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

Chapter 419 The Twelve Heavenly Immortals Alliance (Please Subscribe)

"It's time to get them to work—"

With a thought flashing through his mind, Zhu Yu's will focused on Hong Youfu, Qiao Heyong, Yao Ye, and Meng, who were in seclusion for cultivation, as well as Xiao Yu in the Underworld, the whale in the "Great Marsh Spirit Ruins," Xiao Qing, and Xiao Bai.

His will waned.

Hong Youfu and the others awoke from their cultivation. Xiao Yu, who was perched on a tree branch, raised her head. Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai, who had been recklessly squandering their energy in "Da Ze Ling Xu", calmed down and respectfully bowed their heads, one hand holding the swamp crocodile and the other holding the whale of "Tu Yu Ren".

next moment.

Zhu Yuping's calm voice echoed in their minds.

"From this day forward."

"You will take turns entering the 'Source Sea' to refine the black water. The timeframe is tentatively set at three months, and the amount of black water refined must not be less than one pool."

"You may take 50% of the resources produced from refining the black water."

The words fell.

"Yes, sir."

"Yes, my lord."

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Sensing the unquestionable tone in Zhu Yu's voice, no one, not even a demon, dared to refute him, and respectfully agreed.

"good."

Zhu Yu smiled and nodded, his will covering Xiao Qing, Xiao Bai, Xiao Yu, the Dragon Blood Dog-Headed Warrior, and Meng, who were all bewildered, and sent them to the "Source Sea" space.

And then, under their watchful eyes.

The empty "Source Sea" is visibly overflowing with black, tearful water.

As the black mist rose, they quickly sensed its intense malice, corrosiveness, and filth, and felt a faint stinging pain all over their bodies.

Watching the black water gradually fill the "Origin Sea," Meng seemed to recall some unpleasant memory. Her face twitched, and she glanced at Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai, who were full of curiosity beside her. She narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Come on, let me teach you how to refine the black water—"

"OK--"

Xiao Qing, who had manifested in human form, immediately said with delight, and Xiao Bai nodded quietly.

Dragonblood Doghead and Xiaoyu turned to look.

Without hesitation, Meng immediately raised her hand, took out a drop of black water, and placed it in her palm.

Chi-

Without the "source" to restrain it, the black water immediately evaporated, emitting wisps of black smoke that burrowed into her pores like snakes and insects.

Meng didn't want to experience the feeling of her intestines being torn apart again, so she quickly used her spiritual power to firmly bind the black smoke in her palm. While continuously channeling spiritual power into it to temper it, expelling useless impurities and leaving behind beneficial substances, she explained, "The black water is highly corrosive; you can't take too much at once—"

In its explanation.

It takes a full fifteen minutes to dissipate a single drop of black water.

The black water disappeared, replaced by a barely visible drop of water essence, a trace of high-quality spiritual energy full of spirituality, and a tiny bit of the origin of the spiritual ruins.

Meng showed them the resources, nodded slightly, indicating that they could try refining the black water.

Looking at the pool full of black water, Xiaobai felt somewhat at a loss.

Xiaoqing ignored everything and squatted down to scoop up the black water. The moment she touched it, she felt a sharp, needle-like pain in her fingertips, which startled her so much that she immediately pulled her arm back and kept blowing on her fingers.

"Whoosh—"

Meng said, "Extracting it from the flesh is more efficient, but the black water is highly corrosive, and the pain is unbearable—"

She shook her head slightly, stopped speaking, took in a drop of black water, and circulated her spiritual energy to dissipate it.

Xiao Bai hesitated for a moment, then followed suit. At first, he was a little flustered, but he quickly got the hang of it. When he saw the potential of the tempering process, he waved his hand in the air like a treasure, his face beaming.

Unconvinced, Xiaoqing reached out again and grabbed a handful. The intense pain didn't make her let go; instead, it aroused her ferocity. Shu Dan raised her eyebrows, opened her mouth, and swallowed it whole.

next moment.

She lay down on the ground and rolled around, her little face contorted in pain, but she didn't cry out. She thrashed about, and strands of black and gray impurities seeped from her pores.

Little Bai felt the same way, her face turning pale, and she angrily scolded, "That idiot, it's not like it's edible—"

Meng glanced at the silent Xiao Qing with surprise, a hint of admiration appearing in her eyes. She then closed her eyes and, while refining the black water, tried to contact "Lady of Pleasure".

The black water was refined within three months.

It's impossible to avoid hardship.

But thinking of the pain of bearing the black water with her own body, Meng decided to postpone it and see if she could contact "Lady of Pleasure" and offer this pain as a sacrifice.

The Dragonblood Dog-Headed Man and Xiaoyu also began. They initially used their spiritual power to refine the black water, but after a short while, they lost patience and began to consume the black water.

A roar—a buzzing sound arose—

outside world.

Zhu Yu took in their expressions, nodded slightly, and left a mental observation so that if their bodies were too severely corroded by the black water, he could treat them in time.

After doing all this.

He checked the growth of the "red spider lily" and returned to his cave, immersing himself in meditation and spiritual practice.

Upon learning that the next batch would enter the "Source Sea," Hong Youfu, Qiao Heyong, and Yao Ye, seeing their meager resources, all left the "Benming Spirit Ruins" and went their separate ways.

The whale is competing with the "swastikas" and "swamp crocodiles," and has already switched from taming adult swamp crocodiles to taming juvenile swamp crocodiles.

have to say.

"Tuyuren" does have some talent in this regard.

Although they still couldn't tame the baby swamp crocodile, they at least managed to prevent it from biting them, which undoubtedly shows that it is very possible for the "trolls" to tame swamp crocodiles.

The rage that had been building up in the whale's chest subsided slightly, and it began to frequently capture swamp crocodile cubs, handing them over to some "fishmen" to feed and raise.

And most of the "graffiti artists" quickly spread.

The delicious food and vast waters delighted them, but some daring "fishmen" inadvertently became food for the "swamp crocodiles" when they came into contact with their habitat.

After some "painted fish people" died.

Only then did they realize that those driftwood were not to be trifled with. The genes flowing in their blood made them even more careful in taming the cubs of these brutal creatures, using crocodiles to control crocodiles.

The next day.

After Zhu Yu delivered the Hundred Arts Methods he had purchased and handed over the "Origin of the Spiritual Ruins," he returned to his quiet room and began to collect and analyze them one by one.

Because he has a solid foundation in "array theory".

The analysis time for the second-tier low-grade "Great Five Elements Spirit Array" and "Reverse Five Elements Spirit Array" is only seven days, while the second-tier mid-grade "Star Sea Gathering Spirit Array" requires a month.

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"Corpse refining" and "ghost raising".

He also had contact with them, and the analysis time would only be two months.

As for "shaman" and "spirit runes," there is zero experience with them, and it would take a full six months to analyze them.

In this regard.

Zhu Yu is already very satisfied.

If it were any other Foundation Establishment cultivator, it would be easy to learn a single skill, but to advance it to the second level, even with exceptional talent, it would require dedicated study for more than ten years.

If you want to earn resources through it.

There's no limit to how much time can be spent—

"call--"

Zhu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, stopped thinking about it, glanced at Xiao Qing and the others, and immersed himself in meditation and cultivation.

The sun and moon rise and fall.

A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

This day.

Zhu Yu, who was immersed in his cultivation, suddenly changed his expression, opened his eyes, and looked somewhat excited.

He closed his eyes and concentrated.

He focused his mind on his clone who was heading to the "Twelve Celestial Alliance".

"We've finally arrived—"

Zhu Yu opened his eyes and felt the force acting on his body. He did not resist and floated up with the force.

I don't know how long it has been floating.

As if penetrating some kind of barrier, my vision suddenly brightened.

Zhu Yu looked over there.

A magnificent and awe-inspiring scene immediately comes into view.

Before them stretched a vast expanse of sky and earth, where countless stars flowed like a river, with streaks of light of various shapes weaving through them like shooting stars.

You can see it when you get close.

Those weren't stars at all; they were clearly "alien spirit ruins" of varying sizes, and the shooting stars weaving through them were all sorts of boats and vehicles—some resembling buildings, some birds and beasts, and some like the metal warships he had seen in his previous life.

He had everything he had seen before and everything he hadn't seen before.

"hiss--"

Zhu Yu took a deep breath and murmured, "Is this the Twelve Heavenly Immortal Alliance—?"

He imagined that the "Twelve Celestial Alliance" would be very powerful and prosperous.

But he never expected it to be so prosperous and powerful. He only glanced at it and saw that there were probably no fewer than ten thousand "alien spirit ruins". Although most of them were small "spirit ruins", it was still quite frightening.

He wasn't the only one who was surprised.

Master Zhanlong, Master Bai Ze, Lu Changsheng, and Bai Ze were also shocked by the "Otherworldly Spirit Ruins" that were as numerous as stars, and the "Void State" that traversed within them.

"The Twelve Celestial Alliance—"

"Hahaha, I knew I'd come to the right place—"

"That would take so many resources—"

"Golden Core Realm—"

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The crowd looked excited, staring at each other intently and talking amongst themselves.

And at this time.

Several magnificent palaces and carriages approached their location.

A majestic voice rang in the ears of Zhu Yu and the others.

"Fellow Daoists of the Heavenly Dao Sect, the Twelve Heavenly Immortals Alliance has arrived. You may now depart by ferry boat."

The words fell.

A dozen or so streaks of light descended.

There was also one in front of Zhu Yu. He reached out and took it, which manifested as a warm and smooth jade slip.

Before he could investigate, the voice rang out again.

"The jade slip contains a partial map of the 'Forgotten River Domain,' which can be considered a parting gift from my 'Three Paths Spirit Ruins' to all of you fellow Daoists—"

"The River of Oblivion—"

Zhu Yu was taken aback, and then he felt a gentle force push him to a door of light. The doorway led to a huge ship that looked like a sunflower.

As he stepped forward.

A middle-aged man in black robes with a sunflower pattern painted on his chest stepped out, glanced at him, and introduced him with a suitable smile:

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The "Sun Crown Trading Company" ferry service covers countless worlds, including three super-large spirit ruins. Tickets cost only 300 "spiritual resources"—

"The Sun Crown Trading Company—Three Hundred Spirit Sources? The origin of the Spirit Ruins—"

Zhu Yu was about to ask him for information, but when he felt the increasingly surging power around him, he had to temporarily suppress his question and quickly said, "Three hundred 'Spiritual Ruins Origin'."

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The middle-aged man in black nodded.

"Luckily, I prepared in advance—"

Zhu Yu had a thought flash through his mind. Without saying a word, he took out most of his wealth and handed it to the middle-aged man in black. At the man's feigned invitation, he stepped into the portal.

On the other side...

At the entrances to the "Sunflower" boat, Lu Changsheng, Sword Maiden, Heavy Water Master, and Kui Dou Master stepped into the light gate one after another.

Zhu Yu felt a sudden brightness before her eyes. When she opened them, she found herself in a sunflower-shaped chair, with several people scattered around her.

The aura it exudes varies in intensity, but is mostly at the second level.

Look out.

He could only see a blurry, indistinct figure rapidly moving away.

"I originally thought I could still integrate into the Twelve Heavenly Immortal Alliance through the 'Three Paths Spirit Ruins'—"

Zhu Yu frowned and shook his head slightly.

As he looked around to see if he recognized anyone, a middle-aged cultivator with bronze skin nearby asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps Xun Youke? Have you just returned from the outer realms?"

Zhu Yu didn't know what he meant by "seeker seeking seclusion," so to avoid any complications, he nodded perfunctorily and looked around, but didn't see anyone he knew.

The middle-aged man's eyes lit up, seemingly very interested in his experience, and he quickly asked, "How was the harvest?"

Before he could answer, she said with envy, "I really envy you guys. You become rich as soon as you find a 'Spirit Ruins'. Unlike me, I can only work for others and can't earn much 'Spiritual Source' in a year. Not to mention, I have to put up with all sorts of nonsense. If it weren't for my wife, children and elderly mother, I would have quit long ago and become a 'Spirit Seeker' on a ship."

He kept talking.

Zhu Yu glanced at his simple clothes and suddenly felt a sense of unease. He offered a few words of agreement and then casually asked, "How much did you pay for the boat fare, fellow Daoist?"

The middle-aged man gave him a strange look and said, "The 'Corona' Crossing Ships are all a 'Spiritual Source'."

After saying that, as if remembering something, he quickly added, "This is the price for a round trip between several Spirit Ruins. If you are going to a remote place, you will need to pay an additional 'Spiritual Source' for every ten Spirit Ruins."

"It is said that the 'Corona' Ferry has a full-price ticket that allows you to ride around and disembark at a designated spot, but it costs a full three hundred 'spiritual sources'—"

"Tsk, three hundred 'spiritual sources' are worth half a year's salary for me. I don't know which idiot would sit here—"

The middle-aged man clicked his tongue in amazement, looking at anyone who sat there with an expression that said only a fool would do that.

Zhu Yu's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. It was obvious that he had been tricked by that middle-aged man in black, but considering the usefulness of this ticket, he temporarily suppressed his desire to confront him.

While asking the middle-aged man for information, he took out the map given to him by "Santu Lingxu" and probed into it with his divine sense.

The map resembles a galaxy map.

Centered on a massive star marked "Wangchuan Domain," twelve smaller stars surround it, with the remainder consisting of tens of thousands of stars of varying sizes.

He compared the information he heard from the middle-aged man.

They quickly located their position on the map.

It is located in the southwest corner of the "Forgotten River Domain".

Upon learning the location, Zhu Yu frowned deeply.

The practical problem facing him is...

Where to go next?

He definitely wanted to see the core area of ​​the Wangchuan Domain, one of the "Twelve Celestial Alliances".

But the problem is that the "Sun Corona" cross-region boat can't go there at all, even the twelve profound level "worlds" and the thirty-six yellow level "worlds" that are the next best.

"It seems there's only that one massive spirit ruin—"

Zhu Yu thought for a moment, then beckoned to a passing servant and, without further ado, transmitted his voice, "Go ask your supervisor if unanimous votes can be refunded."

"Yes, please wait a moment, sir."

The servant was taken aback, then respectfully withdrew.

Not long after.

The servant hurried over, bowed respectfully, and said apologetically, "The steward said that since this is your first time riding the 'Corona' Ferry, your ticket is definitely non-refundable, but we can exchange it for a 'Corona' Ferry card."

"This card contains 300 'Spiritual Sources'. You can use this card to board the 'Corona' Ferry, and the cost will be deducted from the card's balance."

After speaking, he handed over the jade pendant engraved with a sunflower.

"They certainly know how to do business—"

Zhu Yu took the card, examined it for a moment, then turned to the middle-aged man with a surprised look in his eyes, smiled, and asked, "What is your surname, fellow Daoist?"