All these years later:
Zhang Yao still had fresh memories of the original recruitment order, and he discovered more than one doubtful point.
First of all, no matter how harsh the training conditions of the "Wanhuadu Tianzhen Sutra" are, it is not a big problem for Tianbao Tower.
The strength of the soul, the strength of the five internal organs, the attainments in formations... these can all be solved the day after tomorrow. But simply finding a willing five-spirit-rooted monk or mortal wouldn't be an easy task in Dali?
But they did not do this, but chose to spend a huge price to recruit the Five Spiritual Roots from the entire southwestern countries. This was obviously abnormal.
Secondly, there is a problem with the recruitment order itself.
Tianbao Tower is willing to accept even those who have been forced, intimidated, or kidnapped. This is obviously contrary to their goal of cultivating puppets.
Soul spells can subtly influence the mind, but they cannot forcefully reverse thinking. As long as the person being forced has a little bit of resistance in their mind, they will not be able to achieve their goals.
This was something he deduced on his own after repeatedly thinking about his experiences in Qingyunfang City.
"Looking at it now, the problem is not Tianbao Tower, but the four golden elixir forces behind it."
"They chose to give in, gain support, and take the lead in the recruitment order. There must be some deep reason behind this..."
Zhang Yao's thoughts flickered and he looked at Master Haihe, still waiting for his answer.
"..."
Master Haihe was silent for a moment and then sighed:
"I have to say, you are really perceptive."
He smiled freely, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and then said slowly:
"This matter is actually not a secret among the top leaders of the four golden elixir forces, so I also know a little bit about it."
"Really speaking, this is just a scandal that embarrasses several families. It doesn't really matter if I tell you, as long as you don't spread the word..."
"scandal?"
Zhang Yao's expression moved slightly.
"good."
Master Haihe put down his tea cup and said:
"After the war between the five sects that year, the relics obtained by the Pingdu Sect were equally divided among the four families. Some relics such as archives and classics were shared by the four families."
"There is a volume among them, which is suspected to come from the Nine Prefectures of Tianzhou, and is called "Ling Yuan Liu Lun"."
""The Theory of Spiritual Origin"..."
Zhang Yao's expression changed and he said thoughtfully:
"This name sounds like a Taoist book that studies the origin of spiritual roots."
Spiritual roots are the cornerstone of immortality and the only key to open the door to the great road.
This thing is so important that it naturally requires the research of predecessors and sages of all generations, including in-depth research on the origins of spiritual roots, birth mechanisms, operation methods, specific principles, etc., etc., and all aspects have been in-depth research.
Although no one has been able to decipher the ultimate mystery of spiritual roots so far, many research results and Taoist books have been handed down.
"You guessed it right."
Master Haihe nodded and said:
"The Theory of Spiritual Roots adheres to the 'Qi-Ji Sympathy Theory' that was popular in hundreds of countries in the Central Plains thousands of years ago. Based on this theoretical basis, it roughly deduce the birth mechanism of spiritual roots."
"Regardless of whether this theory is right or wrong, it is a rare treasure book that contains subtle details and precise words."
"And it also records a secret method in the last part. Its function is to actively promote the mutation of the five spiritual roots, and by regulating the direction of the mutation, the alien spiritual roots can be cultivated..."
Zhang Yao was shocked and his heart was shaken violently:
"Is there such a method?! This, this..."
The secret method of transforming the attributes of spiritual roots the day after tomorrow is truly appalling.
The five spiritual roots are only the worst miscellaneous spiritual roots in this era; the foreign spiritual roots are the top qualifications on par with the heavenly spiritual roots!
As long as a monk with heavenly spiritual roots or alien spiritual roots has the appropriate top-level skills and the help of spiritual objects and spiritual elixirs, he has a 50% chance of breaking through to the golden elixir realm!
If the secret method in the "Spiritual Roots" is really effective and can transform the five spiritual roots into alien spiritual roots, the increase in the strength of the sect and the family will be simply unimaginable!
"Why!"
Master Haihe sighed and said with a wry smile:
"When I first learned about this, my reaction was almost the same as yours. I was shocked and speechless."
"In fact, it was precisely because of the leakage of the "Ling Yuan Liu Lun" that the Dugu family, the original ally of Pingdumen, rebelled and was quickly defeated after being besieged by the four families."
"After several Jindan ancestors shared this scripture, they felt like they had found a treasure and regarded the secret method in the scripture as a guideline, thus starting a secret experiment that lasted for many years..."
When Zhang Yao heard this, he understood in his heart and said:
"So, before the recruitment order was issued, they had actually secretly collected monks with five spiritual roots in Dali."
"right."
Master Haihe nodded and said:
"Because this matter requires a large number of manpower, they also used the channels of various vassal forces and Tianbao Tower."
"The GCC is also involved, but I am personally responsible for it. Lao Peng and the others don't know about it."
"At that time, except for a very small number of people, probably only the internal personnel of Tianbao Tower who were responsible for connecting all parties had some inside knowledge."
When Zhang Yao heard this, his heart suddenly became enlightened.
A mystery that had troubled him for many years was also solved at this moment.
"The shopkeeper in Qingyunfang City back then noticed me precisely because he knew the inside information."
"But because the actions of the four golden elixir forces have always been carried out in secret, he did not rush into trouble."
"It wasn't until a year before the recruitment order was made public and after the high-level meeting of Tianbao Tower that he reported me to the top and attracted the foundation-building monks from Tianbao Tower headquarters..."
Zhang Yao felt quite depressed when he thought of this.
Judging from the current information, it seems that he was just unlucky back then. He asked a question and was targeted.
Who can I talk to to explain this?
"call……"
Zhang Yao took a deep breath and said:
"Then their experiment was finally successful?"
"Of course it failed."
Master Haihe said calmly:
"If the experiment had been successful, the recruitment order would not have ended ten years after it was issued, but would have continued until today."
"They paid a huge price, spent countless manpower and material resources, and spent decades, but in the end they ended up with nothing."
"Facts have proved that the secret method is imperfect. Even the sage who created it was unable to further improve it..."
As he spoke, he paused and added:
"By the way, I remember there was a minor episode in this matter."
"A few years after the recruitment order was issued, several monks with five spiritual roots were intercepted during the escort. Even the foundation-building monk responsible for the escort died."
"oh?"
Zhang Yao's expression changed and he couldn't help but ask:
"Someone is fighting for these five spiritual root monks? Who did it?"
"Not sure."
Master Haihe shook his head and said:
"The person who did it was extremely powerful and smart. He chose to do it in the deserted area and left almost no trace."
"The four major golden elixir forces were suspicious of each other for a while, but in the end no clues were found. In addition, since similar vicious incidents did not happen again, the matter was dropped."
Zhang Yao nodded slightly, asked for some other details, finally ended the conversation, and left.
the next day.
The Haihe Law Conference was held as scheduled, and the Haihe Master publicly announced the matter of collecting soul energy.
Many foundation-building monks were talking about this, but many people envied Zhang Yao's good luck. He happened to be sitting in Suiyu Mountain and it was his turn to do this task, so he could easily earn a large amount of contribution points.
After the ceremony, Zhang Yao bid farewell to many foundation-building monks and drove the escape light all the way back to the sub-altar in Suiyu Mountain.
Inside the cave.
"The refining method of this thing is indeed very exquisite..."
Zhang Yao played with the soul rosary in his hand and penetrated it with his spiritual consciousness, exploring the internal structure.
Over the years, his study of the Yellow Talisman and the practice of a large number of materials have made his weapon refining level improve by leaps and bounds, reaching a level close to the second level.
He judged that the soul rosary in his hand was very special. The refining method was closer to array weapons such as array flags and array diagrams, and it was of the level of a spiritual weapon.
"The main function of this thing is to maintain the formation and collect and store the soul energy."
"There is a second-level illusory formation engraved in it. It can be activated as long as you use mana, but the range it covers is not large..."
Zhang Yao's expression moved slightly and he continued to explore the soul rosary in his hand.
As his spiritual consciousness deepened further, he discovered that this thing actually had a surveillance function, and some of the spiritual seals were nested semi-finished products.
This means that this soul rosary is not only an array weapon, but also a set of special magic weapons, similar to the water jade talisman in his hand.
"This is incredible..."
Zhang Yao's heart was awe-inspiring.
Sets of magic weapons are often of the parent-child type, with one main controller.
For example, the water jade talisman in his hand, the main talisman is controlled in the hands of Haihe Zhenren, which mainly plays a role in supervising the transaction of contribution points to prevent anyone from committing fraud.
This soul rosary also has a similar function. It constantly monitors the changes in the energy of the soul and prevents anyone from using this bead to collect the energy of the soul and at the same time line their own pockets and steal the internal storage.
"Master Haihe said that there are at least dozens of these things, scattered in the hands of many foundation-building monks."
"Looking at it this way...the refiner of this set of soul beads must be a third-level weapon refiner!"
"There seems to be no third-level weapon refiner in the entire Da Li. Could it be that a certain ancestor of the Golden Pill went to the hinterland of the Central Plains to obtain it?"
Zhang Yao felt a little curious when he thought of this.
What exactly did the Five Elements Lottery leave behind in the secret realm that allowed several Jindan ancestors to spare no effort to pursue it?
"Real person."
At this moment, a clear and sweet sound suddenly came from the cave.
Zhang Yao looked up and saw Li Shuixian, who was wearing a red palace dress. She was holding the skirt of the dress nervously with a hint of expectation.
"Ha ha……"
Zhang Yao smiled and gestured:
"Don't worry, I won't break my promise."
"Go and prepare. I will help you deal with the blood curse later."
(End of chapter)
