Chapter 370 Dragon and Phoenix Tonic Soup

The stars are brilliant and the universe is vast. Without specific starry sky coordinates, even a saint can get lost in the vast universe.

Even though Li Zhi was already a Saint King, he had never practiced the true method of deducing the secrets of heaven.

It is conceivable how difficult it is to find a cultivator of the same level in the vast starry sky with just a trace of breath.

Strictly speaking, the "Mathematical Classics" left by the master of astronomy is not a method of deducing the secrets of heaven, but a collection of calculation formulas for measuring various changes in the entire universe.

Therefore, although Li Zhi was able to calculate the changes of all things in the world, and even deduce the places where all things had shifted, he was not good at deducing the secrets of heaven in the ordinary sense.

Standing on a star island, feeling the mysterious aura emanating from the Heavenly Venerable Sea of ​​Bitterness, Li Zhi sighed and thought to himself: "Daoyou Cangming, please don't die. Otherwise, I will avenge you and start a massacre."

Afterwards, Li Zhi sacrificed the innate Bagua diagram and put a wisp of Cangming's breath into the Bagua diagram, intending to use it to deduce the secrets of heaven.

Since obtaining the Xiantian Bagua diagram, Li Zhi has used it more to deduce the flaws in Taoism, but has never really used it to search for various treasures of creation in the universe, nor has he used it to find the whereabouts of others.

Life is the greatest miracle in the world, and life that can embark on the path of spiritual practice is a miracle among miracles. Deducing the information of living beings is most likely to lead to cause and effect.

Compared with deducing the universe without emotions, deducing the various changes of living beings often involves crises.

Danger, at the mildest, everything goes wrong, at the worst, it may endanger your life.

Opportunities, at best you will make a fortune, at worst you will be successful.

However, Li Zhi has always been wary of this kind of opportunity that comes from the perspective of the evolution of heaven's will.

He felt that if a cultivator relied on the divine power to practice, he would break the first-level chaotic system attributes of fate.

If you rely on the calculation of heaven's secrets for everything, it is easy to turn your own destiny into a secondary chaotic system, and lock your own destiny directly within the coverage of heaven's secrets.

The so-called first-order chaotic system is one in which predictions will not change the outcome, and the so-called second-order chaotic system is one in which predictions will change the outcome.

The deduction of Tianji is a typical secondary chaotic system.

And what the monks pursue is exactly the first-level chaotic system, that is, no matter how the world changes and the eras come and go, I will remain immortal.

The supreme existence above the Dao of Sacrifice is the one who has truly reached the first level of the Dao Fruit of the Chaos System.

No external force can change their fate, and no matter what calculations are made, they will be ineffective against them.

Even life and death are the same to them.

It is precisely because of this that Li Zhi does not like to deduce the development process of an event from the perspective of heaven's secrets, especially things involving powerful creatures.

Just when he was about to deduce the secrets of heaven to find Cangming's whereabouts.

Li Zhi suddenly became alert and realized that in order to find Cangming's whereabouts, he didn't necessarily need to deduce the secrets of heaven.

Then, a complete map of the mythical ancient hunting area appeared in front of Li Zhi. This was the information he got from the minds of the ancient beasts living in this star region.

After some research, Li Zhi indeed discovered that there was a star field that he had overlooked.

Then, Li Zhi directly borrowed the power of the innate Bagua diagram to open a star gate.

After crossing the star gate, Li Zhi indeed saw a ruined star ruins, with all kinds of lightning flashing inside the star ruins.

Cangming, covered in blood, struggled hard to cross the sea of ​​thunder.

At the same time, he continued to control the sea of ​​thunder derived from the heavenly tribulation and attacked the two huge monsters.

It was a silver-winged flying dragon that was over eight thousand feet long and a yellow phoenix chick that was over three thousand feet long. Both ancient beasts exuded the powerful aura of a peak Saint King. It was they who blocked all of Cangming's escape routes with the help of the power of the heavenly tribulation.

If they were not afraid of Cangming's thunder tribulation, they would have rushed over and torn Cangming into pieces.

"You killed my son and wanted to escape with the power of the heavenly tribulation? It's wishful thinking." The Silver-winged Flying Dragon said coldly when he saw that Cangming was still attacking the barrier set up by it and Xuanchu during the thunder tribulation.

"Fellow Daoist Yin, the blood of gods and demons in this star giant seems to be quite strong. It can hold on for such a long time despite our joint pursuit, and even after being injured, it can forcibly break through the realm and attract the thunder tribulation. After killing it, I want to take 60% of the blood of gods and demons in his body." The young phoenix, whose body was covered with light yellow feathers, said to the Dragon Queen.

"As long as Fellow Daoist Huang can help me kill him, all his bodies of gods and demons will be yours. I only want his life-saving magic weapon, the Map of Gods and Demons." The Silver-Winged Flying Dragon responded.

"You two evil beasts want to kill me." Cangming, whose skin and flesh were torn and bones and tendons were broken by the divine thunder of the heavenly tribulation, was still as heroic as ever. He stood straight, as if even death could not humiliate his pride as a descendant of gods and demons.

Whether it is the silver-winged flying dragon or the young phoenix, in Cangming's view they are nothing more than prey of their clan of gods and demons.

Now that he was cornered by his prey, he felt extremely unwilling and even had a hint of regret.

Why not go directly to the other side of God, but instead accept Li Zhi’s invitation to come to the Beast Domain to train?

Once you enter the other side of the gods, you will have the opportunity to find the grave of divine flesh that possesses the inheritance of gods and demons, absorb the inheritance of gods and demons, use the fluid of gods and demons to complete the ultimate transformation, and transform into a true ancient god and demon body, thus clearing all obstacles on the road to becoming a great sage.

However, it is too late to regret now.

Once the thunder and lightning disappears, that will be the time of his death.

The bloodline of that silver-winged flying dragon and that young phoenix is ​​not as good as Cangming's, but their Taoism is two small realms higher than his.

Even if he survived the thunder tribulation, his cultivation was only at the eighth level of the Saint King Realm, and was still weaker than the other party.

Once the heavenly calamity that the two ancient beasts feared disappeared, he, who was seriously injured, would definitely not be a match for the two ancient beasts.

"Fellow Daoist Cangming, just rest assured and endure the tribulation. Now it's my turn to protect you. This magic pill will help you recover from your injuries."

At this moment, a terrifying starlight streaked across the sky and appeared in Cangming's sea of ​​thunder. A magical pill emitting bursts of life fragrance appeared at Cangming's lips. At the same time, Li Zhi's voice reached his heart.

Cang Ming swallowed the magic pill without any hesitation. A surge of life energy burst out in his body, and his originally scarred body began to recover rapidly.

"who is it?"

Seeing that the starlight sent by Li Zhi to deliver the magic pill broke through the barrier set up by the two ancient beasts, they instantly turned their heads to look in the direction of Li Zhi.

"Wulian Tianzun! My two Taoist friends, why don't you give me some face and stop here. Taoist friend Cangming is my friend..."

Before Li Zhi could finish, the Silver Winged Flying Dragon roared at him, "You stinky Taoist priest of the human race, how dare you interfere in this matter."

"This man must be an accomplice of this star giant. Kill him." The phoenix chick on the side felt that Li Zhi was emitting an alluring fragrance. It seemed that if it swallowed Li Zhi, the phoenix blood in its body would be able to transform again. It shouted impatiently.

"Why bother? I know it's not easy for you to practice, so I don't want to kill you."

Seeing the two beast kings attacking him without any explanation, Li Zhi shook his head.

Then he waved his hand and threw out four golden sticks.

"The Four Symbols God-conferring Formation, suppress!"

The four golden sticks instantly became as tall as pillars of heaven and released infinite golden light, directly forming a huge golden cage in the starry sky, instantly trapping the Silver-winged Flying Dragon and the Phoenix Chick.

"boom!"

"Boom!"

"when!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Silver-winged Flying Dragon and the Phoenix Cub immediately rushed out of the formation. Unfortunately, Li Zhi's movements were too fast and the strength of the formation was beyond imagination.

Even though they tried their best, they were unable to destroy the formation in the slightest.

Seeing the formation shrinking rapidly, the pressure they felt increased rapidly. The two ancient beasts became anxious and quickly used their most powerful magic weapons to attack the formation.

Unfortunately, whether it was the great sage-level weapon Jiaolong Mace that the Silver-Winged Flying Dragon took out, or the five-colored divine sword that the Phoenix Chu sacrificed, they were unable to penetrate the Conferred God Array that Li Zhi had arranged based on the golden stick, a weapon that carried the Dao from the Four Poles Secret Realm.

"This is the Tianzun Ancient Formation. How could you be proficient in the Tianzun Ancient Formation? Are you from the Divine Realm?"

Although they failed to break through the formation, the two ancient beasts had seen through some clues of the formation. They roared in fear as if they had met their nemesis.

“I am not from the Divine Realm, but the Tianzun Ancient Array is something I only realized after I came to this Tianzun Ancient Star Domain.” Li Zhi said lightly.

The secret formation using the word "group" is truly extraordinary in power.

Even if a Saint King at the peak of his power tried his best, he could not shake the formation in the slightest.

"Four Elephants God Suppression, kill!"

After seeing that the formation had shrunk to an area of ​​only a hundred miles, Li Zhi used all his strength to activate the formation. In an instant, a green dragon, a white tiger, a red bird, and a black tortoise flew out from the golden stick and rushed towards the two ancient beasts.

"Ow..."

"Chirp..."

Then, a loud roar of dragons and cries of phoenixes were heard within the formation barrier.

The silver-winged flying dragon and the phoenix bird mobilized all their strength to resist, but unfortunately they were ultimately defeated by Li Zhi's formation.

Finally, blood was spilled in the starry sky. Li Zhi waved his hand and put away the dragon body of the silver-winged flying dragon and the phoenix body of the phoenix bird. After observing for a moment, he thought to himself: "It's just right to cook a pot of dragon and phoenix tonic soup."

Then, he began to deal with the silver-winged flying dragon and the young phoenix directly in the starry sky.

After washing and peeling them, Li Zhi took out a Jade King Cauldron and began to stew the silver-winged flying dragon and the phoenix chick in the starry sky.

The Star God Iron Furnace that he often used to stew ingredients in the past gradually became unusable, so Li Zhi used the piece of Blue Sky God Jade King that he got from King Ling to refine it into a Blue Sky God Jade King Cauldron, which was used to cook rare ingredients.

As Li Zhi used Taoist fire to stew the two ancient beast kings, Cangming finally survived the thunder tribulation and officially transformed into a cultivator of the eighth level of the Holy King realm.

"Fellow Daoist Changshou, have you killed both beast kings?"

Seeing Li Zhi cooking soup under the starry sky, Cang Ming looked at the ingredients in the cauldron in some disbelief.

"Fellow Daoist Cangming, please wait for a moment. This pot of dragon and phoenix tonic soup will only taste good when it is stewed till it is soft." Li Zhi signaled Cangming not to be impatient.

Looking at the original essence of the silver-winged flying dragon and the young phoenix being slowly refined in the Jade King Cauldron of the Blue Sky, Cangming couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

Feeling the rich life essence gradually emanating from the soup in the pot, Cangming asked, "Fellow Daoist Changshou, what is this method? Can you teach it to me?"

"This little trick is a cooking method that I developed from alchemy techniques when I had nothing to do." Li Zhi said.

"You humans are truly blessed by nature." Cang Ming said with emotion.

If it were him, he would only melt the blood and flesh essence of the silver-winged flying dragon and the young phoenix into blood pills.

Unlike Li Zhi, who does complicated cooking.

“The silver-winged flying dragon and the young phoenix contain dragon blood and phoenix blood in their bodies. It would be a waste of ingredients if we don’t cook them together into soup. When this pot of soup is out of the pot, it will be auspicious with dragon and phoenix. It will not only replenish vitality, but also help cultivators attain enlightenment.” Li Zhi introduced the effects of the dragon and phoenix tonic soup to Cangming, which aroused Cangming’s appetite.

Afterwards, Li Zhi taught Cangming how to cook various ingredients while cooking the soup.

"You humans really live a refined life. Everything in the world can be eaten." Cangming sighed after reading a cookbook given to him by Li Zhi.

It took seven full days before the dragon and phoenix tonic soup was ready.

The Silver-winged Flying Dragon and the Phoenix Chick, both of which were at the peak Saint King level, were left with nothing but a pile of scraps at the bottom of the pot.

Cangming took a sip of the soup that exuded a peaceful atmosphere, and instantly felt that the source of life that had been depleted due to the tribulation began to recover.

"This?" Cang Ming looked at the Dragon and Phoenix Tonic Soup with surprise.

“Before this, you protected me, and also went through the tribulation, so your energy consumption must have been quite high. After drinking this pot of dragon and phoenix tonic soup, your consumed energy will be restored.” Li Zhi said.

"Thank you, Brother Changshou." A complicated look flashed in Cangming's eyes.

He could already see that the reason why Li Zhi was making soup in the starry sky seemed to be specially prepared for him.

After absorbing and refining the surging life essence contained in the Dragon and Phoenix Tonic Soup, Cangming recovered completely and was no longer the Holy King with reduced blood.

"Fellow Daoist Cangming, what are your plans next? Are you going to the other side of God to look for opportunities, or are you going with me to comprehend the mysteries of heaven and earth in the various small worlds in the beast domain." The changes in Cangming's expression naturally could not escape Li Zhi's perception, and then he asked.

"Fellow Daoist Changshou, you humans have a saying: The road ahead is long, take care. I think it's time to say goodbye to you." Seeing that Li Zhi was not in a hurry to enter the other side of the gods to fight for good fortune, Cangming thought for a moment and decided to go on the road alone.

Although they had only known each other for a little over a decade, he could already see that he and Li Zhi were different.

Li Zhi is an unrivaled genius born in the Golden Age. He is like a real dragon in the sky, destined to soar into the sky and have an unlimited future.

He was just a giant in the sky who worked hard for the Great Saint Dao Fruit. Although he had the blood of gods and demons flowing in his body, his talent was far inferior to Li Zhi. If he continued to travel with Li Zhi, he would probably doubt his life in a short time.

A true dragon will not dance with loaches, and a phoenix will not settle in a chicken's nest.

Even though they have only been together for a dozen years, Cangming has gained a lot, enough to make him feel proud.

Moreover, Cangming also has his own pride and does not want to become Li Zhi's follower in the future, so separation is the best choice at this time.

When they first met more than ten years ago, Li Zhi's Taoism was two levels lower than his, and his physical body was only slightly better than his.

But now, Li Zhi's Taoism has caught up with him, and his body is so exaggerated that he can press him to the ground and rub him.

Cangming knew that with the passage of time, especially after being baptized by various fortunes bred in the other side of God, Li Zhi's cultivation would improve rapidly.

One day he will no longer see Li Zhi’s back.

Moreover, if he travels with Li Zhi, he will feel a sense of pressure invisibly.

Just like those saints who followed Ye Fan, after witnessing a truly peerless genius, they would invisibly feel tremendous pressure in their hearts and practice even harder.

However, the results of rushing for success are often not very good.

When discussing Taoism with Li Zhi before, Cangming once asked Li Zhi, what is the most precious quality of a person who practices Taoism?
Li Zhi’s answer was that he had self-knowledge.

It is neither insight, nor talent, nor opportunities, but rather a seemingly strange "self-knowledge".

Before this, he didn't quite understand why the most precious quality of a monk was "self-knowledge."

Now, the two ancient beasts that almost forced him to death were as fragile as a doll in Li Zhi's hands. He understood why the most precious quality is self-knowledge.

Originally, he thought that even if his fighting power was not as good as Li Zhi's, the gap was only one step away, and at most no more than three steps.

But now, he found that he could no longer describe how strong Li Zhi was.

It seems that Li Zhi's cultivation has only been raised from the fourth level of Saint King to the seventh level of Saint King, but his combat power seems to have increased many times.

Now, the ancient beast at the peak level of Saint King is not even a match for Li Zhi.

It seems to be much more powerful than the previous tribulation.

After drinking the Dragon and Phoenix Tonic Soup specially prepared by Li Zhi, Cangming suddenly realized that he and Li Zhi could now be brothers and call each other fellow Taoists.

But ten years later, twenty years later, thirty years later, or even a hundred years later, will he still have the confidence to call Li Zhi a fellow Taoist?
Thinking of this, Cangming understood the true meaning of what Li Zhi said "self-knowledge".

"Self-knowledge" is not only a clear understanding of oneself, but also the most precious state of mind for spiritual practice.

Only if you understand yourself today well enough, can you surpass yourself today tomorrow.

Li Zhi was not surprised by Cangming's choice.

When walking on the great path alone, you will have fewer and fewer fellow Taoists in the later stages of your life, and even friends will gradually distance themselves from you.

Li Zhi knew that Cangming was not the first fellow Taoist to distance himself from him, and he would definitely not be the last one to keep his distance from him.

"The other side of God is full of dangers, and there is a mastermind behind the scenes. If you want to seize the fortune there, it's best not to stand out. The Tomb of Divine Flesh is a forbidden area. Fellow Daoist Cangming, if you enter there you will definitely encounter a powerful enemy. If you happen to encounter a human holy body, you can use this talisman to identify yourself, and he may not make things difficult for you." Li Zhi gave Cangming a jade talisman that was imprinted with his aura.

Li Zhi knew that Ye Fan truly developed his invincible aura and began to be respected in the universe from the other side of the myth.

There Ye Fan would create his own forbidden boxing style - the Heavenly Emperor Fist, and he would stand in the forbidden realm, killing people of his age so badly that no one dared to claim the mastery.

From then on, Emperor Ye Tian truly began his golden age of being invincible, and no other cultivator of his generation could be his opponent, not even those self-proclaimed masters from ancient times.

Even after the road to becoming an immortal was opened, Ye Fan's opponents directly changed from contemporary heroes to the supreme masters of the restricted area.

No matter how much external force a great sage has, it is impossible for him to survive the hands of the sublimated supreme beings in the forbidden area in this world.

But Ye Fan survived.

The existence above the sacrificial path is so unreasonable that even if the Supreme of the restricted area wants to kill him, he cannot kill him.

No wonder, for the beings above the Way of Sacrifice, entering that realm eternity ago and entering that realm eternity later are the same.

Because once you step into that realm, it means true immortality.

Perhaps this is the real reason why Ye Fan was able to fight with the Supreme of the Forbidden Zone without dying as a Great Sage.

The body of the Great Saint, the protection of the imperial soldiers, the essence and blood of the Great Emperor Wu Shi, and the healing of the Great Emperor Henren's Dao Fruit were not the main reasons why Ye Fan was able to survive at the hands of the Supreme.

Li Zhi's mind immediately jumped to this aspect.

It is precisely because of this that Li Zhi has a very clear understanding of his own practice.

It is precisely because of this that Li Zhi anchored his comparative cultivation template on the Chaos Body, rather than Ye Fan's holy body which is "inferior" to the Chaos Body and which he can observe up close.

Finally, under the starry sky, Li Zhi and Cangming said goodbye to each other.

"My long-lived Taoist friend, the road ahead is long, please take care!" Cangming said to Li Zhi using the human race's fist-clasping salute.

"Fellow Daoist Cangming, the road ahead is long and the road is ruthless. Take care!" Li Zhize spoke to Cangming with the etiquette of the Chaos Gods and Demons.

(End of this chapter)