Spring passed and autumn came, and two years passed.
In Lingque Hall, the door to the practice room No. 37 opened, and Shen Long walked out. He was still at the ninth level of Qi Refining. In the past two years, he had been polishing his magic power.
There are three major difficulties in building the foundation, one is magic power, the other is spiritual consciousness, and the third is physical body.
The mana level generally relies on foundation building pills. If you want to pass the physical level and the spiritual level, you usually need to take a panacea.
Shen Long plans to enter the foundation building stage. He already has the foundation building pill and needs to buy a panacea to strengthen his physical body and spiritual consciousness.
After leaving the Lingque Palace, Shen Long sacrificed his flying magic weapon and came to the Free Trade Valley.
After walking around the street, he came to Jinchan Tower.
Shen Long walked to a counter and said to a green-shirted attendant: "Junior brother, is your deacon here? I want to buy something and talk to him alone."
The attendant in blue shirt nodded and called a man in blue shirt who was in his early forties. The man in blue shirt took Shen Long into a side hall.
"I want to buy a first-level elixir that strengthens my physical body and spiritual consciousness. Is there any good recommendation?"
Shen Long asked. He had read the relevant classics and knew which panaceas he should buy.
"First-level elixirs that can strengthen the physical body include Blood Ginseng Pill, Bone Tempering Pill, and Golden Sand Pill. Green Lotus Pill and Soul-Nourishment Pill can strengthen the spiritual consciousness. Here is the price list. Junior brother, you can take a look."
The man in blue shirt took out a blue dharma plate and handed it to Shen Long.
Shen Long checked it out and bought a bottle of Blood Shen Dan and a bottle of Green He Dan, which cost 800 spiritual stones, 30 spiritual stones for Blood Shen Dan and 50 spiritual stones for Green Lotus.
After leaving the Golden Toad Building, he wandered around the Free Trade Valley and visited two shops one after another. He also bought a bottle of Bone Tempering Pill, a bottle of Soul-Nursing Pill, two bottles of Soul Feeding Pills and the corpse of a late first-order two-tailed scorpion. Left the Free Trade Valley.
Shen Long came to the Scripture Collection Pavilion and looked up the experience of his predecessors in attacking the foundation-building period for more reference.
Half a day later, Shen Long left the Scripture Collection Pavilion and returned to Lingque Hall.
He came to practice room No. 37, opened the door with the token, and walked in.
After closing the door, Shen Long slapped a spirit beast bag on his waist, and the iron-tailed scorpion flew out. It had already advanced to the late first level and had not mutated yet.
Shen Long took out the body of the two-tailed scorpion he bought and let the iron-tailed scorpion devour it. He also fed it two twenty-year-old ink mustard grass and put it back into the spirit beast bag.
He sat cross-legged on the stone bed, meditating and adjusting his breath.
A quarter of an hour later, Shen Long opened his eyes. He first took a Bigu Pill, then took out a blue porcelain bottle and poured out a blood-red pill. There were three pill lines on the surface of the pill.
The low-grade Blood Ginseng Pill has the effect of enhancing Qi and blood and strengthening the physical body.
If it is a middle-grade blood ginseng pill, the price will be more expensive. It is only for the foundation building stage. There is no need to take too powerful body-building pills. This is the experience of many Yuling Sect disciples entering the foundation building stage.
Shen Long put the Blood Shen Dan into his mouth, and the medicine melted in his mouth. Not long after, he felt a slight heat in his abdomen, qi and blood surged, and his body felt hot.
Shen Long quickly used his energy to refine the medicinal power.
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Jinchan Peak is a vast manor with pavilions and waterwheel corridors.
Xu Feng and a slim young woman in a blue dress were sitting in a blue stone pavilion, drinking tea and chatting.
"Senior Sister Chen, is there no other spiritual fluid left?"
Xu Feng asked with a frown. Two years ago, he bought four eggs from the Golden Cicada. He tried every means but failed to hatch.
"Yes, Yunling Jade Liquid, but this is a third-level spiritual object. I can't get it. The vitality of the four insect eggs is too weak. You should give up! There is no need to spend too many spiritual stones and energy on them. .”
The young woman in blue dress advised.
Xu Feng is a well-known insect fanatic. After getting the eggs of the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada, he naturally wanted to hatch them.
"Thank you, Senior Sister Chen, for reminding me. I'd better think of other ways! If there is something that can help hatch the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada, please help me keep an eye on it, Senior Sister Chen."
Xu Feng said politely.
The young woman in blue dress nodded and agreed.
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Five months passed quickly, Lingque Palace.
In the practice room No. 37, Shen Long was sitting cross-legged on the blue stone bed, with several porcelain bottles placed in front of him. His aura was much stronger than before.
Shen Long took pills that strengthened his body and increased his spiritual consciousness to strengthen his physical body and spiritual consciousness, and then took the foundation-building pill. It was a matter of course, and he successfully entered the foundation-building stage.
"Is this foundation building?"
Shen Long said to himself that he could clearly feel that his spiritual consciousness had increased a lot, and at the same time, the mana in his Dantian changed from gaseous to liquid.
There is a layer of black impurities on the surface of Shen Long's body, emitting a nauseating stench. This is the impurity excreted from his body as he enters the Foundation Establishment Stage.
He performed a purification spell and these impurities fell off his body.
A spirit beast bag on Shen Long's waist shook. He patted the spirit beast bag, and the iron-tailed scorpion flew out from it, its tail spines shiny black.
"Mutated!"
Shen Long was surprised. Less than three years after he fed the iron-tailed scorpion with the corpse of the first-order twin-tailed scorpion and black mustard grass, the iron-tailed scorpion actually mutated.
According to the experience of the predecessors of the Yuling Sect in cultivating mutant spirit insects, it would take ten or eight years for a small number to have a chance of mutating, requiring higher-level spiritual beings.
Shen Long gave the Iron Tail Scorpion an order to let it attack him.
A blue light lit up on his body surface, and a thick blue water curtain appeared, protecting his whole body.
The iron-tailed scorpion opened its mouth and sprayed out a stream of pungent yellow poisonous mist, which hit the blue water curtain. A burst of green smoke appeared. The aura of the blue water curtain dimmed. Its tail stinger flicked and hit the blue water curtain. Above the curtain, the blue water curtain shattered like bubbles.
Shen Long stepped back and avoided the iron-tailed scorpion's tail sting.
The iron-tailed scorpion has mutated, its attacks are poisonous, and its attack power has increased a lot.
The iron-tailed scorpion made a sharp hissing sound and its tail stinger swayed left and right, as if asking for credit from Shen Long.
Shen Long took out a spirit feeding pill and fed it to the Iron-tailed Scorpion.
He took out the Spirit Control Tower and injected mana into it.
His mana flowed into the Spiritual Tower uncontrollably like a flood. The Tower suddenly lit up with a dazzling blue light, creating a strong suction force. Shen Long's body was uncontrollably sucked into the Spiritual Tower.
He appeared next to Yulingchi. The difference from before was that there was a blue light ladder. At the end of the light ladder was a blue light door, leading to an unknown place.
"This is?"
Shen Long was slightly startled. He entered the foundation building stage, and there was an extra blue light door. Could it lead to the second floor?
"There can't be monsters!"
Shen Long said to himself that tower-type magic weapons are usually used to trap enemies. It would not be surprising if the previous owner of the Royal Spirit Pagoda raised spiritual beasts on the second floor.
He thought about it and decided not to find out what was going on but to receive the sect's benefits first.
Newly established disciples can obtain a sum of resources for cultivating immortals from the Yuling Sect.
Shen Long looked at the Yuling Pond. The hundred-eyed golden cicada was lying in the Yuling Pond. It was still in the early stage of the first level and had not recognized its master.
He has entered the foundation building stage, so there is no need to sell the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada.
He has more than 20,000 spiritual stones on his body, so he has no shortage of resources for the time being.
Shen Long planted a restriction on the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada. The difference in strength was so great that the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada couldn't resist at all.
After feeding the Hundred-Eyed Golden Cicada a spirit-feeding pill, he exited the Spirit-Making Pagoda.
After walking out of the practice room, Shen Long walked outside and came to the main hall. He returned the token and headed to the Deacon Tower.
According to the regulations of the Yuling Sect, new foundation-building monks can get five thousand spiritual stones and a medium-grade magic weapon. They can go to the Sutra Pavilion to choose a technique, and they can also move to the inner peak and have a new cave.
After receiving the benefits of the new foundation building, Shen Long Yuqi came to the Sutra Pavilion and walked towards the second floor.
The layout of the second floor of the Sutra Pavilion is similar to that of the first floor. There is a blue counter at the entrance of the stairs. An old man in green robe with a rosy face is sitting behind the counter, holding an ancient book in his hand and reading with gusto.
Some Yuling Sect disciples are checking the classics and making selections
Give it to the old man in green robe to copy. It requires good deeds to copy the classics.
Shen Long walked towards a blue bookshelf. There was a wooden sign with "Gong Technique" written on it. There were many classics on the bookshelf, and he started to look through it.
"The lion's roar skill requires the essence and blood of lion monsters to assist in practice. If you successfully practice the first three levels, you can spray out sound waves to attack the enemy. Your physical body will also be strengthened, making you extremely powerful."
"The Golden Cicada Book requires the blood and essence of cicada-like demonic insects to assist in cultivation. If the first three levels of cultivation are successful, you can see distant situations with both eyes. The higher the level of cultivation, the further you can see."
"The Black Eagle Technique requires the essence and blood of eagle-like demon birds to assist in practice. If you successfully practice the first three levels, you will be as light as a swallow and have quick reactions. It has a good bonus effect on practicing wind spells."
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Shen Long picked up the classics and looked through them carefully. Yuling Sect had three major sect-suppressing techniques, but he did not have great skills and was not qualified to practice them.
Most of these skills require the assistance of the essence and blood of monsters. There are also some sword and alchemy skills, but their magical powers are average.
After a cup of tea, Shen Long picked up a red jade slip and immersed his consciousness in it.
"The Nine-Transformation Jiao Technique is divided into twelve levels. This sect only collects the cultivation methods of the first seven levels. It is obtained from the Wulong Sect in the Beihai Immortal Cultivation World. This set of exercises is the sect-suppressing method of the Wulong Sect. You need to collect the essence and blood of dragons to assist in cultivation. For the first three levels, you only need to collect the essence and blood of monsters with dragon bloodline to assist in cultivation. If the first three levels are successful, your strength and body will increase greatly. The higher the number of layers, the greater the increase. , after cultivating to the tenth level, you can transform into the form of a dragon and use the magical power of the dragon to attack enemies."
Shen Long's eyes were fiery. The "Nine Transformation Dragon Skill" could be used as the sect-suppressing skill of the Five Dragon Sect, and it was definitely not comparable to those popular ones.
In the land of wealth and law lovers, law and law are in second place, which shows that a good practice is very important.
As far as Shen Long knew, in terms of physical strength alone, the dragon was one of the best among many monsters, and its magical powers were far beyond those of ordinary monsters.
One of the Nine Masters of the Yuling Sect, the Red Dragon Master, has a third-level red fire dragon as his natal spirit beast.
Shen Long put down the jade slip and picked up a blue jade slip, immersing his consciousness in it.
He checked all the Kung Fu books on the bookshelf, and through comparison, he found that the "Nine Transformation Dragon Kung Fu" had the strongest magical power and the most demanding training conditions.
The first three levels of "Nine Transformation Dragon Skills" need to collect the blood essence and blood of first-level monsters with the blood of dragons to assist in cultivation. The fourth to sixth levels require the blood essence and blood of second-level dragons to assist in cultivation. The tenth to twelfth levels require the essence and blood of fourth-level dragons. Blood assists training.
Even if the amount of essence and blood is too small, it does not mean that one bottle of essence and blood can successfully cultivate the third level.
Shen Long walked towards another bookshelf. On the bookshelf hung a wooden plaque with "The Thoughts of Previous People" written on it.
There are many jade slips on the bookshelf, with different colors, divided into multiple areas. Each area has a golden wooden sign with the words "Toad", "Cicada", "Tiger" and "Eagle" written on it. , "ape", "python" and other words.
Shen Long came to a golden wooden sign with "Jiao" written on it. Behind the wooden sign were dozens of jade slips of different colors. He picked up a cyan jade slip and examined it.
The jade slips are all restricted and only part of the content can be seen, which is enough.
After Shen Long checked the contents of all the jade slips, he held a red jade slip in his hand. This jade slip was written by Master Bingcan and recorded his experience in practicing the "Nine Transformations Jiao Gong".
The Ice Silkworm Master is one of the Nine Masters of Yuling. He raised a third-level blue-eyed ice silkworm as his natal spiritual insect.
Shen Long selected two jade slips, which recorded the "Nine Transformations of the Dragon Skill" and "Experiences of the Training of the Dragon Transformation Skill" respectively. He came to the counter and took out his identity plate.
"Senior brother, I want to copy the contents of these two jade slips."
Shen Long handed the identity plate to the old man in green robe and said politely.
The green-robed old man scanned the two jade slips with his consciousness, took out two blank jade slips and a golden dharma plate, and placed the two blank jade slips on the golden dharma plate one after another, and the golden dharma plate lit up with a golden light.
He took out another cyan Dharma plate and placed Shen Long's identity plate on the cyan Dharma plate.
In front of him, after the green dharma plate lit up with a green light, he returned the identity plate to Shen Long.
"alright!"
The old man in green robe picked up the classics and continued to read.
Shen Long thanked him, put away the two jade slips and the identity plate, and walked downstairs.
As soon as he walked out of the Sutra Pavilion, he saw Chen Qingqing standing not far away.
"Congratulations! Junior Brother Shen!"
Chen Qingqing smiled slightly and congratulated.
"Senior Sister Chen, you came here specifically to see me, right?"
Shen Long said that he didn't believe that Chen Qingqing happened to be at the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion.
"That's right, you have just entered the foundation building stage, and you don't have a cave yet! Come to my residence first, and let's have a good chat. I know you have a lot of confusion."
Chen Qingqing said.
"Then I'll trouble you, Senior Sister Chen."
Shen Long agreed, he had already thought of this day.
Chen Qingqing took out a blue flying boat and stepped on it. Shen Long followed.
With a pinch of her spell, the blue flying boat suddenly lit up with a dazzling blue light and flew high into the sky.
After a cup of tea, the blue flying boat appeared over a small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. In the valley there was a manor with blue bricks and green tiles, pavilions, garden fish ponds, and a rockery water wheel.
Chen Qingqing pinched the magic formula, and the blue flying boat landed in front of a blue stone pavilion. An energetic old man in blue robe was sitting in the stone pavilion.
"Junior Brother Shen, let me introduce to you. This is Junior Brother Qin from the Deacon Hall. He is responsible for allocating caves to newly promoted foundation-building monks. Which peak do you want to join?"
Chen Qingqing asked.
"Junior Brother Shen, I, Qin Hai, please choose Fengluo carefully so that I can arrange a cave for you."
The old man in blue robe made an introduction and said.
"Is there anything special about choosing Fengluo?"
Shen Long asked, there are seventy-two inner peaks, and different inner peaks receive different treatment.
"Generally speaking, the stronger the peaks are, the better the treatment will be. However, there are more monks than the monks. The stronger the strength, the more resources for cultivating immortals will naturally be allocated. Some peaks are not strong, and there are not many foundation-building monks. Excellent You can get ahead with just a little bit, and you can get more resources for cultivating immortals. These are some of the situations of the seventy-two inner peaks, you can take a look."
Qin Hai took out a Dharma plate with flashing blue light and handed it to Shen Long.
Shen Long took the Dharma plate and examined it carefully.
The Dharma Plate didn't introduce much, it just introduced who the peak master was and how the disciples of the peak were treated.
After some deliberation, Shen Long said, "I will choose Tianhu Peak!"
The peak master of Tianhu Peak is Qinghu Zhenren. In the early stage of foundation building, monks can receive a salary of 700 spiritual stones every year. There are more than 30 foundation building monks.
Qin Hai took out a golden dharma plate, handed it to Shen Long, and said, "This is an empty cave in Tianhu Peak. You can choose one yourself!"
Shen Long took the golden dharma plate and carefully selected it.
"I choose Qinglianyuan!"
Shen Long said, taking out the identity plate and handing it to Qin Hai. ..
Qinglian Garden covers an area of 52 acres, 40 acres of spiritual fields, a fish pond, a lake and a pavilion.
Lakes can be planted with water-based elixirs, such as Qinglian.
Qin Hai took out a shimmering silver Dharma plate and placed his identity plate on it. The silver Dharma plate lit up with a silver light. He took out a square cyan token with a cyan lotus pattern engraved on the front and the words " The word "Qinglian" is written on it.
"This is the key to the Qinglian Garden. Junior Brother Shen, please keep it. If there is nothing else, I will leave."
Qin Hai handed the identity plate and cyan token to Shen Long.
"Excuse me, Junior Brother Qin, please don't tell anyone what happened today."
Chen Qingqing warned.
"Senior Sister Chen, don't worry. I know the rules of your intelligence hall. I'll take my leave."
Qin Hai agreed and the imperial weapon left.
Chen Qingqing picked up the teapot, poured a cup of spiritual tea for Shen Long, and said, "Junior Brother Shen, I know you have many questions to ask me. Just ask me whatever you want!"
"Senior Sister Chen, it stands to reason that the Intelligence Hall has special spies! Why did you send me there suddenly? Did something happen to the spies in Zhao State?"
Shen Long asked.
Zhao State also has a cultivating sect and a cultivating family. Strictly speaking, Zhao State belongs to the territory of the Demonic Path, while Qin State belongs to the territory of the Righteous Path.
"Yes, our intelligence network in Zhao State has almost been uprooted. We need to reorganize the intelligence network. I have taken a fancy to you, Junior Brother Shen. When do you think you will be the poorest?"
Chen Qingqing asked.
Shen Long thought for a while and said, "You are the poorest when you only have five spiritual stones."
"I asked the spies from our sect this question. Some said they were the poorest when they only had 10,000 spiritual stones. Some spies thought that when they were the poorest, they could only eat five spiritual stones per pound of spiritual rice. They went Zhao Guo was a spy. Firstly, he couldn't bear the hardship. Secondly, he couldn't pretend to be a casual cultivator. The intelligence network was intercepted because a spy said that he liked to drink Biyue Ling tea. He pretended to be a casual cultivator to hunt monsters. Beasts make a living.”
Chen Qingqing said.
Biyue Ling Tea costs 30 spirit stones per pound. How can a casual cultivator have such a luxurious hobby.
Shen Long frowned and could only say that the growing environment was different. For that disciple, drinking thirty yuan a pound of Biyue Ling Tea was already poor enough. A real casual cultivator would not buy thirty yuan of spiritual stones. A pound of spiritual tea.
"Senior Sister Chen, why are you placing spies in Zhao State?"
Shen Long was puzzled.
"We can also receive news about any rash actions in the Immortal Cultivation Circle of Zhao Kingdom. What you have to do is to find out some information about the local forces, such as how many foundation-building monks a certain person has, his relationship with a certain Immortal Cultivation Sect, and what Cultivation Resources he controls. "
Chen Qingqing explained.
"that's it?"
Shen Long's face was full of confusion. He felt that Chen Qingqing was not telling the truth.
"That's all for now. If there is a new mission, I will send someone to take care of you. Since you have established the foundation, you don't need to help others. I will give you five Qi Refining monks. They will cooperate with you to carry out the mission. They are currently in Xuanyin. Fangshi, each other does not know each other's identity, these are their real names and portraits."
Chen Qingqing took out five portraits and a blue jade slip.
"It hasn't been long since the intelligence network was shut down. It's not appropriate to collect information now!"
Shen Long asked.
"Of course, you go over now, just lurk and wait for new instructions. If you receive important information, go to Biyue Tower in Xuanyinfang City. The shopkeeper is one of ours. Match the code with him and give him the information. That’s it.”
Chen Qingqing said.
"Senior Sister Chen, I'm going to a foreign country to lurk, so the treatment won't be too bad, right?"
Shen Long asked, since you have to go, then try to get as many benefits as possible.
He has also considered leaving the Yuling Sect and traveling far away. However, in this case, the cultivation method will be a big problem, as well as the subsequent resources for cultivating immortals. He has already lived enough of the life of a casual cultivator and does not want to go back to be a casual cultivator.
"With an additional allowance of five hundred spiritual stones per year, if you have made great achievements, it is not impossible to be selected for the Seventy-Two Shows. If you are selected for the Seventy-two Shows and practice to the perfection of Foundation Establishment, the sect will distribute a pill-forming spiritual object for free. Providing spiritual land and formations is not something that casual cultivators can have. Two of the Seventy-Two Shows are working in the Intelligence Hall. I advise you, don’t think about traveling far away. You are collecting intelligence in Zhao State. If you don't do your job well, it's at best a dereliction of duty. If you go far away, it's a betrayal of the sect. You know the sect's rules, so I won't say more."
Chen Qingqing explained the pros and cons clearly. Disciples like Shen Long who joined the Yuling Sect midway did not have a strong sense of belonging to the Yuling Sect. Forcing someone to force him would be counterproductive, and inducements were needed.
"I'll take this job, but the emperor doesn't need hungry soldiers. It's no problem for me to go to Zhao State to collect intelligence. It's no problem for Senior Sister Chen to help me with a few small favors, right?"
Shen Long said.
"A little favor? What's the matter?"
Chen Qingqing asked.
"Introduce me to a second-level weapon refiner. I want to learn the art of weapon refining from him and help me collect the blood essence of a first-level monster with dragon blood. These two requirements are not too much!"
Shen Long said.
After entering the foundation building stage, Shen Long plans to learn a skill. He has nearly 30,000 spiritual stones on his body, so he can try it boldly.
He is relatively familiar with the materials for refining weapons, so learning to refining them is a good choice.
"No problem, but don't return to Qingyun Peak. The less people know about your advancement to the Foundation Establishment Stage, the better. This will make it easier for you to lurk."
Chen Qingqing warned.
"Understood. I'll go to Tianhu Peak first. After you find the weapon refiner, come to Qinglian Garden to find me."
Shen Long said.
Chen Qingqing nodded and gave Shen Long a few words to leave.
