Longevity starts with learning

It's noon.

The sun was shining brightly, and rivers were surging among the canyons and ravines.

On normal days, except for some hunters from surrounding tribes who are busy outside, it is difficult for anyone to come to this barren mountain.

But in recent days, this place has become a bit more noisy.

The reason lies in the sudden wild growth of vegetation in this barren mountain.

Being so unique, it naturally attracted the attention of surrounding tribes.

After observing and confirming the abnormality here, several surrounding tribes rushed to report to the "immortal tribe" affiliated with them to pay tribute.

Although it is said to be an immortal clan, it is actually just a small tribe. Several first-level Gu cultivators are naturally the undoubted rulers of this mortal place.

When the Gu has been cultivated to this point and it is difficult to see the secrets, the reports will be reported one after another.

In just a few days, those who gathered here ranged from ordinary people at the beginning, to first-level Gu cultivators, to second-level Gu cultivators, and finally to the highest ruler of this place, the Lieshan tribe.

A Gu cultivator tribe with a third-level Gu cultivator.

Master Lieshan arrived in person, but faced with a landscape formation that was as powerful as the fourth level, he seemed to be somewhat helpless.

For several days, I have only been testing the outside of the formation, trying to find flaws in the formation, break through the formation, and get a glimpse of its secrets.

After several days of peeping, Master Lieshan, who originally thought that an opportunity would come to his door, couldn't help but feel a little frightened.

Although he didn't know much about the formation, no matter how you looked at it, this formation was definitely not an ancient relic. Instead, it looked more like it had been set up recently.

The problem is, being able to set up an existence that is as powerful as a fourth-order formation...

Lieshan Zhenren is very worried. The southwest is not peaceful recently.

The Jade Tribe, which is also famous in the entire Wanshan Kingdom, lost three third-level Gu cultivators overnight. The shocking battle on the Jade Lake also had traces of the Immortality Sect.

At the bottom of the Emerald Lake, the place where the remnants of the Wang family were hiding was also reduced to ruins...

As the saying goes, a tiger is bullied by a dog. These days, the forces in the southwestern countries are frantically searching for the hiding place of the remnants of the Wang family. Some are greedy for the royal family's heritage, some are fishing in troubled waters, and some are fanning the flames...

Wherever you look, there is chaos almost everywhere!

He is a third-level Gu cultivator, so in his own territory, that is true, but if you look at the entire southwest, even in the Wanshan Kingdom, he is probably nothing...

This large formation might be where that powerful monk temporarily retreats to rest for a while...

Thinking of this, Master Lieshan immediately made a decision. With an order, the monks from various tribes who were originally surrounded here immediately left in an orderly manner.

Master Lieshan hesitated for a while, and finally found a suitable place to stay temporarily on a nearby hilltop.

If there is really a powerful person who settled here, judging from the vigorous vitality, he is probably not a person of evil ways. Maybe he can visit once or twice to get some opportunities.

If there really was no one here, it wouldn't be too late for him to make plans.

In this way, a gully that was somewhat noisy quickly calmed down under the supervision of Master Lieshan.

The looming vitality surrounds the edge of the formation, overflowing from time to time.

The landscape formation, which was supposed to be hidden, seemed to show some traces under the uncontrolled overflow of vitality. The stream of light flashed from time to time, and the traces of breath were revealed, which clearly proved that the formation here was exist.

The sun rises and sets, and a few days pass in the blink of an eye.

In the cave, the giant egg became increasingly crystal clear, and the thin egg membrane became completely transparent, revealing the bright golden light inside.

On the side of the dome, Chu Mu sat cross-legged, and the terrifying vitality surrounding him seemed to be restrained.

Not knowing when, Chu Mu slowly opened his eyes.

A touch of spiritual brilliance still existed, but there was a strange hint of trance in his eyes.

But in just an instant, this trance disappeared without a trace, and his eyes returned to clarity.

"Where is the disaster...?"

Chu Mu frowned slightly, and Ruo Huangliang Yimeng's inner demon and fantasy experience resurfaced in his mind.

According to common sense, the catastrophe of inner demons must be triggered by the spiritual flaw hidden in the deepest part of the soul, shaking the mind, causing the mind to lose control and become a puppet that has lost its mind and is controlled by obsession.

The reason why it is called being possessed by a demon is because obsession controls the mind, which is almost the same as falling into the devil's path and being controlled by the devil's mind. Except for the lack of demonic energy, all the other characteristics are almost the same.

Therefore, there is the so-called inner demon, the name of possessed.

But from beginning to end, there was no "disaster" in his inner demon tribulation.

It was as if it was just a real dream. The dream brought him back to his previous life and relived his previous life.

Parents, brothers, country, city...

A lifetime of wasting, until time travel, waking up from the dream, and returning to reality...

From beginning to end, there were no twists and turns, everything followed the trajectory of his previous life.

"Perhaps...it's not a calamity of inner demons?"

Chu Mu was slightly startled. He seemed to have thought of something. His consciousness gathered and he suddenly became aware of his own situation.

The memory before falling into that illusion is very clear.

The endless vitality pushed his physical cultivation forward at an almost terrifying speed that was unprecedented and that he could not even imagine.

From the late third level, to the third level perfection, and then to the mysterious fourth level critical point.

The city wall was like a dream, insurmountable, but under the surging vitality, it collapsed in just a few breaths...

According to common sense, he has undoubtedly entered the coveted fourth-order Nascent Soul realm.

This is also the fundamental reason why he concluded that it was the heart demon calamity.

After all, the calamity of cultivation lies in the world and in people.

The so-called world is usually the heavenly calamity.

The so-called people are divided into internal and external. The so-called internal refers to the calamity of the heart demon that originates from the cultivator's mind.

The so-called external refers to the human calamity, which is a kind of mystery that cannot be explained.

For example, when he broke through, there were foreign cultivators who interfered with him with evil intentions, or various accidents caused by people, which also belonged to the category of human calamity.

But now...

Sensing the situation of cultivation, Chu Mu couldn't help but be a little surprised.

In the heart, the blood bead still existed, but it was mottled all over, and the terrifying vitality and fortune had disappeared. In the perception of the divine consciousness, even the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy no longer existed, just like an abandoned magic weapon.

And his cultivation...

"Not yet at the fourth level?"

Chu Mu looked a little doubtful.

It was not difficult to sense his own cultivation.

The cultivation of mana was still at the late stage of the golden elixir, without any changes.

And the cultivation of the flesh...

Third level perfection?

Chu Mu was a little unsure.

According to common sense, whether it is physical cultivation, or magic cultivation, or both physical and magic cultivation, they all focus on different directions, and their respective foundations still come from the entire immortal system.

The third level breeds the immortal fetus golden elixir, and the fourth level breaks the elixir into an infant.

They are all in this system.

That is to say, if his physical cultivation reaches the fourth level, he will definitely break the elixir into an infant.

After all, according to his understanding, whether it is the immortal system, the bloodline system, or even the Gu cultivation system, the characteristics of the great power after the fourth level are all due to the blessing of the great power of heaven and earth.

That is to say, after the fourth level, even if the system is different, its magical power will inevitably have a core source to affect the space of heaven and earth.

The fourth stage of the immortal system is to use the Nascent Soul to attract the power of heaven and earth. The fourth stage of the ancient demon cultivation system is to use the demon pill to attract the power of heaven and earth. The fourth stage of the Gu cultivation system is to use the immortal Gu of the natal immortal.

However, due to the dual cultivation of the law and body, if the immortal cultivation and the physical cultivation are not advanced to the Nascent Soul at the same time, then the Nascent Soul he condensed will inevitably have great defects, or in other words, it is still just a physical infant.

When his magic power is cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, he will use the spirit and the Qi to complete the Nascent Soul foundation, and the Nascent Soul he formed will naturally be perfect.

But now, the golden pill in his Dantian is still just the shape of the golden pill, and there is no sign of breaking the pill.

And his physical strength...

It seems... has exceeded the limit of the third stage of perfection?

Chu Mu raised his hand tentatively, and then punched out fiercely.

In an instant, there was a sound of explosion that broke through the air, and the space in front of him was rippling. With one punch, the originally calm space was instantly shattered.

Chu Mu frowned slightly, and he had a rough judgment of his own strength.

The characteristic of the fourth-level power is the blessing of the power of heaven and earth. With the blessing of the power of heaven and earth, it can easily shake the heaven and earth and break the space.

And below the fourth level, no matter how strong the power is, it is only in oneself, in the individual.

Between the two, it can be said that there is an insurmountable gap between heaven and earth!

All those below the golden elixir are ants, and similarly, those below the fourth level are also ants.

Even under the influence of the power of heaven and earth, the gap is even more terrifying!

And now, although the limit of his physical strength has exceeded the normal third-level perfection and can affect the space of heaven and earth, it is obviously still only in his personal strength, and has not been blessed by the power of heaven and earth.

If it is specifically divided, his current physical strength should belong to entering the fourth level, but without the blessing of the power of heaven and earth.

So... it should be...

"Fake fourth-level?"

Chu Mu tried to find traces of his strange situation in what he had seen and heard in the past.

But it seemed that even though he was knowledgeable, he had never seen such a strange situation.

However...

Chu Mu seemed to have thought of something, his eyes moved slightly, and his eyes suddenly looked at the palm that had just thrown a punch.

The power of the fourth level lies in the blessing of the great power of heaven and earth, and the power below the fourth level has never involved the level of heaven and earth, and it is obviously impossible to break the blessing of the great power of heaven and earth.

Just like he faced the fourth-level power several times before, even though he had countless means and could almost do whatever he wanted in the third-level realm.

But his power did not touch the level of space and heaven after all, so every time he faced the fourth-level power, there was almost no resistance.

The existence of the fourth level can suppress him with the great power of heaven and earth in a thought, or even annihilate him.

Obviously, the reason for all this is that his power has not touched the level of heaven and earth space, so he has no power to resist.

And now...

He is a pseudo-fourth level...

Although he has no blessing from the great power of heaven and earth...

But it seems that he has the power to break the suppression of the great power of heaven and earth and shatter the space...

In other words, now he may still not be an opponent in a head-on fight against a fourth-level Yuanying power.

But with the blessing of this pseudo-fourth-level physical cultivation, he is not completely powerless to resist...

Chu Mu's eyes became brighter, and he rolled up his sleeves, and the giant egg beside him was incorporated into the Qiankun space. As his consciousness flowed, all traces were swept away.

He jumped up, and an afterimage disappeared in the cave. The next moment, the whole person was standing in the air.

The canyons and ravines came into view, as did the large landscape formation that was exposed due to the overflow of the terrifying vitality.

He raised his hand and clenched his fist. This time, he showed no restraint at all. Pure physical strength gathered from all parts of his body and fell with lightning speed.

boom! boom! boom!

The powerful landscape formation, which was comparable to the fourth level, shattered in an instant. The remaining power of the fist's power did not dissipate, and it fell on the cliff among the remains of the formation!

boom!

There was another shocking roar, the mountains collapsed, the rivers stopped flowing, and the broken space looked like a black hole whirlpool. In an instant, the whole world was devastated!

The aftermath overflowed, and invisible air waves swept in all directions. Just like a circle of sharp blades, the grass and trees exploded, the mountains and rocks were annihilated, and it swept away in all directions quickly.

Such a terrifying scene of landslides and earth-shattering came into view, and Chu Mu seemed to be shocked by it. It took him a while before he came back to his senses.

Immediately, he seemed to notice something, his eyes moved, and he instantly focused on the flying figure.

"Junior Lieshan clan, I didn't know that Your Majesty was coming, so I missed you from afar. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

The old man was dressed in gray and white robes and hovered not far in front of Chu Mu. After taking a cautious look at Chu Mu, he quickly bowed to pay homage.

"Do you recognize Chu?"

Chu Mu raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

The Lieshan clan quickly explained: "The younger generation is from the Lieshan tribe. After the Shangzong pacified the Wang family's traitors, our tribe sent envoys to pay tribute to the Shangzong. It has been hundreds of years."

"Your Majesty is the true successor of the Sect, and I have already engraved it in my heart..."

Chu Mu nodded slightly. If he remembered correctly, the Lieshan tribe should have been the first tribe to receive tribute after the Changsheng Sect pacified the southwest. The Lieshan tribe back then was only a first- and second-level tribe.

Perhaps he wanted to buy horse bones with a large sum of money and set an example. With the support of the Changsheng Sect, the Lieshan clan, who was only a second-level Gu cultivator at the time, naturally achieved the third-level realm. The Lieshan tribe also naturally became A big force with a third-level real person sitting on one side.

"I wonder if your Majesty has any free time. Our clan has been isolated in the southwest for many years. The children in the clan are eagerly looking forward to our sect. I wonder if your Majesty..."

Before Lieshan finished speaking, she was interrupted by Chu Mu:

"Chu has something important to do, so I won't delay."

After finishing his words, Chu Mu glanced at some low-level Gu cultivators who were patrolling around the canyon and ravine, and said with some meaning:

"Today's events must not be told outside."

Lieshan's heart tightened and she quickly responded: "Your Majesty, don't worry, no third party will know about today's events!"

Chu Mu nodded, rolled up his sleeves, and a jade slip floated in front of Lieshan:

"Chu once got a secret Gu Dao technique by chance, which is quite mysterious when it comes to the soul..."

"Junior, thank you for your gift!"

Lieshan took the jade slip and bowed again.

Chu Mu glanced at the jade slip in Lieshan's hand, his eyes moved slightly, and without saying another word, he jumped up and flew away in a flash of rainbow light.

"Junior, I would like to send you your respects!"

Lieshan clan shouted, until the rainbow light disappeared from the sky, Lieshan clan stood up straight slightly, and looked at the jade slip in her hand with somewhat cloudy eyes. After feeling it for a while, her face suddenly showed joy.

The string-pulling Gu suppresses the soul...

What an unexpected surprise!

What a great opportunity!

After a while, Mrs. Lieshan came back to her senses in the jade slips. She couldn't hide her joy and carefully collected the jade slips as if she had found a treasure.

When he looked at the ravines and the many low-level monks patrolling this mess, his eyes were already somewhat cold.

Lieshan raised his hand to seal the secret, and a golden cloud floated in front of him. As he rolled up his sleeves, the golden cloud suddenly split, like a pouring tide, and turned into countless tiny beings that flew out.

At this time, the so-called golden clouds revealed their true appearance, and they turned out to be golden beetles!

The beetle is about the size of a fingernail and shaped like a pointed cone, with a golden spike extending from the front of its head.

The densely packed golden beetles turned into a torrent of beetles, falling from the sky and flying towards the low-level monks guarding the surrounding canyons and ravines.

A torrent of beetles flew past from south to north, from north to south, in both directions, and the low-level monks who were patrolling here were swallowed up one after another.

They may not have had time to react. After being devoured, not a single trace was left behind.

After the torrent of beetles devoured all the monks who were guarding the area, they did not return to the Lieshan clan. Instead, they dispersed again and headed towards several tribes located near the canyon and ravines.

Desperate screams and wails resounded throughout the sky, but they only lasted for a few dozen breaths before the world returned to silence.

Lieshan stood up in the air and looked around. After confirming that there were no mistakes left, he felt relieved.

He was definitely not mistaken just now, it must be a monstrous power belonging to the fourth level!

This ninth true successor of the Supreme Sect... has reached the fourth level!

Lieshan clan was a little afraid to think about it.

According to his understanding, in the previous battle at the Emerald Lake, the ninth true successor seemed to only have the power of the third level. Now...the fourth level...

After being promoted to the fourth level, there must be a huge vision, and it is impossible to hide it!

In other words, this ninth true successor has long been promoted to the fourth level, but it has not been revealed and has been concealed...

But, is this concealment the intention of the upper sect? Or is it the true disciple himself who concealed it?

After a little thought, Lieshan forced all the associations in his mind to be suppressed. No matter what, it had nothing to do with him.

Trouble comes from the mouth!

He must have nothing to do with this!

All possible related connections must also be cut off!

Lieshan rolled up his sleeves and struck down several times. All the traces left here were instantly cleared under these attacks.

At this time, he put the returning beetle into his sleeves, jumped up, and turned into a rainbow and left.

However, what Lieshan didn't know was that after he left, Chu Mu, who should have left long ago, also slowly revealed his figure.

He stared at the direction where Lieshan left for a long time, and then slowly retracted his gaze, and then looked at this messy canyon gully. It was already dead silent, and the several tribes were even more empty.

He looked around, and a wisp of consciousness returned to himself again.

The situation of his own cultivation is undoubtedly extremely clear.

Under the accumulation of infinite vitality and destiny, the cultivation of the physical body has reached the fourth level, but for some reason, it has not been completely successful, but stuck in a rather strange pseudo-fourth level.

Although there has been no progress in the cultivation of mana, the spirit, energy and spirit are originally one. The cultivation of the physical body has crossed the natural chasm and entered the fourth level. Even if it is only a pseudo-fourth level, it undoubtedly means that the progress of the mana cultivation is already in the obstacle.

At least before reaching the strange realm of physical cultivation now, there is absolutely no obstacle.

And his life span...

This is even more strange.

According to common sense, the progress of cultivation means the transformation of the life level.

The physical cultivation has crossed the natural chasm from the late third level to the fourth level. Even if there is no blessing from the power of heaven and earth, the transformation of the physical body is undoubtedly real.

But the strange thing is that his life span has not increased much, only less than two hundred years, which is almost insignificant compared to the thousands of years of life span of the fourth level!

"Perhaps, the key transformation of the fourth level is still in the Nascent Soul, in the power of heaven and earth..."

Chu Mu was thoughtful, and he didn't get too entangled.

After all, if he really wanted to get entangled, there were too many things he needed to get entangled.

For example, the strange heart demon calamity, the strange pseudo fourth level, and the terrifying life force, such as...

Chu Mu rolled up his sleeves, and the blood bead that was on the verge of fragmentation was suspended in his palm.

Without the obstruction of the life force, the blood bead inside and outside, everything was revealed in the perception of the divine consciousness.

The surface of the blood bead was on the verge of fragmentation, and the inside of the blood bead was in a state of almost drying up.

The deep nebula, like the starry sky of the universe, has disappeared, leaving only a strand of emerald green residue inside the blood bead. The Holy Spirit Gu that should have existed in the center of the blood bead is now only a wreckage, with no breath and only dead silence.

"No..."

Chu Mu's expression changed slightly, and his consciousness gathered and instantly fixed on the wreckage of the Holy Spirit Gu.

"It's missing... the soul!"

Chu Mu's face was solemn, and the Gu worm was also a living being.

If it is a living being, then there must be a soul.

Even if it falls, there must be a residual soul, or in other words, fragments of the soul.

Even if the soul fragments are erased, as long as the traces are not deliberately cleared, there will definitely be some breath left for a period of time.

And the length of this time depends on the cultivation level of the fallen. The higher the cultivation, the stronger the soul will naturally be, and the longer it will stay.

In the Changsheng Sect, there are Yuanying Taishang who have been sitting for thousands of years, and their breath remains, and they are all lifelike, like living people.

With the power of the Holy Spirit Gu, even if it dies, its remaining aura will not dissipate in a year or two.

Not to mention, the Holy Spirit Gu resides in this blood bead, and this blood bead is hidden in his heart, and he is also closed to it...

This series of links, no outsiders are involved...

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