Immortal Cultivation: Starting from Improving Spiritual Root Qualification

Time flies, and a year flies by.

This year, Zhou Xun was sixty-three years old.

His cultivation has steadily improved, and now he has reached 110 drops of liquid mana in his Dantian, which is one-third of the way to the 130th level of the eighth level of foundation building.

"According to the current progress, we should be able to break through to the eighth level of Foundation Establishment before the age of seventy, and we should be able to practice to the peak of Foundation Establishment before the age of 100. At that time, we can try to attack the core formation!"

In addition, after a year of cultivation, the Guiyuan grass has now been successfully cultivated to the third level of high quality. In about two years, it will be upgraded to the third level of top quality.

At that time, you can extract the essence and upgrade your qualifications to the ground spirit root.

With the Earth Spirit Root qualification, his cultivation speed will be even faster.

At that time, the elixir can be formed several years in advance.

The training room at the bottom of Lake Wangchuan.

Zhou Xun sat cross-legged, his eyes closed tightly, and his body was covered with blue-black ointment.

Traces of green and black medicinal power, under the operation of the body refining technique, continued to enter Zhou Xun's body and merged into his physical body.

As time goes by, the color of the ointment continues to fade, eventually turning into a bluish-white color.

Then it dried up and fell off from Zhou Xun's body, revealing his slightly reddish skin.

He is practicing the Hundred Meridians Body Refining Technique.

After returning from the ancient ruins in Baimang Mountain that day, Zhou Xun reduced his investment in formations and refocused his time on body refining, alchemy and talisman making.

After all, the treasures of the ruins have been obtained, and he has no urgent need for the formation method.

Just study occasionally and maintain normal diligence.

At this time, Zhou Xun opened his eyes, and the red light on his body gradually faded away, returning to normal color.

He immediately stood up and hit himself with a dust-removing technique.

The faint light circulated, and the remaining ointment on the body surface was instantly cleaned away.

With a wave of his hand, the blue robe flew up from the ground and was automatically put on Zhou Xun.

Then, Zhou Xun took out the talisman pen, spiritual ink, and a dozen second-level middle-grade talisman papers.

Because of the beast tide, Zhou Xun hoarded a large amount of monster materials, and then refined them all into talisman paper and spiritual ink.

The large number can support Zhou Xun's practice regardless of the cost.

Therefore, in just one year, his attainments in talismans at this time have reached the peak of the second-level mid-level.

As long as there is an opportunity, you can try to break through to the second level high-grade.

He spread out the talisman paper, held the talisman pen in his hand, and dipped it into the spiritual ink. Just when Zhou Xun's pen was about to start drawing the talisman,

Suddenly, the restrictions in the training room were touched.

It turned out that Sun Yuanque was visiting.

So Zhou Xun returned to the ground.

Sun Yuanque, the grandson of Yunguang Sect’s False Dan Elder.

At Lin Xueying's foundation-building meeting that year, Zhou Xun met Sun Yuanque, who later became the deacon elder who has been resident in Baiyun Immortal City for a long time.

In the same place, the two of them interacted a lot, so they were very familiar with each other.

However, Zhou Xun later left Baiyun Immortal City and stayed at the Wangchuan Lake Dojo for a long time, and the two inevitably lost contact.

After that, Sun Yuanque was also transferred back to Yunguang Sect, and the relationship between the two became increasingly diminished.

It has been two years since the last communication.

I don't know why he is here now.

Meditation Pavilion,

Zhou Xun and Sun Yuanque sat opposite each other.

It is midsummer at this time, and the Pure Heart Lotus is in bloom on the lake.

Occasionally there are swimming fish swimming among the lotus leaves.

"Brother Sun, it's a coincidence that my lotus seeds are ripe!" Zhou Xun laughed.

Immediately, with a big move, several green lotus pods landed on the stone table between the two of them.

"Sun is really in luck!"

Sun Yuan did not shirk away. He picked up a lotus pod, peeled it open, took out the milky-white jade lotus seeds, and put them into his mouth.

"Not bad!"

"It is slightly sweet in the mouth, and there is a fragrance of lotus between the lips and teeth. The most important thing is to take the lotus seeds, and the whole person feels much more stable!"

"This is the Pure Heart Lotus. It was originally a first-order low-grade spiritual plant. After many years of careful cultivation, it has now grown to a first-order mid-grade. What Brother Sun just tasted is a first-order high-grade spiritual plant!"

In fact, the reason why the lotus seeds can grow so fast is because Zhou Xun often feeds them the essence of elixirs for cultivation.

If not, they wouldn't be able to grow so fast.

Through the inspiration given to him by Jingxinlian, Zhou Xun also cultivated spiritual plants such as Renshui pear, Qingmu peach and Lingwu tea.

So far, good results have been achieved.

"I didn't expect that Brother Zhou is not only good at alchemy, but also has such attainments as Ling Zhi!" Sun Yuan indeed praised.

"Thank you!" Zhou Xun smiled slightly and asked:

"Brother Sun, I'm afraid you're not just here to reminisce about old times, right?"

Hearing this, Sun Yuan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Zhou Xun to be so straightforward. He stopped trying to be pretentious and nodded.

"Yes, I am here to discuss important matters!"

When Zhou Xun heard this, his thoughts were as expected.

Since arriving at Wangchuan Lake Dojo, the contact between the two has become less and less.

If there was nothing important, how could he come to the door in person?

He looked at Sun Yuanque, wanting to hear what he had to say.

"Brother Zhou, do you know that the Yan Kingdom has invaded!" Sun Yuanque paused, and then told Zhou Xun a piece of news that shocked Zhou Xun.

Yan State is located in the northern part of Xu State. It covers an extremely large area, several times that of Xu State, and is extremely powerful. There are more than ten Guangzhendan monks.

Among the nine countries in the Eastern Wasteland, its strength ranks third.

Fengyuan Zhenren, the most powerful person in the Yan Kingdom, was in the late stage of pill formation.

"How is it possible? There are hundreds of thousands of miles of swamps between our country of Xu and the country of Yan. How can they cross such a natural chasm?"

Zhou Xun said in disbelief.

The One Hundred Thousand Miles Swamp is the dead end between the Xu Kingdom and the Yan Kingdom.

Although it is called the Hundred Thousand Miles Swamp, the actual span is hundreds of thousands of miles wide, and miasma is everywhere in the swamp.

Except for true elixir monks, ordinary monks cannot cross it at all.

Hearing this, Sun Yuanzhen smiled bitterly and said:

"I don't know what happened to this 100,000-mile swamp. It's showing signs of drying up, and the miasma inside it has also been greatly weakened."

"Now, even a foundation-building monk can pass safely!"

"On this matter, I, Master Yun Yi of the Yun Guang Sect, personally went to Shiwan Swamp to investigate and confirmed the matter!"

"Without the hundred thousand swamps to stop them, with the strength of Yan State, how can we stop them?" Zhou Xun looked solemn.

Xu Country and Feng Country are the two last immortal-cultivating kingdoms in the entire Eastern Wasteland.

If it weren't for the obstruction of Shiwanshu, it would have been annexed by Yan State long ago.

"Brother Zhou, don't worry. You must know that although the Yan Kingdom is powerful, it is divided into three major forces. Now the only one who wants to annex my Xu Kingdom is the nearby Tianyu Sect,"

"So we are facing only the Tianyumen monks!"

Sun Yuanque explained.

The three major forces of the Yan Kingdom stand together, and their strength from high to low is: "Qingyang Clan", "Aurora Palace" and "Tianyu Clan"

There are seven true elixir monks in Qingyang Sect. The great elder is in the late stage of elixir formation, and he is Fengyuan Zhenren, who is known as the number one monk in the Yan Kingdom.

There are six true elixir monks in Aurora Palace, and the great elder is also in the late stage of elixir formation.

The Tianyu Sect is slightly weaker, but there are also five true elixir monks, among whom the first elder and the second elder are mid-stage elixir-forming monks.

"It seems that Tianyumen saw that our Xu country was robbed by the beast tide, and its strength was greatly reduced. In addition, the swamp in the middle retreated, and there was no obstacle, so they came up with the idea of ​​​​taking advantage of the fire!"

Zhou Xun sighed.

During the catastrophe of the beast tide, most of the Xu Kingdom fell, and a large number of monks fell to the mouths of the beasts.

Coupled with the death of Zhenren Baiyun, Xu's country's strength plummeted.

Regardless of whether it is a high-level monk or a low-level monk, Xu Guo is probably no match for Tianyu Sect today.

"According to the spies, the army of Tianyumen monks has been prepared and is probably heading towards Xu Country!"

Sun Yuanzhe's face was full of worry.

"Then what does Fellow Daoist Sun mean by looking for me?"

Zhou Xun asked tentatively.

Could it be that he wants to recruit himself to participate in the monk war?

"Fellow Daoist Zhou has superb alchemy skills and has even reached the second-level high-grade level. This is extremely rare in the entire Xu Kingdom!"

"I was appointed by the sect leader to invite Brother Zhou to the Yunguang Sect to make alchemy full-time and prepare for the war!"

Sun Yuanzhe had been laying the groundwork for so long and finally revealed his true intention.

Hearing this, Zhou Xun did not answer, but probed:

"How did Guizong know that Zhou had become a second-level high-grade alchemist?"

Even Song Yiqing didn't know Zhou Xun's true alchemy skills, and only his senior brothers knew about it.

"This matter was said by Elder Jin Hong himself. Elder Jin Hong praised Brother Zhou for his superb alchemy skills and even asserted that he will become a third-level alchemy master in the future!"

Hearing this, Zhou Xun suddenly realized.

It seems that Master Baiyun told Master Jin Hong about it.

"Senior Jin Hong is so complimentary!"

"However, I have recently reached a critical point in my cultivation, and I am afraid that I have no time to escape. I am afraid that I will not be able to accept the kindness of Yun Guang Sect!"

Zhou Xun declined without hesitation.

It’s a joke, as a disciple of Master Baiyun, going to Yunguang Sect is like a sheep entering a tiger’s mouth.

Seeing Zhou Xun's refusal, Sun Yuanzhen was not surprised and continued:

"Fellow Taoist, why don't you listen to the conditions of our Yunguang Sect?"

"I have also heard about the discord between Yunguang Sect and Baiyun Immortal City. As a disciple of Baiyun Master, Brother Zhou naturally understands his concerns."

"However, Elder Jin Hong said that just over a month after Brother Zhou became a disciple of Master Baiyun, a beast wave broke out!"

"With such a short time, how could we, the Yunguang Sect, regard fellow Taoists as enemies?"

"As long as you join the Yunguang Sect, we can fully support you to break through to the third level of alchemy. In the future, we can also provide elixir-forming spiritual objects. With your talent, it is still possible for you to be in the realm of fake elixirs in the future!"

"Fake elixir cultivation, coupled with the third-level alchemy skills, in terms of status, is not inferior to ordinary true elixir cultivators at all!"

"What do you think, Brother Zhou?"

"The conditions are indeed very sincere, let me consider it!"

As he said that, Zhou Xun looked thoughtful.

After half a cup of tea, Zhou Xun raised his head and said slowly:

"At this time, Tianyu Sect is invading. How to deal with it is the most important thing. How about repelling Tianyu Sect and then discussing joining?"

Seemingly sensing that Zhou Xun still had some concerns, Sun Yuanque smiled slightly and said,

Elder Jin Hong had warned him not to push too hard when he came before, so he nodded in agreement:

"That's fine, we'll talk about joining later, but I still ask Brother Zhou to help me with this alchemy matter. As for the remuneration, it should be handled according to the market price!"

"Easy to say!"

Immediately, the two discussed the details of alchemy.