Two Realms: I use martial arts to ask for longevity

Chapter 526 Starlight Energy + Opening the Three Acupoints
"Brother, I have made great achievements in alchemy. If you want a life-saving elixir or an elixir that accelerates cultivation, we can discuss this."

This should be an alchemist.

"If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. If you need precious armor or magic weapons, please feel free to chat with me privately."

The other person also spoke gently.

This is a weapon refiner.

When Zhou Ping'an first came in, just like last time, basically no one paid any attention to him.

Those who couldn't see his face clearly obviously didn't take him, a newly joined No. 9, seriously. At this time, he showed off a large amount of incense and immediately received enthusiastic support.

"The real good things cannot be bought with incense. If there are any special resources you need, you may as well go with us.

We all come from the same star region, so we are fellow villagers. It is a rare opportunity for us to enter a trading settlement, so of course we have to help each other. If you are interested, I have a few good tasks here..."

This person was trying to get close to others by claiming to be a fellow villager and trying to get people to do the task together.

I don’t know whether it is good or bad intention?

In modern society, because of his job, Zhou Ping'an has heard of many cases where fools were killed by their fellow villagers when they were away from home.

Why would I be cheated by my fellow villagers?
Because, apart from fellow villagers, no one else can cheat you.

"I appreciate your kindness. Let me talk to the envoy first."

Zhou Ping'an bowed and declined with a smile.

He still remembered that when he came in last time, he had seen the list of items given by the traveling envoy. However, last time he was cautious and did not show any wealth. The other party might have hidden one or more things.

The treasures in the star field are endless, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as vast as the ocean.

It is impossible for the other party to open up all their treasures and let people choose carefully when they see a newcomer coming in.

"Are you buying intelligence again this time? I have collected intelligence on the Yue family in North Town and the Yang family in West Town. It is absolutely detailed down to the level of personal magical powers and martial arts. I'll give you a discount. It only costs 100,000 incense sticks for each piece of intelligence."

Youfang made a face that said you had gotten a great advantage, and threw out the bait to please the other party.

"It's too expensive. If that's the case, this business can't be done. Sorry to bother you."

Zhou Ping'an pretended to leave.

He came here to find something useful to himself, not to be taken advantage of.

As the saying goes, all businessmen are dishonest, and this traveling official is not honest at all.

"Stop, I'm just running a small business here. Mr. Nine, please tell me what you need."

The Youfang envoy quickly straightened his posture.

"I won't beat around the bush with you. I came here just for convenience. Does Shadow Pavilion have any Void Star Stones for consignment? Of course, starlight energy is also fine."

He really didn't need other elixirs, weapons, and the like.

He can refine the best elixir that can increase power and replenish essence by himself.

Pills for the Divine Martial Realm and higher realms cannot be taken now and are not needed for the time being.

The only resources he urgently needs are those needed for the Zhenyu Demon Sect to open the Tianyuan Nine Apertures of the body.

For each body orifice to be opened, a star stone is required.

In addition, a large amount of starlight energy is also required, which is a rigid need and indispensable.

The starlight energy might be obtained from the Nine Nether Formation in the ruins cave in modern society, but distant water cannot quench immediate thirst, and the Nine Nether Formation is not easy to deal with.

Zhou Ping'an evaluated it carefully.

With my current abilities, it would be amazing if I could get through the fourth level.

Even if all the starlight energy from the third and fourth levels were taken, it would still be far from enough to open the remaining eight orifices.

Of course it would be better if you can buy it.

As for the Void Star Stone.

He now has one yin attribute and one gold attribute, and can only open three orifices at most. He still needs six, and there is no place to find them.

If we can complete all transactions in the Shadow Pavilion, we will naturally be able to make rapid progress and save a lot of trouble.

"Didn't you tell me earlier?"

Traveling can lift your spirits.

I can mobilize the starlight energy as soon as possible. It happens that I have some reserves. It is an excellent source of energy for body training, formation training, and weapon training.

This energy is collected from the stars in the void, and it takes a lot of effort and time. It is not cheap. One cubic meter of starlight energy requires a thousand incense sticks..."

"What level of Star Body Refining can a square of starlight energy support?"

"For a Zhenwu beginner to cultivate a stellar body, roughly three square starlight energies are enough. Let's make sure we don't bargain for this. In some worlds, starlight energies are also used as currency, and the price is basically constant. The profit is extremely slim. If it's any cheaper, we'll lose money."

"Okay, one thousand incense sticks per square, twenty first."

Zhou Ping'an calculated that if he opened two more acupoints, based on the calculation that the energy required to open the latter acupoint was twice that of the former, he would need about eighteen square meters.

"readily."

The two men threw stones to test the waters, and after exchanging incense and money, Zhou Ping'an felt the void in front of him move slightly, and a neat stack of twenty square brick crystals appeared in front of him.

He picked up a crystal brick, sensed the huge energy condensed into a solid within it, and waved his hand without commenting.

He continued, "Let's try the quality of this starlight energy first to see if it can help with refining weapons. I wonder if Envoy Youfang has any Void Star Stones for sale, regardless of their properties."

"Star Stone, this really stumps me. This thing is produced only in some special worlds, and the stock in other worlds is extremely rare. If someone gets it, they will hide it away..."

"No? That's a pity."

"It's not that there isn't any. Although it's not in stock, there is a channel to get it. Let me check..."

“By the way, in the world of Bingchen 1315, there is a star field that produces this kind of star stone.

Coincidentally, the Zhao family of Nanhu in the Great Xuan Royal Court is recruiting experts to escort their children to Kyoto, and the reward offered is the Heavenly Star Stone, which is what you call the Void Star Stone.

If you escort one person to Beijing, you will be given a Heavenly Star Stone. If all members escort to Beijing without any damage, you can get thirteen Heavenly Star Stones in total. "

"Isn't it said that this kind of stone is very rare? Could it be that their family is a miner?"

Zhou Pingan was surprised.

This task appears to be daunting at first glance.

If eight or ten people go and complete the task, wouldn't they have to give more than a hundred yuan? This is of course unrealistic.

The only explanation is that few people would take on this kind of mission, and many people would die.

Later on, they wanted to pay, but they couldn't.

You Fangshi sighed, "I know and I can't hide it from you. This task is very difficult. The difficulty lies in that the world only supports the physical body and the power of blood and qi, without a trace of heaven and earth vitality.

Mr. Nine must have understood how dangerous this world is."

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Chapter 626: Opening the Three Apertures
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He didn't say much, because Zhou Ping'an really understood what was going on.

There is not a trace of the vital energy of heaven and earth, just like before the spiritual tide rose in this world.

Even if one cultivates true energy, one cannot use powerful spells, as one will be suppressed at the initial level of Zhenwu in terms of attack and defense. No matter how high one's combat power is, it will be useless.

If one forcibly uses spells and combat skills above Zhenwu, they will be suppressed by heaven and earth, and their power will be much smaller.

If you are not careful, you will capsize in the ditch.

Therefore, in this case, if a Qi cultivator entered, they would be dead. As for the body cultivators, since they did not have the energy of heaven and earth, they could not grow any decent natural treasures. No matter which path the body cultivators took, they needed all kinds of resources. If the resources were not enough, the upper limit would naturally be locked.

Just like Zhou Ping'an, it is impossible for him to practice the Prison-Suppressing Demon Sutra to the pinnacle in this world.

He was able to cultivate to his current level thanks to the Demon-Subduing Trial and the starlight from outer space. Now, he is still eyeing the Void Star Stone.

Without these things, he would be just like the imperial generals. His physical cultivation would not be considered too powerful. At most, he could reach the initial stage of Zhenwu.

Then, they use all kinds of unorthodox methods to improve their combat effectiveness, at the cost of damaging their bodies, in order to gain stronger combat power.

If that were the case, there would also be powerful cultivators in this vast void who are good at body cultivation. If they went to that world, wouldn't they be crushed to pieces?
Therefore, there must be other restrictions.

"Will those born with strong bloodlines also be suppressed?"

“Not only that, if one’s physical strength reaches the Dan Yuan realm, which is the Shenwu realm, one cannot enter that world and will also be suppressed by heaven and earth.

The martial arts skills will not be weakened, and the native practitioners of that world mostly follow the bloodline path. The power of the body-refining warriors plus the bloodline secrets is not weak, so this task is a bit difficult. Are you interested in this task? Give me a word. "

"Let me think about it."

Zhou Pingan said with a smile.

"It's okay. All tasks of the Shadow Pavilion are based on the principle of voluntariness...

This mission is valid for three months, so there is still some time. Excuse me, the third spiritual tide is coming soon in Mr. Nine's world, and there is only one month left at most.

If you want to improve your strength, you have to hurry up."

The Youfang Envoy seemed to be sincere and said, "Don't think that we have any bad intentions in arranging the pick-up and drop-off missions. We are just taking one-tenth of the reward, which is already a very generous condition."

Zhou Ping'an's heart trembled slightly, but he didn't say anything else. He smiled and silently thought about quitting.

The jade sceptre in his hand glowed faintly, and the distorted light around him disappeared, and he had returned to the quiet room.

He threw the jade sceptre into the space, isolating it from all information fluctuations, narrowed his eyes, and fell into deep thought.

"It can be seen that this envoy seems to be encouraging me to take on this mission. He has no intention of harming me. Instead, he is reminding me, overtly or covertly, to improve my strength quickly, otherwise, there will be endless dangers in the future."

'Then his needs are easy to understand. It's just that I have never accepted any missions in recent days and have no close ties with the Shadow Pavilion.

You have to fish first... First they throw out all kinds of bait, then they make it easy for me to get away from the Shadow Pavilion, and then they fight for their lives and death to expand their influence. That should be it.'

Although Zhou Ping'an didn't know why the other party was so confident after taking on the task and felt that he could not escape from the Shadow Pavilion, he basically understood the other party's logic and felt a little more at ease.

Any organization has a purpose when doing something.

If we use the real world as an analogy, this Shadow Pavilion organization is a huge platform.

It's a channel.

Channel is king...

They are not worried that their collaborators, who are spread across the heavens and all realms, will not be deeply involved.

If there is a first time, there will be a second time. After tasting the sweetness, one will naturally be greedy for more, and will be stuck in the mud, unable to escape.

Well, if the other party follows the right path and cooperates voluntarily without any hidden tricks, this form of cooperation is not unacceptable.

Of course, we also have to be on guard against the possibility that the other party may have other plans that they haven't said out loud.

The most important thing is to have self-control.

There is actually not much difference between practitioners and ordinary people.

There are too many desperate people who forget their lives for the sake of profit.

If you fail to face the danger and accept tasks recklessly.

Although you can obtain a lot of resources and quickly improve your strength...

But one day, you will encounter a task that you cannot complete, and you may even lose your life.

It's like entering a casino. You can win ten or a hundred times, but if you lose once, you will have nothing.

"Practice."

Zhou Ping'an looked up at the bright moonlight coming in from the window, and cleared all his chaotic thoughts. He took out the Taiyin Tianxing Stone he got from the ice and snow magician, and used the method of opening the orifice, determining the orifice, and opening the acupoints...

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The next morning.

The county town was still in silence. A thin layer of skylight poured down from the top of the sky hole, casting a faint gray-blue glow over the city buildings.

Zhou Ping'an opened the window, took a deep breath of the damp and cold morning mist, and then his figure flashed and merged into the clouds and mist, rushing straight into the sky.

He walked thirty miles north and found a hilltop. Listening to the chirping of early birds, he spread out his hands and stepped onto the ground.

A wisp of white air and a wisp of black air entwined and gathered in the palm of the hand.

He put his palms together and his body shook slightly.

A huge black and white ring vibrated in all directions.

boom……

Amid the sound of huge waves hitting the shore.

Seven or eight low hills, large and small, collapsed and were destroyed all around him at the same time, and smoke and dust filled the air for a full three hundred feet.

"Compared to yesterday, after opening two more orifices, my foundation and strength are four times stronger.

I have understood the power of the sun and moon, the combined power of the sun and the moon, and my qi and blood are flowing smoothly, and my body is extremely strong."

"Not only that, but he also got the sharp killing intent of the third orifice, Jin Yao."

Zhou Ping'an formed his palm into a knife and chopped it down with one palm.

A ray of bright white light tore through the earth and rushed out hundreds of feet. All the stones, trees, and metal ores underground along the way were split in two.

"This is the blessing of the golden star. The sharpness of the golden element is two different forms of power from the Sky-Splitting Slash. They both have great destructive power, but the means to deal with the enemy are much richer."

“Unfortunately, there are still six body orifices that have not been opened.

If I don’t find the right Heavenly Star Stone, how strong will my body be when all the Nine Apertures of the Heavenly Origin are opened?”

Zhou Ping'an silently estimated the strength of the Divine Martial Realm.

He roughly guessed in his mind that if he could achieve the Nine Apertures of the Cave Heaven and cultivate them to perfection, he would be able to compete with the Divine Martial Realm with his physical combat power alone.

Combined with the true energy attack at the Zhenwu Faxiang realm level, even if there is no magical power or rules, ordinary Shenwu realm people would hardly be his opponent.

"Then, with my current level of strength, can I fight a quick-made God General to a draw?"

Thinking of Yue Chengtian who is known as the invincible general and possesses supernatural powers comparable to the weakest divine martial realm, Zhou Pingan really wants to give it a try to see how big the gap is.

Can it withstand my full-force attack?

"As for the escort mission, it's not too urgent... Let's deal with the Zhenbei Army first."

Judging from the time, the Zhenbei Army has most likely already reached Pinghu County, Guangyun Commandery. I wonder if Baihe has arrived?

Can Qingnv hold off the first wave of attacks?
There can be no further delay.

Zhou Ping'an tried his skills and felt more confident.

After returning to the county city, he summoned his mount, White Tiger, and gave instructions to Zhan Shanhe and Su Youxian before reuniting with Yu Changsheng...

Two men and a tiger left the city and headed north.

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(End of this chapter)