Immortal Road.

Chapter 197: Thunder Pond Celestial Phenomenon
Finally, Lin Shan got the konjac fruit as he wished, and the [teacher] and he each took a step back, in exchange for a piece of phantom wood and a bottle of phantom liquid.

Lin Shan had no objection. The Phantom Spirit Liquid was something that needed to be applied or taken in large quantities to be effective. Just one bottle probably wouldn't bring about any qualitative change. This person might be using it to assist in practicing some illusion skills, but he was too lazy to care.

As the trade fair came to an end, everyone had basically exchanged what they wanted. Except for a few monks with unhappy faces, the host did not care too much.

"If you have nothing else to do, you can leave through the secret passage underground. This secret passage is arranged in a maze-like formation, with dozens of exits in the city. Please go in!"

Most of the people on the scene were old acquaintances, and had obviously experienced this several times. They all stood up one by one, went downstairs and entered the secret passage to leave.

Lin Shan also went down with everyone.

……

After coming out of the secret passage, the outside directly changed from the north of the city to the west of the city.

Lin Shan walked carefully on the street, and only returned to the cave safely after repeatedly confirming that no one was following him.

The Black Skull Demon Lord was giving a speech in the yard at this time. After ten years of development, the scale of the Lin Chamber of Commerce has expanded several times.

Forty or fifty young men in the Qi training stage stood in a line, each with their hands behind their backs, standing straight, wearing the same uniform of the Chamber of Commerce, and patiently listening to the supervisor's teachings.

When Lin Shan saw this scene, he felt that renting just a warehouse and a wholesale market was not enough. He should rent a new headquarters for the Chamber of Commerce. Otherwise, it would be a bit inappropriate for him to clock in and out in his own cave every day.

After the lecture, all the employees were full of energy and went out of the cave to work.

The Black Skull Demon King looked at him expectantly. Lin Shan didn't waste any words with it and directly threw the jade box containing konjac fruit to it.

The latter opened it, chuckled, and wanted to say something, but Lin Shan didn't wait for it to speak and threw another bag of spirit stones to it.

In the early stages of starting a business, you have to be willing to invest money. Given that it has gotten you the "Moon Viewing Order", allowed you to enter high-end trade fairs, and obtained some useful things, you might as well support it with all your strength.

After giving everything that should be given, the Black Skull Demon Lord went out contentedly.

Lin Shan originally wanted to give it a few words of advice, but after thinking it over, he decided it would be better to completely let it go. The most important thing for him now was cultivation, and he shouldn't be distracted by other things.

Entered the secret room and sat down cross-legged.

Taking out the gray-blue clam shells that he had just harvested today, which was the minor magical spell "Lightning Storm", Lin Shan began to consider it word by word.

……

Three months later, Lin Shan looked at the dull clam shell in his hand. The "true meaning of the magical power" in it had been absorbed by him. Now it was just an ordinary discarded spiritual material. If it was replaced with jade slips, with his comprehension, it would take him an unknown amount of time to study it.

Lin Shan put the thing away and focused his attention on the depths of his soul, where three faint lights were flickering.

A purple-black magical power seed, a white spell mark, and a small blue-green magical power mark.

The purple-black seeds were the magical power inheritance given to him by the immortal artifact "Seven Arrows Book with Nail Head" from afar. He still didn't understand why the immortal book would take care of him from so far away just because he activated the straw man?

You have to know that the spirit of the Lingbao Xuxing Plate has such high wisdom, and the spirit of the immortal weapon is probably not low in wisdom! I was only in the Qi training stage at that time. Could it be that the spirit of the immortal book noticed my extraordinaryness and invested directly across the realm?
Lin Shan is naturally different now than before. With his cultivation and knowledge, he naturally began to be suspicious. In the past, he felt a sense of urgency, fearing that the ownerless immortal weapon in the void would be taken by others first. Now, thinking back, how could the immortal weapon spirit be so easy to deal with!
This magical weapon even signed a summoning contract with the eighteen levels of hell, helping the creatures of hell to descend to the projection of all worlds. Its scale and deep planning do not seem like that of a weapon spirit at all, but just like an old monster.

"What exactly is the Immortal Book planning, what is its connection with the underworld, and what kind of layout is it making?"

At his current level, he thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out. After he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it. Anyway, the other person's magic weapon at least helped him, so it would be beneficial to him for the time being.

The other white spell mark was the summoning spell. As a high-level spell, it could only forcefully contract creatures at the foundation-building stage and below. For high-level creatures, if they were willing, it would be fine. If they were unwilling, they would probably break free.

The reason why Master Huang was willing to establish a contract with him was probably because he wanted to follow Protector Yan, so it was inconvenient to reveal it in front of him.

If you encounter an involuntary situation and want to forcibly contract a creature above the Jindan stage, you must not only strengthen the spell mark and upgrade it to the level of minor magical powers, but also strengthen the summoning flag into a magic weapon.

However, his current strength is not enough to defeat the Jindan stage for the time being.

Moreover, it was actually useless for him to establish a contract with Master Huang, because his summoning flag was only a high-level magical weapon and could not withstand the teleportation of the Nascent Soul stage. Therefore, he could not pull Master Huang to his side at all. It would be more practical if he replaced it with a spiritual treasure.

The third blue-green minor magical power mark, the enhancement panel pops up with an introduction.

Lightning Storm

Quality: Small magical power mark

Introducing: fold()

Enhancement required: 64 points

……

The mark of the minor magical power represents his initial mastery of this magical power.

Because of his qualified "Wind and Thunder Spiritual Roots" and his improved comprehension, coupled with the "true meaning of magical powers" provided by the disposable clam shell, he mastered minor magical spells during the foundation-building period.

However, as long as it is not a magical seed, there will be a pre-casting animation.

Not only will it be easy to be interrupted, but the breath in the body will be disordered and the spiritual energy will flow backwards, allowing the opponent to take the initiative. It is also possible to miss good opportunities and play the piano a beat late.

You have to know that in a fight, every moment is extremely critical. Sometimes, before you can use your magic power, the opponent has already made a fatal attack. At that time, because of a slight difference in strategy, you end up losing the whole game. There are countless cases of such reversals in the world of cultivation.

Only the seed of magical power represents the complete comprehension of the magical power and spell. It is familiar to the mind, equivalent to instinctive memory, and one move will be earth-shattering.

Of course, this thing not only depends on proficiency, it has to be practiced at least 18,000 times, and one must have enough top-level comprehension. Didn’t you see that the Black Skull Demon Lord couldn’t even refine his own race’s magical powers into magical power seeds?

"A small magical mark, too shabby! If you want to come, come with a big one!"

Lin Shan is very ambitious at the moment. He has enough ancient charm. Since he has obtained the "wind and thunder" two-series minor magical power that is most suitable for him, why not go all the way and directly strengthen it into the sect's magical power!
Who else in the foundation-building stage of the same realm can compete with me? Maybe there is hope for leapfrogging.

Lin Shan concentrated his mind and chose "Strengthen" without any hesitation. This was the first time in his history that he directly strengthened his magical powers!
The blue-green mark in his soul began to tremble slightly, and lines began to move in and out of it. Traces of methods of manipulating the vitality of heaven and earth flowed in his memory, and insights emerged in his mind.

In a trance, he found himself in a vast land. The sky was dark and the earth was dim all around him. Countless tornadoes were spinning madly. Lightning and thunder were rumbling continuously. Suddenly, a bolt of thunder that spanned the sky and the earth struck down.

The world became a sea of ​​plasma, as if the ancient god of thunder had come to the world to punish the world from heaven. He was dizzy in the dazzling white light for a long time.

When I came to my senses, I saw a half green and half blue seed hanging in the air and spinning in my mind.

The reinforcement panel changes suddenly.

【Thunderstorm】

Grade: Magical Spells

Introduction: Advanced version of "Lightning Storm", with wind and thunder attack abilities, which can change the celestial phenomena on a large scale, summon the Nine Heavens Strong Wind and Thirty-Nine Thunder Tribulations, and carry out indiscriminate and precise strikes on the ranged areas.

Enhancement required: 128 points

……

"Nine Heavens Strong Wind! Thirty-Nine Thunder Tribulations!"

After seeing this introduction, Lin Shan was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth.

The Nine Heavens Gale is a strange phenomenon in heaven and earth. It is rumored that this wind permeates above the nine heavens in this world. Of course, it is also possible that it exists in some forbidden areas, such as in the Luosong Mountains that spanned the north and south within the territory of the Song Dynasty, and above the Dirty Poison Canyon.

Cultivators below the Jindan stage will die if they are touched by the Nine Heavens Gale, and cultivators at the Jindan stage will have their flesh and blood melted within a cup of tea. Only cultivators above the Yuanying stage can go deep into the Nine Heavens and roam freely, but this will also consume a lot of mana.

Not to mention the thirty-nine thunder tribulations, which are the first thunder tribulations that cultivators in the world of cultivation encounter in their practice against the will of heaven. When the golden elixir reaches the late stage of great perfection, the elixir will be shattered and transformed into an infant, and the thirty-nine twenty-seven thunder tribulations will fall.

If you can withstand it, you can enjoy the nectar of heaven and earth; if you can't, you will die. This is the thunder punishment that every Jindan Dayuan cultivator shudders at!
The strengthened "Thunderstorm" is indeed a real magical power, far beyond the small magical power of "Lightning Storm". With the Nine Heavens Gale's range clearing and the Thirty-Nine Thunder Tribulations' precise strikes, it is a sect-defending magical power even in the top sects of the cultivation world!

Lin Shan looked at the seed of magical power with a surging mind. He didn't know how many thunder tribulations he could summon with his current cultivation in the middle stage of foundation building. He was eager to give it a try.

But just as he had this thought, the blue seed trembled slightly.

Suddenly, tiny transparent tornadoes appeared out of thin air within a hundred meters radius above the entire cave. Countless toothpick-like invisible lightning threads were brewing in the space. There was a pool of golden lightning half hidden and half visible above the nine heavens. The huge weather phenomenon instantly alarmed the entire Wangyue City.

In the streets and alleys of the city, countless monks looked up at the sky blankly, and some pointed their fingers and asked the people around them.

"Hey, hey, hey! Look up in the sky, what's that?"

"Huh? It looks like a golden thunder pond. Could it be a heavenly calamity?"

"Could it be that some senior is preparing to overcome the tribulation and break through to the Nascent Soul stage?" "Hiss~ He didn't find a desolate mountain or wilderness to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, but specifically broke through in Wangyue City. Wouldn't the thunder tribulation destroy most of the city?"

"Yes, yes, if the thunder strikes, won't we also..."

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All the sounds suddenly disappeared, and I was stunned for a moment before I came to my senses.

"Fuck!"×26548
"What are you still waiting for? Run the fuck away! Get out of the city as quickly as possible, the farther the better!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Get out of town!"

……

In an instant, all the cultivators were frightened out of their wits. The 39th Heavenly Tribulation of the Nascent Soul Stage is very famous in the world of cultivation. Who doesn’t know it?
It becomes stronger when facing a strong opponent, and its power is unknown!
Once they were within the range of the heavenly tribulation and were locked in the punishment of thunder, they would be implicated and even if they didn’t die, they would be skinned alive! What about these small shrimps?

In an instant, the entire Wangyue City was in chaos.

The cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage no longer cared about the no-fly rule and hurriedly flew into the air on their flying vehicles. The streets beneath their feet were filled with densely packed Qi Condensation Stage cultivators running around madly, making the place extremely bustling and lively.

The few Jindan stage cultivators were also frightened, but they did not run away immediately. Instead, they were confused and guessed secretly.

Which Jindan Great Perfection cultivator was so bored that he would break through in Wangyue City so recklessly? Wasn't he afraid of being punished by all the Jindan cultivators? They were now hesitant, hesitating whether to stop and kill this trouble in advance.

But after only a moment, the strange phenomenon in the sky suddenly disappeared, and everyone looked at each other in surprise.

It turned out that Lin Shan was just too excited and accidentally touched the seed of his magical power, but he had no intention of really using it.

Fortunately, the cave he rented was in a cheap area, and there were no high-level cultivators nearby. In addition, everyone was attracted by the shadow of the Nine Heavens Thunder Pool, and did not pay much attention to the slight disorder of the vital energy above his cave.

Unfortunately, he was in the secret room the whole time and didn't see the noise outside.

At this time, there was a knock on the door. The Black Skull Demon Lord hurried back to the cave. Before running away, he did not forget to come back and call Lin Shan. It can be seen that this brother really stood by him at the critical moment.

Of course, it is not ruled out that it is the constraints of the golden page of the contract and the longing for the innate spiritual treasure.

"Squeak~"

Lin Shan opened the door of the secret room and looked at the yard with a puzzled look on his face.

"What's wrong? You're so irritable."

The Black Skull Demon Lord looked up at the sky in a daze, and found that there was nothing there. The golden thunder pool had also disappeared. He had no choice but to leave in disappointment, stroking the back of his head.

What they didn't know was that this incident not only caused an uproar in the entire Wangyue City's public opinion, but also planted the seeds of doubt in the hearts of a group of Jindan-stage cultivators in the city.

"Just now, based on my feeling, it seemed to be in the direction of the west of the city. Could it be that the old monster from the Li family has reached the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul stage?" A Jindan cultivator thought.

"In the entire Wangyue City, the only one who has reached the late Jindan stage is the ancestor of the Li family. Could it be that he has nothing to do and is eager to do something?" Another Jindan cultivator also speculated secretly.

"It must be the old guy from the Li family. Judging from the time, his time limit should be approaching. Is he planning to scare us before he leaves?" Another Jindan cultivator was thinking wildly.

"No! It looks like Old Monster Li is showing signs of a breakthrough. I can't let him successfully form a baby!" This is a Jindan-stage cultivator who has a grudge against the ancestor of the Li family.

……

The ancestor of the Li family, who was still in seclusion, was inexplicably caught in the crossfire and took the blame for Lin Shan.

The strengthening of a sect-protecting magical seed gave Lin Shan great confidence. At the same time, he counted the ancient rhyme in his hand and found that there were still 106 points left.

Now he has basically no shortage of elixirs for the Foundation Establishment Stage. He can then spend 32 points to strengthen the Purple Heart Pill and use it to steadily break through to the late Foundation Establishment Stage. It can be said that the road ahead is smooth before the Pill Formation Stage!
Lin Shan is very clear about his positioning. He fights when he should fight and hides when he should hide.

"Since there is no shortage of resources, there is no need to go out and waste time. Stay at home and practice for a few decades to transform the resources at hand into strength."

……

Spring goes and autumn comes, and five years have passed again.

In the early years, the two great Confucian families of Lu, Confucius and Mencius, jointly announced that they had completely recovered the entire territory of Lu. The three sects of the devil were completely eradicated, leaving only a few high-level monks who slipped through the net and were still being hunted down by the Confucian masters.

During these five years, a major event also happened in Wangyue City.

One night, six Jindan-stage monks who had changed their appearance broke into the Li family, a family of immortal cultivation in the west of the city, and forcibly joined forces to kill the ancestor of the Li family who was in seclusion underground.

However, the ancestor of the Li family was in the late Jindan period. Although he was caught off guard by the sneak attack, he also dragged two people to die with him before his death. The entire Li family was also wiped out in the aftermath of the Jindan period battle.

It is a pity that such a great family of cultivators with an ancestor in the late Jindan stage was destroyed overnight.

The original rule of Wangyue Immortal City that no fighting was allowed in the city became meaningless under the tacit approval of a group of Jindan-stage high-level people. This made the monks living in the city feel insecure. In order to save the image of Wangyue City, the Law Enforcement Hall and the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the city symbolically "hunted down" the murderer for half a year, but the result was naturally nothing.

This incident also caused quite a stir within the State of Lu, but it was completely buried in just a few months. After all, the rise and fall of forces in the world of cultivation was constant, and everyone was used to it as a topic of conversation after tea.

At the same time, in the cultivation world of Lu State, a "Xingyun Chamber of Commerce" became famous because it invented a new magical tool.

You must know that throughout the ages, the weapon refining techniques in the world of cultivation have not remained static. Instead, it is the result of the hard work and innovation of generations of weapon refiners that has led to such a prosperous era.

The most representative epoch-making inventions in the past: talismans, talisman treasures, five-element magic tool sets, etc., all have profound historical significance.

The new magic weapon invented by the "Xingyun Chamber of Commerce" this time is said to have broken through the current short-distance information synchronization in the world of cultivation, and achieved remote transmission that can cover as far as an entire country.

It is said that the person who made this technological breakthrough was named Ma Wentong, a talented student at the Hongshan Zhenzhi Academy in Lu State. He had wild imagination and creativity, and in just over a decade he served as vice president of the "Xingyun Chamber of Commerce".

As a promotion for the application of this cultivation technology, he named the magic weapon "Hyacinth", which has the same nickname as the postman in the cultivation world, meaning that it could replace the Hyacinthus in delivering letters over thousands of miles.

The specific principle is that there is a "mother device", which is a huge giant communication magic weapon located at the headquarters of Xingyun Chamber of Commerce. It can process, analyze and distribute all data, and push the information to the "child devices" in everyone's hands.

In fact, this kind of mother-and-child magical weapon has a precedent in the world of cultivation. For example, at the high-end trade fair in Wangyue City, something similar to a local area network is also used. Cultivators also often use a set of mother-and-child magical weapons to fight, but the coverage distance is extremely limited.

However, the epoch-making significance of "Hyacinth" has expanded its scope to tens of thousands of miles, which can be said to be almost as large as half of the State of Lu!
In this area, as long as all "child devices" are within the coverage of the "mother device" at the same time, they can synchronize information instantly, which means there is a lot to be done.

However, the magic weapon "Mother Instrument" is made of the sixth-rank spiritual material "Xuanwei Gray Spirit Stone". The material is so precious that other forces cannot replicate it. There is only one such piece in the State of Lu.

As soon as this invention came out, it quickly caused a sensation in the cultivation world of Lu State!
Everyone was talking about it, and overall the response was mixed.

Zhenzhi Academy tried its best to promote it, hoping to take the opportunity to expand its influence in Confucianism. However, it was opposed by Confucius and Mencius and other academies. The old monsters of various forces could sense the crisis brewing.

Whoever controls the right to speak in the media controls the public opinion trend in the entire Lu State cultivation world.

By then, people's hearts and minds will be divided, the general trend will be irreconcilable, and with instigation, the world will be in chaos.

Therefore, all major forces united to boycott and refused to let Zhenzhi Academy and Xingyun Chamber of Commerce succeed. The sale of "Hyacinth" sub-devices became extremely difficult and could only be circulated within the sphere of influence of Zhenzhi Academy for the time being.

However, this news has already swept the world of cultivation, and most low-level independent cultivators are still looking forward to it, because this kind of media magic tool is likely to break the monopoly of knowledge and allow them to learn skills that they never dared to think of before.

This is a huge challenge to the long-standing structure of the cultivation world. And those who hinder the progress of the times are always the landlord class and vested interests.

As expected, one month after this invention came out, Zhenzhi Academy and Xingyun Chamber of Commerce suffered severe blows one after another.

Zhenzhi Academy, as one of the top ten academies and an evergreen in the Lu State's cultivation world, was unexpectedly attacked by dozens of unknown forces. All the inheritances as well as the teachers and disciples in the academy were completely destroyed.

The Xingyun Chamber of Commerce was attacked by even more forces and was wiped out on the spot.

It is said that the fight was so intense that the sky was dark and the sun and moon lost their light. There were more than a dozen unknown old monsters in the Nascent Soul stage who appeared in the fight, and their targets were very clear.

"Hyacinth" mother vessel.

Whoever controls this magic weapon can change the power structure in the world of cultivation. This is something that anyone with a discerning eye can guess.

But in the end, the mother vessel was said to be snatched away by a mysterious lone traveler. Eyewitnesses at the scene said that the Dharma image of this Nascent Soul Stage great power seemed to be a three-foot green lotus.
The inventor of "Hyacinth", Ma Wentong, is said to have disappeared in the turmoil and was rescued by another mysterious force. His whereabouts are still unknown. The leader of that mysterious force seems to be a "woman in a lotus skirt".

……

The outside world is in turmoil and changing rapidly.

Lin Shan turned a deaf ear to the outside world and continued to practice diligently in his small plot of land as he had done for years.

(End of this chapter)