LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 75: Dan-forming Ceremony
Wei Zhong looked at his foundation building skills with a look of surprise on his face.
As the shopkeeper responsible for the entire Luohe Mansion, he is actually just a foundation-building monk.
Recalling that a remote city like Mangyuan Mansion had a Dan-Jie shopkeeper in charge, how could the more important Luohe Mansion have a Jiji as shopkeeper?
Seeing the surprise on Wei Zhong's face, Xu Xuan was not angry, but instead stroked his beard and smiled:
"Are you a bit surprised that I, a foundation-building monk, am the shopkeeper?"
Wei Zhong nodded and cupped his hands:
"I am indeed a little confused, but I have no intention of offending fellow Taoists."
"I understand, I understand. Anyone who sees a little foundation-building master holding the position of the master of a mansion will look at him with more eyes."
Wei Zhong felt relieved when he saw that the other party had no intention of blaming him.
“Fellow Taoist, as a guest of our Gathering Chamber of Commerce, you should understand that our Chamber of Commerce’s right to speak is determined not by strength but by skill.
If you have two or three profound skills, even fellow Taoists may not be able to compete for the position of shopkeeper. "
Wei Zhong suddenly said: "I have learned a lesson!"
"Haha, fellow Taoist, if you need anything, you can tell Miss Yun again, I will leave now."
The two sides bowed in a bow, and Wei Zhong looked at Xu Xuan's leaving back with an inexplicable look in his eyes.
Saying goodbye to Yun Luo, Wei Zhong left.
Most of the supplies for this trip have been purchased. Wei Zhong left Yunji Building, changed his appearance, stepped on the flying sword, and left.
Most of the raw materials for the red spirit wine have been deduced, but there is still a long way to go before it can be successfully reproduced.
Wei Zhong was already thinking about returning to the secret realm to subdue the third-level monkey.
At this moment, there may not be any chance of superimposing three levels of Taoism over time in the middle stage of foundation building, but after careful consideration, I decided to give up.
He looked at his longevity at this moment:
【Shouyuan: 211/275】
A few days ago, the group in the secret realm used the magic of time to resist the attack of the monkey, which cost them twelve years of life.
Later, in order to be on the safe side, he pursued Mou Yuanfeng and spent another twenty-four years advancing to the early stage of pill formation.
A total of thirty-six years have passed between the two times, and now the remaining lifespan is only sixty-four years, which is not enough for him to perform the three-layer time Taoist method twice.
Now it's not worth the gain to catch the monkey for a kind of spiritual wine.
Moreover, after he reached the middle stage of Dan Jie, he was just a child wielding a sledgehammer. If he was not familiar with Dan Jie's fighting methods, he might not be able to win the golden-browed red monkey reliably.
It is better to wait until you enter the late stage of foundation building before considering this matter. At that time, it will be safe to be able to climb to the late stage of core building with the help of years of Taoism.
After subduing the third-level monkey, his own safety can be guaranteed. At least he can protect himself until he is promoted to Dan Dan without any worries.
After thinking for a moment, Wei Zhong returned to Yunxia Island with his flying sword.
Entering the cave, Wei Zhong immediately began to enter the state of cultivation, and did not immediately start to level up because of Shouyuan's anxiety.
Instead, he is trying to enter the later stage of foundation building in the next twenty years. Such a small level improvement will also bring him decades of longevity. Then you can plot the third-level monkey.
With the blessing of the heavy water spirit body, Wei Zhong obviously felt that he was more sensitive to spiritual energy, and his cultivation became much smoother and his speed was several hundred percent faster.
Occasionally when he is bored, he would make elixirs, make wine, or pass the time with Xie Linghua.
Such days lasted for more than a year.
Wei Zhong went out again to participate in the auction held by the Yunji Chamber of Commerce and won the Millennium Nine-Heart Fruit. Twelve thousand low-grade spiritual stones were spent.
It doesn't cost much. On the one hand, there are not many third-level alchemists who can use this elixir to refine the dust-falling pill.
On the other hand, two Dust Falling Pills appeared at the auction, attracting a lot of firepower for Wei Zhong.
One of them was bought by Zhu Shen, a second-level alchemist in the late stage of foundation establishment, for a high price of 53,000 high-grade spiritual stones. Wei Zhong had to lament that Luohe Mansion had many resources and rich people.
Zhu Shen has also made a lot of money through alchemy in recent years, and he plans to use this to get into alchemy.
As for the other Dust-falling Pill, it was pocketed by Ling Ziwei's brother Ling Hua, who also spent more than 50,000 low-grade spiritual stones.
It seems that he has also begun to prepare for the formation of pills. No wonder Ling Ziwei has not come to see Wei Zhong recently. Maybe he is too busy because of his brother's formation of pills.
After Wei Zhong took the photo of his favorite Nine Heart Fruit, he returned to Yunxia Island to practice cultivation again.
This practice lasted for thirteen years, and Wei Zhong was released from seclusion because of a piece of outside news.
"Ling Hua formed the elixir and invited all the cultivators to watch the ceremony?"
Wei Zhong looked at the message in Xinjian with a strange expression on his face:
"This is something new. Normally, when monks form elixirs, they don't find someone to protect them, and then secretly find a place to survive the calamity and make the elixirs. This Ling Hua is good at inviting all the cultivators to watch the ceremony.
With such a big fanfare, aren't you worried about others causing damage? "
Wei Zhong couldn't understand, but decided to go and have a look. After all, it was Ling Ziwei who invited him. Such a major incident cannot disgrace the other party's face.
When he went out, he saw that Xie Linghua had reached the eighth level of Qi refining, and Wei Zhong nodded.
‘The other party has not forgotten his instructions over the years and has been practicing hard. ’
Rewarding the opponent with a second-level magic sword to encourage him, Wei Zhong left the island and headed towards the Ling family.
There was no idea of bringing Xie Linghua to watch the ceremony together on this trip, because Wei Zhong guessed that there might be something fishy about the ceremony, which would most likely trigger a large number of monks to fight, and Wei Zhong was not sure of keeping her safe.
Look at your own cultivation:
[Name: Wei Zhong]
[Cultivation: Sixth level of foundation building (83%)]
[Exercise: Spring and Autumn Water Refining Technique·Master Master (50%)]
[Lifespan: 225/275]
Thirteen years have passed, and Wei Zhong's cultivation has begun to reach the end of the middle stage of foundation building. It will take more than a year to reach the peak of the middle stage of foundation building, and then he can start preparing to break through to the late stage of foundation building.
If it weren't for Ling Ziwei's invitation, Wei Zhong would not have come out halfway.
Another gratifying thing is that "Spring and Autumn Water Refining Art" is about to break through the master level and enter the grandmaster level.
When the breakthrough comes, his cultivation speed will be improved.
Another "Health-preserving Exercise" is not very popular, and Wei Zhong only practices it during his daily self-cultivation.
The only thing that makes Wei Zhong a little worried is that his lifespan is only fifty years, which makes Wei Zhong a little anxious.
However, it is still enough to perform the triple-year Taoist method once, and in case of emergency, he can also exchange his life with a krypton level. As long as Wei Zhong does not fall below the foundation building stage, he can maintain temporary Dan-forming combat power many times.
There is not much worry about safety.
Riding on the green boat, Wei Zhong took out the "Falling Moon Red" he brewed and drank it. This is Wei Zhong's poor imitation of the red spiritual wine that increases spiritual awareness.
This wine is slightly stronger than "Warm Tears" and has a significant increase in spiritual awareness, but it has a very limited effect on the spiritual awareness of cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Period.
It is far inferior to the spiritual wine brewed by the spirit monkey.
But at least it was brewed with spirit stones, so it would be a waste if you don't drink it.
While drinking, he looked outside the boat and suddenly saw a light approaching.
"Daoyou Qingze?"
"Oh, it turned out to be Daoyou Wei," the light approached and landed on the boat, revealing the figure of Taoist Qingze.
The other party still looked unkempt, but the aura on his body was slightly different, and his cultivation in the late stage of foundation building was revealed.
"I didn't expect to meet Daoyou Qingze here. I haven't congratulated Daoyou on your successful advancement to the late stage of foundation building yet," Wei Zhong lifted the hanging cloth outside the cabin and invited him in.
"Alas, it's just the late stage of foundation building, not even a small foundation building cultivator. If you don't enter the Jindan stage, you will end up being an ant. Daoist Wei, are you going to the Luo family to watch the ceremony?"
Wei Zhong poured wine for him and nodded: "Fairy Ling invited me, I dare not refuse."
"Haha, I've heard that Daoist Wei and Fairy Ling are good friends, it's true.
I think Daoist Wei might as well become a Taoist couple with them. Daoist Wei is an expert in alchemy, and Fairy Ling is an expert in formation. They are a pair of immortal lovers.
In the future, there is Ling Hua, a Jindan brother-in-law, and the future is limitless!"
Wei Zhong He shook his head slightly:
"I am devoted to cultivation, so I don't have time to consider this matter. Besides, as you said, if you can't form a pill, you will be an ant in the end.
I am poor in talent, and I haven't even reached the late stage of foundation building, let alone forming a pill.
Fellow Daoist Ling Hua, no, maybe I should call you senior in the future, is about to form a pill.
Fairy Ling, who has similar talent, must be not far from forming a pill.
How can I climb up the high branch with my shallow cultivation?"
Although Wei Zhong said so, there was no trace of loss on his face, but a little humble.
"Fellow Daoist Wei is really a hard-working cultivator!"
Qingze praised and drank a glass of spirit wine, with a little shock in his expression:
"Brother Wei actually treated me with this kind of spirit wine, which is really generous."
What he drank was the Falling Moon Red brewed by Wei Zhong. This kind of treasure that increases spiritual consciousness is rare, and it is extremely precious even for Qingze in the late stage of foundation building.
"It's just a little bit of wine."
The more calm Wei Zhong was, the more Qingze felt that Wei Zhong was noble and upright.
"Is this wine brewed by Fellow Daoist Wei?"
Wei Zhong shook his head: "No, this wine was obtained by chance. I only have a few pots of hidden goods in my hand."
Qingze showed a bit of regret on his face.
Then he talked with Wei Zhong about the major events that had happened in the cultivation world in recent days.
Among them was the great battle between good and evil in Mangyuan Prefecture. Qingmu Sect resisted the attack of the demon sect, and its subordinates and independent cultivators suffered terribly.
Many small and weak forces began to move away from other prefectures to avoid such disasters. Wei Zhong also thought of one or two of his former friends and felt very emotional.
‘I don’t know if fellow Daoist Li and fellow Daoist Chen are all right. Ning Jiaqi has a master who is a guest of the Yunji Chamber of Commerce. He should be fine. I just hope he won’t be trapped by love…’
“Fellow Daoist, do you know about Zhu Shen’s failure to form a pill a few years ago?”
Wei Zhong was pulled back to his senses by this and nodded.
The foundation-building and impact of forming a pill is considered big news in Luohe Prefecture. When Wei Zhong was in seclusion, Xie Linghua also informed Wei Zhong of this incident.
“Zhu Shen is really a man who will perish if he does too much evil. He was asked to bid for a dust-reducing pill, but he failed to seize the opportunity.
I heard that he failed to form a pill and hurt his body. He can’t impact the position of forming a pill again without recuperating for decades.”
Speaking of this, Qingze showed a slightly pleased smile on his face.
Wei Zhong has been building his foundation for so many years, and he has also inquired about the relevant procedures of cultivators forming a pill.
The formation of a pill is different from the foundation-building, and it requires a special level of baptism by heavenly tribulation.
The cultivator needs to condense a true pill in the body first, then survive the heart demon tribulation, and finally deal with the coming heavenly tribulation. This tribulation is the heavenly thunder tribulation. If you survive it successfully, you will form a pill.
"It's a pity that Zhu Shen is not strong enough. He couldn't even complete the first step of forming a pill. Otherwise, it would be better to let him barely form a pill and fail under the heart demon and thunder tribulation," Qingze said with some regret.
Wei Zhong rolled his eyes.
'Qingze is hoping that Zhu Shen will die soon. The heart demon tribulation and thunder tribulation are not like forming a pill. Failure to form a pill can only hurt the body. But if the latter two tribulations fail, it is very likely that he will die directly. '
"Perhaps Zhu Shen is a parallel importer who has taken too many pills after practicing for many years, right?"
Wei Zhong said without blushing and without a beating heart.
‘Although his own cultivation was achieved through hard work, Wei Zhong mainly used spiritual wine. Compared to elixirs, they are very pure and do not contain erysipelas.
Although there is some residual poison, it is much better than the elixir.
Moreover, he has practiced the top skill "Spring and Autumn Water Refining Technique" to the master level, and his foundation is extremely deep. Comparing the foundation building at the same level, he is also a person with a solid foundation. ’
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Wei is right, let's have a drink," Qingze laughed out loud after hearing Wei Zhong's remarks.
The two drank and chatted, and soon arrived at the Ling family.
Because most of Luohe Mansion's spiritual veins rely on water veins, the Ling family, as a foundation-building family, is also located on the edge of water veins.
Unlike Wei Zhong, whose Yunxia Island is adjacent to Yunxi River, the Ling family relies on the Luohe River, the largest river in the province.
It is a second-level high-grade spiritual land, which is better than the Yunxia Island where Wei Zhong stayed. It can even be called a quasi-third-level spiritual land.
Ling Hua was about to form the elixir, and the Ling family had already raised a large formation for safety. A white light shield was like a jade bowl, and the Ling family was turned upside down.
"Third-level formation?" Wei Zhong narrowed his eyes.
‘Sure enough, all these foundation-building families have their own heritage. With such a formation, Ling Ziwei, who is in the late stage of foundation-building, is in charge. Even if the pill-forming monks come, they can be blocked. ’
"Your Ling family invited people to watch the ceremony, why did you leave us here in the wilderness?"
When Wei Zhong arrived, many monks had already arrived.
Among them, one or two monks wanted to enter the Ling family, but were blocked by the formation and began to hold the people entertained by the Ling family accountable.
When Wei Zhong saw that a banquet and wine table had been set up outside the formation, he knew that this man was making trouble unreasonably.
So he collected the flying boat and landed in front of this person.
"The Ling family has prepared a banquet for us, why do fellow Taoists have to be so aggressive."
Hearing Wei Zhong's voice, the man turned his head and looked at Wei Zhong with fierce eyes, but saw that Wei Zhong's cultivation in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment was one level higher than him.
Next to him was a Qingze Taoist who was in the late stage of foundation building, and his head suddenly shrank.
When he came back to his senses, he realized that he was timid, snorted, and turned around to leave.
"Thank you, Senior Wei." When the junior of the Ling family saw Wei Zhong rescuing him, he bowed his hands and bowed in gratitude.
Wei Zhong lifted him up and recognized him as Ling Yunsheng, the rising star of the Ling family.
This person was a generation behind Ling Ziwei and Ling Hua. He had successfully built the foundation more than ten years ago with the help of the foundation building pill provided by Wei Zhong to the Ling family.
He was humble and a little weak, so he was bullied to this point by a casual cultivator in the early stage of foundation building.
Wei Zhong helped him up:
"Nephew Yunsheng has also successfully established the foundation, so he should be tougher in temperament. Such unreasonable monks can be dismissed with just a few words, so there is no need to argue with him.
You know, your Ling family is not an ordinary foundation-building family. And after a while, he will become a well-known alchemy force in Luohe Prefecture. "
Wei Zhong patted his shoulder and comforted him.
Ling Yunsheng's expression changed slightly and he said, "Senior Wei's words are reasonable."
Wei Zhong didn't know whether he heard these words, but Ling Ziwei's voice suddenly came to his ears:
"Thank you Daoist Fellow Wei for your help. Ziwei still needs to preside over the formation at the moment, so it is not convenient to receive Fellow Daoist. I will wait for my brother to form the elixir successfully, and then I will come to accompany him."
Wei Zhongzhi heard his voice but could not see him. Knowing that the other party can clearly see the scene here with the help of the power of the formation, and transmit the sound to him.
So Wei Zhong bowed his hands in the formation, turned around and pulled Qingze to the banquet, waiting quietly for Ling Hua to form the elixir.
During the dinner, Wei Zhong also met many old acquaintances, such as Lan Fangyi, Tan Bo and others who were acquainted with "Song Zhong", as well as Zhu Shen, who had a gap with Qingze.
Many foundation-building monks came to join in the fun.
The expressions of the monks at the scene varied. Some were envious, some were jealous, and some were indifferent like Wei Zhong and just came to watch the fun.
"Fellow Daoist Wei, look at how ugly Zhu Shen's face is," Qingze said proudly from the side.
Wei Zhong followed his gaze and saw Zhu Shen with a very gloomy expression.
The other party failed to form an elixir many years ago, and now he saw that a talented comrade was about to form an elixir, and he could not get rid of the jealousy on his face.
When Wei Zhong looked at him, Zhu Shen also noticed Wei Zhong's gaze.
Wei Zhong smiled at him and raised his wine glass to him from a distance. It was originally a friendly gesture, but Qingze laughed beside him.
Zhu Shenxuan regarded Wei Zhong's move as a provocation, his face turned a little darker, he picked up the spirit wine on the table and started drinking alone.
Wei Zhong was a little helpless. He really wanted to have a good relationship with him. He had few enemies, but the other party didn't understand him. Wei Zhong was too lazy to warm up to the other party and start talking with Qingze.
Suddenly, the spiritual energy in the field changed. The surrounding free spiritual energy began to gather towards the Ling family, forming a spiritual energy vortex half a mile in diameter high in the sky.
Wei Zhong felt the concentration of spiritual energy at hand. The Ling family didn't know what method they used to make the second-level high-grade spiritual land have the third-level effect.
"here we go!"
A whirlpool of spiritual energy formed an influx over the Ling family, and the monks present all understood that Ling Hua was beginning to form elixirs.
"Hey, with this whirlwind of spiritual energy, fellow Taoist Ling Hua has started to condense his elixir," Qingze began to sigh beside him.
The spiritual energy cyclone lasted for a full stick of incense before slowly dissipating.
"Did the pill condensation succeed?"
The first step is successful, and the only remaining ones are the inner demon tribulation and the thunder tribulation.
The inner demon tribulation can only be overcome if one has a firm heart. During this period, the mind will be tempered by the tribulation, and the consciousness will also be trained and strengthened in this process.
It is unknown how long the inner world lasts, but from the outside world's point of view, it is only a few breaths of time.
The spiritual energy cyclone dissipated, and the sky suddenly became dark clouds, and silver snakes danced wildly. The bright sky was instantly covered by dark clouds.
"The inner demon tribulation has been overcome, and there is only the last level of the heavenly thunder tribulation."
As soon as the voice fell, a golden figure soared into the sky and rushed directly outside the formation, facing the mighty power of the sky.
This person was Ling Hua.
Seeing this scene, four foundation-building monks suddenly rushed out of the field and went straight to Ling Hua.
"Sure enough, someone is making trouble."
Wei Zhong sighed in his heart, and had already greeted Qingze beside him, wanting to step forward to stop it.
Wei Zhong and the Ling brothers and sisters still have some friendship after all, so it is not good to just stand by and watch.
Suddenly a golden bell appeared in the air, blocking the four people.
"Where did you come from, you little bug? How dare you run wild here?"
A yellow-robed monk in a cassock appeared in the air. It was Sikong Changming.
Ling Hua had formed a Dan, and he had invited his Dan-forming friend to come.
"Hehe, Sikong Daoyou, why do you have to bully the weak here? Can't the younger generation solve the grievances of the Ling family by themselves?"
A black-robed Taoist appeared in front of Sikong Changming, and his cold voice was chilling.
"Where did you come from, you hiding your head and showing your tail? Dare you show your true self and fight with me."
Sikong Changming was furious, but the black-robed Dan was calm. He took out a black magic sword and attacked him.
The two Dan-forming masters fought with great momentum, but they were getting farther and farther away from Ling Hua. Even the two of them didn't want to be involved in this Dan-forming tribulation.
These four foundation-building masters who suddenly appeared, I don't know where they came from, but they actually wanted to drag Ling Hua into the water with the belief that they would die.
Wei Zhong flew to block one person, and the other three were also stopped by the Ling family's foundation building.
"Daoyou, cultivation is not easy, why seek death here."
Wei Zhong was facing a cultivator with a hideous scar on his face, who was in the late stage of foundation building.
"Wei Zhong, Wei Danshi, I will not kill you for your good reputation among the casual cultivators. Please leave quickly and don't get involved in the personal grudge between me and the Ling family."
"I am afraid it will be difficult to fulfill Daoyou's wish," Wei Zhong took out a red magic sword while speaking, and two talismans were floating around him. To deal with this kind of cultivator who was one level higher than himself, Wei Zhong was also fully prepared.
Looking at the nearby, the other three were one in the late stage of foundation building and two in the middle stage of foundation building.
Except for the brothers and sisters in the late stage of the Ling family, the highest cultivation of the others was only in the middle stage.
At this moment, Ling Ziwei was in charge of the formation and could no longer get away to meet the enemy. The people of the Ling family had a hard time dealing with these people.
This was also the reason why Wei Zhong took the initiative to take on an enemy who was a late stage of foundation building.
"Okay, okay, since you insist on getting involved in this mess, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The man waved his hands and performed an extremely complex seal in an instant.
He pointed two fingers at Wei Zhong and a black shuttle flew out. The shuttle was as fast as thunder and arrived in front of Wei Zhong in a blink of an eye.
Wei Zhong's face changed, and he pulled a talisman beside him. With the injection of spiritual power, a golden seal phantom smashed down on the black shuttle.
When the two collided, cracks appeared in the golden seal phantom in an instant.
'The other party actually used a magic weapon. '
Wei Zhong looked over and saw that this man was forcibly driving the magic weapon with the power of foundation building. He was also very uncomfortable. His face turned pale and staggered back a few steps.
He swallowed the blood in his mouth and pinched the seal again to control the shuttle to attack Wei Zhong.
"Boom!"
Electric snakes danced wildly in the air, and a thunderbolt struck Ling Hua directly.
Ling Hua's face was firm, and the earth-yellow spiritual power was injected into the armor he was wearing.
The armor suddenly flashed with dazzling golden light, forming a golden shield around him.
The shield was broken after a breath of thunder. The remaining power of thunder and lightning penetrated through the armor protection and penetrated into his body, causing him to frown.
After the first strike, the second thunder fell immediately, leaving him no time to adjust.