Yuxiao school, on Immersed Light Cliff. Kang Zheng Hall Master Zhou Dongpo sat on a high platform, and the person who was talking to him was Bi Bi Hall Master Zhou Liguang. Both of them looked serious, as if they were discussing an important matter.
Zhou Liguang said, "In the battle of North Darkland, Li Fu was defeated. The four demon tribes have retreated back to Yuanjun Palace. It looks like they can no longer stop Qincang School from invading South Continent."
Zhou Dongpo's gaze was deep, and he said, "But I don't know what Qincang School is planning by not killing Li Fu."
Zhou Liguang said, "This also puzzles little brother. Yesterday, I sent a letter to ask, and he said that he exchanged a treasure for his life. Only then did Lu Junyang let him go. However, when I asked further, he didn't give me any details and refused to say what it was."
Zhou Dongpo smiled and said, "This item must be extremely useful to the Yue Cang Sect. That monkey Li Fu didn't tell us because he didn't want to tell us for free. He also had a bitter battle with Lu Junyang, so he could be considered to have contributed. As usual, we'll just send him some jade pills to make him speak."
Zhou Liguang frowned, "Senior Apprentice-Brother, why do you have to give in to them? When Qincang School invaded North, not only did they hide, when we asked, they were also secretive. If it wasn't for Yuxiao's care, how could they survive until now? In my opinion, they should be taught a lesson. "
Zhou Dongpo said nonchalantly, "I don't need them now. As long as these four demons are still in the Northern Darknorth Continent, even if they don't do anything, the Yue Cang Sect will have to put more effort into defense. That's enough for me."
Zhou Liguang seemed to have thought of something, and his face darkened, "Qincang School set up the formation in South Sea. Their intention is the same as me attacking North Darkland. This time, it is because of them that I am unable to threaten Qincang."
Zhou Dongpo didn't care, and said, "South Sea is not like North Darkland. We are not as restrained as Qincang. If it wasn't for the fact that I didn't want to waste my magic power, it wouldn't be difficult to get rid of them. "
Zhou Liguang hesitated for a moment before saying, "Hall Master Xin Ming and Peak Master Gao Ming sent me a letter yesterday. I have already read it. In the letter, they said that they failed again. He has already been defeated twice, so he begs the school to punish him. He also says that with only the two of them, it will be difficult to defend the Fengling Ocean, so he wants our school to send another person to guard it. "
Zhou Dongpo said, "There's no need to punish them. That day when the formation plate was broken, we saw it with our own eyes. Tao Zhenhong and the others must have planned this for a long time, it wasn't their fault. Even someone else would not be able to avoid such a result. As for sending more manpower … "
As he spoke, he stroked his beard and fell into deep thought.
In his eyes, as long as he blocked the Fengling Ocean and did not threaten the Southern Cliffs Continent, it did not matter how many times the formation plate was broken. At most, he would just have to continue the confrontation. Thereupon he said, "In Xiongdi's opinion, there is no need to dispatch more people. At most, we'll give Hall Master Xin Ming and Hall Master Xin Ming a few True Treasures. That should be enough. "
Zhou Liguang reminded him carefully, "Senior Apprentice-Brother. That day, I saw that Tao Zhenhong and the others' Blade Qi was too strong, it seemed to have the ability to break the formation … "
Zhou Dongpo shook his head and said, "I've seen it before, no matter how the Blade Qi is refined, it will eventually rely on the Formation Qi to gather, this is not something that can be done in a day. They probably used it to respond to the Qincang, if they can prepare in advance, it won't be difficult to break it. Tell the two not to make a fuss about it, just guard it well. Just share the sect's worries. "
As he spoke, he heard a chime coming from the top of the hall, he turned to look outside and asked, "What's the matter?"
A disciple said from outside, "Hall Master, Returning Sun Peak Master is here."
Zhou Dongpo's expression changed slightly, he said, "Invite him in."
A short while later, a Daoren man wearing a green robe and a Daoist crown stepped into the hall, it was Returning Sun Peak Master Wu Ruyang.
When the two people in the hall saw him, they immediately stood up to welcome him, both parties bowed and sat down.
Zhou Dongpo smiled, "Sage Wu, you came at the right time, Just Now, both of us were talking about how to deal with the South Sea situation, Sage is here, we can come up with a plan together."
Wu Ruyang said in a deep voice, "I'm also here for this matter."
Zhou Dongpo was slightly surprised, he said, "Then what does Sage think?"
Wu Ruyang said, "I think that since Tao Zhenhong and the others broke the Fengling Ocean formation plate one after another, they have endless tricks up their sleeves, if they stay there and let them slowly grow stronger, it will be difficult to control in the future, it will be disadvantageous to our Yuxiao, we must think of a way to get rid of them as soon as possible, even if they come back later, it will be exchanged for decades of peace."
Zhou Dongpo did not say anything.
Seeing this, Zhou Liguang said, "But Sage Wu, the formation that the three of them built has already taken shape, it will not be easy to break, I heard that the Qincang School is now searching for treasures everywhere, even going as far as to attack the North Dark Continent, and also ordered the small sects to pay double the tribute, it is obvious that they are gradually unable to hold on, if we can continue like this, in one or two hundred years, we can wear them down, wouldn't it be easy to get rid of them then?"
Wu Ruyang waved his hand, said, "What the outside world sees, it may not be true, it can only be trusted five points, there is a high possibility that the Qincang School is using a smokescreen. Even if that is not the case, the spiritual materials in the North Dark Continent are not as good as the Middle Pillar and Southern Cliff Continents, it is barely enough to maintain the sect's needs, we really cannot count on this. "
Zhou Dongpo thought for a moment, nodded and said, "What Sage said makes sense, it is just that in order to avoid the disaster, all the Zhenren in the sect are working hard, it is not good to use mana."
Wu Ruyang said, "This is not without a solution, both of you know, my remaining lifespan is only one or two hundred years, I do not seek to ascend, improving my cultivation is already useless to me, I am willing to go to the sea to get rid of this hidden danger."
Zhou Dongpo was moved, "Sage Wu, why do you have to be like this, there are many things in the world that can prolong life, I, Yuxiao cannot do without Sage."
Wu Ruyang shook his head, "Even if you prolong your life, if you do not cultivate in a place like the Spiritual Eye where the spiritual vigor is pure and pure, your vitality and Qi will definitely decline every day, when the disaster begins, how much combat power will you have left?"
At this point, his expression turned serious, "Both of you, I am willing to use this treasure to break the formation on the sea, and guard the sea for the sect for a hundred years, to prevent the sect from being invaded, but I also ask the sect to agree to one thing."
The two of them looked at each other, Zhou Dongpo was the first to speak, "Sage Wu, please speak clearly."
Wu Ruyang said solemnly, "After I die, Wu Fenggu can take over my position as Peak Leader, I hope that the sect will support him. Of course, if he is not capable and cannot break through the barrier, then this matter will be dropped, there is no need to mention it again."
Zhou Dongpo sighed, "This is a big matter, it is not my place to make the decision, I can only report it to Sage. Only then can I reply to Sage Wu. "
Wu Ruyang nodded, "Alright, I will wait for the two Shixiong's reply, it was presumptuous of me to come today, I will not disturb the two of you, I will take my leave first."
After saying this, he stood up and bowed. After saying, "Wait a moment", he turned around and walked out.
The two of them stood up and watched him walk out of the hall.
Zhou Liguang looked over and said, "Shixiong, about this matter, you …"
Zhou Dongpo said, "There is no need to say more, Sage has his own judgment on this matter, we do not need to act on our own."
A few days later, Yuxiao school's Returning Sun Peak Leader Wu Ruyang personally went to Fengling Ocean to plan for the next three months. He ordered Zhou Ruying and Wu Yunbi to coordinate with him, using Bu Tian Pavilion's formation breaking treasure 'Ocean Calming Peak' to attack for half a month, finally destroying the formation plate on the ocean. Tao Zhenhong and the other two used the Dragon Palace to escape, returning back to the Eastern Sea, entering a small world to cultivate, hoping to recover their lost mana as soon as possible.
After Wu Ruyang and the other two retreated, he stopped at Fengling Ocean. It took him less than half a year to dispatch the disciples of the clan to build another formation plate. He then set up another formation, after which Zhou and Wu Yunbi returned to the mountain gate, while he stayed here alone, it seemed like he would not leave anytime soon.
Everything that happened here quickly spread to the Qincang School, but Zhang Yan was still in closed-door training. Qi Yuntian and Huo Xuan both felt that it was not suitable for them to move in the next few decades, after ordering people to send some pill jade to the Eastern Sea, they temporarily did not pay attention to the Southern Sea. At this moment, in the Northern Underworld, the tribes of the South Continent had already been pacified, the four Demon Marquises sealed their palaces and did not come out. For a moment, the north and the south were calm and stable.
In the mountains, time flew, and in the blink of an eye, another forty years had passed.
In the Du Zhen Hall, Zhang Yan's eyes slowly opened, there seemed to be a flash of purple in his clear eyes, he put down the Acupoint Essence Stone that had become extremely gray in his hand.
At this moment, among the four Essence Stones on the table, three of them had already become dim, only the one that had not been taken out of the Clear Purple Spiritual Qi, still maintained its original appearance.
Since his closed-door training, his mana had been constantly increasing, it could be said that the longer he used, the stronger his accumulation.
However, until today, there was no change, like a deep pool that had been stored to the extreme, the mana could no longer be increased, it could no longer be filled, no matter how much spiritual opportunity was refined, it would only dissipate between heaven and earth, it could no longer be increased.
At this moment, he could already feel that outside of his own body, there seemed to be an invisible barrier, blocking the way up, only by breaking it, could he truly be free.
He was very clear that as long as he broke this barrier, he could truly enter the second stage of the Elephant Realm.
Actually, it was not too difficult for a person to cultivate to this stage, he only needed to accumulate enough mana, then he could pass this stage; after reaching the second stage, it was equivalent to the restriction between heaven and earth, be it the breathing of spiritual opportunity or the recovery of essence, it would be greatly greater than the first stage.
There were many names for this stage in the Daoist book, such as' Dust Dusting ',' Veil Passing ',' Clear Mind ',' Void Curtain 'and so on.
However, this stage was easy to pass, but if one continued, he would need to go through several barriers to enter the third stage, and each barrier would be more difficult than the one before, and each barrier would be stronger than the one before. The stronger the foundation of the person, the more barriers he would have to go through. It could be six barriers, nine barriers, or even more than nine barriers, it all depended on the foundation of the cultivator.
At this moment, Zhang Yan already had one foot on the door, it looked like he only needed to take a gentle step forward to reach the opposite stage, but he was not in a hurry to go over, instead, he picked up an Erosion Inscription Jade Slip and repeatedly looked at it.
Recorded on the slip was a secret technique passed down by the Great Underworld Founding Ancestor. It allowed the cultivators of the Heavenly Abode in the sect to borrow the assistance of medicinal pills and circulate the profound technique at the same time after they entered the 2nd level. Then, they would be able to break through the 2nd to 4th level of the Heavenly Abode.
It was recorded that the third generation Sect Master, Yuan Zhongzi, had once broken through the fourth barrier, and since then, the successive generations of Caves in the Qincang School, including the later ascended Spiritual Masters, all stopped above the third barrier, and no one could compare to him.
After Zhang Yan saw the secret technique, he understood it clearly. If he was able to charge through even more barriers when breaking through to the 2nd level, then his path to the 3rd level would surely be much smoother, and at least he would be able to save even more time of hard work.
He shook his sleeves, stood up, and bowed to the sky, saying, "Disciple asks Patriarch to bestow the method."
Not long after, a yellow light flew over from the sky. Upon closer inspection, it was a silk scroll.
He raised his hands and took it, then slowly opened it, but when he glanced at it, the scroll was actually blank.
There was no surprise in his expression. He circulated his qi, and a line of words slowly appeared on it.
This was the Barrier Breaking Pill passed down by the Great Underworld Patriarch, but it also varied from person to person, because cultivators had different understandings, different foundations, different cultivation, different foundations, and even different lifespans, so the external medicine used was also different. The pill that appeared at this time could only be used by him, if it was given to others, it would definitely not be suitable.
He looked at it carefully, raised his eyebrows, and said, "This method can only be used by my Qincang School."
Many of the elixirs recorded in the pill formula could no longer be found in the nine continents, but there were still some in the small worlds. However, there were not many of them. Currently, only the three hall masters like him could take them out and use them.
He called the formation spirit over, pointed at the spiritual medicine, and said, "Gather them all, I need to open the furnace to refine the pill later."
The formation spirit had been used by the previous Hall Master Du Zhen, so it was obviously not the first time she was searching for spiritual medicine. She said, "Master, please wait for a moment, I will be back soon."
Only two hours later, the Formation Spirit returned. She curtsied and said, "This servant did as Master said and obtained all the spirit medicines recorded on the pill recipe. However, there aren't many spirit materials, so I can only refine it four to five times."
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "That's enough."
The formation spirit said, "Master, do you want me to open the pill furnace now?"
Zhang Yan nodded, and said, "Open the furnace." He waved his sleeve, passed through the array door, and stepped into the pill room. Then, he sat down, and used his mana to seal the place.
Due to the fact that refining this pill required a certain amount of power, only he himself knew exactly what kind of power was required. Thus, he had to personally refine it. It was the same for the previous generations of Daoist Dongtian in the Du Zhen Hall. Fortunately, the formation spirit could help in refining the pill, so those who did not know alchemy only needed to know how to control the fire.
Zhang Yan was Zhou Chongju's disciple, and although he did not dare to say that he was proficient in alchemy, he was far better than many of his peers in this path, so this time was very smooth. In less than half a month, he had refined three pills, but there was only one chance to break the barrier, so two more pills were actually useless.
He took one pill and put it in his sleeve, stepped through the array door, and returned to the hall to sit down, then picked up the jade scroll on the table.
The Barrier Breaking Technique was just an eroded rune, and although he had high attainments in this path, after some deduction, there were a few parts that he could not make a decision on.
If he walked in different directions, it would definitely lead to different results. Which was better, which was worse, on the surface, it was impossible to judge. Once he took that step, he would be walking on the wrong path, and there would be no turning back.
He pondered for a while, then used his mana to guide the pill into his dharma body, but he did not refine it immediately. Instead, he held the remnant jade in his hand, sank his mind into it, and slowly deduced.
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