A Team of One
Mu Ping'er shook her head. "No need to say more. You will set off in two days and should arrive in about twenty days."
I'm giving you a bottle of secret medicine to enhance your Spiritual Qi. Refine it slowly on your journey. I believe that by the time you reach the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm, your cultivation will have reached the Qi Refinement Sixth Layer.
"But the Qi Refinement Sixth Layer is still too low," Tang Tianshu said, pursing his lips. "There are other so-called righteous sects in the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm. If they come to kill me, I won't even have a chance to escape."
"I definitely need to gather some spiritual herbs to go to the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm, but there are Demon Beast there that I can't defeat."
Mu Ping'er frowned. "Although our Blood Yin Sect is what they call a demonic sect, we keep to ourselves and these seemingly righteous sects."
They won't attack you rashly, and just in case, stay close to the main force and don't stray too far from them.
"But even if I follow them every day, I'm sure I won't be able to pick a single herb..." Tang Tianshu said sadly.
"You're so stupid!..."
Tang Tianshu, you have already done a great service by helping our sect obtain the Profound Fire Token.
Whether you can harvest any spiritual herbs in the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm is not important; you only need to go through the motions.
I agree that all materials and spiritual treasures you obtain in the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm do not need to be handed over; they belong to you personally.
For cultivators seeking immortality, Foundation Establishment is the most difficult stage.
In the early stages of Qi Refinement, one mainly relies on absorbing Spiritual Qi and taking some pills to improve cultivation. However, high-quality spiritual herbs are indeed rare, not to mention the three main ingredients of the Foundation Establishment Pill. One doesn't need to wait until the Qi Refinement Great Perfection; generally, one can try taking the Foundation Establishment Pill to break through to the next level once one's cultivation reaches the Qi Refinement Tenth Layer.
After successfully Foundation Establishment, one mainly relies on absorbing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and earth and taking elixirs; Foundation Establishment Pill are also acceptable to take.
However, as mentioned before, Foundation Establishment Pill are extremely rare. Even in a large sect like Kun Origin Sect, disciples with good talent often have to wait more than ten years to receive a single Foundation Establishment Pill.
And this Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm contains some Monkey Foundation Grass..."
"Left Protector, is there no room for discussion about going to the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm?" Tang Tianshu asked sadly.
Mu Ping'er shook her head. "You must go to the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm."
"What a pity... what a pity... I've been focusing on cultivating the Fierce Battle Mysterious Art lately..."
"I died in the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm, and you've lost a good furnace vessel..." Tang Tianshu said with some heartache.
Mu Ping'er's face turned ashen, and she frowned. She opened her Storage Bag and took out three talismans. "These are two ' Invisibility Talisman ' given to me by the sect leader. You can use them to save your life."
Tang Tianshu took the talisman and examined it closely. He saw that the talisman was covered with numerous runes.
Some of the characters in the book didn't even recognize Tang Tianshu; he only recognized the two characters for "invisibility."
"Aren't these just three ordinary talismans?" Tang Tianshu scoffed.
Mu Ping'er was so angry she was about to vomit blood. "You idiot, this is a ' Talisman Treasure '! It was made by my Blood Yin Sect's ancestor using profound methods when he was about to pass away."
I had five cards in total, and I gave you three, isn't that enough?!
"Talisman Treasure?!" Tang Tianshu frowned and looked at the talisman again.
The weapons of cultivators, ranked from lowest to highest power, are Spirit Artifact, Law Artifact, and Law Treasure.
Spirit Artifact are crafted using refined iron, special materials, and profound techniques; they can generally be forged by the Foundation Establishment Realm artifact refiners.
The Law Artifact are forged from black iron and the hides of special Demon Beast, using heavenly and earthly fire.
At the same time, Law Artifact must be bound by the cultivator's Essence Blood, so that they are mutually beneficial and mutually destructive.
Law Treasure, on the other hand, were crafted by High Antiquity cultivators using special materials or weapons that fell from the celestial realm to the mortal world.
The entire Blood Yin Sect currently only possesses one Law Treasure – the Profound Fire Token, which they swindled from Su Liyue.
Another type of weapon cultivators possesses is the Talisman Treasure, which is forged by the Nascent Soul Realm stage experts using their own Essence Blood, and lifespan.
Cultivators inscribe special runes into talismans to create Talisman Treasure. When these Talisman Treasure Talisman Treasure activated with Law Power, they transform into weapons.
For example, the Right Protector Qian Zekun possesses a "Sword Talisman" Talisman Treasure. When Sword Talisman, the Sword Talisman transforms into multiple swords for ranged attacks. However, the Talisman Treasure will gradually deteriorate with use until it disappears.
"Using this Invisibility Talisman Treasure, you can remain motionless for thirty-six hours. Even Foundation Establishment cultivator, even using their Divine Sense, will not be able to detect you, nor will Foundation Establishment Realm Demon Beast be able to sense your presence."
"You can use the Invisibility Law Instruction again to enhance the effect of concealing your presence," Mu Ping'er explained.
Holding the Invisibility Talisman and the pills, Tang Tianshu thanked Mu Ping'er and walked out of the cave abode with a smile...
Tang Tianshu frowned as he looked at the Invisibility Talisman and pills in his hand.
I helped the Left Protector obtain the Law Treasure - the Profound Fire Token, thinking it was a miraculous feat that would save me from going to the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm. But in the end, I still had to go myself.
To put it bluntly, I'm just an ant that can be manipulated at will...
"It seems I need to bring forward my plan to leave the Blood Yin Sect."
This trip to the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm can't just be a formality; I must try my best to obtain as many herbs and materials as possible for refining elixirs..."Tang Tianshu silently planned in his mind...
... they traveled tens of thousands of miles southwest, taking more than twenty days.
The twenty disciples of the Blood Yin Sect finally arrived at the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm on the sixth day of the fourth month of the new Immortal Calendar 4058.
Wang Shan, who had reached the Qi Refinement Ninth Layer Refining, was appointed as the team leader because of his highest cultivation level.
The path to immortality is fraught with difficulties and obstacles.
This time, about six hundred cultivators came to the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm. Due to the pressure of the Heavenly Dao, the highest cultivation level among those who entered the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm was the Qi Refinement Ninth Layer. Those so-called righteous sects have also committed many acts of murder and robbery.
One important reason why our Blood Yin Sect has been able to stand for a thousand years is that it strictly prohibits private fights among fellow disciples.
Because the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm is dangerous and contains people with ulterior motives, some sects do not send their most talented disciples there. To prevent any unforeseen circumstances and in order to obtain more spiritual herbs, Elder Right suggested that our group of sixteen be divided into four groups.
Group A, led by me Wang Shan,
Group B, led by Gu Linglong, who is at the Qi Refinement Ninth Layer,
Group C, led by He Tao, who is at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer,
As for Group T, teams can be formed freely.
Note that if the team leader dies, the entire team must not return to the sect alive.
If any member of the team dies, all the spiritual herbs and treasures obtained by the team leader in the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm will belong to the team members.
"Now, everyone choose your own group," Wang Shan announced loudly and forcefully.
Everyone frowned and immediately chose their own team.
In an instant, the sixteen people split into three groups, leaving Tang Tianshu standing awkwardly in place.
Tang Tianshu glanced at Wang Shan, then curled his lip. He was about to greet Gu Linglong Gu Linglong when he saw her disgusted expression. Tang Tianshu's lips twitched, but he remained silent.
"Hmph," Wang Shan snorted lightly, "Tang Tianshu, it seems everyone has quite a few complaints about you..."
If you agree to hand over what you obtained to the captain, I can directly assign you to a squad.
However, this division into four groups was arranged by the Right Protector...
Or, you could face a team all by yourself?
"One person, one pair is fine," Tang Tianshu said with a smile.
"Tang Tianshu, why are you so stubborn? Senior Brother Wang Shan, although the Right Protector said to divide into four teams..."
However, a team of four is indeed not very strong.
We'll split into three teams. As for Tang Tianshu, he can join my team...
"The spirit herb he obtained belongs to him personally..." Gu Linglong maintained a calm expression.
"Thanks... However, I usually cultivate alone."
"Besides, my cultivation level is low, and it wouldn't be good if I dragged everyone down..." Tang Tianshu smiled...