Cultivate steadily, the whole world of cultivating immortals is my home

Chapter 160: Hard to guard against, still too young
"half each?"

He looked at Shen Lian standing outside the rift valley, holding a charred figure in his hand.

Xue Zishou chuckled.

He didn't move.

"Fellow Daoist Xue, if you don't come out, I will leave."

Shen Lian looked around and continued to speak with a smile.

In fact, he didn't know whether Xue Zishou had left or not. When this guy left before breaking the formation, he probably made a deliberate noise, allowing Gong Zhongze to discover him.

Moreover, after taking out the formation flag, Shen Lian discovered that the formation buried under the rift valley was three consecutive formations. Although they were all second-level high-grade formations, they were no less complicated than those of the third level.

Of course, the power has not reached the third level, but there is only one explanation for Gong Zhongze spending so much effort to arrange three chain formations. These three chain formations are the most suitable for him to control.

It can be seen from the fact that he controls the formation and casts spells at the same time, that he has mastered the manipulation of the formation.

If it is replaced by a third-level formation, it may not be able to explode with such power.

Shen Lian asked himself that if he didn't use the Tianyan Jade Talisman, he would not be able to break through one part of the formation as easily as Xue Zishou.

He needs to break apart the formation bit by bit, but Xue Zishou definitely has a good treasure in his hands, and his quality is much higher than the formation, so he can break the formation so easily.

Shen Lian cursed secretly, no matter how good Han Chuang's cultivation was over the past few decades, there was still a gap between him and the golden elixir Yuanying from generation to generation.

Seeing that there was no movement in the valley, Shen Lian summoned a flying boat, carried Master Huogan and stepped onto the flying boat towards the distance.

"hey-hey."

Watching Shen Lian go away, Xue Zishou was about to come out, but he still stopped. Looking at the figure disappearing into the distance, he took out the wine gourd and took a sip.

A quarter of an hour later, the scene in the valley rippled again, and another Shen Lian jumped out of the Thousand Mountains and Formation.

After looking around, he rose into the air and headed into the distance.

"hey-hey."

This time, Xue Zishou's laughter was even weirder.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, Friend Daoist Lu, your spiritual consciousness is indeed stronger than Xue's, but Xue's Fatian Round Needle is an imitation of our sect's fourth-grade high-grade spiritual treasure Tianyuan Divine Needle, and it has inherited some fourth-grade high-grade spiritual treasures. It’s not easy for even those in the middle stage of the Golden Core to sense the treasure’s power.”

After giving himself another sip of wine, Xue Zishou hid in place and did not move.

He wanted to show off the mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole behind him, but he didn't expect that among the crowd there was Shen Lian, a monk he was not sure about.

Just because he felt threatened, he showed a small hand and deliberately tore apart the formation in front of Shen Lian and left.

Even if you tell Shen Lian, you are very powerful, but you can't keep me even if I want to leave.

In this case, compared to this little extravagance, he felt that it was more appropriate to make friends with Shen Lian.

After drinking for less than half an hour, Xue Zishou flew down from his hiding place in the valley and arrived outside the rift valley where the Thousands of Mountains and Formations were placed.

He was very curious about Shen Lian's spell to kill Gong Zhongze. He clearly sensed that the spiritual power of medium fire was so ordinary, but he killed him with one strike of the same level.

Doesn't this mean that it is possible to kill him with one blow?

Xue Zishou also felt that it was normal for Shen Lian not to take away the Qianshan Wanxiang Formation. Without the cover of the formation, there would be a leak here.

The earth-colored aura on his body flashed, and the lightning turned into an electric arc snake and easily tore through the Qianshan Formation, and Xue Zishou plunged into the rift valley.

At the same time, on the cliff outside the rift valley, a face slowly emerged among the green moss and vines.

Shen Lian frowned slightly. He checked the location where Xue Zishou had just been hiding, but did not sense its presence.

In fact, he was not sure whether Xue Zishou had left or not, that is, he just wanted to give it a try.

Unexpectedly, I hugged Zao after only two hugs.

This guy really hasn't left yet.

They are both on the ninth level of foundation building, and the difference can be seen from the ten people this time.

In the Nascent Soul Sect, in order to ensure the inheritance of the sect, golden elixirs and Nascent Soul seeds will be cultivated. These people will be trained by the sect from the beginning.

High-level magic weapons, techniques, and secret techniques that are difficult for outsiders to access are nothing in their hands.

I estimate that this fellow Daoist Xue is this kind of person.

Shen Lian was not willing to mess with such a high-status person, as it was easy for him to get into trouble.

This kind of person is best suited to make friends.

Fortunately, the two of them have always been very restrained. Of course, the main reason is that they have not figured out each other's strength. You are afraid of me and I am afraid of you.

Thinking of this, a stone flew up from the valley with his spiritual thoughts, and slowly landed at the entrance of the rift valley.

And tapped the formation lightly.

Not long after, Xue Zishou came out with a whoosh.

I saw a stone standing in front of me.

"Fellow Daoist Xue, let's have a drink at Huogufang City."

When Xue Zishou saw the stone, a flash of inspiration suddenly turned the stone into powder.

He suddenly raised his eyes, and his two eyeballs rolled around, taking in a panoramic view of the entire valley.

After a few breaths, he took out the wine gourd and took a sip of it.

"Hiss...it's hard to guard against it."

……

Huogufang City.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, you came to invite me to drink, but when I arrived, you only drank your own. This is too bad."

In the attic filled with copper bells, Shen Lian and Xue Zishou sat opposite each other.

After Shen Lian left the invitation stone, he didn't expect Xue Zishou to actually come, but it didn't surprise him.

The two of them can be regarded as sharing adversity together.

"Come on, congratulations to Fellow Daoist Lu for getting an additional property."

Xue Zishou toasted with a smile. He really didn't think much about Huogufang City, even the belongings of the foundation-building monks.

If you can get it, get it. If you can't get it, it doesn't matter. Just have a casual attitude.

Coming to drink with Shen Lian made him even happier.

"There is also a share from fellow Taoist Xue."

Shen Lian raised his glass and spoke with a smile.

"Xue didn't do anything, so he didn't get rewarded for his merits."

Shen Lian also saw that this guy, like himself, really didn't want to do anything at first. If Gong Zhongze hadn't been impure, he would have left long ago.

"Brother Lu, just one question, how did you know that Xue didn't leave? Did you notice it?"

Shen Lian pondered for a moment. Of course he couldn't say that I was just used to it. In fact, I was lying to you.

"Brother Xue's spells and magical weapons are superb, I just got lucky."

Xue Zishou did not dwell on this issue, "It is a God-given fate to meet Brother Lu during my travels this time. In the future, if Brother Lu has the opportunity to travel to Tiannan Central Continent, he will definitely come to Tianyuan Sect to look for me."

When he came to the South China Sea, Shen Lian bought the corresponding map, and the names of the major sects in the nearby areas were more or less familiar.

It is true that I have never heard of the name Tianyuan Sect, and I guessed that Tianyuan Sect is not the name of a sect in the southern continent.

The Tiannan Middle Continent is the most prosperous place for cultivating immortals in the entire Tiannan Continent. It is different from the Tiannannan Continent, but there are great monks of the late Nascent Soul.

A sect like the Yunshang Sect, which lays claim to kingship in the South China Sea, would not even be ranked in the Central Tiannan Continent.In this case, it would be much more reasonable for Xue Zishou to have such magical powers.

"Brother Lu, just call me Brother Xue."

After drinking two more drinks, Xue Zishou changed his tone and said, "I am not yet 60 years old this year."

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows, it would be good for others to be able to build a foundation at sixty, but this guy is about to build a core at sixty.

Gan!
If you don't die suddenly if you continue to practice like this, you will be designated Nascent Soul.

"That's true. Lu is over 100 years old. Brother Xue's golden elixir is right in front of him. He will definitely become the ancestor of Nascent Soul in the future."

"Brother Xue."

"Brother Lu."

Finally seeing the surprise in Shen Lian's eyes, Xue Zishou happily drank three glasses in a row.

"Brother, just tell me how you discovered me."

Smelling drunk, Xue Zishou asked again.

Shen Lian raised his eyebrows and patted Xue Zishou's arm.

"Brother, you are still too young."

Xue Zishou was stunned by these words. Maybe it was because he was so drunk that his mind suddenly turned around.

"Oh... I'm just saying, my magic weapon is..." After muttering a few words, Xue Zishou regained his composure.

"Been taught a lesson."

……

After having a drink, Xue Zishou left Huogufang City with a big smile.

There was no communication jade talisman left between him and Shen Lian, and they just agreed to meet again in Tiannan Zhonglu in the future.

For foundation-building monks, it is very far to go to the Tiannan Central Continent. They can later advance to Jindan and Nascent Soul, and the entire Tiannan Immortal World can also be traveled freely.

There seems to be no doubt about the promotion of both parties to Jindan and even Nascent Soul.

In Huogufang Market, Shen Lian felt a little more relieved after sending Xue Zishou away. Otherwise, he would not have felt at ease if he had collected the belongings of the eight foundation-building monks and a market without knowing Xue Zishou's context.

To be honest, if Xue Zishou really wanted some spiritual stones or other spiritual objects, Shen Lian really didn't care. As a friend, it's not a big problem to spare some money.

Of course, the premise is that there are people who can help each other on the road to immortality. For example, this fellow Daoist Xue is good.

Sitting cross-legged in the largest attic in Fang City again, Shen Lian had an additional formation disk in his hand. This was the core of the entire Huogu Fang City. It was obtained from Gong Zhongze's storage magic weapon.

By looking through Gong Zhongze's broken memories, Shen Lian admired this man's experience.

I really admire you from the bottom of my heart.

This Gong Zhongze, like him, is also a five-spirit-root monk. The scales of the five spiritual roots are also very low. The only high-level spiritual root is the fire-spirit root, and the scale is only forty points.

He entered the Immortal Path with the Fire Spirit Root and not only advanced to the foundation building level, he also practiced all the way to the ninth level of the foundation building level, only one step away from forming a core.

One can imagine how difficult this is.

The relationship between Gong Zhongze and Huo Gan Zhenren is quite long. Gong Zhongze succeeds in Huo Qian Zhenren's success, and Gong Zhongze fails in his defeat.

Master Huo Gan was an orphan brought out by Gong Zhongze in the mortal world.

Although he is an orphan, Master Huo Gan's spiritual roots are good. His spiritual roots have entered the high-grade category and reached more than 60. Not only that, he is also somewhat talented in refining weapons.

After Gong Zhongze discovered the potential of Huogan Zhenren, he was extremely jealous and his psychology became distorted. In order to control Huogan Zhenren, he purchased the Houtu Contract, so that Huogan Zhenren could not disobey him in his life.

He was even worried that a Houtu Contract would not be powerful enough, so after Huo Gan was promoted to the foundation-building level, he used the Houtu Contract three times in a row to strengthen the constraints.

Under Gong Zhongze's hard training, Huo Qianzhenren has been promoted from Qi training to foundation building, and is expected to reach the golden elixir realm.

At this time, Gong Zhongze's jealous and twisted mentality broke out again.

He did not allow Huo Gan to become the real Jin Dan, even if the probability was not that great.

So he asked Huo Gan to refine a demon pill and completely cut off his path.

Not to mention Gong Zhongze's twisted jealousy, in Shen Lian's opinion, this guy is definitely a talent.

The Wulinggen monk started from a young age and controlled a fake elixir. He even established a private market outside the red crystal mining city. He secretly colluded with the sect forces in the mining city to sell the smelted ore to earn spiritual stones.

A truly powerful man, if his spiritual root scale is better... no... given him some more time, with the financial and resources he has accumulated, he might actually be able to fight for the golden elixir.

Gong Zhongze asked Huo Gan to establish a market on the surface, but secretly hid himself behind the scenes, just to collect resources for himself to advance to the golden elixir.

……

Huo Gan's eyes moved, and he saw four illusory figures standing around him, and aura that was enough to make him die without a burial shrouded him.

His face was pale, his breath was sluggish, and the stinging pain from his soul made his face distorted.

After waking up, he had checked himself and found that the storage magic weapon on his body was long gone, and there was also an additional seal in his dantian.

Without the elixir, he couldn't use his spiritual power, and he was backfired by the Houtu Contract twice in a row. His strength was already at a loss.

However, even in its heyday, so what?
Still not an opponent.

Besides, he had no intention of resisting.

After walking on the tip of a knife for so many years, I still hurt myself.

Thinking of Gong Zhongze, Master Huo Gan showed a wry smile. After three hundred years of hard work, he just missed the mark.

Time is also life.

"He just wants to be promoted to Jindan..."

The corners of his dry mouth trembled, and Master Huogan closed his lifeless eyes again, as if he had fallen asleep.

"This is life."

For Gong Zhongze, he was extremely complicated. Without this person, he would have died in the military disaster in the mortal world. This person led him to the path of cultivating immortality, and also interrupted his path to immortality.

Shen Lian's spiritual thoughts were shrouded here. When he brought Master Huogan back from the rift valley, he did not want to save him.

This is also a... person. For a moment, he couldn't think of any words to use to describe Master Huo Gan.

While looking through Gong Zhongze's memories, Shen Lian discovered that there were loopholes in them that could be exploited.

This guy Gong Zhongze is very hidden.

Here in Red Crystal Mining City, including the ore trade with the sect forces in the mining city, Huo Gan takes care of everything.

Gong Zhongze is a servant of Zhenren Huogan to the outside world.

Gong Zhongze's age was on display. On the surface, the master and servant were so similar that they were almost impeccable.

The outside world didn't know that their master-servant relationship was reversed. After all, it was common knowledge in the world of immortality that the fake elixir master was superior.

Because of this, Gong Zhongze has not been exposed for so many years, and everyone who knows the truth has been killed by him.

Until I met Shen Lian this time.

Of course, even without him, Shen Lian, and Xue Zishou this time, the result would be the same in the end.

If the memory of Master Huo Gan could be completely dug out, Shen Lian felt that he could completely replace him.

From now on, he will be Huo Gan Zhenren.

They are all playing with fire, and they are all weapon refiners, they are all the same.

(End of this chapter)