I can gather experience beads

Zhang Heng slowly recounted the details of the ruins.

Shi Shatian tensed his mind and listened carefully.

These ruins were discovered by Zhang Heng when he was hunting monsters in the South China Sea.

At present, it has not spread widely in the immortal cultivation circles in southwest Yunzhou.

This relic requires more than three foundation-building cultivators to open. If the leader of the Loose Cultivator Alliance and another deputy leader were not available to participate, Zhang Heng would not have contacted Shi Shatian, the newly-made loose cultivator.

As for the sect's foundation-building monks, Zhang Heng would rather continue waiting than contact them.

In the eyes of the Loose Cultivator Alliance, sects and loose cultivators are naturally in opposition.

The ruins here will appear in the clouds above the sea when the full moon is high in the sky.

It looks like a huge mechanical fortress.

A teleportation array appears at the very bottom.

When the monk steps in, information about the ruins here will be transmitted into the monk's mind.

"This relic is called the Heavenly Secret Fortress, and it requires three foundation-building monks to open it."

"Founded by the great monk Tianjizi from ancient times."

"The Tianji Fortress was Tianjizi's war fortress, but when he ascended to the spirit world, he could not take it with him, nor could he destroy it, so he transformed it into a relic."

"The ruins here are not about inheritance. As long as those who are destined to enter can gain benefits based on their abilities."

"Among them, there is a high probability that there are elixirs and magic pills that can assist in forming the golden elixir!" Zhang Heng said with a little excitement.

After a pause, Zhang Heng continued, "This Tianji Fortress should have been floating in the Endless Sea before. It will be teleported irregularly every few years. This time it appeared in the South China Sea. I don't know how long it has been. We must seize the opportunity and enter it to gain benefits."

"If a Jindan cultivator can emerge among our independent cultivators, then the Independent Cultivator Alliance will surely become the top force in the southwest of Yunzhou!"

"The status of us independent cultivators will undergo a drastic change! We will no longer be suppressed by the disciples of the big sects!"

Listening to Zhang Heng's words, Tan Hongmei seemed very excited.

But Shi Shatian did not comment on Zhang Heng's last few words. Although he was alone, he saw things more clearly than anyone else. Once the Loose Cultivator Alliance reached that position, would the top and bottom members of the Loose Cultivator Alliance still be the same loose cultivators?

"The Tianji Fortress is located deep in the South China Sea. A fourth-level demon cultivator occasionally appears there. You need to be vigilant."

"Today is June 4th. In eleven days it will be the Mid-Moon Festival. We can set off and head to that sea area to wait for the Tianji Fortress to appear."

Tan Hongmei and Shi Shatian had no objections. The three of them flew into the air and followed Zhang Heng towards the South China Sea.

......

In the South China Sea, on an unnamed island, the surrounding spiritual energy suddenly began to gather towards the island, forming a huge spiritual energy vortex that enveloped the entire island.

After this abnormal phenomenon lasted for a while, the abnormal spiritual energy returned to normal.

A few days later, there was a loud bang, and rocks exploded and flew everywhere from a rocky mountain on the island.

A figure flew out from the stone mountain and landed above the island. He said excitedly, "Advanced to the seventh level of foundation building, entering the late stage of foundation building!"

This figure was naturally Cao Rui.

At this time, two months had passed since the last time Cao Rui went out to hunt monsters, and the time had gone from April to June.

During this period of time, he has been frantically hunting monsters, refining monster spirit pills, and constantly improving his strength.

Before this retreat, Cao Rui hunted down eleven third-level monsters in one go and obtained a large number of third-level monster pills.

After calculating that these demon pills were enough for promotion and making a full effort to reach a higher realm, Cao Rui temporarily began to go into seclusion.

After several days of seclusion, Cao Rui finally succeeded in breaking through to the seventh level of foundation building.

Entering the late stage of foundation building, Cao Rui felt that his magic power had roughly doubled compared to the fifth stage of foundation building, and had become even stronger and more powerful, and the power of the spells he cast would also become even greater.

The power of the Shenyuan Jue was fully demonstrated at this moment.

As his cultivation level increased to the sixth level of foundation building, Cao Rui's spiritual awareness range expanded by a full six miles, from the original seventeen miles to twenty-three miles.

And when he successfully broke through to the seventh level of foundation building, his spiritual awareness increased by another ten miles, reaching an astonishing thirty-three miles!

At this moment, Cao Rui exerted his spiritual sense to its full extent, and the entire island and the vast sea area of ​​thousands of square miles around it were all under his control.

With such a terrifying spiritual power, I am afraid that no one can withstand Cao Rui's divine cone attack during the entire foundation-building period.

Relying on this powerful spiritual power, Cao Rui was able to control the five magic swords and the Five Elements Sword Formation with increasing ease.

The strength has more than increased several times.

"Recently, there have been cultivators flying towards that direction. What is going on?" Cao Rui leaped into the air and looked into the distance, his heart full of doubts.

During these days of seclusion, Cao Rui's spiritual sense had been observing the surroundings to guard against any monsters that might approach.

Unexpectedly, I didn't see any monsters, but I did detect a lot of the aura of foundation-building cultivators.

"In this case, there should be a rare treasure appearing."

"Follow up and have a look."

After his promotion, his strength increased dramatically, and Cao Rui was confident that he could participate in the treasure hunt among the foundation-building cultivators.

After thinking about it, Cao Rui activated the art of invisibility and concealed his breath, disguising his cultivation level to the inconspicuous third level of foundation building. Then he put on a hooded robe and flew away.

They kept traveling for three or four days, and just when Cao Rui was wondering, maybe it was just an ordinary cultivator who happened to pass by.

A mixed aura came from the front.

Cao Rui sped up and looked carefully, and couldn't help but say to himself, what a lively scene!

Above the vast sea, the sky is divided into two camps.

On one side were a dozen or so human monks, floating quietly in the air.

On the other side was a demon cultivator with a dragon head and a human body. The dragon scales on his head were flashing with a strange blue light. He stood alone, emitting a powerful aura. He was obviously a fourth-level demon cultivator!

Behind this fourth-level demon cultivator, there are various third-level demon beasts, most of which are in the form of dragons, with as many as a dozen of them.

These monsters, which were usually very ferocious, were now as well-behaved as babies when standing behind this demon cultivator, and even their breathing seemed cautious.

"That casual cultivator, come here quickly!" An old Taoist among the human cultivators waved to Cao Rui.

Cao Rui was stunned for a moment, then slowly controlled the air to move forward.

The human cultivators present were all staring at the fourth-level demon cultivator with nervous expressions, as if they were ready to engage in battle at any time.

They just took a quick glance at Cao Rui's cultivation and no longer paid attention to him. They didn't react much to his arrival.

A mere casual cultivator at the third level of the Foundation Establishment Stage cannot play a big role in the current situation.

At this time, Cao Rui also saw the faces of the monks present clearly, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "It's really a coincidence that we meet each other thousands of miles apart, and they are all old acquaintances!"