Zhang Yan also sighed. After many Grotto-heaven Enlightened Masters passed away, the residences they left behind didn't have any disciples to take care of them, or their disciples opened up another Grotto-heaven. They didn't have any spiritual opportunities to nourish themselves and couldn't last long.
However, if the Ying Cang Sect's disciples obtained the spiritual seed and refined it, they would be able to add a formidable technique to their sect. With this kind of benefit, he was sure that the sect leader would not give up on this Heavenly Passage and would only try to maintain it.
Though Changsheng Yan gave the technique to the sect, he also protected the Grotto-heaven that he opened.
If Lv Junyang could step into the Elephant Phase Realm, he could naturally take it over and become a Dao Protector during the Human Calamity.
Zhang Yan smiled. From his point of view, though inheriting the legacy of the predecessors could save him a lot of trouble, it was still better to open up a Grotto-heaven himself. This way, he would be able to understand all the changes within and wouldn't be taken advantage of by the enemy during battle.
His gaze moved down and looked at the spiritual seed in his hand. Once the Grotto-heaven was involved, the spiritual seed in his hand wouldn't be of much use.
Therefore, he was prepared to use another method. He added some precious materials and refined it into a magical treasure. That way, when he fought with an enemy, as long as he released it, he would be able to create all kinds of illusions. He could also use it to sense all kinds of Qi. Even though it could not compare to Yan Changsheng's spiritual senses, it could still be considered a great help.
However, this matter wasn't urgent. Before that, there were still a few things he had to do. First, he had to refine the three true treasures.
Though he placed a talisman in the true spirit and controlled its life and death, he still needed to put in some effort to use it as he wished.
He took out the three talismans and let them shine brightly as they floated in the hall.
He took a few glances and activated his mana. He gently spat out a wisp of clear air and split it into three. He put them into his bag. At the same time, he activated the jade seal and activated the array of the Hall of Crossing Truth. It stirred up thousands of spiritual opportunities to help him refine it.
The three treasures shuddered in unison. The true spirits in the room sensed that he was refining it. They opened up their own consciousness and cooperated with him, not daring to go against him.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Zhang Yan looked again and saw that after being refined by him, the three True Artifacts were glowing naturally, and there was even a faint glow of warmth beneath them. As he swept his gaze across, they all trembled slightly. He knew that this was a perfect place, so wherever his thoughts went, they would resonate with him. He was also satisfied. He withdrew his thoughts and each of them let out a clear cry, turning into a precious light and entering his sleeve.
Now that he had obtained the three treasures, he needed to think about how to deal with the great calamity.
Qincang school's future opponent was still unknown. However, he had to be prepared to fight against the entire world. If he wanted to survive the great calamity, he had to improve himself with all his might.
He had previously fought with Luo Mengze. After facing off with Qu and Mi and then fighting with Yan Changsheng, he knew that battles between Grotto-Heaven Cultivators were extremely dangerous. Killing a Grotto-Heaven Cultivator was extremely difficult.
And this was only in a one-on-one situation. In the Human Tribulation, no one would care about such rules. In particular, the more famous a person was, the more attention he would attract.
Cultivation was the foundation. Apart from that, he would need to focus on the offensive and defensive sides. Therefore, what he needed to solve was to push his corporeal body to the Fifth Stage of Strength Transformation. The reason why he didn't choose to defend was because of this. However, the Fifth Stage of Strength Transformation might cause a huge commotion.
However, reaching the fifth stage of Force Transformation Realm could cause a huge commotion. Although there were restrictions in the Hall of Truth, he couldn't go all out. But now that he had the Moon Traversing Flying Raft, he could go beyond the Layer of Heaven. This way, he wouldn't have to worry about being detected by his peers.
Time waits for no man. After coming up with a plan, he had the intention to move. However, he didn't know how long it would take for him to return. As the Hall Master of Duzhen, he had to inform the sect leader. Therefore, he took a pen and paper and wrote a letter. Just as he was about to use his mana to send it to the Upper Extreme Hall, he thought for a moment and called Jing You over. He instructed, "Take this letter and send it to the sect leader. Do you know the way?"
Jing You said, "Master, I have followed Zhenren He there a few times before. I won't delay your matter."
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "When you go, if the sect leader asks about Zhenren He, you can answer him truthfully. If he doesn't ask, you don't have to say anything."
Jing You's expression changed. He bowed and said, "I understand."
Zhang Yan waved his sleeves and bowed to Jing You. He took the letter and left the hall.
Zhang Yan reached into his sleeve and grabbed the jade medallion of the Hall of Truth Temple Lord. Focusing his energy on his eyes, he began to examine the cultivation bases of the two disciples. After a moment, he nodded and waved his finger, causing two talismans to appear. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into beams of spiritual light that shot into the Immortal's Cave.
He thought about it again and realized that there was nothing urgent to deal with at the moment. Even if there was, he could deal with it after he returned. Hence, with a slight shake, his Dharmakaya turned into a wisp of smoke and floated away. In an instant, he had returned to his own body. Then, he stood up and walked out steadily.
When he stood in front of the compass, he stretched out his hand and pressed on it. Suddenly, a ray of spiritual light shot up to the sky. Without a sound, it separated the nine layers of clouds and revealed a smooth path that led to beyond the heavens.
He waved his sleeves and threw the Moon Crossing Raft out.
When the raft reached the outside world, he used his mana to activate it. It turned into a thousand feet long and returned to its original appearance.
On top, there was a pagoda and a jade pavilion. Below, there was a palace and a lush forest. Seven colors were used as decorations. Five colors were painted. Green in spring, red in summer, gold in autumn, and white in winter. There were birds singing and birds singing. Warm smoke covered the pagoda. Clouds surrounded the trees and a fragrant wind blew.
Zhang Yan took a look. The owner of the flying raft was actually a female cultivator from an aristocratic family from thousands of years ago. She was an extremely beautiful woman who used to hang around with flowers. However, this scenery was not to his liking. With a thought, he produced a cloud of fog and wrapped it around the raft. After a while, there was only a nine-story pagoda standing tall on the raft.
He nodded and flew up to the pagoda. When his feet landed, the raft shook and turned into a bright light. It soared into the sky and in the blink of an eye, it was out of the sky.
When he arrived, he looked around and saw that the void was vast and endless. Other than the sun and the moon, the stars in the distance were as small as rice grains. Looking at it from here, there were only twinkling lights.
It was recorded in the ancient books in the Hall of Crossing Truth that when the cultivators of the West Continent felt that their spiritual vigor was waning, they went out of the sky to look for opportunities to see if there was a place to stay.
However, most of the stars in the sky were barren places. There were no spiritual mountains or rivers. Even if there was spiritual vigor, it was mixed with strong poison. Even if it could be dissolved, it would consume a lot of energy. It was not worth it. Therefore, most of them returned without any success.
However, there were a few who did not return. It was unknown whether they found a suitable place and settled down, or if their vitality was exhausted and they died outside.
However, he did not roam around as he wished. There was a place to go.
Because he was hurrying in the void, those with weaker cultivation would consume too much of their vitality. They could only turn back halfway and could not go further. Therefore, on that day, there were a few powerful cultivators who worked together to create a giant cauldron in the void called the Great Capacity Cauldron. It could be used by cultivators to rest their feet.
Now that 20,000 years had passed, the object should still be there. If it was suitable, it would be a place for him to rest his feet.
Zhang Yan told the real spirit of the flying raft in his mind and returned to the pagoda. He closed his eyes and meditated.
The flying raft floated in the void. After a long time, he heard a call in his mind. "Master, we have reached the boundary of the earth."
When he heard this, he opened his eyes and woke up from his meditative state. He did some calculations in his mind. A year had passed since he left the nine continents.
He got up and walked out of the pagoda. He looked around and saw a giant bronze cauldron floating in the void about a few thousand miles away.
It was very big. If it was placed on the nine continents, it would be at least the size of half a continent. At this moment, it was floating in the air. There were several thick chains tied to five bronze pillars.
He knew that these were five Spirit Stabilizing Needles with magnetic force at both ends. They were refined by those powerful cultivators who harvested precious materials from the void. With them here, even if there was an external force, the treasured cauldron would not move to another place.
After looking at it for a while, he put the flying raft into his sleeve and turned into a ray of light. He flew toward the cauldron.
When he was about to get close, he felt an invisible obstacle in front of him. He was not surprised. He knew that it was a restriction on the outside of the cauldron. It was not that it was not set up to guard against cultivators like them. It was to prevent the poisonous fire from corroding the cauldron. He used a little force and crashed into it.
There was a taotie pattern on the cauldron. He entered through its mouth and landed in a large hall after a while.
He looked up and down. The place was empty and quiet. Ever since the cultivators of the West Continent decided to fight with the Sky Demon and moved to the East Continent, they gathered their fellow cultivators everywhere. The cultivators in the void also returned. Since then, no one had come to this place for tens of thousands of years.
At this moment, he sensed some Spiritual Opportunity coming from his right side. His heart moved and he moved over.
Before long, he entered a side hall. He saw a Daoist sitting on the ground. The Daoist had a peaceful expression as if he was meditating.
However, he could see that this was just a shell. There was no vitality inside. From the style of the robe, he should be a cultivator of the West Continent. He looked again and saw words in front of him. He walked forward and saw that it said:
"There are ten boxes of Pill Jade in the hall. If you need it, you can take it yourself. Don't forget to replenish it in the future."
He moved his gaze downward and wrote, "Solitary Swan Bow His Head."
Zhang Yan subconsciously nodded. He knew that there was an unwritten rule here. The almighty cultivators who worked together to refine this cauldron had left behind many Dan Jades here. If a cultivator came here and lost too much of their Primordial Essence Qi, they could take some and use it. But no matter how much was used, they had to find a way to make up for it in the future.
Just Now, the spiritual opportunity that he felt should be the remaining Pill Jade. However, most of them had been lost in the past tens of thousands of years.
Since it was left by the senior, he would not act rashly. Moreover, it was not that he did not come unprepared. Outside the heavens, he had to face the poisonous fire and strong wind. Even though he had the flying raft to protect him, and his cultivation was profound, but to prevent any accidents, he brought a lot of Du Zhen Hall's Dan Jades.
He bowed to the Daoist's body. He walked one round in the hall and set up a few restrictions. He sat down at the side and reached into his sleeve to take out the Devil's Slip.
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… … (To be continued)
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