Longevity and Immortal Cultivation: Starting from Controlling Your Own Essence

"The evil master..."

Zhang Yao's expression did not change and he said:

"Fellow Taoist, you might as well speak more clearly."

"……All right."

Ancestor Ming Yuan hesitated for a moment, then slowly said:

"Since everything has been said to this extent, I should keep my promise and tell the truth."

"Back then, after I went deep into the underground world and met the Zhuoxiu tribe, I made a deal with them..."

As he spoke, he suddenly pulled open his shirt and exposed his chest.

On the chest of Ancestor Ming Yuan, there was a black shadow that was constantly squirming, like a large-area tattoo that had been activated, 'parasitizing' on his body.

At the moment when the ‘black shadow tattoo’ appeared:

Once again, Zhang Yao felt the 'alienated turbid air' from the ancestor Mingyuan, but this time it was much stronger, and the mana in his body was slightly stimulated by the stimulation.

"This is the price I paid, and this is my opportunity. The two are one."

Ancestor Ming Yuan pointed to the black shadow tattoo on his chest and said calmly:

"Perhaps you can also see that this is a black evil beast!"

"However, unlike the normal black evil beast, this black evil beast has extremely high intelligence, which is roughly equivalent to that of a human child of several years old, and it has been domesticated by the Zhuoxiu tribe."

"It was integrated into my body by Zhuoxiu using secret methods, giving me the ability to swallow the black tide, and it can also swallow and refine the understanding of various dark attributes, greatly speeding up my cultivation process and weakening my cultivation bottleneck."

As he spoke, he took a deep breath and said in a low voice:

"But it is an outsider after all. It cannot truly integrate with me. Instead, it will continue to erode my body and soul."

"For hundreds of years, every day, every night, every moment, I have endured the pain of thousands of arrows piercing my heart and thousands of ants biting my body. I feel myself being eroded and devoured bit by bit, and gradually losing myself."

"In the beginning, I hid in the cave for decades and never came out. I didn't even dare to meet my only direct disciple. Later, I gradually became numb, and now I'm even used to it."

When Ancestor Ming Yuan said this, he had already put on his clothes again and covered up the black shadow tattoo on his chest.

Zhang Yao looked away and his tone was a little subtle:

"Have you ever regretted it?"

For hundreds of years, he has endured the pain of thousands of arrows piercing his heart all the time. He asked himself that he might not be able to resist it.

It has to be said that this Ancestor Ming Yuan is a ruthless person.

"Of course I won't regret it."

Ancestor Ming Yuan’s face remained unchanged, and he stated in an emotionless tone:

"I am just a mere earth spirit root. I am able to reach the Golden Core Realm at the age of more than a hundred years old. I rely on the opportunity of the immortal path gained by daring to fight hard and risking my life along the way."

"But when you reach the Golden Core realm, it's no longer useful to just try your best."

"If you want to go further in the Golden Core Realm, talent, understanding, background, and opportunities are all indispensable. But I have none, so of course I must seize every opportunity!"

He said, smiled and said:

"If it weren't for the ruthless decision I made back then, I would have been trapped in the small territory of Damo for the rest of my life, trapped in the bottleneck of the early stage of Jindan, watching myself die of old age, unwilling but powerless."

"I would rather die in a fight with a powerful enemy than die on my bed."

"So, of course I don't regret it; to this day, I'm still grateful to the person I was back then for making the right choice."

Zhang Yao nodded slightly and said:

"I understand... Taoist fellow Taoist's strong will is really admirable."

"Then this time fellow Taoist took advantage of the large-scale opening of the black tide to prepare to return to the underground world again, but why?"

"Of course it's to eliminate this hidden danger!"

Ancestor Ming Yuan took a deep breath, exhaled it slowly, and said:

"When I accepted Zhuoxiu's deal, they warned me that if I can wait for the second large-scale outbreak of the Kuroshio in my lifetime, I must come back."

"Because only they can expel the black evil beast from my body."

"Whether I was unlucky and didn't wait, or I waited but didn't come back, the end would be the same - I would be devoured by the black beast and eventually transformed into a terrifying monster."

When Zhang Yao heard this, he suddenly showed a hint of understanding:

"I see……"

"So, the mysterious black shadow that planned to attack us earlier was a 'Shaman Controller' who lost control!"

"right."

Ancestor Mingyuan nodded and said:

"Actually, I was very afraid of him at the beginning. After all, I am the only one who knows the price of merging with the Black Evil Beast."

"Since he can persevere, his strength will never be any worse than mine. He must be an unprecedented enemy!"

"The brief encounter in the Black Tide confirmed my judgment, so much so that I did not dare to relax even after forming an alliance with my Taoist friends."

"After all, if I can find allies, he can also find allies. There are dangers everywhere in Mo Yuan, and it is still unclear who will win in the end."

As he spoke, his tone became more relaxed:

"But this time, when he controlled the Black Evil Beast to sneak attack and kill the 'Heisen Taoist' Sima Yan, showing off his power and shocking all the Golden Core cultivators, I saw through the truth!"

"It turns out that he couldn't stand it for a long time. I don't know when the black evil beast completely eroded his sanity. He can no longer be regarded as a monk, but as an alienated monster."

"It is naturally much easier to deal with this kind of guy than to deal with an old and cunning monk."

Hearing this, Zhang Yao looked thoughtful:

"Before he entered Moyuan, he should have disguised himself as an ordinary Golden Core cultivator. His methods were very clever, and no one noticed the abnormality."

"It can be seen from this that his spiritual intelligence is not low, at least far higher than the normal black evil beast..."

Halfway through his speech, he suddenly reacted, his eyes flashed:

"...So, fellow daoist's deliberate retreat earlier was actually to test Patriarch Yinyan's position?"

At this time, Zhang Yao reacted belatedly:

The ancestor of Mingyuan is a first-class ruthless person, how could he be afraid of the situation of the wolf before the wolf and the tiger behind, so much so that he proposed to give in?

"right."

Ancestor Mingyuan said calmly:

"Although there are many Golden Core cultivators who have entered Mo Yuan this time, apart from you and me, there are only three who can truly be called strong."

"Among them, Taoist Sima Yan of Hessen is dead, leaving only Patriarch Yinyan and Master Tianying. If we can rule out or confirm the suspicion of one of them in advance, we can take the lead."

Having said that, he looked at Zhang Yao with complicated emotions in his eyes:

"However, when I asked fellow daoist for help, I thought that fellow daoist would take the opportunity to raise conditions, or force me to tell part of the truth. I was already mentally prepared."

"But I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist actually trusted me so much, and didn't mention anything else, but I used the heart of a villain to judge the belly of a gentleman..."

Zhang Yao smiled calmly and said:

"Fellow Taoist, your words are serious."

"We are grasshoppers on the same rope, and the poor are not the ones who throw stones into trouble."

Of course he is not as open and aboveboard as he said, but it is true that he is not so short-sighted.

The situation at that time was extremely dangerous. If my side started internal strife early and let the others see the flaws, I'm afraid it would be a lot of fun.

"Um……"

Zhang Yao pondered for a moment, then cautiously said:

"I still have two questions that I would like to ask fellow daoists."

Ancestor Mingyuan nodded and gestured:

"Okay, fellow Taoist, it's okay to speak frankly."

Zhang Yao looked solemn and said:

"The first question is, what is the purpose of Zhuoxiu using secret methods to fuse the black evil beasts with foreign surface monks?"

"Second, why are you and the other evil master at odds with each other? Why does he insist on getting rid of you?"

Ancestor Ming Yuan was silent for a moment before speaking:

"I can't answer the first question because I don't know and they can't tell me."

"Of course I know that those underground cultivators spend a lot of money to do this kind of thing, and they must have a special purpose, and it may even be so big that it will endanger the entire surface cultivating world."

"But I had no other choice at the time. Even if I were asked to choose again, the result would be the same."

"As for your second question..."

He hesitated for a moment and lowered his voice subconsciously:

"When the black tide was approaching, I sensed him and he sensed me."

"At that time, a special desire was born in my heart... It's like a person who has been hungry for several days and suddenly encounters a table of rich delicacies from mountains and seas."

"My body's instincts...or, the black evil beast fused in my body is forcing me to get close to him and devour him. It becomes very restless and almost makes me unable to control it."

"I believe that he feels the same way, even more intensely because he has been completely alienated."

After Zhang Yao listened to his words, he thought deeply for a while and then said slowly:

"Fellow Taoist promised me before that a great opportunity would be given to me. He wouldn't let me fuse with the Black Evil Beast, right?"

"of course not!"

Ancestor Mingyuan waved his hands quickly and said:

"Not to mention whether the Taoist friend is willing, even if you are willing, you can't do it."

"Fellow Taoist is not practicing the dark zodiac sign technique, and the foundation of his magic power has been finalized for a long time. It is impossible to fuse the black evil beast."

"The opportunity I'm talking about is a real opportunity, not this kind of deal with Zhuoxiu."

Hearing this, Zhang Yao's expression relaxed a little and he gestured:

"Then fellow Taoist can tell you in detail."

"good!"

Ancestor Mingyuan pondered for a moment and then said:

"I said before that Zhuoxiu has unimaginable resources in his hands."

"The underground world is dazzling and contains countless treasures. Many of them are spiritual objects and rare treasures that Zhuo Xiu has absolutely no use for, so they have been accumulated."

"The accumulation from generation to generation has accumulated mountains of spiritual treasures in Zhuoxiu's treasure house, and has also developed many uses for surface monks..."

When he said this, he suddenly smiled mysteriously:

"Fellow Taoist, you might as well take a guess. When a normal monk thinks of the precious resources produced in the underground world, what will he think of first?"

"this……"

Zhang Yao was startled for a moment, then he immediately reacted and his eyes lit up:

"Earth milk? Those Zhuoxiu tribes have a large amount of earth milk in their hands?"

The dew of the sky and the milk of the earth are the treasures of heaven and earth that no one knows and knows about.

Earth milk is produced in the depths of tens of thousands of feet of the ground. It is said that only the Nascent Soul stage old monsters who are good at escaping from the ground can collect it deep into the ground. It is known as the "No.

Tianlu can only be born on the nine-day stellar wind, and only the legendary Huashen Zhenjun has the ability to collect it. It is the "Number One Rare Treasure". It surpasses all spiritual objects, rare treasures, elixirs, and magical methods.

The magical uses of earth milk are endless, and it goes far beyond assisting in breaking through the core. If you can really get a large amount of earth milk, it will definitely be considered a great opportunity.

The main material of the 'Xiantian Pure Yuan Pill' is earth milk. It is conceivable how precious this thing is. Even Liu Cang, the Five Elements Scatterer who ran wild in all directions back then, could only collect a drop.

"Hahaha……"

Ancestor Ming Yuan gave a long laugh:

“Not a lot, but a massive amount!”

"Earth milk is a condensation of pure spiritual energy and the earth's vitality. It is a magical elixir to us, but it is a highly poisonous thing to Zhuo Xiu!"

"But they also know how rare this thing is, so they built a treasure pool to store the earth milk, and developed the method of 'earth milk bathing'."

"After I wait for the monk to bathe in the ground milk, the affinity for spiritual energy will be greatly improved, and the speed of breathing spiritual energy and recovering mana will be greatly accelerated!"

Zhang Yao couldn't help but feel excited after hearing this.

The effect of earthly milk bathing is equivalent to a disguised improvement of spiritual root qualifications, and it also bypasses the limitations of spiritual roots and is effective against heavenly spiritual roots.

As for his Five Spiritual Roots, the efficiency of exhaling spiritual energy is not high, and it can barely match the Heavenly Spiritual Roots only with the blessing of formations. If he can get the baptism of 'Earth Milk Bathing Body', the effect may be better than other people's. More powerful!

“It’s truly a mysterious miracle of nature, everything is there!”

Zhang Yao took a deep breath and said with emotion:

"No wonder my fellow Taoists were so confident before and concluded that I would definitely choose to enter the deepest level."

"After learning the secret of earth milk bathing, which monk in the world can resist being tempted?"

After saying that, he calmed down and then asked:

"I'm afraid it's not that easy to get the opportunity to bathe in earthly milk from the Zhuoxiu tribe, right?"

"Of course it's not easy."

Ancestor Ming Yuan sighed and then said:

"The Earthly Milk Pond was built just to tempt surface monks like me to work for them."

"If you want to get the opportunity to bathe with earth milk, the prerequisite is to accept the fusion of the black evil beast, and to survive until the next large-scale outbreak of the black tide, and then return to the turbid cultivator tribe."

"After that, Zhuo Xiu will remove the black evil beast from the body of the evil master, and will also reward him with a chance to bathe in earth milk."

When Zhang Yao heard this, he immediately understood:

"So...we must kill the evil master who has become out of control?"

How could one opportunity be enough for the two of them?

No matter what the real purpose of those turbid cultivators is, their goal is obviously the black evil beast that has been to the surface. A black evil beast represents an opportunity to bathe in the earth milk.

"Fellow Daoist Ming Yuan, aren't you going a little too far?"

Zhang Yao stared at Patriarch Mingyuan with a hint of displeasure.

The great opportunity that was promised was given to him, but it turned out to be just an opportunity, and he had to fight for it himself.

This is tantamount to tying him to the chariot of Patriarch Mingyuan in disguise. If he wants to get the chance to bathe in milk, he must help Patriarch Mingyuan kill the evil spirit who has lost control of his alienation.

What is this? Do you really think he has a good temper and can be fooled like this?