Chapter 698 Shocking News
Chapter 698 Shocking News
Ten years later, Zixia Mountains.
Temporary cave, hall.
On this day, the sun was just right and the breeze was not dry. The bright sunlight shone in from several windows, adding a bit of warmth to the hall.
"tread"
A series of regular footsteps moved from far to near, and a slender female cultivator gradually appeared in sight.
The woman was wearing a tight-fitting yellow dress, and the tray she was holding contained several kinds of exquisite pastries, all made from spiritual fruit and elixir.
It’s Zhuo Mengzhen!
She walked to the other side of the table, placed the tray on the table, and looked at Liu Yu quietly without saying a word.
Ten years have passed, and the aura exuding from Zhuo Mengzhen's body is still only in the middle stage of Jindan.
The last time I attacked the late stage of Golden Core, it obviously ended in failure.
She was very unlucky. She encountered a bottleneck when she broke through to the late stage. She was in seclusion for four years last time and was unable to break through in the end.
The cultivation of the golden elixir realm is a hundred times more difficult than the first two realms, and it is not the same at all.
Even with dual spiritual root qualifications, there is no obvious advantage at all.
Either in the middle stage of the breakthrough or in the late stage of the breakthrough, you will always encounter a bottleneck, even if you have dual spiritual roots or foreign spiritual roots, it will not be an exception.
The advantage of spiritual roots has been greatly weakened by the golden elixir realm.
If you want to be successful in the realm of golden elixir, only heavenly spiritual roots, high-grade golden elixir, or extremely excellent spiritual body, divine body, or Tao body can do it.
In addition, even dual spiritual roots, alien spiritual roots, or ordinary spiritual bodies will encounter bottlenecks sooner or later.
However, those with excellent spiritual root qualifications can often condense higher quality golden elixirs.
Perhaps this can also be seen as a continuation of the spiritual root advantage?
After all, it is already extremely difficult for a monk with ordinary qualifications to practice to the extent that he can break through the bottleneck of the golden elixir. How can he still have the energy to consider the quality of the golden elixir?
"Click"
After a few breaths, Liu Yu closed the Kung Fu book, took a piece of pastry handed over by Zhuo Mengzhen, opened her mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.
To practice "Star True Body", in addition to using some physical training resources to assist during practice, you also need to eat a variety of foods that contain a lot of spiritual energy on weekdays.
Only in this way can high-intensity training be maintained and the potential of the physical body be further stimulated.
He carefully calculated that the investment in body refining was even more than the sum of energy refining and god refining.
With such a huge consumption of resources, it’s no wonder that physical cultivation is gradually declining.
After all, after the "Ancient War", the overall concentration of spiritual energy in the world of immortality began to decline, and all kinds of immortality resources showed a decreasing trend.
Fortunately, Liu Yu has an immortal mansion, so he can still bear this level of consumption.
Ten years have passed, and his cultivation in all aspects has steadily improved. Although he has not been able to reach a small level, there has been considerable growth.
The range of spiritual consciousness has taken a step closer, from one hundred and fifty miles to one hundred and fifty-two miles.
Compared with the lower limit of 200 miles for the Nascent Soul stage, it is only 48 miles away.
"This is the recently collected technique."
With that said, Zhuo Mengzhen took out several classics and jade slips from the storage ring and placed them on the table one by one.
Liu Yu's heart moved, and she immediately picked up the classics and jade slips and took a rough look at them one by one.
"good."
After a moment, he smiled and put the books he was reading into the storage ring.
In the past ten years, although Liu Yu stayed in the mansion and seldom went out, he never stopped collecting various immortal cultivation books and spiritual herbs and elixirs.
These are usually left to Zhuo Mengzhen.
Being in a very large gathering place for immortal cultivators, it is more convenient to collect various resources for cultivating immortals. In addition, there are spiritual pills and spiritual stones to open the way, as well as some help from the Purple Turban Army. Overall, it can be said to be very smooth.
I have collected a lot of fire attribute cultivation techniques, some of which can even be cultivated to the Nascent Soul realm.
Even for the technique that directly leads to the transformation of gods, Liu Yu collected two fragments regardless of the cost, which can be used as reference materials for deduction.
The spiritual consciousness technique is even rarer.
But most of the problems in the world can be solved with spirit stones, as long as they are done properly.
Under the bombardment of enough high-grade spiritual stones and third-level spiritual elixirs, Liu Yu finally collected three books, which can be used to cultivate to the realm of Yuanying, which can be used as a reference for deducing the "wonderful method of preserving the gods".
Zhuo Mengzhen also received a lot of benefits from working for him.
After confirming that all three books of spiritual consciousness skills were fine, Liu Yu picked one that was suitable for this woman and gave it to her on credit at a "30% discount" price.
In this way, Zhuo Mengzhen's strength finally reached the level of monks of the same level in the Central Region.
"How's the situation lately?"
"Is Qian Ting still the same as before, crazily suppressing various informal cultivators?"
After swallowing a few pieces of cake, Liu Yu took a sip of spiritual tea and then asked.
"Qianting Holy Land's suppression of casual cultivators has been going on for ten years, and the intensity has only weakened slightly recently."
"But the ten years of continuous suppression have caused heavy casualties to many casual cultivators, and it is no longer possible to pose a threat to the major fairy cities under the control of Qanting Holy Land."
"Many casual cultivators who have suffered heavy losses have come to the Zixia Mountains, intending to regroup here."
"At present, the number of monks resident in the Zixia Mountains has probably exceeded the 500,000 mark, and the number is close to 550,000."
"If this continues."
Hearing this, Zhuo Mengzhen thought for a moment and then explained the collected information in a clear and coherent manner.
At the end of the sentence, a trace of worry flashed across her face.
With so many radical cultivators gathering in the Zixia Mountains, even if they have the protection of the "Nine Dragon Divine Lord", are they necessarily safe?
This time, that time.
You know, both Qianting and Holy Land have spiritual treasures.
The God-Transforming Lord activates the ancient spiritual treasures, but he can temporarily exert his Void Refining-level strength!
When that time comes, will the Nine Dragons God take action, and will he be able to hold on?
However, before the woman finished speaking, she was interrupted by Liu Yu raising her hand and did not continue.
The problems that Zhuo Mengzhen thought of, he naturally thought of as well, so he has kept a very low profile these years.
Even if Qian Ting does take action by then, the first targets will be members of various casual cultivating organizations.
There are so many casual cultivators in the Zixia Mountains. Even if the army really comes to attack the territory, there will be so many targets in the chaos, and it will not be difficult for him to take advantage of the chaos to escape.
As long as you don't stand out and don't get targeted by the Nascent Soul Lord of the Holy Land of Qianting, the danger is not as great as imagined.
"It seems that this round of attacks on Qanting Holy Land is about to come to an end."
"The situation may not develop in the worst direction. We can still practice in the Zixia Mountains with peace of mind."
"Just remember not to be in the limelight and become a thorn in the side of Qianting Holy Land."
After a few breaths of silence, he tapped the armrest with his knuckles, and Liu Yu gave instructions.
"Understood, husband."
Zhuo Mengzhen nodded obediently, with a smile on his face, then picked up a piece of pastry and brought it to Liu Yu's mouth.
Seeing the other person swallowing it in one gulp and acting as if nothing had happened, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile.
These seemingly inconspicuous cakes contain no less spiritual energy than a third-level elixir.
If you were an ordinary golden elixir cultivator, you would have to immediately use your energy to refine it after eating one piece. How could you be so calm and calm?
"Thank you for your hard work these years."
Seeing the female cultivator cover her mouth and chuckle, Liu Yu couldn't help but smile.
Then his face straightened, and with a wave of his hand he took out twenty high-grade spiritual stones and placed them on the table. After thinking about it for a while, he said:
"Take these twenty high-grade spiritual stones and go to the market to buy a "Purple Cloud Pill" to try to break through the bottleneck in the later stage."
"The spiritual stones will be recorded in the account first and then used to offset future remuneration."
"Purple Cloud Pill" reaches the third level and is a very famous realm-breaking elixir in the Golden Pill realm. It can increase the chance of breaking through the Golden Pill bottleneck by 40%.
The prescription of this elixir is unique to "Zhenjun Zixia", the great disciple of "Nine Dragon God Lord". It is very effective in breaking through bottlenecks, so the price has remained high.
Just one requires two hundred thousand spirit stones, which is equivalent to the price of two good magic weapons.
"Husband~"
Zhuo Meng was really moved and did not take the spirit stone immediately.
She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but Liu Yu raised her hand to stop her.
"Stop talking nonsense and take it."
Liu Yu waved his hand and said impatiently.
"Um."
The words he had not yet spoken were swallowed back into his mouth. Zhuo Mengzhen bit his red lips and put away the twenty high-grade spiritual stones one by one.
Immediately, a sweet smile appeared on the woman's delicately made-up face.
"This feeling of being trusted is so good."
After accepting twenty spirit stones, she knew that all these years of hard work were not in vain, and she finally gained some trust from the other party.
Looking at this woman, Liu Yu shook her head slightly, but did not take the opportunity to make any intimate moves.
Although Zhuo Mengzhen has dual spiritual root qualifications, he is only a middle-grade golden elixir. It will take at least decades of hard work to break through the bottleneck.
Even if you are unlucky, it is not impossible for hundreds of years to happen.
Many golden elixir monks are stuck by the bottleneck and cannot get any closer until they die.
At present, the Central Territory is turbulent, and Zhuo Mengzhen's little strength is not enough to protect herself, so Liu Yu thought over and over again and decided to help her.
After all, this woman has been with him for decades and is a legitimate concubine. It seems a bit unkind to not help him at this time.
And now she has a powerful helper who can handle many chores, giving herself more time to practice.
If he really died in the chaos, wouldn't he really become a "lonely man" and have to do everything by himself?
More importantly, Zhuo Mengzhen did not ask for help after his breakthrough failed, which Liu Yu appreciated very much.
It is one thing to take the initiative to speak, and another thing to passively accept.
As the saying goes, people's hearts are revealed over time, and after decades of shared experience, we can now trust them a little more.
Later, Zhuo Mengzhen continued to report on the situation of Jade Pill Hall and some specific things that happened in the Central Territory.
"Go ahead."
"After purchasing "Zixia Dan", retreat as soon as possible to make a breakthrough."
"There are undercurrents surging in the Central Territory right now, and a storm may come at any time. Your current strength is not enough to protect yourself."
The conversation ended after a quarter of an hour. Liu Yu put down the teacup and spoke softly.
"Yes, husband."
"tonight."
Halfway through Zhuo Mengzhen's words, seeing the other party's indifferent look, a hint of resentment flashed in his eyes, but he could only turn around and leave.
We had just discussed the "Yin Yang Avenue" a few days ago. She understood the other party's current state very well, so she did not continue to persuade him.
If a female cultivator takes too much initiative in this matter, she will appear slutty and worthless.
Zhuo Mengzhen understands this truth, so he rarely takes the initiative. At most, he hints intentionally or unintentionally, and every time he gives in half.
"tread"
The regular footsteps gradually faded away, and the figure of the female cultivator quickly disappeared from sight.
Liu Yu withdrew her gaze. Today's practice was completed and she continued to look through the Kung Fu books.
In the past ten years, he had rarely been able to calm down and practice. During this period, he read a large number of various classics and absorbed the more advanced knowledge and concepts of immortality cultivation in the Central Region.
Among them, most of them are fire-attribute skills.
At this time, if he enters that "supreme" state, Liu Yu is confident to deduce the follow-up of "Qing Yang Gong" and "Chen Shen Miao Dharma".
However, in order to make the technique as "perfect" as possible, he decided to start the deduction after condensing the Nascent Soul.
…
"咻咻~"
A few days later, in a special training room that cost a lot of money to build, Liu Yu entered the "real body" state, sweating profusely with her bare upper body.
On the broad chest, nine large acupoints are connected to form a circular pattern as bright as fire. The fist tip shines with bright red aura, and is swung out at extremely fast speeds along a mysterious trajectory.
In an instant, dozens of punches can be thrown.
Because his speed was so fast, there were even dense fist shadows appearing around him, and powerful attacks were shot to all parts of the training room.
"Bang bang bang~"
Fortunately, the third-level spiritual materials were added to this training room when it was built, as well as the formation protection and reinforcement, so it did not fall apart under the attack.
If it were an ordinary training room, it would be reduced to rubble with just one blow.
"Huh~"
After finishing eighteen sets of "Meteor Fist", Liu Yu stood up to finish the exercise and let out a heavy breath.
"Um?!"
Suddenly, his expression changed, his keen sense sensed movement, and he subconsciously looked outside the cave.
"It's been a few days since Guo Poyun's last visit, so it shouldn't be him."
"At this time, who will come to the door?"
With thoughts flashing in his mind, Liu Yu casually put on a black robe, left the practice room and walked towards the gate of the mansion.
"Squeak~"
Soon, the door of the mansion opened gently, making a slight sound.
Through the gap, Liu Yu instantly saw a familiar figure.
"Xu Haoran?"
"Coming to me at this time wouldn't be another solicitation, would it?"
"But it has only been a short time since the last recruitment of the Purple Turban Army. I am so impatient. Could it be that something big has happened?"
All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, but a smile appeared on Liu Yu's face naturally, and she raised her hands in greeting:
"I haven't seen you for a few years. Fellow Taoist Haoran is even more elegant than before. Please come in quickly."
In order to recruit him, the Purple Turban Army made great efforts. Not only did Guo Poyun often come in person, but Xu Haoran, a descendant of the great monk, also visited several times.
"Haoran came without telling me, I hope fellow Taoists from the ancient city won't take offense!"
Standing outside the door, Xu Haoran cupped his hands and said.
Knowing the opponent's unfathomable strength and the grace of saving his life, although he had the support of a great monk behind him, his attitude was still very polite.
"We have known each other for a long time. Fellow Taoist Haoran said this is too foreign."
"please!"
After exchanging pleasantries, the two of them entered the mansion together.
After a few breaths, they sat opposite each other in the lawn pavilion and sipped spiritual tea leisurely.
"The outside world is turbulent, but Taoist friends in the ancient city remain motionless. They can leisurely sip tea every day and enjoy the tranquility."
"I really envy others!"
After some small talk, Xu Haoran spoke with emotion while looking at the peaceful and natural scene in the courtyard.
"What's so hard about this?"
"Gu is just muddle along, not as good as Taoist friend Haoran who manages everything day by day."
"As long as you are not competitive and put aside fame, wealth, honor and disgrace, any monk can do it."
Liu Yu shook his head and smiled.
"That's true, but there are some things that can't just be put down."
Looking at the small lake in the distance and the carefree fish swimming in it, Xu Haoran sighed softly.
"oh?"
"Fellow Taoist said so. Could it be that something big has happened in the Central Territory recently?"
"But Gu received news that the intensity of the attack on Qanting Holy Land seems to have gradually weakened?"
With a flash of eyes, Liu Yu looked thoughtful and asked immediately.
"There is indeed a tendency for the crackdown to weaken."
"But starting from the destruction of the Buyi League headquarters, this attack that lasted for ten years has caused heavy losses to various organizations, and our army is no exception."
"Both the peripheral members and the core members are severely reduced, with more than 40% casualties."
Speaking of this, Xu Haoran frowned.
In the ten-year thunderous attack, no casual cultivator organization was exempted. The Purple Turban Army was also severely damaged and its power was severely reduced.
A long-planned attack on Qanting Holy Land has at least made the Purple Turban Army's decades of operations in vain.
According to Xu Haoran, in order to clean up this time, Qanting Holy Land had already planted secret agents to break into the major casual cultivators.
Therefore, once it was launched, the casual cultivators who were caught off guard suffered huge losses, and thousands of comrades died as a result.
"Fortunately, it was detected in time so that it would not have a greater impact."
"But from another perspective, it is not without benefits that all the secrets in Qanting Holy Land have been uncovered."
After hearing this, Liu Yu was silent for a few breaths before speaking to comfort him.
"Fellow Taoist from the ancient city, do you know why Qanting Holy Land did not pursue the victory and try to uproot our organization?"
Xu Haoran suddenly spoke and asked this question.
After speaking, he didn't wait for Liu Yu to answer, and said to himself:
"Because of the threat from the demon clan!"
"According to reliable information, the monsters entrenched in the six Annan continents have recently crossed the border of Lingzhou and are showing signs of approaching the "Monster Suppression City"."
"The demon clan's "King Court" located in the Eastern Wasteland is also ready to make a move."
"More than one monk witnessed that a high-level demon cultivator appeared dozens of miles away from the "Great Wasteland City" and seemed to have a tendency to invade the city."
Xu Haoran spoke very fast and told the big news in one breath.
The ninety-nine continents in the Central Region are vast, but they are surrounded by the endless Hengduan Mountains. They are isolated from the four regions and cannot be directly connected.
Among the four demon clans, the "Golden Crow Clan" of the Eastern Barren is the strongest, so the demon clan "Wang Ting" has always been in the Eastern Barren.
In order to deal with the threat of the "Golden Crow Clan", many fairy cities have been built on the eastern border of the Central Region since the ancient Heavenly Kingdom era.
Among them, the "Great Desert City" is the most important. It has been repaired countless times over millions of years and still stands today.
"So that's the case. No wonder Qanting Holy Land seized the opportunity but didn't try to eradicate the root cause."
"I'm afraid that in order to concentrate on dealing with the demon clan, I chose to launch it at this juncture to minimize internal hidden dangers."
With a flash of understanding in his eyes, Liu Yu murmured, digesting the shocking news.
But what does this have to do with him?
