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Chapter 331: Unique Gifts, Innate Aura

After waking up from his mysterious meditation, Zeng Wanglou realized that his cultivation had improved a lot. What concerned him even more was that his state of mind had improved unconsciously. A comfortable smile appeared on his stern face.

There is an old saying in the world of cultivation, "It is easy to acquire cultivation, but difficult to obtain a state of mind." Being stuck in a bottleneck is often due to insufficient refinement of one's state of mind.

This time, with the help of the Tongxuan Stone, he was able to enter a state of meditation, allowing him to unconsciously and comprehensively cleanse this body that was condensed by Shinto means, removing even the insignificant impurities and thoughts from it. His divine body became increasingly compact and pure, and he comprehended the wonders of the Dharma.

He will practice steadily and steadily in the future, and will hardly encounter any major setbacks or bottlenecks when advancing to the late stage of the sixth level.

Compared with achieving breakthroughs in esoteric techniques and magical powers, he cares more about self-clarity and clarity.

The black air and gray fog that enveloped the yard slowly disappeared underground. Zeng Wanglou glanced across the territory of Fucailing.

The garden yard at the foot of the mountain was rippling with the fluctuations of the formation. He could vaguely sense two puppet incarnations wandering around. Xu Yuanchang was still in seclusion and had not come out. The tree house where Liu Xianfeng and Jiao Teng lived was covered in dark green wood energy and was silent.

The huge black demon pig was digging in the mud, rolling and playing comfortably.

There was a silver-white insect condensed to three feet in the air, with a faint light green halo lingering around its body. It floated with its belly up in the air, lazily patrolling backwards. From its breath, it was easy to tell that Xueli had recently advanced to the fourth level.

If most monsters want to cultivate to the point where they can transform into human form, they must go through the fourth-level to fifth-level transformation thunder tribulation.

There are a few monster species such as foxes, mice, cats, etc., who can awaken their bloodlines and master the technique of transformation after cultivating to the second or third stage. They do not need to endure minor thunder tribulations and can easily transform into human form. This is called "blessed by nature" and they are taken care of by God.

Zeng Wanglou took a closer look at the insect whose qualifications seemed to have changed.

The potion he brewed with the Nine Illusions Cauldron changed Xueli's physique?
Or is it that the worm's hidden bloodline is stimulated?
The flowing halo that appears on the surface of the snow grain is not simple, and it is called "natal aura".

According to ancient legends and records, any demon cultivator who can display his innate spiritual light has the talent to cultivate to the seventh level or even become a powerful being.

Zeng Wanglou counted with his fingers. He had been in seclusion for two years. He walked out of the yard and called out to the lazy bug who was floating towards him: "Xue Li, come here and let me take a look."

The complacent insect was frightened and twisted its body suddenly, almost breaking its waist. It fluttered in the air to curtsey and bow, and after landing on the ground, it kept on mumbling thanks.

It has achieved its current level of accomplishment, but it will never forget the kindness of Mr. Zeng who gave it the medicine.

Zeng Wanglou stretched out his hand and checked the top of Xueli's head for a moment, helping the demon insect to hide the inconspicuous halo on its body.

"When did you break through?"

"Replying to Mr. Zeng, five days ago."

"Besides chasing the wind, who else have you met these days?"

"Except for the young master and Grandma Jiao Teng, I have also met Sister Liu, Lord Dog, Flower Back, and Toad."

Xueli bravely asked in a demonic language, "Mr. Zeng, is there any trouble?"

Although they have known each other for many years, it is still not familiar with the serious Mr. Zeng. The difference in their cultivation levels is too great. Apart from a dozen words spoken during the half year of drug testing, there had been no communication for decades before that.

Mr. Zeng's question made it feel uneasy.

"What does Xianfeng say?"

"Sister Liu... was very happy. She told me privately that she wanted me to take good care of Lord Dog, Flowerback, and Toad in the future. If I could advance to the fourth level, she could go to the Flower Realm without any worries in the future."

Xueli was feeling a little depressed as he thought about the fact that Sister Liu would be leaving soon.

It is not easy for demon cultivators to advance. Those who can break through to the fourth level must have practiced for hundreds of years.

Sister Liu said that Zhuifeng would not stay in the human race. When the contract with the young master expires, he will return to the territory of the demon race. She asked him to take care of Yuanbao when he stays in Dengxianguan in the future until the end of Yuanbao's life. After that, he can go anywhere.

"She didn't say anything about the aura around you?"

Zeng Wanglou didn't pay much attention to the yellow dog and the spider, and stared at the snow grains and asked questions.

"Sister Liu asked me to stay in seclusion for a while. When my cultivation is stable, all the strange phenomena on my body will disappear."

Xueli then casually said, "When Sister Liu was promoted to the fourth level, the halo flowing around her body was more beautiful than mine, and it was colorful. Later, Fairy Gu saw it and helped her to restrain it."

Zeng Wanglou was quite speechless. Was the "birth aura" so rampant? He encountered two of them at once.

He already knew that Senior Li and Fairy Gu, who had followed Xu Xiaoyou earlier, were both masters from thousands of years ago, but unfortunately they only met once.

He gave the ignorant Xueli a few words of advice and waved his hand to let the little guy go down.

Zeng Wanglou spent more than a month carefully refining several batches of low-level elixirs. He personally tested and compared the medicines and concluded that the low-level elixirs refined by the Nine Illusion Cauldron were 30% better than those refined by ordinary elixir furnaces.

Using the medicinal materials refined by Xu Xiaoyou as raw materials, it is easier to produce top-quality pills.

It contains a trace of the mysterious power of heaven and earth that is difficult to explain.

With his sixth-level divine cultivation, he could barely sense it, but it was vague and difficult to grasp.

He went out for a while and visited Xiaofeng in Bianhuan City. He saw that Xu Shengtian was in seclusion and had not come out yet. The back mountain was shrouded in thick fog and a formation. No one would go to disturb him. He went to several city markets to buy some materials and medicines.

Returning to Fucai Ridge, he combined the herbs refined by Xu Xiaoyou with the purchased materials and refined three bottles of body-building pills.

He summoned Zeng Shanlang, inquired about the situation, handed the pill to Zeng Shanlang, and told him to report in detail his feelings after taking the pill. He would make gradual improvements based on the results of Zeng Shanlang's use of the pill.

Over the next year or so, Zeng Wanglou occasionally went out, and spent most of his time practicing on Fucailing Mountain.

Occasionally, I let everyone in Fu Cailing try out the medicine, so that everyone can benefit equally.

He wanted to see if he could create another lucky demon cultivator with "innate spiritual light". As for the major events happening in various parts of the dark world, he watched coldly and remained indifferent.

It is said that Mu Qingshan, the only remaining sixth-floor master in Laizhou, brought the remaining cultivators from Qianfang Realm across more than 200,000 miles of sea to Dingzhou, and built a new "Beggar City" on the border of the Dark Realm wilderness and formed a "Beggar Army" just to accumulate foundation for Laizhou for the next three thousand years.

Hezhou was besieged by the Black Spirit Alliance in the northeast of the Dark Realm territory, and three cities were broken into successively, with heavy casualties.

Fortunately, Dingzhou and Juzhou sent reinforcements on an expedition, which raided the Heilingbusi territory, destroyed three fortresses, and resolved the crisis for Hezhou's forces.

Relatively speaking, there were very few wars in the border town of Dingzhou, and it seemed calm.

Xu Yuanchang walked out of the secret room on a gloomy afternoon. He was in a strange state of uncertainty. He seemed to be walking in the corridor, but disappeared the next moment. He seemed to be there, but he was actually in an illusion.

After putting away the two avatars, Xu Yuanchang's figure slowly solidified, and he whispered, "'Illusionary birth and disillusionment', what a magical method."

He used the Tongxuan Stone to enter a state of meditation, immersed in the Tongxuan state of mind, touching the magic glass mirror suspended in the space of spiritual consciousness, and comprehended and learned a special illusion technique in the invisible and unconscious state. It was also thanks to his Thousand Changes Magic Jade that he could withstand the transformation of "birth and death".

Walking out of the courtyard, Xu Yuanchang slowly walked towards the top of the mountain. He had already "seen" Mr. Zeng looking at him.

Liu Xianfeng walked out from a nearby tree trunk, looked him up and down and asked curiously, "Young Master has been in seclusion for four years, and he seems to be quite unfathomable. What magical power has he cultivated?"

She suddenly reached out to touch. Her fingers passed through the figure and touched nothing.

And the next moment, her little hand fell into the young man's hand.

Xu Yuanchang smiled and explained: "I have learned a magic trick, 'Uncertain birth and death, ignoring distance', which can enhance the chances of escaping and saving lives."

What he cared about was escaping from the attack of the sixth-level master and saving his life.

Perhaps it has something to do with his talent, his understanding and proficiency are still related to the external illusion techniques of "obstacles, spells, falsehoods, and borrowings". He is adept at using phantom soldiers, but his understanding of the internal illusion techniques of "confusion, soul, nothingness, and image" is relatively weak.

I really miss the days when I spent every day with Lao Li.

Now thinking back, the argument at that time was full of pearls of wisdom and excitement.

Only when you lose something do you know its value. Without anyone to guide or teach him, the inner illusion techniques he mastered, such as the soul illusion technique, were still rudimentary. They could stir up the emotions of people of the same level and create fascinating illusions, but they lacked the essence of "invisible illusions".

"No wonder, even though you're right beside me, it feels so far away that I can't touch you."

Liu Xianfeng couldn't help but feel curious and surprised, so she quietly stretched out her empty left finger and poked from behind.

I clearly hit the target, and my right hand was still holding the young master's hand, but it felt like I was poking into nothingness.

"Naughty."

Xu Yuanchang let go of the little tree spirit’s hand, ruffled its hair, and floated toward the top of the mountain.

Liu Xianfeng waved his little fist and shouted again, "Sir, Zhu Zongshan sent me two messages, asking you to go to Zhenbei City after you come out of seclusion, saying that there is something important to discuss."

"Send him a message and keep the appointment in half a month."

Xu Yuanchang agreed, walked into the open gate on the top of the mountain, and greeted Mr. Zeng who came out to greet him.

Zeng Wanglou saw through the purpose of Zhu Zongshan's message and said, "It must be that old ghost Chang heard that we got 30% of the treasure mountain and wanted to trick us into taking advantage of us. That old ghost has a very sharp nose." He looked him up and down and praised, "Your magic of illusion is extraordinary. 'Close before our eyes, yet far away in the horizon', it's very clever."

Xu Yuanchang laughed and said, "Mr. Zeng, you are too kind. My illusion skills are shallow and I can't reach the horizon. I can only reach ten miles at most."

The farthest distance he could "rebirth and death" appear was about ten miles, which was already a remarkable ability. Seeing two jade bottles on the table, he joked: "You are too polite. You even prepared a gift for me when I leave the retreat."

Zeng Wanglou extended his hand and said with a smile: "One bottle of 'Qingjing Pill' and one bottle of 'Zenghun Pill', both are top-grade. You can take them and try their effects when you are free. There is no restriction on the rank of your cultivation. Last time I took a Qingjing Pill and used the Tongxuan Stone, the effect was outstanding. It allowed me to experience the 'Tongxuan' state of mind and benefited a lot."

Over the past year, he tried three times to take Qingjing Pills or other special pills. However, he did not reach the Tongxuan state by using Tongxuan Stones. It only enhanced his connection with heaven and man. Fortunately, he had a lot of Tongxuan Stones on hand and could afford to waste them.

If Old Man Chang knew that he wasted such good things, he would be so furious.

"Oh, I'll definitely try it after some time."

Xu Yuanchang accepted the two bottles of pills, and Zeng Lao specifically emphasized that "there is no restriction on cultivation level or rank", meaning that they can be given as gifts or exchanged with other cultivators.

The two chatted for a while. Zeng Wanglou talked about how when Xueli first got promoted, there was a halo around her body. He pointed out that it was her "natal aura" and explained the important relationship between them. He asked Xu Yuanchang to pay attention to Liu Xianfeng and Xueli.

He had given elixirs to several other monsters three or four times, and had used other methods to investigate their aptitudes, but found that none of them were as talented as Xueli.

To awaken the rare golden toad blood in the golden toad's body, a tremendous opportunity is needed.

In the demon clan’s territory, most of the demon tribes with a long history have noble blood, but only a few can awaken, which is extremely rare.

Xu Yuanchang had an idea in his mind. He had not expected that the lazy and sleepy Xueli was actually such a talent. He turned around and greeted Liu Xianfeng.

Coming down from the top of the mountain, Liu Xianfeng took Xueli, Yuanbao and Zhuifeng, who had not practiced, and waited near the tree pavilion.

Zhuifeng ran forward to greet him, and asked with a grunt, when will we go to the ice field to mine the mine he found? He has been thinking about it for several years, and he is worried about leaving it in the wild.

Xu Yuanchang said perfunctorily, "It's almost done, no rush," and rubbed the cold forehead of Xueli who came close to him and rubbed against him to show his courtesy. He encouraged her with a few words, and then took out twenty or thirty fourth-level water jade sands and black ice stones as rewards for the capable Xueli.

Listen to Liu Xianfeng talk about all the big and small affairs in the dark world and understand the current situation.

Half a month passed in a flash.

Xu Yuanchang and Zeng Wanglou led Liu Xianfeng, Xueli and Zhuifeng and flew to Zhenbei City.

Leaving Jiao Teng to guard the house at Fucailing.

That night, Xu Yuanchang and Zeng Wanglou saw Chang Wuhui emerging from a surging evil aura in the underground secret room of the Bamboo Mansion.

"Haha, I finally got you here, Old Man Zeng, Young Man Xu. I can't ask for more. Each of you can take five pieces of Tongxuan Stone. I won't let you suffer any loss. I will exchange them for good things."

Chang Wuhui grinned so hard that his teeth flashed a cold light.

Zeng Wanglou glanced at Xu Yuanchang and said with a fake smile, "Some old guys are asking for too much. Can he eat ten pieces of Tongxuan Stone? Aren't you afraid of choking to death?"

Chang Wuhui took out a black storage bag and poured it into the air generously.

"Hua La", all kinds of medicinal herbs produced in the underworld that are thousands of years old and natural treasures from the ghost world are floating and shining.

"Six Paths Ghost Infant Flower, Reincarnation Herb, Other Shore Yin Fruit... Old Zeng, open your dim old eyes and take a closer look. Can the sincerity I offer be compared to your ten Tongxuan Stones?"

Chang Wuhui used up almost all of his family fortune that he had amassed over the past few decades to acquire so many treasures.

You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb. Of course, he has rich experience in dealing with old man Zeng.

Zeng Wanglou smiled in surprise, and waved his sleeves to take away all the treasures that Chang Laogui was showing off.

With so many rare medicinal herbs from the ghost world, as well as the materials he collected, plus Xu Xiaoyou's miraculous refining skills, he is confident that he can refine several furnaces of peerless pills, and if he is lucky, he can even produce top-quality ones.

He took out five pieces of Tongxuan Stone and motioned Xu Yuanchang to take five pieces as well.

Chang Wuhui played with the glittering Tongxuan Stone and laughed, "Old Zeng, if you have refined a sixth-level elixir, remember to give me a bottle."

His eyes were very sharp and he had seen that Zeng Wanglou and Xu Xiaozi had reached a true cooperation and obtained the Nine Illusions Cauldron. In order to refine so many rare medicinal materials in the ghost world, there was almost no other furnace in the lower world that could do the job except the sixth-rank Divine Nine Illusions Cauldron.

"I thought you were generous, old ghost. It turns out you were waiting here."

Zeng Wanglou took out a bag and threw it to the old ghost, saying, "Use all the materials in the bag to exchange for some good things like the Six-path Ghost Infant Flower and the Reincarnation Herb. If you miss this opportunity, you will never see it again."

He gave Laogui a hint.

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(End of this chapter)