Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 226 If you dare to kill me, you will offend Master Dai

"Report, all three palaces here are empty."

"Captain, I have nothing here either."

"My side is empty too, with only some useless decorations."

Soon a report came in, and it was obvious that these monks from the Yinshi Sect were late.

One of the more clever subordinates saw Xiao Chen who had not yet left.

He quickly took a few steps closer and shouted, "Hey, you over there, did you see anyone take anything from the palace?"

Of course, no response was received.

Xiao Chen was busy adjusting the placement of things in the storage ring so that he could quickly take them out during future battles. He was too lazy to pay attention to these jumping clowns.

If anyone dares to come over and disgust him, he will just kill them with a slap.

"Are you fucking deaf? I'm talking to you!"

The subordinate immediately became angry and took a few steps closer, his voice getting louder: "Hey, are you pretending to be dumb in front of me?"

"I think you're really tired of living!"

"I'm going to skin you alive today!"

As he said this, he took out a flying sword, but did not take action immediately. Instead, he winked at his two companions nearby.

The other two immediately understood, took out their weapons in tacit understanding, and then stepped forward together.

"Who told you to go over there? Come back here!"

The leading captain suddenly shouted, "Skinny dog, don't think I don't know what you're up to."

"I have no objection to you wanting to make some quick bucks, but you have to decide when."

"The most important thing right now is to complete the task assigned by the young master as quickly as possible. I don't have time for you to waste."

"Everyone, follow me to the side hall at the back to search. Move quickly!"

Upon hearing this, the monks around immediately began to return to the team. The two friends hesitated for a moment and turned around to go back.

"Wait a minute, don't leave yet."

Skinny Dog quickly argued, "Captain, you're being unfairly accused. I was just trying to get some clues."

I have been in the ruins for two days and haven't found anything. I finally met a lone cultivator.

"Fuck your mother's fart!"

The leading captain scolded him directly, "It's obvious at first glance that he's just a casual cultivator without a spiritual weapon. How could he possibly know any clues?"

"Don't bother me. You've delayed the young master's important matter. Can you bear the responsibility?"

Skinny Dog looked at Xiao Chen, who was meditating dozens of feet away, with regret. He really wanted to take the opportunity to kill a casual cultivator and get some spirit stones for himself.

But the captain brought up the young master to pressure others, so he had to listen.

After all, he is the great-grandson of the sect's supreme elder. Few people can afford to offend him, even the other true disciples dare not provoke him.

Before leaving, he turned around and glared at Xiao Chen again.

Damn, you're lucky.

However, he saw the white-robed monk in front of him actually took out a pair of golden maces.

"You've come, don't leave."

"Skin it, huh? I'll fulfill your wish."

In fact, at the beginning, Xiao Chen wanted to give up. After all, there were nine people in a team here, and it would take a lot of effort to fight.

He also planned to go to the core area first to study the function of the orb, and did not want to alert the Yinshi Sect.

But he suddenly realized that he had already offended the Huo family this time, so there was no need to pretend.

The main reason was that I was used to hiding it, so I didn’t react at the first time.

The Jin Guang San Ren alias is definitely not usable. If that’s the case, then there’s no point in worrying about it!
kill!

"Bang~!"

The golden mace hit the skinny dog's chest hard, actually blowing up half of his lung.

"Oh, no, you're so arrogant, but this is all you can do?"

Xiao Chen originally wanted to satisfy the skinny dog's wish to skin it, but who knew that he was so vulnerable that he couldn't even take a single blow.

This can't be blamed on him for breaking his promise, it's just that the other party is so clumsy.

"Dog brother!"

Suddenly someone exclaimed, which immediately attracted the attention of the remaining eight people.

The cultivator closest to him immediately shouted, "He's a physical cultivator, Captain, save me!"

While shouting for help, he quickly retreated.

The sect's Dharma elder said that when facing a physical cultivator, one must keep a distance and limit the opponent's explosive advantage brought by brute force.

Especially in situations like this where the majority are outnumbered, cooperating with your teammates to use restrictive spells to kite is the right approach. As long as the distance is widened, the disadvantages of physical cultivation in combat become obvious.

In theory, this choice is certainly correct.

The leading captain also thought the same thing: "Damn it! Everyone, maintain the crescent formation, restrict his movement, and capture him alive!"

Even though Xiao Chen killed the skinny dog ​​in one move, he did not panic.

But there was a hint of annoyance in his eyes. This would undoubtedly delay the young master's fight for the top position.

I hope this white-haired monk really knows some clues, otherwise it will be difficult for him to report to the young master.

But it doesn't matter, he won't have this worry soon.

"No, he's still moving. The immobilization spell is useless!"

"The poisonous ivy is useless, Captain, save me!"

After losing two team members in succession, the leading captain finally realized that something was wrong: "Use your spiritual weapon to attack directly and kill him!"

However, such struggle is undoubtedly futile.

Soon two more people fell down, and the remaining three cultivators finally collapsed when they saw Xiao Chen, who was surrounded by fire lotuses and was unharmed.

They didn't bother to maintain their formation and turned around to flee for their lives.

This was of course a useless struggle, after all, running on the ground was one of the advantages of physical cultivation.

"You can't kill me!"

Seeing that his men had been completely wiped out and that there was no hope for him to escape, the captain immediately shouted, "I am a disciple of the Yin Corpse Sect and a bodyguard for Young Master Dai."

"If you dare to kill me, you will offend Young Master Dai, you will offend..."

Before he could finish his words, he was broken into two pieces.

Xiao Chen didn't bother to listen to his nonsense. It was nothing more than offending the Yinshi Sect. Using this to threaten him was simply hilarious.

If you are really afraid of getting into trouble, you should just keep quiet from the beginning.

Since I have chosen to take action, I will definitely not be afraid of this anymore.

"Why don't we go to the core area first?"

Xiao Chen skillfully collected the storage rings: "Now I have nine more storage rings. If I continue to refine them, I may not have enough time."

But now there is a problem, that is, you cannot put a storage ring inside a storage ring.

You can’t use storage bags either. In short, you can’t use nesting dolls.

Fortunately, he has ten fingers, so he can barely wear it. It's just a little uncomfortable, and he's a little uncomfortable with it.

"Oops, this ring is a size too big. I'll move it to my thumb here."

Xiao Chen adjusted his position: "Fortunately it's not a circle smaller."

Before the refining is completed, the storage ring cannot fit the monk's fingers.

All I can say is that there are too many spoils, and it’s a hassle to not be able to handle them all.
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“This place is really big.”

Xiao Chen quickly stepped onto the main road and walked forward for about a thousand miles in one breath, but he didn't see the core area.

There are no large buildings on both sides, but instead there are various high and low rockery and flowing water.

There are even artificial rockeries here that are hundreds of feet high and made of bluestone.

"Such a large space is actually used for something like this. What a waste."

Xiao Chen had heard some rumors about this strange architectural layout before.

It is said that in ancient times, some powerful forces or some independent cultivators would deliberately build such man-made wonders in order to show off their strength.

The location is also very important, there must be a third or even fourth level spiritual vein underneath.

The main feature is the beautiful mountains and rivers. I just leave the great spiritual veins unused and just have fun.

Of course, nowadays in the cultivation world, except for a few special areas that have been preserved, such a situation no longer exists.

Everyone is more inclined to find various ways to improve the utilization efficiency of spiritual veins.

We continued walking for about a hundred miles and crossed a high mountain.

The scene finally changed, and a large number of small houses appeared in the area between the mountain and the next one.

"What place is this again?"

Standing on the top of the mountain, Xiao Chen could easily see dozens of monks below, moving in front of different huts, as if they were looking for something.

He walked slowly down the hill and found that the nearest houses were empty.

"Interesting, what's hidden here?"

Xiao Chen instantly thought that some special items might have been reserved here.

He immediately became interested and prepared to investigate the specific situation first.

Going deeper along the right side, he soon came across a small house that had not been searched by others and was still protected by prohibitions.

"Luckily I found the Xuanhuang Retrograde Array earlier, so I can use it now."

Xiao Chen deployed the formation according to the diagram. Although he was alone, the restrictions in this small house were not as exaggerated as those in the palace.

As a result, it only took less than a quarter of an hour to complete the task.

He put away the formation plate and pushed the door open.

In the middle of the room, there is a human-shaped statue holding a shield in the left hand and a knife in the right hand.

As if sensing someone entering, the statue's eyes turned and locked onto Xiao Chen.

At the same time, a formation detection force swept over, as if to verify the identity.

Of course the test failed.

Suddenly, dust fell from the statue, and it began to move: "Kill!"

As the word "kill" came out, a strong spiritual power reaction suddenly came from its body, which was not weaker than that of the late Jindan stage.

It was even faster and rushed to Xiao Chen in two steps.

A bright light flashed on the scimitar, and it chopped down directly at his neck and shin.

"Crack~!"

Xiao Chen clasped his hands together and clamped the scimitar.

However, the statue reacted quickly, raising its shield and charging forward.

"Boo~!"

"Bang~!"

Xiao Chen pushed forward with both palms, knocking the scimitar away with one hand and pressing on the shield with the other hand, using his strength advantage to forcibly suppress the impact on the statue.

"drink!"

He exerted more force with his hands, and the stone slab under the feet of the statue shattered, and half of the body was immediately pressed into the ground.

Then Xiao Chen kicked the statue's head directly with a whip kick.

After the head was gone, several mechanical connections were exposed inside, and the statue's arms were still able to move. So he had to completely dismantle the mechanical anthropomorphic puppet, and only then did he have time to explore the situation in the house.

"Huh, weird?"

Xiao Chen flipped through it carefully: "Why is there nothing here?"

The problem is that this house is clearly well-protected and no one should have been here.

He thought about it, turned back to check the puppet, and found a token made of special material around its waist.

It was also written in ancient spiritual language that he could not recognize at the moment.

"Hiss~, do I need to collect tokens?"

Recalling the number of houses he had just seen on the top of the mountain, Xiao Chen frowned: "There are at least a few thousand houses. Isn't this a bit too much trouble?"

Although there were quite a few monks coming this time, almost half of them had been eliminated before.

At the same time, more than half were left in the side hall behind the palace.

Many cultivators also encountered attacks, such as Xiao Chen and others who encountered the Huo family.

There are really not many people left who can come here, and just collecting tokens is not an easy task.

"Open another one and see."

In order to verify the situation, Xiao Chen opened a small room again, but this time it was even more outrageous, it was completely empty.

Wow, you’re still trying to mix reality and fiction, right?

He continued to the next room.

"Huh, there's actually a direct reward?"

In this room, there is a small low table made of pear wood with cloud pattern.

There was a tray on it, with a bright red spiritual fruit on it.

Unfortunately, due to the long time, only the appearance of this spiritual fruit remains.

As the door opened, it quickly began to change color, transforming into a small pile of black, smelly residue.

"Wait a minute, what on earth is this place for?"

Xiao Chen initially thought that this was also an area where important keepsakes were stored, but now it seems different.

"Look, there are quite a few new houses over there. Shanshan, take half of the people and go over there to collect the Heavenly Star Orders. Don't be anxious, and be careful of the puppets here."

Suddenly, a gentle female voice was heard outside.

Then came a clear response: "Okay, Sister Rong, leave it to me."

Star Order?
Xiao Chen immediately thought of the mysterious token. It was such a simple and crude naming method.

According to this logic, could those pearls be called Heavenly Star Pearls?

However, this may just be a temporary abbreviation given by the monks themselves. After all, the name is originally a code name.

As long as my companions can understand what I am saying while exploring the ruins, that's fine.

He turned around and walked out of the hut, and saw three female monks in long skirts walking side by side.

They all had sachets with the same pattern tied around their waists, obviously from the Tianyin Sect.

Since even they turned around to look for the Heavenly Star Token, it seems that this token must have a story behind it.

"who?"

The leading female cultivator in a yellow skirt immediately looked at Xiao Chen warily.

The reason why she was so vigilant was mainly because disciples from large sects would sometimes disappear for no reason in the ruins.

Especially in the current situation where manpower is dispersed to search for supplies, we need to be more careful.

After all, there are some individuals among the independent cultivators who are quite powerful, and such situations have happened many times in the past.

But perhaps because he was alone, the leading female cultivator in yellow skirt immediately relaxed her guard and looked noticeably more relaxed.

She asked softly, "Fellow Daoist, don't be nervous. We are disciples of the Tianyin Sect."

"Excuse me, are you alone? Let's make a deal?"
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Compared to the Yinshi Sect, the Tianyin Sect seems to be more righteous.

For example, when we introduce ourselves, we mean that we are a reputable and upright sect and we generally don’t do bad things, so fellow Taoist, don’t be afraid.

At the same time, it can also be understood as using the sect's name to guarantee the transaction she mentioned.

Of course, if you look at it from another angle, it can also be understood as a threat using background, which depends on what the listener thinks.

Xiao Chen was definitely not afraid of threats: "Oh, I wonder what the deal is, fellow Daoist, can you tell me about it?"

He glanced at the three female cultivators in front of him one by one.

Judging from their clothes, they all have good figures.

Well, of course this is not the point. After all, there are very few fat cultivators.

Occasionally, when you meet one, there are usually special reasons, such as practicing some strange skills, etc.

The key point is that their cultivation seems to be around the middle stage of the Golden Core, which means they pose no threat to Xiao Chen.

In that case, let's hear what this so-called deal is.

"It's actually very simple. We're looking for the Heavenly Star Token, which is about this size."

The female cultivator in the yellow skirt took out a hand-drawn picture and said, "If you have seen or possessed such a token, we are willing to pay a high price for it."

"If you don't want the spirit stones, we can exchange them for something else."

The token on the painting was exactly the same as the one Xiao Chen had obtained before, except for the ancient spiritual characters.

"That's a shame. I've never seen such a token."

He shook his head, with just the right amount of regret in his tone.

"It doesn't matter. This token is hard to find."

The yellow-skirted female cultivator smiled slightly and put away the picture: "If you meet us again in the future, you can come and trade with us again, or you can go and find the other sisters."

"Then we will go find the token first, fellow Daoist, please get busy first."

After saying that, she took her two junior sisters to a nearby house and worked together to break the ban.

Well, leaving now?

Xiao Chen was a little surprised that the robbery process was not triggered.

Isn’t it said that the Tianyin Sect is quite aggressive?
This doesn't look fierce.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with a little harmony.

So Xiao Chen also kept a little distance and continued to explore the things in the cabin.

It seems that after going to the core area, you have to turn back and collect tokens, which means that the Star Token and Star Pearl are most likely key tokens.

In that case, he might as well find all the tokens here first, and then go to the core area, so as to save himself from running back and forth.

A day passed in the blink of an eye.

After opening another thirty small houses, Xiao Chen roughly figured out some patterns.

These houses can be roughly divided into three categories.

The first category is the smallest in number, and it contains a mechanical puppet carrying the Heavenly Star Order.

Except for the first room, he only found one Heavenly Star Order in the total of thirty-two rooms.

The second category is the largest in number and is completely empty, with nothing in it.

It is simply used to confuse the monks and make up the numbers.

The third category has a quantity between the first two, and contains a tray of rewards.

If you are unlucky and encounter spiritual fruits or herbs, it will be equivalent to an empty house.

If you are lucky, you can get spiritual ore or inheritance jade slips.

Xiao Chen found a small box of silver-thread spiritual soil, a piece of magnetic gold, and a yellow-level spell called "Chixiao Breaking Mountain Palm".

Silver Silk Spiritual Soil is a third-grade refining material, mostly used for defensive spiritual weapons.

The Yuanci Jingjin has a great origin and is a very rare fourth-level wonder.

It can be used to create top-level spiritual weapons, to arrange special fourth-level formations, and to practice special skills.

Most of the cultivators who came to the ruins this time, such as Yu Zhenyang and others.

Their biggest goal is to obtain such a fourth-level wonder, so as to develop a powerful trump card or exchange it for other cultivation resources.

Take the fourth-level spiritual objects to exchange for third-level supplies. If the opportunity is right, you can even directly exchange them for spiritual pills that can break through levels.

This is easy to understand. Just like for cultivators who have already established their foundation, the foundation-building pill is actually not difficult to obtain, and it may even be worth only one favor.

If there are any rare spiritual objects, they can be used for exchange.

But for Xiao Chen, he values ​​the last spell more.

After all, although the magnetic gold is precious, it is unlikely to be used for the time being.

But this "Chixiao Breaking Mountain Palm" is different. It is a fourth-level spell with a complete process.

The key point is - the process is complete!
Most spells are relatively independent. For example, the "True Yang Nine Dragon Dance" that Xiao Chen is using now can only be practiced by Jindan cultivators.

There is no basic chapter at the beginning, and no advanced method at the end.

Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot practice it, and Nascent Soul cultivators look down on it.

Generally, it is a transitional spell that is temporarily used by new fire-type Jindan monks to keep up appearances.

If conditions permit, Jindan cultivators will give it up on their own initiative.

However, this "Chixiao Broken Mountain Palm" has four versions of the mental formula from Qi Refining to Nascent Soul.

From easy to difficult, from simple to complex, there is a clear connection.

For example, if Xiao Chen could practice the Jindan version of "Chixiao Palm" to the great perfection level.

Then when he practices the complete "Chixiao Broken Mountain Palm" in the future, he can get started directly.

It can also save 30% of time in the subsequent practice process because the two have many similarities.

If something like this were to be sold at an outside auction, it would normally be sold at a higher price than Yuanci refined gold.

Because for many immortal cultivation families, this can be used as a family inheritance.

In this case, yellow-level spells are not a disadvantage but rather an advantage.

The yellow level is good, it is just simple and easy to get started, no matter what spiritual roots you have, you can choose to practice it.

Even if it is simply to add such a spell in addition to the original inheritance, it is a very good choice.

For Xiao Chen, it was a match made in heaven.

He only loves yellow-level spells and doesn't want higher ones.

"This is a good thing. I can continue to use it after I break through to the Nascent Soul stage in the future. I don't have to run around looking for spells."

Although Xiao Chen is still a long way from reaching the Nascent Soul stage, as the saying goes, it is better to be prepared.

This time the new ruins are opening, I have come to the right place.

"But this is a fire-based technique. Am I really not a fire-born?"

Logically speaking, Xiao Chen is now using the True Yang Fire Dragon for attack, the Qiongtai Fire Lotus for defense, and even his escape method is Fire Escape.

If he didn't say it himself, no one would have guessed that he was a cultivator with wood spiritual roots.

But then again, now that he has condensed both the Yin and Yang fire seals, he can practice fire magic very quickly and powerfully.

All I can say is that if you encounter Hextech that can change spiritual roots in the future, you can consider simply changing to a fire spiritual root.

After complaining a few words in his heart, Xiao Chen still diligently followed the jade slip and tried to practice the "Red Sky Palm".

Anyway, with the dual blessing of Hextech and Yin Fire Seal, it won’t take long to learn a new spell.

After going to the core area, there will definitely be a battle with the Yinshi Sect.

It's a good opportunity to try out this new spell and see if it works well in actual combat.

(End of this chapter)