Chapter 320: The Cause and Effect of the Mortal World
Nanling is full of towering mountains and ancient veins of nature, which gave birth to many magical herbs and medicines.
There is even a legend that an immortal elixir once took root in the Tianyuan ancient vein of Nanling Mountains. This shows how suitable Nanling Mountains are for the growth of elixir.
Nanling is mountainous, with primeval forests everywhere and all kinds of powerful monsters lurking among them. Therefore, Nanling has become a paradise for monsters.
The ancient Demon King Palace is located deep in the Nanling Mountains.
If the barbarians living in seclusion in the primeval forests of Nanling had not suddenly sent troops to destroy the Beiyuan Wang family more than ten years ago, the world would probably have mistakenly believed that there were no human forces in Nanling.
However, although the barbarians appeared, they did not expand their territory, and Nanling was still under the rule of the demon tribe.
In addition, Nanling also holds an annual spiritual medicine conference at the Tianyuan Ancient Vein, which can be regarded as a major event in Nanling.
After Li Zhi entered Nanling, he did not wander around in the mountains, but went directly to the Yuantian ancient vein.
Unfortunately, he came at an inopportune time, as this year's Spiritual Medicine Conference would not start for several months.
The Yuantian ancient vein seems quite deserted. This ancient vein covers a vast area with endless mountains.
Li Zhi searched the ancient veins for several days and found several places marked as the roots of the immortal elixir.
Unfortunately, after careful research, Li Zhi found that almost all of those places were fake.
It is simply not enough for the elixir of immortality to grow.
Although the spiritual energy in those places is extremely rich and is more than enough to cultivate a little medicine king, it is far from the soil that the immortal elixir likes to take root in.
If Li Zhi wants to find a place suitable for the growth of the immortal medicine in the vast Nanling Mountains, it may be beyond his ability alone.
Even if he is already a saint, it is impossible for him to find every ancient vein in Nanling.
With this, Li Zhi planned to wait for the annual spiritual medicine conference in Nanling to be held. At that time, ancient monsters from all over Nanling would gather together.
The ancient monsters from all over the world gathered together and they will definitely bring useful news to Li Zhi.
Afterwards, Li Zhi temporarily opened up a cave on the Yuantian ancient vein, where he recuperated and comprehended the great way of heaven and earth in Nanling.
Crossing the Western Desert, Li Zhi was actually not as relaxed as he appeared.
The karmic fire created by the power of Buddhist faith is terrifying and boundless.
It is even more terrifying when there is still a trace of thought of Amitabha Buddha in the power of faith.
Li Zhi himself does not collect faith, so naturally he can only rely on himself to resist the erosion of the power of Buddhist faith.
Although it looks intact on the outside, it actually has many defects on the inside, which are the areas he neglected in his daily practice.
Just as Li Zhi was recuperating from his injuries, he was also comprehending the laws of heaven and earth in Nanling.
A shocking event occurred in the Eastern Wasteland.
The monks from the ancient star of Eternity piloted a spaceship and landed on the ancient star of Beidou.
After only a few days of arrogance, the fleet of the Eternal Ancient Star was directly destroyed by the ancient myriad races.
This caused a huge uproar.
Inside the Seven Star Dojo, the four maids were also reporting the matter to Li Xianer.
"Young Master, those cultivators from outside the domain have mastered the method of refining the mysterious evolutionary fluid. Should we inform the Master of this?"
Nowadays, all the major forces in the Eastern Wilderness, whether it is the ancient royal family or the human holy land, are desperately collecting raw materials for refining the evolution liquid.
Just thinking about the terrifying effects of the evolution liquid makes them excited.
Moreover, in Li Zhi's Taoist temple, there were countless kinds of divine materials piled up, and even a lot of flesh and blood of saints.
If they could be made into cultivation resources by refining evolutionary fluid, their cultivation would surely advance by leaps and bounds.
"Father is going out for training this time in order to comprehend the origin of the Great Dao of the Big Dipper. We should not disturb him. As for the evolutionary liquid, don't expect it. Although using that kind of thing can quickly improve a cultivator's cultivation, it will erode the cultivator's heart of Taoism. And we do have similar means in my Seven Star Dojo." Li Xian'er said to the four maids.
"Sister Xian'er, does Master also have the means to quickly improve one's Taoism?" Jin Ming asked curiously.
Li Zhi was very strict with her and would not let her take any panacea that could improve her Taoism. Every bit of magic power and every pound of divine power in her body came from her own cultivation.
"Of course there is. But you can't use it now. At least you can't use it until you cultivate to the Four Extremes Secret Realm." Li Xianer said.
The method of using the Wanyu Furnace to bathe in the essence and blood of all spirits to enhance one's own life source is a rare method of cultivation in the world.
However, after Li Zhi sublimated the secret method by drawing on the scriptures of the Immortal Emperor, the effect was even more incredible.
Every time you bathe in the essence of all spirits, you will form a cocoon of flesh and blood, achieving a leap in the level of life.
It's even similar to the transformation during foundation building, but this secret method has strong limitations on its use.
At the very least, one must understand one's own heart of Tao so that one will not be affected by external laws of the Tao.
Even Li Zhi never used this secret method once after he created it.
Because he did not have enough flesh and blood of the Great Sage that was rich in the Great Sage's laws.
The flesh and blood of ordinary saints or saint kings have extremely weak effects on him.
The best time to use it is at the king level, after you have carved out your own path and established a solid foundation. Then, using the flesh and blood of a saint to transform it will take the cultivator's path foundation to a higher level.
"Young Master, it is said that the Holy Body Ye Fan is back again. Do you want to visit him?" Meng Zhang said to Li Xianer.
"No need. Uncle Ye has his own things to do, and Uncle Ye's Heavenly Palace is the center of the storm. With my current cultivation level, I am not able to intervene in the fight at that level. You can just treat the various events happening outside as stories, and don't let curiosity get the better of you and get involved in those things. As long as you don't leave the dojo, everyone's safety can be guaranteed. But once you leave the dojo, life and death may not be in your control." Li Xian'er said after thinking for a moment.
Before leaving, Li Zhi handed the Taoist temple over to Li Xianer, and Li Xianer naturally had to manage the monks in the Taoist temple.
After all, the Seven Star Dojo is no longer the same as it used to be.
When there are too many people, all kinds of troubles will arise.
Seeing that Li Xian'er had no impulsive thoughts, the four maids withdrew.
Jin Ming asked curiously, "Sister Xian'er, why doesn't Master participate in this matter? I heard that the warships driven by those foreign warriors from the Eternal Ancient Star are very magical."
Li Xianer said, "Of course it's because the paths are different. If I'm not mistaken, the fleet of the Eternal Ancient Star came to attack the Taigu Clan of the Northern Territory, and it was Uncle Ye who fanned the flames behind the scenes. This war is actually a test for Uncle Ye and his Heavenly Court. If a big force wants to rise, it will be accompanied by endless killing. And the Heavenly Court is the most special, and the killing that accompanies it will increase exponentially."
Jin Ming asked with some confusion: "Sister Xian'er, why is the Heavenly Palace so special?"
Li Xian'er said: "It should be related to a supreme figure. I don't know the specific reason. Maybe my father knows, but he won't tell me. It should be because my cultivation is too weak."
Jin Ming said, "Sister Xian'er, is that Saint Body Ye Fan the son of destiny of this era? I read all the records of his rise from weak to strong, and found that there are many inexplicable things in his resume, which is very different from that of a normal cultivator. And every time he appears, he will cause a storm. As his cultivation level increases, the killings he causes increase. This is inconsistent with the common sense that as cultivators' cultivation level increases, the number of fights will decrease relatively."
Li Xian'er looked at Jin Ming with a strange expression and asked, "Sister Jin Ming, where did you learn these things?"
"In books. Master told me to read more books, especially storybooks written by mortals. I found that the process of the protagonists in those storybooks becoming stronger was illogical." Jin Ming said.
"What book? Bring it to me." Li Xian'er asked curiously. Jin Ming immediately took out the various online immortal cultivation novels that Li Zhi had prepared for her.
"Dad actually let you look at this?" Li Xianer said in surprise.
"Master said that mortals' wisdom can be so wildly imaginative about what immortals are like because it has not been influenced by the various practice taboos that cultivators have received. We cultivators must draw wisdom from the imagination of mortals so that we can always maintain our curiosity about practice." Jin Ming said.
"Maybe what Dad said is right." Li Xianer said with a smile.
Then she warned: "But don't get too addicted to it. Although these stories about cultivating immortals are exciting, they can't be taken seriously."
Jin Ming nodded and said, "I remember it."
Then, Li Xian'er came to the outside of Zixiao Palace alone, looked at the scenery below the mountain and said to herself: "Uncle Ye's luck is indeed different from that of a normal genius. It seems that what Dad said is right, Uncle Ye is a special existence."
In fact, Li Zhi knew very well in his heart that any idea of destroying Ye Fan's opportunities, or even taking Ye Fan's path and leaving Ye Fan with no way out, was ridiculous.
What does the sacrifice represent? Perhaps few people can truly understand.
And Li Zhi is one of the few people who can understand its meaning.
Under the leadership of Li Xianer, the Seven Star Dojo was not affected by this turmoil.
But it doesn’t mean it won’t be affected.
The turmoil in Beidou did not stop with the death of the cultivator from the Eternal Ancient Star. Instead, it became more and more intense.
Even the two great killer dynasties, Hell and the Human World, were destroyed because of the growth of Heaven.
A few months later, Ye Fan and the human-demon attacked the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest together.
In the end, the monks of Wanlongchao were forced to leave Beidou.
However, the mysterious purple-gold dragon egg in the Chaos Dragon's Nest attracted the attention of many cultivators.
The aura of the dragon egg is really too mysterious.
There was a faint immortal aura emanating from the dragon egg.
It was as if the dragon egg was harboring a true fairy offspring.
Even Ye Fan and the human demon who forced the Wanlongchao clan to leave Beidou felt a tingling sensation on their scalps.
Ye Fan vaguely saw that another peerless genius with talent comparable to that of the "Prince of Heaven" would be born in the Wanlong Clan.
In addition to the Wanlong clan monks who were forced to evacuate Beidou, there was also a group of Wanlong Nest monks outside who fled all the way to the southern region of Donghuang while being hunted down by the people of Heaven.
He stumbled and arrived outside Li Zhi's dojo.
"Evil Dragon, where are you going to run to?"
A group of celestial monks, led by the big black dog, chased dozens of Wanlongchao monks, led by Ao Xiao, and finally arrived outside Li Zhi's dojo.
"Your Highness, help me."
Ao Xiao and other monks from the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest knelt directly outside the gate of Li Zhi's Taoist temple and shouted inside.
"Haha, you actually came to Li Zhi for help. This really makes me laugh to death."
When the big black dog saw that the remnants of the Wanlongchao were actually asking for help from Li Zhi's dojo, he almost broke his waist from laughing.
"Uncle Heihuang, what should we do if Taoist Li comes forward to protect them?" Ye Tong asked from the side.
"Then don't give them the chance to see Taoist Li." Dongfang Ye, the leader, waved the bone stick in his hand and said murderously.
Inside the Seven Star Dojo, Li Xianer and Jin Ming could also see the situation outside the dojo completely through the magic circle.
"Sister, should we protect them? I heard that Ao Xiao from the Wanlong Clan is a loyal believer of Master." Jin Ming asked.
"Let's wait and see." Li Xian'er also frowned, not knowing how to deal with them for a moment.
Ao Xiao, who was outside the dojo, saw that Li Zhi's dojo had not responded yet.
He directly broke the news: "Your Highness, the princess has conceived a child for you, you can't just ignore us."
"what?"
"Master Li actually killed the dragon girl from the Ten Thousand Dragons Nest. When did this happen?"
The Heavenly Court monks who were chasing Ao Xiao were in an uproar, especially Big Black Dog and Dongfang Ye, who opened their mouths in shock.
All the forces that were observing them in secret revealed a hint of amusement.
There was a conflict between Ye Fan's Heavenly Court and the feared Taoist priest of longevity. Now let's see how it ends.
Inside the dojo, Jin Ming and Li Xian'er were also shocked and opened their mouths wide.
"That's impossible." Li Xian'er denied it directly.
"I'm going to have a little junior brother?" Jin Ming said with shining eyes.
Then Li Xian'er walked out of the dojo, came directly in front of Ao Xiao and shouted: "My father can't have a child with a wild woman. All of you get out of here."
"Miss Li, you are actually at home?" Hei Huang said with a smile, "Now we are going to have something interesting to watch."
"Your Highness, you are Your Highness, please make the decision for us. The human race's holy body has gone too far..." Ao Xiao shouted at Li Xian'er incoherently as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"I'm not your young master, and my father has nothing to do with your Wanlongchao. Now, immediately, get out of here." Li Xian'er shouted angrily.
Then he returned to the dojo and activated the mountain protection formation.
"Okay, it's time for us to take action." Seeing the result of Li Xianer's handling, Heihuang laughed.
"Kill them all, leave no one alive." Dongfang Ye shouted at the Heavenly Court disciples around him.
"Your Highness, have you abandoned us?"
Seeing that the people from Heaven were about to come and kill him, Ao Xiao's heart was filled with infinite sadness.
But just as the people from Heaven were approaching, a star gate suddenly appeared in front of them.
Then a terrifying suction force came from the star gate, directly swallowing up the remnants of the Ten Thousand Dragons' Nest.
When Dongfang Ye's bone club hit the star gate, the star gate collapsed directly.
Afterwards, Ao Xiao and others disappeared without a trace.
(End of this chapter)