The Path to Immortality: Starting with an Analysis of Basic Concepts

It was the foundation of the Dao built by Hong Youfu using the superior Dharma, the "True Scripture of Corpse Mountain and Blood Sea," which was named "Floating Pagoda Mountain."

The corpses of all living beings are piled up to form mountains, the blood and souls of all living beings are collected to form springs, and millions of people are refined to build ladders to climb the path.

According to the supernatural tales that Zhu Yu had read in his previous life.

Hong Youfu, who has a kind face and looks like a wealthy man, is definitely a member of the demonic path, and the kind of demon that the righteous path would want to get rid of as soon as possible.

Under his guidance, the "high-quality spiritual energy" accumulated in the "Source Sea" surged towards "Floating Mountain" like water, like a gluttonous beast that had been starving for a long time, accepting everything that came and swallowing it whole.

With the infusion of "high-quality spiritual energy", the Dao foundation "Floating Mountain" underwent visible changes, as if a giant hammer was pounding on "Floating Mountain". The dense corpses shattered like mud and piled up and solidified into pieces of bright red crystals like glass.

Stacked layer by layer from bottom to top.

In a short while, it was built into an octagonal palace tower. The tower was crimson, with flesh and bone patterns faintly visible. The octagonal eaves were steep, and white bone skulls were used as bells, with the souls twisting into the core.

It swayed slightly, blood mist filled the air, and ghostly wails echoed.

"Senior Brother Hong Sheng's gift is too extravagant..."

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Hong Youfu transformed his Dao foundation in a short time and entered the second stage, which shows the profound accumulation of his decades of experience.

Unfortunately, as its name suggests, it was blessed but lacked luck.

Even with exceptional talent, there is no hope of becoming the "Lord of the Spirit Ruins".

If he wants to become the "Lord of the Spirit Ruins" in the future, it is only possible if "Hong Sheng" breaks through to the "Golden Core Realm" and asks to take him back, or if he hopes that Hong Sheng can break through to the "Golden Core Realm" and help him.

Without much thought, Zhu Yu sensed the situation and all sorts of information about Hong Youfu came to mind.

He broke through to the "second stage" and mastered two extraordinary divine abilities.

One of his supernatural powers is called "Floating Pagoda," which is a "slaughtering" supernatural power. It can cultivate itself by killing living beings. It is somewhat similar to Xiaoyu's innate technique "Spirit Slaying," but "Spirit Slaying" is more "slaughtering," while his is more "refining."

Its second supernatural power is called "Filthy Blood". It is formed by the complete refinement of its companion spirit "Filthy Blood" into the "Dao Foundation" and the evolution of some characteristics of the "Dao Foundation". It is a "Blood Dao" supernatural power, which is good at ruining people's foundation and defiled people's magical artifacts.

While he was checking Hong Youfu's information.

"Floating Mountain" has completely transformed into "Floating Pagoda", its body radiating blood-red light, like a red sun tearing through thunderclouds and reddening half the sky.

"Not bad..."

Sensing the blessing it bestowed upon his "natal spirit realm," Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction.

The foundation of "Whale" is "Black Serpent," which merges with the water veins of "Benming Spiritual Ruins." Its blessing effect is to nourish and stabilize, and its main function is to solidify the foundation of "Benming Spiritual Ruins."

However, the foundation of "Hong Youfu" is the "Pagoda", which is different. It appears as a red sun and its blessing effect is protection. Its main function is to resist the erosion of "black water". With its blessing, the daily loss of "black water" to "Benming Lingxu" is reduced by at least 30%.

This loss is not just a single "spiritual energy" or anything like that, but the loss of all matter in the entire "natal spiritual ruin".

A 30% reduction in losses is equivalent to a 30% increase in profits, which will save him a lot of nourishment when expanding his "Native Spirit Ruins".

"Not bad, not bad..."

Zhu Yu was even more satisfied, and did not throw Hong Youfu's Dao foundation "Floating Pagoda" out of "Native Spirit Ruins" in the same way he threw the "Whale" foundation "Black Serpent" out of "Native Spirit Ruins".

The two paths are completely different.

The "Pagoda" is both the foundation of the Tao and the embodiment of "Hong Youfu".

At this time.

The red sun in the sky recedes into the distance, as if satellites are surrounding the "black sun".

A beam of blood-red light descended from it, landing on the ground and revealing a middle-aged man with a round, white face, wearing a tall crown and a blood-red robe.

He greeted them respectfully.

"Your subordinate greets Your Excellency."

"No need for such formalities."

Zhu Yu smiled and nodded, a slight thought flashing through his mind. He granted her permission to enter and exit the "Natal Spirit Ruins" and to use the "Natal Spirit Ruins" to project power, and waved his hand, saying:

"Go, I will be invading the Martial World with 'True Monarch Qingping' in half a month. Use these days to familiarize yourself with cultivation."

"Yes, sir."

Hong Youfu's eyes changed slightly, revealing excitement. He bowed respectfully, waved his sleeve to reveal a "bronze gate," and left the "Natal Spirit Ruins" with most of his main body's power and consciousness.

And not long after he left.

A sharp "sound" rang out, and a hole was instantly pierced through the thunderclouds, revealing a strange sword shaped like a crescent moon and carved from white jade, suspended high in the sky.

It was the foundation of the Dao that Qiao Heyong forged with the intermediate method "Heavenly Blade Record", named "Crescent Moon".

If there is a "way of the sword," then there is naturally a "way of the knife."

However, compared to the widely known "Way of the Sword" which can break through all techniques with a single sword, the "Way of the Blade" is more domineering and adept at cultivating momentum. The stronger the momentum, the stronger the blade becomes.

The fastest and simplest way to cultivate one's power is to offer a knife to a strong person. As long as one does not die and one's Dao heart remains intact, one's power will increase.

If you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet.

Therefore, most cultivators who practice the "Way of the Sword" either have their Dao heart broken and fall into madness, or die prematurely halfway through their cultivation.

However, even a small amount of "momentum" can lead to some success.

Even the most single-minded "swordsmanship" practitioners wouldn't want to provoke them.

This is why people fear the reckless, and the reckless fear the reckless...

no doubt.

Those who practice "the way of the sword" are fearless.

"Hiss... I didn't realize this guy was so brave..."

Upon learning about "Qiao Hewei," Zhu Yu couldn't help but take a deep breath. Originally, he had ranked Qiao Hewei last in his mind, but unexpectedly, Qiao Hewei had the perseverance to cultivate the pure "Way of the Sword." Judging from this, there was a chance that he could succeed.

The thought that there might be a troublemaker among his subordinates who is also reckless and doesn't value his life is a real concern.

He was both troubled and pleasantly surprised.

He may love to "stir up trouble" and "lose his life," but he is also genuinely strong.

Without hesitation, he used "high-quality spiritual energy" to irrigate it.

The "Crescent Moon" Dao Foundation devoured "high-quality spiritual energy." As the "high-quality spiritual energy" poured in, it shrank at a visible speed. Some of the magical properties that built the "Dao Foundation" were stripped away as impurities, leaving only the framework.

As time went by.

The "Crescent Moon" Dao Foundation Manifestation Scimitar no longer contains any "magical" characteristics. Even the characteristics of its accompanying spiritual object, "Sword Jade," have been stripped away, leaving only its innate extraordinary potential material.

I don't know how long it has been.

The Dao Foundation of "Crescent Moon" slowly spread out a wild, domineering, and unstoppable pure sword intent. The Dao Foundation, which resembled a crescent moon, emitted a soft white light. If you looked closely, you would find that the white light was composed of dense, fine sword energy, as fine as cow hair.

It is opposite the "red sun" and rotates slowly.

"It's done..."

Zhu Yu was overjoyed, and with a quick sense, information about Qiao Heyong surfaced in his mind.

Upon breaking through to the "Second Stage" and entering the "Way of the Blade," he did not cultivate any supernatural abilities. Instead, he used all the feedback from breaking through to the Second Stage to enhance his "Blade Intent."

If his sword intent was only at the initial stage (Lv1), he has now leaped past the mastery level and broken through to the minor completion stage (Lv4).

The pale white blade fell, revealing itself to a young man dressed in black, with sharp, angular eyebrows that pierced his temples, exuding an arrogant and domineering aura.

He bowed respectfully.

"Your subordinate greets Your Excellency."

"Half a month later..."

Zhu Yu repeated what he had told Hong Youfu, and while granting Qiao Heyong partial access to the "Natal Spirit Ruins," he noticed Qiao's eager expression and, with some concern, gave him a few words of advice:

"You'll have plenty of battles to fight in half a month. Use these days to adapt to your cultivation level and don't cause trouble unnecessarily."

"Yes, sir."

Whether or not he took it to heart, Qiao Heyong readily agreed, then manifested the bronze gate and left the "Life Spirit Ruins".

Zhu Yu silently contemplated the effects of its "foundation of the Dao," and upon regaining his senses, felt even more satisfied.

Like Hong Youfu, Qiao Heyong's Dao foundation, "Crescent Moon," also helps him resist the erosion of "Black Water." However, compared to Hong Youfu, who can resist 30% of the erosion, Qiao Heyong can only resist about 20%.

However, Qiao Heyong is only a beginner in the "Way of the Sword," and its effectiveness will definitely increase as he improves in the future.

"No wonder everyone's collecting subordinate Foundation Establishment cultivators..."

Zhu Yu sighed softly.

With the "whale" stabilizing his "natal spiritual ruins," Hong Youfu and Qiao Heyong were able to resist the "erosion" of the black water, saving him countless resources and cultivation time, not to mention that it would also earn cultivation resources for him.

He paused for a moment to ponder.

He decided to wait until the two people and the alien race had a more stable cultivation before arranging their daily resource extraction schedule in the "Black Water".

Then his figure slowly disappeared.

at the same time.

All cultivators belonging to the "Yinming Palace" received a message on their identity jade slip.

After he checked it.

The cultivators had varying expressions.

Some looked on with fear, while others were eager to try...

soon.

The entire "Underworld Palace" was engulfed in heated discussion.

"Invading the 'Martial World'? Does anyone know anything about the 'Martial World'?"

"What's the reward for just a 'Spirit Ruins'?"

"Sigh, if I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have entered the 'Underworld'..."

"..."

Amidst the discussions among the cultivators, several cultivators who had reached the "Complete Qi Refining" stage arrived at the "Pavilion of Things" in an attempt to escape the "Netherworld Palace".

However, Liang Kuan, Hong Xingwang and others who manage the "Shuwu Pavilion" refused without hesitation and warned that any "Yinmingfu" disciple who dared not participate in the "conquest of foreign lands" would be expelled from the discipleship.

This statement was made.

The complaints in the "Netherworld Palace" immediately ceased, and a large number of cultivators entered the "Treasure Pavilion" to exchange for talismans, magical artifacts, and pills. Some cultivators also went to the outside market to make purchases.

When they arrived at the market, they were taken aback by the crowded streets.

As they gathered information.

Only then did they learn that it was not the "Netherworld Palace" that was attacking the foreign land, but the entire "Azure Lotus Tower".

In an instant.

Some cultivators who still harbored wishful thinking lost all hope and began exchanging their accumulated spirit stones and resources for various spiritual items that could help them save their lives.

period,

Some shops are raising land prices, hoping to make a fortune.

This provoked the cultivators to curse loudly.

Just as the shop owner was dreaming of making a fortune from the war, he was not greeted by a windfall of spirit stones, but by the Enforcement Hall of the "Qingping Tower." Without listening to his explanation, they took him away on the spot, imprisoned him, and quickly auctioned off his shop.

Anyone who dares to resist will be killed on the spot.

The intention behind the Enforcement Hall's actions is self-evident.

In a short time.

Many shop owners remained silent, and the prices of their goods not only did not increase, but were even reduced slightly.

However, the cultivators of "Qingping" were not happy about this.

The fact that the "Hall of Enforcement" did this clearly shows that the "Spirit Ruins" they are attacking this time must be extraordinary, and they are afraid that the attackers are not well prepared and that this will delay things.

Even knowing the situation was dire, the cultivators were powerless to resist and could only desperately arm themselves and prepare as many means as possible to save their lives.

Time passed slowly.

In the blink of an eye, there are less than three days left in the half-month period.

This day.

The Underworld, an upside-down tower, three stories, with a rear chamber.

Beneath the "altar".

Zhu Yu gently touched the center of "Dream's" forehead and gazed intently at it.

[Goal: Dream]

[Race: Dark Elf]

[Bloodline: ***]

[Cultivation Level: First Tier Perfection: 25/25]

[Talented Spells: Pain Domain, Shadow Walk, Shadow Touch, Shadow Spell, Charm, Mirror Image, Amplified Perception...]

[Status: Abyss Oath, Healthy]

More than ten days have passed.

With feedback from "Lady of Pleasure", "Dream" achieved complete perfection in cultivation. Furthermore, due to being "chosen by God", he had an 80% chance of breaking through to the "second tier" without needing any auxiliary spiritual objects.

"Go and break through."

Zhu Yu withdrew his arm and smiled.

"Yes, Master."

"Dream" bowed slightly, then suddenly hugged him, buried her head in his chest and took a deep breath. Then, in a drunken state, she knelt down in front of the "altar".

The target of this "sacrifice" is not the "Great Will of the Abyss," but the "Lady of Pleasure."

Without Zhu Yu's intervention, "Dream" activated the "altar" on its own, bowing down and its alluring voice rang out.

"Actress of the Night, wielder of the power of pain and pleasure, creator of the great divine kingdom, 'Lady of Pleasure,' your faithful follower 'Lilith Dream,' prays here..."

Accompanied by its murmuring voice, the "altar" erupted with an invisible energy that probed into the unknown.

Each time it was recited, "Dream" would take out a steel needle and plunge it into her body, ignoring the flowing blood, and then take a deep breath of "Zhu Yu's" breath.

Her eyes were misty with tears, her flushed face a mixture of pain and pleasure. She bowed down again, murmuring:

"The agent of the night..."

As his voice rang out, the unknown energy probing into the "altar" suddenly doubled.

It may have been a fleeting moment, or it may have been a long time.

The back room suddenly became dark.

"They're here..."

Zhu Yu's expression shifted slightly as he looked towards the "altar".

In my perception, a somewhat familiar power, imbued with incense smoke or the aura of faith, reached out through the "channel," radiating outwards like an octopus.

And the "dream" that served as the "priest" was slowly covered and enveloped by wisps of ash-like powder...

When that spreading aura touched Zhu Yu.

The space in the back room suddenly became still.

A soft, languid voice echoed in Zhu Yu's mind.

"Small business, no discounts."

"Of course, if you're willing to pledge yourself to me, I can sell you the Titan and the Dragon Girl at a lower price..."

Zhu Yu chuckled and ignored her.

This "Lady of Pleasure," perhaps because her business hadn't been booming for a while, enthusiastically promoted her unique "products" from different "spiritual realms" to him while she was working on "Dream's" advancement.

Zhu Yu really wanted to ask you, a dignified "demigod," how could you engage in this flesh trade? But fearing that she would become angry and disturb "Dream's" advancement, he suppressed his thoughts and talked casually.