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

The voice just fell.

Xiang Sui's expression shifted slightly. He took out a one-way communication talisman from his sleeve. As it burned and turned to ashes, as if he had learned some news, his pupils suddenly contracted for a moment, and the veins on his arm bulged.

Zhu Yu didn't notice the subtle change in his expression, shook her head slightly, and replied, "No."

If it weren't for the fact that cultivating Little Jade, Little Black, and the Fierce Tiger Corpse Seeds required the use of Starry Sky Wood branches and leaves, he wouldn't want to come into contact with the Divine Radiance that could turn people into idiots.

"That's good."

Xiang Sui forced a smile, nodded, then said through gritted teeth, "That idiot who 'learned' something wasn't wrong, but there are some things he doesn't know."

Before the two could ask, he said:

"Starry Sky Wood and Divine Splendor are, to be precise, derived from the bloodline power of a minor Spirit Ruins Lord."

"That kind of being has long existed with the Spirit Ruins. As long as the Spirit Ruins are destroyed, its body will not die. That is why it was sealed in the Spirit Ruins by the Yinming True Man."

At this point, he gave Zhu Yu a deep look, as if to remind him:

"Over the years, there have been cultivators who refined divine essence, but they either became idiots or became avatars of that being, suppressed and killed by the Demon-Slaying Guards!"

After speaking, Xiang hesitated for a moment, then took out two blank jade slips from his sleeve, pressed them to his forehead for a few breaths, and then tossed them in front of Zhu Yu and Liang Kuan.

"This contains some information about the Spirit Ruins and the outer realms. After reading it, you two junior brothers must remember not to pass it on to others."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Zhu Yu and Liang Kuan's eyes lit up, they bowed and thanked him, and accepted the jade slip.

"fine."

Xiang Sui sighed inwardly and waved his hand dismissively. This information wasn't particularly important, but it was too shocking to be shared.

"I still have one batch of pills to refine, so I'll head back now."

"Um?"

Zhu Yu was taken aback. Normally, Xiang Sui would ask him some questions about basic visualization diagrams before leaving. Why was he in such a hurry today?

But without thinking much about it, he and Liang Kuan escorted him downstairs.

Arrived from the street.

Xiang Sui glanced at the road not far ahead, a hint of embarrassment and annoyance flashing in his eyes. He took a deep breath, turned around, and bowed deeply to Zhu Yu and the other person standing at the door, saying bitterly:

"This batch of pills will probably take me over a month to refine. You guys... can organize two more days of intensive training and then call it a day..."

"what?"

Zhu Yu and Liang Kuan both looked astonished.

Why would they suddenly abandon the large lecture series because of alchemy? That's impossible…

Coming to his senses, Liang Kuan remembered receiving a telepathic message from Xiang Sui earlier and quickly asked, "What happened?"

Zhu Yu also looked over.

Xiang Sui's expression was complicated as he nodded and said, "A message from one of my cousins ​​said that the current president of the academy will be returning from the Qingping Spirit Ruins battlefield soon." Seeing the two's puzzled looks, he smiled wryly and said, "His name is Lian Sheng. He established his Dao foundation more than ten years ago. The trip to the Qingping Spirit Ruins allowed him to accumulate enough Spirit Ruins Origin..."

Seeing that the two were still puzzled, he sighed:

"In other words, Lian Sheng is about to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and this breakthrough requires a lot of auxiliary resources. 'Learning' is his tool for gathering these resources."

"At that time, all the teaching organizations in the Yinming Cave will face an attack from a cultivator who has just stepped into the Foundation Establishment stage..."

"And even my family wouldn't want to antagonize a cultivator who might be at the Foundation Establishment stage."

"This...let's adjourn the large class..."

Xiang Sui bowed apologetically to Zhu Yu and his brother, saying, "If you two junior brothers need any elixirs in the future, you can come to the Pill Pavilion to find me."

After saying that, he simply turned and left.

"This…"

Zhu Yu and Liang Kuan looked at each other, not quite understanding what "the origin of the Spirit Ruins" and "about to establish a foundation" meant, but they clearly heard the last sentence.

The large course, which had only been running for a little over ten days, is gone...

A few moments of silence followed.

Zhu Yu's expression was unpredictable,

If he can't teach, where will he earn spirit stones to buy magical artifacts? Is he counting on those three acres of worthless corpse taro?

"Lian Sheng..."

"grass!"

Liang Kuan, standing to the side, cursed angrily. Perhaps due to the influence of the refined magic seed, his face showed an unusual color, and surging black energy appeared on his oily face, making him look extremely terrifying.

"You sons of bitches... I'll tear you apart alive sooner or later..."

Suddenly.

A teasing voice rang in their ears.

"Who did you say was torn apart alive?"

Liang Kuan didn't even see anyone. He only felt a pain in his chest, accompanied by a series of fine cracking sounds as his body flew backward and slammed hard against the wall not far away.

puff…

Liang Kuan's chest caved inward, and he spat out a mouthful of oily black blood. His body was stuck to the wall like a painting, unable to move.

The newcomer revealed his figure.

He was a burly man with a wild beard and hair, nearly ten feet tall, and covered in dense black markings. He sized up Liang Kuan's exposed skin and the ink-like black blood he was spitting out, and sneered:

"I wondered what was so tough it was, but it turns out to be that mid-grade body-refining technique called 'Corpse Refining' that self-immolates when exposed to fire..."

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers lightly, and a small green flame appeared. He walked up to Liang Kuan and patted him on the shoulder.

The moment of contact.

Like a spark falling into dry grass, it ignites into a towering flame.

"what!"

The intense pain contorted Liang Kuan's face, and he let out a series of agonizing screams as he twisted and turned, trying to break free, but his body seemed glued to the wall, unable to escape.

As the flames burned, drops of black oil seeped from his face and exposed skin, sliding to the ground with a hissing sound, leaving mottled marks on the floor.

"Oh…"

The burly man chuckled, then suddenly turned to look at Zhu Yu, grinning to reveal a set of gleaming white teeth. He took a step forward and appeared before Zhu Yu as if by teleportation, raising his arm and pressing down.

"Remember, I am the learned savage elephant!"

Zhu Yu felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, followed by a crushing pressure as heavy as a mountain crashing down upon him. He was unable to move, and a mournful cry of unbearable weight echoed through his bones.

Just then.

"stop!"

A furious shout came from the side, and the next moment, a ball of blazing white flame hurled towards the burly man, Mang Xiang.

Knowing the power of the flames, the raging elephant dared not confront them head-on. It leaped aside and, seeing Xiang Sui running towards it from the crossroads, growled:

"Xiang Sui, don't think I won't touch you just because you're from a Foundation Establishment cultivator clan!"

"Touch me? You think you can?"

Xiang Sui glanced at him disdainfully, raised his hand to summon back the spiritual fire, patted Zhu Yu's shoulder, and transmitted his thoughts telepathically:

"Junior brother, hurry back to the Underworld. Once you enter the Underworld, he won't dare to act like this."

"What about Senior Brother Liang..."

"I'm here."

Xiang Sui waved his hand to urge him to leave, then stepped to the front of the wooden house. Looking at Liang Kuan, who was being burned by green flames, his expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly reached out and pressed his hand on Liang Kuan's body.

"receive!"

Instantly, the blazing green flames disappeared into his palm like water, vanishing in just a few breaths.

Seeing this, Zhu Yu felt relieved, knowing that staying here would only be a burden. He glanced deeply at Mang Xiang, then silently led Xiao Hei away quickly.

The burly man beside him glanced at him, shifted his feet, but then, as if remembering something, snorted coldly, turned his gaze to Xiang Sui, and grinned:

"Master Xiang, do you want to become our enemy?"

……

We left the market.

Zhu Yu urged the little black horse to return to the Underworld without stopping. Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, the air in front of him distorted, and a familiar figure appeared.

"How about we make a deal?"