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

Chapter 418 The Art of Settling a Hundred Arts (Please Subscribe)

Time flows like water.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.

The first floor of the inverted tower.

Zhu Yu stood before the altar, his expression subtly excited.

Behind him.

The whale resembles a towering iron tower, silent and motionless.

Xiaoqing munched on fruit, making a mess, while Xiaobai, dressed smartly with a short sword at her waist, both curiously examined the altar.

Zhu Yi served him at the side, offering him fruits and drinks from time to time.

I don't know how long it has been.

Zhu Yuyi chuckled and said, "You're here!"

"What's here?"

Xiaoqing walked to his right, tilted her head to look at the altar, blinked, chewed a couple of times, and looked blank.

"idiot."

Xiao Bai, carrying her sword, walked to his left and gave a cold smile.

"Pooh--"

Xiaoqing's sparse eyebrows immediately rose. She didn't say anything, but just kept spitting at Xiaobai.

Zhu Yu raised his hand and pressed down on the two little ones, then respectfully bowed to the altar and said, "Disciple thanks the young ancestor."

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"good."

A grand will flashed by.

Zhu Yu straightened up, waved his hand to reveal a bronze door, grabbed Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai who were about to glare, and stepped inside.

The whale followed with its steps.

Zhu Yi hurriedly ran after him inside.

They stepped out of the door.

Suddenly, the world changed.

As far as the eye can see, the sky is clear and bright, the grass and trees are lush and green, the water ripples gently, and the sounds of birdsong and animal roars, along with the fresh scent of damp grass and trees, invigorate the spirit.

"Is this the 'Spirit Ruins' that the master bought at a high price—?"

Zhu Yi looked around and saw nothing but one color. Overwhelmed with excitement, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, it's huge!"

Even the silent whale couldn't help but hum, "This place is very suitable for the 'Fish People' to live in."

Roar--

As for Xiaoqing and Xiaobai, when they first saw this vast world, they were both stunned. When they came to their senses, one stopped eating and the other stopped pretending to be a female knight-errant. They both opened their mouths and let out a sharp roar.

A flash of inspiration struck.

next moment.

The Naga serpent, a creature several tens of feet long, with a belly as white as jade, light blue scales, and a bright red banner running from its head to its tail, with giant horns on its head, rugged like a dragon, and surrounded by purple lightning and surging waves, soared into the sky.

The aura of a second-tier demon beast was freely released.

Thunder roared, and water vapor surged like a tide. From a distance, it looked like a wild beast that had broken free of its cage, venting its pent-up frustration.

Roar—roar—

Zhu Yu watched this scene with a smile and did not stop them. He brought Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai to the "Great Marsh Spirit Ruins" so that they could release their pent-up energy.

You can't raise a dragon by diving.

Although Xiaoqing and Xiaobai have transformed into human form, they are still demon beasts at their core. For them, neither the "Native Spirit Ruins" nor the "Netherworld Palace" is too small to fully utilize their abilities.

That unvented energy made her personality increasingly extreme; Xiaoqing's binge eating and Xiaobai's obsession with dressing up were both due to this.

It doesn't seem to cause any problems in the short term.

However, over time, it will not only hinder the growth of their bloodline, but also cause their intelligence to decline.

Regardless of their antics, Zhu Yu turned to Zhu Yi and waved, instructing, "Follow them, but don't let them kill too many."

"Yes, sir."

Zhu Yi respectfully agreed, her body surface shimmering with runes, a gentle breeze surging forth, carrying her towards Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai, who were flying further and further away.

"Come with me."

Zhu Yu, carrying the whale, soared into the sky.

soon.

The two people, one human and one dragon, arrived at one of the three largest swamps of the "swamp crocodile" clan in the Great Swamp Spirit Ruins.

Zhu Yu looked down at the drifting logs in the water below, reached out and grabbed them. An invisible spiritual energy condensed into a large hand, pulling a swamp crocodile three zhang long close. Touching its cool scales, he chuckled, "The 'Fish People' are naturally skilled at raising fish and beasts. What do you think about having them tame this 'swamp crocodile' and form a swamp knight team? —"

The whale glanced at the "swamp crocodile" a few times, immediately understanding its nature, and replied in a low hum, "We can give it a try." After a pause, it added, "The swamp crocodile's bloodline is of superior quality; the 'Fishman' might not be able to successfully tame it."

"It's okay, if adult swamp crocodiles don't work, we'll use juvenile swamp crocodiles, and if that doesn't work, we'll start with eggs."

Zhu Yu shook his head dismissively, tossed the swamp crocodile back into the swamp, and then flew through the air to a mudflat that resembled an island not far from the swamp. He looked around and nodded in satisfaction.

"Let's build them a nest here—"

After speaking, with a slight thought, the bronze door appeared.

The door was wide open.

A surge of light burst forth from it, falling to the ground and manifesting as "Fish People," some of them adults and some of them children.

The moment it appeared.

Upon encountering this unfamiliar environment, the "Fishman" cubs squawked and huddled around their mother.

Some of the "Tuyuren" who had ascended to the "Martial World" and seen the world were quite calm. Their first instinct was to look around. When they saw the boundless swamp, the lush aquatic plants, and the large fish that occasionally jumped out of the water, they became excited and rushed into the swamp with shouts of excitement.

"Tuyuren" (涂鱼人) truly lives up to its name, which includes the word "fish".

Once in the water, they are even more agile than on land. In just a few breaths, a "Tuyuman" caught a big fish, opened its blood-spurting mouth, and began to bite. The delicious taste of the fish made the "Tuyuman," who had been eating rice for more than half a year and a year, excitedly shout "Wow!"

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Upon seeing this, the whale fell silent, its mind filled with thoughts of how to get these useless creatures to tame the fierce swamp crocodiles.

Seeing that the "Tu Yu Ren" adapted quickly, even more so than in the spiritually rich "Benming Lingxu", Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction.

No more hesitation.

More than two million "trolls" were directly deployed on the island.

Then, riding the light, they arrived at the other two major swamp wetlands where the "swamp crocodile" population was the largest.

They found several dry lands that were not far away and had a decent area, and released the remaining four million "Tuyu people" from the "Benming Lingxu".

After doing all this.

Zhu Yu instructed the whale to have the "Tu Yu Ren" try to tame the swamp crocodile. He rode his escape light to one of the largest spiritual energy nodes in the "Great Swamp Spirit Ruins".

His body transformed into a beam of light, following the nodes of spiritual energy, and went straight into the depths of the earth.

I don't know how far they've gone.

A glimmer of light suddenly appeared in the dim world ahead, and the moment he passed through it, he felt as if he had entered his "natal spiritual realm".

next moment.

A space with a round sky and a square earth comes into view.

The space was small, only about an acre in size, with bare ground on all sides, except for a three-foot square pool in the center, marked with rough textures.

And by the pool.

A gray-clad youth sat cross-legged on the ground. In front of him was a teleportation altar made of illusory crystals, shimmering with a restrictive aura.

Zhu Yu's figure materialized, and the boy sitting cross-legged on the ground suddenly disintegrated, turning into streams of light that flowed into his body. He stepped forward, gathered his sleeves, and put away the teleportation altar made from a single piece of illusory crystal.

His gaze fell upon the pool.

That is, the "Source Sea" of "Daze Lingxu".

It contains approximately one thousand strands of "Spiritual Ruins Origin," in addition to the essence of the Five Elements, with "Earth" and "Water" being the most abundant, along with spiritual liquid and some low-level resources—

"Hmm, not bad, at least enough to cover a hundred years of parking fees—"

Zhu Yu nodded slightly, then shook his head and smiled, "It's a pity that I can only accept this once."

Unlike the "Benming Spirit Ruins," which resides in the "Foundation Building Realm," and is fraught with danger but also rich in resources, the "Great Swamp Spirit Ruins" is rooted in the mortal world. Although there is no need to worry about being eroded by the Black Tide, it will take tens of millions of years to grow stronger.

same.

Cultivators can also choose to release their "natal spirit ruins" into the mortal world.

However, while it is easy to leave, one can never return to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and once the "Native Spiritual Ruins" leave the Foundation Establishment Realm, it is difficult to move them again.

Furthermore, because the "natal spirit ruins" have materialized, the resources required to continue to grow and strengthen one's cultivation are more than ten million times greater than those required when one is in the "foundation building stage".

at the same time.

As the "Life Spirit Void" materializes, the cultivator's soul is inevitably eroded. Over time, the true self is gradually lost, either becoming nourishment for the "Spirit Void" or becoming the "Spirit Void" will with only instincts.

That can be considered as enjoying longevity.

That's all he knows.

Those who moved their "natal spirit ruins" to the present world by the "Heavenly Dao Sect" were mostly nearing the end of their lifespan, and their "natal spirit ruins" were eroded and in a terrible state. They moved them to the present world with a gamble mentality.

But even now.

None of them gave birth to the will of "Spirit Ruins".

As her thoughts wandered, Zhu Yu suddenly thought of "Lu Changsheng" and Qingping's Foundation Establishment True Person, and wondered aloud.

Where are their "natal spirit ruins"?

The more he learned about cultivation, the more certain he became that these people's "natal spiritual ruins" were definitely not at the "Foundation Establishment" level.

But it's impossible in the "present world" either.

"The True Man of Bright Moon" once said.

Many great masters like Lu Changsheng have gone out to work independently, bearing their own profits and losses.

"Could it be that the 'Immortal Tomb and Spirit Ruins' is connected to more than one 'source of power'? ——"

Zhu Yu suddenly thought of the sea of ​​fire that filled the sky that day. He frowned and pondered for a few moments before suppressing the thought deep in his mind.

He has only reached the first level of Foundation Establishment.

It's not too late to learn about these things after the "transmission of the Dharma" is complete.

Coming to his senses, without touching the resources in the "Source Sea" of the Great Swamp Spirit Ruins, he waved his hand to imprint his own mark, manifesting a bronze door, and stepped inside.

Return to the present world.

Zhu Yu connected his mind with the imprint, and in an instant, the entire scene of "Spirit Ruins" came into view. He saw Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai playing freely, and Zhu Yi shouting, "Miss, slow down!"

I also saw a whale carrying a "swamp crocodile" and urging the bewildered "trolls" to tame it quickly.

Zhu Yu chuckled, surveyed the locations of the dense, star-like spiritual energy nodes in the "Great Swamp Spirit Ruins," noted them down, and granted Xiao Qing and the others permission to travel between the "Great Swamp Spirit Ruins" and the "Netherworld Palace."

He walked out through the bronze door.

Upon returning to the Underworld, Zhu Yu immediately opened the Heavenly Dao Sect group chat and contacted the sect leader, True Person Huiyue, to inquire about the sect's second-tier inheritance of the Hundred Arts.

Now that his cultivation has reached a preliminary stability, it is time for him to delve into one or two hundred arts and crafts.

As for his question.

"Huiyue Zhenren" also quickly gave the result.

Second-tier arts and crafts are available, but they require contribution points or resources such as "Spiritual Ruins Origin" to purchase.

"Huiyue Zhenren" sent him a price list via private message.

The records on it are incredibly diverse, including not only the most common elixirs, artifacts, talismans, and arrays, but also corpse refining, ghost raising, puppets, spiritual plants, beast taming, mechanisms, insect poisons, witchcraft, and spiritual patterns, among others.

Zhu Yu glanced at it.

He immediately decided on three main areas to focus on in his studies.

"Array Dao", "Corpse Refining", "Ghost Raising".

After thinking about it for a while, I added "Beast Taming" and "Insect Gu" to it.

I hesitated for a moment at the end.

My gaze fell upon "spirit runes," "talismans," and "shamanic practices"—

"No rush, let's take it one step at a time—"

Zhu Yuqiang suppressed his desire to complete the repair and inquired about the price.

"Master Huiyue" replied quickly.

【"True Man of Radiant Moon": Alchemy, Artifacts, Talismans, and Arrays, with one low-grade inheritance of two hundred "Spiritual Ruins Origin", one medium-grade inheritance of two thousand, and one high-grade inheritance of twenty thousand.

Other arts and crafts.

A low-grade inheritance costs one hundred, a medium-grade one thousand, and a high-grade one ten thousand.

【"Master Huiyue": Since this is your first purchase, I'll give you a 50% discount. I'd like to know which inheritance you'd like to purchase, and I'll send you a detailed breakdown of its categories.】

"It's not expensive—"

Zhu Yu nodded slightly. After all, it was a second-tier inheritance, and one or two hundred "Spiritual Ruins Origin" was already considered cheap.

He checked his family's assets.

Leaving aside the costs of "alchemy" and purchasing "spirit ruins"—

He also stored 36,700 "Spiritual Ruins Origins".

"That's enough—"

After considering this, he pondered for a moment and chose "Array Path", "Corpse Refining", "Ghost Raising", "Witchcraft", and "Spirit Runes".

Needless to say, he has some expertise in "Array Dao," making him the easiest to learn.

"Corpse Refining" and "Ghost Raising" are compatible with "Benming Lingxu".

The "shaman" possesses the abilities of divination, curses, and healing, and his "witch's divination crystal ball" is a perfect fit.

As for "spirit patterns".

This was to enhance the strength of his subordinates.

As for his choice to minor in five arts, "True Man Huiyue" was not surprised at all. Zhu Yu, who had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage, was at the peak of his ambition. Once he truly practiced the arts, he would know what was suitable and what was not.

soon.

He then sent out all the information about the five arts and crafts possessed by the "sect".

Zhu Yu first focused on the "Array Dao", and his gaze quickly locked onto several second-tier low-grade arrays.

"Grand Five Elements Spirit Array" is an advanced formation of the basic Five Elements Spirit Array.

It has moderate power, is good at defense, and can trap people. Its main feature is that it can be set up in any of the five elements.

The "Reverse Five Elements Spirit Array" is good at attacking and can be set up in any of the five elements.

Finally, there is the second-tier mid-grade formation, "Star Sea Gathering Spirit Formation".

Its function is to draw upon the power of the stars and generate spiritual energy. When placed in the "Great Marsh Spirit Ruins", it can slowly increase the concentration of spiritual energy.

Next comes "corpse refining" and "ghost raising".

The art of corpse refining.

He chose the "armored corpse" that he was most familiar with.

They chose the methods for preparing and refining two different types of corpses: one heavily armored and the other winged.

The art of raising ghosts.

He chose the "vengeful ghost" with the strongest malevolent aura.

They chose a strange creature called "Blood-Clad Ghost".

And "shaman" and "spirit pattern".

He chose one of the "Armor Burning Technique" and one of the "Armored Knight" inheritance methods.

The total value is 2,900 "Spiritual Ruins Origin".

50% off.

That is, 1,450 “Origin of the Spiritual Ruins”.

not much.

However, these are all relatively valuable methods that can generate value.

Upon seeing his choice, "Master Huiyue" didn't waste any words and stated directly that someone would deliver the method within a day.

Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction, thanked him, and then closed the "group chat." Thinking about the expenses he had in recent days, he focused his attention on Qiao Hewei, Hong Youfu, and the others who were cultivating in the "Benming Lingxu".

Several months have passed since I returned to "Immortal Tomb and Spirit Ruins".

The "Spiritual Void Origin" that the group had accumulated had been almost completely depleted.

"It's time to get them to work—"

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