Longevity and Immortal Cultivation: Starting from Controlling Your Own Essence.

Chapter 117 Starting with chalcedony, complete Qi refining

The Heavenly Capital Token Talisman is the key to unlock the secrets of the Heavenly Capital.

Among the many secret hiding places secretly built by Pingdu Gate, although the level of Tiandu secret hiding is relatively low, it is very suitable for Zhang Yao.

He learned from Chen Qingju:
There are many different tests in the Heavenly Capital Secret Store, and each time you pass a test, you can choose a corresponding prize.

The prizes for the last stage of the secret collection even included Foundation Establishment Pills and low-level spiritual weapons, which are good things that even Foundation Establishment cultivators would be jealous of.

"Um……"

Zhang Yao was silent, playing with the order talisman in his hand, analyzing various interests.

Establishing Foundation Pill, he is bound to win it.

But he has not been promoted to the foundation building stage, so he is still a little bit guilty about Tianbao Tower, and he doesn't want to participate in the big auction held by them.

And if one could obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill from the Tiandu Secret Treasure, it would not only save a lot of spirit stones, but also avoid dealing with Tianbao Building.

In addition:

The spiritual artifacts in the secret store, and even the secret method of the Pingdumen, are also treasures that he is very interested in and of great value.

"Taking the Heavenly Capital Token Talisman is not dangerous in itself."

"But whether to go to the Heavenly Capital Vault for a break, you have to think again..."

Although the monks of the Dongge Sect have the means to locate the Heavenly Capital Token Talisman, the range they can locate must be very limited.

But in Dali's Immortal Realm, the identity of the remnants of the Pingdu Sect is not visible at all. Jindan factions such as the Lingyang Sect, the Fuhai Sect, and the Dugu Family have been offering rewards for the surviving disciples of the Pingdu Sect for a long time.

In this situation--

The foundation-building monks of the East Pavilion Sect and the West Pavilion Sect are basically not in Dali.

Like the leader of the setting sun, they all chose to establish their influence in the small southwestern country and search for resources to help them practice.

In addition to the foundation-building monks, there are only a handful of Qi-refining monks hiding in Dali from the two factions. Even if the 20-year period is approaching, there are not many more.

All these key information were obtained by torture from Chen Qingju, and their reliability is guaranteed.

"It can be said that as long as I don't go to Tianyin Mountain, the probability of bumping into a monk of the Dongge sect in Dali territory is very small."

Thinking so, Zhang Yao put away the Heavenly Capital Token Talisman, got up and fled away.

"Take it away and talk about it later."

"There are still nearly two years, and it is only 20 years. I have enough time to think about this matter..."

…………

a few days later.

Zhang Yao went north and traversed more than 1 miles, and came to the 'Xianmen Island' in the south of Dali.

The territory of Dali is vast, with a radius of tens of thousands of miles. There are countless ordinary people living in the territory, and there are also tens of thousands of immortals. There are many Xianjiafang cities in various places.

Xianmen Island is the most famous square city in the south of Dali. It belongs to one of the important industries of the "Lingyang Sect" and has a large number of monks coming and going all year round.

"Rumble..."

The sea of ​​clouds is churning endlessly, and many lights are like a long rainbow, coming in and out, and it is very lively.

"There are so many people here."

"In a small country of cultivating immortals like Li Guo and Wei Guo, the total number of immortal cultivators in the whole territory may not be as many as there are on Xianmen Island..."

Zhang Yao secretly sighed in his heart, his escaping light shuttled through it, not inconspicuous at all.

Soon, his escape light landed in front of the entrance of the formation on Xianmen Island, and after paying a piece of spirit stone, he stepped into the square city.

"Character History, that's right, and this geographical classic should also be purchased first..."

Zhang Yao went straight to the store selling jade slips and classics in the square market, and picked out many classics.

His knowledge of Dali's immortal world was very limited, and it basically came from some hearsay in Weiguo and Liguo, and information from Chen Qingju who was tortured.

Therefore, he urgently needs to catch up on the allusions, history, biographies, and geography of Dali.

After half an hour:
Zhang Yao, who had completed the formalities of renting the residence in the cave, patiently consulted more than a dozen classics on jade slips in the cave, absorbing knowledge from them.

"It turns out that Pingdu Gate has such a history, and the ancestor of Pingdu is really a generation of strange people..."

"...The organizational situation of Tianbaolou is really creative. I don't know who came up with it."

"Well, this so-called 'queerness of Patriarch Dugu' has been spread so widely that even qi refining monks are fond of talking about it. I'm afraid it's so weird..."

"Wuxing Sanren is indeed famous and invincible. Even now, 2000 years later, he is a well-known overlord."

After Zhang Yao stayed in the cave for a long time, he finished reading more than a dozen classics.

These dozens of classics covered all aspects of Da Li's Immortal World, giving him a new understanding of the entire Da Li's Immortal World.

"It seems that the sky is hidden in secret, and it is indeed possible to take a trip."

After Zhang Yao obtained more information, he gradually had a new idea.

In the Pingdu Gate, there are actually higher-level secret treasures, but the ancestors of the Dongge Sect and the Xige Sect are ignorant of this.

More than 100 years ago, the Pingdu Gate was destroyed too hastily, and there was no way to arrange a retreat at all, resulting in the loss of many secrets, and the surviving disciples also suffered greatly.

This led to the fact that the Tiandu secret treasury was obviously only a secret treasury in the Qi refining period, but it was closely watched by the foundation-building cultivators of the two factions, because they did not dare to mix in Dali's immortal world, and they were really poor.

Under such circumstances, it is caused: the disciples who went to break into the hidden treasures in the past are actually tool people, and the real harvest is that the foundation-building monks of the two factions take the lead.

For example, Chen Qingju, although she is devoted to the Xige faction, she is over 80 years old, and her hope of being promoted to the Foundation Establishment Realm is very slim, and it is useless to get the secret treasure, she can only help the leader of the setting sun to win the treasure.

"Because of their shady identities and scattered places, the Dongge faction is not very clear, but the organization of the West pavilion is very loose."

"This Chen Qingju is not a true disciple of the leader of the Sunset Alliance, and his status is not very high..."

Thoughts kept churning in Zhang Yao's mind:

"If I pretend to be her, it is very likely that I will hide the truth from the Foundation Establishment monks of the Xige Sect who are staying in Tianyin Mountain, and enter the Heavenly Capital Secret Treasure instead of her."

The East Pavilion Sect and the West Pavilion Sect each have a monk in the early stage of foundation establishment, who has been stationed in the depths of Tianyin Mountain all year round, keeping an eye on the secret possession of the Heavenly Capital.

However, the Xige Sect's organization is loose and there is almost no contact. The Xige Sect's Foundation Establishment monk in Tianyin Mountain has a high probability of knowing nothing about the disciples who entered the formation this time.

After all, he has been hiding in Tianyin Mountain all year round, and he has no way to know the few foundation-building monks inside the Xige Sect, and who will be sent to enter the Tiandu Secret Treasure.

The information loopholes in this gave Zhang Yao room to operate.

"However, there must be two prerequisites in order to do this deception."

Thoughts kept surging in Zhang Yao's mind:
"First, I have to master the 'Qinglian Song' within two years before I can pretend to be a disciple of the Qinglian Sect in the Sunset Alliance."

"Secondly, you must obtain the thousand-year-old chalcedony, successfully build the 'Tian Xuan Ming Jade Formation', and raise your cultivation level to the perfection of Qi refining."

Just the first condition is very difficult.

Qingliange is an exclusive high-level spell of the wood attribute. Although Zhang Yao can practice it, he has very little knowledge of the way of rhythm, and it is difficult for him to improve rapidly in a short period of time.

The second condition is only luck.

Although the Xianmen Island where he is staying now is the largest city in the south of Dali, and hundreds of monks are received every day, there is a high probability that there is a thousand-year-old chalcedony.

But what if the millennium chalcedony cannot be purchased within two years?
"If you really can't touch it, then don't go."

Zhang Yao shook his head secretly, his heart was sober:
What he practiced was the "Wan Hua Du Tian Zhen Jing", which is the ceiling of the top-level exercises.

Practitioners of top-level exercises have far more combat power than monks of the same rank, and can basically fight across ranks.

For example, those at the bottom of the top-level skills such as "Ice Soul and Sky Fire Jue", if they have cultivated to the level of perfect qi refining, they have the strength to wrestle with their wrists and fight for several rounds with the early stage of foundation establishment.

Practitioners of the "Wan Hua Du Tian Zhen Jing" are more than capable of confronting the early stage of foundation establishment, and are even expected to win the battle.

At that time, even if his identity is exposed in Tianyin Mountain, he will be able to retreat calmly.

But if he does not get the thousand-year-old chalcedony within two years, his strength will not undergo a qualitative change, and he will still be in great danger against the monks in the early stage of foundation establishment.

If so, he would rather give up this opportunity.

the next day.

Zhang Yao came to Fangcheng District of Xianmen Island, ready to search for thousand-year-old chalcedony.

The square city of Xianmen Island is very large and is divided into several areas:

The core inner island area is the four top chambers of commerce, namely Tianbao Building, Sihai Pavilion, Moyutang, and Yuhua Building, as well as more than a dozen sub-level chambers of commerce.

The rest of the outer island area is divided into seven or eight different small areas according to their functions, selling everything.

"Hey, it's really eye-opening..."

Zhang Yao toured around Fangshi and saw many novelties.

In the square market of Xianmen Island, there are also shops selling eggs and cubs of spirit beasts, as well as fairy puppets, Taoist soldiers, etc., which have never existed in Weiguo, Liguo and other places.

The ownership of some spiritual gold veins, resource origins, and even miniature spiritual veins are openly traded and sold, which is also an unimaginable scene in other small southwestern countries.

"It's really prosperous and prosperous, and it's a great world of cultivating immortals."

Zhang Yao wandered around the market, went to many shops, and asked if there were millennium chalcedony for sale.

But unfortunately:

As the main material of the second-order panacea, millennium chalcedony is quite rare. He inquired about seven or eight shops in the Outer Island District, but they all said there was no such thing.

"It seems that we can only go to the Inner Island District."

Zhang Yao drove the escape light, crossed the water surrounded by light and mist, and came to the inner island area.

The inner island area occupies a small area, but it is full of eucalyptus corals, spiritual plants and spiritual grasses, with an elegant and delicate fragrance that lingers for a long time.

A while later, Zhang Yao went to the fourth store, and the shopkeeper who received him heard his request, and immediately said:

"Guest, you have come to the right place."

"In our Jingde Hall, there is a thousand-year-old chalcedony for sale, but the price is not cheap."

Zhang Yao was overjoyed and asked:
"How many spirit stones?"

The shopkeeper in Jingde Hall replied:
"Six thousand spirit stones."

"It's too expensive!"

Zhang Yao shook his head again and again.

Even for Foundation Establishment Pill, the calculated cost of one piece is only more than 1 spirit stones.

The internal selling price of Tianbaolou and the four major golden elixir forces is only about [-] yuan. It is only because there are few outflow channels that they have achieved a high price of [-] to [-] yuan at the auction.

Millennium chalcedony, as the main material of many second-order panacea, is indeed versatile and of high value, and it is a bit exaggerated to sell six thousand spirit stones.

"This guest, we have clearly marked the price..."

The treasurer of Jingde Hall immediately argued with Zhang Yao.

The two bargained for a long time, and finally settled the deal with [-] spirit stones.

After Zhang Yao paid off the spirit stones, he put away the thousand-year-old chalcedony, hurriedly turned around and left the Jingde Hall, and returned to his own cave all the way.

"The millennium chalcedony is finally here."

Zhang Yao smiled, took out the thousand-year-old chalcedony and examined it carefully.

The thousand-year-old chalcedony itself is a mass of light blue viscous liquid, with a little bit of light shining, sealed in a transparent glass.

"At first glance, it really looks like human bone marrow..."

Zhang Yao's expression moved slightly.

Millennium chalcedony is produced in the depths of some large and medium-sized spirit jade veins, and it can also be extracted and refined from the associated mines of some spirit gold veins.

This small group is a standard unit, which is more than enough to construct the 'Tianxuan Mingyu Formation'.

"let's start."

Zhang Yao took a deep breath, took off his shirt, and sat cross-legged in the quiet room, meditating and adjusting his breath.

After a moment:
"Crack!"

Zhang Yao, who had finished adjusting his breath, crushed the transparent glass.

After the glass was broken, the thousand-year-old chalcedony that was banned within it fell into Zhang Yao's hands instantly, and was wrapped up by him with mana.

In an instant: the formula was running, mana surged, and the millennium chalcedony in Zhang Yao's hand boiled violently like boiling water.

Traces of cyan brilliance penetrated into Zhang Yao's flesh and bones along the palm of his hand, extending all the way to the depths of the bone marrow before bursting out.

"hiss……"

Zhang Yao couldn't help but gasped, then he gritted his teeth and endured, and continued to transfer mana and engrave spirit patterns.

Amidst the severe pain of bone and marrow peeling, strands of blue light gradually converged, forming a series of spirit lines, which combined with each other to form a pulse.

During this process, Zhang Yao's own bone marrow and bones were also 'jade-transformed' a little bit, and gradually deviated from their normal form.

After several hours:

"Buzz!"

Zhang Yao's whole body was shocked, and the spirit veins on the last bone were also inscribed.

So far, the spirit veins on the [-] bones of his body formed a whole, and the 'Tianxuan Mingyu Array' was instantly activated and operated.

In the shining blue light--

The bones in Zhang Yao's body were completely transformed into jade under the washing of the power of the formation.

Each of his bones is as crystal clear and moist as suet white jade, with light blue bone marrow flowing inside, as if lurking the power of the vast earth veins.

This is the mysterious bone chalcedony, one of the Taoist treasures.

"call……"

Zhang Yao took a deep breath, feeling the new pool of qi and blood flowing, nourishing the internal organs.

This process is very similar to the hundred-day transformation period of becoming a master, but with the blessing of mana and formation, the speed is much faster.

"At most three days, the transformation can be completed."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yao showed a faint smile:
"At that time, it's just a matter of time to break through and reach the perfection of Qi refining in one go."

…………

Three days later.

In the residential area on Xianmen Island, a spiritual vortex emerged, but it didn't attract many people's attention.

An hour later, the spiritual vortex gradually dissipated.

Inside the cave, Zhang Yao slowly opened his eyes, feeling the changes in himself.

The already incomparably majestic mana has increased by more than half, and it has truly reached the level of five times the same level.

The purity of mana has also reached the peak state of the Qi refining period, and one step higher is the atomization of mana, the reversal of Qi veins, and the condensation of Dao foundation.

"After so many years of stepping into the immortal way, I have finally reached this step."

Zhang Yao felt emotional in his heart, and suddenly felt an impulse.

Now he can completely retreat immediately, take advantage of the situation to attack the foundation building period, and complete the key step of condensing the Dao foundation.

"...No, don't be impatient."

Zhang Yao suppressed his urgency and secretly alerted himself:
"A person who travels a hundred miles is half-ninety, and must not fall short at the last moment."

Foundation Establishment Pill is a necessary insurance.

If there is no Foundation Establishment Pill, and if he happens to be unlucky, the result of the failure of the attack and the severing of the Qi veins is completely unacceptable to him.

Although the probability of this is very small, Zhang Yao does not dare to gamble, nor is he willing to gamble.

"Well...then let's go to the Heavenly Capital Secret Treasure."

Zhang Yao fell silent, thinking in his mind:

"There are still two years to go, it's too late."

"After being promoted to Qi Refining, my safety is guaranteed..."

(End of this chapter)