"Bang~"
In a hidden cave in the dense forest, after a huge air shock wave subsided, a handsome young monk slowly put his hands flat and exhaled calmly.
"The golden elixir is at the third level."
The young monk smiled slightly, with a different look in his eyes.
This person is Chen Ping.
At this time, more than a year had passed since he left Tianyan City.
This place is one of the regions of Tianwu Continent, a region in the far east of Piaomiao Continent.
This is not Senluozhou, the place where Chen Ping is going to find the answer to the secret family of ghost cultivators.
I came here to learn how to control beasts.
Here is one of the most famous beast-controlling sects in the Piaomiao Continent—Shanhai Lingyuan Sect.
There is one sect that controls beasts in the Western Wilderness, called Fengqi Sect. There is also a Beast Control Sect in Zhongzhou next to Xizhou.
But on the one hand, these two sects are relatively small and have relatively little information. On the other hand, if Chen Ping wanted to go to Senluo Continent, he would have to pass through the jurisdiction of the Shanhai Lingyuan Sect, so he simply came to this sect to try his luck and see if he could find a good animal control book once and for all.
Because the realm was close to a breakthrough, I found a wild place with excellent spiritual energy in the forest and dug a temporary cave.
Successfully broke through to the third level of Jindan.
[Realm: Golden elixir (third level): 1/100. 】
【Lifespan: 104/512. 】
[Kung Fu: Five Qi Dynasty Yuan Tian Zhang (Mastery): 87/100. Hundred Poison True Demonic Skills (Introductory): 99/100. 】
【……】
'Unconsciously, I am over 100 years old. '
However, Shouyuan added another dozen years and successfully exceeded the 500-year-old mark.
Half a thousand years of life.
If it weren't for a potential time bomb like the War between Humans and Demons, and with such a long life span, Chen Ping wouldn't want to go anywhere. He doesn't want to see the weird things outside. He just wants to stay in the small Lingxiao Sect, occasionally go to Tianyan Sect, and meet a few Daughter-in-law, master, and apprentice live an ordinary life.
Until he transforms into a god and emerges from the mountain again.
Unfortunately, it backfired.
If possible, he hopes to reach the middle stage of the golden elixir before the war comes, cultivate his own magic weapon, and improve his self-protection ability.
Of course, he also knows that the further you advance in cultivation, the harder it will be.
It only took 8 years to go from the first level to the second level, and more than 13 years to go from the second level to the third level.
Of course, after returning to Lingxiao Sect from Canglan Grassland, he spent more time on trivial matters. This is a reason why the advancement of cultivation is slowing down, but it is not the main reason. The main reason is that it has become difficult to improve one's cultivation level.
Fortunately, the Five Qi Dynasty Yuan Tianzhang is about to reach the 'expert' level. I hope it can offset part of the difficulty of promotion after the level rises.
I also hope that the war between humans and demons can be slower.
Chen Ping finally set his sights on the column of 'Hundred Poison True Demonic Skills'. After more than a year, the progress bar has reached 'Getting Started: 99/100'.
'In this case, let's practice this auxiliary technique to a proficient level before exiting.'
He took out a 'Xuan Yuan Dan' and swallowed it in one gulp.
This elixir is a type of elixir that specifically assists in body refining with golden elixirs. He bought the elixir when he passed by a sect that specialized in elixir refining on the way here.
Pills are not cheap.
In the outside world, there are usually 10 high-grade spiritual stones in a bottle. It is equivalent to swallowing a high-grade spiritual stone after swallowing one Xuanyuan Dan.
Because this sect is rich in elixirs, the price is relatively low. In the case of a large single purchase, Chen Ping bought 100 bottles at the price of less than 9 high-grade spiritual stones per bottle, spending 870 high-grade spiritual stones.
At this moment, after a Xuanyuan Pill entered his abdomen, Chen Ping immediately practiced the Hundred Poisons True Demonic Art.
Light blue flames shot up all over his body.
After a few days, I successfully entered the 'skilled' level.
He thought for a while, took out a magical robe with demonic energy from the storage bag, actively guided the demonic energy to corrode himself, and seriously experienced the sensations in it.
'It really works. '
Chen Ping couldn't help but feel happy.
In the past, when the demonic energy eroded him, he would clearly feel the flame of the demonic intention that had been retained in his heart due to his practice of the Jade Raccoon Refining Mystery Book.
In other words, if not resisted, this evil energy will corrode itself, and in severe cases, it may even damage the foundation.
But now, I am immune to the demonic energy!
That's great.
Chen Ping knew that after practicing to become 'proficient', you would be immune to not only the evil energy, but also all kinds of poisons. But Chen Ping couldn't try other poisons, and he didn't dare to try them easily. After all, he hadn't reached Dzogchen.
'The demonic aura of this robe is not strong enough. When the time comes, I will try to find a way to try a richer demonic aura environment to see what the level of immunity is. '
Chen Ping took a breath.
He got up and walked outside the cave, only to find that the outside was covered with weeds, almost blocking the entrance of the cave. The occasional beach reflected his own sloppy face.
He waved his hand and used magic to remove his beard. He took back the array and other equipment and disappeared into the forest in a stream of light.
The next stop is the fairy city under the jurisdiction of Shanhai Lingyuan Sect.
Even though he had reached the third level of the Golden Core, he still flew cautiously.
Along the way, he saw more dangers than he imagined.
When she originally told Yun Lingshan, she said she would be back in as little as a year or even a few months, but later she discovered that she had far underestimated the distance and the dangers of the journey.
Because the news of the war between humans and demons has long spread, the level of chaos in various places has greatly increased.
Chen Ping encountered a lot of fights along the way.
This greatly reduced his speed.
While driving in the forest, suddenly, he felt a strong wind blowing while flying.
He was horrified, and suddenly rose into the air, and at the same time put on a defensive shield for himself.
Just for a moment, he felt the sharp energy tearing through space.
Fortunately, it took off in time.
But the next second, his heart tightened.
Below is no longer an endless forest, but an island.
Was this transmitted?
Ancient teleportation array?
Chen Ping called him unlucky.
In fact, he was cautious enough when he was on the road. He always used his spiritual consciousness to survey the road ahead and then moved forward cautiously.
Moreover, he is a formation master himself, and he is quite good at practicing several current third-level formations. Once you encounter a formation, you usually have a certain perception.
But he still accidentally entered the ancient teleportation array?
If this is the case, then the level of this ancient teleportation array must be higher than the third level.
The problem is that the Shanhai Lingyuan Sect’s jurisdiction is not an unclaimed land like the wild forest to the west of the Western Wasteland. If there is an ancient teleportation array in such a place, it is unlikely that it will not be known to everyone.
In this case, it will most likely be marked by the Shanhai Lingyuan Sect in a conspicuous way.
But he thought he was quite serious about rushing.
Didn't see any marks.
...No matter what, let’s find out the current situation first.
Chen Ping put away his thoughts and fell quickly.
Only then did I realize that this island was not that big and was not a deserted place.
There is actually a small town on the island.
No formations such as the Mountain Guard Formation were detected in the sky above the town.
Chen Ping flew into the town.
I found that this small town was too abnormal. There were no houses here, only huge stone monuments, some even dozens of feet high.
Each of the townspeople took a hammer and drill, turned their backs to the street, and hammered the stone monument.
They turned a deaf ear to Chen Ping's entry into the town.
Chen Ping subconsciously touched the evil-killing talisman in his arms, but there was no sign of heat.
Not evil?
But there is something weird everywhere.
"Fellow Taoist, what are you doing?" Chen Ping called to one of the young monks who was carving a stone tablet.
The young monk heard the sound and turned around. When he saw it was Chen Ping, he smiled and said, "It turns out to be Fellow Daoist Chen. How are you doing lately?"
Chen Ping was stunned.
He looked carefully and confirmed that he did not recognize the young monk in front of him, and said in surprise:
"Fellow Taoist, do you recognize me?"
The young monk smiled and said:
"Young Daoyou Chen is joking. Who in this small town of Hailing Island doesn't know Daoyou Chen?"
Chen Ping couldn't help frowning and was about to ask a question when he saw the head of a female cultivator sticking out from the back of the huge stone tablet that the young man was knocking on:
"What are you talking about? We're about to start work. Didn't you notice what day it is today?"
"Here we come." The young monk smiled gently, then turned back to look at Chen Ping and apologized:
"My wife's order has come. Fellow Daoist Chen, you are busy, and I have to go to work."
After saying that, he turned behind the stone tablet and disappeared.
There was only a tinkling sound.
Chen Ping's words were stuck in his throat and he didn't ask. He thought for a while and followed, but when he looked sideways behind the stone monument, his hair stood up.
There is no one behind the stone monument.
The young monk and female monk seemed to disappear out of thin air.
What on earth is this place?
Chen Ping remained vigilant, continued to walk a certain distance, and stopped another plump female monk who was carving a stone tablet:
"Dare to ask my friend, where is this place?"
The female monk heard the sound and turned around. When she saw Chen Ping, she said with a smile on her face:
"Is this a new code that Daoyou Chen came up with? Hmm, just come in. Last time, Fellow Daoist Chen came to pay a few more spiritual stones, and I am not a cheap person. Today, the damn ghost is not at home, so fellow Daoist Chen comes in."
As he spoke, he took off his clothes.
Chen Ping hesitated.
Walk away quickly.
…This is not a place to stay for long.
Although the evil-killing talisman did not generate any heat, it was full of strangeness.
There are many weird methods in this world. Xu Ruyan, whom he trained himself, can block the perception of the evil-killing talisman, so he cannot confirm that these are not evil spirits.
...If you don’t understand clearly, just leave.
After Chen Ping walked out of the village, he quickly flew out.
Beyond the island was the boundless sea, and the journey was fairly calm. Half an hour later, we saw an island again.
But the closer he got, the more Chen Ping had an ominous premonition.
After falling, I couldn't help but feel my scalp numb.
The exact same island.
Exactly the same environment.
The exact same town.
The exact same stone tablet...
Obviously returned to the original island.
Chen Ping did not give up and flew forward in a different direction again.
Finally got the answer:
No matter which direction you fly in, or you keep flying in the same direction, you will eventually return to this small town called Hailing Island.
"My friend, what are you doing knocking on the stone tablet?"
After asking questions like this several times, Chen Ping came up with general information:
This town is called Hailing Island Town. This is everyone’s consensus.
The skin of every villager here is blue, as light blue as the sea.
Everyone knows his name is Chen Ping and says he is a celebrity in this town.
There is something else behind every stone tablet, but Chen Ping doesn't know it and doesn't dare to enter easily.
When every monk is halfway through speaking, he will inevitably have various reasons to leave. As a result, the questions he asked could never be answered perfectly.
Chen Ping returned to the young monk he met at the beginning and saw that the young monk was still immersed in knocking on the stone tablet. Without saying a word, he suddenly attacked and swung his sword unexpectedly.
Countless sword energy instantly cut off many of the young monk's meridians.
Chen Ping roared again and fired a divine soul attack spell.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, you..." The young monk was beaten by Chen Ping without any precautions and was completely unable to fight back.
"I ask you to answer, without any reservations or sudden departure. Otherwise, I won't be able to survive today." Chen Ping said sternly:
"Why do fellow Taoists carve stone tablets?"
"Why?" The young monk was surprised:
"Fellow Daoist Chen has lived here for decades, don't you know? Without the protection of the stone monument, every full moon night is when you and I will die."
"How do you say this?" Chen Ping was surprised.
"Didn't Fellow Daoist Chen go out just now? Didn't you see an extinguished lighthouse on the sea? On a full moon night, the lighthouse will light up. Bathed in the light of the lighthouse, we monks will turn into stone monuments in an instant."
After saying this, the young monk had a look of fear in his eyes, and his two arms with severed meridians were propped on the ground, and he kept crawling backwards:
"Hurry, hurry up, tonight is the night of the full moon, we must hurry up and repair the stone monument, otherwise it will be over, otherwise it will be over."
At this time, the young monk's wife came out from behind the stone monument. When she saw her husband being beaten like this by Chen Ping, she immediately rushed towards Chen Ping, screaming:
"I want to fight you to the death, I want to fight you to the death."
"Pfft~"
Chen Ping didn't want to kill her, but just one strike of a spell with not too much attack power directly penetrated the female cultivator's body, killing her.
But the young monk was banging on the stone tablet, not caring about the death of the Taoist monk.
When Chen Ping was stunned, he discovered that the skin of one of his palms suddenly turned light blue.
The same skin color as everyone here.
…People here can’t be killed?
...Otherwise we will become like them?
Chen Ping arrested several monks again - an old monk with gray hair, a child only half a meter tall, and the plump woman who had invited him into the house for a chat...
It's just that this time I learned my lesson and didn't kill anyone directly.
But he was surprised to find that even if he didn't kill anyone, just injuring these people would cause his skin to turn a little blue.
In the end it can only be a threat.
But after questioning, the answer is the same. There is a lighthouse in the sea, and it will light up on a full moon night.
When exposed to light, it turns into a stone monument.
The problem is that Chen Ping has flown in the sea many times and has never seen any lighthouse.
Chen Ping thought for a while and flew out of the town.
What he didn't know was that behind him, the plump woman whom he had just threatened and interrogated couldn't hold back her breath, and suddenly spurted out a mouthful of blood, her face turning pale. He glanced nervously at Chen Ping who was leaving, quickly wiped away the blood stains, and then resumed his numb manner of tapping the stone tablet.
Ahead, Chen Ping found a secluded place outside the town, took out the Night Journey of One Hundred Ghosts, and released Xu Ruyan. And asked her to inspect the town.
"Can you sense the weirdness here?" Chen Ping asked after she completed her inspection.
Xu Ruyan frowned slightly:
"I can, but I can't. I can't tell. The monks here are not as evil as Yan'er. They are more like monks like the master, living monks. But their minds are in chaos, as if they have been trapped here for a long time and have completely Lost myself.”
(End of chapter)
