Eternal Life, Starting with Hextech Enhancement
Chapter 173

Changes at Seeking Plum Mountain, Xiao Chen's Thoughts Gradually Cleared

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"Alas, there was a sudden emergency in the direction of Seeking Plum Mountain last night, and Qichen and the others were transferred there for reinforcements."

"As for the others, there are so many rumors outside now that there is no time to come to Fangshi."

"Nowadays, Four Seas Sect's Jade Sand True Person is being spread... forget it, I won't talk about these rumors anymore, so as not to mislead Daoist Xiao again."

Qiu Lineage said half of what he said, his expression tightened, and he swallowed back the second half of his words.

There are now rumors in the city that Jade Sand True Person has died.

Xiao Chen also heard similar discussions on the way to the Qiu Manor.

But they are all spread by a group of Qi Refining Cultivator, and there is no real basis for it. They all start with the classic "I have a friend said that" and cannot be taken seriously.

"Thank you Daoist Qiu. I'll take my leave now."

Xiao Chen said goodbye, turned around and rushed in the direction of Seeking Plum Mountain.

When you find someone more reliable, you will naturally understand what the situation is like now.

Passing by Cyan Sun County on the way, it was already a mess.

Looking down from Flying Sword, you can see many Qi Refining Cultivator retreating in groups towards the west.

The last time Divine Fire Sect invaded on a large scale, except for the territory of Cyan Sun County, almost all other places were brutally poisoned.

Although Xiao Chen killed the demonic cultivators who entered the country in time, many innocent casual cultivators and mortals still lost their lives.

This time I heard that the demonic cultivators were making a comeback, and many of Cyan Sun's casual cultivators decided to flee in advance.

Some even brought a large number of mortal servants with them.

This kind of thing also triggered more people to panic and follow suit. From the sky, it looked like ants moving.

Encountering such a chaotic situation, without the power to protect yourself, you can only drift with the tide and resign yourself to fate.

Xiao Chen silently speeded up Flying Sword, avoiding the crowd.

From Cyan Sun to Seeking Plum Mountain, you also need to pass through an important route Stronghold--Looking Swallow Mountain.

When passing by there, he took a look at it from a distance, about a hundred miles away.

I could see the Sword Light lingering there, and the glow rising and falling from time to time. There were obviously many more female cultivators from Ten Thousand Flowers Valley.

Many Foundation Establishment Cultivator who had heard about Ten Thousand Flowers Valley before followed Spirit Origin Sect and retreated to Yuan Magnetic Peak.

Now it seems that they have all arrived at Looking Swallow Mountain, taking over from the original defenders here.

Reminiscent of the fact that even Qiu Family was deployed last night, it seems that the situation ahead should not be optimistic.

That's exactly what happened.

Xiao Chen was still more than three hundred miles away from Seeking Plum Mountain, when he saw seven or forty-nine light pillars towering over the sky, which together formed the rumored Nine Twists Interlocking Immortal Trapping Grand Formation.

From far away, you can feel the strong and continuous fluctuations of Spiritual Qi.

Obviously a war had broken out within the formation at this time.

As I got a little closer, I saw demon cultivators in groups of three and three groups, each carrying a Formation Flag on their backs, surrounding the foot of the mountain.

Some of them are fighting against the righteous Foundation Establishment who is guarding Seeking Plum Mountain, catching each other and fighting each other.

The other part drove Formation Flag into the foot of the mountain, and then turned back to carry more Formation Flag.

Whenever Formation Flag falls, bright red demonic energy will be emitted and linger around, interfering with Defensive Formation.

Once a monk approaches, the demonic energy will be aroused to detonate a large group of Demonic Flame.

Its power far exceeds the magic fire activated by Xiao Chen in the Qiu Manor's wing. Even Foundation Establishment Cultivator had to rely on Defensive Magic Tool to resist it.

At the same time, you have to be on guard against demon cultivators around you and take advantage of the opportunity to make a sneak attack.

But if you don't deal with it, the stability of Nine Twists Interlocking Immortal Trapping Grand Formation will be affected if the number of Formation Flag is too large.

To put it bluntly, the role of Foundation Establishment Cultivator on the front line is to protect one's own formation or destroy the enemy's formation.

As for Golden Core True Persons on both sides, they are hiding in the dark and will not take action easily.

Xiao Chen was parked far outside, waiting for a break in the battle.

He does not have Formation Flag cover on him, and if he steps into Defensive Formation rashly, he will be mistaken for a demon cultivator.

It wasn't until half an hour later, when Divine Fire Sect's offensive was suspended, that Righteous Cultivator saw him and came out to respond.

"Daoist Xiao, why are you here?"

The person coming is none other than Lone Sword Liu Feng, who has been with Seeking Plum Mountain before.

After coming out of the Yellow Springs Palace, he immediately returned to the front line.

Xiao Chen raised his hand and said, "After I ran out of the palace, I heard that the situation outside was chaotic, so I came here to inquire about the situation and see if I could contribute."

The reason why he came to the front line was not to inquire about the latest situation.

It is indeed because I want to earn Points as soon as possible to exchange for Breakthrough Spirit Pill.

Now he got Five-Colored Jade Coral unexpectedly. Although he did not get a pair of Sha Qi, it also gave him hope of forming a pill.

If you kill the demon cultivator and collect enough Points, then go back to the Li Fire Sect to get Core Formation Secret Art, Xiao Chen will be 99% sure to successfully form the elixir.

The reason why I'm not 100% sure is mainly because I can't say too much.

"Daoist Xiao You came just in time. With your help we will definitely be a lot more relaxed."

With a smile on his face, Liu Feng handed over a special Jade Token: "This is an access token. You can just carry it with you, but it cannot be stored in Storage Bag."

"Nowadays, the formation is frequently interfered with, and it is likely to be misjudged if it is put away."

Xiao Chen takes Jade Token and carefully ties it up inside Magic Robe.

Then, while following Liu Feng inside, he asked about the current situation, "Fellow Daoist Liu, after I came out of the palace, I was chasing a demon cultivator and didn't have time to join everyone."

"I heard a lot of rumors later, but I don't know what the situation is now?"

"Jade Bloom True Person is still okay?"

Hearing this question, Liu Feng subconsciously looked around and confirmed that they were the only ones here.

Then he lowered his voice. "Daoist Xiao, you don't know yet?"

"It is said that there is a Demon named Nirvana Mirror over there at the Demonic Sect, who is performing Secret Method in the Yellow Springs Palace. All True Persons were unaware of this and fell into the trap."

"Jade Bloom True Person blew himself up Spirit Artifact Brocaded Myriad Flower Basket in order to escape."

"I heard, just heard." His voice dropped three points lower. "That Spirit Artifact is not only the inheritance Spirit Artifact of Ten Thousand Flowers Valley, but also the birthright Spirit Artifact of Jade Bloom True Person."

Liu Feng stopped here and gave Xiao Chen a look of understanding.

In fact, there is nothing more to say.

The natal Spirit Artifact is the lifeblood of a monk. Once it is damaged, the vitality will be severely damaged, or Cultivation Realm will be at risk of regression.

Jade Bloom True Person was forced to self-destruct Spirit Artifact. The situation at that time must have been extremely dangerous.

But having said that, as long as people are fine, that's good news.

Xiao Chen felt a little relieved after hearing this. It seemed that He Province no longer had to worry about the situation being unbalanced.

Ten Thousand Flowers Valley has a long history, and there must be more than one Spirit Artifact passed down.

Jade Bloom True Person is not the same as casual cultivators. Without Spirit Artifact, its combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

As long as you seize the time and take the healing Sacred Pill, you should be able to regain your strength soon.

At that time, the situation will still be Tripolar Standoff, so just pretend that nothing happened.

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Although many Foundation Establishment Cultivator were killed in the Yellow Springs Palace this time.

However, considering that Divine Fire Sect also lost a large number of elites, the overall situation should not change significantly.

For today's Xiao Chen, unchanged is the best situation.

Entering Seeking Plum Mountain, you can see at a glance that many monks are sitting cross-legged and meditating, taking the time to rest.

Some injured monks were busy dealing with their own injuries and getting rid of the enemy's Law Power residue.

Xiao Chen noticed that Qiu Qichen was sitting in a miniature Spirit Gathering Formation not far away, adjusting his breath with the other Qiu Lineage people.

Spiritual Power was overflowing from his body. It was obvious that he had just experienced a big battle and his internal energy had not yet calmed down.

At this time, I closed my eyes and concentrated on combing.

As Lineage monks, in addition to using Spirit Gathering Formation, they can also use the special large-scale auxiliary Law Artifact to warm the Law Artifact they use.

Make sure that you can exert as much strength as possible in the next round of battle.

Most of the other monks are also actively preparing for war, and they don't even bother to communicate with each other.

Only a few monks who are responsible for other tasks come and go, as well as top monks like Liu Feng or Black White Child, who still have the energy to patrol the surroundings.

You cannot completely relax at this time.

Often, small groups of demonic cultivators would take advantage of the situation to sneak around to the rear of the formation, or completely cross the front line and infiltrate the rear.

But this is also a great opportunity to hunt them and earn Points.

In a formal battle, you are surrounded by enemies and Formation Flag interferes. Once you show too much strength, you will be surrounded by several people, leaving you with little room for performance.

Instead, now, you can try to grab orders.

After roughly understanding the situation, Xiao Chen and Liu Feng each chose a direction and began patrolling around the foot of the mountain.

Unfortunately, after searching carefully for half an hour, I didn't find any demon cultivators.

Fortunately, Divine Fire Sect quickly launched a new round of offensive, interrupting his patrol and giving him a chance to fight head-on.

Xiao Chen was cautious at first and tested the strength of those Demonic Flame.

I have to say, it's really awesome.

Hiding behind Top-Grade Magical Shield, you can feel the intense temperature seeming to penetrate through.

But he soon discovered that this thing was only the second-order Demonic Flame after all, and could also be captured by Hidden Fire Treasure Gourd.

In this case, Xiao Chen has one less layer of worries.

He immediately picked up a sledgehammer and rushed into the crowd, hitting people whenever he saw them.

Sure enough, the demon cultivator reacted immediately, and three people nearby attacked at the same time, trying to suppress them.

However, Xiao Chen is surrounded by the best Defensive Magic Tool and has Hidden Fire Treasure Gourd on its head, which is invulnerable to water and fire.

Holding the Law Artifact around, stick it directly to the demon cultivator.

His speed was so fast that the ordinary magic cultivator had no time to pull him back. Golden Light flashed before his eyes and saw a hammer as big as a wheel hitting his face.

The next moment, he would either die on the spot or be knocked down to the ground by a huge force.

Immediately afterwards, Flowing Light Golden Light Pearl, Lotus Jade Scepter, or Returning Yang Vajra Bracelet fell from the sky to perform last-ditch attacks.

Ordinary demon cultivators simply cannot stand it.

For the very few who had some life-saving means, Golden Bamboo Joint Hairpin, Transformation Serpent Bone Spear, and Wind Thunder Pair Swords came to entertain them.

With the help of this large group of Top-Grade Magical Artifact, Xiao Chen's hunting efficiency is astonishingly high.

The demon cultivators had no time to form an effective encirclement and were defeated one by one.

In just a quarter of an hour, a whole team of nine demon cultivators fell into his hands.

This directly caused the offensive around him to stall, and those demon cultivators who were far away retreated one after another, not daring to come closer.

The Righteous Cultivator around them all opened their eyes in shock, and the sounds of gasps came one after another.

Liu Feng looked at the large row of Top-Grade Magical Artifact flying in the air, and the corners of his eyes twitched slightly.

How powerful is Pseudo-Core?

There was envy in Black White Child's eyes. He was not only envious of Xiao Chen for having so many Law Power.

At the same time, I am very envious that he can collect so many Top-Grade Magical Artifact.

At this time, it was less than two years since we met on Su Family Whole Fish Banquet.

It feels like it's not enough to use it all for cultivation, and I don't know where I got so many Top-Grade Magical Artifact from.

This can't be achieved just by having Spirit Stone, others must be willing to sell it.

There are only a few pieces of Top-Grade Magical Artifact that have appeared on the market.

When we arrived at Xiao Chen, it looked like a wholesaler displaying Law Artifact in different shapes.

The source of more than half of them Black White Child cannot be recognized, and they obviously do not come from those famous auctions.

And it was even more outrageous that Hidden Fire Treasure Gourd could be recognized like this. In his memory, it was Old Master Su's treasure.

"How brave!"

At this moment, a sharp shout sounded.

Just hearing this sound, everyone felt Spiritual Qi stagnant in their bodies.

Immediately afterwards, the clouds above Seeking Plum Mountain suddenly split, and a giant hand several feet in diameter pressed down on Xiao Chen.

It's said to be a giant hand, but if you look closely, it actually has Purple Gold Scales on it.

Each nail is nine feet long, with barbs at the tip, just like a giant claw from a beast.

What followed was an extraordinarily strong pressure, as if a High Antiquity ferocious beast was coming.

Some monks with lower strength, whether good or evil, felt the fear coming from the depths of their blood in the Unseen.

Nine Twists Interlocking Immortal Trapping Grand Formation was immediately attracted, and the nine nearest beams of light instantly inspired ninety-nine and eighty-one rays of lightning to block the giant claw.

Each ray of lightning gathered Formation Power, no less than a full blow from a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection monk.

However, the turbulent lightning struck the giant claw and instantly disintegrated into horizontal arcs of electricity.

There is no way to stop it, but it has the same effect as the Law Technique that comes with the giant claw.

Song Jingyi, who was not far away, was shocked when he saw this scene.

This was obviously Xiao Chen's performance that was too powerful, so Demonic Golden Core couldn't help but take action.

Fortunately, Defensive Formation delayed the opponent's attack, and the giant claw didn't seem to fall very fast.

"Daoist Xiao, get out of the way!"

Qiu Qichen looked at the motionless Xiao Chen and hurriedly shouted a reminder.

"Daoist Xiao What's wrong with you?"

Liu Feng saw something was wrong, but there was nothing he could do.

In fact, it's not that Xiao Chen doesn't want to move, it's just that there are already powerful Law Power around him restraining him in place, so he can only stand and wait for the giant claw to fall.

This kind of restraint is not some kind of control effect, but a simple and crude Law Power squeeze.

It was as if the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi around him suddenly turned into six walls, shutting him in tightly.

Facing this real existence Spiritual Energy Barrier, Divinity Veil has no choice.

And this is the real power carried by that giant claw.

Any monk who does not have the ability to break Spiritual Energy Barrier can only stand there and accept the attack.

Fortunately, there was another soft shout at this time, "Stop!"

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As the sound sounded, a silver light immediately flew out from Seeking Plum Mountain.

There are faint stars flowing within the silver light, and different stars are suspended in it, which looks beautiful.

But the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is. If you are hit by this silver light, you will definitely not get any good results.

However, the moment the silver light appeared, a white light shot out from the bottom of the mountain at the same time.

All the monks present immediately felt as if they were in a world of ice and snow.

And behind the white light, a frozen icicle actually appeared.

The earth, wood, sand and gravel along the way were all covered with thick white frost out of thin air.

The white light arrived first and collided with the silver light.

Only then can we see clearly that there are two pieces of Spirit Artifact inside, entangled with each other.

For a moment, no one could do anything to anyone.

Xiao Chen was trapped inside Spiritual Energy Barrier and couldn't move, but he didn't panic.

Instead, he gave up the resistance and watched the Spirit Artifact confrontation not far away with interest to expand his knowledge.

"Ghost Flood Dragon, are you too shameless to attack a junior like this?"

Another sound appeared, and a green bamboo pole suddenly flew out of Seeking Plum Mountain and went straight into the clouds in the sky, as if it wanted to surround Wei and rescue Zhao.

Although it looks like an ordinary bamboo pole at first glance, if you dare to take action at this time, it must be a Spirit Artifact.

However, the giant claw still fell slowly, without any panic.

Then I saw a colorful ribbon flying out of the clouds and wrapping the green bamboo around it.

At the same time, a charming female voice sounded, "He Province seems to not have this style of Spirit Artifact, but Thousand Bamboo Market's Fellow Daoist Thousand Bamboo in person?"

As he spoke, a charming face appeared.

Yao Chang True Person is wearing a piece of brocade, with a layer of tulle covering the outside, and her exquisite figure is looming.

The smiling face of Bewitching Skill naturally activates, making people feel like a fire rising from their lower abdomen, and a lot of distracting thoughts arise in their minds.

With her help to block it, Thousand Bamboo True Person cannot directly attack Ghost Flood Dragon True Person.

The giant claw was not in a hurry, it wasn't exactly coming for Xiao Chen, it was more like taking advantage of this opportunity to force Righteous Golden Core to rescue him.

However, under the watchful eyes of everyone, until the giant claw completely fell.

During the three breaths of time, no new Golden Core True Person came to Seeking Plum Mountain's rescue.

"Crack!"

The giant claws closed hard, and amidst countless Foundation Establishment Cultivator's exclamations, not even a speck of flesh was left behind.

Huh?

Ghost Flood Dragon True Person felt that something was wrong with his hand. He seemed to have missed a moment just now.

But he didn't think much about it, after all, a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator was trapped by his Heaven Imprisoning Claw, and it was impossible to escape.

So according to the original plan, a huge body thirty feet long appeared from the clouds and began to attack Nine Twists Interlocking Immortal Trapping Grand Formation.

The situation turned out exactly as they expected.

It is true that Xiao Chen was killed but no one took action, which shows that Spirit Origin Sect has a high probability of not being able to spare enough people to defend Seeking Plum Mountain at this time.

At that time, in the Yellow Springs Palace, damn Sword-Bearing True Person rushed into the Underground Palace desperately.

Now it seems that although the other party took advantage of that negligence and took away Yellow Springs Path Legacy from them.

However, their counterattack also successfully injured Sword-Bearing True Person, creating a high-end combat advantage in a short period of time.

With their numerical advantage, they have every chance to conquer Seeking Plum Mountain against Third-Tier Great Formation.

In fact, seeing Xiao Chen being "crushed" in mid-air, Zhengdao Foundation Establishment below also felt cold.

If safety within their own formation cannot be guaranteed, then they will not obediently work for the Spirit Origin Sect.

Many casual cultivators have begun to think about how to protect themselves.

Monks like Liu Feng and Black White Child did not dare to continue to attack with all their strength when they saw the demon cultivators rushing towards them, for fear of being too conspicuous and attracting Demonic Golden Core's attention.

They wanted to give in, so a large number of demon cultivators threw Formation Flag at the foot of the mountain.

Seeking Plum Mountain's situation immediately became precarious.

However, Xiao Chen no longer cared about observing the battle situation of Seeking Plum Mountain. The moment he triggered Night's Edge to gain freedom, he immediately used his escape technique with all his strength to leave.

Although he successfully escaped death, his heart was full of depression.

So many people saw themselves being tricked, including more than one Golden Core True Person.

If I plan to appear in public next, without a reasonable explanation, I'm afraid it will attract unnecessary attention.

But the problem is, he really can't explain this.

Xiao Chen feels that it is best not to test whether his own Golden Core True Person has enough determination.

If you guess wrong, you may be in trouble.

So he expected that the exchange of Points for Breakthrough Spirit Pill would probably go wrong.

This is very annoying, damn Divine Fire Sect is so shameless, so many people join forces to besiege him Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"It's difficult, what should we do next?"

After running hundreds of miles away in one breath, Xiao Chen put on Stealth Cloak again, and while evacuating to the southwest, began to make plans for the follow-up.

He now has Pseudo-Core, two of Sha Qi, and Five-Colored Jade Coral.

Together they can provide a 60% success rate for elixir formation.

If you don't hesitate to use some special means, such as practicing Core Formation Secret Art in <Yellow Springs True Lord Salvation Judgment Secret Canon>, you can still add another 20%.

There is naturally Core Formation Secret Art in this secret book, and there are three types.

It's just that not only are the requirements extremely high, but they also have to do things that are harmful to nature.

No matter how you look at it, it can't be compared to Core Formation Secret Art from your own sect.

But the question is, can I trust Bright Flame True Person now?

If this is changed to Old Master Su, or Elder Chen, or even Spirit Herb Garden Elder Liu, maybe we can try it after Night's Edge is healed.

You can return the favor after forming the elixir yourself.

But Bright Flame True Person, Xiao Chen, after thinking about it, I feel that they are not worthy of trust.

In confusion, he flew to the Black Flame Mountain Range without knowing it.

"Why don't you go find Sha Qi first?"

Xiao Chen's eyes narrowed. "Put together a pair of Sha Qi, and you will be 80% sure of forming the elixir by then."

The pair of Sha Qi can provide an additional 10% success rate for elixir formation.

"But the problem is, this can replace Rank-Breaking Spiritual Medicine, but the chance is still less than 20%."

"Is there any other way to improve the success rate of forming a pill?"

"Hi~, it seems like there really is one!"

And when he practiced <Yin Yang Harmonizing Contract> before, he felt that it was helpful for forming pills.

Mainly Zi Lin and Crown Feather helped a lot.

With the understanding of Way of Yin and Yang, it can at least provide about a 10% success rate, which means a 90% certainty.

"Hey, if I use Way of Wood to form the elixir, and then I refine Phoebe Zhennan Branch, how can I increase my confidence by half?"

"In addition, my own Spirit Root still has a half chance, so if it doesn't work, I will also use Exquisite Playful Water Pearl."

"It's absolutely no problem to borrow Water Generating Wood to make up for the shortcomings of breaking through too quickly and having an unstable foundation."

After putting it all together in this way, it seems that there is really room for maneuver.

Although Phoebe Zhennan Branch and Exquisite Playful Water Pearl are among Third-Order Spiritual Object, they are also very precious.

But when the time comes, you have to use it.

Xiao Chen's ideas gradually became clearer.

Now as long as he can get Yin Fire Seal or Yang Water Seal, he can form an elixir.

Target Azure Sky Sect, let's go!

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