The Path to Immortality

After a moment of selection, Fang Ping spent 185 spirit stones and bought a green [Spirit Snake Taoist Robe].

This Taoist robe is also a low-grade magic weapon. The restrictions attached to the robe can speed up the recovery of magic power during the battle, and can also provide a certain amount of additional protection when attacked.

Throwing out seven or eight hundred spirit stones in one breath was definitely a big deal that Fang Ping would never dare to think of a few years ago.

But for Fang Ping now, it actually feels "acceptable".

"For the means of protecting the way, there are spirit snake Taoist robes and two-element spirit pendants; for attack, there is the Tianyang Sword, plus the Fiery Sun True Fire; and the Flowing Fire Flying Sword can be used to travel."

"Now, although I have just entered the fourth level of Qi training, I am also considered to have good combat power!"

After a little hesitation, Fang Ping bought a few high-grade basic talismans in the Treasure Pavilion to enrich his means.

A [Earth Prison Talisman] can gather the power of the earth veins to trap the enemy, and the effect is stronger than the middle-grade wind binding talisman that Fang Ping used before.

Even a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training can be trapped for a while.

A [Wonderful Shadow and Traceless Talisman], after being activated, can conceal the breath and body shape.

As long as you stay still, ordinary cultivators in the late stage of Qi training will find it difficult to find, unless they have special spells such as spiritual eyes.

A [Golden Light Talisman], after being activated, can support an extremely solid shield, which is much better than the middle-grade amulet, and is known as the strongest protective amulet below the first-level amulet.

In this way, he has made all kinds of preparations.

No matter what kind of monsters and enemies he encounters, he can fight them.

At the very least, he can rely on the Wonderful Shadow and Traceless Talisman to be invisible and save his life, and find a chance to escape.

Such a large purchase also made the female cultivator's eyes shine. If Fang Ping had expressed some intention, he might have a special relationship with the female cultivator.

Unfortunately, Fang Ping had no idea, and left with the purchased magic tools and amulets.

The female cultivator was quite regretful.

Walking out of the Treasure Pavilion.

Although he didn't think anyone would dare to attack a Luoyang Sect disciple on the territory of Luoyang Sect, Fang Ping had just spent nearly a thousand spirit stones, which was already a tempting sum of money.

To be safe, he did not return directly to the outer gate of Luoyang Sect, but spent two spirit stones to rent a cave house with a sufficiently hidden inn protected by a formation in the market.

He planned to refine the three magic tools first, so that he could fight at any time, and then fly back to Tiandu Peak on his sword.

In this way, he could ensure that nothing could go wrong.

………

Just when Fang Ping was spending spirit stones in the market and making large purchases.

In the mountains in the southern part of Luoyang Sect, there was a spirit stone vein guarded by a large formation and guarded by several foundation-building cultivators.

Jiang Wendao, the current leader of Luoyang Sect and a cultivator in the false elixir realm, was entering the depths of the vein accompanied by two elders and several foundation-building cultivators who were in charge here.

In the past, the spiritual stone veins were filled with spiritual energy mixed with the chaotic earthly evil spirits.

Although the concentration was very high, it was difficult to use it directly for cultivation.

Before Jiang Wendao became the leader of Luoyang Sect, he had guarded this place. What he saw and heard at that time was no different from what was described in the Taoist book.

But this time, when he revisited the old place, the veins that had been mined for more than three hundred years were left with only the violent and chaotic earthly evil spirits. The spiritual energy that should have been filled with incomparable energy was almost gone.

Undoubtedly, the spiritual stone veins here have indeed been mined out and there is no more left!

What he saw and heard along the way after entering the mine entrance has proved this.

But Jiang Wendao finally held a little bit of luck in his heart.

Until he and the two elders who were traveling with him came to the end of the underground of the last branch mine tunnel.

When he got here, he had gone thousands of feet underground. On the hard stone wall next to it, there were still clear traces of mining. No matter how the cultivator in the Fake Dan realm sensed and used his spiritual sense to scan, he could only find a few missing spiritual stones in the end.

"Alas!"

Jiang Wendao closed his eyes slightly, feeling a little heavy.

"If the sect master is worried, you can go to several other long-abandoned veins for confirmation."

The foundation-building cultivator next to him spoke at the right time.

"Okay..."

Jiang Wendao pondered for a few seconds and agreed with the foundation-building cultivator.

Half a day later, as Jiang Wendao confirmed all the branches of the veins, as expected, no discovery was made.

"Sure enough."

Jiang Wendao sighed softly.

The depletion of a medium-sized spiritual stone vein is of great importance. The sect has sent people from top to bottom to confirm it again and again.

The reason why he came in person was just to fulfill his duties as the sect master and to show his importance.

Returning to the entrance of the mine tunnel, Jiang Wendao looked at the formation arranged here and winked at an inner sect elder who was accompanying him.

The latter nodded in understanding, came to the center of the formation, and began to prepare to shut down and dismantle the formation.

The spirit stone mine is gone, so there is no need to continue to arrange and operate this formation.

Taking advantage of this gap, another inner sect elder asked: "Master Jiang, since the mine vein is confirmed to be exhausted, should we mobilize disciples to explore new mine veins as soon as possible?"

Hearing the elder's words, Jiang Wendao nodded and shook his head.

Seeing his confusion, Jiang Wendao explained: "In recent decades, the overall cultivation world of Liangguo has been relatively calm, and our disciples are generally more comfortable... especially the outer sect disciples."

"And you also know what it means to open up new spirit stone mine veins."

"It's fine if it's not discovered. If a new medium-sized spirit stone vein is found and it happens to be located in a relatively subtle place, a war will break out almost immediately."

"Do you think our sect's disciples are ready?"

The elder pondered for a moment and did not answer.

But silence itself gives the answer.

Jiang Wendao said to himself: "I want to train the disciples first and let them be somewhat prepared before sending them out. This is much safer."

The elder asked: "I wonder what the sect leader plans to do?"

Jiang Wendao twisted his beard and smiled and said: "Hold a sect competition! No matter the outer sect, the inner sect, or even the foundation-building monks, everyone must participate! The rewards can be generous, and the disciples must be inspired to be bloody and enthusiastic. Competitive!"

"The master's plan is very clever."

The elder easily understood the benefits of this plan and expressed his approval with sincerity.

………

Magical weapons can theoretically be used as long as mana is injected into them.

But this can only roughly exert the power of the magic weapon.

If you want to truly control them like an arm, you need to spend some time cultivating them.

In the cave of Fangshi Inn, Fang Ping first performed a ritual on the Spirit Snake Taoist Robe.

The low-grade magic weapon can be refined very quickly, and the Spirit Snake Taoist Robe is of defensive type. It does not require any delicate operation after being activated, and the requirements for sacrificial refining are even lower.

It only took him half a day to complete the initial sacrifice and establish a mental connection with the Spirit Snake Taoist Robe.

The ritual of Liangyi Lingpei took longer, and it took him a full day.

But I have to say that the defensive effect of this small fine magic weapon is indeed excellent.

Fang Ping himself tried to use the Lieyang True Fire, and bombarded it several times in succession, but it only caused the shield of Liangyi Lingpei to be obviously shaken, and there was still a certain distance before it was broken.

The Flowing Fire Flying Sword required the highest degree of precision in its manipulation, and the training required the longest time, which took nearly two days.