Peeping into the Immortal Road

Chapter 178: Divine Power, Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils
Zhou Jingxing raised his head slightly and felt the pressure from Ji Chang when he was forming his elixir from afar. It was wanton and powerful, like newly brewed liquor, full of power.

He couldn't help laughing in his heart.

"Is it so sharp?"

This person's behavior is very different from the information I have collected.

“However, if he really had a non-confrontational personality, how could he have condensed a golden elixir and become a Jindan Zhenren?”

Zhou Jingxing has lived for hundreds of years and has seen many Jindan masters.

Except for those Jindan Zhenren who come from Yuanying clans or even are the descendants of Yuanying, there are very few Jindan Zhenren who are truly indifferent to worldly affairs and fame and fortune.

Especially for someone like Ji Chang, who was a pure independent cultivator and didn’t even have a Qi-refining family.

Thinking of this, Zhou Jingxing couldn't help but shook his head.

In the days after Ji Chang successfully formed a golden elixir, Zhou Jingxing had already sent people to collect all the intelligence information about this new golden elixir cultivator.

The Zhou family is worthy of being the overlord of Zheng State. As long as the Zhou family wants information about a person, it is not difficult to get it, at least in this corner of Zheng State.

Just a few days.

Zhou Jingxing knew everything about Ji Chang's deeds in Liaogu Fairy City and Baishui Fairy City after he established his foundation.

Even before Ji Chang established his foundation, Zhou Jingxing also collected some information about his movements in Jiaozhou.

Zhou Jingxing knew very well that mastering information meant mastering the initiative, especially for this rising star who had suddenly emerged.

However, Ji Chang's past is not completely transparent.

The movements after the foundation is established are relatively easy to collect.

During the Qi Refining Stage, Ji Chang changed his name and appearance, which made it complicated to trace his past.

In addition, at that time, Ji Chang seemed to deliberately keep a low profile and did not cause much waves in Jiaozhou.

Even for a Jindan Zhenren like Zhou Jingxing, relying on a giant like the Zhou family, it is difficult to uncover too many secrets.

The things that were dug out were all half true and half false, a mixture of true and false.

The only thing we know is that Ji Chang is a casual cultivator from Jiaozhou, and has close ties with the Chen family, a foundation-building family in Jiaozhou, and another Qi-refining family called the Yuan family.

Although these connections were secretive, Zhou Jingxing's careful investigation revealed some clues.

It seems that the method that Ji Chang relied on to break through the foundation-building stage was the family secret of the Chen family in Jiaozhou.

Zhou Jingxing narrowed his eyes slightly, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.

Although Ji Chang was just a blank slate who had just entered the Jindan stage.

With his cultivation level of the Jufa Realm in which he had cultivated three danwen magical powers, he could kill this kind of cultivator easily without too much effort.

As long as Zhou Jingxing uses the magical power [Flowing Gold and Melting Stone], Ji Chang will have to flee in panic, with no way out.

However, Zhou Jingxing knew.

Ji Chang is a Jindan Zhenren who achieved his status through the Huangquan Sect's methods. He has served the Huangquan Sect for decades and opened up the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

As long as there are no accidents, they will eventually be accepted into the Huangquan Sect and become a Jindan Zhenren of the Huangquan Sect.

Especially since Ji Chang was a Jindan cultivator who came from a casual cultivation family and had no family burden.

Such Jindan cultivators are the best tools in the eyes of Yuanying sects like Huangquan Sect.

Another very crucial point is that Ji Chang has no Taoist partner.

Although he had many concubines, he even had Liu Xuexuan, a concubine who was in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

But Ji Chang has indeed never had a legitimate Taoist partner.

This is a considerable advantage in the eyes of many Jindan elders in the Huangquan Sect.

If Ji Chang could join the Huangquan Sect, there would surely be many Jindan Zhenren who would be interested in marrying him.

Especially those elders who are old and have many children but have not achieved the Jindan level of cultivation.

This is almost becoming a tradition of the Huangquan Sect.

Many of Huangquan Sect’s Jindan elders came this way.

This includes Qi Zhicheng, the elder of the Huangquan Sect who was responsible for presiding over the development of the Ten Thousand Mountains in the Zheng State's immortal cultivation world.

He is the son-in-law of a veteran Jindan elder of the Huangquan Sect.

Just a little different from the others.

Qi Zhicheng has extraordinary talent, and the quality of his spiritual roots has reached the level of earth spiritual roots. He is from the State of Zhao, and before he started practicing, he took part in the entrance examination of the Huangquan Sect.

He was directly accepted as a true disciple by a Jindan elder of the Huangquan Sect.

Later, after building his foundation, he married his junior sister, who was also the daughter of his master.

Qi Zhicheng's master was also extraordinary. Although his cultivation was still at the Jindan stage, he had cultivated into a false infant and was once the Yuanying seed of the Huangquan Sect.

Ji Chang, an outsider who has reached the Jindan stage, joined the Huangquan Sect.

Even though there were many Jindan elders who wanted to marry him, his cultivation level was only that of a Jufa realm immortal who had developed one or two danwen magical powers.

But no matter what, if Zhou Jingxing attacks Ji Chang at will, it will cause a lot of trouble when Qi Zhicheng returns.

Zhou Jingxing based on his understanding of Qi Zhicheng over the years.

Maybe he would take the opportunity to attack me and kill me.

Now that the expansion of the Ten Thousand Mountains has been completed, Qi Zhicheng is no longer needed as a tool to clear out the third-level monsters.

On the contrary, Qi Zhicheng wanted to increase the number of third-level blood corpses in his hands.

If there was no reason to attack him, Zhou Jingxing estimated that he would have attacked him long ago.

In addition, there is another very important point.

That is, although Ji Chang was born as a casual cultivator, he was indeed a cultivator from their Zheng State.

After Ji Chang enters the Huangquan Sect, if he can be promoted step by step within the sect and become an elder, he will have considerable power.

For Zheng natives like Zhou Jingxing, it also has great benefits.

For example, such a big event as opening up the Ten Thousand Mountains.

If the person sent by Huangquan Sect to Zheng State to preside over the work was a Jindan elder who was on good terms with the Zhou family, then the benefits that the Zhou family could obtain would undoubtedly be greater.

Zhou Jingxing no longer needs to serve Qi Zhicheng like he does now, and do the dirty work of dealing with third-level monsters.

Although the benefits are considerable, if you are not careful you may die.

Your own death is the least of your worries, but the worst is that your family will be in turmoil.

You know, although the Zhou family has many Jindan seeds, there are only two true Jindan masters, including yourself.

It can be said that what Zhou Jingxing values ​​is Ji Chang’s future potential.

……

Ji Chang's figure flashed and turned into a ray of light, cutting through the sky and rushing straight into Zhou Jingxing's mansion.

In front of Zhou Jingxing, the escaping light dissipated and Ji Chang's figure gradually appeared.

He faced Zhou Jingxing, bowed slightly, and said, "Master Jingxing."

Although Ji Chang had just achieved the Golden Elixir and was filled with excitement, he still remained somewhat humble when standing in front of Zhou Jingxing, a senior Jindan Zhenren.

He knew very well that although he had entered the Golden Core Realm, his strength was still shallow and there was still a big gap compared to senior masters like Zhou Jingxing.

Therefore, he would never dare to do anything rude in front of Zhou Jingxing.

After all, he was not strong enough to act arrogantly in front of him. Zhou Jingxing looked at Ji Chang, his eyes glowing with red gold.

He smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, why do you have to be so distant? Just call me Jingxing."

His voice was calm and friendly, as if he was talking to an old friend.

Ji Chang's heart moved slightly after hearing Zhou Jingxing's words.

He nodded and said, "Daoyou Jingxing."

Zhou Jingxing nodded and said with a smile: "If that's the case, why do you still need to hide your body shape and change your appearance in front of me?"

There was a hint of teasing in his words, but also a certain seriousness.

Hearing this, Ji Chang was shocked.

When he was refining Qi, he swallowed a pill and changed his body and appearance.

But after cultivating the golden elixir in his body, he returned to his original state and his appearance and figure were restored.

At this moment, Ji Chang had an upright posture and outstanding temperament, and he looked even more like an immortal than before.

However, for a Jindan Zhenren like Ji Chang, changing one's body shape and appearance at will is just an ordinary method.

Therefore, it was very easy to restore the disguised appearance.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Jingxing saw through it at a glance.

"Could it be the Danwen magical power of the Fire Eyes and Golden Pupils?"

Ji Chang noticed the red-gold color in the eyes, and an idea came to his mind.

Ji Chang knew that Zhou Jingxing had cultivated the Danwen supernatural power [Fire Eyes and Golden Pupils] in recent years.

But after this thought came to his mind, Ji Chang quickly stopped the thought and cleared his mind.

This is because Ji Chang knew that this Danwen magical power was extraordinary. Once activated, he could see through the illusion of the formation, understand the flaws in the magic, and even detect the thoughts of other cultivators.

At this time, Zhou Jingxing had insight into many of Ji Chang's thoughts.

Ji Chang naturally calmed down his mind and stopped thinking about it.

Zhou Jingxing's heart moved at this moment.

“It’s a pity that you actually know the power of my Danwen magical power.”

He smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, are you still not going to recover your appearance?"

After hearing what Zhou Jingxing said, Ji Chang immediately returned to his original appearance.

Zhou Jingxing had already relied on his supernatural powers to see through Ji Chang's true appearance, so he was naturally not surprised at this time.

In addition, Zhou Jingxing also realized something based on Ji Chang's true appearance and the information he had collected in recent days.

Then, Zhou Jingxing smiled meaningfully and said, "Should I call you Fellow Daoist Ji or Fellow Daoist Han?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Chang frowned slightly and felt unhappy.

He responded coldly: "My friend, this behavior is a bit too much." There was a hint of vigilance and dissatisfaction in his voice.

Zhou Jingxing didn't care, and the light in his eyes disappeared.

He chuckled and said, "Fellow Daoist Ji, don't be nervous. I have no ill intentions. I am just quite interested in your past."

"Now that you have successfully formed the elixir, your past identity is no longer important. I am just curious, which identity do you prefer?"

Ji Chang sneered after hearing what Zhou Jingxing said.

He naturally knew that Zhou Jingxing wanted to give him a warning.

Ji Chang took a deep breath and said calmly: "Whether it is Ji Chang or Han Lin, it is just a name."

Zhou Jingxing nodded to show his understanding.

He changed the subject and asked, "So, what are your plans next, Fellow Daoist Ji?"

Ji Chang pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Now that I have successfully formed the elixir, I naturally want to go further."

……

Half a day later, Ji Chang said goodbye to Zhou Jingxing and returned to the cave.

"Huangquan Sect?"

Although he was talking with Zhou Jingxing, because of the Danwen magical power [Fire Eyes and Golden Pupils], Ji Chang had to pay attention to his own thoughts and concentrate his mind to avoid being noticed by Zhou Jingxing.

However, through this exchange with Zhou Jingxing, Ji Chang also gained a lot of experience in cultivation in the Jindan stage.

In addition, I have also gained a lot of understanding about the Huangquan Sect.

Zhou Jingxing suggested waiting until Qi Zhicheng returned and taking the opportunity to join the Huangquan Sect.

If you think about it carefully, if Ji Chang could have a sect to rely on, it would indeed be of great benefit to his future practice.

In the world of cultivating immortals, when one's cultivation is still in the Qi Refining Stage or the Foundation Building Stage, if one is simply a casual cultivator, one can continue to practice.

However, after reaching the Jindan stage, if you want to make further progress in cultivation, you have to rely on the sect and family.

Even those casual cultivators who have reached the Jindan stage will mostly rely on third-level spiritual veins to build a third-level immortal city and collect third-level resources.

For a Jindan Zhenren, the spiritual vein environment is not that important.

This is because when a Jindan cultivator is practicing, he mainly focuses on condensing the Danwen supernatural powers.

However, when condensing the Danwen magical power, one needs to use the assistance of spiritual objects and precious medicines of the same school as the magical power.

These spiritual objects and precious medicines can only be nurtured in a place with a third-level spiritual vein environment.

Because of this, the third-level spiritual vein is still quite important for Jindan cultivators.

If we can have the support of a Nascent Soul sect like the Huangquan Sect, it will be much easier to practice in the future.

Ji Chang fell into deep thought, carefully weighing the pros and cons of joining the Huangquan Sect, and gradually made a decision in his mind.

He knew that this was an important decision concerning his future path of cultivation and he had to consider it carefully.

However, he also knew that sometimes, opportunities were right in front of him, but if he missed it, he might never get it again.

Therefore, he decided to seize this opportunity and join the Huangquan Sect after Qi Zhicheng returned.

According to Zhou Jingxing, Qi Zhicheng should have known that he had successfully formed the elixir, and was probably rushing here at this time.

If Ji Chang waits for a while longer, he will probably be able to meet him.

So Ji Chang returned to the cave, waiting for Qi Zhicheng to return while sorting out the gains from his enlightenment.

Afterwards, Ji Chang sat in the quiet room and began to retreat to sort out his own insights.

Ji often closed his eyes and looked inward, deeply feeling the changes in himself.

He could clearly feel that since forming the golden elixir, his body was filled with unprecedented vitality and vigor.

This feeling was like a trickle of water flowing through every corner of his body, injecting endless energy into his life.

He recalled the days when he was still a false elixir cultivator. At that time, he had already lived sixty years longer than the ordinary foundation-building cultivators, and had a lifespan of three hundred years.

And now, as a Jindan cultivator, his lifespan has increased to five hundred years.

If one day he could cultivate into a false infant, his life span would increase by another three hundred years, reaching an astonishing eight hundred years.

Ji Chang is only 124 years old now. Even if he cannot break through to the pseudo-infant stage, he still has more than 300 years, close to 400 years to live.

(End of this chapter)