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

Chapter 166
a decade ago.

During an inspection, the law enforcement team of the Li family accidentally caught a young couple of demon cultivators.

Demon cultivators are the public enemies of orthodox monks, so the Li family will not be polite, they will arrest them and lock them up, and torture them to extort confessions about their purpose of sneaking into Li country.

Unexpectedly, there was an unexpected joy in this torture.

The couple of demon cultivators came from the distant Central Plains Jingguo. It took several years to cross most of the territory of the Southwest countries, cross thousands of rivers and mountains, and go through hardships before arriving in Liguo.

And their goal of lingering in the Li country is to obtain the inheritance of an elder in the clan, and use it as an opportunity to turn around and build a foundation——

The elder of their clan was Wan He Zhenren, who was famous in Li country back then.

"The demon cultivator couple..."

Zhang Yao's expression moved slightly, and he immediately thought of the pair of monks and monks back then.

Back then, it was those two people who first came to his shop to show the incomplete second-order formation map, and within a few days, the Li family invited him over.

Looking at it now, his original judgment was correct. The couple of monks and monks indeed died at the hands of the Li family, but Zhang Yao didn't expect that they were also demon cultivators, and they came all the way from Jingguo.

"You keep talking."

Zhang Yao raised his chin, signaling him to continue.

"Further on..."

Li Changlin paused for a moment, then continued:
"After finding out the location of Master Wanhe's cave by torture, I went there in person to confirm that the news is true."

"Immediately afterwards, I silenced the couple of demon cultivators, and joined forces with my cousin to try to break through the formation protecting the cave, but was repelled by the formation in embarrassment and was almost injured."

"Later, we found a few masters of formations, and wanted to deduce the complete formation diagram of the cave formation and the method of cracking it..."

When he said this, he suddenly got stuck, and his heart was shocked.

He suddenly remembered that not only the Li family knew about this——

The Tiandun Sect has been well concealed by them all the time, but among the array masters they recruited back then, one named 'Zhang Qing' ran away early, and he probably guessed part of the truth.

This was the only outsider outside their grasp who might have known.

"Could it be...that person was attracted by Zhang Qing?"

Li Changlin had some guesses in his mind, but he didn't dare to ask more questions, so he could only continue to tell his experiences of these years one by one.

The protective formation in the Wanhe Immortal's cave was more powerful than they had expected.

It took more than ten years to crack almost half of it, and it is still far from breaking the entire formation.

"Is it……"

After Zhang Yao heard his words, his eyes flashed, and he asked:
"Then the demon cultivator couple you caught back then, don't you know more clues to break the formation?"

"they do not know."

Li Changlin shook his head and said:

"They say they are the descendants of Taoist Wanhe, but they have never met Taoist Wanhe at all, but they just learned about such an uncle from home."

"Those two people's situation in Jingguo is not very good. They originally planned to come and join Daoist Wanhe, but they didn't expect Li Guo to learn that he had died."

"So they temporarily changed their plan, planning to find the legacy of the Wanhe real person, use it to build a foundation, and then return to Jingguo."

Hearing this, Zhang Yao immediately understood.

The couple of demon cultivators originally planned well, but it was a pity that they were too unlucky to run into the hands of the Li family, and ended up as desperate couples.

But he still has a doubt in his heart:
Jing Guoyuan was in the hinterland of the Central Plains, so it was nearly 20 miles away. There was still a high probability that the two Qi-refining monks crossed southward smoothly and did not die on the way.

But Wanhe real person ran away from Dali more than 100 years ago, and went to Li country incognito, and hid in the cave for many years after his death.

It stands to reason that all traces of him have been almost eliminated long ago. After a hundred years, it is difficult for anyone to trace.

How did those two Qi-refining demon cultivators track all the way to Li country, and even find the cave he left behind so smoothly?
After he asked this question, Li Changlin immediately explained:
"Is such that."

"According to my original torture, they not only come from the same family, but also come from the same demon cultivator organization - the 'Illuminati'."

"Although Master Wanhe has basically cut off contact with his family, he still maintains close contact with the Illuminati and has left many clues."

"They followed the relevant traces in this area and traced all the way to the real cave of Wanhe Zhenren..."

After speaking, Li Changlin paused, and added:
"However, that couple of demon cultivators are just low-level young people of the Illuminati. They can only get into it by relying on their family relationship. They don't know much about the information of the Illuminati."

"After we determined that we couldn't find any new information from torture, we silenced them..."

His voice became weaker and weaker, and finally he couldn't help it, begging in a low voice:

"Fellow Daoist, I've told you everything you want to know, I dare not hide anything!"

"I also hope that fellow daoists can spare me and the Li family once, and show your hands high. My fellow daoists can take all of the accumulation and wealth of my Li family for hundreds of years."

Zhang Yao was noncommittal, and slowly said:

"You are a flattering person, which is good."

"Next, I will conduct a soul search for you. As long as it is verified that you are not lying, then I will naturally save your life."

After the words fell, the gloomy spirit reappeared, and before Li Changlin had time to react, he passed out again.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yao clasped his head with one hand, and performed the secret method of soul searching, piercing into the sea of ​​consciousness with tyrannical spiritual thoughts, and flipped through his memory.

"Well... yes, it's all true information."

Zhang Yao quickly verified the authenticity of the information and showed a satisfied smile.

In Li Changlin's memory, there are more details about Wanhe Cave Mansion, including detailed records of previous battles, which also brought great convenience to Zhang Yao's subsequent battles.

It has to be said that the two foundation cultivators of the Li family still have their own way.

They used substitutes, disguises, and taking turns to sit in the township, and they kept it from Tiandunzong and their own family for more than ten years, but they didn't arouse any suspicion.

In time, as long as there are no accidents, after they break through the formation of Wanhe Cave Mansion, they may really be able to use this wave of accumulation to soar into the sky, defeat their opponent Tiandunzong, and truly achieve dominance over a country.

It's a pity that after Zhang Yao's arrival, all this has become a dream.

"Go!"

Zhang Yao flicked his sleeve robe, and typed out a magic formula casually.

The five-color haze gushing out of the sleeves instantly condensed into a five-color rope, which flew up automatically and bound Li Changlin tightly.

This is the life-and-death cable he simulated with the "thousand-changing glazed air". While the binding power is stronger, the effect of suppressing vitality can also be about [-]% of the original version. It is more than enough to control Li Changlin in the early stage of foundation establishment. .

"gone."

Zhang Yao put Li Changlin into the storage bag, and quietly left the practice quiet room deep in the mansion.

He ignored many formations, sneaked into Li's treasury, picked more than a dozen of the most valuable treasures in his bag, and fled away directly.

After more than an hour, Zhang Yao traveled more than 2000 miles and came to the vast mountains in the south of Li Country.

Following Li Changlin's memory, he quickly crossed the many majestic mountains and came to the sky above an unnamed valley deep in the mountains.

In the valley:
Three small thatched cottages stood by the stream, leaning against each other.

In the tallest thatched hut in the middle, a middle-aged monk with a dark complexion and a slender figure is meditating cross-legged, exhaling and refining Qi.

In the thatched huts on both sides, Li Yuanhui, who belonged to the Li family of Mangshan Mountain, and Taoist Zhuo, who used to work for the Wanhe League.

More than ten years have passed, Li Yuanhui hasn't changed much, but Daoist Zhuo is getting older and older, and his body is already looking lifeless. Obviously, the end of his life is not far away.

"Hey……"

Taoist Zhuo sat cross-legged on the cloud couch, but he didn't meditate and practice Qi, but his mood was surging:

"If I had known at the beginning, I should have stayed far away, and I shouldn't have been in this muddy water."

He is in a depressed mood at the moment, and what he regrets is that his intestines are green:

"Or should I follow Zhang Qing's example and run away from Li country earlier, isn't that the sky is high and the birds are flying?"

"That's it, I've lost the rest of my life!"

More than ten years ago, after he received Li's Zhuji Daoist decree, he didn't dare to disobey, so he could only come obediently.

But who knows:

Zhang Qing's sudden escape made the Li family very annoyed and at the same time became alert. They first sent someone to control him, and then directly avoided the eyes and ears of Tiandunzong and placed him here.

After arriving here, he finally knew that the target of the Li family was the cave left behind by Taoist Wanhe, but it was obviously too late to regret it at this time.

For the next ten years, he had no freedom and was imprisoned here, as if he had become a broken slave.

"Ok?"

At this moment, Taoist Zhuo's complexion suddenly changed, giving birth to a feeling of fright.

"what happened……"

Before he could react, a dark white brilliance descended from the sky, instantly shaking his soul, his eyes went black, and he passed out completely.

"Crench."

The wooden door of the thatched cottage was pushed open, and Zhang Yaoshi paced in, grabbed his head with one hand, and performed the secret method of searching for souls.

"Well, not bad."

After a while, Zhang Yao withdrew the secret technique in satisfaction and withdrew his palm.

After more than ten years of painstaking research, this Zhuo Taoist's formation skills have broken through the bottleneck and reached the second level, which is almost the same as that of him more than ten years ago.

From this point of view, his previous estimation was wrong. After Zhuo Dao's breakthrough in the level of formation, the speed of breaking the formation will also be greatly shortened, and it may only take a few years.

"It's better to come early than to come by coincidence."

Zhang Yao sighed with emotion, then turned and left, and went to another thatched hut to search for souls.

Two quarters of an hour later:

Li Changqi, Li Changlin, Zhuo Daoren, and Li Yuanhui were lying neatly on the ground with their eyes closed and unconscious.

"Shh!"

Zhang Yao played a spell, and the five-color rope suspended in the air changed again, and after being stretched extremely long, tied the four of them together.

This is the power of Qianchang Liuli Qi, which can be changed at will to deal with various situations.

The original life and death rope can only bind one person at a time. Although the effect is more targeted, it is far inferior to the imitation product simulated by Qianbian Liuli Qi in terms of flexibility.

After dealing with the four of them, Zhang Yao flew up and drove the light to the depths of the nameless valley.

"Rumble..."

On the cliff more than ten feet high, a small waterfall rushes down, the lake surface is churning and rippling, and there are many white foam and water mist waves.

On the other side of the small lake, there is a natural jade wall about three people high and two wide.

"It's really rare for Master Wanhe to find such a treasure land."

"Although there is no spiritual vein, there should be a small spiritual spring. In addition to the beautiful scenery here, it is indeed a good place to retire and live in seclusion."

After Zhang Yao commented, he came to the side of jade and gently stretched out his palm.

"boom!"

There was a sudden thunder on the flat ground, and layers of bluish-white luster swayed from the jade disc, bombarding like furious thunder.

Zhang Yao's face was calm, and he pushed out a palm casually, and the powerful mana swept out, instantly eliminating most of the blue and white thunder.

The rest of the thunder light bombarded Zhang Yao's palm, only a little bit of colorful golden light was aroused, and then disappeared feebly.

"Well, yes, the pulse here is indeed..."

With the help of this temptation, Zhang Yao's divine sense penetrated into the formation to observe and check the operation of the spirit pattern formation.

With his strength, if he holds the Thousand Transformation Glazed Energy and fully utilizes his strength, even if he forcibly breaks through this formation, he will be able to break through it. Naturally, he will not be as fearful as the two of the Li family, and they will be cautious at every step, resulting in a speed that can be called a tortoise. speed.

However, the method of violently breaking the formation is likely to trigger the self-destruct mechanism, resulting in nothing in the end. Therefore, if you are not fully sure or the situation is urgent, it is easy not to use it.

Therefore, the way he used to break the formation was still the same as that of the Li family, but the speed of advancement was very different.

"Rumble..."

Bursts of thunder flashed, and the roar resounded through the valley, endlessly.

Zhang Yao, after repeated trials, combined with the achievements of the Li family over the past ten years, quickly and basically figured out the operation of the formation in Wanhe Cave Mansion.

After just half a month, Zhang Yao had already obtained the complete array map that the Li family had spent more than ten years failing to obtain.

After owning the complete formation map, the most important hurdle has been passed. Zhang Yao devoted himself to deduction for more than ten days, and finally deduced a feasible strategy to break the formation.

Just this evening:

"Boom!"

Amidst a thunderous roar, the natural jade shattered and disintegrated, revealing a deep hole.

Zhang Yao showed a faint smile, put away the formula, swung his sleeves, and walked into the cave with big strides.

Inside the cave:

After passing through the entrance passage, there are exquisite and elegant grottoes, which can be clearly seen to be divided according to different functional areas such as treasure room, classics room, quiet room, alchemy room...etc.

Zhang Yao's spiritual thoughts shot meticulously inch by inch inside the cave, trying not to miss a single detail, so as not to miss the hidden treasure.

"Huh? Found it!"

He soon changed his expression slightly, and found the suspected body of Wanhe Zhenren in the feedback of his spiritual thoughts.

Zhang Yao quickly walked through the passage of the grotto, and came to the interior of the grotto, which should be a quiet room for cultivation, and saw an old Taoist figure with white hair and a childlike face, and a ruddy complexion.

The old Taoist sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, as if he had fallen asleep.

But in Zhang Yao's spiritual induction, his body was empty, his mana dissipated, his qi and blood dried up, and he had long since lost his vitality.

"A strong man in the late stage of foundation establishment will die in this kind of horned Gada..."

Zhang Yao shook his head secretly, and when he took two steps forward to examine carefully, he suddenly found something.

"Huh? This is..."

He looked down and found that there was something that had missed his divine sense.

It was an ancient book, which was tightly held by Taoist Wanhe, and he didn't let go of it before he died.

The material of the classic book seems to be ordinary mortal paper, but it has been immortal for a hundred years, and five large characters are engraved on the cover——

"Theory of Spiritual Roots".

(End of this chapter)