A hundred lifetimes of cultivation, merely seeking immortality in the cultivation world.

Chapter 201 Dao Jue Comes to the Door

"We really owe it all to Master Aoki."

Lu Qingyun immediately activated the hand seals, his face filled with emotion.

"Without this seal technique, I'm afraid I would truly die here in this lifetime!"

As Lu Qingyun moved his hands in a flash of inspiration, the medicinal power of the ancient wood core that had previously contained hands and feet within his body was instantly separated.

A gray mass of magic suddenly rose from the greenish-blue medicinal properties and was then quickly refined by Lu Qingyun.

It was at this moment.

North Cliff, among the Zhang family.

Old Biao blinked, seemingly lost in thought: "That seed of magic that I planted casually has actually been activated? I just wonder if it successfully killed one of Zhao's descendants."

"Old Biao, is there some good news?"

Seeing that Elder Biao had even stopped taking the Nine Dragon Pill in his hand and was looking into the distance with a chrysanthemum-like smile, Zhang Tianlie was completely baffled.

Old Biao chuckled, "Young Master, it was just a fly I casually swatted. Would you like me to take a look?"

As he spoke, Biao Lao clenched his fist and placed it in front of Zhang Tianlie.

Zhang Tianlie quickly shrank back and shook his head.

Inside the cave, Lu Qingyun smiled and began refining the medicinal properties separated by the Azure Wood Seal.

This [Azure Wood Seal] truly lives up to its reputation as the secret technique of the legendary Great Master Azure Wood. Not only does it have no grade, but even Qi Refining cultivators can use it. Moreover, it has extraordinary effects, easily extracting the medicinal properties and impurities from spiritual herbs.

If other cultivators, even Foundation Establishment cultivators, heard this, they would all exclaim in disbelief.

Because if it's just about separating and purifying the medicinal properties, that's fine.

If a Foundation Establishment cultivator puts in some effort, they can achieve the same result.

But even the tampering that others had planted in the elixir could be extracted so easily.

Moreover, the person extracted was merely a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, which is truly unbelievable.

Lu Qingyun continuously refined the ten-thousand-year-old wooden core within his body, repairing his physical damage while simultaneously comprehending the "Heavenly Profound Pill Technique".

The beauty of it.

The more Lu Qingyun practiced, the more he felt the wonder of this technique.

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Even though it's just a divine ability reflecting the [Dan Ding] fruit level, its application of this divine ability can be described as exquisite and subtle. For an ordinary cultivator, let alone using a person as a pill to refine, it would be difficult to even refine a flawless pill.

But this technique is quite good.

It actually allowed cultivators, with only a mid-stage Qi Refining realm, to forcibly utilize the supernatural powers of the Fruit Realm, using their own bodies as a vessel to scorch their own bodies with the Dan Fire, thereby reaching a state close to Vajra Indestructibility.

What's even more astonishing is that this cultivation method was merely provided to the disciples of the great sect, the Tushita Palace, and its status was even lower than that of the outer disciples.

Thinking about this, Lu Qingyun became even more curious.

How did that lucky guy in his previous life manage to overcome so many difficulties? Before truly practicing this technique, he never imagined that even the initial stage of cultivating this supernatural power, [Refining Light], would be so difficult to master.

Even with the suppression of his half-step Foundation Establishment level divine soul, it was extremely difficult for him to restrain the raging magical power within his body and the burning inner fire.

Even with the help of the Ten Thousand Year Wood Heart, Lu Qingyun can only barely ignite the pill fire from the insignificant place of his two feet, and then temper it with his own magic power.

Lu Qingyun felt several times that his feet were almost burned and cracked by the Dan Fire, or dominated by the violent Tianxuan magic power.

Fortunately, thanks to the effects of the ancient wood heartwood, his injuries were healed several times.

However, the second-tier healing treasure, the Wan Nian Mu Xin, is extremely rare and hard to come by.

Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would be tempted to snatch such a precious medicine upon seeing it.

If this item hadn't fallen into Zhang Tianlie's hands, and if he hadn't had the Zhang family and their master behind him, he probably wouldn't have been able to protect it.

Lu Qingyun's entire body required tempering not only his feet, but also his hands and legs, which were less important.

Take the heart, lungs, and brain as examples.

These vital points need precious medicine to protect them for proper cultivation, right?

At most, we can find one more second-tier precious medicine from the Zhao family. Where can we find the remaining missing medicine?

Lu Qingyun sighed inwardly and temporarily composed himself.

Now is not the time to worry about these things; we should take advantage of the medicinal properties to completely temper our feet.

Of course, as he was thinking, Lu Qingyun vaguely remembered that the Cui family of Qiyang seemed to have two second-tier precious herbs, one of the wood element and the other of the earth element.

In his previous life, Cui Bao, who possessed a water-elemental spiritual root, desperately sought this precious medicine, hoping to use it to break through to the half-step Foundation Establishment stage. However, the Cui family refused, simply because his spiritual root attribute was incompatible with it.

As a result, when Cui Bao managed to break through to the next level by sheer luck, he immediately used his power as a half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator to forcibly demand it from his second son, Cui Jian, who had a fire spirit root.

This incident caused a huge sensation at the time, and although it was eventually dropped after Zhang's mediation, it still left a certain impression on Lu Qingyun.

Strange noises exploded within Lu Qingyun's body.

As the medicinal properties of the ten-thousand-year-old wood core were gradually depleted, Lu Qingyun successfully completed the tempering of both feet.

Lu Qingyun sighed as he put away his cultivation technique.

"As expected, even if we want to temper the legs, this ten-thousand-year-old wood core is far from enough. If we force the tempering, we will inevitably risk a violent surge of magical power. Therefore, we can only put this on hold for now."

Lu Qingyun rested his chin on his hand, pondering for a moment.

"The Zhao family's precious medicinal herb is located in a branch family in the Great Jing Kingdom. Now that Lord Ru Shou is being targeted by a True Person, it's not advisable to go and retrieve it. Even with the patriarch's order, it will take another month to mobilize it..."

Lu Qingyun looked in the direction of Qiyang and suddenly had the idea of ​​going to the Cui family. The Cui family was quite close to the Yunxia Sect. With his current speed, even without taking a flying boat, it would only take him a day and a half.

The two precious medicines from the Cui family were truly too tempting for him.

Those two.

One is a thousand-year-old willow branch that was struck by lightning and transformed. Not only was it not damaged, but it also contained a vibrant life force. If used on an ordinary person, it could be said to be able to bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded.

One is the Earth Essence, which is formed from the essence of a land vein. Speaking of this earth vein essence, for earth-attribute cultivators, it is comparable to the core of a spiritual vein. The vitality contained within it is naturally beyond question. Lu Qingyun's spiritual root happens to be mainly wood and supplemented by metal, with a certain earth attribute. These two will not only not reduce their effectiveness on him, but will actually amplify it.

Therefore, how could Lu Qingyun not be tempted?

Putting aside his emotions for the moment, Lu Qingyun tried out the effects of tempering his feet.

Upon exiting the cave, Lu Qingyun stepped out from within the spirit array. This step carried no magical power whatsoever, relying solely on the body-tempering effect of the "Heavenly Profound Pill Technique."

In an instant, rocks flew everywhere.

Lu Qingyun had trampled a huge pit a meter deep into the ground in front of them, turning all the soil and rocks into dust. In addition, fine cracks were also found all around the pit.

Although the soil here is just ordinary rocks, it has been nourished by first-grade mid-level spiritual power, and in terms of hardness, it is comparable to that of an ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

If we were to use magic power as well, what would that be like?

"Although it's still somewhat inferior to the divine abilities of a half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator, its physical strength is several times greater than before."

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"No wonder the 'Heavenly Profound Elixir Manual' could be used on that alchemy boy!"

"If this technique were truly perfected, let alone letting them reach into the alchemy furnace empty-handed to stir the pills, they could easily even play with the spiritual fire!"

"Moreover, I haven't even mastered it yet—"

Lu Qingyun's heart burned with excitement. Once his entire body was fully tempered to perfection, his physical strength would rise to another level. At that time, with the blessing of magic power, who could possibly harm him at the Qi Refining Realm?

"By then, I fear my physical body alone will be comparable to a high-grade first-tier magic weapon, enough to contend with someone at the half-step Foundation Establishment stage!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qingyun became even more eager for the two precious medicines from the Cui family.

However, just as he was pondering how to seize it, a figure who had been watching for a long time outside the cave was suddenly startled by his movements. This person immediately put aside his original thoughts and rolled his eyes.

Judging from the momentum of Lu Qingyun's kick just now, and considering the cultivation technique he practiced, his cultivation level has probably already broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining perfection.

"Lu Qingyun is hiding so well, he must have some secrets."

Staring furtively at Lu Qingyun's cave, Xiao Daojue made some furtive observations. Although he wasn't exactly in a sorry state, a closer look revealed a limp and a crooked leg, injuries sustained when Cui Shi blocked his way.

In fact, if he hadn't escaped quickly and hadn't also sacrificed several unfortunate cultivators along the way, he might have been killed.

He'll probably not only injure his leg, but his life will also fall into the hands of the enraged Cui family.

No one could have imagined that the Cui family would mobilize three experts at the eighth level of Qi Refining just to capture a mere mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator like him.

"How can I find peace of mind if I do not avenge this?"

Xiao Daojue gritted his teeth and said, "I originally planned to have Lu Qingyun fulfill his previous promise and use the Zhao family's connections to transfer me from the Futang to Dajing, far away from the Cui family."

"Once I complete my blood sacrifice and break through to the late-stage perfection of Qi Refining, I will return to take revenge on the Cui family."

"But now, why don't I encourage Lu Qingyun to go to the Cui family and create a rift between them and Lu Qingyun? Given how short-sighted those people in the Cui family are, they certainly won't back down for this."

"And Lu Qingyun is no simple man either; they will inevitably fight to the death."

Xiao Daojue's eyes darted around: "At that time, whether I choose to follow and assassinate the Cui family members or simply wipe out Lu Qingyun and the Cui family in one fell swoop, it will be a good idea. Why bother becoming a stray dog ​​and fleeing to Dajing?"

Inside the cave, Lu Qingyun was repairing the formation he had inadvertently damaged. This formation was just a small spirit-gathering formation, and it couldn't withstand his powerful kick earlier. If the sect members found out and came to question him, it would naturally be bad.

"Speaking of which, I should probably move to a new cave dwelling."

Normal cultivators at Danfeng, once they reach the peak of the early stage of Qi Refining, will seek out a high-grade first-level cave dwelling and will no longer be satisfied with mid-grade first-level spiritual power.

That is, Lu Qingyun did not rely too much on the spiritual power around his body during the previous cultivation of the "Heavenly Profound Pill Technique". He relied entirely on his understanding of the Dao of Alchemy and the infusion of pills, which is why he has not set off yet.

In fact, Zhao Qingxuan had offered to help him find a cave dwelling several times.

There was no real need for it before, and it was convenient for him to take care of Chen Xiru here, so he hadn't changed it.

However, now that his cultivation has reached the mid-stage of Qi Refining perfection, the cultivation of the supernatural power [Refining Light] requires much more spiritual power.

Since the formation here was damaged this time, we might as well repair it and then ask Zhao Qingxuan to inquire about arranging a good second-tier low-grade formation for him.

As he was pondering, Lu Qingyun's divine sense suddenly caught sight of a figure peeking out from outside the cave.

Lu Qingyun exclaimed in surprise, calling out to Xiao Daojue, who had been hiding for a long time, "Young Marquis, what are you doing here? Why are you in such a disheveled state, and why is your leg injured?"

"Qingyun! I'm so glad to see you!"

Xiao Daojue was startled when he heard Lu Qingyun's voice. He quickly put on a sorrowful face to cover up his furtive behavior.

Lu Qingyun stepped forward to help Xiao Daojue up, who was about to greet him: "What happened, young marquis? Did some talisman master give you trouble?"

Xiao Daojue gritted his teeth and cried out, "Isn't that right? Those talisman masters in the talisman hall are all heartless, treating us newly recruited menial disciples like cattle and horses."

"Although I managed to break through to the second level of Qi Refining, I still accidentally injured my leg while assisting in the refining of a fire talisman."

"In addition, the recent scandal involving the Fu Tang murderer has caused quite a stir, so I've been asking around for ways to escape Fu Tang for a while."

"Qingyun! I regret that I didn't listen to you because of my pride, and that I didn't follow your arrangements to go to the peaceful Dajing Kingdom."

Xiao Daojue cried his heart out, tears streaming down his face.

"Now, under the influence of a senior brother, I accepted the mission to transport supplies to the Cui family in Qiyang. I know that the Cui family is recruiting disciples of our sect as guest elders everywhere, and I thought that I would be safer if I hid outside the sect."

"But upon inquiring, I learned that the Cui family of Qiyang is actually at war with the Shen family of Pinghu. They will offer generous rewards, even claiming that a second-tier spiritual medicine will be awarded for great merit. However, with my meager cultivation at the second level of Qi Refining, I'm afraid I'll die on the spot!"

"Qingyun, please, you must save me, otherwise I really don't know how I'll survive!"

"Such a thing actually happened?"

Lu Qingyun feigned surprise and frowned, but in reality, his heart was already churning with turbulent emotions. He had just lamented Xiao Daojue's misfortune in this life.

But when he carefully scanned the area with his divine sense, he discovered that Xiao Daojue was not at the second level of Qi Refining at all, but had clearly broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, and even his aura was almost identical to his own.

Thinking of this, Lu Qingyun couldn't help but recall the demonic woman from his previous life who had left him with a huge psychological shadow, and who had possessed his dark-skinned senior brother and assassinated Elder Chu at Spirit Plant Peak.

Lu Qingyun subtly glanced at Xiao Daojue again.

After carefully confirming that his aura was not like that of the dark-skinned senior brother he had encountered in his previous life, he finally felt a little relieved.

Lu Qingyun smiled and reassured him, "Young Marquis, there's no need to rush. This matter is easy."

"Although you accepted the mission from someone else and cannot cancel it at the General Affairs Hall, I can ask Zhao Qingxuan to find someone in the Zhao family to safely escort you to the Cui family. Once you hand in the mission, you can return safely."

"At that time, I will transfer you to a safe place to recuperate."

Although his words were meant to reassure, Lu Qingyun was even more surprised and suspicious.

If the young marquis wasn't possessed by that demonic woman, then where did he get such a high level of cultivation?

A bad feeling crept into Lu Qingyun's heart.

Surely not...

Was he the one who orchestrated the blood sacrifice of the Talisman Hall disciples?