Time passed slowly like water, and fifteen years later passed quietly.
On this day, there was an unknown desert island dozens of miles away from Kirigakure Island.
Zhang Yao was wearing a sun hat, lying lazily on the beach and fishing.
"The time has come..."
He fished for a while, looked up at the sky, and then took out the Earth Soul Crystal.
Fifteen years later:
Today, the outer shell of this earth soul crystal has turned into a dazzling golden color, and inside is a small vortex that is constantly rotating.
There is something vaguely gestating inside the crystal, giving people a strong sense of rebirth.
"For the past fifteen years, 'feeding' you every day has cost me more than five thousand years of life!"
"If it weren't for waiting for your transformation to be completed, I should have left Lu Country long ago..."
Zhang Yao shook his head secretly, and with a thought, he once again mobilized his energy and entered it.
As early as a few years ago, he had reached the peak of the sixth level of Qi refining, and the bottleneck period had long been passed. He could break through to the seventh level and enter the later stage of Qi refining anytime and anywhere.
But he was in no rush to break through.
Practitioners of the "Wanhuadu Tianzhen Sutra" need to inscribe the three major formations during the Qi refining period, and each has a different construction period.
The second "Vajra Secret Mantra Array" can only be constructed in the middle stage of Qi refining. Once it is missed, it will lack a large array and will not be able to break through the foundation building in the future.
Different from the entry-level formation:
The Vajra Secret Mantra Formation absorbs the true meaning of the Buddhist formation and requires corresponding spiritual objects to construct.
Once the construction is completed and refined, the golden body will be indestructible. The external muscles and bones are strong enough to surpass magical weapons of the same level, and are equivalent to half a body-refining monk.
However, Zhang Yao was in the Lu country and could not find the corresponding spiritual object. In addition, he had to wait for the transformation of the earth soul crystal to be completed, so it was temporarily delayed for a few more years.
"Buzz!"
After a year of vitality entering, the earth soul crystal trembled and calmed down again.
"This feeling is getting stronger and stronger..."
Zhang Yao rubbed the Earth Soul Crystal in his hand, showing a hint of anticipation.
The greater the price you pay, the greater the final harvest will be. He has paid thousands of years of life, and the harvest will not disappoint him.
"boom……"
There was a roaring sound from a huge wave in the distance, as if a large ship was overturning, faintly mixed with countless exclamations and screams.
Zhang Yao glanced at the direction of the sound and judged that it was at least a dozen miles away.
"This is the depths of Baibo Lake, and there are actually warships fighting. It seems to be quite a large scale."
He shook his head and sighed:
"It has only been two hundred years, and the world has become chaotic again."
He has lived in seclusion in Panlong Ridge and Wuyin Island, away from the human world, for decades.
But cultivating immortals does not mean destroying human nature. Sometimes he indulges in the lust of words, and when he goes to the human world to feast, he also understands some of the trends in the human world.
It has only been about two hundred years since the founding of the State of Lu.
But compared to the previous Wei Dynasty, the Lu State declined faster after experiencing the heyday of its national power.
The fundamental reason is related to the immortal cultivators.
After occupying the Magpie Nest and Wuyin Island, the Yuwen family felt deeply lacking in strength and urgently needed more fellow immortal cultivators in order for their family to develop and grow.
Ever since——
The State of Lu treated the clan very favorably. While granting various privileges, it also vigorously encouraged childbirth, hoping to give birth to several more clan members with spiritual roots.
But it is a pity that the more offspring there are, the thinner the corresponding bloodline will be, and the proportion of spiritual roots born in the clan will also decrease rapidly, and soon it will not be much different from ordinary people.
But the consequences of this policy are real.
After two hundred years of vigorous reproduction, there are more than 500,000 members of the clan named Yuwen. Most of them are trash who only know how to eat, drink and have fun. They are all fat and strong.
Even if the people of the nineteen states are prosperous, they cannot afford to support so many clans, let alone the exploitation of various wealthy businessmen, officials and dignitaries, local aristocratic families... and other privileged classes.
The speed of the situation deteriorating is often beyond everyone's imagination.
Zhang Yao still remembers that in the Lu State ten years ago, although people's livelihood was difficult and undercurrents were surging, at least they could maintain their dignity.
But only ten years had passed, and the Lu State was already on the verge of collapse. Rebellions continued in various places, and powerful powers emerged. It seemed that it was at the end of the dynasty.
"Two hundred years have brought great changes."
"The great Wei of the past and the great Lu of today are just a change of soup without changing the medicine."
Zhang Yao felt quite sad when he thought of this.
Even if he did not destroy the Yuwen family, the court supported by immortal cultivators could not stop the massive rebellion of people.
The final result is nothing more than that the Yuwen family will continue to sit on the throne, most of the people and clans in the world will die, and the privileged class will be reshuffled, and the cycle will start again.
"The fish were scared away by such loud movement."
"It's a pity that I fished for two hours today and got very little..."
Zhang Yao put away his fishing rod, showed a hint of regret, got up, controlled the Escape Light, and flew back to Wuyin Island.
From the beginning to the end of the dynasty change in the human world, he was not prepared to interfere.
…………
Early autumn is the rainy season.
For half a month, it has been raining continuously on Baibo Lake, with few sunny moments.
On this day, it finally ushered in a sunny day. Zhang Yao, carrying his fishing rod, excitedly arrived at the small island dozens of miles away.
The area around Kirigakure Island is covered in thick fog and reefs all year round, making it impossible to catch fish.
Fortunately, this area, which belongs to the depths of Baibo Lake, is sparsely populated and plentiful with fish and shrimp. After a day of fishing, he often has good harvests.
"Shua..."
After throwing the rod, the fishhook fell into the lake. Zhang Yao sat patiently on the shore and waited.
In the past few years, his cultivation has been unable to break through for the time being. In addition to continuing to ponder formations and "feeding" earth soul crystals every day, he only has various small hobbies.
"Don't run!"
"Quick, catch him!"
"Remember to catch them alive!"
Not long after fishing, another sound of shouting came from several miles away.
"here we go again……"
Zhang Yao showed a hint of helplessness and had no choice but to put away his fishing rod.
He looked up and saw a small fishing boat rowing hard in front of him, followed by several awning boats chasing after him, and he was about to catch up.
"It's this kind of chase scene again. I'm really tired of watching it."
These days, due to the chaos in the world, there is no peace on Baibo Lake.
There are fishermen who are fleeing with their families, there are water bandits roaming the lakes, there are private armies who secretly use the island for training, and there are people in the world who are fighting for revenge...
Zhang Yao has seen a lot of all kinds of people and things, and he just enjoys watching them. Unless he really can't stand it, he rarely interferes.
"If you can't catch any fish, then just watch the show."
Zhang Yao had a leisurely attitude, watching the chase scene from a distance.
The small fishing boat in front was supported by an old fisherman, a young man was helping beside him, and there was also a little girl hiding timidly in the corner of the boat.
The few awning boats chasing them were all strong men, holding weapons and looking fierce.
"Um?"
But soon, Zhang Yao seemed to have discovered something, and his expression moved slightly:
"That is……"
(End of chapter)
