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

Chapter 416 Seeding the Spirit Seed in the Great Swamp Spirit Ruins, Little Ancestor Qingji's Elixir Completed (Please Subscribe)

"Then I'll be waiting."

Master Ma chuckled and nodded, then pondered for a moment before replying telepathically, "I know that 'True Lord' has rented it from a friend, but I don't know the specific cost."

He hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "If you're interested in renting it, I'll introduce you to someone another day."

Upon hearing this...

Zhu Yu looked at Master Ma with some surprise and doubt. Could it be that he had misjudged him? Master Ma actually had such great influence with the "True Lord"?

Master Ma, oblivious to the subtle change in his expression, said, "But Junior Brother, you must be sure you want to rent it. If you back out halfway, we'll both be in deep trouble. That guy has a bad temper—"

Without Zhu Yuwen asking, he told him who "that person" was.

He was not the "True Lord Qingping" that Zhu Yu had imagined.

And that is the "Boundary-Breaking Anchor" itself.

Spiritual artifacts possess a spirit, and magical treasures imbued with the Heavenly Gang Restriction are no different from humans in their intelligence, and may even be more intelligent.

Ma Zhenren meant to directly introduce the "Boundary-Breaking Anchor" to him.

Zhu Yu's eyes lit up with realization, and he said happily, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior Brother. I will definitely express my gratitude after it's done."

Unless absolutely necessary.

He still didn't want to deal with "True Lord".

For no other reason than that the gap is too large, and speaking too much will only bring trouble.

Although he had never dealt with any magical artifacts before, judging from the way Master Ma talked about it, "Boundary-Breaking Anchor" was a talkative person, and that was enough.

Master Ma's smile deepened, and he waved his hand, saying, "No need, no need, it's just a matter of passing on a message—"

"Senior brother is amazing!"

Zhu Yu, however, did not believe his humble words and praised him repeatedly.

He planned to send Master Ma some of the insect world's vital specialties after the matter was settled, but as for "Life Dew," sending too much would be counterproductive.

After a conversation.

Master Ma left in high spirits, while he led a thousand "human souls" to the mountainside. Looking at the roots in the loose soil of the field, and then at Little Black sleeping soundly under the Starry Sky Tree, and Little Seven sprawled out on his back, he sighed inwardly, "I was so petty before."

"Although Gen is not good at talking, he is a real medicinal herb field—"

Thinking that once they brought back the "Great Marsh Spirit Ruins," they would give Gen a good blood and flesh feast to replenish his strength, they flew down and waved to Gen.

He handed the beast bag and soul bag containing the "human soul" to Gen, raised his hand and gently touched its brow, transferring the "other shore flower" planting method deduced by the "eye of true vision" into its mind.

Once the roots regained consciousness, they asked expectantly, "How many crops can be planted per acre, and approximately how long does it take to mature?"

After pondering for a few moments, Gen raised his head and said, "This planting is not difficult. Six hundred plants can be planted per acre. According to the method, it will take about six months to mature."

As if afraid he wouldn't believe it, he roughly pulled a corpse out of the animal bag, and judging from the aura emanating from it, it came from "Qingping".

With a flick of its hand, a slit appeared between the corpse's eyebrows. Then it opened the "soul bag," and under the corpse's pull, its soul floated out, turning into black smoke and flowing into its brow.

With a hand seal, under its control, spiritual energy etched a twisted pattern resembling a flower or an insect between its brows. Then, it raised its hand and slapped the object into the field.

Only the location of the strangely patterned mark, resembling a third eye, was visible.

After doing all this.

Gen turned to look at Zhu Yu, slightly raising his head and straightening his chest.

"Well done—"

Zhu Yu's smile deepened. Although he had only just learned the planting method, his technique was fluid and skillful, which clearly showed how rich his past experience was.

However, this is also because the "Red Spider Lily" spirit seed is not difficult to process.

The difficulty lies in irrigating it with "Netherworld Aura".

Gen Ergen blushed slightly after receiving the praise. His hands continued to move, taking out one "Qingping" corpse after another and processing them into "Other Shore Flower" spirit seeds according to the previous method.

Zhu Yu wasn't idle either; he helped with the preparation.

The human and the demon were busy and happy, which woke up Xiao Hei and Xiao Qi under the tree. When they saw Zhu Yu and Gen preparing the spirit seed, they rushed up to help.

soon.

Of the thousand "human souls," only a few were accidentally destroyed and used as fertilizer; the rest were successfully processed into spirit seeds.

Watching Gen plant the last "Red Spider Lily" spirit seed, Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction, retreated to the edge of the field, and with a slight thought, a bronze gate appeared.

The door was wide open.

As a chilling aura emanated from the area, a massive and terrifying white tiger emerged, came to Zhu Yu's side, nuzzled his arm, and lay down.

Xiao Hei, Xiao Qi, and Gen curiously observed Black Tiger from the side.

Zhu Yu smiled and patted its head, instructing, "Guide some 'Netherworld' aura—"

"roar--"

Black Tiger let out a low roar, its body flashing with eerie light. The next moment, wisps of dim, dark energy surged out from the void, and the surrounding temperature immediately dropped a few degrees.

Zhu Yu waved his sleeve and brushed it away.

Wisps of ghostly energy surged into the medicinal field formed by the roots, like snakes and insects, and went straight into the strange patterns that resembled the eye of heaven.

Ow—

As the ghostly aura surged in, the eerie patterns immediately glowed with a somber light, followed by a piercing roar. The patterns twisted and turned, as if some living creature was trying to crawl out from within.

Seeing this, Zhu Yu remained unmoved and continued to draw upon the "Netherworld" energy to infuse each "Other Shore Flower" spirit seed.

Time passed slowly.

until a certain moment.

Root suddenly spoke up: "Master, it's ready. The roots of the 'Red Spider Lily' are now connected. From now on, just water it once every three days."

"it is good."

Zhu Yu nodded slightly, stopping the infusion of "Netherworld Aura." He extended his divine sense, and instantly, a network of roots constructed from twisted, pale limbs appeared in his mind. His face twitched, but he quickly suppressed it, focusing his gaze on the roots. He said, "I'll leave the Black Tiger with you. When needed, have it draw upon the 'Netherworld' aura."

Gen glanced at Black Tiger and nodded slightly.

Zhu Yu didn't say much, patted Black Tiger's head, and his body silently disintegrated, turning into specks of spiritual light and scattering away.

at the same time.

The "spirit of plague" required for Zhu Yu's cultivation field technique "Three Calamities" was also found in the "Treasure Pavilion" of the "Trading Spirit Ruins". Its value was considerable, costing him nearly seven million spirit stones.

That's equivalent to the price of nearly three second-tier spiritual items, but for him now, it's nothing.

Time passed slowly.

The inverted tower has three stories and a rear chamber.

Zhu Yu sat cross-legged on the soft couch, immersing himself completely in the "human body and the world". When his divine sense cut off the last connection of a network of Dharma veins that resembled a "human body", it immediately emitted a shimmering light, condensed into a "Dharma seed", and rushed into his divine sea to be nurtured.

He sensed that everything was alright, and completely relaxed. He opened his eyes, stretched, and laughed, "Once the 'Spirit of Plague' arrives, I'll cultivate the Domain Technique 'Three Calamities.' Next, I'll wait for the 'Other Shore Flower' to mature, construct the Dao Landscape 'Road to the Underworld,' and condense divine soul particles—"

"Breaking through to the second level of Foundation Establishment!—"

As he was thinking, Zhu Yu's expression suddenly changed, and he said in surprise, "So close—" He then closed his eyes and focused his mind on heading to the "Great Marsh Spirit Ruins".

The world was dark and gloomy, and my consciousness felt as if it were stuffed into a drum. In just a short while, I felt dizzy and my head was about to split open.

I don't know how long it has been.

A light suddenly appeared ahead.

A white light filled my vision.

Zhu Yu felt as if something was forcefully stuffed into a narrow passage. He didn't know how much time had passed before his body felt light.

Open your eyes again.

What comes into view is a boundless marshland, with lush green grass, rippling water, towering ancient trees, and birds flying and fish leaping on the surface.

A vibrant sense of life in a primitive era.

"Is this the Great Marsh Spirit Ruins—?"

With a thought flashing through his mind, Zhu Yu did not rush to find a body to inhabit, but instead released his divine sense to carefully perceive the surroundings.

It was pretty much as he had imagined.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is so thin that it is almost non-existent.

He then released his own aura and waited for a moment, but the world did not react. Clearly, this Shallow Spirit Ruins had not given birth to a great will.

We have learned of the situation.

Zhu Yu was no longer in a hurry to find a body to inhabit. With a slight thought, his Dao Foundation, like a gentle breeze, drifted away into the distance.

Traveling along the way.

He discovered that it was just as Master Mi had said.

The "Great Lakes and Marshes" are mostly lakes or wetlands, with very little land.

At the same time, he also discovered the dominant race that occupied the "Great Swamp Spirit Ruins," the "Swamp Crocodiles."

It wasn't much different from the crocodiles he had seen in his previous life.

Perhaps due to the weakness of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the "swamp crocodile" has put all its talent points into its physical body. It cannot cast spells, but each adult is no less than five zhang tall, and its scales are as hard as metal.

Whether in water or on land, it is quite fast, and looks just like a small truck.

"These guys—"

Zhu Yu looked at the densely packed floating stakes on the water's surface and his mind was suddenly stirred. He remembered that the "Fish-Catcher" seemed to be good at raising fish and animals.

If these "swamp crocodiles," each the size of a small truck, were domesticated—

"Ordinary" smearman + "Ordinary" swamp crocodile = "Elite" swamp crocodile knight?

"Hiss—it doesn't seem like it's impossible—"

Zhu Yu had a thought, but he suppressed it for the time being. Whether it would work or not, he would know once he dragged "Daze Lingxu" back to "Xianfen Lingxu".

He then followed the direction of the spiritual energy in the air and examined the "spiritual energy nodes" one after another. They were in the shape of "spiritual springs" and their quality was not high, mostly being of medium to low grade.

Fortunately, its form is a "spiritual spring," which is better than a "spiritual vein."

It has a wide range of uses.

Whether it's selling "spiritual spring" water or developing "fish farms" in the future, it will all bring in some income.

"Not bad, not bad—"

The more Zhu Yu looked at it, the more satisfied he became. He spent half a month investigating and figured out its details. Then he dived into the "Spirit Spring" and went underground to search for the core of the "Spirit Ruins," the "Source Sea."

Immortal Tomb and Spirit Ruins.

Qingping Tower, a chain of islands, and the Internal Affairs Hall.

"It all depends on how much the 'boundary-breaking anchor' will cost—"

Zhu Yu closed the "Heavenly Dao Sect" group chat panel, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and waited patiently.

A short while passed.

His expression suddenly changed, he put down his teacup and stood up.

squeak-

The door was pushed open.

Master Ma's apologetic voice came from behind him, "Young Master, please come in."

Then Zhu Yu saw a boy less than a meter tall, wearing a dark gold robe, with a face as white as jade and a cold, aloof demeanor, step into the room.

He looked up.

Zhu Yu's eyes suddenly glazed over for a moment. In that instant, he vaguely glimpsed a chain as thick as a mountain in the deadly, desolate darkness, radiating a vibrant divine light that stretched into the boundless depths of darkness.

"Magic artifact, Boundary-Breaking Anchor—"

Zhu Yu regained his composure and saw that Master Ma was giving him a look. He turned to look at the aloof young man sitting in the main seat, took out a gift he had prepared in advance from his sleeve, stepped forward, cupped his hands and presented it, and respectfully bowed, saying, "Zhu Yu greets the young ancestor."

"Boundary Breaker" suddenly focused his gaze on the jade box he was holding, raised his hand and took it into his palm. His bronze eyes softened slightly, and his mouth opened slightly, producing a sound like metal clashing.

"What is it?"

"A pound of Five Elements Essence was the perfect gift—"

The thought flashed through his mind, and Zhu Yu, without wasting words, respectfully said, "Reporting to Junior Ancestor, this disciple has by chance obtained a shallow spiritual relic marker that does not contain a great will. I would like to request Junior Ancestor's assistance in dragging the 'spiritual relic' back to the 'Immortal Tomb Spiritual Relic' area."

"Boundary-Breaking Anchor" stared at the jade box, his brows furrowed.

Zhu Yu hurriedly added, "Of course I can't let you, Young Ancestor, suffer in vain. My family still has some savings. I wonder if you, Young Ancestor—"

Upon learning that he would pay, "Boundary Anchor" relaxed his brows and his cold expression softened slightly. He looked him over a few times and said, "You're quite good."

"Two thousand Dao Spirit Ruins Origin, one hundred catties of 'Five Elements Essence'."

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Without the slightest hesitation, Zhu Yu nodded in agreement, "It's entirely up to you, Little Ancestor."

After speaking, he immediately manifested the bronze gate, took out two thousand "Spiritual Ruins Origins" and one hundred catties of "Five Elements Essence", and handed them forward.

"Boundary Breaker" seemed to be seeing him pay so readily for the first time. He paused for a moment, his cold face softened, and he opened his mouth slightly to swallow the money.

After thinking for a moment, he raised his hand and tapped lightly, and a wisp of deep bronze color flowed out, manifesting as a token engraved with "".

"My name is Qingji. Once you have built the altar connecting the two worlds, you can offer it up, and I will take action at that time."

After saying that, the "Boundary-Breaking Anchor," also known as Qingji, quietly disappeared.

Zhu Yu respectfully accepted the "token," put it into the jade box, affixed a sealing talisman, and tucked it into his sleeve. He then turned to Master Ma, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother. I will come to bother you again when I am done with my work."

Master Ma stepped forward to see him off, and halfway there he suddenly said, "Little Ancestor admires Junior Brother very much. If there is anything like this again in the future, you can still seek out Little Ancestor."

Zhu Yu paused, turned around, and saw Master Ma blink. He immediately understood and said, "That's natural."

The two of them immediately launched into a round of flattery.

When Zhu Yu returned to the Underworld, he immediately felt the faint, elusive thought leave, and couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that Senior Qingji isn't doing too well either—"

He had previously inquired about it with the sect leader, Master Huiyue.

Dragging a Natal Spirit Ruins would cost approximately 10,000 "Spirit Ruins Origin". This is for a small, shallow Spirit Ruins. If it were a small or medium-sized one, the price would skyrocket.

The price of "Blue Isle" can only be described as "cheap".

"Next, once the divided spirit finds the 'Source Sea,' set up the altar, and then connect the two altars—"

Zhu Yu chuckled, glanced at the growth of the "Red Spider Lily," then went to the back room on the third floor, closed his eyes, and immersed himself in cultivation.

Time flows like water.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

This day.

Zhu Yu awoke from his cultivation, connected his mind with his divided spirit to check, and saw a bronze door appear. He stepped inside.

Foundation building realm.

Zhu Yu materialized, glanced around, and rode the escape light straight in a certain direction.

Before long, they arrived at a bronze gate about four zhang high, with wave patterns painted in the center and floral and fish patterns engraved on the edges.

He waved his hand and infused it with magical power.

The wait was short.

A stream of light emerged from it, transforming into a handsome Taoist priest dressed in a light blue robe, exuding an air of otherworldly elegance.

"Senior Brother Chongshui."

Zhu Yu bowed respectfully.

"Junior Brother Yinming."

Master Chongshui returned the greeting without further ado, taking out a pill bottle from his sleeve and waving it towards him, saying with a smile, "This time, opening the furnace yielded six pills, all with mysterious patterns, and all are of the highest grade. Junior brother, you may examine them—"

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