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

Chapter 266 The metamagnetic changes
In the Earth Milk Tianchi.

Zhang Yao sat cross-legged in the pool, with white mist steaming around him, faintly forming thousands of lines, forming an extremely complex spiritual pattern array.

After more than ten hours of continuous circulation and enhancement, the mana in his body has become significantly stronger than before, but it seems to have fallen into some kind of bottleneck.

And on the other side:
Beside Ancestor Ming Yuan, the white mist of spiritual energy evolved into the scene of a black abyss swallowing the sun, and the aura on his body continued to rise.

"boom!"

Until a certain moment, the aura on his body suddenly erupted, his mana surged, and he jumped to a higher level out of thin air.

"Ok?"

Such a big movement also woke up Zhang Yao beside him.

"Fellow Daoist Ming Yuan? What are you..."

Zhang Yao glanced at it subconsciously, and his expression suddenly changed:
"Have you broken through to the perfection of the golden elixir?"

"Not bad! Hahaha..."

Ancestor Mingyuan laughed heartily and said:
"Once the long-cherished wish of hundreds of years comes true, Nascent Soul will have hope!!"

The power of the Earthly Milk Heavenly Lake is extremely huge, far exceeding the level of a Golden Core cultivator.

Even if the main force is used to transform the Dharmakaya, the leftover scraps are enough to greatly increase the Jindan monk's performance. This is also one of the side benefits of the earthly milk bath.

Ancestor Ming Yuan has now reached the golden elixir level, and is only one step away from the unattainable Nascent Soul realm.

"Daoist Qingxu."

Ancestor Mingyuan's smile faded, as if he noticed something unusual about Zhang Yao:
"I see that your aura is hidden. It seems that you have deliberately suppressed the vitality. I wonder why?"

Theoretically:

Under the empowerment of a large amount of pure spiritual energy, the energy is booming like the sun. As long as the accumulation of golden elixir is not too superficial, it can take advantage of the trend and break through a small realm.

As far as he knew, Patriarch Qingxu had been breaking through the golden elixir for decades. Logically speaking, the accumulation was absolutely sufficient and this should not happen.

"Friend Daoist doesn't know."

Zhang Yao shook his head and said:

"The technique I practice is special, and now is not the time to make a breakthrough."

He has gathered the Infinite Yin Earth, and will soon be able to refine the 'Infinite Shadow Movement Technique', and then achieve the Five Phase Divine Wheel. If he breaks through to the middle stage of the Golden Core now, all his previous efforts will be in vain.

Anyway, for him, with the help of Earth Milk Tianchi, the accumulation of mana in the early stage of Jin Dan has been completed, and he can make breakthroughs in the future.

"I see."

Ancestor Ming Yuan suddenly understood, but he didn’t ask any more questions and turned to say:

"The effect of earth milk bath is over."

"Fellow Taoist, you must have felt it too, right? Our level of compatibility with the spiritual energy around us is completely different from before."

"Correct."

Mentioning this, Zhang Yao couldn't help but smile:
"This time we came at the right time. The battles and dangers we experienced along the way are not worth it."

He was born with five spiritual roots and was more sensitive to this aspect. Now he could feel the swarm of spiritual energy every time he breathed, which was completely different from before.

Such an astonishing effect is very close to some special innate Tao bodies in the legend, which naturally makes Zhang Yao feel extremely satisfied.

"The builder of this Earthly Milk Heavenly Pond is probably a great sage of Zhuoxiu cultivation, and he also seems to have a very good understanding of the Immortal Way of Qi Refining."

Zhang Yao glanced at the almost unchanged Diruchi and was secretly surprised.

The earth milk here took many years to accumulate, and it can definitely be regarded as one of the Wujin tribe’s heritage.

While they were soaking the earth milk, Zhang Yao noticed that the earth milk itself did not seem to be reduced, but that it was consuming the vast spiritual energy gathered here by some unknown means.

In other words, earth milk itself is just a conversion medium and tool, which is enough to prove the mastery of the builder's methods.

"Come on, we should go out too."

"It's estimated that it's almost twelve hours."

Ancestor Mingyuan said hello, and then left the Diru Tianchi with Zhang Yao.

"Young patriarch!"

As soon as the two left Tianchi, they saw Wu He waiting at the entrance of the cliff.

"Mr. Mingyuan, Mr. Qingxu."

Wuhe smiled and stepped forward to greet him.

The three of them were walking and chatting, but before they even exchanged a few words, Zhang Yao and Ancestor Mingyuan noticed something strange about him.

"What does it seem like Mr. Wuhe has something on his mind?"

Ancestor Ming Yuan took the initiative to ask.

"Hey……"

Wuhe sighed, but did not hide it, and said:

"The two of you were in seclusion in the Earthly Milk Heavenly Pond, so I'm afraid you didn't notice it."

"A small change occurred in the underground world. My father sent several groups to investigate, but nothing unusual was found."

"Is it……"

Hearing this, Zhang Yao and Ancestor Mingyuan looked at each other, feeling a little confused.

Not long after the two arrived at the Wujin tribe, some unknown change occurred in the underground world. Is it such a coincidence?

"Daoist Qingxu."

Ancestor Mingyuan suddenly sent a message from his spiritual mind:
"The underground world is not a place where you can stay for a long time. Now that something unexpected has happened, I think it is best for us to leave as soon as possible."

"The sooner you return to the surface, the sooner you can feel at ease."

"Ah."

Zhang Yao nodded calmly.

Wuhe seemed to understand that the two of them were eager to return home, and soon led the two of them to a strictly guarded stone gate.

"Young patriarch!"

Several warriors with strong auras bowed to Wuhe and then moved out of the way.

"Rumble..."

Wu He shot out a black brilliance and landed on the stone door, and the thick stone door suddenly opened.

"Behind this stone gate is the 'Secret Storehouse of Spiritual Energy' of our Wujin tribe."

"The things in here are all collected and accumulated over the years. They are of no use to us, but they are very precious to you." He said, smiling and extending his hand:
"You two, please."

"Ah."

Zhang Yao and Ancestor Mingyuan nodded and took the time to enter the spiritual energy secret vault.

The secret vault is not big, only three feet square. There are about a dozen black pavilions, and the interior is illuminated by treasures similar to luminous pearls.

"Good guy!"

Zhang Yao's spiritual thoughts took a rough glance, and he couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.

The treasures placed on the black shelf are not covered by any restrictions, so the divine thoughts can be seen at a glance.

There are not many things displayed here, but each one is at least the level of fourth-order spiritual objects. Third-order spiritual objects or ordinary rare treasures are not qualified to be put here.

Zhang Yao also saw the Mitian Sand that had attracted many golden elixir monks to fight with each other in a bloody battle. It was also placed grandly in the corner, and it was extremely inconspicuous among the many treasures.

"Shh!"

Ancestor Ming Yuan had almost no choice. He stretched out his hand and took a black sphere into his hand.

The black sphere was about the size of an adult's heart, with eighteen acupoints, and it was constantly breathing black mist that was like a lead cloud stained with ink.

"Um……"

Ancestor Ming Yuan rubbed the black sphere in his hand and put it away with satisfaction.

Zhang Yao withdrew his gaze and looked at the dazzling array of spiritual objects and rare treasures on the dozen or so black pavilions. He didn't know how to choose for a while.

Most of the treasures here are of dark zodiac signs. If they are placed outside, they can fetch sky-high prices, but he doesn't need them.

"If we just choose the most expensive treasure based on value theory, it seems to be a waste of this opportunity..."

Just when Zhang Yao was hesitating, Ancestor Mingyuan on the side said:

"If fellow Taoist fellows are not sure, it is better to choose this item!"

As he spoke, he pointed at a black inkstone-like stone, which looked ordinary and had no spiritual energy fluctuations at all.

"Oh? This is..."

Zhang Yao raised his eyebrows.

"This is a rare treasure belonging to the Yin Earth family. It's called the 'Shadow Disappearing Stone'. I don't know its specific function."

Ancestor Mingyuan replied:

"Although the value of this object is not the highest, the 'Shanyang Qujia' in the 'Nine Heavens Alliance' has been acquiring this rare treasure in the past few hundred years."

"If one day in the future my Taoist friends go to the Nine Mansion of Tianzhou, they can use this item to exchange for other rare treasures from the Shanyang Qu family, or use it to establish friendship with them. There are many benefits."

Hearing this, Zhang Yao immediately nodded and said:

"Okay, thank you fellow Taoist for your advice."

The Shanyang Qu family is a member of the Nine Heavens Alliance, which also means that they are one of the nine most powerful forces in the Central Plains and the ruling class of hundreds of countries in the Central Plains.

Being able to establish friendship with them or use their channels to exchange for treasures would be of great help to him.

Soon, Zhang Yao put away the shadow disappearing stone and left the spiritual energy secret storehouse with Ancestor Ming Yuan.

Wuhe sent them all the way outside the Wujin tribe, and in front of the sentry tower where they first met, the two sides said goodbye to each other.

"Young patriarch, stay here."

"Two gentlemen, walk slowly."

Both parties said goodbye politely, knowing very well that if nothing else happened, this would probably be the last time they would see each other in this life.

…………

"Boom!" "Boom!"

The light escapes across the sky and cuts through the darkness.

Thanks to Ancestor Ming Yuan's breakthrough to the golden elixir, which greatly increased his strength, the return journey of the two of them was much smoother than before.

In this underground world, even if there are threats comparable to the Nascent Soul monks, they have been eliminated by the Wujin tribe long ago, so the perfect strength of Jindan is enough to run rampant.

After spending more than two hours along the way:
Zhang Yao and Ancestor Mingyuan returned to the vicinity of the Yuan Magnetic Barrier, with traces of their previous battle with Master Tianying still remaining.

"Go, let's go back!"

The two were chatting and laughing, and were in a very good mood. Dunguang went all the way up, preparing to return across the Yuanmai barrier.

But after a few breaths, the two of them were confused.

"This!!"

At the original entrance of the passage, a vast and boundless force completely blocked the gap. The two of them felt extremely uncomfortable just by approaching.

The invisible and immaterial power was almost suffocating, and even left Zhang Yao and Ancestor Ming Yuan completely stunned.

"how so?!"

After Ancestor Ming Yuan reacted, he roared angrily.

His eyes were red, and the mana around him was surging, as if he couldn't accept the reality in front of him at all:

"How could the magnetic barrier close early?! What's going on?!"

He had planned his time very well and had reserved several hours of free time in advance to prepare for unexpected situations.

But what Ancestor Ming Yuan never dreamed of was that the magnetic barrier, which was originally thought to be safe from accidents, would close early this time!

what does this mean?
This means that all his ambitions and plans for the future are completely over!

What's the point of his great improvement in strength and the Nascent Soul in sight?The magnetic barrier in the underground world is closed, and it can only be broken open when the next large-scale black tide erupts, which will have to wait at least hundreds or even thousands of years! !

He has already lived for more than [-] years, so where can he wait for hundreds of years?
"no no!!"

Ancestor Ming Yuan's eyes were lifeless, looking at the vast Yuan Magnetic Barrier, there was even a trace of despair in his eyes.

If he really had to wait hundreds of years, he would have died of old age long ago. As for breaking through the Nascent Soul and extending his lifespan, it is impossible, because the underground world is dominated by turbid energy, and immortal monks cannot even practice normal cultivation.

Unless the Wujin tribe can lend him the Earthly Milk Heavenly Pool for unlimited use, this is tantamount to wishful thinking.

"how so……"

Zhang Yao's face was as dark as water, and his brows were furrowed tightly.

The sudden closing of the magnetic barrier was not only difficult for Ancestor Ming Yuan to accept, but also disrupted his plan.

What shocked him even more was——

How could the metamagnetic barrier, which had never had any problems for tens of thousands of years, suddenly have an accident? !
(End of this chapter)