Chapter 856: Gratitude as Heavy as a Mountain, Hidden in the Clouds

"Master's wife, are you looking for me?"

In a newly cleaned cave, Qu Lingjun bowed respectfully to Sima Hui Niang.

Sima Hui Niang looked at Qu Lingjun, who looked old and seemed older than her, and nodded slightly.

"At the eighth level of foundation building, you are only one step away from the ninth level. It seems that you have lived up to your master's expectations and have not slacked off over the years."

Qu Lingjun smiled embarrassedly, "It is all thanks to the resources given by the master that I have made such rapid progress."

Sima Hui Niang nodded and asked, "Has the cave been decided?"

"It has been decided. Qin'er is very familiar with Qingping Mountain. She specially selected a natural weak third-level spiritual vein for me, which is most suitable for my current practice."

"What about the practice of "Micro Dust Yuanshu"?"

"With the practice experience written by the master himself, I have already achieved a small success in this technique, and I hope to practice it to the middle success realm before the foundation building is completed."

"The middle success realm is considered to be a master!" Sima Hui Niang exclaimed. When she was in the foundation building realm, she was only a small success. Not to mention the great success, even the middle success is out of reach.

In fact, this was also the normal state before Luo Chen came back.

The "Micro-Dust Yuanshu" he created when he was in the Jindan stage was not sophisticated enough, and the remaining version had a very high threshold for practice, so few people in Luotian Sect could get started.

It was only after Wang Yuan remembered Luo Chen's instructions before he left and constantly deleted and revised the "Micro-Dust Yuanshu" that it gradually became suitable for foundation-building cultivators to learn.

Even so, being able to practice this simplified version of "Micro-Dust Yuanshu" to the small success realm is of great help to breaking through the Jindan stage.

This is also the reason why Luotian Sect can produce many Jindan cultivators.

Of course!

These problems were instantly changed after Luo Chen returned to the East Wilderness.

He had practiced "Micro-Dust Yuanshu" to the great perfection level in the North Sea for a hundred years, and completely modified this technique with a higher realm, making it more suitable for foundation-building cultivators and Jindan cultivators to learn.

Coupled with his personal practice experience, people who learn this technique will take fewer detours and it will be easier to get started.

Now in Luotian Sect, including Qu Lingjun, Yao Mingyue and others, basically practice the new technique brought back by Luo Chen.

Qu Lingjun, who has a less than outstanding talent, dares to say that he can practice this technique to the intermediate stage. Other talented people will surely be able to go to a higher level.

This is probably the case of the predecessors planting trees, and the descendants enjoying the shade!

Sima Hui Niang suddenly asked: "Then are you sure you can break through the Jindan stage before your life is almost over?"

Faced with this question, Qu Lingjun's originally good mood visibly dropped.

He stammered unconfidently: "It should be possible. Even if it is not possible, I will try to break through once."

For the four spiritual roots, the difficulty of practicing is not something that outsiders can empathize with.

Even with the various large resources provided by Luo Chen, Qu Lingjun could not make a solemn promise in the face of his waning life and weakening blood and qi.

Sima Hui Niang looked at the unconfident old man in front of him with pity.

"It was Luo Tianzong that dragged you down during those years."

Qu Lingjun suddenly raised his head, "How can Master's wife say that? Without Luo Tianzong and Master, I would not even be able to reach the Golden Core Stage, let alone the Foundation Establishment Stage. How can you say that the sect dragged me down!"

As if she was stressed.

Sima Hui Niang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and then took out a small wine pot.

"Take it, this is what your Master asked me to give you before he left."

Qu Lingjun was a little curious, "What is this?"

"The Longevity Spring, the effect is as the name suggests. Your body with constantly weakened Qi and blood can't stand the tonic, after taking it, remember to drink less and more."

As an alchemist, Qu Lingjun naturally understood the meaning of drinking less and more, which is roughly the same as eating less and more meals.

But this kind of heaven-defying thing, Master specially left it for himself?

He said in panic: "Such a treasure, how can it be wasted on a disciple with inferior qualifications, it should be enjoyed by the master and mistress."

"You are filial. But don't you think about your master's natural talent, who has achieved the realm of Yuanying Zhenren at more than 200 years old, so why does he need such a longevity thing."

Sima Hui Niang scolded with a smile, and stuffed the wine pot into the arms of the helpless Qu Lingjun.

"Take it! How much this pot can prolong life, your master can't figure it out. You are also an alchemist, just treat it as helping your master test the medicine."

Qu Lingjun opened his mouth, silently holding the wine pot with both hands, and his eyes were even a little wet.

The man who was cold and seldom said anything to him after he came back, he didn't even meet him a few times, but the things he sent were better and better.

He is a bad disciple, how can he deserve such pampering.

Qu Lingjun asked with a choked voice: "Where is the master? I want to see him before I go into seclusion."

The smile on Sima Huiniang's face gradually faded.

"Practice well. When you form the elixir, he will see you."

Qu Lingjun clenched his fists. He was originally unconfident, but now he was only brave.

He must succeed in forming the elixir!

Just to stand in front of the master and tell him that his disciple did not disappoint him!

After Qu Lingjun left, a sigh came from the cave.

Sima Huiniang looked at a loss. She didn't know where Luo Chen was now.

But she knew that Luo Chen's deliberate departure was not to abandon Luo Tianzong, but to protect Luo Tianzong.

Not telling her whereabouts was also to protect them.

"Is it because of Emperor Tu?"

...

On Daqing Mountain.

Emperor Tu sat in the Luotian Palace, lonely and cold, and there was no sign that the palace was bustling not long ago.

There was a hint of eagerness in his eyes.

Luo Chen asked him to guard Daqing Mountain, but took the Luotian Sect monks away.

Doesn't this give him a chance to escape?

As long as he returns to his father, with his father's ability, he can completely remove the slave seal restrictions while protecting his main soul.

At that time, he must spend a lot of money to invite several commanders to come to Fenghua Domain privately to grind Luo Chen to ashes!

No!

How can grinding bones and ashes relieve hatred?

He also wants to collect soul blood, put slave seals, take Luo Chen as a slave, and torture him every day!

Just as his face gradually became ferocious, a faint voice suddenly came into his ears.

"Do you want to run?"

It was Luo Chen!

In just a moment, Emperor Tu's ferocious look disappeared in an instant, and he became terrified.

"Master, I dare not!"

"Hehe..."

A light laugh, and then returned to silence.

Emperor Tu looked around, spreading his consciousness, but he couldn't find Luo Chen's trace.

Not to mention his shadow, he couldn't even feel the slightest breath.

But in the dark, he could sense that he was watching him.

For a moment, Emperor Tu almost went crazy.

He could feel that Luo Chen was afraid of his ancient demon father.

But he didn't let him go, didn't kill him, and didn't let him see anyone, so he just guarded this shabby Daqing Mountain. What's the point?

And he didn't practice, so what's the point of hiding here and wasting time with me?

Deep in the Baili Qingchuan vein.

Sitting cross-legged was a figure shrouded in a black robe.

This figure was a little thin, not at all like the tall and straight Luo Chen.

But if Emperor Tu saw this person, he would definitely take him as Luo Chen.

Just because he had Luo Chen's flesh and blood on his body, and his soul was Luo Chen's soul.

The body was Luo Chen, the soul was Luo Chen, so who could say that this person was not Luo Chen?

But in fact, he was just a puppet made by Luo Chen himself - Jin San!

The soul contained in it was only Luo Chen's third soul.

The puppet slowly retracted his sight. With him watching, Di Tu would not dare to escape.

Even if he wanted to escape, he could kill him with a thought.

For Di Tu, who cherished his life, this was an action he would never dare to try.

The puppet shook his head and focused on absorbing spiritual energy to nourish his body.

The fourth-level spiritual cave that Baili Qingchuan had finally condensed had been shaken and disintegrated due to a great battle.

But it does not mean that the puppet cannot absorb spiritual energy!

The fall of the two demon kings released the huge mana they had gained from their lifelong practice.

After these mana leaked out, they disturbed the spiritual energy of Fenghua Domain, but also added a lot of spiritual energy to Fenghua Domain.

Puppets are not like living people, they are not that delicate, just absorb it in big mouthfuls!

Before closing his eyes, the puppet thought in his heart: "Finally arrived in Dieyun Domain!"

...

Dieyun Domain!

Once a place for cultivation of the Dieyun Sect, a major sect.

At its peak, with three Yuanying Zhenren sitting inside, and good relations with Mingyuan Sect outside, and with the popular spirit wine everywhere, Dieyun Territory was also a very famous and prosperous place in the East Wilderness.

But a war, Dieyun Territory declined instantly.

It was not a thousand miles of red land, after all, the demon king led by Jinxiuxian went straight to the mountain gate of Dieyun Sect.

It is not an exaggeration to say that nine out of ten houses are empty.

A hazy shadow floated from the sky.

Looking at the sparsely populated situation below, it is already clear that this is the result of Lingtian Pass forcibly recruiting the remaining forces of Dieyun Territory.

"It's good this way. Without the strong sitting in, it's more suitable for me to hide."

The shadow murmured to himself and accelerated the flying speed.

Not long after, he stopped outside the mountain gate of Dieyun Sect, which was guarded by only a few foundation-building cultivators and some Qi-refining cultivators.

Looking down at the huge pit outside the Dieyun Sect's mountain gate, I don't know when it has turned white.

I still remember that it was a dark pit at that time?

Luo Chen took a closer look and understood the reason for the change.

After so long, this huge pit with a radius of several miles was filled with rainwater and became a lake.

Because it was the middle of winter, it condensed into ice under the extreme cold, so it was white.

From this, it can be seen how far the Dieyun Sect has fallen now, and even the formation that changes the climate temperature cannot cover the front of the mountain gate.

Luo Chen sighed twice, and without disturbing any Dieyun Sect mountain guarding monks, he quietly entered the mountain gate.

Following the memory route of investigating the battlefield situation at the beginning, Luo Chen sneaked all the way.

Finally, he stopped in front of a mountain with extremely rich spiritual energy.

Liuyun Mountain!

The place where the Dieyun Sect's supreme elder Liuyun Zhenren practiced.

It is also the most complete fourth-level spiritual vein in the Dieyun Sect today!

Luo Chen's consciousness swept across Liuyun Mountain in an instant, and only found a few low-level cultivators sweeping and clearing snow outside, and an old Jindan cultivator sitting in a third-level cave.

"Mingyuan Sect didn't do anything too extreme, and left a Jindan cultivator to Dieyun Sect to sit at the mountain gate."

Muttering, Luo Chen went straight into Liuyun Mountain.

He passed by unimpeded, but the strange thing was that no one noticed him.

When passing by the cave of the old Jindan, he found that the other party was sleeping with a red face and a smell of alcohol.

With a chuckle, Luo Chen finally entered the cave of the former Liuyun Zhenren.

Those maze formations seemed to be nothing in front of his eyes that could see through illusions.

Unlike the magnificent and fairy-like appearance he had imagined, this cave seemed a bit shabby to Luo Chen.

There were only a few spacious rooms that were randomly opened up, and there was not even an isolation formation.

But after opening the practice room, the surging spiritual energy showed that this was the place where the real people practiced!

"It is rumored that the real person Liuyun has a casual personality and lives a sloppy life. Now that I see his residence, it is very appropriate."

Luo Chen muttered while examining the spirit gathering formation here.

After a long while, he nodded with satisfaction.

The surprise attack that killed the three real people of Dieyun Sect and caused the mountain gate to collapse did not completely destroy the mountain gate spirit vein of Dieyun Sect.

In his opinion, the degree of damage was not as good as that of Fenghua Palace.

This should be related to the mountain protection formation of Dieyun Sect.

When Luo Chen investigated the battlefield situation, he gave a very accurate judgment.

The mountain protection formation arranged by Dieyun Sect does not rely too much on the earth veins like other sects, but combines a large number of cloud bans.

So when the formation was broken, the endless clouds covering the sky above Dieyun Sect dissipated, but the mountain gate spiritual land was preserved.

Of course, it does not mean that there are no future troubles.

That is, after a large number of clouds pulled by the formation collapsed, Dieyun Domain ushered in a downpour that lasted for several months. The ice lake at the mountain gate is an example.

"I can only say that it is a bargain for me at the moment."

Luo Chen took out the formation magic weapon and began to carefully arrange it in the cave and outside the training room.

He did not touch the original illusion formation that protected the cave, but only arranged it in the cave.

In this way, outsiders would not know that there was an extra owner here, and Luo Chen would not be at a loss after entering the cave.

After everything was ready, Luo Chen stepped into the training room.

It was not until this time that he took off the heavy disguise in front of others and revealed a rare weak look on his face.

Looking inside the Purple Palace, the Nascent Soul was sluggish, with a chubby face.

With this posture, anyone who is a Nascent Soul knows what is going on.

The mana is exhausted!

If you go further, you will have to consume the basic mana to condense the Nascent Soul.

Once these most fundamental mana is gone, the Nascent Soul will even collapse, and the realm will drop sharply!

And the cause of this consequence is naturally the battle in Baili Qingchuan a few days ago.

At the same time, he activated his life magic weapon Hunyuan Ding, the Great Five Elements Sword Formation, and arranged the Three Prisons. He drove the Yuan Tu Blood Sword to kill the enemy and the monster. The fourth-level spells and illusions emerged in an endless stream, and he used all his strength... All of these were great means to consume mana.

Especially the withered and prosperous Dao finger, which instantly drained his remaining mana!

Others saw that he looked normal and his demeanor did not change, but in fact it was because his strong body covered up his weakness.

The truth is that when he played the first withering and flourishing Daozhi, his mana was already exhausted.

If the Great Demon King Seven Rhinos was not scared away and attacked again, Luo Chen's weakness would be exposed.

These days, Luo Chen has appeared frequently and has never had the opportunity to recover his mana until now.

"I made all kinds of preparations before the war, but I forgot that I will also run out of mana one day."

Luo Chen smiled bitterly, with a hint of fear.

In fact, he has a way to replenish mana even in battle.

And this method comes from the Dieyun Sect where he is now.

At that time, the Black King found a large number of spiritual wines, including the thousand-year-old Five Temples Immortal Brew that Luo Chen valued most, and a spiritual wine called Golden Wind Jade Dew.

Drinking a mouthful of that thing can temporarily replenish a large amount of mana.

But Luo Chen has always been proud of his deep mana. After countless battles, he rarely ran out of mana, so he subconsciously ignored it.

After performing the first withering and flourishing Dao Finger, Luo Chen suddenly woke up. His mana would also be exhausted.

But in front of the Seven Rhinoceros Great Demon King, how could he be so embarrassed as to take out the Golden Wind Jade Dew to replenish his mana?

Wouldn't that be showing cowardice?

So, he bluffed and pinched his fingers, pretending to perform the second withering and flourishing Dao Finger.

If the Seven Rhinoceros really rushed up, the second withering and flourishing Dao Finger would definitely not be released. Luo Chen would wisely choose to retreat in a hurry, drink spiritual wine to replenish his mana, and then fight for his life.

Maybe he could also repel the Seven Rhinoceros, but the scene would not be so beautiful.

However, bluffing is not without benefits!

Luo Chen raised his right hand and pinched his fingers again to attract the surrounding spiritual energy.

In an instant, the spiritual energy in the training room, which was already abundant, became violent.

Luo Chen narrowed his eyes and stared at his fingertips.

Tiny whirlpools began to take shape.

"When the mana is exhausted, performing the Withering and Flourishing Dao Finger can actually control the vitality of heaven and earth?"