Longevity Gu Dao: Start From Refining Infatuation Gu

Chapter 45: The Conspiracy of the Shadow Demon Sect, the Dark Cloud of the Demon Path

Late at night, in a certain house.

This is the house where Xu Tianze resides. There are two or three cultivators in the family, exuding a terrifying aura that clearly indicates their propensity for killing, sending shivers down one's spine.

"Junior Brother Xu, have you figured out the situation of the surrounding cultivators?"

A black-robed cultivator asked.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother. I have thoroughly investigated the situation of the cultivators on this street."

"There are a total of eighty-six cultivators living on this street, and at the very least, they are all at the seventh level of Qi Refining."

"These cultivators mostly come from the families of cultivators brought by the Immortal Mist Sect. They have come here to obtain Foundation Building Pills."

"After all, the Immortal Mist Sect has increased the bounty. As long as they accumulate enough merits, they can exchange them for Foundation Building Pills."

Xu Tianze smiled faintly.

"Not bad."

Upon hearing this, the black-robed cultivator was quite satisfied. "Misty Cloud City is the largest city that the Immortal Mist Sect has established in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range. It is also a crucial stronghold. Its location is of utmost importance."

"If we occupy Misty Cloud City, it will definitely bring great benefits to our Shadow Demon Sect. We can use it as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Immortal Mist Sect."

"Moreover, this city has been established for a hundred years and is close to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range. Who knows how many resources it has accumulated. Once we breach the city, all the resources here will belong to our Shadow Demon Sect. By then, we might even accumulate enough spirit stones to buy Foundation Building Pills."

His eyes were filled with fanaticism and excitement.

The other cultivators felt the same way.

For these demonic cultivators, Foundation Building is also an extremely difficult hurdle, even more so than for the orthodox sects.

"But Senior Brother, our neighbors are a bit strange. There is a male cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining, but he actually has a wife and concubine at the ninth and eighth levels of Qi Refining, respectively. It's truly unbelievable."

Xu Tianze suddenly brought up the matter of Zhou Sui.

"What? Such a thing actually exists? But it's not surprising. There are all sorts of strange things in this world. Even more bizarre things have happened. Perhaps that little devil has a strong aura and knows how to please female cultivators."

"What? Don't tell me you're interested in those two female cultivators?"

The black-robed cultivator chuckled and revealed a meaningful smile.

For disciples of the demonic path, they have seen even more unimaginable things. Their methods are more ruthless, cruel, and brutal than ordinary cultivators.

"That's right. I have a method of extracting essence. If I can successfully extract essence from those two female cultivators, it will increase the probability of successfully building the foundation by ten percent." Xu Tianze's eyes revealed a hint of coldness.

"Don't act rashly. Before our Shadow Demon Sect launches an attack, you must not alert the enemy. Otherwise, if it jeopardizes the sect's major plans, you might not be able to escape punishment."

The black-robed cultivator warned.

"Don't worry, Senior Brother. I won't act rashly."

Naturally, Xu Tianze also understood the importance and urgency of the matter. Compared to the sect's major plans, his own trivial matters were insignificant and not worth mentioning at all.

"Well, that's good to know. But you don't need to worry either. After Misty Cloud City is breached, Senior Brother will naturally help you capture those female cultivators. By then, those female cultivators won't be able to escape."

The black-robed cultivator comforted him.

"Senior Brother, do you know when the sect will start?"

Xu Tianze curiously asked.

"I'm not sure."

The black-robed cultivator shook his head. "The sect is not ready yet, but it won't be too late either. Our Shadow Demon Sect absolutely cannot allow the Immortal Mist Sect to successfully exploit the gold and spirit veins."

Once they are successfully exploited, the Immortal Mist Sect will immediately gain a large amount of wealth. Perhaps they will even have another Golden Core cultivator. This is something our Shadow Demon Sect cannot tolerate, so we must disrupt the Immortal Mist Sect's actions.

"In fact, it's not just our Shadow Demon Sect. Some other prestigious sects also don't want to see the Immortal Mist Sect grow stronger and have provided us with a lot of help."

"Since that's the case, all we can do now is wait. Once the sect launches an attack, with inside and outside cooperation, we will definitely be able to completely conquer Misty Cloud City."

Xu Tianze's eyes revealed a cold light, and a faint demonic energy emanated from his body.

............

Three months later, Misty Cloud City was basically entering winter.

Outside, heavy snowflakes were falling, covering everything in a silver-white blanket. The temperature dropped sharply.

Even though cultivators had strong resistance to the cold, they still felt shivers. This caused many cultivators to stay at home and rarely go out, resulting in fewer pedestrians on the streets.

During these three months, Zhou Sui also stayed at home to cultivate, not taking a single step outside.

Even when he really needed to purchase supplies, he relied on his clones to go out, while his main body focused on cultivation and improving his cultivation level.

But it was all worth it, as it allowed his cultivation to make further progress.

"Not bad."

At this moment, in a quiet room, Zhou Sui sat cross-legged on the ground, looking at his virtual panel.

[Host: Zhou Sui, Cultivation: Qi Refining Sixth Layer (35% progress), Lifespan: 20 (120) years]

[Talent: Eighth-grade Spirit Root (95%)]

[Sword Dao: First-grade Upper Tier (65%)]

[Rune: First-grade Upper Tier (15%)]

[Formation: First-grade Middle Tier (15%)]

[Illusion Demon Transformation Technique: Proficient (55%)]

[Fireball Technique: Proficient (85%), Wind Blade Technique: Beginner, Golden Light Technique: Beginner, Icy Cold Technique: Beginner, Spring Rain Technique: Beginner...]

Clearly, his cultivation had also made further progress, and he was not far from reaching the realm of Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

However, due to the slow progress of his eighth-grade spirit root cultivation, if he relied solely on cultivation, it would take more than five years to advance to Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

After all, Qi Refining Sixth Layer and Qi Refining Seventh Layer were also a bottleneck. Ordinary cultivators would be stuck at this bottleneck for more than ten years, and some even for twenty years.

But his eighth-grade spirit root was about to evolve. If he practiced with his three wives for a period of time, his spirit root would soon undergo a transformation and evolve into a seventh-grade spirit root.

By then, his cultivation speed would also greatly increase.

"It's true that having more Dao companions is good. The speed of my spirit root's improvement has also become faster."

Zhou Sui rubbed his chin.

According to his estimation, perhaps after some time, his spirit root would evolve again. This was all thanks to Xia Jingyan's help. With an additional Dao companion, the speed of his spirit root's improvement had also increased.

When Ji Bingyu and Mu Ziyan had their menstrual periods, he would quietly go and cultivate with Xia Jingyan.

"I can't continue like this. My body can't handle it anymore. Perhaps I need to cultivate a Body Tempering technique." Zhou Sui thought about the matter of cultivating with his three Dao companions and his face turned pale.

Even with his physique, if he continued like this, his body would likely be drained.

So it was imperative to improve his physique.

But currently, he hadn't obtained many Body Tempering techniques.

(End of this chapter)