Peeping into the Immortal Road

Chapter 173: Five Poisons, Centenary Birthday Banquet

A few months later, outside Liaogu Immortal City.

Ji Chang's figure flashed and turned into a streak of light, cutting through the sky and appearing outside Liaogu Immortal City.

He walked lightly through the city defense formation. The pale golden light curtain seemed to automatically open a passage for him, and then closed quietly after he passed through.

His target was a towering palace in the core area of ​​the Immortal City—the Huangquan Sect’s office in the Shiwandashan Mountains.

This is the core of all the cultivators who have opened up new territories in the Ten Thousand Mountains. The place where merits are exchanged is right here.

Whether it is rare resources or powerful inheritance, as long as you have enough merits, you can exchange them here.

Ji Chang's figure flashed a few times and he arrived in front of the hall.

He landed lightly on a square paved with white jade. Surrounded by clouds and mist, with cranes flying in the sky, it was like a fairyland.

He took out the development order in his hand, which was proof that he was carrying out a mission outside to expand the territory for the Huangquan Sect.

The front of the development order is engraved with the logo of the Huangquan Sect, and the back of the development order is engraved with the logo of the Jiedan Zhou family. A faint light is flickering on the development order.

A maid came up to greet them. She originally had a professional smile on her face, but after seeing the development order in Ji Chang's hand, there was a hint of surprise in her smile.

She recognized the token, and even more so the symbol on it - it was the symbol of the cultivators on the Tiangang List.

After being listed on the Tiangang List, a golden border will appear on the development order.

It is not exactly the same as the development order in the hands of ordinary cultivators.

"It turns out to be a senior on the Tiangang list!" The maid was slightly surprised and her attitude became more respectful.

Ji Chang nodded slightly as a response, then walked straight to the second floor.

Ji Chang walked steadily up the exquisite staircase to the second floor.

The layout of the second floor is very different from that of the first floor. It is quieter and more elegant, with a faint aura in the air that makes people feel peaceful.

He walked into a private room, where a middle-aged monk was already waiting.

Seeing Ji Chang coming up, the middle-aged cultivator smiled slightly and said with a bow, "Fellow Daoist Han, it's been a long time since we last met. What do you need this time?"

Ji Chang returned the greeting and asked with a smile, "Daoyou recognize me?"

The man smiled and nodded: "I met Fellow Daoist Han once in the Red Maple Market."

"I see."

Ji Chang nodded, and then said bluntly: "I want to exchange for a third-level ghost dragon inner pill."

The middle-aged monk nodded without any surprise.

After all, such a demand is not surprising for the cultivators on the Tiangang List.

Moreover, Ji Chang's cultivation has now reached the late stage of foundation building, so it is not too strange that he wants to exchange for the Jindan spiritual object in advance.

He turned and gestured to the maid standing beside him.

The maid understood immediately, responded respectfully, and then turned and left in a hurry. Not long after, she came back holding an exquisite jade box.

The middle-aged monk took the jade box and opened it gently. An inner elixir that was glowing with a faint blue light was lying quietly inside.

The blue light seemed to have life, flowing slowly in the jade box, emitting a mysterious and powerful aura.

"This is the third-level Phantom Dragon Inner Core," the middle-aged cultivator introduced. "This inner core contains the essence and power of the Phantom Dragon. It is of great help to cultivation and alchemy."

Ji Chang nodded, his eyes fixed on the inner pill. He could feel the powerful force contained in it, which was exactly what he needed.

"How many merits?" Ji Chang asked.

The middle-aged monk smiled and reported a number. Ji Chang did not hesitate and directly handed over his merit token.

With a flash of light, the merit was successfully deducted.

Ji Chang took the jade box and carefully put it away. After thanking the middle-aged monk and the maid, he turned and left the hall.

He knew that this third-level ghost dragon inner elixir would be of great help to his future cultivation.

"Next, I can concentrate on training in Liaogu Immortal City for a while."

Now Ji Chang has exchanged all the spiritual objects needed for Danjie.

Naturally, there is no need to fight and kill outside.

As for the upcoming third Huangquan assessment, Ji Chang has no plans to participate.

After leaving the Huangquan Sect's main hall, Ji Chang went towards his own cave.

As he got closer, the protective formation outside the cave began to flicker with a faint light, as if welcoming its owner's return.

Ji Chang walked through the light of the formation with ease and felt a warm and familiar breath coming towards him.

As soon as you enter the cave, what comes into view is an exquisite stone table and stone chairs, on which are placed exquisite tea sets and several ancient books.

Just then, a soft sound of footsteps was heard, and Ji Chang's concubine Liu Xuexuan walked out from the inner room.

She was wearing an elegant white dress, her long hair was like a waterfall, her eyebrows and eyes were like paintings, she looked like a fairy descending to earth.

When she saw Ji Chang returning, a gentle smile appeared on her face, as warm as the spring sunshine.

"You're back," Liu Xuexuan said softly, her voice like a gentle spring breeze, making people yearn for it, "You must have had a hard time along the way?"

Ji Chang looked at her, and the fatigue in his heart disappeared instantly.

He gently held Liu Xuexuan's slender fingers, smiled and said, "With you here, all the hard work is worth it."

The two of them sat on the stone chair, leaning against each other. Liu Xuexuan made Ji Chang a cup of his favorite spiritual tea. In the lingering tea aroma, they began to talk in low voices, sharing each other's joys and sorrows.

Whether it was the changing situation outside the cave or the difficulties and obstacles on the road of cultivation, at this moment they all seemed out of reach.

In their world, there is only each other and this rare warmth.

……

Four years later, in the quiet room, a surge of spiritual energy suddenly converged. As Ji Changshen took a long breath, he slowly opened his eyes.

There seemed to be stars twinkling in those eyes, revealing unfathomable cultivation and understanding.

Ji Chang gently moved his fingers, feeling the surging spiritual power in his body, and his heart was filled with relief.

After four years of secluded practice and the superior spiritual vein environment of Liaogu Immortal City, Ji Chang's cultivation has improved greatly.

In twenty years at most, Ji Chang would be confident that he could break through to the false elixir realm, and then he would be able to try to form a elixir.

but.

Ji Chang took out the development order. Now the golden border of Ji Chang's development order was gone.

This means that Ji Chang has now fallen off the Tiangang List.

However, Ji Chang did not fall off the Tiangang list before the third Huangquan assessment.

Instead, it was only after the third assessment, when his contribution value was reset to zero, that he was removed from the Tiangang List.

Ji Chang did not attend the third Huangquan assessment.

Although if you can join the Huangquan Sect, you can get great benefits.

But compared with the danger of the Huangquan assessment, the cost is naturally too high.

Because of this, Ji Chang backed off.

Anyway, he has a pill-forming spiritual object in his hand, and he can try to form a pill after the fake pill. If the pill formation is successful this time, Ji Chang plans to find an opportunity to join the Huangquan Sect after the pill formation.

In fact, for a Jindan cultivator, it is not difficult to join the Huangquan Sect.

The only ones who have difficulty are the Qi-refining monks and the foundation-building monks.

After all, in the eyes of Huangquan Sect, a major Nascent Soul sect, Jindan Zhenren are also good laborers and good tools.

But what if Ji Chang fails to form the elixir.

By then, his cultivation would probably be greatly reduced, but his life would still be saved.

If that were the case, Ji Chang would change his appearance and start over again.

Anyway, he is only a hundred years old now and still has more than a hundred years to live.

Not to mention starting over again, even if he had to start over from the Qi Refining Stage, there would be enough time to cultivate to the late Foundation Establishment Stage, or even the False Dan Stage.

He stood up, moved his body, and then floated out silently, as if he had merged into the air.

After four years and decades of immersion, the Green Water Sword Escape, which had already been perfected, was now very close to perfection, with only the finishing touch missing.

When Ji Chang has cultivated this sword technique to perfection and reached the stage of forming the elixir, when he practices the elixir pattern magical power [Green Water and Green Sword], the speed will naturally be much faster.

With the killing-type danwen magical power [Green Water and Green Sword] in his possession, Ji Chang is by no means a weakling even though he is in the danjie stage.

You know, even a Jindan-level powerhouse like Zhou Jingxing only has one offensive Danwen magical power.

Ji Chang has already learned a lot about the content of the third Huangquan assessment by peeking at the Dao Seed. Compared with the previous two Huangquan assessments, this one is more difficult and even more dangerous.

This assessment was to explore a heritage cave left behind by a Jindan cultivator.

Not long ago, the monks who were opening up the Shiwan Mountains accidentally discovered this secret cave near a frontier market.

At the instruction of Elder Qi of Huangquan Sect, this cave was selected as the location for this Huangquan assessment. This is not only a severe test of the cultivators' strength, but also a challenge to their luck.

The internal layout of the cave is complex, full of unknowns and mysteries. There is a trap at every step, and danger accompanies every step.

The monks not only have to face strange mechanisms and formations, but also have to be wary of monsters and poisonous insects that may appear at any time.

According to Ji Chang's observation, the owner of the cave ruins should be a Jindan cultivator from the Gushen Sect.

When Ji Chang was in the Qi Refining Stage, he received a foundation-building inheritance from the Chen family from the Gu God Sect.

Therefore, Ji Chang still has a lot of knowledge about the Gu Shen Cult.

Therefore, it is natural to recognize that it is the inheritance of the Gu Shen Cult.

During this assessment, many cultivators were injured or even killed in the challenge, but there were still a few who relied on their extraordinary strength and luck and gradually penetrated into the core area of ​​the cave.

In the end, only three fake dan monks successfully overcame numerous difficulties, survived, and obtained the precious inheritance left by the Jindan monk.

And Ji Chang, although he was unable to attend the Huangquan assessment.

But he took advantage of this opportunity to obtain the inheritance of the Gu God Cult.

This third-level inheritance belonging to the Gushen Cult is indeed quite extraordinary.

It is somewhat related to the second-level inheritance of the Gu Shen Sect that Ji Chang had obtained before.

What Ji Chang obtained was a third-level martial arts inheritance called "Five Poisons Sutra".

The inheritance that Ji Chang once obtained was exactly the fragments of the "Five Poisons Sutra".

Ji Chang only has the foundation-building part of the Snake Gu chapter.

And the inheritance he has obtained now is the complete inheritance of the "Five Poisons Sutra".

It not only contains chapters of the Five Poisons Sutra, such as the Scorpion Gu Chapter and the Snake Gu Chapter, but also includes the cultivation methods of the Five Poisons Sutra for the Jindan period.

There are even thirteen methods to condense the Five Poison Golden Elixir.

Although not as good as Huangquan Sect's "Huangquan Water Control Art", there are still quite a lot of them.

In addition, the most crucial thing is that in this inheritance, there is actually a Danwen magical power.

This magical power of Danwen is called [All Five Poisons].

The difficulty of practicing is extremely high, not only does one have to practice this spell to the highest level.

It is also necessary to refine five different third-order poisonous insects, which are equivalent to the five poisonous insects.

Only then was I able to cultivate this magical power.

"Pity……"

It’s a pity that this magical power is actually a poison magical power, or more accurately a poisonous insect magical power.

What Ji Chang wants to cultivate in the future is the Waterway Golden Elixir, and it will be difficult for him to cultivate this magical power.

However, this kind of danwen magical power is extremely precious. Even though it is difficult to practice, it can be exchanged with others after the danwen is formed.

After all, only when a Jindan cultivator has cultivated at least seven Danwen magical powers can he cultivate into a false infant.

……

This day.

Ji Chang sat in a quiet room, with something in his mind. He counted with his fingers and found that he was exactly 100 years old this year.

This number has a special meaning to him. Not only Ji Chang, but for most cultivators, the 100th birthday banquet is of great significance.

For a Qi-refining cultivator, once he reaches the age of 100, his life has entered a countdown.

But for the foundation-building cultivators, being over a hundred years old means that they have undergone a transformation and are no longer ordinary people.

“When you’re a hundred years old, maybe we should celebrate.”

Ji Chang thought to himself that he decided to hold a banquet and invite relatives and friends to share this memorable moment together.

However, he was well aware that his age of one hundred years and his cultivation in the late stage of foundation building were too amazing in the world of cultivation.

If others knew about this, it would probably cause unnecessary trouble and speculation.

Therefore, he decided not to call this banquet the "Centennial Banquet", but to invite guests under another name.

Ji Chang began to think about the details of the banquet. He wanted the celebration to be grand yet low-key.

If he was invited in the name of a centenary birthday party, then no matter how he concealed it, his identity as a centenarian in the late stage of foundation building would definitely attract some people's attention.

After all, unless one is born in a large sect or a Jindan family, only cultivators with earth spiritual roots can reach the late stage of foundation building at the age of 100.

If someone discovered that he did not have earth spiritual roots, but only possessed high-grade spiritual roots, then they would certainly guess that he was carrying a treasure.

Therefore, Ji Chang planned to invite everyone to a banquet in the name of his 200th birthday party.

A 200-year-old in the late stage of foundation building is not that eye-catching, but rather normal.

For cultivators of this age who are in the late stage of foundation building, there is still some hope for them to break through to the false pill realm.

After all, before breaking through to the False Dan realm, the lifespan of a foundation-building cultivator is 240 years.

He still has forty years to live.

With no shortage of elixirs to assist in cultivation, a superior spiritual vein environment, and superior cultivation methods.

It's not impossible.

(End of this chapter)