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

As thunderclouds gathered, all four sensed something and instinctively looked up at the sky. When they saw the dark, heavy clouds overhead, their expressions varied.

"It's Senior Brother Zhu."

The three of them were overjoyed. They came to their senses, exchanged glances, and then moved around to surround the Liu man, who looked surprised and uncertain. They tacitly summoned the projection of their "natal spirit ruins".

A golden halo quickly spread across the space surrounding the Tibetan Sea, and as it expanded, it vaguely revealed the image of a golden mountain and a silver sea.

A deep blue halo spread around Cang Li, and as it diffused, it vaguely revealed a curtain of rain and a turbulent ocean.

Fu Hongxi's surroundings were bathed in a halo of yellow and green light, which diffused and vaguely revealed the image of ancient mountains and forests.

The moment the projection of "Benming Lingxu" appeared, the three of them clearly felt the malice of heaven and earth surging exponentially, their internal magic power becoming increasingly obscure and difficult to circulate, and their spiritual bodies becoming shrouded in dust.

They had a vague realization that if they maintained the projection of their "natal spirit ruins" for too long, their cultivation might be sealed by the great will of the "Martial World," and they would be reduced to the mortal realm.

With this in mind, the three dared not delay and directed the projection of their "Life Spirit Ruins" toward the man surnamed Liu.

Looking at the strange halo closing in, the man surnamed Liu looked solemn. Although he didn't know what kind of method it was, his intuition told him that he must not be touched by it, or he would be in big trouble.

At that moment, thunder roared across the sky, and the world suddenly became as bright as day.

The man surnamed Liu only glanced at it out of the corner of his eye, and his expression changed drastically. Faced with the thunder above and the strange halo around him, he had no way to avoid it. He could only take a deep breath and fall downwards.

But it hasn't landed yet.

He suddenly felt a chill down his spine and a sense of dread washed over him.

"There are still people waiting for me down there..."

With a thought flashing through his mind, the man surnamed Liu desperately circulated his qi and blood, and the divine light of the "Flying on Grass" mantra above his head fell like rain. His figure disappeared from the spot like a gentle breeze.

The next moment.

A scream suddenly rang out.

A hundred meters away in the void, a burst of blood mist erupted, and the man surnamed Liu staggered out from it. His legs had disappeared, and his upper body was covered with sword marks.

As for the coffin he had been carrying on his shoulder, it had been shattered by the sword energy, and the two mutilated corpses fell to the ground.

At this moment, the man surnamed Liu no longer cared about his friend's body. He glanced at the silvery-white thread swimming not far in front of him, and then at the three people from Canghai who were closing in. His eyes were filled with grief.

He knew he was doomed this time, so he took a deep breath and asked the question that had been bothering him.

"Who exactly are you?...

No one answered him. The next moment, the man surnamed Liu's pupils reflected countless silvery-white threads, as if they were blotting out the sky...

A short while later.

Zhu Yu gathered his sleeves and put away "Lingxiao," then handed the "divine seed" of the man surnamed Liu to the three men from Canghai, who looked embarrassed. He waved his hand, revealing a bronze gate, and gave them some instructions before leaving.

"It would be best if the three junior sisters and brothers temporarily left 'Medicine Fragrance County' and waited until they returned to the True Monarch Domain to eliminate the aura of the 'Martial World' before making any further plans."

After speaking, he nodded slightly and stepped into the bronze door.

The bronze gate turned into blue smoke and dissipated.

Zang Hai, Cang Li, and Fu Hongxi exchanged glances.

Zang Hai raised his hand and captured the "divine seed" of the man surnamed Liu in his palm. His divine sense swept over it, and a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face. He said:

"Aside from the special 'divine words' of the 'Martial World,' this item probably contains two thousand 'Spiritual Ruins Origins.' How about we divide it equally upon our return?"

"I'll do whatever my senior sister says."

Cang Li and Fu Hongxi looked delighted and nodded in agreement.

Zang Hai put the "Divine Seed" into the jade box, affixed the sealing talisman, and when the bronze gate appeared, an envious look appeared on his face. He said sourly, "The sword that Senior Brother Zhu just used must have been a spiritual weapon bestowed by the True Lord, right? A sword that condenses the Earthly Fiend Divine Power, I'm so envious..."

She paused, then said with a look of excited anticipation:

"In a few more days, I will be able to occupy 'Huangliang County,' and at that time I hope the True Lord will bestow upon me a spiritual weapon imbued with the power of the Earthly Fiends..."

Fu Hongxi, who also manifested the bronze gate, touched his sleeve upon hearing this, looking puzzled, and said, "Senior Sister Zang, aren't all spiritual artifacts supposed to contain earthly Fiend techniques and restrictions? Is there some difference between them?...

Cang Li touched the blue and white jade bracelet on her wrist and looked at it with a puzzled expression.

Zang Hai, oblivious to their subtle exchange, paused, glared at Fu Hongxi, smoothed his hair, and said irritably:

"Cultivators are divided into different ranks, and so are spiritual artifacts."

As she spoke, she earnestly gave the two of them a lesson on the knowledge of magical artifacts.

Spiritual artifact.

The most orthodox spiritual artifacts are transformed from magical artifacts. They derive earthly Fiend restrictions, develop spirituality, and cultivate earthly Fiend supernatural powers. Their power is mysterious and infinite, but it takes a long time and costs a lot.

Such a magical artifact can unleash the power of the second realm even without a master, but it cannot last long.

However, some magical artifacts are different.

They are mostly made from sculptures worshipped by ordinary people, or heirloom jade artifacts and precious objects, which are occasionally inspired and imbued with spirituality.

Its cost is relatively low, yet it can still bear the magical power of cultivators and possess some mystical properties, but it is difficult to generate earthly evil divine abilities, and it is mostly used excessively by cultivators with shallow resources.

of course.

It may also accompany a monk throughout his life.

It's possible that, under the long years of cultivation and nurturing, a cultivator might develop earthly fiend supernatural powers, though the probability is extremely low.

There are also special spiritual artifacts made with evil or secret methods. They do not possess any earthly evil supernatural powers, but their power is quite remarkable. Some are even more powerful than spiritual artifacts that contain earthly evil supernatural powers.

He gave a speech.

Cang Li and Fu Hongxi both seemed to be deep in thought.

Zang Hai muttered, "Even if it's not a spiritual artifact imbued with earthly fiend divine powers, a special spiritual artifact crafted using secret methods would be fine..."

He then stepped through the bronze door and disappeared.

Cang Li and Fu Hongxi snapped out of their daze, glanced at each other, put on fake smiles, and entered the bronze gate, returning to the True Monarch's Domain.

the other side.

When Zhu Yu arrived at Hong Youfu and the others' location, the air was chaotic and noisy, indicating that there had been a fierce battle. The three people, one demon, and two abyss demons all looked quite disheveled.

Hong Youfu had a large bump on his forehead, Qiao Heyong's skin was covered with corrosive marks, and Yao Ye's clothes were disheveled. His arms were noticeably thinner, Meng's long hair had shortened considerably, and the Blood Slave's face was growing increasingly pale. Only Whale seemed to be in relatively good condition.

Upon his arrival, they all stepped forward to greet him.

"Sir", "Lord", "Master".

Zhu Yu waved his hand, looked around, and frowned, asking, "Where are they?"

Upon hearing this...

The surroundings fell silent instantly.

The three people, one demon, and two abyss demons looked embarrassed, their eyes darting around, and they remained silent.

Seeing Zhu Yu's expression gradually darken, Yao Ye, wielding the "Azure Rainbow Sword," stepped forward and said, forcing a smile:

"Your Excellency, I failed in my duty, and those two escaped."

"They ran away?"

Zhu Yu's expression grew increasingly grim as he asked, "How did you get away?... "

Given their strength, even if they couldn't kill Princess Huangqi and Princess Sangma, they shouldn't have allowed them to escape in such a short time. (Chapter 379: Spiritual Weapon, Harvest, Goodbye (Please subscribe for a surprise, click to unlock now))

Yao Ye opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then said nothing.

Hong Youfu and the others remained silent.

Zhu Yu's gloomy gaze swept over them, then he pointed at the whale and shouted, "You tell me what exactly happened."

The whale knelt on one knee and replied in a low, buzzing voice, "My lord, we started fighting ourselves, which is why those two got away."

These words were spoken.

Yao Ye, Hong Youfu, Qiao Heyong, Meng, and Xue Nu all changed their expressions and lowered their heads in silence.

Zhu Yu was taken aback, then came to his senses, and laughed angrily, "Your own people are fighting each other, good, good, you're all great..."

Taking a deep breath and suppressing his anger, he didn't ask for the reason, but calmly said:

"I want to see the corpses of those two people within seven days. If I don't... you will all be vessels for the Black Water for the rest of your lives."

Ignoring the visibly shocked expressions of the group, he immediately left through the bronze gate.

Not long after he left.

Yao Ye looked around at the group and said, "We have indeed gone a bit too far this time." He paused, then said seriously, "Gentlemen, if you don't want to become tools for filtering the black water for the adults, please put aside your prejudices and join forces to fight the enemy."

Having witnessed the corrosive power of the Blackwater, Hong Youfu, Qiao Heyong, and Xue Nu trembled at the thought of spending the next few hundred years with it. They no longer cared about their prejudices and nodded in agreement.

"it is good."

"I'll listen to you."

Whale and Dream agreed in turn.

Yao Ye breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Let's hurry and chase after them before they get too far..."

"Walk."

Hong Youfu and the others exchanged glances, then each rode their own escape lights straight into the sky, chasing after Princess Huangqi and Princess Sangma in the direction they had fled.

the other side.

Zhu Yu stopped paying attention to Hong Youfu and the others' movements. If they really messed things up in the end, he wouldn't mind having a few more tools to refine the black water. As for the lack of subordinates, he could just recruit and train them again.

"Benming Lingxu".

Zhu Yu casually tossed aside the corpses of Ma Daogu, Lingyin, and nearly a hundred heavily armored warriors, using them as materials to nurture wild zombies. He then took out Fei Niangzi's corpse and quickly searched it.

First is a pair of silk gloves of the "sharp weapon" level, which contain nine "spiritual origins" and belong to the top-grade "sharp weapon".

The inner armor is also of the superior "weapon" grade.

Then there are some miscellaneous jewelry and other items, which, although not "weapons," contain a total of a hundred "spiritual origins."

Finally, there is Lady Fei herself.

His cultivation had reached the "Peak of Golden Body," containing a total of three thousand "Spiritual Void Origins." This was the first time he had ever obtained so many "Spiritual Void Origins" at once.

"As expected, murder and arson bring wealth and power..."

Zhu Yu sighed with emotion, a thought stirring in his heart.

The churning earth swallowed up Fei Niangzi's body. Before long, a brand new grave mound was formed, a small black grass appeared, Fei Niangzi's illusory face emerged, and her memories flashed by like a curtain.

a long time.

The memory faded away, and Zhu Yu looked thoughtful.

According to Fei Niangzi's memory, Qin Chuan's greatest reliance was actually a fifth-level "Dharma Aspect Realm" martial artist from the Evil God Sect.

For some reason, neither he nor Jian Lao showed themselves, but Yang Jiu of the "Thirteen Strongholds" did.

Without much thought, Zhu Yu nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the three grain storage bins in front of him. Then he looked up at the two orbs of light floating in mid-air. The blue one was the origin of the Spirit Ruins, and the five-colored one was the essence of the Five Elements.

And these are the shares given by "True Lord Qingping" over the past seven days.

Five hundred spiritual origins, thirty-four catties of the essence of the five elements.

"Almost there, almost there..."

Zhu Yu's eyes were filled with a smile.

If Hong Youfu and the others can bring back Princess Huangqi and Princess Sangma, then he will be able to barely gather enough to evolve his "Native Spiritual Ruins" into the "Spiritual Ruins Origin" at the peak of the first level of Foundation Establishment.

Once his "Natal Spiritual Ruins" expands to the limit of the first level, he can begin to construct one of the special Dao landscapes belonging to "Natal Spiritual Ruins - Tomb" - "Road to the Underworld". Once the construction is completed, he can nurture a second "Natal Spiritual Ruins" and break through to the second level of Foundation Establishment.

Only then can the power of the "immortal" method be first revealed.

With his thoughts churning, Zhu Yu shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions, and assigned tasks to Liang Kuan, Xiang Sui, Bai Yan, Xun Su, Ni Ying, Bai Meng, Qiao Hewei, and some disciples who were beginning to emerge.

Let him lead the "Tuyu people" who have already conquered the three counties of Baiya, Gelan, and Ziye, towards the three counties of Huangqi, Sangma, and Yinlan.

After doing all this, Zhu Yu returned to the "Yongzhou Prefecture Army" camp.

The moment it appeared.

Mu Changying and the "Zhenwu Army" guards he had met once before came to his door one after another.

"Princess Qin, my general requests your presence."

"Princess Qin, Young Master Qi requests that you enter his tent for a chat."

Just as Zhu Yu was about to say something, Qin Yu's voice came from the side.

"Uncle, please wait a moment. I have something to tell you."

Zhu Yu's eyes lit up immediately. He waved for the other to leave first, then turned to greet Qin Yu. He entered the carriage, spread his divine sense to set up a barrier, and asked, "What did the elder say, fellow Daoist?"

Qin Yu gave Zhu Yu a strange look, then nodded and said, "They agreed to form an alliance, but..." He paused, then added, "However, they need to meet with your elders to discuss the matter."

"Let's meet..." Zhu Yu nodded, pondered for a moment, and then entered "Qingping" with his mind. Only after receiving permission from the True Lord did he come back to his senses and say, "The True Lord agrees to meet you, fellow Daoist elder."

"Thank you, fellow Daoist."

Qin Yu's face immediately lit up with joy. He thanked him and stood up, saying, "In that case, I'll head back now." Reaching the carriage door, he suddenly turned back and said, "Fellow Daoist, please be careful of Yang Jiu; he is no good..."

Zhu Yu was taken aback, then nodded and replied, "Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist." After watching him leave, he did not linger and, led by the "Zhenwu Guard," entered the giant carriage again.

As soon as I stepped into the carriage, I heard Huang Shi's earnest voice.

"Young man, you're here. Come over and sit down so we can talk..."

Zhu Yu stepped forward, sat cross-legged on the futon, and looked at Huang Shi, who was forcing a stiff smile as he made tea and poured water for him. He hesitated and said:

"General Huang, please speak frankly..."

"Brother, you're really straightforward." Upon hearing this, Huang Shi immediately seized the opportunity and said, "It's nothing major, it's just that you might be able to sell me some of your pet insects?"

"Can."

Zhu Yu nodded readily, and then, while Huang Shi was still in a daze, he took nine different weapons from the weapon rack beside him and put them into his sleeve. Turning to look at the man, he smiled and said:

"I almost forgot to collect the items from the last transaction."

He paused, then asked with a smile;

"How many green oxen does the general want to buy? What's the price?...

Huang Shi snapped out of his daze, looked at Zhu Yu with a look that said, "I'm going to kill you," twitched his lips, gave her a thumbs up, and said:

"Ten thousand green saplings, how about you choose any weapon?"

He had originally thought that Zhu Yu would try to negotiate with him, but unexpectedly, she seemed afraid that he would change his mind and readily agreed.

"good…"