Immortal Demonic Path

Chapter 69 The Dragon Lord Wants to Sit Down and Discuss the Dao with You

Multicolored light spread, illuminating the earth.

The eerie blood tree swayed its branches, and on its trunk, array veins intertwined, with the power of the five elements fluctuating.

Multicolored light formed a barrier, enveloping the trees.

Identical trees appeared all around, making the surroundings look like a mirror.

A mirage!

After an unknown amount of time, the trees stopped absorbing the power of heaven and earth, and their branches rapidly withered.

It transformed into human form, its aura concealed, revealing nothing.

Late foundation building!

"I really have to thank Liu Wuyou. Without her, I really wouldn't have been able to comprehend the Five Elements Dao in such a short time."

Moreover, with my current level of cultivation, achieving the Golden Core stage is only a matter of time.

Li Changsheng sighed softly. Compared to him, Liu Wuyou was a more qualified tree spirit: "The Five Elements Formation has been imprinted. Combined with the Illusion Formation, it can transform into the Five Elements Illusion Formation."

"By mobilizing the power of the five elements to strengthen my defenses, and combining it with the Stone Finger Rune, within the Foundation Establishment Realm, no one should be able to harm me."

As for the Golden Elixir?

He decided against it; it was a vast difference in cultivation level, and he wouldn't even consider confronting a Golden Core cultivator.

If that were possible, I would definitely run as far away as possible.

  

"I wonder how much time has passed. I should go out and take a look." Li Changsheng emerged from underground and returned to the courtyard.

The courtyard was empty, and the rooms, though long uninhabited, were spotless.

Li Changsheng returned to his room and sorted out the gains from this seclusion.

By comprehending the Five Elements and imprinting the Five Elements Formation, his Longevity Dao Scripture became even more complete.

Visualize your own world as becoming more solid and powerful.

The Spirit Transformation Technique has also been enhanced. By refining the essence of flesh and blood of the same level, a monster can be decomposed by the power of the five elements in an instant, thus strengthening itself.

Taking oneself as the world, with the five elements as the foundation, and then refining elixirs and the essence of flesh and blood, it is equivalent to refining nutrients in a small world.

His illusion arrays and sword control techniques also improved dramatically.

The Five Elements Illusion Array and the Five Elements Sword Array are easily mastered.

They just haven't grasped the extent to which the Five Elements evolve into all things.

To evolve all things, one would probably need to reach a level of great power, but the exact level is unimaginable.

Half a day passed before Li Changsheng finally looked around the room.

"Spotless, it must have been cleaned. Could this house have been rented out?"

Li Changsheng pondered, "If that's the case, then we'll have to find a new place to stay. I wonder if Senior Brother Nie Qiu has entered the Qingyun Sect yet."

As they were talking, Li Changsheng left the room, preparing to move to a different residence.

squeak

The gate to the mansion was pushed open, and a young, gentle woman walked in. Upon seeing Li Changsheng, she paused slightly, "Who are you?"

"My name is Li Changsheng. I was once a tenant here and have been in seclusion ever since. I have only just returned. Is it you who rented this residence, fellow Daoist?"

Li Changsheng bowed in greeting.

"Is it Junior Brother Changsheng?"

The young woman's face lit up with joy, and she curtsied, saying, "I am Zhang Luoyu, wife of Nie Qiu, and I have been waiting for my junior brother to return."

"So it's my sister-in-law."

Li Changsheng quickly bowed and said, "Sister-in-law, have you been waiting for me? I wonder if you, senior brother, have joined the Qingyun Sect yet?"

"Thanks to my junior brother's instruction, my husband has entered the Qingyun Sect and has also found many cultivation methods for my junior brother, but I haven't seen him for a long time."

Zhang Luoyu asked, "Where have you been these past five years, Junior Brother? Why haven't we heard from you?"

"Five years?" Li Changsheng was taken aback and said, "I went into seclusion and lost track of time, which made my sister-in-law and senior brother worry."

Li Changsheng quickly invited Zhang Luoyu inside. He hadn't expected that this seclusion would last for five years. It really was true that time flies when one is cultivating.

"Please let me know in advance next time you go into seclusion, my husband is very worried."

As Zhang Luoyu spoke, she took out a storage bag from her waist and handed it to Li Changsheng: "This is a cultivation method that my husband collected for our junior brother."

"Thank you, sister-in-law, and thank you, senior brother." Li Changsheng thanked him again, "I wonder how you are doing at the Qingyun Sect these days?"

"My husband has been taught a technique by his junior brother and is doing very well in the Qingyun Sect. The sect values ​​him highly, and he has now been promoted to inner sect steward."

Zhang Luoyu smiled and said, "I have already reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and I have a chance to reach the Golden Core stage in this lifetime."

"With my senior brother's advancement to the inner sect, life will be much easier for my sister-in-law and senior brother," Li Changsheng said with a smile.

"It's all thanks to Junior Brother," Zhang Luoyu said. "By the way, Junior Brother must keep himself well hidden and not reveal his identity as a disciple of Lingxu Cave Heaven."

"Hmm? What happened again?" Li Changsheng frowned.

"Alas, the Blood Lotus Demonic Cult has secretly infiltrated Tianshui City."

Zhang Luoyu sighed and said, "Since two years ago, the Blood Lotus Demonic Sect secretly broke in and killed many of the remaining disciples of Lingxu Cave Heaven and Shuiyue Cave Heaven."

"How dare the Blood Lotus Demonic Sect be so audacious as to enter Tianshui City and commit atrocities?" Li Changsheng's expression changed.

"They are only Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining disciples; Golden Core cultivators dare not venture in."

Zhang Luoyu said, "Those who were discovered have all been killed, but many are still hiding in secret. They can't be killed all of them, and..."

"And what?"

"The Moon-Gazing Demon King has issued a bounty: every disciple of the Spirit Void Cave Heaven can exchange for ten bottles of pills of the same rank."

Zhang Luoyu said in a deep voice.

"This moon-gazing scene is truly magnificent," Li Changsheng said with a somber expression.

Unexpectedly, after so long, the other side still hasn't given up. They really want to wipe out both sects!

After chatting for a while longer, Zhang Luoyu got up and left.

Li Changsheng escorted him out of the mansion, then wandered around the city. When night fell, he escaped underground.

Upon arriving at Liu Wuyou's mountain, they encountered a little demon and learned that the demons had moved to another mountain.

They burrowed underground and went there; Erbai was leading a patrol of little demons.

"Erbai," Li Changsheng called out softly.

Erbai hurriedly came forward and invited him up the mountain, whispering, "Second Uncle, why haven't you come for five years?"

"I've gone into seclusion to cultivate," Li Changsheng said calmly. "How are you all?"

"We're doing well. Grandma Liu is now a powerful general under the Moon Gazing Demon King." Erbai said with his head held high, "The little demons around here are all terrified at the mere mention of Grandma Liu's name."

Li Changsheng didn't say much and went to his lodging on the mountain.

There were still two wooden houses. Huang Pao and Liu Shu were outside, discussing how to eliminate a leopard spirit at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.

"Second Master?" The man in the yellow robe was overjoyed and hurriedly came forward to greet him.

The man in the yellow robe is now almost as tall as an adult, with a strong and powerful physique, and his cultivation has reached the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Liu Wuyou's cultivation level surprised him; it was the late stage of Foundation Establishment!

However, thinking about the Spirit Transformation Technique, he felt relieved. In the past five years, Liu Wuyou had absorbed countless humans and demons.

"Chang Sheng, you've finally arrived," Liu Wuyou said joyfully.

"I just came out of seclusion," Li Changsheng said. "It seems you've had a good five years. I heard in the city that the Blood Lotus Demonic Cult entered and killed two sect disciples, and the Moon Gazing Demon King also issued a bounty?"

"Yes, they also made us kill monsters and collect their corpses," Liu Wuyou said.

"Slaughtering demons?" Li Changsheng frowned. "Wangyue wants to expand its territory again? Doesn't the Northern Dragon Lord care?"

"The Northern Heavenly Dragon Lord doesn't concern himself with such matters," Liu Wuyou said, pausing before adding, "Do you need us to investigate the cause?"

"This is too dangerous," Li Changsheng shook his head and said, "We can't handle them. Let's just focus on our cultivation."

"Second Master, the Northern Dragon Lord wishes to pay you a visit," the man in the yellow robe said in a low voice.

Li Changsheng was taken aback: "Why is the Northern Heavenly Dragon Lord visiting me?"

"After reading your guide to monster survival, the Dragon Lord was shocked and concluded that you are an old monster who has been living among humans."

The man in the yellow robe said, "The Dragon Lord wishes to learn from you and discuss the Dao with you."

Li Changsheng: "..."

A survival guide for monsters—even the Dragon Lord would like it?

I shouldn't have written this book!

Li Changsheng looked at him seriously: "You won't reveal my identity, will you?"

"Don't worry, Second Master, how could we dare?" the man in the yellow robe hurriedly replied. "We're too busy keeping it a secret to avoid the Dragon Lord's wrath if he finds out you're human."

Li Changsheng thought about it and agreed. If it were written by a human, the Dragon Lord would suspect the purpose of this monster survival guide.

After all, reading the survival guide made the monsters more cunning and adept at begging for mercy.

But humans became even more determined to kill demons, and some didn't fall for the tricks at all and went straight for the kill.

It's a trade-off, with both advantages and disadvantages.

Li Changsheng asked, "How well have you comprehended Wuyou's Five Elements Method?"

"There has been some progress, but we've spent most of our time fighting."

Liu Wuyou said, "I collected monsters and spiritual objects related to the Five Elements to improve myself, and I also left a copy for you."

After saying that, he opened the storage bag and handed it to Li Changsheng.

Li Changsheng glanced at it, his face showing surprise: "A top-grade Foundation Establishment material?"

In the Foundation Establishment stage, materials and magical artifacts are categorized into four qualities: superior, middle, inferior, and top-tier. The superior quality is used in the later stages of Foundation Establishment.

The wood attribute is a piece of wood, while the earth and fire attributes are a piece of ore.

The water-attribute item is a blue crystal, while the metal-attribute item is a short sword.

"I'd like to discuss the principles of the Five Elements with you," Liu Wuyou said.

Li Changsheng nodded and said, "Let's go to your room and discuss this."

The two entered the house, and Li Changsheng displayed his Five Elements power, constructing a Five Elements Array.

The illusion array was not revealed, nor was the Five Elements Barrier activated. Even a human, or rather a demon, has some selfish desires.

However, he still showed Liu Wuyou a trick of the Five Elements Sword Formation.

The five elements revolve endlessly, and the sword energy seems inexhaustible.

Although Liu Wuyou had also comprehended the power of the Five Elements, it was far inferior to his.

She quickly focused her mind and tried to comprehend Li Changsheng's Five Elements power.

Li Changsheng also passed on his insights from the past five years of cultivation to Liu Wuyou.

Although some aspects were concealed, they were merely concealed defensive measures.

Whether Liu Wuyou can ultimately learn anything from him depends on Liu Wuyou's own comprehension.

One teaches, the other learns diligently.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed before Liu Wuyou finally awoke from the power of the Five Elements.

A faint aura of the Five Elements emanated from her: "Thank you, Changsheng. I am confident that I have completed the first step in perfecting my cultivation method."

"Congratulations! I'd also like to see what the laws of the world look like," Li Changsheng said.

"I definitely won't let you down. I'll teach you then," Liu Wuyou said confidently.

Li Changsheng smiled, got up and left. The yellow-robed man prepared two late-stage Foundation Establishment demon corpses for him to take with him.

He naturally didn't stand on ceremony and fled with the goods.

Back at his residence in Tianshui City, Li Changsheng once again went into seclusion to cultivate.

First, refine the two monster corpses, turning their blood and flesh essence into pure nutrients to nourish the whole body.

Then come the Five Elements materials, the pure power of the Five Elements, which are integrated into the body to temper the entire Tree of Immortality.

His true form is now 1.5 feet long.

Beneath the multicolored light was an eerie, blood-red hue.

Li Changsheng quickly refined the five elements materials to strengthen the five elements power within his body.

His physique is improving, and his cultivation level is also increasing rapidly.

Three days passed, and he refined all the power of the five elements, making the power of the five elements within his body even more concentrated.

"This material has saved me more than half a year of cultivation."

Li Changsheng felt the abundant Dao Yuan within his body and the enhanced physique, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

If I had another dozen or so, I should be able to break through to the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Unfortunately, it must have been difficult for Liu Wuyou to collect this kind of material.

He also tested the Five Elements Sword Formation, the Five Elements Illusion Formation, and the Five Elements Defense, all of which were significantly enhanced.

He left the mansion and went outside to take a look. He was so poor that he didn't have a single pill. He had to go to the shop to refine pills to earn a little money.

It's still the same old shop; five years have passed, but I haven't forgotten it.

"Hey, I haven't seen you in years. I thought you were gone." Alchemist Liu Quan greeted him when he saw him.

Li Changsheng said with a displeased look, "You scoundrel, you can't say anything nice. Are you cursing me to die?"

"Chang Sheng, don't be angry. It's all because of the Blood Lotus Demonic Cult's recent troubles."

Wu Feng quickly spoke up: "Three more Foundation Establishment cultivators died last night, and their bodies have all been taken away."

"Three more Foundation Establishment cultivators have died?" Li Changsheng frowned. "This Blood Lotus Demonic Sect is truly lawless."

"Who can argue with that?" Liu Quan sighed. "I thought Tianshui City was safe, but I didn't expect the Blood Lotus Demonic Sect to be so audacious, completely disregarding the lives of their disciples."

"However, the Blood Lotus Demonic Cult won't be able to run rampant for long."

"Oh? What do you mean? Is the city lord going to make a move?" Li Changsheng asked.

"The city lord has already made his move, but there are too many demons in the Blood Lotus Demon Cult, and he can't kill them all."

Wu Feng's expression turned serious as he said this: "In the Great Qian Kingdom, the Grand Preceptor has invited a highly skilled person."

"Imperial Advisor?" Li Changsheng was taken aback; it was the first time he had ever heard of the title "Imperial Advisor."

To be able to serve as the Grand Preceptor of the Great Qian Kingdom, one must be a very capable person.

"Yes, the Imperial Preceptor Xuanjizi is a highly respected figure in the Xuanmen sect. The expert he invited is said to be extremely powerful as well."

Wu Feng said, "With that Xuanmen master's help, the Blood Lotus Demon Sect will definitely not be able to cause any trouble."

"When will this expert arrive?" Li Changsheng asked.

I'd better stay in the courtyard and not let this expert bump into me and kill the demon on the spot, or I'll be finished.

"I heard I'll arrive tomorrow," Liu Quan replied.

"tomorrow?"

"Yes, tomorrow!"

Li Changsheng twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Let's refine the pills."

This happened way too fast. I was planning to store some pills to go back to the underground for seclusion, but now I can't store them anymore.

No, if it's a highly skilled person, their perception ability is probably terrifying.

For safety's sake, we should run away!

Since I already have the method for achieving the Golden Elixir, I'll find a safe place to cultivate it.

Looking for Liu Wuyou is definitely not an option; they're associated with the Moon Gazing Demon King, and the Moon Gazing Demon King is inextricably linked to the Flower Fairy.

The Flower Fairy is inextricably linked to the Blood Lotus Demonic Cult.

If they go out like this, they won't even know how they died.

"Hmm, go ask your sister-in-law if there's any safe place."

Li Changsheng pondered for a moment.

I don't need anything too fancy, just something remote where I won't run into any experts.

With that thought in mind, Li Changsheng finished refining a batch of pills and then hurriedly left.

Upon arriving at the Zhang family residence, he had someone announce his arrival, and Zhang Luoyu personally greeted him, intending to invite him inside for a chat.

"Sister-in-law, I have come here simply to find a quiet place to cultivate myself, preferably not in the city," Li Changsheng said frankly.

"Not in the city?"

Zhang Luoyu pondered for a moment and said, "My husband came back a while ago and mentioned that the Qingyun Sect has built a Dragon Pool outside the city. They are worried that no one will guard it. The spiritual energy there is abundant and no one lives there yet. If you don't mind, Junior Brother, you can go to the Dragon Pool to cultivate in seclusion."

"Dragon Pool?"

"It's just raising arowanas," Zhang Luoyu said. "It's not a good job. I wouldn't have brought it up if you hadn't insisted on not staying in the city."

"Then let's go with Dragon Pool," Li Changsheng said.

It turned out to be just a job raising fish, which wasn't a good job. It was a place where no one else wanted to go, so he could hide.

(End of this chapter)