a subsidiary sect of Anqing City.

Even if the Haoyue Sect joins Anqing City, compared with the Shifang Valley, the Haoyue Sect's contribution to Anqing City is too small, and its status in Anqing City will be affected in the future.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly sensed a terrifying aura fluctuation coming from outside.

Master Gu rushed out without any hesitation, and Master Ming followed behind him, wanting to see what was going on.

Inside Li Zhen's dragon heart space, the 'Cuihua Spirit Fire' was completely devoured, a stream of energy was injected into his spiritual roots, and another flame smaller than the 'Cuihua Spirit Fire' entered the golden elixir.

After he found that the flame entered the golden elixir on its own, he couldn't help but be shocked. What is the golden elixir? It is his most important core and the place where his energy and spirit are concentrated.

Fortunately, when he sensed the situation of the golden elixir, he found that there was nothing abnormal with the golden elixir, but his elixir fire seemed to be a little different.

Since nothing serious had happened, he turned his attention back to his fire spiritual roots.

His identity bracelet displayed his current information.

"

Name: Li Zhen (male)
Age: 16
Realm: Early stage of Golden Elixir

灵根：木99、水44、金53、火91、土55、雷40.1、风78
Ectoplasm: 3
Spiritual power: 142
Physical body: triple (72/100)

"

He saw that his fire spiritual root increased from fire 40.1 to fire 91 in one go. He clearly sensed the fire spiritual energy in the void, which was almost as close to the wood spiritual energy.

He believed that when he continued to practice the 'Ninth Edition of the Immortal Kingdom Qi Training Method', the speed of absorbing fire spiritual energy would only be slightly slower than that of wood spiritual energy. His fire spiritual root had also reached the level of a heavenly spiritual root.

Li Zhen didn't know whether there would be any cultivators who would be able to possess the dual spiritual roots of wood and fire in the future, but he was sure that there was no record of the talent of dual spiritual roots in the fairyland.

Normally, the total value of a cultivator's spiritual root talent is about 100. Even for cultivators with extremely high talent, their total value of spiritual root talent will not exceed 120. Of course, if you take natural treasures that can improve your spiritual roots, perhaps the total value of your spiritual root talent will be higher, but the natural treasures that can improve your spiritual roots are so precious that they are the top and rarest resources.

If it weren’t for the devouring ability of the Dragon Heart Space, Li Zhen would not have the current spiritual root talent.

He withdrew his mind and mobilized the fire of the golden elixir.

On his finger, a green flame rose.

The grade of the green flame was only the lower third grade, but after Li Zhen's identification, it was indeed the 'Cuihua Spiritual Fire'. The lower third grade 'Cuihua Spiritual Fire' was purer than the 'Cuihua Spiritual Fire' he had obtained.

However, after being swallowed by the Dragon Heart Space, the 'Cuihua Spiritual Fire' lost its original spiritual intelligence and completely became the elixir fire of the golden elixir.

The horrifying aura fluctuations sensed by Gu Zhenren and Ming Zhenren were exactly the third-grade inferior 'Cuihua Spirit Fire' on Li Zhen's finger.

Although it is only of the lower third grade, this is the 'Cuihua Spiritual Fire', an extremely domineering spiritual fire.

Not to mention the early Jindan cultivators, even the middle Jindan cultivators could not resist this third-order inferior grade 'Cuihua Spirit Fire'. Perhaps due to the realm suppression, the late Jindan cultivators could resist a little, but they could not hold on for too long.

Therefore, the two Jindan Zhenren were alarmed when they sensed the aura of the third-level lower grade 'Cuihua Spirit Fire'.

Li Zhen quickly isolated the aura of the 'Cuihua Spirit Fire' the moment it leaked. However, the leakage for a moment still affected many cultivators in the mountain gate. Fortunately, the time was too short and they were only frightened but not hurt.

Li Zhen looked at the 'Cui Hua Spirit Fire' on his finger, and thought that it could not be called 'Cui Hua Spirit Fire' in the future, but should be called 'Cui Hua Dan Fire'.

What made him most satisfied was that after the 'Cui Hua Spirit Fire' became the 'Cui Hua Pill Fire', the grade of the 'Cui Hua Pill Fire' would increase along with the growth of his cultivation.

Maybe now it seems that the grade of 'Cui Hua Dan Fire' is only the lower third grade, but when he is promoted to the late Jindan stage, the grade of 'Cui Hua Dan Fire' will be the same as the previous 'Cui Hua Ling Fire'.

If he used Cuihong Sect's method to subdue the 'Cuihua Spiritual Fire', in order to maintain the 'Cuihua Spiritual Fire' he would need to regularly invest some third-order resources to ensure the stability of the 'Cuihua Spiritual Fire'.

But now the 'Cuihua Dan Fire' does not need to be like this. Dan fire is produced by the golden elixir. As long as the golden elixir exists, Dan fire will be endless.

Li Zhen put away the 'Cuihua Danhuo' and looked towards Master Ming.

He didn't know whether Master Ming recognized the 'Cuihua Spiritual Fire', but it would always be troublesome if the news of such a spiritual fire leaked out.

Especially since he had just occupied the Cuihong Sect and had to go back and forth to the Fairyland frequently, he could not afford to create any more trouble.

Master Ming was startled, he actually recognized the 'Cuihua Spiritual Fire', this level of spiritual fire would tempt even a Yuanying Zhenjun.

"The Haoyue Sect is willing to join Anqing City and become a subordinate sect of the city lord. From now on, half of all the profits of the Haoyue Sect will be handed over to the city lord!" Without any hesitation, Master Ming bowed in submission.

At this time, he no longer had any resentment. Although he could not be sure of Li Zhen's cultivation level, through the information he collected and what he saw with his own eyes, he was sure that Li Zhen's combat power had definitely reached the late Jindan stage, and was extremely powerful among the late Jindan stage.

Even someone as powerful as the former Lord of Anqing City, Qiang Zhongjie, who had reached the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm, died at the hands of Li Zhen.

The 'Cuihua Spirit Fire' just now might be Li Zhen's trump card. In the face of the attack of the 'Cuihua Spirit Fire', no one without the strength of the late Jindan stage could resist it.

"With the Haoyue Sect joining Anqing City, Anqing City has become even stronger. From now on, both Master Gu and Master Ming will be the elders of Anqing City. The two of you, with Master Gu as the leader, will work together to manage the affairs of Anqing City!" Li Zhen waved his hand to let Master Ming stand up, and decided after hesitating for a moment.

In the past, Master Gu did not have a clear position in Anqing City, but now he has been given the position of elder. Together with Master Ming and Li Da, a triangular power structure can be formed.

There was no need to give Li Da a position. Everyone knew that Li Da was Li Zhen's servant and completely represented Li Zhen himself.

"Thank you, City Lord!" Master Gu and Master Ming looked at each other, then bowed deeply to Li Zhen to express their gratitude.

As for the matter of Haoyue Sect's surrender in the future, Li Zhen was not worried. With the conflict between Master Gu and Master Ming, and with the two sides supervising each other, the affairs of the city would be properly handled for a long time afterwards.

(End of this chapter)