I Am Evergreen In the World of Cultivating Immortals

Chapter 423 Three gates and four levels, the beast king counterattacks

Three years later.

 Lu Changan's age reached 419 years old and he had returned to Daqing for seven years.

Due to geographical separation, most of the monks in the Wei Dao League did not know about the death of a Nascent Soul elder from the Qianji Cult.

 Neither the Guardian Alliance nor the Valley of the Beast King have much interest in or pay attention to the Far East Badlands where the two religions are located.

 The two religious camps are in opposition, with numerous forces, and wars for cultivating immortals are common. In every era, the True Lord Nascent Soul has fallen. Even if other regions knew the news, they didn't care much or guessed who was the master of water-based skills.

 …

 This day, Changqingfeng Dojo.

 In the secret room, Lu Changan finished his Evergreen Gong practice for the day.

“Compared to the rapid progress of the Qian Ji Yan Shen Jue, Evergreen Kung Fu has no follow-up techniques, and the cultivation efficiency is really too low.”

 Lu Changan slowly finished his work and sighed in his heart.

When I was in Dayuan and Yunxia Sect, I could make up for it with the help of Fairy Zixia who was in the Nascent Soul stage.

 The cultivation efficiency is low and it takes up a lot of Lu Changan's time every day. He doesn't have much free time to tackle difficult problems such as refining puppets and drawing talismans.

This is because Lu Changan's physical training is stuck at the fourth level, unable to break through the bottleneck, and he has not wasted time in this regard.

Lu Changan has a long lifespan, so his cultivation efficiency is low, but the key is that he will not be able to advance to the middle stage of Nascent Soul in the future.

 Fortunately, it is still far away to reach the peak of the early stage of Nascent Soul, so there is enough time to plan the subsequent exercises.

 In the past three years, the practice of "Qian Ji Yan Shen Jue" has made rapid progress.

 The previous puppet inheritance and puppet control secrets mainly came from the Thousand Machines Sect and were inherited from the same strain.

 Therefore, the early stage of transfer was smooth and seamless, and the cultivation was carried out to the fourth level of the alchemy level of "Qian Ji Yan Shen Jue".

Even so, Lu Changan's progress is beyond the ordinary and far surpasses Wei Puppet Master, a puppet-refining genius.

 And Puppet Master Wei is faster than Elder Teng.

In terms of puppet refining qualifications alone, Lu Changan may not be as good as Wei Puppet Master, but his divine soul talent is much stronger.

 In actual practice, Lu Changan also has two major advantages:

 First, gain experience and insights directly from Elder Teng’s memory and avoid many detours.

 Secondly, when the past life comes, the soul is more powerful, which can improve the training effect of "Thousands of Machines to Evolve the Gods" and extend the training time.

 The Soul Mystery Technique takes a huge toll on the mind every time it is practiced, and the recovery rate is much lower than mana.

Lu Changan can break this shackles by coming through his past life, and the effect and time will be greatly improved.

  Even if you come to the second life, it will have a promoting effect, which may be related to the reincarnation characteristics of it.

Having reached the fourth level of "Qian Ji Yan Shen Jue", Lu Changan's spiritual consciousness has been enhanced by nearly half.

 It may not seem like much, but compared to the soul foundation of Yuanying monks, this improvement is already considerable.

  Going up to the fourth level, most of the basic transformation in the early stage is achieved, and the speed of practice is not so exaggerated, but it is still enough to make the elders of Qianji Sect jealous.

 The most difficult level is the seventh level and above, which corresponds to the Nascent Soul level. Elder Teng was stuck for nearly a hundred years.

Lu Changan speculated that it would be easier to break through the bottleneck by himself.

 In addition to the outstanding talent of the soul. After the advent of the fourth life, Lu Changan's soul was comparable to the peak of the mid-stage Nascent Soul. His strength was so great that it was easier to break through bottlenecks.

 Besides, when he reaches the peak of the sixth level, there is still room for slight improvement in the strength of his spiritual consciousness.

 …

 End daily practice.

Lu Changan took out a jade pendant with flashing spiritual patterns and received the message from Zhang Tianfeng.

 He did not hesitate and came to Tianfeng Mountain Dojo.

 In the main hall, the two of them sat opposite each other and talked, but the topic was not about the Wei Dao League.

“Lu is not surprised that the Demonic War of the Seven Kingdoms Alliance broke out again. However, the ‘Mingquan Sect’, the head of the six demonic sects, has given certain support, which shows that they are determined to conquer this hard nut.”

Lu Changan looked at the direction of the Seven-Nation Alliance in deep thought.

 A few years ago, he returned from the Seven Kingdoms.

The space formation node of Tinghai Pavilion is also within the territory of the Seven Nations Alliance.

“If the Seven Nations Alliance is completely conquered, even if the Beast King Valley does not take action, the people within the Wei Dao Alliance will probably be panicked and their will to fight will be greatly lost.”

 Zhang Tianfeng had a look of worry in his eyes.

The Nether Spring Sect can support the Blood Spirit Sect and the Phantom Demon Palace, and theoretically it is also possible to assist the Beast King Valley. The difference is that the Beast King Valley strategy has basically been achieved and the situation is under control.

 Once the Seven Powers were captured, the Defense League would have little room for survival. By then, the Blood Spirit Gate and the Phantom Demon Palace will also be able to free up their hands, putting tremendous pressure on the Wei Dao Alliance from the side.

“The news we have received so far is that the rear areas occupied by the Six Demonic Sects in the Eastern Territory have reached an agreement on the distribution of interests and are almost in order.”

 Zhang Tianfeng looked solemn and paused:

"Fortunately, the territory under the management of the Mingquan Sect is so large that it cannot use all its resources. The support for the Seven Nations Alliance currently consists of two Nascent Soul Lords, more than a dozen Pill Formation Lords, and some high-level craftsmen. "

“I hope the Seven-Nation Alliance can hold on, or at least not collapse.”

Lu Changan looked far-reaching and murmured.

 In fact, a hundred years ago, the Seven Nations Alliance was somewhat unable to withstand it.

Fortunately.

 "Shenjun Aoki" suddenly emerged and suddenly came to the Seven Nations Alliance to kill the demon Yuanying, changing the regional situation.

 Otherwise, the Seven-Nation Alliance may lose a large area of ​​territory and will not have the time to recuperate and respite in these years.

"By the way, Lu Zhenjun. The materials for the quasi-fourth-level puppet refining agreed upon a few years ago have been secretly prepared."

 Zhang Tianfeng took out a storage bag.

"good."

 Lu Changan finished counting the materials and confirmed that they were correct.

Zhang Tianfeng had previously helped to refine and transform the magic weapon, and Lu Changan had a credit for the materials, so he gave him a quota as compensation.

Zhang Tianfeng ordered that the creation of this puppet should be kept secret.

The future situation of the Daqing Eastern Territory is unclear. A quasi-fourth-level puppet can enhance the sect’s heritage and strategic reserves. It may be possible to cope with the crisis at critical moments and reduce a lot of losses.

 …

 A few months later.

Lu Changan created a quasi-fourth-level puppet that met Zhang Tianfeng’s needs.

This time, Lu Changan took the initiative alone, and Wei Puppet Master did not participate in the whole process.

Perhaps it was because of his practice in the "Thousand Machines to Evolve the Gods" that Lu Changan felt comfortable and the quality of the quasi-fourth-level puppet he created was higher than expected.

“Fellow Daoist Lu’s puppet refining skills have basically reached the fourth level.”

Puppet master Wei objectively commented.

 As a fourth-level puppet master, he could not find any obvious flaws in the final product.

In order to hone his puppet skills, Lu Changan used the suitable treasure materials obtained in the past few years to improve the supernatural peacock puppet and fill the gaps in the puppet army.

 The original puppet army formation is almost complete.

If it were not for killing the two Nascent Soul monsters Shen Laoxie and Elder Teng, the progress would not be so fast.

 Puppet is actually a consumable item.

If a certain battle of skills is lost, the puppet will often be seriously damaged, its quality will be degraded, and it may even be canceled on the spot.

For example, Elder Teng blew up eight puppets before. Lu Changan narrowly won the battle to seal the demons, and half of the puppet army was destroyed.

 In a fierce battle between equals, the puppets will also be damaged and need materials to repair them.

 Unless a high winning rate can be guaranteed and the loot resources obtained are greater than the losses, the puppet can continue to improve.

But as long as one tragic defeat or catastrophic crisis occurs, all previous efforts may be in vain.

 Therefore, even the Thousand Machines Sect cannot accumulate unlimited amounts of fourth-level puppets.

In the short term, Lu Changan does not have enough fourth-level treasure materials to build a new fourth-level puppet. The upgrade of the Alien Peacock to the fourth level, and the upgrade and transformation of [Nailhead Arrow] and [Black Sky Wing] cost Lu Changan too much precious materials.

In addition, too many puppets will exceed Lu Changan's control limit.

In the fight, puppets and magic weapons will occupy the monk's spiritual consciousness, and the more they have, the stronger they are.

Master Wei controls the true fourth-level puppet as a puppet spirit. Under special circumstances, it can help Lu Changan save part of the spiritual load.

However, the puppet military formation and the supernatural peacock are inevitably loaded with a certain amount of spiritual consciousness.

 The current puppet configuration is close to the limit, and any more will not be conducive to performance.

 Lu Changan’s future route is to strengthen the quality of puppets rather than pursue quantity.

 …

In addition to the puppet refining technique, Lu Changan's other fourth-level skill will also enter the fourth level.

Over the decades since he was promoted to Nascent Soul, Lu Changan has accumulated a lot of talisman embryo materials for fourth-level spiritual talismans.

 Some come from monsters and monsters, and some come from fourth-level spiritual trees. There are both gains and transactions, with the former having a higher proportion.

This is an opportunity to practice that other talisman masters cannot hope for.

Under the possession of the fourth life, Lu Changan's spiritual consciousness is powerful. The quality and success rate of the fourth-level talismans he has drawn in recent years can reach the standards of a fourth-level talisman master.

 When the "Qian Ji Yan Shen Jue" reaches two more levels, Lu Changan's control over his spiritual consciousness will become more sophisticated, and his talisman refining skills will be fully established at the fourth level.

  Unfortunately, Lu Changan did not receive the inheritance of a fourth-level or above treasure talisman.

However, spiritual talismans and treasure talismans have some similarities in returning to their source through different paths.

 The fourth-level spiritual wood is a spiritual talisman with a talisman embryo. It can also cultivate spirituality using the past method of "Evergreen Kung Fu", but the improvement in quality and power is very slow.

 You can develop high-quality products of the same level, but it is difficult to improve the level.

Unless the talisman embryo of the spirit wood is itself a fourth-order mid-grade, it would be less difficult to refine only a fourth-order low-grade.

Lu Changan speculated that as spiritual talismans and treasure talismans reach the fourth level and up, the skills continue to overlap and gradually become a system.

 Due to the scarcity of fourth-level talismans, each one is equivalent to a treasure that can be passed down and has similar characteristics to the talisman.

Lu Changan also gained very little from the destroyed Yuanying old monster.

 …

half year later.

Lu Changan used fourth-grade mid-grade Tianshan wood to make talisman embryos, and refined several fourth-grade low-grade spiritual talismans to be cultivated slowly in the future.

 At this moment, he can be regarded as possessing three fourth-level skills.

Even among Yuanying True Monarchs, this is unthinkable, and it is difficult for Yuanying great monks to do it.

 Due to the low efficiency of Evergreen Gong cultivation, Lu Changan did not have much time to consolidate and attack difficulties.

 The puppet refining and talisman drawing skills are both capable of reaching the fourth level.

Especially the talisman skill, which gave Lu Changan a feeling that he had barely broken through, had reached the upper limit, and had no progress.

“The time is right, Fairy Xia should be almost ready.”

 Recently, Lu Changan plans to visit Feng Kingdom.

 He has a complete opportunity to conceive a baby in his hands, but keeping it is of little use to himself.

 In the hundreds of years of cultivating immortals, most of the old friends and juniors who had a deep bond with them have passed away, or their talents and longevity are limited, and they have lost their potential to go further.

 Other than Xia Wenyue, Lu Changan has no more suitable choice.

 As far as the public is concerned, it would be beneficial to the overall situation if the Wei Dao Alliance could have one more Nascent Soul cultivator.

 …

On the eve of Lu Changan's departure, shocking bad news came from Fengguo.

 This is bad news.

 This is bad news for Lu Changan.

“Chu Tianfeng’s personal disciple ‘Situ Lan’ was assassinated on the way to the auction.”

“According to rumors, Situ Lan has resolved the knot in his heart. In recent years, he has been secretly preparing to have a baby, but his whereabouts were betrayed by his inner ghost.”

“After Situ Lan’s death, the demonic ‘Wu Jian Sect’ claimed responsibility for the incident.”

“Beast King Valley declares that this is a retaliatory counterattack against True Lord Evergreen for violating the peaceful trade agreement, killing True Lord Black Feather’s physical body, and not cooperating in handing over [Black Sky Wing]!”

After receiving the information, Lu Changan frowned and remained silent for a long time.

 A few years ago, Beast King Valley threatened to take "countermeasures" during negotiations.

At that time, Lu Changan subconsciously didn't take it seriously, maybe it was just a joke.

As a fourth-level divination master, his whereabouts are difficult to determine. He has no Taoist heirs and is not afraid of revenge from the Beast King Valley.

Chao Tan'er, a junior who is close to the family, and Lu Chang'an have done fortune-telling and found no signs of disaster.

Unexpectedly, the Cevanic Valley's counter retaliation for several years was finally fell on the disciples of Chu League.

 It seems to have nothing to do with Lu Changan personally, but in fact it has a great influence.

“As expected of the demonic camp, if we say counterattack, we will counterattack. This move of Beast King Valley can be said to kill three birds with one stone.”

 Lu Changan sighed secretly, realizing the negative impact of this incident.

First, Situ Lan died, killing a potential baby-bearing seedling in the Wei Dao League, and once again dashed the hope of a Sanyuanying in Wuya Palace.

 Secondly, assassinating the disciples of the Chu Alliance Leader was a blow to the prestige of the Wei Dao Alliance Leader and the main war faction.

Lu Changan killed True Monarch Black Feather's body. Didn't Alliance Leader Chu reward him and support him?

Beast King Valley directly slapped the leader of the Chu alliance in the face and killed his disciples in retaliation, making him feel sad.

 Third, alienate the relationship between Lu Changan and the Wei Dao Alliance.

 Using this incident to counterattack, the main peace faction of the Wei Dao League became dissatisfied with Lu Changan.

If Lu Changan had given in appropriately and handed over [Black Sky Wing], the relationship between the two camps could have been eased.

Situ Lan was assassinated and was implicated by Lu Changan. Many monks in Wuya Palace will inevitably have prejudices against him.

Who can be sure whether this incident will make Alliance Leader Chu have thoughts and regrets.

 After all, Situ Lan was once a personal disciple valued by the leader of Chu, and the relationship between master and disciple was deep.

Once there is a gap between Chu Tianfeng and Lu Changan, Beast King Valley's counterattack will completely defeat him!

If Chu Tianfeng is the first monk in the Wei Dao League, then Lu Changan, who has a fourth-level spiritual pet, is the second most powerful monk in the Wei Dao League.

“Brother Situ, the real cause and effect of this matter has little to do with Lu.”

“I can only blame you for not being careful when you go out. The sect was infiltrated and leaked. If you don’t have the ability to protect yourself against the old monster Yuanying, how can you go out?”

 Lu Changan shook his head, and after some calculations, he came to some conclusions.

 When preparing to have a baby, leaking the news is the key.

Lu Changan's behavior just gave Beast King Valley a reason to retaliate justly.

 Actually, Situ Lan is older than Xia Wenyue and is not in the best stage for conceiving a baby. Of course, we can't talk about being old, and there is little hope. It's just not in its prime.

If he hadn't received the news from Xiao Niyue, Lu Changan would not have known that Situ Lan might have resolved the knot in his heart and was still firmly preparing to have a baby.

Chu Tianfeng seemed to be willing to give his disciple a chance.

 …

Not long after, Zhang Tianfeng visited Changqing Peak to discuss countermeasures with Lu Changan.

Zhang Tianfeng said seriously: "An unfortunate incident occurred in Wuya Palace, and it has a certain relationship with our sect. Lu Zhenjun had better go to Feng Kingdom to mourn the dead on behalf of Jinyun Valley and handle the relationship with Wuya Palace and the leader of the Chu Alliance."

 “Well, Mr. Lu happens to be going to Feng Country.”

Lu Changan nodded, agreed to the matter, and set off to leave Jinyun Valley that day.

 (End of this chapter)