On this day, Lu Zhong was having tea with his concubine in the courtyard.
Suddenly, the sky darkened in an instant, and at the same time, the concentration of spiritual energy increased rapidly. Then a dazzling light pillar was seen rising into the sky from the southeast, quickly scattering the lead clouds that had gathered, and then the colorful clouds stretched across the sky for thousands of miles. Time seems to be auspicious.
Seeing this scene, he stood up in shock, his eyes full of shock.
Turning around, he looked solemn again.
"Shenyuan Palace is open!"
When we went out to the street, it was equally lively. There were monks who wanted to take advantage of the increased concentration of spiritual energy to improve their cultivation, and some were pointing at the spiritual energy torch and chatting.
But more people summoned a beast cart, or violated the rules of the Law Enforcement Hall, and began to use magic to rush towards the southeast gate, trying to get to the secret realm of Shen Yuan Palace.
According to records in the classics, whenever this secret realm is opened and the spiritual energy torch appears, there will be a vision of spiritual energy turning into rain. At that time, there will be spiritual liquid falling from the sky. If you can collect this pure spiritual liquid, you can definitely exchange it for a considerable sum of spiritual stones.
Going against the flow of people, Lu Zhong hurried towards Liu Piaoniang's cave.
When passing by the main hall of the Law Enforcement Hall, you can see a group of monks from the Law Enforcement Hall gathering at the door. Next to them are large carts pulled by spiritual beasts. It seems that they are preparing to leave for the secret realm of Shen Yuan Palace, but in the end it is to maintain order on the scene. , or with other purposes unknown to outsiders.
When they arrived at their destination, Liu Piao Niang was already waiting with Su Xuer.
Next to it, there was a three-foot flying car parked, and it was pulled by two spirit birds that he had never seen before. They exuded the aura of second-level spirit beasts, and were even vaguely one level higher than Lu Zhong. look.
Seeing this, I can only say that Jindan Zhenren and Jiji Zhenxiu are really in two different worlds.
We haven't seen each other for a while. Su Xu'er has already reached the foundation building stage, and her cultivation is still quite stable. She is still holding a small beast in her arms. When she sees Lu Zhong coming, a smile appears on her face and she waves quickly. call.
"Friend Lu, this way, this way!"
"Junior has met Senior Liu!" Lu Zhong walked up to the two of them and said with cupped hands.
"No need to be polite, junior, please get in the car with us. The journey is a bit long." Liu Piao Niang took Su Xu'er to the car and did not say hello to Lu Zhong.
Lu Zhong nodded and got into the car.
The interior space of the speed car is quite spacious, almost like an ordinary room. There is a brocade couch in the deepest part for resting and practicing. Colorful bead curtains are used to separate it from other spaces in the car. In the middle of the speed car is a small table with a A delicate silver incense burner exudes the aroma of tranquility and concentration from the blue smoke.
Lu Zhong was so interested that he did not approach the brocade couch, but placed a futon near the window and sat down.
Immediately, I felt my body tilt slightly, and the speeding car suddenly began to accelerate.
The buildings below quickly retreated, and soon it turned into a farmland scenery, and then there were stretches of green hills, and they shuttled through the clouds and mist from time to time. All they could see in front of them was a vast expanse of white.
Occasionally, one or two streaks of rainbow light can be seen passing quickly.
All the rainbow lights were in the same direction, flying towards the eye-catching torch in the distance.
Youdao said that Wangshan was a dead horse. The speed of the speeding car was no less than that of Lu Zhong's flying boat. After flying for an hour, the distance did not get any closer, but the light torch looked more majestic, like a pillar of heaven standing upright from the sky.
"First Evolution"
Suddenly, a white light flew out from behind the bead curtain.
Lu Zhong reached out to take it and found that it was a jade talisman.
"Junior, this is a jade talisman that I refined with my own hands. It can withstand three attacks from the Foundation Establishment Realm. The journey to Shen Yuan Palace is dangerous. I hope you can protect Xu'er and successfully obtain the object as promised in the spiritual contract." Liu Piao Niang's voice came next.
Only three strikes?
Lu Zhong thought to himself, this is much worse than what Shui Ni gave him.
Sure enough, my master is more caring.
"Forget it, for the sake of Jade Vein Skill, it's okay to just drop by."
Nodding in agreement, the speed car continued to move forward.
After flying for another hour, a light rain began to fall in the sky. All the rainwater was condensed from spiritual energy. The total amount of spiritual energy contained should not be underestimated. It came from the fifth-level spiritual vein of Shen Yuan Palace.
The speeding car braved the wind and rain and landed in a huge square half an hour later.
When you get off the car, you can see that many monks have gathered in the square, and they are divided into two distinct waves according to the center line of the square. On the left, most of them are wearing Lingyue Sect costumes, and on the right are a group of monks wearing Taoist robes, obviously from next door. Take a look.
Like Lu Zhong, a casual cultivator who was born in the Lingyue Domain, stood with the Lingyue Sect.
On the opposite side, the same is true.
There was some tension between the two parties.
Lu Zhong had read the relevant information and knew that although both the Lingyue Sect and Hua Yiguan belonged to the Seven Southern Barbarian Alliance, there was a lot of secret discord. Therefore, every time the secret realm of Shen Yuan Palace was opened, big and small things would happen in the secret realm. The fight was so small that the casual cultivators on both sides had to take sides, otherwise they would be attacked indiscriminately.
While waiting, he looked around curiously.
Directly north of the square beneath your feet is the entrance to the secret realm of Shen Yuan Palace.
At this moment, there is only a huge vortex with astonishing momentum. Countless restrictions are surging like a tide, exuding an astonishing power. They are connected with each other and combined layer by layer to form a complex complex. The ultimate ancient formation.
Looking from a distance, it is like facing the power of heaven and earth.
On both sides of the huge vortex are only half of the hundred-foot-tall stone pillars left.
It can be vaguely discerned that they were once part of a huge building, and the glory of Yaowang Xianzong in the old days can be seen from them.
Soon, the vortex began to calm down.
I don’t know which side took the lead, but two waves of monks began to take action.
When the monks took out the black bead, they would be led by the spiritual light emitted by the vortex, and they would be directly involved in the vortex and disappear. The squares became more and more empty one after another, with only one person left. Protected by the golden elixir master.
Without further ado, Lu Zhong also took out the Black Bead.
Of course, this is the one given by Liu Piao Niang.
The black bead obtained from the tomb of the concubine of the ancient Yin demon was still lying quietly in his storage bag.
After sending mana into the orb, a spiritual light immediately shot out from the vortex, directly wrapping his whole body. At the same time, a traction force was transmitted, and the whole person quickly moved forward, fell into the huge vortex and disappeared.
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After a period of spinning, Lu Zhong appeared in a place filled with gray fog. He looked around and couldn't help but be stunned.
"What's going on? Logically, I should have appeared in the Qianshanmen area. Why did I end up in the Ghost Crying Forest all at once?"
According to the classics, if you enter the secret realm of Shen Yuan Palace with the Black Orb, you will not be randomly transported, but will definitely appear in the front mountain gate area behind the vortex. It can be said that it is the same as the process of entering the mountain gate for the former disciples of the Medicine King Immortal Sect. Exactly the same.
But now, it was obviously teleported randomly.
Shenyuan Palace is a multi-layered basin, which can be divided into upper, middle and lower layers according to the terrain.
The further down you go, the better the chance of finding treasure, but the higher the chance of encountering danger.
The Ghost Crying Forest where he is currently located is located at the junction of the middle level and the upper level.
"Sorry, how can I meet Su Xu'er?"
The sudden accident made Lu Zhong confused for a while. After thinking about it, the best way was to rush to the Jinshuitan in the upper area first. Maybe he could wait for Su Xu'er that way.
Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting nearby.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to get closer and take a look.
Only when they got there did they realize that a female cultivator was entangled by two mourning souls.
Moreover, Lu Zhong suddenly felt that the back of this female cultivator looked familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he remembered that she seemed to be Huang Shuyuan. However, he had not seen this woman for more than ten years, so he was not sure for a while.
After thinking about it, he leaned forward. After all, he had the spirit fire in his body, and he could also control the thunder method of thunder. It might not be easy to deal with the souls, but it would not be a problem to expel them.
He gathered his magic power and stretched out his hand to hit two palm thunders.
"Boom!" There were two thunders, which immediately caused the mourning soul to whirl. His body, which was constantly twisting and twisting, finally calmed down.
It is vaguely visible that the entire mourning soul is a twisted soul body.
When the female cultivator saw the appearance of Lu Zhong, she looked surprised and shouted: "Fellow Taoist, please give me a helping hand to expel the two mourning souls!"
On the other side, Lu Zhong heard the other party's voice clearly, with a look of disappointment on his face.
The woman looked like Huang Shuyuan from the back, but when she turned around, she realized that she was obviously another person, her voice was obviously different from Huang Shuyuan's, and she was wearing the uniform of a disciple of the Lingyue Sect.
"Forget it, since you have taken action, let's help to the end."
Lu Zhong raised his hand and blasted out two more palm thunders.
The power of thunder and lightning is indeed extraordinary.
The female cultivator's helpless soul became weak and vulnerable in his hands. A thunderbolt from his palm could disintegrate most of their body surface, and another strike could damage the body of the soul.
Soon, the mourning soul was expelled and driven away.
Lu Zhong didn't pursue him either. After all, there was little benefit in killing the soul, so there was no need to waste his efforts.
At this time, the female cultivator had already walked in front of him, looked at the robes worn by Lu Zhong, her eyes lit up immediately, and she said with a chuckle: "Lingyue Sect Chen Xiaohe, thank you fellow Daoist for your righteousness in saving me. Little girl, I think you should I am also from Lingyue, so I am afraid I will be separated from my companions, so how about we explore together for the time being?"
After saying these words, the female cultivator lowered her head slightly, looking a little shy.
After hearing this, Lu Zhong did not reply immediately. After a while, he shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I'm going to Jinshuitan. I'm afraid it's the opposite of my fellow Taoist's destination."
Unexpectedly, the other party actually looked happy.
"No, no, no, it's just right. Fellow Taoist, you also went there because of the golden water lotus, right? To be honest, the little girl originally wanted to go there. After all, the golden water lotus has a miraculous effect on regulating the body for Kun Xiu like us. If we can get it Taking it will be of great benefit to your future practice!" As he said that, Chen Xiaohe moved his eyes to Lu Zhong with a look of expectation on his face.
Seeing that the other party's expression didn't seem to be fake, Lu Zhong nodded.
Regardless of whether what the other party says is true or false, or what purpose he has in mind, it is still useful to bring a teammate. After all, it can also be used as a consumable in special circumstances.
An hour later, the surrounding fog suddenly reduced.
"Huh, it's not easy. I finally got out of the Ghost Crying Forest!" Chen Xiaohe said with a relaxed look.
The two of them walked along, but they didn't get any benefits at all. Instead, they saw waves of ghosts coming, including the Yin Qi condensed over time and the monks who died here in the past.
Fortunately, Lu Zhong had thunder in his palm, otherwise it would have been extremely difficult for the two of them to get out.
"Be careful, Fellow Daoist Lu, there is a poisonous swamp ahead!" At this time, Chen Xiaohe suddenly reminded him. Lu Zhong, who was next to him, had naturally seen it. After nodding, he took out an antidote pill, raised his head and swallowed it.
Even so, there was still a faint fishy smell in his nose, and he was slightly numb.
Fortunately, with the detoxification pill, this discomfort disappeared quickly.
At this time, the surrounding environment has turned into a swamp covered with purple and black mud. Under the bubbling poisonous mud, you can see the ruins of many spiritual medicine gardens, as well as large areas of abandoned spiritual fields. It can be imagined that they were prosperous in the past, but now they have become a nest of poisonous insects.
Looking at the poisonous insects, Chen Xiaohe's eyes showed fear and he carefully avoided them.
"Wait a moment!" Lu Zhong suddenly said at this time.
Immediately, he patted the storage bag on his waist, and suddenly there was a loud buzzing of insects.
Since the substitute king insect egg was obtained, its cultivation has been put on the agenda. A large amount of spiritual insect bait needs to be collected daily to refine the insect pulp needed to cultivate the king insect egg.
I saw a swarm of golden flying insects flying out. They were the golden-breaking insects he got from Qizhu. After the opponent died, the swarm of insects returned to Lu Zhong. Although in the previous battle, most of the insect swarm was killed or injured, but After simple cultivation, the number has recovered, so it is suitable for dealing with poisonous insects in poisonous swamps.
Soon, the gold-breaking insect started fighting with the poisonous insect.
One after another, insect corpses that could be used to refine insect pulp were carried back by the gold-breaking insect.
After a while, they piled up into a hill in front of Lu Zhong.
In less than half an hour, all the unknown poisonous insect swarms originally entrenched in the poisonous swamp were hunted down by the gold-breaking insects. Even the insect nest was dismantled into pieces, and even the unhatched insect eggs inside were not spared.
"Unexpectedly, Fellow Daoist Lu is good at controlling insects?" Chen Xiaohe said with surprise in her beautiful eyes, a little curious.
"It's only slightly involved." Lu Zhong replied casually.
Seeing that there were no more insect corpses to carry back, he waved his sleeve and put all the insect corpses directly into the storage bag, preparing to refine them into insect pulp when he had time, and then took out a small jar from the storage bag.
Opening the seal of the can, the fragrance immediately overflowed.
This is the gum used to feed gold-breaking insects. It is produced from a variety of spiritual trees and is rich in spiritual energy.
Goldworms love to eat gum, which is very helpful for them to lay eggs.
Collecting along the way, although Lu Zhong didn't get a single elixir, he did collect a lot of insect corpses that could be used to refine insect pulp, which could almost meet the king's insect egg needs for several years.
After passing through this poisonous swamp, there is a dense forest ahead.
Under the forest, there are also traces of elixir cultivation, but now there are only pits and some withered elixirs. It can be seen that they have been dug up by the monks who have come in over the years. They are so clean that not even half a leaf is left.
This situation is very common in Shen Yuan Palace.
Nowadays, there are not many places where elixirs exist in secret realms, and most of them are located in dangerous situations.
Just like Jinshuitan, which Lu Zhong is going to now, is one of them.
"stop!"
As soon as they entered the forest, a sharp shout suddenly sounded.
Immediately afterwards, three masked monks emerged from the soil. Their auras were not too strong. They were all in the early stages of foundation building. Judging from their stature, they were two men and one woman. They were wearing Taoist robes and directly stopped Lu Zhongliang. The way people go.
Judging from their accents, they should be from the Hua Yi domain.
The intention of jumping out was obvious, obviously he wanted to intercept and kill the two of them.
