Do not die

"What a great drama." Meng Zhou shook his head and sighed in his heart.

Because of the "avoidance principle" of the "Pure Mirror" for Yuanying Zhenjun, Meng Zhou did not directly see the whole process of Lian Ziling and the other three Yuanying Zhenjun's quarrel.

But through the pairs of "footprints" extracted from the Hongze Wilderness, it was reversed and restored.

In addition, in the Wumeng Sea in the Juye Wilderness, the black evil mist formation, which was originally like a ball of thick ink and had no trace of leakage, suddenly shook violently, allowing Meng Zhou to indirectly glimpse the fact that there were several Yuanying-level forces fighting fiercely in it.

With these as a foundation, and combined with the complex and obscure contradictions and entanglements between the four Xingxiu Palace Yuanyings, Meng Zhou basically knew what was happening in the black evil mist formation in the Wumeng Sea in the Juye Wilderness.

Not to mention Lian Ziling, the person involved, even Meng Zhou, a bystander, was surprised by the almost unwarned movements of the "Big Brother", "Second Sister", and "Fourth Sister".

"None of the cultivators who can achieve the Nascent Soul stage is just a name, and none of them can be underestimated!"

"Before, I focused most of my attention on Lian Ziling, but I neglected the three of them."

Meng Zhou was a little alert in his heart, secretly admonishing himself, and at the same time, he felt sorry for Lian Ziling's experience, and was a little gloating.

Judging from the results, Lian Ziling made the same mistake as him.

However, as a person in the game, this mistake is more fatal to Lian Ziling.

"This guy may have always regarded himself as the manipulator in the dark, which gives him an inexplicable psychological advantage when facing the other three Nascent Soul fellows."

"This psychological sense of superiority makes him step into the trap set by others without knowing it." Meng Zhou speculated in his heart.

Everything that happened at the moment was completely beyond Meng Zhou's expectations.

In his original plan, Juye Wilderness chose Wumeng Sea as the upgrade target, just to fish out Lian Ziling's clone from the cave where he had been dormant for many years.

As a result, it was not only Lian Ziling's clone that was "fished out", but also three others, and he was also allowed to watch such a big show, which he had never thought of.

But in terms of the result, such a change does not seem to be bad for himself.

No matter who wins or loses between them, it is not a bad thing for Meng Zhou.

Anyway, after it was clear that Lian Ziling's clone and the other three Yuanying Zhenjun were in Juye Wilderness, Lian Ziling's real body was in Hongze Wilderness, and none of them were in Xingxiu Sea, Meng Zhou's fundamental purpose had been achieved.

At this moment, Meng Zhou had left an inconspicuous hiding place in Xingxiu Sea and entered the "Xingxiu Tianchi" again.

Transformed into water, successfully passed through the barrier, and once again placed in this wonderful waters that spanned the real world and the real world, the water that Meng Zhou transformed into broke away from the waters, rolled up, and turned back into a human body.

Standing on the waters of "Xingxiu Tianchi" in the form of a human body with flesh and blood, Meng Zhou felt more deeply the wonder and uniqueness of this place.

Even if a low-level cultivator with extremely dull qualifications practices in seclusion here for a long time, his progress in cultivation will be on par with cultivators with special spiritual bodies or even Taoist bodies.

For cultivators, this is equivalent to an external spiritual body or even an external Taoist body that can help with cultivation and make it easier to touch and comprehend the Tao.

But Meng Zhou just tried it casually and withdrew from this wonderful state.

All his attention was focused on the "tadpole pattern" that was winding and changing on the thin film called "Tianchi Star Mud" on the edge of "Xingxiu Tianchi".

Now, it has been only a few years since Meng Zhou last entered this place.

But when he entered that time, whether it was the spiritual master profession or the attainment and comprehension of the way of talisman formation, Meng Zhou was still at the fourth-level middle-grade level.

Although he was much stronger than the tamperer who used the "tadpole pattern" as the basis, the gap was not too obvious. Moreover, the difficulty of solving the array was higher than that of setting the array.

But now, although only a few years have passed, both his vision and understanding of the way of talisman array and his attainments in the spiritual master profession have steadily reached a higher level, all reaching the level of senior fourth-level upper-grade.

Coupled with years of thinking, these wandering "tadpole patterns" looked like first-year math problems in the eyes of senior high school students in Meng Zhou's eyes.

Just a glance, all the profound meanings of its connotation were clearly revealed in front of him, and the method of solving the array also naturally emerged in his mind.

Then, as Meng Zhou's eyes kept moving, his fingers, which were extremely flexible due to his long-term practice of knot-making skills, seemed to be pinching fingers, practicing knotting techniques, or plucking the non-existent strings of nothingness in the void. The flexible ten fingers created afterimages, and a trace of spiritual fluctuations spread from the fingers that created afterimages, adhering to the winding "tadpole patterns".

And as these wonderful spiritualities continued to spread, they attached to the "tadpole patterns" and quietly merged into them. At first glance, the "tadpole patterns" were still "tadpole patterns", but if you look closely, you will find that both the mysterious aura and the shape and charm have undergone fundamental changes.

Yes, after finding out the truth about "Xingxiu Tianchi", Meng Zhou's thoughts have quietly changed.

He no longer seeks simple destruction and destroys the tamperer's deeds. He wants to be the new "tamperer".

It was also at that moment that Meng Zhou understood a truth.

What is hateful is not the tamperer, but the tamperer is not himself.

What is hateful is not the new rules of "Xingxiu Tianchi" after being tampered with, but the new rules after being tampered with cannot be used for oneself.

Since the current rules cannot be used by me, it is not good for me.

Then I will change it to be used for me and beneficial to me.

Moreover, because of the fourth-level upper-grade spiritual master attainments, Meng Zhou can see deeper essences, and his attainments in the way of talisman arrays have also reached the fourth-level upper-grade, surpassing the level of the previous tamperer. After Meng Zhou changed the "tadpole pattern" on the original basis, the quality has not decreased but increased, and the connection and cooperation between different "tadpole patterns" are more exquisite.

"The original 'tampering rules', due to the limitation of the level of the array setter, only have a mandatory binding force on cultivators with strength at or below the early stage of the Nascent Soul.

Once a cultivator of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul or even higher level appears in the Xingxiu Sea, they can rely on their own 'brute force' to completely break the 'tampering rules'."

However, the "tampering rules" fundamentally eliminate the possibility of a new Nascent Soul being born in the Xingxiu Sea.

Naturally, it is even more impossible for a hostile cultivator above the middle stage of the Nascent Soul to appear, so there is no possibility of violent breaking.

Unless there is a strong external force involved.

Now, Meng Zhou is confident that the new rules after his changes will have a strong binding force on cultivators in the late stage of the Nascent Soul.

If you want to break your new rules by force, even if you don't need to reach a new realm after the Nascent Soul, you must have the cultivation of the peak level of the Nascent Soul.

Meng Zhou was thinking so beautifully in his heart, and the ten fingers that created the afterimage suddenly stopped.

Meng Zhou's eyes fell on the film carrying the "tadpole pattern".

It can be clearly seen that the current "film" has become thinner than before he took action this time.

In some areas, there are even faint holes.

The reason behind such changes is also very simple.

Meng Zhou looked at the "tadpole patterns" that he had tampered with.

But he was not looking at the "tadpole patterns", but the "film" that carried them.

Originally, there was no feeling.

Now, after a careful comparison, it can be found that each "tadpole pattern" after his modification seems to have become "heavier", and the "film" required to carry them has become thicker accordingly.

In order to carry all the "tadpole patterns" after his modification, the "film" in other areas naturally became thinner and thinner, and some areas even had holes.

These changes were all completed naturally.

If it weren't for special observation, Meng Zhou himself didn't know there was such a change.

"So, to make the constraints of the rules stronger, it is based on the consumption of more "Tianchi Star Mud."

Meng Zhou thought so in his heart.

If you think about it carefully, this is actually very reasonable.

If the strength of the rule binding force has nothing to do with the amount of "Tianchi Star Mud" consumed, it would be unreasonable.

Then, a new idea naturally emerged in Meng Zhou's mind.

"So, is it possible that the previous tamperer's level of attainment in the way of talisman formation is not just at the peak of the fourth-level lower grade?

However, in order to save the consumption of "Tianchi Star Mud" as much as possible, this seemingly optimal choice was made."

After all, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for a "wild" middle-stage Nascent Soul to emerge.

...

"It's okay, it's okay."

Faced with such a situation, the solution is very simple.

Either take the initiative to adjust the "tadpole patterns" that have been changed to reduce their "quality", that is, to weaken the grade power of each "tadpole pattern".

Until it is adjusted to the range that "Tianchi Star Mud" can carry, the problem will naturally be solved.

But if there is a choice, Meng Zhou does not want to choose this path.

In addition, there is another way, which is to increase the amount of "Tianchi Star Mud".

This is also where Meng Zhou feels lucky.

Meng Zhou's spiritual sense probed into a corner of the spiritual gourd space, and with a thought, the object that had been stored there for many years appeared in his hand.

This object is as big as a basketball, transparent in color, soft to the touch, and light in weight. Meng Zhou held it in his hand, just like holding a round ball made of transparent soft rubber.

This object is nothing else but the "Tianchi Star Mud" that Meng Zhou harvested from the regular tetrahedron altar hidden deep in the crater many years ago.

This ball formed by the "Tianchi Star Mud" is suspended in the void in front of Meng Zhou, extending a thin membrane, which is getting longer and longer, and connected with the thin membrane around the "Xingxiu Tianchi".

The "holes" on the film quickly shrank, and finally, the film that circled the "Star Lake" became a complete whole again.

Meng Zhou's fingers once again created a series of afterimages, and the "tadpole patterns" on the film that had not been changed by him gradually became what Meng Zhou wanted them to be.

In this process, the ball formed by the "Tianchi Star Mud" in front of Meng Zhou was also getting smaller and smaller.

When it changed from the size of a basketball to the size of an adult's fist, Meng Zhou stopped again.

"That's it."

It's not that Meng Zhou didn't want to continue, but the remaining "Tianchi Star Mud" in his hand could no longer allow him to play more.

Meng Zhou's eyes moved on the "tadpole patterns" after the changes.

These "tadpole patterns" that kept moving and changing turned into new rules in Meng Zhou's mind.

- An obvious premise is that the original set of rules carried on the film are all invalid.

In other words, from now on, the rule that "unless all four Yuanying Zhenjuns of Xingxiu Palace have died, no new Yuanying or fourth-level Zhenling will appear in Xingxiu Sea" has become invalid.

In this way, the last possible restriction that Meng Zhou wanted to use "Xingxiu Tianchi" to reach Yuanying has been quietly broken.

Of course, this also comes with a "side effect", that is, the "ceiling" above the heads of other Xingxiu Palace Jindan also disappeared at this moment.

Meng Zhou was not worried at all about this.

Even if there is a Xingxiu Palace Jindan who really senses something and takes this opportunity to break through, he doesn't care.

Even if he wants, he can let the "ceiling" continue to exist.

He just needs to eliminate the "ceiling" above his head.

But the price of doing so is that he must consume more "Tianchi Star Mud" or downgrade the power of the existing rules, which is unacceptable to him.

Compared with this, eliminating the "ceiling" above the heads of other cultivators in the Xingxiu Sea is not even a price.

The new rules after Meng Zhou's modification are very simple.

['Xingxiu Tianchi' will have the effects of concealment, shielding, and defense that match the spiritual master's attainments and the way of talisman formation. ]

[Once someone in the 'Xingxiu Tianchi' breaks through the Nascent Soul Realm, he will have the sole authority to freely enter and exit the 'Xingxiu Tianchi' at any location in the Xingxiu Sea. ]

These are all the rules after Meng Zhou's modification.

After doing all this, Meng Zhou put aside all external affairs and sat cross-legged on the surface of the "Xingxiu Tianchi" with his eyes closed.

The time at this moment is December 15th.

...

A few days later, three figures suddenly appeared somewhere in the Xingxiu Sea.

Soon, these three figures turned into three escape lights, crossed the void of thousands of miles, and soon entered the empty sea on the east side of Lingming Island, shooting into the waters in the center of this sea.

But soon, the three rays of light reflected out at a faster speed.

Soon after emerging from the water, they turned into three somewhat embarrassed and panicked figures.

These three figures were none other than the "Big Brother", "Second Sister" and "Fourth Sister".

"Where is the Xingxiu Tianchi?"

"Where did my huge Xingxiu Tianchi go?!" (End of this chapter)