Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 287 The Consistent Characteristics of Lingtong Pavilion
"It was actually Zen Master Kuji who was attacked first?"

After noticing the order in which the two events occurred, Xiao Chen immediately sensed something was amiss.

Especially since almost a month has passed, such rumors have neither been debunked nor proven false.

He turned to the next page and immediately saw even more rumors.

There are rumors that the area within a radius of 10,000 li (approximately 5,000 kilometers) of Kuji Temple is completely blocked by a swarm of sea fish, and it is currently impossible to enter or leave.

There are also rumors that several independent practitioners encountered fleeing monks in the southwest of the Compassionate Sea, and that the monks were using what appeared to be Buddhist artifacts from the Kuji Temple.

Furthermore, there are reports that Kuji Temple has been completely captured.

It also included images of several well-known Arhats fighting and dying against powerful demons.

Interestingly, the process of the magical duel was described in great detail.

It went down to the specific moves and techniques of the fight, as if someone had witnessed the entire battle firsthand.

Just now, when Xiao Chen entered the room, he heard the storyteller recount a passage, the main content of which came from this news.

However, the specific details of the fight scenes have been slightly modified and adapted.

Despite the fact that many independent cultivators below listened with great interest.

However, strictly speaking, this should be the most unreliable rumor.

After all, if Kuji Temple had really fallen completely, then who spread this news that sounded like something I had witnessed firsthand?

But then again, even if the fight was fake, what about the fact that Kuji Temple was besieged?
With this question in mind, Xiao Chen turned to the next two pages.

However, these two pages contain more fragmented rumors, focusing on individuals.

For example, the Bitter Gourd Arhat escaped with the sacred object to preserve the flame, or he took the opportunity to betray the Bitter Tranquility Temple and steal the fourth-tier Buddhist treasure.

The two pieces of news contradict each other, but that's typical of Lingtong Pavilion.

They don't produce intelligence; they just act as messengers of rumors.

Therefore, Xiao Chen didn't pay attention to these things and continued to turn two more pages.

Immediately, I saw an important rumor that took up the entire page.

Dense fog covering tens of thousands of miles around the Xiaobanruo Temple in the northern part of Cibeihai has been confirmed.

Local rumors circulated that schools of golden sea fish were seen at the edge of the fog.

Meanwhile, there are also rumors that several cultivators have ventured deep into the fog to explore.

As a result, they saw a sea beast several hundred feet tall, which immediately killed one of the Golden Core cultivators.

To avoid confusion with other messages, these lines were specially written in red cinnabar, making them particularly eye-catching.

Even when quickly flipping through an intelligence booklet, one would notice the uniqueness of this page due to its striking color.

"Little Prajna Temple?"

To be honest, Xiao Chen didn't recognize the name.

After arriving at the Sea of ​​Compassion, he spent most of his time engaging with the Taoist community.

It wasn't until I visited the new ruins that I came into contact with some Buddhist disciples.

Therefore, I don't know much about some Buddhist temples that are not so famous.

However, given the situation on the Compassionate Sea side, since they can establish their own independent forces, they must at least have a fourth-level Zen master like the Bitter Silence Temple.

Therefore, according to general rules, there should also be a Zen master in this small Prajna Temple.

However, they were also trapped by dense fog, which seemed to be the work of the sea creatures as well.

Frankly speaking, this is a bit too illogical.

To confirm this, Xiao Chen flipped through the pages and found a simple nautical chart among the chaotic rumors.

The original purpose of this nautical chart was to mark the extent of fog.

However, by sheer coincidence, the fog appeared to be located near the movement path of the giant scallop in the north, as seen in the image.

In other words, this fog is likely a way for the sea creatures to help the giant sea beast clear away any obstacles that might exist along its path.

"No way, are the sea creatures really that strong?"

Xiao Chen found this hard to believe.

While it's relatively reliable that the Zen Master Kuji was ambushed by outsiders, surely the Xiaobanruo Temple, which has its own array formation, couldn't be attacked by force?

If that's the case, then either the attacker is far more powerful than the opponent, or...

Either the attackers are numerous and have an overwhelming numerical advantage.

Neither of these is good news.

Moreover, Xiao Chen recalled that he did not see any monks from the Little Prajna Temple in the new ruins.

It now appears that the monks of the Little Prajna Temple were absent from the new ruins.

It's very likely that something unexpected happened, which is why they couldn't make it.

Unfortunately, this is just a conjecture. According to intelligence, it has only been confirmed that dense fog has appeared, but there is no reliable timeframe.

Although there are rumors that the area has been under siege for a year.

But this sounds more like fake news.

A more reliable guess is that the sea creatures took action in a synchronized manner recently.

"Wait, simultaneous actions?"

Xiao Chen suddenly realized that this meant something was going to happen to Tingtao Sea as well.
After all, there's no reason why the other two sides would have corresponding plans for three giant sea monsters, but they would have overlooked this one, right?

If we follow this logic, then a siege of Yuntao Sword Lodge should have occurred here as well.

Could it be the wind?

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen immediately thought of the sudden strong wind.

"Wait a minute, if it's just wind here, wouldn't the damage be a bit too weak?"

However, he overturned his idea the next moment.

The wind outside, while not weak on its own, could not possibly have any real impact on a Golden Core cultivator.

But wouldn't that mean...?

The sea creatures actually overlooked Yuntao Sword Pavilion and didn't take any action.
"Hiss, this is a bit messy."

Xiao Chen felt his thoughts were a bit chaotic at the moment: "Let's see the whole situation first."

He shook his head, stopped speculating, and began to focus on reviewing the remaining information.

After flipping through four pages of various rumors about the Little Prajna Temple.

He then saw a full page of striking red text.

Breaking news: On the afternoon of November 23, from 3:45 PM to 1:15 PM, Zen Master Jingchen of Pudu Temple was attacked by three unidentified heretical practitioners.

The two sides fled and pursued each other for 40,000 miles, and many independent cultivators witnessed the whole process.

Another rumor says that a Foundation Establishment cultivator accidentally discovered that Zen Master Jingping of Pudu Temple was fighting a giant blue phoenix.

It is said that the blue phoenix has three tail feathers, each over ten feet long, and its entire body is reddish-gold, dazzling and eye-catching.

Below these four messages, there was even a traditional Chinese ink painting illustration.

The picture depicts Zen Master Jingchen flying away, with three monks dressed in black robes in hot pursuit.

"What a terrible picture, it's obviously fake."

Xiao Chen frowned. He wondered who had drawn the illustration, as there was a flying sword placed under the feet of each of the four people in the picture.

Moreover, all four flying swords were of the same design!
It's so outrageous that you can't help but wonder if this is some kind of fake news made up by someone who's drunk.

However, putting aside the obviously problematic accompanying image, the information above is actually quite credible.

The latter only had one Foundation Establishment cultivator as a witness, making it difficult to distinguish between true and false testimony.

However, the former spans 40,000 miles, and so many independent cultivators can testify to it, so the main content is basically true; the only difference is in the location.

In other words, Zen Master Jingchen must have actually been attacked.

Xiao Chen turned to the next page and, sure enough, saw several rumors.

Some say that Zen Master Jingchen fought against three opponents and won a great victory; others say that he was outmatched and was eventually forcibly abducted by evil practitioners.

Turning to the next page, he was surprised to find a colored illustration.

The painting depicts a female cultivator dressed in a flowing fairy dress with three golden ribbons tied around her waist, glaring coldly at a handsome monk.

Below is a brief description of a karmic entanglement between Qingluan and Zen Master Jingping five hundred years ago.

I came here to seek revenge on this heartless man.

To be fair, it's quite beautiful.

"No way, what is this? Could it get any more outrageous?"

Xiao Chen couldn't help but sigh and rub his forehead: "I came here to get intelligence, not to read a storybook."

He never expected that there would be cultivators with such a hobby.

I flipped through the pages again, and the next ten pages were filled with a large number of stories.

Its content covers more than ten people from Pudu Temple, and it is unknown whether it was influenced by that illustration.

In short, many rumors talk about the various grudges and love affairs between beauties and monks.

Only on the third-to-last page, it is marked in red again that someone saw a giant sea fish in the southeast of the Sea of ​​Compassion two months ago.

It is said to be several hundred feet long and is a fourth-order great demon.

For some unknown reason, it sped past their spirit ship, and the splashes of water it sent flying caused the defensive formation to shake violently.

As for the last two pages, they still contain several stories that are difficult to distinguish between true and false.

"So, the current situation is that three Zen masters have been attacked, one Zen master's condition is unknown, and there is also a fourth-order great demon with mysterious whereabouts."

Xiao Chen roughly sorted out the relatively reliable information.

"A sea fish hundreds of feet long, and it's still in the southeast?"

When he saw this place, he wondered if it was the same one that Old Dog Yi had encountered.

However, the later rumor was very rudimentary, lacking in detail, and could not be definitively confirmed to be the same great demon.

However, in conclusion, it is certain that the sea creatures have already begun to target some of the forces in the Compassionate Sea.

Moreover, it is very likely that a fourth-level Zen master has perished.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen couldn't help but ponder it.

Could it be that the sea creatures are the same survival crisis mentioned in the Hextech Quest?
Hmm, now that I think it's quite possible!

broken!

Xiao Chen suddenly realized that if that were really the case, wouldn't that mean Pudu Temple and even the Compassion Sea would be doomed?

After all, 'survival' often indicates that the surrounding environment is extremely harsh.

"It seems we'll have to be extra careful around the sea creatures from now on."

Xiao Chen didn't really care about this at first, after all, he wasn't a monk from Pudu Temple.

But now he feels that this matter is starting to affect him.

"No rush, let's see what major events have happened recently."

Xiao Chen quickly flipped through another intelligence report.

This intelligence report is much thicker, over a hundred pages long, but it doesn't contain many noteworthy details. Only three relatively significant events occurred in the last two months.

The first thing was that the Fan family publicly sought a son-in-law.

In the end, a young cultivator who was only fifty-two years old had already reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage and won the championship, receiving the embroidered ball.

His name is said to be Yuan Zhanhui, and he is extremely skilled in metal-based magic.

Throughout the entire competition, he did not use any magical artifacts, but relied solely on his magic to overwhelm all his opponents and secure the final victory.

It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the eldest daughter of the Fan family, many female cultivators from other branches were also present to watch the battle.

After the grand competition for choosing a son-in-law ended, many independent cultivators stayed on as guest elders, thanks to the generous offer from the Fan family.

Some of them even chose to marry female cultivators from a branch of the lineage they preferred.

As a result, the Fan family gained a large number of available manpower, and their reputation spread rapidly throughout the northwest side of the Compassion Sea.

The Zhaokong Sect did not interfere in this matter; instead, they sent several elders to participate in the final competition and observe the ceremony.

The second one is the new ruins, which have already been completed.

Rumors circulated that powerful demons, sea creatures, dragons, evil cultivators, and demonic cultivators appeared in the story.

The main rumors are all related to Xiao Chen.

Some say that he obtained a Heaven-level cultivation technique left behind by an ancient power in the ruins, which allows him to directly cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage.

Some say he found a group of sea creature clam maidens, each with a graceful figure and the ability to spit out magical pearls.

Some say he fought a dragon that was about to fully transform into a dragon, and the two fought for two hundred rounds. In the end, he used the advantage of his flying sword to cut off the dragon's head.

That's pure nonsense.

He didn't need to use a flying sword to deal with that dragon at all.

The third thing is that the snowstorm on the west side of the Compassionate Sea has expanded again, and it is said that several cultivators have mysteriously disappeared while crossing the snowstorm.

It has now been listed as one of the newly added dangerous sea areas.

The intelligence report also included a nautical chart, highlighting two other dangerous sea areas that would appear in the latter half of the year, along with their approximate locations.

They are mainly concentrated near the Buddhist temples of Lianhua Temple and Juehai Temple.

I advise all monks not to venture into this place unless absolutely necessary.

Overall, apart from the significant threat posed by sea creatures, the situation is relatively stable.

"Senior, here's some breaking news!"

Suddenly, the manager of Lingtong Pavilion came over with a letter: "This is a new message that came in a quarter of an hour ago. I'm sending it to you now."

"Don't worry, this is today's news, and we won't charge any extra spirit stones."

This is also one of the unique features of Lingtong Pavilion: if a customer who has purchased detailed information does not leave the store, they can receive the day's latest news for free.

"it is good."

Xiao Chen reached out and took the letter, immediately smelling the faint scent of ink that was not yet completely dry.

Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a situation warning from Zihai Temple.

He had just seen Juehai Temple on that simple nautical chart.

In terms of location, Pudu Temple is located in the very center of the Compassion Sea, and Kuji Temple is directly to its east.

However, in the middle of the two, slightly to the north of Pudu Temple, there is another Buddhist temple called Juehai Temple.

It is said that it was originally a branch that split off from Pudu Temple.

However, over the years, the two sides have not maintained close ties and have been more like two separate forces.

The main contents of this intelligence report can be divided into two parts.

One of the claims is that countless schools of sea fish are gathering near Juehai Temple.

All cultivators at or below the Golden Core stage are warned not to approach the area in the near future.

Secondly, according to rumors, on the same day that Zen Master Jingchen was attacked, Zen Master Yingwu, the current abbot of Juehai Temple, was also attacked by two unidentified heretical practitioners.

And it started just five days ago.

Juehai Temple suddenly closed its gates and activated its protective array, as if facing a formidable enemy.

The intelligence concluded that Master Yingwu had likely met with misfortune, or at least was seriously injured.

"Another attack? And on the same day?"

Xiao Chen was somewhat taken aback, not expecting that the sea tribe would have extra manpower to carry out additional operations.

In a previous letter to 'Tongfu', Mingming had said that they were short-staffed and couldn't spare the time.

So it's all a lie, right?
But that's not the most critical issue. The more important issue is the overwhelming force of the sea creatures.

Moreover, it is clear that it has unreservedly extended its claws and fangs deep into the belly of the Ocean of Compassion.

It should be noted that this applies to both the Bitter and Silent Temple, the Lesser Prajna Temple, and the fourth-tier great demon that appeared in the southeast.

These all belong to the outer area of ​​the Ocean of Compassion.

It's understandable that they were attacked.

Even if something happens at the same time this time, it is still within reason.

However, even though Juehai Temple was in a safe area, it was still attacked.

This is totally unreasonable.

It should be noted that doing so could provoke other forces, leading to a united front against a common enemy.

Back when the Divine Fire Sect invaded Hezhou, they chose to target the Lingyuan Sect alone, deliberately avoiding the other two major forces.

However, the sea creatures seemed to have no such intention at all.

Whether it was targeting Pudu Temple from the outset, or now brazenly invading the heart of the Compassion Sea despite the remaining external forces that have not been eliminated.

They all seemed rather unrestrained.

Or rather, they are fearless because they have nothing to lose!
But isn't this situation a bit too outrageous?
A question arose in Xiao Chen's mind—wasn't he afraid of our Nascent Soul Venerable?

Has he always been this brave?
It should be noted that Xiao Chen had previously wanted to take Su Li away from Ji'e Island, but he was unable to do so because he was wary of the Nascent Soul Venerable.

The problem is, aren't the sea creatures afraid of such a large-scale invasion of the Compassionate Sea?

Actually, Xiao Chen had been puzzled by this point for a long time.

Pudu Temple has a long history in the Sea of ​​Compassion, so there's no reason why it wouldn't have a Nascent Soul level cultivator protecting it.
If he remembered correctly, he had learned from various sources that a 60,000-foot-tall Buddha statue had appeared near Pudu Temple at the beginning of the year.

Since that's the case, the sea creatures immediately headed straight for Pudu Temple.

Aren't you afraid of angering a Nascent Soul cultivator and bringing about your own destruction?

The idea of ​​swarms of golden sea fish is all a myth.

If a Buddha with a body 60,000 feet tall were to descend to earth, he could kill a large number of people with a single slap.

Once you reach that level, you can't expect ants to kill an elephant, because the difference brought about by a higher level is far greater than the difference between ants and an elephant.

However, Xiao Chen cannot get an answer to this question for the time being.

After all, he hasn't broken through to the Nascent Soul stage yet, so he has no way of accessing information about the Divine Transformation stage.

Moreover, reliable places like Cangming Pavilion would never dare to sell information of that level.

On the contrary, Lingtong Pavilion may have a lot of related fake stories.

"Forget it, never mind it."

Xiao Chen put away the intelligence report and thought about it carefully: "In any case, that's a matter in the eastern half of the country."

"It shouldn't affect the west for the time being."

He could have simply stayed on the west side of Cibei Sea, with Pudu Temple as the boundary.

Moreover, now that the strong winds have subsided, Xiao Chen can successfully obtain the Breakthrough Spirit Pill.

Now that the Nine-Aperture Bright Jade has been obtained, the materials for the Infant Nurturing Altar are all prepared.

If he can obtain the last type of malevolent energy, he will be absolutely certain of successfully forming his Nascent Soul.

hiss~!

A thought suddenly flashed through Xiao Chen's mind—could the last kind of evil energy be in the east?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

He quickly shook his head, dismissing the strange possibility.

What a coincidence!

Moreover, even if that situation were to occur, Xiao Chen could make another choice.

That means returning to the Storm Sea!

That's right, of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, running away is the best!

If necessary, Xiao Chen wouldn't mind making a strategic retreat.

"Oh, should I go back and check ahead?"

Thinking about this, he felt that this was a great idea!
Although when Xiao Chen first came to the Sea of ​​Compassion, his plan was to form a Nascent Soul before returning to seek revenge.

However, he is currently lacking a source of malevolent energy.

There are no reliable clues on the other side of the Sea of ​​Compassion.

On the contrary, in the Storm Sea, especially in the Sea of ​​No Light, there is a small island that is very likely to contain malevolent energy.

Xiao Chen still remembers the approximate location and features of that island to this day.

If that place happens to be a Yang Water Sha (煞), then everything will be perfect!
And we must understand that times have changed.

Now Xiao Chen has defensive talismans, a small teleportation talisman, and the Black Abyss Blood Escape Talisman.

Even when facing the pursuit of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, they no longer rely entirely on the Edge of Night.

Instead, they gained more ability to resist and escape.

Under such circumstances, Xiao Chen could consider returning early to see what the malevolent energy there was before making a decision.

The more carefully he considered the feasibility of this method, the more he felt that it was a great idea.

If things really do change like this, then go back!

After figuring this out, Xiao Chen immediately felt much more at ease.

I just saw that even a fourth-level Zen master was attacked, and may even have died.

To be honest, it does create some tension and pressure.

However, now that he has a relatively reliable way out, he naturally becomes more composed in his view of things.

Xiao Chen carefully reviewed his next steps and plans.

After obtaining the elixir, he first returned to the island to find Su Li and absorb and refine the blood crystals he had accumulated over the past six months.

In this way, one can advance the path of physical cultivation to the Great Perfection of the Golden Elixir.

Then, while consolidating his cultivation, he went to the Zhaokong Sect to purchase some more reliable information and inquire about the evil energy.

If the timing is right, you could consider going to the black market again to see if you can encounter any other demonic cultivation lineages.

Speaking of this, Xiao Chen was still a little annoyed.

Even though there's the Cangming Pavilion nearby, because of that old dog Yi, he now has to take a long detour to buy more reliable information.

Once he reaches the Nascent Soul stage, we must settle scores with him severely.

(End of this chapter)