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Chapter 180 Soul Devouring Spiritual Root, the third stage! (Thanks for the support of the lay leader)
A moment later, a middle-aged man came crawling over.

He had many wounds on his body and looked weak.

This person is the new head of the Puppet Hall, Wu Sankui, and also the son of Wu Xingkui.

After Old Monster Wu was killed by Lin Chen, Wu Sankui temporarily took over as the new leader of the Puppet Hall.

He also has the cultivation base of the late Jindan period, and he is able to barely stabilize the Puppet Hall.

When Lin Chen detonated the nuclear bomb, Wu Sankui was unlucky enough to be staying in Zhongliang City.

Although he was not killed in the explosion, he was seriously injured.

After seeing the old demon with blood pupils, Wu Sankui rushed over, rolling and crawling.

"Old... Ancestor..."

The old demon with blood-eyed eyes became even more furious when he saw Wu Sankui's cowardly appearance.

The old demon with blood-eyed eyes kicked Wu Sankui first, causing him to vomit blood.

But Wu Sankui didn't dare to show the slightest displeasure. He came running over happily, lowering his head and waiting for orders.

Seeing this, the old demon with blood pupils calmed down a little, and then said:

"How's the matter I asked you to do going?"

"Luo Ming's corpse was refined into a puppet... and taken away by the little devil from the Fengling Yueying Sect."

"Your Puppet Hall's secret method should be able to find the location, right?"

After hearing this, Wu Sankui looked horrified.

He immediately knelt down and kowtowed, shouting:
"Ancestor, the Fengling Yueying Sect's methods are too treacherous..."

"The secret method of our Puppet Hall can sense puppets as long as they are within the territory of Qingzhou, even if they are in a storage bag."

"But unfortunately, I have been casting spells day and night these past few days, but I haven't felt anything at all."

"The puppet didn't respond either..."

After hearing this, the old demon with blood pupils suddenly widened his eyes.

Scarlet blood flowed from his eyes, and the terrifying true energy turned into a palm, which grabbed Wu Sankui's neck and lifted him up high.

Wu Sankui was out of breath, but he could only shout:
"Please spare my life, Grandpa, please spare my life..."

"It's my fault for not doing my job well, but the Fengling Yueying Sect..."

"Ah, Grandpa, spare my life!"

The terrifying Netherworld fire burned on Wu Sankui's body.

He almost fainted from the pain.

The old demon with blood-eyed pupils gradually calmed down after seeing Wu Sankui's appearance.

"The Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect is from another state... Perhaps they took the Luo Ming puppet outside of Qingzhou?"

"But, it's only been a few days. How could the Fengling Yueying Sect move so quickly?"

The old demon with blood pupils kept thinking, but finally he threw Wu Sankui down.

"Oh, I'll spare your life first... If I wasn't short of manpower right now, I would have refined you into a ghost!"

Wu Sankui was let go, and the Netherworld Fire gradually died down.

He knelt on the ground and continued to kowtow.

"Thank you for sparing my life!"

The old demon with blood-eyed eyes waved his hand, signaling Wu Sankui to shut up.

Then he held his forehead and thought.

"The Fengling Yueying Sect's methods are too mysterious..."

"How can this Sky Thunder explode in three cities at the same time even though they are thousands of miles apart?"

"Could it be that there is a spy in the city?"

The old demon with blood pupils looked uncertain. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"You, count the losses in the city... Then, gather all the monks and rush to the front line as soon as possible!"

As he spoke, a bloodthirsty look flashed in the eyes of the old demon with blood pupils.

"Haha, if there are forces from other states intervening, then there is no need to take this battle slowly."

"Within half a year, I want the entire Mist Country to be under the control of my Ghost Exorcist Sect!"

……

At the same time, after Lin Chen received 5 million spirit stones from the Righteous Alliance, the number of spirit stones in his hands reached 15 million.

It is completely sufficient for the advancement of the Soul-Swallowing Root to the third stage.

Therefore, after the return time was reset, Lin Chen went to the training room as soon as possible.

Great Xia Kingdom, the martial arts palace training room.

Lin Chen sat cross-legged in the spirit gathering formation, with mountains of spirit stones placed beside him.

Nearly 500,000 medium-grade spirit stones, and tens of millions of low-grade spirit stones.

“Soul Devouring Spiritual Root, it’s time to break through to the third stage!”

Lin Chen was looking forward to it very much.

The third stage of the Soul-Swallowing Root is a cultivation speed that is comparable to that of the Heavenly Root.

After advancing to the third stage, Lin Chen’s speed in cultivating to the perfection of the Golden Core will be even faster!
With a slight movement in his heart, Lin Chen started to activate the Soul-Devouring Root.

As the surrounding spirit stones continued to turn into powder, pure energy poured into the spirit roots.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed...

At this moment, most of the spirit stones in the entire training room were swallowed by Lin Chen.

And the spiritual roots in Lin Chen's body finally underwent a qualitative change at this moment!

boom!
Lin Chen's brain buzzed, and then he felt that the spiritual energy between heaven and earth became more active.

His heart moved slightly, and he continued to feel the changes in the spiritual energy.

The true energy in the body at this moment was many times more condensed than before.

After a long time, Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes.

Looking inward with his soul, he felt that the surface of the Soul-Devouring Root seemed to begin to radiate a little vitality.

"Is this the third stage of the Soul Devouring Spiritual Root?"

"It seems... the true essence has become much stronger!"

Lin Chen took a deep breath. He could feel that his true essence had been condensed by about 50%.

According to his original estimate, it would take at least until the ninth level of the Golden Elixir to possess such a strong true essence.

But now, he has it in advance.

"Well, my current true essence and mana should be completely equivalent to that of a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator who has passed the mana barrier!" "Let's try the speed of cultivation again..."

Lin Chen was not in a hurry to come out, but continued to practice for another day.

The Soul-Devouring Root can make one's true essence stronger than that of cultivators at the same level.

But more importantly, it brings an increase in the speed of cultivation!
The next morning, Lin Chen finished his practice.

He counted the remaining spirit stones in the room.

It cost Lin Chen about 11 million spirit stones to break through the third stage of the Soul Devouring Root.

Now, Lin Chen only has 400,000 medium-grade spirit stones in his hand, but it is enough for his practice for a long time.

"After the Soul Devouring Spiritual Root advanced to the third stage, it seems to be a little different from what I imagined..."

Lin Chen frowned slightly.

He felt that his cultivation speed had increased by about 60 to 70 percent.

This level of increase is indeed not small.

But the problem is, it seems that he has not yet reached the level of the best heavenly spiritual root, and has only barely reached the cultivation speed of the heavenly spiritual root.

Looking inward with his soul, Lin Chen felt the spiritual roots in his body that were actually emitting a faint vitality, and muttered:

“Why do I feel like the Soul Devouring Root has only just begun after reaching the third stage?”

Lin Chen recalled the jade slip that Jiang Liqian gave him more than ten years ago.

The jade slip records the cultivation experience of a cultivator in ancient times who possessed the Soul-Devouring Root.

But that senior only cultivated the Soul-Devouring Root to the third stage in the end, and there was no follow-up.

Among them, there are some of his insights into practice in the third stage.

It has been ten years, and the time has passed a long time, but Lin Chen's memory is really good.

He murmured:

"If I remember correctly, after the third stage of the Soul Devouring Spiritual Root, the way of improvement will change."

"Not only can you directly devour the spirit stones, but the spirit stones consumed by your own practice can also improve the quality of your spirit roots."

"Now the Soul Devouring Root can barely be considered a Heavenly Root, but after practicing for a long enough time, it can reach the level of a Top Heavenly Root. At that time, the speed of practice will double!"

Lin Chen nodded slightly. This way of improvement would be of great benefit to him.

Because while practicing, you can also improve your spiritual roots at the same time.

It is no longer necessary to consume a large amount of spirit stones at one time.

Instead, it is equivalent to being directly distributed among the consumption of each practice.

"However, the jade slip does not record the advancement of the Soul Devouring Root to the fourth stage..."

Lin Chen frowned slightly.

The third stage of the Soul Devouring Root requires devouring an entire spirit vein.

Lin Chen did not devour the spirit veins, but directly devoured more than 30 million spirit stones, forcing himself to reach that standard.

“Perhaps, the advancement of the Soul Devouring Spiritual Root to the fourth stage is related to this spiritual vein?”

Lin Chen seemed to be thinking about something.

"Well, let's take it one step at a time."

"The third stage is enough for me now...Originally it would take at least six or seven years to cultivate to the perfection of the golden elixir."

“But now, four or five years should be enough to achieve it.”

Lin Chen thought silently.

Four or five years is just a small part of the long time for a Jindan cultivator.

Even a retreat can take this long.

Lin Chen, who practiced the Art of Evergreen, had a much longer lifespan than ordinary Jindan cultivators.

A Jindan cultivator lives for five hundred years.

After Lin Chen cultivates the Evergreen Technique to the perfection of the Golden Elixir, his lifespan can reach eight hundred years.

"Since I am not far from the Golden Core Perfection...it is time to think about the Nascent Soul."

Lin Chen kept thinking in his mind.

To Lin Chen today, the Nascent Soul cultivator is still a mystery.

There are many Jindan cultivators within the sphere of influence of the Righteous Alliance.

But the only Nascent Soul cultivator Lin Chen had ever come into contact with was the Blood-Eyed Demon.

The old demon with blood pupils alone almost suppressed the entire Righteous Alliance to the point where it could not breathe.

This shows the huge gap between the golden elixir and the cause.

"Fortunately, there are many introductions on how to break through the Nascent Soul stage in the ruins of the Jinyuan Sect. Otherwise, I would really be confused..."

Lin Chen thought silently in his heart.

A cultivator who has reached the Perfect Golden Core stage needs to pass three levels if he wants to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

There are three levels: body, magic power, and soul.

Passing any level will put you half a step into the Nascent Soul stage. Passing all three levels will promote you to the Nascent Soul stage!

But passing the three levels is a step towards condensing the Nascent Soul, not a necessary preparation.

If one wants to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, the most basic thing is naturally the Nascent Soul level exercises.

Coincidentally, several years ago, Lin Chen's Changqing Jue had reached the Nascent Soul level under the deduction of the Tianyan Pearl.

Lin Chen doesn't have to worry about the martial arts.

But breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage requires more than just practicing techniques.

Before reaching the Golden Elixir stage, a cultivator’s breakthrough will not bring about a thunder tribulation.

But breaking through from the Golden Core to the Nascent Soul stage will bring about a thunder tribulation!
Tempering the body with heavenly thunder can allow a cultivator's spirit, soul and magic power to further break through, which is of great benefit to the cultivator.

There are also great dangers.

It is too difficult for ordinary cultivators to survive the thunder tribulation by relying on their physical bodies and magic.

Therefore, it is necessary to rely on some special magic weapons or elixirs.

"Thunder Avoidance Pill... a fourth-tier pill that has miraculous effects in helping people survive thunderstorms!"

"There is also the Lightning Spirit Shield, a special magical weapon... These things are not available in the Righteous Alliance."

Lin Chen shook his head and said:
"It seems that I have to go to other places in Qingzhou to have a look."

"Perhaps, in the core area of ​​Qingzhou of the Dao Sect... we can find the things needed for the Nascent Soul breakthrough?"

(End of this chapter)