Starting with Taoist priests from Maoshan to cultivate immortality

"Sanmao True Lord, the earth's veins connect! Escape!"

Runes flowed in Jiang Yu's hands as he lightly made hand gestures.

Its body sank and disappeared into the soil.

A hazy, earthy landscape stretched before him. Jiang Yu moved in the same direction as before and reached out to grab the Thunder Pestle.

After the target sank to the ground, the wolf puppets began digging and shoveling.

They quickly dug a large pit two meters deep.

Jiang Yu said dismissively:

"After all, it's just a puppet; it doesn't have a brain at all."

He found a safe spot and returned to the ground.

His gaze was focused as he channeled spiritual energy into the Thunder Pestle.

call out!

A dark, thundercloud drifted into the pit, and a burst of intense lightning erupted instantly, sending dirt flying everywhere.

All ten wolf puppets were paralyzed by the chain lightning and unable to move.

"You do have some skill." A chilling voice echoed from within the mist.

"However, what do you think now?"

Blood Explosion!

As the sound from within the mist subsided, the wolf puppet's fur bristled, and its eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty red light.

Their muscles bulged, and their cultivation level rose another level.

Struggling, I stepped lightly out of the thundercloud storm.

Ten bloodthirsty wolf puppets surrounded Jiang Yu, and the stench filled his nostrils.

Xue Laowu said in a sinister voice:

"I have already investigated your information."

All you're relying on is this magical artifact.

"Such a good thing, you can't possibly hold onto it. It'll be mine once you're dead."

The wolf puppets, their claws and fangs gleaming with a cold light, attacked Jiang Yu's vital points from all directions.

"At this distance and in such numbers, even the Vajra Talisman cannot withstand it."

Jiang Yu quickly made a judgment in his mind and pointed to his sword:

"Mysterious Talisman True Body - All Talismans Return to One!"

The Taoist robe moved on its own even without wind.

Hundreds of talismans swarmed out of the storage bag like a bee.

The Vajra Talisman, Exploding Flame Talisman, and Mystic Magnetic Talisman shimmered with spiritual light, rapidly circling around his body.

"burst!"

With a shout, golden light, lightning, explosive flames, and profound magnetism erupted, and dazzling energy burst forth from Jiang Yu's center, blasting the ten wolf puppets to smithereens, leaving not even a trace behind.

The land within a ten-meter radius turned into scorched earth, emitting a foul odor.

"Is this the power of the Profound Talisman True Body? A single strike is no less powerful than a ninth-level Qi Refining expert." Jiang Yu's eyes flickered, a pang of pain in his heart.

"It's just too expensive. A hundred talismans and a thousand spirit stones are gone just like that."

He had already consumed most of his spiritual energy.

A surprised voice came from within the fog:

"What a terrifying move! No wonder my sixth brother and Granny Tree both fell to you."

He secretly rejoiced that he was right not to act rashly.

First, use magical artifacts to set a trap, then rely on the puppet to force it to use all its means.

His triumphant voice came from the mist:

"Your spiritual energy is now completely used up, and you can no longer turn things around."

It's a pity about these ten wolf puppets that I've raised with decades of effort.

I have killed countless enemies, yet I have fallen at your hands.

I should have tormented you properly, but things could have gotten complicated. Die!

Xue Laowu's body transformed into a blood-red ghostly shadow, and a one-meter-long sharp claw stabbed straight towards Jiang Yu's throat.

When they were less than a meter apart, he saw a small golden gong appear in Jiang Yu's hand.

Jiang Yu held a gong in his left hand and a mallet in his right, smiling slightly.

"Who told you I only have one trump card?"

when!

As he struck the door, a deafening roar echoed throughout the heavens and earth.

A golden ripple spread out, and the Painted Skin Demon froze on the spot, falling straight down from mid-air.

His face was filled with fear:

"What's going on? What kind of sorcery did you use?"

The skin on his face peeled off in pieces, like wax.

The skin was steaming hot.

My soul trembled violently, and my brain felt as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer, the pain so intense it felt like it was about to explode.

The lingering tremor of the gong, like needles, pierced his entire body, causing him to writhe on the ground in agony.

Jiang Yu praised:

"As expected of a magical artifact specifically designed to counter the Painted Skin Ghost, it rendered this evil spirit completely powerless with a single strike."

call!

Three ghostly blue foxfires appeared and swirled around Xue Laowu.

Jiang Yu turned her head and saw that it was Ying Ning who had found her by her sense of smell.

She furrowed her brows and pointed with her delicate hand:

"That jerk restrained me with something just now, I don't like it."

Jiang Yu said calmly:

"In that case, I will perform the ritual to help him pass on to the afterlife!"

A thick arc of electricity appeared in his palm and struck straight into Xue Laowu's head.

boom!

With a jolt, Xue Laowu died, bleeding from all seven orifices.

Another red mark of revenge appeared on Jiang Yu's chest.

Jiang Yu said self-deprecatingly:

"It seems I'm completely at odds with this family of Painted Skin Ghosts."

They all proactively came to me to share their experience.

As soon as Xue Laowu died, the fog dissipated.

Jiang Yu searched the corpse and found a storage bag.

This Xue Laowu is treacherous and carries several magical artifacts with him.

This will allow him to recover some health.

……

Back at Qingfeng Temple, the bright moonlight shone down, illuminating the eaves and casting a silvery glow.

As usual, Jiang Yu returned to the main hall and burned incense and prayed before the portrait of the patriarch.

So much has happened in the past two days; looking back, it all seems like a dream.

Yingning blinked her big eyes, looking around the room with a smile on her face:

"Ayu, is this where you live?"

Jiang Yu nodded and pointed:

"Alright, you can stay in the west wing room from now on."

Before returning to Qingfeng Temple, Jiang Yu purchased many daily necessities for Ying Ning.

Yingning pouted:

"No, I want to share a room with you."

Jiang Yu shook his head:

"no."

Yingning is naive and doesn't understand the difference between men and women, so she needs to be taught some daily etiquette.

Although Yingning was unwilling, she reluctantly agreed under Jiang Yu's firm attitude.

She pouted and fiddled with a Taoist statue on the corner of the table.

Jiang Yu asked:

"Yingning, how did you get captured by the tree demon?"

"Having been away for so long, are your family worried?"

I've been busy adjusting these past two days, and this was the first time I had a heart-to-heart talk with her.

Yingning recalled:

"I had only run away from home a short time when I ran into that bad guy."

She captured me, saying she wanted to rip out my heart and liver to eat for her master.

Jiang Yu had indeed heard the tree demon say that Ying Ning possessed a seven-aperture exquisite body.

"Wait a minute," he said, noticing:

"Did you sneak out? Why?"

Yingning frowned slightly, then smiled at Jiang Yu:

"Hehe, I don't want to talk about it."

Jiang Yu shook his head and said:

"Never mind then, you can bring it up later when you want to."

"Ayu, let's go plant some flowers."

Yingning suddenly grabbed Jiang Yu's hand and said.

Jiang Yu remembered that there was a bare patch of land outside the courtyard, which would be perfect for planting flowers.

The two then planted all the spiritual plants and seeds they had bought.

Yingning took great care of these flowers and plants, rolling up her sleeves, going barefoot, and loosening the soil and watering them in the mud.

Seeing her serious expression, Jiang Yu couldn't help but tease her:

"Don't water it too much, or you'll damage the spiritual plant."

"Oh no!" Yingning's face turned red with embarrassment, and she quickly used her spiritual energy to evaporate the excess moisture.

She wiped the water droplets from her hair, skipped over to Jiang Yu, and stretched out her smooth little hand:

"Ayu, give me spirit stones."

They said, "You need this to grow well."

Jiang Yu smiled:

"Could it be that you can understand the language of flowers?"

"It's true!" Yingning said angrily.

A smile appeared on Jiang Yu's lips as he took out one hundred spirit stones and handed them to her.

Yingning took the spirit stone and happily hugged Jiang Yu: "Ayu is the best!"

Then, he excitedly buried the spirit stone in the soil and went off to play among the flowers.

Jiang Yu returned to his room and sorted through the spoils he had acquired that day.

In addition to five hundred spirit stones, the fifth brother of the Painted Skin Ghost also had two magical artifacts in his storage bag.

The first item is a dark blue banner called the "Mist Concealment Banner," which can condense mist into an array to disrupt the enemy's spiritual power.

The second item is a red mask with dark patterns, as thin as a cicada's wing, called the "Thousand Illusions Mask," a superior magical artifact that can change one's appearance and conceal one's aura when worn.

"Not bad, I've broken even," Jiang Yu thought to himself. "Just one of the Thousand Illusion Masks is worth eight hundred spirit stones."

Compared to ordinary magical artifacts used to disguise one's identity, the Painted Skin Ghost's artifact is far more effective.

They must have refined it themselves; that's certainly "their specialty."

He then took out the small blue box that Kong Zhenhai had given him.

Inside was a jade talisman about half the size of a palm, with strange ancient characters engraved on it.

Jiang Yu didn't know what it was for, so he had to put it away for the time being.

After sorting through his spoils, Jiang Yu sat down and began his cultivation.

Today he is preparing to master the Burning Wind and Departing Fire Spell.

Jiang Yu thought to himself:

"We still lack methods of large-scale destruction."

If I learn the Fire Separation Spell today, I can save a lot of spirit stones.

Although the power of the Myriad Talismans Returning to One is astonishing, its consumption is too great, costing a thousand spirit stones for each move.

With his current wealth, he can only afford to release the drug three times.

Jiang Yu sighed:

"That's just throwing spirit stones at people; I'm not that rich yet."

"The palace opens its aperture, Bing and Ding connect with the profound. The burning wind transforms into qi, and a single thought ignites a prairie fire."

Jiang Yu recited the incantation and circulated his inner fire to his palms according to the Taoist manual.

After cultivating for two hours, Jiang Yu's palms turned completely red.

"disease!"

With a gentle wave of his hand, a flame the size of a palm shot out.

Suddenly, the flames on his palm were pushed back into his meridians.

Jiang Yu exhaled a plume of black smoke from his nostrils.

He quickly circulated his spiritual energy to control it.

Jiang Yu exhaled a breath of stale air:

"Special Taoist techniques are indeed dangerous; a slight mistake can cause one's inner fire to reverse."

Fortunately, I've already figured out how it works, and all I need to do now is practice diligently.

Only through hard work can you achieve breakthroughs!

Jiang Yu sensed something and immediately called out:

"Heavenly Mandate Treasure Talisman, add points."

However, nothing happened.

Jiang Yu thought:

"21 points of Dao power are not enough to allow the Burning Wind and Departing Fire Spell to break through to the minor completion stage; it's still 10 points short."

He felt regretful and could only make plans after finishing his task tomorrow.

He then took out the materials for making talismans and began to work on them.

Making your own talismans can reduce the amount of spirit stones consumed by one-third.

……

The next day, the first quarter of the chen hour begins.

The Heavenly Mandate Treasure Talisman appeared before Jiang Yu, and lines of small characters emerged:

"Dangerous Mission [Catch Demons and Exterminate Evil]: Slay the Crimson Gold Serpent on the outskirts of Tianmen Mountain."

"Intermediate Quest [Worldly Affairs]: Team up with other rogue cultivators to obtain Crimson Gold Grass."

"Daily Task [Do a Good Deed Every Day]: Help the Ren family mother and son in Tianmen Town."

Jiang Yu's eyes lit up:

"As expected, the mission refreshed at Tianmen Mountain."

Over the past few days, Jiang Yu has figured out the pattern, which is closely related to his future development.

This can also be considered a cause and effect.

Jiang Yu put away the fifty completed talismans.

After awakening his Xuanfu True Body, his talisman-making ability greatly improved, and his speed was more than three times faster than before.

He could draw such low-grade talismans with his eyes closed.

If Kuai Tong of Xuanfuzhai saw this, he would be utterly astonished.

Jiang Yu alone is equivalent to ten skilled first-level talisman makers.

After a busy night, Yingning curled up and fell asleep in the flowerbed.

Overnight, the spiritual plant sprouted tender green shoots.

Jiang Yu bent down and gently stroked it:

"The shopkeeper who sold the spiritual plants didn't lie to me. The spiritual energy is sufficient, and the spiritual plants will bloom within three days."

Yingning woke up, rubbed her eyes, and looked at the tender green buds with a smile on her face.

Jiang Yu said:

"I'm going away for a few days, do you want to come with me?"

Yingning looked at Jiang Yu, then at the tender sprouts on the ground, and was caught in a dilemma.

Jiang Yu stopped making things difficult for her and said:

"You stay here and watch the house. I'll be back in a few days."

Jiang Yu had just stepped out of the gate when he heard Ying Ning calling out:

"Ayu!"

Jiang Yu felt a surge of emotion; it seemed Ying Ning still couldn't bear to part with him.

Jiang Yu was moved and turned around to reply:

"Um?"

Yingning stretched out both hands and said:

"Leave some spirit stones behind."

"for you!"

Jiang Yu angrily threw down one hundred spirit stones, his face dark, and left Qingfeng Temple without looking back.

Yingning looked at him strangely, then turned her attention back to the spiritual plants.

……

Tianmen Town, east of the city.

Tianmen Mountain was originally a small town, but due to the appearance of the secret realm, many unfamiliar faces have appeared.

The flow of people coming and going formed a small-scale cultivation market.

Jiang Yu wore the Thousand Illusions Mask, transforming into an ordinary-looking face, and walked among the crowd.

The cultivators here are a mixed bag, and they are all disguised.

Compared to other markets in Guobei County, this place sells more local specialties from Tianmen Mountain.

Among them, the most popular is Ling Shan.

Over the course of a few steps, at least dozens of small stalls have been set up.

Before the Tianmen Mountain Secret Realm even opened, they had already made a fortune.

Jiang Yu searched through the crowd and finally spotted a dark-skinned woman who was flipping a wok over a high flame.

Beside her was a boy of about twelve or thirteen years old who was helping to attract customers.

This is the goal of his "Do a Good Deed Every Day" mission.

Next to the sister-in-law stood a sign with a job posting: Three spirit stones a day.

The number of visitors to the market has increased significantly in the past few days, leading to a shortage of manpower.

However, this price is not competitive compared to the prices offered by other food stalls.

Jiang Yu stepped forward, took down the sign, and said:

"Sister-in-law, are you still hiring?"

While busy with her work, Sister-in-law Ren glanced at Jiang Yu:

"Young man, I'm very busy here."

The pay isn't high; if you can't handle it, you should go somewhere else.

Jiang Yu cupped his hands and said, "I can try it first."

Sister-in-law Ren still looked somewhat unwilling, but her son suddenly started coughing violently.

"Ah Xu!"

The eldest sister-in-law of the Ren family abandoned the unfinished meal to attend to her son.

Ah Xu's face was deathly pale. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and forced a smile:

"Mother, I'm alright."

Sister-in-law Ren was filled with worry: Ah Yu's strange illness was getting worse and worse, and it couldn't be delayed any longer.

To spare her son further hardship, Sister-in-law Ren agreed to Jiang Yu's request:

"Young man, why don't you stay here and help out?"

"I don't know how to address you?"

Jiang Yu raised his hand and said:

"My name is Li Feiyu."