Journey to the head

At this moment, there are vast expanses of blue water and no human habitation. In front of you is just an isolated island with no more than five monks on it. It is a secret world here and you can stir up trouble without telling outsiders.

It seems that Zhu Ling has been doing nothing for decades. Now he thinks of the great power of his master Jichuan Xuanjun, and he wants to show his skills.

Lu Qian smiled lightly and stood above the formation. The formation diagram unfolded and the Five Elements Formation was instantly erected, wrapping the entire Lanshan Island in it.

"Senior, please do as you please, as long as you leave someone alive."

As soon as he finished speaking, a misty and dreamy light shot out from the cloud chariot!

The Jindan formation on Lanshan Island is also the Ten Absolutes and Ten Directions formation. Now that foreign enemies have invaded, ten small formations are nested in a circle. Thunder and lightning, fire, ice, wind, golden light... suddenly rise up to meet the enemy.

At this time, there was also a reaction on Lanshan Island. A foundation-building cultivator flew up and shouted across the formation, "Which real person is here and why are you trespassing at my gate? My Spirit Lord is about to return. Retreat quickly and don't make mistakes. Otherwise, when the Spirit Lord comes, you will be crushed into dust!"

He was a middle-aged male cultivator who had completed his foundation building. There was a cloud of calamity on his forehead, and it seemed that the heavenly calamity was about to come. If he could survive it, he would add another golden elixir to Lanshan Island.

Unfortunately, he no longer has this opportunity.

But then the Yuan Pin Pearl flashed, and the various attacks from the Ten Absolutes and Ten Directions Formation hit it like a breeze. The Jindan Formation was like paper and was pierced through in just a moment!
"Varied--"

Just as the fear on the face of the man who had completed the foundation building was rising, a hazy light flashed before his eyes. Before he could finish a word, he heard a click, and a big hole appeared between his eyebrows, and the Yuan Pin Pearl pierced through!

"Senior Brother!" A female Foundation Establishment cultivator screamed, stunned with fear. How could she have imagined that in just one encounter, her own formation had been penetrated, and her senior brother who was about to transcend the tribulation had been killed.

Could it be that the person opposite him is actually Yuanying Lingjun!

The Yuan Pin Pearl flashed and appeared in front of her again, but Lu Qian shouted, "Leave her alive so I can question her!"

With a whoosh, the Yuanpin Pearl flew past her head and shot towards him.

The female cultivator's legs went limp and she fell to the ground. Her face turned pale as she frantically touched her head, fearing that she would touch a big hole.

A few more cracking sounds were heard in the distance, and it turned out that the buildings on Lanshan Island were pierced. Then two screams were heard, and everything returned to silence.

After a few more breaths, the Ten Absolutes and Ten Directions Formation suddenly collapsed. It was known that Yuan Pin Pearl had taken the formation diagram away from the spirit vein.

With a flash of light, Zhu Ling reappeared in mid-air and complained to Lu Qian: "What? I just flew around once and it's gone?"

"Senior, you have followed Lord Xuan in his battles and have slain countless heroes. A small island like Lanshan is no problem for you. There is nothing you can do if you cannot have a good time."

Lu Qian has already landed: "Senior, please consider my proposal carefully. When the Yunshan Sect becomes stronger, you can also show your heroic spirit freely."

Yuan Pin Zhu snorted and ignored him. Lu Qian landed in front of the female cultivator and released and then retracted the golden elixir's spiritual pressure.

The female cultivator shuddered, and then she heard Lu Qian say in a cold voice: "Give up your fantasies. Qiming Lingjun came to our sect to do evil, and we have already killed him!"

The female cultivator's whole body trembled violently, and her eyes widened in disbelief. However, when she saw the ethereal and dreamy Pearl Spirit beside Lu Qian, and thought of her overwhelming power just now, she believed it about 70% at once.

Master...is dead!
"Next, I'll ask you questions and you'll answer them—"

"Thief!" The female cultivator suddenly burst into a scream, "Kill me, I won't tell!"

Her face was pale and her body was shaking. She clenched her hands tightly and tried hard to force herself to look Lu Qian in the eye.

Lu Qian was slightly surprised; he had not expected the female cultivator to have such a reaction.

The monks were able to live longer, glimpse a corner of the great road, see the vast world, and cherish life more.

As long as you are alive, there is still a chance. People will often seize the chance at all costs. There are many people who betray their teachers, close friends, and even stab their loved ones in the back just to survive.

Especially when such a sect has been completely overthrown, how many people would choose to die with it?

So Lu Qian slowed down his tone and said, "As long as the information you provide is valuable enough, I will consider sparing your life."

The female cultivator laughed bitterly: "You killed our master, killed our brothers, killed everyone... and destroyed our Lanshan Island. I will not help you, so hurry up and do it!"

"Qiming Lingjun offended me first, so I killed him." Lu Qian said patiently, "Anyone who kills others will be killed. When he hurt my disciples and kidnapped my elders, he should be prepared to die and his sect will be destroyed."

"The law of heaven is clear, and retribution is inevitable. What is there to be understood? Why should we die for him?"

The female cultivator just shook her head and looked straight into Lu Qian's eyes.

"I only know that he is a very good master."

Lu Qian was moved for a moment.

A person as arrogant and domineering as Qiming Lingjun can, in the end, become a very good master and a very good elder.

It is so good that some disciples would rather die than surrender and face death fearlessly.

The law of nature is reincarnation, and rise and fall, honor and disgrace are common sense. If one day, when the clouds and mountains are overturned, facing the threat of life and death, what will my disciples do?

Can she compare to the female cultivator from Lanshan Island?

Faced with such a rare and loyal monk, Lu Qian actually felt a little hesitant.

But just as he was stunned for a moment, the female cultivator suddenly shouted, clenched a sharp golden spike in her hand, jumped up and stabbed towards Lu Qian!

Unfortunately, Lu Qian just moved his spiritual consciousness, and a cyan-gold chain appeared out of thin air, locking the female cultivator firmly in place, unable to move at all.

The female cultivator laughed bitterly: "If you want to kill me, then kill me. Why bother saying more? Don't even think about getting a single word out of me!"

Her body had stopped shaking, and her eyes were filled with determination: "Otherwise, I will definitely try every possible means to avenge this!"

Lu Qian looked at her and sighed softly.

"What's your name?"

"Zhao Kongque!"

Lu Qian nodded: "Peacock..."

"My name is Lu Qian, the head of the Yunshan Sect. If there is really a reincarnation of the true spirit, and if you have washed away all your past memories, I hope you will reincarnate into my sect. I will cultivate you carefully and lead you into the Tao to atone for this sin."

Zhao Kongque showed a bewildered look on her face. But with a crackling sound, the Guishui divine thunder had penetrated her brows, Zhao Kongque's pupils dilated, and her body collapsed to the ground.

Lu Qian looked at her body for a long time without saying a word.

Zhu Ling urged him repeatedly, and Lu Qian used magic to bury Zhao Kongque underground, and built a stone tablet. Then he gathered his thoughts and turned to the island. Lanshan Island was indeed sparsely populated, and now there was no trace of any living people on the island.

In other words, there were only five cultivators on the entire island. Qiming Lingjun and his two foundation-building disciples, and two Qi-cultivating cultivators who had been killed by Yuanpin Pearl, who were probably his disciples’ grandchildren.

This is a high-level third-level spiritual vein, the same as Mianlong Mountain, which just meets the minimum requirements for advancing to the Nascent Soul stage. The island itself is not very large, with a lot of rocky ground, no arable land and no mortals.

Therefore, the cultivators of Lanshan Island can only go to the mainland to search, or steal spiritual seedlings. This is also an important reason why they have always had a small population.

Of course, this is also directly related to the low level of cultivation of the island cultivators of all generations. Originally, now that Qiming Lingjun has obtained the position of Yuanying Jun, he can make great plans, break through the many obstacles, and make Lanshan Island prosperous.

But now... Lanshan Island has been completely destroyed.

They checked the several buildings on the island one by one. They were also very simple, just a hall for teaching and receiving instruction, a few quiet rooms for living, a storage room with a simple magic array, and a small courtyard that seemed to be for eating and resting.

This was almost the most rudimentary mountain gate Lu Qian had ever seen.

However, it is in such a simple place that the masters and apprentices live together day and night, teaching and imparting knowledge, and are united in purpose and special solidarity.

There were loyal disciples like Zhao Kongque, and there was also Qiming Lingjun, a miraculous person who passed through the great calamity of the heart demon from the golden elixir perfection to the Yuanying Lingjun in less than ten years.

The leader of Danxia Sect, Wu Shenzi, owns the powerful Danxia Sect. He has spent more than 50 years preparing but has not yet overcome the calamity. However, Qiming Lingjun, who practiced in the wild on a deserted island, actually succeeded!
This was also the important reason why Lu Qian was in a hurry and rushed to Lanshan Island immediately before the news spread.

Qiming Lingjun's belongings had been destroyed by the five-colored divine light. He could only come to Lanshan Island to see if he could find any clues or secrets about Qiming Lingjun's speedy tribulation escape.

The other buildings have been carefully checked, and only some scattered supplies have been found. They are worth a few spirit stones, nothing special.

There was nothing found in Qiming Lingjun's bedroom. This gentleman was obviously not a person who liked to take notes. There was not a single piece of paper in the room, but it was cleaned very cleanly.

Then the only remaining building is the five-story storage room in front of you.

The family business of Lanshan Island is weak, and all supplies are stored in a pavilion. In order to ensure that elixirs, talismans, and treasures have sufficient spiritual energy to nourish them and will not be damaged, this storage pavilion was built directly next to the spiritual vein.

As a result, as soon as he approached the spiritual vein, Lu Qian's dantian shook and he was shocked.

It was because the golden branch stored in the Dantian, hanging above the golden elixir, which looked like flowing gold, actually vibrated!
It seems to want to get close to the spiritual vein!
Lu Qian's mind raced, and the surge of spiritual power calmed the restlessness of the golden branches.

He said to Zhu Ling: "Senior, I suddenly have some realizations and need to enter a state of meditation. Please protect me."

As he spoke, he walked straight towards the spiritual vein that was suspended above the ground half a person's height and looked like a small whirlpool.

Before Zhu Ling could react, he had already sat down cross-legged. A five-colored light flashed, and the Five Elements Array enveloped him and his spiritual vein, blocking Zhu Ling's sight.

"So startled..." Zhu Ling said dissatisfiedly, and had to sit down and wait for him.

In the Five Elements Formation, Lu Qian moved his spiritual power and took out the golden branch from his dantian and held it in his hand.

This is a strange treasure from the fairyland, whose original form is unknown. It can seal space and lock a realm with just a slight wave. It will definitely be exposed in the future as Lu Qian continues to use it.

It is different from magic weapons and spiritual treasures. It is not a treasure made by cultivators at all. It is just a spiritual object created by heaven and earth. If you have to say it, it is the "raw material".

However, the grade of this raw material is too high, high enough to be used to make immortal tools. With the current level of Yunshan Sect, which is not easy to refine magic tools, it is impossible to process it.

This brought a problem. If the golden branches, which were the raw materials, were taken away by others, they could be used at will.

But fortunately, other people did not know about this situation, and although the golden branch was brilliant, it had spatial attributes and its power was bound within it. There was almost no breath fluctuation, and it was difficult for spiritual consciousness to sense it. It was not like other treasures that would have a majestic aura and astonish the eyes and ears once used.

So as long as you put in some effort, you can still cover it up.

Now that it was close to the spiritual vein of Lanshan Island, the golden branch kept vibrating, showing an eager desire to get closer. Lu Qian was secretly shocked, but after hesitating for a while, he reached out and put the golden branch into the spiritual vein.

The spiritual vein suddenly shook!
Lu Qian had already made preparations. His spiritual sense surged like a tide as he carefully explored and felt the surroundings. He was shocked to find that the golden branch had truly entered the spiritual vein!
How can this be? !
The spirit vein itself is a non-substantial thing, and the external image it shows is just an illusion. No matter how the cultivator attacks or touches it, the virtual image of the spirit vein will disperse and gather again, and will not be affected at all.

And now, the golden branch not only "touched" the spiritual vein, but also "connected" to it!
Lu Qian stood up in shock and used all his spiritual sense to carefully ponder the feelings.

His face was full of doubt and surprise, and his heart was slowly filled with immense excitement. Being able to touch the spiritual vein meant he had already touched the essence of the spiritual vein. This was a secret that only True Lord Lianxu could pry into!

The golden branch began to draw power directly from the spiritual vein. The spiritual energy on Lanshan Island suddenly declined. Zhu Ling opened her eyes in surprise.

What is Lu Qian up to again?

The golden tree branch with three branches and nine leaves had fully stretched out, and golden light was flowing on the branches, which was more brilliant and dazzling than before. In Lu Qian's perception, the performance of the golden tree branch was -

It's growing!

Although such growth is imperceptible and difficult to determine, Lu Qian has such a feeling and speculation that it is now connected to the spiritual vein, just like a plant taking root in the soil. As long as it is given enough time, it will slowly grow and sprout new buds!
Lu Qian almost jumped up. He circled the golden branch several times, staring closely at the wonderful changes here, with countless speculations and questions emerging in his mind.

Why can the golden branches connect with the spiritual vein and start growing?
What the golden branch absorbed from the spiritual vein must not be spiritual energy! Because if you want to absorb spiritual energy, you can absorb it directly outside the spiritual vein, without having to penetrate into the spiritual vein.

So what exactly does it absorb and rely on for its growth?
Because Lu Qian had not come into contact with the spiritual vein of Mianlong Mountain in the past two days, he could not be sure whether the spiritual vein on Lanshan Island was special, or whether all the spiritual veins could produce such changes with the golden branches?
What is the essence of the spiritual vein? How does it produce an endless supply of spiritual energy? Why does it undergo changes such as upgrade, downgrade, and destruction?

……

Lu Qian felt that he was getting closer to the truth, but everything was out of reach. He was so excited that he was shaking all over. This should be a big secret that belonged to the True Lord of Refining Void!

Oh my! It would be great if the Lord of Life and Death could speak clearly!

Damn the Riddler!

After observing for more than an hour, no other changes occurred. The golden branch just stretched quietly in the spiritual vein, and no one knew what nutrients it was absorbing.

Time was running out and Lu Qian could no longer waste time here. He had to write down all his questions and gritted his teeth before reaching for the golden branch.

These mysteries can only be explored slowly in the future. If there is only something wrong with the spiritual veins of Lanshan Island, we can only take it down through the Danxia Sect in the future.

Lu Qian was particularly careful and tried to touch the spiritual vein before retrieving the golden branch. Unfortunately, the spiritual vein was still like a dream bubble and could not be touched.

It seems that only the golden branch can touch the spiritual vein.

With a sigh of regret, Lu Qian had no choice but to take back the golden branch.

At the moment when the golden branch separated from the spiritual vein, the spiritual vein shook again.

Lu Gan's eyes suddenly widened.

According to his perception, the amount of spiritual energy in the spiritual veins here actually increased by an undetectable amount!
But this spiritual vein also adds a hint of old age. (End of this chapter)