Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 760: The Immortal Palace of Hard Cultivation will be launched
"Is that why?"

Lu Yingling nodded suddenly, then chuckled and asked, "It seems that you have obtained some secret methods. You can learn from other Taoist methods to enhance your own foundation, right?"

Chen Mu was startled, then smiled and said, "It can't be hidden from the eyes of the true spirit. I got this opportunity by chance, it's true."

He responded in this way, but in his heart he was thinking: "It seems that I need to be more subtle when searching for the Tao in the future. It's okay if my own people can guess it roughly, but if some people with ulterior motives know it..."

Seeing that he had awakened and understood, Lu Yingling nodded in satisfaction, and with a thought, he dispelled the Taoist restrictions.

There are secret methods to learn from other Taoist methods to enhance one's own foundation, so he had no intention of asking Chen Mu about the opportunity. He asked the question just now to give some advice as an elder.

But what he absolutely could not have imagined was that the secret technique mastered by Chen Mu was enough to wipe out the Dao Seed, and its ability far exceeded the secret techniques he knew...

After copying down the Taoist method, Chen Mu bowed and said, "Ling Zhen, I will take my leave now."

"Ah."

Lu Yinglingzhen nodded slightly, and sighed as he watched Chen Mu's retreating figure, "He's following the path of the Supreme Law... How can such a talented person only be a guest official? Do you want to talk to Dongzhen about this?"

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Shangzhen Palace.

Chen Mu strode back. When he went out, he didn't see Zi Yang. When he came back, Zi Yang was already waiting in front of the palace.

"Brother Ziyang, I will be in seclusion for a long time. If there is anything important, please take this talisman and pass it on to me."

As he spoke, he handed over the sound transmission jade talisman.

After Zi Yang accepted it, he bowed and said with a smile: "Shang Zhen, you can retreat at will. All the resources you need will be provided tomorrow."

Hearing this, Chen Mu smiled faintly, and without hesitation, stepped into the quiet room of the palace.

This time of retreat not only requires one to practice more than 20 kinds of Taoist arts as completely as possible and condense the Taoist fruit, but also to take into account the realm of cultivation. After all, the demonic calamity is approaching, and only those in the late Nascent Soul stage or even the perfect stage can catch up with the tide.

Fortunately, he has no shortage of resources, and he also has the mysterious water lotus to help him. As long as he continues to practice step by step, he will have a great chance of achieving his goal...

The next morning, Zi Yang sent a lot of resources, some of which were so rare that Chen Mu had never heard of them before.

"Master Xuyun asked me to bring a message to Shangzhen."

"A few years ago, the Jiang family's ancestor failed to pursue the evil demon and publicly laid down his forces and disappeared. However, he secretly sent people to Beiyuan to search for information about your origins..."

Chen Mu frowned and asked, "Is it a covert search, or is it forced interrogation?"

He has many good friends and fellow disciples in Beiyuan, and he doesn't want to implicate them because of himself.

Zi Yang remained calm and waved his hand, saying, "You can rest assured about this. The Jiang family won't be so reckless. After all, Beiyuan also has a True Lord."

Chen Mu felt relieved when he heard this: "That's good..."

As for why Jiang went, he knew it in his heart, but as long as it did not implicate others, he did not want to pay too much attention to it at this time.

Although he has not been a righteous man along the way, he has definitely not done anything evil, and Jiang can investigate it at will.

"Master's uncle also wants you to just practice in seclusion. If Jiang really goes too far, he will talk to him in person." Zi Yang continued.

Chen Mu smiled slightly: "I understand, thank the True Lord for me."

Zi Yang nodded, turned around and strode away.

The door of the pavilion was closed again and the ban was re-enacted.

Outside, clouds and mist covered the mountains, and wind and rain were blowing, but inside, the spirit cauldron was ringing softly, and the mind was peaceful...

……

The crane flew across the sky, and ten years passed in a hurry.

For the first time, there was movement in front of Shangzhen Palace Pavilion, which had been deserted for ten years.

"Fellow Daoist Han Yang, the Supreme Master has been in seclusion for a long time. We never dare to disturb him rashly. However, since we are leaving the mountain to slay the demon this time, it is reasonable to inform the Palace Master."

"But the Purple Sun Palace Master is not in the palace. We are in a dilemma and were secretly worried when, fortunately, fellow Taoist happened to return to the mountain."

"You are an old man under the command of the Supreme Being. It is not presumptuous for you to pass on the report. I also hope that when you meet the Supreme Being, you can apologize for our crimes..."

Between the clouds and mountains, several stewards of Shangzhen Palace were greeting a white-robed demon cultivator. Although their realms were similar, their expressions were quite respectful, and it was obvious that the demon cultivator had a high status.

"Master is in seclusion?"

The demon cultivator was naturally Xiao Qi, who had just returned from Beiyuan when he was stopped by the stewards in front of the palace.

"It's easy to pass on the message, but are you fellow Taoists leaving the mountain to slay the demon?"

He asked in confusion. According to what he had seen along the way, although there were demon cultivators causing chaos from time to time in Zhongzhou, they had never been in the territory of the Black and White Taoist Palace. Why did they have to leave the mountain to kill the demons?
A high-crowned deacon sighed upon hearing this and replied, "Fellow Daoist, you don't know that the demon cultivators are ruthless. Many small sects, seeing they are no match for them, will throw themselves into the demon cultivator formation in order to survive. That's why they are so hard to kill."

"If we, the great sect, only defend our own three-quarters of the territory and leave it alone, when the demonic calamity arrives, Central Continent will be riddled with holes and will be unable to resist."

"In order to prevent this kind of situation from happening again, we have to travel around to help some small sects and schools resist the attacks of the demon cultivators, and even kill them..."

Xiao Qi nodded slowly: "I see..."

"Fellow Daoists, please feel free to leave. After the master comes out of seclusion, Han Yang will explain the reason."

Several deacons were immediately delighted and bowed their hands in thanks again: "Thank you very much for your help, fellow Taoist. We will take our leave."

The others relaxed and left. Xiao Qi thought for a moment and decided not to rush in. He walked to the jade platform in front of the palace and sat cross-legged, protecting Chen Mu as usual...

A few days later, Chen Mu came back to his senses from his practice and immediately noticed Xiao Qi's figure. He couldn't help but smile and thought to himself, "His return must mean that Fellow Daoist She has formed a golden elixir..."

He flicked his sleeves, the restriction dissipated, and the door of the pavilion opened slightly.

Xiao Qi looked back and knew what Chen Mu was thinking. He immediately stood up and strode in.

"Xiao Qi meets the master."

Bowing respectfully, Chen Mu smiled faintly and said, "But has Fellow Daoist She achieved anything?"

Xiao Qi also smiled upon hearing this and nodded, saying, "After the master left, Master She went into seclusion and practiced arduously. Finally, he achieved perfection some time ago and formed the Great Dao Golden Elixir."

After saying this, he took out a piece of paper and presented it with both hands, saying, "This is what Master She asked me to bring."

Chen Mu reached out to take it, paused, and then opened it to look.

"It's been a long time since we last heard from each other, and I miss you deeply."

"Today, the west wind blows down leaves, and the sweet fragrance of osmanthus fills the air. After much thought, I have decided to write a letter to express my feelings and righteousness..."

"It's been a long time since I last saw you, Zhiyu. I miss you so much. I wish you all the best... I pay my respects to you."

Seeing the letter was like seeing the beauty in person. Chen Mu seemed to be able to see the beauty behind the letter.

He shook his head and smiled, then put the letter away and looked at Xiao Qi and said, "You're back just in time. I have something I need you to do."

Xiao Qi immediately bowed and said, "Master, please give me your orders."

He stayed with his sister for more than ten years, saying that it was to complete the task assigned by Chen Mu, but he knew in his heart that it was time for him to rest and be with his family.

Now, more than ten years have passed, and he was worried that he could not help his master and was becoming estranged from him. But then he heard that his master had other instructions. How could he not be excited?

Chen Mu threw out a jade slip, which landed in the air in front of Xiao Qi.

"Do you still remember the Huanyue Palace in the East China Sea?"

"Huanyue Palace?" Xiao Qi thought for a moment and nodded. "Of course I remember. The master once told me that he had accepted a registered disciple from this sect. I think his name is... Han Kong?"

Chen Mu smiled slightly: "You remember it well. Take a look at this jade slip. In recent years, Han Kong has passed on a lot of news to me."

Xiao Qi did not hesitate and used his demonic sense to probe inside.

The next moment, nearly ten messages appeared before his eyes, each one flashing with a different degree of light, obviously different in time.

He took a quick look and found that most of the content was about trivial matters in Huanyue Palace and the dynamics of important people. Only two items were a little different and caught his attention.

"Palace Master Liu Tingnan has been practicing in seclusion for over ten years, and he has already formed his Nascent Soul on the tenth day of last month..."

Xiao Qi's heart moved. He could see that the message was dim and it was nearly ten years ago.

The other message was quite conspicuous, indicating that it had been sent not long ago.

The content read: "Master, the East China Sea has been peaceful and calm lately, unlike in the past when demonic cultivators were causing chaos everywhere."

"I shouldn't have bothered you, Master, by sending you this message. However, there is one matter about which I am hesitant and undecided. I hope you can give me some guidance."

"Palace Master Liu wants to arrange a marriage for me and wants to betroth Junior Sister Li to me... Although I am in love with Junior Sister Li and would be happy to do so, I am afraid that it would conflict with Master's arrangements, so I did not agree immediately."

"I wonder what Master thinks of this. If it is inappropriate, I will reject it immediately... Disciple Han Kong, respectfully pays homage."

Xiao Qi looked at it for a while and couldn't help frowning.

He asked, "Master, do you want me to go and deliver a message?"

Chen Mu chuckled: "Yes, and no."

"I'm not a rigid and stubborn person, nor do I intend to think about what Palace Master Liu means by this move. Since Han Kong is willing to agree, I will let him handle it on his own."

Xiao Qi bowed and asked again: "What is this, Master?"

Chen Mu shook his head slightly and pointed to the first sentence of the latest message.

"The East China Sea has been peaceful and calm lately, unlike before when demonic cultivators were causing chaos everywhere..."

Xiao Qi muttered again, and asked in confusion, "Isn't it a good thing that there are no demonic cultivators causing trouble?"

Chen Mu, who had been in seclusion for a long time, was now full of patience. Upon hearing this, he explained, "The whole world is in chaos, even Central Continent is not at peace. Why is it that the East China Sea is so peaceful and tranquil?"

Xiao Qi said, "Perhaps it was the Dragon Palace that took action and decisively suppressed the situation, causing the East Sea demon cultivators to dare not move?"

Chen Mu shook his head and smiled: "It's not that the Dragon Palace is taking action, but that the Immortal Palace is about to appear..."

"Immortal Palace?"

"That's right. Judging from the time, the Penglai Palace should be about to appear in the world."

Chen Mu spoke slowly, taking out a token from his arms.

The token is only the size of a palm, looks like jade but is not jade, and is surrounded by wisps of blood energy. It is the Meng family's key that she gave to Meng Yuewei when she accepted her as her disciple.

At that time, Chen Mushang had not had the opportunity to form a baby, so after hearing about the Penglai Fairy Palace, he accepted the token as a backup.

This is to avoid encountering a bottleneck and being unable to repair it, so that you can only endure it in pain.

The idea was good, but he didn't expect that after the trip to southern Xinjiang, he had already found the opportunity to form a baby, and then succeeded in one fell swoop.

Now that he has formed a fetus, he has no intention of establishing a Taoist school. Naturally, the opportunities and fortunes of the Penglai Fairy Palace are no longer as attractive to him as before.

So he didn't plan to waste time going there.

But the opportunity is rare, how can we waste it?

Chen Mu thought about it, waved his hand and took out another jade talisman, quickly engraved a few words on it, and then handed it to Xiao Qi.

"You go ahead with this token and jade talisman. Don't make a fuss at first. Just take out the jade talisman and tell her to act. Then observe the situation carefully. If Liu Tingnan remains respectful and obedient, she will follow your orders..."

"Give this token to her temporarily and tell her that I have granted her a blessing."

"But if you're pretending to obey and the situation isn't right, just write back to me. I have other plans..."

What Chen Mu said was very clear. Even if Xiao Qi was stupid, he now understood what to do.

He put away the token and jade talisman, then bowed his head and said, "Xiao Qi will remember the master's instructions."

Seeing this, Chen Mu smiled faintly and waved his hand, saying, "Go."

Xiao Qi bowed and stepped back. Just before leaving, he suddenly remembered what the palace steward had told him a few days ago.

He stopped and explained the matter clearly.

Chen Mu's eyes flickered and he nodded slowly.

"I didn't expect that even they couldn't stay idle any longer..."

"I know about this. The demonic cultivators are causing great unrest right now, so you should be careful on this trip."

Xiaoqi immediately agreed.

Chen Mu still didn't feel relieved. After thinking for a moment, he stretched out his hand and summoned a ray of light, which turned out to be a crystal blue flying shuttle about a foot long.

Looking at the fluctuations of spiritual energy around it, one can tell that this shuttle is at least of the grade of a top-grade magic weapon.

"Please take some time to refine this treasure before leaving."

"Although the power of this shuttle is average, its speed is extremely fast. If you encounter a powerful opponent, unless your realm is far superior, you will not be able to catch up."

This magic weapon was found in Taoist Taiheng's storage bag. Because it was considered a rare treasure, Chen Mu kept it.

In fact, he has many spiritual objects of this grade, most of which are spoils of war.

If he hadn't worried about the Jiang ancestor noticing, he would have kept the Jiang brothers' storage bags. There would have been even more of these resources...

"Yes."

Xiao Qi bowed respectfully, put away the shuttle and without stopping, turned and left the palace's quiet room.

After he left, Chen Mu pondered for a long time, and after making sure that there were no omissions for the time being, he concentrated on practicing again.

In ten years, he successfully condensed four Dao seeds, which means one seed every two and a half years on average.

This speed is really exaggerated. Not to mention ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, even the Taoist disciples of various sects and even the True Lord of Transformation would not believe it.

But with the blessing of the mysterious water lotus, he actually did it.

This is under the premise of ensuring the normal improvement of his realm. If he devotes all his energy to practicing Taoism, the speed can be further improved.

But he naturally would not choose such a practice that puts the cart before the horse.

He even had a vague decision in mind, which was to suspend his practice of Taoism after destroying these four Tao seeds, and instead concentrate on refining resources and advancing his realm together!

"The demonic cultivators are ready to make a move, and the demonic calamity will come at any time."

"The most urgent task is to raise my realm to the late stage, which is the safest option..."

But it's easier said than done. To do it, it will take at least forty or fifty years of hard work.

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(End of this chapter)