Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 231 Qi Transformation Root

Swah——

The golden light dimmed, carried by the breeze, and sped away from the continuous roars and howls of beasts.

There are also two foundation-building monks chasing closely behind!
"You thieves from Jiuding Valley, your mountain gate has been breached. There is no place for you in the Four Kingdoms' immortal cultivation world anymore. Where else do you want to run to?!"

"Hurry up and surrender, and perhaps we two will show mercy and spare your life!"

Listening to their words, Zhuang He sneered in his heart.

Spare my life?
If I had been even a little slower, I would have been chopped to death on the spot by the two of you, and you would have taken my head back to claim the reward!
You are all monks who have practiced for such a long time, who are you trying to fool with these nonsense?
But this thought was only a flash in his mind before he realized that the sect's formation had been breached. He had used almost every possible means to break out and escape, and had suffered heavy injuries.

With my current strength, I am afraid that I may not be able to escape from the two people who are chasing me!
Judging from the roar of the third-level black dragon, it was obvious that someone had taken the lead and looted the sect's treasury!
Combined with the inexplicable disappearance of those "stones"...

Although it was somewhat shocking, he still felt that it was most likely done by Li Ye from Pingyang Mountain!
It's a pity... the contract he signed at the beginning clearly had extraordinary binding force. If he dared to violate it in the slightest, he would be immediately attacked by the backlash. Even if he didn't die, his soul would be damaged and he would become a fool.

Otherwise, he really wanted to use this as a token of his loyalty to save his life!
Li Ye had plundered all the treasury of the Jiuding Valley sect, and he, who had helped so much, was now being hunted down to the point where he had no way out. It really made him extremely frustrated!

After fleeing for a distance, the power of the Wind-Running Talisman on Zhuanghe's body disappeared, and Feidun's speed suddenly decreased.

No matter how Zhuang He activated his flying magic weapon, he could not change the fact that the two foundation-building masters behind him were getting closer and closer!
"Hmph! Without the talisman's blessing, I wonder how you can run away... Stop right there!"

One of the monks seemed very impatient. He shouted angrily and released a first-level top-level spider covered with light purple markings.

As he activated the spell, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, which turned into blood light and fell on the spider, instantly causing its aura to surge, and it jumped to the second level!
The purple-spotted spider roared, and suddenly tough and sticky spider silk flew out, with a slightly sweet smell, and quickly expanded into a web in the air.

It covered Zhuang He, who was unable to evade it, and just as he threw out the golden ring and broke a part of it, more scrolls came and restrained him for a short time, causing his escape speed to drop sharply.

He was immediately caught up by the two monks behind him!

"It's over..."

In fact, Zhuang He could use the golden ring to tear the spider silk in the next moment, but at this moment, the two foundation-building masters attacked together, leaving him no chance of escape.

Swah——

Suddenly, a flash of green light flooded Zhuanghe's vision, and all the spells and spiritual weapons cast by the two foundation-building cultivators who were chasing him were dissolved.

It's just a moment of distraction.

As the green light disappeared, Zhuanghe also disappeared from his original position.

"This... what kind of method is this?!"

The two foundation-building cultivators looked at each other, unable to hide their horror.

They looked around but found no trace, not even any trace of anything.

Knowing that he had encountered a master, he did not dare to stay here any longer and immediately turned around and rushed back to the army.

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Zhuang He came to his senses and found that the spider silk wrapped around his body had been completely dissolved, and even the poison had been dissolved by the elixir that had been injected into his body at some point.

His eyes were fixed on the blue robe, and he immediately looked around for the figure in the green robe, but he found nothing. He only heard a faint voice ringing in his ears.

"Do me a small favor, and I'll save your life, and we'll be even now..."

"Fellow Daoist, you should know what you can and cannot say, right?"

Zhuang He trembled, and immediately stood up and bowed.
"Thank you... for saving my life, fellow Daoist. I will definitely abide by the law and keep my mouth shut!"

But after waiting for a moment, there was no response at all. Hearing that there seemed to be movement approaching on the battlefield, he quickly got up and chose a direction to flee.

As for using this matter as a token of his allegiance, he didn't even dare to think about it!
This Li Ye from Pingyang Mountain stubbornly stayed in the mountain and refused to come out. He was only slightly famous for his alchemy formation... Unknowingly, he had cultivated such magical powers, which was really terrifying!
Who knows, he might be the next person to achieve the Golden Elixir in the cultivation world of these four countries!
If I have nowhere else to go, I'm afraid I'll have to seek refuge with him...

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After saving Zhuanghe's life and taking back the last trace of Qingmu Divine Light left on his body, Li Ye went straight back to the Red Mountains.

"I never thought that the Jiuding Valley's treasure house would contain a third-level spiritual plant, the Qi Root..."

"I've finally got the main ingredient I need to make the Golden Elixir!"

After returning to Pingyang Mountain, Li Ye sat under the Kongjie tree and counted the harvest one by one again.

As a Jindan sect, Jiuding Valley has accumulated immense wealth over the years, even though it has spent a lot of money organizing the army to capture Qiandao Water City, kill the dragons to obtain the elixir, and seize the Ningshuang Water.

Later, the army was defeated. In order to stabilize the sect, a huge amount of money was spent on preparing various defensive and counterattack measures. Even the many resources accumulated were not as abundant as Li Ye had expected.

But even this remaining accumulation is quite amazing. Even if the flowers are opened, it is enough to support a Jindan cultivator for some time.

What made Li Ye most satisfied was that among the few third-level spiritual materials, he found the vital third-level spiritual plant, the Qi Root!

He looked closely at the twisted root that was completely black and had dark purple spiritual patterns interwoven on it.

Even with just a simple hand-held contact, the Wood God's magical power flowing around his palm seemed to be suppressed and dissolved.

With the current level of solidification of his magic power, its condensation has such an effect just by contact, so one can imagine the effect it can have on other cultivators!

Normally, this Qi-transforming root is classified as a poisonous spiritual plant by cultivators. It has the effect of dissolving magic power and weakening combat effectiveness.

It also has some effect on the golden elixir essence, the extent of which depends entirely on the year.

If a poison pill is refined and used in conjunction with corresponding means, it is enough to consume nearly half of the magic power of a foundation-building cultivator, greatly reducing his combat effectiveness and making him vulnerable. And if used on a golden elixir, it can also reduce his true essence and magic power in a short period of time.

Li Ye's Golden Elixir utilizes the characteristics of this spiritual plant to dissolve the incomplete golden elixir generated by the failed elixir formation, and converts it into liquid magic power, thereby minimizing the backlash of the failed breakthrough.

It's a magic medicine!
Whether it is a tonic or a poison depends on the application scenario... If poison is used in the right place, it can also save a life!

"However, this item is only somewhat effective for cultivators' mana. It has very little effect on the demonic power of demonic beasts. Using it to kill demons is a complete waste... Otherwise, I'm afraid it wouldn't have survived until now. It would have been used to deal with the black dragon like the Dragon Subduing Wood!"

Thinking of this, Li Ye felt somewhat relieved.

(End of this chapter)